>\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers, including HP Inc. HPQ, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo LNVGY, benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Additionally, rising inflation is deteriorating consumers’ spending power, forcing buyers to postpone purchasing plans for PCs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers, including HP Inc. HPQ, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo LNVGY, benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Computer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return Computer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return What Lies Ahead for Q3?', 'news_article_title': 'Will the Worldwide Shipments of PC Further Decline in Q3?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers, including HP Inc. HPQ, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo LNVGY, benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. The research firm had stated that the 2022 IT spending growth will be much slower than 2021 due to “spending cutbacks on PCs, tablets and printers by consumers.” IDC’s most recent forecast for global PC shipments suggests a decline of 12.8% for 2022 to 305.3 million units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers, including HP Inc. HPQ, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo LNVGY, benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The research firm had stated that the 2022 IT spending growth will be much slower than 2021 due to “spending cutbacks on PCs, tablets and printers by consumers.” IDC’s most recent forecast for global PC shipments suggests a decline of 12.8% for 2022 to 305.3 million units.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tqqq-tugn%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 21,300,000 units, or a 5.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.8%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.7%.\\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units.\\nVIDEO: TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.8%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.7%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 21,300,000 units, or a 5.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 21,300,000 units, or a 5.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.8%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.7%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 21,300,000 units, or a 5.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-in-the-red-as-fed-worries-persist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl\\nNEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\\'s main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday.\\nA survey from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed the U.S. services industry picked up in August for the second straight month amid stronger order growth and employment, while supply bottlenecks and price pressures eased.\\nHowever, numbers from S&P Global showed services sector PMI fell short of flash estimates for August.\\nA stronger-than-expected reading on the U.S. services sector fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation.\\n\"The Fed has relegated us to being very data dependent, so every piece of information that comes out investors are going to look not only at the absolute level, but try to infer what that means for when the Fed meets,\" said Carol Schleif, deputy chief investment officer at BMO Family Office.\\n\"One of the things that is disconcerting to investors is that there\\'s really little to propel markets either up solidly or down solidly,\" she added.\\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC was set for its seventh consecutive day of losses in what could be its longest such losing streak since November 2016.\\nRate-sensitive shares of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell over 1% as benchmark U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest levels since June. Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%.\\nTraders see a 74% chance of a third 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed\\'s policy meeting later this month, according to CME\\'s FedWatch Tool. FEDWATCH\\nThe focus will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\\'s speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week for clues on the path of monetary policy.\\nMarkets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a six-week low on Friday as worries about the European gas crisis overshadowed relief from the monthly jobs data, which pointed to a slight easing of wage pressures. The index is down nearly 18% so far this year, while the Nasdaq has shed nearly 26% as rising interest rates hurt megacap technology and growth stocks.\\nAmong the major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and communication services .SPLRCL fell the most, while defensive utilities .SPLRCU and real estate .SPLRCR rose.\\nAs of 2:44 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 160.03 points, or 0.51%, to 31,158.41; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 14.97 points, or 0.38%, at 3,909.29; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 77.97 points, or 0.67%, to 11,552.90.\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, rose to 26.43 points.\\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O fell 17.3% after Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal fell to his death from New York\\'s Tribeca skyscraper.\\nDigital World Acquisition Corp tumbled 15.3% after Reuters reported the blank-check acquisition firm that agreed to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump\\'s social media company failed to secure enough shareholder support for an extension to complete the deal.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 2.47-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.03-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\\nThe S&P 500 posted no new 52-week highs and 27 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 16 new highs and 282 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; and Carolina Mandl, in New York Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday. FEDWATCH The focus will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week for clues on the path of monetary policy.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Markets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes.\", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street in the red as Fed worries persist', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Traders see a 74% chance of a third 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed's policy meeting later this month, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Markets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-dividend-paying-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-september', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"For many, September means the end of summer and the start of a new school year. For investors, September is another month to find and hold the stocks of great companies. While many stocks in the tech sector don't pay dividends, some do. Finding those companies and making them part of a diversified portfolio can mean both capital appreciation and a steady stream of dividend income.\\nAfter recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. Let's dig in to see why.\\nA shifting focus on services\\nEveryone knows Apple because of its hardware devices. Its category-defining iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch still drive sales today. However, in the background, Apple's services revenue is slowly becoming an important part of the business.\\nServices is a segment of Apple's revenue that encompasses things like AppleCare, advertising, cloud storage, digital content, and payments. In Apple's most recently reported quarter, quarter three of 2022, services revenue grew 12% year over year (YOY) and now represents 24% of overall revenue.\\nThe fact that services revenue now represents almost a quarter of overall revenue is important to Apple's bottom line. Services has a gross margin of 72%, considerably higher than the 35% gross margin for hardware products. Put simply, the more services revenue, the more profitability.\\nThis profitability and Apple's incredible cash flow have allowed it to return billions in capital to its shareholders. In the third quarter, Apple repurchased $21.7 billion of its shares. This continues a long trend, as Apple has reduced its shares outstanding by nearly 22% over the past five years.\\nApple's dividend yield is currently 0.58%. While that's nothing to write home about, it's a nice bonus on top of the share repurchases and the capital appreciation seen in the stock price. Over the past five years, Apple stock has outperformed the S&P 500 by over 225%.\\nImpressive growth led by its cloud business\\nConsidering its size, Microsoft's YOY growth is very impressive. Recently, the company reported its fiscal 2022 results, and every segment of its business saw double-digit revenue growth and strong operating income increases.\\nSEGMENT\\nFY2022 REVENUE GROWTH\\nFY2022 OPERATING INCOME GROWTH\\nProductivity and Business Processes\\n18%\\n22%\\nIntelligent Cloud\\n25%\\n25%\\nMore Personal Computing\\n10%\\n8%\\nData source: Microsoft. Chart by author.\\nOf particular note is the strength of the intelligent cloud business, which includes Azure and other cloud services. Intelligent cloud now accounts for 38% of Microsoft's overall revenue and 39% of its total operating income. To illustrate the growth, those metrics in 2021 were 36% and 37%, respectively.\\nMicrosoft's Azure cloud infrastructure has approximately 21% of theglobal marketshare, placing it behind only Amazon's 34%. Considering the cloud infrastructure market size is estimated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% through 2028, Microsoft should see continued growth in this segment simply from the expanding market size.\\nMuch like Apple, Microsoft has been repurchasing shares, but at a much slower pace. Over the past five years, shares outstanding has only decreased by 3.3%. Over that same time frame, Microsoft's stock price is up 275%, compared to 75% for the S&P 500. This market-beating performance is aided by Microsoft's dividend, which currently yields a modest 0.97%.\\nDiversification to weather headwinds\\nWhen chipmaker Nvidia reported earnings recently, the headline numbers were all about the slowing revenue, especially in its gaming segment, which saw sales decrease 33% YOY and 44% sequentially. Considering gaming accounts for 30% of revenue, this decrease was significant.\\nHowever, this is a case where investors would be wise to zoom out. Yes, gaming has hit a short-term bump in the road due to macroeconomic factors, but if we think about gaming as an industry, it's hard not to be bullish.\\nThe gaming market is estimated to grow at a 12% CAGR between 2020 and 2025, with an increase in total market size of $126 billion. Despite the recent results, in the long run, Nvidia should be fine serving an industry with expected growth ahead.\\nAdditionally, the gaming results obscured some fantastic gains in other segments. Nvidia's automotive segment's revenue increased 45%, and data center revenue grew 61%. Combined, these two segments account for 60% of overall revenue. This illustrates the strength of Nvidia's business. Despite being in a cyclical industry, the company's diversification of revenue streams helps it weather short-term challenges in certain segments, as we saw with gaming recently.\\nOf the three stocks discussed here, Nvidia's 0.12% yield is the lowest by far. However, investors are still getting strong growth and a balance sheet that positions the company to continue paying and increasing the dividend over time. Nvidia has generated $6.6 billion in free cash flow and seen its stock return 224% over the past five years.\\nWhy should investors buy now?\\nYou can find stocks with better dividend yields, but often, those companies are slow, steady growers that don't provide much in capital appreciation. With these three companies, investors get impressive long-term growth with a modest dividend that I consider the icing on the cake.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jeff Santoro has positions in Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'After recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. Finding those companies and making them part of a diversified portfolio can mean both capital appreciation and a steady stream of dividend income. Recently, the company reported its fiscal 2022 results, and every segment of its business saw double-digit revenue growth and strong operating income increases.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"After recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. In Apple's most recently reported quarter, quarter three of 2022, services revenue grew 12% year over year (YOY) and now represents 24% of overall revenue. Recently, the company reported its fiscal 2022 results, and every segment of its business saw double-digit revenue growth and strong operating income increases.\", 'news_article_title': '3 Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks To Buy in September', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"After recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. In Apple's most recently reported quarter, quarter three of 2022, services revenue grew 12% year over year (YOY) and now represents 24% of overall revenue. Recently, the company reported its fiscal 2022 results, and every segment of its business saw double-digit revenue growth and strong operating income increases.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"After recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. In Apple's most recently reported quarter, quarter three of 2022, services revenue grew 12% year over year (YOY) and now represents 24% of overall revenue. Considering the cloud infrastructure market size is estimated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% through 2028, Microsoft should see continued growth in this segment simply from the expanding market size.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinas-nuclear-outlook-is-sunny-and-windy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\\nReuters\\n\\n\\nHONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. Unfortunately building plants in arid regions will be tricky. China\\'s path to better atomic energy runs through solar and wind farms. Sichuan relies on dams for a whopping 80% of its power and exports surplus to other areas, especially industrial centres on the coast. But the relationship is one-way; inadequate transmission lines and immature spot markets prevent other provinces from selling electricity back to Sichuan in a pinch. This summer\\'s record heatwave, which evaporated reservoirs and pushed up electricity demand as households cranked up air conditioners, exposed the vulnerability of this arrangement. The power crunch, which has started to ease, disrupted the local operations of $26 billion Tianqi Lithium, Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota Motor and others. Officials in Shanghai, home to factories for Tesla and other automakers, even lobbied for special access, according https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ftesla-asks-chinese-government-help-103926337.html&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0DmXV5FXQGkowAPJzroqDvuVYEkV12Ii9S6Wc3HiHa8%3D&reserved=0 to Bloomberg. Chinese energy officials have vowed to speed up nuclear development, among other things. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. That\\'s 28% of the modeled energy mix, versus 21% and 17% for wind and solar respectively. That would be a boon for companies like CGN Power and China National Nuclear Power, but there’s a hitch. There is widespread public opposition to more plants following Japan\\'s 2011 Fukushima accident; authorities have unofficially banned building reactors inland. Last year, the country\\'s 54 coastal reactors generated just 52 GW, or 5% of the total. Officials are setting their sights on 70 GW by 2025. Anything more ambitious may be a stretch: the 2018 study, for instance, estimated over half of capacity would have to come from installations in the hinterlands. Unfortunately many of these regions are under mounting water stress, and some traditional reactor designs need 1 billion gallons of water https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonarchpartnership.co.uk%2Fnuclear-power-water-consumption%2F&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658558573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BLmLXgFkw9nQuePf4au1%2B%2Bh7iAx5WHpW0z6mAzF88hY%3D&reserved=0 per day. Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, the strongest in nearly a decade, highlights another huge risk. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies. In December, CNNC launched an experimental \"pebble bed\" reactor that uses gas instead of water; the government recently tested a thorium reactor that uses molten salt for coolant. It’s still early days, but the payoff could be immense.\\n Follow @mak_robyn on Twitter\\n CONTEXT NEWS\\n An electricity shortage in China\\'s southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28. Power for ordinary industrial and commercial users has been restored while that for large industrial users will be gradually restored, except for highly energy-intensive industries.\\n The National Energy Administration has started to adjust its power development plans for 2021-2025 in response, Reuters reported. The agency said it will accelerate the construction of new hydropower stations as well as the approval of nuclear plants and power transmission projects.\\n(Editing by Pete Sweeney and Thomas Shum)\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The power crunch, which has started to ease, disrupted the local operations of $26 billion Tianqi Lithium, Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota Motor and others. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. That would be a boon for companies like CGN Power and China National Nuclear Power, but there’s a hitch. An electricity shortage in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28.\", 'news_article_title': \"China's nuclear outlook is sunny and windy\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. Unfortunately many of these regions are under mounting water stress, and some traditional reactor designs need 1 billion gallons of water https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonarchpartnership.co.uk%2Fnuclear-power-water-consumption%2F&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658558573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BLmLXgFkw9nQuePf4au1%2B%2Bh7iAx5WHpW0z6mAzF88hY%3D&reserved=0 per day. An electricity shortage in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-amzn-vs.-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investing often comes down to choices. Frequently, that means buying one stock over another since most of us have limited resources.\\nWhile Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity.\\nIn the battle between these two titans, which one comes out ahead?\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nAmazon\\nAmazon has grown from initially selling books online to offering just about everything imaginable by focusing on what the customer wants. Shareholders have been handsomely rewarded as the stock has gone from a split-adjusted price of under $1 in 1997 to over $127. However, the share price has fallen by about 24% this year after the company reported disappointing results.\\nContending with higher costs, Amazon saw its second-quarter operating income fall to $3.3 billion, less than half the $7.7 billion in the year-ago period. However, after ramping up staffing and capacity to meet higher demand, management has promised to focus on productivity. And people still turn to Amazon for its quick delivery and low prices. With a Prime subscription, you even get a streaming service.\\nI have an even better cause for optimism. The company\\'s Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit continues to grow sales quickly. The cloud computing division has about a 33% market share, making it the leader in this fast-growing space.\\nBetter still, due to the major commitment required for data centers, the barriers to entry remain high. Its two competitors are Microsoft\\'s Azure and Alphabet. In the most recent quarter, AWS\\' sales grew by 33.3%. The business\\'s operating margin was 29%, up from last year\\'s 28.3%, and it\\'s much higher than the North American and international businesses.\\nWith the stock price down, this seems like an opportune time to purchase shares. With the shares trading at a price-to-sales ratio of 2.7, that\\'s more reasonable than the 3.6 multiple there were at in April.\\nApple\\nApple has built a large and loyal following by offering \"cool\" products. These include the iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, and Apple Watch. It has also made shareholders happy with the price going from a split-adjusted pennies to over $155 over the last 25 years.\\nDue in part to the overall equity market sell-off, the stock has fallen by more than 12% in 2022, however.\\nApple also didn\\'t overwhelm investors with recent results. Its fiscal third-quarter sales grew by only 1.9% to $83 billion, and operating income dropped by 4.4% to $23.1 billion. This covered the period that ended on June 25. But the weaker sales and profitability should prove an aberration.\\nThe iPhone, which made up 49% of the quarter\\'s sales, grew by 2.8% to $40.7 billion. That is likely to accelerate as Apple is reported to be readying the imminent launch of its latest version. It remains a popular product, garnering a strong market share in the U.S. and abroad.\\nThere\\'s also the company\\'s fast-growing services business, which saw a 12.1% top-line increase in the most recent quarter. This includes the App Store, advertising, and tech support.\\nThe stock sells at a P/S ratio of 6.6, down from nearly eight earlier this year.\\nBottom line\\nSo which stock offers better prospects? It\\'s a close call, but I give the edge to Amazon. Apple relies on the iPhone for nearly half of its sales, and a weak reaction, although seemingly unlikely, presents a risk. Amazon has a strong and growing AWS business while its other businesses should rebound as the company focuses on improving profitability.\\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Lawrence Rothman, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity. The company's Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit continues to grow sales quickly. Better still, due to the major commitment required for data centers, the barriers to entry remain high.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity. The company's Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit continues to grow sales quickly. In the most recent quarter, AWS' sales grew by 33.3%.\", 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: AMZN vs. AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity. However, the share price has fallen by about 24% this year after the company reported disappointing results. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinas-nuclear-outlook-is-sunny-and-windy-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\\nReuters\\n\\n\\nHONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. Unfortunately building plants in arid regions will be tricky. China\\'s path to better atomic energy runs through solar and wind farms. Sichuan relies on dams for a whopping 80% of its power and exports surplus to other areas, especially industrial centres on the coast. But the relationship is one-way; inadequate transmission lines and immature spot markets prevent other provinces from selling electricity back to Sichuan in a pinch. This summer\\'s record heatwave, which evaporated reservoirs and pushed up electricity demand as households cranked up air conditioners, exposed the vulnerability of this arrangement. The power crunch, which has started to ease, disrupted the local operations of $26 billion Tianqi Lithium, Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota Motor and others. Officials in Shanghai, home to factories for Tesla and other automakers, even lobbied for special access, according https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ftesla-asks-chinese-government-help-103926337.html&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0DmXV5FXQGkowAPJzroqDvuVYEkV12Ii9S6Wc3HiHa8%3D&reserved=0 to Bloomberg. Chinese energy officials have vowed to speed up nuclear development, among other things. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. That\\'s 28% of the modeled energy mix, versus 21% and 17% for wind and solar respectively. That would be a boon for companies like CGN Power and China National Nuclear Power, but there’s a hitch. There is widespread public opposition to more plants following Japan\\'s 2011 Fukushima accident; authorities have unofficially banned building reactors inland. Last year, the country\\'s 54 coastal reactors generated just 52 GW, or 5% of the total. Officials are setting their sights on 70 GW by 2025. Anything more ambitious may be a stretch: the 2018 study, for instance, estimated over half of capacity would have to come from installations in the hinterlands. Unfortunately many of these regions are under mounting water stress, and some traditional reactor designs need 1 billion gallons of water https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonarchpartnership.co.uk%2Fnuclear-power-water-consumption%2F&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658558573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BLmLXgFkw9nQuePf4au1%2B%2Bh7iAx5WHpW0z6mAzF88hY%3D&reserved=0 per day. Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, the strongest in nearly a decade, highlights another huge risk. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies. In December, CNNC launched an experimental \"pebble bed\" reactor that uses gas instead of water; the government recently tested a thorium reactor that uses molten salt for coolant. It’s still early days, but the payoff could be immense.\\n Follow @mak_robyn on Twitter\\n CONTEXT NEWS\\n An electricity shortage in China\\'s southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28. Power for ordinary industrial and commercial users has been restored while that for large industrial users will be gradually restored, except for highly energy-intensive industries.\\n The National Energy Administration has started to adjust its power development plans for 2021-2025 in response, Reuters reported. The agency said it will accelerate the construction of new hydropower stations as well as the approval of nuclear plants and power transmission projects.\\n(Editing by Pete Sweeney and Thomas Shum)\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The power crunch, which has started to ease, disrupted the local operations of $26 billion Tianqi Lithium, Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota Motor and others. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. That would be a boon for companies like CGN Power and China National Nuclear Power, but there’s a hitch. An electricity shortage in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28.\", 'news_article_title': \"China's nuclear outlook is sunny and windy\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. Unfortunately many of these regions are under mounting water stress, and some traditional reactor designs need 1 billion gallons of water https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonarchpartnership.co.uk%2Fnuclear-power-water-consumption%2F&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658558573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BLmLXgFkw9nQuePf4au1%2B%2Bh7iAx5WHpW0z6mAzF88hY%3D&reserved=0 per day. An electricity shortage in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. 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In this piece, we used TipRanks\\' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity.\\nSemiconductor shortages have been a major cause of concern for most of the pandemic. Such shortages worked their way through most parts of the economy, affecting everything from cars to next-generation video-game consoles.\\nAfter the semi shortage could be a glut, as supply gets back up to full speed (or higher than full speed) and demand looks to fade in the early innings of a recession. However, such a semiconductor glut could lead to markdowns and margin erosion in some of the top semiconductor stocks that have been weighed down by seemingly endless headwinds in recent years.\\nIn any case, 2020 and 2021 showed us just how vital the semis are to a proper-functioning world economy. If firms can\\'t get their chips, the supply of many consumer goods falls, adding fuel to price increases.\\nAs the semi boom (and shortage) turns into a bust (and glut), there\\'s no telling how much lower the \"chip dip\" will go on for. Numerous semiconductor makers see weakness. Indeed, economic recessions tend to be quite unforgiving to the cyclical semi plays.\\nLooking further out, many secular trends in the tech world are still in play. These trends will outlast the coming recession and associated chip bust. From a longer-term perspective, the chip dip seems more than worth buying. Many Wall Street analysts agree.\\nBroadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO)\\nBroadcom is a $202 billion semiconductor behemoth engaged in designing and manufacturing various semiconductor components. The company has been pushing into high-margin software in recent years, thanks in part to strategic acquisitions. Recently, Broadcom bought virtualization software firm VMWare in a deal worth $61 billion.\\nMany analysts viewed the acquisition favorably, given the modest multiple paid (VMWare stock lost around 53% of its value before Broadcom stepped in). Further, Broadcom has had great success in integrating past software deals, including CA Technologies.\\nUnlike many tech companies with the urge to merge, Broadcom has been very disciplined in its approach, opting to wait for valuations to come down to reasonable levels before pulling the trigger.\\nWith a growing software presence, Broadcom can become far less cyclical than the semiconductor market. The semiconductor market can be quite cyclical, but software can help hold up the fort. Further, Broadcom\\'s propensity to buy on dips minimizes risks relative to other tech heavyweights that may have been found guilty of chasing.\\nRecently, Broadcom clocked in a solid third quarter, with per-share earnings of $9.73, above the consensus estimate of $9.56. Revenue also rose 25% year over year to $8.5 billion. Helping fuel the bottom-line beat was strength in Cloud and Data Centers. Though semis face a tough road ahead, Broadcom remains confident for its coming fourth quarter.\\nAt 25.1x trailing earnings, Broadcom stock trades at a slight discount to its peer group. With less-cyclical software offerings to steady the ship, I think AVGO ought to be worth more of a premium in the face of a downturn.\\nWhat is AVGO Stock\\'s Price Target?\\nWall Street can\\'t get enough of Broadcom, with a \"Strong Buy\" rating and 12 unanimous Buy ratings. The implied year-ahead upside is also quite high, at 33.3%, with the average Broadcom price forecast coming in at $676.36 per share.\\nNvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA)\\nNvidia is a graphics-processing unit (GPU) kingpin that\\'s grown to become one of the most exciting semiconductor plays in the tech scene today. Nvidia\\'s total addressable market (TAM) is huge, and it\\'s growing, with a foot in the door of various nascent tech markets, including AI, connected cars, video gaming, and the metaverse.\\nThough Nvidia is leaving its rivals behind with every product iteration, the stock has become incredibly frothy in recent years. As semiconductor demand goes from boom to bust, Nvidia stock could see its lofty valuation multiple contract further. Despite shedding more than 59% of its value from its peak, Nvidia stock is still up significantly from its pre-pandemic high.\\nIt\\'s not just a slowing market or a recession that could hit Nvidia stock; new rules surrounding exports of leading AI GPUs to China and Russia could weigh on demand. Nvidia stock got pummelled, as government-mandated export limits will surely take a bite out of sales.\\nDespite the macro challenges, Nvidia continues to be one of the most innovative forces in Silicon Valley. In due time, its abilities will shine through again. In the meantime, the hefty 12.7x sales multiple, the recent quarterly flop (Q2 2023), and recession woes could be an overhang on the former high-flyer.\\nWhat is NVDA Stock\\'s Price Target?\\nWall Street thinks the dip in NVDA stock is worth buying, with 23 Buys and eight Holds assigned in the past three months. The average NVDA stock price target of $209.60 suggests 51.8% upside potential over the coming year.\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\\nApple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it\\'s made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon. Further, Apple is reportedly looking to in-house many other semiconductor components used in its iPhones. According to Bloomberg, one of Apple\\'s new offices may look to create wireless radios and semiconductors used for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.\\nCutting firms like Broadcom out of the equation could do wonders for Apple\\'s margins while giving it more control during times when they are significant constraints on the global semiconductor market. Indeed, semi shortages have weighed on Apple\\'s past quarters. As the company looks to lower its dependence on other chip makers, Apple may be the hardware maker its rivals strive to be.\\nAt the end of the day, Apple is all about finding the perfect balance of hardware, software, and services. The company has done a fantastic job of turning the M-series chip into something special. The product is leaving competing chips for dead. As Apple looks to become the maker of its own components, I\\'d look for similar performance and power-efficiency improvements across the board.\\nWhat is AAPL Stock\\'s Price Target?\\nWall Street loves Apple, with 22 Buys, four Holds, and just one Sell. The average AAPL stock price target of $183.12 implies 17.1% year-ahead upside potential.\\nConclusion: Analysts are Most Bullish on NVDA Stock\\nBroadcom, Nvidia, and Apple are chip makers that Wall Street continues to pound the table on. Of the three names on the list, analysts expect the most from Nvidia.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it's made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon. What is AAPL Stock's Price Target?\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity. The average AAPL stock price target of $183.12 implies 17.1% year-ahead upside potential. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it's made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon.\", 'news_article_title': 'Which “Strong Buy” Semiconductor Stock Does Wall Street Love Most?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"In this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it's made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon. What is AAPL Stock's Price Target?\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it's made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon. In this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity. What is AAPL Stock's Price Target?\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-remains-rangebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Pre-market futures are bobbing and weaving on either side of the zero-line this morning, with a dearth of market direction from earnings reports or economic data, save a new International Trade Balance for July out this morning. In fact, we won’t gain any real traction from scheduled news items until the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) comes out next week, and Q3 earnings season doesn’t begin until early reporters like FedEx FDX release their numbers September 22 — a day after the Fed decides the new interest rate.\\n\\nThe trade balance (deficit) came down to a nine-month low for July: -$70.7 billion, from the -$80.9 billion for June. We’re also well off the all-time crevasse in trade, which came in March of this year: -$107.65 billion. Exports rose +0.2% to $259.3 billion, while Imports dropped -2.9% or $329.9 billion. Our deficit with China fell -$3.9 billion to $33.0 billion.\\n\\nSpeaking of China, the central government there is issuing another shutdown due to the outbreak of the Covid virus. Lending is currently so slow in the country that the People’s Republic is cutting its bank rate -200 basis points (bps), as other countries around the world are busy hiking theirs. Here in the U.S., with another +75 bps hike possible just a couple weeks away, we’re currently seeing a 20-year high in the U.S. dollar — quite the opposite direction China’s yuan finds itself today.\\n\\nFutures at this hour are mixed, with the Nasdaq +8 points — trying to break a seven-day losing streak, its longest since 2019 — and the Dow and S&P 500 -30 and -2 points, respectively. The 10-year bond is now trading at its highest level since June of 2016, back when Barack Obama was still president.\\n\\nLater today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. Analyst expect a couple tweaks to past models for the new version, as well as a pricier Pro phone, but not much in the way of major innovation. The Apple Watch Series 8 is likely also to come out with a larger screen. The smartphone industry has not been strong, aside from sales of the iPhone. That said, with inflation being rolled back across industries to curb inflation, can Apple really expect to stay aggressive in pricing their products? We’ll have to see.\\n\\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nFedEx Corporation (FDX): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Later today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In fact, we won’t gain any real traction from scheduled news items until the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) comes out next week, and Q3 earnings season doesn’t begin until early reporters like FedEx FDX release their numbers September 22 — a day after the Fed decides the new interest rate.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Later today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. FedEx Corporation (FDX): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street Remains Rangebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Later today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The trade balance (deficit) came down to a nine-month low for July: -$70.7 billion, from the -$80.9 billion for June.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Later today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. In fact, we won’t gain any real traction from scheduled news items until the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) comes out next week, and Q3 earnings season doesn’t begin until early reporters like FedEx FDX release their numbers September 22 — a day after the Fed decides the new interest rate.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-investors-should-expect-from-todays-apple-product-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'T\\nhis article isn’t about what products, or changes to existing products, to expect. I leave that area of speculation to those who study such things exclusively. Rather, my area of interest lies in how the market will react to the event, and it is likely to follow a well-worn path that, despite being a repeat of what has happened for several years now, will probably still represent an opportunity for investors.\\nI have been a contributor here at Nasdaq.com for more than a decade now and there are some stocks that, as a result of that, I have been following closely for a long time. They include big, old tech companies like Microsoft (MSFT), for example, and Intel (INTC), tech darlings like Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), and also some younger, sexier names like Tesla (TSLA). The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL).\\nOne of the things I have said often during that time is that those that still look at Apple as a tech stock are getting it wrong. Their massive global market share and the stickiness of their customers’ brand loyalty put them closer to the consumer staples sector than tech. That is also true because they no longer offer truly innovative products or changes to existing products very often, if at all. Before you get worked up if you are an Apple fan, that isn’t a criticism, just an observation. In fact, on the basis of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” it is actually a good thing.\\nAnd yet despite that, the media, and even the market, still seems to want to get worked up about product launches from Apple. There will be one today in which the latest iteration of the iPhone will be revealed, and there will be a lot of people there, looking for a reason to get excited. The slightly better camera and slightly faster processor speeds that have become the norm at these events don’t really cut it anymore, so you can expect to read a lot of coverage over the next few days of what will presumably be seen as the most significant change made by Apple for the iPhone 14: its price.\\nMost of that coverage will consist of dire warnings that this time, they have gone too far. This time, the iPhone will prove to be too expensive. This time, consumers will rebel. Those opinions will be wrong this time as they have always been so far, but they will nonetheless appear, and will even influence markets.\\nOn the above chart, the blue arrows indicate the last two iPhone product announcements, on November 13, 2020, and September 24, 2021. As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone. That analysis, however, ignores two simple things.\\nFirst, for most iPhone users, switching brands is unthinkable. They have become completely dependent of the Apple ecosystem and won’t give up Face Time, Apple Maps, the Weather app, Apple Music, or whatever, even if there are viable alternatives available. Second, the actual selling price of an iPhone matters to very few people. Most buy their phones on installment plans with their wireless service provider, and while a $100 or $200 increase in the price of a phone may sound like a lot, adding a few bucks a month to your phone bill in order to upgrade to the latest and greatest iPhone doesn’t.\\nSo, what investors can expect from today’s Apple product launch is exactly what they have been seeing for a few years. The iPhone 14 will be launched with a few tweaks and a new price. Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL.\\nPast experience, as well as plain common sense, however, indicates that this will simply be a buying opportunity. Once the phones hit the shelves and it once again becomes clear that iPhone demand has virtually no price elasticity, sales will be stronger than anticipated in the sure-to-be revised lower Wall Street estimates, and the stock will bounce back above where it all started, or at the very least, outperform the market. That is what has happened repeatedly over the last few years, and it is likely to play out again over the next few weeks.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL). As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone. Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL. The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL). As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone.', 'news_article_title': \"What Investors Should Expect from Today's Apple Product Launch\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL). As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone. Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL). As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone. Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-launches-premium-apple-watch-ultra', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799.\\nApple claims that Apple Watch Ultra is built for endurance, exploration, and adventure. Apple Watch Ultra features a 49mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal. Apple Watch Ultra touts a battery life of up to 36 hours during normal use. Additionally, a new low-power setting, ideal for multi-day experiences, can extend battery life to reach up to 60 hours. The display has sapphire crystal as well as 2,000 nits of brightness.\\nApple Watch Ultra is available to order today, with availability beginning Friday, September 23.\\n\"Inspired by explorers and athletes from around the world, we created an entirely new category of Apple Watch designed for new and extreme environments — it\\'s the most rugged and capable Apple Watch yet,\" said Jeff Williams, Apple\\'s chief operating officer. \"Apple Watch Ultra is a versatile tool that empowers users to push their boundaries with adventure, endurance, and exploration.\"\\nThe watch features a new Action button in high-contrast international orange is easily customized for instant access to a variety of features, including Workouts, Compass Waypoints, Backtrack, and more.\\nApple also unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 8, which now features new cycle tracking features, including ovulation. An updated gyroscope and accelerometer to improve crash detection. The Series 8 will be available for $399 for GPS and $499 with cellular. Apple Watch SE is priced at $249 with GPS and $299 with cellular.\\nApple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch SE are available to order today, with availability beginning Friday, September 16.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799. Apple Watch Ultra features a 49mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal. Additionally, a new low-power setting, ideal for multi-day experiences, can extend battery life to reach up to 60 hours.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799. Apple Watch Ultra features a 49mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal. Apple Watch Ultra is available to order today, with availability beginning Friday, September 23.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Launches Premium Apple Watch Ultra', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799. Apple also unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 8, which now features new cycle tracking features, including ovulation. Apple Watch SE is priced at $249 with GPS and $299 with cellular.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799. \"Inspired by explorers and athletes from around the world, we created an entirely new category of Apple Watch designed for new and extreme environments — it\\'s the most rugged and capable Apple Watch yet,\" said Jeff Williams, Apple\\'s chief operating officer. Apple also unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 8, which now features new cycle tracking features, including ovulation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/markets-attempt-turnaround-as-apple-holds-far-out-iphone-14-event', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stocks were higher in the morning hours on Wednesday, as the major indices attempt to find support following a swift decline over the past several weeks. The Nasdaq is looking to break a seven-day losing streak, which marks the longest such streak dating back to November 2016. Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated \"Far Out\" iPhone 14 launch event. The company’s annual September keynote occasion has become a mainstay for Apple followers over the years.\\nThe event will be hosted at Apple’s Cupertino, California headquarters and will be livestreamed via Apple’s website and social media presence. The invitation for this year’s gathering featured a night sky with a constellation of stars surrounding the Apple logo, in what appears to be a play on long-distance, nighttime photography. The move has garnered speculation that Apple’s release of a new set of iPhones will support major camera upgrades. Of course, Apple likes to maintain a veil of secrecy and has kept details surrounding the release hush-hush.\\nThe rumors swirling around the event note that Apple is expected to debut four new iPhone models, with this most recent release dubbed the iPhone 14. It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions. Each would come in a standard model along with a pricier “Pro” model that sports enhanced capabilities.\\nIt\\'s widely expected that Apple will unveil a new major update to the Apple Watch on Wednesday as well. A new “Pro” model may be introduced at the event that includes a larger screen and sturdier finish. It’s rumored that Apple is also considering a body temperature sensor in the new devices, which could assist with sleep tracking and fertility.\\nAnd as it has done in the past, Apple will likely delve deeper into the recent iOS 16 update, the iPhone’s software which the company has been testing over the past several months. But don’t expect anything for the iPad and Mac lines, as Apple typically reserves updates for these products at a separate event later in the year.\\nAAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). The tech giant has built an impressive earnings track record, having not missed on estimates in the last several years. Over the last four quarters, AAPL has averaged a 5.67% earnings beat. Shares have fallen about 13% since the beginning of the year.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nIn addition to the sales generated from the devices mentioned above, Apple’s business contains a Services portfolio that includes revenues from cloud services, the App Store, Apple Music, AppleCare, Apple Pay, and other licensing services that have become a major cash cow. For the current fiscal year, AAPL is expected to show earnings growth of 8.73% to $6.10/share on revenues of $392.19 billion.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nMake sure to keep an eye on the stock’s reaction as the event is scheduled to go live at 1 p.m. EST.\\n\\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You\\'ll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\\nToday, it\\'s yours free with no obligation.\\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated \"Far Out\" iPhone 14 launch event. It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions. AAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated \"Far Out\" iPhone 14 launch event. It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions.', 'news_article_title': 'Markets Attempt Turnaround as Apple Holds \"Far Out\" iPhone 14 Event', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated \"Far Out\" iPhone 14 launch event. It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated \"Far Out\" iPhone 14 launch event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-rebounds-as-yields-slip-focus-on-fed-path', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\\nSept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve\\'s monetary policy tightening plans.\\nThe technology-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC led gains among the main indexes, looking to snap a seven-session losing streak. Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches.\\nU.S. stocks have sold off sharply since mid-August after hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell were compounded by signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China and aggressive steps by major central banks to tame inflation.\\nData signaling strength in the U.S. economy has prompted traders to bet on a 75-basis-point interest rate hike by the Fed later this month. Fed fund futures implied investors were pricing in a more than 80% chance of such a move. FEDWATCH\\nThe 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR slipped from three-month highs hit earlier in the session, boosting shares of rate-sensitive stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. US/\\n\"I would expect markets to be very volatile ... it\\'s going to be a matter of what we hear from various central bankers this week and some of the incoming economic data,\" said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.\\n\"Unless we get a sense that things are going to get dramatically worse on the economic front, you should probably expect 3,900 to be a little bit of a floor for the S&P 500.\"\\nCleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said the high cost of U.S. rental accommodation has not yet fully filtered through to inflation measures, suggesting inflation may still rise further.\\nMeanwhile, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said the U.S. central bank must lift interest rates to a level that restrains economic activity and keep them there until policymakers are \"convinced\" that inflation is subsiding.\\nFocus will be on Powell\\'s speech on Thursday and U.S. consumer price data next week for clues on the path of monetary policy.\\nThe Fed\\'s \"Beige Book\", a periodic snapshot of the health of the U.S. economy, will be released at 2:00 p.m. ET for further clues on the central bank\\'s monetary policy tightening plans.\\nAt 12:13 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 206.61 points, or 0.66%, at 31,351.91, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 32.62 points, or 0.83%, at 3,940.81, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 115.95 points, or 1.00%, at 11,660.86.\\nTen of the 11 major S&P sectors were trading higher, led by a 2% jump in utilities .SPLRCU, reflecting the defensive positioning by investors due to economic uncertainties.\\nThe energy index .SPNY fell 1.6% as oil prices tumbled almost 4% on demand worries related to looming recession risks. Brent crude LCOc1 fell below $90 a barrel. O/R\\nNio Inc NIO.N fell 2.6% after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported a bigger second-quarter adjusted net loss.\\nCoupa Software Inc COUP.O jumped 14% after the payment management software firm beat second-quarter estimates for revenue and profit.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 2.04-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.74-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded four new 52-week highs and 16 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded nine new highs and 193 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\\'Silva, Maju Samuel and Shounak Dasgupta)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tightening plans. U.S. stocks have sold off sharply since mid-August after hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell were compounded by signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China and aggressive steps by major central banks to tame inflation.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tightening plans. Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said the high cost of U.S. rental accommodation has not yet fully filtered through to inflation measures, suggesting inflation may still rise further.\", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street rebounds as yields slip, focus on Fed path', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve\\'s monetary policy tightening plans. Meanwhile, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said the U.S. central bank must lift interest rates to a level that restrains economic activity and keep them there until policymakers are \"convinced\" that inflation is subsiding.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tightening plans. U.S. stocks have sold off sharply since mid-August after hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell were compounded by signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China and aggressive steps by major central banks to tame inflation.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-09-07-2022%3A-sidutwtrpathaapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. At last look, the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) was rising 0.9% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index were posting a 1.0% advance.\\nIn company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) soared 28% after the space-as-a-service company Wednesday said it has contracted for the launch of five of its LizzieSat satellites with rocket manufacturer SpaceX beginning in early 2023. The upcoming missions will support Sidus\\' contracts with NASA and the Mission Helios array of blockchain-based nano-satellites as well as future Sidus customers, the company said without providing financial details of the SpaceX contract.\\nTwitter (TWTR) rose 5.7% after the presiding judge in the legal fight between the social media company and Elon Musk over the billionaire technoking\\'s bid to walk away from a $44 billion acquisition bid allowed Musk to add a whistleblower complaint to his countersuit but also denied his request to postpone the start of the trial until mid-November. \"I am convinced that even four week\\'s delay would risk further harm to Twitter,\" chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware\\'s Court of Chancery wrote in her order.\"\\nUipath (PATH) fell over 12% after Wednesday forecasting Q3 and FY23 revenue trailing analyst estimates. The robotic process automation company is projecting revenue for its current Q3 ending Oct. 31 in a range of $243 million to $245 million and between $1.00 billion to $1.01 billion in FY23 revenue compared with the analyst means expecting $269.5 million and $1.09 billion, respectively.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. At last look, the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) was rising 0.9% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index were posting a 1.0% advance. Twitter (TWTR) rose 5.7% after the presiding judge in the legal fight between the social media company and Elon Musk over the billionaire technoking's bid to walk away from a $44 billion acquisition bid allowed Musk to add a whistleblower complaint to his countersuit but also denied his request to postpone the start of the trial until mid-November.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. The upcoming missions will support Sidus' contracts with NASA and the Mission Helios array of blockchain-based nano-satellites as well as future Sidus customers, the company said without providing financial details of the SpaceX contract. Twitter (TWTR) rose 5.7% after the presiding judge in the legal fight between the social media company and Elon Musk over the billionaire technoking's bid to walk away from a $44 billion acquisition bid allowed Musk to add a whistleblower complaint to his countersuit but also denied his request to postpone the start of the trial until mid-November.\", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 09/07/2022: SIDU,TWTR,PATH,AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. At last look, the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) was rising 0.9% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index were posting a 1.0% advance. In company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) soared 28% after the space-as-a-service company Wednesday said it has contracted for the launch of five of its LizzieSat satellites with rocket manufacturer SpaceX beginning in early 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. Twitter (TWTR) rose 5.7% after the presiding judge in the legal fight between the social media company and Elon Musk over the billionaire technoking's bid to walk away from a $44 billion acquisition bid allowed Musk to add a whistleblower complaint to his countersuit but also denied his request to postpone the start of the trial until mid-November. The robotic process automation company is projecting revenue for its current Q3 ending Oct. 31 in a range of $243 million to $245 million and between $1.00 billion to $1.01 billion in FY23 revenue compared with the analyst means expecting $269.5 million and $1.09 billion, respectively.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-to-buy-on-the-dip-or-youll-be-kicking-yourself-later', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nIt may seem counterintuitive during times of stress and worry, but bear markets provide investors with many great opportunities to find high-quality stocks to buy on the dip.\\nConsider Warren Buffett, arguably the most successful investor of all time. During the bull market of the past decade, Buffett was harshly and frequently criticized for not buying any stocks or companies even as his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B), accumulated a cash hoard that, at its peak, totaled $149 billion.\\nHowever, during the bull run, Buffett repeatedly complained that stock prices were overvalued and that he didn’t see any deals to be had. But this year, when the benchmark S&P 500 index suffered its worst first half performance since 1970, Buffett bought more than $50 billion worth of stocks — the most he has purchased since the financial crisis of 2008-09.\\nBuffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap.\\nIf there’s one thing Buffett doesn’t want to miss it is an opportunity to buy great stocks that are on sale. Other investors should follow suit and also take advantage of this year’s market downturn. Here are seven stocks that you should buy on the dip. If you don’t, you’ll be kicking yourself later on.\\nGOOGL Alphabet $108.50\\nAAPL Apple $155.25\\nF Ford $15.32\\nNVDA Nvidia $135.80\\nNKE Nike $107.75\\nDIS Disney $109.66\\nSBUX Starbucks $87.88\\nAlphabet (GOOGL)\\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\\nAt the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Today investors can buy the stock for a little over $105 per share. Two things have made the parent company of search engine Google’s stock more affordable. The first was a 20-for-1 stock split that occurred in July. The second is the fact that GOOGL stock has declined 27% this year as the market has turned south. The end result is that investors can now buy this top-shelf technology stock for $106.27 per share.\\nConsider also that Alphabet looks to be fairly valued right now, with the stock’s price-earnings ratio sitting at 20, its lowest level in a decade. Add in continued strong earnings and a likely rebound in online advertising at its flagship Google search engine, and buying GOOGL stock at its current levels seems like a no-brainer. The current median price target on the stock among 44 professional analysts who cover the company is $140, versus the stock’s current level of just under $110..\\nIn the past five years, Alphabet’s stock has gained 126%.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: dennizn / Shutterstock.com\\nAnother heavyweight tech stock that is on sale right now is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). As I mentioned earlier, Warren Buffett has used the downturn of AAPL stock this year to bolster his holdings.\\nBuffett’s company –Berkshire Hathaway — bought $600 million worth of Apple shares in Q1 when AAPL was trading near $150 a share. The current value of Berkshire Hathaway’s AAPL stock is $141.28 billion. The shares are worth more than any other single stock owned by Berkshire.\\nAAPL stock has fallen to $155 recently. In 2022, the stock has declined about 15% and looks like a bargain at its current levels. The company’s P/E ratio appears to be fair at 25.7, and Apple is one of the few mega-cap technology stocks that actually pays a dividend, as it currently yields 0.60%.\\nAmong the 37 analysts who cover Apple, the median price target on the stock is $185.00. Apple’s share price has gained 289% in the last five years.\\nFord Motor Co. (F)\\nSource: D K Grove / Shutterstock.com\\nFord’s (NYSE:F) stock is down 26% so far this year and trading at just $15 a share. The stock is now 42% below its 52-week high of $25.87 a share. While the share price should be attractive to most retail investors, consider also that Ford’s stock looks woefully undervalued with a current P/E ratio of only 5.22, well below the average P/E among S&P 500 stocks of 19.83. Investors should also like that Ford pays an outsized dividend that currently yields 4%, also much better than the average dividend yield among S&P 500 companies of 1.69%.\\nIf a beaten down stock price, low P/E ratio, and high dividend yield aren’t enticing enough, consider also that Ford is aggressively, and successfully, transforming itself into an electric-vehicle company. In an effort to catch-up to industry leader Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Ford has announced that it will spend $50 billion on its electric vehicle transition through 2026, up from a previous commitment of $30 billion.\\nFord has also moved to separate its EV unit from its combustion engine business, a decision that has been applauded by analysts. F stock has gained 32% in the past five years, including a 16% gain over the last 12-months.\\nNvidia (NVDA)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nThe stocks of microchip and semiconductor makers have been brutalized this year as investors flee from specialty tech securities and head for the relative safety of blue-chip consumer staples. Case in point: Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), whose share price is down 55% so far this year and trading at $136 a share. The stock is 60% below its 52-week high.\\nInvestors who are in it for the long haul should take full advantage of the downturn in NVDA stock and buy its shares hand-over-fist. The California-based company remains a leader in the chip and semiconductor space, and its products are used to power everything from supercomputers to artificial intelligence.\\nThe company’s share price has been knocked lower this year after it was forced to pre-announce earning and lower its guidance due to ongoing supply chain problems and softening consumer demand for its chips that are used to power personal computers and video game consoles. NVDA stock also took a gut punch after the U.S. government restricted the sale of some of its chips to China, citing national security concerns.\\nBut despite these challenges, Nvidia’s long-term outlook is strong. In spite of this year’s plunge, the stock remains up 231% over the past five years, and the median price target on the stock is currently $207.50.\\nNike (NKE)\\nSource: TY Lim / Shutterstock.com\\nThe shares of athletic footwear and apparel brand Nike (NYSE:NKE) have been in investor jail for the better part of a year now. The Oregon-based company’s stock price slump 35% in the past 12-months, sliding down to their current level of $107.75 per share. NKE stock barely budged during the July market rally and it has been trading around the $105 mark since May of this year. Investors have sold off the stock on concerns about its manufacturing base in Southeast Asia, excess supplies in the U.S., and slowing demand within China. However, none of these issues appears to have impacted Nike’s earnings.\\nAt the end of June, the company reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings that trounced analysts’ average expectations, announcing earnings per share of 90 cents compared to the 81 cents that was expected, on average, among analysts. Its revenues totaled $12.23 billion versus the $12.06 billion that was expected.\\nWhile its sales have declined in China, Nike has managed to make up the shortfall with increased sales in its home market of the U.S. and elsewhere around the globe. The company continues to expand its digital and online sales channels. The median price target on the stock is $129 a share.\\nDisney (DIS)\\nSource: nikkimeel / Shutterstock.com\\nSpeaking of companies that delivered better-than-expected quarterly prints, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) just delivered stellar financial results, beating analysts’ average estimates on the top and bottom lines and successfully growing its streaming subscribers. Plus, Disney theme parks, hotels and cruises are back to operating at full capacity for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020, and the company has had several hit movies released in theaters this year, including Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Death on the Nile. Yet despite all these successes, DIS stock is trading 40% lower than where it was a year ago at $109.66 per share.\\nApparently investors remain reticent about the growing competition in the streaming space, as well as the potential impact that upcoming price hikes could have on Disney+ subscribers. Plus, some analysts have raised red flags about the $33 billion that Disney is spending on content for its streaming platform this year.\\nAnd uncertainty looms regarding what this fall and winter will bring regarding Covid-19 outbreaks and the potential for renewed lockdowns that could impact Disney’s theme parks around the world. Worries aside, investors with a long-term horizon might want to buy DIS stock while it’s on sale. The median price target on the stock is $140.\\nStarbucks (SBUX)\\nSource: monticello / Shutterstock.com\\nSeattle-based coffee retailer Starbuck’s stock got kicked down a few rungs this past spring when interim CEO Howard Schultz announced that he was suspending the company’s $20 billion share buyback program, and as several of the company’s workers around the U.S. moved to unionize themselves. All the drama has conspired to send SBUX stock down 25% on the year to its current price of $87.88 a share. However, after months of turmoil and strife, Starbucks looks to be turning a page by announcing the appointment of a new permanent CEO and the realignment of its retail network.\\nStarbucks just named Laxman Narasimhan as its new leader. He most recently served as CEO of health and hygiene company Reckitt Benckiser (NYSE:RKT), which owns brands such as Lysol and Mucinex. He will join Starbucks in October and learn about the company before assuming the CEO job next April.\\nUntil then, Howard Schultz will remain the interim CEO. Schultz will also remain on Starbucks’ board of directors after Narasimhan succeeds him in the top job. New management could be just the thing to help the ailing Starbucks. Analysts’ median price target on SBUX stock is $91 a share, for 8% potential upside.\\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, NVDA and DIS. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \\nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\\nThe post 7 Stocks to Buy on the Dip — or You’ll Be Kicking Yourself Later! appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Buffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap. GOOGL Alphabet $108.50 AAPL Apple $155.25 F Ford $15.32 NVDA Nvidia $135.80 NKE Nike $107.75 DIS Disney $109.66 SBUX Starbucks $87.88 Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com At the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Another heavyweight tech stock that is on sale right now is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'GOOGL Alphabet $108.50 AAPL Apple $155.25 F Ford $15.32 NVDA Nvidia $135.80 NKE Nike $107.75 DIS Disney $109.66 SBUX Starbucks $87.88 Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com At the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Buffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Another heavyweight tech stock that is on sale right now is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks to Buy on the Dip — or You’ll Be Kicking Yourself Later!', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'GOOGL Alphabet $108.50 AAPL Apple $155.25 F Ford $15.32 NVDA Nvidia $135.80 NKE Nike $107.75 DIS Disney $109.66 SBUX Starbucks $87.88 Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com At the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Buffett’s company –Berkshire Hathaway — bought $600 million worth of Apple shares in Q1 when AAPL was trading near $150 a share. Buffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Buffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap. GOOGL Alphabet $108.50 AAPL Apple $155.25 F Ford $15.32 NVDA Nvidia $135.80 NKE Nike $107.75 DIS Disney $109.66 SBUX Starbucks $87.88 Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com At the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Another heavyweight tech stock that is on sale right now is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-general-motors-targets-chinas-urban-rich-with-luxury-imports', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Norihiko Shirouzu\\nBEIJING, Sept 8 (Reuters) - General Motors has lost its mojo in China.\\nSales of its flagship Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet brands have slumped by a third over the past five years to 1.3 million cars a year as consumers snap up smart EVs made by home-grown firms such as Xpeng 9868.HK, Nio 9866.HK and BYD 1211.HK.\\nTo generate some buzz around its American brands, GM GM.N is planning to target well-heeled consumers in China\\'s megacities with niche, luxury imports, executives at the U.S. automaker told Reuters.\\nUsing a new direct sales platform called Durant Guild, the company will host invitation-only events to showcase possible products, open \"experience centers\" in urban hubs and potentially stage pop-ups at selected sites, they said.\\n\"Durant Guild is not a volume play, but if we do a good job and the products sell well, it will create a lot of buzz around Cadillac and Chevy and will help how people perceive our products and technology,\" the head of GM in China, Julian Blissett, told Reuters.\\nWhile he declined to name which cars would be sold through Durant Guild, he said think of U.S. premium models currently unavailable in China such as the all-electric GMC Hummer pick-up or sports-utility vehicle (SUV), the hulking gasoline-fuelled Chevrolet Tahoe SUV or the sleek Chevrolet Corvette sports car.\\nBlissett, a 16-year veteran of the Chinese market, said such \"halo cars\" would fit nicely into communities of consumers in cities who have started to harbour an interest in performance cars for racing, or SUVs to venture off the beaten track.\\n\"There\\'s a lot more appetite to take more off-road types of vehicles to explore nature, and that wasn\\'t a trend five, 10 years ago,\" Blissett said in an interview.\\nDurant Guild, which is named after GM\\'s founder William Durant, will be wholly owned and operated by GM and will launch officially as soon as this month.\\nTo mark the launch, GM is hosting a series of invitation-only events, with the first expected in Shanghai on Friday.\\nSHIFTING FORTUNES\\nGM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM\\'s existing models in the country.\\n\"That will be a positive impact on our business and will support our growth plans in China,\" Blissett said.\\nGM plans to do this without relying on traditional brick-and-mortar dealerships. It was not immediately clear how GM plans to service cars sold through Durant Guild.\\nGlobal automakers such GM, Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE and Toyota 7203.T, which have dominated the combustion age in China, are falling steadily behind local players in a booming electric vehicle (EV) market.\\nForeign brands including Buick and Chevrolet have dominated in China since the 1990s, typically winning a collective 60% to 70% share of passenger car sales in recent years.\\nIn the first eight months of 2022, however, foreign brands only captured 52.4% of the market.\\nIn a sign of the shifting fortunes, sales by GM\\'s Chinese joint venture with SAIC Motor (SAIC-GM) had fallen 4.6% by the end of August compared with the same period last year, while BYD sales sky-rocketed 267%.\\nFor GM, improving the perception of its brands in China is all the more important as it prepares to unleash a new generation of smart EVs of its own in the country, starting with the Cadillac Lyriq SUV this year.\\nFelix Weller, head of Durant Guild, said GM had earmarked three new types of consumer it hopes to attract.\\nFirst there are the nature lovers interested in glamping, picnicking, trekking and cycling, all while staying close to home in the wake of the pandemic that limited travel options.\\nThen there are the executive VIPs, successful professionally and busy, while the third group includes young and sporty drivers who are taking performance cars to racing tracks.\\nA spokesperson said subsequently that there were other communities in China that GM was also interested in wooing through Durant Guild, without giving details.\\nNO CONFLICT\\nIt was not immediately clear what specific competitive conditions in China\\'s auto marketplace compelled GM to launch a new direct-to-consumer channel to sell specialty vehicles shipped in from North America.\\nAsked how its Chinese partner has responded to Durant Guild, Blissett said GM had the full support of SAIC 600104.SS for both the idea and intent behind Durant Guild.\\n\"There is no fundamental tension,\" he said.\\nThe GM China chief also said there had been no push back from Chinese dealers marketing Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet cars for GM and SAIC, partly because there was no crossover.\\n\"It\\'s a business they don\\'t have to date, so we\\'re not cutting anything from anybody. It\\'s an incremental, additional business,\" Blissett said.\\nAsked about Durant Guild, a spokesperson for SAIC said: \"The new platform is complementary to SAIC-GM\\'s existing business. It doesn\\'t conflict with anything we do.\"\\nWeller said Durant Guild will try to go beyond placing its experience centers inside shopping malls, as Tesla and other EV startups have done, but that strategy was still being finalised.\\nHe said GM had no plans to use a similar direct-to-consumer model for Buick, Chevy and Cadillac cars already on sale in China - or to take the Durant Guild model beyond China.\\nChee-Kiang Lim, managing director for China at Detroit-based automotive consultancy Urban Science, said a direct sales model such as Durant Guild was a cost-effective way to market cars and maximise profits - and GM\\'s focus on changing lifestyles among consumers could be a differentiator.\\nBut he said GM should not overlook an even more critical consumer trend, where consumers are increasingly preoccupied with smart, connected features.\\n\"What Chinese consumers want is to extend their digital lifestyles to their cars. Cars from foreign brands designed and engineered overseas are increasingly not meeting these needs,\" Lim said.\\n\"If Durant can overcome this bias and provide high-tech, personalised features and seamless connectivity to China\\'s digital ecosystems, its odds of success in the China marketplace will be higher.\"\\nINSIGHT-Global automakers face electric shock in China\\n(Reporting by Norihiko Shirouzu in Beijing; Additional reporting by Zoey Zhang in Beijing; Editing by David Clarke)\\n((Norihiko.Shirouzu@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM\\'s existing models in the country. Using a new direct sales platform called Durant Guild, the company will host invitation-only events to showcase possible products, open \"experience centers\" in urban hubs and potentially stage pop-ups at selected sites, they said. It was not immediately clear what specific competitive conditions in China\\'s auto marketplace compelled GM to launch a new direct-to-consumer channel to sell specialty vehicles shipped in from North America.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM\\'s existing models in the country. Using a new direct sales platform called Durant Guild, the company will host invitation-only events to showcase possible products, open \"experience centers\" in urban hubs and potentially stage pop-ups at selected sites, they said. In a sign of the shifting fortunes, sales by GM\\'s Chinese joint venture with SAIC Motor (SAIC-GM) had fallen 4.6% by the end of August compared with the same period last year, while BYD sales sky-rocketed 267%.', 'news_article_title': \"EXCLUSIVE-General Motors targets China's urban rich with luxury imports\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM\\'s existing models in the country. Blissett, a 16-year veteran of the Chinese market, said such \"halo cars\" would fit nicely into communities of consumers in cities who have started to harbour an interest in performance cars for racing, or SUVs to venture off the beaten track. It was not immediately clear how GM plans to service cars sold through Durant Guild.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM's existing models in the country. The GM China chief also said there had been no push back from Chinese dealers marketing Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet cars for GM and SAIC, partly because there was no crossover. He said GM had no plans to use a similar direct-to-consumer model for Buick, Chevy and Cadillac cars already on sale in China - or to take the Durant Guild model beyond China.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-launches-iphone-14-pro-and-14-pro-max', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its \"Far Out\" event in Cupertino, California.\\nThe new Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max feature 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display, respectively. The models sport a new smaller pill-shaped notch as well as an always-on-display. The notch has moving alerts and notifications around it, integrating the cutout into the phone\\'s UI, which Apple calls the \"Dynamic Island.\"\\nThe flagship devices are powered by A16 Bionic, which Apple touts as the fastest chip ever in a smartphone. The iPhone 14 Pro features a 48MP main camera with a quad-pixel sensor, and Photonic Engine, which enhances image pipeline that dramatically improves low-light photos.\\nThe iPhone 14 Pro will start at $999, while the 14 Pro Max will start at $1,099. Pre-orders begin Friday, September 9, with availability beginning Friday, September 16.\\nThe iPhone 14 Pro will also sport an upgraded Super Retina XDR display, featuring 2,000 nits of brightness. The display\\'s LTPO technology allows it to jump down to a 1Hz refresh rate dynamically, lowering power consumption.\\n\"Our customers count on their iPhone every day, and with iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, we\\'re delivering more advancements than any other iPhone. iPhone 14 Pro introduces a camera system that empowers every user — from the casual user to the professional — to take their best photos and video, and innovative new technologies like the Always-On display and the Dynamic Island, which offers new interactions for notifications and activities,\" said Greg Joswiak, Apple\\'s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. \"Groundbreaking safety capabilities bring users even more security, offering help when they need it most. And with the incredibly powerful and efficient A16 Bionic chip and all-day battery life, this is the best iPhone yet.\"\\nThe iPhone 14 Pro will also feature Emergency SOS and Crash Detection.\\nApple also announced the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models, which is powered by the previous-gen A15 Bionic chipset. The tech giant has not launched Mini version of their iPhone this year.\\nApple iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus feature 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, respectively. New 12-megapixel main cameras with a new front camera with autofocus. The standard iPhone 14 model starts at $799, and the 14 Plus starts at $899. Preorders will start September 9th; the standard 14 ships on September 16th, and the 14 Plus arrives later on October 7th.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its \"Far Out\" event in Cupertino, California. The notch has moving alerts and notifications around it, integrating the cutout into the phone\\'s UI, which Apple calls the \"Dynamic Island.\" The iPhone 14 Pro features a 48MP main camera with a quad-pixel sensor, and Photonic Engine, which enhances image pipeline that dramatically improves low-light photos.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its \"Far Out\" event in Cupertino, California. The new Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max feature 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display, respectively. Pre-orders begin Friday, September 9, with availability beginning Friday, September 16.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Launches IPhone 14 Pro And 14 Pro Max', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its \"Far Out\" event in Cupertino, California. The new Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max feature 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display, respectively. iPhone 14 Pro introduces a camera system that empowers every user — from the casual user to the professional — to take their best photos and video, and innovative new technologies like the Always-On display and the Dynamic Island, which offers new interactions for notifications and activities,\" said Greg Joswiak, Apple\\'s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its \"Far Out\" event in Cupertino, California. \"Our customers count on their iPhone every day, and with iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, we\\'re delivering more advancements than any other iPhone. iPhone 14 Pro introduces a camera system that empowers every user — from the casual user to the professional — to take their best photos and video, and innovative new technologies like the Always-On display and the Dynamic Island, which offers new interactions for notifications and activities,\" said Greg Joswiak, Apple\\'s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-globalstar-stock-crashed-then-soared-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"What happened\\nGlobalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. They got the partnership news that had been rumored, but not until toward the end of the Apple event.\\nShares of Globalstar went on a roller-coaster ride while investors waited, falling as much as 23% at one point before rocketing more than 40% higher once the news became official.\\nSo what\\nTalk of an iPhone able to send text messages and make phone calls via a satellite connection has been making the rounds for about a year, and increased chatter ahead of Apple's Wednesday new product event had helped Globalstar shares rocket nearly 60% higher in the past three months.\\nThe companies made it official at the event. In a regulatory filing, Globalstar said that it would partner with Apple to bring limited satellite connectivity to certain Apple products when other terrestrial connections are unavailable.\\nAs part of the partnership, Apple has been provided warrants to acquire up to 2.64% of Globalstar's outstanding stock at a price of $1.01 per share. Apple is under no obligation to buy the stock, but the company also was granted the right to participate in future equity raises. Globalstar also said it intends to abandon its Duplex messaging service to free up bandwidth for the Apple service, which would include abandoning about $175 million in assets and royalties.\\nNow what\\nGlobalstar said it expects to generate revenue in a range of $185 million to $230 million in 2023, well ahead of the single analyst estimate for $130 million in sales. By 2026, when all of its new satellites are operational, total revenue is expected to grow by about 35% compared to the 2023 forecast, thanks primarily to these new partner relationships.\\nSatellite internet service has proven to be a tricky business to invest in over the years, but as technology improves, Globalstar is finding more uses for its assets. With a market capitalization of more than $4 billion today and just $136 million in revenue over the past 12 months, Globalstar is in no way a cheap space stock. But the Apple partnership is a reason to get excited, and investors are in a celebratory mood on Wednesday.\\n10 stocks we like better than Globalstar\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Globalstar wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nLou Whiteman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. Shares of Globalstar went on a roller-coaster ride while investors waited, falling as much as 23% at one point before rocketing more than 40% higher once the news became official. Satellite internet service has proven to be a tricky business to invest in over the years, but as technology improves, Globalstar is finding more uses for its assets.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"What happened Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. So what Talk of an iPhone able to send text messages and make phone calls via a satellite connection has been making the rounds for about a year, and increased chatter ahead of Apple's Wednesday new product event had helped Globalstar shares rocket nearly 60% higher in the past three months. In a regulatory filing, Globalstar said that it would partner with Apple to bring limited satellite connectivity to certain Apple products when other terrestrial connections are unavailable.\", 'news_article_title': 'Why Globalstar Stock Crashed, Then Soared, Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"What happened Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. They got the partnership news that had been rumored, but not until toward the end of the Apple event. So what Talk of an iPhone able to send text messages and make phone calls via a satellite connection has been making the rounds for about a year, and increased chatter ahead of Apple's Wednesday new product event had helped Globalstar shares rocket nearly 60% higher in the past three months.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"What happened Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. So what Talk of an iPhone able to send text messages and make phone calls via a satellite connection has been making the rounds for about a year, and increased chatter ahead of Apple's Wednesday new product event had helped Globalstar shares rocket nearly 60% higher in the past three months. In a regulatory filing, Globalstar said that it would partner with Apple to bring limited satellite connectivity to certain Apple products when other terrestrial connections are unavailable.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-unveils-iphone-14-with-satellite-sos-ultra-watch-for-outdoors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\\nSept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons.\\nThe outdoor-focused products will test whether Apple\\'s relatively affluent customer base will keep spending in the face of rising inflation.\\nPrices of the high-end iPhone 14s are the same as last year\\'s iPhone 13 models. But Apple dropped its cheapest option, the iPhone mini, meaning the cheapest model now costs $100 more than last year.\\nThe iPhone 14 will start at $799 and the iPhone Plus at $899 and be available for preorder starting Sept. 9. The iPhone Pro will cost $999 and the iPhone Pro Max $1,099 and be available Sept. 16.\\n\"It\\'s interesting that they decided to essentially maintain pricing despite inflationary pressure,\" said D.A. Davidson analyst Tom Forte. \"The decision or the strategy is Apple believes that it can sustain margins by discontinuing a lower-priced device in the lineup.\"\\nApple said its satellite SOS will work with emergency responders. It also said that in some situations, users will be able to use its FindMy app to share their location via satellite when they have no other connectivity.\\nShares in Globalstar Inc GSAT.A jumped 20% on Wednesday after the satellite services firm announced it will be the satellite operator for Apple\\'s emergency SOS service.\\nApple will pay for 95% of the approved capital expenditure for the new satellites that would be needed to support the service, but Globalstar said it will still need to raise additional debt to construct and deploy the satellites.\\nThe stock had gained almost 70% from mid-June to Tuesday\\'s close, following speculation of working with Apple.\\nOther companies are working on similar functions. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said last month it is working with T-Mobile TMUS.O to use its Starlink satellites to connect phones directly to the internet.\\nApple\\'s iPhone 14 Plus model will have a larger screen like Apple\\'s iPhone Pro models but an A15 processor chip like the previous iPhone 13.\\nThe Cupertino, California-based company also showed a trio of new Apple Watches, including a new Watch Ultra model aimed at extreme sports and diving and designed to challenge sportswatch specialists such as Garmin GRMN.BN and Polar.\\n\"Apple is competing for a consumer segment that already has high loyalty towards their existing products and vendors, and it will need to prove itself over time,\" said Runar Bjorhovde, an analyst at Canalys.\\nThe Ultra has a bigger battery to last through events like triathlons and better waterproofing and temperature resistance to operate in outdoor environments, as well as better GPS tracking for sports.\\nThe new Watches include an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch with crash detection and low-power mode for 36 hours of battery life.\\nThe Series 8 with cellular will start at $499 and the SE will start at $299 with cellular. The Ultra, which includes cellular in its base model, will start at $799 and be available Sept. 23.\\nApple said the new Series 8 watch has a temperature sensor that will work in conjunction with its previously released cycle tracking app to retroactively detect ovulation. The company emphasized the privacy approach of its cycle tracking. Privacy and reproductive health data has become a focus for tech companies in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended a constitutional right to abortion in the United States.\\nApple said it does not have the key to decrypt health data such as cycle tracking.\\nApple also touted that its second-generation AirPods Pro will double the amount of noise cancellation over the original version.\\nBut while accessories like the Apple Watch have driven incremental sales from Apple\\'s existing user base, the iPhone remains the bedrock of its business with 52.4% of sales in its most recent fiscal year.\\nApple\\'s stock was up 0.8% after the presentation, lagging the S&P 500\\'s gain of 1.8% for the session.\\nApple did not give any hints or a preview of its mixed-reality headset on Wednesday. The device is expected to have cameras that pass-through view of the outside world to the wearer while overlaying digital objects on the physical world. Analysts do not expect the device to go on sale until next year at the earliest.\\nA rival headset called Project Cambria is in the works from Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which is spending billions of dollars on the project.\\nApple picks Globalstar for satellite service on iPhone 14 series\\nFACTBOX-Apple launches iPhone 14 with emergency satellite messaging, adventure watch\\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker)\\n((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com; (415) 344-4934;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. \"Apple is competing for a consumer segment that already has high loyalty towards their existing products and vendors, and it will need to prove itself over time,\" said Runar Bjorhovde, an analyst at Canalys. Apple picks Globalstar for satellite service on iPhone 14 series FACTBOX-Apple launches iPhone 14 with emergency satellite messaging, adventure watch (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker) ((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com; (415) 344-4934;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. Shares in Globalstar Inc GSAT.A jumped 20% on Wednesday after the satellite services firm announced it will be the satellite operator for Apple's emergency SOS service. Apple picks Globalstar for satellite service on iPhone 14 series FACTBOX-Apple launches iPhone 14 with emergency satellite messaging, adventure watch (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker) ((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com; (415) 344-4934;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple unveils iPhone 14 with satellite SOS, Ultra Watch for outdoors', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. Prices of the high-end iPhone 14s are the same as last year's iPhone 13 models. Shares in Globalstar Inc GSAT.A jumped 20% on Wednesday after the satellite services firm announced it will be the satellite operator for Apple's emergency SOS service.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. Apple's iPhone 14 Plus model will have a larger screen like Apple's iPhone Pro models but an A15 processor chip like the previous iPhone 13. But while accessories like the Apple Watch have driven incremental sales from Apple's existing user base, the iPhone remains the bedrock of its business with 52.4% of sales in its most recent fiscal year.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-new-iphones-watches-are-coming-at-a-tough-time-for-consumers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\\nSept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom.\\nAnalysts expect Apple to announce that the latest iPhones can send emergency messages using satellites at the event titled \"Far Out\" at its Cupertino, California, headquarters. Beyond that, analysts expect a family of iPhone 14 models with incremental upgrades - slightly better cameras, processor chips and, critically for Apple\\'s bottom line, prices $100 or more higher than last year\\'s models.\\nTo be sure, the world\\'s most valuable listed company will also likely keep some older or less advanced models at lower prices, and to date Apple\\'s relatively affluent fan base has shown more willingness to keep spending despite high inflation. But the new models will be Apple\\'s sales anchor during holiday shopping seasons in Western markets during a turbulent period. \"Apple is not immune to economic weakness,\" Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi wrote in note to clients.\\nThis year\\'s iPhones may have the ability to send emergency messages through a satellite internet connection when WiFi and mobile networks are not available. The messaging functions would likely be rudimentary, and other companies are working on similar functions. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said last month T-Mobile TMUS.O will use its satellites to connect phones directly to the internet.\\nBob O\\'Donnell of TECHnalysis Research said that the peace of mind from being able to send emergency messages could spur Apple users to upgrade their phones for the satellite feature.\\n\"Even though it\\'s not something you do every day, it\\'ll change your perspective on what you do with your phone,\" he said.\\nAnalysts also expect Apple to show a new range of Apple Watches, including an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch. They also expect a new high-end watch called the Apple Watch Pro that will likely include new features for athletes, taking aim at rivals such as Garmin Ltd GRMN.BN.\\nBut while accessories like the Apple Watch have driven incremental sales from Apple\\'s existing user base, the iPhone remains the bedrock of its business with 52.4% of sales in its most recent fiscal year. Investors have been watching for Apple\\'s next major product category since the Apple Watch launched in 2015.\\nSome analysts believe Apple might give a preview of that future by showing a mixed-reality headset on Wednesday. The device is expected to have cameras that pass-through view of the outside world to the wearer while overlaying digital objects on the physical world. Analysts do not expect the device to go on sale until next year at the earliest.\\nAn early preview would be rare for Apple, which keeps its product plans secret until just before devices hit the market. A rival headset called Project Cambria is in the works from Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which is spending billions of dollars on the project.\\nBut in order to have compelling apps for a new headset, Apple might need to give developers time to become familiar with it. \"Developing for a new and radically different type of platform is going to take people a lot longer,\" O\\'Donnell said.\\nFACTBOX-What is expected at Apple\\'s \\'Far Out\\' fall event?\\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker)\\n((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com; (415) 344-4934;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom. Analysts expect Apple to announce that the latest iPhones can send emergency messages using satellites at the event titled \"Far Out\" at its Cupertino, California, headquarters. To be sure, the world\\'s most valuable listed company will also likely keep some older or less advanced models at lower prices, and to date Apple\\'s relatively affluent fan base has shown more willingness to keep spending despite high inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom. Bob O'Donnell of TECHnalysis Research said that the peace of mind from being able to send emergency messages could spur Apple users to upgrade their phones for the satellite feature. Analysts also expect Apple to show a new range of Apple Watches, including an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch.\", 'news_article_title': \"Apple's new iPhones, watches are coming at a tough time for consumers\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom. Analysts expect Apple to announce that the latest iPhones can send emergency messages using satellites at the event titled \"Far Out\" at its Cupertino, California, headquarters. Analysts also expect Apple to show a new range of Apple Watches, including an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom. Analysts also expect Apple to show a new range of Apple Watches, including an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch. But while accessories like the Apple Watch have driven incremental sales from Apple's existing user base, the iPhone remains the bedrock of its business with 52.4% of sales in its most recent fiscal year.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-looks-to-control-cloud-computing-costs-with-aws-wsj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work.\\nThe streaming giant is also hiring more junior staff, paring back its real-estate footprint and reducing the number of copies of data and content it stores around the world, the report said.\\nThe company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\\nNetflix is trying to grow its subscriber base to as many as 500 million customers globally in the next three years. It lost 970,000 subscribers from April through June and offered a forecast below Wall Street expectations for the current quarter.\\nIn June, Netflix said that it laid off 300 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, in the second round of job cuts to reign in cost. (https://reut.rs/3RrAthC)\\nAccording to the report, the California-based company is hiring more junior employees - from interns to recent college graduates - as part of an expanded \"emerging talent\" recruitment initiative.\\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\\n((tiyashi.datta@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work. The streaming giant is also hiring more junior staff, paring back its real-estate footprint and reducing the number of copies of data and content it stores around the world, the report said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work. (https://reut.rs/3RrAthC) According to the report, the California-based company is hiring more junior employees - from interns to recent college graduates - as part of an expanded \"emerging talent\" recruitment initiative.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix looks to control cloud computing costs with AWS - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work. The streaming giant is also hiring more junior staff, paring back its real-estate footprint and reducing the number of copies of data and content it stores around the world, the report said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work. (https://reut.rs/3RrAthC) According to the report, the California-based company is hiring more junior employees - from interns to recent college graduates - as part of an expanded \"emerging talent\" recruitment initiative.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-steadies-as-growth-stocks-climb', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\\nSept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street\\'s main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally.\\nThe technology-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC led gains among the main indexes after a seven-session losing streak that was its first since November 2016.\\nThe equities selloff, sparked in August by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, has continued in recent days amid signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China as well as actions by major central banks determined to stamp out inflation.\\nHowever, data this month highlighted strength in U.S. economy, prompting traders to place bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later in September. Fed fund futures implied investors were pricing in over an 80% chance of such a move. FEDWATCH\\nThe 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR slipped after hitting fresh June highs earlier in the session, boosting shares of rate-sensitive stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. US/\\n\"I would expect markets to be very volatile ... it\\'s going to be a matter of what we hear from various central bankers this week and some of the incoming economic data,\" said Shawn Cruz, head of trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago, Illinois.\\n\"Unless we get a sense that things are going to get dramatically worse on the economic front, you should probably expect 3,900 to be a little bit of a floor for the S&P 500.\"\\nThe S&P 500 has shed over 9% from its August peak and is trading less than 7% away from its mid-June trough when it made the year\\'s low.\\nPowell\\'s speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week will be parsed for clues on the path of monetary policy.\\nAt 10:12 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 52.98 points, or 0.17%, at 31,198.28, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 8.02 points, or 0.21%, at 3,916.21, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 39.18 points, or 0.34%, at 11,584.09.\\nNine of the 11 major S&P sectors were trading higher. The energy index .SPNY fell 2.2% as oil prices tumbled almost 4% on demand worries related to looming recession risks. Brent crude LCOc1 fell below $90 a barrel. O/R\\nApple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches.\\nNio Inc NIO.N fell 1.7% after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported a bigger second-quarter adjusted net loss, compared with a year earlier.\\nCoupa Software Inc COUP.O jumped 11.8% after the payment management software firm beat second-quarter estimates for revenue and profit.\\nMeanwhile, Walmart Inc WMT.N, Target Corp TGT.N and McDonald\\'s Corp MCD.N were among retailers that announced bond offerings in a busy post-Labor Day session.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.21-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 1.41-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 15 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded six new highs and 137 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\\'Silva and Maju Samuel)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally. The equities selloff, sparked in August by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, has continued in recent days amid signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China as well as actions by major central banks determined to stamp out inflation.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally. The S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 15 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded six new highs and 137 new lows.\", 'news_article_title': 'Wall St steadies as growth stocks climb', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally. FEDWATCH The 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR slipped after hitting fresh June highs earlier in the session, boosting shares of rate-sensitive stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally. The equities selloff, sparked in August by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, has continued in recent days amid signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China as well as actions by major central banks determined to stamp out inflation.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-money-making-sectors-house-the-best-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nSource: NicoElNino / Shutterstock.com\\nYes, it’s been a horrendous year for stocks. But some investors are making money hand-over-fist in 2022.\\nThe S&P 500 is down about 15% this year. And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. Throw those out, and more than 1,400 stocks have declined at least 50%.\\nIt’s been a rough year for investors.\\nYet, even now, some investors are making a lot of money.\\nNo. I’m not talking about investors betting against the market. Forget short-selling. I don’t like betting against American innovation.\\nRather, I’m talking about investors taking advantage of Stage-2 breakout stocks.\\nWhat Are Stage-2 Breakout Stocks?\\nYou see, there’s always a bull market somewhere. You just have to find it. And the best way to do that? “Stage analysis.”\\nI’ve discussed this in-depth over the past several days, so I’ll keep my synopsis here brief.\\nIn short, at any given point in time, every stock is either going up, down, or sideways. To that end, a stock is always in one of four unique stages:\\nGoing sideways at a bottom\\nGoing up\\nGoing sideways at a top\\nGoing down.\\nUsing stage analysis, we can figure out which of these four stages a stock is in at any given point in time.\\nObviously, the key to scoring consistently big returns is to find stocks on the cusp of entering Stage 2. Those are the ones that are about to break out. And they’re the best stocks to buy now — ahead of their enormous rallies.\\nWe’ve developed a quantitative system to do just that.\\nIt scans the entire U.S. stock market every single week, checks each stock against a set of parameters consistent with a Stage-2 breakout, and returns those that are breaking out every week.\\nThen, we go through those results with a fine comb and pick out the best of the best.\\nYesterday, those stocks did their job. That is, they’re supposed to go up regardless of what the market is doing. Well, yesterday, the market tanked. But one of our breakout stocks was up as much as 10%. Another popped as much as 5%. And yet another shot up as much as 9%.\\nOur breakout stocks are… well… breaking out, even in a bad market!\\nAnd later today, we’re going to introduce a brand-new breakout stock pick to our portfolio.\\nNatural Gas Is Still on Fire\\nAs noted, we run our stage analysis on the entire U.S. stock market each week to find the best breakouts.\\nNormally, we run our scans on Monday. But because of the shortened holiday week, we decided to run our scan for this week last night.\\nIt produced some really interesting results. Specifically, we noticed three sectors that are catching fire right now.\\nThe first is the natural gas sector. A handful of the stocks our system flagged as being in “breakout mode” were natural gas stocks.\\nThis makes sense. The Russia-Ukraine war has resulted in a global oil supply shortage. And that shortage has been exacerbated by lacking capacity to refine that oil into usable end products. As a result, natural gas is in very short supply as we head into fall and winter. And that is causing natural gas prices to soar.\\nNow, if you look at the First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) – is a collection of natural gas stocks – it’s no wonder our system flagged so many natural gas stocks this week.\\nThe whole sector has been in a technical Stage-2 breakout since late 2020. And momentum has not slowed at all in 2022. Indeed, this ETF is currently trading at the midpoint of its uptrend channel. And our technical analysis suggests natural gas stocks could rally another 40% into the end of the year.\\nCould our newest Breakout Trader pick be from the natural gas sector? Maybe… you’ll have to wait until this afternoon to find out.\\nBest Stocks to Buy Now: Biotech Is Catching a Bid\\nAnother sector our system has been flagging a lot recently is biotech.\\nOver the past few weeks, our scan has triggered bullish signals on quite a few biotech stocks every single week.\\nWhy? Likely because the market is shifting from “inflation” fears to “recession” fears. This shift benefits biotech stocks. Lower inflation fears mean lower interest rate forecasts, which means higher valuations for long-duration assets like biotech stocks. Simultaneously, higher recession fears mean higher investor desire for recession-resilient stocks, which means higher demand for biotech stocks. That’s because their drug development pipelines are often recession-resilient. (People need drugs in good and bad economies –maybe even more in bad economies).\\nLooking at the technical picture for biotech stocks, the breakout is very clear. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) bottomed in June and has soared ever since. Yes, it’s undergone a minor pullback recently. But that pullback is minute relative to the rally, and the ETF remains well within its newly formed uptrend channel.\\nIf this new uptrend persists, biotech stocks could soar another 55% into the end of the year!\\nWe already own some biotech stocks in our Breakout Trader portfolio, and they’re amid some huge breakouts. But could our latest pick also be a biotech stock? Maybe…\\nUranium Is Resurging\\nThe last sector that pinged on our radar this past week is the uranium industry. And according to our system, that’s because quite a few uranium stocks are breaking out right now.\\nThe fundamental story here is pretty simple.\\nThe world is shifting toward clean energy. Nuclear power is a very effective form of clean energy. But it has been shunned for years because of safety issues. However, those problems have largely been resolved. And now that the world is the midst of an energy crisis, there’s been a resurgence of interest in nuclear projects.\\nCase in point: Germany has long tried to steer away from nuclear energy. But when push came to shove this year, the country decided to keep two of its three nuclear reactors online to cushion the blow of a deepening energy crisis.\\nAnother example: Japan was home to the last big nuclear disaster in Fukushima. Since then, the country has shunned nuclear energy. Just two weeks ago, though, Japan announced it will restart idled nuclear plants and look into developing next-generation reactors.\\nIndeed, the nuclear energy resurgence has arrived. And the sector holds some of the best stocks to buy now.\\nPrice action confirms this. Looking at the Global X Uranium ETF (URA), we see a clear Stage-2 breakout forming. If the uptrend persists, we’re looking at a 20%-plus rally into December.\\nCould our big new buy to be unveiled this afternoon be a uranium stock? That’s certainly a possibility…\\nThe Final Word on the Best Stocks to Buy Now\\nThe biggest mistake investors make is holding themselves hostage to the market.\\nThere’s a misconception out there that if the stock market is going down, you can’t make money in it.\\nThat couldn’t be further from the truth.\\nThe stock market is a “market of stocks” more than it is a single “stock market.” Just because the market is going down doesn’t mean every stock is, too. In fact, to my knowledge, there has never been a day in Wall Street’s history where every stock went down. Every day, regardless of how much the market drops, there is always a group of stocks that’s rising.\\nThe key to making money when the market is down, then, is to find those stocks.\\nFree yourself from the chains of a bear market. Stop thinking that you can’t make money this year. And go find the hidden bull markets raging on behind the scenes. That’s where you’ll find the best stocks to buy now.\\nThe best way to do that?\\nPlug into the quantitative Breakout Trader system that algorithmically finds those hidden bull markets for you.\\nMake money hand-over-fist, even while the broader markets struggle.\\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\\nThe post 3 Money-Making Sectors House the Best Stocks to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. Natural Gas Is Still on Fire As noted, we run our stage analysis on the entire U.S. stock market each week to find the best breakouts. But when push came to shove this year, the country decided to keep two of its three nuclear reactors online to cushion the blow of a deepening energy crisis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. Lower inflation fears mean lower interest rate forecasts, which means higher valuations for long-duration assets like biotech stocks. Simultaneously, higher recession fears mean higher investor desire for recession-resilient stocks, which means higher demand for biotech stocks.', 'news_article_title': '3 Money-Making Sectors House the Best Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. Best Stocks to Buy Now: Biotech Is Catching a Bid Another sector our system has been flagging a lot recently is biotech. If this new uptrend persists, biotech stocks could soar another 55% into the end of the year!', 'news_textrank_summary': 'And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: NicoElNino / Shutterstock.com Yes, it’s been a horrendous year for stocks. Now, if you look at the First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) – is a collection of natural gas stocks – it’s no wonder our system flagged so many natural gas stocks this week.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-has-74-of-berkshire-hathaways-portfolio-in-just-5-stocks.-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett knows how to invest. As chairman and CEO of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), he has generated billions in investment gains for himself and Berkshire shareholders.\\nInterestingly, a quick review of the Berkshire Hathaway stock portfolio shows a striking lack of diversification. Some 75% of the conglomerate\\'s stock holdings are concentrated in five domestic companies that operate in four economic sectors: Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and American Express.\\nGiven Buffett\\'s track record of savvy investment decisions, you have to wonder why he doesn\\'t spread out his risk more. If Buffett can do well without diversification, can you too?\\nBuffett on diversification\\nBuffett has described diversification as \"protection against ignorance.\" And he\\'s not wrong. Diversification is a risk-management strategy. You give yourself exposure to different stocks -- or sectors, asset classes, and geographies -- to ensure that no single one of them can bankrupt you.\\nThere is a trade-off, however. The point of diversification is to offset losses, but you\\'ll also offset some gains in the process.\\nBuffett isn\\'t one to compromise on gains, probably because he doesn\\'t have to. He has a few factors working in his favor. Sadly, his advantages don\\'t apply to most investors:\\nBuffett has 80 years of investing experience and an unusual knack for picking good businesses. His nickname, \"Oracle of Omaha,\" says it all.\\nBerkshire Hathaway has a conservative balance sheet, with $30 billion in cash and cash equivalents, plus another $75 billion in Treasury bills.\\nOutside of its stock portfolio, Berkshire Hathaway is a majority owner in more than 60 companies.\\nWhy you should diversify\\nIf you had Buffett\\'s skill and funding, you might do alright with concentrated positions in just a few stocks. But it\\'s very likely you don\\'t have Buffett\\'s expertise -- or billions in cash to back you up. In that case, diversification is a must. If you can\\'t absorb catastrophic losses, take steps to prevent them.\\nYou diversify across individual stocks to lessen the risk of each. You invest across multiple industries so that no input shortage or regulation change can sap your portfolio\\'s value. You can also put your money into different economies for protection against a downturn here at home. And you can diversify into other asset classes -- say, cash and bonds -- for insulation against stock market crashes.\\nHow to diversify\\nAs a guideline, look to hold at least 20 individual stocks across different industries plus a percentage of cash or cash equivalents.\\nOr, for an easier alternative, invest in two or more index exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which help you diversify with less work. This strategy can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. A good starting point is a low-fee S&P 500 fund plus a short-term U.S. Treasury ETF. To that, you could add on funds for exposure to U.S. small caps, international developed countries, emerging markets, real estate investment trusts (REITs), alternative assets, and more.\\nEarn more money another day\\nDiversification smooths out your investment results and protects against the biggest of losses. Unless your nickname is \"Oracle\" or something similar, that protection is critical because you won\\'t always make the right choice. When that happens, diversification keeps you in the game to earn more money another day.\\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A shares)\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (A shares) wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Catherine Brock has positions in Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Some 75% of the conglomerate's stock holdings are concentrated in five domestic companies that operate in four economic sectors: Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and American Express. Sadly, his advantages don't apply to most investors: Buffett has 80 years of investing experience and an unusual knack for picking good businesses. To that, you could add on funds for exposure to U.S. small caps, international developed countries, emerging markets, real estate investment trusts (REITs), alternative assets, and more.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'As chairman and CEO of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), he has generated billions in investment gains for himself and Berkshire shareholders. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': \"Warren Buffett Has 74% of Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio in Just 5 Stocks. Should You?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Buffett on diversification Buffett has described diversification as \"protection against ignorance.\" Buffett isn\\'t one to compromise on gains, probably because he doesn\\'t have to. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Buffett on diversification Buffett has described diversification as \"protection against ignorance.\" 10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A shares) When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-vs-microsoft%3A-which-stock-is-the-better-long-term-investment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks suffered a rough 2022 after seeing strong gains last year. But some tech companies are good investments whether the stock market is in bear or bull territory. Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). They were once rivals during the rise of personal computers, but now are following different avenues to success.\\nThe price appreciation of these stocks, even with this-year's downturn, illustrates why Apple and Microsoft are excellent investments. While both hit 52-week lows this year during 2022's tech sell-off, their stocks remain well above prices before the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020.\\nData by YCharts.\\nIn an ideal world, investors can own shares of both companies. But if you had to choose between these two tech heavyweights, a look at each reveals that one emerges as the better long-term investment.\\nWhy Apple is an appealing investment\\nOne reason to invest in Apple is its impressive sales growth. Revenue rose an astounding 33% year over year in the company's fiscal 2021 and 6% in 2020, despite the onset of the pandemic forcing store closures amid widespread lockdowns.\\nThis trend is continuing in 2022. In Apple's fiscal third quarter ended June 25, revenue reached $83 billion, a record for Q3 sales. Through nine months of its fiscal 2022, Apple hit net sales of $304.2 billion, compared to $282.5 billion last year, despite challenging macroeconomic headwinds such as inflation and supply chain constraints.\\nApple's revenue growth is due to several reasons, with its hallmark hardware products leading the way. The popularity of Apple products reached record levels in Q3 as the company hit an all-time high in the number of adopted devices.\\nAmong Apple's hardware products, the iPhone stands out. iPhone sales accounted for nearly half of Apple's Q3 revenue. But the company is also growing income from its digital offerings, such as its Apple-TV streaming service. These non-hardware products, grouped under the company's services segment, reached record Q3 revenue of $19.6 billion, up from last year's $17.5 billion.\\nThanks in part to the company's streak of stock buybacks, Apple appeals to investors such as Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly 895 million shares of Apple stock. Apple has repurchased shares of its stock for years, including 143 million shares in Q3, up from Q2's 137 million shares repurchased.\\nThe case for Microsoft\\nLike Apple, Microsoft is riding a wave of success, despite the pandemic and macroeconomic headwinds such as a strong U.S. dollar. The company wrapped up fiscal year 2022, ended June 30, with $198.3 billion in revenue, up 18% over 2021. In fact, Microsoft's year-over-year revenue growth rate has risen in recent years.\\nFISCAL YEAR REVENUE YOY GROWTH\\n2022 $198.3 billion 18%\\n2021 $168.1 billion 18%\\n2020 $143.0 billion 14%\\n2019 $125.8 billion 14%\\nData source: Microsoft. YOY = year-over-year.\\nMicrosoft's revenue growth is due to its shift to cloud computing under Satya Nadella, who became CEO in 2014. The company's Microsoft Cloud revenue increased 32% year over year in fiscal 2022.\\nMicrosoft offers an array of cloud-related solutions, from data storage to cloud-based software applications, and has successfully transitioned its ubiquitous Office products to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription model that generates a recurring revenue stream. In fiscal 2022, Office SaaS subscriptions grew 14% among its commercial customers and 15% with consumers.\\nMicrosoft also boasts a strong balance sheet. The company exited its fiscal fourth quarter, ended June 30, with $364.8 billion in total assets, compared to $198.3 billion in total liabilities. Its Q4 cash and equivalents plus short-term investments were an impressive $104.8 billion.\\nIs Apple or Microsoft the better choice?\\nWhile Apple and Microsoft possess many appealing elements, downsides exist. A new tax on stock buybacks could affect both companies' approaches to repurchasing shares.\\nApple's reliance on iPhone sales can become a weakness. If the new iPhone 14 fails to maintain the iPhone's popularity with consumers, Apple's revenue will suffer. That's what happened in 2019. When iPhone sales softened that year, total revenue dropped 2% year over year despite sales increases in every other Apple product and service.\\nSimilarly, Microsoft's dominance in the PC market, where its market share is a little over 76%, has become a weak point. As consumers spend more time on mobile devices, the importance of PCs has waned. Microsoft blamed a deteriorating PC market, combined with pandemic-induced production shutdowns in China, for Q4's 2% year-over-year decline in its Windows licensing revenue from PC manufacturers.\\nBut unlike Apple's reliance on the iPhone, Microsoft is a more diversified business. The company's offerings include its expanding Xbox gaming division, which is in the process of acquiring Activision Blizzard, and digital advertising. The latter segment saw a 27% increase in fiscal 2022 revenue and recently acquired Netflix as a customer.\\nMoreover, Microsoft will benefit from cloud computing industry growth, which is forecast to expand from $706.6 billion last year to $1.3 trillion by 2025. And Microsoft's cloud business isn't a single product line like Apple's iPhone. Cloud computing consists of disparate areas essential to business clients, such as cybersecurity.\\nAs a result, switching costs are high, helping Microsoft retain customers. These factors give Microsoft the edge as the better long-term investment.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nRobert Izquierdo has positions in Activision Blizzard, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The popularity of Apple products reached record levels in Q3 as the company hit an all-time high in the number of adopted devices. Microsoft offers an array of cloud-related solutions, from data storage to cloud-based software applications, and has successfully transitioned its ubiquitous Office products to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription model that generates a recurring revenue stream.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). In Apple's fiscal third quarter ended June 25, revenue reached $83 billion, a record for Q3 sales. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple vs Microsoft: Which Stock Is the Better Long-Term Investment?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Why Apple is an appealing investment One reason to invest in Apple is its impressive sales growth. Thanks in part to the company's streak of stock buybacks, Apple appeals to investors such as Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly 895 million shares of Apple stock.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Thanks in part to the company's streak of stock buybacks, Apple appeals to investors such as Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly 895 million shares of Apple stock. When iPhone sales softened that year, total revenue dropped 2% year over year despite sales increases in every other Apple product and service.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-higher-as-investors-assess-fed-path', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\\nFutures: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.12%, Nasdaq 0.14%\\nSept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday after two sessions of losses as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates amid signs of resilience in the U.S. economy.\\nThe technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC on Tuesday marked its longest losing streak since November 2016, while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low on worries over the prospect of tighter U.S. monetary policy to suppress inflation.\\nThe equities selloff has gained momentum in September after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China.\\nPowell's speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week will be parsed for clues on the path of monetary policy.\\nRecent data has highlighted momentum in U.S. factory and services activity as well as the labor market, prompting traders to place nearly 75% bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later in September. FEDWATCH\\nApple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches.\\nNio Inc NIO.N fell 4.2% after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported wider second-quarter adjusted net loss compared with a year earlier.\\nCoupa Software Inc COUP.O jumped 11.6% after the payment management software firm following beat second-quarter estimates for revenue and profit.\\nUnited Airlines Holdings UAL.O inched up 1% after the carrier said it was expecting a small improvement in current-quarter costs and capacity.\\nAt 07:06 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 32 points, or 0.1%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 4.75 points, or 0.12%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 16.75 points, or 0.14%.\\nMeanwhile, Walmart Inc WMT.N, Target Corp TGT.N and McDonald's Corp MCD.N were among retailers that announced bond offerings in a busy post-Labor Day session.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'FEDWATCH Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. The technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC on Tuesday marked its longest losing streak since November 2016, while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low on worries over the prospect of tighter U.S. monetary policy to suppress inflation. The equities selloff has gained momentum in September after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'FEDWATCH Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. Futures: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.12%, Nasdaq 0.14% Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday after two sessions of losses as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates amid signs of resilience in the U.S. economy. Recent data has highlighted momentum in U.S. factory and services activity as well as the labor market, prompting traders to place nearly 75% bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later in September.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge higher as investors assess Fed path', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'FEDWATCH Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.12%, Nasdaq 0.14% Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday after two sessions of losses as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates amid signs of resilience in the U.S. economy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'FEDWATCH Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. Futures: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.12%, Nasdaq 0.14% Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday after two sessions of losses as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates amid signs of resilience in the U.S. economy. Recent data has highlighted momentum in U.S. factory and services activity as well as the labor market, prompting traders to place nearly 75% bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later in September.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-exports-up-in-aug-war-in-ukraine-inflation-cloud-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Taiwan August exports +2% y/y vs +9.5% Reuters poll\\nExports to China -9.9% y/y (previous month +3.0%)\\nFinance ministry expects Sept exports -3% to +1% y/y\\nOutlook clouded by global inflation, war in Ukraine\\nAdds analyst comment\\nTAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan\\'s exports eked out growth in August helped by demand for technology products, though shipments to China dropped on economic woes there and the government said the outlook was clouded by inflation, war in Ukraine and Sino-U.S. tensions.\\nExports rose 2% in August from a year earlier to $40.34 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, a historic high for the month and up for the 26th consecutive month.\\nThat was, however, much slower than the 14.2% rise recorded in July, and below a forecast for a 9.5% increase in a Reuters poll.\\nThe ministry said technology demand fuelled the growth, but added that consumer spending was gradually slowing due to global inflation pressure and monetary policy tightening, citing \"more conservative purchasing intentions by manufacturers\".\\nMasterLink Securities Investment Advisory analyst Anita Hsu said signs of the deterioration of Taiwan\\'s economy were getting clearer and clearer.\\n\"I am afraid that the rest of this year will get worse and worse,\" she added.\\nExports to China, Taiwan\\'s largest trading partner, fell an annual 9.9% to $15.12 billion in August, after a 3% expansion in July, in a demonstration of the economic problems there.\\nChina\\'s exports and imports lost momentum in August with growth significantly missing forecasts as surging inflation crippled overseas demand and fresh COVID curbs and heatwaves locally disrupted output.\\nOverall, Taiwan\\'s exports of electronics components in August rose 12% to $17.05 billion, with semiconductor exports jumping 14.3% from a year earlier.\\nUNCERTAINTIES AHEAD\\nMany companies expect global chip shortages to last at least for the rest of the year, which will continue to bolster Taiwanese semiconductor firms\\' order books even as demand for some consumer electronics weakens.\\nTaiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) 2303.TW on Tuesday reported a 34.9% on-year surge in August sales.\\nFirms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world\\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods.\\nFitch Ratings said on Wednesday that while external demand for Taiwan\\'s high-tech exports was likely to fall, it should also \"stay robust\".\\nThe finance ministry warned of uncertainties ahead because of high global inflation, Russia\\'s invasion of Ukraine and the \"China-U.S. technology war\", even as it expected sustained chip demand.\\nMinistry official Beatrice Tsai said trade during the busy season, traditionally the months leading up to Christmas, would probably not be as strong as previous years.\\nAugust exports to the United States were up 2.3%, much slower than the 24.8% jump recorded the previous month.\\nTaiwan\\'s August imports rose 3.5% to $37.35 billion, also a record high for the month but worse than economists\\' expectations of a 7.1% increase, after a jump of 19.4% in June.\\nTaiwan could see September exports in a range of a 3% contraction to a 1% expansion from a year earlier, the finance ministry said.\\n(Reporting by Emily Chan and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa and Andrew Heavens)\\n((ben.blanchard@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Firms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world\\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. The ministry said technology demand fuelled the growth, but added that consumer spending was gradually slowing due to global inflation pressure and monetary policy tightening, citing \"more conservative purchasing intentions by manufacturers\". China\\'s exports and imports lost momentum in August with growth significantly missing forecasts as surging inflation crippled overseas demand and fresh COVID curbs and heatwaves locally disrupted output.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Firms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Taiwan August exports +2% y/y vs +9.5% Reuters poll Exports to China -9.9% y/y (previous month +3.0%) Finance ministry expects Sept exports -3% to +1% y/y Outlook clouded by global inflation, war in Ukraine Adds analyst comment TAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports eked out growth in August helped by demand for technology products, though shipments to China dropped on economic woes there and the government said the outlook was clouded by inflation, war in Ukraine and Sino-U.S. tensions. Overall, Taiwan's exports of electronics components in August rose 12% to $17.05 billion, with semiconductor exports jumping 14.3% from a year earlier.\", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan exports up in Aug; war in Ukraine, inflation cloud outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Firms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Taiwan August exports +2% y/y vs +9.5% Reuters poll Exports to China -9.9% y/y (previous month +3.0%) Finance ministry expects Sept exports -3% to +1% y/y Outlook clouded by global inflation, war in Ukraine Adds analyst comment TAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports eked out growth in August helped by demand for technology products, though shipments to China dropped on economic woes there and the government said the outlook was clouded by inflation, war in Ukraine and Sino-U.S. tensions. Exports rose 2% in August from a year earlier to $40.34 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, a historic high for the month and up for the 26th consecutive month.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Firms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Taiwan August exports +2% y/y vs +9.5% Reuters poll Exports to China -9.9% y/y (previous month +3.0%) Finance ministry expects Sept exports -3% to +1% y/y Outlook clouded by global inflation, war in Ukraine Adds analyst comment TAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports eked out growth in August helped by demand for technology products, though shipments to China dropped on economic woes there and the government said the outlook was clouded by inflation, war in Ukraine and Sino-U.S. tensions. Exports rose 2% in August from a year earlier to $40.34 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, a historic high for the month and up for the 26th consecutive month.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-sep-7-2022-%3A-tqqq-sqqq-nio-csx-path-avya-qqq-gm-bbby-aapl-ccl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -4.4 to 12,006.91. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 30,704,675 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\\n\\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.23 at $25.84, with 3,192,580 shares traded. This represents a 21.2% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.45 at $48.74, with 2,691,557 shares traded. This represents a 73.14% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is -0.89 at $16.22, with 2,107,452 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nCSX Corporation (CSX) is unchanged at $31.49, with 1,451,187 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CSX is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nUiPath, Inc. (PATH) is -2.9936 at $12.60, with 1,246,582 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PATH is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nAvaya Holdings Corp. (AVYA) is +0.22 at $2.34, with 1,111,266 shares traded. AVYA\\'s current last sale is 93.6% of the target price of $2.5.\\n\\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.85 at $292.20, with 887,549 shares traded. This represents a 8.51% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) is +0.4088 at $39.12, with 702,030 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GM is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is -0.21 at $6.83, with 697,815 shares traded. BBBY\\'s current last sale is 195.14% of the target price of $3.5.\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.07 at $9.37, with 288,621 shares traded. CCL\\'s current last sale is 69.41% of the target price of $13.5.\\n\\nXPeng Inc. (XPEV) is -0.34 at $15.56, with 288,517 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.45 at $48.74, with 2,691,557 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the \"buy range\".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Sep 7, 2022 : TQQQ, SQQQ, NIO, CSX, PATH, AVYA, QQQ, GM, BBBY, AAPL, CCL, XPEV', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -4.4 to 12,006.91.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 30,704,675 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-nvidia-microsoft-apple-and-alphabet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"For Immediate Release\\nChicago, IL – September 7, 2022 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL.\\nHere are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:\\n2022's a Bad Year for Big Tech: Should You Hang On?\\nTechnology stocks have been badly hurt by the cooling economy. Initially it was just because of their growth premium that investors dumped them for safer bets. But as we moved through the months, it was apparent that there are bigger concerns than that.\\nMost of the companies are seeing difficult comps this year, as pandemic-driven investment in technology is cooling down, which was expected, more or less. There is particular weakness in PCs, which had benefited greatly from the stay-home period. Companies that benefited from the surge in PC sales or the at-home economy of the last couple of years, such as NVIDIA could therefore be particularly hard-hit.\\nAnd while the supply chain issues affected most companies – not just tech – tech too was affected by them. Based on earnings reports from the last quarter, supply chain issues remain in certain segments. Microsoft is a big tech stock that saw some supply chain impact in the data center.\\nInflation is another problem for both consumers and companies. The Fed's control measures, aimed at slowing down the economy, also impact corporate spending, including on technology. For a company like Apple, which sells high-end products, inflation could be a deterrent. Its recent focus on services along with the expansion of its installed base are positives in this respect.\\nStill, the impact on PCs is likely to be greater than on other technology (like software, which could increase efficiencies for companies). And not all companies are equally impacted by the other concerns mentioned above -- only to the extent that they are exposed to the particular concern.\\nAll of them also don't have the same operating model. Alphabet, for instance, depends on advertisers for the bulk of its revenue. With the economy expected to slow down more substantially next year, its 2023 outlook looks worse than this year, unlike some of the others.\\nLet's dig into some details:\\nApple\\nApple's two straight quarters of double-digit revenue declines are in line with the normal seasonality associated with its business. What's concerning is that despite the sharp revenue decline, its operating expenses increased, non-cash expenses increased, and therefore, EBIT fell. Net income before non-recurring items was down more than 20% for the second straight quarter.\\nNet cash per share, which has declined in every quarter except one since the pandemic first hit, also declined in the last quarter. \\nApple grew its long-term debt between 2013 and 2018, but since then debt levels have varied. In the last quarter, it ended with a debt/cap ratio of 67.3%, which is very high for a technology company. Of course, Apple is also a consumer goods provider, given the nature of its products. And to that extent some of the debt may be justified.\\nAnalysts are taking down their estimates on Apple. The 2022 estimate is down a penny since the company last reported. The 2023 estimate is down 11 cents (1.7%). They still expect single-digit increases in both revenue and earnings for the two years.\\nMicrosoft\\nMicrosoft has fared better than Apple in terms of revenues, and continued its trend of revenue growth every other quarter. Its operating expense increases also reflect historical trends. Like Apple however, the increases in opex and non-cash expenses contributed to a lower EBIT in the last quarter.\\nMicrosoft's net cash per share has grown through most of the pandemic-inflicted period, but in 2022, it dropped below 2019 levels.\\nThe company has been lowering its debt steadily over the last several years, and in the last quarter it ended with a debt cap ratio of 23.0%.\\nAnalysts have taken down their estimates of Microsoft earnings. For 2022, the Zacks Consensus Estimate is down 48 cents (4.5%) and for 2023, it is down 38 cents (3.2%).\\nAlphabet\\nAlphabet's revenue growth has not been an issue thus far, although last year's sharp pace of growth is flattening out this year. In the last quarter, both operating and non-cash expenses increased faster than revenue, leading to a decline in EBIT.\\nNet cash per share has been on a general upward trajectory since the pandemic, but has been softening since the December quarter, and more sharply this year.\\nAlphabet increased its debt more than three-folds in 2020, and debt levels have edged up further since then. But given its size, the debt cap was a mere 5.5% at the end of the last quarter, which is not worth bothering about.\\nEstimates have moved quite a bit lower after Alphabet's negative surprise in the last quarter. For 2022, the Zacks Consensus Estimate is down 32 cents (5.8%) while for 2023, it's down 70 cents (10.8%).\\nNVIDIA\\nNVIDIA has been the tech investors' darling since before the pandemic, and during the pandemic years (2020 and 2021), its revenues kept climbing. But this is one company that seems to be badly affected by the way the economic slowdown has affected technology providers. July 2022 was the first time since January 2019 that its revenue declined. And the outlook points to further weakness through the rest of 2022.\\nNVIDIA's manufacturing/input costs appear to be on the rise. And that's despite the revenue decline in the last quarter. However, its operating expenses are down. The net result is a reduction in EBIT.\\nThe net cash per share recovered nicely from the pandemic, but the last two quarters have set a negative trend.\\nDebt levels have increased more than five-fold since the pandemic although the debt cap of 28.9% at the end of the last quarter doesn't look too bad.\\nEstimates have fallen sharply after NVIDIA management's cautionary remarks. The 2022 estimate went from $5.38 to $3.46 (down 35.7%) while the 2023 estimate went from $6.09 to $4.57 (down 25.0%).\\nConclusion\\nWhile all of these stocks are trading below their median value over the past year, this should not be read as an obvious signal to buy. The reason is that there remains significant economic uncertainty related to the Fed's policy measures and a recession sometime next year can't be ruled out. It's quite possible that there will be further hits to share prices if the economy takes a notable turn for the worse.\\nSo why do we not recommend a sell either? For all the stocks except NVIDIA, the valuation is at best reasonable. Nobody is going to make much profit by selling at these levels because chances are, you bought higher. Also, it's an absolute certainty that these tech stocks will ultimately regain and exceed their current share prices given their market position, cash flow and the enormous war chests that they have to tide over the bad times. Therefore, it's a good idea to hang on.\\nIn NVIDIA's case, the shares look overvalued after the recent estimate revisions, and chances are, they will be pushed lower. Therefore, it's better to sell them.\\nWhy Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P's impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\\nSee Stocks Free >>\\nMedia Contact\\nZacks Investment Research\\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\\nsupport@zacks.com \\nhttps://www.zacks.com \\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\\n\\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The reason is that there remains significant economic uncertainty related to the Fed's policy measures and a recession sometime next year can't be ruled out.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report What's concerning is that despite the sharp revenue decline, its operating expenses increased, non-cash expenses increased, and therefore, EBIT fell.\", 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights NVIDIA, Microsoft, Apple and Alphabet', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Analysts are taking down their estimates on Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Net cash per share, which has declined in every quarter except one since the pandemic first hit, also declined in the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/here-is-what-to-know-beyond-why-apple-inc.-aapl-is-a-trending-stock-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned -6.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.5% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has lost 6.6% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\\nFor the current quarter, Apple is expected to post earnings of $1.25 per share, indicating a change of +0.8% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.2% over the last 30 days.\\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.10 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +8.7%. This estimate has changed +0.1% over the last 30 days.\\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.49 indicates a change of +6.3% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +0.1%.\\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\\n12 Month EPS\\nRevenue Growth Forecast\\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $88.01 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +5.6%. The $392.19 billion and $410.07 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +7.2% and +4.6%, respectively.\\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\\nApple reported revenues of $82.96 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +1.9%. EPS of $1.20 for the same period compares with $1.30 a year ago.\\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $81.99 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.19%. The EPS surprise was +5.26%.\\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\\nValuation\\nWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.\\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\\nConclusion\\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\\n\\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.49 indicates a change of +6.3% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.', 'news_article_title': 'Here is What to Know Beyond Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a Trending Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-signal-weak-opening-for-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\\nSept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street\\'s main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation.\\nThe technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC marked its seventh straight session of declines on Tuesday - its longest losing streak since November 2016 - while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low.\\nThe equities selloff, sparked by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell in August, has gathered momentum in recent days amid signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China.\\nMeanwhile, data this month highlighted momentum in U.S. business activity and labor market, prompting traders to place bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later this month. Fed fund futures implied investors were pricing in a 75% chance of such a move. FEDWATCH\\nThe 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR, the benchmark for global borrowing costs, hit fresh June highs at 3.365%. US/\\n\"What we\\'ve been seeing is a much bigger increase at the short-end of the yield curve, but now we\\'re getting a shift in the yield curve higher and those higher interest rates are providing some competition for stocks,\" said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago.\\n\"As long as interest rates continue to rise, we think the equity markets may be struggling going forward.\"\\nThe S&P 500 has shed over 9% from its August peak and is trading less than 7% away from its mid-June trough when it made the year\\'s low.\\nPowell\\'s speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week will be parsed for clues on the path of monetary policy.\\nAt 08:52 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 79 points, or 0.25%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 9.75 points, or 0.25%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 16 points, or 0.13%.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches.\\nNio Inc NIO.N fell 5.1% after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported a bigger second-quarter adjusted net loss compared with a year earlier.\\nCoupa Software Inc COUP.O jumped 9.6% after the payment management software firm beat second-quarter estimates for revenue and profit.\\nMeanwhile, Walmart Inc WMT.N, Target Corp TGT.N and McDonald\\'s Corp MCD.N were among retailers that announced bond offerings in a busy post-Labor Day session.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\\'Silva and Maju Samuel)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation. The technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC marked its seventh straight session of declines on Tuesday - its longest losing streak since November 2016 - while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street\\'s main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation. US/ \"What we\\'ve been seeing is a much bigger increase at the short-end of the yield curve, but now we\\'re getting a shift in the yield curve higher and those higher interest rates are providing some competition for stocks,\" said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures signal weak opening for Wall Street', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation. The technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC marked its seventh straight session of declines on Tuesday - its longest losing streak since November 2016 - while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation. Meanwhile, data this month highlighted momentum in U.S. business activity and labor market, prompting traders to place bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later this month.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-my-favorite-warren-buffett-stock-it-may-surprise-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Given Warren Buffett's outstanding investment track record, many investors carefully watch Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.B)(NYSE: BRK.A) investments. The company's quarterly 13-F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gives investors insight into what the Berkshire chief and his investment lieutenants are bullish on.\\nA close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). A review of the company's recent 13-F filings reveals that the stock is by far Berkshire's largest holding, accounting for about 42% of the conglomerate's equities portfolio. Other interesting bets can be found, too, including recent purchases of Occidental Petroleum, Ally Financial, Markel, and more.\\nWhile all of these companies are great investment ideas, it's none of the names in Berkshire's stock portfolio that has me the most excited. Indeed, some investors may be so busy looking for ideas in Berkshire's portfolio that they are overlooking the best Warren Buffett stock of all: Berkshire Hathaway itself.\\nNow that this high-quality business is down about 24% from an all-time high achieved earlier this year, investors may want to think carefully about buying shares while it's trading lower. The stock has arguably become too cheap to ignore.\\nStrong subsidiary operating earnings\\nWhile Berkshire's reported net income fluctuates significantly from year to year due to the changing value of the company's portfolio of stocks, investors can easily check on Berkshire's diversified set of subsidiaries by looking at reported operating earnings. For the first six months of 2022, the investment giant generated $16.3 billion in operating earnings, up from $13.7 billion in the year-ago period. Using this figure to calculate annualized operating earnings on a run-rate, basis, the company is generating about $32 billion in annual operating earnings. With a $610 billion market capitalization, the stock trades at just 19 times Berkshire's subsidiary group's annualized run-rate operating earnings.\\nOf course, if you subtract the value of the company's $338 billion equities portfolio from this market cap, you could say that Berkshire's subsidiary group theoretically trades at just 8.5 times operating earnings.\\nA robust stock portfolio\\nBut investors shouldn't discount the potential of Berkshire's stock portfolio. Given the Oracle of Omaha's history of strong investment performance, and considering that we're in the middle of a bear market, Berkshire's equity holdings are likely collectively undervalued at the moment. I certainly think Berkshire's largest holding, Apple, is undervalued.\\nWarren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\\nA low-risk business\\nFinally, there's the fact that when investors buy into Berkshire Hathaway they're essentially buying into a curated selection of high-quality American assets -- not just one stock. This means that there's a much lower risk that something can go terribly wrong with the company.\\nConsidering Berkshire's diversified business of quality subsidiaries, its attractive portfolio of equities, and its cheap valuation (1.3 times book value), I think Berkshire Hathaway is the most attractive Warren Buffett stock today. And, apparently, Buffett agrees that the stock is a buy; Berkshire repurchased about $5 billion worth of its stock this year -- and the investor has explicitly stated that he would not buy back shares unless he thinks they are meaningfully undervalued.\\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A and B shares)\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Berkshire Hathaway (A and B shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nAlly is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Daniel Sparks has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). his clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"A close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company's quarterly 13-F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gives investors insight into what the Berkshire chief and his investment lieutenants are bullish on. Of course, if you subtract the value of the company's $338 billion equities portfolio from this market cap, you could say that Berkshire's subsidiary group theoretically trades at just 8.5 times operating earnings.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"A close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Given Warren Buffett's outstanding investment track record, many investors carefully watch Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.B)(NYSE: BRK.A) investments. With a $610 billion market capitalization, the stock trades at just 19 times Berkshire's subsidiary group's annualized run-rate operating earnings.\", 'news_article_title': \"Here's My Favorite Warren Buffett Stock (It May Surprise You)\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"A close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Indeed, some investors may be so busy looking for ideas in Berkshire's portfolio that they are overlooking the best Warren Buffett stock of all: Berkshire Hathaway itself. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Berkshire Hathaway (A and B shares) wasn't one of them!\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"A close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Indeed, some investors may be so busy looking for ideas in Berkshire's portfolio that they are overlooking the best Warren Buffett stock of all: Berkshire Hathaway itself. Strong subsidiary operating earnings While Berkshire's reported net income fluctuates significantly from year to year due to the changing value of the company's portfolio of stocks, investors can easily check on Berkshire's diversified set of subsidiaries by looking at reported operating earnings.\"}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 153.61000061035156, 'high': 156.6699981689453, 'open': 154.82000732421875, 'close': 155.9600067138672, 'ema_50': 159.01386659930185, 'rsi_14': 17.42029924952294, 'target': 154.4600067138672, 'volume': 87449600.0, 'ema_200': 156.38270516246206, 'adj_close': 154.83627319335938, 'rsi_lag_1': 17.67997304389644, 'rsi_lag_2': 18.40002618960162, 'rsi_lag_3': 23.26023085539768, 'rsi_lag_4': 30.774480818757837, 'rsi_lag_5': 31.794152180145076, 'macd_lag_1': -0.781562781054447, 'macd_lag_2': -0.17493956913799025, 'macd_lag_3': 0.4715496666398735, 'macd_lag_4': 1.070936091162821, 'macd_lag_5': 1.8957398891682828, 'macd_12_26_9': -1.1338559718944339, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.057322388532457}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 24.540000915527344, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 27.14999961853028, 'Open': 26.93000030517578, 'Close': 24.63999938964844, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 24.63999938964844}, {'Low': 0.9877811670303344, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 0.9955201148986816, 'Open': 0.98979514837265, 'Close': 0.98979514837265, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 0.98979514837265}, {'Low': 1.1409533023834229, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 1.152365803718567, 'Open': 1.1512778997421265, 'Close': 1.151185154914856, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 1.151185154914856}, {'Low': 6.952899932861328, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 6.978600025177002, 'Open': 6.953100204467773, 'Close': 6.953100204467773, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 6.953100204467773}, {'Low': 81.5, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 87.76000213623047, 'Open': 86.93000030517578, 'Close': 81.94000244140625, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 380781, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 81.94000244140625}, {'Low': 0.6700077652931213, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 0.6736302375793457, 'Open': 0.6730109453201294, 'Close': 0.6730109453201294, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 0.6730109453201294}, {'Low': 3.25, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 3.3320000171661377, 'Open': 3.322999954223633, 'Close': 3.265000104904175, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 3.265000104904175}, {'Low': 142.97999572753906, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 144.98199462890625, 'Open': 143.1510009765625, 'Close': 143.1510009765625, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 143.1510009765625}, {'Low': 109.54000091552734, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 110.79000091552734, 'Open': 110.31999969482422, 'Close': 109.83999633789062, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 109.83999633789062}, {'Low': 1694.699951171875, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 1715.300048828125, 'Open': 1694.800048828125, 'Close': 1715.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 651, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 1715.300048828125}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2022-09-08': 154.4600067138672, '2022-09-09': 157.3699951171875, '2022-09-12': 163.42999267578125, '2022-09-13': 153.83999633789062, '2022-09-14': 155.30999755859375, '2022-09-15': 152.3699951171875, '2022-09-16': 150.6999969482422, '2022-09-19': 154.47999572753906, '2022-09-20': 156.89999389648438, '2022-09-21': 153.72000122070312}, '1_month_later': {'2022-10-07': 140.08999633789062}, '3_months_later': {'2022-12-07': 140.94000244140625}, '6_months_later': {'2023-03-07': 151.60000610351562}, '12_months_later': {'2023-09-07': 177.55999755859375}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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The groups joined a letter that criticized the measure because, among other things, it \"favors big broadcasters such as News Corp, Sinclair, iHeart and Comcast/NBCU over any other form of journalism, and it undermines the stated goal of helping local news.\"\\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Mark Porter)\\n((Diane.Bartz@thomsonreuters.com; 1 202 898 8313;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee scrapped a planned vote on Thursday aimed at allowing news organizations to win more revenue from Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Meta's META.O Facebook. Supporters of the bill have said that it is necessary in order to ensure that news organizations, which have struggled to make profits in recent years, receive a fair share of advertising revenue from Google and Facebook by allowing them to band together to negotiate collectively with the tech companies. Unlike other bills aimed at reining in big tech, some progressive groups oppose this measure, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause and Consumer Reports.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee scrapped a planned vote on Thursday aimed at allowing news organizations to win more revenue from Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Meta's META.O Facebook. Supporters of the bill have said that it is necessary in order to ensure that news organizations, which have struggled to make profits in recent years, receive a fair share of advertising revenue from Google and Facebook by allowing them to band together to negotiate collectively with the tech companies. Unlike other bills aimed at reining in big tech, some progressive groups oppose this measure, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause and Consumer Reports.\", 'news_article_title': 'U.S. Senate panel delays vote on bill allowing news outlets to negotiate jointly with Big Tech', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee scrapped a planned vote on Thursday aimed at allowing news organizations to win more revenue from Alphabet\\'s GOOGL.O Google and Meta\\'s META.O Facebook. \"I fully plan to move forward with the bill.\" Unlike other bills aimed at reining in big tech, some progressive groups oppose this measure, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause and Consumer Reports.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee scrapped a planned vote on Thursday aimed at allowing news organizations to win more revenue from Alphabet\\'s GOOGL.O Google and Meta\\'s META.O Facebook. \"Today we held over the bill in the Judiciary Committee in part because a colleague was out and we needed his vote on one amendment,\" said bill sponsor Senator Amy Klobuchar. Supporters of the bill have said that it is necessary in order to ensure that news organizations, which have struggled to make profits in recent years, receive a fair share of advertising revenue from Google and Facebook by allowing them to band together to negotiate collectively with the tech companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/white-house-unveils-principles-for-big-tech-reform', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose\\nWASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday outlined six principles to reform Big Tech platforms and said it was encouraged to see bipartisan interest in Congress to rein in major U.S. tech companies.\\nThe six principles, entitled \"Enhancing Competition and Tech Platform Accountability,\" were released after Biden administration officials earlier in the day met with experts to discuss \"the harms that tech platforms cause and the need for greater accountability.\"\\nThe White House said the United States needs \"clear rules of the road to ensure small and mid-size businesses and entrepreneurs can compete on a level playing field.\"\\n\"These principles are the culmination of months of work by the administration and engagement with numerous stakeholders,\" White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. \"We\\'re looking forward to hearing any feedback from the tech companies.\"\\nA group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform\\'s META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. The lawmakers have said they believe they have the 60 Senate votes needed to move forward, but no vote has yet been scheduled.\\nAmong issues discussed at Thursday\\'s meeting, which included numerous senior White House officials, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine and technology experts, were antitrust, privacy, algorithmic discrimination and other tech policy areas, the White House said.\\nThe six principles include promoting technology sector competition; adopting robust federal privacy protections, and tougher privacy and online protections for children; rescinding special legal protections for large tech platforms; increasing transparency about platforms\\' algorithms and content moderation decisions; and ending discriminatory algorithmic decision-making.\\n\"The rise of tech platforms has introduced new and difficult challenges,\" the White House said, \"from the tragic acts of violence linked to toxic online cultures, to deteriorating mental health and wellbeing, to basic rights of Americans and communities worldwide suffering from the rise of tech platforms big and small.\"\\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz, Nandita Bose and David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)\\n((David.Shepardson@thomsonreuters.com; 2028988324;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform\\'s META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. The White House said the United States needs \"clear rules of the road to ensure small and mid-size businesses and entrepreneurs can compete on a level playing field.\" \"These principles are the culmination of months of work by the administration and engagement with numerous stakeholders,\" White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform's META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday outlined six principles to reform Big Tech platforms and said it was encouraged to see bipartisan interest in Congress to rein in major U.S. tech companies. Among issues discussed at Thursday's meeting, which included numerous senior White House officials, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine and technology experts, were antitrust, privacy, algorithmic discrimination and other tech policy areas, the White House said.\", 'news_article_title': 'White House unveils principles for Big Tech reform', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform\\'s META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday outlined six principles to reform Big Tech platforms and said it was encouraged to see bipartisan interest in Congress to rein in major U.S. tech companies. The White House said the United States needs \"clear rules of the road to ensure small and mid-size businesses and entrepreneurs can compete on a level playing field.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': \"A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform's META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday outlined six principles to reform Big Tech platforms and said it was encouraged to see bipartisan interest in Congress to rein in major U.S. tech companies. The six principles include promoting technology sector competition; adopting robust federal privacy protections, and tougher privacy and online protections for children; rescinding special legal protections for large tech platforms; increasing transparency about platforms' algorithms and content moderation decisions; and ending discriminatory algorithmic decision-making.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-globalstar-stock-is-going-down-again', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\\nWell that was certainly exciting! Over the course of six and a half hours of frenzied trading, shares of satellite communications company Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) first plunged 23%, then soared 85% (off their lows), before ultimately closing out Wednesday right back where they started -- actually, down 1.4% for the day. And now it\\'s getting worse.\\nAs Thursday trading shifts into the afternoon, at 1 p.m. ET, shares of Globalstar are down another 5.8% from yesterday\\'s close. And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all.\\nSo what\\nHeading into its big iPhone 14 unveiling, you see, Apple announced midday Wednesday that it will partner with Globalstar to support a new function on its phone -- the ability to text short, emergency messages via satellite when a user is traveling through a cellphone dead zone.\\nInvestors had been waiting all year long for this news, but when the news finally arrived this week, it seems they were disappointed. Why is that?\\nConsider: Apple committed to spending $450 million building up the infrastructure it will need to offer this new service, and according to Reuters, the \"majority\" of this money is earmarked for Globalstar. Problem is, while $450 million sounds like a lot of money (Globalstar did less than $140 million in revenue over the past year), it won\\'t be enough money to cover Globalstar\\'s costs of building additional satellites to support the Apple service. Globalstar said it will need to take on new debt for this, adding to a debt load that\\'s already nearly $350 million net of cash.\\nNow what\\nGranted, Globalstar should be able to service its new debt with revenue from the Apple service -- but it remains to be seen how much Apple will actually pay Globalstar for its satellite communications assistance. It\\'s hard to imagine that there\\'s a huge amount of money, though, in facilitating the sending of short, emergency text messages that no one actually wants to have to send unless they\\'re caught in a dead zone. And whatever the cost is, it probably won\\'t be a lot -- because Apple is offering this emergency service free of charge for the first two years of service.\\nChances are Apple wouldn\\'t be willing to eat those costs if they were very large -- or more pertinent to investors, if they would generate very much revenue for Globalstar. And I\\'m afraid in the end, this leaves Globalstar stock right back where it was before the announcement: As an unprofitable satellite company with a $3.5 billion market capitalization, selling for a price-to-sales ratio that\\'s actually several times more expensive than Apple\\'s own P/S ratio. Maybe the better play here is to forget about unprofitable Globalstar and just buy Apple stock instead.\\n10 stocks we like better than Globalstar\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Globalstar wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nRich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all. Over the course of six and a half hours of frenzied trading, shares of satellite communications company Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) first plunged 23%, then soared 85% (off their lows), before ultimately closing out Wednesday right back where they started -- actually, down 1.4% for the day. So what Heading into its big iPhone 14 unveiling, you see, Apple announced midday Wednesday that it will partner with Globalstar to support a new function on its phone -- the ability to text short, emergency messages via satellite when a user is traveling through a cellphone dead zone.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all. Over the course of six and a half hours of frenzied trading, shares of satellite communications company Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) first plunged 23%, then soared 85% (off their lows), before ultimately closing out Wednesday right back where they started -- actually, down 1.4% for the day. Problem is, while $450 million sounds like a lot of money (Globalstar did less than $140 million in revenue over the past year), it won't be enough money to cover Globalstar's costs of building additional satellites to support the Apple service.\", 'news_article_title': 'Why Globalstar Stock Is Going Down Again', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all. Problem is, while $450 million sounds like a lot of money (Globalstar did less than $140 million in revenue over the past year), it won't be enough money to cover Globalstar's costs of building additional satellites to support the Apple service. Now what Granted, Globalstar should be able to service its new debt with revenue from the Apple service -- but it remains to be seen how much Apple will actually pay Globalstar for its satellite communications assistance.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all. Problem is, while $450 million sounds like a lot of money (Globalstar did less than $140 million in revenue over the past year), it won't be enough money to cover Globalstar's costs of building additional satellites to support the Apple service. Now what Granted, Globalstar should be able to service its new debt with revenue from the Apple service -- but it remains to be seen how much Apple will actually pay Globalstar for its satellite communications assistance.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/starlink-had-talks-with-apple-over-satellite-messaging-feature-musk', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts paragraph 1; adds background\\nSept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink\\'s satellite services for the iPhone 14\\'s emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task.\\nGlobalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones.\\n\"We\\'ve had some promising conversations with Apple about Starlink connectivity,\" Musk, who is also chief executive of Tesla Inc TSLA.O, said in a tweet.\\n\"For sure, closing link from space to phone will work best if phone software and hardware adapt to space-based signals vs Starlink purely emulating cell tower,\" he added. (https://bit.ly/3eD2i8p)\\nApple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\\nThe satellite message feature will be available through a software upgrade on iPhone 14 models, which include extra hardware to send the messages, starting November.\\nApple will pay for 95% of the approved capital expenditure for the new Globalstar satellites. It also dedicated $450 million from its advanced manufacturing fund toward the satellite infrastructure for the feature, with GlobalStar set to receive the majority of the funding.\\nStarlink and Globalstar make low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, which operate 36 times closer to the earth than traditional ones, helping them transmit messages faster even in remote areas.\\nRecently, wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc TMUS.O said it would use Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, allowing them to connect mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit. The new service will start with texting services in a beta phase beginning by 2023-end.\\nStarlink\\'s broadband service has been used during distress, including in Ukraine when the Russian invasion disrupted internet services, and in Tonga during a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.\\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews and Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\\'Silva and Devika Syamnath)\\n((Eva.Mathews@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Recasts paragraph 1; adds background Sept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink's satellite services for the iPhone 14's emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task. Globalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones. Starlink and Globalstar make low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, which operate 36 times closer to the earth than traditional ones, helping them transmit messages faster even in remote areas.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Recasts paragraph 1; adds background Sept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink's satellite services for the iPhone 14's emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task. Globalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones. Recently, wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc TMUS.O said it would use Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, allowing them to connect mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit.\", 'news_article_title': 'Starlink had talks with Apple over satellite messaging feature - Musk', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Recasts paragraph 1; adds background Sept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink's satellite services for the iPhone 14's emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task. Globalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones. The satellite message feature will be available through a software upgrade on iPhone 14 models, which include extra hardware to send the messages, starting November.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Recasts paragraph 1; adds background Sept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink's satellite services for the iPhone 14's emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task. Globalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones. Recently, wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc TMUS.O said it would use Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, allowing them to connect mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-bear-market-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nBear markets generally signal that investors’ overall sentiment is negative Such markets are usually, but not always, associated with recessions. And most of the statistics about the history of bear-market stocks don’t instill a lot of confidence in investors. \\nBut there is reason for investors to be cautiously optimistic at this point. On the one hand, the 27 bear markets since 1928 have lasted for an average of 9.6 months, and stocks have declined 36% on average during those downturns. \\nWhile neither of those statistics is particularly encouraging, investors also know that bear markets provide them with great opportunities to find deals. As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.”\\nAAPL Apple $156.07\\nCVX Chevron $154.91\\nCPB Campbell Soup $48.05\\nKO Coca-Cola $62.21\\nALLY Ally Financial $33\\nTSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53\\nGOOG Alphabet $110.18\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: pio3 / Shutterstock.com\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. Some believe that Apple is at a turning point signifying the beginning of the end of its stellar run. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. \\nThe revenue-growth argument doesn’t seem to hold much water at all: Last quarter, its revenue rose 2% year-over-year to $83.0 billion, setting a record for the June quarter. \\nThe argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced. The stock’s current P/E ratio of 25.9 is higher than the ten-year median of 15.87. But the stock’s P/E ratio remains lower than its all-time high of 37.84.\\nHowever, Warren Buffett’s Apple shares are worth more than any of the other single stocks that he owns. And AAPL seems to be able to drive impressive revenue from its products, so AAPL stock is arguably as strong as ever. \\nChevron (CVX) \\nSource: tishomir / Shutterstock.com\\nThere’s no doubt that the energy sector is rapidly shifting. Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is a good example of this evolution, which involves a shift from the traditional energy business, defined by oil and gas, to one that includes a far greater percentage of alternative energy. \\nInvestors who believe that oil and gas will continue to be dominant because the excitement about renewable energy is overblown should consider Chevron. But it’s worth noting that the global investment in renewable energy did reach a record $226 billion in the first half of 2022. \\nBut it’s clear that Chevron is booming: high energy prices enabled the firm to generate $11.62 billion of net income in its most recent, reported quarter.\\nUsually, the price of CVX stock isn’t volatile even as energy prices vacillate. The shares also pay a dividend that hasn’t been reduced since 1988. Combine those factors with a belief that oil isn’t dead in the U.S., and the shares’ outlook is strong. \\n Campbell Soup (CPB)\\nSource: HeinzTeh / Shutterstock.com\\nMore and more financial and economic commentators are coming around to the idea that a recession is upon us or will arrive soon. That makes Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB) stock, which is a play on impending hard times, attractive. \\nThat said, evidence that consumers will buy more soup and broth to stretch their meals hasn’t exactly materialized yet. CPB’s sales increased in its most recent, reported quarter, but its sales volumes fell 3% as its prices climbed. \\nCampbell Soup also had to cope with higher costs as its net income decreased to $96 million last quarter from $288 million during the same period a year earlier. \\nSo why should investors consider buying Campbell Soup’s stock? Its market share remains steady, and the company is investing in strengthening its supply chain. That should help it raise its margins. Further, CPB stock has provided 41% greater returns than the NYSE Composite over the past ten years. \\nCoca-Cola (KO)\\nSource: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com\\nInvestors shouldn’t buy Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) stock with the expectation that its price will rise quickly. That’s because Coca-Cola’s share prices hold very steady even in turbulent times. In 2022, its prices have only varied between $57 and $66, while the stock markets have fallen drastically. \\nCoca-Cola’s dividend should interest investors as much as the fluctuations of its stock price. Because it’s the dividend that really makes KO stock a long-term winner. It currently yields 2.85%. Add that to the slow, steady growth of its share price, and the beauty of compounding begins to become apparent. \\nEven if Coca-Cola doesn’t continue to benefit from the rebound of consumer spending during the global reopening, it will remain a defensive stock to which investors flee during hard economic times. As a result, KO stock should climb even if Coke’s best-case business scenarios fail to materialize. \\nThat said, the company expects its revenue to increase by double-digit-percentages this year. \\nAlly Financial (ALLY)\\nSource: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com\\nFinancial services firms like Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) tend to perform decently during tougher times. But ALLY stock is still down approximately one-third in 2022. But as another InvestorPlace columnist, Thomas Niel, recently noted, it’s the Buffett connection that makes Ally Financial interesting. \\nHis firm increased its position in Ally Financial by 234% last quarter. That was despite the fact that there are concerns over a potential, impending auto-loan crisis. If those concerns are overblown, as Buffett’s investment suggests, then ALLY looks to be a great choice for value investors. Its P/E ratio of 4.8 has a lot to do with the latter thesis. \\nAlly Financial looks like a contrarian play on the digital finance space, and it appears to have a bright future. \\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)\\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s (NYSE:TSM) foundries produce half of the chips used across the globe. Given the importance of microchips to our everyday lives, it’s easy to understand why TSM is a vitally important company. Many have even suggested that it is the most important firm in the world, period. \\nIn accordance with the position of its home country, which is closely aligned with the U.S. and its allies, the chip maker plans to build new fabrication plants in America and Japan. \\nIt is also investing heavily in developing chips that are smaller than 10 nanometers. Such chips are considered to be cutting-edge. These chips should generate higher sales volumes and more elevated prices .\\nTSM has long been the leading chip maker due to its technology that others cannot match. That, along with its partnerships, make TSM stock a winning bet. \\nAlphabet (GOOG)\\nGoogle (NASDAQ:GOOG,GOOGL) stock has fallen 24% in 2022, but that is little reason to abandon ship. Those who have lost money on the shares should hold onto GOOG stock. The investors who have no position in the name should consider establishing one. \\nGoogle’s business isn’t doing nearly as bad as you may have been led to believe. In fact, the company continues to grow on most fronts. The problem is that it isn’t growing as quickly as some might like. But that shouldn’t dissuade contrarian investors from buying GOOG stock. \\nGoogle search, network, YouTube, and Ads grew year-over-year in Q2, as did Google Cloud. The firm’s net income was nearly stagnant YOY, but that shouldn’t worry investors much. Its bottom line will rebound in time as the economy cycles out of this downturn. That could take awhile, but the shares will almost certainly reward their owners over the long-term. \\nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\\n The post 7 Bear Market Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” AAPL Apple $156.07 CVX Chevron $154.91 CPB Campbell Soup $48.05 KO Coca-Cola $62.21 ALLY Ally Financial $33 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53 GOOG Alphabet $110.18 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. The argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” AAPL Apple $156.07 CVX Chevron $154.91 CPB Campbell Soup $48.05 KO Coca-Cola $62.21 ALLY Ally Financial $33 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53 GOOG Alphabet $110.18 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. The argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced.', 'news_article_title': '7 Bear Market Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” AAPL Apple $156.07 CVX Chevron $154.91 CPB Campbell Soup $48.05 KO Coca-Cola $62.21 ALLY Ally Financial $33 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53 GOOG Alphabet $110.18 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. The argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” AAPL Apple $156.07 CVX Chevron $154.91 CPB Campbell Soup $48.05 KO Coca-Cola $62.21 ALLY Ally Financial $33 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53 GOOG Alphabet $110.18 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. The argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-fell-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. ET. While not a tremendous decline, it was notably weaker performance than the market overall as well as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, which were both positive on the day at that time.\\nToday\\'s weakness could be attributed to some \"selling the news\" by traders following yesterday\\'s event, in which Apple unveiled new iPhones, watches, and services, with more incremental innovation than any great leaps forward. Additionally, it appears most large-cap tech stocks of the FAANG cohort were underperforming today, with other lower-valued parts of tech such as semiconductors outperforming, so there may be some rotation going on here.\\nSo what\\nYesterday, Apple unveiled a slew of updates to its product portfolio, mostly centering on incremental health and emergency features for the new iPhone 14, as well as improved battery and camera specs. The biggest surprise may have been that Apple wasn\\'t raising prices on the iPhone 14, perhaps making a play for more market share in order to boost future services revenue. The most \"new\" product was a $799 Apple Watch Ultra, designed for extreme athletes. However, that is a relatively limited market.\\nSo, there may have been some selling from traders who were hoping for a more \"revolutionary\" release. However, since other large-cap tech stocks were down today, there could also be some market rotation going on.\\nThis morning, weekly jobless claims came in below expectations, which means the labor market is still incredibly strong despite Federal Reserve\\'s interest rate hikes. The strength of the labor market seems to indicate the Federal Reserve can perhaps raise rates more than thought without tipping the economy into recession. This morning, Fed Chair Jay Powell gave an interview in which he said he believed the Fed could bring inflation down without the severe social costs seen in the 1980s, when inflation was more entrenched.\\nApple, trading at more than 25 times earnings, has become somewhat of a safe-haven stock in the technology world. However, Powell\\'s remarks may have led some to believe higher interest rates may not lead to a severe recession as some have feared.\\nMeanwhile, the recent market downturn has really decimated other corners of the tech market, especially quasi-cyclical stocks like semiconductors and formerly high-flying software companies. So, some traders may be selling the large-cap safe havens and buying these other parts of the technology market that have become cheap, assuming no recession.\\nNow what\\nWhile today\\'s underperformance is notable, one day doesn\\'t make much difference over the long term, and there are no big worries with Apple at the moment. This Warren Buffett favorite has a tremendously wide moat, tons of cash, and terrific leadership. Meanwhile, the absence of iPhone price hikes this year could lead Apple to gain even more market share against Android-based devices.\\nWhile the upside may not be as great as some other more beaten-down, smaller technology stocks, Apple remains a rock-solid company to anchor your portfolio.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nBilly Duberstein has positions in Apple and has the following options: short January 2023 $210 calls on Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. Today\\'s weakness could be attributed to some \"selling the news\" by traders following yesterday\\'s event, in which Apple unveiled new iPhones, watches, and services, with more incremental innovation than any great leaps forward. So what Yesterday, Apple unveiled a slew of updates to its product portfolio, mostly centering on incremental health and emergency features for the new iPhone 14, as well as improved battery and camera specs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. Today\\'s weakness could be attributed to some \"selling the news\" by traders following yesterday\\'s event, in which Apple unveiled new iPhones, watches, and services, with more incremental innovation than any great leaps forward. This morning, weekly jobless claims came in below expectations, which means the labor market is still incredibly strong despite Federal Reserve\\'s interest rate hikes.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Fell Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. Today\\'s weakness could be attributed to some \"selling the news\" by traders following yesterday\\'s event, in which Apple unveiled new iPhones, watches, and services, with more incremental innovation than any great leaps forward. However, Powell\\'s remarks may have led some to believe higher interest rates may not lead to a severe recession as some have feared.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. Meanwhile, the recent market downturn has really decimated other corners of the tech market, especially quasi-cyclical stocks like semiconductors and formerly high-flying software companies. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Billy Duberstein has positions in Apple and has the following options: short January 2023 $210 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-bolsters-map-offerings-with-latest-feature', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward adding innovative features to Google Maps.\\nAccording to 9TO5Google, Google has added a capability to Google Maps, which lets users know the most fuel-efficient route if they specify the vehicle’s engine type, whether it’s gas, petrol, diesel, hybrid or an electric vehicle.\\nReportedly, Google used insights from the United States Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the European Environment Agency. GOOGL combined these data with Google Maps-driving trends and built advanced machine learning models trained on the most popular engine types in a given region.\\nThe recent feature is rolling out in the United States, Canada and Europe over the coming weeks.\\nThis apart, Google introduced eco-friendly routing to Maps to nearly 40 countries across Europe to highlight directions that use less fuel.\\nUsers in European countries can view the ‘most fuel-efficient’ leaf badge on Google Maps, which shows the app-preferred route to reduce fuel cost and carbon emissions. They can disable this feature from the overflow menu on the directions page to use the fastest route.\\nThe introduction of an eco-friendly route feature and the most fuel-efficient route on vehicle engine-type specification is expected to boost the adoption rate of Maps in the abovementioned countries in the days ahead.\\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\\nGrowing Google Maps Initiatives\\nThe recent global initiatives bode well for GOOGL’s increasing efforts toward bringing innovative features for a clean and sustainable environment.\\nEarlier this year, the eco-friendly routing feature was rolled out in the United States, Canada and Germany.\\nReportedly, Google has estimated to have removed more than half a million metric tons of carbon emissions since the feature was launched in the United States and Canada. This shows the growing adoption of Google Maps.\\nFurther, Google added a widget to Google Maps, which updates information on nearby traffic at the user’s current location.\\nAdditionally, Google introduced a feature to Searches and Maps, which shows “Identifies as LGBTQ+ owned” on the business profiles of sellers belonging to the LGBTQ+ community.\\nGoogle is also making efforts to show estimated toll prices for the planned routes on Google Maps to users of both Android and iOS.\\nAll these endeavors will continue to strengthen Google Maps, helping Google drive momentum among its users. This, in turn, is likely to get reflected in the performance of the Google Services segment, which will benefit Alphabet’s overall financial performance.\\nGoogle Services generated $62.8 billion revenues (90.2% of total revenues) in second-quarter 2022, up 10.1% from the prior-year quarter’s level.\\nMoreover, strengthening financial performance will aid GOOGL in winning investors’ confidence in the near term. Shares of GOOGL have been down 24.5% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 30.2%.\\nRising Competition\\nAlphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services.\\nApple, which has gained 0.6% in the year-to-date period, offers its web mapping service named Apple Maps. It provides directions and an estimated arrival time for driving, walking, cycling and public transportation navigation.\\nRecently, Apple introduced a capability to its Apple Maps app for iOS 16 users, which lets them add multi-stop routing to the app.\\nNevertheless, Alphabet’s consistent launch of eco-friendly features to Google Maps is expected to help it gain a competitive advantage over its aforesaid peer.\\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Investors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider some better-ranked stocks like ASE Technology ASX and Monolithic Power Systems MPWR, both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\\nASE technology has lost 29.2% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for ASX is currently projected at 23.1%.\\nMonolithic Power Systems has lost 13.4% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for MPWR is currently projected at 25%.\\n\\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nMonolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASX): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Rising Competition Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Users in European countries can view the ‘most fuel-efficient’ leaf badge on Google Maps, which shows the app-preferred route to reduce fuel cost and carbon emissions.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Rising Competition Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Investors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider some better-ranked stocks like ASE Technology ASX and Monolithic Power Systems MPWR, both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Bolsters Map Offerings With Latest Feature', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Rising Competition Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report According to 9TO5Google, Google has added a capability to Google Maps, which lets users know the most fuel-efficient route if they specify the vehicle’s engine type, whether it’s gas, petrol, diesel, hybrid or an electric vehicle.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Rising Competition Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward adding innovative features to Google Maps.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-stock-sinks-as-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.66% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.61%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.05%.\\nPrior to today's trading, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had lost 7.85% over the past month. This has was narrower than the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 8.24% and lagged the S&P 500's loss of 3.79% in that time.\\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.25, up 0.81% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $88.01 billion, up 5.58% from the year-ago period.\\nAAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.73% and +7.21%, respectively.\\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.\\nBased on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.\\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.09% higher within the past month. Apple is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\\nDigging into valuation, Apple currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 25.55. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 6.69.\\nInvestors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.02 right now. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Computer - Mini computers was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.44 at yesterday's closing price.\\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 219, which puts it in the bottom 14% of all 250+ industries.\\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\\n\\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.02 right now.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.02 right now.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.02 right now.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/october-28th-options-now-available-for-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new October 28th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\\nThe put contract at the $149.00 strike price has a current bid of $4.25. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $149.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $144.75 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AAPL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $156.16/share today.\\nBecause the $149.00 strike represents an approximate 5% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.85% return on the cash commitment, or 20.82% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.\\nBelow is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, and highlighting in green where the $149.00 strike is located relative to that history:\\nTurning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $160.00 strike price has a current bid of $5.60. If an investor was to purchase shares of AAPL stock at the current price level of $156.16/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a \"covered call,\" they are committing to sell the stock at $160.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 6.05% if the stock gets called away at the October 28th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL\\'s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red:\\nConsidering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 57%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 3.59% boost of extra return to the investor, or 26.18% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.\\nThe implied volatility in the call contract example above is 33%.\\nMeanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 252 trading day closing values as well as today\\'s price of $156.16) to be 31%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\\nTop YieldBoost Calls of the Nasdaq 100 »\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new October 28th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\", 'news_article_title': 'October 28th Options Now Available For Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new October 28th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new October 28th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-expands-portfolio-with-watch-series-8-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. The iPhone maker also announced Apple Watch Ultra at the event.\\n\\nApple Watch Series 8 features a large, Always-On Retina display and a strong crack-resistant front crystal. The smartwatch promises an 18-hour battery life.\\n\\nApple continues to offer health and safety features like the ECG app and fall detection by introducing temperature-sensing capabilities, retrospective ovulation estimates, Crash Detection and international roaming in the new smartwatch.\\n\\nApple Watch SE includes Activity tracking, high and low heart rate notifications, Emergency SOS, the new Crash Detection feature and a completely redesigned back case. The Watch SE is available at a more affordable price of $249.\\n\\nBoth Apple Watch Series 8 and Watch SE are powered by watchOS 9, which introduced new and more customizable watch faces like Lunar and Metropolitan, an enhanced Workout app, sleep stages, a first-of-its-kind AFib History feature, and an all-new Medications app.\\nApple Inc. Revenue (TTM)\\nApple Inc. revenue-ttm | Apple Inc. Quote\\nBoth smartwatches will be available beginning Sep 16.\\n\\nApple introduced Watch Ultra, which is built for endurance, exploration and adventure, featuring a 49 mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal that offers the biggest and brightest Apple Watch display yet.\\n\\nApple Watch Ultra offers up to 36 hours of battery life during normal use. The smartwatch also features a new low-power setting that can extend the battery life to reach up to 60 hours.\\n\\nApple Watch Ultra also offers a Wayfinder watch face that is designed specifically for the larger Apple Watch Ultra display and includes a compass built into the dial, with space for up to eight complications. Apple Watch Ultra also offers three new bands, Trail Loop, Alpine Loop, and Ocean Band.\\n\\nApple Watch Ultra will be available beginning Sep 23.\\nApple’s New Watches to Boost Smartwatch Dominance\\nApple dominates the wearable market, which includes smartwatches. Per Markets & Markets, the wearables market is expected to witness a CAGR of 18% between 2021 and 2026 to reach roughly $265.4 billion by 2026.\\n\\nApple’s launch of the new smartwatches is expected to boost its dominance in this space. In fiscal third-quarter 2022, Apple Watch’s adoption rate continued to grow rapidly. More than two-thirds of the customers who purchased the Apple Watch during the reported quarter were first-time customers.\\n\\nPer Counterpoint research data, Apple had 29% market share in second-quarter 2022 ending June. The global smartwatch market’s shipments grew 13% year over year in the second quarter despite macro uncertainties including higher inflation and geopolitical conflicts.\\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\\nApple currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\\n\\nSome better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector are Absolute Software ABST, Paylocity PCTY and Synchronoss SNCR, all sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\\n\\nAbsolute shares have gained 14.9% in the year-to-date period. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ABST’s fiscal 2023 earnings has moved 487.5% higher over the past 30 days to 47 cents per share.\\n\\nPaylocity shares have gained 4.4% in the year-to-date period. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for PCTY’s fiscal 2023 earnings has been steady over the past 30 days at $3.58 per share.\\n\\nSynchronoss shares have lost 39.3% in the year-to-date period. The consensus mark for SNCR’s 2022 earnings has moved 220% higher to 16 cents per share over the past 30 days.\\n\\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nSynchronoss Technologies, Inc. (SNCR): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nPaylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nAbsolute Software Corporation (ABST): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Watch SE includes Activity tracking, high and low heart rate notifications, Emergency SOS, the new Crash Detection feature and a completely redesigned back case.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ABST’s fiscal 2023 earnings has moved 487.5% higher over the past 30 days to 47 cents per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Expands Portfolio With Watch Series 8 Launch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Watch Ultra also offers a Wayfinder watch face that is designed specifically for the larger Apple Watch Ultra display and includes a compass built into the dial, with space for up to eight complications.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple introduced Watch Ultra, which is built for endurance, exploration and adventure, featuring a 49 mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal that offers the biggest and brightest Apple Watch display yet.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-top-undervalued-stocks-to-watch-in-september-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '2 Undervalued Stocks To Check Out In The Stock Market Today\\nUndervalued stocks are a great way to make money in the stock market. But what exactly is an undervalued stock? Undervalued stocks are simply stocks that are trading below their intrinsic value. In other words, they are worth more than the current market price. Many factors can contribute to a stock being undervalued, such as poor recent performance, negative analyst recommendations, or simply being out of favor with investors.\\nHowever, smart investors know that undervalued stocks can be a great opportunity to buy low and sell high. With a little research, it is possible to find hidden gems in the stock market that are poised for a rebound. So don’t be afraid of undervalued stocks; they just might be the key to making big profits in the stock market today. If you’re keen on finding undervalued stocks in the market right now, here are two to check out.\\nUndervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now\\nAdobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE)\\nAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)\\nAdobe (ADBE Stock)\\nFirst, Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California. Adobe has historically focused on the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more recent foray towards digital marketing software. Just this week, Adobe announced it will release its 3rd quarter fiscal year 2022 results after the market closes on Thursday, September 15, 2022.\\nIn the meantime, let’s take a look back at the company’s most recent quarterly financial results. In detail, Adobe reported second quarter 2022 earnings per share of $3.36, with revenue of $4.4 billion. This is compared with consensus estimates for the quarter which were earnings of $3.31 per share, and revenue of $4.3 billion. Moreover, revenue increased 14.4% during the same period, in 2021.\\nAside from that, Adobe provided an outlook for its third quarter results. Specifically, the company reported its estimated Q3 non-GAAP earnings of $3.33 per share, with revenue of nearly $4.43 billion. Despite these results, shares of ADBE stock are down over 32% so far in 2022. ADBE stock closed Thursday’s trading session at $383.63 per share. As we wait to see the third quarter’s results, do you think ADBE is a good undervalued stock to invest in for 2022?\\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\\nAmazon.com (AMZN Stock)\\nNext, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington. In brief, Amazon focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META).\\nIn July, Amazon reported its second quarter 2022 financial results. Diving straight in, the company reported earnings of $0.10 per share, with revenue of $121.1 billion. This is in comparison with analysts’ consensus estimates for Q2 of earnings per share of $0.15, and revenue of $119.5 billion. In addition, Amazon also announced upbeat guidance for the 3rd quarter of 2022. In the letter to shareholders, the company announced it estimates third-quarter revenue in the range of $125.0 billion to $130.0 billion.\\nSeparate from that, in August, Amazon announced they will acquire iRobot. The details of the deal include, that Amazon will buy iRobot for $61 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion. In 2022 so far, AMZN stock is still down over 23%. This could present an opportunity for investors to buy AMZN stock at a discount. With this in mind, will you be adding AMZN stock to your watchlist right now?\\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Many factors can contribute to a stock being undervalued, such as poor recent performance, negative analyst recommendations, or simply being out of favor with investors. Just this week, Adobe announced it will release its 3rd quarter fiscal year 2022 results after the market closes on Thursday, September 15, 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). 2 Undervalued Stocks To Check Out In The Stock Market Today Undervalued stocks are a great way to make money in the stock market. Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Adobe (ADBE Stock) First, Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California.', 'news_article_title': '2 Top Undervalued Stocks To Watch In September 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Adobe (ADBE Stock) First, Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California. In detail, Adobe reported second quarter 2022 earnings per share of $3.36, with revenue of $4.4 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). 2 Undervalued Stocks To Check Out In The Stock Market Today Undervalued stocks are a great way to make money in the stock market. So don’t be afraid of undervalued stocks; they just might be the key to making big profits in the stock market today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-the-trade-desk-be-worth-more-than-alphabet-by-2030', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet\\'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google has crushed many digital advertising platforms over the past two decades. Yet The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD), which operates the world\\'s largest independent demand-side platform (DSP) for digital ads, withstood that competition.\\nDSPs help marketers buy programmatic (automated) ad space across multiple platforms. They sit on the opposite end of the advertising supply chain as sell-side platforms (SSPs), which help publishers sell their own ad inventories.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nGoogle\\'s advertising platform already bundles together a DSP, SSP, and other digital advertising services. But instead of going head-to-head against Google in its core desktop and mobile advertising markets, The Trade Desk has carved out a growing niche by focusing on streaming audio and video platforms.\\nThe secular growth of those streaming media platforms, which accelerated throughout the pandemic as more people stayed at home, boosted The Trade Desk\\'s revenue from $203 million in 2016 to $1.2 billion in 2021, which represented a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 43%. The Trade Desk is still tiny compared to Alphabet, but it\\'s also growing a lot faster and attracting advertisers that don\\'t want to tether themselves to Google\\'s sprawling ecosystem. Could it grow significantly larger and eclipse Alphabet\\'s market cap by the end of the decade?\\nThe Trade Desk\\'s long-term plan\\nThe Trade Desk currently serves more than 1,000 customers. It provides ad space across mobile, desktop, and connected TV (CTV) platforms, but it\\'s been generating most of its growth from the CTV market, which consists of ad-supported platforms like Comcast\\'s Peacock, Warner Bros. Discovery\\'s HBO Max, and Disney+. Even Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), which had shunned ads for years, plans to launch a cheaper ad-supported tier in the near future.\\nDuring The Trade Desk\\'s latest conference call, CEO Jeff Green said Netflix\\'s decision to avoid Google and tap Microsoft\\'s ad tech platform Xandr (which is already partnered with The Trade Desk) to build its upcoming ad-supported tier was a \"strong indication\" that companies were recognizing the \"dangers and limitations of walled gardens.\"\\nGoogle also owns YouTube, the world\\'s largest ad-supported streaming video platform, so it doesn\\'t make sense for most streaming video companies like Disney or Netflix to tether themselves to a major competitor. Green believes that desire to avoid walled gardens will drive the growth of an \"open internet\" for independent ad platforms like The Trade Desk.\\nCan The Trade Desk keep growing?\\nThe Trade Desk has grown like a weed since its IPO in 2016, and its stock has more than tripled from its IPO price of $18. But besides the pandemic, which actually generated tailwinds for its CTV business, it hasn\\'t been tested by a major recession yet. Many advertising companies have already reined in their near-term expectations to deal with inflation, rising interest rates, and unpredictable geopolitical tensions, and The Trade Desk probably won\\'t be immune to those headwinds.\\nFor now, analysts expect The Trade Desk\\'s revenue to rise 33% to $1.59 billion this year, grow another 24% to $1.98 billion in 2023, and increase 27% to $2.53 billion in 2024. Those growth rates look healthy, but they might not fully account for a painful recession or intense competition from other independent or bundled DSPs.\\nFurthermore, Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google\\'s decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. However, The Trade Desk is already countering those changes with its new platform Solimar, which insulates advertisers from Apple\\'s changes by accumulating more first-party data for ads, and a newer technology known as Unified ID (UID) 2.0 that eliminates the need for third-party cookies.\\nAssuming The Trade Desk matches analysts\\' sales expectations for the next two years and continues to grow at a CAGR of 25% through 2030, it could generate nearly $10 billion in revenue by the final year. But that would still make it an ant compared to Alphabet, which generated a whopping $257.6 billion in revenue last year. So unless Alphabet gets chopped up into tiny pieces by antitrust regulators, it will still be worth a lot more than The Trade Desk.\\nBut it could still be a better growth stock than Alphabet\\nYet The Trade Desk could still generate bigger gains than Alphabet over the next eight years. Analysts only expect Alphabet\\'s revenue to grow in the low-teens through 2024, and it will likely maintain those mature growth rates through 2030.\\nWith a market cap of $29.3 billion, The Trade Desk isn\\'t cheap at 18 times this year\\'s sales. Alphabet, which is worth $1.4 trillion, trades at five times this year\\'s sales. But if The Trade Desk generates $10 billion in revenue in 2030 and its price-to-sales ratio cools off to ten, it could still be worth $100 billion -- which would be more than triple its current valuation. It would arguably be much more difficult for Alphabet\\'s stock to triple within the same period.\\nThat\\'s all speculation for now, but I still believe The Trade Desk is a rock-solid growth stock for long-term investors. Just don\\'t expect it to come anywhere close to matching Alphabet\\'s market cap within the next decade.\\nFind out why The Trade Desk is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. The Trade Desk is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\\nClick here to get access to the full list!\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Furthermore, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google's decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. But instead of going head-to-head against Google in its core desktop and mobile advertising markets, The Trade Desk has carved out a growing niche by focusing on streaming audio and video platforms. Many advertising companies have already reined in their near-term expectations to deal with inflation, rising interest rates, and unpredictable geopolitical tensions, and The Trade Desk probably won't be immune to those headwinds.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Furthermore, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google's decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. Google also owns YouTube, the world's largest ad-supported streaming video platform, so it doesn't make sense for most streaming video companies like Disney or Netflix to tether themselves to a major competitor. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney.\", 'news_article_title': 'Will The Trade Desk Be Worth More Than Alphabet by 2030?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Furthermore, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google's decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. Can The Trade Desk keep growing? After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Furthermore, Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google\\'s decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. During The Trade Desk\\'s latest conference call, CEO Jeff Green said Netflix\\'s decision to avoid Google and tap Microsoft\\'s ad tech platform Xandr (which is already partnered with The Trade Desk) to build its upcoming ad-supported tier was a \"strong indication\" that companies were recognizing the \"dangers and limitations of walled gardens.\" But it could still be a better growth stock than Alphabet Yet The Trade Desk could still generate bigger gains than Alphabet over the next eight years.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-unveils-4-iphone-14-models-at-september-event', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7.\\n\\nThe company also launched the next-gen Airpods Pro, the Apple Watch Series 8, the new Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Ultra and updates to Fitness+ at the event.\\niPhone 14: iOS 16 and Emergency SOS via satellite\\nApple’s 5G-supported iPhone 14 (6.1-inch) and iPhone 14 Plus (6.7-inch) are powered by the A15 Bionic chip with a 5-core GPU and feature an eSIM.\\n\\nApple stated that support for 5G on iPhone is now available from more than 250 carrier partners in more than 70 markets globally, with expanded support for standalone networks. Moreover, Apple has removed the SIM tray in the latest models in the United States replacing it with eSIM.\\n\\niPhone 14 models will be powered by iOS 16, featuring a reimagined Lock Screen. iOS 16 offers a host of new features. For instance, with Messages, users can now edit or recall recently sent messages, and mark conversations as unread to revisit them later. iCloud Shared Photo Library makes it easier for users to share a collection of photos with family.\\n Apple Inc. Price and Consensus\\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\\n iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models offer camera upgrades with a 12MP Main camera featuring a larger sensor and larger pixels, a new front TrueDepth camera, an Ultra-Wide camera to capture more of a scene and a Photonic Engine for great low-light performance.\\n\\nThe iPhone Pro (6.1-inch) and Pro Max (6.7-inch) models feature Dynamic Island (a new design) and the Always-On display. These models are powered by an A16 Bionic chip.\\n\\niPhone 14 Pro introduces a 48MP Main camera, featuring a quad-pixel sensor and Photonic Engine.\\n\\nApple has launched iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus in five new colors, midnight, blue, starlight, purple and red. These models will be available beginning Oct 7.\\n\\niPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will be available in four colors, deep purple, silver, gold, and space black. iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will be available beginning Sep 16.\\n\\nApple enhanced the safety features of iPhone 14 models with the introduction of Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via satellite. The latter feature will be available to users in the United States and Canada in November, and the service will be free for two years.\\nApple Extends Fitness+ to All iPhone Users\\nApple Fitness+ users will no longer need an Apple Watch to access Fitness+ features. Apple is expanding Fitness+ to all iPhone users in the 21 countries it is available.\\n\\nFitness+ will be fully integrated with the Fitness app coming with iOS 16 and located in the middle tab.\\n\\nBeginning Sep 12, Fitness+ will introduce the fourth season of Time to Walk, featuring new guests including award-winning actor Regina Hall, Latin Grammy winner Nicky Jam and Emmy Award-winning performer Leslie Jordan.\\n\\nApple announced that with iOS 16, all Time to Walk and Time to Run episodes are available in the Fitness app on iPhone with a Fitness+ subscription.\\nWill New iPhones Boost Apple’s Share Price?\\nApple has been struggling in 2022, primarily due to coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions, industry-wide silicon shortage, unfavorable forex and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.\\n\\nShares of the iPhone maker have been down 12.2% year to date. However, it has managed to outperform the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s decline of 30.2%.\\n\\nThe near-term outlook is not enthusiastic, given the headwinds. Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Apple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and the industry-wide silicon shortage to hurt its top line by $4-$8 billion. Unfavorable forex is also expected to hurt revenues by 300 basis points (bps).\\n\\nMoreover, the absence of revenues from Russia is expected to hurt the top line by 150 bps. Apple paused all sales in Russia during the fiscal second quarter (March quarter).\\n\\nNevertheless, the new iPhones are expected to boost sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Moreover, the Services portfolio, of which Fitness+ and Apple TV+ are a part, has emerged as Apple’s new cash cow. Apple had more than 860 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio at the end of the fiscal third quarter.\\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\\nApple currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\\n\\nSome better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector are Absolute Software ABST, Paylocity PCTY and Synchronoss SNCR, all sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\\n\\nAbsolute shares have gained 14.9% in the year-to-date period. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ABST’s fiscal 2023 earnings has moved 487.5% higher over the past 30 days to 47 cents per share.\\n\\nPaylocity shares have gained 4.4% in the year-to-date period. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for PCTY’s fiscal 2023 earnings has been steady over the past 30 days to $3.58 per share.\\n\\nSynchronoss shares have lost 39.3% in the year-to-date period. The consensus mark for SNCR’s 2022 earnings has moved 220% higher to 16 cents per share over the past 30 days.\\n\\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nSynchronoss Technologies, Inc. (SNCR): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nPaylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nAbsolute Software Corporation (ABST): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple has been struggling in 2022, primarily due to coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions, industry-wide silicon shortage, unfavorable forex and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models offer camera upgrades with a 12MP Main camera featuring a larger sensor and larger pixels, a new front TrueDepth camera, an Ultra-Wide camera to capture more of a scene and a Photonic Engine for great low-light performance.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Unveils 4 iPhone 14 Models at September Event', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report iPhone 14: iOS 16 and Emergency SOS via satellite Apple’s 5G-supported iPhone 14 (6.1-inch) and iPhone 14 Plus (6.7-inch) are powered by the A15 Bionic chip with a 5-core GPU and feature an eSIM.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models offer camera upgrades with a 12MP Main camera featuring a larger sensor and larger pixels, a new front TrueDepth camera, an Ultra-Wide camera to capture more of a scene and a Photonic Engine for great low-light performance.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-lovers-in-some-asian-countries-to-pay-more-for-iphone-14', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year.\\nBuyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81).\\nThe iPhone 13 currently costs 107,800 yen in Japan. Earlier this year, Apple hiked the price of the model by nearly a fifth to 117,800 yen after the yen weakened.\\nIn China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.\\nAnalysts have said Apple should brace for a weakening of demand in China, where the economy has been hurt by a series of COVID-19 lockdowns that have squeezed consumer spending.\\nApple's April-June quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1% after a streak of strong quarters in the region.\\nThe company had previously announced discounts on iPhones in China, where the iPhone 13 is now available at 5,399 yuan.\\n($1 = 144.0500 yen)\\n($1 = 6.9560 Chinese yuan renminbi)\\nShelling out more for an iPhonehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cRukfT\\n(Reporting by Reuters bureaux; writing by Sayantani Ghosh; editing by Jason Neely)\\n((sayantani.ghosh@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Analysts have said Apple should brace for a weakening of demand in China, where the economy has been hurt by a series of COVID-19 lockdowns that have squeezed consumer spending. ($1 = 144.0500 yen) ($1 = 6.9560 Chinese yuan renminbi) Shelling out more for an iPhonehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cRukfT (Reporting by Reuters bureaux; writing by Sayantani Ghosh; editing by Jason Neely) ((sayantani.ghosh@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Earlier this year, Apple hiked the price of the model by nearly a fifth to 117,800 yen after the yen weakened. In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple lovers in some Asian countries to pay more for iPhone 14', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Earlier this year, Apple hiked the price of the model by nearly a fifth to 117,800 yen after the yen weakened. In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Buyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81). In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-vanguard-information-technology-etf-vgt-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Looking for broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/26/2004.\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nAdditionally, sector ETFs offer convenient ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 8, placing it in top 50%.\\nIndex Details\\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $42.93 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. VGT seeks to match the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index before fees and expenses.\\nThe MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index is designed to transition in and out of securities affected by pending updates to the information technology sector.\\nCosts\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.86%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 100% of the portfolio.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 60.10% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nSo far this year, VGT has lost about -25.03%, and is down about -18.85% in the last one year (as of 09/08/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $315.97 and $466.10.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.14 and standard deviation of 30.41% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 396 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, VGT is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) tracks N/A and the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index. ARK Innovation ETF has $7.92 billion in assets, Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $40.53 billion. ARKK has an expense ratio of 0.75% and XLK charges 0.10%.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\n\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\\n \\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $42.93 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) tracks N/A and the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/26/2004.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Vanguard Information Technology ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-u.s.-largecap-growth-etf-schg-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $14.53 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Growth\\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\\nCosts\\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.56%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 64.80% of the portfolio. Telecom and Healthcare round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 56.47% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nSCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index is float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted and includes the large-cap growth portion of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index.\\nThe ETF has lost about -24.49% so far this year and is down about -20.71% in the last one year (as of 09/08/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $55.73 and $83.40.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.10 and standard deviation of 28.12% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 228 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nSchwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, SCHG is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $73.56 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $164.43 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\\nBottom-Line\\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\n\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nSchwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports\\n \\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\n \\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $14.53 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Performance and Risk SCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/new-apple-iphone-will-be-available-in-russia-trade-minister-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sept 8 (Reuters) - Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple APPL.O iPhone 14 despite the U.S. tech company having left the country thanks to Moscow\\'s parallel import scheme, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday.\\nRussia announced the scheme in March when it authorised retailers to import products from abroad without the trademark owner\\'s permission.\\nAsked whether the new iPhone, unveiled by Apple on Wednesday, would be imported under the scheme, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said: \"Why not? If consumers want to buy these phones, yes. There will be the opportunity.\"\\nApple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, though the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple goods have remained available in Russian stores as retailers sell down their remaining stock of old models and get hold of newly released devices through the import scheme.\\nRussian mobile network MTS on Thursday morning was already selling the new iPhone 14 models on pre-order. Prices start from 84,990 roubles ($1,398) for the 128GB version.\\nMTS said delivery could take up to 120 days and it retained the right to cancel orders if it faced difficulties importing the products.\\nApple did not immediately respond to a request to comment.\\nManturov, who is also a deputy prime minister, said last month that the scheme, which covers Western products ranging from luxury clothes to cars, could reach $16 billion in value this year, equivalent to around 4% of Russia\\'s 2021 imports.\\n($1 - 60.78 roubles)\\n(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Jason Neely)\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Sept 8 (Reuters) - Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple APPL.O iPhone 14 despite the U.S. tech company having left the country thanks to Moscow\\'s parallel import scheme, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday. Asked whether the new iPhone, unveiled by Apple on Wednesday, would be imported under the scheme, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said: \"Why not? Manturov, who is also a deputy prime minister, said last month that the scheme, which covers Western products ranging from luxury clothes to cars, could reach $16 billion in value this year, equivalent to around 4% of Russia\\'s 2021 imports.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Russia announced the scheme in March when it authorised retailers to import products from abroad without the trademark owner's permission. Apple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, though the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple goods have remained available in Russian stores as retailers sell down their remaining stock of old models and get hold of newly released devices through the import scheme. Russian mobile network MTS on Thursday morning was already selling the new iPhone 14 models on pre-order.\", 'news_article_title': 'New Apple iPhone will be available in Russia, trade minister says', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Asked whether the new iPhone, unveiled by Apple on Wednesday, would be imported under the scheme, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said: \"Why not? Apple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, though the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple goods have remained available in Russian stores as retailers sell down their remaining stock of old models and get hold of newly released devices through the import scheme. Russian mobile network MTS on Thursday morning was already selling the new iPhone 14 models on pre-order.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Sept 8 (Reuters) - Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple APPL.O iPhone 14 despite the U.S. tech company having left the country thanks to Moscow's parallel import scheme, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday. Apple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, though the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple goods have remained available in Russian stores as retailers sell down their remaining stock of old models and get hold of newly released devices through the import scheme. ($1 - 60.78 roubles) (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Jason Neely) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-dip-3-companies-to-buy-and-hold-for-the-long-term', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"On the back of a global pandemic, rising inflation, and the efforts to get that inflation under control, the stock market has responded by selling off considerably in 2022. The Nasdaq Composite has fallen about 26% year to date, while the S&P 500 lost 18% of its value over the same period. Just about every industry has been affected to some degree, but often for quite different reasons.\\nWhile a dip in the stock market has given many a desire to cut and run, long-term investors know that the beaten-down stocks of reliable companies won't stay down forever. They also know that a market dip offers a great chance for patient investors to buy stocks at bargain prices so they can reap the rewards later.\\nLet's take a look at three reliable stocks trading at a discount that offer the potential for significant gains in the long term.\\n1. Disney\\nWalt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) stock has definitely had a volatile couple of years, trading down about 29% year to date and 39% from a year ago. The steep decline is related, in part, to the ongoing adverse effects from the pandemic as well as uncertainty about the economy and potential recession. Disney did use the situation to make some adjustments (mainly to its theme parks) and add new services (like the Disney+ streaming service) that it expects to benefit from in the years to come. Some evidence of the positive effects of the changes (as well as the easing of concerns about the pandemic) can be seen in its most recent earnings report which noted a 70% year-over-year increase in parks revenue and total streaming subscribers from its three main services (Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+) of 221.1 million, which exceeds Netflix's total.\\nDisney's price-to-earnings ratio, which was highly elevated by pandemic-related depressed earnings is returning to more normal levels, suggesting the company is getting its historically strong financials back on a more even keel. For instance, revenue in Disney's latest quarter was up 26% year over year, beating market expectations.\\nDisney has plenty of promising developments in the pipeline, including gains from price increases across all of its streaming services, an ad-supported streaming tier that could invite new subscribers and increase the company's average rate per user, and a long list of theatrical blockbusters sure to pull in significant earnings at the box office (as well as keeping subscribers interested in its streaming products). A return to expectation-beating revenue growth and a booming streaming business suggest the company (and the stock) has renewed potential to outperform in the coming years.\\n2. Apple\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Investing legend Warren Buffett is certainly enamored of the stock, as Apple is his largest holding through Berkshire Hathaway by a considerable margin. In fact, roughly 41% of Berkshire's portfolio is currently tied up in Apple (895 million shares worth $122 billion as of June 30).\\nApple as a stock has proven its resilience in the last year, with its stock falling less than 1% over the past year despite the Nasdaq falling 24.3% in the same period. The company's consistently increasing revenue and net income have primarily fueled its stock's stability. Despite the pandemic and some potential recession-influenced decreases in consumer spending, Apple's net sales rose from $260.2 billion in fiscal 2019 to $365.8 billion in fiscal 2021, a 40.6% jump (Apple's fiscal years end in late September). Net income increased by 71.3% in the same time frame, hitting $94.7 billion in fiscal 2021. The company has continued its growth streak in 2022, reaching a record $83 billion in revenue in the third quarter -- a 2% increase year over year. Apple has shown an ability to consistently grow revenue and earnings by producing a seemingly endless supply of promising product and service launches, making for an excellent long-term stock hold.\\n3. Warner Bros. Discovery\\nWarner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is the result of a merger this year between Discovery and the Warner Media spinoff from AT&T. Since the conclusion of the merger in early April, the stock for this multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate has fallen roughly 48%. That stock performance might have you wondering why this stock is being featured today.\\nThe stock performance of late is a reflection of the market's response to efforts by CEO David Zaslav's efforts to reduce the $55 billion in debt the newly merged company was saddled with when it launched. The cuts have included the cancellation of a number of international projects, executive layoffs, shutdowns of production on nearly completed films, and millions of dollars in write-offs.\\nThe recent cuts might seem drastic, but Warner Bros. Discovery still has a lucrative content library, popular streaming platforms, and a gaming business. The potential of what it still operates suggests it won't be down forever.\\nZaslav's cuts have already allowed Warner Bros. Discovery to reduce its debt by $6 billion in its first five months of operations, an impressive feat considering the short time frame. The company may look like it's slashing its business, but in reality, it's shrinking down to eliminate risks and prioritize profits until it gains better financial footing.\\nWarner Bros. Discovery's price-to-earnings ratio currently sits at 6.5, a historic low for the company (or its Discovery predecessor). The figure implies that the company's earnings are much more promising than its current stock price, and investors may be needlessly cautious about the company. Warner Bros. Discovery still has a long way to go before gaining Wall Street's trust, but its business is promising, suggesting investors may be able to see significant gains if they're willing to hold long-term.\\n10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walt Disney wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Disney's price-to-earnings ratio, which was highly elevated by pandemic-related depressed earnings is returning to more normal levels, suggesting the company is getting its historically strong financials back on a more even keel. A return to expectation-beating revenue growth and a booming streaming business suggest the company (and the stock) has renewed potential to outperform in the coming years.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Apple has shown an ability to consistently grow revenue and earnings by producing a seemingly endless supply of promising product and service launches, making for an excellent long-term stock hold. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Dip? 3 Companies to Buy and Hold for the Long Term', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Disney Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) stock has definitely had a volatile couple of years, trading down about 29% year to date and 39% from a year ago. Discovery Warner Bros.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Disney Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) stock has definitely had a volatile couple of years, trading down about 29% year to date and 39% from a year ago. Apple as a stock has proven its resilience in the last year, with its stock falling less than 1% over the past year despite the Nasdaq falling 24.3% in the same period.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-investors-should-love-apples-new-products', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company\\'s big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. With no major surprises, investors may be tempted to think that the event was a letdown. But here\\'s what\\'s critical about the company\\'s latest products: They represent Apple\\'s most important business segments. In other words, the tech giant just refreshed the products that are arguably most important to its business growth -- just in time for the holidays.\\nMeet Apple\\'s newest products\\nIt was no surprise to see new iPhones at Apple\\'s Wednesday event. September is the tech company\\'s typical month for iPhone launches. The iPhone lineup consisted of four new devices: the 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Max. The base iPhone 14 model is, of course, the cheapest of the new devices, with a starting price of $799. The 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Max have starting prices of $899, $999, and $1,099, respectively. The 14 and 14 Plus both sport an A15 Bionic chip with a 5-core graphics processing unit (GPU), while the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max boast Apple\\'s A16 Bionic, which Apple said in its press release about the device is \"the fastest chip ever in a smartphone.\" Among the many other differences between the two new lower-priced phones and the new Pro iPhones, the Pro phones feature an impressive new camera system.\\nImage source: Apple.\\nNew Apple Watch devices include the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE, and a higher-end Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Ultra. The new flagship Ultra set a new standard for Apple Watch, making it accessible to users requiring features for more extreme fitness activities. The new watch boasts multiday battery life under normal use, including a lower-power setting that can push the device\\'s battery life to 60 hours. The Ultra watch also boasts a bigger, brighter display and a more rugged design. Of course, customers will have to pay up. The Apple Watch Ultra costs $799. This compares to a $249 starting price tag for the Apple Watch SE and a $399 starting price for the Apple Watch Series 8.\\nFinally, Apple\\'s new AirPods Pro is priced at $249. While the popular device looks the same from the outside, they\\'re far more capable than their predecessors. Apple\\'s next-gen AirPods Pro boasts approximately twice the active noise canceling as the previous model, touch control for media playback and volume adjustments, increased battery life, more ear tip sizes, an upgraded charging case, and more.\\nImportant holiday catalysts\\nIt would be an understatement to say the iPhone is important to Apple. It\\'s vital. iPhone sales accounted for nearly half of the company\\'s revenue in its most recent quarter. So, a fresh lineup of new iPhones will help Apple as it enters the holidays.\\nBut what may be overlooked by some investors is that Apple\\'s \"wearables, home, and accessories\" business segment recently became the company\\'s second-biggest product segment (note that Apple\\'s services business is the company\\'s second-largest segment, but it is not a product segment). This means Apple Watch and AirPods, which are included in this segment, have morphed into a significant catalyst for the company. Even more, the segment is growing rapidly. Wearables, home, and accessories revenue rose 25% year over year in fiscal 2021.\\nWith so many new products across the company\\'s two most important product segments, Apple could achieve meaningful revenue growth in the coming quarters. Of course, if Apple\\'s recent supply chain bottlenecks are any indication of the challenges the company will face this holiday season, it may ultimately be production, not demand, that will determine the company\\'s sales growth during the upcoming months. Still, a fresh, new product lineup across key categories for Apple increases the odds of meaningful sales growth if its production constraints ease.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nDaniel Sparks has positions in Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company's big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. In other words, the tech giant just refreshed the products that are arguably most important to its business growth -- just in time for the holidays. The new flagship Ultra set a new standard for Apple Watch, making it accessible to users requiring features for more extreme fitness activities.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company's big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. New Apple Watch devices include the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE, and a higher-end Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Ultra. This compares to a $249 starting price tag for the Apple Watch SE and a $399 starting price for the Apple Watch Series 8.\", 'news_article_title': \"Why Investors Should Love Apple's New Products\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company's big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. The iPhone lineup consisted of four new devices: the 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Max. With so many new products across the company's two most important product segments, Apple could achieve meaningful revenue growth in the coming quarters.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company\\'s big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. New Apple Watch devices include the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE, and a higher-end Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Ultra. But what may be overlooked by some investors is that Apple\\'s \"wearables, home, and accessories\" business segment recently became the company\\'s second-biggest product segment (note that Apple\\'s services business is the company\\'s second-largest segment, but it is not a product segment).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-lovers-in-some-asian-countries-to-pay-more-for-iphone-14-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates with analyst comment, shares\\nSINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year.\\nBuyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81).\\nThe iPhone 13 currently costs 107,800 yen in Japan. Earlier this year, Apple hiked the price of the model by nearly a fifth to 117,800 yen after the yen weakened.\\nThe dollar\\'s strength is the biggest risk to Apple\\'s earnings, Credit Suisse analysts wrote in a note.\\n\"Demand for Apple remains strong in the U.S. and Europe, while Japan is likely under pressure given recent price increases and limited subsidies,\" they said.\\nShares of Apple were trading slightly lower amid a decline in the broader market.\\nIn China, though, Apple\\'s third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.\\nAnalysts have said Apple should brace for a weakening of demand in China, where the economy has been hurt by a series of COVID-19 lockdowns that have squeezed consumer spending.\\nApple\\'s April-June quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1% after a streak of strong quarters in the region.\\nThe company had previously announced discounts on iPhones in China, where the iPhone 13 is now available at 5,399 yuan.\\n($1 = 144.0500 yen)\\n($1 = 6.9560 Chinese yuan renminbi)\\nShelling out more for an iPhonehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cRukfT\\n(Reporting by Reuters bureaux; writing by Sayantani Ghosh; editing by Jason Neely and Anil D\\'Silva)\\n((sayantani.ghosh@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Updates with analyst comment, shares SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. The dollar\\'s strength is the biggest risk to Apple\\'s earnings, Credit Suisse analysts wrote in a note. \"Demand for Apple remains strong in the U.S. and Europe, while Japan is likely under pressure given recent price increases and limited subsidies,\" they said.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Updates with analyst comment, shares SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency. Apple's April-June quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1% after a streak of strong quarters in the region.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple lovers in some Asian countries to pay more for iPhone 14', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Updates with analyst comment, shares SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Buyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81). The iPhone 13 currently costs 107,800 yen in Japan.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Updates with analyst comment, shares SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Buyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81). In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-bear-market%3A-2-stocks-youll-wish-you-had-in-your-portfolio', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The Nasdaq Composite has hit choppy waters this year. Dropping by nearly 26%, it's firmly in bear market territory. While no one likes to see their stocks fall in value, this is also an opportunity to buy shares at an attractive valuation.\\nHowever, you still need to do your homework to see which companies have attractive growth valuations. Fortunately, these two pass muster.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\n1. Apple\\nApple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Its lineup has drawn a large following through sleek designs, high functionality, and excellent service.\\nThe stock has taken a rare breather this year, falling by about 13%, partly due to the overall market downturn. Additionally, Apple's fiscal third-quarter sales grew by just 1.9% to $83 billion. The period ended on June 25.\\nFortunately, better days seem set to resume shortly. A key growth driver, the iPhone, had sales of $40.7 billion, a 2.7% increase compared to a year ago. While this seems sluggish, it has outperformed other smartphone makers. Better still, Apple seems set to launch the latest version very soon. It's worth noting that the last two generations were a tremendous success.\\nApple's price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) has dropped to about 26 times, down from 30 at the start of the year. At the lower valuation, this seems an opportune time to pick up shares ahead of an expected sales growth acceleration.\\n2. Costco\\nCostco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) sells just about everything you can think of in its warehouses. And it sells its high-quality goods and services at attractive unit prices. The company's value proposition does well in a variety of economic environments. Its stock price has fallen by 9% this year, but that has more to do with the general market sentiment.\\nTo shop at Costco, you need to pay an annual fee. Given its roughly 90% renewal rates and consistently growing memberships, people find it worthwhile. In the third fiscal quarter (ended May 8), the company had 64.4 million paid members, up from 61.7 million at the end of fiscal 2021 (ended Aug. 29, 2021).\\nIt's not merely growing members, either. Costco continues to generate higher operating income, despite higher costs affecting many other retailers. Last quarter, its operating income was $1.8 billion, 7.7% higher than a year ago.\\nManagement continues to steadily expand the number of warehouses. The company previously stated that it expected to have 840 warehouses at the end of the latest fiscal year, up from the 817 it had a year ago.\\nCostco sells at a P/E of 41, down from nearly 50 at the start of 2022. Although that's double the S&P 500's multiple, Costco should sell for a higher valuation since it has a steadily growing business that attracts members in a variety of economic circumstances.\\nIt's not easy to buy stocks when they're dropping. Apple and Costco shares may drop further should the Nasdaq Composite continue falling. But their long-term prospects remain strong, making this an opportune time to purchase shares in these two companies.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\\nLawrence Rothman, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Costco Wholesale. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A key growth driver, the iPhone, had sales of $40.7 billion, a 2.7% increase compared to a year ago. At the lower valuation, this seems an opportune time to pick up shares ahead of an expected sales growth acceleration.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Costco Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) sells just about everything you can think of in its warehouses. In the third fiscal quarter (ended May 8), the company had 64.4 million paid members, up from 61.7 million at the end of fiscal 2021 (ended Aug. 29, 2021).\", 'news_article_title': \"Nasdaq Bear Market: 2 Stocks You'll Wish You Had In Your Portfolio\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The company previously stated that it expected to have 840 warehouses at the end of the latest fiscal year, up from the 817 it had a year ago. Although that's double the S&P 500's multiple, Costco should sell for a higher valuation since it has a steadily growing business that attracts members in a variety of economic circumstances.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The company previously stated that it expected to have 840 warehouses at the end of the latest fiscal year, up from the 817 it had a year ago. Although that's double the S&P 500's multiple, Costco should sell for a higher valuation since it has a steadily growing business that attracts members in a variety of economic circumstances.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-etfs-in-focus-post-iphone-14-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro.\\n\\nGiven this, investors seeking to tap the bullishness in the tech titan could consider the ETFs having the largest allocation to it. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).\\nInsights Into the Features of the New iPhone Models\\nThe iPhone 14 series features battery life and camera upgrades over its predecessor. Its four new models are between 6.1 and 6.7 inches in length, meaning they have larger screens than the iPhone 13 and can last all day on a single charge. iPhone 14 and 14 Plus feature an upgraded 12MP camera, while the Pro and Pro Max versions have a 48MP camera.\\n\\nOut of the four, the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 is the most affordable, with a price tag of $799. The 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899, while the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, which also have 6.7-inch displays, cost $999 and $1,099, respectively. The pre-order for these models starts Sep 9, while their sale will begin on Sep 16.\\n\\nMeanwhile, the wireless earbuds feature a new built-in H2 chip and improved audio driver, promising improved audio capabilities. It is available for $249 and will hit stores on Sep 23. The new AirPods Pro offers better overall connectivity thanks to the H2 chip, while adding better sound via its low-distortion driver and custom amplifier (see: all the Technology ETFs here).\\nETFs in Focus\\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\\n\\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund targets the broad technology sector and follows the Technology Select Sector Index. It holds about 76 securities in its basket, with Apple making up for a 24.9% share. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has key holdings in software, technology hardware, storage & peripherals, semiconductors & semiconductor equipment and IT services.\\n\\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $40 billion and an average daily volume of 6 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year (read: 4 Sector ETFs to Bet Big on Decent U.S. Manufacturing Data).\\n\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\\n\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $42.7 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 375 technology stocks. It currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Here, Apple accounts for a 24.1% share.\\n\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF has an expense ratio of 0.10%, while volume is solid at nearly 456,000 shares.\\n\\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)\\n\\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF is home to 368 technology stocks with AUM of $5.3 billion. It follows the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index. Apple accounts for a 24.7% allocation.\\n\\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, while volume is solid at 185,000 shares a day.\\n\\niShares US Technology ETF (IYW)\\n\\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, giving investors exposure to 148 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Apple makes up 20.1% of the assets (read: Apple Posts Record Revenues, Beats on Earnings: ETFs to Buy).\\n\\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $6.6 billion and charges 39 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges nearly 351,000 shares a day.\\n\\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY)\\n\\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF offers exposure to large U.S. companies that are expected to grow at an above-average rate relative to the market. It tracks the Russell Top 200 Growth Index, holding 111 stocks in its basket. Apple accounts for 15.6% of total assets. iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF has key holdings in information technology, consumer discretionary and healthcare with double-digit exposure each.\\n\\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF has amassed $4.8 billion in its asset base and trades in an average daily volume of 360,000 shares. It has an expense ratio of 0.20%.\\n\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\n\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n \\nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\\n \\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\\n \\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\\n \\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\\n \\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\\n \\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports\\n \\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\n \\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $40 billion and an average daily volume of 6 million shares.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).', 'news_article_title': 'Apple ETFs in Focus Post iPhone 14 Launch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro. Apple Inc. 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{'date': '2022-06-03', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 294.996, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 152348.0, 'fred_ppi': 280.251, 'fred_retail_sales': 675702.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -81215.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 50.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8224, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-was-the-worst-stock-in-the-dow-friday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped close to 350 points on Friday, despite a better-than-expected jobs report. For the week, however, the Dow Jones finished higher by nearly 165 points as volatile trading continued.\nNo stock in the Dow saw a bigger percentage drop than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which fell nearly 4% today after several analysts warned about slowing App Store revenue growth. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) was the day\'s second-biggest loser on a percentage basis, finishing the day more than 3% down.\nAlthough ADP reported yesterday that private payrolls in May added the smallest number of new jobs since the COVID-19 recovery began, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that nonfarm payrolls added 390,000 jobs last month. That was much stronger than the 328,000 jobs that most economists had been expecting. The conflicting data is nothing new, as investors struggle to try and figure out where the economy could land over the next six to 18 months.\nSlowing App Store growth at Apple\nMorgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty warned today that App Store revenue growth may have started to slow in May, hinting that services revenue at Apple could come in weaker for the current quarter than many had initially thought. Huberty pointed to data from a company called Sensor Tower that showed just 4% revenue growth in May on a year-over-year basis.\n"While we believe Apple user spending is more resilient at all stages of the economic cycle, which positions Apple better than other consumer hardware peers, a deceleration in App Store growth likely points to fading consumer spending on goods/services that accelerated during the pandemic," Huberty wrote in a research note.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApp Store revenue is a big component of the company\'s services revenue, which made up more than 20% of net sales in the tech giant\'s most recent quarter.\nHuberty projects that App Store revenue could fall by as much as $560 million from her initial forecast, which could hit her services revenue forecast for the current quarter by more than 3%.\nHuberty\'s note is the second warning this week from analysts. Evercore analyst Amit Daryanani also noted yesterday that the 4% growth is weaker than the 9% year-over-year App Store revenue growth Apple saw in April.\n"We had expected growth to accelerate as comps became easier, so the slowdown is somewhat surprising, especially as China saw a large deceleration when we were anticipating some uplift from the ongoing lockdowns," Daryanani wrote in a research note.\nStill, even though App Store revenue growth might be slowing, both Huberty and Daryanani are bullish on the stock. Huberty has an "overweight" rating on Apple and a price target of $195. Daryanani also has an "overweight" rating and price target of $210. Apple closed the day at $145 per share, implying substantial upside to both of the analysts\' price targets.\nWhy Apple could bounce back\nThe analysts are right to suggest that Apple could face some near-term headwinds. Consumer spending could slow in the face of higher prices and as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, which increases the cost of consumer debt and adds financial strain to consumer\'s finances. But I would still expect Apple to be a good long-term pick.\nIt\'s one of the largest companies in the world and has a strong financial position -- just last quarter it generated more than $28 billion of operating cash flow.\nApple will also likely be a good name to hold in the midst of high inflation. Although many of its flagship products are partial to consumer spending trends, the Apple brand is so powerful that it has the ability to raise prices and pass those onto the consumer without too much pushback. Eventually, supply chain issues will also hopefully clear, presenting a tailwind for the stock.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Intel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'No stock in the Dow saw a bigger percentage drop than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which fell nearly 4% today after several analysts warned about slowing App Store revenue growth. "We had expected growth to accelerate as comps became easier, so the slowdown is somewhat surprising, especially as China saw a large deceleration when we were anticipating some uplift from the ongoing lockdowns," Daryanani wrote in a research note. It\'s one of the largest companies in the world and has a strong financial position -- just last quarter it generated more than $28 billion of operating cash flow.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'No stock in the Dow saw a bigger percentage drop than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which fell nearly 4% today after several analysts warned about slowing App Store revenue growth. Slowing App Store growth at Apple Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty warned today that App Store revenue growth may have started to slow in May, hinting that services revenue at Apple could come in weaker for the current quarter than many had initially thought. Evercore analyst Amit Daryanani also noted yesterday that the 4% growth is weaker than the 9% year-over-year App Store revenue growth Apple saw in April.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Was the Worst Stock in the Dow Friday', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'No stock in the Dow saw a bigger percentage drop than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which fell nearly 4% today after several analysts warned about slowing App Store revenue growth. Evercore analyst Amit Daryanani also noted yesterday that the 4% growth is weaker than the 9% year-over-year App Store revenue growth Apple saw in April. Still, even though App Store revenue growth might be slowing, both Huberty and Daryanani are bullish on the stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'No stock in the Dow saw a bigger percentage drop than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which fell nearly 4% today after several analysts warned about slowing App Store revenue growth. Slowing App Store growth at Apple Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty warned today that App Store revenue growth may have started to slow in May, hinting that services revenue at Apple could come in weaker for the current quarter than many had initially thought. "While we believe Apple user spending is more resilient at all stages of the economic cycle, which positions Apple better than other consumer hardware peers, a deceleration in App Store growth likely points to fading consumer spending on goods/services that accelerated during the pandemic," Huberty wrote in a research note.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-top-stock-trades-for-monday%3A-spy-aapl-lulu-mu', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWe had the jobs report before the open, and despite it coming in ahead of economists’ expectations, it wasn’t enough to lift the market. We’ll touch on the S&P 500 as part of our top stock trades for next week.\nNote: This will be the last Top Stock Trades column for a bit. Thank you to everyone who have been readers over the years. Discussing technical analysis and different timeframes has been a true pleasure. Now mind your risk and trade ‘em well!\nTop Stock Trades for Monday No. 1: S&P 500 ETF\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nI look at the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) everyday. We had a powerful three-day burst of 80%-plus upside volume last week, setting a bullish tone coming into this week. So far though, it’s been a choppy consolidation period.\nThat’s as the S&P trades into a prior support zone — which failed last month — and is holding above the 10-day and 21-day moving averages. Bulls want to see the SPY hold above $407 and the 10-day moving average.\nHowever, they need to see the SPY hold above $405. If it loses $405, it loses momentum and puts $400 or lower back in play.\n7 Oversold Value Stocks to Buy for June\nIf the SPY can hold up, next week’s focus will be on $417.50, which is roughly this week’s high. Above that (and thus the 10-week moving average) and bulls could be looking at a push to the $421 level, followed by the 50-day moving average.\nTop Stock Trades for Monday No. 2: Apple\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was trading quite well this week, holding above the 10-day and 21-day moving averages. It even reclaimed the vital $150 level, closing above it on Thursday.\nFriday was a different story. The stock fell roughly 4%, breaking back below its short-term moving averages. On the plus side, it’s holding that $144-and-change area. I would like to see a bit more of a catalyst than that, though.\nFrom here, bulls want to see Apple reclaim the 10-day and 21-day and preferably clear Friday’s high near $148.\nOn the downside, a break and close below $144 opens the door down to the $136 to $138 area, where Apple stock hammered out a nice low last month. A test of this area keeps the 2022 low in play, near $133.\nTop Stock Trades for Monday No. 3: Lululemon\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nLululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) delivered a beat-and-raise quarter, but the stock is down slightly on the day. On the plus side, it’s holding its short-term moving averages and hit its highest level in several weeks.\nIf it can hold above $300 and clear $315, Lululemon stock could power up to the $330 to $335 area. There it finds the 50% retracement and 50-day moving average. Above that opens up significantly more upside.\n7 Overlooked Value Stocks to Buy Before Wall Street Catches On\nOn the downside, a break of the post-earnings low, as well as the 10-day and 21-day moving averages puts the key $285 level in play. Below that and the $265 gap-fill level is vulnerable.\nTop Trades for Monday No. 4: Micron\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nMicron (NASDAQ:MU) looked like it was ready to join Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) with a powerful breakout, but couldn’t get going over $75. That was resistance in back-to-back sessions and marks a key resistance point on the chart.\nWith today’s tumble, Micron is breaking below too many key moving averages. Now we have to see how it sets up again. Can it reclaim Friday’s high and these key moving averages, putting $75 back in play?\nIf not, it may have a date with range support down near $65 to $66. Otherwise, it’s caught in the middle of the range and is too much of a coin flip at current levels.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 4 Top Stock Trades for Monday: SPY, AAPL, LULU, MU appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was trading quite well this week, holding above the 10-day and 21-day moving averages. The post 4 Top Stock Trades for Monday: SPY, AAPL, LULU, MU appeared first on InvestorPlace. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) delivered a beat-and-raise quarter, but the stock is down slightly on the day.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was trading quite well this week, holding above the 10-day and 21-day moving averages. The post 4 Top Stock Trades for Monday: SPY, AAPL, LULU, MU appeared first on InvestorPlace. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) delivered a beat-and-raise quarter, but the stock is down slightly on the day.', 'news_article_title': '4 Top Stock Trades for Monday: SPY, AAPL, LULU, MU', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was trading quite well this week, holding above the 10-day and 21-day moving averages. The post 4 Top Stock Trades for Monday: SPY, AAPL, LULU, MU appeared first on InvestorPlace. Bulls want to see the SPY hold above $407 and the 10-day moving average.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was trading quite well this week, holding above the 10-day and 21-day moving averages. The post 4 Top Stock Trades for Monday: SPY, AAPL, LULU, MU appeared first on InvestorPlace. Above that (and thus the 10-week moving average) and bulls could be looking at a push to the $421 level, followed by the 50-day moving average.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-down-with-strong-jobs-data-keeping-the-pressure-on-for-rate-hikes-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nJune 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s three major stock indexes ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report ate in to hopes for a pause in the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy-tightening which is needed to cool decades-high inflation.\nThe technology-heavy Nasdaq led the declines, falling 2.5% as shares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were the biggest drags on the market.\nEarlier, the Labor Department\'s closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market.\nEconomists polled by Reuters had forecast that nonfarm payrolls would rise by 325,000 jobs.\nWhile the jobs report was reassuring for the current state of the economy, investors focused primarily on its potential influence on central bank policy.\n"The market is trying to funnel its response through what the Fed may or may not do," said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, who expects the market to continue to seesaw as a result of uncertainty around interest rates and inflation.\nShawn Snyder, head of investment strategy at Citi Personal Wealth Management, saw the solid report as a double-edged sword.\n"It\'s telling us the economy is in fairly good shape which is good news but when viewed in the context of what it means for the Federal Reserve and tightening monetary policy it likely makes them more confident they can continue to tighten," he said. "That comes through as a bit of a negative for investors because they\'re hoping for the Fed to pause later this year."\nMoney markets are fully pricing in 50 basis-point rate hikes by the Fed in June and July. FEDWATCH\nWhile the May report\'s slower-than-expected increase in hourly earnings looked like good news for inflation, Snyder cited rising oil prices as an offsetting factor.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 348.58 points, or 1.05%, to 32,899.7, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 68.28 points, or 1.63%, to 4,108.54 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 304.16 points, or 2.47%, to 12,012.73.\nAmong the S&P\'s 11 major sectors consumer discretionary .SPLRCD was the weakest with a 2.9% drop followed by technology\'s .SPLRCT 2.5% drop. The energy index .SPNY, up 1.4%, was the only gainer of the pack, as oil prices rose. O/R\nFor the week, the S&P 500 fell 1.2% while the Nasdaq declined 0.98% and the Dow lost 0.94% after all three indexes had risen sharply the week before.\nVolatility has gripped Wall Street in recent weeks as investors debated whether markets had hit a bottom against the backdrop of some hawkish comments from Fed officials and data suggesting that inflation may have peaked.\n"For right now, the economy looks OK. And the labor market as a signal of the real economy on Main Street looks incredibly solid," said ADP\'s Richardson, adding she sees inflation as "a threat to that outlook" even if it may have peaked.\n"The peak is less relevant than the staying power of inflation and elevated rates," she said. "That\'s why wages in this report were so material. While wage growth may not drive up inflation past the peak, it could play a strong role in keeping inflation around these higher levels much longer than anybody wants or anticipates."\nIPhone maker Apple finished down 3.9% after a bearish brokerage outlook and a report that EU countries and lawmakers would agree next week on a common charging port for mobile devices and headphones - a proposal Apple has criticized.\nTesla shares sank 9.2% after CEO Elon Musk, in an email to executives seen by Reuters, said he has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric car maker.\nMeanwhile, after markets closed, FTSE Russell was due to reveal an early list of index members as a part of its annual reconstitution aimed at reflecting shifts in the broader market.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.68-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.79-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week high and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 32 new highs and 88 new lows.\nOn U.S. exchanges 9.42 billion shares changed hands on Friday compared with the 12.89 billion average for the last 20 sessions.\n(Reporting by Sinead Carew in New York Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru Editing by Maju Samuel and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; [email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The technology-heavy Nasdaq led the declines, falling 2.5% as shares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were the biggest drags on the market. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's three major stock indexes ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report ate in to hopes for a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening which is needed to cool decades-high inflation. Volatility has gripped Wall Street in recent weeks as investors debated whether markets had hit a bottom against the backdrop of some hawkish comments from Fed officials and data suggesting that inflation may have peaked.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The technology-heavy Nasdaq led the declines, falling 2.5% as shares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were the biggest drags on the market. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's three major stock indexes ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report ate in to hopes for a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening which is needed to cool decades-high inflation. Earlier, the Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends down with strong jobs data keeping the pressure on for rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The technology-heavy Nasdaq led the declines, falling 2.5% as shares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were the biggest drags on the market. Earlier, the Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market. FEDWATCH While the May report's slower-than-expected increase in hourly earnings looked like good news for inflation, Snyder cited rising oil prices as an offsetting factor.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The technology-heavy Nasdaq led the declines, falling 2.5% as shares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were the biggest drags on the market. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's three major stock indexes ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report ate in to hopes for a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening which is needed to cool decades-high inflation. Earlier, the Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-3-2022-%3A-mndt-tsm-pm-qqq-inva-cern-intc-aapl-erj-coty-infy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -3.29 to 12,544.74. The total After hours volume is currently 59,530,993 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nMandiant, Inc. (MNDT) is +0.06 at $21.85, with 10,414,993 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for MNDT is 9.337551; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) is -0.25 at $93.52, with 3,313,203 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TSM is in the "buy range".\n\nPhilip Morris International Inc (PM) is +0.1 at $105.62, with 2,255,079 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PM is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.1 at $306.10, with 2,195,222 shares traded. This represents a 9.24% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nInnoviva, Inc. (INVA) is unchanged at $15.33, with 2,096,619 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for INVA is 10.428733; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nCerner Corporation (CERN) is -0.01 at $94.96, with 2,007,876 shares traded. CERN\'s current last sale is 105.51% of the target price of $90.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $43.39, with 1,649,157 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 81.1% of the target price of $53.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.16 at $145.54, with 1,479,669 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nEmbraer S.A. (ERJ) is +0.007 at $10.81, with 1,470,676 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ERJ is in the "buy range".\n\nCoty Inc. (COTY) is -0.07 at $7.20, with 1,230,191 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.03. COTY\'s current last sale is 65.45% of the target price of $11.\n\nInfosys Limited (INFY) is +0.015 at $19.38, with 1,210,216 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for INFY is in the "buy range".\n\nPalantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is +0.02 at $8.96, with 1,097,415 shares traded. PLTR\'s current last sale is 81.45% of the target price of $11.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.16 at $145.54, with 1,479,669 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for MNDT is 9.337551; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.16 at $145.54, with 1,479,669 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 59,530,993 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 3, 2022 : MNDT, TSM, PM, QQQ, INVA, CERN, INTC, AAPL, ERJ, COTY, INFY, PLTR', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.16 at $145.54, with 1,479,669 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TSM is in the "buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.16 at $145.54, with 1,479,669 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 59,530,993 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-down-with-strong-jobs-data-keeping-the-pressure-on-for-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nJune 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report ate in to hopes for a pause in the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy-tightening which is needed to cool decades-high inflation.\nShares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were also major drags on the market, pushing down the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT sectors while energy .SPNY outperformed as oil prices rose.\nEarlier, the Labor Department\'s closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market.\nEconomists polled by Reuters had forecast nonfarm payrolls to rise by 325,000 jobs.\nWhile the jobs report was reassuring for the current state of the economy, investors focused primarily on its potential influence on central bank policy.\n"The market is trying to funnel its response through what the Fed may or may not do," said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, who expects the market to continue to seesaw as a result of uncertainty around interest rates and inflation.\nShawn Snyder, head of investment strategy at Citi Personal Wealth Management, saw the solid report as a double-edged sword.\n"It\'s telling us the economy is in fairly good shape which is good news but when viewed in the context of what it means for the Federal Reserve and tightening monetary policy it likely makes them more confident they can continue to tighten," he said. "That comes through as a bit of a negative for investors because they\'re hoping for the Fed to pause later this year."\nMoney markets are fully pricing in 50 basis-point rate hikes by the Fed in June and July. FEDWATCH\nWhile the May report\'s slower-than-expected increase in hourly earnings looked like good news for inflation, Snyder cited rising oil prices as an offsetting factor.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 68.42 points, or 1.64%, to end at 4,108.40 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 305.50 points, or 2.48%, to 12,011.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 351.39 points, or 1.06%, to 32,896.89.\nVolatility has gripped Wall Street in recent weeks as investors debated whether markets had hit a bottom against the backdrop of some hawkish comments from Fed officials and data suggesting that inflation may have peaked.\n"For right now, the economy looks OK. And the labor market as a signal of the real economy on Main Street looks incredibly solid," said ADP\'s Richardson, adding she sees inflation as "a threat to that outlook" even if it may have peaked.\n"The peak is less relevant than the staying power of inflation and elevated rates," she said. "That\'s why wages in this report were so material. While wage growth may not drive up inflation past the peak, it could play a strong role in keeping inflation around these higher levels much longer than anybody wants or anticipates."\nIPhone maker Apple tumbled after a bearish brokerage outlook and a report that EU countries and lawmakers would agree next week on a common charging port for mobile devices and headphones - a proposal Apple has criticized.\nTesla shares sank after CEO Elon Musk, in an email to executives seen by Reuters, said he has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric car maker.\n(Reporting by Sinead Carew in New York Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru Editing by Maju Samuel and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; [email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were also major drags on the market, pushing down the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT sectors while energy .SPNY outperformed as oil prices rose. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report ate in to hopes for a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening which is needed to cool decades-high inflation. Volatility has gripped Wall Street in recent weeks as investors debated whether markets had hit a bottom against the backdrop of some hawkish comments from Fed officials and data suggesting that inflation may have peaked.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were also major drags on the market, pushing down the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT sectors while energy .SPNY outperformed as oil prices rose. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report ate in to hopes for a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening which is needed to cool decades-high inflation. FEDWATCH While the May report's slower-than-expected increase in hourly earnings looked like good news for inflation, Snyder cited rising oil prices as an offsetting factor.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends down with strong jobs data keeping the pressure on for rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were also major drags on the market, pushing down the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT sectors while energy .SPNY outperformed as oil prices rose. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report ate in to hopes for a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening which is needed to cool decades-high inflation. Earlier, the Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were also major drags on the market, pushing down the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT sectors while energy .SPNY outperformed as oil prices rose. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report ate in to hopes for a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening which is needed to cool decades-high inflation. Earlier, the Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/block-sq-to-attract-sellers-via-apples-tap-to-pay-on-iphone', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Block, Inc. SQ recently formed a partnership with Apple AAPL. Per the terms of the deal, SQ’s Square Point of Sale (POS) app will be equipped with Apple’s contactless payment acceptance feature named Tap to Pay on iPhone.\nApple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone incorporates Block’s broader ecosystem of tools, which help sellers smoothly start, run and grow their businesses.\nFurther, Apple with its Tap to Pay on iPhone feature ensures that sellers never miss a sale and gain more flexibility to use new commerce tools.\nWith the recent initiative, sellers having an iPhone and Square POS app will be able to accept in-person contactless payments in a safe and seamless manner.\nAdditionally, sellers can expand their businesses with marketing and loyalty programs. They can also track their product inventory and simplify their cash flow with business banking tools.\nIt is worth mentioning that Block released an Early Access Program for Tap to Pay on iPhone for selected sellers to test the new capability and received positive feedbacks.\nThus, the recent collaboration is expected to help Block expand its seller base, which in turn, is likely to contribute well to its top-line growth.\nBlock, Inc. Price and Consensus\nBlock, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Block, Inc. Quote\nEfforts to Boost Prospects\nThe latest partnership bodes well with Block’s growing initiatives toward offering seamless contactless payment options to its sellers.\nEarlier, Block launched a contactless and chip reader, which helps sellers quickly receive money in their bank account by accepting chip cards, contactless NFC (near-field communication) cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay from anywhere.\nThe growing efforts are helping Block expand presence in the booming contactless payment market.\nThe underlined market is witnessing significant growth owing to rising demand for seamless and faster processing payments. Further, a surge in digitalization and an increase in online shopping across the globe are acting as key factors.\nDuring its Jan 27, 2022,earnings call Visa reported that around 20% of all in-person credit or debit card transactions in the United States are now contactless transactions.\nPer a Grand View Research report, the global contactless payment market is expected to witness a CAGR of 20.3% between 2021 and 2028.\nGrowth in the contactless payment market is driving the global digital payment market. The market is likely to hit $361.3 billion in 2030, seeing a CAGR of 20.5% from 2022 to 2030, according to a report by the same firm.\nHeightening Competition\nGiven this upbeat scenario in the digital payment space, not only Block but other companies like PayPal PYPL and Shopify SHOP are gaining momentum worldwide on the back of their growing efforts and a robust portfolio of offerings.\nPayPal has been benefiting from its peer-to-peer payment service Venmo for a while. Venmo’s improving monetization efforts and its rising adoption rate across various platforms are aiding growth in total active accounts, which is noteworthy. The solid momentum of core peer-to-peer and PayPal Checkout experiences remains another tailwind.\nFurther, PayPal offers simple, affordable financial services and digital payment facilities, enabling customers and merchants to access and move their money anywhere, anytime and through any connected device. This helps PayPal bolster customer engagement.\nShopify is winning merchants regularly owing to its robust product offerings, including Shop Pay and Shop Pay Installments as well as features like end-to-end order tracking. Strength in Shopify Shipping, Shopify Payments and Shopify Capital is another boon.\nCheckout using Shopify Payments is directly integrated with Google, Facebook and Instagram, among others, enabling merchants to sell across these channels, easily. This helps Spotify strengthen its momentum among the merchants.\nNevertheless, Block’s growing collaborations, robust portfolio offerings and strengthening seller momentum will continue to aid in gaining a competitive edge against the above-mentioned peers.\nCurrently, Block carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nPayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nShopify Inc. (SHOP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nBlock, Inc. (SQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Block, Inc. SQ recently formed a partnership with Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Per the terms of the deal, SQ’s Square Point of Sale (POS) app will be equipped with Apple’s contactless payment acceptance feature named Tap to Pay on iPhone.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Block, Inc. SQ recently formed a partnership with Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Earlier, Block launched a contactless and chip reader, which helps sellers quickly receive money in their bank account by accepting chip cards, contactless NFC (near-field communication) cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay from anywhere.', 'news_article_title': "Block (SQ) to Attract Sellers Via Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Block, Inc. SQ recently formed a partnership with Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Per a Grand View Research report, the global contactless payment market is expected to witness a CAGR of 20.3% between 2021 and 2028.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Block, Inc. SQ recently formed a partnership with Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. Price and Consensus Block, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Block, Inc. Quote Efforts to Boost Prospects The latest partnership bodes well with Block’s growing initiatives toward offering seamless contactless payment options to its sellers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-nvidia-amazon-and-apple-stocks-slumped-friday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of some of the world\'s biggest technology companies languished on Friday after several days of positive gains for the market. Semiconductor specialist Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was down as much as 5.5%, iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was off by as much as 4.5%, and e-commerce kingpin Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) slipped as much as 3.5%.\nWhile each of the stocks recovered slightly, as of 2:44 p.m. ET, the stocks were down 4%, 3.6%, and 2.2%, respectively.\nNew warnings about the possibility of a recession sent a wide swath of stocks lower today, but there was also company-specific news for each of the technology stalwarts.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nSo what\nTesla CEO Elon Musk joined the chorus of business leaders sounding the alarm about the economy and the possibility of a recession. In an email to staff, Musk admitted having a "super bad feeling" regarding the economy, leading to a decision to cut 10% of the electric vehicle (EV) maker\'s staff, according to a report by Reuters.\nThis came on the heels of a similar dire warning by vocal JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who said at a recent conference the company is preparing for an economic "hurricane" this year, fueled by surging inflation and the war in Ukraine.\nThese statements weighed on Wall Street Friday, sending the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 down 2.3% and 1.4%, respectively (as of this writing). Yet there were company-specific issues that helped fuel the stock price declines for the tech triad.\nMorgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty dug into the latest data provided by Sensor Tower and concluded that Apple\'s App Store sales growth decelerated last month, with revenue growth slowing to 4% year over year, down from an estimated 8% growth in April. Huberty said that slowing was broad-based across most regions -- except for the U.S. market. Evercore analyst Amit Daryanani had similar concerns, noting the slowdown was "somewhat surprising," given the expectation for accelerating growth.\nAmazon announced that its CEO of Worldwide Consumer, Dave Clark, was leaving the company "to pursue other opportunities." Clark has been with Amazon for 23 years; he joined the company just one day after completing his MBA program. In an email to his team, Clark said it was time to "start a new journey." He admitted that he had been planning the move for some time, sharing his decision with family and friends, but was waiting for the right time.\nCEO Andy Jassy has yet to appoint a successor, but will likely make an announcement in the coming weeks.\nFinally, if reports are to be believed, users may have to wait a while longer for Nvidia\'s next-generation ray-tracing chips. The RTX 40 series was rumored to be in the testing phase and slated to be released as early as September. However, the latest scuttlebutt suggests that development is still underway, with numerous steps remaining before the semiconductors can begin the manufacturing process.\nIf the latest rumors are true, it will be at least late 2022 before the chips hit store shelves, if not later.\nNow what\nIt\'s important to put all this news into context. While the drumbeat warning of a recession may be increasing, it will be at least another month before it\'s certain. It takes two successive quarters of declining gross domestic product (GDP) to signal the start of a recession. U.S. GDP fell by 1.4% in the first quarter, so it remains to be seen if the economy is, in fact, at the start of a recession. If that turns out to be the case, it\'s important to remember that this is all a part of the normal economic cycle.\nFurthermore, each of these company-specific developments is part of regular business operations and are decidedly short-term in nature. App Store sales will no doubt change from month to month, company executives will come and go, and research and development cycles will vary depending on the product.\nThat said, there\'s a reason why Amazon is the undisputed e-commerce and cloud computing leader, Apple makes more money on smart phones that any other company, and Nvidia is the leader of graphics processing units for gaming and data centers.\nWith fears of a recession growing, there\'s little doubt some shareholders are taking profits after the recent run-up. That shouldn\'t make any difference to savvy investors with a long-term time horizon.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Danny Vena has positions in Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Semiconductor specialist Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was down as much as 5.5%, iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was off by as much as 4.5%, and e-commerce kingpin Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) slipped as much as 3.5%. What happened Shares of some of the world's biggest technology companies languished on Friday after several days of positive gains for the market. So what Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined the chorus of business leaders sounding the alarm about the economy and the possibility of a recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Semiconductor specialist Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was down as much as 5.5%, iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was off by as much as 4.5%, and e-commerce kingpin Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) slipped as much as 3.5%. Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty dug into the latest data provided by Sensor Tower and concluded that Apple's App Store sales growth decelerated last month, with revenue growth slowing to 4% year over year, down from an estimated 8% growth in April. App Store sales will no doubt change from month to month, company executives will come and go, and research and development cycles will vary depending on the product.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Nvidia, Amazon, and Apple Stocks Slumped Friday', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Semiconductor specialist Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was down as much as 5.5%, iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was off by as much as 4.5%, and e-commerce kingpin Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) slipped as much as 3.5%. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Semiconductor specialist Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was down as much as 5.5%, iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was off by as much as 4.5%, and e-commerce kingpin Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) slipped as much as 3.5%. Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty dug into the latest data provided by Sensor Tower and concluded that Apple's App Store sales growth decelerated last month, with revenue growth slowing to 4% year over year, down from an estimated 8% growth in April. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-slides-as-solid-jobs-data-supports-rate-hike-bets-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nJune 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after a solid jobs report appeared to give the Federal Reserve a green light to continue on an aggressive policy-tightening path to cool decades-high inflation while shares of Apple and Tesla weighed heavily.\nTen of the 11 major S&P sectors declined, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD down 2.8% and technology .SPLRCT falling 2.4%. The energy sector .SPNY was an outlier with a gain of 1%.\nThe Labor Department\'s closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market.\nEconomists polled by Reuters had forecast nonfarm payrolls to rise by 325,000 jobs.\nSo while the jobs report looked good to economists, investors were focused primarily on its influence on policy.\n"The market is trying to funnel its response through what the Fed may or may not do," said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, who expects the market to continue to seesaw as a result of uncertainty.\nShawn Snyder, head of investment strategy at Citi Personal Wealth Management, called the report a double-edged sword.\n"It\'s telling us the economy is in fairly good shape which is good news but when viewed in the context of what it means for the Federal Reserve and tightening monetary policy it likely makes them more confident they can continue to tighten," he said. "That comes through as a bit of a negative for investors because they\'re hoping for the Fed to pause later this year."\nMoney markets are fully pricing in 50 basis-point rate hikes by the Fed in June and July. FEDWATCH\nWhile the May report\'s slower-than-expected increase in hourly earnings looked like good news for inflation, Snyder cited rising oil prices as an offsetting factor.\nBy 2:35 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 263.57 points, or 0.79%, to 32,984.71, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 58.42 points, or 1.40%, to 4,118.4 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 282.66 points, or 2.29%, to 12,034.24.\nVolatility has gripped Wall Street in recent weeks as investors debated whether markets had hit a bottom against the backdrop of some hawkish comments from Fed officials and data suggesting that inflation may have peaked.\n"For right now, the economy looks OK. And the labor market as a signal of the real economy on Main Street looks incredibly solid," said ADP\'s Richardson, who sees inflation as "a threat to that outlook" even if it may have peaked.\n"The peak is less relevant than the staying power of inflation and elevated rates. That\'s why wages in this report were so material. While wage growth may not drive up inflation past the peak, it could play a strong role in keeping inflation around these higher levels much longer than anybody wants or anticipates."\nApple Inc AAPL.O was down just under 4% after a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers would agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been criticized by the iPhone maker.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O was down almost 9% after CEO Elon Musk, in an email to executives seen by Reuters, said he has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric car maker.\nMeanwhile, after markets close, FTSE Russell will announce an early list of index members as a part of its annual reconstitution aimed at reflecting shifts in the broader market.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.97-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.87-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week high and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 26 new highs and 80 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sinead Carew in New York Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru Editing by Maju Samuel and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; [email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O was down just under 4% after a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers would agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been criticized by the iPhone maker. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after a solid jobs report appeared to give the Federal Reserve a green light to continue on an aggressive policy-tightening path to cool decades-high inflation while shares of Apple and Tesla weighed heavily. Volatility has gripped Wall Street in recent weeks as investors debated whether markets had hit a bottom against the backdrop of some hawkish comments from Fed officials and data suggesting that inflation may have peaked.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O was down just under 4% after a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers would agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been criticized by the iPhone maker. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after a solid jobs report appeared to give the Federal Reserve a green light to continue on an aggressive policy-tightening path to cool decades-high inflation while shares of Apple and Tesla weighed heavily. So while the jobs report looked good to economists, investors were focused primarily on its influence on policy.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St slides as solid jobs data supports rate hike bets', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O was down just under 4% after a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers would agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been criticized by the iPhone maker. Ten of the 11 major S&P sectors declined, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD down 2.8% and technology .SPLRCT falling 2.4%. So while the jobs report looked good to economists, investors were focused primarily on its influence on policy.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O was down just under 4% after a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers would agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been criticized by the iPhone maker. By Sinéad Carew, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after a solid jobs report appeared to give the Federal Reserve a green light to continue on an aggressive policy-tightening path to cool decades-high inflation while shares of Apple and Tesla weighed heavily. The Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-03-2022%3A-asanaaplokta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were declining on Friday, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) falling 2.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was sliding 2.4% this afternoon.\nIn company news, Asana (ASAN) tumbled 9.8% after the work-management company late Thursday projected a non-GAAP fiscal Q2 loss between $0.38 to $0.39 per share, missing the Capital IQ consensus looking for a $0.32 loss for the three months to July.\nApple (AAPL) was dropping 3.6% amid reports European Union authorities are close to requiring all types of mobile phones, tablets and headphones use a common charging point amid complaints by iPhone and Android users about having to use different chargers. The European Commission vote on the proposal is scheduled for Tuesday, according to a Reuters report.\nOkta (OKTA) rose 6.4% after reporting a smaller-than-expected net loss and revenue exceeding Wall Street estimates during its fiscal Q1 ended April 30. The cybersecurity company improved its its fiscal 2023 outlook.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was dropping 3.6% amid reports European Union authorities are close to requiring all types of mobile phones, tablets and headphones use a common charging point amid complaints by iPhone and Android users about having to use different chargers. In company news, Asana (ASAN) tumbled 9.8% after the work-management company late Thursday projected a non-GAAP fiscal Q2 loss between $0.38 to $0.39 per share, missing the Capital IQ consensus looking for a $0.32 loss for the three months to July. The European Commission vote on the proposal is scheduled for Tuesday, according to a Reuters report.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was dropping 3.6% amid reports European Union authorities are close to requiring all types of mobile phones, tablets and headphones use a common charging point amid complaints by iPhone and Android users about having to use different chargers. In company news, Asana (ASAN) tumbled 9.8% after the work-management company late Thursday projected a non-GAAP fiscal Q2 loss between $0.38 to $0.39 per share, missing the Capital IQ consensus looking for a $0.32 loss for the three months to July. Okta (OKTA) rose 6.4% after reporting a smaller-than-expected net loss and revenue exceeding Wall Street estimates during its fiscal Q1 ended April 30.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/03/2022: ASAN,AAPL,OKTA', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was dropping 3.6% amid reports European Union authorities are close to requiring all types of mobile phones, tablets and headphones use a common charging point amid complaints by iPhone and Android users about having to use different chargers. Technology stocks were declining on Friday, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) falling 2.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was sliding 2.4% this afternoon. In company news, Asana (ASAN) tumbled 9.8% after the work-management company late Thursday projected a non-GAAP fiscal Q2 loss between $0.38 to $0.39 per share, missing the Capital IQ consensus looking for a $0.32 loss for the three months to July.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was dropping 3.6% amid reports European Union authorities are close to requiring all types of mobile phones, tablets and headphones use a common charging point amid complaints by iPhone and Android users about having to use different chargers. In company news, Asana (ASAN) tumbled 9.8% after the work-management company late Thursday projected a non-GAAP fiscal Q2 loss between $0.38 to $0.39 per share, missing the Capital IQ consensus looking for a $0.32 loss for the three months to July. Okta (OKTA) rose 6.4% after reporting a smaller-than-expected net loss and revenue exceeding Wall Street estimates during its fiscal Q1 ended April 30.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-slides-as-solid-jobs-data-supports-rate-hike-bets-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nJune 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday as a solid jobs report supported the view that the Federal Reserve would continue on its aggressive policy tightening path to cool decades-high inflation, with shares of Apple and Tesla weighing the most.\nTen of the 11 major S&P sectors declined, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD losing 2.5% and technology .SPLRCT falling 2.2%. The energy sector .SPNY was an outlier with a gain of 1.2%.\nThe Labor Department\'s closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market.\nEconomists polled by Reuters had forecast nonfarm payrolls to rise by 325,000 jobs.\n"It\'s a classic \'good news is bad news\'. It seems like wage inflation slowed down, you\'re seeing widespread strength throughout the labor market and it goes back to our theme which is we won\'t see a recession in the next 12 months," said Gene Goldman, chief investment officer at Cetera Investment Management.\n"The bad news is since last week the markets rallied on a hopeful Fed pause in September, and now the market is saying \'oh, because this is such a strong report, September rate hikes are on the table again\'."\nMoney markets are fully pricing in 50 basis point rate hikes by the Fed in June and July. FEDWATCH\nVolatility has gripped Wall Street in recent weeks as investors debated if the markets hit a bottom against the backdrop of some hawkish comments from Fed officials and data suggesting that inflation may have peaked.\nThe blue-chip Dow .DJI has fallen 9.3% so far this year, the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has lost 13.6% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC has shed 23.1%, with rate-sensitive growth stocks bearing the brunt of the selloff.\nAt 12:44 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 293.56 points, or 0.88%, to 32,954.72, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 62.66 points, or 1.50%, to 4,114.16 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 291.01 points, or 2.36%, to 12,025.88.\nApple Inc AAPL.O slid 3.6%, hit by a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers were set to agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been fiercely criticized by the iPhone maker.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O dropped 8.1% after CEO Elon Musk, in an email to executives seen by Reuters, said he has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker.\nMeanwhile, after markets close, FTSE Russell will announce an early list of members of its indexes as a part of its annual reconstitution to make sure they reflect shifts in the broader market.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 3.5-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by about a 2.1-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 30 new highs and 112 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru, Sinead Carew in New York Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Aditya Soni and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slid 3.6%, hit by a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers were set to agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been fiercely criticized by the iPhone maker. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday as a solid jobs report supported the view that the Federal Reserve would continue on its aggressive policy tightening path to cool decades-high inflation, with shares of Apple and Tesla weighing the most. FEDWATCH Volatility has gripped Wall Street in recent weeks as investors debated if the markets hit a bottom against the backdrop of some hawkish comments from Fed officials and data suggesting that inflation may have peaked.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O slid 3.6%, hit by a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers were set to agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been fiercely criticized by the iPhone maker. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday as a solid jobs report supported the view that the Federal Reserve would continue on its aggressive policy tightening path to cool decades-high inflation, with shares of Apple and Tesla weighing the most. The Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St slides as solid jobs data supports rate hike bets', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slid 3.6%, hit by a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers were set to agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been fiercely criticized by the iPhone maker. The Labor Department\'s closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market. "The bad news is since last week the markets rallied on a hopeful Fed pause in September, and now the market is saying \'oh, because this is such a strong report, September rate hikes are on the table again\'."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O slid 3.6%, hit by a bearish brokerage comment and a report that EU countries and lawmakers were set to agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7, a proposal that has been fiercely criticized by the iPhone maker. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday as a solid jobs report supported the view that the Federal Reserve would continue on its aggressive policy tightening path to cool decades-high inflation, with shares of Apple and Tesla weighing the most. The Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 390,000 jobs last month and wages grew, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% - all signs of a tight labor market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apple-a-faang-stock-to-buy-on-weakness', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nFAANG stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have had a tough time so far this year. A rising interest rate environment has put pressure on them. In the case of some FAANG stocks, they’ve been “de-fanged” due to earnings misses. Yet in the case of AAPL stock, while it’s been affected by market conditions, I wouldn’t say it’s been “de-fanged.”\nIn fact, its most recent quarterly earnings came in ahead of expectations. That’s not to say, however, that the tech giant isn’t facing its own set of near-term challenges. In the coming quarters, continuing issues like the supply chain crisis could affect its operating performance. In turn, limiting its short-term rebound potential.\nOn a longer timeframe, though, it stands to keep on delivering steady growth. Even at a more modest pace. With this in mind, investors interested in making this a long-term position may want to consider buying at today’s prices.\nAAPL Apple $$145.56\nThe Situation Today With AAPL Stock\nAs mentioned, both above and in past coverage, FAANG stocks have been under pressure alongside tech stocks in general. Chalk this up to rising interest rates, and rising fears that higher interest rates will cause a recession.\n7 Overlooked Value Stocks to Buy Before Wall Street Catches On\nBut unlike some of its peers, Apple does have one thing going for it. The company’s near-term prospects hinge far less on the health of the digital advertising market. Other tech giants, generating more of their revenue from advertising, may be at risk of further disappointing investors in the quarters ahead.\nAgain, that doesn’t mean this FAANG component faces zero challenges in today’s economic environment. Nor does it necessarily mean AAPL stock will thrive while its peers continue to flounder. An economic slowdown would obviously have an impact on demand for the iPhone maker’s offering.\nIf this headwind emerges, it will be atop a headwind it’s already facing: the supply chain crisis. The crisis cost the company $6 billion in lost revenue last quarter. Even as it was able to beat on earnings, the continued disruptions could affect results this quarter, and through the rest of 2022. This, coupled with more market volatility, may limit its ability to bounce back.\nTaking The Long-Term View\nGiven external and company-specific factors, don’t expect a quick rebound for AAPL stock. Its trip from current prices back to its all-time high ($145.56 per share) could take much longer than its slide from its highs down to today’s prices.\nThis may leave short-term traders looking elsewhere for opportunity, but if you are more the “buy and hold” type? This may still be a name to consider. Generating hundreds of billions in revenue per year, earnings above the $100 billion mark, and with a market capitalization measured in trillions, it’s safe to say that Apple has largely maxed out its ability to grow at a high clip.\nEspecially as the pandemic likely pulled forward a lot of its future growth. From here, increases in its revenue and earnings will likely arrive at a more modest pace. Still, modest growth is better than zero growth.\nFurthermore, it’s this growth, whether from faster-growing segments like its Services unit, or from its move into new areas, like AR/VR headsets and electric vehicles, that give it a strong chance of re-hitting its past high, and hitting new highs, in the years ahead. This potential outweighs any issues playing out at present.\nThe Verdict\nCurrently, this stock earns a “B” rating in my Portfolio Grader. It may be best to approach it as a long-term play. Even as there are catalysts, such as upcoming product releases, that stand to give it a boost.\nA long term approach is what Warren Buffett is taking, with Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) investment in Apple stock. It’s been a large Berkshire holding for years, but Buffett has taken advantage of the FAANG stock pullback. His firm last quarter bought an additional $600 million worth of shares.\nThis comes as no surprise, Apple is a “wonderful business at a fair price,” as the popular Buffett adage goes. A 24.3x earnings multiple is more than fair, given its long-term prospects.\nOnce it gets over today’s challenges, and earnings continue to grow at a satisfactory pace, AAPL stock could re-hit its past high, and make new highs.\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Is Apple a FAANG Stock to Buy on Weakness? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Yet in the case of AAPL stock, while it’s been affected by market conditions, I wouldn’t say it’s been “de-fanged.” In fact, its most recent quarterly earnings came in ahead of expectations. Taking The Long-Term View Given external and company-specific factors, don’t expect a quick rebound for AAPL stock. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips FAANG stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have had a tough time so far this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips FAANG stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have had a tough time so far this year. Once it gets over today’s challenges, and earnings continue to grow at a satisfactory pace, AAPL stock could re-hit its past high, and make new highs. Yet in the case of AAPL stock, while it’s been affected by market conditions, I wouldn’t say it’s been “de-fanged.” In fact, its most recent quarterly earnings came in ahead of expectations.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple a FAANG Stock to Buy on Weakness?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $$145.56 The Situation Today With AAPL Stock As mentioned, both above and in past coverage, FAANG stocks have been under pressure alongside tech stocks in general. Once it gets over today’s challenges, and earnings continue to grow at a satisfactory pace, AAPL stock could re-hit its past high, and make new highs. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips FAANG stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have had a tough time so far this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips FAANG stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have had a tough time so far this year. AAPL Apple $$145.56 The Situation Today With AAPL Stock As mentioned, both above and in past coverage, FAANG stocks have been under pressure alongside tech stocks in general. Once it gets over today’s challenges, and earnings continue to grow at a satisfactory pace, AAPL stock could re-hit its past high, and make new highs.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/consider-alphabet-stock-even-in-a-recession', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAfter six straight red weeks, the bulls may rejoice with two consecutive green days. This is where the fear of missing out kicks in for most investors and they blindly jump back in. Today, we will contemplate the prospects of doing so with Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock. But first, we should discuss the bigger picture of the market.\nThe macroeconomic conditions are great. You won’t hear experts say this, but it is true. In fact, there was such a surplus of cash that it created a hotbed for inflation. This is why the Federal Reserve (Fed), who contributed heavily to inflation, launched the quantitative tightening (QT). The reason why experts are now calling for disaster is the rhetoric from the Fed. Judging by their statements, they are out to control inflation even at the threat of destroying the economy.\nIn reality, GOOG stock will survive a few rate hikes. But investors will be shy about risking money if they think a big recession is coming. The anticipation will actually do damage, even if the company prospects are still strong.\nTicker Company Price\nGOOG Alphabet Inc. $2,202.40\nGOOG Stock Recession Is Due to Extrinsic Reasons\nThe current state of GOOG stock is less than ideal. Even after a 15% rally, it is still 22% below its February highs. These are conditions that Wall Street deems as recessionary. Yet, their financial statements do not yet reflect evidence of the current blight. This suggests that what’s ailing it now is investor perception that things will worsen.\n7 Overlooked Value Stocks to Buy Before Wall Street Catches On\nI don’t blame retail investors for feeling this anxiety. This week, even market experts like Jamie Dimon are panicking from the QT program. These are the pragmatic experts that us mere mortals look to for guidance. If they are panicking, then it is understandable that investors may stop buying.\nTo overcome this potential source of worry, I resort to simple logic and a bit of homework. First, I cannot see any hint of trouble in Alphabet’s financials. Revenues are still growing at a healthy clip. Its net income doubled since 2019, after doubling back then, as well. Last year, it generated more than $90 billion in cash from operations.\nThe astonishing part is that they did this while maintaining the proposition of value. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio now is only 20, which is its lowest P/E ratio in at least seven years. Therefore even if we suffer another dip, the value will lend support and make it shallow. Current investors of GOOG stock have realistic expectations. They might throw a small fit here and there, but overall, they should be solid.\nBottom Line on GOOG Stock\nSo far, I sound like someone who is ready to load up on GOOG stock. However, I must acknowledge the extrinsic factors we noted. There is also the matter of the war in Ukraine, which could deteriorate drastically. While I don’t expect much to worsen from that or on the Fed front, I respect the threats. As long as the CBOE Volatility Index is this high, we should expect anything.\nIf that’s the case, then taking full positions at once would be reckless. An easy way to mitigate new position risks is by portioning the orders. Spreading the entry point across time affords investors the opportunity to moderate their cost basis. Before you discount the technical clues that exist in the charts, consider the following notion.\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Charts by TradingView\nLast month, I wrote about this same opportunity when Alphabet was around this level. My chart today proves my point about having buyers with strong conviction. I have included picture of my chart from a month ago. In it, I identified where the support lies and it acted perfectly on cue.\nCurrently, GOOG stock is approaching $2,400 per share. That’s a zone that should present some resistance. It would be healthy for it to pull back to $2,260 to gather better momentum. Otherwise, the rally will become long in the tooth and vulnerable to more violent dips. Emerging from a strong base insures proper footing. I propose that investors who would buy the dip have more conviction. As a result, they would be harder to shake out on bad days.\nOn the date of publication, Nicolas Chahine did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Consider Alphabet Stock Even in a Recession appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This is why the Federal Reserve (Fed), who contributed heavily to inflation, launched the quantitative tightening (QT). 7 Overlooked Value Stocks to Buy Before Wall Street Catches On I don’t blame retail investors for feeling this anxiety. Spreading the entry point across time affords investors the opportunity to moderate their cost basis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips After six straight red weeks, the bulls may rejoice with two consecutive green days. Today, we will contemplate the prospects of doing so with Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock. Ticker Company Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $2,202.40 GOOG Stock Recession Is Due to Extrinsic Reasons The current state of GOOG stock is less than ideal.', 'news_article_title': 'Consider Alphabet Stock Even in a Recession', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $2,202.40 GOOG Stock Recession Is Due to Extrinsic Reasons The current state of GOOG stock is less than ideal. This week, even market experts like Jamie Dimon are panicking from the QT program. I have included picture of my chart from a month ago.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $2,202.40 GOOG Stock Recession Is Due to Extrinsic Reasons The current state of GOOG stock is less than ideal. Current investors of GOOG stock have realistic expectations. 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Consumer discretionary and tech stocks were the worst performers.\nThe Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) declined 2.9% and 2.4%, respectively. Ten of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in negative territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 2.5% or 304.16 points to end at 12,012.73 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 0.28% to 24.79. Decliners outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 2.68-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.79-to-1 ratio favored declining issues. A total of 9.42 billion shares were traded on Friday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.89 billion.\nSteeper Rate Hike Fears Worry Investors\nStocks fell suffered once again on Friday on a holiday-shortened week as data showed nonfarm payrolls rose better than expected in May. This ate into expectations of the Fed slowing down on steep rate hikes in the coming months. The Fed has so far gone for rate hikes by 75 basis points in its last two meetings and steeper hikes are expected in the coming months in a bid to control decades-high inflation.\nThis at the same time reignited fears that steeper rate hikes could push the country into an economic slowdown. Investors, thus, couldn’t welcome the impressive jobs data on Friday. Growing worries of investors could be seen in the bond market, as investors aggressively sold Treasurys across the board.\nThe benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose 5 basis points following the jobs report and crossed the 2.9% mark. Tech stocks were the biggest losers as a result of this. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL declined 3.9%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN finished 2.5% lower. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nEconomic Data\nThe May jobs data released on Friday came in impressive but raised worries for investors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the U.S. economy added 390,000 jobs in May, higher than economists’ expectations of a gain of 328,000.\nAlso, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6% in May, slightly above the lowest level since December 1969. Average hourly wage gains also remained strong in May, increasing 0.3% from April, a shade lower than expectations of 0.4%. On a year-over-year basis, average hourly wages increased 5.2%, which came in line with expectations.\nWeekly Roundup\nAll the three major indexes ended the week in the red. The Dow and the S&P 500 lost 0.9% and 1.2%, respectively, for the week. The Nasdaq, which fell into bear market earlier this year, ended 1% lower for the week.\n\nFree: Top Stocks for the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nThe metaverse is a quantum leap for the internet as we currently know it - and it will make some investors rich. Just like the internet, the metaverse is expected to transform how we live, work and play. Zacks has put together a new special report to help readers like you target big profits. The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands.\nDownload Zacks’ Metaverse Report now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL declined 3.9%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN finished 2.5% lower. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Friday as a better-than-expected jobs report reignited fears that the Fed would continue with its aggressive monetary policy and go for steep rate hikes in the coming months.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL declined 3.9%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN finished 2.5% lower. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) declined 2.9% and 2.4%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for June 6, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL declined 3.9%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN finished 2.5% lower. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Steeper Rate Hike Fears Worry Investors Stocks fell suffered once again on Friday on a holiday-shortened week as data showed nonfarm payrolls rose better than expected in May.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL declined 3.9%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN finished 2.5% lower. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Friday as a better-than-expected jobs report reignited fears that the Fed would continue with its aggressive monetary policy and go for steep rate hikes in the coming months.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-amazon-stock-split-may-draw-retail-traders-in-tough-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf\nNEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Amazon\'s AMZN.O stock split may provide some solace to shareholders who have seen the e-commerce giant\'s shares battered this year.\nAmazon shares were up 3.1% to $126.17 in afternoon trading after the 20-for-1 split, announced earlier this year but which took effect Monday. They have fallen 24% year-to-date, roughly comparable to the loss in the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC, as rising interest rates slam risk appetite and pressure shares of high-growth companies.\nWhile a split has no bearing on a company’s fundamentals, it could help buoy its share price by making it easier for a wider range of investors to own the stock, market participants said.\n"Stock splits are certainly associated with successful stocks," said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers. "The psychology remains that stock splits are good. We can debate whether they are or aren\'t, but if the market perceives them to be a positive, then they act like a positive."\nAnalysts at MKM Partners believe the rally in Amazon shares since May, during which they have cut their year-to-date loss by a third, has been aided by anticipation of the split.\n"While we view this event as a largely non-fundamental one, we believe a stock split and potential retail trading activity could provide an incremental catalyst to turn sentiment on AMZN shares," MKM’s Rohit Kulkarni said in a note on Monday.\nStock splits may drive additional participation from retail investors, who, on average, tend to trade in smaller sizes due to their limited capital, relative to institutional investors, according to a Cboe report published in May.\nThe effect was most pronounced for stocks with larger market capitalization, according to the report, which analyzed 61 stocks across all market capitalization categories that have split since 2020.\nPeng Cheng, head of big data and AI strategies at JPMorgan, said retail investors\' ownership in Amazon’s shares had been comparatively low, compared to robust retail activity in the company’s options – a sign that a four-digit share price may have been turning off individual traders.\n"Psychologically, it doesn’t feel good to spend $1,000 and own a third of a share," he said.\nBofA Global Research has found that splits "historically are bullish" for companies that enact them, with their shares marking an average return of 25% one year later versus 9% for the market overall.\nStock splits may increase the pool of investors able to dabble in options, especially for stocks with high dollar value, analysts said.\nFor instance, on Friday, a trader looking to bet on Amazon shares rising by 12% by July 1 would have had to pay roughly $2,900. On Monday, a bet on the same percentage gain in the shares by July 1 cost about $135, according to Reuters calculations.\nStill, options are not quite as big a force in the market as they were last year at the height of the so-called meme-stock mania.\n"Had this happened a year ago, when individual traders were enamored with call speculation in a way none of us had seen before, this would have been much more explosive," Sosnick said.\nOf course, a stock split alone is unlikely to overcome the host of other factors that have driven shares lower this year, including worries over tighter monetary policy and decades-high inflation.\nAt the same time, the rise of commission-free trading and the advent of fractional shares have taken away some of the immediate appeal of stock splits for investors, said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for the Schwab Center for Financial Research.\n"It\'s not nearly as big a deal as it used to be in the old days," Frederick said.\nAmazon is the latest megacap company to split its stock. Other companies that have split their shares since 2020 include Apple AAPL.O, Tesla TSLA.O and Nvidia NVDA.O.\nAlphabet Inc GOOGL.O also announced a 20-for-1 stock split in February, with its split expected to take effect next month.\nStock splits historically bullishhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3CwQigs\nAmazon shares versus other megacap stockshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3aIsZ9H\nMegacap companies\' influence on the U.S. stock market Megacap companies\' influence on the U.S. stock markethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3IZ1ioM\n(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf; Additional reporting by John McCrank; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other companies that have split their shares since 2020 include Apple AAPL.O, Tesla TSLA.O and Nvidia NVDA.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Amazon's AMZN.O stock split may provide some solace to shareholders who have seen the e-commerce giant's shares battered this year. They have fallen 24% year-to-date, roughly comparable to the loss in the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC, as rising interest rates slam risk appetite and pressure shares of high-growth companies.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Other companies that have split their shares since 2020 include Apple AAPL.O, Tesla TSLA.O and Nvidia NVDA.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Amazon's AMZN.O stock split may provide some solace to shareholders who have seen the e-commerce giant's shares battered this year. Peng Cheng, head of big data and AI strategies at JPMorgan, said retail investors' ownership in Amazon’s shares had been comparatively low, compared to robust retail activity in the company’s options – a sign that a four-digit share price may have been turning off individual traders.", 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Amazon stock split may draw retail traders in tough market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Other companies that have split their shares since 2020 include Apple AAPL.O, Tesla TSLA.O and Nvidia NVDA.O. Amazon shares were up 3.1% to $126.17 in afternoon trading after the 20-for-1 split, announced earlier this year but which took effect Monday. Stock splits may drive additional participation from retail investors, who, on average, tend to trade in smaller sizes due to their limited capital, relative to institutional investors, according to a Cboe report published in May.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Other companies that have split their shares since 2020 include Apple AAPL.O, Tesla TSLA.O and Nvidia NVDA.O. The effect was most pronounced for stocks with larger market capitalization, according to the report, which analyzed 61 stocks across all market capitalization categories that have split since 2020. Peng Cheng, head of big data and AI strategies at JPMorgan, said retail investors' ownership in Amazon’s shares had been comparatively low, compared to robust retail activity in the company’s options – a sign that a four-digit share price may have been turning off individual traders."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-it-time-to-buy-netflix', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is having one heck of a year but not in a good way. Shares have cratered 66% in 2022 and are down over 70% from last year\'s all-time high.\nIn April, the company reported a disappointing quarter, including its first drop in subscribers in more than a decade. What\'s more, management signaled that subscribers would decline by another two million in the current quarter. And to cap it all off, Netflix said up to 100 million people access the company\'s content free of charge through unauthorized password sharing.\nSource: Statista\nIn a better stock market environment, Netflix\'s woes may have been overlooked by investors. However, this year, that\'s not happening. As a result, management has been forced to take a hard look at its business and make some changes.\nSo is the company doing what it takes to turn things around? Is now the time to buy? Let\'s look at what Netflix is doing to right the ship.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhen the competition heats up, it\'s time to tighten the belt\nNetflix CEO Reed Hastings famously quipped in 2017 that Netflix\'s direct competition wasn\'t another company -- it was sleep. And while that might have been true at the time, it\'s no longer the case.\nToday, there are dozens of streaming options. Some are run by deep-pocketed corporate giants like Disney, Apple, and Amazon. Last year, Disney alone spent more on content than Netflix -- shelling out $25 billion versus Netflix\'s $17 billion.\nAnd while those bigger competitors are able to subsidize their production costs on the back of other, more profitable divisions, Netflix doesn\'t have that luxury. It can\'t rely on theme park revenue, iPhone sales, or high-margin web services to fund niche films and TV shows.\nWhat\'s encouraging is that Netflix management seems to understand this, and they\'re acting on it. The company has cut 2% of its workforce, canceled several projects that were in development, and it appears to be pursuing a more pragmatic approach.\nThe Hollywood Reporter summarizes the new approach as "bigger, better, and fewer." The era of expensive showpiece projects at Netflix, such as 2019\'s $175\u202fmillion The Irishman, appears to be over. Discipline is now the watchword, and that\'s a good thing for investors.\nDespite the negativity, Netflix\'s fundamentals look fine\nWhen it comes to Netflix, perception might not equal reality. That\'s because the company is currently in flux. Since it went public, Netflix has been a growth stock. Its revenues and earnings have been powered by years of subscriber growth -- which now appears to be peaking.\nYet, that actually might not be the case, because the company has a plan to jump-start growth in two ways:\nCreate a new ad-supported tier to draw in viewers and grow revenue.\nCrackdown on the more than 100 million viewers who are using shared passwords.\nWhile neither of these solutions is a panacea for Netflix\'s subscriber problems, I\'m growing more confident management is on the right path.\nData by YCharts.\nSetting aside concerns over subscriber figures, Netflix\'s operating margins had already jumped above 20% in 2021, and even after April\'s ugly quarter, operating margins for the trailing 12 months are 20.4% -- almost twice that of a competitor like Paramount.\nThe true test for Netflix will come in the second half of this year. When it reports earnings in mid-July, prospective investors (like me) will need to see the company has made some progress toward restarting its growth engine and streamlining its existing operations. If it can do that, Netflix might be a turnaround story worth investing in.\n10 stocks we like better than Netflix\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Jake Lerch has positions in Amazon and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It can't rely on theme park revenue, iPhone sales, or high-margin web services to fund niche films and TV shows. Yet, that actually might not be the case, because the company has a plan to jump-start growth in two ways: Create a new ad-supported tier to draw in viewers and grow revenue. When it reports earnings in mid-July, prospective investors (like me) will need to see the company has made some progress toward restarting its growth engine and streamlining its existing operations.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Is It Time to Buy Netflix?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Source: Statista In a better stock market environment, Netflix's woes may have been overlooked by investors. Since it went public, Netflix has been a growth stock. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When the competition heats up, it's time to tighten the belt Netflix CEO Reed Hastings famously quipped in 2017 that Netflix's direct competition wasn't another company -- it was sleep. Last year, Disney alone spent more on content than Netflix -- shelling out $25 billion versus Netflix's $17 billion. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-nasdaq-edge-higher-in-choppy-trade-as-growth-stocks-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Medha Singh\nJune 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, recovering some losses suffered last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal.\nNine of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced, with communication services .SPLRCL and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD leading the pack with a rise of 0.7% and 0.6%, respectively.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 0.8% and 3.1%. Amazon shares were trading after adjusting to 20-to-1 split.\nThe gains came after a volatile week when a solid jobs report quashed hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy tightening plan to cool decades-high inflation.\n"There\'s been too much pessimism and the market is trying to find a sustainable bottom. The big question is, is there going to be a recession? I think the answer is going to be \'no\' ... that\'s good news," said Christopher Grisanti, chief equity strategist at MAI Capital Management.\n"We are anxiously awaiting more data. The inflation report is not going to be good, but we are hoping it will be better than February and March."\nThe inflation report, due on Friday, is expected to show consumer prices rose 0.7% last month after rising 0.3% in April. Signs that inflation remains strong could spook markets already battered by worries that a hawkish Fed could tip the economy into a recession.\nMoney markets are fully pricing in 50 basis point rate increases by the U.S. central bank next week and in July. FEDWATCH\nThe upbeat mood on Monday was also underpinned by optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns in China and signs of Beijing and Shanghai returning to normal life after the country\'s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.\nDidi Global Inc DIDI.N surged 36.8% after a report that Chinese regulators were preparing as early as this week to allow the ride-hailing firm\'s mobile app back on domestic app stores.\nShares of JD.com Inc JD.O, Baidu BIDU.O and Alibaba Group BABA.N, all targets of China\'s crackdown on internet companies, gained between 6.6% and 7.1%.\nAt 12:19 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 26.29 points, or 0.08%, at 32,925.99, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 12.76 points, or 0.31%, at 4,121.30, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 26.03 points, or 0.22%, at 12,038.76.\nTwitter Inc TWTR.N slipped 2.5% after billionaire Musk said he might walk away from his buyout offer if the social media company fails to provide data on spam and fake accounts.\n"The takeover was always destined to be a bumpy ride," said Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown.\n"The fact the losses have not been deeper given the official filing of the letter is a sign of the already deep scepticism among investors about the prospects of the deal going ahead."\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.43-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.03-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 52 new highs and 90 new lows.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh, Susan Mathew and Devik Jain in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Tom Westbrook in Singapore; editing by Aditya Soni and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 0.8% and 3.1%. By Devik Jain and Medha Singh June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, recovering some losses suffered last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal. The gains came after a volatile week when a solid jobs report quashed hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy tightening plan to cool decades-high inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 0.8% and 3.1%. By Devik Jain and Medha Singh June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, recovering some losses suffered last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.43-to-1 ratio on the NYSE.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher in choppy trade as growth stocks rise', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 0.8% and 3.1%. By Devik Jain and Medha Singh June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, recovering some losses suffered last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal. The inflation report is not going to be good, but we are hoping it will be better than February and March."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 0.8% and 3.1%. By Devik Jain and Medha Singh June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, recovering some losses suffered last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal. The gains came after a volatile week when a solid jobs report quashed hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy tightening plan to cool decades-high inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/disney-dis-to-stream-marvel-studios-latest-on-disney-plus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Walt Disney DIS is benefiting from the growing popularity of Disney+ due to its strong content portfolio and a much cheaper bundle offering compared with its peers.\nRecently, Disney announced that it would begin the exclusive streaming of Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness exclusively on Disney+, starting Jun 22.\nThe movie has been directed by Sam Raimi, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Oslen, Rachel McAdamas and John Krasinski, among others, and was released on May 6 in theaters worldwide.\nPer a Deadline article, Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness has crossed $800M globally in the third weekend of May, out of which $342.1 million comprises domestic box-office earnings, while $461.1 million comprises the international.\nThe Walt Disney Company Price and Consensus\n The Walt Disney Company price-consensus-chart | The Walt Disney Company Quote\n Quality Content Drives Disney+ Prospects\nDisney has been taking care of consumers’ preferences and stakeholders’ expectations of the ist streaming platform Disney+, by creating more inclusive content enjoyed by audiences of all ages. The robust content portfolio has been a key catalyst in Disney+’s subscriber growth.\nLast year in November, Disney announced its plans to spend approximately $33 billion on content in fiscal 2022, to support its Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) services, which includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+.\nDisney has an impressive lineup of movies slated to be released in the near term, several of which will be streamed simultaneously on Disney+ along with their theatrical releases.\nOver the next 12-month period, Disney+ will be exclusively streaming several fresh contents such as Ms. Marvel (Jun 8), Baymax! (Jun 29), I Am Groot (Aug 10),Andor (Aug 31), live-action remake Pinocchio (Sep 8) and Willow (Nov 30), among others.\nMarvel Cinematic Universe’s upcoming releases, such as Thor: Love and Thunder, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Marvels, will be streamed on Disney+. It also plans to launch a new Marvel series on Disney+ in fiscal 2022.\nThe strong content line up for Disney+ is expected to attract more paid subscribers to the platform, thereby increasing the top line. In February, Disney announced that it expects to reach between 230 million and 20 million Disney+ subscribers by the end of September 2024.\nThe rapidly-growing subscriber base should strengthen Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space dominated by the likes of Netflix NFLX, Paramount Global’s PARA Paramount+ and Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+.\nIn the last reported quarter, Disney’s streaming services exceeded a total subscription of 205 million, a quarterly net increase of 9.2 million driven by Disney+. As of Apr 2, 2022, Disney+ had 137.7 million paid subscribers. The rapidly-growing subscriber base strengthens this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s position in the very saturated streaming space.\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nHowever, the company has lost 29.8% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Media Conglomeratesindustry's decline of 23.8%. Meanwhile, the Consumer Discretionarysector has tumbled 27.5% year to date.\nNotably, Netflix is on unsettled grounds. Per Antenna data, in the first quarter of 2022, Netflix witnessed 3.6 million subscription cancellations, indicating that the streaming giant is inching closer to losing its top spot in the streaming battle.\nHowever, Netflix recently had one of its biggest releases, the fourth season of Stranger Things. With the Stranger Things second season finale scheduled to be released in July, Netflix anticipates consumers to keep their subscription through the month.\nParamount+ exclusively released a live-action TV series Halo in addition to the second season of Star Trek: Picard, an original spinoff of the iconic series. It’s also the home to Star Trek: Discovery, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, and Rugrats and iCarly reboots. The subscriber count of Paramount+ has reached almost 40 million, gaining 6.8 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2022.\nApple’s streaming service, Apple TV+, is gaining recognition, with Ted Lasso and, most recently, CODA winning three Academy Awards. This is expected to boost Apple TV Plus’s viewership.\nThough Apple has not provided AppleTV+ subscriber numbers, it is estimated that the streaming platform, will reach nearly 36 million subscribers by the end of 2026.\n\nFree: Top Stocks for the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nThe metaverse is a quantum leap for the internet as we currently know it - and it will make some investors rich. Just like the internet, the metaverse is expected to transform how we live, work and play. Zacks has put together a new special report to help readers like you target big profits. The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands.\nDownload Zacks’ Metaverse Report now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nParamount Global (PARA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The rapidly-growing subscriber base should strengthen Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space dominated by the likes of Netflix NFLX, Paramount Global’s PARA Paramount+ and Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The movie has been directed by Sam Raimi, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Oslen, Rachel McAdamas and John Krasinski, among others, and was released on May 6 in theaters worldwide.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The rapidly-growing subscriber base should strengthen Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space dominated by the likes of Netflix NFLX, Paramount Global’s PARA Paramount+ and Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The rapidly-growing subscriber base strengthens this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s position in the very saturated streaming space.', 'news_article_title': "Disney (DIS) to Stream Marvel Studios' Latest on Disney Plus", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The rapidly-growing subscriber base should strengthen Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space dominated by the likes of Netflix NFLX, Paramount Global’s PARA Paramount+ and Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+. Download Zacks’ Metaverse Report now >>', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The rapidly-growing subscriber base should strengthen Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space dominated by the likes of Netflix NFLX, Paramount Global’s PARA Paramount+ and Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company Price and Consensus The Walt Disney Company price-consensus-chart | The Walt Disney Company Quote Quality Content Drives Disney+ Prospects Disney has been taking care of consumers’ preferences and stakeholders’ expectations of the ist streaming platform Disney+, by creating more inclusive content enjoyed by audiences of all ages.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-boosts-youtube-music-with-updated-playlist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently adding features to its music streaming service YouTube Music.\nReportedly, YouTube Music was updated with a redesigned playlist interface, which validates the above-mentioned fact.\nThe redesign includes a two-column view with cover art and background blur on the left side. Other features like the creator and the last updated details are shown on top.\nAdditionally, the lower part shows the name of the playlist along with the description and control options like download, share, shuffle and an overflow menu.\nThe recent capabilities are available on the YouTube Music app running on Android tablet and Chromebook.\nWith the recent move, GOOGL aims to provide an enhanced music streaming experience to customers using Android tablet and Chromebook.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nEnriching YouTube Music Efforts\nApart from the latest step, Alphabet recently introduced shortcut features and an album carousel to the YouTube Music’s Explore tab.\nGOOGL added a capability by which users can save queues as playlists. Alphabet also rolled out its “Recent Played” and “Turntable” widget to Android users.\nFurther, GOOGL rolled out the background listening feature for YouTube Music in Canada to provide an enhanced music experience to users in the country.\nWith these recent efforts, Google positioned itself well to rapidly penetrate the booming global music streaming market.\nThe market has been witnessing significant growth for a while owing to an increase in mobile advertisement spending, use of mobile apps, rise in the number of subscription services and users’ accessibility to local content on the music streaming platforms.\nPer an Allied Market Research report, the online music streaming industry is expected to reach $24.7 billion by 2027, witnessing a CAGR of 9.8% between 2021 and 2027.\nCompetitive Scenario\nGiven this upbeat scenario, not only Google but also other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT are making strong endeavors to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects.\nAmazon is gaining strong momentum in the music streaming market on the back of its expanding global footprint. Recently, Amazon Music released ‘Your Voice is Power’ playlist for subscribers in Canada. The playlist features music themes related to perseverance and determination, and foundational moments spanning 30 plus years of music-making. With this initiative, Amazon aims to retain its current subscribers and attract more users in the country.\nFurther, Amazon’s release of Amazon Music in Columbia and Chile remains a notable step. The move lets music fans in both countries access its premium music subscription service Amazon Music Unlimited.\nApple’s music streaming service Apple Music offers a subscription tier service Apple Music Voice Plan, powered by Siri. With the Apple Music Voice Plan, subscribers can access millions of songs, playlists, personalized mixes, genre stations and Apple Music Radio.\nFurther, Apple Music’s recent partnership with Waze to let subscribers access Apple Music content directly from the Waze Audio Player remains noteworthy.\nSpotify released “Spotify for Work”, which allows companies to offer Spotify Premium to their employees as an employee perk. Notably, global professional services firm Accenture is rolling out the recent Spotify offering for its employees across Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania. The recent initiative by Spotify is helping it expand its customer base.\nAdditionally, Spotify France and shesaid.so collaborated to make an online directory of professional women, trans and nonbinary individuals within the music industry in France. With this effort, Spotify aims to bring equality in the music space.\nNevertheless, YouTube Music’s growing efforts to expand its features are expected to continue giving a tough competition to the above-mentioned peers.\nCurrently, Google’s parent Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nFree: Top Stocks for the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nThe metaverse is a quantum leap for the internet as we currently know it - and it will make some investors rich. Just like the internet, the metaverse is expected to transform how we live, work and play. Zacks has put together a new special report to help readers like you target big profits. The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands.\nDownload Zacks’ Metaverse Report now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSpotify Technology (SPOT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Given this upbeat scenario, not only Google but also other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT are making strong endeavors to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report With the recent move, GOOGL aims to provide an enhanced music streaming experience to customers using Android tablet and Chromebook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Given this upbeat scenario, not only Google but also other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT are making strong endeavors to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report With the recent move, GOOGL aims to provide an enhanced music streaming experience to customers using Android tablet and Chromebook.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Boosts YouTube Music With Updated Playlist', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Competitive Scenario Given this upbeat scenario, not only Google but also other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT are making strong endeavors to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects. Per an Allied Market Research report, the online music streaming industry is expected to reach $24.7 billion by 2027, witnessing a CAGR of 9.8% between 2021 and 2027.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Given this upbeat scenario, not only Google but also other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT are making strong endeavors to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently adding features to its music streaming service YouTube Music.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-investors-should-always-buy-during-market-weakness', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The market has undoubtedly been cruel throughout 2022, putting dents in many portfolios. While there have been bright spots, such as energy, the majority of stocks have tumbled all year long.\nWe have found ourselves in a highly-unique economic situation after coming out of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, to say the least. Inflation has soared to levels not seen in decades, and the Fed has pivoted to a hawkish nature, raising borrowing rates to alleviate the problem.\nAs the Fed says, it’s an attempt to achieve a soft landing for the U.S. economy. While most know that this task will be mighty difficult to achieve, the Fed remains confident in its plan.\nTech stocks have been some of the biggest victims of the bear market. With the Fed increasing borrowing rates, the market has priced in the impact on high-flying tech companies’ future cash flows. Additionally, tech companies typically borrow at a higher rate than others to fuel growth.\nHowever, the bears can’t stay around forever. Three highly-coveted companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Alphabet GOOGL – are three stocks that will undoubtedly lead the rebound within tech. The year-to-date chart below shows the share performance of all three companies while blending in the S&P 500 for a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLet’s get into why it’s very beneficial to add to these positions during periods of weakness, such as 2022.\nBuilding A Bigger Position\nLet’s face it – it’s nearly impossible to time the market just right. The saying “buy low, sell high” is hardly beneficial; if investors could consistently and accurately forecast these levels, the market would be entirely unbalanced.\nOf course, there is the “buy the dip” approach, which is inherently risky. Many people buy at the dip, yet it keeps dipping – that’s never fun. One of the best ways to build a more prominent position for your long-term winners is the simple approach of dollar-cost averaging.\nDollar-cost averaging is a strategy in which investors split up their initial buys in periodic timeframes, reducing the impact of volatility on the overall purchase. It allows you the flexibility to “buy the dip” and add on to those winners whenever they come into uptrends.\nThis is a great way to limit overall risk, as no investor wants to see an initial position become an unfavorable entry point due to market conditions.\nApple\nApple AAPL shares have fallen quite extensively in 2022. However, the five-year chart below shows that shares are trading near October 2021 levels and have bounced beautifully.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAdditionally, Apple’s forward P/E ratio has come all the way down to 23.8X, nearly half of 2020 highs of 41.5X. The value represents a rich buying opportunity relative to where AAPL shares have traded over the last several years.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom-line estimates remain strong, with the $6.11 EPS estimate for FY22 displaying a sizable 9% increase year-over-year. Additionally, earnings are expected to grow an additional 8.7% in FY23.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft MSFT has been another victim of the tech-rout, with shares losing nearly 20% of their value year-to-date. However, the five-year chart below shows that shares have bounced wonderfully off summer 2021 levels.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPivoting to valuation, Microsoft’s 29.0X forward earnings multiple may appear a bit pricey at first. Still, the value is nowhere near 2021 highs of 37.5X and is just a tick above its median of 28.3X over the last five years.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nEarnings estimates for MSFT display notable bottom line strength. For FY22, the $9.30 EPS estimate reflects a sizable 17% expansion in earnings year-over-year, and for FY23, earnings are forecasted to grow by an additional double-digit 14%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAlphabet\nAlphabet GOOGL shares have fallen quite extensively throughout 2022, though an upcoming stock split is a catalyst that can help send shares back in the right direction. Additionally, Alphabet shares have bounced beautifully off April 2021 levels.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPerhaps the most attractive name of all three in terms of valuation, Alphabet sports a 20.5X forward earnings multiple. The value is well below the median of 27.2X over the last five years and is nowhere near 2020 highs of 39.1X.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe earnings picture is slightly concerning for FY22, as the $111.86 EPS estimate reflects a marginal 0.3% decrease in earnings year-over-year. However, for FY23, the earnings picture shifts back to positive – the $131.77 EPS estimate displays a sizable 18% growth in the bottom line year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nWhile these mega-cap giants have undoubtedly had poor share performances throughout 2022, zooming out on the charts paints a much more positive picture. We can see that all three companies’ shares have respected previous trading levels.\nAdditionally, valuation metrics are at levels not seen in some time, marking a rich buying opportunity for a few of the top companies in the world. \nInvestors need to continue building more prominent positions within these companies, and using dollar-cost-averaging is an excellent way to achieve this.\nThe bears will eventually run out of powder, and the rebound will be massive.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Three highly-coveted companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Alphabet GOOGL – are three stocks that will undoubtedly lead the rebound within tech. Apple Apple AAPL shares have fallen quite extensively in 2022. The value represents a rich buying opportunity relative to where AAPL shares have traded over the last several years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Three highly-coveted companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Alphabet GOOGL – are three stocks that will undoubtedly lead the rebound within tech. Apple Apple AAPL shares have fallen quite extensively in 2022. The value represents a rich buying opportunity relative to where AAPL shares have traded over the last several years.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks Investors Should Always Buy During Market Weakness', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Three highly-coveted companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Alphabet GOOGL – are three stocks that will undoubtedly lead the rebound within tech. Apple Apple AAPL shares have fallen quite extensively in 2022. The value represents a rich buying opportunity relative to where AAPL shares have traded over the last several years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Three highly-coveted companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Alphabet GOOGL – are three stocks that will undoubtedly lead the rebound within tech. Apple Apple AAPL shares have fallen quite extensively in 2022. The value represents a rich buying opportunity relative to where AAPL shares have traded over the last several years.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-unveils-redesigned-macbook-air-with-m2-chip', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Monday unveiled its new completely redesigned MacBook Air.\nThe 2022 MacBook Air comes with the new M2 chip and features a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, four-speaker sound system, up to 18 hours of battery life, and MagSafe charging. It will be available in four finishes: silver, space gray, midnight, and starlight.\nThe company also launched an updated MacBook Pro, which also features the new M2 chip along with up to 24GB of unified memory, ProRes acceleration, and up to 20 hours of battery life. Both laptops will be available next month.\n"We\'re so excited to bring our new M2 chip to the world\'s two most popular laptops — the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro," said Greg Joswiak, Apple\'s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "Completely redesigned around M2, MacBook Air is thinner, lighter, and faster with a bigger display, better camera, and all-day battery life, in four beautiful finishes. Only with Apple silicon can you build such a thin and light notebook with a fanless design, and this combination of performance and capabilities. M2 also comes to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, featuring incredible performance, ProRes acceleration, up to 24GB of memory, and up to 20 hours of battery life — making our most portable pro notebook even better."\nThe MacBook Air will be available in July starting at $1,199. The starting model includes the M2, an eight-core GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. The $1,499 model features a 10-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. Each configuration can support up to 24GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. The M1-based Air will continue to be available for $999. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 starts at $1,299.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Monday unveiled its new completely redesigned MacBook Air. The 2022 MacBook Air comes with the new M2 chip and features a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, four-speaker sound system, up to 18 hours of battery life, and MagSafe charging. The company also launched an updated MacBook Pro, which also features the new M2 chip along with up to 24GB of unified memory, ProRes acceleration, and up to 20 hours of battery life.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Monday unveiled its new completely redesigned MacBook Air. The company also launched an updated MacBook Pro, which also features the new M2 chip along with up to 24GB of unified memory, ProRes acceleration, and up to 20 hours of battery life. M2 also comes to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, featuring incredible performance, ProRes acceleration, up to 24GB of memory, and up to 20 hours of battery life — making our most portable pro notebook even better."', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Unveils Redesigned MacBook Air With M2 Chip', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Monday unveiled its new completely redesigned MacBook Air. M2 also comes to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, featuring incredible performance, ProRes acceleration, up to 24GB of memory, and up to 20 hours of battery life — making our most portable pro notebook even better." The starting model includes the M2, an eight-core GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Monday unveiled its new completely redesigned MacBook Air. The 2022 MacBook Air comes with the new M2 chip and features a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, four-speaker sound system, up to 18 hours of battery life, and MagSafe charging. "We\'re so excited to bring our new M2 chip to the world\'s two most popular laptops — the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro," said Greg Joswiak, Apple\'s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-up-with-growth-stocks-but-inflation-fears-linger-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended a choppy session slightly higher on Monday, helped by gains in Amazon.com and other mega-cap growth shares, while persistent worries over inflation and interest rates kept a lid on the market.\nShares of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose 2% and were the biggest positive for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq after the online retailer split its shares 20 for 1.\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares climbed 0.5%. The tech giant at its annual software developer conference announced among other things that it would more deeply integrate its software into the core driving systems of cars.\nAmong sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and communication services .SPLRCL had the day\'s biggest gains.\nBut investors remain focused on inflation and rising interest rates. A U.S. consumer price index report on Friday is expected to show still-high inflation, and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday.\nA solid jobs report on Friday lowered hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy-tightening plan to fight inflation.\n"There\'s been a push-pull in the markets now for a while," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Investment Management in Chicago.\nThe jobs report was evidence that "the economy is still in OK shape," he said. But "with inflation running kind of high and commodity prices still rising and putting in new all-time highs, maybe that peak of inflation is still in that ethereal future."\nHelping sentiment were easing regulatory crackdowns in China and signs in parts of China of a return to more normal activity after the country\'s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 16.08 points, or 0.05%, to 32,915.78, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 12.89 points, or 0.31%, to 4,121.43 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 48.64 points, or 0.4%, to 12,061.37.\nTwitter Inc TWTR.N shares slipped 1.5% after billionaire Elon Musk said he might walk away from his buyout offer if the social media company fails to provide data on spam and fake accounts.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms rallied after a report that Chinese regulators are concluding probes into ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc DIDI.N and two other firms. The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF KWEB.P jumped 4.7% and Didi Global gained 24.3%.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.29-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.01-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week high and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 58 new highs and 129 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.64 billion shares, compared with the 12.75 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York Additional reporting by Medha Singh, Susan Mathew and Devik Jain in Bengaluru and Tom Westbrook in Singapore Editing by Maju Samuel and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares climbed 0.5%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended a choppy session slightly higher on Monday, helped by gains in Amazon.com and other mega-cap growth shares, while persistent worries over inflation and interest rates kept a lid on the market. A solid jobs report on Friday lowered hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening plan to fight inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares climbed 0.5%. Among sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and communication services .SPLRCL had the day's biggest gains. But investors remain focused on inflation and rising interest rates.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends up with growth stocks, but inflation fears linger', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares climbed 0.5%. A solid jobs report on Friday lowered hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy-tightening plan to fight inflation. But "with inflation running kind of high and commodity prices still rising and putting in new all-time highs, maybe that peak of inflation is still in that ethereal future."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares climbed 0.5%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended a choppy session slightly higher on Monday, helped by gains in Amazon.com and other mega-cap growth shares, while persistent worries over inflation and interest rates kept a lid on the market. Shares of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose 2% and were the biggest positive for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq after the online retailer split its shares 20 for 1.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/markets-cooler-on-a-slower-news-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Markets spent a tepid day in the first trading session of this week, with a dearth of earnings results or economic reports hitting the tape, or at least with anything like the size and scope we’ve seen in the past few weeks. The Dow, which spent a good portion of this morning up a good amount — +336 points at the intraday high — barely finished in the green: +0.049%.\n\nFor the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, this marked the second higher close in the past three trading days, and both outperformed the Dow: the S&P grew +0.31% today and the tech-heavy Nasdaq +0.40%. For its part, the small-cap Russell 2000 split the difference: +0.37% on the day.\n\nAmazon AMZN spent its first day following a 20-to-1 stock split, and investors seemed pretty happy with this: the stock gained +2% on the day today, just below $125 per share. Twenty-five years ago or so, stock splits were very common — they helped entry-level investors buy shares of some of their favorite companies at affordable prices, while long-term holders were happy to reap multiples off their previous investment.\n\nAlphabet GOOGL also plans a 20-for-1 split to take effect mid-July; currently, its share price is north of $2330. And if it’s a successful means for gaining new investment blood, we can expect companies — especially those who’ve seen huge run-ups in share price over the past 20 years — to follow suit. Just don’t expect Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) to be one of them.\n\nApple AAPL made public its foray into the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) space at its Worldwide Developers Conference today. It’s an expansion of Apple Wallet capabilities, giving customers the option to spread out full payment four installments over six weeks, using Apple technology. While Apple shares grew modestly on the news, big players in the BNPL space, such as Affirm AFRM, fell -5.5% on the news. We shall see if the conference will continue to focus on service-related Apple products or if it will pivot to new and/or updated gadgets.\n\nOtherwise, tomorrow morning we can expect a Foreign Trade Balance for April to pull back from its record deficit -$109.8 billion to around -$90 billion, back where it was in the January and February prints. We’ll also see a Consumer Credit print for April which is also likely to take a step downward to $35 billion from $52 billion in the prior month’s release.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAffirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\n \nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL made public its foray into the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) space at its Worldwide Developers Conference today. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Twenty-five years ago or so, stock splits were very common — they helped entry-level investors buy shares of some of their favorite companies at affordable prices, while long-term holders were happy to reap multiples off their previous investment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL made public its foray into the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) space at its Worldwide Developers Conference today. Amazon AMZN spent its first day following a 20-to-1 stock split, and investors seemed pretty happy with this: the stock gained +2% on the day today, just below $125 per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Markets Cooler on a Slower News Day', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL made public its foray into the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) space at its Worldwide Developers Conference today. Amazon AMZN spent its first day following a 20-to-1 stock split, and investors seemed pretty happy with this: the stock gained +2% on the day today, just below $125 per share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL made public its foray into the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) space at its Worldwide Developers Conference today. Amazon AMZN spent its first day following a 20-to-1 stock split, and investors seemed pretty happy with this: the stock gained +2% on the day today, just below $125 per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazons-stock-splits-monday-is-it-time-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nShares of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) split 20-for-1 Monday. This is the first time the company will split since the 1999 dot-com boom.\nAs of Thursday’s close, AMZN shares cost at $2,520.52. Adjusted for the split, a share would be trading at $126.02 if it went into effect today.\nWhen Amazon announced the split back in March, it was on the backs of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) announcing a 20-to-1 stock split in February slated for mid-July; Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) sharing plans for a 4-to-1 stock split and Tesla Inc.’s (TSLA) plan for a 5-to-1 stock split. Amazon shares rose 6% in extended trading at the time of the announcement.\nThe question is, is Monday’s split good for Amazon’s stock? Is it time to buy?\nIn today’s Market360, we’re going to talk about stock splits… and whether or not it spells a good buying opportunity.\nBut first…\nWhat Is a Stock Split?\nA stock split is when a company decides to divide shares of its stock into smaller units. From a fundamental perspective, it changes nothing about the company or its value.\nAs a shareholder, it simply changes the amount of shares that you own.\nLet’s say you owned 10 shares of Amazon today. After Monday’s 20-to-1 stock split, you will hold 200 shares. Every one share of Amazon you hold will be divided into 20 individual shares.\nBut the fact is the value of the shares remains the same.\nIf you had $20,000 in Amazon stock today, you’ll have roughly $20,000 in Amazon stock Monday (depending on market fluctuations of course).\nAs a shareholder, a split doesn’t affect you in terms of gains or losses.\nWith that being the case, why do companies do it?\nA lot of times a company will split shares to make its stock more accessible to retail investors.\nUsing Amazon again as the example…\nAn average investor may not have the funds to invest in a stock trading above $2,000. In a small portfolio, even buying one share could be considered an over allocation, and you never want to put all of you eggs in one basket, so to speak. The reality is allocation is very important, as it helps limit an investor’s risk. It’s why I tell my subscribers to give their positions “equal weight” and to never let a single company represent more than 10% of their portfolio.\nBut at a little over $100, an investor with a small portfolio could buy some shares without affecting the balance of their portfolio.\nThe bottom line: A lower share price will make the stock more accessible to everyday investors.\nIs Amazon a Buy?\nShort answer, no.\nStock splits tend to attract more investors, but a split itself is not a buy signal. What’s important is looking at the company’s fundamentals.\nWhile I think the split will help Amazon’s stock price firm up by attracting new investors, the company’s annual forecasted earnings are expected to decline 79.3%. The reality is Amazon’s first-quarter earnings results were dismal, with the company reporting a net income decline of $3.8 billion, which is a 147% decline year-over-year. The company missed analysts’ earnings estimates by 190%.\nIf you take a look at my Portfolio Grader Report Card, you will see an equally dismal picture for the ecommerce giant:\nAs you can see, the company hasn’t been a “Buy” in my Portfolio Grader for a long time and is currently sporting a D-rating for its Fundamental Grade and Quantitative Grade. So, its fundamentals are weak and money flow in the stock has all but dried up. Year-to-date, AMZN shares have fallen more than 26%. In comparison, the S&P 500 is down more than 12%. Had you been following Portfolio Grader, you would have known to steer clear.\nWhat About GameStop?\nI should add that original meme stock GameStop (NYSE:GME) is also considering a stock split in the near future. Let’s take a look at GME’s report card:\nAs you can see, GME is doing slightly better than AMZN with a “C” for its Total Grade. But the fact of the matter is, GameStop’s fundamentals are terrible. During the most recentearnings call GME reported a net income decline of $147.5 million, which is a 283.23% decline year-over-year. GameStop also posted a wider-than-expected earnings loss. Analysts were calling for an earnings loss of $1.45 per share, but GameStop’s earnings loss of $2.08 per share missed analysts’ estimates by 43.4%.\nSo, while a split might also attract some investors to GME, I think between the two, Amazon will fare a little better over the longer term.\nAs I said, a stock split it is not a bullish buy signal by itself. A split doesn’t affect the underlying value of the company in any way. In other words, a stock split won’t fix the company’s fundamentals.\nIf you are looking to pick up shares of any company, it should always be backed by superior fundamentals. I’m talking about companies with strong fundamentals that also see persistent money flow (also known as institutional buying pressure). I’m pleased to say that my Breakthrough Stocks Buy List is chock-full of these companies. This includes a stock I recommended yesterday and four more I am adding to the Breakthrough Stocks Buy List in today’s Monthly Issue for June.\nThe fact of the matter is that all five stocks are backed by superior forecasted earnings and sales and persistent institutional buying pressure, as well as have benefited from positive analyst revisions recently. In other words, they offer the “one-two-three” punch for positive stock appreciation in the upcoming months.\nJoin me at Breakthrough Stocks today so you can have full access to my latest recommendations and stock market commentary.\nP.S. One of the things I track when looking for a new recommendation in Breakthrough Stocks is “money flow.”\nLast week in my Great American Wealth Shift event, I detailed exactly what goes into my money flow system.\nDuring the event I reveal the No. 1 stock to buy right now… and one you should avoid at all costs.\nIf you missed it, you can find the replay here.\nThe Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owns the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below:\nAmazon.com Inc. (AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (GOOG)\nThe post Amazon’s Stock Splits Monday – Is It Time to Buy? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When Amazon announced the split back in March, it was on the backs of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) announcing a 20-to-1 stock split in February slated for mid-July; Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) sharing plans for a 4-to-1 stock split and Tesla Inc.’s (TSLA) plan for a 5-to-1 stock split. While I think the split will help Amazon’s stock price firm up by attracting new investors, the company’s annual forecasted earnings are expected to decline 79.3%. The fact of the matter is that all five stocks are backed by superior forecasted earnings and sales and persistent institutional buying pressure, as well as have benefited from positive analyst revisions recently.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When Amazon announced the split back in March, it was on the backs of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) announcing a 20-to-1 stock split in February slated for mid-July; Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) sharing plans for a 4-to-1 stock split and Tesla Inc.’s (TSLA) plan for a 5-to-1 stock split. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) split 20-for-1 Monday. Analysts were calling for an earnings loss of $1.45 per share, but GameStop’s earnings loss of $2.08 per share missed analysts’ estimates by 43.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'Amazon’s Stock Splits Monday – Is It Time to Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When Amazon announced the split back in March, it was on the backs of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) announcing a 20-to-1 stock split in February slated for mid-July; Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) sharing plans for a 4-to-1 stock split and Tesla Inc.’s (TSLA) plan for a 5-to-1 stock split. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) split 20-for-1 Monday. But first… What Is a Stock Split?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When Amazon announced the split back in March, it was on the backs of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) announcing a 20-to-1 stock split in February slated for mid-July; Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) sharing plans for a 4-to-1 stock split and Tesla Inc.’s (TSLA) plan for a 5-to-1 stock split. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) split 20-for-1 Monday. A stock split is when a company decides to divide shares of its stock into smaller units.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-rebounds-as-growth-stocks-rally-twitter-falls', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Medha Singh\nJune 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes on Monday regained some ground lost last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal.\nTen of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced in early trading, with communication services .SPLRCL and financials .SPSY leading the pack with a rise of 2% and 1.8%, respectively. The energy sector .SPNY bucked the trend to retreat 0.5%.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 1.9% and 3.8%. Amazon shares were trading after adjusting to 20-to-1 split.\nThe gains came after a bruising Friday when a solid jobs report quashed hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy-tightening plan to cool decades-high inflation.\n"I do not see a lot of positive catalysts at the moment. We are just basically back to standard volatility, where you have got a big up day followed by a big down day and back and forth on that," said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab.\n"Right now, we do not really know whether or not the market can handle the interest rate hikes. It is probably prudent to remain cautious and be very careful if you are going to buy any dip days or even try to catch any momentum moves to the upside."\nAll eyes will be on the U.S. consumer price index report later this week for more clues on the path of future interest rate hikes. Signs that inflation remains strong could spook markets already battered by worries that a hawkish Fed could tip the economy into a recession.\nMoney markets are fully pricing in 50 basis point increases by the U.S. central bank next week and in July. FEDWATCH\nThe upbeat mood on Monday was also underpinned by optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns in China and signs of Beijing and Shanghai returning to normal life after the country\'s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.\nDidi Global Inc DIDI.N surged 50% after a report that Chinese regulators were preparing as early as this week to allow the ride-hailing firm\'s mobile app back on domestic app stores.\nShares of JD.com Inc JD.O, Baidu BIDU.O and Alibaba Group BABA.N, all targets of China\'s crackdown on internet companies, gained between 3.6% and 8.9%.\nAt 10:20 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 320.99 points, or 0.98%, at 33,220.69, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 53.65 points, or 1.31%, at 4,162.19, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 195.96 points, or 1.63%, at 12,208.69.\nTwitter Inc TWTR.K slipped 3.9% after billionaire Musk said he might walk away from his buyout offer if the social media company fails to provide data on spam and fake accounts.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.58-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.65-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 45 new highs and 47 new lows.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh, Susan Mathew and Devik Jain in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Tom Westbrook in Singapore; editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 1.9% and 3.8%. By Devik Jain and Medha Singh June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes on Monday regained some ground lost last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal. The gains came after a bruising Friday when a solid jobs report quashed hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening plan to cool decades-high inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 1.9% and 3.8%. By Devik Jain and Medha Singh June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes on Monday regained some ground lost last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal. Ten of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced in early trading, with communication services .SPLRCL and financials .SPSY leading the pack with a rise of 2% and 1.8%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street rebounds as growth stocks rally; Twitter falls', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 1.9% and 3.8%. By Devik Jain and Medha Singh June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes on Monday regained some ground lost last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal. All eyes will be on the U.S. consumer price index report later this week for more clues on the path of future interest rate hikes.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O climbed between 1.9% and 3.8%. By Devik Jain and Medha Singh June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes on Monday regained some ground lost last week as investors bought into heavyweights Apple and Amazon.com, while Twitter dropped after Elon Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion buyout deal. We are just basically back to standard volatility, where you have got a big up day followed by a big down day and back and forth on that," said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/representing-40-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio-here-is-why-apple-is-a-great-stock-to-own', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Uncertainty has been the name of the game recently, as the stock market continues to face an immense amount of pressure from high inflation, rising interest rates, and economic impacts linked to the war between Russia and Ukraine. It comes as no surprise that technology stocks have been particularly humbled, with the Nasdaq Composite slipping almost 25% since the start of the year.\nSome of the world's paramount tech companies like Netflix and Meta Platforms have delivered weak financial reports in recent quarters as the technology sector as a whole tries to navigate unfavorable macroeconomic conditions. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), however, is one of few companies that has sustained strong operational success in the past few months. In a market full of uncertainty today, the technology juggernaut offers investors an ideal investment opportunity. I think the great Warren Buffett would agree as well -- the iPhone maker currently represents 40% of his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) investment portfolio.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nResiliency at its finest\nApple alleviated some investor unease by reporting an in-line Q2 2022 report. In the past twelve quarters, the tech leader has now beat earnings estimates each time and has only missed on revenue forecasts once, highlighting management's strong visibility of the business. Total revenue and earnings per share both increased 8.6% year-over-year, up to $97.3 billion and $1.52, respectively, and operating margin remained stable from a year ago at 30.8%.\nThe company has a fantastic one-two punch with its products and services business segments. While its products business -- which includes the iPhone, iPad, Mac, wearables, Home, and accessories -- increased a moderate 6.6% year-over-year to $77.5 billion, the company's services segment -- which comprises Apple Music, AppleTV+, the App Store, iCloud, and other subscription services -- surged 17.3% to $19.8 billion.\nApple is well-positioned for future growth given its stable products segment and the untapped potential of its services business, which continues to make headway quarter after quarter. For the full year, Wall Street analysts project the company's revenue to climb 7.7% year-over-year to $394.0 billion, and its EPS to rise 9.4% to $6.14. Apple's steady growth in the wake of gloomy economic conditions, combined with its $28.1 billion in cash and cash equivalents, make the technology giant a no-brainer today. And fortunately for investors, the broader market sell-off has pulled Apple's stock price down with it, making the company's valuation attractive at the moment.\nApple's valuation has normalized\nApple's share price has fallen 19% year-to-date, making its valuation much more attractive than what it was at the start of the year. The stock currently sports a price-to-earnings multiple of 24, which is largely in line with its five-year average of 23. But unlike many of its technology counterparts, the company's valuation has shrunk in spite of maintaining success on the business front. Thus investors with lengthy time horizons can exploit the ongoing sell-off by purchasing shares of Apple at current valuation levels.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nI like Apple today\nApple is among the few technology companies that has continued to deliver strong financial results recently. Even still, the stock has been punished by investors, leaving it down almost 20% since the beginning of 2022. Prudent investors should take advantage of the unjustified sell-off by accumulating shares of Apple stock today. The company's business is in wonderful condition, and its robust balance sheet and cash generation make it a very stable investment right now. As the disconnect between Apple's operational performance and valuation grows wider, investors shouldn't hesitate to buy the stock.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 27, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Luke Meindl has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), however, is one of few companies that has sustained strong operational success in the past few months. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts I like Apple today Apple is among the few technology companies that has continued to deliver strong financial results recently. Uncertainty has been the name of the game recently, as the stock market continues to face an immense amount of pressure from high inflation, rising interest rates, and economic impacts linked to the war between Russia and Ukraine.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), however, is one of few companies that has sustained strong operational success in the past few months. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts I like Apple today Apple is among the few technology companies that has continued to deliver strong financial results recently. Some of the world's paramount tech companies like Netflix and Meta Platforms have delivered weak financial reports in recent quarters as the technology sector as a whole tries to navigate unfavorable macroeconomic conditions.", 'news_article_title': "Representing 40% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio, Here Is Why Apple Is a Great Stock to Own Today", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), however, is one of few companies that has sustained strong operational success in the past few months. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts I like Apple today Apple is among the few technology companies that has continued to deliver strong financial results recently. Apple's valuation has normalized Apple's share price has fallen 19% year-to-date, making its valuation much more attractive than what it was at the start of the year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), however, is one of few companies that has sustained strong operational success in the past few months. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts I like Apple today Apple is among the few technology companies that has continued to deliver strong financial results recently. And fortunately for investors, the broader market sell-off has pulled Apple's stock price down with it, making the company's valuation attractive at the moment."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-6-2022-%3A-didi-c-tal-baba-kgc-beke-aapl-iq-pypl-msft-li', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up .18 to 12,599.81. The total After hours volume is currently 78,027,005 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nDiDi Global Inc. (DIDI) is +0.07 at $2.37, with 34,084,379 shares traded. DIDI\'s current last sale is 15.19% of the target price of $15.6.\n\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is unchanged at $51.40, with 5,836,877 shares traded. C\'s current last sale is 78.47% of the target price of $65.5.\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is -0.02 at $4.41, with 5,630,479 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 100.23% of the target price of $4.4.\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is -0.08 at $98.93, with 5,366,362 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BABA is in the "buy range".\n\nKinross Gold Corporation (KGC) is unchanged at $4.48, with 5,008,972 shares traded. KGC\'s current last sale is 55.65% of the target price of $8.05.\n\nKE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is unchanged at $14.61, with 4,433,881 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BEKE is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $146.20, with 2,740,328 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\niQIYI, Inc. (IQ) is -0.04 at $4.52, with 2,717,915 shares traded. IQ\'s current last sale is 51.95% of the target price of $8.7.\n\nPayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) is +0.01 at $86.82, with 2,668,806 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PYPL is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.01 at $268.76, with 2,610,616 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nLi Auto Inc. (LI) is -0.01 at $29.06, with 1,795,048 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for LI is in the "strong buy range".\n\nQUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) is unchanged at $140.44, with 1,632,711 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for QCOM is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $146.20, with 2,740,328 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is -0.08 at $98.93, with 5,366,362 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $146.20, with 2,740,328 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BABA is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 6, 2022 : DIDI, C, TAL, BABA, KGC, BEKE, AAPL, IQ, PYPL, MSFT, LI, QCOM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $146.20, with 2,740,328 shares traded. The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up .18 to 12,599.81.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $146.20, with 2,740,328 shares traded. The total After hours volume is currently 78,027,005 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/poll-taiwan-may-exports-seen-rising-for-23rd-month-but-more-slowly', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "* For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI\n* Exports median forecast +13% (prior month +18.8%)\n* Imports median forecast +19.75% (prior month +26.7%)\n* Balance median forecast $4.6 bln (prior month $4.91 bln)\n* CPI median forecast +3.3% y/y (prior month +3.38%)\n* Trade due Wednesday, June 8, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT)\n* CPI due Tuesday, June 7, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT)\nTAIPEI, June 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely rose for the 23rd straight month in May but more slowly than in April, hit by pandemic-control lockdowns in China and effects of the war in Ukraine, a Reuters poll showed.\nTaiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc , is one of Asia's major exporters of technology goods, so the trade data is seen as an important gauge of world demand for tech gadgets.\nExports last month were estimated to have risen 13% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 17 analysts showed, slower than the 18.8% jump in April.\nThe export forecasts ranged between rises of 5% and 20%, reflecting uncertainties over the global economic recovery and supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in eastern China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.\nSeparately, the consumer price index was expected to have risen 3.3% from a year earlier, a slightly slower rate from an increase of 3.38% in the 12 months to April.\nThe inflation data will be released on Tuesday and trade data will come on Wednesday. (Poll complied by Arsh Mogre, Anant Chandak and Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Bradley Perrett) Keywords: TAIWAN ECONOMY/CPI TRADE (POLL)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc , is one of Asia's major exporters of technology goods, so the trade data is seen as an important gauge of world demand for tech gadgets. The export forecasts ranged between rises of 5% and 20%, reflecting uncertainties over the global economic recovery and supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in eastern China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Separately, the consumer price index was expected to have risen 3.3% from a year earlier, a slightly slower rate from an increase of 3.38% in the 12 months to April.", 'news_luhn_summary': "* For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI * Exports median forecast +13% (prior month +18.8%) * Imports median forecast +19.75% (prior month +26.7%) * Balance median forecast $4.6 bln (prior month $4.91 bln) * CPI median forecast +3.3% y/y (prior month +3.38%) * Trade due Wednesday, June 8, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) * CPI due Tuesday, June 7, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, June 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely rose for the 23rd straight month in May but more slowly than in April, hit by pandemic-control lockdowns in China and effects of the war in Ukraine, a Reuters poll showed. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 13% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 17 analysts showed, slower than the 18.8% jump in April. (Poll complied by Arsh Mogre, Anant Chandak and Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Bradley Perrett) Keywords: TAIWAN ECONOMY/CPI TRADE (POLL) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'POLL-Taiwan May exports seen rising for 23rd month, but more slowly', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc , is one of Asia's major exporters of technology goods, so the trade data is seen as an important gauge of world demand for tech gadgets. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 13% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 17 analysts showed, slower than the 18.8% jump in April. The export forecasts ranged between rises of 5% and 20%, reflecting uncertainties over the global economic recovery and supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in eastern China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.", 'news_textrank_summary': "* For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI * Exports median forecast +13% (prior month +18.8%) * Imports median forecast +19.75% (prior month +26.7%) * Balance median forecast $4.6 bln (prior month $4.91 bln) * CPI median forecast +3.3% y/y (prior month +3.38%) * Trade due Wednesday, June 8, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) * CPI due Tuesday, June 7, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, June 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely rose for the 23rd straight month in May but more slowly than in April, hit by pandemic-control lockdowns in China and effects of the war in Ukraine, a Reuters poll showed. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 13% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 17 analysts showed, slower than the 18.8% jump in April. (Poll complied by Arsh Mogre, Anant Chandak and Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Bradley Perrett) Keywords: TAIWAN ECONOMY/CPI TRADE (POLL) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stock-market-news-for-today-june-6-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Futures Rise Alongside Soaring Oil Prices\nU.S. stock futures are gaining momentum as we enter the new trading week. This comes at a time when inflation remains the main focus of investors and companies alike. In the week ahead, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest reading on consumer pricing will be a major release to note. Namely, this will be in the form of its monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading on Friday. As it stands, consensus economist figures suggest a further year-over-year increase in the headline CPI index of 8.3% for May. Month-over-month, this would translate to an increase of 0.7%.\nSpeaking on this in further detail is Greg McBride, the chief financial analyst over at Bankrate. He states, “The rate of inflation moderated a bit in April and we’ll need to see this followed up by more slowing in May to underscore the notion that inflation has peaked.” McBride adds, “Even then, it will take many months of more moderate price readings for the rate of inflation to come down in a meaningful way.” This could further contribute to the overall pressure on markets as we enter another trading week.\nIn fact, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) co-President Ted Pick recently weighed in on how global markets are undergoing a “fundamental shift.” Between the first pandemic in a century, the first invasion in Europe in 75 years, and rising global inflation, this would be the case. In Pick’s words, “it signals a paradigm shift, the end of 15 years of financial repression and the next era to come.” While you consider all this, here’s how the major stock index futures are doing today. As of 5:14 a.m. ET, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are trading higher by 0.84%, 1.11%, and 1.49% respectively.\nApple To Kick-Off WWDC 2022 Today: Things To Know\nAmong the major tech names to look out for in the stock market this week is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Overall, this would be thanks to the company initiating its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). For those unfamiliar, WWDC 2022, as with its previous iterations, is where Apple showcases and teases its latest software. From the upcoming cutting-edge version of its iOS operating system to Apple’s latest services, this would be the case. As such, investors may be keeping an eye on AAPL stock this week as the company begins hosting WWDC 2022 today through Thursday.\nCommenting on what Apple could have on deck this week is Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives. Currently, Ives has an Outperform rating and a $200 price target on AAPL stock. According to the analyst, key iOS 16 updates to look out for would be lock screen, messaging, and health features. Aside from that, Ives also highlights that a possible NFL-related update on Apple TV+’s end would draw some major attention. This would be a key development in the company’s sports streaming efforts. Before this, the company did strike a deal to live-stream two exclusive Major League Baseball (MLB) games per week. According to Ives, “Apple looks potentially in the winners circle for the NFL Sunday Ticket Package in what would be a landmark deal for Cupertino.” Should this be the case, the tech analyst sees Apple providing this key NFL package by 2023.\nRegarding Apple’s other possible software updates, the iPadOS, Apple Watch, and MacBook Air laptops would be other areas to consider. Pair all this with AAPL stock being down by over 20% year-to-date and investors could be keen to jump on it today.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] 5 Cybersecurity Stocks For Your Watchlist Right Now\nOil Prices Soar As Saudi Arabia Hikes Crude Price; Chevron CEO Comments On Long-Term Russian Oil Output\nIn other news, oil prices are quickly rising on Monday. For the most part, this upturn in energy costs would follow announcements of a price hike from Saudi Arabia for its crude sales. According to Saudi state oil producer, Aramco, the official selling price for its flagship Arab Light crude to Asia will be going up to a $6.50 premium in July. This is a notable jump from its previous selling price of $4.40 in June. As a result of all this, Brent crude futures hit an intraday high of $121.95 earlier today. At the same time, U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures peaked at $120.99 per barrel, a three-month high. This comes after a 1.7% gain on Friday last week.\nMeanwhile, Chevron (NYSE: CVX) CEO Mike Wirth also recently spoke on the current state of Russia’s oil production. Wirth argues that Russia will continue to experience long-term output declines as Western companies exit the country. He justifies this by saying, “If you look at Iran and Venezuela, two other examples of large producers that have come under sanctions and have been pretty well cut off from the same kinds of investments and technology, their productive capacity degrades over time.” Because of all this, investors may be turning their attention towards oil stock and the broader oil industry today. \nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] Best Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 4 Cyclical Stocks To Watch Today\nCoupa Software To Report Earnings After Today’s Closing Bell: What To Expect\nOn the earnings front today, Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP) will be releasing its latest quarterly update. After the closing bell today, investors could be tuning in to the global tech platform operator. In brief, the company primarily operates via its cloud-based Business Spend Management (BSM) platform. Through the BSM platform, Coupa unifies processes across its client’s supply chain, procurement, and finance divisions. Amidst the current supply chain pressures globally, Coupa’s services would be in demand now.\nGetting into the numbers, current consensus figures on Wall Street for Coupa are earnings of $0.05 per share on revenue of $190.69 million. Not to mention, the company was also named a 2022 Gartner (NYSE: IT) Magic Quadrant Challenger in the Supply Chain Planning Solutions division last month. According to executive VP Raja Hammoud, “Supply chain resilience is mission-critical for every business. We think this recognition from Gartner underscores our effort in helping customers through this complex and dynamic environment.” With all this in mind, investors may be considering COUP stock in the stock market now. \nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] 4 Top Semiconductor Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today\nNio Teams Up With AMD To Bolster EV Chip Supply\nMaking a splash in the electric vehicle (EV) world now is Nio (NYSE: NIO). As of earlier today, the Chinese EV firm is teaming up with Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) to strengthen its current supply of EV chips. Through the current partnership, Nio will be employing AMD’s EPYC lineup of processors. In detail, the chips will serve as key components of the company’s high-performance computing (HPC) platform. \nIdeally, it will do so by helping accelerate Nio’s artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning training. This, in turn, according to AMD, will help Nio save costs while shortening product development cycles. In the larger scheme of things, this deal would come at a strategic timing for Nio. After all, the industry at-large continues to grapple with chip shortages. As Nio continues to adapt to the current business environment, NIO stock would be in focus in the stock market now.\nSource: TradingView\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple To Kick-Off WWDC 2022 Today: Things To Know Among the major tech names to look out for in the stock market this week is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As such, investors may be keeping an eye on AAPL stock this week as the company begins hosting WWDC 2022 today through Thursday. Currently, Ives has an Outperform rating and a $200 price target on AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple To Kick-Off WWDC 2022 Today: Things To Know Among the major tech names to look out for in the stock market this week is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As such, investors may be keeping an eye on AAPL stock this week as the company begins hosting WWDC 2022 today through Thursday. Currently, Ives has an Outperform rating and a $200 price target on AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stock Market News For Today June 6, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple To Kick-Off WWDC 2022 Today: Things To Know Among the major tech names to look out for in the stock market this week is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As such, investors may be keeping an eye on AAPL stock this week as the company begins hosting WWDC 2022 today through Thursday. Currently, Ives has an Outperform rating and a $200 price target on AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple To Kick-Off WWDC 2022 Today: Things To Know Among the major tech names to look out for in the stock market this week is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As such, investors may be keeping an eye on AAPL stock this week as the company begins hosting WWDC 2022 today through Thursday. Currently, Ives has an Outperform rating and a $200 price target on AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rebound-as-china-adrs-rally-tech-growth-stocks-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures: Dow 0.83%, S&P 1.10%, Nasdaq 1.48%\nJune 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced on Monday, as a report of Beijing regulators concluding a year-long probe into Didi Global added to optimism about easing COVID-19 curbs in the country, lifting shares of other NY-listed China stocks.\nShares of the ride railing firm DIDI.N surged 50% to $2.77 in premarket trading after the Wall Street Journal reported that regulators are preparing as early as this week to allow the mobile app back on domestic app stores.\nDidi, which was hit by a data-related cybersecurity investigation days after its IPO in June 2021, approved delisting its American Depositary Shares last month.\n"It adds to the optimism that regulatory crackdowns are closer to the end of the tunnel," said Christopher Wong, a senior strategist at Maybank in Singapore, adding that it also fed into hopes about China\'s reopening and growth momentum.\nShares of Alibaba BABA.N, Baidu BIDU.O, JD.com Inc JD.O advanced between 4% and 6% as investors also cheered Beijing and Shanghai steadily returning to normal life from China\'s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.\nAt 5:12 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 272 points, or 0.83%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 45 points, or 1.1%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 185.75 points, or 1.48%.\nBroadly, market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.6% and Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 4.1%, attempting to recoup some of Friday\'s losses after a solid jobs report dampened hopes for a pause in the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy-tightening.\n"The question remains how meaningful this rally can be," Wong added as traders look ahead to a rate hike by the Fed next week and more looming after that.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Tom Westbrook in Singapore; editing by Uttaresh.V)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Broadly, market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.6% and Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 4.1%, attempting to recoup some of Friday\'s losses after a solid jobs report dampened hopes for a pause in the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy-tightening. "It adds to the optimism that regulatory crackdowns are closer to the end of the tunnel," said Christopher Wong, a senior strategist at Maybank in Singapore, adding that it also fed into hopes about China\'s reopening and growth momentum. Shares of Alibaba BABA.N, Baidu BIDU.O, JD.com Inc JD.O advanced between 4% and 6% as investors also cheered Beijing and Shanghai steadily returning to normal life from China\'s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Broadly, market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.6% and Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 4.1%, attempting to recoup some of Friday\'s losses after a solid jobs report dampened hopes for a pause in the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy-tightening. Futures: Dow 0.83%, S&P 1.10%, Nasdaq 1.48% June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced on Monday, as a report of Beijing regulators concluding a year-long probe into Didi Global added to optimism about easing COVID-19 curbs in the country, lifting shares of other NY-listed China stocks. "It adds to the optimism that regulatory crackdowns are closer to the end of the tunnel," said Christopher Wong, a senior strategist at Maybank in Singapore, adding that it also fed into hopes about China\'s reopening and growth momentum.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rebound as China ADRs rally; tech, growth stocks rise', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Broadly, market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.6% and Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 4.1%, attempting to recoup some of Friday's losses after a solid jobs report dampened hopes for a pause in the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures: Dow 0.83%, S&P 1.10%, Nasdaq 1.48% June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced on Monday, as a report of Beijing regulators concluding a year-long probe into Didi Global added to optimism about easing COVID-19 curbs in the country, lifting shares of other NY-listed China stocks.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Broadly, market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.6% and Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 4.1%, attempting to recoup some of Friday's losses after a solid jobs report dampened hopes for a pause in the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive policy-tightening. Futures: Dow 0.83%, S&P 1.10%, Nasdaq 1.48% June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced on Monday, as a report of Beijing regulators concluding a year-long probe into Didi Global added to optimism about easing COVID-19 curbs in the country, lifting shares of other NY-listed China stocks. Shares of the ride railing firm DIDI.N surged 50% to $2.77 in premarket trading after the Wall Street Journal reported that regulators are preparing as early as this week to allow the mobile app back on domestic app stores."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/as-apple-upgrades-its-software-developers-hunt-for-headset-hints', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJune 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work.\nThat headset is likely to use cameras to pass a view of the outside world into a high-resolution display that can overlay digital objects on physical surroundings and could arrive in March of next year, said Anshel Sag, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. Such a device would be Apple\'s first entry into a new category of computing device since the Apple Watch shipped in 2015 and would put it in direct competition with Meta FB.O, which has disclosed plans for a mixed-reality headset code named "Cambria" to be released this year.\nBut neither Sag nor other developers and analysts interviewed by Reuters expect a sneak peek at the headset on Monday.\nInstead, they will be looking for buried hints about the future device such as improvements in how Apple\'s devices process augmented reality scenes. They will be on the lookout for small surprises in so-called "spatial" features in which devices understand how they are being used in three-dimensional space, said Andrew McHugh, who co-founder of an app called Vivid that lets users virtually step inside their videos and photos. Apple has previously rolled out features such as spatial audio for its wireless headphones, where sounds change as users turn their heads.\nWhile a headset is unlikely on Monday, Apple might announce an updated version of its Mac Pro computer, which is aimed at users such as developers who need a lot of computing power and is the last machine in Apple\'s lineup to use a central processor from Intel Corp INTC.O. That machine would likely feature a powerful processor made up of multiple Apple Silicon chips fused together with advanced packaging technology, said Ben Bajarin, head of consumer technologies at Creative Strategies.\nAnalysts expect some of the day\'s biggest takeaways to be updates to core products like the iPad. Bloomberg reported that Apple plans to overhaul the device\'s operating system to make it better for working with multiple apps and a keyboard. Such a move would reflect the fact that higher-end iPads have processor chips that are as powerful as Apple\'s Mac computers, but also features that those Mac computers do not have, such as touch screens and cellular data connections.\n"For years, Apple pointed to the iPad as the computer for everyone. Now it feels increasingly like the Mac is the computer for everyone. If that’s the case, where do you take the iPad?” said Tom Mainelli, group president for consumer and device research at IDC.\nMac sales grew 23% to $35.2 billion the Apple\'s most recent fiscal year, powered by a combination of increased purchases of laptops for working from home and its introduction of its own line of Apple Silicon chips to power the machines. Bajarin said Apple might roll out new features designed to make Macs easier to use in corporate environments in a bid to takeaway market share from PC makers who rely on Microsoft Corp\'s MSFT.O Windows operating system.\n“I do think we’re on the cusp of an outbreak of Macs in enterprise,” Bajarin said.\nBloomberg has reported that Apple might release a new version of its MacBook Air laptop, one of its top-selling models for students and most office workers, with a new chip called the M2, though some analysts like Bajarin believe Apple might save the debut of that model for later in the year when the company typically introduces products aimed at consumers.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work. That headset is likely to use cameras to pass a view of the outside world into a high-resolution display that can overlay digital objects on physical surroundings and could arrive in March of next year, said Anshel Sag, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. They will be on the lookout for small surprises in so-called "spatial" features in which devices understand how they are being used in three-dimensional space, said Andrew McHugh, who co-founder of an app called Vivid that lets users virtually step inside their videos and photos.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work. That machine would likely feature a powerful processor made up of multiple Apple Silicon chips fused together with advanced packaging technology, said Ben Bajarin, head of consumer technologies at Creative Strategies. Bloomberg reported that Apple plans to overhaul the device's operating system to make it better for working with multiple apps and a keyboard.", 'news_article_title': 'As Apple upgrades its software, developers hunt for headset hints', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work. But neither Sag nor other developers and analysts interviewed by Reuters expect a sneak peek at the headset on Monday. While a headset is unlikely on Monday, Apple might announce an updated version of its Mac Pro computer, which is aimed at users such as developers who need a lot of computing power and is the last machine in Apple's lineup to use a central processor from Intel Corp INTC.O.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work. While a headset is unlikely on Monday, Apple might announce an updated version of its Mac Pro computer, which is aimed at users such as developers who need a lot of computing power and is the last machine in Apple's lineup to use a central processor from Intel Corp INTC.O. Such a move would reflect the fact that higher-end iPads have processor chips that are as powerful as Apple's Mac computers, but also features that those Mac computers do not have, such as touch screens and cellular data connections."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/91-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-in-these-4-sectors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Few investors have a more impressive track record than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Since taking the reins in 1965, he\'s created roughly $690 billion in value for his shareholders and delivered an aggregate return for his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) of more than 3,600,000%!\nAlthough there are a number of reasons for the Oracle of Omaha\'s success over nearly six decades, it\'s his portfolio concentration that really stands out. Buffett has long believed that diversification is only necessary if you don\'t know what you\'re doing.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nDespite Buffett\'s company having stakes in more than four dozen securities, 91% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s $347.6 billion investment portfolio, including holdings from New England Asset Management, is tied up in the following four sectors, as of June 1, 2022.\nInformation technology: 42.43% of invested assets\nConsidering that Warren Buffett has never been much of a tech stock buff, you might be surprised to learn that more than 42% of Berkshire\'s assets ($147.3 billion) are collectively invested in five information technology companies. Then again, the vast majority of this investment ($135.5 billion) belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nBuffett has long viewed Apple as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s pillars. It has a well-known brand, exceptionally loyal customer base, and has leaned on its innovative capacity to generate successively higher sales and profits for more than a decade. As of the first quarter, Apple\'s 5G-capable iPhone accounted for 50% of U.S. smartphone market share, according to data from Counterpoint Research.\nHowever, Apple\'s future is less product-oriented and more focused on subscriptions. CEO Tim Cook is overseeing this transition, which should help reduce the revenue lumpiness associated with product replacement cycles every couple of years. It also doesn\'t hurt that subscription service are capable of substantially higher operating margins than traditional products, such as smartphones and laptops.\nIn addition to Apple, the other big tech play is gaming company Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI). During Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual shareholder meeting, Buffett made clear that the company\'s Activision position, currently worth $5.7 billion, is an arbitrage opportunity given Microsoft\'s all-cash offer for the company at $95 per share. It\'s not often the Oracle of Omaha and his investing team aim to scalp a few dollars on a trade, but that\'s exactly what Berkshire\'s Activision position amounts to.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nFinancials: 25.86% of invested assets\nOn the contrary, the financial sector is usually Warren Buffett\'s favorite arena to put his company\'s money to work. Berkshire Hathaway currently has $89.8 billion (close to 26% of invested assets) spread across 14 different financial stocks. Note, this doesn\'t include exchange-traded funds.\nThe bulk of Berkshire\'s financial stock investments are tied up in Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and American Express (NYSE: AXP). BofA and AmEx are, respectively, the No. 2 and 5 holdings by market value, with a combined $63 billion invested in both companies.\nThere are multiple reasons Buffett loves bank stocks like BofA. For starters, banks are cyclical, and will therefore benefit over the long run from the natural expansion of the U.S. economy. Bank of America is also the most interest-sensitive of the big banks. With the Federal Reserve aggressively tackling inflation and rapidly increasing interest rates, no large bank will see a bigger lift to net interest income over the next 12 months than BofA.\nMeanwhile, American Express is Berkshire Hathaway\'s second-longest continuous holding (29 years). AmEx gets the liberty of double dipping during periods of economic expansion. It generates fees from merchants by acting as a processor, and is able to bring in interest income and fees from its cardholders.\nBoth Bank of America and American Express have sizable capital return programs, too. An easy way for a time-tested and profitable business to win over Warren Buffett is to pay a regular dividend and repurchase its common stock.\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\nConsumer staples: 11.64% of invested assets\nThe third most-represented sector in Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio is consumer staples. Although Buffett and his team have a little over $40 billion collectively invested in five consumer staples companies, the 11.6% weighting for this sector is its lowest in at least 21 years. My suspicion is that historically low lending rates have encouraged Buffett and his team to get a bit more aggressive with their investments and shy away from generally slow-growing consumer staples stocks over the past couple of years.\nOver 60% of the $40 billion tied up in the consumer staples sector comes courtesy of the 400 million shares of beverage giant Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) that Buffett\'s company holds. Coke is Berkshire\'s longest-tenured holding (34 years) and is unlikely to be sold or pared down anytime soon.\nThe Oracle of Omaha has always been attracted to businesses with strong brands that can perform well in virtually any economic environment. Coca-Cola has, arguably, the strongest brand recognition of any consumer goods brand, and is operating in all but three countries worldwide (Cuba, North Korea, and Russia -- the latter of which is due to its invasion of Ukraine).\nCoca-Cola also happens to be riding a 60-year streak of increasing its base annual dividend. Based on Berkshire\'s roughly $3.25 cost basis for shares of Coke, as well as Coca-Cola\'s $1.76 base annual payout, Buffett\'s company is netting a cool 54% yield relative to cost each year. That alone is enough to keep Buffett and his investing team quite happy.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nEnergy: 10.99% of invested assets\nLastly, Warren Buffett increased his company\'s stake in energy stocks from a little over 1% to end 2021 to almost 11% five months later. Berkshire only owns two energy stocks, but has a combined $38.1 billion invested in this duo.\nFirst up is integrated oil and gas company Chevron (NYSE: CVX), which accounts for a little over $28 billion of Berkshire Hathaway\'s invested assets. The Oracle of Omaha piled into Chevron during the first quarter, likely signaling his expectation that oil and natural gas prices will remain elevated for the foreseeable future. Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, as well as a lack of domestic oil and gas investment during the pandemic, could make it difficult to significantly increase the supply of either commodity anytime soon.\nDon\'t overlook the "integrated" aspect of Chevron\'s operations, either. If crude and gas prices should fall, the company can lean on its midstream (i.e., transmission pipelines and storage) or downstream (i.e., refineries and chemicals) operations as a hedge.\nThere\'s also Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), which is a roughly $10.1 billion position, based solely on the 143.2 million shares held by Berkshire Hathaway. Note that this doesn\'t include the $10 billion in Occidental\'s preferred stock Buffett\'s company also owns, which provides $800 million in annual dividend income. Like Chevron, Occidental is well-positioned to take advantage of multidecade highs for oil and natural gas.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 27, 2022\nBank of America and American Express are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Then again, the vast majority of this investment ($135.5 billion) belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Despite Buffett's company having stakes in more than four dozen securities, 91% of Berkshire Hathaway's $347.6 billion investment portfolio, including holdings from New England Asset Management, is tied up in the following four sectors, as of June 1, 2022. My suspicion is that historically low lending rates have encouraged Buffett and his team to get a bit more aggressive with their investments and shy away from generally slow-growing consumer staples stocks over the past couple of years.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Then again, the vast majority of this investment ($135.5 billion) belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Note that this doesn't include the $10 billion in Occidental's preferred stock Buffett's company also owns, which provides $800 million in annual dividend income. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': "91% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is in These 4 Sectors", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Then again, the vast majority of this investment ($135.5 billion) belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. 2 and 5 holdings by market value, with a combined $63 billion invested in both companies.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Then again, the vast majority of this investment ($135.5 billion) belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Despite Buffett's company having stakes in more than four dozen securities, 91% of Berkshire Hathaway's $347.6 billion investment portfolio, including holdings from New England Asset Management, is tied up in the following four sectors, as of June 1, 2022. Information technology: 42.43% of invested assets Considering that Warren Buffett has never been much of a tech stock buff, you might be surprised to learn that more than 42% of Berkshire's assets ($147.3 billion) are collectively invested in five information technology companies."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/daily-markets%3A-apples-aapl-2022-wwdc-gets-underway', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Today’s Big Picture\nAsia-Pacific equity indexes ended today’s session mixed as India’s Sensex was slightly down, losing 0.17% and Australia’s ASX All Ordinaries dropped 0.53% while Taiwan’s TAIEX rose 0.32%. Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.56% and China’s Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed up 1.28% and 2.71%, respectively. Korea’s markets were closed as the country marks Memorial Day. By mid-day trading, major European equity indices are up, however, a number of European exchanges are closed to mark the Christian holiday of the Pentecost including Switzerland, Austria and Baltic region exchanges.\nBoosting U.S. equity futures this morning is the announced rollback of covid related restrictions in Beijing, a move that follows similar actions in Shanghai. Both actions suggest to an eventual easing in supply chain woes that should allay supply constraints in the coming weeks and months as well as a pick-up in demand-side economic activity. As we move through the week, however, the lingering question about the Fed’s ability to stick a soft-economic landing will likely resurface.\nWhile we have a relatively quiet start to the day on the U.S. economic data and corporate earnings front, attention will be on Apple (AAPL) and what it unveils at its latest Worldwide Developer Conference that kicks off this afternoon with a keynote by CEO Tim Cook. He is expected to unveil the company’s latest software and hardware updates, and perhaps unveil the latest VR/AR or Apple glasses update. Per The New York Times, Apple could unveil software tools at 2022 WWDC that would lay the groundwork for its forthcoming virtual reality headset.\nData Download\nInternational Economy\nLast night saw the release of China’s Caixin Services PMI for May at 41.4, which came in 2.8 points below estimates but showed good improvement over the previously reported 36.2. Considering the Zero Covid policy China has been pursuing, these figures, while uncharacteristically low, are not unexpected, and we expect the country’s services sector to bounce back almost immediately after those restrictions are lifted.\nSaudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, raised July crude oil prices for Asian buyers to higher-than-expected levels amid concerns about tight supply and expectations of strong demand in summer. The official selling price (OSP) for July-loading Arab Light to Asia was hiked by $2.1 a barrel from June to $6.5 a barrel over Oman/Dubai quotes, just off an all-time-high recorded in May.\nBeijing is expected to roll back its Covid-19 restrictions today, including the resumption of public transport in most districts, allowing workers to return to their offices and restaurants to restart dine-in services. The rollback comes following Friday’s announcement the city achieved zero new community cases in 13 out of 16 districts for seven consecutive days.\nDomestic Economy\nWe have a rather quiet day on the U.S. economic data front today, with the lone piece of data being the May figure for the Conference Board Employment Trends Index. The April reading came in at 120.18 vs. 120.78 in March and if that trend continues in May, it would suggest that while the labor market is still expanding its rate of growth could slow in the coming months. \nOver the weekend, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the lifting of Trump-era duties on China could be a good idea and is currently under consideration. Those comments come ahead of today’s expected announcement the White House won’t impose any new tariffs on solar imports for two years as it looks to get stalled solar-power projects back on track.\nMarkets\nThe S&P 500 lost 1.63% Friday as the market changed its optimistic mood from the prior day. The Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.47% and 1.05%, respectively, while the Russell 2000 fared slightly better declining just 0.77%. From a sector perspective, Friday was a reversal of fortunes as energy names were the only bright spot as all other sectors traded off. Including yesterday’s moves, here’s how the major market indicators stack up year-to-date:\nDow Jones Industrial Average: -9.46%\nS&P 500: -13.80%\nNasdaq Composite: -23.22% \nRussell 2000: -16.13%\nBitcoin (BTC-USD): -37.36%\nEther (ETH-USD): -52.10%\nStocks to Watch\nBefore trading kicks off for U.S.-listed equities, Science Applications (SAIC) is expected to report its quarterly results. \nAmazon’s (AMZN) 20-for-1 stock split will be effective today, resulting in the shares starting the day trading near $122 after closing last Friday at $2,447. Readers should expect Wall Street analysts to update their corresponding price targets for AMZN shares early this week. \nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced it is collaborating with Chinese EV manufacturer NIO (NIO) to supply chips to the Chinese electric vehicle.\nNokia (NOK) announced that it is partnering with DOCOMO and NTT to jointly define and develop key technologies towards 6G. \nIPOs\nNo new IPOs are expected to start trading this week. Readers looking to dig more into the upcoming IPO calendar should visit Nasdaq’s Latest & Upcoming IPOs page.\nAfter Today’s Market Close\nCoupa Software (COUP), HealthEquity (HQY), and GitLab (GLTB) are expected to report their quarterly results after equities stop trading today. Those looking for more on which companies are reporting when, head on over to Nasdaq’s Earnings Calendar. \nOn the Horizon\nTuesday, June 7\nJapan: Household Spending, Coincident Indicator, Leading Index – April\nGermany: Factory Orders – April\nGermany: S&P Global Construction PMI – May\nUK: Services and Composite PMIs – May\nEurozone: Sentix Investor Confidence - June\nUS: Consumer Credit - April\nWednesday, June 8\nJapan: 1Q 2022 GDP\nJapan: Economy Watchers Current Index - May\nGermany: Industrial Production - April\nEurozone: Employment Change, GDP – 1Q 2022\nItaly: Retail Sales - April\nThursday, June 9\nChina: Imports/Export – May\nEuropean Central Bank Interest Rate Decision\nFriday, June 10\nJapan: PPI - May\nChina: CPI, PPI – May\nItaly: Industrial Production - April\nUS: Consumer Price Index - May\nUS: Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Expectations - June\nThought for the Day\n “Nothing ends nicely, that’s why it ends.” ~ Tom Cruise\nDisclosures\nNio (NIO) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Cleaner Living Index\nNokia (NOK) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index\nApple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'While we have a relatively quiet start to the day on the U.S. economic data and corporate earnings front, attention will be on Apple (AAPL) and what it unveils at its latest Worldwide Developer Conference that kicks off this afternoon with a keynote by CEO Tim Cook. On the Horizon Tuesday, June 7 Japan: Household Spending, Coincident Indicator, Leading Index – April Germany: Factory Orders – April Germany: S&P Global Construction PMI – May UK: Services and Composite PMIs – May Eurozone: Sentix Investor Confidence - June US: Consumer Credit - April Wednesday, June 8 Japan: 1Q 2022 GDP Japan: Economy Watchers Current Index - May Germany: Industrial Production - April Eurozone: Employment Change, GDP – 1Q 2022 Italy: Retail Sales - April Thursday, June 9 China: Imports/Export – May European Central Bank Interest Rate Decision Friday, June 10 Japan: PPI - May China: CPI, PPI – May Italy: Industrial Production - April US: Consumer Price Index - May US: Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Expectations - June Thought for the Day “Nothing ends nicely, that’s why it ends.” ~ Tom Cruise Disclosures Nio (NIO) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Cleaner Living Index Nokia (NOK) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index Apple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Those comments come ahead of today’s expected announcement the White House won’t impose any new tariffs on solar imports for two years as it looks to get stalled solar-power projects back on track.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On the Horizon Tuesday, June 7 Japan: Household Spending, Coincident Indicator, Leading Index – April Germany: Factory Orders – April Germany: S&P Global Construction PMI – May UK: Services and Composite PMIs – May Eurozone: Sentix Investor Confidence - June US: Consumer Credit - April Wednesday, June 8 Japan: 1Q 2022 GDP Japan: Economy Watchers Current Index - May Germany: Industrial Production - April Eurozone: Employment Change, GDP – 1Q 2022 Italy: Retail Sales - April Thursday, June 9 China: Imports/Export – May European Central Bank Interest Rate Decision Friday, June 10 Japan: PPI - May China: CPI, PPI – May Italy: Industrial Production - April US: Consumer Price Index - May US: Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Expectations - June Thought for the Day “Nothing ends nicely, that’s why it ends.” ~ Tom Cruise Disclosures Nio (NIO) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Cleaner Living Index Nokia (NOK) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index Apple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. While we have a relatively quiet start to the day on the U.S. economic data and corporate earnings front, attention will be on Apple (AAPL) and what it unveils at its latest Worldwide Developer Conference that kicks off this afternoon with a keynote by CEO Tim Cook. By mid-day trading, major European equity indices are up, however, a number of European exchanges are closed to mark the Christian holiday of the Pentecost including Switzerland, Austria and Baltic region exchanges.', 'news_article_title': "Daily Markets: Apple's (AAPL) 2022 WWDC Gets Underway", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'While we have a relatively quiet start to the day on the U.S. economic data and corporate earnings front, attention will be on Apple (AAPL) and what it unveils at its latest Worldwide Developer Conference that kicks off this afternoon with a keynote by CEO Tim Cook. On the Horizon Tuesday, June 7 Japan: Household Spending, Coincident Indicator, Leading Index – April Germany: Factory Orders – April Germany: S&P Global Construction PMI – May UK: Services and Composite PMIs – May Eurozone: Sentix Investor Confidence - June US: Consumer Credit - April Wednesday, June 8 Japan: 1Q 2022 GDP Japan: Economy Watchers Current Index - May Germany: Industrial Production - April Eurozone: Employment Change, GDP – 1Q 2022 Italy: Retail Sales - April Thursday, June 9 China: Imports/Export – May European Central Bank Interest Rate Decision Friday, June 10 Japan: PPI - May China: CPI, PPI – May Italy: Industrial Production - April US: Consumer Price Index - May US: Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Expectations - June Thought for the Day “Nothing ends nicely, that’s why it ends.” ~ Tom Cruise Disclosures Nio (NIO) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Cleaner Living Index Nokia (NOK) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index Apple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Korea’s markets were closed as the country marks Memorial Day.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On the Horizon Tuesday, June 7 Japan: Household Spending, Coincident Indicator, Leading Index – April Germany: Factory Orders – April Germany: S&P Global Construction PMI – May UK: Services and Composite PMIs – May Eurozone: Sentix Investor Confidence - June US: Consumer Credit - April Wednesday, June 8 Japan: 1Q 2022 GDP Japan: Economy Watchers Current Index - May Germany: Industrial Production - April Eurozone: Employment Change, GDP – 1Q 2022 Italy: Retail Sales - April Thursday, June 9 China: Imports/Export – May European Central Bank Interest Rate Decision Friday, June 10 Japan: PPI - May China: CPI, PPI – May Italy: Industrial Production - April US: Consumer Price Index - May US: Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Expectations - June Thought for the Day “Nothing ends nicely, that’s why it ends.” ~ Tom Cruise Disclosures Nio (NIO) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Cleaner Living Index Nokia (NOK) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index Apple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. While we have a relatively quiet start to the day on the U.S. economic data and corporate earnings front, attention will be on Apple (AAPL) and what it unveils at its latest Worldwide Developer Conference that kicks off this afternoon with a keynote by CEO Tim Cook. Nasdaq Composite: -23.22% Russell 2000: -16.13% Bitcoin (BTC-USD): -37.36% Ether (ETH-USD): -52.10% Stocks to Watch Before trading kicks off for U.S.-listed equities, Science Applications (SAIC) is expected to report its quarterly results.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/retail-investors-prop-up-tesla-stock-despite-dark-clouds-in-distance', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been on a roll over the past week, with TSLA stock gaining 16% through May 31. The electric vehicle (EV) maker’s fanatical retail investors are a big reason for the gains. \nAccording to Bloomberg, retail investors bought more Tesla stock in May than in any month since August 2020. As of May 27, retail investors’ net buying in May was $708 million, behind only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) for net buying of mega-cap tech stocks.\nTesla shares have lost 34% since hitting $1,145 in early April. The S&P 500 is down almost 10% in the same period. Maybe it’s Elon Musk or the future stock split, but retail investors continue to pile into the EV stock. \nWhile I have a lot of respect for Elon Musk and Tesla’s position in the EV marketplace, I’m not sure this is the right time for retail investors to take risks. Hopefully, I’m wrong. \nTicker Company Price\nTSLA Tesla, Inc. $702.08\nTSLA Stock and Retail Investors\nA Bloomberg report points out that retail investors are starting to buy growth stocks again, with Tesla at the top of the list. One other reason for the buying could be related to the other press Musk has gotten from his potential bid for Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). \n7 Overlooked Value Stocks to Buy Before Wall Street Catches On\nAs written by Esha Dey:\n“‘In May, we’ve seen the strongest monthly buying of Tesla shares by retail investors since August 2020, when the company announced its first stock split,’ Vanda Research analyst Fabian Birli said. Whatever the reason — anticipation of another stock split, the army of Musk-fans doubling-down after the Twitter deal, or just plain dip-buying — there has been a ‘clear uptick in retail sentiment for Tesla since the start of the month,’ Birli added.” \nThat’s not a reason to buy a stock, but retail investors have never been a predictable bunch. \nIt Won’t Be Easy Hanging in There\nIn early May, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) estimated that amateur investors had lost all of their gains made since Covid-19 began. Yet, as examples like Tesla demonstrate, they continue to hold their ground while many institutional investors have moved to significant cash positions. \nFurther, Bloomberg reported that Bank of America’s (NYSE:BAC) private client business had pushed its customers to cash at the fastest pace since November, a tell-tale sign that the pros aren’t convinced we’re out of the woods.\nVanda Research believes retail investors will have a hard time hanging in and buying on the dip if the markets face any more uncertainty in 2022. I have seen nothing that suggests the second half of the year will be more straightforward than the first half. \nIn fact, with the savings rate falling back to pre-Covid levels, it’s hard to imagine retail investors will continue buying once interest rates move up another half-point. \nMany retail investors will once again feel poorer because of the perfect storm of lower stock markets, higher interest rates, higher inflation, and lower real estate values.\nWhy Buy TSLA Stock Until There’s a Catalyst?\nLast week’s rebound could be nothing more than a dead cat bounce. This means whether you’re considering Tesla or Apple, you first want to think about how you want to use your discretionary income.\nIs it to bet on a stock, or should you be socking the cash away to save for a rainy day? I don’t know whether a recession is imminent, but I do know that the economic world we face is very textured and vague. No one knows whether things will be better in 30 days, 60 days, or six months. \nIf you buy Tesla at this point — and I would say the same about all pure-play EV manufacturers — you better be darn sure we’re at the bottom and not about to take another leg down.\nThe investor who bought in June 2009 might have missed the bottom, but if they held for the next decade, they could have cared less that they didn’t time the market perfectly. I’d save your dry powder until the signs point to a solid rebound. In the long run, you’ll be happy you did. \nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Retail Investors Prop Up Tesla Stock Despite Dark Clouds in Distance appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As of May 27, retail investors’ net buying in May was $708 million, behind only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) for net buying of mega-cap tech stocks. It Won’t Be Easy Hanging in There In early May, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) estimated that amateur investors had lost all of their gains made since Covid-19 began. Further, Bloomberg reported that Bank of America’s (NYSE:BAC) private client business had pushed its customers to cash at the fastest pace since November, a tell-tale sign that the pros aren’t convinced we’re out of the woods.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As of May 27, retail investors’ net buying in May was $708 million, behind only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) for net buying of mega-cap tech stocks. Ticker Company Price TSLA Tesla, Inc. $702.08 TSLA Stock and Retail Investors A Bloomberg report points out that retail investors are starting to buy growth stocks again, with Tesla at the top of the list. 7 Overlooked Value Stocks to Buy Before Wall Street Catches On As written by Esha Dey: “‘In May, we’ve seen the strongest monthly buying of Tesla shares by retail investors since August 2020, when the company announced its first stock split,’ Vanda Research analyst Fabian Birli said.', 'news_article_title': 'Retail Investors Prop Up Tesla Stock Despite Dark Clouds in Distance ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As of May 27, retail investors’ net buying in May was $708 million, behind only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) for net buying of mega-cap tech stocks. Maybe it’s Elon Musk or the future stock split, but retail investors continue to pile into the EV stock. Ticker Company Price TSLA Tesla, Inc. $702.08 TSLA Stock and Retail Investors A Bloomberg report points out that retail investors are starting to buy growth stocks again, with Tesla at the top of the list.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As of May 27, retail investors’ net buying in May was $708 million, behind only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) for net buying of mega-cap tech stocks. Ticker Company Price TSLA Tesla, Inc. $702.08 TSLA Stock and Retail Investors A Bloomberg report points out that retail investors are starting to buy growth stocks again, with Tesla at the top of the list. 7 Overlooked Value Stocks to Buy Before Wall Street Catches On As written by Esha Dey: “‘In May, we’ve seen the strongest monthly buying of Tesla shares by retail investors since August 2020, when the company announced its first stock split,’ Vanda Research analyst Fabian Birli said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dont-fear-recession-prepare-instead', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nPermabear Jeremey Grantham has been in the news recently. In a CNBC interview, he predicted that U.S. stocks would plunge and the U.S. economy will tumble into a recession.\nIt’s important to note that Grantham is a bond manager and has been touting this line of commentary for some time. The fact is when interest rates rise, the bond market gets obliterated. Grantham has a vested interest to scare investors out of stocks, so they can flee to the bond market and provide Jeremey with some temporary relief.\nI have noticed that Grantham never talks about the underlying earnings associated with stocks and, in my opinion, he has virtually no credibility. He has a conflict of interest and is always bashing stocks. So, I encourage you to ignore permabears like Grantham, unless they are willing to discuss earnings and the underlying fundamentals associated with the stock market.\nThat said, it has been an overwhelmingly scary time for investors. The up-and-down action we’ve seen this year has been enough to make anyone’s stomach churn.\nThe worst might be over, but I do expect the S&P 500 to continue to oscillate after hitting a new low and bouncing back on improving trading volume.\nAt Breakthrough Stocks, we’ve focused our strategy on fundamentally sound stocks that can weather the storm.\nIn today’s Market 360, we’ll take a look at the chances of recession and provide you with the best place to park your investments to prepare…\nIs A Recession Coming?\nThat is the question. And one that no one can answer with 100% certainty.\nA recession is defined as a period of temporary economic decline where trade and industrial activity are reduced. We generally identify a recession by a decline in GDP for two successive quarters.\nMy favorite economist, Ed Yardeni, is now estimating that the chance of a recession is 40%.\nSpecifically, Yardeni cited that:\nInvestors are in a foul mood\nConsumer sentiment has dropped sharply\nRegional business surveys are depressed\nConsumers are losing purchasing power\nAnd there is a chance of a credit crunch\nAfter pointing out these five factors increasing the odds of a recession, Yardeni commented in his Wednesday briefing that analysts are still revising their 2022 and 2033 earnings estimated higher and there is aggressive insider buying, which bodes well for a stock market recovery.\nThe fact is the Commerce Department recently revised its first-quarter GDP growth estimate slightly to an annual decline of 1.5%, compared to its preliminary estimate of a 1.4% decline. The decline is due to a productivity drop as well as a record trade deficit. Fortunately, the Commerce Department also reported that consumer spending rose 0.9% in April, so as long as consumers are spending, the U.S. should be able to skirt a recession, since approximately 70% of GDP growth is tied to the U.S. consumer.\nThat said, decades-high inflation is still running wild. Even if we skirt a recession in the near term, I still believe that we’ll have to deal with continued market volatility as we head into the summer months.\nSo where should we put our money?\nYour Recession Protection Plan\nOur quality, fundamentally superior Breakthrough Stocks have thoroughly demonstrated that good stocks “bounce,” especially in the wake of their first-quarter announcements.\nFurthermore, many of our Breakthrough Stocks are now benefitting from institutional buying pressure, i.e., i.e., money flow as the money fleeing FAANG stocks – Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) – looks for new places to invest.\nWhat makes Breakthrough Stocks different? Persistent money flow.\nLast week during my Great American Wealth Shift event, I detailed exactly what goes into my money flow system.\nSimply put, we follow where the money is “flowing”… and right now that is in companies that are profiting from high inflation. I should add that smaller domestic stocks also have a big edge over multi-national stocks, especially now that the FAANG bubble has been “pricked.” So, it’s no surprise that my average Breakthrough Stock has 44.7% average annual forecasted sales growth and 151.7% average annual forecasted earnings growth.\nFurthermore, in the past month, the analyst community has revised their average consensus earnings estimate 16.5% higher, so I am expecting another round of earnings surprises when the next earnings announcement season commences in July. We just finished a strong earnings announcement season and I am proud that my Breakthrough Stocks posted a strong average gain in the past month.\nToday, I am recommending a tantalizing new stock that’s set to explode, and I will be releasing four exciting more buys in tomorrow’s Breakthrough Stocks Monthly Issue for June. Three of these new stocks are profiting from higher commodity inflation and all are profiting from an increase in money flow, so I look for them to climb higher in the coming weeks and months.\nJoin me at Breakthrough Stocks today so you can read the issue the moment it comes out and act on my buy advice right away.\nClick here to learn more.\nThe Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owns the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below:\nFacebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG)\nThe post Don’t Fear Recession, Prepare Instead appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Furthermore, many of our Breakthrough Stocks are now benefitting from institutional buying pressure, i.e., i.e., money flow as the money fleeing FAANG stocks – Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) – looks for new places to invest. Grantham has a vested interest to scare investors out of stocks, so they can flee to the bond market and provide Jeremey with some temporary relief. Specifically, Yardeni cited that: Investors are in a foul mood Consumer sentiment has dropped sharply Regional business surveys are depressed Consumers are losing purchasing power And there is a chance of a credit crunch After pointing out these five factors increasing the odds of a recession, Yardeni commented in his Wednesday briefing that analysts are still revising their 2022 and 2033 earnings estimated higher and there is aggressive insider buying, which bodes well for a stock market recovery.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Furthermore, many of our Breakthrough Stocks are now benefitting from institutional buying pressure, i.e., i.e., money flow as the money fleeing FAANG stocks – Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) – looks for new places to invest. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Permabear Jeremey Grantham has been in the news recently. I should add that smaller domestic stocks also have a big edge over multi-national stocks, especially now that the FAANG bubble has been “pricked.” So, it’s no surprise that my average Breakthrough Stock has 44.7% average annual forecasted sales growth and 151.7% average annual forecasted earnings growth.', 'news_article_title': 'Don’t Fear Recession, Prepare Instead', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Furthermore, many of our Breakthrough Stocks are now benefitting from institutional buying pressure, i.e., i.e., money flow as the money fleeing FAANG stocks – Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) – looks for new places to invest. Grantham has a vested interest to scare investors out of stocks, so they can flee to the bond market and provide Jeremey with some temporary relief. The fact is the Commerce Department recently revised its first-quarter GDP growth estimate slightly to an annual decline of 1.5%, compared to its preliminary estimate of a 1.4% decline.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Furthermore, many of our Breakthrough Stocks are now benefitting from institutional buying pressure, i.e., i.e., money flow as the money fleeing FAANG stocks – Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) – looks for new places to invest. Specifically, Yardeni cited that: Investors are in a foul mood Consumer sentiment has dropped sharply Regional business surveys are depressed Consumers are losing purchasing power And there is a chance of a credit crunch After pointing out these five factors increasing the odds of a recession, Yardeni commented in his Wednesday briefing that analysts are still revising their 2022 and 2033 earnings estimated higher and there is aggressive insider buying, which bodes well for a stock market recovery. I should add that smaller domestic stocks also have a big edge over multi-national stocks, especially now that the FAANG bubble has been “pricked.” So, it’s no surprise that my average Breakthrough Stock has 44.7% average annual forecasted sales growth and 151.7% average annual forecasted earnings growth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rebound-as-china-adrs-rally-growth-stocks-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Medha Singh and Susan Mathew\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures bounced on Monday, with U.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies leading the gains on optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns and relaxing COVID-19 curbs in the world\'s second-largest economy.\nShares of Didi Global Inc DIDI.N surged 48.6% in premarket trading after a report that regulators were preparing as early as this week to allow the ride-hailing firm\'s mobile app back on domestic app stores.\nDidi - which was hit by a cybersecurity investigation days after its initial public offering in June 2021 - won shareholder approval for a U.S. stock delisting last month.\nFull Truck Alliance YMM.N and Kanzhun Ltd BZ.O, whose apps will also be restored, climbed 22.9% and 20.6%, respectively. Shares of JD.com Inc JD.O, Baidu BIDU.O and Alibaba Group BABA.N, targets of China\'s crackdown on its internet sector, advanced between 5.6% and 6.2%.\nThe upbeat mood was also underpinned by signs of Beijing and Shanghai returning to normal life after China\'s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.\n"Expectation of a slightly more generous working environment for tech in China is lifting sentiment. It is a symbol of Beijing wanting to try and stimulate the economy," said Susannah Streeter, senior investment and market analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.\n"However, concerns about inflation are not going away. Oil prices are climbing higher yet again and there are concerns that the Fed (Federal Reserve) will be more aggressive in its measures to try and rein in inflation because the labor market is so buoyant."\nU.S. stock indexes logged weekly losses on Friday as elevated crude prices as well as a solid jobs report quashed hopes of a pause in the Fed\'s aggressive policy-tightening plan to cool decades-high inflation.\nAll eyes will be on the U.S. consumer price index report later this week for more clues on the path of future interest rate hikes. Signs that inflation remains strong could spook markets already battered by worries that a hawkish Fed could tip the economy into a recession.\nMoney markets are fully pricing in 50 basis point increases by the U.S. central bank next week and in July. FEDWATCH\nAt 7:23 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 275 points, or 0.84%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 44.75 points, or 1.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 182.25 points, or 1.45%.\nMarket heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O rose between 1.2% and 1.4%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3.2% after a sharp drop last week.\nGoldman Sachs GS.N advanced 1.1% to lead gains among the big banks.\nThe blue-chip Dow .DJI has fallen 9.5% so far this year, the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has lost 13.8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC has shed 23.2%, as investors scrambled to adjust to tightening financial conditions.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh, Susan Mathew and Devik Jain in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Tom Westbrook in Singapore; editing by Uttaresh.V and Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Market heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O rose between 1.2% and 1.4%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3.2% after a sharp drop last week. By Medha Singh and Susan Mathew June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures bounced on Monday, with U.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies leading the gains on optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns and relaxing COVID-19 curbs in the world's second-largest economy. Didi - which was hit by a cybersecurity investigation days after its initial public offering in June 2021 - won shareholder approval for a U.S. stock delisting last month.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Market heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O rose between 1.2% and 1.4%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3.2% after a sharp drop last week. By Medha Singh and Susan Mathew June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures bounced on Monday, with U.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies leading the gains on optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns and relaxing COVID-19 curbs in the world's second-largest economy. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 275 points, or 0.84%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 44.75 points, or 1.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 182.25 points, or 1.45%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rebound as China ADRs rally; growth stocks rise', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O rose between 1.2% and 1.4%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3.2% after a sharp drop last week. By Medha Singh and Susan Mathew June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures bounced on Monday, with U.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies leading the gains on optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns and relaxing COVID-19 curbs in the world\'s second-largest economy. Oil prices are climbing higher yet again and there are concerns that the Fed (Federal Reserve) will be more aggressive in its measures to try and rein in inflation because the labor market is so buoyant."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O rose between 1.2% and 1.4%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3.2% after a sharp drop last week. By Medha Singh and Susan Mathew June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures bounced on Monday, with U.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies leading the gains on optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns and relaxing COVID-19 curbs in the world's second-largest economy. U.S. stock indexes logged weekly losses on Friday as elevated crude prices as well as a solid jobs report quashed hopes of a pause in the Fed's aggressive policy-tightening plan to cool decades-high inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/as-apple-upgrades-its-software-developers-hunt-for-headset-hints-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJune 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work.\nThat headset is likely to use cameras to pass a view of the outside world into a high-resolution display that can overlay digital objects on physical surroundings and could arrive in March of next year, said Anshel Sag, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. Such a device would be Apple\'s first entry into a new category of computing device since the Apple Watch shipped in 2015 and would put it in direct competition with Meta FB.O, which has disclosed plans for a mixed-reality headset code named "Cambria" to be released this year.\nBut neither Sag nor other developers and analysts interviewed by Reuters expect a sneak peek at the headset on Monday.\nInstead, they will be looking for buried hints about the future device such as improvements in how Apple\'s devices process augmented reality scenes. They will be on the lookout for small surprises in so-called "spatial" features in which devices understand how they are being used in three-dimensional space, said Andrew McHugh, who co-founder of an app called Vivid that lets users virtually step inside their videos and photos. Apple has previously rolled out features such as spatial audio for its wireless headphones, where sounds change as users turn their heads.\nWhile a headset is unlikely on Monday, Apple might announce an updated version of its Mac Pro computer, which is aimed at users such as developers who need a lot of computing power and is the last machine in Apple\'s lineup to use a central processor from Intel Corp INTC.O. That machine would likely feature a powerful processor made up of multiple Apple Silicon chips fused together with advanced packaging technology, said Ben Bajarin, head of consumer technologies at Creative Strategies.\nThe Apple Store was offline on Monday morning, a move that in the past has been followed by new products being added to the site.\nAnalysts expect some of the day\'s biggest takeaways to be updates to core products like the iPad. Bloomberg reported that Apple plans to overhaul the device\'s operating system to make it better for working with multiple apps and a keyboard. Such a move would reflect the fact that higher-end iPads have processor chips that are as powerful as Apple\'s Mac computers, but also features that those Mac computers do not have, such as touch screens and cellular data connections.\n"For years, Apple pointed to the iPad as the computer for everyone. Now it feels increasingly like the Mac is the computer for everyone. If that’s the case, where do you take the iPad?” said Tom Mainelli, group president for consumer and device research at IDC.\nMac sales grew 23% to $35.2 billion the Apple\'s most recent fiscal year, powered by a combination of increased purchases of laptops for working from home and its introduction of its own line of Apple Silicon chips to power the machines. Bajarin said Apple might roll out new features designed to make Macs easier to use in corporate environments in a bid to takeaway market share from PC makers who rely on Microsoft Corp\'s MSFT.O Windows operating system.\n“I do think we’re on the cusp of an outbreak of Macs in enterprise,” Bajarin said.\nBloomberg has reported that Apple might release a new version of its MacBook Air laptop, one of its top-selling models for students and most office workers, with a new chip called the M2, though some analysts like Bajarin believe Apple might save the debut of that model for later in the year when the company typically introduces products aimed at consumers.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work. That headset is likely to use cameras to pass a view of the outside world into a high-resolution display that can overlay digital objects on physical surroundings and could arrive in March of next year, said Anshel Sag, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. They will be on the lookout for small surprises in so-called "spatial" features in which devices understand how they are being used in three-dimensional space, said Andrew McHugh, who co-founder of an app called Vivid that lets users virtually step inside their videos and photos.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work. That machine would likely feature a powerful processor made up of multiple Apple Silicon chips fused together with advanced packaging technology, said Ben Bajarin, head of consumer technologies at Creative Strategies. Bloomberg reported that Apple plans to overhaul the device's operating system to make it better for working with multiple apps and a keyboard.", 'news_article_title': 'As Apple upgrades its software, developers hunt for headset hints', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work. But neither Sag nor other developers and analysts interviewed by Reuters expect a sneak peek at the headset on Monday. While a headset is unlikely on Monday, Apple might announce an updated version of its Mac Pro computer, which is aimed at users such as developers who need a lot of computing power and is the last machine in Apple's lineup to use a central processor from Intel Corp INTC.O.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 6 (Reuters) - As Apple Inc AAPL.O rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work. While a headset is unlikely on Monday, Apple might announce an updated version of its Mac Pro computer, which is aimed at users such as developers who need a lot of computing power and is the last machine in Apple's lineup to use a central processor from Intel Corp INTC.O. Such a move would reflect the fact that higher-end iPads have processor chips that are as powerful as Apple's Mac computers, but also features that those Mac computers do not have, such as touch screens and cellular data connections."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-set-to-rebound-as-china-adrs-growth-stocks-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Medha Singh and Susan Mathew\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Monday after a drop last week, with U.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies rallying on optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns and relaxing COVID-19 curbs in the world\'s second-largest economy.\nShares of Didi Global Inc DIDI.N surged 64.3% in premarket trading after a report that regulators were preparing as early as this week to allow the ride-hailing firm\'s mobile app back on domestic app stores.\nDidi - which was hit by a cybersecurity investigation days after its initial public offering in June 2021 - won shareholder approval for a U.S. stock delisting last month.\nFull Truck Alliance YMM.N and Kanzhun Ltd BZ.O, whose apps will also be restored, climbed 26.8% and 20.6%, respectively. Shares of JD.com Inc JD.O, Baidu BIDU.O and Alibaba Group BABA.N, all targets of China\'s crackdown on its internet sector, advanced between 4% and 6.3%.\nThe upbeat mood was also underpinned by signs of Beijing and Shanghai returning to normal life after China\'s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.\n"China is huge and it makes a big difference what happens there, but it is a pretty preliminary period right now when they are just starting to open things back up. If that continues on its current pace, that will help everything," said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab.\n"I do not see a lot of positive catalysts at the moment. It is surprising to me, perhaps it is that markets had dropped enough on Friday that people are looking for bargains."\nU.S. stock indexes lost more than 1% on Friday to book weekly losses as elevated crude prices and a solid jobs report quashed hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy-tightening plan to cool decades-high inflation.\nAll eyes will be on the U.S. consumer price index report later this week for more clues on the path of future interest rate hikes. Signs that inflation remains strong could spook markets already battered by worries that a hawkish Fed could tip the economy into a recession.\nMoney markets are fully pricing in 50 basis point increases by the U.S. central bank next week and in July. FEDWATCH\n"We are kind of at a turning point where we do not really know whether or not the market can handle the interest rate hikes. It is not necessarily the smartest thing to be buying in the market right now," Frederick said.\nAt 8:28 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 263 points, or 0.8%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 45 points, or 1.1%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 192.5 points, or 1.53%.\nMarket heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O rose between 1.3% and 1.6%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3% after a slump last week.\nGoldman Sachs GS.N added 1.3% to lead gains among the big banks.\nThe blue-chip Dow .DJI has fallen 9.5% so far this year, the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has lost 13.8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC has shed 23.2%, as investors scrambled to adjust to tightening financial conditions.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh, Susan Mathew and Devik Jain in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Tom Westbrook in Singapore; editing by Uttaresh.V and Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O rose between 1.3% and 1.6%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3% after a slump last week. By Medha Singh and Susan Mathew June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Monday after a drop last week, with U.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies rallying on optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns and relaxing COVID-19 curbs in the world's second-largest economy. Didi - which was hit by a cybersecurity investigation days after its initial public offering in June 2021 - won shareholder approval for a U.S. stock delisting last month.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O rose between 1.3% and 1.6%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3% after a slump last week. By Medha Singh and Susan Mathew June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Monday after a drop last week, with U.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies rallying on optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns and relaxing COVID-19 curbs in the world's second-largest economy. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 263 points, or 0.8%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 45 points, or 1.1%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 192.5 points, or 1.53%.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street set to rebound as China ADRs, growth stocks rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O rose between 1.3% and 1.6%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3% after a slump last week. All eyes will be on the U.S. consumer price index report later this week for more clues on the path of future interest rate hikes. It is not necessarily the smartest thing to be buying in the market right now," Frederick said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms FB.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O rose between 1.3% and 1.6%, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O advanced 3% after a slump last week. By Medha Singh and Susan Mathew June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Monday after a drop last week, with U.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies rallying on optimism around easing regulatory crackdowns and relaxing COVID-19 curbs in the world's second-largest economy. Shares of Didi Global Inc DIDI.N surged 64.3% in premarket trading after a report that regulators were preparing as early as this week to allow the ride-hailing firm's mobile app back on domestic app stores."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 144.89999389648438, 'high': 148.57000732421875, 'open': 147.02999877929688, 'close': 146.13999938964844, 'ema_50': 154.33662938330042, 'rsi_14': 50.691251368544805, 'target': 148.7100067138672, 'volume': 71598400.0, 'ema_200': 157.60115824605165, 'adj_close': 144.88575744628906, 'rsi_lag_1': 48.04343421757905, 'rsi_lag_2': 60.07454874974276, 'rsi_lag_3': 52.49042843932235, 'rsi_lag_4': 44.57416601616058, 'rsi_lag_5': 47.75510412069332, 'macd_lag_1': -3.0158619672837688, 'macd_lag_2': -3.1221701705929377, 'macd_lag_3': -3.806044897678987, 'macd_lag_4': -4.369011623557185, 'macd_lag_5': -5.037247928145092, 'macd_12_26_9': -2.8375769246326, 'macds_12_26_9': -4.052007100908271}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 24.81999969482422, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 25.809999465942383, 'Open': 25.3700008392334, 'Close': 25.06999969482422, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 25.06999969482422}, {'Low': 1.0686043500900269, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 1.0752688646316528, 'Open': 1.0726046562194824, 'Close': 1.0726046562194824, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 1.0726046562194824}, {'Low': 1.2479876279830933, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 1.257703423500061, 'Open': 1.2488292455673218, 'Close': 1.249230146408081, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 1.249230146408081}, {'Low': 6.632199764251709, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 6.659299850463867, 'Open': 6.659299850463867, 'Close': 6.659299850463867, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 6.659299850463867}, {'Low': 117.62999725341795, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 120.98999786376952, 'Open': 120.81999969482422, 'Close': 118.5, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 246825, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 118.5}, {'Low': 0.7190210223197937, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 0.7233796119689941, 'Open': 0.7204922437667847, 'Close': 0.7204922437667847, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 0.7204922437667847}, {'Low': 2.9609999656677246, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 3.039999961853028, 'Open': 2.970000028610229, 'Close': 3.0380001068115234, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 3.0380001068115234}, {'Low': 130.47300720214844, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 131.67599487304688, 'Open': 130.70700073242188, 'Close': 130.70700073242188, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 130.70700073242188}, {'Low': 101.8499984741211, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 102.47000122070312, 'Open': 102.16999816894533, 'Close': 102.44000244140624, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 102.44000244140624}, {'Low': 1839.199951171875, 'Date': '2022-06-06', 'High': 1854.0999755859373, 'Open': 1849.0, 'Close': 1839.199951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 142, 'date_str': '2022-06-06', 'Adj Close': 1839.199951171875}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-06-07': 148.7100067138672, '2022-06-08': 147.9600067138672, '2022-06-09': 142.63999938964844, '2022-06-10': 137.1300048828125, '2022-06-13': 131.8800048828125, '2022-06-14': 132.75999450683594, '2022-06-15': 135.42999267578125, '2022-06-16': 130.05999755859375, '2022-06-17': 131.55999755859375}, '1_month_later': {'2022-07-06': 142.9199981689453}, '3_months_later': {'2022-09-06': 154.52999877929688}, '6_months_later': {'2022-12-06': 142.91000366210938}, '12_months_later': {'2023-06-06': 179.2100067138672}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Even before Apple\'s entry, the sector was under pressure as a boom sparked by the pandemic fizzled out and governments ramped up oversight of what was a largely unregulated industry. "Even as more players join the movement we started, the prize remains massive, and Affirm is well-positioned to win," a company spokesperson said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds U.S. stocks, analyst comment June 7 (Reuters) - Shares of buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies stumbled on Tuesday as the entry of Apple Inc AAPL.O threatened to ratchet up competition in a sector reeling from geopolitical tensions, regulatory scrutiny and rising interest rates. The service, called Apple Pay Later, presents a direct challenge to Afterpay-owner Block Inc SQ.N, PayPal Holdings PYPL.O and Affirm Holdings AFRM.O - the biggest BNPL player in the United States. He added Apple has a big competitive advantage over industry players as its Apple Pay service was used by 85% of U.S. merchants, compared with rivals' relatively small presence.", 'news_article_title': "Buy now, pay later stocks roiled by Apple's entry", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds U.S. stocks, analyst comment June 7 (Reuters) - Shares of buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies stumbled on Tuesday as the entry of Apple Inc AAPL.O threatened to ratchet up competition in a sector reeling from geopolitical tensions, regulatory scrutiny and rising interest rates. The service, called Apple Pay Later, presents a direct challenge to Afterpay-owner Block Inc SQ.N, PayPal Holdings PYPL.O and Affirm Holdings AFRM.O - the biggest BNPL player in the United States. "(The) move into BNPL suddenly makes Apple the most accepted BNPL product out there," said Vincent Caintic, an analyst at Stephens Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds U.S. stocks, analyst comment June 7 (Reuters) - Shares of buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies stumbled on Tuesday as the entry of Apple Inc AAPL.O threatened to ratchet up competition in a sector reeling from geopolitical tensions, regulatory scrutiny and rising interest rates. The service, called Apple Pay Later, presents a direct challenge to Afterpay-owner Block Inc SQ.N, PayPal Holdings PYPL.O and Affirm Holdings AFRM.O - the biggest BNPL player in the United States. "Apple\'s latest BNPL offering competes with their products directly, adding to the gloomy outlook that BNPL firms will struggle to survive the cost-of-living crisis," said Kunal Sawhney, chief executive officer at Kalkine Group.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $148.71, moving +1.76% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500\'s daily gain of 0.95%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.8%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.28%.\nHeading into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had lost 3.89% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector\'s loss of 0.21% and the S&P 500\'s gain of 0.1% in that time.\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.14 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 12.31%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $82.44 billion, up 1.23% from the prior-year quarter.\nAAPL\'s full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.11 per share and revenue of $394.91 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.91% and +7.95%, respectively.\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company\'s business and profitability.\nOur research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Apple is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.\nInvestors should also note Apple\'s current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 23.91. This represents a premium compared to its industry\'s average Forward P/E of 9.17.\nAlso, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.91. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company\'s expected earnings growth rate. AAPL\'s industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.1 as of yesterday\'s close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 230, putting it in the bottom 10% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nYou can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $148.71, moving +1.76% from the previous trading session. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.11 per share and revenue of $394.91 billion. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.91.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.11 per share and revenue of $394.91 billion. Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $148.71, moving +1.76% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.91.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $148.71, moving +1.76% from the previous trading session. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.11 per share and revenue of $394.91 billion. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.91.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.11 per share and revenue of $394.91 billion. Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $148.71, moving +1.76% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.91."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-overhauls-carplay-with-major-new-features', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday featured a number of announcements, including a preview of iOS 16, a new MacBook Air, updated software for its smartwatches, and much more. But one of the most interesting announcements was a huge overhaul to CarPlay, the Apple software that integrates with a growing number of new cars.\nNot only does Apple\'s software strengthen the overall iOS ecosystem by making its smartphones more valuable to users while they are in vehicles, but it also puts the tech company in more direct competition with the high-tech infotainment system found in Tesla vehicles. With the electric-car maker proving there is a strong appetite from consumers for more technology in their vehicles, it\'s good to see Apple making some ambitious moves in the market.\nHere\'s a closer look at the latest CarPlay features.\nApple\'s next-generation CarPlay is more deeply integrated into the vehicle\'s systems. Image source: Apple.\nCarPlay: Deeply integrated into new cars\nThe best way to summarize the most important new aspects to CarPlay is this: The software is more deeply integrated with a car\'s hardware than ever.\n"CarPlay will be able to provide content for multiple screens within the vehicle, creating an experience that is unified and consistent," Apple said in a press release about the overhauled software. "Deeper integration with the vehicle will allow users to do things like control the radio or change the climate directly through CarPlay, and using the vehicle data, CarPlay will seamlessly render the speed, fuel level, temperature, and more on the instrument cluster."\nImportantly, Apple says CarPlay will work with all screen shapes and layouts, as long as they support next-generation CarPlay. It "feels like it was made specifically for your car," said an Apple executive during the company\'s keynote presentation on Monday.\nFurther, Apple is bringing significant personalization to CarPlay by letting users select from different gauge cluster designs and choose which widgets are displaying at-a-glance information.\nBut you\'ll have to wait to see this deeply integrated multi-screen CarPlay in action. Vehicles with Apple\'s next-generation CarPlay won\'t be announced until late next year, though Apple did list over a dozen car brands already working on bringing next-generation CarPlay to new vehicles.\nApple\'s foothold in the auto market\nWhile CarPlay was initially Apple\'s solution for providing consumers a safer way to use their phones in their cars, it\'s grown into much more.\nIt\'s no surprise that Apple is doubling down on CarPlay. The Apple software for vehicles has become a must-have for many car buyers. The tech giant says that 98% of new vehicles in the U.S. are now CarPlay-capable. Even more, nearly 80% of U.S. car buyers won\'t even consider a car if it doesn\'t support CarPlay.\nTesla\'s soaring sales are also a testament to the growing appetite from consumers for more sophisticated technology in their vehicles. The electric-car company remains supply constrained, even with deliveries growing at rates greater than 50% year over year in recent quarters. Apple clearly wants in on this demand for better technology in vehicles -- and CarPlay is its foothold in this important and massive market.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nDaniel Sparks has positions in Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday featured a number of announcements, including a preview of iOS 16, a new MacBook Air, updated software for its smartwatches, and much more. "CarPlay will be able to provide content for multiple screens within the vehicle, creating an experience that is unified and consistent," Apple said in a press release about the overhauled software. Further, Apple is bringing significant personalization to CarPlay by letting users select from different gauge cluster designs and choose which widgets are displaying at-a-glance information.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday featured a number of announcements, including a preview of iOS 16, a new MacBook Air, updated software for its smartwatches, and much more. Vehicles with Apple's next-generation CarPlay won't be announced until late next year, though Apple did list over a dozen car brands already working on bringing next-generation CarPlay to new vehicles. Even more, nearly 80% of U.S. car buyers won't even consider a car if it doesn't support CarPlay.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Overhauls CarPlay With Major New Features', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday featured a number of announcements, including a preview of iOS 16, a new MacBook Air, updated software for its smartwatches, and much more. But one of the most interesting announcements was a huge overhaul to CarPlay, the Apple software that integrates with a growing number of new cars. Apple's next-generation CarPlay is more deeply integrated into the vehicle's systems.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday featured a number of announcements, including a preview of iOS 16, a new MacBook Air, updated software for its smartwatches, and much more. CarPlay: Deeply integrated into new cars The best way to summarize the most important new aspects to CarPlay is this: The software is more deeply integrated with a car's hardware than ever. Vehicles with Apple's next-generation CarPlay won't be announced until late next year, though Apple did list over a dozen car brands already working on bringing next-generation CarPlay to new vehicles."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/despite-a-tough-day-for-retail-2-stocks-helped-lift-the-dow-jones-higher-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 264 points today, despite a very tough day for retail stocks, thanks to solid gains from tech giants Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nTarget, which is not part of the Dow, told investors today that near-term profitability could be in trouble due to extra inventory that the company has struggled to get off the shelves. The big-box retailer trimmed its guidance for profit margins for the fiscal second quarter of the year. Other big-box retailers in the Dow struggled as a result including Walmart, Walgreens, and Home Depot, which were among just five of the Dow\'s 30 stocks that finished lower.\nOn the inflation front, investors dealt with more conflicting data today. Signs that inflation might be easing came from the semiconductor industry, where the cost of chips may finally be peaking. In addition, shipping container prices are also down significantly from their highs last September and the price of fertilizer has come down as well.\nBut in a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its benchmark interest rate by a half-point. That caught investors off guard and suggests that the central bank sees inflationary pressure in the region as being worse than expected.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nSalesforce once again carries the day\nSince reporting its most recent earnings results at the very end of May, Salesforce has been red hot and continues to find itself at the top of the Dow. The company rose more than 2.3% today and is up close to 17% since reporting earnings.\nSalesforce surprised investors when it reported adjusted earnings of $0.98 per share on total revenue of $7.41 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, both numbers that beat analyst estimates. Additionally, the cloud giant upped its guidance, telling investors it now expects to produce adjusted earnings of roughly $4.75 per share on total revenue of at least $31.7 billion for the full 2023 fiscal year.\nI definitely feel much better about Salesforce after the company made it very clear that its business is proving resilient in what has been very difficult conditions. "We see strong demand across our clouds, our industries and our regions despite the unprecedented foreign exchange headwinds, and our results really demonstrate the power of our strategy," Salesforce\'s Co-CEO Bret Taylor said on the company\'s recent earnings call.\nAdditionally, when asked by an analyst about the potential for share repurchases, management did not rule them out. The company has not done repurchases in the past, so it would be huge if they eventually launched one in the near future.\nApple unveils buy now pay later\nIn a big move from Apple, the consumer tech giant announced new features on its iPhone that will make the company look more like a fintech than ever before. Using Apple Pay, consumers will be able to purchase items through installment payments with no money down upfront in a format known as buy now pay later. Shares of Apple rose close to 1.8% today.\nApple is also rolling out a new payments platform that will let consumers pay one another simply by tapping their iPhones together. Both offerings present new competition in the fintech space to other companies doing buy now pay later such as Affirm and for Block, which offers a tap payment solution.\nThe new offerings are another reason for consumers to spend more time on their Apple devices, which isn\'t good for Apple\'s competition due to the intense loyalty consumers already have for the Apple brand.\n10 stocks we like better than Salesforce, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Salesforce, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Apple, Block, Inc., Home Depot, Salesforce, Inc., and Target. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 264 points today, despite a very tough day for retail stocks, thanks to solid gains from tech giants Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Additionally, the cloud giant upped its guidance, telling investors it now expects to produce adjusted earnings of roughly $4.75 per share on total revenue of at least $31.7 billion for the full 2023 fiscal year. "We see strong demand across our clouds, our industries and our regions despite the unprecedented foreign exchange headwinds, and our results really demonstrate the power of our strategy," Salesforce\'s Co-CEO Bret Taylor said on the company\'s recent earnings call.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 264 points today, despite a very tough day for retail stocks, thanks to solid gains from tech giants Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Salesforce surprised investors when it reported adjusted earnings of $0.98 per share on total revenue of $7.41 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, both numbers that beat analyst estimates. Additionally, the cloud giant upped its guidance, telling investors it now expects to produce adjusted earnings of roughly $4.75 per share on total revenue of at least $31.7 billion for the full 2023 fiscal year.', 'news_article_title': 'Despite a Tough Day for Retail, 2 Stocks Helped Lift the Dow Jones Higher Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 264 points today, despite a very tough day for retail stocks, thanks to solid gains from tech giants Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Additionally, when asked by an analyst about the potential for share repurchases, management did not rule them out. 10 stocks we like better than Salesforce, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 264 points today, despite a very tough day for retail stocks, thanks to solid gains from tech giants Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple unveils buy now pay later In a big move from Apple, the consumer tech giant announced new features on its iPhone that will make the company look more like a fintech than ever before. The new offerings are another reason for consumers to spend more time on their Apple devices, which isn't good for Apple's competition due to the intense loyalty consumers already have for the Apple brand."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-ends-up-with-tech-energy-target-falls-after-margin-warning', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday along with Apple and other technology shares, while Target Corp\'s disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail stocks for much of the day.\nEnergy shares .SPNY also climbed with higher oil prices.\nGains in Apple Inc AAPL.O shares came despite news earlier in the day that the company must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. The S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT was also higher.\nAt the same time, shares of Target Corp TGT.N fell after the retailer said it would have to offer deeper discounts and cut back on stocking discretionary items.\nEquity trading was choppy, with indexes down early in the day, but the market has been recovering from recent steep losses.\nRecently, "we\'ve had a nice bounce ... and in general investors are feeling better right now. But we are very much in a seesaw market as we\'ve seen all year," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\n"At some point, we will put in a bottom, and the market will move higher. We have a hard time believing that\'s any time soon, given a number of fundamental issues overhanging the market," he said. "Certainly what we\'ve seen today from Target isn\'t good news in terms of the consumer."\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 38.72 points, or 0.93%, to end at 4,159.85 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 110.92 points, or 0.92%, to 12,172.29. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 262.86 points, or 0.80%, to 33,178.64.\nSome market-watchers have also noted that while clearing inventories would be negative for these companies in the near term, it could eventually help to dampen inflation.\nThe U.S. consumer price index report due on Friday is expected to show inflation remained elevated in May, though core consumer prices, which exclude the volatile food and energy sectors, likely ticked down on an annual basis.\nAmong the day\'s gainers, Kohl\'s Corp KSS.N shares jumped after news the department store chain entered exclusive talks with retail store operator Franchise Group Inc FRG.O over a potential sale that would value it at nearly $8 billion.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York Additional reporting by Devik Jain, Susan Mathew, Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru Editing by Maju Samuel and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Gains in Apple Inc AAPL.O shares came despite news earlier in the day that the company must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. At the same time, shares of Target Corp TGT.N fell after the retailer said it would have to offer deeper discounts and cut back on stocking discretionary items. (Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York Additional reporting by Devik Jain, Susan Mathew, Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru Editing by Maju Samuel and Matthew Lewis) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Gains in Apple Inc AAPL.O shares came despite news earlier in the day that the company must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday along with Apple and other technology shares, while Target Corp's disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail stocks for much of the day. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 38.72 points, or 0.93%, to end at 4,159.85 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 110.92 points, or 0.92%, to 12,172.29.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street ends up with tech, energy; Target falls after margin warning', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Gains in Apple Inc AAPL.O shares came despite news earlier in the day that the company must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. The S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT was also higher. At the same time, shares of Target Corp TGT.N fell after the retailer said it would have to offer deeper discounts and cut back on stocking discretionary items.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Gains in Apple Inc AAPL.O shares came despite news earlier in the day that the company must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday along with Apple and other technology shares, while Target Corp's disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail stocks for much of the day. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 38.72 points, or 0.93%, to end at 4,159.85 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 110.92 points, or 0.92%, to 12,172.29."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/no-the-success-of-top-gun%3A-maverick-isnt-enough-to-save-amc-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAMC (NYSE:AMC) stock looks tired. Even the recent blockbuster release of Top Gun: Maverick failed to fuel a rally. The latest Tom Cruise release set box offices records for the best second weekend receipts ever. Yet shares of AMC continue to be far less than a box-office hit for investors.\nMaybe investors and analysts are finally focusing on the future and the fundamentals. The short squeezes and shenanigans that propelled AMC stock to previous ridiculous heights has all but ended. Eventually profits and valuations do matter.\nThis is especially true for AMC as the business model of theater chains remains severely challenged by the onslaught of streaming. Having the likes of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) as competitors certainly should put fear in investors hearts.\nAMC continues to bleed cash. The last four quarters show a cumulative loss of $1.78 per share. Even on a forward basis, the outlook is bleak. FY 2023 consensus estimates are for a loss of 36 cents per share. FY 2024 aren’t much better with average estimates showing a further loss of 34 cents per share. At some point a company has to turn a profit to survive.\nNo doubt AMC has tried every trick in the book to prop up the stock. Several dilutive secondary stock offerings and a head-scratching partnership with a mining company have famously failed. This should give investors pause.\nAMC AMC $13.03\nTechnical Take\nAMC stock continues to leak lower. 9-day RSI is stuck in neutral. MACD is hugging the zero line. Bollinger Percent B is mired at a midrange reading. Shares are glued to the 20-day moving average. All in all, it’s a very tepid technical backdrop.\nSource: thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade\nAMC has broken long term support at the $14 level. This will now serve as major overhead resistance. Look for continued consolidation at best as the meme mania that fueled the frenzied rallies of a year ago are all but a distant memory.\n7 Cheap Growth Stocks That Won't Stay That Way for Long\nShorting AMC stock outright can still be both risky and expensive. Cost to borrow to short the shares has fallen recently but is still at roughly 10%. Plus even a failed short squeeze attempt can come out of nowhere and lead to angst for anyone outright short the stock. Luckily, the options market provides a risk defined alternative to shorting the stock that still provides solid returns.\nOn April 1, I recommended selling the June out-of-the money $36/$38 call spread to fade any rally in an overloved and overhyped AMC stock. That trade will highly likely expire worthless for the full potential gain given that AMC is now trading nearly 50% lower than when the initial trade was recommended.\nIn a similar vein, traders should consider selling a new out-of-the money call spread to collect premium on a go-nowhere AMC. Even though implied volatility (IV) has fallen recently in AMC options, it is still well over 125. This means option prices are very expensive and favors option selling strategies when constructing trades.\nSo to position to profit from continued consolidation, a bear call spread makes probabilistic sense.\nHow To Trade AMC Stock Now\nSell the Sep $16/$18 call spread for 35 cents net credit.\nMaximum gain on the trade is $35 per spread. Maximum risk is $165 per spread. Potential return on risk is 21%. The short $16 strike price provides a 23% upside cushion to the current price for AMC stock. It is also structured well above the major resistance area at $14.\nOn the date of publication, Tim Biggam did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post No, the Success of Top Gun: Maverick Isn’t Enough to Save AMC Stock appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Having the likes of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) as competitors certainly should put fear in investors hearts. On April 1, I recommended selling the June out-of-the money $36/$38 call spread to fade any rally in an overloved and overhyped AMC stock. In a similar vein, traders should consider selling a new out-of-the money call spread to collect premium on a go-nowhere AMC.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Having the likes of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) as competitors certainly should put fear in investors hearts. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips AMC (NYSE:AMC) stock looks tired. Even the recent blockbuster release of Top Gun: Maverick failed to fuel a rally.', 'news_article_title': 'No, the Success of Top Gun: Maverick Isn’t Enough to Save AMC Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Having the likes of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) as competitors certainly should put fear in investors hearts. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips AMC (NYSE:AMC) stock looks tired. Plus even a failed short squeeze attempt can come out of nowhere and lead to angst for anyone outright short the stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Having the likes of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) as competitors certainly should put fear in investors hearts. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips AMC (NYSE:AMC) stock looks tired. 7 Cheap Growth Stocks That Won't Stay That Way for Long Shorting AMC stock outright can still be both risky and expensive."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/shopify-shareholders-give-ceo-40-voting-stake-source', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 7 (Reuters) - Shareholders of Shopify Inc SHOP.N on Tuesday voted in favor of protecting Chief Executive Officer Tobias Lutke's 40% voting stake, a source told Reuters, citing preliminary results from the e-commerce firm's annual shareholder meeting.\nThe company, which in May reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2015, will also carry out a 10-for-one split of the company's class A and class B shares after investors voted for it, the person familiar with the matter said.\nShopify announced the stock split in April, joining a growing list of companies that have split their shares to make them more attractive for investors.\nOther stock split announcements this year came from e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Tesla Inc TSLA.O also had said it would seek shareholder approval for a stock split.\nU.S.-listed shares of Shopify were up 4.7% at $377.5.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other stock split announcements this year came from e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. June 7 (Reuters) - Shareholders of Shopify Inc SHOP.N on Tuesday voted in favor of protecting Chief Executive Officer Tobias Lutke's 40% voting stake, a source told Reuters, citing preliminary results from the e-commerce firm's annual shareholder meeting. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Other stock split announcements this year came from e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. The company, which in May reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2015, will also carry out a 10-for-one split of the company's class A and class B shares after investors voted for it, the person familiar with the matter said. Shopify announced the stock split in April, joining a growing list of companies that have split their shares to make them more attractive for investors.", 'news_article_title': 'Shopify shareholders give CEO 40% voting stake - source', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other stock split announcements this year came from e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. June 7 (Reuters) - Shareholders of Shopify Inc SHOP.N on Tuesday voted in favor of protecting Chief Executive Officer Tobias Lutke's 40% voting stake, a source told Reuters, citing preliminary results from the e-commerce firm's annual shareholder meeting. Shopify announced the stock split in April, joining a growing list of companies that have split their shares to make them more attractive for investors.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Other stock split announcements this year came from e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. June 7 (Reuters) - Shareholders of Shopify Inc SHOP.N on Tuesday voted in favor of protecting Chief Executive Officer Tobias Lutke's 40% voting stake, a source told Reuters, citing preliminary results from the e-commerce firm's annual shareholder meeting. The company, which in May reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2015, will also carry out a 10-for-one split of the company's class A and class B shares after investors voted for it, the person familiar with the matter said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-gains-with-tech-energy-targets-margin-warning-a-negative', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose in afternoon trading on Tuesday along with gains in Apple and other technology shares, while Target Corp\'s disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail shares.\nEnergy shares .SPNY also climbed with higher oil prices.\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares were up 1.8%. The gains came despite news earlier in the day that the company must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. The S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT was up 1%.\nAt the same time, shares of Target Corp TGT.N were down 3.7% after the retailer said it would have to offer deeper discounts and cut back on stocking discretionary items.\nTrading was choppy, but indexes have been recovering from recent steep losses. The S&P 500 remains down about 13% for the year so far.\nRecently, "we\'ve had a nice bounce ... and in general investors are feeling better right now. But we are very much in a seesaw market as we\'ve seen all year," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\n"At some point, we will put in a bottom, and the market will move higher. We have a hard time believing that\'s any time soon, given a number of fundamental issues overhanging the market," he said. "Certainly what we\'ve seen today from Target isn\'t good news in terms of the consumer."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 168.31 points, or 0.51%, to 33,084.09, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 26.99 points, or 0.65%, to 4,148.42 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 84.61 points, or 0.7%, to 12,145.98.\nWalmart Inc WMT.N shares were down 1.7%, while the S&P retail index .SPXRT was also down 1.7%.\nSome market-watchers have also noted that while clearing inventories would be negative for these companies in the near term, it could eventually help to dampen inflation.\nThe U.S. consumer price index report due on Friday is expected to show inflation remained elevated in May, though core consumer prices, which exclude the volatile food and energy sectors, likely ticked down on an annual basis.\nAmong the day\'s gainers, Kohl\'s Corp KSS.N shares were up 9% after news the department store chain entered exclusive talks with retail store operator Franchise Group Inc FRG.O over a potential sale that would value it at nearly $8 billion.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.77-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.55-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 3 new 52-week highs and 30 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 30 new highs and 115 new lows.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York Additional reporting by Devik Jain, Susan Mathew, Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru and Sinead Carew in New York Editing by Maju Samuel and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares were up 1.8%. The gains came despite news earlier in the day that the company must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. At the same time, shares of Target Corp TGT.N were down 3.7% after the retailer said it would have to offer deeper discounts and cut back on stocking discretionary items.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares were up 1.8%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose in afternoon trading on Tuesday along with gains in Apple and other technology shares, while Target Corp's disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail shares. At the same time, shares of Target Corp TGT.N were down 3.7% after the retailer said it would have to offer deeper discounts and cut back on stocking discretionary items.", 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Wall St gains with tech, energy; Target's margin warning a negative", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares were up 1.8%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose in afternoon trading on Tuesday along with gains in Apple and other technology shares, while Target Corp's disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail shares. Walmart Inc WMT.N shares were down 1.7%, while the S&P retail index .SPXRT was also down 1.7%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares were up 1.8%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose in afternoon trading on Tuesday along with gains in Apple and other technology shares, while Target Corp's disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail shares. The U.S. consumer price index report due on Friday is expected to show inflation remained elevated in May, though core consumer prices, which exclude the volatile food and energy sectors, likely ticked down on an annual basis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-versus-the-energy-sector%3A-which-is-the-better-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nOn Jun. 6, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its Worldwide Developers Conference. The company introduced new versions of the MacBook laptop and several other interesting products. Despite the excitement these announcements always create, AAPL stock gained less than 1% on the day. \nThe reality is that tech isn’t on the minds of buyers at the moment. That award goes to the energy sector. Gas prices over $5 will do that. \nInterestingly, Apple has a 6.5% weighting in the S&P 500, 170 basis points higher than the entire energy sector. At this point, Apple’s share price is trending lower. Meanwhile, the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) is up 64.8% year-to-date (YTD). \nFor now, energy stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) remain the safer play. Here’s why. \nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple Inc. $148.15\nAAPL Stock Trades at 22x Forward Earnings\nApple’s average 2023 earnings per share estimate is $6.58. That’s 22.2x its 2023 earnings. If you go by the median 12-month target price of $190, analysts expect its trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple to be closer to 29x next year. That compares to a trailing P/E ratio of just less than 24x today. \n7 Cheap Growth Stocks That Won't Stay That Way for Long\nEven though it’s expensive, analysts seem to be saying that investors will continue to pay for quality. That makes sense. \nIn the meantime, the 21 stocks in XLE have an average trailing 12-month P/E ratio of 17.3 and a forward P/E of 10.3, less than half Apple’s forward P/E. That doesn’t make sense.\nAccording to FactSet, energy stocks had an earnings growth rate of 268% in Q1 2022, 6.4x higher than the materials sector, the second-highest sector for earnings growth. Despite a ton of money flowing into the energy sector, a company like Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) still only trades at 10x its forward earnings. With XLE yielding 2.6% at the moment, you’re getting growth and income at a fraction of what you would pay for Apple.\nTwo Possible Ways to Play This\nI’m the last person to suggest energy stocks are the way to go. I have been pessimistic about the oil and gas industry for many years. However, if the task at hand is getting blood from a stone — an apt description of the current equities markets — then XLE and the stocks held within this ETF are a smart bet right now. \nYes, you’ve missed substantial gains — XLE had a total return of 53.3% in 2021 and 62.6% YTD with dividends included. However, given that stocks like XOM are trading at half their five-year average P/E, I would be hard-pressed to come up with a single argument against betting on energy stocks through the remainder of 2022 and into 2023.\nSo, if you were thinking about placing a $5,000 bet on Apple, maybe you could put half of that into XLE and the remainder into AAPL stock. That’s one way to play this. \nA second way is to buy Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B). It owns 911.3 million shares of Apple, accounting for 39% of Berkshire’s $346 billion equity portfolio. In addition, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is Berkshire’s third-largest holding, while Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is the holding company’s seventh-largest position.\nThe Bottom Line on AAPL Stock\nIf you add 83.86 million warrants, Berkshire has to buy OXY stock at $59.62 a share. Warren Buffett owns or controls 21.6% of the oil and gas producer. It’s also a top 10 holding of XLE.\nBased on its current share price at the time of writing of $69.87, Berkshire’s OXY holdings would be worth $15.38 billion, which would vault it into the sixth spot, ahead of Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC).\nEither of my two suggestions makes sense at the present time. If you’re a risk-averse investor, I’d go for the Berkshire option. On the other hand, if you’re okay with a bit of risk, I’d consider doing the 50/50 AAPL/XLE split. \nOnly aggressive investors ought to consider Apple stock at this point in the proceedings. I’m not sure we’ve seen the bottom just yet. Long-term, Apple remains a good core holding.\nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Apple Versus the Energy Sector: Which Is the Better Buy? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '6, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its Worldwide Developers Conference. Despite the excitement these announcements always create, AAPL stock gained less than 1% on the day. Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $148.15 AAPL Stock Trades at 22x Forward Earnings Apple’s average 2023 earnings per share estimate is $6.58.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $148.15 AAPL Stock Trades at 22x Forward Earnings Apple’s average 2023 earnings per share estimate is $6.58. The Bottom Line on AAPL Stock If you add 83.86 million warrants, Berkshire has to buy OXY stock at $59.62 a share. 6, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its Worldwide Developers Conference.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Versus the Energy Sector: Which Is the Better Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $148.15 AAPL Stock Trades at 22x Forward Earnings Apple’s average 2023 earnings per share estimate is $6.58. 6, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its Worldwide Developers Conference. Despite the excitement these announcements always create, AAPL stock gained less than 1% on the day.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $148.15 AAPL Stock Trades at 22x Forward Earnings Apple’s average 2023 earnings per share estimate is $6.58. The Bottom Line on AAPL Stock If you add 83.86 million warrants, Berkshire has to buy OXY stock at $59.62 a share. 6, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its Worldwide Developers Conference.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-apples-next-frontier-is-your-cars-dashboard', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis and Joseph White\nJune 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants to power the dashboard of your next car, but first it must convince automakers they will not end up surrendering future profits to the iPhone company like the makers of flip-phone handsets.\nApple on Monday gave a preview of a new generation of its CarPlay software that will migrate from its current home on the entertainment screen to power everything in front of the driver.\nWhile the move from one screen to another may seem like a small step for Apple, it\'s a huge leap in terms of both the technological and business engagement between the iPhone maker and the world\'s automakers.\nElectric vehicle leader Tesla Inc TSLA.O has proven the popularity of a large in-vehicle screen and fully integrated software with consumers. Carmakers are pushing to control the relationship with consumers in the more software-dominated car as a way to generate more profits.\nThe current version of Apple CarPlay, available in 98% of new cars in the United States, is fundamentally limited in its capabilities.\nCarPlay apps live on the entertainment screens of vehicles and can play music or podcasts after a user has connected their iPhone to the car. But the software cannot control even basic functions of a vehicle like changing climate control settings.\nPresenters at Apple\'s developer conference Monday showed a slide with the logos of more than a dozen automotive brands, including Ford F.N, Mercedes, Audi and Porsche. Apple says the carmakers are "excited" about the concept of dashboard displays that offer a more consistent Apple look and feel.\nTo do so, iPhones will communicate with a vehicle\'s real-time driving systems for the first time - a critical step toward Apple potentially powering autonomous driving functions in the future.\nRepresentatives of some of those brands described their companies as interested but said no decisions have been made yet for future models.\n"We are working with Apple on this development project," a Porsche spokesperson said.\nAUTOMAKERS ARE THE GATEKEEPERS\nAutomakers are wary of Apple and other tech giants. They saw how phone makers such as Motorola MSI.N and Nokia NOKIA.HE and the one-time powers of the music industry shriveled as iPhones and Android smartphones consumed those businesses.\n"There\'s no question this is a threat because the automakers, particularly as we transition to software-defined vehicles, realize they run a significant risk of losing whatever ability they have to interact with the consumer unless they get their act together," said Evangelos Simoudis, a Silicon Valley venture capital investor and adviser who closely follows connected vehicle technology.\nAt the same time, big automakers know their current entertainment systems are a persistent cause of consumer complaints to quality scorekeepers at J.D. Power and Associates and other market research firms.\nIn China, younger consumers are turning their backs on established brands in part because their connectivity doesn\'t match what Tesla or China\'s own technology-industry bred electric vehicle startups offer.\nThe next generation of vehicles from major automakers will have sprawling dashboard screens. Mercedes-Benz, for example, has shown a prototype Vision EQXX electric sedan with a display screen that is 47.5 inches (121 cm) wide, and would offer functions such as an "efficiency assistant" that would calculate the most fuel-efficient route for a journey.\nThe competition now is over who will develop the software to power such displays, who will control the data flowing from the vehicle and the customers on board, and who will get to generate revenue as vehicles roll down the road.\nAutomakers do have one advantage over former phone handset makers: They are the gatekeepers for the critical electronic systems of vehicles, which are subject to extensive government safety regulation and hardware durability requirements that are far more stringent than those of the smartphone industry.\nThere are signs that automakers and technology industry companies are coming to terms. Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google has agreements with General Motors Co GM.N, Volvo Cars and the Renault-Nissan Alliance RENA.PA to provide software for the next generation of systems. Amazon.com AMZN.O has cut deals with automakers to integrate its Alexa voice assistant in vehicles.\nAt Apple, Emily Schubert, an engineering manager for car experience, said during Monday\'s conference that using the new software, "your iPhone communicates with your vehicle\'s real-time systems in an on-device, privacy friendly way, showing all of your driving information."\nThe software also provides hints at Apple\'s future in autonomous driving.\nWhile Reuters has previously reported that Apple could release its own electric vehicle with autonomous feature as early as 2024 or 2025, moving its software to instrument clusters puts the iPhone maker closer to the key vehicle systems and controls Apple would need to access to provide autonomous driving software to other companies.\n"Cars have changed a lot, with larger-sized screens and more of them throughout the car," Schubert said during the keynote. "There\'s an opportunity for iPhone to play an even more important role."\nApple announced the software far ahead of its release to the public, saying cars using it will not be announced until late next year. Apple appears to be giving automakers plenty of time to customize the new CarPlay software, an acknowledgment that the final look of the software could be different for Fords and Ferraris.\nPhone won\'t talk to your car? You are not alone -study\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Apple’s reveal party glosses over bigger shifts\nApple dives deeper into autos with software for car dashboard\nEXCLUSIVE-Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes \'next level\' battery technology -sources\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco and Joseph White in Detroit; Additional reporting by Jan Schwartz in Hamburg, Gilles Guillaume in Paris and Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis and Joseph White June 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants to power the dashboard of your next car, but first it must convince automakers they will not end up surrendering future profits to the iPhone company like the makers of flip-phone handsets. Automakers do have one advantage over former phone handset makers: They are the gatekeepers for the critical electronic systems of vehicles, which are subject to extensive government safety regulation and hardware durability requirements that are far more stringent than those of the smartphone industry. At Apple, Emily Schubert, an engineering manager for car experience, said during Monday\'s conference that using the new software, "your iPhone communicates with your vehicle\'s real-time systems in an on-device, privacy friendly way, showing all of your driving information."', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis and Joseph White June 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants to power the dashboard of your next car, but first it must convince automakers they will not end up surrendering future profits to the iPhone company like the makers of flip-phone handsets. Presenters at Apple's developer conference Monday showed a slide with the logos of more than a dozen automotive brands, including Ford F.N, Mercedes, Audi and Porsche. To do so, iPhones will communicate with a vehicle's real-time driving systems for the first time - a critical step toward Apple potentially powering autonomous driving functions in the future.", 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-Apple's next frontier is your car's dashboard", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis and Joseph White June 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants to power the dashboard of your next car, but first it must convince automakers they will not end up surrendering future profits to the iPhone company like the makers of flip-phone handsets. Apple on Monday gave a preview of a new generation of its CarPlay software that will migrate from its current home on the entertainment screen to power everything in front of the driver. The competition now is over who will develop the software to power such displays, who will control the data flowing from the vehicle and the customers on board, and who will get to generate revenue as vehicles roll down the road.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis and Joseph White June 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants to power the dashboard of your next car, but first it must convince automakers they will not end up surrendering future profits to the iPhone company like the makers of flip-phone handsets. At Apple, Emily Schubert, an engineering manager for car experience, said during Monday\'s conference that using the new software, "your iPhone communicates with your vehicle\'s real-time systems in an on-device, privacy friendly way, showing all of your driving information." While Reuters has previously reported that Apple could release its own electric vehicle with autonomous feature as early as 2024 or 2025, moving its software to instrument clusters puts the iPhone maker closer to the key vehicle systems and controls Apple would need to access to provide autonomous driving software to other companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-fb-launches-feature-to-track-vr-fitness-stats', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms FB recently launched new features to track Meta Quest fitness stats from VR to phone. The new feature will enable people to sync the Move app, which is Meta Quest’s built-in fitness tracker, with the Oculus mobile app and access data such as the number of calories burned by the user or the number of hours worked out in VR. Earlier, this data was only available in the Move app while using the Quest headset.\nMeta has previously launched VR fitness apps like Supernatural and FitXR that allow users to work out, box, and meditate in stunning destinations around the world. The latest feature promises new immersive experience that will attract fitness enthusiasts to the alternate reality space.\nMeta has designed new VR games for the Metaverse like Pistol Whip, Phantom: Covert Ops and Supernatural, which are expected to persuade non-fitness enthusiasts to work up a sweat without actually pushing them to workout directly. This new gaming experience is a unique product that will transform gaming into a fitness expedition in AR and, in turn, attract varied users.\nThe recently launched mobile feature will be available in Apple’s AAPL Health app.\niOS users can access the data both in and out of VR in iPhones and Apple watch without having to manually input information about the exercise.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nMeta Aims to Diversify Revenues With Metaverse\nMeta has been actively looking to diversify its revenue source from the ad business model.In sync with the plan, Meta is expected to spend more than $10 billion over the next 10 years to build the Metaverse, which will generate a new revenue stream for the company.\nThe company has been investing heavily in developing a VR content ecosystem. The launch of the VR headsets, Rift and Oculus Quest, its first all-in-one headsets with no wires and full freedom of movement, is a step toward its goal.\nMeta has recently launched a new AI platform MyoSuite, which will apply machine learning to biomechanical control problems. This will help in building prosthetics and developing post-injury rehabilitation. The launch of Myosuite will showcase a new utility of AR to solve real-life problems.\nWith the launch of new features in AR, Meta is already reaping benefits from its investments to build the Metaverse. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company generated revenues of $695 million from its Reality Labs business segment in the first quarter of 2022 (2.5% of total revenues), reflecting an increase of 30.1% year over year. Reality Labs includes AR and VR-related consumer hardware, software and content. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nPer Bloomberg, the Metaverse market globally is expected to reach $800 billion by 2024. As the primary first mover in creating the Metaverse, Meta is expected to seize market share rapidly in the alternate reality space.\nHowever, Meta is facing stiff competition from other tech giants, which are looking to stake their claim in the Metaverse.\nOther Tech Giants in Metaverse\nSome of the peers of Meta looking to earn a market share in the emerging AR are Microsoft MSFT and Twitter TWTR.\nMicrosoft staked its claim in the Metaverse with its recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.\nThe move is likely to competitively position MSFT for the next generation of gaming in the Metaverse and aid it in becoming the third largest gaming company in the world.\nMeta has been beaten by Twitter as the first social media giant to enter the NFT marketplace. Twitter has launched a tool before Meta that allows users to showcase and sell NFTs on its platform.\nNFT creators and collectors can use the platform to connect their crypto wallets and receive payments directly through Twitter.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (FB): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The recently launched mobile feature will be available in Apple’s AAPL Health app. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta has previously launched VR fitness apps like Supernatural and FitXR that allow users to work out, box, and meditate in stunning destinations around the world.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The recently launched mobile feature will be available in Apple’s AAPL Health app. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms FB recently launched new features to track Meta Quest fitness stats from VR to phone.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Platforms (FB) Launches Feature to Track VR Fitness Stats', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The recently launched mobile feature will be available in Apple’s AAPL Health app. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms FB recently launched new features to track Meta Quest fitness stats from VR to phone.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The recently launched mobile feature will be available in Apple’s AAPL Health app. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms FB recently launched new features to track Meta Quest fitness stats from VR to phone.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/usb-type-c-to-become-common-charging-port-for-portable-electronics-devices-in-the-eu-by', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - The Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the amended Radio Equipment Directive, which establishes a single charging solution for all small and medium-sized portable electronic devices in the EU. Under the new rules mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers that are rechargeable via a wired cable will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port, regardless of manufacturer. Laptops will also have to be adapted to the requirements.\nThe charging speed is also harmonised for devices that support fast charging, which allows charging devices at the same speed with any compatible charger.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - The Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the amended Radio Equipment Directive, which establishes a single charging solution for all small and medium-sized portable electronic devices in the EU. Under the new rules mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers that are rechargeable via a wired cable will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port, regardless of manufacturer. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - The Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the amended Radio Equipment Directive, which establishes a single charging solution for all small and medium-sized portable electronic devices in the EU. The charging speed is also harmonised for devices that support fast charging, which allows charging devices at the same speed with any compatible charger. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'USB Type-C To Become Common Charging Port For Portable Electronics Devices In The EU, By Autumn 2024', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - The Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the amended Radio Equipment Directive, which establishes a single charging solution for all small and medium-sized portable electronic devices in the EU. Under the new rules mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers that are rechargeable via a wired cable will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port, regardless of manufacturer. Laptops will also have to be adapted to the requirements.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Laptops will also have to be adapted to the requirements. The charging speed is also harmonised for devices that support fast charging, which allows charging devices at the same speed with any compatible charger. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-7-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday in a choppy trading session that saw mega-cap growth stocks rebounding slightly from a losing week while investors continued to worry about interest rate hikes and soaring inflation. All the major indexes ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose less than 0.1% or 16.08 points to end at 32,915.78 points. The blue-chip index was up more than 300 points during its session highs but most of the gains were erased by the end of the day.\nThe S&P 500 gained 0.3% or 12.89 points to close at 4,121.43 points. Consumer discretionary and materials stocks were the best performers.\nThe Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) and the Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) each gained 1%. Nine of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 0.4% or 48.64 points to finish at 12,061.37 points. The index at one point was 2% higher but gave up most of its gains.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 1.13% to 25.07. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.29-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.01-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 10.64 billion shares were traded on Monday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.75 billion.\nSteeper Rate Hike Prospects, Soaring Inflation Worry Investors\nMarkets finished last week in the red as investors worried that the Fed wouldn’t relax its tough monetary policy after government data showed better-than-expected job gains in May. However, investors came back afresh on Monday that saw stocks rallying. All the three major indexes at one point were more than 2% higher.\nRate hike worries and growing concern over soaring inflation have been making investors jittery. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 8.2 basis points pushing it past the 3% mark on Monday. This is the highest yield since May 9.\nHowever, some relief came in the form of positive news from China as it eased some of its COVID-related restrictions. This somewhat lifted investors’ sentiments. This saw overseas stocks gaining. Shares of JD.com, Inc. JD jumped 6.5%.\nAlso, mega-cap growth stocks tried to make a comeback, which helped the major indexes finish the session in the green. Shares of Amazon.com, Inc AMZN gained 2% after the online retailer split its shares 20 for 1. Also, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Meta Platforms, Inc. FB gained 0.5% and 1.8%, respectively. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nNo economic data was released on Monday.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (FB): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJD.com, Inc. (JD): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Also, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Meta Platforms, Inc. FB gained 0.5% and 1.8%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Steeper Rate Hike Prospects, Soaring Inflation Worry Investors Markets finished last week in the red as investors worried that the Fed wouldn’t relax its tough monetary policy after government data showed better-than-expected job gains in May.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Also, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Meta Platforms, Inc. FB gained 0.5% and 1.8%, respectively. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) and the Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) each gained 1%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 7, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Also, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Meta Platforms, Inc. FB gained 0.5% and 1.8%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Nine of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Also, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Meta Platforms, Inc. FB gained 0.5% and 1.8%, respectively. U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday in a choppy trading session that saw mega-cap growth stocks rebounding slightly from a losing week while investors continued to worry about interest rate hikes and soaring inflation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jun-7-2022-%3A-didi-sqqq-c-tqqq-amzn-gm-aapl-tgt-et-ko-khc-qqq', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -147.45 to 12,452.18. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 24,981,577 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nDiDi Global Inc. (DIDI) is +0.18 at $2.48, with 4,138,688 shares traded. DIDI\'s current last sale is 15.9% of the target price of $15.6.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +1.59 at $49.04, with 3,326,299 shares traded. This represents a 74.21% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is unchanged at $51.40, with 3,301,689 shares traded. C\'s current last sale is 78.47% of the target price of $65.5.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -1.12 at $31.42, with 2,895,156 shares traded. This represents a 26.03% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -3.1 at $121.69, with 2,286,650 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) is -0.4549 at $37.38, with 2,144,523 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GM is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.9501 at $144.19, with 1,104,151 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nTarget Corporation (TGT) is -11.57 at $148.10, with 1,091,734 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TGT is in the "buy range".\n\nEnergy Transfer L.P. (ET) is unchanged at $11.86, with 1,073,622 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ET is in the "buy range".\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is -0.4299 at $62.44, with 938,345 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nThe Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) is -0.26 at $36.43, with 856,382 shares traded. KHC\'s current last sale is 80.96% of the target price of $45.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -3.41 at $303.81, with 751,334 shares traded. This represents a 8.42% increase from its 52 Week Low.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.9501 at $144.19, with 1,104,151 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +1.59 at $49.04, with 3,326,299 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.9501 at $144.19, with 1,104,151 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jun 7, 2022 : DIDI, SQQQ, C, TQQQ, AMZN, GM, AAPL, TGT, ET, KO, KHC, QQQ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.9501 at $144.19, with 1,104,151 shares traded. The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -147.45 to 12,452.18.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.9501 at $144.19, with 1,104,151 shares traded. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 24,981,577 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-announces-m2-chip%3A-what-investors-need-to-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is underway for 2022, and the company has announced several new software enhancements for its users. One announcement in particular is of interest to Apple shareholders: the new M2 chip, an update to the M1 that launched a couple of years ago for iPads, Macs, and MacBooks.\nHere\'s what you need to know as an investor.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe "next-generation of Apple M-series silicon"\nApple has just released the M2 chip, the successor to the M1 chip that was announced at WWDC in June 2020. The new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops will feature the M2 chip, with other laptops, desktops, and tablets featuring the new electronics components later. The new laptops will be released starting in July.\nThe M2 is a sizable leap in performance over the M1, which is now found throughout most of Apple\'s lineup of tablets, laptops, and computers. The M2 has 20 billion transistors, 25% more than in the M1. The M2 also packs 100 gigabytes per second of memory bandwidth, 50% more than the M1. Basically, the M2 offers better performance to power consumption than its predecessor and many competing processors do.\nA basic understanding of the semiconductor business model\nApple isn\'t a semiconductor company, but it has brought an increasing amount of chip design in-house in recent years -- a move other tech giants have taken, including Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google\'s Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG). Why would companies like Apple want in on the semiconductor business?\nSemiconductor companies are essentially electrical engineering companies. Designing chips -- especially the most advanced circuitry used in high-end smartphones, tablets, computers, and data centers -- is one of the most complex engineering processes around. Once a design is complete, it\'s usually patented and becomes intellectual property (IP). From there, most semiconductor companies monetize their IP work in two basic stages: licensing and royalties.\nRather than purchase a finished chip, chip designs can be purchased on a license agreement. These are essentially blueprints for semiconductor circuitry, for a complete chip, or chips as part of a larger computing system. The purchase of these licenses allows a company to customize the chips to their particular needs. In the case of Apple, its M-series chips are based on designs from ARM Holdings, one of the largest chip licensors in the world -- and the company that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) attempted to acquire from ARM\'s current parent, Softbank (OTC: SFTB.Y), last year.\nThe second phase of chip design monetization is a royalty agreement. This is a payment made whenever a chip is manufactured with an IP license in it. It\'s typically a percentage of the selling price of the chip -- or, in Apple\'s case, what an internally developed and used chip would have cost should it sell on the market. The royalty fees can be negotiated, especially for a large company like Apple that uses a massive amount of circuitry.\nApple\'s chip design business strategy\nBesides the M2 and the M1 it is succeeding, Apple has been bringing an increasing amount of chip IP in-house. It\'s been customizing chips for its iPhones for years, and in 2019 it acquired Intel\'s (NASDAQ: INTC) smartphone modem business -- which it is using to end its longtime reliance on mobility chip leader Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM).\nFor the consumer, Apple\'s custom silicon helps it produce best-in-class devices. Though this tech giant already generates nearly $400 billion in annual revenue, there\'s still a lot of market share up for grabs if it can woo users to its ecosystem of devices.\nBut this isn\'t just a story of rising sales. The final bill for tech IP licensing and royalty payments can get hefty for companies that make and sell a final product. By bringing design work and customization in-house, a lot of money can be saved for an operation like Apple that churns out tremendous volumes of hardware. This vertical integration of tech design and device sales has helped Apple become one of the most valuable companies on the planet. Rather than being burdened with rising fees, Apple can use its clout to negotiate favorable deals. The result is a tech hardware behemoth that generates lucrative operating profit margins in the upper-20% to low-30% range.\nReturns for investors in dividends and buybacks\nSo what\'s the revamped M2 laptop chip to Apple investors? Continued slow but steady growth for Apple\'s business over the long term. More importantly, though, the M2 and Apple\'s expanding library of in-house chips can help it save money -- which translates into Apple\'s big returns of excess cash to shareholders by way of a dividend and share repurchases.\nThrough the first half of its 2022 fiscal year, Apple has paid out $3.62 in dividends per share, a 17.5% increase over the previous year, and spent $43 billion in share repurchases, about the same as through the first half of fiscal 2021. Developments like the M2 can help Apple further boost its payout to investors over time.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\n John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Nicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Nvidia, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and SoftBank Group. The Motley Fool recommends Softbank Group and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is underway for 2022, and the company has announced several new software enhancements for its users. By bringing design work and customization in-house, a lot of money can be saved for an operation like Apple that churns out tremendous volumes of hardware. *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is underway for 2022, and the company has announced several new software enhancements for its users. A basic understanding of the semiconductor business model Apple isn't a semiconductor company, but it has brought an increasing amount of chip design in-house in recent years -- a move other tech giants have taken, including Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google's Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and SoftBank Group.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Announces M2 Chip: What Investors Need to Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is underway for 2022, and the company has announced several new software enhancements for its users. The purchase of these licenses allows a company to customize the chips to their particular needs. Apple's chip design business strategy Besides the M2 and the M1 it is succeeding, Apple has been bringing an increasing amount of chip IP in-house.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is underway for 2022, and the company has announced several new software enhancements for its users. The "next-generation of Apple M-series silicon" Apple has just released the M2 chip, the successor to the M1 chip that was announced at WWDC in June 2020. A basic understanding of the semiconductor business model Apple isn\'t a semiconductor company, but it has brought an increasing amount of chip design in-house in recent years -- a move other tech giants have taken, including Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google\'s Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-why-now-is-the-time-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have taken a hit this year, falling more than 13% as of this writing. This decline is largely related to the overall market\'s bearish first half of the year. The S&P 500, for instance, is down 18% during this period.\nThis pullback in the tech company\'s shares is arguably a great opportunity for investors to consider starting a position in the stock or adding to their stake. And the company\'s Worldwide Developers Conference this week is also giving shareholders some optimism about Apple\'s future with plans including new chips and a new Apple Pay Later feature.\nHere\'s why I\'m so bullish on Apple shares.\nApple\'s cash hoard is a powerful asset\nInvestors following Apple know that the company is a cash-printing machine. It wrapped up its most recent quarter with $193 billion in cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet. When subtracting debt, the company has $73 billion in cash left over.\nBut this snapshot of the tech company\'s cash position doesn\'t come close to capturing how much of a cash cow Apple really is. Consider this: For the trailing 12 months ended March 26, 2022, the company has generated about $102 billion of free cash flow (the cash left over after all operating expenses and capital expenditures are accounted for).\nCombining the company\'s powerful balance sheet with its massive cash flow, Apple has a lot of excess cash to put to work. To this end, the company spends billions repurchasing shares and paying dividends every quarter. It returned almost $27 billion to shareholders through repurchases and dividends in its most recent quarter alone, for instance. In addition, Apple announced in late April that it is boosting its authorization for share repurchases by $90 billion.\nApple\'s cash, therefore, is creating substantial shareholder value. Dividends give investors cold hard cash, and repurchases reduce the total share count (increasing each shareholder\'s claim to the business).\nApple CEO Tim Cook. Image source: Apple.\nServices: A key catalyst\nAnother good reason to own Apple stock is the company\'s thriving services segment. With Apple recording all-time high quarterly services revenue in the fiscal second quarter (its most recently ended quarter), the important segment will likely continue to grow at double-digit rates even if global supply chain challenges slow product sales temporarily.\nApple\'s fiscal second-quarter services revenue was $19.8 billion, or more than 20% of total revenue. The important segment grew 17% year over year -- nearly twice the rate of the company\'s consolidated revenue, which increased 9% year over year.\n"These impressive results reflect the impact of our continued investment in improving and expanding our services portfolio and the positive momentum that we\'re seeing on many fronts," chief financial officer Luca Maestri said in the company\'s fiscal second-quarter earnings call.\nHighlighting the company\'s momentum in services, Apple now has over 825 million subscriptions across its platform. This is an increase of more than 165 million over the last 12 months.\nGiven Apple\'s incredible cash position and cash flow, as well as its fast-growing services segment, there\'s good reason for investors to take a closer look at Apple today to see if the stock\'s recent sell-off has created an attractive buying opportunity. While there\'s always a chance that shares can fall further, the valuation is arguably cheap enough to price in most of the near-term supply chain challenges it is facing, making this an opportune time to buy a slice of an outstanding company.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nDaniel Sparks has positions in Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have taken a hit this year, falling more than 13% as of this writing. Dividends give investors cold hard cash, and repurchases reduce the total share count (increasing each shareholder\'s claim to the business). "These impressive results reflect the impact of our continued investment in improving and expanding our services portfolio and the positive momentum that we\'re seeing on many fronts," chief financial officer Luca Maestri said in the company\'s fiscal second-quarter earnings call.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have taken a hit this year, falling more than 13% as of this writing. To this end, the company spends billions repurchasing shares and paying dividends every quarter. With Apple recording all-time high quarterly services revenue in the fiscal second quarter (its most recently ended quarter), the important segment will likely continue to grow at double-digit rates even if global supply chain challenges slow product sales temporarily.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Why Now Is the Time to Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have taken a hit this year, falling more than 13% as of this writing. To this end, the company spends billions repurchasing shares and paying dividends every quarter. It returned almost $27 billion to shareholders through repurchases and dividends in its most recent quarter alone, for instance.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have taken a hit this year, falling more than 13% as of this writing. Apple's cash hoard is a powerful asset Investors following Apple know that the company is a cash-printing machine. But this snapshot of the tech company's cash position doesn't come close to capturing how much of a cash cow Apple really is."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-countries-lawmakers-clinch-deal-on-single-mobile-charging-port-apple-impacted', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O will have to change the connector on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 as EU countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras.\nThe agreement is a world first and came after companies failed to agree on a common solution. The European Commission had pushed for a single mobile charging port more than a decade ago.\nUsers if iPhones and Android phones have long complained about having to use different chargers for their devices. The former is charged from a Lightning cable while Android-based devices are powered using USB-C connectors.\nHalf the chargers sold with mobile phones in 2018 had a USB micro-B connector, while 29% had a USB-C connector and 21% a Lightning connector, according to a 2019 Commission study.\n"The deal we struck this morning will bring around 250 million euros ($267 million) of savings to consumers," EU industry chief Thierry Breton said in a statement.\n"It will also allow new technologies such as wireless charging to emerge and to mature without letting innovation to become source of market fragmentation and consumer inconvenience," he said.\n"By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," the European Parliament said in a statement.\n($1 = 0.9364 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, Editing by Louise Heavens)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O will have to change the connector on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 as EU countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. "It will also allow new technologies such as wireless charging to emerge and to mature without letting innovation to become source of market fragmentation and consumer inconvenience," he said. "By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," the European Parliament said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O will have to change the connector on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 as EU countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. Half the chargers sold with mobile phones in 2018 had a USB micro-B connector, while 29% had a USB-C connector and 21% a Lightning connector, according to a 2019 Commission study. "By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," the European Parliament said in a statement.', 'news_article_title': 'EU countries, lawmakers clinch deal on single mobile charging port, Apple impacted', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O will have to change the connector on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 as EU countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. The former is charged from a Lightning cable while Android-based devices are powered using USB-C connectors. Half the chargers sold with mobile phones in 2018 had a USB micro-B connector, while 29% had a USB-C connector and 21% a Lightning connector, according to a 2019 Commission study.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O will have to change the connector on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 as EU countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras. Half the chargers sold with mobile phones in 2018 had a USB micro-B connector, while 29% had a USB-C connector and 21% a Lightning connector, according to a 2019 Commission study. "By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," the European Parliament said in a statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stock-market-news-for-today-june-7-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Futures Tick Lower Following Positive Session On Monday \nU.S. stock futures are pointing lower as investors anticipate key inflation data due out later in the week. If the number is cooler than April’s number, it could suggest that inflation has peaked. Meanwhile, investors are still assessing whether the recent movement in stocks is a dead-cat bounce or if the stock market has reached a bottom following this year’s sell-off.\nProviding more insights in the current market is Ed Yardeni, president at Yardeni Research. He states “To a large extent, clearly, with the benefit of hindsight, the market was overvalued,” he said. “A lot of that was in the negative cap seat, big cap names, related companies. I think we’ve seen a tremendous correction in that area. And now the question is whether the market can accept the kind of earnings expectations that analysts are delivering and whether those expectations will be correct.” While you consider all this, here’s how the major stock index futures are doing today. As of 6:07 a.m. ET, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are declining by 0.41%, 0.44%, and 0.54% respectively.\nAmazon Stock Rise After Stock Split Raises Retail Interest\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose on Monday’s intraday trading following a 20-for-1 stock split. This is the second notable stock split in 2022 after Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced a 20-for-1 stock split alongside its earnings report. Of course, a stock split doesn’t change the fundamentals of a company. But it makes the stock more accessible for people wanting to buy the stock. \nThat said, amid the broad market’s sell-off and the geopolitical tensions this year, stock splits from blue-chip firms might be one of the few events that can cheer up some investors. But let’s face it, stock splits, arguably, were a thing in the past. And if we look back, stock splits have faded from prominence after the dot-com bust in 2000. That’s until we see the market quickly rewarded companies like Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Alphabet when they divided their shares. Each of them enjoyed a post-announcement rally.\nIn light of all these, it’s natural that more companies could follow suit. Some of the tech sector’s most prominent companies are planning to split their stocks in the coming months. Amongst them are Kinetik (NASDAQ: KNTK) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP). If anything, this catalyst comes at a good time when investors are growing skeptical of these growth names.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] Most Active Stocks Today? 5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist\nApple To Offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Credit In Challenge To Affirm \nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is jumping on the “buy now, pay later” space, rivaling the offerings popularized by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM). The service, known as Apple Pay Later, will be available through Apple Pay. With this new feature, iPhone and Mac users in the US can pay for purchases in four installments over six weeks without any interest charge. Following this news, AFRM stock fell 5.5% on Monday’s intraday trading, extending what is now a 75% drop year to date. \nDiving right in, Apple will be using Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) as the lender for the loans needed for installment offerings. For those uninitiated, Goldman has been Apple’s partner for Apple Card since 2019. Essentially, it could help drive Apple Pay adoption and convince more users to use their iPhone to pay instead of standard credit cards. And that could drive additional revenue for Apple’s services business, which takes a cut on every transaction made with Apple Pay.\nWhat’s more, Apple also announced a new version of MacBook Air, it’s best selling Apple laptop. The new design update and a more powerful M2 chip could boost Mac sales in the coming quarters. Additionally, the company also announced a 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is also set to be released next month alongside MacBook Air. With the new MacBooks already seen as becoming a hit, would you include AAPL stock on your watchlist in the stock market today?\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] Best Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 4 Cyclical Stocks To Watch Today\nKohl’s In Negotiations With Franchise Group To Go Private At $8 Billion Price Tag\nKohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) has entered into an exclusive negotiation for a sale to retail store operator Franchise Group. For those unfamiliar, Franchise Group is a holding company of market-leading and emerging brands. The company acquires and manages franchise companies like American Freight, Buddy’s Home Furnishing, and The Vitamin Shoppe, among others. \nIn brief, Franchise Group is proposing to buy the retailer for $60 per share which would value Kohl’s at roughly $8 billion. Following this, Kohl’s stock is up by over 13% in the premarket trading hours. Also, Franchise Group will be working with Oak Street Real Estate Capital to finance the deal mostly through real estate, according to some sources. This latest piece of news follows a saga that began in December 2021 when hedge fund Engine Capital had urged the company to consider a sale or another alternative to boost its stock price. With that being said, should investors be paying attention to KSS stock right now?\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] 4 Top Semiconductor Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today\nOil Prices Gain As China Eases COVID Lockdowns; Saudi Arabia Boosts Official Selling Prices To Asia\nAt the same time, energy costs continue to extend their gains on Tuesday as well. For the most part, this would be thanks to expectations regarding growing demand from China following easing of Covid lockdowns. Evidently, Brent crude futures were up by $0.19 to $119.70 per barrel. Also, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures saw gains of $0.25, totalling $118.75 a barrel. This is just a day after it hit a three-month high of $120.99 yesterday. As China continues to ease restrictions across its industrial and commercial sectors, the focus on oil is apparent. Over the coming weeks, ANZ Research notes that demand for oil will likely be driven higher by easing travel restrictions.\nFurthermore, another major driving factor for oil prices now would be Saudi Arabia, the largest oil exporter worldwide. In detail, state oil producer Aramco recently announced plans to raise the July official selling price for Arab light crude oil to Asia. This translates to a price increase of $2.10 per barrel from June to a $6.50 per barrel premium. Not to mention, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) is also raising its output for July and August. Namely, OPEC+ is now releasing 648,000 barrels per day, 50% more than its initial plans. Where rising demand meets rising oil prices, most would see opportunity in the energy sector today. As such, it would not surprise me to see investors tuning in to the top oil stocks around as well. \nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Apple To Offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Credit In Challenge To Affirm Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is jumping on the “buy now, pay later” space, rivaling the offerings popularized by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM). With the new MacBooks already seen as becoming a hit, would you include AAPL stock on your watchlist in the stock market today? That said, amid the broad market’s sell-off and the geopolitical tensions this year, stock splits from blue-chip firms might be one of the few events that can cheer up some investors.', 'news_luhn_summary': '5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Apple To Offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Credit In Challenge To Affirm Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is jumping on the “buy now, pay later” space, rivaling the offerings popularized by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM). With the new MacBooks already seen as becoming a hit, would you include AAPL stock on your watchlist in the stock market today? Amazon Stock Rise After Stock Split Raises Retail Interest Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose on Monday’s intraday trading following a 20-for-1 stock split.', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stock Market News For Today June 7, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': '5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Apple To Offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Credit In Challenge To Affirm Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is jumping on the “buy now, pay later” space, rivaling the offerings popularized by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM). With the new MacBooks already seen as becoming a hit, would you include AAPL stock on your watchlist in the stock market today? Amazon Stock Rise After Stock Split Raises Retail Interest Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose on Monday’s intraday trading following a 20-for-1 stock split.', 'news_textrank_summary': '5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Apple To Offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Credit In Challenge To Affirm Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is jumping on the “buy now, pay later” space, rivaling the offerings popularized by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM). With the new MacBooks already seen as becoming a hit, would you include AAPL stock on your watchlist in the stock market today? Amazon Stock Rise After Stock Split Raises Retail Interest Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose on Monday’s intraday trading following a 20-for-1 stock split.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-countries-lawmakers-clinch-deal-on-single-mobile-charging-port', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - EU countries and EU lawmakers agreed to a single mobile charging port on Tuesday, rejecting opposition from iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O.\n"By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," the European Parliament said in a statement.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - EU countries and EU lawmakers agreed to a single mobile charging port on Tuesday, rejecting opposition from iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O. "By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," the European Parliament said in a statement. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - EU countries and EU lawmakers agreed to a single mobile charging port on Tuesday, rejecting opposition from iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O. "By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," the European Parliament said in a statement. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'EU countries, lawmakers clinch deal on single mobile charging port', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - EU countries and EU lawmakers agreed to a single mobile charging port on Tuesday, rejecting opposition from iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O. "By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," the European Parliament said in a statement. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - EU countries and EU lawmakers agreed to a single mobile charging port on Tuesday, rejecting opposition from iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O. "By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," the European Parliament said in a statement. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/australias-bnpl-stocks-wilt-after-apple-announces-entry', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'June 7 (Reuters) - Australia\'s \'buy now, pay later\' shares (BNPL) dived on Tuesday after Apple AAPL.O launched its pay later service, at a time when surging interest rates, stubborn prices and geopolitical tensions have led to an emaciated global fintech industry.\nAustralia-listed BNPL firms like Zip Co ZIP.AX and Sezzle Inc SZL.AX, and those with exposure to the sector like Humm Group HUM.AX and Openpay Group OPY.AX, have taken double-digit hits to their share price this year, much like their counterparts elsewhere in the world.\nTheir shares fell between 3.1% and 14.4% on Tuesday as Apple\'s entry into the BNPL market now only adds to the pain caused by an unfavourable economic climate, which dissuades the average consumer from discretionary spending.\n"BNPL players took a big hit on ASX today as Apple\'s latest BNPL offering competes with their products directly, adding to the gloomy outlook that BNPL firms will struggle to survive the cost-of-living crisis," said Kunal Sawhney, chief executive officer at Kalkine Group.\nSwedish fintech firm Klarna, seen as the bellwether of the industry, laid off 10% of its staff last month and a recent round of capital raising revealed a massive valuation erosion.\nMeanwhile, Afterpay, acquired by Jack Dorsey\'s Block SQ.N for $32 billion, saw bad debts more than double year-on-year in the six months to December.\nAdding to the BNPL sector\'s woes, Australia\'s central bank surprised markets on Tuesday with a 50-basis-point rate hike, twice what was expected and the most in 22 years. It also flagged more tightening to battle surging inflation.\n(Reporting by Indranil Sarkar and Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)\n(([email protected]; Mobile: +91 7022132226;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "June 7 (Reuters) - Australia's 'buy now, pay later' shares (BNPL) dived on Tuesday after Apple AAPL.O launched its pay later service, at a time when surging interest rates, stubborn prices and geopolitical tensions have led to an emaciated global fintech industry. Their shares fell between 3.1% and 14.4% on Tuesday as Apple's entry into the BNPL market now only adds to the pain caused by an unfavourable economic climate, which dissuades the average consumer from discretionary spending. Swedish fintech firm Klarna, seen as the bellwether of the industry, laid off 10% of its staff last month and a recent round of capital raising revealed a massive valuation erosion.", 'news_luhn_summary': "June 7 (Reuters) - Australia's 'buy now, pay later' shares (BNPL) dived on Tuesday after Apple AAPL.O launched its pay later service, at a time when surging interest rates, stubborn prices and geopolitical tensions have led to an emaciated global fintech industry. Australia-listed BNPL firms like Zip Co ZIP.AX and Sezzle Inc SZL.AX, and those with exposure to the sector like Humm Group HUM.AX and Openpay Group OPY.AX, have taken double-digit hits to their share price this year, much like their counterparts elsewhere in the world. Adding to the BNPL sector's woes, Australia's central bank surprised markets on Tuesday with a 50-basis-point rate hike, twice what was expected and the most in 22 years.", 'news_article_title': "Australia's BNPL stocks wilt after Apple announces entry", 'news_lexrank_summary': "June 7 (Reuters) - Australia's 'buy now, pay later' shares (BNPL) dived on Tuesday after Apple AAPL.O launched its pay later service, at a time when surging interest rates, stubborn prices and geopolitical tensions have led to an emaciated global fintech industry. Australia-listed BNPL firms like Zip Co ZIP.AX and Sezzle Inc SZL.AX, and those with exposure to the sector like Humm Group HUM.AX and Openpay Group OPY.AX, have taken double-digit hits to their share price this year, much like their counterparts elsewhere in the world. Their shares fell between 3.1% and 14.4% on Tuesday as Apple's entry into the BNPL market now only adds to the pain caused by an unfavourable economic climate, which dissuades the average consumer from discretionary spending.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'June 7 (Reuters) - Australia\'s \'buy now, pay later\' shares (BNPL) dived on Tuesday after Apple AAPL.O launched its pay later service, at a time when surging interest rates, stubborn prices and geopolitical tensions have led to an emaciated global fintech industry. Australia-listed BNPL firms like Zip Co ZIP.AX and Sezzle Inc SZL.AX, and those with exposure to the sector like Humm Group HUM.AX and Openpay Group OPY.AX, have taken double-digit hits to their share price this year, much like their counterparts elsewhere in the world. "BNPL players took a big hit on ASX today as Apple\'s latest BNPL offering competes with their products directly, adding to the gloomy outlook that BNPL firms will struggle to survive the cost-of-living crisis," said Kunal Sawhney, chief executive officer at Kalkine Group.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-pay-later-just-crushed-affirms-dreams-but-its-a-nice-win-for-2-fintech-giants', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gets the world's attention when it holds its developers' conferences, as consumers, suppliers, and tech professionals all look forward to the latest innovations from the iPhone maker. Yet while many pay the closest attention to the latest product releases, the announcement on Monday of its Apple Pay Later service sent shockwaves across the fintech space.\nBuy now, pay later (BNPL) specialists like Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ: AFRM) were the most obvious targets of Apple's move. Indeed, Affirm's stock fell 5.5% on Monday, with much of the decline coming after the conference announcement. However, Apple Pay Later further cemented a key partnership between the technology pioneer and two leading players in the financial industry, and that could pay big benefits for them for years to come.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApple goes its own way\nApple announced that its new iOS 16 operating system software includes a new feature within the Apple Wallet. Apple Pay Later will provide the same flexibility that customers have come to expect from BNPL services from competing providers.\nIn particular, with Apple Pay Later, users in the U.S. will be able to take purchases for which they use the Apple Pay function in Wallet and split them into four equal payments spread out over six weeks. Apple will charge 0% interest and won't add any fees of its own.\nThe drop in Affirm's stock price in response suggests that, at least some investors had hoped that Apple would choose to go the partnership route rather than releasing its own BNPL program. The announcement last summer that Amazon.com had chosen Affirm as its BNPL partner showed just how valuable the e-commerce behemoth believed the rising fintech's offering was. With Affirm users showing a demographic skew toward younger shoppers, investors hoped that Apple would come to the same conclusion that Amazon did and work with Affirm, rather than against it.\nHow Mastercard and Goldman Sachs could win from Apple Pay Later\nDespite the hopes of Affirm shareholders, Apple Pay Later wasn't a big surprise. Nearly a year ago, reports surfaced that Apple was working with key partners to develop its own BNPL service. And now that the news is out, it's another victory for those partners: Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS).\nMastercard stands to benefit from Apple Pay Later because Apple is using Mastercard's payment network to handle installment payments under the program. Mastercard has fought hard to distinguish itself from its larger archrival, Visa. Cementing a relationship that started when the iPhone maker chose Mastercard for its Apple Card will further boost the No. 2 payment-network provider's reputation among consumers.\nMeanwhile, although the release didn't specifically mention Goldman, the Wall Street banking giant is likely to be the lender behind the short-term installment loans within the BNPL program. Goldman is the issuing bank for Apple Card, and its decision to work more closely with Apple came at the same time that it chose to move aggressively into the consumer-banking side of the business with its Marcus online bank.\nWill Apple Pay Later be a hit?\nBoth Goldman and Mastercard are large enough that the Apple Pay Later news didn't have any discernible impact on their stock prices. To reap the financial rewards of Goldman's and Mastercard's expanded partnership with Apple, Apple Pay Later will have to prove it can compete effectively with Affirm and its disruptive BNPL peers.\nOne key to Apple Pay Later's success will be in its execution. Looking closely at the release, users will be able to apply for Apple Pay Later when they use Apple Pay to check out, but that's no guarantee of acceptance. How strict Goldman proves to be with its underwriting could be a major factor in how consumers view Apple Pay Later and how profitable it will be for both the bank and Mastercard, as payment-network provider.\nMoreover, Apple Pay Later is relatively inflexible, only offering a single repayment option. Many shoppers like other BNPL providers' wider array of schedules for making payments, although consumer advocates have criticized the higher costs in fees and interest charges that some of them involve.\nNevertheless, being associated with Apple's ecosystem could have long-term benefits for Mastercard and Goldman Sachs. The strength of the two financial giants' underlying businesses makes Apple Pay Later an added bonus opportunity to boost their growth.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dan Caplinger has positions in Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Amazon, Apple, Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gets the world's attention when it holds its developers' conferences, as consumers, suppliers, and tech professionals all look forward to the latest innovations from the iPhone maker. Many shoppers like other BNPL providers' wider array of schedules for making payments, although consumer advocates have criticized the higher costs in fees and interest charges that some of them involve. *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gets the world's attention when it holds its developers' conferences, as consumers, suppliers, and tech professionals all look forward to the latest innovations from the iPhone maker. How Mastercard and Goldman Sachs could win from Apple Pay Later Despite the hopes of Affirm shareholders, Apple Pay Later wasn't a big surprise. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Amazon, Apple, Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, and Visa.", 'news_article_title': "Apple Pay Later Just Crushed Affirm's Dreams, but It's a Nice Win for 2 Fintech Giants", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gets the world's attention when it holds its developers' conferences, as consumers, suppliers, and tech professionals all look forward to the latest innovations from the iPhone maker. Yet while many pay the closest attention to the latest product releases, the announcement on Monday of its Apple Pay Later service sent shockwaves across the fintech space. How Mastercard and Goldman Sachs could win from Apple Pay Later Despite the hopes of Affirm shareholders, Apple Pay Later wasn't a big surprise.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gets the world's attention when it holds its developers' conferences, as consumers, suppliers, and tech professionals all look forward to the latest innovations from the iPhone maker. How Mastercard and Goldman Sachs could win from Apple Pay Later Despite the hopes of Affirm shareholders, Apple Pay Later wasn't a big surprise. Mastercard stands to benefit from Apple Pay Later because Apple is using Mastercard's payment network to handle installment payments under the program."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rule-breaker-investing-mailbag%3A-dealing-with-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The market continued its decline this month, and there\'s no denying that it hurts. Maybe that\'s why Fools are so focused on optimism and consistency in investing. The market goes up more than it goes down, after all!\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nThis video was recorded on May 26, 2022.\nDavid Gardner: Thanks to longtime listener and fellow Fool Jason Moore. I spent 28 minutes this week relistening to my podcast from November 25th, 2015. It was a mailbag reflecting on the month that was that had been November 2015. Do you remember that month? No? Well, the reason that I do is that Jason pointed out it was my very first mailbag, my very first time programming for this podcast. Not what I wanted to do; not what was on my mind, but what was on yours. That you shared through emails or tweets with me doing my best to respond. Well, I closed that podcast almost seven years ago wondering whether we\'d ever do it again? Saying it\'s pretty much all up to you. If you liked it, well you did let me know in those following weeks that it was worthy. So we ended that next month, December 2015, with a mailbag, and in fact, every month since including May 2022 only on this week\'s Rule Breaker Investing.\nWelcome back to Rule Breaker Investing. Looking back on the month that was, it was a shorter month for podcasts; for this podcast anyway, just three weeks proceeded. This week\'s podcast we kicked off this month with a reviewapalooza looking back at stocks picked in April\'s past, April 2021, 2020, 2019. Ouch, is a good way to summarize that particular podcast. A week after that, it was what you have learned from me, Volume 3. It was my birthday week and lots of great notes and an opportunity for me to summarize some of the key learnings and key takeaways from longtime listeners in order that new listeners might get up to speed. Then last week it was the 14th in my long-running series, Great Quotes.\nIt was Great Quotes Volume 14, a smorgasbord of quotes, but that\'s typically how they are; five quotes at a time. I want to kick off this mailbag with some Twitter hot takes reacting to some of those. @Craig\'s Brain, that\'s Craig Hawkins on Twitter. Craig, you wrote, "Rational optimism is the Motley Fool trade I admire most. I wanted to incorporate that into my life even more than I want good investing advice though, it\'s great to get both." Well, thank you for that Craig. Rational optimism doesn\'t just come naturally for me, but for many others, I think it\'s contagious. I learned a lot about it from the book, The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley. So Craig and others listening, if you haven\'t read that book, it\'s a wonderful take, looking truly at the long game of history typically illustrating, at least in recorded history, how often from one generation to the next, humans thought were getting worse.\nWere going to be worse. Therefore, how ironic it is, looking backwards, at seeing truly how many things have gotten so much better over the course of recorded history. So The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley is just a wonderful book. Thanks for the tweet, Craig. Next one up, @RyanCPacker. Ryan, you were reacting to one of my great quotes from last week, "Celebrate the sub-optimal because therein lies your growth." You wrote, "Love this. Find joy in the journey. Make every day a spirit of gratitude and you\'ll be amazed at how far you can come. Growth indeed comes from pushing through the storms of life. What matters is what we do in those storms. The future is as bright as our faith." Ryan Packer, thank you for that, @RyanCPacker, we want more from you, sir, on this podcast. Last one I want to feature @Triggs1Martin, Martin Triggs.\nMartin you wrote, "Always refreshing and inspiring to hear another volume of Great Quotes." Makes one think and reflect, especially today\'s last quote which I will share again, in a sec. "We should try to succeed at something that does matter, finding our role in the great metadrama. That quote again from DL Moody, love it here it is once again, "Our greatest fear should not be a failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn\'t really matter." So yes, Martin, I agree we should try to succeed at something that does matter and that theme will run through a few of the notes on this month\'s mailbag. So again, thank you for lots of great tweets, especially the birthday wishes, always appreciate it. Without further ado, let\'s get started with item number,1 from the May 2022 Rule Breaker Investing mailbag. This note comes from Emmy Bullock. "Hi David, A little background on me, I\'m a 35-year-old stay-at-home mom of three young boys and recently found out I\'m expecting another baby in December. I became a CPA back in 2011, and worked for a couple of years, until deciding to stay home full-time with my boys. I love finance, and I\'ve recently learned to love investing. I found the Fool just two years ago back in 2020, and I have really gone all-in on Foolish investing, managing all my husband\'s retirement accounts and investing them in individual stocks. As you can guess, since I started in late 2020, my portfolio is pretty much cut in half. It\'s been a real challenge seeing this happen but I\'m just trusting your principles of investing. You speak with so much wisdom and clarity and I just trust that as I follow the ways of the Motley Fool, everything will work out. I appreciate your humility and your positivity for the future.\n"Those are two characteristics I believe great leaders have. I\'m in this for the long haul and I just wanted to thank you for all you do to help people, like me, have hope for a successful and happy future in all aspects of life. I also really enjoyed the quote from your most recent podcast about doing what matters most. I feel for me I am doing what matters most right now, which is raising my children to be good, hard working, kind, resilient, and educated humans. I hope we can all live our lives doing what matters most and seeking to know what that is for ourselves. Thank you again for all your work in providing true principles to follow and investing in life and doing your podcasts every week," signed Emmy.\nWell, I wanted to lead off with that one Emmy because, well it hurts a little bit to share a note like yours. I think it\'s appropriate in another month of stock market pain, which I\'ll be speaking to in a moment to lead off with a little bit of hurt because hurt hurts. I think it\'s a very human thing to feel it. It\'s very important to feel it and to experience it. I\'ve never given birth to a child, I never will, but I know that hurts. The stock market drops one year in every three and that hurts. There are lots of other things that hurt in life. It particularly hurts to think that you\'ve followed us, trusted us, believed in our principles as we do ourselves, practiced our principles with diligence and care, and you\'ve watched everything get cut in half. That does not feel good.\nThat does not ever hear good to me when I hear somebody say that they followed me and that that\'s happened. Yet all I can say is that has happened before, and it will probably happen again in future. If you\'d started investing in the year 2000, 2001 happened. If you started investing in 2007, 2008 happened. If you started investing in late 2020 or 2021, well 2022 is happening. So I acknowledge that and I congratulate you nevertheless on the resilience, the same resilience you\'ll be modelling for your boys and already are resilient, of course, one of I think the United States\' core values. You actually worked another one in there as well, when you said you\'re trying to teach your boys to be kind. I think kindness is one of America\'s five core values as well. I love seeing that in your note. I do find myself now needing to be particularly optimistic using some numbers because I feel as if there is so much pessimism out there.\nWhile I\'ve taken pains many times to say the market drops one year in every three and I did it just about a minute ago, I\'m going to say very emphatically, the market rises two years in every three; has done so historically. That\'s why this works. Even if you have a really bad year or two and I know you\'re playing the long game, Emmy, and you\'re doing it from a young age, 35, looking ahead for your family, decades. So I want to remind you and everybody listening, the market rises two years in every three and has averaged historically a return of 9-10 percent in the United States, year-in and year out. I have referred to this, I talked about this earlier in May on this podcast as a once in a decade drop. It\'s a once-in-a-decade wash-out. The Motley Fool has been in business about 30 years now.\nThat means we watched what happened in 2001, we watched what happened in 2008-09, and we\'re watching what\'s happening now in 2021, 2022. So a lot of us who got started very recently, please note this doesn\'t happen very often. In fact, 1440 Daily Digest, which is a little free newsletter that drops me my news each morning around 6:00 AM Eastern, I first heard about it, by the way, on this podcast when Dan Pink said it was his way of following what happens in the world without having to read all the negative headlines all the time. It\'s more of a straight shot, daily digest of the news. 1440 Daily Digest. So thank you again, Dan Pink. But in the Daily Digest of Monday of this week, I encountered this fact, the Dow is down for the eighth consecutive week, that was last week, its longest weekly losing streak since 1923.\nWhile I\'ve been using phrases like once in a decade wash-out, please know that what we\'re experiencing right now is historic, 1923, was just about 100 years ago. Now, eight weeks of the Dow doesn\'t even mean that much in the grander scheme, but it is emotionally, sometimes mentally healthy to remind ourselves of just what we\'re seeing right now happening is unusually negative. Not likely to happen over the next eight weeks, not likely to happen again probably for a long time. I want to conclude Rule Breaker mailbag item number 1 by saying simply Emmy, you\'re doing it right, stick with it.\nOnto Rule Breaker mailbag item number 2, this one from Arvin Sharma, "Dear David, thank you for everything you do. I enjoy your show. I\'m a relatively new follower of you, 2+ years." Sounds like a 2020 starting date. Once again Arvin, "Every time I listened to you I learn something new. That means a minimum of 104 items a new weekly podcast every week for two years is 104. I know you or any listeners will not have time to listen to that long list of things. But here is one of my favorite things I\'ve learned from you and here it is consistency. Over the past two-plus years, we experience many different conditions. The market was flying high, we were scared and stuck at home, we face political and social uncertainty, and the interest rates fell. Later this year we were hit by inflation. Rates raise, the market crash, stocks did well and then really bad. We had war and so on. Yet I can confidently say that if you listen to any of your podcasts, irrespective of what\'s happening during that time, your message remained consistent, your rules did not change, your beliefs remain strong. This is what I\'ve learned from you. Thank you," Arvin.\nWell, thank you, Arvin. I think to reflect on that briefly, I think if you\'re a purpose-driven person or working for a purpose driven organization, it makes it a lot easier for you to be consistent, to use your lovely word, to be resilient, to keep practicing what you\'re preaching. If you\'re purpose-driven, it\'s a lot easier, if you\'re not, if you\'re still trying to determine why you\'re doing what you\'re doing. I can imagine you could be all over the place and if you\'re up podcaster, that means you\'re saying many different things over many different periods.\nI\'ve tried to say the same thing for the most part as you\'re pointing out, from one week to the next. But I always try to find new, imaginative and fun ways or friends to say those things to you. But I think purpose-driven is really helpful here. I will also say the ideas that I tried to put out to you every week, these have been honed over time. I\'ve earned some scars for what I share with you every week, but when I find something that works, I tend to stick with it and so these ideas have been honed over time. Of course, when you do what we do at The Motley Fool and you publish all of your numbers in all of your returns, and you do that over long periods of time, everybody knows all of your winners and all of your losers.\nYou make yourself accountable and I think that also helps contribute toward consistency. My last quick thought here Arvin is, I hope I\'m consistently open-minded and consistently creative. I\'ve changed my mind many times over the course of my life. I generally try to make a better decision to replace something that was worse with something that was better. I\'m sure you\'re trying to do the same thing.I want to make it clear that part of the consistency that I hope you\'ll hear from Rule Breaker Investing is a consistent willingness to rethink things. Sometimes to change our minds if we come up with a better idea. As I think Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, he had a small f on that adjective, "A foolish consistency is the hub goblin of small minds." I could even agree with him because he\'s not talking about capital F, Foolish.\nHe\'s talking about a small f foolish consistency, been there, done that, going through the motions, that kind of thinking or living is not what I\'m trying to do. I\'m trying to lead a more interesting life with you and many others. Trying to remain open-minded as we go, which indeed has helped lead me to many Rule Breakery insight. I definitely want to accept the compliment. I take that from you. Thank you Arvin for consistency and I want to bounce it back to you and remind all of us that we should be consistent with the good things. We should look to replace the bad things, and more than anything if you\'re purpose-driven, you\'ll probably have a steadier hand on the tiller. Rule Breaker mailbag item number 3, this from Jake. Jake, thank you for this wonderful note. "Hello David, first-time writer to you or anyone at fool.com. But I felt compelled to write to you this week to say thank you and happy birthday, as my birthday was just last week as well. My name is Jake, I\'m 24 years old, an active duty military member from New Jersey and graduated college last year with a degree in mathematics. The theme of this email is growing pains." We\'re going back to more hurt. But you know what? Let\'s do it. "During one of my schools quarantines due to COVID outbreaks, we did classes on Zoom, human interaction limited to only our roommates," Jake writes, no eating in the cafeteria together, etc. This happened to be during the time of the meme stock Dogecoin craze of February 2021, some of my friends were making thousands buying options on Robinhood on GameStop, while others bought in Dogecoin at one penny. Here I was with just a simple checking and savings account, not knowing anything about investing.\n"As my family has always been blue-collar. Money under mattress or savings account, don\'t trust credit cards, don\'t talk about money kind of a family. With my situation of being quarantined and nowhere else to go, I went all in on learning about finances and investing. Over the past year and change, I feel like I\'ve been through the ringer and done it all. I almost immediately found The Motley Fool and became a subscriber, but also found how compelling friends could be when they said, \'Oh this microcap biotech stock is going to pop if the FDA approve so and so drug, etc.\' I saw just how many YouTube financial \'gurus\' there were and got caught up in the trading in and out of stocks while listening to Jim Cramer and my friends who made thousands on volatility with stocks like GameStop, AMC, and crypto pump-and-dumps to make money quick. When I told my mom I was learning about the stock market, her response was, \'Your father once was in the stock market, lost money and has never invested again so be careful, it\'s just a big gambling machine. But if you find a winning formula with that math degree of yours, can you help me?\'" Jake\'s mom said. "The Foolish way with a capital F has prevailed and I believe is the winning formula. I invest in my employer\'s 401(k) up to their match. I put $500 into my Roth IRA each month, live below my means, save for my personal goals and invest extra cash into a brokerage account. Altogether, I\'ve built up a portfolio," I love this, "of 24 stocks matching my age, smiley, and also a couple of cryptocurrencies. Anyway, they all embody trends I believe in and hope to see prevail for the next decades.\n"I don\'t plan on selling for the foreseeable future things like renewable energy, Brookfield Renewable," he names, "Streaming, Roku," he names, "Fintech, Upstart, and Block," he names. "Not staying at hotels, Airbnb," he names. "Data, data, data, Confluent." he names. "Cybersecurity, CrowdStrike," he names. "Pets are family, Chewy," he names, and "Online dating, Bumble," he names. "And yes," Jake writes "I\'m now helping my own parents invest for their retirement. Oh, how the tables have turned. Do I wish I learned about investing in February 2020 and invested in these companies back then? You bet I do.\n"But being a baseball player, board game lover, and listener of your podcast," birds of a feather flock together Jake, "I have learned losing is a part of the learning process since beginning investing in February 2021. It feels like my portfolio has done nothing but lose, lose, and keep on losing. But I\'d buy, buy, and keep on buying due to the positive influence I received from you," and then he calls out lots of Fool stars, "The Brians, Bill Mann, Matt Frankel, Chris Hill, etc., through Motley Fool Money, Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool Live, YouTube videos. The list goes on. "Let\'s say yes, the market will go up in the long run with such a long time horizon ahead of me, I\'m more than happy to keep buying great companies that I don\'t plan on selling anytime soon. But I couldn\'t have acquired and maintained this mindset without the help of everyone at the Fool, especially you.\n"Even though my portfolio has only ever seen red, it feels like, it" hurts to read that, "I look forward to being 50 and seeing a lot more green. Who knew?" Jake concludes, "It would take a global pandemic to learn how to invest and take care of my finances. But I\'m forever grateful for experiencing these growing pains, especially times like the last couple of weeks. Thank you specifically for The Day The Market Crashed podcast and The Year The Market Skyrocketed." You are very welcome, sir. "Because I am able to learn, get mental reps through disciplined finances, build healthy habits, embrace curiosity, and commit to making myself smarter, happier, and richer with my daily thoughts and action for success in the future. Cheers to the winning formula of investing for the long-term. Happy birthday, David, thank you for all you\'ve done and continue to do the next generation of investors are forever grateful. Fool on, Jake."\nWell, some of the good birthday wishes I got earlier this month I couldn\'t fit in to that particular week\'s podcast and some of them arrived later but Jake that was a great, big happy birthday gift to me and I especially appreciate that from somebody so young. I turned 56 this month you turned, wow 24 the age of my kids these days and I just wanted to say, I feel for you. By the way, this was announced this week just as GameStop is launching its wallet for cryptocurrencies and NFTs, cough, I wanted to say by contrast you are building such a strong foundation. Your foundation consists not just of your great money habits which you have learned and have been embodying now for more than a year. But I also hear a lot of wisdom from you that speaks to a lot more than investing in things like build healthy habits and embrace curiosity, etc. Let me conclude this mailbag item by saying, Jake if you were a stock sir I would be buying you, Fool on.\nAll right, Rule Breaker mailbag item number 4, this one from Chris from Toronto. He starts with, "Hey Rick and David baseball. Now that I have your attention I was hoping you could help with my question about where you draw the line between a smaller cap stock and getting into stuff that might be a tinge too risky." Chris writes, "I understand the logic behind avoiding penny-stocks that can be easily manipulated and that the companies they represent are very cheap for a reason. Where I\'ve never been clear is why a low-price stock might be considered risky even if its market cap is of a decent size.\n"Here\'s a company that has caught my eye recently," and Chris doesn\'t even name the company he just gives these particulars, "The market cap is $1.4 billion, the share price of the stock is $3.23. The volume, I assume that\'s the average daily volume for this stock is 3.17 million shares and the beta is 1.3." Quick definition for those who don\'t know the beta, it\'s a measure of volatility and if you think of the stock market itself just writ large all of the stocks as 1.0 than a company with a beta of 1.3 moves 30 percent more exaggeratedly up and down than the market with its beta of 1.0. If you find yourself, still scratching your head after my brief definition feel free to Google it and learn about beta.\nWell, Chris clearly has included that as one of the four stats. "Market cap 1.4 billion, share price $3.23, volume about three million shares a day, beta 1.3. Now looking at the above numbers," Chris writes, "With no other context the market cap seems investable, 1.4 billion. It\'s on the small side but it\'s not in micro-cap territory. According to everything I\'ve read from The Motley Fool, we should avoid companies with share prices below five dollars a share." Chris writes, "This seems to contradict your level of market caps though.\n"If this company had half as many shares traded for $6.46 a share, how would that make it less risky? I threw in the volume of the stock as well in case that affected your answer of 3.7 million shares doesn\'t seem like it would be easy to manipulate and at the same time with the current share price that\'s only about $10 million in daily transactions which is a small percentage of their worth. I\'m hoping you can clarify your thoughts on how the share price of a stock impacts perceived risk. Of course, you have no clue what the company is I\'m quoting and I don\'t expect you to make any type of recommendation based on this very narrow data set. Just looking for some insights on how to interpret the above. Thank you in advance," Chris from Toronto.\nHe concludes, go Jays. I\'ll say right back to you Chris, go Twins. Thank you. But let\'s get to the heart of the matter. Speaking of things that matter, one of the themes of May 2022, there are three things that matter when we\'re talking about the size of stocks and whether or not you would want to be invested in small size companies. The first thing that matters, is market cap. We\'ve got a whole game show created around that, that we played for years now I know you know how much I love my market caps, you\'re right. That\'s the first thing that matters to me, market cap. For a company to have a $1.4 billion market cap,\nI would also call that outside of micro-cap territory, sub one billion, maybe sub $500 million market caps are really micro-cap penny-stock territory and so you\'re right. I do think that 1.4 billion is potentially investable. I also want to mention another thing that matters, this doesn\'t count as one of the three this is, we\'ll call if market cap is 1A, I\'m mentioning 1B which I\'ve always called daily dollar volume. We can calculate it because of the numbers you submitted, you just take the share price of that company, $3.23 and you multiply it by the average daily volume and you\'ve already done that in your email you sent us because you came up with about 10 million which is about right. The reason I look at that number is, it tells you how much money, how much liquidity is moving through the stock on a daily basis so a daily dollar volume of $10 million is nothing to sneeze at.\nWhat I mean by that is it\'s not too small, it\'s not in real penny-stock manipulation territory. I will also say it\'s not that big but you already know that. We\'re talking about a small company here but a $10 million daily dollar volume is OK for me. On a side note, I used to have a minimum daily dollar volume in mind when I pick stocks for Rule Breakers and Stock Advisor of $50 million. You typically, especially in the last decade or so you wouldn\'t see me pick a stock that didn\'t have daily dollar volume of 50 million or more. That\'s because a lot of Motley Fool members would buy right after we would put out our newest pick which makes sense because you subscribe for our picks and so you\'re going to act on the information but I was finding, sometimes there were exaggerated moves in the stocks after I picked them.\nIn fact it seemed to become almost a monthly thing which is part of the reason I got frustrated a little bit toward the end of my stock-picking career because it felt like a lot of short-term bandwagoning and there was no way to stop it and I\'m not even blaming our members because these days computers, algorithmic trading, momentum traders, all kinds of people might be jumping in to buy stocks or sell stocks at any given moment. Anyway, there was a huge bandwagon effect that I noticed which I found frustrating and therefore having a larger daily dollar volume made more sense to me. Anyway getting back to the three things that matter, the second is what the company does and if you\'ve been a regular Rule Breaker Investing podcast listener or a follower of mine or our services over the years you know about my snap test.\nI first wrote about it in my 1998 book, Rule Breakers, Rule Makers and it\'s when you snap your fingers. There I went again, snap. I don\'t know how well that comes through my microphone here as I podcast from Wilmington, North Carolina which is where I am this week, it\'s beach week. I don\'t know how well that snap came through but I hope you understand the concept which is if you were to snap your fingers like that and the company we\'re talking about this company, we\'re talking about right now, $1.4 billion market cap.\nIf it disappeared overnight, would anyone notice? Would anyone care, would everyone notice? Would everyone care? In general, the thing that matters number 2 really matters to me. I want to think that if I\'m investing my hard-earned money into a company and going to leave it there for years I really insist that that company be doing something important, something that matters in the world that\'s good, that people are noticing, call-out, and are grateful for. That\'s true of many companies in many different industries. That\'s why I\'ve always enjoyed picking stocks across many different industries.\nI love sharing Jake\'s note earlier, sharing some of his stocks and what a wide array of different companies in different places in the world he has in his portfolio which makes me happy. The snap test helps remind you, does what your company is doing matter, does your company matter? That\'s the second thing I\'d be looking at that very small company. The third and final one is more about you, not about the market cap or what the company does it\'s how much you invest into that really matters too. I\'m perfectly happy for anybody to buy a penny-stock if they really want to speculate in what I consider to be an unlikely to succeed, often silly manner. I\'m still happy for you to do it, if you\'re putting down one-tenth of one percent of your overall portfolio. In other words, even if it went to zero you would barely notice that how much you invest really matters.\nWe\'ve talked about the Sleep Number on this podcast, one of the six principles of a Rule Breaker portfolio. Know your Sleep Number. All along way of saying in so many words how much you invest really matters. I would tend not to put very much at all in highly speculative very small companies. I\'ve done that before, it usually hasn\'t worked for me. If there\'s an inch you\'re looking to scratch here and you really want to speculate you have my permission to do so with not too much money from your portfolio, not too frequently. Just realize that how much we invest or where we put it matters so much. Three things that matter the market cap matters, what the company does matters and certainly how much you invest in it matters as well. Chris, go twins.\nRule Breaker mailbag item number 5, and this one comes in a brand new form. We have an innovator on the podcast this week, Jason Moore @JimminyJilickrz on Twitter, longtime Fool and avid Rule Breaker Investing fan and Jason you decide to take to Twitter this month and record a short video. I assume you turned your iPhone on yourself, record a short video as a mailbag submission which means Rick Engdahl please play the innovator\'s award from Rule Breaker Investing the podcast sound effect. That was just played for the first-time because Jason, you just earned it. You took the time to record a video. Now this is an audio podcast so we\'re just going to hear the audio. It last 63 seconds. Jason, take it away.\nJason Moore: Hey David, how are you doing? Happy Friday. [laughs] I had a quick question for you. I thought maybe you could speak to it on mailbag if you had a chance. I thought I\'d ask it given all the bot talk on Twitter lately I thought I\'d show my face and show a little bit of authenticity. [laughs] Anyways, with markets being what they are and so many of the rule-breakers stocks being down as they are. We\'re seeing a lot of talk lately about ETFs and indexing as a strategy. I\'m just wondering what your thoughts are about that. At this point, is it like timing the market and it\'s just a fool\'s errand? Or when we\'re down low like this, is this really not the time to be putting stuff into indexing and going a little bit more heavy handed into the Rule Breaking stocks. Clearly, you don\'t have a crystal ball. But you\'ve been through a lot more of this than I have and I like your thoughts on it. Have a great night.\nDavid Gardner: Well, first of all, I love that you\'re calling out the bots talk because of course, the much ballyhoo pitch that Elon Musk is making for Twitter became dependent at least for a time. Maybe you still is on the questions as to how many bots that is an automated robot like accounts, our member accounts on Twitter. How many humans are on Twitter and how many non-humans are on Twitter? I won\'t answer that question with this mailbag, but I love that at least one human, Jason, you took the time to make a video show your face. I want to say first off that I\'ve always been a fan of indexing and ETFs.\nGoing back to really our first book, The Motley Fool Investment Guide, Tom and I wrote about the power of good index funds, specifically usually Vanguard index funds. I think while Vanguard has never needed our help, I suspect we\'ve send billions of dollars of value their way over the course of the last 25 years because we\'ve always said this is the first step for many people in investing is to buy an index fund, usually a Vanguard fund. Why Vanguard? Because here in the US anyway, they\'ve always been the cheapest funds. Index funds are very much a commodity. So like a lot of commodities, you just like to pay as little as you can for them. That\'s why we\'ve always favorite Vanguard.\nBut ETFs these days very much on par in terms of really cheap fees associated with investing in ETFs. So first of all, Jason, I\'m here to say, we are fans of ETFs. We\'re fans of people saving money and then investing it in things that go up, good things over time. Now, I know as you\'re a longtime listener, you know that I\'m a rule breaker. Rule Breaker Investing is just one form of investing at The Motley Fool, it happens to be mine. I\'ve never had any interest in ETFs. I don\'t think I\'ve ever bought an ETF. Those who do buy ETFs usually can be divided into two groups. Most of them are passive investors who don\'t want to have to think about what stock to buy. They don\'t want to have to analyze stocks or thinking about industries or ask, what\'s going to be the best fast casual restaurant? What\'s going to be the best semiconductor chipmaker? They aren\'t interested in those questions.\nSo they buy ETFs that might give them the whole fast casual restaurant industry, like a fast casual restaurant, ETF, which just buys equal amounts of lots of different fast-casual restaurants and you as a holder of that ETF, get to own a little bit of all of them. Or of course, big ETFs like ones that own the whole market. So you just own every stock on the market, just a tiny little bit of each. So that\'s the first group and I think the larger group of people who own ETFs today are those who are just doing a passively over time, which I think is great. There certainly is a second group of people who very actively trade in and out of ETFs. I would say gambling in the shorter-term based on their notion of what industry, sector or country, what area of the market might be about to rise or fall. Some of them are actually hedging.\nSo a lot of hedge funds will hedge against risk they\'re taking elsewhere in their portfolio with ETFs. But this is the more active trader crowd around ETFs. Now, in your question, it wasn\'t clear to me which of those two you meant, but my answer is going to be the same no matter what. I like indexing in ETFs, if you\'re paying very little to get broad diversification in an area of the market or the whole market that you wish. I like those, they are convenient, easy way to get invested and to add to over time. But of course, as a rule breaker, finding the best companies and investing in holding in the best has, in my experience, always beaten the market over time and I think it always will. I think that\'s actually ironically helped by what I\'ve often called this era of Big Dumb Money.\nThat\'s capital B, Big. Capital D, Dumb with a B, Money. Capital M. Big Dumb Money is what happens when everybody is indexing, when everybody is buying ETFs or index funds and they don\'t care. They\'re indiscriminately buying all of the fast casual restaurants when really Chipotle has been among the very best in or at least one of our few investments within that area. I\'ve also done pretty well Texas Roadhouse over time and there\'s some other great companies that I\'ve missed in that. But if everybody else doesn\'t really care in their ETF, which one they own, so they just don\'t all of them. I think you and I are rewarded as rule breakers by selecting, by being selected, by studying up and finding the best. As I\'ve often said in the past, I try to find excellence, buy excellence, and add to excellence overtime. I sell mediocrity, that\'s how I invest.\nMaybe give you an answer, you weren\'t surprised by Jason, but I hear also in your question, maybe given how bad the market has been and given how particularly bad it\'s been to Rule Breaker Investing, might this be a reason you would want to start indexing instead into each listener. I would say, pick your poison, know thyself and make your best calls for yourself. For me, I\'m going to continue buying stocks. But on the other hand, if you feel as if you\'ve gone a little in too deep or over your head or the pain is hurting a little bit too much, not just to Jason but do anybody listening, I\'d say maybe you\'ve learned something good about yourself that you don\'t have quite as much risk tolerance as you thought at the start.\nThat this pain we\'re feeling which is enduring is really not comfortable for you and if that\'s true of you, I would say feel free to start indexing some more if you like. Rule Breaker, mailbag, item number 6. "Happy birthday," says Eric Devore. Thank you, Eric. You write, "I\'ve had this open email draft sitting for a week or so, but have been slammed in the studio, writing and producing several albums, working on a few TV shows, Hell\'s Kitchen," he mentioned, "MTV\'s Challenge All Stars," he mentions. Ironically, I just had a lovely meeting two nights ago about a new video game. I think the reason Eric says that\'s ironic is because he knows how much I love video games. I\'m not so much an MTV Challenge viewer and I probably don\'t listen to as many albums as many others listened to, but I sure do like even with the age of 56, great video games. So congratulations on what\'s happening for you right now, Eric, you go on, "But I did have a chance to listen to your most recent RBI podcast since I\'ve finally taking a breather here in the Santa Monica sunshine." What a lovely phrase that is to read.\n"Let me say above all else, the most important thing I\'ve learned from you has got to be your well-rounded approach to investing and through that approach being fully invested with one major twist, taking that same mindset and applying the lessons to my craft as an entrepreneur." Eric writes, "Is individualized conscious capitalism a thing? Because I\'m about to make it a thing. I want to be fully invested in my craft and my art as an ever-evolving composer," which is what Eric is. Just to answer that small question right up front, I\'m going to say individualized conscious capitalism, sure, that\'s a thing.\nWhat I said earlier about being purpose-driven, I feel as if that\'s in part what you\'re saying. You\'re wanting to be fully invested in what you do, believing not just in the paychecks we get, but in the outcome of our work and to keep with my May theme that it matters. He goes on, "I\'ve successfully built an investment portfolio I\'m happy with, albeit a recently demolished portfolio courtesy of hours of research I\'ve put in and thoughtfulness with regards to business development and growth and listening to the Fool over the last few years has taught me meticulous discipline about how to approach the long game. Obviously," Eric writes, "the only game that matters, and while I\'ve made some mistakes, they were mistakes well worth making to know what not to do in the future.\nWho\'s to say one can\'t apply the same? Just keep swimming. Realistic optimism lead a more interesting life, smarter, happier, richer to their everyday job. Well, for the first time ever I took a chance on Twitter," Eric concludes, "and I sent a cold direct message to a director who is actively crowdsourcing for a new project in which I was extremely interested. He responded over Twitter in about 60 seconds, we chatted about ideas and the timeline, and it looks like I\'ll be scoring three commercials for him. If those go well, I\'ll be scoring in the upcoming YouTube series, Just Incredible. Thank you, David for allowing me the opportunity to become a more focused, hopeful, and adventurous version of myself and allowing me to become smarter, happier, and richer in the process. You\'ve got a wonderful gift of inspiring those around you and it\'s affected me more than you\'ll probably ever know, my Foolish best, Eric Devore." Well, I love hearing about your success, Eric and I love in particular that anecdote about taking a little risk, doing something you\'d never done, direct messaging a director on Twitter and what seems to have come from it.\nPut in mind that that old Wayne Gretzky line paraphrasing, you miss 100 percent of the shots you never take, you took a shot and you led a more interesting life and you\'re benefiting, it sounds like from the outcome. But really I just want to, in closing on this one, highlight the application of our Foolish principles, not just to investing, but to business and to life. That\'s what you are underlining here, Eric, and I could relate. A lot of the investment approach I\'ve taken involves doing the opposite of what other people do with their money. So many people either don\'t invest at all so I invest, or others trade. They jump in and out and I do something very different, I invest. That same contrariety, taking the contrary approach in investing, yes I think it does work in business and in life. In business, I can say taking the name The Motley Fool is a good business example of using Foolish principles and taking the contrarian approach and I think it\'s worked really well for us. When we first named our newsletter The Motley Fool, a number of my friends thought, are you just trying to joke with people or it sounds like you\'re an idiot.\nWhy would you want to call yourself an idiot? Especially because people say things like this has been set for decades, maybe centuries, a fool and his money are soon parted. Why would you guys call yourselves The Motley Fool? Well I hope some of those reasons are now evident 30-years later and why we take a lot of pride and are so grateful and I speak, I think for all 630 employees of the Fool, we love calling ourselves Fools and I think I\'m speaking for a lot more than 630 when I talk to listeners of this podcast from one week to the next, many of whom sign off their own work with Fool on, foolishly, I became a Fool on this day or this month. Yes, that means a great deal to me. No, it would never happen if we hadn\'t called this enterprise The Motley Fool. Breaking rules really does work not just in investing, but in business and certainly in life as well. Eric, I love sharing your note because I think you are good exemplar. Let\'s do two more Rule Breaker Mailbag item number 7.\nThis one is for Mark [inaudible 00:44:52]. Mark, thank you. "David, one of the things I really appreciate about you is your stalwart optimism, especially when," Mark writes "my very rule breakery portfolio is down 51 percent since February of 2021. It really does help me to hear you talk about Amazon going from 95-7 in 2001 to gain perspective." I\'m about to cue myself, no, I won\'t talking about watching my Amazon going from 95-7 in 2001. Yeah, it was all real, it all happened and I kept holding all the way through to today. Many other Fools have done so for that stock and many others, I hope you find that inspiring. It\'s really important to know things can drop that far and they will come back. Over time, if you found a great company, it will come back far more than that.\nAnyway, let me pick up Mark\'s note, "What has me concerned now though, is the idea that \'this time it\'s different\'. I listen to a lot of podcasts and one person I\'ve heard interviews with several times who really made an impression on me was the geopolitical strategist, Peter Zeihan. He\'s a very smart guy. The thesis of his new book is that the Pax Americana post-war period, especially since the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, has been an aberration in history and will not be repeated going forward. He believes that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the last battle of the cold war and that it signals the end of the era of globalization and free trade. In a previous book eight years ago," Mark writes, "he predicted that this invasion would happened in 2022. He now foresees an era of our retreat to nationalism.\n"Baby boomers retiring and pulling their money out of the market, and general economic shrinkage due to the decline in global birth rates. He also predicts widespread famine as result of the Ukraine invasion. Not a pretty picture. Now, I\'m faced with a choice of two competing narratives. On the one hand is the David Gardner optimistic narrative, which says this period is just a natural part of long-term market cycles, just like the dot-com crash or the Great Recession. It\'s just something to be endured because \'this too shall pass\'. On the other hand, is the global geopolitical shift narrative, which says, this is the end of the globalized era we grew up in and the start of a radical step backwards for humanity. Needless to say the two narratives lead in very different directions in terms of investment choices sincerely, Mark [inaudible 00:47:30] ."\nMark calls himself a Fool, wondering if he\'s being small f, foolish. Well, I really appreciate you sharing that perspective and it was a pleasure to feature that on this week\'s mailbag, Mark. I first of all, encourage not just you, but everybody listening to me right now to read widely and to think deeply. I think Peter Zeihan and a lot of people might be wondering, how do you spell this man\'s name if they wanted to Google him and learn more about him. It\'s Z-E-I-H-A-N. Peter Zeihan clearly contributes to that reading widely and thinking deeply. While what I\'ll call geopolitical chess games, I wouldn\'t be a very good player of them myself and I\'m definitely not a very good predictor of geopolitical chess. It\'s not for me. I still want to say the act of thinking about these things, asking, is it different this time in many different contexts.\nI think the old cliche is, it\'s not different this time. I think country wisdom always suggests you should never ask that question in the first place because everything has been done more than once as we circle the sun. Most of my great quotes probably just go back to the Greeks anyway, and so it\'s never different this time. I think some of the thinking goes until you start encountering, I don\'t know. How about the Black Swan thinking of Nicholas Nassim Taleb or others who pointed out that some unusual things do happen. They\'re not part of cycles and they can change history forever. I think you have to respect that.\nSo I strongly believe that the future is not predictable, but I also strongly believe that it tends,, for rational reasons, to be better than people think. Earlier in this podcast, I mentioned Matt Ridley, his book, looking across the long arc of history, seeing how consistently speaking of consistency, humanity thinks things are going to be worse. I would even say if some of the things you just shared end up being true. Peter Zeihan has spent a lot more time thinking about this. This is his profession than I have. I would still be the person saying, OK, so the world is changing forever. We\'re going back to nationalism, if that\'s the case, will that still has implications for yes, your money and mine, but it doesn\'t at all suggest that there won\'t be great new start-ups, great companies doing great things.\nIn fact, one potential Black Swan I\'ve sometimes thought about is the idea that all of these borders that we\'ve grown up with the sense that you can draw a hard border right in the sand and say that\'s one country and on the other side that\'s another country, that geopolitical world that I grew up within the cold war, I sometimes wonder if that will lose some relevance over the course of time. Apple these days has a larger bank account, than some sovereign nations\' GDP. When you really look at some of the largest corporations in the world, and I\'m talking about this in an optimistic way, I think they\'re, like Apple, doing remarkable work solving problems that a lot of us have that governments can\'t solve for us.\nI look at a future where I see a stronger private sector driven by conscious capitalism. I see conscious capitalism much more successful making inroads in business. That I think conscious politics is these days in politics so that again, only makes me favor business even more in terms of creating real solutions and doing good things in this world. I think in the USA, we practice conscious capitalism as a country. We\'re not perfect, but we do it better than anybody else in the world. So even if some of the things that you\'re describing do come true it won\'t make me think. I don\'t want to be an investor anymore. The narrative of baby boomers retiring and pulling their money out of the market has been put out there for a long time.\nNow, I remember Harry Dent selling a lot of books bearishly talking about how this is going to crash the market. Baby boomers pulling their money out of the markets, where is that money going to go? Well, they\'re going to spend it, it\'s going to go back into the pockets of businesses. We\'re going to grow and over the course of time, some of that money will be handed down to the next generation, next-generation after that, I don\'t see a cataclysmic point in time where we all realized that the baby boomers are going to pull their money out of the markets and everything is going to crash.\nMaybe it\'s been happening slowly. In fact, it has been probably for the last decade or so, it will probably continue for another decade. It might tamp down the markets and maybe it already is, but it\'s not something that I live in fear of. I will say in closing, pessimism always sounds smart and pessimism sells. Optimism, by contrast, often sounds naive. But in my experience, it wins. I\'d rather have something that wins over something that sells. But in the end, Mark, and everybody listening to me right now, each of us is left with our own decisions, derived from the opinions that we ended up with, the choices that we made. There probably isn\'t one right choice or right idea that I could give right now through this podcast that would even work for everybody, so somebody\'s idea can lead to a good choice for them. That same idea given to somebody else could lead to a bad choice for them. I guess, the world is a lot grayer and more complex than deep blacks and bright whites. I think there\'s a lot more complexity to this. I really do appreciate brilliant people who can help us see the big picture, and perhaps, Peter Zeihan is one of them.\nSounds like he\'s been doing it for some people, and probably, he\'s worth listening to. I want to make it clear, I have a very open mind about things, and I like it when people have the guts to put forward a vision of the future, and be accountable for it. But I\'ll always be the one saying, "Whatever you\'re telling me about, I bet I can find a good investment within that context, so let\'s buy and hold, Foolishly. Thanks, Mark. Closing us out this month, Deborah Monahan\'s, note. Thank you, Deborah. Rule Breaker mailbag item number 8. "Hi, David. Sometime in the mid 1990s, I attended a Tony Robbins conference. I\'ll do my best to recall the details. They may be fuzzy. It was after all the mid 1990s, but your point stuck with me. The conference was somewhere in the Northeast. I was living in New York at the time. I believe it may have been New Jersey or Connecticut." Full-stop right there, I\'ll tell you right now. Deborah, it was in Hartford, Connecticut. I\'ll never forget that day, thereby, hanging a tail.\nBut Deborah continues, "You and Tom both spoke at the conference with your court jester hats on." I do believe both Barbara Walters and Donald Trump spoke at the same conference, but it may have been another event, and full-stop there once again. I also think, not only did they speak there, Deborah, but I think Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod, the famous Yankees infielder spoke there too. In fact, before I go back to your story, I think, I\'m going to have to tell a little bit of a story around this. Because I already told you, I\'ll never forget that day. Tom and I used to do a lot of paid speeches, especially in an earlier era of the Fool, where that kind of money that you could make from speeches, speaking to corporations or conferences, was really significant for us at the time. It helped our small topline at The Motley Fool, it\'s not as important today. We don\'t do this much anymore, but we had many fun memories, and you\'ve just unlocked one of them. Tom and I signed on for a two-speech deal. I believe, the year was 2000, because the name of the conference was Results 2000.\nOur speaking agent at the time showed us some pretty handsome speaker\'s fees. It was not usual for us to sign on to a two-gig deal, one of them in Seattle, the other in Hartford, but we said, sure, we\'ll do it. In fact, the first one was in Seattle, and that\'s really the story I\'m going to tell. As we are driving from the airport, having recently landed, we\'re in the middle of a book tour as well. We\'ve been very busy, we probably were late the night before at Barnes & Noble, we\'re a little tired. All of a sudden we realized, we were on our way to give our first speech in Seattle for the Results 2000 conference. We noticed that we were being driven to KeyArena. That\'s what it said in our itinerary.\nI think it was Tom who leaned forward to the cabbie and said to the cab driver, "KeyArena, is that where the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team plays?" The cab driver said, "Yeah, there\'s a whole Robbins gig going on at the stadium today." All of a sudden, Tom and I realized that we weren\'t just going to be speaking to a couple of hundred people at somebody\'s offsite corporate conference, we were actually going to be speaking to a sold-out KeyArena in Seattle that morning. We started scrambling, changing up our notes, and stories, and thinking what the implications of this would be. I\'m about to give you in short form here, Deborah, our brush with Tony Robbins.\nThe first thing that we did is we arrived at KeyArena, we were met by Tony\'s chief of staff, very nice, attractive young woman. As we reached out our hands, we already had our Jester caps on, just to shake our hand. She immediately lifted her hand up from the normal shaking position, and it had it just off of her shoulder, and it became clear, we\'re going to be high-fiving her, which we did. Then she said, "Let me show you through to Tony. He\'s just back here." She showed us through to Tony Robbins, our noble host, and there was Tony. Just as we start to shake his hand, he immediately lifts his hand up and he\'s got him up over his shoulder, we\'re high-fiving Tony. Tony had a huge mid of a hand, but we started to realize everybody who works for Tony, they do the high-fives. They don\'t do the handshakes, the old-school routine we\'ve been raised. Anyway, as it turned out, at both KeyArena and in the Hartford Civic Center where you attended, we spoke to the two largest in-house audiences we have ever spoken to. Tom and I have given many talks over the years. These days we\'ll speak, can\'t wait to do this again to Motley Fool members. We might have 750 people come to join us in Washington DC as we did a few years ago. I know we\'ll do that again sometime soon. About 20,000 people greater than signed 750. There, Tom and I were charging out onto the stage, it\'s like how they set up rock musicians in conference arenas. You\'re down a little stage there, but there\'s confetti, dry ice, and blooms blowing up all around us as we come out to talk to the Results 2000 audience about investing in the stock market.\nIt maybe not quite as exciting as a rock concert, but certainly a fond memory. Deborah, you\'re taking me back there because I just gave you the KeyArena version. But a week or two later, we went to Hartford Civic Center, and that\'s where you were at that day, and I\'m going to read the rest of your note now. I also want to note that our mother was in attendance that day. She lived in Vermont and drove down. I\'m not sure mom saw many of our speeches, but I remember how hugely amused, and I think, somewhat proud she was to see her two sons wearing Jester caps, tiny little figures on the stage way down from where she was in section 511, making up the numbers, and she always looked back on that with fondness. She is no longer with us, but she loved that we were there that day at the Hartford Civic Center speaking with the Robbin\'s crowd.\nNow, back to Deborah\'s note. "You told a story that day about a client whom you talked to about investing in companies that one knows and believes in. In trying to illustrate the point you asked about that guy\'s passions and his hobbies and the name Harley-Davidson came up. You then proceeded to show this client what his dollars would be worth if he\'d started to invest in HD 20 years prior. Again, the details may be fuzzy, but the point," Deborah writes, "stuck. Invest in good companies and start with taking a look at companies you\'re familiar with, loyal to, and/or passionate about. If I\'m continuously spending my money with the company and happy to do so, you can bet it\'s got at least a small portion of my portfolio these days, writes Deborah, and I love this, she says, for me, those companies include Starbucks, Disney, Costco, T-Mobile, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Intuit, Visa, Home Depot, Delta Airlines, Marriott, and Toyota. Well, I moved to Alexandria, Virginia. That\'s where Fool HQ is based by the way. In 2005, I saw your building sign over the years always recalling the two of you in your Jester hats at that conference and the Harley-Davidson\'s story.\n"During the pandemic, The Motley Fool came full circle for me, when an ad crossed my computer and I started to look at your subscription services, and since April of 2020, I\'ve been a member of The Motley Fool, I\'ve added positions in CrowdStrike, Nvidia, Shopify, Axon, The Trade Desk, Twilio, and some of your other favourites. It\'s been a fun ride. Thank you for being so impressionable on a young mind. To help this older mind live a life filled with happiness and many types of wealth. Much love, Deborah Monahan." Well, from Tom and from me and from our whole company, Deborah, I say much love back to you.\nI love that you shared that story. You occasioned that dear memory for me as well, which I just shared, and so how could I not end this painful month of May with that delightful reflection. I\'m so glad that you, using the power of time and thinking back now more than 20 years, that you took to heart this notion that the great companies, the really great companies of your time, that make the products and services that you appreciate, that you could become a part-owner of them through the miracle of the stock market, and that as a fellow Fool, you would let those positions persists, built up over time in good markets and even in bad like the one we\'re living through right now. But then you see their awards, and as you said it, "To live a life filled with happiness and many types of wealth."\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. David Gardner has positions in Amazon, Apple, Axon Enterprise, GameStop, Netflix, Roku, Starbucks, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, Axon Enterprise, Block, Inc., Brookfield Renewable Corporation Inc., Chewy, Inc., Confluent, Inc., Costco Wholesale, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Home Depot, Netflix, Nvidia, Roku, Shopify, Starbucks, The Trade Desk, Twilio, Twitter, Upstart Holdings, Inc., Visa, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Bumble Inc., Delta Air Lines, Intuit, Marriott International, and T-Mobile US and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2023 $115 calls on Marriott International, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short July 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '"Because I am able to learn, get mental reps through disciplined finances, build healthy habits, embrace curiosity, and commit to making myself smarter, happier, and richer with my daily thoughts and action for success in the future. I assume you turned your iPhone on yourself, record a short video as a mailbag submission which means Rick Engdahl please play the innovator\'s award from Rule Breaker Investing the podcast sound effect. I\'m not sure mom saw many of our speeches, but I remember how hugely amused, and I think, somewhat proud she was to see her two sons wearing Jester caps, tiny little figures on the stage way down from where she was in section 511, making up the numbers, and she always looked back on that with fondness.', 'news_luhn_summary': "If I'm continuously spending my money with the company and happy to do so, you can bet it's got at least a small portion of my portfolio these days, writes Deborah, and I love this, she says, for me, those companies include Starbucks, Disney, Costco, T-Mobile, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Intuit, Visa, Home Depot, Delta Airlines, Marriott, and Toyota. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, Axon Enterprise, Block, Inc., Brookfield Renewable Corporation Inc., Chewy, Inc., Confluent, Inc., Costco Wholesale, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Home Depot, Netflix, Nvidia, Roku, Shopify, Starbucks, The Trade Desk, Twilio, Twitter, Upstart Holdings, Inc., Visa, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Bumble Inc., Delta Air Lines, Intuit, Marriott International, and T-Mobile US and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2023 $115 calls on Marriott International, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short July 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Rule Breaker Investing Mailbag: Dealing With the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Do I wish I learned about investing in February 2020 and invested in these companies back then? But if everybody else doesn't really care in their ETF, which one they own, so they just don't all of them. So many people either don't invest at all so I invest, or others trade.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'But I\'d buy, buy, and keep on buying due to the positive influence I received from you," and then he calls out lots of Fool stars, "The Brians, Bill Mann, Matt Frankel, Chris Hill, etc., through Motley Fool Money, Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool Live, YouTube videos. Well I hope some of those reasons are now evident 30-years later and why we take a lot of pride and are so grateful and I speak, I think for all 630 employees of the Fool, we love calling ourselves Fools and I think I\'m speaking for a lot more than 630 when I talk to listeners of this podcast from one week to the next, many of whom sign off their own work with Fool on, foolishly, I became a Fool on this day or this month. I\'m so glad that you, using the power of time and thinking back now more than 20 years, that you took to heart this notion that the great companies, the really great companies of your time, that make the products and services that you appreciate, that you could become a part-owner of them through the miracle of the stock market, and that as a fellow Fool, you would let those positions persists, built up over time in good markets and even in bad like the one we\'re living through right now.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 144.10000610351562, 'high': 149.0, 'open': 144.35000610351562, 'close': 148.7100067138672, 'ema_50': 154.11597751391085, 'rsi_14': 49.37307911397203, 'target': 147.9600067138672, 'volume': 67808200.0, 'ema_200': 157.51268907657717, 'adj_close': 147.43370056152344, 'rsi_lag_1': 50.691251368544805, 'rsi_lag_2': 48.04343421757905, 'rsi_lag_3': 60.07454874974276, 'rsi_lag_4': 52.49042843932235, 'rsi_lag_5': 44.57416601616058, 'macd_lag_1': -2.8375769246326, 'macd_lag_2': -3.0158619672837688, 'macd_lag_3': -3.1221701705929377, 'macd_lag_4': -3.806044897678987, 'macd_lag_5': -4.369011623557185, 'macd_12_26_9': -2.460543022906876, 'macds_12_26_9': -3.733714285307991}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 23.8799991607666, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 26.239999771118164, 'Open': 25.540000915527344, 'Close': 24.020000457763672, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 24.020000457763672}, {'Low': 1.0652804374694824, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 1.070893168449402, 'Open': 1.0691413879394531, 'Close': 1.0691413879394531, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 1.0691413879394531}, {'Low': 1.243440866470337, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 1.2594457864761353, 'Open': 1.25231671333313, 'Close': 1.2523481845855713, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 1.2523481845855713}, {'Low': 6.6528000831604, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 6.677999973297119, 'Open': 6.652900218963623, 'Close': 6.652900218963623, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 6.652900218963623}, {'Low': 117.13999938964844, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 120.36000061035156, 'Open': 119.0999984741211, 'Close': 119.41000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 341694, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 119.41000366210938}, {'Low': 0.7157801985740662, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 0.7238100171089172, 'Open': 0.7188607454299927, 'Close': 0.7188607454299927, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 0.7188607454299927}, {'Low': 2.9570000171661377, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 3.0290000438690186, 'Open': 3.0290000438690186, 'Close': 2.9719998836517334, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 2.9719998836517334}, {'Low': 132.0970001220703, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 132.98800659179688, 'Open': 132.17599487304688, 'Close': 132.17599487304688, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 132.17599487304688}, {'Low': 102.26000213623048, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 102.83999633789062, 'Open': 102.48999786376952, 'Close': 102.31999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 102.31999969482422}, {'Low': 1835.0, 'Date': '2022-06-07', 'High': 1851.5999755859373, 'Open': 1836.9000244140625, 'Close': 1847.5, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 1168, 'date_str': '2022-06-07', 'Adj Close': 1847.5}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-06-08': 147.9600067138672, '2022-06-09': 142.63999938964844, '2022-06-10': 137.1300048828125, '2022-06-13': 131.8800048828125, '2022-06-14': 132.75999450683594, '2022-06-15': 135.42999267578125, '2022-06-16': 130.05999755859375, '2022-06-17': 131.55999755859375, '2022-06-21': 135.8699951171875}, '1_month_later': {'2022-07-07': 146.35000610351562}, '3_months_later': {'2022-09-07': 155.9600067138672}, '6_months_later': {'2022-12-07': 140.94000244140625}, '12_months_later': {'2023-06-07': 177.82000732421875}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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"It is planned that some SberGames employees will move to work in other departments of the bank and the company\'s ecosystem."\nSberbank, hit with blocking sanctions by the United States and United Kingdom and losing access to the SWIFT global payments system, has exited most of its European markets and been forced to make some dollar-denominated debt repayments in roubles as the West targets Russia\'s key institutions over Moscow\'s actions in Ukraine.\n(Reporting by Reuters ;Editing by Kirsten Donovan)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Kommersant daily in early May cited a source as saying that SberGames may have to close as it faced difficulties in distributing its games since Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google limited access to their application stores. 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June 8 (Reuters) - Russia\'s dominant lender Sberbank SBER.MM on Wednesday said it would close its gaming unit, SberGames, due to external restrictions on Russian developers, as Western sanctions force the company to scale back in areas beyond banking. "Due to external restrictions for Russian developers on theglobal market Sber has taken the decision to close its gaming business," Sberbank said in a statement.', 'news_article_title': "Russia's Sberbank to close gaming unit as restrictions bite", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Kommersant daily in early May cited a source as saying that SberGames may have to close as it faced difficulties in distributing its games since Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google limited access to their application stores. June 8 (Reuters) - Russia's dominant lender Sberbank SBER.MM on Wednesday said it would close its gaming unit, SberGames, due to external restrictions on Russian developers, as Western sanctions force the company to scale back in areas beyond banking. Sberbank has been developing its non-financial businesses such as e-commerce, technology and cloud services in an attempt to combat shrinking margins, and although it maintains a presence in several other sectors, its gaming efforts will fall by the wayside.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Kommersant daily in early May cited a source as saying that SberGames may have to close as it faced difficulties in distributing its games since Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google limited access to their application stores. June 8 (Reuters) - Russia\'s dominant lender Sberbank SBER.MM on Wednesday said it would close its gaming unit, SberGames, due to external restrictions on Russian developers, as Western sanctions force the company to scale back in areas beyond banking. "Due to external restrictions for Russian developers on theglobal market Sber has taken the decision to close its gaming business," Sberbank said in a statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-stock-is-always-a-buy-on-dips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) rallied 25% in the last three weeks. Should we chase it from here? Our human instinct is to chase and we now call it “FOMO.” The answer for AMZN stock is a cautious yes, but with many important nuances. In other words, I would not stop reading to go load up on stock without knowing the details.\nWall Street eked out a win on Tuesday, pulling out of a pre-open dip. This is significant because all stocks are struggling to find footing, including AMZN. To add wrinkles to its particular stock story, it just split 20 to one. Now the price is much lower, so more investors can venture into it.\nIn reality, AMZN was always a “buy” on the dips. This is why it rallied 5,000% out of the 2008 crisis. Under the leadership of founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos, that team thrived to the nth degree. There hasn’t been a better example of how a growth company should execute. I contend that they never stopped being a startup.\nTicker Company Price\nAMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $122.89\nAMZN Stock Had a Ton of Skeptics\nDon’t trust the experts with their opinions on it. They got it wrong for a decade. AMZN did not have an easy cruise because consensus doubted their unconventional methods. Wall Street fought them tooth and nail over running thin margins.\n7 High-Yielding Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy in June\nIn reality, they were overspending to build an empire that now is the second largest private employer. Moreover, it was mostly organic cash, so they were not hemorrhaging. Nevertheless, the experts were skeptics until the reality of AMZN stock’s success was too obvious.\nNow, they simply cannot deny the success since the price-to-sales ratio is the lowest among all the giga-caps. AMZN has the cheapest metric for growth out of all of them.\nThis stock split doesn’t affect the company financials mathematically. Nor does it change the value of the stock instantly. But the new mantra is that Wall Street loves to chase splits. So arguably, the event was enough to drive interest in the stock. Therefore, it is undeniable that it affected the stock price positively from that perspective.\nI’m excited about it becoming a smaller dollar stock because that makes it easier to sell puts on bad days. That’s my favorite way of getting bullish on a stock when everybody else is bearish on it.\nThere Aren’t Internal Risks\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Charts by TradingView\nFundamentally, Amazon has been untouchable so far. But I reserve the right to change my mind if the new leadership shows me cracks in the system. I could complain about the new CEO announcing a buyback and a split on his first outing. Are they already running out of ideas? Moreover, I do worry about the impact of the high fuel prices on their free delivery service. If that situation doesn’t abate, they may lose a selling point. I shutter to think about the repercussions of that announcement on the stock price.\nFor now, I remain on the bullish side of the fence. However, I am not a perma-bull. There are levels that I deem important for the next few weeks. There is undeniable resistance at $133 per share. If the bulls can take that out, they can overshoot another 12% from there. Conversely, there is strong support through 10% below current prices. And if the bears are able to take that out, they can overshoot lower from there.\nHowever, unless there’s a major problem in the market, I would look to buy that dip. In the long run, it should have more upside potential than downside risk. Therefore, my conclusion, if you haven’t guessed it yet, is to stay engaged bullishly, but not all in.\nRemember that stocks do not trade in a vacuum. They need a help from the indices. Next week is a massive monthly options expiration contract and the experts are nervous. There’s likely to be higher volatility as we approach the weekend. Not to mention that the Federal Reserve will also announce its next move with rates.\nOn the date of publication, Nicolas Chahine did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Amazon Stock Is Always a Buy on Dips appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Our human instinct is to chase and we now call it “FOMO.” The answer for AMZN stock is a cautious yes, but with many important nuances. Under the leadership of founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos, that team thrived to the nth degree. 7 High-Yielding Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy in June In reality, they were overspending to build an empire that now is the second largest private employer.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) rallied 25% in the last three weeks. Ticker Company Price AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $122.89 AMZN Stock Had a Ton of Skeptics Don’t trust the experts with their opinions on it. This stock split doesn’t affect the company financials mathematically.', 'news_article_title': 'Amazon Stock Is Always a Buy on Dips', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) rallied 25% in the last three weeks. Ticker Company Price AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $122.89 AMZN Stock Had a Ton of Skeptics Don’t trust the experts with their opinions on it. But the new mantra is that Wall Street loves to chase splits.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) rallied 25% in the last three weeks. Ticker Company Price AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $122.89 AMZN Stock Had a Ton of Skeptics Don’t trust the experts with their opinions on it. Nevertheless, the experts were skeptics until the reality of AMZN stock’s success was too obvious.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-fund-pay-later-loans-off-its-own-balance-sheet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Stephen Nellis\nJune 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to fund loans for its forthcoming Apple Pay Later service off its corporate balance sheet, the company said on Wednesday.\nApple said its treasury department will decide the exact mechanism it will use to fund the loans and funding sources may shift over time. Loans and creditworthiness decisions will be handled by a wholly owned subsidiary, Apple Financing LLC.\nApple announced the pay-later service this week, offering to split purchases up into four equal payments over six weeks. The service will launch later this year along with Apple's latest operating systems for iPhones and iPads and will put it into competition with existing buy-now, pay-later firms such as Affirm Holdings Inc AFRM.O and Block Inc's SQ.N Afterpay.\nApple's pay-later loans will have zero interest and no fees of any kind. To judge creditworthiness, Apple said it plans to use a soft pull of a customer's credit and other data, such as the customer's purchase and payment history with Apple in both its stores and online services such as the App Store.\nTo use the pay-later service, Apple customers will have to connect a debit card to their Apple Pay account to fund repayment of the loans. A quarter of the purchase price for approved loans will be due at the time of purchase, and, like other debit card transactions, Apple will run an instant check to ensure there are sufficient funds to cover the upfront payment.\nApple will offer the loans anywhere that Apple Pay is accepted, both online and in physical retail stores. The payments to merchants will be made over the MasterCard MA.N network through a payment credential issued by Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N, Apple said.\nApple Financing LLC has lending licenses in all U.S. states where such pay-later services are allowed, it added.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis; editing by Richard Pullin)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to fund loans for its forthcoming Apple Pay Later service off its corporate balance sheet, the company said on Wednesday. Loans and creditworthiness decisions will be handled by a wholly owned subsidiary, Apple Financing LLC. The service will launch later this year along with Apple's latest operating systems for iPhones and iPads and will put it into competition with existing buy-now, pay-later firms such as Affirm Holdings Inc AFRM.O and Block Inc's SQ.N Afterpay.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to fund loans for its forthcoming Apple Pay Later service off its corporate balance sheet, the company said on Wednesday. To judge creditworthiness, Apple said it plans to use a soft pull of a customer's credit and other data, such as the customer's purchase and payment history with Apple in both its stores and online services such as the App Store. To use the pay-later service, Apple customers will have to connect a debit card to their Apple Pay account to fund repayment of the loans.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple to fund pay-later loans off its own balance sheet', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to fund loans for its forthcoming Apple Pay Later service off its corporate balance sheet, the company said on Wednesday. To judge creditworthiness, Apple said it plans to use a soft pull of a customer's credit and other data, such as the customer's purchase and payment history with Apple in both its stores and online services such as the App Store. To use the pay-later service, Apple customers will have to connect a debit card to their Apple Pay account to fund repayment of the loans.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to fund loans for its forthcoming Apple Pay Later service off its corporate balance sheet, the company said on Wednesday. To judge creditworthiness, Apple said it plans to use a soft pull of a customer's credit and other data, such as the customer's purchase and payment history with Apple in both its stores and online services such as the App Store. To use the pay-later service, Apple customers will have to connect a debit card to their Apple Pay account to fund repayment of the loans."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-like-warren-buffett-with-these-3-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett, often referred to as the Oracle of Omaha, is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries engage in insurance, freight rail transportation, energy generation and distribution, manufacturing, and many others.\nHe’s one of the most successful investors globally, with a net worth of over $113 billion. He has had stellar returns in the market, making it easy to understand why investors are always looking to see his next move.\nIt’s always a good sign to see that Buffett has recently started a position in any stock you own. When you see him increase size in a position, that’s an even more incredible feeling. \nBuffett has been on a shopping spree throughout 2022, becoming more aggressive on the buy-side than we have seen in recent years.\nHe’s increased his position in both Apple AAPL and General Motors GM and has even started a new position within HP HPQ. Let’s analyze all three companies a little deeper to understand why he’s made these moves. The chart below illustrates the year-to-date performance of all three companies while blending in the S&P 500 as a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple\nApple AAPL has completely shifted the mobile phone landscape over the last decade, and it’s been one of the best places for investors to park their cash. In the previous five years, shares have increased by a stellar 320% and have easily outpaced the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWarren Buffett has stated numerous times he’s attracted to Apple shares because of the company’s brand loyalty. Essentially, this means that AAPL customers are likely to remain with the company throughout the years, consistently upgrading from old iPhone models to new ones. Furthermore, he believes that Apple’s services and products are very beneficial to society.\nApple has posted strong quarterly results repeatedly, exceeding EPS estimates in 19 out of its last 20 quarterly reports. Over the previous four quarters, the company has acquired an average EPS surprise in the double-digits of 12%.\nIn its latest quarter, in the face of adverse business conditions, Apple still managed to exceed bottom line estimates by a notable 6.3%. Earnings are expected to grow 9% year-over-year in FY22, and in FY23, the bottom line is forecasted to expand an additional 8.7%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLooking at valuation, Apple currently sports a 24.3X forward earnings multiple, well below 2020 highs of 41.5X and modestly above its five-year median of 19.9X. Furthermore, the value represents a 35% premium relative to the S&P 500’s forward P/E ratio of 18.1X.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHP\nHP HPQ is a leading global provider of personal computing, imaging, and printing products. Over the last five years, shares have increased 158% in value, easily outpacing the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHPQ has consistently reported strong quarterly results, chaining together 13 consecutive EPS beats dating back to 2019. Over its last four quarters, HPQ has acquired an average EPS surprise of 8.4%, and in its latest quarter, the company marginally beat bottom line estimates by 2%.\nThe current FY22 EPS estimate of $4.31 reflects a sizable 14% growth in earnings year-over-year from 2021. Additionally, earnings are forecasted to grow an additional 2.5% in FY23.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPivoting to valuation metrics, HPQ sports an attractively low 9.1X forward earnings multiple, well below 2017 highs of 13.4X and just a tick below the median of 9.3X over the last five years. Additionally, the value represents a steep 49% discount relative to the S&P 500’s value. In my opinion, this is one of the big reasons why Buffett invested in the company - it looks like a classic Buffett value play.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nGeneral Motors\nGeneral Motors GM is an American multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in the motor city of Detroit, Michigan. Over the last five years, share performance has been a bit disheartening, increasing approximately 25% in value and underperforming the general market by a wide margin.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nGM has had robust earnings results, exceeding bottom line estimates in 15 consecutive quarters dating back to 2018. Over its last four quarterly reports, the company sports an average EPS surprise in the double-digits of 25%, and in its latest quarter, GM beat earnings estimates handily by 34%.\nFor the current fiscal year, earnings are expected to decline a marginal 2.5%, and in FY23, earnings are forecasted to decrease an additional 1%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nGeneral Motors sports a beautifully low 5.6X forward P/E ratio, an absolute fraction of 2020 highs of 22.9X, and nicely below the five-year median of 6.6X. Additionally, the value represents an enormous 69% discount relative to the S&P 500’s value.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nFor market participants looking to invest like the Oracle of Omaha, all three companies above provide precisely that. Buffett has amassed a fortune within the market, and it’s pretty easy to see why investors like to mimic his holdings.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nGeneral Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'He’s increased his position in both Apple AAPL and General Motors GM and has even started a new position within HP HPQ. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL has completely shifted the mobile phone landscape over the last decade, and it’s been one of the best places for investors to park their cash. Essentially, this means that AAPL customers are likely to remain with the company throughout the years, consistently upgrading from old iPhone models to new ones.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'He’s increased his position in both Apple AAPL and General Motors GM and has even started a new position within HP HPQ. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL has completely shifted the mobile phone landscape over the last decade, and it’s been one of the best places for investors to park their cash. Essentially, this means that AAPL customers are likely to remain with the company throughout the years, consistently upgrading from old iPhone models to new ones.', 'news_article_title': 'Invest Like Warren Buffett With These 3 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report He’s increased his position in both Apple AAPL and General Motors GM and has even started a new position within HP HPQ. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL has completely shifted the mobile phone landscape over the last decade, and it’s been one of the best places for investors to park their cash.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'He’s increased his position in both Apple AAPL and General Motors GM and has even started a new position within HP HPQ. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL has completely shifted the mobile phone landscape over the last decade, and it’s been one of the best places for investors to park their cash. Essentially, this means that AAPL customers are likely to remain with the company throughout the years, consistently upgrading from old iPhone models to new ones.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-senate-likely-to-pass-bill-to-bar-tech-firms-favoring-themselves-in-searches', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Diane Bartz\nWASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants, Meta\'s Facebook FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and urged a vote be taken.\nVersions of the bill before the House and Senate would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways.\n"We wouldn\'t be asking for a vote if we didn\'t think we could get 60 votes," said Klobuchar, who was flanked by Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican who backs the bill, and House sponsors Representative David Cicilline, a Democrat, and Ken Buck, a Republican.\nIn the Senate, bills generally need support from 60 senators to cut off debate and move to a vote on final passage.\nAmazon.com, the Chamber of Commerce and others took aim at the proposal last week.\nThe Senate is expected to vote on the bill this summer, perhaps as early as late June, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The House is then expected to vote on the Senate version, sources said.\n"This bill has to pass in June," said Buck. Grassley said: "We need a Senate vote. And we need that Senate vote to be soon."\nThe tech giants have said the bill would imperil popular consumer products like Google Maps and Amazon Basics and make it harder for the companies to protect their users\' security and privacy.\nCicilline, who said he expected a House vote "very soon," disagreed with the companies\' criticism of it.\n"This bill will not prevent Amazon from providing free shipping or other services to its Prime members. But it will prohibit Amazon from misleading customers by rigging search results and cheating its sellers by stealing their nonpublic product information," he said.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants, Meta's Facebook FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and urged a vote be taken. Versions of the bill before the House and Senate would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. The tech giants have said the bill would imperil popular consumer products like Google Maps and Amazon Basics and make it harder for the companies to protect their users' security and privacy.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants, Meta\'s Facebook FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and urged a vote be taken. "We wouldn\'t be asking for a vote if we didn\'t think we could get 60 votes," said Klobuchar, who was flanked by Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican who backs the bill, and House sponsors Representative David Cicilline, a Democrat, and Ken Buck, a Republican. The House is then expected to vote on the Senate version, sources said.', 'news_article_title': "U.S. Senate likely to pass bill to bar tech firms' favoring themselves in searches", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants, Meta\'s Facebook FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and urged a vote be taken. The House is then expected to vote on the Senate version, sources said. "This bill has to pass in June," said Buck.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants, Meta\'s Facebook FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and urged a vote be taken. "We wouldn\'t be asking for a vote if we didn\'t think we could get 60 votes," said Klobuchar, who was flanked by Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican who backs the bill, and House sponsors Representative David Cicilline, a Democrat, and Ken Buck, a Republican. In the Senate, bills generally need support from 60 senators to cut off debate and move to a vote on final passage.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-boosts-smartwatch-efforts-with-new-feature', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is firing on all cylinders in the smartwatch market on the back of its innovations and advanced features.\n\nThis is evident from the latest plans to roll out a feature called ‘Smart Unlock’ on Wear OS 3-powered smartwatches.\n\nNotably, the new feature is capable of unlocking the user’s Android phone, tablet or Chromebook when the Wear OS 3 watch is unlocked on the wrist and kept close to these devices.\n\nFurther, a separate app called Google Pixel Watch is set to be unveiled and needs to be connected to set up the Smart Unlock feature on Pixel phones.\n\nWe believe that the latest feature will deliver an enhanced experience to users. This, in turn, will drive the momentum across Wear OS 3, as well as the watches backed by it.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\n Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nGrowing Smartwatch Efforts\nThe latest move bodes well for Google’s growing efforts to strengthen its Wear OS.\n\nApart from the new feature, the company is gearing up to add a home screen tile to the YouTube Music app for Wear OS.\n\nIt added Google Maps to Wear OS watches. GOOGL’s growing focus on improving battery life and health features of smartwatches holds promise.\n\nIn addition to this, Google recently ended the quest for its long-awaited smartwatch by introducing Google Pixel Watch, powered by Fitbit’s technology.\n\nThe company’s Fitbit acquisition remains noteworthy.\nGrowth Prospects\nThese strong initiatives are expected to help the company expand its presence in the booming smartwatch market.\n\nPer a Facts and Factors report, the global smartwatch market is expected to reach $97.5 billion by 2028, witnessing a CAGR of 21.5% from 2022 to 2028.\n\nAccording to a Counterpoint Research report, global smartwatch shipment grew 13% in first-quarter 2022 from the year-ago quarter.\n\nAlthough Alphabet, which currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is a late entrant in this market, its growing smartwatch efforts are likely to intensify competition for other incumbents like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Garmin GRMN, which are leaving no stone unturned to expand their footprint in the smartwatch market.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nApple, which is currently dominating the wearable space on the back of its expanding Watch family, is constantly making efforts to sustain its supremacy. The strong adoption of the Apple Watch on the back of useful and advanced features like Cycle Tracking, the Noise app and Activity Trends, remains a major positive.\n\nNotably, Apple accounted for 35.9% of the total smartwatch shipment in first-quarter 2022.\n\nFurther, Garmin’s expanding product portfolio for the Fitness and Outdoor business, which has been built with both internal development efforts and acquisitions, makes the company a potential player in the wearable space.\n\nGarmin accounted for 4.5% of the total smartwatch shipment in first-quarter 2022.\n\nAmazon is riding on the growing momentum across its Amazon Halo and Amazon Halo Band, the fitness tracking service and wearable, respectively. Recently, the company introduced Halo View, Halo Nutrition and Halo Fitness in a bid to expand its personal health monitoring efforts.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nGarmin Ltd. (GRMN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Although Alphabet, which currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is a late entrant in this market, its growing smartwatch efforts are likely to intensify competition for other incumbents like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Garmin GRMN, which are leaving no stone unturned to expand their footprint in the smartwatch market. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple, which is currently dominating the wearable space on the back of its expanding Watch family, is constantly making efforts to sustain its supremacy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Although Alphabet, which currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is a late entrant in this market, its growing smartwatch efforts are likely to intensify competition for other incumbents like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Garmin GRMN, which are leaving no stone unturned to expand their footprint in the smartwatch market. This is evident from the latest plans to roll out a feature called ‘Smart Unlock’ on Wear OS 3-powered smartwatches.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Boosts Smartwatch Efforts With New Feature', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Although Alphabet, which currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is a late entrant in this market, its growing smartwatch efforts are likely to intensify competition for other incumbents like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Garmin GRMN, which are leaving no stone unturned to expand their footprint in the smartwatch market. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report This is evident from the latest plans to roll out a feature called ‘Smart Unlock’ on Wear OS 3-powered smartwatches.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Although Alphabet, which currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is a late entrant in this market, its growing smartwatch efforts are likely to intensify competition for other incumbents like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Garmin GRMN, which are leaving no stone unturned to expand their footprint in the smartwatch market. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is firing on all cylinders in the smartwatch market on the back of its innovations and advanced features.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/intel-freezes-hiring-in-pc-chip-division-for-at-least-two-weeks-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJune 8 (Reuters) - Intel Corp INTC.O has frozen hiring in the division responsible for PC desktop and laptop chips, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as part of a series of cost-cutting measures.\nIntel is "pausing all hiring and placing all job requisitions on hold" in its client computing group, according to the memo sent on Wednesday. The memo said that some hiring could resume in as little as two weeks after the division re-evaluates priorities and that all current job offers in its systems will be honored.\n"We believe we are at the beginning of a long-term growth cycle across the semiconductor industry and we have the right strategy in place," Intel said in a statement. "Increased focus and prioritization in our spending will help us weather macroeconomic uncertainty, execute on our strategy and meet our commitments to customers,\u202f shareholders, and \u202femployees."\nIntel shares are down nearly 28% over the past year and the company has told investors to brace for lower gross margins than it has historically earned as it spends heavily to catch up to rivals like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co whose manufacturing technology has overtaken Intel\'s.\nThe company\'s client computing group is its largest by sales, generating $9.3 billion if its $18.4 billion in revenue in its most recent quarter. Once dominant, Intel\'s desktop and laptop chips face increased competition from Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O, and the division lost Apple Inc AAPL.O as a customer after Apple start using it own custom-designed chips.\nThe memo sent Wednesday also outlined other cost-cutting measures such as cancelling some travel for the group immediately, limiting participation in industry conferences and instructions to hold group meetings virtually when possible.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Sam Holmes)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Once dominant, Intel\'s desktop and laptop chips face increased competition from Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O, and the division lost Apple Inc AAPL.O as a customer after Apple start using it own custom-designed chips. Intel is "pausing all hiring and placing all job requisitions on hold" in its client computing group, according to the memo sent on Wednesday. The memo said that some hiring could resume in as little as two weeks after the division re-evaluates priorities and that all current job offers in its systems will be honored.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Once dominant, Intel\'s desktop and laptop chips face increased competition from Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O, and the division lost Apple Inc AAPL.O as a customer after Apple start using it own custom-designed chips. By Stephen Nellis June 8 (Reuters) - Intel Corp INTC.O has frozen hiring in the division responsible for PC desktop and laptop chips, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as part of a series of cost-cutting measures. Intel is "pausing all hiring and placing all job requisitions on hold" in its client computing group, according to the memo sent on Wednesday.', 'news_article_title': 'Intel freezes hiring in PC chip division for at least two weeks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Once dominant, Intel\'s desktop and laptop chips face increased competition from Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O, and the division lost Apple Inc AAPL.O as a customer after Apple start using it own custom-designed chips. By Stephen Nellis June 8 (Reuters) - Intel Corp INTC.O has frozen hiring in the division responsible for PC desktop and laptop chips, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as part of a series of cost-cutting measures. Intel is "pausing all hiring and placing all job requisitions on hold" in its client computing group, according to the memo sent on Wednesday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Once dominant, Intel\'s desktop and laptop chips face increased competition from Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O, and the division lost Apple Inc AAPL.O as a customer after Apple start using it own custom-designed chips. By Stephen Nellis June 8 (Reuters) - Intel Corp INTC.O has frozen hiring in the division responsible for PC desktop and laptop chips, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as part of a series of cost-cutting measures. Intel is "pausing all hiring and placing all job requisitions on hold" in its client computing group, according to the memo sent on Wednesday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-biggest-opportunity-in-the-crypto-crash', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nLet me level with you. I haven’t written about cryptocurrencies in these Hypergrowth Investing issues for quite some time. Frankly, I haven’t found many good opportunities in the crypto markets for a while.\nSource: Chinnapong / Shutterstock\nThe reality is that we’ve been stuck in a deep crypto bear market. And in that market, all cryptos — even the good ones — have been crushed.\nBut I’m breaking the trend today and writing to you about cryptocurrencies. Indeed, for the first time in 2022, I’m smelling an opportunity.\nThis isn’t just any opportunity. It’s an enormous one. It could be equivalent in size and scope to the best investment opportunities of the past 50 years.\nAnd you need to hear about it today.\nThe Dot-Com Boom and Bust 2.0\nWhat we’re currently seeing in the crypto markets is a rerun of the dot-com boom and bust of 20 years ago.\nThe parallels are truly uncanny.\nEmergence:\nIn the 1990s, there was an emerging technology called the internet. Some folks thought it would fundamentally reshape the world and rewrite the rules of trillion-dollar economic systems. Others laughed it off as an overhyped, unnecessary tech platform.\nIn the 2010s, there was an emerging technology called the blockchain. Some folks thought it would fundamentally reshape the world and rewrite the rules of trillion-dollar economic systems. Others laughed it off as an overhyped, unnecessary tech platform.\nBoom:\nIn the late 1990s, internet stocks started to soar. And the internet “bull camp” grew bigger and louder than ever before. Suddenly, new internet startups were emerging left and right. Many had no business plans or tangible products but were fetching multi-million-dollar valuations because they had “.com” in their name.\nIn the late 2010s, cryptocurrencies started to soar. And the crypto “bull camp” grew bigger and louder than ever before. Suddenly, new crypto startups were emerging left and right. Many had no business plans or tangible products but were fetching multi-million-dollar valuations because they were built on the blockchain.\nBust:\nAt the turn of the decade from the 1990s to the 2000s, internet euphoria peaked. Subsequently, internet stocks crashed 70%-plus, with some high-profile implosions such as the $70 billion wipeout of Enron.\nAt the turn of the decade from the 2010s to the 2020s, blockchain euphoria peaked. Subsequently, cryptos crashed 70%-plus, with some high-profile implosions such as the $70 billion wipeout of Terra.\nWe are quite literally reliving the dot-com boom and bust in the crypto markets.\nThe October 2002 of Crypto\nOstensibly, that sounds spooky. But it’s actually really exciting because it means we stand at the foot of a Mt. Everest-sized opportunity in cryptos.\nLet’s extend the dot-com parallel out a few years.\nIn October 2002, internet stocks bottomed after dropping about 70% off their 2000 highs. Over the next 19 years, as the internet did go on to change the world, they soared about 1,200%.\nIf this historical parallel holds up, then we’re simply waiting for October 2002 all over again. We’re looking for that generational bottom in cryptos. And as the blockchain redefines the global economy, they’ll go on to soar more than 1,000% over the next decade.\nWell, guess what? The crypto universe’s “October 2002” moment could be just around the corner.\nLike Buying Amazon for $5?\nInternet stocks bottomed in 2002 after a 70% plunge from their all-time highs. By comparison, the whole crypto market is currently about 60% off its all-time highs.\nIn other words, if the historical parallel between cryptos and stocks holds up, then cryptos are in the ninth inning of this selloff.\nA few more bad days, and we could be at rock bottom. Indeed, we could be on the cusp of a 1,000% gain across this whole market over the next decade.\nBut to capitalize on this opportunity, we have to be careful.\nWe can’t just go out and buy cryptos. We have to buy the right cryptos. Selectivity is going to matter more than ever.\nLet’s revisit the dot-com example.\nIn the aftermath of the dot-com crash, we saw significant dispersion in the quality of internet investments. That is, over the following decade, some internet stocks were fabulous investments. Some were good investments. Some were decent, and some were awful.\nFor example, Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) and Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) were fabulous investments. Their stocks rose 2,550% and 3,370%, respectively, in the 10 years after the internet stock crash.\nBut Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) was simply a good investment, doubling over that same period.\nCisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) was a decent investment, rising 17%. But Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) were terrible investments. Both stocks actually dropped in the 10-year stretch after the crash!\nWe suspect the same will be true in the aftermath of the current crypto crash.\nFinding the Winners in Crypto\nSome will turn into fabulous investments for the next decade, with 1,000%-plus return potential. They’ll be the Amazons and Apples of the Crypto Revolution.\nOther cryptos will be good investments. Others will be decent. And the majority will be awful. Frankly, my team and I believe 98% of cryptos in the market today will go to zero (just like 90%-plus of internet startups did ~20 years ago).\nOur job is to find the fabulous investments in this wreckage.\nThat’s a tall order. There are more than 6,000 cryptos in the market these days. And 98% of them will fail. Maybe only five or six cryptos in the market will rattle off 10X or greater returns over the next decade.\nBut despite the seemingly impossible task of identifying the 0.1% of cryptos that will soar, we’ve developed a quantitative tool to accomplish the impossible.\nI’m talking about a multi-factor, programmatic model we’ve developed in-house to grade the quality of individual cryptos quantitatively and objectively. We use the system to sift through the noise in the crypto markets and find the ones positioned to soar.\nThe Final Word on the Crypto Markets\nWhat we’re observing with crypto is a rerun of the dot-com boom and bust from 20 years ago.\nFortunately, it appears we’re in the final innings of this rerun.\nThat’s bullish because after the necessary cleansing of the internet market in 2001, companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple rose from the ashes. And over the next 20 years, they fundamentally reshaped our society and economy.\nBuying Amazon stock in 2001 will go down as one of the best investment opportunities in the history of capitalism. It was a nearly $4,000 stock not too long ago. In 2001, it was selling for $5 a share.\nMake no mistake. We’ll see similar investment opportunities emerge in the crypto space soon.\nWithin the next 12 to 24 months, some of the opportunities that emerge in the crypto markets will be like buying Amazon stock for $5 in 2001.\nBut we have to be selective. And to be confidently selective, we need a quantitative tool to help us grade cryptos.\nWe’ve developed that tool. In fact, to my knowledge, we’re the only public research firm in existence to have developed such a tool.\nAnd next Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Eastern, we’ll unveil it to the public for the first time.\nReserve your seat to that special event. And gain access to our free report, “10 Widely Held Cryptos Knocking on Death’s Door.”\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post The Biggest Opportunity in the Crypto Crash appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For example, Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) and Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) were fabulous investments. I’m talking about a multi-factor, programmatic model we’ve developed in-house to grade the quality of individual cryptos quantitatively and objectively. That’s bullish because after the necessary cleansing of the internet market in 2001, companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple rose from the ashes.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some folks thought it would fundamentally reshape the world and rewrite the rules of trillion-dollar economic systems. For example, Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) and Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) were fabulous investments. And the internet “bull camp” grew bigger and louder than ever before.', 'news_article_title': 'The Biggest Opportunity in the Crypto Crash', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For example, Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) and Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) were fabulous investments. That is, over the following decade, some internet stocks were fabulous investments. Their stocks rose 2,550% and 3,370%, respectively, in the 10 years after the internet stock crash.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For example, Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) and Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) were fabulous investments. In other words, if the historical parallel between cryptos and stocks holds up, then cryptos are in the ninth inning of this selloff. The Final Word on the Crypto Markets What we’re observing with crypto is a rerun of the dot-com boom and bust from 20 years ago.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-dow-fall-as-intel-slides', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin\nJune 8 (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 index slipped in choppy trading on Wednesday, pulled lower by shares of Intel after a bearish brokerage report, while the Nasdaq was propped up by gains in Tesla and Apple.\nEight of the 11 major S&P sectors were lower, with industrials .SPLRCI, real estate .SPLRCR and consumer staples .SPLRCS down between 0.7% and 0.9%, respectively.\nIntel INTC.O fell 3.8% and was the biggest drag on the blue-chip and benchmark indexes after Citi Research analysts cautioned that the chipmaker could pre-announce weaker-than-expected earnings for the second quarter.\nAltria MO.N, which was also a big drag on the S&P 500, slid 6.7% after a report that Morgan Stanley cut the tobacco company\'s stock to "underweight" on competition concerns.\nThe energy sector .SPNY was among the gainers, as Brent crude LCOc1 hovered near $122 a barrel. The sector has soared 65% this year and is on track for a bumper 2022. O/R\n"Investors are concerned with where energy prices are headed. All you\'re seeing is people rearranging some positions and to some extent waiting for a better indication that perhaps inflation will come off in recent times," said Rick Meckler, a partner at Cherry Lane Investments.\n"You are just going to see more choppiness, there isn\'t really any breakthrough news in the market, both in terms of earnings and economics."\nAgainst the backdrop of rising borrowing costs, focus this week will be squarely on consumer price index data due on Friday.\nA hot reading would likely spook markets already worried about how the U.S. Federal Reserve will balance growth and inflation as it withdraws its pandemic-era policy support to the economy.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has climbed 9% since May 20 after falling as much 20.05% so far this year. It was last down 12.9% for the year. The blue-chip Dow .DJIis down 9% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC has shed 22%.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX was last trading at 24.20 points, above its long-term average of about 20 points.\nAt 10:02 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 103.37 points, or 0.31%, at 33,076.77 and the S&P 500 .SPX was down 8.79 points, or 0.21%, at 4,151.89.\nThe Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 28.08 points, or 0.23%, at 12,203.31, boosted by a 4.3% rise in Tesla Inc TSLA.Oshares.\nApple Inc AAPL.O rose 0.6%, up for the third straight session.\nWestern Digital Corp WDC.O gained 1.6% after the memory storage devices maker said it was reviewing options, including splitting its flash-memory and HDD businesses.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.88-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.20-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 21 new highs and 31 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 0.6%, up for the third straight session. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 8 (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 index slipped in choppy trading on Wednesday, pulled lower by shares of Intel after a bearish brokerage report, while the Nasdaq was propped up by gains in Tesla and Apple. Intel INTC.O fell 3.8% and was the biggest drag on the blue-chip and benchmark indexes after Citi Research analysts cautioned that the chipmaker could pre-announce weaker-than-expected earnings for the second quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 0.6%, up for the third straight session. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.88-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.20-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500, Dow fall as Intel slides', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 0.6%, up for the third straight session. The sector has soared 65% this year and is on track for a bumper 2022. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 103.37 points, or 0.31%, at 33,076.77 and the S&P 500 .SPX was down 8.79 points, or 0.21%, at 4,151.89.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 0.6%, up for the third straight session. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 8 (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 index slipped in choppy trading on Wednesday, pulled lower by shares of Intel after a bearish brokerage report, while the Nasdaq was propped up by gains in Tesla and Apple. The S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 21 new highs and 31 new lows.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/roku-stock-news%3A-10-things-to-know-about-the-netflix-deal-rumors-pushing-roku-shares', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nShares of Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) are up 10% today on speculation that Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is considering buying the company. No deal has been officially announced, and these could just be rumors that amount to nothing. But this is welcome news for shareholders, who have had to watch the share price fall 60% year-to-date (YTD) to $93.42 as of June 7.\nMultiple reports say Roku, which manufactures streaming devices, has closed the window during which employees can sell their vested stock grants. The move was spurred by internal chatter that the San Jose, California-based company is going to sell itself to streaming giant Netflix.\nROKU stock is nearly 80% below its 52-week high of $490.76. Here are 10 things investors should know about a potential deal that would see Netflix acquire Roku.\n10 Things Investors Should Know\n1. An acquisition makes sense, as the purchase would give Netflix access to Roku’s advertising sales platform as it moves to transition away from its subscription-only business model.\n2. Any deal would likely be an all-stock transaction. Netflix’s balance sheet is currently under stress due to the $33 billion it has allocated for content development this year. Also, the company currently has a “junk grade” credit rating.\n3. Several analysts have said in recent months that Netflix buying Roku would make sense. A deal would enable the streaming giant to run targeted advertising on Roku’s platform and get consumers to re-engage with its content.\n4. NFLX stock has been hammered this year, falling 65% YTD following news that it lost 200,000 subscribers over the the first three months of the year. It also forecast that it will lose another 2 million by the end of the current second quarter.\n5. The decline in the share price has wiped $175 billion off Netflix’s market cap and forced the company to consider adding advertising to its streaming platform — something it previously said it would never do.\n6. Roku’s video-advertising platform generated $647 million in revenue during this year’s first quarter. It competes with the likes of Apple (NASDASQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the market for internet-connected TVs and other devices.\n7. Sales of Roku’s physical streaming devices have slowed to the point where the company’s advertising revenue is its main income generator today.\n8. The downturn in ROKU stock has brought its market capitalization down from a peak of $60 billion to about $13 billion, making it an easier acquisition for Netflix.\n9. Ironically, Netflix would be returning to its roots if it purchased Roku. The streaming giant initially developed the company, then spun it off back in 2008.\n10. Roku founder and chief executive Anthony Woods was working on a set-top box for Netflix. However, the company didn’t follow through with the idea over concerns the device would prevent it from launching its streaming platform elsewhere.\nWhat’s Next for ROKU Stock\nWe’ll have to wait to see if the rumors that Netflix will buy Roku are true. Right now, there are no guarantees that a deal will happen. However, mere talk of a deal is helping to lift ROKU stock, which is good news for the company’s shareholders in the near-term. Stay tuned.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post ROKU Stock News: 10 Things to Know About the Netflix Deal Rumors Pushing Roku Shares Higher appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It competes with the likes of Apple (NASDASQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the market for internet-connected TVs and other devices. An acquisition makes sense, as the purchase would give Netflix access to Roku’s advertising sales platform as it moves to transition away from its subscription-only business model. The decline in the share price has wiped $175 billion off Netflix’s market cap and forced the company to consider adding advertising to its streaming platform — something it previously said it would never do.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It competes with the likes of Apple (NASDASQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the market for internet-connected TVs and other devices. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Shares of Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) are up 10% today on speculation that Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is considering buying the company. An acquisition makes sense, as the purchase would give Netflix access to Roku’s advertising sales platform as it moves to transition away from its subscription-only business model.', 'news_article_title': 'ROKU Stock News: 10 Things to Know About the Netflix Deal Rumors Pushing Roku Shares Higher', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It competes with the likes of Apple (NASDASQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the market for internet-connected TVs and other devices. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Shares of Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) are up 10% today on speculation that Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is considering buying the company. An acquisition makes sense, as the purchase would give Netflix access to Roku’s advertising sales platform as it moves to transition away from its subscription-only business model.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It competes with the likes of Apple (NASDASQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the market for internet-connected TVs and other devices. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Shares of Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) are up 10% today on speculation that Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is considering buying the company. What’s Next for ROKU Stock We’ll have to wait to see if the rumors that Netflix will buy Roku are true.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-disney-is-already-winning-the-streaming-wars', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Consumers have limited time and capacity to soak up streaming content. For a while, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) was the only game in town. Then Amazon added the ability to rent movies and started producing its own content. Apple followed suit. Throw in AT&T's HBO Max, Hulu, NBC's Peacock, and Paramount Global's Paramount+, and it's easy to see how the market is more saturated than ever.\nWalt Disney (NYSE: DIS) launched Disney+ in November 2019. The service was praised in 2020 as a rare bright spot amid losses from Disney's parks and movie business. But the tune shifted in 2021 and 2022 as a slowdown in Netflix's subscriber growth and ongoing losses at Disney+ raised questions about the services' long-term viability.\nAfter adding 7.9 million Disney+ subscribers last quarter, there's reason to believe that Disney is already winning the streaming wars. There's even an argument that Disney+ alone could be worth more than Netflix over the long term. Here's what makes Disney+ the best streaming service and why Disney stock is a good buy now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe franchise flywheel\nTo envision Disney evolving into the streaming industry leader, investors need to first understand why Disney's content creation engine is so efficient. At the heart of the well-oiled machine is what Disney calls its franchise flywheel.\nIt's hard to put a dollar figure on the value of Disney's brand and the franchises it has built. However, Disney CEO Bob Chapek described the company's franchise flywheel well during the company's second-quarter earnings call:\nWhat sets Disney apart is our ability to reach people with our uniquely engaging content across an array of touch points to make our portfolio of businesses and brands a bigger part of their lives. .... One example of this is our Toy Story franchise, which was created almost three decades ago with the release of the first film in 1995 and which is now brought to life across distribution platforms, geographies, businesses and time. In our parks, we've built a portfolio of four immersive Toy Story lands with more than 20 attractions and live character interactions available around the world, as well as two themed hotels .... And nearly 30 years after the film debuted, Toy Story is still a key consumer products franchise, generating over $1 billion in annual retail sales. And in just a few weeks, Pixar's Lightyear will tell the origin story of everyone's favorite space ranger .... It illustrates our unparalleled ability to bring stories to life in more ways for more people in more places.\nDisney has been around for longer than Amazon, Netflix, and Apple put together. It has been creating content for nearly 100 years. And over that long history of content creation, Disney has captured the hearts and imaginations of multiple generations.\nSo loyal is the Disney fanbase that Disney has been able to open several amusement parks around the world solely based on its characters and the universes they live in. This is something that no other media company has been able to do at the scale of Disney. And for that reason, Disney is unrivaled in what it does.\nA competitive edge unlike any other\nWhat separates Disney from other streaming companies is that the company isn't trying to make money merely by streaming content. Rather, streaming complements the different ways that the company uses to tell stories and create experiences and lasting memories.\nIt makes perfect sense why a company that got its start making movies and then shows would naturally want to have a streaming service. It provides a place for Disney to share its rich content portfolio, a way to debut new content, and an outlet to show movies after they air in theaters. Disney -- arguably more so than any other media company -- should invest in its streaming service.\nThat being said, investors should hold Disney accountable for keeping its word to bring Disney+ spending down over time and make the service consistently profitable. But given that Disney stock is roughly the same price today as it was five years ago, and the company has arguably grown so much since then, Disney stock looks like a great, long-term buy for patient investors.\nFind out why Walt Disney is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Walt Disney is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long January 2024 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, long July 2022 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2022 $170 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $125 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $150 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $160 calls on Walt Disney, short July 2022 $150 calls on Walt Disney, and short June 2022 $175 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But the tune shifted in 2021 and 2022 as a slowdown in Netflix's subscriber growth and ongoing losses at Disney+ raised questions about the services' long-term viability. .... One example of this is our Toy Story franchise, which was created almost three decades ago with the release of the first film in 1995 and which is now brought to life across distribution platforms, geographies, businesses and time. *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Daniel Foelber has the following options: long January 2024 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, long July 2022 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2022 $170 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $125 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $150 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $160 calls on Walt Disney, short July 2022 $150 calls on Walt Disney, and short June 2022 $175 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Disney Is Already Winning the Streaming Wars', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Disney has been around for longer than Amazon, Netflix, and Apple put together. It makes perfect sense why a company that got its start making movies and then shows would naturally want to have a streaming service. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney.', 'news_textrank_summary': "However, Disney CEO Bob Chapek described the company's franchise flywheel well during the company's second-quarter earnings call: What sets Disney apart is our ability to reach people with our uniquely engaging content across an array of touch points to make our portfolio of businesses and brands a bigger part of their lives. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long January 2024 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, long July 2022 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2022 $170 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $125 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $150 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $160 calls on Walt Disney, short July 2022 $150 calls on Walt Disney, and short June 2022 $175 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-twitter-vs.-meta-platforms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) became two of the most talked-about social media companies in recent months.\nTwitter\'s drama started in early April after Elon Musk took a 9.2% stake in the company. Shortly afterwards, Musk launched a hostile bid to acquire all of Twitter at $54.20 a share in a $44 billion deal. Twitter accepted the deal after initially adopting a "poison pill" defense against Musk\'s offer.\nBut over the past month, Musk tried to back out of the deal by accusing Twitter of failing to provide adequate information about its spam and bot accounts. As of this writing, the deal is still in limbo, and Twitter\'s stock price remains about 26% below Musk\'s "best and final" offer.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nMeta\'s downfall started in February after it provided dismal guidance for the first quarter of 2022. Its actual first-quarter report in April was lackluster, and the company continued to blame its recent slowdown on Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update and competition from ByteDance\'s TikTok.\nMeta also remained committed to burning billions of dollars each year on its messy metaverse efforts, and the recent resignation of chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg stunned investors. Snap\'s sudden reduction of its second-quarter guidance in late May, which it attributed to a deteriorating macro environment for digital ads, raised even more red flags.\nThat\'s why Twitter and Meta have both been terrible investments over the past 12 months. Twitter\'s stock has tumbled more than 30% during that period, while Meta\'s stock has plummeted over 40%. But could either of these stocks bounce back over the long term?\nTwitter might grow faster than Meta this year\nTwitter\'s revenue rose 37% to $5.08 billion in 2021. Its total number of monetizable daily active users (mDAUs) increased 13% to 217 million.\nIn the first quarter of 2022, its revenue grew 16% year over year to $1.2 billion. Excluding its sale of MoPub from both periods, its revenue increased 22%. Its mDAUs grew 16% to 229.0 million.\nMeta\'s revenue rose 37% to $117.9 million in 2021. The total number of daily active people (DAP) across its entire family of apps (Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp) increased 8% to 2.82 billion.\nBut in the first quarter of 2022, Meta\'s revenue only grew 7% year over year to $27.9 billion as the aforementioned headwinds throttled its growth. However, its family DAP still rose 6% to 2.87 billion.\nAnalysts expect Twitter\'s revenue to rise 16% to $5.88 billion this year, but they only expect Meta\'s revenue to increase 7% to $126.6 billion. We should take those estimates with a grain of salt, but that gap likely reflects Twitter\'s lower exposure to Apple\'s iOS changes (since it also relies heavily on first-party and contextual data for ads) and direct competition from TikTok\'s videos.\nTwitter might generate stronger near-term profit growth\nTwitter posted a net loss of $221 million in 2021, but that red ink was mainly caused by a one-time litigation charge of $766 million. On an adjusted basis, which excludes that charge and other one-time expenses, it generated a net profit of $165 million, or $0.20 per share.\nAnalysts expect Twitter\'s adjusted earnings per share (EPS) to surge 730% to $1.66 this year as it laps those litigation expenses and realizes the gains from its $1.05 billion sale of MoPub to AppLovin. In 2023, they expect Twitter\'s revenue to rise 22% to $7.15 billion but for its adjusted EPS to dip 22% against those tough year-over-year comparisons.\nMeta\'s net income increased 35% to $39.4 billion, or $13.77 per share, in 2021. However, analysts expect its EPS to dip 14% this year as it ramps up its spending on its short video platforms (Facebook Watch and Instagram Reels) and continues to expand its Reality Labs business.\nBut in 2023, analysts expect Meta\'s revenue and earnings to grow 17% and 18%, respectively, if those investments pay off. Therefore, if you have faith in CEO Mark Zuckerberg\'s turnaround plans, then 2022 might merely be a short-term speed bump for the company.\nThe valuations and verdict\nTwitter is trading at a steep discount to Musk\'s offer, but it still can\'t be considered a bargain at 41 times forward earnings. Its $6.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities could also limit its ability to expand through investments and acquisitions.\nMeanwhile, Meta has become the cheapest FAANG stock at just 16 times forward earnings, which suggests investors don\'t have much faith in its ability to address Apple\'s platform changes, counter TikTok\'s growth, or rein its metaverse spending. However, Meta was still sitting on $43.9 billion in cash and marketable securities last quarter, so it can easily afford to buy additional companies or switch gears to address those challenges.\nTherefore, Twitter might initially seem like the better buy, but I believe Meta\'s larger audience, better diversified portfolio of apps and services, stronger balance sheet, and lower valuation all make it a more compelling long-term investment. As for Twitter, its willingness to sell itself to Musk -- who is now trying to hastily back out of the deal -- seems like a bright red flag.\n10 stocks we like better than Twitter\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Twitter wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Its actual first-quarter report in April was lackluster, and the company continued to blame its recent slowdown on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update and competition from ByteDance's TikTok. We should take those estimates with a grain of salt, but that gap likely reflects Twitter's lower exposure to Apple's iOS changes (since it also relies heavily on first-party and contextual data for ads) and direct competition from TikTok's videos. Meanwhile, Meta has become the cheapest FAANG stock at just 16 times forward earnings, which suggests investors don't have much faith in its ability to address Apple's platform changes, counter TikTok's growth, or rein its metaverse spending.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Its actual first-quarter report in April was lackluster, and the company continued to blame its recent slowdown on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update and competition from ByteDance's TikTok. Analysts expect Twitter's revenue to rise 16% to $5.88 billion this year, but they only expect Meta's revenue to increase 7% to $126.6 billion. Meanwhile, Meta has become the cheapest FAANG stock at just 16 times forward earnings, which suggests investors don't have much faith in its ability to address Apple's platform changes, counter TikTok's growth, or rein its metaverse spending.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Twitter vs. Meta Platforms', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Its actual first-quarter report in April was lackluster, and the company continued to blame its recent slowdown on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update and competition from ByteDance's TikTok. In the first quarter of 2022, its revenue grew 16% year over year to $1.2 billion. Meta's revenue rose 37% to $117.9 million in 2021.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Its actual first-quarter report in April was lackluster, and the company continued to blame its recent slowdown on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update and competition from ByteDance's TikTok. Twitter might grow faster than Meta this year Twitter's revenue rose 37% to $5.08 billion in 2021. Analysts expect Twitter's revenue to rise 16% to $5.88 billion this year, but they only expect Meta's revenue to increase 7% to $126.6 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-will-faang-stocks-do-in-2022-what-the-charts-say-now.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThis has been one of the toughest runs for the stock market in many years. The S&P 500 recently logged seven straight weekly declines for just the fourth time since 1928 and the first time in twenty years. The Nasdaq has had its worst 100-day start to a year in history. Everything but energy seems to be in the storm’s path. That’s growth companies, retailers, FAANG stocks and more.\nWhile FAANG is usually the go-to safe-haven for tech investors, that hasn’t exactly been the case this time around. Some of the names have held up to some degree, but for the most part, this group has been steamrolled.\nA portfolio comprised solely of FAANG stocks has not held up well to the aftermath of the current bear market. From peak to trough, the Nasdaq fell roughly 32%. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) almost outperformed the index, falling 32.8% from its high to the low. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was able to, falling “just” 27.5% from peak to trough.\nThe rest of the group — Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) — did not fare as well, falling at least 46%.\nAs a technical trader, once support zones turned into resistance zones and uptrends failed, these stocks became toxic to me. Despite their many fundamental positives, the technicals are a mess. Can they be saved in 2022?\n7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for June 2022\nLet’s look at the charts.\nTicker Company Current Price\nFB Meta Platforms $195.65\nAAPL Apple $148.71\nAMZN Amazon $123\nNFLX Netflix $198.61\nGOOGL Alphabet $2,343\nMeta Platforms (FB)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nMeta has long been the “face” of the FAANG stocks, back when it went by Facebook. Short of a few overshoots down into the $170s, Meta has done a great job hammering out a bottom in the mid-$180s. While that is a positive, there are lingering concerns as well.\nFirst — and this goes for all FAANG stocks — we still have a number of macro-related issues. Supply chain woes, lower advertising spending, high inflation, geopolitical risks and a hawkish Federal Reserve all present a risk to the stock market. That in turn is a risk for these stocks as well.\nSecond, Facebook stock remains below a key area: The $200 level and declining 10-week moving average.\nIf Facebook can clear these measures, it could open up several upside levels, including the declining 21-week moving average and 23.6% retracement, then the 200-week moving average. If it really takes off, perhaps $275 and the 50-week moving average could be in play.\nOn the downside, a move below $169 puts uptrend support in play (blue line). Below that and we could see a further decline to the $135 to $140 area.\nAmazon (AMZN)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nAmazon gave us a potent six-day rally ahead of its stock split and briefly cleared the May high on its first post-split trading session (June 6). Now we have an interesting situation. Can Amazon continue rallying now that its stock-split catalyst is over with?\nFor bulls to remain in firm control, they’ll need to keep the stock above the $120 level and the 10-day. If they can do that, then Amazon has a shot at retesting this week’s high.\nThat said, where resistance came into play is no surprise either, as the 200-week moving average and the 38.2% retracement rejected the stock. Powering through this area could put the 50-day moving average in play, as well as the $135 area. The latter was key support several times in the first quarter. To see it reclaimed would be a huge win for the bulls.\nAbove this area could put the gap-fill level in play near $140, followed by the 200-day.\n7 Oversold Stocks to Buy Right Now\nOn the downside an eventual break of the 10-day could usher in more selling pressure. I don’t know that Amazon will retest the lows. If it does though, it’s critical that it continues to hold the $100 to $103 area as support.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nApple has had the most relative strength on this entire list of FAANG stocks. Yet it has barely outperformed the Nasdaq. As I look at the chart, one level is glaringly obvious: $150.\nBeyond any psychological relevance, $150 has gone from prior support to current resistance. It also marks the first-quarter low. If Apple is able to reclaim this mark, we could see a push up to the $158 to $160 area.\nIn that zone, it runs into a plethora of moving averages — both daily and weekly — and key retracement measures. Over $163 and $170-plus is possible. After all, Apple stock does have a lot of big buyers in it, like the company’s repurchase plan and Warren Buffett.\nHowever, if it’s rejected by the $150 level, then Apple remains vulnerable down to the $136 to $138 area. Below that and the recent low near $133 is in play, followed by a potential test of the low-$120s.\nApple is a key name to watch here. If it fails at a prior support — solidifying it as resistance — it may take the rest of the market lower. Don’t forget it still commands a $2.4 trillion market cap. However, if it can power higher through resistance, the market’s recent rally may not be finished yet.\nNetflix (NFLX)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nThis one is tough. Netflix has come crashing down, suffering a peak-to-trough decline of 76.8%. It’s now below its Covid-19 low, as well as the key $230 to $250 area. This zone marked a double bottom in the stock in 2018 and 2019.\nNow struggling to reclaim $200, investors are wondering if they can see a snap-back rally in Netflix this year. It’s possible, especially given the beating it has taken from the high.\nIf Netflix can clear and hold above $200, then the declining 10-week moving average in play. That’s followed by the $230 to $250 zone it failed to hold, then the Covid-19 low up near $290. It’s crazy to think that if Netflix climbed to $290, it would be up almost 80% from the low, yet still down almost 60% from its all-time high in November.\n7 Dividend Stocks to Buy for a Rich Retirement\nOn the downside, it’s simple. Below $162.71 and the 200-month moving average is in play.\nAlphabet (GOOGL)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nWhen the market was rolling over in late January, Alphabet shares rallied to new highs. That rally was short-lived though, as the stock pulled back down to support near $2,500.\nAfter recently bouncing from the $2,000 area, Alphabet stock has yet to reclaim this critical support level that failed in mid-April. Put simply, Alphabet stock needs to reclaim $2,500.\nIn that sense, it reminds me a lot of Apple. If the two stocks can reclaim their two major levels together, they can help lift the market higher as well. A combined $4 trillion in market cap will obviously help. However, if both stocks fail to reclaim key support, that big market cap is going to be a negative for the Nasdaq.\nSpecifically, a move above $2,500 puts $2,650 to $2,700 in play. Above $2,750 and perhaps this one can make a run toward the highs, although $2,850 to $2,900 has been tough resistance thus far.\nCurrently, the 10-week moving average is acting as resistance. Above that and $2,500 is in play. If it can’t reclaim this moving average, $2,000 remains vulnerable. In fact, this observation is true so long as Alphabet is below $2,500.\nBelow $2,000 and $1,750 to $1,800 is in play.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post How Will FAANG Stocks Do in 2022? What the Charts Say Now. appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was able to, falling “just” 27.5% from peak to trough. Ticker Company Current Price FB Meta Platforms $195.65 AAPL Apple $148.71 AMZN Amazon $123 NFLX Netflix $198.61 GOOGL Alphabet $2,343 Meta Platforms (FB) Apple (AAPL) Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple has had the most relative strength on this entire list of FAANG stocks.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Current Price FB Meta Platforms $195.65 AAPL Apple $148.71 AMZN Amazon $123 NFLX Netflix $198.61 GOOGL Alphabet $2,343 Meta Platforms (FB) Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was able to, falling “just” 27.5% from peak to trough. Apple (AAPL) Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple has had the most relative strength on this entire list of FAANG stocks.', 'news_article_title': 'How Will FAANG Stocks Do in 2022? What the Charts Say Now.', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was able to, falling “just” 27.5% from peak to trough. Ticker Company Current Price FB Meta Platforms $195.65 AAPL Apple $148.71 AMZN Amazon $123 NFLX Netflix $198.61 GOOGL Alphabet $2,343 Meta Platforms (FB) Apple (AAPL) Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple has had the most relative strength on this entire list of FAANG stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was able to, falling “just” 27.5% from peak to trough. Ticker Company Current Price FB Meta Platforms $195.65 AAPL Apple $148.71 AMZN Amazon $123 NFLX Netflix $198.61 GOOGL Alphabet $2,343 Meta Platforms (FB) Apple (AAPL) Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple has had the most relative strength on this entire list of FAANG stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/japans-nikkei-ends-at-2-1-2-month-high-as-tech-stocks-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei index closed at its highest in two-and-a-half months, as technology heavyweights tracked Wall Street\'s overnight gains and energy shares rose on firmer oil prices.\nThe Nikkei share average .N225 rose 1.04% to close at 28,234.29, its highest close since March 29. It also marked a four-day winning streak. The broader Topix .TOPX jumped 1.18% to 1,969.98.\n"The Nikkei crossed a 200-day moving average — which foreign investors pay attention to — in the previous session and that prompted investors to make further bets today," said Shuji Hosoi, senior strategist at Daiwa Securities.\nU.S. stocks ended higher overnight along with Apple AAPL.O and other technology shares, while Target Corp\'s TGT.N disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail stocks for much of the day. .N\nThe Nikkei was led by air-conditioning maker Daikin Industries 6367.T, which rose 3.63%, and technology investor SoftBank Group\'s 9984.T 2.45% gain. Medical services platform M3 2413.T jumped 5.61% and robot maker Fanuc 6954.T climbed 2.38%.\nOil explorers .IMING.T added 4.7% to be the top gaining sector among the Tokyo Stock Exchange\'s 33 industry sub-indexes. O/R\nReal estate shares .IRLTY.T rose 2.82%, with Tokyu Fudosan Holdings 3289.T jumping 4.31%.\nInsurers .IINSU.T and banks .IBNKS.T fell 0.91% and 0.85%, respectively, after U.S. Treasury yields fell. US/\nDai-ichi Life Holdings 8750.T lost 2.16% and was one of the top losers on the Nikkei.\nMizuho Financial Group Inc 8411.T was the worst performer among the top core 30 Topix names, falling 1.46%.\nFast Retailing 9983.T was almost flat in a see-saw trade after the Uniqlo owner said it would raise prices on some goods this fall.\nThere were 163 advancers on the Nikkei index against 59 decliners.\nThe volume of shares traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange\'s main board was 1.33 billion, compared to the average of 1.34 billion in the past 30 days.\n(Reporting by Junko Fujita; editing by Uttaresh.V)\n((813-4563-2711, [email protected], Reuters Messaging:[email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "U.S. stocks ended higher overnight along with Apple AAPL.O and other technology shares, while Target Corp's TGT.N disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail stocks for much of the day. TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index closed at its highest in two-and-a-half months, as technology heavyweights tracked Wall Street's overnight gains and energy shares rose on firmer oil prices. .N The Nikkei was led by air-conditioning maker Daikin Industries 6367.T, which rose 3.63%, and technology investor SoftBank Group's 9984.T 2.45% gain.", 'news_luhn_summary': "U.S. stocks ended higher overnight along with Apple AAPL.O and other technology shares, while Target Corp's TGT.N disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail stocks for much of the day. The Nikkei share average .N225 rose 1.04% to close at 28,234.29, its highest close since March 29. .N The Nikkei was led by air-conditioning maker Daikin Industries 6367.T, which rose 3.63%, and technology investor SoftBank Group's 9984.T 2.45% gain.", 'news_article_title': "Japan's Nikkei ends at 2-1/2-month high as tech stocks rally", 'news_lexrank_summary': "U.S. stocks ended higher overnight along with Apple AAPL.O and other technology shares, while Target Corp's TGT.N disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail stocks for much of the day. TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index closed at its highest in two-and-a-half months, as technology heavyweights tracked Wall Street's overnight gains and energy shares rose on firmer oil prices. The broader Topix .TOPX jumped 1.18% to 1,969.98.", 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. stocks ended higher overnight along with Apple AAPL.O and other technology shares, while Target Corp's TGT.N disappointing margin forecast weighed on retail stocks for much of the day. TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index closed at its highest in two-and-a-half months, as technology heavyweights tracked Wall Street's overnight gains and energy shares rose on firmer oil prices. The Nikkei share average .N225 rose 1.04% to close at 28,234.29, its highest close since March 29."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-8-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "U.S. stocks closed higher for the second straight day on Tuesday, led by a rally in tech and energy stocks. However, the retail sector came under pressure after one of the top retail giants issued warning about excess inventories that could impact its current quarter profits. All the major indexes ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.8% or 264.36 points to finish at 33,180.14 points.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 1% or 39.25 points to end at 4,160.68.43 points. Almost all the sectors performed well.\nThe Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) gained 3%. The Industrials Select Sector SPDR (XLI) and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) each gained 1.3%. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) added 1.2%. Ten of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.9% or 113.86 points to close at 12,175.23 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 4.19% to 24.02. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.36-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.69-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 10.38 billion shares were traded on Tuesday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.50 billion.\nRetail Stocks Come Under Pressure\nMarkets gave up almost all the day’s gain on Monday and managed to somehow finish in the red. However, stocks rallied on Tuesday despite the retail sector coming under pressure.\nOn Tuesday, retail giant Target Corporation TGT issued a warning about excess inventories and how that could impact its current quarter’s profits. The retailer announced its plans on how to cut down excess inventories which include markdowns and discounts. Target said that it will cancel the same orders, offer products at higher discounted prices and trim stocks of discretionary items.\nFollowing this, shares of Target plummeted. However, it pared some of the losses by the end of the day to close 2.3% lower. Target has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nThe announcement from Target immediately put pressure on other retail stocks. Shares of Walmart Inc. WMT declined 1.2%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN declined 1.4%. Several retailers have reported mixed earnings in their last quarterly reports and cited rising fuel cost as a major challenge as it is pushing transportation costs. This has seen retail stocks taking a beating lately.\nTech Stocks Rally\nTech and energy stocks rallied on Tuesday in a choppy trading session that saw the 10-year Treasury yield almost touch the 3% mark. Treasury yields have been on the rise since the beginning of this year, which has been creating pressure on high-growth tech stocks. However, it fell 6.8 basis points on Tuesday to 2.969%.\nShares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.8%, while Salesforce, Inc. CRM rallied 2.3%. \nEconomic Data\nThe Commerce Department said on Tuesday that U.S. trade deficit eased to its lowest level in over nine years as exports hit a record high. U.S. trade deficit declined 19.1% in April to $87.1 billion, its lowest level since December 2012. The trade deficit for March was revised to a record high of $107.07 billion from the initially reported figures of $109.08 billion.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSalesforce Inc. (CRM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTarget Corporation (TGT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nWalmart Inc. (WMT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.8%, while Salesforce, Inc. CRM rallied 2.3%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Retail Stocks Come Under Pressure Markets gave up almost all the day’s gain on Monday and managed to somehow finish in the red.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.8%, while Salesforce, Inc. CRM rallied 2.3%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, the retail sector came under pressure after one of the top retail giants issued warning about excess inventories that could impact its current quarter profits.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 8, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.8%, while Salesforce, Inc. CRM rallied 2.3%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. stocks closed higher for the second straight day on Tuesday, led by a rally in tech and energy stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.8%, while Salesforce, Inc. CRM rallied 2.3%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. stocks closed higher for the second straight day on Tuesday, led by a rally in tech and energy stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-deeper-implications-of-apples-aapl-shift-towards-service-revenue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "T\nhe world’s largest consumer products company has undergone a major shift in strategy. Apple (AAPL), in their conference on Monday, announced some changes contained in the new version of IOS that are truly significant. Those changes hint at a company that is tweaking their business model quite significantly in the long-term, but the timing suggests something that could be a worry to investors whether they own AAPL or not.\nSince the first iPhone was launched in 2007, Apple has sold more than 2 billion of them, making it arguably the most successful product ever, at least in consumer electronics. Obviously, that is a lot of sales revenue over fifteen years, but what the company has begun to realize over the last few years is that they have over a billion devices in people's hands that could potentially generate revenue. The trick is to unlock that potential.\nThat was the thinking behind the launches of Apple TV and Apple Music, for example. If you could make people pay for the content that they consumed on their devices as well as the device itself, you could produce a recurring revenue stream rather than just a one-off purchase. It is kind of like the razor model, where the handles are sold at a discount to lock in future blade cartridge purchases. If just half of the one billion iPhone users sign up for a service at just $5 a month, that would translate to $25 billion in annual revenue for Apple. Admittedly, not a massive influence on a company whose sales last year totaled over $365 billion, but still significant, especially given the high margin nature of service revenue.\nWhat worries me as a general investor, though, is that Apple is choosing this moment to accelerate that move, adding features to its Apple Pay service while accenting service revenue in other ways too. They have been moving that way for some time and seem to have had the technology for a while, so why the hurry all of a sudden? The most likely explanation is that they are looking for ways to boost revenue, even pull it forward to some extent, because they are expecting some lean times in their base retail business.\nIf that is the case, you can’t blame them. Inflation is still climbing, both in terms of numbers and how it feels to consumers, while one of its main drivers, the price of oil, has also continued to climb, with WTI around $120/barrel this morning. That is despite the Fed starting to make necessary changes like raising rates and reducing liquidity. Those things are clearly having a demand-reducing effect, as they are intended to, in at least one way. This morning’s mortgage data showed the lowest demand for home loans since the start of the century, with house sales falling off dramatically. That is going to impact house prices, and we all saw in 2008 what a boom-and-bust housing market can do to consumer spending.\nI’m not predicting a 2008 style crash all over again. That saw the Dow lose over 50% from its high in late 2007 to the low in early 2009, and circumstances right now just don’t justify that kind of panic. Still, a recession that goes beyond two consecutive months of negative GDP growth really impacts revenue and profits for a wide range of companies, and it looks much more likely now than it did just a few months ago.\nIt seems that Apple can see that, and is attempting to generate some sticky, recurring revenue now rather than waiting. That will prove to be good news for holders of AAPL in the long-term but sends a bit of a warning to investors. Listening to that warning may prove to be a smart thing to do. Recently, I wrote a piece saying that I expected a bounce off of the 3800 level for the S&P and so far, that is what we have seen. I also said, though, that any bounce could prove to be temporary, and the moves made by Apple, combined with commentary by other consumer-facing companies in the last week or so, make that seem much more likely now than when I wrote that piece.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), in their conference on Monday, announced some changes contained in the new version of IOS that are truly significant. Those changes hint at a company that is tweaking their business model quite significantly in the long-term, but the timing suggests something that could be a worry to investors whether they own AAPL or not. That will prove to be good news for holders of AAPL in the long-term but sends a bit of a warning to investors.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), in their conference on Monday, announced some changes contained in the new version of IOS that are truly significant. Those changes hint at a company that is tweaking their business model quite significantly in the long-term, but the timing suggests something that could be a worry to investors whether they own AAPL or not. That will prove to be good news for holders of AAPL in the long-term but sends a bit of a warning to investors.', 'news_article_title': "The Deeper Implications of Apple's (AAPL) Shift Towards Service Revenue", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Those changes hint at a company that is tweaking their business model quite significantly in the long-term, but the timing suggests something that could be a worry to investors whether they own AAPL or not. Apple (AAPL), in their conference on Monday, announced some changes contained in the new version of IOS that are truly significant. That will prove to be good news for holders of AAPL in the long-term but sends a bit of a warning to investors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), in their conference on Monday, announced some changes contained in the new version of IOS that are truly significant. Those changes hint at a company that is tweaking their business model quite significantly in the long-term, but the timing suggests something that could be a worry to investors whether they own AAPL or not. That will prove to be good news for holders of AAPL in the long-term but sends a bit of a warning to investors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-2-meme-stocks-have-legitimate-long-term-upsides', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meme stocks like AMC Entertainment and GameStop tend to trade more on social media mentions than on the fundamentals of their businesses.\nYet not all such investments fall entirely into that category. With some meme stocks, the companies\' underlying operations still have significant bearings on their valuations, but for varying reasons, their popularity has caused their prices to soar out of proportion to their businesses. That appears to be the case with Tesla, Nvidia, and Twitter, which are among the most-discussed stocks on WallStreetBets, the subreddit that really got the ball rolling on meme stocks.\nBut allow me to point you toward a pair of companies that meme stock traders love to discuss, that actually have solid long-term growth potential.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApple\nYes, mighty Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finds itself included among the ranks of the meme stocks even though the breadth of its business, its $2.4 trillion valuation, and the high level of institutional ownership of its shares (they hold almost 60% of the stock) would argue against it. Yet retail traders love to chat up the company.\nNo doubt part of the reason is that it\'s both widely held and (like many tech stocks) down sharply in 2022 -- almost 18% year to date. The European Union continues to set its sights on Apple, accusing it of restricting access to mobile wallets other than Apple Pay. The EU countries also just agreed to require a single standardized mobile charging port for all digital devices sold there beginning in 2024. That means Apple will have to build devices for that massive market that don\'t use its proprietary Lightning port.\nEurope has long been a more intensively regulated market for tech companies, but Apple is still growing strongly there. It recently updated its Macbook Air, added a "buy now, pay later" feature to Apple Pay, and announced the launch of its new M2 chip. It also added new features to iOS to allow users to edit or cancel texts sent through iMessage, and later this year will be releasing the iPhone 14.\nOf course, Apple\'s future is less about tech products and more about tech services, like Apple Pay, various digital content and cloud options, and advertising. The company will focus more on its advertising service in an effort to help smooth out the boom-and-bust sales cycles that are linked to devices\' product upgrade schedules.\nService revenue reached a record of $19.8 billion in Apple\'s second quarter and now accounts for over 20% of the total revenue pie. Trading at 22 times next year\'s expected earnings, Apple is a reasonably priced stock for your portfolio.\nImage source: Oculus.\nMeta Platforms\nThough it has "only" a near-$500 billion market cap, the ownership of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) is even more broadly concentrated in the hands of institutional investors than Apple\'s is -- they hold more than 76% of its shares outstanding.\nYet with shares down 42% in 2022, the social media giant just might be too good a bargain to pass up. While there are concerns that its growth is slowing, or that it might even be shrinking, between Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta has some 3.6 billion daily active users across its platforms. That massive pool of individuals far outstrips every rival service.\nFor me, Meta\'s big bet on the metaverse is a less reliable indicator of the company\'s potential because I\'m not convinced people will want to regularly interact using avatars in virtual reality spaces, though companies are investing vast sums of money on the theory that they will. I\'d have rather seen Meta use the money it\'s spending on the metaverse to get its social media platforms back on track. Facebook did return to user growth last quarter and beat analysts\' expectations, so the company hasn\'t forgotten about the social media space yet.\nTrading at just 14 times next year\'s earnings estimates, less than twice its projected long-term earnings growth rate, and 13 times the free cash flow Meta produces, the stock is deeply discounted. That\'s a mispricing that both meme stock investors and more traditional investors should exploit.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Rich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Nvidia, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Yes, mighty Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finds itself included among the ranks of the meme stocks even though the breadth of its business, its $2.4 trillion valuation, and the high level of institutional ownership of its shares (they hold almost 60% of the stock) would argue against it. With some meme stocks, the companies' underlying operations still have significant bearings on their valuations, but for varying reasons, their popularity has caused their prices to soar out of proportion to their businesses. The company will focus more on its advertising service in an effort to help smooth out the boom-and-bust sales cycles that are linked to devices' product upgrade schedules.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Yes, mighty Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finds itself included among the ranks of the meme stocks even though the breadth of its business, its $2.4 trillion valuation, and the high level of institutional ownership of its shares (they hold almost 60% of the stock) would argue against it. Trading at 22 times next year's expected earnings, Apple is a reasonably priced stock for your portfolio. Facebook did return to user growth last quarter and beat analysts' expectations, so the company hasn't forgotten about the social media space yet.", 'news_article_title': 'These 2 Meme Stocks Have Legitimate Long-Term Upsides', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Yes, mighty Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finds itself included among the ranks of the meme stocks even though the breadth of its business, its $2.4 trillion valuation, and the high level of institutional ownership of its shares (they hold almost 60% of the stock) would argue against it. Of course, Apple's future is less about tech products and more about tech services, like Apple Pay, various digital content and cloud options, and advertising. Facebook did return to user growth last quarter and beat analysts' expectations, so the company hasn't forgotten about the social media space yet.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Yes, mighty Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finds itself included among the ranks of the meme stocks even though the breadth of its business, its $2.4 trillion valuation, and the high level of institutional ownership of its shares (they hold almost 60% of the stock) would argue against it. Of course, Apple\'s future is less about tech products and more about tech services, like Apple Pay, various digital content and cloud options, and advertising. Meta Platforms Though it has "only" a near-$500 billion market cap, the ownership of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) is even more broadly concentrated in the hands of institutional investors than Apple\'s is -- they hold more than 76% of its shares outstanding.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-set-to-open-lower-as-tech-rally-loses-steam', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin\nJune 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday as a rally in technology and growth stocks from the previous session eased, while higher oil prices stoked worries of a further rise in global inflation.\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.2% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday.\nThe rate-sensitive growth stocks also came under pressure from elevated Treasury yields, with the benchmark 10-year US10YT=RR back above 3%.\nAgainst the backdrop of rising borrowing costs, investor will this week squarely focus on the consumer price index data due on Friday.\nA hot reading would likely spook markets already worried about how the U.S. Federal Reserve will balance growth and inflation as it withdraws its pandemic-era policy support to the economy.\nVolatility has gripped Wall Street in recent sessions as market participants debated whether the market has hit a bottom in the wake of a sharp selloff this year.\n"You are just going to see more choppiness, there isn\'t really any breakthrough news in the market, both in terms of earnings and economics," said Rick Meckler, a partner at Cherry Lane Investments.\n"All you\'re seeing is people rearranging some positions and to some extent waiting for a better indication that perhaps inflation will come off in recent times. Investors are concerned with where energy prices could be headed."\nOil prices rose on Wednesday, with Brent Crude LCOc1 nearing $122 a barrel. O/R\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has climbed 9.2% since May 20 after falling as much 20.05% so far this year. It was last down 12.7% for the year, the blue-chip Dow .DJI declined 8.7% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC has shed 22.2%.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX was up and last trading at 24.44 points, above its long-term average of about 20 points.\nAt 8:12 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 122 points, or 0.37%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 13 points, or 0.31%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 29.5 points, or 0.23%.\nCarnival Corp CCL.N slid 2.2% after Morgan Stanley cut its price target on the cruise operator\'s stock.\nIntel Corp INTC.O dipped 3.2% after a bearish brokerage report from Citi said the chipmaker could make negative pre-announcement or miss second-quarter forecasts as circumstances worsen.\nSpirit Airlines Inc SAVE.N slipped 0.7% after it delayed a shareholder meeting to vote on its proposed merger agreement with Frontier Group Holdings Inc ULCC.O.\nWestern Digital Corp WDC.O rose 4.5% after the memory storage devices maker said it was reviewing options, including splitting its flash-memory and HDD businesses.\nCampbell Soup Co CPB.N added 3% after the package food maker raised its annual core sales forecast on higher prices and robust demand for its broths and sauces.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.2% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday as a rally in technology and growth stocks from the previous session eased, while higher oil prices stoked worries of a further rise in global inflation. Intel Corp INTC.O dipped 3.2% after a bearish brokerage report from Citi said the chipmaker could make negative pre-announcement or miss second-quarter forecasts as circumstances worsen.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.2% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday as a rally in technology and growth stocks from the previous session eased, while higher oil prices stoked worries of a further rise in global inflation. Volatility has gripped Wall Street in recent sessions as market participants debated whether the market has hit a bottom in the wake of a sharp selloff this year.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street set to open lower as tech rally loses steam', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.2% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday as a rally in technology and growth stocks from the previous session eased, while higher oil prices stoked worries of a further rise in global inflation. O/R The benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has climbed 9.2% since May 20 after falling as much 20.05% so far this year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.2% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday as a rally in technology and growth stocks from the previous session eased, while higher oil prices stoked worries of a further rise in global inflation. Volatility has gripped Wall Street in recent sessions as market participants debated whether the market has hit a bottom in the wake of a sharp selloff this year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/baidus-electric-vehicle-firm-jidu-unveils-first-robot-car', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'BEIJING, June 8 (Reuters) - Baidu\'s BIDU.O electric vehicle (EV) arm Jidu Auto on Wednesday launched a "robot" concept car, the first vehicle to be revealed by a Chinese internet company.\nThe concept car, which is free of door handles and can be fully controlled via voice recognition, was launched through an online press conference held on Baidu\'s metaverse-themed app Xirang.\nJidu, an EV venture controlled by Baidu and co-funded by Chinese automaker Geely, plans to mass produce the model, which would be 90% similar to the concept car, in 2023.\nThe \'robot\' EVs will possess autonomous Level 4 capabilities that need no human intervention as well as utilize Qualcomm\'s QCOM.O 8295 chips, which will enable users to access voice assistance offline when internet connection is poor.\nBaidu\'s EV-making plan comes as tech companies around the world race to develop smart cars after Tesla\'s TSLA.O success in commercializing electric vehicles.\nBesides equipping the vehicle with autonomous driving software technology powered by Baidu, Jidu will also build two lidars and 12 cameras alongside the car. Lidars are detection systems, similar to radars, which use pulsed laser light rather than radio waves.\n"The Jidu robocar aims to meet users\' needs for intelligent travel ... and intelligent cabin in the new era," said Joe Xia Yiping, Jidu chief executive, adding "the ultimate goal is to realize a fully driverless transportation experience."\nJidu cars will target users who like cutting-edge technologies, Luo Gang, head of operations at Jidu, told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.\nThe EVs will be manufactured in Hangzhou Bay in China\'s eastern city of Ningbo, where Geely has several plants.\nJidu has hired ex-Cadillac designer Frank Wu as its head of design, and Wang Weibao, a former member of Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O EV initiative Project Titan, as its head of intelligent driving.\nJidu\'s first model will be priced above 200,000 yuan ($29,914.59), Baidu chief executive Robin Li said on a conference call last month.\nSmartphone maker Xiaomi Corp 1810.HK and Didi Global are among other Chinese tech giants who are pursuing auto-making ambitions.\n($1 = 6.6857 Chinese yuan renminbi)\n(Reporting by Yingzhi Yang and Alessandro Diviggiano; Editing by Bernadette Baum)\n(([email protected]; +861056692133;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Jidu has hired ex-Cadillac designer Frank Wu as its head of design, and Wang Weibao, a former member of Apple Inc's AAPL.O EV initiative Project Titan, as its head of intelligent driving. The concept car, which is free of door handles and can be fully controlled via voice recognition, was launched through an online press conference held on Baidu's metaverse-themed app Xirang. Jidu, an EV venture controlled by Baidu and co-funded by Chinese automaker Geely, plans to mass produce the model, which would be 90% similar to the concept car, in 2023.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Jidu has hired ex-Cadillac designer Frank Wu as its head of design, and Wang Weibao, a former member of Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O EV initiative Project Titan, as its head of intelligent driving. BEIJING, June 8 (Reuters) - Baidu\'s BIDU.O electric vehicle (EV) arm Jidu Auto on Wednesday launched a "robot" concept car, the first vehicle to be revealed by a Chinese internet company. Besides equipping the vehicle with autonomous driving software technology powered by Baidu, Jidu will also build two lidars and 12 cameras alongside the car.', 'news_article_title': "Baidu's electric vehicle firm Jidu unveils first 'robot' car", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Jidu has hired ex-Cadillac designer Frank Wu as its head of design, and Wang Weibao, a former member of Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O EV initiative Project Titan, as its head of intelligent driving. BEIJING, June 8 (Reuters) - Baidu\'s BIDU.O electric vehicle (EV) arm Jidu Auto on Wednesday launched a "robot" concept car, the first vehicle to be revealed by a Chinese internet company. Jidu, an EV venture controlled by Baidu and co-funded by Chinese automaker Geely, plans to mass produce the model, which would be 90% similar to the concept car, in 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Jidu has hired ex-Cadillac designer Frank Wu as its head of design, and Wang Weibao, a former member of Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O EV initiative Project Titan, as its head of intelligent driving. BEIJING, June 8 (Reuters) - Baidu\'s BIDU.O electric vehicle (EV) arm Jidu Auto on Wednesday launched a "robot" concept car, the first vehicle to be revealed by a Chinese internet company. Jidu, an EV venture controlled by Baidu and co-funded by Chinese automaker Geely, plans to mass produce the model, which would be 90% similar to the concept car, in 2023.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-slip-as-tech-driven-rally-loses-steam', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.35%\nJune 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday as a rally in technology and growth stocks from the previous session eased, while higher oil prices stoked worries of a further rise in global inflation.\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.4% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday.\nThe rate-sensitive growth stocks also came under pressure from elevated Treasury yields, with the benchmark 10-year US10YT=RR back above 3%.\nAgainst the backdrop of rising borrowing costs, investor will this week squarely focus on the consumer price index data due on Friday.\nA hot reading would likely spook markets already worried about how the U.S. Federal Reserve will balance growth and inflation as it withdraws its pandemic-era policy support to the economy.\nVolatility has gripped Wall Street in recent sessions as market participants debated whether the market has hit a bottom in the wake of a sharp selloff this year.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has climbed 9.2% since May 20 after falling as much 20.05% so far this year. It was last down 12.7% for the year, the blue-chip Dow .DJI declined 8.7% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC has shed 22.2%.\nAt 6:44 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 162 points, or 0.49%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 18.5 points, or 0.44%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 44.5 points, or 0.35%.\nCarnival Corp CCL.N slid 3.4% after Morgan Stanley cut its price target on the cruise operator's stock.\nEnergy shares gained, with Conocophillips COP.N adding 1.5% as Brent Crude LCOc1 hit $122 a barrel. O/R\nWestern Digital Corp WDC.O rose 3.5% after the memory storage devices maker said it was reviewing options, including splitting its flash-memory and HDD businesses.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2062; ;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.4% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday. Against the backdrop of rising borrowing costs, investor will this week squarely focus on the consumer price index data due on Friday. A hot reading would likely spook markets already worried about how the U.S. Federal Reserve will balance growth and inflation as it withdraws its pandemic-era policy support to the economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.4% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.35% June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday as a rally in technology and growth stocks from the previous session eased, while higher oil prices stoked worries of a further rise in global inflation.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures slip as tech-driven rally loses steam', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.4% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.35% June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday as a rally in technology and growth stocks from the previous session eased, while higher oil prices stoked worries of a further rise in global inflation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.4% lower in premarket trading after gaining more than 1% each on Tuesday. Futures down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.35% June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday as a rally in technology and growth stocks from the previous session eased, while higher oil prices stoked worries of a further rise in global inflation. Volatility has gripped Wall Street in recent sessions as market participants debated whether the market has hit a bottom in the wake of a sharp selloff this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsoft-cuts-russia-operations-due-to-ukraine-invasion-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details from report, background\nJune 8 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.\nEarlier in March, Microsoft said it was suspending new sales of its products and services in Russia.\nThe company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nMore than 400 employees will be affected, the report said, citing a company spokesperson.\nSeveral major companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Nike NKE.N and Dell Technologies DELL.N, have severed connections with Russia.\nFacebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc FB.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google have also taken measures to restrict Russian state media from making money off ads on their platforms.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Several major companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Nike NKE.N and Dell Technologies DELL.N, have severed connections with Russia. Adds details from report, background June 8 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Earlier in March, Microsoft said it was suspending new sales of its products and services in Russia.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Several major companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Nike NKE.N and Dell Technologies DELL.N, have severed connections with Russia. Adds details from report, background June 8 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. More than 400 employees will be affected, the report said, citing a company spokesperson.", 'news_article_title': 'Microsoft cuts Russia operations due to Ukraine invasion - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Several major companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Nike NKE.N and Dell Technologies DELL.N, have severed connections with Russia. Adds details from report, background June 8 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Earlier in March, Microsoft said it was suspending new sales of its products and services in Russia.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Several major companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Nike NKE.N and Dell Technologies DELL.N, have severed connections with Russia. Adds details from report, background June 8 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc FB.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google have also taken measures to restrict Russian state media from making money off ads on their platforms."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stock-market-news-for-today-june-8-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Futures Sink Following Previous Day’s Whipsaw Session\nU.S. stock futures are heading into the red ahead of the opening bell today. This follows a rather volatile trading day across markets. The likes of which, initially, stem from big-box retailer Target (NYSE: TGT) providing less-than-ideal profit guidance. For those unaware, Target is trimming its short-term profit outlook as it aims to further reduce its inventory. The company is aiming to do so via a combination of markdowns and order cancellations. It hopes that this will help to clear shelves for more desirable items overall. While investors initially went on the defensive following the announcement before the opening bell, the major U.S. stock indexes ended Tuesday in the green.\nFor today, investors will likely continue to digest Target’s latest update and how it paints the current picture of inflation. Speaking of inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s May Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading is set for release on Friday. Weighing in on the overall situation now is LPL Financial’s (NASDAQ: LPLA) chief equity strategist, Quincy Krosby. She writes, “Watching the market, actually fairly calm, as it teeters between inching ahead and pulling back, suggests that until there’s a more definitive reading on the inflation front coupled with the Fed’s thinking on further rate hikes in September, we can expect this bounce back and forth.” Amidst all of this, here is how the major U.S. stock index futures are doing now. As of 5:42 a.m. ET, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are trading lower by 0.45%, 0.38%, and 0.22% respectively.\nNovavax In Focus After Receiving Regulatory Nod From FDA On Covid-19 Vaccine\nAmong the major head turners in the stock market now would be Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX). For the most part, this is thanks to the company receiving a positive update on the regulatory front. In detail, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as of yesterday, is green lighting Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine. Following the latest panel meeting, the company’s shot regimen is now being recommended for emergency use authorization (EUA). For one thing, this could be a push by U.S. health officials to appeal to 27 million unvaccinated Americans. After all, Novavax is offering a conventional protein vaccine. The likes of which have been used for decades to prevent hepatitis B and shingles among other illnesses.\nSpeaking on this in further detail is CEO Stanley Erck. He notes, “The advisory committee’s positive recommendation acknowledges the strength of our data and the importance of a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine developed using an innovative approach to traditional vaccine technology.” Furthermore, Erck also adds that Novavax has already submitted an amendment with updated manufacturing information for the EUA to the FDA. With this piece of news in mind, it would not surprise me to see investors keeping an eye on NVAX stock now.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] Most Active Stocks Today? 5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist\nApple Pulls Out All The Stops On Software During WWDC\nIn other news, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to unveil new major updates to its software portfolio. Overall, this would range from the iOS operating systems across its core iPhone, iPad, and MacBook offerings. For starters, both the iPhone and iPad are getting their annual refreshes on the software front. With the iPhone, users are getting iOS 16. According to Apple SVP of software engineering, Craig Federighi, this is the “biggest update ever to lock screen, completely reimagining how it works.” In essence, iOS 16 users will be able to customize their lock screens with widgets and other personalization features. Alongside that, Apple also revealed a slew of new capabilities from shared iCloud libraries to iMessage updates and a Family Sharing tool.\nNot to mention, another key update coming to iPhones through iOS 16 would be buy-now-pay-later (BNPL). With this feature coming onto Apple’s fintech portfolio, the company would be making a splash in the industry. Moreover, the company also revealed some new software for its Macs, macOS Ventura. It brings a new stage manager feature to the table, allowing users to better organize open windows. On top of all that, the company also provided a sneak peek into its latest devices, a new 13-inch MacBook Pro and 13-inch MacBook Air. The key selling point of these devices would be the addition of Apple’s cutting-edge M2 processor chip. All in all, the latest news from Apple’s WWDC would attract attention from both investors and consumers alike. Because of this, AAPL stock could be worth looking out for today.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] 4 Top Dividend Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today\nExxonMobil Trades Towards All-Time Highs Following Upbeat Analyst Updates\nExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is gaining traction in the stock market thanks to positive analyst updates. This would be the case seeing as XOM stock continues to trade within striking distance of its all-time high of $103.43 per share. To begin with, the company appears to be receiving praise from analysts over at Evercore ISI (NYSE: EVR). Notably, Evercore analyst Stephen Richardson hit XOM stock with a price target of $120 per share from $88. Alongside that, Richardson is also upgrading the company’s shares to a Buy rating from Hold.\nAdditionally, Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) also recently raised its price target for XOM stock to $115 from $102. On top of that, the firm is also raising its estimates for full-year operating earnings per share. The reason for this, Credit Suisse notes, is due to rising natural gas prices. Also, on the operational end, ExxonMobil continues to press forward as well. As of yesterday, the company is getting a stake in the world’s largest liquefied natural gas project offshore in Qatar. It will help in the expansion of this project alongside Shell (NYSE: SHEL) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP). As such, I could see XOM stock coming into focus at today’s opening bell.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] Most Active Stocks To Buy Today? 4 Metaverse Stocks To Watch\nDocuSign Gains Following Expansion Of Global Partnership With Microsoft\nAt the same time, shares of DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) could be receiving attention in thestock market today On the whole, this could be thanks to the company’s latest update regarding its partnership network. Diving in, the company is expanding its current global strategic collaboration with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). As a result, users of Microsoft’s business solutions now have access to a wave of new DocuSign Agreement Cloud integrations. Simply put, joint customers can now prepare, sign, and manage agreements in the cloud through DocuSign.\nWith the addition of these integrations, enterprise customers can accomplish all this from “practically anywhere,” according to DocuSign. Also, the duo are bolstering existing integrations between DocuSign and Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform applications. In practice, this serves to better automate contract processes for clients across these Microsoft solutions. With this notable development in mind, DOCU stock could be worth keeping an eye on in the stock market. \nSource: TradingView\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Apple Pulls Out All The Stops On Software During WWDC In other news, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to unveil new major updates to its software portfolio. Because of this, AAPL stock could be worth looking out for today. For today, investors will likely continue to digest Target’s latest update and how it paints the current picture of inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': '5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Apple Pulls Out All The Stops On Software During WWDC In other news, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to unveil new major updates to its software portfolio. Because of this, AAPL stock could be worth looking out for today. Novavax In Focus After Receiving Regulatory Nod From FDA On Covid-19 Vaccine Among the major head turners in the stock market now would be Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX).', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stock Market News For Today June 8, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': '5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Apple Pulls Out All The Stops On Software During WWDC In other news, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to unveil new major updates to its software portfolio. Because of this, AAPL stock could be worth looking out for today. Stock Market Futures Sink Following Previous Day’s Whipsaw Session U.S. stock futures are heading into the red ahead of the opening bell today.', 'news_textrank_summary': '5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Apple Pulls Out All The Stops On Software During WWDC In other news, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to unveil new major updates to its software portfolio. Because of this, AAPL stock could be worth looking out for today. Source: TradingView [Read More] 4 Top Dividend Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today ExxonMobil Trades Towards All-Time Highs Following Upbeat Analyst Updates ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is gaining traction in the stock market thanks to positive analyst updates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-may-export-growth-steady-despite-supply-chain-snarls-outlook-positive-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Taiwan May exports +12.5% y/y vs +13% Reuters poll\nExports to China +0.8% y/y (previous month +10.6%)\nMay imports +26.7% y/y vs +19.75% in poll\nFinance ministry expects June exports +11% to +15% y/y\nOutlook good on chip demand, Ukraine war an uncertainty\nAdds official\'s comment, paragraph 10\nTAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s exports rose for a 23rd straight month in May on the back of sustained demand for technology, despite China\'s tough COVID-19 lockdowns, and the government said the outlook was good even as the Ukraine war and inflation cast shadows on demand.\nExports rose 12.5% in May from a year earlier to $42.08 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, the second highest monthly figure on record.\nThat was slower than the 18.8% leap recorded in April, but largely in line with the forecast from a Reuters survey of analysts for a 13% rise for the month.\nThe ministry attributed the May growth to strong technology demand, even as China\'s strict COVID-19 lockdowns "disrupted some export momentum".\nMay exports to China, Taiwan\'s largest trading partner, grew an annual 0.8% to $15.81 billion, slowing sharply from a 10.6% on-year rise in April, as many cities remained under lockdown. China has begun to relax virus restrictions in some places in recent weeks, though analysts say its zero tolerance COVID policy is a major risk factor that could extend into next year.\nMinistry official Beatrice Tsai told reporters that demand from China had not vanished but had just been "postponed", and now China that is opening up again it will support June exports.\nMay exports to Southeast Asia rose an on-year 24% to a historic high, likely due to production being shifted by companies from China due to the lockdowns, Tsai added.\nOverall exports of electronics components rose 25.9% in May to $16.71 billion, with semiconductor exports jumping 28.3% from a year earlier.\nMany companies expect global chip shortages to last at least for the rest of the year, which will continue to fill Taiwanese semiconductor firms\' order books.\nFirms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics.\nThe finance ministry warned of uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and inflationary pressures, but said the outlook continued to be bright for semiconductors for applications including in the auto sector.\nExports to the United States were up 15.5%, slower than a 26.6% jump recorded the previous month.\nChina will release its May trade data on Thursday.\nTaiwan\'s May imports rose 26.7% to $39.68 billion, a historic high and better than economists\' expectations of a 19.75% rise, after an increase of 26.7% in April.\nTaiwan could see June exports increase in the range of 11% to 15% from a year earlier, the finance ministry said.\n(Reporting by Jeanny Kao and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Kim Coghill)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics. May exports to China, Taiwan's largest trading partner, grew an annual 0.8% to $15.81 billion, slowing sharply from a 10.6% on-year rise in April, as many cities remained under lockdown. China has begun to relax virus restrictions in some places in recent weeks, though analysts say its zero tolerance COVID policy is a major risk factor that could extend into next year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics. Taiwan May exports +12.5% y/y vs +13% Reuters poll Exports to China +0.8% y/y (previous month +10.6%) May imports +26.7% y/y vs +19.75% in poll Finance ministry expects June exports +11% to +15% y/y Outlook good on chip demand, Ukraine war an uncertainty Adds official's comment, paragraph 10 TAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports rose for a 23rd straight month in May on the back of sustained demand for technology, despite China's tough COVID-19 lockdowns, and the government said the outlook was good even as the Ukraine war and inflation cast shadows on demand. May exports to China, Taiwan's largest trading partner, grew an annual 0.8% to $15.81 billion, slowing sharply from a 10.6% on-year rise in April, as many cities remained under lockdown.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan May export growth steady despite supply chain snarls, outlook positive', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics. Taiwan May exports +12.5% y/y vs +13% Reuters poll Exports to China +0.8% y/y (previous month +10.6%) May imports +26.7% y/y vs +19.75% in poll Finance ministry expects June exports +11% to +15% y/y Outlook good on chip demand, Ukraine war an uncertainty Adds official's comment, paragraph 10 TAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports rose for a 23rd straight month in May on the back of sustained demand for technology, despite China's tough COVID-19 lockdowns, and the government said the outlook was good even as the Ukraine war and inflation cast shadows on demand. Many companies expect global chip shortages to last at least for the rest of the year, which will continue to fill Taiwanese semiconductor firms' order books.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics. Taiwan May exports +12.5% y/y vs +13% Reuters poll Exports to China +0.8% y/y (previous month +10.6%) May imports +26.7% y/y vs +19.75% in poll Finance ministry expects June exports +11% to +15% y/y Outlook good on chip demand, Ukraine war an uncertainty Adds official\'s comment, paragraph 10 TAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s exports rose for a 23rd straight month in May on the back of sustained demand for technology, despite China\'s tough COVID-19 lockdowns, and the government said the outlook was good even as the Ukraine war and inflation cast shadows on demand. Ministry official Beatrice Tsai told reporters that demand from China had not vanished but had just been "postponed", and now China that is opening up again it will support June exports.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-has-gained-over-%24171-billion-on-these-4-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has a knack for making money. Since taking the reins of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, he\'s led the company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) to an annualized return of 20.1%. In aggregate, we\'re talking about a greater than 3,600,000% return, through Dec. 31, 2021.\nAlthough there are a number of factors that play an important role in the Oracle of Omaha\'s success, a strong case can be made that his willingness to hold onto his winners for extended periods is the foundation that Buffett\'s massive outperformance has been built upon.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBeing patient and thinking long-term has allowed Warren Buffett and his investing team to rack up more than $171 billion in unrealized gains, not including dividends, from just four stocks.\nApple: $100.8 billion in unrealized gains (author estimate)\nEvery year, Warren Buffett publishes a letter to Berkshire Hathaway\'s shareholders that, among other things, contains the company\'s cost basis for its largest holdings. This often makes it easy to calculate Berkshire\'s unrealized gain on any of its core investment holdings.\nBut with Buffett\'s company buying approximately $600 million worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) during the first quarter -- and us not knowing the exact cost basis of those shares -- we\'re left to some guesswork. Working with the assumption that Buffett and his team acquired nearly 3.8 million shares at an average of $158 per share (around $600 million, as per Buffett\'s own comments) yields a cost basis of $34.77 on the more than 911 million shares of Apple Berkshire owns. Based on Apple\'s closing price last week of $145.38, Buffett and company are up an estimated $100.8 billion on their investment.\nApple represents the ultimate no-brainer investment for the Oracle of Omaha. It\'s a company with an incredibly loyal following and an easily recognizable brand. Apple has historically relied on a combination of customer loyalty and innovation to drive both sales and profits higher.\nYet what\'s interesting about the largest publicly traded company in the U.S. is that it\'s in the midst of a multiyear transition. CEO Tim Cook is overseeing a push that emphasizes subscription services. While this doesn\'t mean Apple is abandoning the iPhone and other bread-and-butter products that made it such a beloved company, it does demonstrate the company\'s evolution and understanding that services can reduce the revenue lumpiness associated with product replacement cycles.\nImage source: American Express.\nAmerican Express: $24 billion in unrealized gains\nWarren Buffett\'s second longest-held stock, American Express (NYSE: AXP), also happens to be Berkshire Hathaway\'s second most profitable, on a nominal, unrealized basis. The 151.6 million shares of AmEx Buffett\'s company owns were worth $25.3 billion, as of this past weekend. With a cost basis of $1.287 billion, this works out to a $24 billion unrealized gain.\nBuffett has always been a big fan of financial stocks like American Express due to their cyclical nature. Even though recessions are inevitable, they usually last for a couple of quarters. Comparatively, periods of expansion can go on for years, if not a decade. Because American Express generates processing revenue from merchant transactions, as well as interest income and fees from its cardholders, it\'s able to double-dip and really take advantage of long-winded bull markets.\nAnother not-so-subtle secret up American Express\'s sleeve is its ability to court well-to-do clients. People with higher incomes are less susceptible to economic "hiccups" and more likely to continue paying their bills on time. Drawing in affluent clientele has helped AmEx navigate economic downturns better than most lenders.\nI\'d also be remiss if I didn\'t mention that AmEx\'s $2.08 base annual payout works out to a 24.5% annual yield relative to Berkshire\'s average cost of $8.49 per share.\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\nCoca-Cola: $23.9 billion in unrealized gains\nNipping at AmEx\'s heels in the nominal return department is Buffett\'s longest-held stock, beverage behemoth Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Berkshire Hathaway\'s 400 million shares of Coke were worth about $25.2 billion as of this past weekend, which is well above the company\'s $1.299 billion cost basis.\nCoca-Cola may be a relatively boring company these days, but it still checks all the appropriate boxes for a Warren Buffett investment. For example, no consumer goods company has better brand recognition than Coca-Cola. According to a study conducted by Kantar, Coca-Cola was the most popular fast-moving consumer goods brand for a ninth consecutive year, as of 2020.\nIt\'s also a company with superior geographic sales diversity. Coke operates in all but three countries worldwide: Cuba, North Korea, and Russia. The latter is due to Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine. Having numerous successful beverage brands globally allows the company to rake in highly predictable cash flow in developed countries, while boosting its organic sales potential in faster-growing emerging markets.\nWarren Buffett is a big supporter of Coca-Cola\'s dividend as well. Coke has increased its base annual payout in each of the past 60 years. Considering that Buffett\'s company has an approximate cost basis of $3.25/share on Coca-Cola, the beverage giant\'s $1.76 base annual payout equates to a jaw-dropping 54% annual yield on cost.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBank of America: $22.7 billion in unrealized gains\nThe fourth stock that\'s helped Warren Buffett to more than $171 billion in unrealized gains is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Buffett\'s annual letter to shareholders lists a cost basis of $14.63 billion on the more than 1.03 billion shares of BofA owned by Berkshire Hathaway. But as of this past weekend, those shares had a market value of $37.4 billion, which works out to an unrealized gain of about $22.7 billion.\nSimilar to the macro thesis supporting American Express, Buffett is a big believer in owning bank stocks for the long term to take advantage of the natural expansion of the U.S. and global economy. Despite inevitable short-term recessions and economic pullbacks, long-running expansions allow bank stocks like BofA to grow their outstanding loans, bring in additional deposits, and generate significant income.\nArguably the greatest aspect of Bank of America is its interest rate sensitivity. No money-center bank will see its interest income affected more by rate movements than BofA. With the Federal Reserve aggressively hiking interest rates to tame inflation, Bank of America is poised to generate billions of dollars in added net interest income over the coming quarters and years.\nBank stocks like BofA also support sizable capital return programs, when allowed by the Fed. CEO Brian Moynihan isn\'t afraid to boost both BofA\'s dividend and share buyback program to reward his company\'s patient shareholders. The Oracle of Omaha loves investing in companies that buy back their stock and boost dividend payments over time.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America and American Express are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But with Buffett's company buying approximately $600 million worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) during the first quarter -- and us not knowing the exact cost basis of those shares -- we're left to some guesswork. Although there are a number of factors that play an important role in the Oracle of Omaha's success, a strong case can be made that his willingness to hold onto his winners for extended periods is the foundation that Buffett's massive outperformance has been built upon. Apple: $100.8 billion in unrealized gains (author estimate) Every year, Warren Buffett publishes a letter to Berkshire Hathaway's shareholders that, among other things, contains the company's cost basis for its largest holdings.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But with Buffett's company buying approximately $600 million worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) during the first quarter -- and us not knowing the exact cost basis of those shares -- we're left to some guesswork. Apple: $100.8 billion in unrealized gains (author estimate) Every year, Warren Buffett publishes a letter to Berkshire Hathaway's shareholders that, among other things, contains the company's cost basis for its largest holdings. American Express: $24 billion in unrealized gains Warren Buffett's second longest-held stock, American Express (NYSE: AXP), also happens to be Berkshire Hathaway's second most profitable, on a nominal, unrealized basis.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Has Gained Over $171 Billion On These 4 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "But with Buffett's company buying approximately $600 million worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) during the first quarter -- and us not knowing the exact cost basis of those shares -- we're left to some guesswork. American Express: $24 billion in unrealized gains Warren Buffett's second longest-held stock, American Express (NYSE: AXP), also happens to be Berkshire Hathaway's second most profitable, on a nominal, unrealized basis. Berkshire Hathaway's 400 million shares of Coke were worth about $25.2 billion as of this past weekend, which is well above the company's $1.299 billion cost basis.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But with Buffett's company buying approximately $600 million worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) during the first quarter -- and us not knowing the exact cost basis of those shares -- we're left to some guesswork. American Express: $24 billion in unrealized gains Warren Buffett's second longest-held stock, American Express (NYSE: AXP), also happens to be Berkshire Hathaway's second most profitable, on a nominal, unrealized basis. Bank of America: $22.7 billion in unrealized gains The fourth stock that's helped Warren Buffett to more than $171 billion in unrealized gains is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-may-export-growth-steady-despite-supply-chain-snarls-outlook-positive', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts, adds details\nTaiwan May exports +12.5% y/y vs +13% Reuters poll\nExports to China +0.8% y/y (previous month +10.6%)\nMay imports +26.7% y/y vs +19.75% in poll\nFinance ministry expects June exports +11% to +15% y/y\nOutlook good on chip demand, Ukraine war an uncertainty\nTAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s exports rose for a 23rd straight month in May on the back of sustained demand for technology despite China\'s tough COVID-19 lockdowns, and the government said the outlook was good even as the Ukraine war and inflation cast shadows on demand.\nExports rose 12.5% in May from a year earlier to $42.08 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, the second highest monthly figure on record.\nThat was slower than the 18.8% leap recorded in April, but largely in line with the forecast from a Reuters survey of analysts for a 13% rise for the month.\nThe ministry attributed the May growth to strong technology demand, even as China\'s strict COVID-19 lockdowns "disrupted some export momentum".\nExports of electronics components rose 25.9% in May to $16.71 billion, with semiconductor exports jumping 28.3% from a year earlier.\nMany companies expect global chip shortages to last at least for the rest of the year, which will continue to fill Taiwanese semiconductor firms\' order books.\nFirms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics.\nThe finance ministry warned of uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and inflationary pressures, but said the outlook continued to be bright for semiconductors for applications including in the auto sector.\nMay exports to China, Taiwan\'s largest trading partner, grew an annual 0.8% to $15.81 billion, compared with a 10.6% on-year rise in April, as many cities remained under lockdown. China has begun to relax virus restrictions in some places in recent weeks, though analysts say its zero tolerance COVID policy is a major risk factor that could extend into next year.\nExports to the United States were up 15.5%, slower than a 26.6% jump recorded the previous month.\nChina will release its May trade data on Thursday.\nTaiwan\'s May imports rose 26.7% to $39.68 billion, a historic high and better than economists\' expectations of a 19.75% rise, after an increase of 26.7% in April.\nTaiwan could see June exports increase in the range of 11% to 15% from a year earlier, the finance ministry said.\n(Reporting by Jeanny Kao and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Kim Coghill)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics. The finance ministry warned of uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and inflationary pressures, but said the outlook continued to be bright for semiconductors for applications including in the auto sector. China has begun to relax virus restrictions in some places in recent weeks, though analysts say its zero tolerance COVID policy is a major risk factor that could extend into next year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics. Recasts, adds details Taiwan May exports +12.5% y/y vs +13% Reuters poll Exports to China +0.8% y/y (previous month +10.6%) May imports +26.7% y/y vs +19.75% in poll Finance ministry expects June exports +11% to +15% y/y Outlook good on chip demand, Ukraine war an uncertainty TAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports rose for a 23rd straight month in May on the back of sustained demand for technology despite China's tough COVID-19 lockdowns, and the government said the outlook was good even as the Ukraine war and inflation cast shadows on demand. Exports of electronics components rose 25.9% in May to $16.71 billion, with semiconductor exports jumping 28.3% from a year earlier.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan May export growth steady despite supply chain snarls, outlook positive', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics. Recasts, adds details Taiwan May exports +12.5% y/y vs +13% Reuters poll Exports to China +0.8% y/y (previous month +10.6%) May imports +26.7% y/y vs +19.75% in poll Finance ministry expects June exports +11% to +15% y/y Outlook good on chip demand, Ukraine war an uncertainty TAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports rose for a 23rd straight month in May on the back of sustained demand for technology despite China's tough COVID-19 lockdowns, and the government said the outlook was good even as the Ukraine war and inflation cast shadows on demand. Exports rose 12.5% in May from a year earlier to $42.08 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, the second highest monthly figure on record.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer electronics. Recasts, adds details Taiwan May exports +12.5% y/y vs +13% Reuters poll Exports to China +0.8% y/y (previous month +10.6%) May imports +26.7% y/y vs +19.75% in poll Finance ministry expects June exports +11% to +15% y/y Outlook good on chip demand, Ukraine war an uncertainty TAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports rose for a 23rd straight month in May on the back of sustained demand for technology despite China's tough COVID-19 lockdowns, and the government said the outlook was good even as the Ukraine war and inflation cast shadows on demand. Exports rose 12.5% in May from a year earlier to $42.08 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, the second highest monthly figure on record."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-new-car-software-no-threat-complements-our-products-says-panasonic', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Panasonic Holdings Corp 6752.T does not see Apple's AAPL.O new software for car dashboards as a threat, its automotive business unit said.\nApple Inc AAPL.O on Monday announced it planned greater integration of its software into core driving systems, showing off a new car dashboard that it said would be able to display data on speed, fuel and gas mileage.\n(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; editing by Jason Neely)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Panasonic Holdings Corp 6752.T does not see Apple's AAPL.O new software for car dashboards as a threat, its automotive business unit said. Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday announced it planned greater integration of its software into core driving systems, showing off a new car dashboard that it said would be able to display data on speed, fuel and gas mileage. (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; editing by Jason Neely) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Panasonic Holdings Corp 6752.T does not see Apple's AAPL.O new software for car dashboards as a threat, its automotive business unit said. Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday announced it planned greater integration of its software into core driving systems, showing off a new car dashboard that it said would be able to display data on speed, fuel and gas mileage. (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; editing by Jason Neely) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's new car software no threat, complements our products, says Panasonic", 'news_lexrank_summary': "TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Panasonic Holdings Corp 6752.T does not see Apple's AAPL.O new software for car dashboards as a threat, its automotive business unit said. Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday announced it planned greater integration of its software into core driving systems, showing off a new car dashboard that it said would be able to display data on speed, fuel and gas mileage. (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; editing by Jason Neely) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Panasonic Holdings Corp 6752.T does not see Apple's AAPL.O new software for car dashboards as a threat, its automotive business unit said. Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday announced it planned greater integration of its software into core driving systems, showing off a new car dashboard that it said would be able to display data on speed, fuel and gas mileage. (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; editing by Jason Neely) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 147.4600067138672, 'high': 149.8699951171875, 'open': 148.5800018310547, 'close': 147.9600067138672, 'ema_50': 153.8745668943013, 'rsi_14': 60.317920923289286, 'target': 142.63999938964844, 'volume': 53950200.0, 'ema_200': 157.41763751077906, 'adj_close': 146.69012451171875, 'rsi_lag_1': 49.37307911397203, 'rsi_lag_2': 50.691251368544805, 'rsi_lag_3': 48.04343421757905, 'rsi_lag_4': 60.07454874974276, 'rsi_lag_5': 52.49042843932235, 'macd_lag_1': -2.460543022906876, 'macd_lag_2': -2.8375769246326, 'macd_lag_3': -3.0158619672837688, 'macd_lag_4': -3.1221701705929377, 'macd_lag_5': -3.806044897678987, 'macd_12_26_9': -2.1969347748550376, 'macds_12_26_9': -3.4263583832174005}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 23.739999771118164, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 24.780000686645508, 'Open': 24.3700008392334, 'Close': 23.959999084472656, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 23.959999084472656}, {'Low': 1.0673270225524902, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 1.0748296976089478, 'Open': 1.0698620080947876, 'Close': 1.0698620080947876, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 1.0698620080947876}, {'Low': 1.2515017986297607, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 1.258985996246338, 'Open': 1.258605718612671, 'Close': 1.2587324380874634, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 1.2587324380874634}, {'Low': 6.661799907684326, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 6.694499969482422, 'Open': 6.669700145721436, 'Close': 6.669700145721436, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 6.669700145721436}, {'Low': 119.3000030517578, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 123.18000030517578, 'Open': 119.79000091552734, 'Close': 122.11000061035156, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 340591, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 122.11000061035156}, {'Low': 0.7176602482795715, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 0.7234424352645874, 'Open': 0.7220602631568909, 'Close': 0.7220602631568909, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 0.7220602631568909}, {'Low': 2.98799991607666, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 3.039999961853028, 'Open': 3.009000062942505, 'Close': 3.0290000438690186, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 3.0290000438690186}, {'Low': 132.73300170898438, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 134.43600463867188, 'Open': 132.8470001220703, 'Close': 132.8470001220703, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 132.8470001220703}, {'Low': 102.2699966430664, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 102.77999877929688, 'Open': 102.38999938964844, 'Close': 102.54000091552734, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 102.54000091552734}, {'Low': 1844.4000244140625, 'Date': '2022-06-08', 'High': 1855.0, 'Open': 1844.800048828125, 'Close': 1851.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 218, 'date_str': '2022-06-08', 'Adj Close': 1851.9000244140625}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-06-09': 142.63999938964844, '2022-06-10': 137.1300048828125, '2022-06-13': 131.8800048828125, '2022-06-14': 132.75999450683594, '2022-06-15': 135.42999267578125, '2022-06-16': 130.05999755859375, '2022-06-17': 131.55999755859375, '2022-06-21': 135.8699951171875, '2022-06-22': 135.35000610351562}, '1_month_later': {'2022-07-08': 147.0399932861328}, '3_months_later': {'2022-09-08': 154.4600067138672}, '6_months_later': {'2022-12-08': 142.64999389648438}, '12_months_later': {'2023-06-08': 180.57000732421875}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) has fared better with a 15% drop.\nCupertino’s financial performance in the first half of the year does not warrant the kind of negative sentiment seen toward the stock. The company reported record March quarter revenue for the calendar-year first quarter. Services revenue was at an all-time high and all other hardware products, barring the iPad, turned in record revenues.\nThe company persisted with its massive shareholder return policy by paying out dividends and buying back stock. It has also built up a war chest with cash and cash equivalents of $28.098 billion at the end of the March quarter. Taking into consideration marketable securities, the cash position was a whopping $193 billion.\nSo, what drove the negative reaction to the stock?\nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple Inc. $142.64\nChina Spooks Apple\nApple ticked all boxes with its fundamental performance during this lean period. The only minor irritant investors had to contend with was the company’s disclosure that it will take a $4 billion to $8 billion hit from supply disruptions. Apple was not alone in facing supply woes as Covid-19 lockdowns in China were beginning to bite high-profile big techs.\n7 of the Hottest ETFs to Buy Right Now\nChina is a key supplier to the world given the cheap labor, lax regulatory requirements, and low taxes and duties. Foreign direct investments in China climbed 26.1% year-over-year for the January to April timeframe to $74.47 billion, with investments from Germany and the U.S. increasing by over 80% and 50%, respectively.\nA lot has been said about diversifying production away from China. But not much progress has been made on this front. Apple has recently shifted some of its production to Vietnam and India. Additionally, it has reportedly asked its component suppliers to build manufacturing plants outside of China.\nThe situation in China has not only impacted production, but also demand. China is one of the key consumer markets for many high-tech goods. Apple’s March quarter results showed that revenue from Greater China — a term used to refer to mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan — rose a mere 3.5% year-over-year. Sequentially, Greater China revenue fell 28.9%.\nIn Apple’s Resilience we Trust\nThe Covid-19 situation is improving in China. Shanghai has lifted the months-long shutdown and Apple’s suppliers are slowly picking up their shreds.\nThe tech behemoth’s setback could have a transitory effect, but the company looks well set to shrug off the near-term uncertainties. Apple’s software-focused annual Worldwide Developers Conference got underway on Jun. 6. The company was expected to announce its newest operating systems, the iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and Watch OS 9.\nSome also expect Apple to share more details of its mixed reality headset and the realityOS, which will likely power the device. A launch, however, is unlikely before 2023.\nApple could have at least two hardware launch events in the fall. The next iPhone iteration — the iPhone 14 — will be unveiled in late September or October. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a tweet in late May that the China lockdowns have not impacted the company’s shipping plan for the iPhone 14 models.\nAmong the variants, production of the “iPhone 14 Max is running behind, but it’s still under control currently,” the analyst said. He expressed confidence that “suppliers can work overtime to catch up with the schedule.”\nEven as Apple toils hard to keep things ticking with its hardware sale, it has built up a formidable services subscription business. Paid subscriptions on Apple’s platform were at 825 million at the end of the March quarter, up 165 million over the past year. The business encompassing fitness apps, news bundles, television, music streaming and gaming should remain resilient in the wake of the economic uncertainties.\nAAPL Stock Is Selling for Cheap\nIn all likelihood, Apple will be in for strong growth over the next 12 to 18 months, according to Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives. His confidence is based on the prospect for the iPhones:\n“The stickiness of the iPhone upgrade cycle is being underestimated by investors in our opinion as we estimate that roughly 240 million of Apple’s 1 billion iPhones have not been upgraded to a new smartphone in roughly 3.5 years.”\nApple’s products may be selling for a premium, but at least its stock is well within grasp, given the pullback. The stock is trading at a trailing twelve-month price-to-earnings multiple of 22.33, slightly lower than the previous two-year low of 22.34, according to data from Guru Focus.\nApple stock jumped 30% between July 2021 and December 2021 compared to a mere 3.5% gain in the first half of the year. When the current headwinds end, there is all possibility that the stock comes back stronger.\nThe average analysts’ price target for Apple stock is $187.22, suggesting over 31% upside from current levels.\nOn the date of publication, Shanthi Rexaline did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Buy Apple Stock Now To Profit From Second-Half Rally appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) hasn’t been immune to the recent market meltdown that was led by tech stocks. AAPL stock has pulled back about 19% year-to-date (YTD) compared to a steeper 24% plunge by the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ). Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $142.64 China Spooks Apple Apple ticked all boxes with its fundamental performance during this lean period.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) hasn’t been immune to the recent market meltdown that was led by tech stocks. Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $142.64 China Spooks Apple Apple ticked all boxes with its fundamental performance during this lean period. AAPL stock has pulled back about 19% year-to-date (YTD) compared to a steeper 24% plunge by the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ).', 'news_article_title': 'Buy Apple Stock Now To Profit From Second-Half Rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) hasn’t been immune to the recent market meltdown that was led by tech stocks. AAPL stock has pulled back about 19% year-to-date (YTD) compared to a steeper 24% plunge by the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ). Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $142.64 China Spooks Apple Apple ticked all boxes with its fundamental performance during this lean period.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) hasn’t been immune to the recent market meltdown that was led by tech stocks. Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $142.64 China Spooks Apple Apple ticked all boxes with its fundamental performance during this lean period. AAPL stock has pulled back about 19% year-to-date (YTD) compared to a steeper 24% plunge by the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-asian-stocks-track-global-shares-lower-u.s.-cpi-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stella Qiu and Alun John\nBEIJING/HONG KONG, June 10 (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Friday, while the dollar held on to its overnight gains, after rate hike guidance from the European Central Bank and upcoming U.S. inflation data unnerved investors.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 1.2% in early Asian trade, weighed down by drops of 1.5% in Hong Kong .HSI, 0.8% in resources-heavy Australia .AXJO and 1.6% in South Korea .KS11.\nJapan\'s Nikkei .N225 fell 1.2%.\nTech giants listed in Hong Kong .HSTECH were hit hard, with their sub-index opening 2.9% lower. Hong Kong shares of Alibaba 9988.HK fell 3.3% after affiliate Ant Group said it had no plan to initiate an initial public offering. This was a response to media reports that Beijing had approved relaunching the IPO.\nAlibaba shares BABA.N in the U.S. slid 8.1% overnight.\nMarket sentiment in China has been soured by renewed restrictions in Beijing and Shanghai as new COVID-19 cases have emerged. Multiple districts in Beijing are shutting down entertainment venues, while most citizens in Shanghai are facing new rounds of mass testing to prevent a new outbreak.\nOn Thursday, the European Central Bank ended a long-running stimulus scheme and said it would deliver next month its first interest rate rise since 2011, followed by a potentially larger move in September.\nWhile the ECB decision was widely expected, the possibility of a larger rise in September weighed on sentiment. The euro zone economy is grappling with slowing growth and soaring inflation exacerbated by a months-long Ukraine war.\n"Global equities came under pressure after the ECB delivered its guidance, and (ECB President Christine) Lagarde noted upside inflation risks," said analysts at ANZ in a note on Friday.\n"And with energy prices still pushing higher, it is not yet clear that inflation has peaked. Fed guidance and policy actions may have to turn more hawkish for longer. Financial markets are nervous."\nFor months, markets have focused on how fast central banks have been moving to curb inflation. Investors now expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 50 basis points next week, especially if U.S. consumer price data on Friday confirms elevated inflation.\nThe consensus forecast sees a year-over-year inflation rate for May of 8.3%, unchanged from April.\nShares on Wall Street tumbled as the market awaited the price data. The S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC fell more than 2% in their biggest daily percentage declines since mid-May, with mega-cap growth stocks leading the way.\nApple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 3.6% and 4.2%, respectively.\nWhile some investors have been hopeful that inflation may have peaked, a recent run higher in oil prices to a 13-week high has dented that optimism, boosting the appeal of the safe-haven dollar.\nIn currency markets, the U.S. dollar =USD retained its broad strength against a basket of major currencies, hovering around its highest level in three weeks. The euro EUR= wallowed at a 2-1/2 week low while the yen JPY= gained 0.16% against the greenback, pulling away from a 20-year low.\nOn Friday, moves in U.S. Treasuries were largely muted. The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR rose slightly to 3.0566%, compared with its U.S. close of 3.042% on Thursday.\nThe two-year yield US2YT=RR, which rises with traders\' expectations of higher Fed fund rates, touched 2.8319%, compared with a U.S. close of 2.817%.\nOil prices dipped after parts of Shanghai imposed new lockdown measures. Still, strong gains in refined products supported crude prices near three-month highs.\nU.S. crude futures CLc1 fell 0.16% to $121.33 a barrel and Brent LCOc1 settled 0.2% lower at $122.81.\nGold edged down on Friday and headed for a weekly fall, as Treasury yields rose. Spot gold XAU= was traded at $1,846.4949 per ounce. GOL/\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Reporting by Stella Qiu and Alun John; Editing by Bradley Perrett)\n(([email protected]; 86-10-66271289;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 3.6% and 4.2%, respectively. By Stella Qiu and Alun John BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 10 (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Friday, while the dollar held on to its overnight gains, after rate hike guidance from the European Central Bank and upcoming U.S. inflation data unnerved investors. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 1.2% in early Asian trade, weighed down by drops of 1.5% in Hong Kong .HSI, 0.8% in resources-heavy Australia .AXJO and 1.6% in South Korea .KS11.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 3.6% and 4.2%, respectively. By Stella Qiu and Alun John BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 10 (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Friday, while the dollar held on to its overnight gains, after rate hike guidance from the European Central Bank and upcoming U.S. inflation data unnerved investors. Hong Kong shares of Alibaba 9988.HK fell 3.3% after affiliate Ant Group said it had no plan to initiate an initial public offering.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks track global shares lower, U.S. CPI in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 3.6% and 4.2%, respectively. By Stella Qiu and Alun John BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 10 (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Friday, while the dollar held on to its overnight gains, after rate hike guidance from the European Central Bank and upcoming U.S. inflation data unnerved investors. While some investors have been hopeful that inflation may have peaked, a recent run higher in oil prices to a 13-week high has dented that optimism, boosting the appeal of the safe-haven dollar.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 3.6% and 4.2%, respectively. By Stella Qiu and Alun John BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 10 (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Friday, while the dollar held on to its overnight gains, after rate hike guidance from the European Central Bank and upcoming U.S. inflation data unnerved investors. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 1.2% in early Asian trade, weighed down by drops of 1.5% in Hong Kong .HSI, 0.8% in resources-heavy Australia .AXJO and 1.6% in South Korea .KS11."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-the-bull-and-bear-cases-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The stock market is having a very lackluster 2022 so far. The S&P 500 has contracted 13% since the start of the year, and the Nasdaq Composite, which is heavy with technology stocks, which can be more speculative, has toppled 23% in the same time frame. Equities continue to battle an unfavorable economic and geopolitical environment that includes 40-year high inflation, higher interest rates, and concerns about the war between Russia and Ukraine.\nEven some of the world's star companies, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), have been wounded by the current macro climate. The iPhone maker's business has held up very nicely compared to other big tech companies like FAANG counterparts Netflix and Meta Platforms, yet the stock has been punished, sinking 18% year to date.\nLet's discuss Apple's bull and bear case to help investors decide if they should add the stock to their portfolios now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhat's looking good?\nUnlike many of its technology peers, Apple's business hasn't seemed to suffer from the macro headwinds. In its second quarter of 2022, which ended on March 26, the company beat analysts' estimates for both revenue and earnings. Both total sales and diluted earnings per share grew 8.6% year over year in the quarter. The tech giant's products segment, which represented 80% of total revenue, had a very strong outing during the quarter, as each product category, excluding iPad, experienced sales growth year over year. The products segment includes iPhone, Mac, iPad, and wearables, Home, and accessories.\nApple's services segment, which includes the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iCloud, and other subscription businesses, expanded at a rapid clip once again in the most recent quarter. Its total sales were nearly $20 billion, equal to 17.3% growth year over year, and the segment's gross margin expanded 254 basis points to 72.6%. Steady expansion from its products segment is a plus, but the company's growth trajectory is highly dependent on its services category. Fortunately for Apple and its shareholders, the company's $28.1 billion in cash and cash equivalents provides more than enough funding to develop this business further.\nThe latest sell-off has also soothed the tech leader's valuation. At the start of the year, the company was trading around 30 times earnings, which is notably higher than its five-year mean price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 23.1. Today, however, the stock has a P/E of 24.1, which represents a much more reasonable valuation.\nWhat's keeping investors away?\nBoasting a market capitalization of $2.4 trillion, Apple is an enormous company, which in turn limits its ability to grow like it once did. Analysts expect the tech juggernaut's top line to reach $394 billion in fiscal year 2022, indicating 7.7% growth year over year, and its bottom line to increase 9.4% to $6.14 per share. In 2023, Wall Street projects total revenue to climb just 5.6% to $416.2 billion and earnings per share to ascend 6.8% to $6.56.\nWhile the stock's P/E has dropped to around 24, one could argue that there are more attractively priced stocks out there when considering growth rates. For instance, its fellow FAANG peer Alphabet is currently trading at 21.2 times earnings while projected to grow its bottom line by 18.7% in 2023, according to Wall Street analysts. With expectations that growth will continue to slow for Apple moving forward, it's not unreasonable to assume that certain investors will eventually fall out of love with the stock. And provided its subpar dividend yield of only 0.60%, the company may not be able to attract dividend and value investors, either.\nI believe in the long-term picture\nIn today's sagging market, Apple extends investors a valid buying opportunity. Its resilient business model, extraordinary balance sheet, and lower P/E serve as compelling reasons to buy the stock right now. Despite its slowing growth, I believe the company will continue to deliver market-beating returns in the long run. It's time to take advantage of the stock market's shortsightedness by accumulating shares of this tech giant today.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Luke Meindl has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Even some of the world's star companies, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), have been wounded by the current macro climate. Equities continue to battle an unfavorable economic and geopolitical environment that includes 40-year high inflation, higher interest rates, and concerns about the war between Russia and Ukraine. The iPhone maker's business has held up very nicely compared to other big tech companies like FAANG counterparts Netflix and Meta Platforms, yet the stock has been punished, sinking 18% year to date.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Even some of the world's star companies, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), have been wounded by the current macro climate. Analysts expect the tech juggernaut's top line to reach $394 billion in fiscal year 2022, indicating 7.7% growth year over year, and its bottom line to increase 9.4% to $6.14 per share. For instance, its fellow FAANG peer Alphabet is currently trading at 21.2 times earnings while projected to grow its bottom line by 18.7% in 2023, according to Wall Street analysts.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: The Bull and Bear Cases Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Even some of the world's star companies, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), have been wounded by the current macro climate. The tech giant's products segment, which represented 80% of total revenue, had a very strong outing during the quarter, as each product category, excluding iPad, experienced sales growth year over year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Even some of the world's star companies, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), have been wounded by the current macro climate. The tech giant's products segment, which represented 80% of total revenue, had a very strong outing during the quarter, as each product category, excluding iPad, experienced sales growth year over year. Apple's services segment, which includes the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iCloud, and other subscription businesses, expanded at a rapid clip once again in the most recent quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/blackrock-owns-these-3-high-quality-stocks-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) is an ETF managed by BlackRock (BLK) with the objective of investing in high-quality U.S. stocks. QUAL\'s investment thesis requires a stock to exhibit lucrative return metrics, a robust balance sheet, and a sound market share.\nThe current economic environment has an appetite for quality stocks, as they provide the most resistance to rising interest rates and general contractions of the economy. Thus, I\'ve identified three iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF-owned stocks that I\'m bullish on.\nNike (NKE)\nConsumer cyclical stocks usually don\'t perform well during economic downturns. However, Nike holds a solid market position, allowing it to be a counter-cyclical stock.\nThe apparel giant revealed illustrious organic sales growth in its latest earnings report, released earlier this year. Nike\'s Direct sales and Brand Digital sales grew 15% and 19%, respectively, implying that the firm\'s growth trend could last into perpetuity.\nFurthermore, Nike\'s return metrics are in good territory. First of all, its return on common equity of 45.74% is 26.7% higher than its five-year average, implying that investors\' money is being deployed efficiently. Secondly, Nike\'s levered free cash flow margin (7.74%) adds to the argument that the firm\'s return metrics are sound, as it provides cash-based evidence.\nNike stock is considerably undervalued. The stock\'s price-to-earnings ratio is at a 31.6% discount to its five-year average, meaning that the market hasn\'t yet priced the firm\'s earnings-per-share potential. Moreover, Nike\'s TTM PEG ratio of 0.42 implies that the company\'s earnings-per-share growth is outstanding and underpriced.\nTurning to Wall Street, Nike earns a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 19 Buys and seven Hold ratings assigned in the past three months. The average NKE stock price target of $158.70 implies 33.8% upside potential.\nApple (AAPL)\nApple\'s strength lies in its integration strategy. The firm\'s ability to integrate vertically with software and hardware offerings allows it to obtain synergies that few enterprises have. Additionally, Apple\'s horizontal integration stems from a wide range of product offerings that cater to various markets with unique use cases.\nFurthermore, Apple\'s constant will to innovate is probably what will continue setting it apart from its competitors. For instance, the company\'s working on entering the "buy now, pay later" market with an iBank offering that will allow users to split their Apple Pay purchases into installments.\nThe stock is undervalued from a quantitative vantage point, as Apple\'s price-to-earnings ratio of 24x is accompanied by a TTM PEG ratio of 0.64x. In addition, Apple\'s balance sheet and income metrics embody its growth potential, with its return on equity standing at an astounding 149%.\nTurning to Wall Street, Apple earns a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 21 Buys and six Hold ratings assigned in the past three months. The average Apple stock price target of $187.22 implies 31.3% upside potential.\nVisa (V)\nUBS (UBS) analyst Keith Parker recently included Visa in his list of quality stocks to buy that could survive a recession. Visa has an enormous market share, assisting it in smoothing its top-line earnings. The company\'s interlinkage to e-commerce growth and pandemic re-openings means that it\'s a strong prospect at the moment.\nVisa\'s CFO, Vasant Prabhu, recently elaborated on consumer spending and stated that: "You\'re seeing the pendulum swing, and so, where we see the greatest growth right now is in things people couldn\'t do before like travel, like restaurants, like entertainment, and so on."\nPrabhu\'s claims can be substantiated by Visa\'s earnings momentum. During its second quarter, Visa beat its earnings target by 14 cents per share, as payment volumes rose by 17% year-over-year. Moreover, the company\'s cross-border transactions increased 47% during the quarter, conveying the importance of re-openings to the firm\'s business model.\nFrom a quantitative point of view, Visa\'s quality stems from its profitability metrics and balance sheet. The latter is illustrated by the company\'s Piotroski score, which stands strong, at 8, demonstrating sound operational efficiency. While the prior can be backed up by Visa\'s impressive return on common equity ratio of about 40%.\nTurning to Wall Street, Visa earns a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 14 Buys and two Hold ratings assigned in the past three months. The average Visa stock price forecast of $267.81 implies 29.9% upside potential.\nConcluding Thoughts\nQuality stocks will likely outperform the market for the foreseeable future, as they possess the necessary properties to sustain growth during economic downturns. BlackRock\'s iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF provides an array of significantly undervalued quality stocks. Nike, Apple, and Visa are the pick of the bunch.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Apple's strength lies in its integration strategy. QUAL's investment thesis requires a stock to exhibit lucrative return metrics, a robust balance sheet, and a sound market share. Secondly, Nike's levered free cash flow margin (7.74%) adds to the argument that the firm's return metrics are sound, as it provides cash-based evidence.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Apple's strength lies in its integration strategy. Turning to Wall Street, Nike earns a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 19 Buys and seven Hold ratings assigned in the past three months. Turning to Wall Street, Apple earns a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 21 Buys and six Hold ratings assigned in the past three months.", 'news_article_title': 'BlackRock Owns These 3 High-Quality Stocks; Should You?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Apple's strength lies in its integration strategy. QUAL's investment thesis requires a stock to exhibit lucrative return metrics, a robust balance sheet, and a sound market share. The stock's price-to-earnings ratio is at a 31.6% discount to its five-year average, meaning that the market hasn't yet priced the firm's earnings-per-share potential.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Apple's strength lies in its integration strategy. Turning to Wall Street, Nike earns a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 19 Buys and seven Hold ratings assigned in the past three months. Turning to Wall Street, Apple earns a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 21 Buys and six Hold ratings assigned in the past three months."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-etf-ideas-for-the-second-half-of-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(0:45) - Breaking Down The Stock Market's Recent Volatility\n(5:45) - Can The Fed Stop A Recession From Happening?\n(10:30) - How Should You Position Your Portfolio In The Current Environment\n(15:00) - State Street's Suite Of ETFs: QUS, STY & SPYV\n(19:50) - What Sectors Perform The Best During High Inflation?\n(25:30) - Breaking Down The Current Fund Flow Trends: Where Are People Investing Right Now?\n [email protected]\n In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors. We discuss the market outlook and investing strategies for the second half of 2022.\nThis year has been very challenging for investors, as concerns regarding surging inflation, rising rates, and a potential economic slowdown continue to weigh on stocks.\nIt remains to be seen whether the Fed will be able to tame inflation without sending the US economy into a recession, but a lot of bad news is already baked into stock prices. If the central bank succeeds in engineering a softish landing, we could see a gradual recovery in the market later this year.\nMatt recommends three strategies for the second half of 2022: 1) emphasize high-quality value in the core, 2) limit duration in pursuit of real income and 3) consider inflation-sensitive alternatives.\nThe SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactor ETF QUS seeks to invest in high-quality and attractively valued firms. Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings.\nThe SPDR S&P Dividend ETF SDY selects companies that have consistently increased their dividend for at least 20 consecutive years. Exxon Mobil XOM and Chevron CVX are among the top holdings.\nThe SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF SPYV holds stocks that exhibit the strongest value characteristics. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) and Johnson & Johnson JNJ are its top holdings.\nFor adding exposure to inflation sensitive assets, investors could consider the SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset Real Return ETF RLY or the SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF GNR.\nTune in to the podcast to learn more.\nMake sure to be on the lookout for the next edition of ETF Spotlight! If you have any comments or questions, please email [email protected].\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports\n \nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\n \nSPDR SSgA MultiAsset Real Return ETF (RLY): ETF Research Reports\n \nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (SPYV): ETF Research Reports\n \nSPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report (10:30) - How Should You Position Your Portfolio In The Current Environment (15:00) - State Street's Suite Of ETFs: QUS, STY & SPYV (19:50) - What Sectors Perform The Best During High Inflation?", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For adding exposure to inflation sensitive assets, investors could consider the SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset Real Return ETF RLY or the SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF GNR.', 'news_article_title': 'Best ETF Ideas for the Second Half of 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-9-2022-%3A-kgc-mo-jd-mro-etwo-baba-pfe-qqq-adpt-aapl-docu', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 3.98 to 12,273.76. The total After hours volume is currently 82,147,290 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nKinross Gold Corporation (KGC) is +0.05 at $4.37, with 7,366,795 shares traded. KGC\'s current last sale is 54.29% of the target price of $8.05.\n\nAltria Group (MO) is -0.07 at $48.59, with 4,259,568 shares traded. MO\'s current last sale is 85.25% of the target price of $57.\n\nJD.com, Inc. (JD) is +0.2 at $61.60, with 4,196,601 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for JD is in the "buy range".\n\nMarathon Oil Corporation (MRO) is unchanged at $31.25, with 3,642,047 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.3. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MRO is in the "buy range".\n\nE2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (ETWO) is unchanged at $8.31, with 3,606,574 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ETWO is in the "strong buy range".\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is unchanged at $109.90, with 3,465,021 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BABA is in the "buy range".\n\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is unchanged at $51.78, with 3,196,356 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PFE is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.15 at $299.55, with 3,092,191 shares traded. This represents a 6.9% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAdaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (ADPT) is +0.45 at $7.95, with 2,518,113 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ADPT is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $142.75, with 2,480,322 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nDocuSign, Inc. (DOCU) is -14.6701 at $72.69, with 2,469,396 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Friday’s Pre-Market: Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Market Opens\n\nAmicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD) is unchanged at $8.55, with 2,448,898 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for FOLD is 10.319477; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $142.75, with 2,480,322 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $142.75, with 2,480,322 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 82,147,290 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 9, 2022 : KGC, MO, JD, MRO, ETWO, BABA, PFE, QQQ, ADPT, AAPL, DOCU, FOLD', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $142.75, with 2,480,322 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". JD.com, Inc. (JD) is +0.2 at $61.60, with 4,196,601 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $142.75, with 2,480,322 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for JD is in the "buy range".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-falls-as-growth-stocks-struggle-with-inflation-reading-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin\nJune 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell in choppy trading on Thursday, as growth and bank stocks slipped amid weaker risk appetite ahead of a closely watched inflation report this week.\nNine of the 11 major S&P sectors traded lower, with energy .SPNY, financials .SPSY and materials .SPLRCM down 1% each. Consumer staples .SPLRCS and consumer discretionary sectors .SPLRCD edged higher.\nApple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O declined 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. Bank of America BAC.N tumbled 2.5%, while the broader banks index .SPXBK shed 1.7%.\nRate-sensitive growth stocks are under pressure as the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR climbed to as much as 3.07%, its highest level since May 11.\nInflation worries came to the fore ahead of the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) report on Friday as Brent crude prices LCOc1 rose above $123 a barrel.\n"There is a straight line read from higher prices at the pump for the U.S. consumer to higher U.S. inflation," said Huw Roberts, head of analytics at Quant Insight.\n"The hope was that Friday\'s CPI report would be ammunition for the peak inflation argument and the crude oil move is upsetting that."\nConsumer prices are expected to have risen 0.7% in May, while the core consumer price index, which excludes the volatile food and energy sectors, rose 0.5% in the month.\nInvestors fear a hot reading on inflation could keep the U.S. Federal Reserve on its path to raise interest rates aggressively against the backdrop of a volatile stock market, strong consumer spending and tight labor conditions.\nThe U.S. central bank has raised its short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point this year and intends to keep at it with 50 basis points increases at its meeting next week and again in July.\n"Right now, we are at the confluence of four headwinds - a slowdown in economic growth rate in the United States, Fed tightening monetary policy, a rise in interest rates and a red hot inflation," said David Sekera, chief U.S. market strategist, at Morningstar.\nAt 12:11 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 172.65 points, or 0.52%, at 32,738.25, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 26.40 points, or 0.64%, at 4,089.37, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 90.96 points, or 0.75%, at 11,995.31.\nAlibaba Group BABA.N slid 7.9% after its affiliate Ant Group said it has no plan to initiate an initial public offering.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 2.2% as the electric automaker sold 32,165 China-made vehicles last month, up sharply from 1,152 in April. Brokerage UBS upgraded the stock to "buy" and raised its profit estimates for the next three years.\nNXP Semiconductors NXPI.O jumped 6.1% on report Samsung Electronics 005930.KS plans to acquire the Dutch chipmaker.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 3.82-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 2.51-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 13 new highs and 82 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru and Chuck Mikolajczak in New York; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O declined 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell in choppy trading on Thursday, as growth and bank stocks slipped amid weaker risk appetite ahead of a closely watched inflation report this week. "The hope was that Friday\'s CPI report would be ammunition for the peak inflation argument and the crude oil move is upsetting that."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O declined 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. Inflation worries came to the fore ahead of the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) report on Friday as Brent crude prices LCOc1 rose above $123 a barrel. Consumer prices are expected to have risen 0.7% in May, while the core consumer price index, which excludes the volatile food and energy sectors, rose 0.5% in the month.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street falls as growth stocks struggle with inflation reading in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O declined 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell in choppy trading on Thursday, as growth and bank stocks slipped amid weaker risk appetite ahead of a closely watched inflation report this week. Consumer prices are expected to have risen 0.7% in May, while the core consumer price index, which excludes the volatile food and energy sectors, rose 0.5% in the month.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O declined 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell in choppy trading on Thursday, as growth and bank stocks slipped amid weaker risk appetite ahead of a closely watched inflation report this week. Inflation worries came to the fore ahead of the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) report on Friday as Brent crude prices LCOc1 rose above $123 a barrel."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-pay-later-foray-blurs-tech-finance-boundary', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nLONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Tim Cook has crossed the banking divide. Big U.S. tech firms have so far largely kept out of the lending business. But on Monday Apple’s chief executive unveiled https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/apple-unveils-new-ways-to-share-and-communicate-in-ios-16 plans to use the $2.4 trillion company’s balance sheet to offer “buy now, pay later” loans to iPhone users. The push into financial services will keep traditional banks on their toes.\nApple has played around the fringes of finance for some time. Its Apple Pay service allows customers to use their devices to make swift payments. And in 2019 the company launched a credit card with much fanfare. The key difference this time, however, is that its Apple Financing subsidiary is making the lending decisions and will fund the loans with the backing of its parent company’s balance sheet https://www.apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/FY22_Q2_Consolidated_Financial_Statements.pdf, which included $193 billion of cash and securities at the end of March. Goldman Sachs, the lender behind Apple’s credit card, will in this case serve as the bank sponsor that allows Apple to access the Mastercard payments network.\nKeeping the loans in-house should enable Apple to earn better margins. A typical pay-later transaction charges the retailer a fee of at least 4%. Jefferies analysts reckon Afterpay, now owned by payments firm Block, keeps about half of that after deducting credit card transaction fees, borrowing costs and loans that customers fail to repay. But Apple probably has lower borrowing costs than its rivals. Rising interest rates are squeezing pay-later providers such as Affirm and Klarna, which rely on wholesale credit and bank deposits. Meanwhile, data about users’ spending on its products may give Apple an edge when assessing the creditworthiness of borrowers, limiting future losses. Acting as the lender will allow it to keep a bigger chunk of the transaction fees.\nChinese tech firms like Ant, an offshoot of e-commerce giant Alibaba, have long mined user data to make loans. Fear of regulation, and the humdrum returns earned by most banks, have largely kept big U.S. tech firms out of the lending business. Even a successful foray into pay-later credit will barely register compared with fast-growing revenue streams like advertising, which research outfit Omdia estimates brought in $3.7 billion https://omdia.tech.informa.com/pr/2022-feb/omdia-report-finds-apples-ads-business-now-worth-3-7bn-per-year-following-idfa-changes for Apple last year. However, Cook’s decision to step decisively across the tech-finance boundary will have big banks watching with interest – and some trepidation.\nFollow @karenkkwok https://twitter.com/karenkkwok on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\nApple on June 6 announced a “buy now, pay later” service, offering to split purchases into four equal payments over six weeks. The tech giant plans to fund the loans off its corporate balance sheet.\nApple said its treasury department will decide the exact mechanism it will use to fund the loans and funding sources may shift over time. Decisions about loans and the creditworthiness of borrowers will be handled by a wholly owned subsidiary, Apple Financing.\nApple’s pay-later loans will have zero interest and no fees of any kind. To judge creditworthiness, Apple said it plans to use consumers’ credit and other data, such as their purchase and payment history with Apple in both its stores and online services such as the App Store.\nTo use the pay-later service, Apple customers will have to connect a debit card to their Apple Pay account to fund repayment of the loans. A quarter of the purchase price for approved loans will be due at the time of purchase, and, like other debit card transactions, Apple will run an instant check to ensure the buyer has sufficient funds to cover the upfront payment.\nApple will offer the loans anywhere that accepts Apple Pay, both online and in physical retail stores. The payments to merchants will be made over the Mastercard network using payment credentials issued by Goldman Sachs, Apple said.\n(Editing by Peter Thal Larsen, Streisand Neto and Oliver Taslic)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The key difference this time, however, is that its Apple Financing subsidiary is making the lending decisions and will fund the loans with the backing of its parent company’s balance sheet https://www.apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/FY22_Q2_Consolidated_Financial_Statements.pdf, which included $193 billion of cash and securities at the end of March. Jefferies analysts reckon Afterpay, now owned by payments firm Block, keeps about half of that after deducting credit card transaction fees, borrowing costs and loans that customers fail to repay. Even a successful foray into pay-later credit will barely register compared with fast-growing revenue streams like advertising, which research outfit Omdia estimates brought in $3.7 billion https://omdia.tech.informa.com/pr/2022-feb/omdia-report-finds-apples-ads-business-now-worth-3-7bn-per-year-following-idfa-changes for Apple last year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'But on Monday Apple’s chief executive unveiled https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/apple-unveils-new-ways-to-share-and-communicate-in-ios-16 plans to use the $2.4 trillion company’s balance sheet to offer “buy now, pay later” loans to iPhone users. The key difference this time, however, is that its Apple Financing subsidiary is making the lending decisions and will fund the loans with the backing of its parent company’s balance sheet https://www.apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/FY22_Q2_Consolidated_Financial_Statements.pdf, which included $193 billion of cash and securities at the end of March. Jefferies analysts reckon Afterpay, now owned by payments firm Block, keeps about half of that after deducting credit card transaction fees, borrowing costs and loans that customers fail to repay.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple pay-later foray blurs tech-finance boundary', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Jefferies analysts reckon Afterpay, now owned by payments firm Block, keeps about half of that after deducting credit card transaction fees, borrowing costs and loans that customers fail to repay. Decisions about loans and the creditworthiness of borrowers will be handled by a wholly owned subsidiary, Apple Financing. Apple’s pay-later loans will have zero interest and no fees of any kind.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Goldman Sachs, the lender behind Apple’s credit card, will in this case serve as the bank sponsor that allows Apple to access the Mastercard payments network. To judge creditworthiness, Apple said it plans to use consumers’ credit and other data, such as their purchase and payment history with Apple in both its stores and online services such as the App Store. To use the pay-later service, Apple customers will have to connect a debit card to their Apple Pay account to fund repayment of the loans.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-relies-on-subsidiary-to-manage-apple-pay-later', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL will use its subsidiary, Apple Financing LLC, to manage the Apple Pay Later service, which was announced as part of iOS16 at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (“WWDC”). The latest move reflects Apple’s strategy of handling fintech operations on its own instead of relying on third parties.\n\nApple’s financial offerings like Apple Card credit card and Apple Cash rely on Goldman Sachs GS for loan decisions and creditworthiness. As per the latest move, the wholly-owned subsidiary will handle loans and creditworthiness while Apple will fund the loans off its own balance sheet.\n\nThis is rather unsurprising, given the small loan amount and short tenure. Apple Pay Later splits a purchase into four equal installments to be paid over six weeks. Based on its strong balance sheet and liquidity position, it should be a cakewalk for Apple to fund these loans.\n\nAs of Mar 22, 2022, Apple had cash & marketable securities of $192.73 billion on its balance sheet against term debt of $112.98 billion.\n\nHowever, per a 9TO5 Report, Apple partners, Goldman Sachs and Mastercard MA, will still play a small role in the Apple Pay Later service, as the iPhone-maker doesn’t have a bank charter.\n Apple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\n The new service will be available to users in the United States and everywhere Apple Pay is accepted online or in-app, using the Mastercard network. Apple will charge consumers zero interest and no fees of any kind.\nApple Pay Later to Boost Apple Pay User Base\nUndoubtedly, Apple Pay Later was the most eye-catching announcement at WWDC22. Through this new offering, the iPhone-maker is set to enter the Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) market currently dominated by offerings from companies like Affirm AFRM, Paypal and Block.\n\nThe global BNPL market is expected to witness a CAGR of 21.7% during the 2022-2029 time frame to reach $90.51 billion, according to a latest report by Fortune Business Insights. This presents solid growth opportunity for market participants. Given Apple’s record of disrupting markets, these fintech companies are expected to face significant heat with the launch of the new service.\n\nHowever, Affirm CEO believes Apple Pay Later is not a threat to its service as Affirm offers more extensive and longer-term plans. Affirm has more than 12.7 million customers and extended around $3.9 billion in loans in the first three months of 2022. The company’s shares have fallen roughly 7% to-date this week following Apple’s announcement on Jun 6.\n\nApple Pay Later will definitely boost Apple Pay’s user base, thereby eventually driving Services revenues. The Services portfolio has emerged as Apple’s new cash cow. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company had more than 825 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio at the end of fiscal second quarter. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here.\n\nGrowing adoption of services like Apple Pay, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Card and Apple Fitness+ drives Services\' revenue growth, which is expected to be in strong double digits for the June quarter.\n\nIn the second quarter of fiscal 2022, Apple’s Services revenues grew 17.3% from the year-ago quarter to $19.82 billion and accounted for 20.4% of sales.\n\nProfiting from the Metaverse, The 3rd Internet Boom (Free Report):\nGet Zacks\' special report revealing top profit plays for the internet\'s next evolution. Early investors still have time to get in near the "ground floor" of this $30 trillion opportunity. You\'ll discover 5 surprising stocks to help you cash in.\nDownload the report FREE today >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMastercard Incorporated (MA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAffirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL will use its subsidiary, Apple Financing LLC, to manage the Apple Pay Later service, which was announced as part of iOS16 at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (“WWDC”). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The global BNPL market is expected to witness a CAGR of 21.7% during the 2022-2029 time frame to reach $90.51 billion, according to a latest report by Fortune Business Insights.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL will use its subsidiary, Apple Financing LLC, to manage the Apple Pay Later service, which was announced as part of iOS16 at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (“WWDC”). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple’s financial offerings like Apple Card credit card and Apple Cash rely on Goldman Sachs GS for loan decisions and creditworthiness.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Relies on Subsidiary to Manage Apple Pay Later', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL will use its subsidiary, Apple Financing LLC, to manage the Apple Pay Later service, which was announced as part of iOS16 at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (“WWDC”). As of Mar 22, 2022, Apple had cash & marketable securities of $192.73 billion on its balance sheet against term debt of $112.98 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL will use its subsidiary, Apple Financing LLC, to manage the Apple Pay Later service, which was announced as part of iOS16 at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (“WWDC”). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote The new service will be available to users in the United States and everywhere Apple Pay is accepted online or in-app, using the Mastercard network.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/interesting-aapl-put-and-call-options-for-july-29th', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 29th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new July 29th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\nThe put contract at the $140.00 strike price has a current bid of $4.50. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $140.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $135.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AAPL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $146.27/share today.\nBecause the $140.00 strike represents an approximate 4% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 3.21% return on the cash commitment, or 23.46% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.\nBelow is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, and highlighting in green where the $140.00 strike is located relative to that history:\nTurning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $160.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.80. If an investor was to purchase shares of AAPL stock at the current price level of $146.27/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $160.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 10.62% if the stock gets called away at the July 29th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL\'s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red:\nConsidering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 9% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 1.23% boost of extra return to the investor, or 8.98% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.\nMeanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 253 trading day closing values as well as today\'s price of $146.27) to be 29%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nTop YieldBoost Calls of the Nasdaq 100 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 9% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 29th expiration.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 9% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 29th expiration.", 'news_article_title': 'Interesting AAPL Put And Call Options For July 29th', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 9% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 29th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new July 29th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 9% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 29th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new July 29th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-top-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Many consider Warren Buffett the greatest individual stock picker of all time. With his skill set, he was able to transform Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) from a declining textile company into a nearly $700 billion holding company.\nToday, Berkshire Hathaway holds stock in over 40 publicly traded companies across the energy, consumer goods, and fintech sectors. With Buffett\'s stellar track record, any investor would be wise to monitor which stocks the Oracle of Omaha believes will be winners.\nHere are two particular stocks Berkshire holds that are worth your attention.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\n1. Activision Blizzard\nIn January, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $95 per share in an all-cash deal. Coincidentally, an investment manager at Berkshire bought $1.1 billion worth of Activision stock in the fourth quarter of 2021 for an average of $77 per share. Activision stock is still hovering around $77 per share, but Warren Buffett has since poured money into the scandal-ridden video game company.\nBerkshire owns at least 9.5% of Activision Blizzard, and that may be because Buffett loves a merger arbitrage play, or buying stocks of companies trading below their acquisition prices. Activision Blizzard currently trades for about 22% below its acquisition price due to some skepticism that the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission will approve the deal.\nThat skepticism has merit considering Microsoft is the second-largest gaming company in the world by revenue, and Activision Blizzard is fifth. Therefore, Microsoft is tasked with convincing regulators that the $68.7 billion acquisition won\'t result in antitrust concerns within the gaming industry.\nTo ease regulators\' concerns, Microsoft announced in February that it had developed a new set of rules for its app store. President Brad Smith commented, "Our goal is to build what\'s called a universal store for games. In other words, a store that anyone can access on any device on any platform to purchase or download any game that a developer chooses."\nIt\'s also important to note that scandals have plagued Activision Blizzard over the past year, including allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination against its female employees and misconduct. The Activision scandals could further muddy the acquisition although Microsoft was aware of the issues before the acquisition announcement.\nThe terms of the Activision Blizzard acquisition indicated Microsoft would finalize the deal during its fiscal 2023 year (July 2022 to June 2023), meaning the potential gains could take up to a year to actualize. Still, considering the S&P 500 index fund\'s historical annualized return has been 10.5% since 1965, it\'s easy to see why Buffett finds the arbitrage attractive. And if regulators do nix the deal, Berkshire\'s investing managers liked the stock at $77 per share anyway.\n2. Apple\nFor years, Warren Buffett resisted investing in technology stocks; however, in 2016, under the influence of his two investing managers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, Berkshire opened a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Today, Berkshire\'s Apple stake is worth over $130 billion, owning about 5.5% of the world\'s largest tech company.\nIn his latest annual letter, Warren Buffett penned his delight at how Berkshire\'s stake in Apple had increased from 5.39% in 2020 to 5.5% in 2021 without buying a single share due to Apple\'s stock buyback program. Specifically, Apple deployed almost $86 billion to repurchase its shares in its fiscal 2021 and has repurchased $43 billion in the first half of fiscal 2022.\nDespite Apple\'s aggressive share repurchases and record revenue, Apple stock hasn\'t performed up to its historical standards in 2022, falling 18% year to date and underperforming the S&P 500 by almost 5%. As a result, the company\'s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio -- a standard metric to value the price of a stock -- is at its lowest point since early 2020, when the COVID lockdowns began.\nAAPL data by YCharts.\nAdditionally, Apple recently announced an increase of $90 billion to its existing share repurchase program, meaning Berkshire\'s ownership stake will continue to increase without buying additional shares. So, even if Buffett doesn\'t buy more Apple stock, the fact that the company accounts for over 40% of Berkshire\'s $360 billion stock portfolio demonstrates his confidence in the tech giant.\nFinal thoughts from Warren Buffett\nLike the rest of us, Warren Buffett isn\'t immune to a good sale. He once wrote, "Whether we\'re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down."\nFor Activision Blizzard, look to late 2022 as to whether or not federal regulators approve the acquisition by Microsoft. Expect the gaming company\'s stock to trade well below its acquisition price of $95 per share until then. As for Apple, look for the tech giant to continue repurchasing its shares at a discounted price -- an act that Buffett, no doubt, would applaud.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nCollin Brantmeyer has positions in Activision Blizzard, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple For years, Warren Buffett resisted investing in technology stocks; however, in 2016, under the influence of his two investing managers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, Berkshire opened a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL data by YCharts. Berkshire owns at least 9.5% of Activision Blizzard, and that may be because Buffett loves a merger arbitrage play, or buying stocks of companies trading below their acquisition prices.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple For years, Warren Buffett resisted investing in technology stocks; however, in 2016, under the influence of his two investing managers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, Berkshire opened a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL data by YCharts. Additionally, Apple recently announced an increase of $90 billion to its existing share repurchase program, meaning Berkshire's ownership stake will continue to increase without buying additional shares.", 'news_article_title': '2 Top Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple For years, Warren Buffett resisted investing in technology stocks; however, in 2016, under the influence of his two investing managers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, Berkshire opened a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL data by YCharts. Activision Blizzard In January, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $95 per share in an all-cash deal.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple For years, Warren Buffett resisted investing in technology stocks; however, in 2016, under the influence of his two investing managers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, Berkshire opened a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL data by YCharts. In his latest annual letter, Warren Buffett penned his delight at how Berkshire's stake in Apple had increased from 5.39% in 2020 to 5.5% in 2021 without buying a single share due to Apple's stock buyback program."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-the-shine-was-off-apple-stock-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) wouldn't have become the tech industry megalith it is today without widespread investor love for its stock. That affection was barely visible on Thursday, however, as the company's shares tumbled by almost 4%, against the 2.4% slide of the S&P 500 index. A disquieting analysis of monthly sales and an apparently stalling effort at gaining support for domestic chipmaking were the main culprits behind this.\nSo what\nIn a new note to clients, Brandon Nispel, an analyst at KeyCorp's (NYSE: KEY) KeyBanc, revealed that payment card data from customers of the bank showed that spending on Apple products declined notably in May. On a month-over-month basis, this fall was 8%, quite a contrast to the three-year monthly average increase of 6%.\nNispel added that the drop was the weakest May showing, even taking into account the pre-pandemic era. In Nispel's estimation, this indicates weakening demand for Apple goods throughout the U.S.\nIn spite of this recent data, based on his estimates portending continued growth, the prognosticator is maintaining his overweight (buy) recommendation on Apple stock. Nispel is also keeping his $191 per share price target.\nMeanwhile, an article published just before market open on Thursday by Bloomberg said that the Biden administration's effort to support domestic chip manufacturing could be stalling.\nThefinancial newsagency said that although a bill strengthening American producers' competitiveness against Chinese rivals is a priority for the White House, some legislators think the administration is not particularly engaged with it. Additionally, some Republican lawmakers seem determined not to give the Democrat in the Oval Office a big victory in the run-up to the November midterm elections.\nNow what\nBoth items are concerning for Apple, as product revenue is still by far the bulk of its overall take, and it has lately pushed into chipmaking in a major way. I still feel the company is very strong in both areas, although it's certainly worth monitoring both monthly sales and that chip manufacturer bill for signs of potentially stiff headwinds.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) wouldn't have become the tech industry megalith it is today without widespread investor love for its stock. So what In a new note to clients, Brandon Nispel, an analyst at KeyCorp's (NYSE: KEY) KeyBanc, revealed that payment card data from customers of the bank showed that spending on Apple products declined notably in May. In spite of this recent data, based on his estimates portending continued growth, the prognosticator is maintaining his overweight (buy) recommendation on Apple stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) wouldn't have become the tech industry megalith it is today without widespread investor love for its stock. A disquieting analysis of monthly sales and an apparently stalling effort at gaining support for domestic chipmaking were the main culprits behind this. Meanwhile, an article published just before market open on Thursday by Bloomberg said that the Biden administration's effort to support domestic chip manufacturing could be stalling.", 'news_article_title': 'Why the Shine Was Off Apple Stock Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) wouldn't have become the tech industry megalith it is today without widespread investor love for its stock. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) wouldn't have become the tech industry megalith it is today without widespread investor love for its stock. So what In a new note to clients, Brandon Nispel, an analyst at KeyCorp's (NYSE: KEY) KeyBanc, revealed that payment card data from customers of the bank showed that spending on Apple products declined notably in May. In spite of this recent data, based on his estimates portending continued growth, the prognosticator is maintaining his overweight (buy) recommendation on Apple stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-shares-of-affirm-are-down-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of "buy now pay later" (BNPL) company Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) were trading down by almost 10% as of 2:56 p.m. ET Thursday as investors continued to digest the recent revelation from Apple that it is wading into the space.\nSo what\nAt its annual developers conference this week, Apple disclosed that after it releases the next iteration of its iOS in September, consumers will be able to use its new BNPL service when making purchases with Apple Wallet. The service will allow them to buy items with no money down, and pay for those purchases in installments with no fees and zero interest. The company will integrate its BNPL offering directly into Apple Wallet, which comes installed on every iPhone. BNPL has soared in popularity recently, thanks in large part to Affirm.\nInterestingly, Apple plans to fund loans through this program via its own balance sheet and also make credit decisions through its own subsidiary, which arguably pushes the tech giant further into the financial services space than ever before. Many investors have been wondering how deep some of these large technology companies might go into financial services, considering how effective they are at customer acquisition.\nAffirm CEO Max Levchin said earlier this week that he is not concerned about Apple\'s move, given that only 5% of U.S. purchases are currently made with the BNPL format. "I don\'t think there\'s much concern," Levchin said on Bloomberg Television Tuesday. "There\'s a lot of room for growth for all involved."\nAffirm also offers a variety of BNPL options including ones with and without interest, and has signed key partnerships with Shopify, Amazon, and Walmart.\nNow what\nWhile I agree with Levchin that the BNPL space is still new and the market for these services is largely untapped, I think the integration of this offering onto Apple\'s iPhone could be a game-changer because it could remove friction from the process.\nOn the whole, however, I do have concerns about the BNPL space when it comes to credit because the U.S. economy could soon slide into a recession, and past BNPL credit trends have been concerning. As for Apple wading into the financial services space, that will be something that banks and fintech companies -- and their shareholders -- should watch carefully.\n10 stocks we like better than Affirm Holdings, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Affirm Holdings, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Amazon, Apple, and Shopify. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Interestingly, Apple plans to fund loans through this program via its own balance sheet and also make credit decisions through its own subsidiary, which arguably pushes the tech giant further into the financial services space than ever before. Affirm also offers a variety of BNPL options including ones with and without interest, and has signed key partnerships with Shopify, Amazon, and Walmart. Now what While I agree with Levchin that the BNPL space is still new and the market for these services is largely untapped, I think the integration of this offering onto Apple's iPhone could be a game-changer because it could remove friction from the process.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of "buy now pay later" (BNPL) company Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) were trading down by almost 10% as of 2:56 p.m. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Amazon, Apple, and Shopify. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Shares of Affirm Are Down Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The company will integrate its BNPL offering directly into Apple Wallet, which comes installed on every iPhone. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Amazon, Apple, and Shopify.", 'news_textrank_summary': "So what At its annual developers conference this week, Apple disclosed that after it releases the next iteration of its iOS in September, consumers will be able to use its new BNPL service when making purchases with Apple Wallet. Now what While I agree with Levchin that the BNPL space is still new and the market for these services is largely untapped, I think the integration of this offering onto Apple's iPhone could be a game-changer because it could remove friction from the process. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-apple-of-law-enforcement-is-axon-a-top-stock-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) is a technology company focused on public safety. The company was founded over 25 years ago by Tom and Rick Smith. After two of their friends were taken by gun violence, the brothers founded Axon to provide law enforcement with nonlethal solutions. Axon started by manufacturing TASERs, but the business has evolved into an entire ecosystem, creating what some call the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of law enforcement.\nIn today's video, I provide deep-dive stock analysis on Axon. I'll break down the business in easy-to-understand language, provide valuation metrics, and give you my opinions and analysis on the stock. Please watch the below video for more information, and don't forget to subscribe to the channel.\n*Stock prices used in the below video were during the trading day of June 8, 2022. The video was published on June 8, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Axon Enterprise\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Axon Enterprise wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nEric Cuka has positions in Apple and Datadog. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Axon Enterprise, and Datadog. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Eric is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Axon started by manufacturing TASERs, but the business has evolved into an entire ecosystem, creating what some call the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of law enforcement. After two of their friends were taken by gun violence, the brothers founded Axon to provide law enforcement with nonlethal solutions. I'll break down the business in easy-to-understand language, provide valuation metrics, and give you my opinions and analysis on the stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Axon started by manufacturing TASERs, but the business has evolved into an entire ecosystem, creating what some call the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of law enforcement. After two of their friends were taken by gun violence, the brothers founded Axon to provide law enforcement with nonlethal solutions. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Eric Cuka has positions in Apple and Datadog.', 'news_article_title': 'The Apple of Law Enforcement -- Is Axon a Top Stock to Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Axon started by manufacturing TASERs, but the business has evolved into an entire ecosystem, creating what some call the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of law enforcement. In today's video, I provide deep-dive stock analysis on Axon. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Eric Cuka has positions in Apple and Datadog.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Axon started by manufacturing TASERs, but the business has evolved into an entire ecosystem, creating what some call the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of law enforcement. 10 stocks we like better than Axon Enterprise When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Eric Cuka has positions in Apple and Datadog.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-biggest-mistake-disney-investors-can-make-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) stock is down 30% year to date, down over 45% from its all-time high set in March 2021, and is roughly the same price now as it was five years ago. Yet, in the last five years, Disney recorded its highest annual profit in company history (fiscal 2018) and its highest revenue in company history (fiscal 2019), and its business is in much better shape today than it was in 2020 or 2021.\nAside from panic-selling Disney stock, the worst mistake Disney investors can make right now is evaluating Disney+ similarly to other streaming services. Here\'s a better way to think about Disney+ and why the service is evolving into a gateway that propels customers toward bigger-ticket Disney products and experiences.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nDisney is built differently\nDisney\'s bundle of streaming offerings (Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu) is often compared to other streaming services -- namely, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Video, AT&T\'s (NYSE: T) HBO Max, Peacock, and Paramount+. But Disney is in a league of its own. And it starts from the customer engagement arc that Disney can take with any single person or family. Put another way, Disney has much more upside.\nTo illustrate this point, let\'s think of the best-case scenario for a satisfied Netflix subscriber. Maybe they tell their friends about the service, upgrade to Netflix\'s $19.99-per-month premium subscription tier, and are willing to accept future price hikes. Comparable upside applies to the other streaming services. Apple TV has limited overlap with Apple Music and Apple Podcasts. And Amazon Prime Video is somewhat connected with renting or buying movies on Amazon. But in general, these competing streaming services don\'t lead to follow-up purchases.\nBy comparison, Disney has many more touch points along the media value chain by which it can engage and profit from customers. And it all starts with Disney+. On its own, Disney+ is just $7.99 per month. It acts as a lead-generation tool that allows Disney to increase customer engagement. Here\'s how it works.\nDisney\'s sales funnel\nIf you\'re familiar with marketing or lead generation, you\'ve probably seen a version of the marketing and sales funnel. It\'s a model that applies to most businesses.\nAt the top is awareness, then it trickles down to interest, consideration, intent, evaluation, and finally, purchase. There are two objectives. The first is to bypass objections and friction to facilitate passage from stage to stage. The second is to grow the size of the funnel.\nIn my opinion, I believe Disney has a similar sales funnel with the all-important advantage that it makes money along the way and doesn\'t rely on a single catch-all outcome. Disney\'s end goal is to compel customers to visit a Disney park because they are a major revenue source and one of Disney\'s highest-operating-margin segments (typically 15% to 25%).\nAgain, this is my own interpretation. But I think the following visual illustrates the bigger picture of Disney+ and how it fits into the overall business.\nGraphic by author.\nDisney+ offers an easily accessible way to engage with hundreds of millions of consumers, archive content, introduce new content, expand storylines, and ultimately increase the chance that a customer sees a Disney movie, attends a Disney performance, goes to a Disney store, or buys some sort of licensed Disney product, etc.\nUltra-satisfied customers may be inclined to book a trip with Adventures by Disney, a vacation planning company that provides family packages for domestic and international travel. Or they might take a voyage on one of Disney\'s five cruise ships. Or maybe they will even go to one of Disney\'s six resorts. The funnel isn\'t necessarily in order of price and has a lot of variance to it -- a multi-day stay at a Disney World hotel with Park Hopper will cost loads more than a one-day visit. But the general idea is that Disney wants to convert its customers from behind the screen to an in-person experience.\nTying it all together\nDisney\'s direct-to-consumer (DTC) segment, of which Disney+ is a major part, lost $1.4 billion in the first half of Disney\'s fiscal 2022. However, Disney+ is expected to be profitable by fiscal 2024. Uncertainty surrounding the DTC segment\'s long-term profitability, along with inflation and a potential recession, are some of the biggest reasons why Disney stock is struggling right now.\nInvestors should hold Disney accountable for making Disney+ profitable and keeping it profitable. But Disney+ doesn\'t need the same profit margins as Netflix or any other streaming service. You could even argue that if Disney+ simply broke even, it would be a huge success.\nIt\'s hard to quantify the role that Disney+ plays in parks and experiences attendance. But the potential impact of Disney+ on a single person or family is undeniably larger than any other streaming service. If Disney+ helps persuade a family to go to Disney World or take a cruise, that could be a $10,000-plus vacation. It would take decades for Netflix or another service to make that much revenue from a single family.\nIn its second-quarter fiscal 2022earnings call Disney reaffirmed guidance that it expects Disney+ subscribers to reach 230 million to 260 million by fiscal 2024. That is a massive pool of people that are engaging more with Disney. Disney+ plans to roll out an ad-supported tier domestically by the end of 2022 and internationally in 2023 -- which has been met with some opposition from investors who believe subscribers will simply save money and downgrade to the ad-supported tier. But I would argue that Disney should do everything it can to get subscribers in the door because each subscriber expands its "sales funnel" and enhances Disney\'s brand.\nWall Street is undervaluing the role that Disney+ plays in the company\'s broader media suite. Retail investors would be wise not to make the same blunder. With the stock down 45% from its all-time high, Disney offers a compelling risk-reward for long-term investors.\nFind out why Walt Disney is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Walt Disney is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long January 2024 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, long July 2022 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2022 $170 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $125 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $150 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $160 calls on Walt Disney, short July 2022 $150 calls on Walt Disney, and short June 2022 $175 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Disney is built differently Disney's bundle of streaming offerings (Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu) is often compared to other streaming services -- namely, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Video, AT&T's (NYSE: T) HBO Max, Peacock, and Paramount+. Ultra-satisfied customers may be inclined to book a trip with Adventures by Disney, a vacation planning company that provides family packages for domestic and international travel. The funnel isn't necessarily in order of price and has a lot of variance to it -- a multi-day stay at a Disney World hotel with Park Hopper will cost loads more than a one-day visit.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Disney is built differently Disney's bundle of streaming offerings (Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu) is often compared to other streaming services -- namely, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Video, AT&T's (NYSE: T) HBO Max, Peacock, and Paramount+. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long January 2024 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, long July 2022 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2022 $170 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $125 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $150 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $160 calls on Walt Disney, short July 2022 $150 calls on Walt Disney, and short June 2022 $175 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'The Biggest Mistake Disney Investors Can Make Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Disney is built differently Disney's bundle of streaming offerings (Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu) is often compared to other streaming services -- namely, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Video, AT&T's (NYSE: T) HBO Max, Peacock, and Paramount+. And it starts from the customer engagement arc that Disney can take with any single person or family. It would take decades for Netflix or another service to make that much revenue from a single family.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Disney is built differently Disney's bundle of streaming offerings (Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu) is often compared to other streaming services -- namely, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Video, AT&T's (NYSE: T) HBO Max, Peacock, and Paramount+. Disney+ offers an easily accessible way to engage with hundreds of millions of consumers, archive content, introduce new content, expand storylines, and ultimately increase the chance that a customer sees a Disney movie, attends a Disney performance, goes to a Disney store, or buys some sort of licensed Disney product, etc. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long January 2024 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, long July 2022 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2022 $170 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $125 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $150 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $160 calls on Walt Disney, short July 2022 $150 calls on Walt Disney, and short June 2022 $175 calls on Walt Disney."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/implied-ixn-analyst-target-price%3A-%2462', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares Global Tech ETF (Symbol: IXN), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $62.45 per unit.\nWith IXN trading at a recent price near $50.71 per unit, that means that analysts see 23.15% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of IXN's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Global Payments Inc (Symbol: GPN), Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (Symbol: CDAY), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Although GPN has traded at a recent price of $127.73/share, the average analyst target is 40.24% higher at $179.12/share. Similarly, CDAY has 33.57% upside from the recent share price of $56.90 if the average analyst target price of $76.00/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting AAPL to reach a target price of $187.60/share, which is 26.75% above the recent price of $148.01. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of GPN, CDAY, and AAPL:\nCombined, GPN, CDAY, and AAPL represent 20.12% of the iShares Global Tech ETF. Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:\nNAME SYMBOL RECENT PRICE AVG. ANALYST 12-MO. TARGET % UPSIDE TO TARGET\niShares Global Tech ETF IXN $50.71 $62.45 23.15%\nGlobal Payments Inc GPN $127.73 $179.12 40.24%\nCeridian HCM Holding Inc CDAY $56.90 $76.00 33.57%\nApple Inc AAPL $148.01 $187.60 26.75%\nAre analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.\n10 ETFs With Most Upside To Analyst Targets »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of GPN, CDAY, and AAPL: Combined, GPN, CDAY, and AAPL represent 20.12% of the iShares Global Tech ETF. iShares Global Tech ETF IXN $50.71 $62.45 23.15% Global Payments Inc GPN $127.73 $179.12 40.24% Ceridian HCM Holding Inc CDAY $56.90 $76.00 33.57% Apple Inc AAPL $148.01 $187.60 26.75% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of IXN's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Global Payments Inc (Symbol: GPN), Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (Symbol: CDAY), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Three of IXN's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Global Payments Inc (Symbol: GPN), Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (Symbol: CDAY), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of GPN, CDAY, and AAPL: Combined, GPN, CDAY, and AAPL represent 20.12% of the iShares Global Tech ETF. iShares Global Tech ETF IXN $50.71 $62.45 23.15% Global Payments Inc GPN $127.73 $179.12 40.24% Ceridian HCM Holding Inc CDAY $56.90 $76.00 33.57% Apple Inc AAPL $148.01 $187.60 26.75% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now?", 'news_article_title': 'Implied IXN Analyst Target Price: $62', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of GPN, CDAY, and AAPL: Combined, GPN, CDAY, and AAPL represent 20.12% of the iShares Global Tech ETF. Three of IXN's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Global Payments Inc (Symbol: GPN), Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (Symbol: CDAY), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Similarly, CDAY has 33.57% upside from the recent share price of $56.90 if the average analyst target price of $76.00/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting AAPL to reach a target price of $187.60/share, which is 26.75% above the recent price of $148.01.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Similarly, CDAY has 33.57% upside from the recent share price of $56.90 if the average analyst target price of $76.00/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting AAPL to reach a target price of $187.60/share, which is 26.75% above the recent price of $148.01. Three of IXN's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Global Payments Inc (Symbol: GPN), Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (Symbol: CDAY), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of GPN, CDAY, and AAPL: Combined, GPN, CDAY, and AAPL represent 20.12% of the iShares Global Tech ETF."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-the-new-m2-macbook-air-be-enough-to-kickstart-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nOn June 6, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its second major event of the year. The keynote to its WWDC22 developer conference has a software focus, but it traditionally provides big hints of what Apple is up to in terms of the next “big thing.” The company also occasionally uses this event to take the wraps off of new hardware. WWDC can be a big deal for AAPL stock.\nThis year, the rumor mill has been running in high gear for an Apple augmented reality (AR) headset. The company is widely expected to release one soon, taking advantage of the metaverse hype. However, the Apple AR headset was completely absent from WWDC22. No images, no prototypes, no mention. However, Apple did show off two products of note: the new M2 processor, and an all-new, M2-powered MacBook Air.\nThese two alone won’t be enough to move the AAPL stock needle in a big way, but each is very important to the company. With Apple shares still trading down 17% since the start of 2022, now is a good time for growth investors to buy AAPL stock for their portfolio. With the biggest products of the year for Apple to still be announced, and that potentially game-changing AR headset lurking in the wings, long-term growth is a solid bet.\nAAPL Apple Inc. $148.18\nBig Product Announcements\nBack in 2020, I wrote about the importance of the M1 processor to Apple. This was the company’s first custom processor for its Mac computers. The M1 seriously outperformed competition, while allowing Apple an even greater degree of integration between software and hardware — an advantage that helped to make the iPhone such an unstoppable force.\nThe move proved to be a smart one. In the first quarter, while global PC shipments shrank by over 7%, Apple’s Mac sales increased by 8.6%.\n7 High-Yielding Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy in June\nOn Monday, Apple unveiled the second generation of its custom processor: the M2. Made with a 5nm process, it is even more power efficient, supports more shared memory, and increases the transistor count over the M1 by 25%. The M2 shows that Apple was just getting started with the M1. And it shows the company can move quickly on new processors, a big advantage given the delays that competition has faced.\nThe company also showed off an all-new version of its MacBook Air, equipped with an M2. The MacBook Air is Apple’s most popular computer, and now it is even more compelling. A complete re-design (the first in over a decade) got rid of the familiar wedge shape for a flat and super-thin laptop that weighs just 2.7 pounds, can drive a 6K monitor and goes for 18 hours on a battery charge. Starting at $1,199, these things will sell like hotcakes. The company also updated the existing 13-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 processor.\nLook for both laptops to be in high demand for back-to-school.\nApple Has a Whole Lot More Up Its Sleeve for 2022\nThe M2 and M2 MacBook Air may not be enough to meaningfully move the AAPL stock needle on their own. However, they are just part of a massive product release schedule for 2022. It started in March with a new M1 iPad Air, and will continue in September with the iPhone 14 series. Also expected are the latest Apple Watch and AirPod Pro earbuds. Other distinct possibilities include a new Mac Pro, iMac Pro, iPad Pro and possibly even new Apple TV models.\nAnd don’t forget about that Apple AR headset that seems ready to make an appearance at any time.\nBottom Line: Should You Buy AAPL Stock?\nApple stock has been a solid growth pick since the iPhone began to dominate the nascent smartphone market. The company has all the pieces in place to continue that growth, despite the temporary setback of 2022. \nThis Portfolio Grader “B” rated stock still has some challenges to face in 2022. We got a very real reminder of that — specifically the ongoing supply chain issues in China — when Apple announced the new M2 MacBook Air and M2 MacBook Pro would not even be available to order until July. It seems unlikely (the current lockdowns are winding down), but any supply challenges around this fall’s iPhone 14 release would be bad news for Apple investors.\nHowever, despite challenges like these, the long-term growth picture for AAPL remains solid. If you can ride out any turbulence through 2022, the company’s lineup of constantly improving products like the M2 MacBook Air and iPhone 14 will keep Apple fans buying. Services will continue to monetize that hardware after the initial sale. And new products like the expected Apple AR headset will keep the growth going into the foreseeable future. \nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Will the New M2 MacBook Air Be Enough to Kickstart Apple? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips On June 6, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its second major event of the year. WWDC can be a big deal for AAPL stock. These two alone won’t be enough to move the AAPL stock needle in a big way, but each is very important to the company.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips On June 6, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its second major event of the year. With Apple shares still trading down 17% since the start of 2022, now is a good time for growth investors to buy AAPL stock for their portfolio. AAPL Apple Inc. $148.18 Big Product Announcements Back in 2020, I wrote about the importance of the M1 processor to Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Will the New M2 MacBook Air Be Enough to Kickstart Apple?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With Apple shares still trading down 17% since the start of 2022, now is a good time for growth investors to buy AAPL stock for their portfolio. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips On June 6, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its second major event of the year. WWDC can be a big deal for AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips On June 6, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its second major event of the year. AAPL Apple Inc. $148.18 Big Product Announcements Back in 2020, I wrote about the importance of the M1 processor to Apple. Apple Has a Whole Lot More Up Its Sleeve for 2022 The M2 and M2 MacBook Air may not be enough to meaningfully move the AAPL stock needle on their own.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-slips-as-growth-stocks-struggle-amid-rising-bond-yields', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin\nJune 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes slipped in choppy trading on Thursday as technology and growth stocks struggled for direction amid rising bond yields and weaker risk appetite on concerns around surging inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes.\nNine of the 11 major S&P sectors declined in morning trade, with energy .SPNY and materials .SPLRCM among the biggest losers. Defensive consumer staples sector .SPLRCS was the top gainer, up 0.5%.\nApple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. Bank of America BAC.N slipped 1.7%, while the broader banks index .SPXBK shed 1.2%.\nRate-sensitive growth stocks are under pressure from the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR, which climbed as much as 3.07% to its highest level since May 11.\nInflation worries came to fore ahead of U.S. consumer price index report on Friday as Brent crude prices LCOc1 rose above $123 a barrel.\nInvestors fear a hot reading on inflation could keep the U.S. Federal Reserve on its path to raise interest rates aggressively against the backdrop of a volatile stock market, strong consumer spending and tight labor market.\n"We\'re not going to see the market enjoy a robust recovery until there is a sense the inflationary pressures are easing as that will suggest the Fed has been moving in the right direction and the weakening of the economy has not been drastic," said Quincy Krosby, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial.\n"The market has been in a tight trading range. The volume in either scenario, buying or selling, has been weak and that is indicative of a market without commitment."\nThe U.S. central bank has raised its short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point this year and intends to keep at it with 50 basis points increases at its meeting next week and again in July.\nAt 10:08 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 60.73 points, or 0.18%, at 32,850.17, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 9.04 points, or 0.22%, at 4,106.73, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 30.00 points, or 0.25%, at 12,056.27.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 3.9% as the electric automaker sold 32,165 China-made vehicles last month, up sharply from 1,152 in April. Brokerage UBS upgraded the stock to "buy" and raised its profit estimates for the next three years.\nAlibaba Group BABA.N slipped 1.6% after its affiliate Ant Group said it has no plan to initiate an initial public offering.\nReuters reported China\'s central leadership has given a tentative green light to Jack Ma\'s Ant Group to revive its initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose after two straight days of fall and was last trading at 24.63 points.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 3.30-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 2.73-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 11 new highs and 56 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes slipped in choppy trading on Thursday as technology and growth stocks struggled for direction amid rising bond yields and weaker risk appetite on concerns around surging inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes. "We\'re not going to see the market enjoy a robust recovery until there is a sense the inflationary pressures are easing as that will suggest the Fed has been moving in the right direction and the weakening of the economy has not been drastic," said Quincy Krosby, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped in choppy trading on Thursday as technology and growth stocks struggled for direction amid rising bond yields and weaker risk appetite on concerns around surging inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes. Inflation worries came to fore ahead of U.S. consumer price index report on Friday as Brent crude prices LCOc1 rose above $123 a barrel.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street slips as growth stocks struggle amid rising bond yields', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped in choppy trading on Thursday as technology and growth stocks struggled for direction amid rising bond yields and weaker risk appetite on concerns around surging inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes. Investors fear a hot reading on inflation could keep the U.S. Federal Reserve on its path to raise interest rates aggressively against the backdrop of a volatile stock market, strong consumer spending and tight labor market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell 1%, dragging the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes lower. By Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin June 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped in choppy trading on Thursday as technology and growth stocks struggled for direction amid rising bond yields and weaker risk appetite on concerns around surging inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes. Investors fear a hot reading on inflation could keep the U.S. Federal Reserve on its path to raise interest rates aggressively against the backdrop of a volatile stock market, strong consumer spending and tight labor market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-netflix-roku-deal-isnt-going-to-happen', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Wall Street rumor mill went into overdrive Wednesday.\nShares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), the leading streaming-device maker, jumped 9.1% on talk of an acquisition by Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), the leading streaming service.\nAccording to Business Insider, Roku employees have been buzzing about a possible acquisition, focusing their attention on Netflix -- in response to management closing down all employee trading of the stock, a sign that it could have big news to share.\nThere are a number of reasons a Netflix-Roku tie-up could make sense. Roku used to be part of Netflix before being spun off in 2008, and the stock is now on sale, having plunged 80% since last fall. Netflix is also angling to launch an advertising business, and Roku is one of the top ad tech players in connected TV.\nHowever, before investors start salivating over a deal that would combine the streaming distribution and content leaders, a reality check seems in order.\nWhy a deal is unlikely\nFirst off, the Insider report was thin on details that could indicate real talks are taking place between the two companies. The report focused only on Roku employees but not management talking about an acquisition, possibly by Netflix. There was no comment on management shopping for a buyer, or Netflix looking to take over the company. The bulk of the article was discussion of the logic behind a possible deal and third-party commentary on whether it would make sense.\nNotably, no other media outlet confirmed a potential buyout, which is typical when stories like this break. If the rumor had legs to it, an organization like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, or Thomson Reuters would have likely confirmed the scoop with its own reporting. That didn't happen.\nAnd the notion that employee scuttlebutt is linked to an actual deal seems like a stretch. Roku employees would probably love a buyout at this point after watching the stock plunge 80%, but that doesn't mean it's going to happen.\nBeyond the report itself, the timing for a blockbuster deal would be odd for Netflix. The company has never made an acquisition of more than $1 billion, and its business is in disarray after the stock plunged on a surprise subscriber drop in the first quarter. Management has been desperate to shave costs, issuing two rounds of layoffs while chopping dozens of TV and film projects.\nNetflix management now understands that it underestimated the impact of competition, and that it overspent on content for several years. The company needs to rightsize its content budget and focus on growing its subscriber base again. Buying Roku won't help Netflix solve those problems.\nFinally, acquiring Roku, which currently has a market cap of $14 billion, would be expensive. An all-stock deal would dilute Netflix shareholders by 15.5% to acquire a company that's expected to lose money this year and next, and financing the purchase would be difficult because Netflix already has $14.5 billion in debt from its content binge.\nIf Roku were to seek a buyer, it would likely demand a steep premium because the business is still growing rapidly. It has not been impaired the way Netflix is.\nThe biggest hurdle to a deal\nThe real reason why a deal won't happen has to do with competition. Roku has become the leading streaming platform by forging deals with top streaming services including Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max (owned by Warner Bros. Discovery), Peacock (owned by Comcast), Paramount+, Apple TV+, and Amazon Prime Video, among others. Some of those deals, including with HBO Max and Peacock, only took place after weeks of intense negotiations over advertising revenue share.\nMany of Netflix's streaming competitors would likely balk at a Roku takeover. Some could even leave the platform, or at the very least renegotiate those advertising deals and other data-sharing arrangements. It's unlikely that HBO Max, for example, would be comfortable with Netflix knowing how users interact with its content.\nFor similar reasons, a Netflix-Roku combination would be likely to pique the interest of antitrust regulators. Combining a distribution leader with the product leader sounds like an antitrust issue in any industry, but especially in video streaming, where the table stakes have skyrocketed with the entry of so many major players in recent years. There's no reason for regulators to allow Netflix to tip the scales by taking over Roku, and Netflix would likely have to pay Roku a large breakup fee if a deal was blocked. It's not worth the risk to the streamer.\nRumors of a deal could continue to swirl over the next few weeks, and Roku stock may remain elevated by the chatter, but there are a lot of reasons why no deal will happen.\nWith Roku stock down 80%, that's good news for Roku investors: They'll probably get a better payoff in the long run without a buyer.\n10 stocks we like better than Roku\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Roku wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Amazon, Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney.\nThe Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery, and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'However, before investors start salivating over a deal that would combine the streaming distribution and content leaders, a reality check seems in order. If the rumor had legs to it, an organization like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, or Thomson Reuters would have likely confirmed the scoop with its own reporting. Some of those deals, including with HBO Max and Peacock, only took place after weeks of intense negotiations over advertising revenue share.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Roku has become the leading streaming platform by forging deals with top streaming services including Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max (owned by Warner Bros. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney. Discovery, and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': "A Netflix-Roku Deal Isn't Going to Happen", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The report focused only on Roku employees but not management talking about an acquisition, possibly by Netflix. Roku employees would probably love a buyout at this point after watching the stock plunge 80%, but that doesn't mean it's going to happen. Roku has become the leading streaming platform by forging deals with top streaming services including Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max (owned by Warner Bros.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), the leading streaming-device maker, jumped 9.1% on talk of an acquisition by Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), the leading streaming service. There's no reason for regulators to allow Netflix to tip the scales by taking over Roku, and Netflix would likely have to pay Roku a large breakup fee if a deal was blocked. Rumors of a deal could continue to swirl over the next few weeks, and Roku stock may remain elevated by the chatter, but there are a lot of reasons why no deal will happen."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinas-smartphone-makers-chip-away-at-samsung-apples-russian-market-share', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'June 9 (Reuters) - China\'s market share in the Russian smartphone market jumped significantly in May as manufacturers like Apple APPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS paused new sales in Russia and Western sanctions weighed on the Russian economy.\nChinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK, Realme and Honor accounted for 42% of Russia\'s smartphone sales in May 2022, according to data from mobile network MTS shared with Reuters, - up from 28% during the same month last year.\nSouth Korea\'s Samsung lost its spot as the market leader, with 14% of devices sold versus 28% last year, and Apple\'s share dropped to 9% from 12%.\nOverall smartphone sales were down 26% year-on-year, MTS said, as Western sanctions and supply chain disruptions have severely hit Russia\'s consumer economy.\nApple and Samsung stopped new product sales in Russia after Moscow sent its army into Ukraine in late February, but retailers have been able to use up existing stocks.\nThe Kremlin has also moved to allow Russian companies to ship in some products, including smartphones, without the license holder\'s permission in a so-called "parallel imports" scheme.\n(Reporting by Reuters)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK, Realme and Honor accounted for 42% of Russia\'s smartphone sales in May 2022, according to data from mobile network MTS shared with Reuters, - up from 28% during the same month last year. Overall smartphone sales were down 26% year-on-year, MTS said, as Western sanctions and supply chain disruptions have severely hit Russia\'s consumer economy. The Kremlin has also moved to allow Russian companies to ship in some products, including smartphones, without the license holder\'s permission in a so-called "parallel imports" scheme.', 'news_luhn_summary': "June 9 (Reuters) - China's market share in the Russian smartphone market jumped significantly in May as manufacturers like Apple APPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS paused new sales in Russia and Western sanctions weighed on the Russian economy. Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK, Realme and Honor accounted for 42% of Russia's smartphone sales in May 2022, according to data from mobile network MTS shared with Reuters, - up from 28% during the same month last year. Apple and Samsung stopped new product sales in Russia after Moscow sent its army into Ukraine in late February, but retailers have been able to use up existing stocks.", 'news_article_title': "China's smartphone makers chip away at Samsung, Apple's Russian market share", 'news_lexrank_summary': "June 9 (Reuters) - China's market share in the Russian smartphone market jumped significantly in May as manufacturers like Apple APPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS paused new sales in Russia and Western sanctions weighed on the Russian economy. Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK, Realme and Honor accounted for 42% of Russia's smartphone sales in May 2022, according to data from mobile network MTS shared with Reuters, - up from 28% during the same month last year. Apple and Samsung stopped new product sales in Russia after Moscow sent its army into Ukraine in late February, but retailers have been able to use up existing stocks.", 'news_textrank_summary': "June 9 (Reuters) - China's market share in the Russian smartphone market jumped significantly in May as manufacturers like Apple APPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS paused new sales in Russia and Western sanctions weighed on the Russian economy. Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK, Realme and Honor accounted for 42% of Russia's smartphone sales in May 2022, according to data from mobile network MTS shared with Reuters, - up from 28% during the same month last year. Overall smartphone sales were down 26% year-on-year, MTS said, as Western sanctions and supply chain disruptions have severely hit Russia's consumer economy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/down-43-should-investors-buy-the-dip-in-meta-platforms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) has had an unfortunate year up to this point. The dominant social media platform\'s stock has plunged 43% year to date, which is quite a collapse compared to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, which have declined 14% and 24% over the same time period, respectively. The company is struggling in part due to the broader retreat from technology stocks that has resulted from high inflation, the Federal Reserve\'s decision to raise interest rates in response, and global impacts from the war between Russia and Ukraine.\nBut the social media company is facing many internal problems as well, and its drastic shift toward the metaverse adds just another layer of risk to its current investment profile. It\'s important to keep a long-term mindset, however, especially during times of great economic uncertainty. And while Meta\'s current situation is far from ideal, I think the sell-off has been overdone. This is a stock I see rebounding nicely in the coming years, and one that could provide monstrous returns for patient investors who buy into the company at existing price levels.\nLet\'s dive into Meta\'s present state and examine why it may offer investors a unique buying opportunity today.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBreaking down Meta\'s business\nIt\'s no secret by now: The world\'s No. 1 social media company is facing an assortment of challenges. On its first-quarterearnings call CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned Meta-specific obstacles like its transition to short-form video, and industrywide hurdles like Apple\'s iOS privacy changes and softness in e-commerce, that continue to adversely impact the company\'s growth rates in the near term. At the moment, the company\'s Reels business, which competes directly with TikTok, monetizes at a slower rate than other segments. That said, Zuckerberg reaffirmed his optimism for Reels and persisted in noting that it\'s a vital shift for Meta\'s long-term success.\nIn Q1, total revenue increased 6.6% year over year to $27.9 billion, and although diluted earnings per share decreased 17.6% to $2.72, the company beat Wall Street\'s earnings estimate by 8%. The company\'s operating margin dropped to 30.5% -- down from 43% in the year-ago period and 37% in the fourth quarter of 2021 -- as Meta continues its aggressive investments into the Reality Labs segment. Research and development expense climbed 48.3% year over year to $7.7 billion, and the Reality Labs business remains highly unprofitable for now, generating a loss of $3 billion in the first quarter alone.\nOn the Facebook platform, daily active users and monthly active users grew a modest 4.4% and 2.9% year over year, up to 2 billion and 2.9 billion, respectively. In fiscal year 2022, analysts estimate total sales to expand 7.4% year over year to $126.6 billion and earnings per share to retreat 13.9% to $11.85. Next year, which is when unfavorable comparable metrics will stabilize, analysts\' forecasts tell a different story. Wall Street expects revenue to rise 16.5% to $147.6 billion in fiscal 2023, and earnings per share to grow 18.1% to $13.99.\nShort-term headwinds will inflict growing pains on Meta for now, but the company\'s business is poised to bounce back in the future. And I\'m not too concerned about its hefty investments into the metaverse. The social media juggernaut has nearly $15 billion in cash and cash equivalents and generated $8.5 billion in free cash flow (FCF) in Q1. This company is built to last and well-equipped to ride out any economic storm.\nMeta\'s valuation is screaming "buy me"\nI\'m not sure Meta shares have ever appeared more enticing than now. The stock has a price-to-earnings multiple of just 14.7, representing a significant discount to its five-year mean of 27.9. While growth is expected to be patchy for the foreseeable future, it\'s challenging to justify such a low valuation today.\nFB PE Ratio data by YCharts\nThis is especially the case when you understand Meta\'s elite market positioning and untapped potential of the future. Trading almost 50% off its 52-week high, this stock grants investors a robust margin of safety today.\nOver the long run, I still like Meta\nI\'m not overly concerned about Meta\'s path to a sound recovery. And given its all-time low valuation, I feel comfortable recommending this stock to investors today. By employing a long-term investment approach, you can eliminate much of the noise that is governing the company\'s share price movement right now. Yes, you may need to buckle up for the near term, but Meta investors should see smooth sailing over the long haul.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Luke Meindl has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The dominant social media platform's stock has plunged 43% year to date, which is quite a collapse compared to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, which have declined 14% and 24% over the same time period, respectively. The company is struggling in part due to the broader retreat from technology stocks that has resulted from high inflation, the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates in response, and global impacts from the war between Russia and Ukraine. On its first-quarterearnings call CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned Meta-specific obstacles like its transition to short-form video, and industrywide hurdles like Apple's iOS privacy changes and softness in e-commerce, that continue to adversely impact the company's growth rates in the near term.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In Q1, total revenue increased 6.6% year over year to $27.9 billion, and although diluted earnings per share decreased 17.6% to $2.72, the company beat Wall Street's earnings estimate by 8%. In fiscal year 2022, analysts estimate total sales to expand 7.4% year over year to $126.6 billion and earnings per share to retreat 13.9% to $11.85. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Down 43%, Should Investors Buy the Dip in Meta Platforms?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In Q1, total revenue increased 6.6% year over year to $27.9 billion, and although diluted earnings per share decreased 17.6% to $2.72, the company beat Wall Street's earnings estimate by 8%. In fiscal year 2022, analysts estimate total sales to expand 7.4% year over year to $126.6 billion and earnings per share to retreat 13.9% to $11.85. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabets-stock-split-could-be-a-major-catalyst', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nShares of Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are about to get a lot more affordable. On July 15, GOOGL shares will split on a 20-for-1 basis. It will be the first time the Mountain View, California-based technology giant has split its stocks since 2014, shortly before the company rebranded itself as “Alphabet” to reflect its increasing expansion beyond its online search engine.\nAlready down 19% year to date, the upcoming stock split would take Alphabet’s share price to $113.89 based on its current level of $2,277.84 a share. While the split doesn’t change the underlying fundamentals at the company, it will make shares in the company much easier to acquire, particularly for individual retail investors.\nAnd that could be the catalyst that shakes Alphabet stock out of its current funk and leads to the share price moving higher.\nGOOGL Alphabet $2,277.84\nMisleading Results\nStock split aside, there remain a lot of reasons to be bullish on GOOGL stock. The company continues to excel in all areas of its business — from its signature ad-supported Google search engine and cloud computing, to its Pixel smartphones and “other bets” unit that includes self-driving cars.\n7 Top-Rated Large-Cap Stocks to Buy and Hold\nTo be sure, the company reported first-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations, sending its stock lower. But on close inspection, Alphabet’s Q1 print was not that bad and mostly due to a decline in advertising revenue for its YouTube channel. Investors who read the earnings headlines would miss the fact that Alphabet continues to grow in several important areas.\nAlthough, Alphabet’s first quarter revenue of $68.01 billion missed analyst forecasts of $68.11 billion, it still grew 23% from the same period a year earlier. The company’s advertising revenue for the quarter came in at $54.66 billion, up 18% from $44.68 billion in Q1 2021.\nAnd revenue for the Google Cloud segment, which is widely seen as a key area of future growth for the company, came in at $5.82 billion, which was up 44% from a year ago and better than the $5.76 billion that had been expected on the Street.\nHad it not been for a downturn in advertising revenue on YouTube, which has slowed as the pandemic fades and people spend less time amusing themselves online, Alphabet would have beaten analysts expectations for its first quarter earnings.\nLow Valuation\nAlphabet’s stock split not only comes with is share price knocked lower this year, but with the company’s valuation near historic lows. Alphabet’s shares currently trade at 20 times expected earnings, which is among the lowest levels in the company’s 18-year history as a public company.\nBy comparison, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), which is also splitting its stock on a 20-for-1 basis, is trading at 47 times expected earnings, more than double Alphabet’s level. Analysts by and large agree that GOOGL stock is undervalued at current levels.\nThe median price target on the stock among 45 analysts who cover the company is 40% higher than where it currently trades. The shares only recently bounced off a 52-week low of $2,037.69 a share.\nAnother reason for investors to be excited about Alphabet’s upcoming stock split is that it could make GOOGL stock eligible to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a price-weighted index of 30 prominent blue-chip companies.\nBeing added to the Dow could lead to increased buying of Alphabet’s stock as exchange traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds that track the index would need to purchase the company’s shares. Buying among retail investors should also spike.\nAt its current price above $2,000 a share, only about 1.7 million Alphabet shares change hands each day. That is a fraction of the average daily volume of 85 million shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) that are traded each day. After splitting in August 2020, AAPL stock currently trades at just under $150 per share.\nBuy GOOGL Stock Once It Splits\nAlphabet remains a leading technology company that is dominant in most areas in which it competes. Highly profitable with plenty of free cash flow, Alphabet is the type of mature mega-cap technology company that delivers solid returns to investors.\nAnd while its share price has suffered this year amid the broad-based market selloff, the upcoming 20-for-1 stock split could prove to be the catalyst that’s needed. Given how cheap it currently is, investors should definitely plan to buy GOOGL stock once it splits and becomes more affordable.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in GOOGL and AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nThe post Alphabet’s Stock Split Could Be a Major Catalyst appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That is a fraction of the average daily volume of 85 million shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) that are traded each day. After splitting in August 2020, AAPL stock currently trades at just under $150 per share. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in GOOGL and AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That is a fraction of the average daily volume of 85 million shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) that are traded each day. After splitting in August 2020, AAPL stock currently trades at just under $150 per share. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in GOOGL and AAPL.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet’s Stock Split Could Be a Major Catalyst', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That is a fraction of the average daily volume of 85 million shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) that are traded each day. After splitting in August 2020, AAPL stock currently trades at just under $150 per share. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in GOOGL and AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That is a fraction of the average daily volume of 85 million shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) that are traded each day. After splitting in August 2020, AAPL stock currently trades at just under $150 per share. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in GOOGL and AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/did-apple-just-put-a-nail-in-matterports-coffin', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It can be tough for technology start-ups that have a limited ability to defend their niches from the incursions of rivals. We live in a world where massive tech powerhouses have hundreds of billions of dollars in resources at their disposal. A tiny business can spend years gradually developing a useful new service and building the market for it, only to suddenly find itself competing with a tech titan.\nTake Matterport (NASDAQ: MTTR), for example.\nThe company\'s cameras and software help clients map out and create virtual representations of real-world spaces, and its spatial data platform has been winning over lots of fans. But high-growth tech companies -- especially ones that aren\'t generating profits -- have fallen out of favor among many investors in the current macroeconomic environment, and Matterport\'s share prices are down 75% so far in 2022.\nThe stock took another tumble after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) debuted a rudimentary tool that could compete with Matterport\'s at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022 earlier this week. Could this signal that the end is near for Matterport?\nA new competitor with a massive user base\nMatterport helps its clients create "digital twins" of real-world physical spaces -- homes, office buildings, malls, construction sites, and so on. Companies like Nvidia have touted their benefits as planning tools. Before making a change to a site in the physical world, owners can test it out in a virtual one. Matterport\'s platform greatly accelerates the speed at which these digital twins can be created.\nIn the first quarter, Matterport grew its revenue by just 6% year over year to $28.5 million, but its total subscriber base soared by 70% to 562,000, and "spaces under management" (virtual rooms, buildings, and locations managed in Matterport\'s software suite) increased by 49% to 7.3 million. The company is losing money right now, but it had $402 million in cash and short-term investments and another $198 million in long-term investments on its books as of the end of March. This little business has a lot of promise, and it could be a beneficiary as organizations attempt to translate their real-world properties into digital locations in the metaverse.\nEnter Apple with its own competing offering. At its big developers\' event, it showed off RoomPlan -- a new feature for the iPhone that uses its ARKit (or "augmented reality kit," for developers that want to integrate camera and motion features into their apps). RoomPlan is rudimentary compared to Matterport\'s platform, but it makes use of an iPhone\'s camera and LiDAR to map spaces in 3D.\nI\'ll emphasize the word "rudimentary" here. Matterport\'s offering is best-in-class, and a simple room scan with an iPhone isn\'t going to top it. But RoomPlan is an API -- an application programming interface. In other words, it\'s a simple feature designed to be added to apps, and is meant to be improved upon by software developers. The fact that there are hundreds of millions of iPhones in use worldwide only adds to the lucrative appeal of building new digital twin services in the Apple ecosystem. In short, Apple just opened the door for lots of potential competition for Matterport.\nMatterport\'s business isn\'t out, but be leery of the stock\nTo be fair, Apple\'s foray into digital twin creation could simply have the effect of accelerating the adoption of the technology. If RoomPlan gives consumers and businesses a taste of how powerful and useful virtual re-creations of real-world spaces can be, they might go searching for an even more powerful tool -- and land at leading player Matterport.\nBut for now, Apple\'s simple flip-of-the-switch to unlock new uses for the massive base of iPhone owners illustrates the challenge small tech companies like Matterport face. As good a service and hardware platform as it may be, maintaining an early lead can be an uphill battle when tech behemoths can dedicate what, for them, are minimal resources to offer an alternative.\nAnd with Matterport trading at over 11 times trailing 12-month sales and far from turning a profit, I\'d be leery about owning the stock at this juncture.\n10 stocks we like better than Matterport, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Matterport, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nNicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Matterport, Inc., and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The stock took another tumble after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) debuted a rudimentary tool that could compete with Matterport\'s at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022 earlier this week. The company\'s cameras and software help clients map out and create virtual representations of real-world spaces, and its spatial data platform has been winning over lots of fans. A new competitor with a massive user base Matterport helps its clients create "digital twins" of real-world physical spaces -- homes, office buildings, malls, construction sites, and so on.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The stock took another tumble after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) debuted a rudimentary tool that could compete with Matterport\'s at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022 earlier this week. The company\'s cameras and software help clients map out and create virtual representations of real-world spaces, and its spatial data platform has been winning over lots of fans. A new competitor with a massive user base Matterport helps its clients create "digital twins" of real-world physical spaces -- homes, office buildings, malls, construction sites, and so on.', 'news_article_title': "Did Apple Just Put a Nail in Matterport's Coffin?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The stock took another tumble after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) debuted a rudimentary tool that could compete with Matterport's at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022 earlier this week. The company's cameras and software help clients map out and create virtual representations of real-world spaces, and its spatial data platform has been winning over lots of fans. RoomPlan is rudimentary compared to Matterport's platform, but it makes use of an iPhone's camera and LiDAR to map spaces in 3D.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The stock took another tumble after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) debuted a rudimentary tool that could compete with Matterport\'s at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022 earlier this week. In the first quarter, Matterport grew its revenue by just 6% year over year to $28.5 million, but its total subscriber base soared by 70% to 562,000, and "spaces under management" (virtual rooms, buildings, and locations managed in Matterport\'s software suite) increased by 49% to 7.3 million. Matterport\'s business isn\'t out, but be leery of the stock To be fair, Apple\'s foray into digital twin creation could simply have the effect of accelerating the adoption of the technology.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rebound-as-tesla-other-growth-stocks-gain', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.48%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.61%\nJune 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, led by Tesla and other growth shares following a broad selloff on Wall Street on worries over surging inflation and the path for interest rate hikes.\nThe electric-vehicle maker\'s shares TSLA.O jumped 3.5% in premarket trading as it sold 32,165 China-made vehicles last month, up sharply from 1,152 in April.\nUBS also upgraded Tesla\'s stock to "buy" and raised its profit estimates for the next three years.\nShares of other megacap companies, including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, gained 0.4% and 0.7%, respectively.\nThe S&P 500 closed down 1.1% on Wednesday, dragged lower by chipmakers after a bearish brokerage report by Citi Research on Intel Corp INTC.O and elevated U.S. Treasury yields.\nA spike in Brent crude prices LCOc1 above an eye-watering $123 a barrel has made investors anxious ahead of the U.S. consumer price index report on Friday.\nMarket participants fear a hot reading on inflation could keep the U.S. Federal Reserve on its path to raise interest rates aggressively against the backdrop of a volatile stock market, strong consumer spending and tight labor market.\nOn Wednesday, International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said U.S. inflation could remain above the Fed\'s 2% target for a long time based on current projections, and overall, the risks are towards the possibility that this will require much more steeper increases in rates.\nThe U.S. central bank has raised its short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point this year and intends to keep at it with 50 basis points increases at its meeting next week and again in July.\nAt 6:58 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 158 points, or 0.48%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 22.25 points, or 0.54%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 76.5 points, or 0.61%.\nAlibaba BABA.N fell 3.5% after China\'s securities regulator said it had not conducted any assessment regarding a revival of Ant Group\'s initial public offering (IPO).\nBloomberg News reported earlier that Chinese financial regulators have started early-stage discussions on a potential revival of Ant Group\'s IPO.\nA reading on weekly jobless claims data is due at 08:30 a.m. ET.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of other megacap companies, including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, gained 0.4% and 0.7%, respectively. The S&P 500 closed down 1.1% on Wednesday, dragged lower by chipmakers after a bearish brokerage report by Citi Research on Intel Corp INTC.O and elevated U.S. Treasury yields. On Wednesday, International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said U.S. inflation could remain above the Fed's 2% target for a long time based on current projections, and overall, the risks are towards the possibility that this will require much more steeper increases in rates.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of other megacap companies, including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, gained 0.4% and 0.7%, respectively. Futures up: Dow 0.48%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.61% June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, led by Tesla and other growth shares following a broad selloff on Wall Street on worries over surging inflation and the path for interest rate hikes. A spike in Brent crude prices LCOc1 above an eye-watering $123 a barrel has made investors anxious ahead of the U.S. consumer price index report on Friday.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rebound as Tesla, other growth stocks gain', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of other megacap companies, including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, gained 0.4% and 0.7%, respectively. The electric-vehicle maker's shares TSLA.O jumped 3.5% in premarket trading as it sold 32,165 China-made vehicles last month, up sharply from 1,152 in April. Market participants fear a hot reading on inflation could keep the U.S. Federal Reserve on its path to raise interest rates aggressively against the backdrop of a volatile stock market, strong consumer spending and tight labor market.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of other megacap companies, including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, gained 0.4% and 0.7%, respectively. Futures up: Dow 0.48%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.61% June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, led by Tesla and other growth shares following a broad selloff on Wall Street on worries over surging inflation and the path for interest rate hikes. Market participants fear a hot reading on inflation could keep the U.S. Federal Reserve on its path to raise interest rates aggressively against the backdrop of a volatile stock market, strong consumer spending and tight labor market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stock-market-news-for-today-june-9-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Futures Inch Higher After Snapping Two-Day Winning Streak\nU.S. stock futures are edging up in early morning trading today. This would continue the ongoing uncertainty across the stock market. Between talks of inflation, growing economic headwinds, and the possibility of a recession, this is not that surprising. Not to mention, retailers such as Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG) and Target (NYSE: TGT) continue to slash their financial outlooks. Both of these firms, as of this week, are doing so because of excessive inventory issues.\nOverall, as inflation and interest rate expectations remain persistent concerns for investors, economic data releases would be among the market movers to consider. In particular, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release its Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading for May on Friday. By current consensus economist forecasts, we could see the CPI ease marginally month-over-month.\nMeanwhile, mentions of some potential M&A action between Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) are also making the rounds in the stock market this week. Should the latter be looking to acquire Roku, it would mark a massive event for streaming stocks in general. While taking all this information in, investors also have plenty ofstock market newsto keep up with today. As of 6:51 a.m. ET, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are trading higher by 0.54%, 0.61%, and 0.69% respectively.\nApple Advances Fintech Strategy With In-House Lending Solutions\nMaking headlines yet again today would be consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Notably, the company’s WWDC continues to bring massive announcements, mostly across its software offerings. Aside from the slew of key updates to its iOS and MacBook divisions, Apple is also making leaps on the fintech front. With regards to its new buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) solution, Apple Pay Later (APL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple will check user credit and extend short-term loans to users of APL. For one thing, this announcement would be a sizable shake up in the industry.\nAll in all, Apple’s latest move would put it in direct competition with fintech giants such as Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL). As it stands, Apple is planning to release these new fintech features alongside its latest iOS 16 iPhone software. This would serve to significantly expand Apple Pay’s current list of services. In particular, APL will allow Apple Pay users to pay for purchases across four equal payments over six weeks. Moreover, the company is currently working with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to enable its BNPL service. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) will remain the issuer for the company’s Apple Card. As such, investors would likely continue to tune in to AAPL stock now.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] Most Active Stocks Today? 5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist\nPalantir Brings On NHS Officials In Efforts To Secure $450 Million U.K. Health Management Contract\nIn other news, Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) appears to be hard at work expanding its operations. According to the Financial Times, the big data analytics firm is bringing on senior National Health Service (NHS) officials to its team. Accordingly, this could be part of the company’s plans to secure a $450 million contract to manage the U.K.’s health care data. For a sense of scale, this would involve the medical data of millions of patients in the U.K. If anything, Palantir is already the NHS’s go-to data analytics solutions provider, starting from the earlier days of the pandemic.\nThrough its latest employment moves, Palantir has been and will likely continue to bid for the five-year $450 million health care contract. This will revolve around the management of the Federated Data Platform (FDP). In brief, the FDP is a cutting-edge tool that connects and integrates patient data across the national health care system. Thanks to this feature, health care officials ranging from clinicians to bureaucrats can make real-time decisions. Should things go as planned, Palantir will likely receive an update on this in November later this year. With all this in mind, PLTR stock could be in focus at the opening bell later today.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] Best Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 4 Cyclical Stocks To Watch Today\nDocuSign Earnings Preview: What To Know Beyond The Microsoft Deal Expansion\nOn the earnings front today, DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) could be worth checking out as well. In general, this could be the case seeing as it is set to report its latest quarterly earnings after the closing bell. Getting into the details, consensus figures on Wall Street are earnings of $0.46 per share on revenue of $581.85 million. Should this be the case, it would add up to year-over-year gains of 4.5% and 24% respectively. On the whole, investors will likely be keen to see how this pandemic-era tech darling performed for the quarter. After all, the likes of Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) did post a sizable earnings beat in its latest quarterly update last month.\nAlso worth mentioning, DOCU stock appears to be on a roll at the moment. Over the past month, the company’s shares are up by over 25%. Among the latest catalysts for this growth would be the company’s latest work with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Just yesterday, the duo revealed that they would be expanding their global strategic partnership. As a result of the agreement, users of Microsoft’s enterprise solutions now have access to more of DocuSign’s offerings. Mainly, this includes new integrations with the DocuSign Agreement Cloud. After considering all of this, I could see DOCU stock gaining attention in the stock market now.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] 4 Top Semiconductor Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today\nStock Market Earnings To Watch Today\nAside from DocuSign, here are the other notable companies reporting earnings today. In the pre-market hours, FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL), Bilibili (NASDAQ: BILI), and Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG) will be on tap. Additionally, Nio (NYSE: NIO), a leading electric vehicle (EV) firm will also be reporting its latest figures during that time. As lockdowns in China continue to ease, names such as Nio could be worth noting in the market now. Alternatively, after the closing bell, there are several other firms to look out for as well. Namely, Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN), Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX), and Rent The Runway (NASDAQ: RENT) are among said firms. Between ever-present economic concerns, earnings, and companies making moves, investors have plenty to consider in thestock market today\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Advances Fintech Strategy With In-House Lending Solutions Making headlines yet again today would be consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As such, investors would likely continue to tune in to AAPL stock now. Overall, as inflation and interest rate expectations remain persistent concerns for investors, economic data releases would be among the market movers to consider.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Advances Fintech Strategy With In-House Lending Solutions Making headlines yet again today would be consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As such, investors would likely continue to tune in to AAPL stock now. 5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Palantir Brings On NHS Officials In Efforts To Secure $450 Million U.K. Health Management Contract In other news, Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) appears to be hard at work expanding its operations.', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stock Market News For Today June 9, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Advances Fintech Strategy With In-House Lending Solutions Making headlines yet again today would be consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As such, investors would likely continue to tune in to AAPL stock now. In general, this could be the case seeing as it is set to report its latest quarterly earnings after the closing bell.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Advances Fintech Strategy With In-House Lending Solutions Making headlines yet again today would be consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As such, investors would likely continue to tune in to AAPL stock now. 5 Chinese Stocks For Your Watchlist Palantir Brings On NHS Officials In Efforts To Secure $450 Million U.K. Health Management Contract In other news, Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) appears to be hard at work expanding its operations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-that-look-like-big-bargains-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWall Street is acting confused, which is perfect for active traders. But this makes long-term investing very difficult because of the whipsaw price action. Luckily this back-and-forth process created opportunities in the form of a bunch of bargain stocks to buy.\nInvestors still need to be careful. We are still under fire from a very hostile U.S. Federal reserve policy in the name of controlling inflation. Nobel-prize-winning economist Milton Friedman believed that only the government can create inflation. In September of 2012 he said that “inflation is created in Washington because only Washington can create money.”\nLuckily, the private sector is slightly more decisive with its policies. As a result, most large companies will likely survive the tighter spending conditions. But meanwhile, their equities have suffered enough to where they’ve become bargain stocks. Nevertheless I would not take the entire position at once.\n7 High-Quality Dividend Stocks With High Yields\nHere are the stocks I see as the biggest bargain stocks right now.\nSHOP Shopify $390.95\nROKU Roku $104.93\nBABA Alibaba $116.03\nUPST Upstart $45.47\nTWLO Twilio $45.16\nDIS Disney $107.76\nADBE Adobe $429.11\nShopify (SHOP)\nSource: Beyond The Scene / Shutterstock.com\nShopify (NYSE:SHOP) is having a rough time lately. From last year’s high, it fell more than 80% and it still can’t find footing. It hasn’t had two green weeks in a row in 29 weeks.\nBut unless the equity markets or Shopify itself are going to collapse, this has to eventually end. Meanwhile, it shall remain on a list of bargain stocks to buy in my book. Its value is not obvious because it carries a high stock price at nearly $400. Furthermore its price-to-earnings ratio is super high because it focuses on growth.\nThe right metric here is the price-to-sales ratio, and that’s single digits. This puts it 30% cheaper than Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). For now, Shopify should focus on growth and should spend a lot to get it. The profitability metrics like P/E can normalize later.\nSHOP stock now sits at the base of the pandemic bottom. If there is any more downside from here it should be shallow. Therefore the upside opportunity is favorable.\nRoku (ROKU)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nI was a skeptic of Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) for a long time, mainly because they were in business for 16 years without turning a profit.\nThen the market came to them, and they shut me up. In the last three years, management tripled sales without creating bloat.\nROKU stock is part of the bargain stocks posse for two simple reasons. Its price-to-sales is only 4.5, and it can create roughly $250 million in cash from operations. The reason it has fallen out of favor with investors is pure fear. Experts worry about the chip shortage negatively impacting its performance.\n7 Cheap Growth Stocks That Won't Stay That Way for Long\nUntil I see significant bearish evidence in the financials, I will give ROKU the benefit of the doubt. Thanks to a 75% stock correction, it looks very affordable.\nAlibaba (BABA)\nSource: Shutterstock\nThis next of our bargain stocks rallied hard on Monday along with other Chinese stocks. But Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) still carries extra risk because of its nationality.\nFor more than a year, equities from China have suffered a string of political blows. Meanwhile, BABA’s business continues to thrive. There is divergence between the stock blight and the business success. This is enough to earn it a place on our list of bargain stocks.\nFundamentally, BABA stock is now extra cheap with a price-to-sales below 2. This means investors’ expectations are rock bottom, so it will be hard to disappoint them from here. BABA’s 6% rally on Monday could lead to a small pullback for a breather. But in the long run, it has a long way to go.\nIt most likely won’t recover all of its prior glory but this fast grower ought to command a better premium. After all, not many companies can almost quadruple in size in five years while netting a profit the whole time, with $20 billion in cash from operations. Their singles day holiday sales topped $100 billion.\nUpstart (UPST)\nSource: rafapress / Shutterstock.com\nUpstart’s (NASDAQ:UPST) management reported earnings last month and it was a disasterous reaction. Notice I didn’t say the results were bad, because they were not. In fact they grew revenues over 150%, yet UPST stock lost 60% of its value.\nA principle driving factor behind the fall was experts fearing potential loan defaults from loans they carried too long.\nThe rising interest rates are also drying up the appetite to lend. This put a crimp of the available loan buyers for UPST.\nRevenues are now four times bigger than 2020, and they still carry a low price-to-sales under 5. For this discrepancy I placed it on my list of bargain stocks today. Once it stabilizes from its walloping, investors are likely to realize they sold a quality opportunity too cheaply.\nI am not expecting its all-time highs to return. Those too were also wrong at the time. But somewhere in the middle will lie the truth for this fast grower. Rising above $55 per share may bring out the momentum buyers to try and fill the gap — and it is a massive one that could bring 30% of upside quickly.\nTwilio (TWLO)\nSource: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com\nTwilio (NYSE:TWLO) has all the right buzzwords. It is a cloud communication company right in the thick of the right trends. This hasn’t stopped its stock from heading straight down since February of last year. The selling intensified last summer, so now it sits 74% below its high-water mark.\nThis tremendous devastation has created a relative bargain stock scenario. Its price-to-sales ratio is now less than half that of 2019 and 2018. The pandemic rally created bloat in it, like most other cloud stocks. That situation has normalized, and the pendulum has swung too far the other way.\nTWLO stock being a momentum stock, it moves extremely fast, so it is daunting to trade. That’s why it is important that we don’t go all in even when the value proposition is favorable.\nWhile the indices are struggling to stabilize, TWLO could easily revisit its recent lows. This by definition leaves another 10% of downside potential risk. But when markets recover, it will likely be among the leaders.\nFor what it’s worth, Ark Invest is still accumulating shares.\nDisney (DIS)\nSource: nikkimeel / Shutterstock.com\nThis is not the old Disney (NYSE:DIS) stock. It is now a streaming powerhouse chasing Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX). But it has fallen on hard times of late, partly through non-business headlines. It is in a political shouting match with the state of Florida.\nMeanwhile, this is distracting from its accomplishments for the last two years. The global shutdown had the potential to deal a deadly blow to its theme park business. Disney made a living out of packing people shoulder to shoulder. Somehow it emerged from the test without too much damage, and perhaps even stronger.\nI doubt that it will face tougher circumstances that that for a long while.\nThe value in the stock comes from the fact that it’s still profitable. It also generated over $5 billion in cash from operations last year. And somehow, the price-sales ratio is under 3.\nRevenues for the last 12 months are 11% larger than before the pandemic. However, DIS stock is still down 30% for the year to date. This suggests that there should be plenty of room to run in the long term.\nAdobe (ADBE)\nSource: r.classen / Shutterstock.com\nAdobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) stock fell back into levels not seen since 2020, so it has shed the stock froth from last year. Its tangible fundamental value has also benefited from this equity shellacking. As a result it now has its cheapest price-to-earnings ratio in at least seven years.\nThat alone doesn’t ensure a bottom for the stock. However it suggests that owning a partial position now is not an obvious mistake.\nThis is a growth stock and such stocks tend to fall precipitously and surprise investors. Timing their bottoms perfectly is nearly impossible. We should therefore resolve ourselves to finding potential zones of contention. They tend to act as strong support which can turn into a bottom in hindsight.\nThis is one, provided the indices don’t have far more to fall.\nManagement has delivered more than 20% growth for years, with a big net income to boot. With more than $7 billion in cash from operations ,they leave no doubt over their competence.\nADBE reports earnings soon and those add another layer of doubt. The reactions to them is binary, but maybe it pops like Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) did.\nOn the date of publication, Nicolas Chahine did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Stocks That Look Like Big Bargains Right Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Luckily this back-and-forth process created opportunities in the form of a bunch of bargain stocks to buy. 7 Cheap Growth Stocks That Won't Stay That Way for Long Until I see significant bearish evidence in the financials, I will give ROKU the benefit of the doubt. On the date of publication, Nicolas Chahine did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'SHOP Shopify $390.95 ROKU Roku $104.93 BABA Alibaba $116.03 UPST Upstart $45.47 TWLO Twilio $45.16 DIS Disney $107.76 ADBE Adobe $429.11 Shopify (SHOP) Source: Beyond The Scene / Shutterstock.com Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) is having a rough time lately. Upstart (UPST) Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Upstart’s (NASDAQ:UPST) management reported earnings last month and it was a disasterous reaction. Adobe (ADBE) Source: r.classen / Shutterstock.com Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) stock fell back into levels not seen since 2020, so it has shed the stock froth from last year.', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks That Look Like Big Bargains Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': '7 High-Quality Dividend Stocks With High Yields Here are the stocks I see as the biggest bargain stocks right now. After all, not many companies can almost quadruple in size in five years while netting a profit the whole time, with $20 billion in cash from operations. However, DIS stock is still down 30% for the year to date.', 'news_textrank_summary': '7 High-Quality Dividend Stocks With High Yields Here are the stocks I see as the biggest bargain stocks right now. Alibaba (BABA) Source: Shutterstock This next of our bargain stocks rallied hard on Monday along with other Chinese stocks. Adobe (ADBE) Source: r.classen / Shutterstock.com Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) stock fell back into levels not seen since 2020, so it has shed the stock froth from last year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ivv-jdst%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, which added 18,350,000 units, or a 2.5% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.7%, and Microsoft is up by about 0.6%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY JUNIOR GOLD MINERS INDEX BEAR 2X SH, which added 2,100,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: IVV, JDST: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.7%, and Microsoft is up by about 0.6%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY JUNIOR GOLD MINERS INDEX BEAR 2X SH, which added 2,100,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: IVV, JDST: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, which added 18,350,000 units, or a 2.5% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY JUNIOR GOLD MINERS INDEX BEAR 2X SH, which added 2,100,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: IVV, JDST: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'IVV, JDST: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, which added 18,350,000 units, or a 2.5% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.7%, and Microsoft is up by about 0.6%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY JUNIOR GOLD MINERS INDEX BEAR 2X SH, which added 2,100,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, which added 18,350,000 units, or a 2.5% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY JUNIOR GOLD MINERS INDEX BEAR 2X SH, which added 2,100,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units. 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The video was published on June 9, 2022.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nNeil Rozenbaum has positions in Block, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Block, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Neil is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this video, I will be discussing Square's side of Block's (NYSE: SQ) partnership with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with regard to Tap to Pay on iPhone as well as some announcements that were made by Apple during its recent Worldwide Developers Conference, such as the new Apple CarPlay and Apple Pay Later, and how they might affect companies like PayPal and Affirm. For the full insights, do watch the video, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. Find out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now Our award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this video, I will be discussing Square's side of Block's (NYSE: SQ) partnership with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with regard to Tap to Pay on iPhone as well as some announcements that were made by Apple during its recent Worldwide Developers Conference, such as the new Apple CarPlay and Apple Pay Later, and how they might affect companies like PayPal and Affirm. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Block, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "This Is How Apple's WWDC Announcements Could Affect Your Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In this video, I will be discussing Square's side of Block's (NYSE: SQ) partnership with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with regard to Tap to Pay on iPhone as well as some announcements that were made by Apple during its recent Worldwide Developers Conference, such as the new Apple CarPlay and Apple Pay Later, and how they might affect companies like PayPal and Affirm. For the full insights, do watch the video, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Neil Rozenbaum has positions in Block, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In this video, I will be discussing Square's side of Block's (NYSE: SQ) partnership with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with regard to Tap to Pay on iPhone as well as some announcements that were made by Apple during its recent Worldwide Developers Conference, such as the new Apple CarPlay and Apple Pay Later, and how they might affect companies like PayPal and Affirm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Block, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-suffers-biggest-weekly-loss-since-january-after-hot-cpi-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks posted their biggest weekly percentage declines since January and ended sharply lower on the day Friday as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled fears of more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.\nTech and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows, led the decline. Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O drove losses in the S&P 500.\nFollowing the inflation report, two-year Treasury yields US2YT=RR, which are highly sensitive to rate hikes, spiked to 3.057%, the highest since June 2008. Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR reached 3.178%, the highest since May 9.\nThe U.S. Labor Department\'s report showed the consumer price index (CPI) increased 1.0% last month after gaining 0.3% in April. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the monthly CPI picking up 0.7%.\nYear-on-year, CPI surged 8.6%, its biggest gain since 1981 and following an 8.3% jump in May.\nStocks have been volatile this year, and recent selling has largely been tied to worries over inflation, rising interest rates and the likelihood of a recession.\n"Today\'s report should extinguish any pretense that a \'pause\' in rate hikes will likely be appropriate by the end of summer, as the Fed is clearly still behind the eight ball on bringing inflation under control," said Jason Pride, chief investment officer for private wealth at Glenmede in Philadelphia.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 880 points, or 2.73%, to 31,392.79; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 116.96 points, or 2.91%, to 3,900.86; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 414.20 points, or 3.52%, to 11,340.02.\nThe major indexes registered their biggest weekly percentage drops since the week ended Jan. 21, with the Dow down 4.58%, the S&P 500 down 5.06% and the Nasdaq down 5.60% for the week.\nThe S&P 500 is now down 18.2% for the year so far.\nOn Friday, the S&P 500 growth index .IGX took a 3.7% hit, while the value index .IVX fell 2.2%.\nThe inflation report was published ahead of an anticipated second 50 basis points rate hike from the Fed on Wednesday. A further half-percentage-point is priced in for July, with a strong chance of a similar move in September.\nOne worry is that an aggressive push higher on rates by the Fed could send the economy into recession.\nAmong the day\'s losers, Netflix Inc NFLX.O slid 5.1% after Goldman downgraded the streaming video giant\'s stock to "sell" from "neutral" due to a possibly weaker macro environment.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 5.70-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 4.05-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 44 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 17 new highs and 326 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 12.62 billion shares, compared with the 11.88 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\n(Additional reporting by Devik Jain, Mehnaz Yasmin and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru and Davide Barbuscia in New York; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O drove losses in the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks posted their biggest weekly percentage declines since January and ended sharply lower on the day Friday as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled fears of more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. "Today\'s report should extinguish any pretense that a \'pause\' in rate hikes will likely be appropriate by the end of summer, as the Fed is clearly still behind the eight ball on bringing inflation under control," said Jason Pride, chief investment officer for private wealth at Glenmede in Philadelphia.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O drove losses in the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks posted their biggest weekly percentage declines since January and ended sharply lower on the day Friday as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled fears of more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Stocks have been volatile this year, and recent selling has largely been tied to worries over inflation, rising interest rates and the likelihood of a recession.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street suffers biggest weekly loss since January after hot CPI data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O drove losses in the S&P 500. Following the inflation report, two-year Treasury yields US2YT=RR, which are highly sensitive to rate hikes, spiked to 3.057%, the highest since June 2008. The U.S. Labor Department's report showed the consumer price index (CPI) increased 1.0% last month after gaining 0.3% in April.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O drove losses in the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks posted their biggest weekly percentage declines since January and ended sharply lower on the day Friday as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled fears of more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Following the inflation report, two-year Treasury yields US2YT=RR, which are highly sensitive to rate hikes, spiked to 3.057%, the highest since June 2008.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tesla-to-seek-investor-approval-for-3-for-1-stock-split', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 10 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O on Friday proposed a stock split at a three-to-one ratio in the form of a stock dividend, according to a regulatory filing.\nThe proposal will be put to vote on August 4 and if approved, it would be the latest after a five-for-one split in August 2020.\nTesla will also ask shareholders to vote to reduce its board of directors' terms to two years from three. If approved, directors' terms would be staggered over two years.\nFollowing a pandemic-induced rally in the technology shares, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, too, have in the recent past split their shares to make them more affordable.\nWhile stock splits make shares of a company cheaper for its employees and investors, some brokerages already allow customers to buy fractions of individual shares, which makes the benefit of stock splits less exaggerated than in the past.\n(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)\n(([email protected]; https://twitter.com/hoodieonveshti;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Following a pandemic-induced rally in the technology shares, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, too, have in the recent past split their shares to make them more affordable. Tesla will also ask shareholders to vote to reduce its board of directors' terms to two years from three. While stock splits make shares of a company cheaper for its employees and investors, some brokerages already allow customers to buy fractions of individual shares, which makes the benefit of stock splits less exaggerated than in the past.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Following a pandemic-induced rally in the technology shares, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, too, have in the recent past split their shares to make them more affordable. If approved, directors' terms would be staggered over two years. While stock splits make shares of a company cheaper for its employees and investors, some brokerages already allow customers to buy fractions of individual shares, which makes the benefit of stock splits less exaggerated than in the past.", 'news_article_title': 'Tesla to seek investor approval for 3-for-1 stock split', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Following a pandemic-induced rally in the technology shares, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, too, have in the recent past split their shares to make them more affordable. The proposal will be put to vote on August 4 and if approved, it would be the latest after a five-for-one split in August 2020. Tesla will also ask shareholders to vote to reduce its board of directors' terms to two years from three.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Following a pandemic-induced rally in the technology shares, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, too, have in the recent past split their shares to make them more affordable. June 10 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O on Friday proposed a stock split at a three-to-one ratio in the form of a stock dividend, according to a regulatory filing. While stock splits make shares of a company cheaper for its employees and investors, some brokerages already allow customers to buy fractions of individual shares, which makes the benefit of stock splits less exaggerated than in the past.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-high-quality-stocks-sizzling-this-summer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThis article is excerpted from Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection newsletter. To make sure you don’t miss any of Tom’s picks, subscribe to his mailing list here.\nThe Quality Stocks of the Profit & Protection Playbook\nOn Tuesday, I introduced the Profit & Protection definition of a “quality” stock:\nA company that can generate high and stable returns over long periods of time.\nAnd believe me, I know…\n… that’s a boring definition.\nCan’t “quality” mean something flashier, like having a great product? A well-known brand? Maybe even fat margins in a hyper-growth market.\nBut as we saw when we looked at the data, none of that particularly matters.\nInstead, companies from Home Depot (NYSE:HD) to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have outlasted Crazy Eddie and Compaq in their ability to generate superior returns. For every $1 of investor capital those two winners touch, they can return $20 within a decade, thanks to their 35% rate of return on invested capital (ROIC).\nToday, we will look at five other companies with similarly high ROIC and stability that look set to sizzle this summer. And in tomorrow’s newsletter, I’ll unveil which of these five high-quality picks make it onto the Profit & Protection’s core “buy” list.\n5 High-Quality Stocks Sizzling this Summer: Align Technology (ALGN)\nROIC Score: A+ | Stability Score: A-\nThe parent company behind the brand Invisalign has quietly built a $20 billion empire from its invisible orthodontic sets. A stunning 99% ROIC puts it squarely atop 99% of companies in the broad-based Russell 3000 index.\nThose familiar with the dental industry will immediately understand why:\nAlign’s (NASDAQ:ALGN) iTero scanner.\nThe company’s proprietary intraoral scanner creates a steep barrier to entry. Scanners are sold at a discount, and Align makes up the difference by charging more for orthodontics over time.\nDentists also have incentives to stick to one system. Align gives increasingly significant discounts based on the volume of Invisalign cases, making it financially unattractive for dentists to invest in a second system.\nThe system has created a pseudo-monopoly in the invisible braces market, where Align has three times the market share of all of its competitors combined. ALGN has generated no less than 20% ROE over the past five years.\nShares are also cheap from a historical standpoint. A return to more typical valuations gives the firm a 110% upside — making for a potentially phenomenal summer of investing.\nThat said, there are some issues with ALGN. Shares have fallen 58% since the start of the year on valuation concerns. Margins have also faltered on weaker demand over the past two quarters; belt-tightening customers can switch to metal bracers or forgo them entirely. Morningstar analysts have cut their price target from $650 in March to $440 today.\nStill, investors have good reason to take the opportunity to buy the dip. As historical data shows, buying these stable, high-ROIC companies is the recipe to generating phenomenal returns.\nAdobe (ADBE)\nROIC Score: A | Stability Score: A\nThe software maker should also come as no surprise to industry watchers. As an early mover to a subscription-based cloud offering, Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) has managed to increase margins and sales at the same time. Software piracy has become a relic of the past.\nAnalysts expect the company’s ROIC to top 45% in the coming year, earning the software maker an “A” grade on the Profit & Protection’s “quality” scale.\nAll this creates a perfect storm for buying the dip this summer. Adobe’s shares are down nearly 25% this year on a broader tech slowdown; an investor pivot to quality will quickly send shares back up to their previous heights.\nMalibu Boats (MBUU)\nROIC Score: A- | Stability Score: A+\nWhen I first covered Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) one year after its IPO, the company was a well-run value stock. Shares traded at $14, pricing the company at under 9x forward price-to-earnings.\nFast forward to the present day and MBUU has now become a stunningly high-quality play.\nOver the past five years, the company has consolidated the boating market by acquiring high-value brands including Cobalt, Pursuit and Maverick. Combined, the firm now controls 32% of the performance sports boat market and 36% of the 24-foot to 29-foot sterndrive market. Its closest competitor is less than half its size.\nMalibu’s scale has also translated into phenomenal capital returns. The company has generated an average of 47% ROIC over the last five years, and analysts expect no less than 24% in the coming decade — not bad for a consumer-discretionary firm.\nThe firm also looks set for a sizzling summer this year. Q3 sales rose 26%, benefiting from 21% pricing growth; demand-hungry customers have shrugged off inflationary concerns.\nThat said, investors should remain wary. The boating market is highly cyclical; demand for RVs is already sagging and a prolonged recession could also put the boating industry on the back foot. Interest rates are also an issue; third parties finance around 80% of Malibu’s sales.\nStill, Malibu Boats is a firm that scores extraordinarily well on the Profit & Protection “quality” scores. And in the long run, it’s the type of firm that the P&P system says will outperform.\nASML Holding (ASML)\nROIC Score: A | Stability Score: A-\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)… AMD (NASDAQ:AMD)… Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM)…\nChipmaker stocks have long captured investor imagination for their cutting-edge products and … well… ability to create fun. Nvidia’s Titan V processor now crams 21 billion transistors onto a video card, giving gamers yet another reason to spend $3,000 on a computer part.\nBut all these chipmakers have one company to thank:\nASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML).\nThis Netherlands-based firm is the world leader in photolithography machinery, the process for physically creating micro-sized chips and transistors. By using extreme ultraviolet light (EUV), ASML’s equipment can etch silicon elements as small as 10 nanometers.\nCompetitors have had a tough time keeping up. Nikon (OTCMKTS:NINOY) and Canon (NYSE:CAJ) dropped out of the EUV race in 2020, and Chinese makers seem to be at least a decade behind. ASML has almost a 90% share of the chipmaking market.\nThat’s translated into large, consistent margins. Analysts expect ASML to generate 40% ROIC, putting the company in the top 6% of all firms in the Russell 3000 index. And though semiconductor shortages will moderate by 2023, ASML looks set to ride out the coming supply glut.\nBonus Pick: Meta Platforms (META)\nROIC Score: A- | Stability Score: A\nFinally, Facebook parent Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) makes a surprise appearance on the Profit & Protection quality list. It’s 33% expected ROIC and its high ROE stability score put the firm ahead of other FAANG stocks by a reasonable margin.\nThe quality score might surprise some readers, as it did me. Uncertainty around Facebook’s advertising growth rates and data privacy issues have dogged the company for years. And a sudden resignation by COO Sheryl Sandberg points to internal politicking.\nBut the numbers don’t lie:\nFacebook has generated superior profits.\nThe social media firm has long… leaned in… on data of its 2.9 billion monthly users to become an advertising giant. It arguably knows more about its users than any other social media firm, giving it a pricing edge in targeted advertising. Operating margins have consistently remained above 35%, or two-thirds higher than Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL).\nCEO Mark Zuckerberg has also kept the company on the offensive. A pivot to virtual reality expands on Facebook’s ambitions as an entertainment hub. And smart acquisitions of companies like Kustomer and Giphy have helped the firm grow into neighboring territories.\nIf you needed to pick between the FAANG stocks, the “F” of Facebook would be the natural place for quality-minded investors to start.\n(Or is it “de-MANGAed?”)\nThe EV/S Ratio\nThe Profit & Protection concept of “quality” can often create unintuitive outcomes.\nFirms with highly recognizable brands from Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) to Mcdonald’s (NYSE:MCD) can earn lower ROIC than hum-drum ones like internet registry firm VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN).\nYet this type of investing works. $10,000 invested in each of those three companies in 2000 would have turned into:\nVerisign. $187,450\nMcDonald’s. $82,790\nCoca Cola. $23,260\nThe unfortunate truth about investing is that brands, customer loyalty and management ability are only contributors to high stock returns. A company can just as quickly run a network with extreme regulatory barriers or send enough lobbyists to Congress to fill a mid-sized swamp.\nThat occasionally creates perverse incentives. Companies from tobacco firm Altria (NYSE:MO) to gunmaker Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ:SWBI) have long lobbied politicians to help them maintain their businesses (often with extreme side effects).\nBut there are still plenty of firms doing good in addition to doing well. And though hum-drum firms like Verisign might never make a “most innovative list” (as Enron once did), these are the under-the-radar firms that can power a Profit & Protection portfolio for the long run.\nP.S. Do you want to hear more about cryptocurrencies? Penny stocks? Options? Leave me a note at [email protected] or connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know what you’d like to see.\nOn the date of publication, Tom Yeung did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nTom Yeung, CFA, is a registered investment advisor on a mission to bring simplicity to the world of investing.\nThe post 5 High-Quality Stocks Sizzling this Summer appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Instead, companies from Home Depot (NYSE:HD) to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have outlasted Crazy Eddie and Compaq in their ability to generate superior returns. Align gives increasingly significant discounts based on the volume of Invisalign cases, making it financially unattractive for dentists to invest in a second system. Companies from tobacco firm Altria (NYSE:MO) to gunmaker Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ:SWBI) have long lobbied politicians to help them maintain their businesses (often with extreme side effects).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Instead, companies from Home Depot (NYSE:HD) to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have outlasted Crazy Eddie and Compaq in their ability to generate superior returns. 5 High-Quality Stocks Sizzling this Summer: Align Technology (ALGN) ROIC Score: A+ | Stability Score: A- The parent company behind the brand Invisalign has quietly built a $20 billion empire from its invisible orthodontic sets. ASML Holding (ASML) ROIC Score: A | Stability Score: A- Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)… AMD (NASDAQ:AMD)… Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM)… Chipmaker stocks have long captured investor imagination for their cutting-edge products and … well… ability to create fun.', 'news_article_title': '5 High-Quality Stocks Sizzling this Summer', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Instead, companies from Home Depot (NYSE:HD) to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have outlasted Crazy Eddie and Compaq in their ability to generate superior returns. The Quality Stocks of the Profit & Protection Playbook On Tuesday, I introduced the Profit & Protection definition of a “quality” stock: A company that can generate high and stable returns over long periods of time. ALGN has generated no less than 20% ROE over the past five years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Instead, companies from Home Depot (NYSE:HD) to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have outlasted Crazy Eddie and Compaq in their ability to generate superior returns. The Quality Stocks of the Profit & Protection Playbook On Tuesday, I introduced the Profit & Protection definition of a “quality” stock: A company that can generate high and stable returns over long periods of time. Malibu Boats (MBUU) ROIC Score: A- | Stability Score: A+ When I first covered Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) one year after its IPO, the company was a well-run value stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-down-sharply-as-hot-inflation-data-intensifies-investor-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended down sharply on Friday and posted their biggest weekly percentage declines since January as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled investor worries about more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.\nTech and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows, led the decline. Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.\nFollowing the inflation report, benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields US10YT=RR reached 3.152%, the highest since May 9.\nThe U.S. Labor Department\'s report showed the consumer price index (CPI) increased 1.0% last month after gaining 0.3% in April. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the monthly CPI picking up 0.7%.\nYear-on-year, CPI surged 8.6%, its biggest gain since 1981 and following an 8.3% jump in May.\nStocks have been volatile this year, and recent selling has largely been tied to uncertainty over the outlook for inflation and interest rates.\n"Inflation this past month was certainly hotter than expected and a reminder that inflation will be with us for longer than we previously expected," said Michael Sheldon, chief investment officer at RDM Financial Group at Hightower in Westport, Connecticut.\n"But there are some signs within the economy that ultimately inflation should start to slow, and the Fed will likely do whatever it takes to keep raising rates and reduce inflation over the coming 12 to 18 months."\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 117.05 points, or 2.91%, to end at 3,900.77 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 415.07 points, or 3.53%, to 11,339.16. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 882.47 points, or 2.73%, to 31,395.72.\nThe inflation report was published ahead of an anticipated second 50 basis points rate hike from the Fed next Wednesday. A further half-percentage-point is priced in for July, with a strong chance of a similar move in September.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O slid after Goldman downgraded the streaming giant\'s stock to "sell" from "neutral" due to a possibly weaker macro environment.\n(Additional reporting by Devik Jain, Mehnaz Yasmin and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Aditya Soni and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended down sharply on Friday and posted their biggest weekly percentage declines since January as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled investor worries about more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Stocks have been volatile this year, and recent selling has largely been tied to uncertainty over the outlook for inflation and interest rates.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended down sharply on Friday and posted their biggest weekly percentage declines since January as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled investor worries about more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The U.S. Labor Department's report showed the consumer price index (CPI) increased 1.0% last month after gaining 0.3% in April.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends down sharply as hot inflation data intensifies investor fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The U.S. Labor Department's report showed the consumer price index (CPI) increased 1.0% last month after gaining 0.3% in April. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 117.05 points, or 2.91%, to end at 3,900.77 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 415.07 points, or 3.53%, to 11,339.16.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended down sharply on Friday and posted their biggest weekly percentage declines since January as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled investor worries about more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. "Inflation this past month was certainly hotter than expected and a reminder that inflation will be with us for longer than we previously expected," said Michael Sheldon, chief investment officer at RDM Financial Group at Hightower in Westport, Connecticut.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/down-79-in-2022-is-fubotv-stock-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Investors in fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) have taken a shellacking in 2022. The stock is down 79% year to date as the bottom has fallen out of this sports-centered streaming alternative to cable TV. Interestingly, fuboTV has sustained explosive revenue growth, but it hasn't been enough to assuage wary investors.\nLet's consider fuboTV's prospects, weigh them against the lower valuation after the price crash, and determine if long-term investors should buy the stock now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nRevenue at fuboTV is soaring\nSports-streaming service fuboTV is riding the back of a powerful tailwind attracting sports fans who want the benefits of a cable TV bundle with the convenience of a streaming connection. With fuboTV, folks can get all the channels they would get through cable, but since it's delivered through a streaming connection, it can be taken anywhere there's internet. That has propelled fuboTV's revenue from $218 million in 2020 to $638 million in 2021.\nIn the quarter ended March 31, fuboTV's revenue jumped by 102% year over year to $242 million. The company boasts over 1.35 million subscribers who pay a subscription fee to access the service. fuboTV's upward trajectory could continue as it benefits from the structural advantages of streaming over cable. The more significant challenge for fuboTV is sustainability, not growth.\nFUBO Revenue (Annual) data by YCharts\nIn its most recent quarter ended in March, it lost $140.8 million on the bottom line, more than double the loss of $70.6 million in the same quarter of the prior year. fuboTV's most oversized expense item is subscriber-related costs -- in other words, the fees it pays for content rights.\nOf course, this is what motivates folks to sign up. Without the content, fuboTV would not have subscribers. But it cannot sustain the business by paying 102% of revenue for content as it did in its most recent quarter. That's similar to buying a new iPhone from the Apple store at $700 and then reselling it for $675. Sure, sales will be brisk because you are offering a lower price, but it's not a sustainable business model. To make matters worse, this was an increase from 95% of the revenue it paid for content rights in the same quarter of the prior year.\nWhat fuboTV needs to demonstrate is that it can grow the business sustainably. That could mean increasing the prices of its service, which could slow revenue and subscriber growth. It could also mean negotiating better terms with content providers, which would reduce costs.\nfuboTV stock is down, but not enough\nFUBO PS Ratio data by YCharts\nThe stock price crash has fuboTV selling at a price-to-sales ratio of 0.6, near the lowest in its young history as a public company. Regardless, it's challenging to say the stock is cheap because of the unsustainable business model. Investors would be prudent to wait for fuboTV to demonstrate it can reduce losses on the bottom line.\nOne of the questions that needs to be answered is: What would revenue and subscribers look like if it raised prices enough to break even? Thankfully, management indicated it had implemented changes that would make the company cash-flow positive. The catch -- it's not expected to hit that inflection point until 2025. So even though the stock is down 79% in 2022, fuboTV is still not a buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than fuboTV, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and fuboTV, Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nParkev Tatevosian has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and fuboTV, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Let's consider fuboTV's prospects, weigh them against the lower valuation after the price crash, and determine if long-term investors should buy the stock now. fuboTV's most oversized expense item is subscriber-related costs -- in other words, the fees it pays for content rights. To make matters worse, this was an increase from 95% of the revenue it paid for content rights in the same quarter of the prior year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In the quarter ended March 31, fuboTV's revenue jumped by 102% year over year to $242 million. FUBO Revenue (Annual) data by YCharts In its most recent quarter ended in March, it lost $140.8 million on the bottom line, more than double the loss of $70.6 million in the same quarter of the prior year. fuboTV stock is down, but not enough FUBO PS Ratio data by YCharts The stock price crash has fuboTV selling at a price-to-sales ratio of 0.6, near the lowest in its young history as a public company.", 'news_article_title': 'Down 79% in 2022, Is fuboTV Stock a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But it cannot sustain the business by paying 102% of revenue for content as it did in its most recent quarter. 10 stocks we like better than fuboTV, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and fuboTV, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Revenue at fuboTV is soaring Sports-streaming service fuboTV is riding the back of a powerful tailwind attracting sports fans who want the benefits of a cable TV bundle with the convenience of a streaming connection. fuboTV stock is down, but not enough FUBO PS Ratio data by YCharts The stock price crash has fuboTV selling at a price-to-sales ratio of 0.6, near the lowest in its young history as a public company. So even though the stock is down 79% in 2022, fuboTV is still not a buy right now.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-10-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Thursday as investors worried about the state of the economy ahead of the release of the key inflation report. All the major indexes ended in negative territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) slipped 1.9% or 638.11 points to end at 32,272.79 points.\nThe S&P 500 declined 2.4% or 97.95 points to finish at 4,017.82 points. Communication, technology and financial stocks were the worst performers\nThe Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) shed 3.1%. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Financials Select Sector SPDR (XLF) declined 2.7% and 2.5%, respectively. All the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in negative territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled 2.8% or 332.05 points to close at 11,754 points. All the three indexes recorded their worst daily percentage declines since May 18.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 8.89% to 26.09. Decliners outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 5.51-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 2.79-to-1 ratio favored declining issues. A total of 11.50 billion shares were traded on Thursday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.07 billion.\nStocks Slide on Inflation Worries\nInvestors have been worrying ahead of the release of the May consumer-price index report. They are now nervous about a potential economic slowdown in the wake of the Fed’s aggressive stance toward tightening the monetary policy to check surging inflation.\nOn Thursday, worries grew further ahead of Friday morning’s release of the key inflation data. Investors are almost sure that the consumer-price index will reflect a massive jump for May. The yearly rate fell slightly in April to 8.3% but prior to that, the March reading of 8.5% was the highest in four decades.\nRising costs have been crippling industries. Moreover, supply disruption owing to the pandemic and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has already pushed up prices. Oil prices are at a three-month high, which pushing transportation costs, that are biting into the profits of manufacturers and retailers\nThese fears once again unsettled investors who went for a massive selloff on Thursday during the end of the trading session. Mega-cap tech stocks were the biggest sufferers, with shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. META tumbling 6.4%. Also, shares of Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN declined 4.1%, while Apple, Inc AAPL fell 3.6%. Meta Platforms has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nEconomic Data\nEconomic data released on Thursday also wasn’t impressive Initial jobless claims rose to 229,000, increasing 27,000 for the week ending Jun 4, the Labor Department said. This is the highest level since Jan 15. The four-week moving average also increased to 215,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week’s revised average of 207,000.\nContinuing claims came in at 1,306,000, unchanged from the previous week’s revised level, the lowest level since December 1969. The previous week\'s numbers were revised down by 3,000 from 1,309,000 to 1,342,000. The 4-week moving average came in at 1,317,500, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week\'s revised average.\nA separate report showed that the net worth of total U.S. households declined $5.4 billion to $149.2 trillion.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Also, shares of Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN declined 4.1%, while Apple, Inc AAPL fell 3.6%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Thursday as investors worried about the state of the economy ahead of the release of the key inflation report.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Also, shares of Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN declined 4.1%, while Apple, Inc AAPL fell 3.6%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Communication, technology and financial stocks were the worst performers The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) shed 3.1%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 10, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Also, shares of Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN declined 4.1%, while Apple, Inc AAPL fell 3.6%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) slipped 1.9% or 638.11 points to end at 32,272.79 points.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Also, shares of Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN declined 4.1%, while Apple, Inc AAPL fell 3.6%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Thursday as investors worried about the state of the economy ahead of the release of the key inflation report.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-friday-option-activity%3A-tsla-aapl-dal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 1.2 million contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 120.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 380.7% of TSLA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 31.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $700 strike put option expiring June 10, 2022, with 62,630 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.3 million underlying shares of TSLA. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $700 strike highlighted in orange:\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 1.1 million contracts, representing approximately 107.6 million underlying shares or approximately 110.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 97.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring June 10, 2022, with 49,497 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Delta Air Lines Inc (Symbol: DAL) saw options trading volume of 84,198 contracts, representing approximately 8.4 million underlying shares or approximately 68.6% of DAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $38 strike call option expiring July 15, 2022, with 21,395 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares of DAL. Below is a chart showing DAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $38 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for TSLA options, AAPL options, or DAL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring June 10, 2022, with 49,497 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $700 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 1.1 million contracts, representing approximately 107.6 million underlying shares or approximately 110.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 97.1 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange: And Delta Air Lines Inc (Symbol: DAL) saw options trading volume of 84,198 contracts, representing approximately 8.4 million underlying shares or approximately 68.6% of DAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.3 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $700 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 1.1 million contracts, representing approximately 107.6 million underlying shares or approximately 110.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 97.1 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange: And Delta Air Lines Inc (Symbol: DAL) saw options trading volume of 84,198 contracts, representing approximately 8.4 million underlying shares or approximately 68.6% of DAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring June 10, 2022, with 49,497 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares of AAPL.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Friday Option Activity: TSLA, AAPL, DAL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $700 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 1.1 million contracts, representing approximately 107.6 million underlying shares or approximately 110.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 97.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring June 10, 2022, with 49,497 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange: And Delta Air Lines Inc (Symbol: DAL) saw options trading volume of 84,198 contracts, representing approximately 8.4 million underlying shares or approximately 68.6% of DAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.3 million shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $700 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 1.1 million contracts, representing approximately 107.6 million underlying shares or approximately 110.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 97.1 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange: And Delta Air Lines Inc (Symbol: DAL) saw options trading volume of 84,198 contracts, representing approximately 8.4 million underlying shares or approximately 68.6% of DAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring June 10, 2022, with 49,497 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares of AAPL."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-to-expand-apple-tv-content-with-new-series-sugar', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL is keeping no stone unturned to increase the popularity of its Apple TV+ streaming service. The company has ordered a new series — Sugar — starring Colin Farrell, per a 9TO5Mac report. Farrell, along with Simon Kinberg (X-Men), Audrey Chon (Invasion), and Scott Greenberg (The Guilty), will serve as an executive producer.\n\nApple TV+ outbid Netflix NFLX to win the rights of Sugar. Apple TV+ is gaining solid reputation, with Ted Lasso winning multiple Emmy Awards and CODA winning three Academy Awards. Apple TV+’s Academy Award win over primary streaming competitor Netflix’s The Power of the Dog has boosted its position in the streaming industry as a serious competitor.\n\nApple recently inked a multi-year exclusive deal with Playtone, headed by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. Apple and Hanks also recently completed the production of the WWII series, Masters of the Air.\n\nThe addition of prominent content creators like Hanks definitely boosts Apple’s prospects in the increasingly competitive streaming market currently dominated by Netflix, besides robust offerings from streaming services by Disney DIS and Amazon AMZN.\n Apple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\n Apple has been trying to expand its footprint in different genres to attract viewers. Apple TV+ recently gained the rights to stream weekly Major League Baseball (“MLB”) games, including two Friday night games.\n\nThe announcement of the Apple-MLB deal marks Apple’s entry into the lucrative live sports market currently dominated by the likes of Disney (through ESPN), Fox Sports, NBC and CBS. Streaming service providers like Apple and Amazon are new entrants in this market space.\n\nAmazon, however, is well ahead of Apple in this scenario. In 2021, the National Football League announced a new series of long-term TV deals, including a contract with Amazon, under which the latter\'s streaming service, prime video, became the exclusive broadcaster of Thursday Night Football, beginning with the 2022 season.\n\nApple TV+ is offered at a lower price than its competitors in the United States. The low cost, along with great content, is expected to aid this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company in attracting subscribers in the long haul.\nWhat Awaits Apple Shares in 2022?\nApple shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer & Technology sector year to date. Apple shares are down 19.7% compared with the sector’s decline of 27.6%.\n\nApple has been struggling so far in 2022, primarily due to coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions, industry-wide silicon shortage, unfavorable forex and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.\n\nThe near-term outlook is not enthusiastic, given the headwinds. Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Apple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and the industry-wide silicon shortage to hurt the top line by $4-$8 billion. Unfavorable forex is also expected to hurt revenues by 300 basis points (bps).\n\nMoreover, the absence of revenues from Russia will hurt the top line by 150 bps. Apple paused all sales in Russia during the fiscal second quarter (March quarter).\n\nHowever, growing adoption of services like Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Card and Apple Fitness+ drives Services\' revenue growth, which is expected to be in strong double digits for the June quarter.\n\nIn the second quarter of fiscal 2022, Apple’s Services revenues grew 17.3% from the year-ago quarter to $19.82 billion and accounted for 20.4% of sales.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is keeping no stone unturned to increase the popularity of its Apple TV+ streaming service. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The low cost, along with great content, is expected to aid this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company in attracting subscribers in the long haul.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL is keeping no stone unturned to increase the popularity of its Apple TV+ streaming service. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The addition of prominent content creators like Hanks definitely boosts Apple’s prospects in the increasingly competitive streaming market currently dominated by Netflix, besides robust offerings from streaming services by Disney DIS and Amazon AMZN.', 'news_article_title': "Apple (AAPL) to Expand Apple TV+ Content With New Series 'Sugar'", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is keeping no stone unturned to increase the popularity of its Apple TV+ streaming service. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Streaming service providers like Apple and Amazon are new entrants in this market space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL is keeping no stone unturned to increase the popularity of its Apple TV+ streaming service. Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote Apple has been trying to expand its footprint in different genres to attract viewers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-undervalued-stocks-to-buy-that-are-preparing-to-rocket-in-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBe fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. It’s an investment philosophy made famous by the market’s most well-known value investor Warren Buffett. And right now, Wall Street is running scared. But where are those buy decisions best directed? In undervalued stocks capable of producing out-of-this-world returns. Right?\nSaying it is the easy part, of course. Execution on the right undervalued stocks is another matter, especially in a market where dirt cheap companies are seemingly offered to buyers like fish in a barrel.\nNot to knock the Oracle of Omaha’s stock picking prowess, but even his single largest holding, tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), wouldn’t make the cut for the type of undervalued rocket fuel we’re after. That requires something extra.\nBelow are three companies whose shares offer a strong blend of heavy discounting, off and on the price chart. Additionally, they have higher octane sales growth that’s bound to make others take notice and deliver sizzling profits for today’s undervalued stock buyers.\n7 of the Hottest ETFs to Buy Right Now\nHere are three undervalued stocks to buy that could take off in 2022:\nTicker Company Price\nTYL Tyler Technologies, Inc. $351.61\nROKU Roku, Inc. $89.44\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $98.60\nUndervalued Stocks to Buy: Tyler Technologies (TYL)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Charts by TradingView\nTyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL) is the first of our undervalued stocks with revenue growth capable of propelling shares strongly higher.\nTYL stock is a less well-known and profitable $14.23 billion large-cap software company focused on the public sector. Tyler Technologies saw stronger-than-forecast sales of $456 million grow by 55% in the first quarter (Q1) and organic growth coming in at its best in five years.\nAnalysts at Morningstar see business momentum as continuing and priced for upside of around $445 for buyers of this undervalued stock. That amounts to a premium of roughly 27% from today’s market price.\nAdmittedly, that’s not extraordinary rocket fuel for TYL stock’s burly-sounding growth. However, consensus forecasts of a median price target of $495 and range high of $600 situated 70% above this undervalued stock’s market price does sound worthy.\nTechnically, this undervalued stock has formed an inside monthly doji off Bollinger and layered Fibonacci support dating as far back as 2010. To ensure fair value doesn’t become further stretched from reality, waiting for a buy signal from an oversold stochastics and breakout of TYL stock’s downtrend is prudent.\nRoku (ROKU)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Charts by TradingView\nRoku (NASDAQ:ROKU) is the next of our undervalued stocks with sales growth in its DNA, setting up investors for big-time returns.\nThe streaming giant grew total revenues over the past year by 55%. Gross profits have climbed 74% year-over-year. ROKU is also cashflow positive and shares of this undervalued stock have one-time growth darling Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest as an active investor.\nThat last item, of course, may not sit well with some investors, with Ark’s ETFs taking a beating over the past fifteen or so months. Nevertheless, the investment manager has still been busy buying shares in recent weeks.\nCompared to Ark’s cost average of around $250, at a current share price at the time of writing of $92.37 — that’s roughly 80% removed from last July’s all-time-high — conditions are shaping up for this undervalued stock.\n7 Top-Rated Large-Cap Stocks to Buy and Hold\nAnd with shares set inside May’s doji and in between ROKU’s March 2020 Covid-19 candle and lifetime support, a doable rally retracing 38% of the decline is possible. This is because it matches consensus views of $240 and gets Cathie Wood back toward breakeven. Investors could buy this undervalued growth play for huge profits.\nUndervalued Stocks to Buy: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Charts by TradingView\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is our final undervalued stock, offering a special blend of growth and overblown distress that’s buyable for big-time gains.\nThe top semiconductor play continued to wow Wall Street last month after blasting top- and bottom-line estimates and issuing upside and above-views guidance. Business is also booming, as evidenced by across-the-board double-digit sales growth in all of AMD’s product lines.\nIn the wake of the report, broker Piper Sandler raised shares of this undervalued stock to “overweight” from “neutral.” Additionally, they lifted their price target to an above-the-market $140, as prior PC and acquisition concerns failed to play out as anticipated.\nAbout a month later, shares of AMD have confirmed a monthly chart pattern stationed off Covid-19 and long-term Fibonacci and trendline support after getting cut nearly in half from last November’s all-time-high.\nWith an oversold stochastics bullishly-aligned and massive volume accompanying the reversal formation, $140 looks like a good start toward a more rocket-worthy Street price target high of $230 inside the next 12 months.\nOn the date of publication, Chris Tyler holds long positions in Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Ark ETFs (ARKK, ARKG) (either directly or indirectly), but no other securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 3 Undervalued Stocks to Buy That Are Preparing to Rocket in 2022 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Not to knock the Oracle of Omaha’s stock picking prowess, but even his single largest holding, tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), wouldn’t make the cut for the type of undervalued rocket fuel we’re after. Click to Enlarge Source: Charts by TradingView Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is our final undervalued stock, offering a special blend of growth and overblown distress that’s buyable for big-time gains. In the wake of the report, broker Piper Sandler raised shares of this undervalued stock to “overweight” from “neutral.” Additionally, they lifted their price target to an above-the-market $140, as prior PC and acquisition concerns failed to play out as anticipated.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Not to knock the Oracle of Omaha’s stock picking prowess, but even his single largest holding, tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), wouldn’t make the cut for the type of undervalued rocket fuel we’re after. 7 of the Hottest ETFs to Buy Right Now Here are three undervalued stocks to buy that could take off in 2022: Ticker Company Price TYL Tyler Technologies, Inc. $351.61 ROKU Roku, Inc. $89.44 AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $98.60 Undervalued Stocks to Buy: Tyler Technologies (TYL) Click to Enlarge Source: Charts by TradingView Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is our final undervalued stock, offering a special blend of growth and overblown distress that’s buyable for big-time gains.', 'news_article_title': '3 Undervalued Stocks to Buy That Are Preparing to Rocket in 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Not to knock the Oracle of Omaha’s stock picking prowess, but even his single largest holding, tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), wouldn’t make the cut for the type of undervalued rocket fuel we’re after. 7 of the Hottest ETFs to Buy Right Now Here are three undervalued stocks to buy that could take off in 2022: Ticker Company Price TYL Tyler Technologies, Inc. $351.61 ROKU Roku, Inc. $89.44 AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $98.60 Undervalued Stocks to Buy: Tyler Technologies (TYL) ROKU is also cashflow positive and shares of this undervalued stock have one-time growth darling Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest as an active investor.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Not to knock the Oracle of Omaha’s stock picking prowess, but even his single largest holding, tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), wouldn’t make the cut for the type of undervalued rocket fuel we’re after. 7 of the Hottest ETFs to Buy Right Now Here are three undervalued stocks to buy that could take off in 2022: Ticker Company Price TYL Tyler Technologies, Inc. $351.61 ROKU Roku, Inc. $89.44 AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $98.60 Undervalued Stocks to Buy: Tyler Technologies (TYL) Click to Enlarge Source: Charts by TradingView Tyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL) is the first of our undervalued stocks with revenue growth capable of propelling shares strongly higher.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-amazon-and-nvidia-plunged-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of big-cap tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were down big on Friday, declining 3.4%, 5.6%, and 5.5%, respectively, as of 1 p.m. ET.\nThere wasn\'t much material news out of any of these three technology giants today. However, each of these companies trades at above-average valuations, and were therefore battered by today\'s higher-than-expected inflation reading.\nSo what\nThis morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported May\'s consumer price index, which tracks price movements to end consumers. While many had hoped the March reading had marked peak inflation, May\'s numbers disappointed with the highest inflation print since 1981.\nThe headline inflation number came in at 8.6%, versus expectations of 8.3%, while "core" inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, came in at 6%, versus the 5.9% estimate. What was especially troubling was that it wasn\'t just one item that appeared to surprise to the upside, such as energy, which was known to be pushing higher. The bureau wrote inflation was "broad-based," with food costs and shelter costs also rising sharply. Surprisingly, even prices for items such as apparel and used vehicles, which appeared to be rolling over to the downside last month, increased once again.\nInvestors may ask themselves, "What does this have to do with Apple, Amazon, and Nvidia?" Well, each of these stocks is a growth stock with a higher-than-average price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. Even after today\'s decline, Apple trades at a 22.4 P/E ratio, with Amazon at 52.4 and Nvidia at 45.7 -- all higher than the market average.\nIf inflation is higher and more persistent than expected, investors may have to price in higher long-term interest rates. For instance, the 10-year Treasury bond yield rose 12 basis points today, to 3.17% as of this writing -- surpassing levels last seen in October 2018.\nA higher long-term interest rate could cause investors to discount future earnings by a greater amount. The further out in the future those earnings are, the more they get discounted. Therefore, rising rates hit growth stocks especially hard, as their valuation ratios compress.\nOn the other side, when the Federal Reserve hikes rates, there is also the fear it will go too far, causing a recession in order to get prices back down. That wouldn\'t be good for discretionary names, or really any stock that isn\'t a staple whose products are bought in good times and bad. Traditionally, technology products have been seen as discretionary. If this scenario occurs, not only will these companies see lower P/E multiples, but their financial metrics could suffer in the near term.\nNow what\nThough technology has traditionally been seen as discretionary, one could argue these names are less discretionary than they used to be. After all, more and more of our lives are conducted now through our phones and laptops, so Apple\'s results may not be quite as cyclical than they were, say, five years ago. On the other hand, consumers may delay upgrades for longer.\nSimilarly, Amazon\'s retail site is currently getting hit with higher shipping costs, and consumers may buy less discretionary items. On the other hand, Amazon is also known for low prices, and higher fuel costs could entice consumers to order more from the e-commerce giant rather than driving to a store.\nNvidia is a tricky one, as semiconductors have been known to be highly cyclical. However, while gaming and laptop sales may turn down, Nvidia\'s strong position in enabling artificial intelligence (AI) could allow it to grow through an economic downturn. AI is becoming more and more useful for a wider swath of businesses, and is a key competitive advantage for many. Furthermore, automating more processes could help lower labor costs and increase efficiency.\nWith each of these names already down by large amounts from their highs, and with each stock benefiting from strong competitive advantages, I wouldn\'t advocate long-term investors rush to sell any of these names in a panic. After all, these companies survived the dot-com crash and the Great Recession of 2008, and they will survive this bout of inflation. On the other hand, there is a lot of uncertainty right now, so I would also be cautious about adding or piling into these names just because they are down.\nThese three therefore look like "holds" at the moment for long-term investors. However, those without a position and who are interested in these best-in-class tech names may wish to think about starting a position at these marked-down prices for the long term. Just be prepared for more downside if the Fed has to raise rates more than expected. Keep allocations within your risk parameters in a diversified portfolio, and perhaps think about dollar-cost averaging through what should be a volatile summer.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Billy Duberstein has positions in Amazon and Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Shares of big-cap tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were down big on Friday, declining 3.4%, 5.6%, and 5.5%, respectively, as of 1 p.m. On the other hand, Amazon is also known for low prices, and higher fuel costs could entice consumers to order more from the e-commerce giant rather than driving to a store. However, while gaming and laptop sales may turn down, Nvidia's strong position in enabling artificial intelligence (AI) could allow it to grow through an economic downturn.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of big-cap tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were down big on Friday, declining 3.4%, 5.6%, and 5.5%, respectively, as of 1 p.m. A higher long-term interest rate could cause investors to discount future earnings by a greater amount. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple, Amazon, and Nvidia Plunged Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of big-cap tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were down big on Friday, declining 3.4%, 5.6%, and 5.5%, respectively, as of 1 p.m. Even after today's decline, Apple trades at a 22.4 P/E ratio, with Amazon at 52.4 and Nvidia at 45.7 -- all higher than the market average. If inflation is higher and more persistent than expected, investors may have to price in higher long-term interest rates.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of big-cap tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were down big on Friday, declining 3.4%, 5.6%, and 5.5%, respectively, as of 1 p.m. Even after today's decline, Apple trades at a 22.4 P/E ratio, with Amazon at 52.4 and Nvidia at 45.7 -- all higher than the market average. If inflation is higher and more persistent than expected, investors may have to price in higher long-term interest rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-managers-can-get-better-results', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Do you own your models, or do your models own you? That\'s one of the driving questions in Roger Martin\'s new book, A New Way to Think: Your Guide To Superior Management Effectiveness. The former dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, Martin has also been a strategic advisor to Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Ford Motor (NYSE: F), and Lego.\nIn this podcast, Motley Fool contributor Rachel Warren talks with him about:\nThe flawed models driving back-to-office plans.\nWhy stock-based compensation doesn\'t necessarily help outside investors.\nWhen corporate mergers can succeed and why they often destroy value.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Ford\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Ford wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on June 5, 2022.\nRoger Martin: It\'s the model of they\'re loyal, and ignoring of the model that says, habit drives behavior, that is getting all these companies in trouble. The "Great Resignation" is real. I think that we haven\'t seen the worst of it yet, it\'s going to ripple through the economy and it\'s because the companies are now getting more strident about, "You must come back to work." That\'s all based on a flawed model of human behavior.\nChris Hill: I\'m Chris Hill and that\'s Roger Martin, author of the new book, A New Way to Think: Your Guide To Superior Management Effectiveness. Martin has served as the Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, he\'s also worked as a strategic advisor for Procter & Gamble, Ford Motor, and Lego. Motley Fool contributor Rachel Warren talked with him about key takeaways from his book, how to reframe the flawed models which can hurt businesses and shareholders.\nRachel Warren: First off, let\'s just dive right in and talk about your new book, A New Way to Think: Your Guide To Superior Management Effectiveness. Now tell our audience what\'s the book about? Or what was the journey to writing this book and what are some of the dominant themes of the book?\nRoger Martin: Sure well, the book is about our use of models. When we make any management decision, we have some way of thinking about it. I\'ll call it a model. I should be nicer to this employee in this conversation, and so that\'s your model for the conversation, or we should pay our CEO lots and stock-based compensation. Those are a model that guides how we do things. What I\'ve noticed is that the business world gets models in mind as, what it thinks is a good way of helping you think through a problem that don\'t work and stay that way for a long period of time.\nThe attempt of the book is to dive into some models that don\'t produce what the user of the model would like to have to happen and to provide them with an alternative. It\'s not saying I\'d like you to change what you\'re trying to accomplish. I\'m not saying, oh, you should care more about other stakeholders than shareholders necessarily or the like. I\'m just saying, whatever you\'re trying to do, don\'t use the model that doesn\'t get you that thing. Use a better model. You owe it to yourself and your organization to have the most powerful models that guide your thinking to make decisions that will get what you\'re trying to accomplish.\nRachel Warren: You\'ve written a series of acclaimed books, some of which I mentioned earlier, covering strategy, integrative thinking, design of business incentives and governance, social innovation, democratic capitalism, the list goes on. How does the latest book on new ways of thinking fit into your overall body of work?\nRoger Martin: Well, it turns out that when I look back on all of my books, they do have a similar quality. You say integrative thinking, The Opposable Mind, one of my earliest books, first best-selling book said, as an executive, when you\'re facing a tough choice, Rachel, you\'re facing a choice, I should invest in this or this and I can\'t invest in both. Which should I do. When you\'re facing a tough choice, the model in our head is, well, you\'re the CEO, Rachel, tough job, just make the choice, so that\'s the model, and that\'s the model we\'ve taught in business school. What I discovered is that the most successful leaders out in the world, don\'t do that in that situation.\nWhen they have that tough choice, they say, no, that\'s a dumb idea to make a choice between two options, neither of which I like. You should take that as a cue to invent a third better way and they invest in doing that, even take time to do that. It turns out, that my various books all had this characteristic to them. This is some sense is a compilation of a whole lot of chapters, each of which is a model as opposed to The Opposable Mind was all about one model and how to change that model. It\'s the thing I do. I observe models being used that aren\'t effective and try to provide a model that is easy to use and more effective.\nRachel Warren: Speaking of models or frameworks, ways of thinking. In your book, you pose a question to readers, which is, do you own your models, or do your models own you? I\'d love if you could dive a bit into what you mean by this and why is this distinction is so important looking at business landscape now.\nRoger Martin: Well, what it means is if you are taught a model or just come to start using a model, and it doesn\'t produce the outcomes that you intend when you use that model, and you keep using it, then I say you\'re owned by your model. It\'s almost like the mafia has got something on you, and you have to keep doing what you\'re doing, even though it\'s not what you want. It\'s that sense of it owns you. It\'s so important you can\'t change. I would like managers to own their models and by owning their models, it will be, you\'ve got a model, you\'ve put it in use. If it doesn\'t provide the outcomes that it promised that you thought it was going to provide, then you put it on probation.\nMaybe you try it one more time and if it doesn\'t work again, you say rather than I didn\'t do it well enough, you say, I need to have a different model. Just to give you an example, back in the mid-\'70s, an influential article written by Mike Jensen and Bill Macy said there\'s this agency problem and we need to solve it. Where management doesn\'t necessarily do what\'s in the interest of shareholders. The way we should do that is to align their interests. We said to align your interest, but stock-based compensation, and that will produce better returns for shareholders. That\'s now almost a half a century ago. That model has been in effect. CEO compensation has skyrocketed.\nBut guess, what\'s happened to shareholder returns, they haven\'t gotten any better. When I have conversations about this with people, they say to me, well, it must be that we didn\'t do it right. We gave too much in options and not enough and [UNCLEAR] stock units or we didn\'t have them tiered the right way or everything. There are all these excuses that say it\'s about the way I use the model. That\'s why I said it owns you. It screws up, but you blame yourself for it anyway. I\'d rather have a step back and say, does it actually align with the interest of management and shareholders? The answer is, in my view, it doesn\'t. Then, therefore, what are other models we could use to produce better shareholder returns?\nRachel Warren: Well, and speaking of business leaders having to recalibrate their ways of thinking, we\'re obviously in a time of great turbulence in the labor market as a whole. The world of work has changed significantly over the last few years in the wake of the pandemic, we\'re still deep within the "Great Resignation" as the movement has been termed. How should leaders think differently about the future of work, particularly around return-to-office plans.\nRoger Martin: Sure, there\'s a chapter in the book on this very question, which is our model that pertains to this would be that what\'s really important is loyalty. I think that a lot of these companies are saying, well, we\'ve got loyal employees. All we have to do is tell them that they need to come back to the office and they will. Then a whole bunch of them are quitting and it\'s baffling to people. I thought they were really with us and we\'re more loyal to the company and they\'re just quitting en masse or threatening to like 69% of Apple employees do not want to come back to the office is the thing I read last week. But that\'s because a better model, is that we are driven as human beings more by habit than loyalty. Loyalty is a conscious concept.\nYou bought Tide detergent or Colgate toothpaste the last 50 times and you like the result it gave you, so you say to yourself, I\'m loyal to Tide. Let\'s say Tide detergent. What really is going on is your subconscious, which now all the brain science tells us one equivalently likes comfort and familiarity more than anything else, has become comfortable with Tide. It\'s done the job for 50 times. You\'re now completely comfortable. You\'re familiar with exactly what it is and what it is not. When you\'re walking down the aisle in the grocery store, you are not thinking, I\'m loyal to Tide. I\'ll buy another type of Tide pods. Your subconscious is actually saying to you, rate the thing that you\'re most comfortable with, but we here underneath the surface are most comfortable with is that orange one. Dump that in your cart.\nIf you were going to reach for something else, literally your subconscious would be screaming at you. Don\'t do that. We don\'t know that one. We\'re not comfortable with that one, etc. It turns out that habit is a much more powerful driver than loyalty. How does that apply to the "Great Resignation"? Well, a couple of years ago, there was force majeure. Workplaces were being locked down and people needed to work remotely. Remotely ended up being whatever, their porch, their basement, their guest room and what was established as a new habit. The old habit, which was broken was, get up, get in your car or get on the subway or get on the bus or the train, work your way into work, sit at your office, hang out and do the things you normally do in the office, get in your car, drive back home.\nTotally interrupted, gone. New one is roll out of bed, make yourself a coffee, get dressed, go to your home office and proceed. What happens is that becomes habit. Your subconscious says, no, I\'m totally familiar with this, I\'m comfortable with this, this is awesome, this is terrific. What happens then, one day your place of work phones up and says, you need to stop working remotely. You need to return to the office. Consciously, you can take that in, but your subconscious is saying, they want me to work remotely. Your office in Manhattan is now remotely and your office is at home to your subconscious. The subconscious is saying, wait a minute. This is interrupting everything that I feel comfortable with and familiar with. It\'s basically saying to your conscious, you should feel weird about this.\nIt turns out that habit in any endeavor of our lives, habit has a huge advantage over all the other alternatives. You should think about what you habitually use and are used to, a way of doing things is an 100-yard dash and it gets to start at the 80-yard line and all the alternatives get to start at the starting line and the gun goes off and who\'s going to win? Habit. That\'s why we keep doing the things we\'re doing. By breaking the habit of how work is done, which is at home at your desk and saying, I want you to do this new thing, these companies are taking their employees who they think of as loyal employees and putting them back to the starting line with alternatives like, I am going to get a job here in Greenwich.\nI\'m going to go gig economy. I am going to take some time off before I think about what I\'m going to do next. It\'s the model of they\'re loyal and ignoring the model that says, habit drives behavior. That is getting all these companies in trouble. The "Great Resignation" is real. I think we haven\'t seen the worst of it yet that\'s going to ripple through the economy and it\'s because the companies are now getting more strident about, you must come back to work. That\'s all based on a flawed model of human behavior. I\'m not saying you shouldn\'t want them back to work, at their traditional place of work.\nI\'m saying the model you\'re using is going about it [UNCLEAR] in a way that\'s going to be extremely unsuccessful in accomplishing what you want to accomplish. You\'ll end up with half the employees that you had before that you\'ve invested enormous amounts in some training app and getting to work are two-thirds, I mean, even that would be terrible or 75 percent, that would be a terrible outcome losing all those good people. Instead, you should be thinking about it as another habit change challenge. You can get people to change their habits. But can you get them to change their habits like that? No, you can\'t. You get them to change their habits slowly. Get them comfortable with the new habit. That\'s what these companies need to do if they want to maintain their workforce.\nRachel Warren: Well, and taking a little bit more into that as well, we have seen this real tug of war between what companies are willing to provide, whether it be changing or adjusting their model as you mentioned, and also what workers want and workers have a lot of leverage in the current labor market. As we see the "Great Resignation" continuing and I know you just mentioned your viewpoint is perhaps the worst is yet to come, what do you think the most important thing is that leaders need to know to recruit and retain top talent right now to keep those employees after they hire them? What\'s the answer here?\nRoger Martin: The answer is that they should be thinking about the key criteria is making the person feel special as opposed to the key criteria being how much you pay them. There\'s a chapter in the book on that, too, and I use Aaron Rogers as my example of this. He was the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL when he signed his last two contracts prior to the one he just signed. But that didn\'t stop him last summer from being extremely upset, getting his contract reduced by a year, threatening to retire or leave despite being paid at a ridiculously high level. The reason was he was being treated generically and he said it in very clear terms. He said, "You\'d think after being around for all these years, winning MVPs, Super Bowls, that they would at least take into account what I\'m interested in in terms of the players around me."\nBut they said to him, "You\'re a player, we\'re management, you go sling the football, and we will take care of these decisions." They were dismissing his point of view out of hand and treating him as if he was any other player. All he wanted to be treated is special to the extent he was special. That he\'d been with the Packers for a long time, had proven track record of success. They finally started listening to him and bringing back one of his favorite receivers saying they will actually talk to him about these moves. Then he was satisfied to come back and play, dropping sort of the "I\'m going to go, I want to be traded, I want to go elsewhere, I\'m going to retire." That\'s just a story of this but it\'s consistent with top talent.\nTop talent is top talent because they\'ve invested crazy in themselves being special. Then if you treat them generically, if you dismiss their ideas, they\'re going to go regardless of how much you pay them. It is not about compensation. It\'s about making sure their ideas are not dismissed and they\'re considered. Make sure their path forward isn\'t blocked. But they\'ve invested in talent so that they can keep enhancing that, you block it and they go. You tell Eric Yuan you can\'t rewrite the Cisco software for WebEx for mobile platform and he says, well, I\'ve got to go, I\'ve found a company that will be mobile first and it\'s Zoom.\nThat\'s a classic, you\'ve blocked their path. The last one is a little counterintuitive which is they need pats on the back just like everybody else. Often managers think that their best employees they\'re going to get paid the most, they\'re going to get the biggest bonus, and so they don\'t need to be taken aside and said, that new contract you brought in or that was an awesome performance for the company. Thank you for your work. If you don\'t do that, they will go to someplace that makes them feel special, and that is the secret to talent. Do you have to do everything they want and everything they say? No, not at all. But you can\'t dismiss them and treat them like they\'re just another employee.\nRachel Warren: I want to also turn to another very interesting topic that you dedicated a chapter to in your book, which is basically the current state of mergers and acquisitions, the SPAC boom. We saw quite the market in that space last year. It\'s certainly been a slower year for M&A activity and SPACs thus far in 2022. One of the things you mentioned in your book was that there\'s evidence that most of these actions fail. I\'m wondering if maybe you could dive a little bit into that. Is there a better way to be thinking about M&A, and what are some of the most dominant trends that you see shaping this landscape as we\'re now headed into the second half of 2022?\nRoger Martin: This just gets back to the retail versus wholesale thing. In some sense doing a merger by acquiring a company is getting sales to increase wholesale. You get a whole bunch at a the time rather than getting more sales or one customer at a time. It\'s popular because it feels easy, and it\'s popular because it enables you to get into new spaces. But the problem with it is the theory tends to be what will this acquisition do for us? It will pump up our size, it will get us into this new space. Like AT&T, I talk about that in the book and in part because of the time that acquisition was made. I made a prediction to a Fortune reporter who was calling me about, "This is an exciting acquisition." I said it\'s going to be an absolute failure. This will be an absolute failure. This will cost Randall Stephenson his job, and it will be sold for half its cost within five years. Those three predictions to which thankfully he came back and three years later when they sold it for exactly half the price, and Randall Stephenson retired.\nMaybe he retired, who knows? But it\'s interesting how it happened at the same time. [laughs] There was, "We\'ll get into content. That\'s what we\'ll get from this." The better theory in my view is here\'s what we will be able to give to that acquisition. It\'s more about what you give than what you get. Because if it\'s all get, you\'re going to pay a ridiculous top dollar for it and not have anything that you do to add value once you\'ve gotten it. That\'s exactly the AT&T story. It was exciting, but we\'re getting into content now. Content we\'re going to have owner economics all these crazy arguments, and it wasn\'t like the things we have at AT&T can really help Time Warner be much more effective.\nDid you ever hear around the time, let me just think back to it. Did you ever hear an argument of that? No, it will make us a, integrated content delivery platform blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. That\'s all the things it will do for us. I think the acquisition of Android by Google, that made a lot of sense. Google\'s fantastic software people and programmers can help make Android even better and more effective and then we can back it and get it out on all these devices. That\'s at least a give-get equivalence or maybe more give than get. That\'s what I would be thinking of in acquisitions. I wouldn\'t make an acquisition where I couldn\'t demonstrate that I\'m giving that acquisition more in terms of its competitive position, after you\'ve acquired it, it will be a division or something, but that will be so much better off competitively being part of us because we can give it the capital it needs to expand. We can give it the products into distribution faster, better, more thoroughly. Give, think, in acquisition, think first, give, and then get. If you do that you can get some things that are really helpful to you but only if you give.\nRachel Warren: Folks, check out Roger\'s new book, A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness out for sale now. Roger, thank you so much for joining me on the show today. It has been a delight to speak with you.\nRoger Martin: Oh well, thanks for having me, this is fun. It\'s fun to be back on Motley.\nRachel Warren: Great to have you back.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talked about, and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. Rachel Warren has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Cisco Systems, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Martin has served as the Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, he\'s also worked as a strategic advisor for Procter & Gamble, Ford Motor, and Lego. Rachel Warren: You\'ve written a series of acclaimed books, some of which I mentioned earlier, covering strategy, integrative thinking, design of business incentives and governance, social innovation, democratic capitalism, the list goes on. As we see the "Great Resignation" continuing and I know you just mentioned your viewpoint is perhaps the worst is yet to come, what do you think the most important thing is that leaders need to know to recruit and retain top talent right now to keep those employees after they hire them?', 'news_luhn_summary': "Chris Hill: I'm Chris Hill and that's Roger Martin, author of the new book, A New Way to Think: Your Guide To Superior Management Effectiveness. Martin has served as the Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, he's also worked as a strategic advisor for Procter & Gamble, Ford Motor, and Lego. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Cisco Systems, and Zoom Video Communications.", 'news_article_title': 'How Managers Can Get Better Results', 'news_lexrank_summary': "I'm just saying, whatever you're trying to do, don't use the model that doesn't get you that thing. Maybe you try it one more time and if it doesn't work again, you say rather than I didn't do it well enough, you say, I need to have a different model. Chris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talked about, and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear.", 'news_textrank_summary': "I'm just saying, whatever you're trying to do, don't use the model that doesn't get you that thing. Roger Martin: Well, what it means is if you are taught a model or just come to start using a model, and it doesn't produce the outcomes that you intend when you use that model, and you keep using it, then I say you're owned by your model. Maybe you try it one more time and if it doesn't work again, you say rather than I didn't do it well enough, you say, I need to have a different model."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/uk-plans-to-probe-apple-googles-mobile-browser-dominance-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details, quotes, Apple and Google response\nLONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Britain\'s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google\'s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker\'s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store.\nThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google over its app store payment practices.\nIt said the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly" on mobile ecosystems that gave them a stranglehold on operating systems, app stores and web browsers on mobile devices.\n"When it comes to how people use mobile phones, Apple and Google hold all the cards," CMA Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli said following the publication of a report on mobile ecosytems.\n"As good as many of their services and products are, their strong grip on mobile ecosystems allows them to shut out competitors, holding back the British tech sector and limiting choice."\nIt said 97% of all mobile web browsing in Britain last year was powered by either Apple\'s or Google\'s browser engine, and in addition Apple banned alternatives to its own browser on iPhone.\nThe CMA said it was concerned this severely limited the potential for rival browsers to differentiate themselves from Apple\'s Safari, for example on features such as speed and functionality.\nApple said in a statement it had "created a safe and trusted experience users love and a great business opportunity for developers" through its ecosystem.\n"We respectfully disagree with a number of conclusions reached in the report, which discount our investments in innovation, privacy and user performance — all of which contribute to why users love iPhone and iPad and create a level playing field for small developers to compete on a trusted platform," a spokesperson said.\n"We will continue to engage constructively with the CMA to explain how our approach promotes competition and choice, while ensuring consumers’ privacy and security are always protected."\nGoogle said smartphones using its Android operating system offered people and businesses more choice than any other mobile platform, and its Google Play app store has been the launchpad for millions of apps.\n"We regularly review how we can best support developers and have reacted quickly to CMA feedback in the past," a Google spokesperson said.\n"We will review the report and continue to engage with the CMA."\nThe regulator said it was also worried about Apple blocking the emergence of cloud gaming services, which allow high-quality games to be streamed rather than individually downloaded.\n"By preventing this sector from growing, Apple risks causing mobile users to miss out on the full benefits of cloud gaming," it said.\nThe CMA said its proposed investigation would further assess its concerns and could result in legally binding orders requiring changes to be made to Apple\'s and Google\'s practices.\nThe consultation on the proposed the market investigation reference will close on 22 July.\n(Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru and Paul Sandle in London; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Elaine Hardcastle)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yadarisa; +919742735150;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds details, quotes, Apple and Google response LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Britain\'s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google\'s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker\'s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google over its app store payment practices. "As good as many of their services and products are, their strong grip on mobile ecosystems allows them to shut out competitors, holding back the British tech sector and limiting choice."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds details, quotes, Apple and Google response LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Britain\'s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google\'s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker\'s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. It said the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly" on mobile ecosystems that gave them a stranglehold on operating systems, app stores and web browsers on mobile devices. Google said smartphones using its Android operating system offered people and businesses more choice than any other mobile platform, and its Google Play app store has been the launchpad for millions of apps.', 'news_article_title': "UK plans to probe Apple, Google's mobile browser dominance", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds details, quotes, Apple and Google response LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Britain\'s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google\'s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker\'s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. Google said smartphones using its Android operating system offered people and businesses more choice than any other mobile platform, and its Google Play app store has been the launchpad for millions of apps. "We will review the report and continue to engage with the CMA."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds details, quotes, Apple and Google response LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Britain\'s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google\'s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker\'s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. "When it comes to how people use mobile phones, Apple and Google hold all the cards," CMA Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli said following the publication of a report on mobile ecosytems. It said 97% of all mobile web browsing in Britain last year was powered by either Apple\'s or Google\'s browser engine, and in addition Apple banned alternatives to its own browser on iPhone.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-falls-sharply-as-inflation-data-fuels-jitters', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - All three major U.S. stock indexes were down at least 2% in Friday afternoon trading as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled investor worries about more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.\nGrowth stocks led the decline, with Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.\nBenchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields US10YT=RR reached 3.152%, the highest since May 9 following the inflation report.\nThe Labor Department\'s report showed the consumer price index increased 1.0% last month after gaining 0.3% in April. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the monthly CPI picking up 0.7%.\nYear-on-year, CPI surged 8.6%, its biggest gain since 1981 and following an 8.3% jump in May.\nStocks have been volatile this year, and recent selling has largely been tied to uncertainty over the outlook for inflation and rates.\n"Inflation this past month was certainly hotter than expected and a reminder that inflation will be with us for longer than we previously expected," said Michael Sheldon, chief investment officer at RDM Financial Group at Hightower in Westport, Connecticut.\n"But there are some signs within the economy that ultimately inflation should start to slow, and the Fed will likely do whatever it takes to keep raising rates and reduce inflation over the coming 12 to 18 months."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 658.3 points, or 2.04%, to 31,614.49; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 91.06 points, or 2.27%, to 3,926.76; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 342.63 points, or 2.91%, to 11,411.60.\nAll three major indexes are expected to be down for the week as well.\nGoldman Sachs said on Friday that it now expects the Fed to hike rates by 50 basis points in September, up from its previous expectation of a 25 basis point increase.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O slid 4.5% after Goldman downgraded the streaming giant\'s stock to "sell" from "neutral" due to a possibly weaker macro environment.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 6.46-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 4.38-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 44 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 13 new highs and 308 new lows.\n(Additional reporting by Devik Jain, Mehnaz Yasmin and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Aditya Soni and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Growth stocks led the decline, with Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - All three major U.S. stock indexes were down at least 2% in Friday afternoon trading as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled investor worries about more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The Labor Department's report showed the consumer price index increased 1.0% last month after gaining 0.3% in April.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Growth stocks led the decline, with Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The Labor Department's report showed the consumer price index increased 1.0% last month after gaining 0.3% in April. Goldman Sachs said on Friday that it now expects the Fed to hike rates by 50 basis points in September, up from its previous expectation of a 25 basis point increase.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street falls sharply as inflation data fuels jitters', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Growth stocks led the decline, with Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Year-on-year, CPI surged 8.6%, its biggest gain since 1981 and following an 8.3% jump in May. "Inflation this past month was certainly hotter than expected and a reminder that inflation will be with us for longer than we previously expected," said Michael Sheldon, chief investment officer at RDM Financial Group at Hightower in Westport, Connecticut.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Growth stocks led the decline, with Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O the biggest weights on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - All three major U.S. stock indexes were down at least 2% in Friday afternoon trading as a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in May fueled investor worries about more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. "Inflation this past month was certainly hotter than expected and a reminder that inflation will be with us for longer than we previously expected," said Michael Sheldon, chief investment officer at RDM Financial Group at Hightower in Westport, Connecticut.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-buy-now-pay-later-business-model-faces-test-as-rates-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Elizabeth Howcroft\nLONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Reduced consumer spending, rising interest rates and trickier credit conditions spell trouble for Buy Now Pay Later lenders, raising the prospect of consolidation in the sector.\nBuy Now Pay Later (BNPL) firms have created one of the fastest-growing segments in consumer finance, with transaction volumes hitting $120 billion in 2021 up from just $33 billion in 2019, according to GlobalData.\nThe BNPL business model emerged out of a very low interest rate environment which enabled BNPL firms to raise funds at relatively low cost and offer point-of-sale loans to customers on online shopping websites.\nConsumers pay for their purchases in instalments over a period of weeks or months, usually interest-free, and BNPL firms charge online retailers a fee for each transaction.\nThe model proved popular among young consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic as e-commerce volumes soared, with Buy Now Pay Later transactions accounting for $2 in every $100 spent in e-commerce last year, according to GlobalData.\nBut the sector faces a reckoning as the circumstances which fuelled its explosive growth are coming to an end, with consumers cutting spending and rising interest rates pushing up BNPL firms\' funding costs, squeezing their margins.\nThere are more than 100 BNPL firms globally, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence\'s 451 Research.\nApple\'s AAPL.O announcement this week that it would launch its own deferred payments service will further intensify competition and briefly knocked the stock price of listed players such as Affirm Holdings AFRM.O, the biggest BNPL firm in the United States, and Australia\'s Zip Co ZIP.AX and Sezzle Inc SZL.AX.\nTheir share prices were already under pressure, with Affirm down around 75% this year.\nShares of Jack Dorsey\'s payments firm Block Inc SQ.N, which bought Australian BNPL provider Afterpay in a deal completed in January, are down around 48% in 2022.\n"Right now there\'s more caution and less interest (in BNPL firms from investors) because of the financial risks that could become apparent here if we are in an economic slowdown or a potential recession," said Bryan Keane, senior payments analyst at Deutsche Bank.\nTop BNPL firm Klarna, which was valued at $46 billion following a funding round a year ago, recently laid off 700 staff - 10% of its workforce.\nThe Swedish-based company cited shifting consumer sentiment, inflation and the war in Ukraine as reasons, and said it is in talks with investors to raise more money.\nFor smaller players, many of them fledgling start-ups, accessing funding to lend to shoppers will become more difficult.\n“Most Buy Now Pay Later providers don\'t have access to deposits, they generally aren\'t financial institutions," said Jordan McKee, principal research analyst at 451 Research. "There are certainly a few exceptions to that. But generally they need to borrow these funds to lend out and as interest rates associated with borrowing those funds increase ... it\'s costing them more money to extend money out to consumers and that puts pressure on their margins.”\nCompanies that are more insulated include Klarna and Block which have bank charters and could fund with deposits, analysts say.\nThe sector also faces increasing scrutiny from regulators, as consumers struggle with rising costs. UK charity Citizens Advice said on Tuesday that half of 18-34 year olds in Britain had borrowed money to make their BNPL payments.\nBritain\'s finance ministry has launched a consultation on how BNPL firms should be regulated. Australia\'s financial services minister said on Tuesday the government would push to regulate BNPL lenders under credit laws.\nAFFORDABILITY CHECKS\nNew entrants are undeterred by the downturn: British banking start-up Zopa, which reached a $1 billion valuation in a funding round in October, announced on Tuesday that it would launch BNPL products as part of its offering.\nTim Waterman, Zopa\'s chief commercial officer, expects upcoming regulations to include more stringent checks that customers can afford to make their payments, and that reliance on the services will have to be reported to credit reference agencies.\n"The affordability checks are going to create more friction within the customer experience and potentially tip the balance for merchants," he said. "At the moment BNPL is very efficient in terms of driving sales and conversion rates and that may change slightly."\nDeutsche Bank\'s Keane said that merchants may put up with higher fees if BNPL firms are bringing more customers to their websites, but that would favour the big players.\n"I think some small players will probably go out of business or they\'ll try to connect onto some other tech players or some consolidation to the bigger players," Keane said. Some big financial institutions may also be interested in M&A opportunities in the sector, analysts say.\nRob Galtman, senior director at Fitch Ratings said that, although any lending product risks higher default rates during a downturn in the economic cycle, BNPL firms may be protected by their ability to control what kind of line of credit they offer based on a users\' behaviour, as well as the fact that they typically offer shorter-term loans.\nApple\'s entry "signals a validation of these offerings in the market", he said.\nDeutsche Bank estimates that the market could reach $482 billion by 2025, and account for 5.6% of e-commerce spending including payments for travel and events.\n"What the Apple move telegraphs to me is that increasingly Buy Now Pay Later is being seen as a feature, not a standalone business," said McKee.\nBuy Now Pay Later stockshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3tp7scK\nVC deals in BNPL per quarterhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3xjZnak\n(Reporting by Elizabeth Howcroft, additional reporting by John McCrank; Editing by Sinead Cruise and Susan Fenton)\n(([email protected]; +44 02075427104;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O announcement this week that it would launch its own deferred payments service will further intensify competition and briefly knocked the stock price of listed players such as Affirm Holdings AFRM.O, the biggest BNPL firm in the United States, and Australia's Zip Co ZIP.AX and Sezzle Inc SZL.AX. By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Reduced consumer spending, rising interest rates and trickier credit conditions spell trouble for Buy Now Pay Later lenders, raising the prospect of consolidation in the sector. But the sector faces a reckoning as the circumstances which fuelled its explosive growth are coming to an end, with consumers cutting spending and rising interest rates pushing up BNPL firms' funding costs, squeezing their margins.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O announcement this week that it would launch its own deferred payments service will further intensify competition and briefly knocked the stock price of listed players such as Affirm Holdings AFRM.O, the biggest BNPL firm in the United States, and Australia's Zip Co ZIP.AX and Sezzle Inc SZL.AX. The BNPL business model emerged out of a very low interest rate environment which enabled BNPL firms to raise funds at relatively low cost and offer point-of-sale loans to customers on online shopping websites. But the sector faces a reckoning as the circumstances which fuelled its explosive growth are coming to an end, with consumers cutting spending and rising interest rates pushing up BNPL firms' funding costs, squeezing their margins.", 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-Buy Now Pay Later business model faces test as rates rise', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O announcement this week that it would launch its own deferred payments service will further intensify competition and briefly knocked the stock price of listed players such as Affirm Holdings AFRM.O, the biggest BNPL firm in the United States, and Australia's Zip Co ZIP.AX and Sezzle Inc SZL.AX. Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) firms have created one of the fastest-growing segments in consumer finance, with transaction volumes hitting $120 billion in 2021 up from just $33 billion in 2019, according to GlobalData. But generally they need to borrow these funds to lend out and as interest rates associated with borrowing those funds increase ... it's costing them more money to extend money out to consumers and that puts pressure on their margins.” Companies that are more insulated include Klarna and Block which have bank charters and could fund with deposits, analysts say.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O announcement this week that it would launch its own deferred payments service will further intensify competition and briefly knocked the stock price of listed players such as Affirm Holdings AFRM.O, the biggest BNPL firm in the United States, and Australia's Zip Co ZIP.AX and Sezzle Inc SZL.AX. The BNPL business model emerged out of a very low interest rate environment which enabled BNPL firms to raise funds at relatively low cost and offer point-of-sale loans to customers on online shopping websites. But the sector faces a reckoning as the circumstances which fuelled its explosive growth are coming to an end, with consumers cutting spending and rising interest rates pushing up BNPL firms' funding costs, squeezing their margins."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-reasons-to-own-paypal-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Here are three main reasons that you should own PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock. It is one of my favorite fintech companies due to its high free cash flow and increased monetization of its service Venmo.\n*Stock prices used were the midday prices of June 8, 2022. The video was published on June 8, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal Holdings\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal Holdings wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Connor Allen has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, and PayPal Holdings. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and PayPal Holdings. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It is one of my favorite fintech companies due to its high free cash flow and increased monetization of its service Venmo. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal Holdings wasn't one of them!", 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Connor Allen has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, and PayPal Holdings. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and PayPal Holdings.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Reasons to Own PayPal Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "* They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal Holdings wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and PayPal Holdings.", 'news_textrank_summary': "10 stocks we like better than PayPal Holdings When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and PayPal Holdings."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-does-dollar-cost-averaging-work', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSimply put, dollar cost averaging is the process of buying a stock, mutual fund or exchange traded fund (ETF) on a regular and consistent basis regardless of the price.\nThe purpose of this strategy is to lessen the impact of volatility and prevent investors from trying to time the market. With dollar cost averaging, which is also called a “constant dollar plan,” investors buy a stock sometimes when the price is up and sometimes when it is down. But, over time, they end up owning the stock at an average price that is somewhere in the middle.\nBuy Low, Sell High\nWhile many investors hold firm to the adage of “buy low and sell high” when it comes to stocks, the reality is that it can be very difficult to time the market. This is especially true for individual investors who are trying to save for retirement and don’t have access to the same technology as Wall Street professionals. Individual investors are also preoccupied with work and daily life and might not be able to monitor the ups and downs of the stock market on a daily basis. Even Warren Buffett himself has admitted that he has “not been good at timing” the market over more than 50 years of investing.\n7 Top-Rated Large-Cap Stocks to Buy and Hold\nTo get around this issue, many investors rely on dollar cost averaging, which is the process of investing equal amounts of money at regular intervals regardless of the price of a stock, mutual fund or ETF. For example, an investor might set aside $500 to invest at the end of every month and use it to build a position in consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Some months, They might buy shares of Apple as low as $100 each. Other months, the shares might cost $115, $127, $132, $145 and so on. Overtime, however, the average price at which they hold AAPL stock comes out to $123.80.\nThe main benefit of dollar cost averaging is that it helps investors avoid the mistake of making one lump-sum investment that is poorly timed. Using the Apple example, it helps the investor avoid buying their entire stake in AAPL stock at $145 per share only to see it fall. Dollar cost averaging is a strategy that investors can use to build and grow their savings over a long period of time. It helps to eliminate the impacts of short-term volatility in the stock market. Many investment advisors recommend using dollar cost averaging for people who want to save and invest money on a consistent basis and have long-term horizons.\n401k Plans\nThe 401k retirement plans offered by many employers in the U.S. can help people invest money on a consistent basis using a dollar-cost averaging strategy. Money allocated to a 401k plan each time an employee gets paid is used to make regular purchases of a mutual fund, ETF or stock regardless of the price at a given time. Through a 401k plan, employees can choose a preset amount of their salary that they want to invest in a particular security. When paid, the amount the employee has chosen to contribute to the 401k is invested in their security of choice automatically at that time whether the investment is up or down. This leads to dollar cost averaging.\nOf course, dollar-cost averaging can be used outside of 401k plans. It’s just that 401k plans automate the process and ensure it happens on a consistent basis. Also, dividend reinvestment plans allow investors to dollar-cost average by buying more shares of a company consistently over time regardless of the price at a particular moment in time. Many investment advisors recommend dollar cost averaging as a simple technique that helps to eliminate volatility and helps investors grow their savings over time. The technique can be used by experienced and novice investors.\nIssues to Consider\nIf there is one flaw with dollar cost averaging, it is that it assumes that stocks, mutual funds and ETFs will always rise over time. For dollar-cost averaging to work, an investment must increase in price over the long-term. While the strategy can help to mitigate short-term market volatility, it cannot protect investments from sustained market declines or the collapse of an individual stock. Implicit in dollar cost averaging is the belief that prices will always rise given enough time. For this reason, dollar cost averaging is often most effective for investors with a time horizon of 10 years or longer.\nSome critics of dollar cost averaging say the strategy is dangerous because it encourages investors to continue buying more shares in a stock at times when they might be best off to exit a holding completely. For this reason, some investment professionals recommend using dollar cost averaging to buy a mutual fund or ETF that tracks a diversified index, such as the S&P 500, or a basket of stocks, rather than employing the strategy to buy one particular stock.\nConclusion\nDollar cost averaging can help to lower the cost of an investment over time and help investors manage volatility and risk. The strategy can also help investors achieve greater gains on investments that rise in price. But dollar cost averaging does assume that prices will rise given enough time, so the strategy might best be used to invest in diversified mutual funds and ETFs rather than individual stocks.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held a long position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nThe post How Does Dollar Cost Averaging Work? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For example, an investor might set aside $500 to invest at the end of every month and use it to build a position in consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Overtime, however, the average price at which they hold AAPL stock comes out to $123.80. Using the Apple example, it helps the investor avoid buying their entire stake in AAPL stock at $145 per share only to see it fall.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For example, an investor might set aside $500 to invest at the end of every month and use it to build a position in consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Overtime, however, the average price at which they hold AAPL stock comes out to $123.80. Using the Apple example, it helps the investor avoid buying their entire stake in AAPL stock at $145 per share only to see it fall.', 'news_article_title': 'How Does Dollar Cost Averaging Work?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For example, an investor might set aside $500 to invest at the end of every month and use it to build a position in consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Overtime, however, the average price at which they hold AAPL stock comes out to $123.80. Using the Apple example, it helps the investor avoid buying their entire stake in AAPL stock at $145 per share only to see it fall.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For example, an investor might set aside $500 to invest at the end of every month and use it to build a position in consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Overtime, however, the average price at which they hold AAPL stock comes out to $123.80. Using the Apple example, it helps the investor avoid buying their entire stake in AAPL stock at $145 per share only to see it fall.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-large-cap-stocks-to-buy-for-long-term-stability', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nLarge-cap stocks are dividend aristocrats with steady returns and low beta. Growth stocks are the portfolio upside catalysts and can deliver multi-fold returns. It, therefore, makes sense to have a portfolio that’s a blend of growth and large-cap stocks.\nIn the last 10-years, the Vanguard Large Cap ETF (NYSERCA:VV) has delivered annualized returns of 14.22%. During the same period, the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) has given annualized returns of 15.23%.\n7 of the Hottest ETFs to Buy Right Now\nBesides providing stability to the portfolio, large-cap stocks have also matched returns of growth stocks in this period. Even if the same is not replicated in the next 10-years, it still makes sense to hold quality large cap stocks.\nIn the recent market correction, dozens of high-flying growth stocks have plunged by more than 50%. This underscores the importance of having a balanced portfolio.\nPFE Pfizer $51.78\nLMT Lockheed Martin $432.72\nWMT Walmart $121.02\nCVX Chevron $177.52\nMO Altria $48.66\nAAPL Apple $142.64\nAMZN Amazon $116.15\nPfizer (PFE)\nSource: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com\nWith the stock trading at a forward price-to-earnings-ratio of 7.8 and offering a dividend yield of 3.0% Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is among my favorite large-cap stocks.\nPFE stock has trended higher by 36% in the last 12-months on the boost from earnings and cash flow from the covid-19 vaccine, but the vaccine isn’t critical to Pfizer’s future.\nPfizer has a deep pipeline of drug candidates for the next few years. This will ensure steady organic growth. Additionally, Pfizer has been on an acquisition spree in the last few quarters.\nIt’s worth noting that for 2022, the company expects research and development expenses in the range of $11 to $12 billion. With strong cash flows, meaningful investments in R&D will sustain.\nOverall, PFE stock is positioned to deliver steady returns in the coming years through dividend and stock upside. The low-beta stock is worth holding in the portfolio.\nLockheed Martin (LMT)\nSource: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com\nWith the escalation in tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) stock has trended higher by 22% for year-to-date 2022.\nHowever, this might just be the beginning of the long-term rally for the stock.\nPrior to the recent escalation in tensions, most of the NATO members have been behind their defense spending targets. It’s likely that aggressive spending by NATO allies will benefit Lockheed in the coming years.\n7 Top-Rated Large-Cap Stocks to Buy and Hold\nIt’s worth noting that Lockheed reported an order backlog of $134 billion as of March 2022. This provides clear cash flow visibility. The company has already guided for free cash flow of $6.0 billion for 2022.\nStrong cash flows will ensure that the current dividend of $11.2 per share sustains. If growth accelerates backed by higher defense spending, dividends can possibly increase.\nWalmart (WMT)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nWith inflationary pressure and fears of recession, retail stocks have taken a beating. Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is no exception. However, I believe that the stock is trading at attractive levels for long-term exposure.\nThe U.S. economy is largely consumption-based and retail spending is a key component of consumption expenditure. Policies will therefore shift to expansionary if there is a recession. There is unlikely to be a significant impact on the company’s sales.\nWalmart has been building strong omnichannel sales capabilities. This will ensure that growth sustains in the long term. Additionally, the company has a presence in attractive international markets. Over the next few years, international sales can be a key growth driver.\nOf course, inflation is likely to affect the company’s bottom line through 2022. This factor seems discounted in the stock. Once inflation eases, cash flows will be robust. I would consider WMT stock for a dividend yield of 1.8% and a low beta.\nChevron Corporation (CVX)\nSource: tishomir / Shutterstock.com\nWith Brent oil trading well above $100 per barrel, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) stock has been on a sustained upside.\nIn the last six months, the stock has returned 50%. I believe that small corrections offer opportunities to gain exposure to CVX stock.\nA big reason to be bullish on Chevron is fundamentals. As of Q1 2022, the company reported a net-debt ratio of 10.8%. Further, for the quarter, the company’s operating cash flow was $8.1 billion.\n7 High-Yielding Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy in June\nGiven the strong fundamentals, Chevron plans to invest $15 to $17 billion annually through 2026. This is likely to ensure steady growth. At the same time, Chevron is investing in renewable assets.\nIt’s also worth noting that the company has low break-even assets. Even if oil corrects from current levels, cash flows will remain robust.\nThe dividend yield is therefore likely to remain attractive and share repurchase will create incremental value. Currently, the company has an annual buyback guidance in the range of $5 to $10 billion.\nAltria (MO)\nSource: Kristi Blokhin / Shutterstock.com\nAnother large-cap stock that trades at an attractive valuation and has a robust dividend yield is Altria (NYSE:MO). Even if MO stock remains sideways, a dividend yield of 6.7% is a big reason to buy.\nIt’s worth noting that Altria is in a business transformation phase. It’s unlikely that top-line growth will be robust in the next few years. However, cash flows are likely to remain stable.\nThe company’s smokable product segment is a cash machine that serves two functions.\nFirst, it allows the company to invest in the non-smokable product category, which has shown encouraging results. In the non-smokable products segment, the company’s oral tobacco market share has been increasing.\nFurther, dividends and share repurchase will sustain with cash flows from iconic brands like Marlboro.\nAltria also has investments in the cannabis sector through sake in Cronos (NASDAQ:CRON). Depending on the regulatory tailwinds, the stake can create value in the next five years.\nApple\nSource: dennizn / Shutterstock.com\nApple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) earnings growth has remained robust and AAPL stock is likely to deliver value on a sustained basis.\nIt’s also a quality dividend growth stock for the portfolio.\nFor Q2 2022, Apple reported revenue and EPS growth of 9% and 8.5% respectively. The iPhone segment remains the cash cow for the company. With 5G phones, growth is likely to sustain in this segment.\n7 Cheap Growth Stocks That Won't Stay That Way for Long\nAt the same time, Apple continues to report strong numbers from the wearable and services segment. Apple also has the financial flexibility to diversify. Speculations continue on the company’s electric car. Overall, the innovation factor makes AAPL stock worth holding in the long term.\nApple has also been creating value through aggressive share repurchase and dividends. Just for Q2 2022, the company returned $27 billion to shareholders.\nIn the last 12-months, AAPL stock has trended higher by 13%. The stock still trades at an attractive forward P/E of 23.8 and seems poised for further upside.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Mike Mareen / Shutterstock.com\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock has been trending lower with a correction of nearly 33% over the last six months. This seems like a good accumulation opportunity from a long-term perspective.\nFor Q1 2022, Amazon reported 7% revenue growth to $116.4 billion. The company’s operating and free cash flow have also been subdued on a relative basis.\nHowever, growth for AWS has remained robust. In the last two years, AWS has witnessed an annual growth rate of 34%. The cloud business will continue to boost overall growth.\nAt the same time, e-commerce adoption remains in an uptrend on a global basis. With a presence in key emerging markets, Amazon is positioned to benefit.\nIt’s also worth noting that Amazon has been investing in emerging businesses. This includes virtual health care and broadband services. Considering the financial flexibility, investment in new businesses will help Amazon diversify and sustain growth.\nOverall, AMZN stock is attractive among large-cap stocks after some correction. The company will continue to create value for shareholders in the coming years.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Large Cap Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Stability appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'PFE Pfizer $51.78 LMT Lockheed Martin $432.72 WMT Walmart $121.02 CVX Chevron $177.52 MO Altria $48.66 AAPL Apple $142.64 AMZN Amazon $116.15 Pfizer (PFE) Source: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com With the stock trading at a forward price-to-earnings-ratio of 7.8 and offering a dividend yield of 3.0% Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is among my favorite large-cap stocks. Apple Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) earnings growth has remained robust and AAPL stock is likely to deliver value on a sustained basis. Overall, the innovation factor makes AAPL stock worth holding in the long term.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'PFE Pfizer $51.78 LMT Lockheed Martin $432.72 WMT Walmart $121.02 CVX Chevron $177.52 MO Altria $48.66 AAPL Apple $142.64 AMZN Amazon $116.15 Pfizer (PFE) Source: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com With the stock trading at a forward price-to-earnings-ratio of 7.8 and offering a dividend yield of 3.0% Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is among my favorite large-cap stocks. Apple Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) earnings growth has remained robust and AAPL stock is likely to deliver value on a sustained basis. Overall, the innovation factor makes AAPL stock worth holding in the long term.', 'news_article_title': '7 Large Cap Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Stability', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'PFE Pfizer $51.78 LMT Lockheed Martin $432.72 WMT Walmart $121.02 CVX Chevron $177.52 MO Altria $48.66 AAPL Apple $142.64 AMZN Amazon $116.15 Pfizer (PFE) Source: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com With the stock trading at a forward price-to-earnings-ratio of 7.8 and offering a dividend yield of 3.0% Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is among my favorite large-cap stocks. Apple Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) earnings growth has remained robust and AAPL stock is likely to deliver value on a sustained basis. Overall, the innovation factor makes AAPL stock worth holding in the long term.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'PFE Pfizer $51.78 LMT Lockheed Martin $432.72 WMT Walmart $121.02 CVX Chevron $177.52 MO Altria $48.66 AAPL Apple $142.64 AMZN Amazon $116.15 Pfizer (PFE) Source: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com With the stock trading at a forward price-to-earnings-ratio of 7.8 and offering a dividend yield of 3.0% Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is among my favorite large-cap stocks. Apple Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) earnings growth has remained robust and AAPL stock is likely to deliver value on a sustained basis. Overall, the innovation factor makes AAPL stock worth holding in the long term.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-reasons-investors-should-love-apple-pay-later', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, called Apple Pay Later, at its virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. The service, integrated into Apple Pay, could provide a nice boost to Apple\'s increasingly important services business, and represents a threat to established BNPL service providers like Affirm and PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL).\nWith the growing popularity of buy now, pay later, Apple Pay Later could provide a nice boost to Apple\'s services business. Here are two reasons for investors to get excited about Apple Pay Later.\n1. Growing adoption and use of Apple Pay\nApple Pay is still incredibly underutilized by Apple device owners. While a large percentage of iPhone owners have set up Apple Pay, just 6% of them use it for in-store purchases, according to a survey from PYMNTS last fall. That\'s despite the fact that most merchants are already capable of accepting Apple Pay.\nAdding buy now, pay later to Apple Pay gives consumers a reason to adopt Apple Pay, especially in stores. While other BNPL solutions have in-store capabilities, they rely on using a physical card or QR codes (which have lower adoption rates among merchants).\nApple will generate revenue from Apple Pay Later through interchange fees paid by merchants for accepting card payments. It isn\'t charging interest on the short-term loans or charging additional fees. In that sense, its business model is similar to PayPal\'s.\nPayPal has seen success with its Pay in 4 product. "Buy Now, Pay Later has an incredible return for us, not just in actual usage of the product but we actually see a halo effect of about double the revenue of the product usage itself when people use that product," PayPal\'s Vice President of Finance and Analytics Erica Gessert said during an analyst call in February.\nIndeed, Apple could see much higher usage rates among consumers who adopt the Pay Later service. Apple Pay Later\'s greatest value may be increasing the use of Apple Pay among consumers who already have it set up on their devices.\n2. Building out Apple financial services\nApple Pay Later is just one of several new services within Apple Pay. The company also rolled out a tap-to-pay feature, which enables merchants to accept payments with an iPhone, no extra terminal hardware required. It also introduced order tracking for online orders made with Apple Pay, which automatically provide receipts and tracking information at merchants that have integrated the service.\nAll these features look to increase adoption of Apple Pay by providing services that make using Apple Pay more convenient than other payment methods. But they also point to Apple\'s push toward building out more financial services.\nApple has been working on bringing more behind-the-scenes financial services in-house this year, according to a report from Bloomberg. Apple wants to do everything from payment processing to credit checks to lending decisions internally, instead of relying on third-party fintech companies and partner banks.\nBuilding out its own financial services will allow it to expand services like Apple Pay Later, Apple Cash, and its credit card globally without the need to rely on local partners. So, if Apple Pay Later is a success in the U.S., it may drive further development of internal financial services, seeding the potential for global expansion.\nEstablishing its own credit and lending services could also pave the way for an all-in-one subscription service for Apple\'s devices and services. An iPhone subscription bundled with Apple One -- a bundling of Apple services like Arcade, News+, Music, iCloud+, Fitness+, and TV+ -- for one recurring monthly payment could ensure steady device sales and be a boon for Apple\'s services business.\nAs Apple\'s device sales face headwinds in the near term, the services business has increased in importance to Apple and its investors. The introduction of Apple Pay Later may be just a small piece in Apple\'s plans for a much bigger financial services business, bolstering the overall services segment for the tech giant.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nAdam Levy has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Apple, and PayPal Holdings. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, called Apple Pay Later, at its virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. While other BNPL solutions have in-store capabilities, they rely on using a physical card or QR codes (which have lower adoption rates among merchants). The company also rolled out a tap-to-pay feature, which enables merchants to accept payments with an iPhone, no extra terminal hardware required.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, called Apple Pay Later, at its virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. The service, integrated into Apple Pay, could provide a nice boost to Apple's increasingly important services business, and represents a threat to established BNPL service providers like Affirm and PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL). With the growing popularity of buy now, pay later, Apple Pay Later could provide a nice boost to Apple's services business.", 'news_article_title': '2 Reasons Investors Should Love Apple Pay Later', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, called Apple Pay Later, at its virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. The service, integrated into Apple Pay, could provide a nice boost to Apple's increasingly important services business, and represents a threat to established BNPL service providers like Affirm and PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL). Building out Apple financial services Apple Pay Later is just one of several new services within Apple Pay.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, called Apple Pay Later, at its virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. The service, integrated into Apple Pay, could provide a nice boost to Apple's increasingly important services business, and represents a threat to established BNPL service providers like Affirm and PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL). Growing adoption and use of Apple Pay Apple Pay is still incredibly underutilized by Apple device owners."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-big-tech-or-bitcoin-be-regulated', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For years, investors have feared that governments would impose regulations on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Some concerns are valid, when considering that countries like China have banned the use of Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining. The lack of current regulation has also led some investors to believe that governments will act swiftly to introduce new legislation.\nHowever, when comparing regulatory risk between Bitcoin and some of the Nasdaq\'s heavyweights, such as Meta (NASDAQ: FB), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), there is a clear trend of Big Tech companies consistently finding themselves in the crosshairs of government regulation.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe end of Big Tech?\nThe rise of Big Tech since the Great Recession has been extraordinary. Since its low in November 2009, the Nasdaq increased roughly 1,000% when it hit a high in October 2021.\nYet this growth might be coming to an end, now that the world in general and governments alike are beginning to realize that the growth of these tech giants relies on some nontraditional methods.\nThese companies employ a business model that relies on collecting users\' data, promoting polarizing content, and exploiting our own human nature to become addicted to serotonin boosts that come with getting "likes."\nBig Tech CEOs from companies such as Alphabet\'s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Microsoft, Meta, and Apple have all become familiar faces in Washington, D.C., and in courtrooms around the world because of their seemingly constant hearings with legislators over their business practices. Amazon is currently involved in four lawsuits. Apple has found itself in three active investigations. Google leads the way with five lawsuits. And Meta is in the midst of four investigations with legislators.\nIn the U.S., most of the allegations are related to a series of antitrust lawsuits that have pitted Big Tech against the Federal Trade Commission, state governments, and even the Department of Justice.\nThese lawsuits aim to rein in the monopolistic power Big Tech has amassed, comparable to the antitrust trial Microsoft faced in the late 1990\'s. If the government\'s approach to business overreach in the past is any indicator of the future, the end of Big Tech might be closer than it appears.\nRecently, one of Congress\' most vocal members of the House Antitrust Subcommittee stated that legislation to rein in Big Tech is near completion. Ken Buck, a Republican representative from Colorado, told Time in April that he expects Big Tech reform to be on President Biden\'s desk by the end of the summer.\nAdvocates for the bill hope that it will contain some language that would break up current companies into smaller ones, limit their ability to make new business acquisitions, and put an end to stock buy back programs that these companies use to buy their own stocks when they think their company is undervalued and then sell for a profit at a later date.\nWhy Bitcoin?\nDespite being shrouded in controversy, Bitcoin will probably never see this kind of legislation and regulation. Fears over regulation of Bitcoin might be unwarranted or at least misplaced. Because Bitcoin is one of the most decentralized cryptocurrencies, it is naturally more difficult to regulate.\nTechnically speaking, governments can\'t truly regulate or even ban Bitcoin. They can shut down exchanges, they can outlaw mining, or they can increase taxes, but they will never be able to actually ban the purchase or selling of Bitcoin. Thanks to virtual private networks and decentralized exchanges, those who want Bitcoin have many options that governments can\'t control.\nIn addition, governments around the world are beginning to realize that citizens and companies want to use Bitcoin. Instead of introducing legislation that curbs the growth of Bitcoin, lawmakers are creating incentives around the new crypto economy and the use of Bitcoin.\nGermany, for example, recently passed some of the most crypto-friendly tax laws in the developed world. States like Colorado in the U.S. are allowing citizens to pay taxes in Bitcoin. And just recently, the Central African Republic made Bitcoin legal tender, becoming the second country in the world to do so.\nCurrent trends seem to signal that Bitcoin is in a similar position that Big Tech was roughly a decade ago. Post-Great Recession, a new way of life slowly unfolded. Everyone now has a smartphone. Everyone has an Amazon account. Everyone uses Google, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.\nBitcoin has a chance to catapult into the public\'s view over the coming decade. It provides true utility to send payments instantly across borders. It is a hedge against widespread inflation. And most importantly, as much as governments might want to regulate it, Bitcoin\'s decentralization will protect it from any type of detrimental legislation.\n10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Bitcoin wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. RJ Fulton has positions in Bitcoin. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Bitcoin, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'However, when comparing regulatory risk between Bitcoin and some of the Nasdaq\'s heavyweights, such as Meta (NASDAQ: FB), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), there is a clear trend of Big Tech companies consistently finding themselves in the crosshairs of government regulation. These companies employ a business model that relies on collecting users\' data, promoting polarizing content, and exploiting our own human nature to become addicted to serotonin boosts that come with getting "likes." In the U.S., most of the allegations are related to a series of antitrust lawsuits that have pitted Big Tech against the Federal Trade Commission, state governments, and even the Department of Justice.', 'news_luhn_summary': "However, when comparing regulatory risk between Bitcoin and some of the Nasdaq's heavyweights, such as Meta (NASDAQ: FB), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), there is a clear trend of Big Tech companies consistently finding themselves in the crosshairs of government regulation. Big Tech CEOs from companies such as Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Microsoft, Meta, and Apple have all become familiar faces in Washington, D.C., and in courtrooms around the world because of their seemingly constant hearings with legislators over their business practices. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': 'Will Big Tech or Bitcoin Be Regulated?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "However, when comparing regulatory risk between Bitcoin and some of the Nasdaq's heavyweights, such as Meta (NASDAQ: FB), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), there is a clear trend of Big Tech companies consistently finding themselves in the crosshairs of government regulation. The end of Big Tech? Why Bitcoin?", 'news_textrank_summary': "However, when comparing regulatory risk between Bitcoin and some of the Nasdaq's heavyweights, such as Meta (NASDAQ: FB), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), there is a clear trend of Big Tech companies consistently finding themselves in the crosshairs of government regulation. Big Tech CEOs from companies such as Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Microsoft, Meta, and Apple have all become familiar faces in Washington, D.C., and in courtrooms around the world because of their seemingly constant hearings with legislators over their business practices. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Bitcoin, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-build-a-stock-portfolio-for-new-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Today, I am providing an update on my video series on how to build a growth stock portfolio from scratch. This series is focused on investing for beginners, but investors of all backgrounds will enjoy this content. The stock market can be challenging to navigate, but this diversified portfolio enables successful long-term growth investing.\nHere are the growth stock portfolio allocations by category:\n60% growth stocks, such as Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)\n20% ETFs as a core, such as the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO)\n10% dividend stocks, such as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)\n10% speculative stocks, such as SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI)\nThe video below provides an update on this stock portfolio, which was created in February 2022. I share the stocks I'm buying now, the stocks I am dollar-cost averaging into, and more. The entire portfolio and all positions are revealed, including four new stocks I've recently added, such as Snap (NYSE: SNAP) and Toast (NYSE: TOST). Please watch for more information, and don't forget to subscribe and click the bell to receive notifications, so you don't miss any future videos in the series.\n*Stock prices used in the below video were during the trading day of February 9, 2022. The video was published on February 9, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Tesla\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Tesla wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Eric Cuka has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Blend Labs, Inc., Confluent, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., DLocal Limited, Datadog, Deere & Company, Invesco QQQ Trust, Marvell Technology Group, Matterport, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Roblox Corporation, SentinelOne, Inc., Snap Inc., Snowflake Inc., SoFi Technologies, Inc., Tesla, The Trade Desk, Toast, Inc., UiPath Inc., Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, WisdomTree Trust-WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund, iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund, and indie Semiconductor, Inc. and has the following options: long January 2023 $35 calls on SoFi Technologies, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Confluent, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Datadog, Matterport, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Roblox Corporation, Snowflake Inc., Tesla, The Trade Desk, UiPath Inc., Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool recommends Marvell Technology Group and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Eric is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The stock market can be challenging to navigate, but this diversified portfolio enables successful long-term growth investing. Eric Cuka has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Blend Labs, Inc., Confluent, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., DLocal Limited, Datadog, Deere & Company, Invesco QQQ Trust, Marvell Technology Group, Matterport, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Roblox Corporation, SentinelOne, Inc., Snap Inc., Snowflake Inc., SoFi Technologies, Inc., Tesla, The Trade Desk, Toast, Inc., UiPath Inc., Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, WisdomTree Trust-WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund, iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund, and indie Semiconductor, Inc. and has the following options: long January 2023 $35 calls on SoFi Technologies, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Confluent, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Datadog, Matterport, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Roblox Corporation, Snowflake Inc., Tesla, The Trade Desk, UiPath Inc., Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Eric Cuka has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Blend Labs, Inc., Confluent, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., DLocal Limited, Datadog, Deere & Company, Invesco QQQ Trust, Marvell Technology Group, Matterport, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Roblox Corporation, SentinelOne, Inc., Snap Inc., Snowflake Inc., SoFi Technologies, Inc., Tesla, The Trade Desk, Toast, Inc., UiPath Inc., Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, WisdomTree Trust-WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund, iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund, and indie Semiconductor, Inc. and has the following options: long January 2023 $35 calls on SoFi Technologies, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Confluent, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Datadog, Matterport, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Roblox Corporation, Snowflake Inc., Tesla, The Trade Desk, UiPath Inc., Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool recommends Marvell Technology Group and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'How to Build a Stock Portfolio for New Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Here are the growth stock portfolio allocations by category: 60% growth stocks, such as Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) 20% ETFs as a core, such as the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) 10% dividend stocks, such as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) 10% speculative stocks, such as SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) The video below provides an update on this stock portfolio, which was created in February 2022. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Tesla wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Here are the growth stock portfolio allocations by category: 60% growth stocks, such as Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) 20% ETFs as a core, such as the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) 10% dividend stocks, such as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) 10% speculative stocks, such as SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) The video below provides an update on this stock portfolio, which was created in February 2022. Eric Cuka has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Blend Labs, Inc., Confluent, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., DLocal Limited, Datadog, Deere & Company, Invesco QQQ Trust, Marvell Technology Group, Matterport, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Roblox Corporation, SentinelOne, Inc., Snap Inc., Snowflake Inc., SoFi Technologies, Inc., Tesla, The Trade Desk, Toast, Inc., UiPath Inc., Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, WisdomTree Trust-WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund, iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund, and indie Semiconductor, Inc. and has the following options: long January 2023 $35 calls on SoFi Technologies, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Confluent, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Datadog, Matterport, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Roblox Corporation, Snowflake Inc., Tesla, The Trade Desk, UiPath Inc., Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cma-begins-consulting-on-launch-of-market-investigation-into-mobile-browsers-access-to', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - The Competition and Markets Authority or CMA in the UK is consulting on the launch of a market investigation into Apple and Google\'s market power in mobile browsers and Apple\'s restrictions on cloud gaming through its App Store. The CMA is also taking enforcement action against Google in relation to its app store payment practices.\n"As good as many of their services and products are, their strong grip on mobile ecosystems allows them to shut out competitors, holding back the British tech sector and limiting choice," Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive of the CMA, said.\nThe consultation on the proposed market investigation reference will close on 22 July.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The CMA is also taking enforcement action against Google in relation to its app store payment practices. "As good as many of their services and products are, their strong grip on mobile ecosystems allows them to shut out competitors, holding back the British tech sector and limiting choice," Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive of the CMA, said. The consultation on the proposed market investigation reference will close on 22 July.', 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - The Competition and Markets Authority or CMA in the UK is consulting on the launch of a market investigation into Apple and Google's market power in mobile browsers and Apple's restrictions on cloud gaming through its App Store. The CMA is also taking enforcement action against Google in relation to its app store payment practices. The consultation on the proposed market investigation reference will close on 22 July.", 'news_article_title': 'CMA Begins Consulting On Launch Of Market Investigation Into Mobile Browsers, Access To Cloud Gaming', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - The Competition and Markets Authority or CMA in the UK is consulting on the launch of a market investigation into Apple and Google\'s market power in mobile browsers and Apple\'s restrictions on cloud gaming through its App Store. The CMA is also taking enforcement action against Google in relation to its app store payment practices. "As good as many of their services and products are, their strong grip on mobile ecosystems allows them to shut out competitors, holding back the British tech sector and limiting choice," Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive of the CMA, said.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - The Competition and Markets Authority or CMA in the UK is consulting on the launch of a market investigation into Apple and Google\'s market power in mobile browsers and Apple\'s restrictions on cloud gaming through its App Store. "As good as many of their services and products are, their strong grip on mobile ecosystems allows them to shut out competitors, holding back the British tech sector and limiting choice," Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive of the CMA, said. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/uk-plans-to-probe-apple-googles-mobile-browser-dominance', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google's mobile browsers as well as the iphone maker's restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store.\nThe Competition and Markets Authority said it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google over its app store payment practices.\n(Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yadarisa; +919742735150;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "June 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google's mobile browsers as well as the iphone maker's restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google over its app store payment practices. (Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva) (([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yadarisa; +919742735150;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "June 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google's mobile browsers as well as the iphone maker's restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google over its app store payment practices. (Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva) (([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yadarisa; +919742735150;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "UK plans to probe Apple, Google's mobile browser dominance", 'news_lexrank_summary': "June 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google's mobile browsers as well as the iphone maker's restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google over its app store payment practices. (Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva) (([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yadarisa; +919742735150;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "June 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google's mobile browsers as well as the iphone maker's restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google over its app store payment practices. (Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva) (([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yadarisa; +919742735150;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-compelling-tech-stocks-that-score-a-perfect-10', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The high-flying tech stocks have been beaten to the ground in 2022. Broadly, supply-chain disruptions and macro headwinds are why investors dumped tech stocks. Due to the recent selling, most tech stocks have lost substantial value, making them attractive investments on the price front. However, given the uncertainty around the economic trajectory, could this be the right time to buy? \nTo find answers, let’s turn to TipRanks’ Smart Score. This data-driven, quantitative scoring system analyses stocks on eight major parameters and comes up with a Smart Score ranging from 1 to 10. The higher the score, the more likely a stock is to outperform the broader market averages.\nThe chart below highlights that the top Smart Score stocks generated solid positive alpha and outperformed the S&P 500 Index (SPX). \nUsing the tool, let’s look at two tech stocks that have recently received a “Perfect 10” Smart Score. \nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)\nShares of Google parent Alphabet are down about 21% in 2022. Tough year-over-year comparisons, unfavorable currency impact, and suspension of major activities in Russia led to a deceleration in YouTube ads growth, in turn, its overall revenue. \nMoreover, uncertainty over future ad spending amid challenging macro conditions remains a drag. \nIn response to the slowdown in YouTube’s growth, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill said that YouTube registered an increase of 14% during the last reported quarter, which “was the lowest since the pandemic-hit 6% in 2Q20. \nHe expects headwinds to sustain in Q2, with tough comparisons to take a toll on its growth. However, the analyst is upbeat about Alphabet’s performance in 2022 as “core search advertising and network advertising” trends remain healthy. Thill is bullish on GOOGL stock. \nAlong with Thill, Stifel Nicolaus analyst Scott Devitt is also bullish on Alphabet. Devitt recommends buying GOOGL shares “given supportive valuation on EPS and confidence in the company’s long-term growth opportunity.”\nGOOGL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks based on 30 unanimous Buy recommendations. The average GOOGL price target of $3,245.48 indicates 41.3% upside potential over the next 12 months. GOOGL stock also has positive indicators from hedge funds and retail investors, who are buying the dip. GOOGL stock has a maximum Smart Score of 10 out of 10. \nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nStrong product demand continues to fuel Apple’s growth. However, supply constraints and management’s cautionary tone for the June quarter (Q3) weighed on its stock price. It’s worth noting that Apple stock is down over 19% year-to-date. \nFor the June quarter, Apple’s management expects supply shortages to impact its ability to meet customer demand. This will result in a $4 billion to $8 billion headwind to its revenues. Management added that the COVID-related challenges could impact its China business. Meanwhile, the foreign exchange would be a 3% headwind to June quarter sales. Also, the pause on its operations in Russia will negatively impact its top line by 1.5%. \nDespite the short-term challenges, most Wall Street analysts are bullish about AAPL stock, given the strong demand and new product launches. \nThe company recently unveiled two new MacBook models based on Apple’s new and faster M2 chip. In response to this, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives stated that the company is “beating Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and other chip companies at its own game, while being able to release new products in the midst of the biggest supply chain crisis in modern history as Cook & Co. further flex their muscles.” Further, the analyst is upbeat about the strength of the services segment. \nAAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks based on 21 Buy and six Hold recommendations. Further, the average AAPL price target of $187.22 indicates 31.3% upside potential over the next 12 months. AAPL stock also has positive indicators from hedge funds and retail investors. Overall, AAPL stock has a maximum Smart Score of 10 out of 10. \nBottom Line\nBoth GOOGL and AAPL have multiple catalysts that could support their growth. Further, TipRanks’ maximum Smart Score indicates that shares of both these companies have a higher probability of outperforming the broader market. \nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Strong product demand continues to fuel Apple’s growth. Despite the short-term challenges, most Wall Street analysts are bullish about AAPL stock, given the strong demand and new product launches. AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks based on 21 Buy and six Hold recommendations.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks based on 21 Buy and six Hold recommendations. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Strong product demand continues to fuel Apple’s growth. Despite the short-term challenges, most Wall Street analysts are bullish about AAPL stock, given the strong demand and new product launches.', 'news_article_title': '2 Compelling Tech Stocks That Score a ‘Perfect 10’', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Overall, AAPL stock has a maximum Smart Score of 10 out of 10. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Strong product demand continues to fuel Apple’s growth. Despite the short-term challenges, most Wall Street analysts are bullish about AAPL stock, given the strong demand and new product launches.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks based on 21 Buy and six Hold recommendations. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Strong product demand continues to fuel Apple’s growth. Despite the short-term challenges, most Wall Street analysts are bullish about AAPL stock, given the strong demand and new product launches.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-big-businesses-could-dominate-ar-in-the-near-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this video clip from "The Virtual Opportunities Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 31, Fool.com contributor Travis Hoium explains how Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and other large companies will be leaders in AR because they have the resources and will use their technology across a variety of industries with very practical use cases.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nTravis Hoium: I think this is really where the AR and VR is probably going to advance first. Apple will be really interesting to watch from a consumer perspective. But if you think about even the value of an iPhone, you can go download, what is it? A hundred thousand, 200,000 apps today. When the iPhone first launched, we didn\'t have that. There\'s this, it\'s the same thing with the PC. If you were buying a PC in 1978, there wasn\'t a whole lot to do on it. You go fast forward to 1995 and you can do all kinds of different stuff.\nThis is the place where this technology is right now is great the tools exist, the HoloLens, the Oculus Quest, things like that. But now you have to build the applications for it that add value in some way, shape, or form. Is that going to be consumers, or it\'s going to be businesses? I think that you laid out really well why it\'s actually businesses that are probably going to see a benefit to this first.\nThe question is always been, even from that side is you have to find something that is high-value enough or modular enough that you can build it and make it, make any financial sense if you have to have five developers working for a year to build your factory line, to build all this stuff in, I mean, just do some ballpark math. You\'re spending a million dollars to build a piece of content. Now, you have to get a million dollars of value out of it. That\'s harder to do.\nI think this stuff is coming. I think that what Microsoft is working on is really interesting, is probably a great use case. But it\'ll be interesting to see how they are able to build the platforms and the software tools that then an engineer who maybe is remote can drop in and add value on the spot because I think, I worked at a manufacturing plant for a couple of years and some of the engineers have to live within a certain amount of distance from the plant because if something goes down and you get a call at three in the morning, you have to come in and figure it out.\nIf you\'re running a line that is making $30,000 a minute of product you better drive as quick as you can to get there. Now if you can just pop your headset on and you can be anywhere [laughs] in the world. That\'s pretty cool. There\'s a real value case there. I think that\'s going to be interesting to watch for Microsoft and for the AR space in particular.\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In this video clip from "The Virtual Opportunities Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 31, Fool.com contributor Travis Hoium explains how Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and other large companies will be leaders in AR because they have the resources and will use their technology across a variety of industries with very practical use cases. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. But it\'ll be interesting to see how they are able to build the platforms and the software tools that then an engineer who maybe is remote can drop in and add value on the spot because I think, I worked at a manufacturing plant for a couple of years and some of the engineers have to live within a certain amount of distance from the plant because if something goes down and you get a call at three in the morning, you have to come in and figure it out.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In this video clip from "The Virtual Opportunities Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 31, Fool.com contributor Travis Hoium explains how Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and other large companies will be leaders in AR because they have the resources and will use their technology across a variety of industries with very practical use cases. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Big Businesses Could Dominate AR in the Near Future', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In this video clip from "The Virtual Opportunities Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 31, Fool.com contributor Travis Hoium explains how Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and other large companies will be leaders in AR because they have the resources and will use their technology across a variety of industries with very practical use cases. The question is always been, even from that side is you have to find something that is high-value enough or modular enough that you can build it and make it, make any financial sense if you have to have five developers working for a year to build your factory line, to build all this stuff in, I mean, just do some ballpark math. I think that what Microsoft is working on is really interesting, is probably a great use case.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In this video clip from "The Virtual Opportunities Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 31, Fool.com contributor Travis Hoium explains how Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and other large companies will be leaders in AR because they have the resources and will use their technology across a variety of industries with very practical use cases. The question is always been, even from that side is you have to find something that is high-value enough or modular enough that you can build it and make it, make any financial sense if you have to have five developers working for a year to build your factory line, to build all this stuff in, I mean, just do some ballpark math. But it\'ll be interesting to see how they are able to build the platforms and the software tools that then an engineer who maybe is remote can drop in and add value on the spot because I think, I worked at a manufacturing plant for a couple of years and some of the engineers have to live within a certain amount of distance from the plant because if something goes down and you get a call at three in the morning, you have to come in and figure it out.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 137.05999755859375, 'high': 140.75999450683594, 'open': 140.27999877929688, 'close': 137.1300048828125, 'ema_50': 152.7946234338523, 'rsi_14': 49.448715913687636, 'target': 131.8800048828125, 'volume': 91437900.0, 'ema_200': 157.07019244039338, 'adj_close': 135.9530792236328, 'rsi_lag_1': 57.25650717288733, 'rsi_lag_2': 60.317920923289286, 'rsi_lag_3': 49.37307911397203, 'rsi_lag_4': 50.691251368544805, 'rsi_lag_5': 48.04343421757905, 'macd_lag_1': -2.3897558511069974, 'macd_lag_2': -2.1969347748550376, 'macd_lag_3': -2.460543022906876, 'macd_lag_4': -2.8375769246326, 'macd_lag_5': -3.0158619672837688, 'macd_12_26_9': -2.953136531324276, 'macds_12_26_9': -3.165857607701111}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 26.049999237060547, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 29.6299991607666, 'Open': 26.26000022888184, 'Close': 27.75, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 27.75}, {'Low': 1.0507733821868896, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 1.0642147064208984, 'Open': 1.0619205236434937, 'Close': 1.0619205236434937, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 1.0619205236434937}, {'Low': 1.2315573692321775, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 1.2518151998519895, 'Open': 1.2493752241134644, 'Close': 1.249297261238098, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 1.249297261238098}, {'Low': 6.677999973297119, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 6.716300010681152, 'Open': 6.690800189971924, 'Close': 6.690800189971924, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 6.690800189971924}, {'Low': 118.33000183105467, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 122.75, 'Open': 121.45999908447266, 'Close': 120.66999816894533, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 352906, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 120.66999816894533}, {'Low': 0.7040300369262695, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 0.7139002084732056, 'Open': 0.7098188996315002, 'Close': 0.7098188996315002, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 0.7098188996315002}, {'Low': 2.99399995803833, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 3.177999973297119, 'Open': 3.039999961853028, 'Close': 3.1559998989105225, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 3.1559998989105225}, {'Low': 133.38699340820312, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 134.38099670410156, 'Open': 134.41799926757812, 'Close': 134.41799926757812, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 134.41799926757812}, {'Low': 103.0500030517578, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 104.2300033569336, 'Open': 103.33999633789062, 'Close': 104.1500015258789, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 104.1500015258789}, {'Low': 1823.9000244140625, 'Date': '2022-06-10', 'High': 1875.5999755859373, 'Open': 1842.699951171875, 'Close': 1871.5, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 1490, 'date_str': '2022-06-10', 'Adj Close': 1871.5}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-06-13': 131.8800048828125, '2022-06-14': 132.75999450683594, '2022-06-15': 135.42999267578125, '2022-06-16': 130.05999755859375, '2022-06-17': 131.55999755859375, '2022-06-21': 135.8699951171875, '2022-06-22': 135.35000610351562, '2022-06-23': 138.27000427246094, '2022-06-24': 141.66000366210938}, '1_month_later': {'2022-07-11': 144.8699951171875}, '3_months_later': {'2022-09-12': 163.42999267578125}, '6_months_later': {'2022-12-12': 144.49000549316406}, '12_months_later': {'2023-06-12': 183.7899932861328}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 3.2%, and Microsoft is lower by about 2%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the Invesco DWA Financial Momentum ETF, which lost 590,000 of its units, representing a 33.9% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of PFI, in morning trading today Lpl Financial Holdings is down about 4.3%, and Sun Communities is lower by about 3.1%.\nVIDEO: SPY, PFI: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 3.2%, and Microsoft is lower by about 2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the Invesco DWA Financial Momentum ETF, which lost 590,000 of its units, representing a 33.9% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of PFI, in morning trading today Lpl Financial Holdings is down about 4.3%, and Sun Communities is lower by about 3.1%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 3.2%, and Microsoft is lower by about 2%. Among the largest underlying components of PFI, in morning trading today Lpl Financial Holdings is down about 4.3%, and Sun Communities is lower by about 3.1%. VIDEO: SPY, PFI: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPY, PFI: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, where 10,050,000 units were destroyed, or a 1.1% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 3.2%, and Microsoft is lower by about 2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the Invesco DWA Financial Momentum ETF, which lost 590,000 of its units, representing a 33.9% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, where 10,050,000 units were destroyed, or a 1.1% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the Invesco DWA Financial Momentum ETF, which lost 590,000 of its units, representing a 33.9% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of PFI, in morning trading today Lpl Financial Holdings is down about 4.3%, and Sun Communities is lower by about 3.1%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-bill-to-rein-in-big-tech-backed-by-dozens-of-small-and-big-companies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Diane Bartz\nWASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Dozens of companies and business organizations sent a letter to U.S. Congress members on Monday, urging them to support a bill that would rein in the biggest tech companies such as Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google.\nLast week, Democratic U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses.\nCompanies supporting the measure, which include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify, called it a "moderate and sensible bill aimed squarely at well-documented abuses by the very largest online platforms."\nOther signatories included the American Booksellers Association, the American Independent Business Alliance, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Kelkoo Group. Amazon.com, the Chamber of Commerce and others oppose the measure.\nSupporters urged lawmakers to pass the bill, saying it would modernize antitrust laws so smaller companies can compete.\nLast week, Klobuchar said she believed she had the 60 Senate votes needed to end debate and move to a vote on final passage. There is a similar bill in the House of Representatives.\n"It\'s no surprise that Yelp and Spotify like the bill since it\'s designed to help them. But senators are telling us that they just aren\'t hearing their voters demanding changes to Amazon Basics and Google Maps," the pro-tech Chamber of Progress said in a statement.\nThe tech giants have said the bill would imperil popular consumer products like Google Maps and Amazon Basics and make it harder for the companies to protect their users\' security and privacy.\nCarl Szabo of NetChoice said the pressure being exerted to get a vote on the bill was a sign that it did not have enough support to pass. "This is a drowning bill\'s last gasp for air," he said.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz Editing by Chris Reese and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses. Companies supporting the measure, which include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify, called it a "moderate and sensible bill aimed squarely at well-documented abuses by the very largest online platforms." But senators are telling us that they just aren\'t hearing their voters demanding changes to Amazon Basics and Google Maps," the pro-tech Chamber of Progress said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses. Companies supporting the measure, which include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify, called it a "moderate and sensible bill aimed squarely at well-documented abuses by the very largest online platforms." Supporters urged lawmakers to pass the bill, saying it would modernize antitrust laws so smaller companies can compete.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. bill to rein in Big Tech backed by dozens of small and big companies', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses. Supporters urged lawmakers to pass the bill, saying it would modernize antitrust laws so smaller companies can compete. Last week, Klobuchar said she believed she had the 60 Senate votes needed to end debate and move to a vote on final passage.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses. By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Dozens of companies and business organizations sent a letter to U.S. Congress members on Monday, urging them to support a bill that would rein in the biggest tech companies such as Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google. Companies supporting the measure, which include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify, called it a "moderate and sensible bill aimed squarely at well-documented abuses by the very largest online platforms."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rune-labs-gets-fda-clearance-to-use-apple-watch-to-track-parkinsons-symptoms-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJune 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease.\nThe Rune Labs software uses motion sensors built into the Apple Watch, which can already be used to detect when a person falls. Rune Labs Chief Executive Brian Pepin said in an interview that Apple Watch data will be combined with data from other sources, including a Medtronic Inc MDT.N implant that can measure brain signals.\nRune Labs\' goal is for doctors to use the combined data to decide whether and how to fine-tune the patients\' treatment. At present, Pepin said, most doctors have to gather data on a patient\'s movements by observing them during a short clinical visit, which is not ideal because Parkinson\'s symptoms can vary widely over time.\nUsing the Apple Watch, Rune Labs\' StrivePD software platform will provide doctors a continuous stream of observations over long stretches, Pepin said.\n"When you think about the process of getting someone to their optimal therapy or combination of drugs or devices, or even whether or not a patient might be a good fit for a certain clinical trial, it\'s a very hard decision to make when you only have a little context," Pepin said.\nThe Rune Labs FDA clearance is the first prominent use of software tools that Apple APPL.O released for measuring movement disorders in 2018.\nLast year, a group of scientists at Apple published a study in the journal Science Translational Medicine showing the device was effective at monitoring Parkinson\'s symptoms. After contacting Apple about the tools, Pepin said, "it took about eight minutes for the team lead to get back to me and say, \'Hey, perfect, let\'s explore this.\'"\nApple has partnered with a range of other companies to use the Apple Watch as a health monitoring device, including a deal with Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N to study whether it can be used to help lower stroke risk.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; editing by Diane Craft and Bill Berkrot)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. At present, Pepin said, most doctors have to gather data on a patient's movements by observing them during a short clinical visit, which is not ideal because Parkinson's symptoms can vary widely over time. Last year, a group of scientists at Apple published a study in the journal Science Translational Medicine showing the device was effective at monitoring Parkinson's symptoms.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Using the Apple Watch, Rune Labs' StrivePD software platform will provide doctors a continuous stream of observations over long stretches, Pepin said. The Rune Labs FDA clearance is the first prominent use of software tools that Apple APPL.O released for measuring movement disorders in 2018. Apple has partnered with a range of other companies to use the Apple Watch as a health monitoring device, including a deal with Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N to study whether it can be used to help lower stroke risk.", 'news_article_title': "Rune Labs gets FDA clearance to use Apple Watch to track Parkinson's symptoms", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Rune Labs' goal is for doctors to use the combined data to decide whether and how to fine-tune the patients' treatment. At present, Pepin said, most doctors have to gather data on a patient's movements by observing them during a short clinical visit, which is not ideal because Parkinson's symptoms can vary widely over time.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Rune Labs Chief Executive Brian Pepin said in an interview that Apple Watch data will be combined with data from other sources, including a Medtronic Inc MDT.N implant that can measure brain signals. Using the Apple Watch, Rune Labs' StrivePD software platform will provide doctors a continuous stream of observations over long stretches, Pepin said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mondays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-ryt-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 1.3 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 82,000. Shares of RYT were down about 3.8% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Apple, trading down about 2.6% with over 62.7 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Advanced Micro Devices, down about 6.4% on volume of over 57.8 million shares. Cisco Systems is the component faring the best Monday, lower by about 0.2% on the day, while Enphase Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF, trading lower by about 9.1%.\nVIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: RYT\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 1.3 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 82,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Apple, trading down about 2.6% with over 62.7 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Advanced Micro Devices, down about 6.4% on volume of over 57.8 million shares. Cisco Systems is the component faring the best Monday, lower by about 0.2% on the day, while Enphase Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF, trading lower by about 9.1%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 1.3 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 82,000. Cisco Systems is the component faring the best Monday, lower by about 0.2% on the day, while Enphase Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF, trading lower by about 9.1%. VIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: RYT The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: RYT", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 1.3 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 82,000. Cisco Systems is the component faring the best Monday, lower by about 0.2% on the day, while Enphase Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF, trading lower by about 9.1%. VIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: RYT The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 1.3 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 82,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Apple, trading down about 2.6% with over 62.7 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Advanced Micro Devices, down about 6.4% on volume of over 57.8 million shares. Cisco Systems is the component faring the best Monday, lower by about 0.2% on the day, while Enphase Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Technology ETF, trading lower by about 9.1%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/recession-fears-put-sp-500-on-track-to-confirm-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its fourth straight decline and poised to confirm a bear market, as fears grow that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve would push the economy into a recession.\nThe benchmark index is more than 20% below its record closing high on Jan. 3, the second such intraday decline since the pandemic-led rout on Wall Street in 2020.\nA drop of 20% or more from the Jan. 3 closing high would confirm the index is in a bear market, according to a commonly used definition.\nAll the major S&P sectors were sharply lower, with only about 20 components of the S&P 500 trading in positive territory on the day. Markets have been under pressure this year as climbing prices, including a jump in oil prices due in part to the war in Ukraine, have put the Fed on track to take strong actions to tighten its monetary policy, such as interest rate hike.\nThe Fed is scheduled to make its next policy announcement on Wednesday and investors will be highly focused on any clues for how aggressive the central bank intends to be in raising rates.\nHigh-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.356%, its highest level since April 2011. Growth stocks are more likely to see their earnings suffer in a rising rate environment.\n"The Fed could do more, that is what is actively being discussed, certainly what we are seeing in the market what is actively being discussed is do they do three-quarters of a point on Wednesday, do they talk about accelerating," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Seattle.\n"How is the Federal Reserve going to get its arms around inflation and keep the economy going? - there are just not enough answers."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 783.78 points, or 2.5%, to 30,609.01, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 132.19 points, or 3.39%, to 3,768.67 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 467.65 points, or 4.12%, to 10,872.37.\nIn addition, the two-year 10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve US2US10=TWEB briefly inverted for the first time since April, which many in the markets see as a reliable signal that a recession could come in the next year or two.\nA hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME\'s Fedwatch Tool. FEDWATCH\nThe Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC, which was also on track for its fourth straight drop, confirmed it was in bear market territory on March 7 and has declined roughly 30% this year.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, spiked to 33.47 points, its highest level since May 12. Still, many analysts view the level as subdued and not indicating investors have capitulated.\nCryptocurrency- and blockchain-related stocks, including Riot Blockchain RIOT.O, Marathon Digital Holdings MARA.O and Coinbase Global COIN.O, all plunged as bitcoin BTC=BTSP slumped more than 10% after major U.S. cryptocurrency lending company Celsius Network froze withdrawals and transfers citing "extreme" conditions.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 15.63-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 6.92-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 75 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 12 new highs and 711 new lows.\nS&P 500 timelinehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3xIIbwA\nS&P 500 bear marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mPfLdP\n(Additional reporting by Lewis Krauskopf and Noel Randewich; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.356%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its fourth straight decline and poised to confirm a bear market, as fears grow that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve would push the economy into a recession. FEDWATCH The Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC, which was also on track for its fourth straight drop, confirmed it was in bear market territory on March 7 and has declined roughly 30% this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.356%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its fourth straight decline and poised to confirm a bear market, as fears grow that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve would push the economy into a recession. A hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Recession fears put S&P 500 on track to confirm bear market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.356%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its fourth straight decline and poised to confirm a bear market, as fears grow that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve would push the economy into a recession. A drop of 20% or more from the Jan. 3 closing high would confirm the index is in a bear market, according to a commonly used definition.', 'news_textrank_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.356%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its fourth straight decline and poised to confirm a bear market, as fears grow that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve would push the economy into a recession. A hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-confirms-bear-market-as-recession-worry-grows-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, heightening fears that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the economy into a recession.\nThe benchmark S&P index has fallen for four straight days, its longest losing streak in three months, with the index now down 21.8% from its most recent record closing high to confirm a bear market began on Jan. 3, according to a commonly used definition.\nAll the major S&P sectors were sharply lower, with only 5 components of the S&P 500 in positive territory on the day. Markets have been under pressure this year as climbing prices, including a jump in oil prices due in part to the war in Ukraine, have put the Fed on track to take strong actions to tighten its monetary policy, such as interest rate hike.\nThe Fed is scheduled to make its next policy announcement on Wednesday and investors will be highly focused on any clues for how aggressive the central bank intends to be in raising rates.\nHigh-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. Growth stocks are more likely to see their earnings suffer in a rising rate environment.\nA hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME\'s Fedwatch Tool. FEDWATCH\n"The market had been trying to rally around the idea that inflation has peaked, and the Fed would not have to be more aggressive," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky.\n"That story fell apart on Friday with the CPI report, showing broad inflation being entrenched everywhere you look."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 876.05 points, or 2.79%, to 30,516.74, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 151.23 points, or 3.88%, to 3,749.63 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 530.80 points, or 4.68%, to 10,809.23.\nThe longest S&P 500 bear market lasted just over five years, starting on March 6, 1937 and ending on April 29, 1942 while the shortest lasted just over a month, beginning on Feb. 19, 2020 and ending on March 23, 2020, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.\nIt has taken a little over a year on average for the index to reach its bottom during bear markets, and then roughly another two years to return to its prior high, according to CFRA Research.\nIn addition, the two-year 10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve US2US10=TWEB briefly inverted for the first time since April, which many in the markets see as a reliable signal that a recession could come in the next year or two.\nThe Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC, which suffered its fourth straight drop, confirmed it was in bear market territory on March 7 and has declined roughly 30% this year.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, spiked to its highest level since May 9 at 35.05 before closing at 34.02. Still, many analysts view the level as somewhat subdued and could mean more selling pressure is in store.\n"This is a market that does not look like it is capitulating as much as it is frustrated," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Seattle.\n"Even with some of the securities being thrown out, it is just not deep enough, violent enough to see that people have taken positions off."\nCryptocurrency- and blockchain-related stocks, including Riot Blockchain RIOT.O, Marathon Digital Holdings MARA.O and Coinbase Global COIN.O, all plunged as bitcoin BTC=BTSP slumped more than 10% after major U.S. cryptocurrency lending company Celsius Network froze withdrawals and transfers citing "extreme" conditions.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 14.98 billion shares, compared with the 11.95 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 16.62-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 7.00-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 76 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 12 new highs and 743 new lows.\nS&P 500 timelinehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3xIIbwA\nS&P 500 bear marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mPfLdP\n(Additional reporting by Lewis Krauskopf, Stephen Culp and Noel Randewich; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, heightening fears that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the economy into a recession. The Fed is scheduled to make its next policy announcement on Wednesday and investors will be highly focused on any clues for how aggressive the central bank intends to be in raising rates.', 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, heightening fears that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the economy into a recession. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 confirms bear market as recession worry grows', 'news_lexrank_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. The benchmark S&P index has fallen for four straight days, its longest losing streak in three months, with the index now down 21.8% from its most recent record closing high to confirm a bear market began on Jan. 3, according to a commonly used definition. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. The benchmark S&P index has fallen for four straight days, its longest losing streak in three months, with the index now down 21.8% from its most recent record closing high to confirm a bear market began on Jan. 3, according to a commonly used definition. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-confirms-bear-market-as-recession-worry-grows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, as fears grow that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve would push the economy into a recession.\nThe benchmark S&P index has fallen for four straight days, with the index now down more than 20% from its most recent record closing high to confirm a bear market began on Jan. 3, according to a commonly used definition.\nAll the major S&P sectors were sharply lower, with only about 10 components of the S&P 500 in positive territory on the day. Markets have been under pressure this year as climbing prices, including a jump in oil prices due in part to the war in Ukraine, have put the Fed on track to take strong actions to tighten its monetary policy, such as interest rate hike.\nThe Fed is scheduled to make its next policy announcement on Wednesday and investors will be highly focused on any clues for how aggressive the central bank intends to be in raising rates.\nHigh-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. Growth stocks are more likely to see their earnings suffer in a rising rate environment.\nA hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME\'s Fedwatch Tool. FEDWATCH\n"The market had been trying to rally around the idea that inflation has peaked, and the Fed would not have to be more aggressive," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky.\n"That story fell apart on Friday with the CPI report, showing broad inflation being entrenched everywhere you look."\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 149.91 points, or 3.85%, to end at 3,750.95 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 526.82 points, or 4.65%, to 10,813.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 857.70 points, or 2.73%, to 30,535.09.\nIn addition, the two-year 10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve US2US10=TWEB briefly inverted for the first time since April, which many in the markets see as a reliable signal that a recession could come in the next year or two.\nThe Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC, which suffered its fourth straight drop, confirmed it was in bear market territory on March 7 and has declined roughly 30% this year.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, spiked to its highest level since May. Still, many analysts view the level as subdued and could mean more selling pressure is in store.\n"This is a market that does not look like it is capitulating as much as it is frustrated," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Seattle.\n"Even with some of the securities being thrown out, it is just not deep enough, violent enough to see that people have taken positions off.\nCryptocurrency- and blockchain-related stocks, including Riot Blockchain RIOT.O, Marathon Digital Holdings MARA.O and Coinbase Global COIN.O, all plunged as bitcoin BTC=BTSP slumped more than 10% after major U.S. cryptocurrency lending company Celsius Network froze withdrawals and transfers citing "extreme" conditions.\nS&P 500 timelinehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3xIIbwA\nS&P 500 bear marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mPfLdP\n(Additional reporting by Lewis Krauskopf, Stephen Culp and Noel Randewich; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, as fears grow that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve would push the economy into a recession. FEDWATCH "The market had been trying to rally around the idea that inflation has peaked, and the Fed would not have to be more aggressive," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky.', 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, as fears grow that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve would push the economy into a recession. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 confirms bear market as recession worry grows', 'news_lexrank_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 149.91 points, or 3.85%, to end at 3,750.95 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 526.82 points, or 4.65%, to 10,813.20.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, as fears grow that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve would push the economy into a recession. Markets have been under pressure this year as climbing prices, including a jump in oil prices due in part to the war in Ukraine, have put the Fed on track to take strong actions to tighten its monetary policy, such as interest rate hike.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-could-still-go-lower', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWith Russia gobbling Ukraine, China threatening to take Taiwan, and the damage from climate change becoming obvious, it can seem hard to make a case for any stock. Even Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).\nApple crossed into bear market territory last week and was due to open at $133.35, down almost 23% for 2022. But it’s still not cheap, relative to the market. Those who step in June 13 will still pay more than 22 times last year’s earnings. The company’s market cap is still over $2.2 trillion, double its pre-pandemic high.\nRather than quote some analyst or stockholder, heed the words of Apple CEO Tim Cook. Don’t buy Apple if you’re a short term trader.\nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple $131.93\nAAPL Stock: Strengths\nApple held its worldwide developer conference (WWDC) on June 6, an event that would have once dominated the news cycle. This year few noticed who weren’t being paid to.\nThere were things. Its laptops will use the Apple-designed M2 chip and it will be off Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) later this year. There were software updates, and new health features on the Apple Watch. Analysts seemed cheered, especially Dan Ives of Wedbush, who continues to support the stock. \nBy working closely with Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), which is building a huge new manufacturing plant in Arizona, Apple has assured itself of supplies. The danger is that, as a chip supplier, Apple is now subject to the hazards of other chip suppliers, like flaws that can’t be patched.\nAs it controls its supply chain, Apple also controls its customer. Its latest Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) initiative bypasses banks and credit processors, who you might see as the “chip companies” of consumer credit. Payments will be tied directly to users’ debit cards, and Apple will make its own lending decisions. There’s risk, but a run rate of nearly $400 billion/year in sales means they’re manageable.\nApple’s Weaknesses\nApple’s weaknesses are those of the global economy.\nIt’s not just the U.S. that’s headed into recession. It’s the world, and that greatly impacts Apple. The $200/share price target put on the stock by Citicorp (NYSE:C) looks ludicrous when China, its second-largest market, is threatening to go to war. Investors who see losses elsewhere in their portfolios are selling their winners, including Apple, and that’s going to continue.\nTechnicians note that Apple stock recently plunged through a “death cross.” The stock’s losses over the last quarter now exceed those over the last year. For a less worthy company this would be a sign to abandon a sinking ship. To those with a longer-term view, it may be a sign to buy.\nTrouble is, buy with what? Investors who were told to “buy the dip” six months ago now have fat losses, and less cash to buy anything else. We’re not all Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A), who still has 40% of his portfolio in Apple stock because his insurance empire keeps generating cash that needs to be invested.\nThe Bottom Line on AAPL Stock\nSpeaking of cash, Apple still had $51.5 billion of cash and equivalents on its books at the end of March. Sounds like a lot, but a year earlier it had almost $70 billion.\nApple has an $11 billion capital budget and pays $14.5 billion in dividends each year. It also spent nearly $86 billion last year buying back its own stock. Even Apple’s strength is not unlimited.\nBut bear markets end. It’s hard to believe when you’re in one. It was hard to buy this line in 2002, and hard to buy it in late 2008. But this, too, shall pass away, as those crises passed away. A few years from now, if civilization survives, you’ll be glad you own Apple stock. If it doesn’t nothing, not even cash, matters.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in INTC, TSM and AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nDana Blankenhorn has been a financial and technology journalist since 1978. He is the author of Technology’s Big Bang: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Moore’s Law, available at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at [email protected], tweet him at @danablankenhorn, or subscribe to his Substack.\nThe post Why Apple Could Still Go Lower appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Even Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $131.93 AAPL Stock: Strengths Apple held its worldwide developer conference (WWDC) on June 6, an event that would have once dominated the news cycle. The Bottom Line on AAPL Stock Speaking of cash, Apple still had $51.5 billion of cash and equivalents on its books at the end of March.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $131.93 AAPL Stock: Strengths Apple held its worldwide developer conference (WWDC) on June 6, an event that would have once dominated the news cycle. The Bottom Line on AAPL Stock Speaking of cash, Apple still had $51.5 billion of cash and equivalents on its books at the end of March. Even Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Could Still Go Lower', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Bottom Line on AAPL Stock Speaking of cash, Apple still had $51.5 billion of cash and equivalents on its books at the end of March. Even Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $131.93 AAPL Stock: Strengths Apple held its worldwide developer conference (WWDC) on June 6, an event that would have once dominated the news cycle.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $131.93 AAPL Stock: Strengths Apple held its worldwide developer conference (WWDC) on June 6, an event that would have once dominated the news cycle. The Bottom Line on AAPL Stock Speaking of cash, Apple still had $51.5 billion of cash and equivalents on its books at the end of March. Even Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-confirms-bear-market-as-recession-worry-grows-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, heightening fears that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the economy into a recession.\nThe benchmark S&P index has fallen for four straight days, its longest losing streak in three months, with the index now down 21.8% from its most recent record closing high to confirm a bear market began on Jan. 3, according to a commonly used definition.\nAll the major S&P sectors were sharply lower, with only 5 components of the S&P 500 in positive territory on the day. Markets have been under pressure this year as climbing prices, including a jump in oil prices due in part to the war in Ukraine, have put the Fed on track to take strong actions to tighten its monetary policy, such as interest rate hike.\nThe Fed is scheduled to make its next policy announcement on Wednesday and investors will be highly focused on any clues for how aggressive the central bank intends to be in raising rates.\nHigh-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. Growth stocks are more likely to see their earnings suffer in a rising rate environment.\nA hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME\'s Fedwatch Tool. FEDWATCH\n"The market had been trying to rally around the idea that inflation has peaked, and the Fed would not have to be more aggressive," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky.\n"That story fell apart on Friday with the CPI report, showing broad inflation being entrenched everywhere you look."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 876.05 points, or 2.79%, to 30,516.74, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 151.23 points, or 3.88%, to 3,749.63 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 530.80 points, or 4.68%, to 10,809.23.\nThe longest S&P 500 bear market lasted just over five years, starting on March 6, 1937 and ending on April 29, 1942 while the shortest lasted just over a month, beginning on Feb. 19, 2020 and ending on March 23, 2020, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.\nIt has taken a little over a year on average for the index to reach its bottom during bear markets, and then roughly another two years to return to its prior high, according to CFRA Research.\nIn addition, the two-year 10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve US2US10=TWEB briefly inverted for the first time since April, which many in the markets see as a reliable signal that a recession could come in the next year or two.\nThe Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC, which suffered its fourth straight drop, confirmed it was in bear market territory on March 7 and has declined roughly 30% this year.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, spiked to its highest level since May 9 at 35.05 before closing at 34.02. Still, many analysts view the level as somewhat subdued and could mean more selling pressure is in store.\n"This is a market that does not look like it is capitulating as much as it is frustrated," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Seattle.\n"Even with some of the securities being thrown out, it is just not deep enough, violent enough to see that people have taken positions off."\nCryptocurrency- and blockchain-related stocks, including Riot Blockchain RIOT.O, Marathon Digital Holdings MARA.O and Coinbase Global COIN.O, all plunged as bitcoin BTC=BTSP slumped more than 10% after major U.S. cryptocurrency lending company Celsius Network froze withdrawals and transfers citing "extreme" conditions.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 14.98 billion shares, compared with the 11.95 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 16.62-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 7.00-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 76 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 12 new highs and 743 new lows.\nS&P 500 timelinehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3xIIbwA\nS&P 500 bear marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mPfLdP\n(Additional reporting by Lewis Krauskopf, Stephen Culp and Noel Randewich; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, heightening fears that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the economy into a recession. The Fed is scheduled to make its next policy announcement on Wednesday and investors will be highly focused on any clues for how aggressive the central bank intends to be in raising rates.', 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, heightening fears that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the economy into a recession. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool.", 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500 confirms bear market as recession worry grows', 'news_lexrank_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. The benchmark S&P index has fallen for four straight days, its longest losing streak in three months, with the index now down 21.8% from its most recent record closing high to confirm a bear market began on Jan. 3, according to a commonly used definition. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': "High-growth market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were the biggest drags on the S&P 500, as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit 3.44%, its highest level since April 2011. The benchmark S&P index has fallen for four straight days, its longest losing streak in three months, with the index now down 21.8% from its most recent record closing high to confirm a bear market began on Jan. 3, according to a commonly used definition. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, while expectations for a 75 basis point hike at the June meeting have jumped to nearly 30% from 3.1% a week ago, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-halts-dual-camera-smartwatch-development', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms META has recently halted the development of a smartwatch with dual cameras and is instead working on producing other devices to be worn on the wrist.\nPer Bloomberg, Meta’s dual-camera smartwatch was in development for two years and would have included several features like activity tracking, music playback and messaging, similar to rival Apple’s AAPL smartwatch. \nApple has been enjoying dominant market share in the smartwatch segment since the launch of Apple Watch in 2015. However, the key differentiators for Meta’s smartwatch from other smartwatches were the dual cameras.\nOne of the reasons behind the production of this smartwatch being stopped is the design. The presence of the second camera caused issues with another feature for translating nerve signals from the wrist into digital commands.\nThe ability to transmit nerve signals as digital commands, called electromyography, is a top priority for Meta as it will help in development of the AR space, metaverse. By using electromyography in their wrist devices, people can control their avatar and interact with other users in the metaverse.\nAnother reason why the smartwatch production has been halted is likely to be cost cuts by Meta. At the company’s lastearnings callin April, Meta executives informed that the company will be reducing expenses by $3 billion due to a broader business slowdown.\nMeta is prioritizing certain projects over others since they are expected to reap better return from investments, specifically in developing the metaverse, upon which the company has laid its future.\nMeta’s Reality Labs division is working on developing the metaverse and diversifying income actively from the ad business model. The company has been successful so far, which is reflected in its first-quarter 2022 earnings result. Meta generated revenues of $695 million from its Reality Labs business segment in the first quarter of 2022 (2.5% of total revenues), reflecting an increase of 30.1% year over year.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nWhat’s in Store for Meta Platforms’ Stock in 2022?\nMeta’s Sheryl Sandberg stepped down recently as the COO of the company after a 14-year stint. Sandberg pioneered Facebook’s ads business model and transformed the company into a profitable business.\nSandberg’s departure doesn’t bode well for Meta’s ad-based business model, which is the primary source of revenue for the company. Meta is under persistent pressure due to increasing scrutiny by governments worldwide due to its failure to rein in large-scale misinformation, hate speech and privacy breaches.\nMeta is also suffering from Apple’s iOS changes and engagement-related headwinds.\nApple’s iOS changes have made ad targeting difficult, which in turn has increased the cost of driving outcomes. Measuring these outcomes has become difficult. Meta expects these factors to hurt advertising revenue growth throughout 2022.\nFurther, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and growing macro-economic challenges have hurt advertisers’ budgets, which is expected to negatively impact Meta’s revenue-generating ability.\nAlso due to rising inflation, globally customers have pulled back on their purchases. This will impact Meta’s shares negatively, as it did to its FAAMG peers — Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT.\nMeta, which currently carries Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), has seen its stock tumble 47.8% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry and Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 64.1% and 30.2% respectively. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nAlphabet shares have lost 23.3% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Services industry’s fall of 26.3%.\nMicrosoft shares have lost 24.7% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Software industry’s decline of 26.4%.\nMeta is expected to spend more than $10 billion over the next 10 years to build the metaverse.\nPer Bloomberg, the metaverse market, globally, is expected to reach $800 billion by 2024. As the primary first mover in creating the metaverse, Meta is expected to seize market share rapidly in the alternate reality space. This is expected to aid Meta’s revenues in the long term and impact shareholders’ wealth positively.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +25.4% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Per Bloomberg, Meta’s dual-camera smartwatch was in development for two years and would have included several features like activity tracking, music playback and messaging, similar to rival Apple’s AAPL smartwatch. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The ability to transmit nerve signals as digital commands, called electromyography, is a top priority for Meta as it will help in development of the AR space, metaverse.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Per Bloomberg, Meta’s dual-camera smartwatch was in development for two years and would have included several features like activity tracking, music playback and messaging, similar to rival Apple’s AAPL smartwatch. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta, which currently carries Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), has seen its stock tumble 47.8% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry and Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 64.1% and 30.2% respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Platforms (META) Halts Dual-Camera Smartwatch Development', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Per Bloomberg, Meta’s dual-camera smartwatch was in development for two years and would have included several features like activity tracking, music playback and messaging, similar to rival Apple’s AAPL smartwatch. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META has recently halted the development of a smartwatch with dual cameras and is instead working on producing other devices to be worn on the wrist.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Per Bloomberg, Meta’s dual-camera smartwatch was in development for two years and would have included several features like activity tracking, music playback and messaging, similar to rival Apple’s AAPL smartwatch. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META has recently halted the development of a smartwatch with dual cameras and is instead working on producing other devices to be worn on the wrist.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-etf-inflow-detected-itot-aapl-msft-pfe', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (Symbol: ITOT) where we have detected an approximate $129.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 446,300,000 to 447,800,000). Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 3.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 2%, and Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE) is lower by about 2.7%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the ITOT Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of ITOT, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, ITOT's low point in its 52 week range is $83.40 per share, with $108.15 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $83.46. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 3.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 2%, and Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE) is lower by about 2.7%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the ITOT Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of ITOT, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, ITOT's low point in its 52 week range is $83.40 per share, with $108.15 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $83.46. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 3.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 2%, and Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE) is lower by about 2.7%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the ITOT Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of ITOT, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, ITOT's low point in its 52 week range is $83.40 per share, with $108.15 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $83.46. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».", 'news_article_title': 'Notable ETF Inflow Detected - ITOT, AAPL, MSFT, PFE', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 3.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 2%, and Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE) is lower by about 2.7%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (Symbol: ITOT) where we have detected an approximate $129.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 446,300,000 to 447,800,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the ITOT Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of ITOT, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, ITOT's low point in its 52 week range is $83.40 per share, with $108.15 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $83.46.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 3.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 2%, and Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE) is lower by about 2.7%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (Symbol: ITOT) where we have detected an approximate $129.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 446,300,000 to 447,800,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the ITOT Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of ITOT, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, ITOT's low point in its 52 week range is $83.40 per share, with $108.15 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $83.46."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-red-flags-for-affirm-holdings-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ: AFRM) was one of the hottest initial public offerings of 2021. The buy now, pay later (BNPL) services provider went public at $49 per share last January, started trading at $90.90, and closed at an all-time high of $168.52 last November. But today, its stock trades at about $20.\nThe stock tumbled as investors fretted over its widening losses, rising leverage, and the long-term sustainability of the BNPL business model. Rising interest rates, which sparked an exodus from the market\'s pricier and unprofitable growth stocks, exacerbated that sell-off.\nContrarian investors will point out that analysts still expect Affirm\'s revenue to increase 54% in fiscal 2022 (which ends this month) and grow another 42% to $1.9 billion in fiscal 2023. Based on those estimates, the stock still looks pretty cheap at just three times next year\'s sales. Unfortunately, three bright red flags could prevent it from recovering anytime soon.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Inflation will throttle consumer spending\nAffirm generates most of its revenue in the U.S., where inflation recently hit a 40-year high. BNPL services generally target younger and lower-income consumers who can\'t get approved for traditional credit cards, and that core market could get hit hard by inflation.\nThe bulls will point out that BNPL services can provide those shoppers more-flexible payment options as prices rise. A recent survey from Credit Karma found that 60% of consumers said inflation was driving them to use more BNPL services.\nHowever, their overall spending could still decelerate as they limit their discretionary purchases. Before inflation soared, many Gen Z shoppers had been introduced to BNPL services through social media influencers on TikTok and other platforms, which persuaded their followers to take on more BNPL debt to buy clothing, accessories, and other discretionary products.\nSome of those consumers are now struggling to pay off that debt, and Credit Karma found that 40% of BNPL users have an outstanding balance of $665 on average, and 20% were actually using credit cards to cover their BNPL payments. Affirm\'s delinquent loans (over the past 30 days) only accounted for 2% of its active balances in its latest quarter, but that percentage could climb quickly in an inflationary (or potentially recessionary) environment.\n2. Rising interest rates will generate major headwinds\nTo tame inflation, the Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates. Higher rates will generate headwinds for Affirm and other stand-alone BNPL firms because they consistently borrow the money that they lend to their users.\nTo offset that pressure, Affirm needs to charge its users higher interest rates and raise its merchant fees. But in its latest 10-Q filing, the company warns that "in order to continue to expand our consumer base, we may originate certain loans" with "zero or below market interest rates under certain merchant arrangements that we do not expect to achieve positive revenue." In other words, the company is still willing to operate at a loss to fend off its growing list of challengers in the BNPL market.\nRising interest rates will also make it difficult for Affirm to raise fresh funds. It was still sitting on $2.26 billion in cash and equivalents in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, but its high debt-to-equity ratio of 1.7 (compared to 0.9 a year earlier) doesn\'t leave it much room for new debt offerings.\n3. Apple\'s entry into the BNPL market\nAffirm already faced formidable competitors like PayPal and Block\'s Afterpay in the BNPL market, but Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned entry into the arena could be a game changer.\nDuring its latest Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6, Apple introduced Apple Pay Later, a BNPL extension of its payments ecosystem that lets consumers split their purchases into four equal interest-free monthly payments. Apple will handle its lending and credit checks through an internal subsidiary, then fund the platform from its own balance sheet instead of taking out additional loans like Affirm and its BNPL peers.\nThat key difference should terrify Affirm, since Apple ended its latest quarter with a whopping $193 billion in cash and marketable securities. It also suggests that BNPL platforms might function much better as subsidiaries of larger, cash-rich companies instead of stand-alone businesses.\nAre Affirm\'s days numbered?\nAffirm found a fresh way to challenge traditional credit card companies, but there\'s no evidence its approach is actually sustainable. The company is practically giving its services away to gain new merchants and customers, but it will face daunting challenges this year as consumer spending slows down, interest rates rise, and Apple expands its BNPL services.\nIt won\'t go bankrupt anytime soon, but it simply doesn\'t have a bright future as a stand-alone company. The best outcome might be a takeover by Alphabet\'s Google or its current retail partner Amazon, but I don\'t see either tech giant rushing to buy its unprofitable business in this volatile market. So for now, investors should stay away from Affirm and stick with better-run tech companies.\n10 stocks we like better than Affirm Holdings, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Affirm Holdings, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Amazon, and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Block, Inc., and PayPal Holdings. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's entry into the BNPL market Affirm already faced formidable competitors like PayPal and Block's Afterpay in the BNPL market, but Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned entry into the arena could be a game changer. BNPL services generally target younger and lower-income consumers who can't get approved for traditional credit cards, and that core market could get hit hard by inflation. Affirm's delinquent loans (over the past 30 days) only accounted for 2% of its active balances in its latest quarter, but that percentage could climb quickly in an inflationary (or potentially recessionary) environment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's entry into the BNPL market Affirm already faced formidable competitors like PayPal and Block's Afterpay in the BNPL market, but Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned entry into the arena could be a game changer. The company is practically giving its services away to gain new merchants and customers, but it will face daunting challenges this year as consumer spending slows down, interest rates rise, and Apple expands its BNPL services. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Block, Inc., and PayPal Holdings.", 'news_article_title': "3 Red Flags for Affirm Holdings' Future", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's entry into the BNPL market Affirm already faced formidable competitors like PayPal and Block's Afterpay in the BNPL market, but Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned entry into the arena could be a game changer. The company is practically giving its services away to gain new merchants and customers, but it will face daunting challenges this year as consumer spending slows down, interest rates rise, and Apple expands its BNPL services. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's entry into the BNPL market Affirm already faced formidable competitors like PayPal and Block's Afterpay in the BNPL market, but Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned entry into the arena could be a game changer. The company is practically giving its services away to gain new merchants and customers, but it will face daunting challenges this year as consumer spending slows down, interest rates rise, and Apple expands its BNPL services. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Block, Inc., and PayPal Holdings."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-on-pace-to-confirm-bear-market-on-recession-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Anisha Sircar and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main stock indexes fell sharply and the S&P 500 was on track to confirm a bear market on Monday on fears that the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rate hikes would tip the economy into recession.\nThe benchmark index is more than 20% below its record closing high on Jan. 3, the second such intraday decline since the pandemic-led rout on Wall Street in 2020.\nA close of more than 20% below the all-time high would confirm the index is in a bear market, based on a commonly used definition.\nAll the major S&P sectors were sharply lower, with energy .SPNY and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD leading the declines, as worries over inflation, rate hikes and the Ukraine war unnerved investors.\nMarket heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.4% and 5.9%.\n"This is the kind of agnostic selling you see when everyone wants out of everything - even the best-performing sector of the S&P 500, energy, is finally for sale," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at National Securities.\n"This is the ongoing pricing of risk that happens when inflation continues to run hotter than expectations and in the wake of that, the Fed will likely have to be more aggressive."\nA hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, with many expecting a bigger-than-estimated 75 bps rate increase on June 15. FEDWATCH\n"There was some speculation the Fed may speed up their rate rise, perhaps even an additional quarter percent at this next meeting, which I would suggest is not enough to be able to really significantly slow down inflation," said Chris Campbell, chief strategist at Kroll in Miami.\nThe two-year 10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve US2US10=TWEB briefly inverted for the first time since April, which many in the markets see as a reliable signal that a recession could come in the next year or two. US/\nThe Fed\'s interest rate decision is due on June 14-15, with focus on the speed and scale of rate hikes that policymakers believe will be needed to quash red-hot inflation.\nThe Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC confirmed it was in bear market territory on March 7 and has declined nearly 28% this year.\nAt 11:47 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 658.82 points, or 2.10%, at 30,733.97, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 116.47 points, or 2.99%, at 3,784.39, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC fell 443 points or 3.9% to 10,897.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, spiked to 33.47 points, its highest level since May 12.\nCryptocurrency- and blockchain-related stocks, including Riot Blockchain RIOT.O, Marathon Digital Holdings MARA.O and Coinbase Global COIN.O, fell between 11.6% and 14.2% as bitcoin BTC=BTSP slumped more than 10%.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 17.07-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 7.49-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 73 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 11 new highs and 662 new lows.\nS&P 500 timelinehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3xIIbwA\n(Reporting by Anisha Sircar, Sruthi Shankar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.4% and 5.9%. By Anisha Sircar and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell sharply and the S&P 500 was on track to confirm a bear market on Monday on fears that the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. All the major S&P sectors were sharply lower, with energy .SPNY and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD leading the declines, as worries over inflation, rate hikes and the Ukraine war unnerved investors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.4% and 5.9%. By Anisha Sircar and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell sharply and the S&P 500 was on track to confirm a bear market on Monday on fears that the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. A hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, with many expecting a bigger-than-estimated 75 bps rate increase on June 15.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 on pace to confirm bear market on recession worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.4% and 5.9%. By Anisha Sircar and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell sharply and the S&P 500 was on track to confirm a bear market on Monday on fears that the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. A hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, with many expecting a bigger-than-estimated 75 bps rate increase on June 15.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.4% and 5.9%. By Anisha Sircar and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell sharply and the S&P 500 was on track to confirm a bear market on Monday on fears that the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. A hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, with many expecting a bigger-than-estimated 75 bps rate increase on June 15."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-reasons-to-keep-investing-through-this-stock-market-dip', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It's been a minute since we've seen a stock market dip like this one. For the year so far, the major indexes -- the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq 100 -- are all down more than 9%.\nTimes like these can prompt you to doubt your investing approach, or even pause investing temporarily. But both responses work against you. Doubt clouds your decision-making. And an investing pause intended to prevent further losses can easily backfire.\nGet your confidence back with these four reasons to continue investing through this stock market dip.\n1. You don't need the money right now\nWhen do you plan to use the money locked in your investment account? If the timeline is five years or more, you're well-positioned to keep investing.\nThis is because the market moves in cycles. It goes up, down, and then up again. Notably, the downcycles often don't last longer than five years. If you can wait out that five years without liquidating shares, the downturn can end up being mostly irrelevant. Your portfolio will simply return to growth.\nFor context, the average duration of a bear market is about two years. Two extremes embedded in that average are the five-year bear market that started in 1937 and the Coronavirus-prompted crash that reversed in two months.\n2. You can afford to wait\nYour timeline defines when you plan on spending your investment wealth. But your cash savings often dictate how long you can afford to wait.\nIf you don't have cash on hand, you may have to reach into your investment account to cover emergency expenses. That's not ideal when share prices are down. The liquidation will generate less cash than you want. It'll also leave you with fewer shares, which lowers your growth potential in a recovery.\nCompare your cash balance to your monthly living expenses. To keep investing comfortably in this market, you should have enough cash to stay afloat for three to six months. If you're short of that benchmark, save extra money in a cash account for now. You can shift back to investing once you have that cash cushion in place.\n3. You are comfortable investing in value\nWhen the market struggles, share prices drop across the board. Stocks can lose value even when there's no fundamental change in the underlying business models.\nFor good companies that keep making money when the market or economy is down, a dip in share price can be a buying opportunity. It's akin to buying last season's designer coat on sale. The company is largely the same, but the price you pay is lower.\nBillionaire investor Warren Buffett put this idea into practice in the first quarter of this year. The famous investor took advantage of lower prices on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to buy more than 3.7 million shares. Apple is one of Buffett's favorite stocks -- it accounts for more than 42% of his portfolio.\nKeep in mind that this logic doesn't apply universally. Some companies do suffer under temporary external circumstances. Your job is to understand how long any suffering might last, and how that aligns with your investment timeline. A quarter or two of lackluster earnings could be irrelevant when you measure your timeline in years or decades.\n4. You believe in recovery upside\nThe cheaper shares you buy today have huge upside potential in a recovery. To realize that upside, though, you must be confident enough to wait for it -- even when it seems like no one else is.\nIt may help to remember that the stock market has always recovered from downturns. History doesn't guarantee the future, of course. But the market has shown its resilience time and time again. And the investors who stay invested for decades are often the ones who benefit most.\nPositioned for growth\nIf your finances are strong and you're willing to wait for a turnaround, you're in a good place to keep investing through this market dip. The strategy takes some emotional fortitude, but there is upside. You'll pad your share count for less and position your portfolio for growth when this market turns around.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\n Catherine Brock has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The famous investor took advantage of lower prices on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to buy more than 3.7 million shares. For good companies that keep making money when the market or economy is down, a dip in share price can be a buying opportunity. Positioned for growth If your finances are strong and you're willing to wait for a turnaround, you're in a good place to keep investing through this market dip.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The famous investor took advantage of lower prices on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to buy more than 3.7 million shares. You believe in recovery upside The cheaper shares you buy today have huge upside potential in a recovery. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': '4 Reasons to Keep Investing Through This Stock Market Dip', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The famous investor took advantage of lower prices on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to buy more than 3.7 million shares. Times like these can prompt you to doubt your investing approach, or even pause investing temporarily. For good companies that keep making money when the market or economy is down, a dip in share price can be a buying opportunity.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The famous investor took advantage of lower prices on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to buy more than 3.7 million shares. Get your confidence back with these four reasons to continue investing through this stock market dip. For good companies that keep making money when the market or economy is down, a dip in share price can be a buying opportunity.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rune-labs-gets-fda-clearance-to-use-apple-watch-to-track-parkinsons-symptoms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJune 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease.\nThe Rune Labs software uses the motion sensors built into the Apple Watch, which can already be used to detect when a person falls. Rune Labs Chief Executive Brian Pepin told Reuters in an interview the Apple Watch data will be combined with data from other sources, including a Medtronic MDT.N implant that can measure brain signals.\nRune Labs\' goal is for doctors to use the combined data to decide whether and how to fine-tune the patients\' treatment, an approach called precision medicine. At present, Pepin said, most doctors have to gather data on a patient\'s movements by observing the patient during a short clinical visit, which is not ideal because Parkinson\'s symptoms can vary widely over time.\nThe Apple Watch will give doctors a continuous stream of observations over long stretches, Pepin said.\n"When you think about the process of getting someone to their optimal therapy or combination of drugs or devices, or even whether or not a patient might be a good fit for certain clinical trial, it\'s a very hard decision to make when you only have a little context," Pepin said.\nThe Rune Labs FDA clearance is the first prominent use of software tools that Apple released for measuring movement disorders in 2018.\nLast year, a group of scientists at Apple published a study in the journal Science Translational Medicine showing the device was effective at monitoring Parkinson\'s symptoms. After contacting Apple about the tools, Pepin said "it took about eight minutes for the team lead to get back to me and say, \'Hey, perfect, let\'s explore this.\'"\nApple has partnered with a range of other companies to use the Apple Watch as a health monitoring device, including a deal with Johnson & JohnsonJNJ.N to study whether the watch can be used to help lower stroke risk.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; editing by Diane Craft)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. "When you think about the process of getting someone to their optimal therapy or combination of drugs or devices, or even whether or not a patient might be a good fit for certain clinical trial, it\'s a very hard decision to make when you only have a little context," Pepin said. Last year, a group of scientists at Apple published a study in the journal Science Translational Medicine showing the device was effective at monitoring Parkinson\'s symptoms.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. At present, Pepin said, most doctors have to gather data on a patient's movements by observing the patient during a short clinical visit, which is not ideal because Parkinson's symptoms can vary widely over time. The Rune Labs FDA clearance is the first prominent use of software tools that Apple released for measuring movement disorders in 2018.", 'news_article_title': "Rune Labs gets FDA clearance to use Apple Watch to track Parkinson's symptoms", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Rune Labs' goal is for doctors to use the combined data to decide whether and how to fine-tune the patients' treatment, an approach called precision medicine. At present, Pepin said, most doctors have to gather data on a patient's movements by observing the patient during a short clinical visit, which is not ideal because Parkinson's symptoms can vary widely over time.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Rune Labs Chief Executive Brian Pepin told Reuters in an interview the Apple Watch data will be combined with data from other sources, including a Medtronic MDT.N implant that can measure brain signals. Apple has partnered with a range of other companies to use the Apple Watch as a health monitoring device, including a deal with Johnson & JohnsonJNJ.N to study whether the watch can be used to help lower stroke risk.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-stock-futures-fall-on-bets-of-aggressive-fed-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar\nJune 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Monday as a widely watched part of the Treasury yield curve inverted on fears that big Federal Reserve rate hikes would tip the economy into recession.\nIf current losses hold, the S&P 500 .SPX will open more than 20% below its record closing high of Jan 3, putting the index on track to confirm a bear market for the second time since the pandemic-led rout on Wall Street in 2020.\nShares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.5% and 4.1% in premarket trading.\nA hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday pushed traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, with many expecting a bigger-than-estimated 75 bps rate increase on June 15. DWATCH>\nThe two-year 10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve US2US10=TWEB briefly inverted for the first time since April, a move viewed by many in the market as a reliable signal that a recession could come in the next year or two.US/\n"Although tech stocks are more sensitive to long-term yields, the heightened risk of recession is weighing on overvalued stocks," said Raffi Boyadjian, lead investment analyst at brokerage XM.\n"The inversion of part of the US yield curve has only made the threat of a recession more real."\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, spiked to 32.54 points, its highest level since May 19.\nAt 07:20 a.m. ET (1120 GMT) Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 544 points, or 1.73%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 87.25 points, or 2.24%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 345.25 points, or 2.92%.\nThe Fed\'s interest rate decision is due on June 14-15, with focus on the speed and scale of rate hikes that policymakers believe will be needed to quash red-hot inflation.\nThe central bank\'s latest projections through 2024 and beyond for economic growth, unemployment and inflation will also come under scrutiny.\nLast week, U.S. stocks posted their biggest weekly percentage declines since January on worries over a steeper-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices, rising interest rates and the likelihood of a recession.\nCryptocurrency and blockchain-related stocks including Riot Blockchain RIOT.O, Marathon Digital Holdings MARA.O and Coinbase Global COIN.O fell over 15% as bitcoin BTC=BTSP, slumped close to 20% amid a wider selloff.\nInversionhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zPQQPp\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.5% and 4.1% in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Monday as a widely watched part of the Treasury yield curve inverted on fears that big Federal Reserve rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. If current losses hold, the S&P 500 .SPX will open more than 20% below its record closing high of Jan 3, putting the index on track to confirm a bear market for the second time since the pandemic-led rout on Wall Street in 2020.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.5% and 4.1% in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Monday as a widely watched part of the Treasury yield curve inverted on fears that big Federal Reserve rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. A hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday pushed traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, with many expecting a bigger-than-estimated 75 bps rate increase on June 15.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall on bets of aggressive Fed rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.5% and 4.1% in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Monday as a widely watched part of the Treasury yield curve inverted on fears that big Federal Reserve rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street's fear gauge, spiked to 32.54 points, its highest level since May 19.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 2.5% and 4.1% in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Monday as a widely watched part of the Treasury yield curve inverted on fears that big Federal Reserve rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. A hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday pushed traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, with many expecting a bigger-than-estimated 75 bps rate increase on June 15.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-to-buy-before-the-sp-500-hits-5000', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nInvestors haven’t been looking for S&P stocks to buy since the market’s decline this year. After peaking at around 4,800 the S&P 500 is barely avoiding new lows.\nMarkets are bracing for hyper-inflationary rates to pressure the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates 50 basis points at a time.\nInvestors who take a very long-term view of the S&P 500 will treat the current downtrend as a blip when looking for stocks to buy. In the last decade, the index bounced back and found new highs. This time is no different. The central bank will eventually slow the economy down enough to stabilize inflation rates.\n7 Great Dividend Stocks Under $25\nIn addition to investing steadily in the S&P 500 index, investors may pick seven of the best stocks. Many of the top stocks to buy for an S&P rebound are in the technology sector, but there are other companies worth a close look as well.\nAMZN Amazon $109.65\nAAPL Apple $137.13\nAMAT Applied Materials $101.88\nCOST Costco Wholesale $463.31\nMSFT Microsoft $252.99\nCRM Salesforce $178.45\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nThe supposed imminent recession sent shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) to below $104 (adjusted for the 20-for-1 stock split on June 6) briefly last month before it rebounded. The split alone puts Amazon among the best stocks to buy as retail investors have more and easier access to the new “lower” price.\nInvestors are confident that the e-commerce giant will thrive despite economic slowdown risks. Consumers will manage their spending carefully. They will visit online stores that help them save money. Amazon will leverage its low-cost fulfillment capabilities, passing its savings to customers.\nSix months ago, markets did not worry about Amazon’s prospects when they should have. Now that AMZN stock is below its split-adjusted $188 52-week high, investors should look at its upside optimistically.\nThe company has a low debt-to-equity of 0.53 times. Its forward price-to-earnings multiple is at historically low levels. The company will remove major uncertainties when it re-adjusts its hiring levels to align with lower demand and book impairment charges.\nThe increased liquidity may increase its stock volatility. In the second half of the year, markets should expect better consumer discretionary spending. Amazon will run its promotional Prime Day next month. It will have a back-to-school and holiday shopping seasonal lift next.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: dennizn / Shutterstock.com\nMarkets discounted the valuation of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares since its peak in December 2021.\nInvestors are worried that the company will sell fewer expensive iPhones as consumers grapple with inflation. Apple has a supply constraint, not a demand decline. It has billions of dollars worth of sales delayed because of China locking down Shanghai for over two months.\nShanghai is slowly reopening, a process that started on June 1. Apple will guide investors to stronger sales in the second half of the year. This should help AAPL stock from here.\n7 of the Hottest ETFs to Buy Right Now\nIn addition, its services revenue should get strong support as App Store sales recover. Users are unlikely to cut app spending in inflationary times. App prices are too low for consumers to consider.\nAmong the reasons it is one of the best stocks to buy is that Apple plans to launch augmented reality and virtual reality products. This will re-ignite its product mix. It will diversify the company’s hardware lineup away from smartphones, tablets, computers and smartwatches.\nMore importantly, users may choose Apple’s AR/VR product over that offered by Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB).\nApplied Materials (AMAT)\nSource: Shutterstock\nApplied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) posted strong cash flows from operations. It returned $2.01 billion to shareholders through a stock buyback of $1.8 billion and $211 million in dividends.\nApplied’s fabrication equipment market will run at around $100 billion levels, it benefits from strong demand. In 2023, the company will execute its long-term capacity and technology roadmap.\nInvestors are ignoring the persistently strong demand in the years ahead. While the stock underperforms on the market, shareholders get a dividend worth $1.04 a share annually.\nInflation will increase input costs, which Applied Materials may pass on to customers if needed. It will protect its operating margins as it continues selling fabrication equipment to the memory chip suppliers.\nMarkets are unwilling to look beyond the supply chain constraints that hurt this company’s third-quarter outlook. This miscalculation makes it one of the more intriguing stocks to buy for the long term. Investors should ignore the temporary slowdown. Instead, expect growth to resume as the constraints ease in the quarters ahead.\nCostco Wholesale (COST)\nSource: ilzesgimene / Shutterstock.com\nCostco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) posted net sales growth in the double-digit percentage for. Its e-commerce unit grew at a faster pace. In the month, total company sales grew by 11.7%. E-commerce sales rose by 34.4%.\nThe strong results are impressive, considering Target (NYSE:TGT) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) posted weak quarterly results. COST stock fell as a result of the bad news from competitors, which makes it one of the more solid stocks to buy on the dip.\nTo save more money, customers are likely to renew their Costco membership. Renewal rates and membership growth are two trends that shareholders will watch closely. Fortunately, the customer’s urgency to maximize savings should drive membership growth figures in 2022.\n7 Top-Rated Large-Cap Stocks to Buy and Hold\nEnergy inflation will pressure Costco’s expenses. The company will have expense control measures in place to offset gross margin pressures.\nFor example, it may manage inventory levels to align with customer demand. It also has the option to raise membership rates to offset the impact of higher energy costs.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently warned investors that a $460 million impact from foreign exchange rates would hurt its earnings.\nThis headwind has no effect on its business or its business model. The software firm has multiple catalysts to sustain its growth rates.\nPower Apps cater to the mass market. It strengthens Microsoft’s platform by fueling demand. Corporations will need a cloud-based solution by relying on Microsoft’s Azure. Furthermore, they would continue subscribing to the Office software. Customers have no alternative to Office’s functionality and convenience of use.\nWhen times get hard, corporations will need to consolidate their vendor list. They could switch to Microsoft for security, productivity solutions and other cloud offerings.\nSince Microsoft offers a superior product, it does not need to give discounts. Providing a profit moat like this makes it among the most stable stocks to buy. This will preserve its healthy profit margins.\nIn the virtual office space, Microsoft offers Power Teams. Users, who logged onto Microsoft 365, may have Teams meetings while seamlessly using other productivity-related solutions.\nSalesforce (CRM)\nSource: Bjorn Bakstad / Shutterstock.com\nSalesforce (NYSE:CRM) reported strong first-quarter fiscal 2023 results that reaffirmed cloud computing’s market dominance.\nIt posted revenue of $7.41 billion, up by 24% year over year. For Q2/2023, Salesforce expects revenue of between $7.69 billion to $7.70 billion, up by 21% year over year. For the full year, it expects revenue of up to $31.8 billion.\nCustomer demand for Salesforce is rising because of new feature introductions. For example, its engineering team introduced Revenue Intelligence last year. This integrates Tableau and its Sales Cloud. Sales teams have a more efficient way to collect cash quickly.\n7 Cheap Growth Stocks That Won't Stay That Way for Long\nSalesforce increased its operating margin to 20.4% by unlocking efficiencies across the entire business. Each leader prioritized investments. This resulted in a higher return on investment.\nWith a tight staff-hiring environment, the company is approaching it at a steady pace.\nFor example, Salesforce increased resources in customer support first. This ensures its clients get the best support. This strategic investment will lead to higher renewal rates and bigger contracts in the future.\nWalt Disney (DIS)\nSource: Shutterstock\nWalt Disney (NYSE:DIS) offers investors the best of both worlds. The theme parks around the world will benefit from the post-covid reopening.\nPeople who demand online content will subscribe to Disney+. Those who are sensitive to prices could sign up for an ad-supported version at a lower monthly subscription rate.\nIn the second half of the year, Disney’s streaming service will have new content. It will expand to new markets, increasing its revenue potential. Disney allocated billions to grow its content. As its movie offerings improve, the service will increase its market share. Investors should consider avoiding its competitors and look at DIS stock instead.\nThe company is willing to run Disney+ at a loss for a few years. It needs to build a strong subscription base before focusing on profitability next.\nIn the near term, investors should brace for a revenue disruption for Disney’s theme parks. Covid restrictions and lockdowns in Hong Kong and Shanghai, respectively, will weaken attendance. Now that those disruptions are unwinding, revenue in the second half should recover.\nOn the date of publication, Chris Lau did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Stocks to Buy Before the S&P 500 Hits 5,000 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AMZN Amazon $109.65 AAPL Apple $137.13 AMAT Applied Materials $101.88 COST Costco Wholesale $463.31 MSFT Microsoft $252.99 CRM Salesforce $178.45 Amazon (AMZN) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The supposed imminent recession sent shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) to below $104 (adjusted for the 20-for-1 stock split on June 6) briefly last month before it rebounded. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Markets discounted the valuation of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares since its peak in December 2021. This should help AAPL stock from here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AMZN Amazon $109.65 AAPL Apple $137.13 AMAT Applied Materials $101.88 COST Costco Wholesale $463.31 MSFT Microsoft $252.99 CRM Salesforce $178.45 Amazon (AMZN) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The supposed imminent recession sent shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) to below $104 (adjusted for the 20-for-1 stock split on June 6) briefly last month before it rebounded. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Markets discounted the valuation of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares since its peak in December 2021. This should help AAPL stock from here.', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks to Buy Before the S&P 500 Hits 5,000', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AMZN Amazon $109.65 AAPL Apple $137.13 AMAT Applied Materials $101.88 COST Costco Wholesale $463.31 MSFT Microsoft $252.99 CRM Salesforce $178.45 Amazon (AMZN) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The supposed imminent recession sent shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) to below $104 (adjusted for the 20-for-1 stock split on June 6) briefly last month before it rebounded. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Markets discounted the valuation of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares since its peak in December 2021. This should help AAPL stock from here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AMZN Amazon $109.65 AAPL Apple $137.13 AMAT Applied Materials $101.88 COST Costco Wholesale $463.31 MSFT Microsoft $252.99 CRM Salesforce $178.45 Amazon (AMZN) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The supposed imminent recession sent shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) to below $104 (adjusted for the 20-for-1 stock split on June 6) briefly last month before it rebounded. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Markets discounted the valuation of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares since its peak in December 2021. This should help AAPL stock from here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dozens-of-companies-small-business-groups-back-u.s.-bill-to-rein-in-big-tech', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Diane Bartz\nWASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Dozens of companies and business organizations are sending a letter to U.S. senators on Monday to urge them to support a bill aimed at reining in the biggest tech companies, such as Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google.\nDemocratic U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said last week they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent the tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses on their platforms.\nThe companies supporting the measure, which include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify, called it a "moderate and sensible bill aimed squarely at well-documented abuses by the very largest online platforms."\nOther signatories included the American Booksellers Association, the American Independent Business Alliance, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Kelkoo Group.\nThe organizations urged the Senate to pass the bill, saying it would modernize antitrust laws so smaller companies have space to compete.\nKlobuchar said last week she believed she had the 60 Senate votes needed to end debate and move to a vote on final passage. There is a similar bill in the House.\nThe Senate is expected to vote on the bill this summer, perhaps as early as late June, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The House is then expected to vote on the Senate version, sources said.\nAmazon.com, the Chamber of Commerce and others have taken aim at the measure.\nThe tech giants have said the bill would imperil popular consumer products like Google Maps and Amazon Basics and make it harder for the companies to protect their users\' security and privacy.\nAmazon has lambasted the bill saying in a blog post the bill "jeopardizes two of the things American consumers love most about Amazon: the vast selection and low prices made possible by opening our store to third-party selling partners, and the promise of fast, free shipping through Amazon Prime."\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz Editing by Chris Reese)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said last week they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent the tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses on their platforms. The companies supporting the measure, which include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify, called it a "moderate and sensible bill aimed squarely at well-documented abuses by the very largest online platforms." The organizations urged the Senate to pass the bill, saying it would modernize antitrust laws so smaller companies have space to compete.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said last week they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent the tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses on their platforms. By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Dozens of companies and business organizations are sending a letter to U.S. senators on Monday to urge them to support a bill aimed at reining in the biggest tech companies, such as Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google. The organizations urged the Senate to pass the bill, saying it would modernize antitrust laws so smaller companies have space to compete.", 'news_article_title': 'Dozens of companies, small business groups back U.S. bill to rein in Big Tech', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said last week they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent the tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses on their platforms. By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Dozens of companies and business organizations are sending a letter to U.S. senators on Monday to urge them to support a bill aimed at reining in the biggest tech companies, such as Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google. The companies supporting the measure, which include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify, called it a "moderate and sensible bill aimed squarely at well-documented abuses by the very largest online platforms."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said last week they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent the tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses on their platforms. By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Dozens of companies and business organizations are sending a letter to U.S. senators on Monday to urge them to support a bill aimed at reining in the biggest tech companies, such as Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google. Amazon has lambasted the bill saying in a blog post the bill "jeopardizes two of the things American consumers love most about Amazon: the vast selection and low prices made possible by opening our store to third-party selling partners, and the promise of fast, free shipping through Amazon Prime."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-music-gaming-to-bring-in-over-%248-bln-in-revenue-by-2025-jpm-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O revenue from gaming and music offerings is expected to jump 36% to $8.2 billion by 2025, J.P.Morgan said on Monday, as the iPhone maker taps its huge user base to drive its subscription services.\nThe two services are likely to have a combined subscriber base of about 180 million by 2025 - 110 million for music and 70 million for gaming - boosted by the rapid spread of the internet and a booming gaming industry, according to JPM analysts, led by Samik Chatterjee.\nApple Music, which was launched in 2015 and is the second-biggest music-streaming service after Spotify Technology SPOT.N, is expected to account for a bigger chunk of that revenue, raking in about $7 billion by 2025, the brokerage said.\nApple Arcade, the gaming subscription service launched in 2019, is estimated to pull in $1.2 billion.\nApple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nThe company does not give a sales breakup for gaming and music services but the overall segment, which includes App Store, Apple TV+, Arcade and Apple Music, reported revenue of $19.82 billion for the March quarter. The business is seen as Apple's engine for expansion.\nChatterjee, who is rated five stars for his estimate accuracy on Apple by Refinitiv Eikon, expects the gaming-market size to hit $360 billion by 2028 and music streaming to reach $55 billion by 2025.\n(Reporting by Siddarth S and Pushkala Aripaka in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "June 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O revenue from gaming and music offerings is expected to jump 36% to $8.2 billion by 2025, J.P.Morgan said on Monday, as the iPhone maker taps its huge user base to drive its subscription services. Apple Music, which was launched in 2015 and is the second-biggest music-streaming service after Spotify Technology SPOT.N, is expected to account for a bigger chunk of that revenue, raking in about $7 billion by 2025, the brokerage said. Apple Arcade, the gaming subscription service launched in 2019, is estimated to pull in $1.2 billion.", 'news_luhn_summary': "June 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O revenue from gaming and music offerings is expected to jump 36% to $8.2 billion by 2025, J.P.Morgan said on Monday, as the iPhone maker taps its huge user base to drive its subscription services. The two services are likely to have a combined subscriber base of about 180 million by 2025 - 110 million for music and 70 million for gaming - boosted by the rapid spread of the internet and a booming gaming industry, according to JPM analysts, led by Samik Chatterjee. Apple Arcade, the gaming subscription service launched in 2019, is estimated to pull in $1.2 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple music, gaming to bring in over $8 bln in revenue by 2025, JPM says', 'news_lexrank_summary': "June 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O revenue from gaming and music offerings is expected to jump 36% to $8.2 billion by 2025, J.P.Morgan said on Monday, as the iPhone maker taps its huge user base to drive its subscription services. The two services are likely to have a combined subscriber base of about 180 million by 2025 - 110 million for music and 70 million for gaming - boosted by the rapid spread of the internet and a booming gaming industry, according to JPM analysts, led by Samik Chatterjee. Apple Arcade, the gaming subscription service launched in 2019, is estimated to pull in $1.2 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "June 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O revenue from gaming and music offerings is expected to jump 36% to $8.2 billion by 2025, J.P.Morgan said on Monday, as the iPhone maker taps its huge user base to drive its subscription services. The company does not give a sales breakup for gaming and music services but the overall segment, which includes App Store, Apple TV+, Arcade and Apple Music, reported revenue of $19.82 billion for the March quarter. Chatterjee, who is rated five stars for his estimate accuracy on Apple by Refinitiv Eikon, expects the gaming-market size to hit $360 billion by 2028 and music streaming to reach $55 billion by 2025."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rune-labs-gets-fda-clearance-to-use-apple-watch-to-track-parkinsons-symptoms-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJune 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease.\nThe Rune Labs software uses the motion sensors built into the Apple Watch, which can already be used to detect when a person falls. Rune Labs Chief Executive Brian Pepin told Reuters in an interview the Apple Watch data will be combined with data from other sources, including a Medtronic MDT.N implant that can measure brain signals.\nRune Labs\' goal is for doctors to use the combined data to decide whether and how to fine-tune the patients\' treatment, an approach called precision medicine. At present, Pepin said, most doctors have to gather data on a patient\'s movements by observing the patient during a short clinical visit, which is not ideal because Parkinson\'s symptoms can vary widely over time.\nThe Apple Watch will give doctors a continuous stream of observations over long stretches, Pepin said.\n"When you think about the process of getting someone to their optimal therapy or combination of drugs or devices, or even whether or not a patient might be a good fit for certain clinical trial, it\'s a very hard decision to make when you only have a little context," Pepin said.\nThe Rune Labs FDA clearance is the first prominent use of software tools that Apple released for measuring movement disorders in 2018.\nLast year, a group of scientists at Apple published a study in the journal Science Translational Medicine showing the device was effective at monitoring Parkinson\'s symptoms. After contacting Apple about the tools, Pepin said "it took about eight minutes for the team lead to get back to me and say, \'Hey, perfect, let\'s explore this.\'"\nApple has partnered with a range of other companies to use the Apple Watch as a health monitoring device, including a deal with Johnson & JohnsonJNJ.N to study whether the watch can be used to help lower stroke risk.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; editing by Diane Craft)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. "When you think about the process of getting someone to their optimal therapy or combination of drugs or devices, or even whether or not a patient might be a good fit for certain clinical trial, it\'s a very hard decision to make when you only have a little context," Pepin said. Last year, a group of scientists at Apple published a study in the journal Science Translational Medicine showing the device was effective at monitoring Parkinson\'s symptoms.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. At present, Pepin said, most doctors have to gather data on a patient's movements by observing the patient during a short clinical visit, which is not ideal because Parkinson's symptoms can vary widely over time. The Rune Labs FDA clearance is the first prominent use of software tools that Apple released for measuring movement disorders in 2018.", 'news_article_title': "Rune Labs gets FDA clearance to use Apple Watch to track Parkinson's symptoms", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Rune Labs' goal is for doctors to use the combined data to decide whether and how to fine-tune the patients' treatment, an approach called precision medicine. At present, Pepin said, most doctors have to gather data on a patient's movements by observing the patient during a short clinical visit, which is not ideal because Parkinson's symptoms can vary widely over time.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Rune Labs Chief Executive Brian Pepin told Reuters in an interview the Apple Watch data will be combined with data from other sources, including a Medtronic MDT.N implant that can measure brain signals. Apple has partnered with a range of other companies to use the Apple Watch as a health monitoring device, including a deal with Johnson & JohnsonJNJ.N to study whether the watch can be used to help lower stroke risk.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-13-2022%3A-aapl-pins-bb-xlk-soxx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Technology stocks were retreating premarket Monday. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down more than 2% and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) was slipping past 3% recently.\nThe Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets said Apple (AAPL) has agreed to permit different payment methods for Dutch dating apps, allowing the iPhone maker to meet the requirements that the regulator has set under European and Dutch competition rules. Apple was over 2% lower recently.\nPinterest (PINS) said it has completed the acquisition of The Yes, an artificial intelligence-powered shopping platform. Financial terms were not disclosed. Pinterest was recently down more than 3%.\nBlackBerry (BB) said its digital LCD cluster, developed jointly with BiTECH Automotive, will equip Changan Automobile's high-end coupe UNI-V. BlackBerry was slipping past 3% recently.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets said Apple (AAPL) has agreed to permit different payment methods for Dutch dating apps, allowing the iPhone maker to meet the requirements that the regulator has set under European and Dutch competition rules. Pinterest (PINS) said it has completed the acquisition of The Yes, an artificial intelligence-powered shopping platform. BlackBerry (BB) said its digital LCD cluster, developed jointly with BiTECH Automotive, will equip Changan Automobile's high-end coupe UNI-V. BlackBerry was slipping past 3% recently.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets said Apple (AAPL) has agreed to permit different payment methods for Dutch dating apps, allowing the iPhone maker to meet the requirements that the regulator has set under European and Dutch competition rules. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down more than 2% and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) was slipping past 3% recently. BlackBerry (BB) said its digital LCD cluster, developed jointly with BiTECH Automotive, will equip Changan Automobile's high-end coupe UNI-V. BlackBerry was slipping past 3% recently.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/13/2022: AAPL, PINS, BB, XLK, SOXX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets said Apple (AAPL) has agreed to permit different payment methods for Dutch dating apps, allowing the iPhone maker to meet the requirements that the regulator has set under European and Dutch competition rules. Technology stocks were retreating premarket Monday. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down more than 2% and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) was slipping past 3% recently.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets said Apple (AAPL) has agreed to permit different payment methods for Dutch dating apps, allowing the iPhone maker to meet the requirements that the regulator has set under European and Dutch competition rules. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down more than 2% and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) was slipping past 3% recently. BlackBerry (BB) said its digital LCD cluster, developed jointly with BiTECH Automotive, will equip Changan Automobile's high-end coupe UNI-V. BlackBerry was slipping past 3% recently."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-on-course-to-confirm-bear-market-as-inflation-fears-mount', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain\nJune 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main stock indexes fell sharply on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track to confirm a bear market on fears that the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive rate hikes would tip the economy into recession.\nThe benchmark index is more than 20% below its record closing high of Jan. 3, as worries over inflation, rate hikes and the Ukraine war push it into bear market territory for the second time since the pandemic-led rout on Wall Street in 2020.\nMarket heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 1.5% and 3.3%.\nA hotter-than-expected inflation print on Friday prompted traders to price in a total of 175 basis point (bps) in interest rate hikes by September, with many expecting a bigger-than-estimated 75 bps rate increase on June 15. FEDWATCH\n"Across the board there is blinking yellow and perhaps blinking red lights suggesting that inflation is going to be around for some time," said Chris Campbell, chief strategist at Kroll in Miami.\n"There was some speculation the Fed may speed up their rate rise, perhaps even to a quarter percent at this next meeting, which I would suggest is not enough to be able to really significantly slow down inflation, but all that means is that there\'s troubled times ahead for the economy."\nThe two-year 10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve US2US10=TWEB briefly inverted for the first time since April, a move viewed by many in the market as a reliable signal that a recession could come in the next year or two.US/\nThe Fed\'s interest rate decision is due on June 14-15, with focus on the speed and scale of rate hikes that policymakers believe will be needed to quash red-hot inflation.\nThe Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC confirmed it was in bear market territory on March 7 and has declined nearly 28% this year.\nAt 09:56 a.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 611.99 points, or 1.95% , to 30,780.80, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 96.57 points, or 2.54%, to 3,801.89 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 342.18 points, or 3.02%, to 10,997.85.\nAll the major S&P sectors were sharply lower, with energy .SPNY, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT leading the declines.\nFinancials .SPSY dropped 2%, while banks .SPXBK slid 1.8%.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, spiked to 32.54 points, its highest level since May 19.\nCryptocurrency- and blockchain-related stocks, including Riot Blockchain RIOT.O, Marathon Digital Holdings MARA.O and Coinbase Global COIN.O, fell between 11.6% and 14.2% as bitcoin BTC=BTSP slumped over 10% amid a wider market selloff.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 20.4-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by about a 11.3-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 58 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 13 new highs and 690 new lows.\nInversionhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zPQQPp\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 1.5% and 3.3%. By Sruthi Shankar, Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell sharply on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track to confirm a bear market on fears that the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. The benchmark index is more than 20% below its record closing high of Jan. 3, as worries over inflation, rate hikes and the Ukraine war push it into bear market territory for the second time since the pandemic-led rout on Wall Street in 2020.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 1.5% and 3.3%. By Sruthi Shankar, Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell sharply on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track to confirm a bear market on fears that the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. The Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC confirmed it was in bear market territory on March 7 and has declined nearly 28% this year.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 on course to confirm bear market as inflation fears mount', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 1.5% and 3.3%. By Sruthi Shankar, Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell sharply on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track to confirm a bear market on fears that the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. The benchmark index is more than 20% below its record closing high of Jan. 3, as worries over inflation, rate hikes and the Ukraine war push it into bear market territory for the second time since the pandemic-led rout on Wall Street in 2020.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 1.5% and 3.3%. By Sruthi Shankar, Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell sharply on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track to confirm a bear market on fears that the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes would tip the economy into recession. The benchmark index is more than 20% below its record closing high of Jan. 3, as worries over inflation, rate hikes and the Ukraine war push it into bear market territory for the second time since the pandemic-led rout on Wall Street in 2020."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-is-starting-to-walk-and-talk-like-a-bank.-could-it-ever-become-one', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) appeared to catch the market by surprise when it recently announced plans to offer a buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering in its wallet app, another step into the financial services space for the consumer tech giant. Many have long feared that tech giants like Apple could one day become banks and offer traditional financial services because of their superior customer acquisition and tech capabilities. With Apple continuing to walk and talk more like a bank, could the company ever get a banking charter and become one?\nThe BNPL offering\nCustomers who use Apple's wallet app to purchase items will have the option to put no money down and pay off the purchase through multiple installment payments with no extra fees or interest attached. The buy now, pay later payment format has become wildly popular among consumers and also has helped merchants increase sales.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTo start, this will be a challenge to others in the BNPL space because of how well integrated the offering is. But Apple is also planning to fund the loans from its own balance sheet and make loan underwriting decisions through its own subsidiary, called Apple Financing. Typically, a lot of consumer tech companies will turn to partner banks to help them set up this kind of infrastructure, which is why this announcement has attracted so much interest.\nApple is still partnering with Mastercard to help it set up its BNPL offering. Mastercard has a white-label product and still communicates with the vendors to make the process possible. Goldman Sachs is the issuer of Apple's credit card. Apple Financing has also apparently obtained all of the necessary state licenses to issue the BNPL loans.\nGetting a bank charter\nWhile it's very uncommon for a large tech company to outright obtain a bank charter, large payments and tech company Block did manage to obtain an industrial bank charter after a very lengthy process. An industrial bank charter is for a state-chartered bank with insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), but it is a bit more limited in nature.\nSo, while Apple could try to pursue a bank charter, I doubt it would, given how long the process might take and the pushback it might receive from the banking industry and other regulators due to antitrust concerns. With more than 1.8 billion active iPhones, if Apple did ever pursue a charter and get more involved in traditional banking services, there could be concerns over data privacy.\nA recent example that comes to mind is Meta Platforms' foray into stablecoins, which are digital assets pegged to a commodity or fiat currency. Meta for years sank time and resources into building a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin called Diem, but kept running into regulatory issues. The company tried partnering with an issuing bank for the token but eventually ended up selling the project. Many surmise that regulatory issues were the primary reason for the sale.\nFinally, keep in mind that banking is a very heavily regulated industry, with most banks having three regulators. Even Block, with its industrial charter, is still regulated by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. And then once a company is a bank, it has to raise and hold regulatory capital, which investors are not always so thrilled about.\nWill it ever happen?\nI find it unlikely that Apple would ever pursue a bank charter due to pushback from regulators, the lengthy application process, and the need to hold regulatory capital. But perhaps after setting up and running some of its banking infrastructure, Apple will get more interested, especially if it sees serious profit potential. But even without getting a charter, the fact that Apple is bringing its loan underwriting under its roof will give the company more data on its consumers' finances, which could embolden Apple to offer even more financial services in the future.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Block, Inc., Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) appeared to catch the market by surprise when it recently announced plans to offer a buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering in its wallet app, another step into the financial services space for the consumer tech giant. Typically, a lot of consumer tech companies will turn to partner banks to help them set up this kind of infrastructure, which is why this announcement has attracted so much interest. Meta for years sank time and resources into building a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin called Diem, but kept running into regulatory issues.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) appeared to catch the market by surprise when it recently announced plans to offer a buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering in its wallet app, another step into the financial services space for the consumer tech giant. Getting a bank charter While it's very uncommon for a large tech company to outright obtain a bank charter, large payments and tech company Block did manage to obtain an industrial bank charter after a very lengthy process. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Block, Inc., Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, and Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Is Starting to Walk and Talk Like a Bank. Could It Ever Become One?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) appeared to catch the market by surprise when it recently announced plans to offer a buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering in its wallet app, another step into the financial services space for the consumer tech giant. Apple is still partnering with Mastercard to help it set up its BNPL offering. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Block, Inc., Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, and Meta Platforms, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) appeared to catch the market by surprise when it recently announced plans to offer a buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering in its wallet app, another step into the financial services space for the consumer tech giant. Getting a bank charter While it's very uncommon for a large tech company to outright obtain a bank charter, large payments and tech company Block did manage to obtain an industrial bank charter after a very lengthy process. 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Apple is expected to use Sony’s SONY MicroOLED display for the first units to be produced, per 9to5Mac.\nApple has been working with Sony for a couple of years to develop the display that will feature high image quality in a small and lightweight design. However, another company vying for this spot is LG Display. LG Display is expected to have ordered deposition equipment to make MicroOLED displays from Sunic System. This will help LG Display manufacture the MicroOLED panel for Apple’s VR headset.\nApple’s mixed reality headset is its the most anticipated product that is expected to help the company diversify its sources of revenues. This is expected to impact Apple’s share price positively in the long haul.\nApple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\nWhat’s in Store for Apple’s Stock in 2022?\nApple’s revenue-generating abilities have been impacted negatively due to coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions, silicon scarcity across industry and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.\nFurther, Apple did not provide any revenue guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 due to uncertainty created by the macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical tensions.\nApple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and the industry-wide silicon shortage to hurt top-line growth by $4-$8 billion. Unfavorable forex is also expected to hurt revenues by 300 basis points (bps).\nApple has halted operations in Russia, which is expected to hurt top-line growth. Also, due to the global rising inflation, customers have pulled back on their purchases. This will impact Apple’s shares negatively, as it did to its FAAMG peers — Meta Platforms META and Microsoft (MSFT).\nApple, which currently carries Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), has seen its stock lose 25.7% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry and Zacks Computer and Technology sectors’ declines of 25.2% and 32.2%, respectively. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nMeta has also seen its stock lose 50.9% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry’s decline of 53.4%.\nMicrosoft shares have lost 27.7% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Software industry’s decline of 29.8%.\nHowever, as Apple forays into the AR space, solid anticipation for the company’s mixed reality headsets and AR glasses is expected to drive the demand for the products. Per Bloomberg, the metaverse market, globally, is expected to reach $800 billion by 2024, which will create an alternate revenue source for Apple, thus impacting shareholders’ wealth creation positively.\n\nHow to Profit from the Hot Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobal electric car sales in 2021 more than doubled their 2020 numbers. And today, the electric vehicle (EV) technology and very nature of the business is changing quickly. The next push for future technologies is happening now and investors who get in early could see exceptional profits. \nSee Zacks' Top Stocks to Profit from the EV Revolution >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSony Corporation (SONY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is anticipated to launch its much-awaited virtual reality headsets in Q2 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple has been working with Sony for a couple of years to develop the display that will feature high image quality in a small and lightweight design.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL is anticipated to launch its much-awaited virtual reality headsets in Q2 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple, which currently carries Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), has seen its stock lose 25.7% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry and Zacks Computer and Technology sectors’ declines of 25.2% and 32.2%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Likely to Launch Its VR Headset in Early 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is anticipated to launch its much-awaited virtual reality headsets in Q2 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple’s mixed reality headset is its the most anticipated product that is expected to help the company diversify its sources of revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL is anticipated to launch its much-awaited virtual reality headsets in Q2 2023. Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote What’s in Store for Apple’s Stock in 2022?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-donates-%244-billion-to-charity', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel and Manya Saini\nJune 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Tuesday donated about $4 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and four family charities, part of the billionaire\'s pledge to give away nearly all of his net worth.\nBerkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, which Buffett has run since 1965, said the donation comprises about 14.4 million of its Class B shares, whose closing price on Tuesday was $277.64.\nEleven million shares will go to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and 1.1 million will go to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for Buffett\'s late first wife.\nAnother 770,000 shares will also go to each of three charities run by Buffett\'s children Howard, Susan and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the Novo Foundation.\nSince 2006, the 91-year-old Buffett has donated more than half of his Berkshire shares, with the donations worth about $45.5 billion at the time they were made.\nDespite the donations, Buffett still owns approximately 16% of Berkshire and controls about one-third of its voting power.\nBoth percentages have been fairly stable in recent years because Berkshire has aggressively repurchased its own stock.\nBuffett has built Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire into a more than $600 billion conglomerate, owning dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N.\nHe and Bill Gates also pioneered "The Giving Pledge," where more than 200 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half their fortunes to philanthropy.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York and Manya Saini in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Buffett has built Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire into a more than $600 billion conglomerate, owning dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel and Manya Saini June 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Tuesday donated about $4 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and four family charities, part of the billionaire\'s pledge to give away nearly all of his net worth. He and Bill Gates also pioneered "The Giving Pledge," where more than 200 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half their fortunes to philanthropy.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Buffett has built Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire into a more than $600 billion conglomerate, owning dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel and Manya Saini June 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Tuesday donated about $4 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and four family charities, part of the billionaire's pledge to give away nearly all of his net worth. Eleven million shares will go to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and 1.1 million will go to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for Buffett's late first wife.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett donates $4 billion to charity', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Buffett has built Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire into a more than $600 billion conglomerate, owning dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel and Manya Saini June 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Tuesday donated about $4 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and four family charities, part of the billionaire's pledge to give away nearly all of his net worth. Eleven million shares will go to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and 1.1 million will go to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for Buffett's late first wife.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Buffett has built Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire into a more than $600 billion conglomerate, owning dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel and Manya Saini June 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Tuesday donated about $4 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and four family charities, part of the billionaire's pledge to give away nearly all of his net worth. Eleven million shares will go to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and 1.1 million will go to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for Buffett's late first wife."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-target-is-getting-right', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers discusses:\nCEO Brian Cornell taking a head-on approach to dealing with Target\'s (NYSE: TGT) inventory problems.\nPrepping for getting the all-important back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons right.\nThe unveiling of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) newest features (including chips).\nRipple effects from Apple Pay getting into the "buy now, pay later" space.\nProspects for an Apple VR headset in 2023.\nAdditionally, host Alison Southwick and retirement expert Robert Brokamp discuss how you can "recession-prep" your investments and your mindset.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on June 7, 2022.\nChris Hill: We\'ve got some takeaways from Apple\'s big event and some thoughts on Target\'s latest announcement. Motley Fool Money starts now. I\'m Chris Hill. I\'m joined today by Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers. Thanks for being here.\nTim Beyers: Thanks for having me, Chris. Fully caffeinated, ready to go.\nChris Hill: We\'re going to get to Apple in a second, but we got to start with Target. Those who might have missed it did not have a great earnings season. Target [laughs] came out in their most recent earnings report. Brian Cornell said, "We got the inventory wrong," and the stock took a big hit. Target came out today and basically said, "Here\'s how we\'re going to fix this. We\'re going to take a short-term hit and we\'re going to clear out our inventory." In related news, for anyone listening who is looking for patio furniture, or maybe a new flat-screen TV or some household appliances, you might want to check your local Target because it really seems [laughs] like there are a lot of things that are about to go on sale.\nTim Beyers: Everything must go, Chris. Everything must go.\nChris Hill: That\'s what it reminded me of, the old-school commercial. We made a mistake with our inventory and now we have to clear it out and we\'re passing the savings onto you, except this appears to be actually happening for real with Target.\nTim Beyers: Our loss is your gain. It does remind me of a 1970s Crazy Eddie ad. Go look those up if you don\'t know what I\'m talking about. Let\'s hit some of the numbers. Target is estimating in the upcoming quarter an operating margin of around 2%. Not great, especially when the average operating margin is closer to 5%. By the end of the year, Target says closer to 6%, so they do feel like they\'re going to clear this out but boy is there a lot of inventory to clear out here Chris, $15.1 billion would a B, inventory as of April 30th. That was up 43% over the same year-ago period. So really not great. However, this is not just a Target problem, Chris.\nWhat\'s interesting to me about this, is it\'s not a big macro, but it\'s big macro adjacent because this is not the only company that has been talking about inventory gluts. Walmart\'s been talking about inventory gluts. Lots of retail has been talking about inventory gluts. By the way, I think of the last time I was on the show, Chris, one of our lead stories was some guidance that had been updated within a month of the previous guidance and that was Snap and it was dramatic. We were talking about positive EBITDA and then all of a sudden we\'re talking about negative EBITDA, that was Snap.\nNow Target, they said not a great quarter, but they had not taken the operating margins down. Now they\'ve taken them down into territory we have not seen yet. The way I look at this Chris, Target is going to have to not just clear out inventory, they\'re going to have to rationalize and start replanning stores for what consumers really want. It is a signal that the consumer\'s buying patterns and desires have changed and Target is not ready for that yet and neither are a lot of other retailers here. It makes me wonder who\'s going to miss next.\nChris Hill: That is absolutely a thought I had earlier today when I was digesting this news because I think you\'re right, we\'re going to see this from other retailers. In terms of Target itself, I like this movie. I like that Cornell and his team are basically saying we\'re ripping the Band-Aid off right now, we\'re going to take this hit. By the way, the stock is only down about 2% or 3% which indicates to me that the sell-off that we saw in the stock, in the week of their earnings, I don\'t want to say it was overdone, but maybe it was almost completely done. Because absent that, the announcement this morning is something that could\'ve sent the stock down 10%-15%. Again, I like they\'re ripping you off the Band-Aid now in part so that they can get ready for the two most important seasons of the year if you\'re a retailer, and that\'s back-to-school and then the holidays at the end of the year.\nTim Beyers: No doubt. I think this also reflects that Target delivered sweet and sour news. They just delivered the sour first, but here\'s the sweet news. On the back end of the year, they do say, Chris, that they\'re going to get to that 6% operating margin. I think that drawdown or at least the lack of drawdown is a reflection that there is some belief that they will be able to do that because they are ripping off the Band-Aid. Let\'s be clear if they do pull that off and they come up with an operating margin that is better than they historically do, if they do recover to that level, it\'s going to be an awfully good fourth quarter for Target. It\'s bad news but to your point, it could also be very good news if they do this well.\nChris Hill: The last thing I\'ll say before we move on to Apple, is I mentioned the sales of household items, patio furniture, etc. You look at shares of Target, the job Brian Cornell has done running this company for eight years now. This very much looks like a stock on sale for perfectly valid reasons. I don\'t look at what has happened to Target\'s stock as irrational. I view it as completely rational but if you think they\'re going to right the ship in the second half of this year leading into 2023, you could come up with worse entry points for the stock than this.\nTim Beyers: Hey, you know what, you can get paid to do it to a 2.24% dividend yield right now. The odds of them cutting that dividend, I think, are very low, Chris, so completely agree with you. This is a well-run business, it\'s a great brand. People are not going to stop shopping at Target, if they do rationalize the stores and fix the inventory problems, you\'re going to get paid for a pretty nice return.\nChris Hill: Apple held its Worldwide Developer Conference yesterday. What was your headline for the event? Because we can get into a couple of the nuts and bolts, but I really hope nobody went into this event hoping for some massive reveal because there wasn\'t one. I mean, maybe it\'s setting up for something big coming in 2023 but what was your headline for yesterday\'s event from Apple?\nTim Beyers: This is really interesting that you say that because I would say I disagree. I don\'t disagree, but I recognize that my geekish enthusiasm for this is because I have geekish enthusiasm for things like really fast chips and the M2 is here, which is my hemline and I think, my goodness, that looks like a crazy good chip. I\'m recognizing now as we\'re talking about this, Chris, that the things I\'m excited about are the things that nobody [laughs] except for people who really care about this stuff, really care about, but it does have practical implications. Let\'s get into what those things are.\nThe M2 chip does make the MacBook Air a highly attractive computer from my perspective here, it\'s going to start at $1,199. This is the new MacBook Air. It\'s also the 13-inch new MacBook Pro, and they will be based on the M2 chip. The M2 chip in my opinion here, Chris, I mean, it just looks amazing. It\'s a slightly larger chip, but it has a much better power profile. There\'s some really interesting stuff here. It\'s an 18% faster CPU, 35% more powerful GPU, 40% faster neural engine, 50% more memory bandwidth. Essentially what\'s happening here, is the M2 chip is designed basically on a smaller form factor, I should say, to deliver more compute power in a more efficient way, such that it is consuming less power and it can be very useful in a small form factor, like the MacBook Air.\nI find this really interesting, it\'s also just geeky fascinating to me that this is a chip that\'s made at the 5-nanometer level, or I should say nanometer level and Apple has been ahead in this area where they are producing chips and the most advanced processes to deliver real, I would say, if not the best, one of the best combinations of performance and power and you\'re going to see it in the new machines. The only question for me, Chris, is, how is Apple going to manage some of the supply chain constraints such that we\'re going to see in stores, the new Airs, the new MacBook Pros, so they\'re going to be able to get enough equipment to actually be able to put this on the shelves but boy, does it look compelling.\nChris Hill: I don\'t disagree with anything you just said. I\'m just saying if you\'re working in the marketing department of Apple...\nTim Beyers: Of course, right.\nChris Hill: You didn\'t get a ton to work with yesterday. Apple Pay is now going to be doing buy now, pay later.\nTim Beyers: Yeah.\nChris Hill: Affirm Holdings took a hit. I mean, this is the 800-pound gorilla stepping out of the room saying, this is a business we think we want to get into here. How threatened do you think those businesses are or do you think that look, this is just a given that any financial service, any payment option is going to have to buy now pay later.\nTim Beyers: Yes to what you just said. Any financial services are going to have to buy now, pay later here, but this is Apple going full Draymond Green. To use the [laughs] NBA analogy here, Draymond Green for the Golden State Warriors for those who don\'t know, when he makes a big play he does the flex on the sidelines here. This is Apple flexing its balance sheet here. Chris, for those who don\'t know, $51.5 billion is just in cash and short-term investments on Apple\'s balance sheet. They have tons and tons of money, they also have plenty of additional money beyond that.\nApple can do a lot with its balance sheet and so if they want to fund, buy now, pay later to put more iPhones, more MacBook Airs, more equipment into the hands of more people, they can do it easily. Incidentally, Chris, this has been something that enterprise hardware companies have done for years. I mean, we haven\'t talked about this company a lot, but IBM famously carried a lot of debt on its balance sheet but most of that debt Chris, was for equipment that was basically lent out to companies on installment enterprise plans. You\'re buying boatloads of IBM servers and other equipment, IBM is carrying debt, but essentially they\'re just giving you equipment so that they can generate cash flow from that and then it just happens to have a net debt effect on the balance sheet. This is absolutely nothing new. It just so happens that Apple is an extremely rich company and you\'re getting to see them flex the power of their balance sheet to just throw their weight around in this market.\nChris Hill: Last thing before I\'ll let you go. It seemed like Apple was dropping bread crumbs yesterday and pointing toward a VR headset coming in 2023. Was that your read on yesterday\'s event, and if not, when do you think we\'re going to see a VR headset from Apple? Because that really does seem like a device they should be and probably are working on.\nTim Beyers: Maybe I\'m naive here, Chris. I thought the integration of the iPhone and the Mac, essentially the essential seamless integration where from your iPhone to your Mac, if you want to send a message or make a call or use your iPhone as the camera on your Mac, I thought just the seamless integration between those two took me to the place of your iPhone, is your window into the world? I don\'t know that they want to have a device that replaces the iPhone, especially since the iPhone is getting better and it\'s an interesting device for doing things like augmented reality. Because that\'s your central point of contact.\nI mean, I will not disagree with you here, I certainly think there\'s something to be said for Apple getting involved here, and really because they are highlighting the work that they\'re doing around gaming, it makes a lot of sense that Apple would have a headset in this area. But making the iPhone more important and increasingly so especially with things like augmented reality, feels like a way to keep putting more iPhones and progressively more advanced iPhones in people\'s hands. I didn\'t have that same read, however, I wouldn\'t rule it out.\nChris Hill: Tim Beyers, always great talking to you. Thanks for being here.\nTim Beyers: Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: Tim referenced the big macro on one topic and the big macro that\'s been getting more airtime lately is the prospect of a recession. Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp discuss how you can recession prep your investments and more importantly, your mindset.\nAlison Southwick: Today we going to talk about growing fears of our recession and how to recession-proof your finances. Joining me is Dr. Awfulizer, aka Robert Brokamp not an actual doctor. Bro, you\'re a "glass maybe half-full but it\'s probably also poisoned" kind of guy, aren\'t you?\nRobert Brokamp: Well, I don\'t think I\'m that bad. But yes, [laughs] I would say that I have a tendency to contemplate the worst-case scenario when it comes to money. I would suppose a psychologist or financial therapist would likely point out that such tendencies have some route in our childhoods, and that\'s probably true for me. Had a very solid middle-class upbringing, a very happy childhood, very grateful to my parents. But at one point my dad\'s business did go under and we had a couple of pretty rough years and I saw the toll that took on my parents in their marriage, and definitely it taught me that you can\'t rely on the good times lasting forever. That\'s not an experience that\'s unique to me and my family, which I think is important for everyone to plan for less than awesome.\nI listened to Daily Stoic podcast by Ryan Holiday. He points out that the Roman philosopher Seneca called this the premeditation of evils and wrote that we should project our thoughts ahead of us at every turn and have in mind every possible eventuality instead of only the usual course of events. I suppose in more modern business-y terms this is often called a premortem as opposed to a postmortem, during which a team imagines that you have a project or maybe a whole organization you\'re managing that it\'s failed, and then you work backwards to determine the possible threats and what can be done about them ahead of time.\nYes, I know this all sounds very doom and gloomy. But the truth is, a key part of financial planning is preparing for potentially bad outcomes because they may happen and when it comes to economic recessions which is the topic of this podcast, it\'s not really a question of if but when because we haven\'t yet eliminated the boom and bust cycles with the economy.\nAlison Southwick: But I didn\'t mean to call out your pessimism as necessarily a bad thing, I just wanted to call it out so that our audience understands just how uniquely, [laughs] well credentialed you are to talk to in this episode.\nRobert Brokamp: Thank you.\nAlison Southwick: Everyone is concerned about things going south, it\'s you Dr. Awfulizer. You could probably get away with saying we\'re in a recession when the country has experienced two quarters of declining GDP. In the first quarter of this year GDP in this country declined for the first time since the start of the pandemic. But there are other factors economists consider when putting their finger to the wind of our economy. What is causing economists to say that a recession is on its way now?\nRobert Brokamp: You\'re right, that\'s two quarters of declining GDP is definitely a sign of trouble and so it\'s a good rule of thumb. Officially, though recession has occurred only when the folks at the National Bureau of Economic Research say so and the NBER is a private non-profit research organization made up of like 1,700 economists and there are the folks who officially designate when recessions begin and end, and here\'s one definition offered by the NBER. A recession is a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales. In that context, real means inflation-adjusted. You can tell from the definition the downturn has been pretty spread out throughout the economy to be a recession. Inflation is a little bogeyman here.\nThe Fed is raising interest rates and intentionally slowing down the economy to curb inflation and many experts are skeptical that inflation can be brought to heel, so to speak, without tipping the economy into a recession. An example is that in an interview with Bloomberg recently, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summer said, "If you look at history, there\'s never been a moment where inflation is above 4% and unemployment is below 5%, where we did not have a recession within two years, and we definitely meet both of those criteria."\nYou likely have heard that JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recently said that he\'s preparing the bank for "economic hurricane," saying you better brace yourselves. One of my favorite economists, Mark Zandi at Moody\'s Analytics, recently said in his podcast that he thinks there is a 1 in 3 chance of a recession over the next 12 months. Now, to be sure there are plenty of good things going on in the economy, just as an example, last Friday\'s jobs report was really good. But now is definitely a good time to take a look at your finances and get on defensive footing at least in the short term.\nAlison Southwick: Is the thinking here that things have been so good, now we need to keep it from being so good, but we\'re going to pull back too hard and swing the other way?\nRobert Brokamp: Yes, exactly. I mean, the fear is that because inflation is so high, the Federal Reserve really has to put the brakes on the economy and rein in some excesses. It\'s too difficult to do the soft landing, it will probably have to go a little too much in the other direction.\nAlison Southwick: Well, before we get into what our listeners can do to recession-proof their finances, it\'s probably helpful if we give a little more context to recessions in general. Some history, fun fact time: Recessions used to be much more common.\nRobert Brokamp: Yeah, the NBER provides data on recessions that go back as far as 1857. Since then, we\'ve had 34 recessions. Basically, we have a recession on average every 4.8 years. However, there\'s more than a decade between two of the last three recessions. In the last expansion, which is the opposite of the recession it\'s what the term economist uses to describe the times when the economy is growing, that expansion lasted from 2008 to 2020 and that was the longest expansion on record. I also point out that the last recession, which was caused by the pandemic panic of 2020, lasted just two months and that was the shortest recession ever.\nAlison Southwick: I\'ve really am a summer child, I didn\'t think about that. But as long as I\'ve been investing, things have actually been pretty good. Just a little more context in history here, I\'m going to name an asset or other fun economic indicator and you tell me whether it tends to go up or down in a recession, feel free to play along at home. The first one, is stocks.\nRobert Brokamp: The answer is course is they tend to go down. The average decline during the recession since the 1920s is around 35%, so you have to understand that stocks are leading indicators. Very generally speaking, they tend to decline six months before a recession and bottom out six months into a recession. But that\'s very general. Every recession is a little different. I think back to the dot-com crash, the stock market start dropping a year before the recession, and then we had three calendar years of declines before the market recovered.\nAlison Southwick: All right. Interest rates.\nRobert Brokamp: Down, usually. I mean, the Fed is raising rates now to slow down the economy, they\'re generally successful, so then they have to reverse course to stimulate the economy and when it\'s declining. However, we all hear a lot nowadays about the \'70s stagflation when we had high inflation and not great economic growth, and there were some instances there, particularly in \'73, \'74 recession where the economy went down, but interest rates kept going up because the Fed still had to fight inflation.\nAlison Southwick: All right. Bonds.\nRobert Brokamp: Bonds actually go up because bond prices move inversely to interest rates. Plus, during the recession, the stock market is going down. You will see that there\'s often a flight to safety during the recession, which means people sell their stocks, buy bonds, drive up the price of bonds, but it does depend on the quality of the bonds. If Treasuries hold up well, lower-rated bonds like junk bonds actually go down like stocks. Usually not as much.\nAlison Southwick: Home prices.\nRobert Brokamp: Take a guess, everyone. They actually generally go up, and that might be surprising, but when you look back to the six recessions since 1980, home prices only went down in two of those. In one of those, the decline was less than 1%, so it was basically flat. Research to Mark Hulbert of MarketWatch founded in 1952, home prices on average actually grew more during bear markets and stocks than during bull markets. I think people will find it surprising because they look back to the 2009 period, which has come to be known as the Great Recession, and that\'s when stocks and houses went down. But actually, historically, it was pretty much an outlier.\nAlison Southwick: Last one, inflation. Does it go up or down?\nRobert Brokamp: Down, we hope. That\'s the whole point of this. That\'s the whole reason the Fed is trying to put the brakes on the economy to bring inflation down. Generally, they succeed, although again, people will often point to the seven days that it took really high-interest rates. It was 10-year Treasury reaching 15%, 16% in 1981 before inflation finally came down.\nAlison Southwick: I know it\'s tempting and often inaccurate to think, but this time it\'s different. But I don\'t know Brok, what do you think? Could this time be different?\nRobert Brokamp: To a certain extent, yes. I would say that\'s because if you look at anything that\'s going on now and you attribute it to the pandemic, such as the supply chain issues and the shutdowns in China, we could possibly start seeing inflation come down over the next several months. In fact, the bond market is currently predicting lower inflation than it was, say, a month or two ago. On the other hand, food and energy prices are soaring partially due to the war in Ukraine and we have no idea of how that\'s going to shake out. There are some other geopolitical challenges going on.\nOne example is that India, which like Ukraine and Russia, is a big wheat exporter is experiencing extreme heat, we\'re talking like day after day of 100-degree temps, reaching as high as 120 in some places. The heat has so damaged its wheat crop that it put an embargo on exporting its wheat, so food prices could stay higher for longer. If the current inflation, and thus the Fed\'s efforts to slow down the economy were just due to the aftershocks of the pandemic, I\'d say if we do have a recession, it may not be so bad. But these international factors could keep inflation higher for longer.\nAlison Southwick: What can people do to come out relatively unscathed or even ahead of a recession?\nRobert Brokamp: I\'ll just start with that boring yet important Foolish advice to make sure that you protect any money you need in the next few years by keeping it mostly in cash, short-term bonds, maybe Treasury, something like that. What you should do beyond that depends a lot on where you are along the road to retirement. If you\'re a decade or more away from retiring, the No. 1e risk of a recession to you is your income, in other words, your job. Now is the time to shore up your human capital. Look for ways to demonstrate your value to your employer and your customers. Keep an eye on how your company\'s doing so you can anticipate any layoffs. Maintain a professional network, keep your skills up to date in case you need to hit the job market and make sure you have an emergency fund to pay the bills in the meantime.\nIf you\'re nearing retirement, the concern is more for your portfolio since you\'ll be using it as a paycheck if you\'re not already. This is where asset allocation and diversification become really important. Start building what we call an income cushion, which is five years\' worth of portfolio-provided income and cash or short-term bonds, so you can live off of that. But also having a mix of different types of stocks and owning enough of them, at least 25, I prefer even more with some index funds running, and you have to think of like how you diversify the stocks that you own.\nJust an example, for every stock like Tesla you own, you should also own something like Berkshire Hathaway. By the way, those are two stocks that I personally own. You can invest in growth-oriented tech stocks but also have some solid dividend-paying consumer staple stocks. You don\'t want too much of your portfolio relying on just one sector, industry, or style of investing. According to Morningstar, the average stock allocation in target-date funds for retirees is 46%. To me, that\'s a bit more conservative than I think is necessary, especially for The Motley Fool audience, which tends to be a little bit more aggressive. I think 60% in the stock market is a good starting point and then you can adjust for your situation. Then finally, I\'ll just add that one of the best things retirees can do for the longevity of their portfolio is to not sell stocks when they\'re down. That means retirees may have to cut back on spending during recession.\nAlison Southwick: I know, Dr. Awfulizer that my last question here could be quite painful for you to answer. But couldn\'t the case be made that a little recession now that it is actually good for us in the long run? I mean, as an investor can I view this as an opportunity?\nRobert Brokamp: I would say absolutely. I have to say, I see economic expansions in boom times as sort of the holiday season. We all spend more, we eat more, we go to parties, we travel to relatives, and our credit card balances go up. We really don\'t spend too much time thinking about budgeting or things like that. Also, coincidentally, December is actually one of the best months for the stock market, historically speaking, and the recession is like January 1st. You wake up the next day, it\'s a new year, it\'s time to revisit the budget, pay off the debt, make some resolutions of how we get better with our money, maybe better in our jobs.\nTake a look at our portfolios, reassess our asset allocations, and maybe do some rebalancing. Once a year, you should look at your portfolio and determine whether you are taking the right amount of risk for you. It essentially hunkers down for the winter but looks forward to spring because an expansion in the bull market follows every recession just as reliably as the change of season. Economic winter may be coming or not, but if so, it never lasts forever. In the meantime, with every contribution to your 401(k) and IRA, you\'re able to invest in companies at cheaper prices.\nAlison Southwick: Well, the good news for you, our dear listeners, and Dr. Awfulizer here is that we\'re not actually done talking about market downturns and dark times. In the coming weeks, we\'re taking you to school with Morgan Housel. He\'s a partner at the Collaborative Fund and author of The Psychology of Money. Every episode will focus on a different market crash; what led up to it, how bad did it get, and what lessons you can glean to help weather any financial storm. Get on the bus kiddos, summer school starts next week, and I promise, you\'ll actually enjoy it.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against them, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nJPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Alison Southwick has positions in Apple. Chris Hill has positions in Apple, JPMorgan Chase, and Target. Robert Brokamp, CFP(R) has positions in Tesla. Tim Beyers has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Target, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The unveiling of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newest features (including chips). In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers discusses: CEO Brian Cornell taking a head-on approach to dealing with Target's (NYSE: TGT) inventory problems. I suppose in more modern business-y terms this is often called a premortem as opposed to a postmortem, during which a team imagines that you have a project or maybe a whole organization you're managing that it's failed, and then you work backwards to determine the possible threats and what can be done about them ahead of time.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The unveiling of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newest features (including chips). In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers discusses: CEO Brian Cornell taking a head-on approach to dealing with Target's (NYSE: TGT) inventory problems. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Target, and Tesla.", 'news_article_title': 'What Target Is Getting Right', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The unveiling of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newest features (including chips). Chris Hill: We're going to get to Apple in a second, but we got to start with Target. Since then, we've had 34 recessions.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The unveiling of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newest features (including chips). I think back to the dot-com crash, the stock market start dropping a year before the recession, and then we had three calendar years of declines before the market recovered. Chris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against them, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-gains-as-market-dips%3A-what-you-should-know-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) closed at $132.76 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.67% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.38%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.46%.\nHeading into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had lost 9.39% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 8.38% and the S&P 500's loss of 6.69% in that time.\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, Apple is projected to report earnings of $1.14 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 12.31%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $82.44 billion, up 1.23% from the prior-year quarter.\nFor the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $6.11 per share and revenue of $394.91 billion, which would represent changes of +8.91% and +7.95%, respectively, from the prior year.\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.\nBased on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Apple is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.\nIn terms of valuation, Apple is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 21.58. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 7.83, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\nInvestors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.73 right now. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.85 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 229, putting it in the bottom 10% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nBe sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.\n\nHow to Profit from the Hot Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobal electric car sales in 2021 more than doubled their 2020 numbers. And today, the electric vehicle (EV) technology and very nature of the business is changing quickly. The next push for future technologies is happening now and investors who get in early could see exceptional profits. \nSee Zacks' Top Stocks to Profit from the EV Revolution >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed at $132.76 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.67% move from the prior day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.73 right now. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.85 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple (AAPL) closed at $132.76 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.67% move from the prior day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.73 right now.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed at $132.76 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.67% move from the prior day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.73 right now. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.85 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed at $132.76 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.67% move from the prior day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.73 right now. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.85 as of yesterday's close."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-14-2022-%3A-itub-auy-pypl-qqq-ko-avdx-msft-vale-aapl-clvt', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up .47 to 11,312.16. The total After hours volume is currently 74,657,908 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nItau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is unchanged at $4.54, with 8,387,196 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ITUB is in the "buy range".\n\nYamana Gold Inc. (AUY) is unchanged at $5.13, with 3,589,181 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AUY is in the "buy range".\n\nPayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) is unchanged at $72.46, with 3,558,015 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PYPL is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.16 at $275.75, with 3,090,652 shares traded. This represents a .44% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is -0.029 at $59.20, with 2,669,719 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nAvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (AVDX) is unchanged at $6.79, with 2,485,706 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AVDX is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is unchanged at $244.49, with 2,340,084 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nVALE S.A. (VALE) is +0.03 at $15.86, with 2,337,156 shares traded. VALE\'s current last sale is 77.37% of the target price of $20.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $132.71, with 2,277,223 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nClarivate Plc (CLVT) is unchanged at $13.21, with 2,007,839 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CLVT is in the "buy range".\n\nSabre Corporation (SABR) is unchanged at $5.78, with 1,945,510 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.01 at $31.45, with 1,699,167 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $132.71, with 2,277,223 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Itau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is unchanged at $4.54, with 8,387,196 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $132.71, with 2,277,223 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ITUB is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 14, 2022 : ITUB, AUY, PYPL, QQQ, KO, AVDX, MSFT, VALE, AAPL, CLVT, SABR, BAC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $132.71, with 2,277,223 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $132.71, with 2,277,223 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) is unchanged at $72.46, with 3,558,015 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-skillz-stock-sank-to-a-fresh-all-time-low-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of mobile-gaming platform Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ) hit a new all-time low on Tuesday, sinking as far as $1.28 per share. The stock is now down 97% from its all-time high and finished today's session down 8%.\nSo what\nSkillz didn't have direct news today, but there was a relevant development that reportedly came from a third-party research group. According to a report from NPD Group, total gaming revenue fell 19% year over year in May, its lowest point in two years. Moreover, the report said that revenue for mobile gaming was also down. On Alphabet's Google Play store, there was a 23% drop. And Apple's App Store saw a 2.6% decline.\nIt should be noted that the majority of Skillz's distribution comes from Apple.\nTo summarize today's problem, Skillz's business was already struggling. And now the gaming industry in general could be pulling back, exacerbating the company's uphill battle. Therefore, it's not surprising to see shares fall to a new all-time low.\nNow what\nSkillz stock has fallen so much that it now trades slightly below its book value per share of $1.35, according to Yahoo Finance. But a word of warning to potential value investors: Its book value per share will likely continue to fall throughout 2022. CEO Andrew Paradise reiterated in the first quarter of 2022 that the business likely won't break even on an adjusted profitability basis until 2024. Put another way, the business will burn cash for at least two more years.\nAfter registering a net loss of $148 million in the first quarter alone, Skillz will see its book value keep falling. So don't think of this as a value stock. It's a company in a difficult financial position and in need of a turnaround. And if NPD Group's May data signals the start of a longer trend, it could get even harder for Skillz.\n10 stocks we like better than Skillz Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Skillz Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jon Quast has positions in Skillz Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and Skillz Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "So what Skillz didn't have direct news today, but there was a relevant development that reportedly came from a third-party research group. Now what Skillz stock has fallen so much that it now trades slightly below its book value per share of $1.35, according to Yahoo Finance. CEO Andrew Paradise reiterated in the first quarter of 2022 that the business likely won't break even on an adjusted profitability basis until 2024.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'According to a report from NPD Group, total gaming revenue fell 19% year over year in May, its lowest point in two years. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and Skillz Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Skillz Stock Sank to a Fresh All-Time Low Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "So don't think of this as a value stock. 10 stocks we like better than Skillz Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and Skillz Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "10 stocks we like better than Skillz Inc. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and Skillz Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/big-tech-bill-has-votes-needed-to-pass-top-u.s.-antitrust-lawmaker-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - A top Democratic lawmaker on antitrust issues said Tuesday a bill aimed at reining in the market power of Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google had the votes to pass the both chambers of Congress in the next few weeks.\nOn the sidelines of an event to rally support for measures before the Senate and House of Representatives that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses in search and other ways, Representative David Cicilline, chair of the House antitrust subcommittee, said: "I\'m very confident when these bills come to the floor, they will pass. Convincingly."\nAsked when, he said: "Before we leave for the summer, my hope is that it will happen. Obviously, best case scenario would be in the next week. Worst case scenario in my view, the month of July."\nU.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of a Senate antitrust panel, also said last week that she enough support in the Senate to win passage.\nRepresentative Ken Buck, a Republican sponsor, said Tuesday he supported the bill at least partially because of his view that conservative views are stifled online. "We\'re being discriminated against," he said.\nThe bills have been the subject of a ferocious amount of lobbying, with tech giants warning of dire consequences, like the disappearance of popular consumer online applications like Google Maps. Cicilline called some of those allegations "lies" on Tuesday.\nThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposes the bills, and said on Tuesday: "The legislation would empower government bureaucracy to reign over our economy. No longer would competition be evaluated on the merits, instead the interest of consumers would be sidelined in favor of the interest of competitors."\nDozens of companies and business organizations sent a letter to U.S. lawmakers Monday, urging them to support the measures. L1N2Y01EC Companies supporting the measure include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On the sidelines of an event to rally support for measures before the Senate and House of Representatives that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses in search and other ways, Representative David Cicilline, chair of the House antitrust subcommittee, said: "I\'m very confident when these bills come to the floor, they will pass. WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - A top Democratic lawmaker on antitrust issues said Tuesday a bill aimed at reining in the market power of Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google had the votes to pass the both chambers of Congress in the next few weeks. The bills have been the subject of a ferocious amount of lobbying, with tech giants warning of dire consequences, like the disappearance of popular consumer online applications like Google Maps.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On the sidelines of an event to rally support for measures before the Senate and House of Representatives that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses in search and other ways, Representative David Cicilline, chair of the House antitrust subcommittee, said: "I\'m very confident when these bills come to the floor, they will pass. No longer would competition be evaluated on the merits, instead the interest of consumers would be sidelined in favor of the interest of competitors." L1N2Y01EC Companies supporting the measure include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify.', 'news_article_title': 'Big Tech bill has votes needed to pass, top U.S. antitrust lawmaker says', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On the sidelines of an event to rally support for measures before the Senate and House of Representatives that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses in search and other ways, Representative David Cicilline, chair of the House antitrust subcommittee, said: "I\'m very confident when these bills come to the floor, they will pass. Worst case scenario in my view, the month of July." Representative Ken Buck, a Republican sponsor, said Tuesday he supported the bill at least partially because of his view that conservative views are stifled online.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On the sidelines of an event to rally support for measures before the Senate and House of Representatives that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O, from favoring their own businesses in search and other ways, Representative David Cicilline, chair of the House antitrust subcommittee, said: "I\'m very confident when these bills come to the floor, they will pass. WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - A top Democratic lawmaker on antitrust issues said Tuesday a bill aimed at reining in the market power of Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google had the votes to pass the both chambers of Congress in the next few weeks. Representative Ken Buck, a Republican sponsor, said Tuesday he supported the bill at least partially because of his view that conservative views are stifled online.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/looking-for-new-stocks-to-invest-in-now-3-tech-stocks-to-watch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Are These The Best Tech Stocks To Invest In This Week?\nAs investors continue to deal with market volatility, tech stocks would, arguably, be in an interesting position today. Overall, this area of the stock market would not be the first choice for investors amidst economic uncertainties. However, with some of the largest tech firms trading well below their sky-high pandemic-era valuations, this could be the case. Whether or not investors are looking to buy the dip now, tech firms also remain as active as ever. As such, it would not surprise me to see investors considering the top tech stocks in the stock market today.\nFor instance, we could look at the recent news surrounding video streaming goliath, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Notably, as of earlier today, a report from The Information notes that Netflix is hard at work building its ad-supported content. According to the report, Netflix is currently in talks with both Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA). In detail, The Information writes that Netflix is looking toward these ad-tech firms to help with ad sales or technical infrastructure management. Not to mention, this comes less than a week after reports of Netflix potentially making a takeover offer for Roku.\nAnother tech industry heavy-hitter worth considering now would be Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). As of yesterday, the company is launching its drone delivery service in the Lockeford, California region. This would make it the first region to receive drone deliveries later this year. According to Amazon, the drones can fly beyond the line of sight and will be programmed to deliver packages to customers’ backyards. After considering all this, here are three more top tech stocks to look out for in the stock market now.\nTech Stocks To Buy [Or Sell] Today\nOracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL)\nTwitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR)\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nOracle Corporation\nFirst and foremost, we have Oracle. Oracle is a computer technology corporation that provides organizations around the world with computing infrastructure and software. The company is one of the largest suppliers of database software and business applications in the world. On the whole, the company primarily operates via its Oracle database software, a relational database management system, and for computer systems and software, such as Solaris and Java.\nAfter the closing bell on Monday, Oracle announced its fourth quarter of 2022 and the fiscal full-year financial results. In summary, Total quarterly revenues were up 5% year-over-year and up 10% in constant currency to $11.8 billion. Cloud services and license support revenues were up 3% and up 7% in constant currency to $7.6 billion. Cloud license and on-premise license revenues were up 9% and 12% in constant currency to $5.9 billion. Furthermore, the company has reported a net income of $3.2 billion, with an earnings per share of $1.16.\nLast week, Oracle completed its acquisition with Cerner. With Cerner, the company will build inroads in the healthcare industry which has been slow to adopt cloud technology. Simultaneously, the company believes that revenues may increase up to 19% in the current quarter. Larry Ellison, the Oracle Chairman, and CTO said, “Cerner and Oracle together have all the technologies required to provide healthcare professionals with better information—and better information will fundamentally transform healthcare.” Given the strong earnings report, do you have ORCL stock on your watchlist?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Edge Higher; FedEx Up After Raising Quarterly Cash Dividend\nTwitter Inc.\nTwitter is a real-time social media network that allows anyone to express themselves publicly. It links users to people, information, ideas, views, and news through a network. In addition, the company offers live commentary, live connections, and live dialogues. Through mobile devices and the internet, the application delivers social networking and microblogging capabilities. Moreover, businesses can utilize the corporation as a marketing tool. Promoted Tweets, Promoted Accounts, and Promoted Trends are some of the company’s services.\nAs many would know by now, Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has made a deal with Twitter to take over the company. Twitter has agreed to sell itself to Musk for $54.20 a share. In total, the deal is worth about $44 billion. With this deal, Elon Musk has planned to take the company private. This deal is now expected to close this year, subjected to the vote of Twitter shareholders and certain regulatory approvals.\nIn recent light, Musk will be addressing Twitter employees for the first time this coming Thursday. Parag Agrawal, the chief executive officer of Twitter, had announced a meeting in an email to the employees. Musk has expressed frustrations towards the company’s management, as there had been several fake accounts on the social media platform. With that, Twitter has complied with Musk’s demands of sharing the information for analysis of the issues at hand. Additionally, Twitter intends to enforce this merger agreement. Knowing all of this, is TWTR stock worth investing in right now?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nApple Inc.\nLast but not least, let us look at the multinational technology company, Apple. The corporation is a leader in the development and distribution of innovative information and communication devices. Furthermore, Apple has always been at the forefront of product development. Apple’s product portfolio includes iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. The company also develops and markets a wide range of software needed to support the operation of the company’s media and other communication tools.\nRecently, Apple announced its next-generation laptops, featuring the iPhone maker’s next-generation in-house chips. Ever since the company started selling its Macs powered by its homegrown M1 processors in late 2020, the company’s computer business has been picking up momentum. Now, the company has introduced the M2, which will debut in the new Macbook Air and Macbook Pro. Apple says that its M2 chip is about 1.2x faster in terms of photo editing tasks. Additionally, Mac sales have been reported to have risen over 14% in the March quarter.\nAt the same time, Apple provides its users with gaming and music streaming services namely Apple Arcade and Apple Music respectively. These two offerings could see revenue jump by 36% to $8.2 billion in 2025, according to JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM). Additionally, these two services are likely to have a combined number of 180 million subscribers due to the booming gaming industry. In particular, Apple Music is the second-largest music-streaming service in the world and could rake in approximately $7 billion by 2025. As Apple gains momentum, would AAPL stock be a top tech stock to consider adding to your portfolio?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Tech Stocks To Buy [Or Sell] Today Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Oracle Corporation First and foremost, we have Oracle. As Apple gains momentum, would AAPL stock be a top tech stock to consider adding to your portfolio? Notably, as of earlier today, a report from The Information notes that Netflix is hard at work building its ad-supported content.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech Stocks To Buy [Or Sell] Today Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Oracle Corporation First and foremost, we have Oracle. As Apple gains momentum, would AAPL stock be a top tech stock to consider adding to your portfolio? On the whole, the company primarily operates via its Oracle database software, a relational database management system, and for computer systems and software, such as Solaris and Java.', 'news_article_title': 'Looking For New Stocks To Invest In Now? 3 Tech Stocks To Watch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech Stocks To Buy [Or Sell] Today Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Oracle Corporation First and foremost, we have Oracle. As Apple gains momentum, would AAPL stock be a top tech stock to consider adding to your portfolio? The company is one of the largest suppliers of database software and business applications in the world.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Tech Stocks To Buy [Or Sell] Today Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Oracle Corporation First and foremost, we have Oracle. As Apple gains momentum, would AAPL stock be a top tech stock to consider adding to your portfolio? Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Edge Higher; FedEx Up After Raising Quarterly Cash Dividend Twitter Inc. Twitter is a real-time social media network that allows anyone to express themselves publicly.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-watch-gets-fda-nod-for-parkinsons-monitoring', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple AAPL, along with developer partner Rune Labs, has recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to use Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease.\nApple Watch’s Parkinson monitoring was one of the many services offered by the company when it first launched ResearchKit back in 2015. The Parkinson monitoring service provided at that time was just to gather aggregated data by performing certain tests during specific periods to help researchers.\nHowever, with the help of the movement disorder API developed by Apple, Rune Labs can use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other symptoms of Parkinson’s disease throughout a day and gather individual data.\nThis is the first time Apple Watch’s Parkinson monitoring will be used clinically as it will assist doctors in assessing a patient’s symptoms and providing better treatment. Currently, doctors have to collect data on a patient’s movements during a short clinical visit, which is not sufficient as symptoms vary with time. Apple Watch will provide doctors with a continuous stream of observations that can help them make proper diagnoses.\nApple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\nApple Watch Health Features Helps Garner Market Share\nApple previewed watchOS 9 during the WWDC 2022, which heavily focused on health and fitness features.\nDuring the event, Apple announced that the AFib history feature will be coming to Apple Watch with watchOS 9. Apple Watch provides notifications by identifying potential signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib). Moreover, with the new AFib history feature, users can estimate how frequently one’s heart rhythm shows signs of AFib. If left untreated, this can result in a stroke.\nApple wants to develop its health and fitness features as services that can be used clinically, differentiating itself from competitors\nPer Verified Market Research, the global smartwatch market is expected to reach $690.38 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 66.92% from 2019 to 2026.\nApple is the leading market shareholder in the smartwatch industry, but is facing stiff competition from Garmin GRMN and Alphabet’s GOOGL Google.\nGarmin has been able to benefit from the growing fitness business amid the pandemic with its different smartwatches to meet the diverse needs of outdoor hikers, swimmers as well as other health enthusiasts.\nAlphabet also remains well-poised to rapidly penetrate the booming smartwatch space. The seamless synchronization of Wear OS with Google Fit and other health apps is a positive amidst the pandemic, which has increased health and fitness awareness.\nFurther, Apple is also expected to face stiff competition from Meta Platforms META in the smartwatch industry as Meta is working on producing wrist-worn devices.\nMeta has recently halted the development of a smartwatch with dual cameras and is instead working on other wrist- worn devices that can transmit nerve signals as digital commands, called electromyography. This will help in the development of metaverse. This feature separates Meta’s product from other smartwatches available in the industry and is expected to attract AR enthusiasts.\nHowever, Apple Watch’s adoption rate continues to grow rapidly as more than two-thirds of customers who purchased Apple Watch during second quarter 2022, were first-time customers.\nAs a result, Wearables, Home and Accessories sales increased 12.4% year over year to $8.81 billion and accounted for 9.1% of total sales, which impacted shareholders’ wealth positively.\nShares of Apple, which currently carry Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), have outperformed the Zacks Computer and Technology sector year to date. Apple shares have lost 25.7% compared with the sector’s decline of 32.2%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nHow to Profit from the Hot Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobal electric car sales in 2021 more than doubled their 2020 numbers. And today, the electric vehicle (EV) technology and very nature of the business is changing quickly. The next push for future technologies is happening now and investors who get in early could see exceptional profits. \nSee Zacks' Top Stocks to Profit from the EV Revolution >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nGarmin Ltd. (GRMN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL, along with developer partner Rune Labs, has recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to use Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Parkinson monitoring service provided at that time was just to gather aggregated data by performing certain tests during specific periods to help researchers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL, along with developer partner Rune Labs, has recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to use Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, with the help of the movement disorder API developed by Apple, Rune Labs can use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other symptoms of Parkinson’s disease throughout a day and gather individual data.', 'news_article_title': "Apple (AAPL) Watch Gets FDA Nod for Parkinson's Monitoring", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL, along with developer partner Rune Labs, has recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to use Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, with the help of the movement disorder API developed by Apple, Rune Labs can use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other symptoms of Parkinson’s disease throughout a day and gather individual data.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL, along with developer partner Rune Labs, has recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to use Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, with the help of the movement disorder API developed by Apple, Rune Labs can use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other symptoms of Parkinson’s disease throughout a day and gather individual data.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-updates-google-calendar-with-new-features', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Alphabet’s GOOGL division, Google, is leaving no stone unturned to advance its time-management and scheduling calendar tool, Google Calendar, by bringing innovative capabilities.\nReportedly, Google has started rolling out a redesigned version of the layout of emails sent by Google Calendar to make the event details useful and accessible to users.\nThe redesigned version gives users both old and updated information in case of any modification to an event.\nThe updated features are available to customers using Google Workspace, legacy G Suite Basic and Business and those with personal Google Accounts.\nWith the latest capabilities, Alphabet strives to provide an enhanced experience to Google Calendar users.\nWe believe the latest move is expected to boost the adoption rate of Google Calendar.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nEfforts to Bolster Google Workspace\nWith the recent initiative, Alphabet has added strength to the Google Workspace consisting of Gmail, Meet, Drive, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and more. Moreover, Google Workspace has been driving the company’s momentum across organizations demanding productivity and collaboration tools.\nApart from the latest move, Google Drive, on the web, is seeing an upgrade with the required keyboard shortcuts to help users manage their files effortlessly.\nAdditionally, Google Docs is gearing up to add emoji reactions in documents to express opinions in an informal way.\nFurther, Gmail introduced a new feature that allows users to pause mobile notifications while the desktop client remains active.\nAll these endeavors are expected to continue bolstering the adoption rate of Google Workspace. This in turn will likely drive the company’s top-line growth in the days ahead.\nConsequently, GOOGL will win investors’ confidence in the near as well as long term.\nShares of the company have been down 26.6% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 29% over the same timeframe.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nCompetitive Scenario\nThe abovementioned endeavors are likely to provide Google a competitive edge against other organizations like Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Dropbox DBX that also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications.\nCurrently, Google’s parent, Alphabet, carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nShares of Microsoft have been down 28% in the year-to-date period. The company’s offering, Microsoft365, delivers powerful productivity and office tools to help users work, learn, organize and connect.\nFurther, MSFT’s Outlook calendar, which is completely integrated with email, contacts, and other features, lets users create appointments, events and meetings, view group schedules, manage another user’s calendar, and more.\nApple has lost 25.8% in the year-to-date period. The company’s Apple iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.\nAdditionally, the company lets users create and manage calendars on iCloud.com. Users can also customize their calendar on iPhone per their convenience.\nDropbox has lost 15.7% over the same time frame. The company’s Dropbox Business offers powerful features like more cloud storage, sharing of large files, additional security and tighter admin controls to ensure enhanced team productivity for businesses.\nFurther, Dropbox allows users to connect their Google or Outlook calendar and contacts to the Dropbox account. This remains a positive for the company.\n\nHow to Profit from the Hot Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobal electric car sales in 2021 more than doubled their 2020 numbers. And today, the electric vehicle (EV) technology and very nature of the business is changing quickly. The next push for future technologies is happening now and investors who get in early could see exceptional profits. \nSee Zacks' Top Stocks to Profit from the EV Revolution >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nDropbox, Inc. (DBX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Competitive Scenario The abovementioned endeavors are likely to provide Google a competitive edge against other organizations like Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Dropbox DBX that also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apart from the latest move, Google Drive, on the web, is seeing an upgrade with the required keyboard shortcuts to help users manage their files effortlessly.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Competitive Scenario The abovementioned endeavors are likely to provide Google a competitive edge against other organizations like Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Dropbox DBX that also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Further, MSFT’s Outlook calendar, which is completely integrated with email, contacts, and other features, lets users create appointments, events and meetings, view group schedules, manage another user’s calendar, and more.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Updates Google Calendar With New Features', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Competitive Scenario The abovementioned endeavors are likely to provide Google a competitive edge against other organizations like Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Dropbox DBX that also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Further, MSFT’s Outlook calendar, which is completely integrated with email, contacts, and other features, lets users create appointments, events and meetings, view group schedules, manage another user’s calendar, and more.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Competitive Scenario The abovementioned endeavors are likely to provide Google a competitive edge against other organizations like Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Dropbox DBX that also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet’s GOOGL division, Google, is leaving no stone unturned to advance its time-management and scheduling calendar tool, Google Calendar, by bringing innovative capabilities.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/adobe-revamps-metaverse-design-tools-for-apples-chips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJune 14 (Reuters) - Adobe Inc ADBE.O on Tuesday said it has reworked several of its tools for creating three-dimensional content to make them work well on Apple Inc AAPL.O computers that use the iPhone maker\'s proprietary "M" series chips.\nAdobe has long been a major player providing software in creative fields like photography, graphic design and film. But Adobe has been working to build out more tools for making the three-dimensional worlds and objects used in video games and, increasingly, the so-called metaverse, where companies like Meta Platforms Inc FB.O are hoping to use augmented reality technology to overlay digital content on the real world.\nAdobe acquired software tools called Substance 3D in 2019 when it bought French firm Allegorithmic for an undisclosed sum. The tool helps the makers of movies like "Frozen 2" and games imbue the digital objects they create with a wide array of lifelike textures, like wood or leather.\nAdobe said that it has reworked the software so that it will run on Apple\'s proprietary chips, a move that is likely to help Apple gain some ground of its own. While Apple\'s laptops and desktop are widely used in some creative fields like music production, game developers tend to still rely on PCs that can be paired with power graphics chips from Nvidia Corp NVDA.O that help graphics look more realistic.\nBut Apple\'s new chips have added new graphics processing power, and Adobe plans to take full advantage of it in the new software, said Francois Cottin, senior director of marketing at Adobe.\n"For these kinds of use cases, vertical integration is really key, from the app all the way to the chip," Cottin said. "We\'ve been working very closely with Apple on future-looking use cases. I think Substance 3D definitely represent that."\nAdobe also said Tuesday that it had signed up new customers for its three-dimensional content creation tools, including German fashion brand Hugo Boss and outdoor footwear brand Salomon Group.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Christopher Cushing)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 14 (Reuters) - Adobe Inc ADBE.O on Tuesday said it has reworked several of its tools for creating three-dimensional content to make them work well on Apple Inc AAPL.O computers that use the iPhone maker\'s proprietary "M" series chips. Adobe acquired software tools called Substance 3D in 2019 when it bought French firm Allegorithmic for an undisclosed sum. The tool helps the makers of movies like "Frozen 2" and games imbue the digital objects they create with a wide array of lifelike textures, like wood or leather.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 14 (Reuters) - Adobe Inc ADBE.O on Tuesday said it has reworked several of its tools for creating three-dimensional content to make them work well on Apple Inc AAPL.O computers that use the iPhone maker\'s proprietary "M" series chips. But Adobe has been working to build out more tools for making the three-dimensional worlds and objects used in video games and, increasingly, the so-called metaverse, where companies like Meta Platforms Inc FB.O are hoping to use augmented reality technology to overlay digital content on the real world. Adobe said that it has reworked the software so that it will run on Apple\'s proprietary chips, a move that is likely to help Apple gain some ground of its own.', 'news_article_title': "Adobe revamps metaverse design tools for Apple's chips", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 14 (Reuters) - Adobe Inc ADBE.O on Tuesday said it has reworked several of its tools for creating three-dimensional content to make them work well on Apple Inc AAPL.O computers that use the iPhone maker\'s proprietary "M" series chips. Adobe acquired software tools called Substance 3D in 2019 when it bought French firm Allegorithmic for an undisclosed sum. While Apple\'s laptops and desktop are widely used in some creative fields like music production, game developers tend to still rely on PCs that can be paired with power graphics chips from Nvidia Corp NVDA.O that help graphics look more realistic.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 14 (Reuters) - Adobe Inc ADBE.O on Tuesday said it has reworked several of its tools for creating three-dimensional content to make them work well on Apple Inc AAPL.O computers that use the iPhone maker\'s proprietary "M" series chips. But Adobe has been working to build out more tools for making the three-dimensional worlds and objects used in video games and, increasingly, the so-called metaverse, where companies like Meta Platforms Inc FB.O are hoping to use augmented reality technology to overlay digital content on the real world. But Apple\'s new chips have added new graphics processing power, and Adobe plans to take full advantage of it in the new software, said Francois Cottin, senior director of marketing at Adobe.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-is-everyone-talking-about-stitch-fix-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) recently made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The online apparel retailer posted a disastrous fiscal third-quarter earnings report after the market close on June 9, and its stock sank 19% to an all-time low the following day.\nA barrage of analyst downgrades exacerbated that pain, and its stock now trades nearly 60% below its initial public offering (IPO) price and more than 90% below its all-time high from last January. Let\'s review the business, why the stock was crushed, and if there\'s any hope left for Stitch Fix bulls in this unforgiving market.\nWhat does Stitch Fix do?\nStitch Fix isn\'t a traditional apparel retailer. Instead of letting customers choose their own clothes, the company\'s platform gathers data on its shoppers with an online survey and artificial-intelligence algorithms. It then charges a "styling fee" of $20 before curating bundles of five items for customers.\nIts customers pay for the items they want to keep and return the rest with a pre-paid shipping envelope. If they keep at least one item, the initial styling fee is deducted from the final price. If they keep all five, they receive a 20% discount. The company doesn\'t charge any subscription fees, and its deliveries can either be requested on demand or set on a regular schedule.\nIs Stitch Fix\'s business model sustainable?\nStitch Fix continued to gain active clients from fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2021 (which ended last August). It struggled with slower sales in fiscal 2020 as the pandemic throttled consumers\' demand for new apparel and disrupted its warehouse operations, but its business bounced back in fiscal 2021.\nHowever, Stitch Fix subsequently lost active clients in the first nine months of fiscal 2022, and its revenue growth has slowed to a crawl.\nPERIOD\nFY 2018\nFY 2019\nFY 2020\nFY 2021\n9M 2022\nActive Clients\n2.74 million\n3.24 million\n3.52 million\n4.17 million\n3.91 million\nYOY Change\n25%\n18%\n9%\n18%\n(5%)\nRevenue\n$1.23 billion\n$1.58 billion\n$1.72 billion\n$2.10 billion\n$1.59 billion\nYOY Change\n26%\n29%\n11%\n22%\n4%\nData source: Stitch Fix. YOY = year over year.\nThe company partly attributed that slowdown to its launch of its Freestyle service last September, which allows shoppers to purchase curated products without ordering a full "fix" of five items. That approach might help Stitch Fix better control its logistics expenses as fuel costs surge, but it could also cannibalize the core business model.\nIt also said Apple\'s privacy update for iOS, which allowed users to opt out of data-tracking features, generated additional headwinds.\nFor the fiscal fourth quarter, management expects revenue to decrease 13% to 15% year over year. That would translate to a 1% drop for the full year and represent its first annual revenue decline as a publicly-traded company.\nFocusing on profits instead of growth\nAs Stitch Fix expanded, it struggled to stay profitable while its logistics costs rose, and it increasingly relied on promotions to gain new shoppers.\nThe company was profitable on a GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) basis a few years ago, and it reported a better track record of positive adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). However, its GAAP losses have deepened recently.\nPERIOD\nFY 2018\nFY 2019\nFY 2020\nFY 2021\n9M 2022\nNet Income (loss)\n$44.9 million\n$36.9 million\n($67.1 million)\n($8.9 million)\n($110.8 million)\nAdjusted EBITDA\n$53.6 million\n$39.6 million\n($29.1 million)\n$64.9 million\n$12.3 million\nData source: Stitch Fix.\nFor the fiscal 2022 fourth quarter, management expects to post negative adjusted EBITDA of $25 million to $30 million, which will cause that metric to turn negative for the full year.\nStitch Fix plans to lay off approximately 15% of its salaried positions (or 4% of its total headcount) to rein in costs, but that move will also cause it to incur $15 million to $20 million in one-time charges in the current quarter before it generates $40 million to $60 million in projected savings in fiscal 2023.\nCan Stitch Fix survive this difficult transition?\nStitch Fix ended its third quarter with no debt and $235 million in cash and investments, so it can slog through an extended period of slowing growth and widening losses.\nUnfortunately, supply chain constraints, inflation, and softer consumer spending will also likely throttle its growth for the foreseeable future. As a result, analysts expect revenue to rise just 3% in fiscal 2023, while net income and adjusted EBITDA stay deep in the red.\nIt deserves its discount valuation\nStitch Fix trades at just 0.3 times next year\'s sales, and its market cap of less than $700 million might make it a compelling takeover target for a larger apparel retailer.\nThat low valuation could also limit its downside potential going forward, but it also won\'t attract any bulls until the company stabilizes its client growth and narrows its losses. So for now, investors should simply avoid Stitch Fix and stick with more recession-resistant stocks to ride out this volatile market.\n10 stocks we like better than Stitch Fix\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Stitch Fix wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Stitch Fix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company partly attributed that slowdown to its launch of its Freestyle service last September, which allows shoppers to purchase curated products without ordering a full "fix" of five items. The company was profitable on a GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) basis a few years ago, and it reported a better track record of positive adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). It deserves its discount valuation Stitch Fix trades at just 0.3 times next year\'s sales, and its market cap of less than $700 million might make it a compelling takeover target for a larger apparel retailer.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Active Clients 2.74 million 3.24 million 3.52 million 4.17 million 3.91 million YOY Change 25% 18% 9% 18% (5%) Revenue $1.23 billion $1.58 billion $1.72 billion $2.10 billion $1.59 billion YOY Change 26% 29% 11% 22% 4% Data source: Stitch Fix. Net Income (loss) $44.9 million $36.9 million ($67.1 million) ($8.9 million) ($110.8 million) Adjusted EBITDA $53.6 million $39.6 million ($29.1 million) $64.9 million $12.3 million Data source: Stitch Fix. For the fiscal 2022 fourth quarter, management expects to post negative adjusted EBITDA of $25 million to $30 million, which will cause that metric to turn negative for the full year.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Is Everyone Talking About Stitch Fix Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What does Stitch Fix do? It then charges a "styling fee" of $20 before curating bundles of five items for customers. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Leo Sun has positions in Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Active Clients 2.74 million 3.24 million 3.52 million 4.17 million 3.91 million YOY Change 25% 18% 9% 18% (5%) Revenue $1.23 billion $1.58 billion $1.72 billion $2.10 billion $1.59 billion YOY Change 26% 29% 11% 22% 4% Data source: Stitch Fix. Net Income (loss) $44.9 million $36.9 million ($67.1 million) ($8.9 million) ($110.8 million) Adjusted EBITDA $53.6 million $39.6 million ($29.1 million) $64.9 million $12.3 million Data source: Stitch Fix. Stitch Fix plans to lay off approximately 15% of its salaried positions (or 4% of its total headcount) to rein in costs, but that move will also cause it to incur $15 million to $20 million in one-time charges in the current quarter before it generates $40 million to $60 million in projected savings in fiscal 2023.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/shiba-inu-could-have-turned-your-%243-into-%241-million-in-2021.-can-it-do-it-again', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Last year was a blockbuster for cryptocurrencies, with an influx of tokens hitting investors' radars beyond the market leaders Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). The overall value of the industry soared from $770 billion in January to a whopping $2.9 trillion by November, although it has since lost about two-thirds of its value.\nBut when it comes to gains, one cryptocurrency stood clearly above the rest last year. Controversial meme token Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) delivered a return of 43,800,000% between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021. There's no need to reach for the calculator: If your timing was perfect, an investment of just $3 would've turned into $1.3 million over that period.\nUnfortunately for investors who were late to the party, Shiba Inu hasn't fared so well in 2022. It's sitting on a steep year-to-date loss of more than 75%. Some investors might be thinking they should buy the dip ahead of a possible repeat of 2021's life-changing return, so let's explore whether that's a good idea.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nNew rules are on the way\nInvestors have been drawn to cryptocurrencies not only for their significant returns over the past few years, but also for their decentralized and unregulated nature. A veil of anonymity has allowed people to think like they're operating outside of the traditional financial system, which, especially lately, is beset by inflation and inefficiencies.\nBut after a number of catastrophic failures in the crypto industry, including the recent collapse of stablecoin TerraUSD, the U.S. government is racing to build guardrails to protect retail investors. Reclassifying many tokens as securities, which would impose tight compliance and audit rules on brokers, is a measure that will likely take effect.\nAnd beginning in 2023, cryptocurrency brokers will be required to report their customers' trading activity to the Internal Revenue Service, to legitimize investing activity and to make it easier to tax.\nBut these changes come at a cost. They eliminate the popular benefit of anonymity, and they could also make investing more expensive as additional costs are incurred by brokers and exchanges to comply with the new rules. Plus, at the individual level, investors would need to factor in the cost of accounting for their annual crypto activity to ensure tax liabilities are paid.\nThis might impact Shiba Inu, which mostly serves as a speculative vehicle without a real-world use case; for example, just 659 businesses accept the token as payment for goods and services globally. If all of the potential new rules come into play, smaller investors might conclude that making bets on Shiba Inu is just too much trouble, which would hurt its ability to make big price gains.\nThe math problem\nShiba Inu is much more valuable now than it was on Jan. 1, 2021, when it started to make its historic run. At the current price per token of $0.0000081, and with 589 trillion tokens in circulation, it has a market value of $4.5 billion.\nTo match its 43,800,000% return from 2021, Shiba Inu's price per token would need to jump to roughly $4.80. That would send the overall value of all Shiba Inu tokens to a mind-blowing $2.8 quadrillion.\nThat would make Shiba Inu 1,200 times more valuable than Apple, the world's largest company. It would also be worth 33 times more than the annual gross domestic product (GDP) of the entire world.\nIn other words, that return is, for all intents and purposes, completely out of the question.\nThere is one path to $4.80 for Shiba Inu\nThere is one way Shiba Inu could reach that lofty price target purely on a cosmetic basis, though it won't yield the desired return. That's by shrinking the number of existing tokens down from 589 trillion to about 1.28 billion.\nIn that situation, Shiba Inu would maintain the same total market valuation as it has right now. But it would send the price per token to about $4.80 each to make up for the reduction in supply. But there's a catch: Every Shiba Inu holder would need to participate in order to bring supply down that much (by 99.99998% to be precise), fully offsetting any potential price gain they would receive.\nShiba Inu developers are trying to do this on a smaller scale at the moment. One tool they're building is SHIB: The Metaverse, which is a virtual world for the Shiba Inu community. It will contain exclusive benefits for holders of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), in addition to 100,595 virtual land plots purchasable using the Ethereum cryptocurrency.\nLandowners will be allowed to change the name of their plots in exchange for a fee paid in Shiba Inu tokens, which will be burned and taken out of the supply forever, though it's going to take a mighty effort to shrink supply by the aforementioned amount.\nIn the end, while another 43,800,000% price gain is technically possible, it probably won't mean anything this time around.\n10 stocks we like better than Shiba Inu\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Shiba Inu wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nAnthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But after a number of catastrophic failures in the crypto industry, including the recent collapse of stablecoin TerraUSD, the U.S. government is racing to build guardrails to protect retail investors. This might impact Shiba Inu, which mostly serves as a speculative vehicle without a real-world use case; for example, just 659 businesses accept the token as payment for goods and services globally. But there's a catch: Every Shiba Inu holder would need to participate in order to bring supply down that much (by 99.99998% to be precise), fully offsetting any potential price gain they would receive.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Controversial meme token Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) delivered a return of 43,800,000% between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021. That would make Shiba Inu 1,200 times more valuable than Apple, the world's largest company. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, and Ethereum.", 'news_article_title': 'Shiba Inu Could Have Turned Your $3 Into $1 Million in 2021. Can It Do It Again?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Last year was a blockbuster for cryptocurrencies, with an influx of tokens hitting investors' radars beyond the market leaders Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). They eliminate the popular benefit of anonymity, and they could also make investing more expensive as additional costs are incurred by brokers and exchanges to comply with the new rules. That would make Shiba Inu 1,200 times more valuable than Apple, the world's largest company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If all of the potential new rules come into play, smaller investors might conclude that making bets on Shiba Inu is just too much trouble, which would hurt its ability to make big price gains. To match its 43,800,000% return from 2021, Shiba Inu's price per token would need to jump to roughly $4.80. There is one path to $4.80 for Shiba Inu There is one way Shiba Inu could reach that lofty price target purely on a cosmetic basis, though it won't yield the desired return."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-higher-after-mondays-rout-on-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.34%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.87%\nJune 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a potential rebound on Wall Street on Tuesday after a sharp selloff in the previous session pushed the S&P 500 into bear market territory.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX on Monday closed 20% below its all-time closing high hit on Jan. 3, while a key part of the Treasury yield curve inverted for the first time since April on mounting fears that the Federal Reserve\'s attempts to control soaring inflation will dent the economy. US/\nThe selling pressure appeared to ease in premarket trading. Market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 0.7% and 1.6%.\nOracle Corp ORCL.N was another gainer after posting upbeat quarterly results on demand for its cloud products. Its shares jumped 13.2%.\n"There may be opportunity for a bit of a breather from the aggressive expectations baked in, and you can see that in terms of how the markets are wandering today," said Edward Park, chief investment officer at Brooks Macdonald Asset Management in London.\n"Markets are undoubtedly going to be choppy."\nThe mood remained fragile ahead of the Federal Reserve\'s policy decision on Wednesday. Investors expect the U.S. central bank to raise interest rates by a big 75 basis points after last week\'s inflation data came in much hotter than anticipated.\nAt 06:50 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 103 points, or 0.34%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 20.25 points, or 0.54%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 98.5 points, or 0.87%.\nThe Labor Department will release producer price index (PPI) data at 8:30 a.m. ET. PPI for final demand likely rose 0.8% last month, after gaining 0.5% in April.\nAmong other stocks, medical equipment maker ResMed Inc RMD.N rose 1% after announcing a $1 billion deal for German healthcare software provider MEDIFOX DAN GmbH.\nContinental Resources Inc CLR.N jumped 7.3% after the shale producer received an all-cash buyout proposal from its founder Harold Hamm, valuing the company at $25.41 billion.\nUnited Airlines Holdings Inc UAL.O rose 0.7% after saying searches for international travel increased after the United States last week ended requirement that air travelers arriving in the country test negative for COVID-19.\n(Reporting by Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 0.7% and 1.6%. "There may be opportunity for a bit of a breather from the aggressive expectations baked in, and you can see that in terms of how the markets are wandering today," said Edward Park, chief investment officer at Brooks Macdonald Asset Management in London. Investors expect the U.S. central bank to raise interest rates by a big 75 basis points after last week\'s inflation data came in much hotter than anticipated.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 0.7% and 1.6%. Futures up: Dow 0.34%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.87% June 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a potential rebound on Wall Street on Tuesday after a sharp selloff in the previous session pushed the S&P 500 into bear market territory. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 103 points, or 0.34%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 20.25 points, or 0.54%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 98.5 points, or 0.87%.', 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Futures edge higher after Monday's rout on Wall Street", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 0.7% and 1.6%. Futures up: Dow 0.34%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.87% June 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a potential rebound on Wall Street on Tuesday after a sharp selloff in the previous session pushed the S&P 500 into bear market territory. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX on Monday closed 20% below its all-time closing high hit on Jan. 3, while a key part of the Treasury yield curve inverted for the first time since April on mounting fears that the Federal Reserve's attempts to control soaring inflation will dent the economy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 0.7% and 1.6%. Futures up: Dow 0.34%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.87% June 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a potential rebound on Wall Street on Tuesday after a sharp selloff in the previous session pushed the S&P 500 into bear market territory. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX on Monday closed 20% below its all-time closing high hit on Jan. 3, while a key part of the Treasury yield curve inverted for the first time since April on mounting fears that the Federal Reserve's attempts to control soaring inflation will dent the economy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-1000-index-etf-schk-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) was launched on 10/11/2017, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $1.95 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.52%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.10% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.22% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.02% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHK seeks to match the performance of the Schwab 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Schwab 1000 Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that includes the 1,000 largest stocks of publicly traded companies in the United States, with size being determined by market capitalization. The index is designed to be a measure of the performance of large- and mid-cap U.S. stocks.\nThe ETF has lost about -22.35% so far this year and is down about -12.89% in the last one year (as of 06/14/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $36.22 and $46.85.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 23.77% for the trailing three-year period. With about 994 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHK is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $278.91 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $340.15 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSchwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.22% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) was launched on 10/11/2017, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.22% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) was launched on 10/11/2017, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.22% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) was launched on 10/11/2017, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.22% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Schwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/german-cartel-office-examining-apples-tracking-rules', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details, background\nBERLIN, June 14 (Reuters) - Germany\'s cartel office is looking into Apple\'s AAPL.O rules on tracking for third-party apps to see whether they give the U.S. tech giant preferential treatment or hinder other companies, it said on Tuesday.\n"We welcome data-friendly business models that give users choices about how their data is used," said cartel office president Andreas Mundt. "However, a company like Apple, which can unilaterally set the rules in its ecosystem and especially in the App Store, should make them in line with competition."\nIn question is Apple\'s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, which requires users to give additional consent to having their data collected through tracking on apps that are not from Apple, according to the cartel office.\nTracking allows apps to collect user data and can be used for advertising purposes, such as personalized advertising.\nA spokesperson for Apple said the company would work constructively with the cartel office to resolve any issues and discuss its approach to tracking rules.\nThe spokesperson added that ATT does not stop companies from showing ads while also allowing users to control their privacy.\nUnder new regulations that came into force in 2021, the regulator can ban companies that have particular market weight from carrying out practices that harm market competition.\nThe office has meanwhile used the instrument to also open proceedings against Facebook, Amazon and Google.\n(Reporting by Nadine Schimroszik, Writing by Miranda Murray Editing by Madeline Chambers and David Evans)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds details, background BERLIN, June 14 (Reuters) - Germany\'s cartel office is looking into Apple\'s AAPL.O rules on tracking for third-party apps to see whether they give the U.S. tech giant preferential treatment or hinder other companies, it said on Tuesday. "We welcome data-friendly business models that give users choices about how their data is used," said cartel office president Andreas Mundt. A spokesperson for Apple said the company would work constructively with the cartel office to resolve any issues and discuss its approach to tracking rules.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds details, background BERLIN, June 14 (Reuters) - Germany's cartel office is looking into Apple's AAPL.O rules on tracking for third-party apps to see whether they give the U.S. tech giant preferential treatment or hinder other companies, it said on Tuesday. In question is Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, which requires users to give additional consent to having their data collected through tracking on apps that are not from Apple, according to the cartel office. Tracking allows apps to collect user data and can be used for advertising purposes, such as personalized advertising.", 'news_article_title': "German cartel office examining Apple's tracking rules", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds details, background BERLIN, June 14 (Reuters) - Germany\'s cartel office is looking into Apple\'s AAPL.O rules on tracking for third-party apps to see whether they give the U.S. tech giant preferential treatment or hinder other companies, it said on Tuesday. "However, a company like Apple, which can unilaterally set the rules in its ecosystem and especially in the App Store, should make them in line with competition." In question is Apple\'s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, which requires users to give additional consent to having their data collected through tracking on apps that are not from Apple, according to the cartel office.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details, background BERLIN, June 14 (Reuters) - Germany's cartel office is looking into Apple's AAPL.O rules on tracking for third-party apps to see whether they give the U.S. tech giant preferential treatment or hinder other companies, it said on Tuesday. In question is Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, which requires users to give additional consent to having their data collected through tracking on apps that are not from Apple, according to the cartel office. A spokesperson for Apple said the company would work constructively with the cartel office to resolve any issues and discuss its approach to tracking rules."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-sell-off%3A-1-stock-thats-defying-the-downturn-and-looks-set-to-explode', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks have been hammered brutally on the market, but contract electronics manufacturer Jabil (NYSE: JBL) has held its ground so far thanks to the strength of its business and its attractive valuation.\nWhile the tech-laden Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index has lost 16.4% of its value in the past three months, Jabil stock has remained relatively flat (down 2%). What\'s more, shares of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier have been in recovery mode of late despite the absence of any company-specific information.\nWith Jabil set to release its fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings report on Thursday, June 16, it won\'t be surprising to see this tech stock get a nice shot in the arm. Let\'s take a peek at what Jabil\'s quarterly numbers could look like and see why the stock can go on a bull run.\nJabil\'s growth has picked up the pace in recent quarters\nJabil has delivered consistently strong results this fiscal year thanks to the healthy demand for its services from different verticals such as 5G, automotive, healthcare, networking, connected devices, and healthcare. As it turns out, the company has raised its guidance for fiscal 2022 twice already and expects fiscal third-quarter revenue to land at $8.2 billion at the midpoint of its guidance range.\nThat would translate into a nice year-over-year increase of 14%. The company has guided for non-GAAP earnings of $1.60 per share at the midpoint, which would be a 23% jump over the year-ago quarter\'s figure of $1.30 per share. Analysts, however, have raised their expectations from Jabil. Wall Street is looking for $1.62 per share in earnings from Jabil on revenue of $8.22 billion.\nThe good part is that Jabil is witnessing solid momentum across its multiple end markets that could help it beat Wall Street\'s expectations. CFO Mike Dastoor had said on the March earnings conference call that Jabil is "expecting double-digit growth from the healthcare, automotive retail, industrial and semi-cap, and 5G wireless and cloud end markets."\nThe electric vehicle market is going to be a key growth driver for Jabil. The company points out that acceleration in the adoption of electric vehicles is expected to drive 50%-plus growth in automotive revenue this year. Jabil provides critical applications for electric vehicles such as battery management systems. This secular growth opportunity is driving impressive growth in the automotive business, and it should be a long-term tailwind for Jabil, as the global battery management systems market is expected to clock nearly 20% annual growth over the next decade, according to market researcher Fact.MR.\nJabil\'s biggest customer, Apple, which accounted for 22% of the company\'s top line in fiscal 2021, is another reason the company\'s results and guidance could turn out to be better than expected. While the overall smartphone market was down in the first quarter of 2022, Apple defied expectations with an increase in iPhone sales. That\'s because the company has been able to negotiate the supply chain challenges and is on track to produce 250 million iPhones in 2022, per third-party estimates.\nOther estimates suggest that Apple could produce 300 million iPhones this year, though that seems a tad aggressive amid the supply chain constraints plaguing the industry and macroeconomic headwinds. Still, Apple\'s iPhone shipments are expected to head higher in 2022. Apple shipped an estimated 236 million iPhones last year, so the growth in shipments of its largest customer should rub off positively on Jabil, as it supplies aluminum casings used in iPhones and iPads.\nThe stock is an enticing buy\nJabil looks well placed to deliver another quarter of impressive growth, and it could back its numbers up with robust guidance. Jabil stock is now trading at just 10 times earnings, compared to its five-year average earnings multiple of 38. The forward earnings multiple of 7.7 is even more attractive and points toward an improvement in the company\'s bottom line.\nThat\'s why investors looking to buy a value stock may want to take a closer look at Jabil before it releases its earnings, as a solid showing could send its shares soaring and make the stock relatively more expensive.\n10 stocks we like better than Jabil Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Jabil Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no positions in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What's more, shares of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier have been in recovery mode of late despite the absence of any company-specific information. Technology stocks have been hammered brutally on the market, but contract electronics manufacturer Jabil (NYSE: JBL) has held its ground so far thanks to the strength of its business and its attractive valuation. With Jabil set to release its fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings report on Thursday, June 16, it won't be surprising to see this tech stock get a nice shot in the arm.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'What\'s more, shares of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier have been in recovery mode of late despite the absence of any company-specific information. As it turns out, the company has raised its guidance for fiscal 2022 twice already and expects fiscal third-quarter revenue to land at $8.2 billion at the midpoint of its guidance range. CFO Mike Dastoor had said on the March earnings conference call that Jabil is "expecting double-digit growth from the healthcare, automotive retail, industrial and semi-cap, and 5G wireless and cloud end markets."', 'news_article_title': "Tech Sell-Off: 1 Stock That's Defying the Downturn and Looks Set to Explode", 'news_lexrank_summary': "What's more, shares of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier have been in recovery mode of late despite the absence of any company-specific information. The company points out that acceleration in the adoption of electric vehicles is expected to drive 50%-plus growth in automotive revenue this year. Apple shipped an estimated 236 million iPhones last year, so the growth in shipments of its largest customer should rub off positively on Jabil, as it supplies aluminum casings used in iPhones and iPads.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What's more, shares of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier have been in recovery mode of late despite the absence of any company-specific information. Jabil's growth has picked up the pace in recent quarters Jabil has delivered consistently strong results this fiscal year thanks to the healthy demand for its services from different verticals such as 5G, automotive, healthcare, networking, connected devices, and healthcare. This secular growth opportunity is driving impressive growth in the automotive business, and it should be a long-term tailwind for Jabil, as the global battery management systems market is expected to clock nearly 20% annual growth over the next decade, according to market researcher Fact.MR."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-turbulence%3A-1-growth-stock-to-buy-on-the-dip-and-hold', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "2022 has been a bumpy year for the stock market, and there isn't an end in sight just yet. The technology-focused Nasdaq-100 index is trading deep in bear market territory with a loss of over 30% year to date, and many individual tech stocks have fared much worse, some down as much as 70% in 2022.\nBut there are some companies having a slightly better year than the broad market, because their businesses are less exposed to the effects of higher interest rates and slower economic growth. Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) is one of them, down a less unnerving 24%. It's a global leader in digital language education, and its growth phase might be just getting started.\nHere's why it's a solid bet amid turbulent market conditions.\nDuolingo is executing flawlessly\nDuolingo shareholders are around 7% better off in 2022 than if they held the Nasdaq-100 index, and it's thanks to the company's stellar operating performance. In the face of economic uncertainty and a tumbling stock market, Duolingo delivered one of its best periods ever in the recent first quarter of 2022.\nDuolingo runs a mobile-first strategy for its language education platform, which more closely resembles a game than a learning experience. But that's why it's so successful -- it's an engaging app, and the company has even found ways to integrate social networking features to help users track the progress of their friends.\nIn the first quarter, monthly active users hit an all-time high of 49.2 million, and the number of users converting to a paid subscription soared 60% year over year to 2.9 million. It helped the app maintain its crown as the highest-grossing platform in the education category on Alphabet's Play Store, and the second spot on Apple's App Store.\nThe company's revenue jumped 47% in the quarter to $81.2 million, and bookings grew an even faster 55% to $102.1 million. That marked a quarterly all-time high on both counts, and since bookings are expected to eventually convert to revenue, it's indicative that even faster growth might be on the horizon in the future.\nMaturing as a business\nDuolingo only began to monetize its app with paid subscriptions in 2018, so it has scaled up its revenue incredibly quickly. Naturally, as the numbers have trended higher in each year since then, the rate of growth has slowed to a more sustainable level.\nOne key challenge Duolingo faces is profitability. It's still a loss-making company, because it's still early in its monetization phase, but with a gross profit margin of over 73%, it has plenty of flexibility to invest in growth before delivering positive earnings. Once the business achieves scale, it can trim back operating costs like sales and marketing so more money flows to the bottom line.\nUntil then, Duolingo is finding success by spending money to expand the number of languages it offers to include those with non-Roman writing systems like Japanese and Hebrew. In addition, it's investing in advanced technology like artificial intelligence to help users correct mistakes more quickly, improving the learning experience.\nWeathering the storm\nDuolingo estimates 1.8 billion people are learning a foreign language worldwide. It's often something many people want to do, but they fail to make the necessary commitment. Duolingo's app bridges that gap by offering a convenient and fun way to learn, which is highlighted by the remarkable fact 90% of its user acquisition is organic -- only the minority of growth comes through paid marketing.\nThat's a major advantage in tough economic conditions where companies would typically have to pay more to attract customers who are less sticky, and less willing to spend money. It's one reason Duolingo could continue to outperform its technology peers.\nAnother reason is the company's focus on emerging markets like India. This story is still in its infancy, but Duolingo saw 400% growth in that country in 2020, and it estimates that by the end of this year, 500 million Indians will have accessed the internet for the first time ever as mobile data costs continue to fall.\nIt's an enormous long-term opportunity as Duolingo offers arguably the most accessible way for citizens of economically developing nations to learn global languages like English.\nIf history can teach investors one thing, it's that bear markets don't last forever. In fact, they're often the best time to put money to work. For that reason, this might be a great chance to build a position in Duolingo stock ahead of the next bull market.\n10 stocks we like better than Duolingo, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Duolingo, Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Duolingo's app bridges that gap by offering a convenient and fun way to learn, which is highlighted by the remarkable fact 90% of its user acquisition is organic -- only the minority of growth comes through paid marketing. This story is still in its infancy, but Duolingo saw 400% growth in that country in 2020, and it estimates that by the end of this year, 500 million Indians will have accessed the internet for the first time ever as mobile data costs continue to fall. It's an enormous long-term opportunity as Duolingo offers arguably the most accessible way for citizens of economically developing nations to learn global languages like English.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the face of economic uncertainty and a tumbling stock market, Duolingo delivered one of its best periods ever in the recent first quarter of 2022. In the first quarter, monthly active users hit an all-time high of 49.2 million, and the number of users converting to a paid subscription soared 60% year over year to 2.9 million. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech Turbulence: 1 Growth Stock to Buy on the Dip and Hold', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Duolingo runs a mobile-first strategy for its language education platform, which more closely resembles a game than a learning experience. In the first quarter, monthly active users hit an all-time high of 49.2 million, and the number of users converting to a paid subscription soared 60% year over year to 2.9 million. 10 stocks we like better than Duolingo, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In the face of economic uncertainty and a tumbling stock market, Duolingo delivered one of its best periods ever in the recent first quarter of 2022. Duolingo's app bridges that gap by offering a convenient and fun way to learn, which is highlighted by the remarkable fact 90% of its user acquisition is organic -- only the minority of growth comes through paid marketing. 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To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 7, 2022\nThis video was recorded on April 28, 2022.\nChris Hill: [MUSIC] We like big moats and we cannot lie. Investors can\'t deny. I\'m not singing the rest of this, we got too much to get to on this episode. Motley Fool Money starts now. I\'m Chris Hill, joining me is Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Asit Sharma. Thanks for being here.\nAsit Sharma: Chris, thank you for having me.\nChris Hill: Jason Moser and Matt Frankel are going to be here later in the show to talk about moats, also known as one of the biggest advantages that business can have. But we\'re going to check in on the latest from PayPal and ServiceNow, let\'s start with Meta Platforms. Shares hit a 52-week low on Wednesday. Today, shares are up more than 10 percent off of that low because of a first-quarter report that wasn\'t perfect, but it definitely had bright spots. Meta Platforms seeing a rise in both active daily users and revenue per user. What stood out to you?\nAsit Sharma: Chris, for me, I think what stood out was made for TV Disney movie element in this earnings report. By that, I mean, in some Disney movies of old, you had the crazy tinker as genius farther who would spend part of the family\'s budget on stuff for his creations. Then at some point, the mom would step in and say, hey, we\'ve got to send the kids to camp this summer. You can\'t keep pouring money into this, we\'ve got to make it through the month. I think this was Meta Platforms realizing that as much as they want to invest in the metaverse, they can\'t go all-in. They dialed back their projected expenses for this year and this gives shareholders some confidence that the company will drop a little bit more money to the bottom line, I will just point out, in this quarter, Meta had $28 billion in total revenue. Now, how do that Reality Labs, which is right now, the expression of the metaverse where all the big money is being poured into that had around 700 million in revenue? It had three billion dollars odd in expenses. I don\'t want to call this a money pit, it\'s an investment. The payoff is uncertain, it\'s indefinite in the future. Having Facebook pullback, having Meta pullback the spend for this year gives investors a little bit of confidence that this is still an organization that\'s being run with the intent to provide them some returns.\nChris Hill: Stark contrast to what we saw three months ago when the stock fell 26 percent in a single day off of their previous earnings report. You refer to something that I think is important for any business, for shareholders of any company, which is not that we necessarily want to see management teams just tale telling to whatever Wall Street wants. But there is a certain level of transparency that it behooves companies to share. The more companies can communicate this is where we\'re going, the more likely investors are going to get on board for that trip. I think, as you indicated, Mark Zuckerberg and his team indicating, we\'re dialing this back a little bit. We\'re still headed to the metaverse we\'re still going in that direction. But we\'re going to pull back to spend just a little bit.\nAsit Sharma: I agree, Chris. At the end of the day, investors want to understand the game plan. In many cases, we, as investors, will punish a company less if we\'re not thrilled with a game plan, but at least we know what it is versus having that black box and just seeing the results come out quarter-after-quarter and then having to extrapolate. You don\'t want to do the hard work, you want management to tell you exactly what the plan is. In this case, I think it\'s good. Going back to your first point, just having the average daily users pop back up a little bit was comforting because you never know in this very competitive space, a crack in user growth could be a temporary thing, but it could signal something deeper and more permanent. Here, we see with Facebook, you had an increase of six percent year-over-year in their families daily active people, similar increase in family monthly active people. That gave shareholders a bit more comfort that OK we can go on with business as usual, this is still a growth story.\nChris Hill: Last thing, and then we can move on. It\'s always worth remembering this is an advertising business for whatever anyone\'s perception of Facebook, Instagram, the value proposition, privacy, all of those things. Remember, that at the end of the day, this is a business that makes its money off of advertising and they do a really, really good job of serving their customers.\nAsit Sharma: If this company solely focused on advertising, it would have this unimpeded path to growth still for several years out in the future. That\'s how strong this business is. It\'s good for them to signal that we are taking care of that core business because that is where the margin comes from, that\'s where the profits come from to invest in the metaverse and these forward-looking projects.\nChris Hill: PayPal\'s first quarter revenue was higher than Wall Street was expecting, but they cut guidance for the full fiscal year. PayPal\'s guidance for Q2 was pretty weak. I am surprised, therefore, that shares of PayPal are up three, four percent this morning, I get that the stock has been cut in half since the beginning of the year, so it\'s off of a lower point than it was. I almost hate to ask this question, but I\'m going to ask it anyway. Because it [laughs] speaks to a way of looking at investing that I don\'t invest this way and I know you don\'t invest this way, but when you look at the stock moving up off of this quarter and this guidance, I\'m left wondering, is this an indication that shares of PayPal have hit the bottom? I\'m not trying to time the bottom, I don\'t believe in that sort of thing. I don\'t know, these were not amazing results and this was certainly not great guidance.\nAsit Sharma: It\'s a legitimate question to ask, Chris. I don\'t want to time PayPal either, I\'m a shareholder, but I\'m interested in knowing if the investment community has said enough in the stock was down what, 55 percent before this report, year-to-date and it\'s not a great report, I can\'t figure it out either. It looks to me like there\'s some bargain hunting going on. Potentially, investors are looking at rejiggering the growth stories, realistic expectations going forward and thinking to themselves, hey, they could accelerate in a few quarters, so this might not be a bad place to add some shares. Those who\'ve been on the sidelines maybe see this as a little bit of settling. But I got to point out here, something funny happened on the way to world domination. PayPal of this quarter is not the PayPal of four quarters ago. I think this has something to do with the fact that there are many more specialist businesses that are attacking PayPal from various sides.\nChris Hill: They also announced they\'re going to be shutting their offices in San Francisco. Again, I think for all of the challenges this business has encountered, some of which are self-inflicted, I think it continues to be one of the most interesting businesses to watch for the rest of this year, both in terms of their ability to bounce back, but also just decisions like that. Obviously, part and parcel of a decision like that is, hey, we think this can save us money because I don\'t know if you\'ve been to San Francisco, but the real estate is cheap.\nAsit Sharma: Yeah. This is funny, Chris, because it\'s under-grids the point I was just making while also pointing out something good about management as your illuminating care, so they happen that they\'re closing the office that run Xoom, with an X, this is a money transfer business, money remittance business that competes with a lot of different players. One of those is a company called Wise which is now public as of a year or two ago, you can buy the trades in London. Wise just attacks this one thing that PayPal is very good at which is sending money abroad and working with multiple currencies, but they are a lot cheaper. They don\'t have to compete with PayPal over that whole platform. PayPal is looking to do a few things here. I totally agree with you, they\'re trying to get out of high rent district, they\'re trying to give employees a little bit more flexibility, and they\'re looking at the cost structure in this one part of the payment space they play in saying, hey, we need to be more competitive with this company because investors can choose just to buy Wise which is a more specialized company. In a lot of fronts, it\'s an interesting decision, it\'s simultaneously speaks to the difficulties they are having in the marketplace, but to management\'s agility, and Chris, decision-making that we\'ve seen out of Dan Schulman for a number of years now.\nChris Hill: ServiceNow might be the most under the radar $100 billion company in America. ServiceNow\'s first-quarter results were great. You tell me, because is on the Service, it looks like this was their best quarter for growth in a couple of years.\nAsit Sharma: Yeah, I love your description. Under the radar, most investors, I think, have a passing familiarity with ServiceNow. It\'s not a name that comes to mind when you ask the average retail investor to name their top five software-as-a-service stocks, but they\'re a juggernaut. They help big enterprises get more efficient with business process automation with workflow improvement and I think that, for me, ServiceNow, because they are so under the radar and underrated, they remind me of a certain type of tennis player. So I grew up in the small rural town, Chris, and there were three courts we could use spread across the town. One of them stood in the shadow of these tall pine trees, there was a time capsule nearby that someone had put like in the early 20th century. As kids, we literally had to play in the fall on top of pine leaves. We would skate around and I learned many life lessons there. One of the biggest being, be aware of the two-handed backhand specialist. If you\'ve ever played tennis, you\'ve met this player. It\'s the backend player who can hit the ball from anywhere on the core if it comes to their backend. It\'s two handed so it\'s powerful, it\'s precise, and because they always want you to hit to their backend, they have a pretty good forehand too which redirects you to getting back to that ball, and they never seem to lose. They\'re never going to floor you with their virtuosic but they\'re going to return every ball. ServiceNow has a direct salesforce team that is extremely focused, they\'re extremely aggressive in getting enterprise business long-term contracts at that. If you look at the metrics they reported today, sales were great. They rose, I think, 26 percent year-over-year, but the rate at which they added contracts over one million dollars, that grew at a rate of 41 percent year-over-year. They added 52 contracts in excess of a million bucks. Not a glamorous company but very dogged in the right space and I think this is yet another testament to their ability to execute.\nChris Hill: I never thought I was going to get a tennis analogy from anyone other than Bill Barker, so thank you for that. Let\'s wrap up on this, ServiceNow, PayPal, Meta Platforms, of these street companies, which are obviously doing very different things, which one do you think has the biggest mount?\nAsit Sharma: Well, I\'ll go with ServiceNow not because of recency bias because it\'s the one we just talked about. But if we looked really briefly at Facebook, as you mentioned, they\'ve got such a great advertising business but they understand that that also is only as good as the reach of their platforms which are prone any day to a new TikTok emerging, so they\'re trying to disrupt their own business building out their place in the Metaverse for that reason. They understand that moat is not as wise as it used to be. PayPal, as we\'ve mentioned, they focus on both the merchant side and the customer side. They\'re really broad, they\'ve got to compete against Square, Wise, which I mentioned, just a plethora of different payment specialists, so their moat is eroding overtime, Venmo is maturing. You look at ServiceNow, theirs is real simple, we\'re going to be the best at sitting across the table from the customers we do business with and convincing them to buy our product for another 3-5 years and we\'re going to hit the biggest companies in the world. It\'s not an unassailable moat. [MUSIC] Moats are never meant to be unassailable, therefore, the aggressor to try to figure out how to cross, but of the three companies, I think theirs is the clearest one to see on the ground today. That could change in a few quarters but I will give the price to ServiceNow.\nChris Hill: Asit Sharma, great talking to you, thanks for being here.\nAsit Sharma: So much fun. Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: How do you know if a business has truly established a moat around it? To discuss that and share some stocks that know how to protect themselves, here\'s Matt Frankel and Jason Moser.\nJason Moser: Hey, Matt. It\'s great to catch-up again, everything going well for you in the family down there in South Carolina?\nMatt Frankel: It is, but I am excited to get out of town this weekend to go to Omaha.\nJason Moser: I heard you were making a little trip and it feels that our topic today is quite appropriate given that you\'re making the pilgrimage to Omaha this weekend for the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. It\'s a really cool experience. I had the opportunity to go one year, I know you\'ll enjoy it. With that in mind, we\'re talking about moats today and how they pertain to investing. So with that in mind, let\'s just start with the most basic question, what do we mean when we say moat?\nMatt Frankel: For individual stock investors, a moat is more important than looking at industry growth, market size, things like that because if you\'re focusing on an individual company, you need to find a company that has competitive advantages that are enough to keep its market share growing, to keep its profitability high no matter what the economy does or anything like that which is especially important in inflation and in rising rates and things like that. A moat is any company that has a durable competitive advantage that should protect its profitability and market share for the foreseeable future.\nJason Moser: It feels like for all of the great qualities that are moat can offer for investors, it\'s a word we hear a lot. We hear of the criticism of the company don\'t have any moat. Well, I think the point I\'ve always tried to make is finding a moat is something very special. You don\'t see companies with just moats all around so when you find one, it really isn\'t essentially it. I think one of my favorite quotes really paints a good picture. There\'s Warren Buffett when he said I quote, "A good business is like a strong castle with a deep moat around it, I want sharks in the moat, I want it untouchable," and I think that really conveys exactly what you were saying there, just it\'s a durable competitive advantage that really it\'s very difficult to disrupt. But with that said, it\'s not something that every business possesses, really, only very few truly do, and over time, they can become assailable. I think that technology has really changed the game in a lot of ways for some businesses. But let\'s talk about businesses with moat, some of the companies you feel like possess moats today that investors should be keeping their eyes on.\nMatt Frankel: Yeah. So a moat can take a bunch of different forms. Just to run down a few before I launch into a few companies, a powerful brand name. Think of a company that\'s synonymous with its industry. For example, you don\'t say I am going to search for something on the Internet, you say I\'m going to Google it.\nJason Moser: Yes.\nMatt Frankel: Google would be accompanied with a brand-based moat, I would say.\nJason Moser: Charlie Munger loves that. I think he\'s always said, what\'s his quote? He said, I don\'t think I\'ve seen a business with a wider moat or something like that. [laughs]\nMatt Frankel: Right. Amazon, which put the name above its stock, dominant scale, its name is synonymous with e-commerce for the most part and not only that it has cost advantages which is another form a moat can take because it has a massive distribution and shipping network that literally no other company can match.\nJason Moser: Yeah.\nMatt Frankel: There are other forms of moats, there\'s a cash moat. This is what Buffett aims to achieve. This is why Berkshire has, I think, what, a $140 billion of cash on its balance sheet. Because no matter what happens in the economy, that cash not only will help Berkshire from going out of business, but gives them the flexibility to scoop up weaker competitors and gain market share. So that\'s another form of a moat superior products. Look at the iPhone. The iPhone is such a superior product that Apple can charge pretty much whatever it wants for it. So which allows higher margins, it keeps loyal customers. It\'s sucks people into their ecosystem. It\'s just a great all around product. The biggest Buffett stock there is is Apple, for that reason, because it\'s a very high moat business.\nJason Moser: Well, and I think intellectual property too is another one that we often talk about, IP, and that ranges from businesses in entertainment to technology to manufacturing. But intellectual property can be extremely valuable because it is unique, it\'s typically protected. I mean, it\'s often very difficult to replicate. It feels like, I don\'t know if you feel this way, but I do agree with you. I think that a brand name can be moat. It feels like it is a moat that is potentially more salable than the others just because there\'s the opportunity for leadership to bungled things. They can make a mess things up and they can tarnish the brands, so to speak. Sometimes you can recover from that. Other times maybe it\'s not quite so easy.\nMatt Frankel: I love the intellectual property point. It\'s not just tech companies that applies to, one of Buffett\'s above its older stocks, Coca-Cola. It has some of the other things I mentioned. The name is synonymous with the industry known pulls up to a drive through and orders a Pepsi. No one says can I have a large coke? It\'s got that massive distribution network in pricing power, but how valuable do you think Coca-Cola\'s recipe is? That\'s a piece of intellectual property that is a big moat to that business because it\'s not just that they have that brand name, but their product taste better. Ask Buffett, he\'ll tell you the same thing. [laughs] Intellectual property is the only reason the BlackBerry Corporation didn\'t go bankrupt because of the iPhones dominance. It\'s because they have so many patents in their portfolio and own so much of their intellectual property that they were able to stay alive even though their market share went away. Intel is another great example of a company with a ton of intellectual property that gives it a big moat. They\'re the most commonly used processor by computer makers and they own the patents to so much of their technology that it prevents more than one or two other competitors from even competing for their market share.\nJason Moser: You could also look at businesses and think, well, they have more than one moat too. In some ways, I mean, if we look at Disney as an example, I mean, Disney obviously has a tremendous advantage in that intellectual property, but that intellectual property serves many different purposes, and the theme park side of that business is obviously a crucial part of it. Just the physical nature of that theme park side of the business, that\'s a very, very difficult thing to replicate. All of the news that\'s going on right now with Florida and the governor there, back-and-forth, and people are saying, Disney to just pick up and leave Florida. You know what, it\'s not quite that easy. [laughs] They\'ve spent decades building out this massive presence there, that physical infrastructure, that physical presence is very difficult to disrupt. So you can find companies actually that have multiple moats, I\'d say.\nMatt Frankel: Disney World\'s like the size of Rhode Island, you can\'t just pick it up and move it.\nJason Moser: No.\nMatt Frankel: You\'re right. There are companies with multiple moats, like some of the ones I mentioned, Coca-Cola, distribution network is superior. That gives a cost advantages. It\'s got pricing power because of that brand name. It\'s got intellectual property because of its recipes. The name is synonymous with its industry. Apple has several different competitive moats. Berkshire itself has several different competitive moats. They sell a product that people need and have brand recognition. GEICO. Can you name a company more recognizable in the auto industry space than GEICO?\nJason Moser: No. Might be Progressive.\nMatt Frankel: Might be a distant second. Even within the business, there\'s a lot of different competitive moats. Utilities. Utilities have near monopoly in the areas they operate. A ton of competitive moats in the utility business. Just a ton of different competitive moats and you\'re right, companies are not limited to just one.\nJason Moser: What are some of the things just as it for investors that are looking to identify moats. I mean, I feel like we\'ve hit on this, but if there\'s something in particular, part of your process, something that you use as a starting point in order to try to find business that has moat, like identifying that motor, their metrics, or are there things that you look for in order to be able to really ascertain, yeah, this business has a moat or no, it doesn\'t.\nMatt Frankel: I can name two screening factors that will help you narrow down to like five percent of the companies in the market. One, how did the earnings holdup during tough times? If earnings continue to grow during, say, the financial crisis or during any recession, that\'s number 1. Number 2, companies that have a decade plus history of growing their market share every year. If a company can continuously grow its market share, especially at a competitive industry like technology or consumer products or things like that, if a company can continuously grow its market share, like Amazon continues to do, that\'s a great way to narrow down companies with wide moats.\nJason Moser: Well, it makes a lot of sense to me, Matt, and it\'s always great catching up with you. Safe travels this weekend. Are you going to be providing any real-time coverage while you\'re there? How can we follow the Matt Frankel Berkshire experience?\nMatt Frankel: I will be on The Morning Show for two hours the following Monday to do a recap, and I will be live tweeting at the event while questions are going on, that\'s pretty much the best way to follow me @TMFMathGuy.\nJason Moser: [MUSIC] @TMFMathGuy. Follow him, keep up to speed with what\'s going on in Omaha this weekend for the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. Matt, enjoy it. I\'m sure you\'ll have a blast.\nMatt Frankel: Thanks, Jason. Always good to be here.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Asit Sharma has positions in Coca-Cola, PayPal Holdings, and Walt Disney. Chris Hill has positions in Amazon, Apple, PayPal Holdings, and Walt Disney. Jason Moser has positions in Amazon, Apple, PayPal Holdings, and Walt Disney. Matthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), PayPal Holdings, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Meta Platforms, Inc., PayPal Holdings, ServiceNow, Inc., and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends BlackBerry and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'They dialed back their projected expenses for this year and this gives shareholders some confidence that the company will drop a little bit more money to the bottom line, I will just point out, in this quarter, Meta had $28 billion in total revenue. Potentially, investors are looking at rejiggering the growth stories, realistic expectations going forward and thinking to themselves, hey, they could accelerate in a few quarters, so this might not be a bad place to add some shares. Amazon, which put the name above its stock, dominant scale, its name is synonymous with e-commerce for the most part and not only that it has cost advantages which is another form a moat can take because it has a massive distribution and shipping network that literally no other company can match.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Asit Sharma discusses: Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) bouncing back from its recent lows. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Meta Platforms, Inc., PayPal Holdings, ServiceNow, Inc., and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends BlackBerry and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why You Want the Companies You Own to Have Big Moats', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Chris Hill: Jason Moser and Matt Frankel are going to be here later in the show to talk about moats, also known as one of the biggest advantages that business can have. There\'s Warren Buffett when he said I quote, "A good business is like a strong castle with a deep moat around it, I want sharks in the moat, I want it untouchable," and I think that really conveys exactly what you were saying there, just it\'s a durable competitive advantage that really it\'s very difficult to disrupt. If a company can continuously grow its market share, especially at a competitive industry like technology or consumer products or things like that, if a company can continuously grow its market share, like Amazon continues to do, that\'s a great way to narrow down companies with wide moats.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser and Motley Fool contributor Matt Frankel discuss some ways to identify businesses with moats and share some stocks that know how to protect themselves. Matt Frankel: For individual stock investors, a moat is more important than looking at industry growth, market size, things like that because if you're focusing on an individual company, you need to find a company that has competitive advantages that are enough to keep its market share growing, to keep its profitability high no matter what the economy does or anything like that which is especially important in inflation and in rising rates and things like that. If a company can continuously grow its market share, especially at a competitive industry like technology or consumer products or things like that, if a company can continuously grow its market share, like Amazon continues to do, that's a great way to narrow down companies with wide moats."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/uk-music-subscriptions-in-decline-as-households-seek-savings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By James Davey\nLONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Britons cancelled over 1 million music subscriptions in the first quarter as a worsening cost of living crisis forced them to make savings, industry data showed on Thursday.\nPessimism in British households has hit unprecedented levels, as wages struggle to keep pace with inflation that reached a 40-year high of 9% in April and is heading for double digits.\nThat is forcing many to eke out savings from household budgets.\nMarket researcher Kantar said 37% of UK consumers cited wanting to save money as the reason they cancelled music subscriptions in a market dominated in recent years by platforms such as Spotify SPOT.N, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O.\n"The rising cancellation rates of music subscriptions is evidence that British households are starting to prioritise the spending of their disposable income," Kantar said.\nIt noted that in Britain, subscriptions are dropping the fastest amongst younger consumers, with the percentage of under 35s having access to a music subscription dropping from 57.0% to 53.5% year-on-year.\nKantar said penetration of total individuals who have access to at least one music subscription was 39.5% of British adults in the first quarter of 2022, down from 39.7% in the previous quarter.\nThat compares with an unchanged 48.8% in the United States and 36.6% in Germany, up from 35.9%.\nIn April, Kantar reported that Britons were cancelling television and film subscription services.\nTo cut costs, Britons are also trading down in both stores and products, switching from mainstream supermarkets to discounters and from branded to lower priced private label products.\nThey are also cutting back on fuel purchases as they reduce the number of car journeys they make and cancelling repair warranties on domestic appliances.\nPoundland owner Pepco PCOP.WA said last week Britons were even reining in spending on essential items.\n(Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market researcher Kantar said 37% of UK consumers cited wanting to save money as the reason they cancelled music subscriptions in a market dominated in recent years by platforms such as Spotify SPOT.N, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By James Davey LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Britons cancelled over 1 million music subscriptions in the first quarter as a worsening cost of living crisis forced them to make savings, industry data showed on Thursday. Pessimism in British households has hit unprecedented levels, as wages struggle to keep pace with inflation that reached a 40-year high of 9% in April and is heading for double digits.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market researcher Kantar said 37% of UK consumers cited wanting to save money as the reason they cancelled music subscriptions in a market dominated in recent years by platforms such as Spotify SPOT.N, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By James Davey LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Britons cancelled over 1 million music subscriptions in the first quarter as a worsening cost of living crisis forced them to make savings, industry data showed on Thursday. In April, Kantar reported that Britons were cancelling television and film subscription services.', 'news_article_title': 'UK music subscriptions in decline as households seek savings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market researcher Kantar said 37% of UK consumers cited wanting to save money as the reason they cancelled music subscriptions in a market dominated in recent years by platforms such as Spotify SPOT.N, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By James Davey LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Britons cancelled over 1 million music subscriptions in the first quarter as a worsening cost of living crisis forced them to make savings, industry data showed on Thursday. Pessimism in British households has hit unprecedented levels, as wages struggle to keep pace with inflation that reached a 40-year high of 9% in April and is heading for double digits.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Market researcher Kantar said 37% of UK consumers cited wanting to save money as the reason they cancelled music subscriptions in a market dominated in recent years by platforms such as Spotify SPOT.N, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By James Davey LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Britons cancelled over 1 million music subscriptions in the first quarter as a worsening cost of living crisis forced them to make savings, industry data showed on Thursday. "The rising cancellation rates of music subscriptions is evidence that British households are starting to prioritise the spending of their disposable income," Kantar said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-stocks-to-buy-in-a-recession-3-cyclical-stocks-to-watch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Are These Top Cyclical Stocks On Your Watchlist This Week?\nAs investors wonder why are stocks up today, cyclical stocks could be worth considering in the stock market now. Why? Well for investors looking to buy on the dip, cyclicals would be a go-to now. After all, with a blazing hot economy and the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision due today, the sector would be under pressure. Regarding the latter, investors will likely be watching closely to see how much the Fed will be raising its benchmark interest rate. Following soaring consumer and producer price figures from May, there are growing mentions of a 75 basis point increase. Should this be the case, it would mark a first since 1994.\nAll in all, even as the Federal Reserve looks to address inflation, cyclical firms continue to power forward. Take energy industry goliath BP (NYSE: BP) for instance. As of today, the company is acquiring a 40.5% stake in the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH). Through its latest move, BP notes that it will oversee major parts of the development of the project. Also, BP believes it could “be one of the largest renewables and green hydrogen hubs in the world.”\nOn the whole, other oil industry titans such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) are also gaining momentum as oil prices rise. So much so, that even President Joe Biden recently highlighted the need for such firms to bolster their oil refinery output. At the same time, you also have firms like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) actively optimizing their consumer discretionary offerings as well. Both of which are expanding their streaming portfolios with new types of content. Should all this have you keen on cyclical stocks, here are three more to know in the stock market today.\nCyclical Stocks To Watch Today\nBaidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU)\nQUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM)\nSnowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW)\nBaidu Inc.\nFirst off today, we have the global technology corporation Baidu. In short, the company specializes in internet services and artificial intelligence (AI). In fact, it is one of the few firms in the world that offers a comprehensive AI stack. Its infrastructure includes AI chips, a deep learning framework, fundamental AI capabilities, and an open AI platform. Baidu also integrates cutting-edge AI capabilities into its goods and services, as well as unique application cases.\nToday, Baidu is in talks to sell its controlling stake in iQIYI (NASDAQ: IQ) a Chinese video streaming service firm. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, China’s online video market boomed, and iQIYI became one of the largest players in China’s video streaming market. Baidu, which owns 53% of iQIYI and more than 90% of its shareholder voting rights, plans to sell all its holdings. In total, the deal could value all of iQIYI at about $7 billion.\nThis divestment plan is made so that Baidu can focus more on developing its AI and autonomous driving units. Last week, JIDU, an electric vehicle company backed by Baidu, released a concept “robocar”. Xia Yiping, the chief executive officer of JIDU, said, “The transition to this new era is marked by the shift of driving power from humans to AI, with robocars ultimately achieving self-generating progress led by AI.” Following all of this, would you be watching BIDU stock?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Open Higher As Investors Brace For Fed Decision; DWAC Stock Rallies After Statement On Cooperating With The SEC\nQualcomm Inc.\nFollowing that, we have Qualcomm, a cyclical company that creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology. In fact, it is a global leader in developing and commercializing foundational technologies that are used in today’s wireless products. It also licenses its intellectual property portfolio, which includes certain patent rights to manufacture and use certain wireless products. Today, the company won its bid to topple a $1 billion antitrust fine from the European Union.\nIn detail, it was alleged that Qualcomm has been pressuring Apple to only buy its 4G chips, after judges said regulators made a series of blunders in their case. The 2018 fine on the company came after years of scrutiny from the EU. The commission says that it will carefully study the judgment and its implications. It will also reflect on its possible options moving forward. QCOM stock is up by over 1.7% on today’s opening bell in light of this piece of news.\nOn Monday, the company also announced that it has acquired Cellwize Wireless Technologies, a leader in mobile network automation and management. This acquisition will help accelerate Qualcomm as a leader in 5G Radio Access Networks (RAN) innovation and adoption. Cellwize’s 5G network deployment, automation, and management software platform capabilities will also further strengthen the company’s infrastructure solutions to fuel the digital transformation of industries, power the connected intelligent edge, and support the growth of the cloud economy. Given this piece of information, is QCOM stock worth investing in right now?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nSnowflake Inc.\nLast on this list, we have the cloud computing-based warehousing company Snowflake. The company provides a cloud-based data storage and analytics service, named as the Data Cloud. In summary, it is a network of thousands of organizations mobilizing data seamlessly across public clouds as data consumers, providers, and service providers. Accordingly, Snowflake provides services to the government, financial services, education, and technology sector among others.\nRecently, analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Snowflake from a Hold rating to a Buy rating. Analyst David Hynes Jr. says that he raised his rating to Buy and also kept his price target of $185 for Snowflake. Following its financial results of the first quarter of 2023, the company’s revenue for the quarter was $422.4 million, representing 85% year-over-year growth. In the meantime, product revenue of $394.4 million in the first quarter, representing 84% year-over-year growth. Its net revenue retention rate was 174% as of April 30, 2022. In particular, the company now has 6,322 total customers and 206 customers with trailing 12-month product revenue greater than $1 million.\nYesterday, the company announced that it is expanding native Python support and data access to advance programmability in its Data Cloud. These new enhancements will help data scientists, data engineers, and application developers to improve productivity. Snowflake’s latest innovations bring Python to the forefront, with the launch of Snowpark for Python, now in public preview, and a native integration with Streamlit for rapid application development and iteration. Considering the positive outlook, do you have SNOW stock on your watchlist?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'At the same time, you also have firms like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) actively optimizing their consumer discretionary offerings as well. Xia Yiping, the chief executive officer of JIDU, said, “The transition to this new era is marked by the shift of driving power from humans to AI, with robocars ultimately achieving self-generating progress led by AI.” Following all of this, would you be watching BIDU stock? Cellwize’s 5G network deployment, automation, and management software platform capabilities will also further strengthen the company’s infrastructure solutions to fuel the digital transformation of industries, power the connected intelligent edge, and support the growth of the cloud economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'At the same time, you also have firms like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) actively optimizing their consumer discretionary offerings as well. Cyclical Stocks To Watch Today Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW) Baidu Inc. First off today, we have the global technology corporation Baidu. Its infrastructure includes AI chips, a deep learning framework, fundamental AI capabilities, and an open AI platform.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Stocks To Buy In A Recession? 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'At the same time, you also have firms like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) actively optimizing their consumer discretionary offerings as well. Cyclical Stocks To Watch Today Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW) Baidu Inc. First off today, we have the global technology corporation Baidu. On Monday, the company also announced that it has acquired Cellwize Wireless Technologies, a leader in mobile network automation and management.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'At the same time, you also have firms like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) actively optimizing their consumer discretionary offerings as well. As investors wonder why are stocks up today, cyclical stocks could be worth considering in the stock market now. Cyclical Stocks To Watch Today Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW) Baidu Inc. First off today, we have the global technology corporation Baidu.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-oversold-blue-chip-stocks-to-buy-before-they-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBlue-chip stocks offer exposure to the world’s biggest and most well-financed corporations. They are industry titans with a history of surviving recessions and weathering economic storms.\nBut that doesn’t mean they’re immune to downturns. We’re witnessing one of the biggest thrashings on record, and it’s creating opportunities for those willing to look past the pain. Below I’ll reveal three of the best blue-chip stocks to buy before the recovery.\nAnd make no mistake, a rebound is coming that will bring rich rewards to those willing to plant seeds now. Remember, the financial market’s advance is permanent, and the declines are temporary. We could argue that a recession has already been priced in at this point in the cycle. The average S&P 500 stock has already fallen 30%, and the average Nasdaq and Russell 2000 component has been cut in half.\nWhile not every company will regain its old highs, these blue-chip beauties eventually will. And that makes them rousing buys at these deeply discounted prices.\nTicker Company Price\nWMT Walmart $118.65\nDIS Disney $95.88\nAAPL Apple $134.41\nBlue-Chip Stocks: Walmart (WMT)\nSource: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade\nDrawdown from the Highs: -26%\nThe last Walmart (NYSE:WMT) earnings report was disastrous, and Wall Street decided to bake in a slowdown in one fell swoop. The scalping shaved one-quarter of the company’s value, and after an oversold bounce, we’ve returned to the lows.\n7 Unstoppable Stocks to Own in 2022\nGiven the treacherous market backdrop and the fact that the S&P 500 just tumbled 10% in a single week, it’s going to be challenging to build a bullish case on any of today’s picks based on the technicals.\nSo I won’t.\nIf you’re buying, it’s based on the company’s fundamental strength combined with the damage that’s already been baked in. WMT stock is down 26% from the highs, and its earnings estimates haven’t fallen near as much. Thus, its P/E ratio has shrunk, making it a cheaper bet. You’re also getting paid a 1.9% dividend while waiting for the inevitable recovery.\nWalt Disney (DIS)\nSource: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade\nDrawdown from the Highs: -54%\nFor a blue-chip stock as old and storied as Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS), you might imagine a company that offers stability and lower beta. Unfortunately, DIS stock has been anything but. It’s gotten cut in half twice over the past three years. With the advent of Disney+, the Street started treating it as a high-growth stock. And while that seemed like a godsend following the pandemic when growth was in vogue, it’s causing severe trouble on the way down.\nIndeed DIS stock is suffering alongside the fallout in other streaming-related companies like Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU), and Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD). But now that prices are back to where they were in 2015, I think Disney has largely been de-risked. You rarely get a chance to acquire the Mouse House this far off the highs.\nBlue-Chip Stocks: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade\nDrawdown from the Highs: -27%\nAs the heavyweight champion of all public companies, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) demands a spot among any list of blue-chip stocks to buy during bear markets. The creator of all i-Things has proven its staying power over the past few decades and continued to defy skeptics and naysayers. Even if Apple’s growth rate slows, its fortress of a balance sheet will give it a long runway to continue rewarding shareholders with increasing dividends and share buybacks.\n7 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nIf you want to fine-tune your entry, you can wait for the price trend to turn higher first. It is oversold at nearly 30% off the highs but could fall further before the rubber band finally snaps back. For now, it would need to climb back above $150 to reverse the daily trend. We’ll likely form a lower resistance zone that provides a quicker entry over the coming weeks.\nOn the date of publication, Tyler Craig did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 3 Oversold Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Before They Rebound appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Price WMT Walmart $118.65 DIS Disney $95.88 AAPL Apple $134.41 Blue-Chip Stocks: Walmart (WMT) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -26% The last Walmart (NYSE:WMT) earnings report was disastrous, and Wall Street decided to bake in a slowdown in one fell swoop. Blue-Chip Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -27% As the heavyweight champion of all public companies, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) demands a spot among any list of blue-chip stocks to buy during bear markets. 7 Unstoppable Stocks to Own in 2022 Given the treacherous market backdrop and the fact that the S&P 500 just tumbled 10% in a single week, it’s going to be challenging to build a bullish case on any of today’s picks based on the technicals.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price WMT Walmart $118.65 DIS Disney $95.88 AAPL Apple $134.41 Blue-Chip Stocks: Walmart (WMT) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -26% The last Walmart (NYSE:WMT) earnings report was disastrous, and Wall Street decided to bake in a slowdown in one fell swoop. Blue-Chip Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -27% As the heavyweight champion of all public companies, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) demands a spot among any list of blue-chip stocks to buy during bear markets. Walt Disney (DIS) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -54% For a blue-chip stock as old and storied as Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS), you might imagine a company that offers stability and lower beta.', 'news_article_title': '3 Oversold Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Before They Rebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price WMT Walmart $118.65 DIS Disney $95.88 AAPL Apple $134.41 Blue-Chip Stocks: Walmart (WMT) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -26% The last Walmart (NYSE:WMT) earnings report was disastrous, and Wall Street decided to bake in a slowdown in one fell swoop. Blue-Chip Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -27% As the heavyweight champion of all public companies, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) demands a spot among any list of blue-chip stocks to buy during bear markets. Below I’ll reveal three of the best blue-chip stocks to buy before the recovery.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price WMT Walmart $118.65 DIS Disney $95.88 AAPL Apple $134.41 Blue-Chip Stocks: Walmart (WMT) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -26% The last Walmart (NYSE:WMT) earnings report was disastrous, and Wall Street decided to bake in a slowdown in one fell swoop. Blue-Chip Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -27% As the heavyweight champion of all public companies, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) demands a spot among any list of blue-chip stocks to buy during bear markets. Walt Disney (DIS) Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade Drawdown from the Highs: -54% For a blue-chip stock as old and storied as Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS), you might imagine a company that offers stability and lower beta.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-plenty-of-catalysts-could-fuel-a-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) stock has sagged lower alongside the rest of the market amid a renewed fear of rate hikes, inflation, and a coming economic slowdown. While the macro picture has gotten a lot weaker in recent months, one can\'t help but notice that Apple has pulled the curtain on many disruptive innovations.\nSome of these innovations are more than just intriguing concepts. They\'re potential cash cows that could fuel the next leg of earnings growth.\nEven if the U.S. economy is bound to fall into a recession in 2023, Apple has a lot of catalysts up its sleeves that could offset economic pressures on the horizon. Simply put, Apple is innovating at a rapid pace, and it\'s this innovation that will help the firm make a huge splash in the fintech and enterprise segments.\nIndeed, Apple has recognized where there\'s economic profit to be had. With such powerful network effects on its side, Apple can out-innovate rivals in an efficient manner. Now, Apple may not be a first-mover, but it is a firm that knows how to reinvent things remarkably well.\nApple\'s Hardware, Software, and Services Businesses Could Offset Recessionary Headwinds\nAs the company doubles down on financial services, with Apple Pay Later (or Pay in Four), Apple Tap to Pay, and even a possible hardware subscription service, we could witness the next era of the company\'s Services push.\nUnder CEO Tim Cook, Apple is fully-focused on delivering the best hardware, software, and services. It\'s the Services segment that\'s shined and what could be key to Apple\'s next round of multiple expansion.\nAs Services growth ramps up, hardware and software are not about to slow down.\nOn the hardware front, the big mixed-reality headset could be as little as a year away from launch. The exciting project, which has been years under development, was recently demoed to the board.\nWWDC 2022 also showcased amazing new innovations on the software front, with iOS 16 and macOS Ventura. Also, unveiling its M2 chip and a redesign on its Macbook Air. Indeed, Apple is not slowing down.\nAs Apple puts the finishing touches on its headset, in what could represent the biggest hardware innovation since iPhone, it could prove hard to keep Apple stock in the $130-140 range through 2023.\nThere are a lot of services, software, and hardware catalysts to look forward to over the medium term with Apple. For that reason, I remain bullish on the stock, even as it continues following broader markets to multi-year lows.\nAlso worth noting, on TipRanks, AAPL stock receives a Smart Score rating of 9 out of 10, indicating that there is high potential for the stock to outperform the broader market.\nWaiting on That Apple VR Headset\nAside from jaw-dropping "One More Thing" new product reveals, Apple\'s hardware and software innovations have been quite iterative in recent years. They haven\'t been able to garner as much excitement as the Apple of old.\nLooking ahead, Apple\'s headset is something to get excited about. Still, global supply-chain issues could delay the launch date further. Many expect the VR/AR headset will be unveiled in early 2023.\nGiven that nothing official has been announced, and future COVID-19 supply disruptions could be in the cards, don\'t be so surprised to see the headset moved out to mid-to-late 2023. As challenges in the supply chain are ironed out, Apple is sure to polish its headset such that it stands out relative to the likes of what currently exists on the market today.\nBeyond the headset, Apple Car rumors are still out there. Still, such a nascent product may be more than five years away.\nIn the meantime, Apple investors need other catalysts to get excited about. With the recent services unveiled, I think the company has a lot of new profit drivers that can keep earnings moving higher.\nApple Isn\'t Done Innovating in Services\nApple\'s Services push has been rewarded with a valuation multiple expansion over the years. As Apple pushes deeper into fintech while improving its footing in Enterprise Services, the company essentially has its foot in the door of new lucrative markets.\nThe company has its disruptor hat on and could evolve to become a leader in financial technology and pressure incumbent fintech firms well after this market sell-off concludes.\nFurther, the enterprise business may also give Apple\'s Services segment a nice jolt. As the company beckons in corporate customers with its M-series hardware and Apple Business Essentials IT service, the enterprise space appears to be a field ripe for disruption.\nGiven that the Mac is distancing itself from PCs with its incredible M-series chips and better integration with other hardware offerings, Apple seems to have set the stage to make a big move into the enterprise business. Indeed, Apple may be viewed as a consumer products company, but it\'s not afraid to explore new realms.\nWall Street\'s Take\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 27 analyst ratings, there are 21 Buy recommendations and six Hold recommendations.\nThe average Apple price target is $186.33, implying upside potential of 37.7%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $157.00 per share to a high of $210.00 per share.\nThe Bottom Line on Apple\nApple is the original disruptor and is not about to slow down, even as the economy does. If anything, Apple is setting itself up to take share as times get tough with software, hardware, and services innovations.\nSure, the market has soured on Apple recently, but with so many medium-term catalysts, it\'s hard to be a seller here.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) stock has sagged lower alongside the rest of the market amid a renewed fear of rate hikes, inflation, and a coming economic slowdown. Also worth noting, on TipRanks, AAPL stock receives a Smart Score rating of 9 out of 10, indicating that there is high potential for the stock to outperform the broader market. Wall Street's Take Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) stock has sagged lower alongside the rest of the market amid a renewed fear of rate hikes, inflation, and a coming economic slowdown. Also worth noting, on TipRanks, AAPL stock receives a Smart Score rating of 9 out of 10, indicating that there is high potential for the stock to outperform the broader market. Wall Street's Take Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Plenty of Catalysts Could Fuel a Rebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) stock has sagged lower alongside the rest of the market amid a renewed fear of rate hikes, inflation, and a coming economic slowdown. Also worth noting, on TipRanks, AAPL stock receives a Smart Score rating of 9 out of 10, indicating that there is high potential for the stock to outperform the broader market. Wall Street's Take Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) stock has sagged lower alongside the rest of the market amid a renewed fear of rate hikes, inflation, and a coming economic slowdown. Also worth noting, on TipRanks, AAPL stock receives a Smart Score rating of 9 out of 10, indicating that there is high potential for the stock to outperform the broader market. Wall Street's Take Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-is-strong-...-almost-to-a-fault', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe equity markets have struggled since last Thursday. The main concern is the Federal Reserve decision that’s coming today. From high to low, the S&P 500 lost 10% in four sessions. Great companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock suffered even more. Today my message is about cautious optimism. I like the outlook that AAPL stock has, but I fear the temporary risk it could pose to the markets.\nThere is absolutely nothing wrong with Apple from a fundamental perspective. The company still sells out of every gadget it makes, and at a premium price. Moreover, its customers love them, so they don’t mind paying extra. Financially, Apple is as strong as they get. But despite all of that positivity, there’s still possible reason for concern.\nHere’s a closer look at what investors might expect from AAPL stock in the coming days.\nTicker Company Current Price\nAAPL Apple $134\nAAPL Stock’s Potential Red Flag\nSource: Charts by TrendSpider\nThe company’s strength is actually raising a bit of a red flag. After this correction, the S&P came within 9% of its pre-pandemic crash site. Remember that back then, that was an all-time high. AAPL stock, on the other hand, is still 38% above its same watermark. That is an unusual discrepancy that will likely need to normalize.\nOn its own, I don’t worry about the stock falling apart. But it could correct if the trigger is external. Stocks don’t trade in a vacuum, so any global event can set them off. A similar risk also lies in Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL). These companies are also two giants that are too far above their pre-pandemic highs.\n7 Cryptos on Red Alert As the Bear Market May Be Upon Us\nI am not picking on the big ones, because Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) was already 8% below its February 2020 highs today. Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) is even worse — down 16%. There are more big companies like this. In fact, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) closed the distance too. (That’s a basket of 2,000 stocks).\nTherefore, the message here is that we could have two scenarios. The first is positive, which suggests that Apple is correct at holding its ground. If that’s the case, then the market will follow it higher, and the bottom is near for this correction. The second is bearish because it suggests that AAPL stock will fall 20% to match the markets. MSFT and GOOGL will follow too, and take the S&P the rest of the way (down 10%).\nInvesting in Apple Today\nMy gut says that the first scenario is more likely than second. Therefore, you can count me on the bullish side. An important part of being successful with the stock market is to see the potential potholes. Planning for the worst case doesn’t mean I’m rooting for it. Often the biggest losses come from blind sides, where investors didn’t look around for all possible scenarios. As such, consider this a mild warning about the worst case scenario that not many people are discussing.\nToday the Federal Reserve tells us their next moves on policy monetary policy. They will move the markets and the outcome is a coin flip. It is possible that they will continue to raise rates, even if it breaks the economy. Meanwhile, their rhetoric so far has been enough to have caused a recession on Wall Street. If they continue to be this combative, I guess they can break it completely.\nA green shoot comes from the fact that most experts have already laid out the doom scenarios. When everyone is watching the road, we are less likely to crash. What Apple stock investors do from here depends on their time frame.\nThose who were looking to engage with new positions should only take partial ones to start. Meanwhile, waiting out the overall market jitters seems like a reasonable course of action for the rest. Options traders have dozens of ways they can trade with more confidence. They are worth investigating, so let that’s another tactic to consider.\nOn the date of publication, Nicolas Chahine did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Apple Stock Is Strong … Almost to a Fault appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Current Price AAPL Apple $134 AAPL Stock’s Potential Red Flag Source: Charts by TrendSpider The company’s strength is actually raising a bit of a red flag. Great companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock suffered even more. I like the outlook that AAPL stock has, but I fear the temporary risk it could pose to the markets.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Great companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock suffered even more. Ticker Company Current Price AAPL Apple $134 AAPL Stock’s Potential Red Flag Source: Charts by TrendSpider The company’s strength is actually raising a bit of a red flag. I like the outlook that AAPL stock has, but I fear the temporary risk it could pose to the markets.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Is Strong … Almost to a Fault', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Great companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock suffered even more. I like the outlook that AAPL stock has, but I fear the temporary risk it could pose to the markets. Here’s a closer look at what investors might expect from AAPL stock in the coming days.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Great companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock suffered even more. Ticker Company Current Price AAPL Apple $134 AAPL Stock’s Potential Red Flag Source: Charts by TrendSpider The company’s strength is actually raising a bit of a red flag. I like the outlook that AAPL stock has, but I fear the temporary risk it could pose to the markets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tqqq-rek%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 17,300,000 units, or a 4.2% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.1%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.9%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares Short Real Estate, which added 350,000 units, for a 38.9% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: TQQQ, REK: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.1%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.9%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares Short Real Estate, which added 350,000 units, for a 38.9% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, REK: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 17,300,000 units, or a 4.2% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares Short Real Estate, which added 350,000 units, for a 38.9% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, REK: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'TQQQ, REK: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 17,300,000 units, or a 4.2% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.1%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.9%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares Short Real Estate, which added 350,000 units, for a 38.9% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 17,300,000 units, or a 4.2% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares Short Real Estate, which added 350,000 units, for a 38.9% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, REK: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-growth-stocks-lift-wall-street-ahead-of-feds-rate-decision', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain\nJune 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes climbed more than 1% on Wednesday, boosted by gains in beaten-down growth and financial stocks, with investors waiting to see how high the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at its policy meeting to quell inflation.\nTen of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced in early trading, with nine of them up more than 1%. Leading the pack were consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and financials .SPSY, which rose 1.6% and 1.7%, respectively.\nThe energy .SPNY sector was the lone decliner, dropping 0.5%.\nMarket heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added between 1.3% and 2.5%.\nTraders are almost fully pricing in a 75 basis point hike from the Fed, up from 8.2% a week ago, according to CME\'s FedWatch Tool. Such a big hike would lift the Fed\'s short-term target policy rate to a range of 1.5% and 1.75%.\nThe central bank will release its statement at 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), with a press briefing by Fed Chair Jerome Powell expected at 2:30 p.m. ET.\n"The Fed is going to go 75 basis points and attempt to talk very hawkish to try to regain control of the narrative, and when it\'s all over, investors will breathe a sigh of relief," said Zach Hill, head of portfolio strategy at Horizon Investments.\n"But the medium-term (market) outlook is the Fed wanting to tighten financial conditions and so that means lower equity valuations."\nWorries about surging inflation, higher borrowing costs and rising challenges to economic growth have walloped global equities this year.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index on Monday marked a more than 20% decline from its record closing high on Jan. 3, confirming it has been in a bear market, according to a commonly used definition.\nData showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.3% in May as motor vehicle purchases declined amid shortages, and record high gasoline prices pulled spending away from other goods.\nEconomists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales gaining 0.2% last month.\nAt 9:44 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 315.84 points, or 1.04%, at 30,680.67, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 48.12 points, or 1.29%, at 3,783.60, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 179.38 points, or 1.66%, at 11,007.73.\nGoldman Sachs GS.N rose 2.4% to lead gains among the big banks.\nNucor Corp NUE.N jumped 4.6% after it forecast upbeat current-quarter profit on strong steel demand.\nBoeing Co BA.N surged 4.7% after China Southern Airlines Co Ltd 600029.SS this week conducted test flights with a 737 MAX plane for the first time since March, in a sign the jet\'s return in China could be nearing as demand rebounds.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 5.79-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 3.81-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded seven new highs and 77 new lows.\n(Reporting by Anisha Sircar, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added between 1.3% and 2.5%. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes climbed more than 1% on Wednesday, boosted by gains in beaten-down growth and financial stocks, with investors waiting to see how high the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at its policy meeting to quell inflation. "The Fed is going to go 75 basis points and attempt to talk very hawkish to try to regain control of the narrative, and when it\'s all over, investors will breathe a sigh of relief," said Zach Hill, head of portfolio strategy at Horizon Investments.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added between 1.3% and 2.5%. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales gaining 0.2% last month. The S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded seven new highs and 77 new lows.', 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Growth stocks lift Wall Street ahead of Fed's rate decision", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added between 1.3% and 2.5%. Ten of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced in early trading, with nine of them up more than 1%. Data showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.3% in May as motor vehicle purchases declined amid shortages, and record high gasoline prices pulled spending away from other goods.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added between 1.3% and 2.5%. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed more than 1% on Wednesday, boosted by gains in beaten-down growth and financial stocks, with investors waiting to see how high the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at its policy meeting to quell inflation. Data showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.3% in May as motor vehicle purchases declined amid shortages, and record high gasoline prices pulled spending away from other goods."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-set-to-open-higher-ahead-of-feds-rate-decision', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain\nJune 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set for higher open on Wednesday led by gains in beaten-down growth and bank stocks, with investors waiting to see how high the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates to quell inflation at its policy meeting.\nTraders are almost fully pricing in a 75 basis point hike from the Fed, up from 8.2% a week ago, according to CME\'s FedWatch Tool. Such a big hike would lift the Fed\'s short-term target policy rate to a range of 1.5% and 1.75%.\nThe central bank will release its statement at 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), with a press briefing by Fed Chair Jerome Powell expected at 2:30 p.m. ET.\n"The Fed is going to go 75 basis points and attempt to talk very hawkish to try to regain control of the narrative, and when it\'s all over, investors will breathe a sigh of relief," said Zach Hill, head of portfolio strategy at Horizon Investments.\n"But the medium-term outlook is the Fed wants to tighten financial conditions and so that means lower equity valuations."\nWorries about surging inflation, higher borrowing costs and rising challenges to economic growth have walloped global equities this year.\nData showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.3% in May as motor vehicle purchases declined amid shortages, and record high gasoline prices pulled spending away from other goods.\nEconomists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales gaining 0.2%.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index on Monday marked a more than 20% decline from its most recent record high, confirming a bear market began on Jan. 3, according to a commonly used definition.\nAt 8:55 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 217 points, or 0.71%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 37 points, or 0.99%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 150 points, or 1.33%.\nMarket heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, gained between 1.3% and 1.6% in premarket trading.\nJPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N rose 1.3% to lead gains among the big banks.\nU.S. shares of Baidu Inc BIDU.O rose 3.8% after Reuters reported the Chinese internet search engine giant is in talks to sell its controlling stake in iQIYI Inc IQ.O in a deal that could value iQIYI at about $7 billion.\nQualcomm QCOM.O firmed 2% after winning its fight against a 997 million euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators four years ago.\nHertz Global Holdings Inc HTZ.O climbed 6% after the rental car company announced a new $2 billion share buyback program.\n(Reporting by Anisha Sircar, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, gained between 1.3% and 1.6% in premarket trading. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set for higher open on Wednesday led by gains in beaten-down growth and bank stocks, with investors waiting to see how high the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates to quell inflation at its policy meeting. "The Fed is going to go 75 basis points and attempt to talk very hawkish to try to regain control of the narrative, and when it\'s all over, investors will breathe a sigh of relief," said Zach Hill, head of portfolio strategy at Horizon Investments.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, gained between 1.3% and 1.6% in premarket trading. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for higher open on Wednesday led by gains in beaten-down growth and bank stocks, with investors waiting to see how high the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates to quell inflation at its policy meeting. Traders are almost fully pricing in a 75 basis point hike from the Fed, up from 8.2% a week ago, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.", 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Wall Street set to open higher ahead of Fed's rate decision", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, gained between 1.3% and 1.6% in premarket trading. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for higher open on Wednesday led by gains in beaten-down growth and bank stocks, with investors waiting to see how high the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates to quell inflation at its policy meeting. Traders are almost fully pricing in a 75 basis point hike from the Fed, up from 8.2% a week ago, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, gained between 1.3% and 1.6% in premarket trading. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set for higher open on Wednesday led by gains in beaten-down growth and bank stocks, with investors waiting to see how high the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates to quell inflation at its policy meeting. "The Fed is going to go 75 basis points and attempt to talk very hawkish to try to regain control of the narrative, and when it\'s all over, investors will breathe a sigh of relief," said Zach Hill, head of portfolio strategy at Horizon Investments.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/which-fintech-stock-could-emerge-stronger-from-the-recent-selloff', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSoaring inflation, high interest rates and geopolitical tensions continue to drag down the broader market, most particularly growth stocks. Last week’s U.S. inflation data further spooked investors as the Consumer Price Index rose 8.6% year-over-year in May, marking the highest increase since December 1981. Several financial technology (fintech) stocks, which benefited from pandemic tailwinds, are now deep in the red as investors are concerned about the impact of an impending recession and a slowdown in consumer discretionary spending.\nAlso, rising competition in the fintech space is worrisome, with start-ups to tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) trying to grab growth opportunities in the digital payments space.\n7 Unstoppable Stocks to Own in 2022\nAmid these macro headwinds and increasing competition, using the TipRanks Stock Comparison tool, I placed the following stocks against each other to pick the fintech stock that could deliver higher returns following the recent selloff:\nTicker Company Price\nPYPL PayPal Holdings $73.13\nSQ Block $62.62\nSOFI SoFi Technologies $5.93\nFintech Stocks: PayPal Holdings (PYPL)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nFintech giant PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) lowered its full-year guidance citing further deterioration in the macro environment, global uncertainty amid the Ukraine-Russia war, incremental inflation, as well as supply chain pressures and normalized e-commerce spending following the reopening of the economy.\nThat said, PayPal is optimistic about its growth prospects and is focusing on driving higher engagement among its existing customer base while continuing to add higher-value accounts.\nPayPal continues to offer innovative solutions to drive more transactions on its platform. The company recently announced that its U.S. users will now be able to transfer cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges. It is also focusing on its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service, which now has around 83 million U.S. accounts.\nRecently, Mizuho Securities analyst Dan Dolev revealed that his firm’s proprietary survey indicated that Venmo and Apple Pay users have a strong appetite to utilize tap-to-pay if Apple opens up its Near Field Communication (NFC) to Venmo. The analyst estimates that this feature could present a 15% to 20% revenue upside and nearly 10% total payment volume gain for Venmo.\nPointing to Apple’s recently announced tap-to-pay partnership with Block (NYSE:SQ), Dolev feels that the chances of Apple gradually opening up its NFC to Venmo are “potentially on the rise.” Dolev has a “buy” rating on PayPal with a price target of $120.\nOverall, PayPal scores a “strong buy” consensus rating based on 26 “buys,” five “holds,” and one “sell.” The average PayPal price target of $127.07 implies 73.45% upside potential from current levels.\nBlock (SQ)\nSource: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock\nBlock (NYSE:SQ), formerly known as Square, comprises Cash App, the company’s peer-to-peer payments system, and Square, an ecosystem focused on sellers. The company changed its name last year to reflect its growth beyond its sellers business to lucrative areas like blockchain. With the acquisition of Afterpay earlier this year, Block added a “buy now, pay later” platform to its offerings.\nBlock’s first-quarter results missed analysts’ expectations due to a decline in Bitcoin (BTC-USD) revenue. However, Cash App delivered solid performance in the quarter. Excluding contributions from Afterpay, Cash App’s first-quarter gross profit grew 17%.\nBlock revealed that the monthly engagement on Cash App was the strongest in March. It was driven by solid adoption of its banking products, including the Cash App card. Additionally, the company’s commentary about its business in April was positive, with gross profit (excluding Afterpay) expected to grow over 15% for Cash App, as well as Square.\nLast month, Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) analyst Andrew Jeffrey cut his price target for Block stock to $145 from $165 to reflect reduced valuations, but maintained his “buy” rating. Jeffrey believes that the company’s business model, total addressable market, and growth trajectory are not well understood, offering an opportunity for long-term growth investors to buy the stock.\nJeffrey opines that Block can emerge as one of the world’s most prominent fintechs, rivaling Visa (NYSE:V).\n7 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nAll in all, Block earns a “strong buy” consensus rating with 28 “buys” and six “holds.” At $144.48, the average Block price target suggests 130.65% upside potential from current levels.\nFintech Stocks: SoFi Technologies (SOFI)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock\nSoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) is a lending and financial services platform that won a national bank charter earlier this year through the acquisition of Golden Pacific. Operating as a bank could enhance SoFi’s profitability, as it can use member deposits to fund loans rather than borrowing money from other financial institutions at a higher rate. Also, SoFi can now hold loans on its balance sheet for longer periods, which means it can earn more interest.\nDespite better-than-anticipated first-quarter revenue and a narrower loss, SoFi’s shares have plunged massively due to macro headwinds and President Joe Biden’s administration’s decision to extend the federal student loan payment moratorium to Aug. 31, 2022.\nFollowing the first-quarter results, Piper Sandler analyst Kevin Barker upgraded SoFi to a “buy” from a “hold,” but lowered the price target to $10 from $12. Pointing to the recent sell-off in the stock, the analyst feels that the market is “over-discounting” SoFi, with the company poised to deliver a “significant ramp” in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization in the second half of 2022 and into 2023.\nBarker expects notable earnings momentum in 2023 and 2024 driven by a rapid growth in deposits, the expiration of the student loan moratorium, and revenue growth in the financial services segment.\nOverall, the Street is cautiously optimistic on SoFi, with a “moderate buy” consensus rating based on seven “buys” and four “holds.” The average SoFi price target of $10.23 implies 72.66% upside potential from current levels.\nConclusion\nShares of PayPal, Block, and SoFi have declined 61.75%, 51%, and 54.6% year-to-date, respectively. These fintech stocks might continue to be under pressure over the near term due to macro headwinds.\n7 Great Dividend Stocks Under $25\nWall Street analysts are currently treading cautiously with regard to SoFi, while they are more optimistic on PayPal and Block. On the basis of higher upside potential from current levels, Block currently seems to be the better pick. \nOn the date of publication, Sirisha Bhogaraju did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nSirisha Bhogaraju has over 15 years of experience in financial research. She has written in-depth research reports and covered companies across various sectors, with a primary focus on the consumer sector. Sirisha has a master’s degree in finance. \nThe post Which Fintech Stock Could Emerge Stronger from the Recent Selloff? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Also, rising competition in the fintech space is worrisome, with start-ups to tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) trying to grab growth opportunities in the digital payments space. Last month, Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) analyst Andrew Jeffrey cut his price target for Block stock to $145 from $165 to reflect reduced valuations, but maintained his “buy” rating. Despite better-than-anticipated first-quarter revenue and a narrower loss, SoFi’s shares have plunged massively due to macro headwinds and President Joe Biden’s administration’s decision to extend the federal student loan payment moratorium to Aug. 31, 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Also, rising competition in the fintech space is worrisome, with start-ups to tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) trying to grab growth opportunities in the digital payments space. 7 Unstoppable Stocks to Own in 2022 Amid these macro headwinds and increasing competition, using the TipRanks Stock Comparison tool, I placed the following stocks against each other to pick the fintech stock that could deliver higher returns following the recent selloff: Ticker Company Price PYPL PayPal Holdings $73.13 SQ Block $62.62 SOFI SoFi Technologies $5.93 Fintech Stocks: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Fintech giant PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) lowered its full-year guidance citing further deterioration in the macro environment, global uncertainty amid the Ukraine-Russia war, incremental inflation, as well as supply chain pressures and normalized e-commerce spending following the reopening of the economy. Overall, PayPal scores a “strong buy” consensus rating based on 26 “buys,” five “holds,” and one “sell.” The average PayPal price target of $127.07 implies 73.45% upside potential from current levels.', 'news_article_title': 'Which Fintech Stock Could Emerge Stronger from the Recent Selloff?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Also, rising competition in the fintech space is worrisome, with start-ups to tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) trying to grab growth opportunities in the digital payments space. 7 Unstoppable Stocks to Own in 2022 Amid these macro headwinds and increasing competition, using the TipRanks Stock Comparison tool, I placed the following stocks against each other to pick the fintech stock that could deliver higher returns following the recent selloff: Ticker Company Price PYPL PayPal Holdings $73.13 SQ Block $62.62 SOFI SoFi Technologies $5.93 Fintech Stocks: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Fintech giant PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) lowered its full-year guidance citing further deterioration in the macro environment, global uncertainty amid the Ukraine-Russia war, incremental inflation, as well as supply chain pressures and normalized e-commerce spending following the reopening of the economy. Pointing to Apple’s recently announced tap-to-pay partnership with Block (NYSE:SQ), Dolev feels that the chances of Apple gradually opening up its NFC to Venmo are “potentially on the rise.” Dolev has a “buy” rating on PayPal with a price target of $120.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Also, rising competition in the fintech space is worrisome, with start-ups to tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) trying to grab growth opportunities in the digital payments space. 7 Unstoppable Stocks to Own in 2022 Amid these macro headwinds and increasing competition, using the TipRanks Stock Comparison tool, I placed the following stocks against each other to pick the fintech stock that could deliver higher returns following the recent selloff: Ticker Company Price PYPL PayPal Holdings $73.13 SQ Block $62.62 SOFI SoFi Technologies $5.93 Fintech Stocks: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Fintech giant PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) lowered its full-year guidance citing further deterioration in the macro environment, global uncertainty amid the Ukraine-Russia war, incremental inflation, as well as supply chain pressures and normalized e-commerce spending following the reopening of the economy. 7 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever All in all, Block earns a “strong buy” consensus rating with 28 “buys” and six “holds.” At $144.48, the average Block price target suggests 130.65% upside potential from current levels.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-the-fed-could-save-the-markets-today-but-might-not', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nToday is a big day for the stock market. We’ll hear from the U.S. Federal Reserve for the first time since last week’s shockingly hot inflation print.\nSource: Shutterstock\nMake no mistake. What the Fed says today will determine stocks’ trajectory over the next month. A more hawkish-than-expected Fed commentary will accelerate the current market selloff. And a more dovish-than-expected Fed will turn this selloff into a face-melting rebound.\nSo… which will we get — a friendly, market-saving Jerome Powell, or a hawkish, stock-crushing one?\nI think we’ll get the former. And that’s why I think stocks could be due for a strong near-term bounce starting today.\nHawkish Expectations for the Federal Reserve\nGoing into today’s FOMC press conference, stocks are fully loaded for a maximally hawkish Fed.\nFor starters, the market has dropped about 10% since last Friday’s inflation print. And stocks have plunged into a bear market. Clearly, stock investors are preparing for the worst.\nMeanwhile, bond investors even more scared. The 10-year has surged about 40 basis points since the print, bringing it to its highest level in 11 years. More remarkably, the 2-year has risen even more. And this has caused a drastic flattening of the yield curve that only tends to happen during aggressive rate-hike cycles.\nIn the futures market, it’s more of the same. A week ago, no one thought a 75-basis-point hike from this Federal Reserve meeting was on the table. Today, the futures market is virtually guaranteeing it with a 96% chance.\nIn other words, from stocks to bonds to the futures market, all are bracing for a maximally hawkish Fed today.\nThat makes for good odds that the Federal Reserve under-delivers on the hawkishness and sounds more dovish than expected. If so, we could see a huge post-Fed bounce in markets that starts today and lasts for a few weeks.\nPowell Doesn’t Like Surprises\nOne of the reasons we believe the Fed won’t provide a hawkish surprise today is because Jerome Powell, the committee’s chair, hates surprises.\nHe’s been the Fed chair for years now. During his tenure, he’s consistently preached one thing — communication. That is, he firmly believes in providing open communication to the markets so as to appropriately telegraph Fed policy decisions ahead of time and not provide any surprises or shocks.\nHe’s adamant on this. To that end, we find it very hard to believe he’ll “shock” the markets with more hawkish-than-expected commentary today.\nHe and fellow members have been consistently preaching 50-basis-point hikes at both the June and July meetings. Clearly, the Federal Reserve will likely hike 75 basis points today and guide to a potential 75-basis-point hike in July. So, that’s already two “shocks” that it plans to deliver today.\nDo you think the guy who hates surprising the markets will really deliver more than two today? Unlikely.\nInstead, he’ll likely do exactly what the market is expecting and hike 75 basis points. He’ll say another 75-bip hike is on the table for July and that the committee will look at the data. Then he’ll leave the door open for bigger rate hikes in the last few meetings of the year.\nIf he does that, then today’s meeting could shape up to be a “sell-the-rumor, buy-the-news” event. And we should get a post-Fed relief rally in stocks.\nThe Final Word on the Federal Reserve\nThe central bank could come out and shock the world today with a 100-basis-point hike. We find it unlikely. But it’s certainly possible.\nBut at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter if it hikes 50, 75 or 100 basis points. What it’s trying to do is get inflation under control, and eventually, it will. Once it does, stocks will start to rise again.\nDuring bear markets, you have to do your best to see the forest through the trees. Bear markets happen. And so do recessions. They’re a part of economic cycles.\nBut it pays to remember that every bear market eventually turns into a bull market. And those who buy high-quality stocks in bear markets and wait for a bull market to carry them higher will make fortunes.\nThe key, then, to beating a bear market is to simply find those high-quality stocks, buy and hold.\nThat’s what we’re doing in our flagship Innovation Investor research service. We’re ignoring the macroeconomic noise. It’s temporary and will pass. In the meantime, it’s giving us the opportunity to buy truly fantastic companies at fire-sale prices. And it’s allowing us to create a portfolio of stocks that should soar 5X-plus over the next five years.\nOne such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) next big supplier. It’s a company that 99% of investors have never heard of. But it has an inside route to helping Apple make its biggest and best product yet.\nFind out more about the company that represents the investment opportunity of a lifetime.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Why the Fed Could Save the Markets Today (But Might Not) appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'One such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) next big supplier. We’ll hear from the U.S. Federal Reserve for the first time since last week’s shockingly hot inflation print. The key, then, to beating a bear market is to simply find those high-quality stocks, buy and hold.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'One such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) next big supplier. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Today is a big day for the stock market. Powell Doesn’t Like Surprises One of the reasons we believe the Fed won’t provide a hawkish surprise today is because Jerome Powell, the committee’s chair, hates surprises.', 'news_article_title': 'Why the Fed Could Save the Markets Today (But Might Not)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'One such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) next big supplier. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Today is a big day for the stock market. We’ll hear from the U.S. Federal Reserve for the first time since last week’s shockingly hot inflation print.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'One such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) next big supplier. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Today is a big day for the stock market. In other words, from stocks to bonds to the futures market, all are bracing for a maximally hawkish Fed today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stock-market-news-for-today-june-15-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Futures Inch Higher Ahead Of Upcoming Fed Interest Rate Hike\nU.S. stock futures are cautiously rising today as investors keep a close eye on the Federal Reserve. This would be the case as central bank policymakers will be providing an update on their interest rate raising plans. After all, the Fed’s latest policy meeting is set to end today. The market appears to be predicting a 75 basis point rate increase. But one thing remains certain. Namely, volatility and uncertainty will remain key themes in the stock market moving forward.\nProviding some commentary on all this is Paul Ashworth, the chief North America economist at Capital Economics. He writes, “The Fed’s previous plan to hike by 50bp [basis points] at the meetings in June and July and then revert to 25bp increases in the fall was always dependent on inflation showing signs of cooling.” Ashworth also notes, “Instead, the monthly gains in core CPI accelerated back to 0.6% in both April and May, suggesting that price pressures are broadening.” In fact, even producer prices continue to gain at near-record paces. Just yesterday, the Producer Price Index gained by 10.8% year-over-year. While considering all of this, here is how the major U.S. index futures are doing now. As of 6:15 a.m. ET, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are rising by 0.41%, 0.57%, and 0.71% respectively.\nNio Gains Momentum Ahead Of Latest ES7 SUV Launch Event\nAmong the key names to look out for today could be Nio (NYSE: NIO). On the whole, this Chinese electric vehicle (EV) firm appears to be coming into focus ahead of its latest launch event. In detail, Nio is set to host its latest product launch event before today’s opening bell. Notably, a major highlight of the upcoming event would be the launch of Nio’s all-electric ES7 SUV. Because of all this, NIO stock saw gains of over 16% during intraday trading yesterday. Moreover, the company’s shares are currently extending these gains in today’s pre-market hours.\nFor those unaware, the ES7, according to official Chinese government filings, is a medium-large five-seat SUV. Also in the documents, it will come in five versions boasting varying full-charge ranges. This would include ranges of between 440km and 620km with the option for additional battery packs boasting a capacity of up to 100kWh. Also worth mentioning, the ES7 will also feature a swappable battery. Ideally, this could appeal to consumers looking to cut down their EV charge times significantly.\nFurthermore, most would also be anticipating new updates regarding the 2022 models of Nio’s main EVs. Among the major cyclical refreshes would be its ES6, EC6, and ES8 models respectively. All in all, Nio continues to power forward even in the face of COVID-related lockdowns impacting production. With Nio set to launch one of its biggest events of the year, NIO stock could be worth considering today.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] 5 Hospitality Stocks For Your Summer 2022 Watchlist\nModerna Two-Dose Vaccine Receives Recommendation From FDA Advisory Panel For Use In Children Ages 6 to 17\nOn the biotech front, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) appears to be gaining attention in thestock market today For the most part, this follows a new update on its two-dose Covid vaccine. As of yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s (FDA) committee of independent immunization experts is recommending Moderna’s shot regimen for children between the ages of 6 to 17. Accordingly, this would be a positive development for the company. It follows the previous request for authorization from Moderna from over a year ago in early June 2021. Ideally, this will see a full authorization from the FDA later this week.\nGetting into the specifics, the FDA committee unanimously voted to greenlight the shots. This would potentially provide younger demographics with better access to the vaccine in general. Not to mention, Moderna also remains hard at work, optimizing its Covid vaccine. Just last week, the company revealed positive clinical data regarding its Omicron-containing booster candidate. According to Moderna, the booster shot boasts a “superior antibody response” toward the fast-spreading variant. With Moderna seemingly firing on all cylinders, it would not surprise me to see investors eyeing MRNA stock now.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] 4 Top Financial Stocks To Watch In June 2022\nApple Scores 10-Year Streaming Deal With Major League Soccer\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to take major strides across its portfolio this week. This ranges from its latest software and hardware upgrades to key updates on its services. Speaking of services, Apple’s push on the streaming front is becoming increasingly apparent now. As of yesterday, the company currently has a 10-year streaming deal with the Major League Soccer (MLS) association. Primarily, Apple’s streaming service, Apple TV+ would be the main division to benefit from this.\nThrough the current agreement, Apple TV+ will be the only platform where MLS fans can watch matches uninterrupted. According to the company, Apple TV+ subscribers will have access to select patches. Furthermore, Apple will be offering a separate MLS subscription package for fans eager to watch all the matches live. In the larger scheme of things, this would serve to further strengthen Apple’s push toward the sports streaming space. As such, AAPL stock could continue to receive attention in thestock market todayas well.\nSource: TradingView\n[Read More] Best Gaming Stocks To Buy For 2022? 5 To Watch\nTrump-Backed Digital World Acquisitions Sees Turbulence As SEC Expands Probe Of Company And Musk Addresses Twitter Employees\nIn other news, shares of Donald Trump’s social media firm Digital World Acquisition (NASDAQ: DWAC) are experiencing volatility. Overall, this is likely a result of several key market headwinds weighing in on its growth prospects. To begin with, it is important to note that DWAC stock is essentially representative of Trump’s Truth Social (TS) platform. Because of this, mentions of Trump or other social media firms gaining ground on TS would impact the company’s shares.\nIn particular, the SEC is reportedly expanding its ongoing probe of DWAC now. According to an 8-K filing from DWAC, the SEC issued a new subpoena looking into the combination of Trump Media & Technology Group and DWAC. Besides, news of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk speaking to Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) employees would be among the major factors to consider. For some context, this would be the case as Musk has expressed interest in allowing Trump to rejoin Twitter following his ban last year. Safe to say, all this would put DWAC stock in the stock market headlines today.\nSource: TradingView\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Source: TradingView [Read More] 4 Top Financial Stocks To Watch In June 2022 Apple Scores 10-Year Streaming Deal With Major League Soccer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to take major strides across its portfolio this week. As such, AAPL stock could continue to receive attention in thestock market todayas well. He writes, “The Fed’s previous plan to hike by 50bp [basis points] at the meetings in June and July and then revert to 25bp increases in the fall was always dependent on inflation showing signs of cooling.” Ashworth also notes, “Instead, the monthly gains in core CPI accelerated back to 0.6% in both April and May, suggesting that price pressures are broadening.” In fact, even producer prices continue to gain at near-record paces.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Source: TradingView [Read More] 4 Top Financial Stocks To Watch In June 2022 Apple Scores 10-Year Streaming Deal With Major League Soccer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to take major strides across its portfolio this week. As such, AAPL stock could continue to receive attention in thestock market todayas well. Stock Market Futures Inch Higher Ahead Of Upcoming Fed Interest Rate Hike U.S. stock futures are cautiously rising today as investors keep a close eye on the Federal Reserve.', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stock Market News For Today June 15, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Source: TradingView [Read More] 4 Top Financial Stocks To Watch In June 2022 Apple Scores 10-Year Streaming Deal With Major League Soccer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to take major strides across its portfolio this week. As such, AAPL stock could continue to receive attention in thestock market todayas well. Stock Market Futures Inch Higher Ahead Of Upcoming Fed Interest Rate Hike U.S. stock futures are cautiously rising today as investors keep a close eye on the Federal Reserve.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Source: TradingView [Read More] 4 Top Financial Stocks To Watch In June 2022 Apple Scores 10-Year Streaming Deal With Major League Soccer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to take major strides across its portfolio this week. As such, AAPL stock could continue to receive attention in thestock market todayas well. Nio Gains Momentum Ahead Of Latest ES7 SUV Launch Event Among the key names to look out for today could be Nio (NYSE: NIO).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/l3harris-in-talks-to-buy-israeli-spyware-firm-nso-reports', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. defence contractor L3Harris LHX.N is in talks to buy Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, U.S. and Israeli media reported, citing sources with knowledge of the deal.\nThe deal is yet to be finalised and needs to be approved by Israel, the U.S. and L3Harris’ board of directors, according to the joint report by Haaretz, The Washington Post and The Guardian, and confirms parts of a report published in Intelligence Online this week.\nIt noted that The White House is concerned that any deal with to buy the Israeli firm’s hacking tools would raise serious counterintelligence and security concerns.\nNSO declined to comment on the reports.\nThe surveillance firm, which makes the Pegasus software, has been in the spotlight after revelations its tools had been used by governments and other agencies to spy on people’s cellphones. NSO has said its technology helps catch criminals.\nNSO lost many of its existing customers when the U.S. Commerce Department in November banned the company.\nThe reports said that if approved, the deal could see NSO removed from the banned list – either directly, or by having its assets bought by L3Harris, which will only work with the United States and its allies.\nIn January, NSO had told Reuters it was in talks with a number of U.S. funds over "various financial moves", confirming media reports that it was discussing a sale of its assets.\nApple AAPL.O is among those to have sued NSO, saying it violated U.S. laws by breaking into the software installed on iPhones.\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc FB.O, Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.O have also criticised NSO or taken legal action.\n(Reporting by Steven Scheer, Editing by Louise Heavens)\n(([email protected]; +972 2 632 2210; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]; Twitter: @StevenMScheer))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O is among those to have sued NSO, saying it violated U.S. laws by breaking into the software installed on iPhones. The surveillance firm, which makes the Pegasus software, has been in the spotlight after revelations its tools had been used by governments and other agencies to spy on people’s cellphones. The reports said that if approved, the deal could see NSO removed from the banned list – either directly, or by having its assets bought by L3Harris, which will only work with the United States and its allies.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O is among those to have sued NSO, saying it violated U.S. laws by breaking into the software installed on iPhones. JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. defence contractor L3Harris LHX.N is in talks to buy Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, U.S. and Israeli media reported, citing sources with knowledge of the deal. It noted that The White House is concerned that any deal with to buy the Israeli firm’s hacking tools would raise serious counterintelligence and security concerns.', 'news_article_title': 'L3Harris in talks to buy Israeli spyware firm NSO - reports', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O is among those to have sued NSO, saying it violated U.S. laws by breaking into the software installed on iPhones. JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. defence contractor L3Harris LHX.N is in talks to buy Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, U.S. and Israeli media reported, citing sources with knowledge of the deal. The deal is yet to be finalised and needs to be approved by Israel, the U.S. and L3Harris’ board of directors, according to the joint report by Haaretz, The Washington Post and The Guardian, and confirms parts of a report published in Intelligence Online this week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O is among those to have sued NSO, saying it violated U.S. laws by breaking into the software installed on iPhones. JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. defence contractor L3Harris LHX.N is in talks to buy Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, U.S. and Israeli media reported, citing sources with knowledge of the deal. The reports said that if approved, the deal could see NSO removed from the banned list – either directly, or by having its assets bought by L3Harris, which will only work with the United States and its allies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-growth-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-forever-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It has been a terrible year for the stock market so far thanks to multiple headwinds ranging from geopolitical instability in Europe to rising interest rates to surging inflation. These factors (and others) have all contributed to the S&P 500 being down about 22% from highs set in January.\nGrowth stocks have been hit even harder, with a 36.7% slide in the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index that contains several fast-growing companies. With the S&P 500 entering bear market territory and analysts expecting the stock market to slide further, it won't be surprising to see stocks of fast-growing companies head lower. A market sell-off is worrying, but it can also help long-term investors buy shares of some solid companies on the cheap and set their portfolios up for long-term gains.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) are two such potential growth plays that seem worth buying and holding for a long time following their steep declines in 2022. Let's see why.\n1. Apple\nApple doesn't appear to be a growth stock at first, as the tech giant's revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 (which ended on March 26) had increased just 9% year over year. However, the company had generated $97 billion in revenue during the quarter, which means that Apple already has a huge revenue base, and growing that base substantially would require a major catalyst.\nFor instance, the company has generated $221 billion in revenue in the first half of the current fiscal year. Analysts expect Apple to clock $394 billion in revenue in fiscal 2022, which would be an 8% increase over last year's $366 billion. So a $30 billion increase in Apple's top line during a year doesn't look like much, given its massive revenue base.\nHowever, there are a few catalysts that could help Apple increase its revenue substantially in the long run and help make it a growth stock worth holding on to. The services business is one such catalyst, as it is growing at a faster pace than Apple's overall revenue.\nApple has generated $39.3 billion in revenue from its services business in the first half of fiscal 2022, an increase of 20% over the prior-year period. The segment's growth has outpaced the 8% increase in the company's product revenue in the first half of the fiscal year. Apple's huge installed base of devices, at 1.8 billion as of January, is a key reason why the services business could keep growing at a terrific pace for a long time to come.\nApple's installed base is expected to exceed 2 billion by the end of 2022. This huge installed base means Apple has a massive pool of users to whom it can sell services such as music, gaming, cloud storage, TV, and fitness, among others. Morgan Stanley had estimated that services could become a $100 billion business for Apple in terms of annual revenue by 2023, and the company seems on its way to hitting that mark at its current pace of growth.\nWhat's more, Apple is reportedly taking steps to ensure that its installed user base grows further, which would lead to an increase in both product and services revenue in the long run. The tech giant is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset next year that would be able to switch between augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), giving Apple another avenue to serve content to users.\nSimilarly, Apple is reportedly working on a self-driving car that could be announced by 2025. This would unlock another massive opportunity for the company, with analysts predicting that an entry into self-driving cars could help Apple double its top line and market capitalization in the long run.\nAll this indicates that Apple could very well turn out to be a growth stock in the long run, as it is looking to disrupt nascent markets with its rumored product development moves. And with the stock trading at just 21 times trailing earnings as compared to the Nasdaq-100's multiple of 26, buying and holding Apple for the long run looks like a smart thing to do.\n2. Palo Alto Networks\nThe cybersecurity industry is growing at a nice clip, which benefits Palo Alto Networks. This is evident from the company's recent results, with its fiscal 2022 third-quarter revenue jumping 29% year over year to $1.4 billion. Palo Alto's adjusted net income for the quarter had also increased 30% year over year to $1.79 per share.\nThe healthy demand for Palo Alto's offerings allowed the company to raise its full-year outlook once again. The company expects to finish the year with a 29% increase in revenue to $5.49 billion, while billings -- which refers to Palo Alto's potential revenue from subscriptions, support, and product sales -- are expected to jump between 30% and 31% this year to $7.1 billion.\nMore importantly, solid demand for Palo Alto's offerings is evident from the company's remaining performance obligations, which increased a whopping 40% year over year to $6.9 billion last quarter. This metric refers to the total value of customer contracts for which Palo Alto is yet to provide services, so it is yet to invoice those amounts to customers and recognize revenue from the same.\nThe big jump in Palo Alto's remaining performance obligations last quarter -- which outpaced its actual revenue growth -- points toward healthy revenue growth in the future. Palo Alto has generated $5.17 billion in revenue in the trailing 12 months, and remaining performance obligations indicate that it is well on its way to growing its top line at a nice clip going forward.\nAdditionally, Palo Alto could sustain its terrific growth for years to come. That's because the global cybersecurity market is expected to clock a compound annual growth rate of 13.4% through 2029 and hit $376 billion in revenue. Palo Alto is well placed to take advantage of this secular growth, as it controlled nearly 19% of the cybersecurity market a year ago, making it the top player in this space.\nManagement pointed out on the latest earnings conference call that Palo Alto is consolidating its market share and expects to sustain its gains. More specifically, Palo Alto ended 2021 with a 27% share of the market for cybersecurity appliances, while its share of virtual firewalls was up to 34.5% from 28.4% at the end of 2020.\nWith Palo Alto stock trading at 9 times sales this year as compared to last year's multiple of 12, investors have an opportunity to buy this cybersecurity stock at a relatively cheap valuation and set their portfolios up for long-term gains, considering the massive opportunity it is sitting on.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no positions in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Palo Alto Networks. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) are two such potential growth plays that seem worth buying and holding for a long time following their steep declines in 2022. This huge installed base means Apple has a massive pool of users to whom it can sell services such as music, gaming, cloud storage, TV, and fitness, among others. This would unlock another massive opportunity for the company, with analysts predicting that an entry into self-driving cars could help Apple double its top line and market capitalization in the long run.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) are two such potential growth plays that seem worth buying and holding for a long time following their steep declines in 2022. More importantly, solid demand for Palo Alto's offerings is evident from the company's remaining performance obligations, which increased a whopping 40% year over year to $6.9 billion last quarter. The big jump in Palo Alto's remaining performance obligations last quarter -- which outpaced its actual revenue growth -- points toward healthy revenue growth in the future.", 'news_article_title': '2 Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) are two such potential growth plays that seem worth buying and holding for a long time following their steep declines in 2022. Apple Apple doesn't appear to be a growth stock at first, as the tech giant's revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 (which ended on March 26) had increased just 9% year over year. So a $30 billion increase in Apple's top line during a year doesn't look like much, given its massive revenue base.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) are two such potential growth plays that seem worth buying and holding for a long time following their steep declines in 2022. Apple Apple doesn't appear to be a growth stock at first, as the tech giant's revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 (which ended on March 26) had increased just 9% year over year. The company expects to finish the year with a 29% increase in revenue to $5.49 billion, while billings -- which refers to Palo Alto's potential revenue from subscriptions, support, and product sales -- are expected to jump between 30% and 31% this year to $7.1 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-is-worth-buying-regardless-of-the-wwdc-event', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been looking a bit vulnerable, but not many tech stocks aren’t at the moment. The company is fresh off its Worldwide Developer conference (WWDC) event, where it announced iOS 16, new MacBooks and others. Yet shares remain unconvinced, with AAPL stock currently 27% below its all-time high.\nThe truth is, Apple’s annual WWDC event is far from a make-or-break situation when it comes to owning the stock. Market participants can trade around the event, but investors should not base their case on it.\nThe event is simple. It’s where Apple unveils its new operating systems and sometimes drops a new product refresh. It’s not meant to be a huge catalyst for the stock, although it can be at times when it has to do with its Services unit, payments or something else that spurs new growth.\nThe reality is that Apple is a stock to own — regardless of its WWDC event. Here’s why.\nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple $132.30\nThe Services Business Is “Moving the Needle”\nWhen it comes to big companies like Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and especially Apple, critics like to explain how product ABC or XYZ “won’t move the needle.” That’s to say, as these companies have become so large, new products really are unlikely to meaningfully change the story for the company — at first.\n7 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nThat’s not to say Apple shouldn’t make AirPods or the Apple Watch. However, they pale in comparison to what Services has become.\nIn the early days of Services, Apple bears spun this enormous catalyst as a negative. Because Apple generated so much revenue from iPhone, iPads, Macs and other hardware, they thought this Services revenue was certain not to generate anything of substance.\nThe bears have been wrong on virtually all accounts — but particularly when it came to margins.\nLast quarter, Services revenue topped $19.8 billion. That’s significant in itself, representing about 20% of Apple’s total revenue. But it’s the profitability that separates Services from Apple’s Products business.\nApple’s Products business sports gross margin of 36.3%, which isn’t bad for a hardware business. However, the Services unit weighs in with a whopping 72.6% gross margin — double the Products gross margin. While Services may make up one-fifth of total revenue, it makes up one-third of gross profit.\nThe bears’ latest argument has become valuation. However, the Services unit can also fight back against that argument. Last quarter, Products revenue grew 6.5% year over year, while Services grew 17.2%. Services is twice as profitable as Products and is growing revenue almost three times as fast.\nAs that relates to valuation, the margin and growth of Services justifies a higher premium for AAPL stock. That’s exactly how and why the company reached a $3 trillion valuation earlier this year.\nDoes That Mean AAPL Stock Won’t Fall Further?\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nWhile Services is now a crown jewel at Apple — joining its iPhone and other money-makers — it does not mean AAPL stock will be spared in the stock market decline. We’re currently engulfed in a bear market and that means logic can go out the window — long-term positives are ignored due to short-term fears.\nInflation, supply chain problems, geopolitical issues and a hawkish Federal Reserve are all issues for the market at the moment. These situations can improve, but that may take time, and all the while, stocks are vulnerable.\nApple may be of the higher-quality holdings out there, but that doesn’t mean it won’t get hit with the rest of the market.\nWhen we look at the valuation — under 23 times this year’s earnings estimate — it’s not that bad for what we’re getting. Admittedly, analysts only expect mid-single-digit revenue growth this year and just under 10% earnings growth in 2023. Still, at a time where the world seems to be falling apart, Apple’s still growing and its most profitable business segment is growing even faster.\nFurther, it has a fortress balance sheet and two constant buyers: Itself and Warren Buffett.\nApple recently announced a renewed $90 billion buyback plan, while Buffett buys every dip he can.\nAs for the chart, let’s see if the stock can reclaim the key $150 mark. That’s the Q1 low and if reclaimed, it could put more upside in play.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Apple Stock Is Worth Buying, Regardless of the WWDC Event appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As that relates to valuation, the margin and growth of Services justifies a higher premium for AAPL stock. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been looking a bit vulnerable, but not many tech stocks aren’t at the moment. Yet shares remain unconvinced, with AAPL stock currently 27% below its all-time high.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been looking a bit vulnerable, but not many tech stocks aren’t at the moment. Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $132.30 The Services Business Is “Moving the Needle” When it comes to big companies like Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and especially Apple, critics like to explain how product ABC or XYZ “won’t move the needle.” That’s to say, as these companies have become so large, new products really are unlikely to meaningfully change the story for the company — at first. Yet shares remain unconvinced, with AAPL stock currently 27% below its all-time high.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Is Worth Buying, Regardless of the WWDC Event', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been looking a bit vulnerable, but not many tech stocks aren’t at the moment. Does That Mean AAPL Stock Won’t Fall Further? Yet shares remain unconvinced, with AAPL stock currently 27% below its all-time high.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been looking a bit vulnerable, but not many tech stocks aren’t at the moment. Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $132.30 The Services Business Is “Moving the Needle” When it comes to big companies like Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and especially Apple, critics like to explain how product ABC or XYZ “won’t move the needle.” That’s to say, as these companies have become so large, new products really are unlikely to meaningfully change the story for the company — at first. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider While Services is now a crown jewel at Apple — joining its iPhone and other money-makers — it does not mean AAPL stock will be spared in the stock market decline.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/here-are-all-16-stocks-warren-buffett-has-bought-since-2022-began', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett buys a stock, Wall Street and investors wisely pay close attention. That's because riding the Oracle of Omaha's coattails has been a very profitable strategy for decades.\nSince taking the reins as CEO in 1965, Buffett has overseen the creation of more than $645 billion in value for shareholders, as well as delivered an aggregate return on the company's Class A shares (BRK.A) of 3,641,613%. This works out to a 20.1% average annual return over 57 years, and is effectively double the annualized total return of the benchmark S&P 500, including dividends, over the same stretch.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nHere's the full rundown of what Buffett has been buying\nAside from Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting and the letter Buffett writes to shareholders each year, the most-anticipated event is the company's quarterly 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A 13F gives investors an under-the-hood look at what the most successful money managers bought, sold, and held in the most-recent quarter. It's a required filing by money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management.\nWith all three of the major U.S. stock indexes entering correction territory or a bear market in the first quarter, Buffett and his investment team were quite busy. More than $50 billion in Berkshire's available capital has been put to work since the year began. Based on the company's mid-May 13F filing, as well as other SEC filings, Buffett has overseen the purchase of the following 16 stocks since 2022 began:\nHP (NYSE: HPQ): 120,952,818 shares\nChevron (NYSE: CVX): 120,933,081\nParamount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 68,947,760\nCitigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797\nActivision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 49,657,101\nAlly Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 8,969,420\nCelanese (NYSE: CE): 7,880,998\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): 5,887,618\nFormula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705\nFloor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 3,787,856\nMcKesson (NYSE: MCK): 2,921,975\nGeneral Motors (NYSE: GM): 2,045,847\nMarkel (NYSE: MKL): 420,293\nRH (NYSE: RH): 353,453\nBerkshire Hathaway: 2,005 BRK.A shares and 6,824,671 BRK.B shares\nValue stocks are a Buffett specialty\nIf there's one prevailing theme with the vast majority of Buffett's buying activity through the first five months and change of 2022, it's that value is paramount (no pun intended given the purchase of shares of Paramount). Buying highly profitable, time-tested businesses at a discount has been the Oracle of Omaha's priority.\nFor instance, Berkshire Hathaway took a greater-than-11% stake in personal computing and printing solutions company HP. The growth heyday for HP has long since passed. But it remains exceptionally profitable and is valued at roughly eight times forecast earnings for this year and 2023. Consumer and enterprise demand for PCs doesn't vacillate much, which makes HP a relatively safe bet in a volatile market.\nThe same can be said for auto giant General Motors, which is trading at just five times Wall Street's forecast earnings for this year. Despite numerous headwinds, such as supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, General Motors looks to have a sizable growth runway thanks to the industry's ongoing shift to electric vehicles (EVs). GM plans to invest $35 billion in EVs, autonomous vehicles, and batteries through the midpoint of the decade.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBanks and energy stocks are back in focus\nIt's no secret that the Buffett aligns Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio to take advantage of cyclical upswings in the U.S. and global economy. After all, economic expansions last disproportionately longer than recessions. This is why banks and energy stocks have been popular buys for Buffett in 2022.\nAlthough it's possibly the least-loved money-center bank, Buffett and his team piled into Citigroup during the first quarter. While Citi does have international headwinds and has faced its fair share of litigation, the company also happens to be one of the cheapest relative to book value among big-bank stocks. With higher interest rates on the horizon, banks are set to enjoy a windfall of added net interest income from outstanding variable-rate loans.\nAs for energy stocks, Buffett's enormous bets on Chevron and Occidental Petroleum likely signify his expectation that oil and natural gas prices will remain elevated for some time. A lack of upstream investment during the pandemic, coupled with supply disruption tied to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, should allow integrated oil and gas companies like Chevron and Occidental to reap the rewards of multidecade highs for oil and natural gas.\nThere can never be enough Apple\nBuffett's buying activity to begin 2022 also included adding more Apple shares. As of the end of last week, Apple made up a whopping 38.2% of Berkshire's invested assets.\nBuffett views Apple as one of Berkshire's pillars and value determinants. It's also a company that checks all the appropriate boxes in his eyes. It has an extremely well-known brand, as well as highly loyal customer base, and its innovation has driven the company to successively higher sales and profits. As of the first quarter, Counterpoint Research notes that the iPhone accounted for half of all smartphone share in the United States.\nBut Apple is also a company in transition. CEO Tim Cook is overseeing an operating shift that places added emphasis on subscription services. As subscription revenue grows into a larger percentage of total sales, Apple should benefit from higher margins, an even more loyal customer base, and less revenue lumpiness associated with product replacement cycles.\nI'd also be remiss if I didn't point out that Apple has repurchased nearly $500 billion worth of its common stock since the beginning of 2013. Having a sizable capital return program is an easy way to get on Buffett's good side.\nBuffett's favorite company is, arguably, his own\nBut perhaps the least surprising Buffett buy of all -- and one you won't find in the 13F filing -- is that of his own company. Berkshire Hathaway's first-quarter results show that Buffett and his right-hand man, Charlie Munger, oversaw the repurchase of 2,005 Class A shares and more than 6.8 million Class B shares.\nFollowing more than a half-decade without any stock buybacks, Buffett and Munger have had a field day since Berkshire's board of directors changed the necessary parameters for share repurchases. Since mid-July 2018, over $61 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock has been bought back.\nAs a reminder, repurchasing stock often has a positive impact on the value of a company's remaining shares. If a company's net income is steady or growing over time, having fewer shares outstanding should result in higher earnings per share. Thus, share buybacks can make a company appear more attractive on a valuation basis.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (B shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nCitigroup and Ally are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), HP, Markel, and RH. The Motley Fool recommends McKesson and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Based on the company's mid-May 13F filing, as well as other SEC filings, Buffett has overseen the purchase of the following 16 stocks since 2022 began: HP (NYSE: HPQ): 120,952,818 shares Chevron (NYSE: CVX): 120,933,081 Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 68,947,760 Citigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797 Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 49,657,101 Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 8,969,420 Celanese (NYSE: CE): 7,880,998 Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): 5,887,618 Formula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705 Floor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 3,787,856 McKesson (NYSE: MCK): 2,921,975 General Motors (NYSE: GM): 2,045,847 Markel (NYSE: MKL): 420,293 Despite numerous headwinds, such as supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, General Motors looks to have a sizable growth runway thanks to the industry's ongoing shift to electric vehicles (EVs). Banks and energy stocks are back in focus It's no secret that the Buffett aligns Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio to take advantage of cyclical upswings in the U.S. and global economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Based on the company's mid-May 13F filing, as well as other SEC filings, Buffett has overseen the purchase of the following 16 stocks since 2022 began: HP (NYSE: HPQ): 120,952,818 shares Chevron (NYSE: CVX): 120,933,081 Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 68,947,760 Citigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797 Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 49,657,101 Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 8,969,420 Celanese (NYSE: CE): 7,880,998 Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): 5,887,618 Formula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705 Floor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 3,787,856 McKesson (NYSE: MCK): 2,921,975 General Motors (NYSE: GM): 2,045,847 Markel (NYSE: MKL): 420,293 When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett buys a stock, Wall Street and investors wisely pay close attention. The Motley Fool recommends McKesson and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Here Are All 16 Stocks Warren Buffett Has Bought Since 2022 Began', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Based on the company's mid-May 13F filing, as well as other SEC filings, Buffett has overseen the purchase of the following 16 stocks since 2022 began: HP (NYSE: HPQ): 120,952,818 shares Chevron (NYSE: CVX): 120,933,081 Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 68,947,760 Citigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797 Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 49,657,101 Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 8,969,420 Celanese (NYSE: CE): 7,880,998 Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): 5,887,618 Formula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705 Floor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 3,787,856 McKesson (NYSE: MCK): 2,921,975 General Motors (NYSE: GM): 2,045,847 Markel (NYSE: MKL): 420,293 Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Based on the company's mid-May 13F filing, as well as other SEC filings, Buffett has overseen the purchase of the following 16 stocks since 2022 began: HP (NYSE: HPQ): 120,952,818 shares Chevron (NYSE: CVX): 120,933,081 Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 68,947,760 Citigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797 Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 49,657,101 Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 8,969,420 Celanese (NYSE: CE): 7,880,998 Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): 5,887,618 Formula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705 Floor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 3,787,856 McKesson (NYSE: MCK): 2,921,975 General Motors (NYSE: GM): 2,045,847 Markel (NYSE: MKL): 420,293 Berkshire Hathaway: 2,005 BRK.A shares and 6,824,671 BRK.B shares Value stocks are a Buffett specialty If there's one prevailing theme with the vast majority of Buffett's buying activity through the first five months and change of 2022, it's that value is paramount (no pun intended given the purchase of shares of Paramount). The Motley Fool recommends McKesson and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/focus-the-saudi-investment-king-who-no-longer-rules-alone', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Saeed Azhar\nDUBAI, June 15 (Reuters) - The prince who\'s the international face of Saudi business may no longer be able to call all the shots.\nFor years, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Saudi Arabia\'s self-styled Warren Buffett, has made hundreds of millions of dollars by investing in companies from Citigroup C.N to Uber UBER.N to Twitter TWTR.N with almost complete autonomy.\nNow, his Kingdom Holding 4280.SE investment firm counts Saudi Arabia\'s Public Investment Fund (PIF) as a minority shareholder and the powerful sovereign wealth fund is unlikely to sit on the sidelines, sources familiar with the matter said.\nThe wealth fund, which is at the heart of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman\'s ambitious plan to diversify the Saudi economy, will want Kingdom Holding\'s investment committee to have more power over decision making than in the past, two sources with knowledge of Kingdom\'s business told Reuters\n"(PIF) will want to be an active investor," said a sovereign wealth fund investor in the Gulf. "The investment committee of Kingdom Holding is essentially Alwaleed, and I can\'t imagine the PIF being at the whims of the prince."\nThe PIF, Kingdom Holding, Prince Alwaleed and his spokesman all declined to comment when contacted by Reuters about what PIF\'s minority stake would mean for future investments.\nAlwaleed, 67, had long kept a tight grip on Kingdom\'s shares, owning all but 5% traded on the Saudi stock market until PIF purchased a 16.87% stake for $1.5 billion last month.\nThe deal came more than four years after Prince Alwaleed was swept up in an anti-corruption drive ordered by the Crown Prince and held for nearly three months at Riyadh\'s Ritz-Carlton along with scores of royals, senior officials and businessmen.\nMost detainees were released after reaching financial settlements and Prince Alwaleed said in March 2018 that he had struck a confidential and secret deal with the government.\nIt was not clear whether the PIF purchase was related to the settlement. A spokesman for Prince Alwaleed, the grandson of Saudi Arabia\'s first king Abdulaziz and Lebanon\'s first prime minister Riad Al Solh, has said it was purely a business deal.\nThe PIF deal was struck at Kingdom Holding\'s lowest share price this year, with no premium. Bankers who usually work with the PIF or Alwaleed were not engaged for this deal, two sources familiar with the matter said.\n\'CHANGE OF TACK\'\nThe Saudi state took direct controlling stakes in the businesses of some Saudi entrepreneurs detained in 2017, including the Binladen construction group and media company MBC, as part of the settlements securing their release.\nAnalysts said, however, that the intervention in Kingdom Holding marked a shift in strategy by the Saudi government, as the other stakes are being held by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) rather than the wealth fund.\n"It is an indication of a change of tack," said James Swanston, Middle East and North Africa economist at Capital Economics. "With PIF now holding the stake, it may now be seen more as an investment opportunity."\nThe PIF\'s role is to earn enough income through investments to develop new sectors in the Saudi economy whereas the Ministry of Finance is more the guardian of day-to-day spending and is much less strategic or interested in risk, said Jim Krane, research fellow at Rice University\'s Baker Institute.\nAlwaleed\'s investment style has focused on new opportunities that could be very lucrative but carry risk, as well as looking at undervalued assets, said one of the sources with knowledge of Kingdom\'s business.\n"The PIF is essentially buying a stake in Prince Alwaleed\'s successful investing track record. As long as Alwaleed demonstrates he can still pick winners, Saudis will benefit," said Jim Krane, author of "Energy Kingdoms: Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf."\nAlwaleed rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple AAPL.O.\nThe prince and Kingdom also made a joint investment of $300 million in Twitter in 2011 and he raised his stake in 2015. Last month, he agreed to roll a stake now worth $1.89 billion into Elon Musk\'s takeover deal, rather than cashing out.\nSUCCESSION\nWhile PIF\'s move may affect Prince Alwaleed\'s room for manoeuvre, Kingdom Holding will benefit from the sovereign wealth fund\'s political and financial clout when it comes to dealmaking, the two sources close to Kingdom said.\nSince becoming a more active investor in 2015, the sovereign wealth fund has taken some bold steps to raise its profile in the world of business and sport.\nIt took a $3.5 billion stake in Uber before its listing, invested $45 billion in Softbank\'s inaugural technology fund, bought 80% of British soccer club Newcastle United last year and has disrupted the world of golf with its new LIV league.\nThe PIF now manages more than $600 billion of assets though its investment record has been mixed.\nIt made a huge profit from investing in electric vehicle maker Lucid LCID.O before it listed, but its Softbank investment has been more volatile as rising rates and geopolitical instability whiplashed high-growth tech stocks.\nThe wealth fund is backing the Crown Prince\'s mega projects in his Vision 2030 economic diversification plan.\nProperty consultant Knight Frank estimates projects to develop Saudi Arabia\'s nascent tourism industry and other sectors, which includes building a vast futuristic green city called NEOM for $500 billion, are worth over $1 trillion.\nBut Riyadh has struggled as many foreign investors as hoped and the PIF could benefit from Alwaleed\'s relations with key players in the hotel industry thanks to stakes in Four Seasons as well as the Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel chains.\nDespite his high-profile image, Alwaleed has kept close to his roots. He often heads deep into the Saudi desert, where he spends time with guests and meets tribesmen and their families.\nThe fact his son Khaled bin Alwaleed has forged his own path, investing in technology, real estate, food manufacturing and vegan chains through his KBW Ventures and KBW Investments, has raised the question of succession, three sources said.\nOne source from the world of finance said PIF could propose a candidate to be groomed by the prince as a successor.\n"You take the prince out of the equation, and it\'s just a Saudi investment holding company," the person said. "I don\'t think many of these deals would have been done without him."\n($1 = 3.7518 riyals)\n(Reporting by Hadeel al Sayegh and Saeed Azhar; Editing by David Clarke)\n(([email protected]; +971 44536787; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Alwaleed rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple AAPL.O. For years, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Saudi Arabia's self-styled Warren Buffett, has made hundreds of millions of dollars by investing in companies from Citigroup C.N to Uber UBER.N to Twitter TWTR.N with almost complete autonomy. The PIF's role is to earn enough income through investments to develop new sectors in the Saudi economy whereas the Ministry of Finance is more the guardian of day-to-day spending and is much less strategic or interested in risk, said Jim Krane, research fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Alwaleed rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple AAPL.O. Now, his Kingdom Holding 4280.SE investment firm counts Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) as a minority shareholder and the powerful sovereign wealth fund is unlikely to sit on the sidelines, sources familiar with the matter said. While PIF's move may affect Prince Alwaleed's room for manoeuvre, Kingdom Holding will benefit from the sovereign wealth fund's political and financial clout when it comes to dealmaking, the two sources close to Kingdom said.", 'news_article_title': 'FOCUS-The Saudi investment king who no longer rules alone', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Alwaleed rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple AAPL.O. The wealth fund, which is at the heart of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman\'s ambitious plan to diversify the Saudi economy, will want Kingdom Holding\'s investment committee to have more power over decision making than in the past, two sources with knowledge of Kingdom\'s business told Reuters "(PIF) will want to be an active investor," said a sovereign wealth fund investor in the Gulf. "With PIF now holding the stake, it may now be seen more as an investment opportunity."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Alwaleed rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple AAPL.O. Now, his Kingdom Holding 4280.SE investment firm counts Saudi Arabia\'s Public Investment Fund (PIF) as a minority shareholder and the powerful sovereign wealth fund is unlikely to sit on the sidelines, sources familiar with the matter said. The wealth fund, which is at the heart of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman\'s ambitious plan to diversify the Saudi economy, will want Kingdom Holding\'s investment committee to have more power over decision making than in the past, two sources with knowledge of Kingdom\'s business told Reuters "(PIF) will want to be an active investor," said a sovereign wealth fund investor in the Gulf.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-wins-court-fight-against-%241-bln-eu-antitrust-fine', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nLUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O on Wednesday won its fight against a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O.\nThe European Commission in its 2018 decision said the anti-competitive practice took place from 2011 to 2016, with Qualcomm paying billions of dollars to Apple to use its chips in all its iPhones and iPads.\nThe General Court, Europe\'s second-highest, annulled the EU finding, dealing EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager a major blow.\n"A number of procedural irregularities affected Qualcomm\'s rights of defence and invalidate the Commission\'s analysis of the conduct alleged against Qualcomm," judges said.\nThe EU competition enforcer can appeal on matters of law to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU), Europe\'s highest.\nThe case is T-235/18.\n($1 = 0.9532 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, additional reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O on Wednesday won its fight against a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. The European Commission in its 2018 decision said the anti-competitive practice took place from 2011 to 2016, with Qualcomm paying billions of dollars to Apple to use its chips in all its iPhones and iPads. ($1 = 0.9532 euros) (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, additional reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Kirsten Donovan) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O on Wednesday won its fight against a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. The General Court, Europe's second-highest, annulled the EU finding, dealing EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager a major blow. ($1 = 0.9532 euros) (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, additional reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Kirsten Donovan) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Qualcomm wins court fight against $1 bln EU antitrust fine', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O on Wednesday won its fight against a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. The European Commission in its 2018 decision said the anti-competitive practice took place from 2011 to 2016, with Qualcomm paying billions of dollars to Apple to use its chips in all its iPhones and iPads. The General Court, Europe's second-highest, annulled the EU finding, dealing EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager a major blow.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O on Wednesday won its fight against a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. The case is T-235/18. ($1 = 0.9532 euros) (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, additional reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Kirsten Donovan) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/china-covid-controls-makes-apple-supplier-pegatron-emphasise-expansion-elsewhere', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sarah Wu\nTAIPEI, June 15 (Reuters) - China\'s recent lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 have made Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp 4938.TW "emphasise" its expansion in other countries, a senior executive at the Taiwanese firm said on Wednesday.\nIn April, Taiwan-headquartered Pegatron suspended operations at its Shanghai and Kunshan plants in China due to strict COVID-19 protocols, impacting production and deliveries. China has since lifted those restrictions.\nHowever, the company is still facing labour shortages, exacerbated by COVID restrictions in China, leading the company to "emphasise" its expansion plans elsewhere, President Liao Syh-jang told an annual shareholder meeting in Taipei.\n"We faced COVID controls for two months. We couldn\'t have assessed that in advance, so that makes me emphasise our expansions in Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and North America, to solve our labour shortage, the gap between peak and low seasons, and to increase the utilisation of our production capacity."\nIn recent years, Pegatron has sought to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia and North America.\nChairman T.H. Tung added that their customers had "different reasons" for setting up factories in Vietnam, India and Mexico.\n"But one shared factor is the ability to reduce concentration in Shanghai, Suzhou, Chongqing," Tung said, adding that recruiting staff in China has become increasingly difficult over the past seven to eight years.\nTung said that with the COVID pandemic easing globally, China coming out of its lockdowns to control the coronavirus and the electronics industry\'s peak season coming later in the year, the rest of 2022 should be much better for the company.\n"Combining these factors, I expect the second half of the year to be better, or a lot better, than quarter two."\nTaiwanese firm Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker which also assembles iPhones, last month predicted more stable supply in the second half of 2022.\n(Reporting by Sarah Wu; Editing by Robert Birsel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, June 15 (Reuters) - China\'s recent lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 have made Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp 4938.TW "emphasise" its expansion in other countries, a senior executive at the Taiwanese firm said on Wednesday. We couldn\'t have assessed that in advance, so that makes me emphasise our expansions in Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and North America, to solve our labour shortage, the gap between peak and low seasons, and to increase the utilisation of our production capacity." "But one shared factor is the ability to reduce concentration in Shanghai, Suzhou, Chongqing," Tung said, adding that recruiting staff in China has become increasingly difficult over the past seven to eight years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, June 15 (Reuters) - China\'s recent lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 have made Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp 4938.TW "emphasise" its expansion in other countries, a senior executive at the Taiwanese firm said on Wednesday. However, the company is still facing labour shortages, exacerbated by COVID restrictions in China, leading the company to "emphasise" its expansion plans elsewhere, President Liao Syh-jang told an annual shareholder meeting in Taipei. We couldn\'t have assessed that in advance, so that makes me emphasise our expansions in Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and North America, to solve our labour shortage, the gap between peak and low seasons, and to increase the utilisation of our production capacity."', 'news_article_title': 'China COVID controls makes Apple supplier Pegatron "emphasise" expansion elsewhere', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, June 15 (Reuters) - China\'s recent lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 have made Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp 4938.TW "emphasise" its expansion in other countries, a senior executive at the Taiwanese firm said on Wednesday. However, the company is still facing labour shortages, exacerbated by COVID restrictions in China, leading the company to "emphasise" its expansion plans elsewhere, President Liao Syh-jang told an annual shareholder meeting in Taipei. We couldn\'t have assessed that in advance, so that makes me emphasise our expansions in Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and North America, to solve our labour shortage, the gap between peak and low seasons, and to increase the utilisation of our production capacity."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, June 15 (Reuters) - China\'s recent lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 have made Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp 4938.TW "emphasise" its expansion in other countries, a senior executive at the Taiwanese firm said on Wednesday. However, the company is still facing labour shortages, exacerbated by COVID restrictions in China, leading the company to "emphasise" its expansion plans elsewhere, President Liao Syh-jang told an annual shareholder meeting in Taipei. Tung said that with the COVID pandemic easing globally, China coming out of its lockdowns to control the coronavirus and the electronics industry\'s peak season coming later in the year, the rest of 2022 should be much better for the company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-tv-app-to-present-all-mls-matches-beginning-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. has entered into a collaboration with Major League Soccer or MLS, in a historic first for a major professional sports league. Beginning in 2023, Apple TV app will be the exclusive provider of all live MLS matches around the world for 10 years.\nNew York City -based MLS is a fast-growing soccer league, featuring 29 clubs throughout the United States and Canada with players representing 82 countries.\nFrom early 2023 through 2032, MLS fans can watch all MLS, Leagues Cup, and select MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT matches in Apple TV app. They need to subscribe to a new MLS streaming service, available exclusively through the app.\nThe MLS content on the Apple TV app will be available across all devices where the app can be found, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, as well as tv.apple.com.\nFurther, the app can also be available at Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, TCL, VIZIO, and other smart TVs; Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices; PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles; Chromecast with Google TV; and Comcast Xfinity.\nAlong with all of the live match content, the service will provide fans a new weekly live match whip-around show to present an exciting goal or save, as well as game replays, highlights, analysis, and other original programming.\nThe live and on-demand MLS content will provide in-depth, behind-the-scenes views of the players and clubs. Apple TV+ subscribers can also watch a broad selection of MLS and Leagues Cup matches, including some of the biggest matchups, at no additional cost, with a limited number of matches available for free.\nAs an added benefit, access to the new MLS streaming service will be included as part of MLS full-season ticket packages.\nAt launch, all MLS and Leagues Cup matches will include announcers calling the action in English and Spanish. Further, all matches involving Canadian teams will be available in French.\nDon Garber, MLS\'s commissioner, said, "Apple is the perfect partner to further accelerate the growth of MLS and deepen the connection between our clubs and their fans. Given Apple\'s ability to create a best-in-class user experience and to reach fans everywhere, it\'ll be incredibly easy to enjoy MLS matches anywhere, whether you\'re a super fan or casual viewer."\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Beginning in 2023, Apple TV app will be the exclusive provider of all live MLS matches around the world for 10 years. New York City -based MLS is a fast-growing soccer league, featuring 29 clubs throughout the United States and Canada with players representing 82 countries. At launch, all MLS and Leagues Cup matches will include announcers calling the action in English and Spanish.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Beginning in 2023, Apple TV app will be the exclusive provider of all live MLS matches around the world for 10 years. From early 2023 through 2032, MLS fans can watch all MLS, Leagues Cup, and select MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT matches in Apple TV app. Apple TV+ subscribers can also watch a broad selection of MLS and Leagues Cup matches, including some of the biggest matchups, at no additional cost, with a limited number of matches available for free.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple TV App To Present All MLS Matches, Beginning 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Beginning in 2023, Apple TV app will be the exclusive provider of all live MLS matches around the world for 10 years. From early 2023 through 2032, MLS fans can watch all MLS, Leagues Cup, and select MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT matches in Apple TV app. The live and on-demand MLS content will provide in-depth, behind-the-scenes views of the players and clubs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'From early 2023 through 2032, MLS fans can watch all MLS, Leagues Cup, and select MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT matches in Apple TV app. The MLS content on the Apple TV app will be available across all devices where the app can be found, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, as well as tv.apple.com. Apple TV+ subscribers can also watch a broad selection of MLS and Leagues Cup matches, including some of the biggest matchups, at no additional cost, with a limited number of matches available for free.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-netflix-might-make-a-tempting-acquisition-target', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has had a challenging 2022 so far. The company reported a loss of 200,000 subscribers in its fiscal first quarter, and it expects to drop another 2 million in Q2. This exodus of subscribers comes as the company\'s stock price has declined. Netflix\'s shares are currently trading around the $180 mark, far below the peak of approximately $690 per share in late October 2021. Adding to the woes, Goldman Sachs has downgraded Netflix to sell, citing concerns about a potential recession.\nRegardless, Netflix still has over 220 million subscribers, making it the biggest subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service in the world. For other tech companies with deep enough pockets, this alone could make Netflix an attractive takeover target -- especially to those looking to move further into the subscription services arena.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nNetflix has a plan\nNetflix has acknowledged its challenges, and it\'s working to stem subscriber losses. The streamer is openly considering a cheaper ad-supported tier, and it\'s testing a new pricing model in some Latin America countries, charging users slightly more if they share their accounts with other households. Notably, Netflix has identified another area of potential growth: Gaming.\nNetflix launched its mobile games hub in November 2021, and while the company has not broken out download numbers, it\'s certainly bullish about the prospect of games becoming a key part of its service. During Netflix\'s Q1earnings call Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer Greg Peters described gaming as "a top-level priority" for the firm, noting that games linked to Netflix Originals are being viewed as a way to "drive more people to sign up for [the service]."\nSVOD and subscription gaming are converging\nNetflix is not the only company offering on-demand video content and game downloads. Amazon has operated its Prime Video service since 2006, and most recently got into cloud gaming with Luna. Elsewhere, Apple has Apple TV+ and its Arcade platform. It\'s not an enormous leap of imagination to consider how Netflix and its library of original content could be absorbed into an Amazon Prime subscription or Apple One bundle.\nOf course, one thing that might prevent Amazon or Apple from kicking the tires on a Netflix acquisition would be the looming possibility of regulators impeding such a deal. In 2011, AT&T and T-Mobile tried to merge, only for the arrangement to be flattened by both the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Communications Commission. And though any such tie-up in the streaming space would likely not be a straight comparison, the DOJ cited the threat to consumer choice when it went after the deal between AT&T and T-Mobile.\nStill, while Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are all getting into the games business, two of the biggest names in that universe -- Microsoft and Sony -- are not active in the SVOD space.\nMicrosoft operates subscription-based game service Xbox Cloud Gaming, as well as offering movie and TV show rentals and purchases via its online store. Sony has on-demand subscription cloud gaming offering PS Now, and in the past it has also let PlayStation customers rent and buy content through its in-console store. It even once had an over-the-top TV service dubbed PlayStation Vue.\nWith this in mind, a tech giant keen to bolster its subscription offerings might conceivably start eyeing Netflix as a takeover target. And with the streamer\'s current P/E ratio sitting around 16 -- compares to a five-year average of 115 -- it might only take a few more rough quarters before a takeover offer appears.\n10 stocks we like better than Netflix\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nFool contributor Tom Wilton has business dealings with Netflix, but holds no financial position in any companies mentioned. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends T-Mobile US and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For other tech companies with deep enough pockets, this alone could make Netflix an attractive takeover target -- especially to those looking to move further into the subscription services arena. The streamer is openly considering a cheaper ad-supported tier, and it's testing a new pricing model in some Latin America countries, charging users slightly more if they share their accounts with other households. Sony has on-demand subscription cloud gaming offering PS Now, and in the past it has also let PlayStation customers rent and buy content through its in-console store.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'SVOD and subscription gaming are converging Netflix is not the only company offering on-demand video content and game downloads. Sony has on-demand subscription cloud gaming offering PS Now, and in the past it has also let PlayStation customers rent and buy content through its in-console store. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Netflix.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Netflix Might Make a Tempting Acquisition Target', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'SVOD and subscription gaming are converging Netflix is not the only company offering on-demand video content and game downloads. Microsoft operates subscription-based game service Xbox Cloud Gaming, as well as offering movie and TV show rentals and purchases via its online store. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Netflix.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'During Netflix\'s Q1earnings call Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer Greg Peters described gaming as "a top-level priority" for the firm, noting that games linked to Netflix Originals are being viewed as a way to "drive more people to sign up for [the service]." SVOD and subscription gaming are converging Netflix is not the only company offering on-demand video content and game downloads. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Fool contributor Tom Wilton has business dealings with Netflix, but holds no financial position in any companies mentioned.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-court-rejects-%241-bln-eu-antitrust-fine-against-qualcomm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - Europe's second top court on Wednesday scrapped a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) EU antitrust fine imposed on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O.\nThe General Court said there was a number of procedural irregularities which affected Qualcomm's rights of defence and invalidated the European Commission's analysis of the conduct alleged against the company.\nThe European Commission said the anti-competitive practice took place from 2011 to 2016.\nThe case is T-235/18.\n($1 = 0.9532 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, additional reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout;)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - Europe's second top court on Wednesday scrapped a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) EU antitrust fine imposed on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. The General Court said there was a number of procedural irregularities which affected Qualcomm's rights of defence and invalidated the European Commission's analysis of the conduct alleged against the company. ($1 = 0.9532 euros) (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, additional reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout;) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - Europe's second top court on Wednesday scrapped a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) EU antitrust fine imposed on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. The General Court said there was a number of procedural irregularities which affected Qualcomm's rights of defence and invalidated the European Commission's analysis of the conduct alleged against the company. The European Commission said the anti-competitive practice took place from 2011 to 2016.", 'news_article_title': 'EU court rejects $1 bln EU antitrust fine against Qualcomm', 'news_lexrank_summary': "LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - Europe's second top court on Wednesday scrapped a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) EU antitrust fine imposed on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. The General Court said there was a number of procedural irregularities which affected Qualcomm's rights of defence and invalidated the European Commission's analysis of the conduct alleged against the company. The European Commission said the anti-competitive practice took place from 2011 to 2016.", 'news_textrank_summary': "LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - Europe's second top court on Wednesday scrapped a 997-million-euro ($1.05 billion) EU antitrust fine imposed on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O four years ago for paying Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips and blocking out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. The General Court said there was a number of procedural irregularities which affected Qualcomm's rights of defence and invalidated the European Commission's analysis of the conduct alleged against the company. 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And our two new Buys — issued on Tuesday — each climbed more than 6% yesterday.\nThe rally may seem counterintuitive.\nIndeed, the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by the most it has at a single meeting since 1994. Fed Chair Jerome Powell also said another huge move is likely in July. Higher interest rates mean slower economic growth. Slower economic growth means lower stocks, no?\nNot really. It’s a bit more complex than that. In fact, what the Fed did yesterday was actually very bullish, not bearish. It sets the stage for a meaningful stock market recovery over the next few months.\nHere’s why.\nBye-Bye, Inflation\nUntil yesterday, the Federal Reserve has been playing “nice guy” in regard to inflation. Unfortunately, inflation didn’t respect the nice guy. So, the Fed decided to put on its “tough guy” hat.\nIt hiked rates 75 basis points and said another 75-basis-point hike is on the table for July. The last time — and, indeed, only other time in history — it pulled off back-to-back 75-bps hikes was in 1980-81.\nMake no mistake. What the Fed did yesterday was almost unprecedented. It was as aggressive a move as it has ever made.\nIn a vacuum, that’s bad news for stocks because higher rates theoretically mean lower growth, which means lower stock prices. But we don’t live in a vacuum. We live in a world dominated by — and crippled by — inflation.\nInflation (not the Fed) is the driver behind recent stock market declines. The central bank didn’t start hiking rates until March 2022. This current market selloff started well before that, in November 2021. What was happening then? Inflation rates, which were supposed to cool, kept soaring!\nIt’s all about inflation these days. When it gets under control, stocks will rebound. So long as inflation remains out-of-control, stocks will keep falling.\nHike More Now to Hike Less Later\nOver the past few months, the Fed’s actions didn’t provide much support to help calm inflation. Quarter-point hikes don’t do much when you’re starting at zero and inflation is above 8%. But 75-basis-point hikes do a lot. And when strung together, they should pack a powerful enough punch to stomp out inflation.\nIn other words, the Fed finally proved yesterday that it’s ready to fight inflation with all its might. Sure, it’s going to take a lot of rate hikes and some economic cooling to get the job done. But stocks can live with that temporary economic slowdown so long as it results in inflation going away.\nAs a result, what the Fed did yesterday could set the stage for a meaningful stock market recovery.\nIndeed, yesterday’s decision was so bullish for the stock market because the Fed essentially relayed that it’s hiking more now to hike less later.\nSpecifically, members indicated a target interest rate of 3.4% by the end of 2022 and 3.8% by the end 2023. That implies continued hiking into the end of 2023.\nBut its same summary of economic projections showed a target interest rate of just 3.4% in 2024. That means the Federal Reserve is actually expecting to cut rates in 2024!\nIn other words, the Fed’s saying it’ll hike rates aggressively to an above-neutral rate in 2022-23 to stomp out inflation. And once it’s cooled, the central bank plans to cut interest rates back to a neutral level.\nIf things play out like that, stocks will be just fine. The Federal Reserve is hiking more now to hike less later — and even cut later. The implication is that inflation will not become embedded. Higher rates will not become the new norm, and the stock market will rebound.\nThat’s very bullish!\nLower Long-Term Yields\nThe last and arguably most important implication of yesterday’s decision is that Treasury yields have likely topped out.\nA spiking 10-year has been the bane of stocks all year, mostly because higher bond yields mean lower equity valuations. So long as yields keep surging, stocks will keep falling.\nBut the Fed’s newfound commitment to aggressive rate-hikes will hopefully stomp out inflation in 2023 before it becomes embedded. If all goes to plan, then the Fed’s target interest rate should top out around 3.4%.\nHistorically, the 10-year usually tops out at levels largely in-line with the maximum target interest rate in a rate-hike cycle. If that proves to be 3.4% in the current cycle, then the 10-year yield has topped out and is ready to pull back.\nIf yields do retreat on confidence that the Fed will get inflation under control, stocks should rise on the back of multiple expansion.\nIt’s a very bullish setup.\nThe Final Word on the Inflation Fight\nThe Fed is now fully committed to the fight against inflation. That means the odds of the U.S. economy getting inflation under control over the next 12 months just increased substantially.\nTo be sure, inflation still isn’t cooling. Stocks likely won’t stage a huge rebound until inflation does calm down. But the Fed’s now in the ring with both boxing gloves. And we find it very likely inflation gets stomped out in the second half of the year. If it does, stocks will soar.\nAt the end of the day, though, we aren’t too concerned about inflation, the Fed, or even a recession.\nThese things happen. Economies boom. Then they bust. Then they boom again. Inflation comes and goes. The Fed hikes and cuts. It’s all part of the cycle of capitalism.\nWhat really matters is that every bear market eventually turns into a bull market. And those who buy high-quality stocks in bear markets and wait for a bull market to and carry them higher make fortunes.\nThe key, then, to beating a bear market is to simply find high-quality stocks, buy and hold.\nThat’s what we’re doing in our flagship Innovation Investor research service. We’re ignoring the macroeconomic noise because it’s temporary and will pass. In the meantime, it’s giving us the opportunity to buy fantastic companies at fire-sale prices. And it’s allowing us to create a portfolio of stocks that should soar 5X-plus over the next five years.\nOne such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) next big supplier. It’s a company that 99% of investors have never heard of. But it has an inside route to helping Apple make its biggest and best product yet.\nFind out more about the company that represents the investment opportunity of a lifetime.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Did the Fed’s Commitment to Fight Inflation Just Start a New Bull Market? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'One such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) next big supplier. A spiking 10-year has been the bane of stocks all year, mostly because higher bond yields mean lower equity valuations. If yields do retreat on confidence that the Fed will get inflation under control, stocks should rise on the back of multiple expansion.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'One such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) next big supplier. Higher interest rates mean slower economic growth. Slower economic growth means lower stocks, no?', 'news_article_title': 'Did the Fed’s Commitment to Fight Inflation Just Start a New Bull Market?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'One such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) next big supplier. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Yesterday was a big day for the stock market. Indeed, yesterday’s decision was so bullish for the stock market because the Fed essentially relayed that it’s hiking more now to hike less later.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'One such company is a tiny tech stock that we’ve pegged as Apple’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) next big supplier. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Yesterday was a big day for the stock market. Indeed, yesterday’s decision was so bullish for the stock market because the Fed essentially relayed that it’s hiking more now to hike less later.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-meta-amazon-and-apple-are-falling-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were all plummeting this morning following the Federal Reserve\'s decision to raise the federal funds rate by 75 basis points yesterday.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 3.7% this morning, and the tech giants followed suit, with Meta losing 4.8%, Amazon down 4.2%, and Apple falling 3.5%.\nSo what\nThe Fed is laser focused on bringing down inflation, which is at a 40-year high, but investors across all sectors are worried that aggressive rate hikes will slow the economy down too much and potentially even cause a recession.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThose fears were magnified after the Fed\'s significant interest rate increase yesterday, which was its largest rate increase since 1994.\nAfter an initial positive response to the rate hike in yesterday\'s afternoon trading, investors are now growing increasingly concerned that the Federal Reserve will have to continue making elevated rate hikes throughout this year in order to tame inflation.\nMeta, Amazon, and Apple investors may be latching on to comments made by Fed chairman Jerome Powell, who said yesterday that "from the perspective of today, either a 50-basis-point or a 75-basis-point increase seems most likely at our next meeting." Though Powell said he doesn\'t expect 75-basis-point hikes to be common.\nWhile stocks across all sectors have fallen lately, technology stocks have especially taken it on the chin as some investors flee high-growth investments and look for safer places to put their money.\nMeta, Amazon, and Apple investors, in particular, are likely worried that a potentially slowing economy could hurt Meta\'s advertising business, while Amazon and Apple shareholders may be focusing on supply chain problems, rising material and shipping costs, and the potential for consumer demand for products to slow down in the months ahead.\nNow what\nWhile Meta, Amazon, and Apple shareholders are right to keep a close eye on the Fed\'s moves and consider how the rake hikes could affect the economy, they should also try to keep a long-term perspective on their investments.\nAll of these companies have plenty of cash on hand to weather an economic storm, and they\'ve already proved that they can withstand uncertain circumstances and adjust some of their business strategies, as they had to during the height of the pandemic.\nThat doesn\'t mean that the stocks Meta, Amazon, and Apple won\'t have more turbulent times ahead, but it\'s worth remembering that keeping a five-year timeline (or longer) on your investments is the best way to keep yourself from overreacting while others are panicking.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were all plummeting this morning following the Federal Reserve\'s decision to raise the federal funds rate by 75 basis points yesterday. So what The Fed is laser focused on bringing down inflation, which is at a 40-year high, but investors across all sectors are worried that aggressive rate hikes will slow the economy down too much and potentially even cause a recession. Meta, Amazon, and Apple investors may be latching on to comments made by Fed chairman Jerome Powell, who said yesterday that "from the perspective of today, either a 50-basis-point or a 75-basis-point increase seems most likely at our next meeting."', 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were all plummeting this morning following the Federal Reserve's decision to raise the federal funds rate by 75 basis points yesterday. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Meta, Amazon, and Apple Are Falling Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were all plummeting this morning following the Federal Reserve's decision to raise the federal funds rate by 75 basis points yesterday. So what The Fed is laser focused on bringing down inflation, which is at a 40-year high, but investors across all sectors are worried that aggressive rate hikes will slow the economy down too much and potentially even cause a recession. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were all plummeting this morning following the Federal Reserve's decision to raise the federal funds rate by 75 basis points yesterday. Meta, Amazon, and Apple investors, in particular, are likely worried that a potentially slowing economy could hurt Meta's advertising business, while Amazon and Apple shareholders may be focusing on supply chain problems, rising material and shipping costs, and the potential for consumer demand for products to slow down in the months ahead. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-simple-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe recent market meltdown has been tough on tech stocks, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is not the only one that suffered. Apple hasn’t had as steep a ride as some stocks, but some things remain out of its control. AAPL stock is down 24% year to date.\nIt isn’t the company’s performance that has led to the dip. Despite reporting record quarterly revenue, AAPL stock was down. Its services revenue stands at an all-time high, and hardware sales have recorded massive numbers.\nApple will continue this trend, and I would like to look at this dip as a chance to add to your position. AAPL stock is down 8% over the past month and is trading at $135 today. Add the stock to your portfolio for long-term gains.\nAAPL Apple $135.43\nFinance Industry, Here Comes Apple\nAt the annual Worldwide Developers Conference, tech giant Apple announced that it will launch a BNPL service. Apple recently announced that it will handle the lending for its buy now, pay later service and it will not depend on any financial service companies.\n7 Tempting Tech Stocks to Pull the Trigger on Now\nApple Financing LLC will be providing the services and it will remain separate from Apple’s core business. This move will enable users to make a purchase through Apple Pay and pay the amount in equal installments.\nIt’s a strong push towards finances in the future. This could only be the beginning for Apple. With its offering to finance, you do not need to head to any third party to make your purchase. The feature will launch in the US first and will be expanded to other countries later. This is also a strong move to increase sales and attract new customers.\nMore than anything, this is the first step of Apple entering the finance space and there could be more in the future.\nA Solution to the Chip Shortage\nWe have seen several tech companies suffer due to the global chip shortage, and it looks like Apple wants to be better prepared for another shortage in the future. The company is looking to build more of its own chips in-house. This will give better control over the supply and allow efficient hardware integration.\nBuilding its own chips will allow Apple to continue to work without any interruption and meet the manufacturing targets. According to Bloomberg, the company is working on a new office to replace components that it sources from Skyworks and Broadcom. It is making every move to expand the use of in-house chips, and this will work as a shield in case of supply chain issues in the future.\nThe Bottom Line on AAPL Stock\nAAPL stock might not be recession-proof, but it is a safe stock compared to many others. The company suffered due to China’s lockdowns, but the country seems to be easing them now. Despite several issues, Apple has managed to report stellar results and has launched new products. It is already on the path of making Apple purchases easier and managing the chips in-house. Apple could have more events in the second half, of the year and the numbers could be even better.\nKaty Huberty, a Morgan Stanley analyst has an “overweight” rating for the stock with a target price of $195. The analyst cited that the WWDC keynote was as large as expected and it shows that Apple’s innovation is working at full throttle.\nThe recent pullback makes it a great opportunity to own AAPL stock for the long term.\nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 2 Simple Reasons to Buy Apple Stock appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The recent market meltdown has been tough on tech stocks, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is not the only one that suffered. AAPL stock is down 24% year to date. Despite reporting record quarterly revenue, AAPL stock was down.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The recent market meltdown has been tough on tech stocks, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is not the only one that suffered. Despite reporting record quarterly revenue, AAPL stock was down. AAPL stock is down 24% year to date.', 'news_article_title': '2 Simple Reasons to Buy Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL stock is down 24% year to date. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The recent market meltdown has been tough on tech stocks, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is not the only one that suffered. Despite reporting record quarterly revenue, AAPL stock was down.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The recent market meltdown has been tough on tech stocks, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is not the only one that suffered. AAPL Apple $135.43 Finance Industry, Here Comes Apple At the annual Worldwide Developers Conference, tech giant Apple announced that it will launch a BNPL service. AAPL stock is down 24% year to date.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/does-apples-future-lie-in-advertising-j.p.-morgan-thinks-so', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In a topsy-turvy market for tech stocks, Apple (AAPL) shares are down with the rest of the growth stocks this year (down ~27% since 2022 began).\nHowever, according to J.P. Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee, Apple is poised to outperform the market over the next 12 months -- to not only regain its highs of earlier this year, but to surpass them, and rise as high as $200 a share -- 54% more than Apple stock costs today.\nChatterjee laid out his thoughts on this score on Thursday, in a note on the subject of advertising spend and mobile ad growth at Apple. As the analyst writes: "Global advertisement spends are increasingly moving towards digital mediums, and mobile advertisement is expected to grow from $288 bn in 2021 to over $400 bn by 2024." Not all this money will go to Apple, of course. But with an installed base of more than one billion iPhone users worldwide, and generally well-heeled, Western consumer-users residing in the United States and Europe to boot -- the kind advertisers love to target -- Chatterjee argues that Apple is "better positioned than most other companies to benefit from this secular trend" of mobile advertising growth.\nCurrently, explains Chatterjee, Apple\'s advertising efforts are limited to selling no more than "one ad per search in the App Store." But this is only the beginning of what\'s available to Apple. There\'s at least the potential, argues the analyst, for Apple to take advantage of its huge installed base of iPhones by targeting ads on its own applications, as well as third-party applications, and managing the delivery of these ads for its clients.\nHow big is this opportunity for Apple? It could be worth as much as $6 billion in incremental revenue by 2025, says the analyst, and once Apple starts down this road, Chatterjee believes the company could grow its advertising revenues "at a robust double-digit pace" in years past 2025.\nNow consider those numbers for a moment: A $400 billion market opportunity -- and Apple only claiming $6 billion of it -- works out to a projection of a mere 1.5% of total global mobile advertising market share. This is not any kind of wild, far-fetched claim that Chatterjee is making. It\'s actually both realistic and possibly even conservative, should Apple decide to capitalize upon its potential.\nIn the near term, Chatterjee continues to expect Apple to be content with mid-to-upper single digit revenue growth from now through 2024 (with earnings growing a bit faster than that -- 8% to 10%). But over the longer term, Chatterjee believes that the likely growth in advertising revenue will help to support 10% overall long-term annual revenue growth at Apple -- and presumably, even faster profits growth. (See AAPL stock forecast on TipRanks)\nTo find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.\nDisclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In a topsy-turvy market for tech stocks, Apple (AAPL) shares are down with the rest of the growth stocks this year (down ~27% since 2022 began). (See AAPL stock forecast on TipRanks) To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights. Chatterjee laid out his thoughts on this score on Thursday, in a note on the subject of advertising spend and mobile ad growth at Apple.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In a topsy-turvy market for tech stocks, Apple (AAPL) shares are down with the rest of the growth stocks this year (down ~27% since 2022 began). (See AAPL stock forecast on TipRanks) To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights. Chatterjee laid out his thoughts on this score on Thursday, in a note on the subject of advertising spend and mobile ad growth at Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Does Apple’s Future Lie in Advertising? J.P. Morgan Thinks So', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In a topsy-turvy market for tech stocks, Apple (AAPL) shares are down with the rest of the growth stocks this year (down ~27% since 2022 began). (See AAPL stock forecast on TipRanks) To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights. Now consider those numbers for a moment: A $400 billion market opportunity -- and Apple only claiming $6 billion of it -- works out to a projection of a mere 1.5% of total global mobile advertising market share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In a topsy-turvy market for tech stocks, Apple (AAPL) shares are down with the rest of the growth stocks this year (down ~27% since 2022 began). (See AAPL stock forecast on TipRanks) To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights. However, according to J.P. Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee, Apple is poised to outperform the market over the next 12 months -- to not only regain its highs of earlier this year, but to surpass them, and rise as high as $200 a share -- 54% more than Apple stock costs today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-16-2022-%3A-ibn-ixus-aapl-cmcsa-qqq-amzn-msft-dna-elan-uber', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 9.68 to 11,137.25. The total After hours volume is currently 98,082,576 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nICICI Bank Limited (IBN) is unchanged at $17.11, with 3,661,846 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IBN is in the "strong buy range".\n\niShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) is unchanged at $56.38, with 3,561,745 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3001 at $130.36, with 3,411,659 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is +0.18 at $38.09, with 3,253,686 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.78 at $272.17, with 2,834,373 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.26 at $103.92, with 2,068,001 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.35 at $245.32, with 1,861,302 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nGinkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA) is unchanged at $2.32, with 1,820,469 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DNA is in the "buy range".\n\nElanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) is unchanged at $20.28, with 1,714,746 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is +0.04 at $20.51, with 1,450,457 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nBarrick Gold Corporation (GOLD) is +0.0299 at $20.06, with 1,409,144 shares traded. GOLD\'s current last sale is 68.7% of the target price of $29.2.\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is unchanged at $37.65, with 1,190,253 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3001 at $130.36, with 3,411,659 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) is unchanged at $56.38, with 3,561,745 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3001 at $130.36, with 3,411,659 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) is unchanged at $56.38, with 3,561,745 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 16, 2022 : IBN, IXUS, AAPL, CMCSA, QQQ, AMZN, MSFT, DNA, ELAN, UBER, GOLD, WFC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3001 at $130.36, with 3,411,659 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 9.68 to 11,137.25.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3001 at $130.36, with 3,411,659 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) is unchanged at $56.38, with 3,561,745 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-is-still-a-good-long-term-growth-investment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen its growth momentum kneecapped in 2022. On Jan. 3, the company briefly hit a $3 trillion valuation — the first publicly traded company to do so. However, the macroeconomic factors that have hammered tech growth stocks this year have not spared Apple. Oil tops iPhones in this economy. At this point, AAPL stock is down more than 26% since the start of the year. The situation is bad enough that Bloomberg wrote the risk of a recession makes the company’s ability to maintain a $2 trillion market capitalization (cap) seem to be “looking wobbly.”\nIllustrating the growing concern that a recession will cut consumer spending, Deutsche Bank recently cut its price target for AAPL stock from $200 to $175.\nGiven the situation with Apple stock and the red flags being raised about the impact of a potential recession on Apple, is now really the time to be buying AAPL stock? The reality is that shareholders may indeed be in for further volatility. However, shares are relatively cheap and AAPL has proven to be a performer when it comes to long-term growth. \nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple Inc. $129.75\nConsumers Can’t Get Enough of Apple\nApple is in an enviable position. Sales of smartphones and PCs may be softening, but Apple continues to perform strongly. Apple’s iPhones are top-sellers, consistently putting the company in second place overall globally. While global PC sales began to shrink again after two years of pandemic-fueled growth, Apple has seen its Mac sales continue to grow.\n7 Tempting Tech Stocks to Pull the Trigger on Now\nThe company’s Services division is seeing tremendous, sustained growth. Apple Music subscriptions, App Store sales, Apple Pay, and others have turned Services into a revenue machine. In the last quarter, Services accounted for 20% of the company’s revenue. However, as InvestorPlace contributor Bret Kenwell recently pointed out, it’s not just the revenue. Services has a whopping 72.6% gross margin. It now accounts for a third of Apple’s gross profit. \nIf you’re worried about consumers cutting back on spending, they are more likely to put off buying a $1,500 MacBook than they are to cancel a $9.99 subscription to Apple Music or to stop using Apple Pay. Services become a cushion against the possibility of a recession putting a damper on consumer spending.\nIn addition, ongoing supply chain issues have meant Apple has been unable to meet demand for months. Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said shortages cost the company an estimated $6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. The new MacBook Air was announced last week, but won’t be available to pre-order for weeks due to factory closures in China. This backlog of demand may have a mitigating effect on the impact of a recession.\nDeutsche Bank Cuts Price Target, But Maintains Buy Rating\nIt’s worth taking note of a recent analyst move regarding Apple stock. Earlier this week it was reported that Deutsche Bank analyst Sidney Ho cut his price target for AAPL from $200 to $175. However, he kept his rating for AAPL stock as a “buy.” Additionally, that $175 price target implies around 32% upside. \nIn other words, economic storm clouds may have an impact on both consumer and enterprise information technology computer spending. But the impact is not expected to be bad for Apple and it may well be short-lived. In the longer term, new hardware releases, including an anticipated AR headset, old favorites like the iPhone, and Services will continue to power this company’s stock for long-term growth. \nBottom Line: Should You Buy AAPL Stock?\nIf you are nervous about what moves like the Federal Reserve’s historic 0.75% rate hike will do to consumer spending and the stock market, you may not have the appetite for a tech stock right now. \nHowever, despite the challenges of 2022, including the risk to dipping below a $2 trillion market cap, AAPL stock is a proven performer. It maintains a “B” rating in my Portfolio Grader. Over the long-term, it is highly likely to deliver strong growth. It may no longer be the world’s most valuable company, but it remains the world’s most valuable brand.\nApple stock remains a solid buy for your growth portfolio, especially at its current discounted price. \nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Apple Stock Is Still a Good Long-Term Growth Investment appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen its growth momentum kneecapped in 2022. At this point, AAPL stock is down more than 26% since the start of the year. The situation is bad enough that Bloomberg wrote the risk of a recession makes the company’s ability to maintain a $2 trillion market capitalization (cap) seem to be “looking wobbly.” Illustrating the growing concern that a recession will cut consumer spending, Deutsche Bank recently cut its price target for AAPL stock from $200 to $175.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen its growth momentum kneecapped in 2022. The situation is bad enough that Bloomberg wrote the risk of a recession makes the company’s ability to maintain a $2 trillion market capitalization (cap) seem to be “looking wobbly.” Illustrating the growing concern that a recession will cut consumer spending, Deutsche Bank recently cut its price target for AAPL stock from $200 to $175. At this point, AAPL stock is down more than 26% since the start of the year.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Is Still a Good Long-Term Growth Investment', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen its growth momentum kneecapped in 2022. The situation is bad enough that Bloomberg wrote the risk of a recession makes the company’s ability to maintain a $2 trillion market capitalization (cap) seem to be “looking wobbly.” Illustrating the growing concern that a recession will cut consumer spending, Deutsche Bank recently cut its price target for AAPL stock from $200 to $175. At this point, AAPL stock is down more than 26% since the start of the year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen its growth momentum kneecapped in 2022. Given the situation with Apple stock and the red flags being raised about the impact of a potential recession on Apple, is now really the time to be buying AAPL stock? Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $129.75 Consumers Can’t Get Enough of Apple Apple is in an enviable position.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-about-twitter-that-smart-investors-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) set ambitious growth targets during its analyst day presentation last February. The social media company claimed it could grow its monetizable daily active users (mDAUs) from 192 million at the end of 2020 to over 315 million by the end of 2023, and more than double its annual revenue from $3.7 billion in 2020 to "over $7.5 billion" in 2023.\nThose goals initially impressed investors, but CEO Jack Dorsey\'s abrupt resignation last November cast a dark cloud over those plans. His successor, Parag Agrawal, was also a controversial pick because he once declared that Twitter\'s role was "not to be bound by the First Amendment."\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThat controversy eventually drove Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk to launch a hostile bid for the entire company for $44 billion in late April. Twitter eventually accepted the deal, but Musk subsequently accused the company of inflating its user numbers with bot and spam accounts.\nAs a result, the deal remains in limbo and Twitter\'s stock trades more than 40% below Musk\'s "best and final" offer of $54.20 a share. But for now, smart investors should keep in mind three other things about the company that might eventually affect the outcome of this messy deal.\n1. Twitter has repeatedly struggled to count its users\nUnlike most other social media companies, Twitter has repeatedly adjusted its user measurement standards over the past several years. Back in 2014, the company admitted that "up to approximately 8.5%" of its active users were likely bots that "automatically contacted our servers for regular updates without any discernible additional user-initiated action."\nIn early 2015, it abruptly lost about 3 million monthly active users (MAUs) after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stopped allowing its Safari browser to automatically pull links from a user\'s Twitter followers. Up until that point, Twitter had been counting those automated queries as "active" users. It lost another 1 million MAUs after Apple\'s iOS update temporarily broke its password encryption system.\nIn 2019, Twitter replaced its MAUs, which had been declining, with mDAUs to emphasize its growth in monetizable users. But during its first-quarter report this April, the company admitted that it had accidentally counted multiple accounts that were linked to a single user as separate DAUs for the past three years. It said that this miscalculation only reduced its total mDAUs by less than 2 million, but it sowed even more doubts about its ability to consistently measure its core audience.\nIn its first-quarter report in May, Twitter said fewer than 5% of its mDAUs were "false or spam accounts." Musk is disputing that claim, and the acquisition will likely remain on ice until that argument is resolved.\n2. Its data licensing business is controversial\nTwitter generates most of its revenue from ads, but its data licensing business (now known as its "subscription and other" segment) still accounted for 8% of its top line in its latest quarter.\nThis business licenses a "firehose" of public tweets to large customers for analytics purposes. However, some of its applications are highly controversial.\nHigh-frequency trading (HFT) firms use that firehose to power their rapid-fire trades, which likely contributed to several "flash crashes" in recent years. Media outlets often use its firehose to follow recent events, but weak fact-checking standards can lead to the proliferation of fake news.\nThe Saudi Arabian government has also reportedly used that firehose to hunt down and persecute dissidents, which should raise some concerns about the Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud being Twitter\'s second-largest shareholder after Elon Musk. In a stunning move earlier this month, Twitter also granted Musk full access to its entire firehose to address his concerns about bots and fake accounts.\n3. It recently paid huge litigation fees\nTwitter lost nearly $1 billion to lawsuits over the past year. Last September, it agreed to pay $809.5 million to investors in a class action lawsuit related to some goals it set back in 2014.\nAt the time, Twitter claimed it could reach over 550 million MAUs in the "intermediate" term and more than 1 billion MAUs over a "longer term." However, it only reached 321 million in MAUs in the fourth quarter of 2018 before it discarded the metric altogether in the first quarter of 2019. That massive settlement was the main reason it posted a net loss of $221 million in fiscal 2021.\nThis May, Twitter agreed to pay $150 million to settle a privacy lawsuit with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The company had been sued for "unintentionally" using its users\' phone numbers and email addresses to craft targeted ads.\nThese settlements probably won\'t throttle Twitter\'s long-term growth, but they highlight the company\'s tendency to overpromise and underdeliver while making careless and costly mistakes.\nTwitter still faces a lot of problems\nIt might be tempting to buy the stock as an arbitrage play right now, but it faces a lot of near-term challenges. If Musk eventually walks away, Twitter could continue to struggle to expand its audience and stay relevant in the maturing social media market as a recession looms on the horizon.\n10 stocks we like better than Twitter\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Twitter wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Tesla, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early 2015, it abruptly lost about 3 million monthly active users (MAUs) after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stopped allowing its Safari browser to automatically pull links from a user's Twitter followers. That controversy eventually drove Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk to launch a hostile bid for the entire company for $44 billion in late April. These settlements probably won't throttle Twitter's long-term growth, but they highlight the company's tendency to overpromise and underdeliver while making careless and costly mistakes.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early 2015, it abruptly lost about 3 million monthly active users (MAUs) after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stopped allowing its Safari browser to automatically pull links from a user's Twitter followers. Twitter has repeatedly struggled to count its users Unlike most other social media companies, Twitter has repeatedly adjusted its user measurement standards over the past several years. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Things About Twitter That Smart Investors Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In early 2015, it abruptly lost about 3 million monthly active users (MAUs) after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stopped allowing its Safari browser to automatically pull links from a user's Twitter followers. Twitter eventually accepted the deal, but Musk subsequently accused the company of inflating its user numbers with bot and spam accounts. Twitter has repeatedly struggled to count its users Unlike most other social media companies, Twitter has repeatedly adjusted its user measurement standards over the past several years.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'In early 2015, it abruptly lost about 3 million monthly active users (MAUs) after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stopped allowing its Safari browser to automatically pull links from a user\'s Twitter followers. The social media company claimed it could grow its monetizable daily active users (mDAUs) from 192 million at the end of 2020 to over 315 million by the end of 2023, and more than double its annual revenue from $3.7 billion in 2020 to "over $7.5 billion" in 2023. Twitter has repeatedly struggled to count its users Unlike most other social media companies, Twitter has repeatedly adjusted its user measurement standards over the past several years.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-reasons-to-keep-purchasing-apple-stock-during-the-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a solid investment. It is one of the most valuable companies in the world, and it has been at the top of its game for many years now. Purchasing AAPL stock, therefore, becomes a no-brainer.\nApple is a company that only produces high-quality products. Its products are well designed and have features that make them stand out. Apple’s stock price has also been very stable, which means it’s a good investment for anyone who wants to invest in technology.\nApple consistently strives to provide the best products and services to its customers with what they want. It also focuses on innovative technologies and gives people more opportunities by testing many different solutions. With Apple’s stock consistently rising, investing in a company like this is never a bad idea. The only thing worth noting is the timing.\nAAPL stock has been hit hard in the past six months, with a 19% drop during the worst market in the last five years. Despite its healthy fundamentals, it has not been spared from the recent dismal market conditions.\nHowever, for the aggressive investor, the time to strike is nigh. Plus, you have two things to consider. First, Apple is looking to become a financial services company and is making aggressive moves to back its goals. The other thing that investors can look forward to is a potential stock split. The markets are still buzzing from the Amazon stock split. Therefore, you can expect similar action here as well.\nAll in all, AAPL stock remains a buy.\nTicker Company Current Price\nAAPL Apple Inc. $130.91\nApple Is Flexing Its Financial Muscle\nMillions of people are using a smartphone every day. Apple has held this position for several years, the market leader in smartphone sales.\nHowever, over the years, the company is quietly transforming itself into a financial services juggernaut. As part of its overall ambitions, Apple has coordinated the lending system for its new buy now, pay later service and won’t shift that to the financial sector.\nApple is expanding its focus on financial work with products such as credit checks and loans. This adds a new level of responsibility that differentiates them from other businesses. Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) collaborates with Apple on payment delivery methods. Apple believes that its new service, which allows for a monthly or recurring payment, will simplify things and simplify for those who don’t want to use credit cards.\n7 Unstoppable Stocks to Own in 2022\nApple will execute credit checks when an individual applies for its Pay Later Service. This holds for all Apple Pay applications and has been implemented to protect the user and Apple from potential fraud. Apple won’t do anything to embarrass previous owners or obliterate the credit scores of current users. They also don’t plan on reporting missed payments to credit bureaus.\nApple has been making moves to consolidate financial services. They are also getting closer with their users and integrating them more deeply into their ecosystem. This strategy may result in a new push given the capabilities of their app, especially considering its various functions.\nWWDC22 Brings Great News for Apple Investors\nApple has been one of the most innovative companies in the last decade and has grown because of its unique approach and growth. Investors also tend to give it some added momentum.\nInvestors have always been looking for new information regarding Apple, and its product launches as it’s such a large company. On June 6, Apple released a preview of its upcoming operating systems at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. It showcased new iPhone, iPad, and Mac features that will be available soon. Next month, Apple will be releasing new laptops with improved M2 processors in the market. One is the MacBook Air, and the other is the MacBook Pro.\nEarlier this year, Apple held its spring product launch event, introducing a lower-cost model of its 5G iPhone today. The new phone will join Apple’s second-generation 5G-enabled smartphones that debuted last year.\nIn addition, the rumors say that Apple plans to release a headset for virtual and augmented reality soon, which could contribute to the company’s continued success.\nFinally, the word on the street is that Apple is working on an electric car. Some rumors about Apple also indicate that the company is preparing a self-driving vehicle that will not require a driver.\nIn summary, as ace investor Louis Navellier and the InvestorPlace research staff articulated, “the company’s lineup of constantly improving products like the M2 MacBook Air and iPhone 14 will keep Apple fans buying.”\nNever a Bad Time to Buy AAPL Stock\nApple has an outstanding innovation and success record, making it one of the best investments for long-term growth potential.\nThe tech giant ensures that it provides investors with sufficient reasons to allocate capital towards this one. It is continuously making significant improvements while remaining competitive in the market. Hence, invest in Apple without any fear.\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 2 Reasons to Keep Purchasing Apple Stock During the Bear Market appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In summary, as ace investor Louis Navellier and the InvestorPlace research staff articulated, “the company’s lineup of constantly improving products like the M2 MacBook Air and iPhone 14 will keep Apple fans buying.” Never a Bad Time to Buy AAPL Stock Apple has an outstanding innovation and success record, making it one of the best investments for long-term growth potential. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a solid investment. Purchasing AAPL stock, therefore, becomes a no-brainer.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a solid investment. In summary, as ace investor Louis Navellier and the InvestorPlace research staff articulated, “the company’s lineup of constantly improving products like the M2 MacBook Air and iPhone 14 will keep Apple fans buying.” Never a Bad Time to Buy AAPL Stock Apple has an outstanding innovation and success record, making it one of the best investments for long-term growth potential. Purchasing AAPL stock, therefore, becomes a no-brainer.', 'news_article_title': '2 Reasons to Keep Purchasing Apple Stock During the Bear Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a solid investment. In summary, as ace investor Louis Navellier and the InvestorPlace research staff articulated, “the company’s lineup of constantly improving products like the M2 MacBook Air and iPhone 14 will keep Apple fans buying.” Never a Bad Time to Buy AAPL Stock Apple has an outstanding innovation and success record, making it one of the best investments for long-term growth potential. Purchasing AAPL stock, therefore, becomes a no-brainer.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Current Price AAPL Apple Inc. $130.91 Apple Is Flexing Its Financial Muscle Millions of people are using a smartphone every day. In summary, as ace investor Louis Navellier and the InvestorPlace research staff articulated, “the company’s lineup of constantly improving products like the M2 MacBook Air and iPhone 14 will keep Apple fans buying.” Never a Bad Time to Buy AAPL Stock Apple has an outstanding innovation and success record, making it one of the best investments for long-term growth potential. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a solid investment.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/company-news-for-jun-16-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Nucor Corp.’s NUE shares surged 2.4% after the company gave strong guidance for the ensuing second-quarter profits on strong steel demand.\nShares of The Boeing Co. BA climbed 9.5% after the test flights of its 737 MAX plane conducted by China Southern Airlines Co Ltd. For the first time since March.\nHertz Global Holdings Inc. HTZ shares climbed 5.1% after the company announced $2 billion share buyback program.\nShares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 2% after the company announced Major League Soccer would be exclusively available on Apple TV starting in 2023.\n\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nThe Boeing Company (BA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHertz Global Holdings, Inc. 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HTZ shares climbed 5.1% after the company announced $2 billion share buyback program.', 'news_article_title': 'Company News for Jun 16, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 2% after the company announced Major League Soccer would be exclusively available on Apple TV starting in 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Special Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio Today, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 2% after the company announced Major League Soccer would be exclusively available on Apple TV starting in 2023. The Boeing Company (BA): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-slammed-as-recession-worries-mount', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes tumbled on Thursday, with growth shares bearing the brunt of the selloff, after the Federal Reserve\'s largest rate increase since 1994 to combat decades-high inflation fanned worries of a recession.\nAll of the 11 major S&P sectors fell in morning trade. Energy .SPNY and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD sectors were the top losers, down 4.2% and 3.6%, respectively.\nMega-cap growth firms Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid between 2.5% and 6%, also pressured by rising U.S. Treasury yields.\nBy 09:56 a.m. ET, all the Dow components were in the red, while 496 constituents of S&P 500 index .SPX fell.\nThe benchmark index snapped a five-session losing streak on Wednesday after the Fed\'s 75 basis point rate increase matched market expectations.\nEquities have been under pressure for most of the year on growing worries about surging inflation and higher borrowing costs, with the central bank\'s latest projection of a slowing U.S. economy and rising unemployment in the coming months only fueling those concerns.\n"We view it as increasingly likely that a recession and higher unemployment will be necessary to tame inflation: with such a gloomy macro picture looming over the markets," said Geir Lode, head of global equities at Federated Hermes Ltd.\nWells Fargo said the odds of a recession now stand at more than 50%, following the Fed decision.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX is down 22.6% year-to-date and is in a bear market as investors grapple with a sharp slowdown in growth. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC and the S&P 500 indexes were set to mark their 10th weekly decline in the past 11 weeks.\n"Technically, the market remains weak," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"The Fed rally is fading as investors question the central bank\'s ability to orchestrate a soft landing. The bear market is in full force still and yet to reach a level where stocks can comfortably bounce off of."\nAt 9:56 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 692.04 points, or 2.26%, at 29,976.49, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 105.57 points, or 2.79%, at 3,684.42, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 355.94 points, or 3.21%, at 10,743.21.\nAmong major U.S. banks, Morgan Stanley MS.N led losses with a 4% slide.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 31.51 points.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 15.15-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 7.14-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 78 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded three new highs and 400 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Medha Singh; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Mega-cap growth firms Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid between 2.5% and 6%, also pressured by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Sruthi Shankar June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes tumbled on Thursday, with growth shares bearing the brunt of the selloff, after the Federal Reserve's largest rate increase since 1994 to combat decades-high inflation fanned worries of a recession. The benchmark index snapped a five-session losing streak on Wednesday after the Fed's 75 basis point rate increase matched market expectations.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Mega-cap growth firms Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid between 2.5% and 6%, also pressured by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Sruthi Shankar June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes tumbled on Thursday, with growth shares bearing the brunt of the selloff, after the Federal Reserve's largest rate increase since 1994 to combat decades-high inflation fanned worries of a recession. The benchmark index snapped a five-session losing streak on Wednesday after the Fed's 75 basis point rate increase matched market expectations.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street slammed as recession worries mount', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Mega-cap growth firms Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid between 2.5% and 6%, also pressured by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Sruthi Shankar June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes tumbled on Thursday, with growth shares bearing the brunt of the selloff, after the Federal Reserve's largest rate increase since 1994 to combat decades-high inflation fanned worries of a recession. All of the 11 major S&P sectors fell in morning trade.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Mega-cap growth firms Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid between 2.5% and 6%, also pressured by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Sruthi Shankar June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes tumbled on Thursday, with growth shares bearing the brunt of the selloff, after the Federal Reserve's largest rate increase since 1994 to combat decades-high inflation fanned worries of a recession. The benchmark index snapped a five-session losing streak on Wednesday after the Fed's 75 basis point rate increase matched market expectations."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-look-at-the-real-estate-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss:\nDocuSign\'s (NASDAQ: DOCU) 25% drop.\nTarget\'s (NYSE: TGT) bold moves.\nStitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) continuing to struggle.\nVail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) benefiting from relaxed Covid restrictions.\nThe latest from Campbell Soup, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and more.\nMatt Argersinger, who leads investing on The Motley Fool\'s Mogul and Real Estate Winners services, discusses the current state of the housing market, how a potential recession may affect real estate, and his interest in an alternative asset class: vintage comic books.\nEmily and Ron share two stocks on their radar: Bilibili and Airbnb.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Netflix\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on June 10, 2022.\nChris Hill: It\'s the Motley Fool Money radio show. I\'m Chris Hill and I\'m joined by Motley Fool Senior Analyst Emily Flippen and Ron Gross. Good to see you both.\nRon Gross: How are you doing, Chris?\nEmily Flippen: Hi, Chris.\nChris Hill: We\'ve got the latest headlines from Wall Street. We\'ll get an update on housing and real estate from Matt Argersinger. As always, we\'ve got a couple of stocks on our radar. But we begin with the big macro. Inflation hit a 40-year high on Friday as the Consumer Price Index Report showed prices rising 8.6% year-over-year. The reaction from investors was swift, with the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all falling to end the week down each around 5%. Ron, for consumers, we\'re seeing higher prices on groceries and gas. What does this mean for investors?\nRon Gross: Boy, my screen is filled with red today. Friday, stocks got slammed on this news, which perhaps shouldn\'t be too surprising, a much hotter than expected number. As you said, consumers are definitely feeling the pinch. Fuel oil up over 106% over the past year. Everyday foods like cereal, eggs, double-digit percentage increases. Housing costs skyrocketed. Make matters worse, we\'ve got real wages declining 0.6% from April, declining 3% on a 12-month basis. As you said, for sure, consumers are feeling it.\nOn the investing side, markets widely expect the Fed to keep raising rates, interest rates, short-term interest rates. They have to try to combat that inflation. The Fed will try to engineer what\'s called a soft landing by raising those rates, bringing inflation down, but not driving us into a significant recession. That is not an easy thing to do. Many economists, market strategists already predicting a recession. JPMorgan\'s Jamie Dimon said we should brace for an economic hurricane. For regular long-term investors like us, I think you can look at your portfolio to make sure you\'re happy with your allocations. More speculative or weaker companies can may be be sold off to raise a bit of cash. But for the most part, I think we stick with the mantra of not trying to time the market, and you can even buy into the market when stocks are lower. But I think we do have to understand the times could be tough for a while, so make sure you don\'t have cash in the stock market that you\'ll need over the next three years.\nChris Hill: Let\'s get to some of the companies making headlines this week. Earlier in the week, DocuSign announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft. But after the closing bell on Thursday, DocuSign\'s first quarter results were worse than Wall Street was expecting and shares on Friday fell 25%. Emily, is it really that bad?\nEmily Flippen: Well, DocuSign shareholders are already intimately familiar with the pain that Ron was talking about. It\'s been happening to them for a long time now, and I am, by the way, included in that group. I will say, though, that maybe this is a controversial opinion. This quarter really wasn\'t that bad for DocuSign. Earnings did miss expectations. They only earned an adjusted %0.38 per share instead of the $0.46 expected. But revenue beat expectations, rising 25% year-over-year, and revenue was the big question mark for DocuSign. People were concerned about the top line slowing down as a result of the pandemic waning and competition in the e-signature business heating up.\nBut the unexpected costs that have weighed on the bottom line were, again, surprising to the market in this most recent quarter, which is why I think we\'re seeing the stock pull back as much as it is. I will also say, though, I say the quarter is not bad. My concerns to DocuSign are much longer-term in nature, which is around their billings. Their billings guidance, despite being decent for the next quarter, is showing a significant slowdown heading into the next year, and that translates directly into top-line growth. If we\'re getting into single-digit numbers here for revenue growth in DocuSign, the stock may still have further to fall.\nChris Hill: I mentioned the expanded partnership with Microsoft that was announced earlier in the week. Do you think there\'s a chance that could be a prelude to an acquisition by Microsoft? Like you, I\'m a DocuSign shareholder. I\'m not looking to sell my shares, and I\'m not looking necessarily for the company to be bought. But it wouldn\'t be the first time in the company\'s history that Microsoft partnered up with someone just so they could get a closer look and eventually buy them somewhere down the line.\nEmily Flippen: Well, I do think Microsoft could be getting what is a dominant player in the e-signatures business, but more importantly, a growing player in the contract life-cycle management business for a pretty attractive price, if that\'s where they\'re headed with this. I will say, though, that I think maybe it\'s selling DocuSign a little short here, and regulators may have concerns with the dominating presence that DocuSign does have in e-signatures as a potential regulatory concern.\nChris Hill: Target\'s latest quarterly report was something of a disaster, but CEO Brian Cornell and his team are not sitting still. This week, Target announced it was going to clear out inventory by offering discounts, and the company also announced it is increasing its quarterly dividend 20%. Ron, I got to say, I like the boldness that they are showing here.\nRon Gross: I completely agree here, Chris. The stock is down 42% from its 52-week high, and times are tough and mistakes were made, especially on the merchandising side here. But I really like what CEO Brian Cornell is doing. Just for context, a couple of weeks ago, Target explained that it had a merchandise problem. It had overordered big, bulky home goods like patio furniture, TVs, and kitchen appliances. Those are costly to shift. They take up a lot of room and shipping containers. They also take up a lot of room in costly warehouses. Inventory was up 43%. The company issued weak guidance and the stock got whacked, appropriately so, but perhaps maybe it was overdone a bit there.\nEarlier this week, they went on furthermore, they warned further of a more severe profit drop than they originally thought and they would have to cancel orders with vendors and offer discounts to clear out unwanted goods, ripping off the Band-Aid, getting this done so it doesn\'t continue to impact the back half of the year. They now expect operating margins of just 2% in the second quarter. The second quarter is going to be a mess. We just have to understand that. The company did try to mitigate some of the damage of this news, also sent a strong signal to the market, as you mentioned, announcing a 20% increase in the dividend. That yield is now 2.8%. Shares are only trading at 16 times forward earnings. I\'m a Target shareholder. I will likely look to add to my position. I like what they\'re doing.\nChris Hill: Let\'s face it, if you need some patio furniture or a new TV, it sounds like the sales are happening at Target near you.\nRon Gross: Obviously, a lot of people have been in the market for those products for the last year and a half and perhaps now not so much.\nChris Hill: The struggles continue at Stitch Fix. The company announced it is laying off 4% of its employees. They cut their guidance and posted a bigger loss in the latest quarter than was expected. Shares of Stitch Fix falling on Friday and hitting a new all-time low, Emily.\nEmily Flippen: Stitch Fix and DocuSign, I have all the painful stories today. It\'s not fun for Stitch Fix shareholders, either. Similar to DocuSign, this has been going on for a long time now. Since pre-departure of their former CEO and founder Katrina Lake, their net loss is $0.72 per share, and the most recent quarter was significantly higher than their $0.18 per share lost last year. Revenue did fall 8% to under $500 million. Customers also fell 5%. Stitch Fix\'s market cap is now below $700 million.\nI do think that there is a price at which investors should be interested in this business because it does have a viable business model, but they\'re realizing that we\'re just not going to be the future of fashion and we don\'t need to have corporate overhead to act as such. So they are in cost-cutting mode right now, laying off, as you mentioned, 4% of their workforce, largely their corporate salaried workforce, trying to cut costs and figure out a streamlined level of efficiency for their business. The silver lining here is that their average revenue per client rose to over $550 per customer. That\'s driven incrementally by those direct purchases to their Freestyle platform. So they clearly have some active, engaged, and loyal customers. They should focus on streamlining operations to become profitable again and focusing on retaining those high-value customers over the long term.\nChris Hill: If someone were to come in and make a bid for a business like Stitch Fix, where would you expect them to come in terms of industry? Because I could see the case for larger company that is already in the retail space, already in the fashion space. But I could see this being an add-on acquisition for a larger tech company that wouldn\'t necessarily be an obvious candidate.\nEmily Flippen: I actually struggle to see any buyer for this business, to be frank. I don\'t mean that against Stitch Fix in particular, but against the industry that they\'re in. We saw Nordstrom try to do something very similar with Trunk Club. Nordstrom was arguably in a good position to do so because they had that premium brand awareness that Stitch Fix never really had, and even they struggled to do it with their loyal customer base. I think ultimately, they need to figure out a direction. Are they algorithms? Are they niche stylist? Are they an e-commerce operation? They never had that direction. Until they have that direction, I don\'t see anyone coming in and buying them.\nChris Hill: Netflix needs help with an advertising platform, but is buying Roku the answer? We\'ll discuss that after the break, so stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nWelcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here with Emily Flippen and Ron Gross. Third-quarter results for Vail Resorts were better than expected. The resort operator benefited from COVID restrictions being relaxed and more people actually going outside. Emily, skiing season is over, it kind of looks like Vail did pretty well.\nEmily Flippen: Who knew there were so many skiers? I imagine a lot of investors did, but prior to looking at this report, I did not know how popular it was. And I will say, this is a business that I think has obviously benefited from the lockdowns and the easing of the pandemic but also executes at a really high level. Revenue rose over 30% year-over-year in this quarter, largely driven by people returning, like you said, to the ski resorts. But not just typical peak season pass holders, which we saw pick up again this quarter, and we saw them able to raise prices on those season passes as well, showing a bit of pricing power, but they also had off-peak users as well.\nSo they\'re almost, you could argue, getting in a new type of clientele that\'s looking to just do anything in this environment, get out a bit more. They also raised the guidance as a result of this quarter -- and to top it all off, talk about moves in the right direction, they\'re also raising wages for hourly employees to help with staffing needs. I do have to wonder when I think about the future for Vail Resorts, what happens when international travel picks back up? Because we\'re seeing reports out today that the Biden administration is lifting requirements for international travelers to come back with negative COVID tests, which some could argue would be an opportunity for people to take vacations, whereas they were taking domestically, maybe moving internationally. I wonder what happens to demand over, say, the midterm in that case, but I will say this is a business that knows how to execute very effectively.\nChris Hill: Also when we talk about moats, the idea that any business in any industry has a moat, one way you can have a moat is a high barrier to entry. And when your business is essentially owning mountains, it\'s not like we\'re building more mountains. So it\'s a little bit of a moat for Vail Resorts, isn\'t it?\nEmily Flippen: [laughs] You can definitely argue that, although I will say, the limiting factor here is a demand to be on an icy mountain. As you may know, that\'s not exactly my top-tier vacation. But for other people, if the icy mountain works for you, then more power to Vail Resorts.\nRon Gross: I\'m with you, Emily.\nChris Hill: Campbell Soup\'s third-quarter profits rose 18% and the company raised guidance for the full fiscal year. Looks like, among other things, Campbell\'s is getting their supply chain worked out as well.\nRon Gross: Yeah, this is a strong report. Shares are only down 10% from their 52-week high, which, unfortunately, that\'s a pretty big win, that they\'ve held up pretty nicely here. As you mentioned, sales were up, the demand for products remained strong, and consumption up 4% compared to the prior year and up 14% on a three-year basis. As you mentioned, they are improving their supply chain and they\'ve been able to put forth price increases, which helped to mitigate gross margin pressure. Gross margins actually increased 90 basis points, thanks to those price increases in the supply chain productivity. That is not a common thing to see currently in the retail space or the food space. Very interesting. In addition to that, they were able to cut marketing and selling expenses by 7%.\nSo you take the higher gross margins, the lower operating expenses, that leads you to an operating income increase of 23% or adjusted earnings per share increase of 37%. Pretty good. Raised full-year 2022 net sales guidance, but they only reaffirmed their earnings guidance because I think they\'re being conservative about how inflation could continue to pressure margins. They have a major cost-cutting initiative in place. They\'ve achieved $840 million so far of total savings. This company yields a 3.2% dividend yield. That\'s a nice chunk of change for a pretty stable company only trading at 16, 16.5 times forward earnings. It\'s not going to knock the cover off the ball, it\'s not a high-tech company. But it\'s a nice, stable company that you could feel comfortable owning.\nChris Hill: Multiple reports this week that Netflix may be sizing up Roku as an acquisition target. Part of the thinking is that Roku\'s ad platform could help Netflix as it prepares to offer an ad-supported plan. Emily, Netflix has said they don\'t want to build their own ad platform. So I assumed that they would just partner with someone rather than look to make a big acquisition. You\'re a Roku shareholder, how do you feel about this report?\nEmily Flippen: Didn\'t we all assume that, and I can sum up my feelings with a quick sentence, which is this is a good deal for Netflix but a very bad deal for Roku. As a Roku shareholder, if this were to move forward, which I don\'t think it will, even if these rumors are substantiated, I would be very disappointed with Roku in part because I think Roku\'s best days are likely still ahead of it and I think interest from Netflix would be a very big testament to the power of Roku\'s CTV ad tech, which is what Netflix would be after in making this acquisition. You could argue that they would also be interested in using something like the Roku Channel to tease potential Netflix shows, maybe an episode or two, to drive somebody to get a premium Netflix subscription.\nBut given how saturated they are in terms of the subscription market, for Netflix, this is all about driving free cash flow, which they\'ve typically hemorrhaged in the past. Roku sizes up pretty generous free cash flow, so that could be an addition for Netflix. But again, Roku, the reason why it\'s so attractive to me as a shareholder is not just an interesting founder-led business, but it\'s agnostic to the streaming platforms that it hosts, and investment or acquisition by a business like Netflix would take away a lot of the attractiveness of Roku.\nRon Gross: Emily, I don\'t mean to put you on the spot, but from a Netflix shareholder perspective, shares were $700, we\'re now at $185. Is it an interest to you at that price?\nEmily Flippen: I would actually really be excited if I was a Netflix shareholder. Again, as I said, this is a free cash flow positive business. Keeping things just as they are, this would give you some free cash flow that Netflix could play around with, and give them access to the single largest streaming platform in the United States. A lot of good things out of this for Netflix. Again, I doubt it gets anywhere, though.\nChris Hill: Earlier this week, Amazon split their stock 20-for-1, and Shopify shareholders approved a 10-for-1 split, as Alphabet prepares for their own 20-for-1 stock split in July. It begs the question, Ron, should more companies be considering this? Is there a downside to splitting the stock? I know we say all the time: "Oh, the stock split doesn\'t really matter. The pizza is the same size, whether you cut it in four slices or eight." But I don\'t know, it seems like there is actual upside to splitting your stock.\nRon Gross: It does appear that way, which make you scratch your head a little bit because theoretically, as you said, there shouldn\'t be a change, the market cap remains the same, the amount you own in dollar terms stays the same. But there is no real downside, and there does appear to be at least a few things we can point to that could be on the upside. For example, a split can increase liquidity of a company. Now for a stock like Amazon, it was plenty liquid in the first place, so it doesn\'t have an impact there, but it could for some smaller companies. It can also make it easier to distribute shares to employees.\nFor Amazon as an example, when it was trading at $2,200 a share, that would\'ve had to be a minimum grant to an employee. That\'s a big number. Now they can grant somebody shares at $110, so it makes equity available to a wider group of employees. Also, a lower stock price can make you eligible for inclusion in an index, specifically the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Being in that index creates demand for the stock as ETFs, exchange-traded funds, that track the index go in to buy shares because they must buy shares to continue to track that index. So there are some things that can create demand for a stock or make a split attractive, and there\'s very little downside as I can see.\nChris Hill: Ron Gross, Emily Flippen, we will see you later on in the show. Up next, Matt Argersinger has got the latest on housing, real estate, and a lot more. So stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nWelcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill, time to check in on the real estate market with Matt Argersinger. He\'s the lead investor for Millionacres, the Motley Fool\'s real estate investing service. He joins me now from his home in Virginia. Matty, thanks for being here.\nMatt Argersinger: Hey, thanks for having me, Chris.\nChris Hill: Let\'s start with residential housing. Where are we now? Because it seems like in certain parts of the country, we\'re actually seeing prices drop. We\'re seeing people who are selling their homes drop their prices a little bit. Is that depending on the region or are you seeing a trend here?\nMatt Argersinger: No, I think it\'s a trend and I\'m talking to a guy who is in the middle of trying to sell one of his rental properties in D.C. It\'s pretty slow. It\'s pretty slow, Chris. We haven\'t cut our price yet. But I\'m seeing that in not only the D.C. area, but I\'m seeing it across the board. I think I saw some data the other day that something like five percent of new listings on Zillow over the past month have seen price drops of at least 5, 10%. That\'s big. I mean, we haven\'t seen something like that in years, certainly not in this housing cycle. I think it has a lot to do with rising mortgage rates. The fact that home prices have appreciated so much so that the point where your average home buyers now looking at a monthly payment that\'s anywhere from 20, 30% higher than where it was just a year ago. That\'s sticker shock. We have sticker shock a lot with this economy, at the gas pump, the grocery store, but certainly in the housing market we\'re seeing it, too. I\'ve talked to a few brokers and it\'s not so much that there\'s less demand for housing. It\'s really just, "Hey, I want to step back. I don\'t have that FOMO [fear of missing out] that I had several months ago where I have to buy a house or I\'m never going to buy one." It\'s like, "I\'m going to step back. I\'m going to see how these interest rates sell out, see if these price drops keep coming through, and then decide what to do in terms of buying a house," and I think that\'s just what it is. It\'s a lot of buyers are cautious out there. They recognize that maybe the market\'s tipped in their favor a little bit, and so they can afford to be a little cautious.\nChris Hill: You and I have talked previously about really what happened with the homebuilding companies in the wake of the Great Recession and how if they were overbuilding before 2008, they course-corrected and maybe even possibly overcorrected that to the point where we\'re just building a lot fewer new homes as a nation than we were, let\'s call it, 14, 15 years ago. Does this cooling off of home prices, if this continues for a few months, maybe even for the rest of the year, if you\'re a homebuilding company, are you happy about this? I\'m assuming there\'s some sort of happy medium where there\'s demand, but there\'s not so much demand that they\'re not able to keep up with thing. Of course, you look at things like the cost of lumber, the cost of raw materials, obviously that factors into it as well.\nMatt Argersinger: Right. The scars from the financial crisis of 12, 13 years ago run deep for a lot of homebuilders. They did overbuild in that period, and I think you\'re right. I think they overcorrected over the last 10 or so years and they underbuilt, and that was because they were concerned about running into those same issues that they had back in the prior housing recession. They were a lot more cautious about where they bought land and how long they held that land. A lot of homebuilders I follow these days, it\'s not so much that they are in a position of worry. I mean, I think they know the demand is there. I think they are in a position to just protect their margins, and that\'s what they\'ve been doing. They\'ve slowly worked through their backlog. They\'re trying to optimize for what they\'re seeing in the construction markets and the input markets, labor costs, and they\'re making the decisions cautiously about where to actually build the house and how far to get into their backlog. They are accepting less bookings these days. I look at the homebuilding market, homebuilding industry, and I see a lot of very cheap stocks, to be frank. But also a situation where they\'re probably not going to be able to grow as fast as you\'d like to see, given the demand that there is in the housing market because of all the other pressures on the supply side. So for them, I think it\'s a muddle-through period. I think as an investor, you can look at that and probably see some opportunities, if you\'re willing to take a little bit of a longer-term view. But I almost think that the homebuilders are in a position of strength because they can choose to move a little cautiously. Again, protect those margins, not jump in where there might be issues with costs, and that\'s what they\'re doing.\nChris Hill: Do you think as a group, the homebuilding companies and therefore the homebuilding stocks, do you think these are better run companies than they were 15 years ago? Maybe I shouldn\'t say better run. I\'m not looking to call out any CEOs or leadership or anything like that. I guess I\'m just wondering if they are more efficiently run and they are run in a smarter way, and the comparison that leaps to mind for me is the airline industry. That for anyone who has gotten on an airplane in the last 6 to 12 months, good luck finding an empty seat. The airlines seemed like, as a group, they are just better in terms of their capacity and how many routes they\'re running. They\'re willing to annoy customers a little bit by bumping them off a flight because what they don\'t want is flights that are nearly empty. So I\'m wondering if that applies to the homebuilders as well.\nMatt Argersinger: Absolutely. Again, I think there are a lot of lessons learned in the prior crisis and I don\'t know, Chris, if you\'ve tried to refinance a home or buy a home, get a mortgage in the last, say, 7, or 8, 10 years. It\'s really hard. I think a lot of homebuilders are applying that same kind of strenuous credit tests to the buyers of their homes. That in a way has forced them to be a lot more cautious about the people they are selling homes for, where they\'re building homes. You have a lot of homebuilders nowadays that instead of buying huge tracts of land like they used to in the past, anticipating demand, they are buying option contracts on land or they\'re just buying land in places they know they already have a lot of demand signing those contracts. Again, it\'s all about caution. In a way, I think the homebuilders have probably been too cautious. I think they probably regret being that way and not taking as much advantage of this prior housing boom over the last few years that they could have. But I think right now they\'re saying to themselves, "Hey, we\'re actually in a good spot here. We didn\'t overleverage ourselves, overextend ourselves like we did in the prior crisis. So coming out of this, we\'re going to be in OK shape, even if we didn\'t take as much advantage of the prior boom that we could have."\nChris Hill: There is increasing speculation in all corners of the financial media about the prospects of a recession in the United States. I\'m not asking you to look into your crystal ball and make a prediction about whether or not that\'s going to happen. What I am going to ask you is, does history give us any guide as to what a recession means for the real estate industry, the housing industry, particularly on the residential side?\nMatt Argersinger: I feel like every recession is different, and the way housing responds to it, if I think way back, of course, I wasn\'t a conscious investor back in the day, but I remember in the late \'80s, early \'90s, the savings and loan crisis, which in part was a little bit of real estate recession and it took a lot of years for real estate to recover from that recession. You didn\'t see that so much during the dot-com crash, that kind of recession. You certainly saw it in the \'07, \'08 financial crisis, which in a way real estate played a huge part of that. It took a lot of years to come out of that one. This one I\'m not so sure. I think if we are entering a recession, I don\'t think the housing market is one of those areas of the market that\'s going to be hit too hard. I mean, again, there is that humongous demand/supply imbalance that is still there. Even though the housing prices have risen, interest rates are higher, there are millions of people who would rather own a house than be renting, or living with their parents, or whatever they might be doing at the moment. I think that demand is not going to go away. It\'s very demographically driven. If we do hit a recession, whatever that looks like, I think it\'s other factors that are going to be hit harder than the housing market in this particular time.\nChris Hill: Stepping back from housing and real estate, you\'ve been investing for a long time. Maybe not since the late \'80s, but you\'ve been investing for a long time. When you look at the market, particularly the year that we have had, all the talk around interest rates, growth stocks taking a really big hit, particularly over the last six months. What is your thought about the current state of the market and what investors might be looking at over the next 6 to 12 months?\nMatt Argersinger: I think it\'s going to be tough, Chris. And I\'m an optimist. I mean, I wouldn\'t be an investor if I wasn\'t. But I do think investors are facing something. You and I are facing something as investors that we haven\'t faced in our entire lifetime, which is a situation where the economy is in decent shape but could be heading to recession, inflation is as highest in 40 years, and you have a Federal Reserve that, for the first time in I think 40 years, is not there to kind of say, "Hey, we\'re going to be here, if things get really tough." If the economy turns down, if asset prices declined further, they\'ve always been there, if you think the last several recessions or several crises that we\'ve been through. They don\'t have the ability, they don\'t have the levers to pull that they\'ve had in the past, and I think that presents a little bit of an interesting scenario for investors. I\'m not saying things are going to fall off the table here, but I mean, the Fed hasn\'t really even begun its tightening, its reduction in its bond portfolio. I think that starts within days. We haven\'t even had that. We\'ve had a Fed that choreographed what it wants to do with credit markets and to bring inflation down. But we\'re not in it yet. I feel like as much as the market has anticipated things by driving valuations down across the board, and it\'s not just technology stocks, I\'ve seen real estate stock get hit, I\'ve seen financial stocks get hit, retail. But I don\'t know if we\'ve actually been through the worst of it yet. So I think if you\'re an investor out there, if you think now there are bargains out there, well, maybe think about being a little more patient. I\'m not saying we\'re heading into some abyss, but I do think it\'s possible that asset prices get even lower and there might be even more opportunities for the patient investor.\nChris Hill: Last thing before I let you go. Earlier in the week, someone posted a poll on Twitter, kind of an interesting thought exercise for stock investors, and it was about alternative asset classes. The poll was simply like, which one would you rather invest in? It was sort of an esoteric group of choices for alternative asset classes. It was things like luxury watches, and art, and wine and that sort of thing. I don\'t know if you voted in the poll, but I saw you responded to the poll and you just wrote vintage comic books, which I love as an answer, but it also reminded me as someone who follows you on Twitter, most of your Twitter game is about investing and real estate and housing. But every once in a while, you post a picture of a vintage comic book that I assume you own. We\'ve known each other a long time. Every time I see that, I think to myself, "I need to ask Matt about that because I don\'t think we\'ve ever talked about this." [laughs] So I\'ll just use the show as an opportunity to ask, Matt, how long have you been interested in this, and do you actually look at vintage comic books? Is that something you do for enjoyment, or is that something that you actually think of as an alternative investment that if someone came along and offered you the right price, you would part ways with some of your collection?\nMatt Argersinger: Yeah. It\'s a great question. I mean, I\'ve been collecting comic books since I was probably 10 years old, [laughs] long time. It didn\'t occur to me that they were a real asset class until maybe it was 10 years ago I looked in and studied the price history of comic books. It\'s extraordinary, Chris, if you really look at the data and see the growth in some of the issues out there. Of course, you\'ve got to remember, we\'ve also had the rise of Marvel Studios over the last 10 years. Movies that have propelled a lot of these characters into the limelight. Just as an example, when I was growing up, characters like The Avengers, and Iron Man, and Doctor Strange, those are some of the lamest characters [laughs] in the comic book universe. But today, everyone loves those characters. So what you\'ve seen is some of the older issues of those comic books, say, from the \'60s, \'70s, \'80s even have soared in value as people have come to recognize these characters as pop culture icons in a way. Yeah, I enjoy comic books. I used to read them. I don\'t read them as much these days. I\'m more of a collector. But if you look at comic books from the \'60s and \'70s, earlier if you\'re very wealthy, they present some very interesting opportunities. They\'re rare. I mean, first appearance issues of major characters and good condition are very rare. The values, if you go to places like Heritage Auctions or eBay, you can see books that were probably $100 10 years ago, now they are well into the thousands of dollars. I think investors are just discovering this asset class, and who knows? Maybe it\'s a bubble and I\'m just getting swept into that myself, but I think there are a lot of opportunities.\nChris Hill: If you want to read more from Matt Argersinger and his team, you can go to Millionacres.com. If you want to get the occasional vintage comic book image, follow him on Twitter. Matty, thanks so much for being here.\nMatt Argersinger: All right. Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: Up next, Emily Flippen and Ron Gross return with a couple of stocks on their radar. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nAs always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against. So don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what your hear. Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here once again with Emily Flippen and Ron Gross. You can hear this show every weekend on radio stations across America. If you radio folks want even more, you can listen and follow to the Motley Fool Money podcast seven days a week on your favorite podcast platform: Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart, Amazon Music. Wherever you get your podcasts, please listen and follow Motley Fool Money, and while you\'re there, check out David Gardner\'s Rule Breaker Investing podcast as well. Time to get to the stocks on our radar, our man behind the glass, Steve Broido, is going to hit you with a question. Emily Flippen, you\'re up first, what are you looking at this week?\nEmily Flippen: I\'m looking at Bilibili this week. That ticker is BILI. You\'ve probably heard me talk about this company before. They\'re a Chinese video streaming service. You can imagine it as a mix between a business like YouTube as well as a premium streaming service. But they dropped this week after earnings, although the stock is naturally flat. Despite the revenue growing 30%, daily average users growing 32%. Losses were greater than expected in part due to the lockdowns across the country. The reason why it\'s on my radar is because I actually think this is a solid business that if you can see through the dark clouds in front of it, it\'s probably a long-term stock to hold. The average time spent by daily active users on this site was 95 minutes per day. That\'s the highest in Bilibili\'s history. The number of paying users and the ratio of paying users to active users is also the highest they\'ve ever been. They\'re working on reducing losses, sales and marketing decreasing 30 percent quarter-over-quarter. So I think this business is going to be rapidly approaching some sort of adjusted profitability and it\'s probably one the investors should keep on the radar.\nChris Hill: Steve, question about Bilibili?\nSteve Broido: Sure. When you\'re dealing with a company in a country like China, how do you know that all these numbers that they were throwing out there are accurate? They certainly aren\'t part of the U.S. system.\nEmily Flippen: Well, a track record does help, and Bilibili does have a decent track record of reporting what seems to be effective numbers. But you never really know. They are audited by PwC [PricewaterhouseCoopers], so they are audited by international auditors. But fraud obviously can happen anywhere, but especially in China, there\'s no independent auditing. So you are taking it with an element of faith and a grain of salt.\nChris Hill: Ron Gross, what\'s on your radar this week?\nRon Gross: A stock that I bought earlier this year at higher prices, of course, is Airbnb, ABNB is the ticker, considering adding to my position at these prices. Obviously, they operate an online vacation and travel renting lodging platform, operate in more than 220 countries around the world at this point. In the most recent quarter, reported over 102 million nights and experiences booked that surpasses pre-pandemic levels, represents a 59% year-over-year increase, generated $1.2 billion in free cash flow. They continue to innovate. They recently rolled out what they\'re calling the biggest change in the decade. The update includes new ways for guests to search on Airbnb by category, to find places that maybe they wouldn\'t have been able to find otherwise. They do have about $2 billion in debt. That seems to be OK here, but that\'s definitely something we should keep an eye on. We also have to keep an eye on the big boys like Marriott stepping into this space and seeing what that will have to do to the market share of Airbnb. But I like it here.\nChris Hill: Steve, question about Airbnb?\nSteve Broido: With fuel prices being what they are and knowing that a lot of people that go to an Airbnb are driving there, does that hit them, clip their wings a little bit?\nRon Gross: It would have to. Anytime people get in the car and costs are higher than normal, they would maybe stay another night or even put off a potential trip. So that\'s something to consider for sure.\nChris Hill: What do you want to add to your watch list, Steve?\nSteve Broido: I think I\'m going Airbnb. [laughs]\nChris Hill: Ron Gross, Emily Flippen, thanks so much for being here.\nRon Gross: Thanks, Chris.\nEmily Flippen: Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: That\'s going to do it for this week\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. The show is mixed by Steve Broido. I\'m Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We\'ll see you next time.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Chris Hill has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Shopify, and Target. Emily Flippen has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Bilibili, DocuSign, Roku, Shopify, Spotify Technology, and Zillow Group (C shares). Matthew Argersinger has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, DocuSign, Netflix, Roku, Shopify, Stitch Fix, Vail Resorts, and Zillow Group (A shares). Ron Gross has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, Marriott International, Microsoft, and Target. Steve Broido has positions in Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, Microsoft, Netflix, Roku, Shopify, and Spotify Technology. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, Microsoft, Netflix, Roku, Shopify, Spotify Technology, Stitch Fix, Target, Zillow Group (A shares), and Zillow Group (C shares). The Motley Fool recommends Bilibili, Marriott International, and Vail Resorts and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2023 $115 calls on Marriott International, long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Earlier this week, they went on furthermore, they warned further of a more severe profit drop than they originally thought and they would have to cancel orders with vendors and offer discounts to clear out unwanted goods, ripping off the Band-Aid, getting this done so it doesn't continue to impact the back half of the year. Ron Gross: It does appear that way, which make you scratch your head a little bit because theoretically, as you said, there shouldn't be a change, the market cap remains the same, the amount you own in dollar terms stays the same. Chris Hill: You and I have talked previously about really what happened with the homebuilding companies in the wake of the Great Recession and how if they were overbuilding before 2008, they course-corrected and maybe even possibly overcorrected that to the point where we're just building a lot fewer new homes as a nation than we were, let's call it, 14, 15 years ago.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Matt Argersinger, who leads investing on The Motley Fool's Mogul and Real Estate Winners services, discusses the current state of the housing market, how a potential recession may affect real estate, and his interest in an alternative asset class: vintage comic books. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, Microsoft, Netflix, Roku, Shopify, Spotify Technology, Stitch Fix, Target, Zillow Group (A shares), and Zillow Group (C shares). The Motley Fool recommends Bilibili, Marriott International, and Vail Resorts and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2023 $115 calls on Marriott International, long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'A Look at the Real Estate Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "A lot of good things out of this for Netflix. Chris Hill: Do you think as a group, the homebuilding companies and therefore the homebuilding stocks, do you think these are better run companies than they were 15 years ago? I mean, I wouldn't be an investor if I wasn't.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Matt Argersinger, who leads investing on The Motley Fool's Mogul and Real Estate Winners services, discusses the current state of the housing market, how a potential recession may affect real estate, and his interest in an alternative asset class: vintage comic books. Chris Hill: Do you think as a group, the homebuilding companies and therefore the homebuilding stocks, do you think these are better run companies than they were 15 years ago? Matt Argersinger: I feel like every recession is different, and the way housing responds to it, if I think way back, of course, I wasn't a conscious investor back in the day, but I remember in the late '80s, early '90s, the savings and loan crisis, which in part was a little bit of real estate recession and it took a lot of years for real estate to recover from that recession."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jun-16-2022-%3A-tqqq-sqqq-qqq-nio-baba-aapl-rdbx-ubs-tjx-amzn-ccl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -231.47 to 11,362.3. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 65,750,926 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -1.53 at $23.37, with 10,053,732 shares traded. This represents a 3.77% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +3.7312 at $62.90, with 4,786,935 shares traded. This represents a 123.45% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -5.79 at $277.01, with 3,668,910 shares traded. This represents a 1.34% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is -0.69 at $19.42, with 1,753,737 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is -3.95 at $104.08, with 1,508,504 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BABA is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.45 at $132.98, with 1,490,504 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nRedbox Entertainment Inc. (RDBX) is +1.89 at $12.85, with 1,383,136 shares traded. RDBX\'s current last sale is 642.5% of the target price of $2.\n\nUBS AG (UBS) is -0.47 at $15.77, with 1,265,700 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UBS is in the "buy range".\n\nTJX Companies, Inc. (The) (TJX) is -0.23 at $57.40, with 1,183,734 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jan 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.98. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TJX is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -2.92 at $104.75, with 918,837 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.3 at $9.54, with 828,765 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 47.7% of the target price of $20.\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is -0.32 at $11.95, with 821,145 shares traded. F\'s current last sale is 70.29% of the target price of $17.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.45 at $132.98, with 1,490,504 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +3.7312 at $62.90, with 4,786,935 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.45 at $132.98, with 1,490,504 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jun 16, 2022 : TQQQ, SQQQ, QQQ, NIO, BABA, AAPL, RDBX, UBS, TJX, AMZN, CCL, F', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.45 at $132.98, with 1,490,504 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.45 at $132.98, with 1,490,504 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 65,750,926 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-slide-on-rising-recession-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Medha Singh\nJune 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday, with growth shares taking the biggest hit, after the Federal Reserve\'s biggest rate increase since 1994 to tame rising prices fanned worries of a recession.\nMega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 3% each in premarket trading, with Nasdaq 100 futures .NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin.\nThe Fed on Wednesday matched market expectations by hiking interest rates by 75 basis points. It also projected a slowing economy and rising unemployment in the coming months in the face of the worst inflation in 40 years.\n"We view it as increasingly likely that a recession and higher unemployment will be necessary to tame inflation: with such a gloomy macro picture looming over the markets," said Geir Lode, head of global equities at Federated Hermes Limited.\nFollowing the Fed meeting, Wells Fargo said the odds of a recession now stand at more than 50%.\nThe Swiss National Bank raised its policy interest rate for the first time in 15 years in a surprise move on Thursday, while the Bank of England hiked borrowing costs by quarter of a percentage point.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX is down 20.5% year-to-date and is in a bear market as investors grapple with a sharp slowdown in growth. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC and the S&P 500 indexes were set to mark their 10th weekly decline in past 11 weeks.\nAt 6:40 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 601 points, or 1.96%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 91.25 points, or 2.41%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 330.75 points, or 2.84%.\nOn the equities front, Morgan Stanley MS.N led losses among major U.S. banks with a 2% slide.\nTwitter Inc TWTR.N firmed 2.6% ahead of Elon Musk\'s meeting with its employees after a report said he was expected to reiterate his desire to own the social media company.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 3% each in premarket trading, with Nasdaq 100 futures .NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin. "We view it as increasingly likely that a recession and higher unemployment will be necessary to tame inflation: with such a gloomy macro picture looming over the markets," said Geir Lode, head of global equities at Federated Hermes Limited. Twitter Inc TWTR.N firmed 2.6% ahead of Elon Musk\'s meeting with its employees after a report said he was expected to reiterate his desire to own the social media company.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 3% each in premarket trading, with Nasdaq 100 futures .NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Medha Singh June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday, with growth shares taking the biggest hit, after the Federal Reserve's biggest rate increase since 1994 to tame rising prices fanned worries of a recession. The Fed on Wednesday matched market expectations by hiking interest rates by 75 basis points.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures slide on rising recession fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 3% each in premarket trading, with Nasdaq 100 futures .NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin. The Fed on Wednesday matched market expectations by hiking interest rates by 75 basis points. "We view it as increasingly likely that a recession and higher unemployment will be necessary to tame inflation: with such a gloomy macro picture looming over the markets," said Geir Lode, head of global equities at Federated Hermes Limited.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 3% each in premarket trading, with Nasdaq 100 futures .NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Medha Singh June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday, with growth shares taking the biggest hit, after the Federal Reserve's biggest rate increase since 1994 to tame rising prices fanned worries of a recession. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 601 points, or 1.96%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 91.25 points, or 2.41%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 330.75 points, or 2.84%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-slump-as-recession-fears-loom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 2%, S&P 2.5%, Nasdaq 3%\nJune 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday, pointing to a reversal of the previous session\'s rally, as fears of a recession grew after the Federal Reserve\'s biggest rate hike in nearly three decades.\nRate-sensitive growth stocks took the biggest beating, with Nasdaq 100 futures slumping about 3%.\nThe Fed on Wednesday matched market expectations by hiking interest rates by 75 basis points. It also projected a slowing economy and rising unemployment in the coming months in the face of worst inflation in 40 years, raising risk of a downgrade to U.S. corporate profit in third and fourth quarter.\n"The Fed is now painting a central scenario that is getting much closer to a hard landing," Deutsche strategist Jim Reid wrote in a note.\nPost Fed meeting Wells Fargo said the odds of a recession now stand at more than 50%.\nWith inflation hitting double digits, central banks globally are adopting an aggressive stance to tame soaring prices.\nThe Swiss National Bank raised its policy interest rate for the first time in 15 years in a surprise move on Thursday, while the Bank of England looked set to raise borrowing costs later in the day.\nThe S&P 500 is down 22.2% year-to-date and is in a bear market as investors grapple with a sharp slowdown in growth and its impact on company earnings.\nAt 5:09 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 610 points, or 1.99%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 94.75 points, or 2.5%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 354.5 points, or 3.05%.\nMega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O lost more than 3% each in premarket trading, while Morgan Stanley MS.N led losses among major U.S. banks with a 2% slide.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O lost more than 3% each in premarket trading, while Morgan Stanley MS.N led losses among major U.S. banks with a 2% slide. It also projected a slowing economy and rising unemployment in the coming months in the face of worst inflation in 40 years, raising risk of a downgrade to U.S. corporate profit in third and fourth quarter. "The Fed is now painting a central scenario that is getting much closer to a hard landing," Deutsche strategist Jim Reid wrote in a note.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O lost more than 3% each in premarket trading, while Morgan Stanley MS.N led losses among major U.S. banks with a 2% slide. Futures down: Dow 2%, S&P 2.5%, Nasdaq 3% June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday, pointing to a reversal of the previous session's rally, as fears of a recession grew after the Federal Reserve's biggest rate hike in nearly three decades. Rate-sensitive growth stocks took the biggest beating, with Nasdaq 100 futures slumping about 3%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures slump as recession fears loom', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O lost more than 3% each in premarket trading, while Morgan Stanley MS.N led losses among major U.S. banks with a 2% slide. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures down: Dow 2%, S&P 2.5%, Nasdaq 3% June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday, pointing to a reversal of the previous session's rally, as fears of a recession grew after the Federal Reserve's biggest rate hike in nearly three decades.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O lost more than 3% each in premarket trading, while Morgan Stanley MS.N led losses among major U.S. banks with a 2% slide. Futures down: Dow 2%, S&P 2.5%, Nasdaq 3% June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday, pointing to a reversal of the previous session's rally, as fears of a recession grew after the Federal Reserve's biggest rate hike in nearly three decades. The Swiss National Bank raised its policy interest rate for the first time in 15 years in a surprise move on Thursday, while the Bank of England looked set to raise borrowing costs later in the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-renews-korean-drama-sweet-home-for-seasons-2-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX is bringing back its hit Korean urban fantasy action series Sweet Home for two more seasons. Lee Eung-bok, who directed the first season of Sweet Home, is also set to helm the K-drama’s new seasons.\n\nBased on the 2017 webtoon of the same name, Sweet Home follows high school student Hyun-soo and his neighbors as they try to survive in a world where humans are turned into monsters.\n\nThe stars of Season 1, including leads Song Kang and Lee Jin-uk, will return for the new seasons, along with Lee Si-young, Ko Min-si and Park Kyu-young.\n\nIn addition to the show’s original cast, the upcoming seasons will also introduce characters played by Yoo Oh-seong (My Country: The New Age), Oh Jung-se (It’s Okay to Not Be Okay), Kim Moo-yeol (Juvenile Justice) and former B1A4 member Jung Jin-young.\n\nWhen Season 1 landed on Netflix in 2020, its terrifying monsters and clever storytelling set a new benchmark in the creature-feature genre, winning rave reviews from fans. The series went on to win international awards such as the 2021 Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) and the 3rd Asia Contents Awards.\nNetflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\nNetflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\nNetflix Stock Lags Industry Year to Date\nIn the year-to-date period, Netflix’s shares have tumbled 70.1% compared with the Zacks Broadcast Radio and Television industry’s and the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s declines of 56.3% and 34%, respectively.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s underperformance is primarily attributed to stiff competition in the streaming space. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nOther Streaming Services in Focus\nDisney DIS is benefiting from the growing popularity of Disney+ due to its strong content portfolio and a much cheaper bundle offering compared with its peers.\n\nIn the last-reported quarter, Disney’s streaming services exceeded a total subscription of 205 million, a quarterly net increase of 9.2 million, driven by Disney+. As of Apr 2, 2022, Disney+ had 137.7 million paid subscribers.\n\nParamount Global’s PARA Paramount+ has been witnessing subscriber growth, driven by an expanding content portfolio. Paramount+ hosts a portfolio of more than 2,500 movies and 30,000 TV episodes, including content on popular franchises such as Star Trek and SpongeBob.\n\nApple’s AAPL Apple TV+ is gaining a solid reputation, with Ted Lasso winning multiple Emmy Awards and CODA winning three Academy Awards. Apple TV+’s Academy Award win over primary streaming competitor, Netflix’s The Power of the Dog. The win has boosted its position in the streaming industry as a serious competitor.\n\nNevertheless, Netflix’s diversified content portfolio, attributable to heavy investments in the production and distribution of localized, foreign-language content, is a key catalyst.\n\nNetflix has renewed a raft of its Asian originals lately, including Korean hits like Squid Game, teen zombie horror All Of Us Are Dead, and D.P.\n\nSquid Game is also in the headlines after it was revealed that the megahit series will be made into an actual real-life game where 456 competitors will be competing for an enormous cash prize of $4.56 million.\n\nOther Asian originals lined up for renewals include the Japanese fantasy series Alice in Borderland, India’s true crime drama Delhi Crime and various reality series from across the region, such as Indian Matchmaking, Singles Inferno and Love is Blind Japan.\n\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nParamount Global (PARA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+ is gaining a solid reputation, with Ted Lasso winning multiple Emmy Awards and CODA winning three Academy Awards. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In addition to the show’s original cast, the upcoming seasons will also introduce characters played by Yoo Oh-seong (My Country: The New Age), Oh Jung-se (It’s Okay to Not Be Okay), Kim Moo-yeol (Juvenile Justice) and former B1A4 member Jung Jin-young.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+ is gaining a solid reputation, with Ted Lasso winning multiple Emmy Awards and CODA winning three Academy Awards. The Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Renews Korean Drama Sweet Home for Seasons 2 & 3', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+ is gaining a solid reputation, with Ted Lasso winning multiple Emmy Awards and CODA winning three Academy Awards. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix NFLX is bringing back its hit Korean urban fantasy action series Sweet Home for two more seasons.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+ is gaining a solid reputation, with Ted Lasso winning multiple Emmy Awards and CODA winning three Academy Awards. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The series went on to win international awards such as the 2021 Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) and the 3rd Asia Contents Awards.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-set-to-slide-on-rising-recession-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track for sharp declines on Thursday, with growth shares taking the biggest hit, after the Federal Reserve\'s biggest rate increase since 1994 to tame rising prices fanned worries of a recession.\nMega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 2% each in premarket trading, with the Nasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin.\nThe S&P 500 index .SPX snapped a five-session losing streak on Wednesday after the Fed\'s 75 basis point rate increase met market expectations.\nEquities have been under pressure for most of the year on growing worries about surging inflation and higher borrowing costs, with the central bank\'s latest projection of a slowing economy and rising unemployment in the coming months only adding to those concerns.\n"We view it as increasingly likely that a recession and higher unemployment will be necessary to tame inflation: with such a gloomy macro picture looming over the markets," said Geir Lode, head of global equities at Federated Hermes Limited.\nFollowing the Fed meeting, Wells Fargo said the odds of a recession now stand at more than 50%.\nThe Swiss National Bank raised its policy interest rate for the first time in 15 years in a surprise move on Thursday, while the Bank of England increased borrowing costs by quarter of a percentage point.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX is down 20.5% year-to-date and is in a bear market as investors grapple with a sharp slowdown in growth. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC and the S&P 500 indexes were set to mark their 10th weekly decline in past 11 weeks.\n"Technically the market remains weak," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"The Fed rally is fading as investors question the central bank\'s ability to orchestrate a soft landing. The bear market is in full force still and yet to reach a level where stocks can comfortably bounce off of."\nAt 08:31 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 467 points, or 1.52%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 70 points, or 1.85%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 250.75 points, or 2.16%.\nOn the equities front, Morgan Stanley MS.N led losses among major U.S. banks with a 2% slide.\nTwitter Inc TWTR.N firmed 1.5% ahead of Elon Musk\'s meeting with its employees after a report said he was expected to reiterate his desire to own the social media company.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Medha Singh; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 2% each in premarket trading, with the Nasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin. The S&P 500 index .SPX snapped a five-session losing streak on Wednesday after the Fed's 75 basis point rate increase met market expectations. Equities have been under pressure for most of the year on growing worries about surging inflation and higher borrowing costs, with the central bank's latest projection of a slowing economy and rising unemployment in the coming months only adding to those concerns.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 2% each in premarket trading, with the Nasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Sruthi Shankar June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track for sharp declines on Thursday, with growth shares taking the biggest hit, after the Federal Reserve's biggest rate increase since 1994 to tame rising prices fanned worries of a recession. The S&P 500 index .SPX snapped a five-session losing streak on Wednesday after the Fed's 75 basis point rate increase met market expectations.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street set to slide on rising recession fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 2% each in premarket trading, with the Nasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Sruthi Shankar June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track for sharp declines on Thursday, with growth shares taking the biggest hit, after the Federal Reserve's biggest rate increase since 1994 to tame rising prices fanned worries of a recession. Equities have been under pressure for most of the year on growing worries about surging inflation and higher borrowing costs, with the central bank's latest projection of a slowing economy and rising unemployment in the coming months only adding to those concerns.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 2% each in premarket trading, with the Nasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 plunging by a similar margin. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Sruthi Shankar June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track for sharp declines on Thursday, with growth shares taking the biggest hit, after the Federal Reserve\'s biggest rate increase since 1994 to tame rising prices fanned worries of a recession. 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{'date': '2022-06-17', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 294.996, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 152348.0, 'fred_ppi': 280.251, 'fred_retail_sales': 675702.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -81215.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 50.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8224, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-stock-is-your-best-option-among-the-faangs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nFollowing the June 13 stock market rout, FAANG stocks have hit new lows. Many may be cashing out of them, as uncertainty wreaks havoc on the market, but you may be looking to go against the grain. If you decide to do so, Google and YouTube parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) should be your first pick. Why GOOG stock?\nAmong the FAANG names, it beats out the rest of the pack. Sure, it’s not the cheapest among the FAANG names. Like the rest of them, it’s also facing the issue of slowing growth.\nYet if you factor in its high-quality, deep economic moat, and prospects once today’s storms pass? Even as it could continue to deliver middling performance (or worse, move lower), in the near-term, it could deliver strong returns for long-term investors deciding to buy it today.\nTicker Company Current Price\nGOOG Alphabet Inc. $2,169.66\nGOOG Stock and the Rest of the FAANG Pack\nBefore diving in, here’s a brief refresher on FAANG stocks. Admittedly, this acronym is in need of an update, due to Facebook’s name change to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), but here are the five names that belong to this group:\nF: Meta Platforms\nA: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)\nA: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\nN: Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)\nG: Alphabet\nThere are several factors that make GOOG stock your best option, after the FAANG stock “defanging.” First off, valuation. Again, it’s not the cheapest FAANG stock, but it trades at a lower forward multiple (19x) than AMZN (forward multiple of 117.3x) and AAPL (21.5x forward multiple). NFLX is cheaper (with its 15.5x forward multiple), yet this multiple may be misleading. Given the gray area when it comes to content amortization, its current earnings could be inflated.\nKnocking out these three FAANGs leaves us just Alphabet and Meta. Among the five, these two are the most similar to each other. So, why is the former a better buy than the latter, especially as the latter has the lowest valuation (14.1x) among FANGs?\n7 Long-Term Stocks That Never Go Out of Style\nChalk it up to two qualitative factors. Those are a deeper economic moat, and less uncertain long-term prospects.\nWhy it Wins Out Against Meta\nIn many ways, I believe the stock market has overreacted when it comes to bidding META stock lower. Yet taking other factors into account, it’s possible the more expensive GOOG stock outperforms it in the years ahead.\nYes, both companies at present are largely in the same boat. Both of these ad market dependent FAANG names delivered underwhelming results when they last reported in late April. An economic slowdown could further impact the digital ad space, producing more disappointment in the coming quarters.\nBut looking beyond current challenges, Alphabet appears to be the one best-positioned to make a comeback due to its deeper economic moat with its Google search business. Meta’s platforms, on the other hand, are facing intensifying competition from TikTok. Meta has also been affected by Apple’s changes to its privacy settings. Both these developments could have a long-lasting impact.\nWith Alphabet, even if growth slows down for search, growth from its cloud business, plus better monetization of YouTube, as well as success with some of its “Other Bets,” could more than make up the difference. For Meta, getting back on the growth train is more uncertain. It hinges on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “metaverse” dreams becoming reality.\nAlphabet is Your Best Bet\nWhen I say this is your best choice among the FAANG stocks, that doesn’t mean it’s going to soon begin its recovery. In the short-term, it’s more than likely to move in tandem with the overall stock market.\nNevertheless, once the dust settles, it may have a much easier time making a comeback. Amazon may have to grow into its valuation before it bounces back. Apple could need to lean more on its services business to move the needle. Netflix needs to show it can keep streaming competition at bay, all while optimizing its content spend.\nMeta, as mentioned, has its own competitive headwinds, and is looking to re-accelerate growth via something that to many seems to be more faddish in nature rather than the internet’s next big thing.\nThat leaves GOOG stock. With a reasonable valuation, plus less uncertain long-term prospects, it is the best-in-class FAANG stock.\nOn the date of publication, Thomas Niel did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Alphabet Stock is Your Best Option Among the FAANGs appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Admittedly, this acronym is in need of an update, due to Facebook’s name change to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), but here are the five names that belong to this group: F: Meta Platforms A: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) A: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) N: Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) G: Alphabet There are several factors that make GOOG stock your best option, after the FAANG stock “defanging.” First off, valuation. Again, it’s not the cheapest FAANG stock, but it trades at a lower forward multiple (19x) than AMZN (forward multiple of 117.3x) and AAPL (21.5x forward multiple). Both of these ad market dependent FAANG names delivered underwhelming results when they last reported in late April.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Admittedly, this acronym is in need of an update, due to Facebook’s name change to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), but here are the five names that belong to this group: F: Meta Platforms A: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) A: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) N: Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) G: Alphabet There are several factors that make GOOG stock your best option, after the FAANG stock “defanging.” First off, valuation. Again, it’s not the cheapest FAANG stock, but it trades at a lower forward multiple (19x) than AMZN (forward multiple of 117.3x) and AAPL (21.5x forward multiple). Ticker Company Current Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $2,169.66 GOOG Stock and the Rest of the FAANG Pack Before diving in, here’s a brief refresher on FAANG stocks.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet Stock is Your Best Option Among the FAANGs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Admittedly, this acronym is in need of an update, due to Facebook’s name change to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), but here are the five names that belong to this group: F: Meta Platforms A: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) A: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) N: Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) G: Alphabet There are several factors that make GOOG stock your best option, after the FAANG stock “defanging.” First off, valuation. Again, it’s not the cheapest FAANG stock, but it trades at a lower forward multiple (19x) than AMZN (forward multiple of 117.3x) and AAPL (21.5x forward multiple). Ticker Company Current Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $2,169.66 GOOG Stock and the Rest of the FAANG Pack Before diving in, here’s a brief refresher on FAANG stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Admittedly, this acronym is in need of an update, due to Facebook’s name change to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), but here are the five names that belong to this group: F: Meta Platforms A: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) A: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) N: Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) G: Alphabet There are several factors that make GOOG stock your best option, after the FAANG stock “defanging.” First off, valuation. Again, it’s not the cheapest FAANG stock, but it trades at a lower forward multiple (19x) than AMZN (forward multiple of 117.3x) and AAPL (21.5x forward multiple). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Following the June 13 stock market rout, FAANG stocks have hit new lows.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-cvx-wba', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.7%. Year to date, Walgreens Boots Alliance has lost about 22.6% of its value.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 1.4%. Chevron is showing a gain of 30.7% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Visa, trading down 1.0%, and Apple, trading up 1.4% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: CVX, WBA\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.7%. Year to date, Walgreens Boots Alliance has lost about 22.6% of its value. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 1.4%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.7%. Year to date, Walgreens Boots Alliance has lost about 22.6% of its value. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 1.4%.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: CVX, WBA', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.7%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 1.4%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: CVX, WBA The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.7%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 1.4%. Two other components making moves today are Visa, trading down 1.0%, and Apple, trading up 1.4% on the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-17-2022-%3A-kdp-on-ua-uaa-aapl-csco-t-dbrg-wfc-amzn-vici', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.11 to 11,267.1. The total After hours volume is currently 461,081,690 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nKeurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) is unchanged at $34.35, with 58,472,569 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KDP is in the "buy range".\n\nON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) is unchanged at $52.46, with 24,633,015 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ON is in the "buy range".\n\nUnder Armour, Inc. (UA) is unchanged at $8.38, with 19,367,447 shares traded. UA\'s current last sale is 83.8% of the target price of $10.\n\nUnder Armour, Inc. (UAA) is +0.0006 at $9.16, with 18,117,596 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UAA is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $131.65, with 14,379,339 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is +0.25 at $43.64, with 14,037,988 shares traded. CSCO\'s current last sale is 83.92% of the target price of $52.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.01 at $19.39, with 10,273,715 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 80.79% of the target price of $24.\n\nDigitalBridge Group, Inc. (DBRG) is unchanged at $4.74, with 10,059,799 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DBRG is in the "buy range".\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is unchanged at $38.48, with 9,107,612 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.0374 at $106.18, with 8,212,675 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nVICI Properties Inc. (VICI) is -0.0021 at $28.81, with 7,407,532 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for VICI is in the "buy range".\n\nUrban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) is +0.0055 at $20.98, with 6,652,059 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jan 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.56. URBN\'s current last sale is 85.61% of the target price of $24.5.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $131.65, with 14,379,339 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) is unchanged at $34.35, with 58,472,569 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $131.65, with 14,379,339 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KDP is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 17, 2022 : KDP, ON, UA, UAA, AAPL, CSCO, T, DBRG, WFC, AMZN, VICI, URBN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $131.65, with 14,379,339 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.11 to 11,267.1.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $131.65, with 14,379,339 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". AT&T Inc. (T) is +0.01 at $19.39, with 10,273,715 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fridays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-eqal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Shares of EQAL were up about 0.4% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 1.4% with over 58.1 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Advanced Micro Devices, off about 0.6% on volume of over 55.3 million shares. Seagen is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 16.3% on the day, while Diamondback Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF, trading lower by about 8.6%.\nVIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: EQAL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 1.4% with over 58.1 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Advanced Micro Devices, off about 0.6% on volume of over 55.3 million shares. Seagen is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 16.3% on the day, while Diamondback Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF, trading lower by about 8.6%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Seagen is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 16.3% on the day, while Diamondback Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF, trading lower by about 8.6%. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: EQAL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: EQAL", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Seagen is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 16.3% on the day, while Diamondback Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF, trading lower by about 8.6%. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: EQAL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 1.4% with over 58.1 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Advanced Micro Devices, off about 0.6% on volume of over 55.3 million shares. Seagen is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 16.3% on the day, while Diamondback Energy is lagging other components of the Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF, trading lower by about 8.6%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bidding-tops-%2412.3-mln-for-warren-buffett-charity-lunch-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Jonathan Stempel\nJune 17 (Reuters) - Someone has bid more than $12.3 million at an online auction to win a final, private lunch with billionaire businessman Warren Buffett to benefit a charity that helps the poor, homeless and people battling substance abuse.\nThe $12,345,678 bid from an unknown bidder in the auction, which ends on Friday night, far surpasses the previous record $4.57 million that cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun paid in a similar 2019 auction.\nProceeds benefit Glide, a nonprofit in San Francisco's Tenderloin district that offers meals, shelter, HIV and hepatitis C tests, job training and children's programs.\nPrior to this year, Buffett, the 91-year-old chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, had helped Glide raise more than $34.1 million by auctioning 20 lunches. He has also pledged to give away nearly all his wealth.\nThe auctions began in 2000. None were held in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic. Bidding this year on eBay ends at 10:30 p.m. EDT Friday (0230 GMT Saturday).\nThis year's winner can take up to seven guests to dine with Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in Manhattan.\nBuffett will talk about almost anything, though not where he may invest next.\nHe became a supporter of Glide after his first wife Susan introduced him to the charity, where she had been volunteering. Susan Buffett died in 2004.\nHedge fund managers David Einhorn and Ted Weschler are among the winners of prior auctions. Weschler became a Berkshire portfolio manager after paying a combined $5.25 million to win the 2010 and 2011 auctions.\nBerkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad; Geico car insurance; many energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N.\nBuffett still owns nearly 16% of the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate, despite having donated more than half of his shares since 2006, including $4 billion this week.\nHe was worth $92.8 billion on Friday afternoon, making him the eighth-richest person worldwide according to Forbes magazine.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Frances Kerry)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Berkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad; Geico car insurance; many energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel June 17 (Reuters) - Someone has bid more than $12.3 million at an online auction to win a final, private lunch with billionaire businessman Warren Buffett to benefit a charity that helps the poor, homeless and people battling substance abuse. Proceeds benefit Glide, a nonprofit in San Francisco's Tenderloin district that offers meals, shelter, HIV and hepatitis C tests, job training and children's programs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Berkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad; Geico car insurance; many energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel June 17 (Reuters) - Someone has bid more than $12.3 million at an online auction to win a final, private lunch with billionaire businessman Warren Buffett to benefit a charity that helps the poor, homeless and people battling substance abuse. Proceeds benefit Glide, a nonprofit in San Francisco's Tenderloin district that offers meals, shelter, HIV and hepatitis C tests, job training and children's programs.", 'news_article_title': 'Bidding tops $12.3 mln for Warren Buffett charity lunch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Berkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad; Geico car insurance; many energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. The $12,345,678 bid from an unknown bidder in the auction, which ends on Friday night, far surpasses the previous record $4.57 million that cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun paid in a similar 2019 auction. Prior to this year, Buffett, the 91-year-old chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, had helped Glide raise more than $34.1 million by auctioning 20 lunches.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Berkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad; Geico car insurance; many energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel June 17 (Reuters) - Someone has bid more than $12.3 million at an online auction to win a final, private lunch with billionaire businessman Warren Buffett to benefit a charity that helps the poor, homeless and people battling substance abuse. The $12,345,678 bid from an unknown bidder in the auction, which ends on Friday night, far surpasses the previous record $4.57 million that cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun paid in a similar 2019 auction.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-charity-lunch-fetches-winning-bid-of-%2419-mln', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Jonathan Stempel\nJune 17 (Reuters) - A lucky, and likely wealthy, person bid more than $19 million to dine with Warren Buffett, in the 21st and final time that the billionaire businessman auctioned a private lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity.\nThe winning bid in the eBay auction that ended on Friday night far surpassed the previous record of $4.57 million, paid in 2019 by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, although the new winner's identity could not immediately be determined.\nProceeds benefit Glide, a nonprofit in San Francisco's Tenderloin district that helps the poor, homeless or those battling substance abuse. Glide offers meals, shelter, HIV and hepatitis C tests, job training and children's programs.\nBuffett, 91, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, has raised more than $53.2 million for Glide in the 21 auctions, which began in 2000.\nAn eBay spokeswoman said the lunch was the most expensive item ever sold on the company's website to benefit charity.\nNo auctions were held in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.\nBuffett became a supporter of Glide after his first wife Susan, who died in 2004, introduced him to the charity, where she had been volunteering.\nHe has also pledged to give away nearly all of his fortune. Buffett was worth $93.4 billion on Friday, ranking seventh worldwide, according to Forbes magazine.\nThis year's auction winner and up to seven guests will dine with Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in Manhattan.\nBuffett will talk about almost anything, but not where he may invest next.\nHedge fund managers David Einhorn and Ted Weschler are among previous auction winners.\nWeschler became a Berkshire portfolio manager after paying a combined $5.25 million to win the 2010 and 2011 auctions.\nBerkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurance, energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N.\nBuffett still owns nearly 16% of the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate, despite having donated more than half of his shares since 2006, including $4 billion on June 14.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York, Additional reporting by Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru; Editing by David Gregorio and Clarence Fernandez)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Berkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurance, energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel June 17 (Reuters) - A lucky, and likely wealthy, person bid more than $19 million to dine with Warren Buffett, in the 21st and final time that the billionaire businessman auctioned a private lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity. The winning bid in the eBay auction that ended on Friday night far surpassed the previous record of $4.57 million, paid in 2019 by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, although the new winner's identity could not immediately be determined.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Berkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurance, energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel June 17 (Reuters) - A lucky, and likely wealthy, person bid more than $19 million to dine with Warren Buffett, in the 21st and final time that the billionaire businessman auctioned a private lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity. Hedge fund managers David Einhorn and Ted Weschler are among previous auction winners.', 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett charity lunch fetches winning bid of $19 mln', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Berkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurance, energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel June 17 (Reuters) - A lucky, and likely wealthy, person bid more than $19 million to dine with Warren Buffett, in the 21st and final time that the billionaire businessman auctioned a private lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity. Glide offers meals, shelter, HIV and hepatitis C tests, job training and children's programs.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Berkshire owns dozens of companies including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurance, energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel June 17 (Reuters) - A lucky, and likely wealthy, person bid more than $19 million to dine with Warren Buffett, in the 21st and final time that the billionaire businessman auctioned a private lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity. The winning bid in the eBay auction that ended on Friday night far surpassed the previous record of $4.57 million, paid in 2019 by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, although the new winner's identity could not immediately be determined."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/calming-words-for-investors-in-the-most-recent-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser discusses:\nThe pain investors are feeling.\nWhy he recommends putting cash to work slowly.\nDocuSign's (NASDAQ: DOCU) latest quarter meeting management's expectations.\nThe relative attractiveness of DocuSign's stock.\nCoca-Cola's (NYSE: KO) new partnership for Jack Daniel's-and-Coke cocktails in a can.\nPlus, shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) have fallen 50% so far this year. Is the stock a value play, or is it in the bargain bin for valid reasons? Motley Fool contributors Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo take a bull vs. bear approach to the social network.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on June 13, 2022.\nChris Hill: The bear has arrived, but so have reasons for hope. We got that plus a debate over Meta Platforms. Motley Fool Money starts now. I'm Chris Hill, I am joined by Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser. Happy Monday.\nJason Moser: Happy Monday, indeed.\nChris Hill: It's not really a happy Monday in the [laughs] stock market.\nJason Moser: We're trying to instill some positive vibes, Chris, positive vibes only, as big cat might say.\nChris Hill: Yeah, that would be great. But we also need to [laughs] recognize what's happening in the market, and what's happening, the headline is appropriate. The headline is hey, the bear market for the S&P 500 is officially here. We've got a couple hours before the close of the market today, so maybe it pulls out of the nosedive. But let's just for the sake of this conversation, let's assume that it doesn't. We're actually officially down more than 20%, where do you want to start? Because I hear the comment of positive vibes only, and yet you and I were talking earlier today in the office, because we're both in the office today, which is good to say.\nJason Moser: Yeah, it feels good.\nChris Hill: But we were talking earlier today about the amount of negativity, just the sentiment, all of the commentary, the analysts' notes coming out, and we'll get to at least one stock that's taken a turn for the worse recently, and the negative views on that one particular stock. But just in general, there is so much pessimism, Jason. It's hard in times like this to feel good as an investor, and it's hard to feel like, OK, now I am going to be proactive. Even though we know historically, this might be a pretty good time to start looking for ways to deploy cash into the market, even if you're just doing it through index ETFs.\nJason Moser: Yeah. It is clearly a painful time. Again, I want to make sure people understand that. I started out by saying positive vibes only, and of course, you want to do everything you can to try to view things from a glass-half-full perspective. It's really difficult though, and it's difficult for us, too. For you, for me, for those of us, that really do this for a living. I'm right there with you, my portfolio has taken a big hit just like everyone else's. Now, it is a portfolio that I have had for a long time. I've had the good fortune to be able to be introduced to Foolish investing many, many years ago, so I've built a diversified portfolio focused on businesses. Taking that business-first mentality and being an owner of those businesses, and so over time, and I've said this before, the longer you hold these well-diversified portfolios, the easier these stretches are, and this isn't the first bear market that you or I have ever witnessed, and it won't be the last. For some out there listening right now, it is, and it's very understandable that you're feeling some sense of doom.\nSome sense of, oh, my God, how is this ever going to recover? The fact of the matter is, that history tells us it's recovered every time. I don't know when, we're not really in the business of market timing, but these markets do recover. It just takes time, and so you keep that in mind. Bear markets absolutely can be painful, but there's some interesting Ned Davis research out there that hopefully puts this in the context. If you look at the last 92 years of market history, bear markets have comprised only about 20.6 of those actual years, and so if you put that into percentages, stocks have been on the rise for 78% of the time.\nOverwhelmingly, folks who take the longer view, who continue to invest, who stay invested, benefit from that. You're benefiting from the fact that statistics tell us. The numbers tell us that overall, for the majority of the time, stocks are helping us, not hurting us. Now, that doesn't really do much for you right now at this moment, I know it's painful, but I think you made a good point there. This is a point in time where you have to start looking at some of these opportunities out there and thinking, hey, you know what? Maybe this isn't a bad time to consider putting a little cash to work slowly, and I want to reiterate that because that's what I've been doing myself.\nJust small increments, you don't have transaction costs to worry about, so you don't have to worry about putting a certain amount of money to work at any given point in time. I think that really helps. You can take this slowly, and so I would encourage folks to consider, just invest slowly, but this is the time where you need to start really considering putting a little bit of that money to work periodically, whether it's just through dollar-cost averaging, whether it's through your retirement plan where you have money that's contributed every paycheck, continue doing that. Because the numbers tell us, over the long haul, this works out. These markets do recover, it does take time, but these are the times when opportunities do present themselves.\nChris Hill: Just one last thing on the pessimism, because I think this is one of those things that's important for us as investors to remember, is that part of the reason there's so much pessimism is because the people that we pay attention to the most, and that is the executives and their teams leading the companies that we are watching, that we are part owners of the business, the Jamie Dimons of the world, are, I don't want to say he's being pessimistic, by his own admission, he's being very conservative. Part of the reason there's so much pessimism is because companies are coming out with their own guidance, and they're saying, hey, look, we're shoring up our balance sheet. We're ratcheting back our expectations, we don't want to get in a position where we're being overly optimistic because this is not a situation where anyone who does that is going to be rewarded.\nJason Moser: Yeah. I agree with the taking the conservative approach. It is always worth remembering, as bad as it feels that can always get worse. If you look at the current status right now, we're looking at year to date. You've got the Nasdaq down about 30%. You've got the S&P, like we noted, entering bear market territory down 20%, that's not to say it can't get worse. Again, going back to that Ned Davis research, stocks lose 36% on average during a bear market. Now, you contrast that with the fact they gain, on average 114% during a bull market, so clearly, you want to be a part of that bull market. But in order to do that, in order to be a part of that bull market, the cost of doing business, so to speak, is to endure times like these.\nHonestly, when you look at that average gain of 114%, you can absolutely outperform that by being opportunistic during times like these, during a bear market. So something worth keeping in mind, but I do absolutely agree, taking the conservative approach, shore up your balance sheet. Cash is a great thing to have right now and you want to put it to work slowly. There is no reason to go all-in because there is a lot going on in the world right now, and there's a lot of stuff that's really out of our control. You hear talk of inflation in the White House, in the Fed, and how can they not control it.\nThere is a lot of stuff going on in the world and there are a lot of things that are just frankly far out of our control. There are just certain things that are just far out of our control and we don't really have any say-so in the matter. You just have to be able to endure times like these in order to reap the benefits. For folks who are feeling like they're losing a little bit of sleep at night or they just don't feel comfortable in a market like this, this is a great time to consider adding some of those diverse types of index funds or ETFs because that really does help smooth out the bumps along the way.\nChris Hill: I wanted to get your thoughts on DocuSign, and we talked about it on Friday's show. There was a big drop in the stock on Friday after their latest earnings report. Emily Flippen. I'll paraphrase what Emily said, I think I asked her if the stock is down 25 percent is the business 25 percent worse? She basically said this report isn't all that bad, although she did talk about the billings as being a point of worry. This is on a day when the S&P 500 is entering bear market territory. It's not like DocuSign's dropped today, it's against the backdrop of a day where everything else is in the green, but the stock's down another 10% today. As I alluded to earlier, this is one of those businesses that holy cow, the pessimism seems to be really high on this business and I'm wondering what you think of it.\nJason Moser: Well, yeah, the pessimism is high. It was high, not all that long ago, too, right and the stock had recovered a decent bid going into this earnings report, the earnings come out and the stock plummets again back to levels not seen since, I think several months ago, and so you keep that on the perspective there. I'm a DocuSign shareholder, and I've recommended the stock. I continue to be optimistic about it. I'm not selling any of my shares. I think when you look at this quarter, management met its targets first and foremost. That's the standard I always look to first and foremost when I go through these earnings reports. Is management doing what they say they're going to do? In this case, yes, management is doing what they say they're going to do.\nI think the market's reaction is rightly so in regard to the billings number, there was a little bit of a revised billings guide that's not great, but it's certainly understandable given the state of the economy and something else called out in the call, management noted the employee attrition. That's not a DocuSign-specific problem, you've got a lot of companies out there today, particularly in this tech space. We know that a lot of these companies, use equity, they use stock-based compensation to bring talent and they try to build up that workforce as they continue to grow. A lot of these companies have witnessed just tremendous pullbacks over the last year, plus they're giving back all those stay-at-home stock gains. DocuSign was one of those companies that really benefited from that tailwind. When DocuSign was closing in on something like $300 a share, whatever it was, it just clearly was way ahead of its skis, it just didn't make a lot of sense.\nNow with that said, the business continues to perform very well, but when you look at that billings guidance, you've got higher attrition within the workforce. Part of that is attributed to the great resignation that continues to play out as people go looking for other things. But also employees continue to pursue other options when you bring focus on that promise of equity and net equity tax. You start to see people saying, hey, you know what, maybe I'm going to go somewhere where my compensation is a little bit more guaranteed. What that ultimately does, their pipeline slows down, and that's ultimately what billings comes down to, it's a pipeline thing. It's not to say that DocuSign, the business is suffering, when you look at the actual business itself, it grew revenue 25% from a year ago. It's a full-on subscription business that was up 26% from a year ago. If you look at international revenue up 43%, that makes it now 25% of the total business versus 21% just a year ago.\nThey're maintaining that net dollar retention rate that was 114% for the quarter, well, within that range that they targeted 112%-119%. They continue to bring big customers, and I think what the customers with greater than $300,000 annualized contract value, that grew 32% from a year ago, there are now 886 of those customers. Then top it off with just this expanding partnership with Microsoft, I think that's a partnership I don't think you want to underestimate given Microsoft's position in the enterprise world, well beyond just consumers, but Microsoft's position in the enterprise world is tremendous. We talk about billings with businesses like these. Billings can often be lumpy, they can be timing-related. They can be short-term noise, they create some opportunities.\nI would not look at this billings guide as a sign that the business is in trouble. I think management is taking the sensible, more conservative approach, but they have a very good track record really of growing this business and meeting their goals. They remain confident as they say, that they are on the path to becoming a $5 billion revenue company, which would make it better than two times as big as it is today. I continue to hold my shares regardless of this pullback, and it certainly seems like for folks who are interested, and don't own shares of this company yet, this is a very good business and perhaps this is one of those opportunities it's presenting itself.\nChris Hill: One more thing before I let you go. I view this as a positive, just like on the surface, but also underneath the surface. Coca-Cola is teaming up with Brown-Forman, which is the spirits company behind Jack Daniel's. They're going to be making a Jack-and-Coke cocktail in a can, it'll launch later this year in Mexico, and the plan is to roll it out to other markets, presumably either late this year or into 2023. This is the fourth alcoholic drink in Coke's portfolio. I'm tempted to ask why wasn't this the first [laughs] in their portfolio? But all kidding aside, Jason, I think this is a really interesting development both for the Coca-Cola and Pepsis of the world, but also for the spirits companies. I think this might be the next big wave in the way that hard seltzer was maybe two, or three years ago.\nJason Moser: It feels like it could be. Spirits represent a very resilient market, we see the constant jockeying between beer and wine and spirits and there's always a little bit of an ebb and flow there, but spirits, generally speaking, are very resilient. I do like the idea of partnering up with big brands like Coca-Cola to be able, not only to produce a branded drink that most everybody would be able to recognize, but really also you're just opening up this massive market opportunity, being able to get this ready-made beverage into consumer's hands. This is a very popular drink. I think that it's no accident that you look at a company like Coca-Cola and Brown-Forman and see that they had outperformed the market year to date.\nThis is a good time for businesses like these and what we've seen, particularly with Coca-Cola, they are examining more ways to present the value proposition to consumers, to get that product into people's hands, whether it's smaller cans, or bigger cans, different size packages. In one way, one more step beyond that is partnerships like this, which combine two very powerful brands, and make it very easy for folks who like this drink to get it in their hands, without necessarily having to make that big investment and I say big, of course, it's relative, but if you want Jack and Coke, you got to go to the liquor store, you got to get to the groceries, you got to do all this stuff to make it happen. This certainly simplifies and so I can see where that would be attractive for fans of the beverage.\nChris Hill: Jason Moser, thanks for being here.\nJason Moser: Thank you.\nChris Hill: Next up we have got a bull versus bear on Meta Platforms. Shares of the business formerly known as Facebook are down 50% this year. Has the stock been beaten up too much, or is Meta Platforms in the bargain ben for perfectly valid reasons? With more, here's Ricky Mulvey.\nRicky Mulvey: Welcome to bear versus bull, the company today we have is Meta, joining us right now, are Nick Rossolillo and Jose Najarro. Good to see you both.\nNick Rossolillo: Good to see you, Ricky. Thanks for having me on today.\nJose Najarro: I'm pretty excited. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to have this showdown.\nRicky Mulvey: Let's start with the bull case. Jose, take it away.\nJose Najarro: First, I want to say the first bullish case that I see for Facebook right now is just the financial strength that they have. Financially, this is a company that has great numbers even with the strong investment push that it's doing right now. Just a quick look at numbers, for example, cash flow, most recent cash flow from operations was about $14 billion versus a 12.2 billion a year ago, so we see some strong growth there. Obviously, that cash flow doesn't really account for some of those capex that it's doing this most recent quarter, but still free cash flow in the most recent quarter was around 8.5 billion versus 7.8 billion a year ago. We can see strong, healthy cash flow coming in from the business. If we take a closer look at that balance sheet, they have roughly about 14.9 billion in cash and cash equivalents and 29 billion in marketable securities.\nTo top it all off, they have no long-term debt at the moment. We saw that healthy cash flow, that strong balance sheet, and right now in their most recent quarter, they did see revenue growth of about 7%, even with numerous headwinds this company was experiencing. Some of those headwinds were the iOS changes, the e-commerce slowdown supply chain, and the macroeconomics affecting the overall market right now. Personally, I believe that 7% growth was still pretty impressive. If we take a closer look at the second reason, I think this is the eyes continued to be on its platform, and for this being an advertisement-mainly business that is super important. They did show then their most recent quarter family daily active people was 2.87 billion and that was up 6%. Family monthly active people was 3.6 billion and that was also up 6%.\nOne thing I do feel we hear a lot is Facebook is pretty much one of those dead social platforms, no one uses Facebook anymore. Facebook monthly active users still saw a growth in United States and Canada, even if it was a small number, it just continues to show the strength of their main platform, which is Facebook. Just to give a quick number, 263 million monthly active users in the United States and Canada. This most recent quarter, that was up about 1 million compared to a quarter ago, and up about 4 million compared to a year ago. We're still seeing that growth in users and in one of their most developed markets at the moment. Not only in United States, but they also saw growth overall in Facebook monthly active users, both year over year and quarter over quarter. The other thing on their platform, they are improving their platforms to fend off competition. We have seen a lot of talks of doing things like Facebook Reels, and Instagram Reels. They are moving more into the short-term video, into the long-term videos as well, and incorporating Stories. One thing I am seeing very frequently on the news right now is they are creating new tools to make those creators using the reels, the short videos, and all those stories better.\nMost recently they did announce that they are adding things like audio stickers, where creators can interact with their users or with their fans a little bit more. This is, at the end of the day, going to drive more content to their platform. The final reason is probably my favorite reason, and this is their investments in emerging technologies. This is a company that in the next few years is going to be investing in artificial intelligence, in the data center, augmented reality, and virtual reality. First, I just want to show how does artificial intelligence help. First and more importantly, it helps combat the changes of iOS, this is a company now because of those iOS changes is getting fewer data from its users and it's Apple and due to that, it's providing probably lower metrics on its advertisement. With artificial intelligence it can improve that trend, it can improve the advertisement metrics, and in the end, improve the solutions for its customers. The second thing is, that artificial intelligence can help improve suggestions on what users watch or see. Overall improves the experience for the user, improving retention rate, the more time you are in on their platform, the more ads they're able to hit you in with, and the more money they make.\nNext, data centers, how are data centers going to help? Again, this improves the experience by investing in data and networking infrastructure. Who wants to go onto Facebook or Instagram or all the other platforms and watch a slow video? With them investing in networking and data centers is going to make sure that, hey, when you're watching a video on their platform is not going to slow down. Again, when you have this improved experience, you're going to also improve the retention rate, with those retention rates, you're also going to see the growth in the advertisements that are being hit. The final one I mentioned was augmented reality and virtual reality. First, I do want to say this is a new form of advertisement, I'd like to believe this is going to be the future of advertising.\nOne thing, Facebook gets a lot of, I want to say hate for is they try to copy some of their competitors, copy TikTok. This is one of the first times that they are doing their own thing with augmented reality and virtual reality, and I do believe this is going to be the new form of advertisements for some of the big players. The second one is they are designing their own hardware. They're designing the Oculus virtual reality headsets. This is a great move in my opinion because it's going to prevent other players from withholding data. As we saw, one of the biggest weaknesses for Facebook was the iPhone and how they just reduced the data going to the company. If Facebook owns its hardware and it becomes adopted by the consumers, then now Facebook will also be the owner of that data and will be able to strongly advertise and at the end of the day, increase its overall revenues.\nRicky Mulvey: I'm going to cut you off there because we're at five minutes and 30 seconds. Jose Najarro with the bull case. There are going to be a lot of ads in the metaverse, aren't there?\nJose Najarro: Yep, definitely. I think Facebook is going to be a strong player there.\nRicky Mulvey: Little scary. Now with the bear case, Nick Rossolillo.\nNick Rossolillo: I hear you, Jose, those are good reasons to be a bull on Meta or Facebook, whatever we want to call it these days. Coming from a long-term Facebook/Meta shareholder, I've got some serious doubts about this company at this point. Let me break it down for you. User growth in their most important markets, like you, mentioned Jose, the U.S., Canada, also Europe. They're holding onto most of those users, but growth is pretty much tapped out at this point, even in a slight decline in Europe during the first quarter of 2022. And then growth internationally is slowing down as well. Then also in the first quarter of 2022, average revenue per user actually decreased, which led to only 7% revenue growth in the quarter.\nThat compares to 20% revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2021. Went from a highflier to basically a post-pandemic pushover in a pretty quick period of time. It gets worse, though, for the second quarter of this year, Meta thinks revenue is going to be 28 billion to 30 billion, which compares to 29 billion last year. We're looking at a possible decrease in revenue year over year, add to that the fact that expenses are going up $87 [billion]-92 billion in full-year expenses this year, that compares to 71 billion last year, about a 23% increase, all in a year where revenue may not even go up beyond 5%. Basically, that means lower profitability.\nOperating margins are still pretty good at over 30%, but operating margin has been all over the place the last few years, upwards of 40%, even 50% at times, and now that's in retreat? The big question is why? What's up with Meta? Maybe it's macroeconomics, recession, basically, maybe it's a TikTok issue, maybe it's Apple's device activity tracking changes and transparency, or maybe it's just simply the spending on the metaverse, like you mentioned, Jose. But there is a potential issue as well. Meta categorizes this as reality labs, that's the segment that they report their AR and VR business under. It's on approach to about 3 billion this year in revenue, but about 10 billion in annual spending is expected to help foster this segment. We're talking about a business that's going to be, according to Mark Zuckerberg, a decade or so before we can weigh the merits of this business. It's going to be a while before we can call this a worthwhile investment.\nWe don't even know what the metaverse is going to look like, I'm fine with that experimental spending. But given Meta's lack of diversification, I wonder if there's maybe some lower-hanging fruit somewhere else that the company could go after, with that 10 billion a year in spending. Speaking of diversification, out of all the things stocks minus Netflix, what's replaced that with Nvidia, replaced the N and FAANG with Nvidia. Out of those companies, Meta's the least diversified as far as revenue streams. I think it might be time to decommission Meta from this exclusive group of tech giants until they can rekindle some growth and prove it's a little bit more of a disruptor versus getting disrupted by some of the other tech giants.\nOne final point, Jose, you mentioned the balance sheet, 44 billion in cash and equivalents, no debt, that's fantastic. But it compares to 64 billion in cash and equivalents last summer. Where did the cash go? Share repurchases, about 20 billion in share repurchases in the last year. Great, that's fantastic. However, the stock cratered in February. Not exactly money well spent. Basically, to sum it up, Meta is cheap. I'll put that in air quotes, but it's cheap for a pretty good reason. At the moment, this is more looking like a traditional media company with pretty flattish growth and rising expenses, it's profitable, but you can't really categorize it with the other tech giants. I'm just not so sure about this being a resilient growth story, like it has been the last decade since Facebook, Meta's IPO.\nRicky Mulvey: Nick Rossolillo, thank you for the bear side. Jose Najarro, thank you for the bull side. You can decide who made the better argument at Motley Fool Money on Twitter, we'll have a poll up there. Thank you.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about, and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against them, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I'm Chris Hill. Thanks for listening, we'll see you tomorrow.\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Apple, DocuSign, Microsoft, Nvidia, and PepsiCo Inc. Jason Moser has positions in Apple and DocuSign. Jose Najarro has positions in Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, and Nvidia. Nicholas Rossolillo has positions in Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Nvidia. Ricky Mulvey has positions in Meta Platforms, Inc. and Netflix. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, DocuSign, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Netflix, Nvidia, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "We saw that healthy cash flow, that strong balance sheet, and right now in their most recent quarter, they did see revenue growth of about 7%, even with numerous headwinds this company was experiencing. Maybe it's macroeconomics, recession, basically, maybe it's a TikTok issue, maybe it's Apple's device activity tracking changes and transparency, or maybe it's just simply the spending on the metaverse, like you mentioned, Jose. At the moment, this is more looking like a traditional media company with pretty flattish growth and rising expenses, it's profitable, but you can't really categorize it with the other tech giants.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Motley Fool contributors Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo take a bull vs. bear approach to the social network. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, DocuSign, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Netflix, Nvidia, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Calming Words for Investors in the Most Recent Bear Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc. I don't know when, we're not really in the business of market timing, but these markets do recover. Chris Hill has positions in Apple, DocuSign, Microsoft, Nvidia, and PepsiCo Inc. Jason Moser has positions in Apple and DocuSign.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you look at the last 92 years of market history, bear markets have comprised only about 20.6 of those actual years, and so if you put that into percentages, stocks have been on the rise for 78% of the time. Chris Hill: Just one last thing on the pessimism, because I think this is one of those things that's important for us as investors to remember, is that part of the reason there's so much pessimism is because the people that we pay attention to the most, and that is the executives and their teams leading the companies that we are watching, that we are part owners of the business, the Jamie Dimons of the world, are, I don't want to say he's being pessimistic, by his own admission, he's being very conservative. We're looking at a possible decrease in revenue year over year, add to that the fact that expenses are going up $87 [billion]-92 billion in full-year expenses this year, that compares to 71 billion last year, about a 23% increase, all in a year where revenue may not even go up beyond 5%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-is-betting-big-on-sports', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently inked a 10-year deal with Major League Soccer (MLS), reportedly paying a minimum guarantee of $250 million per year to the American soccer league. The deal gives Apple TV+ exclusive global media rights to stream every MLS match.\nThe move follows a deal with Major League Baseball to stream two regular-season games every Friday night this season. Apple is also the apparent front-runner for the NFL's Sunday Ticket package, and rumors indicate it has already secured those rights as well.\nAll told, Apple is spending billions on sports rights to fuel the growth of its streaming business.\nIs Apple getting good value for its money?\nApple's deal with the MLS is interesting for a couple of reasons. First, the deal is structured as a revenue share with a minimum $250 million guarantee. So if Apple can sell more subscriptions for the MLS package, the league also earns more.\nThat means the league will likely help push the premium subscription and Apple TV in order to maximize the value of the deal. That's a very interesting strategy from Apple, and it also likely helped it win the bid for the media rights.\nThe second notable aspect is that games are exempt from local broadcast blackouts. Most leagues are very protective of their television broadcast rights, blacking out local games and pushing fans to subscribe to the cable bundle. Apple's deal will allow local fans to watch their favorite team without a cable subscription.\nApple, unlike some of its competitors, has no financial interest in keeping consumers subscribed to cable. In fact, it may benefit from more cord-cutting. Not paying for cable TV means more room in the budget for streaming services like Apple TV+.\nThe growing popularity of the MLS could also mean Apple is getting good value for its money. While the MLS surpassed the National Hockey League (NHL) as the fourth-most-popular sports league in the United States last year, the NHL commands $600 million per year for its U.S. media rights alone. Granted, the NHL has more games per season, but Apple's deal allows it to distribute matches internationally (where the MLS is also gaining traction).\nApple will look to cross-promote the MLS service with Apple TV+. Its subscribers will get free access to select games, which could increase the fan base and grow interest in the $4.99-per-month subscription video-on-demand service. Likewise, MLS fans will sign up and access the service through the Apple TV app, giving Apple plenty of opportunities to upsell subscribers.\nWinning the game\nSports rights appear to be the next big category for streaming services to go after. Sports have remained one of the big tentpoles of live television programming, keeping consumers subscribed to a cable bundle. But as more consumers cut the cord, sports rights are providing diminishing returns for broadcasters. Meanwhile, they can be a substantial differentiator for a streaming service with the plethora of new competitors.\nEven Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), which long eschewed the idea of streaming live sports, is starting to change its tune on the matter. There's no doubt the competition is having at least some impact on its subscriber numbers, which declined in the first quarter. The company sees a push into live programming as a way to keep subscribers engaged and reduce churn. Indeed, a four-to-six-month season of regular broadcasts has a much higher chance of keeping members as subscribers than a drama or comedy series that people could binge-watch in one weekend.\nTeaming up with popular sports leagues like the MLS, MLB, and NFL can also be a great promotional tool for a streaming service like Apple TV+. No matter how a consumer watches the games (on television, live, or streamed), Apple can get its branding in front of the consumer with a relevant message. That kind of ad integration could prove extremely valuable for pushing sign-ups (as well as other Apple products).\nApple will spend billions of dollars on sports rights in the coming years. The earlier it gets in and the longer the terms of these deals, the better value Apple will likely receive. Sports rights are only increasing in value. While some investors might look at the prices it's paying and get sticker shock, the potential value these deals bring to the streaming service is worth making the bet.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nAdam Levy has positions in Apple and Netflix. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently inked a 10-year deal with Major League Soccer (MLS), reportedly paying a minimum guarantee of $250 million per year to the American soccer league. Indeed, a four-to-six-month season of regular broadcasts has a much higher chance of keeping members as subscribers than a drama or comedy series that people could binge-watch in one weekend. Teaming up with popular sports leagues like the MLS, MLB, and NFL can also be a great promotional tool for a streaming service like Apple TV+.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently inked a 10-year deal with Major League Soccer (MLS), reportedly paying a minimum guarantee of $250 million per year to the American soccer league. Most leagues are very protective of their television broadcast rights, blacking out local games and pushing fans to subscribe to the cable bundle. Sports have remained one of the big tentpoles of live television programming, keeping consumers subscribed to a cable bundle.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Is Betting Big on Sports', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently inked a 10-year deal with Major League Soccer (MLS), reportedly paying a minimum guarantee of $250 million per year to the American soccer league. Most leagues are very protective of their television broadcast rights, blacking out local games and pushing fans to subscribe to the cable bundle. Apple, unlike some of its competitors, has no financial interest in keeping consumers subscribed to cable.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently inked a 10-year deal with Major League Soccer (MLS), reportedly paying a minimum guarantee of $250 million per year to the American soccer league. Apple will look to cross-promote the MLS service with Apple TV+. Likewise, MLS fans will sign up and access the service through the Apple TV app, giving Apple plenty of opportunities to upsell subscribers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-bull-vs.-bear-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks high among the most popular companies in the world. Its flagship product, the iPhone, is one of the most successful tech-based devices of all time.\nThat popularity has helped make Apple stock successful and in demand for more than a decade now. But is the stock still a buy? There are undoubtedly opinions on both sides.\nLet's look at both sides of the argument and see if we can determine whether the bull case or the bear case wins the day on Apple stock.\nBull case: Innovation spanning decades\nThe decades of proven innovation are at the core of my bull case for Apple. The company has developed multiple iconic products that have generated billions of dollars in sales, and that ability is attractive to investors. The ability to keep coming up with something new that consumers want suggests that Apple can keep the revenue train rolling even when sales of its current lineup start to lose steam (something that is not yet the case with its current lineup).\nAnnual revenue has gone from $156 billion a decade ago to $365 billion in the latest fiscal year. That growth boosted annual operating income from $55 billion to $109 billion over the same timeframe. The various iterations of the iPhone have fueled much of that surge and show no significant signs of slowing down.\nIn Apple's most recent quarter, sales of the iPhone (now in its 13th iteration) increased from $47.9 billion in the prior year's quarter to $50.6 billion. The most recent update included the latest 5G technology, spurring higher-than-average upgrades from older models.\nMoreover, the popularity of the iPhone has allowed Apple to build a robust services business that complements the pioneering smartphone. The company boasts a whopping 825 million service subscribers, an increase of 165 million from last year. Its lineup includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, iCloud, Apple Fitness, and more. Note the gross margin on its services segment is 72.6%, while that of its products is 36.4%.\nThose 825 million subscribers are not only providing high-margin revenue to Apple, but are also prime candidates to buy its latest products. Once customers enter the Apple ecosystem and customize their products and services to their liking, they'll likely stick around long term.\nBear case: Heavy dependence on iPhone\nThe bear case concedes that Apple is a tremendously successful innovator with decades of proof. However, the case against investing in Apple centers around its iPhone dependence. While Apple has done an excellent job creating sought-after consumer electronics like the iPod, iPad, AirPods, Apple Watch, etc., it's still largely dependent on the iPhone.\nIn its most recent quarter, the iPhone comprised 52% of the company's overall sales. That's not even including all the attachments that go along with it. The risk is that if Apple doesn't continue its iPhone success, revenue growth could stall or even reverse. Similarly, if another business creates a more attractive consumer electronic that unseats the iPhone, it could be disastrous for Apple.\nThere are hints of wearable glasses that could be capable of everything a smartphone can do and more. Virtual-reality headsets are gaining in popularity alongside the metaverse. Innovation is unpredictable. For Apple to rely so heavily on one product for 52% of its sales adds a layer of risk to the business.\nThe bulls win out\nOverall, the bull case carries more weight. Admittedly, there's a risk in Apple's dependence on the iPhone. That being said, with its decades-long history of creating multiple innovative products, Apple stands a reasonable chance of pivoting to the next popular thing when it comes to light.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nParkev Tatevosian has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks high among the most popular companies in the world. The company has developed multiple iconic products that have generated billions of dollars in sales, and that ability is attractive to investors. Moreover, the popularity of the iPhone has allowed Apple to build a robust services business that complements the pioneering smartphone.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks high among the most popular companies in the world. In Apple's most recent quarter, sales of the iPhone (now in its 13th iteration) increased from $47.9 billion in the prior year's quarter to $50.6 billion. Bear case: Heavy dependence on iPhone The bear case concedes that Apple is a tremendously successful innovator with decades of proof.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Bull vs. Bear', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks high among the most popular companies in the world. But is the stock still a buy? In Apple's most recent quarter, sales of the iPhone (now in its 13th iteration) increased from $47.9 billion in the prior year's quarter to $50.6 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks high among the most popular companies in the world. Bull case: Innovation spanning decades The decades of proven innovation are at the core of my bull case for Apple. Its lineup includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, iCloud, Apple Fitness, and more.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-forever-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There\'s a reason individual investors look to investing guru Warren Buffett for advice, and it\'s as simple as his outstanding long-term gains. His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, has massively outperformed the market over the past 30 years.\nBRK.A data by YCharts\nAs you can see in the chart above, Berkshire\'s gains over the broader market grow over time, which is why keeping high-conviction stocks for a long period is such as an important element of a strong investment portfolio.\nEven Buffett sells stocks sometimes. He closed out a long-term position in Costco Wholesale in 2020, and he trimmed his position in Apple. But he has said that his favorite holding period is "forever," and his portfolio stays close to intact from quarter to quarter. And while individual investors shouldn\'t necessarily try to copy his exact moves, it makes sense to see which Buffett stocks could enhance your portfolio.\nTwo major Buffett holdings, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), could be a great addition to anyone\'s portfolio. Let\'s see why.\nNo peers in e-commerce\nAmazon is the largest e-commerce company in the world by far. According to Statista, it accounts for around half of all U.S. e-commerce volume. Product sales fell slightly year over year in the 2022 first quarter after a 44% increase last year, and costs ballooned as a result of inflation, increased wages, and supply chain issues. But management is closing down some of the added infrastructure it built to handle the extra demand last year, and as it gets costs under control and the market balances out, it has a long growth runway ahead.\nPrime members continue to be a significant growth generator; the company added millions of them in the first quarter. As they engage with Amazon and rely on it for everything from diapers to patio furniture, Amazon will continue to maintain its hold on e-commerce. It\'s also working on improvements in delivery time, making it even more essential and harder to compete with in this way.\nWith all the challenges facing retail today, Amazon has a pressure valve in Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS is still posting fabulous growth with a 37% increase in revenue in the first quarter as well as a 55% increase in operating income. That picked up some of the slack from operating losses in the other segments. AWS is developing new technology in an increasingly competitive environment for cloud computing, and it\'s winning over new clients as well as inking deals for expanded partnerships with clients such as MongoDB.\nThe e-commerce market is expected to continue growing, and Amazon is well-positioned to keep its top spot and widen its presence. It also has AWS to pad sales and help with profitability along the way, and it\'s entering new businesses such as healthcare and physical grocery stores. This is a no-brainer forever stock that should reward shareholders for many years.\nDividends and security are a great combination\nCoca-Cola isn\'t known as a great dividend stock just because of its high yield. It\'s as reliable as any dividend gets, which becomes important in tough times. Other companies suspended their dividends, such as Walt Disney, which still hasn\'t reinstated it. Coca-Cola management made it clear that keeping the dividend was a priority despite declining sales, and it raised it during that time as well. In fact, the company has raised its dividend annually for the past 60 years, making it a Dividend King with one of the longest streaks of dividend raises that exists. The stock typically yields around 3%.\nKO Dividend data by YCharts\nAfter posting declines for several quarters in the early stages of the pandemic, Coke\'s sales growth has returned with a vengeance. Net revenue increased 16% in the first quarter (ended April 1) to $10.5 billion, and earnings per share increased 23% to $0.64. That was despite inflationary pressures and the company halting operations in Russia.\nVolume was up in all segments, not just the away-from-home business that suffered when people were staying home during the lockdown phase of the pandemic. Management restructured for improved efficiencies when sales were decreasing, and that has led to an overall stronger business even now that it\'s eased up.\nAs the largest beverage company in the world, with plenty of cash coming in, it\'s able to pour money into growth ventures even as it pays its dividend, keeping its top spot. For safe growth and a strong dividend, it\'s hard to beat Coca-Cola stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Jennifer Saibil has positions in Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, MongoDB, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "BRK.A data by YCharts As you can see in the chart above, Berkshire's gains over the broader market grow over time, which is why keeping high-conviction stocks for a long period is such as an important element of a strong investment portfolio. But management is closing down some of the added infrastructure it built to handle the extra demand last year, and as it gets costs under control and the market balances out, it has a long growth runway ahead. As the largest beverage company in the world, with plenty of cash coming in, it's able to pour money into growth ventures even as it pays its dividend, keeping its top spot.", 'news_luhn_summary': "KO Dividend data by YCharts After posting declines for several quarters in the early stages of the pandemic, Coke's sales growth has returned with a vengeance. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, MongoDB, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "BRK.A data by YCharts As you can see in the chart above, Berkshire's gains over the broader market grow over time, which is why keeping high-conviction stocks for a long period is such as an important element of a strong investment portfolio. AWS is still posting fabulous growth with a 37% increase in revenue in the first quarter as well as a 55% increase in operating income. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, MongoDB, and Walt Disney.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In fact, the company has raised its dividend annually for the past 60 years, making it a Dividend King with one of the longest streaks of dividend raises that exists. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/snap-likely-to-roll-out-paid-subscription-feature-snapchat', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Snap Inc. SNAP, the parent company of the photo messaging app, Snapchat, is reportedly doing early internal testing for a new subscription service called Snapchat+ that would give subscribers access to exclusive and pre-release features, per The Verge Report.\n\nAccording to screenshots and information posted on Twitter by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, subscribers on Snapchat+ will be able to pin friends to the top of their list as #1 BFF, gain access to exclusive icons, show a special badge on their profile, and also see how many friends have re-watched their Stories.\n\nSnapchat+ would cost 4.59 euros for a one-month subscription or 45.99 euros for one year, with a discount for those who subscribe to a semi-annual or annual plan, according to the screenshots Paluzzi posted on Twitter.\nSnap Inc. Price and Consensus\nSnap Inc. price-consensus-chart | Snap Inc. Quote\nSnapchat+ Likely to Aid Snap’s Declining Revenues\nSnapchat+ is one way through which the company is looking to get more revenues amid economic challenges, supply-chain disruptions and inflation, which may continue to affect revenue growth and advertising demand.\n\nThe move toward a subscription-based business model may be the result of App Tracking Transparency, a feature introduced by Apple AAPL in iOS 14 that requires apps to ask users before tracking their data. Companies like Snap and Meta META have admitted that Apple’s new guideline policies have been affecting their revenues, which are largely based on advertisements.\n\nSnapchat, in particular, cited changes to iOS as a reason for missed revenue targets and has said that it will slow down hiring this year. Snap has added a number of features, including the Tab feature on Friends and Discover to make its Snapchat platform more attractive to users and advertisers.\n\nMoreover, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s transition to an automated or programmatic auction of Snap Ads is driving its advertising revenues. The company’s advertising products include Snap Ads and Sponsored Creative Tools like Sponsored Lenses and Sponsored Geofilters. Moreover, Snapchat’s new conversion tracking tool, Snap Pixel, is also gaining traction. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nIn first-quarter 2022, Snap’s daily active users (DAUs) grew 18% to 332 million year on year. By introducing new subscription plans, these companies expect to offset losses in advertising revenues by charging for access to exclusive features that won’t be available to free users.\n\nSnapchat is not the only social network that has been working on subscription plans. Last year, Twitter TWTR launched its Twitter Blue subscription service that also unlocked additional features for $2.99 per month. More recently, Telegram also confirmed that it has plans to introduce a Premium subscription with extra features later this month, although the pricing remains unclear.\n\nMeta-owned Instagram is also testing the same subscription plans but for creators only, as of now. Instagram expects that with subscriptions, creators will be able to develop deeper connections with their most engaged followers and grow their recurring monthly income by giving subscribers access to exclusive content and benefits.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSnap Inc. (SNAP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The move toward a subscription-based business model may be the result of App Tracking Transparency, a feature introduced by Apple AAPL in iOS 14 that requires apps to ask users before tracking their data. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Moreover, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s transition to an automated or programmatic auction of Snap Ads is driving its advertising revenues.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The move toward a subscription-based business model may be the result of App Tracking Transparency, a feature introduced by Apple AAPL in iOS 14 that requires apps to ask users before tracking their data. Twitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'SNAP Likely to Roll Out Paid Subscription Feature Snapchat+', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The move toward a subscription-based business model may be the result of App Tracking Transparency, a feature introduced by Apple AAPL in iOS 14 that requires apps to ask users before tracking their data. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report SNAP, the parent company of the photo messaging app, Snapchat, is reportedly doing early internal testing for a new subscription service called Snapchat+ that would give subscribers access to exclusive and pre-release features, per The Verge Report.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The move toward a subscription-based business model may be the result of App Tracking Transparency, a feature introduced by Apple AAPL in iOS 14 that requires apps to ask users before tracking their data. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report SNAP, the parent company of the photo messaging app, Snapchat, is reportedly doing early internal testing for a new subscription service called Snapchat+ that would give subscribers access to exclusive and pre-release features, per The Verge Report.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/regulator-calls-for-big-tech-privacy-cases-to-be-handled-by-eu-watchdog', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, June 17 (Reuters) - Cross-border Big Tech privacy cases should be handled by the EU watchdog rather than national agencies, the head of the bloc\'s data protection watchdog said on Friday as he lamented the poor enforcement of landmark rules adopted four years ago.\nThe rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have drawn criticism over the costs of compliance and long-running investigations with few decisions.\nThe Irish regulator, which has oversight of Google GOOGL.O, Meta FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Twitter TWTR.N, has in particular come under fire for its slow pace of enforcement.\nOne solution could be to hand over big cases to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) whose members are national privacy regulators and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) which oversees EU institutions, EDPS head Wojciech Wiewiorowski said.\n"I myself share views of those who believe we still do not see sufficient enforcement, in particular against Big Tech," he told a conference.\n"At a certain moment, a pan-European data protection enforcement model is going to be a necessary step to ensure real and consistent high-level protection of fundamental rights to data protection and privacy across the European Union," Wiewiorowski said.\nHe said this could mean that key investigations, based on a certain threshold, would be done at a central level, in essence the EDPB, and subject to direct scrutiny of Europe\'s top court.\nEmpowering the EDPB to take on Big Tech cases directly would mean changing GDPR rules, a move which the European Commission is unlikely to do under the current leadership because of insufficient time, a European Commission official told Reuters.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Alison Williams)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Irish regulator, which has oversight of Google GOOGL.O, Meta FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Twitter TWTR.N, has in particular come under fire for its slow pace of enforcement. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 17 (Reuters) - Cross-border Big Tech privacy cases should be handled by the EU watchdog rather than national agencies, the head of the bloc's data protection watchdog said on Friday as he lamented the poor enforcement of landmark rules adopted four years ago. The rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have drawn criticism over the costs of compliance and long-running investigations with few decisions.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The Irish regulator, which has oversight of Google GOOGL.O, Meta FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Twitter TWTR.N, has in particular come under fire for its slow pace of enforcement. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 17 (Reuters) - Cross-border Big Tech privacy cases should be handled by the EU watchdog rather than national agencies, the head of the bloc's data protection watchdog said on Friday as he lamented the poor enforcement of landmark rules adopted four years ago. The rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have drawn criticism over the costs of compliance and long-running investigations with few decisions.", 'news_article_title': 'Regulator calls for Big Tech privacy cases to be handled by EU watchdog', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Irish regulator, which has oversight of Google GOOGL.O, Meta FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Twitter TWTR.N, has in particular come under fire for its slow pace of enforcement. The rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have drawn criticism over the costs of compliance and long-running investigations with few decisions. One solution could be to hand over big cases to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) whose members are national privacy regulators and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) which oversees EU institutions, EDPS head Wojciech Wiewiorowski said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The Irish regulator, which has oversight of Google GOOGL.O, Meta FB.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Twitter TWTR.N, has in particular come under fire for its slow pace of enforcement. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 17 (Reuters) - Cross-border Big Tech privacy cases should be handled by the EU watchdog rather than national agencies, the head of the bloc's data protection watchdog said on Friday as he lamented the poor enforcement of landmark rules adopted four years ago. One solution could be to hand over big cases to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) whose members are national privacy regulators and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) which oversees EU institutions, EDPS head Wojciech Wiewiorowski said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buy-sell-or-hold-sofi-stock-after-apples-announcement', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhen markets staged a late-month rally in May, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) joined it. SoFi stock stalled at the 50-day moving average. This is a technical resistance where selling pressure ended the attempted breakout. Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) aggressive promotion of Apple Pay last week spooked SoFi investors. The technology giant already offers convenient monthly payment options. Apple will not only charge zero interest, but it will also forgive customers who do not pay back. Furthermore, the credit rating for those customers will not fall because Apple will not report the non-payment.\nApple’s ambitions to increase adoption of Apple Pay casts doubt on SoFi, a fintech.\nTicker Company Current Price\nSOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. $5.77\nFintech Sell-Off Drags SoFi Stock Lower\nApple’s BNPL announcement shocked investors exposed to credit services and fintech. Last week, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), Block (NYSE:SQ), Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) and Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ:UPST) fell along with SoFi. Markets are adjusting for the substantial competitive risks ahead.\nCredit balances financially stretched consumers. They have too much debt. They will need time to pay back the amount owed. BNPL will become a growing market. Before Apple announced the offering, markets thought that fintech would have an edge in the market. They bid shares of Affirm for over $176 late last year. PayPal stock traded as high as $310.16 in the last year before markets. Soon, investors realized faced a sharp slowdown in the electronic payment supplier’s core business.\nSoFi Has No Moat\nThe bears are betting big against SoFi. The short float is 18% as negative investors believe SoFi’s business lacks a moat. To outflank established financial institutions like Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) or Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), SoFi needs above-average customer growth. As market conditions tighten, it will have higher marketing costs. For example, it must offer higher incentives and offer little to no service fees.\n7 Long-Term Stocks That Never Go Out of Style\nSoFi’s aggressive incentives will likely attract customers who are struggling financially. Conversely, banks have an established infrastructure to service new and existing customers. For example, they have staff to provide customer support in the branch or over the phone.\nSoFi is among the many fintech firms with limited customer support services. Customers who need to talk to a service representative must do so online or through email. The response could take days.\nReduce SoFi From Here\nApple disrupted the fintech market with BNPL. It is willing to forgive customers who do not pay back, albeit only once. Still, customers enjoy that comfort in exchange for using Apple Pay.\nOnce attached to Apple Pay, customers have one less reason to sign up for SoFi’s services. Markets are preparing for the severe competition that SoFi faces from here.\nOn the date of publication, Chris Lau did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Buy, Sell, or Hold SoFi Stock After Apple’s Announcement? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) aggressive promotion of Apple Pay last week spooked SoFi investors. Soon, investors realized faced a sharp slowdown in the electronic payment supplier’s core business. 7 Long-Term Stocks That Never Go Out of Style SoFi’s aggressive incentives will likely attract customers who are struggling financially.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) aggressive promotion of Apple Pay last week spooked SoFi investors. Ticker Company Current Price SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. $5.77 Fintech Sell-Off Drags SoFi Stock Lower Apple’s BNPL announcement shocked investors exposed to credit services and fintech. Last week, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), Block (NYSE:SQ), Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) and Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ:UPST) fell along with SoFi.', 'news_article_title': 'Buy, Sell, or Hold SoFi Stock After Apple’s Announcement?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) aggressive promotion of Apple Pay last week spooked SoFi investors. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips When markets staged a late-month rally in May, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) joined it. Before Apple announced the offering, markets thought that fintech would have an edge in the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) aggressive promotion of Apple Pay last week spooked SoFi investors. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips When markets staged a late-month rally in May, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) joined it. Ticker Company Current Price SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. $5.77 Fintech Sell-Off Drags SoFi Stock Lower Apple’s BNPL announcement shocked investors exposed to credit services and fintech.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rebound-after-rout-but-recession-worries-weigh', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.57%, S&P 0.81%, Nasdaq 1.10%\nJune 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced back on Friday from a brutal Wall Street selloff this week after the Federal Reserve\'s largest rate hike since 1994 and tightening measures by other major central banks raised fears of a recession.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC have both plunged 6% so far this week, with the former shedding nearly $2 trillion in this week\'s selloff alone.\nThe Fed on Wednesday raised its key rate by 75 basis points to tame decades-high inflation, and officials outlined a faster pace of rate hikes. The Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank also raised borrowing costs, adding to worries of a global economic downturn.\n"Even the most ardent buy-the-dipper in the equity space is starting to realize inflation is a threat, with central banks prepared to hike the world into a slowdown and possible recession to get on top of it," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at OANDA.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak at a conference on the "International Roles of the U.S. Dollar" at 8:45 a.m. ET.\nThe S&P 500 has slumped about 23% this year and recently confirmed it was in bear market territory, or down 20% from its record closing high. The Dow is also on the cusp of confirming its own bear market.\nMega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after a hammering on Thursday.\nThe expiration of monthly options contracts is expected to add to the volatility ahead of the Juneteenth market holiday on Monday.\nAt 06:49 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 172 points, or 0.57%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 29.75 points, or 0.81%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 123.25 points, or 1.1%.\nU.S. shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 9988.HK, BABA.N jumped 10% after Reuters reported China\'s central bank has accepted an application by Ant Group, an affiliate of the Chinese e-commerce behemoth, to set up a financial holding company.\nUnited States Steel Corp X.N rose 7.3% after posting an upbeat second-quarter profit forecast.\nS&P 500 market value over the past 12 monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/39uLBJU\n(Reporting by Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after a hammering on Thursday. Futures up: Dow 0.57%, S&P 0.81%, Nasdaq 1.10% June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced back on Friday from a brutal Wall Street selloff this week after the Federal Reserve\'s largest rate hike since 1994 and tightening measures by other major central banks raised fears of a recession. "Even the most ardent buy-the-dipper in the equity space is starting to realize inflation is a threat, with central banks prepared to hike the world into a slowdown and possible recession to get on top of it," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at OANDA.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after a hammering on Thursday. Futures up: Dow 0.57%, S&P 0.81%, Nasdaq 1.10% June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced back on Friday from a brutal Wall Street selloff this week after the Federal Reserve's largest rate hike since 1994 and tightening measures by other major central banks raised fears of a recession. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 172 points, or 0.57%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 29.75 points, or 0.81%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 123.25 points, or 1.1%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rebound after rout but recession worries weigh', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after a hammering on Thursday. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Dow 0.57%, S&P 0.81%, Nasdaq 1.10% June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced back on Friday from a brutal Wall Street selloff this week after the Federal Reserve's largest rate hike since 1994 and tightening measures by other major central banks raised fears of a recession.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Mega-cap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after a hammering on Thursday. Futures up: Dow 0.57%, S&P 0.81%, Nasdaq 1.10% June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced back on Friday from a brutal Wall Street selloff this week after the Federal Reserve\'s largest rate hike since 1994 and tightening measures by other major central banks raised fears of a recession. "Even the most ardent buy-the-dipper in the equity space is starting to realize inflation is a threat, with central banks prepared to hike the world into a slowdown and possible recession to get on top of it," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at OANDA.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/65-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-invested-in-these-4-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett and his company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) have for years done an excellent job of creating shareholder value, particularly through the company\'s $314 billion-plus equities portfolio. One of Buffett\'s tips for the investing community is to go in big when you see a good opportunity.\nBuffett is actually not a big fan of diversification, having famously said that it is a "protection against ignorance" and "makes little sense if you know what you\'re doing." This theme is quite evident in Berkshire\'s portfolio, which is heavily concentrated among just a handful of names. Even right now with all of the market volatility, nearly 65% of Buffett and Berkshire\'s portfolio is composed of these four stocks.\nApple: 39%\nFor those that follow Buffett, it should come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest position in Berkshire\'s portfolio, making up more than a third. Berkshire began buying Apple in 2016 and now owns more than 911 million shares valued at more than $121.7 billion.\nOne reason Buffett loves Apple is because of the company\'s durable cash-generating business. In the company\'s most recent quarter, Apple had more than $28 billion of operating cash flow and a profit of more than $25 billion. For the fiscal year 2021, Apple generated more than $104 billion of operating cash flow. This has enabled Apple to buy back a lot of stock, which we know Buffett loves. Apple has now repurchased more than $467 billion of its stock over the past decade.\nApple has also created one of the world\'s most enviable brands with products like the iPhone, and there are more than 1.8 billion active Apple devices. This kind of brand power is particularly helpful in times of inflation because consumers are so loyal that Apple can pass on rising costs to consumers. All of these reasons help explain why Apple stock has appreciated almost 280% over the last five years.\nBank of America: 10.4%\nBuffett knows the banking sector incredibly well and has long been an investor in large bank stocks. Interestingly, as Buffett and Berkshire were selling other large bank stocks like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo during the early months of the pandemic, it was buying Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire plowed more than $2 billion into the stock in 12 consecutive trading days in August 2020. Berkshire now owns just under 12% of shares outstanding and could be allowed to purchase up to nearly 25% of the stock, according to the Federal Reserve.\nBank of America is a huge beneficiary of rising interest rates and will see net interest income, the profits banks make on loans, securities, and cash after funding those assets, soar as the Fed continues to hike rates. Bank of America has also greatly improved its deposit base, which is now composed of even more sticky, low-cost retail deposits that will reprice slower as rates go up.\nThe bank has also successfully built out its investment banking and trading operations, which are now among the dominant players in the industry. Although underwriting activity for events like initial public offerings is way down, all of this market volatility will help Bank of America\'s trading businesses. Bank of America is also planning to keep expenses unchanged this year, which would be a great accomplishment amid rising inflation.\nChevron: 8.2%\nBuffett and Berkshire have had a bit of a mixed relationship with Chevron (NYSE: CVX). Berkshire first bought the stock in 2020, then sold some of it in 2021, and then bought significantly more toward the end of 2021 and in the first quarter of this year. Overall, Berkshire now owns roughly 159.2 million shares of Chevron valued at more than $26.1 billion, making it a top position.\nClearly, Buffett got much more interested in U.S. oil stocks as Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine played out and as the cost of oil exploded to more than $120 per barrel at times. Chevron recently traded at all-time highs but has since sold off a bit. Earlier this year, the company raised its free cash flow projections and share- repurchase plans.\nThere is certainly debate about which direction oil prices could head in the near and long term, but Chevron has said it can cover its capital return aspirations with the price of oil below $50 per barrel. The company has paid a dividend for 35 straight years and currently has an attractive annual dividend yield of roughly 3.4%.\nAmerican Express: 7%\nThe credit card and payments company American Express (NYSE: AXP) is another one of those brands that Buffett absolutely loves and has admired over the years because of the intense customer loyalty it commands. Buffett has owned American Express since the 1960s.\nLast July, AmEx raised the annual subscription fee for its platinum card from $550 to $695. Since then, the company has still seen strong card growth, adding a record 3 million new card accounts in the first quarter of 2022, 68% of which were new fee-based cards such as the platinum card.\nCredit card companies can do well with rising interest rates because they can charge higher interest on purchase balances. However, credit card companies can also struggle with high inflation if it slows consumer spending or if inflation tips the economy into a recession and loan losses rise. Still, American Express has one of the best brands in the industry, and Buffett and Berkshire have ridden out many recessions holding the stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (A shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: 39% For those that follow Buffett, it should come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest position in Berkshire's portfolio, making up more than a third. Although underwriting activity for events like initial public offerings is way down, all of this market volatility will help Bank of America's trading businesses. Overall, Berkshire now owns roughly 159.2 million shares of Chevron valued at more than $26.1 billion, making it a top position.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: 39% For those that follow Buffett, it should come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest position in Berkshire's portfolio, making up more than a third. American Express: 7% The credit card and payments company American Express (NYSE: AXP) is another one of those brands that Buffett absolutely loves and has admired over the years because of the intense customer loyalty it commands. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.", 'news_article_title': "65% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is Invested in These 4 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: 39% For those that follow Buffett, it should come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest position in Berkshire's portfolio, making up more than a third. Even right now with all of the market volatility, nearly 65% of Buffett and Berkshire's portfolio is composed of these four stocks. Berkshire began buying Apple in 2016 and now owns more than 911 million shares valued at more than $121.7 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: 39% For those that follow Buffett, it should come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest position in Berkshire's portfolio, making up more than a third. Interestingly, as Buffett and Berkshire were selling other large bank stocks like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo during the early months of the pandemic, it was buying Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-trending-stock-apple-inc.-aapl-a-buy-now-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned -5.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -8.3% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has lost 10.7%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nFor the current quarter, Apple is expected to post earnings of $1.14 per share, indicating a change of -12.3% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.1% over the last 30 days.\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.11 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +8.9%. This estimate has changed -0.1% over the last 30 days.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.63 indicates a change of +8.6% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +117.6%.\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $82.44 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +1.2%. The $394.45 billion and $420.11 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +7.8% and +6.5%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $97.28 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +8.6%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.40 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $94.54 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +2.9%. The EPS surprise was +6.29%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Over the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned -5.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -8.3% change.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Revenue Growth Forecast While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Trending Stock Apple Inc. (AAPL) a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jun-17-2022-%3A-rev-tqqq-baba-sqqq-nio-qqq-jd-ccl-aapl-nok-eric', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 87.67 to 11,215.24. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 41,684,992 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nRevlon, Inc. (REV) is +1.01 at $2.96, with 12,200,667 shares traded. REV\'s current last sale is 34.82% of the target price of $8.5.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.77 at $22.63, with 5,647,909 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is +11.52 at $112.97, with 2,447,990 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BABA is in the "buy range".\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -1.9501 at $64.14, with 2,289,231 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is +1.03 at $20.21, with 1,459,619 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +3.07 at $274.46, with 1,313,872 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nJD.com, Inc. (JD) is +6 at $68.01, with 1,023,549 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for JD is in the "buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is +0.3 at $9.05, with 1,012,766 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.2399 at $131.30, with 693,863 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nNokia Corporation (NOK) is +0.1 at $4.68, with 529,398 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NOK is in the "buy range".\n\nEricsson (ERIC) is +0.06 at $7.36, with 462,470 shares traded. ERIC\'s current last sale is 53.53% of the target price of $13.75.\n\nRLX Technology Inc. (RLX) is +0.09 at $2.49, with 433,304 shares traded. RLX\'s current last sale is 165.89% of the target price of $1.501.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.2399 at $131.30, with 693,863 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.77 at $22.63, with 5,647,909 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.2399 at $131.30, with 693,863 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.77 at $22.63, with 5,647,909 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jun 17, 2022 : REV, TQQQ, BABA, SQQQ, NIO, QQQ, JD, CCL, AAPL, NOK, ERIC, RLX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.2399 at $131.30, with 693,863 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 87.67 to 11,215.24.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.2399 at $131.30, with 693,863 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.77 at $22.63, with 5,647,909 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-%241000-in-passive-income-buy-1084-shares-of-this-warren-buffett-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 43% of Warren Buffett's holdings through Berkshire Hathaway, which makes it his largest position by a wide margin. Currently, Apple's dividend yield sits at just 0.71%, but an investment of $141,000 -- or 1,084 shares at the current price -- would still generate $1,000 in passive income each year.\nMore importantly, investors have good reason to believe the quarterly payout will continue to grow. Additionally, Apple should benefit from several catalysts in the coming years, which leaves room for share-price appreciation.\nHere's why this Buffett stock is a buy.\nThe world's most valuable brand\nIn 2022, Brand Finance and Kantar recognized Apple as the world's most valuable brand, and both reports cited its diverse offerings of hardware and services as a key differentiator. Unlike Android devices, Apple devices run closed-source operating systems, like iOS on the iPhone, creating a user experience that can't be duplicated by third-party vendors. To that end, the company commands significant pricing power.\nIn the first quarter, Apple ranked second in global smartphone shipments, capturing 18% market share, but it easily took the top spot in the U.S., with 50% market share.\nApple has also leveraged its brand authority to build consumer loyalty across its lineup of Macs, iPads, and Wearables. In fact, its installed base of active devices hit a new all-time high across all majority product categories and geographies in the last quarter, according to CFO Luca Maestri. That positions Apple's burgeoning services business for rapid growth.\nAccelerating profitability\nIn recent years, Apple has expanded the scope of its services business to more effectively monetize its massive user base. Services revenue soared 17% in the most recent quarter, easily outpacing the 7% growth in product revenue. Currently, advertising, cloud storage, and App Store sales are the main contributors, but the segment also includes payment services like Apple Pay and the Apple Card, and subscription services like Apple TV+ and Apple Fitness+.\nApple's focus on services is about more than growing the top line. Device sales tend to be cyclical, rising and falling based on product release cycles, but services revenue is more consistent and comes with much higher margins. In fact, the gross margin on Apple services was 72.6% in the most recent quarter, nearly double the 36.4% gross margin on its other products.\nTo that end, Apple is becoming increasingly profitable.\nMETRIC\nQ2 2019\nQ2 2022\nCAGR\nRevenue (TTM)\n$259 billion\n$386 billion\n14%\nNet income (TTM)\n$57 billion\n$102 billion\n21%\nData source: YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months. CAGR = compound annual growth rate.\nApple has spent over $200 billion on share repurchases in the last three years, reducing the number of outstanding shares by nearly 13%. As a result, diluted earnings per share has grown at 27% per year over that time frame, outpacing growth in net income.\nSimilarly, Apple has upped its dividend payout at an annualized pace of nearly 8% over the last five years, returning even more capital to shareholders.\nRipe for the picking\nApple has demonstrated its capacity for innovation on several occasions, and the company could deliver another game-changing device or two in the coming years. Specifically, a report from Bloomberg suggests that Apple could launch a mixed reality headset in 2023, followed by augmented reality glasses in 2024 or 2025.\nCurrently, Apple stock trades at 21.1 times earnings. That may not be cheap, but it's cheaper than its three-year average of 27.4 times sales. More importantly, Apple is aggressively repurchasing shares, and its services business is expanding rapidly. Those trends should keep its bottom line growing quickly for years to come.\nAs a final thought, Warren Buffett is undoubtedly one of the greatest investors of our time, and his massive stake in Apple suggests high conviction. That's why this dividend-paying growth stock is a smart buy.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nTrevor Jennewine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 43% of Warren Buffett's holdings through Berkshire Hathaway, which makes it his largest position by a wide margin. In fact, its installed base of active devices hit a new all-time high across all majority product categories and geographies in the last quarter, according to CFO Luca Maestri. Device sales tend to be cyclical, rising and falling based on product release cycles, but services revenue is more consistent and comes with much higher margins.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 43% of Warren Buffett's holdings through Berkshire Hathaway, which makes it his largest position by a wide margin. Services revenue soared 17% in the most recent quarter, easily outpacing the 7% growth in product revenue. Revenue (TTM) $259 billion $386 billion 14% Net income (TTM) $57 billion $102 billion 21% Data source: YCharts.", 'news_article_title': 'Want $1,000 in Passive Income? Buy 1,084 Shares of This Warren Buffett Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 43% of Warren Buffett's holdings through Berkshire Hathaway, which makes it his largest position by a wide margin. Here's why this Buffett stock is a buy. Services revenue soared 17% in the most recent quarter, easily outpacing the 7% growth in product revenue.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 43% of Warren Buffett's holdings through Berkshire Hathaway, which makes it his largest position by a wide margin. Currently, advertising, cloud storage, and App Store sales are the main contributors, but the segment also includes payment services like Apple Pay and the Apple Card, and subscription services like Apple TV+ and Apple Fitness+. Apple has spent over $200 billion on share repurchases in the last three years, reducing the number of outstanding shares by nearly 13%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-cheap-tech-stocks-to-buy-right-now-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Everyone likes a deal. The months-long sell-off that led to the current bear market has resulted in many stocks trading at valuations that would be considered cheap in a normal market environment.\nHowever, just because a stock is down doesn\'t necessarily mean it\'s a buy. As Warren Buffett famously said, "Only when the tide goes out do you discover who\'s been swimming naked." Put another way, some companies\' stocks are trading at a discount for a reason.\nHandled properly, though, a bear market does present savvy long-term investors with generational buying opportunities, as long as they pick strong businesses that have what it takes to keep growing. Let\'s take a look at two comparatively cheap tech stocks that I think are worth buying now and holding for the long run.\n1. Amazon\nWith a price-to-sales (P/S) multiple of 2.2, you\'d have to go back to 2016 to find a time that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was trading this cheaply. While that alone isn\'t a reason to buy, there are a few other reasons that Amazon is worth buying now.\nAmazon reported its Q1 2022 earnings recently and revenue was up only 7.3% to $116 billion. While that\'s a very low year-over-year growth rate for the company, it\'s also coming off a Q1 2021 where revenue grew 44%. Over the last two years, revenue has increased 54%, which is strong two-year growth.\nMore important for long-term investors is the rapid growth of Amazon Web Services (AWS), which was up 37% year over year in Q1 and 34% annually over the last two years. AWS now accounts for 16% of Amazon\'s overall revenue, up from 13% in the year-ago quarter.\nAmazon is already the leader in cloud infrastructure, but the total market was estimated to be $380 billion in 2021. Amazon had $62 billion in AWS revenue in 2021, showing the vast market still available to capture.\n2. Apple\nIt may be difficult to believe that one of the largest companies in the world could be considered cheap, but that\'s where we find ourselves with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). With a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.5, Apple stock is actually below the S&P 500\'s P/E of 24.1.\nFor a company trading below the market\'s average valuation, it\'s putting up above-average results. Apple\'s revenue in Q2 of fiscal 2022 (ended March 26) was $97 billion (a Q2 record), and it was up 9% year over year. All but one of its product categories saw growth, and the company generated over $25 billion in free cash flow.\nApple is using this cash to reward shareholders. In addition to its dividend, Apple has been buying back stock and has reduced its shares outstanding by 22% over the past five years.\nWhile most investors know Apple because of its products, the company\'s services segment has quietly become its second-largest revenue generator after the iPhone. The Services segment, which consists of products like iCloud, Apple Music, and other subscriptions, now accounts for more than 20% of total revenue, up from 19% in the year-ago quarter.\nServices revenue is also high margin, which has helped gross margin improve from 42.5% to 43.8% over the past year. As investors, this helps instill confidence that the profitability and cash generation is here to stay.\nWhy are these a buy now?\nIt could be argued that Amazon and Apple are so big and mature as businesses that their best days of price appreciation are behind them. There may have been a stronger case for that when valuations were near all-time highs. At today\'s prices, I think there are still plenty of upsides for investors from here.\nAdditionally, with inflation at 40-year highs and uncertainty about the economy in the near term, companies that are cash flow positive are great anchors in a portfolio. Neither of these companies will need to access the debt markets as interest rates rise, and both have the track record and market positioning to weather any economic storm.\nThere may be higher-growth tech stocks out there, but few will also provide the downside protection as these two will. That\'s why I think they\'re both stocks to buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Jeff Santoro has positions in Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple It may be difficult to believe that one of the largest companies in the world could be considered cheap, but that's where we find ourselves with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Handled properly, though, a bear market does present savvy long-term investors with generational buying opportunities, as long as they pick strong businesses that have what it takes to keep growing. The Services segment, which consists of products like iCloud, Apple Music, and other subscriptions, now accounts for more than 20% of total revenue, up from 19% in the year-ago quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple It may be difficult to believe that one of the largest companies in the world could be considered cheap, but that's where we find ourselves with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The months-long sell-off that led to the current bear market has resulted in many stocks trading at valuations that would be considered cheap in a normal market environment. Handled properly, though, a bear market does present savvy long-term investors with generational buying opportunities, as long as they pick strong businesses that have what it takes to keep growing.", 'news_article_title': '2 Cheap Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple It may be difficult to believe that one of the largest companies in the world could be considered cheap, but that's where we find ourselves with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). All but one of its product categories saw growth, and the company generated over $25 billion in free cash flow. That's why I think they're both stocks to buy right now.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple It may be difficult to believe that one of the largest companies in the world could be considered cheap, but that's where we find ourselves with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). More important for long-term investors is the rapid growth of Amazon Web Services (AWS), which was up 37% year over year in Q1 and 34% annually over the last two years. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn't one of them!"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whats-next-for-big-tech-stocks-after-the-disappointing-h122', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The supply shortages, macro headwinds, and resurgence of the coronavirus in China weighed on the shares of the big tech companies. Notably, shares of Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet are down about 27%, 38%, and 27%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. \nWhile these large tech stocks have witnessed a pullback, rate hikes and fear of recession add uncertainty to their future trajectory. Amid the uncertainty, let’s look at what TipRanks’ proprietary tools and analysts’ recommendations reveal about the future of these big tech companies. \nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nApple continues to benefit from the ongoing demand for its products. However, management warned that supply constraints and industry-wide silicon shortages could have a negative impact of $4 billion to $8 billion on its top line in Q3. Meanwhile, COVID-led challenges in China and adverse currency movement could remain a drag. \nWhile Apple faces short-term headwinds, its stock has received 21 Buy and six Hold recommendations. Moreover, the average Apple price target of $186.33 indicates 43.4% upside potential over the next 12 months. New product launches and Apple’s faster M2 chip could support its growth. \nLooking at hedge fund activity, Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio, Caxton Associates’ Andrew Law, and Hirtle Callaghan & Co’s Ranji H. Nagaswami increased their holdings in AAPL stock in the last quarter. Apple stock also has positive indicators from TipRanks’ investors and bloggers. Overall, AAPL stock has an Outperform Smart Score of 9 out of 10.\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nThe slowdown in e-commerce growth, inflationary cost pressure, and the weak near-term outlook are why Amazon stock is down. However, its solid competitive positioning in the cloud and e-commerce market keeps analysts bullish. \nAMZN stock has received 36 Buy, one Hold, and one Sell recommendations for a Strong Buy consensus rating. Further, the average Amazon price target of $178.66 implies 72.4% upside potential. \nTipRanks’ Hedge Fund Activity tool for AMZN shows that several hedge fund managers, including First Pacific Advisors’ Richard Atwood, have increased their holdings in AMZN stock. It’s worth noting that TipRanks’ investors are also optimistic about AMZN stock, and 8% of these investors have raised their holding in one month. All in all, AMZN stock has an Outperform Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)\nMacro challenges, adverse currency fluctuations, tough year-over-year comparisons, and pressure on YouTube’s ad growth took a toll on Alphabet stock. However, strength in cloud and network advertising augurs well for growth. \nGOOGL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks, based on 30 unanimous buy recommendations. Moreover, the average Alphabet price target of $3,212.72 implies 51.6% upside potential. \nLooking at hedge fund activity, Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio, Chilton Investment Co’s Richard Chilton, and several other hedge fund managers have increased their holdings in GOOGL stock. Furthermore, GOOGL stock also has positive indicators from TipRanks’ investors and bloggers. GOOGL stock has an Outperform Smart Score of 9 out of 10.\nBottom Line \nWhile these big tech companies face near-term headwinds, the positive indicators from analysts, hedge fund managers, financial bloggers, and TipRanks’ investors point to a healthy future ahead. \nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple continues to benefit from the ongoing demand for its products. Looking at hedge fund activity, Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio, Caxton Associates’ Andrew Law, and Hirtle Callaghan & Co’s Ranji H. Nagaswami increased their holdings in AAPL stock in the last quarter. Overall, AAPL stock has an Outperform Smart Score of 9 out of 10.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at hedge fund activity, Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio, Caxton Associates’ Andrew Law, and Hirtle Callaghan & Co’s Ranji H. Nagaswami increased their holdings in AAPL stock in the last quarter. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple continues to benefit from the ongoing demand for its products. Overall, AAPL stock has an Outperform Smart Score of 9 out of 10.', 'news_article_title': 'What’s Next for Big Tech Stocks After the Disappointing H122?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple continues to benefit from the ongoing demand for its products. Looking at hedge fund activity, Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio, Caxton Associates’ Andrew Law, and Hirtle Callaghan & Co’s Ranji H. Nagaswami increased their holdings in AAPL stock in the last quarter. Overall, AAPL stock has an Outperform Smart Score of 9 out of 10.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple continues to benefit from the ongoing demand for its products. Looking at hedge fund activity, Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio, Caxton Associates’ Andrew Law, and Hirtle Callaghan & Co’s Ranji H. Nagaswami increased their holdings in AAPL stock in the last quarter. Overall, AAPL stock has an Outperform Smart Score of 9 out of 10.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/looking-for-the-next-faang-stocks-4-growth-stocks-to-buy-now-and-hold-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The FAANG stocks dramatically outperformed the market over the past decade. Netflix led the way with a 1,750% return, followed by Amazon and Alphabet with returns of 847% and 651%. Finally, Apple and Meta Platforms delivered gains of 535% and 438%.\nAll those companies benefited from industry leadership, strong revenue growth, and a massive market opportunity, and there\'s a good chance the next FAANG stocks will share those traits. With that in mind, the STAR stocks could deliver market-crushing returns in the coming decades.\n1. Shopify\nShopify (NYSE: SHOP) provides software and services that allow merchants to manage businesses across physical and digital channels, including direct to consumer (D2C) websites. That differentiates it from marketplace operators like Amazon. D2C models afford merchants greater control over the buyer experience, which can help them build lasting customer relationships.\nShopify has become a key player in the commerce industry. Its platform powers over 2 million businesses, and it ranks as the leading e-commerce software vendor as measured by market presence. Perhaps more impressively, Shopify powered 10.3% of e-commerce sales in the U.S. last year, more than any other retailer except Amazon.\nThe company\'s strong competitive position has translated into solid financial results.\nMETRIC\nQ1 2020\nQ1 2022\nCAGR\nRevenue (TTM)\n$1.7 billion\n$4.8 billion\n67%\nFree cash flow (TTM)\n($107 million)\n$254 million\nN/A\nData source: YCharts. TTM = trailing-12-months. CAGR = compound annual growth rate.\nOnline retail sales totaled $4.9 trillion last year, but that figure will climb as e-commerce takes share from traditional retail. That puts Shopify in front of a big opportunity. Management is working to strengthen its market presence by expanding internationally, engaging buyers through its mobile app, extending payments services to non-Shopify merchants, and building a fulfillment network to enable next-day delivery.\nIf Shopify successfully executes on those initiatives, it could be one of the world\'s most valuable companies a decade or two down the road. That would likely mean market-crushing returns for patient investors.\n2. Tesla\nTesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has revolutionized the auto industry with its direct sales model, semiconductor expertise, and battery cell technology. In the first quarter, Tesla once again ranked as the leader in electric car sales, capturing 15.5%market share. Better yet, its relentless pursuit of manufacturing efficiency is paying off. It posted an industry-leading operating margin of 14.6% in third-quarter 2021, and that figure rose to 19.2% in Q1 2022.\nFinancially, Tesla is firing on all cylinders.\nMETRIC\nQ1 2020\nQ1 2022\nCAGR\nRevenue (TTM)\n$26 billion\n$62.2 billion\n55%\nFree cash flow (TTM)\n$992 million\n$6.9 billion\n164%\nData source: YCharts. TTM = trailing-12-months. CAGR = compound annual growth rate.\nTesla aims to grow vehicle deliveries by 50%per year, and it should benefit from several near-term catalysts, including increased production capacity from new factories in Germany and Texas, and the debut of the Cybertruck and Semi. However, CEO Elon Musk sees its largest opportunities in artificial intelligence and robotics.\nTesla has a robotaxi slated for production in 2024, and Musk says full self-driving (FSD) technology will ultimately be the primary profit engine for the car business. Once its FSD software is ready, Tesla will launch an autonomous ride-hailing service, entering a market that could generate $2 trillion in annual profits by 2030, according to Ark Invest.\nTesla also plans to build an autonomous humanoid robot that Musk believes could be more valuable than its car business. Production could start as early as next year. If Tesla achieves its ambitions, it could reshape the world in the coming decades.\n3. Airbnb\nAirbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) has disrupted the travel industry with its asset-light business model. By sourcing rental properties from hosts in tens of thousands of cities, its business model is more cost-efficient than traditional hotels. Airbnb can onboard new hosts (and add new listings) in minutes, with little expense, and its platform offers a greater variety of lodging options for guests.\nDespite facing significant headwinds at the pandemic\'s onset, Airbnb has rebounded quickly. Its free cash flow margin of over 40% is particularly noteworthy.\nMETRIC\nQ1 2020\nQ1 2022\nCAGR\nRevenue (TTM)\n$4.8 billion\n$6.6 billion\n17%\nFree cash flow (TTM)\n($765 million)\n$2.8 billion\nN/A%\nData source: SEC filings, YCharts. TTM = trailing-12-months. CAGR = compound annual growth rate.\nThanks to recent innovations like flexible search parameters and listing categories (like "treehouse" or "castles"), Airbnb is evolving into a recommendation engine. Its platform can offer ideas for people who are flexible on where and when they travel. It\'s also working to disrupt the tourism industry by enabling guests to book experiences while traveling.\nIn the past year, Airbnb\'s gross booking value was $53.8 billion, a fraction of its $3.4 trillion addressable market. If the company continues to innovate, this growth stock could generate monster returns.\n4. Roku\nRoku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is the most popular streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It accounted for 31% of global streaming time in Q1, nearly doubling the market share of the next closest competitor, Amazon Fire TV. It owes that success to brand authority and the growing collection of free programming (including original content) on its ad-supported streaming service, The Roku Channel.\nThanks to that competitive edge, Roku has become a key player in the rapidly growing digital ad industry.\nMETRIC\nQ1 2020\nQ1 2022\nCAGR\nRevenue (TTM)\n$1.2 billion\n$2.9 billion\n53%\nFree cash flow (TTM)\n($54.5 million)\n$183 billion\nN/A\nData source: YCharts. TTM = trailing-12-months. CAGR = compound annual growth rate.\nRoku is well positioned to maintain its momentum. Connected TV ad spend in the U.S. will reach $100 billion by 2030, up from $21 billion in 2021, according to BMO Capital Markets. Just as Google built its ad supremacy by positioning itself as the gateway to the internet, Roku could achieve the same success as the gateway to streaming entertainment.\nRoku also recently announced shoppable ads for retailers, a service that will leverage its payments platform (Roku Pay) to enable consumer purchases directly through ads on the platform. To that end, Roku could have a sizable digital payments business in a decade or two, in addition to a digital ad empire. That\'s why this growth stock is a buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Shopify\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Shopify wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Roku, Shopify, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Roku, Shopify, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "All those companies benefited from industry leadership, strong revenue growth, and a massive market opportunity, and there's a good chance the next FAANG stocks will share those traits. Management is working to strengthen its market presence by expanding internationally, engaging buyers through its mobile app, extending payments services to non-Shopify merchants, and building a fulfillment network to enable next-day delivery. Tesla aims to grow vehicle deliveries by 50%per year, and it should benefit from several near-term catalysts, including increased production capacity from new factories in Germany and Texas, and the debut of the Cybertruck and Semi.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Revenue (TTM) $26 billion $62.2 billion 55% Free cash flow (TTM) $992 million $6.9 billion 164% Data source: YCharts. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Roku, Shopify, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Looking for the Next FAANG Stocks? 4 Growth Stocks to Buy Now and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Revenue (TTM) $26 billion $62.2 billion 55% Free cash flow (TTM) $992 million $6.9 billion 164% Data source: YCharts. If the company continues to innovate, this growth stock could generate monster returns. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Roku, Shopify, and Tesla.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Revenue (TTM) $26 billion $62.2 billion 55% Free cash flow (TTM) $992 million $6.9 billion 164% Data source: YCharts. Revenue (TTM) $4.8 billion $6.6 billion 17% Free cash flow (TTM) ($765 million) $2.8 billion The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Roku, Shopify, and Tesla.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russias-no.2-bourse-spb-to-offer-hong-kong-shares-host-ipo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'June 17 (Reuters) - SPB Exchange, Russia\'s second-largest bourse, will host its first initial public offering (IPO) by the end of the summer and plans to offer its clients the ability to trade around 1,000 Hong Kong-listed shares next year, its CEO Roman Goryunov said.\nIPO activity gained pace in Russia in 2021 and at least 10 firms had been planning listings in 2022 before Feb. 24 when Moscow despatched troops in Ukraine, triggering Western sanctions that have hurt Russia\'s financial sector.\nSPB Exchange plans to start trading rouble-denominated shares in Russia\'s Arctic diamond miner Almar by the end of the summer and offer the shares to qualified investors only, Goryunov said in an interview with Reuters.\n"Generally, we see the (IPO) potential of hundreds of companies. There is a catastrophic shortage of issuers in Russia. I believe that the current situation gives the Russian market a chance to demonstrate its ability to provide capital to companies," Goryunov said.\nSPB Exchange, which specialises in foreign shares, will begin trading in 12 securities whose primary listing is on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) on June 20, initially providing access to exchange infrastructure for brokers only to carry out trial operations.\nPlans are in place to expand the list of Hong Kong–based securities to 200 by the end of 2022 and 1,000 at some point in 2023, SPB Exchange said in a statement.\n"We believe this is part of SPB\'s global issuer programme and is not something done in collaboration with HKEX," a HKEx spokesman told Reuters.\nGoryunov said the bourse has been preparing to offer trading in Hong Kong shares for more than two years and has around other 10 jurisdictions on its radar.\n"Clearly there is an excessive amount of foreign currency (in Russia) and demand for diversification. The Chinese market is huge. The possibilities that it has are much wider than in any other alternative jurisdictions," Goryunov said.\nSPB Exchange is opening the door to the East after it said in late May it would transfer up to 14% of U.S.-listed shares that its clients possess to a non-trading account, citing restrictions imposed by Euroclear on Russia.\nThis implies investors that used to trade U.S. stocks via SPB Exchange will retain their ownership rights but will lose access to some of their holdings of U.S. stocks, including blue chips such as Apple AAPL.O or Tesla TSL.O.\nTinkoff, one of Russia\'s leading brokerages, said it had engaged lawyers to protect the interests and rights of its clients.\nGoryunov said there was no specific solution ready to resolve the issue.\n"Market participants together with the regulator are pondering hard... and are taking certain actions. But for now, unfortunately, it is impossible to say that there is a clear and understandable algorithm for how the situation will be resolved."\n(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Jason Neely)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This implies investors that used to trade U.S. stocks via SPB Exchange will retain their ownership rights but will lose access to some of their holdings of U.S. stocks, including blue chips such as Apple AAPL.O or Tesla TSL.O. Plans are in place to expand the list of Hong Kong–based securities to 200 by the end of 2022 and 1,000 at some point in 2023, SPB Exchange said in a statement. Goryunov said the bourse has been preparing to offer trading in Hong Kong shares for more than two years and has around other 10 jurisdictions on its radar.', 'news_luhn_summary': "This implies investors that used to trade U.S. stocks via SPB Exchange will retain their ownership rights but will lose access to some of their holdings of U.S. stocks, including blue chips such as Apple AAPL.O or Tesla TSL.O. June 17 (Reuters) - SPB Exchange, Russia's second-largest bourse, will host its first initial public offering (IPO) by the end of the summer and plans to offer its clients the ability to trade around 1,000 Hong Kong-listed shares next year, its CEO Roman Goryunov said. SPB Exchange, which specialises in foreign shares, will begin trading in 12 securities whose primary listing is on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) on June 20, initially providing access to exchange infrastructure for brokers only to carry out trial operations.", 'news_article_title': "Russia's No.2 bourse SPB to offer Hong Kong shares, host IPO", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This implies investors that used to trade U.S. stocks via SPB Exchange will retain their ownership rights but will lose access to some of their holdings of U.S. stocks, including blue chips such as Apple AAPL.O or Tesla TSL.O. I believe that the current situation gives the Russian market a chance to demonstrate its ability to provide capital to companies," Goryunov said. SPB Exchange, which specialises in foreign shares, will begin trading in 12 securities whose primary listing is on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) on June 20, initially providing access to exchange infrastructure for brokers only to carry out trial operations.', 'news_textrank_summary': "This implies investors that used to trade U.S. stocks via SPB Exchange will retain their ownership rights but will lose access to some of their holdings of U.S. stocks, including blue chips such as Apple AAPL.O or Tesla TSL.O. June 17 (Reuters) - SPB Exchange, Russia's second-largest bourse, will host its first initial public offering (IPO) by the end of the summer and plans to offer its clients the ability to trade around 1,000 Hong Kong-listed shares next year, its CEO Roman Goryunov said. SPB Exchange plans to start trading rouble-denominated shares in Russia's Arctic diamond miner Almar by the end of the summer and offer the shares to qualified investors only, Goryunov said in an interview with Reuters."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/frances-le-maire-says-tax-deal-difficult-but-will-try-again', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'LUXEMBOURG, June 17 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he would try to convince sceptical nations to agree on a corporate tax deal at a meeting in Luxembourg on Friday, but he acknowledged that reaching an agreement was "very difficult".\nAn EU deal had been expected on Friday after Poland dropped its opposition to setting a minimum corporate tax of 15% on big multinationals, officials said, but Hungary emerged as a last-minute hurdle.\nThe EU talks are meant to turn into law a global reform of corporate taxation, which was agreed last October by nearly 140 countries.\nLe Maire made the tax deal a key goal of the six-month French presidency of the EU, which ends in two weeks, but recognised that political hurdles had emerged.\n"We still hope to reach a deal today, but it is very difficult," Le Maire told reporters before the meeting of finance ministers.\nHe declined to make direct comments about Hungary\'s position, but he underlined that all technical issues had been long solved, implying the stalemate was caused by political reasons.\nPoland and Hungary have been at odds with the European Commission, which has held up their receipt of COVID-19 recovery fund money over questions about their stance on the rule of law and other EU values.\nEarlier in June the Commission approved payments to Poland, whereas EU recovery funds for Hungary remain frozen.\nThe overhaul set global minimum corporate tax of 15% on big multinationals and gave other countries a bigger share of the tax take on the earnings of big U.S. digital groups such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google.\nThe reform was originally intended to be applied in 2023, but its implementation has now been pushed back to 2024 .\nThe Biden administration is also struggling to pass legislation that would implement the global minimum tax deal.\n(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio, Editing by William Maclean)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The overhaul set global minimum corporate tax of 15% on big multinationals and gave other countries a bigger share of the tax take on the earnings of big U.S. digital groups such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google. An EU deal had been expected on Friday after Poland dropped its opposition to setting a minimum corporate tax of 15% on big multinationals, officials said, but Hungary emerged as a last-minute hurdle. Le Maire made the tax deal a key goal of the six-month French presidency of the EU, which ends in two weeks, but recognised that political hurdles had emerged.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The overhaul set global minimum corporate tax of 15% on big multinationals and gave other countries a bigger share of the tax take on the earnings of big U.S. digital groups such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google. LUXEMBOURG, June 17 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he would try to convince sceptical nations to agree on a corporate tax deal at a meeting in Luxembourg on Friday, but he acknowledged that reaching an agreement was "very difficult". An EU deal had been expected on Friday after Poland dropped its opposition to setting a minimum corporate tax of 15% on big multinationals, officials said, but Hungary emerged as a last-minute hurdle.', 'news_article_title': "France's Le Maire says tax deal 'difficult' but will try again", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The overhaul set global minimum corporate tax of 15% on big multinationals and gave other countries a bigger share of the tax take on the earnings of big U.S. digital groups such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google. LUXEMBOURG, June 17 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he would try to convince sceptical nations to agree on a corporate tax deal at a meeting in Luxembourg on Friday, but he acknowledged that reaching an agreement was "very difficult". Le Maire made the tax deal a key goal of the six-month French presidency of the EU, which ends in two weeks, but recognised that political hurdles had emerged.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The overhaul set global minimum corporate tax of 15% on big multinationals and gave other countries a bigger share of the tax take on the earnings of big U.S. digital groups such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google. LUXEMBOURG, June 17 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he would try to convince sceptical nations to agree on a corporate tax deal at a meeting in Luxembourg on Friday, but he acknowledged that reaching an agreement was "very difficult". An EU deal had been expected on Friday after Poland dropped its opposition to setting a minimum corporate tax of 15% on big multinationals, officials said, but Hungary emerged as a last-minute hurdle.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-best-tech-stocks-for-inflation-in-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nInflation, inflation, inflation. That’s all we seem to hear about these days as the CPI report has become more important than the jobs report and as the Federal Reserve takes the center stage on a monthly basis. The stock market has been hit hard and tech stocks have paid the biggest price.\nIn fact, the Nasdaq composite has now suffered a peak-to-trough decline of 33% — worse than the 32.1% decline we saw amid the Covid-19 panic.\nMost companies are feeling some sort of pressure in their business. Whether it’s supply-chain related for a company like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or ad-related like it is for Snap (NYSE:SNAP). For non-tech businesses, those pressures can be even worse.\nHowever, not every company is feeling the pinch. There are a handful of tech stocks that are navigating this storm quite well, as demand continues to bolster revenue and drive profits. You wouldn’t know if you looked at the stock prices, as they have been buried along with everything else.\n7 Long-Term Stocks That Never Go Out of Style\nBut for investors who listen to the conference calls and parse through the financial statements, this reality is clear as day. Let’s look at them now.\nTicker Company Current Price\nCRM Salesforce, Inc. $159.85\nPANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $466.31\nESTC Elastic N.V. $61.62\nTech Stocks Bucking Inflation: Salesforce (CRM)\nSource: Bjorn Bakstad / Shutterstock.com\nSalesforce (NYSE:CRM) reported strong earnings on May 31, which allowed its stock to rally about 10% in the following session. The company delivered a top- and bottom-line beat and grew sales 24% year over year.\nConsidering that Salesforce also delivered a top- and bottom-line beat and boosted its guidance last quarter, I never felt that the stock deserved to fall 50% from peak to trough. For what it’s worth, guidance was also strong last quarter.\nYet it’s what management said on the conference call that should have everyone’s attention. From Co-CEO Marc Benioff:\nI can tell you that our business — you can see this in the Q1 numbers, can’t you, is incredibly healthy…We’re carefully watching the economic data. I know all of you are doing that as well. And so far, we’re just not seeing any material impact from the broader economic world that all of you are in.\nPalo Alto Networks (PANW)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nI really liked Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) earlier this year, because it was one of the only tech stocks bucking the bear market. Eventually though, it got swallowed up in the sell-off.\nWhile its better-than-expected earnings helped snap it out of its downtrend, it still hasn’t recovered a bulk of its losses. That said, business is still going strong, as revenue grew by 29% year over year.\nFrom CEO Nikesh Arora:\nI don’t want to be way too optimistic, but the fact that we were able to tide over that pandemic moment as an industry to be fair in cybersecurity, I’m less worried about it right now given what’s going on in the environment…you’re seeing way more security awareness and concern more than I’ve ever seen.\nTech Stocks Bucking Inflation: Elastic N.V. (ESTC)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nLastly, we have Elastic (NASDAQ:ESTC). With its $6.25 billion market capitalization, Elastic is eight times smaller than Palo Alto Networks and just a fraction the size of Salesforce. Yet, that doesn’t mean it’s one of tech stocks we should ignore.\nIn fact, quite the opposite. On June 1, the company delivered an earnings and revenue beat while the latter grew roughly 35% year over year. Guidance was strong too. Not only are we hearing that business is good from these tech stocks, but we’re also seeing it in the results.\nFrom COO and CFO Janesh Moorjani:\nTurning to the outlook for fiscal 2023. We believe our products are core to our customer success, which helps us build a healthy business that performs consistently through both, upswings and downturns. To be clear, we have not seen any broader macroeconomic impact in our business.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 3 Best Tech Stocks for Inflation in 2022 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Whether it’s supply-chain related for a company like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or ad-related like it is for Snap (NYSE:SNAP). 7 Long-Term Stocks That Never Go Out of Style But for investors who listen to the conference calls and parse through the financial statements, this reality is clear as day. Considering that Salesforce also delivered a top- and bottom-line beat and boosted its guidance last quarter, I never felt that the stock deserved to fall 50% from peak to trough.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Whether it’s supply-chain related for a company like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or ad-related like it is for Snap (NYSE:SNAP). Ticker Company Current Price CRM Salesforce, Inc. $159.85 PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $466.31 ESTC Elastic N.V. $61.62 Tech Stocks Bucking Inflation: Salesforce (CRM) Source: Bjorn Bakstad / Shutterstock.com Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) reported strong earnings on May 31, which allowed its stock to rally about 10% in the following session. Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com I really liked Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) earlier this year, because it was one of the only tech stocks bucking the bear market.', 'news_article_title': '3 Best Tech Stocks for Inflation in 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Whether it’s supply-chain related for a company like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or ad-related like it is for Snap (NYSE:SNAP). The stock market has been hit hard and tech stocks have paid the biggest price. Considering that Salesforce also delivered a top- and bottom-line beat and boosted its guidance last quarter, I never felt that the stock deserved to fall 50% from peak to trough.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Whether it’s supply-chain related for a company like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or ad-related like it is for Snap (NYSE:SNAP). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Inflation, inflation, inflation. Ticker Company Current Price CRM Salesforce, Inc. $159.85 PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $466.31 ESTC Elastic N.V. $61.62 Tech Stocks Bucking Inflation: Salesforce (CRM) Source: Bjorn Bakstad / Shutterstock.com Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) reported strong earnings on May 31, which allowed its stock to rally about 10% in the following session.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/poll-taiwan-may-export-orders-seen-just-about-returning-to-growth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI\nOrders median forecast +0.3% y/y (prior month -5.5%)\nData due Monday, June 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT)\nTAIPEI, June 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely returned to growth in May after experiencing their first fall in two years in the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, helped by demand for technology products and easing COVID-19 lockdowns in China.\nThe median forecast from a poll of 11 economists expects export orders to rise 0.3% from a year ago. Forecasts ranged from a contraction of 3% to an expansion of 6.7%.\nThe island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell 5.5% from a year earlier to $51.9 billion in April, taking a larger-than-expected hit from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and broader global supply chain disruptions.\nThe government has predicted May orders to be in a range of a fall of 1.1% and an expansion of 1.7% from a year earlier.\nTaiwan's export orders are a leading indicator of demand for hi-tech gadgets and Asian exports, and typically lead actual exports by two to three months.\nThe island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nThe data for May will be released on Monday.\n(Poll compiled by Anant Chandak and Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +0.3% y/y (prior month -5.5%) Data due Monday, June 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, June 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely returned to growth in May after experiencing their first fall in two years in the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, helped by demand for technology products and easing COVID-19 lockdowns in China. The median forecast from a poll of 11 economists expects export orders to rise 0.3% from a year ago.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +0.3% y/y (prior month -5.5%) Data due Monday, June 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, June 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely returned to growth in May after experiencing their first fall in two years in the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, helped by demand for technology products and easing COVID-19 lockdowns in China. The island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell 5.5% from a year earlier to $51.9 billion in April, taking a larger-than-expected hit from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and broader global supply chain disruptions.", 'news_article_title': 'POLL-Taiwan May export orders seen just about returning to growth', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +0.3% y/y (prior month -5.5%) Data due Monday, June 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, June 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely returned to growth in May after experiencing their first fall in two years in the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, helped by demand for technology products and easing COVID-19 lockdowns in China. Forecasts ranged from a contraction of 3% to an expansion of 6.7%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +0.3% y/y (prior month -5.5%) Data due Monday, June 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, June 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely returned to growth in May after experiencing their first fall in two years in the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, helped by demand for technology products and easing COVID-19 lockdowns in China. The island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell 5.5% from a year earlier to $51.9 billion in April, taking a larger-than-expected hit from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and broader global supply chain disruptions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-set-to-crawl-higher-under-shadow-of-recession-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain\nJune 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open higher on Friday after a brutal selloff triggered by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks raising interest rates heightened recession fears.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC have plunged 6% so far this week, with the former shedding nearly $2 trillion in this week\'s selloff.\nStubbornly high inflation has spooked equities in recent weeks as investors adapt to the end of the era of cheap money and worry about price pressures taking a toll on corporate profits and economic growth.\nThe Fed on Wednesday raised its key rate by 75 basis points and officials outlined a faster pace of rate hikes. The Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank also raised borrowing costs.\n"The markets will not stabilize until there is a sense that moves by the Fed and other central banks are going to be successful in not only tamping down inflation, but trying to prevent a global recession," said Kenny Polcari, managing partner at Kace Capital Advisors.\n"I don\'t think it\'s another 2007 event. But based on all the stimulus that every central bank around the world has provided and now that they\'re starting to take the candy away from the candy jar, investors are going to react violently."\nMeanwhile, Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank\'s focus on bringing back inflation to its 2% target while speaking at a conference on the "International Roles of the U.S. Dollar".\nThe S&P 500 has slumped about 23% this year and recently confirmed it was in bear market territory, or down 20% from its record closing high. The Dow is also on the cusp of confirming a bear market.\nTrading is expected to remain volatile, also due to the expiration of monthly and quarterly options contracts ahead of the Juneteenth market holiday on Monday.\nAt 08:26 a.m. ET (1226 GMT), Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 225 points, or 0.75%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 35.25 points, or 0.96%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 131.5 points, or 1.18%.\nOn Friday, megacap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained 1% in premarket trading after getting hammered in the previous session.\nU.S. shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 9988.HK, BABA.N jumped 11.4% after Reuters reported China\'s central bank has accepted an application by Ant Group to set up a financial holding company.\nUnited States Steel Corp X.N rose 6.4% after posting an upbeat second-quarter profit forecast.\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O fell 3.6% after the software firm\'s third-quarter and full-year revenue forecasts fell short of Wall Street estimates.\nS&P 500 market value over the past 12 monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/39uLBJU\n(Reporting by Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "On Friday, megacap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained 1% in premarket trading after getting hammered in the previous session. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Friday after a brutal selloff triggered by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks raising interest rates heightened recession fears. Stubbornly high inflation has spooked equities in recent weeks as investors adapt to the end of the era of cheap money and worry about price pressures taking a toll on corporate profits and economic growth.", 'news_luhn_summary': "On Friday, megacap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained 1% in premarket trading after getting hammered in the previous session. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Friday after a brutal selloff triggered by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks raising interest rates heightened recession fears. U.S. shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 9988.HK, BABA.N jumped 11.4% after Reuters reported China's central bank has accepted an application by Ant Group to set up a financial holding company.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street set to crawl higher under shadow of recession fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "On Friday, megacap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained 1% in premarket trading after getting hammered in the previous session. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Friday after a brutal selloff triggered by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks raising interest rates heightened recession fears. Stubbornly high inflation has spooked equities in recent weeks as investors adapt to the end of the era of cheap money and worry about price pressures taking a toll on corporate profits and economic growth.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'On Friday, megacap firms Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O gained 1% in premarket trading after getting hammered in the previous session. By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain June 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open higher on Friday after a brutal selloff triggered by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks raising interest rates heightened recession fears. "The markets will not stabilize until there is a sense that moves by the Fed and other central banks are going to be successful in not only tamping down inflation, but trying to prevent a global recession," said Kenny Polcari, managing partner at Kace Capital Advisors.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 129.80999755859375, 'high': 133.0800018310547, 'open': 130.07000732421875, 'close': 131.55999755859375, 'ema_50': 149.08098340479432, 'rsi_14': 27.309223873428593, 'target': 135.8699951171875, 'volume': 134520300.0, 'ema_200': 155.86365016791711, 'adj_close': 130.43089294433594, 'rsi_lag_1': 34.479630198606, 'rsi_lag_2': 43.953416625308286, 'rsi_lag_3': 40.399180543379615, 'rsi_lag_4': 36.45356266061763, 'rsi_lag_5': 49.448715913687636, 'macd_lag_1': -4.970463554992165, 'macd_lag_2': -4.470448919458391, 'macd_lag_3': -4.313986848662239, 'macd_lag_4': -3.7796810923911153, 'macd_lag_5': -2.953136531324276, 'macd_12_26_9': -5.185911334342052, 'macds_12_26_9': -4.193445846641024}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 30.46999931335449, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 33.310001373291016, 'Open': 32.84000015258789, 'Close': 31.1299991607666, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 31.1299991607666}, {'Low': 1.0445609092712402, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 1.0551751852035522, 'Open': 1.0546854734420776, 'Close': 1.0546854734420776, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 1.0546854734420776}, {'Low': 1.217404007911682, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 1.2350252866744995, 'Open': 1.2350252866744995, 'Close': 1.2354830503463743, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 1.2354830503463743}, {'Low': 6.689700126647949, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 6.7170000076293945, 'Open': 6.703400135040283, 'Close': 6.703400135040283, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 6.703400135040283}, {'Low': 108.25, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 118.97000122070312, 'Open': 117.08000183105467, 'Close': 109.55999755859376, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 103149, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 109.55999755859376}, {'Low': 0.6898198127746582, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 0.704020082950592, 'Open': 0.704049825668335, 'Close': 0.704049825668335, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 0.704049825668335}, {'Low': 3.197000026702881, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 3.312999963760376, 'Open': 3.211999893188477, 'Close': 3.239000082015991, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 3.239000082015991}, {'Low': 132.18699645996094, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 135.41200256347656, 'Open': 132.42100524902344, 'Close': 132.42100524902344, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 132.42100524902344}, {'Low': 103.83000183105467, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 105.08999633789062, 'Open': 103.87999725341795, 'Close': 104.6999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 104.6999969482422}, {'Low': 1833.5999755859373, 'Date': '2022-06-17', 'High': 1853.699951171875, 'Open': 1853.699951171875, 'Close': 1835.5999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 170, 'date_str': '2022-06-17', 'Adj Close': 1835.5999755859373}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-06-21': 135.8699951171875, '2022-06-22': 135.35000610351562, '2022-06-23': 138.27000427246094, '2022-06-24': 141.66000366210938, '2022-06-27': 141.66000366210938, '2022-06-28': 137.44000244140625, '2022-06-29': 139.22999572753906, '2022-06-30': 136.72000122070312, '2022-07-01': 138.92999267578125}, '1_month_later': {'2022-07-18': 147.07000732421875}, '3_months_later': {'2022-09-19': 154.47999572753906}, '6_months_later': {'2022-12-19': 132.3699951171875}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Among the largest underlying components of XLK, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.7%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 3.7%, and Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) is up by about 2.2%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the XLK Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of XLK, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, XLK's low point in its 52 week range is $122.46 per share, with $177.04 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $128.05. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of XLK, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.7%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 3.7%, and Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) is up by about 2.2%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLK) where we have detected an approximate $436.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 297,760,000 to 301,260,000). These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of XLK, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.7%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 3.7%, and Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) is up by about 2.2%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the XLK Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of XLK, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, XLK's low point in its 52 week range is $122.46 per share, with $177.04 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $128.05. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''.", 'news_article_title': 'XLK, MSFT, AAPL, AVGO: Large Inflows Detected at ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of XLK, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.7%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 3.7%, and Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) is up by about 2.2%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLK) where we have detected an approximate $436.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 297,760,000 to 301,260,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the XLK Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of XLK, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, XLK's low point in its 52 week range is $122.46 per share, with $177.04 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $128.05.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of XLK, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.7%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 3.7%, and Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) is up by about 2.2%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLK) where we have detected an approximate $436.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 297,760,000 to 301,260,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the XLK Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of XLK, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, XLK's low point in its 52 week range is $122.46 per share, with $177.04 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $128.05."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/big-tech-bill-advocates-and-critics-keep-pressure-on-u.s.-lawmakers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - Supporters of a U.S. bill aimed at reining in Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O have flooded lawmakers with nearly 4,000 phone calls, while critics of the legislation sent a letter telling senators it would "harm consumers."\nVersions of the bill have progressed further than any previous Big Tech antitrust legislation, with strong bipartisan support in the House of Representatives and Senate. The legislation seeks to bar companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways.\nBoth Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative David Cicilline, lead sponsors in each chamber, have predicted that their bills have enough support to pass Congress, if they come to a vote.\nBut the Senate has other matters on the calendar. Negotiators are close to a deal on gun control, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised quick action on any bipartisan deal. That likely would take up much of this week\'s Senate floor action once the bill is introduced.\nTo keep the pressure on, advocates for the Big Tech bill organized for small and medium-sized businesses and others to contact lawmakers via email - which 26,000 of them did, according to Evan Greer of the group Fight for the Future.\nFight for the Future and other advocacy groups also arranged for supporters to make 3,900 calls to lawmakers, Greer said.\nOpponents have also kept up the pressure.\nA long list of former antitrust enforcers who now teach economics, law, or business, sent a letter to senators Monday saying that the bill "is likely to reduce innovation and harm consumers."\nSignatories include Doug Melamed and Carl Shapiro, both of whom previously served in the Department of Justice\'s antitrust division.\nSince the beginning, the bills have been the subject of intense lobbying, with opponents warning of dire consequences such as an inability to protect consumers from hackers and privacy violations. Advocates say the legislation is needed to prevent stagnation in the technology market.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Rosalba O\'Brien)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - Supporters of a U.S. bill aimed at reining in Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O have flooded lawmakers with nearly 4,000 phone calls, while critics of the legislation sent a letter telling senators it would "harm consumers." To keep the pressure on, advocates for the Big Tech bill organized for small and medium-sized businesses and others to contact lawmakers via email - which 26,000 of them did, according to Evan Greer of the group Fight for the Future. A long list of former antitrust enforcers who now teach economics, law, or business, sent a letter to senators Monday saying that the bill "is likely to reduce innovation and harm consumers."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Versions of the bill have progressed further than any previous Big Tech antitrust legislation, with strong bipartisan support in the House of Representatives and Senate. To keep the pressure on, advocates for the Big Tech bill organized for small and medium-sized businesses and others to contact lawmakers via email - which 26,000 of them did, according to Evan Greer of the group Fight for the Future. Fight for the Future and other advocacy groups also arranged for supporters to make 3,900 calls to lawmakers, Greer said.', 'news_article_title': 'Big Tech bill advocates and critics keep pressure on U.S. lawmakers', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - Supporters of a U.S. bill aimed at reining in Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O have flooded lawmakers with nearly 4,000 phone calls, while critics of the legislation sent a letter telling senators it would "harm consumers." Versions of the bill have progressed further than any previous Big Tech antitrust legislation, with strong bipartisan support in the House of Representatives and Senate. To keep the pressure on, advocates for the Big Tech bill organized for small and medium-sized businesses and others to contact lawmakers via email - which 26,000 of them did, according to Evan Greer of the group Fight for the Future.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - Supporters of a U.S. bill aimed at reining in Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O have flooded lawmakers with nearly 4,000 phone calls, while critics of the legislation sent a letter telling senators it would "harm consumers." Versions of the bill have progressed further than any previous Big Tech antitrust legislation, with strong bipartisan support in the House of Representatives and Senate. To keep the pressure on, advocates for the Big Tech bill organized for small and medium-sized businesses and others to contact lawmakers via email - which 26,000 of them did, according to Evan Greer of the group Fight for the Future.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-21-2022-%3A-itub-vz-auy-bac-amzn-kgc-msft-qqq-kdp-aapl-mdlz', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -2.77 to 11,543.99. The total After hours volume is currently 139,594,537 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nItau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is -0.05 at $4.60, with 13,770,192 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ITUB is in the "buy range".\n\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is unchanged at $50.65, with 7,773,993 shares traded. VZ\'s current last sale is 88.86% of the target price of $57.\n\nYamana Gold Inc. (AUY) is -0.01 at $5.09, with 7,027,606 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AUY is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.03 at $32.88, with 5,825,207 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.01 at $108.67, with 4,794,505 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.52. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nKinross Gold Corporation (KGC) is +0.03 at $4.23, with 4,612,032 shares traded. KGC\'s current last sale is 52.55% of the target price of $8.05.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is unchanged at $253.74, with 4,327,600 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.16 at $281.24, with 3,691,885 shares traded. This represents a 4.44% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nKeurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) is unchanged at $34.94, with 3,505,858 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KDP is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.05 at $135.92, with 3,274,381 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nMondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ) is unchanged at $59.82, with 3,008,904 shares traded. MDLZ\'s current last sale is 81.95% of the target price of $73.\n\nVALE S.A. (VALE) is unchanged at $14.72, with 2,435,790 shares traded. VALE\'s current last sale is 72.69% of the target price of $20.25.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.05 at $135.92, with 3,274,381 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Itau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is -0.05 at $4.60, with 13,770,192 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.05 at $135.92, with 3,274,381 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ITUB is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 21, 2022 : ITUB, VZ, AUY, BAC, AMZN, KGC, MSFT, QQQ, KDP, AAPL, MDLZ, VALE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.05 at $135.92, with 3,274,381 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -2.77 to 11,543.99.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.05 at $135.92, with 3,274,381 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 139,594,537 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-gains-over-2-in-broad-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nJune 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes jumped over 2% on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies after the stock market swooned last week on worries over a global economic downturn.\nAll 11 major S&P 500 .SPX sectors gained, as stocks rebounded broadly after the benchmark index last week logged its biggest weekly percentage decline since March 2020.\nInvestors are trying to assess how far stocks can fall as they weigh risks to the economy with the Federal Reserve taking aggressive measures to try to tamp down surging inflation. The S&P 500 earlier this month fell over 20% from its January all-time high, confirming the common definition of a bear market.\n"Do I think we have hit bottom? No. I think we are going to see more volatility, I think the bottoming process will likely take some time," said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketstrategist at Invesco. "But I do think it is a good sign to see investor interest."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 641.47 points, or 2.15%, to 30,530.25, and the S&P 500 .SPX gained 89.95 points, or 2.45%, at 3,764.79. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 270.95 points, or 2.51%, at 11,069.30.\nThe energy sector .SPNY, the top-gaining S&P 500 sector this year, surged 5.1% after tumbling last week. Every sector gained at least 1%.\nMegacap stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500. Apple rose 3.3%, Tesla jumped 9.4% and Microsoft added 2.5%.\nThe Fed last week approved its largest interest rate increase in more than a quarter of a century to stem a surge in inflation.\nInvestors are pivoting to Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday for clues on future interest rate hikes and his latest views on the economy.\nInvestors are "trying to read the tea leaves to see how aggressive the Fed is going to get," said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana. "That\'s a hard question to answer right now because they are going to see what happens to the inflation story."\nMeanwhile, Goldman Sachs now expects a 30% chance of the U.S. economy tipping into recession over the next year, up from its previous forecast of 15%.\nIn company news, Kellogg Co K.N shares rose about 2% after the breakfast cereal maker said it was splitting into three companies.\nSpirit Airlines SAVE.N shares jumped 7.9% after JetBlue Airways JBLU.O said on Monday it sweetened its bid to convince the ultra-low cost carrier to accept its offer over rival Frontier Airlines\' proposal ULCC.O.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.66-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.22-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 32 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 37 new highs and 122 new lows.\nAbout 12.4 billion shares changed hands in U.S. exchanges, in line with the 12.4 billion daily average over the last 20 sessions.\nVIX longtermhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3tMxqa4\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Arun Koyyur and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacap stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes jumped over 2% on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies after the stock market swooned last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Investors are pivoting to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday for clues on future interest rate hikes and his latest views on the economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacap stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes jumped over 2% on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies after the stock market swooned last week on worries over a global economic downturn. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 270.95 points, or 2.51%, at 11,069.30.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street gains over 2% in broad rebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacap stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes jumped over 2% on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies after the stock market swooned last week on worries over a global economic downturn. All 11 major S&P 500 .SPX sectors gained, as stocks rebounded broadly after the benchmark index last week logged its biggest weekly percentage decline since March 2020.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Megacap stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes jumped over 2% on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies after the stock market swooned last week on worries over a global economic downturn. All 11 major S&P 500 .SPX sectors gained, as stocks rebounded broadly after the benchmark index last week logged its biggest weekly percentage decline since March 2020."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-dis-cvx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Chevron topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.3%. Year to date, Chevron registers a 30.6% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walt Disney, trading down 0.5%. Walt Disney is lower by about 39.4% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are MMM, trading down 0.2%, and Apple, trading up 3.2% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: DIS, CVX\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Chevron topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.3%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walt Disney, trading down 0.5%. Walt Disney is lower by about 39.4% looking at the year to date performance.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Chevron topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.3%. Year to date, Chevron registers a 30.6% gain. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walt Disney, trading down 0.5%.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: DIS, CVX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walt Disney, trading down 0.5%. Walt Disney is lower by about 39.4% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Dow Movers: DIS, CVX The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Chevron topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.3%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walt Disney, trading down 0.5%. Two other components making moves today are MMM, trading down 0.2%, and Apple, trading up 3.2% on the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-megacap-energy-shares-lead-broad-wall-street-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nJune 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes jumped on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies hammered last week on worries over a global economic downturn.\nAll 11 major S&P 500 .SPX sectors gained, as stocks rebounded broadly after the benchmark index last week logged its biggest weekly percentage decline since March 2020.\nInvestors are trying to assess how far stocks can fall as they weigh risks to the economy with the Federal Reserve taking aggressive measures to try to tamp down surging inflation. The S&P 500 is down over 20% this year after confirming it was in a bear market earlier this month.\n"Do I think we have hit bottom? No. I think we are going to see more volatility, I think the bottoming process will likely take some time," said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketstrategist at Invesco. "But I do think it is a good sign to see investor interest."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 585.65 points, or 1.96%, to 30,474.43, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 89.9 points, or 2.45%, at 3,764.74 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 301.06 points, or 2.79%, at 11,099.41.\nThe energy sector .SPNY, the top-gaining S&P 500 sector this year, surged over 5% after tumbling last week.\nMegacap stocks Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft CorpMSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500.\nThe Fed last week approved its largest interest rate increase in more than a quarter of a century to stem a surge in inflation.\nInvestors are pivoting to Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday for clues on future interest rate hikes and his latest views on the economy.\nGoldman Sachs now expects a 30% chance of the U.S. economy tipping into recession over the next year, up from its previous forecast of 15%.\nIn company news, Kellogg Co K.N shares rose 3% after the breakfast cereal maker said it was splitting into three companies.\nSpirit Airlines SAVE.N shares jumped 9% after JetBlue Airways JBLU.O said on Monday it sweetened its bid to convince the ultra-low cost carrier to accept its offer over rival Frontier Airlines\' proposal ULCC.O.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners ones on the NYSE by a 3.95-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.00-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 32 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 36 new highs and 90 new lows.\nVIX longtermhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3tMxqa4\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Arun Koyyur and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacap stocks Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft CorpMSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes jumped on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies hammered last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Investors are trying to assess how far stocks can fall as they weigh risks to the economy with the Federal Reserve taking aggressive measures to try to tamp down surging inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacap stocks Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft CorpMSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes jumped on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies hammered last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Spirit Airlines SAVE.N shares jumped 9% after JetBlue Airways JBLU.O said on Monday it sweetened its bid to convince the ultra-low cost carrier to accept its offer over rival Frontier Airlines' proposal ULCC.O.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Megacap, energy shares lead broad Wall Street rebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacap stocks Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft CorpMSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes jumped on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies hammered last week on worries over a global economic downturn. All 11 major S&P 500 .SPX sectors gained, as stocks rebounded broadly after the benchmark index last week logged its biggest weekly percentage decline since March 2020.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Megacap stocks Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft CorpMSFT.O all rose solidly to give the biggest individual boosts to the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes jumped on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies hammered last week on worries over a global economic downturn. All 11 major S&P 500 .SPX sectors gained, as stocks rebounded broadly after the benchmark index last week logged its biggest weekly percentage decline since March 2020."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-surged-on-tuesday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped on Tuesday, adding as much as 4.2%. As of 11:19 a.m. ET, the stock is up 3.9%.\nThe catalyst that sent shares higher was reports that shipments of the iPhone may be on the upswing, which would represent some much-needed good news for the tech giant.\nSo what\nUBS analyst David Vogt estimates that shipments of iPhones in China have rebounded in May, increasing 16% from April levels, according to The Fly. This suggests that the COVID-19-related lockdowns and resulting supply chain problems may finally be abating.\nThis follows reports late last month that government officials in several of China\'s largest cities had eased pandemic-related restrictions, resulting in steady improvement in the country\'s manufacturing capability.\nVogt went further, estimating that overall shipments of the iPhone have increased by 13% year over year and an eye-popping 155% month over month, further evidence of recovery in both iPhone production and delivery. UBS maintained its estimate for iPhone shipments during the second calendar quarter at 42 million, but it said that updated data "increases our confidence that our June forecast could be conservative."\nThe analyst also said that Apple appears to have to have gained "material share" last month, prompting him to maintain his buy rating and $185 price target. This represents potential gains of 41% for investors, compared to Apple\'s closing price on Monday.\nNow what\nA number of China\'s largest population centers have struggled with outbreaks of COVID-19 in recent months, resulting in swift and severe government restrictions in order to contain the spread. Apple has had more than its fair share of challenges resulting from China\'s "zero-COVID" policy, which temporarily shuttered some of the company\'s biggest assembly facilities, adding to existing supply chain and logistics difficulties.\nThese reports suggest that Apple may have recovered from these most recent setbacks, welcome news for the company and its shareholders.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped on Tuesday, adding as much as 4.2%. This follows reports late last month that government officials in several of China's largest cities had eased pandemic-related restrictions, resulting in steady improvement in the country's manufacturing capability. Now what A number of China's largest population centers have struggled with outbreaks of COVID-19 in recent months, resulting in swift and severe government restrictions in order to contain the spread.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped on Tuesday, adding as much as 4.2%. So what UBS analyst David Vogt estimates that shipments of iPhones in China have rebounded in May, increasing 16% from April levels, according to The Fly. Vogt went further, estimating that overall shipments of the iPhone have increased by 13% year over year and an eye-popping 155% month over month, further evidence of recovery in both iPhone production and delivery.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Surged on Tuesday', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped on Tuesday, adding as much as 4.2%. Apple has had more than its fair share of challenges resulting from China\'s "zero-COVID" policy, which temporarily shuttered some of the company\'s biggest assembly facilities, adding to existing supply chain and logistics difficulties. These reports suggest that Apple may have recovered from these most recent setbacks, welcome news for the company and its shareholders.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped on Tuesday, adding as much as 4.2%. The analyst also said that Apple appears to have to have gained "material share" last month, prompting him to maintain his buy rating and $185 price target. Apple has had more than its fair share of challenges resulting from China\'s "zero-COVID" policy, which temporarily shuttered some of the company\'s biggest assembly facilities, adding to existing supply chain and logistics difficulties.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/metas-meta-recent-loss-in-russian-court-impacts-ad-revenues', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms META has faced another blow in its tussle with Russian authorities. A Moscow court on Jun 17 ruled against Meta’s appeal to withdraw the extremist activity tag.\nOn Mar 11, Russian authorities launched a criminal investigation against Meta, and prosecutors asked a court to mark Meta as an extremist organization. Russian authorities banned Facebook and Instagram to counter Meta’s decision to allow violent posts against Russian forces citing that such posts threaten the safety of Russian citizens.\nMeta has since then narrowed its guidance to block death threats against the Russian head of state and defended the company\'s policy against the Russian authorities’ complaints. Meta stated that its policies do not support Russophobia or any sort of violence against Russian citizens on its platform.\nThe changes to standard content policies by Meta are directed toward Ukrainians as the company is supporting their rights to speech in self-defense against Russian military aggression in Ukraine.\nThe ban on Instagram and Facebook has impacted revenue growth negatively due to the loss of ad revenues in Russia. Meta expects this trend to continue in the second quarter of 2022 and might keep Global MAU flat. As a result, Meta has reduced the second-quarter revenue guidance.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nMeta Shares Hurt by the Russia-Ukraine War\nThe recent ban by Russia not only impacts Meta’s ad revenues but also indirectly impacts the stock price movement negatively.\nOpposing Russia, the Biden organization banned the import of Russian oil and other petroleum products. This changed the oil supply forecast negatively, and crude oil prices climbed exponentially. This resulted in a broader increase in inflation, which increased to 8.6% in May 2022 — the highest in the last 41 years.\nRising inflation has compelled customers in the United States and Europe specifically to pull back on their purchases. This, in turn, slowed down growth in Meta’s online commerce vertical, which increased quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nThe geopolitical tensions have impacted the S&P 500 index negatively, which plunged 23.2% in the year-to-date period. This was reflected in the falling stock prices of Meta’s FAAAM peers, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Twitter TWTR, another social media giant, faced a ban in Russia. Negative sentiments among investors after the ban and macro-economic turmoil hampered Twitter’s stock prices.\nShares of Meta have tumbled 51.6% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry and Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 53.1% and 32.3%, respectively.\nApple’s shares have fallen 25.2% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry’s decline of 24.7%.\nAlphabet shares have lost 26% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Services industry’s decline of 28.9%.\nTwitter shares have fallen 12.3% compared with the Zacks Internet Software Industry’s decline of 53.1%.\nAlthough Meta’s short-term revenue growth looks bleak, the company is confident about its long-term opportunities and growth. Meta has divided its investment priorities into three parts — Reels, ads and the Metaverse.\nReels are the newest trend right now, and the feeds are increasingly being recommended by AI. This will enable Meta to evolve its ad systems to do more with less data, thus reducing its privacy policy issues substantially. Meta is looking to grow video monetization in Reels, where people spend 20% of their time on Instagram.\nAs the company is looking to create the Metaverse, Meta’s Quest 2 continues to be the leading virtual reality headset. The company will release the higher-end headset Project Cambria later this year, which is anticipated help Meta retain its leading position in VR/AR hardware products. Meta will expectedly enjoy the first-mover advantage in developing the Metaverse where they are trying to create AR as a self-reliant economy.\nMeta currently carries Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This was reflected in the falling stock prices of Meta’s FAAAM peers, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The changes to standard content policies by Meta are directed toward Ukrainians as the company is supporting their rights to speech in self-defense against Russian military aggression in Ukraine.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This was reflected in the falling stock prices of Meta’s FAAAM peers, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shares of Meta have tumbled 51.6% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry and Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 53.1% and 32.3%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': "Meta's (META) Recent Loss in Russian Court Impacts Ad Revenues", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This was reflected in the falling stock prices of Meta’s FAAAM peers, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The ban on Instagram and Facebook has impacted revenue growth negatively due to the loss of ad revenues in Russia.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This was reflected in the falling stock prices of Meta’s FAAAM peers, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Meta Shares Hurt by the Russia-Ukraine War The recent ban by Russia not only impacts Meta’s ad revenues but also indirectly impacts the stock price movement negatively.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-bounces-as-growth-energy-stocks-jump', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nJune 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn.\nThe three main Wall Street indexes marked their third weekly fall in a row on Friday, and the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX posted its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020 in the wake of the Federal Reserve\'s largest interest rate hike in nearly three decades.\nOther major central banks including the Swiss National Bank and the Bank of England also increased rates last week, raising concerns that aggressive tightening measures will slow the global economy, possibly causing a recession.\nOn Tuesday, each of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced in morning trade. Energy .SPNY was the top gainer, up 4.2%, as oil prices rose almost $2 on high summer fuel demand and tight supplies. O/R\nApple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.6% and 8.5%, respectively, boosting the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC.\nMarkets have priced in aggressive rate hikes by the Fed in July and September to battle surging inflation amid growing doubts if the U.S. central bank can engineer a soft landing for the economy and avoid a recession.\nGoldman Sachs now expects a 30% chance of the U.S. economy tipping into recession over the next year, up from its previous forecast of 15%.\n"The market already in a sense may have priced in a shallow recession... you had negative GDP in Q1, so it is possible that the second quarter is negative, in which case the recession could potentially be in the rear-view mirror," said Thomas Hayes, managing member of Great Hill Capital in New York.\nAll eyes are now on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday for clues on future interest rate hikes.\nAt 9:54 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 472.71 points, or 1.58%, at 30,361.49 and the S&P 500 was up 79.73 points, or 2.17%, at 3,754.57. The Nasdaq Composite was up 280.29 points, or 2.60%, at 11,078.64.\nMarkets were closed on Monday for Juneteenth holiday.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, was down to 30.21 points, its lowest level since June 15.\nKellogg Co K.N climbed 3.7% after the breakfast cereal maker said it was splitting itself into three separate companies with a focus on snacking.\nSpirit Airlines SAVE.N jumped 6.5% as JetBlue Airways JBLU.O sweetened its bid to convince the ultra-low cost carrier to accept its offer over rival Frontier Airlines\' proposal ULCC.O.\nCharles Schwab Corp SCHW.N rose 5.1%. UBS upgraded the financial services company\'s stock to "buy" from "neutral".\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 4.94-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 3.40-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 30 new highs and 51 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.6% and 8.5%, respectively, boosting the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Markets have priced in aggressive rate hikes by the Fed in July and September to battle surging inflation amid growing doubts if the U.S. central bank can engineer a soft landing for the economy and avoid a recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.6% and 8.5%, respectively, boosting the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Markets have priced in aggressive rate hikes by the Fed in July and September to battle surging inflation amid growing doubts if the U.S. central bank can engineer a soft landing for the economy and avoid a recession.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street bounces as growth, energy stocks jump', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.6% and 8.5%, respectively, boosting the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Energy .SPNY was the top gainer, up 4.2%, as oil prices rose almost $2 on high summer fuel demand and tight supplies.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.6% and 8.5%, respectively, boosting the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Other major central banks including the Swiss National Bank and the Bank of England also increased rates last week, raising concerns that aggressive tightening measures will slow the global economy, possibly causing a recession.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-and-energy-shares-boost-wall-st-in-bear-market-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nJune 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn.\nAll the 11 major S&P sectors advanced in the short-term rebound. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are still in bear market, with the benchmark index down 21.6% from its record closing high on Jan. 3.\n"We are still viewing this as a rally in a bear market. Right now this is just another one-day wonder and investors have seen this movie before," said Ken Mahoney, chief executive officer of Mahoney Asset Management.\nEnergy .SPNY was the top gainer, up 4.3%, after losing more than 17% last week. Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.8% and 10.8%, respectively, boosting the S&P 500 .SPX and tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC.\n"So while we have this rally today, I am looking at the volatility index that is down just slightly, it is not really buying this. There is still quite a bit of nervousness around the markets."\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, was down to 29.94 points, its lowest level since June 15, but still way above its long-term average of 19.6 points.\nThe S&P 500 index had in the previous session posted its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020 as investors feared aggressive steps by global central banks to fight inflation would slow economic growth.\nMarkets have priced in further rate hikes in July and September amid growing doubts if the U.S. central bank can engineer a soft landing for the economy and avoid a recession.\nGoldman Sachs now expects a 30% chance of the U.S. economy tipping into recession over the next year, up from its previous forecast of 15%.\n"The market already may have priced in a shallow recession... you had negative GDP in Q1, so it is possible the second quarter is negative, in which case the recession could potentially be in the rear-view mirror," Thomas Hayes, managing member of Great Hill Capital in New York said.\nAll eyes are now on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday for clues on future interest rate hikes.\nAt 11:43 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 550.36 points, or 1.84%, at 30,439.14, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 90.52 points, or 2.46%, at 3,765.36, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 323.46 points, or 3.00%, at 11,121.81.\nKellogg Co K.N climbed 4.1% after the breakfast cereal maker said it was splitting itself into three separate companies with a focus on snacking.\nSpirit Airlines SAVE.N jumped 8% as JetBlue Airways JBLU.O sweetened its bid to convince the ultra-low cost carrier to accept its offer over rival Frontier Airlines\' proposal ULCC.O.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 4.86-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 3.59-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 34 new highs and 69 new lows.\nVIX longtermhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3tMxqa4\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.8% and 10.8%, respectively, boosting the S&P 500 .SPX and tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. The S&P 500 index had in the previous session posted its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020 as investors feared aggressive steps by global central banks to fight inflation would slow economic growth.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.8% and 10.8%, respectively, boosting the S&P 500 .SPX and tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. The S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 34 new highs and 69 new lows.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Tech and energy shares boost Wall St in bear market rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.8% and 10.8%, respectively, boosting the S&P 500 .SPX and tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. "We are still viewing this as a rally in a bear market.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 3.8% and 10.8%, respectively, boosting the S&P 500 .SPX and tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are still in bear market, with the benchmark index down 21.6% from its record closing high on Jan. 3."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-21-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Wall Street closed modestly higher on Friday in a choppy session, alternating between gains and losses. Markets tried to rebound from a selling week, but investors were wary of the stubbornly high inflation and braced for an impending recession. Fed chairman Jerome Powell reaffirmed the central bank’s bid to bring down inflation to its target 2%, fueling fears of further interest rate hikes. Oil prices plunged to a two-week low. Two of the three major stock indexes ended in the green, while the Dow ended in the red. Markets remained closed on Monday as the United States commemorated the end of slavery by observing Juneteenth.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) dipped 0.1% or 38.29 points to close at 29,888.78. Seventeen components of the 30-stock index ended in the red, while 13 ended in the green.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished at 10,798.35, adding 1.4% or 152.25 points, led by a rally in tech stocks.\nThe S&P 500 rose 0.2% or 8.07 points to close at 3,674.84. Five out of the 11 broad sectors of the benchmark index closed in the green. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY), the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) rose 1.1%, 0.9% and 1.4%, respectively, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) plunged 5.5%.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) declined 5.5% to 31.13. A total of 18 billion shares were traded Friday, higher than the last 20-session average of 12.4 billion. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.37-to-1 ratio. On the Nasdaq, a 1.92-to-1 ratio favored the advancing issues.\nFed Commits To Bring Inflation Down To 2%\nTowing the line of its three-decade-high interest rate hike of 75 basis points on Wednesday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated on Friday that the central bank remains committed to bring down inflation to its target 2%, as it is essential for the global financial system. Powell mentioned that the Fed is focused on restoring the widespread confidence in the dollar as a store of value and ensuring price stability domestically. Although this sounded like a re-assurance from the apex bank to markets reeling under the pressure of inflation, this also promised further interest rate hikes.\nMarkets have been seeing choppy sessions as investors strive to find a balance in the Fed’s outlook toward tackling inflation with an extremely tight monetary policy, while staying away from a recession in the economy. Friday was no different, and traders closed out positions on a volatile day following his comments. The volume of shares changing hands was unusually high even as two of the three indices managed to stay in the green.\nOil Prices Edge Lower\nOil prices plunged 6% on Friday, $11 lower than the recent $125/barrel high. Brent crude fell 0.8% to $118.98/barrel, while WTI crude registered a 0.7% fall to close at $116.79. Supply is on the rise and U.S. production is at its highest since April 2020. This can trigger a rally in stocks in the coming week. Although prices fell on global economic concerns, the relation that oil prices have with commodity prices can keep the markets in good stead.\nConsequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and NVIDIA Corporation NVDA rose 1.2% and 1.8%, respectively. Apple currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nEconomic Data\nNo economic data was released on Monday.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and NVIDIA Corporation NVDA rose 1.2% and 1.8%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Fed chairman Jerome Powell reaffirmed the central bank’s bid to bring down inflation to its target 2%, fueling fears of further interest rate hikes.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and NVIDIA Corporation NVDA rose 1.2% and 1.8%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Fed Commits To Bring Inflation Down To 2% Towing the line of its three-decade-high interest rate hike of 75 basis points on Wednesday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated on Friday that the central bank remains committed to bring down inflation to its target 2%, as it is essential for the global financial system.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 21, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and NVIDIA Corporation NVDA rose 1.2% and 1.8%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Five out of the 11 broad sectors of the benchmark index closed in the green.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and NVIDIA Corporation NVDA rose 1.2% and 1.8%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY), the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) rose 1.1%, 0.9% and 1.4%, respectively, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) plunged 5.5%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jun-21-2022-%3A-tqqq-bksy-rev-sqqq-nio-aapl-qqq-amzn-acad-ccl-hal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 160.5 to 11,426.49. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 55,119,068 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +1.09 at $23.76, with 5,309,134 shares traded. This represents a 11.44% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nBlackSky Technology Inc. (BKSY) is +0.7 at $2.73, with 5,204,891 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BKSY is in the "strong buy range".\n\nRevlon, Inc. (REV) is +0.14 at $3.87, with 4,396,310 shares traded. REV\'s current last sale is 45.53% of the target price of $8.5.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -3.02 at $60.94, with 2,276,072 shares traded. This represents a 116.48% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is +1.12 at $21.89, with 1,936,088 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +2.12 at $133.68, with 1,900,836 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +4.3374 at $278.50, with 1,762,766 shares traded. This represents a 3.42% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +1.8664 at $108.09, with 997,441 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.52. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD) is -6.04 at $13.47, with 977,427 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for ACAD is 9.359797; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is +0.2 at $9.80, with 877,521 shares traded.CCL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 6/24/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending May2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -1.13 per share, which represents a -180 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nHalliburton Company (HAL) is +0.9 at $32.59, with 834,886 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for HAL is in the "buy range".\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is +3.84 at $106.08, with 825,882 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BABA is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +2.12 at $133.68, with 1,900,836 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +2.12 at $133.68, with 1,900,836 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 55,119,068 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jun 21, 2022 : TQQQ, BKSY, REV, SQQQ, NIO, AAPL, QQQ, AMZN, ACAD, CCL, HAL, BABA', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +2.12 at $133.68, with 1,900,836 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BKSY is in the "strong buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +2.12 at $133.68, with 1,900,836 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 55,119,068 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%242000-these-4-stocks-look-like-buys-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There's no getting around the fact that the market's drop over the past year has scared off some investors. But huge sell-offs in nearly every sector mean that there are some great stocks out there that investors can snatch up at a discount.\nIf you've got $2,000 to put into the market right now, consider starting a position (or adding to an existing one) in Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Here's why these four stocks look like buys now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Roku\nNearly every major media company has a streaming service, and some have more than one -- and as cable subscribers continue their decline, it's becoming increasingly clear that video streaming is the future.\nRoku figured this out years ago. The company's platform allows users to watch nearly any streaming service and makes money through advertising and when users sign up for new services on its platform.\nAnd some of the company's latest quarterly figures show how it continues to benefit from the transition from traditional TV providers to streaming services:\nRoku's active accounts increased 14% in the first quarter to 61.3 million.\nUsers are very tuned in, with nearly 21 billion hours streamed in the first quarter -- up 14% year over year.\nRoku's average revenue per user (ARPU) spiked 34% in the quarter to $42.91.\nTotal sales jumped by 28% in the first quarter to $734 million.\nAll of that growth has helped Roku remain the No. 1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. With that position and the company's ability to add new users and earn more money from them, Roku looks like a great place to put some money right now -- and leave it for the long-term.\n2. Snowflake\nSnowflake's cloud-based data storage and analytics platform was a huge hit among investors when the company went public back in September 2020. But when the market turned against tech stocks, Snowflake's share price got hammered and now trades well below its IPO price.\nThe good news is that Snowflake is actually growing quickly. Take a look at the company's latest figures from the first quarter:\nSnowflake has 206 customers with trailing 12-month product revenue spending of $1 million or more, nearly double the amount from the year-ago quarter.\nTotal customers grew 40% year over year to 6,322.\nIts net revenue retention rate (how much more a customer spends with the company than in the previous year) is 174%.\nThe company's product sales are up 84% from the year-ago quarter to $394.4 million.\nInvestors may be wary of high-growth stocks right now, but staying away from all of them could end up being a mistake.\nThe market is worried about the economy, but the massive sell-off in the tech sector has left Snowflake looking like a well-priced stock right now, especially when you consider its revenue growth, increasing customer count, and impressive net revenue retention rate.\n3. Tesla\nConsumers are becoming increasingly interested in electric vehicles, and the automotive industry as a whole is pivoting its resources and talent toward developing them.\nBut while some automakers are trying to move quickly to tap into EV demand, Tesla has been setting the pace for years. And even during this time of rising costs and high inflation, Tesla is still putting up impressive figures. Here's what the company's latest quarter looked like:\nVehicle production soared 69% year over year to 305,407 vehicles.\nTesla's vehicle deliveries were just as impressive, increasing 68% to 310,048.\nAutomotive revenue in the quarter increased by 87% to $16.9 billion.\nThe company's operating margin reached 19.2%, up from just 5.7% in the year-ago quarter.\nSure, there could be some difficulties ahead as inflation remains high and supply chain issues continue to plague the auto industry. But it's clear Tesla's vehicles are still in demand, and with the company's first-mover advantage as an all-electric vehicle company, Tesla still has the ability to continue growing even as EV competition heats up.\n4. Apple\nApple may not be the fast-growing company it once was, but investors who are looking for a steady company that still delivers impressive growth certainly should consider putting some money into this tech stock right now.\nApple's share price has taken a hit in 2022, but the drop looks more like a great buying opportunity than a setback for existing shareholders. The recent slide means that Apple now trades at just 21 times its trailing earnings -- not bad at all for a tech powerhouse that still has plenty of life left in it.\nHere are a few highlights from the company's latest quarter:\nTotal sales grew 9% year over year to $97.3 billion.\nServices revenue increased 17% to $19.8 billion.\nThe company's wearables, home, and accessories revenue segment increased by 12% to $8.8 billion.\nThese figures show Apple can still put up impressive growth and there's likely more ahead that investors should keep an eye on. The company reportedly showed a new augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset to its board of directors in mid-May, indicating that Apple could soon enter an entirely new market.\nFor investors who are looking for a massively successful tech company that still has plenty of innovation left in it -- and that's trading at a discount right now -- Apple looks like a smart bet.\n10 stocks we like better than Roku\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Roku wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nChris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Roku, Snowflake Inc., and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you've got $2,000 to put into the market right now, consider starting a position (or adding to an existing one) in Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Sure, there could be some difficulties ahead as inflation remains high and supply chain issues continue to plague the auto industry. Apple's share price has taken a hit in 2022, but the drop looks more like a great buying opportunity than a setback for existing shareholders.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If you've got $2,000 to put into the market right now, consider starting a position (or adding to an existing one) in Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Take a look at the company's latest figures from the first quarter: Snowflake has 206 customers with trailing 12-month product revenue spending of $1 million or more, nearly double the amount from the year-ago quarter. The market is worried about the economy, but the massive sell-off in the tech sector has left Snowflake looking like a well-priced stock right now, especially when you consider its revenue growth, increasing customer count, and impressive net revenue retention rate.", 'news_article_title': 'Got $2,000? These 4 Stocks Look Like Buys Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If you've got $2,000 to put into the market right now, consider starting a position (or adding to an existing one) in Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Users are very tuned in, with nearly 21 billion hours streamed in the first quarter -- up 14% year over year. Take a look at the company's latest figures from the first quarter: Snowflake has 206 customers with trailing 12-month product revenue spending of $1 million or more, nearly double the amount from the year-ago quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you've got $2,000 to put into the market right now, consider starting a position (or adding to an existing one) in Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). And some of the company's latest quarterly figures show how it continues to benefit from the transition from traditional TV providers to streaming services: Roku's active accounts increased 14% in the first quarter to 61.3 million. Apple Apple may not be the fast-growing company it once was, but investors who are looking for a steady company that still delivers impressive growth certainly should consider putting some money into this tech stock right now."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-jump-after-worst-week-for-sp-500-since-march-2020', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 1.65%, S&P 1.82%, Nasdaq 1.84%\nJune 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth companies and banks that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn.\nEach of the three major Wall Street indexes fell for the third week in a row amid heightened volatility, while the S&P 500 index .SPX suffered on Friday its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020 following the Federal Reserve's largest rate increase in nearly three decades.\nMarkets have priced in aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. central bank in July and September to battle surging inflation, with some investors growing wary about whether the Fed can engineer a soft landing for the economy and avoid a recession.\nGoldman Sachs now sees a 30% chance of the U.S. economy tipping into recession over the next year, up from its previous forecast of 15%.\nAll eyes are now on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday for clues on future interest rate hikes.\nAt 6:10 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 492 points, or 1.65%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 67 points, or 1.82%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 207.5 points, or 1.84%.\nThe S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC are already in bear market, with the former down 23.4% from its record closing high on Jan. 3. Markets were closed on Monday for Juneteenth holiday.\nMegacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 3.1% in premarket trading.\nWells Fargo WFC.N added 2.4% to lead gains among big banks.\nExxon Mobil Corp XOM.N firmed 3.2% after QatarEnergy signed a deal with the oil major for the Gulf state's North Field East expansion, the world's largest liquefied natural gas project.\nSpirit Airlines SAVE.N jumped 12.7% as JetBlue Airways JBLU.O sweetened its bid to convince the ultra-low cost carrier to accept its offer over rival Frontier Airlines' proposal ULCC.O.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 3.1% in premarket trading. Markets have priced in aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. central bank in July and September to battle surging inflation, with some investors growing wary about whether the Fed can engineer a soft landing for the economy and avoid a recession. All eyes are now on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday for clues on future interest rate hikes.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Megacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 3.1% in premarket trading. Futures up: Dow 1.65%, S&P 1.82%, Nasdaq 1.84% June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth companies and banks that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 492 points, or 1.65%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 67 points, or 1.82%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 207.5 points, or 1.84%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures jump after worst week for S&P 500 since March 2020', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Megacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 3.1% in premarket trading. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Dow 1.65%, S&P 1.82%, Nasdaq 1.84% June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth companies and banks that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Megacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 3.1% in premarket trading. Futures up: Dow 1.65%, S&P 1.82%, Nasdaq 1.84% June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth companies and banks that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Each of the three major Wall Street indexes fell for the third week in a row amid heightened volatility, while the S&P 500 index .SPX suffered on Friday its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020 following the Federal Reserve's largest rate increase in nearly three decades."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-msci-acwi-low-carbon-target-etf-crbn-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 12/08/2014, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nProducts that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $909.23 million, making it one of the larger ETFs in the World ETFs. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index before fees and expenses.\nThe MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index is designed to address two dimensions of carbon exposure ? carbon emissions and potential carbon emissions from fossil fuel reserves.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.20% for this ETF, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nCRBN's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2.28%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.17% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 15.98% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, CRBN has lost about -22.61%, and is down about -15.92% in the last one year (as of 06/21/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $133.43 and $176.38.\nThe fund has a beta of 0.94 and standard deviation of 22.23% for the trailing three-year period, which makes CRBN a low risk choice in this particular space. With about 1263 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the World ETFs segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index. IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $6.36 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has $20.34 billion. ESGD has an expense ratio of 0.20% and ESGU charges 0.15%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the World ETFs.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.17% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report On the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.17% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 12/08/2014, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.17% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 12/08/2014, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.17% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 12/08/2014, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-apple-nvidia-mcdonalds-cisco-systems-and-vertex', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – June 21, 2022 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, NVIDIA Corp. NVDA, McDonald\'s Corp. MCD, Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX.\nHere are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:\nTop Stock Reports for Apple, NVIDIA and McDonald\'s\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today\'s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., NVIDIA Corp. and McDonald\'s Corp. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n\nYou can see all of today\'s research reports here >>>\nApple shares have declined -0.1% over the past year against the S&P 500\'s decline of -12.4%. The company expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and industry-wide silicon shortages to hurt the top line by $4-8 billion. Unfavorable forex conditions along with the absence of Russian revenues is also expected to hurt the top line.\nNevertheless, Apple is benefiting from continued momentum in the Services and robust performance from iPhone, Mac, Wearables and an expanding App Store ecosystem. Also, the availability of new Mac Studio and new iPad Air is expected to drive top-line growth.\nApple TV+ is gaining recognition due to award-winning shows. This bodes well for the Services segment. Services revenue growth is expected to be in strong double digits for the June quarter.\n(You can read the full research report Apple here >>>)\nNVIDIA shares have declined -13.8% over the past year against Zacks Semiconductor - General industry\'s decline of -19.1%. The company\'s management expects COVID-19 pandemic to negatively impact near-term revenues. Moreover, the U.S.-China trade war remains a key concern.\nHowever, NVIDIA is benefiting from the coronavirus-induced work and learn-from-home wave. It is also benefiting from strong growth in GeForce desktop and notebook Graphic Processing Units, which is boosting gaming revenues. Moreover, a surge in Hyperscale demand remains a tailwind for the company\'s Data Center business. Expansion of NVIDIA GeForce NOW is expected to drive its user base.\nFurther, a solid uptake of artificial intelligence-based smart cockpit infotainment solutions is a boon. Additionally, collaboration with Mercedes-Benz is expected to further strengthen NVIDIA\'s presence in the autonomous vehicles and other automotive electronics space.\n(You can read the full research report NVIDIA here >>>)\nMcDonald\'s shares have outperformed the Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry over the past year (+2.8% vs. -20.9%). The company continues to impress investors with robust comps growth. Strong drive-thru presence and its investments in delivery and digitization over the past few years have aided McDonald\'s in countering the pandemic. Robust digitalization will help the company in driving long-term growth and capturing market share.\nThe company is focusing on store expansion. It is planning to open more than 1,800 restaurants globally in 2022. The company is also benefiting from the robust loyalty program. It is very optimistic about building the world\'s largest loyalty program.\nThe loyalty program is likely to drive sales and average checks. However, coronavirus-related woes persist. In the first quarter of 2022, comps in the China market were hurt by the pandemic.\n\n(You can read the full research report McDonald\'s here >>>)\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Cisco Systems, Inc. and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.\nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P\'s impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMcDonald\'s Corporation (MCD): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, NVIDIA Corp. NVDA, McDonald's Corp. MCD, Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report (You can read the full research report NVIDIA here >>>) McDonald's shares have outperformed the Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry over the past year (+2.8% vs. -20.9%).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, NVIDIA Corp. NVDA, McDonald's Corp. MCD, Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog: Top Stock Reports for Apple, NVIDIA and McDonald's The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.", 'news_article_title': "The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Apple, NVIDIA, McDonald's, Cisco Systems and Vertex Pharmaceuticals", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, NVIDIA Corp. NVDA, McDonald's Corp. MCD, Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Services revenue growth is expected to be in strong double digits for the June quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, NVIDIA Corp. NVDA, McDonald's Corp. MCD, Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog: Top Stock Reports for Apple, NVIDIA and McDonald's The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-set-for-strong-open-after-bruising-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nJune 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth companies and banks that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn.\nEach of the three major Wall Street indexes fell for the third week in a row in volatile trading and the S&P 500 .SPX on Friday suffered its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020 following the Federal Reserve\'s largest interest rate hike in nearly three decades.\nMarkets have priced in aggressive rate hikes in July and September to battle surging inflation amid growing doubts if the Fed can engineer a soft landing for the economy and avoid a recession.\nGoldman Sachs now expects a 30% chance of the U.S. economy tipping into recession over the next year, up from its previous forecast of 15%.\n"The market already in a sense may have priced in a shallow recession... you had negative GDP in Q1, so it is possible that the second quarter is negative, in which case the recession could potentially be in the rear-view mirror," said Thomas Hayes, managing member of Great Hill Capital in New York.\nAll eyes are now on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday for clues on future interest rate hikes.\n"The only thing that is keeping (Fed) hawkish is they don\'t have any data to lean on to stop being so hawkish," Hayes said.\nAt 8:34 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 438 points, or 1.47%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 60.5 points, or 1.65%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 188.25 points, or 1.67%.\nThe S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC are in bear market, with the benchmark down 23.4% from its record closing high on Jan. 3. Markets were closed on Monday for Juneteenth holiday.\nMegacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.5% and 3% in premarket trading.\nCitigroup C.N added 2.3% to lead gains among big banks.\nKellogg Co K.N climbed 6.7% after the breakfast cereal maker said it was splitting itself into three separate companies, with a focus on snacking, North American cereal and plant-based businesses.\nSpirit Airlines SAVE.N jumped 8.5% as JetBlue Airways JBLU.O sweetened its bid to convince the ultra-low cost carrier to accept its offer over rival Frontier Airlines\' proposal ULCC.O.\nLennar Corp LEN.N rose 2.4% after the homebuilder reported upbeat quarterly revenue and profit, helped by a 14% jump in deliveries, higher home prices and strong demand.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, was down to 30.45 points, its lowest level since June 16.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Megacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.5% and 3% in premarket trading. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth companies and banks that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Markets have priced in aggressive rate hikes in July and September to battle surging inflation amid growing doubts if the Fed can engineer a soft landing for the economy and avoid a recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.5% and 3% in premarket trading. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth companies and banks that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Each of the three major Wall Street indexes fell for the third week in a row in volatile trading and the S&P 500 .SPX on Friday suffered its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020 following the Federal Reserve's largest interest rate hike in nearly three decades.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street set for strong open after bruising week', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.5% and 3% in premarket trading. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to scoop up shares of megacap growth companies and banks that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn. Each of the three major Wall Street indexes fell for the third week in a row in volatile trading and the S&P 500 .SPX on Friday suffered its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020 following the Federal Reserve's largest interest rate hike in nearly three decades.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacap technology and growth stocks Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.5% and 3% in premarket trading. 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But management\'s comments on the latest earnings call regarding a potential weakness in demand due to economic slowdowns led investors to press the panic button. However, a closer look at Jabil\'s latest results and guidance indicates that investors may be overreacting.\nJabil crushed expectations and raised its guidance once again\nJabil delivered fiscal Q3 revenue of $8.3 billion, an increase of 15% over the prior-year period. Its adjusted earnings increased 32% year over year to $1.72 per share last quarter. Wall Street was looking for $1.62 per share in earnings on $8.22 billion in revenue from Jabil, but strong growth in the company\'s electronics manufacturing services (EMS) segment helped it crush expectations.\nJabil\'s EMS business produced 54% of its top line and posted 23% year-over-year growth, driven by fast-growing end markets such as industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, 5G wireless, cloud computing, digital printing, and retail. The diversified manufacturing services (DMS) segment registered a 7% year-over-year increase in revenue despite headwinds in certain areas. Jabil pointed out that the automotive, mobility, and healthcare packaging markets witnessed healthy demand.\nMore importantly, Jabil CFO Mike Dastoor said on the earnings call: "Across the majority of our end markets, demand has been extremely resilient and continues to outstrip supply across our business, particularly in end markets that continue to benefit from strong secular tailwinds, markets such as electric vehicles, personalized medicine and healthcare, clean and smart energy infrastructure, 5G infrastructure, cloud, and semi-cap."\nDastoor adds that these markets account for a large chunk of Jabil\'s portfolio, and "sustained growth in these markets will continue, even if overall global economic growth slows from the solid levels over the last few years."\nJabil management\'s confidence in healthy end-market demand reflects in the company\'s guidance, which was upgraded once again. The company now expects $32.8 billion in revenue this year along with adjusted earnings of $7.45 per share. For comparison, Jabil had guided for $6.35 per share in earnings on $31.5 billion in revenue at the beginning of the fiscal year. The improved guidance isn\'t surprising as Jabil headed into its quarterly report with multiple growth drivers, including the sunny prospects of its largest customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nJabil\'s current annual guidance points toward a 12% year-over-year increase in revenue, while fiscal 2022 earnings are on track to increase 33% over the prior-year period. However, it won\'t be surprising to see Jabil raise its guidance further thanks to a bunch of key growth hotspots, which should also ensure multi-year growth for the company.\nInvestors shouldn\'t miss the bigger picture\nWe have already seen that Jabil management is confident of sustaining its growth thanks to the markets that it is serving. A closer look indicates that there is a huge opportunity available for the company to tap and ensure consistent long-term growth. For instance, the healthcare contract manufacturing market that was worth an estimated $212 billion in 2021 is expected to clock annual growth of 9.6% through the end of the decade, which means that it could be worth $483 billion by 2030.\nSimilarly, Jabil\'s supplier relationship with Apple should present another secular growth opportunity for the company. Apple was Jabil\'s largest customer last year, accounting for 22% of its top line. The tech giant uses Jabil\'s casings in its iPhones and iPads. Given that Apple is dominating the 5G smartphone market with its iPhones and is taking steps to diversify its presence into more markets such as self-driving cars and mixed reality headsets.\nAs a result, Jabil\'s reliance on Apple for a substantial chunk of its revenue could turn out to be a catalyst in the long run as its largest customer branches out into fast-growing niches and expands its product portfolio. All of this indicates that it won\'t be surprising to see Jabil sustain its healthy bottom-line growth in the long run, which is why investors may want to buy the stock hand over fist right now given its dirt-cheap valuation.\nJabil is trading at just 9.8 times trailing earnings, which is a huge discount over the Nasdaq-100\'s multiple of 26. The company\'s impressive growth indicates that it is significantly undervalued right now, so investors have an opportunity to buy this potential growth stock on the cheap before it takes off.\n10 stocks we like better than Jabil Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Jabil Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The improved guidance isn't surprising as Jabil headed into its quarterly report with multiple growth drivers, including the sunny prospects of its largest customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Jabil's EMS business produced 54% of its top line and posted 23% year-over-year growth, driven by fast-growing end markets such as industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, 5G wireless, cloud computing, digital printing, and retail. As a result, Jabil's reliance on Apple for a substantial chunk of its revenue could turn out to be a catalyst in the long run as its largest customer branches out into fast-growing niches and expands its product portfolio.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The improved guidance isn't surprising as Jabil headed into its quarterly report with multiple growth drivers, including the sunny prospects of its largest customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Jabil crushed expectations and raised its guidance once again Jabil delivered fiscal Q3 revenue of $8.3 billion, an increase of 15% over the prior-year period. Wall Street was looking for $1.62 per share in earnings on $8.22 billion in revenue from Jabil, but strong growth in the company's electronics manufacturing services (EMS) segment helped it crush expectations.", 'news_article_title': 'Market Sell-Off: 1 Tech Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The improved guidance isn't surprising as Jabil headed into its quarterly report with multiple growth drivers, including the sunny prospects of its largest customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). A closer look indicates that there is a huge opportunity available for the company to tap and ensure consistent long-term growth. 10 stocks we like better than Jabil Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The improved guidance isn\'t surprising as Jabil headed into its quarterly report with multiple growth drivers, including the sunny prospects of its largest customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Wall Street was looking for $1.62 per share in earnings on $8.22 billion in revenue from Jabil, but strong growth in the company\'s electronics manufacturing services (EMS) segment helped it crush expectations. More importantly, Jabil CFO Mike Dastoor said on the earnings call: "Across the majority of our end markets, demand has been extremely resilient and continues to outstrip supply across our business, particularly in end markets that continue to benefit from strong secular tailwinds, markets such as electric vehicles, personalized medicine and healthcare, clean and smart energy infrastructure, 5G infrastructure, cloud, and semi-cap."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-22-2022-%3A-nio-qqq-itub-bac-aapl-clvt-tlt-amzn-msft-fhn-x', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -9.72 to 11,517.99. The total After hours volume is currently 81,150,669 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is -0.02 at $22.53, with 6,064,373 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.03 at $280.70, with 3,440,598 shares traded. This represents a 4.24% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nItau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is unchanged at $4.57, with 3,104,598 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ITUB is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is unchanged at $32.60, with 2,967,035 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $135.27, with 2,654,212 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nClarivate Plc (CLVT) is unchanged at $13.24, with 2,414,517 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CLVT is in the "buy range".\n\niShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is -0.16 at $113.05, with 2,225,285 shares traded. This represents a 4.56% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.02 at $108.97, with 1,913,355 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.52. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.08 at $253.05, with 1,825,697 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nFirst Horizon Corporation (FHN) is unchanged at $21.45, with 1,801,140 shares traded. FHN\'s current last sale is 91.28% of the target price of $23.5.\n\nUnited States Steel Corporation (X) is +0.02 at $19.09, with 1,799,388 shares traded. X\'s current last sale is 69.42% of the target price of $27.5.\n\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is -0.1 at $83.65, with 1,647,764 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMD is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $135.27, with 2,654,212 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Itau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is unchanged at $4.57, with 3,104,598 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $135.27, with 2,654,212 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 22, 2022 : NIO, QQQ, ITUB, BAC, AAPL, CLVT, TLT, AMZN, MSFT, FHN, X, AMD', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $135.27, with 2,654,212 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $135.27, with 2,654,212 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 81,150,669 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-mega-cap-stocks-for-recession-proof-dividends', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMega-cap stocks are defined as stocks with market capitalizations above $200 billion. These represent the largest businesses in the world. Mega-cap stocks have built-in competitive advantages such as strong brands and global scale.\nSince they are larger and generally more stable businesses, mega-cap stocks could outperform small-caps or mid-caps in a bear market. As a result, investors looking for quality stocks with reliable dividends in a recession should consider the following 3 mega-cap stocks.\nTicker Company Price\nAPPL Apple $136.47\nWMT Walmart $121.56\nPFE Pfizer $49.44\nMega-Cap Stock: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a technology giant that manufactures devices such as iPhones, iPads, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple also has a services business that sells music, apps and subscriptions. Apple’s market cap exceeds $2 trillion.\nThe tech sector is usually notorious for volatility during recessions. But Apple stock is a very stable company, even for a tech stock. In the most recent quarter Apple generated revenue of $97.278 billion, an 8.6% increase compared to Q2 2021. Product sales were up 6.6%, led by a 5.5% increase in iPhones (52% of total sales). Service sales increased 17.3% to $19.8 billion and made up 20% of all sales in the quarter. Earnings-per-share of $1.52 per share rose 8.6% year-over-year.\n7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nGoing forward Apple’s earnings growth will be driven by several factors. One of these is the ongoing cycle of iPhone releases. In the long run Apple should be able to grow its iPhone sales. Moreover, in emerging countries where consumers have rising disposable incomes, Apple should be able to increase the number of smartphones it is selling in the coming years.\nIn addition, Apple’s Services unit which consists of iTunes, Apple Music, the App Store, iCloud, Apple Pay, etc., has recorded a significant revenue growth rate in recent years. Services revenues grow at a fast rate and produce high-margin, recurring revenues.\nApple is arguably the safest tech stock, not just because of its huge size and stable business model, but also because of its tremendous balance sheet.\nAs of the most recent report Apple held $51.5 billion in cash and securities, $118.2 billion in current assets and $350.7 billion in total assets (of which an additional $141.2 billion are non-current securities) against $127.5 billion in current liabilities and $283.3 billion in total liabilities.\nShares currently yield 0.7%, which is a fairly low yield. However, Apple is a strong dividend growth stock. The company has come through with 10 years of consecutive dividend increases since initiating its dividend a decade ago. In April, the company increased its dividend by 4.5%. And with a 2022 expected dividend payout ratio of just 15%, Apple has plenty of financial cushion to continue increasing its dividend each year, even in a recession.\nWalmart (WMT)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nWalmart (NYSE:WMT) is a discount retailer and dominates the industry. It is the largest retailer in the world, serving more than 230 million customers each week. Annual sales reach nearly $600 billion for Walmart, and the stock has a market cap above $300 billion.\nIn the 2022 first quarter, revenue grew 2.4% to $141.6 billion. Adjusted earnings-per-share came to $1.30 for the quarter. Comparable sales were up 3% year-over-year in the U.S., and up 9% on a two-year stacked basis. eCommerce growth was 1% year-over-year, but up 38% on a two-year stacked basis as demand for online shopping continues to grow.\nSam’s Club comparable sales rose 10.2% year-over-year, and the two-year value was +17.4%. Membership income at Sam’s Club was up 10.5% year-over-year.\nWe have a positive long-term outlook for Walmart’s earnings growth, even with the near-term challenges of inflation. The company continues to buy back stock as well, which is a tailwind for earnings-per-share growth. We see low single-digit sales growth each year, with its e-commerce business being the primary driver of top line growth. That combination should be good enough to create mid-single-digit growth without the benefit of margin expansion.\nWalmart is one of the most recession-proof business models in the entire stock market. During recessions, consumers usually shift their spending habits, seeking out lower prices. It could actually be argued that Walmart benefits from recessions.\nTo that end, consider that Walmart managed to increase earnings steadily during and after the Great Recession of 2007-2010. Hard economic conditions tend to send consumers on the margins to Walmart, which is also an advantage. A similar dynamic played out during the coronavirus pandemic, when Walmart remained highly profitable.\nWalmart has increased its dividend for over 40 years, making it a Dividend Aristocrat. Shares currently yield 1.8%. The stock has a 2022 dividend payout ratio of 35%, indicating a safe dividend.\nMega-Cap Stock: Pfizer (PFE)\nSource: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com\nPfizer (NYSE:PFE) is a global pharmaceutical company that focuses on prescription drugs and vaccines and has a market cap above $270 billion. Pfizer’s new CEO completed a series of transactions significantly altering the company structure and strategy. Pfizer formed the GSK Consumer Healthcare Joint Venture in 2019 with GlaxoSmithKline plc, which includes Pfizer’s over-the-counter business. Pfizer owns 32% of the JV. Pfizer spun off its Upjohn segment and merged it with Mylan forming Viatris for its off patent, branded and generic medicines in 2020.\n7 Long-Term Stocks to Buy in a Bear Market\nThe company is seeing strong growth right now from several factors, such as new products as well as its Covid-19 therapies. In the first quarter, revenue rose 77% to $25.66 billion. Adjusted earnings-per-share soared 72% year-over-year.\nPfizer generated nearly $15 billion in revenue last quarter just from its Covid-19 vaccine and anti-viral drug. While this boost is likely to fade over time as the pandemic subsides, the mRNA vaccine technology will be tried in two protease inhibitor antiviral compounds, a flu vaccine, a shingles vaccine, a breast cancer therapy, hemophilia gene therapy, a Lyme vaccine, RSV Adult vaccine, and others.\nTherefore, this could be a longer-lasting tailwind than the market realizes. Pfizer completed its acquisition of Arena Pharmaceuticals for etrasimod and announced the acquisition of ReViral for its RSV programs.\nOverall, Pfizer has a strong pipeline in oncology, inflammation & immunology, rare diseases, and vaccines. We are expecting 5% earnings per share growth out to 2027 (beside the COVID-19 vaccine and anti-viral). This should be enough growth to continue raising the dividend over time, which currently yields 3.3%.\nOn the date of publication, Bob Ciura did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 3 Mega-Cap Stocks for Recession-Proof Dividends appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Price APPL Apple $136.47 WMT Walmart $121.56 PFE Pfizer $49.44 Mega-Cap Stock: Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a technology giant that manufactures devices such as iPhones, iPads, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. 7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever Going forward Apple’s earnings growth will be driven by several factors. Moreover, in emerging countries where consumers have rising disposable incomes, Apple should be able to increase the number of smartphones it is selling in the coming years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price APPL Apple $136.47 WMT Walmart $121.56 PFE Pfizer $49.44 Mega-Cap Stock: Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a technology giant that manufactures devices such as iPhones, iPads, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. As of the most recent report Apple held $51.5 billion in cash and securities, $118.2 billion in current assets and $350.7 billion in total assets (of which an additional $141.2 billion are non-current securities) against $127.5 billion in current liabilities and $283.3 billion in total liabilities. Mega-Cap Stock: Pfizer (PFE) Source: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is a global pharmaceutical company that focuses on prescription drugs and vaccines and has a market cap above $270 billion.', 'news_article_title': '3 Mega-Cap Stocks for Recession-Proof Dividends', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price APPL Apple $136.47 WMT Walmart $121.56 PFE Pfizer $49.44 Mega-Cap Stock: Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a technology giant that manufactures devices such as iPhones, iPads, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. However, Apple is a strong dividend growth stock. It could actually be argued that Walmart benefits from recessions.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price APPL Apple $136.47 WMT Walmart $121.56 PFE Pfizer $49.44 Mega-Cap Stock: Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a technology giant that manufactures devices such as iPhones, iPads, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Mega-cap stocks are defined as stocks with market capitalizations above $200 billion. As of the most recent report Apple held $51.5 billion in cash and securities, $118.2 billion in current assets and $350.7 billion in total assets (of which an additional $141.2 billion are non-current securities) against $127.5 billion in current liabilities and $283.3 billion in total liabilities.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-u.s.-hud-sign-new-settlement-for-more-ethically-sound-ads', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms META has recently announced that the company has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) that will change the way the company delivers housing ads to U.S. residents.\nMeta collaborated with the HUD for more than a year to develop a machine learning technology that will implement a new system called the variance reduction method to accurately reflect the targeted audience and rein in privacy breaches.\nWhile the recent changes are being targeted only toward housing ads, the new ad-targeting method will be used for employment and credit purposes later on. Meta claims that discrimination in housing, employment and credit has been a grave issue in U.S. history and the company’s new ad-targeting policies are trying to mitigate the same.\nMeta has recently committed itself to addressing various claims raised by civil right groups, policy makers and regulators regarding how the company’s ad system delivers certain personalized ads and mishandles personal data. These issues have raised questions about how ethically Meta protects its users’ personal data and have negatively impacted the company’s goodwill.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nMeta Invests in AI to Raise Advertisement Revenues\nMeta’s Ad Business model was designed by the recently retired COO, Sheryl Sandberg, and became the company’s sole revenue source for an extensiveperiod of time.\nHowever, as Meta rapidly surged ahead, Sandberg and founder Mark Zuckerberg had to face criticism for its failure to rein in large-scale misinformation, hate speech and privacy breaches. This made Meta face a lot of legal issues globally, costing them a significant amount of money. The negative goodwill also hurt Meta’s share prices.\nFurther down the line, Meta’s ad revenues have faced a serious blow as the company’s social media platforms — Facebook and Instagram — have been banned in Russia. Meta faced this threat along with another social media peer — Twitter TWTR.\nNegative sentiments among investors after the ban and macro-economic turmoil also hampered Twitter’s stock prices along with Meta’s, reflecting a major downfall for social media companies.\nThe recent war has led to an increase in inflation globally, which directly impacted advertisement budget of enterprises. This will impact revenues of ad-driven internet stocks like Meta and Alphabet GOOGL. This, in turn, will impact their stock prices.\nShares of Meta have tumbled 52.8% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry and Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s declines of 53.3% and 30.6%, respectively.\nAlphabet shares have lost 22.7% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Services industry’s decline of 25.1%.\nAdding fuel to the fire is Apple’s AAPL iOS changes and engagement-related changes.\nApple’s iOS changes have made ad targeting difficult for Meta and will hurt advertising revenue growth further.\nMeta expects these trends to continue for the entirety of 2022. As a result, Meta is tepid regarding its revenue growth in the short term.\nIn order to address these challenges, Meta is investing heavily in AI to make a more advanced business model that will drive better recommendations for people in new trending formats like Reels and generate higher returns for advertisers while protecting users’ privacy.\nAs Meta is addressing the changing ad landscapes by concentrating more on video monetization, it is also evolving its ad revenues to do more with less data and invest heavily in AI and machine learning to support ad infrastructure.\nThe recent settlement with HUD is addressing Meta’s new ad revenue strategy, which the company believes will aid its long-term growth and separate its ad business model from its peers.\nMeta currently carries Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adding fuel to the fire is Apple’s AAPL iOS changes and engagement-related changes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta collaborated with the HUD for more than a year to develop a machine learning technology that will implement a new system called the variance reduction method to accurately reflect the targeted audience and rein in privacy breaches.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adding fuel to the fire is Apple’s AAPL iOS changes and engagement-related changes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Meta Invests in AI to Raise Advertisement Revenues Meta’s Ad Business model was designed by the recently retired COO, Sheryl Sandberg, and became the company’s sole revenue source for an extensiveperiod of time.', 'news_article_title': 'META-U.S. HUD Sign New Settlement For More Ethically Sound Ads', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adding fuel to the fire is Apple’s AAPL iOS changes and engagement-related changes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple’s iOS changes have made ad targeting difficult for Meta and will hurt advertising revenue growth further.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adding fuel to the fire is Apple’s AAPL iOS changes and engagement-related changes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META has recently announced that the company has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) that will change the way the company delivers housing ads to U.S. residents.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-safe-stocks-to-buy-in-this-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A bear market officially got underway this month as the S&P 500 continued to fall in value. Down by 23% since January, the index has been under consistent pressure this year as multiple factors (inflation, interest rate increases, the war in Ukraine) have been making investors nervous about the future of the economy.\nAlthough the near term looks challenging for many businesses, there are some great stocks to buy and hold for the long term. Both drugmaker AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) and tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are in good shape to weather the current conditions and generate strong results for investors from here on out.\n1. AstraZeneca\nAstraZeneca is a top oncology company, and that can make it a relatively resilient business to invest in today. Cancer care is ongoing and doesn\'t stop for a recession or inflation.\nIn its first-quarter results, for the period ending March 31, oncology sales rose 21% year over year to $3.6 billion. As good as that looks, there\'s more growth on the way. The company has a potential blockbuster cancer drug in Enhertu, which has been effective in treating breast cancer for patients with both high and low levels of HER2, a key protein. Analysts project the drug\'s peak revenue could top $6.6 billion.\nThe company\'s other major segments -- cardiovascular, renal, and metabolism -- generated $2.2 billion in sales and rose by 14% in Q1. With more than 180 projects in its pipeline spanning multiple therapeutic areas, there\'s no shortage of opportunities for the business to build on the strong results it is generating today.\nIn addition to its solid growth prospects, the stock also pays a dividend yield of 2.4%. That\'s higher than the S&P 500 average of 1.4% and can help bolster your overall returns. Shares of the company are also trading at a reasonable 15 times future earnings, which is in line with the average healthcare stock in the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund.\nAstraZeneca\'s modest valuation can lessen the risk of a steep decline in a bear market. And thus far, a sell-off hasn\'t been happening. With year-to-date gains of around 5%, the stock has been one of the better investments to be holding this year.\n2. Apple\nAnother solid growth stock to buy and hold is Apple. A favorite of Warren Buffett, the company was once referred to by the billionaire investor as "probably the best business I know in the world."\nIt\'s a hard statement to argue with given that despite its high-priced products, which often retail for more than $1,000, the company continues to generate growth. That strong brand loyalty could make Apple one of the better-performing growth stocks to own, even during a recession. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, Apple\'s revenue topped $97.3 billion for the period ended March 26 and rose 9% year over year.\nAlthough its dividend yield is fairly modest at just 0.7%, the company rewards investors through its buybacks and the share appreciation they will likely profit from in the long term. Over the trailing 12 months, Apple has reported free cash flow of $105.8 billion. And of that total, it spent $85.8 billion on share repurchases plus $14.7 billion on dividend payments.\nShares of Apple are down 26% this year, but that\'s likely due to the broad correction that\'s happening in the markets right now as opposed to anything the business is doing wrong. Apple\'s cash-rich operations make it one of the safer tech stocks to own today, and buying it on the dip could be a great move for long-term investors.\n10 stocks we like better than AstraZeneca PLC\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and AstraZeneca PLC wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nDavid Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Both drugmaker AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) and tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are in good shape to weather the current conditions and generate strong results for investors from here on out. Down by 23% since January, the index has been under consistent pressure this year as multiple factors (inflation, interest rate increases, the war in Ukraine) have been making investors nervous about the future of the economy. With more than 180 projects in its pipeline spanning multiple therapeutic areas, there's no shortage of opportunities for the business to build on the strong results it is generating today.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Both drugmaker AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) and tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are in good shape to weather the current conditions and generate strong results for investors from here on out. In its first-quarter results, for the period ending March 31, oncology sales rose 21% year over year to $3.6 billion. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, Apple's revenue topped $97.3 billion for the period ended March 26 and rose 9% year over year.", 'news_article_title': '2 Safe Stocks to Buy in This Bear Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Both drugmaker AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) and tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are in good shape to weather the current conditions and generate strong results for investors from here on out. AstraZeneca AstraZeneca is a top oncology company, and that can make it a relatively resilient business to invest in today. Apple Another solid growth stock to buy and hold is Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Both drugmaker AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) and tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are in good shape to weather the current conditions and generate strong results for investors from here on out. Apple Another solid growth stock to buy and hold is Apple. Apple's cash-rich operations make it one of the safer tech stocks to own today, and buying it on the dip could be a great move for long-term investors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-updates-google-tasks-with-latest-feature', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently adding features to its to-do lists and reminder setting application, Google Tasks.\nReportedly, Google has added a capability to Google Tasks through which users can star mark important reminders on the Android, iOS and web apps.\nThe new feature provides quick access to important tasks to customers using Google Workspace, legacy G Suite Basic and Business.\nWith the recent move, Google aims to provide an enhanced experience to Google Tasks users. This, in turn, is expected to boost the adoption rate of Google Tasks.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\n Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nEfforts to Bolster Google Workspace\nWith the recent initiative, Alphabet has added strength to the Google Workspace, consisting of Gmail, Meet, Drive, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and more. Moreover, Google Workspace has been driving the company’s momentum across organizations demanding productivity and collaboration tools.\nBeside the latest move, Google Meet was updated with picture-in-picture and multi-pinning features to help presenters and attendees stay glued to meetings.\nGoogle Docs is gearing up to add emoji reactions in documents to express opinions informally.\nGmail introduced a feature that allows users to pause mobile notifications, while the desktop client remains active.\nAll these endeavors are expected to continuously bolster the adoption rate of Google Workspace, which will likely drive the company’s top-line growth in the days ahead.\nThis, in turn, will help GOOGL win investors’ confidence in the near as well as long term.\nShares of the company have lost 23% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 32.3%.\nCompetitive Scenario\nNot only Google but other companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL which also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications, are in the fray.\nShares of Microsoft have lost 28% in the year-to-date period. MSFT offers Microsoft365, which delivers powerful productivity and office tools to help users work, learn, organize and connect.\nMicrosoft’s cloud-based task management application named Microsoft To Do allows users to manage their tasks from a smartphone, tablet and computer, which remains noteworthy.\nApple has lost 23.5% in the year-to-date period. The company’s Apple iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.\nApple’s Task app helps users to set reminders and let them organize their personal and work projects seamlessly.\nNevertheless, Google’s growing endeavors to strengthen Google Workspace offerings are likely to continue aiding its customer momentum which in turn will keep the company ahead of the abovementioned peers.\nZacks Rank & Stock to Consider\nCurrently, Google’s parent Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Investors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider Avnet AVT, sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nAvnet has gained 3.3% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for AVT is currently projected at 37.2%.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAvnet, Inc. (AVT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Not only Google but other companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL which also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications, are in the fray. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The new feature provides quick access to important tasks to customers using Google Workspace, legacy G Suite Basic and Business.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Not only Google but other companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL which also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications, are in the fray. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently adding features to its to-do lists and reminder setting application, Google Tasks.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Updates Google Tasks With Latest Feature', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Not only Google but other companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL which also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications, are in the fray. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Not only Google but other companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL which also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications, are in the fray. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently adding features to its to-do lists and reminder setting application, Google Tasks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/get-ready-for-roku-stock-ahead-of-the-herd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nNot much has changed in the business outlook for Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU). The world is still transitioning right into its realm of operations. The streaming trend is only getting stronger, so ROKU stock should continue to have tailwinds for years. Based on this simple premise, dips in the stock should be opportunities for new investors.\nHowever, the story is a bit more complex because of extrinsic wrinkles. The last time I discussed the value of the stock, I also warned about the Federal Reserve (Fed) variable. Back then, we didn’t know the extent of the harshness of the new monetary policy. Now we know, so it is clear where the selling pressure is coming from.\nThe threats that Fed Chair Jerome Powell poses are immense. They are out to destroy demand since they can’t fix the supply problems. If we can’t make more chips, the Fed wants to make sure that we can’t buy any either. That problem still lingers, but after an 80% correction, I’d say the worst has passed. ROKU stock is now leaner and perhaps meaner for it. Yesterday, it rallied 8% and I am not a fan of chasing. It would be best to buy it on weakness, like on a dip. But if the bulls can maintain above $83, they can have a shot at $105.\nTicker Company Price\nROKU Roku, Inc. $89.08\nROKU Stock Is Down in Sympathy\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Charts by TrendSpider\nThe problems plaguing ROKU stock are external. There is nothing wrong with its operations. Judging by the financial metrics, the company is executing flawlessly. According to Yahoo! Finance, management almost quadrupled the business. In my book, this earns them a pass and all the benefit of doubt they need. They are profitable now and generating $234 million in cash from operations.\n7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nTechnically, the chart has seen better stints. This is a momentum stock, so I have seen it move violently before. But this unilateral direction without letup is extreme. All such situations eventually end, so investors need to be ready for that moment. The trick is that they don’t ring bells, especially not for fast movers like this one. So, investors must become creative or courageous.\nIn such cases, I usually resort to the options markets. Instead of buying shares, I can sell puts 30% below to be long ROKU. This way, the stock can fall by more than that and I can still profit. I won’t start losing money until the stock suffers two more recessions. While there are no guarantees of profit, having a buffer of this size affords me some peace of mind.\nGet Ahead of the Herd\nROKU stock was a bargain in January, so I definitely still like its future prospects. The business has not yet shown many of the symptoms that the experts are fretting. The consensus is that the global chip shortages will severely disrupt the business. I contend that they have more than accounted for that in the stock price already.\nThe expert opinions tend to lag. Therefore, there is a good chance that in the next two earnings reports, the fears don’t materialize. If that happens, then analysts will go back to touting potential upside. Smart investors should get ahead of that scenario by taking starter positions. It would be wise not to go all in just in case they are right.\nOn the date of publication, Nicolas Chahine did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Get Ready for Roku Stock Ahead of the Herd appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Charts by TrendSpider The problems plaguing ROKU stock are external. 7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever Technically, the chart has seen better stints. On the date of publication, Nicolas Chahine did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Not much has changed in the business outlook for Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU). Ticker Company Price ROKU Roku, Inc. $89.08 ROKU Stock Is Down in Sympathy The post Get Ready for Roku Stock Ahead of the Herd appeared first on InvestorPlace.', 'news_article_title': 'Get Ready for Roku Stock Ahead of the Herd', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It would be best to buy it on weakness, like on a dip. Ticker Company Price ROKU Roku, Inc. $89.08 ROKU Stock Is Down in Sympathy They are profitable now and generating $234 million in cash from operations.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Not much has changed in the business outlook for Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU). Ticker Company Price ROKU Roku, Inc. $89.08 ROKU Stock Is Down in Sympathy The post Get Ready for Roku Stock Ahead of the Herd appeared first on InvestorPlace.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/shopify-unveils-new-tools-twitter-tie-up-to-beat-e-commerce-slowdown', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Nivedita Balu\nJune 22 (Reuters) - Shopify Inc SHOP.TO, SHOP.N has launched new tools to help its merchants sell to other businesses and on Twitter, as the Canadian tech giant attempts to shore up sales to counter a post-pandemic slowdown in online shopping.\nMore than a 100 new tools were unveiled on Wednesday, including ones to support its plans to push into business-to-business, for shoppers to connect their crypto wallets to a store and Apple\'s AAPL.O "Tap to Pay" feature on iPhones.\nShopify, which helps businesses set up their online stores, hit the jackpot during lockdowns as global brands and mom-and-pop stores alike turned to selling online directly to consumers while their shops were shut.\nWith the economy reopening, however, investors are starting to question Shopify\'s future, sending the company\'s stock down 76% this year and erasing a big chunk of its pandemic gains.\nShopify\'s answer to the slowdown is expanding into the wholesale market, a far bigger avenue than direct-to-consumer and with "billions in untapped revenue", according to President Harley Finkelstein.\nBusinesses are looking to move from direct-to-consumer to "connect-to-consumer", which makes it easier for people to shop through social media platforms and pay using their phones, Finkelstein said in an interview.\n"This is the next phase of retail ... In many ways, shopping has become a vote with your wallet to support that brand ... And that\'s what I think connect-to-consumer is all about."\nThe post-pandemic world has thrown up challenges for Amazon as well, Shopify\'s biggest rival, as it fields massive losses after building more warehouses than needed during the boom.\nIn a podcast earlier this month, long-time Shopify investor Mawer Investment Management\'s Vijay Viswanathan said it was exiting the stock on concerns of slowing growth and competition.\n"The internet is getting crowded... It became harder and harder to justify the valuation."\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'More than a 100 new tools were unveiled on Wednesday, including ones to support its plans to push into business-to-business, for shoppers to connect their crypto wallets to a store and Apple\'s AAPL.O "Tap to Pay" feature on iPhones. By Nivedita Balu June 22 (Reuters) - Shopify Inc SHOP.TO, SHOP.N has launched new tools to help its merchants sell to other businesses and on Twitter, as the Canadian tech giant attempts to shore up sales to counter a post-pandemic slowdown in online shopping. In a podcast earlier this month, long-time Shopify investor Mawer Investment Management\'s Vijay Viswanathan said it was exiting the stock on concerns of slowing growth and competition.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'More than a 100 new tools were unveiled on Wednesday, including ones to support its plans to push into business-to-business, for shoppers to connect their crypto wallets to a store and Apple\'s AAPL.O "Tap to Pay" feature on iPhones. By Nivedita Balu June 22 (Reuters) - Shopify Inc SHOP.TO, SHOP.N has launched new tools to help its merchants sell to other businesses and on Twitter, as the Canadian tech giant attempts to shore up sales to counter a post-pandemic slowdown in online shopping. In a podcast earlier this month, long-time Shopify investor Mawer Investment Management\'s Vijay Viswanathan said it was exiting the stock on concerns of slowing growth and competition.', 'news_article_title': 'Shopify unveils new tools, Twitter tie-up to beat e-commerce slowdown', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'More than a 100 new tools were unveiled on Wednesday, including ones to support its plans to push into business-to-business, for shoppers to connect their crypto wallets to a store and Apple\'s AAPL.O "Tap to Pay" feature on iPhones. By Nivedita Balu June 22 (Reuters) - Shopify Inc SHOP.TO, SHOP.N has launched new tools to help its merchants sell to other businesses and on Twitter, as the Canadian tech giant attempts to shore up sales to counter a post-pandemic slowdown in online shopping. Shopify, which helps businesses set up their online stores, hit the jackpot during lockdowns as global brands and mom-and-pop stores alike turned to selling online directly to consumers while their shops were shut.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'More than a 100 new tools were unveiled on Wednesday, including ones to support its plans to push into business-to-business, for shoppers to connect their crypto wallets to a store and Apple\'s AAPL.O "Tap to Pay" feature on iPhones. By Nivedita Balu June 22 (Reuters) - Shopify Inc SHOP.TO, SHOP.N has launched new tools to help its merchants sell to other businesses and on Twitter, as the Canadian tech giant attempts to shore up sales to counter a post-pandemic slowdown in online shopping. Shopify, which helps businesses set up their online stores, hit the jackpot during lockdowns as global brands and mom-and-pop stores alike turned to selling online directly to consumers while their shops were shut.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investors%3A-dont-sleep-on-portfolio-diversification', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With stocks in a bear market, bonds offering little more than "less negative" returns, and cryptocurrency facing a serious reckoning, the first half of 2022 should remind investors that a diversified portfolio is going to be necessary in the years ahead. Overexposure to any particular stock or stock sector can lead to crushing portfolio losses, which can have the effect of derailing your investing momentum or worse -- putting your retirement in jeopardy.\nLet\'s take a moment to revisit why diversification remains vitally important to your investing success.\nDiversification: A quick review\nTo "diversify your portfolio" is another way of saying that you adequately spread your money across several different investments. While it\'s great to make money investing, not losing money should also be a central consideration. Diversification serves to limit risk.\nConcentrated stock positions -- for example, if you were to hold all of your money in Apple stock -- link your financial future to the performance of a single company, which exposes you to undue risk. Adding more stocks in different industries is likely to give you an adequate return, while also reducing the chance of losing serious amounts of money.\nIndex funds: A simple solution\nIf you make "all or nothing" stock or crypto bets, you\'re probably taking far more risk than you realize. This is why broad-based, market-tracking index funds can make a lot of sense for retail investors.\nIndex funds follow entire indices, like the S&P 500 or the Russell 2000, which are comprised of hundreds of companies in different sectors. Total market funds, like the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI), track even more companies and can be thought of as several index funds rolled into one.\nBasic index funds can do wonders for investors by bundling stocks together in easy-to-purchase and easy-to-manage securities. These funds also build in diversification, so you won\'t need to worry if any one company -- or even sector -- experiences poor returns over a certain period of time.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nDiversification in 2022\nAs the below chart shows, a portfolio heavy in growth stocks (like most of the tech companies) severely underperformed a portfolio of value stocks from the beginning of this year until now:\nVTV data by YCharts.\nAn investor who made a big growth-stock bet at the beginning of the year would have had their position cut by about one-third, while a value-only investor would be down just over 10%.\nThe middle line, which represents all large-cap stocks (both value and growth), unsurprisingly displayed an average result. While losing over 20% of your money isn\'t anything to be happy about, an S&P 500 investor avoided a much worse outcome by committing to diversification.\nThis is all to say that spreading your money around matters and can help avoid catastrophic outcomes, even if markets have fallen broadly. An investor who put their money in only a few growth stocks could be down far more than 32% -- a scenario that could have been taken off the table with proper asset allocation and advance planning.\nRecommit to your asset allocation\nTo survive in an environment with low expected returns, you\'ll need to recommit to a diversified portfolio through sensible asset allocation. Put another way, consider allocating a percentage of your money to different asset classes and sticking to your plan over time. Too much money in any one asset class can spell disaster, especially in a scenario where nobody knows what will happen next.\nThe risk of financial ruin can be limited through diversification, which can help limit the volatility within your portfolio. Take the time to be deliberate and intentional when it comes to allocating your money. The future you will be grateful.\n10 stocks we like better than Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSam Swenson, CFA, CPA has positions in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With stocks in a bear market, bonds offering little more than "less negative" returns, and cryptocurrency facing a serious reckoning, the first half of 2022 should remind investors that a diversified portfolio is going to be necessary in the years ahead. These funds also build in diversification, so you won\'t need to worry if any one company -- or even sector -- experiences poor returns over a certain period of time. An investor who put their money in only a few growth stocks could be down far more than 32% -- a scenario that could have been taken off the table with proper asset allocation and advance planning.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Total market funds, like the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI), track even more companies and can be thought of as several index funds rolled into one. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF.", 'news_article_title': "Investors: Don't Sleep on Portfolio Diversification", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Diversification: A quick review To "diversify your portfolio" is another way of saying that you adequately spread your money across several different investments. Total market funds, like the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI), track even more companies and can be thought of as several index funds rolled into one. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Total market funds, like the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI), track even more companies and can be thought of as several index funds rolled into one. 10 stocks we like better than Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Sam Swenson, CFA, CPA has positions in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-youd-invested-%2410000-in-apple-in-2012-this-is-how-much-you-would-have-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has turned out to be a terrific investment over the past decade thanks to the company's dominant position in the smartphone market, as evident from the stock's impressive market-beating returns.\nAAPL data by YCharts\nHowever, shares of the iPhone maker have been sliding rapidly over the past few months amid the broader stock market sell-off. Despite this, investors who purchased Apple stock a decade ago are sitting on fat gains, which demonstrates that buying and holding great companies for the long run is a sound investment strategy.\nA $10,000 investment in Apple stock at the beginning of 2012 would now be worth just over $106,000, assuming the dividends paid out by the tech giant were reinvested. That translates into average annual returns of just over 25% over the past decade. But should investors buy Apple stock now in anticipation of similar returns over the next 10 years? Let's find out.\nIs Apple stock worth buying right now?\nWith share prices down 26% in 2022, Apple stock is now trading at an attractive valuation compared to recent years. The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21 is lower than its five-year average P/E ratio of 23.5. Still, Apple is expensive as compared to its valuation in 2012 when it used to trade at just 12 times earnings.\nBut it is worth noting that Apple has come a long way in the past decade. The company generated $156 billion in revenue in fiscal 2012. In fiscal 2021, Apple's annual revenue stood at nearly $366 billion, and analysts expect the company's top line to hit $393 billion in the current fiscal year, which ends in September. So Apple has more than doubled its annual revenue in the space of a decade, and that has translated into impressive stock market gains.\nThat's why the company's richer valuation right now as compared to 2012 seems justified. What's more, Apple's P/E ratio is lower than the Nasdaq-100 index's multiple of 23. So the stock is trading at an attractive level, and investors may want to grab this buying opportunity, as Apple could be on track for another decade of healthy growth given the company's efforts to unlock new streams of revenue.\nThe next decade seems bright\nApple's growth over the last decade has been driven by the booming sales of consumer electronic devices such as the iPhone, the iPad, the Watch, and MacBooks. The iPhone remains its biggest money-maker, generating $122 billion in revenue in the first half of fiscal 2022, which is 55% of its total revenue.\nThe future of Apple's biggest business remains bright thanks to the rapid adoption of 5G smartphones. It dominated the 5G smartphone market last year with a 31% market share, according to Strategy Analytics. The momentum continued in 2022 as Apple cornered 45% of global smartphone revenue in the first quarter, compared to 42% in the prior-year period, according to Counterpoint Research.\nThe 5G smartphone market has a lot of room for growth. According to Ericsson, 5G subscriptions hit 660 million last year, and they are expected to hit 4.4 billion by 2027. This means that the iPhone is sitting on a secular growth opportunity, and Apple is pulling the right strings to ensure that it grabs it by expanding the iPhone's addressable market.\nFor instance, Apple is reportedly working on a foldable iPhone that may arrive by 2025, as supply chain gossip indicates. Third-party research estimates that foldable phones could account for 10% of global smartphone sales by 2030. So Apple's entry into this market could give iPhone revenue a nice shot in the arm in the future.\nMeanwhile, the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are expected to witness rapid revenue growth through 2030, with one estimate putting the annual growth rate at nearly 43%. Companies can take advantage of this potential growth in several ways, and it looks like Apple is already preparing itself to benefit.\nThe company is reportedly looking to jump into the AR/VR hardware market with a mixed reality headset, which is expected to become its next major product addition. Head-mounted displays (HMDs) and AR/VR headsets are expected to witness rapid sales growth in the coming years, with IDC estimating 35% annual growth through 2026.\nApple's foray into emerging niches such as AR/VR hardware should help it increase its installed base of devices further. That's going to rub off positively on the company's services business, which has been growing at a faster pace than the company's overall business. Apple's services business has generated $39 billion in revenue in the first six months of the current fiscal year, an increase of 20% over the prior-year period.\nMorgan Stanley expects this business to hit $100 billion in annual revenue next year, and that wouldn't be surprising given Apple's focus on expanding its installed base of devices. Additionally, Apple is diving deeper into the automotive market with its CarPlay infotainment software. It has lined up several major automakers such as Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Ford Motor Company that could use its software to power their cars.\nVehicles powered by Apple's automotive infotainment software are expected to be announced next year. This could open another solid opportunity for the company to grow its services business as those car owners hopefully buy CarPlay-enabled vehicles.\nWhat's more, the automotive software market could turn out to be a major growth driver for Apple on its own. The automotive software market was reportedly worth $24.6 billion last year, and it could hit $105 billion in revenue by 2030.\nIn the end, there are multiple ways in which Apple may be looking to enhance its addressable market, and that could translate into robust revenue and earnings growth over the next decade. That's why it may be a good idea to use Apple's drop to buy more shares of this tech giant, as it could replicate its impressive performance in the coming years.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has turned out to be a terrific investment over the past decade thanks to the company's dominant position in the smartphone market, as evident from the stock's impressive market-beating returns. AAPL data by YCharts However, shares of the iPhone maker have been sliding rapidly over the past few months amid the broader stock market sell-off. Despite this, investors who purchased Apple stock a decade ago are sitting on fat gains, which demonstrates that buying and holding great companies for the long run is a sound investment strategy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has turned out to be a terrific investment over the past decade thanks to the company's dominant position in the smartphone market, as evident from the stock's impressive market-beating returns. AAPL data by YCharts However, shares of the iPhone maker have been sliding rapidly over the past few months amid the broader stock market sell-off. In fiscal 2021, Apple's annual revenue stood at nearly $366 billion, and analysts expect the company's top line to hit $393 billion in the current fiscal year, which ends in September.", 'news_article_title': "If You'd Invested $10,000 in Apple in 2012, This Is How Much You Would Have Today", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has turned out to be a terrific investment over the past decade thanks to the company's dominant position in the smartphone market, as evident from the stock's impressive market-beating returns. AAPL data by YCharts However, shares of the iPhone maker have been sliding rapidly over the past few months amid the broader stock market sell-off. Is Apple stock worth buying right now?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has turned out to be a terrific investment over the past decade thanks to the company's dominant position in the smartphone market, as evident from the stock's impressive market-beating returns. AAPL data by YCharts However, shares of the iPhone maker have been sliding rapidly over the past few months amid the broader stock market sell-off. In fiscal 2021, Apple's annual revenue stood at nearly $366 billion, and analysts expect the company's top line to hit $393 billion in the current fiscal year, which ends in September."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-blue-chip-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-the-long-haul', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWith the Federal Reserve aggressively increasing interest rates by 75 basis points, equity markets have plunged. Amid the fear and uncertainties, I see a golden opportunity for investors to accumulate quality stocks. While I would selectively look at growth stocks, I would be overweight on certain blue-chip stocks in current market conditions.\nComing back to the market correction and an opportunity to accumulate, the following point is worth noting: If we look at the equity market chart for decades, there have been small and big corrections. However, the market has remained in an uptrend.\nSmart investors use such corrections to accumulate stocks that can be value creators in the next bull-market. Another important observation is as follows: The Vanguard Large Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) has delivered cumulative returns of 278% in the last 10 years.\n7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nClearly, in a bull-market, it’s equally attractive to hold large-cap or blue-chip stocks. Let’s therefore discuss seven blue-chip stocks that are worth considering.\nTICKER COMPANY PRICE\nLMT Lockheed Martin Corporation $418.96\nAAPL Apple Inc. $135.87\nCOST Costco Wholesale Corporation $463.11\nPFE Pfizer Inc. $48.11\nAZN AstraZeneca PLC $62.83\nJPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. $115.83\nLockheed Martin\nSource: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com\nThe rise in geo-political tensions is unlikely to be fleeting. There are several points of friction globally. This will translate into steady growth in defense spending.\nAmong blue-chip stocks, Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) is a top defense sector pick. For year-to-date 2022, LMT stock has trended higher by 17.5%. However, at a forward price-to-earnings-ratio of 15.5, the stock looks attractive. Additionally, the shares provide a dividend yield of 2.69% at current levels.\nIt’s worth noting that Lockheed reported an order backlog of $134 billion as of March 2022. With possibility of increase in defense spending for NATO Allies, the backlog is likely to improve in the coming years.\nThis provides Lockheed with a clear cash flow visibility. The company has guided for free cash flow of $6.0 billion for 2022. FCF is likely to be similar, if not higher, for 2023.\nOverall, LMT stock is a quality dividend stock and as revenue growth accelerates, there is visibility for the stock trending higher. A low-beta of 0.76 also makes the stock attractive.\nApple\nSource: View Apart / Shutterstock.com\nGiven the cash flow potential and the balance sheet health, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the top blue-chip stocks to hold. Of course, it goes without saying that the innovation factor gives Apple an edge.\nFor the second quarter of 2022, Apple reported revenue growth of 9%. For the same period, services revenue touched an all-time high. The company’s wearable segment has also delivered healthy growth.\nWhile the iPhone segment remains the cash cow, emerging segments are likely to ensure that steady growth sustains.\nIt’s worth noting that as of March 2022, Apple reported $193 billion in cash and equivalents. The company’s annualized cash flow potential is approximately $150 billion.\n7 Retirement Stocks to Buy for a Bear Market\nThis provides ample flexibility to diversify and invest in product development. Possible entry into the electric car business is likely to be a growth catalyst. Also, shareholder value creation through dividend growth and share repurchase will sustain in the coming years.\nCostco Wholesale\nSource: ARTYOORAN / Shutterstock.com\nCostco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) stock has witnessed a meaningful correction from 52-week highs of $612. With inflation hitting margins for retailers, the correction was coming. Also, there are fears of a potential recession in 2023.\nEven with these near-term headwinds, COST stock is attractive for the long term. It’s worth noting that retail spending is a key growth driver for the U.S. economy. Policy action over the long-term will ensure that retail spending remains robust.\nWhile it may seem that with 829 warehouses globally, Costco has saturated things. However, the company still has just two warehouses in China and none in India. There seems to be ample scope for growth in new markets.\nAs of Q3 2022, Costco also reported 64.4 million household members. For the last 12 months, the company reported $4.1 billion in membership revenue. As members increase in the U.S. and globally, there is scope for upside in recurring revenue, which is already robust.\nCostco has been building strong omnichannel presence and I am bullish on sustained long-term growth.\nPfizer\nSource: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com\nAmong pharmaceutical blue-chip stocks, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) seems like a quality pick at current valuations. The stock currently trades at a forward P/E of 7.0 and also offers investors a dividend yield of 3.3%.\nIn the last 12-18 months, the drug maker’s cash flow has got a major boost from Covid-19 vaccine sales. While vaccines sales will decline on a relative basis, there are two important points to note.\nOne is that Pfizer has been aggressive in terms of acquisitions in last few quarters. With strong financial flexibility, the company is well positioned to inorganically boost the product pipeline.\n7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nFurther, Pfizer has a deep organic pipeline. As of May 2022, the company reported a pipeline of 96 drug candidates. Of this, 29 drug candidates are in Phase 2 with another 6 in the registration phase. This is likely to ensure steady growth in revenue and cash flow upside in the next few years.\nOverall, PFE stock has upside potential from current levels. Additionally, the dividend yield is attractive and dividends are sustainable.\nChevron Corporation\nSource: Denis Kuvaev / Shutterstock.com\nChevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has been in an uptrend with surging oil price. CVX stock is also among the top holdings in Warren Buffett’s portfolio. I believe small correction would provide a good opportunity to accumulate this blue-chip stock.\nChevron has high quality assets with a low break-even. With Brent crude trading above $100 per barrel, the company is positioned for annualized cash flows in excess of $30 billion. Further, with an investment grade balance sheet, the company is positioned to sustain dividends and aggressively invest in growth. As of Q1 2022, Chevron reported a net-debt-ratio of 10.8%.\nChevron has already planned capital investments in the tune of $15 to $17 billion annually for the next few years. Significant investment in renewable assets is also on the cards. Recently, Chevron completed the acquisition of Renewable Energy Group. This will boost the company’s renewable fuels production capacity to 100,000 barrels per day by 2030.\nOverall, CVX stock is a potential long-term value creator through dividends and share repurchase. Additionally, the stock is likely to remain in a long-term uptrend.\nAstraZeneca\nSource: Roland Magnusson / Shutterstock.com\nAstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN) is another pharmaceutical name that I would add in the list of blue-chip stocks to buy. AZN stock trades at an attractive forward P/E of 14.9 and also offers investors a robust dividend yield of 3.3%.\nAstraZeneca is attractive from a long-term perspective considering the deep project pipeline. Currently, the company has 183 projects in the pipeline. As new drugs enter the market, revenue growth is likely to be healthy.\nIt’s also worth noting that the company is well diversified from a geographical perspective. For Q1 2022, 44% of the revenue was from emerging markets. Wider geographical coverage coupled with drugs for diversified disease areas makes AstraZeneca attractive.\n7 Retirement Stocks to Buy for a Bear Market\nFrom a financial perspective, the company reported net debt of $25.2 billion as of March 2022. However, debt is not a concern with cash flows likely to remain robust in the coming years. The company commands an investment grade credit rating.\nJPMorgan Chase\nSource: Shutterstock\nJPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) stock has been depressed, off 27% in the last six months. I believe that the correction provides an attractive entry point for long-term investors. The blue-chip stock trades at a forward P/E of 10.0 and also offers investors a dividend yield of 3.5%.\nWith concerns related to a potential recession, the banking sector might see relatively higher loan delinquencies. However, JPMorgan Chase has a strong balance sheet to navigate challenging times. Importantly, the stock seems to have discounted these concerns.\nWith rising interest rates, the bank is expected to deliver higher net interest income margin. On the other hand, turbulent equity markets might imply that investment banking growth is muted.\nHowever, even with a near-term headwind, analysts expect the company’s earnings to grow at a CAGR of 5% over the next five-years. Therefore, dividends will sustain and JPM stock looks attractive at current valuations.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long-Haul appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation $418.96 AAPL Apple Inc. $135.87 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $463.11 PFE Pfizer Inc. $48.11 AZN AstraZeneca PLC $62.83 JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. $115.83 Lockheed Martin Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com The rise in geo-political tensions is unlikely to be fleeting. Apple Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Given the cash flow potential and the balance sheet health, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the top blue-chip stocks to hold. Another important observation is as follows: The Vanguard Large Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) has delivered cumulative returns of 278% in the last 10 years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation $418.96 AAPL Apple Inc. $135.87 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $463.11 PFE Pfizer Inc. $48.11 AZN AstraZeneca PLC $62.83 JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. $115.83 Lockheed Martin Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com The rise in geo-political tensions is unlikely to be fleeting. Apple Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Given the cash flow potential and the balance sheet health, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the top blue-chip stocks to hold. Among blue-chip stocks, Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) is a top defense sector pick.', 'news_article_title': '7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long-Haul', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Given the cash flow potential and the balance sheet health, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the top blue-chip stocks to hold. LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation $418.96 AAPL Apple Inc. $135.87 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $463.11 PFE Pfizer Inc. $48.11 AZN AstraZeneca PLC $62.83 JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. $115.83 Lockheed Martin Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com The rise in geo-political tensions is unlikely to be fleeting. However, debt is not a concern with cash flows likely to remain robust in the coming years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation $418.96 AAPL Apple Inc. $135.87 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $463.11 PFE Pfizer Inc. $48.11 AZN AstraZeneca PLC $62.83 JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. $115.83 Lockheed Martin Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com The rise in geo-political tensions is unlikely to be fleeting. Apple Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Given the cash flow potential and the balance sheet health, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the top blue-chip stocks to hold. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With the Federal Reserve aggressively increasing interest rates by 75 basis points, equity markets have plunged.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-dirt-cheap-warren-buffett-stock-should-be-your-top-pick-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) owns dozens of stock positions in its closely followed, $300 billion portfolio. And there are plenty that are trading for significant discounts compared to where they were just a month or two ago. Some look like excellent bargains right now and should be just fine even if inflation and rising rates last longer than expected.\nHowever, the best "Buffett stock" to buy right now might not be any of the stocks in Berkshire\'s portfolio. I\'d argue that the top Buffett stock to own in uncertain times like these is none other than Berkshire Hathaway itself.\nBerkshire\'s businesses are built for times like these\nBerkshire Hathaway owns more than 60 individual subsidiary businesses, many of which are well-known to consumers in the U.S. and internationally. Just to name some of the most consumer-facing examples, if you have GEICO auto insurance, if you\'ve eaten at a Dairy Queen restaurant, or if you have Duracell batteries in any of your electronics, you\'re a Berkshire Hathaway customer.\nThe key point to know is that most of Berkshire\'s businesses are rather immune to recessions and inflationary pressures. Consider GEICO, one of the conglomerate\'s biggest businesses. People need auto insurance no matter what the economy is doing. The same can be said for Berkshire\'s massive utility business. And its BNSF Railroad subsidiary, which is another of the company\'s largest revenue drivers, provides shipping services that are essential in all economic climates.\nA diverse and well-protected stock portfolio all in one\nAs mentioned earlier, Berkshire also owns a stock portfolio with a current market value of about $308 billion. There are over 40 stocks in the portfolio, including large stakes in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO).\nTo be fair, many of the stocks in Berkshire\'s portfolio have declined significantly in the market downturn, which has been a big contributing factor to Berkshire\'s own decline. Apple is nearly 30% below its 52-week high, and that\'s one of the better performers. But the common denominator among most of the stocks in the portfolio (especially the larger positions) is that they are financially sound and resilient businesses that are well-equipped to make it through tough times.\nTons of dry powder at its disposal\nLast, but certainly not least, Berkshire Hathaway has tremendous financial flexibility. Even after deploying more than $50 billion into the stock market in the first quarter of 2022, the conglomerate still had $106 billion in cash on its balance sheet at the end of March. Buffett likes to always keep at least $30 billion in reserves, so this still gives Berkshire $76 billion to work with. Plus, Berkshire\'s operating businesses are generating billions in cash flow every quarter that can be redeployed.\nThis puts Berkshire in an excellent position to capitalize on market downturns. With many stocks trading for steep discounts to their highs, Buffett and his team can choose to take advantage of great businesses at attractive valuations. And if management isn\'t impressed with any particular stocks, they can choose to buy back Berkshire\'s stock, which is trading for more than 25% below its highs.\nI\'ve said before that Berkshire\'s massive cash hoard could make it the biggest winner of any market crash or correction, and I\'d be shocked if Buffett and his team didn\'t put billions of dollars to work in the current bear market.\nIn a nutshell, Berkshire is a great long-term buy, no matter what happens with the economy – and buying shares of the time-tested conglomerate when it has fallen by 25% from recent highs has historically been a very smart move.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (B shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Matthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in Bank of America and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "There are over 40 stocks in the portfolio, including large stakes in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Just to name some of the most consumer-facing examples, if you have GEICO auto insurance, if you've eaten at a Dairy Queen restaurant, or if you have Duracell batteries in any of your electronics, you're a Berkshire Hathaway customer. But the common denominator among most of the stocks in the portfolio (especially the larger positions) is that they are financially sound and resilient businesses that are well-equipped to make it through tough times.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'There are over 40 stocks in the portfolio, including large stakes in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) owns dozens of stock positions in its closely followed, $300 billion portfolio. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).', 'news_article_title': 'This Dirt-Cheap Warren Buffett Stock Should Be Your Top Pick Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There are over 40 stocks in the portfolio, including large stakes in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). However, the best "Buffett stock" to buy right now might not be any of the stocks in Berkshire\'s portfolio. Consider GEICO, one of the conglomerate\'s biggest businesses.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'There are over 40 stocks in the portfolio, including large stakes in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). However, the best "Buffett stock" to buy right now might not be any of the stocks in Berkshire\'s portfolio. A diverse and well-protected stock portfolio all in one As mentioned earlier, Berkshire also owns a stock portfolio with a current market value of about $308 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-u.s.-equity-factor-etf-lrgf-a-strong-etf-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) made its debut on 04/28/2015, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\nMarket cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nBut, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies, and are a strong option for those who prefer choosing great stocks in order to beat the market.\nBased on specific fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such, these indexes attempt to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance.\nThe smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nBecause the fund has amassed over $1.02 billion, this makes it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Value. LRGF is managed by Blackrock. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Diversified Multiple-Factor Index before fees and expenses.\nThe STOXX U.S. Equity Factor Index composes of U.S. large and mid-capitalization stocks that have favourable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.08% for LRGF, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.63%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nLRGF's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 29.50% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.49% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.58% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -18.44% and is down about -9.22% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 06/22/2022), respectively. LRGF has traded between $36.62 and $46.80 during this last 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.97 and standard deviation of 24.36% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 165 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) tracks ---------------------------------------- and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF has $6.27 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $10.81 billion. DFAT has an expense ratio of 0.29% and IUSV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports\n \nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.49% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) made its debut on 04/28/2015, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.49% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.49% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) made its debut on 04/28/2015, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.49% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) made its debut on 04/28/2015, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-motley-fool-100-index-etf-tmfc-be-on-your-investing-radar-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.\nThe fund is sponsored by Motley Fool Asset Management. It has amassed assets over $396.30 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.50%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.32%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 46.70% of the portfolio. Telecom and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 60.91% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nTMFC seeks to match the performance of the MOTLEY FOOL 100 INDEX before fees and expenses. The Motley Fool 100 Index is a proprietary, rules-based index designed to track the performance of the 100 largest, most liquid U.S. companies.\nThe ETF has lost about -28.18% so far this year and is down about -17% in the last one year (as of 06/22/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $30.80 and $44.66.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.07 and standard deviation of 26.12% for the trailing three-year period. With about 101 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nMotley Fool 100 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, TMFC is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $66.44 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $153.55 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nMotley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Motley Fool 100 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-wwdc-innovations-suggest-big-video-game-push-coming', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) excited many Mac gamers when it unveiled the capabilities of its latest M2 chip. With a few triple-A titles, including Resident Evil: Village and No Man's Sky coming to the Mac later in the year, the Mac may be on the cusp of challenging today's specced-out gaming PCs.\nNow, the Mac has shied away from video gaming for most of its history. However, recent hardware advancements and Apple's broader gaming push (think the Apple Arcade service) could pave the way for a bigger move into one of the fastest-growing consumer markets out there.\nUndoubtedly, gaming has grown to become larger than video streaming and music combined. Apple is an established player in Music, with its flagship Apple Music service, while its Apple TV+ video-streaming service is starting to pick up meaningful momentum. Apple Arcade, Apple's mobile-centric gaming service, has experienced some success, but not to the magnitude of its rivals, most notably Microsoft (MSFT), which has evolved into a gaming juggernaut.\nNow that the latest and greatest Macs are catching up in terms of graphical capabilities, Apple may be ready to introduce some larger-budget titles to Apple Arcade, designed to be played on Mac or Apple TV.\nThe MetalFX upscaling technology featured in WWDC 2022 was impressive and could mark the beginning of an initiative to capture the hearts of gamers, many of whom have stuck with PCs and consoles for decades.\nMacs aren't exactly a type of computer known for their gaming capabilities. With M2 and MetalFX, that could change, especially if Apple looks to rival Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription with Apple Arcade.\nIt's hard not to be excited about Apple's hardware and gaming performance after WWDC 2022. I remain bullish on the stock.\nOn TipRanks, AAPL scores a 9 out of 10 on the Smart Score spectrum. This indicates a high potential for the stock to outperform the broader market.\nCan Apple Arcade Level Up a Gaming Market Push?\nApple has been a mobile-gaming powerhouse for many years. The Apple Arcade service is the best of its kind. Though Netflix (NFLX) could evolve to become a worthy competitor, as it seeks to offer mobile games to keep its existing subscriber base from canceling their subscriptions.\nStill, Apple needs to push beyond mobile to make a smooth transition into the metaverse. Indeed, it's no secret that Apple's working on a virtual- or augmented-reality headset. It may be closer than many of us think. The biggest attraction to such next-generation mixed-reality technologies is gaming. Gaming may very well be the onramp that entices users to make the initial purchase.\nAs Apple looks to new frontiers, it has to move beyond mobile gaming, and bringing triple-A titles to the Mac is a great first start. Eventually, Apple Arcade may grow to include Mac-exclusive titles, and, eventually, headset-exclusive augmented-reality experiences.\nResident Evil and No Man's Sky are older triple-A games that have been on the market for quite a while now. Two older games coming to Mac are unlikely to cause a gamer to buy a Mac over a gaming PC. That said, the two games built for Apple's M2 chip could be just the start of what's to come.\nLooking ahead, Apple will need to incentivize game developers to unlock the power of its M-series chips. If it's able to, Mac may very well catch up to PCs on the gaming front.\nLaying a Foundation for AR Headset Games?\nApple laid out a nice foundation for developers when it changed the world with the first iPhone. It's that foundation that helped the firm build an incredible ecosystem that's been hard for users to leave. Undoubtedly, mobile games were just one of the many major draws of the iPhone. These days, iPhones do so much more.\nAs Apple looks to unveil its biggest hardware innovation in years, it needs a similar foundation to make it easy for developers to create apps and gaming experiences. Arguably, augmented worlds will be far more gaming-oriented than mobile phones.\nWall Street's Take\nAccording to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 27 analyst ratings, there are 21 Buy recommendations, and six Hold recommendations.\nThe average Apple price target is $186.33, implying an upside of 37.14%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $157.00 per share to a high of $210.00 per share.\nThe Bottom Line on Apple Stock\nWith gaming advancements in WWDC 2022 (M2 and MetalFX), I do think Apple is ready to ramp up on gaming so its headset can be as successful as the iPhone.\nIndeed, Apple has a lot of catching up to do in non-mobile gaming to catch up to Microsoft, which is also eager to break into the metaverse. Regardless, Apple's on the right track after WWDC 2022, and it will be interesting to see how the firm can evolve its Apple Arcade subscription to stack up against rivals like Netflix and Microsoft.\nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) excited many Mac gamers when it unveiled the capabilities of its latest M2 chip. On TipRanks, AAPL scores a 9 out of 10 on the Smart Score spectrum. Wall Street's Take According to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) excited many Mac gamers when it unveiled the capabilities of its latest M2 chip. On TipRanks, AAPL scores a 9 out of 10 on the Smart Score spectrum. Wall Street's Take According to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: WWDC Innovations Suggest Big Video-Game Push Coming', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) excited many Mac gamers when it unveiled the capabilities of its latest M2 chip. On TipRanks, AAPL scores a 9 out of 10 on the Smart Score spectrum. Wall Street's Take According to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) excited many Mac gamers when it unveiled the capabilities of its latest M2 chip. On TipRanks, AAPL scores a 9 out of 10 on the Smart Score spectrum. Wall Street's Take According to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-to-buy-meta-platforms-and-1-reason-to-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, shed more than 50% of its market value this year as investors fretted over its decelerating growth and polarizing plans for the future. The broader sell-off across the tech sector, which was largely driven by rising interest rates and other macro headwinds, exacerbated that pain.\nBut did investors overreact and prematurely dump Meta\'s stock, which is still about 330% above its initial public offering price from 10 years ago? Let\'s review three reasons to buy Meta -- and one reason to sell it -- to find out.\nMeta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Image source: Meta Platforms.\n1. Its advertising business could stabilize soon\nMeta generates nearly all of its revenue from its advertising business, which shares a near-duopoly with Alphabet\'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google across the U.S. and other major markets.\nMeta\'s revenue rose 37% to $118 billion in 2021, but increased just 7% year over year to $27.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022. It expects that slowdown to continue with nearly flat revenue in the second quarter.\nMeta attributed that gloomy forecast mainly to Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy update on iOS, which reduced the effectiveness of Meta\'s targeted ads; intense competition from ByteDance\'s TikTok; a slowdown across Europe amid the war in Ukraine war, and unfavorable foreign exchange rates.\nThose challenges seem daunting, but Piper Sandler analyst Thomas Champion said he believes Apple took a more "accommodative" stance toward advertisers during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in early June. Champion noted that Apple didn\'t tighten its privacy standards again, and it even made a few tweaks to its SKAdNetwork that could open up fresh advertising options for Meta.\nCiti analyst Ronald Josey, who reiterated his buy rating on Meta with a $300 price target in early June, said he also believes its advertising revenue growth will accelerate again in the second half of 2022 as the near-term headwinds wane. If that happens, Meta could finally silence the bearish concerns about Apple and ByteDance, and convince investors its advertising business can weather a potential recession.\n2. Its slowdown could be temporary\nAs Meta\'s revenue growth stalled out, it ramped up its spending on new short videos for Facebook and Instagram, which could eventually widen its moat against TikTok; and its unprofitable Reality Labs segment, which produces its virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices.\nThe combination of slowing sales and rising expenses spooked investors, and the bears were convinced that Meta\'s high-growth days are over. As a result, analysts expect Meta\'s revenue to increase just 7% this year as its earnings per share (EPS) decline by 14%. But if we look beyond 2022, Wall Street\'s expectations for the following two years are still fairly bullish.\n2022\n2023\n2024\nEstimated Revenue Growth\n7%\n16%\n14%\nEstimated EPS Growth (Decline)\n(14%)\n17%\n15%\nData source: S&P Global.\nWe should take those long-term estimates with a grain of salt, but they strongly suggest Meta can continue to monetize its core family of apps (Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp) with fresh features. That family served 3.64 billion active people in Meta\'s latest quarter, and that massive audience should remain a lucrative target for advertisers.\n3. Low expectations and low valuations\nMeta trades at just 14 times forward earnings, making it the cheapest FAANG stock. That low multiple indicates that investors aren\'t too confident in Meta\'s ability to overcome its recent challenges.\nBut the market\'s expectations for Meta are now so low that any positive developments -- including a stabilization of its advertising business, tighter spending measures at its Reality Labs division, cooler inflation, or other positive macroeconomic developments -- will likely drive its stock higher.\nTherefore, it might make more sense to simply buy Meta as a value play than roll the dice on the market\'s more speculative tech stocks.\nThe one reason to sell Meta: regulatory headwinds\nMeta\'s advertising business might overcome its recent slowdown, but it still faces unresolved antitrust and privacy probes in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe, as well as ongoing calls to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp into stand-alone companies.\nSheryl Sandberg, Meta\'s longtime chief operating officer who had steered the tech giant through many of those tough times, also recently resigned and was succeeded by the company\'s chief growth officer Javier Olivan. It\'s unclear if Olivan can successfully fend off all those regulatory challenges, many of which could disrupt or throttle the long-term growth of Meta\'s advertising business.\nIs Meta\'s stock still worth buying?\nMeta clearly faces a lot of near-term headwinds, but I don\'t think its core platforms will ever fade away like Myspace or Friendster. Its apps are still used by nearly half of the world\'s population every month. And it was still sitting on $43.9 billion in cash and marketable securities in its latest quarter, which gives it plenty of room for fresh investments and acquisitions.\nSimply put, I believe Meta\'s strengths easily outweigh its weaknesses. Its stock won\'t blast off anytime soon, but its downside potential is fairly limited at these prices. Once its advertising business recovers, it could command a much higher valuation and generate impressive gains for patient investors.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Citigroup is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meta attributed that gloomy forecast mainly to Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy update on iOS, which reduced the effectiveness of Meta\'s targeted ads; intense competition from ByteDance\'s TikTok; a slowdown across Europe amid the war in Ukraine war, and unfavorable foreign exchange rates. Those challenges seem daunting, but Piper Sandler analyst Thomas Champion said he believes Apple took a more "accommodative" stance toward advertisers during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in early June. Citi analyst Ronald Josey, who reiterated his buy rating on Meta with a $300 price target in early June, said he also believes its advertising revenue growth will accelerate again in the second half of 2022 as the near-term headwinds wane.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta attributed that gloomy forecast mainly to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy update on iOS, which reduced the effectiveness of Meta's targeted ads; intense competition from ByteDance's TikTok; a slowdown across Europe amid the war in Ukraine war, and unfavorable foreign exchange rates. The one reason to sell Meta: regulatory headwinds Meta's advertising business might overcome its recent slowdown, but it still faces unresolved antitrust and privacy probes in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe, as well as ongoing calls to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp into stand-alone companies. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons to Buy Meta Platforms, and 1 Reason to Sell', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Meta attributed that gloomy forecast mainly to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy update on iOS, which reduced the effectiveness of Meta's targeted ads; intense competition from ByteDance's TikTok; a slowdown across Europe amid the war in Ukraine war, and unfavorable foreign exchange rates. Meta's revenue rose 37% to $118 billion in 2021, but increased just 7% year over year to $27.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta attributed that gloomy forecast mainly to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy update on iOS, which reduced the effectiveness of Meta's targeted ads; intense competition from ByteDance's TikTok; a slowdown across Europe amid the war in Ukraine war, and unfavorable foreign exchange rates. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, shed more than 50% of its market value this year as investors fretted over its decelerating growth and polarizing plans for the future. Its advertising business could stabilize soon Meta generates nearly all of its revenue from its advertising business, which shares a near-duopoly with Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google across the U.S. and other major markets."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 133.91000366210938, 'high': 137.75999450683594, 'open': 134.7899932861328, 'close': 135.35000610351562, 'ema_50': 148.04475251786008, 'rsi_14': 34.727928379235905, 'target': 138.27000427246094, 'volume': 73409200.0, 'ema_200': 155.46257198608797, 'adj_close': 134.1883544921875, 'rsi_lag_1': 35.04035925580715, 'rsi_lag_2': 27.309223873428593, 'rsi_lag_3': 34.479630198606, 'rsi_lag_4': 43.953416625308286, 'rsi_lag_5': 40.399180543379615, 'macd_lag_1': -4.951793278339835, 'macd_lag_2': -5.185911334342052, 'macd_lag_3': -4.970463554992165, 'macd_lag_4': -4.470448919458391, 'macd_lag_5': -4.313986848662239, 'macd_12_26_9': -4.753417363436284, 'macds_12_26_9': -4.426775739071886}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 28.780000686645508, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 31.56999969482422, 'Open': 31.450000762939453, 'Close': 28.950000762939453, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 28.950000762939453}, {'Low': 1.0471861362457275, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 1.0602879524230957, 'Open': 1.053263545036316, 'Close': 1.053263545036316, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 1.053263545036316}, {'Low': 1.2168558835983276, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 1.23146653175354, 'Open': 1.2264070510864258, 'Close': 1.2266627550125122, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 1.2266627550125122}, {'Low': 6.688000202178955, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 6.724999904632568, 'Open': 6.688399791717529, 'Close': 6.688399791717529, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 6.688399791717529}, {'Low': 101.52999877929688, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 109.76000213623048, 'Open': 109.54000091552734, 'Close': 106.19000244140624, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 432724, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 106.19000244140624}, {'Low': 0.68822181224823, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 0.696150004863739, 'Open': 0.6961801052093506, 'Close': 0.6961801052093506, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 0.6961801052093506}, {'Low': 3.125999927520752, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 3.2049999237060547, 'Open': 3.200999975204468, 'Close': 3.1559998989105225, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 3.1559998989105225}, {'Low': 135.75100708007812, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 136.59500122070312, 'Open': 136.2689971923828, 'Close': 136.2689971923828, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 136.2689971923828}, {'Low': 103.86000061035156, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 104.9499969482422, 'Open': 104.43000030517578, 'Close': 104.1999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 104.1999969482422}, {'Low': 1821.5999755859373, 'Date': '2022-06-22', 'High': 1842.699951171875, 'Open': 1829.5, 'Close': 1834.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 115, 'date_str': '2022-06-22', 'Adj Close': 1834.300048828125}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-06-23': 138.27000427246094, '2022-06-24': 141.66000366210938, '2022-06-27': 141.66000366210938, '2022-06-28': 137.44000244140625, '2022-06-29': 139.22999572753906, '2022-06-30': 136.72000122070312, '2022-07-01': 138.92999267578125, '2022-07-05': 141.55999755859375, '2022-07-06': 142.9199981689453}, '1_month_later': {'2022-07-22': 154.08999633789062}, '3_months_later': {'2022-09-22': 152.74000549316406}, '6_months_later': {'2022-12-22': 132.22999572753906}, '12_months_later': {'2023-06-22': 187.0}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Investors are weighing how far stocks could fall after the index earlier this month fell over 20% from its January all-time high, confirming the common definition of a bear market.\n“There is a tremendous amount of uncertainty about the outlook and so the market is confused,” said Walter Todd, chief investment officer at Greenwood Capital in South Carolina.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 36.17 points, or 0.96%, to end at 3,796.06 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 180.02 points, or 1.63%, to 11,233.10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 200.60 points, or 0.66%, to 30,683.73.\nIn his second day of testifying before Congress, U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said the Fed\'s commitment to reining in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional" but also comes with the risk of higher unemployment.\nU.S. business activity slowed considerably in June as high inflation and declining consumer confidence dampened demand across the board, a survey on Thursday showed.\n“The Fed wants to see things start to slow and the data is starting to reflect that,” said James Ragan, director of wealth management research at D.A. Davidson.\nCitigroup analysts are forecasting a near 50% probability of a global recession.\n“Economic growth is slowing. Is it going to slow enough to go into a recession, that’s the big question,” Ragan said.\nDefensive groups considered safer bets in rocky economic times were among the top-performing S&P 500 sectors, including utilities .SPLRCU, consumer staples .SPLRCS and healthcare .SPXHC.\nGains in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500.\nThe energy sector .SPNY slumped, continuing its recent pullback after soundly outperforming the market for most of 2022. Declines in Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N were among the biggest individual drags on the S&P 500.\nOther economically sensitive sectors also fell, including declines for materials .SPLRCM and financials .SPSY.\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and Boleslaw Lasocki in Gdansk; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Gains in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after a day of choppy trading, as gains in defensive and tech shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession. In his second day of testifying before Congress, U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said the Fed\'s commitment to reining in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional" but also comes with the risk of higher unemployment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Gains in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after a day of choppy trading, as gains in defensive and tech shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 36.17 points, or 0.96%, to end at 3,796.06 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 180.02 points, or 1.63%, to 11,233.10.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends higher, boosted by defensives, tech', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Gains in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after a day of choppy trading, as gains in defensive and tech shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession. Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-week lows, supporting tech and other growth stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Gains in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after a day of choppy trading, as gains in defensive and tech shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 36.17 points, or 0.96%, to end at 3,796.06 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 180.02 points, or 1.63%, to 11,233.10.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-posts-solid-gains-as-defensives-tech-shine', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes posted solid gains on Thursday, fueled by strong performance from defensive and tech shares that outweighed declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 swung between positive and negative during the session, but stocks picked up steam heading into the market\'s close. Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-week lows, supporting tech and other rate-sensitive growth stocks.\nTrading has remained volatile in the wake of the S&P 500 last week logging its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020. Investors are weighing how far stocks could fall after the index earlier this month fell over 20% from its January all-time high, confirming the common definition of a bear market.\n“There is a tremendous amount of uncertainty about the outlook and so the market is confused,” said Walter Todd, chief investment officer at Greenwood Capital in South Carolina.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 194.23 points, or 0.64%, to 30,677.36, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 35.84 points, or 0.95%, to 3,795.73 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 179.11 points, or 1.62%, to 11,232.19.\nIn his second day of testifying before Congress, U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said the Fed\'s commitment to reining in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional" but also comes with the risk of higher unemployment.\nU.S. business activity slowed considerably in June as high inflation and declining consumer confidence dampened demand across the board, a survey on Thursday showed.\n“The Fed wants to see things start to slow and the data is starting to reflect that,” said James Ragan, director of wealth management research at D.A. Davidson.\nCitigroup analysts are forecasting a near 50% probability of a global recession.\n“Economic growth is slowing. Is it going to slow enough to go into a recession, that’s the big question,” Ragan said.\nDefensive groups considered safer bets in rocky economic times were the top-performing S&P 500 sectors. Among them, utilities .SPLRCU gained 2.4%, healthcare .SPXHC rose 2.2% and real estate .SPLRCR added 2%.\nThe heavyweight tech sector .SPLRCT rose 1.4%, with Microsoft MSFT.O gaining 2.3% and Apple AAPL.O up 2.2%.\nThe energy sector .SPNY slumped 3.8%, continuing its recent pullback after soundly outperforming the market for most of 2022. Declines in Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N were the biggest individual drags on the S&P 500, with Exxon dropping 3% and Chevron falling 3.7%.\nOther economically sensitive sectors also fell. Materials .SPLRCM lost 1.4%, while industrials .SPLRCI and financials .SPSY dipped about 0.5% each.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.41-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.67-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 40 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 32 new highs and 194 new lows.\nAbout 12.4 billion shares changed hands in U.S. exchanges, compared with the 12.5 billion daily average over the last 20 sessions.\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and Boleslaw Lasocki in Gdansk; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The heavyweight tech sector .SPLRCT rose 1.4%, with Microsoft MSFT.O gaining 2.3% and Apple AAPL.O up 2.2%. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes posted solid gains on Thursday, fueled by strong performance from defensive and tech shares that outweighed declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession. In his second day of testifying before Congress, U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said the Fed\'s commitment to reining in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional" but also comes with the risk of higher unemployment.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The heavyweight tech sector .SPLRCT rose 1.4%, with Microsoft MSFT.O gaining 2.3% and Apple AAPL.O up 2.2%. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes posted solid gains on Thursday, fueled by strong performance from defensive and tech shares that outweighed declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 194.23 points, or 0.64%, to 30,677.36, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 35.84 points, or 0.95%, to 3,795.73 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 179.11 points, or 1.62%, to 11,232.19.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street posts solid gains, as defensives, tech shine', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The heavyweight tech sector .SPLRCT rose 1.4%, with Microsoft MSFT.O gaining 2.3% and Apple AAPL.O up 2.2%. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes posted solid gains on Thursday, fueled by strong performance from defensive and tech shares that outweighed declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession. Is it going to slow enough to go into a recession, that’s the big question,” Ragan said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The heavyweight tech sector .SPLRCT rose 1.4%, with Microsoft MSFT.O gaining 2.3% and Apple AAPL.O up 2.2%. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes posted solid gains on Thursday, fueled by strong performance from defensive and tech shares that outweighed declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 194.23 points, or 0.64%, to 30,677.36, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 35.84 points, or 0.95%, to 3,795.73 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 179.11 points, or 1.62%, to 11,232.19."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/choppy-wall-street-waffles-as-investors-weigh-recession-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Thursday, as gains in defensive shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups amid growing worries about a recession.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 edged lower as investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive rate hikes to control surging inflation would wound the economy. Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-week lows, supporting tech and other growth stocks and keeping the Nasdaq in positive territory.\nTrading has remained volatile in the wake of the S&P 500 last week logging its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020. Investors are weighing how far stocks could fall after the index earlier this month fell over 20% from its January all-time high, confirming the common definition of a bear market.\n“It’s just like we have seen over the last few months, anytime we get a little bit of a rally from the bottom, it doesn’t seem to last very long,” said James Ragan, director of wealth management research at D.A. Davidson.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 108.55 points, or 0.36%, to 30,374.58, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 4.64 points, or 0.12%, to 3,755.25 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 31.14 points, or 0.28%, to 11,084.22.\nIn his second day of testifying before Congress, U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said the Fed\'s commitment to reining in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional" but also comes with the risk of higher unemployment.\nU.S. business activity slowed considerably in June as high inflation and declining consumer confidence dampened demand across the board, a survey on Thursday showed.\n“The Fed wants to see things start to slow and the data is starting to reflect that,” Ragan said.\nMeanwhile, Citigroup analysts are forecasting a near 50% probability of a global recession.\nAmong S&P 500 sectors, energy .SPNY slumped 4.5%, continuing its recent pullback after soundly outperforming the market for most of 2022. Declines in Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N were among the biggest individual weights on the S&P 500.\nOther economically sensitive sectors also fell, with materials .SPLRCM down 2.2% and financials .SPSY and industrials .SPLRCI off 1.9% and 1.6%, respectively.\nDefensive groups considered safer bets in rocky economic times were the top-performing sectors. Among those groups, utilities .SPLRCU, consumer staples .SPLRCS and healthcare .SPXHC all rose over 1%.\nGains of about 1% each in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.13-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.07-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 40 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 28 new highs and 166 new lows.\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and Boleslaw Lasocki in Gdansk; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Gains of about 1% each in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Thursday, as gains in defensive shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups amid growing worries about a recession. In his second day of testifying before Congress, U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said the Fed\'s commitment to reining in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional" but also comes with the risk of higher unemployment.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Gains of about 1% each in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Thursday, as gains in defensive shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups amid growing worries about a recession. U.S. business activity slowed considerably in June as high inflation and declining consumer confidence dampened demand across the board, a survey on Thursday showed.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Choppy Wall Street waffles as investors weigh recession fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Gains of about 1% each in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Thursday, as gains in defensive shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups amid growing worries about a recession. Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-week lows, supporting tech and other growth stocks and keeping the Nasdaq in positive territory.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Gains of about 1% each in tech heavyweights Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O also helped support the S&P 500. By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Thursday, as gains in defensive shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups amid growing worries about a recession. U.S. business activity slowed considerably in June as high inflation and declining consumer confidence dampened demand across the board, a survey on Thursday showed."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-u.s.-stocks-climb-as-yields-fall-to-two-week-low-copper-tumbles', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Stocks in global markets rose on Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-week lows, while copper was at 16-month lows as investors worried about a possible global economic slowdown.\nThe Nasdaq led the way higher on Wall Street, rising more than 1.6%. Technology shares including Apple Inc AAPL.O and defensive shares gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost as investors continued to worry about a potential recession.\nInvestors have been weighing the risk of hefty interest rate rises tipping economies into recession.\nFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before Congress for a second day, a day after saying the Fed is committed to cutting inflation at all costs, and acknowledged a recession was "certainly a possibility."\n"What we\'re seeing here is a (stock) market trying to absorb the Fed\'s tightening and basically trying to put in a low in a bear market," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"We have yields that are coming down, and so that\'s helping stocks," he said. "For now, the market has probably discounted somewhat of a mild recession."\nGauges of factory activity released on Thursday in Japan, Britain, the euro zone and United States all softened in June, with U.S. producers reporting the first outright drop in new orders in two years.\nManufacturing growth is slowing worldwide partly because China\'s COVID-19 curbs and Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine have disrupted supply chains and added to inflation problems.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 194.23 points, or 0.64%, to 30,677.36, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 35.84 points, or 0.95%, to 3,795.73 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 179.11 points, or 1.62%, to 11,232.19.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX lost 0.82% and MSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS gained 0.43%.\nIn the U.S. bond market, yields fell, partly on a growing belief that yields may have topped for the near term even if inflation stays high.\nYields have dropped from their highest level in more than a decade, reached before last week’s Fed meeting, when the U.S. central bank hiked rates by 75 basis points, the biggest increase since 1994.\nBenchmark U.S. 10-year yields fell to 3.005%, before rebounding to 3.070%. They have dropped from 3.498% on June 14, the highest since April 2011. US10YT=RR\nCopper prices slumped as rising interest rates and weak economic data fed worries about demand.\nCopper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) hit its lowest level since February 2021.\nIn the foreign exchange market, the euro slid across the board following the weaker-than-expected German and French PMI data.\nAgainst the dollar, the euro EUR=EBS declined 0.5% to $1.0509. It earlier declined below a key $1.05 level for the third time this week. The euro also declined 1.4% versus the Japanese currency to 141.85 yen. EURJPY=EBS\nOil prices ended lower as investors weighed the risk of a recession. Brent crude LCOc1 futures fell $1.69 to settle at $110.05 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures dropped $1.92 to settle at $104.27.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nCopper/goldhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3n8qsIK\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York Additional reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Karen Brettell in New York, and Huw Jones in London Editing by David Gregorio and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Technology shares including Apple Inc AAPL.O and defensive shares gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost as investors continued to worry about a potential recession. Gauges of factory activity released on Thursday in Japan, Britain, the euro zone and United States all softened in June, with U.S. producers reporting the first outright drop in new orders in two years. Manufacturing growth is slowing worldwide partly because China's COVID-19 curbs and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have disrupted supply chains and added to inflation problems.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Technology shares including Apple Inc AAPL.O and defensive shares gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost as investors continued to worry about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Stocks in global markets rose on Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-week lows, while copper was at 16-month lows as investors worried about a possible global economic slowdown. In the U.S. bond market, yields fell, partly on a growing belief that yields may have topped for the near term even if inflation stays high.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. stocks climb as yields fall to two-week low; copper tumbles', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Technology shares including Apple Inc AAPL.O and defensive shares gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost as investors continued to worry about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Stocks in global markets rose on Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-week lows, while copper was at 16-month lows as investors worried about a possible global economic slowdown. Yields have dropped from their highest level in more than a decade, reached before last week’s Fed meeting, when the U.S. central bank hiked rates by 75 basis points, the biggest increase since 1994.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Technology shares including Apple Inc AAPL.O and defensive shares gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost as investors continued to worry about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Stocks in global markets rose on Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-week lows, while copper was at 16-month lows as investors worried about a possible global economic slowdown. "What we\'re seeing here is a (stock) market trying to absorb the Fed\'s tightening and basically trying to put in a low in a bear market," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-the-show-over-for-netflix', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "One company that benefitted majorly from the stay-at-home orders and a world that had been shut down during the early phases of the pandemic was the all-mighty streaming giant Netflix NFLX.\nOnce widely hailed and an investors’ favorite in many portfolios, the tide has shifted significantly for the company throughout 2022.\nThe chart below shows the performance of Netflix shares over the last five years while blending in the S&P 500 for comparison.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs seen, Netflix was once a stellar investment that was undoubtedly a staple in many portfolios. Beginning in late 2021, shares took on a steep downwards trajectory, plummeting and losing an immense amount of value.\nBelow is a year-to-date chart of Netflix shares.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOne word perfectly describes that chart – meltdown. So, what exactly caused this spiral? Is the company still worth your hard-earned cash? Let’s take a look.\nRising Competition\nOnline streaming services have popped up left and right over the last several years, undoubtedly a significant part of the “digital shift” we have undergone.\nA few of these streaming services include Amazon AMZN Prime Video, Apple AAPL TV, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS. All of these services have been pushing boundaries, making the industry much more competitive. Simply put, Netflix is no longer the go-to streaming service it used to be.\nFor example, Netflix used to stream several blockbuster Marvel movies, such as Infinity War and Thor: Ragnarok. Since Disney+ has hit the scene, NFLX has lost access to these beloved movies, undoubtedly causing a shift in sentiment. This is just one example of the company losing ground to its competitors.\nAdditionally, coming into Disney’s latest quarterly report, many believed that since NFLX lost subscribers throughout the quarter, Disney must also have.\nThis turned out to be a significant misconception, as Disney boasted strong net subscriber adds for the quarter, capturing 7.9 million subscribers vs. the 4.5 million expected. Additionally, Disney+ remains on track to achieve its guidance of 230 – 260 million paid subscribers by the end of FY24, which would overtake NFLX in total subscribers.\nSubscriber Growth Slowdown\nOf course, subscriber count is king for the streaming giant. The unfortunate news is that things have recently taken a turn for the worst in this area.\nIn 2021 Q4, the company provided disappointing guidance that it expected new subscriber adds of 2.5 million in 2022 Q1, well below the consensus of seven million expected.\nFast-forward to 2022 Q1, and the company reported that it had lost more than 200,000 subscribers in the quarter; NFLX then provided disheartening guidance again that it was expecting another drop of two million subscribers for the upcoming quarter.\nThe disappointing guidance threw fuel on the fire, with NFLX shares plummeting 35% following the 2022 Q1 earnings report. Simply put, the market priced in the growth slowdown, and the downwards trajectory that shares were on continued.\nCurrent Valuation & Forecasts\nNot all is negative, however. After the sell-off, Netflix now sports much more reasonable valuation levels – a major positive for potential investors. Its forward 12-month P/E ratio of 15.6X is an absolute fraction of 2018 highs of 161.8X and nowhere near its five-year median of 61.1X.\nNFLX currently has a Value Style Score of a B.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAnalysts have dialed back their earnings estimates across the board over the last 60 days, with a 100% revision agreement percentage. The $2.95 EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter reflects a marginal 0.7% decrease in earnings from the year-ago quarter. Additionally, FY22 earnings are expected to slide nearly 3% but are forecasted to climb 10% in FY23.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTop-line forecasts appear solid, with the $32.5 billion revenue estimate for FY22 displaying a notable 9% increase year-over-year. Furthermore, in FY23, revenue is expected to climb an additional 9.1% to $35.4 billion.\nNetflix’s Solutions\nThe company has turned to a solution to turn things around – advertisements. As of now, NFLX doesn’t run any advertisements within its streaming services, and it’s one of the big reasons why the streaming giant has become so popular.\nAfter all, nobody likes ads in the middle of their favorite shows and movies.\nIn a quick turn of events, Netflix has been open and has plans for an ad-based tier within its streaming service. It’s important to note that the ad-based tier will be cheaper and is something that felt inevitable from the start.\nConsumers have been increasingly becoming frustrated with the constant price hikes NFLX has deployed, and this will no doubt alleviate that issue. Previously, NFLX primarily used its pricing power to increase revenue, something many would call a double-edged sword – Netflix makes more money off higher subscription costs but also runs the risk of losing subscribers who refuse to pay more.\nBottom Line\nAll in all, it’s been a very rough stretch for the once-beloved stock. Known for generating immense gains, that story has quickly turned south in 2022.\nCurrently, Netflix’s valuation levels are much more reasonable, and an ad-based tier will undoubtedly help propel the top line. In the near term, I think investors should keep their distance from this stock but also keep an eye out for quarterly results.\nIf subscribers start piling back in, it’s game on for Netflix. At the current moment, however, it seems to be a losing battle, further displayed by its Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nRoku, Inc. (ROKU): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A few of these streaming services include Amazon AMZN Prime Video, Apple AAPL TV, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report One company that benefitted majorly from the stay-at-home orders and a world that had been shut down during the early phases of the pandemic was the all-mighty streaming giant Netflix NFLX.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report A few of these streaming services include Amazon AMZN Prime Video, Apple AAPL TV, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS. Zacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles Big money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry.", 'news_article_title': 'Is the Show Over for Netflix?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A few of these streaming services include Amazon AMZN Prime Video, Apple AAPL TV, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Fast-forward to 2022 Q1, and the company reported that it had lost more than 200,000 subscribers in the quarter; NFLX then provided disheartening guidance again that it was expecting another drop of two million subscribers for the upcoming quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A few of these streaming services include Amazon AMZN Prime Video, Apple AAPL TV, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Additionally, coming into Disney’s latest quarterly report, many believed that since NFLX lost subscribers throughout the quarter, Disney must also have.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/too-bad-netflix-isnt-on-the-block', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nNEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Netflix is in a little jam. The streaming service behind “Stranger Things” may partner with rivals to manage advertising. Yet history shows that media alliances – including its own – can turn into a tangled mess. A better idea would be an outright Netflix sale, if only that would happen.\nCo-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos fittingly confirmed the news on Thursday during the annual advertising confab in Cannes, France. Netflix is moving forward to introduce ads to the $80 billion company’s streaming subscription service in order to support a cheaper package.\nThe contours of the partnership could result in Netflix tapping ad technology and sales teams with a revenue sharing agreement with big name media firms. Comcast’s NBC Universal, which operates streaming competitor Peacock, and Google, which owns YouTube, may be the top contenders https://www.wsj.com/articles/comcasts-nbcuniversal-google-among-frontrunners-to-partner-with-netflix-to-help-create-ad-supported-tier-11655921297?mod=article_inline, according to the Wall Street Journal.\nSuch arrangements can quickly sour though, especially in the media business. Video service Hulu was launched around the same time that Netflix started to offer its streaming product. But its hydra headed ownership which includes Walt Disney and Comcast hamstrung growth efforts. Netflix itself initially formed content agreements with other media companies that were too eager to sell movies and TV series to boss Reed Hastings. Those fell apart when executives realized they were competing with themselves.\nInstead Netflix could in theory be a tempting takeover target. Its market capitalization has fallen almost 70% from $265 billion at the start of this year. Netflix’s enterprise value is at around 15 times forward EBITDA according to Refinitiv, half its average and at a level not seen since a decade ago.\nAnd while it is finally throwing off cash flow, plugging into a firm with deeper pockets and a studio could help fund its ambitious content machine. The $2.2 trillion, cash flush tech giant Apple or even the $172 billion Comcast, home to Universal studio, could be potential buyers if the regulatory environment wasn’t so tough. Too bad for them, Netflix isn’t for sale.\nFollow @jennifersaba https://twitter.com/jennifersaba on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\n- Netflix is in talks with several companies for advertising partnerships, co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said on Thursday at the Cannes Lions ad conference, Reuters reported. “We are talking to all of them now,” he said.\n- Potential partners include Comcast and Alphabet’s Google, the Wall Street Journal reported on June 22, citing people familiar with the matter.\n- Netflix said in April that it is open to offering a lower-priced subscription service with advertising. Currently, Netflix is ad-free and charges a monthly fee.\n(Editing by Lauren Silva Laughlin and Sharon Lam)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Comcast’s NBC Universal, which operates streaming competitor Peacock, and Google, which owns YouTube, may be the top contenders https://www.wsj.com/articles/comcasts-nbcuniversal-google-among-frontrunners-to-partner-with-netflix-to-help-create-ad-supported-tier-11655921297?mod=article_inline, according to the Wall Street Journal. The $2.2 trillion, cash flush tech giant Apple or even the $172 billion Comcast, home to Universal studio, could be potential buyers if the regulatory environment wasn’t so tough. - Netflix is in talks with several companies for advertising partnerships, co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said on Thursday at the Cannes Lions ad conference, Reuters reported.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Netflix is moving forward to introduce ads to the $80 billion company’s streaming subscription service in order to support a cheaper package. - Netflix is in talks with several companies for advertising partnerships, co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said on Thursday at the Cannes Lions ad conference, Reuters reported. - Potential partners include Comcast and Alphabet’s Google, the Wall Street Journal reported on June 22, citing people familiar with the matter.', 'news_article_title': 'Too bad Netflix isn’t on the block', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comcast’s NBC Universal, which operates streaming competitor Peacock, and Google, which owns YouTube, may be the top contenders https://www.wsj.com/articles/comcasts-nbcuniversal-google-among-frontrunners-to-partner-with-netflix-to-help-create-ad-supported-tier-11655921297?mod=article_inline, according to the Wall Street Journal. Video service Hulu was launched around the same time that Netflix started to offer its streaming product. - Netflix is in talks with several companies for advertising partnerships, co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said on Thursday at the Cannes Lions ad conference, Reuters reported.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Netflix is moving forward to introduce ads to the $80 billion company’s streaming subscription service in order to support a cheaper package. The contours of the partnership could result in Netflix tapping ad technology and sales teams with a revenue sharing agreement with big name media firms. - Netflix is in talks with several companies for advertising partnerships, co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said on Thursday at the Cannes Lions ad conference, Reuters reported.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-struggles-for-direction-on-growing-recession-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks indexes were mixed on Thursday as gains in healthcare and megacap technology stocks offset losses in energy and other economically sensitive sectors amid growing recession fears.\nTrading has remained volatile after a bruising selloff last week sparked by concerns that aggressive interest rate hikes to tame stubborn inflation could hurt economic growth and corporate profits.\nAs government bond yields fell to two-week lows, rate-sensitive growth and technology stocks gained, with Apple Inc AAPL.O adding 0.8% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O 0.9%.\nSectors considered as safer bets in equities such as healthcare .SPXHC, consumer staples .SPLRCS, real estate .SPLRCR and utilities .SPLRCU gained more than 1%, while energy stocks .SPNY slid 4.7% as crude prices fell $1 a barrel. O/R\n"You\'re in the bottoming process and you\'ll get these little bounces," said Aaron Clark, portfolio manager at GW&K Investment Management.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has struggled to make a headway after it confirmed a bear market last week, marking a 20% decline from its record closing peak in January.\n"What we really need is for earnings estimates to come down ... to establish a good bottom. Despite all the talks of recession, earnings revisions are still positive so far this year."\nIn his second day of testimony to Congress, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank\'s commitment to rein in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional" but it comes with the risk of higher unemployment.\nBig Wall Street banks Citigroup C.N and Goldman Sachs GS.N now see a bigger chance of a recession.\nRising inflation is also taking a toll on consumer confidence as latest data showed business activity slowed considerably in June.\nAt 12:49 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 138.70 points, or 0.46%, at 30,344.43, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 6.39 points, or 0.17%, at 3,753.50, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 40.19 points, or 0.36%, at 11,093.27.\nBank stocks dropped, with Bank of America BAC.N down 3.6% ahead of the Fed\'s 2022 stress test results, which will assess how much capital banks would need to withstand a severe economic downturn.\nSnowflake Inc SNOW.N climbed 8.9% after J.P. Morgan upgraded the cloud software company\'s stock to "overweight" from "neutral".\nMeanwhile, U.S. corporations with big oversees operations have started to flag risks from dollar, which hit a 20-year high earlier this month.\nAccenture Plc ACN.N fell 1.1% after IT services company tempered its earnings expectations for the year due to rising inflation and a stronger dollar.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.00-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.25-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 38 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 26 new highs and 133 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and Boleslaw Lasocki in Gdansk; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As government bond yields fell to two-week lows, rate-sensitive growth and technology stocks gained, with Apple Inc AAPL.O adding 0.8% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O 0.9%. Trading has remained volatile after a bruising selloff last week sparked by concerns that aggressive interest rate hikes to tame stubborn inflation could hurt economic growth and corporate profits. Sectors considered as safer bets in equities such as healthcare .SPXHC, consumer staples .SPLRCS, real estate .SPLRCR and utilities .SPLRCU gained more than 1%, while energy stocks .SPNY slid 4.7% as crude prices fell $1 a barrel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As government bond yields fell to two-week lows, rate-sensitive growth and technology stocks gained, with Apple Inc AAPL.O adding 0.8% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O 0.9%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks indexes were mixed on Thursday as gains in healthcare and megacap technology stocks offset losses in energy and other economically sensitive sectors amid growing recession fears. The S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 38 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 26 new highs and 133 new lows.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street struggles for direction on growing recession fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As government bond yields fell to two-week lows, rate-sensitive growth and technology stocks gained, with Apple Inc AAPL.O adding 0.8% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O 0.9%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks indexes were mixed on Thursday as gains in healthcare and megacap technology stocks offset losses in energy and other economically sensitive sectors amid growing recession fears. Despite all the talks of recession, earnings revisions are still positive so far this year."', 'news_textrank_summary': "As government bond yields fell to two-week lows, rate-sensitive growth and technology stocks gained, with Apple Inc AAPL.O adding 0.8% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O 0.9%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks indexes were mixed on Thursday as gains in healthcare and megacap technology stocks offset losses in energy and other economically sensitive sectors amid growing recession fears. Bank stocks dropped, with Bank of America BAC.N down 3.6% ahead of the Fed's 2022 stress test results, which will assess how much capital banks would need to withstand a severe economic downturn."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-workers-in-maryland-form-union', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Workers at a store of iPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL) in Towson, Maryland recently voted in favor of joining a union. This move is being considered an important one for the movement of organized labor. The Towson store is the first unionized Apple store in the United States.\nThe vote to form a union is being considered as a defeat for Apple, which has for long opposed the formation of union. The first Apple union could also motivate workers at other stores to form unions for the improvement of work life of all employees.\nThe voting tally stood at 65 votes in favor and 33 opposed. Around 110 employees were eligible to vote to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Voting began on Wednesday and went on till Saturday evening.\nThe National Labor Relations Board or NLRB is yet to certify the votes and this process could take up to one week. Apple is required to bargain with the union over working conditions after the vote is certified, according to the NLRB.\nThe Towson store isn\'t one of Apple\'s so-called "flagship" stores in a big city. It is a small store located inside a mall.\nThe store got attention from the Apple management as soon as workers announced plans to unionize. Apple\'s head of retail and HR, Deirdre O\'Brien, visited the location in May. A recorded message from O\'Brien circulated among employees after the union drives went public discouraged retail workers from joining unions, saying that doing so would make it harder for the company to respond to employee concerns. She said unions are not committed to the company\'s employees.\nWorkers are now seeking more input over pay and working conditions, like how the stores handle Covid safety and other operations.\nIn a letter sent to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the workers said. "To be clear, the decision to form a union is about us as workers gaining access to rights that we do not currently have."\nThe Towson store is one of several Apple stores, which have publicly announced union drives and other retail organizers at other locations are watching its results closely. Two high-traffic, high-volume stores in New York, the Grand Central Terminal and World Trade Center locations, have shown that they are unionizing, but are yet to be officially included in the list.\nThe Apple retail union at the Towson store will not be of its Apple\'s core business model of selling devices and services. Although Apple stores are a key channel for selling products, Apple also sells through its website and retail partners like carriers.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Workers at a store of iPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL) in Towson, Maryland recently voted in favor of joining a union. Workers are now seeking more input over pay and working conditions, like how the stores handle Covid safety and other operations. Two high-traffic, high-volume stores in New York, the Grand Central Terminal and World Trade Center locations, have shown that they are unionizing, but are yet to be officially included in the list.', 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - Workers at a store of iPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL) in Towson, Maryland recently voted in favor of joining a union. A recorded message from O'Brien circulated among employees after the union drives went public discouraged retail workers from joining unions, saying that doing so would make it harder for the company to respond to employee concerns. The Towson store is one of several Apple stores, which have publicly announced union drives and other retail organizers at other locations are watching its results closely.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Workers In Maryland Form Union', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Workers at a store of iPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL) in Towson, Maryland recently voted in favor of joining a union. The vote to form a union is being considered as a defeat for Apple, which has for long opposed the formation of union. The first Apple union could also motivate workers at other stores to form unions for the improvement of work life of all employees.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Workers at a store of iPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL) in Towson, Maryland recently voted in favor of joining a union. The first Apple union could also motivate workers at other stores to form unions for the improvement of work life of all employees. The Towson store is one of several Apple stores, which have publicly announced union drives and other retail organizers at other locations are watching its results closely.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-is-now-the-right-time-to-add-shares', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) business is booming, but its stock is down, is it a good time to buy? In this video clip from "The Future of Fintech" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 9, Fool.com contributors Danny Vena and Jason Hall share some info about why it may be a good time to purchase more Apple shares.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nDanny Vena: If you look at the fact that Apple had one of the biggest quarters, or if not the biggest quarter in its history and its stock is currently down 20% because all stocks are down. Then I would say, relative to the opportunity in the fact that the company is continuing to expand its business. It\'s got a really solid dividend, only pays about 23-24% of its profits to fund the dividend and people continue to line up to buy its products. I personally think it\'s a buy, and that\'s why I added two shares here in the last month.\nJason Hall: Ken Erickson says, it seems like a good play for Apple and they have a ton of data on customers. I think that\'s a really good point. I bet they know how many times people go in the App Store and look up Apple buy now, pay later, or Apple credit card or Apple bank account. They know what people are using. [laughs] I think that\'s maybe an underappreciated competitive advantage that Apple has.\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. Jason Hall has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) business is booming, but its stock is down, is it a good time to buy? Find out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now Our award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. Jason Hall: Ken Erickson says, it seems like a good play for Apple and they have a ton of data on customers.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) business is booming, but its stock is down, is it a good time to buy? In this video clip from "The Future of Fintech" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 9, Fool.com contributors Danny Vena and Jason Hall share some info about why it may be a good time to purchase more Apple shares. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock-Is Now the Right Time To Add Shares?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) business is booming, but its stock is down, is it a good time to buy? In this video clip from "The Future of Fintech" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 9, Fool.com contributors Danny Vena and Jason Hall share some info about why it may be a good time to purchase more Apple shares. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) business is booming, but its stock is down, is it a good time to buy? In this video clip from "The Future of Fintech" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 9, Fool.com contributors Danny Vena and Jason Hall share some info about why it may be a good time to purchase more Apple shares. *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Danny Vena: If you look at the fact that Apple had one of the biggest quarters, or if not the biggest quarter in its history and its stock is currently down 20% because all stocks are down.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-buy-now-pay-later-trends-smart-investors-are-watching', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It's official: The S&P 500 index is in a bear market, with the index falling more than 20% since peaking in early January. Investors are focusing on inflation and rising interest rates, which have rippled across the economy.\nOne area facing increasing pressures is the once-hot buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry. After explosive growth in recent years, BNPL companies could be facing a reckoning. Here are five industry trends that you should be watching.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Inflation will weigh on consumers\nThe consumer price index (CPI), a measure of inflation, increased 8.6% year over year in May, higher than economists expected and the fastest since December 1981. One concern is that inflation weighs on consumers, who could cut spending on goods and services -- reducing opportunities for BNPL companies.\nAnother concern is that consumers use BNPL loans more to pay for things without knowing how much debt they are taking on. This could result in BNPL companies taking larger losses.\nOne metric to pay attention to is the provision for credit losses, which measures money set aside in a given period to cover expected losses on loans that could default. For example, the stand-alone BNPL company Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) posted a $182.6 million provision for credit losses through the nine months ended March 31, up from $40.4 million from the previous year.\nThis comes as BNPL companies already rack up losses. Affirm's net loss was $520 million through the nine months ended March 31. Privately held Swedish fintech Klarna saw operating losses of $688 million last year, while Australia-based Afterpay (now owned by Block) put up $113 million in losses during its 2021 fiscal year ended last June.\nAFRM Net Income (TTM) data by YCharts\n2. Higher interest rates will put pressure on BNPL companies\nThe Federal Reserve is committed to raising interest rates to tackle inflationary pressures not seen since the 1980s. This year, the Fed has increased the federal funds rate from near zero to a 1.75% upper range. Fed policy makers expect interest rates to reach 3.4% by the end of this year.\nTarget Federal Funds Rate Upper Limit data by YCharts\nBNPL companies performed well when interest rates were low, which led to cheaper funding costs and plenty of cash to make loans to consumers.\nHowever, rising interest rates and economic uncertainty have caused borrowing costs to increase significantly. For example, Klarna saw borrowing costs rise to their highest on record.\nThese higher rates will put more pressure on stand-alone BNPL companies like Affirm, while companies with large cash balances or banking charters like Block could fare better.\n3. Consumers are using debt to pay BNPL loans\nIn one survey by LendingTree, 42% of BNP borrowers paid late on one of their loans. In another survey by U.K.-based Citizens Advice, 42% of BNPL users borrowed money from friends and family, credit cards, or personal loans to pay down their BNPL debt, including 51% of those aged 18 to 34.\nIndustry watchdogs argue that BNPL is too easy to use, causing consumers to take on more debt than they can handle. That leads us to the next headwind.\n4. Regulators are increasing scrutiny of the industry\nIn January, the U.S. federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) opened an inquiry into BNPL lenders, citing concerns about growing consumer debt and data harvesting. The CFPB wants BNPL loans reported to credit-rating agencies so lenders can see how much debt a consumer has, while consumers would see their payment record on these loans reflected in their credit history.\nEuropean countries are concerned too, and in May, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection said it was opening an investigation into Klarna's checkout service.\n5. Apple's entry into the space adds more competition\nAs if BNPL companies didn't face enough headwinds, now they also confront fresh competition from one of the largest companies in the world. This month, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) said it would launch its own BNPL installment loan option, Apple Pay Later. Apple sits on $80 billion in cash, which it can use to finance the business.\nI'll be interested to see how Apple performs once it rolls out its product, which could threaten stand-alone Affirm, along with PayPal and Block, which acquired BNPL businesses last year.\nGiven the many pressures BNPL companies face over the next year or two, as an investor I'll be sitting on the sidelines until the dust settles.\n10 stocks we like better than Affirm Holdings, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Affirm Holdings, Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nCourtney Carlsen has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Apple, Block, Inc., and PayPal Holdings. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This month, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) said it would launch its own BNPL installment loan option, Apple Pay Later. One concern is that inflation weighs on consumers, who could cut spending on goods and services -- reducing opportunities for BNPL companies. European countries are concerned too, and in May, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection said it was opening an investigation into Klarna's checkout service.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'This month, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) said it would launch its own BNPL installment loan option, Apple Pay Later. For example, the stand-alone BNPL company Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) posted a $182.6 million provision for credit losses through the nine months ended March 31, up from $40.4 million from the previous year. Target Federal Funds Rate Upper Limit data by YCharts BNPL companies performed well when interest rates were low, which led to cheaper funding costs and plenty of cash to make loans to consumers.', 'news_article_title': '5 Buy Now, Pay Later Trends Smart Investors Are Watching', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This month, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) said it would launch its own BNPL installment loan option, Apple Pay Later. For example, the stand-alone BNPL company Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) posted a $182.6 million provision for credit losses through the nine months ended March 31, up from $40.4 million from the previous year. Affirm's net loss was $520 million through the nine months ended March 31.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'This month, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) said it would launch its own BNPL installment loan option, Apple Pay Later. For example, the stand-alone BNPL company Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) posted a $182.6 million provision for credit losses through the nine months ended March 31, up from $40.4 million from the previous year. Higher interest rates will put pressure on BNPL companies The Federal Reserve is committed to raising interest rates to tackle inflationary pressures not seen since the 1980s.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-buy-apple-stock-two-key-issues-to-consider', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWith Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares at a new 2022 low last week, there was news that had investors concerned. It wasn’t another lockdown at a Chinese assembly plant, or another delayed product release. This time, it was in the company’s own back yard and something that could impact the profitability of its Apple Stores. For the first time, an Apple Store — in Towson, Maryland — has voted to unionize. Is this a sign of trouble ahead for AAPL stock?\nThat’s one way of looking at it. I take a different viewpoint. Apple Stores are a big deal for the company. They bring in massive revenue and they are a key vector for showing off products, helping to drive more sales. If staff gets paid a bit more as a result of a unionization drive, is that really such a bad thing? I’m more focused on what’s in Apple’s product pipeline and how that is going to keep driving AAPL stock growth.\nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple Inc. $137.43\nApple Stores May Get More Expensive to Operate\nIt’s hard to picture the scale of Apple’s retail footprint. Official numbers are also hard to come by, but there have been various studies published over the years, along with a few tidbits from Apple itself.\n7 REITs to Buy for a Profitable Summer\nApple lists retail store locations in the U.S. That number is approximately 270. In addition, the company operates retail stores throughout the world, bringing the total to over 500. Going back to 2015, it was reported that each of those stores on average employs roughly 100 part-time and full-time employees. The current Apple Store employee count stands at roughly 65,000 and, according to the Washington Post, each of those workers currently earns from $17 to over $30 per hour. In addition, they receive between $1,000 and $2,000 in AAPL stock.\nWith those kinds of numbers, the cost of operating an Apple Store is considerable. Add in the rent (Apple Stores tend to be in prime locations) and Apple is spending a lot of money here. Should investors be worried about the prospect of rising wages for Apple Store employees if the unionization drive gains steam?\nThe reality is that rising wages are unlikely to have a big impact. In 2017, it was reported that Apple is the nation’s top-performing retailer in terms of sales per square foot. Apple Stores generated a staggering $5,546 per square foot in sales that year, leaving other retailers in the dust. Sales through Apple Stores and the company’s website made up 36% of the company’s $366 billion in revenue for 2021.\nIn comparison, the possibility of wage increases for Apple Store retail employees is a drop in the bucket. I’m not concerned about it derailing AAPL stock. \nPipeline Products Set to Move the Needle on AAPL Stock\nIf you are worried about the prospect of higher retail wages cutting into Apple’s growth momentum, consider the company’s product pipeline.\nThose Apple Stores aren’t just retail outlets; they also serve as crucial demonstration locations. When a new product is released, consumers flock to Apple stores to see it and try it out for themselves. There’s a good chance that a demo and hands-on experience will lead to a sale.\nWith that in mind, think about the products we know are in Apple’s product pipeline. There’s the all-new M2 MacBook Air coming in July, a completely redesigned version of the company’s best-selling Mac. We know the iPhone 14 series will be announced in September. We also know the company has an AR headset in the wings — it has reportedly already been demonstrated to the Apple board of directors. That one will be positioned to take full advantage of the hype around the metaverse, tech’s next big thing.\nIn short, Apple has plenty of products in the pipeline that are capable of moving the AAPL stock needle. Don’t worry about Apple Store wages potentially eating into that revenue. Instead, celebrate the fact that Apple has highly trained retail employees and high profile locations where these new products can be demonstrated to further drum up sales.\nBottom Line: Should You Buy AAPL Stock?\nThere is no avoiding the reality of 2022. It has been tough on many tech stocks and Apple is no different. AAPL stock is down over 25% since the start of the year.\nHowever, the long-term prospects for this tech titan are positive. AAPL stock still earns a “B” rating in my Portfolio Grader, with the company well-positioned to deliver, especially once we’re through the current uncertainty. Possibly having to pay its retail workers more will sting, but only a little, and it’s an investment worth making. So is AAPL stock, at least if long-term growth is what you’re after.\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Should You Buy Apple Stock? Two Key Issues to Consider appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL stock still earns a “B” rating in my Portfolio Grader, with the company well-positioned to deliver, especially once we’re through the current uncertainty. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares at a new 2022 low last week, there was news that had investors concerned. Is this a sign of trouble ahead for AAPL stock?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $137.43 Apple Stores May Get More Expensive to Operate It’s hard to picture the scale of Apple’s retail footprint. Pipeline Products Set to Move the Needle on AAPL Stock If you are worried about the prospect of higher retail wages cutting into Apple’s growth momentum, consider the company’s product pipeline. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares at a new 2022 low last week, there was news that had investors concerned.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Buy Apple Stock? Two Key Issues to Consider', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'I’m more focused on what’s in Apple’s product pipeline and how that is going to keep driving AAPL stock growth. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares at a new 2022 low last week, there was news that had investors concerned. Is this a sign of trouble ahead for AAPL stock?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares at a new 2022 low last week, there was news that had investors concerned. Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple Inc. $137.43 Apple Stores May Get More Expensive to Operate It’s hard to picture the scale of Apple’s retail footprint. Pipeline Products Set to Move the Needle on AAPL Stock If you are worried about the prospect of higher retail wages cutting into Apple’s growth momentum, consider the company’s product pipeline.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/googl-stock-is-the-safest-buy-as-faang-crashes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is not having a great year. Shares are down 23% year to date. However, it could be much worse.\nSome of the other FAANG stocks have absolutely imploded. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), for example, is down a stunning 70% so far in 2022 amid the streaming industry’s woes.\nThere is a lot of uncertainty in the FAANG stocks in general. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for example, faces supply chain chaos due to its concentration of manufacturing capacity in China.\n7 REITs to Buy for a Profitable Summer\nWith both short-term traders and investors dumping FAANG stocks, are there any of them still worth owning? Yes, Alphabet is still worth the risk.\nGOOGL Alphabet $2,229.75\nA Closer Look a GOOGL Stock\nAnalysts now believe that Alphabet will generate $112.25 per share of earnings in 2022. This puts GOOGL stock at just 19 times this year’s projected earnings.\nThey also see those earnings per share rising to $133.35 in 2023 and $152.09 in 2024. This would put Alphabet at a mere 16 times 2023 earnings and 14 times projected 2024 earnings.\nThis is simply incredible stuff. It’s one thing for a slow-growing company to sell at a sub-20 P/E ratio, but this is Alphabet that we’re talking about. Alphabet has grown earnings per share at 22% per year compounded over the past decade.\nSimilarly, it has grown free cash flow per share at 20% per year compounded as well. These are the sorts of figures that should have investors salivating. Instead, GOOGL stock has headed to a discount compared to the S&P 500 overall.\nMorningstar Sees Huge Upside\nMorningstar senior equity analyst Ali Mogharabi has a fair value target of $3,600 for GOOGL stock today.\nThis means that Alphabet is, if Mogharabi is correct, 39% undervalued. That is a tremendous margin of safety for such a large and stable company as this one.\nMogharabi believes Alphabet should trade at an enterprise value to EBITDA multiple of 20. Analysts use EV/EBITDA as a quick gauge of a company’s valuation excluding cash compared to its ability to generate cash flows on an annual basis.\nDating back to 2016, GOOGL stock has historically traded in a range between 16 and 20 times EV/EBITDA. It’s currently at 13 now. While Mogharabi’s price target is at the high end of that range, even getting back to just 16 times would put GOOGL stock at around $2,750 versus today’s $2,100 share price.\nAlphabet Is A Resilient Business\nIt’s well-known that Alphabet’s cash cow is in its search business. The Google search engine remains a one-of-kind asset with almost no competition in most parts of the world. The company’s incredible ability to integrate search across other forms, such as the Android platform, has been legendary.\nBut there’s more to Alphabet than just core search. The YouTube business has become an enviable cash flow machine in recent years. Despite increasing advertisement loads there dramatically, viewership remains off-the-charts.\nAnd then there’s everything else.\nGoogle’s cloud business continues to grow at a rapid rate. Profitability has been an issue for the cloud division to date, but presumably Google will get it figured out sooner or later.\nBeyond that, there’s Alphabet’s array of moonshots and other ventures. Be it quantum computing, self-driving, artificial intelligence or any of the other countless irons in the fire, it seems some of these are bound to pay off in a major way with time.\nGOOGL Stock’s Bottom Line\nYou can make a case for some of the other FAANG stocks here. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) could see a serious rebound if the economy doesn’t slow down as badly as feared. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) looks like a deep value here if its ad sales don’t see further trouble.\nOverall, however, if you just want one FAANG stock that can hold up in this market tumble, Alphabet is that pick. The company’s combination of massive cash flows from the core search business and its moonshots give investors a strong mix of defensive assets and growth-positioned programs.\nOn the date of publication, Ian Bezek held a long position in META stock. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post GOOGL Stock Is the Safest Buy as FAANG Crashes appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for example, faces supply chain chaos due to its concentration of manufacturing capacity in China. 7 REITs to Buy for a Profitable Summer With both short-term traders and investors dumping FAANG stocks, are there any of them still worth owning? Be it quantum computing, self-driving, artificial intelligence or any of the other countless irons in the fire, it seems some of these are bound to pay off in a major way with time.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for example, faces supply chain chaos due to its concentration of manufacturing capacity in China. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is not having a great year. This puts GOOGL stock at just 19 times this year’s projected earnings.', 'news_article_title': 'GOOGL Stock Is the Safest Buy as FAANG Crashes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for example, faces supply chain chaos due to its concentration of manufacturing capacity in China. Shares are down 23% year to date. GOOGL Alphabet $2,229.75 A Closer Look a GOOGL Stock Analysts now believe that Alphabet will generate $112.25 per share of earnings in 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for example, faces supply chain chaos due to its concentration of manufacturing capacity in China. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is not having a great year. GOOGL Alphabet $2,229.75 A Closer Look a GOOGL Stock Analysts now believe that Alphabet will generate $112.25 per share of earnings in 2022.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-and-android-phones-hacked-by-italian-spyware-google-says-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Zeba Siddiqui\nSAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (Reuters) - An Italian company\'s hacking tools were used to spy on Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google said in a report on Thursday.\nMilan-based RCS Lab, whose website claims European law enforcement agencies as clients, developed tools to spy on private messages and contacts of the targeted devices, the report said.\nGoogle\'s findings on RCS Lab comes as European and American regulators weigh potential new rules over the sale and import of spyware.\n"These vendors are enabling the proliferation of dangerous hacking tools and arming governments that would not be able to develop these capabilities in-house," Google said.\nApple and the governments of Italy and Kazakhstan did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nRCS Lab said its products and services comply with European rules and help law enforcement agencies investigate crimes.\n"RCS Lab personnel are not exposed, nor participate in any activities conducted by the relevant customers," it told Reuters in an email, adding that it condemned any abuse of its products.\nGoogle said it had taken steps to protect users of its Android operating system and alerted them about the spyware.\nThe global industry making spyware for governments has been growing, with more and more companies developing interception tools for law enforcement organizations. Anti-surveillance activists accuse them of aiding governments that in some cases are using such tools to crack down on human rights and civil rights.\nThe industry came under a global spotlight when the Israeli surveillance firm NSO’s Pegasus spyware was in recent years found to have been used by multiple governments to spy on journalists, activists, and dissidents.\nWhile RCS Lab\'s tool may not be as stealthy as Pegasus, it can still read messages and view passwords, said Bill Marczak, a security researcher with digital watchdog Citizen Lab.\n"This shows that even though these devices are ubiquitous, there’s still a long way to go in securing them against these powerful attacks," he added.\nOn its website, RCS Lab describes itself as a maker of "lawful interception" technologies and services including voice, data collection and "tracking systems." It says it handles 10,000 intercepted targets daily in Europe alone.\nGoogle researchers found RCS Lab had previously collaborated with the controversial, defunct Italian spy firm Hacking Team, which had similarly created surveillance software for foreign governments to tap into phones and computers.\nHacking Team went bust after it became a victim of a major hack in 2015 that led to a disclosure of numerous internal documents.\nIn some cases, Google said it believed hackers using RCS spyware worked with the target\'s internet service provider, which suggests they had ties to government-backed actors, said Billy Leonard, a senior researcher at Google.\n(Reporting by Zeba Siddiqui in San Francisco; editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (Reuters) - An Italian company's hacking tools were used to spy on Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google said in a report on Thursday. Milan-based RCS Lab, whose website claims European law enforcement agencies as clients, developed tools to spy on private messages and contacts of the targeted devices, the report said. Google researchers found RCS Lab had previously collaborated with the controversial, defunct Italian spy firm Hacking Team, which had similarly created surveillance software for foreign governments to tap into phones and computers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (Reuters) - An Italian company's hacking tools were used to spy on Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google said in a report on Thursday. Milan-based RCS Lab, whose website claims European law enforcement agencies as clients, developed tools to spy on private messages and contacts of the targeted devices, the report said. The global industry making spyware for governments has been growing, with more and more companies developing interception tools for law enforcement organizations.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware, Google says', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (Reuters) - An Italian company's hacking tools were used to spy on Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google said in a report on Thursday. Milan-based RCS Lab, whose website claims European law enforcement agencies as clients, developed tools to spy on private messages and contacts of the targeted devices, the report said. RCS Lab said its products and services comply with European rules and help law enforcement agencies investigate crimes.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (Reuters) - An Italian company's hacking tools were used to spy on Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google said in a report on Thursday. Milan-based RCS Lab, whose website claims European law enforcement agencies as clients, developed tools to spy on private messages and contacts of the targeted devices, the report said. Google researchers found RCS Lab had previously collaborated with the controversial, defunct Italian spy firm Hacking Team, which had similarly created surveillance software for foreign governments to tap into phones and computers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/shopify-shop-unveils-new-tools-to-beat-market-slowdown', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shopify SHOP recently unveiled a plethora of new features and updates to its first-ever semi-annual showcase — Shopify Editions.\nShopify launched more than 100 new tools, including ones to support business-to-business as it is expanding operations in the wholesale market, and TokenGate commerce, where customers can connect their crypto wallets to a store and enjoy special features.\nThe company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google.\nThe Twitter sales channel allows merchants to connect with consumers directly from their Twitter profiles. Shopify noted that it is the first time a commerce platform has partnered with a social media company.\nThe recent integration with Apple enables shoppers to use Apple smartphones against the terminal to pay for goods. While this may not be a new feature in retail but Apple’s recent Pay Later installments added a whole new dimension to retail marketing.\nShopify’s Google feature syncs local inventory data with the Shopify platform to let customers know when a particular product is in stock.\nShopify Inc. Price and Consensus\nShopify Inc. price-consensus-chart | Shopify Inc. Quote\nShopify Taps into New Markets to Drive Performance\nShopify hit the jackpot during the COVID-19-induced pandemic as global brands and small stores were setting up online platforms to sell products as retail markets closed down. This created a boom in the e-commerce space.\nHowever, this was a momentary hike in the market since the economy opened and retail stores started winning back their lost customers. Inflation and possible signs of recession have aggravated the current market scenario, which in turn slowed down the growth in the e-commerce market.\nAs a result, investors were wary of the future growth of the company. Shopify’s stock plunged 75.5% compared with the Zacks Internet Services industry’s decline of 25.1% in the year-to-date period.\nTo counter this, Shopify has forayed into the wholesale market, which is far bigger than direct-to-consumer from a market capitalization point of view.\nThe company is changing its operational strategies in the retail business segment to address the growing demand for consumer-to-consumer rather than direct-consumer.\nPeople are shopping via social media platforms where people can advertise their products and pay through their phones. The recent partnership with Apple and Twitter will help Shopify address the changing dynamics in the retail market.\nShopify has entered the NFT space with its TokenGate commerce platform, which will aid it in attracting a whole new group of customers and gaining access to a whole new asset class.\nThe new unique feature of this platform is that the company is not operating as a NFT trading or selling platform. Rather it provides NFT holders exclusive access to special products, perks and experiences unavailable on other platforms.\nAlthough the short-term growth prospects look bleak for the company under the current market scenario, the recent launch of new products and foray into new markets will help it generate new revenue sources in the long haul, thus impacting revenue growth positively. This will impact shareholders' wealth positively.\nShopify currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nShopify Inc. (SHOP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify launched more than 100 new tools, including ones to support business-to-business as it is expanding operations in the wholesale market, and TokenGate commerce, where customers can connect their crypto wallets to a store and enjoy special features.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Twitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Shopify (SHOP) Unveils New Tools to Beat Market Slowdown', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The new unique feature of this platform is that the company is not operating as a NFT trading or selling platform.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify’s Google feature syncs local inventory data with the Shopify platform to let customers know when a particular product is in stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-august-5th-options-begin-trading', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 5th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new August 5th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\nThe put contract at the $120.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.85. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $120.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $118.15 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AAPL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $137.86/share today.\nBecause the $120.00 strike represents an approximate 13% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 92%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 1.54% return on the cash commitment, or 13.09% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.\nBelow is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, and highlighting in green where the $120.00 strike is located relative to that history:\nTurning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $140.00 strike price has a current bid of $5.85. If an investor was to purchase shares of AAPL stock at the current price level of $137.86/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $140.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 5.80% if the stock gets called away at the August 5th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL\'s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140.00 strike highlighted in red:\nConsidering the fact that the $140.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 54%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 4.24% boost of extra return to the investor, or 36.02% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.\nThe implied volatility in the put contract example is 45%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 38%.\nMeanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 252 trading day closing values as well as today\'s price of $137.86) to be 30%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nTop YieldBoost Calls of the Nasdaq 100 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $140.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 5th expiration.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $140.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 5th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new August 5th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL August 5th Options Begin Trading', 'news_lexrank_summary': "At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new August 5th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $140.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 5th expiration.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $140.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 5th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new August 5th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tqqq-xhyc%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 23,600,000 units, or a 5.5% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1%, and Microsoft is higher by about 1.2%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the XHYC ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: TQQQ, XHYC: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1%, and Microsoft is higher by about 1.2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the XHYC ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, XHYC: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 23,600,000 units, or a 5.5% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the XHYC ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, XHYC: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'TQQQ, XHYC: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 23,600,000 units, or a 5.5% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1%, and Microsoft is higher by about 1.2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the XHYC ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 23,600,000 units, or a 5.5% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the XHYC ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, XHYC: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-creator-friendly-policy-to-aid-engagement', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms META is continuing its creator-friendly policy by not charging any fees for Subscriptions, Badges, Paid Online Events and Bulletin until Jan 1, 2024.\n\nThe company also announced that it is opening Facebook Stars to all eligible creators across multiple formats: Facebook Live, on-demand videos and Facebook Reels. Facebook Stars are digital goods that users can buy to support creators.\n\nThe latest moves, which expand monetization opportunities for creators, are a part of Meta’s initiatives to retain existing as well as attract new creators who are essential to boost user engagement across Facebook and Instagram.\nNew Features to Help Creators Develop Business for Metaverse\nMeta has been undertaking several initiatives to help creators develop their own businesses and prepare for the metaverse. The company recently announced several new features and tools across Facebook and Instagram for creators.\n\nCreators are expected to play a key role in developing the metaverse economy. Meta’s latest initiatives will surely benefit them in creating attractive brands and products for the metaverse.\n\nMeta is now testing Interoperable Subscriber Groups on Facebook. Through this, creators can receive payments from users on other platforms, and automatically add them to subscribers-only Facebook groups. Meta is also expanding its test of digital collectibles like NFTs on Instagram as it continues to build for the metaverse.\n\nThe metaverse space has become the company’s key focus in recent times due to the huge growth opportunities it presents. Meta is expected to spend more than $10 billion over the next 10 years to build the metaverse.\n Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\n The metaverse market, globally, is expected to reach $800 billion by 2024, per a Bloomberg report. According to a latest report from Fortune Business Insights, the global metaverse market is expected to witness a CAGR of 47.6% between 2022 and 2029 to reach from an estimated $100.27 billion in 2022 to $1,527.55 billion by 2029.\n\nMeta has been a frontrunner in grabbing this opportunity, given its experience in developing devices like the Quest headset. Meta is also set to release the higher-end headset — Project Cambria — later this year, which is anticipated help it retain the leading position in the Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality device space.\n\nAdditionally, Meta is anticipated to launch a digital clothing store where users can purchase designer outfits for their avatars in the metaverse. Brands like Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne will be initially available for purchase.\nWhat Awaits Meta Stock in 2022?\nMeta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that has made ad targeting difficult. Intensifying competition for ad dollars and user engagement from the likes of Snap SNAP, Twitter TWTR and TikTok have been other headwind.\n\nShares of this social-networking giant are down 53.7% year to date, underperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector, which has dropped 30.6% over the same time frame. Snap shares are down 72.2% while Twitter’s has declined 10.9%.\n\nThe ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has hurt advertisers’ budgets. Rising inflation as well as slowing economy is expected to trigger budget cuts. This doesn’t bode well for Meta as well as its ad-revenue-dependent peers like Twitter and Snap.\n\nNevertheless, Snap is benefiting from improving user engagement, particularly in the 13-34-year-old demography, which is expanding its advertiser base. Snap is also providing competition to Meta in the metaverse. Snap has collaborated with Vogue to feature a virtual try-on experience of select pieces from Balenciaga, Dior and Gucci, which will be available for Snapchatters globally.\n\nMeta expects engagement headwinds and ad-targeting difficulty due to Apple’s iOS changes to hurt advertising revenue growth throughout 2022. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s second-quarter guidance also reflects macroeconomic and forex concerns. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Meta's second-quarter 2022 revenues is currently pegged at $29.03 billion, indicating 0.2% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter. The consensus mark for earnings stands at $2.57 per share, down 1.2% over the past 30 days and suggesting a decline of 28.81% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSnap Inc. (SNAP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that has made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta is also set to release the higher-end headset — Project Cambria — later this year, which is anticipated help it retain the leading position in the Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality device space.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that has made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote The metaverse market, globally, is expected to reach $800 billion by 2024, per a Bloomberg report.', 'news_article_title': "Meta Platforms' (META) Creator-Friendly Policy to Aid Engagement", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that has made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Snap shares are down 72.2% while Twitter’s has declined 10.9%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that has made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report New Features to Help Creators Develop Business for Metaverse Meta has been undertaking several initiatives to help creators develop their own businesses and prepare for the metaverse.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-stock-is-much-better-positioned-than-other-tech-giants', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is well-positioned to be resilient in the face of slowing economic growth and the valuation of GOOG stock has become quite favorable. As a result, Alphabet’s shares are definitely a buy for many investors.\nAnd for those with a long-term time horizon, Alphabet continues to provide a means of exploiting the tremendous profits that autonomous vehicles will generate.\nTicker Company Price\nGOOG Alphabet Inc. $2,247.74\nResilient to Many Challenges\nAlphabet’s near-monopoly status in the online search engine space leaves it much less vulnerable to the current economic slowdown than its large-tech peers.\n7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nAs a result of this status, Alphabet should not be badly hurt by a number of trends — including the reduction of demand for goods, intensifying competition, China’s struggles, and lower ad budgets — that have negatively impacted a number of other tech giants.\nFor example, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) have been slammed by competition, but Alphabet’s revenue from online search ads will not be materially impacted by competition due to its overwhelming market share in the space. Meanwhile, consumers’ well-documented switch to experiences from products is probably having significant, negative impacts on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). But since Alphabet generates revenue from ads for experiences as well as for goods, it should be much less affected by the goods-to-experiences switch than other tech giants.\nSimilarly, since Alphabet generates very little revenue from China, it should not be, unlike Apple and Microsoft, materially affected by China’s economic issues.\nAnd finally, many companies use Snap’s (NYSE:SNAP) Snapchat as a means of establishing brand identity among young people. When companies’ business slows, brand identity advertising is one of the first items that they cut. Conversely, of course, ads on Google are targeted toward consumers who are looking to buy goods or services immediately.\nWaymo Is Still Likely to Move the Needle Eventually\nFor a couple of years, I have been optimistic about the ability of Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous-driving unit, to drive GOOG stock higher. Waymo’s progression has been slower than I thought, but the division has had some achievements. Specifically, it has expanded its robotaxi service to downtown Phoenix and the city’s airport. It is expected to start a similar service in San Francisco soon and is partnering with UPS (NYSE:UPS) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) to deliver products. Waymo is also partnering with Uber (NYSE:UBER) on autonomous trucks.\nAccording to CNBC, autonomous vehicles are “poised to reach 12% of new car registrations globally by 2030.” It’s a good bet that Waymo will continue to play a major role in the sector as it expands in the coming years.\nAlphabet is well-positioned to prosper despite the current macroeconomic headwinds and the future of its Waymo unit is very bright. On the valuation front, the shares are changing hands for a forward price-to-earnings ratio of just 19. Consequently, GOOG stock is a buy for both medium-term and long-term investors.\nOn the date of publication, Larry Ramer did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. \nThe post Alphabet Stock Is Much Better Positioned Than Other Tech Giants appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meanwhile, consumers’ well-documented switch to experiences from products is probably having significant, negative impacts on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). And for those with a long-term time horizon, Alphabet continues to provide a means of exploiting the tremendous profits that autonomous vehicles will generate. 7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever As a result of this status, Alphabet should not be badly hurt by a number of trends — including the reduction of demand for goods, intensifying competition, China’s struggles, and lower ad budgets — that have negatively impacted a number of other tech giants.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meanwhile, consumers’ well-documented switch to experiences from products is probably having significant, negative impacts on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is well-positioned to be resilient in the face of slowing economic growth and the valuation of GOOG stock has become quite favorable. Ticker Company Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $2,247.74 Resilient to Many Challenges Alphabet’s near-monopoly status in the online search engine space leaves it much less vulnerable to the current economic slowdown than its large-tech peers.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet Stock Is Much Better Positioned Than Other Tech Giants', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meanwhile, consumers’ well-documented switch to experiences from products is probably having significant, negative impacts on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is well-positioned to be resilient in the face of slowing economic growth and the valuation of GOOG stock has become quite favorable. As a result, Alphabet’s shares are definitely a buy for many investors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meanwhile, consumers’ well-documented switch to experiences from products is probably having significant, negative impacts on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is well-positioned to be resilient in the face of slowing economic growth and the valuation of GOOG stock has become quite favorable. 7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever As a result of this status, Alphabet should not be badly hurt by a number of trends — including the reduction of demand for goods, intensifying competition, China’s struggles, and lower ad budgets — that have negatively impacted a number of other tech giants.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-youll-wish-youd-bought-5-years-from-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Amid the recent stock market sell-off, Warren Buffett has again proven the success of his investment formula. While the S&P 500 has entered bear territory, his company Berkshire Hathaway sells near levels where it traded 12 months ago.\nAlthough Buffett may have become better known for holdings outside of tech, he holds a few positions in the software sector. As technology stocks recover, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), and Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) could boost Buffett\'s returns as conditions improve.\nThe free-cash-flow king that relies increasingly on software\nWill Healy (Apple): One cannot discuss Buffett\'s tech plays without mentioning Apple. His Apple holdings account for 39% of a portfolio that holds more than 50 publicly traded stocks.\nThe majority of revenue comes from the iPhone, a combined hardware and software offering. Additionally, software may have kept Apple strong during the downturn given the success of Apple Services. It includes software offerings such as iCloud, advertising, digital content, and payments.\nThe Apple Services segment generated $20 billion in revenue in the fiscal second quarter of 2022 (which ended March 26). This is a 17% surge year over year, taking this segment\'s revenue to an all-time high.\nIts success also helped the company as rising prices and supply chain challenges weighed on Apple. Q2 revenue came in at $97 billion, a 9% increase from year-ago levels. Net income grew 6% over that period to $25 billion as a rising cost of sales, higher operating expenses, and increased income taxes reduced growth in the bottom line.\nBut despite the single-digit growth, Apple\'s $201 billion in liquidity should help it ride out any storm and keep it a crown jewel in the Buffett portfolio. Moreover, the stock has risen by 4% over the last 12 months. While not a stellar performance, it bodes well for the company considering that many tech growth stocks have lost more than three-fourths of their value in recent months.\nAlso, its price-to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22 is at its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic. Such a valuation could attract more investment from Buffett and other prominent investors. Given its relative stability and massive liquidity position amid this sell-off, perhaps now is the time to buy.\nMastercard gives investors the best of both worlds\nJustin Pope (Mastercard): Mastercard is the world\'s second-largest payment processing network. It has just under 2.9 billion debit and credit cards in circulation worldwide.\nMastercard\'s network connects the merchants where you swipe your payment card to the financial institutions that handle the money. Think of the network as a highway that cars use to travel back and forth. You pay a toll when you use the highway; similarly, Mastercard charges a small percentage of each transaction its network processes.\nThe company\'s grown revenue by an average of 11% annually over the past decade, driven by a steady shift away from cash as a payment method. Additionally, Mastercard isn\'t impacted by inflation because its fee is a percentage of each transaction; in other words, Mastercard captures more revenue as the prices of goods and services increase.\nMastercard is a cash cow, turning 46% of its revenue into free cash flow. Management shares those cash profits with investors, having paid and raised its dividend for the past 11 years. Investors won\'t get a huge dividend yield at just 0.6%, but the payout grows quickly; its annual increase has averaged 18% over the past five years. The company also spends billions on share repurchases, shrinking the share count by 22% over the past decade.\nThe company\'s ability to grow cash and return it to investors simultaneously has powered market-beating returns, totaling more than 7,300% since Mastercard came public in 2006. Despite its success, there could still be more upside ahead. Earnings per share (EPS) have grown by an average of 16% over the past three years, only slightly dropping from its 10-year rate of 19%. Warren Buffett bought his first position in 2011, which remains a part of his portfolio today.\nSnowflake\'s business model makes it stand out from its cloud-computing peers\nJake Lerch (Snowflake): Snowflake doesn\'t fit the profile of a typical "Buffett stock." In fact, Snowflake is the type of company Buffett may have derided several years ago. It\'s a recently founded technology company and its business model can be challenging to understand. Nevertheless, Buffett -- or more likely Berkshire Hathaway investment managers Todd Combs or Ted Weschler -- has accumulated over 6 million shares of Snowflake.\nSnowflake is, at the most basic level, a cloud computing company. But what really differentiates the company is its business model. Snowflake doesn\'t focus on increasing its customers\' sales or streamlining their human resources workflow. Instead, it helps organizations gain a bird\'s eye view of all the data relevant to their operations. This perspective allows them to gain valuable insights into trends and improve their decision making.\nFor example, Snowflake can help retailers more accurately predict and manage their inventory. In the pharmaceutical industry, Snowflake can help companies research and develop new treatments by quickly compiling and sharing data from outside sources.\nThere\'s no doubt that Snowflake has secular tailwinds behind it. The company currently has 184 large customers (those generating more than $1 million in product revenue), and it plans to expand that number to 1,400 by 2029. Moreover, Snowflake hopes to grow its revenue almost tenfold over that same period. Over the last 12 months, Snowflake generated $1.4 billion of revenue -- its first time crossing the $1 billion mark. And by 2029, the company aims to exceed $10 billion in annual sales.\nBut owning shares of Snowflake isn\'t without risk. First of all, Snowflake lacks profits. The company has never turned a profit, and its net income actually sank deeper into the red over the last two years, mainly due to lucrative stock compensation for its employees. What\'s more, the company relies on would-be competitors like Amazon and Microsoft for the cloud infrastructure to run its software.\nNevertheless, Snowflake appears to have carved out a lucrative niche in the cloud-computing space. If you\'re willing to ride out short-term volatility, Snowflake looks like an outstanding Buffett stock -- albeit an unorthodox one.\n10 stocks we like better than Snowflake Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snowflake Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Jake Lerch has positions in Amazon. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Will Healy has positions in Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Mastercard, Microsoft, and Snowflake Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As technology stocks recover, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), and Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) could boost Buffett's returns as conditions improve. Investors won't get a huge dividend yield at just 0.6%, but the payout grows quickly; its annual increase has averaged 18% over the past five years. In the pharmaceutical industry, Snowflake can help companies research and develop new treatments by quickly compiling and sharing data from outside sources.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As technology stocks recover, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), and Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) could boost Buffett's returns as conditions improve. Mastercard gives investors the best of both worlds Justin Pope (Mastercard): Mastercard is the world's second-largest payment processing network. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Mastercard, Microsoft, and Snowflake Inc.", 'news_article_title': "3 Warren Buffett Stocks You'll Wish You'd Bought 5 Years From Now", 'news_lexrank_summary': "As technology stocks recover, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), and Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) could boost Buffett's returns as conditions improve. Management shares those cash profits with investors, having paid and raised its dividend for the past 11 years. 10 stocks we like better than Snowflake Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'As technology stocks recover, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), and Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) could boost Buffett\'s returns as conditions improve. Snowflake\'s business model makes it stand out from its cloud-computing peers Jake Lerch (Snowflake): Snowflake doesn\'t fit the profile of a typical "Buffett stock." The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-buy-now-pay-later-could-be-major-fintech-disruptor', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent foray into fintech is intriguing. In this video clip from "The Future of Fintech" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 9, Fool.com contributors Jason Hall and Lou Whiteman discuss how the tech giant, with all of its resources, could be a gamechanger in the fintech industry.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJason Hall: I think this is just signaling that Apple is willing to give it a try. I trust Tim Cook, I trust Luca Maestri, the CFO there. They will take risks with products. They will not take risks with the balance sheet. The amount of cash that consistently is on the balance sheet is evidence of that. I trust these guys.\nI think the biggest threat to the rest of the buy now pay later industry continues to be their ability to manage risk. It\'s far bigger than Apple, and we\'re going to find that if these guys are any good over the next two or three years as the credit cycle plays out. That\'s kind of my thoughts on it. Lou?\nLou Whiteman: Just round it up but I don\'t think Jason, you hit on it. This isn\'t the tech show. I think the thing we\'ve all known about Apple for a long time, and I think it was really highlighted this week was the phone updates were nothing burger. Phones are a mature technology and we keep waiting for the what\'s next, and whether it\'s Apple car or the Apple TV a few years ago or fintech.\nApple is fully aware that they need a second act. I think a lot more than we perceive they do, given how great the phones are and what people are willing to pay for the phones. That\'s mature business and they need a second act.\nFor me I\'m looking at fintechs that I invest in, I think there\'s a lot more opportunity in Apple with fintech than there is with an Apple car or something like that, and I\'m going to be watching really closely because I do think with their balance sheet, with their resources and with the networks they have, this is a real natural player that could be a real pain in the side for a lot of fintech companies that we talk about every week here.\nJason Hall has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Lou Whiteman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent foray into fintech is intriguing. Find out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now Our award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. I think the biggest threat to the rest of the buy now pay later industry continues to be their ability to manage risk.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent foray into fintech is intriguing. In this video clip from "The Future of Fintech" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 9, Fool.com contributors Jason Hall and Lou Whiteman discuss how the tech giant, with all of its resources, could be a gamechanger in the fintech industry. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': "Apple's 'Buy Now Pay Later' Could Be Major Fintech Disruptor", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent foray into fintech is intriguing. In this video clip from "The Future of Fintech" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 9, Fool.com contributors Jason Hall and Lou Whiteman discuss how the tech giant, with all of its resources, could be a gamechanger in the fintech industry. They will not take risks with the balance sheet.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent foray into fintech is intriguing. In this video clip from "The Future of Fintech" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 9, Fool.com contributors Jason Hall and Lou Whiteman discuss how the tech giant, with all of its resources, could be a gamechanger in the fintech industry. For me I\'m looking at fintechs that I invest in, I think there\'s a lot more opportunity in Apple with fintech than there is with an Apple car or something like that, and I\'m going to be watching really closely because I do think with their balance sheet, with their resources and with the networks they have, this is a real natural player that could be a real pain in the side for a lot of fintech companies that we talk about every week here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-a-recession-would-mean-for-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) financial performance has been strong over the last two years, driven by surging demand for computing devices as the remote working and learning trend accelerated through the pandemic. For perspective, in FY’21, Apple’s revenues were up by about 40% versus 2019 levels, driven by soaring iPhone, Mac, and services sales. Apple’s margins have also expanded considerably, with gross margins as of Q2 FY’22 standing at 43.7%, driven by a more favorable product mix, higher services sales, and rising volumes, up from around 38% in FY’19. However, investors are concerned about whether the momentum will hold up. The U.S. economy could be headed into a recession, as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates at a more aggressive pace to tame surging inflation. The central bank just carried out a 0.75% hike last week, its highest since 1994, and more similar hikes are looking likely in the coming months. Consumer confidence is also on the decline, as surging energy, grocery, and housing prices eat into household budgets. Apple stock is already pricing in some of the economic pain, with the stock remaining down by about 28% year-to-date.\nSo how will a potential recession hurt Apple? Demand for consumer electronics companies is levered toward discretionary spending, which could decline if the economy takes a turn for the worse. Apple could see some pressure on its sales as people are likely to delay purchases of the company’s increasingly pricey products. Moreover, unlike the 2008 great recession which the company navigated with relative ease as the iPhone was just launched around then, Apple’s core smartphone market is increasingly saturated, with the company banking on price increases and its ecosystem effect to drive sales. That said, there are a couple of trends that could help Apple’s business perform better than its peers. Apple’s fast-growing services business is accounting for a greater mix of sales and profits and we expect this business to fare well even over a recession. Wireless carriers are also likely to support the sales of the iPhone, via discounts and promotions, as they look to bring more customers onto their 5G networks. Moreover, economic indicators do not point to a very deep recession this time around, with household savings rising post the pandemic and banks also remaining well-capitalized.\nWe think Apple stock remains a good value at its current market price of about $132 per share, trading at about 21x forward earnings. This is well below the 31x multiple seen in 2021 and 38x in 2020. Moreover, Apple’s solid balance sheet, with over $190 billion in cash, as well as its share repurchases, could enable to stock to hold up better than the broader Nasdaq index through a recession. We have a $179 per share valuation for Apple, which is almost 35% ahead of the current market price. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? for an overview of what’s driving our price estimate for Apple. Also, see our analysis of Apple revenue for more details on the company’s key revenue streams and how they have been trending.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) financial performance has been strong over the last two years, driven by surging demand for computing devices as the remote working and learning trend accelerated through the pandemic. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? Moreover, economic indicators do not point to a very deep recession this time around, with household savings rising post the pandemic and banks also remaining well-capitalized.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) financial performance has been strong over the last two years, driven by surging demand for computing devices as the remote working and learning trend accelerated through the pandemic. Apple’s margins have also expanded considerably, with gross margins as of Q2 FY’22 standing at 43.7%, driven by a more favorable product mix, higher services sales, and rising volumes, up from around 38% in FY’19.', 'news_article_title': 'What A Recession Would Mean For Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) financial performance has been strong over the last two years, driven by surging demand for computing devices as the remote working and learning trend accelerated through the pandemic. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? Apple stock is already pricing in some of the economic pain, with the stock remaining down by about 28% year-to-date.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) financial performance has been strong over the last two years, driven by surging demand for computing devices as the remote working and learning trend accelerated through the pandemic. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? Moreover, unlike the 2008 great recession which the company navigated with relative ease as the iPhone was just launched around then, Apple’s core smartphone market is increasingly saturated, with the company banking on price increases and its ecosystem effect to drive sales.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-23-2022-%3A-kgc-cmcsa-swn-jd-aapl-tsm-eric-syf-snap-msft-csx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -24.51 to 11,673.17. The total After hours volume is currently 73,711,464 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nKinross Gold Corporation (KGC) is +0.01 at $3.98, with 4,978,683 shares traded. KGC\'s current last sale is 52.37% of the target price of $7.6.\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $39.11, with 4,894,923 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the "buy range".\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is unchanged at $6.53, with 4,808,089 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.7. SWN\'s current last sale is 72.56% of the target price of $9.\n\nJD.com, Inc. (JD) is unchanged at $61.90, with 3,828,156 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for JD is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $138.19, with 3,146,957 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) is -0.02 at $84.10, with 2,783,093 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TSM is in the "buy range".\n\nEricsson (ERIC) is +0.02 at $7.62, with 2,547,255 shares traded. ERIC\'s current last sale is 55.42% of the target price of $13.75.\n\nSynchrony Financial (SYF) is unchanged at $28.22, with 2,123,981 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SYF is in the "buy range".\n\nSnap Inc. (SNAP) is -0.04 at $13.90, with 2,109,188 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SNAP is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.35 at $258.51, with 2,108,194 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nCSX Corporation (CSX) is unchanged at $28.71, with 2,031,903 shares traded. CSX\'s current last sale is 71.78% of the target price of $40.\n\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) is -0.04 at $32.95, with 1,570,412 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GM is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $138.19, with 3,146,957 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) is unchanged at $6.53, with 4,808,089 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $138.19, with 3,146,957 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 23, 2022 : KGC, CMCSA, SWN, JD, AAPL, TSM, ERIC, SYF, SNAP, MSFT, CSX, GM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $138.19, with 3,146,957 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -24.51 to 11,673.17.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $138.19, with 3,146,957 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SNAP is in the "buy range".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-fidelity-high-dividend-etf-fdvv-a-strong-etf-right-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 09/12/2016, smart beta exchange traded fund Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nBecause the fund has amassed over $1.13 billion, this makes it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Value. FDVV is managed by Fidelity. FDVV, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the Fidelity Core Dividend Index.\nThe Fidelity High Dividend Index reflects the performance of stocks of large and mid-capitalization high-dividend-paying companies that are expected to continue to pay and grow their dividends.\nCost & Other Expenses\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.29% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 3.54%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 19.60% of the portfolio. Financials and Energy round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 5.16% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Chevron Corp Common Stock Usd.75 (CVX).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 28.39% of FDVV's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -10.77% and is down about -1.71% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 06/23/2022), respectively. FDVV has traded between $34.91 and $42.25 during this last 52-week period.\nFDVV has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 23.70% for the trailing three-year period. With about 117 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFidelity High Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) tracks ---------------------------------------- and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF has $6.18 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $10.77 billion. DFAT has an expense ratio of 0.29% and IUSV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nFidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports\n \nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 5.16% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Chevron Corp Common Stock Usd.75 (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 09/12/2016, smart beta exchange traded fund Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 5.16% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Chevron Corp Common Stock Usd.75 (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 09/12/2016, smart beta exchange traded fund Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 5.16% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Chevron Corp Common Stock Usd.75 (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 09/12/2016, smart beta exchange traded fund Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 5.16% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Chevron Corp Common Stock Usd.75 (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 09/12/2016, smart beta exchange traded fund Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-has-bet-the-farm-on-these-4-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If you want to be a successful investor, you\'d do well to imitate Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. When Buffett took over at Berkshire in the 1960s, the stock traded for less than $15 per share. Today, it trades at over $400,000. And the increase in shareholder value is due to astute investments from Buffett and company.\nBuffett\'s Berkshire often acquires companies outright. But it also invests in shares of public companies. If you were to glance at its holdings, you would conclude that it\'s betting the farm on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola -- these four stocks account for more than half of the value of its portfolio.\nBut don\'t rush out to concentrate the majority of your net worth in just a few investment ideas like Buffett. If you want to be successful like him, there\'s some indispensable context for Berkshire\'s portfolio that you must understand first.\nWhy you need a diversified portfolio\nIf you\'re going to invest the Motley Fool way, you need to commit to buying at least 25 to 30 stocks. Buying this many means that you should aim to invest between 3% and 5% of your money in each stock. Betting the farm on just a few stocks is discouraged.\nThe diversified-portfolio approach recognizes two rock-hard truths about investing. First, some of your investments will be bad ones because plenty of unforeseen, adverse things will happen. Second, just a handful of stocks drive lasting, long-term returns, so you want to buy enough stocks to give yourself a chance at one of the great ones.\nI\'ll back up both points. And I\'ll back up the first one using Buffett himself.\nIn 2012, Berkshire Hathaway owned a position in European grocery store chain Tesco, a position it had acquired for $2.3 billion. In the 2014 letter to shareholders, Buffett noted that it had exited its position at a $444 million loss -- 19% of their original investment -- because of quickly deteriorating operating results and a series of managerial mistakes. The following year, Buffett wrote: "I will commit more errors; you can count on that. If we luck out, they will occur at our smaller operations."\nAs I said, some of your investments will be bad ones.\nTo my second point, Hendrik Bessembinder of the W.P. Carey School of Business published a study in 2018, which found that, from 1926, just 4% of stocks were responsible for all the stock market\'s gains -- just one stock out of every 25. You\'re unlikely to create a portfolio built entirely of these select few life-changing investments. However, your odds of finding at least one of them go up by buying more stocks.\nTo reiterate, just a handful of stocks drive lasting long-term returns.\nBoth of these truths underscore the need to have a diversified portfolio.\nContext for Buffett\'s words\nStudents of Warren Buffett likely disagree. After all, Buffett and his investing partner Charlie Munger seem opposed to the idea of diversification. They sound like people who prefer to bet the farm on a stock like Apple.\nMunger has said that investors run the risk of over-diversifying -- something he calls "diworsification" -- after just five stocks.\nSimilarly, Buffett has said, "Diversification is a protection against ignorance." He also said that diversification "makes very little sense for anyone that knows what they\'re doing."\nWho wants to ignorantly over-diversify when greats like Buffett and Munger say not to?\nWhile, as mentioned, Apple, Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola make up more than half of Berkshire\'s portfolio, keep in mind that Berkshire actually owned nearly 50 stocks and one exchange-traded fund (ETF) as of March 31. Moreover, Berkshire created or added to 15 different positions in the first quarter of 2022 alone, according to Forbes. So much for over-diversifying after five stocks.\nTherefore, Buffett and Munger are actually practitioners of diversification. And if diversification is good enough for these two greats, it should be good enough for you too.\nBut what about the Apple farm?\nWe\'ve clearly seen the need to build a diversified portfolio. But there\'s another principle investors should embrace: Hold on to your winners for the long haul. Again, Buffett exemplifies this perfectly with Apple.\nTo double back, statistically, just one in 25 stocks will drive the majority of returns. If that\'s true, it would be insane to sell that one position, or even a portion of that position, once it became a large part of your portfolio. The most logical thing to do is let it run because odds are you won\'t reinvest that money in something just as good or better.\nFor Buffett\'s part, Apple stock is up around 400% since Berkshire started buying in 2016. It now accounts for nearly 40% of the portfolio\'s value. But this is largely due to appreciation -- Berkshire did not put 40% of its cash in the stock.\nThe same could be said of its outsized positions in Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola: They\'ve gone up.\nWithout context, you might think that you should invest 40% of your portfolio in one stock. But now we\'ve seen that Buffett actually exemplifies a diversified approach but allows good investments to keep going up. And this is precisely what everyday investors should be doing too.\nKnowing when to sell a stock is a separate discussion. Maybe the day will come for Berkshire to sell or trim its position in Apple. But for now, Apple is still posting quarterly records for revenue and returning tons of cash to shareholders, meaning Buffett will likely keep letting this winner win for a while longer.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Jon Quast has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends Tesco and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you were to glance at its holdings, you would conclude that it's betting the farm on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola -- these four stocks account for more than half of the value of its portfolio. In the 2014 letter to shareholders, Buffett noted that it had exited its position at a $444 million loss -- 19% of their original investment -- because of quickly deteriorating operating results and a series of managerial mistakes. But for now, Apple is still posting quarterly records for revenue and returning tons of cash to shareholders, meaning Buffett will likely keep letting this winner win for a while longer.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If you were to glance at its holdings, you would conclude that it's betting the farm on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola -- these four stocks account for more than half of the value of its portfolio. While, as mentioned, Apple, Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola make up more than half of Berkshire's portfolio, keep in mind that Berkshire actually owned nearly 50 stocks and one exchange-traded fund (ETF) as of March 31. The Motley Fool recommends Tesco and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Has Bet the Farm on These 4 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If you were to glance at its holdings, you would conclude that it's betting the farm on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola -- these four stocks account for more than half of the value of its portfolio. Why you need a diversified portfolio If you're going to invest the Motley Fool way, you need to commit to buying at least 25 to 30 stocks. For Buffett's part, Apple stock is up around 400% since Berkshire started buying in 2016.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you were to glance at its holdings, you would conclude that it's betting the farm on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola -- these four stocks account for more than half of the value of its portfolio. While, as mentioned, Apple, Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola make up more than half of Berkshire's portfolio, keep in mind that Berkshire actually owned nearly 50 stocks and one exchange-traded fund (ETF) as of March 31. 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Growth investors focus on secular growth trends and disruptive technologies such as:\nData centers\nCloud computing\nCybersecurity\nSpace exploration\nVideo gaming\nOnline gambling\nAugmented reality (AR)\nVirtual reality (VR)\nMixed reality (MR)\nAutonomous driving\nElectric vehicles\nGenomics\nEsports\n5G/6G\nInternet of Things (IoT)\nE-commerce\nCryptocurrency\nArtificial intelligence (AI)\nThe metaverse\nBig Data\nWhat do all these growth trends have in common? They all require semiconductors. I call semiconductors the new oil, and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the top picks on the list. But what about the other growth trends and stock picks?\nPlease watch the below video covering an overview of current macroeconomic conditions, portfolio management methodologies, and individual stock picks.\n*Stock prices used in the below video were during the trading day of June 22, 2022. The video was published on June 23, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nEric Cuka has positions in ARK Innovation ETF, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Bitcoin, Blend Labs, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Costco Wholesale, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., DLocal Limited, Datadog, Digital Turbine, Home Depot, Invesco QQQ Trust, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, SentinelOne, Inc., ServiceNow, Inc., Snowflake Inc., Tesla, UnitedHealth Group, Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Zscaler. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Bitcoin, Cloudflare, Inc., Costco Wholesale, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Datadog, Home Depot, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Inc., Snowflake Inc., Tesla, Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Zscaler. The Motley Fool recommends UnitedHealth Group and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Eric is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Internet of Things (IoT) E-commerce Cryptocurrency Artificial intelligence (AI) The metaverse Big Data What do all these growth trends have in common? Please watch the below video covering an overview of current macroeconomic conditions, portfolio management methodologies, and individual stock picks. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Eric Cuka has positions in ARK Innovation ETF, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Bitcoin, Blend Labs, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Costco Wholesale, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., DLocal Limited, Datadog, Digital Turbine, Home Depot, Invesco QQQ Trust, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, SentinelOne, Inc., ServiceNow, Inc., Snowflake Inc., Tesla, UnitedHealth Group, Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Zscaler.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Eric Cuka has positions in ARK Innovation ETF, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Bitcoin, Blend Labs, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Costco Wholesale, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., DLocal Limited, Datadog, Digital Turbine, Home Depot, Invesco QQQ Trust, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, SentinelOne, Inc., ServiceNow, Inc., Snowflake Inc., Tesla, UnitedHealth Group, Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Zscaler. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Bitcoin, Cloudflare, Inc., Costco Wholesale, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Datadog, Home Depot, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Inc., Snowflake Inc., Tesla, Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Zscaler. The Motley Fool recommends UnitedHealth Group and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '7 Top Stocks to Buy Now (High Growth)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This video breaks down top stocks to buy now. I call semiconductors the new oil, and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the top picks on the list. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.', 'news_textrank_summary': '10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Eric Cuka has positions in ARK Innovation ETF, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Bitcoin, Blend Labs, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Costco Wholesale, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., DLocal Limited, Datadog, Digital Turbine, Home Depot, Invesco QQQ Trust, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, SentinelOne, Inc., ServiceNow, Inc., Snowflake Inc., Tesla, UnitedHealth Group, Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Zscaler. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Bitcoin, Cloudflare, Inc., Costco Wholesale, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Datadog, Home Depot, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Inc., Snowflake Inc., Tesla, Upstart Holdings, Inc., Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Zscaler.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-rallies-as-traders-dial-back-rate-hike-bets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar\nJune 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose over 1% on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices tempered expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation.\nGlobal financial markets have been roiled this month on worries that rapid rate hikes by major central banks could cause a recession, with the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX confirming a bear market last week as it recorded a 20% drop from its January closing peak.\nThe three main indexes on Friday looked set to notch their first weekly gain in four, boosted by megacap growth stocks and defensive sectors such as healthcare and utilities seen as safer bets during times of economic uncertainty.\n"Conversations about the U.S. economy likely slowing which could lessen the hawkishness of the Fed, combined with lower commodity prices and bond yields - these are reasons investors are mentioning to justify why we could experience a near-term bounce," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York.\n"Yet, I do not think that it\'s the final bottom."\nData on Thursday showed U.S. business activity slowed considerably in June, driving investors to scale back bets on where interest rates may peak and even bring forward expectations of a rate cut.\nThe University of Michigan\'s survey on Friday showed U.S. consumer sentiment hit a record low in June.\nSliding commodity prices this week also quelled worries about red-hot inflation, with copper prices heading for their biggest weekly fall in a year and crude oil set for a second weekly decline.\nThe Fed\'s commitment to fight high inflation is "unconditional," Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Thursday, a day after saying it was not trying to provoke a recession but that was "certainly a possibility."\nAll the major 11 S&P 500 sectors gained on Friday, led by gains in technology stocks .SPLRCT and communication services .SPLRCD with a 2% jump.\nHeavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 1.9% and 3.1%, respectively, as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near two-week lows hit on Thursday. US/\nRising interest rates tend to hurt shares of megacap growth companies as their valuations rely more heavily on future earnings.\nAt 09:43 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 323.04 points, or 1.05%, at 31,000.40, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 51.38 points, or 1.35%, at 3,847.11, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 208.26 points, or 1.85%, at 11,440.45.\nFedEx Corp FDX.N jumped 7.2% after the parcel delivery company issued a stronger-than-expected full-year profit forecast despite softening global demand for shipping.\nBank stocks were mixed after the Federal Reserve\'s annual "stress test" exercise showed that the lenders have enough capital to weather a severe economic downturn.\nCitigroup Inc C.N slipped 1.5% and Bank of America Corp BAC.N fell 1.7% lower, while Morgan Stanley MS.N gained 3.1%.\nZendesk Inc ZEN.N soared 29.0% after the software company said it would be acquired by a group of private equity firms led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Permira for $10.2 billion.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 5.26-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 3.87-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 18 new highs and 18 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 1.9% and 3.1%, respectively, as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near two-week lows hit on Thursday. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose over 1% on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices tempered expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. The three main indexes on Friday looked set to notch their first weekly gain in four, boosted by megacap growth stocks and defensive sectors such as healthcare and utilities seen as safer bets during times of economic uncertainty.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 1.9% and 3.1%, respectively, as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near two-week lows hit on Thursday. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose over 1% on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices tempered expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. Data on Thursday showed U.S. business activity slowed considerably in June, driving investors to scale back bets on where interest rates may peak and even bring forward expectations of a rate cut.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St rallies as traders dial back rate-hike bets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 1.9% and 3.1%, respectively, as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near two-week lows hit on Thursday. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose over 1% on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices tempered expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. Sliding commodity prices this week also quelled worries about red-hot inflation, with copper prices heading for their biggest weekly fall in a year and crude oil set for a second weekly decline.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 1.9% and 3.1%, respectively, as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near two-week lows hit on Thursday. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose over 1% on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices tempered expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. The three main indexes on Friday looked set to notch their first weekly gain in four, boosted by megacap growth stocks and defensive sectors such as healthcare and utilities seen as safer bets during times of economic uncertainty."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-and-alphabet-stocks-popped-on-friday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nIs the tech-stock trouncing over?\nIt surely felt that way to many investors on Friday, as they witnessed strong gains with some of the sector's major titles. Two bucking the recent downward trend of their grouping gained nicely on the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finished Friday nearly 2.5% higher, while both publicly-traded share classes of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) enjoyed a more than 5% rise.\nSo what\nSavvy investors know that a bear market is an ideal time to buy quality companies. Since stocks within a sector can frequently more or less move in concert, a great number of once high-flying techies have come down considerably in price.\nDespite the devotion they've inspired among investors (and, in Apple's case, users), both Apple and Alphabet have hewed to this rule, and are not exceptions. Both companies' stocks are down by roughly 20% this year. That, by the way, is worse than the just-under-18% slide of the bellwether S&P 500 index.\nYet even a superficial analysis of Alphabet's and Apple's businesses shows that the two tech industry mainstays are powerhouses in their respective segments, with excellent growth considering how long they've been on the scene. It feels inevitable, then, that bargain-seekers would pounce on both once their respective share prices dipped low enough.\nNow what\nThat level of tolerance seems to have been reached, but we should be cautious here. There is still much to be concerned about with the wider global economy. And while fears of a deep recession seem a bit exaggerated, the world has to navigate a stack of challenges in the near to midterm future.\nThat said, even with a tighter economy, advertisers are unlikely to sharply cut their spending on Google ads, while consumers should continue to find a way to pay for Apple's enduringly popular phones, tablets, and premium apps.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Eric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finished Friday nearly 2.5% higher, while both publicly-traded share classes of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) enjoyed a more than 5% rise. Since stocks within a sector can frequently more or less move in concert, a great number of once high-flying techies have come down considerably in price. Yet even a superficial analysis of Alphabet's and Apple's businesses shows that the two tech industry mainstays are powerhouses in their respective segments, with excellent growth considering how long they've been on the scene.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finished Friday nearly 2.5% higher, while both publicly-traded share classes of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) enjoyed a more than 5% rise. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple and Alphabet Stocks Popped on Friday', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finished Friday nearly 2.5% higher, while both publicly-traded share classes of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) enjoyed a more than 5% rise. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finished Friday nearly 2.5% higher, while both publicly-traded share classes of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) enjoyed a more than 5% rise. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-will-not-challenge-maryland-store-unionization-vote', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Stephen Nellis\nJune 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will not challenge the results of a vote by workers at its Towson, Maryland, store to unionize and intends to participate in the bargaining process in good faith, a person familiar with the company's plans told Reuters on Friday.\nNearly two-thirds of the employees at the store voted to join a union last week, making it the first Apple store in the United States to vote to organize.\nThe employees voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The IAM did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nApple is one of several major American companies whose workforces have moved to unionize, with workers at some Starbucks Corp SBUX.Oand Amazon Inc AMZN.Olocations also voting to unionize in recent months.\nApple employees at a store in Georgia earlier this year had plans to vote on unionization but canceled the vote, with union officers later filing a complaint alleging that Apple intimidated its employees. Employees at two other Apple stores in New York are also considering unionization.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will not challenge the results of a vote by workers at its Towson, Maryland, store to unionize and intends to participate in the bargaining process in good faith, a person familiar with the company's plans told Reuters on Friday. The employees voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). Apple employees at a store in Georgia earlier this year had plans to vote on unionization but canceled the vote, with union officers later filing a complaint alleging that Apple intimidated its employees.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will not challenge the results of a vote by workers at its Towson, Maryland, store to unionize and intends to participate in the bargaining process in good faith, a person familiar with the company's plans told Reuters on Friday. Nearly two-thirds of the employees at the store voted to join a union last week, making it the first Apple store in the United States to vote to organize. Apple employees at a store in Georgia earlier this year had plans to vote on unionization but canceled the vote, with union officers later filing a complaint alleging that Apple intimidated its employees.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple will not challenge Maryland store unionization vote', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will not challenge the results of a vote by workers at its Towson, Maryland, store to unionize and intends to participate in the bargaining process in good faith, a person familiar with the company's plans told Reuters on Friday. The employees voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). Employees at two other Apple stores in New York are also considering unionization.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will not challenge the results of a vote by workers at its Towson, Maryland, store to unionize and intends to participate in the bargaining process in good faith, a person familiar with the company's plans told Reuters on Friday. Nearly two-thirds of the employees at the store voted to join a union last week, making it the first Apple store in the United States to vote to organize. Apple employees at a store in Georgia earlier this year had plans to vote on unionization but canceled the vote, with union officers later filing a complaint alleging that Apple intimidated its employees."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/disney-other-u.s.-companies-offer-abortion-travel-benefit-after-roe-decision', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Shepardson and Dawn Chmielewski\nNEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Friday they will cover employees\' expenses if they have to travel for abortion services after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade.\nThe U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 ruling that recognized a woman\'s constitutional right to an abortion, handing a momentous victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban and, in some states criminalize, the procedure.\nMany states are expected to further restrict or ban abortions following the ruling, making it difficult for female employees to terminate pregnancies unless they travel to states where the procedure is allowed.\nFor example, in Oklahoma a bill due to take effect in August bans abortion except in medical emergencies and penalizes providers who violate the law with up to $100,000 in fines and 10 years in prison. States offering abortion protections include New York and Maryland.\nDisney told employees on Friday that it remains committed to providing comprehensive access to quality healthcare, including for abortions, according to a Disney spokesperson.\nThe company\'s benefits will cover the cost of employees who need to travel to another location to access care, including to obtain an abortion, it said.\nMeta will reimburse travel expenses for employees seeking out-of-state reproductive care, but the company was also "assessing how best to do so given the legal complexities involved," according to a spokesperson.\nDick\'s Sporting Goods DKS.N Chief Executive Lauren Hobart said on LinkedIn that the company would pay up to $4,000 in travel for employees or their family members and a support person if abortion was not available nearby.\nCompanies that offer reimbursements for abortion-related travel could be vulnerable to lawsuits by anti-abortion groups and Republican-led states, and even potential criminal penalties.\nLawyers and other experts said employers could face claims that their policies violate state laws banning, facilitating or aiding and abetting abortions.\nRide hailing company Lyft LYFT.O said it would legally shield drivers in abortion cases, saying it would expand a recent policy as new state laws were passed. "No driver should have to ask a rider where they are going and why," a spokesperson said.\nA draft of the Supreme Court ruling on abortion was leaked in May. At that time, many other companies, including online review site Yelp YELP.N, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, and Tesla TSLA.O, said they would help cover the cost of travel for employees seeking reproductive services. Apple AAPL.O repeated that it supported employees making their own decisions on reproductive health and that its healthcare covered travel for services unavailable nearby.\nYelp co-founder and Chief Executive Jeremy Stoppelman on Friday said the ruling "puts women\'s health in jeopardy, denies them their human rights, and threatens to dismantle the progress we\'ve made toward gender equality in the workplace since Roe."\nAlaska Air Group ALK.N, parent of Alaska Airlines, said on Friday it is "reimbursing travel for certain medical procedures and treatments if they are not available where you live. Today\'s Supreme Court decision does not change that."\nOther companies offering the benefit include Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N, online dating sites OkCupid and Bumble Inc BMBL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, the nation\'s largest bank.\nOkCupid sent in-app messages to customers in 26 states likely to ban abortions, gearing up for a political fight. "Act now by calling your representatives and demanding freedom and choice," said a copy of the message tweeted by OkCupid Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Hobley.\nJPMorgan to cover U.S. staff travel costs for out-of-state abortions -memo\nU.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion landmark\nAbortion access in a post-Roe Americahttps://graphics.reuters.com/USA-ABORTION/GRAPHIC/zgpomdbeopd/index.html\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru, Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles, Doyinsola Oladipo and Daniel Wiessner in New York and David Shepardson in Washingon; Writing by Anna Driver; Editing by Bill Berkrot and Rosalba O\'Brien)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-4342; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL.O repeated that it supported employees making their own decisions on reproductive health and that its healthcare covered travel for services unavailable nearby. By David Shepardson and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Friday they will cover employees' expenses if they have to travel for abortion services after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 ruling that recognized a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, handing a momentous victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban and, in some states criminalize, the procedure.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O repeated that it supported employees making their own decisions on reproductive health and that its healthcare covered travel for services unavailable nearby. Meta will reimburse travel expenses for employees seeking out-of-state reproductive care, but the company was also "assessing how best to do so given the legal complexities involved," according to a spokesperson. Other companies offering the benefit include Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N, online dating sites OkCupid and Bumble Inc BMBL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, the nation\'s largest bank.', 'news_article_title': 'Disney, other U.S. companies offer abortion travel benefit after Roe decision', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O repeated that it supported employees making their own decisions on reproductive health and that its healthcare covered travel for services unavailable nearby. By David Shepardson and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Friday they will cover employees' expenses if they have to travel for abortion services after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. Lawyers and other experts said employers could face claims that their policies violate state laws banning, facilitating or aiding and abetting abortions.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O repeated that it supported employees making their own decisions on reproductive health and that its healthcare covered travel for services unavailable nearby. By David Shepardson and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Friday they will cover employees' expenses if they have to travel for abortion services after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. Many states are expected to further restrict or ban abortions following the ruling, making it difficult for female employees to terminate pregnancies unless they travel to states where the procedure is allowed."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-testing-methods-to-verify-insta-users-age', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms META recently announced that is testing new ways for Instagram users to verify their age starting with people in the United States. Apart from uploading their ID (driver’s license or ID card), users can use video selfie and social vouching to verify their age.\n\nInstagram requires people to be at least 13 years old to sign up. In some countries, the minimum age requirement is higher.\n\nMeta is also partnering with Yoti, a company that specializes in online age verification, to help ensure people’s privacy. The social-networking giant is using artificial technology (AI) to understand whether a user is a teen or an adult.\n\nMeta already uses AI to prevent teens from accessing Facebook Dating, adults from messaging teens and helps teens from receiving restricted ad content.\n\nThe verification requirements will help Instagram provide age-appropriate experiences, thus preventing unwanted contact from adults whom teenage users don’t know and limiting the options advertisers have to reach them with ads.\n Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\n New Features to Boost Privacy for Instagram Users\nInstagram’s growing popularity in international markets, particularly in Asia, has helped Meta expand its user base. Instagram is particularly popular among Gen-Z.\n\nHowever, Meta has been facing flak regarding child protection issues on the social networking platform.\n\nMeta has been undertaking several initiatives to save children and teenagers from unwanted activities. In order to protect the Gen Z online, Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, stated in March that the company is introducing Family Center for parents. This new feature will provide parents access to supervision tools and resources from leading industry experts.\n\nMeta recently rolled out a new feature called Amber Alerts on Instagram for the first time, which will help people find missing children. The Amber Alert Program uses photos to search for missing children, especially in the first few hours of the lookout. With this new feature, law enforcement agencies can activate the Amber Alert in case a child goes missing, which will alert all the Instagram users in that area regarding the same.\n\nAmber Alert has been rolled out on Instagram from Jun 1 in 25 countries such as Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Ecuador, Greece, and the United States, to name a few. The company is working on expanding its services globally.\nMeta Peers Facing Child Safety Issues\nMeta peers like Snap SNAP have been facing flak over child safety issues.\n\nSnap’s Snapchat platform announced new parental controls in January this year to limit friend suggestions for teen users and to protect them from unwanted attention.\n\nSnapchat’s initiatives come following allegations that the company has been failing to prevent drug-related content from proliferating on its chatting platforms, specifically among its users aged below 18.\n\nSnapchat has been the most preferred social network among Gen Z compared with its rival Meta’s Facebook or Instagram, and Twitter.\n\nMeta has been facing significant competition from Snap as the latter is benefiting from improving user engagement, particularly in the 13-34-year-old demography, which is expanding its advertiser base.\nWhat Awaits Meta Stock in 2022?\nMeta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Intensifying competition for ad dollars and user engagement from the likes of Snap, Twitter TWTR and TikTok have been other headwinds.\n\nShares of this social-networking giant are down 52.8% year to date, underperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector, which has dropped 29.9% over the same time frame. Snap shares are down 70.4% while Twitter’s has declined 10.5%.\n\nThe ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has hurt advertisers’ budgets. Rising inflation, along with slowing economy, is expected to trigger budget cuts.\n\nMeta expects engagement headwinds and ad-targeting difficulty due to Apple’s iOS changes to hurt advertising revenue growth throughout 2022. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s second-quarter guidance also reflects macroeconomic and forex concerns. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSnap Inc. (SNAP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The verification requirements will help Instagram provide age-appropriate experiences, thus preventing unwanted contact from adults whom teenage users don’t know and limiting the options advertisers have to reach them with ads.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta already uses AI to prevent teens from accessing Facebook Dating, adults from messaging teens and helps teens from receiving restricted ad content.', 'news_article_title': "Meta Platforms (META) Testing Methods to Verify Insta Users' Age", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META recently announced that is testing new ways for Instagram users to verify their age starting with people in the United States.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META recently announced that is testing new ways for Instagram users to verify their age starting with people in the United States.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lessons-from-the-great-depression', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses:\nWhat he\'s watching in the market.\nWhere he\'s been putting his money to work and which stocks he\'s been buying.\nHis relative disinterest in IPOs as an event.\nAuthor Morgan Housel joins Motley Fool host Alison Southwick and Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp to talk about the speculative boom that caused the Great Depression, and how those lessons apply to investors today.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nThis video was recorded on June 14, 2022.\nChris Hill: Today we\'ve got Morgan Housel doing what he does best: looking at financial history and drawing lessons for today. Motley Fool Money starts now. I\'m Chris Hill and I am joined by Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann. Thanks for being here.\nBill Mann: Hey, Chris, how\'re you?\nHill: I\'d be doing better if the market was going higher. But in that sense, I have a lot of company, don\'t I? We would all be doing a little bit better [laughs] if the market was going higher.\nMann: Yes, exactly. I guess the good news is that you\'re not necessarily wondering what you have done wrong.\nHill: No, that is true, so that is some solace. I wanted to get your thoughts on just stepping back. I mean, sure, we could talk about Oracle\'s earnings if you really want to. But I\'m more interested in Bill Mann\'s big-picture view of where things are right now. Because something Jason and I had talked about yesterday was the level of pessimism in the market right now. I don\'t want to say it\'s unfounded because when you have smart people like Jamie Dimon coming out and saying, I think there is an economic hurricane coming and the only question is how bad it\'s going to be, and by the way, we\'re going to be doing X, Y, and Z with our balance sheet. We are going to be more conservative. If there\'s a lot of pessimism out there, at least it\'s grounded in something. Let\'s stick with pessimism for just one second. Do you look at the commentary? Do you look at the reaction and some of the comments from maybe not Jamie Dimon, but noted investors? Do you think it\'s in line with your thinking? Because there are some people out there saying, hey, look, this is bad and I think it\'s going to get a lot worse.\nMann: It\'s amazing to me that you bring up Jamie Dimon in his comments right out of the gate because Jamie Dimon joined a CEO roundtable. He\'s told the story a number of times in his early teens. One of the first things that he did was, the CEO roundtable, they all got together and talked about "What\'s this next year going to look like?" Jamie Dimon went through the process and you would think that CEOs know more than anybody else. He just had some researchers go back and say, OK, they have done this for every single year. Let\'s go back and see how accurate they were in their prognostications.\nChris, you would not be surprised to hear that they were not very accurate. They were not very good at prognosticating, the people who you would think, and they\'re in a semi-private room. They\'re not talking to the public; they\'re talking to each other. They\'re not very good about prognosticating. Now I look at what\'s happening now and yes, Jamie Dimon came out and he said "I see a hurricane coming." He is at a structurally important bang-up financial institution. So yes, he sees the sheet music that\'s being handed to him. But if we were better at prognosticating, do you think that the S&P 500 would have only been allocated 2% to energy companies in 2021 if we were good at seeing what was coming? We\'re not. We\'re not good at seeing what\'s coming.\nHill: Sorry to get personal, but are you doing anything with your cash right now? Something Jason and I talked about yesterday was putting money to work slowly. I\'ll just say in my own financial life earlier this year when the market dropped, what I thought was a [laughs] decent amount, I looked at some of the really stable, sustainably profitable businesses that their shares looked like they were on sale to me, and in some cases, they were -- companies like Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson, and Apple and that sort of thing. I thought, OK, I\'m going to buy some more shares of those. To a company, they\'ve basically fallen further. I don\'t know. I\'m one of those people who\'s like, I think I\'m holding on to my cash for right now. What are you doing with your money?\nMann: I actually have been investing. One thing that\'s really important to recognize is that the price you pay is a form of risk. The higher the price of any company. If you can buy it at $10 a share versus $20 a share, it is essentially the same company. If you buy something at a higher price, you are essentially even if it doesn\'t feel like it at the moment, taking on more risk. The inverse of that is now, that you have companies that are down 60%, 70%, 80%. Some of them are dramatically the same companies. Some of these companies should have never been priced as high as they were and will probably never come back. But what\'s happening right now? Somebody who lives in an emerging market would be very comfortable with what\'s happening right now, because everything\'s getting sold.\nEvery asset class, bonds are being sold, sovereigns are being sold, commodities are being sold, and stocks are being sold. That is something that people in developing markets are very happy about, but they\'re comfortable with -- that type of indiscriminate selling suggests to me that we should in fact be looking at the other side of the risk equation and buy. I think it\'s really easy for people to say, well, the stock\'s down 90%, so therefore it must be cheap. Some of these companies are never coming back, but I have a hard time believing that Berkshire Hathaway, which I had bought some a few weeks ago, is really that deeply impacted, or Mastercard, or Google, or Domino\'s Pizza. These are companies that are incredible at making money over the cycle, and news flash, we have not cured the economic cycle. Over the cycle, these companies will continue to make a lot of money. The last I checked, that\'s the point of investing.\nHill: It\'s Tuesday morning as you and I are having this conversation. I think it\'s reasonable to say that if not all eyes are on the Federal Reserve, most eyes are on the Federal Reserve, the meeting, and the likelihood of a rate hike coming later this week. Are you watching that, and if not, what are you watching to give you a better sense of where the economy is going in the near term?\nMann: I mean, I think it\'s interesting what\'s happening, and what we\'re going through right now is fairly unprecedented. In some ways right now goes over the last decade. But also what\'s happening right now is, the last four days or the last six months, our economy is obviously struggling, but we\'re also seeing inflation. Usually, when you have an economy that\'s struggling in the way that ours is now, both United States and globally, the Federal Reserve or central banks are going to step in and add liquidity. But because we\'ve got an inflationary environment and it is dangerous, they are having to continue to raise rates, which does not bode well for asset pricing. But asset pricing ultimately at the end of the day is not the horse that leads the economic cart. I mean, it is actually the opposite. So for me, what we\'re seeing right now is the backslide, not just of two years of an incredible amount of liquidity being put into the market but almost 15 years, going back to 2008.\nI mean, we\'ve gone through a decade in which sovereign debt around the world in 2020, $17 trillion of it traded at a negative rate, which meant that if you held the debt, you paid for the privilege. This is prior to 2015. That was a unicorn sighting. So we are coming out of what has been one of the strongest economic periods in world history, not just our lifetimes. I\'m talking a thousand years of actual centralized financial systems. It just bears remembering that when you come out of something that\'s weird, those weird things are going to happen on the backside. I\'ve been buying stocks.\nI\'m not particularly convicted about it. If you were to tell me that the market was going to go down another 40%, I\'d say, nah. People are out there still spending six figures on a weird picture of a monkey that\'s got some code behind it, so who really knows? But I do know right now that the Fed is fighting something that was a natural outcome of some real financial stress, and at the end of it, we will hit an equilibrium.\nHill: Last thing, and then I\'ll let you go. You had mentioned that some of these companies are not coming back. You and I have talked before on this show about the SPACs that just littered the markets last year and the year before. Certainly, now we look at some of them as public companies and think now, OK, yeah, you probably shouldn\'t have.\nMann: You were a money grab.\nHill: This was money-grabbing, and you probably have no business being in the public markets. I forget who said it, but I heard someone say recently that asked the question, the rhetorical question, who in God\'s name would go public in this environment right now? Are IPOs something that you look at as a positive sign somewhere, whether it\'s later this year or into 2023, because it really does seem like we went through a long stretch of time where we didn\'t really collectively ask the question about any company going public. Why are they going public? We just thought, oh, OK, here\'s a company going public. It seems like, Bill, we\'re in an environment right now where if a company were going public, that would be the first thing we would ask. Like, really, you\'re going public now, in this?\nMann: The crazy thing is, I don\'t really care that much about IPOs just because I like them so much. I think I like so much understanding how a management team is going to interact and behave as a publicly traded entity. I don\'t care what people say; it is an entirely different experience to have the public-facing you on a quarter-by-quarter basis from when you were a private company. The thing is, Chris, there are hundreds of SPACs that have been stood up as buckets of money that they have an egg timer, they have to continue to bring companies public. You\'re going to see additional companies come public. I actually think that it is a little bit more of a target-rich environment.\nNow you may see companies that are coming public through SPACs because there is a mutually agreed but not expressed desperation between the two. [laughs] Like we need the money, you have the money. Let\'s do a thing and we\'ll deal with the consequences later. You\'re going to see more companies come public. I tend to think of times like the SPAC bubble, so many companies coming public. You have to remember that they\'re not doing that for the benefit of investors. They\'re doing it at a point in time in which it is good for them. The fact that it is a much more difficult time to go public may actually mean that it is a better time to be on our side of the ledger and be buyers of stocks.\nHill: I\'m sorry, but your SPAC analogy just immediately brought to mind bartenders as last call, and two people just look at each other and, all right, [laughs] why don\'t we go home together?\nMann: [laughs] I\'m sorry. We haven\'t been stupid enough yet, but there\'s just enough time.\nHill: Bill Mann. Always great talking to you. Thanks for being here.\nMann: Thanks, Chris.\nHill: In the wake of stocks falling this year, we decided to look back at other market crashes from history. A few years back, Morgan Housel joined Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp to talk about the speculative boom that caused the Great Depression and how those lessons apply for investors today.\nAlison Southwick: Let me set this stage for you. It\'s the roaring \'20s. In the wake of World War I, the nation\'s wealth more than doubled. This means that a lot of people had enough money to become full-blown consumers. They could buy newfangled things like electric refrigerators and radios and, lest we forget, the Model T. In this prosperous America you could have anything, except alcohol, of course. But the party didn\'t stop. [laughs] Suddenly. So today, Morgan, joining us for our series this month looking at market crashes in the U.S., and why not start with the big one, that great crash, Black Tuesday. But before we get into the actual crash, what was life like, leading up to the Great Depression?\nMorgan Housel: Whenever people talked about what caused the Great Depression, what caused the crash of 1929, it\'s always easy to point to one thing, but then what caused that one thing that you can always keep going back in time and say what really caused all this to happen. If we are talking about the Great Depression, I\'d like to start with World War I. Something really important happened in World War I. Frederick Lewis Allen is a great historian who wrote history in the 1920s and 1930s. He made this point that during World War I, to finance the war, they sold liberty bonds to average everyday Americans, not just wealthy people, but everyday Americans were buying liberty bonds to finance the war. It was the first time that most Americans had any experience with stockbrokers.\nBecause stockbrokers up until that point only dealt with wealthy people and aristocrats, and now it was every day trained conductors and farmers going in and talking to a stock broker to buy these liberty bonds because there\'s such a push of patriotism to buy these bonds. Because of that, not only did people get their first taste of what it was like to work at a stockbroker. But stockbrokers had to learn all kinds of new skills to sell to these average everyday people and high-pressure sales tactics had like a needle there in security and get them to buy something that they really didn\'t need.\nBut the salesmen\'s job was to convince them that you needed this. It was set up in the late nineteen-teens, this early dynamic of Main Street\'s affiliation with Wall Street that had no relationship before that. That\'s where I think the seeds of the Great Depression were ultimately planted getting everyday people who didn\'t have a lot of money and had no sophistication, no training or education, getting them involved with Wall Street.\nSouthwick: But then they had no place to get educated either.\nHousel: Yeah.\nSouthwick: You\'re just going to have to trust this stockbroker guy.\nHousel: That\'s the first seeds that were planted, and then after World War I, all the troops came home. Devastating period for the war, and the economy instantly falls into a really deep recession, really bad, high deflation, really high unemployment in the early 1920s. Frederick Lewis makes this really interesting point I think that between the war and then the recession when people came home, the people just got tired of being tired after like seven years of everything going wrong. There was a period in the early and mid-1920s when people just said, I\'m ready to have fun again. We\'ve been dealing with a decade of everything going wrong between war and the recession, I\'m ready to let loose and have fun again. It was almost like the spark that he wrote about that in the early 1920s, people were just ready to have fun and just let loose and a few other things happened at the same time.\nThat\'s really important leading up to the Great Depression. Just continue on with the stories of really awful things happening. 1921, there was a really awful famine in Russia, and the United States wanted to do something about it. The U.S. government set an artificially high price for the price of wheat and told farmers as much wheat as they can grow, we will buy it from you at this inflated price. The price of wheat at the time was, I think $0.40 a bushel and the government said, we will buy as much as you can grow at a $1 a bushel so that they can send it to Russia to help break the famine. You had all these farmers that overnight basically were minting money and planting as much wheat and corn as they could and making a fortune doing it by selling it the government. It was so lucrative to be a farmer back then during this time because of these inflated prices that they had, what were called suitcase farmers, which were people from Chicago and Minneapolis who were, maybe they were lawyers or insurance salesmen that would take the train into Iowa and buy a small farm and grow wheat.\nThey come in with their suitcase. [laughs] Maybe farmers on the weekend go home because you can make so much money doing it. Farming was such a big part of the economy back then that in the early 1920s when that started, it was just a huge stimulus to the overall economy. This big farming surplus was going on. At the same time that you had people that were just ready to get back into having fun and helping grow the economy again and so it was like almost overnight in the early 1920s, the US economy just took off like a rocket ship. Part of that was coming out of this recession in the early 1920s and then you combine that with this big farming stimulus and it was just boom off to the races. Because of the psychology at the time, Frederick Lewis Allen writes a lot about this at the time. That these people were so ready to have fun again that you mix that excitement with that much extra money that was flowing around it was just a boom time in the 1920s and you mix optimism with a lot of money and people start making really bad decisions. [laughs]\nRobert Brokamp: [laughs] Then if you also add in debt, because a lot of people didn\'t have necessarily all the money to buy these new consumer goods or these investments, but there were people who were willing to lend on money to do that. Back then, the margin requirement to borrow money to buy investments was only 10 percent, so if you want to buy a thousand dollars worth of stock, you only need to put down a hundred bucks. All that thing had to do is drop 10 percent and then you\'ve lost all the equity in that investment.\nHousel: Also during this period in 1920s, two of I think the most important inventions of the 20th century, the car and the radio, were coming online for average everyday people and that just added to the sense of optimism of what we could do as a country, what our potential was. That completely changed American life in the span of a few years, the car and the radio. Then you add all that together, you have people who for the first time ever have connections to stockbrokers. You have this big economic boom from farming.\nThen you have all this optimism coming from the airplane and the 1920s making a lot of people know the booming twenties or roaring twenties. It was a great time for a lot of people that just led to a lot of excitement and over-optimism and so led to in the late 1920s, probably the biggest stock bubble that we\'ve ever seen. That really took place in just like a year or two, is really like 1928 and early 1929 that the market just went straight up, just went parabolic and day after day after day stock prices for all companies were just going straight up and increased by several multiples just in the late 1920s to create a bubble that, it\'s hard to measure it because earnings and whatnot weren\'t measured back then, but probably much bigger than the 1999 stock bubble, just completely detached from reality by 1929.\nSouthwick: Let\'s get to the actual bursting of the bubble.\nHousel: What\'s interesting too is that it didn\'t happen in one day. We talk about the crash of 1929, but that played out over a week and is basically three days in October of 1929 when the market fell about 12% each day consecutively. I think putting that together, rather than all happening at once, having it spread out a little bit, gave investors at the time, I don\'t think it was asked traumatic as we would expect it to be today because it happened slower than say, the crash of 1987. It just played out slowly and people were so accustomed to prosperity and rising stock prices that the 30 percent decline that happened in October. Was it a big deal? Of course.\nDid stockbrokers jump out the window? Literally, yes, there were accounts of that happening. But I think people were so shocked and a 30% decline in the grand scheme of things, isn\'t that huge? In three days, it\'s big, but it\'s not that big a deal, stock prices fell 20 percent in the US in 2011. There was still a pretty big sense of optimism at the time and Herbert Hoover who was President and Andrew Mellon, who was Secretary of Treasury at the time, made a big push in the media and newspapers to say, business is sound, the fundamentals are strong, this is a temporary break, as they called it back then, but we\'re going to pull through this, everything is OK and I think people bought it at the time. As the month kept playing out into November and December of 1929, things stabilized and recovered a little bit and the big idea was, that was it, that was tough, but things are going to move on and things are going to keep going. There\'s a little bit of a rally after that, but people really had no idea what was still to come.\nSouthwick: Apparently yes, so what was still to come and how are we going to suffer here?\nHousel: Even by mid-1930, most economists thought by looking around and what was happening, that we were in a pretty bad recession, but nothing more than that. A pretty severe recession but nothing of historic terms. It was the summer of 1930 and as we moved into 1931 that the banking system started cracking, which was caused a lot by two things. One, all these investors with margin debt who were buying from banks, were now defaulting on the debt that they were borrowing. But also, wheat prices and corn prices started plunging, so then farmers who had been a big driver of the economic boom of the 1920s and had leveraged up with all debt to buy farm equipment whatnot were defaulting at record rates too. Back then, the Federal Reserve worked in a different way.\nThey didn\'t bail out banks like they do today and more importantly, the big thing was there was no FDIC insurance, so if your local bank was going down, your life savings was going with it. That began the bank runs of the early 1930s, which is where things really started getting out of hand. It peaked in 1932 and there was starting a wave of bank failures in 1932 and the big one actually was a bank in Austria called Creditanstalt in Vienna, that was a huge bank in Austria and it failed overnight and no one really saw it it coming. There have been some economists who\'ve mapped this, how it happened. After Creditanstalt failed in Vienna, then it spread to Paris and then spread to London and then eventually spread to New York. There was a bank called the Knickerbocker Trust in the United States that failed in New York and after that, the curtain just came down.\nSouthwick: Knickerbocker, that\'s like the most perfect name for a failing bank in 1920s [laughs].You couldn\'t write that.\nHousel: After the banks started failing, that\'s where things started getting really ugly in the United States. Now we\'re into 1932, so we\'re three years after the crash of 1929, which I think, to me that\'s probably the biggest misconception of the Great Depression, is that there was a crash in 1929 and then boom, welcome to The Great Depression and it wasn\'t. The first couple of years played out slowly over a period of many years. If you think about the 2008 financial crisis, the worst of that was really contained in literally a 90-day period. In late 2008, September, October, and November and then it was pretty much over. The Great Depression played out over three years and what I think did the opposite of what the 1920s did, is that people just got accustomed to pessimism. Their hope vanished, after you\'ve just been beaten up consistently for three years, people just lose all their optimism and all their faith. That feeds on itself, because if businesses and employees, and investors don\'t have any optimism, and don\'t have any confidence, then it\'s really hard to get them.\nSouthwick: Nothing goes up.\nHousel: The stock market bottomed in mid-1932. Unemployment in the economy bottomed in 1933, four years after the crash.\nSouthwick: How do we recover? How do we get out of this?\nHousel: This is where things could get political and a lot of people still disagree with this 90 years later, but Franklin Roosevelt is elected in 1932 and started with the new deal. There\'s that element of it, of economic stimulus from the new deal, just changing tactics and whatnot. There\'s also a thing with all recessions that if prices get low enough, stock prices, housing prices, labor prices, if things get low enough, then it\'s attractive to get back in business. Every investment, every business opportunity is attractive at some price and prices got ridiculous low and 1930s everywhere, the price of labor, the price of food. By 1932, stock prices were down 89% from their 1929 peak, so just completely obliterated. But there are still a lot of good companies out there.\nSouthwick: You talked about the FDIC. Did that come out of this? What other legislation or regulation came out following the depression to keep this from happening again? Because it\'s obviously never going to have an again.\nHousel: [laughs] Not going to let it.\nSouthwick: No, it\'s only going to happen over the next three episodes of this podcast. Not this bad, of course.\nHousel: The few big ones besides FDIC Insurance, one was the SEC and a lot of the reason that the market grew so high in the 1920s, is because fraud and bad behavior in the stock market was rapid. One of the big actors during the 1920s who made a fortune ripping people off in the stock market was Joseph Kennedy, JFK\'s father. He made a fortune in the 1920s, bringing together groups of investors and then they would corner a stock and put out false information and since they had a corner, they could drive up the price and then once a rise in prices got other people excited, then they would dump their shares back on them. There was all this misbehavior in the stock market. That was perfectly legal back then, even though they were really taking advantage of vulnerable people. With that came the SEC and the punch line of the story is, you know who the first chairman of the SEC was? Joseph Kennedy.\nSouthwick: Same guy. [laughs]\nBrokamp: What was FDR\'s quote about that?\nHousel: I forget.\nBrokamp: Something along the lines, if you want to catch a bank robber, you got to put him in charge, [laughs] something along those lines.\nHousel: That was the other big thing besides the FDIC, was the SEC.\nSouthwick: As we\'re winding down here, what is your takeaway for investors? What\'s one good lesson from The Great Depression that our listener should takeaway?\nHousel: There is a lawyer during The Great Depression named Benjamin Roth, who kept a really incredible diary. He was a lawyer, but he was an amateur investor too and an amateur economist, a really smart guy. His son published the biography, I think five years ago. It\'s called The Great Depression. A Diary. It\'s really fascinating just to see a layman\'s perception of what happened during the depression. He constantly writes about 1932, and 1933 he uses the same phrasing over and over again. He says, "Everyone knows stocks are cheap but nobody has any cash to buy them." He just talked about it all over the place. He says not just stocks, he\'s talking about buildings and real estate and his neighbourhood. There\'s a warehouse down the street that\'s selling for nothing, but nobody has any cash to buy it.\nHe writes about the sense of, all this opportunity that\'s lost and if anyone had any cash during that period, they can mint a fortune. There was just an opportunity laying right in front of them, but no one had any cash saved up. To me, I used to write a blog right about this quite a bit, when I was here at The Motley Fool. People really discount cash as an asset, when things are going well. Cash doesn\'t earn a good return. Why would you want to earn cash? Put your money to work, it\'s not doing anything for you. The value of cash is what it can do for you when things turn down and things eventually will, that\'s what you earn your return on cash and so I\'ve always held more cash than I think any financial advisor would say is necessary, but that\'s why I do it and I think I\'m earning a good return on my cash, I\'m just not going to realize that return until things get hairy again.\nHill: As always, people on the program may have an interest in the stocks they talk about that The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow!\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Alison Southwick has positions in Apple. Bill Mann has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Berkshire Hathaway (A shares), Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Domino\'s Pizza. Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Johnson & Johnson, and Microsoft. Robert Brokamp, CFP(R) has positions in Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Domino\'s Pizza, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Some of these companies are never coming back, but I have a hard time believing that Berkshire Hathaway, which I had bought some a few weeks ago, is really that deeply impacted, or Mastercard, or Google, or Domino's Pizza. A few years back, Morgan Housel joined Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp to talk about the speculative boom that caused the Great Depression and how those lessons apply for investors today. Housel: Also during this period in 1920s, two of I think the most important inventions of the 20th century, the car and the radio, were coming online for average everyday people and that just added to the sense of optimism of what we could do as a country, what our potential was.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Author Morgan Housel joins Motley Fool host Alison Southwick and Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp to talk about the speculative boom that caused the Great Depression, and how those lessons apply to investors today. He made this point that during World War I, to finance the war, they sold liberty bonds to average everyday Americans, not just wealthy people, but everyday Americans were buying liberty bonds to finance the war. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Lessons From the Great Depression', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Some of these companies should have never been priced as high as they were and will probably never come back. Hill: Last thing, and then I'll let you go. [laughs] Robert Brokamp: [laughs] Then if you also add in debt, because a lot of people didn't have necessarily all the money to buy these new consumer goods or these investments, but there were people who were willing to lend on money to do that.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Morgan Housel: Whenever people talked about what caused the Great Depression, what caused the crash of 1929, it's always easy to point to one thing, but then what caused that one thing that you can always keep going back in time and say what really caused all this to happen. [laughs] Robert Brokamp: [laughs] Then if you also add in debt, because a lot of people didn't have necessarily all the money to buy these new consumer goods or these investments, but there were people who were willing to lend on money to do that. That really took place in just like a year or two, is really like 1928 and early 1929 that the market just went straight up, just went parabolic and day after day after day stock prices for all companies were just going straight up and increased by several multiples just in the late 1920s to create a bubble that, it's hard to measure it because earnings and whatnot weren't measured back then, but probably much bigger than the 1999 stock bubble, just completely detached from reality by 1929."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-gains-as-traders-scale-back-rate-hike-expectations', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar\nJune 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open higher on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices eased expectations over how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation.\nGlobal financial markets have been roiled this month on worries that rapid rate hikes by major central banks could cause a sharp economic downturn, with the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX confirming a bear market last week as it recorded a 20% drop from its January closing peak.\nData on Thursday showed U.S. business activity slowed considerably in June, driving investors to scale back bets on where interest rates may peak.\nSliding commodity prices also quelled worries about red-hot inflation, with copper prices heading for their biggest weekly fall in a year and crude oil set for a second weekly decline.\n"Conversations about the U.S economy likely slowing which could lessen the hawkishness of the Fed, combined with lower commodity prices and bond yields - these are reasons investors are mentioning to justify why we could experience a near-term bounce," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York.\n"Yet, I do not think that it\'s the final bottom."\nThe Fed\'s commitment to fight high inflation is "unconditional," Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Thursday, a day after saying it was not trying to provoke a recession but that was "certainly a possibility."\nThe main stock indexes looked set to notch their first weekly gain in four, with healthcare, real estate and utilities - among sectors considered as safer bets during times of economic uncertainty - outperforming so far in the week.\nMarket heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 0.9% and 0.5% in premarket trading. Rising interest rates have hurt shares of the mega-cap growth companies as their valuations rely more heavily on future earnings.\nAt 08:45 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 208 points, or 0.68%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 27.5 points, or 0.72%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 90.25 points, or 0.77%.\nThe University of Michigan\'s survey on U.S. consumer sentiment in June and new home sales data will be published later in the day.\nFedEx Corp FDX.N rose 3.4% after the parcel delivery company issued a stronger-than-expected full-year profit forecast despite softening global demand for shipping.\nBank stocks were mixed after the Federal Reserve\'s annual "stress test" exercise showed that the lenders have enough capital to weather a severe economic downturn.\nCitigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.9% and Bank of America Corp BAC.N edged lower, while Morgan Stanley MS.N gained 1%.\nZendesk Inc ZEN.N soared 28.1% after the software company said it would be acquired by a group of buyout firms led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Permira in a deal valued at $10.2 billion.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 0.9% and 0.5% in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices eased expectations over how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. Data on Thursday showed U.S. business activity slowed considerably in June, driving investors to scale back bets on where interest rates may peak.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 0.9% and 0.5% in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices eased expectations over how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. Data on Thursday showed U.S. business activity slowed considerably in June, driving investors to scale back bets on where interest rates may peak.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for gains as traders scale back rate hike expectations', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 0.9% and 0.5% in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices eased expectations over how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. Global financial markets have been roiled this month on worries that rapid rate hikes by major central banks could cause a sharp economic downturn, with the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX confirming a bear market last week as it recorded a 20% drop from its January closing peak.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose 0.9% and 0.5% in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices eased expectations over how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. Global financial markets have been roiled this month on worries that rapid rate hikes by major central banks could cause a sharp economic downturn, with the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX confirming a bear market last week as it recorded a 20% drop from its January closing peak."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-at-the-top-of-our-watchlists', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The S&P 500 is in a bear market -- down 22% from its all-time high. But the sell-off has been far worse for the tech, consumer discretionary, and communications sectors, as well as the Nasdaq Composite, which is down 31% from its all-time high.\nMany individual tech stocks are down far worse from their all-time highs. The averages have been buoyed by larger companies like Apple, Alphabet, and Microsoft, which, all things considered, are down relatively little.\nInvestors looking for well-rounded tech stocks have come to the right place. Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX), and Amyris (NASDAQ: AMRS) stand out as good buys now. Here\'s why.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThis is how you want a business to slow down\nDaniel Foelber (Adobe): The tech sector has been one of the hardest hit by the Nasdaq bear market. Many individual names from Shopify to Netflix are down 75% or more from their all-time highs.\nWhile some risk-tolerant investors may be interested in picking up hyper-growth names on sale, a simpler approach is to pick up shares of industry-leading companies that have the business models needed to endure a prolonged downturn -- companies like Adobe.\nAdobe stock is down nearly 50% from its all-time high. The latest leg of the sell-off is due to its recently released full-year revised fiscal 2022 guidance, which calls for year-over-year revenue growth of just 11.8% and diluted earnings per share (EPS) growth of 8.1%. If Adobe hits its $17.65 billion revenue target and non-GAAP EPS guidance of $13.50, it will have achieved all-time high results for both metrics during what has been a challenging economic climate.\nHowever, Adobe\'s market-beating performance over the last few years is largely due to a unique combination of recurring revenue from its subscription model, high gross margins, and strong top- and bottom-line growth. Simply put, Adobe used to have it all. And now, the growth story is gone.\nBut what Adobe has going for it now (that it hasn\'t had for years) is a reasonable valuation. Adobe is shifting from a growth story to a well-rounded investment similar to other established mega-cap tech stocks. It has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.4, which is deservingly below its 10-year median P/E ratio of 54.4. However, Adobe\'s forward P/E ratio is now just 26.9. What\'s more, Adobe is still putting up record results, generating a boatload of free cash flow, and has one of the highest gross profit margins in the software as a service (SaaS) industry at 88% and an operating margin of 35%.\nWhen interest rates are rising, inflation is at a 40-year high, and consumer spending is falling, it\'s hard to expect companies to grow at a breakneck pace. In an environment where many growth stocks are losing money, free cash flow negative, taking on debt, and/or have weak balance sheets, Adobe is a breath of fresh air.\nAdobe\'s guidance illustrates how you want a business to slow down in a recession. It involves the business doing OK -- not great, but still putting up incredible results, booking sizable profits, and generating positive free cash flow so it doesn\'t have to take on debt. Add it all up, and Adobe offers an impeccable risk/reward in the tech sector.\nCognex\'s stock valuation is now at multi-year lows\nLee Samaha (Cognex Corporation): This leading machine vision company has been hit harder than most by the tumultuous events of 2022. Going into the year, the expectation of Cognex\'s management, and many others, was that global supply chain issues would ease, leading to a gradual resumption of deliveries of critical components like semiconductors.\nUnfortunately, that positive outlook hasn\'t been realized. Instead, ongoing lockdowns in China, a war in Ukraine, labor shortages, surging raw material inflation, and other ongoing supply chain issues have, at the very least, delayed that recovery. That\'s terrible news for a company like Cognex, particularly as these issues significantly affect two of its three key end markets (automotive and consumer electronics). Cognex CEO Rob Willett\'s warning (delivered on the first-quarterearnings callin May) that "automation projects are taking longer to deploy, and some are being delayed because of supply chain challenges and staffing shortages" is a sign of the times.\nIt\'s going to be a challenging year for Cognex. However, some valuation context is needed here. Despite the near-term disappointment, Wall Street analysts still expect $1.1 billion in revenue in 2022 (some $415 million higher than in 2019) and double-digit revenue growth in 2023. You rarely get to buy a growth stock like Cognex on such a valuation, and if you can close your eyes and ears to some potentially bad news coming up in the second quarter, the stock looks very attractive for long-term buyers.\nData by YCharts.\nTime to take a real look at this synthetic biology stock\nScott Levine (Amyris): After falling 62% since the start of 2022, Amyris is one stock that is at the top of my watchlist these days. As a leader in synthetic biology, or "synbio," Amyris engineers molecules that are subsequently used as ingredients in various products, ranging from healthcare to food and beverage to cosmetics. The ingredients that Amyris has developed through its synbio process can be found in more than 20,000 products.\nNow\'s a particularly interesting time for Amyris, because it recently reached a significant milestone: Fermentation has begun at its new plant in Barra Bonita, Brazil. Like so many businesses, Amyris has been plagued by supply chain headwinds that have hampered the company\'s growth. The development of the new fermentation plant in Brazil, however, is an important step in its attempt to overcome supply chain challenges and improve its resilience.\nAddressing the company\'s feat of beginning fermentation at the plant, COO Eduardo Alvarez commented: "The plant will allow Amyris to more efficiently meet demand from its ingredient customers after several years of operating under third-party capacity supply constraints." According to management, plant capacity at Barra Bonita is already committed through 2023, illustrating how valuable an asset the facility is to the company meeting customer demand.\nWhile the company\'s news is encouraging, it doesn\'t mean that investors should rush to click the buy button. Management foresees plenty of growth in the company\'s future as cosmetics companies, as well as those in other industries, embrace synbio ingredients. So waiting a little longer before picking up shares seems reasonable -- maybe until management confirms its projection that three of its new manufacturing facilities will achieve full-scale commercial production by the end of 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Adobe Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Adobe Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Daniel Foelber has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Lee Samaha has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Scott Levine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Cognex, Microsoft, Netflix, and Shopify. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'However, Adobe\'s market-beating performance over the last few years is largely due to a unique combination of recurring revenue from its subscription model, high gross margins, and strong top- and bottom-line growth. In an environment where many growth stocks are losing money, free cash flow negative, taking on debt, and/or have weak balance sheets, Adobe is a breath of fresh air. Cognex CEO Rob Willett\'s warning (delivered on the first-quarterearnings callin May) that "automation projects are taking longer to deploy, and some are being delayed because of supply chain challenges and staffing shortages" is a sign of the times.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Time to take a real look at this synthetic biology stock Scott Levine (Amyris): After falling 62% since the start of 2022, Amyris is one stock that is at the top of my watchlist these days. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Cognex, Microsoft, Netflix, and Shopify. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks at the Top of Our Watchlists', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But the sell-off has been far worse for the tech, consumer discretionary, and communications sectors, as well as the Nasdaq Composite, which is down 31% from its all-time high. 10 stocks we like better than Adobe Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Cognex, Microsoft, Netflix, and Shopify.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adobe stock is down nearly 50% from its all-time high. You rarely get to buy a growth stock like Cognex on such a valuation, and if you can close your eyes and ears to some potentially bad news coming up in the second quarter, the stock looks very attractive for long-term buyers. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jun-24-2022-%3A-tqqq-sqqq-zen-nio-rev-qqq-baba-li-et-psny-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 94.83 to 11,792.51. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 37,654,586 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.63 at $25.96, with 4,038,274 shares traded. This represents a 21.76% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -1.43 at $55.42, with 2,334,360 shares traded. This represents a 96.87% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nZendesk, Inc. (ZEN) is +28.75 at $86.70, with 1,885,524 shares traded. ZEN\'s current last sale is 72.25% of the target price of $120.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is +0.44 at $23.49, with 1,311,055 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nRevlon, Inc. (REV) is -0.43 at $6.77, with 1,178,992 shares traded. REV\'s current last sale is 79.65% of the target price of $8.5.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +2.21 at $287.06, with 1,018,280 shares traded. This represents a 6.6% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is +3.11 at $115.22, with 931,693 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BABA is in the "buy range".\n\nLi Auto Inc. (LI) is +1.62 at $40.86, with 817,400 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nEnergy Transfer L.P. (ET) is +0.14 at $9.93, with 764,831 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ET is in the "buy range".\n\nPolestar Automotive Holding UK Limited (PSNY) is unchanged at $11.95, with 656,997 shares traded.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.13 at $139.40, with 508,873 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is +0.23 at $9.88, with 457,106 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 53.41% of the target price of $18.5.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.13 at $139.40, with 508,873 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -1.43 at $55.42, with 2,334,360 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.13 at $139.40, with 508,873 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jun 24, 2022 : TQQQ, SQQQ, ZEN, NIO, REV, QQQ, BABA, LI, ET, PSNY, AAPL, CCL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.13 at $139.40, with 508,873 shares traded. The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 94.83 to 11,792.51.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +1.13 at $139.40, with 508,873 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 37,654,586 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-24-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Wall Street closed higher on Thursday, led by defensive and tech stocks. Investors continued to weigh in the possibility of an economic downturn, and markets were driven by defensive sectors like utilities and health care, which will be relatively unaffected if the economy enters into recession. The yield on the 10-year treasury note hit its lowest level in roughly two weeks. All three major stock indexes ended in the green.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 0.6% or 194.23 points to close at 30,677.36. Twenty components of the 30-stock index ended in the green, one remained unchanged, while nine ended in the red.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished at 11,232.19, adding 1.6% or 179.11 points.\nThe S&P 500 gained 1% or 35.84 points to close at 3,795.73. Seven of the 11 broad sectors of the benchmark index closed in the green. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU), the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) rose 2.4%, 2.2% and 2%, respectively, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) declined 3.7%.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) went up 0.4% to 29.05. A total of 12.4 billion shares were traded Thursday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.5 billion. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.41-to-1 ratio. On the Nasdaq, a 1.67-to-1 ratio favored the advancing issues.\nInvestors Rush To The Safety Of Defensive Stocks\nFears of an impending recession have been ruling investor sentiment for the past few weeks due to various policy tightening measures, primarily interest rate hikes, taken up by the Fed to tackle inflation. Markets remained volatile as investors guessed and second-guessed the impact of these policies on the U.S. economy in the coming months. Weekly losses were, however, interspersed with days when markets finished in the green. Thursday was one such day when investors saw sectors like utilities and health care as reasonable fallback options that will be relatively unaffected in the event of a recession.\nOil Prices Remain A Drag On The Energy Sector\nOil prices fell on Thursday on concerns that rate hikes by the Fed could push the U.S. economy into recession, reducing fuel demand. Brent crude fell $1.69 to settle at $110.05/barrel, while WTI crude fell $1.92 to settle at $104.27/barrel. The Energy sector fell 3.8%, dragged down primarily by oil prices and continued its recent slump after outperforming other sectors throughout 2022, erasing further gains it had made earlier in the week. Energy was the single biggest drag on the S&P 500 on Thursday.\nTech Sector Boosted By Falling Yields In The Bond Market\nYields fell in the U.S. bond market on a belief that yields may have peaked in the near term even if inflation stayed high. Yields have dropped from their highest levels in over a decade reached before last week’s Fed meeting, when the 75-basis-point-rate hike, the biggest increase since 1994, was announced. The benchmark U.S. 10-year treasury note yield fell to 3.005% in the session, before finishing at 3.070%. The yield has dropped from 3.498% on Jun 14, the worst fall since April 2011.\nBond yields move inversely to prices, and growth stocks, such as from the mega-cap tech space, look lucrative in the event of yields going down as they do not look overvalued in the near term. Nasdaq was the biggest mover on the day, riding on tech stocks.\nConsequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT gained 2.2% and 2.3%, respectively. Apple currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nEconomic Data\nThe Labor Department said on Thursday that initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 229,000, for the week ending Jun 18. The previous week\'s level was revised up by 2,000 from 229,000 to 231,000. The four-week moving average came in at 223,500, marking an increase of 4,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 219,000.\nHowever, continuing claims came in at 1,315,000, increasing 5,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week\'s numbers were revised down by 2,000 from 1,312,000 to 1,310,000. The 4-week moving average came in at 1,310,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week\'s revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since Jan 3, 1970, when it was 1,280,250.\nAmerican Petroleum Institute reported that U.S. crude inventories had risen by 5.61 million barrels against a consensus of decline of 1.43 million barrels. This is the first build of more than 5 million barrels since mid-February.\nStocks That Have Made Headline\nFedEx Q4 Earnings Miss, Stock Up on Upbeat FY23 View\nFedEx Corporation’s FDX fourth-quarter fiscal 2022 (ended May 31, 2022) earnings (excluding $4.74 from non-recurring items) of $6.87 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.91. (Read More)\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nFedEx Corporation (FDX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT gained 2.2% and 2.3%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Investors continued to weigh in the possibility of an economic downturn, and markets were driven by defensive sectors like utilities and health care, which will be relatively unaffected if the economy enters into recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT gained 2.2% and 2.3%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU), the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) rose 2.4%, 2.2% and 2%, respectively, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) declined 3.7%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 24, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT gained 2.2% and 2.3%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Seven of the 11 broad sectors of the benchmark index closed in the green.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT gained 2.2% and 2.3%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU), the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) rose 2.4%, 2.2% and 2%, respectively, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) declined 3.7%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-cathie-wood-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-the-long-haul', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Ark Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood is often regarded as Wall Street's most bullish technology investor. She manages a group of nine exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on various areas of innovation, from financial technology to space exploration.\nThose funds have been clobbered amid the broader market sell-off. The flagship Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKK) has tumbled 75% from its all-time high, but many of the individual stocks it holds still have remarkable long-term potential. Three Motley Fool contributors have identified Unity Software (NYSE: U), Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) as some of the best Cathie Wood picks of the bunch to buy now and hold. Here's why.\nThe present and future of gaming\nAnthony Di Pizio (Unity Software): Video games are now among the most popular forms of entertainment globally -- the industry was worth over $180 billion in 2021. And mobile gaming now accounts for more than half of that value thanks to today's powerful smartphones, which allow players to access their favorite titles from almost anywhere. New titles are published constantly as developers reach for a piece of that massive pie. But when everyone's digging for gold, the most lucrative business opportunities often lie in selling shovels, and Unity Software does just that -- providing the world's leading suite of development tools for game creators.\nUnity Pro -- its flagship platform -- provides a low-code way for creators to bring their games to life, but the company also supports those projects once they are live and on the market. It offers analytics tools to help diagnose potential issues and collect user feedback to improve the overall experience, and developers can also leverage Unity's advertising platform and its in-app purchases plugin to generate revenue more.\nIn 2021, 72% of the top 1,000 mobile games were created with Unity, and in fact, more than 50% of all games across all platforms were made with the company's tools. But Unity serves more than just game developers. Its powerful 3D rendering tools are used by film creators, and even in industrial applications for the design of new products. Overall, it's estimated that 3.9 billion people consumed content made with Unity every single month last year.\nUnity generated $320 million in revenue during Q1 2022, a 36% year-over-year jump. But that result wasn't as strong as investors expected. The company, like many others, is grappling with challenges stemming from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) move last year to enhance user privacy for owners of iOS-powered devices. Those changes made it harder for Unity's clients to use highly targeted ads to attract customers.\nStill, with Unity stock down 83% from its all-time high, this might be an opportunity to build a long-term position ahead of an eventual broader market recovery. The endorsement of Cathie Wood, one of the world's top technology investors, is just a bonus.\nEverybody wants to own Roku\nJamie Louko (Roku): Occupying prominent positions in two of Ark Invest's ETFs, Roku is the third-largest holding in the firm's combined portfolios, signaling how optimistic Wood is about its future. That view is understandable considering that Roku is the top streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with almost 21 billion hours streamed globally in the first quarter.\nThe company is looking to leverage its leadership to capitalize on the growth in ad spending on streaming video. Roku cited Nielsen reports that in the U.S., audiences spend 46% of their TV time streaming,, while eMarketer reports that advertisers put just 18% of their TV ad budgets toward streaming. That percentage will likely grow as advertisers adjust to the fact that Americans are spending more time watching streaming services, and Roku could be a major beneficiary.\nThe company has already benefited from the shift to streaming in the U.S. with revenue of almost $734 million in Q1. Roku also generated $87 million in Q1 free cash flow, which could be invested to further its dominance.\nRoku isn't just attracting the attention of Wood -- Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) also appears to have its eye on it. Rumors came out recently that Netflix was looking to buy Roku, and I can't say I'd blame it. It wouldn't be bad for it to control a leading streaming platform with more than 61 million active accounts that it could use to push more consumers toward Netflix. While these are just rumors, it makes sense that Netflix would be interested in making a bid.\nThat said, Roku CEO and founder Anthony Wood would likely be against such a deal. As of April 14, he owned over 17.7 million shares. Considering he believes Roku has a significant opportunity ahead, the chances are slim that he would be looking to cash out now.\nTrading at just 3.8 times sales, Roku looks like a bargain, especially given its scale and the opportunities ahead of it. Advertisers could flock to it as an increasing share of ad budgets moves to streaming, and those rising revenues could propel the stock higher. I would follow in Wood's footsteps and pick up a few shares at these prices.\nA semiconductor company that specializes in artificial intelligence\nTrevor Jennewine (Nvidia): Gamers and creators of 3D imagery have long recognized Nvidia graphics cards as the gold standard for rendering cutting-edge visual effects. In fact, Nvidia currently holds a 78% market share in discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) and an over 90% market share in workstation graphics. But its GPUs have also become the computational accelerators of choice in data centers, particularly where artificial intelligence (AI) workloads are concerned. In fact, it currently holds a 90% market share in the supercomputer accelerator market, and its technology helps power every major cloud platform.\nNvidia's competitive edge is built on its best-in-class hardware, but the company has reinforced its strong market position by growing its portfolio of supporting software. For instance, Nvidia AI Enterprise is a suite of software that accelerates the development and simplifies the deployment of AI applications. Nvidia also provides frameworks for specific use cases, including Clara for AI healthcare applications, Riva for conversational AI applications, and Isaac for AI robotics applications.\nFinancially, Nvidia is growing at a blistering pace. Its revenue soared 53% to $29.5 billion over the past year, and free cash flow climbed 44% to $7.9 billion. Also noteworthy, gross profit margin jumped 280 basis points to 65.3%, and Nvidia CFO Colette Kress says that trend is set to continue as the portion of revenue provided by software grows. In other words, Nvidia should become even more profitable over time.\nOn that note, shareholders have good reason to be optimistic about Nvidia's future. The company puts its total market opportunity at a whopping $1 trillion, and it has demonstrated its capacity for innovation on countless occasions. For instance, it is preparing to launch its first central processing unit (CPU). According to management, the Grace CPU will be available in early 2023, and will offer 10 times the performance of the fastest server chip on the market today.\nThat type of innovation should keep Nvidia at the forefront of the semiconductor industry, yet its shares are trading at just 13.6 times sales -- well below their five-year average of 17 times sales. With that in mind, now looks like a great time to buy this growth stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nAnthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Jamie Louko has positions in Apple, Nvidia, Roku, and Unity Software Inc. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Nvidia and Roku. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, Nvidia, Roku, and Unity Software Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The company, like many others, is grappling with challenges stemming from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) move last year to enhance user privacy for owners of iOS-powered devices. But when everyone's digging for gold, the most lucrative business opportunities often lie in selling shovels, and Unity Software does just that -- providing the world's leading suite of development tools for game creators. It offers analytics tools to help diagnose potential issues and collect user feedback to improve the overall experience, and developers can also leverage Unity's advertising platform and its in-app purchases plugin to generate revenue more.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The company, like many others, is grappling with challenges stemming from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) move last year to enhance user privacy for owners of iOS-powered devices. The present and future of gaming Anthony Di Pizio (Unity Software): Video games are now among the most popular forms of entertainment globally -- the industry was worth over $180 billion in 2021. Jamie Louko has positions in Apple, Nvidia, Roku, and Unity Software Inc. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Nvidia and Roku.", 'news_article_title': '3 Cathie Wood Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Haul', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The company, like many others, is grappling with challenges stemming from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) move last year to enhance user privacy for owners of iOS-powered devices. Three Motley Fool contributors have identified Unity Software (NYSE: U), Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) as some of the best Cathie Wood picks of the bunch to buy now and hold. In 2021, 72% of the top 1,000 mobile games were created with Unity, and in fact, more than 50% of all games across all platforms were made with the company's tools.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The company, like many others, is grappling with challenges stemming from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) move last year to enhance user privacy for owners of iOS-powered devices. Three Motley Fool contributors have identified Unity Software (NYSE: U), Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) as some of the best Cathie Wood picks of the bunch to buy now and hold. Jamie Louko has positions in Apple, Nvidia, Roku, and Unity Software Inc. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Nvidia and Roku."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-buy-apple-stock-right-now-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a fantastic long-term investment, but year to date the stock has fallen nearly 23%. The drop has come as investors worry about sky-high inflation and the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive approach to bringing it back down by hiking the federal funds rate.\nApple\'s share price drop, mixed with the general pessimism in the market right now, has left some investors wondering if Apple\'s stock is still a buy. I think there\'s a strong case for adding more shares (or starting a position) in the tech giant right now. Here\'s why.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTons of cash to weather any storm\nSome investors are exiting technology stocks right now in part because many of them aren\'t profitable and won\'t be for years to come. Apple doesn\'t have this problem.\nAt the end of the most recent quarter, the company had $193 billion in cash on hand. Even when you account for the company\'s debt, Apple still had $73 billion left over.\nAt a time when investors are hunting for profitable companies that could weather a potential economic slowdown, Apple looks like a no-brainer.\nService revenue continues to grow\nApple has built a very successful services business that some investors may still not fully appreciate. Consider that in the company\'s second quarter, Apple\'s services revenue increased 17% year over year to an impressive $19.8 billion.\nApple\'s services revenue accounted for more than 20% of the company\'s total sales, and the tech giant now has 825 million services subscribers, a 25% gain in the past 12 months.\nApple already has enviable gross margins of nearly 44%, but its services gross margins are even better, at nearly 73%. Investors should also consider that Apple still has more opportunities in the services space, including a potential subscription plan for its iPhone and other devices.\nPlenty of potential for new products\nBloomberg reported back in May that Apple had shown its board of directors an augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset. Apple has focused a lot of attention on AR over the past several years with iPhone apps, but an AR device could be a big step into a new category.\nShowing its board such a device could indicate that the company is close to releasing it, perhaps as early as next year. Noted Apple analyst Katy Huberty estimates that an AR/VR device could bring Apple $29 billion in revenue by 2026.\nWhile these are just estimates based on a potential Apple device, the company does appear to be closer to such a product. Apple CEO Tim Cook said this month that people should "stay tuned and you\'ll see what we have to offer" in the AR space.\nWhile Apple hasn\'t confirmed an AR device yet, Cook\'s comments continue to hint that Apple has bigger plans for this space than just AR apps.\nApple continues to create shareholder value\nAnd finally, Apple has boosted shareholder value by using its cash hoard for share buybacks and dividend payments.\nApple\'s CFO, Luca Maestri, said on the company\'s most recent quarterly earnings call, "Our strong operating performance generated over $28 billion in operating cash flow and allowed us to return nearly $27 billion to our shareholders during the quarter."\nThat figure came from a 5% increase in Apple\'s dividend and ongoing share repurchases -- with more to come. Apple\'s board approved a $90 billion increase to the company\'s current share repurchase program, which will continue to add value to existing shareholders by reducing the number of shares on the market.\nWith all of the above in mind, Apple\'s stock looks like a great deal, especially at a time when investors are wisely focused on finding profitable companies that still have room to grow.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nChris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a fantastic long-term investment, but year to date the stock has fallen nearly 23%. Apple CEO Tim Cook said this month that people should "stay tuned and you\'ll see what we have to offer" in the AR space. With all of the above in mind, Apple\'s stock looks like a great deal, especially at a time when investors are wisely focused on finding profitable companies that still have room to grow.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a fantastic long-term investment, but year to date the stock has fallen nearly 23%. Consider that in the company's second quarter, Apple's services revenue increased 17% year over year to an impressive $19.8 billion. While Apple hasn't confirmed an AR device yet, Cook's comments continue to hint that Apple has bigger plans for this space than just AR apps.", 'news_article_title': 'Should You Buy Apple Stock Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a fantastic long-term investment, but year to date the stock has fallen nearly 23%. Consider that in the company's second quarter, Apple's services revenue increased 17% year over year to an impressive $19.8 billion. While these are just estimates based on a potential Apple device, the company does appear to be closer to such a product.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a fantastic long-term investment, but year to date the stock has fallen nearly 23%. Apple's share price drop, mixed with the general pessimism in the market right now, has left some investors wondering if Apple's stock is still a buy. Noted Apple analyst Katy Huberty estimates that an AR/VR device could bring Apple $29 billion in revenue by 2026."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-buy-stocks-now-or-wait-heres-buffetts-advice.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s official. The S&P 500 has now entered bear-market territory. After peaking at the very start of 2022, the broad index has lost just over 20% of its value as of this writing.\nA perfect storm of factors is to blame. Soaring inflation that\'s at a 40-year high, geopolitical turmoil, ongoing supply chain challenges, and a Federal Reserve that is aggressively raising interest rates have all scared investors from being optimistic to expecting a full-on recession in the near term. And the question of what to do from an investing standpoint is a pressing one.\nIn times like these, it\'s worthwhile to try and understand what an investing legend like Warren Buffett thinks we should do. Let\'s take a closer look.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nStocks are on sale\nImagine that the things you buy in your daily life suddenly became cheaper. It might be hard to think about this now, but if the prices of gas, a car, rent, food, or even an Apple iPhone all dropped by a significant amount, how would you react? Consumers would be ecstatic because they\'d be able to purchase more of the things they want and need at far lower prices. It\'s important to note that in this thought exercise, the consumer understands full well the value of those important things that he or she is buying.\nWhy is it, then, that when stock prices go down, everyone panics? If one looks at buying stocks like owning pieces of real businesses, which is what real investing is and what Buffett emphasizes, then shouldn\'t we all get excited in a time like this?\nThere are a couple things to consider in this situation, though. If you have a time horizon that is 10 years or more into the future, then buying stocks at cheaper prices is an advantageous thing for you. But if you\'re someone who is currently in or near retirement, then no doubt seeing the value of your portfolio plummet can be painful.\nFor most younger investors, however, now is an excellent time to buy stocks. The S&P 500 has always bounced back from a low to continue reaching new highs over time. Those who were aggressive in times of major uncertainty gained the most. "Be greedy when others are fearful," as Buffett says. There\'s definitely a lot of fear out there right now.\nDon\'t time the market\nNow that we\'ve discussed whether it\'s a good idea to buy stocks when prices are down, let\'s look at the decision of buying now versus waiting. The Motley Fool recommends that investors consistently buy stocks, let\'s say every month, regardless of what is happening with the economy or the stock market. This is called dollar-cost averaging.\nThe advantage here is that you are simply not trying to time the stock market, which studies have shown is a loser\'s game. No one knows with any real level of certainty if the market is going to go up or down in the near future. But by focusing on what you can control, investing on a regular basis, and buying high-quality, blue-chip businesses, you can ensure that over time you will benefit from the market\'s gains.\nIt\'s impossible to call the stock market\'s bottom. What\'s worse is that you risk losing out on any possible gains by being on the sidelines and waiting.\nThis is undoubtedly one of the most difficult times to be an investor. But if you remain committed to your investment strategy and adopt a long-term mindset, the current environment will prove to be a fantastic buying opportunity.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nNeil Patel has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Soaring inflation that's at a 40-year high, geopolitical turmoil, ongoing supply chain challenges, and a Federal Reserve that is aggressively raising interest rates have all scared investors from being optimistic to expecting a full-on recession in the near term. It might be hard to think about this now, but if the prices of gas, a car, rent, food, or even an Apple iPhone all dropped by a significant amount, how would you react? But by focusing on what you can control, investing on a regular basis, and buying high-quality, blue-chip businesses, you can ensure that over time you will benefit from the market's gains.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If you have a time horizon that is 10 years or more into the future, then buying stocks at cheaper prices is an advantageous thing for you. The Motley Fool recommends that investors consistently buy stocks, let's say every month, regardless of what is happening with the economy or the stock market. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Should You Buy Stocks Now or Wait? Here's Buffett's Advice.", 'news_lexrank_summary': "If one looks at buying stocks like owning pieces of real businesses, which is what real investing is and what Buffett emphasizes, then shouldn't we all get excited in a time like this? If you have a time horizon that is 10 years or more into the future, then buying stocks at cheaper prices is an advantageous thing for you. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If one looks at buying stocks like owning pieces of real businesses, which is what real investing is and what Buffett emphasizes, then shouldn't we all get excited in a time like this? Don't time the market Now that we've discussed whether it's a good idea to buy stocks when prices are down, let's look at the decision of buying now versus waiting. The Motley Fool recommends that investors consistently buy stocks, let's say every month, regardless of what is happening with the economy or the stock market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-swiss-policy-pivot-signals-exit-for-big-stock-and-bond-investor', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Yoruk Bahceli, Saikat Chatterjee and Tommy Wilkes\nLONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - From Silicon Valley shares to U.S. and European government bonds, securities that are already under heavy pressure stand to lose a major buyer as Switzerland ends its long-standing policy of recycling euros and dollars into foreign markets.\nThe Swiss National Bank recently delivered a surprise half-point interest rate hike and for the first time in years omitted references in its statement to the franc being highly valued.\nThe shift is a momentous one, suggesting the SNB will no longer prioritise weakening the currency by purchasing foreign exchange - a policy that enabled it to build a reserve pile of nearly $1 trillion.\nUnlike most central banks, it recycled these proceeds of intervention into world markets rather than holding them at home, making it a huge stock and bond investor. In recent years it ranked among the top shareholders in the likes of Apple, Amazon and Microsoft.\nAny reduction in its purchases, or an eventual move towards selling - a possibility after the bank said it is also ready to check a weakening of the franc - risks heightening volatility on already shaky markets.\n"The SNB\'s departure from its previous approach to keep the franc weak means they will unwind their large U.S. stock holdings, particularly in FAANGS, which should increase selling pressure on these mega-cap names," said Kaspar Hense, senior portfolio manager at Bluebay Asset Management, referring to the tech quintet of Facebook (Meta), Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google.\nThe SNB had already cut back forex buying in recent weeks, as evidenced by a drop in "total sight deposits" at Swiss banks that are seen as a proxy for intervention. These deposits declined by 1.3 billion Swiss francs in the week ending June 17, versus a rise of 756 million francs a month earlier and an increase of nearly 6 billion francs in early April.\nThe SNB said it would seek to minimise the market impact whether it were to let existing bonds expire or actively sell assets, with the focus remaining on the overall liquidity of the portfolio.\nWith inflation above the SNB\'s target, the franc has been allowed to rise to seven-year highs against the euro EURCHF=EBS, briefly pushing beyond one franc per euro in March. It has performed less well against the dollar CHF=EBS, which has soared on expectations of aggressive policy tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve.\nFAANGs\nThe SNB\'s recent policy shift is not quite on a par with its shock decision in 2015 to ditch the franc\'s euro exchange rate peg. But tighter policy and its potential step back from markets coincides with a deepening market selloff that has sent global stocks to a 21% loss this year.\nBond yields have also surged as inflation hits multi-decade highs, prompting steep rate hikes.\n"In isolation, the impact (of potential asset sales) would have been limited but it comes in the middle of a sharp re-pricing and lower market liquidity so the effect will likely be magnified," said ING senior rates strategist Antoine Bouvet.\nIt is difficult to gauge accurately the impact of any investment pullback, as the SNB does not provide a breakdown of exactly which assets it holds in each currency.\nSNB data does show that a quarter of its FX reserves were in equities as of end-March.\nAt that time, U.S. regulatory filings show the SNB\'s U.S. equity portfolio was worth $177 billion, including $12.4 billion in Apple shares, $9.5 billion in Microsoft and $6.4 billion in Amazon. Other holdings included $1.5 billion in Exxon Mobil and $1.1 billion in Coca Cola.\nThe SNB also holds 600 billion francs in foreign government bonds, making up 64% of FX reserves, according to Reuters calculations from SNB data.\nAssuming bonds make up the same share of holdings in each currency as they do across its entire FX portfolio, Reuters calculations show that might include some $248 billion of U.S. Treasuries and 221 billion euros of euro zone government debt - most of it likely to be in top-rated bonds like Germany\'s.\n"Their activities have been quite large over the last few years, and we did see in general increased euro holdings by central banks, and the SNB is one of them," BofA strategist Sphia Salim said. She predicted pressure on short-dated German bonds.\nUnsurprisingly, last week\'s policy pivot sent euro zone and U.S. bond yields surging.\nIf the SNB were to wind down bond holdings, it would first stop reinvesting the proceeds of maturing bonds, Lyn Graham-Taylor, senior rates strategist at Rabobank said. That could see the SNB drop nearly 5 billion euros of German government debt by year-end, he estimates.\nIn 2023, "you\'ll get those concerns around the SNB potentially selling bonds, merged with higher issuance next year and the potential for ECB QT," BofA\'s Salim said - a reference to expectations the European Central Bank may eventually start reducing its own balance sheet, a process known as Quantitative Tightening.\n(Additional reporting by John Revill in Zurich and Noel Randewich in New York Editing by Sujata Rao and Catherine Evans)\n(([email protected]; +44-20-7542-1713; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Yoruk Bahceli, Saikat Chatterjee and Tommy Wilkes LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - From Silicon Valley shares to U.S. and European government bonds, securities that are already under heavy pressure stand to lose a major buyer as Switzerland ends its long-standing policy of recycling euros and dollars into foreign markets. The Swiss National Bank recently delivered a surprise half-point interest rate hike and for the first time in years omitted references in its statement to the franc being highly valued. "In isolation, the impact (of potential asset sales) would have been limited but it comes in the middle of a sharp re-pricing and lower market liquidity so the effect will likely be magnified," said ING senior rates strategist Antoine Bouvet.', 'news_luhn_summary': "At that time, U.S. regulatory filings show the SNB's U.S. equity portfolio was worth $177 billion, including $12.4 billion in Apple shares, $9.5 billion in Microsoft and $6.4 billion in Amazon. The SNB also holds 600 billion francs in foreign government bonds, making up 64% of FX reserves, according to Reuters calculations from SNB data. Assuming bonds make up the same share of holdings in each currency as they do across its entire FX portfolio, Reuters calculations show that might include some $248 billion of U.S. Treasuries and 221 billion euros of euro zone government debt - most of it likely to be in top-rated bonds like Germany's.", 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS -Swiss policy pivot signals exit for big stock and bond investor', 'news_lexrank_summary': "At that time, U.S. regulatory filings show the SNB's U.S. equity portfolio was worth $177 billion, including $12.4 billion in Apple shares, $9.5 billion in Microsoft and $6.4 billion in Amazon. The SNB also holds 600 billion francs in foreign government bonds, making up 64% of FX reserves, according to Reuters calculations from SNB data. Assuming bonds make up the same share of holdings in each currency as they do across its entire FX portfolio, Reuters calculations show that might include some $248 billion of U.S. Treasuries and 221 billion euros of euro zone government debt - most of it likely to be in top-rated bonds like Germany's.", 'news_textrank_summary': "At that time, U.S. regulatory filings show the SNB's U.S. equity portfolio was worth $177 billion, including $12.4 billion in Apple shares, $9.5 billion in Microsoft and $6.4 billion in Amazon. The SNB also holds 600 billion francs in foreign government bonds, making up 64% of FX reserves, according to Reuters calculations from SNB data. Assuming bonds make up the same share of holdings in each currency as they do across its entire FX portfolio, Reuters calculations show that might include some $248 billion of U.S. Treasuries and 221 billion euros of euro zone government debt - most of it likely to be in top-rated bonds like Germany's."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rise-as-investors-scale-back-rate-hike-expectations', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.61%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 0.89%\nJune 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices eased expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation.\nFears that aggressive tightening by major central banks will cause a sharp economic downturn have roiled financial markets this month, pushing the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX to confirm a bear market or a 20% fall from its recent peak.\nData on Thursday showed U.S. business activity slowed considerably in June, driving investors to scale back bets on where interest rates may peak and bring forward their views on the timing of rate cuts.\nMoney markets see U.S. interest rates peaking at around 3.4% by next March, far below the just above 4% priced for June 2023 before last Wednesday\'s Fed meeting. FEDWATCH\nCopper prices on Friday were set for their biggest weekly fall in a year and other industrial metals also tumbled, while crude oil was headed for a second straight weekly decline.\nThe Fed\'s commitment to reining in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional," Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Thursday, a day after saying it was not trying to provoke a recession but that was "certainly a possibility."\nThe main stock indexes looked set to notch their first weekly gain in four, with healthcare, real estate and utilities - among sectors considered as safer bets during times of economic uncertainty - outperforming so far in the week.\nMegacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose about 1% in premarket trading. Rising interest rates have hurt shares of the mega-cap growth companies as their valuations rely more heavily on future earnings.\nAt 06:58 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 187 points, or 0.61%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 26.75 points, or 0.7%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 104.5 points, or 0.89%.\nFedEx Corp FDX.N rose 3.4% after the parcel delivery company issued a stronger-than-expected full-year profit forecast despite softening global demand for shipping.\nBank stocks were mixed after the Federal Reserve\'s annual "stress test" exercise showed that the lenders have enough capital to weather a severe economic downturn.\nCitigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.3%, while Bank of America Corp BAC.N rose 0.3% and Morgan Stanley MS.N 0.7%.\nZendesk Inc ZEN.N soared 55.4% after reports said the software company was close to a deal with a group of buyout firms that includes Hellman & Friedman LLC and Permira.\nThe University of Michigan\'s survey on U.S. consumer sentiment in June and new home sales data will be published later in the day.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose about 1% in premarket trading. The Fed\'s commitment to reining in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional," Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Thursday, a day after saying it was not trying to provoke a recession but that was "certainly a possibility." Bank stocks were mixed after the Federal Reserve\'s annual "stress test" exercise showed that the lenders have enough capital to weather a severe economic downturn.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose about 1% in premarket trading. Futures up: Dow 0.61%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 0.89% June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices eased expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. Money markets see U.S. interest rates peaking at around 3.4% by next March, far below the just above 4% priced for June 2023 before last Wednesday's Fed meeting.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rise as investors scale back rate hike expectations', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose about 1% in premarket trading. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Dow 0.61%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 0.89% June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices eased expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose about 1% in premarket trading. Futures up: Dow 0.61%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 0.89% June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices eased expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. 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Corporate bosses will end up viewing America’s illiberal states the way they do any emerging market.\nEach state will be left to decide how and whether to regulate abortion after the Supreme Court on Friday decided that protections of “life, liberty, or property” don’t include ending a pregnancy as a right. At least eight states had already banned the procedure by Monday, and around half of the 50 are primed to outlaw it under statutes already in place.\nRemoving access to abortion could increase maternal deaths https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/58/6/2019/265968/The-Pregnancy-Related-Mortality-Impact-of-a-Total by over one-fifth, according to Duke University, and Black maternal deaths by one-third. Recognizing the anxiety, companies have moved to reassure their staff: Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Goldman Sachs are among those offering to fund travel costs for employees who need to go out of state for healthcare and reproductive services.\nBut if the majority of Americans https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-react-to-roe-v-wade-overturn-opinion-poll-2022-06-26 who oppose the overturning of Roe vs. Wade hope their large, powerful employers will do more, they will be disappointed. Multinationals long ago made peace with setting up shop in locations where freedoms taken for granted in some countries are limited in the name of stability or ideology. Foreign direct investment into China surged by a third to $344 billion last year, according to Peterson Institute for International Economics. Net foreign investment in Saudi Arabia jumped more than threefold in 2021, according to state media.\nChina and states like Texas are in that way somewhat similar. The Lone Star state offers low taxes, good universities, rich natural resources, and scale. Accepting bans on abortion is simply the cost of doing business for companies like Goldman Sachs and Apple. So is turning a blind eye to the governing Texas Republican Party’s recent declaration that “homosexuality” is “an abnormal lifestyle choice https://texasgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6-Permanent-Platform-Committee-FINAL-REPORT-6-16-2022.pdf,” an awkward reality for companies that trumpet their commitment to diversity.\nEmerging-market attitudes don’t always create economic success for nations – or states. Mississippi, for example, has no Fortune 500 companies headquartered within its borders. It’s also the state with the least well-functioning healthcare system https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2022/jun/2022-scorecard-state-health-system-performance in the country, according to the Commonwealth Fund. Even then, there’s a price at which growth looks attractive. JPMorgan opened its first branch in the Magnolia State last year.\nWhen asked how they feel about draconian governments in profitable places, company bosses often say that they follow the laws wherever they operate, and it’s not their job to challenge what those laws are. Investors mostly acquiesce. America is now another place for them to practice that line.\nFollow @johnsfoley https://twitter.com/johnsfoley on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\nSeveral U.S. states had moved to ban abortion within days of the Supreme Court overturning a landmark ruling that had affirmed abortion as a constitutionally protected right.\nThirteen of the 50 states already had so-called trigger laws designed to be enacted as soon as the Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973 had been struck down. Some ban abortions completely, while others outlaw them after a certain number of weeks.\nNine states, including Texas, Missouri, South Dakota and Oklahoma, were classed by the Guttmacher Institute as having “most restrictive” policies in effect as of June 27. Eleven, including New York, California, Oregon and Illinois, were labeled “protective” or “most protective.”\n(Editing by Lauren Silva Laughin and Amanda Gomez)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Recognizing the anxiety, companies have moved to reassure their staff: Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Goldman Sachs are among those offering to fund travel costs for employees who need to go out of state for healthcare and reproductive services. Multinationals long ago made peace with setting up shop in locations where freedoms taken for granted in some countries are limited in the name of stability or ideology. So is turning a blind eye to the governing Texas Republican Party’s recent declaration that “homosexuality” is “an abnormal lifestyle choice https://texasgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6-Permanent-Platform-Committee-FINAL-REPORT-6-16-2022.pdf,” an awkward reality for companies that trumpet their commitment to diversity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Accepting bans on abortion is simply the cost of doing business for companies like Goldman Sachs and Apple. Several U.S. states had moved to ban abortion within days of the Supreme Court overturning a landmark ruling that had affirmed abortion as a constitutionally protected right. Nine states, including Texas, Missouri, South Dakota and Oklahoma, were classed by the Guttmacher Institute as having “most restrictive” policies in effect as of June 27.', 'news_article_title': 'CEOs will look past abortion bans, too', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Foreign direct investment into China surged by a third to $344 billion last year, according to Peterson Institute for International Economics. When asked how they feel about draconian governments in profitable places, company bosses often say that they follow the laws wherever they operate, and it’s not their job to challenge what those laws are. Several U.S. states had moved to ban abortion within days of the Supreme Court overturning a landmark ruling that had affirmed abortion as a constitutionally protected right.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Each state will be left to decide how and whether to regulate abortion after the Supreme Court on Friday decided that protections of “life, liberty, or property” don’t include ending a pregnancy as a right. Recognizing the anxiety, companies have moved to reassure their staff: Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Goldman Sachs are among those offering to fund travel costs for employees who need to go out of state for healthcare and reproductive services. Several U.S. states had moved to ban abortion within days of the Supreme Court overturning a landmark ruling that had affirmed abortion as a constitutionally protected right.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-to-watch-from-the-challenging-computer-industry', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry is suffering from massive supply chain and logistical issues, along with several pandemic-related and geopolitical challenges, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. However, the coronavirus outbreak has been beneficial for industry participants like Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Despite massive supply chain disruption, the ongoing work-from-home and online-learning waves have been beneficial for them. Strong demand for high-end laptops and smartphones, particularly the availability of 5G-supported iPhones, has been a key catalyst. Further, the launch of foldable as well as AI and ML-infused smartphones, tablets, wearables and hearables is a major growth driver for the industry participants.\nIndustry Description\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry comprises companies that offer smartphones, desktops, laptops, printers, wearables and 3-D printers. Such devices are based either on iOS, MacOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, Microsoft Windows, or on Google Chrome and Android operating systems. They predominantly use processors from Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, NVIDIA and Samsung. Expanding screen size, better display and enhanced storage capabilities have been key catalysts driving the rapid proliferation of smartphones. This has been well-supported by faster mobile processors. Laptops, both consumer and commercial, benefit from faster processors, sleek designs and expanded storage facilities. The addition of healthcare features has been driving demand for wearables.\n3 Mini Computer Industry Trends to Watch Out For\nBring Your Own Device (BYOD) Aids Momentum: The industry is benefiting from the rapid adoption of BYOD in workplaces. Enterprises practicing BYOD allow employees to use their personal devices, including mobiles, laptops and tablets, for work purposes. BYOD helps in bridging communication gaps between remote workers and desk-bound employees, thereby improving process management and workflow. Moreover, BYOD has proved more productive as it lowers training time. Moreover, the coronavirus-induced remote working and online learning model bode well for industry participants as demand is expected to increase for desktops and laptops.\n\nImpressive Formfactor Drives Demand: Expanding screen size, better display and enhanced storage capabilities have been key catalysts driving the rapid proliferation of smartphones and tablets. This has been well-supported by faster mobile processors from the likes of Qualcomm (Snapdragon-branded), NVIDIA (Tegra X1), Apple (A14 Bionic) and Samsung (Exynos 9609). Moreover, improved Internet penetration and speed along with the evolution of mobile apps have made smartphones indispensable for consumers. Further, the improved graphics quality is making smartphones suitable for playing games like PUBG and Fortnite. This is expected to boost demand for high-end smartphones and open up significant opportunities for device makers.\n\nPCs Face Extinction Risk: Personal computers (desktops and laptops), be it Windows or Apple’s MacOS-based, have been facing the risk of extinction due to the rapid proliferation of smartphones and tablets. Stiff competition from smartphones has compelled global PC makers to not only upgrade hardware frequently but also add apps and cloud-based services to attract consumers. Nevertheless, the emergence of 5G, AI, machine learning and foldable computers is likely to be the key catalyst in expanding the total addressable market (TAM) of the PCs.\nZacks Industry Rank Indicates Dim Prospects\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry is housed within the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector. It carries a Zacks Industry Rank #224, which places it in the bottom 10% of more than 250 Zacks industries.\n\nThe group’s Zacks Industry Rank, which is basically the average of the Zacks Rank of all member stocks, indicates bearish near-term prospects. Our research shows that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperforms the bottom 50% by a factor of more than two to one.\n\nThe industry’s position in the bottom 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries is a result of negative earnings outlook for the constituent companies in aggregate. Looking at the aggregate earnings estimate revisions, it appears that analysts are pessimistic on this group’s earnings growth potential. Since Jul 31, 2021, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for this industry’s 2022 earnings has moved down 3.7%.\n\nBefore we present a few stocks that you may want to consider for your portfolio, let’s take a look at the industry’s recent stock-market performance and valuation picture.\nIndustry Outperforms Sector and S&P 500\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry has outperformed the broader Zacks Computer And Technology sector as well as the S&P 500 index over the past year.\n\nThe industry has returned 5.7% over this period against the S&P 500’s decline of 9.4% and the broader sector’s fall of 24.7%.\nOne-Year Price Performance\n\nIndustry's Current Valuation\nOn the basis of forward 12-month P/E, which is a commonly used multiple for valuing computer stocks, we see that the industry is currently trading at 21.32X compared with the S&P 500’s 16.77X and the sector’s 20.14X.\n\nOver the last five years, the industry has traded as high as 28.99X, as low as 21.32X and at the median of 24.98X, as the chart below shows.\nForward 12-Month Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio\n\n2 Computer Stocks to Watch Right Now\nApple: This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is benefiting from continued momentum in the Services segment, driven by App Store, Cloud Services, Music, advertising and AppleCare. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nApple’s near-term prospects are driven by the availability of the new Mac Studio and iPad Air. Apple TV+ is gaining recognition due to its award-winning shows. This bodes well for the Services segment. Services revenue growth is expected to be in strong double digits for the June quarter.\n\nApple currently has more than 825 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio. The App Store continues to draw the attention of prominent developers worldwide, helping the company offer appealing new apps that drive App Store traffic. Further, a growing number of AI-infused apps will attract more subscribers to App Store.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2022 earnings has been steady at $6.11 per share over the past 30 days. The stock has lost 20.2% year to date.\nPrice and Consensus: AAPL\n HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company is benefiting from solid demand for PCs amid the pandemic-led remote-working and online-learning waves.\n\nFurthermore, stringent cost-control measures are expected to drive margin over the long run. HP’s expectation of returning at least $4 billion to shareholders in fiscal 2022 is encouraging.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2022 earnings has risen 1.4% to $4.31 per share over the past 30 days. The stock has lost 6.4% year to date.\nPrice and Consensus: HPQ\n\n\n \nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2022?\nFrom inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%. Now our Director of Research has combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and has handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold. Don’t miss your chance to get in…because the sooner you do, the more upside you stand to grab.\nSee Stocks Now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Price and Consensus: AAPL HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company is benefiting from solid demand for PCs amid the pandemic-led remote-working and online-learning waves. However, the coronavirus outbreak has been beneficial for industry participants like Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'However, the coronavirus outbreak has been beneficial for industry participants like Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Price and Consensus: AAPL HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company is benefiting from solid demand for PCs amid the pandemic-led remote-working and online-learning waves. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks to Watch From the Challenging Computer Industry', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'However, the coronavirus outbreak has been beneficial for industry participants like Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Price and Consensus: AAPL HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company is benefiting from solid demand for PCs amid the pandemic-led remote-working and online-learning waves. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'However, the coronavirus outbreak has been beneficial for industry participants like Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Price and Consensus: AAPL HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company is benefiting from solid demand for PCs amid the pandemic-led remote-working and online-learning waves. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/legal-clashes-await-u.s.-companies-covering-workers-abortion-costs-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Daniel Wiessner\nJune 27 (Reuters) - A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to lawsuits and even potential criminal liability, legal experts said.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday\'s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide.\nWithin an hour of the decision being released, Conde Nast Chief Executive Roger Lynch sent a memo to staff announcing a travel reimbursement policy and calling the court\'s ruling "a crushing blow to reproductive rights." Walt Disney Co DIS.N unveiled a similar policy on Friday, telling employees that it recognizes the impact of the abortion ruling but remains committed to providing comprehensive access to quality healthcare, according to a spokesman.\nHealth insurer Cigna Corp CI.N, Paypal Holdings Inc PYPL.O, Alaska Airlines Inc <ALK.N> and Dick\'s Sporting Goods Inc DKS.N also announced reimbursement policies on Friday.\nAbortion restrictions that were already on the books in 13 states went into effect as a result of Friday\'s ruling and at least a dozen other Republican-led states are expected to ban abortion.\nThe court\'s decision, driven by its conservative majority, upheld a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. Meanwhile, some Democratic-led states are moving to bolster access to abortion.\nCompanies will have to navigate that patchwork of state laws and are likely to draw the ire of anti-abortion groups and Republican-led states if they adopt policies supportive of employees having abortions.\nState lawmakers in Texas have already threatened Citigroup Inc C.N and Lyft, which had earlier announced travel reimbursement policies, with legal repercussions. A group of Republican lawmakers in a letter last month to Lyft Chief Executive Logan Green said Texas "will take swift and decisive action" if the ride-hailing company implements the policy.\nThe legislators also outlined a series of abortion-related proposals, including a bill that would bar companies from doing business in Texas if they pay for residents of the state to receive abortions elsewhere.\nLAWSUITS LOOMING\nIt is likely only a matter of time before companies face lawsuits from states or anti-abortion campaigners claiming that abortion-related payments violate state bans on facilitating or aiding and abetting abortions, according to Robin Fretwell Wilson, a law professor at the University of Illinois and expert on healthcare law.\n"If you can sue me as a person for carrying your daughter across state lines, you can sue Amazon for paying for it," Wilson said.\nAmazon, Citigroup and other companies that have announced reimbursement policies did not respond to requests for comment. A Lyft spokesperson said: “We believe access to healthcare is essential and transportation should never be a barrier to that access."\nFor many large companies that fund their own health plans, the federal law regulating employee benefits will provide crucial cover in civil lawsuits over their reimbursement policies, several lawyers and other legal experts said.\nThe Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) prohibits states from adopting requirements that "relate to" employer-sponsored health plans. Courts have for decades interpreted that language to bar state laws that dictate what health plans can and cannot cover.\nERISA regulates benefit plans that are funded directly by employers, known as self-insured plans. In 2021, 64% of U.S. workers with employer-sponsored health insurance were covered by self-insured plans, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.\nAny company sued over an abortion travel reimbursement requirement will likely cite ERISA as a defense, according to Katy Johnson, senior counsel for health policy at the American Benefits Council trade group. And that will be a strong argument, she said, particularly for businesses with general reimbursement policies for necessary medical-related travel rather than those that single out abortion.\nJohnson said reimbursements for other kinds of medical-related travel, such as visits to hospitals designated "centers of excellence," are already common even though policies related to abortion are still relatively rare.\n"While this may seem new, it\'s not in the general sense and the law already tells us how to handle it," Johnson said.\nLIMITS\nThe argument has its limits. Fully-insured health plans, in which employers purchase coverage through a commercial insurer, cover about one-third of workers with insurance and are regulated by state law and not ERISA.\nMost small and medium-sized U.S. businesses have fully-insured plans and could not argue that ERISA prevents states from limiting abortion coverage.\nAnd, ERISA cannot prevent states from enforcing criminal laws, such as those in several states that make it a crime to aid and abet abortion. So employers who adopt reimbursement policies are vulnerable to criminal charges from state and local prosecutors.\nBut since most criminal abortion laws have not been enforced in decades, since Roe was decided, it is unclear whether officials would attempt to prosecute companies, according to Danita Merlau, a Chicago-based lawyer who advises companies on benefits issues.\nGRAPHIC-Abortion access in a post-Roe Americahttps://graphics.reuters.com/USA-ABORTION/GRAPHIC/zgpomdbeopd/index.html\nFACTBOX-Companies offering abortion travel benefits to U.S. workers\n(Reporting by Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi, Grant McCool and Bill Berkrot)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday\'s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide. By Daniel Wiessner June 27 (Reuters) - A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to lawsuits and even potential criminal liability, legal experts said. Within an hour of the decision being released, Conde Nast Chief Executive Roger Lynch sent a memo to staff announcing a travel reimbursement policy and calling the court\'s ruling "a crushing blow to reproductive rights."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide. For many large companies that fund their own health plans, the federal law regulating employee benefits will provide crucial cover in civil lawsuits over their reimbursement policies, several lawyers and other legal experts said. Fully-insured health plans, in which employers purchase coverage through a commercial insurer, cover about one-third of workers with insurance and are regulated by state law and not ERISA.", 'news_article_title': "Legal clashes await U.S. companies covering workers' abortion costs", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide. For many large companies that fund their own health plans, the federal law regulating employee benefits will provide crucial cover in civil lawsuits over their reimbursement policies, several lawyers and other legal experts said. And that will be a strong argument, she said, particularly for businesses with general reimbursement policies for necessary medical-related travel rather than those that single out abortion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide. Companies will have to navigate that patchwork of state laws and are likely to draw the ire of anti-abortion groups and Republican-led states if they adopt policies supportive of employees having abortions. It is likely only a matter of time before companies face lawsuits from states or anti-abortion campaigners claiming that abortion-related payments violate state bans on facilitating or aiding and abetting abortions, according to Robin Fretwell Wilson, a law professor at the University of Illinois and expert on healthcare law."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-monday-option-activity%3A-tsla-aapl-crm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 617,427 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 61.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 189.9% of TSLA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 32.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $800 strike call option expiring July 01, 2022, with 51,667 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.2 million underlying shares of TSLA. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $800 strike highlighted in orange:\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 587,085 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 58.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 86.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring July 01, 2022, with 51,801 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) saw options trading volume of 58,810 contracts, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares or approximately 55.2% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $195 strike call option expiring July 08, 2022, with 20,232 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of CRM. Below is a chart showing CRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for TSLA options, AAPL options, or CRM options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring July 01, 2022, with 51,801 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $800 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 587,085 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 58.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 86.6 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $800 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 587,085 contracts thus far today. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange: And Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) saw options trading volume of 58,810 contracts, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares or approximately 55.2% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.7 million shares. That number of contracts represents approximately 58.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 86.6 million shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Monday Option Activity: TSLA, AAPL, CRM', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange: And Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) saw options trading volume of 58,810 contracts, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares or approximately 55.2% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.7 million shares. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $800 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 587,085 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 58.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 86.6 million shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange: And Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) saw options trading volume of 58,810 contracts, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares or approximately 55.2% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.7 million shares. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $800 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 587,085 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 58.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 86.6 million shares."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/legal-clashes-await-u.s.-companies-covering-workers-abortion-costs-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Daniel Wiessner\nJune 26 (Reuters) - A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to lawsuits and even potential criminal liability, legal experts said.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday\'s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide.\nWithin an hour of the decision being released, Conde Nast chief executive Roger Lynch sent a memo to staff announcing a travel reimbursement policy and calling the court\'s ruling "a crushing blow to reproductive rights." Walt Disney Co DIS.N unveiled a similar policy on Friday, telling employees that it recognizes the impact of the abortion ruling but remains committed to providing comprehensive access to quality healthcare, according to a spokesman.\nCompanies including health insurer Cigna Corp CI.N, Paypal Holdings Inc PYPL.O, Alaska Airlines Inc [RIC:RIC:ALKAIR.UL] and Dick\'s Sporting Goods Inc DKS.N also announced reimbursement policies on Friday.\nAbortion restrictions that were already on the books in 13 states went into effect as a result of Friday\'s ruling and at least a dozen other Republican-led states are expected to ban abortion.\nThe court\'s decision, driven by its conservative majority, upheld a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. Meanwhile, some Democratic-led states are moving to bolster access to abortion.\nCompanies will have to navigate that patchwork of state laws and are likely to draw the ire of anti-abortion groups and Republican-led states if they adopt policies supportive of employees having abortions.\nState lawmakers in Texas have already threatened Citigroup Inc C.N and Lyft, which had earlier announced travel reimbursement policies, with legal repercussions. A group of Republican lawmakers in a letter last month to Lyft chief executive Logan Green said Texas "will take swift and decisive action" if the ride-hailing company implements the policy.\nThe legislators also outlined a series of abortion-related proposals, including a bill that would bar companies from doing business in Texas if they pay for residents of the state to receive abortions elsewhere.\nLAWSUITS LOOMING\nIt is likely only a matter of time before companies face lawsuits from states or anti-abortion campaigners claiming that abortion-related payments violate state bans on facilitating or aiding and abetting abortions, according to Robin Fretwell Wilson, a law professor at the University of Illinois and expert on healthcare law.\n"If you can sue me as a person for carrying your daughter across state lines, you can sue Amazon for paying for it," Wilson said.\nAmazon, Citigroup, Lyft, Conde Nast and several other companies that have announced reimbursement policies did not respond to requests for comment.\nFor many large companies that fund their own health plans, the federal law regulating employee benefits will provide crucial cover in civil lawsuits over their reimbursement policies, several lawyers and other legal experts said.\nThe Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) prohibits states from adopting requirements that "relate to" employer-sponsored health plans. Courts have for decades interpreted that language to bar state laws that dictate what health plans can and cannot cover.\nERISA regulates benefit plans that are funded directly by employers, known as self-insured plans. In 2021, 64% of U.S. workers with employer-sponsored health insurance were covered by self-insured plans, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.\nAny company sued over an abortion travel reimbursement requirement will likely cite ERISA as a defense, according to Katy Johnson, senior counsel for health policy at the American Benefits Council, a trade group. And that will be a strong argument, she said, particularly for businesses with general reimbursement policies for necessary medical-related travel rather than those that single out abortion.\nJohnson said reimbursements for other kinds of medical-related travel, such as visits to hospitals designated "centers of excellence," are already common even though policies related to abortion are still relatively rare.\n"While this may seem new, it\'s not in the general sense and the law already tells us how to handle it," Johnson said.\nLIMITS\nThe argument has its limits. Fully-insured health plans, in which employers purchase coverage through a commercial insurer, cover about one-third of workers with insurance and are regulated by state law and not ERISA.\nMost small and medium-sized U.S. businesses have fully-insured plans and could not argue that ERISA prevents states from limiting abortion coverage.\nAnd, ERISA cannot prevent states from enforcing criminal laws, such as those in several states that make it a crime to aid and abet abortion, so employers who adopt reimbursement policies are vulnerable to criminal charges from state and local prosecutors.\nBut since most criminal abortion laws have not been enforced in decades, since Roe was decided, it is unclear whether officials would attempt to prosecute companies, according to Danita Merlau, a Chicago-based lawyer who advises companies on benefits issues.\nGRAPHIC-Abortion access in a post-Roe Americahttps://graphics.reuters.com/USA-ABORTION/GRAPHIC/zgpomdbeopd/index.html\n(Reporting by Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Grant McCool)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday\'s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide. By Daniel Wiessner June 26 (Reuters) - A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to lawsuits and even potential criminal liability, legal experts said. Within an hour of the decision being released, Conde Nast chief executive Roger Lynch sent a memo to staff announcing a travel reimbursement policy and calling the court\'s ruling "a crushing blow to reproductive rights."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide. For many large companies that fund their own health plans, the federal law regulating employee benefits will provide crucial cover in civil lawsuits over their reimbursement policies, several lawyers and other legal experts said. Fully-insured health plans, in which employers purchase coverage through a commercial insurer, cover about one-third of workers with insurance and are regulated by state law and not ERISA.", 'news_article_title': "Legal clashes await U.S. companies covering workers' abortion costs", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide. For many large companies that fund their own health plans, the federal law regulating employee benefits will provide crucial cover in civil lawsuits over their reimbursement policies, several lawyers and other legal experts said. And that will be a strong argument, she said, particularly for businesses with general reimbursement policies for necessary medical-related travel rather than those that single out abortion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Lyft Inc LYFT.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were among companies that announced plans to provide those benefits through their health insurance plans in anticipation of Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide. Companies will have to navigate that patchwork of state laws and are likely to draw the ire of anti-abortion groups and Republican-led states if they adopt policies supportive of employees having abortions. It is likely only a matter of time before companies face lawsuits from states or anti-abortion campaigners claiming that abortion-related payments violate state bans on facilitating or aiding and abetting abortions, according to Robin Fretwell Wilson, a law professor at the University of Illinois and expert on healthcare law."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-27-2022-%3A-swn-pins-zi-tal-intc-aapl-kzr-qqq-bz-mdt-infy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 15.86 to 12,024.1. The total After hours volume is currently 115,911,241 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is -0.01 at $7.19, with 11,251,065 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.35. SWN\'s current last sale is 79.89% of the target price of $9.\n\nPinterest, Inc. (PINS) is unchanged at $20.73, with 10,282,875 shares traded. PINS\'s current last sale is 74.04% of the target price of $28.\n\nZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (ZI) is unchanged at $36.45, with 5,346,805 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ZI is in the "buy range".\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is -0.03 at $4.86, with 5,021,580 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 90% of the target price of $5.4.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is +0.02 at $38.65, with 3,795,783 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 77.3% of the target price of $50.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3801 at $142.04, with 3,737,839 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nKezar Life Sciences, Inc. (KZR) is +4.52 at $10.30, with 3,529,979 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KZR is in the "strong buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.77 at $293.22, with 2,951,227 shares traded. This represents a 8.89% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nKANZHUN LIMITED (BZ) is +0.0274 at $27.39, with 2,922,479 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BZ is in the "buy range".\n\nMedtronic plc (MDT) is unchanged at $90.47, with 2,860,609 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jan 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.44. MDT\'s current last sale is 77.32% of the target price of $117.\n\nInfosys Limited (INFY) is unchanged at $18.76, with 2,844,751 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for INFY is in the "buy range".\n\nTruist Financial Corporation (TFC) is unchanged at $48.57, with 2,841,955 shares traded. TFC\'s current last sale is 79.95% of the target price of $60.75.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3801 at $142.04, with 3,737,839 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3801 at $142.04, with 3,737,839 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 27, 2022 : SWN, PINS, ZI, TAL, INTC, AAPL, KZR, QQQ, BZ, MDT, INFY, TFC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3801 at $142.04, with 3,737,839 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 15.86 to 12,024.1.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.3801 at $142.04, with 3,737,839 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 115,911,241 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/as-customers-spend-less-companies-balance-sheets-become-more-important', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser discusses:\nThe strength of a company\'s balance sheet becoming more important.\nIncreasing data that customers are starting to spend less.\n"Shrinkflation" as a tool that some (but not all) companies can employ.\nNet expansion as a key metric to watch.\nMotley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo joins Jason to talk about potential applications for virtual reality (VR) in the healthcare industry and a mid-cap company that may have advantages over the tech giants in the space.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nThis video was recorded on June 16, 2022.\nChris Hill: Lately we\'ve been asking about pricing power. Today, it looks like we may need to start asking a new question. Motley Fool Money starts now. I\'m Chris Hill and joining me today for the second time this week, Motley Fool Senior Analyst Jason Moser. Thanks for being here!\nJason Moser: Hey, thanks for having me!\nChris Hill: Well, yesterday was fun while it lasted [laughs] and today the market continues its grim slide. I wanted to get your thoughts on what appears to be a trend or if it\'s not a trend it\'s certainly a growing amount of data and it has to do with consumer prices. I think consumer prices may even be on the business side as well, but this morning we got two bits of consumer data. One was that for the first time this year airfare prices have dropped, so for anyone still looking to book some air travel that\'s welcome news. More specifically, Kroger came out and said that their customers are starting to drop more expensive name brand products in favor of lower-priced generics, and you and I have talked plenty of times in the past about pricing power; what businesses have it? What are the limits that they can push it? Earlier this year you and I talked specifically with regards to Chipotle and their ability to raise prices, and you had made that point of like, they\'re doing a pretty good job right now. I don\'t know how much more they can push it. I\'m wondering if we\'re now moving into a new phase where the question for businesses is not do they have pricing power, but instead the question is how strong is their balance sheet? Can they withstand individual customers or other businesses spending less?\nJason Moser: I think that\'s a good question. We\'ve hit that phase of this cycle where consumers are starting to trade down. Clearly inflation is hitting us from all sides. You look at some of the data out there in regard to the store brands versus national brands, in the first quarter of this year sales of store-owned brands rose six-and-a-half percent, that compares with 5.2 percent increase in national brands sales. We have seen that move already really from all the way back to the beginning of the year where folks have started to trade down, so to speak a little bit, and that makes sense. Another interesting concept and it\'s a funny word that always makes me chuckle when I see it but shrinkflation.\nChris Hill: I\'m sorry. What? [laughs] I\'ve never heard that.\nJason Moser: Shrinkflation, it\'s a word. Companies are very clever. These national brands, they\'re very clever in how they exercise pricing power. It doesn\'t necessarily always come in the form of higher prices. It can come in the form of shrinking the actual product size in maintaining the same price, so that box of cereal is 14 ounces, maybe now it\'s 12. Customers are on the lookout for that stuff, it does matter. Pricing power is a very strong quality to have. We love to see it, but it\'s always worth remembering. It doesn\'t go to the moon. There is a cap, there is a ceiling where you have to stop, but it\'s really sensitive on the food side right now. I think within food products you see the prices up 11.9 percent for food stuff that we\'re eating at home versus stuff that we\'re eating at restaurants; eating away from home, those prices rising just 7.4 percent. It\'s hitting consumers in the house, and so when you see the way these businesses start trying to cope with this, absolutely looking at balance sheets I think is a wonderful way to get a grip on, on a company\'s financial stability because if you think about it in this rising interest rate environment, in this inflationary environment, of course we as consumers are getting hit by it. It makes perfect sense that businesses would get hit by it too, but it\'s not every business. For businesses that generate free cash flow, for businesses that are profitable, for businesses that have excellent balance sheets, they\'re able to more or less self-fund. They\'re not going to be necessarily beholden to the same inflationary pressures that consumers might be feeling. It\'s a very good reminder though, to always pay attention to a company\'s fiscal fitness so to speak because they all are not equal.\nChris Hill: I\'ve experienced shrinkflation, I just didn\'t know there was a word for it. [laughs] The example I always think of in this case was years ago talking with our colleague Charly Travers, and he made a comment about ice cream in the grocery store packages of ice cream. He was referring to this happening, I said, what are you talking about? He said do you ever buy ice cream at the grocery store? I can, of course I do. [laughs] He said what size do you buy? I said I buy the two quart size. He said no, it\'s no longer two quarts. It\'s now [laugh] one-and-a-half quarts. They adjusted the packaging, and that\'s how they manage it. You can do that with a package of ice cream, but if you\'re in the business of say software, that seems like a tough thing to pull off. The two stories I mentioned, those are consumer-facing prices that we\'re talking about here. Do you think we\'re going to start seeing this on the business side as well?\nJason Moser: I think we will to an extent, I think the message is clear. We\'re seeing businesses, more and more headlines coming out of related businesses are focused on maintaining a strong hold on the expense line, the hiring. I think Uber said for example that they will treat hiring as a privilege. I think now more than ever businesses are looking at the costs of doing business and looking at ways that they can simplify, become more efficient. Software like you, you think about the way that the workforce has changed over the last few years, and there are certain things that companies now are more dependent on than before. You look at your Zooms and your Slacks of the world and how pivotal they are to just our every day work. Most people are using some form of those platforms in order to be able to get work done. It all speaks to well, if a company really is reliant on it then they don\'t necessarily have that freedom to be able to say, you know what? We\'re going to cut this cost, we\'re going to cut that like that. They\'re not going to say what we\'re just going to get rid of Slack for example because then what\'s the alternative? Now, interestingly, there is an alternative. Microsoft, I think, stands out as a shining example here, but you look at Zoom and Slack both provide services that a lot of businesses are using. Well, Microsoft obviously provides services that most businesses use. Furthermore, now having developed the Teams platform, which could certainly be seen as a substitute for Zoom and Slack, and Microsoft having that fortress balance sheet, having that size, having the financial resources, they can package that differently, they could price that more effectively, and so it does seem like this would be a stretch where Microsoft could get out there and say, "Hey, we\'re going to help businesses save a little bit on those expenses by offering something like Microsoft Teams as a competitor to what you\'re doing on Slack and Zoom today." Some companies maybe will make the shift and some won\'t, it just really, I think, ultimately depends on what leadership of the company\'s want and reenrolling what the employees prefer to use. But I do think it does speak to the value and having something where substitutes are rare. I think when you\'re looking at the software that companies are using, there are probably a million payment providers, there are a million payroll software providers, and I feel like that might be a little bit different than something like a communication tool. It does matter exactly the purpose that the software serves.\nChris Hill: It\'s one more question we can ask ourselves as investors when we\'re looking at any business. It\'s, of course, related to the pricing power question. It\'s basically, how big are the switching costs for this business? It\'s pretty easy for anyone going into a grocery store to just switch to a lower-priced product when faced with that choice, and as more people are tightening their fiscal belts, I think we\'re going to see more of that. It\'s a little bit harder when the switching costs for what is the communications platform that our company uses, and the bigger the company, arguably the higher the switching cost because it\'s as you indicated, you\'ve got to get your employees on board with it.\nJason Moser: I think that\'s really the key is, ultimately employees need to be on board with it. It\'s never just that cut and dry. The longer that you use these particular platforms, the more that you get used to using them and the more functionality they build in. There\'s things that you do probably without even thinking twice with these platforms now, and then to switch over, you really do have to weigh that. It is going to be a short-term versus a long-term perspective there. Is it worth the financial savings for something that could potentially be an inferior product or maybe it\'s a superior one? I look at Microsoft Teams as an interesting example because having used Microsoft Teams before, I found it really good. Zoom and Slack are helpful too. For me, I don\'t know, I really guess I would be more or less indifferent. But others would probably feel very strongly one way or the other. Yeah, you have to figure that out, it\'s a balancing act for sure, the bigger the company, the more employees. There\'s just more opinions that you have to take into consideration. [laughs]\nChris Hill: It\'s really going to be interesting, the next six months, what we see out of these types of businesses because, again, the switching costs are higher. But if some businesses, and you spoke to this, that it\'s not really an option to not have them. So many more businesses look at things like Zoom and Slack and whether they are a hybrid setup or fully remote, like whatever it is, you got to have some version of Zoom or Slack to exist as a business. Then the question becomes, all right, well, do we want to switch? It\'s going to be really interesting to see over the next couple of earnings seasons if we start seeing some of these businesses lose customers as a result, or if they are less in the driver\'s seat and they have to basically make some concessions so that they can keep their customers. This is something you and other analysts bring up when we\'re talking about software companies, a business like Okta, that sort of thing where it\'s, hey, they\'ve got their customer base and then they\'ve got their, essentially the customers who spend over $1,000, or over $100,000, or over a million dollars per year. It\'s going to be interesting to see what those numbers continue to look like.\nJason Moser: It does seem like an opportunity for some of those providers to really earn a little goodwill from their customers. In a trying time such as this, you can either be the provider that is going to try to capitalize on that and raise prices, or you could be a provider that say, "Hey, listen, we\'re all in the same boat here dealing with the difficult economic environment." I think you\'re probably looking these Q2 numbers coming out and they will indicate that we\'re in a recession now, it certainly feels like one, it feels like the longer-term opportunity is for a company to hold back on pushing that pricing up. Listen, we\'re not going to try to put the screws to you right now because we know everybody is dealing with it from all angles, that goodwill certainly can breathe longer-lasting relationships where you ultimately grow the relationship with that provider, you go back to those net expansion numbers, you\'re looking for those how are they growing the relationship? That\'s always a good metric to pay attention to. It\'ll be interesting to see how companies approach this because there are a couple of different perspectives there.\nChris Hill: I appreciate the time, Jason. Thanks.\nJason Moser: Thank you.\nChris Hill: When we think about the applications for virtual reality, we often go to gaming as an example. But one of the more promising used cases for VR is in healthcare. Among other things, virtual worlds can make something like physical therapy a lot more engaging. Sanmeet Deo joins Jason Moser to talk about the possibilities for VR in healthcare, and one midcap company that has an important leg up over the tech giants in this space.\nJason Moser: Hey, Sanmeet. It\'s great to catch up with you again. This week we\'re talking about immersive technology, and immersive technology, it\'s all around us. But you and I are actually both really excited about one particular market where it has significant potential, and that is in the health and wellness space. This week we\'re going to talk a little bit about some of the companies in this space, what they are doing. When we talk about immersive technology, it\'s the broad term, it includes things like augmented reality and virtual reality, and now you hear a lot of talk about mixed reality. Real quickly just for our listeners, let\'s remind our listeners the differences between the two in augmented reality and virtual reality. What is augmented reality and how is that different from virtual reality?\nSanmeet Deo: Jason, and thanks for having me, I\'m excited to talk about this. Just to lay the groundwork here, augmented realities enhances your surroundings by adding digital elements to a live view or a real-world setting, and it\'s usually done through your camera on your smartphone or augmented reality device. Think Iron Man\'s glasses, how he put those glasses on and then he sees the real world, but then he sees digital, either images or information laid on top of the real-world setting, gets information that he needs. Virtual reality is a completely immersive experience, so basically replaces the real-life environment with a simulated or virtual one. Think of the Holodeck on Star Trek when they walk onto the Holodeck, and you can simulate a whole different environment from what you\'re in already. That\'s how I think of the difference between augmented and virtual reality.\nJason Moser: I think that\'s spot on there. I think for our discussion today, we\'re really talking a bit more about virtual reality and the impact that it\'s having in the health and wellness space. There are some obvious suspects that are doing a lot of work in this space, and then there are some smaller companies that may be folks might not be as familiar with. Let\'s just start from the top here and talk about some of those companies that are making waves in this market, the companies that people are probably more familiar with, and there are, I think, four in particular that you\'ve kept your eye on.\nSanmeet Deo: Yeah. One of the biggest ones that you think of is Meta. Meta has their Oculus Quest, where now I believe it\'s called the Meta Quest 2. It\'s the big goggles that you put on, and then they have a whole bunch of apps related to gaming and health and fitness, and all those things. The Meta Quest 2 is like your virtual reality platform where you put on the glasses and some of the apps that they have that are great, especially for fitness are things like the FitXR, which is entitled the most intense workout among VR apps. There\'s an app called Supernatural, which won the best VR workout app overall, so you have workouts like boxing, meditation, hit, stretching. It can gamify fitness with leaderboards and creating goals for yourself and interacting with coaches. It\'s a great device, I\'ve never used it myself, I have definitely been wanting to use that. Meta has that, which is their main device, which is a big consumer device that we think of primarily. Microsoft has the HoloLens, which is what they call a mixed reality headset, which can work augmented and virtual reality to like what we talked about earlier. Allows the person to put on these glasses, work hands-free, collaborate with remote colleagues in real-time.\nSome of the use cases for those are of course, healthcare, seeing a patient, like as you\'re working with the patient, you could see their patient records, they\'re charged their data, like in an image right next to you as you\'re working with the patients, so it makes it a lot easier than fumbling around with a chart or data or pulling up any information you need as you\'re working with the patients. That\'s an exciting device. Even Intuitive Surgical is a company that has a sim now simulation system where it guides surgeons through realistic exercises and master complex procedures. Think of medical training and education for doctors and nurses and medical professionals being able to perform procedures and surgeries and all the work that they do on a virtual body versus a physical body so that way they don\'t mess it up on someone [laughs] in real life which I for one would be totally for. They also received an FDA approval for their IRIS augmented reality system which displays 3D renderings of patient\'s anatomy for physicians on their iPads and iPhones, they can view, manipulate the 3D model as part of their pre-op surgical planning and referencing and doing operations. In the healthcare space, a lot of the use cases are digital pointing, which is simulating the patient for the doctor to observe and practice on or work on, telemedicine where you\'re remotely treating patients through an ARV or your headset or your smartphone and medical training education like we talked about a little bit with training the doctors and nurses on a virtual patient versus actual patients so when they get to the actual patient, they can actually perform very well.\nJason Moser: Yeah, it feels to me like one of the things that technology is doing in the healthcare space. In a particular immersive technology, virtual reality, things like that, it\'s helping scale healthcare. It\'s giving us the ability to get more healthcare out there to the folks that need it most. It feels we\'re in this environment where we have a growing number of patients, the population continues to grow, and yet if you look at the actual data, we have a shrinking number of physicians. The actual professionals, the providers in the healthcare space, the barriers to entry there are high. It\'s a lot of money, a lot of education, and you really need to be committed and passionate about doing that. It is a limited supply of providers and a growing base of real demand there. In virtual reality immersive technology in general, is helping us scale healthcare, which I think is one of the bigger challenges that we\'ve been trying to solve for, so it\'s really encouraging to see this happening. It is slowly but surely, but you really see a lot of these companies making a lot of investments, they\'re making great strides in doing this. Now, we talk about the big companies like your Googles, and Metas, and Microsofts of the world that are doing all neat things when it comes to immersive technology, but they\'re not limited to healthcare space. They\'re doing all things, gaming, healthcare, entertainment, all of that needs stuff. There are some smaller companies out there, perhaps a little bit lesser known to some investors, but they\'re making great strides and focus specifically on healthcare. Penumbra is a company that stands out to me and you and I have talked about Penumbra a little bit. I know that you recently had an interview with Penumbra leadership. Let\'s talk a little bit about Penumbra, what the company does and how Penumbra is using virtual reality to advance the healthcare space.\nSanmeet Deo: Penumbra actually bought a company that they were able to incorporate and create what they\'re calling the real Immersive System, which is an advanced rehab technology that uses virtual reality for therapeutic activities, developed with input from rehab experts. It\'s basically they have a device similar to Meta, where is big goggles and it\'s actually received initial FDA clearance in 2019 so using the device along with a physical therapist or physical therapist professionals or doctors, they can help patients recover from things such as chronic back-and-neck pain or stroke rehab or Parkinson\'s. They can support the rehab of the upper body with focus on strengthening range of motion and postural control. It can even do things like addressing cognitive functions like visual spatial awareness and command response. Basically, I find this interesting my wife is a physical medicine rehab doctor and she works with physical therapist and patients who are experiencing a lot of these things, mostly like we can worry, so fitness-related stuff, but being able to use a virtual reality device and to enhance the rehab process, especially for things like stroke rehab or patients that really can\'t feel or use their arms or legs or whatever they\'re facing their challenges in, using a virtual reality device, actually, it\'s almost like tricking the mind to be able to do what they thought they couldn\'t do. It actually enhances the process of rehab, and so it\'s a very exciting field. The interview I did with the CEO was great, I definitely recommend listeners to check that out. But it\'s very young, it\'s very new, but it\'s a lot of practical, great use case that I feel could really help these patients get to another level on the rehab quicker because of virtual reality so that\'s definitely an exciting company doing some exciting things.\nJason Moser: Penumbra\'s small-cap by I think virtually every definition. How important do you feel like it is for a company like Penumbra going up against the behemoths in tech, like Apple, Google, Microsoft. Those are formidable companies with vast virtual limitless resources. How important do you think FDA clearance is for something like that? Having that FDA clearance, is that something that really separates them from the comp?\nSanmeet Deo: Oh, absolutely. Because while the device may look like a regular consumer device, there\'s becoming a divide between the consumer devices and the more medical oriented devices where you need a medical professional to help you use that device to achieve the goals that you\'re trying to achieve when it comes to your rehab or your health or medical goals. While somebody looking to help themselves with crank back-and-neck pain can pick up the device and just start doing stuff, you may not necessarily know how to use it in the proper way to get the gains and the goals that you have. I think it\'s a real competitive advantage and something they can use to their benefit.\nJason Moser: All right. We\'ll leave it there. Sanmeet, it\'s been great catching up with you. Thanks so much for taking the time to come on the show today.\nSanmeet Deo: Thank you, Jason.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about, and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Microsoft, and Okta. Jason Moser has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Sanmeet Deo has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Intuitive Surgical, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Okta, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool recommends Uber Technologies and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Motley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo joins Jason to talk about potential applications for virtual reality (VR) in the healthcare industry and a mid-cap company that may have advantages over the tech giants in the space. More specifically, Kroger came out and said that their customers are starting to drop more expensive name brand products in favor of lower-priced generics, and you and I have talked plenty of times in the past about pricing power; what businesses have it? They also received an FDA approval for their IRIS augmented reality system which displays 3D renderings of patient's anatomy for physicians on their iPads and iPhones, they can view, manipulate the 3D model as part of their pre-op surgical planning and referencing and doing operations.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Motley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo joins Jason to talk about potential applications for virtual reality (VR) in the healthcare industry and a mid-cap company that may have advantages over the tech giants in the space. Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Microsoft, and Okta. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Intuitive Surgical, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Okta, and Zoom Video Communications.', 'news_article_title': "As Customers Spend Less, Companies' Balance Sheets Become More Important", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Jason Moser: Yeah, it feels to me like one of the things that technology is doing in the healthcare space. Now, we talk about the big companies like your Googles, and Metas, and Microsofts of the world that are doing all neat things when it comes to immersive technology, but they're not limited to healthcare space. Basically, I find this interesting my wife is a physical medicine rehab doctor and she works with physical therapist and patients who are experiencing a lot of these things, mostly like we can worry, so fitness-related stuff, but being able to use a virtual reality device and to enhance the rehab process, especially for things like stroke rehab or patients that really can't feel or use their arms or legs or whatever they're facing their challenges in, using a virtual reality device, actually, it's almost like tricking the mind to be able to do what they thought they couldn't do.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Motley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo joins Jason to talk about potential applications for virtual reality (VR) in the healthcare industry and a mid-cap company that may have advantages over the tech giants in the space. In the healthcare space, a lot of the use cases are digital pointing, which is simulating the patient for the doctor to observe and practice on or work on, telemedicine where you're remotely treating patients through an ARV or your headset or your smartphone and medical training education like we talked about a little bit with training the doctors and nurses on a virtual patient versus actual patients so when they get to the actual patient, they can actually perform very well. Basically, I find this interesting my wife is a physical medicine rehab doctor and she works with physical therapist and patients who are experiencing a lot of these things, mostly like we can worry, so fitness-related stuff, but being able to use a virtual reality device and to enhance the rehab process, especially for things like stroke rehab or patients that really can't feel or use their arms or legs or whatever they're facing their challenges in, using a virtual reality device, actually, it's almost like tricking the mind to be able to do what they thought they couldn't do."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-flat-as-market-sinks%3A-what-you-should-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $141.66, making no change from the previous trading session. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.3%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.2%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.1%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had lost 5.33% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 3.24%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.62%.\nInvestors will be hoping for strength from Apple as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.14 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 12.31%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $82.36 billion, up 1.13% from the year-ago period.\nLooking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $6.11 per share and revenue of $394.45 billion. These totals would mark changes of +8.91% and +7.83%, respectively, from last year.\nInvestors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.1% lower. Apple is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nLooking at its valuation, Apple is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 23.2. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.17, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\nMeanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 1.86. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.95 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 224, putting it in the bottom 12% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nTo follow AAPL in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.\n\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2022?\nFrom inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%. Now our Director of Research has combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and has handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold. Don’t miss your chance to get in…because the sooner you do, the more upside you stand to grab.\nSee Stocks Now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $141.66, making no change from the previous trading session. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 1.86. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.95 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $141.66, making no change from the previous trading session. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 1.86. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.95 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Flat As Market Sinks: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $141.66, making no change from the previous trading session. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 1.86.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $141.66, making no change from the previous trading session. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 1.86. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.95 as of yesterday's close."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwans-globalwafers-to-invest-%245-bln-in-new-silicon-wafer-plant-in-texas-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details, share price performance\nTAIPEI, June 28 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s GlobalWafers Co Ltd 6488.TWO will spend $5 billion on a new plant in Texas to make silicon wafers used in semiconductors, switching to the United States after a failed European investment.\nThe company said late on Monday the new plant, manufacturing 300-milimetre silicon wafers, would start being built later this year and generate as many as 1,500 jobs in Sherman, Texas.\n"With the global chips shortage and ongoing geopolitical concerns, GlobalWafers is taking this opportunity to address the United States semiconductor supply chain resiliency issue by building an advanced node, state-of-the-art, 300-millimeter silicon wafer factory," Chairwoman and CEO Doris Hsu said.\n"Instead of importing wafers from Asia, GlobalWafers USA (GWA) will produce and supply wafers locally."\nThe company added that the investment would be done "phase by phase" based on confirming actual customer demand.\nThe United States has been encouraging foreign tech firms to manufacture in the country, and the government welcomed the move, with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo saying it would strengthen economic and national security.\nRaimondo on Monday stepped up pressure on Congress to approve $52 billion in funding for chipmakers to expand operations, warning that firms would abandon American expansion plans without the legislation.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, started construction last year in Arizona where it plans to spend $12 billion to build a semiconductor factory.\nWhile the United States has been successful at attracting Taiwanese tech firms, Europe has not, despite unveiling plans this year to encourage chip firms to invest there.\nGlobalWafers said in February it expected its total capital expenditure to reach T$100 billion ($3.4 billion) between 2022 and 2024, redirecting funds for a now-ended 4.35-billion-euro ($4.60 billion) takeover of Germany\'s Siltronic WAFGn.DE.\nThe failed acquisition came as a global shortage of semiconductors has laid bare Europe\'s dependence on Asian suppliers, which has triggered recent efforts to boost production across the continent.\nGermany\'s Economy Ministry said it was not possible to complete all the steps of the investment review, in particular a review of an antitrust approval granted by China only in January.\nThe GlobalWafers deal would have created the second-largest maker of 300-millimetre wafers, behind Japan\'s Shin-Etsu 4063.T, as the semiconductor industry consolidates.\nGermany has become wary of changes to its high-tech supply network after carmakers, one of its major sectors, were hit by the global chip shortage.\nGlobalWafers secured a majority stake in Siltronic last year and initially hoped to have the transaction wrapped up in late 2021.\nGlobalWafers\' Taipei-listed shares were down around 5% on Tuesday morning.\n($1 = 29.6040 Taiwan dollars)\n($1 = 0.9452 euros)\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, started construction last year in Arizona where it plans to spend $12 billion to build a semiconductor factory. Adds details, share price performance TAIPEI, June 28 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s GlobalWafers Co Ltd 6488.TWO will spend $5 billion on a new plant in Texas to make silicon wafers used in semiconductors, switching to the United States after a failed European investment. "With the global chips shortage and ongoing geopolitical concerns, GlobalWafers is taking this opportunity to address the United States semiconductor supply chain resiliency issue by building an advanced node, state-of-the-art, 300-millimeter silicon wafer factory," Chairwoman and CEO Doris Hsu said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, started construction last year in Arizona where it plans to spend $12 billion to build a semiconductor factory. Adds details, share price performance TAIPEI, June 28 (Reuters) - Taiwan's GlobalWafers Co Ltd 6488.TWO will spend $5 billion on a new plant in Texas to make silicon wafers used in semiconductors, switching to the United States after a failed European investment. The company said late on Monday the new plant, manufacturing 300-milimetre silicon wafers, would start being built later this year and generate as many as 1,500 jobs in Sherman, Texas.", 'news_article_title': "Taiwan's GlobalWafers to invest $5 bln in new silicon wafer plant in Texas", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, started construction last year in Arizona where it plans to spend $12 billion to build a semiconductor factory. Adds details, share price performance TAIPEI, June 28 (Reuters) - Taiwan's GlobalWafers Co Ltd 6488.TWO will spend $5 billion on a new plant in Texas to make silicon wafers used in semiconductors, switching to the United States after a failed European investment. Raimondo on Monday stepped up pressure on Congress to approve $52 billion in funding for chipmakers to expand operations, warning that firms would abandon American expansion plans without the legislation.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, started construction last year in Arizona where it plans to spend $12 billion to build a semiconductor factory. Adds details, share price performance TAIPEI, June 28 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s GlobalWafers Co Ltd 6488.TWO will spend $5 billion on a new plant in Texas to make silicon wafers used in semiconductors, switching to the United States after a failed European investment. "With the global chips shortage and ongoing geopolitical concerns, GlobalWafers is taking this opportunity to address the United States semiconductor supply chain resiliency issue by building an advanced node, state-of-the-art, 300-millimeter silicon wafer factory," Chairwoman and CEO Doris Hsu said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-develops-3-new-ai-models-for-metaverse', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms META recently announced that the company’s AI researchers and audio specialists from the Reality labs team built three new AI models — Visual-Acoustic Matching, Visually-Informed Dereverberation and VisualVoice.\nMeta’s research team built these new models, which will specifically focus on audio-visual perception, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Texas at Austin.\nThe newly designed AI models, currently available for developers, will help Meta build the Metaverse as a more refined immersive reality space by making the sound more realistic in mixed and virtual reality experiences.\nThe AI models create a unique experience for the users in the Metaverse. For instance, the visual acoustic matchmaking model called AViTAR is self-supervised and matches audio to match the space of a target image. One of the future utilities of this model is quite distinctive, like reliving past memories.\nWhen one puts on a pair of AR glasses and sees an object, they will have the option of replaying the memory associated with that object. The newly launched AI models are capable of achieving such audacious feats.\nAI is at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution, and Meta is investing heavily to build its AI, which can support the growth of both of its business segments — Family of Apps and the building of Metaverse.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nMeta Investing In AI to Drive Long-Term Top Line\nMeta’s revenue growth was driven exponentially by the e-commerce boom during the pandemic. However, that was momentum growth and is finally slowing down. Meta’s share price has been significantly impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war, which can be described as a black swan event.\nWhile war has historically impacted businesses and the economy globally before but the sanctions imposed by the United States, the G7 and the EU upon Russia have been unprecedented in scale and scope.\nThe sheer number of sanctions triggered by this situation makes the global geopolitical situation extremely complicated and makes it difficult to predict how this will impact businesses globally.\nMeta, whose services have been banned in Russia, is losing a significant portion of its ad revenues from that region. This kind of negative global geopolitical situation and inflation, which the war has aggravated, has hurt the company's stock price.\nShares of Meta have tumbled 49.8% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry decline of 48.6%.\nThe situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are clearly reflected by traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta’s social media peer Twitter TWTR and tech giants Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL.\nTwitter shares have fallen 8.4% compared with the Zacks Internet Software industry’s decline of 48.6%.\nAlphabet shares have lost 19% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Services industry’s decline of 21.6%.\nApple’s shares have fallen 20% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry’s decline of 19.7%.\nAlthough Meta’s short-term revenue growth looks bleak, the company is confident about its long-term growth. Meta is investing heavily in developing AI, which will drive revenue growth across ad business and the Metaverse.\nReels are the newest trend right now, and the feeds are increasingly being recommended by AI. This will enable Meta to evolve its ad systems to do more with less data, thus minimizing its privacy policy issues substantially.\nFurther, as Meta is banking its future on building the Metaverse, investment in AI is expected to bring lofty ROI for the company and separate its services from competitors. This will impact shareholders' growth positively and makes it a lucrative stock to retain in your portfolio.\nMeta currently carries Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2022?\nFrom inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%. Now our Director of Research has combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and has handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold. Don’t miss your chance to get in…because the sooner you do, the more upside you stand to grab.\nSee Stocks Now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are clearly reflected by traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta’s social media peer Twitter TWTR and tech giants Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report While war has historically impacted businesses and the economy globally before but the sanctions imposed by the United States, the G7 and the EU upon Russia have been unprecedented in scale and scope.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are clearly reflected by traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta’s social media peer Twitter TWTR and tech giants Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Meta Investing In AI to Drive Long-Term Top Line Meta’s revenue growth was driven exponentially by the e-commerce boom during the pandemic.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Platforms (META) Develops 3 New AI Models for Metaverse', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are clearly reflected by traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta’s social media peer Twitter TWTR and tech giants Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta is investing heavily in developing AI, which will drive revenue growth across ad business and the Metaverse.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are clearly reflected by traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta’s social media peer Twitter TWTR and tech giants Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META recently announced that the company’s AI researchers and audio specialists from the Reality labs team built three new AI models — Visual-Acoustic Matching, Visually-Informed Dereverberation and VisualVoice.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-monster-warren-buffett-stock-split-stocks-to-buy-right-now-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett may not be a fan of stock splits when it comes to some stock classes of his own company, Berkshire Hathaway, but several notable names have been going down this route recently.\nA split reduces the dollar value of a company's stock and leads to an increase in the number of outstanding shares -- a purely cosmetic move as it doesn't do anything to boost the intrinsic value of a company. However, companies sometimes turn to stock splits to make the shares more attractive to a larger pool of retail investors. It is believed that the increased accessibility following a split can boost the retail demand for a company's shares, and thereby lead to an increase in the stock price.\nWarren Buffett's top holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), executed a stock split in August 2020. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is another Warren Buffett holding whose stock split went into effect on June 6. Investors can still buy these stock-split plays from Warren Buffett's portfolio at attractive valuations right now. Let's see why that could turn out to be a smart long-term move.\n1. Apple\nApple's 4-for-1 stock split was executed on Aug. 28, 2020. Shares of the tech giant have gained only 12% since then, barely outperforming the S&P 500.\nAAPL data by YCharts\nApple's weak returns can be attributed to the broader stock market sell-off this year. However, this also means that investors who missed buying the stock after its split can still buy it at an attractive valuation following its pullback. Apple currently sports a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.4. For comparison, it was trading at over 40 times trailing earnings at the end of 2020.\nBuying Apple at this valuation looks like a no-brainer, as the company has multiple catalysts that could send the stock higher in the long run. These growth drivers include the iPhone, the services business, and Apple's potential entry into emerging technologies such as headsets and self-driving cars.\nThe iPhone, for instance, is dominating the fast-growing 5G smartphone market. Strategy Analytics estimates that Apple cornered a 31% share of the 5G smartphone market last year. More importantly, Apple is also enjoying robust pricing power thanks to the adoption of 5G smartphones. That's evident from the 14% increase in the average selling price (ASP) of the iPhone last year to $825. This was well ahead of the global smartphone ASP of $322. What's more, Apple managed to boost its iPhone ASP despite increasing its share in price-sensitive emerging markets such as India, Brazil, Vietnam, and Thailand.\nAccording to a third-party estimate, the global 5G smartphone market could clock annual growth of 123% through 2027. So it wouldn't be surprising to see the iPhone drive impressive growth for Apple in the long run thanks to a mix of higher volumes and healthy pricing driven by the rapid growth of the 5G smartphone market.\nAdditionally, Apple's rumored entry into potentially lucrative markets such as autonomous cars could substantially boost the company's revenue and stock price. So investors who haven't bought Apple following its split still have an opportunity to do so -- it is cheap right now and is sitting on solid catalysts that could supercharge this tech stock in the long run.\n2. Amazon\nAmazon stock has headed south since splitting earlier this month. It is now trading at 54 times trailing earnings, which, though expensive, is lower than its five-year average multiple of 121.\nAmazon stock's decline following the split is a blessing in disguise for investors looking to buy a growth stock. After all, the company is expected to clock annual earnings growth of 40% for the next five years, which isn't surprising given the opportunities in the e-commerce and cloud computing markets.\nAmazon is expected to generate $525 billion in revenue this year, which would be a 12% jump over 2021. The company's growth rate is expected to pick up the pace in 2023, with revenue expected to jump an estimated 17% to $613 billion and adjusted earnings anticipated to more than triple to $2.71 per share. Even better, Amazon is expected to sustain its growth trajectory in 2024 as well, as evident from the chart below.\nAMZN Revenue Estimates for 2 Fiscal Years Ahead data by YCharts\nAmazon could sustain its impressive growth for a much longer time. E-commerce, which is Amazon's biggest business with 84% of its top line, is set for secular long-term growth. According to a third-party estimate, global e-commerce sales could more than quadruple by 2030 to $17.5 trillion, compared to $4.2 trillion in 2020.\nAmazon is a key player in several e-commerce hotspots around the globe, so the company is in a nice position to capitalize on this market's expansion. Meanwhile, Amazon built a solid position for itself in the cloud computing market, pulling well ahead of competitors with a market share of 33%. This points toward yet another enticing opportunity for Amazon to clock incremental revenue growth, as the global cloud computing market is expected to more than double in revenue by 2026 compared to last year's levels according to third-party estimates.\nSo even though Amazon's stock may not have taken off following its split, investors shouldn't miss the bigger picture, as its two big growth drivers could lead to healthy upside in the long run.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Warren Buffett's top holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), executed a stock split in August 2020. AAPL data by YCharts Apple's weak returns can be attributed to the broader stock market sell-off this year. Additionally, Apple's rumored entry into potentially lucrative markets such as autonomous cars could substantially boost the company's revenue and stock price.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Warren Buffett's top holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), executed a stock split in August 2020. AAPL data by YCharts Apple's weak returns can be attributed to the broader stock market sell-off this year. AMZN Revenue Estimates for 2 Fiscal Years Ahead data by YCharts Amazon could sustain its impressive growth for a much longer time.", 'news_article_title': '2 Monster Warren Buffett Stock-Split Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Warren Buffett's top holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), executed a stock split in August 2020. AAPL data by YCharts Apple's weak returns can be attributed to the broader stock market sell-off this year. This was well ahead of the global smartphone ASP of $322.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Warren Buffett's top holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), executed a stock split in August 2020. AAPL data by YCharts Apple's weak returns can be attributed to the broader stock market sell-off this year. Amazon stock's decline following the split is a blessing in disguise for investors looking to buy a growth stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-27-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Friday to record their first weekly advance since May as investors deliberated if markets have hit their lows and reassessed Fed’s aggressive rate hike plans. The rebound rally was led by tech stocks. All the major indexes ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) jumped 2.7% or 823.32 points to finish at 31,500.68 points.\nThe S&P 500 rose 3.1% or 116.01 points to close at 3,911.74 points. Consumer discretionary, materials, communication services and tech stocks were the best performers.\nThe Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) gained 4%, while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) added 3.8% each. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) gained 3.6%. All the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 3.3% or 375.43.16 points to end at 11,607.62 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 6.27% to 27.42. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 4.66-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 2.15-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 19 billion shares were traded on Friday, higher than the last 20-session average of 12.9 billion.\nPositive Sentiments Send Stocks on a Rally\nInvestors have been worrying about slowing economic growth as the Fed has continued to hike interest rates aggressively in its battle to check soaring inflation. This has been taking a toll on stocks. However, investors’ sentiments finally seem to have got a lift over the past few sessions, which saw all the three major indexes record weekly gains for the first time after three weeks.\nThe bear market rally continued for the third consecutive session on Friday. Commodity prices have finally started falling and going by the Fed’s fund futures, investors are now expecting lower rate hikes over the course of time in the Fed’s benchmark interest-rate target.\nInvestors now expect rate hikes to hit a high of something between 3.25% to 3.5% by December, which is lower than the 3.5% to 3.75%, which was being expected until a week ago, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.\nAlso, investor sentiment got a boost after a reading of the consumer sentiment, which is followed closely by the Fed, showed that people now expect inflation to ease slightly. This has been giving a boost to investor confidence lately.\nTech, Financial Stocks Drive Rally\nThe upbeat mood has been helping markets over the past three days. Friday wasn’t any different. Friday’s rally was led by the beaten-down tech stocks. Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. META soared 7.2%, while Apple Inc. AAPL gained 2.5%. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nOther notable gainers from Friday’s rally were financial, materials and consumer discretionary stocks. Shares of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS jumped 5.8%, while Wells Fargo & Company WFC rallied 7.6%.\nThe gains in S&P 500 were led by cruise line stocks. Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL surged 15.8%. Carnival Corporation & plc’s CCL shares gained 12.4%.\nEconomic Data\nIn economic data released on Friday, the University of Michigan’s final reading of consumer sentiment reflected a massive decline. Consumer sentiment hit a record low of 50 in June. Although the reading isn’t impressive, a reading in the detailed report showed that consumers’ 12-month inflation expectations eased to 5.3%, which is being seen as a positive. \nIn other economic data, the Census Bureau said that new home sales in the United States increased 10.7% in May to 696,000 units from April’s decline of 12%.\nWeekly Roundup\nAll the three major indexes finally managed to snap a three-week losing streak in the holiday-shortened week. The Dow finished 5.4% higher for the week.\nThe S&P 500 ended 6.5% up for the week. The index had entered a bear market last week after recording its worst week since March 2020. The Nasdaq was the best performer for the week, finishing 7.5% up.\n\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2022?\nFrom inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%. Now our Director of Research has combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and has handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold. Don’t miss your chance to get in…because the sooner you do, the more upside you stand to grab.\nSee Stocks Now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nWells Fargo & Company (WFC): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCarnival Corporation (CCL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. META soared 7.2%, while Apple Inc. AAPL gained 2.5%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Friday to record their first weekly advance since May as investors deliberated if markets have hit their lows and reassessed Fed’s aggressive rate hike plans.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. META soared 7.2%, while Apple Inc. AAPL gained 2.5%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) gained 4%, while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) added 3.8% each.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 27, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. META soared 7.2%, while Apple Inc. AAPL gained 2.5%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report All the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. META soared 7.2%, while Apple Inc. AAPL gained 2.5%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Friday to record their first weekly advance since May as investors deliberated if markets have hit their lows and reassessed Fed’s aggressive rate hike plans.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-fundamental-u.s.-large-company-index-etf-fndx-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $9.17 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nCarrying lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, value stocks also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Looking at their long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets. They are however likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.25%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.04%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 16% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.36% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 20.52% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nFNDX seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Large Co. Index before fees and expenses. The Russell RAFI US Large Company Index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores.\nThe ETF has lost about -10.92% so far this year and is down about -2.56% in the last one year (as of 06/27/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $49.93 and $59.90.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 24.43% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 721 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, FNDX is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $52.17 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $94.85 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.19% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.36% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $9.17 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.36% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.36% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.36% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-goldman-sachs-activebeta-u.s.-large-cap-equity-etf-gslc-be-on-your-investing-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/17/2015.\nThe fund is sponsored by Goldman Sachs Funds. It has amassed assets over $11.32 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.49%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 29% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.78% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 23.5% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nGSLC seeks to match the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity Index before fees and expenses. The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity Index is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of large-capitalization U.S. issuers.\nThe ETF has lost about -18.62% so far this year and is down about -7.94% in the last one year (as of 06/27/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $72.75 and $95.62.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.98 and standard deviation of 23.58% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 448 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, GSLC is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $288.77 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $356.32 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.78% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $11.32 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.78% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/17/2015.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.78% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.78% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/17/2015.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-technology-select-sector-spdr-etf-xlk-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nInvestor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 8, placing it in top 50%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $40 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. XLK seeks to match the performance of the Technology Select Sector Index before fees and expenses.\nThe Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.90%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 100% of the portfolio.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 25.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 66.13% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -23.62% so far this year and is down about -7.39% in the last one year (as of 06/27/2022). In that past 52-week period, it has traded between $123.49 and $176.65.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 29.97% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 78 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, XLK is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) tracks N/A and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. ARK Innovation ETF has $9.27 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $42.17 billion. ARKK has an expense ratio of 0.75% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 25.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $40 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 25.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 25.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 25.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-supreme-court-wont-hear-apples-bid-to-revive-qualcomm-patent-challenges', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Blake Brittain\nWASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O bid to revive an effort to cancel two Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O smartphone patents despite the global settlement of the underlying dispute between the two tech giants.\nThe justices turned away Apple\'s appeal of a lower court\'s ruling that the Cupertino, California-based company lacked standing to pursue the matter because of the settlement. Apple had argued that it should be allowed to appeal because San Diego-based Qualcomm could sue again after the settlement ends.\nQualcomm sued Apple in San Diego federal court in 2017, arguing that its iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches infringed a variety of Qualcomm mobile-technology patents. That case was one element of a broader dispute between the rivals.\nApple challenged the validity of the two patents at issue at the Patent and Trademark Office\'s Patent Trial and Appeal Board.\nThe parties settled their litigation in 2019, signing an agreement worth billions of dollars that allowed Apple to continue using Qualcomm chips in iPhones. The settlement also featured a license to tens of thousands of Qualcomm patents, including the two at issue, but allowed the patent board case to continue.\nThe board ruled in favor of Qualcomm. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent law, dismissed Apple\'s appeal last year based on the settlement. The Federal Circuit rejected Apple\'s contention that its royalty payments and risk of being sued again justified hearing the case on the merits.\nApple told the Supreme Court that it still faced the risk of litigation after the agreement expires in 2025, or in 2027 if the settlement term is extended. Qualcomm already sued once, has "not disclaimed its intention to do so again," and has a "history of aggressively enforcing its patents," Apple said.\nQualcomm asked the justices to reject the appeal, arguing Apple had not shown any concrete injury that would give it proper legal standing.\nPresident Joe Biden\'s administration urged the Supreme Court to reject the appeal in a brief in May.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; Editing by Will Dunham)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple Inc's AAPL.O bid to revive an effort to cancel two Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O smartphone patents despite the global settlement of the underlying dispute between the two tech giants. The justices turned away Apple's appeal of a lower court's ruling that the Cupertino, California-based company lacked standing to pursue the matter because of the settlement. The parties settled their litigation in 2019, signing an agreement worth billions of dollars that allowed Apple to continue using Qualcomm chips in iPhones.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple Inc's AAPL.O bid to revive an effort to cancel two Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O smartphone patents despite the global settlement of the underlying dispute between the two tech giants. Qualcomm sued Apple in San Diego federal court in 2017, arguing that its iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches infringed a variety of Qualcomm mobile-technology patents. The settlement also featured a license to tens of thousands of Qualcomm patents, including the two at issue, but allowed the patent board case to continue.", 'news_article_title': "U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Apple's bid to revive Qualcomm patent challenges", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple Inc's AAPL.O bid to revive an effort to cancel two Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O smartphone patents despite the global settlement of the underlying dispute between the two tech giants. Apple had argued that it should be allowed to appeal because San Diego-based Qualcomm could sue again after the settlement ends. Qualcomm sued Apple in San Diego federal court in 2017, arguing that its iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches infringed a variety of Qualcomm mobile-technology patents.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple Inc's AAPL.O bid to revive an effort to cancel two Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O smartphone patents despite the global settlement of the underlying dispute between the two tech giants. Qualcomm sued Apple in San Diego federal court in 2017, arguing that its iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches infringed a variety of Qualcomm mobile-technology patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent law, dismissed Apple's appeal last year based on the settlement."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-extend-bounce-as-inflation-fears-ease', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJune 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday, setting up Wall Street to extend gains from the previous week after a slide in commodity prices eased worries of prolonged inflation.\nAll three key indexes posted solid gains last week, with the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rising 7.5% as investors bet the retreat in oil prices from the three-month highs hit this month could ease inflationary pressures and push the Federal Reserve to moderate its aggressive policy tightening.\nThe U.S. central bank has rapidly raised interest rates to rein in 40-year-high inflation, stoking fears its actions could tip the world\'s largest economy into a recession.\nAfter the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX index earlier this month recorded a 20% drop from its January closing peak to confirm a bear market, investors this week will try to gauge when the market might hit its bottom.\n"The rebound in markets is a reminder of the merits of staying invested in line with a long-term plan. But volatility is likely to remain elevated until we see strong evidence that inflation is moderating, recession risks are receding, and geopolitical threats are declining," Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS Global Wealth Management wrote in a client note.\nHaefele added that the main driver of the markets in the second half of 2022 will be investor perceptions of whether we are headed for stagflation, reflation, a soft-landing, or a slump.\nShares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.6% and 1.4%.\nAt 6:48 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 58 points, or 0.18%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 10.75 points, or 0.27%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 47.5 points, or 0.39%.\nShares of Robinhood Markets HOOD.O rose 3.5% after media reports said Goldman Sachs upgraded the retail broker\'s stock to "neutral" from "sell".\nGoldman Sachs, however, cut rating on Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O to "sell" from "buy", according to media reports, sending shares of the cryptocurrency exchange lower by 4.8%.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.6% and 1.4%. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday, setting up Wall Street to extend gains from the previous week after a slide in commodity prices eased worries of prolonged inflation. All three key indexes posted solid gains last week, with the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rising 7.5% as investors bet the retreat in oil prices from the three-month highs hit this month could ease inflationary pressures and push the Federal Reserve to moderate its aggressive policy tightening.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.6% and 1.4%. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday, setting up Wall Street to extend gains from the previous week after a slide in commodity prices eased worries of prolonged inflation. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 58 points, or 0.18%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 10.75 points, or 0.27%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 47.5 points, or 0.39%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to extend bounce as inflation fears ease', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.6% and 1.4%. All three key indexes posted solid gains last week, with the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rising 7.5% as investors bet the retreat in oil prices from the three-month highs hit this month could ease inflationary pressures and push the Federal Reserve to moderate its aggressive policy tightening. The U.S. central bank has rapidly raised interest rates to rein in 40-year-high inflation, stoking fears its actions could tip the world's largest economy into a recession.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.6% and 1.4%. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday, setting up Wall Street to extend gains from the previous week after a slide in commodity prices eased worries of prolonged inflation. All three key indexes posted solid gains last week, with the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rising 7.5% as investors bet the retreat in oil prices from the three-month highs hit this month could ease inflationary pressures and push the Federal Reserve to moderate its aggressive policy tightening.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-extend-bounce-as-inflation-fears-ease-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJune 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open higher on Monday and extend gains from the previous week after a slide in commodity prices allayed concerns about an overly aggressive Federal Reserve that is seeking to tame inflation.\nAll three key indexes posted solid gains last week, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rising 7.5% as investors bet the retreat in oil prices from the three-month highs hit in June could ease inflationary pressures and push the Federal Reserve to moderate its aggressive policy tightening.\n"I think there is an overwhelming feeling that inflation may be coming down and the Fed may not have to be as aggressive as anticipated moving forward," said Thomas Hayes, managing member at Great Hill Capital LLC in New York.\n"As early as a week ago, unequivocally, everyone did feel that 75 basis points was guaranteed. I think now those probabilities have come down a little bit and it\'s kind of an open story."\nThe U.S. central bank has rapidly raised interest rates to rein in 40-year-high inflation, stoking fears its actions could tip the world\'s largest economy into a recession.\nAfter the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX index earlier this month recorded a 20% drop from its January closing peak to confirm a bear market, investors have been trying to gauge when the market might hit its bottom.\n"The rebound in markets is a reminder of the merits of staying invested in line with a long-term plan. But volatility is likely to remain elevated until we see strong evidence that inflation is moderating, recession risks are receding, and geopolitical threats are declining," Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS Global Wealth Management wrote in a client note.\nHaefele added that the main driver of the markets in the second half of 2022 will be investor perceptions of whether we are headed for stagflation, reflation, a soft-landing, or a slump.\nShares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.5% and 1.5%.\nAt 08:25 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 79 points, or 0.25%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 14.5 points, or 0.37%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 58.25 points, or 0.48%.\nShares of Robinhood Markets HOOD.O rose 2.4% after media reports said Goldman Sachs upgraded the retail broker\'s stock to "neutral" from "sell".\nGoldman Sachs, however, cut rating on Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O to "sell" from "buy", according to media reports, sending shares of the cryptocurrency exchange lower by 5.7%.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.5% and 1.5%. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Monday and extend gains from the previous week after a slide in commodity prices allayed concerns about an overly aggressive Federal Reserve that is seeking to tame inflation. All three key indexes posted solid gains last week, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rising 7.5% as investors bet the retreat in oil prices from the three-month highs hit in June could ease inflationary pressures and push the Federal Reserve to moderate its aggressive policy tightening.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.5% and 1.5%. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Monday and extend gains from the previous week after a slide in commodity prices allayed concerns about an overly aggressive Federal Reserve that is seeking to tame inflation. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 79 points, or 0.25%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 14.5 points, or 0.37%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 58.25 points, or 0.48%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to extend bounce as inflation fears ease', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.5% and 1.5%. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Monday and extend gains from the previous week after a slide in commodity prices allayed concerns about an overly aggressive Federal Reserve that is seeking to tame inflation. All three key indexes posted solid gains last week, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rising 7.5% as investors bet the retreat in oil prices from the three-month highs hit in June could ease inflationary pressures and push the Federal Reserve to moderate its aggressive policy tightening.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares across the board gained in premarket trading on Monday, with tech-focused growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O up between 0.5% and 1.5%. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Monday and extend gains from the previous week after a slide in commodity prices allayed concerns about an overly aggressive Federal Reserve that is seeking to tame inflation. All three key indexes posted solid gains last week, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rising 7.5% as investors bet the retreat in oil prices from the three-month highs hit in June could ease inflationary pressures and push the Federal Reserve to moderate its aggressive policy tightening."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-nvidia-be-a-trillion-dollar-stock-by-2025-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Mega-cap public companies have gotten unbelievably large in the past few years. Some of the technology giants like Apple and Microsoft have gotten so large that their market capitalizations -- the total value of their publicly traded shares -- are now north of $1 trillion. Only six publicly traded companies in the United States have ever joined the exclusive $1 trillion market cap club. But what company will be the next to join? I think a good candidate is Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), the maker of computer chips for gamers, cryptocurrencies, data centers, and many other technologies.\nNvidia's market cap is currently around $400 billion. Can it join the ranks of companies valued at $1 trillion, or more than double its current price, by 2025? Let's investigate.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nRecent growth has been fantastic\nTo take a look at Nvidia's prospects to reach the $1 trillion club, we first need to look at its financials and growth. In its latest quarter, revenue hit $8.29 billion, up 46% year-over-year, and free cash flow hit $1.37 billion. Nvidia is currently seeing super-strong growth for its data center business, which grew revenue by 83% year-over-year to $3.75 billion. Gaming revenue, Nvidia's other large operating segment, is seeing solid growth as well, with revenue hitting $3.62 billion in the quarter, up 31% year-over-year.\nAnd there's reason to be optimistic about both segments continuing to grow over the long term. Video games and associated technologies are growing steadily each and every year, and data center build-outs continue to happen in order for companies to build out cloud computing infrastructure. There should also be continued growth in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) research. Nvidia's various computing products are the market leaders for these industries.\nWatch out for short-term headwinds\nThere's one thing Nvidia investors should be concerned with, at least in the short run, and that is cryptocurrencies. Long story short, cryptocurrency companies and miners use Nvidia's computing products to run their businesses. With the crypto markets crashing, these companies are starting to sell their Nvidia products, sometimes for prices well below retail. This increase in the supply of used products has the chance to decrease demand for new Nvidia products coming down the manufacturing line, which would hurt Nvidia's top-line revenue growth.\nRegardless of whether or not Nvidia gets hit by cryptocurrency demands, the long-term growth drivers for the business remain intact. People are playing more video games, businesses are building out more data centers, and researchers are building out more and more AI technologies. All bode well for the demand for Nvidia's products in the future.\nSo will it join the $1 trillion club?\nIn order to reach a market cap of $1 trillion, Nvidia will need to significantly increase its annual free cash flow generation. Based on a price-to-free cash flow multiple (P/FCF) of 25, which is above the market average right now, a stock worth $1 trillion needs to generate $40 billion in annual free cash flow ($1 trillion divided by 25). For reference, of the four U.S. companies valued at over $1 trillion (Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon), all except Amazon have generated over $60 billion in free cash flow in the last 12 months. Amazon's free cash flow is negative due to a lot of heavy investments it has made since the start of the pandemic, but should recover to above $40 billion in the next couple of years.\nNVDA Free Cash Flow data by YCharts\nAs you can see in the above chart, Nvidia generated just under $8 billion in free cash flow over the last 12 months. In order to hit $40 billion by the end of 2025, the company needs to grow its free cash flow by 50% a year for four straight years. While certainly possible, it doesn't seem probable for a company of this magnitude to grow that fast. Of course, the stock could hit $1 trillion with pure multiple expansion, but investors shouldn't be banking on that happening, especially as we enter a bear market.\nGiven the tailwinds around computing, AI, and data centers, Nvidia is on a path to eventually join the $1 trillion market cap club. But to do so by the end of 2025 seems unlikely.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Brett Schafer has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Some of the technology giants like Apple and Microsoft have gotten so large that their market capitalizations -- the total value of their publicly traded shares -- are now north of $1 trillion. Video games and associated technologies are growing steadily each and every year, and data center build-outs continue to happen in order for companies to build out cloud computing infrastructure. Amazon's free cash flow is negative due to a lot of heavy investments it has made since the start of the pandemic, but should recover to above $40 billion in the next couple of years.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In its latest quarter, revenue hit $8.29 billion, up 46% year-over-year, and free cash flow hit $1.37 billion. For reference, of the four U.S. companies valued at over $1 trillion (Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon), all except Amazon have generated over $60 billion in free cash flow in the last 12 months. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia.', 'news_article_title': 'Will Nvidia Be a Trillion-Dollar Stock by 2025?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Long story short, cryptocurrency companies and miners use Nvidia's computing products to run their businesses. In order to hit $40 billion by the end of 2025, the company needs to grow its free cash flow by 50% a year for four straight years. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Based on a price-to-free cash flow multiple (P/FCF) of 25, which is above the market average right now, a stock worth $1 trillion needs to generate $40 billion in annual free cash flow ($1 trillion divided by 25). For reference, of the four U.S. companies valued at over $1 trillion (Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon), all except Amazon have generated over $60 billion in free cash flow in the last 12 months. NVDA Free Cash Flow data by YCharts As you can see in the above chart, Nvidia generated just under $8 billion in free cash flow over the last 12 months.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/have-%243000-these-top-tech-stocks-are-a-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It's been a rough year for the stock market as a whole, but it's been especially rough for tech stocks. The Nasdaq Composite Index -- which tracks the tech-heavy Nasdaq -- is down close to 30% YTD as of June 23.\nRegardless of the performance of the broader market, there are some must-have stocks for your portfolio that you can grab during the current tech stock sell-off.\n1. Apple\nYou'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a good company. Apple products may not be everyone's preference, but the company's current and historical impact on technology and society is undeniable. Even as the most valuable company in the U.S., the company isn't showing any signs of slowing down and still finds ways to continue its admirable growth.\nApple's financial success has largely depended on the iPhone, which accounts for over half of its net sales. The iPhone will continue to be Apple's bread and butter, but I believe one of its biggest growth opportunities, even with its current size, is its slow-but-sure entrance into the financial services space.\nApple crept into the financial space by releasing Apple Pay in 2014 and took it a step further when it released its Apple Card in 2019. But, its recent move -- Apple Pay Later, which gets the company into the growing buy now, pay later space -- is the sign it's ready to make a bigger move.\nThe company is also seeking a larger piece of the streaming pie, inking a deal with Major League Soccer (MLS) to exclusively stream every single MLS match on the Apple TV app beginning in 2023. In addition to the matches, the app will provide fans with original programming and content they won't receive anywhere else.\nApple still trails behind other popular streaming platforms like Netflix, HBO Max (part of Warner Bros. Discovery), and Disney+, but as the industry continues to transform, there's room for Apple to continue its growth in the space.\n2. Amazon\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) continues to dominate the e-commerce industry. The company's flagship subscription service, Amazon Prime, has over 200 million subscribers worldwide. However, I believe Amazon's growth ability won't rely on its e-commerce business, but on Amazon Web Services (AWS).\nAWS is the world's largest cloud computing provider, and some of the biggest brands in the world rely on it for their operations. Operating at such a large scale requires sophisticated data centers, and those data centers require expensive chips, with customers inevitably incurring some costs. Other tech giants like Intel and Nvidia have dominated the chip market, but Amazon has begun developing its own chips, which it says are faster and 40% cheaper.\nMore products are increasingly reliant on semiconductors to not only function well, but to function at all. The number of semiconductors in cars is expected to approximately double from 2013 to 2030, and the semiconductor industry is expected to grow globally by 10% in 2022 to over $600 billion. As Amazon continues to invest in faster, cheaper chips, it will be in a position to use its size and reach to take advantage of an industry that is becoming a necessity and growing rapidly.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Stefon Walters has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Intel, Netflix, Nvidia, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a good company. The iPhone will continue to be Apple's bread and butter, but I believe one of its biggest growth opportunities, even with its current size, is its slow-but-sure entrance into the financial services space. In addition to the matches, the app will provide fans with original programming and content they won't receive anywhere else.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a good company. However, I believe Amazon's growth ability won't rely on its e-commerce business, but on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Intel, Netflix, Nvidia, and Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': 'Have $3,000? These Top Tech Stocks Are a Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a good company. The iPhone will continue to be Apple's bread and butter, but I believe one of its biggest growth opportunities, even with its current size, is its slow-but-sure entrance into the financial services space. However, I believe Amazon's growth ability won't rely on its e-commerce business, but on Amazon Web Services (AWS).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a good company. Apple crept into the financial space by releasing Apple Pay in 2014 and took it a step further when it released its Apple Card in 2019. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/still-think-tesla-is-expensive-this-stat-will-change-your-mind', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has probably been the biggest success story on the stock market in the last few years. Even after a pullback this year, the stock is up 1,500% over the past three years, rewarding investors who held through a volatile period with 16x gains.\nTesla's status as one of the biggest battleground stocks is also no secret. CEO Elon Musk may be as well known for making controversial remarks as he is for being a visionary leader, and critics have long cheered for the company's demise. They've argued at one point or another that Tesla is bound for bankruptcy, its results are only propped up by government credits, or that competition will come along and wipe out its premium valuation.\nBears love to argue that the company is massively overvalued, saying it's driven mostly by hype, and in some ways that charge makes sense. At recent prices, Tesla has a market cap over $750 billion, while larger automakers like Ford and General Motors are valued at just $48 billion and $51 billion.\nHowever, apples-to-apples comparisons are difficult with these stocks since Tesla is a fast-growing electric vehicle maker with high profit margins, while Ford and GM are slow-growth, low-margin incumbents. Though both Ford and GM are transitioning to produce electric vehicles, their sales of EVs are only likely to cannibalize sales of their traditional combustion vehicles. It's a classic innovator's dilemma. Tesla, on the other hand, has a clear edge with a decade-long head start in EV technology as well as advantages like its supercharger network, well-loved brand, and it doesn't face the kind of conflicts that legacy automakers will, including dealer networks that are resistant to EV's since they require less maintenance. It also offers firmware-over-the-air updates, which most of its legacy competitors have been unable to match.\nNot only that, but the numbers themselves don't indicate that Tesla is overvalued, at least not compared to the broader market.\nThe PEG ratio\nThere's no perfect way to value a stock. Many investors like to use the price-to-earnings ratio, which offers a good snapshot for how a company's price compares to its current earnings.\nThe flaw with the P/E ratio though is that it ignores a company's future growth, which is often the most important factor in determining its value. Tesla, for example, currently has a P/E ratio around 96, but it's expected to grow revenue by 59% this year, and earnings per share is forecast to jump 79% to $12.11, giving it a more reasonable forward P/E of almost 60.\nThe best way to measure both price-to-earnings and growth is with the PEG ratio, a favorite metric of famed hedge fund manager Peter Lynch. The PEG ratio divides the price-to-earnings ratio by the expected earnings growth rate, generally the compound average over the next five years. Since high P/E companies tend to have high growth rates, the PEG is a good way to compare valuations of both high- and low-growth stocks.\nLynch, who ran Fidelity's Magellan Fund in the '80s, theorized that an accurately valued stock would trade at a PEG of 1, while a PEG over 1 would indicate the stock was overvalued, and a PEG under 1 would mean that it's undervalued. However, back then, stock valuations were much lower, due in part to sky-high interest rates. The P/E of the S&P 500 was below 15 for nearly all of the time Lynch ran his fund. By comparison, since 2000, the P/E of the S&P 500 has almost never been below 15, in part because of the emergence of the fast-growing tech sector. As P/E ratios have inflated, so has the PEG, and a PEG of 1 no longer seems like an accurate benchmark.\nAt recent prices, Tesla trades at a moderate PEG of 1.66. That ratio actually makes the stock cheaper than the average stock on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which has a PEG of 2.41. And that doesn't include the four stocks on the index that have negative PEG values due to expected declining earnings.\nYou can see the list below.\nDOW COMPONENT PEG RATIO\nAmerican Express 1.22\nAmgen 1.42\nApple 2.36\nBoeing 6.53\nCaterpillar 1.56\nCisco 2.21\nChevron 3.85\nHome Depot 2.31\nHoneywell 1.85\nIBM 1.53\nIntel 2.10\nJohnson & Johnson 3.39\nCoca-Cola 3.36\nMcDonald's 3.69\n3M 1.81\nMerck 1.11\nMicrosoft 1.71\nNike 1.69\nProcter & Gamble 4.05\nTravelers 1.68\nUnitedHealth 1.74\nSalesforce 1.76\nVerizon Communications 4.67\nVisa 1.32\nWalmart 3.19\nWalt Disney 0.55\nAverage PEG ratio 2.41\nData source: S&P Global Market Intelligence\nNot only does the average Dow stock trade at a significantly higher PEG ratio than Tesla, but 19 of the 26 companies above are also more expensive than Tesla based on the PEG ratio. In other words, when you factor in growth, Tesla is cheaper than your typical blue-chip stock.\nThe PEG ratio isn't perfect, of course, and divining Tesla's growth rate, especially five years from now, may be a fool's errand. But it's a mistake to discount the company's growth rate, especially since Tesla has a solid track record of beating analyst estimates in recent years, topping them in 10 of the last 11 quarters.\nTesla is the clear leader in EVs, penetrating a massive addressable market that will take shape over the next 10 or 20 years. A lot can change during that time, and competition is likely to rise, but given Tesla's early leadership and brand strength, it's the clear favorite in the industry.\nBears will surely continue to knock the stock. But at this point, if you're arguing that it's overvalued, the numbers simply don't back that up.\n10 stocks we like better than Tesla\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Tesla wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Nike and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cisco Systems, Goldman Sachs, Home Depot, Intel, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Inc., Tesla, Visa, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, UnitedHealth Group, and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "However, apples-to-apples comparisons are difficult with these stocks since Tesla is a fast-growing electric vehicle maker with high profit margins, while Ford and GM are slow-growth, low-margin incumbents. But it's a mistake to discount the company's growth rate, especially since Tesla has a solid track record of beating analyst estimates in recent years, topping them in 10 of the last 11 quarters. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cisco Systems, Goldman Sachs, Home Depot, Intel, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Inc., Tesla, Visa, and Walt Disney.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Merck 1.11 Microsoft 1.71 Nike 1.69 Procter & Gamble 4.05 Travelers 1.68 UnitedHealth 1.74 Salesforce 1.76 Verizon Communications 4.67 Visa 1.32 Walmart 3.19 Walt Disney 0.55 Average PEG ratio 2.41 Data source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Not only does the average Dow stock trade at a significantly higher PEG ratio than Tesla, but 19 of the 26 companies above are also more expensive than Tesla based on the PEG ratio. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cisco Systems, Goldman Sachs, Home Depot, Intel, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Inc., Tesla, Visa, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, UnitedHealth Group, and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Still Think Tesla Is Expensive? This Stat Will Change Your Mind', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has probably been the biggest success story on the stock market in the last few years. The PEG ratio divides the price-to-earnings ratio by the expected earnings growth rate, generally the compound average over the next five years. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cisco Systems, Goldman Sachs, Home Depot, Intel, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Inc., Tesla, Visa, and Walt Disney.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Lynch, who ran Fidelity's Magellan Fund in the '80s, theorized that an accurately valued stock would trade at a PEG of 1, while a PEG over 1 would indicate the stock was overvalued, and a PEG under 1 would mean that it's undervalued. Merck 1.11 Microsoft 1.71 Nike 1.69 Procter & Gamble 4.05 Travelers 1.68 UnitedHealth 1.74 Salesforce 1.76 Verizon Communications 4.67 Visa 1.32 Walmart 3.19 Walt Disney 0.55 Average PEG ratio 2.41 Data source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Not only does the average Dow stock trade at a significantly higher PEG ratio than Tesla, but 19 of the 26 companies above are also more expensive than Tesla based on the PEG ratio. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, UnitedHealth Group, and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 140.97000122070312, 'high': 143.49000549316406, 'open': 142.6999969482422, 'close': 141.66000366210938, 'ema_50': 147.19995843863666, 'rsi_14': 44.53125203726932, 'target': 137.44000244140625, 'volume': 70207900.0, 'ema_200': 155.02157768843063, 'adj_close': 140.4442138671875, 'rsi_lag_1': 45.54170202182755, 'rsi_lag_2': 35.348720209753196, 'rsi_lag_3': 34.727928379235905, 'rsi_lag_4': 35.04035925580715, 'rsi_lag_5': 27.309223873428593, 'macd_lag_1': -3.644626828176314, 'macd_lag_2': -4.310890312773353, 'macd_lag_3': -4.753417363436284, 'macd_lag_4': -4.951793278339835, 'macd_lag_5': -5.185911334342052, 'macd_12_26_9': -3.0810913137122498, 'macds_12_26_9': -4.017661693690455}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 26.93000030517578, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 28.65999984741211, 'Open': 28.299999237060547, 'Close': 26.950000762939453, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 26.950000762939453}, {'Low': 1.0550860166549685, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 1.0614246129989624, 'Open': 1.0566133260726929, 'Close': 1.0566133260726929, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 1.0566133260726929}, {'Low': 1.2239753007888794, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 1.2330759763717651, 'Open': 1.2288031578063965, 'Close': 1.228244662284851, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 1.228244662284851}, {'Low': 6.676400184631348, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 6.692699909210205, 'Open': 6.688799858093262, 'Close': 6.688799858093262, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 6.688799858093262}, {'Low': 105.5999984741211, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 110.54000091552734, 'Open': 107.22000122070312, 'Close': 109.56999969482422, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 282914, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 109.56999969482422}, {'Low': 0.6909178495407104, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 0.6948999762535095, 'Open': 0.6943383812904358, 'Close': 0.6943383812904358, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 0.6943383812904358}, {'Low': 3.1530001163482666, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 3.219000101089477, 'Open': 3.183000087738037, 'Close': 3.194000005722046, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 3.194000005722046}, {'Low': 134.53500366210938, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 135.53900146484375, 'Open': 135.06199645996094, 'Close': 135.06199645996094, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 135.06199645996094}, {'Low': 103.66999816894533, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 104.20999908447266, 'Open': 104.12000274658205, 'Close': 103.94000244140624, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 103.94000244140624}, {'Low': 1819.9000244140625, 'Date': '2022-06-27', 'High': 1830.699951171875, 'Open': 1830.5, 'Close': 1820.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 77, 'date_str': '2022-06-27', 'Adj Close': 1820.9000244140625}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-06-28': 137.44000244140625, '2022-06-29': 139.22999572753906, '2022-06-30': 136.72000122070312, '2022-07-01': 138.92999267578125, '2022-07-05': 141.55999755859375, '2022-07-06': 142.9199981689453, '2022-07-07': 146.35000610351562, '2022-07-08': 147.0399932861328, '2022-07-11': 144.8699951171875}, '1_month_later': {'2022-07-27': 156.7899932861328}, '3_months_later': {'2022-09-27': 151.75999450683594}, '6_months_later': {'2022-12-27': 130.02999877929688}, '12_months_later': {'2023-06-27': 188.0599975585937}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Options like download, add to library, play, share and an overflow menu are also included.\nWith this recent move, GOOGL aims to provide an enhanced music streaming experience to Android tablet users. This is likely to boost the adoption rate of YouTube Music.\nThus, the increasing uptake of YouTube Music is expected to benefit GOOGL’s financial performance in the near term, which will further help it win investor confidence.\nShares of GOOGL have been down 20%, outperforming the Zacks Computer and Technologysector’s decline of 27.1% in the year-to-date period.\nGrowing YouTube Music Efforts\nApart from the latest move, Alphabet recently redesigned YouTube Music playlists for Android mobiles.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nIn addition, GOOGL introduced shortcut features and an album carousel to the YouTube Music’s Explore tab.\nGOOGL added a capability whereby users can save queues as playlists. Alphabet also rolled out its Recent Played and Turntable widgets to Android users.\nWith these recent efforts, Google positioned itself well to rapidly penetrate the booming global music-streaming market.\nThe market has been witnessing significant growth for a while owing to an increase in mobile advertisement spending, use of mobile apps, rise in the number of subscription services and users’ accessibility to local content on the music streaming platforms.\nPer an Allied Market Research report, the online music streaming industry is expected to reach $24.7 billion by 2027, witnessing a CAGR of 9.8% between 2021 and 2027.\nCompetitive Scenario\nIn this upbeat music streaming space, Alphabet which carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) faces intense competitive pressure from other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT, which are making consistent efforts to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects.\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nAmazon is gaining strong momentum in the music streaming market on the back of its expanding global footprint.AMZN offers its premium music subscription serviceAmazon Music Unlimited to customers. With Amazon Music Unlimited, music lovers can listen to any song anytime and anywhere on all types of devices, including smartphone, tablet, PC/Mac, Fire TV, and Alexa-enabled devices like Amazon Echo.\nApple’s music-streaming service Apple Music offers a subscription tier powered by Siri named Apple Music Voice Plan. Using Apple Music Voice Plan, subscribers can access millions of songs, playlists, personalized mixes, genre stations and Apple Music Radio. Music listeners can also download the Apple Music app on their Android tablet or Chromebook supporting Android apps.\nSpotify providescommercial free music and ad-supported services to customers. Music lovers can enjoy ad-free music and offline playbacks with Spotify Premium service. SPOT users can enjoy the tablet version of Spotify on their iPad or Android tablets.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSpotify Technology (SPOT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Competitive Scenario In this upbeat music streaming space, Alphabet which carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) faces intense competitive pressure from other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT, which are making consistent efforts to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report With this recent move, GOOGL aims to provide an enhanced music streaming experience to Android tablet users.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Competitive Scenario In this upbeat music streaming space, Alphabet which carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) faces intense competitive pressure from other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT, which are making consistent efforts to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects. Growing YouTube Music Efforts Apart from the latest move, Alphabet recently redesigned YouTube Music playlists for Android mobiles.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Boosts YouTube Music With New Features', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Competitive Scenario In this upbeat music streaming space, Alphabet which carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) faces intense competitive pressure from other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT, which are making consistent efforts to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects. Growing YouTube Music Efforts Apart from the latest move, Alphabet recently redesigned YouTube Music playlists for Android mobiles.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Competitive Scenario In this upbeat music streaming space, Alphabet which carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) faces intense competitive pressure from other companies like Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Spotify SPOT, which are making consistent efforts to capitalize on the above-mentioned prospects. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Growing YouTube Music Efforts Apart from the latest move, Alphabet recently redesigned YouTube Music playlists for Android mobiles.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-was-a-sour-stock-on-tuesday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nA victim of the Great Tech Stock Exodus of 2022, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered another decline on Tuesday. The company\'s shares lost nearly 3% of their value, a worse showing than the 2% decline of the S&P 500 index. Investors were disheartened by one analyst\'s price target cut, and another\'s speculation about manufacturing difficulties.\nSo what\nOf the two analyses, it was the one from TF International Securities that was the more concerning. That company\'s Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a tweet that the results of a survey he conducted indicate that Apple\'s "own iPhone 5G modem chip development may have failed."\nThe company had been developing its own chips to alleviate its dependence on chip leader Qualcomm. Kuo speculated that Apple\'s struggles mean Qualcomm will remain the sole supplier of 5G chips for the tech giant\'s upcoming line of new iPhones, presumably making their production more expensive.\nIt\'s important to note that Apple has not released any updates recently about its 5G modem chip production.\nNow what\nMeanwhile, Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani is growing more bearish on Apple\'s prospects for different reasons. Tuesday morning, he cut his price target on the stock to $180 per share from the previous $210.\nDaryanani explained in a new research note that "Apple was in growth mode during the 2008/2009 as we were still at the beginning of the smartphone revolution, so revenue declines in a recession today would likely be more severe vs. the growth they managed in 2009."\nDespite his concern and the price target reduction, Daryanani is maintaining his outperform (read: buy) recommendation on Apple stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened A victim of the Great Tech Stock Exodus of 2022, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered another decline on Tuesday. That company\'s Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a tweet that the results of a survey he conducted indicate that Apple\'s "own iPhone 5G modem chip development may have failed." Kuo speculated that Apple\'s struggles mean Qualcomm will remain the sole supplier of 5G chips for the tech giant\'s upcoming line of new iPhones, presumably making their production more expensive.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened A victim of the Great Tech Stock Exodus of 2022, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered another decline on Tuesday. That company\'s Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a tweet that the results of a survey he conducted indicate that Apple\'s "own iPhone 5G modem chip development may have failed." After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Was a Sour Stock on Tuesday', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened A victim of the Great Tech Stock Exodus of 2022, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered another decline on Tuesday. Tuesday morning, he cut his price target on the stock to $180 per share from the previous $210. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened A victim of the Great Tech Stock Exodus of 2022, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered another decline on Tuesday. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Eric Volkman has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-tumbles-nearly-500-points-as-nike-guidance-spooks-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell almost 500 points today as the bear market recovery stalled. Stocks enjoyed a nice week last week and some investors wondered if the market had bottomed and was finally turning the corner but it looks like there could still be selling pressure ahead.\nAfter all, many experts now expect some kind of recession to occur later this year or early next year, as inflation has created a problem for the Federal Reserve, which has been raising interest rates rapidly to bring down consumer prices. Typically, when the Fed becomes very hawkish it can hurt the economy because higher interest rates raise the cost of debt and slow overall economic activity.\nOne stock today hurt the Dow more than any other, not only because of the broader market but also because of company-specific news.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nFlat margin guidance\nShares of Nike (NYSE: NKE) fell roughly 7% today after the large sports and footwear apparel brand reported earnings results late yesterday.\nFor its fiscal fourth quarter of 2022, which is the three months ending on May 31, Nike reported diluted earnings per share of $0.90 on total revenue of $12.2 billion. Both numbers beat analyst estimates for the quarter.\nHowever, on theearnings call Nike\'s CFO Matt Friend said the company is "taking a cautious approach to Greater China given [the] uncertainty around additional COVID disruptions."\nChina, where Nike has many factories, has been difficult to gauge. As COVID-19 cases began to surge earlier this year, the Chinese government locked down or placed severe restrictions in major cities like Shanghai and Beijing. The government has now started to lift those restrictions and is trying to jump-start economic growth again, but it\'s hard to know if there will be more lockdowns if cases surge again.\nFriend also noted that the company is experiencing headwinds from "elevated ocean freight costs, increased product costs, discrete supply chain investments and normalization of historically low markdown rates."\nWhile Friend said the company expects revenue in the fiscal year 2023 to grow in the low double-digit percentage range, he also said to expect gross margins somewhere between flat or down half a percent versus the fiscal year 2022, a wider range than normal given the uncertainty.\nFollowing the call, many analysts trimmed their 12-month price targets for Nike, although most still imply significant upside from Nike\'s current share price of just below $103 per share, which is down close to 37.5% this year.\nShould you buy Nike?\nFor all of the selling today, Nike still beat earnings projections and should benefit as supply chain issues ease and COVID-19 hopefully become less prominent. Despite cutting their price targets, analysts are still quite bullish on Nike.\nThe company has a strong brand that should retain loyalty and enable the company to pass some of its higher costs onto its customers.\nHowever, I also feel that it\'s more of a niche brand with largely specialty athletic equipment that consumers don\'t necessarily need in the same way they might need a smartphone. I think Nike is a buy at these levels, but it\'s not my favorite stock to fight a recession or inflation.\n10 stocks we like better than Nike\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nike wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nike. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Flat margin guidance Shares of Nike (NYSE: NKE) fell roughly 7% today after the large sports and footwear apparel brand reported earnings results late yesterday. However, on theearnings call Nike\'s CFO Matt Friend said the company is "taking a cautious approach to Greater China given [the] uncertainty around additional COVID disruptions." As COVID-19 cases began to surge earlier this year, the Chinese government locked down or placed severe restrictions in major cities like Shanghai and Beijing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Typically, when the Fed becomes very hawkish it can hurt the economy because higher interest rates raise the cost of debt and slow overall economic activity. While Friend said the company expects revenue in the fiscal year 2023 to grow in the low double-digit percentage range, he also said to expect gross margins somewhere between flat or down half a percent versus the fiscal year 2022, a wider range than normal given the uncertainty. For all of the selling today, Nike still beat earnings projections and should benefit as supply chain issues ease and COVID-19 hopefully become less prominent.', 'news_article_title': 'Dow Tumbles Nearly 500 Points as Nike Guidance Spooks Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Friend also noted that the company is experiencing headwinds from "elevated ocean freight costs, increased product costs, discrete supply chain investments and normalization of historically low markdown rates." * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nike wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Following the call, many analysts trimmed their 12-month price targets for Nike, although most still imply significant upside from Nike's current share price of just below $103 per share, which is down close to 37.5% this year. 10 stocks we like better than Nike When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/most-interesting-new-etfs-of-1h22', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The ETF industry continues to grow at a record pace despite market turbulence. 190 new ETFs have launched this year so far, taking the total number of US listed products to over 2,950.\nNew ETFs are getting more niche, focusing on a very narrow corner of the market or a very specialized strategy. The main reason is that all easy ideas have already been taken.\nWe are highlighting five very interesting ETFs that made their debut in the first half of 2022.\nProShares, the firm behind the first and largest US listed bitcoin futures ETF BITO, launched an inverse bitcoin ETF last week. BITI allows investors to effectively short bitcoin using futures. Cryptocurrencies have suffered a brutal sell off lately, with bitcoin tumbling below $20,000 from an all-time high of over $67,800 in November.\nThe Dimensional US High Profitability ETF DUHP is an actively managed ETF that focuses on highly profitable companies like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT.\nThe activist investment firm that had sent shock waves through Corporate America last year when it successfully placed three candidates on the board of Exxon Mobil XOM launched its second ETF. The Engine No. 1 Transform Climate ETF NETZ holds companies driving the transition to net zero.\nThe Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF EVMT is the first ETF that provides exposure to metals used in EV production, including cobalt, copper, nickel and aluminum.\nThe firm behind the SARK ETF that shorts the ARK Innovation ETF ARKK, Cathie Wood’s flagship fund, has now launched a fund that provides 2X exposure to ARKK . The AXS 2X Innovation ETF TARK may appeal to investors who believe the recent selloff in disruptive innovation stocks is overdone.\nTo learn more, please watch the short video above.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\n \nProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO): ETF Research Reports\n \nEngine No. 1 Transform Climate ETF (NETZ): ETF Research Reports\n \nDimensional US High Profitability ETF (DUHP): ETF Research Reports\n \nInvesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K1 ETF (EVMT): ETF Research Reports\n \nAXS 2X Innovation ETF (TARK): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Dimensional US High Profitability ETF DUHP is an actively managed ETF that focuses on highly profitable companies like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The activist investment firm that had sent shock waves through Corporate America last year when it successfully placed three candidates on the board of Exxon Mobil XOM launched its second ETF.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Dimensional US High Profitability ETF DUHP is an actively managed ETF that focuses on highly profitable companies like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Most Interesting New ETFs of 1H22', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Dimensional US High Profitability ETF DUHP is an actively managed ETF that focuses on highly profitable companies like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares, the firm behind the first and largest US listed bitcoin futures ETF BITO, launched an inverse bitcoin ETF last week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Dimensional US High Profitability ETF DUHP is an actively managed ETF that focuses on highly profitable companies like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-stumbles-as-consumer-pessimism-stokes-growth-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed sharply lower in a broad sell-off on Tuesday as dire consumer confidence data dampened investor optimism and fueled worries over recession and the looming earnings season.\nThe S&P and the Nasdaq fell about 2% and 3% respectively, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O weighing the heaviest. The blue-chip Dow shed about 1.6%.\n"Markets were fine today until the consumer confidence number came out," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia. "It was weak and markets immediately began selling off."\nWith the end of the month and the second quarter two days away, the benchmark S&P 500 is on track for its biggest first-half percentage drop since 1970.\nAll three indexes are on course to notch two straight quarterly declines for the first time since 2015.\n"At some point this aggressive selling is going to dissipate but it doesn\'t seem like it\'s going to be anytime soon," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\nData released on Tuesday morning showed the Conference Board\'s consumer confidence index dropping to the lowest it has been since February 2021, with near-term expectations reaching its most pessimistic level in nearly a decade.\nThe growing gap between the Conference Board\'s "current situation" and "expectations" components have widened to levels that often precede recession:\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 491.27 points, or 1.56%, to 30,946.99, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 78.56 points, or 2.01%, to 3,821.55 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 343.01 points, or 2.98%, to 11,181.54.\nTen of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500 ended the session in negative territory, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD suffering the largest percentage loss. Energy .SPNY was the sole gainer, benefiting from rising crude prices CLc1. O/R\nWith few market catalysts and market participants gearing up for the July Fourth holiday weekend, the day\'s sell-off cannot be blamed entirely on the Consumer Confidence report, said Tom Hainlin, national investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\n"It’s hard to attribute (market volatility) to one economic data point with so much noise around portfolio rebalancing at quarter-end," Hainlin said.\n"There’s not a lot of new information out there and yet you see this volatile stock environment," he said, adding that there will not be much new information until companies start earnings.\nWith several weeks to go until second-quarter reporting commences, 130 S&P 500 companies have pre-announced. Of those, 45 have been positive and 77 have been negative, resulting in a negative/positive ratio of 1.7 stronger than the first quarter but weaker than a year ago, according to Refinitiv data.\nNike Inc NKE.N slid 7.0% following its lower than expected revenue forecast.\nShares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N advanced 4.8% after Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N raised its stake in the company.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.28-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.70-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 29 new highs and 131 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 11.54 billion shares, compared with the 12.99 billion average over the last 20 trading days.\nConsumer confidencehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3HYP3Jx\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Sinead Carew and Caroline Valetkevitch in New York, Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; editing by Grant McCool)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P and the Nasdaq fell about 2% and 3% respectively, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O weighing the heaviest. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed sharply lower in a broad sell-off on Tuesday as dire consumer confidence data dampened investor optimism and fueled worries over recession and the looming earnings season. "Markets were fine today until the consumer confidence number came out," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P and the Nasdaq fell about 2% and 3% respectively, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O weighing the heaviest. Data released on Tuesday morning showed the Conference Board\'s consumer confidence index dropping to the lowest it has been since February 2021, with near-term expectations reaching its most pessimistic level in nearly a decade. The growing gap between the Conference Board\'s "current situation" and "expectations" components have widened to levels that often precede recession: The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 491.27 points, or 1.56%, to 30,946.99, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 78.56 points, or 2.01%, to 3,821.55 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 343.01 points, or 2.98%, to 11,181.54.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street stumbles as consumer pessimism stokes growth fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P and the Nasdaq fell about 2% and 3% respectively, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O weighing the heaviest. O/R With few market catalysts and market participants gearing up for the July Fourth holiday weekend, the day\'s sell-off cannot be blamed entirely on the Consumer Confidence report, said Tom Hainlin, national investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "It’s hard to attribute (market volatility) to one economic data point with so much noise around portfolio rebalancing at quarter-end," Hainlin said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P and the Nasdaq fell about 2% and 3% respectively, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O weighing the heaviest. The growing gap between the Conference Board\'s "current situation" and "expectations" components have widened to levels that often precede recession: The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 491.27 points, or 1.56%, to 30,946.99, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 78.56 points, or 2.01%, to 3,821.55 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 343.01 points, or 2.98%, to 11,181.54. O/R With few market catalysts and market participants gearing up for the July Fourth holiday weekend, the day\'s sell-off cannot be blamed entirely on the Consumer Confidence report, said Tom Hainlin, national investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis, Minnesota.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-qualcomm-surged-today-even-as-the-nasdaq-plunged', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) had surged by 4.5% as of 3:17 p.m. ET Tuesday, a performance that was all the more remarkable since the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was at that point in the session down by 2.8%.\nObviously, there must have been some very positive company-specific news for Qualcomm to defy the sector-wide sell-off. That came from the declaration by a much-followed analyst that Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) efforts to develop its own 5G mobile modem "may have failed," and that Qualcomm will supply 100% of the mobile modems used in the iPhones to be manufactured in 2023.\nSo what\nOn Tuesday, Taiwanese analyst Ming-Chi Kuo at TF International Securities tweeted, "My latest survey indicates that Apple\'s own iPhone 5G modem chip development may have failed, so Qualcomm will remain exclusive supplier for 5G chips of 2H23 new iPhones, with a 100% supply share (vs. company\'s previous estimate of 20%)."\nIf true, this would certainly be fantastic news for Qualcomm, which has seen its valuation multiples contract over the past few years -- even as its results have remained strong -- due to investors\' anticipation that it would eventually lose Apple as a major client. Back in 2019, Apple bought Intel\'s (NASDAQ: INTC) mobile modem business for $1 billion with the goal of eventually producing its own modems.\nApple has increasingly looked to develop its own chips in order to improve performance and further differentiate its hardware from Android phones and Windows-based PCs. It has already successfully developed the powerful "M" series processor for its Mac computers, displacing Intel\'s CPUs from them.\nHowever, it appears mobile modems are a tougher nut to crack. Previously, Qualcomm had predicted it would only supply 20% of iPhones in 2023. And since Apple is falling behind on its modem ambitions, who knows how long Qualcomm will retain this business?\nApple has a relatively small share of the global smartphone market, with a percentage in the high teens to the low twenties. However, it controls an outsized share of the market for higher-priced premium phones. Therefore, the news is a big deal, especially since Qualcomm\'s low price-to-earnings ratio of around 13 indicates that investors are valuing it with the expectation that it will face growth struggles in the years ahead.\nNow what\nInvestors will have to see if the conclusions Kuo drew from his survey turn out to be true. If he\'s right, that only bolsters an already-solid investment case for Qualcomm. Notably, management has been diversifying the company\'s revenue streams away from mobile devices, gaining ground in high-growth segments such as automotive chips, Internet of Things chips, and radio frequency chips for 5G radios. Last quarter, Qualcomm\'s automotive segment revenues were up 41% year over year, and its IoT division sales were up a whopping 61%.\nThose newer segments accounted for one-third of revenue last quarter, and they should continue to deliver strong growth for the rest of this decade, which would offset any potential loss of business from Apple. Yet if the tech giant sticks with Qualcomm as a key supplier for a bit longer, the chipmaker should enjoy stronger and smoother growth than investors have expected. All in all, Qualcomm still looks like a great value stock, even after Tuesday\'s bump.\n10 stocks we like better than Qualcomm\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Qualcomm wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBilly Duberstein has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Intel, and Qualcomm. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That came from the declaration by a much-followed analyst that Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) efforts to develop its own 5G mobile modem "may have failed," and that Qualcomm will supply 100% of the mobile modems used in the iPhones to be manufactured in 2023. If true, this would certainly be fantastic news for Qualcomm, which has seen its valuation multiples contract over the past few years -- even as its results have remained strong -- due to investors\' anticipation that it would eventually lose Apple as a major client. Those newer segments accounted for one-third of revenue last quarter, and they should continue to deliver strong growth for the rest of this decade, which would offset any potential loss of business from Apple.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That came from the declaration by a much-followed analyst that Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) efforts to develop its own 5G mobile modem "may have failed," and that Qualcomm will supply 100% of the mobile modems used in the iPhones to be manufactured in 2023. So what On Tuesday, Taiwanese analyst Ming-Chi Kuo at TF International Securities tweeted, "My latest survey indicates that Apple\'s own iPhone 5G modem chip development may have failed, so Qualcomm will remain exclusive supplier for 5G chips of 2H23 new iPhones, with a 100% supply share (vs. company\'s previous estimate of 20%)." The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Qualcomm Surged Today Even as the Nasdaq Plunged', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That came from the declaration by a much-followed analyst that Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) efforts to develop its own 5G mobile modem "may have failed," and that Qualcomm will supply 100% of the mobile modems used in the iPhones to be manufactured in 2023. So what On Tuesday, Taiwanese analyst Ming-Chi Kuo at TF International Securities tweeted, "My latest survey indicates that Apple\'s own iPhone 5G modem chip development may have failed, so Qualcomm will remain exclusive supplier for 5G chips of 2H23 new iPhones, with a 100% supply share (vs. company\'s previous estimate of 20%)." The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Intel, and Qualcomm.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That came from the declaration by a much-followed analyst that Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) efforts to develop its own 5G mobile modem "may have failed," and that Qualcomm will supply 100% of the mobile modems used in the iPhones to be manufactured in 2023. So what On Tuesday, Taiwanese analyst Ming-Chi Kuo at TF International Securities tweeted, "My latest survey indicates that Apple\'s own iPhone 5G modem chip development may have failed, so Qualcomm will remain exclusive supplier for 5G chips of 2H23 new iPhones, with a 100% supply share (vs. company\'s previous estimate of 20%)." The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-warren-buffett-cant-get-enough-of', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "One of the most widely-followed individuals in the financial world is the mega-popular Warren Buffett. Recognized as one of the most successful investors of all time, it’s easy to see why eyes are constantly fixated on him and why investors are always waiting on his next move.\nWarren Buffett is a philanthropist and businessman. He’s the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries engage in insurance, freight rail transportation, energy generation and distribution, manufacturing, and many others.\nThroughout his life, he’s reaped stellar returns in the market. Simply put, he’s been excellent in choosing stocks, and that’s what we’re here to look at today.\nOn Monday, it was revealed in a regulatory filing that Berkshire Hathaway had acquired an additional 795,000 shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY, which increased the company’s stake to 16.4%.\nBuffett has been on a buying spree in 2022, something we typically do not see. However, it does raise a valid question – what else has he bought in 2022? Let’s take a deeper dive into his OXY purchase and two other of his 2022 purchases.\nOccidental Petroleum Corporation\nFounded in 1920, Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY is an integrated oil and gas company with significant exploration and production exposure. The company is also a producer of various basic chemicals, petrochemicals, polymers, and specialty chemicals. OXY operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing.\nOXY shares have been scorching hot year-to-date, as illustrated in the chart below.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe company has reported strong quarterly results, exceeding EPS expectations consistently. Over its last four quarters, the company has beat bottom-line estimates on average by 7.6%, and in its latest quarterly release, OXY crushed EPS estimates by a sizable 26%.\nAdditionally, bottom-line growth rates are stellar across several timeframes. The $2.88 EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter reflects a jaw-dropping 800% growth in earnings from the year-ago quarter.\nPerhaps even more impressive, FY22 earnings are forecasted to climb a massive triple-digit 306% year-over-year. Analysts have pushed their estimates higher across the board over the last 60 days.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOXY is a Zacks Rank #3 with an overall VGM Score of an A.\nApple\nWe’re all familiar with Apple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, among many other widely-popular products. The company has completely shifted the mobile phone landscape over the last decade, and it’s been one of the best places for investors to park their cash.\nAAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, declining approximately 21% in value and slightly underperforming the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNumerous times, Buffett has stated that he’s attracted to Apple due to a simple fact – brand loyalty. Apple consumers have a strong tendency to trade in old Apple products for new ones, establishing a loyal customer base. Additionally, he believes that the company’s services and products are very beneficial and crucial to society.\nAAPL has provided stellar quarterly results, exceeding bottom-line expectations in a whopping 19 out of its last 20 quarterly reports. The company has acquired a four-quarter trailing average EPS surprise of a double-digit 12%, and in its latest quarter, it exceeded EPS expectations by a robust 6.3% in the face of adverse business conditions.\nAnalysts have primarily dialed back their earnings estimates over the last 60 days, with the $1.14 per share estimate for the upcoming quarter reflecting a somewhat concerning 12% decrease in earnings from the year-ago quarter.\nHowever, the $6.11 EPS estimate for FY22 displays a robust 9% growth in the bottom-line year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with an overall VGM Score of a C.\nChevron\nChevron CVX is one of the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas companies, with operations that span nearly all corners of the globe.\nCVX shares have been hot year-to-date, increasing approximately 30% in value and extensively outperforming the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBerkshire Hathaway significantly raised its stake in the oil giant, becoming one of the largest holds in the portfolio. Similar to OXY, it represents a massive bet on the oil industry, a primary focus of attention within the market throughout 2022.\nCVX has had mixed quarterly results over its last four reports, missing EPS expectations twice and exceeding them twice. In its latest quarter, the company reported EPS of $3.36, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.44 per share by a slight 2.3%.\nAnalysts have dialed back their earnings estimates over the last 60 days, but bottom-line growth remains robust. For the upcoming quarter, the $4.69 per share estimate displays a substantial 175% growth in earnings from the year-ago quarter.\nFurthermore, for the current fiscal year, the $17.50 EPS estimate reflects a massive triple-digit expansion of 115% within the bottom-line year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nCVX is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with an overall VGM Score of an A.\nBottom Line\nCommonly referred to as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett has amassed a fortune within the stock market, making it easy to understand why investors anxiously await every move he makes.\nHe’s been on a buying spree year-to-date, which we generally don’t see. The Berkshire CEO undoubtedly recognizes all of the discounts that 2022 has brought us and has deployed an offensive approach.\nAll three stocks above are ones in which Buffett has increased his position size in throughout 2022, putting them in the spotlight. For investors seeking to invest like the Oracle of Omaha, all three companies above would provide that approach.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research OXY is a Zacks Rank #3 with an overall VGM Score of an A. Apple We’re all familiar with Apple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, among many other widely-popular products. AAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, declining approximately 21% in value and slightly underperforming the S&P 500. AAPL has provided stellar quarterly results, exceeding bottom-line expectations in a whopping 19 out of its last 20 quarterly reports.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research OXY is a Zacks Rank #3 with an overall VGM Score of an A. Apple We’re all familiar with Apple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, among many other widely-popular products. AAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, declining approximately 21% in value and slightly underperforming the S&P 500. AAPL has provided stellar quarterly results, exceeding bottom-line expectations in a whopping 19 out of its last 20 quarterly reports.', 'news_article_title': "3 Stocks That Warren Buffett Can't Get Enough Of", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research OXY is a Zacks Rank #3 with an overall VGM Score of an A. Apple We’re all familiar with Apple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, among many other widely-popular products. AAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, declining approximately 21% in value and slightly underperforming the S&P 500.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research OXY is a Zacks Rank #3 with an overall VGM Score of an A. Apple We’re all familiar with Apple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, among many other widely-popular products. AAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, declining approximately 21% in value and slightly underperforming the S&P 500. AAPL has provided stellar quarterly results, exceeding bottom-line expectations in a whopping 19 out of its last 20 quarterly reports.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-supreme-court-rejects-apple-attempts-to-restart-qualcomm-patent-dispute', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - The US Supreme Court on Monday denied iPhone maker Apple Inc.\'s (AAPL) request for a hearing to invalidate two Qualcomm (QCOM) patents, which had an important role in the attempts made by the chip maker in 2017 to ban Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone sales citing infringement of modem technology.\nThe Supreme Court did not give any reason as to why it rejected the request but a Justice Department amicus brief from May had said that there was no evidence to show that the Qualcomm patents were causing any harm to Apple\'s business.\nIt was in 2019 that the two companies settled their patent royalty dispute, thus putting an end to all the legal action, including those with Apple\'s manufacturing partners. Apple paid Qualcomm an unspecified amount, while both sides decided upon a six-year patent license deal as well as a "multi-year" wireless chipset supply deal.\nWhile the six-year licensing deal was to settle the main issue, the agreement did not draw any conclusion on a US Patent and Trademark Office case involving the two patents. Apple lost an attempt to invalidate the patents with the USPTO\'s Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and again failed when a Federal Circuit court dismissed Apple\'s appeal request based on the settlement. When the iPhone maker went to the Supreme Court, the Justice Department filed its supporting brief opposing the request.\nApple, in its lawsuit, said that Qualcomm might use the patents to sue again once the licensing deal expires in 2025 or 2027, if extended. It\'s not certain what either company will do next. The landscape is expected to change drastically over the next few years and according to sources, Apple is leaving Qualcomm in favor of using its own 5G modems as soon as next year, and it\'s not yet clear as to how that move will affect the ongoing truce.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - The US Supreme Court on Monday denied iPhone maker Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) request for a hearing to invalidate two Qualcomm (QCOM) patents, which had an important role in the attempts made by the chip maker in 2017 to ban Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone sales citing infringement of modem technology. The Supreme Court did not give any reason as to why it rejected the request but a Justice Department amicus brief from May had said that there was no evidence to show that the Qualcomm patents were causing any harm to Apple's business. It was in 2019 that the two companies settled their patent royalty dispute, thus putting an end to all the legal action, including those with Apple's manufacturing partners.", 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - The US Supreme Court on Monday denied iPhone maker Apple Inc.\'s (AAPL) request for a hearing to invalidate two Qualcomm (QCOM) patents, which had an important role in the attempts made by the chip maker in 2017 to ban Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone sales citing infringement of modem technology. Apple paid Qualcomm an unspecified amount, while both sides decided upon a six-year patent license deal as well as a "multi-year" wireless chipset supply deal. When the iPhone maker went to the Supreme Court, the Justice Department filed its supporting brief opposing the request.', 'news_article_title': 'US Supreme Court Rejects Apple Attempts To Restart Qualcomm Patent Dispute', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - The US Supreme Court on Monday denied iPhone maker Apple Inc.\'s (AAPL) request for a hearing to invalidate two Qualcomm (QCOM) patents, which had an important role in the attempts made by the chip maker in 2017 to ban Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone sales citing infringement of modem technology. It was in 2019 that the two companies settled their patent royalty dispute, thus putting an end to all the legal action, including those with Apple\'s manufacturing partners. Apple paid Qualcomm an unspecified amount, while both sides decided upon a six-year patent license deal as well as a "multi-year" wireless chipset supply deal.', 'news_textrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - The US Supreme Court on Monday denied iPhone maker Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) request for a hearing to invalidate two Qualcomm (QCOM) patents, which had an important role in the attempts made by the chip maker in 2017 to ban Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone sales citing infringement of modem technology. The Supreme Court did not give any reason as to why it rejected the request but a Justice Department amicus brief from May had said that there was no evidence to show that the Qualcomm patents were causing any harm to Apple's business. Apple lost an attempt to invalidate the patents with the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and again failed when a Federal Circuit court dismissed Apple's appeal request based on the settlement."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-tumbles-as-consumer-data-fuels-recession-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street slid on Tuesday with early gains reversing to a broad sell-off on the heels of dire consumer confidence data, which dampened investor optimism and stoked recession fears.\nAll three major U.S. stock indexes were sharply lower, with the tech-laden Nasdaq declining the most. Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were the heaviest drags.\nWith the end of the month and the second quarter a mere two days away, the benchmark S&P 500 is on track for its biggest first-half percentage drop since 1970.\nAll three indexes are on course to notch two straight quarterly declines for the first time since 2015.\n"It has been a very bad start to the year, and 1970 is a pretty good analog to where we are now, with war and inflation," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nData released on Tuesday morning showed the Conference Board\'s consumer confidence index dropping to the lowest it has been since February 2021, with near-term expectations reaching its most pessimistic level in nearly a decade.\nThe growing gap between the Conference Board\'s "current situation" and "expectations" components have widened to levels that often precede recession:\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 344.19 points, or 1.09%, to 31,094.07, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 60.5 points, or 1.55%, to 3,839.61 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 283.90 points, or 2.46%, to 11,240.66.\nOf the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD was suffering the largest percentage loss. Energy stocks .SPNY was the biggest gainer, benefiting from rising crude prices CLc1. O/R\nWith few market catalysts and market participants gearing up for the July Fourth holiday weekend, Tuz cautions against reading too much into daily index moves.\n"One doesn\'t want to make much of this week - it\'s a pre-holiday week," Tuz added. "The real action is going to start in about 10 days, when companies start reporting earnings and providing guidance."\nWith several weeks to go until second-quarter reporting commences, 130 S&P 500 companies have pre-announced. Of those, 45 have been positive and 77 have been negative, resulting in a negative/positive ratio of 1.7 stronger than the first quarter but weaker than a year ago, according to Refinitiv data.\nNike Inc NKE.N slid 6.3% after forecasting lower than expected first-quarter revenue.\nShares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N advanced 3.1% after Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N raised its stake in the company.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.56-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.23-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 25 new highs and 98 new lows.\nConsumer confidencehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3HYP3Jx\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; editing by Grant McCool)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were the heaviest drags. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street slid on Tuesday with early gains reversing to a broad sell-off on the heels of dire consumer confidence data, which dampened investor optimism and stoked recession fears. "It has been a very bad start to the year, and 1970 is a pretty good analog to where we are now, with war and inflation," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were the heaviest drags. All three major U.S. stock indexes were sharply lower, with the tech-laden Nasdaq declining the most. Data released on Tuesday morning showed the Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropping to the lowest it has been since February 2021, with near-term expectations reaching its most pessimistic level in nearly a decade.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street tumbles as consumer data fuels recession worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were the heaviest drags. All three major U.S. stock indexes were sharply lower, with the tech-laden Nasdaq declining the most. Data released on Tuesday morning showed the Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropping to the lowest it has been since February 2021, with near-term expectations reaching its most pessimistic level in nearly a decade.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were the heaviest drags. Data released on Tuesday morning showed the Conference Board\'s consumer confidence index dropping to the lowest it has been since February 2021, with near-term expectations reaching its most pessimistic level in nearly a decade. The growing gap between the Conference Board\'s "current situation" and "expectations" components have widened to levels that often precede recession: The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 344.19 points, or 1.09%, to 31,094.07, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 60.5 points, or 1.55%, to 3,839.61 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 283.90 points, or 2.46%, to 11,240.66.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/explainer-how-a-massive-options-trade-by-a-jp-morgan-fund-can-move-markets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed\nNEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - A nearly $17 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Thursday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a dismal first half for stocks.\nAnalysts say the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s reset roiled markets in the closing hours of the last quarter and has the potential to move markets again this time around.\nHere is what you need to know:\nWHAT IS THE JP MORGAN HEDGED EQUITY FUND?\nThe JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund holds a basket of S&P 500 .SPX stocks along with options on the benchmark index and resets hedges once a quarter. The fund, which had about $16.71 billion in assets as of June 27, aims to let investors benefit from equity market gains while limiting their exposure to stock declines.\nFor the year, the fund was down 9.6% through June 27, compared with a 17.6% decline for the S&P 500 Total return Index .SPXTR.\nIts assets have ballooned in recent years, as investors seek protection from the sort of wild swings that rocked markets in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020.\nThe fund's positions include some of the market's biggest names, such as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nHOW DOES THE FUND USE OPTIONS?\nThe fund uses an options overlay strategy that involves buying put options that make money if the S&P 500 drops about 5% or more from its level at the start of each quarter. To limit the cost of these put purchases, the fund also sells puts that would make money if the S&P 500 drops more than 20%.\nIn addition, the fund sells call options struck about 3.5%-5.5% above the market level, to help fund the cost of the hedge.\nIn all, the trade is structured so that investors are protected if the market falls -5% to -20%, and they are able to take advantage of any market gains in the average range of 3.5-5.5%.\nIn March, the refresh of these positions involved about 130,000 S&P 500 contracts in all, worth some $20 billion in notional terms.\nHOW CAN THIS AFFECT THE BROADER MARKET?\nOptions dealers - typically big financial institutions who facilitate trading but seek to remain market-neutral - take the other side of the fund's options trades.\nTo minimize their own risk, they typically buy or sell stock futures, depending on the direction of the market's move. Such trading related to dealer hedging has the potential to influence the broader market, especially if done in size, as is the case for the JPM trade.\nThe S&P 500 Index .SPX fell 1.2% in the last hour of trading on March 31 amid a lack of any obvious news - a move some analysts pinned on options hedging flows.\nTraders say the refresh could exacerbate market swings on Thursday, as the fund rolls over its options positions and dealers buy and sell futures to hedge their exposure.\nCharlie McElligott, equities derivatives strategist at Nomura, believes that all else being equal, more volatility and stock weakness could follow after June 30, once the trade is out of the way.\nThe strategy's puts corresponding to the 3,620 level on the S&P 500, the lower leg of the trade, may have lent support to the market during its slide this month, he said.\nMassive S&P options trade may have roiled U.S. stocks on Thursday\n(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed in New York Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; @SaqibReports; +1 646 223 6054; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The fund's positions include some of the market's biggest names, such as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - A nearly $17 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Thursday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a dismal first half for stocks. The S&P 500 Index .SPX fell 1.2% in the last hour of trading on March 31 amid a lack of any obvious news - a move some analysts pinned on options hedging flows.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The fund's positions include some of the market's biggest names, such as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - A nearly $17 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Thursday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a dismal first half for stocks. Analysts say the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s reset roiled markets in the closing hours of the last quarter and has the potential to move markets again this time around.", 'news_article_title': 'EXPLAINER-How a massive options trade by a JP Morgan fund can move markets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The fund's positions include some of the market's biggest names, such as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - A nearly $17 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Thursday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a dismal first half for stocks. The fund, which had about $16.71 billion in assets as of June 27, aims to let investors benefit from equity market gains while limiting their exposure to stock declines.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The fund's positions include some of the market's biggest names, such as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Analysts say the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s reset roiled markets in the closing hours of the last quarter and has the potential to move markets again this time around. In addition, the fund sells call options struck about 3.5%-5.5% above the market level, to help fund the cost of the hedge."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-boosts-content-portfolio-with-animal-pictures-deal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL TV+ recently announced that the company has signed a new deal with Maya Rudolph\'s production company Animal Pictures for new shows.\nThe recent deal comes right after Apple TV+ debuted its new comedy series Loot, starring Maya Rudolph, last week.\nThe first-look deal gives Apple TV+ exclusive access to all TV series and digital films in production at the Animal Pictures studio first and the first right to refusal as well. Animal Pictures can shop its product to other potential buyers in the industry only following a refusal by Apple.\nApple has previously inked similar deals with other production companies as the company is investing heavily to build its content portfolio. Deals with other notable production houses include Scott Free Productions, Appian Way, Sikelia Productions and Green Door Pictures, to name a few.\nApple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\nApple\'s Contract Strategy Driving Market Share\nApple\'s new deal with Rudolph\'s production house exhibits the company\'s strategy to beat the competition by winning market share in an already saturated market. The company is signing first-look deals with notable production houses, which is giving Apple access to content earlier than its competitors like Netflix NFLX and Disney DIS.\nEvery major streaming company is trying to win market share with original and new content. Apple being a more cash-rich company than its peers, is capitalizing on the advantage by blocking access to its peers, which is especially hurting companies like Netflix.\nNetflix enjoys the leading position in the streaming industry. The company has been spending aggressively to build its original content portfolio. However, in its first-quarter 2022 earnings, NFLX reported that it has lost customers for the first time in a decade due to stiff competition.\nApple has been expanding its genre base to attract varied viewers, as evident from its foray into the live sports streaming space. Apple TV+ has won exclusive rights to broadcast Major League Soccer ("MLS") worldwide starting from 2023 for 10 years.\nHowever, Apple is facing stiff competition from Disney and Amazon AMZN in the live sports streaming space.\nDisney primarily dominates the live sports streaming space with its ESPN, which is home to several live sporting events like the F1 race, La Liga, Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League and the NBA.\nAnother major contender in the live sports streaming space is Amazon, which is well ahead of Apple in this race.\nAmazon signed a long-term deal with the National Football League (NFL) that makes its streaming service — Prime Video — the exclusive broadcaster of Thursday Night Football, beginning with the 2022 season.\nApple\'s shares have been negatively impacted by the ongoing COVID-induced lockdowns in Shanghai, global supply chain disruptions, the Russia-Ukraine war, rising inflation and Fed\'s rate hikes. These macro-economic events have made the share market extremely unpredictable and volatile. This is quite evident from the performance of the Nasdaq Composite index, which is filled with tech stocks.\nApple\'s shares have fallen 20.7% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry\'s decline of 19.7%.\nHowever, Apple TV+\'s lower price compared with its competitors in the United States and the first-look deal strategy that helps expand Apple TV+\'s content portfolio are expected to attract viewers from its competitors. This is likely to drive Services revenues, which will impact shareholders\' wealth positively in the long run.\nApple currently carries Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL TV+ recently announced that the company has signed a new deal with Maya Rudolph's production company Animal Pictures for new shows. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The first-look deal gives Apple TV+ exclusive access to all TV series and digital films in production at the Animal Pictures studio first and the first right to refusal as well.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL TV+ recently announced that the company has signed a new deal with Maya Rudolph's production company Animal Pictures for new shows. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote Apple's Contract Strategy Driving Market Share Apple's new deal with Rudolph's production house exhibits the company's strategy to beat the competition by winning market share in an already saturated market.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Boosts Content Portfolio With Animal Pictures Deal', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL TV+ recently announced that the company has signed a new deal with Maya Rudolph's production company Animal Pictures for new shows. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple has previously inked similar deals with other production companies as the company is investing heavily to build its content portfolio.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL TV+ recently announced that the company has signed a new deal with Maya Rudolph's production company Animal Pictures for new shows. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple has previously inked similar deals with other production companies as the company is investing heavily to build its content portfolio."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-likely-to-launch-new-macs-with-four-m2-chip-variants', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL is likely to launch new Macs with four M2 chip variants — Pro, Ultra, Max, and Extreme — this year, per a latest newsletter by Bloomberg journalist, Mark Gurman, cited by 9TO5Mac.\n\nApart from new iPhones touted as iPhone 14 and 14 Pro, which are most likely to be launched in September, Gurman also expects the launches of a Mac Mini and Mac Mini Pro powered by the M2 chip.\n\nApple is also expected to launch Watch Series 8 and second-generation Watch SE later this year.\n\nMoreover, Gurman expects a new HomePod to be released by Apple in 2023.\n Apple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\n Apple’s Expanding Portfolio to Boost Growth\nApple has been struggling so far in 2022, primarily due to coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions, industry-wide silicon shortage, unfavorable forex and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.\n\nShares of the iPhone-maker have been down 20.2% year to date although it has managed to outperform the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s decline of 27.7%.\n\nThe near-term outlook is not enthusiastic, given the headwinds. Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Apple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and the industry-wide silicon shortage to hurt its top line by $4-$8 billion. Unfavorable forex is also expected to hurt revenues by 300 basis points (bps).\n\nMoreover, the absence of revenues from Russia is expected to hurt the top line by 150 bps. Apple paused all sales in Russia during the fiscal second quarter (March quarter).\n\nNevertheless, the company’s expanding portfolio brightens its prospects. The new M2 chips are expected to boost demand for new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, thereby improving Apple’s competitive position against the likes of Lenovo, Dell Technologies DELL and HP HPQ.\n\nPer Gartner, worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2022 witnessed a year-over-year decrease of 6.8%, reaching 77.9 million units. Both Lenovo and HP witnessed decline in market share while Dell and Apple’s shares gained.\n\nDell, Apple and ASUS were the only vendors that witnessed shipment growth in first-quarter 2022. Dell shipped 13.804 million units, witnessing 6.1% year-over-year growth in said time period, per the Gartner report.\n\nApple shipped 7.005 million units, witnessing 8.6% year-over-year growth. HP shipped 15.863 million units, down 17.8% year over year.\n\nMoreover, the new watchOS9 updates (announced during Worldwide Developer Conference) will strengthen Apple Watch’s features, helping it steer off competition from the likes of Garmin GRMN, which has been constantly innovating in this domain.\n\nGarmin recently unveiled a running smartwatch called the Forerunner 955 Solar with solar charging capability. The latest device expands Garmin’s portfolio of fitness offerings, adding strength to its fitness segment.\n\nMeanwhile, the Services portfolio has emerged as Apple’s new cash cow. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company had more than 825 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio at the end of fiscal second quarter. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nGarmin Ltd. (GRMN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is likely to launch new Macs with four M2 chip variants — Pro, Ultra, Max, and Extreme — this year, per a latest newsletter by Bloomberg journalist, Mark Gurman, cited by 9TO5Mac. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and the industry-wide silicon shortage to hurt its top line by $4-$8 billion.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL is likely to launch new Macs with four M2 chip variants — Pro, Ultra, Max, and Extreme — this year, per a latest newsletter by Bloomberg journalist, Mark Gurman, cited by 9TO5Mac. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The new M2 chips are expected to boost demand for new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, thereby improving Apple’s competitive position against the likes of Lenovo, Dell Technologies DELL and HP HPQ.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Likely to Launch New Macs With Four M2 Chip Variants', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is likely to launch new Macs with four M2 chip variants — Pro, Ultra, Max, and Extreme — this year, per a latest newsletter by Bloomberg journalist, Mark Gurman, cited by 9TO5Mac. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company had more than 825 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio at the end of fiscal second quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL is likely to launch new Macs with four M2 chip variants — Pro, Ultra, Max, and Extreme — this year, per a latest newsletter by Bloomberg journalist, Mark Gurman, cited by 9TO5Mac. Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote Apple’s Expanding Portfolio to Boost Growth Apple has been struggling so far in 2022, primarily due to coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions, industry-wide silicon shortage, unfavorable forex and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-when-inflation-is-high', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Consumer prices rose 8.6% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and there's no telling when the increase in prices will stop. Supply chain issues, increased money supply, and low interest rates have fueled inflation, and the worry is that it will be hard to stop.\nAs investors, one of the best ways to combat inflation is investing in companies that have the pricing power to pass additional costs on to customers, or that may even see inflation as a tailwind. I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) all have a lot going for them in an inflationary environment.\nApple's pricing power\nCompanies are going to react to inflation pressure in different ways. Some will reduce spending to lower input costs (restaurants), others will need to eat the added cost because they're in a competitive market (hotels), and others will be able to pass additional costs on to the customers because they have pricing power.\nApple is certainly able to pass costs on to customers because it has a fairly affluent user base and a high price point already. It also has long-term supply contracts that could keep some inflation costs at bay.\nThe way I think about Apple, the biggest risk is that consumers put off purchases because of higher prices. But Apple has already seen refresh cycles get longer, and there's a limit to how long people will wait to get a new smartphone, especially in the company's affluent target market for new devices.\nOn top of pricing power, Apple has $192.7 billion in cash and investments on its balance sheet. High inflation has led to rising interest rates, which mean better returns on that cash.\nApple has the balance sheet to withstand the current turmoil and will be able to pass cost increases on to customers, and that's why it's a great stock to own in an inflationary environment.\nMGM Resorts may love higher prices\nMGM Resorts may be a hidden inflation play because of its high operating leverage. The company spent tens of billions of dollars building or acquiring the casinos it operates on the Las Vegas Strip and around the world, but then it sold most of the underlying real estate to Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI) when interest rates were much lower than they are today, reducing interest rate risk.\nToday, the business doesn't have many expansion opportunities because gambling has become saturated in the places where it's legal, so the outlays are limited.\nThis combination of selling assets when rates were low and having few expansion plans is actually an advantage in an inflationary environment, because any price increases for hotel rooms, food, and gambling will be very high-margin.\nLook at the image below to see that MGM's gross margin is relatively high at nearly 50%, but operating margins are lower (in the high single digits) because of relatively high operating expenses. This is because operating costs include items like rent and marketing costs. If the price of hotel rooms, food, and other items goes up, we could see margins rise because of this operating leverage.\nMGM Gross Profit Margin (Quarterly) data by YCharts\nThe downside risk is that MGM will likely be more affected by a recession than Apple or Verizon because a trip to Las Vegas is a discretionary expense. So far, that reduction in revenue hasn't hit MGM hard, but it's a risk to the business that's worth acknowledging because it could offset some of the advantages MGM has in an inflationary environment.\nVerizon has become a consumer staple\nVerizon may have pricing power in the cellular market, but that's not why it's a great inflation stock. Its advantage is that the spending it did to buy spectrum and build a 5G network, not to mention the debt to fund those expansions, is in the past. And the company has just $13.1 billion in debt maturing in the next year and some debt extending all the way out to 2061.\nVZ Total Long Term Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts\nSo as inflation increases, the cash margin that Verizon generates should rise, assuming it raises prices even slightly. This could lead to a steady increase in the bottom line, and given rising interest rates, Verizon may even use some cash flow to pay down debt.\nTelecommunications stocks aren't normally put in the consumer staples category, but given how reliant modern consumers are on smartphones, I think it's about as stable a business as there is today. Inflation may lead to higher prices for service, but that'll help Verizon's bottom line as well.\nInflation could be a tailwind for some companies\nInflation may not generally be helpful for business or the economy, but for Apple, MGM Resorts, and Verizon it isn't the headwind it will be for some. If the economy doesn't decline sharply, inflation may even be a tailwind for the bottom line. That's why these are companies I would recommend buying if you're worried about inflation getting even worse.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple, MGM Resorts International, and Verizon Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends VICI Properties Inc. and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) all have a lot going for them in an inflationary environment. Apple has the balance sheet to withstand the current turmoil and will be able to pass cost increases on to customers, and that's why it's a great stock to own in an inflationary environment. This combination of selling assets when rates were low and having few expansion plans is actually an advantage in an inflationary environment, because any price increases for hotel rooms, food, and gambling will be very high-margin.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) all have a lot going for them in an inflationary environment. The company spent tens of billions of dollars building or acquiring the casinos it operates on the Las Vegas Strip and around the world, but then it sold most of the underlying real estate to Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI) when interest rates were much lower than they are today, reducing interest rate risk. The Motley Fool recommends VICI Properties Inc. and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy When Inflation Is High', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) all have a lot going for them in an inflationary environment. As investors, one of the best ways to combat inflation is investing in companies that have the pricing power to pass additional costs on to customers, or that may even see inflation as a tailwind. MGM Resorts may love higher prices MGM Resorts may be a hidden inflation play because of its high operating leverage.', 'news_textrank_summary': "I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) all have a lot going for them in an inflationary environment. As investors, one of the best ways to combat inflation is investing in companies that have the pricing power to pass additional costs on to customers, or that may even see inflation as a tailwind. Verizon has become a consumer staple Verizon may have pricing power in the cellular market, but that's not why it's a great inflation stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-unstoppable-metaverse-stock-down-55-that-could-soar-according-to-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has led the social media industry for over 10 years with its flagship platform, Facebook, in addition to its acquired assets Instagram and WhatsApp. Over 3.6 billion people engage with Meta's platforms every month, or nearly half the population of the entire planet.\nThat makes the company a prime candidate to lead the world into the next phase of social and professional networking: the metaverse. It's a collection of virtual worlds accessible by using wearable technology like a headset or glasses, and it's set to be a multitrillion-dollar opportunity over the next decade (and beyond).\nMeta Platforms' stock is heavily beaten down due to the broader tech sell-off and some internal challenges. However, Wall Street thinks there's significant potential upside ahead.\nMeta has been navigating tough times\nMeta Platforms has had an incredible run since it listed as a public company in 2012 with a debut share price of $38. It reached a lofty $384 per share in September 2021, so the company's IPO backers were sitting pretty on a gain of more than 10 times their initial investment (assuming they'd held on).\nMeta did a stellar job leading what was a brand-new social media industry, especially with the explosion of new technologies that would see most social media usage switch from computers to mobile devices. The sector's evolution has been swift, with notable contributions from the company's key competitors, but Meta has adapted and thrived each step of the way.\nBut the company does face growth challenges now that its user base has become so large. Plus, interventions by third parties like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have unsettled Meta's business. Apple has changed its approach to privacy by empowering iPhone device customers to choose which apps they share their data with, so Meta is having a hard time tracking its social media users with the same accuracy as before.\nMeta anticipates it will take a $10 billion hit to its revenue in 2022 because of this, as it can't target users to the same degree in order to sell advertising to its business customers. It's part of the reason Meta's stock has plunged 55% from its all-time high to $170 today.\nBut as the most well-resourced social media player in the game, finding a solution to this challenge is likely just a matter of time.\nIt's a long-term game for Meta\nThe technology sector is littered with high-growth companies, but the best of them make high-profit businesses out of their platforms. Meta has expanded its revenue from $5 billion in 2012 to $117 billion in 2021, and its earnings per share have been in positive territory every single year of that journey.\nMeta's aforementioned challenges are likely to result in an earnings dip for the full 2022 year, according to analysts, but it's also partly due to the company's investments in the metaverse.\nMeta's Reality Labs segment is responsible for developing the virtual world, and it burned $10 billion in 2021 doing so. It's on track to exceed that number in 2022 after losing $2.9 billion in the first quarter alone. This will continue to hit the company's bottom line, but there's already some tangible progress to show for it, including a brand new mixed-reality wearable headset called Project Cambria.\nCambria is designed to fuse the wearer's physical world with the virtual one by beaming digital enhancements into their vision, and it could change the way employees work in office jobs forever. It has the capability to replace laptop computers and even entire workstations, as the wearer can view and switch between multiple virtual screens with the single piece of hardware.\nThe opportunity for Meta could be staggering in size\nIt's tough to predict just how valuable the metaverse could be because it's such a broad opportunity in both hardware and software, but some pundits have given it a shot. The estimates vary widely, from $1.6 trillion annually by 2030 to $30 trillion over the next decade.\nThe economy inside the metaverse could be worth a fortune by itself. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions a billion people in the metaverse spending hundreds of dollars each on digital goods and services to improve their personal avatars.\nWith the most active social media platforms in the world, Meta is perfectly positioned to lead the race. And by developing both the metaverse itself and the hardware, it's more likely to avoid disruptive changes from third parties like Apple in the future.\nBut even in the near term, Wall Street is very bullish on Meta Platforms' stock. Of the 53 analysts that cover it, just one recommends selling, with 34 analysts rating it a buy. The average price target is $283.54 over the next 12 to 18 months, which represents 66% upside from where Meta shares trade today.\nBut given the sheer size of the metaverse opportunity, investors might be better off buying the stock with a five- to 10-year time horizon for even stronger returns.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Plus, interventions by third parties like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have unsettled Meta's business. Apple has changed its approach to privacy by empowering iPhone device customers to choose which apps they share their data with, so Meta is having a hard time tracking its social media users with the same accuracy as before. Cambria is designed to fuse the wearer's physical world with the virtual one by beaming digital enhancements into their vision, and it could change the way employees work in office jobs forever.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Plus, interventions by third parties like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have unsettled Meta's business. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has led the social media industry for over 10 years with its flagship platform, Facebook, in addition to its acquired assets Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions a billion people in the metaverse spending hundreds of dollars each on digital goods and services to improve their personal avatars.", 'news_article_title': '1 Unstoppable Metaverse Stock Down 55% That Could Soar, According to Wall Street', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Plus, interventions by third parties like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have unsettled Meta's business. Meta did a stellar job leading what was a brand-new social media industry, especially with the explosion of new technologies that would see most social media usage switch from computers to mobile devices. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Plus, interventions by third parties like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have unsettled Meta's business. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has led the social media industry for over 10 years with its flagship platform, Facebook, in addition to its acquired assets Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta has been navigating tough times Meta Platforms has had an incredible run since it listed as a public company in 2012 with a debut share price of $38."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-growth-stocks-to-buy-after-the-market-crash', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe 2022 bear market is in the middle-to-late phase. Consumer confidence is at an all-time-low level. March 2022’s stock market rebound tricked investors into thinking that buying the dip would work. Between April and May, markets tried to rally. Each time, sellers emerged in droves.\nThe selling throughout this year triggered a bear market with a loss of 20% from the high. This negative crowd might lead to a market crash next. The macroeconomic weakness is only intensifying. The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 75 basis points.\nMarkets haven’t received a shock of this size since 1994.\nSource: StockRover\nThe central bank reacted to the consumer price index rising by 8.6% with urgency. It is so severely behind in raising rates that it needs to increase that amount.\nStock markets are still unprepared for this. Technology stocks, many of which are down 80% or more, are still overvalued. Retail investors are avoiding companies that do not earn a profit and sold off companies that traded at unsustainable valuations.\nBut there are still some gems. In the table above, Stock Rover issued strong quality scores for five of the seven stocks in this gallery.\n7 Long-Term Stocks to Buy for a Secure Retirement\nSo here are seven growth stocks investors should buy after the market crash. Though since it’s is impossible to time a bottom in the stock market, investors should instead build a stock buying list and ease in at good prices.\nAAPL Apple $141.66\nINTC Intel $38.63\nMA Mastercard $328.83\nMO Altria $43.19\nMSFT Microsoft $264.89\nNEE NextEra Energy $77.90\nSHOP Shopify $373.09\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a $2.3 trillion market capitalization title at the end of last week. It is also trading at 21.4 times forward earnings. Markets will struggle to justify Apple at its current price.\nAt lower levels, investors will find many reasons to own AAPL stock.\nApple is aggressively building its streaming content service. On June 14, 2022, it signed a deal with Major League Soccer. Fans may stream every soccer match on the Apple TV app. It’s also still in play for the NFL Sunday Ticker. This might give Apple a significant edge over other streaming services. Viewers will not have any local broadcast blackouts. Furthermore, they do not need to pay for a traditional pay-TV bundle.\nConsumers will cut their spending as inflation rates soar. Many will tune out of traditional TV. Apple’s MLS deal is another reason for sports fans to sign up for the Apple TV app instead.\nIn the second quarter of 2023, Apple is expecting to release a mixed reality headset. Since sales of computers, tablets and smartphones are not slowing, the company may take its time developing an augmented reality peripheral.\nIntel (INTC)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nIntel (NASDAQ:INTC) failed to launch a graphics card at the start of 2022. Impatient investors dumped the stock in frustration. After much delay, the chip giant debuted its GPU in China.\nIntel Arc A380 Photon is the first custom GPU based on an Intel Xe-HPG/DG2 architecture. To test consumer response, the company introduced the card in China. It has many technical advantages. It needs 92 watts of power. Furthermore, this model is overclocked and may run as fast as 2450 MHz. The card will have 15.5 Gbps of memory.\nIntel chose to bundle the A380 Arc with pre-built systems first. This will shelter the product from GPU price fluctuations.\nWhy does that matter? This month, cryptocurrency prices crashed. Crypto miners will panic by selling GPUs on the secondary market. But this excess supply should not affect Intel’s GPU launch.\n7 Bargain Income Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nIntel needs to manage through the worsening market conditions. China is slowly emerging from its latest Covid-related lockdown. The PC market is weakening. Consumers already upgraded their systems during the pandemic. Still, as unit prices fall and manufacturers release budget-priced boards for Intel’s Alder Lake, demand will recover.\nMastercard (MA)\nSource: David Cardinez / Shutterstock.com\nMastercard (NYSE:MA) is fairly well insulated from the crash in fintech stocks. Traditional credit card firms have a stronger, more secure infrastructure and better customer support. Instead of waiting weeks or months for an email reply from a fintech service, customers may get help on the phone.\nOn May 24, 2022, Mastercard strengthened its cybersecurity consulting practice. It will protect customers with its Cyber Front threat simulation platform. Mastercard’s Cyber Front continues to update its library of over 3,500 scenarios based on real-life threats. By protecting customers in real-time, fintech competitors cannot match this company’s level of security.\nAdmittedly, Mastercard’s openness to NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and Web 3.0 is a potential distraction. On June 9, 2022, it allowed people to use their Mastercard cards for NFTs purchases.\nThe crumbling value of NFT suggests that such marketplaces will realize lower sales from here. Still, NFT marketplaces enjoyed more than $25 billion in sales in 2021.\nAltria Group (MO)\nSource: viewimage / Shutterstock.com\nAltria Group (NYSE:MO) stock fell hard recently after a report said President Joe Biden’s administration will pursue a plan that requires tobacco makers to cut nicotine levels in cigarettes.\nFor over a decade, Altria has joined other tobacco firms under government scrutiny. Every time MO stock fell, investors bought the dip and Altria stock recovered.\nIncome investors get $3.60 a share in dividends for taking political risks.\nInvestors also worried about tobacco consumption falling because of rising gas prices and poor consumer sentiment. This concern is misguided. Cigarettes are a non-deferrable purchase. They are low cost and are a necessity for many customers. Consumers have better ways to save money. They will cut spending on high-priced items or drive less to save on gas.\nFurthermore, they may negotiate with employers to work more often at home, cutting travel costs.\n7 REITs to Buy for a Profitable Summer\nSmokers will give up other things before quitting cigarettes. Still, if they reduce smoking only slightly, it will not have a meaningful impact on Altria’s business.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: Peteri / Shutterstock.com\nSoftware sales are weakening but Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has a broad portfolio to rely on.\nIn cloud computing, Microsoft’s Azure will keep growing. Corporations need to consolidate their software sources. For example, customers that use Microsoft Office, SQL Server, and Microsoft Teams may consider Azure, too. They would benefit from switching away from Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) AWS. By running on one Microsoft platform, customers will realize efficiencies while cutting down on complexity.\nInvestors tend to punish all stocks during a market crash, including selling MSFT stock. But then they’ll regret this mistake when market conditions improve.\nIn five years, shareholders should expect Microsoft to generate at least $400 billion in revenue and nearly $150 billion in earnings.\nDuring the technology software bubble, companies that could not produce a profit got a lot of attention. After investors sold those stocks, they will look for long-term profitable ones. Microsoft will reward investors who have a five to 10 year time horizon.\nNextEra Energy (NEE)\nSource: madamF / Shutterstock.com\nEarlier this month, NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) announced higher adjusted earnings per share expectations during its investor conference.\nOn June 14, the firm raised its expected adjusted earnings per share for the next four years to be in the range of $2.80 to $2.90; $2.98 to $3.13; $3.23 to $3.43; and $3.45 to $3.70, respectively. In 2025, its growth rate is between 6% and 8%. This positive trend will lead to regular dividend payment increases.\nIn the first quarter, NextEra Energy posted non-GAAP earnings per share of 74 cents. Shareholders briefly sold the stock in disappointment over its 22.5% year-over-year revenue decline, to $2.89 billion. Fortunately, the company will clear up uncertainties surrounding established tariffs with the Commerce Department.\n7 Retirement Stocks to Buy in Unexpected Sectors\nNextEra’s Florida Power and Light continue to perform well. In the next four years, the company has strong visibility in the unit’s performance after the settlement agreement. The company will benefit as it realizes over $400 million in run-rate savings in the next few years.\nShopify (SHOP)\nSource: Burdun Iliya / Shutterstock.com\nShopify (NYSE:SHOP) led the decline as investors sold e-commerce firms. On June 14, 2022, producer price index figures fell slightly. This suggests peak inflation, which would benefit Shopify’s business.\nMerchant sales volumes recover when inflation rates slow or decline. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive fight against inflation will benefit Shopify’s ecosystem in the end. While the company ignores the stock price dropping, it is investing in fulfillment logistics.\nIn May 2022, Shopify bought Deliverr for $2.1 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition will give Shopify’s independent business customers an edge. They will have a powerful logistics platform that increases the customers’ satisfaction. Shopify’s moat as the de-facto e-commerce platform strengthens after it combines Shopify Fulfillment Network (SNF) with Deliverr’s Shop Promise. Shop Promise gives customers two-day and next-day delivery. It also expands options for facilitating merchant storage, freight, inventory management, and product returns.\nIn 2019, Shopify acquired 6 River Systems. The purchase increased the speed and reliability of warehouse operations. The system facilitated inventory replenishment, picking, sorting and packing activities.\nOn the date of publication, Chris Lau did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Growth Stocks to Buy After the Market Crash appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $141.66 INTC Intel $38.63 MA Mastercard $328.83 MO Altria $43.19 MSFT Microsoft $264.89 NEE NextEra Energy $77.90 SHOP Shopify $373.09 Apple (AAPL) Source: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a $2.3 trillion market capitalization title at the end of last week. At lower levels, investors will find many reasons to own AAPL stock. Since sales of computers, tablets and smartphones are not slowing, the company may take its time developing an augmented reality peripheral.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $141.66 INTC Intel $38.63 MA Mastercard $328.83 MO Altria $43.19 MSFT Microsoft $264.89 NEE NextEra Energy $77.90 SHOP Shopify $373.09 Apple (AAPL) Source: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a $2.3 trillion market capitalization title at the end of last week. At lower levels, investors will find many reasons to own AAPL stock. Altria Group (MO) Source: viewimage / Shutterstock.com Altria Group (NYSE:MO) stock fell hard recently after a report said President Joe Biden’s administration will pursue a plan that requires tobacco makers to cut nicotine levels in cigarettes.', 'news_article_title': '7 Growth Stocks to Buy After the Market Crash', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $141.66 INTC Intel $38.63 MA Mastercard $328.83 MO Altria $43.19 MSFT Microsoft $264.89 NEE NextEra Energy $77.90 SHOP Shopify $373.09 Apple (AAPL) Source: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a $2.3 trillion market capitalization title at the end of last week. At lower levels, investors will find many reasons to own AAPL stock. On June 9, 2022, it allowed people to use their Mastercard cards for NFTs purchases.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $141.66 INTC Intel $38.63 MA Mastercard $328.83 MO Altria $43.19 MSFT Microsoft $264.89 NEE NextEra Energy $77.90 SHOP Shopify $373.09 Apple (AAPL) Source: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a $2.3 trillion market capitalization title at the end of last week. At lower levels, investors will find many reasons to own AAPL stock. 7 Long-Term Stocks to Buy for a Secure Retirement So here are seven growth stocks investors should buy after the market crash.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-sp-500-growth-etf-ivw-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $29.05 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.18%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.70%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 48.30% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.07% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 53.26% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIVW seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of the large capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has lost about -25.26% so far this year and is down about -12.05% in the last one year (as of 06/28/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $58.13 and $84.81.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.04 and standard deviation of 26.25% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 243 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares S&P 500 Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IVW is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $69.40 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $160.57 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.07% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $29.05 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.07% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.07% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.07% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-msci-usa-strategicfactors-etf-qus-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $835.13 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.52%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 26.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 3.04% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 19.11% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nQUS seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index before fees and expenses. The MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index measures the equity market performance of large and mid-cap companies across the U.S. equity market. It aims to represent the performance of a combination of three factors: value, quality, and low volatility.\nThe ETF has lost about -14.62% so far this year and is down about -5.60% in the last one year (as of 06/28/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $103.89 and $131.16.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.92 and standard deviation of 22.92% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 622 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, QUS is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $287.81 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $356.04 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 3.04% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 3.04% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 3.04% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 3.04% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-continues-to-be-optimistic-on-apple-stock%3A-heres-why', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The threat of a recession, geopolitical tensions, and rising interest rates have significantly dragged down the tech sector this year. Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has also been caught up in the broader market sell-off, with the stock down 20.2% year-to-date. Additionally, investors are also worried about the impact of supply chain disruptions and other macro headwinds on the company.\nWhile Apple is known for its groundbreaking product innovations like the iPhone, the company has also been focusing on expanding its Services business.\nFocus on Services\nApple generated $97.3 billion revenue in the fiscal second quarter (ended March 26, 2022), of which Products accounted for nearly 80% of the revenue while the remaining came from Services. Apple’s Services revenue includes sales from advertising, AppleCare, cloud services, digital content (including Apple Store, books, music, video and games), and payment services (like Apple Card, Apple Pay).\nApple’s Services business is growing rapidly. What’s more, it carries a higher gross margin than the Products business. Apple’s Services revenue grew 17.3% to $19.8 billion, while Product revenue was up 6.6% to $77.5 billion. \nApple’s Services business is expected to be one of the key growth drivers of its future revenue with the company experiencing increasing customer engagement. Apple now has more than 825 million paid subscriptions across the services it offers on its platform.\nApple continues to launch several offerings to boost its services revenue. The company recently announced that its iOS 16 operating system will have Apply Pay Later, a buy-now pay-later service that will initially be launched in the U.S this year.\nWall Street’s Take\nRecently, Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani reiterated a Buy rating on Apple stock as he believes that there is “plenty of runway” for most Apple Services, such as Apple Music, TV, and Arcade.\nMeanwhile, J.P. Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee notes that despite its "longevity and portfolio expansion," he estimates that Apple\'s Payments revenue has only reached $1 billion in recent years, and is on track to expand to $4 billion by FY26, accounting for only 5% of the company\'s total Services revenue.\nThat said, Chatterjee feels that gaining share in the Payments market is "a marathon, not a sprint," and an addressable market of $30 billion is "on the horizon.”\nThe analyst sees “many avenues of upside” as Apple continues to strengthen its portfolio and expand its installed base. Chatterjee opines that Apple\'s ecosystem is most comparable to that of PayPal (PYPL), with a total addressable market of $110 trillion.\nChatterjee reiterated a Buy rating on Apple stock with a price target of $200.\nOverall, Apple scores a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 21 Buys and six Holds. The average Apple price target of $185.34 implies 30.83% upside potential from current levels.\nConclusion\nConcerns about the impact of a challenging macro backdrop on consumer spending for premium products like Apple iPhone remain. That said, the majority of Wall Street analysts covering Apple continue to be optimistic on the company’s prospects based on its strength in the smartphone market, continued innovation, a rapidly growing Services business, and solid fundamentals.\nApple scores a “Perfect 10” on TipRanks’ Smart Score system, implying that it could likely outperform the broader market. \nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has also been caught up in the broader market sell-off, with the stock down 20.2% year-to-date. Apple’s Services business is expected to be one of the key growth drivers of its future revenue with the company experiencing increasing customer engagement. The company recently announced that its iOS 16 operating system will have Apply Pay Later, a buy-now pay-later service that will initially be launched in the U.S this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has also been caught up in the broader market sell-off, with the stock down 20.2% year-to-date. Wall Street’s Take Recently, Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani reiterated a Buy rating on Apple stock as he believes that there is “plenty of runway” for most Apple Services, such as Apple Music, TV, and Arcade. Chatterjee reiterated a Buy rating on Apple stock with a price target of $200.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street Continues to be Optimistic on Apple Stock: Here’s Why', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has also been caught up in the broader market sell-off, with the stock down 20.2% year-to-date. While Apple is known for its groundbreaking product innovations like the iPhone, the company has also been focusing on expanding its Services business. Apple continues to launch several offerings to boost its services revenue.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has also been caught up in the broader market sell-off, with the stock down 20.2% year-to-date. Apple’s Services revenue includes sales from advertising, AppleCare, cloud services, digital content (including Apple Store, books, music, video and games), and payment services (like Apple Card, Apple Pay). Wall Street’s Take Recently, Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani reiterated a Buy rating on Apple stock as he believes that there is “plenty of runway” for most Apple Services, such as Apple Music, TV, and Arcade.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/arm-launches-new-chip-technology-for-smartphone-games', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'June 28 (Reuters) - Arm Ltd, the British chip technology firm owned by SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T, on Tuesday unveiled a set of new chip technologies aimed at making video games on smartphones look better while preserving battery life.\nThe latest products are designs for graphics processing units, or GPUs, most often used for video processing in gaming. Arm makes money by licensing its blueprints to chip companies like MediaTek Inc 2454.TW who in turn use them to design chips for Android-based smartphones.\nArm on Tuesday also upgraded plans for its CPUs, or central processing units, the main brains in a computer. In both cases, Arm is aiming to improve the performance of chips while using less electricity.\nThe latest push to improve mobile chips comes as Arm customers like Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O are reducing their dependence on Arm.\nWhile Apple and Qualcomm still pay Arm some licensing fees to ensure their chips work with software written for Arm-based chips, they now design many more critical parts of their chips themselves rather than using Arm-made designs.\n"Our latest suite of compute solutions for consumer devices will continue to raise the threshold of what\'s possible in the mobile market," said Arm executive Paul Williamson in a blog announcing the new products.\n"For developers, making these immersive real-time 3D experiences even more compelling and engaging requires more performance."\n(Reporting By Jane Lanhee Lee and Stephen Nellis; editing by Richard Pullin)\n(([email protected]; +1-415-344-3912; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The latest push to improve mobile chips comes as Arm customers like Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O are reducing their dependence on Arm. June 28 (Reuters) - Arm Ltd, the British chip technology firm owned by SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T, on Tuesday unveiled a set of new chip technologies aimed at making video games on smartphones look better while preserving battery life. Arm on Tuesday also upgraded plans for its CPUs, or central processing units, the main brains in a computer.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The latest push to improve mobile chips comes as Arm customers like Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O are reducing their dependence on Arm. June 28 (Reuters) - Arm Ltd, the British chip technology firm owned by SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T, on Tuesday unveiled a set of new chip technologies aimed at making video games on smartphones look better while preserving battery life. The latest products are designs for graphics processing units, or GPUs, most often used for video processing in gaming.', 'news_article_title': 'Arm launches new chip technology for smartphone games', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The latest push to improve mobile chips comes as Arm customers like Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O are reducing their dependence on Arm. The latest products are designs for graphics processing units, or GPUs, most often used for video processing in gaming. Arm makes money by licensing its blueprints to chip companies like MediaTek Inc 2454.TW who in turn use them to design chips for Android-based smartphones.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The latest push to improve mobile chips comes as Arm customers like Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O are reducing their dependence on Arm. June 28 (Reuters) - Arm Ltd, the British chip technology firm owned by SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T, on Tuesday unveiled a set of new chip technologies aimed at making video games on smartphones look better while preserving battery life. Arm makes money by licensing its blueprints to chip companies like MediaTek Inc 2454.TW who in turn use them to design chips for Android-based smartphones.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 137.32000732421875, 'high': 143.4199981689453, 'open': 142.1300048828125, 'close': 137.44000244140625, 'ema_50': 146.81721506619624, 'rsi_14': 36.77539053897117, 'target': 139.22999572753906, 'volume': 67083400.0, 'ema_200': 154.84663664119654, 'adj_close': 136.26043701171875, 'rsi_lag_1': 44.53125203726932, 'rsi_lag_2': 45.54170202182755, 'rsi_lag_3': 35.348720209753196, 'rsi_lag_4': 34.727928379235905, 'rsi_lag_5': 35.04035925580715, 'macd_lag_1': -3.0810913137122498, 'macd_lag_2': -3.644626828176314, 'macd_lag_3': -4.310890312773353, 'macd_lag_4': -4.753417363436284, 'macd_lag_5': -4.951793278339835, 'macd_12_26_9': -2.9411010072940655, 'macds_12_26_9': -3.802349556411177}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 26.46999931335449, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 28.68000030517578, 'Open': 26.89999961853028, 'Close': 28.36000061035156, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 28.36000061035156}, {'Low': 1.0505746603012085, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 1.0605015754699707, 'Open': 1.0580891370773315, 'Close': 1.0580891370773315, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 1.0580891370773315}, {'Low': 1.218769073486328, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 1.2291052341461182, 'Open': 1.2267531156539917, 'Close': 1.2267379760742188, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 1.2267379760742188}, {'Low': 6.674300193786621, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 6.7104997634887695, 'Open': 6.690700054168701, 'Close': 6.690700054168701, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 6.690700054168701}, {'Low': 109.62000274658205, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 112.22000122070312, 'Open': 110.18000030517578, 'Close': 111.76000213623048, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 306748, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 111.76000213623048}, {'Low': 0.6913812160491943, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 0.6964612603187561, 'Open': 0.6922522783279419, 'Close': 0.6922522783279419, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 0.6922522783279419}, {'Low': 3.184999942779541, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 3.253000020980835, 'Open': 3.240000009536743, 'Close': 3.2060000896453857, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 3.2060000896453857}, {'Low': 135.12399291992188, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 136.30299377441406, 'Open': 135.43499755859375, 'Close': 135.43499755859375, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 135.43499755859375}, {'Low': 103.7699966430664, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 104.61000061035156, 'Open': 103.97000122070312, 'Close': 104.51000213623048, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 104.51000213623048}, {'Low': 1817.5, 'Date': '2022-06-28', 'High': 1826.0, 'Open': 1824.199951171875, 'Close': 1817.5, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 391, 'date_str': '2022-06-28', 'Adj Close': 1817.5}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-06-29': 139.22999572753906, '2022-06-30': 136.72000122070312, '2022-07-01': 138.92999267578125, '2022-07-05': 141.55999755859375, '2022-07-06': 142.9199981689453, '2022-07-07': 146.35000610351562, '2022-07-08': 147.0399932861328, '2022-07-11': 144.8699951171875, '2022-07-12': 145.86000061035156}, '1_month_later': {'2022-07-28': 157.35000610351562}, '3_months_later': {'2022-09-28': 149.83999633789062}, '6_months_later': {'2022-12-28': 126.04000091552734}, '12_months_later': {'2023-06-28': 189.25}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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So what are some of the trends that are likely to impact the theme in the near-to-medium term?\nWhile surging inflation has prompted the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates at a more aggressive pace, leading to a sell off in growth sectors such as technology, Apple suppliers have also been impacted to an extent by the semiconductor shortage, and Covid-19-related disruptions in China and Southeast Asia. Moreover, Apple’s demand growth is also likely to cool a bit compared to the pandemic period, as the remote working and learning trend eases a bit. Apple revenue is only likely to grow at single-digit levels over FY’22 and FY’23, per consensus estimates, down from 33% growth in FY’21, in spite of new high-end iPad and Macbook launches. These factors are likely to impact the growth rates for Apple’s suppliers, as well, in the near term.\nThat said, this could be a good time to look at the theme. The semiconductor supply crunch is likely to eventually ease and this could help companies in the theme to an extent. Moreover, the coming launch of Apple’s next-generation iPhone 14 could also help the theme. The new smartphone is expected to feature more substantial upgrades and possibly design changes versus the iPhone 13, boding well for suppliers from both a volume and component content per-device perspective. Moreover, the ongoing transition to 5G wireless networks is also likely to help Apple’s suppliers, who are largely focused on semiconductors, as mobile vendors have been looking to equip their mid-range and lower-end models with 5G chipsets.\nWith inflation rising and the Fed raising interest rates, Apple has fallen 22% this year. Can it drop more? See how low can Apple stock go by comparing its decline in previous market crashes. Here is a performance summary of all stocks in previous market crashes.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Our theme of Apple Component Supplier Stocks – which includes a diverse set of companies that supply components for Apple’s iPhones and other devices, has declined by about 28% year-to-date in 2022, roughly in line with the broader Nasdaq-100 which is down 27%, although it has underperformed Apple stock (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is down about 22%. While surging inflation has prompted the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates at a more aggressive pace, leading to a sell off in growth sectors such as technology, Apple suppliers have also been impacted to an extent by the semiconductor shortage, and Covid-19-related disruptions in China and Southeast Asia. The new smartphone is expected to feature more substantial upgrades and possibly design changes versus the iPhone 13, boding well for suppliers from both a volume and component content per-device perspective.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Our theme of Apple Component Supplier Stocks – which includes a diverse set of companies that supply components for Apple’s iPhones and other devices, has declined by about 28% year-to-date in 2022, roughly in line with the broader Nasdaq-100 which is down 27%, although it has underperformed Apple stock (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is down about 22%. See how low can Apple stock go by comparing its decline in previous market crashes. Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "What's The Outlook Like For Apple Suppliers?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Our theme of Apple Component Supplier Stocks – which includes a diverse set of companies that supply components for Apple’s iPhones and other devices, has declined by about 28% year-to-date in 2022, roughly in line with the broader Nasdaq-100 which is down 27%, although it has underperformed Apple stock (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is down about 22%. While surging inflation has prompted the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates at a more aggressive pace, leading to a sell off in growth sectors such as technology, Apple suppliers have also been impacted to an extent by the semiconductor shortage, and Covid-19-related disruptions in China and Southeast Asia. Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Our theme of Apple Component Supplier Stocks – which includes a diverse set of companies that supply components for Apple’s iPhones and other devices, has declined by about 28% year-to-date in 2022, roughly in line with the broader Nasdaq-100 which is down 27%, although it has underperformed Apple stock (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is down about 22%. While surging inflation has prompted the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates at a more aggressive pace, leading to a sell off in growth sectors such as technology, Apple suppliers have also been impacted to an extent by the semiconductor shortage, and Covid-19-related disruptions in China and Southeast Asia. Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/samsung-elec-starts-3-nanometre-chip-production-to-lure-new-foundry-customers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Joyce Lee\nSEOUL, June 30 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS said on Thursday it has begun mass producing chips with advanced 3-nanometre technology, the first to do so globally, as it seeks new clients to catch far bigger rival TSMC 2330.TW in contract chip manufacturing.\nCompared with conventional 5-nanometre chips, the newly developed first-gen 3-nanometre process can reduce power consumption by up to 45%, improve performance by 23%, and reduce area by 16%, Samsung said in a statement.\nThe South Korean firm did not name clients for its latest foundry technology, which supplies made-to-order chips like mobile processors and high-performance computing chips, and analysts said Samsung itself and Chinese companies are expected to be among the initial customers.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is the world\'s most advanced foundry chipmaker and controls about 54% of theglobal marketfor contract production of chips, used by firms such as Apple AAPL.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O which don\'t have their own semiconductor facilities.\nSamsung, a distant second with a 16.3% market share, according to data provider TrendForce, announced a 171 trillion won ($132 billion) investment plan last year to overtake TSMC as the world\'s top logic chipmaker by 2030.\n"We will continue active innovation in competitive technology development," said Siyoung Choi, Head of Foundry Business at Samsung.\nSamsung Co-CEO Kyung Kye-hyun said earlier this year its foundry business would look for new clients in China, where it expects high market growth, as companies from automakers to appliance goods manufacturers rush to secure capacity to address persistent global chip shortages.\nWhile Samsung is the first to production with 3-nanometre chip production, TSMC is planning 2-nanometre volume production in 2025.\nSamsung is the market leader in memory chips, but it had been outspent by frontrunner TSMC in the more diverse foundry business, making it difficult to compete, analysts said.\n"Non-memory is different, there\'s too much variety," said Kim Yang-jae, analyst at Daol Investment & Securities.\n"There are only two kinds of memory chips - DRAM and NAND Flash. You can concentrate on one thing, raise efficiency and make a lot of it, but you can\'t do that with a thousand different non-memory chips."\nSamsung\'s compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of capital spending between 2017 and 2023, which measures how quickly a company is increasing its investment, is estimated at 7.9%, versus TSMC\'s estimated 30.4%, according to Mirae Asset Securities.\nSamsung\'s efforts to compete with the industry leader have also been hampered by less-than-expected yields of older chips during the past year or so, analysts said. The company said in March that its operations have shown a gradual improvement.\n($1 = 1,292.8900 won)\n(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Miyoung Kim and Richard Pullin)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is the world's most advanced foundry chipmaker and controls about 54% of theglobal marketfor contract production of chips, used by firms such as Apple AAPL.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O which don't have their own semiconductor facilities. Samsung, a distant second with a 16.3% market share, according to data provider TrendForce, announced a 171 trillion won ($132 billion) investment plan last year to overtake TSMC as the world's top logic chipmaker by 2030. Samsung Co-CEO Kyung Kye-hyun said earlier this year its foundry business would look for new clients in China, where it expects high market growth, as companies from automakers to appliance goods manufacturers rush to secure capacity to address persistent global chip shortages.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is the world's most advanced foundry chipmaker and controls about 54% of theglobal marketfor contract production of chips, used by firms such as Apple AAPL.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O which don't have their own semiconductor facilities. Samsung, a distant second with a 16.3% market share, according to data provider TrendForce, announced a 171 trillion won ($132 billion) investment plan last year to overtake TSMC as the world's top logic chipmaker by 2030. While Samsung is the first to production with 3-nanometre chip production, TSMC is planning 2-nanometre volume production in 2025.", 'news_article_title': 'Samsung Elec starts 3-nanometre chip production to lure new foundry customers', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is the world's most advanced foundry chipmaker and controls about 54% of theglobal marketfor contract production of chips, used by firms such as Apple AAPL.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O which don't have their own semiconductor facilities. Compared with conventional 5-nanometre chips, the newly developed first-gen 3-nanometre process can reduce power consumption by up to 45%, improve performance by 23%, and reduce area by 16%, Samsung said in a statement. Samsung is the market leader in memory chips, but it had been outspent by frontrunner TSMC in the more diverse foundry business, making it difficult to compete, analysts said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is the world's most advanced foundry chipmaker and controls about 54% of theglobal marketfor contract production of chips, used by firms such as Apple AAPL.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O which don't have their own semiconductor facilities. By Joyce Lee SEOUL, June 30 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS said on Thursday it has begun mass producing chips with advanced 3-nanometre technology, the first to do so globally, as it seeks new clients to catch far bigger rival TSMC 2330.TW in contract chip manufacturing. The South Korean firm did not name clients for its latest foundry technology, which supplies made-to-order chips like mobile processors and high-performance computing chips, and analysts said Samsung itself and Chinese companies are expected to be among the initial customers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fcc-commissioner-asks-apple-and-google-to-remove-tiktok-from-app-stores', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission\'s Brendan Carr said he has asked tech giants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores due to China-related data security concerns.\nThe popular short video app is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. The company had faced severe scrutiny in the country under President Donald Trump.\n"TikTok is not just another video app. That\'s the sheep\'s clothing. It harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show are being accessed in Beijing. I\'ve called on @Apple & @Google to remove TikTok from their app stores for its pattern of surreptitious data practices," Carr, one of the FCC\'s commissioners, tweeted. He also shared the letter sent to Apple and Google.\nCarr\'s letter, dated June 24 on FCC letterhead, said if the Apple and Alphabet do not remove TikTok from their app stores, they should provide statements to him by July 8.\n"It is clear that TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting being combined with Beijing\'s apparently unchecked access to that sensitive data. But it is also clear that that TikTok\'s pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. user data puts it out of compliance with the policies that both of your companies require every app to adhere to as a condition of remaining available on your app stores. Therefore, I am requesting that you apply the plain text of your app store policies to TikTok and remove it from your app stores for failure to abide by those terms," Carr\'s letter reads.\nCarr also described ByteDance as "beholden" to the Chinese government and "required by law to comply with [Chinese government] surveillance demands."\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission\'s Brendan Carr said he has asked tech giants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores due to China-related data security concerns. I\'ve called on @Apple & @Google to remove TikTok from their app stores for its pattern of surreptitious data practices," Carr, one of the FCC\'s commissioners, tweeted. Carr\'s letter, dated June 24 on FCC letterhead, said if the Apple and Alphabet do not remove TikTok from their app stores, they should provide statements to him by July 8.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission\'s Brendan Carr said he has asked tech giants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores due to China-related data security concerns. I\'ve called on @Apple & @Google to remove TikTok from their app stores for its pattern of surreptitious data practices," Carr, one of the FCC\'s commissioners, tweeted. Therefore, I am requesting that you apply the plain text of your app store policies to TikTok and remove it from your app stores for failure to abide by those terms," Carr\'s letter reads.', 'news_article_title': 'FCC Commissioner Asks Apple And Google To Remove TikTok From App Stores', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The popular short video app is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. I\'ve called on @Apple & @Google to remove TikTok from their app stores for its pattern of surreptitious data practices," Carr, one of the FCC\'s commissioners, tweeted. But it is also clear that that TikTok\'s pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. user data puts it out of compliance with the policies that both of your companies require every app to adhere to as a condition of remaining available on your app stores.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission\'s Brendan Carr said he has asked tech giants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores due to China-related data security concerns. But it is also clear that that TikTok\'s pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. user data puts it out of compliance with the policies that both of your companies require every app to adhere to as a condition of remaining available on your app stores. Therefore, I am requesting that you apply the plain text of your app store policies to TikTok and remove it from your app stores for failure to abide by those terms," Carr\'s letter reads.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-qualcomm-stock-a-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In this video, I will talk about Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), the reason the stock popped yesterday when the overall market was red, and how its business is expanding and evolving. A TF International Securities analyst reported that Qualcomm will remain the main supplier of 5G chips for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones and will supply 100% of the mobile modems manufactured in 2023.\nFor the full insights, do watch the video, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the closing prices of June 28, 2022. The video was published on June 29, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Qualcomm\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Qualcomm wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nNeil Rozenbaum has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Neil is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A TF International Securities analyst reported that Qualcomm will remain the main supplier of 5G chips for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones and will supply 100% of the mobile modems manufactured in 2023. In this video, I will talk about Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), the reason the stock popped yesterday when the overall market was red, and how its business is expanding and evolving. For the full insights, do watch the video, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A TF International Securities analyst reported that Qualcomm will remain the main supplier of 5G chips for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones and will supply 100% of the mobile modems manufactured in 2023. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Qualcomm Stock a Buy Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A TF International Securities analyst reported that Qualcomm will remain the main supplier of 5G chips for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones and will supply 100% of the mobile modems manufactured in 2023. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Neil Rozenbaum has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A TF International Securities analyst reported that Qualcomm will remain the main supplier of 5G chips for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones and will supply 100% of the mobile modems manufactured in 2023. 10 stocks we like better than Qualcomm When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-why-microsoft-is-a-stellar-long-term-hold', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It’s been a battlefield within the market year-to-date. Bears have seemingly pushed forward all year, forcing bulls to retreat. At every corner, they keep up their assault.\nIt’s been exhausting, to say the least. In a quick turn of events from previous years, tech stocks have tumbled, undoubtedly causing investors to feel the pain.\nSupply chain and geopolitical issues have added fuel to the fire sale, but the spark was created earlier in the year whenever inflation had been reported to be at its highest levels in decades. Needing to act swiftly, the Fed opted to raise interest rates by levels not seen in years.\nWith the market pricing in the impact of the Fed’s actions, many once-beloved stocks have seen their valuations slashed by double-digit percentages throughout 2022. The chart below illustrates the performance of three heavy hitters in the tech space – Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL – while blending in the S&P 500 as a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs we can see, it’s been quite the rough stretch for all three companies. One company, in particular, Microsoft, still has plenty of room to grow. Let’s look at three reasons MSFT investors can sleep soundly at night.\nCloud Computing\nCloud computing is rapidly becoming a major highlight of modern technology, and nearly all companies want a piece of the pie. Fortunately, Microsoft has established itself in this realm with Azure, the company’s cloud computing services.\nAzure is the only consistent hybrid cloud, delivering unparalleled developer productivity and comprehensive, multilayered security. Microsoft believes that cloud technology will be a critical growth driver of the world’s economic output and will extensively aid its top-line results in the future.\nIn its latest quarterly report, Microsoft Azure was a significant highlight. It reported better-than-expected commercial booking growth of 28%, and Azure Cloud revenue was $23.4 billion, up 32% year-over-year.\nCurrently, MSFT faces tough opposition from Amazon’s AMZN AWS cloud platform – the largest in the world. However, Azure is now available globally in more than 60 regions, strengthening its foothold in the space.\nActivision Blizzard Acquisition\nThe world was shut down during the early and mid-phases of the pandemic. We had to work, study, and communicate, all within a digital landscape. Being trapped inside, video games rapidly became a popular way to pass the time, spurring innovation and growth in the space – and companies soon took notice.\nBack in January, Microsoft made a major splash, acquiring Activision Blizzard ATVI for a whopping $68.7 billion. It was a massive deal that caught extensive attention – it ranks as the largest acquisition in the video game industry’s history.\nActivision Blizzard is a leader in video game development and an interactive entertainment content publisher, most well-known for Call of Duty. MSFT already owns two massive video game titles, Halo – the company’s flagship video game, and Minecraft – the best-selling game of all time.\nThe company plans to publish all of ATVI’s video game titles onto its Xbox Game Pass, a unique gaming service that allows gamers unlimited access to a library of games for a flat rate of $9.99 per month. \nThe Xbox Game Pass subscriber count exceeded 25 million in January of this year, and ATVI titles currently have around 400 million monthly active players. Providing affordable access to the most iconic gaming franchises will undoubtedly fuel Microsoft’s gaming segment growth and propel its top line.\nGrowth Estimates\nOf course, any investor wants to see a company consistently increasing its top and bottom line, and that is precisely what Microsoft is forecasted to do. It’s one of the reasons that Microsoft has become a staple in many portfolios.\nMSFT is forecasted to rake in a mighty $52.4 billion for the upcoming quarter, registering a double-digit quarterly revenue increase of 13.5% compared to the year-ago quarter. Looking ahead, the FY22 sales estimate of $198.5 billion reflects a substantial 18% expansion within the top line year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe bottom line is forecasted to expand substantially as well. The $2.30 per share estimate for the upcoming quarter displays a notable 6% growth in earnings from the year-ago quarter, and the FY22 EPS estimate of $9.28 reflects a beautiful 18% expansion within the bottom line year-over-year.\nOver the next three to five years, the bottom line is forecasted to expand by a notable 12%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nAs we can see, Microsoft still has plenty of room for growth. A robust cloud computing service, a beefed-up gaming segment, and strong future growth prospects bode well for the company in the long term.\nOf course, the price action throughout tech in 2022 is more than disheartening. However, it’s allowed us to buy shares at levels not seen in some time. Its current forward earnings multiple of 27.6X is nowhere near 2021 highs of 37.5X and is just below its five-year median value of 28.4X.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAll in all, the future looks bright for Microsoft and its shareholders.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nActivision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The chart below illustrates the performance of three heavy hitters in the tech space – Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL – while blending in the S&P 500 as a benchmark. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Supply chain and geopolitical issues have added fuel to the fire sale, but the spark was created earlier in the year whenever inflation had been reported to be at its highest levels in decades.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The chart below illustrates the performance of three heavy hitters in the tech space – Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL – while blending in the S&P 500 as a benchmark. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The bottom line is forecasted to expand substantially as well.', 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons Why Microsoft Is a Stellar Long-Term Hold', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The chart below illustrates the performance of three heavy hitters in the tech space – Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL – while blending in the S&P 500 as a benchmark. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The company plans to publish all of ATVI’s video game titles onto its Xbox Game Pass, a unique gaming service that allows gamers unlimited access to a library of games for a flat rate of $9.99 per month.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The chart below illustrates the performance of three heavy hitters in the tech space – Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL – while blending in the S&P 500 as a benchmark. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report MSFT already owns two massive video game titles, Halo – the company’s flagship video game, and Minecraft – the best-selling game of all time.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investor-insight%3A-this-isnt-like-2008.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser discuss:\nThe lack of clarity (at the moment) facing investors.\nPayPal, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Meta Platforms are being added to the Russell 1000 Value Index.\nWhat the latest results from homebuilder KB Home reveal about housing.\nThe latest from DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU), Darden Restaurants, and Kellogg.\nJason and Matt answer a listener\'s question about Activision Blizzard and share two stocks on their radar: Qualcomm and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY). Motley Fool senior analyst Jim Mueller analyzes the companies competing for Netflix\'s ad business, opportunities in the metaverse, and big tech\'s pursuit of streaming live sports.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Activision Blizzard\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Activision Blizzard wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on June 24, 2022.\nChris Hill: It\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. I\'m Chris Hill and I\'m joined by Motley Fool senior analysts Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger. And it\'s good to see you both.\nJason Moser: Hey.\nMatt Argersinger: Hey.\nChris Hill: We\'ve got the latest headlines from Wall Street we\'ll get an update on the entertainment media landscape, and as always, we\'ve got a couple of stocks on our radar. But we begin with the big puzzle. On the one hand, data out Friday indicates that both gas prices and mortgage rates are starting to drop. On the other hand, some major companies are either freezing, hiring or laying people off. Matt, let me start with you. Everyone is looking for clues to where the economy and the stock market are going. But it seems like clarity is weeks, if not months away.\nMatt Argersinger: Absolutely. Chris, I\'m trying to figure it out myself. But I think what I can say confidently is, that this isn\'t like 2008. There\'s not a systemic crisis that is going to bring everything down. Jobs, the economy, asset prices, energy prices, credit markets, and the whole world basically crashed back in 2008. I think we all agree on that. I think what we have today is just really a big jumbled mixed bag. It\'s the best way I can describe it. Because I think on one hand you\'ve got industries. You\'ve got the homebuilders, you\'ve got manufacturers, you\'ve got technology companies seeing a pretty sharp slowdown. But on the other hand, you\'ve got the energy industry, which is having its best moment in more than a decade. You have hotels and resorts that are charging rates that are higher than before the pandemic, to travel, it feels pretty strong. Retail is doing fine for the most part. It just feels really unsettled. I think you can make good arguments for the economy to go in either direction. I think that\'s being reflected in the stock market right now, investors have a sense that there are opportunities and there always are opportunities. But they\'re hesitant because you just don\'t know what kind of shape the economy is going to be in several months from now, and what higher interest rates are going to mean for a lot of businesses. I think a holding pattern is where the investors and the stock market are right now.\nChris Hill: Jason, I want to key in on one word Matt said at the end there and it hasn\'t, because I think that as much as anything, that sums up the mood for a lot of individual investors and also for the fund managers and institutional folks on Wall Street, there is a hesitancy to jump into this market with both feet.\nJason Moser: It reminds me of that Larry David GIF or GIF, whatever side of the argument you fall on there. But he is like uncertain. He is like maybe so maybe not. I don\'t really, we\'re doing that right now, it does feel that way. I like your use of the word puzzle because it feels like we\'re trying to just put these pieces together and it\'s just right now that picture just isn\'t there. I mean, there\'s so many signs pointing in so many different directions and consumer sentiment at a record low, personal savings rate is around 4.4 percent now and falling, there\'s not going to be more stimulus really to help prop up the consumer spending in that regard, credit card balances going up, starting to see some pressure in the jobs market.\nThen you look at the way the market has been performing. I\'m glad many brought up 2008 because that\'s an important time to remember. We all lived through that as investors have felt like the prevailing attitude at the time was the world was coming to an end. It felt like it was because there were some fundamentally structural issues at play there that don\'t exist today. If you look at the way the market performed in 2008, it wasn\'t good Chris, meaning it was down 36 and a half percent and that\'s right about in line with the average bear market since 1929. The S and P Blues is on average about 36 percent. We\'re not even close to that right now. I mean, there is every reasonably we could see the market go lower, but it doesn\'t necessarily mean it will. Then you add to that this dynamic in play that over the last 20 years, half of the S and P strongest days occurred during a bear market and certainly we\'re all seeing that play. I mean, there\'s just some very big moves to the upside on certain days when the headlines look a little bit better than others and so it makes it for a very confusing time I think. Honestly, it really does point back to why we invest the way we do here because it is very difficult sometimes to try to ascertain exactly what\'s going on on a daily basis.\nChris Hill: Adding to the confusion is the fact that at the close of trading on Friday, the Russell 1,000 Value Index will do some rebalancing. Among the stocks being added to the value index our Netflix, PayPal, and Meta platforms, the parent company of Facebook. Jason those are three of the biggest growth stocks of the past executive. What are they doing in a Value Index?\nJason Moser: Well, other than the obligatory rebalancing that comes from stocks headed to different benchmarks, I think it\'s interesting to think about why these businesses are where they are today. You look at the performance year-to-date, Meta down 50 percent, PayPal down 59 percent, Netflix down 68 percent. There are reasons why that\'s happening though. The bigger question investors need to ask themselves as opposed to why are these value stocks? Why are these companies where they are today? I think these are all businesses they\'re all market leaders in their own right. There is uncertainty about at all three as well. What is that uncertainty and what are the chances that they can turn this conversation around? You look at something like metaphors to me, Meta stands out as the one with the most uncertainty because it seems like it\'s placing all of its chips on the metaverse. Which right now is just a big fat question mark for a lot of us. We don\'t know what that\'s going to look like. We don\'t know how many people are going to choose to participate. We don\'t know how really that\'s going to monetize video streaming and digital and mobile payments. I think the uncertainty is very much just been last. There\'s just less uncertainty in regard to those long-term tailwinds there. It\'s going to be interesting to watch how these businesses recover from this value territory. But it\'s also worth remembering that as businesses get bigger this just becomes more and more of the part of the conversation. We had a point that we\'re talking about Apple in this light. As it became a dividend-paying stock, wow Chris, that worked out pretty well for investors. I would encourage you to see the glass half full in this case.\nChris Hill: From value stocks to bellwethers shares of FedEx of nearly 10 percent on Friday, fourth-quarter results were mixed, but FedEx escape strong guidance for the new fiscal year. I\'m done, shareholder Matt, but this is one of those companies that I root for because of its role in the broader economy.\nMatt Argersinger: I\'m not a shareholder either Chris, but after these results, I\'m thinking about it because, go back to our earlier discussion on the economy. If you want to feel pretty good about things, look at FedEx\'s earnings. In the quarter just ended in May, revenue was up eight percent year-over-year, get adjusted operating profits up 13 percent, and pretty much better profit margins across the board. This was a quarter by the way, where we had significantly higher fuel prices. That\'s a huge line item for FedEx, yet they managed through a pretty darn well, and yet the guidance was where the strength was really. You had forecast earnings-per-share growth around 14 percent in the current fiscal year, which just started. Now some of that growth is coming from buybacks. So FedEx, which really hasn\'t been a big repurchase serve its stock. They bought back more than two billion dollars worth of stock over the last fiscal year. That\'s really helping the earnings-per-share. They also recently raised our dividend by 53 percent. You step back and you have this bellwether business. There stock is trading for roughly 11, 12 times forward earnings and now the dividend is yielding two percent, and you got double-digit earnings growth potentially this year. Like I said, I don\'t own shares of FedEx, but I think if you\'re a shareholder today, you\'ve got to feel pretty good about it, and it tells you a pretty good story about the economy.\nChris Hill: On Tuesday DocuSign announced that CEO, Dan Springer was leaving effective immediately. Board chair Maggie Wilderotter takes over as Interim CEO, as DocuSign looks for a permanent replacement. Jason we\'ve talked before about how a rising stock price provides a halo effect for CEOs were in a bear market. Shares of DocuSign are down more than 50 percent year-to-date. They are not alone, as we have discussed before. I\'m wondering if you expect to see more changes in more corner offices.\nJason Moser: I absolutely think it\'s a possibility. A business that stands out to me as being a part of this conversation is PayPal. It wouldn\'t shock me at all to see CEO Dan Schulman, at least feeling like the spotlight could be turning his way. You look at what\'s going on with DocuSign, these companies have found themselves on the tricky spot. I mean, this is a business that\'s fundamentally far better than it was even just a couple of years ago. If you\'ve look at first quarter of 2019 revenue for DocuSign, 214 million dollars, you fast-forward today, first-quarter of 2022, those revenue of 588 million dollars. I mean, it\'s, it\'s the working its way toward profitability, but it is cash flow positive. I mean, this is a business is fundamentally a better shape, but there were some unforced errors along the way that we\'re committed in regard to forecasting, there\'s employee attrition.\nDan Springer, to be fair, took his lumps here recently talking about how they did such a great job of fulfilling demand during a tough time. That demand more or less just showed up on their doorstep though. They didn\'t do as great a job. They took their eyes off the ball in creating demand. I think that could be where the concern for this business is today. Perhaps there\'s another shoe to drop. It\'s hard to say. But I do know when you look at the recent language in PayPal\'s call, there was a tone of humility on the part of Dan Schulman and Singleton, "We need to rethink our philosophy and methodology around forecasting. We need to get back to where we were before the pandemic, and making sure we give the ball to our teammates and let them develop and run and grow this business as well." I said it before. It felt like maybe PayPal became a little bit of a Dan Schulman-centric story. It felt like maybe DocuSign became a little bit of a Dan Springer-centric story. That\'s a sword that can cut both ways. Unfortunately, in this case, it resulted in Mr. Springer having to step down.\nChris Hill: I don\'t mean to indicate that the sole report card for any CEO should be the stock price. It just seems though that because of the environment we are in, you used the word rethinking, I can see more boards of directors, and in some cases maybe CEOs themselves, evaluating where they are, where their business is, and saying, "You know what, it might be time for a change."\nJason Moser: Yeah. It\'s just no two ways about it. Leadership can make or break a business in certain cases. You can never take these types of situations for granted. A good business is a good business, but you\'d still have to have someone leading the way.\n[MUSIC]\nChris Hill: Up next, we\'ve got the latest in housing, restaurants, and more, so stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\n[MUSIC]\nChris Hill: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here with Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser. Shares of Darden Restaurants up nearly five percent this week. The parent company of Olive Garden raised their dividend 10 percent and posted higher-than-expected profits in revenue for the fourth quarter. Jason, we talked about this earlier in the week, Olive Garden drives the bus for Darden [LAUGHTER] but they\'ve got a fine-dining segment that\'s doing much better although management is being cautious with their guidance.\nJason Moser: They are. Darden has always been very good about using its size to its advantage and keeping prices low, maximizing efficiencies, and reaching every level of consumer from the lower-end to the higher. It certainly feels like they\'ve been able to keep that ball rolling here over the last couple of years, which have been a tough time for really all restaurant businesses. But to your point there on the numbers, total sales up 14.2 percent. That was driven by a same-store restaurant sales of 11.7 percent. Now, like you said, Olive Garden drives the bus. That\'s the biggest contributor to the business, and those comps were up 6 and 1/5 percent. But the fine dining to your point, 34 and 1/5 percent, Chris, people wanted to treat themselves this quarter it sounds like.\nThat\'s all very encouraging. I think the 10 percent boost to the dividend from a quarter ago is a sign of strength as well. Interestingly, what Darden does, and you heard the on the call a lot, they continue to under-price inflation and their competition. Inflation has really been a key theme for a lot of these calls. They continue to focus on under-pricing inflation in their compensation to present a value proposition and bring people in. It certainly worked out very well for them on Mother\'s Day. It was the highest sales day ever for Olive Garden and the second highest guest count day in history. Interestingly also, on staffing, right now they have more managers per restaurant than pre-COVID times. So at the manager level they are doing great. They\'re back to basically pre-COVID levels on the team member side as well. Though they did note there\'s some pockets of restaurants where there\'s some staffing issues. But generally speaking, in a world where staffing in the service industry has been very difficult, it feels like Darden has managed their way pretty well and that is playing out on the business.\nChris Hill: Am I the only who thinks that when earnings season hits up in July and August we\'re going to hear the phrase staffing issues for more than a couple of retailers and restaurants out there?\nJason Moser: I feel like we will and it feels like Darden\'s put themselves in a pretty good spot where this is concerned.\nChris Hill: KB Home\'s second-quarter profits and revenue came in higher-than-expected and shares up nearly 15 percent this week. Matty, you watch real estate and housing more than anyone I know. What, if anything, does a home-builder like KB Home tell us about the housing market?\nMatt Argersinger: Well, it tells us a pretty good story, I think. I was looking at KB Home\'s results and to me they told us exactly what I think most of us think is going on with the housing market, which is housing market is not crashing. It\'s not falling off a cliff by any stretch. People are still buying homes, especially in strong markets like the Southeast, Southwest, and even California, where KB Home does a lot of its building. There has been some moderation though, as we\'ve seen, interest rates, mortgage rates surge higher really historically over the past few months. If you look at KB\'s result, even though revenue and margins were higher, that\'s really mostly reflective of higher home prices. Deliveries, on the other hand, were flat. Orders have actually come down and cancellations have picked up a little bit. To me, KB Home going up as much as it did recently is really just a relief rally because home-builders have just been hit really hard. You got the higher revenue, higher margins, but lower growth. I think that\'s the same story a lot of home-builders are telling right now.\nThe one disagreement that I have with KB is their guidance. It has been a little worried. They\'re guiding that the average selling price is going to keep moving higher to about $500,000. Right now it\'s around $490,000. That strikes me as pretty optimistic. I expect we\'re going to see a moderation in prices. We\'re going to see those orders continue to come down. I feel home-builders are probably going to protect margin more than anything else. They\'re already facing a lot of pressure on the supply side and the cost side. I\'m a little concerned, but I do think the home-builders, are just being beaten down so hard, including KB Home that any decent continues. In other words, housing market is not crashing, good news, is going to send their stocks probably higher.\nChris Hill: Should we be looking for similar guidance from other home-builders as well and essentially compare what they think is going to happen to home prices going forward to what KB Home is saying?\nMatt Argersinger: I think that\'d be smart to do. We\'re going to see this coming quarter when the home-builders report what they say about the average selling prices. I expect a lot of the other home-builders, like NVR, and D Horton, are going to come out and say, "Now we actually think prices are going to stay roughly flat, maybe even slightly lower over the next fiscal year, so we\'ll have to see."\nChris Hill: This week, Kellogg announced plans to split into three separate public companies, one for breakfast cereal, one for snacks, and one for plant-based foods. CEO Steve Callahan is planning to run the snack business. Jason, I\'m already a consumer [LAUGHTER] of both Cheez-It and Pringles so I might have to invest my money where my mouth is.\nJason Moser: Well, I feel like you\'re probably right there. The snacks company, to my mind, seems like the more attractive of the three opportunities. When you look at the overall business, Kellogg has been relatively stagnant here over the last five years. Compound annual growth rate on the revenue side of 2.1 percent which is just nothing really to write home about. Although I will say, it\'s had a very good year to-date, stock is actually up and outperforming the market handily. That\'s nice. Chris, I just had very strong feelings on the tickers here, OK, in two ways, the cereal company\'s ticker better be pops, P-O-P-S [LAUGHTER], if not missed opportunity. For the love of God, I\'m with you on Cheez-Its, [MUSIC] I\'m going extra toasty, and it feels like it\'s a perfect opportunity for that snacks division ticker to be C-H-Z-T. If it\'s not Cheez-It, color me disappointed.\nChris Hill: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, guys, we\'ll see you later in the show. Up next we will get the latest on the metaverse and the entertainment industry with Senior Analyst Jim Mueller. Stay right here. This is Motley Fool Money.\n[MUSIC]\nChris Hill: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill. Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast and Alphabet have emerged as the top contenders to work with Netflix on the ad-supported tier of their service. Joining me to discuss in that and other parts of the entertainment media landscape is Motley Fool Senior Analyst Jim Mueller. Jim, thanks for being here.\nJim Mueller: My pleasure, Chris. How are you done?\nChris Hill: Doing well. I want to get your thoughts on Netflix apart from this, but let\'s start with this story. Is this a lucrative opportunity for whoever wins the right to work with Netflix on advertising?\nJim Mueller: Not right off, certainly not this year, probably not next year, it\'s going to take a little bit because Netflix and whoever wins, Google, Comcast, whoever, need to figure out how to serve the ads, who gets to see the ads, etc. It could be, but if Netflix shareholders are thinking this is going to be the savior of their company, it\'s going to take a few years for this to really get going.\nChris Hill: What do you think is a reasonable success metric? What should people be looking for? Because it seems as though Netflix is very focused on launching this in this calendar year.\nJim Mueller: Look for revenue growth as our management said at the end of the call, last quarter, I think the first quarter call, but for quite a while, Netflix\'s revenue growth is going to be still subscriber counts. How many subscribers do you have? Because remember anyone who goes to ad-based here and is willing to be served those ads, Netflix is losing money on, because they\'re going to lower the price. They have to make that up plus whatever extra they can get per person for that. If you\'re thinking of billions and billions of dollars of revenue from advertising, they\'re going to have to overcome even more billions of lost revenue because of the drop in the pricing tier.\nChris Hill: Why do you think Netflix is going the route of partnering with someone? Certainly, Google is as experienced at advertising digitally as any business out there. Is it just so that they can launch this sooner? Because I\'m sure there are people within Netflix who are making the argument saying, no, we should build this thing ourselves.\nJim Mueller: You answered your own question. Yes, this is to get it out there quicker. Get someone who knows the advertising business because Hastings and Sarandos and those guys, they do not know advertising at all. They know content, they know subscription, they diddly on advertising. Get somebody who is experienced on that, learn from them, and in comments made today in another Wall Street Journal article, Co-CEO Ted Sarandos is quoted as saying that basically they want to end up building their own and iterating and making it their own thing, which means that this partnership is going to be a few years, maybe a decade at most, I think, just from what they were saying. They definitely want to do it themselves, but I think they recognize that in order to start generating more revenue, they need to get in this faster than the two year timeline they mentioned at the end of the first quarter.\nChris Hill: What do you think the current state of Netflix is? Is this a stock that looks, certainly, it\'s lower priced than it was, say, a year or so ago and it\'s always fascinating to me when there is a business that is the clear leader. Let\'s be clear about this, all other subscribing services would love to have the number of subscribers that Netflix has. They\'re the clear leader in that category, but the stock is really beaten down right now.\nJim Mueller: You\'re asking is it a value play? No, I think it\'s a value trap at the moment. They\'re in trouble. They lost two million subscribers this last quarter. They came in two million subscribers light against what they had guided to Wall Street, and when they issued that guidance in January, it was half of what Wall Street was expecting. They got pounded about that and they couldn\'t even make it because of a near one percent churn. For the current quarter, Q2, which they report in middle of July, they\'re guiding to a two million subscriber drop. That\'s the first time they\'ve ever guided in 16 years. I\'ve been tracking this for 16 years. That\'s the first time they\'ve ever guided to a subscriber drop, and if they miss on that and the drop is three or four million, you don\'t want to be buying shares at today\'s price. That means the virtuous cycle of more subscribers means more revenue, means more spending on great content, which brings in more subscribers. That\'s been the driver for the company so far, but now if their subscriber count is actually beginning to go down, you\'re going to start running that backwards and that is death to the company. They need to get revenue, that\'s why they\'ve finally caved on the advertising campaign, that\'s why they\'re starting to focus on very carefully so they don\'t push people away on the sharing issue of passwords and so on. I think they are reacting to things and in trouble and before investing in it again, I would like to see them start to solve these problems. Full disclosure, I do not longer own any shares of the company.\nChris Hill: Earlier this month, there were reports that Netflix might be buying Roku. Certainly, the more recent reports about Comcast and Alphabet probably put all of that to rest. If you\'re a Roku shareholder, are you disappointed or are you relieved?\nJim Mueller: As Sarandos confirmed that in the same article, we don\'t need it, as a quote, declining to comment on reports that Netflix could be interested in buying the streaming of Roku. I was quoting from the Wall Street Journal article, we don\'t need it. Frankly, anyone who actually thought about it said they\'ve got six billion dollars of cash on the books, how much are they going to spend to buy Roku and what is it going to give them and how else might they use that money? Remember, they are spending a lot of money on that content. I don\'t think the Roku thing was anything more than a rumor and not even much of one. As a shareholder of Roku, probably relieved. Roku has pretty solid business by itself. They\'ve just hit a little bit of rough patch and I think shareholders give that management team time to get through it, they should be all right.\nChris Hill: Let\'s move away from streaming video and into the metaverse. Meta Platforms CEO, Mark Zuckerberg said this week, his goal is to have one billion people in the metaverse, each spending hundreds of dollars a year. Let\'s put aside whether or not you or I think it\'s going to get to a billion people and how long that will take. I am curious though about the commerce part in all of this. When you think about the metaverse, do you think there are public companies that are among the likely candidates to either enabled e-commerce in the metaverse or provide the entertainment or services or whatever that people are going to actually spend money on?\nJim Mueller: Sure, advertising. That\'s what Facebook, I\'m sorry, I can\'t say Meta Platforms [laughs] without cracking up. That\'s obviously where Zuckerberg is going with that, but there\'s so many ways to play the metaverse. You\'ve got advertising, you\'ve got companies like the Trade Desk that do a good job of placing ads where they do the most good and they\'ll learn from the patterns of what people do inside, whatever platform they\'re on about which ads would serve those people well. You\'ve got Google, Alphabet, of course, and their expertise of advertising. Then you\'ve got the platforms. The way a lot of people are talking about it is as if the metaverse is a single thing, it\'s not. It\'s scattered all over the place. You\'ve got Facebook\'s version, you\'ve got Roblox\'s version, and within that you\'ve got a whole hundreds, if not thousands, of different little worlds to go explore. You\'ve got live baseball that has metaverse. You see what they call stat cast, the arc of the ball, the speed of the pitch, the placement. All of that is using data from the real world and adding a layer of computer-generated imagery and information on top, which is what\'s called augmented reality, if I\'ve got my terminology right. You could play into, Major League Baseball is not public, but there are companies that collect that data and provide it. Sportradar is probably the biggest player there. Lots of different ways to play it. If I were going to be investing in this long-term trend, I\'d want to be willing to sit for at least a decade as it slowly builds out. It took a long time for the Internet to really get going, and this I think is bigger and requires more of a commitment by people to have some hardware permanently on, if they\'re going to be in it all the time. That is going to take longer for this to come into reality for most people.\nChris Hill: You mentioned live baseball and that\'s actually where I want to wrap up because I know you\'re a big baseball fan. Apple and Peacock are each paying Major League Baseball $100 million for the rights to stream games. Amazon Prime is doing New York Yankee games on Friday nights. As someone who is a subscriber of ApplePlus, they are pushing the baseball on a regular basis. I\'m curious if these are services that you think are going to lure people in because the larger trend, obviously, is something that I think we all talked about for a while and it took a while to get going, but it was this idea that big tech companies like Apple and Amazon would actually start bidding on live sports. There are people back in 2008, \'09, and 2010 saying this is coming. It actually took a little bit longer. But do you think Apple and Peacock dipping their toe into major league baseball as waters. Do you think this is a prelude to larger things?\nJim Mueller: Oh, definitely. Apple in addition to that baseball stuff, they are the likely winner of the NFL Sunday ticket. Just hasn\'t been announced yet but that\'s the speculation, which means they will have a bunch of American football games on every weekend starting probably next year. I think directed to you. DirecTV has the contract through the end of this year. So not not only baseball but sports in general. I mean, I ran across a story while thinking about this. Sinclair, the television network company there, they just launched, in fact, that went live this past week their regional sports and network valley sports as a independent streaming service to play baseball games for the five baseball teams in their regional sports network and regional sportsmen networks like yes, Yankees. I don\'t know what the ES stands for but it\'s the Yankee 1. Any SM covers the Boston Red Sox, all these regional sports networks, they\'re starting to launch their own little subscription services to this. Major League Baseball, of course has the whole thing, except for your regional teams for 150 a year finally, pulling it up. [laughs] [MUSIC] Just to watch them on my Mariner games. This is definitely happening and this is definitely a thing and you can expect more and more of it to come going forward.\nChris Hill: Jim Mueller, good luck to your Mariner. Thanks for being here.\nJim Mueller: Thanks.\nChris Hill: Up next, Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger return. I got a couple of stocks on their radar, so stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\n[MUSIC]\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talked about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against. So don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here once again with Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger. Our email address is [email protected]. Got a question from Levi in South Dakota who writes, any updates on the activision blizzard buyout? We\'re saving to build the house and I\'m wondering if this is too risky to put some of our house savings into for an arbitrage play. Warren Buffett likes it. So does that indicate safety? Let me just thank you for the question Levi. Let me just review for folks who haven\'t been following this closely as we have back in January, Microsoft announced it would buy Activision Blizzard for $95 a share. The deal is expected to close next year. At the moment, Activision shares are around $77. At the end of April, Warren Buffett said at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting that Berkshire owns 9.5 percent of Activision Blizzard, and it\'s because he said, sometimes I will see an arbitrage jail and I\'ll do it and I\'m coding here, it looks like the odds are in our favor, but absolutely we can lose money on this company, fairly large sums of money depending on what happens if the deal blows up. So map, we can\'t give specific personalized guidance for Levi, but I don\'t know. I think the fact that Buffet himself is signaling like, yeah, we like our odds, but there\'s no guarantee. I feel like that in and of itself provides even more guidance.\nJason Moser: That\'s the guidance. These can be a dangerous effort through said at first, but it\'s the metaphor of picking up pennies in front of a steam roller. In this case, it\'s a little different though the spread is so wide and you\'ve got buffered behind it. I have to say this is one of those arbitrage plays. Just speaking from my own personal perspective, I own shares of Activision Blizzard, not because of the arbitrage play. I\'ve owned the shares for years, but it\'s one of those situations where I do think there\'s probably not as much downside because of you said the stock\'s at 77, well, that is just slightly above where Activision\'s been trading the last five years. I feel like even if the deal falls through regulatory concerns or what have you, I don\'t feel like it\'s a situation where the stock is actually going to plummet. It will fall, but maybe the downside isn\'t as sharp as it might be, say, for another arbitrage play. So maybe one of small bet for the average investor, I don\'t know.\nMatt Argersinger: Jason, I feel like this is one of those situations. If you\'re interested, maybe make it a small percentage of your investing dollars.\nJason Moser: Yeah, I think that\'s fair. The old saw goes if something bookstore seems too good to be true usually is. It feels like in this case I\'m with Matt, it does feel like this deal likely happens, and even if it doesn\'t, I mean, Activision Blizzard around zone is still a good business, so the downside is relatively limited, but you go back to the funds. I mean, it\'s funds are for building a house. So this is a big deal. You don\'t want to put that stuff at risk. I think it all goes back to just these are the types of situations. Maybe you have a small portion of your portfolio that\'s dedicated to special situations investing, which is what this would qualify as. Also remember, there are going to be short-term capital gains taxes here replay depending on the type of account that you use. But I tend to agree with Matt, it feels like the downside in this case is probably somewhat limited.\nChris Hill: Let\'s get to the stocks on our radar. Our man behind-the-glass, Dan Boyd is going to hit you with a question. Matt, you are up first. What are you looking at this week?\nMatt Argersinger: Chris, I am looking at eBay and the tickers, E-B-A-Y, simple as the comps, everyone knows eBay and it\'s still an e-commerce powerhouse. I mean, they did 10 billion in annual revenue last year. Still have 147 million active buyers, 17 million active sellers, so it\'s a huge platform, huge marketplace. It\'s just a huge big-time cash-generator. Nearly 1.8 billion in free cash flow over the last 12 months. They\'ve used a lot of that cash flow to reduce share count by buybacks. They bought back over 50 percent of the stock over the last nine years. Trades at a 4P multiple 11, they start paying a dividend 2019. They\'ve raised that a few times already. I hate disagreeing with the market, but I think eBay is way too cheap right now.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about eBay.\nDan Boyd: You know, it\'s not too cheap, Chris. All the stuff that I want to buy on eBay [laughs] I got to tell you boys, I do like eBay as-a-service. It is a wonderful way to get things that are out of print or special or signed or anything that is commemorative, remember Bill or whatever. I love the service. I think that as the stock if it\'s super cheap right now, might be a good opportunity because I don\'t think eBay it\'s going anywhere.\nMatt Argersinger: There you go, Dan.\nChris Hill: Jason Moser, what\'s on your radar?\nJason Moser: Keeping an eye on Qualcomm ticker, Q-C-O-M, I\'m going to have a good fortune next week to interview CFO Akash Palkhiwala. We\'ll be talking hopefully about a wide range of topics, things like how they\'re handling the ongoing supply chain issues, Apple\'s moves to becoming more vertical. They have an ongoing partnership with Microsoft and of course, their ongoing efforts in building out 5G. But hey, it\'s also worth noting dairy founding affiliate of 6G and UT, a program at University of Texas that is working on the inevitable rollout of 6G and all of its applications. So it should be very fun and educational interview, and folks probably know I\'ve recommended Qualcomm and both of my services here at the fools. [MUSIC] So I\'m especially excited.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Qualcomm.\nDan Boyd: Now, Qualcomm seems like one of those stocks from the \'90s that has just stuck around for whatever reason, I\'m sure that they have been very important in developing technology and stuff in the past. But all I can figure when they think of Qualcomm is like a landfill lines.\nJason Moser: Well, Dan, that\'s not really a question, but I\'m going to put it into question forum and added to the interview next week. So thanks for the help. [laughs]\nChris Hill: A love the reference to landlines, Dan, of those two, do you have one you want to add to your watch list?\nDan Boyd: You know what Chris? As much as I like the old rotary phone, I think I\'m going to have [laughs] to go with eBay on this one again it\'s service that I love. I think it\'s a great site.\nChris Hill: Matt Argersinger, Jason Moser guys, thanks so much for being here.\nMatt Argersinger: Thank you.\nJason Moser: Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: That\'s going to do it for this week\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. Show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I\'m Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We\'ll see you next time.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, Microsoft, PayPal Holdings, Roblox Corporation, and eBay. Dan Boyd has positions in Activision Blizzard, Amazon, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). Jason Moser has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, and PayPal Holdings. Jim Mueller, CFA has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Microsoft, PayPal Holdings, and eBay and has the following options: long January 2023 $115 calls on Apple, long January 2023 $210 calls on Microsoft, long January 2024 $2,650 calls on Alphabet (C shares), long January 2024 $80 calls on Activision Blizzard, short January 2023 $125 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $220 calls on Microsoft, short January 2024 $2,700 calls on Alphabet (C shares), short January 2024 $82.50 puts on Activision Blizzard, short July 2022 $92.50 puts on PayPal Holdings, and short September 2022 $50 calls on eBay. Matthew Argersinger has positions in Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, DocuSign, NVR, Netflix, PayPal Holdings, Roku, and eBay and has the following options: short July 2022 $2,000 puts on Alphabet (A shares) and short June 2022 $195 puts on Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), DocuSign, FedEx, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, NVR, Netflix, PayPal Holdings, Qualcomm, Roblox Corporation, and Roku. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast, KB Home, and eBay and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short July 2022 $57.50 calls on eBay, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Motley Fool senior analyst Jim Mueller analyzes the companies competing for Netflix\'s ad business, opportunities in the metaverse, and big tech\'s pursuit of streaming live sports. Chris Hill: Jason, I want to key in on one word Matt said at the end there and it hasn\'t, because I think that as much as anything, that sums up the mood for a lot of individual investors and also for the fund managers and institutional folks on Wall Street, there is a hesitancy to jump into this market with both feet. I expect a lot of the other home-builders, like NVR, and D Horton, are going to come out and say, "Now we actually think prices are going to stay roughly flat, maybe even slightly lower over the next fiscal year, so we\'ll have to see."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Jim Mueller, CFA has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Microsoft, PayPal Holdings, and eBay and has the following options: long January 2023 $115 calls on Apple, long January 2023 $210 calls on Microsoft, long January 2024 $2,650 calls on Alphabet (C shares), long January 2024 $80 calls on Activision Blizzard, short January 2023 $125 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $220 calls on Microsoft, short January 2024 $2,700 calls on Alphabet (C shares), short January 2024 $82.50 puts on Activision Blizzard, short July 2022 $92.50 puts on PayPal Holdings, and short September 2022 $50 calls on eBay. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), DocuSign, FedEx, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, NVR, Netflix, PayPal Holdings, Qualcomm, Roblox Corporation, and Roku. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast, KB Home, and eBay and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short July 2022 $57.50 calls on eBay, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Investor Insight: "This Isn\'t Like 2008."', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser discuss: The lack of clarity (at the moment) facing investors. Jim Mueller: Not right off, certainly not this year, probably not next year, it's going to take a little bit because Netflix and whoever wins, Google, Comcast, whoever, need to figure out how to serve the ads, who gets to see the ads, etc. Jim Mueller: Look for revenue growth as our management said at the end of the call, last quarter, I think the first quarter call, but for quite a while, Netflix's revenue growth is going to be still subscriber counts.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Jim Mueller, CFA has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Microsoft, PayPal Holdings, and eBay and has the following options: long January 2023 $115 calls on Apple, long January 2023 $210 calls on Microsoft, long January 2024 $2,650 calls on Alphabet (C shares), long January 2024 $80 calls on Activision Blizzard, short January 2023 $125 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $220 calls on Microsoft, short January 2024 $2,700 calls on Alphabet (C shares), short January 2024 $82.50 puts on Activision Blizzard, short July 2022 $92.50 puts on PayPal Holdings, and short September 2022 $50 calls on eBay. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), DocuSign, FedEx, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, NVR, Netflix, PayPal Holdings, Qualcomm, Roblox Corporation, and Roku. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast, KB Home, and eBay and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short July 2022 $57.50 calls on eBay, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-climbed-on-wednesday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher on Wednesday, adding as much as 2.4%. As of 12:42 p.m. ET today, the stock was up 1.3%.\nThe catalyst that sent the stock higher on a mixed market day was news that iPhone demand may be holding up better than investors expected, which could spell additional upside for the stock.\nSo what\nAfter initiating supply chain checks in China, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives concluded there have been "steady with slight improvements, despite the zero-COVID-driven demand issues." The Chinese government has acted swiftly, initiating lockdowns for some of the country\'s largest cities to curb the spread of the pandemic, which has caused intermittent delays in the manufacturing sector.\nApple has not been immune as the iPhone factories were temporarily shuttered earlier this year.\nHowever, Ives\' checks suggest iPhone sales could surprise to the upside. "We believe iPhone demand is holding up slightly better than expected," the analyst wrote, "despite the various supply issues that have plagued Apple and the rest of the tech sector." Furthermore, Ives believes that worry over the iPhone supply chain and production issues should peak in the June quarter, giving way to optimism regarding the coming launch of the iPhone 14, which is expected this fall.\nNow what\nIt\'s important to note that any protracted economic downturn would weigh on the tech giant\'s stock, at least in the short term. With an average iPhone selling price of roughly $825, consumers would likely put off upgrading to the latest device, which in turn would pressure Apple\'s revenue.\nThe iPhone is by far the biggest contributor to Apple\'s revenue. In the March quarter, iPhone sales topped $50.5 billion, up 5.4% year over year, accounting for roughly 52% of the company\'s total revenue. In the event of a recession, sales could temporarily stall, which would spook investors.\nThat said, Apple dominates the global smartphone market, taking home roughly 44% of worldwide smartphone revenue last year. Additionally, with more than $192 billion in cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet, the company has the resources to weather any economic storm, and should be viewed as a safe haven for investors with a long-term outlook.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher on Wednesday, adding as much as 2.4%. So what After initiating supply chain checks in China, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives concluded there have been "steady with slight improvements, despite the zero-COVID-driven demand issues." The Chinese government has acted swiftly, initiating lockdowns for some of the country\'s largest cities to curb the spread of the pandemic, which has caused intermittent delays in the manufacturing sector.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher on Wednesday, adding as much as 2.4%. So what After initiating supply chain checks in China, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives concluded there have been "steady with slight improvements, despite the zero-COVID-driven demand issues." In the March quarter, iPhone sales topped $50.5 billion, up 5.4% year over year, accounting for roughly 52% of the company\'s total revenue.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Climbed on Wednesday', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher on Wednesday, adding as much as 2.4%. The catalyst that sent the stock higher on a mixed market day was news that iPhone demand may be holding up better than investors expected, which could spell additional upside for the stock. In the March quarter, iPhone sales topped $50.5 billion, up 5.4% year over year, accounting for roughly 52% of the company's total revenue.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher on Wednesday, adding as much as 2.4%. The catalyst that sent the stock higher on a mixed market day was news that iPhone demand may be holding up better than investors expected, which could spell additional upside for the stock. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Danny Vena has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-u.s.-fcc-commissioner-urges-apple-google-to-boot-tiktok-from-app-stores', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Diane Bartz and Echo Wang\nWASHINGTON/NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission has urged the chief executives of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores.\nBrendan Carr, the FCC commissioner, said in a letter to the CEOs, dated June 24 and sent on FCC letterhead, that video-sharing app TikTok has collected vast troves of sensitive data about U.S. users that could be accessed by ByteDance staff in Beijing. ByteDance is TikTok\'s Chinese parent.\nCarr tweeted details of the letter on Tuesday.\n"TikTok is not just another video app. That\'s the sheep\'s clothing," Carr said on Twitter. "It harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show are being accessed in Beijing."\nCarr asked the companies to either remove TikTok from their app stores by July 8 or explain to him why they did not plan to do so.\nCarr\'s request is unusual given that the FCC does not have clear jurisdiction over the content of app stores. The FCC regulates the national security space usually through its authority to grant certain communications licenses to companies.\nA TikTok spokeswoman said the company\'s engineers in locations outside of the United States, including China, can be granted access to U.S. user data "on an as-needed basis" and under "strict controls."\nGoogle declined comment on Carr\'s letter, while Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nTikTok has been under U.S. regulatory scrutiny over its collection of U.S. personal data. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews deals by foreign acquirers for potential national security risks, ordered ByteDance in 2020 to divest TikTok because of fears that U.S. user data could be passed on to China\'s communist government.\nTo address these concerns, TikTok said earlier this month that it migrated the information of its U.S. users to servers at Oracle Corp ORCL.N.\nA spokesperson for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which chairs CFIUS, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\n"What we\'re seeing here from Commissioner Carr is a suggestion that at least some parts of the U.S. government don\'t think that this is enough," Richard Sofield, a national security partner at law firm Vinson & Elkins LLP, said about TikTok\'s partnership with Oracle.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz in Washington, D.C., and Echo Wang in New York; Editing by Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Diane Bartz and Echo Wang WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission has urged the chief executives of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores. A TikTok spokeswoman said the company\'s engineers in locations outside of the United States, including China, can be granted access to U.S. user data "on an as-needed basis" and under "strict controls." "What we\'re seeing here from Commissioner Carr is a suggestion that at least some parts of the U.S. government don\'t think that this is enough," Richard Sofield, a national security partner at law firm Vinson & Elkins LLP, said about TikTok\'s partnership with Oracle.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Diane Bartz and Echo Wang WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission has urged the chief executives of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores. A TikTok spokeswoman said the company\'s engineers in locations outside of the United States, including China, can be granted access to U.S. user data "on an as-needed basis" and under "strict controls." Google declined comment on Carr\'s letter, while Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.', 'news_article_title': 'A U.S. FCC commissioner urges Apple, Google to boot TikTok from app stores', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Diane Bartz and Echo Wang WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission has urged the chief executives of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores. Brendan Carr, the FCC commissioner, said in a letter to the CEOs, dated June 24 and sent on FCC letterhead, that video-sharing app TikTok has collected vast troves of sensitive data about U.S. users that could be accessed by ByteDance staff in Beijing. A TikTok spokeswoman said the company\'s engineers in locations outside of the United States, including China, can be granted access to U.S. user data "on an as-needed basis" and under "strict controls."', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Diane Bartz and Echo Wang WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission has urged the chief executives of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores. Brendan Carr, the FCC commissioner, said in a letter to the CEOs, dated June 24 and sent on FCC letterhead, that video-sharing app TikTok has collected vast troves of sensitive data about U.S. users that could be accessed by ByteDance staff in Beijing. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews deals by foreign acquirers for potential national security risks, ordered ByteDance in 2020 to divest TikTok because of fears that U.S. user data could be passed on to China's communist government."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-staggers-to-slightly-lower-close-as-quarter-end-looms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended a seesaw session slightly down on Wednesday as investors limped toward the finish line of a downbeat month, a dismal quarter, and the worst first-half for the S&P 500 since President Richard Nixon\'s first term.\nThe three major U.S. stock indexes spent much of the session wavering between red and green.\n"The market’s struggling to find direction," said Megan Horneman, chief investment officer at Verdence Capital Advisors in Hunt Valley, Maryland. "We had disappointing data, and the markets are waiting for earnings season, when we\'ll get more clarity" with respect to future earnings and an economic slowdown.\nMarket leaders Apple AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market.\nWith the end of the month and the second quarter a day away, the benchmark S&P 500 has set a course for its biggest first-half percentage drop since 1970.\nAs for the Nasdaq, it was on its way to its worst-ever first-half performance, while the Dow appeared on track for its biggest January-June percentage drop since the financial crisis.\nAll three indexes were bound to post their second straight quarterly declines. That last time that happened was in 2015.\n"We have a central bank that has had to pivot from a decades-old easy money policy to a tightening cycle," Horneman added. "This is new for a lot of investors."\n"We’re seeing a repricing for what we expect to be a very different interest rate environment going forward."\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 3.13 points, or 0.08%, to end at 3,817.90 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 4.62 points, or 0.04%, to 11,176.92. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 73.06 points, or 0.24%, to 31,020.05.\nBenchmark Treasury yields have risen by over 1.606 percentage points so far in 2022, their biggest first-half jump since 1984. That explains why interest rate sensitive growth stocks .IGX have plunged over 26% year-to-date.\nFederal Reserve officials in recent days have reiterated their determination to rein in inflation, setting expectations for their second consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike in July, while expressing confidence that monetary tightening will not tip the economy into recession.\nIn economic news, U.S. Commerce Department data showed GDP contracted slightly more than previously stated in the first three months of the year, with consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of the economy, contributing substantially less than originally reported.\nThis follows Tuesday\'s dire consumer confidence report, which showed consumer expectations sinking to their lowest level since March 2013.\nSecond-quarter reporting season remains several weeks away, and 130 of the companies in the S&P 500 have pre-announced. Of those, 45 have been positive and 77 have been negative, resulting in a negative/positive ratio of 1.7 stronger than the first quarter but weaker than a year ago, according to Refinitiv data.\nWhat will investors be listening for in those earnings calls?\n"Margin pressures, that’s the big concern, pricing pressures, scaling back plans for capex because of the slowdown, and if they see any improvement in the supply chain," Horneman said.\nPackaged food company General Mills Inc GIS.N jumped after its sales beat estimates.\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O tumbled following the retailer\'s announcement that it had replaced chief executive officer Mark Tritton, hoping to reverse a slump.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; additional reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bangalore; Editing by David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Market leaders Apple AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended a seesaw session slightly down on Wednesday as investors limped toward the finish line of a downbeat month, a dismal quarter, and the worst first-half for the S&P 500 since President Richard Nixon's first term. Federal Reserve officials in recent days have reiterated their determination to rein in inflation, setting expectations for their second consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike in July, while expressing confidence that monetary tightening will not tip the economy into recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market leaders Apple AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market. With the end of the month and the second quarter a day away, the benchmark S&P 500 has set a course for its biggest first-half percentage drop since 1970. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 3.13 points, or 0.08%, to end at 3,817.90 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 4.62 points, or 0.04%, to 11,176.92.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500 staggers to slightly lower close as quarter-end looms', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market leaders Apple AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market. The three major U.S. stock indexes spent much of the session wavering between red and green. "We had disappointing data, and the markets are waiting for earnings season, when we\'ll get more clarity" with respect to future earnings and an economic slowdown.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Market leaders Apple AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended a seesaw session slightly down on Wednesday as investors limped toward the finish line of a downbeat month, a dismal quarter, and the worst first-half for the S&P 500 since President Richard Nixon's first term. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 3.13 points, or 0.08%, to end at 3,817.90 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 4.62 points, or 0.04%, to 11,176.92."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-etf-inflows%3A-qqq-aapl-msft-pep', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $779.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.5% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 546,300,000 to 549,050,000). Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 1.6%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 1.5%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $283.93. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 1.6%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 1.5%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $779.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.5% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 546,300,000 to 549,050,000). These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 1.6%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 1.5%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $283.93. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy ETF Inflows: QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, PEP', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 1.6%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 1.5%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $779.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.5% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 546,300,000 to 549,050,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $283.93.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 1.6%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 1.5%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $779.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.5% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 546,300,000 to 549,050,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $283.93."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-schwab-fundamental-u.s.-broad-market-index-etf-fndb-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) was launched on 08/13/2013, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Charles Schwab. FNDB has been able to amass assets over $422.47 million, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Value. FNDB, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Index.\nThe Russell RAFI US Index measures the performance of the constituent companies by fundamental overall company scores.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.25% for this ETF, which makes it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 2.01%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nRepresenting 15.80% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.04% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 18.99% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -12.08% so far this year and is down about -4.29% in the last one year (as of 06/29/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $49.26 and $59.23.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 24.42% for the trailing three-year period, which makes FNDB a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 1627 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) tracks ---------------------------------------- and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF has $6.33 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $11.06 billion. DFAT has an expense ratio of 0.29% and IUSV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports\n \nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.04% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.04% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.04% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) was launched on 08/13/2013, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.04% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Chevron Corp (CVX). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) was launched on 08/13/2013, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/itot-fdig%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 21,600,000 units, or a 4.8% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.6%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.6%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FDIG ETF, which added 250,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: ITOT, FDIG: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 21,600,000 units, or a 4.8% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.6%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.6%. VIDEO: ITOT, FDIG: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 21,600,000 units, or a 4.8% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FDIG ETF, which added 250,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: ITOT, FDIG: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'ITOT, FDIG: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 21,600,000 units, or a 4.8% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.6%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.6%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FDIG ETF, which added 250,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 21,600,000 units, or a 4.8% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FDIG ETF, which added 250,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: ITOT, FDIG: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-limps-to-slightly-lower-close-as-quarter-end-looms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended a seesaw session slightly down on Wednesday as investors staggered toward the finish line of a downbeat month, a dismal quarter, and the worst first-half for Wall Street\'s benchmark index since President Richard Nixon\'s first term.\nThe three major U.S. stock indexes spent much of the session wavering between red and green. The Nasdaq joined the S&P 500, closing nominally lower, while the blue-chip Dow posted a modest gain.\n"The market’s struggling to find direction," said Megan Horneman, chief investment officer at Verdence Capital Advisors in Hunt Valley, Maryland. "We had disappointing data, and the markets are waiting for earnings season, when we\'ll get more clarity" with respect to future earnings and an economic slowdown.\nMarket leaders Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market.\nWith the end of the month and the second quarter a day away, the S&P 500 has set a course for its biggest first-half percentage drop since 1970.\nThe Nasdaq was on its way to its worst-ever first-half performance, while the Dow appeared on track for its biggest January-June percentage drop since the financial crisis.\nAll three indexes were bound to post their second straight quarterly declines. That last time that happened was in 2015.\n"We have a central bank that has had to pivot from a decades-old easy money policy to a tightening cycle," Horneman added. "This is new for a lot of investors."\n"We’re seeing a repricing for what we expect to be a very different interest rate environment going forward."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 82.32 points, or 0.27%, to 31,029.31, the S&P 500 .SPXlost 2.72 points, or 0.07%, to 3,818.83 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICdropped 3.65 points, or 0.03%, to 11,177.89.\nOf the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, five lost ground on the day, with energy stocks .SPNY suffering the largest percentage drop. Healthcare .SPXHC led the gainers.\nBenchmark Treasury yields have risen by over 1.606 percentage points so far in 2022, their biggest first-half jump since 1984. That explains why interest rate sensitive growth stocks .IGX have plunged over 26% year-to-date.\nFederal Reserve officials in recent days have reiterated their determination to rein in inflation, setting expectations for their second consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike in July, while expressing confidence that monetary tightening will not tip the economy into recession.\nIn economic news, U.S. Commerce Department data showed GDP contracted slightly more than previously stated in the first three months of the year. Consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of the economy, contributed substantially less than originally reported.\nA day earlier, a dire consumer confidence report showed consumer expectations sinking to their lowest level since March 2013.\nSecond-quarter reporting season remains several weeks away, and 130 of the companies in the S&P 500 have pre-announced. Of those, 45 have been positive and 77 have been negative, resulting in a negative/positive ratio of 1.7 stronger than the first quarter but weaker than a year ago, according to Refinitiv data.\nWhat will investors be listening for in those earnings calls?\n"Margin pressures, that’s the big concern, pricing pressures, scaling back plans for capex because of the slowdown, and if they see any improvement in the supply chain," Horneman said.\nPackaged food company General Mills Inc GIS.N jumped 6.3% after its sales beat estimates.\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O tumbled 23.6% following the retailer\'s announcement that it had replaced chief executive officer Mark Tritton, hoping to reverse a slump.\nPackage deliverer Fedex Corp FDX.N dropped 2.6% in the wake of its disappointing margin forecast for its ground unit.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.96-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.79-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 36 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 14 new highs and 284 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 11.55 billion shares, compared with the 12.79 billion average over the last 20 trading days.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; additional reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bangalore; Editing by David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market leaders Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended a seesaw session slightly down on Wednesday as investors staggered toward the finish line of a downbeat month, a dismal quarter, and the worst first-half for Wall Street\'s benchmark index since President Richard Nixon\'s first term. "The market’s struggling to find direction," said Megan Horneman, chief investment officer at Verdence Capital Advisors in Hunt Valley, Maryland.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market leaders Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market. With the end of the month and the second quarter a day away, the S&P 500 has set a course for its biggest first-half percentage drop since 1970. A day earlier, a dire consumer confidence report showed consumer expectations sinking to their lowest level since March 2013.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 limps to slightly lower close as quarter-end looms', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market leaders Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market. "We had disappointing data, and the markets are waiting for earnings season, when we\'ll get more clarity" with respect to future earnings and an economic slowdown. Of the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, five lost ground on the day, with energy stocks .SPNY suffering the largest percentage drop.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Market leaders Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O provided the upside muscle, while economically sensitive chips .SOX small caps .RUT and transports .DJT were underperforming the broader market. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended a seesaw session slightly down on Wednesday as investors staggered toward the finish line of a downbeat month, a dismal quarter, and the worst first-half for Wall Street's benchmark index since President Richard Nixon's first term. Federal Reserve officials in recent days have reiterated their determination to rein in inflation, setting expectations for their second consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike in July, while expressing confidence that monetary tightening will not tip the economy into recession."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-subdued-open-as-fed-hawks-push-for-faster-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar\nJune 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Wednesday after several Federal Reserve policymakers made a case for faster interest rate hikes to tamp down inflation as a string of recent data continued to paint a dour picture for the economy.\nThe latest data highlighted the contraction of the U.S. economy in the first quarter amid a record trade deficit and followed a Tuesday report that showed U.S. consumer confidence hitting a 16-month low.\nMarket participants, who are fretting about the impact of hefty rate increases on the U.S. economy, focused on a speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell at a European Central Bank forum. His comments will be parsed for any change in the Fed\'s hawkish stance on tackling inflation.\nInvestors also digested a report that said Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester advocated for another 75 basis points (bps) interest rate hike in the U.S. central bank\'s July meeting, if economic conditions remain the same.\nSan Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and New York Fed President John Williams on Tuesday backed further rapid interest rate hikes and pushed back against fears that sharply higher borrowing costs will trigger a steep downturn.\n"They\'re (markets) not taking it in stride, that\'s for sure. Right now when you have these sort of negative confluences, all coming together at one time, that keeps people on the sidelines, unwilling to step up and become buyers," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth Management.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX was on track for its biggest drop in the first half of a year since 1970, and along with the Dow and the Nasdaq was headed toward a second straight quarterly decline for the first time since 2015.\nAt 8:48 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 42 points, or 0.14%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 remained unchanged, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 15.5 points, or 0.13%.\nTraders pointed to quarter-end rebalancing of portfolios also feeding into higher volatility.\nShares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which fell between 0.1% and 1% in premarket trading.\nGeneral Mills Inc GIS.N gained 2.9% after the Cheerios maker\'s sales surpassed estimates despite higher prices.\nPinterest Inc PINS.N gained 4.1% after the social media platform said former Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O executive, Bill Ready, would replace its long-time chief executive officer who is stepping down.\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O tumbled 12.7% after the home goods retailer reported a drop in quarterly comparable sales and said its CEO, Mark Tritton, had stepped down\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Shreyashi Sanyal; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which fell between 0.1% and 1% in premarket trading. By Amruta Khandekar June 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Wednesday after several Federal Reserve policymakers made a case for faster interest rate hikes to tamp down inflation as a string of recent data continued to paint a dour picture for the economy. The latest data highlighted the contraction of the U.S. economy in the first quarter amid a record trade deficit and followed a Tuesday report that showed U.S. consumer confidence hitting a 16-month low.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which fell between 0.1% and 1% in premarket trading. Investors also digested a report that said Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester advocated for another 75 basis points (bps) interest rate hike in the U.S. central bank's July meeting, if economic conditions remain the same. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and New York Fed President John Williams on Tuesday backed further rapid interest rate hikes and pushed back against fears that sharply higher borrowing costs will trigger a steep downturn.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for subdued open as Fed hawks push for faster rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which fell between 0.1% and 1% in premarket trading. The latest data highlighted the contraction of the U.S. economy in the first quarter amid a record trade deficit and followed a Tuesday report that showed U.S. consumer confidence hitting a 16-month low. Market participants, who are fretting about the impact of hefty rate increases on the U.S. economy, focused on a speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell at a European Central Bank forum.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which fell between 0.1% and 1% in premarket trading. Investors also digested a report that said Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester advocated for another 75 basis points (bps) interest rate hike in the U.S. central bank's July meeting, if economic conditions remain the same. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and New York Fed President John Williams on Tuesday backed further rapid interest rate hikes and pushed back against fears that sharply higher borrowing costs will trigger a steep downturn."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/three-value-stocks-to-consider-for-your-bargain-hunting-in-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "As the age-old saying goes, “everybody is a genius in a bull market,” but what motto is most suitable for such unprecedented, trying times? With inflation at a 40-year high, the Federal Reserve remaining steadfast in increasing interest rates to combat it, and 6 in every 10 Americans forecasting a looming recession, according to a recent survey conducted by the Gallup poll, the street is eerily silent. And the recent string of job cuts and hiring slowdowns already makes one wonder if this is 2008 all over again.\nFortunately, if an investor has time on her side, the gloom and doom can and should be greeted with optimism. Any young opportunist will want to take full advantage of what could be a once-in-a-lifetime, generational opportunity to score high-quality, value stocks at steep discounts. Better yet, such investments won’t even require much of your attention.\nTo some, such an approach may seem boring, but the goal is not about having fun – it is about building wealth and securing a financially stress-free future.\nSo, where exactly are these stock market gems? Like most opportunities, they are right in front of us, and we just need to act at the right time!\nTechnology\nThe first sector to dive into, which may be the most exciting among them all, is the technology sector. Without having to look too far, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) present themselves well.\nApple, the world’s most valuable company by market capitalization, is currently down from its 52-week high of $182.27 trading for $141.66 a share which equates to a change in the share price of 22.3% whereas Microsoft plummeted from its 52-week high of $349.67 to $267.70 equating to an even greater change rate of 23.4%.\nOf course, share prices alone should never be the determinant to executing an investment so it is noteworthy that Apple’s P/E ratio is sitting at 23 while Microsoft’s P/E ratio is nominally higher at 27.9 – multiples that are in the ballpark of Cola-Cola (KO) and Proctor & Gamble (PG) which is crazy considering the fact that these two technology leaders continue to create our digital futures.\nMoreover, the sheer combination of continued superior financial performance and focus on growth by both these names continue to warrant investor attention.\nApple’s recent Worldwide Developer Conference 2022 showcased iOS16, watchOS 9, and the new iPadOS16. Apple confirmed two new laptops and the M2 processor that can handle 24GB. The company’s buy-now-pay-later is arguably one of the biggest moves in the financial domain this season. Further, its moves into the AR/VR space along with Apple glass could open new lucrative markets.\nApple’s top line has grown from $274.5 billion in 2020 to $365.8 billion in 2021. The figure is further expected to balloon to nearly $415 billion in 2023. At the same time, its EPS is expected to expand at a faster clip from $3.28 in 2020 to $6.5 in 2023. This implies a strong moat and a firm grip over margins. Wall Street is already seeing a 34.7% potential upside in the stock with a Strong Buy consensus rating and an average price target of $185.13.\nFurther, Apple has a return on total assets of 29% and a return on total capital of 38%, whereas the industry median does not score above 5% on either of these metrics. The third important point where the company actually scores high is its net income per employee of almost $650,000, which shows that despite its global presence, Apple is highly efficient in utilizing its manpower.\nMicrosoft, too, has had a dominant position in its market for decades now and is probably making bigger moves than its peers.\nAt first glance, the name Microsoft only brings WindowsOS and spreadsheets to one’s mind. But there’s more under the surface.\nIts recent Activision Blizzard acquisition makes it the third biggest name in gaming, Azure puts it far ahead in the Cloud space and LinkedIn makes it a major name in social networks, and GitHub, too, is owned by Microsoft. This level of omnipresence is more than hard to replicate.\nMicrosoft’s top line has expanded from $143 billion in 2020 to $168 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach ~$227 billion in 2023. Concurrently, EPS is expected to jump to $10.7 in 2023 from $5.88 in 2020. Analysts have a Strong Buy consensus rating on the stock alongside a price target of $352.77 which implies a 37.54% potential upside.\nMicrosoft, too, scores high on return on total capital and return on total assets at 22% and 21%, respectively. Further, its net income per employee at the $400,000 level is far ahead of the industry median of ~8,000 and highlights its scale of efficiency even after decades of ruling its market.\nFinancials\nHowever, if technology investments aren’t quite your thing, the financial sector has been on sale for quite some time, and until interest rates rise, it may remain at attractive valuations.\nAn obvious pick that has become the largest bank in the United States and the world’s largest bank by market capitalization is JPMorgan Chase (JPM). As interest rates were knocked to zero at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, JPMorgan’s share price began its descent as one of its key revenue streams from interest-bearing loans was suddenly placed on pause.\nCurrently, JPMorgan’s current share price is $117.32, which is down from a 52-week high of $172.96, making for a 32.2% change with a P/E ratio at a low of just 8.7.\nLooking ahead, as the Federal Reserve begins to steadily raise rates, banks across the board will be one of the main beneficiaries; they will experience stronger margins, resulting in more revenue on the balance sheet, which will likely rally shareholders for JPMorgan’s share price comeback.\nMoreover, JPMorgan, which was founded in 1799 has weathered both the 1929 and 2008 crashes. Top-line of this financial behemoth increased from ~$102.5 billion in 2020 to ~$131 billion in 2021. The figure is expected to further rise to $136.2 billion in 2023. Simultaneously, EPS is expected to reach $12.8 in 2023 from ~$8.5 in 2020.\nAdditionally, the 28.4% share price slide in 2022 so far means the stock now offers a dividend yield of 3.32%. The Street has a Moderate Buy consensus rating on JPMorgan alongside a price target of $155.11 which implies a potential upside of 33.92%.\nJPMorgan's return on equity at 16% is almost 33% higher than the financial industry median and its net income per employee at $150,000 levels is nearly 50% higher than the financial industry's median. Moreover, the financial giant has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.66 and a price-to-free cash flow ratio of 5.10. This implies, that investors are paying nearly 2.5 times for each sales dollar the company generates.\nClosing Note\nEarlier this year, Mr. Buffett bemoaned a lack of buying opportunities. The steep decline over the past few months has already made these three names attractive bargains, and if the Fed’s stance continues, more names might be coming up for seekers of value.\nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Without having to look too far, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) present themselves well. With inflation at a 40-year high, the Federal Reserve remaining steadfast in increasing interest rates to combat it, and 6 in every 10 Americans forecasting a looming recession, according to a recent survey conducted by the Gallup poll, the street is eerily silent. As interest rates were knocked to zero at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, JPMorgan’s share price began its descent as one of its key revenue streams from interest-bearing loans was suddenly placed on pause.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Without having to look too far, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) present themselves well. Analysts have a Strong Buy consensus rating on the stock alongside a price target of $352.77 which implies a 37.54% potential upside. The Street has a Moderate Buy consensus rating on JPMorgan alongside a price target of $155.11 which implies a potential upside of 33.92%.', 'news_article_title': 'Three Value Stocks to Consider For Your Bargain Hunting in 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Without having to look too far, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) present themselves well. Further, its net income per employee at the $400,000 level is far ahead of the industry median of ~8,000 and highlights its scale of efficiency even after decades of ruling its market. Financials However, if technology investments aren’t quite your thing, the financial sector has been on sale for quite some time, and until interest rates rise, it may remain at attractive valuations.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Without having to look too far, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) present themselves well. Apple, the world’s most valuable company by market capitalization, is currently down from its 52-week high of $182.27 trading for $141.66 a share which equates to a change in the share price of 22.3% whereas Microsoft plummeted from its 52-week high of $349.67 to $267.70 equating to an even greater change rate of 23.4%. Of course, share prices alone should never be the determinant to executing an investment so it is noteworthy that Apple’s P/E ratio is sitting at 23 while Microsoft’s P/E ratio is nominally higher at 27.9 – multiples that are in the ballpark of Cola-Cola (KO) and Proctor & Gamble (PG) which is crazy considering the fact that these two technology leaders continue to create our digital futures.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-pledges-to-localize-payment-methods-in-apac', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX is looking to localize payment methods in the Asia Pacific region to make subscriptions easier for streamers.\n\nInstead of mandating the usual credit or debit card for their subscription, streamers can use alternative payment methods, including Unified Payments Interface (UPI), digital wallet and direct carrier billing.\n\nAccording to Netflix, the number of new subscribers signing up with an alternative payment method more than tripled between 2020 and 2021. At the same time, the company added 16 new payment methods. The company added that it adheres to the payment card industry’s standards of keeping customer card data secure, which includes not storing CVV numbers.\n\nPer The Global Payments Report, digital wallets will make up 72% of e-commerce transactions in APAC by 2025. Currently, digital wallets, direct carrier billing and bank-based payments are some of the most popular payment methods among Netflix’s new signups.\n\nIn India, Netflix was the first merchant to launch UPI autopay. In Indonesia, the mobile wallet service, GoPay, was the first e-money payment option that Netflix offered. Netflix handles retail payments such as gift cards, in addition to traditional credit, debit and prepaid cards.\n\nEven in more mature markets, like South Korea and Taiwan, where card payments are still the norm, there’s a strong demand for direct carrier billing, along with an increased growth in digital wallets.\nNetflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\nNetflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\nNetflix Eyes Asia to Address Subscriber Growth Woes\nNetflix is setting its eyes on the Asian market to fuel its growth in the upcoming years after experiencing an unexpected retreat in the number of paid subscribers. In the first quarter of 2022, Netflix lost 640,000 subscribers in the United States and Canada, 350,000 subscribers in Latin America, and 300,000 subscribers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”). The Asia Pacific was the only region where paying subscribers grew by 1.1 million.\n\nAsia-Pacific has been the engine of Netflix’s growth over the past year and is expected to be the biggest driver of further expansion. The Asia-Pacific region currently accounts for 15% of Netflix’s 221.6 million global subscribers.\n\nHowever, the pace of revenue growth is the slowest since records began in 2017, after low-cost mobile plans were introduced in Asia and prices were slashed in India. The average revenue per membership fell 5% to $9.21 per month in the Asia Pacific, compared with a 5% increase to $14.91 in the United States and Canada.\n\nGiven the rising movie and original show production costs, these lower-priced plans might not be sustainable in the long term. Netflix has shown interest in bringing advertising to its platform. Although the plan will undoubtedly diversify revenue sources, Netflix might find it difficult to win market share, given the huge proliferation of ad-supported video streamers in these markets.\n\nMoreover, this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company faces stiff competition in the region from competing streaming platforms, like Disney DIS owned Hotstar, and Viu, owned by Hong Kong-based PCCW Media. Netflix had 6.8 million subscribers in Southeast Asia, compared with Viu’s 7 million and Hotstar’s 7.2 million, at the end of 2021, according to data from Singapore-based media consultancy, Media Partners Asia.\n\nBesides, the near-term outlook is not enthusiastic as Netflix expects to lose two million paid subscribers in second-quarter 2022, owing to significant competition from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+ and Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video services in international markets.\n\nApple TV+ outbid Netflix to win the rights to Sugar. Apple TV+ is gaining a solid reputation, with Ted Lasso winning multiple Emmy Awards and CODA winning three Academy Awards.\n\nDisney recently began offering its streaming service, Disney+, in 16 countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Given the breadth of content of Disney+, the streaming platform is expected to grab the second spot, with a subscriber base of 6.5 million in the region by 2027, trailing only Netflix, which is likely to have a viewer base of 11 million per Digital TV Research data. Amazon is expected to outperform Starzplay, with 4.8 million subscribers, to grab the third spot.\n\nNonetheless, Netflix is expected to add 5.29, 4.7 and 3.7 million subscribers in 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively, in APAC.\n\nThe company has been leveraging the talent of local producers in Asia lately and some of its bets have turned into home runs such as Squid Game, The White Tiger and Crash Landing on You.\n\nNetflix is bringing back its hit Korean urban fantasy action series, Sweet Home for two more seasons. Lee Eung-bok, who directed the first season of Sweet Home, is also set to helm the K-drama’s new seasons.\n\nRecently, Netflix launched a remake of the popular Spanish series Money Heist for its Korean audiences. This production showcases the strong efforts made by the production team to test successful western titles become big hits in Asia as well.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Besides, the near-term outlook is not enthusiastic as Netflix expects to lose two million paid subscribers in second-quarter 2022, owing to significant competition from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+ and Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video services in international markets. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Even in more mature markets, like South Korea and Taiwan, where card payments are still the norm, there’s a strong demand for direct carrier billing, along with an increased growth in digital wallets.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Besides, the near-term outlook is not enthusiastic as Netflix expects to lose two million paid subscribers in second-quarter 2022, owing to significant competition from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+ and Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video services in international markets. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Instead of mandating the usual credit or debit card for their subscription, streamers can use alternative payment methods, including Unified Payments Interface (UPI), digital wallet and direct carrier billing.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Pledges to Localize Payment Methods in APAC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Besides, the near-term outlook is not enthusiastic as Netflix expects to lose two million paid subscribers in second-quarter 2022, owing to significant competition from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+ and Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video services in international markets. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix NFLX is looking to localize payment methods in the Asia Pacific region to make subscriptions easier for streamers.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Besides, the near-term outlook is not enthusiastic as Netflix expects to lose two million paid subscribers in second-quarter 2022, owing to significant competition from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+ and Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video services in international markets. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Netflix Eyes Asia to Address Subscriber Growth Woes Netflix is setting its eyes on the Asian market to fuel its growth in the upcoming years after experiencing an unexpected retreat in the number of paid subscribers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-lower-as-fed-hawks-push-for-faster-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Amruta Khandekar\nJune 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday after several Federal Reserve policymakers made the case for faster interest rate hikes to bring down high inflation.\nInvestors are now awaiting more data to determine whether the U.S. economy can withstand hefty rate hikes. Data on Tuesday showed U.S. consumer confidence dropped to a 16-month low in June on worries about high inflation and growing risks of a recession.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak at a European Central Bank forum later in the day. His comments will be parsed for any change in the Fed's hawkish stance on tackling inflation.\nMarkets also digested a report that said Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester advocated for another 75 basis points (bps) interest rate hike in the U.S. central bank's July meeting, if economic conditions remain the same.\nSan Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and New York Fed President John Williams on Tuesday backed further rapid interest rate hikes and pushed back against fears that sharply higher borrowing costs will trigger a steep downturn.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX was on track for its biggest drop in the first half of a year since 1970, and along with the Dow and the Nasdaq was headed towards a second straight quarterly decline for the first time since 2015.\nThe Department of Commerce will release its final estimates for first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) at 8:30 am ET, expected to show a 1.5% annualized fall in GDP.\nAt 7:00 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 28 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 8.25 points, or 0.22%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 34.5 points, or 0.3%.\nShares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O which fell between 0.5% and 1.5% in premarket trading.\nPinterest Inc PINS.N gained 3.2% after the social media platform said former Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O executive, Bill Ready would replace its long-time chief executive officer who is stepping down.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O which fell between 0.5% and 1.5% in premarket trading. By Amruta Khandekar June 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday after several Federal Reserve policymakers made the case for faster interest rate hikes to bring down high inflation. Data on Tuesday showed U.S. consumer confidence dropped to a 16-month low in June on worries about high inflation and growing risks of a recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O which fell between 0.5% and 1.5% in premarket trading. Markets also digested a report that said Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester advocated for another 75 basis points (bps) interest rate hike in the U.S. central bank's July meeting, if economic conditions remain the same. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and New York Fed President John Williams on Tuesday backed further rapid interest rate hikes and pushed back against fears that sharply higher borrowing costs will trigger a steep downturn.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge lower as Fed hawks push for faster rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O which fell between 0.5% and 1.5% in premarket trading. By Amruta Khandekar June 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday after several Federal Reserve policymakers made the case for faster interest rate hikes to bring down high inflation. Investors are now awaiting more data to determine whether the U.S. economy can withstand hefty rate hikes.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Tesla TSLA.O led declines among growth stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O which fell between 0.5% and 1.5% in premarket trading. By Amruta Khandekar June 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday after several Federal Reserve policymakers made the case for faster interest rate hikes to bring down high inflation. Markets also digested a report that said Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester advocated for another 75 basis points (bps) interest rate hike in the U.S. central bank's July meeting, if economic conditions remain the same."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-remains-solid-despite-mounting-inflation-concerns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock hasn’t had a great 2022 but it isn’t alone.\nIt’s no secret that the tech sector has been pummeled. Apple stock has fallen more than 24% year to date.\nThat isn’t much better than the S&P 500 IT Index which has fallen more than 27% YTD.\n7 Growth Stocks to Buy for a Rich Retirement\nStill, there are several reasons to believe that Apple will outperform in whatever environment the economy heads into next. Yes, there are risks, but among tech stocks, Apple is the cream of the crop. \nAAPL Apple $137.44\nA Closer Look at AAPL Stock\nMuch of the reason that the tech sector has been pummeled so badly is its inherent instability. When quantitative policy is eased, which coincides with good times, tech performs well generally.\nTech companies can grow their revenues in such times because there’s a lot of money sloshing around in the economy. That’s true of most tech companies whether they’re profitable, like Apple, or not, as are many tech companies. \nNow that quantitative policy is quickly tightening, tech is plummeting. But that’s why Apple should be a tech stock that investors purchase: It is massively profitable and inherently stable. \nThe company’s balance sheet ensures that is the case. However you slice it, Apple’s balance sheet looks very healthy. The company has $350.7 billion in total assets balanced by $283.3 billion in total liabilities.\nEqually important, Apple counted $51.5 billion in cash and securities in its most recent earnings report. \nApple can maneuver much better than its competitors because its fundamental strengths are so substantial. It is a tech company in name, but fundamentally it bears few of the negative hallmarks of tech. \nA Strong Dividend\nInvestors are increasingly interested in dividend-bearing stocks for their stability and income as inflation continues to run rampant.\nApple’s dividend yield is a low 0.67% but the good news is that Apple has been growing that dividend at a rate of 9.5% over the past five years. \nLong story short, Apple exhibits many factors that suggest it will remain strong in the toughest times. That said, investors should be aware of the bearish sentiment around AAPL stock currently. \nThe Bottom Line\nPundits expect Apple’s Q2 revenues to be flat owing to the lockdown in China. However, they expect that growth will return after that for the remainder of 2022 and throughout 2023. That is, of course, a strong testament to the firm and its stock. \nBut there is other news to be aware of also. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) released a survey stating that 55% of high-income respondents expect to reduce spending on electronics in the coming six months because of inflation. That kind of slowdown certainly could hurt APPL stock.\nNonetheless, Apple remains the best of the best in tech and it isn’t a stretch to call it the best stock period. As long as it remains the number one stock in Warren Buffett’s portfolio I see no reason to avoid it now. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Apple Stock Remains Solid Despite Mounting Inflation Concerns appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock hasn’t had a great 2022 but it isn’t alone. AAPL Apple $137.44 A Closer Look at AAPL Stock Much of the reason that the tech sector has been pummeled so badly is its inherent instability. That said, investors should be aware of the bearish sentiment around AAPL stock currently.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock hasn’t had a great 2022 but it isn’t alone. AAPL Apple $137.44 A Closer Look at AAPL Stock Much of the reason that the tech sector has been pummeled so badly is its inherent instability. That said, investors should be aware of the bearish sentiment around AAPL stock currently.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Remains Solid Despite Mounting Inflation Concerns', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock hasn’t had a great 2022 but it isn’t alone. AAPL Apple $137.44 A Closer Look at AAPL Stock Much of the reason that the tech sector has been pummeled so badly is its inherent instability. That said, investors should be aware of the bearish sentiment around AAPL stock currently.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock hasn’t had a great 2022 but it isn’t alone. AAPL Apple $137.44 A Closer Look at AAPL Stock Much of the reason that the tech sector has been pummeled so badly is its inherent instability. That said, investors should be aware of the bearish sentiment around AAPL stock currently.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-is-a-stock-split-and-how-does-it-work', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nStock splits are just simple arithmetic, altering the share count to influence the stock price.\nAmazon (AMZN) recently split its stock; Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Shopify (SHOP) will do the same soon.\nA company can go through a stock split or a reverse stock split.\nIn the summer of 2020, a number of big-name companies began announcing stock splits. (Yes, I’m talking about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)). Despite the current bear market, a number of other companies are also announcing stock splits, leading many newer investors to ask the simple question: What is a stock split? \nA stock split really is simple arithmetic. If company ABC has 1 million shares trading for $10, the company is worth $10 million. \nIf company ABC wants to do a 2-for-1 stock split, it will double the number of shares from 1 million to 2 million, but then divide the stock price by a factor of two, so $10 becomes $5. How much is ABC worth now? 2 million shares multiplied by $5 gets us to a valuation of $10 million.\n7 Long-Term Growth Stocks That Wall Street Analysts Still Love\nSee? It’s just arithmetic. However, that inevitably leads us to a few other complexities. With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at what a stock split is and how it works.\nWhat Is a Stock Split Good For?\nMoving past our understanding of what a stock split is, you might now wonder what a stock split is good for. A stock split is good for drumming up demand. Not only do stock traders tend to front-run an event like this — meaning they buy the stock ahead of the event — but it seems to create sustainable demand beyond the split date. \nAccording to one study by Bank of America, S&P 500 companies that split their stocks tend to enjoy strong gains versus the rest of the index. Specifically: “Based on data since 1980, S&P 500 … stocks that have announced stock splits have significantly outperformed the index in the three, six and 12 months after the initial announcement. Stocks that have split gained on average 25% over the next 12 months compared with a gain of 9% for the benchmark index.”\nYou can also see it in Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), which split its stock earlier this month. Other notable stock split surges include Apple and Tesla — both of which occurred in August 2020. \nWhat Companies Are Splitting Their Stock?\nAs mentioned above, Amazon was the most recent notable company to split its stock. It underwent a 20-for-1 stock split on June 3, bringing its stock price back down to a more palatable level for investors. \nWhile a company doesn’t have to split its stock, it’s a lot more encouraging for investors to buy 10 shares rather than 0.50 shares. It also gives greater liquidity to a stock, given the big moves we can see on a four-figure stock. A lower stock price also gives the impression of a cheaper stock, even though the valuation has nothing to do with the share price. Meaning, a $1,000 stock can be a lot more expensive than a $1 stock, valuation-wise. \nFor an idea of what it looks like for companies that don’t split their stocks, look no further than the A shares from Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B). The stock has recently fallen $147,000 a share from its peak.\n7 Top Stocks to Buy and Hold\nAs for other notable stock splits on the horizon, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) is set for a 20-for-1 stock split and Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) will soon undergo a 10-for-1 split. Tesla is expected to perform a 3-for-1 stock split, pending shareholder approval.\nWhat Is a Reverse Stock Split?\nInvestors came here asking, “what is a stock split?” But there’s also a reverse stock split to consider as well. It’s simply the opposite of what I discussed above. \nInstead of multiplying the share count and dividing the share price, reverse stock splits divide the share count and multiply the share price. A company might resort to this tactic in an effort to boost its share price. \nOne reason for that may be to keep it out of penny-stock status. Another reason would be to drum up interest among institutional investors. Lastly, it may be a requirement of the exchange to maintain a certain minimum share price. \nFor instance, if company XYZ has 10 million shares outstanding and the stock is trading for $1, the company — which is worth $10 million in this scenario — may elect for a 10-for-1 reverse stock split. \nIn doing so, there will be just 1 million shares outstanding (dividing the share count by 10), but they will trade for $10 immediately following the split (multiplying the stock price). Notice how the company is worth $10 million in both scenarios. \nRecent companies to undergo a reverse stock split are General Electric (NYSE:GE) and Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD). \nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post What Is a Stock Split and How Does It Work? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(Yes, I’m talking about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)). Amazon (AMZN) recently split its stock; Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Shopify (SHOP) will do the same soon. According to one study by Bank of America, S&P 500 companies that split their stocks tend to enjoy strong gains versus the rest of the index.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(Yes, I’m talking about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Stock splits are just simple arithmetic, altering the share count to influence the stock price. Amazon (AMZN) recently split its stock; Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Shopify (SHOP) will do the same soon.', 'news_article_title': 'What Is a Stock Split and How Does It Work?', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(Yes, I’m talking about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)). A company can go through a stock split or a reverse stock split. Despite the current bear market, a number of other companies are also announcing stock splits, leading many newer investors to ask the simple question: What is a stock split?', 'news_textrank_summary': '(Yes, I’m talking about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Stock splits are just simple arithmetic, altering the share count to influence the stock price. A company can go through a stock split or a reverse stock split.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/here-is-what-to-know-beyond-why-apple-inc.-aapl-is-a-trending-stock-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com\'s list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock\'s performance in the near future.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned -7.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite\'s -8% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has lost 8.2% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company\'s business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company\'s future earnings over anything else. That\'s because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock\'s fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.14 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -12.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.1%.\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.11 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +8.9%. This estimate has changed -0.1% over the last 30 days.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.63 indicates a change of +8.6% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.3%.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock\'s price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company\'s forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nEven though a company\'s earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It\'s almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company\'s potential revenue growth is crucial.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $82.36 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +1.1%. The $394.45 billion and $418.67 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +7.8% and +6.1%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $97.28 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +8.6%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.40 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $94.54 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +2.9%. The EPS surprise was +6.29%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock\'s valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock\'s future price performance, it\'s crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company\'s growth prospects.\nComparing the current value of a company\'s valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it\'s worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Projected Revenue Growth Even though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Here is What to Know Beyond Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a Trending Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.63 indicates a change of +8.6% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apples-push-into-the-buy-now-pay-later-space-a-mistake', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSource: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nWhile Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled several new features, services and products at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, it was its plans to launch a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service that attracted the most attention. But Wall Street’s response has been muted, with AAPL stock down around 6% since the news broke.\nCalled Apple Pay Later, the new service will enable U.S. consumers to break the cost of a purchase into four equal payments over a six-week period without incurring any interest or fees.\nMany analysts were quick to criticize the move as a bridge too far for the consumer electronics giant and a distraction from its core businesses. So, has Apple bitten off more than it can chew with its BNPL service?\nAAPL Apple $139.23\nRegulators Look to Crack Down on Predatory Lending\nBuy now, pay later is not a new concept. Department stores used to offer “layaway,” which allowed customers to pay for items in installments over a set period of time.\nThese days, a growing number of companies are offering BNPL services as an alternative to traditional credit cards and other consumer loans, and they are primarily targeting younger consumers and minority groups who often use the service to pay for small ticket items such as clothes, shoes and, in some cases, even meals. Companies at the forefront of the BNPL industry include Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), Block (NYSE:SQ) and privately held Klarna.\nThe industry has come under scrutiny for engaging in predatory lending practices that are ensnaring young adults and teenagers, as well as minority groups, in an endless cycle of debt and related fees and charges. A New York University marketing professor, Scott Galloway, recently published a scathing article about the BNPL industry in New York Magazine with the headline “Buy Now. Pay (and Pay, and Pay, and Pay) Later.”\nThis paragraph from the article sums up the growing problem with BNPL: “Consumer debt jumped $52 billion in March, the largest increase on record. In California, 91 percent of consumer loans made in 2020 were BNPL loans. More than 40 percent of Gen-Z consumers will have used BNPL by the end of the year, the highest penetration of any age group. And now those debts are going bad.”\nThe article goes on to detail how the business model behind BNPL is not panning out the way the companies involved had hoped. For instance, Galloway notes, “Klarna racked up $700 million in losses last year, and 65 percent of it was from credit defaults. Affirm lost almost the same over the past 12 months, while its marketing expenses tripled to $427 million. Any hope of profitability depends on overextended consumers somehow making their payments and continuing to mash the BUY button.”\nThe U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched an inquiry into BNPL programs late last year based on concerns that they are leading people to accumulate excessive amounts of debt.\nSo far this year, the stocks of the publicly traded BNPL leaders have been eviscerated. AFRM is down 80% year to date, while PYPL has fallen 62% and SQ is down 60%.\nWhether this is due to concerns about their business model, increasing regulatory scrutiny, the broader fintech sell-off, or all the above, it begs the question, why would Apple want to step into this mess?\nApple Continues Its Push Into Finance\nApple’s foray into the buy now, pay later space is part of the company’s growing push into the realm of finance. Its Apple Pay service allows consumers to use their iPhones to make quick payments. In 2019, Apple launched a credit card in partnership with investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS).\nWith Apple Pay Later, which is set to launch in September, the tech giant has a few things working in its favor. First, because it can be integrated with Apple Pay and Apple Wallet, it won’t require a third party to facilitate transactions. Second, Apple is able to fund the BNPL loans using the $51.5 billion of cash that’s sitting on its balance sheet.\nUnderstandably, Apple’s push into the BNPL space has other companies quaking in their boots. And clearly, Apple sees an opportunity in the space.\nTheglobal marketfor BNPL exploded last year, more than tripling in size to reach $120 billion, according to market research firm GlobalData. And it is forecast to grow at a 26% compound annual rate moving forward.\nSome analysts say the push into BNPL is Apple’s attempt to provide yet another service that will keep consumers in the company’s orbit for longer. Others say Apple will mine the BNPL loans for consumer data.\nBut is the potential for bad loans, indebted consumers and the negative publicity that comes with it going to be worth it for Apple?\nThe Bottom Line on AAPL Stock\nApple is clearly looking for ways to diversify its business and sees finance as a legitimate avenue to pursue. But the world of buy now, pay later is messy, and companies that have engaged in it have not fared well thus far.\nPerhaps Apple, with its deep pockets and massive customer base, can make BNPL work. However, if it goes wrong, the BNPL business is likely to comprise a small enough part of Apple’s overall business that any losses will prove to be immaterial. As long as Apple remains focused on its core revenue-generating products like the iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac computer, the company and its shareholders should be fine.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held a long position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nThe post Is Apple’s Push Into the Buy Now, Pay Later Space a Mistake? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com While Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled several new features, services and products at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, it was its plans to launch a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service that attracted the most attention. But Wall Street’s response has been muted, with AAPL stock down around 6% since the news broke. AAPL Apple $139.23 Regulators Look to Crack Down on Predatory Lending Buy now, pay later is not a new concept.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com While Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled several new features, services and products at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, it was its plans to launch a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service that attracted the most attention. But Wall Street’s response has been muted, with AAPL stock down around 6% since the news broke. AAPL Apple $139.23 Regulators Look to Crack Down on Predatory Lending Buy now, pay later is not a new concept.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple’s Push Into the Buy Now, Pay Later Space a Mistake?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com While Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled several new features, services and products at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, it was its plans to launch a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service that attracted the most attention. But Wall Street’s response has been muted, with AAPL stock down around 6% since the news broke. AAPL Apple $139.23 Regulators Look to Crack Down on Predatory Lending Buy now, pay later is not a new concept.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com While Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled several new features, services and products at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, it was its plans to launch a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service that attracted the most attention. But Wall Street’s response has been muted, with AAPL stock down around 6% since the news broke. AAPL Apple $139.23 Regulators Look to Crack Down on Predatory Lending Buy now, pay later is not a new concept.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-disney-is-the-top-streaming-stock-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The streaming battle seems to be in full swing, with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) hitting some bumps in the road, competitors like Discovery and Time Warner forming Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), and even tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) getting into the fray. But not everyone will survive in the streaming business long-term.\nI think there are some structural advantages Disney (NYSE: DIS) has in streaming that competitors can't match. And we may see the fruit of the company's streaming investments sooner rather than later.\nFranchises matter\nIf we've learned anything about streaming content libraries in the last year, it's that not all content is created equal. Netflix spent billions of dollars over the last five years to create content, but it's now finding that the content is owns has a festively short shelf life. Orange is the New Black, Squid Games, and House of Cards were hits, but are you likely to rewatch them again this year -- or in five or 10 years?\nDisney has arguably the best content franchises in Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Disney Animation, and more rewatchable content than any streaming provider. This matters when building out a streaming company because hits matter, but rewatchable filler content is what gets views on a day-to-day basis, and it has a much longer value lifespan.\nDisney isn't the only game in town with franchise content at this point. Warner Bros. Discovery has put together a great catalog, with Harry Potter and HBO's entire library, but I think Disney still has the best franchise foundation in streaming.\nSports are the next shoe to drop\nThe streaming wars so far have been fought over periodic hits and the filler time in our lives. Appointment television in the age of streaming is almost exclusively owned by live sporting events on cable TV, and no brand is as big in sports as ESPN, the network 80% owned by Disney. ESPN+ is part of the Disney bundle, and in time it could be part of a larger bundle if rebundling of streaming services occurs.\nApple and Amazon are making a play for streaming sports, but if Disney decides to go all-in on streaming sports it has the balance sheet and infrastructure to be a major force. It has the national cable rights to the NBA, NHL, and key NFL games as a starting point. If these leagues move to streaming, I think it would make sense for them to leverage services with a big audience and global reach -- and in the next couple of years Disney may be the biggest streaming provider in the world.\nProfits from streaming will come later\nThe stock market and media generally want instant gratification from Disney's streaming business, but it's a long game. The company is spending money now to build out the infrastructure and content that will generate value for decades, because franchise content has a long lifetime value.\nOn top of streaming, Disney has theme parks, cruise lines, merchandise, and other ways to monetize content that goes beyond the infrastructure of competitors. Streaming isn't a one trick pony for Disney.\nRemember that it took decades for cable networks to become the profitable behemoths of the early 2010s until streaming started taking share. The streaming transition will be faster, and when we reach a more steady state it may be even more profitable given the ability to reach a global audience with a single service. I think Disney is better positioned as a streaming provider than its competitors when you consider its subscriber base, franchise content, and position in live sports with ESPN. Don't sell this stock before we see fruit from the investments being made today.\n10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walt Disney wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), and even tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) getting into the fray. Discovery has put together a great catalog, with Harry Potter and HBO's entire library, but I think Disney still has the best franchise foundation in streaming. Sports are the next shoe to drop The streaming wars so far have been fought over periodic hits and the filler time in our lives.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), and even tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) getting into the fray. This matters when building out a streaming company because hits matter, but rewatchable filler content is what gets views on a day-to-day basis, and it has a much longer value lifespan. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Disney Is the Top Streaming Stock Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), and even tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) getting into the fray. Franchises matter If we've learned anything about streaming content libraries in the last year, it's that not all content is created equal. This matters when building out a streaming company because hits matter, but rewatchable filler content is what gets views on a day-to-day basis, and it has a much longer value lifespan.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), and even tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) getting into the fray. Disney has arguably the best content franchises in Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Disney Animation, and more rewatchable content than any streaming provider. Profits from streaming will come later The stock market and media generally want instant gratification from Disney's streaming business, but it's a long game."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-core-sp-u.s.-growth-etf-iusg-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) was launched on 07/24/2000, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Blackrock. IUSG has been able to amass assets over $10.73 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Growth. IUSG, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the S&P 900 Growth Index.\nThe S&P 900 Growth Index measures the performance of the large and mid-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.04% for this ETF, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.88%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nIUSG's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 46.30% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 50.19% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has lost about -27.14% so far, and is down about -15.37% over the last 12 months (as of 06/29/2022). IUSG has traded between $80.61 and $117.16 in this past 52-week period.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.05 and standard deviation of 26.06% for the trailing three-year period, which makes IUSG a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 477 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nFirst Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) tracks IPOX-100 U.S. Index and the iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG) tracks MORNINGSTAR US LARGE-MID CP BRD GRWTH ID. First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF has $1.04 billion in assets, iShares Morningstar Growth ETF has $1.54 billion. FPX has an expense ratio of 0.57% and ILCG charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Growth.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nFirst Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.", 'news_luhn_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) tracks IPOX-100 U.S. Index and the iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG) tracks MORNINGSTAR US LARGE-MID CP BRD GRWTH ID.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) was launched on 07/24/2000, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) was launched on 07/24/2000, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 136.6699981689453, 'high': 140.6699981689453, 'open': 137.4600067138672, 'close': 139.22999572753906, 'ema_50': 146.51967705291557, 'rsi_14': 39.999979025701904, 'target': 136.72000122070312, 'volume': 66242400.0, 'ema_200': 154.69124717936913, 'adj_close': 138.03506469726562, 'rsi_lag_1': 36.77539053897117, 'rsi_lag_2': 44.53125203726932, 'rsi_lag_3': 45.54170202182755, 'rsi_lag_4': 35.348720209753196, 'rsi_lag_5': 34.727928379235905, 'macd_lag_1': -2.9411010072940655, 'macd_lag_2': -3.0810913137122498, 'macd_lag_3': -3.644626828176314, 'macd_lag_4': -4.310890312773353, 'macd_lag_5': -4.753417363436284, 'macd_12_26_9': -2.6551136844851726, 'macds_12_26_9': -3.572902382025976}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 27.850000381469727, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 29.36000061035156, 'Open': 28.799999237060547, 'Close': 28.15999984741211, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 28.15999984741211}, {'Low': 1.0468025207519531, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 1.053629755973816, 'Open': 1.0523545742034912, 'Close': 1.0523545742034912, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 1.0523545742034912}, {'Low': 1.2106831073760986, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 1.2212249040603638, 'Open': 1.218635320663452, 'Close': 1.218976974487305, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 1.218976974487305}, {'Low': 6.681099891662598, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 6.708000183105469, 'Open': 6.707300186157227, 'Close': 6.707300186157227, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 6.707300186157227}, {'Low': 109.22000122070312, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 114.0500030517578, 'Open': 111.86000061035156, 'Close': 109.77999877929688, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 322060, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 109.77999877929688}, {'Low': 0.6862999200820923, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 0.6920079588890076, 'Open': 0.6904398798942566, 'Close': 0.6904398798942566, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 0.6904398798942566}, {'Low': 3.0929999351501465, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 3.187000036239624, 'Open': 3.1489999294281006, 'Close': 3.0929999351501465, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 3.0929999351501465}, {'Low': 135.81100463867188, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 136.9969940185547, 'Open': 136.0469970703125, 'Close': 136.0469970703125, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 136.0469970703125}, {'Low': 104.36000061035156, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 105.1500015258789, 'Open': 104.45999908447266, 'Close': 105.11000061035156, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 105.11000061035156}, {'Low': 1812.800048828125, 'Date': '2022-06-29', 'High': 1830.300048828125, 'Open': 1818.300048828125, 'Close': 1813.699951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 173, 'date_str': '2022-06-29', 'Adj Close': 1813.699951171875}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-06-30': 136.72000122070312, '2022-07-01': 138.92999267578125, '2022-07-05': 141.55999755859375, '2022-07-06': 142.9199981689453, '2022-07-07': 146.35000610351562, '2022-07-08': 147.0399932861328, '2022-07-11': 144.8699951171875, '2022-07-12': 145.86000061035156, '2022-07-13': 145.49000549316406}, '1_month_later': {'2022-07-29': 162.50999450683594}, '3_months_later': {'2022-09-29': 142.47999572753906}, '6_months_later': {'2022-12-29': 129.61000061035156}, '12_months_later': {'2023-06-29': 189.58999633789065}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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"This entitlement allows apps distributed on the App Store solely in South Korea the ability to provide an alternative in-app payment processing option".\nLast year, the South Korean National Assembly passed a bill that restricted tech giants like Google (GOOG) and Apple from forcing developers to make use of only their in-app billing systems, while developing applications for their flagship app stores.\nMeanwhile, the new provision from Apple comes with few riders, as few features like Ask to Buy and Family Sharing will not be available.\n"If you\'re considering using this entitlement, it\'s important to understand that some App Store features, such as Ask to Buy and Family Sharing, will not be available to your users, in part because we cannot validate payments that take place outside of the App Store\'s private and secure payment system," the company said.\nThe benefit to qualifying developers is that instead of paying Apple 30% of every transaction, Apple will now only charge 26%.\n"Apple will charge a 26% commission on the price paid by the user, gross of any value-added taxes," says the further detailed developer documentation. "This is a reduced rate that excludes value related to payment processing and related activities."\nDevelopers will have to report all sales monthly. "Please note that Apple has audit rights pursuant to the entitlement\'s terms and conditions," says Apple\'s documentation.\n"Failure to pay Apple\'s commission could result in the offset of proceeds owed to you in other markets," it continues, "removal of your app from the App Store or removal from the Apple Developer program."\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Thursday announced that it will allow developers in South Korea to use a third-party payment system. Last year, the South Korean National Assembly passed a bill that restricted tech giants like Google (GOOG) and Apple from forcing developers to make use of only their in-app billing systems, while developing applications for their flagship app stores. "Apple will charge a 26% commission on the price paid by the user, gross of any value-added taxes," says the further detailed developer documentation.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Thursday announced that it will allow developers in South Korea to use a third-party payment system. Last year, the South Korean National Assembly passed a bill that restricted tech giants like Google (GOOG) and Apple from forcing developers to make use of only their in-app billing systems, while developing applications for their flagship app stores. "Failure to pay Apple\'s commission could result in the offset of proceeds owed to you in other markets," it continues, "removal of your app from the App Store or removal from the Apple Developer program."', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Allows App Developers To Use 3rd-party Payment Systems In South Korea', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Thursday announced that it will allow developers in South Korea to use a third-party payment system. "This entitlement allows apps distributed on the App Store solely in South Korea the ability to provide an alternative in-app payment processing option". "If you\'re considering using this entitlement, it\'s important to understand that some App Store features, such as Ask to Buy and Family Sharing, will not be available to your users, in part because we cannot validate payments that take place outside of the App Store\'s private and secure payment system," the company said.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Thursday announced that it will allow developers in South Korea to use a third-party payment system. Last year, the South Korean National Assembly passed a bill that restricted tech giants like Google (GOOG) and Apple from forcing developers to make use of only their in-app billing systems, while developing applications for their flagship app stores. "If you\'re considering using this entitlement, it\'s important to understand that some App Store features, such as Ask to Buy and Family Sharing, will not be available to your users, in part because we cannot validate payments that take place outside of the App Store\'s private and secure payment system," the company said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-30-2022-%3A-mu-tal-aapl-iusv-mrk-qqq-eqt-amzn-gsk-msft-wfc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -8.1 to 11,495.62. The total After hours volume is currently 96,787,908 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nMicron Technology, Inc. (MU) is -1.51 at $53.77, with 4,341,269 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Micron to Unveil Memory Design Center in Atlanta\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $4.87, with 4,100,757 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 90.19% of the target price of $5.4.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $136.78, with 4,048,733 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) is -0.0259 at $66.85, with 3,840,000 shares traded. This represents a 3.89% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nMerck & Company, Inc. (MRK) is unchanged at $91.17, with 2,233,993 shares traded. MRK\'s current last sale is 98.03% of the target price of $93.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.42 at $279.86, with 2,217,636 shares traded. This represents a 3.93% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nEQT Corporation (EQT) is -0.0001 at $34.40, with 2,149,842 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for EQT is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.06 at $106.27, with 1,981,778 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.52. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nGSK plc (GSK) is -0.28 at $43.25, with 1,912,894 shares traded. GSK\'s current last sale is 85.64% of the target price of $50.5.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is unchanged at $256.83, with 1,768,161 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is unchanged at $39.17, with 1,578,247 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\n\nZymeworks Inc. (ZYME) is -0.2 at $5.10, with 1,508,873 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ZYME is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $136.78, with 4,048,733 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Smarter Analyst Reports: Micron to Unveil Memory Design Center in Atlanta', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $136.78, with 4,048,733 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for EQT is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 30, 2022 : MU, TAL, AAPL, IUSV, MRK, QQQ, EQT, AMZN, GSK, MSFT, WFC, ZYME', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $136.78, with 4,048,733 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -8.1 to 11,495.62.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $136.78, with 4,048,733 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 96,787,908 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-questions-investors-should-be-asking-as-first-half-of-the-year-closes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'B\narring a miracle today, which looks unlikely given that futures are indicating an opening lower than yesterday’s close, it looks as if the end of June is going to mark the end of the worst first half a year for stocks since 1970.\nEven as traders are awaiting important figures, the major indices are indicating significantly lower openings, and it is hard to see how either the weekly jobless numbers or the Fed’s favored inflation indicator, Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), can turn that around. Anecdotally at least, companies are beginning to cut staff and prices are still rising so, unless our eyes and ears deceive us, this morning is unlikely to bring first-half saving news.\nHowever, if they can detach themselves from the fear that a big, sustained drop in the market like we have seen over the last six months inevitably prompts, most investors will be all too aware that, at some point, this will be an opportunity to buy at a big discount.\nTherefore, the three important questions that we should be asking are: Are we at that point yet? If not, how low can we go? And, when the time comes, what should we be buying?\nI have already answered the first question. If, as expected, this morning brings news that either unequivocally is or can be interpreted as bad for the economy, today will be another big down day for stocks, reestablishing the downward momentum. Yesterday, I pointed to a bearish technical picture that indicated a drop back below the 3,639 low in S&P 500 futures of a couple of weeks ago, and if we close lower today, that is even more likely. That low may provide some support, but if and when it breaks, the next stopping point on the chart is somewhere around 3,500, which was a solid support level in November of 2020 on multiple occasions.\nThe good news there, though, is that if that low is broken and even if we go as low as 3,500, the fifth wave of the Elliott pattern that I identified in that piece will be complete, meaning there will then be a much better chance of a real, lasting bounce back. So, given the possibility of support around 3,640 and the fact that the ultimate low target is only 3.8% below that level, that would seem to be a good place for investors to start buying. The key word here, though, is “start.” This is definitely a time to dollar cost average into anything you buy, as further big swings, whether in an upward or downward direction, are almost guaranteed. \nThat brings us to the third question: What should investors buy? There are always two thoughts following a big market drop. You can buy the hardest hit stocks on the basis that when the recovery comes, they will bounce back further and faster, or buy those that have fared well on the way down on the basis that if they outperformed then, they will outperform now too. In this case, due to the nature of what has been sold, I prefer the former strategy.\nThe one-year, comparative chart for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index above clearly shows what most of us already know, that the Nasdaq has led the other major indices down. That is because it is heavily weighted towards the kind of techy, growth stocks that had outperformed so strongly since mid-2020 and hardest hit by both rising rates and slowing growth. \nHowever, if you believe that the low is likely to be somewhere around 3,500 in the S&P, you have to believe that inflation will be under control fairly soon and that the Fed will not have to raise rates too far. In that case, those stocks will bounce back quickly, particularly companies like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Amazon (AMZN) that are way too big and cash rich to face any existential threat from a downturn.\nSo, while I don’t think now is a good time to start buying, I do think that time will come fairly soon. And when it does, I will favor the tech and growth stocks that have been hit the hardest on the way down, but with a distinct preference for larger, established companies.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In that case, those stocks will bounce back quickly, particularly companies like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Amazon (AMZN) that are way too big and cash rich to face any existential threat from a downturn. If, as expected, this morning brings news that either unequivocally is or can be interpreted as bad for the economy, today will be another big down day for stocks, reestablishing the downward momentum. Yesterday, I pointed to a bearish technical picture that indicated a drop back below the 3,639 low in S&P 500 futures of a couple of weeks ago, and if we close lower today, that is even more likely.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In that case, those stocks will bounce back quickly, particularly companies like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Amazon (AMZN) that are way too big and cash rich to face any existential threat from a downturn. arring a miracle today, which looks unlikely given that futures are indicating an opening lower than yesterday’s close, it looks as if the end of June is going to mark the end of the worst first half a year for stocks since 1970. Even as traders are awaiting important figures, the major indices are indicating significantly lower openings, and it is hard to see how either the weekly jobless numbers or the Fed’s favored inflation indicator, Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), can turn that around.', 'news_article_title': '3 Questions Investors Should Be Asking as First Half of the Year Closes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In that case, those stocks will bounce back quickly, particularly companies like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Amazon (AMZN) that are way too big and cash rich to face any existential threat from a downturn. Even as traders are awaiting important figures, the major indices are indicating significantly lower openings, and it is hard to see how either the weekly jobless numbers or the Fed’s favored inflation indicator, Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), can turn that around. If not, how low can we go?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In that case, those stocks will bounce back quickly, particularly companies like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Amazon (AMZN) that are way too big and cash rich to face any existential threat from a downturn. Even as traders are awaiting important figures, the major indices are indicating significantly lower openings, and it is hard to see how either the weekly jobless numbers or the Fed’s favored inflation indicator, Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), can turn that around. However, if they can detach themselves from the fear that a big, sustained drop in the market like we have seen over the last six months inevitably prompts, most investors will be all too aware that, at some point, this will be an opportunity to buy at a big discount.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bnpl-firm-openpay-pauses-u.s.-operations-to-focus-on-australia', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds executive comment, background\nJuly 1 (Reuters) - Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Openpay Group Ltd OPY.AX said on Friday it will "indefinitely" pause its United States operations and "materially" reduce its workforce, citing adverse macroeconomic and public market conditions.\nThe development comes eight months after the Melbourne-based company went live in the United States, with expectations of the country becoming one of its biggest markets. (https://bit.ly/3y7T0an)\nBNPL stocks across the globe have been battered over the past few months due to rising interest rates and heightened regulatory scrutiny, with tech giant Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O entry into the market further hurting smaller players.\n"This decision to shift our approach in the U.S. was not taken lightly but will now allow even greater focus on Openpay\'s Australian business," Openpay\'s Australia Chief Executive Dion Appel said. (https://bit.ly/3uh1D1b)\nAustralia accounted for 68% of Openpay\'s total transaction value of A$339 million ($233.81 million) in fiscal 2021. (https://bit.ly/3bBV6rw)\n($1 = 1.4499 Australian dollars)\n(Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/sameer_manekar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(https://bit.ly/3y7T0an) BNPL stocks across the globe have been battered over the past few months due to rising interest rates and heightened regulatory scrutiny, with tech giant Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O entry into the market further hurting smaller players. Adds executive comment, background July 1 (Reuters) - Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Openpay Group Ltd OPY.AX said on Friday it will "indefinitely" pause its United States operations and "materially" reduce its workforce, citing adverse macroeconomic and public market conditions. The development comes eight months after the Melbourne-based company went live in the United States, with expectations of the country becoming one of its biggest markets.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(https://bit.ly/3y7T0an) BNPL stocks across the globe have been battered over the past few months due to rising interest rates and heightened regulatory scrutiny, with tech giant Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O entry into the market further hurting smaller players. Adds executive comment, background July 1 (Reuters) - Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Openpay Group Ltd OPY.AX said on Friday it will "indefinitely" pause its United States operations and "materially" reduce its workforce, citing adverse macroeconomic and public market conditions. The development comes eight months after the Melbourne-based company went live in the United States, with expectations of the country becoming one of its biggest markets.', 'news_article_title': 'BNPL firm Openpay pauses U.S. operations, to focus on Australia', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(https://bit.ly/3y7T0an) BNPL stocks across the globe have been battered over the past few months due to rising interest rates and heightened regulatory scrutiny, with tech giant Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O entry into the market further hurting smaller players. Adds executive comment, background July 1 (Reuters) - Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Openpay Group Ltd OPY.AX said on Friday it will "indefinitely" pause its United States operations and "materially" reduce its workforce, citing adverse macroeconomic and public market conditions. The development comes eight months after the Melbourne-based company went live in the United States, with expectations of the country becoming one of its biggest markets.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(https://bit.ly/3y7T0an) BNPL stocks across the globe have been battered over the past few months due to rising interest rates and heightened regulatory scrutiny, with tech giant Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O entry into the market further hurting smaller players. Adds executive comment, background July 1 (Reuters) - Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Openpay Group Ltd OPY.AX said on Friday it will "indefinitely" pause its United States operations and "materially" reduce its workforce, citing adverse macroeconomic and public market conditions. (https://bit.ly/3bBV6rw) ($1 = 1.4499 Australian dollars) (Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta) (([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/sameer_manekar)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-to-pay-%2490-mln-to-settle-legal-fight-with-app-developers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds detail\nWASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a legal fight with app developers over the money they earned creating apps for Android smartphones and for enticing users to make in-app purchases, according to a court filing.\nThe app developers, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco, had accused Google of using agreements with smartphone makers, technical barriers and revenue sharing agreements to effectively close the app ecosystem and shunt most payments through its Google Play billing system with a default service fee of 30%.\nAs part of the proposed settlement, Google said in a blog post it would put $90 million in a fund to support app developers who made $2 million or less in annual revenue from 2016-2021.\n"A vast majority of U.S. developers who earned revenue through Google Play will be eligible to receive money from this fund, if they choose," Google said in the blog post.\nGoogle said it would also charge developers a 15% commission on their first million in revenue from the Google Play Store each year. It started doing this in 2021.\nThe court must approve the proposed settlement.\nThere were likely 48,000 app developers eligible to apply for the $90 million fund, and the minimum payout is $250, according to Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, who represented the plaintiffs.\nApple Inc AAPL.O agreed last year to loosen App Store restrictions on small developers, striking a deal in a class action. It also agreed to pay $100 million.\nIn Washington, Congress is considering legislation that would require Google and Apple to allow sideloading, or the practice of downloading apps without using an app store. Google says it already allows sideloading. It would also bar them from requiring that app providers use Google and Apple\'s payment systems.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz in Washington Editing by Peter Henderson and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O agreed last year to loosen App Store restrictions on small developers, striking a deal in a class action. The app developers, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco, had accused Google of using agreements with smartphone makers, technical barriers and revenue sharing agreements to effectively close the app ecosystem and shunt most payments through its Google Play billing system with a default service fee of 30%. There were likely 48,000 app developers eligible to apply for the $90 million fund, and the minimum payout is $250, according to Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, who represented the plaintiffs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O agreed last year to loosen App Store restrictions on small developers, striking a deal in a class action. As part of the proposed settlement, Google said in a blog post it would put $90 million in a fund to support app developers who made $2 million or less in annual revenue from 2016-2021. "A vast majority of U.S. developers who earned revenue through Google Play will be eligible to receive money from this fund, if they choose," Google said in the blog post.', 'news_article_title': 'Google to pay $90 mln to settle legal fight with app developers', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O agreed last year to loosen App Store restrictions on small developers, striking a deal in a class action. As part of the proposed settlement, Google said in a blog post it would put $90 million in a fund to support app developers who made $2 million or less in annual revenue from 2016-2021. "A vast majority of U.S. developers who earned revenue through Google Play will be eligible to receive money from this fund, if they choose," Google said in the blog post.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O agreed last year to loosen App Store restrictions on small developers, striking a deal in a class action. Adds detail WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a legal fight with app developers over the money they earned creating apps for Android smartphones and for enticing users to make in-app purchases, according to a court filing. The app developers, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco, had accused Google of using agreements with smartphone makers, technical barriers and revenue sharing agreements to effectively close the app ecosystem and shunt most payments through its Google Play billing system with a default service fee of 30%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/recession-vs.-depression%3A-what-is-the-difference', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSince the start of the year, markets have been under pressure. Several factors have led to a global sell-off in stocks, bonds, and currencies. People are now debating about whether we are in for a recession or a slump. Recession vs. depression, therefore, is a key question on everyone’s minds these days. It is important to note the difference when you are doing your portfolio planning.\nPeople are often afraid of recessions. However, they should not be because recessions are a natural part of the economy. It is a time when businesses have to make changes in their spending and investments to become more efficient.\nInterest rates are increasing as a response to inflation. The Federal Reserve (Fed) is taking steps to combat inflation, but they are also worried about the risk of recession.\nA recession is a period of negative economic growth. It is normal to worry about recessions, but it is important to prepare for them so you are not caught off guard.\nHere at InvestorPlace, we’ve written different articles to help you navigate the inflationary environment to prepare for what might happen in the case of a recession.\nHowever, this article will tell you about the difference between a recession and a slump. Although occasionally used interchangeably, these terms explain two different things. It’s important to understand this difference when deciding your investments.\nRecession vs. Depression: What Is a Recession?\nA recession is when the economy goes into a state of decline. It is characterized by declining production and rising unemployment.\n7 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next Decade\nWhen the recession hits, we get an economic bubble that eventually bursts, leading to severe economic depression. This recession can be measured in gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment rates, and other significant statistics.\nA recession is a period when the economy experiences negative growth. A slump is when the economy experiences negative growth and there are no signs of recovery.\nMany factors can cause slumps, such as:\nEconomic downturns\nFinancial market crashes\nChanges in global trade policy\nWhat Is a Slump?\nA slump is a period of economic decline. There are many causes, including a lack of demand for goods and services.\nThere are different types of slumps:\nBusiness cycle: A downturn in the business cycle is when an economy’s output falls below its potential output for an extended period. This type of slump typically lasts longer than other types.\nEconomic contraction: An economic contraction is a decrease in production and demand that results from a recession or depression. A sharp decline in the prices of certain goods or assets, such as stocks, land, or houses, can also lead to an economic downturn.\nEconomic depression: An economic depression is generally defined as two consecutive years with negative GDP.\nDifference Between a Recession and a Slump\nA recession is a period when the economy is declining. A slump is a time when the economy is not doing well.\nA recession can happen due to a drop in economic activity, such as an economic depression, or by an external shock, such as war or natural disaster. A recession may also result from increased unemployment due to excess supply and decreased demand for goods and services.\nA slump can happen for various reasons. A change in government policy, such as increased taxes or subsidies or an increase in the cost of raw materials is also a vital reason for an economic slowdown. Decreased demand due to oversupply may also lead to a slump because goods and services become less attractive to consumers.\nHowever, after the government takes the necessary steps, it can navigate out of these issues and begin a new era of economic growth.\nWhat Is Needed to Promote Economic Growth?\nThe government can end a recession or slump by implementing policies that will stimulate the economy. Some of these policies include:\nIncreasing the money supply by printing more money to increase demand for goods and services.\nReducing taxes to encourage those who are unemployed to become employed.\nInvesting in public works projects, such as infrastructure improvements, will create jobs and stimulate the economy.\nRecession vs. Depression: Do Not Panic\nThe economy is a complex system that is constantly changing. It’s not always easy to understand how the economy works, but we need to know.\nThe economy moves in cycles which include growth, recession, and slump. The cycle’s four phases are expansion, recession, recovery, and stagnation.\nExpansion is when there is an increase in production and consumption. This phase usually lasts for a few years before entering into a recession. A recession happens when there is an economic decline because of reduced production or consumption. Recovery happens when the economy grows again after a recession or slump.\nThe Fed and the U.S. government are taking active steps to ensure we do not face a prolonged crisis. In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). These companies perform well regardless of the economic environment and are great defensive plays for any portfolio.\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Recession vs. Depression: What Is the Difference? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). Here at InvestorPlace, we’ve written different articles to help you navigate the inflationary environment to prepare for what might happen in the case of a recession. A sharp decline in the prices of certain goods or assets, such as stocks, land, or houses, can also lead to an economic downturn.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). There are different types of slumps: Business cycle: A downturn in the business cycle is when an economy’s output falls below its potential output for an extended period. A recession may also result from increased unemployment due to excess supply and decreased demand for goods and services.', 'news_article_title': 'Recession vs. Depression: What Is the Difference?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). However, this article will tell you about the difference between a recession and a slump. Recession vs. Depression: What Is a Recession?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). Recession vs. Depression: What Is a Recession? Economic contraction: An economic contraction is a decrease in production and demand that results from a recession or depression.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-amazon-apple-and-nvidia-are-falling-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were all falling this morning after the Commerce Department reported its latest inflation figures, which showed inflation remains persistently high.\nThe report said that the core personal consumption expenditures index rose 4.7% in May, only slightly less than expected and still a four-decade high.\nTechnology investors have been watching inflation figures very closely, and with today's report, Amazon plunged 3.5%, Apple fell 2.4%, and Nvidia dropped 2.2%.\nSo what\nThe core personal consumption expenditures index is one of the main measurements that the Federal Reserve uses to track inflation, and while it fell slightly in May compared to the previous quarter and was below the 4.8% that some experts were expecting, it still shows that inflation is stubbornly high.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTechnology stocks have fallen hard as a result of the Federal Reserve's hiking interest rates in order to tame inflation, and with today's news, it appears that Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia investors don't have an optimistic view of what's ahead.\nThe Fed is likely to continue to make aggressive rate hikes, including a potential 50- or 75-basis-point hike at the officials' next meeting in July.\nAmazon, Apple, and Nvidia investors are looking at potential rate hikes and pulling back on these stocks, as they fear that fresh rate increases could slow the economy too much. If the economy slows too quickly, it could potentially hurt Amazon's e-commerce sales, cause Apple to sell fewer devices, and curb spending on Nvidia's semiconductors.\nInvestors in these companies are likely also pairing today's inflation data with recent comments made about the stocks by analysts.\nEvercore ISI analyst Amit Daryananian said earlier this week that if there's a recession, Apple's revenue declines would likely be more severe than during the Great Recession, because that economic slowdown occurred during consumers' massive transition to smartphones.\nAdditionally, Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya said this week that he believes that the semiconductor industry could slow down in the second half of this year, though he's still generally bullish on the stock. And finally, Amazon received two stock price target cuts by analysts this week, on fears of a potential recession and the company facing rising costs.\nNow what\nThere's no guarantee that a recession will come, of course, but that isn't stopping some investors from exiting technology stocks as they look for seemingly safer places to put their money.\nRecession fears are likely to continue putting pressure on Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia's shares until the Fed is able to get inflation back down. But with investors unable to know when that could happen, shares of these stocks could remain volatile.\nThat doesn't mean they won't still make great long-term investments, but it does mean shareholders will have to stomach some additional share price swings.\nFind out why Amazon is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Chris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were all falling this morning after the Commerce Department reported its latest inflation figures, which showed inflation remains persistently high. Technology stocks have fallen hard as a result of the Federal Reserve's hiking interest rates in order to tame inflation, and with today's news, it appears that Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia investors don't have an optimistic view of what's ahead. If the economy slows too quickly, it could potentially hurt Amazon's e-commerce sales, cause Apple to sell fewer devices, and curb spending on Nvidia's semiconductors.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were all falling this morning after the Commerce Department reported its latest inflation figures, which showed inflation remains persistently high. So what The core personal consumption expenditures index is one of the main measurements that the Federal Reserve uses to track inflation, and while it fell slightly in May compared to the previous quarter and was below the 4.8% that some experts were expecting, it still shows that inflation is stubbornly high. Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia investors are looking at potential rate hikes and pulling back on these stocks, as they fear that fresh rate increases could slow the economy too much.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia Are Falling Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were all falling this morning after the Commerce Department reported its latest inflation figures, which showed inflation remains persistently high. Technology stocks have fallen hard as a result of the Federal Reserve's hiking interest rates in order to tame inflation, and with today's news, it appears that Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia investors don't have an optimistic view of what's ahead. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were all falling this morning after the Commerce Department reported its latest inflation figures, which showed inflation remains persistently high. Technology stocks have fallen hard as a result of the Federal Reserve's hiking interest rates in order to tame inflation, and with today's news, it appears that Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia investors don't have an optimistic view of what's ahead. Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia investors are looking at potential rate hikes and pulling back on these stocks, as they fear that fresh rate increases could slow the economy too much."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/when-in-doubt-zoom-out-bear-markets-are-a-goldmine', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It’s been a battlefield within the market landscape throughout 2022, with high-growth and tech stocks seemingly walking around with big targets on their backs. Buyers have entirely retreated, and bears have been pushing forward all year. It’s been exhausting, and bears keep reloading.\nDay-traders and scalpers undoubtedly welcome the volatility, but the same can’t be said for long-term investors. Long-term investors don’t benefit from the significant intraday price swings that we’ve become familiar with; they desire considerable, consistent gains on a much larger time horizon.\nLet the day-traders and scalpers have their fun. In the meantime, we’ve been presented with a fantastic opportunity to add to long-term positions at valuation levels that have not been seen in quite some time.\nLet’s face it – it’s never fun to see some of your big-time winners give back gains. However, building up more significant positions in some of the best companies in the world is always exciting.\nBelow is a five-year chart of the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs we can see, it sits at levels it hasn’t visited since 2021 Q1.\nFurthermore, the S&P 500’s forward earnings multiple currently resides at 17.1X, the lowest we’ve seen since 2020 Q1. The value is also well below its five-year median of 19.9X.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nSo, what does this tell us? A stretch of poor price action year-to-date has presented us with a rich buying opportunity not seen in years.\nAlphabet\nAlphabet GOOGL shares have tumbled in 2022, decreasing nearly 25% in value. The year-to-date chart below illustrates that.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHowever, when you extend the time frame, we can see that GOOGL shares are trading at their lowest level since early 2021.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAdditionally, valuation levels have come down extensively. GOOGL\'s current forward earnings multiple of 20.2X is nowhere near 2020 highs of 39.1X and is well below its five-year median value of 27.1X.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNvidia\nNvidia NVDA shares have been sent down the drain in 2022, losing nearly 50% in value. The chart below illustrates the year-to-date price action of NVDA shares.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHowever, upon zooming out, we can see that NVDA shares are currently trading at May 2021 levels, an area where the stock had faced previous resistance – perhaps the previous resistance level will turn into a support level.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, NVDA’s current forward earnings multiple resides at 34.2X, which appears a bit pricey. But, the current value is well below its five-year median of 49.8X and is nowhere near 2021 highs of 93.5X.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple\nApple AAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, retracing nearly 23% in value. Below is a year-to-date chart of AAPL shares.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOnce again, upon zooming out, the rocky price action is less concerning – Apple shares are still up 300% over the past five years and are currently trading near July 2021 levels.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple’s current forward earnings multiple resides at 22.8X, a fraction of its 2020 high of 41.5X and just above its five-year median value of 20.3X.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n Dollar Cost Averaging\nLet’s face it – it’s impossible to time the market.\nOf course, I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “buy low, sell high.” If it was all that simple and investors could consistently and accurately forecast tops and bottoms, the market would be thrown out of balance entirely.\nThen, there is the “buy the dip” approach, which is asking for trouble. Many people buy at the “dip,” yet it keeps dipping – that’s never fun. And, what exactly classifies as a “dip”?\nOne of the best and easiest ways to build a more prominent position for your long-term winners is the simple approach of dollar-cost averaging.\nDollar-cost averaging is a strategy in which investors split up their initial buys in periodic timeframes, reducing the impact of volatility on the overall purchase. It allows you the flexibility to “buy the dip” and add on to those winners whenever they come into uptrends.\nIt’s a stellar way to limit overall risk and protect investors against violent short-term price swings.\nBottom Line\nIt’s undoubtedly frustrating to watch your favorite stock give back all of its gains, but in the long-term picture, things don’t look nearly as bad as it seems. It’s vital to remain confident in your investment thesis through the ups and downs.\nThere was a reason behind that first initial buy, and if that reason hasn’t changed, there’s no need to panic. Instead, it’s highly beneficial for investors to dollar-cost-average into these positions, making the ride back up even sweeter.\nWhen in doubt, just simply zoom out.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, retracing nearly 23% in value. Below is a year-to-date chart of AAPL shares. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, retracing nearly 23% in value. Below is a year-to-date chart of AAPL shares. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'When in Doubt, Zoom Out; Bear Markets Are a Goldmine', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, retracing nearly 23% in value. Below is a year-to-date chart of AAPL shares. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL shares have struggled year-to-date, retracing nearly 23% in value. Below is a year-to-date chart of AAPL shares. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/enjoy-technology-led-by-ex-apple-and-jc-penney-executive-johnson-files-bankruptcy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\nJune 30 (Reuters) - Enjoy Technology Inc ENJY.O, a Silicon Valley retailer led by former Apple Inc AAPL.O and JC Penney Co executive Ron Johnson, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, fewer than nine months after going public through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC).\nThe Palo Alto, California-based startup said it plans to sell its U.S. assets to Asurion LLC, a technology repair company.\nAsurion agreed to provide $55 million of financing so Enjoy can operate while it reorganizes under Chapter 11 protection from creditors with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Delaware.\nFounded by Johnson in 2014, Enjoy operates what it calls mobile retail stores that let customers buy smartphones and other technology that they can set up at home.\nBut in a court filing, a restructuring adviser said Enjoy has struggled with declining liquidity, in part because a large number of SPAC investors took back their money, as well as the "supply chain crisis" and an inability to retain staff.\nEnjoy said it has just $523,000 of cash on hand. It also said its British unit is eliminating 411 jobs, or about 18% of the company\'s total workforce.\nSPACs, or blank-check companies, are listed shell entities that let sponsors take private companies public faster than through traditional initial public offerings.\nMany investors are pulling back from SPACs as the vehicles, which critics say are prone to conflicts of interest and shoddy due diligence, face tighter regulatory scrutiny.\nShare prices of 291 companies that went public through SPAC mergers between 2019 and 2021 have fallen an average 58% since the mergers closed, according to University of Florida finance professor Jay Ritter, citing data from SPACResearch.com.\nJohnson became a star executive overseeing the growth of Apple\'s retail stores.\nHe became JC Penney\'s chief executive in November 2011, but was ousted 17 months later after his turnaround plan, emphasizing fixed prices and eschewing coupons, alienated customers used to big discounts.\nIn late afternoon trading, Enjoy shares were down 27.8% at 21 cents. They peaked at $12.16 on Oct. 12.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Richard Chang and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel June 30 (Reuters) - Enjoy Technology Inc ENJY.O, a Silicon Valley retailer led by former Apple Inc AAPL.O and JC Penney Co executive Ron Johnson, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, fewer than nine months after going public through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). But in a court filing, a restructuring adviser said Enjoy has struggled with declining liquidity, in part because a large number of SPAC investors took back their money, as well as the "supply chain crisis" and an inability to retain staff. He became JC Penney\'s chief executive in November 2011, but was ousted 17 months later after his turnaround plan, emphasizing fixed prices and eschewing coupons, alienated customers used to big discounts.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Jonathan Stempel June 30 (Reuters) - Enjoy Technology Inc ENJY.O, a Silicon Valley retailer led by former Apple Inc AAPL.O and JC Penney Co executive Ron Johnson, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, fewer than nine months after going public through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Share prices of 291 companies that went public through SPAC mergers between 2019 and 2021 have fallen an average 58% since the mergers closed, according to University of Florida finance professor Jay Ritter, citing data from SPACResearch.com. Johnson became a star executive overseeing the growth of Apple's retail stores.", 'news_article_title': 'Enjoy Technology, led by ex-Apple and JC Penney executive Johnson, files bankruptcy', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel June 30 (Reuters) - Enjoy Technology Inc ENJY.O, a Silicon Valley retailer led by former Apple Inc AAPL.O and JC Penney Co executive Ron Johnson, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, fewer than nine months after going public through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The Palo Alto, California-based startup said it plans to sell its U.S. assets to Asurion LLC, a technology repair company. But in a court filing, a restructuring adviser said Enjoy has struggled with declining liquidity, in part because a large number of SPAC investors took back their money, as well as the "supply chain crisis" and an inability to retain staff.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel June 30 (Reuters) - Enjoy Technology Inc ENJY.O, a Silicon Valley retailer led by former Apple Inc AAPL.O and JC Penney Co executive Ron Johnson, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, fewer than nine months after going public through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). SPACs, or blank-check companies, are listed shell entities that let sponsors take private companies public faster than through traditional initial public offerings. Share prices of 291 companies that went public through SPAC mergers between 2019 and 2021 have fallen an average 58% since the mergers closed, according to University of Florida finance professor Jay Ritter, citing data from SPACResearch.com.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-slides-dow-set-for-worst-first-half-since-1962', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar\nJune 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday, setting the Dow up for its worst first six months since 1962, on concerns that a dogged pursuit by central banks to tame inflation would hamper global economic growth.\nFears over slowing growth and surging prices have rippled through markets, with recession worries taking center stage as monetary policymakers across the world look to aggressively raise borrowing costs.\nFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday vowed to not let the U.S. economy slip into a "higher inflation regime", even if it means raising interest rates to levels that put growth at risk.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC came off session lows but was still set for its largest declines ever for the first-half, while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX tracked its biggest January-June percentage drop since 1970.\nAll the three main indexes are on course to post their second straight quarterly declines for the first time since 2015.\nFed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for a second 75-basis points interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.\n"Until inflation meaningfully rolls over which at this point will take, I believe months, it\'s going to be hard for the market to really find a bottom and begin a rally," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird.\nMeanwhile, consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, rose less than expected in May, indicating a tepid rebound in growth in the second quarter, while inflation maintained its upward trend. [nL1N2YH162]\n"A lot of investors were expecting inflation data to really start to come down. But what we\'re finding is that it\'s a lot more challenging, and that the inflation data is remaining elevated for longer and probably has not peaked," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA.\nLarge-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.5% and 2%, leading declines for the day.\nAt 12:01 p.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 224.38 points, or 0.72%, at 30,804.93, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 22.26 points, or 0.58%, at 3,796.57 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 90.17 points, or 0.81%, at 11,087.72.\nHeading into the second half of the year, bruised markets will continue to focus on inflation, unemployment and interest rate increases along with their impact on corporate earnings.\n"There\'s a sense that the earnings picture is going to be the next shoe to drop and that downward revisions to earnings will catalyze another leg lower in the market," Baird\'s Mayfield said.\nWalgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.O fell 4.5% as the drugstore chain maintained its full-year earnings forecast due to declining COVID vaccinations.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.87-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.79-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 42 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 11 new highs and 332 new lows.\nS&P 500 set for worst June performance since 2008https://tmsnrt.rs/3RbYDNJ\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Medha Singh; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.5% and 2%, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday, setting the Dow up for its worst first six months since 1962, on concerns that a dogged pursuit by central banks to tame inflation would hamper global economic growth. Fears over slowing growth and surging prices have rippled through markets, with recession worries taking center stage as monetary policymakers across the world look to aggressively raise borrowing costs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.5% and 2%, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday, setting the Dow up for its worst first six months since 1962, on concerns that a dogged pursuit by central banks to tame inflation would hamper global economic growth. Fed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for a second 75-basis points interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St slides, Dow set for worst first-half since 1962', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.5% and 2%, leading declines for the day. Fed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for a second 75-basis points interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer. "Until inflation meaningfully rolls over which at this point will take, I believe months, it\'s going to be hard for the market to really find a bottom and begin a rally," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.5% and 2%, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday, setting the Dow up for its worst first six months since 1962, on concerns that a dogged pursuit by central banks to tame inflation would hamper global economic growth. Fed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for a second 75-basis points interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-plunges-sp-500-set-for-worst-first-half-since-1970', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar\nJune 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday, setting the S&P 500 for its worst first six months since 1970, on concerns that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth.\nFears over slowing growth and surging prices have rippled through markets, with recession worries taking center stage as monetary policymakers across the world look to aggressively raise borrowing costs.\nFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday vowed to not let the U.S. economy slip into a "higher inflation regime", even if it means raising interest rates to levels that put growth at risk.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was set for its largest declines ever during the first-half, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was set for its biggest January-June percentage drop since the financial crisis.\nAll the three main indexes are bound to post their second straight quarterly declines for the first time since 2015.\nFed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for a second 75 basis points interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.\n"People are raising cash going into earnings season," said Josh Wein, portfolio manager at Hennessy Funds.\n"We\'ve listened a lot to the Fed about what they\'re going to do. A lot of people are waiting to hear from companies as to what is actually happening and the state of the consumer, trying to get incremental info before they really commit to stocks."\nLarge-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 2.6% and 5.2%, leading declines for the day.\nA Commerce Department report showed core personal consumption expenditure price index in May was slightly below expectations, although consumer spending rose less than expected.\n"A lot of investors were expecting inflation data to really start to come down. But what we\'re finding is that it\'s a lot more challenging, and that the inflation data is remaining elevated for longer and probably has not peaked," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA.\nAt 10:22 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 527.89 points, or 1.70%, at 30,501.42, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 73.94 points, or 1.94%, at 3,744.89, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 304.66 points, or 2.73%, at 10,873.23.\nHeading into the second half of the year, bruised markets will continue to focus on inflation, unemployment and interest rate increases along with their impact on corporate earnings.\nDrugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.O shed 5% as its quarterly profit plunged 76%, hurt by its opioid settlement with Florida and a decrease in U.S. pharmacy sales on waning demand for COVID-19 vaccinations.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 4.54-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 4.43-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 42 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded nine new highs and 305 new lows.\nS&P 500 set for worst June performance since 2008https://tmsnrt.rs/3RbYDNJ\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Medha Singh; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 2.6% and 5.2%, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday, setting the S&P 500 for its worst first six months since 1970, on concerns that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. Fears over slowing growth and surging prices have rippled through markets, with recession worries taking center stage as monetary policymakers across the world look to aggressively raise borrowing costs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 2.6% and 5.2%, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday, setting the S&P 500 for its worst first six months since 1970, on concerns that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was set for its largest declines ever during the first-half, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was set for its biggest January-June percentage drop since the financial crisis.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street plunges, S&P 500 set for worst first-half since 1970', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 2.6% and 5.2%, leading declines for the day. Fed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for a second 75 basis points interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer. "A lot of investors were expecting inflation data to really start to come down.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 2.6% and 5.2%, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday, setting the S&P 500 for its worst first six months since 1970, on concerns that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. Fed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for a second 75 basis points interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-college-investor%3A-road-maps-to-flipping-debt-into-wealth-plans', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(1:30) - Robert Farrington: The Millennial Money Expert\n(5:10) - Learning To Invest at a Young Age: Where Should You Start?\n(9:45) - How Much Do You Need To Save Per Year To Reach a Million Dollars?\n(14:20) - Never Too Late To Start Investing: Balancing Now and Your Future\n(19:30) - Creating a Plan That Works For You: Understanding Needs, Wants, Goals\[email protected]\n Welcome back to Mind Over Money. I\'m Kevin Cook, your field guide and storyteller for the fascinating arena of behavioral economics.\n\nIn a recent episode, I featured a gentleman who has designed what I believe is the ultimate personal finance software. It\'s better than anything I\'ve ever seen.\n\nThat episode which came out on May 12 was titled Get Your Money Game In Top Shape With Mark Harvey, The MoneyPlan Coach.\n\nWhat I loved about Mark Harvey\'s approach was the comprehensive nature of the platform for all areas of your financial life. And all the calculations were well connected so you could create scenarios for anything you wanted to see.\n\nMark is also big on getting the message to people when they are young and impressionable -- but also flexible in their habits -- with financial education and tools like this.\n\nBe sure to catch that episode if you haven\'t yet because it\'s packed with good perspective from a guy who was cutting his teeth in the mortgage market over 30 years ago and he\'s now an RIA and has the highest fiduciary role with the IRS to serve his clients, that of the Enrolled Agent.\n\nMeet the College Investor\n\nAs I was helping Mark look for other podcasts to visit and spread the word, I came across another gem of a teacher, Robert Farrington of The College Investor. The website is a dynamic hub of information, resources, methodologies, and platform, institution, and technology reviews for new investors. Here\'s the quick overview...\n\nThe College Investor is on a mission to help you escape student loan debt so that you can start building real wealth for the future.\n\nThey help you navigate your personal finance decisions - so you can escape debt, earn more money, learn how to start investing, and more.\n\nThe College Investor has been providing expert guides, reviews, tutorials, and more for their readers since September 2009. What started out as a personal finance blog by founder Robert Farrington has evolved into a financial media brand reaching millions of readers per month - across their website, podcast, and video channels.\n\nIn the podcast, I talk with the very enthusiastic founder Robert Farrington, America’s Millennial Money Expert® and America\'s Student Loan Debt Expert.™\n\nAfter talking a little about Robert\'s early experiences with money, debt, and investing, I dive right into asking him about three benchmark articles for his wide audience, including the up-and-coming Gen Z...\n\nHow To Get Started Investing In College\nHow To Get Started Investing In Your 20s\nHow To Get Started Investing In Your 30s\n\nWhat impresses me about Robert\'s approach to early investing education is that it basically "flips the script" for a college grad from "saddled with debt" to a mentality of "proactively crushing debt and building lifetime wealth."\n\nThat headstart at 20 vs 30 is powerful!\n\nAnd what I also love about getting to high school and college kids is that if you can teach them to budget for saving and investing, you\'ve taught them one of the most powerful skill-habits that will serve them tremendously in their prime earning and spending years.\n\nOne question I forgot to ask Robert was this: I\'ve started to see a mini-revolt online (YouTube influencers) toward the 401k as if it is some type of giant scam. If you as a reader or listener have a view here, please share in the comments, or when you share the podcast and article on social media.\n\nThe $100 Billion Cult Doubles\n\nIn 2018, I talked about "The $100 Billion Cult: Video Gaming and Youth Culture" and now that market is going to cross $200 billion this year. Microsoft thinks it\'s such a big part of what I call the "ET Squared Economy" (Exponential Technology X Experience + Transformation) that they were willing to bet $68.7 billion to swallow up Activision Blizzard.\n\nMillennials and Gen Z are working, earning, creating, and spending in this new ET Squared Economy that allows them to individually build wealth as they partake in massive global wealth generation.\n\nLast week, my guest was Zechariah Schaefer of the Advice-Only firm Ascent Personal Finance where he focuses on helping Gen Z and Millennial investors with financial planning. Catch that episode for more insight on what drives the youth fascination for games, tech, crypto, and the new rules of a new economy.\n\nAnd if I had to recommend five stocks for those 45 and under right now, I\'d go with NVIDIA NVDA, Apple, Shopify SHOP, Block, and CrowdStrike CRWD. Maybe I\'d throw in MongoDB too as a robust and innovative database technology platform that offers a new ecosystem outside Google and AWS for developers.\n\nWhy NVIDIA? The #1 provider of advanced technology for machine learning/AI, gaming/creating, medical diagnostics, and automation/robotics capabilities.\n\nWhy Apple AAPL? The juggernaut will continue to dominate in devices and software, even for what comes next in augmented reality (AR) after the iPhone.\n\nWhy Shopify? As Robert Farrington recommends, all young investors should be building multiple streams of income, and Shopify will be a magnet for learning the ropes of e-commerce.\n\nWhy Block SQ? The premier ecosystem for small business is dedicated to serving all kinds of independent creators and staying in tune with the Blockchain economy.\n\nWhy CrowdStrike? A top cybersecurity platform specializing in endpoint threats at the edge of the cloud. This is vital in a world of IoT, 100 billiion connected devices, and remote work.\n\nCollege Investor Audio Show\n\nFinally, I want to highlight the genius of Robert Farrington with his alternative podcast mode. Instead of long, rambling interviews (I feel seen), he publishes short episodes of the College Investor Audio Show every week that highlight new research, reviews, or recap an existing article.\n\nSounds like I could learn a few things from Robert and his team.\n\nBe sure to listen to our "shorter" chat and get the goods from a mission-driven investor who\'s been working over a decade to help Millennials (and now their kids) sketch their roadmap and get the vehicles for a life of wealth building.\n\nDisclosure: I own shares of all the stocks mentioned in this article.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nShopify Inc. (SHOP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nBlock, Inc. (SQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCrowdStrike (CRWD): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Why Apple AAPL? Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Be sure to catch that episode if you haven't yet because it's packed with good perspective from a guy who was cutting his teeth in the mortgage market over 30 years ago and he's now an RIA and has the highest fiduciary role with the IRS to serve his clients, that of the Enrolled Agent.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Why Apple AAPL? In the podcast, I talk with the very enthusiastic founder Robert Farrington, America’s Millennial Money Expert® and America's Student Loan Debt Expert.™", 'news_article_title': 'The College Investor: Road Maps To Flipping Debt Into Wealth Plans', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Why Apple AAPL? Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The College Investor has been providing expert guides, reviews, tutorials, and more for their readers since September 2009.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Why Apple AAPL? Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report (1:30) - Robert Farrington: The Millennial Money Expert (5:10) - Learning To Invest at a Young Age: Where Should You Start?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-russell-1000-etf-vone-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $2.52 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.56%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 29.30% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.35% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nVONE seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of large-capitalization stocks in the United States.\nThe ETF has lost about -20.68% so far this year and is down about -11.87% in the last one year (as of 06/30/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $166.82 and $219.99.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 24.55% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1029 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VONE is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $280.64 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $348.37 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nVanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.35% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.35% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.35% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.35% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-faang-stock-is-too-cheap-to-ignore', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Social media specialist Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has had a rough 2022: Shares of the company have declined 50% since January, a rare fall for a FAANG stock.\nThe cause? Privacy changes for iPhone users have made tracking users more difficult, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg's ambitious spending (and resulting losses) on the metaverse has Wall Street questioning his plans.\nWhile these concerns have merit, investors risk getting distracted by headlines and not looking deep enough at the numbers. So, I'm going to do this and illustrate why Meta Platforms is a buy today.\nAcknowledging the challenges\nMeta Platforms gets most of its revenue from advertising to the people using its social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Last year Apple implemented changes to its iPhone software that allowed users to block apps like Facebook from tracking user activity across their devices.\nIt's much harder to effectively serve advertisements if you can't follow users and see their activities and interests. These headwinds caused Meta's price per ad, which indicates how profitable the ad is for Meta, to decrease 8% year over year in the first quarter of 2022.\nMeanwhile, the company is investing heavily in its metaverse and VR business it calls Reality Labs. The segment's operating losses were a staggering $10.2 billion, and Zuckerberg emphasized on the company's Q1 2022earnings callthat these investments are laying the groundwork for years into the future, something that might bother an often short-sighted Wall Street.\nMeta is still insanely profitable\nIt's important to acknowledge these short-term challenges because they are real. However, don't let them distract you from how powerful Meta's business model still is. You can see below how the company has still generated nearly $40 billion in free cash flow over the past four quarters, despite the Reality Labs investments and iOS headwinds.\nMETA Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.\nBased on the company's $120 billion in revenue, that's a conversion rate of 33%, higher than most businesses you'll come across. Furthermore, Meta Platforms is sitting on almost $44 billion cash on its balance sheet against zero debt.\nPlus, Meta is pumping billions of cash back into the business with share repurchases, reducing the number of outstanding shares by 4% over the past year.\nIs the stock a buy?\nNaturally, nobody likes seeing a low share price. However, shareholders should appreciate the low prices at which management is buying back its stock. The stock has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just under 13.\nThe S&P 500 trades at a P/E of just under 20. The S&P 500's historical average growth rate is 10%, while analysts believe Meta Platforms will increase earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 11% per year over the next three to five years. In other words, Meta is expected to outgrow the market, but its stock is comparatively less expensive.\nMETA PE Ratio data by YCharts.\nMeta Platforms is an exciting opportunity for investors: The company's struggles create a situation where the stock has become arguably the cheapest it's ever been, despite still generating immense cash profits.\nIf the company finds a way to overcome the iOS privacy headaches, or Reality Labs begins showing a return on investment, great! That is essentially icing on the cake. But as it stands today, both of those things could never work out, and Meta is still a bargain worth considering today.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The segment's operating losses were a staggering $10.2 billion, and Zuckerberg emphasized on the company's Q1 2022earnings callthat these investments are laying the groundwork for years into the future, something that might bother an often short-sighted Wall Street. You can see below how the company has still generated nearly $40 billion in free cash flow over the past four quarters, despite the Reality Labs investments and iOS headwinds. Meta Platforms is an exciting opportunity for investors: The company's struggles create a situation where the stock has become arguably the cheapest it's ever been, despite still generating immense cash profits.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Social media specialist Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has had a rough 2022: Shares of the company have declined 50% since January, a rare fall for a FAANG stock. You can see below how the company has still generated nearly $40 billion in free cash flow over the past four quarters, despite the Reality Labs investments and iOS headwinds. META Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.', 'news_article_title': 'This FAANG Stock Is Too Cheap to Ignore', 'news_lexrank_summary': "You can see below how the company has still generated nearly $40 billion in free cash flow over the past four quarters, despite the Reality Labs investments and iOS headwinds. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Social media specialist Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has had a rough 2022: Shares of the company have declined 50% since January, a rare fall for a FAANG stock. Meta Platforms is an exciting opportunity for investors: The company's struggles create a situation where the stock has become arguably the cheapest it's ever been, despite still generating immense cash profits. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-why-apple-stock-is-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the tech sector's luminaries stands Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a well-regarded stock among many investors, including Warren Buffett. His Berkshire Hathaway owns a sizable chunk of Apple stock (over 900 million shares), but that strong endorsement alone doesn't justify an investment.\nThe potential to buy the stock at a discount does hold some sway. Apple's stock price hit a 52-week high of $182.94 on Jan. 4, but it has fallen since then along with the broader market due to macroeconomic fears such as inflation. The price is down almost 26% from that high. The current financial environment creates uncertainty, but now may actually be a great time for investors with an eye toward the long term to pick up shares.\nBut there are at least three other solid reasons why this business can weather the present economic storm and continue to be a solid investment over the long run.\n1. Apple keeps people coming back for its products\nIt's no surprise the company that became famous for ushering in the personal computer era and the iconic iPhone would generate the bulk of its income from these products. In its fiscal 2022 second quarter (ended March 26), Mac and iPhone products comprised over $60 billion of the company's $97.3 billion in sales.\nThe iPhone, in particular, is Apple's bread and butter. iPhone sales in the company's fiscal Q2 represented more than half of all revenue at $50.6 billion. This has been the case for years, and Apple's iPhone development efforts have what it takes to continue this growth.\nConsumers are in the midst of transitioning to mobile phones that support new, more powerful 5G wireless networks. Apple released 5G-compatible iPhones in the fall of 2020, which helped propel fiscal 2021 iPhone sales to a 39% year-over-year increase after falling 3% in the prior fiscal year. The company is also releasing scaled-back, lower-priced models to go after segments of the market it had previously ignored.\nGiven rising inflation and threats of a recession, I wouldn't be surprised if iPhone purchases slowed in the short term when compared to fiscal 2021's blistering sales. But as consumer 5G adoption increases from 8% last year to an estimated 25% by 2025, so will iPhone purchases, ensuring Apple's bread and butter remains intact over the long run.\n2. Apple is not just a hardware company\nIt's understandable to assume Apple will be hurt by inflation. Rising prices might force some consumers to hold off buying Apple's latest devices. But Apple isn't just a hardware company. For years, it quietly built a slew of software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings that generate recurring revenue through subscriptions.\nApple's services segment encompasses its AppleCare warranty and repair program, digital payments, cloud storage, advertising products, and digital content, which includes music, movie, TV, and video game subscriptions. This division has seen steadily rising revenue over the years, going from $46.3 billion in fiscal 2019 to $68.4 billion in fiscal 2021.\nThe segment got a boost from advertising revenue when Apple changed its ad policies last year to bolster consumer privacy. Customers can now block third-party apps from targeting them with ads. Consequently, companies reliant on advertising, such as Facebook parent Meta Platforms, saw revenue from their iPhone apps dramatically decline. Meanwhile, Apple benefited as advertisers shifted budgets to its ad products.\nCloud subscriptions are another key contributor to services' sales growth. With our ever-increasing reliance on digital content, such as photos taken with mobile phones, consumers need a place to store that content. Apple's cloud provides a solution. Since we're unlikely to remove the hundreds, even thousands (in my case), of photos and other content uploaded to Apple's cloud, the company has a revenue stream resilient to macroeconomic challenges.\n3. Apple has built a self-sustaining ecosystem\nThe third reason to invest in Apple is the ecosystem it built through a symbiosis of its products and services. A consumer buying the latest iPhone can leverage the convenience of Apple's cloud to automatically back up the phone's content or stream movies on a television connected to an Apple TV device.\nThis interplay between Apple's products and services increases a consumer's reliance on both, bolstering Apple's revenue through subscriptions between product purchases. This ecosystem will continue to expand, both through acquisitions -- for which Apple has purchased around 100 companies over the past few years -- and in-house research and development (R&D) efforts.\nThe company's relentless quest to strengthen its technology is one reason why Apple invests heavily in R&D, which represented about half of the company's operating expenses in fiscal Q2, and keeps so much cash on hand. The company exited fiscal Q2 with $28.1 billion in cash and equivalents.\nDespite its strengths, Apple isn't immune to macroeconomic factors. Investors should expect some pain in the short term. Apple's fiscal third quarter could show a revenue hit due to the strong U.S. dollar since more than half its net sales come from outside the Americas.\nBut investors with an eye on the long term can wait for these macroeconomic storms to pass and, while waiting, can collect dividends from Apple stock. The dividend yield is a modest 0.65% at the time of this writing, but many tech stocks offer no dividends.\nSo while inflation, supply chain woes, and other macroeconomic factors may create a daunting picture in the near term, investors holding shares for the long run will be glad they picked up Apple stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Robert Izquierdo has positions in Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the tech sector's luminaries stands Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a well-regarded stock among many investors, including Warren Buffett. But as consumer 5G adoption increases from 8% last year to an estimated 25% by 2025, so will iPhone purchases, ensuring Apple's bread and butter remains intact over the long run. Since we're unlikely to remove the hundreds, even thousands (in my case), of photos and other content uploaded to Apple's cloud, the company has a revenue stream resilient to macroeconomic challenges.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the tech sector's luminaries stands Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a well-regarded stock among many investors, including Warren Buffett. This interplay between Apple's products and services increases a consumer's reliance on both, bolstering Apple's revenue through subscriptions between product purchases. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons Why Apple Stock Is a Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the tech sector's luminaries stands Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a well-regarded stock among many investors, including Warren Buffett. But Apple isn't just a hardware company. This interplay between Apple's products and services increases a consumer's reliance on both, bolstering Apple's revenue through subscriptions between product purchases.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the tech sector's luminaries stands Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a well-regarded stock among many investors, including Warren Buffett. A consumer buying the latest iPhone can leverage the convenience of Apple's cloud to automatically back up the phone's content or stream movies on a television connected to an Apple TV device. This interplay between Apple's products and services increases a consumer's reliance on both, bolstering Apple's revenue through subscriptions between product purchases."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/upstart-holdings-ceo-dave-girouard-talks-about-the-companys-balance-sheet-and-more', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) is a lending platform, powered by artificial intelligence. Its shares are down more than 70% year to date. It\'s down, but not out.\nIn this podcast, Upstart CEO Dave Girouard joined Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner to discuss:\nHow Upstart is using its balance sheet now.\nGrowth opportunities in auto lending.\nOne stock idea (that\'s not his own company).\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Upstart Holdings, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Upstart Holdings, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on June 19, 2022.\nDave Girouard: Also, even whatever is on our balance sheet, it\'s a fraction of what a lot of other fintechs have, we\'re not a balance sheet company, do not intend to become one. Maybe we just need to be a little more disciplined and have technology that\'s a little better at price discovery. I think that\'s what we\'re getting toward.\nChris Hill: I\'m Chris Hill and that\'s Dave Girouard, the CEO of Upstart Holdings, a lending platform that uses AI to determine creditworthiness instead of the traditional credit score. The company ran into hot water when some investors were less than pleased to find loans on its balance sheet; year to date shares of Upstart are down more than 70%. Girouard joined Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner to break down how Upstart is using its balance sheet, growth opportunities moving forward, and one stock idea outside of his own company.\nTom Gardner: Now I want to talk specifically about Upstart, the business, and then really get to today\'s environment in the latter part of the conversation. But right now, as you look at your company, what do you see at the top few competitive advantages?\nDave Girouard: We\'re going after a very hard problem that I think very few others are even concerned about or attempting to deal with and that is access to credit. The simplest way I can describe it is, in our view, 80-90% of Americans are fundamentally creditworthy, given the right product at a reasonable price, they will pay back that loan, whatever form that is. But really, only about half of Americans are recognized as such. There\'s just an enormous difference between the reality of the risk in the world in how these very archaic systems we have to measure it work. People might just say, yes, that\'s the world and that\'s how it is. Some people got good credit scores and some don\'t. But there is a better reality out there. I am a technology optimist. I\'ve grown up in the technology world. I\'ve seen the way it can transform industries and worlds in just unimaginable ways.\nYet somehow are we supposed to believe that this notion of having more accurate credit and making credit more readily available to more people at better prices is impossible to solve? That\'s the heart of what we\'re focused on in that building the application of artificial intelligence to credit, to us is an obvious join. AI is clearly a technology that has amazing potential in so many dimensions. Credit is a risk-based problem that is vast in scope. If you can be the company that really leads the charge in terms of applying AI to this enormous giant industry, the potential there is awesome. It does come down to execution. There are a lot of pieces and parts of the problems to solve. But the addressable market or the chance you have to do it is so vast. Honestly, we\'re not like Uber and Lyft elbowing each other or we don\'t have others that are really in our face, if you want to say, trying to do the same thing. Most are just happy to build a digital bank or some other type of payment company. All great businesses, other businesses, but there are really very few looking to innovate on this very specific problem of how you make credit work better and more efficiently and through the application of very sophisticated models. That\'s a place we feel, particularly in the U.S. market, really, in a class by ourselves.\nTom Gardner: Perhaps you just answered this, but what would you say to somebody who said, "Upstart has created something that would be a useful application inside of a larger bank, but I don\'t see it as a stand-alone company"?\nDave Girouard: Yeah. I think that\'s probably an inside-out way to look at it. Any particular bank solves a problem for a particular set of customers and a certain set of products. The technology that we\'re developing here is utility far beyond any single bank and what they would want to do. There\'s a good reason to be a bank. Some fintechs are deciding to become banks. You have your own balance sheet, you have deposits and you lend against them and it\'s a known thing.\nIf you\'re a new age 2022 digital bank, you have some advantages. That\'s all good, but in our view the most impactful thing you could do is to insert this technology into as the highest fraction of credit originations of all flavors going on in the United States and eventually the world. You can never do that as a bank. You could be a great bank, but the impact in the scale that you can build at, if you are a tool that every bank, every credit union, every lender can use, I believe there\'s a much more scalable, much more impactful model. One that is, as a guy that came from [Alphabet\'s] Google, a bunch of folks came from Google and companies like that, that\'s the appealing opportunity we\'re excited about.\nTom Gardner: What did you just learn in deciding not to take loans on the balance sheet as a market clearing mechanism. I guess, in a way, I was wondering or thinking that maybe it was almost like putting your personal lending business back in R&D because the environment changed so substantially that the model needed to catch up to the new reality. But you\'ll see and I\'m sure you have seen or your investor relations team has seen littered around the internet, comments saying, well, they said they were a tech company, but they\'re a bank, they\'re a subprime lender now. They\'re taking a lending risk and it\'s just beginning because if this environment worsens then do that even more and obviously now you\'ve changed course on that. You talk about the importance or significance of Upstart not becoming a bank. There are people who believe that you just took a step in that direction. Correct that thinking or explain your rationale today.\nDave Girouard: Yeah. We\'ve always grown up as a balance sheet company not intending to build loans on our balance sheet to generate net interest income, which is again, a perfectly good business, but not our business. As we\'ve said before, our business is in effect a marketplace. If you wanted to say that technology is one thing, the business model\'s a different thing. The business model is largely a marketplace with consumers on one side, banks and lenders and investors on the other side. What we have said and continue to say is we will take things on our balance sheet to test and try out new things. It\'s really a form of R&D. But ultimately beyond that, we want to be a market-maker. Now, like in any market, you can have surpluses on the supplier-demand side, the pendulum swings back and forth in any kind of marketplace business.\nThe truth is on the funding side, it\'s just more brittle and it\'s not as getting price discovery, making supply meet demand, which is, of course, the objective of any marketplace. It\'s not as fluid as we would like. Some of the things we can fix and some of them may just be endemic to the nature of banks and lending and capital markets investors, they react emotionally sometimes more than just to numbers. But in any case, the bottom line is, we move, I would say 85-ish percent of the time we\'ve been in this business, we have been borrower constrained, meaning unlimited sources of lenders and funding and always just borrower constrained in terms of where we can economically bring borrowers onto the platform. For the other 15% we found a place where there\'s overwhelming consumer demand, there\'s not enough lending capacity out there, which is where we\'ve been.\nIn March, we made that switch happen pretty quickly for a whole bunch of reasons that are largely about unfortunately war and inflation and things of that nature. But in any case, we were caught on the loss side. We weren\'t as good and aren\'t yet as good at getting price discovery happening, meaning prices move up until supply meets demand. That\'s maybe the economics 101 thing that needs to happen. That\'s our intention going forward. Also, even whatever is on our balance sheet, it\'s a fraction of what a lot of other fintechs are. We\'re not a balance sheet company, and do not intend to become one. Maybe we just need to be a little more disciplined and have technology that\'s a little better at price discovery. I think that\'s what we\'re getting toward.\nTom Gardner: Just to understand the thinking that went behind that, was that to fill in a gap in the marketplace for defensive reasons or for revenue-generating reasons? What ticked you toward making that decision?\nDave Girouard: It\'s just continuity. The pipes are running, the borrowers are applying, they are being matched to lenders, and the lenders are selling some of the loans, keeping some of the loans. So, I mean, it\'s just sometimes like in March 2020 to go back a couple of years, there was just an insane upset of the applecart in the course of a few weeks. This wasn\'t quite like that, but you just have that when the economy changes really quickly. We have to make decisions really fast on such things, and generally speaking, like I said, that\'s not our goal. Interest income is not of interest to us.\nWe really aim to be the marketplace and the partner to these banks and credit unions. I think we\'re going to get closer and closer there. The important thing I\'d say is we have mechanisms to make sure supply meets demand. For every loan that is approved on our platform, it is known what bank is originating it, and if that bank is not going to hold themselves then what investor will have it after the fact. So there\'s never a case where there\'s a loan sitting around and, "We\'re left with them." But it was a decision really to keep the pipeline moving and not to defer it, and we have a lot of tools to make sure supply meets demand. We\'re going to get better at that to make sure we\'re good with that in the future.\nTom Gardner: You talked about growing a company over long periods of time as a risk mitigation exercise. Which do you feel is the bigger risk to Upstart if you can compare these two? Would you say the bigger risk is that your data advantage of 10 years is not as great as you had hoped because other people came along, leapfrogged, and there were different sources of data? It wasn\'t as big a lead as you thought you had in the last 10 years. That\'s one or two, that the 10 years of data you have is in a low rate interest rate environment and the models, your fear about the adaptability of the model when conditions worsen when credit markets stall. If you compare those two, which one do you think is a greater long-term risk?\nDave Girouard: Honestly, I don\'t fear either of them because I don\'t think there\'s any evidence of either. We don\'t see others building models similar to ours. The best thing we can do is try to observe how other models work, and they all, in terms of consumer lending, all tend to be so highly correlated to a credit score that it\'s really hard to see anything beyond that going on. Maybe around the edges, but we just don\'t see it. It\'s hard for me to worry that suddenly our advantage out there is lessening. I don\'t see that. On the second thing, I mean, conceptually you could worry that your model, the environment is going to change such that your model suddenly becomes useless if you want. For us, it\'s almost implausible to imagine that because again, it\'s how it\'s doing relative to a traditional credit score, and that\'s not a tough fight for us just to be frank, like the amount of risk separation, if you just look. We\'ve put actually a slide about this on our investor deck.\nIf you just split all of our loans by credit score and then you split all over the same loans by the Upstart, essentially risk tier, what you see is a dramatic separation and the risk tiers. A very smooth from tier 1 up to tier 8 like a very smooth increase in loss rates as you would like across these risk tiers. The tiers are working incredibly well. Whereas FICO it\'s only lightly correlated. It\'s useful a little bit, but it\'s actually not that well correlated. But anyway, I don\'t want to sound like we don\'t have things to worry about, Tom. Every business does and we do. I feel like if I can just nominate a No. 3 three, we have to execute. There are a lot of things that can go wrong in any particular business, and certainly in ours. For us it\'s execution to grab the opportunity to prove this isn\'t about unsecured personal lending, it\'s also about auto lending, it\'s also about small-business lending and mortgage lending. So to prove them more to categories to win over more lenders to the platform. Those are the things I worry about is really, how do we take those next steps to really prove this is going to be the business that we believe it\'s going to be in a few years.\nTom Gardner: Let\'s go to the other categories. Let\'s move to auto-lending now and enlighten us, teach us all the differences between personal lending and auto lending. The size of the market, the competitive dynamics in those markets, the potential margins, and the amount of market share that you think is available to Upstart in the two different categories. Those two to start.\nDave Girouard: Personal lending, depending on how you measure it, it\'s maybe a $100, $150 billion a year in originations. We believe our platform is a potential market share leader in the U.S. in that category and has become so over the last few years. But it\'s not a mainstream credit product, meaning most banks don\'t really offer personal loans at scale. It\'s historically an esoteric product just because it wasn\'t very economic for banks to like make a $10,000 loan. They just weren\'t going to make enough interest on that to make it worth the effort of dealing. Fintechs have really almost created that category in the last decade. We\'ve really built a very strong position there and continue to build on that. Auto is very different of course, it\'s a very well-established category. It is probably scale-wise, maybe seven, eight times larger. Maybe it\'s a $700 billion a year in origin, maybe $800 billion a year in origination, so much larger, much more mainstream to the financial services world, to the banking world. This is a secured loan, so it\'s a fundamentally different product, whereas unsecured personal is really like you\'re betting on the person, you are underwriting the person. In an auto loan, much like a mortgage, there\'s a person, but there\'s also an asset behind it, and that means it\'s a collateralized loan. There\'s something you can recover.\nGenerally speaking, it makes the loan notionally less risky because you can recover a higher fraction if the person chooses not to pay. Getting that right and how that works. Also, the payment waterfall is different. Generally speaking, somebody is more likely to not pay a personal loan where the quid pro quo is they mind their credit score might get hit or a car loan their car might get repossessed, and so generally speaking, it\'s always believed that a car loan is higher up the payment waterfall for the consumer. That\'s how they differ.\nFrom our point of view, there is still very sophisticated modeling in both. There are a lot of processes involved in a car loan that are not involved in a personal loan. If it\'s a refinance, which is the first product we got in, you have to deal with paying off the prior lender, establishing the new creditor on the lien, on the title for the car, so there\'s some logistical stuff that can make it what I would call a historically 0 billion-dollar market. Meaning, if it took 10 minutes, who wouldn\'t want to refinance the car loan to save a couple $100 a month? But if I had to go through trudging to the DMV and God-knows-what and notarization and all that, maybe I just won\'t bother. I think that\'s where the industry has been to date. So we\'ve been building a process that feels more like unsecured personal products.\nIt\'s all automated, it can be done really quickly. I think even the bigger opportunity for us in auto is at the car dealership itself when people are buying cars. Historically, one of the, let\'s just say, worst experiences ever invented in the United States of America is what most people experience when they go to buy a car. It\'s just a circumstantial thing that\'s built over time, but we bought a company a year or so ago now, Prodigy, that is really the software going into car dealerships to help them create a more pleasing process for all, a more efficient car buying process. We\'re just now testing Upstart loans in that process. That\'s an enormous opportunity because that\'s where the bulk of auto-lending happens, the vast majority. It\'s really efficient, both in terms of process and in terms of pricing. It pulls on both of the ropes that make our business go, and we\'re seeing extremely promising early results. Our view generally is if we were betting on this, in a few years, you\'d see auto surpass our personal loan business just by the potential of the inefficiency, and what we think is a very good position. We have, we feel pretty confidently, the fastest-growing auto retail software that\'s in the industry. There\'s a whole bunch of providers of trying to make software that helps car dealers sell more efficiently. But ours is clearly growing faster than others.\nTom Gardner: What do you expect the margins still look like in auto-lending versus personal lending?\nDave Girouard: Margins to us, we think won\'t be very different, very similar. Generally speaking, more of the revenue will likely happen over the term of the loan as opposed to upfront, so you can view that either as a good or bad thing. But we think the margins and the take and all that won\'t be all that different. I think the level of inefficiency and opportunity, are pretty similar. But I do think the nature of that product isn\'t a large upfront fee or anything like that, so it will tend to be a bit more recognized over the term of the loan, which for the point of just stability if you will, is not necessarily a bad thing.\nTom Gardner: We\'re going to take a step back for everyone to just get their footing about AI and to have you explain taking the auto loan on your balance sheet as an R&D maneuver to train the AI, so as to make sure the system works so that now lenders can come into the platform and feel confident that the data you\'re presenting is valid. So could you just explain that process and how somebody just coming into it for the first time might say, what? Wait, all these loans are on their balance sheet. This isn\'t a risk-less organization, they\'re having to shoulder all of these loans and it\'s in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Walk us through the process of how that works.\nDave Girouard: So just to give you an example. So we have a small business loan product coming out later this year. We\'ve talked about it a bit, it\'s on the near-term horizon. For the rest of this year, we\'ll probably hope to really get this thing tested and out there and try it. Maybe a couple of tens of millions of dollars of loans, which in the grand scheme of lending is not a lot. Now we can\'t go to one of our bank partners and say, hey, we\'ve got this thing, it\'s ready to go, you want to get the first small business loan in Upstart? Because that just doesn\'t make sense for them. They have a lot of responsibility in their vetting on something. We just never allow for that. So when we\'re bringing a new product to market or maybe something very different in an existing product, we want to have the capacity to test it ourselves and get through the first version, the second version, maybe the third version of the model. Usually, the curves are such that you can iterate quite quickly if you have enough volume. That\'s what we\'ve been doing in auto, is really funding most of it and testing it.\nNow for the refi product which has been in the market for a while, we\'re now transitioning that, where banks and credit unions are becoming the lenders for that, and we\'re getting it off our balance sheet. That\'s how it\'s supposed to work. We do it for, it depends on the product, it might be for six months or nine months or something like that, maybe a year. Then at that point, lenders have enough confidence in the product that they can step in and take it and be happy with it and it can pass all their tests if you will. Then small business now. We\'re going to start that process for that product soon enough, and we\'ll go through the same thing, six, nine months, who knows exactly? That capital on our balance sheet, it\'s an incredibly valuable use of it because it is R&D. I don\'t know how you would build an AI model where the bank assumes all the risks of the learning of getting this thing right in figuring it out. That\'s not a reasonable position for a bank to take and it\'s not a reasonable ask for us to make so we don\'t do that. We said look, we\'re going to build the first version of this ourselves going to test the pipes we\'re going to refine the model, and when you\'re comfortable, you come on board and then we\'ll be ready for you.\nTom Gardner: I\'m sorry to go back to this, I promise this will be the last time I ask about taking the personal lending business back on the balance sheet. But is it fair to say that that was happening because essentially you needed to put it back in R&D to show the banks that this model does work in the new regime?\nDave Girouard: I think that would be a decorative description of it. In reality, I think it was just a mismatch of supply and demand that happened in a very short period of time. We just opted not to turn off some of the pipes as quickly as we could have, which would\'ve been a different choice. Really it was just sometimes you don\'t know if something is momentary and it\'s going to clear itself up in a few days or whether there\'s something deeper going on in the economy or whatever. I would like to say, I can\'t say that was a form of R&D, and we would pretty transparent that that\'s what happened is suddenly the markets did turn and our price discovery process isn\'t fast enough to get prices where supply meets demand, and when we had that disequilibrium, if you will, we took some of them onto our balance sheet, and we do not intend to do that, it\'s not our business, and we\'re going to get better at the tools to have price discovery happen faster.\nOne of the very encouraging things we\'re seeing is we have a lot of pricing power. We haven\'t moved prices up a lot, I said this earlier, because core interest rates moved up, Fed rates moved up, probably the two-year treasury is really the mark that matters the most to us, and the two-year treasuries up a couple hundred basis points since the fall, as well as the risks and the environment that also pushes rates up. Yet still, consumer demand is super strong and that just shows we have, I think, real pricing power, which is good. But it means we\'re not as good as we want to be at getting price discovery happening.\nTom Gardner: We live interesting times. Certainly, a comparable would be to go back around 20 years and see what happened to the valuation of a lot of technology and growth companies. In hindsight, say their prices got well ahead of their value, but then the best among them delivered some of the greatest returns in American market history after that because the actual revolution was real, it was tangible even though there were a bunch of joke companies should never have even existed, let alone come public.\nThere were actually some, obviously an amazing companies and every company we\'d like to compare itself to Amazon and the public markets, of course. But in that, I think 2001 shareholder letter, Jeff Bezos I think the word "ouch" was right there in the beginning. Our stock is down 90% and Bezos in talking about at some interviews I\'ve seen it after the fact said it was funny because internally a lot of things we\'re going exactly the direction that we wanted them to go. But maybe a collection of valuation, reset, big new changes in the environment and trouble communicating what we were achieving and going for all all hit us at once. But when I was looking at the internal numbers, I was actually very pleased by what was happening, but our stock was down 90 percent at the time. Without putting you in a position where you have to compare yourself to Amazon, given that, compare and contrast the feeling that you have right now inside of Upstart, what you\'re seeing develop at the company versus the absolute invalidation of any prior valuation to a $150 a share all in the six-month periods slamming you. The external validation is getting knocked down and the internal experience, how different is that for you?\nDave Girouard: It\'s not as stark it might feel to the outsiders as you might think we\'re just like demotivated or just crushed by this. I don\'t think there\'s a lot of that. I wouldn\'t say nobody looks at the stock price. That would be silly. But honestly, we\'re pretty focused on the mission on what we\'re accomplishing internally. I think a good lesson for one of your members if they really want to understand us, forget all the noise, forget the stock price at any point in time. Go to the beginning, at least as our public journey, read the S1, read how we describe what we do, why we do it, how we do it, because we put a lot of energy in our S1, going way back then to describe how this AI works, it\'s not just noise there, there\'s some deep science there and we actually got super disclosive of it in the S1.\nThen go read our first earnings report, our second earnings report, our third, and just take all the market noise out of that and judge for yourself is this real? Are these people legitimate, do they do what said they\'re going to do. If you do that at whatever conclusion you come to you can come to. But I think in some sense you have to ignore the fact that the stock, which started with $20 by the way, when we went public, ran up to close to $400, came all the way back to wherever it\'s sitting today, $45 bucks. [laughs] But again, that\'s the market, that\'s the noise. Read the details of what we\'ve done and who we are, and I think you have a better chance to get to the truth than just reading speculative ideas about what we\'re good at, and not good at we said this, and we\'re not perfect, we\'ll make mistakes.\nAny decent company trying to be transformative and trying to do really hard things is going to make mistakes, and we\'re in that list, but we\'re also in a very strong place, a very strong position to launch these new products from a really well capitalizing. We\'re company I just by the way, Tom, as a private company, we raised a total of a $160 million, frankly, a fraction of most fintechs. When we went public, I think we had in the range of $90 million of that still on our balance sheet. We\'ve just been that company since day one, that\'s never changed. I think if you want to be a long-term investor, you got to get to the heart of a company, who they are, who the people are, how they do what they do, and then place your bets.\nTom Gardner: This is probably my least favorite question to ask. One of those rash statements that floats around it maybe not floats around, that spirals around, and I want to give you an opportunity to explain how the process works on executive selling of shares. Because these stories, your stock that has about a 30% short interest, and therefore, I don\'t want to be conspiratorial in my thinking, but therefore there are group of people because shorting is a short-term transaction that have a short-term incentive to swirl some rumor out there in the marketplace. Could you talk about your ownership stake, shares that you\'ve sold in the last year, how that works and what it says about your commitment or a lack of commitment to Upstart.\nDave Girouard: Let me give proper context to it. We\'re eight years as a private company and now 8.5, as a private and 1.5 as a public. The 8.5 years as a private, nobody, no insider sold a single share. In fact, there\'s at least a couple of junctures where nobody wanted to fund our business, honestly, and a couple of times or I put what amounted to pretty significant parts of my personal worth, my family\'s worth into the business to get it to the next step and nobody sold anything, not me, not our board, not any of the executives. The only selling that\'s gone on since we became public from executives has been through 10b5-1 plans, structured selling plans where there\'s setup in advance and you have no choice. My plan was set up over a year-ago, May 2021, to sell what amounts to a single-digit fraction of what I own based on price triggers, etc, those things always are, and that\'s it. I have no ability to change that. Can you legally stop them or not? I don\'t know, but they were set based on what the world looked like and what Upstart looked like in May 2021, and that\'s it. That\'s the long and the short of it. I own the vast majority of shares I\'ve ever had in Upstart, and I expect to have them for a very long time.\nTom Gardner: Last question, which is probably a one you wouldn\'t expect me to ask to close, but if you could, in a very generalized way, provideinvestment adviceto investors in high-growth technology enterprising companies, given what you\'ve seen previously at Google, watching what happened in 2000. 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010, and a different sudden drops, but this is obviously substantial one when you have the Nasdaq falling more than 25 percent, that\'s maybe a once out of every 10-year outcome or experienced for the Nasdaq. What advice do you have for us as investors in companies like yours, not specifically Upstart? But just if you\'re investing in companies that are spending on R&D and trying to explore the future, and their stocks have gotten rocked 30%, 50%, 70% or more, what advice would you have for anyone who\'s thinking about their portfolio now and seeing a lot of red?\nDave Girouard: Obviously you don\'t want to act in fear, I\'m one who has not historically done a lot of singular stock picking. I do it occasionally, but I usually will not do a lot of that myself. But occasionally I just have conviction and I have conviction through experience in seeing a product, and I will just give you an example. I put a big chunk of money recently, the first time I bought a singular stock in a long into Zoom. I was I know that business, we\'re trying to build products like that at Google. I know how hard it is. That company executed incredibly well when suddenly their business just went through the roof in early 2020, and I had just so much respect for what they\'ve done, and I know how hard the problem is to solve. How many times has like doing video like this has been just a nightmare in the past despite the fact that Microsoft\'s coming after them, Google\'s coming after them whoever else.\nTo me it is you can do index investing or whatever you want, but you want to have some conviction somewhere. I don\'t know if I got Zoom at its lowest or whatever and timing the market is just not a useful exercise, I think. But find an area where you have conviction. You\'ve seen what a team can do, you have enough personal experience to know it, such as something somebody mentioned to you and that\'s how I think about it. Honestly, I invested in Apple [laughs] in 2001 because I thought the iPod was a pretty damn awesome concept. I thought, wow, Steve Jobs can create a No. 1 position. I had left Apple a few years before that, and I fairly disgusted with the company when I left it. I said, if you can do that with an iPod, what else is he going to do over the time, and that one worked out pretty well.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about, and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. The market is closed on Monday for the Juneteenth holiday, so we will see you on Tuesday.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, and Apple. Tom Gardner has positions in Upstart Holdings, Inc. and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool recommends Uber Technologies and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Girouard joined Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner to break down how Upstart is using its balance sheet, growth opportunities moving forward, and one stock idea outside of his own company. In hindsight, say their prices got well ahead of their value, but then the best among them delivered some of the greatest returns in American market history after that because the actual revolution was real, it was tangible even though there were a bunch of joke companies should never have even existed, let alone come public. Tom Gardner: Last question, which is probably a one you wouldn't expect me to ask to close, but if you could, in a very generalized way, provideinvestment adviceto investors in high-growth technology enterprising companies, given what you've seen previously at Google, watching what happened in 2000.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In this podcast, Upstart CEO Dave Girouard joined Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner to discuss: How Upstart is using its balance sheet now. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool recommends Uber Technologies and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': "Upstart Holdings CEO Dave Girouard Talks About the Company's Balance Sheet and More", 'news_lexrank_summary': "I don't see that. I don't think there's a lot of that. I wouldn't say nobody looks at the stock price.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Girouard joined Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner to break down how Upstart is using its balance sheet, growth opportunities moving forward, and one stock idea outside of his own company. We've always grown up as a balance sheet company not intending to build loans on our balance sheet to generate net interest income, which is again, a perfectly good business, but not our business. I would like to say, I can't say that was a form of R&D, and we would pretty transparent that that's what happened is suddenly the markets did turn and our price discovery process isn't fast enough to get prices where supply meets demand, and when we had that disequilibrium, if you will, we took some of them onto our balance sheet, and we do not intend to do that, it's not our business, and we're going to get better at the tools to have price discovery happen faster."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-metric-all-investors-should-consider-before-buying-a-new-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In 1999, Barron\'s published an article titled "Amazon.bomb," which predicted the e-commerce company\'s impending demise. The author of the piece repeatedly cited Amazon\'s lack of profitability as an indication that the business was poorly run and highly overvalued.\nHindsight being 20/20, it\'s obvious Barron\'s got it wrong on the quality of Amazon\'s management team. And yet, 23 years later, we find ourselves in a similar environment, with skeptics making familiar claims about less profitable growth companies.\nTo be fair to the critics, stocks did become highly overvalued in the last couple of years. But history has shown us that you cannot rely on a single valuation metric like the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, to judge the quality of a company.\nOne less-utilized metric that gives investors a contextual view into the efficiency of a company\'s management team is known as return on invested capital (ROIC).\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhat is ROIC?\nROIC is a measurement of how effectively the leadership team of a business generates a return on the capital it deploys. And it\'s one of the most important valuation tools for investors to understand.\nAs an early investor, I heard statements like "buy quality companies and let them compound" countless times. While that sounds simple, the definition of quality is broad and subjective, depending on who you\'re talking to.\nThat\'s why I like ROIC. It\'s not subjective; it\'s a quantitative measurement of how well a company is allocating its cash.\nCalculating ROIC\nCalculating ROIC is a little more involved than other metrics like the P/E ratio. But bear with me -- it\'s not that scary.\nThe formula for ROIC is:\nNet operating income after taxes (NOPAT)/ invested capital (IC)\nBefore you can calculate ROIC, you\'ll first need to generate values for the numerator and the denominator.\nNOPAT represents the earnings a company would make if it had zero debt. To calculate this, simply multiply the company\'s operating profit by 1 minus the tax rate.\nThe operating profit can be found on the income statement, and the tax rate can be easily derived by dividing the income before tax by the tax expense (both of which can also be found on the income statement). Here\'s the formula for NOPAT:\nNOPAT = operating profit (1-tax rate)\nFrom there, you will need to calculate the numerator in our ROIC formula – invested capital. To get this number, head over to the liabilities section of the balance sheet and add up the long-term (or noncurrent) and short-term (current) debt, which is known as total debt. Subtract the cash and cash equivalents from the total debt to arrive at net debt.\nThe last step in calculating invested capital is to add the total equity from the balance sheet to the net debt you just produced. And now you have your ROIC denominator. Here\'s the formula:\nInvested capital = net debt + total equity\nNow that you have both your numerator and denominator, simply divide NOPAT by invested capital and you\'ll arrive at the company\'s ROIC. ROIC varies by industry so its important to compare a company\'s return on capital to competitors in the same space. But generally speaking a ROIC that is above 20% is high, and rising ROIC indicates a business that\'s improving over time.\nReal world example of ROIC\nHere\'s an example using Apple\'s 2021 financials :\nThe NOPAT is calculated by multiplying the operating income, $109 billion, by 1 less the tax rate. Apple\'s tax rate is 13% or .13 so to calculate Apple\'s NOPAT we simply multiply $109 billion by 0.87 which equals $95 billion.\nNext we need Apple\'s invested capital which is its net debt, $84 billion, + its total equity, $63 billion, which equals $147 billion.\nFinally, to produce the current ROIC, simply divide Apple\'s NOPAT by its invested capital:\n$95 billion (NOPAT) / $147 billion (invested capital) = 64% (ROIC)\nThat number by itself gives us insight into how incredibly efficient Apple was in 2021 at earning a return on the cash it invested into its business.\nBut if we extend the calculation several years back, we get further insight into how the company\'s ROIC has changed over time:\nYEAR\nROIC\n2017\n21%\n2018\n32%\n2019\n37%\n2020\n42%\n2021\n64%\nData source: Apple 10K.\nHere we see that not only is Apple generating a very high ROIC as of 2021, but it\'s also been steadily growing its ROIC over the last five years.\nThere are various other methods for calculating ROIC that might produce slightly different percentages, but what\'s most important is to look at the trend of ROIC over time. You should be looking for companies that are becoming more efficient with their capital (i.e., increasing their ROIC year-over-year), not less.\nAn important tool to add to your repertoire\nROIC certainly doesn\'t replace other metrics and analysis, but it\'s a highly effective tool at determining the quality of the management team and the overall trajectory toward higher profitability.\nEarnings growth alone tells investors nothing about how much capital the business had to sink into the company to achieve that growth rate. By looking at ROIC, we can see if a business is getting an increasingly better rate of return on its investments or if it\'s slowly burning more capital to maintain a high growth rate. The latter should be a big red flag for investors.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Mark Blank has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The author of the piece repeatedly cited Amazon's lack of profitability as an indication that the business was poorly run and highly overvalued. One less-utilized metric that gives investors a contextual view into the efficiency of a company's management team is known as return on invested capital (ROIC). Real world example of ROIC Here's an example using Apple's 2021 financials : The NOPAT is calculated by multiplying the operating income, $109 billion, by 1 less the tax rate.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Here's the formula: Invested capital = net debt + total equity Now that you have both your numerator and denominator, simply divide NOPAT by invested capital and you'll arrive at the company's ROIC. Next we need Apple's invested capital which is its net debt, $84 billion, + its total equity, $63 billion, which equals $147 billion. Finally, to produce the current ROIC, simply divide Apple's NOPAT by its invested capital: $95 billion (NOPAT) / $147 billion (invested capital) = 64% (ROIC) That number by itself gives us insight into how incredibly efficient Apple was in 2021 at earning a return on the cash it invested into its business.", 'news_article_title': '1 Metric All Investors Should Consider Before Buying a New Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "One less-utilized metric that gives investors a contextual view into the efficiency of a company's management team is known as return on invested capital (ROIC). Finally, to produce the current ROIC, simply divide Apple's NOPAT by its invested capital: $95 billion (NOPAT) / $147 billion (invested capital) = 64% (ROIC) That number by itself gives us insight into how incredibly efficient Apple was in 2021 at earning a return on the cash it invested into its business. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The formula for ROIC is: Net operating income after taxes (NOPAT)/ invested capital (IC) Before you can calculate ROIC, you'll first need to generate values for the numerator and the denominator. Here's the formula: Invested capital = net debt + total equity Now that you have both your numerator and denominator, simply divide NOPAT by invested capital and you'll arrive at the company's ROIC. Finally, to produce the current ROIC, simply divide Apple's NOPAT by its invested capital: $95 billion (NOPAT) / $147 billion (invested capital) = 64% (ROIC) That number by itself gives us insight into how incredibly efficient Apple was in 2021 at earning a return on the cash it invested into its business."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-turned-%241000-into-half-a-million-dollars', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Nasdaq Composite Index is down 26% year to date as of this writing. Top stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have corrected 30% and 20%, respectively, so far in this year. Obviously, investors are concerned about their investments.\nYet if you look at a longer time horizon, you'll realize that your portfolio should do well, irrespective of steep corrections on the way. Let's look at three stocks that have turned $1,000 into half a million dollars, even after correcting steeply in this year. Although past performance is no indication of how these companies may fare in the future, it does give some important lessons on long-term investing strategies.\n1. Amazon\nAmazon went public in May 1997. Its IPO (initial public offering) price was $18, but adjusting for the four stock splits the stock has undergone so far, the IPO price comes to $0.075. If you had invested $1,000 in Amazon at the time of its IPO, your investment would have risen to half a million dollars (rising 500 times) in 2017 -- that's roughly 20 years.\nAMZN data by YCharts\nWhat's more, by now, that amount would have more than doubled again. In other words, your $1,000 investment would have risen to nearly $1.2 million, even after the recent correction.\nAMZN data by YCharts\nConsidering the many areas in which Amazon is expanding, like cloud computing, there still seems to be lots of growth ahead for this online retail pioneer.\n2. Apple\nApple, which went public in December 1980, has split its stock five times since its IPO. An amount of $1,000 invested in Apple stock in June 1998 -- 24 years ago -- would have turned into roughly $550,000 today.\nBy comparison, if invested at the time of Apple's IPO, the amount of $1,000 would have been $1.1 million today.\nAAPL data by YCharts\nNearly $102 billion in net income in the trailing 12 months, a strong brand name for quality products, several new growth avenues, a strong cash position, reasonable valuation -- the list of reasons to like Apple stock is long.\n3. Home Depot\nHome Depot (NYSE: HD) stock would have turned $1,000 invested in 1988 to more than $500,000 today -- in roughly 34 years. By comparison, if you had invested the same amount at the time of its IPO in 1981, you would have $22.5 million, including dividends, today.\nHD Total Return Price data by YCharts\nNot only has Home Depot fared well over decades, but it also reported strong results in the latest quarter. Although investors are concerned about the impact of rising inflation on the company's performance, management looks confident of being able to navigate it successfully. With a dividend yield of 2.5%, the stock offers an attractive combination of income and growth.\nFind out why Amazon is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Rekha Khandelwal has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Top stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have corrected 30% and 20%, respectively, so far in this year. AAPL data by YCharts Nearly $102 billion in net income in the trailing 12 months, a strong brand name for quality products, several new growth avenues, a strong cash position, reasonable valuation -- the list of reasons to like Apple stock is long. AMZN data by YCharts Considering the many areas in which Amazon is expanding, like cloud computing, there still seems to be lots of growth ahead for this online retail pioneer.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Top stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have corrected 30% and 20%, respectively, so far in this year. AAPL data by YCharts Nearly $102 billion in net income in the trailing 12 months, a strong brand name for quality products, several new growth avenues, a strong cash position, reasonable valuation -- the list of reasons to like Apple stock is long. If you had invested $1,000 in Amazon at the time of its IPO, your investment would have risen to half a million dollars (rising 500 times) in 2017 -- that's roughly 20 years.", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Turned $1,000 Into Half a Million Dollars', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Top stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have corrected 30% and 20%, respectively, so far in this year. AAPL data by YCharts Nearly $102 billion in net income in the trailing 12 months, a strong brand name for quality products, several new growth avenues, a strong cash position, reasonable valuation -- the list of reasons to like Apple stock is long. If you had invested $1,000 in Amazon at the time of its IPO, your investment would have risen to half a million dollars (rising 500 times) in 2017 -- that's roughly 20 years.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Top stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have corrected 30% and 20%, respectively, so far in this year. AAPL data by YCharts Nearly $102 billion in net income in the trailing 12 months, a strong brand name for quality products, several new growth avenues, a strong cash position, reasonable valuation -- the list of reasons to like Apple stock is long. If you had invested $1,000 in Amazon at the time of its IPO, your investment would have risen to half a million dollars (rising 500 times) in 2017 -- that's roughly 20 years."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-30-2022%3A-brag-tgan-aapl-xlk-soxx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were declining premarket Thursday. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) were down more than 1% recently.\nBragg Gaming Group (BRAG) stock was climbing near 5% after saying it extended a content distribution agreement in North American markets with Kalamba Games.\nTransphorm (TGAN) shares were nearly 5% higher after it filed a shelf registration statement for the potential resale of up to about 3.9 million shares of its common stock by selling stockholders.\nApple (AAPL) is working to introduce a new CarPlay feature that will allow users to buy gas directly from the car dashboard, Reuters reported. Apple was recently slipping past 1%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is working to introduce a new CarPlay feature that will allow users to buy gas directly from the car dashboard, Reuters reported. Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG) stock was climbing near 5% after saying it extended a content distribution agreement in North American markets with Kalamba Games. Transphorm (TGAN) shares were nearly 5% higher after it filed a shelf registration statement for the potential resale of up to about 3.9 million shares of its common stock by selling stockholders.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is working to introduce a new CarPlay feature that will allow users to buy gas directly from the car dashboard, Reuters reported. Technology stocks were declining premarket Thursday. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) were down more than 1% recently.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/30/2022: BRAG, TGAN, AAPL, XLK, SOXX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is working to introduce a new CarPlay feature that will allow users to buy gas directly from the car dashboard, Reuters reported. Technology stocks were declining premarket Thursday. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) were down more than 1% recently.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is working to introduce a new CarPlay feature that will allow users to buy gas directly from the car dashboard, Reuters reported. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) were down more than 1% recently. Transphorm (TGAN) shares were nearly 5% higher after it filed a shelf registration statement for the potential resale of up to about 3.9 million shares of its common stock by selling stockholders.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/disneys-streaming-strategy-is-a-home-run-heres-why', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The streaming market is booming, and the introduction of new platforms has drastically changed the industry\'s landscape from what it was only two years ago. Disney (NYSE: DIS) has had major success with its streamer Disney+ but had previously entered the market with Hulu and ESPN+. Here\'s why Disney is right to host and offer a variety of streaming platforms rather than just one.\nTailored entertainment\nHulu launched in 2007 as one of the first ad-supported streaming platforms, with Disney taking control of the streaming service in 2019 due to its Fox acquisition. Disney launched ESPN+ in April 2018 and Disney+ in November 2019.\nEach of Disney\'s streaming platforms offers widely different services. For example, Hulu gives subscribers access to premium TV series and movies, ESPN+ has a wide range of sports content, and Disney+ is home to an extensive library of nostalgic and new Disney titles from brands such as Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, and more.\nAdditionally, a recent study showed that consumers are likelier to stay subscribed to a service with no easy substitute, such as Spotify, YouTube, and Crunchyroll. In Spotify\'s case, 75% of consumers view the music streamer as a must-have versus just nice to have. Anime streaming service Crunchyroll\'s niche content results in 67% of consumers seeing it as an invaluable subscription. Each of Disney\'s streaming platforms provides specific content that is difficult to find elsewhere, encouraging consumer retention.\nAMC has seen success by offering a variety of streaming platforms with niche content. The company hosts AMC+, which offers several original titles from its own network, horror streamer Shudder, Sundance Now with a large library of indie titles, Acorn TV with British content, and more. In May, AMC\'s interim CEO Matt Blank said that the "differentiated strategy" has led to "strong consumer loyalty and low churn." As a result, the company reported a gain of 430,000 new paid subscribers in the first quarter of 2022.\nBundles encourage subscriber retention\nOffering multiple services allows Disney to bundle its offering for one low price, creating more value and making consumers less likely to drop their subscriptions. In addition, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have skillfully used bundles to promote their varying services and increase revenue.\nA recent study showed that 33% of people plan to add a new TV subscription in the next six months, while 30% intend to drop one. Subscriber retention is crucial in the streaming market, making bundles increasingly attractive for consumers and companies.\nSince the launch of Disney+, the company has offered the service as a part of a bundle in the U.S. alongside ESPN+ and ad-supported Hulu access for $13.99/month -- a 36% discount from using each platform separately. When comparing the bundle to a Netflix subscription, $15.49 gets consumers two simultaneous streams and 1080p picture quality, while the cheapest option is $9.99 for one stream and 480p resolution. Comparatively, the Disney bundle not only gives members access to multiple services but also up to four simultaneous streams and no limitations on resolution.\nMeanwhile, Apple bundles its Apple TV+ streaming platform with options such as Apple Music, Arcade, iCloud, Fitness+, and News+. The cheapest tiered bundle provides access to TV+ (4K, six streams), Music (90 million+ songs), Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud storage for $14.95 -- also cheaper and more valuable than Netflix. Services have become a significant part of Apple\'s business, making up 18% of its business in 2021 and its second-biggest sector after the iPhone.\nWhile combining all of Disney\'s content under one platform would arguably be easier for the consumer, splitting up services based on interest creates more value for subscribers who can appreciate the low bundled price for three platforms rather than one. It also saves consumers from seeing content that they\'re either uninterested in or might not be age-appropriate. ESPN+ allows sports enthusiasts to locate the content they want easily, while Disney+ allows parents to be worry-free when their children browse the platform.\nWhat\'s next for Disney?\nDisney+ expanded to 42 additional countries this year, making the total just over 100. However, ESPN+ and Hulu continue to be only available in the U.S. for the most part. If the company can expand those platforms to other markets such as Europe and Asia, Disney will be able to attract more subscribers and offer value through bundling opportunities.\nDisney+ already offers a lot of its Hulu content under a section called Star in Europe and Hotstar in other regions. However, live sports is an incredibly lucrative industry in most parts of the world and the introduction of ESPN+ could bring in a flood of subscribers on its own. The sports streamer gained 62% more subscriptions from 2020 to 2021 without being in many countries, proving the power of its content.\n10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walt Disney wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nFool contributor Dani Cook holds no position in any of the stocks mentioned.\nThe Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In addition, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have skillfully used bundles to promote their varying services and increase revenue. For example, Hulu gives subscribers access to premium TV series and movies, ESPN+ has a wide range of sports content, and Disney+ is home to an extensive library of nostalgic and new Disney titles from brands such as Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, and more. Additionally, a recent study showed that consumers are likelier to stay subscribed to a service with no easy substitute, such as Spotify, YouTube, and Crunchyroll.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have skillfully used bundles to promote their varying services and increase revenue. Bundles encourage subscriber retention Offering multiple services allows Disney to bundle its offering for one low price, creating more value and making consumers less likely to drop their subscriptions. Meanwhile, Apple bundles its Apple TV+ streaming platform with options such as Apple Music, Arcade, iCloud, Fitness+, and News+.', 'news_article_title': "Disney's Streaming Strategy Is a Home Run -- Here's Why", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In addition, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have skillfully used bundles to promote their varying services and increase revenue. Each of Disney's streaming platforms offers widely different services. Bundles encourage subscriber retention Offering multiple services allows Disney to bundle its offering for one low price, creating more value and making consumers less likely to drop their subscriptions.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In addition, companies such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have skillfully used bundles to promote their varying services and increase revenue. Bundles encourage subscriber retention Offering multiple services allows Disney to bundle its offering for one low price, creating more value and making consumers less likely to drop their subscriptions. While combining all of Disney's content under one platform would arguably be easier for the consumer, splitting up services based on interest creates more value for subscribers who can appreciate the low bundled price for three platforms rather than one."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-stocks-are-losing-but-that-doesnt-make-them-losers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, we look back at some stock picks.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nThis video was recorded on June 15, 2022.\nDavid Gardner: For 30 podcasts done over more than six years, I pick five-stock samplers right here for you for free. Every year thereafter, the first year after the picks were made, and then the second year and then the third, three years after the picks were made, we reviewed them, check their numbers. I had some of the Motley Fool\'s best analysts on to review their stories, review. We got to calling these Reviewapaloozas. Yes, Reviewapaloozas used to be among my favorite of Rule Breaker Investing podcast, hasn\'t been very fun to review the performance of any stocks really this year, any stocks at all. I don\'t enjoy spending time during the week with you going over poor performance, sifting through losers, sharing losing numbers. But that is what 2022 has been all about. As I\'ve said a few times before on this podcast, if you enjoy slow-motion train wrecks, if you\'re the type who Gooseneck interstate accident cleanups as you drive by, slowing up traffic for the rest of us, if Schadenfreude is your middle name, even in Germany, is that anyone\'s middle name? Probably not. Well, then this week\'s podcast is for you. One thing we always enjoy doing is talking stocks and having some of the Motley Fool\'s best analysts on to discuss them. Fifteen stocks are in play this week, and while the vast majority of them are market losers, most of these remain compelling businesses to me anyway. So I\'m thinking you might be rewarded going forward for joining in this week only on Rule Breaker Investing.\nWelcome back to Rule Breaker Investing. It\'s a big month for stocks, not necessarily for the stock market itself, but at least for this podcast. Any time we spend time going through 15 or so different stocks, you know we\'re stock-centric. Next week we will remain stock-centric. It\'s the Market Cap Game Show. I\'ll be having back our two most recent champions going head-to-head. Calling out the market caps with you, our dear listeners you getting to play along at home are four times a year tradition, the Market Cap Game Show. Stocks are in the air, and it\'s not that fun to talk about the stock market right now. But I think it might be fun years from now, to listen back to this week\'s podcast or next week\'s podcast, and remember the prices that some of us were getting to buy stock set when the whole market was on sale. Well, on this Reviewapalooza episode, we have once again, three five-stock samplers, and let me name them right now, going backward from here. One year ago, it was five stocks pursued by a bear. Little did I know how that name might come back [laughs] to bite me. Those stocks have done very poorly, but the good news, I guess, is that these games are played for three years. This five-stock samplers, the vast majority, are three-year games. As hard as it\'s going to be to look at the numbers from one-year ago, my final five-stock sampler, we\'re not even quite a third of the way through that ballgame.\nTwo years ago, I picked five stocks for America. I had America in mind at the time in particular because our nation was hurting so badly, right in the face of COVID, I thought about what were our core values. I tagged the stock to each. We\'ll see how those are doing. Then we do have one five-stock sampler, five stocks that passed the snap test, picked three years ago this month that we will be sending forever to Foolhalla. Technically, that sampler ended on June 5th of this year. So we\'ll be reviewing the numbers from June 5th for that final five-stock sampler. It\'s quite remarkable to me to see that just in between June 5th and where I am speaking to you today, the S&P 500 has dropped almost another 10%. We\'re talking about an extremely weak market. Spoiler alert ahead of Asit Sharma, our first analyst, joining me to talk about five stocks pursued by a bear. By the way, we will then have Nick Sciple joining me for five stocks for America, and Alicia Alfiere later in the episode five stocks that passed the snap test.\nAsit, Nick, and Alicia joining in this week, that\'s going to be fun, but let me give the spoiler upfront. All three of these samplers are losing or have lost to the market. No surprise there. It\'s been so disappointing to watch green numbers. Sometimes wildly positive, bolded green numbers turn to red. Initially disappointing flattish pink numbers, and then more to red numbers, bolded red numbers in some cases. Spoiler alert for a second consecutive Reviewapalooza episode we had another some weeks ago. It\'s not going to be pretty. But I do want to say two things on the other side of the ledger. The first is, this is about the worst time in the market cycle that I think we could be talking about stocks and reviewing past five-stock samplers and sending one indeed to Foolhalla. Our Reviewapalooza tradition, when we send the oldest still active five-stock sampler up to the halls of meat and celebration, even sometimes just drinking a way our [laughs] sorrows in Foolhalla. But this is about the worst time in the market cycle. I just think it\'s worth mentioning that and putting it out there. I think a lot of us our mindsets are all over the place with the market, but I hope you\'re close to me anyway, in that you, your mindset is expectant of better things to come. You know, that the market always comes back overtime, never bet against America, Warren Buffett has said. Anybody who looks at any long-term graph of stock market performance knows it goes lower left to upper right. You just need to give the market time.\nWe have a family stock contest that I write a little missive about each month of the year. I\'m just going to share a little bit of what I shared, especially with some of the younger members of our family. This week when I had the pleasure or mis-pleasure of updating the numbers in the family stock contents, most of us have picked stocks that have gotten more than cut in half in less than six months, just since the start of this year. I wrote, and I will just share with you, this hasn\'t felt fun at all, but especially for those family members younger than the age of 30, the market year of 2022 is really educational and ultimately a good experience to see the volatility of the market, to know it doesn\'t only ever go up, and to experience directly or secondhand the psychology of what it takes to be a lifelong investor. I continued, you know, full well, these times will come. In my experience, about once a decade, and that\'s what we\'re living through right now. This is definitely the worst market year since 2008-\'9 and before that, 2001–\'2.\nThe Motley Fool has been in business for just about 30 years, and this is the third such time, we\'re watching stocks get beaten, bloody and yet just as happened in the face of 2002 and 2009, so to will the market come back in the years to come, particularly the winning companies doing valuable and important work in this world, it happens every time. It never feels good until you can look back and see where it came from.\nWell, speaking of where things came from, we\'ve done 35 stock samplers in Rule Breaker Investing history, and as painful as these numbers are to review, as disappointing as it is for me to see five stocks that passed the snap test, which was once such a winning sampler retreat to Foolhalla permanently with a little bit of red on its shoulder as of this afternoon, nevertheless, the 30 five-stock samplers who picked the 150 stocks picked on Rule Breaker Investing over years and years, average and individual stock gain of about 67 percent. That\'s against the markets, the S&P 500\'s 33 percent. Across 150 stocks, even at the worst time, I think just about in the market cycle, still happy to know that 150 stocks have generated more than 5,000 points of Alpha. I think it\'s going up from here, we shall see. A little bit of encouragement, not just for you, but I\'m often on this podcast talking to me as well. But enough talking to me. I say we get this started with Reviewapalooza five-stock sampler, number 1, it\'s five stocks pursued by a bear. I pick these stocks one-year ago this month, and at the time mentioned, this will be my final five-stock sampler. Well, how have they done in the year since? I\'d like to welcome back to the show, my friend Asit Sharma. Asit, great to have you back to Rule Breaker Investing.\nAsit Sharma: Great to be here. Thanks very much, David.\nDavid Gardner: How has the last year been for you? Forget about these stocks for a sec Asit, I think one question that I want to ask each of my friends joining with me today is I don\'t enjoy watching stocks as much when they are dropping. That\'s something I\'ve talked a lot about. So I try to do some other things in life that I would\'ve otherwise spent gawking at the market. Can you describe either a new habit or intention or experience you\'ve had as a consequence of being in a bear market?\nAsit Sharma: I think David, being in a bear market, has given me the courage to do something I\'ve been trying to for a long time, which is to pick up another language. Why? Because it\'s harder to look at the market than it is to go to my grammar exercises. [laughs] I\'m trying to pick up the Turkish language, which is famously difficult because it\'s called an agglutinative language. One word gets tacked onto another. But it\'s a fun language, and I\'ve thrown all caution to the wind. I\'m at the age where they say it\'s really difficult to pick up languages. But I prefer to do this than worry about stock prices.\nDavid Gardner: I love that you\'re doing that. I have never even try. I don\'t know a single, how do you say hello in Turkish?\nAsit Sharma: Really simple, [FOREIGN] .\nDavid Gardner: [FOREIGN] , wow. Well that\'s very kind of you. Thank you. Now I know my first term in Turkish. When you talk about agglutinative, I always think of German nouns. Is that another example? You\'ll see these incredibly long nouns in German that are single words of compound concepts. Is that also agglutinative?\nAsit Sharma: I think. Now I have two sons that are pretty proficient in German, so I hope they\'re not going to [laughs] listen to this later and say dad you should have said no it\'s actually x or yes. Certainly David that\'s the same principle.\nDavid Gardner: To the Sharma family I probably got that wrong and if it was gotten wrong, it was on me. Well, I\'m delighted to know that you have that extra pursuit enabled perhaps by some extra time. Well, let\'s take a look now at five stocks pursued by a bear. What I like to do usually is talk, first of all about how the stock market has done Asit. The stock market is down 11.8 percent, the S&P 500 since June 16th, 2021, so we\'re not quite into a full year right now, the market is down 12 percent. Now it\'s felt like it\'s done a lot more than that to me and I think to a lot of Rule Breakers style investors, and I think the performance of this five-stock samplers so far is eloquent testimony. Let me first mention the companies in alphabetical order. Axon Enterprise, Peloton Interactive, The Trade Desk, Unity Software, and Zillow Group. Those were five stocks I had in mind. I think they\'d already declined somewhat. I think that was part of the theme of this particular five stock samplers. They were already down some they were pursued by a bear. But man, if the bare didn\'t show up, it\'s a little bit ironic to me Asit that I think we have officially entered bear market territory this week as the S&P 500 declined below a 20 percent loss since the start of the year. It is ironic that the very week, you and I do this Reviewapalooza for this five-stock sampler, the one-year anniversary, we\'re now Asit in a bear market.\nAsit Sharma: Well, I wish the bear would go back into hibernation. My prediction is that many of these, if not all, these companies are going to be just fine over a longer time period.\nDavid Gardner: Well, the one that\'s done the worst, which is the way I like to start it the ticker symbol is PTON, and this is Peloton Interactive. The stock was at $105 a share this month, last year, right now it\'s just down below $10 a share Asit down 90.9 percent up about the worst stock pick somebody can make to lose 91 percent of your value one year later across the market down 12. We start with a minus 79 in the Alpha hole, what has happened to Peloton?\nAsit Sharma: The story with Peloton should be familiar with anyone who follows the connected fitness market. This is a company I think that almost got too much to soon or had too much of a good experience too soon. Sometimes you can get spoiled. Peloton was at the beginning of a longer journey to figure out its business model, where they manufacture, where they in essence, a subscription-based company that was going to enjoy really great margins from a software-type subscription business that was connected to those bikes and treadmills. What happened was as the effects of the pandemic faded away, people start to go back into the real-world. The demand for the bikes dropped off. They got such a big pull-forward during COVID that I think it masked for management the need to figure out at the end of the day how they were going to structure their profit and loss statement, how they\'re going to make their margin. Was it through profit in the manufacturer bikes? Was it through the subscriptions? How does that whole puzzle come together? Now they have a new CEO, and this is veteran CEO his name Barry McCarthy. I like the way that he is working on slashing the inventory where he can, trying to fix cash flow, doing all the things you would in a turnaround. I think now they get a chance to rethink life and figure it out. I wouldn\'t say that this is the company that\'s going to lead the basket into glory, but it\'s got a decent chance to make a comeback. [laughs]\nDavid Gardner: Market cap has gone from $30 billion to just north of $3 billion so a much smaller company in at least the market capitalization terms, I would say it\'s brand hasn\'t declined nearly that much. Its public awareness clearly, the company is losing money and this has been a horrifically bad transition from in-COVID to somewhat anyway out of COVID at this point and Peloton has been badly hurt, I would say probably badly managed. The only real bad here is me for putting this into our five stocks pursued by a bear. Let\'s go from the worst stock to the best performer. I regret to say the best performer here is itself down 22 percent, which means even The Trade Desk ticker symbol TTD is down itself to the market by 10 percentage points. I never like to talk about being down 22 percent as a good thing, but relative to the other four stocks in the sampler, something\'s going really right for The Trade Desk. Do you agree?\nAsit Sharma: I agree with this. I think what\'s going right for Trade Desk is that it knows exactly what its identity is. There\'s never been any confusion about the business model versus Peloton. This is a company that works in the programmatic advertising market. They make it easy for advertisers to place digital ads and they\'ve just become better and better at what they do. The example I wanted to touch on here is the coming change in the way companies track us around the internet. Google Chrome is going to drop its cookies by late next year, and The Trade Desk is leading the charge to find a different way to track us one that\'s a little fair in terms of privacy, but still helps advertisers to reach us, gives us the ability to comfortably opt into some advertising. I think this is going to be great for their business model. It\'s a company that is still growing in the strong double-digits. Jeff Green is a really seasoned CEO, wonderful leader, and I think we see a ton of innovation going on in this company as well. They\'ve announced some really cool integrations that offer real-time data to big companies like Adobe, so it\'s a company that understands what it needs to do in the marketplace. They are passionate about it. I can understand why they are only down 22 percent odd versus some other tech companies which are down a lot more.\nDavid Gardner: Well, since we\'re talking market caps, and of course next week is our market cap, game show, Trade desk right now capped at about twenty-three-and-half billion, which ends up being 6-7 times the size of Peloton Interactive, which I think is a lot better known than the Trade Desk. Also I\'m assuming if you were forced to buy one of these stocks, not that we\'re going to force you to do so, but I\'m guessing you\'d probably by the Trade Desk right now.\nAsit Sharma: Actually, I might choose another one in the basket. The accountant in me doesn\'t like the cash flows that are associated with Unity Software, they\'re still losing money. I think they could do a better job in generating cash flow, but I love the way this company invests in the future. They offer a creative platform for gamers to develop games. They offer another one that can be used by architects. It can be used by filmmakers. This is a company that is working on the tools for creativity in the next decade. There\'s a long path to greatness for Unity it\'s not going to be an easy path for them. But I love the ambition of this company, and at this point in a bear market it\'s sometimes good to kick the tires on companies that you like. Maybe they\'re not as profitable, so they\'ve been pushed down even further. If you believe in the concept and management, I mean, this is an interesting company. I think investors should keep their eye on it. It\'s one of the worst performers, David, but it could be one of the most resilient as conditions improve.\nDavid Gardner: Stock is down from $200 in December to just right around $33 as we speak today. Again, just cataclysmic drops $200 down to $33. The market cap, well about half of The Trade Desk\'s at 11.5 billion. But so of the five asset you favor Unity the most. I like Unity a lot too of course, that\'s why it\'s in the sampler. I don\'t like the performance of any of these Unity down 65 percent for the sampler so far again, against the market\'s 12, that\'s minus a 53. But thank you for the positive words there. Would you like to add anything about another single letter, ticker symbol company Unity Software owns the letter U. That\'s it\'s ticker symbol Zillow Group is Z. It\'s also ZG by another share class. But any thoughts about actually let\'s close it out with A-Z. Axon Enterprise, as I mentioned earlier in this sampler down 43 percent, Zillow Group down 72 percent. I\'ll give the final accounting in a minute, but I will say, give us just a little bit of thinking on Axon Enterprise and Zillow Group.\nAsit Sharma: Both are trying to play important roles in the economy. Axon offers body cameras. They have a software-as-a-service platform that is aimed at companies that buy its products. They have a product called the Axon Fleet 3, which is AI-enabled license plate recognition. It\'s a company you can see for a long time just playing a greater role in our economy. It does a lot of good out in the world, its main purpose as stated, is to try to help reduce crime through its product. This is an important company for people who believe in the potential of technology to make the world a safer place. Zillow, I think, is a little challenge just now because the real estate industry is at a crossroads. There\'s a lot of pent-up demand for housing and yet we have mortgage rates that are flying through the roof. This is one, the thesis isn\'t broken for Zillow, but it\'s maybe one of the more exposed to near-term macro stuff in the economy. Again, as we go out over a longer time period, you were mentioning the power of brand earlier as we talked. Zillow\'s got such a great brand in the real estate space, I think in residential, housing, they\'re going to be an important player. I wouldn\'t count that out either, but I would lean Axon, I\'d lean the beginning of the alphabet between these two choices versus the end.\nDavid Gardner: You like Unity Software the most all five of these I liked one year ago, I like them a little bit less right now because I just don\'t like things that lose this badly and yet, I think often the strength of balance sheets helps us think through what\'s going to come back and of course, the strength of opportunity, is the company doing something important that\'s good for this world that always counts for so much for me? How could I not also reference brand? Because I think brand accounts for a lot. Well, take it all-in-all Asit. This is on me, not on you. I thank you though. I\'m not going to shoot the messenger. You\'re the messenger of some good thoughts about these companies. But take it all-in-all, the stock market down 12 percent over the last year, these stocks averaged a loss of 59 percent. That is 47 percentage points under the market averages. If there\'s any good news and this is about all I can come up with right now. We\'re only through just about the first year of three. This will be fascinating to watch. How these companies do, how the economy rebounds, which ones of these rebound? Can we get anything, any green back on this red scorecard for the 30th and final five-stock sampler. Asit, do you have your fingers crossed for us?\nAsit Sharma: I don\'t even have my fingers crossed, David, I look forward to the performance of these companies and I\'m already impressed by the performance of this basket in advance.\nDavid Gardner: [LAUGHTER] Well, thank you so much Asit for visiting and let\'s revisit this together a year from now, shall we? It\'ll be interesting to see where we are. Asit Sharma, thank you so much for joining me this week on Rule Breaker Investing.\nAsit Sharma: Thanks so much for having me, David.\nDavid Gardner: All right, well thus much for now, for five stocks pursued by a bear, it\'s time to go. Let\'s strap ourselves into the way back machine and we need to go back through time, Rick Engdahl.\nWe have alighted upon June of 2020, things were not pretty in the world at large. The economy was shutting down. There were a lot of Americans hurting for lots of different reasons and so I was inspired that week to think about what would be five stocks for America. These are companies that are, of course all American companies. But each of them I tag to one of the core values as I\'ve thought about America. Things like Liberty in enterprise and justice. We\'re not going to revisit each of those, but that was the uniting theme behind this five-stock sampler, five stocks for America and to review this five-stock sampler with me, my pal Nick Sciple. Nick, great to have you on Rule Breaker Investing.\nNick Sciple: Great to be here with you, David. First-time, what I guess visitor or whatever you want to call this long-time listener [LAUGHTER] happy to be here with you.\nDavid Gardner: Absolutely. Anybody who\'s a Motley Fool member has I think got to know Nick and Asit and Alicia, all three of my guests really well, because Motley Fool Live, the equivalent of the TV show on our website that\'s there for our members. Every weekday, Nick, you are regularly featured and I\'ve always drove so much of your morning show and other commentary on Motley Fool Live. Thanks a lot for that and this time we get to do a little bit of a dive into stocks. I know sometimes you\'ve been talking especially macro recently. The joke being you\'re not a macro thinker necessarily or we\'re not a macro show, but Nick, you can\'t not talk about macro a little bit these days.\nNick Sciple: No. That\'s the top of the headlines. You can\'t turn on CNBC without hearing about interest rates and inflation and all of these, I guess second year macroeconomics, business, I\'m more of a microeconomics thinker, but the headlines these days are those macroeconomic topics for better or worse. I am looking forward to the days when we get past some of that and we talk about what real businesses are doing in the real world, but that\'s just me.\nDavid Gardner: Well, let\'s do that together for about 10 or 15 minutes or so, looking at these five companies now first, let me mention how the stock market has done at the bogey, of course. Then I\'m always looking to beat and I\'m sorry to say spoiler alert ahead of time none of the five companies in this sampler is beating the market averages, which looked tough to beat over two years. Is this true? The market\'s up 16.3 percent from where it was two years ago. Again, so many stocks so far down, including some of these, but it is nice to know Nick that the market, the S&P 500, those in the index fund anyway, have enjoyed a 16 percent return in these two years.\nNick Sciple: The market has continued to march up, although some of these companies haven\'t performed quite as well. Although I won\'t say the market hasn\'t been marching quite as well the past six months of the year, 2022 as they had been the past couple of years before that. But in any event, these companies are not keeping up with where they\'ve been in the past couple of years.\nDavid Gardner: That\'s right in five stocks for America, I used to open up the sampler spreadsheet with joy and see green. Now what we see is red. But let\'s talk about the companies, each of which is a really interesting company that I still certainly believe in going forward. Let\'s start with, as tradition would happen, with the worst performer again, the market up 16 percent, which makes the drop for Boston Beer company. Ticker symbol SAM, from 524 two years ago to just below 300 right now, a drop of 44 percentage points. That is well down to the markets gain of 16. We\'re going to call that minus 61 in the loss column for alpha, for SAM, so far. Nick, are you a beer drinker?\nNick Sciple: I like to have a beer every now and again. I\'m much more of a beer drinker than a liquor drinker. I like a craft beer. Miller Lite, is my main line beer of choice?\nDavid Gardner: Yeah. What about Hard Seltzer?\nNick Sciple: Haven\'t gotten into the Hard Seltzer game as much. We might talk about this a little bit later. I\'m a little bit more into these ready-to-drink cocktails that have emerged in the past couple of years. High Noon is one that I\'m a fan of it, but yeah, I\'ve had a future release in my day.\nDavid Gardner: Very nice. Well, let\'s transition then into looking at this company. Nick just taken a big picture of you here. Stocks almost just about been cut in half over these last two years. What\'s happening to the Boston Beer Company?\nNick Sciple: Sure. The Boston Beer Company, when folks hear about this company, probably think of Sam Adams, there their [inaudible 00:27:51] beer, lots of commercials. They were the first mover in this craft beer. But today, much less of a beer company, more of a malted beverage company and the big drivers are brands like Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, Hard Cider, Twisted Tea products. Those products have really been driving the business in recent years are actually a majority of the business today. A slowdown in that part of the business is really what\'s driving this underperformance of SAM in the past year. In particular, Hard Seltzer, where they\'re one of the leaders in the market with their Truly product. We\'re really seeing incredible growth in Hard Seltzer over the past couple of years. In 2020 Hard Seltzer grew a 158 percent year-over-year and deliveries. Big slowdown in 2021, however, with only 13 percent growth in the category. That left the Boston Beer Company in a situation where they had rushed to increase supply to keep up with the demand they saw coming down the pike. We even saw CEO Jim Koch say that the company had to toss, "Millions of cases of Truly back in October."\nDavid Gardner: Oh my gosh.\nNick Sciple: Part of that is, we\'ve seen this huge growth in Hard Seltzer. Perhaps you see a fad slowing down. These things can\'t grow to the moon. We\'re not going to be exclusively drinking Hard Seltzer to the detriment of other categories. But another potential competitive threat that I think we\'re seeing rise up, are these ready-to-drink Cocktail. We just saw this week actually Coke make a deal with Jack Daniel\'s. You\'re going to able to buy Jack and Coke in the store and that\'s indicative of this big growth we\'ve seen in ready-to-drink products. I gave you those numbers in growth of Hard Seltzer in 2021, only 13 percent growth in 2021 after a 100 percent plus growth in 2020. But if you look at those ready-to-drink cocktails in 2021 grew over 118 percent year-over-year. To a certain extent, the loss in these Hard Seltzer markets, the winners have been these ready-to-drink cocktails and that\'s a potential threat. We actually saw Jim Koch write a letter to a large brewers organization in 2021, where he said, speaking about concerns about these ready-to-drink cocktails. Historically, liquor based drinks have been taxed at a higher rate than multi-base drinks like beer and Ciders, and things like that. He wrote in his letter, "If they succeed in changing state regulations for these other purveyors of ready-to-drink cocktails, the beer industry, brewers and wholesalers alike would face virtually permanent declines in volume, revenue, and profits while liquor volume and profits would sour." I think a couple of things going on, increased competition from these ready-to-drink cocktails and then also, again, you can\'t grow at a 100 percent growth rate to infinity with these Hard Seltzer. Those are the things that are driving down Boston Beer stock.\nDavid Gardner: It is ironic to think that the company made a smart forward-thinking bet with Hard Seltzer with the rest of the industry and yet in the face of huge growth, we see the stock price with significant decline. Stock down by the way 700 last summer. Now when you\'re quoting SAM these days, seeing it just below 300, well again, it feels like so many other stocks, especially Rule Breaker Style stocks on the market today. Well, let\'s go Nick, from the worst performer in this sampler to the best performer and all four of the other companies, Nick, all of them are down. Again, the market up 17 percent, all of them are down somewhere between eight and 15 percent. They\'re all about 25 percentage points to 30 percentage points behind the market averages. The one that\'s technically ahead of the rest is Take-Two Interactive, down 8.4 percent from a year ago. Now Nick, you and I know in some long time discerning listeners may remember, I never did pick Take-Two Interactive as part of this five-stock sampler, picked Zynga, and Zynga the mobile software games company ended up getting bought out by Take-Two Interactive not too long ago, and shareholders were paid out some cash, but also Take-Two Interactive stocks. I\'d simply converted over what your dollar for dollar investment would\'ve been in Zynga two years ago, to what it looks like in Take-Two Interactive today. A little bit of technicality there. Yeah, sometimes these stocks get bought out in bad times, sometimes and in good. Take-Two Interactive. Nick, any thoughts around this best performer in this sampler?\nNick Sciple: Sure. I think Zynga was an interesting company. The acquisition by Take-Two in 2021, they put up their best annual revenue and bookings ever, and put up their best first quarter ever as well here in 2022. However, when Take-Two announced their deal to acquire Zynga stock for $3.50 in cash and about 0.0406 shares of Take-Two, doctor [inaudible 00:32:37] per Zynga, stock was down over 30 percent, and there\'s some drivers of that. Number 1, as the pandemic was coming to an end, a little bit of a slowdown in mobile games into the category where Zynga is a leader. However, another factor that was driving Zynga\'s stock down is if you think about how mobile games or monetize mobile games have been monetized historically through advertising. If you think about the way folks interact with a mobile games, spending a few minutes on the platform, you aren\'t spending $60 upfront and the way you do for traditional game sales. In that business, dependence on advertising means Zynga was impacted by Apple\'s iOS changes in 2021 and the ability to be able to target ads in the same way that you could prior to those ad changes, and that was a contributor to the sell-off in Zynga stock. However, I think Zynga combined with Take-Two is in an interesting spot. Zynga being one of the largest providers of mobile games in the world. They have a lot of first party data on the types of users they are engaging on their platforms. They also acquired a company called Chartboost in, I believe it was August of 2021.\nThat was a leading mobile ad platform to be able to essentially take all this first-party data we have marry it together with an advertising platform and improve our advertising business performance. There had their highest ever advertising revenue in Q1 of 2022. I would suggest that some of that business is taking hold. Combined with Take-Two. I think there\'s a lot of opportunity there as well. Take-two historically has been a laggard in the mobile game market relative to some of these other Tier-1 game developers. Although Take-Two had been making some significant investments in mobile games, combined together with Zynga, they\'ll have an even bigger platform of first-party mobile games data that they can plug into that Chartboost system and really move significantly into the advertising side of things. Another thing that is interesting, as well as Zynga was getting ready to launch their Star Wars Hunters franchise, which is going to be Zynga\'s first cross-platform game offering. That\'s again another area that Take-Two has lagged behind some other players in the market. If you think long term, where gaming is going, cross-platform, ad-supported games appear to be where business models are increasingly moving in the future. You can tell a story about how the combination between Zynga and Take-Two is value creative. The management thinks that too. If you looked at the Take-Twoearnings callback in May, the CEO of Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick, said he thought the stock was deep value at a $158 a share when they were buying back stock in Q2 of last year. Well, today we\'re in a 120 this year. Again, this is with Zynga combined, this event, again, this additive acquisitions. I think the stock is very attractive here. I own it and I think it\'s an interesting one for listeners to look at too.\nDavid Gardner: Well thank you Nick. Taking the longer view, which sometimes we forget to do in the face of one or two or three-year sampler reviews, Take-two Interactive has been a good performer. It\'s been an outstanding performer really for Motley Fool Rule Breakers over the years. But just looking at the last five years, a market beater, not spectacular, up 75 percent and the market\'s up 50 percent. It has beaten the market, so a lot of up and down for Take-Two Interactive. Well, I mean, if the worst performer, Boston Beer is down about 44 percent, and the best performer Take-Two Interactive down about eight percent. That means this sampler is presently losing to the market. Again, good news. It\'s got another year for a comeback. These stocks had been doing well until about 6-9 months ago. But Nick, let\'s take quick looks at the other three. Down 8.7 percent. Just behind Take-Two Interactive, down less than 10 percent which I almost think it\'s important to say these days, is Starbucks.\nNick Sciple: Yeah, Starbucks continues to be America\'s coffee shop in the same way you think about McDonald\'s as America\'s hamburger stand. Starbucks continue to put up some pretty reasonable numbers. Most recent quarter comp sales growth up 12 percent even at significant scale, continuing to grow its sales [OVERLAPPING]\nDavid Gardner: Reopening.\nNick Sciple: Reopening exactly. We talked earlier about how Boston Beer isn\'t necessarily a beer company with all this focus on Truly Hard Seltzer. I think if you look at Starbucks, I\'d argue it\'s not necessarily a coffee company either. About 80 percent of their sales are now from cold beverages. I think you could say at the milkshake company and more so been a coffee company, but why is Starbucks stock struggling? Well, part of it is some lockdowns in China, a significant portion of the business coming out of China and most recent quarter comp sales in China down 23 percent. Also, some headwinds from labor costs. There\'s been unionization efforts across the company, which is of course, hitting the business. There\'s a quote from now returning CEO, Founder Howard Schultz back at the [OVERLAPPING] business once again saying that we\'ve done our best to build up our benefits over the past several years, but still not good enough for the Gen Z employees. There\'s been some headwinds on labor costs, those things. I think Starbucks, again still America\'s coffee shop, but some of these macro headwinds, whether it\'s labor unrest or issues actually doing business in China that\'s slowing down the company.\nDavid Gardner: Well, the two others are Etsy and Axon Enterprise. Let\'s talk a minute or two about both of them. Of course, Axon did show up in the earlier sampler, the five stocks pursued by a bear. But let\'s shift to Etsy briefly, what\'s happening in Etsyville, Nick Sciple?\nNick Sciple: Sure. Etsy continues to be the dominant platform for these online handmade gifts, things of that sort. However again, like Starbucks coming out of the pandemic, some headwinds as folks move away from e-commerce sales. In addition, Etsy has seen some pushback from its sellers in the face of an increase in it\'s transactions fee by 30 percent. They increase it from five percent to 6.5 percent. Good for Etsy in the sense that they are able to capture more capital moving forward, but a little bit of a pushback from consumers. But the big thing pulling the stock down, I think, is just this lack of enthusiasm among investors related to e-commerce stories that we saw past couple of years ago and some of the tailwinds that have been behind them are coming to an end.\nDavid Gardner: Well, Etsy, two-years ago this month, about $80 a share, it\'s at $72 now that\'s down 10 percent again, the market up 17. The last one is Axon Enterprise. I did cover it briefly. I think listeners will be familiar with this one. This one, I picked in a number of samplers and a lot of Motley Fool members I think probably owned or at least are aware of Axon Enterprise. Taking those slightly longer view, the two-year view, the stock is down 16 percent, again, the market up 17 percent. It\'s also like its brethren and sister in here, down about 30 percentage points to the market these past two years. But Nick again, the good news there is another year left for five stocks for America. What would you like to see going forward from Axon?\nNick Sciple: Well, hopefully more of the same of what the company has delivered in the past. If you look at the past five years, they\'ve grown revenue at 26 percent compound annual growth rate. If you drill into that a little bit more hardware sales, so things like body cams and the taser devices up 3X in that period of time Cloud, which is the evidence.com where you store all that data you collect from body cameras up 47 percent on a compound annual growth rate over the past five-years. If you look in the first-quarter of 2022, overall revenue up 32 percent, the Cloud revenue up 47 percent. Growing faster or in line with that historical five-year growth rate. I think the big thing that\'s brought down Axon stock is the valuation. It peaks back toward the end of 2021 at somewhere around 15 times sales evaluation number. Now we\'re down in the six times or seven times sales range thereabouts. The performance of the business is very strong. There\'s not a lot I would be upset about as far as continuing earnings growth. However, the valuation has compressed. One thing I will point out, however, there has been some headlines in recent weeks following that the tragic school shooting the past couple of weeks, Axon came out saying that we\'re going to deploy drones, that we\'ll have taser enabled devices on them. That statement was made without consulting the AI ethics board that our axon had put in place earlier this year and it\'s led to a number of ethicist on that board resigning. On one hand are very happy to see Axon trying to continue to push technology forward and keep society safe. That\'s the core part of their mission. Their mission is obsolete, the bullet by the end of the decade. Certainly this will be part of that. But in an industry that again, you\'re deploying force on human beings as something that is very concerning to the average citizen you would like to see the way the company goes about deploying that technology. Be a little bit more step-by-step rather than making willy nilly statements. I think maybe what we\'ve seen these past couple of weeks can be corrected going forward or they can learn from this incident this month due to do better moving forward.\nDavid Gardner: Well, we certainly have to comment on that because it does seem important and recent. But also taking the longer view, I do really appreciate what this company does. I much prefer a non-lethal world when we talked about weaponry, and that\'s really what Axon\'s about. Stock up from 25 to 85 these last five years, despite the drop as Nick alluded to from 200 last year to just down below 100 right now. But still a market whopper and a company, I think we like a lot going forward. Market cap by the way, below seven billion, so 6.5 billion or so today for Axon Enterprise. Well Nick, thank you very much for an info-rich look at this five-stock sampler, five stocks for America. I really wish my numbers were as good as your analysis, but the facts are these, stock market up about 17 percentage points over the last two years. These stocks in aggregate down 17 percentage points these last two years. What used to be a winning sampler is now 34 percentage points in the whole. As I think I\'ve hasten to add a number of times there\'s still more time left for five stocks for America. We\'ll check in a year from now summer and send this one-off to Foolhalla, I hope, with some better numbers. But Nick Sciple, thank you so much for excellent analysis and you\'re good foolishness, sir.\nNick Sciple: Great to be here with you, David. If you had told me five years ago I was going to be on this podcast with you, I would have been very excited. [LAUGHTER] So you\'ve made my dream come true.\nDavid Gardner: [LAUGHTER] That\'s so kind. Thank you, Nick. Before I let you go, I want to make sure I ask you the same question I asked Asit that I also asked myself, which is, if you\'re like me, when the market declines, you don\'t spend quite as much time looking at the numbers. It\'s just not as fun. Maybe you take some of that time we were spending, I would even say somewhat voyeuristically and you supplement it. You converted into something more positive. Asit learning a new language. Nick, what have you been doing the last year or so that\'s different from before?\nNick Sciple: Well, sure. I\'m coming up on my one-year wedding anniversary. I got married last July 17, 2021.\nDavid Gardner: That\'s a great answer.\nNick Sciple: So I\'ve been busy traveling in the world, going on honeymoons and doing all those things. There have been a happy year married so far and looking forward to many more.\nDavid Gardner: Well, that\'s probably the best answer I can imagine that question. Congratulations again, Nick Sciple and congratulations ahead of time in your first year anniversary, I think it\'s July. Come back and join me sometime. Thanks, Nick.\nNick Sciple: Anytime.\nDavid Gardner: Well, two out of three ain\'t bad. But you know what is bad? Three out of three. All three of these are market losers. I guess it gets a little bit better though. I\'m delighted to be joined by Alicia Alfiere to talk through five stocks that passed the snap test Alicia, from June 2019.\nAlicia Alfiere: Yeah, so glad to be here with you.\nDavid Gardner: Thank you. Let\'s put on our seatbelts because we\'re about to get in the way back machine together, the way-back music, and let\'s go back to June 5th of 2019.\nOn that fair day, I hope it was a fair day, it was June, I picked five stocks that passed the snap tests. Now, we didn\'t talk about this offline and I never expect my analysts who have listened to the original podcast, Alicia, but do you know what I mean when I say the snap test?\nAlicia Alfiere: I do and I did listen. I have my own explanation. I am a Marvel fan and a bit of a nerd, so my explanation is this is, if Thanos snapped test fingers and these companies disappeared, you and the rest of us would notice and you would feel it and care.\nDavid Gardner: Beautifully recounted. I first wrote about the snap test in the Rule Breakers Rule Makers book of 1998. I couldn\'t have known at the time probably about Infinity Wars or really what would have become of Marvel, which at the time was really just a comic book company, wouldn\'t make the shift to the big silver screen until the early 2000s. Anyway, Alicia, thank you for rebranding in some sense the snap test with a Thanos test, and yeah, these five companies, and I\'m going to read them out now alphabetically. Oh my golly, Axon Enterprise, I picked it three Junes in a row. Axon Enterprise, Fair Isaac, Live Nation, Nintendo, and Twitter. What I was contending three years ago this month, as you have ably recounted, is that I think that if any of these companies disappeared, a lot of us would notice and the world would care. The reason that the Thanos test or snap test, I think leads to better investing for those who follow it is that it has you focused on companies of real consequence, you\'re going to be avoiding a lot of penny stocks or fly by-nighter, or hope in a dream stocks because you\'re really focused on companies doing big important things like these five that we\'ll talk about now. Let\'s first share how the market has done Alicia, and the market over the last three years is up 45 percent from where it was the S&P 500 three years ago. Is it that interesting? It doesn\'t feel that way at all, right now, emotionally, psychologically, Alicia I see you, nodding your head from your new venue in Colorado, which we\'ll be talking about it a little bit. But isn\'t it interesting to think that the market has actually really outperformed the norm over the last three years? Because, of course, you and I know the market typically rises 9-10 percent over three years, that would be 30-ish percent. Alicia, stock market up 45.1 percent from three years ago.\nAlicia Alfiere: Yes and I think the important thing to remember here is that this is a really good example of zooming out an increasing year timeline.\nDavid Gardner: I agree. That\'s something that is sometimes hard to do, especially in the face of such poor performance for the market. But if there\'s one thing I hope this podcast helps our listeners do from one week to the next, it\'s zoom out a little bit. Thank you for that reminder. Speaking of zooming out, before we dive into these stocks together, Alicia I have been asking each of my guests this week if they are converting some of their past time they might have spent gawking at their stocks going up into something more positive. Could you describe a change in your life circumstances or habits over the last year or so?\nAlicia Alfiere: Sure. As we mentioned, I recently moved to Colorado, so what I\'ve been doing instead of checking my portfolio every day is I\'ve been taking walks and exploring the area and the sky in Colorado is amazing.\nDavid Gardner: It\'s sky state.\nAlicia Alfiere: It\'s really help speed to put things in perspective, I think\nDavid Gardner: I also love the sky. Talking about really geeky stuff like video games, which we talked about earlier, or Marvel these days, whenever you have like elemental choices that you make with your role-playing character, I always select air, not fire or water or earth, I am an air person. I love big skies, clouds, birds, planes. The sky in Colorado is just so much bigger than I think it is here in the Washington DC area.\nAlicia Alfiere: It certainly feels that way and it\'s beautiful. I can\'t tell you how many times I\'ve just marveled at the sky.\nDavid Gardner: Well, I\'m marveling that you\'re even on the podcast this week, Alicia, because you mentioned to me in a humble, I would almost say sheepish manner that before this podcast throughout the day this morning, you were being moved in or movers were [laughs] in your house. As I recall, it is one of the five most stressful things in life for a lot of people. Thank you again for making some time with us on Rule Breaker Investing this week.\nAlicia Alfiere: Of course, I am coming to you among boxes. [laughs] It\'s better than being in an empty house, I would say that.\nDavid Gardner: You and I can agree on that. Good. Well, let\'s agree on some other things. One thing we can agree on is that the worst performer of these five companies, and this is ironic, perhaps in the face of so many headlines, although maybe not ironic is Twitter. Twitter, of course, I\'m not going to say in infatuation of Elon Musk because I hope that\'s still mostly Tesla, but certainly, Elon making lots of headlines saying he\'s going to buy Twitter out. Twitter been a volatile stock. Three years ago, the stock was at 36 dollars a share and it closed out June 3rd, which is when this sampler ended, this three-year game ended on June 3rd earlier this month at about 40. Twitter was up 10 1/2 percent, but the bad news Alicia markets up 45 percent, so severely underperforming.\nAlicia Alfiere: Yes, and what I would say here first is that Twitter definitely passes the snap test because if it were gone, a lot of us would miss it because of news, interacting with people, and certainly Elon Musk would no doubt miss them if it were lost in a snap. Though there are question marks around the acquisition and that certainly isn\'t helping the stock. When we look at what happened, so first, there\'s been drama with Elon Musk potentially buying the company. But apparently, there has been some drama with the number of bots on Twitter, the company\'s willingness to provide raw data to him. It\'s essentially like a long-running TV series; we\'re left asking the question of will they or won\'t they. But unlike TV viewers, investors don\'t like the uncertainty. There\'s also been a fair amount of cost to fuel Twitter\'s growth. Last summer, Twitter was looking like a really interesting opportunity. They had a renewed focus to grow the platforms relevance, they had positive momentum with advertising revenues growing even faster than their user base, suggesting that they were doing a good job monetizing their product. To be fair, from 2019-2021, revenues increased 47 percent, monetizable daily active users, which are people, organizations, and other accounts logging to Twitter.\nDavid Gardner: Only investment analyst say monetizable daily, what did you say again? Asset?\nAlicia Alfiere: Monetizable daily active users, it\'s a mouthful. [laughs]\nDavid Gardner: Active users\nAlicia Alfiere: But those users increased almost 43 percent. But that growth, as I said, came at a cost. Twitter\'s R&D expenses, or research and development expenses, increased 83 percent in that same time period. A lot of those product launches that looks really promising, like the ability to tip other users and Twitter subscription service that let you undo a tweet, they haven\'t quite paid off yet. Add to this the fact that Jack Dorsey left to focus solely on Block also known as Square, which was a bit of a mixed bag. It meant losing a co-founder, but it also meant that Twitter would gain a new CEO, longtime Twitter employee, Parag Agarwal, and that would mean that they would have a leader that was focused solely on Twitter. But it often takes time for a new leader to really get their footing to pivot and implement their own strategies on a business. It\'s really trying to turn a massive ship in the ocean. That means that changes in direction or strategy just can\'t happen immediately. But then that turning ship got hit with a force of nature that is Elon Musk. We\'ll have to wait and see what happens if the acquisition happens, what new leaders will take the helm, and what their strategies will be for the future.\nDavid Gardner: Yeah, it\'s funny looking at Twitter stock, it was right around 37 before the Elon announcement and all of the [inaudible 00:53:22]. Right now as we speak, it\'s back down to right around 37, so there\'s been a temporary blip and we\'re left on the horns of a dilemma not quite knowing where the stock is going to go from here. Since this five-stock sampler closed out a couple of weeks ago, the numbers are fixed where we are, but the story continues and Twitter touched over 70. It was flirting with 80 points last year, so to see it again down below 40, more than cut in half from its 2021 highs, I\'ve continued to find the company interesting and favorite. I do think it still passes the snap test to your point. Thank you for that, Alicia. Well, from the worst performer, we go to the best performer and Live Nation out of this group of five stocks, remarkable, I think because, for two of the three years of the sampler, many concert venues were closed for business altogether. Live Nation, which, of course, sells tickets on some of the venues, partners with a lot of the acts, a lot of rock music fans like their Live Nation. Actually, a lot of people don\'t like Live Nation that much in my experience because they feel like the ticket that they buy from the platform it usually has some tack-on additional service fee seems high, but at least from a business standpoint, Live Nation, well finished strong. The stock up 54 percent over these three years. Again, the market up 45. Alicia, two of these five companies, Live Nation and Axon Enterprise, which we probably don\'t need to talk too much about, we\'ll speak about it for a minute in a sec, but Live Nation, the number 1 performer, how did this company ticker symbol LYV somehow go up more than 50 percent through a pandemic?\nAlicia Alfiere: You know what? When we were talking earlier, I told you I was really glad that they were the winner in this sampler just because their journey over the last three years has been incredible and difficult. The biggest challenge that Live Nation faced over this period was COVID, of course, and the impact it had on our ability to see friends and family let alone go to a crowded concert venue. It was almost like someone snapped their fingers and most concert disappeared, and I think we all noticed. In 2020, Live Nation saw revenues fall 84 percent and full-year revenues were under two billion, which is pretty close to just one quarter\'s worth of revenues in a normal year. Live Nation restarted their concert business about halfway through 2021, and there was a lot of pent-up demand. As a result, the fourth quarter in 2021 saw the largest number of tickets sold in a single quarter, the highest gross ticket value, excluding refunds, and their resale business also hit record highs. Here\'s a great statistic. In the last five months of the year, Live Nation had more than 15 Million fans attend their outdoor events in the US and the UK, which was higher than the same period in 2019. As the world continues to reopen, people are still looking to spend on experiences as opposed to things like we did at the height of the pandemic. So far this year, Live Nation is looking pretty promising. They delivered their best first-quarter efforts despite some markets taking longer to reopen in the pretty positive about the road ahead. Over 70 million tickets now sold for shows in 2022, which is up 36 percent from 2019 and early reads on consumer spending, obviously a concern since a lot of people are concerned about inflation. Early reads on consumer spending shows that fans are spending a fair bit when they go to shows too. With average revenue per fan up 30 percent compared to 2019. Since we started talking about COVID, COVID is having less of an impact on their concert schedules and by March in the US, they canceled only one percent of their planned concerts. Potentially good news for the rest of the year.\nDavid Gardner: Just a really a remarkable story and I\'m guilty as charged when I ask myself before the show, who\'s the CEO of Live Nation, I couldn\'t answer my own question. I\'m not going to put you on the spot because I think most of us, Alicia, don\'t know who the CEO of Live Nation has been, but he\'s been there since Clear Channel\'s spun off Live Nation into its own company in 2005. Michael Rapino, a Canadian American business executive, has been for 17 years and counting the CEO of Live Nation, you can only imagine what he was saying to his employees through this period of time, somebody should make the Michael Rapino story so we can see at least the Hollywood version of the inspirational speech he must have been giving to the employees. Especially as things open back up, a rocky like ending and at least for this five-stock sampler which has now ended, and we\'re about to send to Foolhalla. This five-stock sampler was carried by the best performer that you just mentioned, Live Nation ticker symbol L-Y-V. Now, it\'s worth pointing out that Axon Enterprise, which also made it into this five-stock sampler. Axon beat the market. Talk about taking the long view. Axon up 52 percent over these three years, the market up 45 percent. The longer you\'ve held Axon, the happier you are with it. I trust that\'s going to be true going forward. But Alicia, is there anything you would like to say that Asit and/or Nick didn\'t already say about Axon Enterprise.\nAlicia Alfiere: Well, I would only add that the company isn\'t just resting on their laurels and leading growth define them. They\'re also working to expand the ecosystem of solutions in order to continue their growth. They have an expanded virtual reality simulator, which is a training solution. They also have Attorney Premier, which was launched just last year and aims to help prosecutors and defense attorneys manage digital evidence, so they\'re continuing to expand.\nDavid Gardner: Well, it\'s rare that we talked about the same stock in three samplers, all in the same Reviewapalooza. But I guess without even realizing and I had Axon the brain around this month, every year, [laughs] the past several years, looking over the other two in conclusion, one of them, Fair Isaac, a company largely unknown by, I think many people, although if they knew the ticker symbol FICO and then they start thinking, what is FICO stand for? They\'d realize this is the company behind FICO credit scoring, Fair Isaac up from 300 to 420 over these three years. Unfortunately, that 39 percent gain a handful of points behind the market. But let\'s look at a much better known company which was among the worst performers here. Nintendo. Alicia, Nintendo up 18 percent, not bad over the last three years, except again, the market up 45 percentage points. Would you like to add anything about one of the more consumer friendly global brands I can think of, Nintendo.\nAlicia Alfiere: Absolutely. When I think of Nintendo, I think of content and I think if intellectual property, they\'ve been called the Disney of the East with big franchises like Super Mario and Pokémon. Unlike a lot of video game companies, they did well at the beginning of the pandemic, with revenues increasing about 34 percent year-over-year for the fiscal year ending in March 2021. But that meant tougher year-over-year comparisons for the most recent year and revenues actually fell 3.6 percent year-over-year. But it also didn\'t help that they didn\'t release any blockbuster games plus we can\'t forget the Nintendo awesome mix consoles and the switch, which lets you go from at-home gaming to handheld games on the go and it\'s been around since 2017. But the big question is, where is their next console and when is it coming out? After all, new hardware generally meets people going out and buying new games and we certainly don\'t want a do-over from the Wii U console. But I would say it\'s not doom and gloom, Nintendo seems to be embracing the idea of being Disney-like and is building Super Nintendo World theme parks. That\'ll be something to keep your eye on going forward.\nDavid Gardner: I did look that up and look into that a little bit. Super Nintendo World, which is a Universal Studios Hollywood theme park coming in 2023, the first of its kind in the United States, not in the world, but yes, Super Nintendo World about to become a thing in the year ahead. This is one of those companies that I think you can buy and hold for a long period of time and probably beat the market. It is an amazing company and with lots of beloved characters and brands, Disney like in its own way, as we\'ve said many times before, a last, that wasn\'t enough to cause the stock to beat the market, even with the Nintendo Switch here over the last three years. Again, Nintendo up 18 percent of market loser. Well, since the clear light motif, it just kept recurring throughout this week\'s podcast, Alicia is losing, I\'m sorry to say that these five stocks in aggregate from June 5th of 2019 through June 3rd of 2022, rose 34.7 percent, the market up 45.1 percent. This five-stock sampler, which was for the record, the 20th in Rule Breaker Investing history, goes up to Foolhalla with a negative number, 10.4 percentage points behind the market, but Alicia, it is somewhat refreshing to know you actually made money like your stocks went up 35 percent over these three years with this snap test, passing sampler.\nAlicia Alfiere: Agreed, and that just drives home the point to have your timeline longer than three years.\nDavid Gardner: I\'m glad you\'re reminding us of the importance of the timelines. While Foolhalla is forever and five stocks that passed the snap tests have gone and left us. The sampler is over, but investing is not, each of us has an opportunity to continue to hold these stocks. Two interesting notes as we close your first of all, with this sampler closing on June 3rd. Wow, the S&P 500 dropping about 10 more percentage points in the last 10 days, which is truly remarkable and unfortunate. But this group of stocks has actually improved their alpha versus the market by one percentage point. Not a big deal, but the point is, staying in good companies usually we carry you pass the averages if you just stay in the game. Again, Alicia, thank you for staying in the game with me and rejoining me for another Reviewapalooza and a lovely look at five really compelling companies that whether Thanos\'s real or not, you can\'t make them disappear. That\'s part of the reason I like these kinds of investments.\nAlicia Alfiere: Thank you, it\'s been a pleasure.\nDavid Gardner: Fool on now I can say Alicia in Colorado, which by the way, you know this, our offices in Colorado, we\'ve always called Foolorado. You\'ve put some fool in Foolorado.\nAlicia Alfiere: I\'m so glad to.\nDavid Gardner: Well, from five-stock samplers this week we\'re headed to the Market Cap Game Show next week. I hope you\'ve got your market cap hat on and you\'re ready to play the game. You can win this game. This is a game you can win in good markets and bad. I\'m really looking forward to being joined by our two most recent champions, Brian Stoffel and Yasser El-Shimy and you next week on this show, the Market Cap Game Show in the meantime, just keep swimming.\nAlicia Alfiere has positions in Adobe Inc., Apple, Peloton Interactive, and Walt Disney. Asit Sharma has positions in Etsy and Walt Disney. David Gardner has positions in Apple, Starbucks, Walt Disney, Zillow Group (A shares), and Zillow Group (C shares). Nick Sciple has positions in Apple, Axon Enterprise, Take-Two Interactive, and Unity Software Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe Inc., Apple, Axon Enterprise, Etsy, Peloton Interactive, Starbucks, Take-Two Interactive, The Trade Desk, Twitter, Unity Software Inc., Walt Disney, Zillow Group (A shares), and Zillow Group (C shares). The Motley Fool recommends Boston Beer, Fair Isaac, Live Nation Entertainment, and Nintendo and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $115 calls on Take-Two Interactive, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., short July 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But man, if the bare didn't show up, it's a little bit ironic to me Asit that I think we have officially entered bear market territory this week as the S&P 500 declined below a 20 percent loss since the start of the year. David Gardner: It is ironic to think that the company made a smart forward-thinking bet with Hard Seltzer with the rest of the industry and yet in the face of huge growth, we see the stock price with significant decline. But the big thing pulling the stock down, I think, is just this lack of enthusiasm among investors related to e-commerce stories that we saw past couple of years ago and some of the tailwinds that have been behind them are coming to an end.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Now Nick, you and I know in some long time discerning listeners may remember, I never did pick Take-Two Interactive as part of this five-stock sampler, picked Zynga, and Zynga the mobile software games company ended up getting bought out by Take-Two Interactive not too long ago, and shareholders were paid out some cash, but also Take-Two Interactive stocks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe Inc., Apple, Axon Enterprise, Etsy, Peloton Interactive, Starbucks, Take-Two Interactive, The Trade Desk, Twitter, Unity Software Inc., Walt Disney, Zillow Group (A shares), and Zillow Group (C shares). The Motley Fool recommends Boston Beer, Fair Isaac, Live Nation Entertainment, and Nintendo and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $115 calls on Take-Two Interactive, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., short July 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': "The Stocks Are Losing, but That Doesn't Make Them Losers", 'news_lexrank_summary': "That's against the markets, the S&P 500's 33 percent. But let's talk about the companies, each of which is a really interesting company that I still certainly believe in going forward. The stock up 54 percent over these three years.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The Motley Fool has been in business for just about 30 years, and this is the third such time, we're watching stocks get beaten, bloody and yet just as happened in the face of 2002 and 2009, so to will the market come back in the years to come, particularly the winning companies doing valuable and important work in this world, it happens every time. Well, speaking of where things came from, we've done 35 stock samplers in Rule Breaker Investing history, and as painful as these numbers are to review, as disappointing as it is for me to see five stocks that passed the snap test, which was once such a winning sampler retreat to Foolhalla permanently with a little bit of red on its shoulder as of this afternoon, nevertheless, the 30 five-stock samplers who picked the 150 stocks picked on Rule Breaker Investing over years and years, average and individual stock gain of about 67 percent. The stock was at $105 a share this month, last year, right now it's just down below $10 a share Asit down 90.9 percent up about the worst stock pick somebody can make to lose 91 percent of your value one year later across the market down 12."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jun-30-2022-%3A-tqqq-aspn-sqqq-dnay-qqq-nio-ccl-aci-li-xpev-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -126.09 to 11,532.17. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 41,037,256 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -1.08 at $23.80, with 4,479,275 shares traded. This represents a 11.63% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAspen Aerogels, Inc. (ASPN) is +3.32 at $11.75, with 4,089,563 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +2.47 at $59.12, with 3,344,537 shares traded. This represents a 110.02% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCodex DNA, Inc. (DNAY) is +0.29 at $2.21, with 2,069,018 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DNAY is in the "strong buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -4.07 at $279.73, with 1,297,783 shares traded. This represents a 3.88% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is -0.4 at $21.46, with 1,090,347 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.31 at $8.56, with 809,013 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 61.14% of the target price of $14.\n\nAlbertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) is -1.35 at $26.80, with 672,754 shares traded. ACI\'s current last sale is 72.43% of the target price of $37.\n\nLi Auto Inc. (LI) is +0.63 at $38.71, with 624,567 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for LI is in the "strong buy range".\n\nXPeng Inc. (XPEV) is -0.34 at $31.76, with 617,649 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for XPEV is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.18 at $137.05, with 598,783 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nConocoPhillips (COP) is -2.01 at $89.45, with 345,713 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for COP is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.18 at $137.05, with 598,783 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (ASPN) is +3.32 at $11.75, with 4,089,563 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.18 at $137.05, with 598,783 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DNAY is in the "strong buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jun 30, 2022 : TQQQ, ASPN, SQQQ, DNAY, QQQ, NIO, CCL, ACI, LI, XPEV, AAPL, COP', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.18 at $137.05, with 598,783 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DNAY is in the "strong buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.18 at $137.05, with 598,783 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 41,037,256 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-fall-on-last-day-of-bleak-first-half-on-growth-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJune 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth.\nFears over slowing growth and surging prices have rippled through markets, with central bank chiefs across the world prioritizing on steps to lower a well-entrenched inflation at all costs.\nFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has vowed to not let the U.S. economy slip into a "higher inflation regime", even if it means raising interest rates to levels that put growth at risk.\nThe S&P 500 index .SPX was on track to end the first half of the year with the biggest percentage drop since 1970, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was set for its largest declines ever during the same period.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was set for its biggest January-June percentage drop since the financial crisis, and all the three main indexes are bound to post their second straight quarterly declines, for the first time since 2015.\nFed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for their second consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.\n"It does seem like the pessimism has reached some kind of peak and it certainly is understandable given readings on inflation and slowdown in consumer spending and the economy," said Josh Wein, portfolio manager at Hennessy Funds.\nLarge-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.3% and 1.7% in premarket trading, leading declines for the day.\nA Commerce Department report showed core personal consumption expenditure price index in May was slightly below expectations, although consumer spending rose less than expected.\nAt 8:40 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 330 points, or 1.06%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 44.75 points, or 1.17%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 145.75 points, or 1.25%.\nHeading into the second half of the year, bruised markets will continue to focus on inflation, unemployment and interest rate increases along with their impact on corporate earnings.\n"Earnings growth has certainly shown us that there\'s been margin pressure which makes sense in an inflationary environment such that we\'re in," Wein said.\nDrugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.O shed 2.4% as its quarterly profit plunged 76%, hurt by its opioid settlement with Florida and a decrease in U.S. pharmacy sales on waning demand for COVID-19 vaccinations.\nSpirit Airlines Inc SAVE.N rose 1.1% after the budget carrier deferred a shareholder vote on Frontier Group Holdings Inc\'s ULCC.O merger offer until next week.\nS&P 500 set for worst June performance since 2008https://tmsnrt.rs/3RbYDNJ\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Medha Singh; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.3% and 1.7% in premarket trading, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has vowed to not let the U.S. economy slip into a "higher inflation regime", even if it means raising interest rates to levels that put growth at risk.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.3% and 1.7% in premarket trading, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. The S&P 500 index .SPX was on track to end the first half of the year with the biggest percentage drop since 1970, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was set for its largest declines ever during the same period.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to fall on last day of bleak first-half on growth fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.3% and 1.7% in premarket trading, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. The S&P 500 index .SPX was on track to end the first half of the year with the biggest percentage drop since 1970, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was set for its largest declines ever during the same period.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.3% and 1.7% in premarket trading, leading declines for the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. Fed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for their second consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-nasdaq-100-etf-qqqm-be-on-your-investing-radar-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/13/2020.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $4.02 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.61%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 55.50% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 52.2% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nQQQM seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ-100 INDEX before fees and expenses. The NASDAQ-100 Index includes securities of 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on Nasdaq.\nThe ETF has lost about -29.09% so far this year and is down about -19.44% in the last one year (as of 06/30/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $111.72 and $166.07.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.19 and standard deviation of 24.24% for the trailing three-year period. With about 104 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, QQQM is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $67.31 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $155.22 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $4.02 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/13/2020.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/focus-apple-eyes-fuel-purchases-from-dashboard-as-it-revs-up-car-software', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJune 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants you to start buying gas directly from your car dashboard as early as this fall, when the newest version of its CarPlay software rolls out, accelerating the company\'s push to turn your vehicle into a store for goods and services.\nA new feature quietly unveiled at Apple\'s developer conference this month will allow CarPlay users to tap an app to navigate to a pump and buy gas straight from a screen in the car, skipping the usual process of inserting or tapping a credit card. Details of Apple\'s demo for developers have not previously been reported.\nBut Dallas-based HF Sinclair DINO.N, which markets its gasoline at 1,600 stations in the United States, told Reuters that it plans to use the new CarPlay technology and will announce details in coming months.\n"We are excited by the idea that consumers could navigate to a Sinclair station and purchase fuel from their vehicle navigation screen," said Jack Barger, the company\'s senior vice president of marketing.\nFuel apps are just the latest in a sustained push by Apple to make it possible to tap to buy from the navigation screen. It has already opened up CarPlay to apps for parking, electric vehicle charging and ordering food, and it also is adding driving task apps such as logging mileage on business trips.\nFuel is a major expense for car owners. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated in April that the average U.S. household will spend about $2,945 on gasoline in 2022, or about $455 more than last year.\nApple currently does not charge automakers, developers or users for CarPlay; the business interest is putting Apple at the forefront as cars transform into rolling computers, said Horace Dediu, an analyst with Asymco and founder of Micromobility Industries. The new feature will hit hundreds of car models already compatible with CarPlay when Apple releases software updates this fall.\n"Forget about Apple Car - Apple CarPlay is a bigger deal," Dediu said. "It\'s very likely to scale to millions and millions of cars, if not hundreds of millions."\nTo use the new CarPlay feature this fall, iPhone users will need to download a fuel company\'s app to their phone and enter payment credentials to set up the app. After the app is set up, users will be able to tap on their navigation screen to activate a pump and pay.\n"It\'s a massive marketplace, and consumers really want to take friction out of payments," said Donald Frieden, chief executive officer of Houston-based P97 Networks, which makes the digital plumbing that many fuel companies will use to connect their apps to cars.\nFrieden said he has fielded calls from oil companies that are interested to make their apps work with CarPlay. BP BP.L, Shell SHEL.L and Chevron Corp CVX.N did not respond to requests for comment about whether they plan to make their iPhone apps work with CarPlay.\nFAILED ATTEMPTS\nApple\'s latest move is likely to increase tensions with automakers that have their own ambitions for commerce in the car.\nFor example, vehicle makers have tried - and failed - to popularize gasoline purchasing from the car before. General Motors Co GM.N rolled out a system for doing so in 2017, but shuttered it earlier this year "due to a supplier exiting the business," GM told Reuters in a statement.\nBeyond apps for fuel and other purchases, Apple is also seeking to expand CarPlay further into the car\'s driving systems by accessing speed and fuel gauge data.\nBut automakers are not likely to hand over that data to Apple without making demands of their own in talks that analysts believe are likely already under way.\nSpeaking at the Reuters Automotive Europe conference in Munich on Wednesday, Mercedes Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius said the company\'s goal "is to have a complete, holistic, Mercedes experience."\nKallenius said Mercedes would not seek to reinvent every category of app, but that "when interacting with companies that are in this digital domain ... anything and everything that crosses into product liability relevance, we would be very cautious."\nANALYSIS-Apple\'s next frontier is your car\'s dashboard\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco Editing by Peter Henderson, Kenneth Li and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants you to start buying gas directly from your car dashboard as early as this fall, when the newest version of its CarPlay software rolls out, accelerating the company\'s push to turn your vehicle into a store for goods and services. But Dallas-based HF Sinclair DINO.N, which markets its gasoline at 1,600 stations in the United States, told Reuters that it plans to use the new CarPlay technology and will announce details in coming months. "It\'s a massive marketplace, and consumers really want to take friction out of payments," said Donald Frieden, chief executive officer of Houston-based P97 Networks, which makes the digital plumbing that many fuel companies will use to connect their apps to cars.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants you to start buying gas directly from your car dashboard as early as this fall, when the newest version of its CarPlay software rolls out, accelerating the company\'s push to turn your vehicle into a store for goods and services. A new feature quietly unveiled at Apple\'s developer conference this month will allow CarPlay users to tap an app to navigate to a pump and buy gas straight from a screen in the car, skipping the usual process of inserting or tapping a credit card. "We are excited by the idea that consumers could navigate to a Sinclair station and purchase fuel from their vehicle navigation screen," said Jack Barger, the company\'s senior vice president of marketing.', 'news_article_title': 'FOCUS-Apple eyes fuel purchases from dashboard as it revs up car software', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis June 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants you to start buying gas directly from your car dashboard as early as this fall, when the newest version of its CarPlay software rolls out, accelerating the company\'s push to turn your vehicle into a store for goods and services. "We are excited by the idea that consumers could navigate to a Sinclair station and purchase fuel from their vehicle navigation screen," said Jack Barger, the company\'s senior vice president of marketing. Fuel apps are just the latest in a sustained push by Apple to make it possible to tap to buy from the navigation screen.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis June 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O wants you to start buying gas directly from your car dashboard as early as this fall, when the newest version of its CarPlay software rolls out, accelerating the company's push to turn your vehicle into a store for goods and services. A new feature quietly unveiled at Apple's developer conference this month will allow CarPlay users to tap an app to navigate to a pump and buy gas straight from a screen in the car, skipping the usual process of inserting or tapping a credit card. Apple currently does not charge automakers, developers or users for CarPlay; the business interest is putting Apple at the forefront as cars transform into rolling computers, said Horace Dediu, an analyst with Asymco and founder of Micromobility Industries."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-tumble-on-last-day-of-a-torrid-first-half-on-growth-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJune 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth.\nInvestors are also awaiting a reading on the Federal Reserve\'s preferred inflation measure due at 8.30 a.m. ET to see if the surge in prices have peaked.\nA Commerce Department report is expected to show core personal consumption expenditure price index, excluding the volatile food and energy components, likely rose 0.4% in May, compared to a 0.3% rise in the previous month.\nMarkets have been torn between growth and inflation worries, with central bank chiefs across the world prioritizing on steps to lower a well-entrenched inflation at all costs.\nFederal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has vowed to not let the U.S. economy slip into a "higher inflation regime", even if it means raising interest rates to levels that put growth at risk.\nThe S&P 500 index .SPX was on track to end the first half of the year with the biggest percentage drop since 1970, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was set for its largest declines ever during the same period.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was set for its biggest January-June percentage drop since the financial crisis, and all the three main indexes are bound to post their second consecutive quarterly declines, for the first time since 2015.\nFed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for their second consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.\nLarge-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.7% and 2.4% in premarket trading, leading declines on the day.\nAt 6:08 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 317 points, or 1.02%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 49.75 points, or 1.3%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 195.25 points, or 1.67%.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.7% and 2.4% in premarket trading, leading declines on the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. A Commerce Department report is expected to show core personal consumption expenditure price index, excluding the volatile food and energy components, likely rose 0.4% in May, compared to a 0.3% rise in the previous month.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.7% and 2.4% in premarket trading, leading declines on the day. Markets have been torn between growth and inflation worries, with central bank chiefs across the world prioritizing on steps to lower a well-entrenched inflation at all costs. Fed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for their second consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures tumble on last day of a torrid first-half on growth fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.7% and 2.4% in premarket trading, leading declines on the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. Investors are also awaiting a reading on the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure due at 8.30 a.m.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.7% and 2.4% in premarket trading, leading declines on the day. By Shreyashi Sanyal June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth. A Commerce Department report is expected to show core personal consumption expenditure price index, excluding the volatile food and energy components, likely rose 0.4% in May, compared to a 0.3% rise in the previous month.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-stock-bears-the-weight-of-a-risky-venture', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWith the value of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) recently cut in half from when it was called Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hyping the metaverse, and analysts are buying it.\nThe virtual reality platform in which people could live and work intimately from wherever they are, will have a billion people spending hundreds of dollar each, he predicted.\nThe entry point is the Quest 2 headset, currently on sale at Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) for $300. Current applications are mostly games but that will change as the software develops.\nThe focus on the metaverse, which Zuckerberg admits is losing money, lets the company ignore slowing growth and controversies at its Facebook and Instagram. The question for investors is whether it will work.\nTicker Comapny Price\nMETA Meta Platforms $162.14\nMETA Stock and Facebook Reality\nThere’s no doubt that Meta’s growth stalled. March quarter revenues of $27.9 billion were well below the previous quarter’s $33.7 billion. Net income of $7.5 billion was down 27% from the December quarter. Operating cash flow was down 22% at $14 billion.\n7 Growth Stocks to Buy for a Rich Retirement\nMeta still had $44 billion of cash and securities on March 31, and the company doesn’t pay a dividend. There is no doubt that Zuckerberg can fund this effort for years.\nBut it’s taking a toll on shareholders, and on Zuckerberg’s personal fortune. He has fallen out of the top 20 in the Forbes 400 and is now worth $57.2 billion, about $3 billion more than Michael Dell of Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:DELL).\nThe dog-and-pony show did seem to put a floor under Meta’s value. You can now buy it for less than 12 times last year’s earnings and just 3.6 times sales. That’s dirt cheap considering it still brought almost 27% of revenue to the net income line in what a “down” quarter, after growing 37% at scale during 2021.\nMeta Promise\nInvestors don’t buy yesterdays. They’re deeply skeptical about Meta’s tomorrow.\nThe company’s payment system has been rebranded as Meta Pay, offering what it calls “proof of digital ownership” in the new metaverse. Too bad digital coins and NFTs have all crashed. The company has also joined a standards group from which Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are notably absent. The Meta future is built around its headset, a technology the company paid $2 billion for back in 2014.\nCritics charge the whole thing is an effort by Zuckerberg to build an operating system under his control, absent the privacy issues that have hurt recent advertising efforts. Others, who can accept the entertainment possibilities, don’t get the business application. Still others note that this changes the subject away from Facebook’s use in politics.\nMeta’s current business is built on its 15 cloud data centers, most of them in the U.S., and free services delivered largely to the developing world. In theory, the metaverse would let a Nigerian programmer appear as the equal of one in Cupertino, but Facebook and Instagram already do this. The headset, and the broadband driving it, would also be unaffordable for much of the current audience.\nThe Bottom Line\nZuckerberg claims he’s creating something as big as the iPhone. But a demonstration, no matter how impressive, is just a demonstration.\nMeta should bring in $28 billion to $30 billion during the current quarter, equal to last year’s second quarter, when it next reports July 27. Analysts expect $2.57/share of earnings. Average monthly users should be flat, owing to its exit from Russia.\nThat would be impressive, except as a shareholder you don’t get to decide what happens to all that money. Mark Zuckerberg does, and he’s sinking it into a risky venture with no guarantee of success.\nIf he’s right, this is the most exciting investment opportunity in years. If he’s wrong, there is still the base business and its data centers. This is a speculation for young investors that we oldsters should avoid.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in GOOGL, AAPL and AMZN. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nDana Blankenhorn has been a financial and technology journalist since 1978. He is the author of Technology’s Big Bang: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Moore’s Law, available at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at [email protected], tweet him at @danablankenhorn, or subscribe to his Substack.\nThe post Meta Stock Bears the Weight of a Risky Venture appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company has also joined a standards group from which Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are notably absent. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in GOOGL, AAPL and AMZN. The focus on the metaverse, which Zuckerberg admits is losing money, lets the company ignore slowing growth and controversies at its Facebook and Instagram.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company has also joined a standards group from which Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are notably absent. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in GOOGL, AAPL and AMZN. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With the value of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) recently cut in half from when it was called Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hyping the metaverse, and analysts are buying it.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Stock Bears the Weight of a Risky Venture', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company has also joined a standards group from which Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are notably absent. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in GOOGL, AAPL and AMZN. Ticker Comapny Price META Meta Platforms $162.14 META Stock and Facebook Reality There’s no doubt that Meta’s growth stalled.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company has also joined a standards group from which Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are notably absent. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in GOOGL, AAPL and AMZN. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With the value of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) recently cut in half from when it was called Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hyping the metaverse, and analysts are buying it.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-smartphone-pc-shipments-to-decline-in-2022-on-china-slowdown-gartner', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'June 30 (Reuters) - China\'s slowing economy and an inflation-driven drop in consumer spending are expected to drag down global shipments of computers and smartphones this year, according to research firm Gartner.\nShipments to China - the world\'s biggest smartphone market - are expected to shrink by 18% as demand takes a beating from strict COVID-19 curbs that halted activity in key economic hubs including Shanghai, Gartner said in a report on Thursday.\nThe research firm expects a 7% drop in worldwide smartphone shipments, also reflecting the expected toll of supply chain snarls and the Russia-Ukraine conflict on demand.\n"A perfect storm of geopolitics upheaval, high inflation, currency fluctuations and supply chain disruptions have lowered business and consumer demand for devices across the world, and is set to impact the PC market the hardest in 2022," said Ranjit Atwal, senior director analyst at Gartner.\nGartner expects global computer shipments to drop 9.5% this year.\nThe forecast mirrors commentary from industry players, with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O saying earlier this month that the PC market was set for a slowdown after two "very strong" years.\nThe soft demand for PCs and smartphones is likely to weigh on companies from chipmakers such as Nvidia Corp NVDA.O to mega-cap tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. Those companies are set to report second-quarter earnings starting next month.\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The soft demand for PCs and smartphones is likely to weigh on companies from chipmakers such as Nvidia Corp NVDA.O to mega-cap tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. June 30 (Reuters) - China's slowing economy and an inflation-driven drop in consumer spending are expected to drag down global shipments of computers and smartphones this year, according to research firm Gartner. Shipments to China - the world's biggest smartphone market - are expected to shrink by 18% as demand takes a beating from strict COVID-19 curbs that halted activity in key economic hubs including Shanghai, Gartner said in a report on Thursday.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The soft demand for PCs and smartphones is likely to weigh on companies from chipmakers such as Nvidia Corp NVDA.O to mega-cap tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. June 30 (Reuters) - China's slowing economy and an inflation-driven drop in consumer spending are expected to drag down global shipments of computers and smartphones this year, according to research firm Gartner. The research firm expects a 7% drop in worldwide smartphone shipments, also reflecting the expected toll of supply chain snarls and the Russia-Ukraine conflict on demand.", 'news_article_title': 'Global smartphone, PC shipments to decline in 2022 on China slowdown - Gartner', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The soft demand for PCs and smartphones is likely to weigh on companies from chipmakers such as Nvidia Corp NVDA.O to mega-cap tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. June 30 (Reuters) - China's slowing economy and an inflation-driven drop in consumer spending are expected to drag down global shipments of computers and smartphones this year, according to research firm Gartner. Shipments to China - the world's biggest smartphone market - are expected to shrink by 18% as demand takes a beating from strict COVID-19 curbs that halted activity in key economic hubs including Shanghai, Gartner said in a report on Thursday.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The soft demand for PCs and smartphones is likely to weigh on companies from chipmakers such as Nvidia Corp NVDA.O to mega-cap tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. June 30 (Reuters) - China's slowing economy and an inflation-driven drop in consumer spending are expected to drag down global shipments of computers and smartphones this year, according to research firm Gartner. Shipments to China - the world's biggest smartphone market - are expected to shrink by 18% as demand takes a beating from strict COVID-19 curbs that halted activity in key economic hubs including Shanghai, Gartner said in a report on Thursday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/down-20-in-6-months-is-now-the-time-to-buy-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven resilient, holding up better than the Nasdaq Composite over the past year. However, even Apple stock has slipped over the past six months, down more than 20% since the beginning of 2022.\nApple is an obvious winner and one of the largest companies in the world today. Is the recent decline a buying opportunity or a sign of prolonged danger on the horizon?\nHere is why investors should pause before rushing to buy that dip in the stock price.\nApple's shares aren't cheap yet\nInvestors have enjoyed a solid stretch from Apple over the past three years; the stock has been up more than 170%. However, the stock has outrun the company's growth, and you can see below how the stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio has exploded since the pandemic began in early 2020.\nAAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts.\nYou can also see how the recent dip has begun pulling that valuation back to earth. However, it's still hard to say that Apple has become cheap. The current P/E ratio of 22 is still higher than the stock's decade median of 16.\nWhenever a stock trades above or below its historical valuations, investors must ask themselves whether the fundamentals have changed to justify it or if the stock is more likely to revert to its historical trends.\nIn Apple's case, the bear market could squeeze more juice from the valuation. Here's why.\nTrying to clear a high bar\nApple's revenue can be cyclical, with periods of peaks and valleys because major iPhone updates can cause many consumers to upgrade their devices. For example, Apple's first iPhone with 5G compatibility was announced at the end of 2020 (iPhone 12). That and the iPhone 13 caused a significant growth spurt that pushed revenue growth to its highest in a decade.\nAAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts.\nThe higher growth helped drive the stock's valuation as high as it went, but now the company is coming down on the other side of that spurt. With most iPhone financing plans spanning one to two years, many consumers have already upgraded to new devices, and you can see the revenue growth plummeting in the above chart as the cycle turns over.\nWall Street analysts project Apple to grow revenue at a mid-single-digit rate over the next several years. This trickles down to the bottom line; analysts believe earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow at an estimated annual growth rate of 12% over the next three to five years.\nApple has grown EPS by an average of 15% per year over the past decade, so it's hard to justify a higher P/E ratio for the stock with growth potentially slowing.\nA luxury versus a necessity\nTightening consumer spending could potentially pour more cold water on near-term demand for iPhones. It's no secret that inflation is rampant, and consumer sentiment is currently its lowest on record, going back to 1980 for a comparable measurement.\nUS Index of Consumer Sentiment data by YCharts.\nI'm an iPhone user, and while I love it, I see my smartphone as a luxury more than a necessity. I don't think it's a stretch to say that a new iPhone isn't high on the priority list for many households when times are tough, though Apple has introduced an entry-level device to combat this.\nThis isn't to say that Apple isn't a fantastic business; it remains a powerhouse with a robust ecosystem of devices and software that's highly lucrative. But it seems more is going against Apple now than for it.\nApple's stock has begun to slide, and the fact that it accounts for 12% of the Nasdaq-100 makes its resiliency over the past year much more impressive. But don't rush to buy the dip because there's a good chance shares could still head lower. Instead, consider a dollar-cost average strategy to build a position slowly, so you don't catch a proverbial falling knife.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJustin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven resilient, holding up better than the Nasdaq Composite over the past year. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven resilient, holding up better than the Nasdaq Composite over the past year. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts.', 'news_article_title': 'Down 20% in 6 Months, Is Now the Time to Buy Apple Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven resilient, holding up better than the Nasdaq Composite over the past year. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven resilient, holding up better than the Nasdaq Composite over the past year. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. 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{'date': '2022-07-01', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 294.977, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153038.0, 'fred_ppi': 272.274, 'fred_retail_sales': 671067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -71040.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 51.5, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.0505, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-2-sectors-comprise-71-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio%3A-are-they-recession-resistant', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett is a master investor, with the wealth and track record to prove it. He's been investing successfully for decades on his own terms, often with heavy concentrations in sectors and individual stocks.\nBuffett has openly labelled diversification as a technique that's only needed by less-skilled investors. The portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway, the company Buffett runs, reflects that belief. Specifically, two sectors account for 71% of Berkshire's holdings: technology and finance.\nDiversification is a risk management strategy. The goal is to avoid having all your assets move in lockstep together -- which would create extreme portfolio volatility. You might not mind upside volatility, but no one likes downside volatility.\nWith the possibility of a U.S. recession looming, is Buffett taking a gamble on these two sectors? Let's take a closer look.\nBuffett's holdings in finance\nBerkshire owns 14 financial stocks. As you can see in the table below, the top four of these financial companies comprise 23% of the overall portfolio.\nCOMPANY NAME AND TICKER\nPERCENTAGE OF PORTFOLIO\nRANK IN PORTFOLIO (IN TERMS OF VALUE)\nBank of America (NYSE: BAC)\n11.27%\n2\nAmerican Express (NYSE: AXP)\n7.67%\n3\nMoody's (NYSE: MCO)\n2.25%\n8\nUS Bancorp (NYSE: USB)\n1.82%\n9\nData source: 1Q22 13F filing.\nThe broader financial sector usually enjoys relatively stable demand in all types of economic climates. Some areas, like bookkeeping and tax prep services, can even get a boost in a recession.\nBuffett's exposure, however, is in banks -- which have their own behaviors in down economies. Banks can do well in mild downturns, when credit card interest rates tick up and borrowing levels increase. But banks will struggle as defaults rise.\nInterestingly, Buffett opened smaller positions in two banks in the first quarter -- Citigroup (NYSE: C) and Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY), which has a consumer banking division. Buffett is not one to move in and out of a stock or sector based on short-term market conditions. So unfortunately, you can't interpret the increased banking concentration as a prediction for a softer (bank-friendly) downturn.\nIt's more appropriate to surmise that Buffett feels good about the longer-term prospects for these stocks. Even if a sharp recession materializes, Buffett sees these banks weathering the storm.\nBuffett's holdings in technology\nThe table below shows Berkshire's technology stocks -- all five of them.\nCOMPANY NAME AND TICKER\nPERCENTAGE OF PORTFOLIO\nRANK IN PORTFOLIO (IN TERMS OF VALUE)\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\n42.11%\n1\nActivision (NASDAQ: ATVI)\n1.39%\n10\nHP (NYSE: HPQ)\n1.14%\n11\nSnowflake (NYSE: SNOW)\n0.38%\n25\nNu Holdings (NYSE: NU)\n0.22%\n29\nData source: 1Q22 13F filing.\nThe tech sector, like financial services, likely won't demonstrate a uniform response to recession. Mature tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet obviously have advantages over their smaller counterparts. Those advantages include diverse revenue streams, wide-scale brand recognition, and access to capital. These factors, along with an ongoing business push toward digitization, kept these tech stocks resilient in the brief recession of 2020.\nA recession this year, though, might play out differently. Investors are already nervous about tech valuations, which has pushed share prices down this year. That negative investor sentiment could create more extreme reactions to softer-than-expected guidance or results.\nSmaller tech stocks have more risk in a recession. Their less-stable business performance exacerbates the challenges of a nervous investor climate and rising interest rates.\nBuffett owns a few small tech stocks, but this exposure pales in comparison to his Apple holdings. And with Apple, Buffett shows no concern. When Apple's share price dipped in the first quarter, he increased Berkshire's position by nearly 3.8 million shares.\nBuffett also bought more Activision shares in the first quarter, on the news that Microsoft will purchase the video game maker.\nBuffett held positions in HP, Snowflake, and Nu Holdings stable in the first quarter. Snowflake is a data warehousing company with a positive outlook for this fiscal year. Nu Holdings is a digital banking platform with about 60 million customers in South America.\nDiversification and recession investing\nThe finance and technology sectors both have complicated histories with recession. Still, Buffett's picks in these areas are strategic. He's proven his ability to identify companies with staying power -- which, in his view, offers better protection than diversification.\nEven so, most investors benefit from diversifying more than Buffett. It's too challenging to predict accurately how certain sectors or stocks will respond to constantly changing circumstances. Diversification protects you from being wrong -- which can keep you in the game to win another day.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nCitigroup is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Ally is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Catherine Brock has positions in Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), HP, Microsoft, Moody's, and Snowflake Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 42.11% 1 Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) 1.39% 10 Banks can do well in mild downturns, when credit card interest rates tick up and borrowing levels increase. Their less-stable business performance exacerbates the challenges of a nervous investor climate and rising interest rates.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 42.11% 1 Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) 1.39% 10 Interestingly, Buffett opened smaller positions in two banks in the first quarter -- Citigroup (NYSE: C) and Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY), which has a consumer banking division. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), HP, Microsoft, Moody's, and Snowflake Inc.", 'news_article_title': "These 2 Sectors Comprise 71% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio: Are They Recession-Resistant?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 42.11% 1 Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) 1.39% 10 The goal is to avoid having all your assets move in lockstep together -- which would create extreme portfolio volatility. Diversification and recession investing The finance and technology sectors both have complicated histories with recession.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 42.11% 1 Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) 1.39% 10 Interestingly, Buffett opened smaller positions in two banks in the first quarter -- Citigroup (NYSE: C) and Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY), which has a consumer banking division. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), HP, Microsoft, Moody's, and Snowflake Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/berkshire-hathaway-buys-9.9-mln-more-occidental-shares-has-17.4-stake', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel and Akriti Sharma\nJuly 1 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said it has bought another 9.9 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 17.4% stake in the oil company.\nBerkshire paid about $582 million for the shares, which it bought between Wednesday and Friday, according to a Friday night filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\nBuffett\'s company is Occidental\'s largest shareholder, now owning 163.4 million shares worth about $9.9 billion.\nIts stake is about 60% larger than that of Vanguard, the next largest shareholder, according to Refinitiv data.\nBerkshire also owns warrants to buy another 83.9 million Occidental shares for $5 billion.\nOccidental\'s share price has more than doubled this year, benefiting from Berkshire\'s purchases as well as rising oil prices following Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine.\nThe Berkshire investment has prompted market speculation that Buffett\'s Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate might eventually buy all of Occidental.\nIn a June 23 research report, Truist Securities analyst Neal Dingmann saw a "good chance" of a Berkshire takeover once Occidental became an investment-grade credit, saying a purchase would help diversify Berkshire\'s energy portfolio.\nOccidental has been reducing debt, which swelled when it bought Anadarko Petroleum Corp for $35.7 billion in 2019.\nBerkshire bought $10 billion of Occidental preferred stock to help finance that purchase, and obtained the warrants at that time.\nIt also had a $25.9 billion stake in oil company Chevron Corp CVX.N at the end of March.\nBerkshire\'s share price has fallen 8% this year, compared with a 20% decline in the Standard & Poor\'s 500 .SPX.\nBuffett\'s company owns dozens of businesses, including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York and Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Buffett's company owns dozens of businesses, including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel and Akriti Sharma July 1 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said it has bought another 9.9 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 17.4% stake in the oil company. The Berkshire investment has prompted market speculation that Buffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate might eventually buy all of Occidental.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Buffett's company owns dozens of businesses, including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel and Akriti Sharma July 1 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said it has bought another 9.9 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 17.4% stake in the oil company. Buffett's company is Occidental's largest shareholder, now owning 163.4 million shares worth about $9.9 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Berkshire Hathaway buys 9.9 mln more Occidental shares, has 17.4% stake', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Buffett's company owns dozens of businesses, including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel and Akriti Sharma July 1 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said it has bought another 9.9 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 17.4% stake in the oil company. Buffett's company is Occidental's largest shareholder, now owning 163.4 million shares worth about $9.9 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Buffett's company owns dozens of businesses, including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel and Akriti Sharma July 1 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said it has bought another 9.9 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 17.4% stake in the oil company. Buffett's company is Occidental's largest shareholder, now owning 163.4 million shares worth about $9.9 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple%3A-the-iphone-upgrade-cycle-is-underappreciated-says-5-star-analyst', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Now that Q2 has come to end, the focus on Wall Street will turn to the second quarter results. In Apple’s (AAPL) case, the past 3 months have been defined by the Covid lockdowns in China which will adversely affect revenue by between $4 billion and $8 billion.\nHowever, recent checks made by Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives regarding the Asia iPhone supply chain indicate that over the past few weeks the situation has been “steady with slight improvements.”\n“As of now we believe iPhone demand is holding up slightly better than expected (despite the various supply issues that have plagued Apple and the rest of the tech sector),” the 5-star analyst noted. “That said, the Street is well aware of weakness this quarter and we believe ultimately is looking past June numbers to the September and December quarters with all eyes on the iPhone 14 production/demand cycle for the Fall.”\nSo, the China issues and supply chain woes should hit a peak in the June quarter and should subside as the year progresses – right in time for the launch of the iPhone 14.\nIves thinks initial expectations for the latest model of Apple’s flagship product are “flat to slightly higher” compared to the iPhone 13, which indicates that despite the “jittery macro,” Apple is still confident demand for the latest version remains healthy.\nIn fact, Ives thinks Apple’s “unparalleled” installed base of 1 billion iPhones is not properly appreciated and provides the company with a big advantage over other tech giants. The analyst is of the mind investors are underestimating the “stickiness” of the iPhone upgrade cycle and estimates that around 240 million of the 1 billion iPhones have yet to upgrade to a new smartphone over the past 3.5 years. “This importantly speaks to the Apple growth path over the next 12 to 18 months as iPhone 14 is set to be unveiled in the September timeframe,” Ives confidently wrapped up.\nAll in all, Ives maintained an Outperform (i.e., Buy) rating on Apple shares, while his $200 price targe tindicates room for 45% upside by this time next year. (To watch Ives’ track record, click here)\nSo, that’s the Wedbush view, what does the rest of the Street think? Most agree with Ives’ stance although not all are on board; however, despite 6 fencesitters, with 21 positive reviews, the stock boasts a Strong Buy consensus rating. Shares are expected to appreciate by ~35% over the next year, given the average price target currently stands at $186.09. (See Apple stock forecast on TipRanks)\nTo find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.\nDisclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In Apple’s (AAPL) case, the past 3 months have been defined by the Covid lockdowns in China which will adversely affect revenue by between $4 billion and $8 billion. In fact, Ives thinks Apple’s “unparalleled” installed base of 1 billion iPhones is not properly appreciated and provides the company with a big advantage over other tech giants. “This importantly speaks to the Apple growth path over the next 12 to 18 months as iPhone 14 is set to be unveiled in the September timeframe,” Ives confidently wrapped up.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In Apple’s (AAPL) case, the past 3 months have been defined by the Covid lockdowns in China which will adversely affect revenue by between $4 billion and $8 billion. However, recent checks made by Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives regarding the Asia iPhone supply chain indicate that over the past few weeks the situation has been “steady with slight improvements.” “As of now we believe iPhone demand is holding up slightly better than expected (despite the various supply issues that have plagued Apple and the rest of the tech sector),” the 5-star analyst noted. “That said, the Street is well aware of weakness this quarter and we believe ultimately is looking past June numbers to the September and December quarters with all eyes on the iPhone 14 production/demand cycle for the Fall.” So, the China issues and supply chain woes should hit a peak in the June quarter and should subside as the year progresses – right in time for the launch of the iPhone 14.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple: The iPhone Upgrade Cycle Is Underappreciated, Says 5-Star Analyst', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In Apple’s (AAPL) case, the past 3 months have been defined by the Covid lockdowns in China which will adversely affect revenue by between $4 billion and $8 billion. However, recent checks made by Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives regarding the Asia iPhone supply chain indicate that over the past few weeks the situation has been “steady with slight improvements.” “As of now we believe iPhone demand is holding up slightly better than expected (despite the various supply issues that have plagued Apple and the rest of the tech sector),” the 5-star analyst noted. “That said, the Street is well aware of weakness this quarter and we believe ultimately is looking past June numbers to the September and December quarters with all eyes on the iPhone 14 production/demand cycle for the Fall.” So, the China issues and supply chain woes should hit a peak in the June quarter and should subside as the year progresses – right in time for the launch of the iPhone 14.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In Apple’s (AAPL) case, the past 3 months have been defined by the Covid lockdowns in China which will adversely affect revenue by between $4 billion and $8 billion. However, recent checks made by Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives regarding the Asia iPhone supply chain indicate that over the past few weeks the situation has been “steady with slight improvements.” “As of now we believe iPhone demand is holding up slightly better than expected (despite the various supply issues that have plagued Apple and the rest of the tech sector),” the 5-star analyst noted. “That said, the Street is well aware of weakness this quarter and we believe ultimately is looking past June numbers to the September and December quarters with all eyes on the iPhone 14 production/demand cycle for the Fall.” So, the China issues and supply chain woes should hit a peak in the June quarter and should subside as the year progresses – right in time for the launch of the iPhone 14.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabets-googl-google-docs-to-bring-esignature-feature', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is leaving no stone unturned to advance its document tool, Google Docs by bringing innovative capabilities.\nReportedly, Google Docs is gearing up to introduce an eSignature capability, enabling users to quickly complete customer agreements from any Docs interface without switching on other tabs or apps.\nThe eSignature feature lets users create copies of existing contracts and make the required modifications. It also enables users to view the status of pending signatures and easily find completed or signed contracts.\nPer the report, the capability will soon be available in Beta for Google Workspace Individual users.\nWith the latest capability, GOOGL strives to provide an enhanced experience to Google Docs users. This is expected to boost the adoption rate of Google Docs in the days ahead.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nEfforts to Bolster Google Workspace\nWith the eSignature capability, GOOGL will add strength to the Google Workspace, consisting of Gmail, Meet, Drive, Calendar, Docs, Tasks and more.\nGoogle Workspace has been driving Alphabet’s momentum across organizations for a while, demanding productivity and collaboration tools.\nThe latest move apart, Google Meet was updated with picture-in-picture and multi-pinning features to help presenters and attendees stay glued to their meetings.\nGoogle introduced a capability to Google Tasks through which users can star mark important reminders on the Android, iOS and web apps.\nGmail introduced a feature that allows users to pause mobile notifications, while the desktop client remains active.\nAll these endeavors are expected to continuously bolster the adoption rate of Google Workspace, which will likely drive Alphabet’s top line in the days ahead.\nThis, in turn, will help GOOGL win investors’ confidence in the near as well as the long term.\nShares of GOOGL have been down 24.7% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 30.1%.\nCompetitive Scenario\nWe believe that the eSignature feature will provide some competitive advantage to GOOGL over other major organizations like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL.\nAlphabet already faces intense competitive pressures from Microsoft and Apple, which also offer workspace tools as well as productivity applications to gain momentum among customers.\nMicrosoft, which has lost 23.6% in the year-to-date period, offers powerful productivity and office tools to help users work, learn, organize and connect. Additionally, Microsoft Outlook, consisting of webmail, calendaring, contacts and tasks services, helps users stay connected and productive anytime and anywhere.\nFurther, Apple has provided a negative return of 23% in the same time frame. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Additionally, Apple recently updated iWork with new features, which help users seamlessly work with documents.\nZacks Rank & Stock to Consider\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).\nInvestors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider Aspen Technology AZPN, carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nAspen technology has returned 20.7% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for AZPN is currently projected at 18.4%.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Competitive Scenario We believe that the eSignature feature will provide some competitive advantage to GOOGL over other major organizations like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Competitive Scenario We believe that the eSignature feature will provide some competitive advantage to GOOGL over other major organizations like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': "Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Docs to Bring eSignature Feature", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Competitive Scenario We believe that the eSignature feature will provide some competitive advantage to GOOGL over other major organizations like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Competitive Scenario We believe that the eSignature feature will provide some competitive advantage to GOOGL over other major organizations like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-famous-big-short-investor-is-betting-big-against-apple-but-buying-this-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Michael Burry, the investor who gained fame thanks to the film The Big Short, is betting against the largest company in the world, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Scion Asset Management's latest 13-F (the disclosure document that funds must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission each quarter), reveals that as of the end of the first quarter, nearly 18% of the value of its portfolio was in Apple put options, which become more profitable as the stock price falls. That's a bold bet -- but is it a smart strategy?\nApple: Great when the consumer is strong\nIt's hard to ignore the warning signs that the financial situation of the average U.S. consumer is weakening: Credit card debt is at an all-time high, inflation has soared, and housing has become unusually expensive. This weakness could prove a drag on Apple, as its devices are nice, but people can live with their old models if they need to. However, Apple hasn't seen its profits or revenue fall yet.\nFor its fiscal 2022 second quarter (which ended March 26), revenue and diluted earnings per share (EPS) both rose by 9% year over year to $97.3 billion and $1.52, respectively. The real question, though, is how it did in its just-ended fiscal third quarter, as the previously mentioned consumer problems have intensified during the past three months.\nApple is undoubtedly ingrained in American society -- it's nearly impossible to go anywhere without seeing people using iPhones, Airpods, or MacBooks. But will consumers keep paying the premium for the company's devices in these tough economic conditions? Burry is betting that the answer is no, and according to the stock price, he's not alone in his view. Apple is down 23% this year, but the shares could tumble further if its revenue or profits decline.\nTrading at 22.2 times earnings, Apple isn't expensive, but it still trades at a premium to the market -- the broad S&P 500 index is valued at 19.1 times earnings. As the Federal Reserve continues to raise benchmark interest rates (which reduces the real value of companies' future profits) the market's multiple is likely to keep dropping, and that trend could drag Apple down too.\nThis outlook isn't great for Apple or its investors, which is why Burry bought puts against Apple. However, Burry is also investing in another stock that I also think has greater upside.\nAlphabet: One of the world's most dominant companies\nScion Asset Management's fifth-largest holding, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), represents nearly 9% of its portfolio. Alphabet has some dominant brands under its umbrella: Google, YouTube, and the Android operating system. Worldwide, these brands have a significant market share and are generating increasing amounts of revenue.\nIn Q1, Alphabet's sales grew 23% year over year, and it converted 23% of that revenue into free cash flow of $15 billion. However, Alphabet could also see some economic-induced headwinds.\nCompanies often cut their advertising budgets during recessions, and 80% of Alphabet's revenue in Q1 was derived from advertising. However, the broad audience Alphabet attracts to its products gives businesses a vast pool of consumers to advertise to. Throw in the ability to reliably target consumers, and the odds that businesses will cut their ad spending with Alphabet are reduced.\nI'm not saying Alphabet won't have a tougher time during a recession, but it makes sense that it may not struggle as severely as other advertising-reliant companies.\nAlphabet trades at 19.5 times earnings, slightly less than Apple, but still above the market average. With both companies sporting similar profit margins, the question of which is the better buy comes down to which is the most resilient.\nAAPL Profit Margin data by YCharts\nI think Alphabet has the more resilient business, as it isn't entirely dependent on consumer spending. Additionally, Alphabet is growing faster than Apple -- and, again, its valuation is slightly cheaper.\nWhile I'm not advocating shorting or buying puts against Apple (even though that would have worked as an investment strategy so far this year), I agree with Burry that Alphabet is a great buy now.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet (C shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Alphabet (C shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Keithen Drury has positions in Alphabet (C shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Michael Burry, the investor who gained fame thanks to the film The Big Short, is betting against the largest company in the world, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Profit Margin data by YCharts I think Alphabet has the more resilient business, as it isn't entirely dependent on consumer spending. The real question, though, is how it did in its just-ended fiscal third quarter, as the previously mentioned consumer problems have intensified during the past three months.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Michael Burry, the investor who gained fame thanks to the film The Big Short, is betting against the largest company in the world, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Profit Margin data by YCharts I think Alphabet has the more resilient business, as it isn't entirely dependent on consumer spending. Alphabet: One of the world's most dominant companies Scion Asset Management's fifth-largest holding, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), represents nearly 9% of its portfolio.", 'news_article_title': "This Famous 'Big Short' Investor Is Betting Big Against Apple, but Buying This Stock", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Michael Burry, the investor who gained fame thanks to the film The Big Short, is betting against the largest company in the world, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Profit Margin data by YCharts I think Alphabet has the more resilient business, as it isn't entirely dependent on consumer spending. Burry is betting that the answer is no, and according to the stock price, he's not alone in his view.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Michael Burry, the investor who gained fame thanks to the film The Big Short, is betting against the largest company in the world, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Profit Margin data by YCharts I think Alphabet has the more resilient business, as it isn't entirely dependent on consumer spending. While I'm not advocating shorting or buying puts against Apple (even though that would have worked as an investment strategy so far this year), I agree with Burry that Alphabet is a great buy now."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/are-netflix-and-roku-a-match-made-in-heaven', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'As Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) prepares to launch its ad-supported tier, rumors have swirled that an acquisition could be in the company\'s future to make the transition easier. One company that analysts have repeatedly mentioned as an option is the hardware and streaming service Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU). Here\'s why Netflix would greatly benefit from joining forces with Roku.\nExperience with advertising\nAt the Cannes Lions advertising festival on June 23, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed that the company would launch an ad-supported tier soon. Sarandos explained, "We\'ve left a big customer segment off the table, which is people who say: \'Hey, Netflix is too expensive for me, and I don\'t mind advertising.\'"\nAfter losing 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, Netflix is looking at new ways to attract members. An ad-supported tier is a potentially lucrative way to do so, and few companies have the relative experience that Roku does. Initially launching in 2008 as a collaboration with Netflix, Roku offers a variety of TV-related devices, software, and The Roku Channel -- the company\'s streaming service.\nThe Roku Channel offers a library of more than 100,000 movies and TV shows, as well as over 100 channels, all of which are free and ad-supported. From 2020 to 2021, Roku\'s platform revenue, which makes up 82% of the company\'s total revenue and includes digital advertising sales from The Roku Channel, increased by $1 billion -- an 80% rise.\nAfter years of rejecting the idea of ads, Netflix doesn\'t have the infrastructure or experience it now requires. However, Roku\'s success with advertising and the fact that the companies were once closely aligned could make for a fruitful reunion.\nA move into hardware\nLong before the introduction of the Roku Channel, Roku\'s main business was hardware. Roku developed its first device in partnership with Netflix, aiming to create a machine that allowed consumers to stream Netflix content. While that project was never fully realized, Roku has gone on to have significant success with its products. In September 2021, the company announced its tenth generation of devices, including two Roku Streaming Sticks and the Roku Ultra LT, a powerful 4K streaming player.\nRoku\'s hardware knowledge could help Netflix expand its venture into gaming. Netflix announced it was adding games to its subscription in November 2021 and has so far stuck primarily to mobile games. However, a move into hardware would allow Netflix to develop a device that perfectly suits its games and give it the opportunity to create more powerful titles.\nComparatively, Apple has steadily grown its gaming division, adding Apple Arcade to its subscription service in September 2019. While the Arcade library has many mobile games, several are also playable on the company\'s Apple TV streaming device. From 2020 to 2021, Apple\'s streaming sector, including the Apple TV, had a 25% rise in sales while the company\'s services sector, which includes Apple Arcade, rose 27%.\nNetflix desperately needs an additional revenue stream, and it clearly knows this with its recent ventures into advertising and gaming. While Roku does not have gaming experience, it has the hardware capabilities to aid Netflix\'s journey into the competitive market. Roku\'s high-end Ultra streaming machine is a competitive device against the Apple TV, offering similar specs for less money. If Netflix can use Roku\'s foothold in the market, the company might be able to turn things around.\nWill the acquisition happen?\nNetflix released a statement in early June saying: "We are still in the early days of deciding how to launch a lower-priced, ad-supported option, and no decisions have been made. So this is all just speculation at this point."The comment came after persistent rumors that, in addition to Roku, the company had met with Alphabet\'s Google, NBCUniversal, and Comcast to discuss its future in advertising.\nNetflix has plans to introduce its ad-supported tier by the fourth quarter of 2022, so investors might not have long to wait to find out the company\'s next moves. Additionally, the rumors that Netflix would acquire Roku began at the beginning of June when employees could not sell their stock due to a block, boosting the company\'s stock price. While it remains up in the air in which direction Netflix will go with advertising, significant fluctuations in Roku stock could signify something interesting happening internally.\n10 stocks we like better than Netflix\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Netflix, and Roku. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) prepares to launch its ad-supported tier, rumors have swirled that an acquisition could be in the company\'s future to make the transition easier. However, a move into hardware would allow Netflix to develop a device that perfectly suits its games and give it the opportunity to create more powerful titles. "The comment came after persistent rumors that, in addition to Roku, the company had met with Alphabet\'s Google, NBCUniversal, and Comcast to discuss its future in advertising.', 'news_luhn_summary': "From 2020 to 2021, Apple's streaming sector, including the Apple TV, had a 25% rise in sales while the company's services sector, which includes Apple Arcade, rose 27%. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Netflix, and Roku. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Are Netflix and Roku a Match Made in Heaven?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Experience with advertising At the Cannes Lions advertising festival on June 23, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed that the company would launch an ad-supported tier soon. While Roku does not have gaming experience, it has the hardware capabilities to aid Netflix's journey into the competitive market. Netflix has plans to introduce its ad-supported tier by the fourth quarter of 2022, so investors might not have long to wait to find out the company's next moves.", 'news_textrank_summary': "One company that analysts have repeatedly mentioned as an option is the hardware and streaming service Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU). Initially launching in 2008 as a collaboration with Netflix, Roku offers a variety of TV-related devices, software, and The Roku Channel -- the company's streaming service. Additionally, the rumors that Netflix would acquire Roku began at the beginning of June when employees could not sell their stock due to a block, boosting the company's stock price."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-top-stocks-to-buy-in-july', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "July has arrived, and I have five top stocks for you to explore! I believe these stocks are attractive at current prices and lower.\nIn the video below, I provide stock analysis on five picks that I believe have significant upside for long-term investors. I provide a blend of stock picks, from hypergrowth stocks to dividend stocks.\nOne of my favorite stocks on the list is Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). It's simple to understand why some investors would shy away from Nvidia, even at these levels. The stock price has delivered nearly 5,000% returns over the past decade. A $10,000 investment would be worth approximately half a million dollars today. But the company is firing on all cylinders, and when you look under the hood, you will find that its future looks very bright, which can arguably justify the premium share price. Nvidia has its hands in gaming, cloud data centers, cryptocurrency, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), professional visualization, electric vehicles, autonomous driving, 5G, and more!\nPlease watch the below video for four additional stock picks, stock analysis, and potential price entries.\n*Stock prices used in the below video were during the trading day of June 29, 2022. The video was published on June 30, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Eric Cuka has positions in Apple, Bank of America, KnowBe4, Inc., Nvidia, and SoFi Technologies, Inc. and has the following options: long January 2023 $35 calls on SoFi Technologies, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Eric is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the video below, I provide stock analysis on five picks that I believe have significant upside for long-term investors. But the company is firing on all cylinders, and when you look under the hood, you will find that its future looks very bright, which can arguably justify the premium share price. Nvidia has its hands in gaming, cloud data centers, cryptocurrency, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), professional visualization, electric vehicles, autonomous driving, 5G, and more!', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Eric Cuka has positions in Apple, Bank of America, KnowBe4, Inc., Nvidia, and SoFi Technologies, Inc. and has the following options: long January 2023 $35 calls on SoFi Technologies, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '5 Top Stocks to Buy in July', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the video below, I provide stock analysis on five picks that I believe have significant upside for long-term investors. *Stock prices used in the below video were during the trading day of June 29, 2022. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'I provide a blend of stock picks, from hypergrowth stocks to dividend stocks. Please watch the below video for four additional stock picks, stock analysis, and potential price entries. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-green-flags-for-snaps-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Snap\'s (NYSE: SNAP) stock has tumbled about 70% this year and currently trades nearly 20% below its initial public offering price of $17. The social media company lost its luster amid concerns about its slowing growth, widening losses, and Snapchat\'s ability to adapt to Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS changes.\nRising interest rates exacerbated that pain by driving investors away from unprofitable growth stocks, and Snap\'s abrupt decision to slash its second-quarter guidance in late May -- just one month after posting its original downbeat guidance with its first-quarter report -- spooked investors.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nNevertheless, the bulls will point out that Snapchat\'s daily active users (DAUs) and average revenue per user (ARPU) continue to climb, and that it could lock in more users with its expanding ecosystem of short videos and augmented reality (AR) features.\nThey\'ll also claim its stock is cheap at four times this year\'s sales, since analysts still expect its revenue to rise 25% this year and grow another 35% in 2023. Three other recent developments -- which can be considered green flags for Snap\'s future -- might support that thesis.\n1. A potential ban on TikTok\nPiper Sandler\'s latest Taking Stock with Teens survey revealed a troubling new problem for Snap. For the first time ever, ByteDance\'s TikTok overtook Snapchat as the top social media platform for U.S. teens.\nIn the semiannual survey, 33% of respondents chose TikTok in the spring (compared to 30% in the fall) while Snapchat\'s share declined from 35% to 31%. Meta Platforms\' (NASDAQ: META) Instagram stayed in third place with a 22% share during both periods.\nTikTok had 1.6 billion monthly active users at the end of March, according to Data.ai, making it one of the world\'s largest social media platforms alongside Meta\'s Facebook and Instagram. Snap has tried to counter TikTok with a similar short video platform called Spotlight, but it\'s struggled to attract top creators even after subsidizing its videos with cash prizes. Meta has also been playing catch-up with Facebook Watch and Instagram Reels.\nThat\'s why a ban on TikTok would be a huge catalyst for Snap and Meta. The Trump Administration previously tried to ban TikTok over its Chinese ownership and alleged ties to the Chinese government, but the Biden Administration rescinded that executive order last June.\nHowever, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr recently sent letters to Apple and Alphabet\'s Google to demand the removal of TikTok from their app stores, calling it "sheep\'s clothing" for a service that "harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show are being accessed in Beijing." It\'s unclear if the FCC will force Apple and Google to comply, but the removal of TikTok\'s app could send Snap\'s stock soaring.\n2. The launch of Snapchat Plus\nSnap recently started rolling out Snapchat Plus, a subscription service that lets subscribers customize the style of the app\'s icon, see who rewatched their stories, and categorize other Snapchat users as "BFFs" for $3.99 a month. Other features could also be added to the service in the future.\nIn a recent interview with the website The Verge, Snap\'s senior vice president for product Jacob Andreou said Snapchat Plus would target "the people who spend most of their time communicating with their closest friends on Snap." However, he dismissed the possibility of an ad-free tier, and said Snapchat Plus wouldn\'t become a "material" new source of fresh revenue anytime soon.\nNonetheless, Snapchat Plus still sets up the foundation for the addition of other subscription-based perks across its videos, games, and AR lenses. Those new features could widen its moat and lock in its higher-value users.\n3. The "super app" plan starts to emerge\nIn an interview with Axios, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel endorsed Elon Musk\'s idea of turning Twitter into a "super app" like Tencent\'s (OTC: TCEHY) WeChat, which allows its Chinese users to send messages, buy products, make payments, play games, and access a wide range of other services without launching any external apps.\nSpiegel also confirmed that Snap had plans to turn Snapchat into a similar super app over the long term. It isn\'t surprising to see Snap follow Tencent\'s lead, since the Chinese tech giant previously acquired a 12% stake in Snap back in 2017 when many investors had lost faith in the company.\nSnapchat already hosts a mini-ecosystem of messages, videos, games, AR features, and mapping services. The company also previously discussed its ongoing development of integrated e-commerce, payment, and digital token services during its investor day presentation last year.\nIf Snap successfully pulls all those pieces together into a sprawling app like WeChat, it could attract more third-party partners -- which would likely rush to integrate their services into Snapchat to reach more Gen Z and millennial consumers.\nBut do these green flags make Snap worth buying?\nSnap would certainly benefit from a new ban on TikTok. And the expansion of its ecosystem with Snapchat Plus and new super app features could certainly make it a more diversified social media platform like Facebook.\nBut on their own, these green flags won\'t resolve the company\'s pressing issues of slowing ad sales, Apple\'s platform changes, and its glaring lack of profits. For now, investors should focus on those near-term issues instead of Snap\'s longer-term ambitions.\n10 stocks we like better than Snap Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snap Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Tencent Holdings, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The social media company lost its luster amid concerns about its slowing growth, widening losses, and Snapchat\'s ability to adapt to Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS changes. However, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr recently sent letters to Apple and Alphabet\'s Google to demand the removal of TikTok from their app stores, calling it "sheep\'s clothing" for a service that "harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show are being accessed in Beijing." If Snap successfully pulls all those pieces together into a sprawling app like WeChat, it could attract more third-party partners -- which would likely rush to integrate their services into Snapchat to reach more Gen Z and millennial consumers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The social media company lost its luster amid concerns about its slowing growth, widening losses, and Snapchat\'s ability to adapt to Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS changes. The "super app" plan starts to emerge In an interview with Axios, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel endorsed Elon Musk\'s idea of turning Twitter into a "super app" like Tencent\'s (OTC: TCEHY) WeChat, which allows its Chinese users to send messages, buy products, make payments, play games, and access a wide range of other services without launching any external apps. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Tencent Holdings, and Twitter.', 'news_article_title': "3 Green Flags for Snap's Future", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The social media company lost its luster amid concerns about its slowing growth, widening losses, and Snapchat\'s ability to adapt to Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS changes. The "super app" plan starts to emerge In an interview with Axios, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel endorsed Elon Musk\'s idea of turning Twitter into a "super app" like Tencent\'s (OTC: TCEHY) WeChat, which allows its Chinese users to send messages, buy products, make payments, play games, and access a wide range of other services without launching any external apps. 10 stocks we like better than Snap Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The social media company lost its luster amid concerns about its slowing growth, widening losses, and Snapchat\'s ability to adapt to Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS changes. The launch of Snapchat Plus Snap recently started rolling out Snapchat Plus, a subscription service that lets subscribers customize the style of the app\'s icon, see who rewatched their stories, and categorize other Snapchat users as "BFFs" for $3.99 a month. In a recent interview with the website The Verge, Snap\'s senior vice president for product Jacob Andreou said Snapchat Plus would target "the people who spend most of their time communicating with their closest friends on Snap."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-to-sell-a-stock-and-1-big-reason-not-to', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're a buy-and-hold investor, it's easy to push the topic of selling aside. After all, if you're investing well, you'll hopefully rarely be selling.\nThat being said, it's important to understand when you should sell a stock, even if the scenarios are few and far between.\nImage source: Getty images.\nReason No. 1: You were wrong\nThis one is the hardest to come to terms with. But being wrong about a thesis for a company from time to time is just part of the process of investing. Being able to recognize your erroneous thesis early is key to mitigating any losses you might incur.\nThis is why having a written thesis is important. When I was a new investor, I came up with reasons why I liked a certain company but often failed to take the time to document them. Years later, I found myself questioning why I had bought the stock in the first place. On more than one occasion, I sold it for a loss due to my lack of conviction.\nIf you put pen to paper (or more likely, fingers to keyboard) and write out your thesis for why you're bullish on the company, it will be easy to revisit during times of turmoil to see if your original thesis is still on track or completely busted.\nReason No. 2: The stock hit its ceiling\nOne of the most important numbers to estimate when you're researching a potential investment is the market-cap ceiling for the company. The market cap is the total value of all the company's outstanding shares, and the ceiling is your estimated pinnacle of growth for a company's market cap. In simpler terms, if Company A has a market cap of $1 billion and it's addressable market is $5 billion, the ceiling represents how much of that addressable market you believe company A can capture.\nTake Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) for example. The lending-software company saw its stock shoot up from $44 at its IPO to nearly $400 less than a year later. That's a 784% return in less than 12 months!\nThe unsecured personal-loan market is about a $144 billion industry. While Upstart is disrupting that industry with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based alternative to underwriting, in 2021, the stock market had priced in a nearly 25% market share for Upstart at a market cap of $33 billion. At that price, it's hard to see significant upside for the business, even if it executes perfectly.\nOf course, hindsight is 20/20, but this example highlights the importance of having a rough estimation of the ceiling in case the stock gets way ahead of itself, like Upstart did. If the stock exceeds your ceiling price, you should either recalculate your ceiling (due to unforeseen optionality) or seriously consider exiting or at least trimming your position.\nOne reason you might reestimate your ceiling is if the company has expanded into a new markets or developed new products since developing your thesis. This is called optionality.\nIf you're invested in growth companies, you should revisit your ceilings regularly. High-growth businesses are dynamic and often part of the bull case is the company's optionality. Amazon is a great example of a company that most investors likely would not have dreamed of achieving a trillion-dollar market cap back in the late 1990's.\nYet, if you had stayed current with the business throughout its growth story, you would have recognized the incredible new markets and products it continually introduced (Amazon Web Services, the entertainment business, logistics, etc.) and adjusted the ceiling accordingly.\nReason No. 3: You need the money for something important\nWe all have our reasons for investing. Those goals might include things like buying a house, paying for your kid's college tuition, helping out family, or even starting a business.\nWhile ideally you should try to save up for these expenditures outside of your stock portfolio, life doesn't always work on our timeline, and selling stocks to pursue really important things can make sense on occasion.\nIf you do sell for this reason, have a system in place. If you're someone that doesn't like to see single positions grow too concentrated, consider trimming some of your winners.\nIf, on the other hand, you like to run your portfolio concentrated in your highest convictions, consider selling your lowest conviction holdings.\nA really bad reason to sell\nPerhaps the worst reason to sell a stock is simply because it's going down. Unfortunately, the pressure from social media and thefinancial newsto do this is strong when the market is crashing.\nThe price of admission to the greatest wealth building machine in the world -- the U.S. stock market -- is enduring corrections from time to time. That doesn't mean you should never sell a stock if it's crashing; you just shouldn't do it solely because it's crashing.\nIt's perfectly plausible that there is a thesis-busting development in the business that's causing the price to crater, in which case selling may make sense. But as we've witnessed in this current macro-fueled bear market, stock prices can very easily become disconnected from the underlying business. And for patient, long-term investors, that usually spells opportunity.\nConclusion: Have a good reason to sell\nJust like you wouldn't buy a stock without doing your due diligence, you shouldn't sell one without having a really strong reason to do so. There are certainly other legitimate reasons investors might sell stocks besides the ones listed above (like to lower your capital gains tax bill), but long-term investors need to establish a well-researched justification before selling.\nOnce you've come to terms with that reality, you'll find the best decision is usually to do nothing.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Mark Blank has positions in Upstart Holdings, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Upstart Holdings, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Those goals might include things like buying a house, paying for your kid's college tuition, helping out family, or even starting a business. It's perfectly plausible that there is a thesis-busting development in the business that's causing the price to crater, in which case selling may make sense. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'While Upstart is disrupting that industry with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based alternative to underwriting, in 2021, the stock market had priced in a nearly 25% market share for Upstart at a market cap of $33 billion. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Upstart Holdings, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons to Sell a Stock, and 1 Big Reason Not To', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When I was a new investor, I came up with reasons why I liked a certain company but often failed to take the time to document them. While Upstart is disrupting that industry with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based alternative to underwriting, in 2021, the stock market had priced in a nearly 25% market share for Upstart at a market cap of $33 billion. Conclusion: Have a good reason to sell Just like you wouldn't buy a stock without doing your due diligence, you shouldn't sell one without having a really strong reason to do so.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In simpler terms, if Company A has a market cap of $1 billion and it's addressable market is $5 billion, the ceiling represents how much of that addressable market you believe company A can capture. While Upstart is disrupting that industry with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based alternative to underwriting, in 2021, the stock market had priced in a nearly 25% market share for Upstart at a market cap of $33 billion. Conclusion: Have a good reason to sell Just like you wouldn't buy a stock without doing your due diligence, you shouldn't sell one without having a really strong reason to do so."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-augmented-reality-stock%3A-apple-vs.-nvidia', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In the technology sector, there are always new trends and fads, each with the promise of becoming "the next big thing." One of the more prominent emerging technologies over the past several years has been augmented reality (AR). Put simply, AR is the ability to combine the real world with a digital one. Two prominent examples of this technology are the popular mobile game Pokémon Go and the app Snapchat.\nBecause there are already use cases for AR, it\'s easy to see this as more of an ongoing trend than a passing fad. Therefore, it\'s natural for future-minded investors to seek ways to invest in the space. There are two companies that I think are particularly well positioned to be at the center of AR for years to come: Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Let\'s see which is the better stock to own.\n1. Apple\nAlready one of the largest companies in the world, Apple has made an indelible mark on our society with its line of consumer electronics like phones, tablets, smartwatches, and computers. Part of what has made Apple so successful is its ability to consistently innovate and enter new product lines. At any given time, there are numerous rumors swirling around about what might be Apple\'s next big product.\nApple has long been expected to release some kind of AR product, likely in the form of glasses or goggles. Recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook made comments that seem to indicate something may be on the horizon, teasing, "I couldn\'t be more excited about the opportunities we\'ve seen in this space. And sort of stay tuned and you\'ll see what we have to offer."\nTo be clear, rumors and vague interview comments are not an investing thesis, but Apple does have a track record of launching new products that go on to see great success. Additionally, Apple has been a player in this space for years, introducing AR capabilities on its iPhone and iPad starting in 2017.\nEven without a confirmed AR product, Apple continues to be a good investment. In the second quarter of 2022, Apple posted a record $93.7 billion in quarterly revenue, a 9% year-over-year increase. That comes on top of 54% revenue growth in the year-ago quarter, and was driven by year-over-year growth in every product category other than the iPad. Additionally, Apple is trading for a price to earnings (P/E) multiple of 23, which is slightly below the S&P 500\'s average of 24.\n2. Nvidia\nFrom its start building PC graphics cards, Nvidia has grown to be a leading provider of chips for a variety of use cases, including gaming, data centers, and the automotive industry. As it pertains to AR, Nvidia\'s technology is already being used in a variety of ways by large enterprise customers. Nvidia\'s chips are powering virtual car showrooms, surgical training, and architectural walkthroughs, showing the everyday use cases for this technology.\nOne of the most commonly cited consumer uses for AR is in gaming, which comprises approximately 43% of Nvidia\'s sales. In Q1 of 2023, gaming revenue was a record $3.6 billion, good for a 31% year-over-year increase. One of the Nvidia products that led to this growth was its Nvidia RTX technology, which can help deliver AR experiences over 5G networks. As AR expands in the gaming space, Nvidia stands to benefit from the secular tailwinds.\nEven after the tech sell-off we\'ve seen this year, Nvidia trades at a premium, with its current P/E at 41. However, that is the lowest that multiple has been since late 2019. Nvidia grew its revenue more than 46%, is profitable, and generated more than $1 billion in free cash flow in Q1, so this premium price is to be expected.\nWhich is the better buy?\nFrom a valuation standpoint, it could be argued that Apple is a bargain at its current valuation. That said, until we see an actual AR product, its role in this emerging technology is uncertain. For that reason, I think Nvidia is the better AR stock. It\'s already producing the chips that are powering AR technologies in a variety of industries and doesn\'t rely on one consumer product for its AR exposure. For investors who feel the premium valuation is worth it, Nvidia is my pick for the better augmented reality stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJeff Santoro has positions in Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook made comments that seem to indicate something may be on the horizon, teasing, "I couldn\'t be more excited about the opportunities we\'ve seen in this space. To be clear, rumors and vague interview comments are not an investing thesis, but Apple does have a track record of launching new products that go on to see great success. Nvidia\'s chips are powering virtual car showrooms, surgical training, and architectural walkthroughs, showing the everyday use cases for this technology.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'There are two companies that I think are particularly well positioned to be at the center of AR for years to come: Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). In the second quarter of 2022, Apple posted a record $93.7 billion in quarterly revenue, a 9% year-over-year increase. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Augmented Reality Stock: Apple vs. Nvidia', 'news_lexrank_summary': "There are two companies that I think are particularly well positioned to be at the center of AR for years to come: Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). It's already producing the chips that are powering AR technologies in a variety of industries and doesn't rely on one consumer product for its AR exposure. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': 'There are two companies that I think are particularly well positioned to be at the center of AR for years to come: Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). One of the Nvidia products that led to this growth was its Nvidia RTX technology, which can help deliver AR experiences over 5G networks. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Jeff Santoro has positions in Apple and Nvidia.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jul-1-2022-%3A-tqqq-sqqq-kss-nio-qqq-mu-aapl-sny-ccl-xpev-dal-bp', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -50.62 to 11,453.1. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 41,775,862 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.44 at $23.56, with 4,348,586 shares traded. This represents a 10.51% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.87 at $59.71, with 2,674,805 shares traded. This represents a 112.11% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nKohl\'s Corporation (KSS) is -6.65 at $29.04, with 1,441,332 shares traded. KSS\'s current last sale is 55.31% of the target price of $52.5.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is +0.42 at $22.14, with 1,187,015 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -1.45 at $278.83, with 1,144,107 shares traded. This represents a 3.55% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nMicron Technology, Inc. (MU) is -2.56 at $52.72, with 746,508 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MU is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.92 at $135.80, with 638,958 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nSanofi (SNY) is +0.1679 at $50.20, with 569,221 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SNY is in the "buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.09 at $8.56, with 417,740 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nXPeng Inc. (XPEV) is +0.7 at $32.44, with 352,679 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for XPEV is in the "buy range".\n\nDelta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) is +0.38 at $29.35, with 222,298 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 7 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.7. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DAL is in the "buy range".\n\nBP p.l.c. (BP) is -0.47 at $27.88, with 207,764 shares traded. BP\'s current last sale is 77.44% of the target price of $36.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.92 at $135.80, with 638,958 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.87 at $59.71, with 2,674,805 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.92 at $135.80, with 638,958 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jul 1, 2022 : TQQQ, SQQQ, KSS, NIO, QQQ, MU, AAPL, SNY, CCL, XPEV, DAL, BP', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.92 at $135.80, with 638,958 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.92 at $135.80, with 638,958 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 41,775,862 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-bny-mellon-us-large-cap-core-equity-etf-bklc-be-on-your-investing-radar-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.\nThe fund is sponsored by Bny Mellon. It has amassed assets over $430.26 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF\'s total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0%, making it the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.48%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund\'s holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 32.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.16% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 32.97% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nBKLC seeks to match the performance of the MORNINGSTAR U.S. LARGE CAP INDEX before fees and expenses. The Morningstar US Large Cap Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of U.S. large-capitalization stocks.\nThe ETF has lost about -22.23% so far this year and is down about -12.82% in the last one year (as of 07/01/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $67.72 and $90.50.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.05 and standard deviation of 19.48% for the trailing three-year period. With about 231 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, BKLC is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $278.14 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $346.55 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.16% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.16% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.', 'news_article_title': 'Should BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.16% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.16% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/roku-stock-looks-as-if-it-is-ready-to-bounce-and-keep-going', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nRoku (NASDAQ:ROKU) stock is more volatile than the average NASDAQ stock.\nIf you’ve been in it since the September 2017 IPO, you’re up 272%, but if you have been in it for just a year, you’re down 81%.\nRoku was early in the streaming excitement, but as competition from Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has intensified, shares have come down hard.\n7 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next Decade\nRoku stock is still not cheap. The market cap of $13.4 billion is still nearly five times last year’s $2.7 billion in revenue. The price-to-earnings multiple is nearly 100. You’re still speculating. The question is whether the time is right to take another plunge.\nROKU Roku $82.14\nA Closer Look at ROKU Stock\nRoku began as a streaming hardware company. Then it became an advertising company. Now it may become an e-commerce company.\nA recent deal with Walmart (NYSE:WMT) shows what’s possible. The idea is that a product offer is overlaid on a Roku ad, and people can buy it by simply pausing the program and pressing the OK button on their remote.\nRoku’s OneView platform will measure the ads’ performance. Credit cards are already maintained by Roku for streaming services. Roku’s Brand Studio will create the ads. It’s all ready for other merchants if there’s any success. Shares jumped on the news.\nRoku is also continuing to expand its offerings, especially in the fast-growing Hispanic market. Its own Roku Channel programs are drawing audiences and it has production facilities for its own shows and ads.\nAnother reason to buy Roku stock is that it might be bought.\nNetflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) was seen kicking the tires on it in the last month. As the only independent streaming hardware company, and one of the few independent streamers, a single bid for Roku could easily launch a bidding war.\nThere are potential buyers on both the hardware and streaming side. In addition to Netflix and Walmart, Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) might be interested. So, too, might Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), which was looking at it last year.\nThis might be the last chance for Warner Brothers Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) to diversify and stay independent.\nPotential Downside\nCompetition is a growing issue. Google, Amazon, and Apple can out-bid anyone for programs. They all offer direct competition with Roku hardware.\nRoku is also angering its content providers. Giving Roku 45% of net ad revenues and being required to use both its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and ad insertion technology, isn’t sitting well. The new boss looks a lot like the old boss.\nIf you see inflation and high-interest rates landing us into a recession, you may also question Roku’s ability to compete.\nThe company had just $2.2 billion in cash on its books at the end of March. Roku lost money last quarter as revenue went into reverse after years of hyper-growth. Another loss is expected for the June quarter, with revenues just 10% higher than in March.\nThe Bottom Line\nNo one will buy Roku until you pry it from founder and CEO Anthony Wood’s hands. He sold shares near the top but still controls the Class B shares holding voting power.\nRight now, he doesn’t seem interested in that final transaction. But if Roku results are pressed further, that could change. This creates a floor under Roku’s value.\nMeanwhile, Roku stock is at its most attractive valuation in years. If you can handle the risk, the potential reward is there. It remains a good speculation for a young investor.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL, GOOGL and AMZN. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Roku Stock Looks as If It Is Ready to Bounce and Keep Going appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL, GOOGL and AMZN. Roku was early in the streaming excitement, but as competition from Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has intensified, shares have come down hard. The idea is that a product offer is overlaid on a Roku ad, and people can buy it by simply pausing the program and pressing the OK button on their remote.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Roku was early in the streaming excitement, but as competition from Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has intensified, shares have come down hard. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL, GOOGL and AMZN. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) stock is more volatile than the average NASDAQ stock.', 'news_article_title': 'Roku Stock Looks as If It Is Ready to Bounce and Keep Going', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Roku was early in the streaming excitement, but as competition from Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has intensified, shares have come down hard. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL, GOOGL and AMZN. ROKU Roku $82.14 A Closer Look at ROKU Stock Roku began as a streaming hardware company.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Roku was early in the streaming excitement, but as competition from Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has intensified, shares have come down hard. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL, GOOGL and AMZN. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) stock is more volatile than the average NASDAQ stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-undervalued-reddit-stocks-to-buy-before-wall-street-catches-on', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nReddit stocks have been so successful (or at least intriguing) that Reddit has quickly become an investing hub.\nThe site has a huge community of investors and traders who use it as a platform for their investments. The trading community is also big on Reddit, and many subreddits are dedicated to trading.\nInvestors are increasingly looking towards Reddit stocks as a reputable source ofinvestment advicebecause of the new trend.\n7 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next Decade\nWhen choosing Reddit stocks to invest in, there are a few things you have to take into consideration. The first is the company’s financial stability. This can be determined by looking at its balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. You should also consider how much money has been coming in recently and what its debt level is like.\nAnother thing to look out for with Reddit stocks is management quality. This can be determined by their track record of past successes or failures, how they handle crises, and whether they have a history of being honest with shareholders.\nAAPL Apple $136.72\nIT Gartner $241.83\nHOOD Robinhood $8.22\nWBD Warner Bros. Discovery $13.42\nME 23andMe $2.48\nTLRY Tilray $3.12\nTA TravelCenters of America $34.47\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Bloomicon / Shutterstock.com\nYTD Performance: -24.88%\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has always been a leader in innovation. It was the first company to introduce a personal computer, the iPod, and the iPhone. The company has also introduced other products like the Apple Watch and Apple TV.\nThe company is known for its focus on design, simplicity, and ease of use. They have also created a loyal customer base with its brand value of “Think Different.”\nApple is also known for its ecosystem of products that work seamlessly together to make our lives easier.\nThe company’s first-quarter results highlight its performance and financial strength. It has a strong customer base and an innovative product line that is well received by its target market. It also has a well-developed infrastructure, with experienced members of the management team in place.\nGartner (IT)\nSource: Undrey / Shutterstock.com\nYTD Performance: -24.89%\nGartner (NYSE:IT) is a research and advisory firm. It provides insights into the global IT market.\nGartner is one of the global IT industry’s leading providers of information technology research, advisory services and events.\nGartner helps organizations in various industries understand what is happening in the marketplace and how to make better decisions about their future IT investments.\n7 REITs to Buy for a Bear Market\nIt has made a name for itself in its ability to seemingly predict future technological trends and their potential effects on the business world. Due to an asset-light approach, the research company has done very well for itself. It reported over $4.73 billion in revenue in 2021, a 15.48% increase from the year-ago figure.\nNow more than ever, businesses and investors need insights. Gartner can help in this regard and make an excellent return on the way, making it one of the Reddit stocks worth keeping an eye on.\nRobinhood (HOOD)\nSource: dennizn / Shutterstock.com\nYTD Performance: -55.42%\nRobinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) is a trading platform that is designed for the next generation. The company’s mission is to democratize access to America’s financial system.\nThe app has grown rapidly and now has over four million users who invest in stocks and other investments through the app. Robinhood offers commission-free trades on stocks, ETFs, options and cryptocurrency trading.\nThe application was behind the Reddit revolution, which is why it’s among the more popular Reddit stocks. Investors active on subreddits got together and used the app to enter into short squeezes.\nStock trading use is declining as people return to their normal lives. Plus, with stimulus money maxing out and inflation on the rise, it’s not very easy for retail investors to trade stocks. These are important factors to keep in mind when investing in this one.\nWarner Bros. Discovery (WBD)\nSource: Ingus Kruklitis / Shutterstock.com\nYTD Performance: -47.37%\nIn April, AT&T’s (NYSE:T) WarnerMedia and Discovery just announced that completed a merger, forming a new company — Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD). The new media company is one of the leading players in the industry.\nHowever, since the merger closed, the stock has not done too well. You can chalk that up to the issues surrounding Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX).\n7 Growth Stocks to Buy for a Rich Retirement\nThe streaming giant lost 200,000 subscribers in Q1. To put into perspective how bad the number was, Netflix had a target of adding 2.5 million subscribers this quarter. It also did not help the streaming giant suspended operations in Russia, costing it 700,000 paid subscribers.\nAll of these developments weighed down heavily on WBD stock. However, shares are very attractive at the current price multiples, especially considering WBD’s extensive content library, with 200,000 content hours.\n23andMe (ME)\nSource: nevodka / Shutterstock.com\nYTD Performance: -65.17%\n23andMe (NASDAQ:ME) is a company that provides genetic testing kits.\nIt offers personal DNA tests for health-related purposes, such as detecting genetic predisposition to certain diseases or determining biological relationships. The company also offers genetic testing kits for research purposes, including population and medical research studies.\n23andMe is an interesting company because there are multiple use cases. The company can make personalized genetic sequencing more accessible, allowing consumers to explore health risks and benefits.\nIt also has a business side that offers research services for pharmaceutical companies for a fee. 23andMe’s business model interprets customers’ genetic data and provides insights into physical traits, ancestral origins, inherited traits, and health-related traits.\nThe market cap for 23andMe is valued at $1.19 billion, but it may take some time before the company can grow into its valuation. Its revenues for last year were $272 million, an 11% increase in the fiscal year.\nAlthough a respectable number, it needs more top-line growth to remain one of the more interesting Reddit stocks.\nTilray (TLRY)\nSource: Jarretera / Shutterstock.com\nYTD Performance: -57.78%\nTilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) has grown to be the largest cannabis company in Canada and is the world’s most valuable marijuana company.\nIt produces and supplies medical cannabis products and services to patients, physicians, pharmacies, governments, hospitals, and researchers worldwide. Tilray is also the largest cannabis company in Canada and the world after its merger with Aphria.\n7 Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nIt was one of the biggest arbitrage opportunities in recent memory. However, the cannabis company has done well since the merger closed.\nTilray’s adjusted EBITDA came in at $10 million for Q3, which is around 24% lower after its cannabis sales plummeted to $55 million. The company has reported 12 consecutive quarters of profitable adjusted EBITDA, the top measure of profitability in the industry.\nTravelCenters of America (TA)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nYTD Performance: -33.76%\nTravelCenters of America (NASDAQ:TA), or TA, is a company that provides travel-related services.\nIt has a network of more than 275 travel centers near major highways, airports, and cities across the country. TravelCenters of America also owns and operates big-box retail stores that offer truck accessories, RV supplies, tires, batteries, generators, and other items for travelers.\nThe company operates in three segments: convenience stores (primarily under the TravelCenters of America brand), travel center operations (primarily under the TA brand), and truck stop operations (primarily under the Petro Stopping Centers brand).\nTravelCenters of America was particularly hard hit during the pandemic — its airport revenue decreased sharply because people weren’t flying.\nHowever, things are back on track now. Its latest quarterly results show $2.3 billion in revenue, up 50.22% from the year-ago period. Net income, meanwhile, jumped 380.19% as passengers returned. TSA checkpoint travel numbers also point to a resurgence in travel. Therefore, among Reddit stocks, TA is a great comeback story.\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Undervalued Reddit Stocks to Buy Before Wall Street Catches On appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $136.72 IT Gartner $241.83 HOOD Robinhood $8.22 WBD Warner Bros. Discovery $13.42 ME 23andMe $2.48 TLRY Tilray $3.12 TA TravelCenters of America $34.47 Apple (AAPL) Source: Bloomicon / Shutterstock.com YTD Performance: -24.88% Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has always been a leader in innovation. They have also created a loyal customer base with its brand value of “Think Different.” Apple is also known for its ecosystem of products that work seamlessly together to make our lives easier.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Discovery $13.42 ME 23andMe $2.48 TLRY Tilray $3.12 TA TravelCenters of America $34.47 Apple (AAPL) Source: Bloomicon / Shutterstock.com YTD Performance: -24.88% Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has always been a leader in innovation. AAPL Apple $136.72 IT Gartner $241.83 HOOD Robinhood $8.22 WBD Warner Bros. Tilray (TLRY) Source: Jarretera / Shutterstock.com YTD Performance: -57.78% Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) has grown to be the largest cannabis company in Canada and is the world’s most valuable marijuana company.', 'news_article_title': '7 Undervalued Reddit Stocks to Buy Before Wall Street Catches On', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $136.72 IT Gartner $241.83 HOOD Robinhood $8.22 WBD Warner Bros. Discovery $13.42 ME 23andMe $2.48 TLRY Tilray $3.12 TA TravelCenters of America $34.47 Apple (AAPL) Source: Bloomicon / Shutterstock.com YTD Performance: -24.88% Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has always been a leader in innovation. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Reddit stocks have been so successful (or at least intriguing) that Reddit has quickly become an investing hub.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $136.72 IT Gartner $241.83 HOOD Robinhood $8.22 WBD Warner Bros. Discovery $13.42 ME 23andMe $2.48 TLRY Tilray $3.12 TA TravelCenters of America $34.47 Apple (AAPL) Source: Bloomicon / Shutterstock.com YTD Performance: -24.88% Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has always been a leader in innovation. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Reddit stocks have been so successful (or at least intriguing) that Reddit has quickly become an investing hub.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-down-50-or-more-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The steep declines we\'ve seen this year have been awfully painful to folks who already own the stocks that have plunged. Luckily, times like these often create opportunities to start new positions or average down on the ones that fell.\nThese stocks are more than 50% below the high-water marks they set not long ago. Scooping up shares at their recently reduced prices could go a long way to boost your overall portfolio in the years ahead.\nPubMatic\nPubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM) is an up-and-coming player in the rapidly shifting advertising industry. Publishers and app developers use the sell-side platform to auction off their ad inventory to the highest bidders.\nPubMatic\'s revenue mostly comes from revenue share agreements with its publishers, and they\'re obviously happy with the service. The company\'s net dollar-based retention rate during the 12 months ended March 31, 2022, was 140%. This means existing ad buyers are spending more on PubMatic\'s platform and its publishers are committing more of their inventory.\nIn the first quarter, PubMatic earned $17 million before subtracting interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). That was 17% more than the previous year\'s period, but this wasn\'t good enough for the market. The stock has fallen 77% from its peak last year.\nPubMatic sports an $843 billion market cap at recent prices, which is minuscule compared to its addressable market. According to eMarketer, U.S. advertisers spent $106 billion on programmatic display ads in 2021, and that was 41% more than they spent a year earlier.\nGlobal spending on advertising reached $772 billion in 2021, and this figure is expected to reach $1 trillion in 2026. PubMatic could grow to many more times its current size, as programmatic ad buying accounts for an increasing share of this already enormous market.\nDuolingo\nDuolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) is an education company that specializes in languages. The company consistently crushes Wall Street estimates, but the stock is down about 57% from the peak it reached in 2021.\nDuolingo operates the language learning application of the same name. The app had 2.9 million paid subscribers at the end of March, which was 60% more than it had a year earlier. All of those subscribers make it the highest-grossing education application on Apple\'s App Store and Alphabet\'s Google Play Store.\nThe Duolingo app employs a "freemium" model, and the vast majority of its 49.2 million monthly active users aren\'t paying. They are, however, providing the company with lots of data, so it knows which lessons to keep and which ones to prune.\nNative English-speaking Americans typically use Duolingo to casually brush up on a language before traveling. In non-English-speaking countries, though, learners are more highly motivated by career opportunities. When the company went public last July, there was a single paid subscription price for every country. This year the company started adjusting its prices on a country-by-country basis, which could result in heaps more paid subscriptions from international customers.\nDuolingo\'s also boosting its international footprint with an English proficiency test that is already accepted by Yale, Johns Hopkins, and more than 3,500 other institutions. In the first quarter, Duolingo reported $8 million in English test revenue, a 60% rise year over year, and there\'s clearly a lot of room for more growth in this niche. Duolingo\'s largest competitor for English proficiency testing, IDP Education of Australia, expects over $300 million in revenue from its proficiency test, called IELTS, this year.\nAt the moment, shares of Duolingo trade at just 11.3 times trailing sales. That\'s an awfully low multiple for a company that expects its sales to grow by 56% this year. With an attractive price, a blazing fast growth rate, and a huge addressable market, this stock is a screaming buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than PubMatic, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PubMatic, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Cory Renauer has positions in Duolingo, Inc. and PubMatic, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and PubMatic, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'PubMatic could grow to many more times its current size, as programmatic ad buying accounts for an increasing share of this already enormous market. The Duolingo app employs a "freemium" model, and the vast majority of its 49.2 million monthly active users aren\'t paying. This year the company started adjusting its prices on a country-by-country basis, which could result in heaps more paid subscriptions from international customers.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Duolingo's largest competitor for English proficiency testing, IDP Education of Australia, expects over $300 million in revenue from its proficiency test, called IELTS, this year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and PubMatic, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks Down 50% or More to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The app had 2.9 million paid subscribers at the end of March, which was 60% more than it had a year earlier. 10 stocks we like better than PubMatic, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and PubMatic, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In the first quarter, Duolingo reported $8 million in English test revenue, a 60% rise year over year, and there's clearly a lot of room for more growth in this niche. Duolingo's largest competitor for English proficiency testing, IDP Education of Australia, expects over $300 million in revenue from its proficiency test, called IELTS, this year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and PubMatic, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-some-investors-bet-top-growth-stocks-will-thrive-in-u.s.-recession', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\nNEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Concerns about a possible U.S. recession are prompting some fund managers to rotate back into the big tech and growth winners of the last decade in the hope that they can better weather an economic storm.\nMany stalwarts like Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple APPL.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O have suffered declines on par with or exceeding those in broader stock indexes this year, as jumbo rate hikes delivered by an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve hit the tech and growth names that led markets in previous years.\nSince growth companies tend to be less affected by the broader economy’s performance, however, some investors believe the category’s most profitable names may outperform the rest of the market if the Fed’s hawkish policy stance drags the U.S. into recession.\n"You are starting to see some cracks in economic growth, which will help select companies that are very well positioned in the technology space," said Saira Malik, chief investment officer at Nuveen, who has been increasing her positions in companies including Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Salesforce.com Inc CRM.N.\n"The conceptual companies that don\'t have profitability will continue to be challenged because you need real fundamentals to back it up," she said.\nThe trade is still a nascent one. Global fund managers have increased their allocations to tech by approximately seven basis points as measured by the latest survey from BofA Global Research, although they remain bearish on the sector as a whole.\nRetail investors, meanwhile, have been buying "evergreen large tech companies" such as Apple Inc AAPL.O on recent market dips, according to Vanda Research.\nOverall, the Russell 1000 Growth index .RLG is down 28.4% year-to-date, well behind the 13.9% decline for the Russell 1000 Value index .RLV, which contains stocks in more economically-sensitive sectors like energy. The benchmark S&P 500 index is down 20.7%, marking its worst first-half of the year since 1970.\nSome names in tech have suffered even steeper losses: Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF ARKK.P, which holds an array of newer companies including Zoom Video Communications and Teladoc, is down 57.7% year-to-date.\nMeanwhile, recession worries have grown in recent weeks. A global poll of investors by Deutsche Bank in June found that 90% now expect a U.S. recession by the end of 2023, up from 78% the month before.\n\'ATTRACTIVE VALUATIONS\'\nFor Jack Janasiewicz, lead portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, those concerns are a good reason to increase positions in companies such as Google-parent Alphabet. Janasiewicz is also betting that the pounding their shares have taken has lowered valuations to attractive levels.\nThe forward price to earnings ratio for the S&P 500 technology sector, for instance, is down to 19.1, its lowest level since early 2020, according to Yardeni Research.\n"We are seeing some of the most attractive valuations for this space that we\'ve seen in a long time," Janasiewicz said.\nOf course, signs of continued high inflation could further ramp up expectations for Fed hawkishness, potentially driving up bond yields and dealing another blow to tech and growth stocks.\nHigher yields dull the allure of companies in technology and other high-growth sectors, whose cash flows are often heavily weighted in the future and are diminished when discounted at higher rates.\nEarnings season, which kicks off in July, may present another risk. One important factor for tech companies is likely to be the strength of the dollar, which cuts into profits from overseas earnings. Microsoft cited the strong dollar when it cut forecasts June 2.\n"We think a better approach for global investors is to stay diversified and rely upon stock selection to extract value from markets," said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments.\nOthers, however, are betting that a tech bounce may be ahead.\nSigns that commodity prices may have peaked could pave the way for the Fed to pull back from its aggressive rate hiking path in September, said Lindsey Houghton, a portfolio manager on Harbor Capital’s Multi-Asset Solutions Team.\nHoughton\'s firm has been selling some of its energy holdings to rotate shares of large technology companies, which he believes could rally by 20% or more a year over the next several years due to their depressed valuations and increasing market share.\n"Over the last two months, those valuations have started to get to a point where they look quite attractive to us," he said.\n(Reporting by David Randall Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Retail investors, meanwhile, have been buying "evergreen large tech companies" such as Apple Inc AAPL.O on recent market dips, according to Vanda Research. By David Randall NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Concerns about a possible U.S. recession are prompting some fund managers to rotate back into the big tech and growth winners of the last decade in the hope that they can better weather an economic storm. Since growth companies tend to be less affected by the broader economy’s performance, however, some investors believe the category’s most profitable names may outperform the rest of the market if the Fed’s hawkish policy stance drags the U.S. into recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Retail investors, meanwhile, have been buying "evergreen large tech companies" such as Apple Inc AAPL.O on recent market dips, according to Vanda Research. By David Randall NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Concerns about a possible U.S. recession are prompting some fund managers to rotate back into the big tech and growth winners of the last decade in the hope that they can better weather an economic storm. For Jack Janasiewicz, lead portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, those concerns are a good reason to increase positions in companies such as Google-parent Alphabet.', 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-Some investors bet top growth stocks will thrive in U.S. recession', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Retail investors, meanwhile, have been buying "evergreen large tech companies" such as Apple Inc AAPL.O on recent market dips, according to Vanda Research. Many stalwarts like Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple APPL.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O have suffered declines on par with or exceeding those in broader stock indexes this year, as jumbo rate hikes delivered by an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve hit the tech and growth names that led markets in previous years. Janasiewicz is also betting that the pounding their shares have taken has lowered valuations to attractive levels.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Retail investors, meanwhile, have been buying "evergreen large tech companies" such as Apple Inc AAPL.O on recent market dips, according to Vanda Research. Many stalwarts like Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple APPL.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O have suffered declines on par with or exceeding those in broader stock indexes this year, as jumbo rate hikes delivered by an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve hit the tech and growth names that led markets in previous years. "You are starting to see some cracks in economic growth, which will help select companies that are very well positioned in the technology space," said Saira Malik, chief investment officer at Nuveen, who has been increasing her positions in companies including Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Salesforce.com Inc CRM.N.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-hikes-japan-price-of-iphone-by-nearly-a-fifth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has hiked by nearly a fifth the cost of its flagship iPhone phone in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation.\nThe Cupertino, California-based manufacturer's entry level iPhone 13 now costs 117,800 yen ($870), Apple's website showed, compared to 99,800 yen previously.\nWith the dollar up 18% against the yen year-to-date, the higher cost of the iPhone, which dominates Japan's smartphone market, comes as consumers' wallets are being squeezed by price hikes for daily necessities.\nSuch widespread hikes are a change for most Japanese following years of stable prices for many products.\nApple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\n($1=135.6900 yen)\n(Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has hiked by nearly a fifth the cost of its flagship iPhone phone in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation. With the dollar up 18% against the yen year-to-date, the higher cost of the iPhone, which dominates Japan's smartphone market, comes as consumers' wallets are being squeezed by price hikes for daily necessities. Such widespread hikes are a change for most Japanese following years of stable prices for many products.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has hiked by nearly a fifth the cost of its flagship iPhone phone in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation. The Cupertino, California-based manufacturer's entry level iPhone 13 now costs 117,800 yen ($870), Apple's website showed, compared to 99,800 yen previously. With the dollar up 18% against the yen year-to-date, the higher cost of the iPhone, which dominates Japan's smartphone market, comes as consumers' wallets are being squeezed by price hikes for daily necessities.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple hikes Japan price of iPhone by nearly a fifth', 'news_lexrank_summary': "TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has hiked by nearly a fifth the cost of its flagship iPhone phone in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation. The Cupertino, California-based manufacturer's entry level iPhone 13 now costs 117,800 yen ($870), Apple's website showed, compared to 99,800 yen previously. With the dollar up 18% against the yen year-to-date, the higher cost of the iPhone, which dominates Japan's smartphone market, comes as consumers' wallets are being squeezed by price hikes for daily necessities.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has hiked by nearly a fifth the cost of its flagship iPhone phone in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation. The Cupertino, California-based manufacturer's entry level iPhone 13 now costs 117,800 yen ($870), Apple's website showed, compared to 99,800 yen previously. With the dollar up 18% against the yen year-to-date, the higher cost of the iPhone, which dominates Japan's smartphone market, comes as consumers' wallets are being squeezed by price hikes for daily necessities."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/block%3A-buy-sell-or-hold', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In addition to growth tech stocks, one of the hardest-hit sectors in the recent market rout has been fintech businesses. And probably the most popular among them, Block (NYSE: SQ), has been particularly beaten down, as shares of this digital payments innovator have fallen more than 60% this year.\nNow is a great time to consider what, if any, portfolio changes need to be made. Let's examine the investment merits of Block, which I believe make the stock a compelling buy right now.\nPowerful two-sided ecosystem\nAt a high level, Block operates two primary segments. The first one is the seller ecosystem, known as Square, which offers small- and medium-sized businesses a range of different software, hardware, and financial services products to do things like accept payments, set up customer loyalty programs, and manage inventory. This segment produced a gross profit of $661 million in the first quarter of 2022, up 41% year over year.\nThen there's Cash App, the popular personal finance app that now has 44 million monthly active users. While many people know Cash App as a tool to send money to friends, the platform also has additional services like direct deposit, a linked debit card, and buying and selling stocks and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Cash App generated a gross profit of $624 million in the first quarter, up 26% compared to the same period last year.\nWhile both Square and Cash App are fantastic fintech businesses on their own, what makes Block truly special is how both segments work together to strengthen the entire company. A feature known as Cash App Pay lets Cash App users pay with their balances directly at Square merchants. And with Block's acquisition of buy now, pay later specialist Afterpay, both Square merchants and Cash App users can use this innovative payment option.\nAs Block continues introducing new features that further integrate its Square and Cash App ecosystems, the company's network effects soar. With more consumers on Cash App, a greater number of small businesses will want to sign up to be Square merchants because they immediately have tens of millions of potential customers. And the more retailers that accept payments from Cash App, the more appealing having a Cash App account becomes. This situation gives Block a powerful competitive advantage.\nHuge growth opportunity\nBlock has had tremendous growth in recent years, but the future still looks incredibly bright. As I've discussed above, both Square and Cash App already provide numerous services. But as the business continues to introduce new features, its customer base will become even stickier as revenue increases.\nAdditionally, the company can penetrate international markets. Currently, Block is in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, the U.K., Ireland, France, and Spain. Yet in Q1 2022, the U.S. accounted for 94% of total sales. Therefore, there is still a huge opportunity to expand in foreign markets.\nBlock also owns and operates other lesser-known ventures. Tidal is a music streaming platform akin to Apple Music or Spotify, but that focuses on driving deeper connections between musicians and fans. Similar to Square and Cash App, Tidal aims to bring economic empowerment to those who have traditionally been ignored by larger incumbents.\nThen there's Block's focus on advancing the use of Bitcoin, of which Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey is a huge proponent. With TBD, the goal is to develop a decentralized exchange to buy and sell Bitcoin without the need for a centralized service provider. And with Spiral, Dorsey wants developers to find ways to integrate the Lightning Network with crypto wallets and applications.\nBlock's business is ingrained in the world of digital payments and Bitcoin, so there are plenty of expansion opportunities ahead as the world moves toward cashless transactions and crypto becomes more mainstream.\nCurrent valuation\nA company's qualitative characteristics could be outstanding, but if the price isn't right, then investors should proceed with caution. But with Block's recent price crash, shares currently sell for a price-to-sales ratio of just under two, which is close to the cheapest valuation ever for the stock.\nThe right question to ask is why Block's stock price is so far removed from the company's underlying performance. Because of the Federal Reserve's intention to aggressively raise interest rates this year in an effort to curb inflation that's at a 40-year high, the threat of a looming recession is real. And investors have sold off expensive, high-growth stocks in favor of more conservative investments. Unfortunately, Block's shares have been among them.\nBut for long-term investors, this is a rare opportunity. Block is a fantastic business selling at a below-average valuation, making the stock a no-brainer buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Block, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Block, Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nNeil Patel has positions in Apple, Bitcoin, and Block, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Block, Inc., and Spotify Technology. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The first one is the seller ecosystem, known as Square, which offers small- and medium-sized businesses a range of different software, hardware, and financial services products to do things like accept payments, set up customer loyalty programs, and manage inventory. While many people know Cash App as a tool to send money to friends, the platform also has additional services like direct deposit, a linked debit card, and buying and selling stocks and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Because of the Federal Reserve's intention to aggressively raise interest rates this year in an effort to curb inflation that's at a 40-year high, the threat of a looming recession is real.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A feature known as Cash App Pay lets Cash App users pay with their balances directly at Square merchants. As Block continues introducing new features that further integrate its Square and Cash App ecosystems, the company's network effects soar. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Block: Buy, Sell, or Hold?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A feature known as Cash App Pay lets Cash App users pay with their balances directly at Square merchants. And the more retailers that accept payments from Cash App, the more appealing having a Cash App account becomes. 10 stocks we like better than Block, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "While both Square and Cash App are fantastic fintech businesses on their own, what makes Block truly special is how both segments work together to strengthen the entire company. And with Block's acquisition of buy now, pay later specialist Afterpay, both Square merchants and Cash App users can use this innovative payment option. As Block continues introducing new features that further integrate its Square and Cash App ecosystems, the company's network effects soar."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 135.66000366210938, 'high': 139.0399932861328, 'open': 136.0399932861328, 'close': 138.92999267578125, 'ema_50': 145.85281198639328, 'rsi_14': 52.39742982125974, 'target': 141.55999755859375, 'volume': 71051600.0, 'ema_200': 154.35737969584173, 'adj_close': 137.73760986328125, 'rsi_lag_1': 42.752197189823825, 'rsi_lag_2': 39.999979025701904, 'rsi_lag_3': 36.77539053897117, 'rsi_lag_4': 44.53125203726932, 'rsi_lag_5': 45.54170202182755, 'macd_lag_1': -2.6010193189041217, 'macd_lag_2': -2.6551136844851726, 'macd_lag_3': -2.9411010072940655, 'macd_lag_4': -3.0810913137122498, 'macd_lag_5': -3.644626828176314, 'macd_12_26_9': -2.3527008329992896, 'macds_12_26_9': -3.1733607821211423}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 26.690000534057617, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 29.59000015258789, 'Open': 29.530000686645508, 'Close': 26.700000762939453, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 26.700000762939453}, {'Low': 1.036989450454712, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 1.0477896928787231, 'Open': 1.0477677583694458, 'Close': 1.0477677583694458, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 1.0477677583694458}, {'Low': 1.198063850402832, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 1.2162047624588013, 'Open': 1.2159976959228516, 'Close': 1.2160863876342771, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 1.2160863876342771}, {'Low': 6.693699836730957, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 6.71560001373291, 'Open': 6.698200225830078, 'Close': 6.698200225830078, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 6.698200225830078}, {'Low': 104.55999755859376, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 109.33999633789062, 'Open': 106.01000213623048, 'Close': 108.43000030517578, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 305338, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 108.43000030517578}, {'Low': 0.6765579581260681, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 0.6903502941131592, 'Open': 0.6897598505020142, 'Close': 0.6897598505020142, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 0.6897598505020142}, {'Low': 2.79099988937378, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 2.931999921798706, 'Open': 2.931999921798706, 'Close': 2.888999938964844, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 2.888999938964844}, {'Low': 134.79600524902344, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 135.9770050048828, 'Open': 135.78599548339844, 'Close': 135.78599548339844, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 135.78599548339844}, {'Low': 104.73999786376952, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 105.63999938964844, 'Open': 104.77999877929688, 'Close': 105.13999938964844, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 105.13999938964844}, {'Low': 1791.5999755859375, 'Date': '2022-07-01', 'High': 1806.0999755859373, 'Open': 1795.5, 'Close': 1798.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 77, 'date_str': '2022-07-01', 'Adj Close': 1798.9000244140625}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-05': 141.55999755859375, '2022-07-06': 142.9199981689453, '2022-07-07': 146.35000610351562, '2022-07-08': 147.0399932861328, '2022-07-11': 144.8699951171875, '2022-07-12': 145.86000061035156, '2022-07-13': 145.49000549316406, '2022-07-14': 148.47000122070312, '2022-07-15': 150.1699981689453}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-01': 161.50999450683594}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-03': 142.4499969482422}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-03': 192.4600067138672}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Lawmakers and EU states had reached a political deal on both rule books earlier this year, leaving some details to be ironed out.\nThe European Commission has set up a taskforce, with about 80 officials expected to join up, which critics say is inadequate. Last month it put out a 12 million euro ($12.3 million) tender for experts to help in investigations and compliance enforcement over a four-year period.\nEU industry chief Thierry Breton sought to address enforcement concerns, saying various teams would focus on different issues such as risk assessments, interoperability of messenger services and data access during implementation of the rules.\nRegulators will also set up a European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency to attract data science and algorithm scientists to help with enforcement.\n"We have started to gear the internal organisation to this new role, including by shifting existing resources, and we also expect to ramp up recruitment next year and in 2024 to staff the dedicated DG CONNECT team with over 100 full time staff," Breton said in a blogpost.\nDEEP POCKETS\nLawmaker Andreas Schwab, who steered the issue through the European Parliament, has called for a bigger taskforce to counter Big Tech\'s deep pockets and array of lawyers.\nEuropean Consumer Organisation (BEUC) echoed the same worries.\n"We raised the alarm last week with other civil society groups that if the Commission does not hire the experts it needs to monitor Big Tech\'s practices in the market, the legislation could be hamstrung by ineffective enforcement," BEUC Deputy Director General Ursula Pachl said in a statement.\nThe DMA is set to force changes in companies\' businesses, requiring them to make their messaging services interoperable and provide business users access to their data.\nBusiness users would be able to promote competing products and services on a platform and reach deals with customers off the platforms.\nCompanies will not be allow to favour their own services over rivals\' or prevent users from removing pre-installed software or apps, two rules that will hit Google and Apple hard.\nThe DSA bans targeted advertising aimed at children or based on sensitive data such as religion, gender, race and political opinions. Dark patterns, which are tactics that mislead people into giving personal data to companies online, will also be prohibited. ($1 = 0.9754 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Alex Richardson)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators\' limited resources. EU industry chief Thierry Breton sought to address enforcement concerns, saying various teams would focus on different issues such as risk assessments, interoperability of messenger services and data access during implementation of the rules. "We raised the alarm last week with other civil society groups that if the Commission does not hire the experts it needs to monitor Big Tech\'s practices in the market, the legislation could be hamstrung by ineffective enforcement," BEUC Deputy Director General Ursula Pachl said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators' limited resources. In addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), lawmakers also approved the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires online platforms to do more to police the internet for illegal content. The DMA is set to force changes in companies' businesses, requiring them to make their messaging services interoperable and provide business users access to their data.", 'news_article_title': 'EU lawmakers pass landmark tech rules, but enforcement a worry', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators' limited resources. The DMA is set to force changes in companies' businesses, requiring them to make their messaging services interoperable and provide business users access to their data. Business users would be able to promote competing products and services on a platform and reach deals with customers off the platforms.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators' limited resources. In addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), lawmakers also approved the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires online platforms to do more to police the internet for illegal content. The DMA is set to force changes in companies' businesses, requiring them to make their messaging services interoperable and provide business users access to their data."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/down-30-is-it-safe-to-invest-in-the-nasdaq-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Nasdaq Composite Index -- along with the Nasdaq-100 Index, which the popular Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF tracks -- is among the most closely watched, technology-focused U.S. stock indexes. Its influence on equity prices is so great that one might discern a chicken-and-egg dynamic in which the Nasdaq\'s component stocks influence the index\'s price movements.\nHowever, a sharp downtrend in the index could also prompt traders to dump their individual tech stocks. Wall Street witnessed this dynamic in action when the Nasdaq lost roughly 30% of its value during 2022\'s first half. As investors flipped the emotional switch from risk-on to risk-off, gut checks and tough choices had to be made: Is it best to stay the course, lean into the negative sentiment, or abandon ship?\nNow, in the wake of a dismal six-month performance, some due diligence just might uncover an opportunity for intrepid tech-market traders.\nValue in vogue\nIn case you didn\'t get the memo, inflation is rather high in mid-2022. Three consecutive months of 8%-plus increases in the U.S. Consumer Price Index are bound to impact the economy and markets -- and in response, the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates for the first time in a long time.\nAs a result, just about anything perceived as a growth stock (whether justifiably or not) has come under pressure. A less accommodative Fed means that cautious investors are prioritizing value over growth now, and technology stocks were known for flying high when the Fed kept interest rates low.\nWith traders rotating out of tech stocks -- and with the Fed likely to raise interest rates at every Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this year -- it might be tempting to dump all of one\'s technology stocks and just avoid the Nasdaq altogether.\nYet, there\'s no need to panic sell. The bear market in tech stocks has brought some high-flown valuations back down to Earth and opened up a window of opportunity to get into some steady, sturdy names.\nWeighted with heavyweights\nIf you\'re going to buy or hold a Nasdaq-tracking fund such as the Invesco QQQ ETF, it\'s important to apply the principle of "know what you own." The Nasdaq 100 (which actually includes 102 stocks) comprises a mix of tech and non-tech names, including Pepsi and Dollar Tree, interestingly enough. Those non-tech stocks are minor players, though, as the Nasdaq is market-cap weighted, and a handful of tech-tonic names dominate the index.\nSome critics might accuse the Nasdaq of having a weight problem as the top three stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with 12.58% weighting, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) with 10.92%, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) with 6.15% -- comprise nearly 30% of the index\'s weighting. Another major influencer in the index is Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), which is listed twice, with the company\'s Class A and Class C shares each getting nearly 4% index weightings.\nIt\'s a lopsided index, to be sure, but at least it\'s dominated by recognized brands. After all, Apple and Microsoft have been around since the 1970s, and Amazon and Alphabet are unrivaled in the e-commerce and search-engine markets. Maybe the apparent lack of breadth isn\'t such a bad thing, then.\nBesides, now that the air has been let out of their stocks, perhaps these companies could actually fall into the value category. Using the good old trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio as a rough-and-ready metric, we find some decent value here with Apple at 22.6, Microsoft at 27.1, and Alphabet at 20.3 (Amazon clocked in at 51.2, but at least it\'s not in the triple digits like it used to be).\nSo now, the rest is up to you. See what\'s in the Nasdaq and decide for yourself whether these are brands you can stand behind as an investor. A deeper dive into the famous names dominating the index should uncover some surprising values and a potential recovery play for the year\'s second half.\n10 stocks we like better than Invesco QQQ Trust\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Invesco QQQ Trust wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. David Moadel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Some critics might accuse the Nasdaq of having a weight problem as the top three stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with 12.58% weighting, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) with 10.92%, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) with 6.15% -- comprise nearly 30% of the index's weighting. As investors flipped the emotional switch from risk-on to risk-off, gut checks and tough choices had to be made: Is it best to stay the course, lean into the negative sentiment, or abandon ship? The bear market in tech stocks has brought some high-flown valuations back down to Earth and opened up a window of opportunity to get into some steady, sturdy names.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Some critics might accuse the Nasdaq of having a weight problem as the top three stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with 12.58% weighting, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) with 10.92%, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) with 6.15% -- comprise nearly 30% of the index's weighting. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Down 30%, Is It Safe to Invest in the Nasdaq Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Some critics might accuse the Nasdaq of having a weight problem as the top three stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with 12.58% weighting, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) with 10.92%, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) with 6.15% -- comprise nearly 30% of the index's weighting. With traders rotating out of tech stocks -- and with the Fed likely to raise interest rates at every Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this year -- it might be tempting to dump all of one's technology stocks and just avoid the Nasdaq altogether. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Invesco QQQ Trust wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Some critics might accuse the Nasdaq of having a weight problem as the top three stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with 12.58% weighting, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) with 10.92%, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) with 6.15% -- comprise nearly 30% of the index's weighting. The Nasdaq Composite Index -- along with the Nasdaq-100 Index, which the popular Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF tracks -- is among the most closely watched, technology-focused U.S. stock indexes. With traders rotating out of tech stocks -- and with the Fed likely to raise interest rates at every Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this year -- it might be tempting to dump all of one's technology stocks and just avoid the Nasdaq altogether."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-star-analyst-lays-out-the-bullish-case-for-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The mega caps have suffered in this year’s market rout and so has the biggest amongst them; Apple (AAPL) shares sit 20% into the red on a year-to-date basis. That said, assessing the tech giant’s prospects, one Street analyst expects the upward trajectory to resume shortly.\nTigress 5-star analyst Ivan Feinseth recently reiterated a Buy rating on Apple shares, while maintaining a Street-high target of $210. This suggests the stock will be changing hands for a 48% premium a year from now. (To watch Feinseth’s track record, click here)\nFeinseth’s upbeat take is heavily based on the latest product introductions, and a number of “breakthrough announcements” made at the recent WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference). According to the analyst, these should “continue to drive strong sales momentum.”\nSo, what did Feinseth particularly like?\nOne was the announcement of the new M2 chip which compared to the current “groundbreaking” M1 chip is 40% faster. The latest version of the MacBook Pro and the most significant MacBook Air redesigning in over a decade were also announced. There were also software upgrades, including iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and several watch and TV OS upgrades. Another key announcement was of a new BNPL (buy now pay later) payment option called Apple Pay Later.\nThat’s not all. The next-generation CarPlay interface also made an appearance, highlighting “further expansion into the automotive industry,” which going by Apple’s history, could well be a precursor to its own vehicle. As noted by Feinseth, Apple CarPlay’s functionality has seen constant expansion, and is now moving “beyond just controlling Apple apps to controlling the entire vehicle.”\n“Apple’s new CarPlay can completely replace the car’s instrument cluster,” Feinseth expounded on the issue, “including controlling the radio, heating and AC, and other infotainment functions.”\nAll this ongoing innovation is backed by a balance sheet boasting $173.43 billion - or $10.65 per share - in excess cash (as of March 2022), which will keep on funding “new growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions while returning significant amounts of cash to shareholders.”\nSo, that’s Tigress’ take, what does the rest of the Street think lies in Apple store? Based on 22 Buys and 6 Holds, the stock has a Strong Buy consensus rating. The $186.09 average target might not be quite as high as Feinseth’s objective but could still generate returns of 31% over the one-year timeframe. (See Apple stock forecast on TipRanks)\nTo find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.\nDisclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The mega caps have suffered in this year’s market rout and so has the biggest amongst them; Apple (AAPL) shares sit 20% into the red on a year-to-date basis. Tigress 5-star analyst Ivan Feinseth recently reiterated a Buy rating on Apple shares, while maintaining a Street-high target of $210. The next-generation CarPlay interface also made an appearance, highlighting “further expansion into the automotive industry,” which going by Apple’s history, could well be a precursor to its own vehicle.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The mega caps have suffered in this year’s market rout and so has the biggest amongst them; Apple (AAPL) shares sit 20% into the red on a year-to-date basis. Tigress 5-star analyst Ivan Feinseth recently reiterated a Buy rating on Apple shares, while maintaining a Street-high target of $210. As noted by Feinseth, Apple CarPlay’s functionality has seen constant expansion, and is now moving “beyond just controlling Apple apps to controlling the entire vehicle.” “Apple’s new CarPlay can completely replace the car’s instrument cluster,” Feinseth expounded on the issue, “including controlling the radio, heating and AC, and other infotainment functions.” All this ongoing innovation is backed by a balance sheet boasting $173.43 billion - or $10.65 per share - in excess cash (as of March 2022), which will keep on funding “new growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions while returning significant amounts of cash to shareholders.” So, that’s Tigress’ take, what does the rest of the Street think lies in Apple store?', 'news_article_title': '5-Star Analyst Lays Out the Bullish Case for Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The mega caps have suffered in this year’s market rout and so has the biggest amongst them; Apple (AAPL) shares sit 20% into the red on a year-to-date basis. Tigress 5-star analyst Ivan Feinseth recently reiterated a Buy rating on Apple shares, while maintaining a Street-high target of $210. Based on 22 Buys and 6 Holds, the stock has a Strong Buy consensus rating.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The mega caps have suffered in this year’s market rout and so has the biggest amongst them; Apple (AAPL) shares sit 20% into the red on a year-to-date basis. Tigress 5-star analyst Ivan Feinseth recently reiterated a Buy rating on Apple shares, while maintaining a Street-high target of $210. As noted by Feinseth, Apple CarPlay’s functionality has seen constant expansion, and is now moving “beyond just controlling Apple apps to controlling the entire vehicle.” “Apple’s new CarPlay can completely replace the car’s instrument cluster,” Feinseth expounded on the issue, “including controlling the radio, heating and AC, and other infotainment functions.” All this ongoing innovation is backed by a balance sheet boasting $173.43 billion - or $10.65 per share - in excess cash (as of March 2022), which will keep on funding “new growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions while returning significant amounts of cash to shareholders.” So, that’s Tigress’ take, what does the rest of the Street think lies in Apple store?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $141.56, marking a +1.89% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.16%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.42%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.49%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had lost 4.93% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 8.85%, while the S&P 500 lost 6.79%.\nInvestors will be hoping for strength from Apple as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be July 28, 2022. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.14, down 12.31% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $82.36 billion, up 1.13% from the prior-year quarter.\nAAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $394.02 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.73% and +7.71%, respectively.\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.\nThe Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.16% lower within the past month. Apple is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\nLooking at its valuation, Apple is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 22.77. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 7.39.\nInvestors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.82 right now. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.84 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 227, putting it in the bottom 10% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nYou can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.\n\nHow to Profit from the Hot Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobal electric car sales in 2021 more than doubled their 2020 numbers. And today, the electric vehicle (EV) technology and very nature of the business is changing quickly. The next push for future technologies is happening now and investors who get in early could see exceptional profits. \nSee Zacks' Top Stocks to Profit from the EV Revolution >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $141.56, marking a +1.89% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $394.02 billion. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.82 right now.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $394.02 billion. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $141.56, marking a +1.89% move from the previous day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.82 right now.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.82 right now. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $141.56, marking a +1.89% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $394.02 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $394.02 billion. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $141.56, marking a +1.89% move from the previous day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 1.82 right now."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-updates-gmail-with-material-you-redesign', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward adding features to its email app, Gmail.\nReportedly, Google’s introduction of the Material You redesign to Gmail on the web testifies to the above-mentioned fact.\nThe recent Gmail update includes a Gmail-only view feature, which eliminates the combined Chat, Spaces and Meet layout. It lets users switch between inbox, important conversations and joining in meetings seamlessly without needing to switch between tabs or open a new window.\nThe redesigned version also shows the new shape of the compose floating action button, which matches the Android app. \nThis apart, Gmail rolled out Google Sans wherein Google Sans Text is designed for smaller point sizes, making it suitable for body text.\nWith the latest capabilities, GOOGL strives to provide a better experience to Gmail users. This is expected to boost the adoption rate of this application in the near term.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nStrength in Google Workspace\nThe recent move added strength to Google Workspace, consisting of Gmail, Meet, Drive, Calendar, Docs, Tasks and more.\nThis is likely to drive Alphabet’s momentum across organizations that are highly demanding productivity and collaboration software applications amid the pandemic.\nApart from the latest effort, GOOGL added a feature to Gmail that allows users to pause mobile notifications while the desktop client remains active.\nGoogle introduced a capability to Google Tasks through which users can star mark important reminders on the Android, iOS and web apps.\nGoogle Meet was updated with picture-in-picture and multi-pinning features to help presenters and attendees stay glued to their meetings.\nWe believe that the strengthening of Google Workspace offerings will continue to drive customer momentum in the days ahead, which in turn, will benefit Alphabet’s financial performance. This will further aid GOOGL in winning investors’ confidence.\nShares of GOOGL have been down 24.9% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 31.2%.\nCompetitive Market Scenario\nWith the updated Gmail version, Alphabet is expected to expand its presence in the booming business productivity software market.\nThe underlined market has been witnessing significant growth of late owing to increasing demand for large-scale business portfolio management at lower cost.\nPer a ReportLinker report, the global business productivity software market is likely to reach $98.4 billion, witnessing a CAGR of 14.2% between 2022 and 2026. \nGiven the potential in the said market, other major technology companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL are leaving no stone unturned to bolster their workspace tools and productivity applications with innovative features, thereby gaining market share.\nMicrosoft, which has lost 22.8% in the year-to-date period, offers powerful productivity and office tools to help users work, learn, organize and connect. Also, Microsoft Outlook comprising webmail, calendaring, contacts and task services helps users stay connected and productive anytime and anywhere.\nIn addition, Outlook’s Text Predictions feature helps users accept or ignore a suggestion, thus helping them being more productive while typing an email. The feature is available on both Outlook for Android and Outlook Online.\nApple has lost 21.7% in the same time frame. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Recently, Apple updated its iWork suite of apps to release new features for Pages, Numbers and Keynote on both iOS devices and Mac.\nApple users can access its mail service iCloud mail for sending and receiving emails using a web browser.\nThus, Microsoft and Apple’s growing efforts in enriching their workspace tools and applications remain a threat to Alphabet’s market position.\nZacks Rank & Stock to Consider\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).\nInvestors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider Aspen Technology AZPN, sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nAspen technology has returned 25.7% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for AZPN is currently projected at 18.4%.\n\nHow to Profit from the Hot Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobal electric car sales in 2021 more than doubled their 2020 numbers. And today, the electric vehicle (EV) technology and very nature of the business is changing quickly. The next push for future technologies is happening now and investors who get in early could see exceptional profits. \nSee Zacks' Top Stocks to Profit from the EV Revolution >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Given the potential in the said market, other major technology companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL are leaving no stone unturned to bolster their workspace tools and productivity applications with innovative features, thereby gaining market share. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Given the potential in the said market, other major technology companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL are leaving no stone unturned to bolster their workspace tools and productivity applications with innovative features, thereby gaining market share. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Updates Gmail With Material You Redesign', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Given the potential in the said market, other major technology companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL are leaving no stone unturned to bolster their workspace tools and productivity applications with innovative features, thereby gaining market share. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Given the potential in the said market, other major technology companies like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL are leaving no stone unturned to bolster their workspace tools and productivity applications with innovative features, thereby gaining market share. AAPL’s iWork provides an office suite of applications for users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spdr-sp-500-etf-stock-has-invisible-allies-this-month', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe equity markets finished last week strong, but they are still unable to find footing overall. The rallies in the S&P 500, for example, have not lasted enough to break out from the descending price trend. There might be light at the end of the tunnel, but the risk for another leg lower is still too real. Today, we will outline opportunities for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY).\nWe will also highlight a few important support lines that must hold for the opportunities to pan out. In addition, we identify a few giga stocks that would make or break this campaign. These are stocks that have been more stubborn and refuse to fall. The goal is to flush out the entire 2020 and 2021 rallies.\nBut first, let’s put the blame where it belongs: squarely on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s strategy. The macroeconomic malaise is from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s monetary policies. They were too aggressively accommodative for too long. And now they are scaring investors silly with a very hawkish tone. They have no middle ground because they went from extremely friendly to kind of hostile.\nIn reality, they have failed at their two mandates for two years straight. Last year, they created inflation on purpose, thereby breaking promise on one mandate. This year, they’re destroying the economy — their second mandate — on purpose to fix their 2021 creation. Now that experts admit the Fed was wrong, there are repercussions for stock prices.\nTicker Company Price\nSPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $374.23\nThe SPY Stock Showdown\nSource: Charts by Tradytics.com\nInvestors do not trust the financial leadership in this country anymore, so they lash out by selling stocks. Therefore, SPY stock has not mounted a serious rally in a while. We have had powerful bullish bursts, but these remain opportunities to book profits or fix broken trades.\nWithin three weeks, equities will hit a pivotal period and the outcome will settle this in a binary way. Meanwhile, the bears will continue having all the tailwinds, so they have an unfair advantage. The bulls’ primary focus is to muster up every ounce of strength to hold support. Otherwise, the floor will open up in a trap door and SPY stock would quickly fall another 20%.\nHigh-Quality Stocks to Buy That Are Trading Below Fair Value\nBut if buyers miraculously hold support, then can try to chip away at prior failing zones. The most significant source of resistance will likely surface around $390 per share. This is where the buyers failed on Jun. 28 and where dark pools of money have interest. The fight will be harsh and the bears are not likely to cede it easily.\nConversely, there are equally important support zones below. They extend through $374, with a recent stand out support at $370.30. Most investors don’t pay much attention to level details, but giant pools of money do, according to Tradytics.\nBottom Line\nThe technical battle we just laid out should resolve itself this month. Both sides have a chance, but the bulls clearly have a tougher task. The stocks that will make a difference are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). These are hold out stocks that have so far refused to revisit the pre-pandemic breakout levels.\nThey stubbornly still have between 25% to 70% of froth from the 2020 to 2021 rallies. The worry now is that that they will finally join Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) down at the pandemic baseline. I am still optimistic that these leaders are holding the spot for the fallen to rejoin the green team. If so, then SPY can still make new highs this year. It is an unpopular opinion, but when everyone is blind to an opportunity, it becomes more interesting to market makers.\nOptions experts know that the job of markets is to punish the most investors possible. Currently, the prevailing theme is to own put options. My bet is that they will die for max loss. So, the bearish posture that retail investors have is actually silent support for SPY prices. This is an invisible advantage that most experts miss. It could be strong enough to help base these markets. I would hold long positions, but in a tactical matter, not an all-in investment.\nOn the date of publication, Nicolas Chahine did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post SPDR S&P 500 ETF Stock Has Invisible Allies This Month appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The stocks that will make a difference are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). High-Quality Stocks to Buy That Are Trading Below Fair Value But if buyers miraculously hold support, then can try to chip away at prior failing zones. Most investors don’t pay much attention to level details, but giant pools of money do, according to Tradytics.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The stocks that will make a difference are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The equity markets finished last week strong, but they are still unable to find footing overall. Ticker Company Price SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $374.23 The SPY Stock Showdown Source: Charts by Tradytics.com Investors do not trust the financial leadership in this country anymore, so they lash out by selling stocks.', 'news_article_title': 'SPDR S&P 500 ETF Stock Has Invisible Allies This Month', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The stocks that will make a difference are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). Therefore, SPY stock has not mounted a serious rally in a while. It is an unpopular opinion, but when everyone is blind to an opportunity, it becomes more interesting to market makers.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The stocks that will make a difference are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The equity markets finished last week strong, but they are still unable to find footing overall. Ticker Company Price SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $374.23 The SPY Stock Showdown Source: Charts by Tradytics.com Investors do not trust the financial leadership in this country anymore, so they lash out by selling stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-vs.-apple%3A-which-faang-stock-does-wall-street-like-the-most', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "FAANG stocks have been unable to steer clear of the market hailstorm that's hit the tech sector. Though high-flying hyper-growth stocks have dragged stocks lower in the first half, the fallen FAANG stocks still appear like great long-term holds, even as rates and recession risks rise by the month.\nMany may be quick to conclude that FAANG is dead. And although the acronym may be in need of an update following the epic blow-up of Meta and Netflix in the first half, I'd argue that the broader basket needs more time to demonstrate its resilience.\nAs America's top tech titans brace themselves for an economic slowdown, investors and analysts have been quick to temper expectations. Given their tremendous resilience, I'd argue it's likely that it's the FAANG stocks that could provide leadership as markets look to rebound.\nIn this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison tool to have a closer look at two Strong Buy-rated FAANG stocks.\nAlphabet (GOOGL)\nAlphabet is a wonderful tech company that you can never count out. The company caused a bit of a stir when it reported a mild earnings miss in its first quarter, with $24.62 per-share earnings, missing the $25.89 estimate.\nIn a market that doesn't even reward earnings beats, you can bet that earnings misses will be met with tremendous selling pressure. Though Alphabet's rare quarterly flop may be viewed as the beginning of a disturbing trend, I'd argue that things weren't nearly as ugly as they seemed under the hood.\nThe search and cloud businesses were remarkably strong. Internet video behemoth YouTube acted as a major drag for the quarter, thanks in part to significant competition for user engagement and the reopening of the economy. Indeed, many shut-in consumers have been going out, rather than spending hours on custom-tailored videos served up by the YouTube algorithm.\nThough lockdown tailwinds are unlikely to return, even as new COVID variants do, I view YouTube as a powerful platform that could recover ahead of an economic slowdown.\nYouTube isn't just a magnificent entertainment platform. It's one that could be a lot more recession-resilient than skeptics think.\nAs the economy slows down, consumers won't be in a hurry to spend considerable sums anymore. Many may ditch their paid subscriptions, and start going out less to curb their monthly spending. As they do, people could spend more time engaging with YouTube's free, ad-based platform.\nThough YouTube subscriptions could decline, I view the ad business as one that could take off as free entertainment tiers get a chance to shine.\nThere's nothing wrong with YouTube. Softness in the first quarter seems like more of a road bump than the beginning of an insidious trend. As YouTube bounces back, while search and cloud continue powering higher, GOOG stock makes for an exciting dip-buy. At writing, the stock trades at 5.3 times sales and 19.8 times trailing earnings.\nWall Street is upbeat, with the average Alphabet price target of $3,090.23, implying 36% upside.\nApple (AAPL)\nApple is another high-quality FAANG stock that investors don't seem to be giving the benefit of the doubt. Despite clocking in a solid Q1 earnings beat, the cautious guide startled investors. There are supply-side constraints that not even Apple can navigate through without enduring a bit of pain.\nStill, as Apple moves past such issues in the second half, there are reasons to believe that demand could stay strong, as wealthier consumers continue to spend on the latest and greatest Apple devices and services. It's encouraging that Apple fans tend to have a bit more disposable income than more cost-conscious Android users.\nApple's strong brand may help it dampen downside in a recession. However, it's innovation that could help Apple shrug off a coming 2023 economic slide. The much-anticipated mixed-reality headset is rumored to launch in early 2023.\nAs you may remember, Apple unveiled the first iPhone in the face of the Great Financial Crisis. Looking back, the market crash of 2008 is just a small blip. Could Apple's big headset launch induce upside such that the 2022 plunge will be dwarfed in a few years' time? I'd argue it's likely.\nWall Street is staying bullish, with the average Apple price target of $186.09, implying 34% upside.\nConclusion\nFAANG stocks still seem like great buys, even though they've faded alongside the broader market. At this juncture, analysts expect most from Alphabet over the year ahead. Personally, I find it hard to pick just one of the two Strong Buy rated FAANG stars.\nTo find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.\nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Apple is another high-quality FAANG stock that investors don't seem to be giving the benefit of the doubt. And although the acronym may be in need of an update following the epic blow-up of Meta and Netflix in the first half, I'd argue that the broader basket needs more time to demonstrate its resilience. Internet video behemoth YouTube acted as a major drag for the quarter, thanks in part to significant competition for user engagement and the reopening of the economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Apple is another high-quality FAANG stock that investors don't seem to be giving the benefit of the doubt. As YouTube bounces back, while search and cloud continue powering higher, GOOG stock makes for an exciting dip-buy. Wall Street is upbeat, with the average Alphabet price target of $3,090.23, implying 36% upside.", 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet vs. Apple: Which FAANG Stock Does Wall Street Like the Most?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Apple is another high-quality FAANG stock that investors don't seem to be giving the benefit of the doubt. Given their tremendous resilience, I'd argue it's likely that it's the FAANG stocks that could provide leadership as markets look to rebound. Indeed, many shut-in consumers have been going out, rather than spending hours on custom-tailored videos served up by the YouTube algorithm.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Apple is another high-quality FAANG stock that investors don't seem to be giving the benefit of the doubt. Though high-flying hyper-growth stocks have dragged stocks lower in the first half, the fallen FAANG stocks still appear like great long-term holds, even as rates and recession risks rise by the month. Still, as Apple moves past such issues in the second half, there are reasons to believe that demand could stay strong, as wealthier consumers continue to spend on the latest and greatest Apple devices and services."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jul-5-2022-%3A-tqqq-sqqq-ocft-qqq-fcx-ccl-rev-nio-cop-clvs-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -135.77 to 11,449.91. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 49,621,679 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.88 at $23.51, with 5,028,512 shares traded. This represents a 10.27% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +2.12 at $59.74, with 3,311,523 shares traded. This represents a 112.22% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nOneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (OCFT) is +0.22 at $2.07, with 1,325,451 shares traded. OCFT\'s current last sale is 125.45% of the target price of $1.65.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -3.49 at $278.64, with 1,109,225 shares traded. This represents a 3.48% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nFreeport-McMoran, Inc. (FCX) is -0.96 at $28.24, with 859,761 shares traded. FCX\'s current last sale is 55.92% of the target price of $50.5.\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.44 at $8.38, with 830,094 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 59.86% of the target price of $14.\n\nRevlon, Inc. (REV) is +0.42 at $5.58, with 722,778 shares traded. REV\'s current last sale is 65.65% of the target price of $8.5.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is -0.19 at $21.17, with 702,488 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nConocoPhillips (COP) is +0.09 at $91.07, with 672,976 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for COP is in the "buy range".\n\nClovis Oncology, Inc. (CLVS) is -0.12 at $2.73, with 586,785 shares traded. CLVS\'s current last sale is 91% of the target price of $3.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.56 at $137.37, with 554,625 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is -1.29 at $72.38, with 544,250 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.56 at $137.37, with 554,625 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for COP is in the "buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.56 at $137.37, with 554,625 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jul 5, 2022 : TQQQ, SQQQ, OCFT, QQQ, FCX, CCL, REV, NIO, COP, CLVS, AAPL, AMD', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.56 at $137.37, with 554,625 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -135.77 to 11,449.91.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.56 at $137.37, with 554,625 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 49,621,679 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-lawmakers-pass-landmark-tech-rules-but-enforcement-a-worry', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in the power of tech giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, but enforcing them could be an issue due to regulators\' limited resources.\nIn addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), lawmakers also approved the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires online platforms to do more to police the internet for illegal content.\nCompanies face fines of up to 10% of annual global turnover for DMA violations and 6% for DSA breaches. Lawmakers and EU states had reached a political deal on both sets of rules earlier this year, leaving some details to be ironed out.\nThe two rule books for Big Tech built on EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\'s experiences with investigations into the companies. She has set up an DMA taskforce, with about 80 officials expected to join up, which critics say is inadequate.\nLawmaker Andreas Schwab, who steered the issue through the European Parliament, has called for a bigger taskforce to counter Big Tech\'s deep pockets.\nEuropean Consumer Organisation (BEUC) echoed the same worries.\n"We raised the alarm last week with other civil society groups that if the Commission does not hire the experts it needs to monitor Big Tech\'s practices in the market, the legislation could be hamstrung by ineffective enforcement," BEUC Deputy Director General Ursula Pachl said in a statement.\nThe DMA is set to force changes in companies\' businesses, requiring them to make their messaging services interoperable and provide business users access to their data.\nBusiness users would be able to promote competing products and services on a platform and reach deals with customers off the platforms.\nCompanies will not be allow to favour their own services over rivals\' or prevent users from removing pre-installed software or apps, two rules that will hit Google and Apple hard.\nThe DSA bans targeted advertising aimed at children or based on sensitive data such as religion, gender, race and political opinions. Dark patterns, which are tactics that mislead people into giving personal data to companies online, will also be prohibited.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Alex Richardson)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in the power of tech giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, but enforcing them could be an issue due to regulators\' limited resources. "We raised the alarm last week with other civil society groups that if the Commission does not hire the experts it needs to monitor Big Tech\'s practices in the market, the legislation could be hamstrung by ineffective enforcement," BEUC Deputy Director General Ursula Pachl said in a statement. Companies will not be allow to favour their own services over rivals\' or prevent users from removing pre-installed software or apps, two rules that will hit Google and Apple hard.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in the power of tech giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, but enforcing them could be an issue due to regulators' limited resources. In addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), lawmakers also approved the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires online platforms to do more to police the internet for illegal content. Lawmakers and EU states had reached a political deal on both sets of rules earlier this year, leaving some details to be ironed out.", 'news_article_title': 'EU lawmakers pass landmark tech rules, but enforcement a worry', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in the power of tech giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, but enforcing them could be an issue due to regulators' limited resources. Companies face fines of up to 10% of annual global turnover for DMA violations and 6% for DSA breaches. Business users would be able to promote competing products and services on a platform and reach deals with customers off the platforms.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in the power of tech giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, but enforcing them could be an issue due to regulators' limited resources. In addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), lawmakers also approved the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires online platforms to do more to police the internet for illegal content. The DMA is set to force changes in companies' businesses, requiring them to make their messaging services interoperable and provide business users access to their data."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-faang-stocks-to-buy-hand-over-fist-and-1-to-avoid-like-the-plague-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Although it might not seem like it at the moment, the stock market is one of the steadiest creators of long-term wealth. Including dividends, the benchmark S&P 500 has averaged a total annual return of around 10%. That handily outpaces the average annual returns for bonds, housing, and commodities.\nBut why settle for average? Over the past decade, the so-called FAANG stocks have left the S&P 500 eating their dust. When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to:\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), formerly known as Facebook\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)\nand Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), which was formerly known as Google.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nOver the trailing-10-year period through July 1, 2022, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet (Class A shares, GOOGL) were higher by 415%, 566%, 860%, 1,740%, and 650%, respectively. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has gained 181% over this stretch.\nThe FAANGs are industry leaders, well-known innovators, and tend to generate a boatload of operating cash flow that\'s often reinvested in their businesses. In other words, there\'s a very good reason these five stocks have been such strong performers.\nBut not all FAANG stocks are worth your hard-earned money at the moment. While two FAANGs stand out as amazing values that can be bought hand over fist, another longtime winner is flashing clear "avoid" signals.\nFAANG No. 1 to buy hand over fist: Meta Platforms\nThe first FAANG stock absolutely begging to be bought by opportunistic long-term investors is Meta Platforms.\nShares of Meta ended last week more than 58% below their all-time intraday high that was set less than a year ago. Wall Street is clearly concerned about how the company\'s ad-driven platform will cope with the growing likelihood of a domestic and/or global recession. To boot, analysts have also been critical of the company\'s aggressive metaverse spending, which has weighed on Meta\'s profitability.\nAlthough these headwinds shouldn\'t be dismissed, they\'re either short term in nature or they overlook big-picture growth initiatives.\nFor instance, Meta remains a social media beast. Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, which are all owned by Meta, are consistently among the most-downloaded social media apps. In the March-ended quarter, the company\'s collection of apps drew 3.64 billion unique monthly users. This works out to more than half of the global adult population visiting a Meta-owned asset each month. Businesses fully understand that their best chance to reach a broad audience is with Meta\'s apps, which is why the company boasts such incredible ad-pricing power.\nEven though the company\'s sizable metaverse investments are unlikely to generate significant sales or aid profitability for years, the company has the operating cash flow and balance sheet to support taking chances on what could very well be a multitrillion-dollar opportunity. Meta generated over $14 billion in cash from operations in the first quarter, and ended March with $43.9 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.\nOpportunistic investors can buy shares of Meta Platforms right now for less than 12 times Wall Street\'s forecast earnings for 2023, or about 10 times projected profit if you exclude its cash. It\'s simply never been this inexpensive.\nFAANG No. 2 to buy hand over fist: Alphabet\nThe other FAANG stock worthy of being bought hand over fist right now is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google and streaming platform YouTube.\nNot to sound like a broken record, but the biggest worry for Alphabet is the potential for a U.S. or global recession. Like Meta, Alphabet brings in the lion\'s share of its revenue from advertising. Unfortunately, ad spending tends to be one of the first things to be reduced when recessions occur. This has the potential to be an overhang for Alphabet\'s ad business until the Federal Reserve is done aggressively hiking interest rates.\nBut these recession worries appear largely overblown. Though recessions are inevitable, they typically last for no more than a couple of quarters. By comparison, periods of economic expansion are measured in years. Over long periods, ad-driven companies should benefit from the natural expansion of the U.S. and global economy.\nAlphabet\'s foundation continues to be internet search engine Google. Data from GlobalStats shows that it has controlled no less than 91% of the worldwide internet search market over the past two years. As a practical monopoly, it shouldn\'t come as a surprise that Google can command superior ad-pricing power.\nWhile Google has the potential to maintain low double-digit sales growth, Alphabet\'s numerous ancillary revenue channels are really exciting. YouTube, for example, is now the second-most-visited social media site on the planet (2.56 billion monthly active users). This is helping to drive subscription revenue as well as ad placement.\nAlphabet\'s cloud infrastructure segment, Google Cloud, also happens to be the global No. 3 in cloud service spending. Cloud growth remains in its early innings, as evidenced by Google Cloud\'s consistent 40% to 50% annual sales increases. Due to the juicy margins usually associated with cloud services, this segment could play an important role in growing Alphabet\'s operating cash flow.\nLike Meta, Alphabet has never been cheaper. Shares can be confidently bought right now for about 16.5 times Wall Street\'s forecast earnings for 2023.\nImage source: Apple.\nThe FAANG stock to avoid like the plague: Apple\nOn the other end of the spectrum is a FAANG stock that simply isn\'t worth investors\' hard-earned money at the moment. At the risk of committing investment blasphemy, I\'d suggest avoiding tech kingpin Apple.\nBefore I get into the reasons for avoiding Apple, let me clear the air: Apple is a solidly profitable company with an incredible balance sheet and capital return program. It\'s repurchased almost $500 billion worth of its common stock since the beginning of 2013 and doles out nearly $14.9 billion in dividends to its shareholders annually.\nWhat\'s more, Apple has a globally recognized brand and is the dominant smartphone player in the United States. I\'ll reiterate: It\'s a well-run company.\nHowever, bear markets have a tendency to compress earnings and sales multiples for growth stocks, and they\'re known for getting Wall Street refocused on value investments. Unfortunately for Apple, it offers the weakest growth prospects among the FAANGs and simply isn\'t all that inexpensive.\nApple enjoyed quite the pop following its introduction of 5G-capable iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2020. But each subsequent iPhone model only offers modest differences (for example, improved camera quality). This is going to make it increasingly tougher for the company to deliver sizable growth from its top-selling product.\nAnother concern for those willing to dig a bit is that Apple\'s share repurchase program is helping to mask its lack of growth. Buying back stock reduces the number of shares outstanding, which can make it appear as if earnings per share is climbing, even if operating income remains unchanged from one year to the next. For instance, adjusted earnings per share in the fiscal second quarter (ended March 26) grew 8.6% from the prior-year quarter; but operating income jumped by a less-impressive 5.8%.\nIf you back out the positive impact Apple\'s buybacks have had on its earnings, investors are paying about 21 times next year\'s forecast earnings for operating income growth of maybe 4% to 5%. That\'s not particularly intriguing in a bear market, which is what makes Apple such an easy pass at its current price.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Amazon, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), formerly known as Facebook Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), which was formerly known as Google. Businesses fully understand that their best chance to reach a broad audience is with Meta\'s apps, which is why the company boasts such incredible ad-pricing power. Due to the juicy margins usually associated with cloud services, this segment could play an important role in growing Alphabet\'s operating cash flow.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), formerly known as Facebook Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), which was formerly known as Google. 2 to buy hand over fist: Alphabet The other FAANG stock worthy of being bought hand over fist right now is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google and streaming platform YouTube. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix.', 'news_article_title': '2 FAANG Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to Avoid Like the Plague', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), formerly known as Facebook Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), which was formerly known as Google. The FAANG stock to avoid like the plague: Apple On the other end of the spectrum is a FAANG stock that simply isn\'t worth investors\' hard-earned money at the moment. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), formerly known as Facebook Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), which was formerly known as Google. 2 to buy hand over fist: Alphabet The other FAANG stock worthy of being bought hand over fist right now is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google and streaming platform YouTube. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-to-discontinue-its-crypto-wallet-novi', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms META recently announced that it is discontinuing its cryptocurrency wallet pilot project — Novi. In a recent post, the company stated that both the Novi app and Novi on WhatsApp would not be available from Sep 1, 2022.\nThis is a major setback for Meta Platforms in its efforts to develop Metaverse as an independent commercial platform as both the crypto and NFT market came crashing down. Customers will be unable to add funds from July 2022 to their Novi wallet and are advised to withdraw funds before September 2022.\nThe Novi crypto wallet was initially launched as a pilot program in October in Guatemala and select areas of the United States. It had custody support from Coinbase Global and Paxos stablecoin USDP.\nHowever, despite the custody support of Coinbase, which is the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange trading some 50 different digital assets, the market scenario and volatility have forced Meta Platforms to shut its operations for Novi.\nThe closure of the digital payments project marks the end of Meta Platforms' venture into the crypto market.\nPreviously, Meta Platforms' Diem cryptocurrency was shelved even before it commenced operations as several high-profile partners bailed out due to increasing scrutiny from lawmakers and financial regulators on the company.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nMeta's Metaverse Ambitions Take a Hit Due to Volatility\nMeta Platforms is currently facing the worst downturn in the company's history due to the global macro-economic situation, geopolitical tensions, rising inflation and FED interest rate hikes.\nAmid such market volatility, the company intends to make its way out of the crypto market at the moment. Meta Platforms' revenue growth was driven exponentially by the e-commerce boom amid the pandemic, which in turn has been funding its Metaverse dreams.\nHowever, it was momentum growth and is finally slowing down. Meta's revenue growth has been significantly impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war, which can be described as a black swan event.\nThis kind of negative global geopolitical situation and inflation, which the war has aggravated, have hurt the company's stock price.\nShares of Meta Platforms, which currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), have tumbled 49.8% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Softwareindustry decline of 48.6%.\nYou can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nThe situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are evident with traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta Platforms' tech peers, who are looking to venture into the Metaverse, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL.\nMicrosoft shares have lost 22.9% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer-Softwareindustry's decline of 25.9%.\nApple's shares have fallen 20% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Mini computersindustry's decline of 19.7%.\nAs a result of the current market volatility, traders and investors are bearish regarding the cryptocurrency markets. The global crypto market cap shrunk to $977 billion after touching the $3-trillion mark in November last year. The price of almost every major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is now worth half or even less than their all-time highs.\nEven though Meta Platforms' short-term growth looks tepid, the company's decision to stop certain investments that are costing it huge amounts of money is in alignment with its long-term growth.\nMeta Platforms is currently looking to increase its revenues from its Family of Apps business segment, which will fund the growth of its Metaverse.\nAs a result, Meta has been investing heavily in developing AI, which is expected to drive revenue growth across the ad business.\nAs Meta bets on building the Metaverse for the future, investment in AI is expected to bring lofty ROI for the company and separate its services from competitors. This will help the company regain lost market share in the long term.\n\nHow to Profit from the Hot Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobal electric car sales in 2021 more than doubled their 2020 numbers. And today, the electric vehicle (EV) technology and very nature of the business is changing quickly. The next push for future technologies is happening now and investors who get in early could see exceptional profits. \nSee Zacks' Top Stocks to Profit from the EV Revolution >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are evident with traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta Platforms' tech peers, who are looking to venture into the Metaverse, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, despite the custody support of Coinbase, which is the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange trading some 50 different digital assets, the market scenario and volatility have forced Meta Platforms to shut its operations for Novi.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are evident with traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta Platforms' tech peers, who are looking to venture into the Metaverse, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Meta's Metaverse Ambitions Take a Hit Due to Volatility Meta Platforms is currently facing the worst downturn in the company's history due to the global macro-economic situation, geopolitical tensions, rising inflation and FED interest rate hikes.", 'news_article_title': 'Meta Platforms (META) to Discontinue Its Crypto Wallet Novi', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are evident with traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta Platforms' tech peers, who are looking to venture into the Metaverse, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META recently announced that it is discontinuing its cryptocurrency wallet pilot project — Novi.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are evident with traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta Platforms' tech peers, who are looking to venture into the Metaverse, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. 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Bitcoin and Ethereum, for example, have produced trailing five-year returns of 700% and 310%, respectively, compared with the S&P 500's total return of only 73% during that time.\nBut with cryptocurrencies getting absolutely hammered over the past few months, now is a good time to reassess your investment philosophy and the path you want to take to achieve adequate financial returns. And if you want to retire a millionaire, a valid argument can be made that avoiding crypto altogether might be the right course of action now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nDon't chase the shiny object\nWith stories of individuals becoming millionaires virtually overnight by trading digital assets, a fear of missing out can no doubt be the feeling many non-crypto investors have been experiencing. It's human nature. We see others having incredible success doing something and we immediately want to copy that behavior.\nThe problem, however, is that it completely goes against what a rational person should do. What really matters is how much a person is consistently saving, the time until retirement, and their risk tolerance. Building a financial plan that helps one achieve personal goals is the ultimate objective.\nWhile some cryptocurrencies have crushed stocks in recent years, they are not the right investment for everyone. For starters, digital assets are ridiculously volatile with daily moves greater than 10% a normal occurrence. And because the sector as a whole just started its teenage years -- Bitcoin was launched in January 2009 -- the potential range of outcomes for the still-nascent asset class is extremely wide. This is too much uncertainty for most to stomach.\nFurthermore, the lack of regulation with cryptocurrencies, something that is not an issue in the traditional financial system, adds to the level of risk. There are countless stories of scams. And even with legitimate projects, the total risk involved with different crypto enterprises is simply unknown. We're seeing this play out right now, with major crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital filing for bankruptcy protection and Voyager Digital, a large crypto brokerage, suspending all trading because of market conditions.\nIt can certainly be tempting to buy into the hype of cryptocurrencies, especially given the monster returns some speculators have achieved by buying digital assets, but a safer approach is to just focus on owning stocks for the long haul.\nDo this instead\nThere really is no secret to retiring a millionaire. It's actually quite simple. People should start investing at a young age and let compounding take care of the rest.\nBut what's the right way to invest? If you have the time to study and research different businesses, then actively picking stocks might be a viable option. Blue-chip stocks such as Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Coca-Cola are great companies to help build a solid foundation for well-diversified portfolios. On the other hand, if you simply want to adopt a passive approach, buying exchange-traded funds such as the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF or Vanguard High-Dividend ETF is a good idea as well.\nBased on the S&P 500's average annual return of roughly 10% since 1900, someone who invests as little as $200 per month starting at age 25 would have a $1 million nest egg at 65. Of course, extending the time horizon, investing more money, and achieving higher returns will result in a greater retirement fund.\nSome important things to keep in mind are that investors should expect there to be major drawdowns, such as the dramatic one we're currently experiencing. Volatility is the price of achieving stock market success. Also, be in it for the long haul, ideally targeting returns over multiple decades.\nWith this mindset, you're well on your way to becoming a millionaire. And the best part is that it can be done without owning any cryptocurrencies.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nNeil Patel has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Bitcoin, and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Bitcoin, Ethereum, Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But with cryptocurrencies getting absolutely hammered over the past few months, now is a good time to reassess your investment philosophy and the path you want to take to achieve adequate financial returns. Don't chase the shiny object With stories of individuals becoming millionaires virtually overnight by trading digital assets, a fear of missing out can no doubt be the feeling many non-crypto investors have been experiencing. And because the sector as a whole just started its teenage years -- Bitcoin was launched in January 2009 -- the potential range of outcomes for the still-nascent asset class is extremely wide.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'See the 10 stocks Stock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21 Neil Patel has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Bitcoin, and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Bitcoin, Ethereum, Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Beyond Crypto: This Is the Secret Sauce to Retiring a Millionaire', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Don't chase the shiny object With stories of individuals becoming millionaires virtually overnight by trading digital assets, a fear of missing out can no doubt be the feeling many non-crypto investors have been experiencing. Volatility is the price of achieving stock market success. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Bitcoin, Ethereum, Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'It can certainly be tempting to buy into the hype of cryptocurrencies, especially given the monster returns some speculators have achieved by buying digital assets, but a safer approach is to just focus on owning stocks for the long haul. See the 10 stocks Stock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21 Neil Patel has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Bitcoin, and Ethereum. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jul-6-2022-%3A-swn-beke-frsh-open-tfc-dnb-vg-msft-aapl-mdt-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 7.46 to 11,860.05. The total After hours volume is currently 82,943,896 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is unchanged at $5.86, with 5,956,524 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.38. SWN\'s current last sale is 65.11% of the target price of $9.\n\nKE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is unchanged at $15.97, with 4,285,949 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BEKE is in the "buy range".\n\nFreshworks Inc. (FRSH) is unchanged at $14.86, with 3,191,673 shares traded. FRSH\'s current last sale is 59.44% of the target price of $25.\n\nOpendoor Technologies Inc (OPEN) is unchanged at $5.36, with 3,190,828 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for OPEN is in the "buy range".\n\nTruist Financial Corporation (TFC) is unchanged at $47.65, with 2,585,520 shares traded. TFC\'s current last sale is 80.08% of the target price of $59.5.\n\nDun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (DNB) is unchanged at $14.69, with 2,581,496 shares traded. DNB\'s current last sale is 73.45% of the target price of $20.\n\nVonage Holdings Corp. (VG) is unchanged at $19.29, with 2,352,775 shares traded. VG\'s current last sale is 91.86% of the target price of $21.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.03 at $266.24, with 2,220,453 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $143.01, with 2,090,881 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nMedtronic plc (MDT) is unchanged at $89.62, with 2,055,519 shares traded. MDT\'s current last sale is 76.6% of the target price of $117.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.17 at $114.50, with 2,046,710 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.14. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nCommunity Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) is unchanged at $3.90, with 1,952,435 shares traded. CYH\'s current last sale is 32.5% of the target price of $12.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $143.01, with 2,090,881 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) is unchanged at $5.86, with 5,956,524 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $143.01, with 2,090,881 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jul 6, 2022 : SWN, BEKE, FRSH, OPEN, TFC, DNB, VG, MSFT, AAPL, MDT, AMZN, CYH', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $143.01, with 2,090,881 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". KE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is unchanged at $15.97, with 4,285,949 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $143.01, with 2,090,881 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". KE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is unchanged at $15.97, with 4,285,949 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-release-new-lockdown-mode-as-it-battles-spyware-firms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJuly 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called "Lockdown Mode" this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks.\nThe move comes after at least two Israeli firms have exploited flaws in Apple\'s software to remotely break into iPhones without the target needing to click or tap anything. NSO Group, the maker of the "Pegasus" software that can carry out such attacks, has been sued by Apple and placed on a trade blacklist by U.S. officials.\n"Lockdown Mode" will come to Apple\'s iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent to the iPhone\'s Messages app. Security researchers believe NSO Group exploited a flaw in how Apple handled message attachments. The new mode will also block wired connections to iPhones when they are locked. Israeli firm Cellebrite has used such manual connections to access iPhones.\nApple representatives said that they believe sophisticated attacks the new feature is designed to fight - called "zero click" hacking techniques - are still relatively rare and that most users will not need to active the new mode.\nSpyware companies have argued they sell high-powered technology to help governments thwart national security threats. But human rights groups and journalists have repeatedly documented the use of spyware to attack civil society, undermine political opposition, and interfere with elections.\nTo help harden the new feature, Apple said it will pay up to $2 million for each flaw that security researchers can find in the new mode, which Apple representatives said was the highest such "bug bounty" offered in the industry.\nApple also said it is making a $10 million grant, plus any possible proceeds from its lawsuit against NSO Group, to groups that find, expose and work to prevent targeted hacking. Apple said the grant will go to the Dignity and Justice Fund established by the Ford Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis July 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called "Lockdown Mode" this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. Apple representatives said that they believe sophisticated attacks the new feature is designed to fight - called "zero click" hacking techniques - are still relatively rare and that most users will not need to active the new mode. But human rights groups and journalists have repeatedly documented the use of spyware to attack civil society, undermine political opposition, and interfere with elections.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis July 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called "Lockdown Mode" this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. The move comes after at least two Israeli firms have exploited flaws in Apple\'s software to remotely break into iPhones without the target needing to click or tap anything. Security researchers believe NSO Group exploited a flaw in how Apple handled message attachments.', 'news_article_title': "Apple to release new 'Lockdown Mode' as it battles spyware firms", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis July 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called "Lockdown Mode" this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. "Lockdown Mode" will come to Apple\'s iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent to the iPhone\'s Messages app. Security researchers believe NSO Group exploited a flaw in how Apple handled message attachments.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis July 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called "Lockdown Mode" this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. "Lockdown Mode" will come to Apple\'s iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent to the iPhone\'s Messages app. To help harden the new feature, Apple said it will pay up to $2 million for each flaw that security researchers can find in the new mode, which Apple representatives said was the highest such "bug bounty" offered in the industry.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabets-googl-google-tv-to-woo-users-with-new-feature', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently making strong efforts to increase customer engagement on the Google TV platform.\nReportedly, Google’s recent move of offering the “What to Watch on Google TV” show from Entertainment Weekly to its users, serves as a testament to the above-mentioned fact.\nThe “What to Watch on Google TV” show is an extended version of Entertainment Weekly’s “What to Watch” podcast.\nPer the report, the “What to Watch on Google TV” show, hosted on YouTube, will be shown once at the end of each month.\nDevices like Chromecast with Google TV have been showcasing the “What to Watch” series on Google TV homescreen for the last few days.\nOn the back of this show, Google TV aims to offer recommendations for popular and good quality shows to its customers, which will enhance their streaming experience. This in turn will likely drive Google’s momentum among the Google TV users. This is expected to boost the adoption rate of Google TV in the days ahead.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nGrowing Google TV Initiatives\nApart from the latest step, GOOGL started rolling out an innovative capability, Google TV Profiles, which lets users create multiple profiles and switch among the same to get a personalized content experience.\nAlphabet also started releasing Google TV’s revamped screensaver, which shows customized results for weather, videos, music, quotes, sports score and news and screensaver photos.\nAdditionally, Google TV was made available on iOS for iPhone and iPad users. It replaced the Google Play Movies & TV app on iOS.\nAlso, Alphabet’s growing efforts to expand Google TV app globally remain noteworthy. Currently, the Google TV app on Android is available in more than 100 countries. GOOGL has plans to expand further in the coming months.\nAll these endeavors will continue to help Google in penetrating the growing streaming market rapidly.\nPer a Fortune Business Insights report, the global video streaming market is expected to reach $1.69 trillion by 2029 from $473.4 billion in 2022, witnessing a CAGR of 19.9% between 2022 and 2029.\nThe underlined market has been witnessing significant growth owing to the increasing number of video streaming platforms as consumers are spending more on media and entertainment.\nWe believe Google’s growing prospects in the booming market are likely to aid its parent company, Alphabet, in winning investors’ confidence in the near term.\nNotably, shares of Alphabet have been down 24.9% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 31.2%.\nCompetitive Market Scenario\nHowever, the search-giant faces stiff competition from Apple AAPL given this upbeat scenario.\nApple which has lost 20.3% in the year-to-date period, is continuously witnessing solid momentum across its video streaming platform Apple TV.\nApple’s growing interest in sports streaming remains a major positive. AAPL also signed a multi-year agreement with Nike to create and produce sports movies. Further, its expanding original as well as regional content portfolio is another positive.\nThus, AAPL’s growing initiatives toward its video streaming service remain a major threat to Alphabet’s market position.\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).\nInvestors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider stocks like Aspen Technology AZPN and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. While Aspen Technology sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Advanced Micro Devices carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nAspen technology has returned 25.6% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for AZPN is currently projected at 18.4%.\nAdvanced Micro Devices has lost 47.7% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for AMD is currently projected at 28.1%.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Competitive Market Scenario However, the search-giant faces stiff competition from Apple AAPL given this upbeat scenario. AAPL also signed a multi-year agreement with Nike to create and produce sports movies. Thus, AAPL’s growing initiatives toward its video streaming service remain a major threat to Alphabet’s market position.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Competitive Market Scenario However, the search-giant faces stiff competition from Apple AAPL given this upbeat scenario. AAPL also signed a multi-year agreement with Nike to create and produce sports movies. Thus, AAPL’s growing initiatives toward its video streaming service remain a major threat to Alphabet’s market position.', 'news_article_title': "Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google TV to Woo Users With New Feature", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Competitive Market Scenario However, the search-giant faces stiff competition from Apple AAPL given this upbeat scenario. AAPL also signed a multi-year agreement with Nike to create and produce sports movies.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Competitive Market Scenario However, the search-giant faces stiff competition from Apple AAPL given this upbeat scenario. AAPL also signed a multi-year agreement with Nike to create and produce sports movies. Thus, AAPL’s growing initiatives toward its video streaming service remain a major threat to Alphabet’s market position.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-sell-off%3A-the-best-stocks-to-buy-for-the-second-half-of-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The stock market fared terribly in the first half of 2022 thanks to multiple headwinds that seem to have become stronger as the year has progressed.\nFrom Russia's war on Ukraine to rising interest rates to surging inflation and now the possibility of a recession, investors have had several reasons to flee the stock market so far this year. The S&P 500 has declined 20%, while the tech-laden Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index has witnessed a severe drop of 33%. But investors shouldn't forget that the stock market has delivered solid average returns over the past decade.\nAs such, it would be a good idea to buy some top stocks before they start taking off in the second half of the year thanks to some solid catalysts.\nA new iPhone could give Apple a nice boost\nSmartphone sales may be dwindling this year, but that hasn't kept Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from increasing its sales thanks to healthy demand for its latest iPhones. The tech giant had shipped 56.5 million iPhones in the first quarter of 2022, a year-over-year increase of 8% as per market research firm Canalys.\nApple grew even though global smartphone shipments contracted 11% during the quarter. What's more, the company increased its share of the global smartphone market to 18% in Q1 from 15% in the prior-year period. It now looks like Apple is expecting robust iPhone sales growth in the second half of the year.\nContract electronics manufacturer Foxconn, which assembles the iPhones, recently raised its full-year outlook, citing healthy smartphone demand. The Taiwanese company pointed out that its sales in June were up 31% year-over-year on account of improving demand, and added that its third-quarter revenue could witness significant year-over-year growth.\nThe developments at Foxconn aren't surprising, as Apple is about to start the production of its next iPhone soon. Apple usually refreshes the iPhone lineup in September, and the trend is expected to continue in 2022. This explains why Foxconn is confident of delivering robust growth in the third quarter, and that indicates that Apple may be looking at increasing its production.\nA bump in iPhone production isn't out of the picture. Daniel Ives of Wedbush Securities estimates that there are 240 million iPhones that are around three and a half years old now, so the next iPhone could set the sales registers ringing and give Apple a nice boost. With the stock trading at 22 times trailing earnings following its 20% drop in 2022, now looks like a good time to buy Apple -- it is cheaper than the Nasdaq-100 index, which has an average earnings multiple of 24.6.\nAMD has a new ace up its sleeve\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock has shed half of its value in 2022. But investors looking for a top growth stock on the cheap have a great opportunity to buy AMD right now, as it is trading at just 27 times trailing earnings, compared to its five-year average earnings multiple of 104. Even better, the forward earnings multiple of 17 suggests that its earnings could grow impressively over the next year.\nA big reason why AMD's growth could pick up the pace in the second half of the year and beyond is the launch of its new data center server processors. AMD's fourth-generation EPYC server processors, based on a 5-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process codenamed Genoa, will hit the market in the fourth quarter.\nAMD claims that these new server processors should deliver strong performance gains over the current-generation chips. For instance, the top-of-the-line Genoa processor is expected to be at least 75% faster than the current-generation chip as far as enterprise performance while running Java applications is concerned.\nMore importantly, AMD's new server processors should help it take more market share away from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), which is the dominant player in this space. A big reason why that could be the case is that Intel's next-generation Sapphire Rapids server processors have been delayed once again. Chipzilla was originally supposed to release its 10nm Sapphire Rapids server chips last year, but it has run into a couple of delays.\nHad Intel released its 10nm server chips on time, it would have kept AMD from extending its technology lead in the server processor market. But that's not going to be the case, as the Sapphire Rapids processors will witness a ramp in volume production in 2023. So AMD could continue stealing server market share from Intel.\nMercury Research estimates that it controlled 11.6% of the server CPU (central processing unit) market in the first quarter of 2022. That number is expected to increase to 19% this year, as per Bank of America, and head toward 35% in the long run.\nSuccess in data centers is going to be a critical growth driver for AMD in the long run, and it is one of the reasons why analysts expect its earnings to grow at an annual rate of 28% for the next five years. That's why buying the stock right now looks like a no-brainer, as it could step on the gas in the second half and sustain that momentum in the long run.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Intel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "A new iPhone could give Apple a nice boost Smartphone sales may be dwindling this year, but that hasn't kept Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from increasing its sales thanks to healthy demand for its latest iPhones. From Russia's war on Ukraine to rising interest rates to surging inflation and now the possibility of a recession, investors have had several reasons to flee the stock market so far this year. AMD's fourth-generation EPYC server processors, based on a 5-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process codenamed Genoa, will hit the market in the fourth quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A new iPhone could give Apple a nice boost Smartphone sales may be dwindling this year, but that hasn't kept Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from increasing its sales thanks to healthy demand for its latest iPhones. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Intel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Sell-Off: The Best Stocks to Buy for the Second Half of 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': "A new iPhone could give Apple a nice boost Smartphone sales may be dwindling this year, but that hasn't kept Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from increasing its sales thanks to healthy demand for its latest iPhones. It now looks like Apple is expecting robust iPhone sales growth in the second half of the year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Intel.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A new iPhone could give Apple a nice boost Smartphone sales may be dwindling this year, but that hasn't kept Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from increasing its sales thanks to healthy demand for its latest iPhones. With the stock trading at 22 times trailing earnings following its 20% drop in 2022, now looks like a good time to buy Apple -- it is cheaper than the Nasdaq-100 index, which has an average earnings multiple of 24.6. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-remains-a-buy-as-the-iphone-turns-15', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIt was 15 years ago that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) released the first iPhone. With a 3.5-inch display, 3G connectivity, 4GB of base storage, 8-hour battery life and a $499 starting price, the iPhone would quickly disrupt the mobile phone industry. The iPhone marked the point where Apple transformed from a PC maker (that had also had success with the iPod) to a consumer electronics company. It also marked the start of an era of massive growth for AAPL stock.\nTo put things in some perspective, Apple’s market capitalization in 2006 — the year before the iPhone went on sale — was about $73 billion. Today, even with AAPL stock down 22% since the start of the year, Apple’s market cap is nearly $2.3 trillion.\nFifteen years after its release, the iPhone still drives massive business for Apple. With AAPL stock down and the iPhone 14 due to be released in September, now is a good time to buy Apple stock. Even better considering the company has what could be its next game-changing product waiting in the wings.\nTicker Company Current Price\nAAPL Apple $141.61\nThe iPhone Is Still a Massive Revenue Driver\nThe days of massive growth in iPhone sales are over. The market has matured so, unlike 15 years ago, there is no mad rush by consumers to move from feature cell phones to a smartphone like the iPhone. However, the iPhone is still big business for Apple. In the last quarter, the company sold over $50 billion worth of them. Users still upgrade their phones (although the replacement cycle has grown longer) and 5G is driving many users to buy new iPhones.\nIn September, the company will release the iPhone 14 series. The company is reportedly expecting to move 220 million units this year. \n7 Best Fintech Stocks to Buy in July\nIt’s not just the direct revenue Apple gets from iPhone sales that investors should be watching. It’s the additional money coming into the company’s coffers courtesy of iPhone owns. In 2021, Apple CEO Tim Cook said there were over 1 billion iPhones in active use. Those iPhone owners are a huge part of app sales, Apple Music subscriptions and other services that brought in nearly $20 billion last quarter. Regardless of the number of iPhones Apple sells, that Services division revenue continues to flow. That is a big plus for the APPL stock ownership argument. \nApple Poised to Release New, Game-Changing Product\nAnother reason to buy AAPL stock now is its product pipeline. As I wrote back in May, 2022 is expected to be a huge year for new Apple product releases. That has already begun with key launches like the all-new M2 MacBook Air. It will continue with the iPhone 14 series in September. There will be more, including a new Apple Watch version and expectations for everything from new AirPods to a new Mac Pro.\nBut the next big shoe to drop is looking like early next year. That’s when Apple is expected to launch its long-awaited AR headset. The company has already shown off a version to its board of directors. An AR headset would be the culmination of Apple’s strategy of building augmented reality that began in 2017 with the release of ARKit development software. \nApple’s AR headset could be the next iPod or iPhone, the must-have device that disrupts established players in the market. With the metaverse projected to be a multi-trillion dollar market, an Apple AR headset could potentially drive AAPL stock growth to new levels.\nShould You Buy AAPL Stock?\nApple is far from immune from the macroeconomic forces that have battered so may tech stocks in 2022. If you buy Apple stock now, there’s no guarantee you won’t see continued volatility.\nHowever, if you’re in it for the long term, AAPL stock earns a “B” rating in Portfolio Grader. Ongoing demand for iPhones and the added revenue iPhone owners generate will continue to provide a solid foundation for Apple’s value. With the next big thing potentially around the corner, that only adds to the case for growth investors to buy AAPL stock now.\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Apple Stock Remains a Buy As the iPhone Turns 15 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With the metaverse projected to be a multi-trillion dollar market, an Apple AR headset could potentially drive AAPL stock growth to new levels. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It was 15 years ago that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) released the first iPhone. It also marked the start of an era of massive growth for AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It was 15 years ago that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) released the first iPhone. With the metaverse projected to be a multi-trillion dollar market, an Apple AR headset could potentially drive AAPL stock growth to new levels. With the next big thing potentially around the corner, that only adds to the case for growth investors to buy AAPL stock now.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Remains a Buy As the iPhone Turns 15', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Should You Buy AAPL Stock? InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It was 15 years ago that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) released the first iPhone. It also marked the start of an era of massive growth for AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It was 15 years ago that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) released the first iPhone. With AAPL stock down and the iPhone 14 due to be released in September, now is a good time to buy Apple stock. Ticker Company Current Price AAPL Apple $141.61 The iPhone Is Still a Massive Revenue Driver The days of massive growth in iPhone sales are over.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/growth-stocks-are-soaring-as-a-recession-looms-large', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nLike it or not, a recession is coming. And Wall Street is finally preparing.\nYesterday, bond yields and commodity prices plunged while stocks struggled. That’s exactly what you’d expect as investors prep for a recession over the next 12 months.\nBut guess what else happened? Investors piled into growth stocks. The signature portfolio in our Innovation Investorinvestment researchadvisory comprises the top 10 growth stocks to buy right now. And it soared more than 6% yesterday!\nThis is also typical “recession prep” trading action.\nUsually, when a recession hits, investors seek growth stocks that have so much momentum, they’ll grow through the storm. Not to mention, those same growth stocks also benefit from the lower bond yields that typically accompany recessions.\nTherefore, yesterday’s huge move higher in growth stocks isn’t surprising.\nIt’s also just the beginning of something much, much bigger…\nThe reality is that the U.S. economy is spiraling into a recession. Wall Street has long neglected this. Finally, investors are waking up. Over the next six months, investors will prepare for and navigate through a recession. And they’ll increasingly pivot into growth stocks that power through an economic slowdown.\nNet-net — growth stocks are in the early stages of a big multi-month breakout.\nAnd we have the best growth stocks to buy for this breakout.\nHere’s a deeper look.\nRecession Incoming\nOne of the best recession signals in the markets is a yield curve inversion.\nIn short, the U.S. government issues a bunch of “bonds” with different maturity dates. Typically, the Treasuries with shorter maturity dates have lower yields than those with longer maturities. That indicates that investors require more return to hold a certain security for a longer period.\nHowever, when investors get nervous about a recession, they don’t want to hold short-term bonds. Their confidence in the near-term outlook for the economy is reduced. So, they sell short-term bonds and buy long-term ones instead. This pushes short yields higher and long yields lower. When this dynamic becomes extreme, long yields fall below short yields. This is called a yield curve inversion.\nYield curve inversions are rare. They only happen about once a decade. But when they do happen, they’re almost always followed by a recession. \nYesterday, the yield curve inverted as the 10-year Treasury yield dropped below the 2-year. Some of you may recall that this 10-2 inversion happened once before in 2022. It did. But what we haven’t seen so far in 2022 — and, indeed, haven’t seen since the months before the COVID-driven recession and before that, 2007 — is a “5-2 inversion.” That’s when the 5-year Treasury yield drops below 2-year.\nThat happened yesterday for the first time this cycle. Such an inversion is pretty much a surefire recession indicator.\nIn other words, the bond market is the biggest market in the world. And it’s flashing its biggest warning signal yet that a recession’s on the horizon.\nWe’d be fools not to listen.\nThat’s why Wall Street played “recession prep” so strongly yesterday. Yields plunged. Commodities crashed. Stocks struggled.\nAnd growth stocks surged — a trend we expect to continue.\nGrowth Stocks Thrive in Recessions\nMany investors think that recessions kill all stocks. That’s not true. Recessions impact all stocks differently. And when it comes to growth stocks, recessions can actually be beneficial.\nThe reasoning is two-fold.\nFirst, recessions create a scarcity of earnings growth. This pushes investors to allocate funds into the stocks that can still create strong earnings growth despite a no-growth environment. (Those are secular growth stocks).\nSecond, recessions push bond yields lower. And when bond yields go lower, the future cash flows upon which growth stocks are valued become worth more today. (That’s because bond yields are used as a proxy for the discount rate on those cash flows).\nIn other words, investors pile into growth stocks during recessions because they can keep growing. And they benefit from the lower yields that accompany recessions.\nMakes sense, right?\nThis is more than just theory. Look at the last “real” recession the U.S. faced in 2008.\nDuring that downturn, there was a five-month stretch at the end of the market’s selloff where the S&P 500 and Dow Jones both dropped about 10%. Yet growth stocks like Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN), Netflix (Nasdaq:NFLX) and Booking (Nasdaq:BKNG) all rose more than 50%.\nIt was the same with the recession before that. In 2001-02, there was a year-long stretch where the stock market dropped more than 20% as the economy’s growth slowed. Yet, over that same period, growth stocks like Amazon rose nearly 150%!\nIn every recession-driven stock market selloff, there comes a point where investors start piling into growth stocks to play defense.\nWe think we’re at that point today.\nUsually, it happens when yields start to plunge. In the early 2000s, yields took a dive in mid-2001. And that’s when growth stocks started to soar as the rest of the market struggled. In 2008, yields dropped in late 2008, and growth stocks began to roar as the rest of the market slumped.\nToday, yields are plunging. The 10-year was 3.5% just a week ago. Now it’s at 2.8%.\nYields are plunging. And as such, we think this recession-driven selloff is at that critical tipping point where growth stocks start to surge.\nThe Final Word on Growth Stocks\nHistory doesn’t repeat – but it does rhyme.\nEvery time a recession hits the stock market, the cycle is simple:\nRecession fears emerge. Stocks and bonds drop as investors sell everything.\nRecession fears are confirmed, leading investors to rush into bonds for safety. Yields drop.\nAs yields drop, growth stocks start to rise and even surge, but the rest of the market drops.\nThe recession ends, and the whole market rebounds.\nRight now, we are between steps two and three. Recession fears have been all but confirmed. Investors are rushing into bonds. Yields are plunging. And growth stocks are starting to rise from the ashes.\nWhat comes next? A mega-rally in growth stocks… while the rest of the market flops.\nThat’s why I recently put together an exclusive presentation about what may be the best growth stock to buy today.\nYou see, there’s this company… you may have heard of it. It’s called Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL)… and they make these wonder gadgets called iPhones that everyone owns these days.\nHeard of them?\nWell, reportedly, Apple is about to a launch a new tech product that could be bigger than the iPhone. In fact, it could be bigger than the iPhone, Mac, iPad, iPod, and Apple Watch put together.\nAnd the stock I’m talking about is a tiny $3 stock that my analysis suggests is about to be the supplier of the most mission-critical piece of technology for Apple’s next big product launch.\nIt’s a growth stock that could absolutely surge over the next few years and turn early investors into millionaires.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Growth Stocks Are Soaring as a Recession Looms Large appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It’s called Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL)… and they make these wonder gadgets called iPhones that everyone owns these days. This pushes investors to allocate funds into the stocks that can still create strong earnings growth despite a no-growth environment. And when bond yields go lower, the future cash flows upon which growth stocks are valued become worth more today.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It’s called Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL)… and they make these wonder gadgets called iPhones that everyone owns these days. Not to mention, those same growth stocks also benefit from the lower bond yields that typically accompany recessions. This pushes short yields higher and long yields lower.', 'news_article_title': 'Growth Stocks Are Soaring as a Recession Looms Large', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It’s called Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL)… and they make these wonder gadgets called iPhones that everyone owns these days. Yesterday, bond yields and commodity prices plunged while stocks struggled. Growth Stocks Thrive in Recessions Many investors think that recessions kill all stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It’s called Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL)… and they make these wonder gadgets called iPhones that everyone owns these days. Not to mention, those same growth stocks also benefit from the lower bond yields that typically accompany recessions. Growth Stocks Thrive in Recessions Many investors think that recessions kill all stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-series-stranger-things-4-sets-viewership-record', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix’s NFLX popular original series, Stranger Things Season 4 has become the second series to hit a billion hours of viewing time, after 2021\'s Korean survival-thriller Squid Game, which clocked in 1.65 billion hours in its first 28 days.\n\nThis milestone comes after the show\'s fourth season concluded with the second volume of the final two episodes, which were released on Jul 1, according to streamers’ internal tracking. The first seven episodes earned 930.32 million hours during their first 28 days, while episodes eight and nine contributed 301.28 million hours to total viewing time during the Jun 27 to Jul 3 week.\n\nLast weekend, Stranger Things stayed in the top 10 series on Netflix in 93 countries around the world. The science-fiction drama, starring Winona Ryder and Millie Bobby Brown, has become the first television series in the English language and the second TV series overall to surpass one billion hours of viewing time.\nNetflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\nNetflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\nNetflix Enjoys Growing Popularity of Original Content\nOf late, Netflix has been witnessing a rise in viewership of its popular content portfolio. The third season of The Umbrella Academy came in second on the Netflix Top 10 Series Chart with 88 million hours viewed.\n\nMeanwhile, the comedy series Man vs. Bee had 25.4 million hours viewed. The final season of Peaky Blinders pulled in an additional 18.4 million hours viewed.\n \nThe dynamic duo of Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson held the No. 1 spot on the English films list as The Man From Toronto had 62.6 million hours viewed. Love & Gelato had 18.9 million hours viewed and was in the top 10 Netflix series list. Adam Sandler’s Hustle had an additional 14.6 million hours viewed during the week. Nollywood drama Glamour Girls debuted at #5 with 12.4 million hours viewed.\n\nOn the non-English TV list, Money Heist: Korea — Joint Economic Area came in first for the second week in a row with 49 million hours viewed. Following the launch of the series, La Casa de Papel/Money Heist, Part 1, it entered the list in the ninth spot with 8.6 million hours viewed. Spanish drama Intimacy maintained its standing on the list with 10.8 million hours viewed.\n\nNew entrants on the list included the Korean drama Alchemy of Souls with 9.9 million hours viewed, Japanese anime series Bastard!! — Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy with 8.9 million hours viewed and Polish drama Queen with 7.4 million hours viewed.\n\nThis comes amid growing competition from the likes of Apple AAPL owned Apple TV+, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video and Disney’s DIS Disney+, with popular shows available on both.\n\nSquid Game star, Hoyeon will soon make her Apple TV+ debut with Disclaimer. Apple has been expanding its genre base to attract varied viewers, as is evident from its foray into the live sports streaming space. Apple TV+ has won exclusive rights to broadcast Major League Soccer ("MLS") worldwide, starting from 2023 for 10 years.\n\nDisney recently began offering its streaming service, Disney+, in 16 countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Given the breadth of content of Disney+, the streaming platform is expected to grab the second spot, with a subscriber base of 6.5 million in the region by 2027, trailing only Netflix, which is likely to have a viewer base of 11 million per Digital TV Research data. Amazon is expected to outperform Starzplay, with 4.8 million subscribers, to grab the third spot.\n\nIn the year-to-date period, Netflix’s shares have tumbled 69.2% compared with the Zacks Broadcast Radio and Television industry’s and the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s declines of 55.9% and 34.4%, respectively.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s underperformance is primarily attributed to stiff competition in the streaming space. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nNevertheless, Netflix’s diversified content portfolio, attributable to heavy investments in the production and distribution of localized, foreign-language content, is a key catalyst.\n\nNetflix is expected to add 5.29, 4.7 and 3.7 million subscribers in 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively, in APAC. It has renewed a raft of its Asian originals lately, including Korean hits like Squid Game, teen zombie horror All Of Us Are Dead, and D.P.\n\nThe company has been leveraging the talent of local producers in Asia lately and some of its bets have turned into home runs, such as The White Tiger and Crash Landing on You.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This comes amid growing competition from the likes of Apple AAPL owned Apple TV+, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video and Disney’s DIS Disney+, with popular shows available on both. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report New entrants on the list included the Korean drama Alchemy of Souls with 9.9 million hours viewed, Japanese anime series Bastard!!', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report This comes amid growing competition from the likes of Apple AAPL owned Apple TV+, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video and Disney’s DIS Disney+, with popular shows available on both. Netflix’s NFLX popular original series, Stranger Things Season 4 has become the second series to hit a billion hours of viewing time, after 2021's Korean survival-thriller Squid Game, which clocked in 1.65 billion hours in its first 28 days.", 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Series Stranger Things 4 Sets Viewership Record', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This comes amid growing competition from the likes of Apple AAPL owned Apple TV+, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video and Disney’s DIS Disney+, with popular shows available on both. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix’s NFLX popular original series, Stranger Things Season 4 has become the second series to hit a billion hours of viewing time, after 2021's Korean survival-thriller Squid Game, which clocked in 1.65 billion hours in its first 28 days.", 'news_textrank_summary': "This comes amid growing competition from the likes of Apple AAPL owned Apple TV+, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video and Disney’s DIS Disney+, with popular shows available on both. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix’s NFLX popular original series, Stranger Things Season 4 has become the second series to hit a billion hours of viewing time, after 2021's Korean survival-thriller Squid Game, which clocked in 1.65 billion hours in its first 28 days."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/facebook-asks-u.s.-court-for-old-ftc-merger-documents-in-antitrust-fight', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Meta\'s Facebook FB.O has asked a U.S. court for eight documents created by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as part of their review of the company\'s purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp, which the agency allowed to go forward.\nThe request was made late on Tuesday and comes in a lawsuit filed by the FTC that has asked the court to order both of those deals undone. Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014.\nThe FTC sued Meta\'s Facebook in 2020, during the Trump administration, alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly.\nFacebook is fighting the lawsuit, and wants the materials as part of that fight.\n"Both the Instagram and the WhatsApp documents are almost certain to reveal that the FTC determined that each acquisition was unlikely to lessen competition or harm consumers," Facebook said in its filing.\nThe company argued that the FTC had given the documents to the House Judiciary Committee when it probed the tech giants, also including AmazonAMZN.O, Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O. Current FTC Chair Lina Khan was on the staff of that committee.\n"Any claim of privilege was waived when the FTC chose to voluntarily share the documents with House Judiciary Committee members and staff," Facebook said in its filing.\nThe FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the filing.\nAmong the documents being requested are the memos that the FTC Bureau of Competition and Bureau of Economics wrote for commissioners about whether the Instagram deal should be allowed to close. Meta is also asking for notes made by Bureau of Competition personnel about the WhatsApp transaction.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz Editing by Tomasz Janowski)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The company argued that the FTC had given the documents to the House Judiciary Committee when it probed the tech giants, also including AmazonAMZN.O, Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O. WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Meta's Facebook FB.O has asked a U.S. court for eight documents created by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as part of their review of the company's purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp, which the agency allowed to go forward. The FTC sued Meta's Facebook in 2020, during the Trump administration, alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company argued that the FTC had given the documents to the House Judiciary Committee when it probed the tech giants, also including AmazonAMZN.O, Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O. WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Meta\'s Facebook FB.O has asked a U.S. court for eight documents created by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as part of their review of the company\'s purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp, which the agency allowed to go forward. "Any claim of privilege was waived when the FTC chose to voluntarily share the documents with House Judiciary Committee members and staff," Facebook said in its filing.', 'news_article_title': 'Facebook asks U.S. court for old FTC merger documents in antitrust fight', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company argued that the FTC had given the documents to the House Judiciary Committee when it probed the tech giants, also including AmazonAMZN.O, Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O. The request was made late on Tuesday and comes in a lawsuit filed by the FTC that has asked the court to order both of those deals undone. "Any claim of privilege was waived when the FTC chose to voluntarily share the documents with House Judiciary Committee members and staff," Facebook said in its filing.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company argued that the FTC had given the documents to the House Judiciary Committee when it probed the tech giants, also including AmazonAMZN.O, Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O. WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Meta\'s Facebook FB.O has asked a U.S. court for eight documents created by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as part of their review of the company\'s purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp, which the agency allowed to go forward. "Both the Instagram and the WhatsApp documents are almost certain to reveal that the FTC determined that each acquisition was unlikely to lessen competition or harm consumers," Facebook said in its filing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-kroger-and-activision-blizzard-have-been-highlighted-as-zacks-bull-and-bear-of-the-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – July 6, 2022 – Zacks Equity Research shares The Kroger Co. KR as the Bull of the Day and Activision Blizzard ATVI asthe Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Meta Platforms META, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL.\nHere is a synopsis of all five stocks:\nBull of the Day:\nThe Kroger Co. sports the highly coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and resides within the Zacks Retail – Supermarkets Industry.\nKroger has undergone an extensive makeover, not only regarding products but also in terms of how consumers prefer shopping for groceries.\nFounded in 1883, the long-time retailer operates approximately 2,700 retail stores under its various banners and divisions in 35 states.\nShare Performance\nKroger shares have been a bright spot in an otherwise dim market throughout 2022, increasing nearly 5% in value and easily outperforming the S&P 500\'s decline of almost 20%.\nUpon widening the time frame to encompass a year\'s worth of price action, the story remains the same – Kroger shares have enjoyed a stellar run, increasing nearly 30% in value and extensively outperforming the S&P 500 in this time frame as well.\nThe company\'s share performance is inspiring – many companies have witnessed deep double-digit valuation slashes throughout 2022.\nQuarterly Performance & Valuation\nKroger has been on a blazing-hot earnings streak, exceeding bottom-line expectations in ten consecutive quarters dating back to early 2020. In its latest quarter, in the face of adverse business conditions, the company beat earnings expectations by a substantial 13% and reported quarterly EPS of $1.45.\nFurthermore, the average EPS surprise has been a strong 20% over its last four quarters.\nIn addition to strong quarterly performance, the grocery retailer sports attractive valuation levels. Its current forward earnings multiple resides at 12.3X, marginally below its five-year median value of 12.6X and nowhere near highs earlier this year of 16.4X.\nAdditionally, the value represents an enticing 28% discount relative to the S&P 500\'s forward earnings multiple of 17.1X.\nGrowth Estimates\nAnalysts have primarily revised their earnings outlook positively over the last 60 days. For the upcoming quarter, the $0.81 per share estimate reflects a respectable 1.3% growth in earnings from the year-ago quarter.\nFurthermore, the $3.91 per share estimate for the current fiscal year represents a sizable 6.3% expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year.\nQuarterly revenue is forecasted to climb to $34 billion for the upcoming quarter, a substantial 7.3% increase compared to year-ago quarterly sales of $31.7 billion.\nPivoting to current fiscal year sales, the grocery retailer is penciled in to rake in a mighty $147 billion, a notable 6.7% increase in the top-line year-over-year.\nDividends\nFor investors who like to get paid, good news – Kroger has that covered with its annual dividend with a yield of 1.7% and a payout ratio sitting sustainably at 21% of earnings.\nImpressively, the company has increased its dividend six times over the last five years, with a five-year annualized dividend growth rate of a double-digit 13%.\nAdditionally, the yield is notably higher than that of the S&P 500.\nBottom Line\nOne of the best ways investors can find expected winners within the market is by utilizing the Zacks Rank – one of the most potent market tools out there. A portfolio consisting of Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks has beaten the market in 26 of the last 31 years with an average annual return of 25%.\nAdditionally, the top 5% of all stocks receive the highly coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). These stocks should outperform the market more than any other rank.\nKroger would be an excellent bet for investors looking to add a solid stock to their portfolios, as displayed by its Zack Rank #1 (Strong Buy).\nBear of the Day:\nActivision Blizzard, a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), resides in the Zacks Toys – Games – Hobbies Industry, which currently ranks in the bottom 25% of all Zacks Industries. Due to its unfavorable Zacks Industry ranking, we expect it to underperform the market over the next three to six months.\nActivision Blizzard is a leader in video game development and an interactive entertainment content publisher, most well-known for Call of Duty.\nCurrently, the company operates five business units: Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, Major League Gaming, King, and Activision Blizzard Studios.\nShare Performance\nOver the last year, ATVI shares have struggled immensely, declining approximately 16% in value and underperforming the S&P 500 by a wide margin.\nAs we can see, there was a sharp move upward in January due to the news of Microsoft acquiring the company.\nQuarterly Performance & Valuation\nThe company has recently struggled, reporting top and bottom-line results under expectations in its latest two earnings releases. Regarding the bottom-line, ATVI reported quarterly EPS of $0.38 in its latest quarter, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.73 by a concerning 48%.\nIn fact, the average EPS surprise over the last four quarters has been -7.7%.\nPivoting to the top-line, quarterly sales results of $1.5 billion in its latest quarter missed the $1.8 billion estimate by nearly 18%. It was the company\'s second consecutive revenue miss, with the other one also being in the double-digits at 11%.\nATVI\'s valuation levels appear a bit stretched, further displayed by its Style Score of a D for Value. Its 31.6X forward earnings multiple is undoubtedly pricey and is well above its five-year median value of 27.1X.\nAdditionally, the value represents a steep 84% premium relative to the S&P 500\'s forward P/E ratio of 17.1X.\nGrowth Estimates\nAnalysts have extensively dialed back their earnings estimates over the last 60 days with a 100% revision agreement percentage. For the upcoming quarter, the $0.45 per share estimate reflects a disheartening 50% decrease in earnings from the year-ago quarter.\nAdditionally, the $2.82 per share estimate for the current fiscal year represents a nasty 25% decline in earnings year-over-year.\nTop-line projections show softening as well. For the upcoming quarter, the Zacks Consensus Sales Estimate of $1.5 billion reflects a 21% decrease from year-ago quarterly sales of $1.9 billion.\nFurthermore, the $7.8 billion FY22 revenue estimate represents a 7% decline in revenue year-over-year.\nBottom Line\nATVI shares have been the victim of a double-digit valuation slash over the last year. This, paired with the earnings picture softening, paints a grim picture for the company within the short term.\nThe company is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) and a stock that investors will be better off staying away from for now.\nInstead, investors should pivot to stocks that either carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) – the odds of reaping considerable gains are much higher within the companies that carry these ranks.\nAdditional content:\nMeta Platforms to Discontinue Crypto Wallet Novi\nMeta Platforms recently announced that it is discontinuing its cryptocurrency wallet pilot project — Novi. In a recent post, the company stated that both the Novi app and Novi on WhatsApp would not be available from Sep 1, 2022.\nThis is a major setback for Meta Platforms in its efforts to develop Metaverse as an independent commercial platform as both the crypto and NFT market came crashing down. Customers will be unable to add funds from July 2022 to their Novi wallet and are advised to withdraw funds before September 2022.\nThe Novi crypto wallet was initially launched as a pilot program in October in Guatemala and select areas of the United States. It had custody support from Coinbase Global and Paxos stablecoin USDP.\nHowever, despite the custody support of Coinbase, which is the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange trading some 50 different digital assets, the market scenario and volatility have forced Meta Platforms to shut its operations for Novi.\nThe closure of the digital payments project marks the end of Meta Platforms\' venture into the crypto market.\nPreviously, Meta Platforms\' Diem cryptocurrency was shelved even before it commenced operations as several high-profile partners bailed out due to increasing scrutiny from lawmakers and financial regulators on the company.\nMeta\'s Metaverse Ambitions Take a Hit Due to Volatility\nMeta Platforms is currently facing the worst downturn in the company\'s history due to the global macro-economic situation, geopolitical tensions, rising inflation and FED interest rate hikes.\nAmid such market volatility, the company intends to make its way out of the crypto market at the moment. Meta Platforms\' revenue growth was driven exponentially by the e-commerce boom amid the pandemic, which in turn has been funding its Metaverse dreams.\nHowever, it was momentum growth and is finally slowing down. Meta\'s revenue growth has been significantly impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war, which can be described as a black swan event.\nThis kind of negative global geopolitical situation and inflation, which the war has aggravated, have hurt the company\'s stock price.\nShares of Meta Platforms, which currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), have tumbled 49.8% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Softwareindustry decline of 48.6%.\nYou can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nThe situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are evident with traders shorting shares of every major tech stock in the NASDAQ composite, including Meta Platforms\' tech peers, who are looking to venture into the Metaverse, including Microsoft and Apple.\nMicrosoft shares have lost 22.9% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer-Software industry\'s decline of 25.9%.\nApple\'s shares have fallen 20% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry\'s decline of 19.7%.\nAs a result of the current market volatility, traders and investors are bearish regarding the cryptocurrency markets. The global crypto market cap shrunk to $977 billion after touching the $3-trillion mark in November last year. The price of almost every major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is now worth half or even less than their all-time highs.\nEven though Meta Platforms\' short-term growth looks tepid, the company\'s decision to stop certain investments that are costing it huge amounts of money is in alignment with its long-term growth.\nMeta Platforms is currently looking to increase its revenues from its Family of Apps business segment, which will fund the growth of its Metaverse.\nAs a result, Meta has been investing heavily in developing AI, which is expected to drive revenue growth across the ad business.\nAs Meta bets on building the Metaverse for the future, investment in AI is expected to bring lofty ROI for the company and separate its services from competitors. 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With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nActivision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Kroger Co. (KR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Meta Platforms META, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Pivoting to current fiscal year sales, the grocery retailer is penciled in to rake in a mighty $147 billion, a notable 6.7% increase in the top-line year-over-year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Meta Platforms META, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Bear of the Day: Activision Blizzard, a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), resides in the Zacks Toys – Games – Hobbies Industry, which currently ranks in the bottom 25% of all Zacks Industries.', 'news_article_title': 'The Kroger and Activision Blizzard have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Meta Platforms META, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Impressively, the company has increased its dividend six times over the last five years, with a five-year annualized dividend growth rate of a double-digit 13%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Meta Platforms META, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Here is a synopsis of all five stocks: Bull of the Day: The Kroger Co. sports the highly coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and resides within the Zacks Retail – Supermarkets Industry.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-ways-to-take-advantage-of-the-worst-market-in-50-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After the worst first half since 1970, stock market investors may be struggling with what to do now. The S&P 500 lost 20.6% in the first six months of 2022, nearly the same as the 21% lost during the first half of 1970. Rather than panic, however, investors can use that to their advantage.\nWhat can happen next? Well, the last half of 1970 saw the market gain 26.7%. While no two time periods are exactly alike, the lessons from past market downturns are as valid as ever. Here's how to take advantage of the current market to boost long-term wealth creation.\n1. Look for low prices offering value\nOne of the benefits of this type of downturn is that stocks of well-known, successful businesses are on sale. Investors don't need to get fancy when searching for opportunities. Consider what you already know works. Take Home Depot (NYSE: HD) as an example. Based on its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, Home Depot's stock is trading at a valuation it has only hit once in the past 10 years. This is a company that has doubled its annual revenue over that time.\nHD PE Ratio data by YCharts\nAnd Home Depot isn't the only solid company trading at a discount. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported record revenue for its fiscal second quarter (ended March 26). Its services revenue reached an all-time high. Sales grew 9% year over year, and the company has more than $190 billion in cash. Apple chooses to hold some debt, but it's manageable should things worsen. And with the stock down 40% over the past 18 months, it is also trading at a multi-year low P/E.\nAnother cash-rich company with growing sales is GPS-device maker Garmin (NYSE: GRMN). It expects sales to grow another 10% this year and holds $3.2 billion in cash and marketable securities with no debt. Garmin shares are down nearly 30% year to date.\nThese flush companies are solid holdings in a struggling economy. Both Apple and Garmin also use that cash to regularly increase dividends paid to shareholders, providing real income through good times and bad.\n2. Watch what Buffett's buying\nIt makes sense to take a cue from one of the best investors of all time. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) spent more than $51 billion to repurchase about 9% of its own shares in 2020 and 2021. Those share repurchases slowed in the first quarter of 2022 when the share price was rising. Warren Buffett said he tends to increase share buybacks when Berkshire's share price drops below 1.2 times book value.\nBRK.B data by YCharts\nAs Berkshire's stock increased earlier in 2022, its price-to-book value approached 1.6. That helps explain why the company only repurchased $3.2 billion in shares during the first quarter. Instead, Buffett found investments he considered to be better values. But the stock is now back close to Buffett's 1.2 times book value threshold.\nWith stakes in businesses that operate in manufacturing, energy, and insurance, buying Berkshire stock provides investors with immediate diversification. It also wouldn't be surprising to see that Buffett has increased the pace of repurchases from the first quarter when the company reports its second-quarter results in the beginning of August.\nWin in a losing market\nThe market has been in a historically sharp downturn in 2022. Besides being the worst first half in more than 50 years, it was the fourth-worst of all time behind 1932, 1962, and 1970. There's no way to know if the market will bounce back in 2022 like it did in the second half of 1970 but it is sure to recover in time.\nNo investor can call the exact bottom, but these bargain stocks all make strong investments. All are high-quality, proven companies that are easy to understand. With many of them trading at multi-year lows, investors are getting a good opportunity right now to juice their long-term returns.\n10 stocks we like better than Home Depot\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Home Depot wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHoward Smith has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Garmin, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Garmin, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported record revenue for its fiscal second quarter (ended March 26). Both Apple and Garmin also use that cash to regularly increase dividends paid to shareholders, providing real income through good times and bad. With stakes in businesses that operate in manufacturing, energy, and insurance, buying Berkshire stock provides investors with immediate diversification.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported record revenue for its fiscal second quarter (ended March 26). HD PE Ratio data by YCharts And Home Depot isn't the only solid company trading at a discount. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Garmin, and Home Depot.", 'news_article_title': '2 Ways To Take Advantage of the Worst Market in 50 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported record revenue for its fiscal second quarter (ended March 26). After the worst first half since 1970, stock market investors may be struggling with what to do now. Warren Buffett said he tends to increase share buybacks when Berkshire's share price drops below 1.2 times book value.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported record revenue for its fiscal second quarter (ended March 26). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Howard Smith has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Garmin, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Garmin, and Home Depot.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-u.s.-largecap-growth-etf-schg-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $13.45 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.58%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 64.80% of the portfolio. Telecom and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. Com (AAPL) accounts for about 12.86% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation Com (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. Com (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 56.48% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index is float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted and includes the large-cap growth portion of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index.\nThe ETF has lost about -27.66% so far this year and is down about -19.09% in the last one year (as of 07/06/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $55.73 and $83.40.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 27.74% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 24 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.\nAlternatives\nSchwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, SCHG is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $68.27 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $156.87 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSchwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. Com (AAPL) accounts for about 12.86% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation Com (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. Com (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $13.45 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. Com (AAPL) accounts for about 12.86% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation Com (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. Com (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Performance and Risk SCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. Com (AAPL) accounts for about 12.86% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation Com (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. Com (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. Com (AAPL) accounts for about 12.86% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation Com (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. Com (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-vanguard-information-technology-etf-vgt-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nSector ETFs also provide investors access to a broad group of companies in particular sectors that offer low risk and diversified exposure. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 12, placing it in bottom 25%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $40.76 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. VGT seeks to match the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index before fees and expenses.\nThe MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index is designed to transition in and out of securities affected by pending updates to the information technology sector.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.90%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 100% of the portfolio.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA).\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -27.75% so far this year and is down about -16.89% in the last one year (as of 07/06/2022). In that past 52-week period, it has traded between $315.97 and $466.10.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.12 and standard deviation of 30.22% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 360 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Information Technology ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, VGT is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) tracks N/A and the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index. ARK Innovation ETF has $8.93 billion in assets, Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $38.50 billion. ARKK has an expense ratio of 0.75% and XLK charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\n \nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $40.76 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Vanguard Information Technology ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-secret-portfolio-has-86-of-its-assets-invested-in-these-3-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has put on a clinic for Wall Street and the investing community. Since taking the helm at Berkshire in 1965, he's created more than $610 billion in value for shareholders (himself included), and delivered an aggregate return of 3,641,613% for the company's Class A shares (BRK.A), as of Dec. 31, 2021.\nBecause of the Oracle of Omaha's incredible track record, Wall Street and investors closely monitor every stock his company buys and sells. This is relatively easy to do given that Berkshire Hathaway is required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission once per quarter. A 13F provides an under-the-hood look at what the smartest and most successful investors have been buying and selling in the most recent quarter.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBut what you might not realize is that Buffett and his company have a secret portfolio with $6.3 billion in assets under management. You won't find these holdings listed in a Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing.\nIn June 1998, Berkshire Hathaway acquired insurance company General Re for $22 billion. One of the operating segments Buffett's company came to possess with this buyout is specialized investment services firm New England Asset Management (NEAM). Although Buffett isn't in charge of New England Asset Management's $6.31 billion in assets under management, these assets are, ultimately, owned by Berkshire Hathaway.\nInterestingly, even though this secret Buffett portfolio contains more than 160 separate holdings, 86% of invested assets are tied up in only three stocks.\nApple: 56.6% of invested assets\nNew England Asset Management's largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), also happens to be the biggest holding of Berkshire Hathaway. But whereas Apple accounted for 39.4% of Berkshire's invested assets, as of this past weekend, it comprised an even beefier 56.6% of NEAM's invested assets, as of March 31, 2022.\nApple is a company that's consistently checked all the appropriate boxes for Warren Buffett -- and apparently other money managers. It has an extremely loyal customer base, it's one of the most recognized brands in the world, and its innovation has propelled its revenue and earnings to an all-time high.\nFor instance, Apple's physical products have, for decades, introduced consumers to its brand. As of the first quarter, Apple accounted for 50% of U.S. smartphone market share. With the exception of the third quarter of 2021, the Apple iPhone has garnered at least half of U.S. smartphone sales since 5G-capable versions were introduced, according to data from Counterpoint Research.\nHowever, Apple's future is about far more than just selling smartphones, tablets, and laptops. CEO Tim Cook is overseeing a multiyear transition that emphasizes subscription services. Focusing on subscriptions should further enhance brand loyalty, steadily improve the company's operating margins, and minimize the sales fluctuations that typically accompany product replacement cycles. In other words, Apple isn't abandoning the products that consumers still love. It's simply realizing its potential as a platform provider.\nNo discussion of Apple is complete without mentioning its mammoth capital return program. Since introducing share buybacks in 2013, Apple has gobbled up nearly $500 billion worth of its own common stock. It also returns close to $14.9 billion annually to shareholders as a dividend.\nU.S. Bancorp: 14.9% of invested assets\nThe second largest holding in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio is regional bank stock U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), which is the parent of the more familiar U.S. Bank.\nWhereas Berkshire Hathaway owns more than 126 million shares of U.S. Bancorp, NEAM held approximately 17.7 million shares, as of the end of the first quarter. This works out to 14.9% of NEAM's $6.3 billion of invested assets.\nOne reason U.S. Bancorp has been such a consistently popular pick among successful money managers is the fiscal prudence of its management team. In the past, riskier derivative investments have gotten money-center banks into trouble. As for U.S. Bancorp, it's primarily stuck to the bread-and-butter of banking: Growing its loans and deposits. Without these riskier land mines on its books, U.S. Bancorp has been able to deliver higher return on assets than most big banks.\nThe company's digital engagement trends are, arguably, even more impressive. As of Feb. 28, 2022, 82% of all company transactions were completed digitally (online or via mobile app), including 65% of loan sales. For comparison, only 45% of loan sales were being conducted online or via mobile app when 2020 began. Digital transactions are considerably cheaper for banks than in-person or phone-based interactions. U.S. Bancorp's success in encouraging users to bank digitally is allowing it to reduce its noninterest expenses by consolidating some of its branches.\nAlthough fears of a U.S. recession have depressed U.S. Bancorp's share price, nothing has, thus far, suggested anything is wrong with the nation's steadiest regional bank.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBank of America: 14.9% of invested assets\nThe third biggest holding in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio happens to be another stock that ranks very highly with Berkshire Hathaway. NEAM held more than 22.7 million shares of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) at the end of the first quarter, which equates to 14.9% of its invested assets. By comparison, Berkshire Hathaway owns north of 1 billion shares of BofA, which works out to about 10% of its invested assets.\nWarren Buffett's attraction to Bank of America can be traced to three key points.\nFirst, bank stocks are cyclical and allow the Oracle of Omaha to take advantage of a simple numbers game that favors long-term investors. Buffett is keenly aware that recessions are an inevitable part of the economic cycle. However, recessions only tend to last for a few months to a couple of quarters. Alternatively, economic expansions usually extend for years. Buying well-capitalized bank stocks lets Buffett and his company take advantage of the natural expansion of the U.S. and global economy over time.\nSecond, BofA is the most interest-sensitive of the big banks. With inflation hitting four-decade highs in the U.S., the nation's central bank has had no choice but to aggressively raise interest rates. These rate hikes should increase the net-interest income earning potential for financial institutions on outstanding variable-rate loans. In April, Bank of America estimated that a 100-basis-point parallel shift in the interest rate yield curve would net it $5.4 billion in added net-interest income over 12 months.\nAnd third, Buffett has to like what he's seen from BofA's digitization initiatives. Even though U.S. Bancorp is the trendsetter when it comes to digital banking among larger financial institutions, BofA has gained 5 million digital active users over the past three years. More importantly, the percentage of loan sales completed digitally has soared to 53% from 30% over that same span. This steady digital push is helping BofA consolidate its physical locations and is boosting its operating efficiency.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: 56.6% of invested assets New England Asset Management's largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), also happens to be the biggest holding of Berkshire Hathaway. Focusing on subscriptions should further enhance brand loyalty, steadily improve the company's operating margins, and minimize the sales fluctuations that typically accompany product replacement cycles. Bank of America: 14.9% of invested assets The third biggest holding in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio happens to be another stock that ranks very highly with Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: 56.6% of invested assets New England Asset Management's largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), also happens to be the biggest holding of Berkshire Hathaway. U.S. Bancorp: 14.9% of invested assets The second largest holding in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio is regional bank stock U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), which is the parent of the more familiar U.S. Bank. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Secret Portfolio Has 86% of Its Assets Invested In These 3 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: 56.6% of invested assets New England Asset Management's largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), also happens to be the biggest holding of Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. U.S. Bancorp: 14.9% of invested assets The second largest holding in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio is regional bank stock U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), which is the parent of the more familiar U.S. Bank.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: 56.6% of invested assets New England Asset Management's largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), also happens to be the biggest holding of Berkshire Hathaway. U.S. Bancorp: 14.9% of invested assets The second largest holding in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio is regional bank stock U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), which is the parent of the more familiar U.S. Bank. Bank of America: 14.9% of invested assets The third biggest holding in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio happens to be another stock that ranks very highly with Berkshire Hathaway."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-will-continue-to-prove-its-naysayers-wrong', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the most well-regarded stocks among tech sector stars. AAPL stock was soaring early in the year, but since has dipped amidst broader market fears. The macro-economic situation has created uncertainty, but it might be a good time for savvy investors to pick it up while it trades at multi-year lows. Not to forget, Apple's self-sustaining ecosystem and rock-solid cash balance indicate that it can weather the current economic storm, and offer massive gains down the line. Hence, I am bullish on AAPL stock\nOn TipRanks, AAPL scores a 9 out of 10 on the Smart Score spectrum. This indicates a high potential for the stock to outperform the broader market.\nApple Works Better than a Magnet at Attracting Customers\nApple always succeeds at keeping people coming back to its incredibly popular product base. This quality has helped the company earn billions before and continues to provide it with a competitive advantage. Apple, in its second quarter of 2022, generated more than $97 billion in revenue.\nThe iPhone, which is considered Apple's bread and butter, contributed more than $50 billion to overall sales. Undoubtedly, Apple's products, especially the iPhone, have what it takes to sustain this level of growth. Hence, the iPhone has it all covered.\nApple has had a knack for grabbing opportunities. The company recognized the 5G opportunity and has pounced on it. Apple released 5G-compatible phones in late 2020 to which has led to a double-digit surge in revenues since its release.\nDespite the high revenue growth, it might be ignorant to assume that Apple won’t be hurt by inflation. The increase in prices might put consumers off from buying Apple’s devices. But the good part is that Apple isn’t just a hardware company. The firm's diversification towards software-as-a-service (SaaS) has aided Apple in generating recurring revenue through subscriptions.\nThe company's service segment, which comprises of digital payments, AppleCare, cloud storage, and advertising products, saw a revenue hike from $46.3 billion in 2019 to more than $68 billion last year.\nIncredibly Sticky Ecosystem\nApple's self-sustaining ecosystem must be one of the reasons to invest in the company's stock. In addition, the interplay between Apple's products and services ensures that consumers rely on both, which means Apple's revenue will bolster as more people continue to subscribe between product purchases.\nThe amazing part is that Apple is consistently putting efforts into expanding this ecosystem. The company has acquired more than 100 companies in the last few years, and it spends millions in research and development just to enhance the ecosystem it has built over the years.\nThe company's research and development budget has soared from $0.78 billion in 2007 to a whopping $21.91 billion. The considerable research and development cost represents half of the company's operating expenses. This means that Apple's expenses today will turn into profits in the long run.\nA Cash Flow Generating Machine\nCash hoarding is one of Apple's powerful assets. The company wrapped up its second quarter with more than $193 billion in cash and cash equivalents. So, while looking at Apple's cash flow, one can say that Apple has a lot of capital to put into work.\nThe powerful cash position has not only helped Apple invest in research and development, but rewarded shareholders. For instance, Apple spent a massive $85.5 billion in share repurchases and $14.5 billion on dividends last year. Hence, it reaffirms its commitment to reward its shareholders.\nWall Street's Take\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL stock maintains a Strong Buy consensus rating. Out of 28 total analyst ratings, 22 Buys and six Holds were assigned over the past three months.\nThe average AAPL price target is $186.09, implying 31.46% upside potential. Analyst price targets range from a low of $157 per share to a high of $210 per share.\nFinal Word on AAPL Stock\nApple's strong cash flows and liquidity are reason enough to invest in the tech giant. Its timeless products continue to impress and leave an indelible mark on its burgeoning customer base. Moreover, the company's thriving service segment continues to grow at double-digit rates, entailing that revenue will keep growing in the future. Yes, Apple isn't unsusceptible to macroeconomic challenges, so the stock may experience pain in the short run.\nHowever, it doesn't take away from its incredible long-term case which continues to get stronger over time. Hence, it's plausible to expect another bumpy year, despite the headwinds.\nSo while macroeconomic factors such as inflation and recession fears may paint a sordid picture, investors holding AAPL stock will be glad they picked up the right company for the long haul.\nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Final Word on AAPL Stock Apple's strong cash flows and liquidity are reason enough to invest in the tech giant. So while macroeconomic factors such as inflation and recession fears may paint a sordid picture, investors holding AAPL stock will be glad they picked up the right company for the long haul. Apple (AAPL) is one of the most well-regarded stocks among tech sector stars.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Wall Street's Take Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock maintains a Strong Buy consensus rating. Final Word on AAPL Stock Apple's strong cash flows and liquidity are reason enough to invest in the tech giant. Apple (AAPL) is one of the most well-regarded stocks among tech sector stars.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple will Continue to Prove its Naysayers Wrong', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the most well-regarded stocks among tech sector stars. AAPL stock was soaring early in the year, but since has dipped amidst broader market fears. Hence, I am bullish on AAPL stock On TipRanks, AAPL scores a 9 out of 10 on the Smart Score spectrum.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the most well-regarded stocks among tech sector stars. AAPL stock was soaring early in the year, but since has dipped amidst broader market fears. Hence, I am bullish on AAPL stock On TipRanks, AAPL scores a 9 out of 10 on the Smart Score spectrum.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-stock-has-a-strong-base-and-is-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock has not been a leader for a while. This is an unusual situation, but so is the entire setup on Wall Street. Today we are suggesting that this shall pass. AMZN stock will once again be a profit center for retail investors. But first we must address the situation with the lack of any positive sentiment.\nInvesting in the past year has become an extremely challenging proposition. Even the experts are at a loss, because these circumstances are unique and without precedent. Last week the bulls ended strongly, but they came into a deep red situation on Tuesday. The market open after the July 4 holiday was somber and left a big gap.\nBut somehow it pulled off another incredible rally back to close it in its entirety. It even managed to close with mixed market score board. The Nasdaq actually soared 1.7% and the small-caps were about half as strong. Tiny glimmers of hope that markets are finally gathering courage.\nMeanwhile, investors are suffering through severe peaks and valleys, but in a descending channel. Here we evaluate the opportunity from the AMZN stock for the rest of this year. It is no longer a part of the famous FANG acronym, since they have disbanded the posse. The FANG components are no longer traveling together.\nTicker Company Price\nAMZN Amazon $112.25\nAMZN Stock Is Leaner Than Most Giga-Caps\nSource: Charts by TradingView\nAmazon stock has already retraced its entire distance back to the pre-pandemic breakouts. Whereas Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL,NASDAQ:GOOG), for example, has not. Therefore we must address their opportunities differently from here. There is no reason for AMZN to fall further on its own. But GOOG has about 32% altitude it can quickly shed.\n7 Best Large-Cap Stocks to Buy in July 2022\nFor the last two months, AMZN has consolidated strongly above $101 per share. The weakest weekly close happened mid-June and above $106 per share. I bet that this base will hold through the next two weeks. This could just be enough time for the bulls to take back some control. I don’t expect a moonshot straight up, but at least stringing a few wins together.\nFundamentally AMZN is beyond reproach and it has the financials metrics to prove it. The company almost tripled revenues and net income since 2019. Profitability may stumble a bit with the higher gas prices, but they can adjust. With metrics this strong, by definition dips remain buying opportunities. The experts were wrong about it for a decade, because they spent too much money. It turns out they were busy changing the world.\nNow the company is the second largest private employer on the planet. These two things are not coincidences, and we have plenty of proof to have confidence in the management team. They know what they’re doing, and shorting AMZN stock equates with shorting the whole market. Besides, at this point, there’s more downside risk in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and GOOGL.\nHold Some\nSource: Charts by Tradytics\nAlso, according to Tradyticks, big dark pools of money will defend the AMZN price. They have been active at levels scattered below current price. So if it falls again they are likely to be active with it, which provides support.\nIt is appropriate to engage with AMZN stock – especially with starter positions. The strategy is to leave room to add later to spread the risk across time. Or even better, use the options markets to create income out of the fear that other investors have. These credit put spreads strategies are slick and work well in a choppy market like this.\nOn the date of publication, Nicolas Chahine did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Amazon Stock Has a Strong Base and Is a Buy appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Besides, at this point, there’s more downside risk in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and GOOGL. 7 Best Large-Cap Stocks to Buy in July 2022 For the last two months, AMZN has consolidated strongly above $101 per share. Hold Some Source: Charts by Tradytics Also, according to Tradyticks, big dark pools of money will defend the AMZN price.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Besides, at this point, there’s more downside risk in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and GOOGL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock has not been a leader for a while. Ticker Company Price AMZN Amazon $112.25 AMZN Stock Is Leaner Than Most Giga-Caps Source: Charts by TradingView Amazon stock has already retraced its entire distance back to the pre-pandemic breakouts.', 'news_article_title': 'Amazon Stock Has a Strong Base and Is a Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Besides, at this point, there’s more downside risk in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and GOOGL. AMZN stock will once again be a profit center for retail investors. Here we evaluate the opportunity from the AMZN stock for the rest of this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Besides, at this point, there’s more downside risk in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and GOOGL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock has not been a leader for a while. Ticker Company Price AMZN Amazon $112.25 AMZN Stock Is Leaner Than Most Giga-Caps Source: Charts by TradingView Amazon stock has already retraced its entire distance back to the pre-pandemic breakouts.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 141.0800018310547, 'high': 144.1199951171875, 'open': 141.35000610351562, 'close': 142.9199981689453, 'ema_50': 145.57605580672998, 'rsi_14': 64.35030250365091, 'target': 146.35000610351562, 'volume': 74064300.0, 'ema_200': 154.11750480501138, 'adj_close': 141.69338989257812, 'rsi_lag_1': 63.860260413525985, 'rsi_lag_2': 52.39742982125974, 'rsi_lag_3': 42.752197189823825, 'rsi_lag_4': 39.999979025701904, 'rsi_lag_5': 36.77539053897117, 'macd_lag_1': -1.9215369478864943, 'macd_lag_2': -2.3527008329992896, 'macd_lag_3': -2.6010193189041217, 'macd_lag_4': -2.6551136844851726, 'macd_lag_5': -2.9411010072940655, 'macd_12_26_9': -1.4533425510563234, 'macds_12_26_9': -2.629065322430635}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 26.43000030517578, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 28.06999969482422, 'Open': 27.84000015258789, 'Close': 26.729999542236328, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 26.729999542236328}, {'Low': 1.0162187814712524, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 1.0273902416229248, 'Open': 1.0257673263549805, 'Close': 1.0257673263549805, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 1.0257673263549805}, {'Low': 1.187761306762695, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 1.1986383199691772, 'Open': 1.194957256317139, 'Close': 1.19491446018219, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 1.19491446018219}, {'Low': 6.696800231933594, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 6.718900203704834, 'Open': 6.718800067901611, 'Close': 6.718800067901611, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 6.718800067901611}, {'Low': 95.0999984741211, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 102.13999938964844, 'Open': 100.36000061035156, 'Close': 98.52999877929688, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 444106, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 98.52999877929688}, {'Low': 0.6767699122428894, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 0.682449460029602, 'Open': 0.6793201565742493, 'Close': 0.6793201565742493, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 0.6793201565742493}, {'Low': 2.746000051498413, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 2.924000024795532, 'Open': 2.7839999198913574, 'Close': 2.9130001068115234, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 2.9130001068115234}, {'Low': 134.97500610351562, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 135.96200561523438, 'Open': 135.52099609375, 'Close': 135.52099609375, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 135.52099609375}, {'Low': 106.36000061035156, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 107.26000213623048, 'Open': 106.48999786376952, 'Close': 107.0999984741211, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 107.0999984741211}, {'Low': 1734.0, 'Date': '2022-07-06', 'High': 1768.0, 'Open': 1762.5, 'Close': 1734.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 1729, 'date_str': '2022-07-06', 'Adj Close': 1734.9000244140625}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-07': 146.35000610351562, '2022-07-08': 147.0399932861328, '2022-07-11': 144.8699951171875, '2022-07-12': 145.86000061035156, '2022-07-13': 145.49000549316406, '2022-07-14': 148.47000122070312, '2022-07-15': 150.1699981689453, '2022-07-18': 147.07000732421875, '2022-07-19': 151.0, '2022-07-20': 153.0399932861328}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-06': 145.42999267578125}, '6_months_later': {'2023-01-06': 129.6199951171875}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-06': 191.8099975585937}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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As of this writing, shares of the stock are up 14.7% since last Friday's close.\nSo what\nThere was minimal official news out of Snap this week, but investors still got some positive indicators that may have caused people to buy shares. First, JMP Securities put out a buy rating and a $42 price target on the stock. Shares currently trade at $15, so this would be some tremendous upside for the company if JMP Securities is correct.\nSecond, there has been more heat on social media and video competitor Tik-Tok. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wrote an open letter to Apple and Google (which control the mobile app stores) asking the Chinese-based app to be removed because of privacy violations, among other things. If TikTok gets taken off the app stores or is even banned in the United States, that would likely benefit Snap's business with one less social company out there competing for people's attention.\nLastly, Snap has benefited from the broad rise in stock prices this week. Over the last five trading days, the Nasdaq 100 Index is up almost 4%. While a lot less than the 15% gain Snap's shares got, it definitely had an impact on the company's share price this week.\nNow what\nAnalyst upgrades or not, investors should be evaluating whether Snap stock is a buy based on how much cash they think the company will generate in the future. Over the last 12 months, it has generated $4.4 billion in revenue and just over $200 million in free cash flow. Given Snap's market cap of $25 billion right now, investors need to expect tons of future revenue growth combined with healthy cash generation.\nManagement is coming out with unique products, like the latest Snapchat+ subscription for power users. The service is $3.99 per month and could help increase revenue generation from its core user base. If you are going to buy the stock, you need to believe these new products will help revenue grow at a high rate for many years and translate into billions a year in free cash flow.\n10 stocks we like better than Snap Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snap Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Brett Schafer has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The camera, messaging, and social media company got an analyst upgrade, potentially good news from a competitor, and rode the positive broad market performance this week. If TikTok gets taken off the app stores or is even banned in the United States, that would likely benefit Snap's business with one less social company out there competing for people's attention. Given Snap's market cap of $25 billion right now, investors need to expect tons of future revenue growth combined with healthy cash generation.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The camera, messaging, and social media company got an analyst upgrade, potentially good news from a competitor, and rode the positive broad market performance this week. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Snap Stock Is Up 14.7% This Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While a lot less than the 15% gain Snap's shares got, it definitely had an impact on the company's share price this week. Now what Analyst upgrades or not, investors should be evaluating whether Snap stock is a buy based on how much cash they think the company will generate in the future. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Now what Analyst upgrades or not, investors should be evaluating whether Snap stock is a buy based on how much cash they think the company will generate in the future. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-boosts-google-photos-with-pop-up-ui-update', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently adding innovative features to its photo-sharing and storage-providing app, Google Photos.\nReportedly, Google updated Google Photos with a pop-up user interface (UI), which enables users to share photos and videos directly from the photo-sharing app’s library.\nThe updated UI shows options like Share, Add to, Delete, Order Photo, Move to Archive, Move to Locked Folder when one or multiple photos and videos are selected.\nWith the revamped UI, users can access more options without clicking through the image. They can send images or videos to specific contacts, add pictures or videos to an album and see its location by swiping the pop-up further upward.\nOn the back of this updated UI, Google focuses on providing an enhanced experience to the users of Google Photos. This is expected to boost the app’s adoption in the days ahead.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nGrowing Google Photos Initiatives\nApart from the recent capability, Google introduced a set of Real Tone filters in Google Photos to let users show their skin in its actual shade.\nGoogle also introduced a feature to Google Photos for Android and iOS users. With this capability, users can delete media in albums and view date and location while browsing.\nReportedly, Google is adding a snippet feature to Google Photos to highlight the prominent portions of the uploading video content.\nAll these endeavors will continue to help Google drive momentum among the Android users.\nThis, in turn, is likely to get reflected in the performance of the Google Services segment, which will benefit Alphabet’s overall financial performance.\nGoogle Services generated $61.5 billion revenues (90.4% of total revenues) in first-quarter 2022, up 20.1% from the prior-year quarter’s level.\nMoreover, strengthening financial performance will aid GOOGL in winning investors’ confidence in the near term. Shares of GOOGL have been down 24.9% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 31.2%.\nCompetitive Threat\nHowever, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from other technology giants like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL, which are witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of their photo-sharing and storage services.\nMicrosoft has lost 23.6% in the year-to-date period. MSFT’s Microsoft OneDrive lets users easily store and share photos, videos, documents and more from any device.\nSecurity-conscious users can access Microsoft OneDrive’s subfolder Vault, which provides an end-to-end encryption for important files. MSFT customers using the free OneDrive plan can store 5 files in the vault, whereas premium customers can keep unlimited files.\nApple, which has lost 20.3% in the same timeframe, offers its photo management application, Apple Photos, which is affordable, feature-rich and highly secure. Apple Photos has a Shared Albums option, which lets users share photos and videos with selective people.\nFurther, Apple Photos is integrated with iCloud, offering a seamless cloud storage backup and syncing solution across iOS, macOS, and iPadOS.\nThus, Microsoft and Apple’s growing efforts in enriching their photo management applications pose a threat to Alphabet’s market position.\nZacks Rank & Stock to Consider\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).\nInvestors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider Aspen Technology AZPN, sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nAspen technology has returned 25.7% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for AZPN is currently projected at 18.4%.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Competitive Threat However, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from other technology giants like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL, which are witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of their photo-sharing and storage services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report MSFT’s Microsoft OneDrive lets users easily store and share photos, videos, documents and more from any device.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Competitive Threat However, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from other technology giants like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL, which are witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of their photo-sharing and storage services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Reportedly, Google updated Google Photos with a pop-up user interface (UI), which enables users to share photos and videos directly from the photo-sharing app’s library.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Boosts Google Photos With Pop-Up UI Update', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Competitive Threat However, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from other technology giants like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL, which are witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of their photo-sharing and storage services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Google also introduced a feature to Google Photos for Android and iOS users.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Competitive Threat However, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from other technology giants like Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL, which are witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of their photo-sharing and storage services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently adding innovative features to its photo-sharing and storage-providing app, Google Photos.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-proven-stocks-investors-should-buy-amid-a-market-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The last few days of price action within the market is very promising. Investors have undoubtedly welcomed the green with open arms, as the first half of the year has been anything but kind to portfolios.\nToday, the market looks to record another solid day, with all major indexes heading for another close in the green. If the price action remains strong, it’ll be the S&P 500’s third weekly close in the green out of the last ten.\nWith some buyers finally arriving, bears will be forced back into hibernation. After all, they’ve had more than enough fun in the first half of 2022.\nOf course, the bottom could still not be in, but we’re still well above 2022 lows – a major positive.\nIt’s critical that investors have high-quality stocks in their portfolios amid a rebounding market. A few market leaders that will help lead a rebound include Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, and Adobe ADBE.\nThe five-year chart below shows just how well these companies have performed over the years, and there’s no glaring reason why they can’t continue this stellar long-term performance for some time.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNow, for the ugly. The chart below illustrates the year-to-date share performance of all three companies.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nClearly, it’s been a rough stretch. However, this market downturn has presented us with buying opportunities not seen in some time – something any long-term investor is surely celebrating.\nLet’s get into why owning these stocks would be beneficial amid a market turnaround.\nAdobe\nAdobe ADBE is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in California.\nAdobe’s forward earnings multiple sits on the pricey side at 34.9X but is well below its five-year median value of 45.6X and is nowhere near 2020 highs of 66.3X. Additionally, the value is the lowest we’ve seen since early 2019.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe company has reported strong quarterly results consistently, exceeding bottom-line estimates in 14 consecutive quarters dating back to 2018. In Adobe’s latest quarter, the company beat the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by 1.5% and reported quarterly EPS of $3.35.\nIn addition to strong quarterly results, growth estimates for the top and bottom-line display the company’s successful business operations.\nFor FY22, the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $13.51, resulting in a strong 8% growth in earnings year-over-year. Furthermore, in FY23, earnings are expected to tack on an additional double-digit 16%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAdditionally, ADBE is forecasted to rake in $17.7 billion in revenue in the current fiscal year, which reflects a double-digit 12% expansion in the top-line year-over-year. Looking ahead, the FY23 revenue estimate of $20 billion represents an additional 14% growth in revenue.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple\nWe’re all familiar with Apple AAPL, the tech titan that has taken the mobile phone landscape to new heights.\nApple’s current forward earnings multiple resides at 23.4X, nowhere near 2020 highs of 41.5X and modestly above its five-year median value of 20.5X. Furthermore, it’s the lowest we’ve seen the value since the early months of 2020.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nEPS beats have become the norm for the tech titan, exceeding bottom-line estimates in 19 of its last 20 quarterly reports. In the most recent quarter, the company surpassed the $1.43 Zacks Consensus Estimate by a notable 6.3% in the face of adverse business conditions.\nThe Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate for FY22 resides at $6.10, reflecting a nearly 9% expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year. In addition, earnings are expected to grow an additional 8% in FY23.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nRevenue estimates reflect an expanding top-line for the current and next fiscal year. For the current fiscal year, revenue is forecasted to be a mighty $393 billion – notching a 7.6% growth in revenue year-over-year. The $417 billion estimate for the next fiscal year reflects a 6% growth in revenue year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft MSFT is one of the largest broad-based technology providers in the world.\nMSFT sports relatively enticing valuation metrics. Its 25.2X forward earnings multiple resides on the pricey side, but it is well below its five-year median of 28.4X and well below its 2021 high of 37.5X. Shares trade at their cheapest level since early 2020.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMicrosoft has been on a scorching-hot earnings streak, exceeding bottom-line estimates in 24 consecutive quarters. In its latest quarterly release, the tech giant surpassed the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by a sizable 5.8%.\nLooking at growth estimates, the $9.28 EPS estimate for the current fiscal year represents a strong double-digit 18% growth in earnings year-over-year. In addition, earnings are forecasted to grow a further 13% in the next fiscal year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAnnual revenue is estimated to come in at $198 billion in FY22, penciling in an 18% expansion in the top-line year-over-year. Pivoting to the next fiscal year, the $225 billion revenue estimate displays a 14% increase year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nThe market will rebound eventually, and the recent streak of green over the last several days is promising. However, nobody knows where the market heads next, but we do know this – indexes are nicely above 2022 lows.\nIn the sea of red that has been 2022, we’ll take any green we can get.\nThese three proven long-time winners will continue to cruise along once the market shapes back up, allowing investors to reap a multitude of gains.\n \n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAdobe Inc. (ADBE): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\n \nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A few market leaders that will help lead a rebound include Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, and Adobe ADBE. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple We’re all familiar with Apple AAPL, the tech titan that has taken the mobile phone landscape to new heights. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A few market leaders that will help lead a rebound include Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, and Adobe ADBE. 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(AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/berkshire-hathaway-owns-18.7-of-occidental-after-new-12-mln-share-purchase', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Arunima Kumar and Jonathan Stempel\nJuly 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said on Thursday it bought another 12 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N this week, giving it an 18.7% stake in the oil company.\nThe purchases were made on Tuesday and Wednesday and cost about $698 million, Berkshire said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.\nBuffett's company had also purchased 9.9 million Occidental shares last week.\nIt is by far the largest shareholder of Houston-based Occidental, owning 175.4 million shares worth $10.8 billion.\nBerkshire also owns $10 billion of Occidental preferred stock, and has warrants to buy another 83.9 million common shares for $5 billion, or $59.62 each. That is slightly below the shares' Thursday closing price of $61.47.\nOccidental's share price has more than doubled this year, helped by Berkshire's purchases as well as rising oil prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.\nBerkshire's growing stake has prompted market speculation that Buffett's company might eventually buy all of Occidental.\nIf the stake reached 20%, Berkshire could consider an accounting change that would let it record its proportionate share of Occidental's earnings with its own results.\nBerkshire uses the equity method of accounting for its 26.6% stake in Kraft Heinz Co KHC.O, the packaged food company.\nBuffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate owns dozens of businesses including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N.\nOccidental has been reducing debt since purchasing Anadarko Petroleum Corp for $35.7 billion in 2019. Berkshire's preferred stock investment helped finance that takeover.\nBerkshire's share price has fallen 7% this year, compared with an 18% decline in the Standard & Poor's 500 .SPX.\n(Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru and Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aru_Kumar94))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Buffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate owns dozens of businesses including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Arunima Kumar and Jonathan Stempel July 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said on Thursday it bought another 12 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N this week, giving it an 18.7% stake in the oil company. Berkshire's growing stake has prompted market speculation that Buffett's company might eventually buy all of Occidental.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Buffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate owns dozens of businesses including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Arunima Kumar and Jonathan Stempel July 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said on Thursday it bought another 12 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N this week, giving it an 18.7% stake in the oil company. Buffett's company had also purchased 9.9 million Occidental shares last week.", 'news_article_title': 'Berkshire Hathaway owns 18.7% of Occidental after new 12 mln share purchase', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Buffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate owns dozens of businesses including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Arunima Kumar and Jonathan Stempel July 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said on Thursday it bought another 12 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N this week, giving it an 18.7% stake in the oil company. Buffett's company had also purchased 9.9 million Occidental shares last week.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Buffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate owns dozens of businesses including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer and its namesake energy business, as well as stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Arunima Kumar and Jonathan Stempel July 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N said on Thursday it bought another 12 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N this week, giving it an 18.7% stake in the oil company. Berkshire also owns $10 billion of Occidental preferred stock, and has warrants to buy another 83.9 million common shares for $5 billion, or $59.62 each."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-review%3A-2022-so-far', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss:\nInvesting headlines from the first half of 2022.\nEarly front-runners for "CEO of the Year."\nThree stocks poised to rise.\nAnd we\'re dipping into the vault for one of our favorite conversations, recorded in 2019 in front of a live audience, with best-selling author David Epstein who discusses Tiger Woods, predictors of success in the business world, and other takeaways from his book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nThis video was recorded on July 1, 2022.\nChris Hill: We\'ve got some early voting on CEO of the year and a few stocks that are poised for upside, Motley Fool money starts now.\nIt\'s a Motley Fool Money radio show. I\'m Chris Hill and joining me this week, senior analysts, Jason Moser and Ron Gross. Good to see as always, gentlemen.\nJason Moser: Hey.\nRon Gross: How you doing, Chris?\nChris Hill: It is our mid-year review special. We\'re recording this a little earlier than usual, a little before the start of the holiday weekend. I just wanted to time stamp that Ron, in case there\'s any late-breaking news. [laughs] With that Jason Moser, let me start with you. What is your business/investing headline for the first half of 2022?\nJason Moser: Well, Chris, I\'m going to take you back to our 2022 Preview Show. When I offered up a, I think, somewhat unpopular, I wouldn\'t be surprised if and I said I wouldn\'t be surprised if next year we have a down year in the market. I said I do think we\'re going to see some level of inflation impacting our economy stimulus. I think is going to become a thing of the past. We\'re going to see interest rates continuing to go up. Chris, we are in the throes of a bear market now. I don\'t mean to serve as a bee in anyone\'s bonnet, but unfortunately, the market is down, I think that that released the headline here. It\'s the bear market. What\'s going on and when are we going to get ourselves out of this? Now I also said, that doesn\'t mean you should stop investing. You should and I still stand by that. If you look at the data, you go back to 1929 on average since 1929 bear markets, the S&P has lost 36 percent. Now we\'re at around 22 percent on the S&P now. Granted, the Nasdaq has lost around 30 percent. We could be in for some additional downside. Who really knows? There is a lot going on in the world impacting our economy that\'s simply out of our control. But I will encourage investors to stay on the course and try to stay optimistic. If you look back to 2008, when the market lost 36.5 percent just in that year alone, it then went on to return 25.9 percent and 14.8 percent in 2009 and 2010 respectively. My point there if you remember the mood in 2008, it was dour, to say the least. Remember what Shelby Davis said, I always go back to this, you make most of your money in a bear market, you just don\'t realize it at the time. As bad as things feel right now, remember they will get better but the bear market that feels top of the list for me here so far this year.\nChris Hill: Ron, so Jason admitting that he caused this bear market by speaking into existence on our preview show, what\'s your headline for the first half of the year?\nRon Gross: Well, since Jason\'s bear market headline basically covered everything, I will still drill down for the listening audience on inflation and recession, 8.6 percent inflation reading in May, highest increase since December 1981. What a good year that was? Consumers definitely feeling the pinch, fuel oil up more than 100 percent, average price of gas per gallon around 4.92, which is actually down a bit. Maybe we have a trend of somewhat lower prices for fuel. But the price of everyday foods like cereal and eggs are up double-digit percentages as well, wages not coming close to keeping up with inflation. The Fed is raising interest rates aggressively to slow the economy and bring down that inflation. They\'re trying to engineer a soft lending. Investors are concerned there it\'s going to throw us into a recession. JPMorgan\'s Jamie Dimon said we should brace for an economic hurricane just recently Fed Chairman Powell acknowledged that recession is "Certainly a possibility." We\'re going to have to wait and see what they engineer here. Hold on tight though, and everything that Jason said I would agree with about investing in good times and bad, as long as you have a long-term horizon.\nChris Hill: Ron, let me stick with you. Long-time listeners know at the end of the year we do our full-year in review show. We hand out the award for CEO of the year. Who is your early front-runner at this point?\nRon Gross: This could be controversial because it\'s Big Pharma. But I like Albert Bourla from Pfizer. Last year, obviously his company\'s vaccines basically helped save the world. That\'s pretty special I think. Pfizer vaccines continue to get FDA approval, additional boosters for younger children. He\'s using a lot of the cash generated during COVID to aggressively make acquisitions to position the company in a good place for the future? I would expect to see him buy back a bunch of stock. Stock is trading only at seven times earnings. In May, the company said it will make 23 of its medicines, many of them are patented, available to 45 low-income countries at a what they call not-for-profit price. They\'re not going to make any money on those medicines. Great to see, especially in the age where big pharma certainly gets criticized on the pricing side. Bourla said he would want to reduce by 50 percent the number of people on the planet who cannot afford our medicines. I like that mission as well.\nChris Hill: Jason, who\'s your early front runner for CEO of the year.\nJason Moser: I\'m going to give a hat tip to The Trade Desk, Jeff Green. I think stock performance aside, all stocks out there they got pummeled these days. Honestly, we need to take a little bit of a longer view here. I think what he\'s done setting this business up for success. But if you look at the tailwinds that are forming an ad-based video on demand he\'s really been building this business to capitalize on that opportunity and as inflation persists, consumers show they\'re more than willing to use the AVOD, that ad-based video on demand. Virtually everyone out there now is developing an ad-based offering with programmatic advertising playing a much larger role in programmatic advertising plays right into The Trade Desk\'s specialty there. Like I said, he\'s been studying this business up over the past several years to capitalize on this, he\'s developed partnerships with Peacock, Paramount Plus, Discovery Plus Sky just announced a partnership with HBO Max. There\'d be some questions as to a potential relationship there with Netflix as they assess the landscape on how they\'re going to roll out their ad-supported model. You\'ve got Disney coming out with an ad-supported model as well here very soon. You see the tailwinds growing there and ad-supported video-connected TV in general, becoming a bigger part of The Trade Desk\'s business. Now, accounting for better than 40 percent overtaking mobile this most recent quarter. The company just has a track record of really doing right by their customers. The customer retention is still over 95 percent and that is the eighth consecutive years now they\'ve maintained that metric. For me, separate what you saw from the stock price, you look at what Jeff Green has done for this business to get to this point, it really feels like they are in a good position going forward.\nChris Hill: Ron, I don\'t think any of us are surprised that inflation continued through the first half of the year, but we did have some surprises so far. What would you say is the most surprising company news?\nRon Gross: One thing that shocked me a bit was in April, Starbucks announced that Kevin Johnson was out and Howard Schultz was back in as Interim CEO. The announcement seemed very abrupt to me, especially because the new CEO search hadn\'t even begun yet. It felt like something was going on that we weren\'t really privy to behind the scenes. It was surprising to me, that Starbucks had hit an all-time high in July of 2021, Johnson executed several strategies that were successful. He expanded in China, he expanded the rewards program. He navigated the pandemic pretty well, he improved the technology at the company. Yes, he was criticized for its handling of the potential unionization of some of the stores whose compensation package had been scrutinized quite a bit. I was overall pretty surprised Schultz immediately suspended the company\'s stock buyback program, choosing to refocus on investing in people and stores. Obviously, Schultz knows this company very well. I\'m sure it\'s in good hands, but that announcement seemed rather abrupt and surprising to me.\nChris Hill: Jason, anything surprised you so far this year?\nJason Moser: A lot of things, but I think one thing that really stands out so far is Elon Musk announcing he wants to buy Twitter. That really was like a whee. But it\'s turned into quite the soap opera. I think we all initially were somewhat sceptical that this would actually work out or play out the way it has. I think actually though, it looks like it may work and it feels like he could give Twitter its best shot. He says he has no interest in being the CEO but he wants half of the world on Twitter. That\'s a big goal. But that\'s also his style, and he\'s a proponent of free speech. But by the same token, he notes that he didn\'t mean Twitter needs to promote that bad stuff, it\'s just the enforcement of the policies that they have at least seem extremely arbitrary. Just tightening that up, getting rid of the bots, it seems like there\'s a lot there that he could clean up to make it a better experience.\nThe board has unanimously approved it and you look at Jack Dorsey, one of the founders of the business speaking of Twitter, he said, "It has been owned by Wall Street and the ad model, taking it back from Wall Street is the correct first step." I feel like there\'s something to this, I think before anything happens to make Twitter a better platform for all, it really feels like it will function better out of that public company\'s spotlight, so to speak. It\'s a polarizing subject I\'m sure. I actually wouldn\'t mind seeing this deal play out because I do feel like he has the opportunity to make Twitter a much better platform because it certainly seems like a very resilient and useful one.\nChris Hill: Up next we\'re going to have some predictions about the second half of 2022. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nAs always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool Money have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here with Jason Moser and Ron Gross. It is our midyear review special. All right, Ron. We\'re going to play around the fill-in-the-blank. For this first one, you can go with a company as CEO or something else altogether. Blank, really needs a strong second half of the year.\nRon Gross: I\'m got to go with Target or Tar-Jay as it\'s called in my family. [laughs] Stocks down 46 percent from its 52-week high. Couple of weeks ago, Target explained that it had a merchandise problem. It over ordered big, bulky home goods like patio, furniture, TVs, kitchen appliances. Those items are costly to ship, they\'re costly to store in warehouses. Basically, from a merchandising perspective, they thought the COVID purchase patterns would continue. They were wrong. Inventory was up 43 percent. They issued weak guidance, stock-out whacked. A week later, they said it was even worse than expected. Brian Cornell, the CEO said, "We have to be decisive. Get out in front of this, make sure this doesn\'t linger through the back half of the year." They were ripping off the band-aid. There\'s severely cutting prices. They\'re getting rid of excess inventory in the hopes that they can put this behind them. That at the same time, they raised their dividend 20 percent as to say, we\'re OK here folks, that yield is now 3.1 percent. Shares are trading at only 15 times forward earnings. Don\'t sleep on Target.\nChris Hill: As a shareholder, I hope you\'re right and they have a strong second half of the year. Jason, what about you?\nJason Moser: It feels like Bob Chapek, CEO at Disney, he needs a strong finish to the year. All stocks are down, as we\'ve noted, but Disney being down 40 percent seems excessive, giving the company\'s assets and diverse revenue streams. The fact that people are back out traveling and life is more or less back to normal. You\'ve looked at the numbers trailing 12-month revenue was up 10 percent from 2019. Greater profitability is still recovering, but domestic per capita spending was up by more than 40 percent versus 2019, which is also very encouraging. They believe they are still on track to reach that milestone of 230, 260 million Disney Plus subscribers by fiscal 2024. As I mentioned, they are going to be rolling out an ad-supported version of that service. But of course, he got into hot water earlier in the year with the way he handled the parental rights and Education Bill in Florida. He put himself in the company square in the politicians crosshairs.\nThen he got this big back and forth with the whole special tax status and whatnot. It\'s going to be interesting to see how he handles these types of situations in the future. Because you look at the company itself, there is 165,000 employees there at Disney. You have to be careful jumping into these hot button political issues when a company actually takes a firm stance on what is honestly debatable issue in many cases, that only creates division and it puts the business in an untenable position. Bob Iger, he is not, but he\'s going to have to figure out his identity as a CEO going forward because Disney is going to be in the spotlight for sure.\nChris Hill: Ron, we\'ve already seen some M&A activity in the first half of the year in terms of the second-half fill-in-the-blank. Don\'t be surprised if blank gets acquired.\nRon Gross: Netflix, Chris. They\'ve stumbled. Things are not great at the moment. Subscriber growth is going the wrong way. The stock is down from 700-180, but they still have over 220 million subscribers, making it the biggest subscription video-on-demand service in the world. That alone could make Netflix an attractive takeover candidate. For some folks in this arena, I\'m thinking Amazon, I\'m thinking Apple, the gaming angle could also potentially be interesting. I\'m thinking Microsoft or Sony, even at current prices, still would be an $80 billion acquisition. Not for the faint of heart, but trading it only 16 times forward earnings, so it\'s not expensive.\nChris Hill: That a big one. Jason, what about you?\nJason Moser: Yeah, it is a big one. One that I think is a lot of people have had fun kicking this around recently, DocuSign. Don\'t be surprised if DocuSign gets acquired. There will be a number of reasons why Dan Springer, the former CEO recently stepped down. It may not be related to potentially shocking the company around at all. But I can certainly see, given where the stock is today in relation to the fundamentals of the business, a suitor really taking a close look. True, it is still working its way to profitability, but it is cash flow positive. It\'s got a massive user base and a very user-friendly interface. What kinds of suitors might exist? You look at a competitor like Adobe, they could easily digest this, but with their own offering, I\'m not sure they really need something like a DocuSign.\nYou look at Microsoft, that would be a candidate, were it not for this Activision Blizzard deal that they are trying to push through. The one thing that comes back to mind, Chris, it\'s Zoom. I think Zoom could just be the total wildcard here, but Zoom wanted to make a deal earlier, they tried to buy Five9 for around $15 billion, so they have the wherewithal to get this done. It is something that they don\'t have currently. A DocuSign could be very complementary to their overall offering in the new way that we\'re doing business in many cases. DocuSign management sees the opportunity to be a five billion dollar revenue business over the course of the next several years if they execute, which is essentially where Zoom is today. I\'m not saying it will happen, Chris, but I wouldn\'t be surprised if it does.\nChris Hill: Got just a couple of minutes left. This is going to count as a stand-in for radar stocks, Ron. I think blank is poised for upside the rest of this year.\nRon Gross: I like the hospitality sector right here. Consumers continue to move away from buying things like outdoor patio furniture and televisions just ask Target, and they\'re moving on to experiences such as travel, we\'re getting back out there. Yes, inflation will push back against this. We don\'t know if another COVID variant is around the corner, but I like companies like Marriott, Airbnb here at their current prices for the next several years.\nChris Hill: Jason.\nJason Moser: I think a little bit in line with Ron\'s hospitality angle there. Uber to me is a business that stands to benefit from a recovering economy as these things get better. People are traveling again, the world is opened back up. The neat thing about Uber is they benefit from three key drivers in mobility, delivery, and freight. The cross platform nature of the business leads to lower customer acquisition costs and ultimately higher retention over time, which is encouraging as well. You\'ve got management there that continues to roll out new initiatives with things like high-capacity vehicles, partnering with Avis to offer Uber valet and person-to-person car rentals. It goes on and they\'re even building out a little advertising driver of the business as well. With a renewed focus now on cash flow and profitability in whittling down those costs to maximize efficiency, it feels like there\'s a pretty attractive risk-reward scenario set up for Uber long term.\nChris Hill: Drop us an email, [email protected]. That\'s [email protected]. We want to hear from you, what do you think is poised for upside in the rest of 2022? Jason Moser, Ron Gross, guys, thanks so much for being here.\nJason Moser: Thank you\nRon Gross: Thank you, Chris.\nChris Hill: Coming up after the break, we\'re dipping into The Motley Fool Money Audio Vault for a conversation with best-selling author, David Epstein. We talk about Tiger Woods, predictors of success in the business world, Epstein\'s memorable encounter with fellow best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell and why it might be time to dramatically scale back travel, and soccer here in America. I really think you\'re going to enjoy. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money. [MUSIC] Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill. I hope you\'re enjoying the start of the Independence Day holiday weekend. Now, our interview. In 2019, I got the chance to talk with best-selling author David Epstein.\nHe joined me on stage in front of a live audience at our annual FoolFest Investing conference. Epstein has masters degrees in journalism and environmental science, he\'s been a senior rider for sports illustrator and is the author of The New York Times Best Seller, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance. On stage, we talked about his latest book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. During our time, we discussed a wide range of topics including Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and how to predict success in a business setting. But my first question for David was, where he got the idea for his new book.\nDavid Epstein: The idea still did grow out of the first books. The first book was about the balance of nature and nurture in athleticism. I was invited to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference co-founded by the General Manager of the Houston Rockets to debate Malcolm Gladwell. So 10,000 hours versus the Sports Gene, it\'s up on YouTube, I never met him before. He\'s very clever. I didn\'t want to get embarrassed. I tried to anticipate some of his arguments I knew he\'d have to argue; this was specifically about the development of athletes. I knew he\'d have to argue for early specializations in sports and highly technical deliberate practice. I said, "Okay, I\'m the science writer Sports Illustrated. Let\'s go look at what the science has to say." We actually found, in almost all sports, in most places in the world, athletes who would want to become a lead actually have these so-called sampling periods where they play a variety of sports.\nThe gain is broad general skills that scaffold later learning. They learn about their interest and abilities and they systematically delay specializing until later than their peers. We all know the Tiger Woods story of early specialization, that\'s like the most famous developmental model, but it\'s actually completely the exception. Golf is an unusual sports skill compared to other ones. Whereas like with this, we all know when Mark Zuckerberg at 22 says, "Young people are just smarter," we all hear that story. Meanwhile, the research shows that the typical age, on the day of founding, not when it becomes a blockbuster, is 45.5. But it\'s like we don\'t hear the stories of the science they\'re really telling, we just hear the Tiger Woods, Mark Zuckerberg\'s stuff. These much more, it\'s very like Daniel Kahneman\'s availability heuristic; the dramatic stories that we base our models of the world on, not what the actual science finds.\nChris Hill: You\'ve opened the book with a great sports example because as you said, everybody, I\'m not even a big golf fan and I know the Tiger Woods story of just basically from the time he couldn\'t walk, his father is drilling him on all these different things and he\'s Tiger Woods, he\'s the dominant golfer of his time and maybe of all time. But the comparison you draw with Roger Federer, who is also the dominant tennis player of his age, and probably on the shortlist of the greatest of all time, it\'s a completely different path.\nDavid Epstein: Roger was exposed to tennis early, but he was also doing swimming, skiing, wrestling, handball, basketball, badminton, rugby, tennis, of course, table tennis. I\'m probably forgetting, oh soccer. That was his other biggest one, soccer. His mother actually was a tennis coach, but she refused to coach him because he wouldn\'t return balls normally like she couldn\'t get him to do the normal drills, so she declined. When he got good enough to be pushed up a level with older players he declined because he just like talking pro wrestling with his friends after practice. We finally got good enough to warrant an interview from a local paper. The reporter asked him if he ever became a pro, what will he buy with his hypothetical first paycheck and he says a Mercedes. His mother was totally appalled and asks the reporter if she can hear the interview tape and the reporter obliges.\nIt turns out Roger actually said, "mehr CDs" in Swiss German, he just wanted more CDs, not a Mercedes. Then his mother was fine. One of my colleagues who was the senior tennis writer at Sports Illustrated described Roger\'s parents as pulley not pushy. Eventually, he did specialize but it was after what we now know is the very typical developmental trajectory for most elite athletes. In golf, the people who study skill acquisition in sports view golf as different, it\'s non-dynamic domain where you don\'t need anticipatory skills like to judge things that are happening quickly. Early specialization may well work in golf, I don\'t know, there\'s a dearth of science. I can believe that it does. But the problem is that we\'ve extrapolated from that to all these other skills.\nChris Hill: We\'ll get into some of the business stuff from the book in a second. But I want to stick with sports because I expose these ties into business as well. Because if you think about the youth sports in America, the business of it has almost gotten too big. It\'s pretty amazing that Roger Federer\'s parents were not only actively pulling him away from specialization, but also his mother was a tennis coach herself. In the United States, the flip of that is she\'s the tennis coach and as soon as he can walk, she\'s got him out there, drilling and not to pick on soccer, but it really does seem like soccer more than any sport in the United States. The youth sports business machine of that is almost too big to overcome.\nDavid Epstein: No, do pick on soccer, you should pick on soccer. I don\'t live in Brooklyn anymore, but when I did, there was a youth seven travel soccer team that met near where I lived. I don\'t think anybody thinks that six-year-olds have to travel to find good enough competition in a city of nine million people. [laughs] Really. I don\'t think that has anything to do with optimal development for those kids because we know the way to make the best 10-year-old soccer player is not the same as the way to develop best 20-year-old soccer player. But those kids are our customers. Someone else has an interest in keeping them away from those other sports. When you talk to lead athletes, they are the ones who know and they\'re like the most against because they know what they did, against specialization. But that\'s a whole other industry.\nBut some places like France, which just won the World Cup, started decades ago reforming its pipeline, where they get kids exposed early and they get them in the pipeline early. Because I think multiple sports is really just a proxy for diversity of movement and training, because there\'s this classic research finding, breadth of training predicts breadth of transfer. It means the broader your training scenarios, the more likely you will be able to apply your skill to situations you\'ve never seen before. They get the kids exposed early. But then they put them in these games where they\'re playing like on sand one day and cobblestones another day, this game called Futsal whether in small spaces and the coaches aren\'t even allowed to talk most of the time, they\'re just saying there\'s no remote control, meaning the coaches shouldn\'t try to micro-manage the players. They get them exposed early, but they put them in this very free-form development that we know is the best. I think there\'s hope because there are models for making this better.\nChris Hill: Business is one of the thrill lines of this book because we just talked about youth sports. But one of the things that comes up is the business implications on scientific research. Before we started, one of the more jarring things to me in the book is how scientific funding has increased over the last say 30 years or so. But discovery has actually dropped. Because it seems like the pressure for economic outcomes immediately in the short-term are taking precedence over just discovery.\nDavid Epstein: I think everyone knows we want those outcomes, that the end goal is applications. The question is how best to get there? To that point, I was reading a lot of Nobel acceptance speeches when I was doing the research and the funny thing in the more recent years, you start to notice that almost every year someone giving their speech says, "Well, I wouldn\'t be able to do my work today because I didn\'t really know what I was going to find." I just had this interesting question, now in your grant applications, you have to say, "Here will be my application." That\'s OK. But we have VC community for that. They can be more focused on that. Why squash the diversity of the research endeavor? Because so many of the biggest breakthroughs have come from questions that someone was interested in, that we didn\'t know where it was leading, like Vannevar Bush who led the scientific research efforts during World War II, wrote a report for the president about a successful research culture. You see these phrases that are like the free play of free intellects working on questions of their own design. That led to like 30 years of wildly successful progress that led to microwaves and MRIs and the Internet and all these other things. We have to keep in mind that we know the process is inefficient when we don\'t exactly know what we\'re looking for. It\'s a problem that we\'re having a purifying selection where we\'re forcing people to say the applications before they really know what they\'re going to find.\nChris Hill: One other things I like about your book is we just meet all these people. Put aside Tiger Woods and Roger Federer in your research, all of these people. You just touched on something from one of my favorite people in the book, Arturo Casadevall, who speaks to that and talks about the very nature of pushing boundaries is that you\'re out there, you\'re probing, you\'re not really sure what you\'re going to find and by definition, it\'s an inefficient process.\nDavid Epstein: Yeah, Arturo is one of the most prominent immunologists in the world. If specialization continues, he wins no matter what happens basically. He sees no problem getting funding, but he decided to leave a cushy post in New York to go to Johns Hopkins School of Public Health because they were allowing him to start a new education program, where he is essentially trying to despecialize the training of future scientists. He arrived and he showed this graph where he said the rate of retractions of science, the acceleration is now outpacing the rate of new publications, so if we continue this trend, we will have retracted all of science in a couple of years. [laughs] Science gallows humor, but there is this retraction problem now. We\'re recognizing there\'s been a lot of bad work.\nBy the way, I contributed to that bad work. I have a Master\'s Degree in Science and only as an investigative reporter writing about how science works did I realize that I too committed statistical malpractice of the variety he\'s talking about. Because not purposely, I was rushed into very didactic specialized material about arctic plant physiology before I knew how my statistical tools worked. You can get these big databases, hit a button to run this incredibly complicated statistically significant master\'s degree, [laughs] and this research is still published. It\'s crazy that only later did I learn how scientific thinking is supposed to work. We\'re having these problems, so he\'s trying to despecialize the research and get people to think more broadly.\nHe describes science as becoming a system of parallel trenches where everyone\'s in their own trench and not standing up to look over the next trench, even though that\'s often where their solution is. There\'s always perverse effects like women are much more likely to write grants for interdisciplinary proposals, but interdisciplinary proposals that are systematically marched down because they always go to one discipline or the other, and so they are about less likely to get funded. But the world\'s interdisciplinary, disciplines are a necessary evil for breaking down how we study. We\'re docking people who are asking questions about how the world really is.\nChris Hill: One of those things you get at is Arturo does it with science. We\'ve seen it in the military where basically leaders are trying to figure out what\'s the best way to mentor people, what\'s the best way to educate people. Along the way, they find out, we\'ve been doing it wrong. Not only have we achieved short-term success in education, we\'ve deluded ourselves in thinking, we\'ll pat ourselves on the back, everything\'s fine and in fact, we\'ve set those people back.\nDavid Epstein: Yeah. That gets to some themes in the book so they can jump into that one in a couple of places. But one of the themes to me was that there are things you can do to cause the most rapid immediate progress that systematically undermine long-term development. I\'m going to use that queue to get into one of the studies that was most surprising to me in the book which was done in the US Air Force Academy that you could never set up. They had this amazing scenario where they bring in their freshman class, thousand students or whatever it is and they have to all take a sequence of three math courses. Start calculus 1, calculus 2, and then a follow-on course. They are randomized to professors for calculus 1, and then they\'re randomized to the next course, and then rerandomized again to the next course. You can really see the impact of teaching, and that\'s what these researchers wanted to see. What they found was that the teachers were the best at promoting contemporaneous overachievement compared to the characteristics of the students came in with in calculus 1.\nThose students then systematically underperformed in the follow-on courses. The teachers and students performed sixth best out of 100 in his calculus 1, got the seventh best ratings because the kids feel like they\'re learning, they rate them higher, was dead last in how his students then did the follow-on courses. It turned out that professors whose students did the best contemporaneously were teaching a very narrow curriculum and their students were learning so-called using procedures knowledge that they could execute when the test came, but when you get into a different class and you\'re facing different stuff, breadth of training for next breadth of transfer, you don\'t have those broader conceptual models, and so you don\'t have what\'s called making connections knowledge, which is the broader frames where you learn how to match a strategy to a type of problem instead of just executing procedures. It\'s really deceptive because the learners rate their learning as faster, they rate the professors as better, they do better, and then in the long run, they\'re undermined, which is deeply counterintuitive to me.\nChris Hill: Coming up, David Epstein talks birds, frogs, and LinkedIn. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money. [MUSIC] Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill. This week we\'re revisiting my conversation in front of a live audience with best-selling author David Epstein about his latest book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. In terms of business and leadership and one of the things I think you touched on in the book was how to deal with maybe using LinkedIn to figure out how do people get promoted. It really does seem like the people who have the widest breadth of experience, they\'re the ones most likely to move on.\nDavid Epstein: Yeah. I should say we absolutely need specialists, I don\'t want to denigrate specialists. I like Freeman Dyson, the mathematician and physicist, and writers framing of it where you said we need frogs and birds. The frogs are down in the mud looking all the little details. The birds are up above, they don\'t see those details, but they can integrate the work of the frogs. He said we need both for a healthy ecosystem, the problem is we\'re telling everyone to be frogs and we\'re not telling anyone to be birds. The LinkedIn researcher referring to, they looked at about a half-million members because they have this amazing database. What are the best predictors of someone who goes on to become an executive? One of the best predictors was the number of different job functions that an individual has worked across in their industry, and their chief economist thinks that\'s because they get this month more holistic view of the industry, each additional job function saved them about three years of experience in moving toward the C-suite. That resonated with me because I saw that as I was visiting different companies.\nChris Hill: I know it\'s only been out for a week or so, but I\'m curious what\'s been the reaction that you\'ve gotten, not necessarily from readers who I\'m sure are enjoying the book, but to the extent that you\'ve heard from communities or leaders and whether it\'s an industry or used sports or something else.\nDavid Epstein: More positive than I expected and maybe that\'s because the blowback part takes a little longer. [laughs] But this book got out again faster than my last one did. The last one, there was a lot of pushback about 10,000 hours rules stuff. Helpfully this time, Malcolm Gladwell and I were recently conference in March, the same one when we first did the debate. This is on YouTube and at minute 54, he says, I now believe I conflated to ideas. The idea that it takes a lot of practice to get good at something with the idea that in order to become good at X, you should do only X, X and only X starting early as possible. I thought that was a very astute thing for him to say. I think that might have softened some of the blow a little bit for me. But it really has been interesting to hear people identify with it. I started getting invited to some business things and the executives would tell me this really resonates.\nI just met a woman who was the head of executive search for a really big company, and this really resonated with her. She was telling me, I think in the age of LinkedIn for all its good things, we\'re getting too narrow in describing our job functions, because if you look at research on serial innovators, for example. This women, Abby Griffin, whose research is in range, she says to HR people, you have to keep it broad because the serial innovators, they often zigzag, they\'ve had other domain experience, they have wide range of interest, they tend to have hobbies, they read a lot, they need to communicate with people outside their domain. When you define the job too narrowly, you accidentally screen them out. Some of the people who do executive search, apparently that\'s resonated with them because they\'ve reached out to me and said, we are increasingly making this square hole and we have the square peg we want to fit it, but those aren\'t necessarily actually the people who are set up to make the biggest contributions.\nChris Hill: I\'ve actually experienced that on LinkedIn because I host a radio show and a podcast and that\'s what I list on LinkedIn. Once a month I got an email from LinkedIn, and it\'s here are some jobs you might be interested in and all of them are host jobs, but it\'s at a restaurant. [laughs] I\'m like maybe I need to do a better job of getting across what I actually do.\nDavid Epstein: Well, that would be a transfer of skill.\nChris Hill: It would be if it does. You know what? I\'m too specialized, I should branch out into that sort of thing. The book is Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. You can find it wherever you find books. Unlike when I interviewed David Epstein in 2019, now it\'s available in paperback, you get to save a couple of bucks. If you\'re just starting out or you know someone who\'s just looking to get started investing, we have a free investing starter kit that covers everything from saving money to 401k plans to how to buy your first stock. It comes with a built-in watchlist of 15 stocks and five ETFs that were selected by our investing team and it\'s free. Just go to fool.com/starterkit. That\'s fool.com/starterkit. Check it out when you get a chance.\nOn behalf of everyone at The Motley Fool, I hope you have a safe and fun Independence Day weekend. Please be safe with the fireworks. Don\'t be one of those people who ends up trending on social media because it did something really stupid with fireworks and ended up in the emergency room. Look out for your friends too, you know who I\'m talking about, that one friend, yeah, that guy, keep an eye on him. That\'s going to do it for this week\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. The show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I\'m Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We\'ll see you next time.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Chris Hill has positions in Activision Blizzard, Adobe Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Starbucks, Target, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney. Jason Moser has positions in Adobe Inc., Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, Starbucks, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney. Ron Gross has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, Marriott International, Microsoft, Starbucks, Target, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Adobe Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, Microsoft, Netflix, Starbucks, Target, The Trade Desk, Twitter, Walt Disney, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool recommends Marriott International and Uber Technologies and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $115 calls on Marriott International, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., short July 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "We talk about Tiger Woods, predictors of success in the business world, Epstein's memorable encounter with fellow best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell and why it might be time to dramatically scale back travel, and soccer here in America. He sees no problem getting funding, but he decided to leave a cushy post in New York to go to Johns Hopkins School of Public Health because they were allowing him to start a new education program, where he is essentially trying to despecialize the training of future scientists. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Adobe Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, Microsoft, Netflix, Starbucks, Target, The Trade Desk, Twitter, Walt Disney, and Zoom Video Communications.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Chris Hill has positions in Activision Blizzard, Adobe Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Starbucks, Target, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Adobe Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, Apple, DocuSign, Microsoft, Netflix, Starbucks, Target, The Trade Desk, Twitter, Walt Disney, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool recommends Marriott International and Uber Technologies and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $115 calls on Marriott International, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., short July 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Review: 2022 So Far', 'news_lexrank_summary': "He says he has no interest in being the CEO but he wants half of the world on Twitter. It is something that they don't have currently. Chris Hill: We'll get into some of the business stuff from the book in a second.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Chris Hill: You\'ve opened the book with a great sports example because as you said, everybody, I\'m not even a big golf fan and I know the Tiger Woods story of just basically from the time he couldn\'t walk, his father is drilling him on all these different things and he\'s Tiger Woods, he\'s the dominant golfer of his time and maybe of all time. To that point, I was reading a lot of Nobel acceptance speeches when I was doing the research and the funny thing in the more recent years, you start to notice that almost every year someone giving their speech says, "Well, I wouldn\'t be able to do my work today because I didn\'t really know what I was going to find." The Motley Fool recommends Marriott International and Uber Technologies and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $115 calls on Marriott International, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., short July 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/inflation%3A-this-time-its-different', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, we zoom in on comments from central bank leaders at the recent ECB Forum on Central Banking to see what insights we can glean. Motley Fool analysts Dylan Lewis and John Rotonti discuss:\nWhat Fed Chairman Jerome Powell had to say.\nWhy experts have so consistently been wrong about inflation.\nThe types of companies you want to own in an inflationary environment.\nWhy Shopify\'s (NYSE: SHOP) stock split is less important than its share-structure changes.\nMotley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey and Motley Fool analyst Ron Gross discuss the ins and outs of investing in a bear market and what types of companies you should be keeping an eye on.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Shopify\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Shopify wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on June 30, 2022.\nDylan Lewis: We\'ve got comments from Central bank leaders and a stock split from a Fool favorite. Motley Fool Money starts now. Dylan Lewis sitting in for Chris Hill, joined by Motley Fool premium Analyst John Rotonti. John, inflation is one of the inescapable stories of 2022 for investors and consumers alike. Yesterday, we got a little bit of an update on how some of the Central Bank leaders around the world, especially the US own J. Powell, are thinking about the current environment right now.\nJohn Rotonti: Hey, Dylan. Thanks for having me on the show. Chairman Powell\'s comments yesterday were definitely interesting. What concerns me, I think is that we\'re at this generational inflexion point and very few investors have truly invested in an inflationary environment. Dylan, you and I were barely born the last time we had real inflation in the US. The Motley Fool had not been founded yet. Interest rates have been falling for 40 years, which was a massive tailwind for stocks by the way. Inflation has been benign for 30 years. Money has been pretty much free since coming out of the GFC, the global financial crisis in 2009. Now all of that is changing. Even Fed chair Jerome Powell admitted that the Fed really doesn\'t understand inflation or what it will truly take to fight it. Because we are in a fight, 8.5, 8.6 percent inflation is real and households are anxious and they\'re angry when the price at the gas pump is going up. Prices at the grocery store is going up. That really affects people\'s way of life and so we\'re in a fight.\nDylan Lewis: John, I want to zoom in on that comment that Powell made. It made the rounds on Twitter yesterday. I think we now understand how little we understand about inflation. That got dumped on a lot on social media yesterday because you would think of all the people to have a good finger on the pulse for what\'s going on. It would hopefully be our Fed chair. The reason for it, though, it gets back to a lot of things you were just talking about before. Where so much of what we\'ve seen over the last couple of decades is so different than what we\'re staring out at going forward. Especially because the force is driving a lot of those things are things that not necessarily have been a part of the macro picture over the last couple of decades.\nJohn Rotonti: I think you\'re right, Dylan. There\'s recency bias here and by recency, I don\'t mean the last few years or the last few months. Thirty years, we\'ve had benign inflation and then more recently, we couldn\'t even hit our two percent inflation target. We were constantly under that. No matter what Chairman Powell and the Fed did, they could not get up to two percent. This is a new problem we really are at this generational inflection point. The other thing that concerns me, and it\'s related is that Chairman Powell and the Federal Reserve understand even less about how to wind down a nine trillion dollar balance sheet, because that has never been done before. At least we can look back at history and learn about inflation and how rising interest rates impact the economy. There\'s some history lesson there, but there is no history lesson. There is no precedent for scaling down a nine trillion dollar balance sheet. What concerns me, it\'s not a large concern, it\'s just what concerns me or what I\'m starting to factor into my analysis more and more is the uncertainty and inexperience that virtually all of us have with us, even Chairman Powell. I do think that the stocks that worked in a period of inflation below two percent and when we had free money, like I said, really dating back to 2009, are not necessarily the stocks that will work in a high inflationary environment. That\'s where we stand today.\nDylan Lewis: I think that\'s an interesting point, John. There are a lot of feelings of what got us here may not necessarily be what gets us to move forward with this. Even zooming in on the comments that Powell made. One of the things that he had talked about in his ECB form comments was that when you look at how we\'ve been approaching inflation, how we\'ve been measuring inflation, how we\'ve been anticipating inflation. The models that we\'ve been using didn\'t have us above four percent. From the prognosticators that tend to look at these things. A year out, you said 34 out of 35 professional forecasters a year-ago had inflation below four percent. The reason for that was the model they use without getting too far into it. It\'s called the Phillips curve. It assumes that inflation and unemployment are inversely related. What we\'ve seen, especially over the last 12 months, 18 months or so, is that isn\'t necessarily the case. We\'ve seen unemployment is trending downward. We\'ve seen the job market be relatively strong. Yet we\'ve continued to see a lot of inflation and a big part of that is because of supply side issues that are much harder to anticipate.\nJohn Rotonti: I think that\'s part of it, Dylan. I think it\'s also that these curves completely breakdown when you\'ve had a decade plus of free money. I think that\'s the Number 1 thing that everyone is under-estimating. Is what happens when money is free. Going back to 2009 and then on top of that, we were in a very scary time. We were in the pandemic. Unprecedented amounts of liquidity we\'re pumped into the market. Then free money was given out as handouts, these transfer payments to households. After 12 or 13 years of free money, we layered on more free money, which we needed to do. We needed to do it. But now after 13 years of that type of liquidity, these curves start to break down. It\'s not just the Phillips curve and inflation and unemployment.\nIts stocks and bonds typically didn\'t move in the same direction, and now they\'re moving in the same direction. There\'s a lot of strange weird things happening because of a decade plus of unprecedented fiscal stimulus, monetary stimulus, any type of stimulus that you can think of. All these curves start to break down. Although I have never invested during an inflationary environment, I do try to consider myself a student in history. I didn\'t notice this generational inflection point very early on, even last year. I arranged for 12 outside experts to come in and speak to the Motley Fool investing team all in the first quarter of this year Dylan, on the first quarter. I feel like our team is ready and we got a jump start on our educational sessions for the current environment that we\'re in.\nI front-loaded. I purposefully front-loaded these educational sessions all into the first quarter because of macro is going to demand so much more of our attention. In a world of higher inflation Fed tightening cycle, higher interest rates, liquidity being siphoned from the economy, high oil prices of potential de-emphasis on globalization and the Fed attempting to slowdown in the economy without causing a recession. What I\'m very positive about Dylan, I\'d like to end this session, this little part on a positive note is the strength of the US consumer, the strength of household balance sheets. Like you said, unemployment is still very low, we\'re at maximum employment in this country and I\'m also very positive on The Motley Fool\'s ability to pick the best stocks for this environment in our ability to guide our members through whatever the markets and whatever macro throw our way.\nDylan Lewis: I appreciate you bringing some of the positive stuff in there, John because I think it can be hard to stare at the headlines that are just pumping the inflation news and talking about the impact that\'s being felt and it\'s real. But there are a lot of positive signs on what we\'re seeing in the broader macro picture. Knowing all this, seeing all this, and looking at some of the comments from yesterday, it\'s pretty clear they are going to be focused on getting inflation back down to two percent. It was reiterated as a main target for the Fed and Powell said the risk would be in failing to restore price stability, not so much in going too far with rate hikes, if they\'re going to overshoot on one, the focus should be on restoring price stability. In this environment where we have all these forces, what are you looking at for companies? What are you looking for in companies? What do you want to be owning?\nDylan Lewis: I love that question, I\'ll answer that in a second. I\'ll just say really quickly, Fed chair Powell is saying time and time again, we\'re going to fight inflation and we\'re going to get back down our two percent target, no matter what it takes. The market doesn\'t necessarily believe in doing, the market is playing chicken with Fed pallet at points and that\'s when you see these massive updates, these massive up weeks, and then they\'re followed by these massive down weeks. I think the reason is that despite chair Powell saying time and time again, we are going to do whatever it takes. I think the market is worried that every one percent increase in interest rates increases the debt service on US debt by $300 billion. I think the market is predicting that Fed chair is going to have to backtrack on interest rate hikes at some point in time. Now, I don\'t have an opinion on that, that\'s above my pay grade, but it\'s interesting this dynamic of chair Powell constantly saying we will do whatever it takes and the market constantly not really believing him so that dynamic is going to be interesting to watch play out.\nWhat do you want to own? I think first and foremost, Dylan, we need to remember that stocks are the best long-term hedge against inflation. If you look at the Deutsche Bank long-term asset returns study or work by Professor Jeremy Siegel or Morgan Housel, or so many other people, stocks have provided higher real returns than US government bonds, high-rate corporate bonds, junk bonds, real estate, and gold, going back very long periods of time. Such first thing, stocks are the best hedge against inflation, secondly, you want to invest across the growth spectrum and diversify, diversify, diversify, diversify by industry, sector, market cap and geography. Then getting more specific, you want to own companies with high returns on invested capital because these businesses tend to be not capital-intensive, meaning they don\'t need to spend a lot of capital to maintain and grow their assets at a time when input costs for those assets are rising.\nInflationary investing 101 is really to own businesses that generate high ROIC and that don\'t need to invest a lot of new capital to grow because of the cost of that capital is rising. Then you also want to make sure you have companies that have a long runway of free cash flow growth and you want free cash flow that you expect to grow faster than the rate of inflation. Then the same with dividends, look for companies that have a long history of consistently increasing the dividend every single year and that you expect will continue to increase the dividend at an annualized rate higher than inflation. Then finally, real estate has historically been a great place to be during inflation because one, a lot of real estates has long-term contracts with annual pricing power written into the contracts and two, the replacement cost of real estate goes up. The input costs go up, so becomes more expensive to build new real estate, so this increases the value of current real estate because it means less new capacity comes onto the market.\nDylan Lewis: John, I have to ask the question because I\'m sure listeners are thinking it. Are there any specific names that you throw out there as something that is worth checking out? Maybe a business that wouldn\'t necessarily be beyond someone\'s radar following some of the more growth-oriented strategies that The Fool has tended to follow over the last 10 years or so.\nJohn Rotonti: I love to The Fool\'s growth oriented strategy, I support a one-for-one balancing, so for every earlier stage growth company that The Fool loves, you balance it out with The Home Depot, so that\'s one example right there. Then for every earlier-stage group growth company that The Fool loves you, balance it out with a Visa, you balance it out with a Berkshire Hathaway. Those types of really high return, high free cash flow, moderate growth but the highly resilient type of businesses, Dylan.\nDylan Lewis: Speaking of high-growth names in The Fool universe, Shopify shareholders saw a bit of shuffling in their portfolios. Yesterday, the company completed a 10-to-1 stock split, bringing the price per share down to 30-ish dollars down from the 300s pre-split. John, we know in the academic sense, we\'re staring at the same thing here pre and post-split. Stock splits have gotten a lot of attention over the last couple of years apart because we\'ve seen some high-growth names really dramatically appreciate in value and they\'ve looked to make shares more accessible to the average investor, what do you see in the trend with stock splits in Shopify, deciding to make this move? I know you\'re a Shopify shareholder, how do you think about all this?\nJohn Rotonti: Yeah. Just to reiterate what you just said, the value of what you own fools has not changed by one penny, the value of what we own has not changed by one penny. Dylan, I think this one is a joke, I think this is a bad move on Shopify\'s part. I\'m not selling my shares, it\'s not overly concerning to me, but this is poor judgment. I understand that this decision was made a couple of months ago or whatever it was, but I had to speak out on this one, Dylan, I tweeted yesterday was a drop from 1,700 down to 300 and not enough for Tobi and company, like honestly, I would\'ve reversed course if I was Tobi. I know they announced this split, but when they saw that their stock was continuing to fall, virtually every day. Dylan, 82 percent off a tie from 1,700 down to 300 at one point, is that not enough to attract retail investors? I think this is really poor judgment, I think this is followed by the leader because Amazon did it and [Alphabet\'s] Google did it and I don\'t know who else did it.\nIt\'s all poor judgment in my opinion, I think this is pandering to option traders. This is encouraging margin, it\'s encouraging options, and it\'s encouraging stonk traders. Honestly, I think this is poor judgment, I don\'t think it changes the thesis, but it\'s a game of follow the leader. I think Tobi should be focusing on Amazon fulfilment, I think Tobi should be focusing on improving its product suite, honestly, there\'s I\'ve been reading a lot of reviews recently that Shopify doesn\'t have everything that entrepreneurs need to succeed as a lot, but not everything, they\'ve struggled with fulfilment. Then finally, as we all know, this is a power grab by Tobi, but Tobi is not the only one doing it, a lot of founders are doing this type of thing.\nDylan Lewis: To unpack that a little bit, you mentioned that they announced this a couple of months ago. As a part of that announcement, they also made some updates to their corporate governance and some of their share structures. I think, if anything, the stock split for me, it\'s an example of paying attention to this, not that. Don\'t pay attention as much to the number of shares or the price of the share and what we\'re seeing pretty post-split. But pay attention to the fact that when they made this decision and when shareholders were voting on things, they also approved nontransferable founder shares, which increased Tobi Lütke\'s power to 40 percent prior to this, I think his voting power was around 33 or 34 percent of the company. John, the story with this business, basically the entire time that it\'s been a public company has been, if you are buying shares of Shopify, you\'re investing in and right alongside Tobi Lütke. So far that\'s generally been a pretty good proposition for people. I as a shareholder, I\'m happy to see that his incentives in his stake are there and we\'ll represented, I think he is a pretty good vision for where the company should be heading in his road map has been pretty strong so far. I\'m curious how you feel about it.\nJohn Rotonti: I\'m invested alongside Tobi, I intend to be a long-term share-owner of Shopify. I feel like 33 percent ownership and control is probably enough, Dylan. I come at this from an ESG angle to my dear friend and colleague, Alyce Lomax, I know she\'s like probably fuming over this because this is something that we tend to see as not a red flag, but maybe like almost red flag. When looking at corporate structures and corporate governance, it\'s like when does it stop? Does it ever feel like he\'s going to need 45 percent voting control? I don\'t know, 33 percent seems like a lot to me. If I had my druthers in an ideal world, I\'d want my vote to matter and I feel like my vote does it matter at Shopify, but overall, Tobi has proven himself to be a visionary, he\'s proven himself to be someone that can build great teams, great product. If we take them out as where they just trying to build a 100-year business, then maybe controllers is the right move here. It\'s just not super comfortable with me, but I do intend to be a long-term shareholder.\nDylan Lewis: Yeah. I think wanting to vote and being a tech investor or growth in the fixture can sometimes be a little bit mutually exclusive.\nJohn Rotonti: Actually, the good point though. [laughs]\nDylan Lewis: Just a reality of the space. I mean, what\'s interesting about it is even at 40 percent is not a controlling voting stake, there\'s still needs to be agreement, some consensus so far, anything dramatic to the past, but I see your points there, John, they are good ones. I mean, you make a point though when you are investing in founder-led tech you\'re giving up some voting power.\nIf you\'ve been investing for a few weeks, for even 10 years you haven\'t been through an extended bear market before, fear not. Producer Ricky Mulvey and TMF Analyst Ron Gross are here with a bear market boot camp.\nRicky Mulvey: Welcome to bear market boot camp. If you\'ve been investing since 2020 or even 2012 you have not seen a long bear market, so we don\'t know when the bottom will come. But if you\'re a stock investor you might want to pack your bags for a longer ride than the last one. Joining me now is Ron Gross, thanks for being here.\nRon Gross: Hey Ricky, always a pleasure.\nRicky Mulvey: Ron, this is not your first bear market. For investors heading into their first bear market boot camp, what are they packing? What should they bring?\nRon Gross: I think it\'s pretty much the same two things you should bring to investing in general. That is time and temperament. They are the most important tools an investor can have. The proper temperament will make sure you don\'t make unnecessary mistakes, and the proper time horizon will make sure you can compound your wealth over long periods of time. It will ensure that you can ride out whatever lens the bear market happens to be. Time and temperament.\nRicky Mulvey: Whatever length is the key phrase there. [laughs] The last bear market lasted exactly 33 days. I think that\'s the shortest one on record. Why are some investors expecting this one to last much longer?\nRon Gross: I did a little research for you, Ricky and I came up with that since 1966 the average bear market has lasted about 15 months, much shorter than the average bull market by the way. They do often end pretty quickly with a rebound that is very difficult to predict, as you mentioned 2020, 33 days. That\'s why long-term investors are usually better off just staying the course and not pulling money out of the market and trying to time it because you don\'t know when that quick rebound is going to occur. The COVID-induced bear market was caused obviously by a very specific reason, the pandemic, it was short-lived. But if vaccines didn\'t make it to the market as quickly as they did, it\'s likely we would have been in for a much longer and scarier ride there. Now the one we\'re in now has a different cause although it has some of its roots in COVID, namely supply chain disruptions and some fiscal stimulus that COVID did require.\nBut we\'ve lived with interest rates that are basically zero and quantitative easing for a very long time now. The chickens are simply just coming home to roost. We\'ve had some very good years. Now it\'s time for a bit of a correction. That\'s the way the market works in cycles. Hard to predict how long it will take the Fed to get inflation under control. We don\'t know how high-interest rates will go. We don\'t know if we\'re in a recession actually right now, as some are saying, or if we\'re going to be going into recession as a result of Fed policy, or if the Fed will be able to engineer a soft landing. I have no way to predict how long a bear market will last. At the heart of COVID, I certainly wouldn\'t have guessed 33 days so that\'s really the reason for staying the course.\nRicky Mulvey: I\'ve seen some comparisons to the bear market from the \'70s with high oil [laughs] prices and inflation. I\'ve seen some comparisons to the tech or the dot-com bubble with tech stock prices collapsing. What are the similarities you\'re seeing in this bear market to previous ones?\nRon Gross: Even though all corrections and bear markets are different, they do have certain very fundamental basic things in common. Chief among them are stocks go down, you get nervous. That\'s really what it boils down to. The different reasons during 2008, 2009 great financial crisis, great recession whatever you want to call it, the fear was pretty palpable. We were actually concerned that the financial markets could be significantly or even permanently impaired, and we could end up in depression. In 2000 it wasn\'t like that at all. Most everyone knew that there was a .com Internet bubble forming and that it was going to burst at some point. Then I have developed a rule of thumb, Ricky, maybe you can use this at home. If people you meet that don\'t know that much about investing are coming up to at a party or a backyard barbecue and telling you about how much money they are making and how easy it is, then you can be relatively sure you\'re in some kind of a bubble. That\'s how it was with dot-com stocks in 2000, and real estate speculating in 2008. Ricky, how about this year? Can you think of anything perhaps that people would come up to at a party and tell you that they\'re making gobs and gobs of money at least a few months ago?\nRicky Mulvey: Cryptocurrencies.\nRon Gross: That could be Ricky, yes good answer. Crypto and maybe even NFTs would be a little bit even more suspect. It\'s not to say that there weren\'t good Internet stocks back then or good real estate investments back then. Perhaps good cryptocurrencies right now. It\'s the excess that we have to watch out for. It\'s tulips in Holland in the 1600s that we need to be wary of. All corrections in bear markets are somewhat different but they all really have that in common stocks go down, we get really fearful and we sometimes don\'t know how to react.\nRicky Mulvey: Let\'s talk about the Fed for a sec, Fed chair Jerome Powell recently said in a congressional testimony, "We\'re not trying to provoke and do not think we will need to provoke a recession. But we do think it\'s absolutely essential that we restore price stability really, for the benefit of the labour market as much as anything else." What he\'s talking about here is the buzzwords, the soft landing. Is there any historical precedent of the Fed achieving this or is a recession bear market inevitable whenever the Fed hikes interest rates?\nRon Gross: I love the word provoke in that sentence. It\'s like a bear, a wild animal. Maybe it\'s actually appropriate. A couple of different times where perhaps we did see a soft landing. Alan Greenspan, Fed Reserve chair, has been credited with engineering a soft landing in 1994, \'95. Fed reserve chair Jerome Powell has also suggested that Fed achieved soft landings in 1965, back in the day and 1984, but it is a difficult thing to do. In contrast, a recession followed the last five instances when inflation peaked above five percent: 1970, 1974, 1980, 1990, 2008, possibly 2022. We will see when the next GDP results come out. A soft landing would be wonderful. But it is not the easiest thing to achieve.\nRicky Mulvey: Going to skip ahead a little bit. You\'re a stock investor, you\'re looking down your brokerage account. What are some signals that the companies you own are ready for a long bear market? Is cash on the balance sheet more important right now, should we be focusing on companies with high ROIC. What are you looking at?\nRon Gross: For sure, companies that actually generate cash flow are profitable and generate cash flow and have strong balance sheets, will be able to weather a bear market or an economic downturn. Now that doesn\'t mean every company you own has to have those characteristics. If you\'re well-diversified you\'ll likely have a mix of companies, some that do better during boom times and some that hold up better during bust times. During difficult times. The stronger the company, the likely the better it will perform or the better you\'ll be able to sleep at night knowing that you are an owner of it. But sometimes these great companies also get their prices bid up and then during bad times, they just come back down. I think Isaac Newton taught us that what goes up eventually must come down at least for certain periods of time. But listen, you couldn\'t never go wrong in any market or any economy by buying really strong profitable companies with great balance sheets.\nRicky Mulvey: Any really strong profitable companies with great balance sheets coming to mind for you?\nRon Gross: Oh, guys. I mean, there\'s so many. I\'ve always been a fan of Costco and Nike, although Nike is getting smacked around a bit this week, as a result of higher shipping costs. Home Depot is a great company. Disney, Apple and Microsoft probably go without saying, despite the pounding that Target has taken this year. I\'m a big fan of that business model. Lots of wonderful companies out there that not only make a ton of money, but have great balance sheets as well.\nRicky Mulvey: Any final tips for newer investor? Maybe this is your first bear market, maybe this is your second traversing these lands.\nRon Gross: I think I\'ll go back to where we started. It always comes back to me to time in temperament. One hundred percent of the time the stock market has rebounded and moved higher after a correction or bear market, 100 percent of the time. I see no reason to think this time would be any different if it is by the way [MUSIC] we\'ve got bigger problems on the stock market. Stay the course, keep a long-term perspective and it\'ll all be just fine.\nRicky Mulvey: Ron Gross, thank you for your time and your temperament.\nRon Gross: Thank you for Ricky, my pleasure.\nDylan Lewis: As always, people on the program may have interest in stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell anything based solely on what you hear. I\'m Dylan Lewis, thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Dylan Lewis has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Amazon, Apple, Shopify, and Walt Disney. John Rotonti has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, Microsoft, Shopify, and Walt Disney. Ricky Mulvey has positions in Home Depot and Walt Disney. Ron Gross has positions in Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, Microsoft, Nike, Target, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, Microsoft, Nike, Shopify, Target, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Dylan Lewis: I appreciate you bringing some of the positive stuff in there, John because I think it can be hard to stare at the headlines that are just pumping the inflation news and talking about the impact that's being felt and it's real. If people you meet that don't know that much about investing are coming up to at a party or a backyard barbecue and telling you about how much money they are making and how easy it is, then you can be relatively sure you're in some kind of a bubble. Dylan Lewis: As always, people on the program may have interest in stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell anything based solely on what you hear.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'John Rotonti has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, Microsoft, Shopify, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, Microsoft, Nike, Shopify, Target, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': "Inflation: This Time It's Different?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "I don't know, 33 percent seems like a lot to me. In 2000 it wasn't like that at all. One hundred percent of the time the stock market has rebounded and moved higher after a correction or bear market, 100 percent of the time.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey and Motley Fool analyst Ron Gross discuss the ins and outs of investing in a bear market and what types of companies you should be keeping an eye on. One hundred percent of the time the stock market has rebounded and moved higher after a correction or bear market, 100 percent of the time. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jul-7-2022-%3A-swn-bmy-auy-qqq-open-twtr-lyft-ci-pins-aapl-csco', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -18.4 to 12,090.65. The total After hours volume is currently 133,729,353 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is -0.02 at $6.24, with 6,819,150 shares traded. SWN\'s current last sale is 69.33% of the target price of $9.\n\nBristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) is -0.14 at $75.00, with 4,605,699 shares traded. BMY\'s current last sale is 93.75% of the target price of $80.\n\nYamana Gold Inc. (AUY) is unchanged at $4.66, with 4,167,081 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AUY is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.39 at $294.59, with 3,490,557 shares traded. This represents a 9.4% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nOpendoor Technologies Inc (OPEN) is -0.01 at $5.64, with 3,194,844 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for OPEN is in the "buy range".\n\nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR) is -0.1401 at $38.65, with 3,066,697 shares traded. TWTR\'s current last sale is 71.31% of the target price of $54.2.\n\nLyft, Inc. (LYFT) is -0.01 at $13.75, with 2,891,754 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for LYFT is in the "buy range".\n\nCigna Corporation (CI) is unchanged at $275.78, with 2,691,758 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nPinterest, Inc. (PINS) is -0.17 at $20.10, with 2,619,792 shares traded. PINS\'s current last sale is 77.31% of the target price of $26.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.22 at $146.13, with 2,284,869 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is -0.12 at $43.10, with 2,100,764 shares traded. CSCO\'s current last sale is 82.88% of the target price of $52.\n\nXP Inc. (XP) is +0.01 at $18.49, with 1,824,381 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for XP is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.22 at $146.13, with 2,284,869 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for LYFT is in the "buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.22 at $146.13, with 2,284,869 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AUY is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jul 7, 2022 : SWN, BMY, AUY, QQQ, OPEN, TWTR, LYFT, CI, PINS, AAPL, CSCO, XP', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.22 at $146.13, with 2,284,869 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -18.4 to 12,090.65.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.22 at $146.13, with 2,284,869 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 133,729,353 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-eu-antitrust-regulators-probing-tech-group-aoms-video-licensing-policy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'BRUSSELS, July 7 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, the European Commission said on Thursday.\n"The Commission confirms that it has a preliminary investigation ongoing into AOM\'s licensing policy," a spokesperson for the EU executive told Reuters.\n"The fact that the Commission has a preliminary investigation does not prejudge the outcome of the investigation on the existence of an infringement," the spokesperson said, without providing further details.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Chris Reese)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'BRUSSELS, July 7 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, the European Commission said on Thursday. "The Commission confirms that it has a preliminary investigation ongoing into AOM\'s licensing policy," a spokesperson for the EU executive told Reuters. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'BRUSSELS, July 7 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, the European Commission said on Thursday. "The Commission confirms that it has a preliminary investigation ongoing into AOM\'s licensing policy," a spokesperson for the EU executive told Reuters. "The fact that the Commission has a preliminary investigation does not prejudge the outcome of the investigation on the existence of an infringement," the spokesperson said, without providing further details.', 'news_article_title': "EXCLUSIVE-EU antitrust regulators probing tech group AOM's video licensing policy", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'BRUSSELS, July 7 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, the European Commission said on Thursday. "The Commission confirms that it has a preliminary investigation ongoing into AOM\'s licensing policy," a spokesperson for the EU executive told Reuters. "The fact that the Commission has a preliminary investigation does not prejudge the outcome of the investigation on the existence of an infringement," the spokesperson said, without providing further details.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'BRUSSELS, July 7 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, the European Commission said on Thursday. "The Commission confirms that it has a preliminary investigation ongoing into AOM\'s licensing policy," a spokesperson for the EU executive told Reuters. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jul-7-2022-%3A-tqqq-sqqq-ffie-nio-qqq-f-anvs-ccl-aapl-bp-bbby-ten', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 54.36 to 11,906.95. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 32,510,168 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.3 at $26.44, with 2,899,953 shares traded. This represents a 24.02% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -0.6 at $53.05, with 1,624,577 shares traded. This represents a 88.45% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nFaraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (FFIE) is +0.38 at $4.92, with 1,329,221 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for FFIE is 9.442662; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is +0.44 at $21.27, with 948,706 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +1.1 at $289.90, with 681,863 shares traded. This represents a 7.66% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is +0.1799 at $11.24, with 475,365 shares traded. F\'s current last sale is 66.12% of the target price of $17.\n\nAnnovis Bio, Inc. (ANVS) is +3.33 at $16.59, with 434,986 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ANVS is in the "strong buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is +0.12 at $8.86, with 412,773 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 63.29% of the target price of $14.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.35 at $143.27, with 399,022 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nBP p.l.c. (BP) is +1.04 at $27.76, with 391,118 shares traded. BP\'s current last sale is 77.11% of the target price of $36.\n\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is +0.28 at $4.75, with 363,023 shares traded. BBBY\'s current last sale is 118.75% of the target price of $4.\n\nTenneco Inc. (TEN) is +1.64 at $18.80, with 358,499 shares traded. TEN\'s current last sale is 94% of the target price of $20.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.35 at $143.27, with 399,022 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for FFIE is 9.442662; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.35 at $143.27, with 399,022 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 32,510,168 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jul 7, 2022 : TQQQ, SQQQ, FFIE, NIO, QQQ, F, ANVS, CCL, AAPL, BP, BBBY, TEN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.35 at $143.27, with 399,022 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for FFIE is 9.442662; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.35 at $143.27, with 399,022 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 32,510,168 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/interesting-aapl-put-and-call-options-for-august-26th', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 26th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new August 26th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\nThe put contract at the $144.00 strike price has a current bid of $6.45. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $144.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $137.55 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AAPL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $145.40/share today.\nBecause the $144.00 strike represents an approximate 1% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 4.48% return on the cash commitment, or 32.70% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.\nBelow is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, and highlighting in green where the $144.00 strike is located relative to that history:\nTurning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $148.00 strike price has a current bid of $5.95. If an investor was to purchase shares of AAPL stock at the current price level of $145.40/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $148.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 5.88% if the stock gets called away at the August 26th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL\'s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $148.00 strike highlighted in red:\nConsidering the fact that the $148.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 4.09% boost of extra return to the investor, or 29.87% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.\nMeanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 252 trading day closing values as well as today\'s price of $145.40) to be 30%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nTop YieldBoost Calls of the Nasdaq 100 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $148.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $148.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 26th expiration.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $148.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $148.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 26th expiration.", 'news_article_title': 'Interesting AAPL Put And Call Options For August 26th', 'news_lexrank_summary': "At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new August 26th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $148.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $148.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 26th expiration.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $148.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $148.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the August 26th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new August 26th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/itot-xdqq%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 13,000,000 units, or a 2.7% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in morning trading today Apple is up about 2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.9%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the XDQQ ETF, which added 200,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: ITOT, XDQQ: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 13,000,000 units, or a 2.7% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in morning trading today Apple is up about 2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.9%. VIDEO: ITOT, XDQQ: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 13,000,000 units, or a 2.7% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the XDQQ ETF, which added 200,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: ITOT, XDQQ: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'ITOT, XDQQ: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 13,000,000 units, or a 2.7% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in morning trading today Apple is up about 2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.9%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the XDQQ ETF, which added 200,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, which added 13,000,000 units, or a 2.7% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the XDQQ ETF, which added 200,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: ITOT, XDQQ: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-good-are-you-at-guessing-a-companys-market-cap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Motley Fool analyst Yasser El-Shimy and Motley Fool contributor Brian Stoffel play The Market Cap Game Show.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on June 22, 2022.\nDavid Gardner: A lot of people, when they first think about stocks, tend to lock in on the share price. Maybe this was you or maybe this is a friend of yours. They\'ll say, "Well, Alphabet, it\'s $2,235 a share, that\'s expensive." By contrast, the same mentality when looking at penny stocks can get a lot more excited. Some penny stock they\'re seeing promoted by someone, perhaps some near do well and they\'ll say, "Wow, the stock is at 22 cents, not $2,200 like Alphabet." 22 cents. They will think that\'s the one to buy, the one at 22 cents because if it just reaches a dollar, you quadruple your money. Well, from the earliest days of the Motley Fool, we\'ve tried to get people focused not on the price per share of the company, but rather on the market cap of the company. The price per share of a stock tells you almost nothing. It\'s the price to buy one share of the stock.\nBut how many shares does the company have outstanding? Well, in math, we multiply two multiplicands together, but the price per share is only one multiplicand. If you don\'t know the other one, you can\'t do any meaningful math or figure out much of the world around you. Fools with a capital F know that you need to know the shares outstanding, and then multiply that by the price per share, and now you know the actual full value of the company, its full price tag, its market capitalization market cap. Well, to teach this lesson inexorably and unforgettable, we invented a game, that\'s what I do. The date was August 9th, 2017 and we\'ve been playing every quarter since, you\'re planning too. You know this. You\'ve been playing along all the way through I hope, and it\'s that time of the year. Again, that time of the quarter, 10 new stocks, two guest stars, both returning champions. Three guest stars actually, because you\'re playing along too, only on this week\'s Rule Breaker Investing.\nWelcome back to Rule Breaker Investing. It is a June of five Wednesdays, and since this podcast comes out approximately 4:00 PM Eastern Time, every Wednesday as it has since July of 2015 when we get five Wednesdays in a month, that\'s a big month. I hope you\'ve been enjoying. We did a Blast From The Past to start June, Company Culture Tips and Reviewapalooza looking at three disappointing June samplers last week with Asit Sharma, Nick Sciple, and Alicia Alfiere. Well, I\'ve got two more Fool guest stars joining me this week. It\'s the Market Cap Game Show and the champion of the last one, one quarter ago and of the one before that, two quarters ago right around Christmas, they\'re both here and getting ready to face the onslaught of 10 randomized stocks pulled from the Motley Fool universe, I call it the Fool 500. These are 500 companies in our screener database that are the highest-ranking, combining our interest in them as analysts, with your interest in them, the clicks that you give as members. That\'s a very informal Fool 500. There\'s no mutual fund tied to this or anything like that. Although, I should mention that this database is used in lots of different ways by our business.\nAll I really do is just randomize some numbers from 1-500 and do a little bit of due diligence. Sometimes I pick the stock, sometimes I know nothing about it myself. That\'s certainly true of my guests as well who come in from their soundproofed chambers and their internet-free screens, having no idea what company we\'re going to talk about or what the market cap is although since they\'re both pretty smart, sometimes they do have some idea of what the market cap is and your pretty smart too. I hope you get smarter, happier, and richer every week listening to Rule Breaker Investing, that\'s kind of the point. This is an opportunity to pull your smart boots on. That\'s right, those boots that make you smarter. Bootstrapping it as a fellow player because the Market Cap Game Show, as has been the case since summer of 2017, so it\'s about five years old at this point, it\'s your opportunity to compete right along with them. I\'ll be asking each of my guests for the 10 stocks, what\'s the range of the market cap that you estimate for that stock? Then I\'ll turn to the other guests contestants as Kim, is your friend right or wrong inside that range or outside that range? While I asked that question of my guests contestant, I\'m asking it of you as well so you\'re able to play right along with us and you can even outscore my guest stars, which probably happens from time to time, maybe every quarter.\nI think at the top I explained market cap, really just the price tag of companies. It\'s more complicated than that because companies that have large amounts of debt or cash on their balance sheet, that creates an enterprise value, which is the actual value of the company. But it\'s a lot simpler for most of us and pretty accurate most of the time just to look at how many shares outstanding for that company and what its price per share is and do the simple multiplication I talked about, and find the market cap, which is a much more important number. It\'s really the real value of the company. I think so many new investors tend to look at our price per share of a stock and think bigger means bigger and smaller means smaller, and by no means, is that the case? Many times it\'s not the case at all. It\'s really important, I think, for us to know the market caps. Of course in 2022 the market caps, they are a bit lower than I remember at the start of this very difficult year for investors [MUSIC] Well, I say without further ado, let\'s yet the June 2022 edition of the Market Cap Game Show starting. Well our guests contestants, yeah, they each won the previous Market Cap Game Show or the one before that. I\'d like first to introduce Yasser El-Shimy. [MUSIC] Yasser, welcome back, our returning champion for March 2022. Yasser happy summer.\nYasser El-Shimy: Thank you, David. Thanks for having me back and I don\'t want to get used to that word champion.\nDavid Gardner: [LAUGHTER] You don\'t?\nYasser El-Shimy: I don\'t think so. I feel it was beginners like last time and I\'m about to be found out on this episode.\nDavid Gardner: Well, I think that we\'re all part of the reason I only MC the game, I don\'t play this because I like to hide behind the idea that I\'m real expert and people think I\'m authoritative in all things and so as the MC, I can always appear that way as Alex Trebek and others have demonstrated over the course of decades. So thank you for being brave enough to be on that side of the transom. Yasser, could you give a couple of sentences about what you\'re doing at the Fool these days and maybe a Summer Street or pleasure that not enough people recognize or appreciate.\nYasser El-Shimy: Sure. At the fall I just continue the endless quest to find that next great company. I usually gravitate toward younger, smaller sized companies with really innovative technologies that I feel can contribute meaningfully to the economy and to society at large and have a strong chance of generating strong returns over a long time period.\nDavid Gardner: That sounds good to me, I\'m sure that sounds good to every listener.\nYasser El-Shimy: Exactly. We\'ve been doing a lot of that at the Motley Fool. I\'ve been involved in a few services including Trend Spotter and Showdown, and Next-Gen Supercycle. That\'s my work at the Fool. In terms of summer thrill, an underrated one to be sure, I would say that playing Backgammon on the beach is underrated. I cannot recommend that enough to people.\nDavid Gardner: I love board games and I love the beach. I don\'t often mix one with the other, but you\'re right, Yasser. The wind sometimes is right out there on the coast, so it can be hard but chunkier bits.\nYasser El-Shimy: Yeah.\nDavid Gardner: Like marble pieces and heavy dice.\nYasser El-Shimy: I have the real deal sets with the marble dice and everything and it\'s beautiful.\nDavid Gardner: Do you feel like you play Backgammon better when you\'re at the beach?\nYasser El-Shimy: I think I do. The reason is because I\'m more relaxed and so I\'m able to just completely let go of any other worries or concerns and just completely give myself to the game.\nDavid Gardner: Roll those XX\'s. Well, thank you, Yasser, looking forward to your participation this week and now let me introduce our other guest star. It\'s Brian Stoffel. Brian, in the Battle of the Brians December 2021, two market cap gameshows ago. As I recall, you and our friend Brian Feroldi, each scored five points, but we had a pre-existing tiebreaker that you won. So Brian Stoffel, welcome back as a returning champion.\nBrian Stoffel: Thank you and since the previous one was against Brian Feroldi, I will accept the title of Champion. If only because we had many tiebreaker shows like that on Motley Fool Live that I lost. [laughs]\nDavid Gardner: We had another Battle of the Brians before that where I think you both tied again. You have a remarkable ability to score five points in the 10 point Market Cap Game Show contest. Brian, delight to have you. What are you doing around the Fool these days? What\'s an underrated summer thrill?\nBrian Stoffel: Around the Fool, everything pretty much goes into two buckets. The first bucket is Motley Fool Live where I am on the Mindset Show, Brian Feroldi, who we just mentioned and I, we have a stocks from scratch show that we do. Then I\'m also in the Morning Show. Then I also help with the monthly write-ups for the Stock Advisor recommendation. Now when it comes to underappreciated thing, it\'s funny because David, you just mentioned the wind being something that can make things harder. My underappreciated thing is the wind because at least where I am, the mosquitoes can be terrible [laughs] during the summer, except if the wind is out. I\'m a big fan of summer breezes because it means that I\'m not going to be scratching my ankles for the next couple of months.\nDavid Gardner: Are you describing Wisconsin Lakes? Is that one I\'m hearing?\nBrian Stoffel: That is correct.\nDavid Gardner: Of course, mosquitoes are a lot more universal than that. But boy, do I hear you, Brian, I\'ve been feeling them here on the coast in North Carolina. Well, thank you both for joining us for this summer edition. It is June 2022. I\'d say without further ado, let\'s get started with company Number 1. Yeah, so let me turn to you first and I\'m thinking about companies that manage multiple brands. Companies that manage multiple brands, who does it well or poorly in your mind, given me an exemplar.\nYasser El-Shimy: One company that immediately comes to mind would be Procter & Gamble, with the Tide brand and Cascade and other household essentials, if you will.\nDavid Gardner: How about retail operations that have more than one type of store under a different name?\nYasser El-Shimy: That\'s an interesting question.\nDavid Gardner: They\'re the Clothiers, I sometimes think back to Gap stores which also had Old Navy. That\'s not the company we\'re talking about now, but I think it\'s not uncommon in retail to be owning multiple brands.\nYasser El-Shimy: No that\'s true. The Gap is one famous example they own Banana Republic, Old Navy.\nDavid Gardner: That\'s right.\nYasser El-Shimy: Other so, yeah, I guess it is not that uncommon.\nDavid Gardner: Well, this particular company is an example. This company is in the top 100 by revenue in the Fortune 500. It was formed as a subsidiary of Xero Corporation in 1987. That\'s a brand I still remember some of the older hands listening right now may remember Z-A-Y-R-E discovery today is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, but the first T.J. Maxx store was actually open in Auburn, Massachusetts, it was part of the discount department store chain of Xero today. TJX Companies ticker symbol TJX is actually headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. The reason I was mentioning multiple brands, Yasser is because I\'d forgotten. I don\'t know this company that well, but they also own Marshalls and HomeGoods, Homesense, Sierra in the United States, they\'ve got Winners in Canada, they\'re operating primarily in North America with a lot of discount off-price department stores. This is a company again, that is one of the 100 largest by revenue share in the United States of America. Before I ask you about the market cap, Yasser, have you been into a T.J. Maxx any time in the last few years?\nYasser El-Shimy: Absolutely. I\'ve been to a T.J. Maxx, to Marshalls, and to HomeGoods. I would say that my mom is probably singularly responsible for 50 percent of their sales. [laughs] The number of times she has just dragged me in there to buy stuff it\'s incredible, but there\'s a certain excitement associated with going to these stores even if you don\'t really need to get those "Bargain prices." There\'s a certain thrill associated with the egg hunt aspect of it, the Easter egg hunt, because you don\'t know what you\'re going to get there. You just go and you just go through the stuff. Sometimes you find stuff you like sometimes you don\'t.\nDavid Gardner: Well said.\nYasser El-Shimy: I love that thrill of finding something new.\nDavid Gardner: Well, given that your mother is providing about 50 percent of the company\'s revenues, I\'m hoping Yasser you\'ll have at least a decent guess at the market cap for The TJX Companies ticker symbol TJX. What is your range, Yasser, for the market cap for TJX?\nYasser El-Shimy: Good question. That\'s not the kind of company I would have personally looked at to consider as an investment. But if I were to speculate on the market cap of TJX, I would probably say it\'s in the 14 billion to $22 billion range.\nDavid Gardner: Fourteen billion and $22 billion. Players at home and Brian Stoffel, you\'re either going to say it\'s within Yasser\'s range or outside might be higher, might be lower. Again, new players, it\'s about time to make your decision right along with Brian Stoffel. As I ask Brian, a little bit of thinking for you here and where you are on inside or outside Yasser\'s range.\nBrian Stoffel: Yeah. When you first introduced the company, I was like to write down what I think it is. Then at least I\'ve got something to anchor to. It\'s funny because first I wrote 10-15. Then I heard you say that it\'s in the top 100 per sales and I was like could it be 30? I don\'t know. Since this is pretty close to that, I\'m going to go ahead and say inside the range. Oh, no.\nDavid Gardner: It is unfortunately outside Yasser\'s range. Again, players at home, if you said outside the range, you\'ve got it right. History will now show that both Yasser and Brian had it well lower than the TJX Companies about which I know not that much myself, to be clear. I haven\'t been to T.J. Maxx as many times as the El-Shimy family. But the market cap for TJX Companies is 66.48 billion. Actually about triple the range that you were both thinking. Perhaps the mention that it was in the top 100 by revenues would be a reason to think higher. But that\'s just second guessing and Monday morning quarterbacking, and we don\'t do that on this show.\nBrian Stoffel: I never would\'ve guessed that high no matter what you said [laughs]\nYasser El-Shimy: I\'m absolutely stumped. I know my mom has done them a favor too, but not that much.\nDavid Gardner: [laughs] I\'ve got this one as Yasser 1, Brian nothing, as we move onto company Number 2. Brian, your life in or out of video games. Do you care about video games?\nBrian Stoffel: Not really. I played them a lot of Madden football and college football when I was in college. But once I became a teacher and then after that, once I became a dad, a lot less time. Although I will say my daughter just turned nine and we agreed to get her a Nintendo system so our family can play just dance, so that could change soon.\nDavid Gardner: That is a wonderful use of video game time. We have certainly done the dance pad thing in the Gardner family home admittedly with kids who are now adults. But I want to validate that decision that the [inaudible 00:17:24] are considering because I think not only do you get a little more coordinated, you have fun as a family. Brian, I think you know that I love being in some video games, so it almost doesn\'t matter the genre I love video games, and often these companies have made it into Motley Fool portfolios. It\'s been a great growth area of the economy over the last 30 years as you well know, and not everybody likes video games. Some people think that they are responsible for violence.\nOften, I think new media when they show up over the course of history, I think it was once mentioned to me that the novel was considered corrupting of younger women when it first showed up that horrific new art form novels. I think it\'s always going to be true and we\'re probably going to see that with the metaverse as well, where people look at the downside and don\'t like new media sometimes for that reason. Admittedly though, I\'d like to say I probably spent too many hours playing video games over the course of my life. One day on the Gardner deathbed, I might say, I played too many [laughs] video games. But anyway, just dance sounds good to me Brian. Well, not every video game company is an American company. We certainly have some big brands, but I think a lot of us know that Sony, one of the biggest video game companies in the world is Japanese, of course. Then there are Chinese companies. That\'s what I\'m thinking about right now, Brian Stoffel. Have you ever heard of the Westward Journey series?\nBrian Stoffel: I have not.\nDavid Gardner: How about Tian Xia III?\nBrian Stoffel: Yeah, that\'s a huge no.\nDavid Gardner: Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero, or Ghost II, or Nostos, and Onmyoji?\nBrian Stoffel: Man, that\'s the whole lot of blanks.\nDavid Gardner: [laughs] Well, more Americans may have heard of World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Overwatch, which NetEase sticker symbol NTES operates the Chinese versions of those games. This is a long running Rule Breaker stock pick done well over the course of time with a lot of stocks. More recently, it hasn\'t fared so well over the last 12 months. But what\'s more important than the performance, well, at least for this game show, I actually thing the performance is most important. But for this game show, what\'s more important, Brian, as you know, is the market cap of NetEase, sticker symbol NTES. What is your range of market cap for NetEase?\nBrian Stoffel: Oh man, so I\'ve got to consider the fact that video games in general are down, people are spending last time inside, although there\'s more lockdowns in China than there are other places. But then there\'s also concern about Chinese delisting. Oh man, I\'m going to give a big range here, which might be a treat for Yasser or might not. But I\'m going to say between 30 and 60 billion.\nDavid Gardner: Thirty and 60 billion players at home, and Yasser El-Shimy does feel as if Brian has been generous with his range. But let\'s find out. Yasser, players at home, inside 30 to 60 billion or outside that range?\nYasser El-Shimy: That\'s a tough one, David. Yeah, I mean, for all the reasons that Brian just listed, there are lot of question marks on the volatility associated with Chinese stocks lately. Even though he did offer a very generous range here, it\'s a tough one to call, but I\'m going to go with outside the range.\nDavid Gardner: It is outside the range. It was a generous range and it was pretty close. Players at home and Yasser, the answer is 63.59 billion. Just outside that range. It\'s interesting. One of the reasons I love market cap is it gives us an opportunity to compare companies that are completely different from each other. Think about how different the purveyor of off-price discounting department stores, largely in North America TJX Companies, T.J. Maxx, etc. Thinking about how different that is from those video game tiles many of us had never heard of and yet both of these companies are right around lower $60 billion market cap. Very comparable. In that regard, I\'m also happy to say that for Rule Breaker members, even with the recent weakness in NetEase, this has been a wonderful. Last 10 years the stock is up eight times in value. By the way, guys, this is a fund rule of thumb to remember. Over the last 10 years, the S&P 500 is up almost exactly 200 percent. Over the last 10 years, the stock market has almost exactly tripled. When we talk, we may reference at other times, this episode when we talked about 10-year performance of some of these stocks, they\'re trying to be 200 percent,. T\'s coming to about 700 percent over the last 10 years and rather anonymously, I think for most, at least US investors. Yasser, if my math is right, I think you\'re up to nothing. Your feelings at this moment.\nYasser El-Shimy: Sure I got David. I don\'t want to get ahead of myself here, but it\'s a better start than I expected.\nDavid Gardner: [laughs] I thought that was a generous range, Brian. If you just said 30 to 65 or something like that, would\'ve done it. Sometimes we shouldn\'t too often rock round numbers. I don\'t know. Let\'s see and keep planning going forward. Let me turn back to Yasser. Yasser, I know you live in the greater Washington DC area, which is, of course, where the original Fool HQ anyway is based. Have you been in Downtown DC recently?\nYasser El-Shimy: I have actually just this weekend, went to the Museum of Natural History.\nDavid Gardner: Oh, wonderful. Was that to go with your family, is that an annual soldier, and why?\nYasser El-Shimy: [laughs] I mean, we had the extended weekend just with Juneteenth holiday. The weather was perfect so we decided, hey, let\'s go on a trip to the newly renovated Museum of Natural History, and luckily, the girls really loved it.\nDavid Gardner: I\'m so glad to hear that. I grew up in Washington DC myself, so I can remember with six-year-old, I seeing a gigantic, great, big blue whale. I think it was right almost as you walk in. Is that big blue whale still in this Smithsonian Museum of Natural History?\nYasser El-Shimy: There is a huge skeleton of a big blue whale. But I think you might be thinking of the big elephant. That\'s right. As soon as you step in they have a full size elephant [laughs] in the hallway.\nDavid Gardner: Most of all, Yasser, I think I need to go back to that [laughs] museum it\'s a bit of few decades for me, but I\'m delighted. Certainly one of the great things about growing up in Washington DC are all those amazing museums as well. When I\'ve talked to friends who are downtown, they say stuff like, yeah, it\'s still really quiet in Downtown DC. A lot of us in cities, if we think about the corporate district, not as much activity certainly as pre-COVID. Most recently I was seeing numbers like we\'re peaking post-COVID at 78 percent occupancy relative to where we were 100 percent before that, ie, we\'re three quarters back, but there\'s still a quarter missing. This is of concern to anybody in the commercial real estate business and a lot of us have questions about what the future of that business is. Perhaps most of all Yasser people in that industry themselves, I will say by the way, on a side note, it hasn\'t stopped. I think the DC traffic from still seem to be pretty bad. If people are downtown, are they still out on for 495? I\'m not sure. But the reason we\'re talking about commercial real estate is because I\'m thinking of CoStar Group, ticker symbol CSGP. This is a company that for years has taught it up the numbers, created a database and services around that, around the prices of office buildings and other commercial properties. It\'s a place where if you work within this industry, you are very familiar with CoStar Group and the data that this company overseas manages on its platform. Yasser, have you ever taken a look at CoStar Group the stock?\nYasser El-Shimy: I have not had the pleasure unfortunately.\nDavid Gardner: It\'s not a very well-known stock, we\'ll certainly have better known stocks this week on the Market Cap Game Show. But I think without further ado, I should just turn to you and ask, since you\'re now on point for the range of market cap for this, again, longtime Rule Breakers stock. I will turn to you, Yasser, and ask you a question I myself would have a hard time answering. What does the market cap range that you\'d like to specify for CoStar Group?\nYasser El-Shimy: I\'m going to go with 28 to 36 billions.\nDavid Gardner: Twenty eight to 36 billion. I see that you\'re still working in a tighter range. It feels as if that might be distinctive to your approach to this game, Yasser. I know you\'re still getting your feet under you here, but do you feel like that might be a little bit more of the El-Shimy way to play the game?\nYasser El-Shimy: Yeah. I think the way I approach the game is I generally do try to situate where a company might be and then offer a relatively tight range.\nDavid Gardner: Well players at home and Brian Stoffel, Yasser said 28 to 36 billion for a company not that many people know well, CoStar Group. Brian, inside that range or outside 28 to 36 billion?\nBrian Stoffel: Man, I can\'t wait till we get to those more familiar names in the [inaudible 00:26:56] [laughs] Low end was 28 when I wrote mine down my high end was 27.8 [laughs] I\'m over two so far, my gut tells me to say outside to the bottom, but since I\'m over two, I\'m going to switch it up, I\'m going to say inside the range.\nDavid Gardner: [laughs] I\'m sorry to say it is a little bit lower. Not a bad call. It\'s 21.86 billion so we could round that to 22 billion players at home. If you said outside Yasser\'s range, Yasser keeps getting the range wrong, but scoring points that\'s part of the charm and fun of the market cap game, show and players at home are experiencing that as well. Yasser, by my accounting, you\'re right now three nothing but it feels like maybe you still have some of your best calls ahead of you.\nYasser El-Shimy: If I told you [laughs] I\'ll have to call you so [laughs] let\'s keep playing.\nDavid Gardner: [laughs] Let\'s keep playing, on the company number 4 now Brian, one of the things I\'ve always appreciated about you is not only are you somewhat of a world traveler, but you also have lived overseas and I think you still maintain a place in Costa Rica, am I right?\nBrian Stoffel: Yes. In fact, on the trip down this past year at the last minute, my wife couldn\'t go so it was myself, a three-year-old, and an eight-year-old. Right as we were about to leave we all got COVID and so we had to quarantine in a shipping container, that\'s our house, on the farm for a week without Internet.\nDavid Gardner: [laughs] What did you discover about yourself during that week?\nBrian Stoffel: It\'s funny if you watch the Mindset episode that happened today, the day we recorded, we actually talked about that because what I discovered was I like focusing on mindset issues and working with our beginner members, especially more than specific stocks and so I shifted that when I came back.\nDavid Gardner: We\'ve referenced Motley Fool live a couple of times already. That\'s the way I describe that, Brian and Yasser is that\'s basically our TV channel on our website. It is member-focused so if you\'re a Motley Fool member, I hope you already know, live.fool.com and you\'ve seen Brian, you\'ve seen Yasser. Many Motley Fool analysts appear generally during the weekdays, all throughout the market year. It\'s something that I\'ve enjoyed so much and I do wish the entire world watched Motley Fool Live, but that only happened when the entire world becomes Motley Fool members, which we hope will be the case one day, but it is our member-focused TV channels. Again, if you\'re already a member, you know that if you\'re not and you\'re curious take a look at Motley Fool services, Motley Fool premium services, Stock Advisor, many others and then you can join us at Motley Fool Live. Well, Brian, I\'m glad that you guys got over COVID and I\'ve often picture, I think you\'ve sent me a picture or two of your place in Costa Rica so I know what it looks like. But what I don\'t know is how remote you are and whether there are any American brands that still are evident to you, even at that remote Costa Rican site?\nBrian Stoffel: We are quite remote. When we fly in, then you can see, and it\'s really only in the capital city. There\'s a Walmart right there, there\'s some fast food restaurants you\'d be familiar with. But beyond that, I think unless it\'s a company that produces tools, very slim chances. Coca-Cola is around everywhere.\nDavid Gardner: That is a huge international brand and that\'s what I\'m thinking about right now with the company number 4, so the biggest brands in the world, Brian, what would, what do you think is a brand that all Costa Ricans have probably heard of that\'s an American brand if you went top-three?\nBrian Stoffel: Okay. I will go Coke and then it\'s a little bit unfair, but I\'d throw Mehta or [Meta\'s] Facebook in there and then beyond that, probably McDonald\'s.\nDavid Gardner: Wow, well, maybe Apple didn\'t rank there, but ticker symbol A-A-P-L is, I\'m sure well known to many Costa Ricans and I think it\'s just about the biggest brand worldwide and for lots of great reasons. Often I think that the companies that build brand over decades are the stocks we want to own. It\'s no coincidence to me that many of the best-performing stocks end up being the best brands in the world over meaningful periods of time in each industry. As you guys can probably guess, relieving the obscurity of the CoStar Group\'s and net eases and right now we\'re looking at Apple. Brian, I\'m turning back to you and wondering what market cap you\'d like to specify for Apple Inc.\nBrian Stoffel: I\'m going to go, last time I did this, I said billion instead of trillion, and Brian Feroldi tried to get his answer in real quick. I\'ll remember trillion, let me say between 2.05 trillion to 2.405 trillion.\nDavid Gardner: 2.05 trillion to 2.405 trillion. I do want to mention, by the way, it\'s been more than two years since any of these 10 stocks on this game show have appeared on the Market Cap Game Show. Not only do we have 10 fresh companies to discuss, but we have 10 fresh market caps to consider since the market itself has been about as fresh to investors as could possibly be in the first six months of a year. So 2.05 trillion Yasser, to 2.45 trillion, I want to ask you and our players at home right now, inside or outside that range.\nYasser El-Shimy: Well, I would say the trillion is right, [laughs] other than that.\nDavid Gardner: Which is amazing on its own.\nYasser El-Shimy: [laughs] Exactly. That\'s incredible sometimes when you think of how incredibly large these companies are placed by market cap, I would say outside the range. I think the market has been absolutely brutal. Many of the technology companies out there, including the so-called Fang companies, Apple being one notable member of them. I\'m feeling it\'s on the lower side of that equation.\nDavid Gardner: The market cap of Apple is 2.105 trillion and so it is inside Brian\'s pretty generous range, just a range of 450 billion or so [laughs]. Larger than most companies by multiples of their market caps. But yeah, these numbers are so large that it\'s astonishing to consider. Apple has a significantly larger market cap than Russia has GDP, for example. It\'s always interesting to compare some of these global numbers. But when you think about the world\'s, I think probably best-known company, it\'s perhaps not surprising that we would be running up to the not just nine-figures friends, but 12 or 13 to anyway, a lot of numbers 2105000000000, and I think three more after that, 2.105 trillion. If you said inside the range, give yourself a point, Yasser, you said outside that range and so Brian racks up his first point. That makes it a little bit more dramatic. Remember, Brian always finishes these games five to five. It\'s Yasser three, Brian one, and players at home, you are somewhere from four we hope, right down to zero. Let\'s move on to company number five. From the very big to the significantly smaller, but I won\'t be any more helpful than that. Turning back to Yasser for company number 5. Yasser, do you use an iPhone or an Android phone?\nYasser El-Shimy: I do use an iPhone.\nDavid Gardner: You use an iPhone. Well, let\'s stick with Apple. Then speaking of Apple, so you use an iPhone. Have you ever used Apple Cash?\nYasser El-Shimy: I do. Yes.\nDavid Gardner: You use Apple cash?\nYasser El-Shimy: Well, hold on. I use Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. I\'m not sure what Apple Cash is.\nDavid Gardner: Well, I\'m glad we\'re talking about this, and I have to admit I\'m not an Apple Cash user myself and these things can start sounding confusing. But the Wallet app on my iPhone enables me to add my credit card or debit cards or other things and other ways to pay people. One of the options more recently has been Apple Cash. You can actually open up a debit card and just instead of maybe using Venmo or PayPal, you can pay people with Apple Cash. Now, I haven\'t signed up for it and Yasser it sounds like you\'re not specifically using Apple cash either.\nYasser El-Shimy: I\'m not. No.\nDavid Gardner: How do you send payments to friends? Do you ever pay your friends?\nYasser El-Shimy: I have to, unfortunately, [laughs] But when I do so it\'s usually via Venmo or the Cash app.\nDavid Gardner: Okay. There are lots of ways to pay people these days, but the company behind Apple Cash is Green Dot Corporation. Check it. Ticker symbol is G-D-O-T, Green Dot Corporation. This is a company that is within Motley Fool coverage, not a stock I\'ve looked at before, so I didn\'t know it very well. I\'m not using Apple Cash, I don\'t know, maybe I should. But I don\'t really feel like I have a payments-to-friends problem. As Seth Gordon\'s often said, "who\'s actually scratching a niche or really solving a problem." I feel as if lots of different companies are all solving that problem which is maybe why Green Dot Corporation isn\'t larger than it actually is. But since we\'re talking about that, I guess I should turn back to Yasser and ask you what your market cap range is for Green Dot Corporation, ticker symbol G-D-O-T.\nYasser El-Shimy: Market cap for Green Dot, I will go with a range of 650 million to 1.75 billion..\nDavid Gardner: Six hundred and fifty million to 1.75 billion. Spoiler alert this company is smaller than Apple, and so it makes these numbers I will [laughs] easily handled, shall we say. Brian Stoffel and players at home as I turn to you Green Dot Corporation, and ask you is it\'s market cap within Yasser\'s specified range of 650 million to 1.75 billion or outside that range.\nBrian Stoffel: Every morning I look for big movers on the market. I don\'t like following it every day, but I look for big movers, but I always have a screener that says show me 2 billion and above. I don\'t ever remember seeing Green Dot which tells me that it\'s probably under 2 billion. Which means that I\'m going to say inside and if this is between 1.75 and two billion, I\'m going to go with the inside [laughs], I\'m going with inside.\nDavid Gardner: It is indeed well done. A screening stock researcher I here, Brian Stoffel, and that served you well in this case, the market cap for Green Dot Corporation is 1.22 billion, Apple 2.1 trillion, Green Dot 1.2 billion. But who\'s really counting? Actually, I\'m counting, I count Yasser with three points and now Brian having scored two in a row, players at home, again, give yourself a gold star and a plus 1, if you said inside that range. We\'re at the halfway point of the Market Cap Game Show this week, with the market down as far as it is, the normal halftime entertainment we would\'ve featured is unfortunately not available to us this week. I\'m simply going to have to turn to my friends. Brian and Yasser decided you guys know a joke?\nBrian Stoffel: I can tell you a joke that my three-year-old said to me this morning at breakfast. He\'s three, so you got to picture this, it\'s not coming from me, but from a three-year-old.\nDavid Gardner: This is definitely the best halftime entertainment we can manage.\nBrian Stoffel: He says, knock, knock.\nDavid Gardner: Who\'s there?\nBrian Stoffel: Interrupting cow.\nDavid Gardner: Interrupting cow?\nBrian Stoffel: He\'s three. So I thought it was a [inaudible 00:39:27] .\nDavid Gardner: Well-played. Thank you. I think many of Motley Fool will be able to use that in the week ahead. I think that could come from anybody. Brian, I\'m 56, I\'d be willing to try out what your three-old just sprung, and thank you for that. While the halftime follies are over, the expensive Super Bowl ads, they are starting to get less expensive as we move to the second half of the show. Except that I think things might get even more dramatic. I don\'t know. It\'s getting closer and closer as we move to stock number 6, turning back to Brian now, company number 6, Brian, planes, trains, or automobiles?\nBrian Stoffel: Trains.\nDavid Gardner: Why do you say trains?\nBrian Stoffel: It\'s more fun.\nDavid Gardner: Did you ever see the movie, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles?\nBrian Stoffel: John Candy are you kidding me? That\'s a great movie.\nDavid Gardner: Steve Martin, John Candy, etc., you betcha. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, but I like your answer. Planes, trains, or automobiles because trains was the correct answer. This company was founded in 1862. Today, Union Pacific Corporation, ticker symbol UNP, is the second largest US rail company after BNSF. I was looking at the history of this, the Act that enabled the Union Pacific Corporation to build its first railroad was actually approved by Abraham Lincoln himself in 1862. This company dominates the West. It has a duopoly actually with BNSF for that portion of US rail commerce. Do you guys know where Union Pacific is headquartered these days?\nBrian Stoffel: Somewhere in California.\nDavid Gardner: I would\'ve thought so too, but the answer is right where it\'s been for a long time in Omaha, Nebraska. Right in Warren Buffett\'s backyard union, Pacific Corporation is, of course, where we have our market cap sights set. Brian, let me turn to you, the second largest US rail company. A good performer for a lot of stock market investors who\'d like a little dividend and we\'ll just patiently passively hold this stock. One of my stock advisor picks back in the day. I like trains as well. Planes, trains, automobiles. The answer is always. The correct answer is always trains. Brian Stoffel, what is your market cap for the Union Pacific Corporation ticker symbol, UNP?\nBrian Stoffel: We\'re going to go from 82 billion up to 137 billion.\nDavid Gardner: Eighty two billion to 137 billion, Yasser, people can\'t see you. I can see you because we\'re doing this by video, but this is of course just an audio podcasts. But I would say your brow looked knit, you had a hand on your head. You look deep in thought.\nYasser El-Shimy: I have been thinking about this ever since you said trains. That got me thinking about the railways. Some of these companies have been great investments over the many decades. They\'ve been on the stock market. As you mentioned, they are good dividend payers. But I also know that with recessionary fears gripping the market these days, we have had a quite a remarkable node pullback in those stocks. I was trying to think hard about what the market cap could be for Union Pacific.\nDavid Gardner: I\'m glad that you\'ve been thinking about that because we\'re about to ask you whether Brian is correct with his range of 82 billion to 137 billion, or whether that\'s incorrect, and so Yasser, I think the time has come players at home inside that range or outside that range.\nYasser El-Shimy: I feel 137, that seems awfully arbitrary. [laughs] I\'m going to go outside the range.\nDavid Gardner: [NOISE] It is inside a rather generous range, although it was close. You weren\'t far off with that call, Yasser. The correct market cap as of Tuesday afternoon, June 21st, we\'re recording this right around 3:00 PM Eastern, the market cap for Union Pacific is 130.75 billion, so $131 billion just inside the high-end of Brian\'s range. Yasser if I turned to you, and just point-blank said planes, trains, or automobiles, what would you have said?\nYasser El-Shimy: I probably would have said planes.\nDavid Gardner: That\'s unfortunately the wrong answer. [laughs]\nYasser El-Shimy: Exactly. That\'s why I\'m tied now. [laughs]\nDavid Gardner: [laughs] It\'s 33. Let\'s move on. Thank you, guys. Here we go. Company number 7, Yasser, Disney, Universal, or Six Flags?\nYasser El-Shimy: Disney.\nDavid Gardner: It\'s probably the right answer, but that\'s not the company we\'re going to be talking about on this Market Cap, Game Show, Six Flags entertainment, the ticker symbol is S-I-X, appropriately enough, is the company we\'re taking a look at. This is a really interesting, it\'s been around for 60 years, but the company has been through bankruptcy at least once. It\'s been troubled at different points and has an interesting development which I\'m going to mention. Do you know who became CEO of this company toward the end of last year, Yasser?\nYasser El-Shimy: I do not.\nDavid Gardner: All right. Brian, jump right in with your knowledge, we reward knowledge on the show.\nBrian Stoffel: Is it Selim Bassoul?\nDavid Gardner: It is indeed. The former CEO of Middleby Corp, longtime friend of the Fool, conscious capitalist, he had taken over as Chairman of the Board for a while and then they asked him to become President and CEO on November 15th of last year. I won\'t say the company\'s revenues, because that starts making the question easier. Let\'s just leave it right there. We\'re going to come back and talk a little bit more about Six Flags entertainment in a sec. But first, as our listeners at home, mirroring Brian Stoffel\'s good habit right away, are already thinking of their number. I\'m going to turn to you, Yasser, and say, what is your range of market cap for Six Flags entertainment ticker symbol S-I-X?\nYasser El-Shimy: The picture of a turkey drumstick is clouding my judgment right now because that\'s the snack they have at Six Flags. I recall many years ago being offered one and politely passing on. [laughs]\nDavid Gardner: It was right around Thanksgiving Day last year, that Selim Bassoul became Turkey Drum became CEO of this company. There\'s a lot of Turkey and this has been a little bit of Turkey were performer as well. I\'m not saying it\'s Selim\'s fall, he\'s just started but stock\'s been nose-diving. I\'m not trying to affect your guests here though. Yasser, what is your range of market cap?\nYasser El-Shimy: My range of market cap would be 3-7.5 billion.\nDavid Gardner: 3.0-$7.5 billion for Six Flags entertainment. Brian Stoffel, if I\'d said to you Disney, Universal, or Six Flags, what would\'ve been your answer?\nBrian Stoffel: Definitely Disney.\nDavid Gardner: That is the correct answer.\nBrian Stoffel: This is a tough one because I\'m going to use that same screener and trick. I was asking myself, does this ever show up? Have I ever seen this and now I can\'t remember if I\'ve seen that or not. [laughs] But I went against my gut before and I got it wrong. I\'m going to go with my gut. I think it\'s below the low range of what was offered. I\'m going to say outside. [NOISE]\nDavid Gardner: We have an incredible comeback underway as Brian Stoffel has just racked up his fourth straight, correct answer. Players at home, if you said outside the Yasser\'s 3-$7.5 billion range, you\'d be right on the low-end indeed, the company\'s market cap is 1.75 billion as we speak this Tuesday afternoon. The company had revenues last year of $1 and 1/2 billion. This is a company at about one times sales. I was checking it out. They have right around 2,000 full-time employees. They have seasonally 43,000 more employees than that. Imagine trying to run a company with 45,000 employees about half of the year, and then not the other half that owns many different parks, including waterparks, lots of different brands, and all of that at a market cap of just 1.75 billion. What does it sound like to you, Brian?\nBrian Stoffel: Like a job, I don\'t want.\nDavid Gardner: [laughs] It definitely sounds stressful.\nYasser El-Shimy: I\'m just going to go ahead David, it sounds cheap.\nDavid Gardner: I will say this Selim Bassoul has a well demonstrated history of playing the long game and winning hugely on behalf of the shareholders. Certainly my brother Tom, who first discovered The Stock somewhere around 2001, that will be Middleby Corporation, Selim\'s previous company. Wow, what an incredible run that stock went on over his roughly 20-year career. It wasn\'t so great last year\'s as he eventually cycled off. But take it, all in all, what a gigantic winner. If winners win, guys, I think we might want to keep our eye on Six Flags entertainment, although, man I agree with you, Brian, that\'s not [laughs] a piece of this I would want to run. Yasser, it sounds you\'ve done your time at Six Flags here and there. You\'ve been to at least one?\nYasser El-Shimy: I have been to a couple. But I would say the last time I have been to Six Flags was over 12 years ago.\nDavid Gardner: I know you live in suburban Maryland in, Largo, Maryland is Six Flags America. That\'s an important one. Maybe you want to take the kids sometime this summer, help out Selim?\nYasser El-Shimy: As matter of fact, I do. That\'s great idea.\nDavid Gardner: Wonderful. Well, I wish I could award you a bonus points for your good nature there, but unfortunately, that\'s not how this game works. Right now, we\'re looking at Brian Stoffel -4, Yasser El-Shimy-3. You guys you\'re both neck and neck. Yasser took the big lead early, and now in the middle for longs we have a new leader with three companies left, and I\'m quite certain at least one of our listeners has 7. That\'s how smart some of our listeners are, some of us may have zero, but we\'re having fun. Let\'s move to company Number 8. Turning back to you Brian. Brian it sounds like screening companies that have market caps below $2 billion is of passing interest to you.\nBrian Stoffel: Yeah. I don\'t like seeing what the market is doing every day. It doesn\'t really bother me. But what is interesting is if all of a sudden the stock is down by 50 percent or up 50 percent, that\'s worth looking at. The thing is, if you include those really low cap companies, there\'s going to be a ton of them because that\'s the nature of small-cap companies. That\'s just the cutoff.\nDavid Gardner: Well, spoiler alert. This next company wouldn\'t make your screen, but I think you\'d already know that. Do you ever invest hoping a company will get bought out by another company? Can you think of a stock that you\'ve picked or owned in the past where you had your fingers crossed, you confidently thought, these guys are going to get taken out?\nBrian Stoffel: I haven\'t, but I do know that one of your most successful booking when I went back and read the write-up, you said, oh, it\'s a great buyout target. It ended up being one of the best performers stand-alone on the whole scorecard. [laughs]\nDavid Gardner: Exactly. It\'s one of my favorite examples because it\'s one of the few times in Motley Fool Stock Advisor history where I wrote the write-up, saying in the write-up, I think these guys will get bought out, and they never did. Instead they started buying others out, booking in Europe, etc, and became the industry leader on their own. I\'ve always loved that example, and I\'m so grateful you\'re referencing again. Once again, this company is involved in a mega merger, so the stock is not as volatile because there is an overhanging price that Microsoft is supposedly going to be buying them out by the first half of next year. I\'m not going to say the share price of it might help one of my players, including those of you at home, but a lot of us probably have heard. I know Brian doesn\'t like video games very much.\nA lot of us have probably heard that Activision Blizzard ticker symbol, ATVI, I think it\'s fair to say embattled Activision Blizzard at this point received a generous buyout offer earlier this year from Microsoft, the company I would say trading in a surprisingly large discount to Softies cash. I think there\'s some share conversion offer too there, but this is a pretty rock solid offer. Let\'s put it that way. When Microsoft comes in knocking and, says we\'re going to buy you out, Satya Nadella has the cash to do it. Activision Blizzard, a longtime Motley Fool Stock Advisor holding, a stock I personally own, and I\'ve written positively about it many a time in the past. I\'ve been right at different points, and wrong in others. But take it all-in-all, it\'s been a great stock for Stock Advisor members. But Brian, are you following the story at all? Is this of interest to you, Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard, the largest video game acquisition of all time?\nBrian Stoffel: I\'m aware of it. Just what I remember was just what a fall the stock had. It was the pullback from society\'s opening up, the culture issues, just so many things pulling it down. I\'m aware of it, but now I\'m just trying to gauge where I\'m sitting on the market cap. [laughs]\nDavid Gardner: Well, again, the offer is supposed to be consummated by early next year. Now some people question whether the Justice Department, the Biden administration would let a big merger like this happen. But then others point out what a large industry this is. This would make Microsoft the third largest Video Games Company in the world, but it\'s not like they\'d be the Number 1 or even Number 2. It\'ll be interesting to see how this plays out. But more important, let\'s forget about then and talked about just now. Let\'s talk about the market cap right now. Brian, what range would you like to specify for Activision Blizzard ticker symbol, ATVI?\nBrian Stoffel: Let me go 21-29 billion, and I\'m wrong, I\'m guessing it\'s higher than that, but that\'s what I\'m going to go with.\nDavid Gardner: Now you\'re saying if you\'re wrong, you guess it\'s higher, you don\'t want to extend your range?\nBrian Stoffel: No, I\'m going to leave it right there. [LAUGHTER]. It is still the mind games?\nDavid Gardner: I\'m really good at speaking at both sides of my mouth. I did that a lot on this podcast from week-to-week as well. I admire your skill, sir. Let\'s turn to Yasser and of course, all of our players at home. Brian has specified a market cap of 21 billion to 29 billion for this somewhat fallen star within its industry, and yet still so many great brands, speaking of merging multiple brands as we talked about earlier this show. Almost a day doesn\'t go by that I don\'t play some Hearthstone, I\'m a big fan of that Digital Card Game, but certainly Diablo IV, I can\'t wait for that. I remain a lifelong inveterate video gamer. I already mentioned my deathbed pre-confession. But let\'s turn back to Yasser, and our players at home Brian stood at 21-29 inside or outside that range.\nYasser El-Shimy: Outside. It maybe a fallen star, but it\'s not quite dead star. I think Microsoft did pay a premium on Activision, and I believe it is higher than that range.\nDavid Gardner: It is correct. Outside the range, that makes it Yasser-4, Brian-4. Makes an exciting conclusion. Let\'s talk briefly before moving to company Number 9. What\'s happening with this company? The Microsoft acquisition announced earlier this year was for $69 billion, and the stock is trading at a market cap of 57.8. There\'s a fair amount of gap between where it is right now, and Microsoft\'s tons of cash offer for this company which is due within the next year. I\'m looking at it, seems to be about 20 percent below where that offer lies, so it\'ll be interesting to watch this one further, but I\'ll will tell you guys whether or not Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard, I would just keep holding it in either case. I feel good about this industry and where this company\'s positioned for the long term.\nAnyway it\'s a fun interesting sidelight. Part of the beauty of investing in the stock market is that it causes you to pay more attention to the business world and what\'s happening in the world at large. This is a good example for many of us a sideshow, but still really interesting to study and learn from. Speaking of studying and learning, I\'m learning a lot from these guys. Did they study? It\'s 4 to 4. Two very talented returning champions. As we enter the home stretch, we have two companies left. Let\'s move Yasser to company Number 9. I know you\'ve documented the huge share that your family represents of the nation\'s retail revenues. We\'re headed right back there. Clearly you are spending a lot at The TJX Companies, but I\'m curious, Yasser. Let\'s forget about your mom or your wife for a sec or anybody else related to you. If you, sir, need to go buy something in bulk, where would you buy?\nYasser El-Shimy: Costco? No question.\nDavid Gardner: Are you a member?\nYasser El-Shimy: I am a member. Longtime member.\nDavid Gardner: Are you a shareholder?\nYasser El-Shimy: I\'m not, and not by choice. Basically, I\'m not allowed to own any shares in any companies with exposures to food or drugs because my wife works at the FDA.\nDavid Gardner: Wow. That\'s really interesting and also very admirable. Every Motley Fool employee operates under the Motley Fool\'s rules of disclosure. That means that anybody can look up, even a brand-new employee who might be answering phones for us as their first job, if they own stocks, you can see what he or she has as tickers in their portfolio. But some of us abide by additional rules of disclosure that a partner or spouse might bring into that relationship. Thank you first of all for disclosing and sharing that. I\'m sorry to hear that in part, because there are so many great companies in those industries. Yet Yasser, I see you smiling because there are lots of other great stocks outside those industries as well. Sounds like you would own some Costco if you could have?\nYasser El-Shimy: Yes, I would own it if I could. I don\'t know about the valuation right now. I haven\'t looked at it recently because I am restricted out of it. But it\'s a conscious capitalists company, treats its workers well, offers great value proposition to its consumers. People who shop there are very loyal, and they stay with the business for years and years. I feel Costco treats its members right. That\'s the kind of company I\'d like to invest in.\nDavid Gardner: Turning to you, Brian, do you shop at Costco ever?\nBrian Stoffel: I don\'t. We only have one in the area. We move to where we move because we don\'t really need our car that often, and so driving that far to one just doesn\'t make sense for where we live.\nDavid Gardner: I here you. But we all recognize what a wonderful company this is as Yasser eloquently conveyed in the stock. By the way, over the last 10 years, we already established the S&P 500 up a pretty good round number of 200 percent over the last 10 years as of today. Costco up 400 percent over the last 10 years. Doubling the markets returned 400 percent return is a 5-bagger for Costco shareholders over the last 10 years. The ticker symbol, as many Motley Fool members will know, is C-O-S-T pretty straightforward. Yasser, what is your range of market cap for Costco?\nYasser El-Shimy: I would say that Costco\'s market cap range is between 235 billion to 267 billion.\nDavid Gardner: Two hundred and thirty five billion to 267 billion, earlier, Yasser, it seemed as if you\'ve got a little jab in a Brian for selecting market cap, one of the range numbers that ended with a seven. Now I\'m hearing you start to rock some sevens on the back end of your range numbers.\nBrian Stoffel: Are you trying to unlock my mind games, David? [laughs] Because you shouldn\'t, [laughs] you should be a neutral umpire here.\nDavid Gardner: I am. I\'m just looking at Scanst. [laughs] But you\'re right. I need to return to neutrality. The truth is, I\'m cheering for our listeners most of all, but I\'m having so much fun with you guys. Brian, 235 billion to 267 billion inside or outside that range.\nBrian Stoffel: Boy, I was seeing below before. But then when I heard that it\'s a six bagger, I mean to say inside.\nDavid Gardner: It is outside that range, and for the record, it\'s actually a five-bagger, not a six-bagger. If it were a six-bagger, it would probably be inside that range. But as it turns out, Costco, talk about round numbers. Is it 200.11 billion? Let\'s just call it $200 billion today of market cap, which is an amazingly large number. About 1 tenth Apple. Unfortunately, under Yasser\'s range of 235 to 267, which means in this case, Yasser, you get the point, which means you\'ve just taken a 5-4 lead in the market cap game show. Brian Stoffel, you have played previously twice. This is your third appearance of the Market Cap Game Show. The final scores of both of your previous games were 5-5, and 5-5. How confident are you feeling right now as we go to company Number 10?\nBrian Stoffel: Not very excited, I don\'t have the control. The person who stays inside or outside, they\'re the ones with the control. [laughs]. I\'m just sitting in the passenger seat here.\nDavid Gardner: It is true as we turn to you for the final company, company Number 10. Let\'s play word association, Brian, you\'re ready? We\'ll present you a phrase, present me a word or phrase or maybe a few that come to mind as I say this phrase, female billionaire.\nBrian Stoffel: Oprah Winfrey.\nDavid Gardner: That\'s also who comes to mind first for me as well. Any others?\nBrian Stoffel: Female billionaire, Oprah Winfrey. I don\'t think I can\'t remember Lake was her last name from Stitch Fix but I don\'t think she was anymore.\nDavid Gardner: Katrina Lake, no, I don\'t think so either.\nBrian Stoffel: I don\'t think.\nDavid Gardner: How about J.K. Rowling, ever read Harry Potters?\nBrian Stoffel: I\'ve heard of her, yeah.\nDavid Gardner: I think she makes the list. I think Queen Elizabeth also makes a list.\nBrian Stoffel: Yes.\nYasser El-Shimy: Melinda Gates, perhaps.\nDavid Gardner: I think Melinda Gates would count. Mackenzie Bezos, I think she has to count.\nYasser El-Shimy: I think Mackenzie Scott is her name now.\nDavid Gardner: Mackenzie Scott. Absolutely, is her name now. Thank you for that, Yasser. Well, there\'s another name we can add to this list and one that a fair number of Motley Fool members might recognize, and yet I think we highly over-index that way. I think most of the rest of the world doesn\'t know that much about Jayshree Ullal, the CEO of Arista Networks. The ticker symbol is A and E. I\'m happy to say we first added this to the Motley Fool Rule Breakers scorecard on November 25th of 2014, it was David Kretzmann, longtime Fool, who picked it, and it\'s been a market crusher. Like a lot of stocks, it hasn\'t been so great the last year or so, and yet taken all-in-all, this comedy which ranks in the top 10 in our Motley Fool Stock Screener universe in terms of companies that we seem to favor going forward, Arista Networks, a lot of promise, some good performance behind the guys. We hope for even better performance going forward and Jayshree Ullal is the CEO of this company. She owns about five percent of the company. That would mean she\'s a billionaire at least, but I\'ll let you figure out Brian Stoffel what the market cap ranges that you\'d like to specify for Arista Networks.\nBrian Stoffel: I stayed away from the company because of concentration risks that ended up being a good move in the short-term because some of their bigger customers pulled back and I forgot about it, and I remember Brian Feroldi told me, oh, no, it\'s doing really well. I\'m going to go up, I\'m going to say between 66 and 92 billion.\nDavid Gardner: Sixty six and $92 billion of generous range? Sixty six to $92 billion Arista Networks? Of course, a company that had a lot of challenges at networking company going in your face competing directly with Cisco and having some questions in terms of who owns what intellectual property which did drag down the stock for a while in the teens of the past decade, 66 billion to 92 billion, the range. Yasser, not going to say the pressure\'s on, but let\'s face it, the pressure is on. You have a lead right now, 5-4. This is your game to lose. Some people would say to win. This is your game to lose, Yasser, players at home 66-$92 billion. Before you give your answer, Yasser, do you want to share any thoughts?\nYasser El-Shimy: Yeah. I know this has been a long-term winter for the Motley Fool, and I guess the company itself has done extremely well. Definitely direct beneficiary of the growth of datacenters. But it\'s not one that I own personally or one that I\'ve studied as part of my work.\nDavid Gardner: It\'s a big world out there. There\'s so many different ways, I mean.\nYasser El-Shimy: Yeah.\nDavid Gardner: Just think about what we\'ve talked about this week, and I was pulling randomly from the Motley Fool universe. But we\'ve talked about Apple, and we talked about Green Dot, [laughs] which is a partner of Apple. We talked about six flags and Union Pacific. We\'ve talked about video game companies, both domestically and internationally, and here we are after Costco talking about a completely different company, Arista Networks. I\'m going to ask you now point-blank. Yasser El-Shimy, inside Brian\'s range of 66-92 billion or outside Brian\'s range?\nYasser El-Shimy: Just because I believe every single answer that I heard before was outside the range, I\'m going to take a different track this time and say inside the range.\nDavid Gardner: Sure now, [laughs] that gives us the 5-5 finish that I think everyone wanted and some of us for saw, possibly from the dawn of time. Brian Stoffel, congratulations because it wasn\'t actually even close. It was much lower than the range that you specified. But this is one of those more opaque companies that, I mean, for a lot of Motley Fool, Rule Breaker members or Stock Advisor members, you might have owned this. My brother is a big fan of this company, has interviewed Jayshree personally, so you might have owned it over the years, but I think most people don\'t really know this company or much about its industry because it\'s a B2B company, let\'s face it. The market cap for Arista Networks is 27.87 billion, so well, lower outside Brian\'s range. But since Yasser said inside, that gave Brian the fifth point that he needed for his third consecutive tie, and because, gentlemen, we\'ve tied, I think I might already be inviting you both on one quarter from now to join me in September to break, I think hope this tie, but maybe Brian in the end is our beginning and maybe everything circular and maybe you will just tie every time added for the item.\nBrian Stoffel: I\'m OK with it now, the big thing is we just got to come up with the tiebreaker beforehand, just to not leave, you don\'t like the way that soccer with the two dove. I\'m not as big a fan either. I\'d love if they pull the player off the field every five minutes.\nYasser El-Shimy: Like rapid-fire outside.\nBrian Stoffel: Yeah. Or even just like crowdsource it. [laughs].\nDavid Gardner: Maybe I\'ll think about the equivalent of a shootout for overtime next time if we get another tie. But one thing is for sure each of you scored five, which is great, and listeners at home, if you scored at least five, give yourself a pat on the back, if you scored less, keep listening, keep getting smarter, happier and richer with us. If you scored more, let us know on Twitter, use the rarely used hashtag, hashtag I beat Brian and Yasser, [laughs] and maybe you too will appear on this show one day. Well, I want to thank my talented guests stars. Good nature as always I had a lot of fun with you guys, Brian, Yasser, thank you both.\nYasser El-Shimy: Thank you, David.\nBrian Stoffel: Good game, Yasser.\nYasser El-Shimy: Good game, Brian.\nDavid Gardner: You know 2468, who do we appreciate? [laughs] Do you remember that being forced to do that as kids?\nBrian Stoffel: Oh, yeah.\nDavid Gardner: Towards the end of soccer little league games. Yeah. We haven\'t done that traditionally on this show, but thank you guys. You are both great sports and I want to thank our listeners for joining us for this summer fun. I think this is a summer thrill that is probably not appreciated by enough people. The opportunity to kick around market caps and thinking about stocks in good years and bad, always fund four times a year, I think part of what makes the market cap gameshow specialist like holidays, doesn\'t recur that frequently, so it\'s more special when it comes around. [MUSIC] Next week is mailbag on this podcast, so [email protected] is our email address. If you want to react to anything that you learnt this week or the other weeks for Rule Breaker Investing in this long hot month of June 2022. In the meantime, for Brian and for Yasser and for our 10 companies from Apple write-down degree that we bid a Foolish. I do.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Brian Stoffel has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and PayPal Holdings. David Gardner has positions in Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Middleby, and Walt Disney. Yasser El-Shimy has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Microsoft, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Arista Networks, Cisco Systems, CoStar Group, Costco Wholesale, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Middleby, PayPal Holdings, Six Flags, Stitch Fix, Walt Disney, and Xero. The Motley Fool recommends Green Dot Corporation , NetEase, The TJX Companies, and Union Pacific and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "I don't know this company that well, but they also own Marshalls and HomeGoods, Homesense, Sierra in the United States, they've got Winners in Canada, they're operating primarily in North America with a lot of discount off-price department stores. David Gardner: [laughs] Let's keep playing, on the company number 4 now Brian, one of the things I've always appreciated about you is not only are you somewhat of a world traveler, but you also have lived overseas and I think you still maintain a place in Costa Rica, am I right? David Gardner: Wow, well, maybe Apple didn't rank there, but ticker symbol A-A-P-L is, I'm sure well known to many Costa Ricans and I think it's just about the biggest brand worldwide and for lots of great reasons.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A lot of us have probably heard that Activision Blizzard ticker symbol, ATVI, I think it's fair to say embattled Activision Blizzard at this point received a generous buyout offer earlier this year from Microsoft, the company I would say trading in a surprisingly large discount to Softies cash. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Arista Networks, Cisco Systems, CoStar Group, Costco Wholesale, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Middleby, PayPal Holdings, Six Flags, Stitch Fix, Walt Disney, and Xero. The Motley Fool recommends Green Dot Corporation , NetEase, The TJX Companies, and Union Pacific and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "How Good Are You at Guessing a Company's Market Cap?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "David Gardner: Well, this particular company is an example. David Gardner: It is unfortunately outside Yasser's range. Right now, we're looking at Brian Stoffel -4, Yasser El-Shimy-3.", 'news_textrank_summary': "David Gardner: Well players at home and Brian Stoffel, Yasser said 28 to 36 billion for a company not that many people know well, CoStar Group. But since we're talking about that, I guess I should turn back to Yasser and ask you what your market cap range is for Green Dot Corporation, ticker symbol G-D-O-T. Yasser El-Shimy: Market cap for Green Dot, I will go with a range of 650 million to 1.75 billion.. David Gardner: Six hundred and fifty million to 1.75 billion. David Gardner: I'm glad that you've been thinking about that because we're about to ask you whether Brian is correct with his range of 82 billion to 137 billion, or whether that's incorrect, and so Yasser, I think the time has come players at home inside that range or outside that range."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/beat-the-bear-market-with-these-3-warren-buffett-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fishing in a stocked pond, so to speak, can be a great way to filter for new investments. And one of the greatest stocked ponds when it comes to investing ideas is Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio.\nConsidering Berkshire's 20% annualized returns since 1965, compared to the 10% returns for the S&P 500 index, it would be foolish not to monitor what the Oracle of Omaha adds to each quarter.\nBuffett's investments often tend to make capital preservation of paramount importance, making their picks even more interesting in today's bear market.\nWith that said, three Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Kroger (NYSE: KR), make for great buys in a tricky market environment.\nApple's cash-flow machine is tough to beat\nBradley Guichard (Apple): Just how much do Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway like Apple stock? Enough to make it more than 39% of its total portfolio. This makes Berkshire one of Apple's largest stockholders. Berkshire began buying Apple stock in 2016 and has seen tremendous profits since.\nA potential recession could hurt Apple's overall sales; however, this will likely be a short-term bump in the road. The company isn't showing noticeable ill effects so far as the fiscal second quarter of 2022 brought record revenue of $97.3 billion, up 9% over the prior year.\nApple's rumored new hardware-as-a-service initiative could also help keep sales flowing when consumers tighten budgets. This new program will allow people to purchase iPhones on a subscription plan by making monthly payments. This will help consumers who don't want to shell out the full price upfront and create a recurring revenue stream for Apple.\nOne reason to love Apple is the company's profitability and cash-flow generation. Apple pushed its operating margin for the first half of fiscal 2022 to 32%, beating the 30% margin posted in the same period last year. This brought $75 billion in cash from operations into Apple's coffers.\nThe stock buyback program is the second reason Apple is an excellent choice during a down market. Apple returns a tremendous amount of the cash it generates to shareholders through buybacks and dividends. The advantage of buybacks during a market downturn is that the company can repurchase and retire more shares for the same investment. This will then leverage shareholders' gains when the market resumes its climb. Apple's board has just approved another $90 billion in buybacks, and the program shows no sign of slowing.\nApple has repurchased $268.4 billion in stock and paid $49.9 billion in dividends since fiscal year 2019. This amounts to a combined 14% of the current market cap in just three and a half years. Investors can rest assured that even if Apple stock declines a bit in the short term, the impressive cash flow will keep rewarding shareholders in the long term.\nOptionality will help Amazon weather the storm\nJeff Santoro (Amazon): Despite being caught up in the broader sell-off, Amazon is a Buffett stock that's still well positioned to succeed despite the bear market. Currently only a small portion of Berkshire's investments, Amazon has some potential growth drivers that could help it move up in Buffett's portfolio.\nThe day after Amazon reported its first-quarter 2022 earnings in April, the stock sold off 14% on fears of slowing growth, weak guidance, and an unexpected net loss. Considering the recessionary and supply chain issues serving as a backdrop, it shouldn't have been a surprise that Amazon saw its e-commerce business struggle. However, these headwinds are likely temporary and there were other bright spots in the earnings report.\nAmazon Web Services (AWS) had another strong quarter, with revenue topping $18 billion, good for a 37% year-over-year increase. The cloud infrastructure business now has an annualized sales run rate of almost $74 billion. At the end of Q1 2022, AWS accounted for 16% of Amazon's total revenue, up from 13% in the year-ago quarter.\nAs AWS grows as a percentage of Amazon's overall business, profitability and margins should improve. As an example, in Q1, Amazon's overall operating income was $3.7 billion, with AWS contributing $6.5 billion. This more than made up for an operating loss of $2.8 billion in the other segments. The difference isn't always this stark, but AWS does typically have a higher operating margin, which allows Amazon to spend more on growing the e-commerce side of the business. These investments have helped Amazon keep its online retail advantage.\nAnother part of the business that doesn't get talked about enough is Amazon's advertising services. As of Q1 2022, advertising accounted for 6.8% of total revenue, up from 5.9% one year earlier. The company doesn't provide much detail on this part of the business, but it's worth keeping an eye on to see if it continues to grow over time. If it does, Apple is likely to give more color on margins and profitability.\nThere may be some slower quarters ahead as Amazon continues to fight inflation and supply chain headwinds. However, Amazon currently trades for a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.4, a multiple not seen since 2016. At this valuation, and considering the strength of AWS, Amazon shares look too cheap to ignore.\nBolster your portfolio's defenses with Kroger\nJosh Kohn-Lindquist (Kroger): While Kroger and its massive chain of grocery stores are not immune to the inflation pressures currently facing the global economy, its defensive positioning in the consumer goods sector can benefit investors in a bear market. Kroger may operate on razor-thin margins as the only pure-play grocer in the S&P 500 index, but it sells seemingly recession-resistant products.\nThese resilient sales perhaps make Berkshire Hathaway's $1 billion holding in the company no surprise, as Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger often emphasize capital preservation with their investments.\nAs for Kroger's current operations, the company is laser-focused on building out its private-label offerings -- a move that lowers the prices of goods for customers and increases margins for investors. Kroger rolled out 239 new private label items in the first quarter of 2022, and reported Our Brands identical sales rose by 6% year over year, compared to storewide identical sales growth of 4% over the same time. It is clear that these cheaper options are resonating with customers.\nThese private label brands are critical as consumers naturally look for the best values when shopping during trying economic times. While the United States has yet to enter an official recession, Kroger has positioned itself to benefit should these struggles continue.\nWith management guiding for $3.85 to $3.95 in earnings per share (EPS) for 2022, Kroger trades around 12 times forward earnings -- the fourth-lowest valuation among its 36 S&P 500 peers in the consumer defensive sector.\nThis low forward price-to-earnings valuation is advantageous to individual investors and Kroger alike, as it has consistently lowered its share count over the last two decades through significant share repurchases.\nKR Shares Outstanding data by YCharts\nThanks to the company continually lowering its total shares outstanding, its EPS has grown by 19% annually over the last five years, despite revenue only growing by 4% each year over the same period.\nOn top of this promising bottom-line growth, Kroger sports a 16-year dividend increase streak to pair with a 1.8% yield and meager 21% payout ratio. Thanks to this low payout ratio, it is reasonable to expect the company to continue raising its dividend far into the future -- despite having already boosted its payouts by 12% annually over the last five years.\nDue to these fantastic cash returns to shareholders, the company's budding private-label operations, and its relatively cheap valuation, Kroger looks like a tremendous Buffett-style investment to buy and hold through trying economic conditions.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Bradley Guichard has positions in Amazon and Apple and has the following options: short July 2022 $135 calls on Amazon. Jeff Santoro has positions in Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). Josh Kohn-Lindquist has positions in Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "With that said, three Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Kroger (NYSE: KR), make for great buys in a tricky market environment. The day after Amazon reported its first-quarter 2022 earnings in April, the stock sold off 14% on fears of slowing growth, weak guidance, and an unexpected net loss. As for Kroger's current operations, the company is laser-focused on building out its private-label offerings -- a move that lowers the prices of goods for customers and increases margins for investors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "With that said, three Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Kroger (NYSE: KR), make for great buys in a tricky market environment. These resilient sales perhaps make Berkshire Hathaway's $1 billion holding in the company no surprise, as Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger often emphasize capital preservation with their investments. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Beat the Bear Market With These 3 Warren Buffett Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With that said, three Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Kroger (NYSE: KR), make for great buys in a tricky market environment. Berkshire began buying Apple stock in 2016 and has seen tremendous profits since. Apple returns a tremendous amount of the cash it generates to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.', 'news_textrank_summary': "With that said, three Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Kroger (NYSE: KR), make for great buys in a tricky market environment. Apple's cash-flow machine is tough to beat Bradley Guichard (Apple): Just how much do Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway like Apple stock? Optionality will help Amazon weather the storm Jeff Santoro (Amazon): Despite being caught up in the broader sell-off, Amazon is a Buffett stock that's still well positioned to succeed despite the bear market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-new-ai-model-can-translate-200-languages', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms META recently announced that its AI researchers have created a new AI model called No Language Left Behind (NLLB 200), which can translate 200 different languages and improves the quality of translations across its various technologies.\nLanguage barrier still exists in this world due to the lack of high-quality translation tools. Due to this, billions of people cannot access digital content or participate fully in conversations online.\nMeta is looking to solve this issue with its latest AI model, which according to the company, improves translation quality by 44% more than any previous translation models. For certain African and Indian languages, NLB 200’s translations are more than 70% accurate.\nIn order to improve NLLB 200, Meta has also built Flores-200 — a data set that enables AI researchers to assess the translation AI model’s performance in 40,000 different language directions.\nMeta is introducing the new AI model and Flores-200 data set to developers to help in properly translating content. The new AI model will serve more 25 billion translations everyday in FEED on Facebook, Instagram reels and other features that have emerged as new trends on social networking websites.\nMeta’s recent investment in its new AI model will help in building the metaverse, which can be a multilingual AR space to help include people who speak different languages without creating a centralized language base.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nMeta Investing in AI to Drive Long-Term Growth\nMeta Platforms is currently facing the worst downturn in the company's history due to the global macro-economic situation, geopolitical tensions, rising inflation and interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve Bank. This has hurt Meta’s share price negatively.\nShares of Meta Platforms, which currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), have tumbled 50% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry decline of 49.6%.\nYou can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nMeta’s financial plans to generate sufficient operating income from its Family of Apps business segment to fund the growth of its Reality Labs have taken a major hit, and the company has been recently closing various long-term projects, which is burning a lot of cash for the company.\nOne of the most recent setbacks has been the discontinuation of its cryptocurrency wallet pilot project — Novi. This is a major setback for Meta Platforms in its efforts to develop metaverse as an independent commercial platform as both the crypto and NFT markets came crashing down.\nThe situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are hurting Meta’s tech peers, who are looking to venture into the AR space, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL.\nMeta has been beaten by Twitter as the first social media giant to enter the NFT marketplace by launching a tool to showcase and sell NFTs on its platform. Microsoft's M12 venture fund recently invested in NFT startup, Palm NFT Studio, to develop projects on the Palm Protocol, an energy-efficient Ethereum sidechain. Apple has one of the largest AR platforms in the world to help creators build AR experiences with frameworks like ARKit, RealityKit and Reality Composer. Apple’s mixed-reality headset is its most anticipated product that is expected to help the company diversify its sources of revenues.\nTwitter shares have fallen 10.5% compared with the Zacks Internet Software industry’s decline of 49.6%.\nMicrosoft shares have lost 20.1% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer-Software industry's decline of 24.1%.\nApple's shares have fallen 18% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry's decline of 19.2%.\nAlthough Meta’s short-term revenue growth looks bleak, the company is confident about its long-term growth. Meta is investing heavily in developing AI, which will drive revenue growth in its ad business.\nReels are the newest trend right now, and the feeds are increasingly being recommended by AI. This will enable Meta to evolve its ad systems to help creators earn through Facebook and Instagram, and create new ad revenues for the company.\nThis will help provide funds for building the metaverse and aid the company to generate positive returns from its investments in AI.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are hurting Meta’s tech peers, who are looking to venture into the AR space, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The new AI model will serve more 25 billion translations everyday in FEED on Facebook, Instagram reels and other features that have emerged as new trends on social networking websites.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are hurting Meta’s tech peers, who are looking to venture into the AR space, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META recently announced that its AI researchers have created a new AI model called No Language Left Behind (NLLB 200), which can translate 200 different languages and improves the quality of translations across its various technologies.', 'news_article_title': "Meta Platforms' (META) New AI Model Can Translate 200 Languages", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are hurting Meta’s tech peers, who are looking to venture into the AR space, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META recently announced that its AI researchers have created a new AI model called No Language Left Behind (NLLB 200), which can translate 200 different languages and improves the quality of translations across its various technologies.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The situation is not expected to get better in the near term as negative sentiments are hurting Meta’s tech peers, who are looking to venture into the AR space, including Twitter TWTR, Microsoft MSFT and Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META recently announced that its AI researchers have created a new AI model called No Language Left Behind (NLLB 200), which can translate 200 different languages and improves the quality of translations across its various technologies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/where-to-invest-%2410000-in-this-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Being "greedy when others are fearful" is one of the more popular Warren Buffett quotes investors are likely familiar with. Well, with fears of a recession and inflation mounting, this may be the time to load up on some stocks. Valuations are crashing, whether stocks have good fundamentals or not. And for investors who can afford to hang on for multiple years, now can be a great time to buy.\nA couple of stocks that look incredibly promising today include Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). I\'ve already bought one of these bargains this year, but both look like solid buys. Here\'s why investing $10,000 into either one of these stocks can generate thousands in profits for you in a year or two.\n1. Innovative Industrial Properties\nWhat I really like about Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) is that it gives investors the ability to collect a high dividend without sacrificing growth potential. Its 6.3% yield is high (the S&P 500 averages 1.7%)and it isn\'t unaffordable. The real estate investment trust\'s free cash flow over the past few years has been growing and is sufficient to cover its dividend payments:\nFundamental Chart data by YCharts.\nThe company also offers some long-term growth potential as the cannabis industry expands into new states. It has 111 properties in its portfolio as of the end of June with 8.6 million in rentable square feet in 19 states. IIP is well-positioned to help cannabis producers expand in the industry through its sale-and-leaseback agreements.\nIIP\'s net income over the trailing 12 months has totaled $121 million, which is more than half of its revenue ($226 million) during that period. IIP\'s strong margins, promising growth opportunities, and high-yielding dividend make it one of the best stocks to buy right now.\nAlthough the pot stock has lost more than half of its value this year, the marijuana market as a hole hasn\'t been strong, with the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF falling 45% over the same time frame. Buying IIP\'s stock today could set investors up for some great gains in a few years.\n2. Meta Platforms\nI bought shares of Meta Platforms earlier this year, despite being unconvinced of the company\'s transition to the metaverse. It\'s the company\'s business today that looks impressive, not a venture that may or may not pan out. But companies need to pursue growth opportunities, regardless of how unrealistic they may appear right now.\nAnd for a company like Meta, that\'s generating tens of billions in profits and free cash each year, the business can afford to take chances. Apple\'s new privacy features are going to put a dent in Meta\'s earnings, and that is a concern. However, at a forward price-to-earnings multiple of less than 14, Meta still looks incredibly cheap compared to what other top tech stocks trade at:\nMETA PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts.\nEven if its growth rate does slow down, Meta makes for a solid value investment. Owning a top brand like Facebook that has billion of eyeballs every day on it gives it loads of monetization potential in the future. Investors are hung up on slowing growth and the business cutting back on new hires, which is why its shares have fallen 52% this year. What I see, however, is an already profitable business that commands net margins of more than 30% that could become even more profitable as it focuses on cutting its costs.\nAlthough its flashy growth numbers may stumble, Meta\'s fundamentals should improve, making it a much better investment over the long haul.\n10 stocks we like better than Innovative Industrial Properties\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Innovative Industrial Properties wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. David Jagielski has positions in Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Innovative Industrial Properties, Meta Platforms, Inc., Salesforce, Inc., and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The real estate investment trust's free cash flow over the past few years has been growing and is sufficient to cover its dividend payments: Fundamental Chart data by YCharts. And for a company like Meta, that's generating tens of billions in profits and free cash each year, the business can afford to take chances. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Innovative Industrial Properties, Meta Platforms, Inc., Salesforce, Inc., and Twitter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A couple of stocks that look incredibly promising today include Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). IIP's strong margins, promising growth opportunities, and high-yielding dividend make it one of the best stocks to buy right now. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Innovative Industrial Properties, Meta Platforms, Inc., Salesforce, Inc., and Twitter.", 'news_article_title': 'Where to Invest $10,000 in This Bear Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A couple of stocks that look incredibly promising today include Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Innovative Industrial Properties What I really like about Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) is that it gives investors the ability to collect a high dividend without sacrificing growth potential. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Innovative Industrial Properties, Meta Platforms, Inc., Salesforce, Inc., and Twitter.', 'news_textrank_summary': "A couple of stocks that look incredibly promising today include Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Innovative Industrial Properties What I really like about Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) is that it gives investors the ability to collect a high dividend without sacrificing growth potential. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-there-any-hope-for-bed-bath-beyond', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Too little, too late is perhaps what can best describe what\'s happened to Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), which either just sacked its CEO or at least helped carry his bags out of the C-suite in recent days. Plummeting sales, widening losses, and crashing comparable-store sales all mean that the home goods retailer now looks like a business that may be too threadbare to save.\nImage source: Bed Bath & Beyond.\nDramatic changes were not enough\nIn late June, Bed Bath & Beyond announced that Mark Tritton was out as president, CEO, and board director and was being replaced on an interim basis by director Sue Gove, who has served in executive capacities at two other retailers, Golfsmith and Zale.\n"We must deliver improved results. Our shareholders, associates, customers, and partners all expect more," Gove said in a statement.\nIt\'s a long way down from the mountain of hope that surrounded Tritton when he took over executive leadership back in 2019. As the former chief marketing officer at Target (NYSE: TGT), he immediately began making bold, decisive moves, such as clearing out holdovers from the previous management team, updating Bed Bath & Beyond\'s website, and selling off the patchwork of ancillary businesses that had been acquired over the years.\nEarlier this year, however, Chewy founder and GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen took a stake in the retailer and said all that wasn\'t enough. Bed Bath & Beyond needed to sell off more businesses and even put itself up for sale.\nSimilarities to another attempted retail overhaul\nWhile Tritton tried to turn Bed Bath & Beyond into something of a Target Lite, and there were early promising results, they could not be maintained. It was reminiscent of another corporate leader who was brought in to revitalize an ailing retailer but instead failed miserably: Ron Johnson\'s stint as CEO of JCPenney.\nFollowing a successful career at Apple, Johnson did away with Penney\'s culture of "doorbuster" sales, upgraded stores to make them more modern, and greatly changed the product lineup, all without perhaps fully considering how it would be received by Penney\'s customers.\nAlthough Johnson was right in many respects that JCPenney needed to be brought into the modern age of retailing, he failed to bring along the retailer\'s customers. They liked the idea of big sale days rather than everyday low pricing, and they couldn\'t make heads or tails out of what to do with iPad-equipped employees instead of having checkout lines.\nIn many ways, that\'s what occurred with Bed Bath & Beyond.\nAddicted to discounts\nIt\'s a cautionary tale for all retailers not to get customers hooked on discounting. The home goods store was too dependent on its ubiquitous blue-and-white 20%-off coupons to lure customers in, and every time it tried to wean them off the discounts, sales plunged.\nEven former CEO Steve Temares recognized customers wouldn\'t shop the stores without a coupon in hand. He tried to thread the needle by making them available only to loyalty program members, but that didn\'t work either. And with no carrot to lure customers in, Tritton wasn\'t able to keep regular customers coming back or attract new ones. The retail landscape has just changed too much for Bed Bath & Beyond to effectively compete.\nIn the decade-and-a-half since Linens \'n Things declared bankruptcy, home goods competition has greatly evolved. For many years Bed Bath & Beyond simply rested on its laurels, allowing Amazon.com, Walmart, and even Target to become power brokers in the online and offline market.\nThere\'s a shakeout coming to the home goods space. Superstore chain At Home went private in a $2.8 billion deal completed last year, while online retailer Wayfair is struggling under the weight of plummeting sales and active customers shopping its stores. Sales were down 13% last quarter while active customers collapsed 23%.\nNo way out\nIt could be Tritton just wasn\'t given enough time to make his changes stick while having to deal with a pandemic, rampant inflation, high gas prices, and supply chain snarls. It may also be that there is just no fix for Bed Bath & Beyond. Too much time was squandered by the previous management team, and now all that it does is reactionary.\nWhile I once had high hopes for Tritton leading the home goods retailer to a recovery, the company looks more like a candidate at the end of its rope. The best investors might be able to hope for is a buyout, but any turnaround -- if one is to ever come -- appears far into the future.\nAdd it all up, and it\'s clear that investors\' money would be better spent elsewhere.\n10 stocks we like better than Bed Bath & Beyond\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Bed Bath & Beyond wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\n\n\n\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Rich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Chewy, Inc., and Target. The Motley Fool recommends Wayfair and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As the former chief marketing officer at Target (NYSE: TGT), he immediately began making bold, decisive moves, such as clearing out holdovers from the previous management team, updating Bed Bath & Beyond's website, and selling off the patchwork of ancillary businesses that had been acquired over the years. Superstore chain At Home went private in a $2.8 billion deal completed last year, while online retailer Wayfair is struggling under the weight of plummeting sales and active customers shopping its stores. No way out It could be Tritton just wasn't given enough time to make his changes stick while having to deal with a pandemic, rampant inflation, high gas prices, and supply chain snarls.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Superstore chain At Home went private in a $2.8 billion deal completed last year, while online retailer Wayfair is struggling under the weight of plummeting sales and active customers shopping its stores. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Chewy, Inc., and Target. The Motley Fool recommends Wayfair and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Is There Any Hope for Bed Bath & Beyond?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Superstore chain At Home went private in a $2.8 billion deal completed last year, while online retailer Wayfair is struggling under the weight of plummeting sales and active customers shopping its stores. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Chewy, Inc., and Target.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Dramatic changes were not enough In late June, Bed Bath & Beyond announced that Mark Tritton was out as president, CEO, and board director and was being replaced on an interim basis by director Sue Gove, who has served in executive capacities at two other retailers, Golfsmith and Zale. 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That has raised questions among some investors about whether current earnings projections reflect those concerns and can remain strong enough to support the market.\nInvestors have been trying to to figure out whether an aggressive interest rate hike cycle by the U.S. Federal Reserve to tame inflation could tip the economy into recession.\nWith recession talk having increased in the market, upcoming corporate results and outlooks "are going to be the key catalyst going forward," said Alan Lancz, president of Alan B. Lancz & Associates in Toledo, Ohio.\nEarnings from some of Wall Street\'s biggest banks will unofficially start off the earnings period when they report next week, with results from JPMorgan Chase JPM.N due Thursday.\nFor the second quarter, analysts expect overall S&P 500 earnings to have increased 5.7% over the year-ago period, compared to growth of 6.8% expected at the start of April, while they see earnings for all of 2022 growing by 9.4% versus 8.8% expected on April 1, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Friday.\nThose forecasts, however, are somewhat distorted by the energy sector, whose earnings are forecast to have jumped by more than 230% in the second quarter following a rally in oil prices. Without energy companies, second-quarter profits are expected to have declined 3% from a year ago, based on Refinitiv data.\n"While companies may be able to deliver a decent second quarter, the outlooks are likely to be overall very conservative," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\nLast week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told a European Central Bank conference that "there is a risk" the U.S. central bank could slow the economy more than needed to control inflation.\nCommodity and other costs have been rising, and companies have been grappling with how much of those price increases can be passed on to consumers or absorbed.\nAmong companies that have already reported, Micron Technology Inc MU.O recently projected a fall in current-quarter revenue, sparking concerns about demand in the chip industry.\nNike Inc NKE.N forecast quarterly revenue below estimates as it expects to discount more.\nTechnology and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows, have been among the hardest hit by concerns over rising rates.\nMeta Platforms META.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg recently told employees to brace for a deep economic downturn. Its shares fell 27% in the second quarter.\nApple AAPL.O, whose shares slid about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26.\nWhile higher energy prices are expected to be a drag on airlines and other transportation companies as well as some industrial firms, they are a positive for energy names. Chevron CVX.N is due to report on July 29.\nGoldman Sachs\' brokerage recently trimmed its estimates for someconsumer-exposed companies including Apple, citing demand concerns.\nValuations have fallen with the market\'s selloff. The S&P 500\'s forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio was at 16.2 as of Friday versus 22.1 at the end of December and was in line with its long-term average of about 16, Refinitiv data showed.\nWhile the drop has made valuations seem more attractive to some investors, others worry about what\'s in store for earnings forecasts.\nMarket sentiment already has become more bearish and multiples have come down, said Matt Stucky, senior portfolio manager at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. "The next shoe to drop typically is a revision lower in terms of earnings estimates by the sell side."\nS&P 500 quarterly earningshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3bJkNGK\nExpected S&P 500 Q2 earnings by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3IwabHt\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Alden Bentley and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, whose shares slid about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - As U.S. companies open their books on the second quarter in the coming weeks, investors increasingly worried about a recession will be anxious to hear what executives say about how demand is holding up in the face of higher costs. Investors have been trying to to figure out whether an aggressive interest rate hike cycle by the U.S. Federal Reserve to tame inflation could tip the economy into recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, whose shares slid about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26. Earnings from some of Wall Street's biggest banks will unofficially start off the earnings period when they report next week, with results from JPMorgan Chase JPM.N due Thursday. For the second quarter, analysts expect overall S&P 500 earnings to have increased 5.7% over the year-ago period, compared to growth of 6.8% expected at the start of April, while they see earnings for all of 2022 growing by 9.4% versus 8.8% expected on April 1, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Friday.", 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-Investors anxious about a recession look to U.S. companies for guidance', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, whose shares slid about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26. Earnings from some of Wall Street's biggest banks will unofficially start off the earnings period when they report next week, with results from JPMorgan Chase JPM.N due Thursday. Among companies that have already reported, Micron Technology Inc MU.O recently projected a fall in current-quarter revenue, sparking concerns about demand in the chip industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, whose shares slid about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - As U.S. companies open their books on the second quarter in the coming weeks, investors increasingly worried about a recession will be anxious to hear what executives say about how demand is holding up in the face of higher costs. For the second quarter, analysts expect overall S&P 500 earnings to have increased 5.7% over the year-ago period, compared to growth of 6.8% expected at the start of April, while they see earnings for all of 2022 growing by 9.4% versus 8.8% expected on April 1, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Friday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fridays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-fctr', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 295,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Shares of FCTR were down about 0.1% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.5% with over 62.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Bank of America, down about 0.2% on volume of over 30.9 million shares. Centene is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 3.2% on the day, while Freeport-mcmoran is lagging other components of the First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF, trading lower by about 4.2%.\nVIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 295,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.5% with over 62.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Bank of America, down about 0.2% on volume of over 30.9 million shares. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 295,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Factor Rotation ETF, trading lower by about 4.2%. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 295,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Shares of FCTR were down about 0.1% on the day. Centene is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 3.2% on the day, while Freeport-mcmoran is lagging other components of the First Trust Lunt U.S.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 295,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 108,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.5% with over 62.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Bank of America, down about 0.2% on volume of over 30.9 million shares. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-dow-fell-46-points-but-these-3-stocks-eked-out-gains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46 points on an up-and-down day for the broader index after a surprisingly strong jobs report seemed to confuse investors about the current state of the economy.\nThis morning the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payrolls added 372,000 jobs in June, exceeding estimates of just 250,000. Unemployment remained at a rock-solid 3.6%, the same as it was in May, suggesting the job market remains very strong.\n"The strong 372,000 gain in non-farm payrolls in June appears to make a mockery of claims the economy is heading into, let alone already in, a recession," said Andrew Hunter, a senior economist at Capital Economics.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe news is the latest wrinkle in the market\'s economic outlook, which seems to change weekly and get more confusing by the day. While one would think a strong jobs market is good news, it could also suggest that inflation is still moving higher, so it\'s another thing for investors to grapple with as they try to think about the future. While the Dow fell, several stocks managed to escape the day with gains.\nSector agnostic\nNo sector, in particular, seemed to stand out or perform poorly today. The healthcare insurance company UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) continued to find itself at the top of the Dow. The stock finished just under 1% higher and is up more than 6% over the past month, which compares favorably to the Dow, which is down close to 3% since early June.\nNothing specific seems to be driving UnitedHealth higher today, but insurance stocks have fared well this year. Insurance typically doesn\'t get scrapped from the consumer\'s budget even when times get tough, and so insurers are able to pass higher costs from inflation onto their customers.\nThe second-best finisher in the Dow was the credit card and payments company American Express (NYSE: AXP), which finished the day about half a percent higher.\nIn this case, I think American Express is a clear beneficiary of the strong jobs report today because it suggests the consumer could be in better shape than people thought. This would be great for American Express, which benefits when consumers are spending and paying off their debt.\nThat\'s why banks like some inflation but not so much inflation that it would knock the economy into a recession, which could slow spending and lead to a spike in loan defaults.\nThe consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the third-highest finisher in the Dow, with shares ending the day nearly half a percentage point higher. I didn\'t see anything specific driving Apple higher today.\nAre any of these stocks buys?\nIf there is one stock among this group I might look at today, it would be banks like American Express. As I mentioned above, banks are going to benefit a lot from rising interest rates. They haven\'t seen this kind of rapidly rising-rate environment since the Great Recession.\nBut it will be even more beneficial if the consumer can stay strong and the economy can avoid a severe recession because then banks can also find loan growth. The banking sector as a whole has taken a hit. American Express is down close to 16% in 2022. Now could be the right time to buy in.\n10 stocks we like better than American Express\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and American Express wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends UnitedHealth Group and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the third-highest finisher in the Dow, with shares ending the day nearly half a percentage point higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46 points on an up-and-down day for the broader index after a surprisingly strong jobs report seemed to confuse investors about the current state of the economy. "The strong 372,000 gain in non-farm payrolls in June appears to make a mockery of claims the economy is heading into, let alone already in, a recession," said Andrew Hunter, a senior economist at Capital Economics.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the third-highest finisher in the Dow, with shares ending the day nearly half a percentage point higher. The second-best finisher in the Dow was the credit card and payments company American Express (NYSE: AXP), which finished the day about half a percent higher. I didn't see anything specific driving Apple higher today.", 'news_article_title': 'The Dow Fell 46 Points, But These 3 Stocks Eked Out Gains', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the third-highest finisher in the Dow, with shares ending the day nearly half a percentage point higher. In this case, I think American Express is a clear beneficiary of the strong jobs report today because it suggests the consumer could be in better shape than people thought. If there is one stock among this group I might look at today, it would be banks like American Express.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the third-highest finisher in the Dow, with shares ending the day nearly half a percentage point higher. If there is one stock among this group I might look at today, it would be banks like American Express. 10 stocks we like better than American Express When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-should-beat-june-quarter-expectations-but-guide-for-september-could-disappoint-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It’s that time again. Wall Street’s quarterly earnings show is getting underway and before the month is out, Apple (AAPL) is expected deliver its fiscal third quarter report (June quarter, scheduled for July 28). \nWhile investor concerns mostly center on the effect of high inflation and iPhone demand, Evercore’s Amit Daryanani believes that despite data points skewing to the negative - these include weak Chinese smartphone data (-9%), App Store growth slowing down to ~4%, and companies such as Micron noting “weakness” in smartphone/PC demand - AAPL has provided a conservative enough guide which will allow for another beat (although possibly a more modest one compared to prior ones) in the June quarter.\nThe Street is looking for ~1.4% growth, a display Daryanani believes should not be difficult to meet. While Apple did not give revenue guidance for the quarter, the company did suggest the quarter’s growth rate would have mirrored the March quarter (+9%), if not for several headwinds including an FX hit to the tune of 300bps, 150bps from Russia, and $4-$8 billion in supply constraints.\nHowever, the analyst notes that Apple has “tended to overestimate supply headwinds over the past few quarters,” and therefore believes it is possible the supply and FX issues are “less severe than Apple assumed.”\nThat said, all eyes will be on the September quarter guide and here Daryanani is not quite so confident. Due to the “challenging f/x environment and evolving macro situation,” Daryanani thinks there’s potential for the September quarter guide to “qualitatively be below current expectations.”\nAs such, while the analyst has made no changes to the June quarter forecast, the September quarter estimates are lowered to revenue/EPS of $88 billion/$1.28, respectively. Both are below Street expectations, which stand at $90.3 billion/$1.32.\n“Net/net,” Daryanani summed up, “we are relatively neutral this quarter as we think Apple is contending with numerous headwinds, but these risks should be adequately understood and reflected in expectations.”\nTo this end, Daryanani maintains an Outperform (i.e., Buy) rating along with a $180 price target. The implication for investors? Upside of 22% from current levels. (To watch Daryanani’s track record, click here)\n28 analysts have posted AAPL reviews during the past 3 months, which break down as 22 to 6 in favor of Buys over Holds, and all coalesce to a Strong Buy consensus view. Given the average price target clocks in at $185.05, the shares are expected to appreciate ~26% over the next 12 months. (See Apple stock forecast on TipRanks)\nTo find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.\nDisclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'While investor concerns mostly center on the effect of high inflation and iPhone demand, Evercore’s Amit Daryanani believes that despite data points skewing to the negative - these include weak Chinese smartphone data (-9%), App Store growth slowing down to ~4%, and companies such as Micron noting “weakness” in smartphone/PC demand - AAPL has provided a conservative enough guide which will allow for another beat (although possibly a more modest one compared to prior ones) in the June quarter. Wall Street’s quarterly earnings show is getting underway and before the month is out, Apple (AAPL) is expected deliver its fiscal third quarter report (June quarter, scheduled for July 28). (To watch Daryanani’s track record, click here) 28 analysts have posted AAPL reviews during the past 3 months, which break down as 22 to 6 in favor of Buys over Holds, and all coalesce to a Strong Buy consensus view.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'While investor concerns mostly center on the effect of high inflation and iPhone demand, Evercore’s Amit Daryanani believes that despite data points skewing to the negative - these include weak Chinese smartphone data (-9%), App Store growth slowing down to ~4%, and companies such as Micron noting “weakness” in smartphone/PC demand - AAPL has provided a conservative enough guide which will allow for another beat (although possibly a more modest one compared to prior ones) in the June quarter. Wall Street’s quarterly earnings show is getting underway and before the month is out, Apple (AAPL) is expected deliver its fiscal third quarter report (June quarter, scheduled for July 28). (To watch Daryanani’s track record, click here) 28 analysts have posted AAPL reviews during the past 3 months, which break down as 22 to 6 in favor of Buys over Holds, and all coalesce to a Strong Buy consensus view.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Should Beat June Quarter Expectations but Guide for September Could Disappoint, Says Analyst', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Wall Street’s quarterly earnings show is getting underway and before the month is out, Apple (AAPL) is expected deliver its fiscal third quarter report (June quarter, scheduled for July 28). While investor concerns mostly center on the effect of high inflation and iPhone demand, Evercore’s Amit Daryanani believes that despite data points skewing to the negative - these include weak Chinese smartphone data (-9%), App Store growth slowing down to ~4%, and companies such as Micron noting “weakness” in smartphone/PC demand - AAPL has provided a conservative enough guide which will allow for another beat (although possibly a more modest one compared to prior ones) in the June quarter. (To watch Daryanani’s track record, click here) 28 analysts have posted AAPL reviews during the past 3 months, which break down as 22 to 6 in favor of Buys over Holds, and all coalesce to a Strong Buy consensus view.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Wall Street’s quarterly earnings show is getting underway and before the month is out, Apple (AAPL) is expected deliver its fiscal third quarter report (June quarter, scheduled for July 28). While investor concerns mostly center on the effect of high inflation and iPhone demand, Evercore’s Amit Daryanani believes that despite data points skewing to the negative - these include weak Chinese smartphone data (-9%), App Store growth slowing down to ~4%, and companies such as Micron noting “weakness” in smartphone/PC demand - AAPL has provided a conservative enough guide which will allow for another beat (although possibly a more modest one compared to prior ones) in the June quarter. (To watch Daryanani’s track record, click here) 28 analysts have posted AAPL reviews during the past 3 months, which break down as 22 to 6 in favor of Buys over Holds, and all coalesce to a Strong Buy consensus view.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-investors-anxious-about-a-recession-look-to-u.s.-companies-for-guidance', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - As U.S. companies open their books on the second quarter in the coming weeks, investors increasingly worried about a recession will be anxious to hear what executives say about how demand is holding up in the face of higher costs.\nConcerns over a possible recession have already driven a sharp selloff in stocks that resulted in the S&P 500\'s .SPX steepest percentage drop in the first-half of a year since 1970, while earnings forecasts for the year have largely held up.\nThat has raised questions among some investors about whether current earnings projections reflect those concerns and can remain strong enough to support the market.\n"While companies may be able to deliver a decent second quarter, the outlooks are likely to be overall very conservative," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\nEarnings from some of Wall Street\'s biggest banks will unofficially start off the earnings period when they report next week, with results from JPMorgan Chase JPM.N due Thursday.\nFor the second quarter, analysts expect overall S&P 500 earnings to have increased 5.6% over the year-ago period, compared to growth of 6.8% expected at the start of April, while they see earnings for all of 2022 growing by 9.5% versus 8.8% expected on April 1, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of July 1.\nThose forecasts, however, are somewhat distorted by the energy sector, whose earnings are forecast to have jumped by more than 220% in the second quarter following a rally in oil prices. Without energy companies, second-quarter profits are expected to have declined 2.4% from a year ago, based on Refinitiv data.\nInvestors have been worried that an aggressive interest rate hike cycle by the U.S. Federal Reserve to tame inflation could tip the economy into recession.\nLast week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told a European Central Bank conference that "there is a risk" the U.S. central bank could slow the economy more than needed to control inflation.\nCommodity and other costs have been rising, and companies have been grappling with how much of those price increases can be passed on to consumers or absorbed.\nAmong companies that have already reported, Micron Technology Inc MU.O recently projected a fall in current-quarter revenue, sparking concerns about demand in the chip industry.\nNike Inc NKE.N forecast quarterly revenue below estimates as it expects to discount more.\nTechnology and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows, have been among the hardest hit by concerns over rising rates.\nMeta Platforms META.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg recently told employees to brace for a deep economic downturn. Its shares fell 27% in the second quarter.\nApple AAPL.O, whose shares fell about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26.\nWhile higher energy prices are expected to be a drag on airlines and other transportation companies as well as some industrial firms, they are a positive for energy names. Chevron CVX.N is due to report on July 29.\nGoldman Sachs\' brokerage recently trimmed its estimates for companies including Apple, citing demand concerns.\nValuations have fallen with the market\'s selloff. The S&P 500\'s forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio was at 16.1 as of July 1 versus 22.1 at the end of December and was in line with its long-term average of about 16, Refinitiv data showed.\nWhile the drop has made valuations seem more attractive to some investors, others worry about what\'s in store for earnings forecasts.\nMultiples have come down, said Matt Stucky, senior portfolio manager at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and "the next shoe to drop typically is a revision lower in terms of earnings estimates by the sell side."\nS&P 500 quarterly earningshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3bxnVoS\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Alden Bentley and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, whose shares fell about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - As U.S. companies open their books on the second quarter in the coming weeks, investors increasingly worried about a recession will be anxious to hear what executives say about how demand is holding up in the face of higher costs. "While companies may be able to deliver a decent second quarter, the outlooks are likely to be overall very conservative," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, whose shares fell about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26. Earnings from some of Wall Street's biggest banks will unofficially start off the earnings period when they report next week, with results from JPMorgan Chase JPM.N due Thursday. For the second quarter, analysts expect overall S&P 500 earnings to have increased 5.6% over the year-ago period, compared to growth of 6.8% expected at the start of April, while they see earnings for all of 2022 growing by 9.5% versus 8.8% expected on April 1, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of July 1.", 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-Investors anxious about a recession look to U.S. companies for guidance', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, whose shares fell about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26. Earnings from some of Wall Street's biggest banks will unofficially start off the earnings period when they report next week, with results from JPMorgan Chase JPM.N due Thursday. Among companies that have already reported, Micron Technology Inc MU.O recently projected a fall in current-quarter revenue, sparking concerns about demand in the chip industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, whose shares fell about 22% in the second quarter, is due to report results July 28, while results for Alphabet GOOGL.O, whose shares also dropped 22% last quarter, are expected July 26. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - As U.S. companies open their books on the second quarter in the coming weeks, investors increasingly worried about a recession will be anxious to hear what executives say about how demand is holding up in the face of higher costs. For the second quarter, analysts expect overall S&P 500 earnings to have increased 5.6% over the year-ago period, compared to growth of 6.8% expected at the start of April, while they see earnings for all of 2022 growing by 9.5% versus 8.8% expected on April 1, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of July 1.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-adds-spatial-audio-to-select-movies-and-shows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX has announced that it will begin rolling out the spatial audio feature to all devices globally, in an attempt to enhance the user listening experience for select original titles.\n\nThe popular streaming service has partnered with German audio brand, Sennheiser, to bring the feature to all Netflix users, irrespective of device and streaming plan. The new feature will work without the use of any extra accessories or equipment and will be particularly noticeable to those who use headphones.\n\nWhile the platform already supports 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos and Netflix Calibrated Mode for a great viewing experience, the spatial audio support will give viewers a cinematic experience at home.\n\nNetflix has made it even easier to find movies and TV shows that do support the new audio feature. Users can simply search for “spatial audio” in the search bar and select a show or film that supports the same from the search results.\n\nPopular Netflix original show Stranger Things, is one of the first shows to be supported by spatial audio. Other supported content includes Red Notice, The Witcher, Raising Dion, Castlevania, Interceptor, Lock & Key and The Haunting of Bly Manor.\nNetflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\nNetflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\nNetflix Joins Other Streamers Offering Spatial Audio Support\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s launch of the long-awaited audio feature brings it into the league of rivals including Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Hulu, all of which offer spatial audio support for compatible movies and TV shows. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nIn October, last year, Amazon’s music streaming service, Amazon Music, made its music compatible in spatial audio available on multiple devices for Unlimited tier subscribers.\n\nDisney+ subscribers using Apple devices such as Apple TV, iPad, or iPhone can enhance the listening experience through spatial audio while watching action films and TV shows like Avengers: Endgame, The Mandalorian Mulan, Onward and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, among others.\n\nNetflix added support for Apple\'s spatial audio in August 2021. Apple\'s system works only with AirPods Pro, AirPods Max and AirPods 3 on Apple TV 4K, Mac, iPad and iPhone. Netflix will continue to use Apple\'s system on Apple devices.\n\nHowever, the Netflix implementation will not support the head-tracking aspect, which gives the sound output a sense of direction, noticeable when you move your head around. Furthermore, if a user is watching Netflix content on an iPhone, iPad or Apple TV, spatial audio will only be available if the sound quality is set to “High” or “Auto.”\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Netflix Joins Other Streamers Offering Spatial Audio Support This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s launch of the long-awaited audio feature brings it into the league of rivals including Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Hulu, all of which offer spatial audio support for compatible movies and TV shows. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix NFLX has announced that it will begin rolling out the spatial audio feature to all devices globally, in an attempt to enhance the user listening experience for select original titles.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Netflix Joins Other Streamers Offering Spatial Audio Support This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s launch of the long-awaited audio feature brings it into the league of rivals including Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Hulu, all of which offer spatial audio support for compatible movies and TV shows. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In October, last year, Amazon’s music streaming service, Amazon Music, made its music compatible in spatial audio available on multiple devices for Unlimited tier subscribers.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Adds Spatial Audio to Select Movies and Shows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Netflix Joins Other Streamers Offering Spatial Audio Support This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s launch of the long-awaited audio feature brings it into the league of rivals including Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Hulu, all of which offer spatial audio support for compatible movies and TV shows. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Netflix Joins Other Streamers Offering Spatial Audio Support This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s launch of the long-awaited audio feature brings it into the league of rivals including Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Hulu, all of which offer spatial audio support for compatible movies and TV shows. Apple Inc. 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Meta is offering three privacy control options to users — Open to Everyone, Friends and Family, and Solo.\n\nVR headsets are essential for accessing metaverse, a space that has become the company’s key focus in recent times due to the huge growth opportunities it presents. Meta is expected to spend more than $10 billion over the next 10 years to build the metaverse.\n\nThe metaverse market, globally, is expected to reach $800 billion by 2024, per a Bloomberg report. According to a latest report from Fortune Business Insights, the global metaverse market is expected to witness a CAGR of 47.6% between 2022 and 2029, reaching from an estimated $100.27 billion in 2022 to $1,527.55 billion by 2029.\n\nMeta has been a frontrunner in grabbing this opportunity, given its experience in developing devices like the Quest headset. Meta is also set to release the higher-end headset — Project Cambria — later this year, which is anticipated to help it retain the leading position in the Augmented Reality/VR device space.\n Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\n Additionally, Meta is anticipated to launch a digital clothing store where users can purchase designer outfits for their avatars in the metaverse. Brands like Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne will be initially available for purchase.\nWhat Awaits the Meta Stock in 2022?\nMeta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Intensifying competition for ad dollars and user engagement from the likes of SNAP SNAP, Twitter TWTR and TikTok have been other headwinds.\n\nShares of this social-networking giant are down 49.2% year to date, underperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector, which has dropped 27.5% over the same time frame. Snap shares are down 68.2% while Twitter’s has declined 14.9%.\n\nThe ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has hurt advertisers’ budgets. Rising inflation, as well as slowing economy, is expected to trigger budget cuts. This doesn’t bode well for Meta and its ad-revenue-dependent peers like Twitter and Snap.\n\nNevertheless, Snap is benefiting from improving user engagement, particularly in the 13-34-year-old demography, which is expanding its advertiser base. Snap is also providing competition to Meta in the metaverse. Snap has collaborated with Vogue to feature a virtual try-on experience of select pieces from Balenciaga, Dior and Gucci, which will be available for Snapchatters globally.\n\nMeta expects engagement headwinds and ad-targeting difficulty due to Apple’s iOS changes to hurt advertising revenue growth throughout 2022. This Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company’s second-quarter guidance also reflects macroeconomic and forex concerns.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSnap Inc. (SNAP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report VR headsets are essential for accessing metaverse, a space that has become the company’s key focus in recent times due to the huge growth opportunities it presents.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Twitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Platforms (META) Introduces New Account & Profile for VR', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta is having a terrible 2022, primarily attributable to engagement-related headwinds as well as changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS that have made ad targeting difficult. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META will now require users to create a Meta account and Meta Horizon profile to log into their virtual reality (VR) headsets instead of a Facebook account (beginning August 2022) or an Oculus account (beginning Jan 1, 2023).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-snap-stock-a-buy-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Snap's (NYSE: SNAP) Snapchat is a popular social media app that intends to make the camera more fun. The stock is down considerably off its highs as it grapples with headwinds slowing revenue growth.\nStill, despite the struggles, Snap is increasing revenue and daily active users briskly. With that backdrop, it's understandable that investors are curious whether Snap stock is a buy right now. To answer that question, let's consider its prospects and weigh them against its valuation to decide.\nSnap is growing rapidly, but the expansion is at risk\nLike other social media apps, Snapchat is free to join and use. The company makes money by showing advertisements to users browsing the platform. In that regard, it has done an excellent job, growing revenue from $59 million to $4.1 billion between 2015 and 2021.\nSnap boasts 332 million daily active users, representing an increase of 13 million from the previous quarter. User growth is critical because advertisers pay to influence people's purchasing decisions. The more people to potentially affect, the more marketers are willing to pay.\nSnap has yet to consistently achieve profits on the bottom line as it invests in features to attract users and tools to optimize advertising capabilities. That said, Snap has lowered operating losses from a peak of $3.5 billion in 2017 to $702 million in 2021.\nSNAP Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts.\nSnap's brisk pace of revenue growth may be slowed in the near term as it adjusts to privacy policy changes implemented by Apple that make it harder to collect user data. That information has been critical in its ability to sell targeted ads. Marketers prefer precision ads because it reduces wasteful spending.\nSnap's stock is too expensive to buy now\nSNAP Price to Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.\nSnap is the most expensive among its peer group of social media companies, including Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Pinterest (NYSE: PINS). Snap trades at a price-to-sales ratio of 5.4 while Pinterest sells for 5.2 and Meta for 4.1. The price differential is magnified when you look at the price-to-free-cash-flow metric, where Snap is more than five times pricier than Pinterest and nearly 10 times that of Meta (see chart above).\nAdmittedly, Snap is growing the top line faster than its rivals, but arguably not enough to justify the premium to its peers. Therefore, given the social media industry's headwinds from privacy policy changes and Snap's expensive valuation, the stock is not a good buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Snap Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snap Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Parkev Tatevosian has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Pinterest. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Snap has yet to consistently achieve profits on the bottom line as it invests in features to attract users and tools to optimize advertising capabilities. Snap's brisk pace of revenue growth may be slowed in the near term as it adjusts to privacy policy changes implemented by Apple that make it harder to collect user data. Therefore, given the social media industry's headwinds from privacy policy changes and Snap's expensive valuation, the stock is not a good buy right now.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Still, despite the struggles, Snap is increasing revenue and daily active users briskly. Snap is the most expensive among its peer group of social media companies, including Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Pinterest (NYSE: PINS). Therefore, given the social media industry's headwinds from privacy policy changes and Snap's expensive valuation, the stock is not a good buy right now.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Snap Stock a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Therefore, given the social media industry's headwinds from privacy policy changes and Snap's expensive valuation, the stock is not a good buy right now. 10 stocks we like better than Snap Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Pinterest.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Snap's stock is too expensive to buy now SNAP Price to Free Cash Flow data by YCharts. Therefore, given the social media industry's headwinds from privacy policy changes and Snap's expensive valuation, the stock is not a good buy right now. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-lower-as-focus-shifts-to-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar\nJuly 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, with the earnings season set to kick off in earnest this week amid concerns of weaker corporate profit due to the impact of surging inflation.\nJitters about the spread of COVID-19 in Macau hammered shares of casino operators as the gambling hub shut all its casinos for the first time in more than two years.\nLas Vegas Sands CorpLVS.N, Wynn Resorts Ltd WYNN.O and Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd MLCO.O were down between 9.6% and 13% and drove a 1.4% fall in the S&P 1500 Hotels Restaurant and Leisure index .SPCOMHRL.\nWall Street has been trying to steady itself after reeling from the impact of a brutal selloff in the first half of the year. However, traders are fearing that another rout may be around the corner if company results fall short of expectations this month.\nJPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N, Morgan Stanley MS.N and Wells Fargo & CoWFC.N are set to report their earnings this week and may give an insight into how corporate America is coping with inflation and rate hikes.\nThe S&P 500 banks index .SPXBK was down 1.1% on worries that an increase in loan loss reserves and a decline in M&A activity could hurt second-quarter profits at big U.S. banks.\n"There\'s some nervousness about where we are heading into earnings," said Keith Buchanan, senior portfolio manager at GLOBALT Investments in Atlanta.\n"The question that markets are grappling with is could we already be in a recession? And this earnings season should help give us more understanding as to what the second half of this year and what 2023 would look like in terms of a recession or no recession."\nFocus will also be on U.S. consumer prices data later this week to gauge the state of inflation and how aggressively the Federal Reserve could respond.\nThe market is largely pricing in a 75-basis-point rate increase later in July, although concerns about the pace of future hikes have grown after a stronger-than-expected jobs report on Friday.\nAt 12:34 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 114.49 points, or 0.37%, at 31,223.66 and the S&P 500 .SPX was down 39.89 points, or 1.02%, at 3,859.49.\nThe Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 225.61 points, or 1.94%, at 11,409.70 as sharp declines in heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O put it on course to snap its five-day winning streak.\nShares of Twitter Inc TWTR.N fell 8.6% after Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his deal to buy the social media company.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 3.01-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 3.34-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 16 new highs and 85 new lows.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 225.61 points, or 1.94%, at 11,409.70 as sharp declines in heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O put it on course to snap its five-day winning streak. By Amruta Khandekar July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, with the earnings season set to kick off in earnest this week amid concerns of weaker corporate profit due to the impact of surging inflation. JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N, Morgan Stanley MS.N and Wells Fargo & CoWFC.N are set to report their earnings this week and may give an insight into how corporate America is coping with inflation and rate hikes.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 225.61 points, or 1.94%, at 11,409.70 as sharp declines in heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O put it on course to snap its five-day winning streak. By Amruta Khandekar July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, with the earnings season set to kick off in earnest this week amid concerns of weaker corporate profit due to the impact of surging inflation. The market is largely pricing in a 75-basis-point rate increase later in July, although concerns about the pace of future hikes have grown after a stronger-than-expected jobs report on Friday.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street lower as focus shifts to earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 225.61 points, or 1.94%, at 11,409.70 as sharp declines in heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O put it on course to snap its five-day winning streak. Jitters about the spread of COVID-19 in Macau hammered shares of casino operators as the gambling hub shut all its casinos for the first time in more than two years. JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N, Morgan Stanley MS.N and Wells Fargo & CoWFC.N are set to report their earnings this week and may give an insight into how corporate America is coping with inflation and rate hikes.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 225.61 points, or 1.94%, at 11,409.70 as sharp declines in heavyweights Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O put it on course to snap its five-day winning streak. By Amruta Khandekar July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, with the earnings season set to kick off in earnest this week amid concerns of weaker corporate profit due to the impact of surging inflation. JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N, Morgan Stanley MS.N and Wells Fargo & CoWFC.N are set to report their earnings this week and may give an insight into how corporate America is coping with inflation and rate hikes.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-road-to-better-tech-is-strewn-with-losers...-heres-how-to-find-the-next-winner', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWe spoke a lot about hyperscalability last week. As you may recall, hyerpscalability is the capacity of a business to massively grow revenues while minimally growing the costs associated with producing those revenues — and the most successful companies have harnessed the magic of hyperscalability.\nIn fact, it’s how legendary Whitney Tilson, dubbed “The Prophet” by CNBC for accurately predicting many major market moves, and I have found many big winners over the years.\nHowever, there is a downside to hyperscalability. The truth is, while it can be great for group of employees, executives and shareholders, it can also be devastating to others.\nSo, today, I am sharing an article by Whitney, where he discusses how some have become “victims” of hyperscalability — and how to make sure that you’re not one of them.\nSimple read the article below for full details.\nAs technology evolves, the victims always pile up…\nTake camera and film maker Kodak, for instance.\nThe company traces its roots all the way back to the 1880s. Kodak mastered the “razor and blades” business model… it would sell inexpensive cameras (the razor) and then make large profits from its film sales (blades).\nFor decades, Kodak had a bulletproof global franchise… until digital cameras came along, which put Kodak’s business in peril.\nIronically, it was a 24-year-old Kodak engineer named Steven Sasson who developed the first digital camera in 1975 using leftover parts from around Kodak’s factories. Sasson’s prototype was the size of a toaster and took 23 seconds to take a black-and-white photo. As he later told the New York Times…\nBut it was filmless photography, so management’s reaction was, “That’s cute — but don’t tell anyone about it.”\nEvery digital camera that was sold took away from a film camera and we knew how much money we made on film. That was the argument. Of course, the problem is pretty soon you won’t be able to sell film — and that was my position.\nSony (NYSE:SONY), Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Olympus, and more eventually went all-in on digital photography… leaving the stubborn Kodak in the dust.\nBill Miller at Legg Mason’s Value Trust — one of the most famous and successful value investors ever — got sucked into the value trap that was Kodak’s stock. Long after the advent of digital cameras, Miller made a massive bet on Kodak around the start of the 21st century.\nMiller wasn’t a fool… obviously, he could see the shift toward digital cameras. But he believed it would happen slowly, which would allow Kodak to continue to earn big profits for many more years. Plus, he thought the company could successfully compete in the new arena.\nHe couldn’t have been more wrong…\nConsumers rapidly switched to digital photography and stopped buying film. And Kodak failed to compete effectively in the new world.\nKodak’s business declined precipitously, and in 2012 the company filed for bankruptcy protection.\nBut just as digital cameras all but killed off film, another disruptive technology has made digital cameras a relic of the past…\nI’m talking about smartphones.\nWhen Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) introduced the first iPhone in 2007, it had a small 3.5-inch screen and a low-resolution, two-megapixel camera…\nIt was met with heavy skepticism from Apple’s competitors. Executives across the tech industry didn’t think the iPhone would be a serious player.\nAs then-Palm CEO Ed Colligan, whose company focused on personal digital assistants, said…\nWe’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone… PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.\nAnssi Vanjoki, the former chief strategy officer at Nokia, also wrote off the iPhone, saying…\nEven with the Mac, Apple attracted a lot of attention at first, but they have remained a niche manufacturer. That will be their role in mobile phones as well.\nSteve Ballmer, who was the CEO of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at the time, famously dismissed the iPhone, saying…\nThat is the most expensive phone in the world. And it doesn’t appeal to business customers because it doesn’t have a keyboard. Which makes it not a very good e-mail machine.\nBlackBerry’s (NYSE:BB) co-CEO at the time, Jim Balsillie, shared the sentiment…\nIt’s kind of one more entrant into an already very busy space with lots of choice for consumers… But in terms of a sort of a sea-change for BlackBerry, I would think that’s overstating it.\nBut over the next 15 years, Apple sold more than 2.2 billion iPhones, becoming not only the bestselling smartphone but the bestselling consumer product of all time. The latest model, the iPhone 13, features a 12-megapixel camera and the ability to record high-resolution video in 4K.\nWithin a handful of years, people essentially stopped buying digital cameras altogether…\nKodak is a classic example of a business that was made obsolete by technology…\nThis has affected more than just Kodak and cameras, of course. Smartphones killed off a whole host of products, including pay phones, pagers, GPS devices, and alarm clocks.\nThe Internet made fax machines, phone books, and most print media obsolete. It led to the birth of streaming, which killed DVDs and is trying to do the same to cable TV… It also led to the cloud, which did away with flash drives and CD storage.\nThink about the dozens of businesses that retail giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has wiped out, including big names like toy store Toys “R” Us, bookseller Barnes & Noble, and electronics retailer Circuit City.\nBut even as recently as a few years ago, executives at brick-and-mortar retailers were skeptical about Amazon. As Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) CEO Richard Johnson said in a 2017 earnings call…\nWe do not believe our vendors selling product directly on Amazon is an imminent threat. There is no indication that any of our vendors intend to sell premium athletic product, $100-plus sneakers that we offer, directly via that sort of distribution channel.\nAt the time, Foot Locker’s market cap exceeded $10 billion. Today, it’s worth just $2.4 billion.\nDisruptive travel company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) is taking a chunk out of the hotel business. It was founded just 14 years ago but its market cap sits at $60 billion, far bigger than its three biggest competitors. It sports higher margins and revenues than its peers, despite employing far fewer workers. Take a look…\nThe list goes on and on…\nStreaming giant Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has delivered a crushing blow to movie theaters\nMusic streaming company Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) is disrupting radio\nZillow (NASDAQ:Z) and Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) are disrupting the archaic realtor business model\nExpedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) and Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) made travel agents obsolete\nUber (NYSE:UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) have squeezed taxis\nAs technology evolves, the victims always pile up.\nThe good news is that you can flip this on its head to find the likely winners of the next decade…\nAs billions of dollars flood into the Internet of Things, financial technology (“fintech”), artificial intelligence (“AI”), the metaverse, the blockchain, electric and self-driving cars, big data, genome sequencing, etc., we’ll see plenty of winners and losers.\nAnd when it comes to the winners, an upcoming event will give you the chance to make 5 to 10 times your money through a huge turning point in the market that most people will never see coming.\nIt could cause some of the best-known companies to crash or go bankrupt… while others could see their stocks go on to rise 10,000%. Learn more here.\nThe post The Road to Better Tech Is Strewn With Losers… Here’s How to Find the Next Winner appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) introduced the first iPhone in 2007, it had a small 3.5-inch screen and a low-resolution, two-megapixel camera… It was met with heavy skepticism from Apple’s competitors. In fact, it’s how legendary Whitney Tilson, dubbed “The Prophet” by CNBC for accurately predicting many major market moves, and I have found many big winners over the years. Anssi Vanjoki, the former chief strategy officer at Nokia, also wrote off the iPhone, saying… Even with the Mac, Apple attracted a lot of attention at first, but they have remained a niche manufacturer.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) introduced the first iPhone in 2007, it had a small 3.5-inch screen and a low-resolution, two-megapixel camera… It was met with heavy skepticism from Apple’s competitors. But just as digital cameras all but killed off film, another disruptive technology has made digital cameras a relic of the past… I’m talking about smartphones. Within a handful of years, people essentially stopped buying digital cameras altogether… Kodak is a classic example of a business that was made obsolete by technology… This has affected more than just Kodak and cameras, of course.', 'news_article_title': 'The Road to Better Tech Is Strewn With Losers… Here’s How to Find the Next Winner', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) introduced the first iPhone in 2007, it had a small 3.5-inch screen and a low-resolution, two-megapixel camera… It was met with heavy skepticism from Apple’s competitors. So, today, I am sharing an article by Whitney, where he discusses how some have become “victims” of hyperscalability — and how to make sure that you’re not one of them. But just as digital cameras all but killed off film, another disruptive technology has made digital cameras a relic of the past… I’m talking about smartphones.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) introduced the first iPhone in 2007, it had a small 3.5-inch screen and a low-resolution, two-megapixel camera… It was met with heavy skepticism from Apple’s competitors. But just as digital cameras all but killed off film, another disruptive technology has made digital cameras a relic of the past… I’m talking about smartphones. Within a handful of years, people essentially stopped buying digital cameras altogether… Kodak is a classic example of a business that was made obsolete by technology… This has affected more than just Kodak and cameras, of course.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/klarna-helps-investors-to-buy-now-cry-later', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\n(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own.)\nLONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Klarna is putting a positive spin on its shareholders’ misery. The private buy-now-pay-later group on Monday confirmed https://www.klarna.com/international/regulatory-news/klarna-closes-major-financing-round-during-worst-stock-downturn-in-50-years it has raised $800 million in new funding, valuing it at $6.7 billion. That’s an 85% decline for investors who valued the Swedish company at $45.6 billion in June last year https://www.klarna.com/international/press/klarna-secures-additional-funding-as-consumers-demand-smarter-alternatives-to-shop-bank-pay, including Japan’s SoftBank Group. \nKlarna can blame the flighty market, which is now penalising cash-guzzling technology stocks. The latest valuation is equivalent to just under 5 times 2022 sales, if first-quarter revenue https://www.klarna.com/assets/sites/15/2022/05/23151554/Klarna-Bank-AB-First-Quarter-Results-2022.pdf of $352 million is annualised. That’s in line with the average of listed players Affirm and Zip, according to Refinitiv data. Michael Moritz, partner of long-standing investor Sequoia, bemoaned investors “suddenly voting in the opposite manner to the way they voted for the past few years”. \nBut Chief Executive Sebastian Siemiatkowski struck an optimistic tone. He argues Klarna shareholders are still up some 219% from 2018’s valuation, beating rivals like PayPal and Jack Dorsey’s Block. Still, the outlook is much less certain than in 2018, with a global recession looming and competition from groups like Apple heating up. Klarna’s losses hit 2.6 billion Swedish crowns ($242 million) in the first three months of 2022, compared to a gain of 97 million crowns https://reports.klarna.com/investor-relations/2017/interim_financial_statements_Q1_2017.pdf ($9 million) at the same period in 2017. Despite Siemiatkowski’s spin, the sharp valuation decline points to deeper problems for Klarna and its peers. (By Karen Kwok)\nFollow @Breakingviews https://twitter.com/Breakingviews on Twitter\nCapital Calls - More concise insights on global finance:\nHong Kong brain drain gathers pace with Alder exit\nPMI’s Swedish Match deal could go into extra time\nGrubhub-Amazon deal reheats a half-baked idea\nLower China tariffs means more Wall Street crumbs\nTaxing EU bank windfalls is job for governments\n(Editing by Neil Unmack and Oliver Taslic)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The private buy-now-pay-later group on Monday confirmed https://www.klarna.com/international/regulatory-news/klarna-closes-major-financing-round-during-worst-stock-downturn-in-50-years it has raised $800 million in new funding, valuing it at $6.7 billion. That’s an 85% decline for investors who valued the Swedish company at $45.6 billion in June last year https://www.klarna.com/international/press/klarna-secures-additional-funding-as-consumers-demand-smarter-alternatives-to-shop-bank-pay, including Japan’s SoftBank Group. (By Karen Kwok) Follow @Breakingviews https://twitter.com/Breakingviews on Twitter Capital Calls - More concise insights on global finance: Hong Kong brain drain gathers pace with Alder exit PMI’s Swedish Match deal could go into extra time Grubhub-Amazon deal reheats a half-baked idea Lower China tariffs means more Wall Street crumbs Taxing EU bank windfalls is job for governments (Editing by Neil Unmack and Oliver Taslic) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Klarna is putting a positive spin on its shareholders’ misery. That’s an 85% decline for investors who valued the Swedish company at $45.6 billion in June last year https://www.klarna.com/international/press/klarna-secures-additional-funding-as-consumers-demand-smarter-alternatives-to-shop-bank-pay, including Japan’s SoftBank Group. Klarna’s losses hit 2.6 billion Swedish crowns ($242 million) in the first three months of 2022, compared to a gain of 97 million crowns https://reports.klarna.com/investor-relations/2017/interim_financial_statements_Q1_2017.pdf ($9 million) at the same period in 2017.', 'news_article_title': 'Klarna helps investors to buy now, cry later', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Klarna is putting a positive spin on its shareholders’ misery. That’s an 85% decline for investors who valued the Swedish company at $45.6 billion in June last year https://www.klarna.com/international/press/klarna-secures-additional-funding-as-consumers-demand-smarter-alternatives-to-shop-bank-pay, including Japan’s SoftBank Group. Klarna’s losses hit 2.6 billion Swedish crowns ($242 million) in the first three months of 2022, compared to a gain of 97 million crowns https://reports.klarna.com/investor-relations/2017/interim_financial_statements_Q1_2017.pdf ($9 million) at the same period in 2017.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That’s an 85% decline for investors who valued the Swedish company at $45.6 billion in June last year https://www.klarna.com/international/press/klarna-secures-additional-funding-as-consumers-demand-smarter-alternatives-to-shop-bank-pay, including Japan’s SoftBank Group. Klarna’s losses hit 2.6 billion Swedish crowns ($242 million) in the first three months of 2022, compared to a gain of 97 million crowns https://reports.klarna.com/investor-relations/2017/interim_financial_statements_Q1_2017.pdf ($9 million) at the same period in 2017. (By Karen Kwok) Follow @Breakingviews https://twitter.com/Breakingviews on Twitter Capital Calls - More concise insights on global finance: Hong Kong brain drain gathers pace with Alder exit PMI’s Swedish Match deal could go into extra time Grubhub-Amazon deal reheats a half-baked idea Lower China tariffs means more Wall Street crumbs Taxing EU bank windfalls is job for governments (Editing by Neil Unmack and Oliver Taslic) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/shopify-shop-completes-deliverr-acquisition-for-%242.1b', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shopify SHOP recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Deliverr. The total purchase price for the buyout amounted to $2.1 billion, including $1.7 billion paid in net cash and $0.4 billion in Shopify Class A Subordinate Voting Shares.\nDeliverr’s key management decided to take a significant portion of their stockholder consideration as Shopify Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, which will be subject to certain conditions.\nDeliverr, which was founded in 2017, offers a hassle-free logistics network that currently delivers more than a million orders per month for thousands of merchants across the United States.\nThe recent acquisition of Deliver is in sync with Shopify’s strategy to allocate investments toward simplifying fulfillment for merchants and solving supply chain issues faced worldwide.\nShopify Inc. Price and Consensus\nShopify Inc. price-consensus-chart | Shopify Inc. Quote\nWill the Acquisition Aid Shopify’s Growth?\nShopify’s e-commerce business boomed during the COVID-19-induced pandemic as global brands and small stores set up online platforms to sell products due to retail markets closing down.\nHowever, once the economy opened and retail stores started winning back their lost customers, Shopify lost its momentum. Inflation and possible signs of recession have aggravated the current market scenario, which in turn slowed down growth in the e-commerce market.\nAs a result, investors are currently wary of the future growth of the company. Shopify’s stock plunged 78.1% compared with the Zacks Internet Services industry’s decline of 18.4% in the year-to-date period.\nTo counter this, Shopify has been investing heavily in mergers and acquisitions and building strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google.\nThe Twitter sales channel allows merchants to connect with consumers directly from their Twitter profiles. Shopify noted that it is the first time a commerce platform has partnered with a social media company.\nThe recent integration with Apple enables shoppers to use Apple smartphones against the terminal to pay for goods. While this may not be a new feature in retail but Apple’s recent Pay Later installments added a whole new dimension to retail marketing.\nShopify’s Google feature syncs local inventory data with the Shopify platform to let customers know when a particular product is in stock.\nHowever, these efforts are not enough to attract new customers to the platform. Due to the current tense geopolitical situation and macro-economic environment, there have been shipping delays globally and increased supply chain constraints, which have been hampering merchants’ capabilities to fulfill orders.\nThe recent acquisition of Deliverr is the largest in Shopify’s history and will help the company address the supply chain constraint by creating an end-to-end logistics platform to fulfill supply requirements as per demand for millions of merchants.\nDeliverr will help Shopify’s logistics and fulfillment capabilities to level up. By combining Deliverr with Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN), the company will power its newest offering Shop Promise, where consumers can enjoy two-day or next-day delivery options with their choice of merchants.\nAlthough the short-term growth prospects look bleak for the company under the current market scenario, the recent acquisition will help it generate new revenue sources in the long haul, thus impacting revenue growth positively. This will impact shareholders\' wealth positively.\nShopify currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nShopify Inc. (SHOP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'To counter this, Shopify has been investing heavily in mergers and acquisitions and building strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify’s e-commerce business boomed during the COVID-19-induced pandemic as global brands and small stores set up online platforms to sell products due to retail markets closing down.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'To counter this, Shopify has been investing heavily in mergers and acquisitions and building strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Twitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Shopify (SHOP) Completes Deliverr Acquisition for $2.1B', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'To counter this, Shopify has been investing heavily in mergers and acquisitions and building strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify SHOP recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Deliverr.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'To counter this, Shopify has been investing heavily in mergers and acquisitions and building strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify Inc. Price and Consensus Shopify Inc. price-consensus-chart | Shopify Inc. Quote Will the Acquisition Aid Shopify’s Growth?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investors-heavily-search-apple-inc.-aapl%3A-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com\'s list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock\'s performance in the near future.\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +7.2%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite\'s -5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has lost 0.9%. The key question now is: What could be the stock\'s future direction?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company\'s business prospects usually make its stock \'trending\' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company\'s future earnings over anything else. That\'s because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors\' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.14 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -12.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.9%.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.10 points to a change of +8.7% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed -0.2%.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.60 indicates a change of +8.2% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.5%.\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock\'s near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company\'s forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company\'s financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn\'t able to grow its revenues. After all, it\'s nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it\'s important to know a company\'s potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $82.25 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +1%. The $393.68 billion and $416.88 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +7.6% and +5.9%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $97.28 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +8.6%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.40 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $94.54 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +2.9%. The EPS surprise was +6.29%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock\'s valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock\'s future price performance, it\'s crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company\'s growth prospects.\nComparing the current value of a company\'s valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it\'s worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.60 indicates a change of +8.2% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.", 'news_article_title': 'Investors Heavily Search Apple Inc. (AAPL): Here is What You Need to Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/could-investing-in-redfin-help-make-you-a-millionaire', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Getting to millionaire status by investing in the stock market is easier than many investors think. Consistently investing in the broader S&P 500 index over 20 to 30 years could get you to $1 million alone. But investing strategically in select high-growth stocks can expedite the time to reach $1 million.\nRedfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) is a stock that, for many, fits the bill of being a millionaire-making stock. It has major growth potential through innovative technologies in the rather outdated real estate industry. But does it have what it takes to grow over the long haul and truly reach millionaire status? Let's take a deeper look to find out.\nReshaping the real estate industry\nTrue innovators -- that is, companies reshaping how people consume a product or service -- take time to grow. Think of the internet: Something so intimately entwined in our world today took decades to go mainstream. Apple is one of the most popular stocks today and was publicly traded for 26 years before shares started to soar. Tesla's vision for the future of electric vehicles could take years for the masses to buy into. Redfin is no different.\nRedfin's real estate software and technology platform is reshaping how renters, buyers, and sellers interact with the real estate market. Its iBuying program, called RedfinNow, and its Redfin Agent program offer an easier, less expensive way for people to sell or list their homes. And its end-to-end real estate services -- which allow customers to better understand the value of their home, find an agent, shop for homes, get a mortgage, or look for rental properties -- are how it's innovating change in the real estate market.\nIn 2021, it helped transact roughly 1.17% of all real estate transactions, leaving a lot of room for market share growth. But there's no guarantee it will get there, at least not profitably. Like many tech companies, Redfin's vision requires a lot of capital, and the company isn't profitable yet. Since its initial public offering (IPO), it's been losing money like crazy, and concern is growing over whether its vision can be profitable over the long haul.\nCan Redfin get there?\nFor Redfin to help investors become millionaires, the stock must first become profitable and then gain notable market share. That means generating enough fees from its real estate services (title, mortgage, and agent services, for instance) and earning a larger profit from its iBuying business while also growing its users on a large scale -- which may or may not happen.\nThe real estate market is showing signs of cooling. Slower sales and lower prices would mean less income for Redfin and put its backlog of homes from its iBuying business in a tough spot. Not good news in the short term.\nLong term, however, I do see Redfin continuing to gain popularity, becoming a more widespread solution for buying and selling real estate. However, it won't be easy. It has to compete with Zillow, which offers similar all-in-one solutions. So, Redfin will need to further define how it sets itself apart from others to win market share over the long term.\nIt does have one thing going for it\nBuying when values are low leaves it the best possible scenario for earning more down the road. Right now, its stock price is near its lowest level since its IPO and down 90% from recent highs. Although, if a recession comes and the market cools as anticipated, there is a chance the stock could sink further before growing again.\nGiven its rock-bottom pricing today, I think it's a fairly affordable investment for risk-averse investors wanting some exposure if the stock goes on to make millions. But keep in mind that $1 million is rarely made with a single investment but rather a diversified portfolio invested in key stocks. Redfin certainly could help you become a millionaire if its vision becomes a reality, but it shouldn't be the only stock you're invested in.\n10 stocks we like better than Redfin\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Redfin wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nLiz Brumer-Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Redfin, Tesla, Zillow Group (A shares), and Zillow Group (C shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short August 2022 $13 calls on Redfin, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Since its initial public offering (IPO), it's been losing money like crazy, and concern is growing over whether its vision can be profitable over the long haul. Slower sales and lower prices would mean less income for Redfin and put its backlog of homes from its iBuying business in a tough spot. Given its rock-bottom pricing today, I think it's a fairly affordable investment for risk-averse investors wanting some exposure if the stock goes on to make millions.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'That means generating enough fees from its real estate services (title, mortgage, and agent services, for instance) and earning a larger profit from its iBuying business while also growing its users on a large scale -- which may or may not happen. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Redfin, Tesla, Zillow Group (A shares), and Zillow Group (C shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short August 2022 $13 calls on Redfin, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Could Investing in Redfin Help Make You a Millionaire?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "And its end-to-end real estate services -- which allow customers to better understand the value of their home, find an agent, shop for homes, get a mortgage, or look for rental properties -- are how it's innovating change in the real estate market. Long term, however, I do see Redfin continuing to gain popularity, becoming a more widespread solution for buying and selling real estate. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Redfin's real estate software and technology platform is reshaping how renters, buyers, and sellers interact with the real estate market. And its end-to-end real estate services -- which allow customers to better understand the value of their home, find an agent, shop for homes, get a mortgage, or look for rental properties -- are how it's innovating change in the real estate market. For Redfin to help investors become millionaires, the stock must first become profitable and then gain notable market share."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-growth-stocks-to-set-you-up-through-the-market-downturn-and-beyond', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The stock market officially entered a bear market last month, defined as a 20% decline from a recent high. Currently, the S&P 500 has dropped by 19.6% since the start of 2022.\nThat makes this a good opportunity to evaluate growth stocks that may have fallen along with the overall market. You'll want to make sure that the companies still have solid prospects. Fortunately, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) pass muster.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nCostco\nCostco continues to grow revenue and profitability by offering a wide range of products to its members at low unit prices. In its fiscal third quarter ended on May 8, same-store sales (excluding changes in gasoline prices and foreign currency translations) increased by 7.9%.\nThe big-box retailer's value proposition has garnered a loyal membership, who pay an annual fee. With renewal rates hovering around 90% for years, this indicates that they don't seem to mind paying. Costco also continues to attract new members. It had 64.4 million paid members at the end of the latest fiscal quarter, 6.3% higher than a year ago -- and far higher than the 47.6 million it had at the end of fiscal 2016.\nThere's also room to expand, with Costco historically opening 20 to 30 new warehouses per year. For the first three quarters of this fiscal year, it opened 14 additional locations, ending the period with 830 warehouses. And it planned to open another 10 in the final three months of this fiscal year.\nLoyal customers, attracted by Costco's high-quality goods and services offered at a low price, have led to steadily increasing profits. Despite facing cost pressures like many other retailers, including raising wages for employees, its third-quarter operating profit grew by 7.7% to $1.8 billion.\nWith the stock price down by about 13% this year, the shares trade at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 39, down from a 49 multiple in early January.\nApple\nApple sells a range of hugely popular products, such as the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch. It also has a faithful following that has driven top-line increases. Its fiscal second-quarter sales (ended March 26) grew by 8.6% to $97.3 billion.\nIts iPhones, accounting for more than half of Apple's sales, continue to see high demand. Second-quarter shipments grew by 8% despite the industry's 11% contraction, allowing Apple's market share to increase from 15% to 18%.\nThis bodes well for the next version of the phone. While a firm date hasn't been established, based on its past track record, Apple seems poised to release the iPhone 14 in the latter part of this year.\nIt's not merely releasing popular products without an eye on the bottom line. The company continues to increase profitability. Apple's second-quarter operating income was $30 billion, a 9% increase from a year ago.\nApple's shares have fallen by 18% since the start of 2022. This has caused its P/E multiple to drop to 23 from over 30 during this span.\nIt's rare for companies with strong prospects to see their stock prices drop. However, that's what has happened with Costco and Apple. This provides a good opportunity to pick up shares in these two growth companies at a discount to where they were selling just a few months ago.\n10 stocks we like better than Costco Wholesale\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Costco Wholesale wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nLawrence Rothman, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Costco Wholesale. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Fortunately, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) pass muster. Loyal customers, attracted by Costco's high-quality goods and services offered at a low price, have led to steadily increasing profits. Despite facing cost pressures like many other retailers, including raising wages for employees, its third-quarter operating profit grew by 7.7% to $1.8 billion.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fortunately, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) pass muster. It had 64.4 million paid members at the end of the latest fiscal quarter, 6.3% higher than a year ago -- and far higher than the 47.6 million it had at the end of fiscal 2016. Its fiscal second-quarter sales (ended March 26) grew by 8.6% to $97.3 billion.', 'news_article_title': '2 Growth Stocks to Set You Up Through the Market Downturn and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fortunately, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) pass muster. Apple Apple sells a range of hugely popular products, such as the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch. Its fiscal second-quarter sales (ended March 26) grew by 8.6% to $97.3 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fortunately, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) pass muster. Apple Apple sells a range of hugely popular products, such as the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch. 10 stocks we like better than Costco Wholesale When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sum-up-the-parts%3A-fctr-could-be-worth-%2434-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (Symbol: FCTR), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $34.03 per unit.\nWith FCTR trading at a recent price near $27.50 per unit, that means that analysts see 23.75% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are STERIS plc (Symbol: STE), Healthpeak Properties Inc (Symbol: PEAK), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Although STE has traded at a recent price of $209.40/share, the average analyst target is 28.46% higher at $269.00/share. Similarly, PEAK has 28.11% upside from the recent share price of $26.22 if the average analyst target price of $33.59/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting AAPL to reach a target price of $183.27/share, which is 24.64% above the recent price of $147.04. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of STE, PEAK, and AAPL:\nBelow is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:\nNAME SYMBOL RECENT PRICE AVG. ANALYST 12-MO. TARGET % UPSIDE TO TARGET\nFirst Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF FCTR $27.50 $34.03 23.75%\nSTERIS plc STE $209.40 $269.00 28.46%\nHealthpeak Properties Inc PEAK $26.22 $33.59 28.11%\nApple Inc AAPL $147.04 $183.27 24.64%\nAre analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.\n10 ETFs With Most Upside To Analyst Targets »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Factor Rotation ETF FCTR $27.50 $34.03 23.75% STERIS plc STE $209.40 $269.00 28.46% Healthpeak Properties Inc PEAK $26.22 $33.59 28.11% Apple Inc AAPL $147.04 $183.27 24.64% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are STERIS plc (Symbol: STE), Healthpeak Properties Inc (Symbol: PEAK), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Similarly, PEAK has 28.11% upside from the recent share price of $26.22 if the average analyst target price of $33.59/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting AAPL to reach a target price of $183.27/share, which is 24.64% above the recent price of $147.04.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are STERIS plc (Symbol: STE), Healthpeak Properties Inc (Symbol: PEAK), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Similarly, PEAK has 28.11% upside from the recent share price of $26.22 if the average analyst target price of $33.59/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting AAPL to reach a target price of $183.27/share, which is 24.64% above the recent price of $147.04. Factor Rotation ETF FCTR $27.50 $34.03 23.75% STERIS plc STE $209.40 $269.00 28.46% Healthpeak Properties Inc PEAK $26.22 $33.59 28.11% Apple Inc AAPL $147.04 $183.27 24.64% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now?", 'news_article_title': 'Sum Up The Parts: FCTR Could Be Worth $34', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Factor Rotation ETF FCTR $27.50 $34.03 23.75% STERIS plc STE $209.40 $269.00 28.46% Healthpeak Properties Inc PEAK $26.22 $33.59 28.11% Apple Inc AAPL $147.04 $183.27 24.64% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are STERIS plc (Symbol: STE), Healthpeak Properties Inc (Symbol: PEAK), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Similarly, PEAK has 28.11% upside from the recent share price of $26.22 if the average analyst target price of $33.59/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting AAPL to reach a target price of $183.27/share, which is 24.64% above the recent price of $147.04.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Similarly, PEAK has 28.11% upside from the recent share price of $26.22 if the average analyst target price of $33.59/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting AAPL to reach a target price of $183.27/share, which is 24.64% above the recent price of $147.04. Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are STERIS plc (Symbol: STE), Healthpeak Properties Inc (Symbol: PEAK), and Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of STE, PEAK, and AAPL: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-invesco-ftse-rafi-us-1000-etf-prf-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nThe smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Invesco, and has been able to amass over $5.68 billion, which makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, PRF seeks to match the performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index.\nThe FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index is designed to track the performance of the largest U.S. equities, selected based on the following four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, income, sales and dividends. U.S. equities are then weighted by each of these four fundamental measures.An overall weight is calculated for each firm by equally-weighting each fundamental measure.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.39%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\nPRF's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nFor PRF, it has heaviest allocation in the Financials sector --about 18.40% of the portfolio --while Healthcare and Information Technology round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 17.42% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF has lost about -12% so far, and is down about -3.22% over the last 12 months (as of 07/11/2022). PRF has traded between $145.08 and $175.48 in this past 52-week period.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 24.71% for the trailing three-year period, which makes PRF a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 991 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $51.70 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $94.39 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.19% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B). Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-best-dow-stocks-to-buy-in-july', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAlthough the best Dow stocks to buy in July won’t titillate investors, they offer a dependable canvas for jittery folks to park their money. Given the wild ride that the equities sector has suffered — the worst first-half performance since 1970 to be precise — many folks already have had enough excitement. Instead, they’re seeking solid return potential to finish out the rest of the year.\nFor that, the best Dow stocks to buy present an intriguing upside pathway. Unlike the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average doesn’t have concrete rules for inclusion. Per its methodology, a security is added “only if the company has an excellent reputation, demonstrates sustained growth and is of interest to a large number of investors.” Despite this ambiguity, you have to be special to be part of the Dow 30.\n7 Moonshot Investments Upending a $10 Trillion Industry\nObviously, the best Dow stocks to buy are titans of industry. Taken as a whole, the index features a market capitalization of nearly $10 trillion. For context, if the Dow 30 was its own country, it would rank as the world’s third-largest economy. Therefore, putting your money to work here will help provide at least some peace of mind.\nTicker Company Recent Price\nAXP American Express $141.76\nAAPL Apple $147.04\nCVX Chevron $142.77\nKO Coca-Cola $63.14\nHD Home Depot $286.47\nVZ Verizon $50.49\nAmerican Express (AXP)\nAs far as credit card issuers are concerned, American Express (NYSE:AXP) is adding unwanted PR to the broader challenges it faces as households and businesses struggle against soaring inflation. Having been accused of going “woke” among conservative social critics, the issue came to a head when a former (celebrated) employee accused the financial institution of reverse discrimination.\nAdmittedly, it’s a messy issue because the underlying political discourse has turned vitriolic. With both Republicans and Democrats gearing up for a bruising battle in the upcoming midterm elections, this matter is not something American Express wanted to deal with.\nNevertheless, the company makes a case for one of the best Dow stocks to buy in July due to its generally affluent cardholder base. For instance, holders of Amex Platinum cards command an average net worth of $4.3 million and have a household income of $474,000.\nPut another way, AXP stock may enjoy economic insulation should things turn sour.\nApple (AAPL)\nIf you’ve been paying modest attention to the business news cycle, you’ll know that a growing number of experts are sounding the alarm about a possible global recession. Along with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its subsequent energy supply chain disruptions, the coronavirus pandemic likely did a number on China’s economy. Therefore, we’re entering into uncharted territory.\nUsually, you wouldn’t consider a consumer technology firm as one of the best Dow stocks to buy under this circumstance. However, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a different animal from its peers. Leveraging one of the world’s most powerful brands, Apple products continue to ring the cash register. Indeed, merely discussing rumors about its upcoming device launches has become a full-time job for many writers.\n7 Best Clean Air and Water Stocks to Buy Now\nTherefore, AAPL may also enjoy economic insulation should we encounter a downturn. Another factor to point out is that Apple’s ecosystem has become ingrained into the mainstream consciousness, thus driving sales even under difficult circumstances.\nCaterpillar (CAT)\nThe world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) might come off as a strange idea for best Dow stocks to buy this month. With many analysts predicting that economic activity will slow due in part to a crippling inflation rate, Caterpillar appears like a liability. Indeed, CAT stock is down almost 14% on a year-to-date basis, providing little encouragement.\nHowever, if you’re willing to absorb some near-term volatility, CAT could be one of the surprising ideas to emerge among the best Dow stocks to buy. That’s because the war in Ukraine has forced western powers and U.S. allies to rethink their energy dependencies. Russia is no longer a credible and dependable partner, so it’s important to plan out alternative energy flows.\nWell, hydrocarbons are still incredibly relevant due to their high energy density. Further, the U.S. has vast riches of natural resources and key commodities. Despite the environmental concerns, it’s possible that the existential threat from Russia will be enough to overcome objections. Therefore, keep close tabs on CAT stock.\nChevron (CVX)\nSpeaking of hydrocarbons, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is the only oil and natural gas company left among the best Dow stocks to buy. Following a devastating year for the entire sector, Chevron’s main rival Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) got the boot from the Dow 30 in August 2020. Still, because of sudden spikes in relevancy, CVX is doing very well as the lone hydrocarbon representative in the index.\nUp around 20% YTD, Chevron is basically the polar opposite of the major equity indices. With the pivot to electric vehicles still many years away — largely due to financial reasons as a new EV will set back households $60,000 — the fossil fuel industry should enjoy a significant upside pathway. Further, supply chain issues are also impacting EVs, meaning that combustion cars are still chugging along.\n7 Cryptos to Sell to Escape the Crypto Contagion\nTo be fair, CVX did lose 17% over the trailing month since the July 1 session. A combination of higher interest rates and increased supply from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve didn’t help. However, these are small issues compared to the broader narrative.\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nAhead of potential economic turmoil, Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) offers a generally reliable narrative among the best Dow stocks to buy. Historically, analysts have pegged KO stock as recession proof. While no investment is completely immune to fundamental headwinds, during the Great Recession, market experts focused on the beverage maker for its strong earnings and cash position.\nWhile its balance sheet could enjoy some improvement, it’s still solid given the circumstances. However, Coca-Cola lives up to its billing as a recession-resistant idea, featuring some of the strongest profitability metrics in the business. For instance, its net margin of nearly 26% is well above the industry median of 5%.\nFor me, Coca-Cola really benefits from the cheap thrills thesis. Not surprisingly, economic downturns represent huge problems for stress, which can lead to mental health concerns. While absolutely not healthy, a little pick-me-up from a (cheap) can of Coke can help detract workers from their troubles.\nHome Depot (HD)\nAdmittedly, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is a tricky narrative when it comes to the best Dow stocks to buy. Mainly, shares are incredibly volatile. Since the opening round of 2022, HD stock has tanked around 30% and I must say it’s not too surprising. Although the home sale boom provided robust downwind benefits for Home Depot, rising interest rates are starting to impact homebuyer sentiment.\nOn the other hand, the reason why interest rates are rising — to address the inflation rate — can also help HD stock. With purchasing power declining, the inflationary environment is taking a bite out of real household earnings. Therefore, the concept of do-it-yourself (DIY) isn’t just a nice thing to learn during quarantine: Arguably, it’s now a financial necessity.\n7 Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy for the Next 10 Years\nTherefore, it’s possible that down the line, revenue for Home Depot will increase as more people learn to take care of their own business rather than hiring tradespeople to perform relatively basic repairs. Still, it’s a tricky narrative like I said, so exercise some caution here.\nVerizon Communications (VZ)\nIn some ways, you can consider Verizon (NYSE:VZ) as a core utility firm. True, the company doesn’t provide absolutely essential services such as water and power. However, in the connected economic ecosystem that we all live in, it’s going to be extraordinarily difficult to survive without telecommunications firms like Verizon. Therefore, out of sheer necessity, VZ is one of the best Dow stocks to buy.\nOn average, Americans spend nearly three hours on their phones each day. By the time the calendar turns the page on 2022, the average person in this country will spend nearly a month and a half on their mobile device. For members of Generation Z, this age cohort spends on average four hours and 15 minutes daily on their smartphones.\nThe point is that we have become a society completely addicted to our digital devices, which cynically serves the interest of wireless carriers like Verizon. Plus, that 5% dividend yield is awfully enticing.\nOn the date of publication, Josh Enomoto did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Best Dow Stocks to Buy in July appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) If you’ve been paying modest attention to the business news cycle, you’ll know that a growing number of experts are sounding the alarm about a possible global recession. Ticker Company Recent Price AXP American Express $141.76 AAPL Apple $147.04 CVX Chevron $142.77 KO Coca-Cola $63.14 HD Home Depot $286.47 VZ Verizon $50.49 American Express (AXP) As far as credit card issuers are concerned, American Express (NYSE:AXP) is adding unwanted PR to the broader challenges it faces as households and businesses struggle against soaring inflation. However, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a different animal from its peers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price AXP American Express $141.76 AAPL Apple $147.04 CVX Chevron $142.77 KO Coca-Cola $63.14 HD Home Depot $286.47 VZ Verizon $50.49 American Express (AXP) As far as credit card issuers are concerned, American Express (NYSE:AXP) is adding unwanted PR to the broader challenges it faces as households and businesses struggle against soaring inflation. Apple (AAPL) If you’ve been paying modest attention to the business news cycle, you’ll know that a growing number of experts are sounding the alarm about a possible global recession. However, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a different animal from its peers.', 'news_article_title': '7 Best Dow Stocks to Buy in July', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price AXP American Express $141.76 AAPL Apple $147.04 CVX Chevron $142.77 KO Coca-Cola $63.14 HD Home Depot $286.47 VZ Verizon $50.49 American Express (AXP) As far as credit card issuers are concerned, American Express (NYSE:AXP) is adding unwanted PR to the broader challenges it faces as households and businesses struggle against soaring inflation. Apple (AAPL) If you’ve been paying modest attention to the business news cycle, you’ll know that a growing number of experts are sounding the alarm about a possible global recession. However, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a different animal from its peers.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price AXP American Express $141.76 AAPL Apple $147.04 CVX Chevron $142.77 KO Coca-Cola $63.14 HD Home Depot $286.47 VZ Verizon $50.49 American Express (AXP) As far as credit card issuers are concerned, American Express (NYSE:AXP) is adding unwanted PR to the broader challenges it faces as households and businesses struggle against soaring inflation. Apple (AAPL) If you’ve been paying modest attention to the business news cycle, you’ll know that a growing number of experts are sounding the alarm about a possible global recession. 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Snap (NYSE: SNAP) recently warned investors that it would miss revenue projections in the second quarter, and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has significantly reduced hiring plans in preparation for what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said "might be one of the worst downturns we\'ve seen in recent history."\nHowever, The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) recently finalized a partnership that will allow advertisers to more effectively automate targeted campaigns across Disney-owned web properties. That bodes well for the broader industry, and it could turbocharge growth for both companies in the long run.\nHere\'s what you should know.\nThe impetus behind the partnership\nAdvertisers have traditionally relied on snippets of code known as third-party cookies to collect consumer data for ad targeting. But Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already eliminated third-party cookies from its Safari browser, and Alphabet\'s (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Google plans to do the same with its Chrome browser by late 2023, effectively killing the technology that advertisers use to personalize campaigns. To make matters worse, Apple also changed its iOS privacy policies last year, requiring mobile users to opt in to tracking rather than giving them the option to opt out.\nCollectively, that news has been a source of anxiety for many ad-based businesses. But The Trade Desk took charge and spearheaded the creation of Unified ID 2.0 (UID2), a new identity framework built on encrypted email addresses and phone numbers. While cookies were limited to web browsers, UID2 works across browsers, mobile apps, and connected TV (CTV) platforms. Better yet, the project has gained traction with a significant number of publishers, supply side platforms, and data providers.\nThe deal between Walt Disney and The Trade Desk builds on that foundation, integrating Disney\'s first-party data (i.e. information the company collected directly from users) with data captured by the UID2 framework. That means, through The Trade Desk, ad buyers can match their own data with Disney\'s to automate targeted campaigns across Disney-owned platforms. That includes the ad-supported tier of Disney+ set to launch later this year.\nThe potential impact of the partnership\nBroadly speaking, this partnership has positive implications for the digital ad industry as a whole. It demonstrates that content publishers like Walt Disney can partner with ad tech companies like The Trade Desk to overcome challenges imposed by Apple and Alphabet. Going forward, investors should expect to see similar deals as advertisers work to cookie-proof their businesses.\nThis partnership should also be a tailwind for both Walt Disney and The Trade Desk. Ad targeting makes ad inventory more valuable for publishers, simply because advertisers are willing to pay more when they have data regarding the audience, as that data makes ad campaigns more effective. Disney+ currently operates at a loss, but this partnership could enhance Walt Disney\'s ability to monetize the streaming service once an ad-supported tier goes live later this year. Ultimately, that could accelerate the time to profitability for Disney+.\nSimilarly, The Trade Desk cites CTV advertising as one of its three largest growth opportunities, and there is a good reason for that. Total television ad spend will surpass $340 billion by 2026, according to IMARC Group. As streaming continues to displace traditional viewing options, more of that $340 billion should find its way to CTV platforms.\nAs the largest independent demand side platform, The Trade Desk was already well-positioned to benefit from that trend. But its deal with Disney could accelerate the shift of ad dollars to CTV, and it could incentivize more advertisers to utilize its platform.\n10 stocks we like better than The Trade Desk\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and The Trade Desk wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in The Trade Desk and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already eliminated third-party cookies from its Safari browser, and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Google plans to do the same with its Chrome browser by late 2023, effectively killing the technology that advertisers use to personalize campaigns. However, The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) recently finalized a partnership that will allow advertisers to more effectively automate targeted campaigns across Disney-owned web properties. But The Trade Desk took charge and spearheaded the creation of Unified ID 2.0 (UID2), a new identity framework built on encrypted email addresses and phone numbers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already eliminated third-party cookies from its Safari browser, and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Google plans to do the same with its Chrome browser by late 2023, effectively killing the technology that advertisers use to personalize campaigns. However, The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) recently finalized a partnership that will allow advertisers to more effectively automate targeted campaigns across Disney-owned web properties. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': "The Trade Desk's Deal With Disney May Boost Both Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "But Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already eliminated third-party cookies from its Safari browser, and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Google plans to do the same with its Chrome browser by late 2023, effectively killing the technology that advertisers use to personalize campaigns. This partnership should also be a tailwind for both Walt Disney and The Trade Desk. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already eliminated third-party cookies from its Safari browser, and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Google plans to do the same with its Chrome browser by late 2023, effectively killing the technology that advertisers use to personalize campaigns. The deal between Walt Disney and The Trade Desk builds on that foundation, integrating Disney's first-party data (i.e. information the company collected directly from users) with data captured by the UID2 framework. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dont-let-near-term-issues-cloud-your-view-on-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIt goes without saying that sentiment has shifted in a big way with shares in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). In the exact same way it has shifted for the other FAANG stocks. Like with the other FAANG names, AAPL stock has taken a dive so far in 2022. Since January, it’s down nearly 20%.\nThe rout in tech stocks has, of course, been a big reason for this. With rising interest rates, and rising recession fears, the market has gone from very bullish, to very bearish, on growth/tech stocks. If that’s not bad enough, the tech giant has had to contend with many company-specific headwinds.\nHowever, don’t assume that the party’s over for this stock. Things could remain difficult in the near-term. It may take time for sentiment to improve. Still, as it finds itself out of favor, now may be the time to buy.\nTicker Company Recent Price\nAAPL Apple $146.80\nAAPL Stock: Today’s Issues Do Not Permanently Change the Story\nIt’s not only been the end of the pandemic-era runaway bull market that’s put pressure on Apple shares. Many negative developments have also had an impact. For example, the production pauses caused by the spring pandemic outbreak in China.\nAlso, the uncertainty as to whether the company can release its latest big product (the iPhone 14) on schedule (this September), or if due to production/supply chain issues, will have to delay its release. As I mentioned last month, when I last wrote about AAPL stock, labor issues have also weighed on shares.\n5 Best Stocks to Buy if You Have $100 to Spend\nWorkers at one of its retail stores successfully unionized. Some may see this as the start of a unionization wave among Apple store workers – and a subsequent surge in its retail labor costs. Add in the aforementioned rising concerns about a recession atop these issues, and it’s easy to see why the market has lost confidence in this winning company staying a winner.\nHowever, is the market completely on the mark when it comes to its current view? Not necessarily. It’s possible they’re making mountains out of molehills. Apple may be experiencing challenges right now, but it’s premature to say the story has permanently changed.\nApple’s Current Hiccups Will Pass\nInvestors may not necessarily believe it’s “game over” for AAPL stock, yet they may believe its days of stellar performance may be behind it. That is, from here, it’ll experience lower rates of growth, and more gradual rates of share price appreciation.\nAgain, I wouldn’t jump to that conclusion so quickly. This isn’t the first time Apple has been in the doldrums. After several banner years (2020, 2021), things could be temporarily slowing down, but that doesn’t mean it will not pick up once again.\nToday’s issues? These are hiccups, not long-term issues. They will pass in time. Production will get back up to speed. The company will proceed with anticipated product launches like the iPhone 14. More importantly, things could continue to hum along with one of its main areas of growth: its Services division.\nIts Services unit, which includes platforms like the App Store and Apple Pay, not only could help deliver growth. It’s also a much higher margin business than its main hardware unit. Atop its existing products/platforms remaining strong in the years ahead, key long-term catalysts for the stock remain in play. Even as excitement for either one has calmed down in recent months.\nThe Verdict on AAPL Stock\nWhen I mentioned Apple’s key long-term catalysts, I’m of course talking about two things. First, its exposure to the metaverse, with its plans to move into AR/VR (augmented reality/virtual realty) headsets.\nSecond, its continued development of a fully autonomous electric car. Either of these pending projects could be what enables the company to “level up” once again. Much like how it was able to parlay its success in the early 2000s with the iPod into even greater success with the iPhone.\nRight now, Apple shares earn a “B” rating in my Portfolio Grader. Even as investors are overreacting to negative developments, that’s not to say sentiment is just about to swing back to positive.\nThe market could continue to have a cautious view on shares. Fortunately, if you’re looking to enter a buy-and-hold position in AAPL stock, this works to your advantage, by providing a favorable entry point.\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Don’t Let Near-Term Issues Cloud Your View on Apple Stock appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple’s Current Hiccups Will Pass Investors may not necessarily believe it’s “game over” for AAPL stock, yet they may believe its days of stellar performance may be behind it. Fortunately, if you’re looking to enter a buy-and-hold position in AAPL stock, this works to your advantage, by providing a favorable entry point. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It goes without saying that sentiment has shifted in a big way with shares in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $146.80 AAPL Stock: Today’s Issues Do Not Permanently Change the Story It’s not only been the end of the pandemic-era runaway bull market that’s put pressure on Apple shares. As I mentioned last month, when I last wrote about AAPL stock, labor issues have also weighed on shares. The Verdict on AAPL Stock When I mentioned Apple’s key long-term catalysts, I’m of course talking about two things.', 'news_article_title': 'Don’t Let Near-Term Issues Cloud Your View on Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It goes without saying that sentiment has shifted in a big way with shares in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $146.80 AAPL Stock: Today’s Issues Do Not Permanently Change the Story It’s not only been the end of the pandemic-era runaway bull market that’s put pressure on Apple shares. As I mentioned last month, when I last wrote about AAPL stock, labor issues have also weighed on shares.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It goes without saying that sentiment has shifted in a big way with shares in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $146.80 AAPL Stock: Today’s Issues Do Not Permanently Change the Story It’s not only been the end of the pandemic-era runaway bull market that’s put pressure on Apple shares. The Verdict on AAPL Stock When I mentioned Apple’s key long-term catalysts, I’m of course talking about two things.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-is-down-17-so-far-this-year', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nApple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, like most other technology stocks, has taken investors on a roller-coaster ride this year. While the company\'s share price was volatile in the first few months of 2022, a significant downward trend began after the company reported second-quarter results in late April.\nThe stock hasn\'t recovered since. Year to date, Apple is down 17%, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. This is mostly because investors are concerned that Apple won\'t escape the effects of supply chain shortages and a potentially slowing economy.\nSo what\nInvestors fell into a pessimistic mode in late April after Apple released its second-quarter financial results. Apple beat analysts\' consensus estimates for both top and bottom lines, but investors latched on to comments made by the company\'s management.\nImage source: Apple.\nOn the company\'searnings call CEO Tim Cook said that Apple was "not immune" to supply chain problems caused by COVID-19, chip shortages, and the war in Ukraine.\nApple\'s chief financial officer, Luca Maestri, spoke more specifically about the company\'s supply chain problems and said they could hurt Apple\'s sales in the third quarter by as much as $8 billion.\n"Supply constraints caused by COVID-related disruptions and industrywide silicon shortages are impacting our ability to meet customer demand for our products. We expect these constraints to be in the range of $4 billion to $8 billion, which is substantially larger than what we experienced during the March quarter," Maestri said.\nClearly, investors didn\'t want to hear that Apple\'s sales could be affected to this degree and sent the stock on a downward path.\nNow what\nApple investors will want to keep a close eye on the company\'s third-quarter results, which will be released on July 28. The results should shed some light on how bad supply chain difficulties have become for Apple and if the company has experienced any pullback in consumer demand.\nWith inflation still at its highest level in nearly 40 years and the Federal Reserve focused on hiking the federal funds rate in order to bring it back down, it\'s likely that Apple investors could experience some more short-term volatility from the stock as the market reacts to a potential economic slowdown.\nBut long-term investors should also consider that while temporary supply constraints could affect the company, Apple still has the potential to be a great investment. First off, the company still generates tons of cash -- $28 billion in operating cash flow in the recent quarter -- which will help it weather any potential economic slowdown better than other companies.\nAnd while Apple\'s stock isn\'t necessarily cheap right now, its shares trading at 23 times the company\'s forward earnings, the recent stock sell-off does give investors an opportunity to add some shares of this immensely profitable company at a relative discount.\nLastly, Apple continues to both add value to shareholders through buybacks and invest in new products. The company added $90 billion to its share repurchase program in the most recent quarter and could enter a new product segment within the next year.\nWith Apple\'s shares down this year -- and the company still in a very strong financial position -- investors may want to consider snatching up some shares of Apple right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nChris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, like most other technology stocks, has taken investors on a roller-coaster ride this year. Apple beat analysts\' consensus estimates for both top and bottom lines, but investors latched on to comments made by the company\'s management. On the company\'searnings call CEO Tim Cook said that Apple was "not immune" to supply chain problems caused by COVID-19, chip shortages, and the war in Ukraine.', 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, like most other technology stocks, has taken investors on a roller-coaster ride this year. So what Investors fell into a pessimistic mode in late April after Apple released its second-quarter financial results. Apple's chief financial officer, Luca Maestri, spoke more specifically about the company's supply chain problems and said they could hurt Apple's sales in the third quarter by as much as $8 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Is Down 17% So Far This Year', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, like most other technology stocks, has taken investors on a roller-coaster ride this year. But long-term investors should also consider that while temporary supply constraints could affect the company, Apple still has the potential to be a great investment. With Apple's shares down this year -- and the company still in a very strong financial position -- investors may want to consider snatching up some shares of Apple right now.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, like most other technology stocks, has taken investors on a roller-coaster ride this year. Apple's chief financial officer, Luca Maestri, spoke more specifically about the company's supply chain problems and said they could hurt Apple's sales in the third quarter by as much as $8 billion. And while Apple's stock isn't necessarily cheap right now, its shares trading at 23 times the company's forward earnings, the recent stock sell-off does give investors an opportunity to add some shares of this immensely profitable company at a relative discount."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mimic-warren-buffetts-2022-strategy-with-these-3-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett, also known as the Oracle of Omaha, is a common name that comes to mind when thinking of the financial world. He’s one of the most widely-followed individuals in the realm, and for a good reason – he’s reaped stellar returns in the market.\nBuffett is a philanthropist and businessman. He’s the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries engage in insurance, freight rail transportation, energy generation and distribution, manufacturing, and many others.\nInvestors are always looking to see his next move.\nHe’s been on the offensive throughout 2022, undoubtedly recognizing value in areas, and that’s what we’re here to look at today. \nThree stocks that he’s bought in 2022 include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and HP HPQ. The chart below illustrates the year-to-date price action of all three companies’ shares while blending in the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLet’s examine each company a little closer to see if they fit your investing style as well.\nApple\nApple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, has taken the mobile landscape to great heights. Buffett states that he loves the tech titan because of its customers’ brand loyalty; consumers are likely to trade in old Apple products for new ones.\nUp more than 325% over the last five years, Apple shares have easily crushed the general market’s performance.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple is known for consistent quarterly results – over its last 20 quarters, the iPhone creator has impressively exceeded both top and bottom-line estimates 19 times. In its latest quarter, the company electrified the market and reported EPS of $1.52, penciling in a respectable 6% beat in the face of adverse business conditions. \nApple’s forward P/E ratio currently resides at 23.8X, slightly above its five-year median value of 20.6X but nowhere near highs of 41.5X in 2020. Additionally, shares trade at a 12% premium relative to its Zacks Sector.\nWhile the forward earnings multiple is on the higher side, shares actually trade at their cheapest level since early 2020. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the $6.10 EPS estimate pencils in a notable 9% expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year. Additionally, annual revenue is forecasted to climb to a mighty $394 billion, reflecting a respectable 8% uptick year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOccidental Petroleum\nBased in Texas, Occidental Petroleum OXY is an integrated oil and gas company with significant exploration and production exposure. Buffett has been buying OXY stock aggressively, signaling a substantial bet on the energy sector.\nOccidental Petroleum shares struggled primarily through 2019 and the better part of 2020, stuck in a deep downtrend. The stock bottomed near November 2020, and since then, investors have enjoyed a parabolic run.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe company has recently found some consistency within its quarterly reports, exceeding both top and bottom-line estimates in its last three quarters. In its latest quarter, OXY surpassed the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $1.97 handily by nearly 8% and reported quarterly EPS of $2.12.\nOXY’s forward price-to-sales ratio currently resides at 1.5X, a bit pricey compared to its Zacks Sector average of 0.7X. However, the value is below its five-year median of 1.6X and a fraction of its 4.5X high in 2018.\nThe company sports a Style Score of an A for Value.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNow, here’s where things get interesting. The company has undoubtedly benefited from the surge in energy costs, and bottom and top-line estimates reflect that.\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the $10.53 Zacks Consensus Estimate pencils in a strong triple-digit growth in earnings of more than 310% year-over-year. The top-line growth is also remarkable – the $37 billion revenue estimate for FY22 notches a 40% uptick in revenue from the previous year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHP\nHP HPQ is a leading provider of personal computing and other access devices to consumers globally. The purchase looks like a classic Buffett value play.\nOver the last five years, HP shares have soared a triple-digit 102%, outperforming the S&P 500 by a wide margin.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHP has shown impressive consistency in its quarterly reports, exceeding bottom-line expectations in 13 consecutive quarters dating back to 2019. Additionally, the company has exceeded quarterly revenue estimates in eight of its last ten quarters.\nThe PC giant has a beautifully low 7.3X forward earnings multiple, well below its five-year median of 9.2X and well below highs of 13.4X in 2017. In addition, shares trade at a staggering 66% discount relative to its Zacks Sector.\nHP boasts a Style Score of an A for Value.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the EPS estimate of $4.31 represents a strong double-digit growth in earnings of 14% year-over-year. The top-line also looks to remain strong, with the $66 billion revenue estimate reflecting a 4% expansion within the top-line year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nIt’s no secret why the Oracle of Omaha has gathered such a large audience in the financial world. He’s reaped immense returns in the market, causing investors to mimic his holdings.\nIn a quick change of events, Buffett has been on the offensive throughout 2022, and the three stocks above are all ones he’s purchased.\nFor those looking to invest like Buffett has in 2022, these three companies would be a great place to start.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Three stocks that he’s bought in 2022 include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and HP HPQ. Apple Apple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, has taken the mobile landscape to great heights. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Three stocks that he’s bought in 2022 include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and HP HPQ. Apple Apple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, has taken the mobile landscape to great heights. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C.', 'news_article_title': "Mimic Warren Buffett's 2022 Strategy With These 3 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Three stocks that he’s bought in 2022 include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and HP HPQ. Apple Apple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, has taken the mobile landscape to great heights. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Three stocks that he’s bought in 2022 include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and HP HPQ. Apple Apple AAPL, the creator of the legendary iPhone, has taken the mobile landscape to great heights. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/disney-dis-to-stream-bts-exclusive-docuseries-next-year', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Disney DIS recently announced a deal to bring a documentary series and a concert featuring the electrifying, mega-popular K-Pop band BTS to DIS’ streaming services.\n\nThe projects originate from a multi-year global content collaboration between BTS’s studio Hybe and The Walt Disney Asia Pacific to bring out the best talent from the Korean music and entertainment industry.\n\nThe agreement includes the worldwide distribution of five content titles from Hybe, including BTS: Permission to Dance On Stage — La (BTS’ concert in 4K), In The Soop: Friendcation (variety show starring BTS’ V, Park Hyung Sik, Choi Woo Shik, Park Seo Joon and Peakboy) and BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star (BTS’ docuseries).\n\nBTS: Permission to Dance On Stage — LA is a 4K concert film featuring BTS’ live performance at Los Angeles’ Sofi Stadium in November 2021. The show marked the band’s first public appearance in two years since the pandemic outbreak. The act included their latest hit songs like Butter and Permission to Dance.\n\nThe travel show titled In the Soop: Friendcation will include V from BTS alongside Park Seo-jun from Itaewon Class, Parasite star Choi Woo-shik Choi, Park Hyung-sik and Peakboy. The program features five friends on a surprise trip, enjoying a variety of leisure and fun activities. No air date has been revealed so far.\n\nAn original documentary series called BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star that follows the nine-year journey of the band will also be aired on the streaming service. A pre-recorded clip features the band’s footage and music over the past nine years and the bandmates’ daily lives, thoughts and plans as they plan to embark on ‘BTS’ second chapter’. The documentary will be available exclusively on Disney’s streaming platform in 2023.\nThe Walt Disney Company Price and Consensus\nThe Walt Disney Company price-consensus-chart | The Walt Disney Company Quote\nDisney Enjoys Growing Popularity of International Content\nDisney+ emerged as a key driver for Disney in recent times. International expansion in the Nordics, Latin America and other Asian territories as well as a robust content portfolio helped Disney+ garner a solid subscriber base within a short span of time.\n\nIn 2021, Disney+ doubled local content with 20 new local APAC content titles, which included 18 originals, in collaboration with content creators from Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Greater China, Australia and New Zealand.\n\nThis was part of this presently Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) player’s ambition to greenlight more than 50 APAC originals by 2023. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThis comes amid acute competition from the likes of Apple- AAPL owned Apple TV+, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock and Netflix NFLX.\n\nNetflix has also been pumping money into original Asian language content for a while and touting the global success of its Korean and Japanese shows in particular.\n\nMoney Heist: Korea — Joint Economic Area is received well by Netflix users with 49 million hours viewed. Following the launch of the series, Spanish drama Intimacy, Korean drama Alchemy of Souls, Japanese anime series Bastard!! — Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy and Polish drama Queen have also been gaining popularity on the streaming platform.\n\nSquid Game star Hoyeon will soon make her Apple TV+ debut with Disclaimer. Apple is steadily expanding its genre base to attract varied viewers, evident from its foray into the live sports streaming space. Apple TV+ won exclusive 10-year rights to broadcast Major League Soccer (MLS) worldwide, starting 2023.\n\nComcast focuses on expanding Peacock’s streaming content portfolio and roped in shows like The Office from Netflix. Moreover, original content from the likes of WWE and the NFL is expected to aid subscriber growth for Peacock’s premium service.\n\nDisney+’s profitability is expected to dented by higher investments in content, which will flare up programming and production costs in the Media and Entertainment Distribution segment.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nComcast Corporation (CMCSA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This comes amid acute competition from the likes of Apple- AAPL owned Apple TV+, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock and Netflix NFLX. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The projects originate from a multi-year global content collaboration between BTS’s studio Hybe and The Walt Disney Asia Pacific to bring out the best talent from the Korean music and entertainment industry.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This comes amid acute competition from the likes of Apple- AAPL owned Apple TV+, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock and Netflix NFLX. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The agreement includes the worldwide distribution of five content titles from Hybe, including BTS: Permission to Dance On Stage — La (BTS’ concert in 4K), In The Soop: Friendcation (variety show starring BTS’ V, Park Hyung Sik, Choi Woo Shik, Park Seo Joon and Peakboy) and BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star (BTS’ docuseries).', 'news_article_title': "Disney (DIS) to Stream BTS' Exclusive Docuseries Next Year", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This comes amid acute competition from the likes of Apple- AAPL owned Apple TV+, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock and Netflix NFLX. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report An original documentary series called BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star that follows the nine-year journey of the band will also be aired on the streaming service.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This comes amid acute competition from the likes of Apple- AAPL owned Apple TV+, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock and Netflix NFLX. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The agreement includes the worldwide distribution of five content titles from Hybe, including BTS: Permission to Dance On Stage — La (BTS’ concert in 4K), In The Soop: Friendcation (variety show starring BTS’ V, Park Hyung Sik, Choi Woo Shik, Park Seo Joon and Peakboy) and BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star (BTS’ docuseries).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-tech-stocks-trading-at-a-terrific-discount-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhen the equities sector started to unravel as soaring inflation and the conflict in eastern Europe took its toll on investor sentiment, the technology sector was one of the hardest hit. Since these enterprises are largely geared toward maximizing growth, when opportunities for economic expansion are limited, the segment tends to suffer. However, the bearishness may have gone overboard, thus bolstering tech stocks trading at a discount.\nOne main reason to consider picking up deflated shares is that innovation always moves forward. With digitalization becoming an even more ingrained reality than in the past, it’s a likely bet that tech stocks focused on wider connectivity will eventually recover. However, investors can enjoy the greatest rewards by getting in early before the wave.\n5 Best Stocks to Buy if You Have $100 to Spend\nSecond, some platforms are so deeply integrated into society that they’ve essentially become indispensable. As well, broader labor force developments such as the gig economy will likely ensure that tech stocks — despite their current volatility — maintain their relevance. Therefore, those that can handle some choppy waters should get ready to do some digging in the discount bin.\nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple $\nPYPL PayPal $\nADBE Adobe $\nSQ Block $\nNVDA Nvidia $\nSE Sea Limited $\nMETA Meta $\nTech Stocks to Watch: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: View Apart / Shutterstock.com\nTypically, tech stocks levered heavily to the consumer retail market are problematic amid recessionary forces. One of the first items that households cut from their budgets during an economic downturn are discretionary products; that is, products that are nice to have but not essential. Nevertheless, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is proving doubters wrong, being a clear winner amid the coronavirus madness.\nTrue, not everyone needs a new iPhone or iPad. Indeed, it would be foolish to make such outlandish purchases if you recently got the pink slip from your employer. However, Apple is proving integral not necessarily for its products but for its ecosystem.\nEssentially, Apple is superior to any other competing ecosystem — say from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) or Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) — because it has the entire stack covered. Transitioning between devices is a snap because everything is connected to a cohesive whole. There’s really nothing quite like it, making AAPL one of the intriguing tech stocks to buy on discount.\nPayPal (PYPL)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nFollowing the extremely volatility of the March doldrums of 2020, shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) quickly skyrocketed to record valuations. Part of the reason is the digital payment processor and business software solution firm facilitated contactless transactions, a much-needed attribute when fears of the coronavirus pandemic were at their zenith.\nNowadays, though, those fears have significantly subsided. Moreover, PYPL and other tech stocks came under pressure from macroeconomic threats. With dramatically rising inflation cutting into the purchasing power of the dollar, households were basically getting taxed on their real earnings. Naturally, such a dynamic would have negative implications for the business community.\nAs well, competitive threats from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) have weighed on PYPL. Though sales are up in the first quarter of 2022, net income has decelerated, raising concerns among investors.\n7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy After Last Month's Massive Beating\nNevertheless, thanks to PayPal’s brand power, it offers relevance for the burgeoning gig economy, which experts believe will grow to $455 billion by the end of 2023 in terms of gross transactions.\nTech Stocks to Watch: Adobe (ADBE)\nSource: Tattoboo / Shutterstock\nA popular software company, Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) specializes in products geared toward content creation, covering graphics, photography, illustration, animation, video and print. Its flagship product arguably is Photoshop, an image-editing software.\nAfter meandering a bit during the spring doldrums of 2020, Adobe found itself flying to the stratosphere. As with PayPal, Adobe’s products — such as Acrobat Reader — lent themselves to contactless transactions, fortuitously benefitting ADBE stock. Unfortunately, the narrative shifted this year, with shares plunging 31% on a year-to-date basis.\nStill, Wall Street might not be acting rational here. In its latest quarter ending May 31, 2022, Adobe rang up $4.39 billion in sales, up over 14% against the year-ago level. The company also posted net income of $1.18 billion, up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis.\nFurther, Adobe features significant strengths in its balance sheet while also beating out several companies in its industry for profitability metrics. Lastly, against a basket of valuation tools, ADBE is considered significantly undervalued, making it one of the tech stocks to buy on discount.\nBlock (SQ)\nSource: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com\nAlthough one of the most innovative firms thanks to its payment platforms and administrative applications that leveled the playing field for small businesses against their larger rivals, Block (NYSE:SQ) — which formerly went by the name Square — has suffered a reverse of fortunes. Since the start of the year, SQ has tumbled, hemorrhaging 59% of market value.\nWhile most commerce-centric tech stocks to buy are hurting from rising inflation along with competitive threats, Block has an even bigger challenge. Prior to the sector meltdown, the financial technology (or fintech) giant made waves when it embraced cryptocurrencies. While such a move may have been shrewd during the industry’s upswing, when cryptos are plummeting — as they did recently — it becomes another story altogether.\n7 Best OTC Stocks to Buy Now for July 2022\nStill, for the long run, SQ is one of the tech stocks to buy on discount. Along with its core payment processor business, Block’s acquisition of buy-now, pay-later platform Afterpay could be significant as we head into a possible recession and consumers look to stretch their dollars.\nTech Stocks to Watch: Nvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Shutterstock\nSpeaking of tech stocks and cryptos, it’s difficult to ignore the current malaise impacting Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). Perhaps best known for making graphics processing units or GPUs, Nvidia has branched out to several innovative fields. But this business diversity hasn’t helped the company avoid market volatility this year. Since January’s opener, NVDA is down about 47%, a staggeringly negative reversal.\nHowever, it’s not too hard to see why many investors panicked out of the tech giant. Crypto miners use Nvidia GPUs – often in stacked rigs – to perform their data transaction operations. However, with the market capitalization of virtual currencies sinking, the risk-reward profile for crypto mining is no longer favorable.\nHowever, our own Louis Navellier remains optimistic about NVDA, giving it a solid “B” rating in his Portfolio Grader. As he pointed out in June of this year, “demand remains strong with its data center segment. Last quarter, this segment saw year-over-year revenue growth of 83%. In fact, it had higher quarterly revenue from its data segment ($3.75 billion) than from its gaming segment ($3.62 billion).”\nSea Ltd. (SE)\nSource: Muh.Imron / Shutterstock.com\nAt this point, I’ve become a broken record when it comes to Sea Ltd (NYSE:SE). A tech conglomerate headquartered in Singapore, Sea offers intriguing opportunities in food deliveries, digital payments and fintech and online game development and publishing. All these sectors have burgeoned to varying degrees in the U.S. so the logical assumption is that they would blossom in Sea’s core Southeast Asia market.\nUnfortunately, the equities market doesn’t see it that away. On a YTD basis, SE has tanked more than 65% of value, making it one of the worst performers among the formerly popular tech stocks to buy. Fundamentally, investors are likely looking at earnings viability. While Sea posted revenue growth of 64% for Q1 2022, its net loss of $580 million expanded noticeably from the net loss of $423 million in Q1 2021.\nThe 6 Best Retirement Stocks for Investors Over 50\nNaturally, in a possible recessionary storm, companies that lose money don’t attract much attention. However, in the longer run, Southeast Asia’s internet economy could hit $1 trillion by 2030, according to a Reuters report.\nTech Stocks to Watch: Meta Platforms (META)\nSource: Blue Planet Studio / Shutterstock.com\nA controversial idea among tech stocks to buy on discount, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) recently completed its full corporate transformation, not only changing its name from Facebook but also the ticker symbol (which of course is now META, not FB). However, this rebranding didn’t impress shareholders, with META stock tumbling almost 50% YTD.\nIt’s a rough first half of the year for a company that is not accustomed to sustained bearishness. While there was the Cambridge Analytica scandal that hit in 2018 – along with the Covid-19 pandemic later in 2020 – these headwinds were relatively short and muted. At the moment, we have a trailing 52-week peak-to-trough profile of around $382 and roughly $156.\nIn other words, META is getting pretty darn close to the lows seen during the spring doldrums of 2020. For those that felt they missed the boat, this could be a risky contrarian opportunity. While Meta has its controversies, it also has Facebook, with its multi-billion userbase and a wide breadth of demographics that’s unusual for youth-centric social media networks.\nOn the date of publication, Josh Enomoto did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Tech Stocks Trading at a Terrific Discount Right Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $ PYPL PayPal $ ADBE Adobe $ SQ Block $ NVDA Nvidia $ SE Sea Limited $ META Meta $ Tech Stocks to Watch: Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Typically, tech stocks levered heavily to the consumer retail market are problematic amid recessionary forces. Nevertheless, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is proving doubters wrong, being a clear winner amid the coronavirus madness. There’s really nothing quite like it, making AAPL one of the intriguing tech stocks to buy on discount.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $ PYPL PayPal $ ADBE Adobe $ SQ Block $ NVDA Nvidia $ SE Sea Limited $ META Meta $ Tech Stocks to Watch: Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Typically, tech stocks levered heavily to the consumer retail market are problematic amid recessionary forces. Nevertheless, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is proving doubters wrong, being a clear winner amid the coronavirus madness. There’s really nothing quite like it, making AAPL one of the intriguing tech stocks to buy on discount.', 'news_article_title': '7 Tech Stocks Trading at a Terrific Discount Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $ PYPL PayPal $ ADBE Adobe $ SQ Block $ NVDA Nvidia $ SE Sea Limited $ META Meta $ Tech Stocks to Watch: Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Typically, tech stocks levered heavily to the consumer retail market are problematic amid recessionary forces. There’s really nothing quite like it, making AAPL one of the intriguing tech stocks to buy on discount. Nevertheless, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is proving doubters wrong, being a clear winner amid the coronavirus madness.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $ PYPL PayPal $ ADBE Adobe $ SQ Block $ NVDA Nvidia $ SE Sea Limited $ META Meta $ Tech Stocks to Watch: Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Typically, tech stocks levered heavily to the consumer retail market are problematic amid recessionary forces. Nevertheless, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is proving doubters wrong, being a clear winner amid the coronavirus madness. There’s really nothing quite like it, making AAPL one of the intriguing tech stocks to buy on discount.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jul-12-2022-%3A-adtn-f-csco-aapl-uber-qqq-t-vz-pbf-tqqq-cnp-apa', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -.18 to 11,744.81. The total After hours volume is currently 73,707,560 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (ADTN) is unchanged at $19.85, with 4,333,348 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ADTN is in the "buy range".\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is -0.01 at $11.55, with 2,283,964 shares traded. F\'s current last sale is 67.94% of the target price of $17.\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is unchanged at $42.86, with 1,456,224 shares traded. CSCO\'s current last sale is 82.42% of the target price of $52.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $145.80, with 1,452,211 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is unchanged at $21.57, with 1,368,788 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UBER is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.23 at $286.01, with 1,304,313 shares traded. This represents a 6.21% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.01 at $20.61, with 1,269,376 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 85.88% of the target price of $24.\n\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is unchanged at $50.78, with 1,257,804 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.33. VZ\'s current last sale is 89.09% of the target price of $57.\n\nPBF Energy Inc. (PBF) is +0.08 at $27.91, with 1,185,397 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $5.57. PBF\'s current last sale is 90.03% of the target price of $31.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.07 at $25.28, with 1,110,213 shares traded. This represents a 18.57% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) is unchanged at $29.44, with 1,104,834 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CNP is in the "buy range".\n\nAPA Corporation (APA) is unchanged at $32.43, with 1,080,867 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for APA is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $145.80, with 1,452,211 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ADTN is in the "buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $145.80, with 1,452,211 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ADTN is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jul 12, 2022 : ADTN, F, CSCO, AAPL, UBER, QQQ, T, VZ, PBF, TQQQ, CNP, APA', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $145.80, with 1,452,211 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -.18 to 11,744.81.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $145.80, with 1,452,211 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". AT&T Inc. (T) is +0.01 at $20.61, with 1,269,376 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-has-ended-consulting-deal-with-former-designer-jony-ive-ny-times', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJuly 12 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has ended a consulting deal with former design chief Jony Ive, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.\nCiting sources, the newspaper reported that Ive\'s contract had come up for renewal and the parties agreed not to extend it. Ive, who left Apple in 2019, was a close confidant of the late Chief Executive Steve Jobs and spearheaded design work on the company\'s candy-colored Mac computers and the iPhone.\nApple declined to comment on the report.\nAfter departing Apple, Ive remained a consultant for Apple and also formed a company called LoveFrom. Among other clients, LoveFrom is working with Exor, the owner of Ferrari, under a multiyear agreement to "explore a range of creative projects with Exor in the business of luxury."\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Leslie Adler and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis July 12 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has ended a consulting deal with former design chief Jony Ive, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Citing sources, the newspaper reported that Ive's contract had come up for renewal and the parties agreed not to extend it. Ive, who left Apple in 2019, was a close confidant of the late Chief Executive Steve Jobs and spearheaded design work on the company's candy-colored Mac computers and the iPhone.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis July 12 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has ended a consulting deal with former design chief Jony Ive, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. After departing Apple, Ive remained a consultant for Apple and also formed a company called LoveFrom. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Leslie Adler and Jonathan Oatis) (([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple has ended consulting deal with former designer Jony Ive -NY Times', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis July 12 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has ended a consulting deal with former design chief Jony Ive, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Citing sources, the newspaper reported that Ive's contract had come up for renewal and the parties agreed not to extend it. Ive, who left Apple in 2019, was a close confidant of the late Chief Executive Steve Jobs and spearheaded design work on the company's candy-colored Mac computers and the iPhone.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis July 12 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has ended a consulting deal with former design chief Jony Ive, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Ive, who left Apple in 2019, was a close confidant of the late Chief Executive Steve Jobs and spearheaded design work on the company's candy-colored Mac computers and the iPhone. After departing Apple, Ive remained a consultant for Apple and also formed a company called LoveFrom."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tsm-q2-preview%3A-double-digit-earnings-growth-in-store', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Semiconductors, also called microchips, are a highlight of technology – they exist in almost every aspect of our lives. From freezers to computers, they allow the devices we rely on daily to work smoothly and efficiently.\nNow that the music has seemingly been shut off in 2022, the fun for semiconductor companies has halted. We’ve seen deep double-digit valuation slashes across most of the industry year-to-date. The chart below illustrates the year-to-date performance of SOXX, the iShares Semiconductor ETF.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs we can see, it’s undoubtedly been a brutal stretch for semiconductor companies.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM, the world’s largest circuit foundry, is on deck to report quarterly results this week. TSM is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with an overall VGM Score of a B.\nThere will be many eyes on this quarterly report, as TSM is responsible for supplying many of the microchips globally to a list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.\nLet’s dig a little deeper to see how the company stands heading into the quarterly report; TSM reports before the opening bell on Thursday.\nShare Performance & Valuation\nYear-to-date, TSM shares have tumbled, decreasing nearly 34% in value and extensively underperforming the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nUpon widening the timeframe to encompass the last year, we can see that TSM shares were on an uptrend throughout the majority of 2021 but broke off near the beginning of 2022.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTSM sports an enticing 13.4X forward earnings multiple, well below its five-year median value of 19.9X and a fraction of its 34.9X high in 2021. Additionally, shares trade at an attractive 22% discount relative to the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nQuarterly Performance & Share Reactions\nTSM has consistently reported quarterly EPS above expectations, exceeding bottom-line forecasts in nine of its last ten quarters. The average EPS surprise over the previous four quarters is a respectable 4.2%, and in its latest quarter, TSM beat bottom-line estimates by a notable 7%.\nTop-line results have been mixed; the company has exceeded quarterly revenue estimates four times over its last eight quarters.\nAdditionally, the market has had mixed reactions to EPS beats; shares have moved upwards three times over its last six bottom-line beats.\nGrowth Estimates\nTop and bottom-line estimates indicate a strong quarter from the company. For the quarter, TSM is forecasted to generate $18.7 billion in revenue, registering a robust double-digit growth in revenue of 41% from the year-ago quarter.\nThe bottom-line also appears to be in incredible shape, with the $1.47 Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate reflecting a stellar 60% increase in quarterly earnings year-over-year. Additionally, the Consensus Estimate Trend for the quarter has retraced marginally over the last 60 days.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTSM sports a Style Score of an A for Growth.\nBottom Line\nThe quarterly report will be watched like a hawk, and for a good reason – TSM supplies chips to many of the tech titans in the market.\nThe poor share performance is undoubtedly disheartening, but I believe it’s presented investors with an opportunity to buy shares at a discount. Additionally, the company has solid valuation levels, and quarterly growth is forecasted to be substantial.\nFor these reasons, I’m optimistic heading into the company’s quarterly report.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'There will be many eyes on this quarterly report, as TSM is responsible for supplying many of the microchips globally to a list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Upon widening the timeframe to encompass the last year, we can see that TSM shares were on an uptrend throughout the majority of 2021 but broke off near the beginning of 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'There will be many eyes on this quarterly report, as TSM is responsible for supplying many of the microchips globally to a list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Quarterly Performance & Share Reactions TSM has consistently reported quarterly EPS above expectations, exceeding bottom-line forecasts in nine of its last ten quarters.', 'news_article_title': 'TSM Q2 Preview: Double-Digit Earnings Growth in Store?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There will be many eyes on this quarterly report, as TSM is responsible for supplying many of the microchips globally to a list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Quarterly Performance & Share Reactions TSM has consistently reported quarterly EPS above expectations, exceeding bottom-line forecasts in nine of its last ten quarters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'There will be many eyes on this quarterly report, as TSM is responsible for supplying many of the microchips globally to a list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Quarterly Performance & Share Reactions TSM has consistently reported quarterly EPS above expectations, exceeding bottom-line forecasts in nine of its last ten quarters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russia-fines-apple-and-zoom-for-alleged-data-storage-violation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine\nAdds other fines, changes sourcing\nMOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.Oand Zoom Video Communications ZM.O were fined on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory.\nMoscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24.\nApple was fined 2 million roubles ($34,000), the court in Moscow's Tagansky district said, with Zoom and Ookla, which runs the internet performance tool Speedtest, fined 1 million roubles each. Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google was ordered to pay 60,000 roubles for a different offence relating to data.\nApple, Zoom, Ookla and Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment. ($1 = 59.0000 roubles)\n(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine Adds other fines, changes sourcing MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.Oand Zoom Video Communications ZM.O were fined on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google was ordered to pay 60,000 roubles for a different offence relating to data.", 'news_luhn_summary': "This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine Adds other fines, changes sourcing MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.Oand Zoom Video Communications ZM.O were fined on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory. Apple was fined 2 million roubles ($34,000), the court in Moscow's Tagansky district said, with Zoom and Ookla, which runs the internet performance tool Speedtest, fined 1 million roubles each. Apple, Zoom, Ookla and Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment.", 'news_article_title': 'Russia fines Apple and Zoom for alleged data storage violation', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine Adds other fines, changes sourcing MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.Oand Zoom Video Communications ZM.O were fined on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Apple was fined 2 million roubles ($34,000), the court in Moscow's Tagansky district said, with Zoom and Ookla, which runs the internet performance tool Speedtest, fined 1 million roubles each.", 'news_textrank_summary': "This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine Adds other fines, changes sourcing MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.Oand Zoom Video Communications ZM.O were fined on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory. Apple was fined 2 million roubles ($34,000), the court in Moscow's Tagansky district said, with Zoom and Ookla, which runs the internet performance tool Speedtest, fined 1 million roubles each. ($1 = 59.0000 roubles) (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/succession-ted-lasso-lead-nominations-for-tvs-emmy-awards', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lisa Richwine\nLOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - HBO <WBD.N> drama "Succession," the story of a conniving media mogul and his family, topped the list of Emmy nominees announced on Tuesday with 25 nods including one for best drama series.\nRivals for best drama include Netflix Inc\'s NFLX.O Korean series "Squid Game," the first non-English language show to be nominated for an Emmy. Netflix\'s sci-fi hit "Stranger Things" and HBO\'s "Euphoria," about high school students navigating the world, also were nominated.\n"Ted Lasso" from Apple TV+ AAPL.O nabbed 20 nominations and will defend its title as last year\'s best comedy. It will face off against "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," among others.\nWinners of the Emmys, the highest honors in television, will be announced at a ceremony on Sept. 12.\nFrank Scherma, chairman and CEO of the Television Academy, said the group received a record number of submissions this year, a sign that production was thriving after extended shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nHBO and HBO Max received 140 nominations overall. Netflix scored 105 nods.\nFourteen of the nominations for "Succession" came in acting categories. Brian Cox, who stars as patriarch Logan Roy, will compete for best actor against Jeremy Strong, who plays his troubled son Kendall.\n"Ted Lasso" co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis was nominated for best comedy actor alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short for Hulu\'s "Only Murders in the Building."\n(Reporting by Lisa Richwine, Editing by Franklin Paul and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; Follow me on Twitter @LARichwine; 1-424-434-7324; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '"Ted Lasso" from Apple TV+ AAPL.O nabbed 20 nominations and will defend its title as last year\'s best comedy. Rivals for best drama include Netflix Inc\'s NFLX.O Korean series "Squid Game," the first non-English language show to be nominated for an Emmy. Frank Scherma, chairman and CEO of the Television Academy, said the group received a record number of submissions this year, a sign that production was thriving after extended shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.', 'news_luhn_summary': '"Ted Lasso" from Apple TV+ AAPL.O nabbed 20 nominations and will defend its title as last year\'s best comedy. By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - HBO <WBD.N> drama "Succession," the story of a conniving media mogul and his family, topped the list of Emmy nominees announced on Tuesday with 25 nods including one for best drama series. Rivals for best drama include Netflix Inc\'s NFLX.O Korean series "Squid Game," the first non-English language show to be nominated for an Emmy.', 'news_article_title': "'Succession,' 'Ted Lasso' lead nominations for TV's Emmy awards", 'news_lexrank_summary': '"Ted Lasso" from Apple TV+ AAPL.O nabbed 20 nominations and will defend its title as last year\'s best comedy. By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - HBO <WBD.N> drama "Succession," the story of a conniving media mogul and his family, topped the list of Emmy nominees announced on Tuesday with 25 nods including one for best drama series. Rivals for best drama include Netflix Inc\'s NFLX.O Korean series "Squid Game," the first non-English language show to be nominated for an Emmy.', 'news_textrank_summary': '"Ted Lasso" from Apple TV+ AAPL.O nabbed 20 nominations and will defend its title as last year\'s best comedy. By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - HBO <WBD.N> drama "Succession," the story of a conniving media mogul and his family, topped the list of Emmy nominees announced on Tuesday with 25 nods including one for best drama series. Rivals for best drama include Netflix Inc\'s NFLX.O Korean series "Squid Game," the first non-English language show to be nominated for an Emmy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russia-fines-apple-over-alleged-data-storage-violation-ifax', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine\nMOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - A Moscow court fined U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.O 2 million roubles ($33,900) on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory, the Interfax news agency reported.\nMoscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24.\nApple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\n($1 = 59.0000 roubles)\n(Reporting by Reuters)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - A Moscow court fined U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.O 2 million roubles ($33,900) on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory, the Interfax news agency reported. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24. ($1 = 59.0000 roubles) (Reporting by Reuters) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - A Moscow court fined U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.O 2 million roubles ($33,900) on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory, the Interfax news agency reported. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24. ($1 = 59.0000 roubles) (Reporting by Reuters) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Russia fines Apple over alleged data storage violation - Ifax', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - A Moscow court fined U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.O 2 million roubles ($33,900) on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory, the Interfax news agency reported. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - A Moscow court fined U.S. tech giant Apple AAPL.O 2 million roubles ($33,900) on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory, the Interfax news agency reported. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24. ($1 = 59.0000 roubles) (Reporting by Reuters) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/carl-peis-nothing-launches-maiden-smartphone', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'STOCKHOLM, July 12 (Reuters) - Swedish tech entrepreneur Carl Pei launched the first smartphone from his new company Nothing on Tuesday, hoping to crack a fiercely competitive market with new features.\nPei co-founded smartphone maker OnePlus in 2013 and made it a rival to Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS by offering premium features at half the price, and becoming the top seller in several countries including India.\nAfter leaving OnePlus in 2020, he founded Nothing last year with backing from the likes of Tony Fadell, designer of Apple\'s iPod, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin and Reddit CEO Steve Huffman.\nLondon-based Nothing says its smartphone offers 18 hours of use with every charge, and two days on standby, and that it can reach 50% power in just 30 minutes of charging. It says the phone also has an array of remote features including being able to unlock the doors of a Tesla car.\nThe phone is priced from 399 pounds ($470), with the company saying it is cheaper than premium phones with similar features and that there are over 200,000 pre-orders for it.\nOnePlus used an invite-only strategy for selling smartphones that created high demand by keeping customers in a constant state of anticipation.\nFollowing a similar strategy, Nothing held an auction in June for an initial 100 of the new phones, fetching bids of over $3,000, it said.\nIDC\'s research director Navkendar Singh said Nothing will compete against phones from Samsung, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Oppo and Vivo but competition will be intense.\nGartner has revised down its forecast for global mobile phone sales this year to a decline of 7.1% from growth of 2.2%.\n"The smartphone market is frighteningly competitive and is dominated by Apple and Samsung who have incredible resources," said Ben Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insight.\n"Add in the current macroeconomic situation and cost of living pressure and it means being successful will be a huge challenge."\n(1 pound = $1.18)\n(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm, Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru and Paul Sandle in London; Editing by Susan Fenton)\n(([email protected]; +46 70 721 1004; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Pei co-founded smartphone maker OnePlus in 2013 and made it a rival to Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS by offering premium features at half the price, and becoming the top seller in several countries including India. STOCKHOLM, July 12 (Reuters) - Swedish tech entrepreneur Carl Pei launched the first smartphone from his new company Nothing on Tuesday, hoping to crack a fiercely competitive market with new features. After leaving OnePlus in 2020, he founded Nothing last year with backing from the likes of Tony Fadell, designer of Apple's iPod, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin and Reddit CEO Steve Huffman.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Pei co-founded smartphone maker OnePlus in 2013 and made it a rival to Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS by offering premium features at half the price, and becoming the top seller in several countries including India. London-based Nothing says its smartphone offers 18 hours of use with every charge, and two days on standby, and that it can reach 50% power in just 30 minutes of charging. The phone is priced from 399 pounds ($470), with the company saying it is cheaper than premium phones with similar features and that there are over 200,000 pre-orders for it.', 'news_article_title': "Carl Pei's Nothing launches maiden smartphone", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Pei co-founded smartphone maker OnePlus in 2013 and made it a rival to Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS by offering premium features at half the price, and becoming the top seller in several countries including India. STOCKHOLM, July 12 (Reuters) - Swedish tech entrepreneur Carl Pei launched the first smartphone from his new company Nothing on Tuesday, hoping to crack a fiercely competitive market with new features. After leaving OnePlus in 2020, he founded Nothing last year with backing from the likes of Tony Fadell, designer of Apple's iPod, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin and Reddit CEO Steve Huffman.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Pei co-founded smartphone maker OnePlus in 2013 and made it a rival to Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS by offering premium features at half the price, and becoming the top seller in several countries including India. STOCKHOLM, July 12 (Reuters) - Swedish tech entrepreneur Carl Pei launched the first smartphone from his new company Nothing on Tuesday, hoping to crack a fiercely competitive market with new features. The phone is priced from 399 pounds ($470), with the company saying it is cheaper than premium phones with similar features and that there are over 200,000 pre-orders for it.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-core-dividend-growth-etf-dgro-a-strong-etf-right-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) was launched on 06/10/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $22.14 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, DGRO seeks to match the performance of the Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index.\nThe Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index is composed of U.S. equities with a history of consistently growing dividends.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.17%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Healthcare sector - about 19.90% of the portfolio. Financials and Information Technology round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) accounts for about 2.85% of total assets, followed by Procter & Gamble (PG) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.83% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -12.67% and is down about -3.81% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 07/12/2022), respectively. DGRO has traded between $45.84 and $56.06 during this last 52-week period.\nDGRO has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 23.64% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 422 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Core Dividend Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) tracks S&P 500 DividendAristocrats Index and the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) tracks NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index. ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF has $9.69 billion in assets, Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has $60.33 billion. NOBL has an expense ratio of 0.35% and VIG charges 0.06%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nProcter & Gamble Company The (PG): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports\n \nProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) accounts for about 2.85% of total assets, followed by Procter & Gamble (PG) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) was launched on 06/10/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) accounts for about 2.85% of total assets, followed by Procter & Gamble (PG) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives IShares Core Dividend Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) accounts for about 2.85% of total assets, followed by Procter & Gamble (PG) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) was launched on 06/10/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) accounts for about 2.85% of total assets, followed by Procter & Gamble (PG) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) tracks S&P 500 DividendAristocrats Index and the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) tracks NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-sp-500-revenue-etf-rwl-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) was launched on 02/22/2008, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $1.34 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nCarrying lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, value stocks also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. When you look at long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in nearly all markets. But in strong bull markets, growth stocks are more likely to be winners.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.39%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.62%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Healthcare sector--about 22.20% of the portfolio. Consumer Staples and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 4.25% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.02% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nRWL seeks to match the performance of the OFI Revenue Weighted Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Revenue-Weighted Index is constructed by using a rules-based methodology that re-weights the constituent securities of the S&P 500 Index according to the revenue earned by the companies in the parent index- subject to a maximum 5% per company weighting.\nThe ETF has lost about -11.28% so far this year and is down about -3.01% in the last one year (as of 07/12/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $68.34 and $82.04.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 23.33% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 504 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, RWL is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $51.28 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $93.86 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.19% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nInvesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nWalmart Inc. (WMT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 4.25% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) was launched on 02/22/2008, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 4.25% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Costs When considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 4.25% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) was launched on 02/22/2008, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 4.25% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-dividend-paying-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-july', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If 2022 is doing anything, it\'s teaching investors the stock market can also fall as well as rise.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 13% year to date, putting it in official correction territory.\nThe broad market S&P 500 index is off 19%, but had dipped below the 20% threshold to be considered in a bear market.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is languishing 27% below where it started the year, and was down as much as 31% last month.\nWhile it\'s tempting to cash in your chips and run for the exits when the stock market looks like it\'s collapsing, history shows that severe corrections and bear markets are the best times to put your money to work.\nEvery single major downturn has been followed by a bull market. It\'s the adage of buy cheap, sell dear at work and is how you can generate transformational wealth for yourself and your family. But when everything looks cheap, how do you know what to buy?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nI\'d argue dividend stocks are your friend in this situation (and most other situations, too, for that matter).\nBy definition, dividend stocks are profitable companies that are sharing their excess income with you. Sure, a business can have a rough patch and report losses occasionally. But by and large, companies paying dividends are proven businesses and often have been through numerous market cycles while their payouts endured.\nAccording to a study by JPMorgan Chase\'s J.P. Morgan Asset Management, over a 40-year period between 1972 and 2012, dividend stocks returned an average of 9.5% annually, compared to just 1.6% for those that didn\'t pay dividends.\nAnd considering the period of rampant inflation and rising interest rates we\'re in, dividends can help offset the debilitating effects those regressive conditions can inflict on portfolios. Tech stocks aren\'t often thought of as a place to look for dividends, but the pair of dividend payers below are among the best you can buy in July.\n1. Apple\nApple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) dividend turned 10 years old this month, and while the quarterly payout of 92 cents per share is not the most overly generous (it currently yields 0.6% annually), it is an indication of a company committed to sharing its phenomenal success with investors.\nIt\'s not the first time the consumer electronics giant has paid a dividend; back in the 1990s, it paid (and then suspended) its dividend. But Apple today isn\'t the same company it was back then.\nNowadays, it has its finger on the pulse of consumer demand, with Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty telling investors Apple\'s new product lineup is a picture of a company\'s "innovation engine at full throttle." From the iPhone 14 due out later this year to a new Macbook Pro, a refreshed iPad, and its Mac computer selling more than ever before, Apple remains at the pinnacle of its game.\nIt has over $50 billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments, and with a payout ratio of 14.3%, the dividend is not only safe, but also has plenty of room to grow.\n2. Broadcom\nShares of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) are down sharply this year as the chipmaker battles concerns over supply chain disruptions to chip supplies and the potential for a recession to put a damper on consumer demand. Yet as the premier provider of wireless chips for smartphones, it should benefit from the ongoing upgrade cycle.\nRight now Broadcom\'s business tilts heavily in favor of the semiconductor market, but its recent $61 billion bid for VMware (NYSE: VMW) would put its enterprise-class business infrastructure and data center operations on an equal footing. The buyout is certainly going to get close regulatory scrutiny, especially in Europe, but could provide a significant boost to future growth and its bottom line if approved.\nEven if antitrust fears kill the deal, Broadcom is still on solid footing in the space as more companies continue to transition their data to the cloud. And its overall business isn\'t slowing down.\nIt ended 2021 with $14.9 billion in its backlog, with contracts extending nearly three years into the future, representing some $5.2 billion in annual recurring revenue. That makes its generous annual dividend of $16.40 per share, which yields 3.2%, one that investors can count on for years to come.\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom Ltd\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom Ltd wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\n\n\nRich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom Ltd and VMware and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) dividend turned 10 years old this month, and while the quarterly payout of 92 cents per share is not the most overly generous (it currently yields 0.6% annually), it is an indication of a company committed to sharing its phenomenal success with investors. And considering the period of rampant inflation and rising interest rates we\'re in, dividends can help offset the debilitating effects those regressive conditions can inflict on portfolios. Nowadays, it has its finger on the pulse of consumer demand, with Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty telling investors Apple\'s new product lineup is a picture of a company\'s "innovation engine at full throttle."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) dividend turned 10 years old this month, and while the quarterly payout of 92 cents per share is not the most overly generous (it currently yields 0.6% annually), it is an indication of a company committed to sharing its phenomenal success with investors. According to a study by JPMorgan Chase's J.P. Morgan Asset Management, over a 40-year period between 1972 and 2012, dividend stocks returned an average of 9.5% annually, compared to just 1.6% for those that didn't pay dividends. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022", 'news_article_title': '2 Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks to Buy in July', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) dividend turned 10 years old this month, and while the quarterly payout of 92 cents per share is not the most overly generous (it currently yields 0.6% annually), it is an indication of a company committed to sharing its phenomenal success with investors. And its overall business isn't slowing down. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) dividend turned 10 years old this month, and while the quarterly payout of 92 cents per share is not the most overly generous (it currently yields 0.6% annually), it is an indication of a company committed to sharing its phenomenal success with investors. According to a study by JPMorgan Chase's J.P. Morgan Asset Management, over a 40-year period between 1972 and 2012, dividend stocks returned an average of 9.5% annually, compared to just 1.6% for those that didn't pay dividends. Tech stocks aren't often thought of as a place to look for dividends, but the pair of dividend payers below are among the best you can buy in July."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-quality-dividend-growth-etf-dgrw-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) made its debut on 05/22/2013, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Wisdomtree, and has been able to amass over $6.16 billion, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index before fees and expenses.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index is a fundamentally weighted index that consists of dividend-paying stocks with growth characteristics.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.28%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.11%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 21.50% of the portfolio. Consumer Staples and Healthcare round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.09% of the fund's total assets, followed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nDGRW's top 10 holdings account for about 36.22% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -11.07% so far this year and is down about -2.26% in the last one year (as of 07/12/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $55.42 and $66.20.\nDGRW has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 21.97% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 299 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) tracks Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index and the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) tracks NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index. IShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has $22.14 billion in assets, Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has $60.33 billion. DGRO has an expense ratio of 0.08% and VIG charges 0.06%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nWisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.09% of the fund's total assets, followed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) made its debut on 05/22/2013, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.09% of the fund's total assets, followed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.09% of the fund's total assets, followed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) made its debut on 05/22/2013, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.09% of the fund's total assets, followed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report IShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) tracks Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index and the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) tracks NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-recession-fears-to-weigh-on-sp-500-dow-at-open', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar\nJuly 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow were on course to open lower on Tuesday, with investors fretting about the health of the global economy as central banks around the world moving aggressively to tamp down inflation.\nTraders are awaiting inflation data on Wednesday that is expected to show U.S. consumer prices rose 8.8% in June from a year earlier, marking a fresh four-decade high and adding more pressure on the Federal Reserve to act on soaring prices.\nAnalysts are also tempering their profit estimates as the earnings season kicks off in earnest this week, with reports from JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N, among others.\n"When you\'re faced with as many inputs as we\'re going to see this week, with inflation reports, and the kickoff of second-quarter reporting season, it\'s not unusual for investors to take a risk off attitude," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley.\n"If, in fact, (earnings) estimates for the second half don\'t go down and actually go up a little bit, that\'s going to shed some of the concern that we\'re slamming on the brakes and the economy is getting into a recession."\nOverall S&P 500 earnings are expected to rise 5.7% in the second quarter, compared with the earlier forecast of 6.8%, according to recent IBES data from Refinitiv.\nA stronger-than-expected jobs report last week cemented expectations for a second straight 75-basis-point rate hike later this month.\nSeveral Fed speakers are scheduled to speak this week and their comments will be parsed for any change in the Fed\'s hawkish stance on inflation.\nExacerbating worries of slowing global growth, several cities in China are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs from this week to rein in new infections after finding a highly transmissible Omicron subvariant.\nAll three benchmark indexes ended lower on Monday, after posting solid gains last week, with market leading growth stocks dragging down the Nasdaq. .IXIC.\nAt 08:29 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 213 points, or 0.68% and S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 fell 18 points, or 0.47%\nNasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 0.5 points, as megacap stocks such as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O gained ground.\nPepsiCo Inc PEP.O raised its full-year revenue forecast, helped by sustained demand for its sodas and snacks, sending the company\'s shares up 1.2% in premarket trading.\nLordstown Motors Corp RIDE.O rose 3.5% after the electric-vehicle startup named Edward Hightower as its chief executive officer.\nGap Inc GPS.N slid 7.3% after the clothing retailer said its CEO would step down and that its margins would stay under pressure in the second quarter as costs spiral.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 213 points, or 0.68% and S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 fell 18 points, or 0.47% Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 0.5 points, as megacap stocks such as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O gained ground. By Amruta Khandekar July 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow were on course to open lower on Tuesday, with investors fretting about the health of the global economy as central banks around the world moving aggressively to tamp down inflation. Exacerbating worries of slowing global growth, several cities in China are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs from this week to rein in new infections after finding a highly transmissible Omicron subvariant.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 213 points, or 0.68% and S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 fell 18 points, or 0.47% Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 0.5 points, as megacap stocks such as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O gained ground. "When you\'re faced with as many inputs as we\'re going to see this week, with inflation reports, and the kickoff of second-quarter reporting season, it\'s not unusual for investors to take a risk off attitude," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley. All three benchmark indexes ended lower on Monday, after posting solid gains last week, with market leading growth stocks dragging down the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Recession fears to weigh on S&P 500, Dow at open', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 213 points, or 0.68% and S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 fell 18 points, or 0.47% Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 0.5 points, as megacap stocks such as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O gained ground. By Amruta Khandekar July 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow were on course to open lower on Tuesday, with investors fretting about the health of the global economy as central banks around the world moving aggressively to tamp down inflation. Traders are awaiting inflation data on Wednesday that is expected to show U.S. consumer prices rose 8.8% in June from a year earlier, marking a fresh four-decade high and adding more pressure on the Federal Reserve to act on soaring prices.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 213 points, or 0.68% and S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 fell 18 points, or 0.47% Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 0.5 points, as megacap stocks such as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O gained ground. Traders are awaiting inflation data on Wednesday that is expected to show U.S. consumer prices rose 8.8% in June from a year earlier, marking a fresh four-decade high and adding more pressure on the Federal Reserve to act on soaring prices. "When you\'re faced with as many inputs as we\'re going to see this week, with inflation reports, and the kickoff of second-quarter reporting season, it\'s not unusual for investors to take a risk off attitude," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-earnings%3A-will-supply-shortages-hurt-sales', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'One thing is almost certain about Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) fiscal third quarter: Part shortages and logistics challenges likely put a dent in the tech giant\'s sales. But the question is about the extent of the damage. Apple has experienced significant supply chain challenges for a while now -- and management said on Apple\'s fiscal second-quarterearnings callthat shortages would have a "substantially" worse impact in fiscal Q3 than the prior quarter. It\'s possible, however, that the negative impacts on Apple\'s business from the supply chain proved to be worse or more moderate than anticipated.\nWhatever the case, we\'ll have a better idea of how Apple is faring later this month. The company is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter results on July 28.\nWhat to expect\nTo get some more context ahead of the iPhone maker\'s upcoming earnings report, investors can take a close look at Apple\'s results and commentary from management during the company\'s lastearnings call On it, Apple didn\'t provide any specific revenue guidance for the quarter due to "continued uncertainty around the world in the near term," explained CFO Luca Maestri. But he did provide some "directional insights" based on recent trends at the time of the call. Specifically, Maestri said he expected supply chain disruptions to negatively impact revenue by $4 billion to $8 billion. Additionally, the CFO said Apple anticipated softer demand in China due to COVID-related disruptions. A pause in Apple\'s sales in Russia is also expected to have a slightly negative impact on the quarter.\nOn a positive note, management said it anticipated a double-digit year-over-year growth rate from its services segment during fiscal Q3. Though Maestri said he expected the growth rate to be slower than the 17% growth the segment saw in fiscal Q2.\nGiven this background, the consensus analyst forecast is for Apple to report fiscal third-quarter revenue of $82.5 billion, up just 1% year over year. Of course, investors should note that this would be solid growth in light of both the anticipated supply chain challenges and an extremely tough year-ago comparison; revenue soared 36% year over year in the year-ago period.\nIt\'s a wild-card quarter\nWhile analysts\' consensus forecast gives us a specific revenue number to consider in our context, investors shouldn\'t make the mistake of going into the quarter with a false sense of confidence about what the quarter could look like. These are unprecedented times with unusual challenges. It\'s extremely difficult to forecast where Apple\'s sales could fall for the quarter. Indeed, the highest analyst estimate is about $10 billion above the lowest projection for the period.\nFurther, investors would be wise to refrain from judging Apple\'s entire business based on whatever revenue figure the company reports in fiscal Q3. A better approach to analysis when the report comes out would be to consider the number and then listen to theearnings callfor context to see what the impact was from supply shortages. This will help investors get a better idea of how demand is actually faring.\nMark your calendar and stay tuned. Apple\'s earnings report will be released after market close on Thursday, July 28.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nDaniel Sparks has positions in Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'One thing is almost certain about Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) fiscal third quarter: Part shortages and logistics challenges likely put a dent in the tech giant\'s sales. What to expect To get some more context ahead of the iPhone maker\'s upcoming earnings report, investors can take a close look at Apple\'s results and commentary from management during the company\'s lastearnings call On it, Apple didn\'t provide any specific revenue guidance for the quarter due to "continued uncertainty around the world in the near term," explained CFO Luca Maestri. Further, investors would be wise to refrain from judging Apple\'s entire business based on whatever revenue figure the company reports in fiscal Q3.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'One thing is almost certain about Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) fiscal third quarter: Part shortages and logistics challenges likely put a dent in the tech giant\'s sales. What to expect To get some more context ahead of the iPhone maker\'s upcoming earnings report, investors can take a close look at Apple\'s results and commentary from management during the company\'s lastearnings call On it, Apple didn\'t provide any specific revenue guidance for the quarter due to "continued uncertainty around the world in the near term," explained CFO Luca Maestri. Specifically, Maestri said he expected supply chain disruptions to negatively impact revenue by $4 billion to $8 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Earnings: Will Supply Shortages Hurt Sales?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'One thing is almost certain about Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) fiscal third quarter: Part shortages and logistics challenges likely put a dent in the tech giant\'s sales. What to expect To get some more context ahead of the iPhone maker\'s upcoming earnings report, investors can take a close look at Apple\'s results and commentary from management during the company\'s lastearnings call On it, Apple didn\'t provide any specific revenue guidance for the quarter due to "continued uncertainty around the world in the near term," explained CFO Luca Maestri. Specifically, Maestri said he expected supply chain disruptions to negatively impact revenue by $4 billion to $8 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'One thing is almost certain about Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) fiscal third quarter: Part shortages and logistics challenges likely put a dent in the tech giant\'s sales. Apple has experienced significant supply chain challenges for a while now -- and management said on Apple\'s fiscal second-quarterearnings callthat shortages would have a "substantially" worse impact in fiscal Q3 than the prior quarter. What to expect To get some more context ahead of the iPhone maker\'s upcoming earnings report, investors can take a close look at Apple\'s results and commentary from management during the company\'s lastearnings call On it, Apple didn\'t provide any specific revenue guidance for the quarter due to "continued uncertainty around the world in the near term," explained CFO Luca Maestri.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/supply-woes-weak-demand-cause-deepest-decline-in-pc-shipments', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The decline seen in personal computer (PC) shipments in first-quarter 2022 after two consecutive years of strong year-over-year growth, accelerated in the second quarter, according to the latest data compiled by two market research firms, namely the International Data Corporation (“IDC”) and Gartner.\nPer the preliminary data released by Gartner, PC shipments in the June quarter plunged 12.6% year over year to 72 million units. The independent research firm claims the decline to be the sharpest in nine years for the PC industry.\nPer the data compiled by IDC, PC sales were down 15.3% year over year to 71.3 million units during the June quarter. This year-over-year decrease was higher than the previous quarter’s decline rate of 5.1% and also the worst drop in many years.\nComputer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return\nComputer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return\nWhat Induced Softness in PC Shipments?\nAlthough the firms reported different figures, both share a similar opinion that the year-over-year decline was mainly due to weakening consumer demand for PCs, lockdowns in China, supply-chain issues, logistics and geopolitical challenges.\nIn 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers had benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. The pandemic necessitated the use of PC systems, be it for remote work, web-based learning, video conferencing, video gaming, social media, consumer entertainment and streaming or online shopping.\nHowever, the recent back-to-back two quarters of declining PC shipments depict an end of demand boom for the industry. The two market research firms observed that consumers became cautious about their spending due to inflationary pressures and fears of a possible recession.\nIDC also pointed out that supply-chain and logistics disruptions further deteriorated in the second quarter due to lockdowns in China and macroeconomic headwinds. Gartner too has a somewhat similar view and stated that the supply-chain challenges continued but logistics disruption was the major factor behind delivery delays.\nThe drastic decline in PC shipments was also due to a steep downturn in Chromebook demand as the reopening of schools and colleges across the majority parts of the world weakens the necessity for education on PCs.\nAdditionally, Gartner pointed out that several PC manufacturers’ decision to halt business operations in Russia due to the war on Ukraine had severely affected PC shipment volumes in the quarter. Per the market research firm, PC deliveries in Russia usually contribute to 5-10% of the total EMEA PC volume.\nVendor-Wise PC Shipments\nBoth IDC and Gartner revealed almost similar declines in vendors’ shipments, except for discrepancy over Apple’s AAPL performance. Per the data compiled by IDC, Apple’s PC shipments fell 22.5%, while according to Gartner, its deliveries increased 9.3% in the second quarter.\nMoreover, with a market share of 6.7% per IDC, Apple shared the fifth spot among the top vendors with Asustek Computer, which registered a 4.6% year-over-year dip in PC deliveries and has a market share of 6.6%. IDC declares a statistical tie if the shipment market share difference between the companies is 0.1% or less.\nAccording to Gartner, Apple stood third with a market share of 8.8%, while Asustek Computer held the sixth place with a market share of 6.5% and witnessed a 4.3% slip in second-quarter deliveries.\nNonetheless, the two firms agreed on the first three spots, with Lenovo LNVGY continuing to hold the top spot followed by HP Inc. HPQ and Dell Technologies DELL. Per IDC, Lenovo, HP and Dell market shares in the second quarter were 24.6%, 18.9% and 18.5%, respectively, while all three registered a year-over-year decline of 12.1%, 27.6% and 5.3% each in deliveries. Acer Group’s shipment decreased 19.2%, and consequently, it held the fourth position on the top-vendor list with a market share of 6.9%, according to IDC.\nPer data compiled by Gartner, Lenovo, HP and Dell shipments declined 12.5%, 27.5% and 5.2%, respectively, in the second quarter. Their respective market share was 24.8%, 18.8% and 18.5%. Acer found the fifth spot with a market share of 7.1%, while the company recorded a shipment decline of 18.7% in the quarter.\nAmong the leading vendors, Dell currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), while Apple, HP and Lenovo carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) each. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Vendor-Wise PC Shipments Both IDC and Gartner revealed almost similar declines in vendors’ shipments, except for discrepancy over Apple’s AAPL performance. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Although the firms reported different figures, both share a similar opinion that the year-over-year decline was mainly due to weakening consumer demand for PCs, lockdowns in China, supply-chain issues, logistics and geopolitical challenges.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Vendor-Wise PC Shipments Both IDC and Gartner revealed almost similar declines in vendors’ shipments, except for discrepancy over Apple’s AAPL performance. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Computer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return Computer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return What Induced Softness in PC Shipments?', 'news_article_title': 'Supply Woes, Weak Demand Cause Deepest Decline in PC Shipments', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Vendor-Wise PC Shipments Both IDC and Gartner revealed almost similar declines in vendors’ shipments, except for discrepancy over Apple’s AAPL performance. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Although the firms reported different figures, both share a similar opinion that the year-over-year decline was mainly due to weakening consumer demand for PCs, lockdowns in China, supply-chain issues, logistics and geopolitical challenges.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Vendor-Wise PC Shipments Both IDC and Gartner revealed almost similar declines in vendors’ shipments, except for discrepancy over Apple’s AAPL performance. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The decline seen in personal computer (PC) shipments in first-quarter 2022 after two consecutive years of strong year-over-year growth, accelerated in the second quarter, according to the latest data compiled by two market research firms, namely the International Data Corporation (“IDC”) and Gartner.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-faang-stock-to-buy-on-the-dip-and-1-to-avoid', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The S&P 500 jumped 110% over the past decade, but all five FAANG stocks generated even bigger returns. Apple and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) led the way with gains of 660% and 560%, respectively. Alphabet finished in the middle of the pack, up 328%. And Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Meta Platforms brought up the tail, climbing 250% and 169%, respectively.\nAll five companies are still a force to be reckoned with, but that doesn't mean all five will beat the market over the next decade. With that in mind, here is one FAANG stock to buy now and one to avoid.\nThe case for Amazon\nSupply chain issues and rising costs have hit Amazon hard. Management estimated that inflationary pressures added $2 billion in incremental costs during the most recent quarter, and excess fulfillment capacity added another $2 billion. To add, high inflation was also a headwind to discretionary consumer spending. As a result, revenue rose just 14% over the past year, and Amazon generated negative free cash flow (FCF) of $24.6 billion.\nThose results are far from ideal, but investors have overreacted to short-term problems. Inflation will normalize in time, and Amazon has a plan for its excess fulfillment capacity. Buy with Prime is a new service that gives third-party merchants access to Amazon's fulfillment services, extending the benefits of the Prime membership program (like fast, free checkout) beyond the Amazon marketplace.\nMore broadly, Amazon has an ironclad lead in two growing industries: e-commerce and cloud computing. Amazon operates the world's most-visited online marketplace, which will power nearly 40% of online retail sales in the U.S. this year, according to eMarketer. And global e-commerce sales are expected to grow at 11% annually to reach $7.4 trillion by 2025, meaning Amazon's retail business still has plenty of room to run.\nAdditionally, research company Gartner once again recognized Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the top cloud platform last year, citing its status as the industry's innovation leader. To put its leadership in context, AWS held 33% market share in cloud infrastructure services in the first quarter, more than Microsoft and Alphabet combined.\nThat bodes well for the future. AWS' operating margin typically clocks in around 30%, making it far more profitable than Amazon's retail business. Better yet, AWS is also growing more quickly and that trend is likely to continue as the broader cloud computing market is expected to grow 16% per year to reach $1.6 trillion by 2030. To that end, AWS should supercharge Amazon's profitability in the years ahead.\nCurrently, the stock is 38% off its high, trading at 2.5 times sales, near its cheapest valuation in the last five years. That looks like a bargain, and it's why this FAANG stock is a screaming buy.\nThe case against Netflix\nStreaming pioneer Netflix has revolutionized entertainment, providing viewers with a more convenient alternative to traditional television. Netflix has further distinguished itself with original content. Binge-worthy titles like Stranger Things and Squid Games have captivated audiences around the world, and Netflix currently owns seven of the top 10 original series, according to Nielsen.\nThanks to that competitive edge, the company wields a certain amount of pricing power. The average monthly membership cost $11.77 in the last quarter, up 2% from the prior year. But no company has unlimited pricing power, so subscriber growth is still an essential part of the equation. Unfortunately, Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter, marking its first loss in more than a decade. Worse, the company expects to lose another 2 million subscribers in the second quarter.\nNot surprisingly, Netflix has posted somewhat lackluster financial results over the past year. Revenue rose just 15% and the company generated negative FCF of $27 million, down from positive FCF of $2.5 billion in the prior year.\nTo its credit, Netflix is not sitting still. CEO Reed Hastings discussed the possibility of a cheaper, ad-supported tier during the last earnings call. In fact, Netflix told its employees an ad-supported service could launch as soon as this year, according to The New York Times. That could certainly reenergize subscriber growth, but I'd like to see some evidence before buying the stock.\nAs a point of clarification, I'm not suggesting current shareholders should sell. Netflix is a great company with a strong position in the growing streaming industry, and shares may eventually rebound from their 73% plunge. But at the current time, I think investors should hold off on starting (or adding to) a position in this stock.\nFind out why Amazon is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends Gartner and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "And global e-commerce sales are expected to grow at 11% annually to reach $7.4 trillion by 2025, meaning Amazon's retail business still has plenty of room to run. Additionally, research company Gartner once again recognized Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the top cloud platform last year, citing its status as the industry's innovation leader. Binge-worthy titles like Stranger Things and Squid Games have captivated audiences around the world, and Netflix currently owns seven of the top 10 original series, according to Nielsen.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'As a result, revenue rose just 14% over the past year, and Amazon generated negative free cash flow (FCF) of $24.6 billion. Revenue rose just 15% and the company generated negative FCF of $27 million, down from positive FCF of $2.5 billion in the prior year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, and Netflix.', 'news_article_title': '1 FAANG Stock to Buy on the Dip and 1 to Avoid', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That could certainly reenergize subscriber growth, but I'd like to see some evidence before buying the stock. But at the current time, I think investors should hold off on starting (or adding to) a position in this stock. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, and Netflix.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Buy with Prime is a new service that gives third-party merchants access to Amazon's fulfillment services, extending the benefits of the Prime membership program (like fast, free checkout) beyond the Amazon marketplace. Additionally, research company Gartner once again recognized Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the top cloud platform last year, citing its status as the industry's innovation leader. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, and Netflix."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-the-u.k.-inquiry-into-the-microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-didnt-disturb-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses:\nA U.K. regulatory authority opening an inquiry into Microsoft\'s deal to buy Activision Blizzard.\nAmazon\'s deal to take a small stake in GrubHub.\nThe prospect for more companies (e.g., Salesforce and Atlassian) to take stakes in smaller software companies.\nMotley Fool analyst Deidre Woollard talks with Jacob Goldstein -- host of the podcast What\'s Your Problem -- to talk about his recent interview with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, the 3% commission model, and more.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\nFind out why Amazon is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on July 6, 2022.\nChris Hill: Two tech giants are in the headlines, but only one of them is causing ripples in the stock market. Motley Fool money starts now.\nI\'m Chris Hill, joining me today Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Bill Mann. Thanks for being here.\nBill Mann: How are you, Chris?\nChris Hill: I\'m doing well. We\'re going to start with the CMA, which is not the Country Music Awards.\nBill Mann: That\'s good because I don\'t have much to say about that.\nChris Hill: This is the Competition and Markets Authority, which is the regulatory agency in the UK, which has officially opened an investigation into Microsoft\'s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. They say the initial decision will be issued by September 1st. Microsoft\'s General Counsel said pretty much everything you would expect, we\'re going to fully cooperate. We\'re going to answer their questions. We\'re confident that the deal is going to go through. Is this a big deal or is this just the anticipated cost of doing business?\nBill Mann: Basically, what\'s happening is that the European competition authority is worried about Activision joining the platform of the Xbox. In truth, it will have a pretty big impact on the gaming industry, which is a $190 billion industry. It is nothing. Gaming is one of the areas in technology in which Europe and European companies have been very strong. There are a lot of great companies out of Scandinavia. There\'s Ubisoft in France. There are all gaming companies. This is a big concern for them. You know who\'s not really reacted very strongly is the stock market.\nChris Hill: I was going to say shares of Microsoft are basically flat.\nBill Mann: Shares of Activision are basically flat. The deal is a cash deal, which means that when the deal goes through, Activision shareholders will get $95 a share. The last time I looked, they were trading at about $78.25. If I do my math tells me is substantially lower than 95. All along, the market has assumed that there would be antitrust issues, and that there was something on the range of an 18 percent chance that the deal would not go through as structured. This is something that everyone expected. The Federal Trade Commission in the US has said they\'re looking into the deal also and trying to see what the implications are. I\'m not saying that this is a nothing burger because it very much, these are the entities that could cause the deal to collapse. But it was 100 percent expected. The reason why I say this is that the market\'s reaction is telling us that this is true.\nChris Hill: When you\'re talking about the chance that the deal collapses, is that how we should be thinking about this in a binary way, either the deal goes through or does it, or is there also an option where Microsoft has to make some concessions through the market?\nBill Mann: Yeah. But again, it\'s a smart question. But if you think about the entity that is impacted the most as far as the market is concerned, it\'s the Activision share price. They haven\'t deal for $95 a share, which is what they will get if the deal goes through. Now, it is possible that the deal could be renegotiated if one or more of these authorities with competent jurisdiction, caused them to do so. But that\'s not active as you Norridge shareholders problems, that\'s a Microsoft problem. The more important gauge to look at is what the Activision shares are trading at. They haven\'t moved today on this news. I think that\'s a pretty important indicator that the people who know have expected activity on both sides of the Atlantic in terms of an anti-competitive investigation.\nChris Hill: Last thing and then we\'ll move on. Do you anticipate some stock movement on or about September 1st, if the CMA comes out and says we\'ve looked into this, we\'re satisfied? As far as we\'re concerned, this deal can go forward. Or they could come out and say, no, we don\'t like this at all. In that case, do you expect some stock movement?\nBill Mann: Probably. I don\'t know if you know this Chris. But there has been a pretty volatile stock market year. I don\'t know if you\'ve paid attention.\nChris Hill: I noticed.\nBill Mann: You\'ve noticed.\nChris Hill: I picked up on that. [laughs]\nBill Mann: Things have been said in your general vicinity that would lead you to believe that that\'s the case. All of Activision\'s competitors have seen their share prices come down quite a bit since this deal was announced earlier this year. If it looks like the deal isn\'t going to go through or is going to take much longer, that also matters in an inflationary environment. Because you would rather have your money today rather than a year from now. I think the stock could go down quite a bit. I suspect what\'s going to happen by September 1st is that the CMA is going to come out and say, we would allow this deal under the following circumstances. The question to me is not them trying to block the deal, it\'s that the circumstances would be such that it would no longer make the deal palatable to Microsoft to go ahead and consummate.\nChris Hill: Let\'s move on to Amazon, which is taking a small stake in Grubhub as part of a deal that will give Prime members food delivery perks as part of their subscription. We are seeing some stock movement with this story shares of Grubhub\'s parent company, Just Eat Takeaway of 15 percent. On the flip side, Grubhub competitor DoorDash shares down nearly 10 percent.\nBill Mann: It does not like the deal. [laughs]\nChris Hill: DoorDash is not in favor of a tech behemoth taking a stake in one of their competitors. By the way, that\'s the nightmare that we\'ve talked about for as long as we\'ve been doing this show in any number of industries. It\'s like, what if insert name of large company, Amazon or Apple or Microsoft, in some cases [Meta\'s] Facebook. What if this big company decides to enter this space?\nBill Mann: You know how one of the more famous Jeff Bezos quotes is, "Your margin is my opportunity." I think maybe in the time of Andy Jassy, it may be, your loss-making is my opportunity. Because this has been a struggling segment. Maybe there are very low barriers to entry to food delivery. There are thousands of competitors. There are a couple of big ones. But there are regional ones all around the world. There\'s Grab in Southeast Asia, there\'s Meituan in China. Are those DEMICON in Japan, there are hundreds and thousands of these. It is a incredibly competitive market. For Amazon, who actually had an Amazon food delivery business up until about three years ago and got rid of it to come back and put this under the framework of Prime. That has to be terrifying to all of these competitors. You see it in DoorDash, but it goes across the board.\nChris Hill: This is interesting to me as an Amazon shareholder because it seems like the way this deal is structured, Amazon will have the opportunity to take a bigger stake. Right now, just two percent of Grubhub. But this seems like something that is worth watching, and at some point, let\'s say 6,12 months from now, we\'ll probably get some indication from Amazon as to how they think this is going. Because either they\'re going to invest more money or they\'re going to wash their hands off this, aren\'t they?\nBill Mann: Yeah, and I think this is a really interesting time for companies and JET is one of them, Just Eat Takeaway, I should say, which probably should just go straight acronyms. You have a number of smaller companies and not just in this segment, but also in the software segment, in a lot of other segments that have seen their share prices come down a lot, and you have these cash rich suitors out there, and I would say that Amazon is the top of the list, but you\'ve got Salesforce.com, you\'ve got it last year, and you\'ve gotten Microsoft that are looking at a lot of these businesses thing.\nWe can pick these up on the cheap so this deal to me in some ways, I don\'t want to overstate that this is a lifeline to Just Eat Takeaway or to Grubhub. But this is a deal that is being done somewhat under duress for them. They\'re getting two percent for a de minimis amount of money, and in agreement. They have the rights to get another 13 percent also, for not a huge amount of money, basically the asset value of the company. This is a sign of just how distressed this market is and how much value Amazon can bring to it, and most importantly, that Amazon would be able to wipe its hands if it\'s not going well and walk away without losing very much at all.\nChris Hill: I hadn\'t really thought of this before, but you and I talked recently about the environment that we\'re in, and you just touched on this. The prospect for more acquisitions coming in the second half of 2022, in part because so many companies have had their valuations knocked down, and larger companies can pick them up on the cheap. I hadn\'t really thought about this move, which is a prelude in some ways, which is, hey, we\'re not going to buy Grubhub outright, but we\'re going to take a stake in it and see what we see. It\'s possible that we see more of this activity as well where it\'s like we\'re not buying this software company outright, we are going to take a stake in it though at a lovely valuation as far as we\'re concerned.\nBill Mann: To me, Chris, I think looking at the share price, responsive DoorDash, and it\'s only down 10 percent, I would think that you would look at the type of deal that has been struck between Amazon and Just Eat Takeaway and say that that is a dampening indictment on the entire industry and its economic capacity as stand-alone companies.\nChris Hill: Bill Mann, always great talking to you. Thanks for being here.\nBill Mann: Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: Redfin is not doing so hot. Shares of the real estate tech company are down 75 percent year-to-date. But despite the stock performance, the business can still tell us a lot about the future of home buying. Deidre Woollard caught up with Jacob Goldstein, host of the podcast, What\'s Your Problem to talk real estate, the three percent commission model, in his interview with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman.\nDeidre Woollard: I used to work with brokerages and I used to spend a lot of time helping real estate agents position themselves against Redfin and the lower commissions and it wasn\'t easy. Real estate, just one of those last commission businesses left standing. Do you think the three percent commission is going to continue on?\nJacob Goldstein: In a sense and with respect to all of the work that real estate agents do, it\'s amazing to me that it has persisted for as long as it has. I think part of it is when people are buying a house up against the price of a house, they forget just how much money three percent is. Or they forget just how big of a difference three percent versus two percent is. It can be tens of thousands of dollars that you\'re talking about, and so I don\'t know what\'s going to happen. I\'m surprised that there has not been more change and more innovation in the fee structure for real estate agents. What do you think?\nDeidre Woollard: Yeah, I have seen a lot of disruptors come and go, and there\'s something about the commission business that is just unassailable. I don\'t know if that\'s the strength of the National Association of Realtors as a lobbying organization or what, but it just seems to have. It\'s faced its challenges and Redfin is certainly one of them, but it seems to still be in place.\nJacob Goldstein: The thing weirdly that I think of when I think about it is a wedding. It\'s this one other instance in your life that it\'s like pretty much a one-off, maybe you buy a few houses in your life, but it\'s this weird thing, you\'re uncomfortable. You don\'t want to screw it up. It\'s really expensive. There are all these costs, and you just got a deal like oh, I guess I got to write another thousand dollar check for this thing I don\'t understand. I do think some of the persistence of what seemed like me frankly to be high fees come from that. That it\'s not a thing people do very often. It\'s very scary, and you don\'t want to mess it up as a consumer.\nDeidre Woollard: Yeah, I think the emotion is a big part of it, which is one of the reasons I think it\'s interesting that iBuying has taken off because it really takes a little bit of that process out of it. Zillow jumped out of iBuying just about as fast as they jumped dumped in. Redfin and I think Glenn Kelman has always been more cautious about it, and one of the things that in your interview with Glenn was, I loved this, that he said that they won\'t sell to institutional investors. I think that\'s interesting because as Zillow has sold off their homes, that\'s one of the things that they\'ve been doing a lot. But is that the right move when there are so many institutional investors that will snap up those homes?\nJacob Goldstein: Glenn Kelman\'s idea is look, we\'re buying from people who live in the house, and then we\'re going to turn around and sell to people who are going to live in the house. We\'re not creating a shortage. We\'re not taking supply away from people who want to buy a home and live in it, which seems admirable. It seems like it might get harder to do right now, right this moment when suddenly mortgage rates shot up really fast, demand is going down really fast. Redfin, as of their last quarterly report owned, I think, over $200 million worth of houses, so it\'ll be interesting to see if they can stick to that in what seems like a really difficult moment.\nDeidre Woollard: Yeah, a lot will depend on the market going forward. Glenn Kelman also shared what the funding landscape used to look like for his business on your show, we\'re going to play a clip of that now.\nGlenn Kelman: I was talking to somebody I think representing money on the Middle East, and he said, "Well, we\'d have you do some paperwork, and then we\'d give you this money, and we wouldn\'t really need an interest rate. We wouldn\'t really need an ownership stake in the company." I said, well, why are you giving us this money? He said, "I don\'t know." I said, well, it\'s probably not even worth the paper cuts all the diligence you\'d have to do, we don\'t need it. Then he said, "We really wouldn\'t need to do any diligence either.\' I said, OK, this is getting seriously weird. Now, regardless of whether I\'m going to take the money, I just want to understand what the heck is going on. Can you please just level with me? That\'s when he said, "I\'ve got a problem. I\'m sitting on this pile of money, I have to deploy it." That was the word that you used. Many sovereign states who have the same issue, they want to put the money into the US because that\'s considered a safe market, they want to put it into tech because that\'s sexy and I\'m just trying to give you money. It was like he wanted to be relieved of a burden, and then I needed to relieve some of that burden. The reason it\'s important for iBuying this, but for the longest time, you never could get into the business of being a principal, where you actually own the car on the house that you were selling because it\'s so capital intensive. Maybe five or ten years ago, Tech just surmounted that huge obstacle.\nDeidre Woollard: Why is this a story that you think about all the time?\nJacob Goldstein: I think it\'s not just about iBuying or even just about real estate. For me, this story explains so much about what has happened much more broadly in the American economy, in particular in technology over the last many years now, maybe not quite a decade, but coming up on a decade, this tsunami of capital that just came in. I mean, if you think of SoftBank is maybe another example, this mega venture capital fund that took what people used to do in 10X or a 100X, and was just throwing billions and billions of dollars at start-ups basically. In many ways, I think defined this economic era that we have been living through and that might be changing right now. Glenn first told me the story a couple of years ago and I\'ve thought of it and thought of it and now it\'s like, is that era over? Is that era we were living through done now? I don\'t know yet.\nDeidre Woollard: I love that you\'ve referenced SoftBank there because I think that\'s an interesting example of the way a narrative has changed, that the narrative for SoftBank used to be, this is just genius decision after genius decision. Now the narrative is like, look at that, they flew too high, they put too much into many places in too many bets. Narrative shift really fast and the housing narrative is shifting really fast. I\'ve been watching existing home sales numbers pending home sales numbers just came up recently, they\'re down, and there\'s a lot of talk about a housing bubble or a housing crash, I don\'t see a bubble, I don\'t see a crash, but I can tell that Glenn Kelman is preparing for that bumpy whether. How concerned should we be as investors and as homeowners?\nJacob Goldstein: I just bought a house last year for more money than I thought I\'d ever spend on anything in my life. I plan to live here for a while. I was able to put a significant amount of money down. I plan to live here for many years, and so for those reasons, I\'m not acutely worried, and I do think there are some comfort to be had in the fact that there are a lot of homebuyers like me. One of the things I asked Glenn in our interview on the show was, is this 2008? I\'m old enough to remember that and we get scared about the housing market, and I go to the extreme, I be like, is everything going to blow up? He said very clearly, no, because most of the people buying houses now a, have equity lending standards that have remained much tighter than they were going into that blow-up in 2008, and it\'s largely homeowners who are living in the houses. I\'m not afraid of a 2008-style blow-up, but it seems very reasonable that home prices could fall. They\'ve gone up so much, I mean, a wild amount in the last two years. For home prices to go down a little bit now would seem unsurprising to me. I mean, what do you think?\nDeidre Woollard: It has been a run-up really, since the end of the great financial crisis in 2011. Now, I believe the NRO numbers, it\'s about 120 months, something like that. It\'s been a long run. I think it\'s interesting too in your interview, Glenn also explains one significant way that the housing market has changed since his parents\' generation?\nGlenn Kelman: Now I think the housing market has more characteristics in common with the stock market. Part of that is because there\'s so much institutional activity in the housing market. Part of it is because there are also these platforms that provide much faster liquidity, much faster price discovery. When we have a problem selling a house, we don\'t wait two months to come to grips with it, we mark it down right away and everyone else on that block is disappointed that we move so quickly. But apart we\'re trying to stay ahead of them.\nDeidre Woollard: What do you think this move toward a faster housing market means for homeowners?\nJacob Goldstein: Well, that\'s an interesting question. There\'s that moment when he talks about they\'re going to turn around and sell houses fast. That again was a striking thing to go back to the financial crisis. It took a while and people were holding onto their houses and it was a less liquid market. I do think if home prices are more like the stock market, it\'s scary in that, that sounds more volatile. I don\'t particularly want the housing market to be more volatile. On the other hand, price discovery is good. It\'s useful when buyers and sellers find the market-clearing price quickly. It provides everybody else on the block information, even if it\'s information they don\'t want that their house is worth less than they thought, and so at some level, more liquidity in a market is useful. It just means you get the bad news faster than you otherwise would sometimes.\nDeidre Woollard: Last question for you, which is, we\'ve got so many disruptors, we\'ve got the online brokerages, I wonder if it has fundamentally changed how people buy and sell. To me, it still seems like the same experience. What do you think?\nJacob Goldstein: It seems like there are pockets where it\'s changing more. I know Phoenix is a very popular city for iBuying. I think the housing stock is easier for algorithms to price there, I think that\'s a piece of it, and I think there are places where you\'re starting to see a change. It seems likely, and this is just an intuition, but I do feel younger people, as they get old enough to buy houses, I feel like surely they\'ll be ready to try something new. Maybe I\'m wrong. Maybe people say that every five years or something, but I do feel like people who do everything on their phone would be comfortable buying a house on their phone in a way that somebody who is 50 or 60 would not be. I\'ll be really interested to see what happens in four years, five years.\nDeidre Woollard: Me too. Well, Jacob, thank you so much for your time. A reminder that the complete interview Glenn Kelman is on the podcast, What\'s Your Problem? Thank you.\nJacob Goldstein: Thank you. [laughs]\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Bill Mann has positions in Atlassian. Chris Hill has positions in Activision Blizzard, Amazon, Apple, Atlassian, and Microsoft. Deidre Woollard has positions in Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Redfin, and Zillow Group (A shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Amazon, Apple, Atlassian, DoorDash, Inc., Grab Holdings Limited, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Redfin, Salesforce, Inc., SoftBank Group Corp., Zillow Group (A shares), and Zillow Group (C shares). The Motley Fool recommends Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V., Softbank Group, and Ubisoft Entertainment and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short August 2022 $13 calls on Redfin, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses: A U.K. regulatory authority opening an inquiry into Microsoft's deal to buy Activision Blizzard. Deidre Woollard caught up with Jacob Goldstein, host of the podcast, What's Your Problem to talk real estate, the three percent commission model, in his interview with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. Deidre Woollard: I used to work with brokerages and I used to spend a lot of time helping real estate agents position themselves against Redfin and the lower commissions and it wasn't easy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Motley Fool analyst Deidre Woollard talks with Jacob Goldstein -- host of the podcast What's Your Problem -- to talk about his recent interview with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, the 3% commission model, and more. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Amazon, Apple, Atlassian, DoorDash, Inc., Grab Holdings Limited, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Redfin, Salesforce, Inc., SoftBank Group Corp., Zillow Group (A shares), and Zillow Group (C shares). The Motley Fool recommends Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V., Softbank Group, and Ubisoft Entertainment and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short August 2022 $13 calls on Redfin, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Why the U.K. Inquiry Into the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal Didn't Disturb Investors", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Motley Fool analyst Deidre Woollard talks with Jacob Goldstein -- host of the podcast What's Your Problem -- to talk about his recent interview with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, the 3% commission model, and more. They haven't deal for $95 a share, which is what they will get if the deal goes through. I don't know if you know this Chris.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Bill Mann: To me, Chris, I think looking at the share price, responsive DoorDash, and it's only down 10 percent, I would think that you would look at the type of deal that has been struck between Amazon and Just Eat Takeaway and say that that is a dampening indictment on the entire industry and its economic capacity as stand-alone companies. I've been watching existing home sales numbers pending home sales numbers just came up recently, they're down, and there's a lot of talk about a housing bubble or a housing crash, I don't see a bubble, I don't see a crash, but I can tell that Glenn Kelman is preparing for that bumpy whether. [laughs] Chris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/secret-recession-indicator-points-to-a-massive-stock-market-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSource: VectorMine / Shutterstock\nEveryone’s talking about the U.S. economy falling into a recession. But believe it or not, it may already be in one. And oddly enough, that may be the best reason ever to buy stocks today.\nFollow me here…\nA recession is technically defined as back-to-back quarters of negative GDP growth. First-quarter GDP was negative. Sure, it was negative due to an odd trade imbalance. But it was still negative.\nThe Atlanta Fed’s real-time GDPNow model is forecasting for second-quarter GDP to fall 1.2%. That would mark two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth for the U.S. economy. If true, then the U.S. economy technically entered a recession back in January.\nSpooky, yes. But for investors, that realization actually screams opportunity.\nWall Street is at a point in this selloff cycle where, historically, the recession is already priced in. Typically, what comes next is a big stock rally where the entire market tends to roar 15- to 25%.\nSo, forget all the recession talk. That will scare the average investor. Indeed, average investors are running away from the market. But smart investors – those who sold back in December 2021 – are now returning to the market. And they’re already preparing for a big rebound.\nIn short, it’s time to buy the dip.\nHere’s a deeper look.\nThe Famous Recession Buy Indicator\nOne of the financial world’s best-kept secrets is a largely unknown contrarian market indicator called the “Recession Buy Indicator.”\nThe Recession Buy Indicator was developed by renowned economist Norman Fosback in the 1970s. The theory broadly states that the best time to buy stocks in a recession-driven selloff is about seven months in. That’s around the time everyone starts realizing the economy is in rough shape and may already be in a recession.\nThe thinking is that because the stock market is a discounting mechanism, stocks drop well before a recession becomes obvious. And they rebound well before an economic recovery becomes obvious. Per Fosback’s research, this “inflection point” tends to happen about halfway through a recession. That’s usually around month seven since the average recession is about 14 months long.\nThe theory is more than just talk. It’s backed by 150 years of data.\nSince 1870, stocks have produced ~2X returns every time the Recession Buy Indicator is triggered — seven months after the economy entered a recession.\nAverage three-month returns? Over 4%, versus 2% for three-month windows. Average six-month returns? About 6%, versus ~3% for all time periods. Average 12-month returns? Around 15%, versus ~8% for all time periods.\nIt’s Time to Buy Now\nThe evidence is clear. The Recession Buy Indicator works. Typically, you want to buy stocks seven months into a recession, once the world starts thinking the economy is actually in a recession.\nAnd according to the data, that’s exactly where we are today.\nIt looks like the U.S. economy entered a recession in January. It’s July now — month seven. Meanwhile, over the past few weeks, every major financial media outlet has been writing about how the U.S. economy may be in a recession.\nThe Recession Buy Indicator is flashing right now.\nHistorically, that means we’re in the midst of a great buying opportunity. And stocks should power meaningfully higher over the next 12 months.\nThat’s bullish.\nBut it’s far from the only bullish indicator flashing right now.\nAnalyst Price Targets Imply 25%-Plus Returns\nWhile stocks have crashed over the past eight months, Wall Street analysts have remained resolutely optimistic.\nIn other words, stock prices have dropped a lot in 2022. But stock price targets haven’t dropped by much. The result? A huge gap between stock prices and price targets, implying massive upside potential in equities.\nThis is a rare occurrence that is exceptionally bullish.\nSpecifically, the analyst consensus price targets for various stock market indices — the S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 — are all 20%-plus above current index levels. Such a large gap has only occurred four times since 2000. Three of the 4 times, stocks rallied over the next 12 months. The average gain? An impressive 25%!\nIn other words, analysts are rarely as bullish on stocks as they are right now. When they have been this bullish before, stocks popped an average of 25% over the next 12 months.\nCoupled with the Recession Buy Indicator, this data constitutes a pretty compelling “buy the dip now” thesis.\nThe Final Word on the Recession Buy Indicator\nStocks have been crushed this year. Consequently, lots of investors are running away from the markets to hide from the damage. But there’s a growing mountain of evidence that suggests the worst of the market selloff over. And a massive market rebound is on the horizon.\nSo, don’t run away from the markets. Run toward them. Buy the dip in stocks positioned to lead a massive second-half rebound.\nOne such stock is a tiny, $3 technology stock that I think may be the single most compelling 12-month investment opportunity in the market today.\nThe world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is reportedly set to announce a brand-new product in the coming months.\nNo. I’m not talking about another iPhone, Apple Watch or iPad. I’m talking about an entirely new product that could be bigger than all those products combined.\nAnd per my analysis, the company behind this $3 tech stock is positioned to secure a partnership with Apple. It will supply a critical piece of technology to make this new product work.\nQuick market tip: Apple supplier stocks don’t trade for $3. Just look at Skyworks (SWKS) stock. That’s a major iPhone parts supplier. Its stock is trading for $100. But at one point in time, it was trading for $3, too.\nThe tiny potential Apple supplier stock I’m talking about could easily trade for $100 in the near future. And it’s just $3 today.\nThis is a stock you simply must hear about right now.\nFortunately, it is also a stock I want to tell you all about.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Secret Recession Indicator Points to a Massive Stock Market Rebound appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is reportedly set to announce a brand-new product in the coming months. Specifically, the analyst consensus price targets for various stock market indices — the S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 — are all 20%-plus above current index levels. The post Secret Recession Indicator Points to a Massive Stock Market Rebound appeared first on InvestorPlace.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is reportedly set to announce a brand-new product in the coming months. The Famous Recession Buy Indicator One of the financial world’s best-kept secrets is a largely unknown contrarian market indicator called the “Recession Buy Indicator.” The Recession Buy Indicator was developed by renowned economist Norman Fosback in the 1970s. A huge gap between stock prices and price targets, implying massive upside potential in equities.', 'news_article_title': 'Secret Recession Indicator Points to a Massive Stock Market Rebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is reportedly set to announce a brand-new product in the coming months. Since 1870, stocks have produced ~2X returns every time the Recession Buy Indicator is triggered — seven months after the economy entered a recession. Typically, you want to buy stocks seven months into a recession, once the world starts thinking the economy is actually in a recession.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is reportedly set to announce a brand-new product in the coming months. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: VectorMine / Shutterstock Everyone’s talking about the U.S. economy falling into a recession. The Famous Recession Buy Indicator One of the financial world’s best-kept secrets is a largely unknown contrarian market indicator called the “Recession Buy Indicator.” The Recession Buy Indicator was developed by renowned economist Norman Fosback in the 1970s.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 145.0500030517578, 'high': 148.4499969482422, 'open': 145.75999450683594, 'close': 145.86000061035156, 'ema_50': 145.64050146623978, 'rsi_14': 67.32572915966489, 'target': 145.49000549316406, 'volume': 77588800.0, 'ema_200': 153.8002083110533, 'adj_close': 144.608154296875, 'rsi_lag_1': 70.6998642606954, 'rsi_lag_2': 76.96952746657774, 'rsi_lag_3': 65.09958730346278, 'rsi_lag_4': 64.35030250365091, 'rsi_lag_5': 63.860260413525985, 'macd_lag_1': 0.0654145173093923, 'macd_lag_2': -0.21748185994377423, 'macd_lag_3': -0.7963424043312557, 'macd_lag_4': -1.4533425510563234, 'macd_lag_5': -1.9215369478864943, 'macd_12_26_9': 0.365286310711042, 'macds_12_26_9': -1.102724711432201}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 25.81999969482422, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 27.75, 'Open': 27.13999938964844, 'Close': 27.290000915527344, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 27.290000915527344}, {'Low': 1.0001100301742554, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 1.007384181022644, 'Open': 1.004752516746521, 'Close': 1.004752516746521, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 1.004752516746521}, {'Low': 1.1811256408691406, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 1.191213607788086, 'Open': 1.18999445438385, 'Close': 1.1900936365127563, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 1.1900936365127563}, {'Low': 6.714799880981445, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 6.736299991607666, 'Open': 6.717199802398682, 'Close': 6.717199802398682, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 6.717199802398682}, {'Low': 95.3499984741211, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 103.48999786376952, 'Open': 103.45999908447266, 'Close': 95.83999633789062, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 398552, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 95.83999633789062}, {'Low': 0.6712490320205688, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 0.6778604388237, 'Open': 0.6743316054344177, 'Close': 0.6743316054344177, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 0.6743316054344177}, {'Low': 2.8989999294281006, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 2.970999956130981, 'Open': 2.9230000972747803, 'Close': 2.9579999446868896, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 2.9579999446868896}, {'Low': 136.49600219726562, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 137.5019989013672, 'Open': 137.38800048828125, 'Close': 137.38800048828125, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 137.38800048828125}, {'Low': 107.83999633789062, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 108.55999755859376, 'Open': 108.18000030517578, 'Close': 108.06999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 108.06999969482422}, {'Low': 1723.300048828125, 'Date': '2022-07-12', 'High': 1735.5, 'Open': 1734.199951171875, 'Close': 1723.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 451, 'date_str': '2022-07-12', 'Adj Close': 1723.300048828125}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-13': 145.49000549316406, '2022-07-14': 148.47000122070312, '2022-07-15': 150.1699981689453, '2022-07-18': 147.07000732421875, '2022-07-19': 151.0, '2022-07-20': 153.0399932861328, '2022-07-21': 155.35000610351562, '2022-07-22': 154.08999633789062, '2022-07-25': 152.9499969482422, '2022-07-26': 151.60000610351562}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-12': 172.10000610351562}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-12': 138.33999633789062}, '6_months_later': {'2023-01-12': 133.41000366210938}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-12': 189.7700042724609}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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{'date': '2022-07-13', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 294.977, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153038.0, 'fred_ppi': 272.274, 'fred_retail_sales': 671067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -71040.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 51.5, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.0505, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-aapl-tv-led-by-ted-lasso-gets-52-emmy-nominations', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. This year, Apple TV+ has earned 52 Emmy nominations, with the second season of Ted Lasso getting 20 nominations overall. Another show, Severance, has garnered 14 total nominations in its first season.\n\nApple TV+ won the Emmy Award nominations across 13 titles, including Schmigadoon!, The Morning Show, The Problem with Jon Stewart, Central Park, Pachinko, Foundation, Lisey’s Story, See, They Call Me Magic and Carpool Karaoke: The Series.\n\nApple TV+ won nominations in key categories, including Outstanding Drama Series (Severance), Outstanding Comedy Series (Ted Lasso), Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special (The Problem with Jon Stewart), Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.\nApple TV+ Rides on Quality Content\nApple TV+ is benefiting from quality content with its strong portfolio of shows. The company has been expanding its genre base to attract viewers and win market share against Netflix NFLX, which enjoys the leading position in the streaming industry, as well as established players like Disney DIS and Amazon AMZN.\n Apple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\n Apple TV+ has been signing deals with the likes of Maya Rudolph's production company, Animal Pictures, besides Scott Free Productions, Appian Way, Sikelia Productions and Green Door Pictures, to name a few, to build its content portfolio. Apple TV+ has also won exclusive rights to broadcast Major League Soccer (MLS) worldwide for 10 years, starting from 2023.\n\nApple TV+ has reportedly submitted its bid for National Football League’s new Sunday Ticket partner. Disney and Amazon are other contenders.\n\nDisney primarily dominates the live sports streaming space with its ESPN, which is home to several live sporting events like the F1 race, La Liga, Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League and the NBA.\n\nAmazon signed a long-term deal with the National Football League that makes its streaming service — Prime Video — the exclusive broadcaster of Thursday Night Football, beginning with the 2022 season.\nWhat Awaits Apple in the Rest of 2022?\nApple has been struggling so far in 2022, primarily due to coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions, industry-wide silicon shortage, unfavorable forex and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.\n\nShares of the iPhone-maker have been down 16.3% year to date although it has managed to outperform the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s decline of 24.5%.\n\nThe near-term outlook is not enthusiastic, given the headwinds. Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Apple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and the industry-wide silicon shortage to hurt its top line by $4-$8 billion. Unfavorable forex is also expected to hurt revenues by 300 basis points (bps).\n\nMoreover, the absence of revenues from Russia is expected to hurt the top line by 150 bps. Apple paused all sales in Russia during the fiscal second quarter (March quarter).\n\nNevertheless, the company’s expanding portfolio brightens its prospects. The Services portfolio, of which Apple TV+ is a part, has emerged as Apple’s new cash cow. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company had more than 825 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio at the end of fiscal second quarter. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple TV+ won the Emmy Award nominations across 13 titles, including Schmigadoon!, The Morning Show, The Problem with Jon Stewart, Central Park, Pachinko, Foundation, Lisey’s Story, See, They Call Me Magic and Carpool Karaoke: The Series.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple TV+ won nominations in key categories, including Outstanding Drama Series (Severance), Outstanding Comedy Series (Ted Lasso), Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special (The Problem with Jon Stewart), Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.', 'news_article_title': "Apple's (AAPL) TV+, Led by Ted Lasso, Gets 52 Emmy Nominations", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon signed a long-term deal with the National Football League that makes its streaming service — Prime Video — the exclusive broadcaster of Thursday Night Football, beginning with the 2022 season.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. Apple TV+ won nominations in key categories, including Outstanding Drama Series (Severance), Outstanding Comedy Series (Ted Lasso), Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special (The Problem with Jon Stewart), Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-says-foxconn-needs-govt-approval-for-any-china-chip-firm-investment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, would need Taiwanese government permission if its unit were to invest in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup, a government official said on Thursday.\nTaiwan media has reported that Foxconn\'s China-listed unit Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 601138.SS plans to spend 9.8 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a stake in Unigroup, as part of Foxconn\'s plans to get more into chip-making.\nThe island\'s government has become increasingly cautious about China\'s ambition to boost its semiconductor industry and has proposed new laws to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage.\nTaipei prohibits companies from building their most advanced foundries in China to ensure they do not offshore their best technology.\nRio Lu, deputy executive secretary of Taiwan\'s Economy Ministry\'s Investment Commission, told Reuters that on Wednesday they had been in contact with Foxconn and "reminded them that the case needs to be reviewed before doing anything".\nIf Foxconn breaks the rules it can be fined T$25 million ($837,577), Lu said, adding her department has already reported this plan to Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua.\nFoxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". It did not elaborate.\nFoxconn has not formally confirmed any plan to invest in the Chinese group.\nOriginating as a branch of China\'s prestigious Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Unigroup emerged in the previous decade as a would-be domestic champion for China\'s laggard chip industry.\nBut the company fell into debt under former chairman Zhao Weiguo, prompting it to default on a number of bond payments in late 2020 end eventually face bankruptcy.\nThe conglomerate has yet to produce any global leaders in the semiconductor sector.\nA spokesperson for Unigroup did not respond to a request for comment.\nElectronics manufacturing giant Foxconn is keen to make auto chips amid its foray into the electric vehicle market. The company has been seeking to acquire chip plants globally as a worldwide chip shortage rattles producers of goods from cars to electronics.\n($1 = 6.7175 Chinese yuan renminbi)\n($1 = 29.8480 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Jeanny Kao and Yimou Lee; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". Rio Lu, deputy executive secretary of Taiwan\'s Economy Ministry\'s Investment Commission, told Reuters that on Wednesday they had been in contact with Foxconn and "reminded them that the case needs to be reviewed before doing anything". But the company fell into debt under former chairman Zhao Weiguo, prompting it to default on a number of bond payments in late 2020 end eventually face bankruptcy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, would need Taiwanese government permission if its unit were to invest in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup, a government official said on Thursday. Taiwan media has reported that Foxconn\'s China-listed unit Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 601138.SS plans to spend 9.8 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a stake in Unigroup, as part of Foxconn\'s plans to get more into chip-making.', 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan says Foxconn needs govt approval for any China chip firm investment', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, would need Taiwanese government permission if its unit were to invest in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup, a government official said on Thursday. The island\'s government has become increasingly cautious about China\'s ambition to boost its semiconductor industry and has proposed new laws to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, would need Taiwanese government permission if its unit were to invest in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup, a government official said on Thursday. Taiwan media has reported that Foxconn\'s China-listed unit Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 601138.SS plans to spend 9.8 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a stake in Unigroup, as part of Foxconn\'s plans to get more into chip-making.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buffetts-berkshire-owns-19.2-of-occidental-petroleum-after-new-purchases-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Jonathan Stempel\nJuly 13 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, said it has this week purchased another 4.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 19.2% stake in the oil company.\nIn a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday, Berkshire said it spent about $250 million on the additional shares, and now owns 179.4 million Occidental common shares worth about $10.4 billion.\nThe latest purchases put Berkshire closer to 20% ownership, a threshold that would let it record its proportionate share of Occidental's earnings with its own results, known as the equity method of accounting.\nAnalysts on average expect Occidental's net income to exceed $10 billion this year, according to Refinitiv I/B/E/S.\nBerkshire uses the equity method for its 26.6% stake in Kraft Heinz Co KHC.O, the packaged food company it controls with Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital.\nYet while Berkshire is by far Occidental's largest shareholder, it could contend that its accounting should remain unchanged because its stake is passive.\nBerkshire also owns $10 billion of Occidental preferred stock that throws off $800 million of annual dividends, and has warrants to buy another 83.9 million common shares for $5 billion.\nOccidental's share price has doubled this year, helped by rising oil prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.\nSome analysts have speculated that Berkshire could buy all of the Houston-based company, which has been reducing debt since acquiring Anadarko Petroleum Corp for $35.7 billion in 2019.\nBerkshire's preferred stock investment helped finance the Anadarko takeover.\nIn 2010, Berkshire bought the BNSF railroad for $26.5 billion after earlier accumulating a 22.6% stake.\nBuffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate also owns dozens of other businesses including the Geico car insurer and See's candies, and stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Buffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate also owns dozens of other businesses including the Geico car insurer and See's candies, and stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel July 13 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, said it has this week purchased another 4.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 19.2% stake in the oil company. The latest purchases put Berkshire closer to 20% ownership, a threshold that would let it record its proportionate share of Occidental's earnings with its own results, known as the equity method of accounting.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Buffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate also owns dozens of other businesses including the Geico car insurer and See's candies, and stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel July 13 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, said it has this week purchased another 4.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 19.2% stake in the oil company. In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday, Berkshire said it spent about $250 million on the additional shares, and now owns 179.4 million Occidental common shares worth about $10.4 billion.", 'news_article_title': "Buffett's Berkshire owns 19.2% of Occidental Petroleum after new purchases", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Buffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate also owns dozens of other businesses including the Geico car insurer and See's candies, and stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel July 13 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, said it has this week purchased another 4.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 19.2% stake in the oil company. The latest purchases put Berkshire closer to 20% ownership, a threshold that would let it record its proportionate share of Occidental's earnings with its own results, known as the equity method of accounting.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Buffett's Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate also owns dozens of other businesses including the Geico car insurer and See's candies, and stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Bank of America Corp BAC.N. By Jonathan Stempel July 13 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, said it has this week purchased another 4.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, giving it a 19.2% stake in the oil company. In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday, Berkshire said it spent about $250 million on the additional shares, and now owns 179.4 million Occidental common shares worth about $10.4 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jul-13-2022-%3A-iq-cvx-ibn-nio-cmcsa-aapl-cbay-zim-hpe-ppl-tlt', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -18.88 to 11,709.65. The total After hours volume is currently 73,117,081 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\niQIYI, Inc. (IQ) is unchanged at $4.01, with 2,703,828 shares traded. IQ\'s current last sale is 53.47% of the target price of $7.5.\n\nChevron Corporation (CVX) is unchanged at $137.99, with 2,470,607 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $4.87. CVX\'s current last sale is 81.17% of the target price of $170.\n\nICICI Bank Limited (IBN) is unchanged at $18.74, with 2,274,339 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IBN is in the "strong buy range".\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is -0.03 at $21.06, with 2,090,634 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $39.88, with 1,974,302 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.92. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.24 at $145.25, with 1,864,278 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCymaBay Therapeutics Inc. (CBAY) is -0.06 at $3.37, with 1,844,513 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CBAY is in the "strong buy range".\n\nZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM) is +0.04 at $46.70, with 1,732,608 shares traded. ZIM\'s current last sale is 80.31% of the target price of $58.15.\n\nHewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) is unchanged at $13.00, with 1,573,525 shares traded. HPE\'s current last sale is 72.22% of the target price of $18.\n\nPPL Corporation (PPL) is unchanged at $27.06, with 1,362,685 shares traded. PPL\'s current last sale is 90.2% of the target price of $30.\n\niShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is -0.28 at $116.16, with 1,123,499 shares traded. This represents a 7.44% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nDeciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (DCPH) is -0.01 at $13.39, with 1,096,754 shares traded. DCPH\'s current last sale is 111.58% of the target price of $12.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.24 at $145.25, with 1,864,278 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.24 at $145.25, with 1,864,278 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jul 13, 2022 : IQ, CVX, IBN, NIO, CMCSA, AAPL, CBAY, ZIM, HPE, PPL, TLT, DCPH', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.24 at $145.25, with 1,864,278 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -18.88 to 11,709.65.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.24 at $145.25, with 1,864,278 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-one-thing-streaming-companies-need-a-bundle', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Disney+ from Disney (NYSE: DIS), Apple TV+ from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Hulu, Paramount+ (NASDAQ: PARA), HBO Max from Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), ESPN+, Peacock from Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), YouTube TV from Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). These are the streaming services I've subscribed to at one point or another in the last year, and it's become exhausting.\nYesterday, I unsubscribed from four of the streaming services, leaving the bare minimum for our family of four, which cut the cable cord nearly a decade ago. I'm sure I'll resubscribe to some in time, but I'm now in the habit of subscribing and unsubscribing from streaming services on the fly.\nMy experience can't be unique, as the streaming landscape has become more crowded. The challenge for investors is that there may not be 10 winners in streaming -- there may only be a few. And the content, business model, and strategy companies are building will matter in the long term.\nStreaming's business problem\nThe issue with streaming is that it's still not a mature business model. With cable, there wasn't a lot of growth, but companies knew what they could expect from carriage fees and advertising. That allowed them to plan content costs that would make the business profitable.\nStreaming companies are in growth mode, but their cash flow is negative as they emphasized building scale over profitability. Just look at how much debt Netflix has taken on over the last decade, with negative free cash flow in all but a few quarters during the pandemic. In 2022, can it turn this trend around with subscriber numbers on the decline?\nNFLX Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.\nDisney also expects to lose money as it builds content for Disney+ and seeks to grow its subscriber base. And these are the leaders. Late-comer services like Peacock must be burning a tremendous amount of cash.\nWe're now at a point where everyone is chasing growth, but very few will reach the scale needed to be profitable. Consolidation is one answer to the current financial challenge, but the simple answer may be a new bundle of streaming services for customers.\nWhat we need is a bundle\nThere's an easy answer for the current predicament, and it's a bundle. Yes, the business model cable companies have used for decades is likely to be a great business model for streamers as well.\nContent companies are trying to gather as much content as possible within their streaming services, but the reality is that no company can control all types of content. Not only would that be a monopoly, but it would also be prohibitively expensive. So, giving viewers an option to bundle multiple streaming services together will likely be a winning strategy.\nThe question is: Who builds the bundle?\nI think it's clear Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global, Netflix, and other streamers themselves aren't likely the answer. They're pulling together content in order to have a service that would be part of the larger bundle.\nA more natural bundle would come from platform providers such as Apple and Roku, who make TV operating systems and are already in millions of homes. Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is another possibility if it bundles streaming services with smartphone and home cellular service. And Verizon doesn't have a streaming service that would compete with other providers.\nNotice that I left out Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). I'm not sure whether Amazon has an incentive to be part of someone else's bundle or has the ability to bundle expensive streaming services within its Amazon Prime package. So far, Amazon has used streaming as a way to get people into Prime, not as a stand-alone service. As big as it is, Amazon is in a tough strategic position if re-bundling happens.\nThe current state of the market is unsustainable\nThe media industry can't continue on its current path. Netflix is losing subscribers, Disney is losing money in search of more subscribers, and no one has found a good balance between growth and profits. Something's got to give.\nI think the natural answer is a bundle that will make streaming more predictable and gives consumers an incentive to reduce churn overall, rather than to cancel a specific service from time to time, as I did this week. As it turns out, bundles may be good after all. It's now just a question of who builds a compelling bundle of streamers first.\n10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walt Disney wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Disney+ from Disney (NYSE: DIS), Apple TV+ from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Hulu, Paramount+ (NASDAQ: PARA), HBO Max from Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), ESPN+, Peacock from Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), YouTube TV from Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Yesterday, I unsubscribed from four of the streaming services, leaving the bare minimum for our family of four, which cut the cable cord nearly a decade ago. I think it's clear Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global, Netflix, and other streamers themselves aren't likely the answer.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Disney+ from Disney (NYSE: DIS), Apple TV+ from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Hulu, Paramount+ (NASDAQ: PARA), HBO Max from Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), ESPN+, Peacock from Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), YouTube TV from Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'The One Thing Streaming Companies Need -- a Bundle', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Disney+ from Disney (NYSE: DIS), Apple TV+ from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Hulu, Paramount+ (NASDAQ: PARA), HBO Max from Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), ESPN+, Peacock from Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), YouTube TV from Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). And the content, business model, and strategy companies are building will matter in the long term. Streaming companies are in growth mode, but their cash flow is negative as they emphasized building scale over profitability.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Disney+ from Disney (NYSE: DIS), Apple TV+ from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Hulu, Paramount+ (NASDAQ: PARA), HBO Max from Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), ESPN+, Peacock from Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), YouTube TV from Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). I'm not sure whether Amazon has an incentive to be part of someone else's bundle or has the ability to bundle expensive streaming services within its Amazon Prime package. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-okta-and-nvidia-stocks-tumbled-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nA red-hot inflation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics burned stock markets on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.1% through 10 a.m. ET and the S&P 500 down 1%.\nTech stocks were hit hard early on, with shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) losing more than 2% and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) falling more than twice that. The good news is that as the morning wore on, the damage lessened. As of 11 a.m. ET, Apple has pared its losses to just 0.3%, while both Nvidia and Okta are back in the green.\nSo what\nWhat drove these stocks lower -- and why are they back on the rise already?\nThe first question is easy to answer: Investors reacted to reports that inflation jumped to 9.1% in June -- the highest inflation rate we\'ve seen in 41 years -- by selling off growth stocks on worries that inflation will devalue their profits in future years. Exacerbating the problem, Apple, Nvidia, and Okta all suffered cuts to their price targets on Wall Street this morning.\nCitigroup cut its price target on Apple to $175 per share, warning that supply chain snarls continue to hinder production, while on the demand side, "worsening consumer spending" will ding sales.\nAt Okta, it was Piper Sandler doing the downgrading, with a price target reduction to $130. Despite observing that it delivered "solid" results in its June earnings report, Piper worries that investors may be unwilling to pay up to own Okta shares in the face of a looming recession.\nLast and least, Susquehanna Securities cut its price target on Nvidia by a steep 15%, to $220 per share, on the theory that weaker GPU prices will hurt profits at the semiconductor giant. Susquehanna also warned that chip inventories among Nvidia\'s customers appear higher than previously thought, which could limit demand for new chips, hurting sales in the short term.\nNow what\nBut here\'s the good news: Despite each of these three tech stocks getting its price target cut, all three of these analysts continue to recommend buying the shares that they cut. For Apple, Citi maintains a buy rating; for Okta, Piper still says "overweight"; and, despite its concerns, Susquehanna says it remains "positive" on Nvidia as a long-term holding. And not to put too fine a point on it, but Apple at $145 a share still leaves the potential for a 20% profit if it hits Citi\'s price target; Okta would need to rise 33% to reach Piper\'s target of $130; and for Nvidia to go to $220, it would need to rise a staggering 44%!\nSo if you\'re wondering why these three tech stocks bounced right back after their early-morning sell-offs -- there\'s your reason right there.\nIt\'s also worth pointing out that two of the three stocks (Apple and Nvidia) remain profitable. Neither is particularly cheap, however, with Apple\'s 24 P/E ratio valuing it at a PEG ratio of more than 2.0 based on 11% long-term forecast earnings growth rates and Nvidia nearly as pricey at 42 times earnings and a 21% projected growth rate. They\'re still better bargains than Okta, however, which not only has no profits today but isn\'t expected to earn its first profit before 2028, according to forecasts collated by S&P Global Market Intelligence.\nIn short: If you\'re looking to follow Wall Street\'s recommendations and buy these stocks despite their lower expected profits and high valuations, stick with Apple or Nvidia and limit your risk.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Nvidia, and Okta. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Tech stocks were hit hard early on, with shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) losing more than 2% and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) falling more than twice that. Citigroup cut its price target on Apple to $175 per share, warning that supply chain snarls continue to hinder production, while on the demand side, "worsening consumer spending" will ding sales. Despite observing that it delivered "solid" results in its June earnings report, Piper worries that investors may be unwilling to pay up to own Okta shares in the face of a looming recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech stocks were hit hard early on, with shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) losing more than 2% and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) falling more than twice that. Despite observing that it delivered "solid" results in its June earnings report, Piper worries that investors may be unwilling to pay up to own Okta shares in the face of a looming recession. Neither is particularly cheap, however, with Apple\'s 24 P/E ratio valuing it at a PEG ratio of more than 2.0 based on 11% long-term forecast earnings growth rates and Nvidia nearly as pricey at 42 times earnings and a 21% projected growth rate.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple, Okta, and Nvidia Stocks Tumbled Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Tech stocks were hit hard early on, with shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) losing more than 2% and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) falling more than twice that. Now what But here's the good news: Despite each of these three tech stocks getting its price target cut, all three of these analysts continue to recommend buying the shares that they cut. In short: If you're looking to follow Wall Street's recommendations and buy these stocks despite their lower expected profits and high valuations, stick with Apple or Nvidia and limit your risk.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tech stocks were hit hard early on, with shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) losing more than 2% and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) falling more than twice that. And not to put too fine a point on it, but Apple at $145 a share still leaves the potential for a 20% profit if it hits Citi's price target; Okta would need to rise 33% to reach Piper's target of $130; and for Nvidia to go to $220, it would need to rise a staggering 44%! In short: If you're looking to follow Wall Street's recommendations and buy these stocks despite their lower expected profits and high valuations, stick with Apple or Nvidia and limit your risk."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-dividend-paying-tech-stocks-to-buy-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When you think of dividends, perhaps slow-moving industrial companies or real estate investment trusts (REITs) may come to mind. Most companies that pay dividends have few growth opportunities ahead, but what if you want to find stocks that are dividend payers and have appealing potential ahead of them?\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) both fit in this box. These two companies have robust business models that have allowed them to see immense profitability and cash generation. These companies are using that cash to explore potentially lucrative spaces and are paying investors a dividend for their patience.\nHere's why long-term investors should consider taking advantage of these great deals.\n1. Apple\nAs one of the largest companies in the world, it's not all that surprising that Apple has enough cash flow to pay a dividend. The company has a dividend yield of 0.61%, which is small but represents over 14% of its net income. In the first six months (ended March 26, 2022) of its fiscal year, the company generated almost $60 billion in net income and $70 billion in free cash flow. The company uses this to buy back lots of stock and reinvest into its business; yet, there's still enough cash left over for this dividend.\nWhat opportunities is Apple investing in? One of the most appealing areas Apple is exploring is augmented reality. The rumors are that Apple is developing virtual reality (VR) goggles and augmented reality (AR) glasses to come out in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Considering that Apple has been hiring employees in the AR/VR space, it makes sense that rumors are spreading.\nThe AR/VR market is expected to be worth over $450 billion by 2030, according to Allied Market Research, which could allow Apple to thrive given its unrivaled brand strength. Additionally, if these products connect with its pre-existing products, that could strengthen its robust ecosystem, making it easier for current Apple customers to adopt AR/VR spectacles.\nApple's primary concern is its size. Currently, it's worth $2.4 trillion, so for it to deliver market-beating returns over the next decade, the company would likely have to grow larger than $3 trillion -- breaking its own record for the biggest company ever by market capitalization. This is certainly possible, but beating this record by a large margin isn't something investors should expect.\nApple is, however, trading close to its lowest valuation since early 2020 at 24 times earnings. While this business might not deliver 1,000% returns over the next decade, it will likely provide steady gains, exposure to the emerging VR industry, and a nice dividend that will likely expand as the business continues to gush cash. For those reasons, you might want to ensure you have this technology staple in your portfolio.\n2. Nvidia\nNvidia might not be the first stock to come to mind when thinking about dividends, but with a yield of 0.10%, it is a dividend payer. Additionally, this could get bigger in the future, considering the company only pays out 4% of its net income in its dividend.\nRather, most of its cash is getting funneled into capitalizing on the chip space. Nvidia is a leader in the gaming graphics processing unit (GPU) space with over 200 million gamers using its GeForce graphics cards. However, it also dominates other segments. The company has a 90% share in graphics for workstations in the professional visualization market, and 71% of the top 500 supercomputers rely on Nvidia's chips.\nThe company is also looking to gain prevalence in emerging segments like enterprise artificial intelligence and omniverse software. With all of these segments combined, Nvidia sees an industry worth $1 trillion. Therefore, it might make sense that most of its $9.5 billion in trailing 12-month net income is being spent here rather than on a dividend.\nWhile the opportunity for Nvidia looks lucrative, it does not come without risk. The company faces stiff competition from companies like Intel and Advanced Micro Devices -- both of which also generate lots of cash. It's safe to say that this will be a fierce battle to gain share, but considering how big these segments are, it won't necessarily be a winner-take-all scenario.\nThe other risk to monitor is the company's valuation. At 42 times earnings, Nvidia isn't cheap, and investors might see some multiple compression ahead.\nHowever, Nvidia looks too good to miss out on now. The company could rapidly expand over the long term given its massive potential. Additionally, as Nvidia gains share, it could decide to increase its dividend, making it even more attractive as a dividend play. Patient investors looking to see high growth and a rising dividend over the long term should consider adding Nvidia to their portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJamie Louko has positions in Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) both fit in this box. The company has a 90% share in graphics for workstations in the professional visualization market, and 71% of the top 500 supercomputers rely on Nvidia's chips. It's safe to say that this will be a fierce battle to gain share, but considering how big these segments are, it won't necessarily be a winner-take-all scenario.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) both fit in this box. These companies are using that cash to explore potentially lucrative spaces and are paying investors a dividend for their patience. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, and Nvidia.', 'news_article_title': '2 Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) both fit in this box. Most companies that pay dividends have few growth opportunities ahead, but what if you want to find stocks that are dividend payers and have appealing potential ahead of them? The company uses this to buy back lots of stock and reinvest into its business; yet, there's still enough cash left over for this dividend.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) both fit in this box. Most companies that pay dividends have few growth opportunities ahead, but what if you want to find stocks that are dividend payers and have appealing potential ahead of them? Apple As one of the largest companies in the world, it's not all that surprising that Apple has enough cash flow to pay a dividend."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/where-to-invest-%245000-for-the-next-5-years-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Many people put money in the stock market to let it compound and grow for decades. But even a five-year time horizon can result in good returns. A shorter time in the market adds to the risks, however.\nSince 2000, it has taken the S&P 500 index an average of about 2.5 years after a U.S. recession ends for it to reach pre-recession levels, according to a Motley Fool research report. An investor can help manage the timing risk through diversification and purchasing stocks at good historical valuations.\nHere are two stocks that can be bought today to help give a $5,000 investment a better chance of a successful outcome in the next five years regardless of how the market swings.\n1. Home Depot\nHome Depot (NYSE: HD) has been a wildly successful investment over the last decade. Its total return, including dividends, has more than doubled that of the S&P 500. But more recently, it has outpaced the index to the downside. Year to date, Home Depot stock is down more than 30%. That has presented investors with an opportunity. Home Depot's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is at a level only seen once in the last 10 years.\nHD PE Ratio data by YCharts.\nThe concern from investors that has hit the stock price is that the economic environment could cause the earnings portion of that ratio to fall. But Home Depot has been making investments to ensure that it can succeed in various types of markets. It announced a multi-year investment strategy called One Home Depot in 2017.\nThe $11 billion investment has helped build the company's online channels, and that paid off as more consumers than ever shop online. The company also acquired HD Supply, a supplier of maintenance, repair, and operations products, in an $8 billion deal announced in late 2020 to refocus on the professional contractor base. Various housing markets will attract more business from either consumers or professionals. Home Depot has both sides covered.\n2. Berkshire Hathaway\nThere may not be a single stock investment that creates as much diversity in a portfolio as Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). It owns operating businesses in manufacturing and retail, an energy and utilities business, BNSF railroad, and insurance. It also holds large investments in a broad mix of companies that include several banks, Apple, Coca-Cola, as well as automakers.\nBut it's not just diversity that makes it a good place in which to invest right now. Like Home Depot, Berkshire is trading at a historically low valuation. Berkshire has spent more than $51 billion to repurchase about 9% of its own shares in 2020 and 2021. Buffett has said that price-to-book value is the metric he uses to gauge when share buybacks make good sense.\nBRK.B Price to Book Value data by YCharts.\nIts recent price-to-book value is nearly as low as its been over the past decade other than during the pandemic-induced plunge. At 1.2 times book value, the stock price is at the level at which Buffett has previously said he would tend to increase prioritizing share buybacks. That makes it a good time for investors to follow his advice and add diversity to a portfolio at the same time.\n10 stocks we like better than Home Depot\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Home Depot wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHoward Smith has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Home Depot. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Home Depot. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Here are two stocks that can be bought today to help give a $5,000 investment a better chance of a successful outcome in the next five years regardless of how the market swings. The company also acquired HD Supply, a supplier of maintenance, repair, and operations products, in an $8 billion deal announced in late 2020 to refocus on the professional contractor base. At 1.2 times book value, the stock price is at the level at which Buffett has previously said he would tend to increase prioritizing share buybacks.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Home Depot Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has been a wildly successful investment over the last decade. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Home Depot. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Where to Invest $5,000 for the Next 5 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Home Depot Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has been a wildly successful investment over the last decade. Year to date, Home Depot stock is down more than 30%. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Howard Smith has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Home Depot.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Home Depot Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has been a wildly successful investment over the last decade. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Howard Smith has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Home Depot. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-apple-hovers-above-competition-even-as-smartphone-market-stumbles-sources-say', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Yimou Lee and Stephen Nellis\nJuly 13 (Reuters) - The global smartphone market may be in the toilet, but the iPhone 13 continues to sell well, and Apple Inc AAPL.O is expecting its upcoming iPhone 14 to do even better at launch.\nApple\'s slightly higher expectations for the forthcoming iPhone 14 underscore a growing belief among Wall Street analysts that the Cupertino, California company\'s sales are likely to hold up better than the broader smartphone industry if major economies enter a recession.\nApple, which reports its fiscal third quarter earnings on July 28, conveyed its expectations to suppliers in initial forecasts as it carries out trial production of the iPhone 14, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.\nWith Apple sitting at the higher end of the market, analysts believe that inflation in core items like food and fuel have taken a lesser toll on its relatively affluent user base. That comes as industry watchers such as Fubon Securities Investment Services Co chairman Charles Hsiao believe demand for consumer electronics will slow overall this year and next.\nAn economic slowdown in China has already taken a huge bite out of the smartphone market, pulling global sales down 10% year over year to 96 million units in May, the most recent month for which full figures were available, according to Counterpoint Research. It\'s only the second time in nearly a decade that the monthly figure has slipped below 100 million handsets, the firm said.\nBut two iPhone supply chain sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that iPhone sales have continued to do well in July despite signs of cooling market demand for other smartphone makers.\n"Others are starting to take a hit,” one of the sources said.\nThe second source said July shipments for the iPhone 13 from one factory were a third higher than July last year. That pattern was especially unusual because sales of current iPhone models tend to slow down in July and August as consumers await new models that Apple traditionally releases in September.\n“Judging by shipment, sales of iPhone 13 are fairly good," the second source said.\nThe iPhone has continued to sell well late into its cycle in part because "China demand rebounded sharply after lockdowns ended and the iPhone was a beneficiary" of a June shopping holiday in China, Cowen analyst Krish Sankar wrote in a note to clients.\nIn keeping with its annual schedule, Apple has started trial production of the iPhone 13\'s successor with the goal of ramping up mass production in August so the devices can start shipping in the fall. The initial shipment forecasts Apple has given suppliers is “slightly higher” than that of iPhone 13 a year ago, the second source said.\n“It’s slightly higher than last year. It’s good, but not explosively good," the second source said.\nFor the just-ended fiscal third quarter, some Wall Street analysts are bracing for a slight decline in iPhone 13 shipments even if volumes are higher at some individual factories. But analysts still expect the iPhone to fare better than rivals. Cowen, for example, expects Apple handset shipments to be down about 1% for the just-ended quarter, while overall handset shipments could be down as much as 13%.\nThe divergence between Apple and the Android market is rippling through Apple\'s supply chain.\n“For Samsung’s display unit, a better-than-expected performance in Q2 is expected due to shipments for iPhones, which is the only smartphone with strong sales,” said Song Myung-sup, analyst at HI Investment & Securities.\nCowen held steady its "outperform" rating on shares of chipmaker Skyworks Solutions Inc SWKS.O, noting that it gets about 55% of its revenues from Apple for a radio chip in the iPhone. Skyworks rival Qorvo Inc QRVO.O, by contrast, gets 30% of its revenue from Apple and has greater exposure to the Android phone market. Cowen downgraded Qorvo to "market perform."\n"Skyworks’ greater relative exposure to Apple in its mobile business likely insulates the company in the near term from significant impacts associated with ... downward demand revisions," Cowen analyst Matt Ramsay wrote in a note to clients.\nPREVIEW-Samsung Q2 solid on server-chip demand, smartphones cloud outlook\nApple hikes Japan price of iPhone by nearly a fifth\nFACTBOX-Here\'s everything Apple announced: MacBook Air, CarPlay updates, M2 chip\nApple\'s iPhone development schedule delayed by China lockdowns - Nikkei\nApple supplier Foxconn sees challenges ahead in China COVID curbs, inflation\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Ben Blanchard, Liang-sa Loh and Yi-Mou Lee in Taipei; and Joyce Lee in Seoul; editing by Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Yimou Lee and Stephen Nellis July 13 (Reuters) - The global smartphone market may be in the toilet, but the iPhone 13 continues to sell well, and Apple Inc AAPL.O is expecting its upcoming iPhone 14 to do even better at launch. Apple's slightly higher expectations for the forthcoming iPhone 14 underscore a growing belief among Wall Street analysts that the Cupertino, California company's sales are likely to hold up better than the broader smartphone industry if major economies enter a recession. Apple, which reports its fiscal third quarter earnings on July 28, conveyed its expectations to suppliers in initial forecasts as it carries out trial production of the iPhone 14, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Yimou Lee and Stephen Nellis July 13 (Reuters) - The global smartphone market may be in the toilet, but the iPhone 13 continues to sell well, and Apple Inc AAPL.O is expecting its upcoming iPhone 14 to do even better at launch. Apple, which reports its fiscal third quarter earnings on July 28, conveyed its expectations to suppliers in initial forecasts as it carries out trial production of the iPhone 14, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. But two iPhone supply chain sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that iPhone sales have continued to do well in July despite signs of cooling market demand for other smartphone makers.', 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-Apple hovers above competition even as smartphone market stumbles, sources say', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Yimou Lee and Stephen Nellis July 13 (Reuters) - The global smartphone market may be in the toilet, but the iPhone 13 continues to sell well, and Apple Inc AAPL.O is expecting its upcoming iPhone 14 to do even better at launch. The second source said July shipments for the iPhone 13 from one factory were a third higher than July last year. Skyworks rival Qorvo Inc QRVO.O, by contrast, gets 30% of its revenue from Apple and has greater exposure to the Android phone market.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Yimou Lee and Stephen Nellis July 13 (Reuters) - The global smartphone market may be in the toilet, but the iPhone 13 continues to sell well, and Apple Inc AAPL.O is expecting its upcoming iPhone 14 to do even better at launch. But two iPhone supply chain sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that iPhone sales have continued to do well in July despite signs of cooling market demand for other smartphone makers. PREVIEW-Samsung Q2 solid on server-chip demand, smartphones cloud outlook Apple hikes Japan price of iPhone by nearly a fifth FACTBOX-Here's everything Apple announced: MacBook Air, CarPlay updates, M2 chip Apple's iPhone development schedule delayed by China lockdowns - Nikkei Apple supplier Foxconn sees challenges ahead in China COVID curbs, inflation (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Ben Blanchard, Liang-sa Loh and Yi-Mou Lee in Taipei; and Joyce Lee in Seoul; editing by Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski) (([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/macro-headwinds-to-hurt-apples-growth-says-analyst', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), like most of its tech peers, witnessed a selloff in its stock. However, what stands out for Apple is the strong demand for its products and services. Now, Monness analyst Brian White, who maintains a Buy recommendation on AAPL stock, sees the growing list of macro headwinds to slow Apple’s growth. \nFactors to Hurt Apple’s Growth\nWhite stated that the demand for Apple’s products gained significantly from the COVID-led work-from-home mandates. Moreover, as consumers saved on outdoor and travel expenses due to the restrictions, this further fueled demand. \nHowever, economic reopening, supply challenges, recession fears, geopolitical crisis, and inflationary pressure on consumers could slow Apple’s growth. \nWhite lowered his Q3 revenue and full-year revenue and EPS estimates. As a result, the analyst cut Apple’s price target to $174 from $199. \nHighlighting the upcoming iPhone cycle and the anticipated launch of iPhone 14 in September, White stated, “With a weaker economy and inflationary forces eating into budgets, consumers may be more apprehensive about buying Apple’s upcoming iPhone innovation in the fall, possibly waiting until this economic inferno has passed before making such a purchase.”\nThough White reduced his price target and estimates, he believes that “Apple’s portfolio has never been stronger and its platform more ubiquitous.” \nIncluding White, AAPL stock has received 22 Buy recommendations. Moreover, it has got six Hold recommendations for a Strong Buy rating consensus. Further, the average Apple price target of $183.05 implies 21.5% upside potential.\nBottom Line\nThe pressure on consumer spending and supply shortages could impact Apple’s Q3 performance. Management projected that supply constraints would affect its ability to meet demand, resulting in a revenue headwind of $4 billion to $8 billion in Q3. Further, uncertainty related to COVID in China, adverse currency movements, and geopolitical challenges in Europe will hurt its growth. \nBarring near-term headwinds, strong demand for its products, new product launches, and Buy Now Pay Later offerings bode well for growth. \nAccording to our data-driven stock score, Apple stock has an Outperform Smart Score of 9 out of 10.\nDisclosure \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Now, Monness analyst Brian White, who maintains a Buy recommendation on AAPL stock, sees the growing list of macro headwinds to slow Apple’s growth. Highlighting the upcoming iPhone cycle and the anticipated launch of iPhone 14 in September, White stated, “With a weaker economy and inflationary forces eating into budgets, consumers may be more apprehensive about buying Apple’s upcoming iPhone innovation in the fall, possibly waiting until this economic inferno has passed before making such a purchase.” Though White reduced his price target and estimates, he believes that “Apple’s portfolio has never been stronger and its platform more ubiquitous.” Including White, AAPL stock has received 22 Buy recommendations. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), like most of its tech peers, witnessed a selloff in its stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), like most of its tech peers, witnessed a selloff in its stock. Now, Monness analyst Brian White, who maintains a Buy recommendation on AAPL stock, sees the growing list of macro headwinds to slow Apple’s growth. Highlighting the upcoming iPhone cycle and the anticipated launch of iPhone 14 in September, White stated, “With a weaker economy and inflationary forces eating into budgets, consumers may be more apprehensive about buying Apple’s upcoming iPhone innovation in the fall, possibly waiting until this economic inferno has passed before making such a purchase.” Though White reduced his price target and estimates, he believes that “Apple’s portfolio has never been stronger and its platform more ubiquitous.” Including White, AAPL stock has received 22 Buy recommendations.', 'news_article_title': 'Macro Headwinds to Hurt Apple’s Growth, Says Analyst', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Now, Monness analyst Brian White, who maintains a Buy recommendation on AAPL stock, sees the growing list of macro headwinds to slow Apple’s growth. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), like most of its tech peers, witnessed a selloff in its stock. Highlighting the upcoming iPhone cycle and the anticipated launch of iPhone 14 in September, White stated, “With a weaker economy and inflationary forces eating into budgets, consumers may be more apprehensive about buying Apple’s upcoming iPhone innovation in the fall, possibly waiting until this economic inferno has passed before making such a purchase.” Though White reduced his price target and estimates, he believes that “Apple’s portfolio has never been stronger and its platform more ubiquitous.” Including White, AAPL stock has received 22 Buy recommendations.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Now, Monness analyst Brian White, who maintains a Buy recommendation on AAPL stock, sees the growing list of macro headwinds to slow Apple’s growth. Highlighting the upcoming iPhone cycle and the anticipated launch of iPhone 14 in September, White stated, “With a weaker economy and inflationary forces eating into budgets, consumers may be more apprehensive about buying Apple’s upcoming iPhone innovation in the fall, possibly waiting until this economic inferno has passed before making such a purchase.” Though White reduced his price target and estimates, he believes that “Apple’s portfolio has never been stronger and its platform more ubiquitous.” Including White, AAPL stock has received 22 Buy recommendations. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), like most of its tech peers, witnessed a selloff in its stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-best-stocks-to-buy-if-you-have-%24250-to-spend', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nStocks are getting cheaper as the market selloff continues, with shares of many leading companies falling to distressed levels.\nWhile U.S. markets posting their worst first half to any year since 1970 has been stressful, it has also presented an enormous opportunity for investors. With as little as $250, investors can now buy multiple shares of some of the best run and most dominant companies in the world – companies that have a long track record of delivering value to shareholders.\nSix months ago, many of these stocks were out of reach to retail investors, with some costing thousands of dollars for a single share. But the current market carnage has significantly dropped the price of many stocks, enabling investors to get in on the cheap and ride the share prices to future returns when they recover and climb higher.\nHere is a list of the five best stocks to buy now if you have as little as $250 to spend.\nTicker Company Recent Price\nAAPL Apple $147.24\nAMZN Amazon $110.00\nF Ford Motor Co. $11.70\nSBUX Starbucks $78.31\nDIS Disney $94.91\nBest Stocks for $250: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nThe stock of the world’s largest consumer electronics company looks like a bargain right now at $138 a share. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock was down 24% in 2022 and essentially flat over the past 12 months. The stock is also 33% lower than where analysts think it should be trading right now. Among 39 professionals who cover Apple, the median price target is currently $185 per share. The lowest price forecast on the stock is $145. By any measure, Apple stock is on sale right now amid the market downturn.\n5 Best Stocks to Buy if You Have $100 to Spend\nAnd Apple stock is on this list of stocks for $250 because it a great long-term addition to any portfolio. Despite the success the company continues to have with sales of consumer products such as the iPhone, Mac computer and Apple Watch, the Cupertino, California-based company rarely sits still and is constantly pushing into new areas. Most recently, Apple has been moving into streaming and finance, announcing its intention to get into the buy now, pay later space. Apple also buys back more of its own stock than any other public company and pays a quarterly dividend that yields about 23 cents a share.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Frederic Legrand - COMEO / Shutterstock.com\nSpeaking of heavily discounted stocks, how about e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)? Following a recent 20-for-1 stock split, the Seattle-based company’s share price is currently at $110, its most affordable level since the 2008-09 financial crisis. With $250, an investor can now buy two shares of the iconic online retailer. Before the stock split in early June, an investor would have needed more than $2,000 to buy a single share of the company. AMZN stock has also been pushed lower this year by the market selloff, down 36% since the start of January.\nAnalysts seem to agree that the selloff in AMZN stock has been overdone. The 44 analysts who cover Amazon have a median price target on the shares of $175, which is 60% higher than current levels. While Amazon is struggling with supply chain bottlenecks, wage inflation, and higher interest rates that are starting to slow consumer spending, all of those issues are short-term and will be resolved in due course. The company recently announced that it plans to hold two Prime Day sales events this year, which should give its sales and stock a boost.\nFord (F)\nSource: JuliusKielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nAn investor seeking stocks for $250 could buy 22 shares of the Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) based on its recent price of $11.32. Down 48% this year, F stock looks like an absolute steal, especially with a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of only 3.98. Savvy investors can gain exposure to Ford just as the Detroit-based automaker’s electric vehicle strategy is executed. Despite global supply chain constraints and difficulties sourcing needed parts, Ford is delivering on electric versions of its most popular vehicles, including the F-150 pick-up truck and Mustang muscle car, giving market leader Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) a run for its money in the process.\n7 Best Biotech Stocks to Buy in July 2022\nFord is fully committed to the electrification of its vehicle fleet, having allocated $30 billion to the creation and rollout of electric vehicles through 2025. The company has said that it wants half of all its sales to be electric vehicles by 2030. While Ford’s most recent quarterly results contained some red ink due to the company’s ill-fated investment in electric vehicle start-up Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN), the underlying numbers were quite positive. Ford reported earnings per share (EPS) of 38 cents compared to 37 cents that Wall Street had expected. Revenue in the quarter came in at $32.1 billion, compared to $31.13 billion that was forecast. Long-term F stock will be just fine.\nStarbucks (SBUX)\nSource: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com\nShares of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) haven’t been the same since Howard Schultz returned to helm the retail coffee chain and promptly eliminated a $20 billion share repurchase program, saying the money would be better spent reinvested in the company’s operations. Year to date, SBUX stock is down 32% and trading just below $80 a share. However, despite the anger incited by the stock buyback program being cut, Starbucks has continued to perform admirably in a very difficult operating environment. The company’s most recent financial results showed it earned 59 cents per share, which met Wall Street expectations. Revenues of $7.64 billion beat forecasts for $7.60 billion.\nComing out of the global pandemic, when many of its retail outlets were forced to close, Starbucks this year has been dealing with renewed Covid-19 lockdowns in China on the international front, and a push to unionize its stores in the U.S. on the home front. So far, nearly a dozen Starbucks outlets in American have voted to unionize. Another 180 coffee shops have filed the paperwork needed to hold a union vote. However, that is still a small percentage of the more than 9,000 stores Starbucks operates in the U.S. And if there’s anyone who can help to successfully steer Starbucks through the current period of volatility, it is Schultze, who ran the company on two previous occasions.\nDisney (DIS)\nSource: chrisdorney / Shutterstock\nThe share price of the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) has been absolutely clobbered this year, landing it on this list of best stocks for $250. DIS stock is down 40% year to date and was trading around $95 per share. The last time the stock was this low was in September 2016. Analysts are pounding the table and screaming that Disney stock is a buy at its current share price, especially with its theme parks now operating at full capacity for the first time since the pandemic began, and several of its movies racking up big grosses in theaters. While concerns persist that the growth at the Disney+ streaming service is slowing, those worries seem unfounded.\n7 Best Bear Market Stocks to Buy in July 2022\nDisney reported in May that subscriptions to its Disney+ platform totaled 137.7 million during its fiscal second quarter, which beat Wall Street forecasts of 135 million subscribers. This showed that the company’s streaming platform continues to grow and add new members. Plus, revenue in Disney’s parks and experiences unit more than doubled to $6.7 billion during fiscal Q2 compared to a year ago when the pandemic was still impacting the company’s operations. As Covid-19 retreats further, Disney is likely to continue outperforming and it is likely only a matter of time before its stock also recovers.\nDisclosure: On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and DIS. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 5 Best Stocks to Buy if You Have $250 to Spend appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $147.24 AMZN Amazon $110.00 F Ford Motor Co. $11.70 SBUX Starbucks $78.31 DIS Disney $94.91 Best Stocks for $250: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The stock of the world’s largest consumer electronics company looks like a bargain right now at $138 a share. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock was down 24% in 2022 and essentially flat over the past 12 months. Disclosure: On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and DIS.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $147.24 AMZN Amazon $110.00 F Ford Motor Co. $11.70 SBUX Starbucks $78.31 DIS Disney $94.91 Best Stocks for $250: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The stock of the world’s largest consumer electronics company looks like a bargain right now at $138 a share. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock was down 24% in 2022 and essentially flat over the past 12 months. Disclosure: On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and DIS.', 'news_article_title': '5 Best Stocks to Buy if You Have $250 to Spend', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $147.24 AMZN Amazon $110.00 F Ford Motor Co. $11.70 SBUX Starbucks $78.31 DIS Disney $94.91 Best Stocks for $250: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The stock of the world’s largest consumer electronics company looks like a bargain right now at $138 a share. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock was down 24% in 2022 and essentially flat over the past 12 months. Disclosure: On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and DIS.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $147.24 AMZN Amazon $110.00 F Ford Motor Co. $11.70 SBUX Starbucks $78.31 DIS Disney $94.91 Best Stocks for $250: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The stock of the world’s largest consumer electronics company looks like a bargain right now at $138 a share. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock was down 24% in 2022 and essentially flat over the past 12 months. Disclosure: On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and DIS.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-mega-cap-growth-etf-mgk-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $10.36 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.07%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.57%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 53.50% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.30% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 58.78% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nMGK seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Mega Cap Growth Index is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of mega-capitalization growth stocks in the United States.\nThe ETF has lost about -29.34% so far this year and is down about -21.53% in the last one year (as of 07/13/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $175.67 and $264.33.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.09 and standard deviation of 27.93% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 110 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, MGK is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $67.81 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $156.30 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.30% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $10.36 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.30% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.30% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.30% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-growth-etf-vug-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) was launched on 01/26/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $67.81 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don't perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.62%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.71% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nVUG seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index represents the growth companies of the CRSP US Large Cap Index.\nThe ETF has lost about -29.42% so far this year and is down about -22.08% in the last one year (as of 07/13/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $214.97 and $325.67.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.09 and standard deviation of 27.41% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 267 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, VUG is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $58.31 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $156.30 billion. IWF has an expense ratio of 0.19% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.71% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $67.81 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.71% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Performance and Risk VUG seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.71% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) was launched on 01/26/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.71% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) was launched on 01/26/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-bear-market%3A-time-to-buy-these-3-market-beating-growth-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "This has been a frustrating year for investors, but companies that continue to grow revenue and profits are in the best position to reward shareholders with higher stock prices over time. Great businesses keep finding ways to grow, and three names are starting to look attractive.\nHere's why it's time to buy shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO).\n1. Electronic Arts\nThe video game industry is a great place to look for under-the-radar growth stocks. The industry is expected to grow about 50% by 2025 and reach $268 billion in value. Younger generations, including millennials, grew up on video games, and it's a hobby that continues to stick with many as they grow older. It's estimated that 3 billion people around the world play games in some form, even if it's an occasional mobile game.\nWith Microsoft in the process of acquiring leading game producer Activision Blizzard, investors are left with limited choices in gaming -- but Electronic Arts is a good one to consider. EA has a diversified roster of games across console, PC, and mobile. Over the last four quarters, the company generated $1.7 billion in free cash flow on $7 billion of revenue. That's a healthy free cash flow margin of 24%, which is on par with some of the most profitable companies in the world.\nRecent acquisitions set EA up for a promising future. Earlier last year, the company scooped up Glu Mobile for $2.1 billion. And among other small deals EA completed last year, the $1.2 billion acquisition of U.K.-based Codemasters adds a stable of top racing games to EA's best-selling Need for Speed franchise.\nEA is also investing its cash flow in new game development. It has announced six new titles in the works, with management expecting its popular EA Sports family of titles and new racing lineup to deliver significant growth starting in the current fiscal year ending in March 2023.\nInvestors can buy the stock at a modest price-to-earnings ratio of 17.4 based on this year's analyst estimates. EA has a three-decade-long history of delivering market-beating returns to shareholders and is worth buying on the dip.\n2. Apple\nApple's unique approach to designing products, where it controls the hardware, software, and services, has continued to win over millions of customers. Whether you use an Apple product or not, it's a top stock worth owning for the long term. Apple's brand power has a tremendous pull on people, and that has turned the company into a profit machine. Over the last four quarters, Apple converted $386 billion of revenue into $105 billion of free cash flow, and it ended the most recent quarter with a net cash position on the balance sheet of $73 billion. This is clearly a business built to last.\nAll that cash funds an endless wave of investment in new products and features. The new line of Macs and iPads powered by Apple's M1 processors has been a huge success. Critics have raved about the improved speed and battery efficiency the new chips provide over the Intel chips that previously supplied Apple's computers.\nIt's no coincidence that Apple set a new revenue record for iPhone, Mac, and Wearables in the most recent quarter. The installed base of active devices continues to reach new highs after climbing to 1.8 billion at the start of 2022.\nThe stock is down 18% year-to-date, giving investors a window to establish a position in this iconic brand at an attractive valuation. At a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 23.7, the stock is not cheap, but Apple is a rock-solid investment that can still beat the return of the average stock over time.\n3. Sonos\nTechnological advancements in wireless products are causing a spending surge on home audio equipment. The global home audio market is expected to accelerate at a compound annual rate of 10.8% through 2025, according to Technavio. And no brand is better positioned to capitalize than Sonos.\nSonos introduced the first multi-room wireless sound system in 2005, and has remained a leading brand. The stock soared at the start of the pandemic, when spending on home entertainment was accelerating. But during the bear market, the stock has fallen back to its initial public offering price in 2018. Nonetheless, the business has continued to grow, with revenue up 33% cumulatively over the last five years and free cash flow growing even faster.\nInvesting in Sonos is a smart way to invest in the growth of streaming music services and the adoption of smart home devices (e.g. voice assistants). The company differentiates its products in the marketplace with proprietary software that makes it easy to manage multiple speakers throughout the home while streaming content from leading music services. Its easy-to-use software interface is a key reason Sonos continues to win over customers.\nSonos has tremendous customer loyalty, leading its users to buy more products. And its products are already in 13 million homes worldwide, with existing households representing nearly half of new product registrations last year. The combination of low global household penetration with a high amount of repeat business is a great investment opportunity.\nSonos is the most undervalued stock featured here. Shares currently trade at 11 times expected earnings this year. If Sonos simply grows revenue in line with the home audio market over the next five years, investors can make a fantastic return on the stock at these price levels.\n10 stocks we like better than Electronic Arts\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Electronic Arts wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Intel, Microsoft, and Sonos Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Electronic Arts and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Here's why it's time to buy shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO). This has been a frustrating year for investors, but companies that continue to grow revenue and profits are in the best position to reward shareholders with higher stock prices over time. The company differentiates its products in the marketplace with proprietary software that makes it easy to manage multiple speakers throughout the home while streaming content from leading music services.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Here's why it's time to buy shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Intel, Microsoft, and Sonos Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Electronic Arts and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500 Bear Market: Time to Buy These 3 Market-Beating Growth Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Here's why it's time to buy shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO). Sonos has tremendous customer loyalty, leading its users to buy more products. If Sonos simply grows revenue in line with the home audio market over the next five years, investors can make a fantastic return on the stock at these price levels.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Here's why it's time to buy shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO). Over the last four quarters, Apple converted $386 billion of revenue into $105 billion of free cash flow, and it ended the most recent quarter with a net cash position on the balance sheet of $73 billion. If Sonos simply grows revenue in line with the home audio market over the next five years, investors can make a fantastic return on the stock at these price levels."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stay-focused-on-the-%24180-price-target-for-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could be gearing up for a major product release/refresh next year. As a result, a prominent analyst recently issued an ambitious price objective for AAPL stock.\nIn a time when technology components are in short supply, it’s challenging for Apple to meet its customers’ fast-changing demands. Regardless of supply-chain bottlenecks, shoppers always seem to want the latest and greatest products.\nAt the same time, security is a major priority in the 2020s. Fortunately, Apple’s competitive moat remains wide as the company continues to offer consumer electronics with robust features but also a strong focus on security.\nTicker Company Recent Price\nAAPL Apple $145.95\nWhat’s Happening With AAPL Stock?\nAfter a bruising first half of the year, AAPL stock might just be on the comeback trail. $180 has been a stubborn resistance level throughout 2022 so far. (Keep that number in mind, as it will come up again soon).\nThe silver lining here is that Apple’s trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 23.24x, which is quite reasonable. Furthermore, while some other technology companies don’t offer a dividend at all, Apple rewards its loyal shareholders with a 0.64% forward annual dividend yield.\nIn other words, AAPL stock is hard to resist in the $140s, or even in the $150s. And don’t forget what made Apple such a popular company in the first place: its products. The company’s bread and butter is the iPhone, and one Wall Street analyst is preparing for a big reveal next year.\n7 Bank Stocks to Buy on the Dip\nThe iPhone 14 is due to be released in September. However, Loop Capital Markets analyst John Donovan isn’t expecting anything special with that release, except for a possible addition of emergency satellite communications connectivity. Primarily, Donovan is looking forward to next year’s iPhone 15 release.\n“It is becoming clearer to us that the focus is already shifting to a redesigned iPhone 15,” Donovan explained. Moreover, all indicators “point to Apple targeting the iPhone 15 as the savior so to speak.” With that in mind, the analyst has assigned a $180 price target and a “buy” rating to AAPL stock.\nSecurity in Focus\nAlong with potential iPhone upgrades, there has also been talk of a revamping of Apple’s smartwatch. Reportedly, the new smartwatch design could feature a large display, a bigger battery and “rugged metal casing.” Additionally, Apple has recently announced an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro, powered by the new M2 chip.\nJust as importantly, however, Apple is clearly taking security measures seriously. As evidence of this, Apple is combating spyware attacks with a new “Lockdown Mode.”\nThis protective feature is coming this fall and should be available for iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura. Lockdown Mode is designed to continuously detect and fend off sophisticated cyberattacks.\nIn some instances, Lockdown Mode will limit certain functionalities on Apple devices. This is intended to reduce the “attack surface” that could be exploited by hackers. Apple also assured that it will “continue to strengthen Lockdown Mode and add new protections to it over time.”\nWhat You Can Do Now\nTime and again, Apple is solidifying its competitive moat though top-of-the-line products and services. These are not only rich in powerful features, but provide security against cyber-threats.\nMeanwhile, AAPL stock is trading at a reasonable valuation multiple and has the potential to revisit $180. Therefore, now is a good time to consider starting or adding to your Apple share position.\nOn the date of publication, David Moadel did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Stay Focused on the $180 Price Target for Apple Stock appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could be gearing up for a major product release/refresh next year. As a result, a prominent analyst recently issued an ambitious price objective for AAPL stock. Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $145.95 What’s Happening With AAPL Stock?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could be gearing up for a major product release/refresh next year. Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $145.95 What’s Happening With AAPL Stock? As a result, a prominent analyst recently issued an ambitious price objective for AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': 'Stay Focused on the $180 Price Target for Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Moreover, all indicators “point to Apple targeting the iPhone 15 as the savior so to speak.” With that in mind, the analyst has assigned a $180 price target and a “buy” rating to AAPL stock. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could be gearing up for a major product release/refresh next year. As a result, a prominent analyst recently issued an ambitious price objective for AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could be gearing up for a major product release/refresh next year. Moreover, all indicators “point to Apple targeting the iPhone 15 as the savior so to speak.” With that in mind, the analyst has assigned a $180 price target and a “buy” rating to AAPL stock. As a result, a prominent analyst recently issued an ambitious price objective for AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/new-tsinghua-unigroup-chairman-promises-fresh-start-for-chinese-chip-company', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'SHANGHAI, July 13 (Reuters) - The new chairman of embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup promised a "new start" for the company in an open letter to staff published on Wednesday.\nIn his first public comments since formally taking over Unigroup on Monday, Unigroup Chairman Li Bin wrote the company would begin its new era under his leadership by paying back its creditors and reducing its debt ratio.\nAfter that, Li wrote, the company will "go into battle" by studying foreign and domestic competition.\nLi criticised management under its previous owner, Zhao Weiguo, who drove the company into debt while building a conglomerate.\n"The companies in the group are fighting each other and there is no resource sharing, collaborative management or synergies," Li wrote.\n"While our scale is already large, our business achievements and quality levels are uneven."\nTsinghua Unigroup said in a market filing late on Monday that it had completed a restructuring plan that officially placed it under the ownership of a vehicle controlled by Wise Road Capital, Jianguang Asset Management, and a number of state-affiliated funds.\nLi controls both Jianguang and Wise Road Capital.\nWise Road was behind a failed $1.4 billion acquisition of U.S.-listed chipmaker Magnachip, which fell apart due to regulatory scrutiny.\nWise Road also negotiated the sale of Britain\'s Newport Wafer Fab to a Chinese buyer in 2021. In May, the British government ordered a national security review into the deal.\nOriginating as a branch of China\'s prestigious Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Unigroup emerged in the previous decade as a would-be domestic champion for China\'s laggard chip industry.\nBut the company fell into debt under former chairman Zhao, prompting it to default on a number of bond payments in late 2020 end eventually face bankruptcy.\nThe conglomerate has yet to produce any global leaders in the semiconductor sector. However, in recent years, two divisions have made promising advances.\nSmartphone processor maker Unisoc has gained market share after Huawei\'s Hisilicon chip division collapsed due to U.S. Sanctions.\nMemory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) may also supply NAND flash to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Bloomberg reported. Neither company has confirmed the reports.\n(Reporting by Josh Horwitz; Editing by Stephen Coates)\n(([email protected]; +86 21 20830007;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Memory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) may also supply NAND flash to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Bloomberg reported. SHANGHAI, July 13 (Reuters) - The new chairman of embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup promised a "new start" for the company in an open letter to staff published on Wednesday. Tsinghua Unigroup said in a market filing late on Monday that it had completed a restructuring plan that officially placed it under the ownership of a vehicle controlled by Wise Road Capital, Jianguang Asset Management, and a number of state-affiliated funds.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Memory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) may also supply NAND flash to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Bloomberg reported. SHANGHAI, July 13 (Reuters) - The new chairman of embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup promised a "new start" for the company in an open letter to staff published on Wednesday. In his first public comments since formally taking over Unigroup on Monday, Unigroup Chairman Li Bin wrote the company would begin its new era under his leadership by paying back its creditors and reducing its debt ratio.', 'news_article_title': 'New Tsinghua Unigroup chairman promises fresh start for Chinese chip company', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Memory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) may also supply NAND flash to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Bloomberg reported. Li criticised management under its previous owner, Zhao Weiguo, who drove the company into debt while building a conglomerate. "The companies in the group are fighting each other and there is no resource sharing, collaborative management or synergies," Li wrote.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Memory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) may also supply NAND flash to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Bloomberg reported. SHANGHAI, July 13 (Reuters) - The new chairman of embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup promised a "new start" for the company in an open letter to staff published on Wednesday. In his first public comments since formally taking over Unigroup on Monday, Unigroup Chairman Li Bin wrote the company would begin its new era under his leadership by paying back its creditors and reducing its debt ratio.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-apple-occidental-petroleum-and-hp', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – July 13, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY and HP HPQ.\nINVESTMENT IDEAS #1\nMimic Warren Buffett's 2022 Strategy with These 3 Stocks\nWarren Buffett, also known as the Oracle of Omaha, is a common name that comes to mind when thinking of the financial world. He's one of the most widely-followed individuals in the realm, and for a good reason – he's reaped stellar returns in the market.\nBuffett is a philanthropist and businessman. He's the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries engage in insurance, freight rail transportation, energy generation and distribution, manufacturing, and many others.\nInvestors are always looking to see his next move.\nHe's been on the offensive throughout 2022, undoubtedly recognizing value in areas, and that's what we're here to look at today. \nThree stocks that he's bought in 2022 include Apple, Occidental Petroleum and HP. The chart below illustrates the year-to-date price action of all three companies' shares while blending in the S&P 500.\nLet's examine each company a little closer to see if they fit your investing style as well.\nApple\nApple, the creator of the legendary iPhone, has taken the mobile landscape to great heights. Buffett states that he loves the tech titan because of its customers' brand loyalty; consumers are likely to trade in old Apple products for new ones.\nUp more than 325% over the last five years, Apple shares have easily crushed the general market's performance.\nApple is known for consistent quarterly results – over its last 20 quarters, the iPhone creator has impressively exceeded both top and bottom-line estimates 19 times. In its latest quarter, the company electrified the market and reported EPS of $1.52, penciling in a respectable 6% beat in the face of adverse business conditions. \nApple's forward P/E ratio currently resides at 23.8X, slightly above its five-year median value of 20.6X but nowhere near highs of 41.5X in 2020. Additionally, shares trade at a 12% premium relative to its Zacks Sector.\nWhile the forward earnings multiple is on the higher side, shares actually trade at their cheapest level since early 2020. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C.\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the $6.10 EPS estimate pencils in a notable 9% expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year. Additionally, annual revenue is forecasted to climb to a mighty $394 billion, reflecting a respectable 8% uptick year-over-year.\nOccidental Petroleum\nBased in Texas, Occidental Petroleum is an integrated oil and gas company with significant exploration and production exposure. Buffett has been buying OXY stock aggressively, signaling a substantial bet on the energy sector.\nOccidental Petroleum shares struggled primarily through 2019 and the better part of 2020, stuck in a deep downtrend. The stock bottomed near November 2020, and since then, investors have enjoyed a parabolic run.\nThe company has recently found some consistency within its quarterly reports, exceeding both top and bottom-line estimates in its last three quarters. In its latest quarter, OXY surpassed the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $1.97 handily by nearly 8% and reported quarterly EPS of $2.12.\nOXY's forward price-to-sales ratio currently resides at 1.5X, a bit pricey compared to its Zacks Sector average of 0.7X. However, the value is below its five-year median of 1.6X and a fraction of its 4.5X high in 2018.\nThe company sports a Style Score of an A for Value.\nNow, here's where things get interesting. The company has undoubtedly benefited from the surge in energy costs, and bottom and top-line estimates reflect that.\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the $10.53 Zacks Consensus Estimate pencils in a strong triple-digit growth in earnings of more than 310% year-over-year. The top-line growth is also remarkable – the $37 billion revenue estimate for FY22 notches a 40% uptick in revenue from the previous year.\nHP\nHP is a leading provider of personal computing and other access devices to consumers globally. The purchase looks like a classic Buffett value play.\nOver the last five years, HP shares have soared a triple-digit 102%, outperforming the S&P 500 by a wide margin.\nHP has shown impressive consistency in its quarterly reports, exceeding bottom-line expectations in 13 consecutive quarters dating back to 2019. Additionally, the company has exceeded quarterly revenue estimates in eight of its last ten quarters.\nThe PC giant has a beautifully low 7.3X forward earnings multiple, well below its five-year median of 9.2X and well below highs of 13.4X in 2017. In addition, shares trade at a staggering 66% discount relative to its Zacks Sector.\nHP boasts a Style Score of an A for Value.\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the EPS estimate of $4.31 represents a strong double-digit growth in earnings of 14% year-over-year. The top-line also looks to remain strong, with the $66 billion revenue estimate reflecting a 4% expansion within the top-line year-over-year.\nBottom Line\nIt's no secret why the Oracle of Omaha has gathered such a large audience in the financial world. He's reaped immense returns in the market, causing investors to mimic his holdings.\nIn a quick change of events, Buffett has been on the offensive throughout 2022, and the three stocks above are all ones he's purchased.\nFor those looking to invest like Buffett has in 2022, these three companies would be a great place to start.\nWhy Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P's impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. 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Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 13, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY and HP HPQ. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C. For the current fiscal year (FY22), the $6.10 EPS estimate pencils in a notable 9% expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 13, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY and HP HPQ. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C. For the current fiscal year (FY22), the $6.10 EPS estimate pencils in a notable 9% expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Apple, Occidental Petroleum and HP', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 13, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY and HP HPQ. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C. For the current fiscal year (FY22), the $6.10 EPS estimate pencils in a notable 9% expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 13, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY and HP HPQ. AAPL has a Value Style Score of a C. 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Following which, there is initially a sense the accident can be contained, and the fire swiftly put out, but it turns out that was merely wishful thinking and after brief interludes of hope, more setbacks ensue until disaster finally unfolds.\nThis is an unintended parable for the current state of the economy, so says Monness analyst Brian White, who believes it will take a “deluge of extraordinary forces to put out this blaze and avoid further destruction.”\nAnd as the economy goes up in smoke, the world’s most resilient companies won’t be able to withstand the heat. Even the biggest of them all – Apple (AAPL).\nBut let’s flashback to better times first. Maybe not for the general populace but definitely for the tech giant. During the pandemic, Apple enjoyed a “powerful tailwind from the work-from-home phenomenon, driving unprecedented demand for Macs and iPads.” Additionally, the lockdowns left scant options for outside entertainment and therefore consumers spent more of their budgets on other Apple products and services.\nBut while the reopening inevitably resulted in a reversal of these trends – which White’s model accounted for – other “sinister headwinds have since emerged, including a sharp downshift in the economy, disruptive inflationary pressures, and a precarious geopolitical environment.”\nAccordingly, while White believes Apple’s portfolio has “never been stronger and its platform more ubiquitous,” it stands to suffer from these macro developments.\nWith this in mind, White has now slashed his 3QFY22 (June quarter) revenue outlook from $89.30 billion to $85.88 billion (a 5.5% year-over-year increase) and lowered the EPS projection from $1.32 to $1.24. For FY22, the revenue forecast has been pulled back to $397.52 billion from the prior $408.60 billion and the EPS estimate has been lowered from $6.44 to $6.20.\nAlong with the downward revisions, White cut his price target on Apple shares, from $199 to $174, suggesting shares have 17% upside potential in the year ahead. White’s Buy rating stays as is. (To watch White’s track record, click here)\nThe rest of the Street is optimistic about Apple, with its Strong Buy analyst consensus breaking down into 22 Buys and 6 Holds. At $183.05, the average price target brings the upside potential to 23%. (See Apple stock forecast on TipRanks)\nTo find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.\nDisclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Even the biggest of them all – Apple (AAPL). In the classic disaster movie, The Towering Inferno, faulty engineering causes an electrical short which sets off a fire in the world's tallest building. Following which, there is initially a sense the accident can be contained, and the fire swiftly put out, but it turns out that was merely wishful thinking and after brief interludes of hope, more setbacks ensue until disaster finally unfolds.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Even the biggest of them all – Apple (AAPL). But while the reopening inevitably resulted in a reversal of these trends – which White’s model accounted for – other “sinister headwinds have since emerged, including a sharp downshift in the economy, disruptive inflationary pressures, and a precarious geopolitical environment.” Accordingly, while White believes Apple’s portfolio has “never been stronger and its platform more ubiquitous,” it stands to suffer from these macro developments. Along with the downward revisions, White cut his price target on Apple shares, from $199 to $174, suggesting shares have 17% upside potential in the year ahead.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Intriguing Value Amid Market Storm', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Even the biggest of them all – Apple (AAPL). In the classic disaster movie, The Towering Inferno, faulty engineering causes an electrical short which sets off a fire in the world's tallest building. Following which, there is initially a sense the accident can be contained, and the fire swiftly put out, but it turns out that was merely wishful thinking and after brief interludes of hope, more setbacks ensue until disaster finally unfolds.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Even the biggest of them all – Apple (AAPL). But while the reopening inevitably resulted in a reversal of these trends – which White’s model accounted for – other “sinister headwinds have since emerged, including a sharp downshift in the economy, disruptive inflationary pressures, and a precarious geopolitical environment.” Accordingly, while White believes Apple’s portfolio has “never been stronger and its platform more ubiquitous,” it stands to suffer from these macro developments. (To watch White’s track record, click here) The rest of the Street is optimistic about Apple, with its Strong Buy analyst consensus breaking down into 22 Buys and 6 Holds.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chipmaker-tsmcs-shares-jump-after-quarterly-profit-beats-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Shares in Taiwanese chip firm TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.Nrose more than 1% on Friday morning, the day after announcing a forecast-beating second quarter profit and saying it was "highly confident" about its long-term prospects.\nThat compared to the broader market .TWII which was flat.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, posted a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion).\n($1 = 29.9410 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee and Ben BLanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, posted a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion). TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Shares in Taiwanese chip firm TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.Nrose more than 1% on Friday morning, the day after announcing a forecast-beating second quarter profit and saying it was "highly confident" about its long-term prospects. ($1 = 29.9410 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Yimou Lee and Ben BLanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, posted a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion). TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Shares in Taiwanese chip firm TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.Nrose more than 1% on Friday morning, the day after announcing a forecast-beating second quarter profit and saying it was "highly confident" about its long-term prospects. ($1 = 29.9410 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Yimou Lee and Ben BLanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "Chipmaker TSMC's shares jump after quarterly profit beats estimates", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, posted a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion). TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Shares in Taiwanese chip firm TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.Nrose more than 1% on Friday morning, the day after announcing a forecast-beating second quarter profit and saying it was "highly confident" about its long-term prospects. That compared to the broader market .TWII which was flat.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion). That compared to the broader market .TWII which was flat. ($1 = 29.9410 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Yimou Lee and Ben BLanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chipmaker-tsmcs-shares-jump-after-quarterly-profit-beats-estimates-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds analyst comments\nTAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - TSMC 2330.TW shares rose over 3% on Friday outperforming the broader market .TWII, after the Taiwanese chipmaker announced forecast-beating second-quarter profit, with analysts buoyant on the firm\'s outlook despite some downside concern.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, posted on Thursday a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion).\nIt said it was "highly confident" about its long-term prospects, though also signalled cooling demand from consumer electronics customers who it expects to reduce chip stockpiles over the next few quarters into 2023.\nThe market has been wary of a possible chip glut due to slowing consumer demand and soaring inflation, especially after Micron Technology Inc MU.O last month said a chip shortage in some sectors was quickly turning into a glut.\nTSMC\'s earnings are likely to ease some of those worries for now.\nAnalysts at J.P. Morgan said TSMC acknowledging the downturn was a "positive start", expecting the chipmaker\'s stock price to move up modestly in the near term.\n"But confirmation of downturn from other semi companies in this earnings season is necessary for a definitive clearing event."\nTSMC\'s shares are still down around 21% so far this year, in line with broader local market, as investors worry Taiwan\'s export-dependent economy will be hit by slowing consumer demand in China, the United States and Europe.\nMorningstar analysts said they believed Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and Nvidia Corp\'s NVDA.O increased allocation to TSMC would have cushioned the impact of most of the overall softened demand for the next 12 months.\n"We note that the duo has contracted TSMC as their primary foundry (if not sole) for most of 2023\'s consumer products because of low production yields at Samsung" Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS.\nTaiwan\'s benchmark index was up around 0.7% on Friday morning.\n($1 = 29.9410 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Christopher Cushing)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, posted on Thursday a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion). It said it was "highly confident" about its long-term prospects, though also signalled cooling demand from consumer electronics customers who it expects to reduce chip stockpiles over the next few quarters into 2023. Analysts at J.P. Morgan said TSMC acknowledging the downturn was a "positive start", expecting the chipmaker\'s stock price to move up modestly in the near term.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted on Thursday a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion). Adds analyst comments TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - TSMC 2330.TW shares rose over 3% on Friday outperforming the broader market .TWII, after the Taiwanese chipmaker announced forecast-beating second-quarter profit, with analysts buoyant on the firm's outlook despite some downside concern. The market has been wary of a possible chip glut due to slowing consumer demand and soaring inflation, especially after Micron Technology Inc MU.O last month said a chip shortage in some sectors was quickly turning into a glut.", 'news_article_title': "Chipmaker TSMC's shares jump after quarterly profit beats estimates", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted on Thursday a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion). Adds analyst comments TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - TSMC 2330.TW shares rose over 3% on Friday outperforming the broader market .TWII, after the Taiwanese chipmaker announced forecast-beating second-quarter profit, with analysts buoyant on the firm's outlook despite some downside concern. TSMC's earnings are likely to ease some of those worries for now.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted on Thursday a 76.4% leap in profit for the April-June period of 2022, to T$237.0 billion ($7.92 billion). Adds analyst comments TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - TSMC 2330.TW shares rose over 3% on Friday outperforming the broader market .TWII, after the Taiwanese chipmaker announced forecast-beating second-quarter profit, with analysts buoyant on the firm's outlook despite some downside concern. TSMC's shares are still down around 21% so far this year, in line with broader local market, as investors worry Taiwan's export-dependent economy will be hit by slowing consumer demand in China, the United States and Europe."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-semiconductor-stocks-to-look-at-after-the-chips-act-passes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe CHIPS for America Act, meant to bring the semiconductor industry back to America, has become lost in partisan politics. Republican leaders who claim to support it are using it to seek concessions on other issues. Anyone interested in semiconductor stocks should pay close attention to these developments.\nStock in companies that support the funding are hitting the ground and aren’t being picked up. Reports that the present chip shortage is easing has increased opposition. Many oppose subsidizing an industry that appears, on the surface, to be highly profitable.\nWhile I have many friends who question the need for the act, making semiconductors is a dirty business done by highly-paid people. Low-wage countries with lax environmental protections captured it decades before the origin of chips became a national security concern.\nIf we want to allay the national security concern, or avoid the industry moving to Europe, taxpayers must make an investment that will pay off in jobs, taxes and repaired supply chains.\nThere’s less urgency among voters for the semiconductor industry. The pressure to pass the bill is all coming from the industry, which is delaying construction of new facilities until the funding is secure.\n7 Best Dow Stocks to Buy in July\nIf you think the CHIPS Act is necessary and likely to pass eventually, now would be a good time to buy the companies that most benefit from it.\nINTC Intel $37.17\nNVDA Nvidia $152.15\nTSM Taiwan Semiconductor $81.24\nMU Micron $58.96\nAAPL Apple $145.77\nIntel (INTC)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nIntel (NASDAQ:INTC) isn’t exactly broke right now, but the economics of the industry mean its cash would be better deployed in Vietnam or Abu Dhabi if the U.S. government doesn’t help.\nCEO Pat Gelsinger, a longtime Intel executive who returned from VMWare (NYSE:VMW) last year, saw Intel move offshore and wants to bring it back. But he has threatened to move production to Europe if he doesn’t get government cash.\nIntel is desperate because it needs to make decisions now on where it will produce chips in 2025. By then it hopes to be making chips with circuit lines just 18 Angstroms, less than two nanometers apart.\nWhile Moore’s Law gets the headlines, Intel is acting as it is thanks to Moore’s Second Law. That is, as circuit lines get closer the equipment to make them becomes proportionally more expensive. There’s also what I call Moore’s Third Law, the idea that as chips grow more complex their environmental footprint also grows.\nIn the past, Intel offset these costs by putting factories where labor cost less, or environmental regulations were ignored. For Intel, the CHIPS for America Act is necessary to offset those costs. Without it, Gelsinger argues, Intel is either overseas or uncompetitive.\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nNo company better represents the recent past of the semiconductor industry, and its future, than Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).\nNvidia makes graphics processors. These were once thought of as “helper” chips that offloaded complex graphics calculations from the microprocessor, for things like rendering video games. They’re now at the heart of artificial intelligence and metaverse applications, the future of the industry.\nNvidia doesn’t manufacture chips. It designs them, then hires a fabrication plant or foundry to make them. In recent years that has been Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), first to master the extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) technology needed to render designs at 10 nm and less.\nNvidia’s co-founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, was also born in Taiwan, in the historical capital of Tainan, six years before Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) CEO Lisa Su was born in the same city.\n5 Best Stocks to Buy if You Have $100 to Spend\nThis brings up the industry’s problem. China claims Taiwan as its territory, and regularly threatens to take it by force. The semiconductor industry is now completely dependent on Taiwan for leadership as well as for manufacturing. If Taiwan were invaded today, the entire world economy would be threatened.\nTaiwan Semiconductor (TSM)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nAn hour’s drive outside Taipei is Hsinchu Technology Park, the most important manufacturing center in the world.\nThis is where Taiwan Semiconductor has most of its fabrication plants, or “fabs.” This is where it mastered EUV process needed for making today’s most powerful microprocessors.\nTaiwan Semi has mastered this technology. Samsung has, too. Intel says it has. Chinese semiconductor manufacturers have not. China finds making even 14 nm chips difficult without imported technology, which the U.S. is now trying to deny it.\nTaiwan Semiconductor is now building plants in Arizona and promises to build more once the CHIPS for America Act passes. This would protect the global industry from China’s threats against Taiwan Semiconductor’s home, a possible landing point for Chinese troops in an invasion. If war came, analysts at the U.S. Army War College have suggested, the Taiwanese plants should be destroyed. This would take the global economy with it.\nMeanwhile, two thirds of the world’s semiconductor foundry revenue goes to Taiwan.\nMicron (MU)\nSource: Charles Knowles / Shutterstock.com\nMicron (NASDAQ:MU) makes something the rest of the U.S. industry, including Intel, have given up on.\nMicron makes memory and storage chips. Two Korean companies dominate the memory market, but Micron still has a 23% share.\nMicron is known for making chips at its hometown of Boise, Idaho, but it is a global supplier, with plants in Malaysia, Taiwan and even China. Micron plans to invest $150 billion over the next decade. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says that, depending on the fate of the act, more or less of that money will go to the U.S.\n7 Best Biotech Stocks to Buy in July 2022\nBecause memory chips are commodities, unlike microprocessors, their price and Micron’s profitability are very sensitive to supply and demand. This has made the stock highly volatile over many years. It traded for just $10 as recently as 2016, and for $97 as recently as January. It’s down 37% on the year as prices for memory have eased for the first time in years.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Moab Republic / Shutterstock\nThe biggest beneficiary of the CHIPS for America Act is America’s most valuable company, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).\nApple has been seeking to control its supply chain for years. At the center of this are semiconductors, which it designs based on ARM Holdings designs. But Apple has no chip foundries of its own. Instead, it depends heavily on Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor.\nAs Taiwan Semiconductor expands in the U.S., in other words, Apple secures its own supply chain. Apple chips are among those expected to be produced at Taiwan Semiconductor’s new Arizona plant.\nApple CEO Tim Cook has said supply constraints could cost Apple as much as $8 billion this quarter. That is one reason why Apple stock is down 18% so far in 2022. Apple’s new designs change the entire industry landscape and will let it unify its iPad, iPhone and Mac product lines.\nBut without new manufacturing capacity in the U.S., it may all be just vaporware.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, INTC, NVDA and TSM. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 5 Semiconductor Stocks to Look at After the CHIPS Act Passes appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'INTC Intel $37.17 NVDA Nvidia $152.15 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $81.24 MU Micron $58.96 AAPL Apple $145.77 Intel (INTC) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) isn’t exactly broke right now, but the economics of the industry mean its cash would be better deployed in Vietnam or Abu Dhabi if the U.S. government doesn’t help. Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock The biggest beneficiary of the CHIPS for America Act is America’s most valuable company, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, INTC, NVDA and TSM.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'INTC Intel $37.17 NVDA Nvidia $152.15 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $81.24 MU Micron $58.96 AAPL Apple $145.77 Intel (INTC) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) isn’t exactly broke right now, but the economics of the industry mean its cash would be better deployed in Vietnam or Abu Dhabi if the U.S. government doesn’t help. Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock The biggest beneficiary of the CHIPS for America Act is America’s most valuable company, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, INTC, NVDA and TSM.', 'news_article_title': '5 Semiconductor Stocks to Look at After the CHIPS Act Passes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'INTC Intel $37.17 NVDA Nvidia $152.15 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $81.24 MU Micron $58.96 AAPL Apple $145.77 Intel (INTC) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) isn’t exactly broke right now, but the economics of the industry mean its cash would be better deployed in Vietnam or Abu Dhabi if the U.S. government doesn’t help. Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock The biggest beneficiary of the CHIPS for America Act is America’s most valuable company, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, INTC, NVDA and TSM.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'INTC Intel $37.17 NVDA Nvidia $152.15 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $81.24 MU Micron $58.96 AAPL Apple $145.77 Intel (INTC) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) isn’t exactly broke right now, but the economics of the industry mean its cash would be better deployed in Vietnam or Abu Dhabi if the U.S. government doesn’t help. Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock The biggest beneficiary of the CHIPS for America Act is America’s most valuable company, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, INTC, NVDA and TSM.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buy-microsoft-stock-before-the-price-rises', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThere’s no time like the present to buy Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock. Down nearly 25% on the year and currently trading right around $250 a share, MSFT stock is on sale and would make a worthy long-term addition to any portfolio.\nInvestors should keep in mind that, despite the recent pullback, Microsoft shares have gained 247% over the last five years and delivered a more than 700% return to shareholders in the past decade. With leading positions in key technology segments such as software, cloud computing and video games, Microsoft is the kind of rock solid technology investment that can carry investors through the ebbs and flows of any market.\nTicker Company Recent Price\nMSFT Microsoft $252.91\nMSFT StocAntitrust Probe\nThe latest news to impact MSFT stock are reports that England’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into the company’s $68.7 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI). The British Competition and Markets Authority said its investigation will “consider whether the deal could harm competition and lead to worse outcomes for consumers.”\nThe regulator has set a Sept. 1 deadline for its initial decision on Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The British regulator is one of the first watchdog organizations in the world to probe the deal, which was announced in January of this year.\nWhile some industry analysts have questioned how Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard will impact the $190 billion video game industry, the general view is that, despite any regulatory reviews, the deal is likely to be finalized sometime next year. This would give Microsoft control of popular video game franchises such as “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft.”\nAt least one prominent investor is betting that the deal succeeds. Warren Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B), has purchased more than 74 million shares of ATVI stock with plans to tender them for the agreed upon sale price of $95 a share once the acquisition is approved.\nAttractive Valuation\nPutting the Activision Blizzard purchase aside, there are plenty of other reasons for investors to be bullish on MSFT stock.\nAmong its mega-cap technology peers that include, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft boasts the best profit margins at 37.6%. Meta Platforms comes in second with a profit margin of 31.2%. While Microsoft’s stock trades at 27 times this year’s earnings, that valuation is not overly high considering that the company is guiding for 18.5% revenue growth this year and 14% next year, along with 15% earnings growth both this year and next.\nThe 7 Best Altcoins to Buy in July\nMicrosoft also has more than $100 billion of cash on hand and multiple business units that are growing at double digit year-over-year rates, including its Azure cloud computing and digital advertising units. The growth complements the continued strength of Microsoft’s flagship Windows operating system and related Office software, which continue to dominate the personal computer market with nearly 74% of the world’s desktop computers running on Microsoft products.\nIncreasingly, Microsoft is selling its Office software through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model that requires customers to pay a subscription fee to access the software products from the cloud, providing the company with recurring and predictable revenue.\nOn top of everything else, Microsoft pays a quarterly dividend that it has steadily raised each year for more than a decade. MSFT stock’s dividend yield is currently 0.94%, which is good for a quarterly payment of 62 cents per share. Many of Microsoft’s peers, including Amazon and Alphabet, do not pay a dividend.\nAmong 37 analysts who cover MSFT stock, the median price target is $349.50, implying 38% upside over the next 12 months.\nBuy MSFT Stock While You Can\nThe rout in technology stocks this year has been severe, with the Nasdaq index down nearly 30% since January. Many technology stocks are down 70% or more. While gut wrenching, the selloff has lowered the price of many leading companies and provided investors with some great deals if they can stomach short-term pain for long-term gains. Microsoft is one such stock.\nThe company continues to be one of the biggest and best run technology concerns in the world, and its stock has a track record of rewarding shareholders. As such, investors should add Microsoft to their portfolio while it remains cheap. MSFT stock is a strong buy.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in MSFT, AAPL and GOOGL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Buy Microsoft Stock Before the Price Rises appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among its mega-cap technology peers that include, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft boasts the best profit margins at 37.6%. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in MSFT, AAPL and GOOGL. Investors should keep in mind that, despite the recent pullback, Microsoft shares have gained 247% over the last five years and delivered a more than 700% return to shareholders in the past decade.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among its mega-cap technology peers that include, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft boasts the best profit margins at 37.6%. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in MSFT, AAPL and GOOGL. Ticker Company Recent Price MSFT Microsoft $252.91 MSFT StocAntitrust Probe The latest news to impact MSFT stock are reports that England’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into the company’s $68.7 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI).', 'news_article_title': 'Buy Microsoft Stock Before the Price Rises', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among its mega-cap technology peers that include, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft boasts the best profit margins at 37.6%. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in MSFT, AAPL and GOOGL. Down nearly 25% on the year and currently trading right around $250 a share, MSFT stock is on sale and would make a worthy long-term addition to any portfolio.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Among its mega-cap technology peers that include, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft boasts the best profit margins at 37.6%. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in MSFT, AAPL and GOOGL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips There’s no time like the present to buy Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-partners-with-microsoft-for-its-ad-supported-tier', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX recently announced that it has selected Microsoft MSFT as its global advertising technology and sales partner. The streaming giant is set to introduce a new lower-priced ad-supported subscription plan apart from its existing ad-free basic, standard and premium plans.\n\nNetflix has been suffering from stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+, Disney’s DIS Disney+, Amazon prime video, HBO Max, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok.\n\nNetflix expects to lose two million paid subscribers in second-quarter 2022 because of stiff competition, the unfavorable impact of account sharing, a weak economy, multi-decade-high inflation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and some lingering COVID-19 disruptions.\n\nThe low-priced ad-supported tier is likely to help Netflix attract new customers, particularly in price-sensitive regions like Asia-Pacific and Latin America. In the United States & Canada, as well as in Europe, where Netflix is losing subscribers, the low-priced ad-supported tier is expected to limit the slide.\n Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\nNetflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\n Moreover, Microsoft’s global presence bodes well for Netflix’s ambition of retaining streaming domination.\nWill Netflix’s Solid Content Portfolio Drive Share Price Recovery?\nNetflix’s shares gained 1.21% to close at $176.56 on Jul 13 following the news of the partnership. Shares are down 70.7% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s decline of 35.5% over the same time frame.\n\nNetflix’s focus on originals — both movies and TV shows — has been a major growth driver. Its popular original series, Stranger Things Season 4, has become the second series to hit a billion hours of viewing time after 2021\'s Korean survival-thriller Squid Game, which clocked in 1.65 billion hours in its first 28 days.\n\nThe company has been leveraging the talent of local producers in Asia lately, and some of its bets have turned into home runs, such as The White Tiger and Crash Landing on You. Netflix has renewed a raft of its Asian originals lately, including Korean hits like Squid Game, teen zombie horror All Of Us Are Dead, and D.P..\n\nHowever, competition is increasing for Netflix, which currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Apple’s streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. This year, Apple TV+ has earned 52 Emmy nominations, with the second season of Ted Lasso getting 20 nominations overall.\n\nApple TV+ has reportedly submitted its bid for National Football League’s new Sunday Ticket partner. Disney and Amazon are other contenders.\n\nDisney primarily dominates the live sports streaming space with its ESPN, which is home to several live sporting events like the F1 race, La Liga, Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League and the NBA. Disney+’s expanding footprint has been a growth factor.\n\nDisney recently began offering Disney+, in 16 countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Given the breadth of content of Disney+, the streaming platform is expected to grab the second spot in the region, with a subscriber base of 6.5 million in the region by 2027, trailing only Netflix, which is likely to have a viewer base of 11 million, per Digital TV Research data.\n\nNetflix’s diversified content portfolio, attributable to heavy investments in the production and distribution of localized, foreign-language content, is expected to remain the key catalyst. The ad-supported low-priced tier might just help it regain some of the lost market share in the near term.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+, Disney’s DIS Disney+, Amazon prime video, HBO Max, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix expects to lose two million paid subscribers in second-quarter 2022 because of stiff competition, the unfavorable impact of account sharing, a weak economy, multi-decade-high inflation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and some lingering COVID-19 disruptions.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+, Disney’s DIS Disney+, Amazon prime video, HBO Max, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Its popular original series, Stranger Things Season 4, has become the second series to hit a billion hours of viewing time after 2021's Korean survival-thriller Squid Game, which clocked in 1.65 billion hours in its first 28 days.", 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Partners With Microsoft for Its Ad-Supported Tier', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+, Disney’s DIS Disney+, Amazon prime video, HBO Max, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Apple’s streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Apple’s AAPL Apple TV+, Disney’s DIS Disney+, Amazon prime video, HBO Max, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Moreover, Microsoft’s global presence bodes well for Netflix’s ambition of retaining streaming domination.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-semiconductor-stocks-that-could-go-parabolic', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The semiconductor sector attracted a stampede of bulls last year as the ongoing chip shortage highlighted its secular growth potential. But this year, the bulls retreated amid concerns about sluggish PC sales, cooling economic growth, and a possible overproduction of chips.\nRunaway inflation, rising interest rates, supply chain disruptions, the war in Ukraine, and other macro headwinds then exacerbated that pain and drove investors toward more conservative sectors. As a result, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index lost about 35% of its value this year.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHowever, that sell-off has also created some great buying opportunities for investors who can stomach the near-term volatility. Let\'s examine three unloved chip stocks that could go parabolic if the macroeconomic situation improves: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) (more commonly known as TSMC), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS).\n1. TSMC\nTSMC is the world\'s largest and most advanced contract chipmaker. Its scale and early investments in ASML\'s extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems enabled it to pull ahead of its two closest rivals, Samsung and Intel, in the "process race" to create smaller, denser, and more power-efficient chips.\nAs a result, major chipmakers like AMD, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all consistently outsource the production of their chips to TSMC. TSMC\'s stock has lost a third of its value this year as investors fretted over slowing PC sales, macro headwinds for other chip markets, and the rising R&D and production costs of the world\'s tiniest 3-nanometer and 2-nanometer chips.\nHowever, analysts still expect TSMC\'s revenue to rise 33% this year and 14% in 2023. Its earnings per share are also forecast to increase 46% this year and grow another 9% in 2023 -- even as it boosts its capex to record levels to maintain its lead over Samsung and Intel. TSMC\'s business has always been cyclical, but its stock now trades at just 13 times forward earnings after its recent sell-off. Therefore, I believe that any positive news about the chip sector in this gloomy market could spark a fierce rally for TSMC.\n2. Broadcom\nBroadcom manufactures a wide range of chips for the data center, networking, software, storage, and industrial markets. Last year, it generated a fifth of its total revenue from Apple, which uses Broadcom\'s chips in its iPhones, iPads, and other hardware devices.\nBroadcom generates about a quarter of its sales from its newer infrastructure software business, which emerged from its acquisitions of CA Technologies and Symantec\'s enterprise security business. That segment will grow even larger if it closes its planned takeover of Vmware, which was announced this May.\nBroadcom benefited from robust sales of cloud, data center, and wireless chips last year, but that demand has been cooling off in a post-lockdown market. However, analysts still expect its revenue and earnings to grow 20% and 32%, respectively, this year.\nIn 2023, the company is expected to increase its revenue and earnings by 6% and 8%, respectively -- but that doesn\'t include any potential gains from Vmware. Based on those projections, Broadcom trades at just 13 times forward earnings while paying an attractive forward dividend yield of 3.4%.\nBroadcom\'s stock price has tumbled about 30% this year, but its low valuation, high yield, and well-diversified business should limit its downside potential. Like TSMC, it will also likely pop on any positive catalysts for the chip sector.\n3. Skyworks Solutions\nSkyworks Solutions produces wireless chips for the mobile, automotive, home automation, wireless infrastructure, and industrial markets. Like Broadcom, it\'s also a major Apple supplier, generating a whopping 59% of its revenue from the tech giant in fiscal 2021 (which ended last October).\nHowever, Skyworks has been gradually diversifying its business away from Apple by producing a wider range of chips for Android smartphones, wearables, smart home appliances, industrial Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and connected vehicles. Last year, it acquired Silicon Laboratories\' infrastructure and automotive unit to accelerate that transformation.\nSkyworks might struggle with slower sales of iPhones and other consumer electronics over the next few quarters, but it\'s still generating strong growth across the automotive, industrial, and infrastructure markets. It also expects to sell an increasing number of chips with every new wireless network standard. For example, it estimates that each 5G smartphone uses $25 worth of front-end chips, versus $18 per 4G device and $8 per 3G device.\nThat\'s why Wall Street still expects Skyworks\' revenue and earnings to grow 8% and 6%, respectively, this year. In 2023, they project its revenue will rise another 6%, with 9% earnings growth. Based on those forecasts, Skyworks trades at just eight times forward earnings while paying a forward dividend yield of 2.4%. That single-digit multiple makes Skyworks a great turnaround candidate if investors finally warm up to semiconductor stocks again.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nLeo Sun has positions in ASML Holding, Apple, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML Holding, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom Ltd, Silicon Laboratories, Skyworks Solutions, and VMware and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As a result, major chipmakers like AMD, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all consistently outsource the production of their chips to TSMC. Runaway inflation, rising interest rates, supply chain disruptions, the war in Ukraine, and other macro headwinds then exacerbated that pain and drove investors toward more conservative sectors. Its scale and early investments in ASML\'s extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems enabled it to pull ahead of its two closest rivals, Samsung and Intel, in the "process race" to create smaller, denser, and more power-efficient chips.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As a result, major chipmakers like AMD, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all consistently outsource the production of their chips to TSMC. Skyworks Solutions Skyworks Solutions produces wireless chips for the mobile, automotive, home automation, wireless infrastructure, and industrial markets. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML Holding, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_article_title': '3 Semiconductor Stocks That Could Go Parabolic', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As a result, major chipmakers like AMD, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all consistently outsource the production of their chips to TSMC. TSMC's stock has lost a third of its value this year as investors fretted over slowing PC sales, macro headwinds for other chip markets, and the rising R&D and production costs of the world's tiniest 3-nanometer and 2-nanometer chips. However, analysts still expect its revenue and earnings to grow 20% and 32%, respectively, this year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As a result, major chipmakers like AMD, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all consistently outsource the production of their chips to TSMC. Let's examine three unloved chip stocks that could go parabolic if the macroeconomic situation improves: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) (more commonly known as TSMC), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS). TSMC's stock has lost a third of its value this year as investors fretted over slowing PC sales, macro headwinds for other chip markets, and the rising R&D and production costs of the world's tiniest 3-nanometer and 2-nanometer chips."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-financials-companies-warren-buffett-loves', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett keeps his investments simple for the most part. He\'s not a big fan of technology outside his stake in Apple, instead choosing to invest in solid businesses in proven, profitable industries.\nThis includes financials, one of the world\'s largest sectors at a global value of more than $20 trillion.\nThe following two financial stocks are both top five positions in Buffett\'s portfolio. Here is what they are and why he loves them so much.\n1. A Buffett classic\nBuffett first bought American Express (NYSE: AXP) back in the 1960s, making the credit card company one of his longest-tenured holdings. The company was embroiled in a "Salad Oil Scandal" that caused enormous losses for American Express and cratered its stock. Buffett took the opportunity to invest, and today it\'s one of his most successful purchases.\nAmerican Express has two fundamental target markets. The first is small and medium-sized businesses that use credit to fund their daily operations. These make up roughly half of the company\'s total billings. Its credit cards are also very popular with travelers; travel and entertainment are about a quarter of billings.\nYou can probably imagine that the pandemic was very tough on American Express because it virtually shut down small businesses and halted travel worldwide. You can see the impact on the top and bottom lines in the chart below, but American Express has already recovered, and its long-term growth looks to be back on track.\nAXP Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.\nThe company\'s lending does make it vulnerable to a recession and helps explain why the stock is trading near its lows. But American Express has been through multiple economic ups and downs. Spending $8.6 billion on share repurchases over the past year means that low prices let management buy more shares.\nIf concern about a recession does keep dragging down the shares, investors could be opportunistic just as Buffett was, buying shares on weakness. The company has $27 billion in cash and a strong A- credit rating from S&P, which means that American Express is financially ready for economic ups and downs.\n2. A bank at the top of its game\nThe 2008-09 financial crisis strained the global banking system, tanked the economy, and roiled Wall Street. In 2011, shortly after the crisis, Buffett made his first investment in lending giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). It\'s one of the world\'s largest banks with a whopping $3.2 trillion in assets.\nThe bank was on shaky ground from the crisis, and Buffett came up with the idea to invest in Bank of America while taking a bath. The economy has been strong for years (until recent months), and the shares are down about 40% from their highs.\nYou can see below just how good business has been; revenue has averaged nearly 5% annual growth over the past decade, and earnings-per-share (EPS) has grown by 9% annually at the same time. Management has used profits for share repurchases, shrinking the share count by 25% during the past decade while paying a dividend that yields 2.7%.\nBAC Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.\nGrowing investor anxiety about a recession could be one of the factors putting selling pressure on Bank of America. It\'s fair to say that an economic slump would likely hurt demand for lending, but at the same time, interest rates are rising to combat inflation. Banks can make more money with higher interest rates because they can get higher yields on their new and floating-rate loans.\nSince the financial crisis, the banking industry has also come a long way; regulators put in rules, including annual stress tests, to ensure that banks can withstand financial shocks. Bank of America\'s massive balance sheet and $31 billion in yearly profits earned it an investment-grade A- credit rating from S&P. Size can bring stability to the banking business, making Bank of America a stock that Buffett has relied on and you can too.\n10 stocks we like better than American Express\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and American Express wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and S&P Global. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "You can probably imagine that the pandemic was very tough on American Express because it virtually shut down small businesses and halted travel worldwide. The company has $27 billion in cash and a strong A- credit rating from S&P, which means that American Express is financially ready for economic ups and downs. Bank of America's massive balance sheet and $31 billion in yearly profits earned it an investment-grade A- credit rating from S&P.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'A Buffett classic Buffett first bought American Express (NYSE: AXP) back in the 1960s, making the credit card company one of his longest-tenured holdings. Spending $8.6 billion on share repurchases over the past year means that low prices let management buy more shares. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '2 Financials Companies Warren Buffett Loves', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A Buffett classic Buffett first bought American Express (NYSE: AXP) back in the 1960s, making the credit card company one of his longest-tenured holdings. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and S&P Global.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A Buffett classic Buffett first bought American Express (NYSE: AXP) back in the 1960s, making the credit card company one of his longest-tenured holdings. Size can bring stability to the banking business, making Bank of America a stock that Buffett has relied on and you can too. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-long-short-etfs-are-beating-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stocks continue to struggle as inflation reached a new four-decade high in June, raising expectations that the Federal Reserve will hike rates aggressively and could send the economy into a recession.\nIn a long-short investment strategy, the fund goes long stocks that are expected to outperform the market, while taking short positions in stocks that are likely to underperform.\nThese strategies have the potential to outperform in both rising and falling markets. They also add diversification benefits to a portfolio and lower volatility due to low correlations with broader indexes.\nThe AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund BTAL takes long positions in low beta stocks like Automatic Data Processing ADP, and short positions in high beta stocks like DocuSign DOCU.\nThe Leatherback Long/Short Alternative Yield ETF LBAY invests in securities like Exxon Mobil XOM that it believes will provide sustainable shareholder yield and takes short positions in stocks it believes will decline in price. Tesla TSLA is one of the short holdings.\nThe First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF FTLS has 80% to 100% long positions in stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT, offset by 0% to 50% short positions in other stocks.\nTo learn more, please watch the short video above.\n\n \nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAutomatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTesla, Inc. (TSLA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nFirst Trust LongShort Equity ETF (FTLS): ETF Research Reports\n \nAGFiQ US Market Neutral AntiBeta ETF (BTAL): ETF Research Reports\n \nDocuSign (DOCU): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nLeatherback LongShort Alternative Yield ETF (LBAY): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF FTLS has 80% to 100% long positions in stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT, offset by 0% to 50% short positions in other stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Stocks continue to struggle as inflation reached a new four-decade high in June, raising expectations that the Federal Reserve will hike rates aggressively and could send the economy into a recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF FTLS has 80% to 100% long positions in stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT, offset by 0% to 50% short positions in other stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund BTAL takes long positions in low beta stocks like Automatic Data Processing ADP, and short positions in high beta stocks like DocuSign DOCU.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Long-Short ETFs are Beating the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF FTLS has 80% to 100% long positions in stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT, offset by 0% to 50% short positions in other stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Get it free >>', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF FTLS has 80% to 100% long positions in stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT, offset by 0% to 50% short positions in other stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In a long-short investment strategy, the fund goes long stocks that are expected to outperform the market, while taking short positions in stocks that are likely to underperform.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/74-of-this-warren-buffett-controlled-portfolio-is-invested-in-1-high-growth-stock-and-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett and his company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) are widely known as some of the greatest investors of all time, with a strong track record for beating the broader market. Buffett has also been known to say that he\'s not the biggest fan of diversification because he believes it\'s a protection against ignorance.\nThe team at Berkshire Hathaway certainly practices what Buffett preaches and keeps its nearly $324 billion equities portfolio heavily concentrated in just a handful of assets. In fact, roughly 74% Berkshire\'s portfolio is invested in one high-growth stock and one ultra-safe asset.\nThe high-growth stock\nIf you follow Berkshire and Buffett, then it will come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest stock in Berkshire\'s equities portfolio, currently accounting for more than 41%. Berkshire first bought Apple in 2016 and now owns over 911.3 million shares valued at more than $133.7 billion.\nOne of the reasons Buffett has gone all-in on Apple is because the company has created one of the strongest brands in the world, which, if you look through Berkshire\'s portfolio, is definitely one trait the Oracle of Omaha seems to really look for when evaluating stocks.\nIn fact, as legend has it, one of the main reasons Buffett first started looking more closely at Apple is after a member of Berkshire\'s board of directors lost his iPhone. "I felt like I lost a piece of my soul," David Gottesman supposedly said at the time.\nStrong brands can carry companies through a variety of difficult economic situations. People are still likely to buy the iPhone, for instance, during high levels of inflation or a recession because the device plays such a critical role in their lives. So, during times of inflation like we\'re in now, Apple can pass on higher costs associated with running its business to its customers without too much pushback.\nApple also happens to be a cash cow, having generated more than $28 billion of operating cash flow and a profit surpassing $25 billion in its most recent quarter. The company has also repurchased more than $467 billion of stock over the last decade, something we also know Buffett -- or any investor, for that matter -- absolutely loves.\nThe ultra-safe asset\nIt should come as no surprise to Buffett fans that the asset I am referring to here is not a stock, but rather cold, hard cash. That\'s right -- almost 33% of Berkshire\'s portfolio is straight cash.\nUnder Buffett\'s leadership, Berkshire\'s equities portfolio keeps a minimum of $30 billion in cash and cash equivalents. At one point last year, that cash pile was up close to an astonishing $150 billion.\nNow, a lot of people question this strategy. Why not put that cash to work, given earning a little something on this amount of money can go a long way? But Buffett has long maintained a large hoard of cash to prepare for economic shocks and investing opportunities. When the pandemic hit, I am sure Berkshire shareholders slept easier at night knowing that the company had heaps of cash on hand to stomach a range of adverse economic scenarios.\nHaving this amount of cash also allows Buffett and Berkshire to move quickly when they come across good investing opportunities. That might mean repurchasing shares of Berkshire, acquiring a company, reinvesting in the business, or investing in stocks. In the first three months of the year, Buffett and Berkshire put $51 billion of that cash to work.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (B shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The high-growth stock If you follow Berkshire and Buffett, then it will come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest stock in Berkshire's equities portfolio, currently accounting for more than 41%. One of the reasons Buffett has gone all-in on Apple is because the company has created one of the strongest brands in the world, which, if you look through Berkshire's portfolio, is definitely one trait the Oracle of Omaha seems to really look for when evaluating stocks. In fact, as legend has it, one of the main reasons Buffett first started looking more closely at Apple is after a member of Berkshire's board of directors lost his iPhone.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The high-growth stock If you follow Berkshire and Buffett, then it will come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest stock in Berkshire's equities portfolio, currently accounting for more than 41%. In fact, roughly 74% Berkshire's portfolio is invested in one high-growth stock and one ultra-safe asset. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).", 'news_article_title': '74% of This Warren Buffett-Controlled Portfolio Is Invested in 1 High-Growth Stock and 1 Ultra-Safe Asset', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The high-growth stock If you follow Berkshire and Buffett, then it will come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest stock in Berkshire's equities portfolio, currently accounting for more than 41%. In fact, roughly 74% Berkshire's portfolio is invested in one high-growth stock and one ultra-safe asset. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "The high-growth stock If you follow Berkshire and Buffett, then it will come as no surprise to hear that the consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest stock in Berkshire's equities portfolio, currently accounting for more than 41%. Under Buffett's leadership, Berkshire's equities portfolio keeps a minimum of $30 billion in cash and cash equivalents. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thursdays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-prf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.0 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 217,000. Shares of PRF were down about 1.8% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading off about 0.2% with over 47.4 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 0.8% on volume of over 38.7 million shares. Gamestop is the component faring the best Thursday, up by about 4% on the day, while Transocean is lagging other components of the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF, trading lower by about 10%.\nVIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PRF\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.0 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 217,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading off about 0.2% with over 47.4 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 0.8% on volume of over 38.7 million shares. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PRF The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.0 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 217,000. Gamestop is the component faring the best Thursday, up by about 4% on the day, while Transocean is lagging other components of the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF, trading lower by about 10%. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PRF The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PRF", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.0 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 217,000. Gamestop is the component faring the best Thursday, up by about 4% on the day, while Transocean is lagging other components of the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF, trading lower by about 10%. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PRF The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.0 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 217,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading off about 0.2% with over 47.4 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 0.8% on volume of over 38.7 million shares. Gamestop is the component faring the best Thursday, up by about 4% on the day, while Transocean is lagging other components of the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF, trading lower by about 10%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-stocks-to-outrun-the-housing-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThis article is excerpted from Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection newsletter. To make sure you don’t miss any of Tom’s picks, subscribe to his mailing list here.\nCPI Hits 9.1%… And Other Bad News\nOn Tuesday, I wrote that exorbitant home prices are driving even relatively well-off professionals out of top markets.\nNo matter how successful a doctor, lawyer or programmer you become, it’s hard to make $450,000 per year — Fidelity Bank’s estimated buying price for the average apartment in New York’s Upper East Side.\nRight on cue, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released even more bad news:\nInflation hit 9.1% in the month of June.\nAnd as shocking as the figure might be, it actually understates the problem. According to data from Zillow, the average cost to rent has risen 14.7% in the past 12 months. But because only one-third of Americans rent (and making some adjustments for homeowners), the BLS only recorded a 5.6% increase in real estate spending among all Americans.\nBut jumping into real estate today is also risky at best. Rising mortgage rates, slackening commodity prices and unaffordable prices point to prolonged stagnation in house values. Real estate prices cannot go to the moon unless wages do too.\nInstead, investors need to buy companies that benefit from real estate markets without the pricing risk. And today, we will cover five of these fast-growing tech firms that are upending the traditional real estate market.\nSource: Shutterstock / Unicode Vector\n5 Stocks to Outrun the Housing Market\nEarlier this month, Zillow revealed housing prices have risen 19.4% over the past year. Many homeowners are nervously asking themselves how they’ll afford a new house if they ever need to move.\nMeanwhile, renters are in even worse shape. Wages have risen at just one-third the rate of rent increases. And Google’s 30 million results for the question “how much does a cardboard box cost to live in” yield very little helpful advice.\nAt first glance, homebuilder stocks seem like a natural winner. As I mentioned on Tuesday, companies like America’s largest home builder D.H. Horton (DHI) are earning 4x their operating income compared to five years ago.\nIf home prices are going up, shouldn’t homebuilder stocks too?\nBut such conclusions fall into the trap of “first-level thinking,” a term coined by Oaktree Capital co-founder Howard Marks.\nFirst-level thinking is simplistic and superficial, and just about everyone can do it (a bad sign for anything involving an attempt at superiority). All the first-level thinker needs is an opinion about the future, as in “The outlook for the company is favorable, meaning the stock will go up.” Second-level thinking is deep, complex and convoluted.\nThat’s because homebuilding is a low-margin business with virtually no barriers to entry. Excess profits only materialize when home prices are rising, since most of the company’s assets are tied to land, partial builds and completed houses. It’s a business that hemorrhages value the moment home prices drop or stagnate.\nHow to Profit from Real Estate\nMany foreign homebuilders have overcome these risks by pre-selling homes. Buyers put down a hefty deposit for an agreed-upon price, and homebuilders act more like contractors than buy-and-sell developers. These firms tend to be slow-growing, low-risk plays.\nMeanwhile, American investors have an even better option:\nHigh-growth tech firms upending the real estate market.\nThese superstar growth companies tend to be far less capital intensive than homebuilders, meaning that each dollar invested can return multiple back.\nThat’s the driving force behind my Perpetual Money Machine strategy. When companies avoid capital-intensive production — as is the case with Nvidia (NVDA) or Apple (AAPL) — they can turn $1,000 investments into millions. No homebuilder typically manages that feat.\nToday, we’re going to look at five real estate plays upending the traditional world of real estate. And join me on Friday, when I reveal which firm makes it into the core Profit & Protection list.\neXp World Holdings (EXPI)\nGrowth: A | Value: A+ | Quality: B+ | Momentum: A+\nOverall Score: A+\neXp World Holdings (EXPI) is a cloud-based real estate brokerage firm lowering costs for real estate agents nationwide. Revenues have grown from $500 million in 2018 to around $5.3 billion today, about the same rate that Amazon (AMZN) managed in its early days.\neXp provides clear benefits to real estate agents — the company’s online-only model means brokers can keep anywhere from 80% to 100% of their commissions, compared to a typical 70/30 split. And homebuyers also have some upside — the company’s cloud-based transaction processing reduces costs for all parties involved.\nAt its core, however, eXp has grown thanks to a revenue-share model that incentivizes real estate agents to recruit new talent. Much like Amway, Mary Kay and other direct-selling firms, eXp rewards existing agents with commission earned by those they’ve recruited. It’s a controversial practice to be sure, but one that’s worked before.\nMany investors will chafe at investing in an alleged pyramid scheme. And indeed, the company’s “B+” quality rating reflects these concerns. So make sure you join me on Friday to see whether eXp’s rapid growth is enough to earn it a place in the Profit & Protection list, or if its internal risks are too much to bear.\nAirbnb (ABNB)\nGrowth: A | Value: A | Quality: A+ | Momentum: B+\nOverall Score: A\nHomesharing site Airbnb (ABNB) has become a Covid-19 pandemic darling. Revenues rebounded far faster than at traditional hotel firms — rising from $3.3 billion in 2020 to $6 billion in 2021.\nAnalysts now expect Airbnb to double revenues again by 2024.\nBut such growth has failed to translate into momentum. Shares are down 45% since the start of the year, earning the company an average “B+” in its momentum score. The travel industry is cyclical at best.\nCompetition from Expedia (EXPE) and Booking Holdings (BKNG) is also starting to worry investors — both travel behemoths have unveiled plans to enter the vacation rental industry.\nYet Airbnb is one of the strongest companies in the real estate market, earning an “A+” for quality and “A” in growth and value. Its proven business model spins off cash with little investment required, making it a tempting play that any Profit & Protection reader should watch.\nRedfin Corp (RDFN)\nGrowth: A | Value: A+ | Quality: C | Momentum: A+\nOverall Score: A\nRedfin (RDFN) is a fast-growing real estate company that covers brokerage, rentals, mortgage, title services and instant offers. It’s a diversified platform that handsomely rewards successful real estate agents.\nRedfin’s investment draw is clear: the company is a foothold into the real estate market that avoids real estate pricing risks. Analysts expect the firm to grow another 30% this year and generate EBITDA profitability by next year despite a slowdown in real estate transactions.\nBut the company scores a poor “C” grade in quality. Gross margins declined from 26% in 2020 to 21% in 2021 and lost 6 cents for every dollar of revenues. High overhead costs have only exacerbated the issue.\nBut these factors have also pushed Redfin into deep value territory. Shares are down almost 80% for the year, pricing the firm at 0.37x price-to-forward-sales. By that metric, it’s the cheapest real estate play among the fast-growing tech names.\nZillow Group (ZG)\nGrowth: A | Value: B | Quality: B+ | Momentum: A\nOverall Score: B+\nIn 2021, Zillow (ZG) found itself on the wrong side of real estate history after losing $880 million from its home-flipping business. It turns out there’s a reason why most tech firms like Amazon largely avoid sinking money into buying third-party products for resale.\nFast forward a year and Zillow’s management seems to have learned their lesson. The firm is winding down its iBuying program, with only another 1,280 homes to sell in its most recent earnings.\nIn its place, the firm has refocused itself on its Internet Media and Technology (IMT) segment — a lucrative core business that earned almost 30% net margins in 2021. Analysts now expect free cash flow to improve from $340 million in 2020 (the year before its iBuying program took off in earnest) to $1.1 billion by 2024.\nZillow’s momentum is also flagging a potential turnaround. Shares are trading at levels not seen since the depths of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.\nJoin me tomorrow to see whether Zillow’s renewed focus on returns is enough to land it on the core Profit & Protection buy list\nAppfolio (APPF)\nGrowth: A | Value: B | Quality: B+ | Momentum: A\nOverall Score: B+\nThen we have Appfolio (APPF), a tech-based property management firm that helps property managers run their businesses. It’s a firm with the blue-chip real estate exposure of a Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) or CBRE (CBRE) with the high returns of a tech-based company.\nThe odd combination has created an equally strange outcome. The company generated a 57% return on capital invested (ROIC) in 2020 before earning just 0.3% ROIC the following year. When you run a capital-light business in a cyclical industry, the small denominator of an ROIC formula causes some wild swings.\nYet Appfolio has a stunningly strong business. In 2019, the firm received the top value score in Gartner’s review of residential property management. And even as real estate markets wobble, Appfolio’s stable business in managing the properties should remain firm. Analysts expect 20% growth in 2023 and 27% in 2024, giving the firm a solid “A” grade.\nBonus Pick: Luke Lango’s #1 Real Estate Play\nFinally, Luke Lango reveals the “Amazon of houses” in one of his latest presentations. The firm has managed to succeed where Zillow has failed — using superior buying strategies to build a massive real estate portfolio.\nAnalysts now expect EBITDA earnings to rise 10x by 2024.\nAnd the best part? Shares trade for less than $6.\nTo get Luke’s pick for FREE, please click here.\nThe Hidden Risks of Real Estate\nIn 2008, the Case Shiller Index of home prices dropped 14%.\nOrdinarily, a 14% fall in asset prices would cause little alarm. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell almost that much in April this year alone.\nBut real estate markets have a habit of taking on too much leverage. The average mortgage REIT (mREIT) has a total debt-to-equity ratio of 4.1x — three times higher than the average S&P 500 firm.\nThat makes mREITs prone to blowing up. The average mortgage REIT rose 50% between November 2020 and 2021 before giving up virtually all its gains over the following several months.\nThat’s why the Profit & Protection system didn’t flag a single one for investment. And as real estate markets continue to show cracks, investors too should continue focusing on the faster-moving tech firms that avoid such outsized risks.\nP.S. Do you want to hear more about cryptocurrencies? Penny stocks? Options? Leave me a note at [email protected] or connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know what you’d like to see.\nThe post 5 Stocks to Outrun the Housing Market appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When companies avoid capital-intensive production — as is the case with Nvidia (NVDA) or Apple (AAPL) — they can turn $1,000 investments into millions. No matter how successful a doctor, lawyer or programmer you become, it’s hard to make $450,000 per year — Fidelity Bank’s estimated buying price for the average apartment in New York’s Upper East Side. As I mentioned on Tuesday, companies like America’s largest home builder D.H. Horton (DHI) are earning 4x their operating income compared to five years ago.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When companies avoid capital-intensive production — as is the case with Nvidia (NVDA) or Apple (AAPL) — they can turn $1,000 investments into millions. eXp World Holdings (EXPI) Growth: A | Value: A+ | Quality: B+ | Momentum: A+ Overall Score: A+ eXp World Holdings (EXPI) is a cloud-based real estate brokerage firm lowering costs for real estate agents nationwide. Redfin Corp (RDFN) Growth: A | Value: A+ | Quality: C | Momentum: A+ Overall Score: A Redfin (RDFN) is a fast-growing real estate company that covers brokerage, rentals, mortgage, title services and instant offers.', 'news_article_title': '5 Stocks to Outrun the Housing Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When companies avoid capital-intensive production — as is the case with Nvidia (NVDA) or Apple (AAPL) — they can turn $1,000 investments into millions. If home prices are going up, shouldn’t homebuilder stocks too? Today, we’re going to look at five real estate plays upending the traditional world of real estate.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When companies avoid capital-intensive production — as is the case with Nvidia (NVDA) or Apple (AAPL) — they can turn $1,000 investments into millions. eXp World Holdings (EXPI) Growth: A | Value: A+ | Quality: B+ | Momentum: A+ Overall Score: A+ eXp World Holdings (EXPI) is a cloud-based real estate brokerage firm lowering costs for real estate agents nationwide. Redfin’s investment draw is clear: the company is a foothold into the real estate market that avoids real estate pricing risks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-streaming-wont-always-be-a-loss-for-amazon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Analysts have long suspected that Prime Video is a huge loss leader for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). However, the company has greatly expanded its streaming business in the last few years. Here\'s why the company\'s recent ventures in the streaming market will combine to pay off in a big way.\nMultiple stakes in film and TV\nAmazon launched Prime Video, then Amazon Unbox, in September 2006 as a place where customers could download thousands of movies, but pivoted to streaming in 2011. The company has since sunk billions of dollars into Prime Video, spending $13 billion on movies, series, and music in 2021. Despite the streaming service\'s expense, Amazon has used it as an attractive addition to the company\'s Prime membership.\nAmazon\'s streaming business has steadily grown to allow consumers to rent and buy content, add Amazon Channels, watch live sports, stream games, and more. For instance, Amazon launched its streamer Freevee, then IMDb Freedive, in 2019 to cash in on increasing demand for ad-supported streaming services. Few companies have diversified their footholds in the streaming industry like Amazon. The company has skillfully permeated almost every facet of the market, creating a services ecosystem that is only truly rivaled by Apple\'s growing services business.\nPrime Video is not only home to original and licensed content, but Amazon Channels offers Prime members the unique ability to add on popular third-party channels for an additional fee. Subscribers can stream channels such as Showtime ($10.99), HBO ($14.99), Starz ($8.99), and several others. While Amazon has not reported exactly how much revenue it owes to Channels, analysts estimated the service generated $1.7 billion in 2018, more than double the previous year, and projected $3.6 billion in 2020.\nAmazon has grown Prime Video into a one-stop app that members can customize and add to as they see fit. The app is no longer just a tool to attract new Prime members and add value to the subscription, but a clever way to encourage people to cut the cord and move exclusively to streaming -- through Amazon.\nThe power of ads\nIn May 2021, Amazon announced it had amassed 120 million viewers from video streaming ads on platforms such as Freevee, Twitch, and live sports. In addition to its original content and many streaming options, Amazon has substantially grown its video advertising business.\nFree, ad-supported streamer Freevee has found its footing, landing on an inviting new name and reporting a viewership growth of 138% from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, the rival to Fox\'s Tubi and The Roku Channel plans to grow its content by 70% in 2022. Amazon has so far done this by striking a deal with NBCU for an exclusive window to stream films such as Fast & Furious 9 and Sing 2, as well as its launch of two music-themed channels from Fuse Media in June.\nAmazon acquired Twitch in 2014 for an estimated $970 million. After reporting 45 million viewers in 2013, the site grew to 100 million per month in 2015. In 2022, Twitch now receives 140 million active users each month, making an estimated $2.6 billion in revenue in 2021, mostly from advertising. As of April, Amazon has considered offering incentives to Twitch streamers who run more ads and revamping the site\'s monetization structure to increase advertising profits.\nAmazon signed a 10-year agreement with the National Football League in 2021 to exclusively broadcast 15 Thursday Night Football games annually in the U.S. The deal will kick off in 2023 on Prime Video and allow the company to run ads on one of 2020\'s top-rated weeknight primetime shows, reaching tens of millions of viewers through their Prime memberships.\nWhat\'s next for Amazon\'s streaming business?\nWhile Amazon\'s streaming expenses are hefty, the company\'s $13 billion content budget in 2021 is still significantly less than those of its competitors. Netflix\'s content spend in 2021 was $17 billion, while Disney plans to spend $33 billion in 2022, an $8 billion increase from 2021. Amazon has also adjusted its pricing to include content expenses, raising the price of its Prime membership from $119 to $139 a year in the U.S. It is positive that the company is regularly adjusting and updating its approach to streaming.\nAlong with Thursday Night Football in 2023, the company is gearing up to release the highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in September. Prime Video is clearly expecting the show to attract significant viewing numbers, introducing a new communal watch party function to the site in early July. Amazon is massive, making it tedious to keep an eye on its multiple streaming ventures. However, taking a look at the company\'s soon-to-be-released second-quarter 2022 10-Q to note the net sales of its advertising services and its "Technology and Content" segment will be a great way to determine its streaming progress.\nFind out why Amazon is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The app is no longer just a tool to attract new Prime members and add value to the subscription, but a clever way to encourage people to cut the cord and move exclusively to streaming -- through Amazon. Amazon has so far done this by striking a deal with NBCU for an exclusive window to stream films such as Fast & Furious 9 and Sing 2, as well as its launch of two music-themed channels from Fuse Media in June. Prime Video is clearly expecting the show to attract significant viewing numbers, introducing a new communal watch party function to the site in early July.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Amazon's streaming business has steadily grown to allow consumers to rent and buy content, add Amazon Channels, watch live sports, stream games, and more. In addition to its original content and many streaming options, Amazon has substantially grown its video advertising business. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Why Streaming Won't Always Be a Loss for Amazon", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Despite the streaming service's expense, Amazon has used it as an attractive addition to the company's Prime membership. In 2022, Twitch now receives 140 million active users each month, making an estimated $2.6 billion in revenue in 2021, mostly from advertising. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Netflix.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Multiple stakes in film and TV Amazon launched Prime Video, then Amazon Unbox, in September 2006 as a place where customers could download thousands of movies, but pivoted to streaming in 2011. Despite the streaming service's expense, Amazon has used it as an attractive addition to the company's Prime membership. Amazon's streaming business has steadily grown to allow consumers to rent and buy content, add Amazon Channels, watch live sports, stream games, and more."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russias-m.video-starts-used-smartphone-sales-as-foreign-supplies-dwindle', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine\nMOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - Russian consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado MVID.MM on Thursday said it had started selling discounted and used smartphones, offering Russian consumers cheaper alternatives as Western brands suspend shipments.\nApple AAPL.O paused all product sales in Russia in early March, one of many Western companies to distance itself from Moscow since it sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it called a special military operation.\nM.Video said the move expanded its available range of devices and that it was offering "like new" Apple products.\nGiven limited supply to the Russian market, M.Video said discounted, used electronics that are fully functional had the potential to offer an effective alternative to consumers seeking a flagship device.\nM.Video is following in the footsteps of mobile operator MTS MTSS.MM, which launched a similar venture in May.\nOn Wednesday, the retailer said it would more than halve its 2022 investment programme in year-on-year terms and was working on diversifying its supplier base.\n(Reporting by Reuters; editing by David Evans)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O paused all product sales in Russia in early March, one of many Western companies to distance itself from Moscow since it sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it called a special military operation. Given limited supply to the Russian market, M.Video said discounted, used electronics that are fully functional had the potential to offer an effective alternative to consumers seeking a flagship device. On Wednesday, the retailer said it would more than halve its 2022 investment programme in year-on-year terms and was working on diversifying its supplier base.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O paused all product sales in Russia in early March, one of many Western companies to distance itself from Moscow since it sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it called a special military operation. This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - Russian consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado MVID.MM on Thursday said it had started selling discounted and used smartphones, offering Russian consumers cheaper alternatives as Western brands suspend shipments. M.Video said the move expanded its available range of devices and that it was offering "like new" Apple products.', 'news_article_title': "Russia's M.Video starts used smartphone sales as foreign supplies dwindle", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O paused all product sales in Russia in early March, one of many Western companies to distance itself from Moscow since it sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it called a special military operation. This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - Russian consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado MVID.MM on Thursday said it had started selling discounted and used smartphones, offering Russian consumers cheaper alternatives as Western brands suspend shipments. M.Video is following in the footsteps of mobile operator MTS MTSS.MM, which launched a similar venture in May.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O paused all product sales in Russia in early March, one of many Western companies to distance itself from Moscow since it sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it called a special military operation. This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - Russian consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado MVID.MM on Thursday said it had started selling discounted and used smartphones, offering Russian consumers cheaper alternatives as Western brands suspend shipments. Given limited supply to the Russian market, M.Video said discounted, used electronics that are fully functional had the potential to offer an effective alternative to consumers seeking a flagship device.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-being-crushed-in-2022-is-it-safe-to-buy-this-crypto', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The price of Ether (CRYPTO: ETH), the cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain service, hit an all-time high of more than $4,800 last November. At the time, BOOX Research predicted that Ether\'s price could continue climbing to $7,500 by the end of 2022. Unfortunately, rising interest rates and other macro headwinds subsequently sparked a hasty retreat from riskier assets like cryptocurrencies, and Ether now trades at less than $1,100.\nEther remains the second most valuable cryptocurrency after Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), but is it a compelling buy after its recent pullback? Let\'s review Ether\'s rise, its growth potential, and the upcoming challenges to decide.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHow did Ether become the second-largest cryptocurrency?\nEther was first mined in 2015, and it achieved parity with the U.S. dollar in its very first year. If you had bought 100 Ether tokens with $100 when that happened, your investment would be worth $110,000 today.\nEther gained a lot of momentum because the Ethereum blockchain supports decentralized "Web3" technologies like smart contracts, decentralized apps (dApps) that aren\'t tethered to centralized app stores or operating systems, and NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Some of these technologies can be used to secure financial, web browsing, gaming, advertising, cybersecurity, identity management, and supply chain services.\nBy comparison, Bitcoin\'s blockchain is only used to directly mine the cryptocurrency. Therefore, Bitcoin is often considered an asset, while Ether is seen as the leading cryptocurrency for a next-generation computing platform.\nEther also is a somewhat more environmentally friendly alternative to Bitcoin because it requires less energy to mine. Furthermore, its impending "Merge" upgrade (also known as Eth2) is expected to reduce its total mining energy consumption by about 99% when it rolls out as planned over the next few months.\nThe bulls vs. the bears\nThe bulls believe the Merge upgrade will enable Ethereum to scale up its blockchain network and support an expanding ecosystem of Web3 applications. Since Ether will be used as the default currency for those applications, its market value should eventually stabilize. If that happens, it could become a viable hedge against inflation like gold, silver, and other precious metals.\nThe bears believe that decentralized apps will remain a niche concept since most mainstream consumers will still download their apps from a centralized marketplace like Apple\'s App Store or Alphabet\'s Google Play. Tighter regulations, liquidity issues at cryptocurrency exchanges, and the implosions of smaller "altcoins" will also prevent new buyers from entering the market.\nThe bears will point out that other environmentally friendly blockchain-based cryptocurrencies like Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX) -- which also support smart contracts and other Web3 technologies -- haven\'t faded away yet. These competitors could continue to gain ground on Ethereum, especially if the long-awaited Merge upgrade is delayed.\nLast but not least, the gloomiest bears will claim the entire crypto bull market was merely a mirage created by low interest rates, stimulus checks, and the temporary spike in speculative trading last year. As those tailwinds fade, a new "crypto winter" will likely begin, according to Coinbase\'s Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong, and probably won\'t end until the macro situation improves.\nThere\'s no reason to buy Ether right now\nEther\'s biggest catalyst is still months away from being realized, but interest rates will continue to climb for the foreseeable future. Even if the broader markets stabilize, bargain hunters will likely scoop up beaten-down growth stocks -- which are much easier to value -- than speculative cryptocurrencies. Even if investors turn their attention toward the crypto market again, I\'d expect Bitcoin to attract more attention than Ether because it\'s still the top cryptocurrency.\nTherefore, I still don\'t think it\'s safe to buy Ether -- or any cryptocurrencies -- as long as investors are shunning the market\'s more speculative investments.\n10 stocks we like better than Ethereum\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Ethereum wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet (A shares) and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Avalanche, Bitcoin, Coinbase Global, Inc., Ethereum, and Solana. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Unfortunately, rising interest rates and other macro headwinds subsequently sparked a hasty retreat from riskier assets like cryptocurrencies, and Ether now trades at less than $1,100. Last but not least, the gloomiest bears will claim the entire crypto bull market was merely a mirage created by low interest rates, stimulus checks, and the temporary spike in speculative trading last year. As those tailwinds fade, a new "crypto winter" will likely begin, according to Coinbase\'s Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong, and probably won\'t end until the macro situation improves.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ether gained a lot of momentum because the Ethereum blockchain supports decentralized "Web3" technologies like smart contracts, decentralized apps (dApps) that aren\'t tethered to centralized app stores or operating systems, and NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The bears will point out that other environmentally friendly blockchain-based cryptocurrencies like Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX) -- which also support smart contracts and other Web3 technologies -- haven\'t faded away yet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Avalanche, Bitcoin, Coinbase Global, Inc., Ethereum, and Solana.', 'news_article_title': 'After Being Crushed in 2022, Is It Safe to Buy This Crypto?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Unfortunately, rising interest rates and other macro headwinds subsequently sparked a hasty retreat from riskier assets like cryptocurrencies, and Ether now trades at less than $1,100. Therefore, I still don't think it's safe to buy Ether -- or any cryptocurrencies -- as long as investors are shunning the market's more speculative investments. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ether gained a lot of momentum because the Ethereum blockchain supports decentralized "Web3" technologies like smart contracts, decentralized apps (dApps) that aren\'t tethered to centralized app stores or operating systems, and NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Even if investors turn their attention toward the crypto market again, I\'d expect Bitcoin to attract more attention than Ether because it\'s still the top cryptocurrency. Therefore, I still don\'t think it\'s safe to buy Ether -- or any cryptocurrencies -- as long as investors are shunning the market\'s more speculative investments.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-fidelity-msci-information-technology-index-etf-ftec-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/21/2013.\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nSector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 9, placing it in bottom 44%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Fidelity. It has amassed assets over $5.15 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. FTEC seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index before fees and expenses.\nThe MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index represents the performance of the information technology sector in the U.S. equity market.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.89%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 99.90% of the portfolio.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 22.40% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 60.22% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, FTEC has lost about -27.87%, and is down about -17.89% in the last one year (as of 07/14/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $93.52 and $137.67.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.12 and standard deviation of 30.47% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 366 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, FTEC is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $38.38 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $40.66 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.10% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 22.40% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $5.15 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 22.40% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/21/2013.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 22.40% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/21/2013.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 22.40% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-dividend-etf-dln-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 06/16/2006, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Wisdomtree. It has amassed assets over $3.31 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nValue stocks are known for their lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, but investors should also note their lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Looking at their long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets. They are however likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.28%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.46%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Healthcare sector--about 17.80% of the portfolio. Consumer Staples and Information Technology round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.42% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 28.55% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nDLN seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index before fees and expenses. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market.\nThe ETF has lost about -10.25% so far this year and is down about -1.16% in the last one year (as of 07/14/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $57.22 and $66.91.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.90 and standard deviation of 22.95% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 301 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, DLN is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $50.56 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $92.75 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.19% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.42% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 06/16/2006, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.42% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports', 'news_article_title': 'Should WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.42% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 06/16/2006, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.42% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-this-earnings-season%3A-buy-or-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have gained some momentum over the past month thanks to a small tech stock rally, but the iPhone maker will be facing a litmus test when it releases its fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings report on July 28.\nApple stock is down 18% so far in 2022 in the wake of the broad market sell-off, so it trades at an attractive valuation right now. That might tempt investors to buy shares before it releases its quarterly results, as a strong showing could send the stock higher. But then, the global smartphone market hasn't been in the best shape this year, and that could hurt the company's biggest business.\nSo investors might be undecided about what to do with Apple stock this earnings season. Should they be buying in anticipation of more gains? Or will it be a good idea to sell this tech stock and cut any further losses? Let's find out.\nReasons to sell Apple stock\nGlobal smartphone sales are declining this year. Counterpoint Research estimates that smartphone shipments were down 8% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 to 326 million units. The second quarter isn't looking good for smartphone sales, either, as shipments in May reportedly fell 10% year over year to 96 million units. According to Counterpoint, this was only the second time in nearly a decade that monthly shipments fell below 100 million units.\nThe smartphone market has been hit hard by headwinds such as surging inflation and weak consumer confidence, along with renewed COVID-19-induced lockdowns in China and geopolitical instability in Europe that are hurting sales. Not surprisingly, the 2022 outlook for smartphone sales doesn't look promising. Counterpoint estimates a 3% decline in shipments this year.\nThe headwinds mentioned above could weigh on Apple's iPhone sales this year. According to third-party estimates, the company is expected to keep iPhone production flat at 220 million units in 2022. The iPhone was its biggest source of revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, accounting for 52% of its top line. So, a flat performance from the iPhone could hinder the company's ability to meet Wall Street's expectations.\nAnalysts are looking for $1.16 per share in earnings on revenue of $82.5 billion from Apple for the fiscal third quarter. Those numbers don't look inspiring as compared to the prior-year period's earnings of $1.30 per share and revenue of $81.4 billion. The decline in earnings amid a weak smartphone sales environment could strengthen the bear case and send Apple lower, which is why investors looking to cut their losses might consider selling the stock.\nReasons to buy Apple stock\nWall Street's expectations indicate that Apple's business is going to hit a speed bump in the fiscal third quarter. Moreover, the company hadn't provided any guidance citing the near-term uncertainty surrounding its business.\nBut then, Apple might turn in better-than-expected results on the back of healthy iPhone demand. According to Morgan Stanley, the company reportedly built 44.3 million iPhones in the quarter that ended in June. The investment bank has raised its iPhone build forecast by 14% for the June quarter over the past four months.\nThat doesn't seem surprising, as Apple has been outperforming the broader smartphone market. It increased its iPhone sales in the first quarter of the calendar year while the overall market declined, driven by the growing adoption of 5G smartphones.\nApple leads the 5G smartphone market and enjoys strong pricing power. So the iPhone could thrive despite the smartphone market's gloom. It is also worth noting that the company has a massive installed base of users who are in an upgrade window, which could set the company up for a strong second half. Foxconn, which is a key contractor that assembles iPhones, recently raised its guidance for the full year citing strong smartphone demand.\nMeanwhile, the growth of the high-margin services business has played an important role in helping Apple crush consensus earnings estimates over the past four quarters. It expects the services business to grow in the double digits in the June quarter. That could give its margins and the bottom line a nice boost as the services business reported a gross margin of 72.6% in the fiscal second quarter, way higher than the company's overall gross margin of 43.7%.\nIn all, the company could spring a positive surprise when it releases its quarterly report later this month. A strong set of results and outlook can help Apple sustain its rally and inflate its valuation. That's why investors might consider buying the stock since it is trading at 24 times earnings right now, a discount to last year's earnings multiple of 31.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have gained some momentum over the past month thanks to a small tech stock rally, but the iPhone maker will be facing a litmus test when it releases its fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings report on July 28. The smartphone market has been hit hard by headwinds such as surging inflation and weak consumer confidence, along with renewed COVID-19-induced lockdowns in China and geopolitical instability in Europe that are hurting sales. The decline in earnings amid a weak smartphone sales environment could strengthen the bear case and send Apple lower, which is why investors looking to cut their losses might consider selling the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have gained some momentum over the past month thanks to a small tech stock rally, but the iPhone maker will be facing a litmus test when it releases its fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings report on July 28. Reasons to sell Apple stock Global smartphone sales are declining this year. The second quarter isn't looking good for smartphone sales, either, as shipments in May reportedly fell 10% year over year to 96 million units.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock This Earnings Season: Buy or Sell?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have gained some momentum over the past month thanks to a small tech stock rally, but the iPhone maker will be facing a litmus test when it releases its fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings report on July 28. But then, the global smartphone market hasn't been in the best shape this year, and that could hurt the company's biggest business. The second quarter isn't looking good for smartphone sales, either, as shipments in May reportedly fell 10% year over year to 96 million units.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have gained some momentum over the past month thanks to a small tech stock rally, but the iPhone maker will be facing a litmus test when it releases its fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings report on July 28. The second quarter isn't looking good for smartphone sales, either, as shipments in May reportedly fell 10% year over year to 96 million units. Reasons to buy Apple stock Wall Street's expectations indicate that Apple's business is going to hit a speed bump in the fiscal third quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-sp-100-etf-oef-be-on-your-investing-radar-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $7.44 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.40%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 33.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.45% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 41.88% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nOEF seeks to match the performance of the S&P 100 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 100 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the S&P 500 and consists of blue chip stocks from diverse industries in the S&P 500 with exchange listed options & the Index represented approximately 45% of the market capitalization of listed U.S. equities.\nThe ETF has lost about -21.07% so far this year and is down about -12.33% in the last one year (as of 07/14/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $166.91 and $221.63.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 24.21% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 105 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares S&P 100 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, OEF is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $280.67 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $342.74 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.45% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.45% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.45% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.45% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives IShares S&P 100 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-with-spacex-in-this-micro-cap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Velo3D (NYSE: VLD) is a 3D printing company that manufactures high-end parts for spaceships and rocket engines among a few other things. The company is tiny, with a $350 million market cap, and growing quickly (more than 900% revenue growth in its most recent quarter).\nBefore you get too excited, the company had only $38 million in revenue during the past 12 months. So it\'s very, very early. In fact, Velo3D burned $37 million in cash in Q1, and it\'s down to $186 million. So like a lot of start-ups, Velo3D might die an early death (particularly if the economy lurches into a recession).\nNonetheless, I\'m bullish on this little company, and I\'ve started buying shares. So why do I want to own this tiny stock?\nImage source: SpaceX.\nSpaceX is a strategic investor\nSpaceX -- maybe the most exciting private company out there right now -- once tried to acquire Velo3D. Chief Executive Officer Benny Buller rebuffed the overture -- the company wants to stay private. So Elon Musk and his team at SpaceX decided to become a strategic investor instead.\nSpaceX uses Velo3D\'s Sapphire machines to create parts for its Raptor engines. SpaceX started off buying one Sapphire printer in 2018, making it Velo3D\'s first customer. That initial order rapidly increased to 22 orders by 2021. SpaceX even paid for future versions of the device that didn\'t exist at the time of the contract. So when Velo3D\'s next-generation printer, the Sapphire XC, first hit the market, SpaceX got them all.\nThat unit costs about $250,000. We don\'t know the specifics of the SpaceX contract with Velo3D, but the company definitely got a cheaper rate -- so much so that in Q1, Velo3D reported a gross margin of 0%, in large part because the eight machines that shipped that quarter all went to SpaceX (aka "the launch customer"). As Buller said on the Q1 conference call, "the pricing point for the launch customer was significantly lower, as they bought the system before there was a system."\nOf course, SpaceX is a huge company. Founded by Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, SpaceX is privately valued at about $127 billion based on its most recent round of fundraising. So the money that it\'s invested in Velo3D and its 3D printers is relatively tiny.\nWhy was SpaceX interested in acquiring the company? The head of additive manufacturing (AM) at SpaceX opined that, "Velo3D is at least five years ahead of any competition."\nA breakthrough technology\nCompanies like SpaceX are interested in AM devices (aka 3D printers). If you have a complex device made up of dozens of parts, it would certainly be a lot easier if you could reduce that part to one.\nThe problem with traditional AM solutions is that you often can\'t produce the required designs -- you have to redesign the part so that the printer can make it. But even worse, you have performance degradation over time. So you would have to add metal supports to the AM part to avoid breakage.\nVelo3D offers support-free AM. You can reproduce legacy parts without the need for redesign, and they won\'t fall apart. Velo3D\'s machines create parts from nickel, titanium, aluminum, and copper. But the real breakthrough is that no supports are needed.\nThe company\'s first device, the Sapphire, is the basic printer. But what will really drive sales is the next-generation device, the Sapphire XC. That\'s the one SpaceX bought before it existed. The Sapphire XC is a larger machine designed to scale the mass production of parts. You can produce five times as many parts as the original Sapphire, at a much cheaper price point.\nExpanding out the customer base\nI\'m a big fan of SpaceX and Elon Musk\'s vision for his company. Last year, SpaceX signed a $2.9 billion contract with NASA to put astronauts back on the moon by 2025. To my mind, SpaceX is a major customer win for Velo3D. And I see it as a validation of the technology.\nBut I also know that suppliers to companies like Apple often seem to get the short end of the stick. So while the SpaceX relationship is exciting, it might not be as rewarding as we investors might like.\nOn the other hand, Velo3D is dramatically increasing its customer list. Other customers include:\nLam Research\nLockheed Martin\nHoneywell\nRaytheon\nKratos\nHonda\nSchlumberger\nMitsubishi\nSiemens\nJabil\nConocoPhillips\nManagement expects to add as many 24 new customers in 2022. Buller estimates that his company will have $89 million in sales in 2022 (an annual growth rate of 225%). Some customers are opting to lease the machines and pay a fee per usage.\nRisky, but huge potential\nBarry Sternlicht brought Velo3D public via a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) merger last year. Sternlicht is the billionaire co-founder of Starwood Capital. He\'s highly respected in the industry and has been a notable critic of some of the wild deals in the SPAC world.\nVelo3D is a risky investment and not for the faint of heart. The stock has been killed since the company came public.\nVLD data by YCharts\nIt\'s now officially super cheap. There\'s a legitimate risk of a company like this going belly up. On the other hand, it looks to me like Velo3D might have solved the problems that have prevented mass adaption of AM. If that\'s the case, the stock will be a huge winner.\nMy suggestion: If you are buying, start off with a small initial investment, under 1% of assets.\n10 stocks we like better than Velo3D, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Velo3D, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nTaylor Carmichael has positions in Apple and Velo3D, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Lam Research. The Motley Fool recommends Lockheed Martin and Velo3D, Inc. and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Founded by Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, SpaceX is privately valued at about $127 billion based on its most recent round of fundraising. The problem with traditional AM solutions is that you often can't produce the required designs -- you have to redesign the part so that the printer can make it. Risky, but huge potential Barry Sternlicht brought Velo3D public via a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) merger last year.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'A breakthrough technology Companies like SpaceX are interested in AM devices (aka 3D printers). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Lam Research. The Motley Fool recommends Lockheed Martin and Velo3D, Inc. and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest With SpaceX in This Micro-Cap?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "SpaceX uses Velo3D's Sapphire machines to create parts for its Raptor engines. SpaceX started off buying one Sapphire printer in 2018, making it Velo3D's first customer. A breakthrough technology Companies like SpaceX are interested in AM devices (aka 3D printers).", 'news_textrank_summary': 'SpaceX is a strategic investor SpaceX -- maybe the most exciting private company out there right now -- once tried to acquire Velo3D. We don\'t know the specifics of the SpaceX contract with Velo3D, but the company definitely got a cheaper rate -- so much so that in Q1, Velo3D reported a gross margin of 0%, in large part because the eight machines that shipped that quarter all went to SpaceX (aka "the launch customer"). A breakthrough technology Companies like SpaceX are interested in AM devices (aka 3D printers).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-says-foxconn-needs-govt-approval-for-any-china-chip-firm-investment-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds Qichacha data on Foxconn\'s ownership of Chinese entity, and Foxconn\'s response\nTAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, would need Taiwanese government permission if its unit were to invest in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup, a government official said on Thursday.\nTaiwan media has reported that Foxconn\'s China-listed unit Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 601138.SS plans to spend 9.8 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a stake in Unigroup, as part of Foxconn\'s plans to get more into chip-making.\nThe island\'s government has become increasingly cautious about China\'s ambition to boost its semiconductor industry and has proposed new laws to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage.\nTaipei prohibits companies from building their most advanced foundries in China to ensure they do not offshore their best technology.\nRio Lu, deputy executive secretary of Taiwan\'s Economy Ministry\'s Investment Commission, told Reuters that on Wednesday they had been in contact with Foxconn and "reminded them that the case needs to be reviewed before doing anything".\nIf Foxconn breaks the rules it can be fined T$25 million ($837,577), Lu said, adding her department has already reported this plan to Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua.\nFoxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". It did not elaborate.\nFoxconn has not formally confirmed any plan to invest in the Chinese group.\nRecords on Qichacha, a Chinese website that tracks business registration records, show that Foxconn controls 99% of a Chinese entity called Xingwei.\nXingwei controls a 48% stake in a different entity that itself holds a 20% stake in the vehicle that owns all of Tsinghua Unigroup, Qichacha data shows.\nFoxconn declined to comment on the data. A spokesperson for Unigroup did not respond to a request for comment.\nOriginating as a branch of China\'s prestigious Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Unigroup emerged in the previous decade as a would-be domestic champion for China\'s laggard chip industry.\nBut the company fell into debt under former chairman Zhao Weiguo, prompting it to default on a number of bond payments in late 2020 end eventually face bankruptcy.\nThe conglomerate has yet to produce any global leaders in the semiconductor sector.\nElectronics manufacturing giant Foxconn is keen to make auto chips amid its foray into the electric vehicle market. The company has been seeking to acquire chip plants globally as a worldwide chip shortage rattles producers of goods from cars to electronics.\n($1 = 6.7175 Chinese yuan renminbi)\n($1 = 29.8480 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Jeanny Kao and Yimou Lee; Additional reporting by Josh Horwitz; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". Rio Lu, deputy executive secretary of Taiwan\'s Economy Ministry\'s Investment Commission, told Reuters that on Wednesday they had been in contact with Foxconn and "reminded them that the case needs to be reviewed before doing anything". But the company fell into debt under former chairman Zhao Weiguo, prompting it to default on a number of bond payments in late 2020 end eventually face bankruptcy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". Adds Qichacha data on Foxconn\'s ownership of Chinese entity, and Foxconn\'s response TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, would need Taiwanese government permission if its unit were to invest in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup, a government official said on Thursday. Taiwan media has reported that Foxconn\'s China-listed unit Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 601138.SS plans to spend 9.8 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a stake in Unigroup, as part of Foxconn\'s plans to get more into chip-making.', 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan says Foxconn needs govt approval for any China chip firm investment', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". Taiwan media has reported that Foxconn\'s China-listed unit Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 601138.SS plans to spend 9.8 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a stake in Unigroup, as part of Foxconn\'s plans to get more into chip-making. The island\'s government has become increasingly cautious about China\'s ambition to boost its semiconductor industry and has proposed new laws to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd and a major assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said in a brief statement sent to Reuters late on Wednesday that it will handle the case "in accordance with the rules". Adds Qichacha data on Foxconn\'s ownership of Chinese entity, and Foxconn\'s response TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, would need Taiwanese government permission if its unit were to invest in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup, a government official said on Thursday. Taiwan media has reported that Foxconn\'s China-listed unit Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 601138.SS plans to spend 9.8 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a stake in Unigroup, as part of Foxconn\'s plans to get more into chip-making.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tsmcs-q2-profit-up-76-beats-market-estimates-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TW posted a 76.3% rise in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, Reuters calculations showed, on sustained demand for semiconductors amid a continued global shortage.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw net profit for April-June rise to T$237.0 billion ($7.94 billion) from T$134.4 billion a year earlier.\nThat compared with the T$219.13 billion average of 19 analyst estimates compiled by Refinitiv.\n($1 = 29.8600 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Christopher Cushing)\n(([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw net profit for April-June rise to T$237.0 billion ($7.94 billion) from T$134.4 billion a year earlier. TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TW posted a 76.3% rise in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, Reuters calculations showed, on sustained demand for semiconductors amid a continued global shortage. That compared with the T$219.13 billion average of 19 analyst estimates compiled by Refinitiv.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw net profit for April-June rise to T$237.0 billion ($7.94 billion) from T$134.4 billion a year earlier. TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TW posted a 76.3% rise in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, Reuters calculations showed, on sustained demand for semiconductors amid a continued global shortage. ($1 = 29.8600 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Christopher Cushing) (([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "TSMC's Q2 profit up 76%, beats market estimates", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw net profit for April-June rise to T$237.0 billion ($7.94 billion) from T$134.4 billion a year earlier. TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TW posted a 76.3% rise in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, Reuters calculations showed, on sustained demand for semiconductors amid a continued global shortage. That compared with the T$219.13 billion average of 19 analyst estimates compiled by Refinitiv.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw net profit for April-June rise to T$237.0 billion ($7.94 billion) from T$134.4 billion a year earlier. TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TW posted a 76.3% rise in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, Reuters calculations showed, on sustained demand for semiconductors amid a continued global shortage. ($1 = 29.8600 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Christopher Cushing) (([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ericssons-quarterly-core-profit-misses-estimates-on-rising-costs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details on results, Iraq investigation\nSTOCKHOLM, July 14 (Reuters) - Sweden\'s Ericsson ERICb.ST, under the shadow of bribery investigations, on Thursday reported a rise in second-quarter core earnings but missed expectations as increased component and logistics costs hit margins.\nSoaring inflation, a chip shortage and Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine has led to increased costs, resulting in gross margin falling to 42.1% from 43.4%. The results were also hit by patent disputes, including one with Apple AAPL.O, that decreased revenue by 0.9 billion crowns.\nEricsson\'s total quarterly revenue rose to 62.5 billion crowns from 54.9 billion, beating estimates of 61.45 billion crowns.\n"The global supply chain situation remains challenging ... this results in cost increases which we work hard to mitigate as far as possible," Chief Executive Borje Ekholm said in a statement. "As contracts expire, we aim to adjust pricing."\nThe company is also battling the fallout of a bribery scandal in Iraq that led to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opening investigations against the company.\nEricsson said on Thursday it was engaging with the DOJ and the SEC in relation to the Iraq probe, and that the outcome of the matters could not be assessed at this point in time.\nDespite the distractions, Ericsson was able to sell more 5G equipment as telecom operators race to upgrade their networks at a rapid clip, benefiting the company and its Nordic rival NokiaNOKIA.HE.\nEricsson\'s quarterly adjusted operating earnings rose to 7.3 billion Swedish crowns ($689.28 million) from 5.8 billion a year earlier, missing analysts\' mean forecast of 8.01 billion, according to Refinitiv data.\n($1 = 10.5908 Swedish crowns)\n(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm, editing by Anna Ringstrom)\n(([email protected]; +46 70 721 1004; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The results were also hit by patent disputes, including one with Apple AAPL.O, that decreased revenue by 0.9 billion crowns. Soaring inflation, a chip shortage and Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine has led to increased costs, resulting in gross margin falling to 42.1% from 43.4%. "The global supply chain situation remains challenging ... this results in cost increases which we work hard to mitigate as far as possible," Chief Executive Borje Ekholm said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The results were also hit by patent disputes, including one with Apple AAPL.O, that decreased revenue by 0.9 billion crowns. Adds details on results, Iraq investigation STOCKHOLM, July 14 (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson ERICb.ST, under the shadow of bribery investigations, on Thursday reported a rise in second-quarter core earnings but missed expectations as increased component and logistics costs hit margins. Ericsson's total quarterly revenue rose to 62.5 billion crowns from 54.9 billion, beating estimates of 61.45 billion crowns.", 'news_article_title': "Ericsson's quarterly core profit misses estimates on rising costs", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The results were also hit by patent disputes, including one with Apple AAPL.O, that decreased revenue by 0.9 billion crowns. Adds details on results, Iraq investigation STOCKHOLM, July 14 (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson ERICb.ST, under the shadow of bribery investigations, on Thursday reported a rise in second-quarter core earnings but missed expectations as increased component and logistics costs hit margins. The company is also battling the fallout of a bribery scandal in Iraq that led to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opening investigations against the company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The results were also hit by patent disputes, including one with Apple AAPL.O, that decreased revenue by 0.9 billion crowns. Adds details on results, Iraq investigation STOCKHOLM, July 14 (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson ERICb.ST, under the shadow of bribery investigations, on Thursday reported a rise in second-quarter core earnings but missed expectations as increased component and logistics costs hit margins. 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Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.8%, and Microsoft is higher by about 2.3%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the PLRG ETF, which lost 200,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.\nVIDEO: SPY, PLRG: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.8%, and Microsoft is higher by about 2.3%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the PLRG ETF, which lost 200,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: SPY, PLRG: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, where 14,750,000 units were destroyed, or a 1.6% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the PLRG ETF, which lost 200,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: SPY, PLRG: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPY, PLRG: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, where 14,750,000 units were destroyed, or a 1.6% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.8%, and Microsoft is higher by about 2.3%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the PLRG ETF, which lost 200,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, where 14,750,000 units were destroyed, or a 1.6% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the PLRG ETF, which lost 200,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: SPY, PLRG: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-etf-inflows%3A-qqq-aapl-msft-pep-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $358.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 546,650,000 to 547,900,000). Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.3%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 0.2%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $290.67. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.3%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 0.2%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $358.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 546,650,000 to 547,900,000). These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.3%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 0.2%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $290.67. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy ETF Inflows: QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, PEP', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.3%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 0.2%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $358.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 546,650,000 to 547,900,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $290.67.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.3%, and PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) is up by about 0.2%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $358.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 546,650,000 to 547,900,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $290.67."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-buy-goog-on-monday-after-its-big-split', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWe’ve talked about how some great stocks are on sale right now.\nHere’s one for you: What if a stock went from $2,260 per share to $113… in one day… and nothing about this dominant business changed?\nYou will see that Monday morning with shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL).\nBut don’t get too excited. In this case, $113 = $2,260.\nThat’s impossible, of course. So what’s going on?\nGOOG shares are splitting 20:1. After Friday’s close, every single GOOG share gets divided into 20 shares. There will now be 20X more shares on the market, but the price per share be 1/20th of what it used to be.\nThis is not some once-in-a-lifetime bargain to jump on.\nHowever, interesting things can and do happen around stock splits. So in today’s Market360, let’s look at whether this particular split is a buying opportunity.\nWhy Would GOOG Split?\nThis is the second time in six weeks that a $2,000 stock has split 20-to-1.\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) closed at $2,447 on Friday, June 3. On Monday, June 6, it opened $125.25 after the split. Perhaps not coincidentally, the stock hit its highest price that day since the end of April. As of this writing, it is down about 10% since then.\nIf it feels like you’ve been hearing a lot about stock splits, that’s not because the number of splits has gone up. It’s because big and well-known stocks are doing the splitting.\nIn the last two years, Amazon, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) have all split. Tesla has another one in the works — a proposed 3-for-1 split shareholders will vote on at the company’s annual meeting Aug. 4. And one of the crazy meme stocks, GameStop (NYSE:GME), will split 4-for-1 next Friday, July 22.\nThe main reason companies split is to make their shares cheaper. In Alphabet’s case, the 20-to-1 split is an instant 95% price cut. That makes the stock more affordable, especially to individual investors.\nHonestly, now that investors can buy fractional shares, splitting changes things less than it used to. Still, the companies want to make their stock as accessible as possible to retail investors, and a lower price is the best way to do that.\nIs the Split an Opportunity?\nStock splits do tend to attract investors. I closely monitor buying pressure in stocks as it is a sizable chunk of my quantitative analysis, so I do follow splits closely.\nStocks also usually get at least a minor bump. Over the last five years, stocks that split are up one year later 61% of the time, according to the folks at Bespoke. But the bottom line is less encouraging. Stocks that split outperformed the market less than half the time.\nA split by itself is not an automatic buy signal. It is a minor factor when compared to a company’s fundamentals.\nI have followed Alphabet for a long time. I still think of it as Google, even though it has been almost seven years since the name changed. As you may have seen, MarketWatch has called me “the advisor who recommended Google before anyone else.”\nI still like it all of these years later. It is one of the biggest business success stories of our time.\nBut that doesn’t mean I view the stock as a buy all of the time. In fact, right now I would consider it more of a hold.\nWhile I think the split could bring in new investors — in fact, I think it could pop 8% on Monday — the biggest problem right now is earnings momentum. Earnings are expected to shrink nearly 3% in the current quarter and about 1% for the fiscal year. Alphabet fell short of expectations last quarter by 3.6%, which isn’t a huge miss, but any miss for the company has been rare in recent years.\nSo, should you run out and snap up shares of GOOG after the split?\nWell, according to my Portfolio Grader, the answer is no — though that doesn’t mean it’s a sell either.\nAs you can see in the Report Card above, GOOG has been a “Hold” in my Portfolio Grader for about three months now. It holds a C-rating for its Fundamental Grade, which is not bad but reflective of the current earnings situation. Its Quantitative Rating is a bit higher at B, and that may hold up after the split if buying pressure builds.\nMy recommendation is to hang on to GOOG if you own it, but I would be hesitant to buy it now if you don’t. Alphabet is a great company in the midst of an earnings lull, not unlike a lot of other companies. When that tide starts to run, I would expect it to again be a buy at its post-split share price.\nP.S. If you are looking for a stock to buy right now, I encourage you to check out my latest presentation with the investor known as “The Prophet” — Whitney Tilson.\nTogether, we’ve recommended 37 different stocks for gains of 1,000+%. And today, we’re both making the exact same big prediction.\nWe cover a historic demo in downtown Houston, Texas, that could reshape the market and create millionaires on a single investment.\nAnd yes, we provide a free recommendation.\nThe only catch is, you’ll want to get in now… while prices are still cheap.\nClick here to access the full details.\nThe Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owns the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below:\nAmazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (GOOG), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)\nThe post Should You Buy GOOG on Monday After Its Big Split? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the last two years, Amazon, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) have all split. If you are looking for a stock to buy right now, I encourage you to check out my latest presentation with the investor known as “The Prophet” — Whitney Tilson. We cover a historic demo in downtown Houston, Texas, that could reshape the market and create millionaires on a single investment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the last two years, Amazon, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) have all split. You will see that Monday morning with shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL). Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) closed at $2,447 on Friday, June 3.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Buy GOOG on Monday After Its Big Split?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the last two years, Amazon, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) have all split. After Friday’s close, every single GOOG share gets divided into 20 shares. There will now be 20X more shares on the market, but the price per share be 1/20th of what it used to be.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In the last two years, Amazon, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) have all split. If it feels like you’ve been hearing a lot about stock splits, that’s not because the number of splits has gone up. Over the last five years, stocks that split are up one year later 61% of the time, according to the folks at Bespoke.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-netflix-a-value-stock-ahead-of-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Today’s episode of Full Court Finance at Zacks explores Netflix NFLX stock ahead of its second quarter earnings release on Tuesday, July 19. The streaming TV stock has been one of the hardest hit growth names on the market. And some investors might start digging into Netflix stock again soon as it approaches possible value status.\nStocks climbed Friday morning as Wall Street prepares to officially enter the busy stretch of corporate earnings season. The big banks helped kick things off and many are now likely growing anxious for the technology results, as big tech continues to drag down the market. Netflix is one of the first huge names to report.\nNetflix tumbled alongside many other growth stocks off the Nasdaq’s November peaks. Yet it’s hard to find any well-established, marquee names that have been hit harder than NFLX. The stock is down roughly 70% in 2022 alone compared to the larger Zacks Tech Sector’s 30% fall. The drop includes two massive post-earnings release falls that came on the back of disappointing user growth and forecasts.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe streaming TV pioneer faces increased competition from Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and nearly every other major media company as streaming attempts to overtake linear TV. Netflix has taken on debt to fuel its original content push and it doesn’t have other revenue streams to bolster its efforts like many of its larger competitors.\nNetflix’s days of 25% to 30% top-line growth are likely over, and it is scrambling to make changes to help it attract more users. This includes plans to finally introduce an ad-supported tier after years of speculation. News broke recently that it will partner with Microsoft on its ad-tier efforts.\nEven though it faces challenges and a slowdown in growth, NFLX is still expected to lift its revenue from roughly $30 billion in 2021 to $35 billion in 2023. And with the stock now trading where it was in 2017, its valuation looks far more reasonable.\nNetflix’s earnings revisions have trended downward to help it land a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) right now. On top of that, the market volatility and its recent post-earnings release selloffs likely mean investors should wait until Netflix executives provide updated guidance and see how Wall Street reacts before they consider NFLX as a value play.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The streaming TV pioneer faces increased competition from Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and nearly every other major media company as streaming attempts to overtake linear TV. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Today’s episode of Full Court Finance at Zacks explores Netflix NFLX stock ahead of its second quarter earnings release on Tuesday, July 19.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The streaming TV pioneer faces increased competition from Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and nearly every other major media company as streaming attempts to overtake linear TV. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Is Netflix a Value Stock Ahead of Earnings?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The streaming TV pioneer faces increased competition from Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and nearly every other major media company as streaming attempts to overtake linear TV. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix is one of the first huge names to report.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The streaming TV pioneer faces increased competition from Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and nearly every other major media company as streaming attempts to overtake linear TV. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Today’s episode of Full Court Finance at Zacks explores Netflix NFLX stock ahead of its second quarter earnings release on Tuesday, July 19.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/putin-signs-law-seeking-to-help-russian-investors-ditch-frozen-assets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.\nMOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) - Russian investors will have the right to ask foreign institutions holding their frozen securities to transfer depositary accounting rights to a Russian organisation, according to a law signed by President Vladimir Putin late on Thursday.\nAround six trillion roubles ($105.1 billion) of foreign shares held by Russians have been frozen as a result of Western sanctions and Russia's own authorities and platforms restricting trading in foreign assets, the central bank has estimated.\nInvestors have the right to submit an application for the depositary accounting rights of its foreign-held shares to be transferred to a Russian entity within 90 days from the law's publication, the text of the law said.\nRussia saw a boom in private investment in the years leading up to its decision in February to send armed forces into Ukraine, with foreign stocks such as Apple AAPL.Oand Tesla TSLA.O popular among a growing army of retail investors.\nMoscow's access to the international economic and global trading systems has been severely restricted as a result of the West's unprecedented sanctions.\nRussia's leaders and the central bank are trying to shield the country from those restrictions, accelerating a de-dollarisation drive and encouraging Russians to store their assets domestically in roubles and through Russian securities in order to protect them from possible future sanctions.\nOfficials have said that the law could allows Russian holders of securities of Russian companies issued abroad, including sovereign Eurobonds, to exit from these assets.\n(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Alistair Bell)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Russia saw a boom in private investment in the years leading up to its decision in February to send armed forces into Ukraine, with foreign stocks such as Apple AAPL.Oand Tesla TSLA.O popular among a growing army of retail investors. This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. Moscow's access to the international economic and global trading systems has been severely restricted as a result of the West's unprecedented sanctions.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Russia saw a boom in private investment in the years leading up to its decision in February to send armed forces into Ukraine, with foreign stocks such as Apple AAPL.Oand Tesla TSLA.O popular among a growing army of retail investors. MOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) - Russian investors will have the right to ask foreign institutions holding their frozen securities to transfer depositary accounting rights to a Russian organisation, according to a law signed by President Vladimir Putin late on Thursday. Around six trillion roubles ($105.1 billion) of foreign shares held by Russians have been frozen as a result of Western sanctions and Russia's own authorities and platforms restricting trading in foreign assets, the central bank has estimated.", 'news_article_title': 'Putin signs law seeking to help Russian investors ditch frozen assets', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Russia saw a boom in private investment in the years leading up to its decision in February to send armed forces into Ukraine, with foreign stocks such as Apple AAPL.Oand Tesla TSLA.O popular among a growing army of retail investors. This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. MOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) - Russian investors will have the right to ask foreign institutions holding their frozen securities to transfer depositary accounting rights to a Russian organisation, according to a law signed by President Vladimir Putin late on Thursday.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Russia saw a boom in private investment in the years leading up to its decision in February to send armed forces into Ukraine, with foreign stocks such as Apple AAPL.Oand Tesla TSLA.O popular among a growing army of retail investors. MOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) - Russian investors will have the right to ask foreign institutions holding their frozen securities to transfer depositary accounting rights to a Russian organisation, according to a law signed by President Vladimir Putin late on Thursday. Around six trillion roubles ($105.1 billion) of foreign shares held by Russians have been frozen as a result of Western sanctions and Russia's own authorities and platforms restricting trading in foreign assets, the central bank has estimated."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-set-to-report-q2-earnings%3A-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX is set to report second-quarter 2022 results onJul 19.\n\nThe company forecasts its second-quarter earnings to be $3 per share, suggesting a year-over-year decline of 20%.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is currently pegged at $2.90 per share, down 2% over the past 30 days. The figure indicates 2.36% decline from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nNetflix expects total revenues to increase 9.7% year over year to $8.053 billion. The consensus mark for second-quarter revenues is currently pegged at $8.03 billion, suggesting 9.33% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nNetflix’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters while missing the same in the remaining one, the average surprise being 25.42%.\n Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\nNetflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\nLet’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.\nFactors to Consider\nNetflix expects to lose two million paid subscribers in second-quarter 2022 because of stiff competition, the unfavorable impact of account sharing, a weak economy, multi-decade-high inflation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and some lingering COVID-19 disruptions.\n\nNetflix’s shares have lost 71% year to date, underperforming the Zacks Broadcast Radio and Television industry’s decline of 57.2%.\n\nNetflix has been facing stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Disney+ by Disney DIS, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+, and Apple TV+ by Apple AAPL.\n\nNetflix’s closest competitor, Disney, benefits from the growing popularity of Disney+ owing to a strong content portfolio and a cheaper bundle offering.\n\nDisney is also expanding into international markets. Disney+, as of Apr 2, 2022, had 137.7 million paid subscribers compared with 103.6 million as of Apr 2, 2021.\n\nComcast’s Peacock is well poised to grow, owing to its vast library of IP and new productions. Comcast is also planning to leverage Sky’s brand and scale to expand Peacock’s footprint internationally.\n\nApple’s streaming service, Apple TV+, is gaining recognition, with Ted Lasso season 2 garnering 20 Emmy Award nominations and CODA winning three Academy Awards. This is expected to boost Apple TV+’s viewership.\n\nHowever, courtesy of its diversified content portfolio, attributable to heavy investments in the production and distribution of localized, foreign-language content and an expanding international footprint, Netflix is still dominating the streaming market.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company expects to end the second quarter of 2022 with 219.64 million paid subscribers globally, indicating growth of 5% from the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for paid memberships at the end of the period is pegged at 224.23 million, slightly lower than management’s expectation.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for paid total streaming net membership loss is pegged at 1.662 million.\n\nNetflix’s growing popularity in Asia Pacific (APAC) and Latin America (LATAM), thanks to its diversified content offerings in regional languages, is expected to have driven top-line growth.\n\nThe consensus mark for second-quarter 2022 APAC revenues is pegged at $944 million, indicating 18.1% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for LATAM revenues is pegged at $1.01 billion, suggesting almost 16.8% growth from the figure reported in the previous quarter.\n\nMoreover, the consensus mark for Europe, Middle East & Africa revenues is pegged at $2.56 billion, suggesting 6.8% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for United States and Canada revenues stands at $3.51 billion, indicating 8.4% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nComcast Corporation (CMCSA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix has been facing stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Disney+ by Disney DIS, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+, and Apple TV+ by Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Factors to Consider Netflix expects to lose two million paid subscribers in second-quarter 2022 because of stiff competition, the unfavorable impact of account sharing, a weak economy, multi-decade-high inflation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and some lingering COVID-19 disruptions.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Netflix has been facing stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Disney+ by Disney DIS, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+, and Apple TV+ by Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The consensus mark for second-quarter revenues is currently pegged at $8.03 billion, suggesting 9.33% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Set to Report Q2 Earnings: What to Expect?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Netflix has been facing stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Disney+ by Disney DIS, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+, and Apple TV+ by Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is currently pegged at $2.90 per share, down 2% over the past 30 days.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Netflix has been facing stiff competition in the streaming space from the likes of Disney+ by Disney DIS, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+, and Apple TV+ by Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The consensus mark for second-quarter 2022 APAC revenues is pegged at $944 million, indicating 18.1% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-recession-fears-loom-over-u.s.-value-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf\nNEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Fears of a potential economic slowdown are clouding the outlook for value stocks, which have outperformed broader indexes this year in the face of surging inflation and rising interest rates.\nValue stocks - commonly defined as those trading at a discount on metrics such as book value or price-to-earnings - have typically underperformed their growth counterparts over the past decade, when the S&P 500\'s .SPX gains were driven by tech-focused giants such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nThat dynamic shifted this year, as the Federal Reserve kicked off its first interest rate-hike cycle since 2018, disproportionately hurting growth stocks, which are more sensitive to higher interest rates. The Russell 1000 value index .RLV is down around 13% year-to-date, while the Russell 1000 growth index .RLG has fallen about 26%.\nThis month, however, fears that the Fed\'s monetary policy tightening could bring on a U.S. recession have shifted the momentum away from value stocks, which tend to be more sensitive to the economy. The Russell value index is up 0.7% in July, compared with a 3.4% gain for its growth-stock counterpart.\n"If you think we are in a recession or are going into a recession, that does not necessarily ... work to the advantage of value stocks," said Chuck Carlson, chief executive at Horizon Investment Services.\nThe nascent shift to growth stocks is one example of how investors are adjusting portfolios in the face of a potential U.S. economic downturn. BofA Global Research on Thursday cut its year-end target price for the S&P 500 to 3,600 from 4,500 previously and became the latest Wall Street bank to forecast a coming recession.\nThe index closed at 3,863.16 on Friday and is down 18.95% this year.\nCorporate earnings arriving in force next week will give investors a better idea of how soaring inflation has affected companies\' bottom lines, with results from Goldman Sachs GS.N, Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and Tesla TSLA.O among those on deck.\nFor much of the year, value stocks benefited from broader market trends. Energy shares, which comprise around 7% of the Russell 1000 value index, soared over the first half of 2022, jumping along with oil prices as supply constraints for crude were exacerbated by Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine.\nBut energy shares along with crude prices and other commodities have tumbled in recent weeks on concerns that a recession would sap demand.\nA recession also stands to weigh on bank stocks, with a slowing economy hurting loan growth and increasing credit losses. Financial shares represent nearly 19% of the value index.\nAn earnings beat from Citigroup, however, buoyed bank shares on Friday, with the S&P 500 banks index .SPXBKgaining 5.76%.\nAt the same time, tech and other growth companies also tend to have businesses that are less cyclical and more likely able to weather a broad economic slowdown.\n"People pay a premium for growth stocks when growth is scarce," said Burns McKinney, portfolio manager at NFJ Investment Group.\nJPMorgan analysts earlier this week wrote they believe growth stocks have a "tactical opportunity" to make up lost ground, citing cheaper valuations after this year\'s sharp sell-off as one of the reasons.\nValue stock proponents cite many reasons for the investing style to continue its run.\nGrowth stocks are still more expensive than value shares on a historical basis, with the Russell 1000 growth index trading at a 65% premium to its value counterpart, compared to a 35% premium over the past 20 years, according to Refinitiv Datastream.\nMeanwhile, earnings per share for value companies are expected to rise 15.6% this year, more than twice the rate of growth companies, Credit Suisse estimates.\nData from UBS Global Wealth Management on Thursday showed value stocks tend to outperform growth stocks when inflation is running above 3% - around a third of the 9.1% annual growth U.S. consumer prices registered in June.\nJosh Kutin, head of asset allocation, North America at Columbia Threadneedle, believes a possible U.S. recession in the next year would be a mild one, leaving economically sensitive value stocks primed to outperform if growth picks up.\n"If I had to pick one, I\'d still pick value over growth," he said. "But that conviction has come down since the start of the year," Kutin said.\nU.S. value stocks holding up better than growth stockshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3yIKn6A\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf, additional reporting by David Randall and Ira Iosebashvili; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Value stocks - commonly defined as those trading at a discount on metrics such as book value or price-to-earnings - have typically underperformed their growth counterparts over the past decade, when the S&P 500\'s .SPX gains were driven by tech-focused giants such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Fears of a potential economic slowdown are clouding the outlook for value stocks, which have outperformed broader indexes this year in the face of surging inflation and rising interest rates. JPMorgan analysts earlier this week wrote they believe growth stocks have a "tactical opportunity" to make up lost ground, citing cheaper valuations after this year\'s sharp sell-off as one of the reasons.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Value stocks - commonly defined as those trading at a discount on metrics such as book value or price-to-earnings - have typically underperformed their growth counterparts over the past decade, when the S&P 500's .SPX gains were driven by tech-focused giants such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Fears of a potential economic slowdown are clouding the outlook for value stocks, which have outperformed broader indexes this year in the face of surging inflation and rising interest rates. Growth stocks are still more expensive than value shares on a historical basis, with the Russell 1000 growth index trading at a 65% premium to its value counterpart, compared to a 35% premium over the past 20 years, according to Refinitiv Datastream.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall St Week Ahead-Recession fears loom over U.S. value stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Value stocks - commonly defined as those trading at a discount on metrics such as book value or price-to-earnings - have typically underperformed their growth counterparts over the past decade, when the S&P 500's .SPX gains were driven by tech-focused giants such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Fears of a potential economic slowdown are clouding the outlook for value stocks, which have outperformed broader indexes this year in the face of surging inflation and rising interest rates. The Russell 1000 value index .RLV is down around 13% year-to-date, while the Russell 1000 growth index .RLG has fallen about 26%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Value stocks - commonly defined as those trading at a discount on metrics such as book value or price-to-earnings - have typically underperformed their growth counterparts over the past decade, when the S&P 500's .SPX gains were driven by tech-focused giants such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Growth stocks are still more expensive than value shares on a historical basis, with the Russell 1000 growth index trading at a 65% premium to its value counterpart, compared to a 35% premium over the past 20 years, according to Refinitiv Datastream. Data from UBS Global Wealth Management on Thursday showed value stocks tend to outperform growth stocks when inflation is running above 3% - around a third of the 9.1% annual growth U.S. consumer prices registered in June."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-highly-underrated-moat-in-growth-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When it comes to moats, most investors think of advantages like network effects or superior brand recognition. And while those are both very strong competitive edges, there is one underrated moat that can create an incredible advantage for many of today's high-growth companies.\nIt's called switching costs.\nThink of switching costs as the hoops a customer has to jump through to switch to a competitor's product. It could be as simple as paying a fee to get out of a contract like with cellphone service providers or as complicated as reorganizing an entire company's internal processes when switching integral software products like customer relationship management (CRM) tools.\nThe harder it is to switch, the wider the moat.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nLet's take a look at how switching costs provide a competitive advantage in the following industries and companies:\n1. Smartphones\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has some of the strongest switching cost advantages of any company.\nOn numerous occasions, Samsung has released smartphones with superior features to the iPhone, and yet few choose to make the switch. While branding certainly plays a role, switching costs are an enormous factor in this retention.\nTo change phones, you'd have to navigate the complex process of transferring your photos and other data from the Apple ecosystem to Android. You'd also have to learn an entirely new operating system in a time when most people depend on their phones on a day-to-day basis for both work and their personal lives.\nLastly, by switching, you would lose the convenience of having your phone seamlessly integrate into the Apple device ecosystem. For those who have invested in more than one Apple device, this is a big hoop to jump through. And with over a billion devices sold, that represents a big chunk of Apple customers.\niPhone users know from experience just how difficult it can be to switch to a non-Apple phone. This barrier to change embodies the power of switching costs and is in no small part why Apple has dominated the industry for many years.\n2. Enterprise software companies\nSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies are some of the biggest benefactors of switching costs, particularly those that serve enterprises. The deeper the integration of the SaaS solution into the daily operations of a company, the more difficult it is for the customer to switch.\nThis is because, even if a competitor offers a similar service at a lower price, the business will have to leverage its IT team to deploy the new software and migrate any data needed from the old platform. Once that's complete, they'll have to train the staff on how to use the new software and go through a period of reduced efficiency while the entire transition takes place.\nThat process is extremely complex and highly time-consuming. Most organizations would rather stick with their current software provider than go through all that. This makes quality enterprise software products extremely sticky and gives these companies significant pricing power.\nThis stickiness is evident in the market-beating returns of the major SaaS leaders. Consider the 10-year returns of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) vs. the S&P 500 over the same period:\nCRM Total Return Level data by YCharts.\nAs these software companies continue to add additional products and services, they further engrain themselves into the core operations of their clients, only strengthening their moats.\nA high dollar-based net retention rate (above 100%) gives investors an indication of the quality of the product and the strength of the company's switching costs.\n3. Medical device companies\nWhile the medical device industry can be poorly covered by the financial media, it offers one of the best opportunities for high switching costs.\nThis is because healthcare providers such as doctor's offices and hospitals have the luxury of largely disregarding cost since it's passed onto the patient and insurance companies. This means they are mainly focused on the functionality of the devices, and if such devices work well, healthcare providers are loath to switch to a competitor.\nThis can be seen in Masimo's (NASDAQ: MASI) domination of the pulse oximeter market (those electronic clips that go over your finger to measure your blood oxygen level).\nTheir devices are found in 90% of the top hospitals in the U.S., and there is little reason for medical facilities to switch to a competitor because they are state-of-the-art and are ultimately paid for by the patients and their insurance providers.\nThe ultimate pricing power\nAs the economy seems to be worsening, brand loyalty alone will begin to lose its pricing power. When people's wallets get tight, they are likely to start trading in their $5 Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) lattes for cheap, home-brewed Joe.\nBut the pricing power found in switching costs is strong enough to endure an economic downturn. Switching coffee is easy, but a multibillion-dollar corporation changing its payroll software is a whole other story.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nMark Blank has positions in Masimo. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe Inc., Apple, Microsoft, Salesforce, Inc., ServiceNow, Inc., and Starbucks. The Motley Fool recommends Masimo and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., short July 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Smartphones Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has some of the strongest switching cost advantages of any company. It could be as simple as paying a fee to get out of a contract like with cellphone service providers or as complicated as reorganizing an entire company's internal processes when switching integral software products like customer relationship management (CRM) tools. This is because, even if a competitor offers a similar service at a lower price, the business will have to leverage its IT team to deploy the new software and migrate any data needed from the old platform.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Smartphones Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has some of the strongest switching cost advantages of any company. This makes quality enterprise software products extremely sticky and gives these companies significant pricing power. Consider the 10-year returns of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) vs. the S&P 500 over the same period: CRM Total Return Level data by YCharts.', 'news_article_title': '1 Highly Underrated Moat in Growth Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Smartphones Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has some of the strongest switching cost advantages of any company. Think of switching costs as the hoops a customer has to jump through to switch to a competitor's product. Let's take a look at how switching costs provide a competitive advantage in the following industries and companies: 1.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Smartphones Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has some of the strongest switching cost advantages of any company. Enterprise software companies Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies are some of the biggest benefactors of switching costs, particularly those that serve enterprises. The Motley Fool recommends Masimo and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., short July 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investors-should-buy-the-dip-on-these-2-faang-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks have been absolutely slaughtered by Wall Street in 2022. High inflation, which has led to aggressive monetary policy tightening by the Federal Reserve, continued supply chain issues related to the ongoing pandemic, and global economic impacts from the war in Ukraine have all contributed to a rising fear among investors. Together, they have induced one of the worst starts to a year in the stock market\'s history.\nEven the FAANG stocks (an acronym for five prominent U.S. tech stocks) have been notably affected. Right now, it appears that stock prices are moving based on sentiment rather than fundamentals, leaving opportunistic buyers with several promising investment opportunities over the long run.\nLet\'s take a closer look at two FAANG stocks that investors should earnestly consider buying today.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Meta Platforms\nSocial media titan Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) -- formerly known as Facebook, the "F" in FAANG -- has watched its stock price nosedive 53% year to date. The sell-off is related to a variety of macroeconomic factors, like high inflation, rising interest rates, softness in e-commerce, and the war in Ukraine. Those are in addition to company-related issues such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS privacy changes and Meta\'s increased focus on short-form video to compete with ByteDance\'s TikTok. Short-form videos currently monetize at a slower rate than News Feed and Stories.\nThese issues were apparent in the company\'s latest earnings report: Total sales increased just 6.6% year over year to $27.9 billion, and its diluted earnings per share (EPS) decreased 17.6% to $2.72. User growth on the Facebook platform is decelerating as well. In the first quarter, daily active users and monthly active users grew 4.4% and 2.9%, up to 1.96 billion and 2.94 billion, respectively.\nFor the full year, Wall Street analysts expect Meta\'s total revenue to expand 6.8% year over year to $126 billion, and its EPS to contract 15.3% to $11.67. Next year, however, which is when comparable metrics will normalize, analysts project the company\'s top and bottom lines to grow 16.2% and 17.6%, respectively.\nThe company has $14.9 billion in cash and cash equivalents and has generated $39.8 billion in free cash flow (FCF) over a 12-month span, showing its ability to ride out any storm and continually invest in its business. Couple that with its measly price-to-earnings multiple of only 12.4, which is well below its five-year mean of 27.9, and Meta seems to be a great investment opportunity at the moment.\n2. Apple\nIn a slightly different situation than Meta, Apple\'s business has been firing on all cylinders of late. In its second quarter of 2022, the iPhone maker grew total sales by 8.6% year over year to $97.3 billion, beating Wall Street estimates by 3.5%, and its diluted EPS rose 8.6% to $1.52, beating consensus expectations by 6.2%.\nThe impressive top-line growth was driven by a strong outing from its Services segment, which surged 17.3% during the quarter, up to $19.8 billion. The segment includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Pay, Apple Card, the App Store, AppleCare, and more.\nThe company\'s gross profit margin expanded 124 basis points to finish at 43.7%, compared to 42.5% a year ago, and its operating margin remained stable at 30.8%. Apple has $28.1 billion in cash and cash equivalents and has produced a whopping $105.8 billion in FCF in the past 12 months.\nIn spite of the solid operational performance and top-notch balance sheet, the stock price has slumped 19.9% since the start of the year. It\'s now trading at 23.7 times earnings, nearing its five-year mean of 23.1. In a market bristling with uncertainty, Apple is a phenomenal investment for prudent investors -- especially if its earnings multiple dips below its five-year average in the coming trading sessions.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Luke Meindl has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Those are in addition to company-related issues such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS privacy changes and Meta's increased focus on short-form video to compete with ByteDance's TikTok. High inflation, which has led to aggressive monetary policy tightening by the Federal Reserve, continued supply chain issues related to the ongoing pandemic, and global economic impacts from the war in Ukraine have all contributed to a rising fear among investors. In a market bristling with uncertainty, Apple is a phenomenal investment for prudent investors -- especially if its earnings multiple dips below its five-year average in the coming trading sessions.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Those are in addition to company-related issues such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS privacy changes and Meta's increased focus on short-form video to compete with ByteDance's TikTok. These issues were apparent in the company's latest earnings report: Total sales increased just 6.6% year over year to $27.9 billion, and its diluted earnings per share (EPS) decreased 17.6% to $2.72. For the full year, Wall Street analysts expect Meta's total revenue to expand 6.8% year over year to $126 billion, and its EPS to contract 15.3% to $11.67.", 'news_article_title': 'Investors Should Buy the Dip on These 2 FAANG Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Those are in addition to company-related issues such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS privacy changes and Meta's increased focus on short-form video to compete with ByteDance's TikTok. For the full year, Wall Street analysts expect Meta's total revenue to expand 6.8% year over year to $126 billion, and its EPS to contract 15.3% to $11.67. The segment includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Pay, Apple Card, the App Store, AppleCare, and more.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Those are in addition to company-related issues such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS privacy changes and Meta\'s increased focus on short-form video to compete with ByteDance\'s TikTok. Meta Platforms Social media titan Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) -- formerly known as Facebook, the "F" in FAANG -- has watched its stock price nosedive 53% year to date. The segment includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Pay, Apple Card, the App Store, AppleCare, and more.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-accuses-chinese-apple-supplier-of-stealing-secrets-charges-14', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday accused a Chinese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poaching its workforce to win orders from the U.S. company, saying it had charged 14 people.\nTaiwan has been stepping up efforts to stop what it views as underhand and illegal activities by Chinese firms to steal know-how and poach away talent in what Taipei\'s government views as a threat to the island\'s tech prowess.\nProsecutors in New Taipei said after a year-and-a-half investigation they had found that China\'s Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ had targeted Taiwanese competitor Catcher Technology Co Ltd 2474.TW "in order to quickly enter the Apple production chain to win orders".\nLuxshare "lured" Catcher\'s China based research and development team with promises of high salaries and stole business secrets from the Taiwanese firm, causing them big losses, the prosecutors said in a statement.\nLuxshare was doing this in order to be able to "quickly build factories and mass produce cases for iPhones, iPads and other products", the statement said.\nLuxshare did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and neither did Apple.\nNew Taipei prosecutors have now charged 14 people in connection with the case for breach of trust and taking commercial secrets for use overseas, they added.\n"The department will do its best to investigate such cases to maintain the sound development of our country\'s enterprises and ensure the competitiveness of national industries."\nCatcher, which makes iPhone and iPad cases, said in a statement it continues to implement and optimise the protection of trade secrets and intellectual property rights, and will investigate anything that infringes on its rights and interests.\nThe company is cooperating with the probe, it added.\nIn May, Taiwanese authorities raided 10 companies or their R&D centres operating in Taiwan without approval suspected of illegally poaching chip engineers and other tech talent.\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard Editing by Tomasz Janowski)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday accused a Chinese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poaching its workforce to win orders from the U.S. company, saying it had charged 14 people. Luxshare "lured" Catcher\'s China based research and development team with promises of high salaries and stole business secrets from the Taiwanese firm, causing them big losses, the prosecutors said in a statement. New Taipei prosecutors have now charged 14 people in connection with the case for breach of trust and taking commercial secrets for use overseas, they added.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday accused a Chinese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poaching its workforce to win orders from the U.S. company, saying it had charged 14 people. Taiwan has been stepping up efforts to stop what it views as underhand and illegal activities by Chinese firms to steal know-how and poach away talent in what Taipei\'s government views as a threat to the island\'s tech prowess. Prosecutors in New Taipei said after a year-and-a-half investigation they had found that China\'s Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ had targeted Taiwanese competitor Catcher Technology Co Ltd 2474.TW "in order to quickly enter the Apple production chain to win orders".', 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan accuses Chinese Apple supplier of stealing secrets, charges 14', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday accused a Chinese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poaching its workforce to win orders from the U.S. company, saying it had charged 14 people. Taiwan has been stepping up efforts to stop what it views as underhand and illegal activities by Chinese firms to steal know-how and poach away talent in what Taipei\'s government views as a threat to the island\'s tech prowess. Prosecutors in New Taipei said after a year-and-a-half investigation they had found that China\'s Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ had targeted Taiwanese competitor Catcher Technology Co Ltd 2474.TW "in order to quickly enter the Apple production chain to win orders".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday accused a Chinese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poaching its workforce to win orders from the U.S. company, saying it had charged 14 people. Prosecutors in New Taipei said after a year-and-a-half investigation they had found that China\'s Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ had targeted Taiwanese competitor Catcher Technology Co Ltd 2474.TW "in order to quickly enter the Apple production chain to win orders". Luxshare "lured" Catcher\'s China based research and development team with promises of high salaries and stole business secrets from the Taiwanese firm, causing them big losses, the prosecutors said in a statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-vanguard-etfs-that-could-help-you-retire-a-millionaire-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Vanguard Group is one of the giants in the investment world, with a reputation built on its portfolio of low-cost index funds. It has emerged as the second-largest provider of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, with about $1.8 trillion in ETF assets under management, second only to iShares, which is owned by BlackRock (NYSE: BLK).\nVanguard offers about 75 different ETFs, tracking just about every sector, style, industry, and asset class you can think of. There are three that stand out for their popularity, performance, and price that could help you build a sizable nest egg and retire a millionaire.\n1. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF\nVanguard offers two great large-cap growth ETFs: Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ: VONG) and the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VOOG). The two have similar performance histories, but I like the Russell 1000 Growth ETF a little better as it provides slightly more diversification with 498 stocks in the portfolio, including some mid-cap names. It also has a lower expense ratio, just 0.08%, compared to 0.10% for the S&P 500 Growth ETF.\nThe Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Growth Index, and its three largest holdings are Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. Not only is it cheaper, but it has better long-term performance. Through June 30, the ETF is down 18.8% for the past year, but it has annualized returns of 14.2% and 14.7% for the five- and 10-year periods -- which is the best of just about any Vanguard ETF, except the one that will be featured next in this article.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n2. Vanguard Information Technology ETF\nThe one ETF that has a better 10-year track record than the Russell 1000 Growth ETF is the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT: VGT). While the technology sector has gotten beat up in this current bear market, it has been the dominant force in the market for the past 20 years -- and in this digital age we are living in, expect that dominance to continue in the years to come.\nThis ETF tracks the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index, and includes roughly 400 information technology stocks across the market-cap spectrum -- although it is cap-weighted, so the bulk of it is in large-caps. The three largest holdings -- similar to the Russell 1000 Growth ETF -- are Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia.\nOver the past one-year period through June 30, it is down 17.5%, while its five- and 10-year annualized returns are 19.5% and 18.2%, respectively. What sets it apart from most of its competitors is its low expense ratio of just 0.10%.\n3. Vanguard Value ETF\nWhile the first two suggested ETFs are built for long-term growth, the Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEMKT: VTV) balances things out a bit. It invests in the CRSP US Large Cap Value Index, which tracks about 350 large-cap value stocks that meet value screens for various metrics, including price-to-book (P/B) ratio, price-to-sales (P/S) ratio, price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, and price-to-dividend ratio. The three largest holdings are Berkshire Hathaway, Johnson & Johnson, and UnitedHealth.\nThis ETF is only down 1.8% over the past one-year period through June 30. It has an annualized return of 9.2% over the past five years through June 30, and 11.8% over the past 10 years. Its expense ratio is a minuscule 0.04%.\nRetire a millionaire?\nIt is certainly possible to retire a millionaire with investments in these three Vanguard ETFs with a long enough time horizon. So for the sake of this hypothetical, lets look out 10 years and see where you'd be, based on their annualized returns over the past decade.\nIf you started with a total of $15,000 and invested $5,000 in each ETF every year, with $100 contributed to each ETF every month, you'd have a total of about $140,000 after 10 years.\nNow, we don't have a track record for these funds that goes back 30 years, but we can make a calculation based on their benchmarks. The Russell 1000 Growth Index has posted an annualized return of about 8.5% over the past 30 years through July 11, the CRSP Large Cap Value Index has returned about 8.2% annually over that stretch, and technology stocks, as measured by the Nasdaq Composite Index, have returned about 10.5% on an annualized basis over 30 years.\n^RLG data by YCharts\nUsing those long-term returns, a $5,000 initial investment in each, with $100 contributed every month, would total about $809,000. That's not quite $1 million, but with Social Security and any funds in an employer-sponsored plan, you'd be in that ballpark. If you have less than 30 years to retirement, the goal of reaching $1 million becomes a lot tougher and would require a larger initial investment and monthly contributions.\nBut if you have a good 401(k) and have contributed to it since you started working in your twenties, you should be well on your way to the $1 million mark. And an investment in these ETFs outside of that will help you get there faster.\n10 stocks we like better than Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dave Kovaleski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Microsoft, Nvidia, and Vanguard Value ETF. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Group and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The two have similar performance histories, but I like the Russell 1000 Growth ETF a little better as it provides slightly more diversification with 498 stocks in the portfolio, including some mid-cap names. If you have less than 30 years to retirement, the goal of reaching $1 million becomes a lot tougher and would require a larger initial investment and monthly contributions. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Microsoft, Nvidia, and Vanguard Value ETF.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Vanguard offers two great large-cap growth ETFs: Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ: VONG) and the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VOOG). The Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Growth Index, and its three largest holdings are Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Group and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '3 Vanguard ETFs That Could Help You Retire a Millionaire', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Vanguard offers two great large-cap growth ETFs: Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ: VONG) and the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VOOG). The Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Growth Index, and its three largest holdings are Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Microsoft, Nvidia, and Vanguard Value ETF.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Vanguard offers two great large-cap growth ETFs: Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ: VONG) and the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VOOG). Vanguard Information Technology ETF The one ETF that has a better 10-year track record than the Russell 1000 Growth ETF is the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT: VGT). The Russell 1000 Growth Index has posted an annualized return of about 8.5% over the past 30 years through July 11, the CRSP Large Cap Value Index has returned about 8.2% annually over that stretch, and technology stocks, as measured by the Nasdaq Composite Index, have returned about 10.5% on an annualized basis over 30 years.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-total-dividend-etf-dtd-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Making its debut on 06/16/2006, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nProducts that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it\'s possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Wisdomtree. DTD has been able to amass assets over $1.01 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index is a fundamentally-weighted index that defines the dividend-paying portion of the U.S. equity market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF\'s expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nWith on par with most peer products in the space, this ETF has annual operating expenses of 0.28%.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.56%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it\'s still important for investors to research a fund\'s holdings.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Healthcare sector - about 16.30% of the portfolio. Consumer Staples and Financials round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.95% of the fund\'s total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.42% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, DTD has lost about -10.70%, and is down about -2.04% in the last one year (as of 07/15/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $56.16 and $65.68.\nThe fund has a beta of 0.92 and standard deviation of 22.76% for the trailing three-year period, which makes DTD a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 644 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $50.06 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $91.96 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.19% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.95% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 06/16/2006, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.95% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 06/16/2006, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.95% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 06/16/2006, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.95% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 06/16/2006, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-shiba-inu-reach-%241-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shiba Inu\'s (CRYPTO: SHIB) performance this year is a far cry from last year. Back then, the popular meme token soared a mind-boggling 45,000,000%.\nSo far this year, it\'s been on the decline, but things may be turning around for Shiba Inu. It\'s climbed about 12% over the past month.\nThis crypto player also has a couple of catalysts on the horizon. Shiba Inu is launching a metaverse project and a layer-2 scaling solution. Could these and other efforts help it to eventually reach $1? Let\'s find out.\nShib Army support\nShiba Inu initially surged to fame thanks to its loyal fan base, known as the Shib Army, and they\'ve invested in the meme token and promoted it across social media. This goes along with the general idea behind Shiba Inu at its creation. The token was meant to be "an experiment in decentralized spontaneous community building," according to its white paper.\nBut what is Shiba Inu exactly? It\'s a token running on the Ethereum blockchain. You can stake Shiba Inu and earn passive income or use it as a payment method. And now, those uses are expanding. Shiba Inu is opening up its metaverse project, which includes the sale of virtual land.\nShiba Inu started by making about 36,000 lots available this spring, but the goal is to sell more than 100,000 pieces of land. That will offer buyers access to a whole word of Shiba Inu activities. This metaverse project is one of the potential catalysts for Shiba Inu this year.\nThe second catalyst is Shibarium. That\'s the layer-2 scaling solution that will allow Shiba Inu to leave behind the congestion and high fees that go along with operating on Ethereum. The goal is to migrate to Shibarium at some point this year.\nThe coin-supply problem\nAlong with this, Shiba Inu also is tackling one of its biggest problems, which is coin supply. It opened a burn portal this past spring. This is meant to reduce the coin supply. The idea is right, and Shiba Inu today has about 549 trillion tokens in circulation, which trade for a fraction of a cent. If they were priced at $1 each, the market value of Shiba Inu would total $549 trillion.\nBy comparison, the whole cryptocurrency market was valued at about $3 trillion at its highest level last year. And major companies with a history of profit and revenue are valued lower, too. For example, Apple\'s market capitalization is about $2.3 trillion. Clearly, with this many tokens, Shiba Inu can\'t make it to $1.\nLowering the supply is key. But the problem is, even that effort isn\'t likely to work. To reach a market value of just under $1 trillion, 99% of today\'s token supply would have to be destroyed. That means most of today\'s Shiba Inu holders would have to burn their holdings -- and they wouldn\'t benefit from the cryptocurrency\'s eventual gains.\nYes, catalysts do lie ahead for Shiba Inu and may offer this cryptocurrency a lift. The effort to burn tokens could help the value of Shiba Inu edge higher in the near term, too. But considering today\'s circulating supply, these efforts can\'t fight against solid math, which is telling us that Shiba Inu isn\'t on the path to reaching $1.\n10 stocks we like better than Shiba Inu\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Shiba Inu wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nAdria Cimino has positions in Ethereum. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Ethereum. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shiba Inu started by making about 36,000 lots available this spring, but the goal is to sell more than 100,000 pieces of land. That's the layer-2 scaling solution that will allow Shiba Inu to leave behind the congestion and high fees that go along with operating on Ethereum. That means most of today's Shiba Inu holders would have to burn their holdings -- and they wouldn't benefit from the cryptocurrency's eventual gains.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Clearly, with this many tokens, Shiba Inu can't make it to $1. To reach a market value of just under $1 trillion, 99% of today's token supply would have to be destroyed. But considering today's circulating supply, these efforts can't fight against solid math, which is telling us that Shiba Inu isn't on the path to reaching $1.", 'news_article_title': 'Can Shiba Inu Reach $1?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But what is Shiba Inu exactly? This metaverse project is one of the potential catalysts for Shiba Inu this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The idea is right, and Shiba Inu today has about 549 trillion tokens in circulation, which trade for a fraction of a cent. Clearly, with this many tokens, Shiba Inu can't make it to $1. But considering today's circulating supply, these efforts can't fight against solid math, which is telling us that Shiba Inu isn't on the path to reaching $1."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-latest-from-big-tech-including-a-high-end-vr-headset-and-lock-screen-monetization', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Maria Gallagher and Jason Moser discuss:\nThe June jobs report, falling gas prices, and the shifting employment landscape.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google looking to monetize the lock screen of your phone.\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) planning to launch a $1,000 VR headset.\nA big rationale for Levi\'s (NYSE: LEVI) dividend increase.\nThe latest from Amazon, Upstart Holdings, and GameStop.\nMotley Fool contributor Rachel Warren talks with Jay Jacobs, U.S. head of thematics and active equity ETFs at BlackRock, about the trends he and his team are watching in infrastructure, emerging markets, and healthcare.\nMaria and Jason answer a listener\'s question about Warner Bros Discovery, and share two stocks on their radar: Paycom and Procore Technologies.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nThis video was recorded on July 8, 2022.\nChris Hill: We\'ve got the latest from Big Tech, the big macro, and a preview of the next big consumer electronics device. Motley Fool Money starts now.\nIt\'s the Motley Fool Money radio show. I\'m Chris Hill and I am joined by Motley Fool Senior Analyst Jason Moser and Maria Gallagher. Good to see you both.\nMaria Gallagher: Nice to see you.\nJason Moser: Hey.\nChris Hill: We\'ve got the latest headlines from Wall Street. We\'ll get an update on emerging trends, and as always we\'ve got a couple of stocks on our radar, but we begin with the big macro. The US economy added more than 370,000 jobs in June, the unemployment rate stands at 3.6 percent. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 5.3 percent, and the average price of gas has fallen by $0.30 per gallon over the past three weeks. Maria, no shortage of macro data points. What stands out to you?\nMaria Gallagher: I think actually right now is a really fascinating time to study the job market. As you said, there were about 372,000 new hires, which is about 100,000 more than expected. This is powered by leisure, hospitality, and healthcare. The unemployment, like you said, is at the post-pandemic low of 3.6 percent for the fourth consecutive month. Average hourly earnings rose by 0.1 percent from the last year and 0.3 percent on the month, and the number of hours worked averages about 34.5. But I think it\'s really interesting too. When we\'re looking at this record low unemployment and as that continues, but we still have inflation and we have wage increases, you have a lot more calls for unionization because I think we\'re in a situation where labor has more power that we haven\'t really seen since the late 1970s. Union membership is at a multi-decade low, but the majority of workers across sectors say they support increased unionization in their own workplaces. I think that\'s going to be really fascinating to see as we see more calls for increasing unemployment and seeing how that power continues to shift.\nChris Hill: Jason, what stands out to you when you look at all the macro data out there?\nJason Moser: Yeah, I agree with Maria there that labor right now does have probably more power than it has in a long time and they really need to make use of that. I think they know that they\'re on the clock and I think that at some point here these things obviously go in cycles. At some point here we\'re going to see the shoe on the other foot in regard to these jobs. We saw the labor force participation rate ticked down just a little bit. I think when you look at the data beyond just the jobs market, it paints a picture of a consumer that\'s starting to feel pretty pinched here. The personal savings rate for May quoted at 5.2 percent, that was cut literally in half from a year ago.\nBut even more concerning, I think, is it\'s down from 7.4 percent in 2019. Now you couple that with the fact that the ongoing revolving credit numbers, people are spending more and more on their credit cards. That was up 20 percent in April from the previous month to just over $1.1 trillion. That broke the pre-pandemic record of $1.1 trillion, and so you\'re seeing more people having to rely on credit cards in order to get things done. Obviously, coping with a very high inflationary environment, wages are not keeping up with that inflation. I think we\'re starting to see this clock, it\'s ticking down to a more challenged consumer which it\'s ultimately going to play out I think here on this jobs market. It\'s going to be interesting to see at what point we see that flip over.\nChris Hill: Now let\'s get to some of the companies that are making headlines this week. After the closing bell on Thursday, Upstart Holdings shared preliminary results for its second quarter, and the reaction from investors was both swift and negative. Shares of the consumer lending company fell 20 percent on Friday. Jason, last fall, Upstart Holdings was $400 a share and today it\'s below 30.\nJason Moser: Yeah. It it\'s obviously been a very tough slog for Upstart. Its stock is down I think somewhere around 80 percent year-to-date. I liked the value proposition applying artificial intelligence to the credit industry. It sounds great on the service, but the big question over the last several quarters was, and I think still is, how will they perform in a higher interest rate environment? I guess we\'re starting to see how. It is clearly becoming a more difficult environment to assess credit worthiness. I think we\'re going to continue to see lending balances going up, you\'d got to going back to what we were just talking about in the big macro there. We\'ll see late payments, we\'ll see more defaults. I think the key really is, is Upstart going to be able to prove out their value proposition, that their AI is this predictive and is helpful as they claim it to be? Maybe it is. I don\'t know.\nIt really is going to have to be a wait and see, but you can\'t guide down like this and expect anything else from the market, particularly in this environment. They guided down on revenue, now they\'re calling for $228 million for the quarter versus 295-305 million they call for just a quarter ago. That net loss is going to become greater than they initially guided for as well. They quoted the reasons for the change first, the marketplace is funding constraints and there\'s concerns about the macro economy among lenders and capital market participants as they quoted in the release there, that makes a lot of sense. They also noted that they converted some loans on their balance sheet into cash and that impacted revenue growth as well. You put it all together, there are just a lot of question marks as to how this business is going to be able to perform as the cost of doing business continues to rise, and it looks like that trend is poised to continue. I just don\'t have this one at the top of my list, but I think really it just boils down to whether they can prove out the case that their AI is really as good as they say it is.\nChris Hill: We\'ve talked recently about companies and Upstart Holdings is certainly one of them whose valuations have come down dramatically as you think about the second half of the year and the prospect for larger tech companies coming in, snapping up smaller ones. Do you think Upstart Holdings is now at the point where larger companies are starting to kick the tires and think about maybe making an acquisition if they can\'t turn it around on their own?\nJason Moser: It\'s possible, but this is certainly a very competitive environment. There are plenty of companies out there that are trying to tackle this from a few different angles, so I don\'t know that looking at Upstart as an acquisition target. At least in the near term, makes a lot of sense. But it\'s certainly possible that valuation becomes a little bit too attractive for a bigger player in this space to just glance over.\nChris Hill: This week, Amazon shook up the food delivery industry by taking a stake in Grubhub. It\'s part of a deal that will give Amazon Prime members food delivery perks as part of their subscription. Maria, you tell me, how do you think DoorDash is feeling about Grubhub\'s new partner?\nMaria Gallagher: It\'s interesting because I think DoorDash probably isn\'t feeling great. There is a large group of people who now have their competitor for free essentially. But it\'s important to remember how much market share DoorDash has. DoorDash has about 60 percent of the meal delivery services, Uber Eats is second, Grubhub is in third place. What this deal looks like is that Prime members get a free year-long Grubhub membership, zero delivery fees. Amazon can buy additional stake in Grubhub as well in the future. But I think what\'s interesting is Grubhub at the end of this is either really hoping that the end of the free year, it\'s provided such value people keep paying for it, or that people forget that they are now paying for it and it just becomes part of your unknowing subscriptions that a lot of us have at this point. But what they\'re thinking and what their strategy is to retain people. DoorDash had something called DoorDash for students, and then after that ended they had customer retention of less than 50 percent. This isn\'t actually that proven of a strategy, so I understand where they\'re coming from but I don\'t know that that value proposition is there. I don\'t know that their unit economics are there, that after a year is going to be profitable for Grubhub.\nChris Hill: We were talking about this before the show, Maria. You\'re not only much younger than me, you also engage in food delivery a lot more than I do. It really seems like the thing where from the consumer side, there\'s no real big switching costs. You can have all these apps on your phones until one of these businesses steps up with some real incentive. These are businesses that at the moment aren\'t that sticky.\nMaria Gallagher: Yeah. I don\'t know if anyone heard about the Grubhub free lunch in New York. That was a complete debacle in New York City where they didn\'t really won the drivers, they didn\'t really won the restaurants. People thought they were getting their lunch at 12:00. They didn\'t get their lunch until 4:00 PM or didn\'t get it at all. Grubhub doesn\'t really even have the infrastructure to scale the way they might want to, and so you have these incentives for users and trying to get them interested. But then when you get them interested, if they have a bad experience, I think that\'s going to be more of a net-negative for Grubhub than maybe they want it to be as they lost a lot of money and they didn\'t gain that many people liking them.\nChris Hill: If you\'ve got $1,000 burning a hole in your pocket, Meta Platforms has the device that they would like to sell you. Details after the break, so stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nWelcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here with Maria Gallagher and Jason Moser. This week, Bloomberg reported that later in the year, Meta Platforms is planning to sell a high-end VR headset called the Meta Quest Pro and the price tag will be over $1,000. Maria, that is a higher price point than I would have guessed, particularly since this is coming from a company that has poked fun at Apple in the past for selling expensive devices.\nMaria Gallagher: It\'s a high price point and it is trying to compete with Apple\'s headset that is going on sale next year. It\'s apparently going to have better graphics processing, it\'s going to include high-resolution cameras, there is going to be more eye-tracking, more storage, new controllers, high-resolution displays. But it\'s just this continued push into the metaverse obviously. They\'re talking through some other advancements with very fun code names like Butterscotch, Starburst, Holocake, and Mirror Lake. [laughs] They\'re talking about this new line of augmented reality smart glasses, which are meant to project images onto the real world instead of just blocking with the screen, they\'re working on making the headsets less bulky and more easy to use, they\'re talking about using them for medical school and fishing with your dad was one of the examples if you\'re living very far away. They\'re working on making it applicable to a lot of different people. I think they\'re just continuing to try and blur this line of what is real and what isn\'t and are people going to pay for something that isn\'t real and can they make it real enough to make it worth it? I think is the biggest question on everybody\'s mind.\nChris Hill: It\'s going to be really interesting to see what consumer reviews come out about these devices when they\'re finally unleashed. Jason, let\'s stick with high-priced devices because there were also reports out this week that both Apple and Google are looking to make use of the lock screen on iPhones and Android phones, if I\'m reading this correctly, I might be seeing ads pop up on my phone when it\'s locked.\nJason Moser: Well, it sounds like that is a possibility, that certainly what they\'re investigating and it seems like that happens at least in some capacity. Now, there\'s a start-up company called Glance in which Google has an investment. But ultimately, yeah, the idea is here that they view this lock screen as very valuable digital real estate and ultimately this is just going further upstream in order to capture those eyeballs. I can actually imagine here that advertising partners would find that to be some of the most valuable digital real estate in that it\'s essentially first-in-line. That lock screen is the first thing you see when you open your phone. I think really, from a consumer\'s perspective, this doesn\'t sound ideal necessarily, it sounds exhausting.\nI think execution right, implementation is a question mark. How would they do this in such a way where users feel like it\'s helpful as opposed to a hindrance or something that they don\'t want? I can\'t imagine this is something that would offer a lower price point phone, at least in Apple\'s case, if they decide to pursue this, maybe Android, it seems more in line with their business model. I would hope there would be some way to opt-out of it if you\'re a consumer, if you don\'t like it, I know I would. But, again, I understand in theory, that is some very valuable real estate that ultimately is not being utilized to its fullest today.\nChris Hill: It\'d be really interesting to see what pricing power comes with that type of real estate. Maria, let me tie it back to Meta Platforms for a second because Meta has already put a freeze on hiring. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made comments that some current employees may want to leave of their own accord if they\'re not up to the challenges ahead. Along those lines, this week, Twitter announced it\'s laying off some employees as it continues to try and close its deal with Elon Musk and I was saying to Jason before we started recording, I\'m so happy I\'m not a Twitter shareholder because the drama going on at that company just seems to go higher month-by-month.\nMaria Gallagher: It seems like an episode of Succession, honestly, I\'m seeing what the drama unfolds with Twitter. They laid off a third of their recruiting team, which of a group of people that I think indicates that they\'re probably not planning to hire again for a while, like you said, there is a hiring freeze. We are seeing this with the tech companies. There was Coinbase who both rescinded offers and laid off a bunch of people, there are hiring freezes at Facebook like you said, or Meta. I think it\'s interesting to see a lot of these companies that for many years were talking about how there\'s no end to their growth saying, OK, maybe there\'s an end-to-end growth or maybe there\'s a little bit of a slowdown of our growth that we\'re seeing right now. I don\'t think it\'s uncommon and I think we\'re going to keep seeing it over the next couple of quarters, next couple of years.\nChris Hill: Thursday was an eventful day for GameStop. In the morning, the company announced a four-for-one stock split that will take effect later this month, in the afternoon, GameStop fired its CFO and announced it will be laying off employees as a way to cut costs. A lot to unpack there, Jason, what stands out to you?\nJason Moser: It feels like, Maria said it just a minute ago in regard to Twitter, the drama, it feels like we could set up a little drama basket here, Chris. Twitter would be in that basket and I think GameStop belongs in it as well. This is the gift that keeps on giving as far as covering investing news because there\'s always something. What ultimately stood out to me though, is the company has made more than 600 corporate hires since the start of 2021. I can\'t fathom what led to that decision-making. We\'re not talking about store managers, we\'re not talking about store-based employees, we\'re talking about corporate hires here. It just strikes me as completely the opposite of what you would really want to do. This is a company in turnaround mode.\nAnytime you are in turnaround mode, you need to be paying attention to every single cost that\'s going out that door. I was very surprised to see that it had become that bloated. I appreciate the fact that they are going to try to right-size the business there, it does seem like a CFO who was there for only a year. They quoted, "he was fired because he wasn\'t a right culture fit and he was too hands-off." Yeah, I get that. You want that CFO to be very hands-on, Chris. GameStop is just one where I\'m happy to watch this one, it\'s entertaining, I think, from the perspective of just what goes on day to day. But, like they stay with turnarounds, oftentimes they don\'t end up turning around and that could be the case with this one.\nChris Hill: Thank you for those details on the CFO because whether I own shares of the company or not, anytime a CFO leaves suddenly, I\'m always curious to find out why. What is the story behind that? Second-quarter profits for Levi\'s came in higher than expected. The iconic jeans company also announced its raising it\'s quarterly dividend 20 percent. Maria, nice to see the strong results from Levi\'s, but this is a business that has struggled over the past year. Why are they hiking their dividend this much?\nMaria Gallagher: The people who are really going to benefit from this hike of the dividend are the Levi Strauss-Haas Family who still own nearly 40 percent of shares outstanding. I wrote in my notes, they gave themselves a nice little gift for doing well. They had net revenues of 1.5 billion, up 15 percent, up 17 percent in the US, up three percent in Europe, and up 16 percent in Asia. I was actually interested to see their numbers from last year that most of their sale is men\'s, I thought that most of their sales were women\'s, but 65 percent of their sales are in the men\'s category, so they\'re really shifting more and focusing more on the women\'s category and trying to expand in tops. Also, the global jeans market is $100 billion industry which I also didn\'t know, so they still think they have a lot of room to grow within that industry. But, it was a good quarter and the people who are benefiting the most is that family from this hike in their dividend.\nChris Hill: I\'m actually not surprised by the gender breakdown because when I think of Levi\'s, I just think of men wearing Levi\'s, I don\'t know any women who own Levi\'s jeans?\nMaria Gallagher: All my friends own Levi\'s jeans.\nChris Hill: Really?\nMaria Gallagher: Yeah.\nChris Hill: This is why you are so much hipper than me.\nMaria Gallagher: I think it\'s coming back in style. I think Levi\'s were super in fashion for a while, but now they\'re really making a comeback.\nJason Moser: I\'m wearing Levi\'s right now, Chris.\nMaria Gallagher: Jason\'s ahead of the curve.\nChris Hill: The lesson is always never listen to me when it comes to fashion. All right, Maria Gallagher, Jason Moser, we\'ll see you later in the show. Up next, we\'ve got a conversation with Jay Jacobs from BlackRock about emerging trends investors are going to want to watch. Don\'t go anywhere. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nOur conversation with Jay Jacobs is coming up next, but first, a message from our friends at BiggerPockets.\nDave Meyer: Real estate investing is one of the best ways to build long-term wealth. But to be a successful investor, you need to know what news and trends to pay attention to and what\'s just noise. I\'m Dave Meyer, real estate investor and VP of Analytics at BiggerPockets. In my new show On the Market: A BiggerPockets podcast presented by Fundrise, we bring you expert perspectives in a digestible format so you can make informed investing decisions and we make it fun. I promise you, On the Market is definitely not another boring new show. Each week, I chat with a panel of experts about the latest news and trends affecting the real estate investing world. We touch on things like government policy, 3D printed houses, investing in the metaverse, and more. Join us every Monday for On the Market, a podcast designed to help you invest with confidence. Just search On the Market and your favorite podcast app, that\'s On the Market.\nChris Hill: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill. You\'ve heard us talk on this show before about investing in trends, and in particular, trends that have staying power. One person who\'s focused on this is Jay Jacobs. He\'s the US Head of Thematics and Active Equity ETFs at BlackRock. Earlier this year, Jay coauthored The Great Acceleration, a report about megatrend changes that Wall Street may be underestimating. Motley Fool contributor, Rachel Warren, caught up with Jacobs to talk about the trends he and his team are watching in infrastructure, emerging markets, and healthcare.\nRachel Warren: There\'s a quote from the report that notes, "Development of the COVID-19 vaccines were highly compressed from preclinical research to official authorization. The development times were nearly 10 times faster than historical timelines for vaccine development." From your vantage point, what do you see as being some of the most exciting trends and developments that are shaping the healthcare industry at this point in time?\nJay Jacobs: At a broad level, one of the most exciting and maybe one of the most optimistic viewpoints in the world today is the growth of the field of genomics. Doing medicine at the genetic level are really refined, precise, personalized form of medicine that can treat many different diseases in ways that we\'ve never been able to treat them before. If you think about if you go to a doctor and you say I have this issue, what do they tend to ask? They ask family history, they ask for age, they ask for gender, just really basic biomarkers. Then they tried to tell you this is the right medicine for you or this is what you might experience with this ailment.\nBut what if you can get it at genetic level where they really look at all the different markers that makes an individual who they are, and they can treat an individual based on those simple genetic characteristics? You can get much more precise, much more accurate forms of medicine going forward. mRNA based vaccines were a huge leap forward for genomic medicine. I suppose really the programming a vaccine at a generic level to attack the coronavirus. It\'s worked incredibly effectively, but it\'s also brought billions of dollars of investment to mRNA based vaccines. It\'s broad regulatory excitement around mRNA based vaccines. mRNA has been around for decades, but frankly, it didn\'t have the funding or the regulatory environment to support it. Now it does.\nThe question is, how do we take the success of mRNA based vaccines and apply it to something like the common flu or to HIV? Can it even be applied to some cancers? It\'s really amazing to see this technology being used in different applications going forward. Then beyond that, can we do more genetic testing to get more genetic data at the individual level? Can we build precision medicine that can edit or modify individuals\' genes? There\'s over 10,000 diseases that if we just modified one gene in someone\'s genome, would completely alleviate the disease. Can we get to that finite of a level and treat people at the genetic level? I think it\'s incredibly exciting. I think we\'re really just at the beginning of this new wave of healthcare going forward.\nRachel Warren: There\'s so many innovations that I think are so exciting for investors to watch right now. That leads me into the third and final megatrend that The Great Acceleration report highlighted, which is the power of the purse. I want to highlight a key quote here. The report said, "While lockdown slowed economic activity, they could not derail major demographic trends. Amid the pandemic, millions of US millennials entered peak spending years, ages 35-55. Similarly, emerging market consumers cemented their places of dominant customer group representing over 50 percent of global spending. As a result of these trends, millennials and emerging market consumers are now, and will be for several decades to come, essential drivers of the global economy." Against that backdrop, what are some of the industries or sectors that you see as being most affected by these millennial in emerging market consumers over the next 5-10 years?\nJay Jacobs: We really see it as two distinct segments. One is looking at emerging food and AgTech. So looking at the millennials in the United States, this is a very sustainably minded generation that really thinks about when they\'re buying food, what is the source of this food? How clean is it? Is it organic? How did it get to this farmers market? How did they get to this store that I\'m buying it from? They\'re making these really sustainable decisions. That\'s really important because if you\'re a food manufacturing company and you are developing products that are unhealthy, or unsustainable, or using more negative processes in creating that food, millennials are going to gravitate away from that product and move toward something that\'s healthier and a more sustainable process.\nWhat are the companies that are leading in the process of moving toward more sustainable practices of food, we think they\'re going to be a big beneficiary of this millennial generation that has more money. That because they\'re in their peak earning years, are spending more money, because many millennials now have homes and kids. We don\'t necessarily think of millennials as 40-year-olds with homes and kids, but that\'s a lot of millennials these days. Millennials are inheriting trillions of dollars from the baby boomer generation. Their spending preferences really are going to matter a lot to the American economy, and those spending preferences are different because they care about things like sustainability much more than previous generations.\nThen similarly, if we look overseas, the emerging market consumer, because of the rise of the middle-class overseas and because of the growing population that\'s primarily happening overseas, is now the dominant consumer in the world today. If you\'re a consumer packaged goods companies selling internationally and you\'re not thinking about emerging market consumers, you\'re missing out on the majority of your potential market. What are their unique challenges and unique preferences? Well, there\'s over two billion consumers overseas that don\'t have access to banking today, but they do have a cellphone. Sixty percent of them have a cellphone.\nHow do we think about extending financial services to those two-plus billion people overseas that have an electronic connection to the Internet? We think one of the big beneficiaries will be decentralized finance, being able to help at-scale these individuals invest, borrow, lend, all the basic banking technologies that are much more available in developed countries like the United States, but so far have not been made widely available to people in emerging markets. It\'s really looking about these distinct groups and thinking about, what are their unique challenges and needs and who are providing the products and services to them going forward.\nRachel Warren: I love to talk a little bit more about the thematic investing approach. What does that look like in practice? How can, we as long-term investors, weave that approach into our investing strategy against the backdrop of the current market?\nJay Jacobs: Absolutely. One of the things that we like to look at in thematic investing is what\'s called the adoption curve. It\'s really this S-shaped pattern of adoption where we see what is a technology today, pick anything that\'s a newer tech like electric vehicles. We can look at, at one end of the curve is, what is the total addressable market? In the case of electric vehicles, it\'s basically the 90 million or so cars that are sold each year. Then how many cars are actually sold that are electric? Right now, we\'re in high single-digits penetration, so we\'re around 7, 8 million electric vehicles being sold each year.\nWe have a lot of ways to go for that adoption. We think about things like, what will it take to get that adoption? Is it cost? Is it quality? Is it just espousing the benefits of electric vehicles? Is it the infrastructure? But really trying to understand, what is the conviction behind this theme and what is the opportunity behind this theme? That is step 1. Step 2 is, is this theme investable? Many of these really powerful structural trends we\'re seeing around the world today are investable and many are non-investable. The idea behind investability is, can we find a basket of companies that has high purity to this theme? Sticking with the electric vehicles example, I\'m sure you can think of many famous electric vehicle companies, but also ones involved in lithium mining and battery production and parts and components for electric vehicles.\nReally thinking about that entire ecosystem that would benefit from the rise of electric vehicles. We think about conviction. We think about investability. Then the third thing we think about is time horizon. When is this theme likely to take off? Is this going to happen tomorrow, which would be very soon? Or is this going to happen to 100 years from now, which would be very far away? Really the sweet spot for us is thinking 5-20 years to that future, which gives us plenty of time to develop the theme, to research the theme, to bring it out to investors, and it doesn\'t put as much of an emphasis on entry and exit points. This is not a trade, this is an investment over time. When we think about those three checklist items for thematic investing, that\'s how we arrive at many of the themes that we\'ve discussed today.\nRachel, in terms of your question of, where does this fit in the portfolio? This is actually a slightly more nuanced question for thematic investing because many themes cut across sector and cut across geography. We don\'t care if an electric vehicle company is in the US or if it\'s overseas. We don\'t care if it\'s categorized as a tech company or an industrials company. We\'re trying to find the companies that are best positioned to benefit from the materialization of this theme. Sometimes that makes it a little bit harder to fit in the portfolio. But what we suggest is that people keep a core portfolio intact using a very efficient, broad-based core. Then they create a satellite portfolio where they might put three or four themes in that satellite where they understand that this might have more tracking error to something like the S&P 500, it might be a little bit more volatile because these are concentrated positions, but also that this satellite is designed to be a long-term buy and hold piece of one\'s portfolio.\nRachel Warren: I think that\'s a really helpful and informative way to break down that style of investing. We\'re certainly dedicated to long-term investing here at The Motley Fool. Something I know as well that you and your team have written about and discussed often recently, is the resilience to certain types of sectors have particularly in a current inflationary environment, but also over the long term. One of the sectors you\'ve identified is the infrastructure space. I\'m curious in your view, what sectors within the broader infrastructure industry pose the most compelling opportunities as you see them now for long-term investors? Then what are some of the durable driving factors that are beyond the current inflationary environment?\nJay Jacobs: Absolutely. Infrastructure is one of the themes that we\'re most excited about right now, and it\'s for several reasons. We really look at infrastructure in two different ways. One is, who\'s enabling infrastructure? Who\'s building the infrastructure or rebuilding the infrastructure in the United States and around the world today? That can be construction engineering companies, that could be machinery companies, that can even be raw materials companies that produce things like cement and steel that got used in infrastructure. We just had last year the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act passed Congress, which was a $1.2 trillion bill to accelerate the reinvestment in US infrastructure. We believe those enablers that are building that infrastructure are going to be the big beneficiaries.\nThey\'re going to start seeing the cash flow from that congressional act to rebuild US infrastructure. We see them as immediate winners. Over the long term some of the other winners are going to be infrastructure asset owners. These could be people that operate airports, toll roads, highways, bridges, different pipelines, and electric companies, and water utilities that benefit from this reinvestment and infrastructure. Because previously these companies had to spend the money on it. They had to use their own capex to improve an electrical power line. Now the US government is going to pay for it. That\'s a good thing for these businesses and they\'re really going to get to benefit from the passage of this act and the improvement of infrastructure around the country.\nAlso, we believe a lot of those infrastructure asset owners are very well positioned in this inflationary environment because a lot of their contracts are tied to CPI or PPI, meaning the amount that they\'re able to charge for their service automatically adjust when inflation rises. They have a built-in layer of inflation protection, which is really enviable by many companies in this type of environment where they can just naturally start to raise prices due to their contracts. We believe infrastructure is really this dual-faceted theme with enablers and asset owners, that is also uniquely well-suited for this inflationary environment. Then over the long term just has incredible tailwinds because of this reinvestment and infrastructure which will take several years to be put into place.\nChris Hill: Coming up after the break, Maria Gallagher and Jason Moser return. They got a couple of stocks on their radar. So stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nAs always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against. So don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here once again with Maria Gallagher and Jason Moser. Before we get to the stocks on our radar, we\'ve got a question on the Motley Fool Money hotline. Dan, what do we have?\nTyler: Hey Fools, this is Tyler from LA, is Warner Brothers Discovery stock going loony? It\'s down 30 percent since becoming bigger and probably better. I know the market is concerned about the money that\'s being spent to producing content that the CEO, David Zaslav, seems to be making the right moves by trying to cut budgets and spend money wisely. Evaluation seems to be attractive because of the IP Warner Brothers Discovery has, but the stock is a falling knife at the moment. Thoughts on this. Thanks. Have a good one. Bye.\nChris Hill: Thank you Tyler in LA for a great question. Jason, we talk a lot about streaming video and entertainment. Warner Brothers Discovery is not a company we talk about as much, although parent company of HBO Max, we talk about that when we\'re talking Netflix and Disney Plus and all that thing. What do you think to Tyler\'s question? This is a stock that has been knocked down, but the CEO, David Zaslav, is not being shy about making moves.\nJason Moser: No, he\'s not. It\'s not his first rodeo either. Thanks for the question, Tyler. I think it\'s a really good one. We are seeing just such a massive shift here in the media landscape and the streaming landscape, the ways to go about doing it, distributing that content. I think that ultimately hit in on this a little bit, Warner is going to need to figure out ultimately what that strategy is for them. What strategy is going to work best for them. That is ultimately still a work in progress right now because this merger is still so new. We do need to give them some time, I think, to really decide. Brighten or articulate what that strategy is. Mergers like this come with a lot of cleaning up of old messes, investments that weren\'t panning out, reprioritizing of strategies. It\'s not like they are alone either. You look at streamers in the space, Disney\'s down close to 40 percent year-to-date, Netflix is down 70 percent year-to-date.\nThis is a very tough business where companies are spending a ton on content, but not yet realizing the profits from this, as this landscape continues to shift. But you made a really good point there in their IP. You\'ve got these brands that just have to have done so well for so long and it will continue to keep on giving. Whether it\'s HBO, whether it\'s Food Network, HGTV, whatever it may be. They do have a lot of valuable IP there and I believe they\'ll be able to exploit it. I think they just need a little bit of time. I think the unknown here, in exactly what the strategy is, is probably what has the market on the sidelines, but the known in that valuable property, in the intellectual property that they have, I think it help offset that. This could very well be an opportunity.\nChris Hill: If you\'d like to give us a call, The Motley Fool Money hotline number is 703-254-1445 ask a question about stocks. Tell us where you\'re from. Let us know if you\'re a Motley Fool member as well, 703-254-1445. Let\'s get to the stocks on our radar. Our man behind-the-glass, Dan Boyd is going to hit you with a question. Maria Gallagher, you\'re up first. What are you looking at this week?\nMaria Gallagher: The stock on my radar is Paycom, ticker symbol PAYC. You might be familiar with this company. It does payroll and other human capital management services. But one reason I\'m interested in it is what we\'ve been talking about a lot is things like recessions, inflations, and what they do is they specialize in small and medium-sized businesses who will really show, I think, how the economy is really doing and how that evolves in the next couple of quarters. I think it\'s going to be really fascinating to hear their take on the current market environment and see how companies are spending their money with them.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Paycom?\nDan Boyd: Absolutely Chris. Maria, payments software is a pretty saturated market. What really separates Paycom from the other players in the space?\nMaria Gallagher: What they do, it\'s pretty interesting because they do focus on those small, medium businesses. I think they\'ve really carved out a really good name for themselves in that niche and they are with you from recruitment to retirement. They help with your HR systems, they help with all your payroll. What you see as people go on the platform and then they keep spending more and they have really high retention, especially within that small, medium business. I think where they operate is really what differentiates them.\nChris Hill: Jason Moser, what are you looking at this week?\nJason Moser: Digging more into a company called Procore, ticker is PCOR. Procore is a provider of construction management software. They focus exclusively on construction and connecting the owners and the general contractors, especially contractors, architects, and engineers. Think [inaudible 00:38:34] industries, Chris. In order to collaborate really from any location, I think that really is what it\'s all about for them. They break out a four product categories: pre-construction, project management, resource management, and financial management. I think one potential advantage is, they\'re open application programming interfaces, there is APIs, and they have an application or app marketplace. This ultimately allows customers to integrate Procore products with their own internal systems. That could be ultimately an advantage but I\'m looking more into that as I try to learn more about the company itself.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Procore Technologies?\nDan Boyd: Not really a question, Chris, more of a comment. We could follow this one under things that make sense. Procore Technologies is housed in Carpinteria, California, which of course, Carpinteria is Spanish for carpentry. Got to love that.\nJason Moser: Yeah, I do love that. That\'s a great selling point there, Dan, thanks.\nChris Hill: Two very different businesses, Dan. You\'ve got stock you want to add to your watch list?\nDan Boyd: Listen man, I said it, it just makes sense to me. I\'m going to go Procore. Let\'s all visit Carpinteria, California, one day.\nChris Hill: Road trip. Jason Moser, Maria Gallagher, thanks so much for being here.\nMaria Gallagher: Thanks for having us.\nJason Moser: Thank you.\nChris Hill: That\'s going to do it for this week\'s Motley Fool Money Radio Show. The show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you next time.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Walt Disney. Dan Boyd has positions in Amazon and Walt Disney. Jason Moser has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Walt Disney. Maria Gallagher has positions in Walt Disney. Rachel Warren has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Amazon, and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Coinbase Global, Inc., DoorDash, Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Paycom Software, Procore Technologies, Inc., Twitter, Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Uber Technologies and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google looking to monetize the lock screen of your phone. In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Maria Gallagher and Jason Moser discuss: The June jobs report, falling gas prices, and the shifting employment landscape. Motley Fool contributor Rachel Warren talks with Jay Jacobs, U.S. head of thematics and active equity ETFs at BlackRock, about the trends he and his team are watching in infrastructure, emerging markets, and healthcare.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google looking to monetize the lock screen of your phone. In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Maria Gallagher and Jason Moser discuss: The June jobs report, falling gas prices, and the shifting employment landscape. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Coinbase Global, Inc., DoorDash, Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Paycom Software, Procore Technologies, Inc., Twitter, Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'The Latest From Big Tech, Including a High-End VR Headset and Lock Screen Monetization', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google looking to monetize the lock screen of your phone. I don't know. Chris Hill: We were talking about this before the show, Maria.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google looking to monetize the lock screen of your phone. Motley Fool contributor Rachel Warren talks with Jay Jacobs, U.S. head of thematics and active equity ETFs at BlackRock, about the trends he and his team are watching in infrastructure, emerging markets, and healthcare. I'm Chris Hill and I am joined by Motley Fool Senior Analyst Jason Moser and Maria Gallagher."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-weighs-foxconn-fine-for-china-chip-investment-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jeanny Kao\nTAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s government is considering fining tech giant Foxconn 2317.TW up to T$25 million ($835,600) over its investment in a Chinese chip conglomerate without first getting regulatory approval, two sources briefed on the matter said on Friday.\nFoxconn, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, said this week it has become a shareholder in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup via a 5.38 billion yuan ($797 million) investment by a subsidiary.\nThe investment comes as Taiwan turns a wary eye on China\'s ambition to boost its semiconductor industry and has proposed new laws to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology.\nFoxconn did not seek prior approval from the Taiwan government before the investment was made and authorities believe it has violated a law governing the island\'s relations with China, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.\nRegulators are weighing whether to hand Foxconn the "maximum" fine possible, which is $T25 million, due to the large size of the Chinese investment, the person added,\nFoxconn referred Reuters to an earlier filing on the stock exchange, saying it will deliver the documents to the Economy Ministry\'s Investment Commission in the near future.\nA second source said Foxconn could be given a fine of between T$50,000 and T$20 million for investing without approval, adding that regulators will scrutinise the investment and deliver a decision after they receive the company\'s application.\n"There\'s a chance that an approval will be given. If not, Hon Hai will have to withdraw the investment," the person said, referring to Foxconn\'s formal name, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd.\nTaiwanese law states the government can prohibit investment in China "based on the consideration of national security and industry development." Those violating the law could be fined repeatedly until corrections are made.\nFoxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O iPhone, is keen to make auto chips in particular as it expands into the electric vehicle market. The company has been seeking to acquire chip plants globally as a worldwide chip shortage rattles producers of goods from cars to electronics.\nTaipei prohibits companies from building their most advanced foundries in China to ensure they do not offshore their best technology.\nOriginating as a branch of China\'s prestigious Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Unigroup emerged in the previous decade as a would-be domestic champion for China\'s laggard chip industry.\nBut the company fell into debt under former chairman Zhao Weiguo, prompting it to default on a number of bond payments in late 2020 end eventually face bankruptcy.\nThe conglomerate has yet to produce any global leaders in the semiconductor sector.\n($1 = 29.9180 Taiwan dollars)\n($1 = 6.7506 Chinese yuan renminbi)\n(Reporting By Jeanny Kao; Additional reporting by Yimou Lee; Editing by Michael Perry and Lincoln Feast.)\n(([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, is keen to make auto chips in particular as it expands into the electric vehicle market. By Jeanny Kao TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government is considering fining tech giant Foxconn 2317.TW up to T$25 million ($835,600) over its investment in a Chinese chip conglomerate without first getting regulatory approval, two sources briefed on the matter said on Friday. Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said this week it has become a shareholder in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup via a 5.38 billion yuan ($797 million) investment by a subsidiary.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O iPhone, is keen to make auto chips in particular as it expands into the electric vehicle market. By Jeanny Kao TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s government is considering fining tech giant Foxconn 2317.TW up to T$25 million ($835,600) over its investment in a Chinese chip conglomerate without first getting regulatory approval, two sources briefed on the matter said on Friday. Regulators are weighing whether to hand Foxconn the "maximum" fine possible, which is $T25 million, due to the large size of the Chinese investment, the person added, Foxconn referred Reuters to an earlier filing on the stock exchange, saying it will deliver the documents to the Economy Ministry\'s Investment Commission in the near future.', 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan weighs Foxconn fine for China chip investment -sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, is keen to make auto chips in particular as it expands into the electric vehicle market. By Jeanny Kao TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government is considering fining tech giant Foxconn 2317.TW up to T$25 million ($835,600) over its investment in a Chinese chip conglomerate without first getting regulatory approval, two sources briefed on the matter said on Friday. The investment comes as Taiwan turns a wary eye on China's ambition to boost its semiconductor industry and has proposed new laws to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, is keen to make auto chips in particular as it expands into the electric vehicle market. By Jeanny Kao TAIPEI, July 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government is considering fining tech giant Foxconn 2317.TW up to T$25 million ($835,600) over its investment in a Chinese chip conglomerate without first getting regulatory approval, two sources briefed on the matter said on Friday. Foxconn did not seek prior approval from the Taiwan government before the investment was made and authorities believe it has violated a law governing the island's relations with China, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-tech-stock%3A-apple-vs.-microsoft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were once considered aging dinosaurs of the tech sector, but both companies were reborn under visionary leaders. Steve Jobs\' return to Apple in 1997 led to the launch of innovative new products -- including the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad -- which turned it into a high-growth company again. Apple\'s future looked murky after Jobs passed away in 2011, but it continued to grow under Tim Cook, who oversaw the expansion of its business with new devices like the Apple Watch and AirPods, as well as sticky subscription-based services like Apple Music and Apple TV+.\nSatya Nadella took the helm as Microsoft\'s third CEO in 2014 and executed a "mobile first, cloud first" strategy to reduce its dependence on desktop software. Under Nadella, Microsoft converted most of its flagship software into subscription-based cloud services and cross-platform mobile apps, grew Azure into the second-largest cloud platform in the world, and strengthened its hardware business with new Surface devices and Xbox consoles.\nImage source: Apple.\nOver the past 10 years, Apple generated a total return of nearly 580% as Microsoft generated an even higher total return of more than 760%. Both of these blue-chip tech stocks are still solid long-term investments -- but is one of them a better buy in this brutal bear market?\nThe differences between Apple and Microsoft\nApple generates most of its revenue from hardware devices, but Microsoft generates most of its revenue from software and cloud-based services. In the first half of fiscal 2022 (which started last September), Apple generated 55% of its revenue from iPhones, 10% from Macs, 7% from iPads, and another 11% from its wearables, home, and accessories segment. The remaining 18% of its revenues came from its services segment, which houses its App Store, Apple Pay, and subscription-based services.\nMicrosoft splits its sprawling business into three main segments: productivity and business processes (32% of revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2022, which started last July), which houses Office, Dynamics, and LinkedIn; intelligent cloud (37% of revenue), which handles Azure and its server products; and more personal computing (31% of revenue), which includes its Windows, Xbox, Surface, search, and advertising businesses.\nWhich company generates more consistent growth?\nApple\'s dependence on the iPhone makes it a more cyclical company than Microsoft. Apple\'s iPhone sales surged 39% in fiscal 2021 after it launched the iPhone 12, the company\'s first family of 5G devices, but it now faces much more challenging year-over-year comparisons with the iPhone 13. Chip shortages and supply chain disruptions are also exacerbating that slowdown.\nHowever, Apple\'s Services segment is growing like a weed. It locked in 825 million paid subscriptions across all its services in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 165 million over the past 12 months.\nWall Street expects Apple\'s revenue and earnings to grow 8% and 9%, respectively, this year. In 2023, they expect its revenue and earnings to rise 5% and 6%, respectively, but that doesn\'t fully factor in the potential launches of new augmented-reality devices or additional subscription services.\nMicrosoft\'s business is more diversified and less cyclical than Apple\'s but relies heavily on the continued growth of its entire cloud business -- which grew its revenue 32% year over year in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 and accounted for nearly half of Microsoft\'s top line.\nAzure is that segment\'s core growth engine and should remain a compelling alternative to the market leader, Amazon Web Services (AWS), for companies (especially retailers) that don\'t want to feed Amazon\'s most profitable business.\nAnalysts expect Microsoft\'s revenue and earnings to grow 18% and 16%, respectively, in fiscal 2022. They expect that stable growth to continue in fiscal 2023 as its revenue rises 14% and earnings climb another 15%.\nThe valuations and verdict\nApple trades at 23 times forward earnings and pays a forward dividend yield of 0.6%. Microsoft has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 25 and pays a slightly higher forward dividend yield of 1%.\nApple became a safe-haven stock as interest rates rose, since it\'s firmly profitable and sitting on $193 billion in cash and marketable securities, but it arguably became a bit overvalued relative to its near-term growth prospects. Microsoft also earned a safe-haven reputation, since it was sitting on $105 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments in its latest quarter, but a lot of that cash has already been earmarked for its planned purchase of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.\nNevertheless, Microsoft arguably faces fewer macro headwinds than Apple, it pays a higher dividend, and its stock looks more reasonably valued relative to its near-term growth. If I could only choose one of these stocks right now in this choppy market, I\'d definitely stick with Microsoft.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were once considered aging dinosaurs of the tech sector, but both companies were reborn under visionary leaders. Steve Jobs' return to Apple in 1997 led to the launch of innovative new products -- including the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad -- which turned it into a high-growth company again. Apple became a safe-haven stock as interest rates rose, since it's firmly profitable and sitting on $193 billion in cash and marketable securities, but it arguably became a bit overvalued relative to its near-term growth prospects.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were once considered aging dinosaurs of the tech sector, but both companies were reborn under visionary leaders. Over the past 10 years, Apple generated a total return of nearly 580% as Microsoft generated an even higher total return of more than 760%. The differences between Apple and Microsoft Apple generates most of its revenue from hardware devices, but Microsoft generates most of its revenue from software and cloud-based services.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Tech Stock: Apple vs. Microsoft', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were once considered aging dinosaurs of the tech sector, but both companies were reborn under visionary leaders. Analysts expect Microsoft's revenue and earnings to grow 18% and 16%, respectively, in fiscal 2022. Nevertheless, Microsoft arguably faces fewer macro headwinds than Apple, it pays a higher dividend, and its stock looks more reasonably valued relative to its near-term growth.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were once considered aging dinosaurs of the tech sector, but both companies were reborn under visionary leaders. Apple's future looked murky after Jobs passed away in 2011, but it continued to grow under Tim Cook, who oversaw the expansion of its business with new devices like the Apple Watch and AirPods, as well as sticky subscription-based services like Apple Music and Apple TV+. The differences between Apple and Microsoft Apple generates most of its revenue from hardware devices, but Microsoft generates most of its revenue from software and cloud-based services."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': 'Q3', 'sec_fy': 2022.0, 'sec_rn': 1.0, 'sec_end': '2022-07-15', 'sec_form': '10-Q', 'sec_label': 'Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding', 'sec_units': 'shares', 'sec_value': 16070752000.0, 'sec_entity': 'Apple Inc.'}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 148.1999969482422, 'high': 150.86000061035156, 'open': 149.77999877929688, 'close': 150.1699981689453, 'ema_50': 145.9192901670982, 'rsi_14': 65.73013520823898, 'target': 147.07000732421875, 'volume': 76259900.0, 'ema_200': 153.630526432791, 'adj_close': 148.88116455078125, 'rsi_lag_1': 67.74531285588608, 'rsi_lag_2': 67.67783712347125, 'rsi_lag_3': 67.32572915966489, 'rsi_lag_4': 70.6998642606954, 'rsi_lag_5': 76.96952746657774, 'macd_lag_1': 0.9555001806420478, 'macd_lag_2': 0.5665505120253727, 'macd_lag_3': 0.365286310711042, 'macd_lag_4': 0.0654145173093923, 'macd_lag_5': -0.21748185994377423, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.3849562282141221, 'macds_12_26_9': -0.062205312168487355}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 24.1299991607666, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 26.71999931335449, 'Open': 26.71999931335449, 'Close': 24.229999542236328, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 24.229999542236328}, {'Low': 1.0010610818862915, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 1.009795069694519, 'Open': 1.0025665760040283, 'Close': 1.0025665760040283, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 1.0025665760040283}, {'Low': 1.1805957555770874, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 1.1873664855957031, 'Open': 1.183866262435913, 'Close': 1.1839643716812134, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 1.1839643716812134}, {'Low': 6.7393999099731445, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 6.767499923706055, 'Open': 6.755199909210205, 'Close': 6.755199909210205, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 6.755199909210205}, {'Low': 94.56999969482422, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 99.02999877929688, 'Open': 96.38999938964844, 'Close': 97.58999633789062, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 240766, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 97.58999633789062}, {'Low': 0.6720299124717712, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 0.6805498600006104, 'Open': 0.6754885315895081, 'Close': 0.6754885315895081, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 0.6754885315895081}, {'Low': 2.901000022888184, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 2.970999956130981, 'Open': 2.937000036239624, 'Close': 2.930000066757202, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 2.930000066757202}, {'Low': 138.4040069580078, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 139.07400512695312, 'Open': 138.9669952392578, 'Close': 138.9669952392578, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 138.9669952392578}, {'Low': 107.91000366210938, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 108.70999908447266, 'Open': 108.66999816894533, 'Close': 108.05999755859376, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 108.05999755859376}, {'Low': 1701.0999755859375, 'Date': '2022-07-15', 'High': 1709.699951171875, 'Open': 1705.4000244140625, 'Close': 1702.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 721, 'date_str': '2022-07-15', 'Adj Close': 1702.4000244140625}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-18': 147.07000732421875, '2022-07-19': 151.0, '2022-07-20': 153.0399932861328, '2022-07-21': 155.35000610351562, '2022-07-22': 154.08999633789062, '2022-07-25': 152.9499969482422, '2022-07-26': 151.60000610351562, '2022-07-27': 156.7899932861328, '2022-07-28': 157.35000610351562, '2022-07-29': 162.50999450683594}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-15': 173.19000244140625}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-17': 142.41000366210938}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-17': 193.9900054931641}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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AAPL slowing its pace of hiring and spending in some (as yet undetermined) segments sent shares down -2% during the course of the trading session.\n\nBecause Apple makes up around 7% of the total Dow 30 and is an outsized component of the Nasdaq and S&P 500 as well, this one simple story — which, to be fair, does conclude that an economic downturn is on its way — pretty much single-handedly turned what looked like the second day of market participants feeling their oats into something resembling a typical trading day in 2022: the Dow finished -216 points (from north of +350 earlier) or -0.69%, the Nasdaq dropped -0.81%, the S&P -0.84% and the small-cap Russell 2000 -0.34%.\n\nApple does not report fiscal Q3 earnings for another week and a half, but in the meantime we’ve got plenty of big names ready to usher quarterly verdicts in the coming days, including Johnson & Johnson JNJ Tuesday morning, Netflix NFLX tomorrow afternoon, Tesla TSLA after Wednesday’s closing bell, and Twitter TWTR — which has spent much of the last quarter under the considerable shadow of Elon Musk’s promise to reform the social media giant — on Friday morning.\n\nIBM Corp. IBM reported Q2 earnings after today’s closing bell, beating on the bottom line as almost always (IBM has only one earnings miss in more than five years) while also outpacing revenues in the quarter. Earnings of $2.31 per share topped Zacks consensus by 2 cents on $15.54 billion in revenues, which improved on the $15.12 billion expected.\n\nThe tech giant saw a currency impact to revenue (on a strong U.S. dollar worldwide) of $900 million in the quarter, and the company lowered its guidance on free cash flow through the end of 2022 on currency issues, as well as exiting the Russian market. But Gross Margins in the quarter grew +56.5%, higher than analysts were expecting.\n\nOverall, this was a solid quarter for IBM, which has led business growth with its Red Hat acquisition in the hybrid cloud market. This has been a solid move for the company, which had spent much of the several years trailing its Big Tech brethren in terms of stock market performance. Shares are down -3% on the new in late trading; clearly a “sell the news” situation, as IBM had been up +5% over the past six months.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTesla, Inc. (TSLA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\n \nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Starting off the day and the new trading week up big, a report regarding Apple Inc. AAPL slowing its pace of hiring and spending in some (as yet undetermined) segments sent shares down -2% during the course of the trading session. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Because Apple makes up around 7% of the total Dow 30 and is an outsized component of the Nasdaq and S&P 500 as well, this one simple story — which, to be fair, does conclude that an economic downturn is on its way — pretty much single-handedly turned what looked like the second day of market participants feeling their oats into something resembling a typical trading day in 2022: the Dow finished -216 points (from north of +350 earlier) or -0.69%, the Nasdaq dropped -0.81%, the S&P -0.84% and the small-cap Russell 2000 -0.34%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Starting off the day and the new trading week up big, a report regarding Apple Inc. AAPL slowing its pace of hiring and spending in some (as yet undetermined) segments sent shares down -2% during the course of the trading session. Apple does not report fiscal Q3 earnings for another week and a half, but in the meantime we’ve got plenty of big names ready to usher quarterly verdicts in the coming days, including Johnson & Johnson JNJ Tuesday morning, Netflix NFLX tomorrow afternoon, Tesla TSLA after Wednesday’s closing bell, and Twitter TWTR — which has spent much of the last quarter under the considerable shadow of Elon Musk’s promise to reform the social media giant — on Friday morning.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Spending Cuts Drain Rally; IBM Beats Again', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Starting off the day and the new trading week up big, a report regarding Apple Inc. AAPL slowing its pace of hiring and spending in some (as yet undetermined) segments sent shares down -2% during the course of the trading session. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report IBM Corp. IBM reported Q2 earnings after today’s closing bell, beating on the bottom line as almost always (IBM has only one earnings miss in more than five years) while also outpacing revenues in the quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Starting off the day and the new trading week up big, a report regarding Apple Inc. AAPL slowing its pace of hiring and spending in some (as yet undetermined) segments sent shares down -2% during the course of the trading session. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple does not report fiscal Q3 earnings for another week and a half, but in the meantime we’ve got plenty of big names ready to usher quarterly verdicts in the coming days, including Johnson & Johnson JNJ Tuesday morning, Netflix NFLX tomorrow afternoon, Tesla TSLA after Wednesday’s closing bell, and Twitter TWTR — which has spent much of the last quarter under the considerable shadow of Elon Musk’s promise to reform the social media giant — on Friday morning.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-edge-up-dollar-dips-as-fed-hike-expectations-lessened', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, July 18 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks edged higher on Monday as a late-session sell-off in U.S. equities trimmed earlier gains while the dollar slipped as investors tamped down expectations that the Federal Reserve will take a more aggressive approach in hiking interest rates next week.\nExpectations for a 100 basis points rate hike by the Fed at its policy meeting next week stood at about 29%, according to CME\'s FedWatch Tool after reaching as high as 80% last week.\nRecent readings on inflation came in above expectations but showed tentative signs that higher prices may be starting to ease, giving the U.S. central bank a possible cushion to raise rates at a smaller 75 basis points increment.\n"As we as we entered into the quiet period, the Fed seems to be leaning more towards 75 basis points than to 100 basis points," said Jim Barnes, director of fixed income at Bryn Mawr Trust.\n"The more recent economic data that we got on Friday was more upbeat and today\'s rising Treasury yields seem to be catching up with the market\'s activity from Friday, as well as the equity market from today."\nA strong start to the trading session for stocks on Wall Street fizzled out, however, as a drop in Apple Inc AAPL.O weighed following a Bloomberg report that the iPhone maker plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn.\n"We were starting to slide a little before then, just a little bit, and when that hit, obviously Apple slid a little quicker than the market did, so maybe it was an excuse to sell off," said Joe Saluzzi, co-manager of trading at Themis Trading in Chatham, New Jersey.\nU.S. equities initially rose in part due to gains in bank stocks .SPXBK, which had risen about 3% on the heels of earnings from Goldman Sachs GS.N, up 2.5% and Bank of America, up 0.05%, before fading.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 216.51 points, or 0.69%, to 31,071.75; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 32.34 points, or 0.84%, to 3,830.82; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 92.37 points, or 0.81%, to 11,360.05.\nOf the 40 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings through Monday morning, 80% have been above estimates, per Refinitiv data, tracking slightly below the 81% rate over the past four quarters.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.93% and MSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS gained 0.06%. European stocks closed off a three-week high hit earlier in the day on worries about the impact of an energy shortage in the region.\nBenchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury notes US10YT=RR last fell 12/32 in price to yield 2.9725%, from 2.93% late on Friday.\nBefore the Fed meeting next week, the European Central Bank is poised to raise rates for the first time in more than a decade on Thursday, with a hike of 25 basis points expected.\nAs the region deals with its own inflationary pressures, Russia\'s Gazprom GAZP.MM told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of \'extraordinary\' circumstances, according to a letter from Gazprom that will add to European fears of fuel shortages.\nIn light of the shifting view of next week\'s Fed meeting, the U.S. dollar retreated from the 20-year high hit last week, helping the euro move away from parity against the greenback.\nThe dollar index =USD fell 0.38%, with the euro EUR= up 0.56% to $1.0143.\nOil prices jumped, boosted by mounting concerns over gas supply from Russia and the lower dollar, offsetting demand fears brought on by a possible recession and China lockdowns.\nU.S. crude CLc1 settled up 5.13% at $$102.60 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 settled at $106.27, up 5.05% on the day.\nGlobal FX performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\n(Additional reporting by Rodrigo Campos; editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A strong start to the trading session for stocks on Wall Street fizzled out, however, as a drop in Apple Inc AAPL.O weighed following a Bloomberg report that the iPhone maker plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks edged higher on Monday as a late-session sell-off in U.S. equities trimmed earlier gains while the dollar slipped as investors tamped down expectations that the Federal Reserve will take a more aggressive approach in hiking interest rates next week. Recent readings on inflation came in above expectations but showed tentative signs that higher prices may be starting to ease, giving the U.S. central bank a possible cushion to raise rates at a smaller 75 basis points increment.', 'news_luhn_summary': "A strong start to the trading session for stocks on Wall Street fizzled out, however, as a drop in Apple Inc AAPL.O weighed following a Bloomberg report that the iPhone maker plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. Expectations for a 100 basis points rate hike by the Fed at its policy meeting next week stood at about 29%, according to CME's FedWatch Tool after reaching as high as 80% last week. Before the Fed meeting next week, the European Central Bank is poised to raise rates for the first time in more than a decade on Thursday, with a hike of 25 basis points expected.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks edge up, dollar dips as Fed hike expectations lessened', 'news_lexrank_summary': "A strong start to the trading session for stocks on Wall Street fizzled out, however, as a drop in Apple Inc AAPL.O weighed following a Bloomberg report that the iPhone maker plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. Before the Fed meeting next week, the European Central Bank is poised to raise rates for the first time in more than a decade on Thursday, with a hike of 25 basis points expected. As the region deals with its own inflationary pressures, Russia's Gazprom GAZP.MM told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of 'extraordinary' circumstances, according to a letter from Gazprom that will add to European fears of fuel shortages.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A strong start to the trading session for stocks on Wall Street fizzled out, however, as a drop in Apple Inc AAPL.O weighed following a Bloomberg report that the iPhone maker plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks edged higher on Monday as a late-session sell-off in U.S. equities trimmed earlier gains while the dollar slipped as investors tamped down expectations that the Federal Reserve will take a more aggressive approach in hiking interest rates next week. Expectations for a 100 basis points rate hike by the Fed at its policy meeting next week stood at about 29%, according to CME's FedWatch Tool after reaching as high as 80% last week."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-down-on-slide-in-apple-shares-bank-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year.\nAfter posting solid gains to start the session following earnings from Bank of America Corp BAC.N and Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N, the S&P financial sector .SPSY weakened into the close.\nApple shares reversed course to close down 2.1% at $147.1 on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn.\nGoldman Sachs advanced 2.5% as it reported a smaller-than-expected 48% slump in second-quarter profit, helped by strength in its fixed-income trading.\nWorries about a larger one percentage point rate hike at the end of July eased following remarks from Fed officials last week that the policymakers could stick to a 75 basis point hike.\n"It\'s really hard to sustain upward momentum," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky. "And that\'s kind of the story of bear markets."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 215.65 points, or 0.69%, to 31,072.61, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 32.31 points, or 0.84%, to 3,830.85 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 92.37 points, or 0.81%, to 11,360.05.\nNine of the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500 lost ground, with healthcare .SPXHC and utilities .SPLRCU suffering the largest percentage drop, while energy .SPNY took the biggest gain.\nEarnings from big technology companies next week will be closely watched, after their shares came under immense selling pressure through much of this year.\nAmong other tech stocks, Google parent Alphabet fell 2.5%. IBM declined 1.3%.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.63 billion shares, compared with the 12.15 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.20-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.06-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 31 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 30 new highs and 78 new lows.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Anil D\'Silva and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. After posting solid gains to start the session following earnings from Bank of America Corp BAC.N and Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N, the S&P financial sector .SPSY weakened into the close. Apple shares reversed course to close down 2.1% at $147.1 on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. Apple shares reversed course to close down 2.1% at $147.1 on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 215.65 points, or 0.69%, to 31,072.61, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 32.31 points, or 0.84%, to 3,830.85 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 92.37 points, or 0.81%, to 11,360.05.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street closes down on slide in Apple shares, bank stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. After posting solid gains to start the session following earnings from Bank of America Corp BAC.N and Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N, the S&P financial sector .SPSY weakened into the close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 215.65 points, or 0.69%, to 31,072.61, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 32.31 points, or 0.84%, to 3,830.85 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 92.37 points, or 0.81%, to 11,360.05.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 215.65 points, or 0.69%, to 31,072.61, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 32.31 points, or 0.84%, to 3,830.85 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 92.37 points, or 0.81%, to 11,360.05. (Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Anil D'Silva and Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lawsuit-accuses-apple-of-antitrust-violations-over-apple-pay', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\nJuly 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet.\nAccording to a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Apple "coerces" consumers who use its smartphones, smart watches and tablets into using its own wallet for contactless payments, unlike makers of Android-based devices that let consumers choose wallets such as Google Pay and Samsung Pay.\nThe plaintiff, Iowa\'s Affinity Credit Union, said Apple\'s anticompetitive conduct forces the more than 4,000 banks and credit unions that use Apple Pay to pay at least $1 billion of excess fees annually for the privilege.\nIt also said Apple\'s conduct minimizes the incentive for the Cupertino, California-based company to make Apple Pay work better and make it more resistant to security breaches.\n"Apple\'s conduct harms not only issuers, but also consumers and competition as a whole," the complaint said.\nThe lawsuit seeks unspecified triple damages, and a halt to Apple\'s alleged anticompetitive conduct.\nApple did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nThe company already faces a possible heavy fine after European Union regulators on May 2 said it had abused its dominance in iOS devices and mobile wallets by refusing to give payment rivals access to its technology.\nAccording to the complaint, Apple charges issuers a 0.15% fee on credit transactions and a flat 0.5 cent fee on debit transactions using Apple Pay, while Android-based rivals charge nothing.\nThe plaintiff is represented by the law firms Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Sperling & Slater.\nLast August, they helped obtain a $100 million settlement for smaller iOS developers that claimed Apple overcharged them on commissions.\nThe case is Affinity Credit Union v Apple Inc, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 22-04174.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel July 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet. According to a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Apple "coerces" consumers who use its smartphones, smart watches and tablets into using its own wallet for contactless payments, unlike makers of Android-based devices that let consumers choose wallets such as Google Pay and Samsung Pay. The company already faces a possible heavy fine after European Union regulators on May 2 said it had abused its dominance in iOS devices and mobile wallets by refusing to give payment rivals access to its technology.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Jonathan Stempel July 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet. The plaintiff, Iowa's Affinity Credit Union, said Apple's anticompetitive conduct forces the more than 4,000 banks and credit unions that use Apple Pay to pay at least $1 billion of excess fees annually for the privilege. According to the complaint, Apple charges issuers a 0.15% fee on credit transactions and a flat 0.5 cent fee on debit transactions using Apple Pay, while Android-based rivals charge nothing.", 'news_article_title': 'Lawsuit accuses Apple of antitrust violations over Apple Pay', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel July 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet. The plaintiff, Iowa\'s Affinity Credit Union, said Apple\'s anticompetitive conduct forces the more than 4,000 banks and credit unions that use Apple Pay to pay at least $1 billion of excess fees annually for the privilege. "Apple\'s conduct harms not only issuers, but also consumers and competition as a whole," the complaint said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Jonathan Stempel July 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet. The plaintiff, Iowa's Affinity Credit Union, said Apple's anticompetitive conduct forces the more than 4,000 banks and credit unions that use Apple Pay to pay at least $1 billion of excess fees annually for the privilege. According to the complaint, Apple charges issuers a 0.15% fee on credit transactions and a flat 0.5 cent fee on debit transactions using Apple Pay, while Android-based rivals charge nothing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stocks-turn-negative-as-investors-eye-more-recession-indicators', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This morning\'s earnings-fueled optimism evaporated by the end of the day. The Dow erased a more than 350-point gain to finish the day 215 points lower, while the S&P and Nasdaq also logged muted drops. A report from Bloomberg covering Apple\'s (AAPL) plans to slow hiring and growth spending spooked traders, while the NAHB monthly confidence index marked its second biggest one-month drop on record. Meanwhile, Wall Street\'s "fear gauge" -- the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) snapped a three-day losing streak. \nContinue reading for more on today\'s market, including:\nShining a light on this promising solar energy name. \nWhy investors should clean out their portfolio of Clorox shares. \nPlus, the retail stock to avoid; TSLA options activity ramps up; and what bruised PARA this morning.\nThe Dow Jones Average (DJI - 31,072.61) lost 215.7 points, or 0.7% for the day. Goldman Sachs (GS) led the gainers, adding 2.5%. Merck (MRK) paced the losers, shedding 2.8%.\nThe S&P 500 Index (SPX - 3,830.85) lost 32.3 points, or 0.8% for the day. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC - 11,360.05) shed 92.4 points, or 0.8% for the session.\nLastly, the Cboe Market Volatility Index (VIX - 25.30) added 1.1 point, or 4.4% for the day. \n5 Things to Know Today\nA poll of McDonald\'s franchises by the National Owners Association, an independent franchisee advocacy group for store owners, showed an overwhelming majority calling for a "no confidence" vote on the fast food giant\'s CEO Chris Kempczinski and its U.S. president Joe Erlinger. (CNBC)\nDoctor Anthony Fauci, now 81 years old, said he will likely be retiring by the "end of Biden\'s first term." (MarketWatch)\nSteer clear of this retail concern right now. \nBehind the pre-earnings surge in Tesla\'s options pits. \nThe bear note that bruised Paramount Global stock this morning. \nTraders Buy Into Last Week\'s Dip in Oil Prices \nOil rose once again during today\'s session as many bought into last week\'s steep drop amid renewed supply fears. Specifically, President Joe Biden\'s visit to Saudi Arabia yielded few results when it came to talks over renewed oil production in the region. August-dated crude added $5.01, or 5.1%, to finish at $102.60 per barrel for the day. \nGold prices rose off their 20-month lows on Monday, posting their first gain in three sessions as the U.S. Dollar showed some give and investors brushed off the recent rise in interest rates. August-dated gold added $6.60, or 0.4%, to close at $1,710.20 an ounce.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "A report from Bloomberg covering Apple's (AAPL) plans to slow hiring and growth spending spooked traders, while the NAHB monthly confidence index marked its second biggest one-month drop on record. Specifically, President Joe Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia yielded few results when it came to talks over renewed oil production in the region. Gold prices rose off their 20-month lows on Monday, posting their first gain in three sessions as the U.S. Dollar showed some give and investors brushed off the recent rise in interest rates.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'A report from Bloomberg covering Apple\'s (AAPL) plans to slow hiring and growth spending spooked traders, while the NAHB monthly confidence index marked its second biggest one-month drop on record. Meanwhile, Wall Street\'s "fear gauge" -- the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) snapped a three-day losing streak. Lastly, the Cboe Market Volatility Index (VIX - 25.30) added 1.1 point, or 4.4% for the day.', 'news_article_title': 'Stocks Turn Negative as Investors Eye More Recession Indicators', 'news_lexrank_summary': "A report from Bloomberg covering Apple's (AAPL) plans to slow hiring and growth spending spooked traders, while the NAHB monthly confidence index marked its second biggest one-month drop on record. Plus, the retail stock to avoid; TSLA options activity ramps up; and what bruised PARA this morning. Lastly, the Cboe Market Volatility Index (VIX - 25.30) added 1.1 point, or 4.4% for the day.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A report from Bloomberg covering Apple's (AAPL) plans to slow hiring and growth spending spooked traders, while the NAHB monthly confidence index marked its second biggest one-month drop on record. The Dow erased a more than 350-point gain to finish the day 215 points lower, while the S&P and Nasdaq also logged muted drops. Lastly, the Cboe Market Volatility Index (VIX - 25.30) added 1.1 point, or 4.4% for the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-is-increasing-his-bets-big-time-in-these-3-sectors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett makes a move, Wall Street and investors rightly pay close attention. That's because the Oracle of Omaha's investing track record is practically unmatched over the past six decades.\nSince becoming CEO in 1965, Buffett has created more than $600 billion in value for his company's shareholders, and has nearly doubled up the average annual return of the benchmark S&P 500, including dividends (20.1% annualized for Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) versus 10.5% for the S&P 500). For added content, Berkshire Hathaway's stock could lose 99% of its value and Buffett's company would still be handily outperforming the S&P 500 since 1965.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nWith the S&P 500 currently entrenched in a bear market, Buffett has had ample opportunity to put some of his company's vast treasure chest of capital to work. In particular, he's been increasing Berkshire Hathaway's bets big-time in three sectors.\nEnergy\nThe first sector Buffett has demonstrated an insatiable appetite for of late is energy. More specifically, Buffett can't stop buying integrated oil and natural gas stocks Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Berkshire Hathaway added more than 120.9 million shares of Chevron during the first quarter and has made numerous additional purchases to its stake in Occidental.\nThe most logical reason for Buffett and his investing team to pile into energy stocks is the belief that energy commodity prices will remain elevated for years. Most major energy companies had to pare back their capital expenditures during the pandemic. This lack of investment, coupled with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, threatens to throw a monkey wrench into the global energy supply chain for years. Companies with upstream drilling and exploration segments should benefit nicely from elevated oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids pricing.\nHowever, Chevron and Occidental are both integrated energy companies. This means that, in addition to their higher-margin upstream drilling segments, they operate midstream (e.g., transmission pipelines and/or storage) and downstream assets (e.g., chemical plants and/or refineries). If, for instance, the price of crude oil were to continue to back off of its multidecade high, this would lower input costs for Chevron's and Occidental's downstream assets, which, with added demand, can lift operating margins.\nAlthough Buffett has piled into Chevron and Occidental Petroleum, it should be noted that Chevron is in far better financial shape. Occidental's acquisition of Anadarko in 2019 left the company bloated with debt. While historically high commodity prices are helping Occidental reduce its debt and strengthen its balance sheet, Chevron offers far more financial flexibility right now.\nTechnology\nA second sector that Warren Buffett is increasing his bets on big-time is technology. That might come as a bit of a surprise given that the Oracle of Omaha hasn't always had the best track record when investing in tech stocks. However, recent buying activity certainly shows an affinity for tech-driven innovation.\nDuring the first quarter, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) by close to 3.8 million shares. Perhaps even more shocking was Buffett's company's reveal that it had taken a nearly 121 million-share position in personal computer and printing solutions company HP (NYSE: HPQ).\nAlthough it might seem as if the Oracle of Omaha has a new-found love for tech stocks, this buying activity likely has more to do with value investing and brand awareness than anything else.\nWith regard to Apple, Buffett has plainly acknowledged that it's one of Berkshire's pillars. It's a company with an extremely loyal customer base, a well-recognized brand, and it's relied on innovation to drive its sales and profits to record levels. Even though Apple's growth strategy now centers on higher-margin subscription services, the company continues to be a leader in product innovation (e.g., the iPhone accounted for half of all U.S. smartphone share in the first quarter).\nAs for HP, the driving force looks to be valuation. Though the growth heyday for laptops and printers has long since passed, consumer and enterprise demand for desktops and laptops remains surprisingly transparent. At just 7 times Wall Street's forecast earnings for 2022 and 2023, there looks to be a safe floor beneath the shares of HP.\nThese tech stocks have also been an excellent source of capital returns. Apple has repurchased almost $500 billion worth of its own stock since the beginning of 2013, while HP returned $1.3 billion to shareholders through its dividend and buyback program in the most recent quarter.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nFinancials\nLast but not least, Buffett has been beefing up Berkshire Hathaway's bets on the financial sector. During the first quarter, Buffett's company bought over 55 million shares of money-center bank Citigroup (NYSE: C), and opened stakes in Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) and conglomerate Markel.\nBuying stakes in bank stocks and insurance companies is nothing new for the Oracle of Omaha. In fact, it's probably the least surprising thing he's done in 2022. Buffett is well aware that recessions are an inevitable part of the U.S. economy. But rather than trying to time when downturns will occur, he understands that periods of expansion last disproportionately longer than recessions. Thus, buying bank and insurance stocks allows Buffett's company to take advantage of the natural expansion of the U.S. and global economy over time.\nAnother reason to love financial stocks right now is the Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policy shift. With the U.S. inflation rate hitting a four-decade high of 9.1% in June, the nation's central bank has no choice but to aggressively raise interest rates. Banks like Citigroup and Ally Financial should generate more net-interest income from the variable-rate loans they respectively have outstanding.\nAside from the expectation that bank earnings will rise on the heels of hawkish monetary policy, Buffett and right-hand man Charlie Munger haven't been afraid to pull the trigger on repurchasing more shares of their own company. Since the Berkshire Hathaway board of directors adjusted the company's stock buyback parameters in July 2018, Buffett and Munger have overseen the repurchase of more than $61 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway's Class A and B shares.\nIf there's one sector you can pretty much always count on to see Buffett betting big on, it's financials.\n10 stocks we like better than Chevron\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Chevron wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nAlly and Citigroup are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), HP, and Markel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "During the first quarter, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) by close to 3.8 million shares. If, for instance, the price of crude oil were to continue to back off of its multidecade high, this would lower input costs for Chevron's and Occidental's downstream assets, which, with added demand, can lift operating margins. Even though Apple's growth strategy now centers on higher-margin subscription services, the company continues to be a leader in product innovation (e.g., the iPhone accounted for half of all U.S. smartphone share in the first quarter).", 'news_luhn_summary': "During the first quarter, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) by close to 3.8 million shares. When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett makes a move, Wall Street and investors rightly pay close attention. More specifically, Buffett can't stop buying integrated oil and natural gas stocks Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Is Increasing His Bets Big-Time in These 3 Sectors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'During the first quarter, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) by close to 3.8 million shares. The most logical reason for Buffett and his investing team to pile into energy stocks is the belief that energy commodity prices will remain elevated for years. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), HP, and Markel.', 'news_textrank_summary': "During the first quarter, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) by close to 3.8 million shares. During the first quarter, Buffett's company bought over 55 million shares of money-center bank Citigroup (NYSE: C), and opened stakes in Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) and conglomerate Markel. Since the Berkshire Hathaway board of directors adjusted the company's stock buyback parameters in July 2018, Buffett and Munger have overseen the repurchase of more than $61 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway's Class A and B shares."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/australia-shares-set-to-fall-nz-flat', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "July 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are likely to open lower on Tuesday as warnings of slowing hiring by U.S. tech and banking giants like Apple Inc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc have reignited fears among investors of a global economic downturn.\nThe local share price index futures dropped 0.4%, a 131.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark rose 1.2% on Monday.\nAcross the Tasman Sea, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was nearly flat in early trade.\n(Reporting by Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler) (([email protected])) ((For more information on DIARIES & DATA: U.S. earnings diary [RESF/US] Wall Street Week Ahead [.N/O] Global Economy Week Ahead [DATA/] ................................................................ For latest top breaking news across all markets\n[NEWS1])) Keywords: AUSTRALIA STOCKS/MORNING\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "July 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are likely to open lower on Tuesday as warnings of slowing hiring by U.S. tech and banking giants like Apple Inc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc have reignited fears among investors of a global economic downturn. Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was nearly flat in early trade. (Reporting by Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler) (([email protected])) ((For more information on DIARIES & DATA: U.S. earnings diary [RESF/US] Wall Street Week Ahead [.N/O] Global Economy Week Ahead [DATA/] ................................................................ For latest top breaking news across all markets [NEWS1])) Keywords: AUSTRALIA STOCKS/MORNING The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The local share price index futures dropped 0.4%, a 131.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was nearly flat in early trade. (Reporting by Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler) (([email protected])) ((For more information on DIARIES & DATA: U.S. earnings diary [RESF/US] Wall Street Week Ahead [.N/O] Global Economy Week Ahead [DATA/] ................................................................ For latest top breaking news across all markets [NEWS1])) Keywords: AUSTRALIA STOCKS/MORNING The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Australia shares set to fall; NZ flat', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'July 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are likely to open lower on Tuesday as warnings of slowing hiring by U.S. tech and banking giants like Apple Inc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc have reignited fears among investors of a global economic downturn. The local share price index futures dropped 0.4%, a 131.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark rose 1.2% on Monday.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The local share price index futures dropped 0.4%, a 131.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was nearly flat in early trade. (Reporting by Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler) (([email protected])) ((For more information on DIARIES & DATA: U.S. earnings diary [RESF/US] Wall Street Week Ahead [.N/O] Global Economy Week Ahead [DATA/] ................................................................ For latest top breaking news across all markets [NEWS1])) Keywords: AUSTRALIA STOCKS/MORNING The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/australian-shares-subdued-in-choppy-trade-nz-down', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'July 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares drifted within a tight range on Tuesday as losses in technology and financial stocks offset gains in the resources sector, after recession worries increased due to warnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Goldman Sachs GS.N.\nThe S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO was down 0.1% at 6,680.2 by 0055 GMT. The benchmark rose 1.2% on Monday.\nGoldman warned it may slow hiring and cut expenses after reporting a 48% slump in quarterly profit, while a Bloomberg report said Apple was planning to do the same for next year. The developments dragged Wall Street lower overnight. .N\nInvestors are also awaiting minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia\'s July meeting for more clarity on its policy tightening stance.\nDomestic technology stocks .AXIJ led losses with a near 2% drop, following their peers\' slide on the Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC.\nXero Ltd XRO.AX and ASX-listed shares of Block Inc SQ2.AX declined 3.6% and 2.3% respectively.\nFinancials .AXFJ slipped 0.4%, with two out of "Big Four" banks falling 0.2% and 1.3% respectively.\nHowever, energy stocks .AXEJ were one amongst the gainers, jumping as much as 4.2%, seeing its best day since June 8 after oil prices jumped. O/R\nMiners .AXMM gained 1.3% as iron ore prices in China crossed $100 per tonne, after Asia\'s largest economy sought to ease concerns in the trouble-ridden property sector. Index heavyweights Rio Tinto Ltd RIO.AX and Fortescue Metals Group FMG.AX climbed 1.5% and 2.1%, respectively. IRONORE/\nBHP Group BHP.AX joined Rio Tinto in warning about labour shortages and inflationary pressures. Its shares, however, rose about 1.9%.\nNew Zealand\'s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was down 0.4% at 11,114.2.\n(Reporting by Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "July 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares drifted within a tight range on Tuesday as losses in technology and financial stocks offset gains in the resources sector, after recession worries increased due to warnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Goldman Sachs GS.N. .N Investors are also awaiting minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's July meeting for more clarity on its policy tightening stance. O/R Miners .AXMM gained 1.3% as iron ore prices in China crossed $100 per tonne, after Asia's largest economy sought to ease concerns in the trouble-ridden property sector.", 'news_luhn_summary': "July 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares drifted within a tight range on Tuesday as losses in technology and financial stocks offset gains in the resources sector, after recession worries increased due to warnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Goldman Sachs GS.N. Domestic technology stocks .AXIJ led losses with a near 2% drop, following their peers' slide on the Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC. IRONORE/ BHP Group BHP.AX joined Rio Tinto in warning about labour shortages and inflationary pressures.", 'news_article_title': 'Australian shares subdued in choppy trade; NZ down', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'July 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares drifted within a tight range on Tuesday as losses in technology and financial stocks offset gains in the resources sector, after recession worries increased due to warnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Goldman Sachs GS.N. Index heavyweights Rio Tinto Ltd RIO.AX and Fortescue Metals Group FMG.AX climbed 1.5% and 2.1%, respectively. Its shares, however, rose about 1.9%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "July 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares drifted within a tight range on Tuesday as losses in technology and financial stocks offset gains in the resources sector, after recession worries increased due to warnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Goldman Sachs GS.N. Goldman warned it may slow hiring and cut expenses after reporting a 48% slump in quarterly profit, while a Bloomberg report said Apple was planning to do the same for next year. Domestic technology stocks .AXIJ led losses with a near 2% drop, following their peers' slide on the Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/japanese-stocks-edge-higher-ahead-of-boj-policy-meeting', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks posted modest gains on Tuesday after a three-day weekend, with investors reluctant to make major bets ahead of a policy meeting by the Bank of Japan, despite lowered estimates for aggressive monetary tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve.\nThe Nikkei share average .N225 opened 0.8% higher to break through the psychological barrier of 27,000, briefly retreating before making another push to finish at 26,977.37 at the end of the morning session, up 0.71% for the day.\nThe broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.49%.\n"It\'s tough to continue buying ahead of the Bank of Japan\'s monetary policy meeting this week and earnings season getting underway," said a market participant at a domestic securities firm.\nOf Nikkei\'s 225 components, 164 made gains, 58 made losses, and three traded flat.\nShares of heavy industries were some of the strong performers, buoyed by a report over the weekend that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida\'s government won\'t set a ceiling on defense spending in the next annual budget.\nKawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd 7012.T rose 4.28%, and Mutsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd 7011.T was up 3.07%.\nEven as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn\'t appear to be broadly affected.\nSony Group Corp 6758.T, Apple\'s primary image sensor supplier, gained 2.72%. Components makers Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd 6981.T and Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd 6976.T were down 0.05% and up 0.99%, respectively.\nUtilities companies weighed in the Nikkei, with the sector down 1.41% overall.\nKansai Electric Power Co Inc 9503.T lost 2.35%, and Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings Inc 9501.T was down 1.87%.\n(Reporting by Sam Byford and Tokyo markets team; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Even as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn\'t appear to be broadly affected. TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks posted modest gains on Tuesday after a three-day weekend, with investors reluctant to make major bets ahead of a policy meeting by the Bank of Japan, despite lowered estimates for aggressive monetary tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve. "It\'s tough to continue buying ahead of the Bank of Japan\'s monetary policy meeting this week and earnings season getting underway," said a market participant at a domestic securities firm.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Even as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn\'t appear to be broadly affected. "It\'s tough to continue buying ahead of the Bank of Japan\'s monetary policy meeting this week and earnings season getting underway," said a market participant at a domestic securities firm. Of Nikkei\'s 225 components, 164 made gains, 58 made losses, and three traded flat.', 'news_article_title': 'Japanese stocks edge higher ahead of BOJ policy meeting', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Even as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn't appear to be broadly affected. TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks posted modest gains on Tuesday after a three-day weekend, with investors reluctant to make major bets ahead of a policy meeting by the Bank of Japan, despite lowered estimates for aggressive monetary tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Of Nikkei's 225 components, 164 made gains, 58 made losses, and three traded flat.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Even as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn't appear to be broadly affected. TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks posted modest gains on Tuesday after a three-day weekend, with investors reluctant to make major bets ahead of a policy meeting by the Bank of Japan, despite lowered estimates for aggressive monetary tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Of Nikkei's 225 components, 164 made gains, 58 made losses, and three traded flat."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/poll-taiwan-june-export-orders-seen-growing-for-second-straight-month-on-tech-demand', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI\nOrders median forecast +5.6% y/y (prior month +6%)\nData due Wednesday, July 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT)\nTAIPEI, July 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely grew for a second consecutive month in June after falling for the first time in two years in April, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, supported by demand for technology products.\nThe median forecast from a poll of 16 economists expects export orders to rise 5.6% from a year ago. Forecasts ranged for an expansion of between 1.2% and 9.3%.\nThe island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell 5.5% from a year earlier to $51.9 billion in April, taking a larger-than-expected hit from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and broader global supply chain disruptions.\nBut they returned to growth in May, expanding a better-than-expected 6% to $55.43 billion.\nThe government has predicted June orders to be between 3.3% and 6.1% higher than a year before.\nTaiwan's export orders are a leading indicator of demand for hi-tech gadgets and Asian exports, and typically lead actual exports by two to three months.\nThe island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nThe data for June will be released on Wednesday.\n(Poll compiled by Anant Chandak, Arsh Mogre and Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +5.6% y/y (prior month +6%) Data due Wednesday, July 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, July 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely grew for a second consecutive month in June after falling for the first time in two years in April, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, supported by demand for technology products. The median forecast from a poll of 16 economists expects export orders to rise 5.6% from a year ago.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +5.6% y/y (prior month +6%) Data due Wednesday, July 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, July 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely grew for a second consecutive month in June after falling for the first time in two years in April, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, supported by demand for technology products. The island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell 5.5% from a year earlier to $51.9 billion in April, taking a larger-than-expected hit from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and broader global supply chain disruptions.", 'news_article_title': 'POLL-Taiwan June export orders seen growing for second straight month on tech demand', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +5.6% y/y (prior month +6%) Data due Wednesday, July 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, July 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely grew for a second consecutive month in June after falling for the first time in two years in April, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, supported by demand for technology products. Forecasts ranged for an expansion of between 1.2% and 9.3%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +5.6% y/y (prior month +6%) Data due Wednesday, July 20, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, July 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely grew for a second consecutive month in June after falling for the first time in two years in April, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, supported by demand for technology products. The island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell 5.5% from a year earlier to $51.9 billion in April, taking a larger-than-expected hit from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and broader global supply chain disruptions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-reverses-course-on-slide-in-apple-shares', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks declined on Monday on a slide in bank stocks and shares of Apple AAPL.O, after a report said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year.\nThe S&P 500 financial sector .SPSY was down 0.16% despite earnings from big banks beating profit expectations.\nApple shares reversed course to trade down 1.8% at $147.4 on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn.\nGoldman Sachs Group Inc GS.Nadvanced 2.1% as it reported a smaller-than-expected 48% slump in second-quarter profit, helped by strength in its fixed-income trading. Bank of America Corp BAC.N also rose 0.34% after beating analysts\' estimates for quarterly profit.\n"Financials have generally been better or at least better than feared so far," said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio strategy at Horizon Investments in Charlotte, North Carolina, referring to U.S. earnings trends.\nWorries about a larger one percentage point rate hike at the end of July eased following remarks from Fed officials last week that the policymakers could stick to a 75 basis point hike.\n"The main … big macro driver that\'s been on everyone\'s lips for the last six or so months … is inflation and what the Fed is going to do," said Hill, noting the market recovered slightly as investors dialed back expectations on the Fed\'s interest hike.\nAt 3:08 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 71.92 points, or 0.23%, to 31,216.34, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 15.63 points, or 0.40%, to 3,847.53 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 55.17 points, or 0.48%, to 11,397.25.\nFour out of 11 major sectors of the S&P 500 rose, with the\nenergy sector .SPNYleading the gain by adding 2.2%.\nEarnings from big technology companies next week will be closely watched, after their shares came under immense selling pressure through much of this year.\nAmong other shares, Boeing Co BA.N jumped 0.9% after Delta Air Lines Inc DAL.N said it would buy 100 MAX 10 jets worth about $13.5 billion at list prices and had options to buy another 30. Shares of Delta jumped 4.0%.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.01-to-1 ratio; on the Nasdaq, a 1.40-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 30 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 25 new highs and 53 new lows.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additinoal reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Anil D\'Silva and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks declined on Monday on a slide in bank stocks and shares of Apple AAPL.O, after a report said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. Apple shares reversed course to trade down 1.8% at $147.4 on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. "Financials have generally been better or at least better than feared so far," said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio strategy at Horizon Investments in Charlotte, North Carolina, referring to U.S. earnings trends.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks declined on Monday on a slide in bank stocks and shares of Apple AAPL.O, after a report said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. The S&P 500 financial sector .SPSY was down 0.16% despite earnings from big banks beating profit expectations. Apple shares reversed course to trade down 1.8% at $147.4 on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street reverses course on slide in Apple shares', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks declined on Monday on a slide in bank stocks and shares of Apple AAPL.O, after a report said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. The S&P 500 financial sector .SPSY was down 0.16% despite earnings from big banks beating profit expectations. Worries about a larger one percentage point rate hike at the end of July eased following remarks from Fed officials last week that the policymakers could stick to a 75 basis point hike.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks declined on Monday on a slide in bank stocks and shares of Apple AAPL.O, after a report said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. Apple shares reversed course to trade down 1.8% at $147.4 on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. (Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additinoal reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Anil D'Silva and Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-ends-lower-on-slide-in-apple-shares-bank-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks closedlower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year.\nAfter posting solid gains to start the session following earnings from Bank of America Corp BAC.N and Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N, the S&P financial sector .SPSY weakened into the close.\nApple shares reversed course to trade down on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn.\nGoldman Sachs advanced as it reported a smaller-than-expected 48% slump in second-quarter profit, helped by strength in its fixed-income trading.\nWorries about a larger one percentage point rate hike at the end of July eased following remarks from Fed officials last week that the policymakers could stick to a 75 basis point hike.\n"It\'s really hard to sustain upward momentum," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky. "And that\'s kind of the story of bear markets."\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 32.43 points, or 0.84%, to end at 3,830.73 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 95.54 points, or 0.83%, to 11,356.88. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 215.12 points, or 0.69%, to 31,073.14.\nEarnings from big technology companies next week will be closely watched, after their shares came under immense selling pressure through much of this year.\nAmong other shares, Boeing Co BA.N jumped after Delta Air Lines Inc DAL.N said it would buy 100 MAX 10 jets worth about $13.5 billion at list prices and had options to buy another 30. Shares of Delta also jumped.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Anil D\'Silva and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks closedlower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. After posting solid gains to start the session following earnings from Bank of America Corp BAC.N and Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N, the S&P financial sector .SPSY weakened into the close. Apple shares reversed course to trade down on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks closedlower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. Apple shares reversed course to trade down on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 32.43 points, or 0.84%, to end at 3,830.73 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 95.54 points, or 0.83%, to 11,356.88.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street ends lower on slide in Apple shares, bank stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks closedlower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. After posting solid gains to start the session following earnings from Bank of America Corp BAC.N and Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N, the S&P financial sector .SPSY weakened into the close. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 32.43 points, or 0.84%, to end at 3,830.73 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 95.54 points, or 0.83%, to 11,356.88.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Echo Wang July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks closedlower on Monday after bank stocks erased earlier gains and Apple AAPL.O shares fell on a report saying the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. Apple shares reversed course to trade down on a Bloomberg report that said the company plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. (Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Anil D'Silva and Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-boosts-google-maps-with-recent-capability', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward adding innovative features to Google Maps.\nReportedly, Google is gearing up to add a capability to Google Maps, which will allow users to specify the engine type of the vehicle they are driving.\nBy providing the specifications of the engine, Google Maps users can view the most energy-efficient routes which will save their fuel.\nThe latest useful feature is expected to deliver enhanced mapping experience which in turn is expected to boost the adoption rate of Google Maps in the days ahead.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nGrowing Google Maps Initiatives\nApart from the recent capability, Google added a widget to Google Maps, which updates information on nearby traffic at the user’s current location.\nAdditionally, Google introduced a feature to Searches and Maps, which shows “Identifies as LGBTQ+ owned” on the business profiles of sellers belonging to the LGBTQ+ community.\nGoogle is making efforts to show estimated toll prices for planned routes on Google Maps to users of both Android and iOS.\nAll these endeavors will continue to help Google drive momentum among its users. This, in turn, is likely to get reflected in the performance of the Google Services segment, which will benefit Alphabet’s overall financial performance.\nGoogle Services generated $61.5 billion revenues (90.4% of total revenues) in first-quarter 2022, up 20.1% from the prior-year quarter’s level.\nMoreover, strengthening financial performance will aid GOOGL in winning investors’ confidence in the near term. Shares of GOOGL have been down 22.8% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 28.8%.\nCompetitive Threat\nHowever, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services.\nApple, which has lost 15.4% in the year-to-date period, offers its web mapping service named Apple Maps. It provides directions and an estimated arrival time for driving, walking, cycling and public transportation navigation.\nRecently, Apple introduced a capability to its Apple Maps app for iOS 16 users, which lets them add multi-stop routing to the app.\nThus, Apple’s growing efforts to enrich its web mapping application threaten Alphabet’s market position.\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).\nInvestors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider some better-ranked stocks like Aspen Technology AZPN and Agilent Technologies A, both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nAspen technology has returned 15.7% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for AZPN is currently projected at 18.4%.\nAgilent Technologies has lost 25.5% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for A is currently projected at 10%.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAgilent Technologies, Inc. (A): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Competitive Threat However, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report By providing the specifications of the engine, Google Maps users can view the most energy-efficient routes which will save their fuel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Competitive Threat However, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Recently, Apple introduced a capability to its Apple Maps app for iOS 16 users, which lets them add multi-stop routing to the app.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Boosts Google Maps With Recent Capability', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Competitive Threat However, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Reportedly, Google is gearing up to add a capability to Google Maps, which will allow users to specify the engine type of the vehicle they are driving.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Competitive Threat However, Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward adding innovative features to Google Maps.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-portfolio-sp-500-growth-etf-spyg-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/25/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $12.05 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.87%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 47.70% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 53.67% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSPYG seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector in the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has lost about -25.57% so far this year and is down about -15.57% in the last one year (as of 07/18/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $50.47 and $73.48.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.04 and standard deviation of 26.38% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 241 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, SPYG is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $68.94 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $162.09 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $12.05 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund.', 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/25/2000.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/25/2000."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pegasus-phone-spyware-used-to-target-30-thai-activists-cyber-watchdogs-say', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'BANGKOK, July 18 (Reuters) - At least 30 political activists in Thailand have been hacked using Israeli surveillance spyware Pegasus, according to a joint investigation by human rights and cyber monitoring groups, which suspect the attacks were launched locally.\nThe probe by Thai human rights group iLaw, Southeast Asian internet watchdog Digital Reach and Toronto-based Citizen Lab, followed a mass alert from Apple Inc AAPL.O in November informing thousands of iPhone users, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers".\nPegasus has been used by governments to spy on journalists, activists, and dissidents and the Israeli firm behind it, NSO Group, has been sued by Apple and placed on a U.S. trade blacklist.\niLaw in its report on Monday said 24 political activists, three academics and three members of civil society groups were targeted between October 2020 and November 2021, ranging from one to 14 hacking incidents each.\nYingcheep Atchanont, programme manager at iLaw, was among those hacked and said his group would investigate further, and pursue legal action once it becomes clear who in Thailand was operating Pegasus.\n"NSO has said that they only sell the software to governments and that all the victims here are Thai government critics, so they benefited the most," he said.\nNSO Group and a spokesperson for Thailand\'s government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nWetang Phuangsup, a spokesperson for Thailand\'s ministry of Digital Economy and Society, said his ministry was not aware of any usage of spyware by the government.\nCitizen Lab\'s report, which was separate to that of iLaw, examined digital traces left in the victims\' phones and identified Pegasus usage in Thailand as far back as May 2014.\nJohn Scott-Railton, a Citizen Lab researcher, said the investigation showed Pegasus was being operated in Thailand, with many more hacking victims likely.\n"What we uncovered is a lot of targeting of dozens of people over a specific time frame, but having done investigation into Pegasus... over the decade, I am confident that it is the tip of the iceberg," he said in an online presentation on Monday.\n(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um; Editing by Martin Petty)\n(([email protected]; +6626488658))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The probe by Thai human rights group iLaw, Southeast Asian internet watchdog Digital Reach and Toronto-based Citizen Lab, followed a mass alert from Apple Inc AAPL.O in November informing thousands of iPhone users, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers". BANGKOK, July 18 (Reuters) - At least 30 political activists in Thailand have been hacked using Israeli surveillance spyware Pegasus, according to a joint investigation by human rights and cyber monitoring groups, which suspect the attacks were launched locally. "What we uncovered is a lot of targeting of dozens of people over a specific time frame, but having done investigation into Pegasus... over the decade, I am confident that it is the tip of the iceberg," he said in an online presentation on Monday.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The probe by Thai human rights group iLaw, Southeast Asian internet watchdog Digital Reach and Toronto-based Citizen Lab, followed a mass alert from Apple Inc AAPL.O in November informing thousands of iPhone users, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers". BANGKOK, July 18 (Reuters) - At least 30 political activists in Thailand have been hacked using Israeli surveillance spyware Pegasus, according to a joint investigation by human rights and cyber monitoring groups, which suspect the attacks were launched locally. John Scott-Railton, a Citizen Lab researcher, said the investigation showed Pegasus was being operated in Thailand, with many more hacking victims likely.', 'news_article_title': 'Pegasus phone spyware used to target 30 Thai activists, cyber watchdogs say', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The probe by Thai human rights group iLaw, Southeast Asian internet watchdog Digital Reach and Toronto-based Citizen Lab, followed a mass alert from Apple Inc AAPL.O in November informing thousands of iPhone users, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers". BANGKOK, July 18 (Reuters) - At least 30 political activists in Thailand have been hacked using Israeli surveillance spyware Pegasus, according to a joint investigation by human rights and cyber monitoring groups, which suspect the attacks were launched locally. NSO Group and a spokesperson for Thailand\'s government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The probe by Thai human rights group iLaw, Southeast Asian internet watchdog Digital Reach and Toronto-based Citizen Lab, followed a mass alert from Apple Inc AAPL.O in November informing thousands of iPhone users, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers". BANGKOK, July 18 (Reuters) - At least 30 political activists in Thailand have been hacked using Israeli surveillance spyware Pegasus, according to a joint investigation by human rights and cyber monitoring groups, which suspect the attacks were launched locally. Citizen Lab\'s report, which was separate to that of iLaw, examined digital traces left in the victims\' phones and identified Pegasus usage in Thailand as far back as May 2014.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bmw-starts-nickel-and-diming-car-buyers.-will-other-automakers-follow', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When you buy a luxury car, you expect that, in addition to high performance, you\'re paying up for amenities that are not available in more basic models. The fit and trim are usually better, and you often get new features first before they work their way down to mainstream models, like automatic parallel parking.\nGerman automaker BMW (OTC: BAMXF)(OTC: BMWYY), however, views the premium nature of these perks a little differently. The luxury car company has begun charging buyers subscription fees to access features that are built into every vehicle they produce.\nIn a global economy beset by rampant inflation, high gas prices, and the possibility of a recession on the horizon, other automakers may see this as a way to generate incremental streams of revenue to help offset sagging car sales. But they would do so at their own peril.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nMicrotransactions or microaggressions?\nThe Verge reports that BMW has a slew of new "microtransactions" for its cars sold in various countries such as the U.K., Germany, South Africa, and New Zealand (apparently not the U.S. just yet) that include subscriptions for things like heated seats, Apple\'s CarPlay technology, automatic map updates, adaptive high beams, and even being able to play engine noises in the vehicle.\nA number of these features, such as heated seats and CarPlay functionality, can be found standard in even the base model of mass-market vehicles, while others like adaptive headlights have often been an upgrade. And while a lot of the features can be purchased with a one-time fee, BMW is trying to turn the options into a recurring revenue stream.\nBy building its cars with all of the features built into the software, it can turn them on and off with the flip of a switch.\nIn the U.K., for example, heating the front seats of your pricey new BMW will set you back 15 British pounds a month, or a one-time fee of 350 pounds (roughly $415 at recent exchange rates). Being able to have adaptive high beams that automatically dim when oncoming cars approach would cost you 10 pounds a month, or 200 pounds for the "unlimited" option, the equivalent of around $237.\nIn comparison, Volkswagen (OTC: VWAGY) will charge you $955 to add the feature to your 2022 Jetta as part of its Driver Assistance package, which includes a bunch of other high-tech features, such as automatic braking if you get too close to a car in front of you and monitoring your blind spots -- that will cost you another 750 pounds, or $883, on your BMW.\nA new way to pay\nIt used to be only your bank or wireless carrier would ding you with fees for whatever service they offered, but BMW\'s plan seems more reminiscent of when airlines began charging passengers for every amenity.\nFirst, it was for carry-on bags, but now air travelers can find fees for choosing a seat, paying for snacks, using a plane\'s Wi-Fi, or even having a nonalcoholic beverage. Not many people think the flying experience has improved with the imposition of those fees.\nIn reality, BMW is only changing the way it charges you, at least for some of the options, but buyers may not like the idea of having to open their wallet every time they want a new feature, particularly since they\'re all built into the car anyway.\nIt\'s also going to cost BMW more money to build their cars packed with features, many of which will never be used. BMW has been enjoying rising profits because of the spiraling cost of a new car, but nickel-and-diming customers may end up working against it.\nNew car prices are already at record highs, with the average car price at $45,844, a 14.5% increase from last year. Yet car sales over the first six months of 2022 are expected to be 5.8 million, a better-than-19% drop from the year-ago period.\nIntroducing niggling charges for what many might think ought to be a standard feature in a luxury car will win the automakers few friends and could further exacerbate declining sales.\n10 stocks we like better than BMW\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and BMW wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\n\n\nRich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Volkswagen AG. The Motley Fool recommends BMW and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In a global economy beset by rampant inflation, high gas prices, and the possibility of a recession on the horizon, other automakers may see this as a way to generate incremental streams of revenue to help offset sagging car sales. The Verge reports that BMW has a slew of new "microtransactions" for its cars sold in various countries such as the U.K., Germany, South Africa, and New Zealand (apparently not the U.S. just yet) that include subscriptions for things like heated seats, Apple\'s CarPlay technology, automatic map updates, adaptive high beams, and even being able to play engine noises in the vehicle. A new way to pay It used to be only your bank or wireless carrier would ding you with fees for whatever service they offered, but BMW\'s plan seems more reminiscent of when airlines began charging passengers for every amenity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Verge reports that BMW has a slew of new "microtransactions" for its cars sold in various countries such as the U.K., Germany, South Africa, and New Zealand (apparently not the U.S. just yet) that include subscriptions for things like heated seats, Apple\'s CarPlay technology, automatic map updates, adaptive high beams, and even being able to play engine noises in the vehicle. Being able to have adaptive high beams that automatically dim when oncoming cars approach would cost you 10 pounds a month, or 200 pounds for the "unlimited" option, the equivalent of around $237. The Motley Fool recommends BMW and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'BMW Starts Nickel-and-Diming Car Buyers. Will Other Automakers Follow?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When you buy a luxury car, you expect that, in addition to high performance, you\'re paying up for amenities that are not available in more basic models. The Verge reports that BMW has a slew of new "microtransactions" for its cars sold in various countries such as the U.K., Germany, South Africa, and New Zealand (apparently not the U.S. just yet) that include subscriptions for things like heated seats, Apple\'s CarPlay technology, automatic map updates, adaptive high beams, and even being able to play engine noises in the vehicle. That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Verge reports that BMW has a slew of new "microtransactions" for its cars sold in various countries such as the U.K., Germany, South Africa, and New Zealand (apparently not the U.S. just yet) that include subscriptions for things like heated seats, Apple\'s CarPlay technology, automatic map updates, adaptive high beams, and even being able to play engine noises in the vehicle. In comparison, Volkswagen (OTC: VWAGY) will charge you $955 to add the feature to your 2022 Jetta as part of its Driver Assistance package, which includes a bunch of other high-tech features, such as automatic braking if you get too close to a car in front of you and monitoring your blind spots -- that will cost you another 750 pounds, or $883, on your BMW. In reality, BMW is only changing the way it charges you, at least for some of the options, but buyers may not like the idea of having to open their wallet every time they want a new feature, particularly since they\'re all built into the car anyway.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-slow-hiring-spending-for-some-teams-next-year-bloomberg', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details\nJuly 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O intends to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.\nThe changes will not affect all teams, and Apple is still planning an aggressive product launch schedule in 2023 that includes a mixed-reality headset, its first major new category since 2015, the report said.\nShares of the company, which did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, reversed course to trade down nearly a percent at $148.95.\nApple is the latest company with plans to slow hiring, joining Meta Platforms META.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and a number of U.S. banks as they prepare for a potential economic slowdown.\n(Reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];; Mobile - +919591691912; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds details July 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O intends to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The changes will not affect all teams, and Apple is still planning an aggressive product launch schedule in 2023 that includes a mixed-reality headset, its first major new category since 2015, the report said. Apple is the latest company with plans to slow hiring, joining Meta Platforms META.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and a number of U.S. banks as they prepare for a potential economic slowdown.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds details July 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O intends to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Apple is the latest company with plans to slow hiring, joining Meta Platforms META.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and a number of U.S. banks as they prepare for a potential economic slowdown. (Reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni) (([email protected];; Mobile - +919591691912; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple to slow hiring, spending for some teams next year - Bloomberg', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds details July 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O intends to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The changes will not affect all teams, and Apple is still planning an aggressive product launch schedule in 2023 that includes a mixed-reality headset, its first major new category since 2015, the report said. Shares of the company, which did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, reversed course to trade down nearly a percent at $148.95.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds details July 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O intends to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Apple is the latest company with plans to slow hiring, joining Meta Platforms META.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and a number of U.S. banks as they prepare for a potential economic slowdown. (Reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni) (([email protected];; Mobile - +919591691912; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/did-snaps-prospects-worsen-after-its-latest-warning-to-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is scheduled to report fiscal 2022 second-quarter earnings after the markets close on Thursday, July 22. The social media company faces headwinds that are causing revenue growth to slow. These include privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that make it more challenging to sell targeted advertising, a slowdown in advertising demand amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply shortages, and rising inflation.\nManagement already gave investors a mid-quarter warning that the period was progressing considerably worse than expected. Shareholders will want to pay close attention to see if Snap\'s quarter worsened further after it updated investors on May 23.\nSnap to miss the lower end of guidance\nOn that day, the company informed the market that macroeconomic conditions had worsened quickly since it issued projections on April 21. They added that those forces would likely cause Snap to miss even the lower end of its revenue and profitability forecast for the second quarter. With its first-quarter earnings, management said revenue growth in the second quarter would be in the range of 20% to 25% at the midpoint. Meanwhile, it said adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization would fall between breakeven and $50 million.\nManagement then tried to reassure investors by saying, "We remain excited about the long-term opportunity to grow our business. Our community continues to grow, and we continue to see strong engagement across Snapchat and continue to see significant opportunities to grow our average revenue per user over the long term." But the latter statement had little effect as the stock crashed following the warning.\nFortunately, Snap is starting from a brisk pace of growth. In its most recent quarter, which ended on March 31, revenue increased by 38% from the same quarter in the prior year. Even if the headwinds mentioned above pull down this growth rate, it could remain above double digits while it adjusts the business to counter these forces.\nThe company\'s app is free to join and use, so it has little to lose from a customer\'s standpoint as inflation pinches purchasing power. On the contrary, folks may look to the social media app as a lower-cost (free) alternative form of entertainment as prices rise for fuel, movie tickets, and concerts. However, marketers may be willing to spend less to gain the attention of consumers who are themselves less inclined to spend money.\nSnap boasts 332 million daily active users, up 13 million from the previous quarter. Impressively, the company has sustained user growth despite the economic reopening, which has created more options on what folks could do with their time.\nWhat this could mean for Snap investors\nAnalysts on Wall Street expect Snap to report revenue of $1.14 billion and a loss per share of $0.01. If the company reaches those projections, it will mean a revenue increase of 35.4% from the same period a year before. Meanwhile, earnings per share (EPS) would turn negative after it reported a positive $0.01 in the same quarter last year. Interestingly, analyst estimates for revenue growth of 35% seem overly optimistic, considering management already said revenue growth would be below the lower end of its guidance (20% for Q2).\nSNAP Price to Free Cash Flow data by YCharts\nSnap\'s valuation is down but is still expensive on an absolute basis with a price-to-free-cash-flow ratio of 106. Investors will want to steer clear of this investment until it puts the headwinds behind it or its valuation becomes more favorable.\n10 stocks we like better than Snap Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snap Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nParkev Tatevosian has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'These include privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that make it more challenging to sell targeted advertising, a slowdown in advertising demand amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply shortages, and rising inflation. Snap to miss the lower end of guidance On that day, the company informed the market that macroeconomic conditions had worsened quickly since it issued projections on April 21. Even if the headwinds mentioned above pull down this growth rate, it could remain above double digits while it adjusts the business to counter these forces.', 'news_luhn_summary': "These include privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that make it more challenging to sell targeted advertising, a slowdown in advertising demand amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply shortages, and rising inflation. Shareholders will want to pay close attention to see if Snap's quarter worsened further after it updated investors on May 23. What this could mean for Snap investors Analysts on Wall Street expect Snap to report revenue of $1.14 billion and a loss per share of $0.01.", 'news_article_title': "Did Snap's Prospects Worsen After Its Latest Warning to Investors?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "These include privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that make it more challenging to sell targeted advertising, a slowdown in advertising demand amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply shortages, and rising inflation. Shareholders will want to pay close attention to see if Snap's quarter worsened further after it updated investors on May 23. Interestingly, analyst estimates for revenue growth of 35% seem overly optimistic, considering management already said revenue growth would be below the lower end of its guidance (20% for Q2).", 'news_textrank_summary': 'These include privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that make it more challenging to sell targeted advertising, a slowdown in advertising demand amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply shortages, and rising inflation. Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is scheduled to report fiscal 2022 second-quarter earnings after the markets close on Thursday, July 22. What this could mean for Snap investors Analysts on Wall Street expect Snap to report revenue of $1.14 billion and a loss per share of $0.01.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/disney-dis-set-to-hike-espn-subscription-price-by-43', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Walt Disney Company DIS is hiking the monthly subscription price of ESPN+ by $3 or 43%. Per Reuters, ESPN+ subscription will now increase to $9.99 on monthly basis beginning Aug 23. Annual subscription prices will go up to $99.99 from $69.99. However, the company will not hike price for the subscribers using the bundled services.\n\nDisney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) has been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok.\n\nDisney+ garnered 137.7 million paid subscribers within a short span of its availability (launched Nov 12, 2019). Hulu and ESPN+ had 45.6 million and 22.3 million paid subscribers, respectively, at the end of second-quarter fiscal 2022.\n\nDisney’s focus on sports streaming, particularly live sports, is expected to drive growth for ESPN+. For instance, ESPN+ offers tournaments like UFC Lightweight Championship, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, Grand Slam tennis (Wimbledon and the Australian Open), and live sporting events, original shows, series and documentaries.\nDisney+: Key Growth Driver for Disney\nDisney shares are having a terrible 2022. The company’s profitability is expected to be negatively impacted by higher investments in content, which will drive up programming and production costs at Media and Entertainment Distribution. Disney now expects to cut overall film and TV spending by $1 billion to $32 billion in fiscal 2022.\n The Walt Disney Company Price and Consensus\nThe Walt Disney Company price-consensus-chart | The Walt Disney Company Quote\nShares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have lost 38.5% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s decline of 34.6% on a year-to-date basis.\n\nNevertheless, Disney benefits from the growing popularity of Disney+ owing to a strong content portfolio and a cheaper bundle offering. Availability in the Nordics, Latin America and other Asian territories is helping it expand its user base. \n\nDisney+ has emerged as a key growth driver for Disney, primarily driven by its solid content portfolio. Disney has an impressive line-up of big-budget movies slated to be released over the next couple of years, a number of which will appear on Disney+ simultaneously with their theatrical releases.\n\nDisney recently began offering its streaming service, Disney+, in 16 countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Thanks to its robust content portfolio, the company remains on track to achieve its guidance of 230-260 million paid subscribers for Disney+ by the end of fiscal 2024. Expansion into the Middle East and North Africa will further help Disney in its cause.\n\nGiven the breadth of content of Disney+, the streaming platform is expected to grab the second spot in the region, with a subscriber base of 6.5 million in the region by 2027, trailing only Netflix, which is likely to have a viewer base of 11 million, per Digital TV Research data.\n\nNetflix has been leveraging the talent of local producers in Asia lately, and some of its bets have turned into home runs, such as The White Tiger and Crash Landing on You. Netflix has renewed a raft of its Asian originals lately, including Korean hits like Squid Game, teen zombie horror All Of Us Are Dead, and D.P.\nApple’s streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. This year, Apple TV+ has earned 52 Emmy nominations, with the second season of Ted Lasso getting 20 nominations overall. Another show, Severance, has garnered 14 total nominations in its first season.\n\nDisney like Netflix is expanding its Asian presence. The company recently announced a deal to bring a documentary series and a concert featuring the electrifying, mega-popular K-Pop band, BTS, to Disney+.\nA Key Stock to Consider\nNexstar Media NXST with a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) is a better-ranked stock in the same sector. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nNexstar Media shares are up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2022 is pegged at $5.46 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNexstar Media Group, Inc (NXST): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Disney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) has been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The company’s profitability is expected to be negatively impacted by higher investments in content, which will drive up programming and production costs at Media and Entertainment Distribution.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Disney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) has been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company DIS is hiking the monthly subscription price of ESPN+ by $3 or 43%.', 'news_article_title': 'Disney (DIS) Set to Hike ESPN+ Subscription Price by 43%', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Disney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) has been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Disney’s focus on sports streaming, particularly live sports, is expected to drive growth for ESPN+.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Disney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) has been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company Price and Consensus The Walt Disney Company price-consensus-chart | The Walt Disney Company Quote Shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have lost 38.5% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s decline of 34.6% on a year-to-date basis.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-apple-aapl-keep-the-earnings-surprise-streak-alive', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Apple (AAPL). This company, which is in the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, shows potential for another earnings beat.\nThis maker of iPhones, iPads and other products has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 8.70%.\nFor the last reported quarter, Apple came out with earnings of $1.52 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 per share, representing a surprise of 6.29%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $1.89 per share and it actually produced earnings of $2.10 per share, delivering a surprise of 11.11%.\nPrice and EPS Surprise\nThanks in part to this history, there has been a favorable change in earnings estimates for Apple lately. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the stock is positive, which is a great indicator of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with its solid Zacks Rank.\nOur research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven.\nThe Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier.\nApple has an Earnings ESP of +0.88% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner. The company's next earnings report is expected to be released on July 28, 2022.\nWhen the Earnings ESP comes up negative, investors should note that this will reduce the predictive power of the metric. But, a negative value is not indicative of a stock's earnings miss.\nMany companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate.\nBecause of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Apple (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Apple (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time.', 'news_article_title': 'Can Apple (AAPL) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Apple (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the stock is positive, which is a great indicator of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with its solid Zacks Rank.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Apple (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For the last reported quarter, Apple came out with earnings of $1.52 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 per share, representing a surprise of 6.29%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/get-ready-for-earnings-season-with-eps', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It’s the first full week of earnings reports as major banks continue to report their second quarter performance and economic outlook for the second half, having kicked off last week with mixed performances from Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase. Major companies begin reporting this week and in a season of prolonged market volatility, earnings are being closely watched by all.\nGoldman Sachs was first to release earnings Monday morning, beating expectations in both revenue and earnings, with markets responding positively, all while warning that inflation has become “deeply entrenched” in the U.S. economy, according to David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs. Bank of America has also beat expectations for its quarterly revenue.\nS&P 500 companies begin reporting this week too, and the expectation is that profits will have grown 4.2% in the second quarter of 2022 with a 10.2% growth in revenue over the same period according to FactSet data.\nImage source: FactSet\n“We expect the results to be generally okay,” Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management, told CNBC. “I think focus will primarily be on margins and to the extent to which companies are able to pass along higher input costs, that’ll dictate where perhaps valuations can go.”\nEPS Invests in Companies with Positive Earnings\nWith earnings season just kicking off, an easy way to capitalize on companies with cumulative positive earnings is through investment in the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund (EPS).\n"While companies are likely to cite recessionary concerns during earnings, there will be areas of growth as some are able to benefit from higher commodity prices or pass along higher costs," said Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi.\nEPS seeks to track the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index, an index that is constructed of the 500 largest companies by market cap from the WisdomTree Total Market Index. This parent index is made up of companies that are listed, incorporated, and domiciled in the U.S. and have positive, cumulative earnings for the four most recent fiscal quarters closest to the annual screening date for the index.\nThe index is weighted by earnings based on the aggregate earnings of each company, with a max cap to sector representation of 25% (the real estate sector is capped at 15%). The weights may fluctuate depending on market performance and trends as well as volume factor adjustments and are reset annually at rebalance.\nThe fund utilizes representative sampling and invests at least 95% of assets in the component securities of the index under normal circumstances.\nEPS carries an expense ratio of 0.08% and current top allocations include Apple at 6.24%, Alphabet at 4.81%, and Microsoft at 4.08%.\nFor more news, information, and strategy, visit the Modern Alpha Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Major companies begin reporting this week and in a season of prolonged market volatility, earnings are being closely watched by all. S&P 500 companies begin reporting this week too, and the expectation is that profits will have grown 4.2% in the second quarter of 2022 with a 10.2% growth in revenue over the same period according to FactSet data. Image source: FactSet “We expect the results to be generally okay,” Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management, told CNBC.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It’s the first full week of earnings reports as major banks continue to report their second quarter performance and economic outlook for the second half, having kicked off last week with mixed performances from Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase. Major companies begin reporting this week and in a season of prolonged market volatility, earnings are being closely watched by all. “I think focus will primarily be on margins and to the extent to which companies are able to pass along higher input costs, that’ll dictate where perhaps valuations can go.” EPS Invests in Companies with Positive Earnings With earnings season just kicking off, an easy way to capitalize on companies with cumulative positive earnings is through investment in the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund (EPS).', 'news_article_title': 'Get Ready for Earnings Season With EPS', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Bank of America has also beat expectations for its quarterly revenue. “I think focus will primarily be on margins and to the extent to which companies are able to pass along higher input costs, that’ll dictate where perhaps valuations can go.” EPS Invests in Companies with Positive Earnings With earnings season just kicking off, an easy way to capitalize on companies with cumulative positive earnings is through investment in the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund (EPS). EPS seeks to track the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index, an index that is constructed of the 500 largest companies by market cap from the WisdomTree Total Market Index.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Goldman Sachs was first to release earnings Monday morning, beating expectations in both revenue and earnings, with markets responding positively, all while warning that inflation has become “deeply entrenched” in the U.S. economy, according to David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs. “I think focus will primarily be on margins and to the extent to which companies are able to pass along higher input costs, that’ll dictate where perhaps valuations can go.” EPS Invests in Companies with Positive Earnings With earnings season just kicking off, an easy way to capitalize on companies with cumulative positive earnings is through investment in the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund (EPS). EPS seeks to track the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index, an index that is constructed of the 500 largest companies by market cap from the WisdomTree Total Market Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-revenue-contraction-affect-atts-t-q2-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'AT&T Inc. T is scheduled to report second-quarter 2022 results, before the opening bell, on Jul 21. In the last reported quarter, adjusted earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. In the second quarter, the company is likely to have recorded lower revenues year over year despite improving market conditions due to continued infrastructure investments for 5G rollout across the country, spin-off and divestment of businesses.\nFactors at Play\nIn the second quarter, AT&T continued to expand its 5G network infrastructure and launched 5G+ service in select areas. The company’s 5G network currently covers more than 277 million users across the country and its 5G+ network is available in parts of 40 cities. AT&T deployed the C-Band spectrum in a phased manner in the second quarter to further expand its 5G+ coverage and delayed deployment near airports as part of the FAA deal. The company aims to reach 70 million to 75 million people by the end of 2022 with its 5G+ service and targets to cover up to 200 million people in 2023. It is benefiting from lower levels of wireless churn due to seamless access to 5G technology on its unlimited wireless plans for consumers and businesses and the growing adoption of Unlimited Elite wireless plans. Such initiatives are likely to get reflected in the upcoming results. \n\nDuring the to-be-reported quarter, AT&T collaborated with Northrop Grumman to deliver an open-architecture solution to help the DoD connect sensors and data from all domains. The collaboration brings together some of the best capabilities in defense and commercial communications to meet the evolving requirements of Joint All Domain Command and Control. It will help the DoD develop high-performing and intuitive technologies that seamlessly share data across secure networks. This, in turn, will likely facilitate it to differentiate its 5G offering and gain a competitive advantage by bundling relevant use cases and tariff features to drive higher 5G consumer adoption. This is likely to have translated into higher revenues for the company.\n\nDuring the quarter, AT&T continued with its aggressive fiber build-out initiatives as it aims to connect 3.5-4 million additional locations with fiber each year to significantly increase its existing fiber footprint to more than 30 million locations by the end of 2025. The company expects that 75% of its network footprint will be either served by fiber or 5G, which will likely halve its legacy copper services exposure. These simplification initiatives are likely to have driven additional cost savings while creating new revenue opportunities.\n\nHowever, adverse foreign currency translations and high operating costs for 5G deployments and fiber expansion are likely to have led to soft margins in the quarter. The infrastructure investments are expected to have weighed on the margins. Moreover, AT&T has divested its advertising and analytics division, Xandr, to Microsoft and has completed the spin-off of WarnerMedia to Discovery during the quarter. The transaction might enable the carrier to trim its huge debt burden and focus on core businesses. The divestitures are likely to have contracted the revenue base on a year-over-year basis.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for total revenues of the company stands at $29,318 million, indicating a decline from $44,045 million reported in the prior-year quarter. The consensus mark for earnings is currently pegged at 59 cents per share. It had reported 89 cents in the year-earlier quarter.\nEarnings Whispers\nOur proven model does not predict an earnings beat for AT&T for the second quarter. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. This is not the case here.\n\nEarnings ESP: Earnings ESP, which represents the difference between the Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate, is +0.61%, with the former pegged at 60 cents and the latter at 59 cents. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\nAT&T Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\nAT&T Inc. price-eps-surprise | AT&T Inc. Quote\nZacks Rank: AT&T has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).\nStocks to Consider\nHere are some companies you may want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this season:\n\nTELUS Corporation TU is set to release quarterly numbers on Jul 29. It has an Earnings ESP of +25.00% and a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nThe Earnings ESP for Qorvo Inc. QRVO is +0.41% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. The company is set to report quarterly numbers on Aug 3.\n\nThe Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. The company is scheduled to report quarterly numbers on Jul 28.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nTELUS Corporation (TU): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAT&T Inc. (T): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nQorvo, Inc. (QRVO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report During the to-be-reported quarter, AT&T collaborated with Northrop Grumman to deliver an open-architecture solution to help the DoD connect sensors and data from all domains.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It is benefiting from lower levels of wireless churn due to seamless access to 5G technology on its unlimited wireless plans for consumers and businesses and the growing adoption of Unlimited Elite wireless plans.', 'news_article_title': "Will Revenue Contraction Affect AT&T's (T) Q2 Earnings?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In the second quarter, the company is likely to have recorded lower revenues year over year despite improving market conditions due to continued infrastructure investments for 5G rollout across the country, spin-off and divestment of businesses.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In the last reported quarter, adjusted earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-youll-be-happy-you-own-when-the-bear-market-is-over-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Bear markets can be a great time to buy stocks that will help juice portfolio returns for years to come. Not every stock declines for the same reason in a down market, and that can bring opportunities for investors that want to pick individual stocks.\nThere's nothing wrong with taking a more passive approach and buying index funds during a downturn. But stock pickers can do even better by getting shares of great companies whose stocks can realize strong recoveries after a bear market ends. Three great names to own coming out of the current bear market are Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nLooking for reliability\nInvestors that got burned betting on speculative stocks might change their approach when the next bull run occurs. That doesn't mean people shouldn't still want to own fast-growing names -- but reliable profits and positive cash flow should be more of a focus. Tesla has been one of those fast-growing stocks in a fast-growing sector. Of course, that combination has led to a high valuation. But the business has plenty of runway left to go. It isn't just growing sales, it has real net income.\nData source: Tesla. Chart by author.\nThe company has increased profits at a compound quarterly growth rate of 65.9% over the past year. But Tesla shares are down approximately 32% in 2022, and are about flat from the start of 2021.\nThe company has run into some headwinds from supply chain issues, new plant start-up challenges, and COVID-19-related production delays at its Shanghai plant. CEO Elon Musk has also had other distractions from the saga with Twitter as well as the leader of Tesla's autonomous driving segment leaving the company. With the EV sector looking like it should grow for years to come -- the U.S. just recently passed the milestone of having 5% of new cars sales being electric -- Tesla is a stock long-term investors should want to hold when this bear market ends.\nReliable income also helps\nUtilities and other more defensive sectors aren't being hit as hard as growth stocks during this downturn. But investors don't need stocks like NextEra Energy to drop to make them good buys right now. NextEra isn't just a utility, either -- it has a growth segment in its renewable energy subsidiary NextEra Energy Resources. Its renewable energy and battery storage assets are in the sweet spot of a sector with strong momentum.\nBut investors also get reliable income from NextEra Energy. While the company expects its earnings to grow at a steady mid-to-high single-digit rate through 2025, it projects a 10% annual growth rate in its dividends per share for at least another couple of years. And if history is any guide, the company should achieve that.\nNEE Dividend data by YCharts\nNextEra has also recently been wading into the water utilities market to boost its cash flow and support that growing dividend.\nGetting a discount\nA third approach to investing in today's down market is to try and get a discount on a great company. Apple stock is offering that right now. The company reported a record for fiscal second quarter (ended March 26) revenue that grew 9% year-over-year. And it has more than $190 billion in cash, which is always a nice backstop during economic downturns. After dropping nearly 20% this year, Apple is also trading near a multi-year low price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio.\nApple has increased annual revenue by 60% over the last five years. That's not easy to do when the market cap is already near $1 trillion. Investors recognized that and Apple is now valued at more than $2.3 trillion. But the revenue growth has accelerated over the last 18 months, making the stock still a good buy today.\nTogether, Tesla, NextEra Energy, and Apple help add diversity to a portfolio. But they also each hold something an investor should want when the market swings from bear to bull mode. Buying them now is a great way to position yourself for that inevitable swing.\n10 stocks we like better than Tesla\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Tesla wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHoward Smith has positions in Apple and NextEra Energy. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, NextEra Energy, Tesla, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Three great names to own coming out of the current bear market are Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Bear markets can be a great time to buy stocks that will help juice portfolio returns for years to come. CEO Elon Musk has also had other distractions from the saga with Twitter as well as the leader of Tesla's autonomous driving segment leaving the company.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Three great names to own coming out of the current bear market are Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). That doesn't mean people shouldn't still want to own fast-growing names -- but reliable profits and positive cash flow should be more of a focus. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, NextEra Energy, Tesla, and Twitter.", 'news_article_title': "3 Stocks You'll Be Happy You Own When the Bear Market Is Over", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Three great names to own coming out of the current bear market are Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). But stock pickers can do even better by getting shares of great companies whose stocks can realize strong recoveries after a bear market ends. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Three great names to own coming out of the current bear market are Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). But stock pickers can do even better by getting shares of great companies whose stocks can realize strong recoveries after a bear market ends. With the EV sector looking like it should grow for years to come -- the U.S. just recently passed the milestone of having 5% of new cars sales being electric -- Tesla is a stock long-term investors should want to hold when this bear market ends.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 146.6999969482422, 'high': 151.57000732421875, 'open': 150.74000549316406, 'close': 147.07000732421875, 'ema_50': 145.96441633012253, 'rsi_14': 58.97182459912101, 'target': 151.0, 'volume': 81420900.0, 'ema_200': 153.56524763569075, 'adj_close': 145.80776977539062, 'rsi_lag_1': 65.73013520823898, 'rsi_lag_2': 67.74531285588608, 'rsi_lag_3': 67.67783712347125, 'rsi_lag_4': 67.32572915966489, 'rsi_lag_5': 70.6998642606954, 'macd_lag_1': 1.3849562282141221, 'macd_lag_2': 0.9555001806420478, 'macd_lag_3': 0.5665505120253727, 'macd_lag_4': 0.365286310711042, 'macd_lag_5': 0.0654145173093923, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.458348947636182, 'macds_12_26_9': 0.2419055397924464}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 24.3799991607666, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 25.90999984741211, 'Open': 24.82999992370605, 'Close': 25.299999237060547, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 25.299999237060547}, {'Low': 1.008237361907959, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 1.0198878049850464, 'Open': 1.009631872177124, 'Close': 1.009631872177124, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 1.009631872177124}, {'Low': 1.187549710273743, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 1.203022003173828, 'Open': 1.188792109489441, 'Close': 1.1888344287872314, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 1.1888344287872314}, {'Low': 6.730999946594238, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 6.756499767303467, 'Open': 6.756499767303467, 'Close': 6.756499767303467, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 6.756499767303467}, {'Low': 95.8499984741211, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 102.8000030517578, 'Open': 97.2699966430664, 'Close': 102.5999984741211, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 84669, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 102.5999984741211}, {'Low': 0.6794701218605042, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 0.6854202151298523, 'Open': 0.6814774870872498, 'Close': 0.6814774870872498, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 0.6814774870872498}, {'Low': 2.9560000896453857, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 3.0190000534057617, 'Open': 2.9600000381469727, 'Close': 2.9600000381469727, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 2.9600000381469727}, {'Low': 137.89599609375, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 138.43699645996094, 'Open': 138.31399536132812, 'Close': 138.31399536132812, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 138.31399536132812}, {'Low': 106.88999938964844, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 108.04000091552734, 'Open': 107.9800033569336, 'Close': 107.37000274658205, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 107.37000274658205}, {'Low': 1709.199951171875, 'Date': '2022-07-18', 'High': 1712.4000244140625, 'Open': 1712.199951171875, 'Close': 1709.199951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 264, 'date_str': '2022-07-18', 'Adj Close': 1709.199951171875}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-19': 151.0, '2022-07-20': 153.0399932861328, '2022-07-21': 155.35000610351562, '2022-07-22': 154.08999633789062, '2022-07-25': 152.9499969482422, '2022-07-26': 151.60000610351562, '2022-07-27': 156.7899932861328, '2022-07-28': 157.35000610351562, '2022-07-29': 162.50999450683594, '2022-08-01': 161.50999450683594}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-18': 174.14999389648438}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-18': 143.75}, '6_months_later': {'2023-01-18': 135.2100067138672}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-18': 193.72999572753903}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up by 3% and the S&P 500 gained 2.6% this afternoon, likely helping to lift stocks higher.\nAdditionally, Apple may have been rising after positive comments from an analyst, and Intel was likely gaining as Congress works on a bill to help boost chip production in the U.S.\nApple was up by 2.5%, Amazon had gained 4%, and Intel was up 5% as of 2:20 p.m. ET.\nSo what\nInvestors were generally optimistic today as some are betting that the technology sector has already hit the bottom. Stocks have, of course, tumbled recently as investors have sold shares on fears of rising inflation, Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, and a potentially slowing economy.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nMany stocks -- including Apple, Amazon, and Intel -- have suffered as investors have fled the market for safer places to put their money. That's resulted in Apple falling 15%, Amazon down 29%, and Intel sliding 20% year to date.\nBut some investors may now be looking at the share prices of these stocks and believing that they've finally reached the bottom.\nWith investors already expecting inflation to be persistent and the Federal Reserve to continue hiking rates, some investors think these headwinds are already baked into many stock prices right now.\nAs investors came back to the broader market today, Apple, Amazon, and Intel all benefited. But Apple may have also been rising after Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said in an investor note that he believes iPhone demand is holding up fairly well despite supply chain headwinds.\nAdditionally, Intel's stock is likely rising today after a recent Wall Street Journal report said that draft Senate legislation shows that the U.S. could invest as much as $52 billion, through subsidies, to increase semiconductor manufacturing in the country.\nThe U.S. wants to invest in chip manufacturing as a way to stay competitive with China's chip production amid growing tensions between the two countries.\nNow what\nWhile it's good to see Apple, Amazon, and Intel making gains today, investors should also understand that there's still a lot of uncertainty in the market right now.\nThat doesn't mean that these companies aren't great long-term investments, but investors should pay extra close attention to the companies' upcoming earnings reports to see how each is navigating supply chain issues, rising costs, and a potential economic slowdown.\nApple, Amazon, and Intel will all report their latest financial results on July 28.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Chris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Intel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) were all rising today as the broader market made gains amid rising investor optimism. Stocks have, of course, tumbled recently as investors have sold shares on fears of rising inflation, Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, and a potentially slowing economy. But Apple may have also been rising after Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said in an investor note that he believes iPhone demand is holding up fairly well despite supply chain headwinds.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) were all rising today as the broader market made gains amid rising investor optimism. Stocks have, of course, tumbled recently as investors have sold shares on fears of rising inflation, Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, and a potentially slowing economy. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple, Amazon, and Intel Jumped Higher Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) were all rising today as the broader market made gains amid rising investor optimism. But some investors may now be looking at the share prices of these stocks and believing that they've finally reached the bottom. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Intel.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) were all rising today as the broader market made gains amid rising investor optimism. Additionally, Apple may have been rising after positive comments from an analyst, and Intel was likely gaining as Congress works on a bill to help boost chip production in the U.S. Apple was up by 2.5%, Amazon had gained 4%, and Intel was up 5% as of 2:20 p.m. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rallies-with-earnings-in-full-swing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes extended gains on Tuesday as more companies reported better-than-expected earnings, offering some respite to investors worried about higher inflation denting the corporate bottomline.\nToy company Hasbro Inc HAS.O beat market estimates for quarterly profit, sending the toymaker\'s shares up 0.8%.\nShares of Halliburton rose 1.2% after the oilfield services provider posted a 41% increase in quarterly adjusted profit.L4N2Z02BA\n"Earnings have come in better than lowered expectations," Said Paul Kim, CEO of Simplify Asset Management in New York.\n"So we\'re not seeing the bite of tighter monetary policy and inflation impacting revenue as much as feared."\nJohnson & Johnson shares lost 1.6%, reversing earlier gains. The health care giant reported profit and sales that exceeded expectations but cut its earnings outlook for the year due to a soaring U.S. currency.\nA strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion.\nIBM\'s shares fell 6.5%.\nThe U.S. dollar hovered just above a one-week low on Tuesday, marking its third straight day of declines as markets reduced the odds of a full percentage-point Federal Reserve rate hike this month. USD/\nSpiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.\nBoosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.5%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year.\nOther high-growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were also trading higher.\nIn this earnings season, analysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.8%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nAt 1:56 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 644.72 points, or 2.07%, to 31,717.33, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 93.71 points, or 2.45%, to 3,924.56 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 322.62 points, or 2.84%, to 11,682.67.\nAll of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes gained, with at least eight of them adding more than 2% each.\nBoeing Co BA.N jumped 4.8% on plans by private equity firm 777 Partners to buy up to 66 more Boeing 737 MAX jets.\nNetflix Inc\'s NFLX.O shares rose 4.6% ahead of its results after market close.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 5.43-to-1 ratio while on the Nasdaq, a 3.97-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 30 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 27 new highs and 39 new lows.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Shounak Dasgupta and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Boosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.5%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes extended gains on Tuesday as more companies reported better-than-expected earnings, offering some respite to investors worried about higher inflation denting the corporate bottomline. Shares of Halliburton rose 1.2% after the oilfield services provider posted a 41% increase in quarterly adjusted profit.L4N2Z02BA "Earnings have come in better than lowered expectations," Said Paul Kim, CEO of Simplify Asset Management in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Boosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.5%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes extended gains on Tuesday as more companies reported better-than-expected earnings, offering some respite to investors worried about higher inflation denting the corporate bottomline. A strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rallies with earnings in full swing', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Boosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.5%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes extended gains on Tuesday as more companies reported better-than-expected earnings, offering some respite to investors worried about higher inflation denting the corporate bottomline. A strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Boosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.5%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes extended gains on Tuesday as more companies reported better-than-expected earnings, offering some respite to investors worried about higher inflation denting the corporate bottomline. Shares of Halliburton rose 1.2% after the oilfield services provider posted a 41% increase in quarterly adjusted profit.L4N2Z02BA "Earnings have come in better than lowered expectations," Said Paul Kim, CEO of Simplify Asset Management in New York.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-senator-seeks-passage-of-big-tech-antitrust-bill-as-time-runs-short', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming.\nSupporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would ban self-preferencing by Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google. Klobuchar, a lead sponsor along with Republican Chuck Grassley, has said she has the 60 votes required to pass the measure.\n"We must pass legislation to put rules of the road in place for dominant tech companies," Klobuchar said in a statement Tuesday. "These platforms use their dominance to unfairly disadvantage their rivals, all at the expense of competition and consumers."\nShe is expected to give a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday evening on the Big Tech antitrust bill and related matters.\nSchumer said Tuesday his emphasis was on a bill to boost chip manufacturing, and on judicial confirmations. Asked about antitrust bills, he said: "I\'m working with Senator Klobuchar. I support these bills. ... We have to see that we have 60 votes."\nThe Senate has three weeks, including this one, before its scheduled August recess. When lawmakers return in September, expectations are that the focus will be on November midterm elections.\nThere has been discussion of considering Klobuchar\'s bill along with another bipartisan measure that addresses Apple AAPL.O and Google\'s control of their app stores.\nSeveral bills to regulate the tech industry have been proposed, and experts thought these two antitrust bills had the best chance of passing this year because of bipartisan outrage over big tech companies. Democrats are worried about antitrust concerns while Republicans have accused tech platforms of stifling conservative voices.\nAn opponent of the measure said on Tuesday that it was "highly unlikely" to become law this year. Supporters disagree, and have continued to lobby for the anti-Big Tech measures.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Additional reporting by Rick Cowan; Editing by David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "There has been discussion of considering Klobuchar's bill along with another bipartisan measure that addresses Apple AAPL.O and Google's control of their app stores. WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would ban self-preferencing by Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'There has been discussion of considering Klobuchar\'s bill along with another bipartisan measure that addresses Apple AAPL.O and Google\'s control of their app stores. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would ban self-preferencing by Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google. "We must pass legislation to put rules of the road in place for dominant tech companies," Klobuchar said in a statement Tuesday.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. senator seeks passage of Big Tech antitrust bill as time runs short', 'news_lexrank_summary': "There has been discussion of considering Klobuchar's bill along with another bipartisan measure that addresses Apple AAPL.O and Google's control of their app stores. WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would ban self-preferencing by Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google.", 'news_textrank_summary': "There has been discussion of considering Klobuchar's bill along with another bipartisan measure that addresses Apple AAPL.O and Google's control of their app stores. WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would ban self-preferencing by Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com AMZN.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-slow-down-hiring-spend-less-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL) has plans to slow down hiring and spending growth in 2023 in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. The potential move would see the company join a growing group of American companies like Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla Inc (TSLA) in slowing hiring.\nAccording to reports, the changes would not affect all teams and the company was still planning an aggressive product launch schedule in 2023 that includes a mixed-reality headset, its first major new category since 2015.\nMarket analysts said, "Apple\'s move reflects a broader slowdown in investing in new things, new companies and new products. It signifies that inflation is an issue for these companies."\nFears had risen in recent months that aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could put the economy into a recession. The price pressures have also raised worries that customers could curb spending on discretionary items like smartphones.\nSmartphone shipments declined 9% in the second quarter, according to reports. Still, Apple\'s iPhones remain among the most sold phones in the world, with the company holding a 17 percent market share just behind market leader Samsung, the data showed. Apple typically launches a new version of its iPhone and other wearable products in September ahead of the busy holiday season.\nAs of its last annual report, the company had about 154,000 full-time equivalent employees.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL) has plans to slow down hiring and spending growth in 2023 in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. According to reports, the changes would not affect all teams and the company was still planning an aggressive product launch schedule in 2023 that includes a mixed-reality headset, its first major new category since 2015. Fears had risen in recent months that aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could put the economy into a recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL) has plans to slow down hiring and spending growth in 2023 in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. According to reports, the changes would not affect all teams and the company was still planning an aggressive product launch schedule in 2023 that includes a mixed-reality headset, its first major new category since 2015. Market analysts said, "Apple\'s move reflects a broader slowdown in investing in new things, new companies and new products.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple To Slow Down Hiring, Spend Less In 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL) has plans to slow down hiring and spending growth in 2023 in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. The potential move would see the company join a growing group of American companies like Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla Inc (TSLA) in slowing hiring. According to reports, the changes would not affect all teams and the company was still planning an aggressive product launch schedule in 2023 that includes a mixed-reality headset, its first major new category since 2015.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL) has plans to slow down hiring and spending growth in 2023 in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. The potential move would see the company join a growing group of American companies like Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla Inc (TSLA) in slowing hiring. According to reports, the changes would not affect all teams and the company was still planning an aggressive product launch schedule in 2023 that includes a mixed-reality headset, its first major new category since 2015.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jpmorgan-adds-former-jj-chief-gorsky-to-board', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "July 19 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N said on Tuesday Alex Gorsky, former chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N, has been elected as a director of the bank.\nGorsky had helped establish J&J as a major player in the rare diseases market and led the development of the healthcare giant's first single-shot COVID-19 vaccine.\nAs CEO, Gorsky also had to steer the company through some high-profile crises, including allegations that its Baby Powder contained cancer-causing asbestos and litigation that alleged it contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States.\nGorsky, currently an executive chairman at J&J, had handed over the reins in January this year after almost a decade at the role.\nHis appointment at JPMorgan is effective immediately, the company said. He also sits on the boards of Apple Inc AAPL.O and IBM Corp IBM.N.\n(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "He also sits on the boards of Apple Inc AAPL.O and IBM Corp IBM.N. Gorsky had helped establish J&J as a major player in the rare diseases market and led the development of the healthcare giant's first single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. As CEO, Gorsky also had to steer the company through some high-profile crises, including allegations that its Baby Powder contained cancer-causing asbestos and litigation that alleged it contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'He also sits on the boards of Apple Inc AAPL.O and IBM Corp IBM.N. July 19 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N said on Tuesday Alex Gorsky, former chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N, has been elected as a director of the bank. Gorsky, currently an executive chairman at J&J, had handed over the reins in January this year after almost a decade at the role.', 'news_article_title': 'JPMorgan adds former J&J chief Gorsky to board', 'news_lexrank_summary': "He also sits on the boards of Apple Inc AAPL.O and IBM Corp IBM.N. July 19 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N said on Tuesday Alex Gorsky, former chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N, has been elected as a director of the bank. Gorsky had helped establish J&J as a major player in the rare diseases market and led the development of the healthcare giant's first single-shot COVID-19 vaccine.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'He also sits on the boards of Apple Inc AAPL.O and IBM Corp IBM.N. July 19 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N said on Tuesday Alex Gorsky, former chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N, has been elected as a director of the bank. As CEO, Gorsky also had to steer the company through some high-profile crises, including allegations that its Baby Powder contained cancer-causing asbestos and litigation that alleged it contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jul-19-2022-%3A-pdbc-beke-nflx-grbk-qqq-csx-aapl-vg-syf-dm-tal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 34.32 to 12,283.74. The total After hours volume is currently 98,497,877 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nInvesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ET (PDBC) is -0.02 at $17.33, with 4,435,378 shares traded. This represents a 31.09% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nKE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is unchanged at $15.71, with 4,029,722 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BEKE is in the "buy range".\n\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) is +16.74 at $218.37, with 3,720,256 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Elastic Continues to Dip Despite Excellent Q2 Results\n\nGreen Brick Partners, Inc. (GRBK) is -0.0025 at $23.90, with 3,573,109 shares traded. GRBK\'s current last sale is 103.9% of the target price of $23.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +1.24 at $299.54, with 3,063,161 shares traded. This represents a 11.24% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCSX Corporation (CSX) is unchanged at $29.72, with 2,711,265 shares traded.CSX is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/20/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.47 per share, which represents a 40 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.41 at $151.41, with 2,492,351 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nVonage Holdings Corp. (VG) is unchanged at $20.99, with 2,340,206 shares traded. VG\'s current last sale is 99.95% of the target price of $21.\n\nSynchrony Financial (SYF) is unchanged at $32.89, with 2,220,680 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SYF is in the "buy range".\n\nDesktop Metal, Inc. (DM) is +0.01 at $2.52, with 2,009,107 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DM is in the "buy range".\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is -0.04 at $4.74, with 1,924,574 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 87.78% of the target price of $5.4.\n\nInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is +0.29 at $131.17, with 1,876,120 shares traded. IBM\'s current last sale is 87.45% of the target price of $150.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.41 at $151.41, with 2,492,351 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ET (PDBC) is -0.02 at $17.33, with 4,435,378 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.41 at $151.41, with 2,492,351 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BEKE is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jul 19, 2022 : PDBC, BEKE, NFLX, GRBK, QQQ, CSX, AAPL, VG, SYF, DM, TAL, IBM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.41 at $151.41, with 2,492,351 shares traded. The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 34.32 to 12,283.74.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.41 at $151.41, with 2,492,351 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 98,497,877 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-markets-try-again-for-gains-jj-halliburton-beat-in-q2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tuesday, July 19, 2022\n\nPre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple AAPL in its hiring practices. Today, we’re seeing modestly higher levels that have not changed much since economic and Q2 earnings data has dropped: the Dow is +160 points, the Nasdaq +95 and the S&P 500 +25 points.\n\nA new Housing Starts report for June is out this morning, with a new cycle low set at 1.56 million seasonally adjusted, annualized units — down -2% versus expectations of +1.4%. The May headline was revised up to 1.59 million, which would still have been the lowest print since October of last year. As recently as April of this year, we were still north of 1.8 million new housing starts.\n\nBuilding Permits — seen as a forward indicator of future starts — performed slightly better than anticipated to 1.69 million from 1.68 million expected, down -0.6% from the previous month’s unrevised 1.70 million. But today’s headline is still the lowest figure since the 1.62 million new permits we saw issued in September of last year. On both starts and permits, it’s clear the U.S. Housing sector is losing steam from its robust period over the previous six months or so.\n\nThe biggest weakness in this data is also the place where the sector relies heaviest: single-family homes, which have fallen -8% on both starts and permits, -11% year over year. Multi-family is improving, which is good news for Housing overall; the market is in need of new multi-unit rental properties. But the real gains are made in single-family, which is falling off.\n\nThis is good news for bringing down the tautness of U.S. inflation, even if it is a short-term hardship for homeowners looking to put their property on the market. From about the start of the Fed hiking interest rates, we’ve seen the housing market cool noticeably. In fact, one could argue we saw Q1 housing activity pulled from Q2 in anticipation of higher interest rates directly leading to higher mortgage costs.\n\nAhead of today’s bell, Johnson & Johnson JNJ has reported Q2 earnings two cents ahead of expectations to $2.59 per share, higher than the $2.48 reported in the year-ago quarter. J&J is one of those companies that never misses on its bottom line — scroll back on its earnings charts for more than a decade for proof. Revenues of $24.02 billion in the quarter topped expectations by +0.45%.\n\nShares are up +1.1% on this news in today’s pre-market; the company is trading in the green throughout 2022, up +4.6% over the past six months. This, even though the company is trimming the hedges on its guidance through the rest of the year. For more on JNJ’s earnings, click here.\n\nMeanwhile, oil services behemoth Halliburton HAL posted a strong Q2 in its report released this morning: earnings of 49 cents per share on $5.07 billion in quarterly sales outperformed the Zacks consensus by +8.9% and +7.7%, respectively. The company has benefited from high oil prices during the quarter, and the Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock has only one miss on its bottom line in the past five years. Shares are up +1.5% in the pre-market, +20% year to date. For more on HAL’s earnings, click here.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHalliburton Company (HAL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\n \nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Pre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple AAPL in its hiring practices. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report A new Housing Starts report for June is out this morning, with a new cycle low set at 1.56 million seasonally adjusted, annualized units — down -2% versus expectations of +1.4%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Pre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple AAPL in its hiring practices. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Ahead of today’s bell, Johnson & Johnson JNJ has reported Q2 earnings two cents ahead of expectations to $2.59 per share, higher than the $2.48 reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Markets Try Again for Gains; J&J, Halliburton Beat in Q2', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Pre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple AAPL in its hiring practices. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report As recently as April of this year, we were still north of 1.8 million new housing starts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Pre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple AAPL in its hiring practices. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Ahead of today’s bell, Johnson & Johnson JNJ has reported Q2 earnings two cents ahead of expectations to $2.59 per share, higher than the $2.48 reported in the year-ago quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-sharply-higher-on-strong-corporate-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed with sharp gains on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings ahead of expectations, offering some respite to investors worried about higher inflation denting the corporate bottomline.\nShares of HalliburtonHAL.N rose after the oilfield services provider posted a 41% increase in quarterly adjusted profit.L4N2Z02BA Toymaker Hasbro Inc HAS.O reported quarterly profit ahead of expectations.\nTruist Financial Corp TFC.N also beat market estimates for quarterly profit, sending the bank\'s shares up.\n"Earnings have come in better than lowered expectations," said Paul Kim, CEO of Simplify Asset Management in New York.\n"So we\'re not seeing the bite of tighter monetary policy and inflation impacting revenue as much as feared."\nJohnson & Johnson shares declined, reversing earlier gains. The healthcare giant reported profit and sales that exceeded expectations but cut its earnings outlook for the year due to a soaring U.S. currency.\nA strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion.\nThe U.S. dollar marked its third straight day of declines as markets reduced the odds of a full percentage-point Federal Reserve rate hike this month. USD/\nSpiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 104.50 points, or 2.73%, to end at 3,935.35 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 348.86 points, or 3.09%, to 11,708.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 742.68 points, or 2.39%, to 31,815.29.\n"The macro picture hasn\'t changed," said Kim. "We still have falling earnings, high inflation pressures and a tightening Fed. So longer term, I don\'t think this type of rally has staying power."\nIn this earnings season, analysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.8%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Shounak Dasgupta and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed with sharp gains on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings ahead of expectations, offering some respite to investors worried about higher inflation denting the corporate bottomline. A strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion. USD/ Spiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of HalliburtonHAL.N rose after the oilfield services provider posted a 41% increase in quarterly adjusted profit.L4N2Z02BA Toymaker Hasbro Inc HAS.O reported quarterly profit ahead of expectations. Truist Financial Corp TFC.N also beat market estimates for quarterly profit, sending the bank's shares up. A strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends sharply higher on strong corporate earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of HalliburtonHAL.N rose after the oilfield services provider posted a 41% increase in quarterly adjusted profit.L4N2Z02BA Toymaker Hasbro Inc HAS.O reported quarterly profit ahead of expectations. USD/ Spiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase. "The macro picture hasn\'t changed," said Kim.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed with sharp gains on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings ahead of expectations, offering some respite to investors worried about higher inflation denting the corporate bottomline. Shares of HalliburtonHAL.N rose after the oilfield services provider posted a 41% increase in quarterly adjusted profit.L4N2Z02BA Toymaker Hasbro Inc HAS.O reported quarterly profit ahead of expectations. A strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-loses-nearly-1-million-subscribers-forecast-misses-street-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lisa Richwine\nLOS ANGELES, July 19 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O said on Tuesday it lost 970,000 subscribers from April through June, averting the worst-case scenario projected by the company, but offered a forecast below Wall Street expectations for the current quarter.\nIt plans to launch an ad-supported tier next year, and it warned that the strong dollar was also hitting revenue booked from subscribers abroad.\nNetflix had warned in April that it expected to lose 2 million customers in the current quarter, shocking Wall Street and raising questions about its long-term growth prospects.\nWhile defections for the second quarter were not as steep as expected, Netflix estimated its new customer additions for July through September would amount to 1 million. Wall Street analysts were expecting 1.84 million, according to analysts polled by Refinitiv.\nAfter years of red-hot growth, Netflix\'s fortunes have reversed as rivals including Walt Disney Co DIS.N, Warner Bros Discovery WBD.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O invest heavily in their own streaming services.\nIn a letter to shareholders, the company said it had further examined the slowdown, which it had attributed to a variety of factors including password sharing, competition and a sluggish economy.\nNetflix remains the dominant streaming service around the world with nearly 221 million global paid subscribers.\nIn April, the company said it was addressing customer defections in part by planning a crackdown on password-sharing and launching the less-expensive tier with advertising. Last week, Netflix announced Microsoft Corp MSFT.O as its technology and sales partner for the ad-supported offering .\nThe company also is working to build on the popularity of the series "Stranger Things" and seeking to turn some of its biggest successes into franchises.\nFor April through June, earnings-per-share came in at $3.20.\nNetflix said the strong U.S. dollar hit revenue, which grew 9%. Revenue would have increased by 13% without the foreign exchange impact, the company said.\n(Reporting by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles Editing by Peter Henderson and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; Follow me on Twitter @LARichwine; 1-424-434-7324; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "After years of red-hot growth, Netflix's fortunes have reversed as rivals including Walt Disney Co DIS.N, Warner Bros Discovery WBD.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O invest heavily in their own streaming services. By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 19 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O said on Tuesday it lost 970,000 subscribers from April through June, averting the worst-case scenario projected by the company, but offered a forecast below Wall Street expectations for the current quarter. Netflix had warned in April that it expected to lose 2 million customers in the current quarter, shocking Wall Street and raising questions about its long-term growth prospects.", 'news_luhn_summary': "After years of red-hot growth, Netflix's fortunes have reversed as rivals including Walt Disney Co DIS.N, Warner Bros Discovery WBD.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O invest heavily in their own streaming services. By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 19 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O said on Tuesday it lost 970,000 subscribers from April through June, averting the worst-case scenario projected by the company, but offered a forecast below Wall Street expectations for the current quarter. It plans to launch an ad-supported tier next year, and it warned that the strong dollar was also hitting revenue booked from subscribers abroad.", 'news_article_title': 'Netflix loses nearly 1 million subscribers, forecast misses Street estimates', 'news_lexrank_summary': "After years of red-hot growth, Netflix's fortunes have reversed as rivals including Walt Disney Co DIS.N, Warner Bros Discovery WBD.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O invest heavily in their own streaming services. By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 19 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O said on Tuesday it lost 970,000 subscribers from April through June, averting the worst-case scenario projected by the company, but offered a forecast below Wall Street expectations for the current quarter. Netflix said the strong U.S. dollar hit revenue, which grew 9%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "After years of red-hot growth, Netflix's fortunes have reversed as rivals including Walt Disney Co DIS.N, Warner Bros Discovery WBD.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O invest heavily in their own streaming services. By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 19 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O said on Tuesday it lost 970,000 subscribers from April through June, averting the worst-case scenario projected by the company, but offered a forecast below Wall Street expectations for the current quarter. Netflix had warned in April that it expected to lose 2 million customers in the current quarter, shocking Wall Street and raising questions about its long-term growth prospects."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-peloton-become-profitable-after-its-latest-move', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It has been a tough ride for Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON), whose shares have cratered 95% over the last year and a half. The pandemic was definitely good to the fitness innovator, as stuck-at-home consumers turned to convenient options to work out at home. But a reopening economy caused demand to fall and net losses to soar.\nTo help keep costs under control and improve the financial situation, management just announced that they will halt all in-house production of the company's exercise equipment and will instead rely solely on third-party manufacturers. This latest move has the potential to better position Peloton to be sustainably profitable sooner rather than later, something I'm sure investors desperately want.\nGetting back into shape\nIn addition to suspending operations at Tonic Fitness Technology, a Taiwanese manufacturer that was acquired in Oct. 2019 for $48 million, and expanding its partnership agreement with Rexon Industrial, Peloton previously announced that it will sell the planned $400 million Ohio factory, called Peloton Output Park. Furthermore, this pivot calls into question what the company will do with its acquisition of Precor, which was purchased to boost manufacturing capabilities.\nIt's obvious in hindsight that the previous CEO, John Foley, overinvested in the hopes that the pandemic surge in demand would continue well into the future. But with physical gyms getting back to full strength, as well as worries of a potential economic slowdown, Peloton is facing a difficult time right now.\nUnsurprisingly, Peloton was last profitable during the depths of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020's second quarter, the business produced positive net income of $89.1 million with a margin of 14.7%. Over the past four quarters, however, Peloton has posted a cumulative net loss of $1.9 billion. For comparison's sake, the company's entire market capitalization is just $2.8 billion.\nIt's strikingly clear that the current management team, led by new CEO Barry McCarthy, has a primary objective of getting the financials of the business in order. Consequently, shareholders shouldn't be surprised by a huge change in direction like this one.\nOwning your own factories and producing goods in-house benefits a company if it can reach mass scale, at which point the per-unit cost of merchandise is lowered and profitability can skyrocket. But this strategy also comes with drawbacks, mainly if a business isn't seeing as much demand as it had initially expected. If revenue doesn't meet or exceed what management had forecast, then the fixed costs of owning the manufacturing process will simply result in higher losses. We've seen this play out for Peloton.\nOn the other hand, outsourcing manufacturing is exactly what Peloton needs at this point in time. McCarthy is aiming for financial flexibility with a more variable cost structure. This is critical right now because Peloton has been facing an environment where it has been extremely difficult, if not impossible, to forecast demand with any level of certainty. Outsourcing manufacturing means that the business will only pay for each piece of equipment that gets made, and not directly for owning the actual factory itself.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for example, outsources the manufacturing of nearly all of its hardware products to other companies. And it has the most successful product of all time in the iPhone. Even with such massive demand, Apple has decided to focus on the design and software components as opposed to assembling the hardware, something Peloton wants to start doing now.\nI certainly applaud Barry McCarthy so far. He took over a troubled business that was facing a laundry list of issues, and he has taken major steps to right the ship. While the latest decision to cut all in-house manufacturing in favor of an outsourced model appears to be the correct move, what really matters is if Peloton can drive higher demand for its exercise equipment, which will increase subscribers. Hopefully, this raises the chances that the company can generate positive free cash flow starting in fiscal 2023.\nAnd this is what will ultimately move the stock price over the long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Peloton Interactive\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Peloton Interactive wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nNeil Patel has positions in Apple and Peloton Interactive. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Peloton Interactive. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for example, outsources the manufacturing of nearly all of its hardware products to other companies. To help keep costs under control and improve the financial situation, management just announced that they will halt all in-house production of the company's exercise equipment and will instead rely solely on third-party manufacturers. If revenue doesn't meet or exceed what management had forecast, then the fixed costs of owning the manufacturing process will simply result in higher losses.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for example, outsources the manufacturing of nearly all of its hardware products to other companies. Owning your own factories and producing goods in-house benefits a company if it can reach mass scale, at which point the per-unit cost of merchandise is lowered and profitability can skyrocket. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Peloton Interactive.', 'news_article_title': 'Will Peloton Become Profitable After Its Latest Move?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for example, outsources the manufacturing of nearly all of its hardware products to other companies. To help keep costs under control and improve the financial situation, management just announced that they will halt all in-house production of the company's exercise equipment and will instead rely solely on third-party manufacturers. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Peloton Interactive.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for example, outsources the manufacturing of nearly all of its hardware products to other companies. Getting back into shape In addition to suspending operations at Tonic Fitness Technology, a Taiwanese manufacturer that was acquired in Oct. 2019 for $48 million, and expanding its partnership agreement with Rexon Industrial, Peloton previously announced that it will sell the planned $400 million Ohio factory, called Peloton Output Park. While the latest decision to cut all in-house manufacturing in favor of an outsourced model appears to be the correct move, what really matters is if Peloton can drive higher demand for its exercise equipment, which will increase subscribers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-powers-ahead-with-earnings-in-full-swing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Tuesday as the earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as a stronger dollar dents profits.\nA soaring U.S. currency led pharma major Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N to trim its annual adjusted profit view and IBM Corp IBM.N to warn of a nearly $3.5 billion hit.\nIBM\'s shares fell 6.6%, while J&J edged 0.9% lower.\n"The stronger dollar becomes the issue and that is going to get a pass this earning season, because we\'d be more concerned if there was a degradation of demand which we\'re not seeing," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley.\nThe U.S. dollar hovered just above a one-week low on Tuesday, marking its third straight day of declines as markets reduced the odds of a full percentage-point Federal Reserve rate hike this month. USD/\nSpiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100 basis points hike in interest rates in the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75 basis points increase.\n"Most people are looking forward to the Fed meeting ... and that could be the last kitchen sink. We can now sort of recover through the rest of the year where people can actually start to play some offense rather than defense," said Sandy Villere, portfolio manager at Villere & Co.\nBoosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 1.7%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year.\nOther high-growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were also trading higher.\nIn this earnings season, analysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.8%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nAt 12:10 p.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 485.95 points, or 1.56%, at 31,558.56, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 72.15 points, or 1.88%, at 3,903.00, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 250.25 points, or 2.20%, at 11,610.30.\nAll of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes gained, with at least seven of them adding more than 2% each.\nBoeing Co BA.N jumped 4% on plans by private equity firm 777 Partners to buy up to 66 more Boeing 737 MAX jets.\nHasbro Inc HAS.O beat market estimates for quarterly profit, sending the toymaker\'s shares up 1.7%.\nNetflix Inc\'s NFLX.O shares rose 3.6% ahead of its results after market close.\nMeanwhile, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR traded in a narrow range of 2.95% and 3.01%, buoying bets for riskier assets.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 5.73-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 4.07-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 21 new highs and 31 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Boosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 1.7%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday as the earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as a stronger dollar dents profits. The U.S. dollar hovered just above a one-week low on Tuesday, marking its third straight day of declines as markets reduced the odds of a full percentage-point Federal Reserve rate hike this month.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Boosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 1.7%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday as the earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as a stronger dollar dents profits. USD/ Spiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100 basis points hike in interest rates in the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75 basis points increase.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street powers ahead with earnings in full swing', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Boosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 1.7%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday as the earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as a stronger dollar dents profits. USD/ Spiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100 basis points hike in interest rates in the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75 basis points increase.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Boosting the major indexes, Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 1.7%, recovering almost all its declines from the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday as the earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as a stronger dollar dents profits. USD/ Spiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100 basis points hike in interest rates in the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75 basis points increase."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-to-watch-with-the-faang-stock-earnings-charts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Earnings season picks up with over 250 companies expected to report earnings this week.\nIncluded in that group are many of the big regional banks, the first of the FAANG stocks with Netflix, Tesla, and a bunch of other companies that could tell us a lot about the consumer and a possible recession.\nShould you care about the FAANG stocks anymore?\nMany investors still own them, even if it’s just in the big cap indexes.\nThey are all down over double digits in 2022.\nAre they a deal or a value trap?\nFAANG Stock Earnings Charts to Watch\n1. Netflix NFLX\nNetflix has beaten 3 quarters in a row. The beat, or the miss, has never been Netflix’s “problem.” It’s all about the number of subscribers and churn.\nNetflix shares are down 68% year-to-date and now trade with a PEG ratio of just 1.2.\nIs Netflix a value stock or do shares need to fall lower still?\n2. Meta Platforms META\nMeta Platforms has only missed once in the last 8 quarters, which is a great earnings surprise track record. Meta Platforms already warned that earnings would slow this year so it’s not a surprise that the shares have fallen 51% year-to-date.\nMeta Platforms is the cheapest of the FAANG stocks on a P/E basis with a forward P/E of 14.5.\nIs Meta Platforms over sold?\n3. Apple AAPL\nApple has the best earnings surprise track record of the FAANG stocks. It hasn’t missed in 5 years. That’s impressive given the coronavirus pandemic.\nApple shares have performed the best of the FAANG stocks in 2022 as well. They are down just 15% in 2022.\nBut Apple still isn’t cheap, with a forward P/E of 24.6.\nDoes Apple still have more room to fall?\n4. Amazon AMZN\nAmazon is coming off a big earnings miss last quarter as inflationary pressures began to bite.\nShares of Amazon have fallen 32% year-to-date, but they’re not that cheap on a P/E basis because earnings are expected to plunge 84% year-over-year. It trades with a forward P/E of 214.\nBut is most of the bad news already priced into Amazon?\n5. Alphabet GOOGL\nAlphabet missed last quarter after beating 7 quarters in a row prior to that.\nShares just recently split 20 for 1, but are down 23% year-to-date.\nAfter the sell-off, shares now trade with a PEG ratio of just 1.1. Sales are also still expected to be up 15.7% in 2022 and another 15% in 2023 after years of double-digit sales growth.\nIs Alphabet a deal on this weakness?\n[In full disclosure, Tracey owns shares of META, AMZN and GOOGL in her own personal portfolio.]\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL Apple has the best earnings surprise track record of the FAANG stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Included in that group are many of the big regional banks, the first of the FAANG stocks with Netflix, Tesla, and a bunch of other companies that could tell us a lot about the consumer and a possible recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL Apple has the best earnings surprise track record of the FAANG stocks. Netflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'What to Watch with the FAANG Stock Earnings Charts', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL Apple has the best earnings surprise track record of the FAANG stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It hasn’t missed in 5 years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL Apple has the best earnings surprise track record of the FAANG stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META Meta Platforms has only missed once in the last 8 quarters, which is a great earnings surprise track record.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-this-bad-news-for-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Today's video focuses on two recent events that could have caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price to drop on Monday. The first is research by Canalys that shows that global smartphone shipments fell 9% in the second quarter of 2022. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the closing prices of July 18, 2022. The video was published on July 18, 2022.\n\n\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJose Najarro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Today's video focuses on two recent events that could have caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price to drop on Monday. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Today's video focuses on two recent events that could have caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price to drop on Monday. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Is This Bad News for Apple Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Today's video focuses on two recent events that could have caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price to drop on Monday. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Jose Najarro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Today's video focuses on two recent events that could have caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price to drop on Monday. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Jose Najarro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pinterest-stock-surges-after-interest-from-activist-investor.-should-you-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) stock soared after it became public that activist investment firm Elliott Management has reportedly taken a 9% stake in the company. Shares were up as much as 20% in after-hours trading when the news broke after the markets closed on July 14.\nThe market was excited about the potential for the skilled management firm to turn things around for Pinterest, which has struggled since the economic reopening gained momentum. With that backdrop, should investors jump in and buy Pinterest stock right now? Let's consider.\nPinterest has no shortage of suitors\nPinterest is a social media platform that is free to join and use. The company makes money by showing advertisements to users browsing its app. In that regard, user growth is crucial for its prospects. As of March 31, Pinterest boasted 433 million monthly active users, up by 2 million from the previous quarter. Before this quarter, Pinterest was on a streak of three consecutive quarters of user losses. The company is still on a four-quarter trend of user losses from its most lucrative region, North America.\nPINS Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts.\nTo make matters worse, Pinterest faces headwinds, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy policy changes (which complicate its ability to show targeted advertising), Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the looming risks of a U.S. recession. Those forces are all working together to lower Pinterest's revenue growth, which has decelerated from a peak of 125% in Q2 2021 to 18% in Q1 2022. Management estimates revenue will grow by just 11% in the upcoming quarter.\nIn June, founder and CEO Ben Silbermann stepped down from his role as CEO. Now, Elliott Management has taken a 9% stake in the social media company and will likely aim to influence operations. Perhaps the experienced investing group has ideas it feels will turn things around amid the headwinds. Or it might believe that the shares were undervalued after falling 77% off their highs. Elliott Management has been in discussion with Pinterest over the past several weeks; however, the details of those talks have not been revealed.\nRecall also that Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL) tried to acquire Pinterest last year, but ultimately, the purchase fell through when PayPal's shareholders balked at the idea. All in all, the recent news of the activist purchase provides no real reason to buy Pinterest stock.\nPinterest stock was already a good value\nPINS Price to Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.\nThat said, Pinterest's stock was already a good value before this recent news broke. The company trades at a low price-to-free cash flow ratio of 20.5, has grown revenue from $756 million to $2.6 billion in the last three years, and has a total addressable market of more than $750 billion. Those reasons, not the Elliott purchase, make Pinterest stock a buy although the activist's interest might be validation of its excellent value.\n10 stocks we like better than Pinterest\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Pinterest wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nParkev Tatevosian has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, PayPal Holdings, and Pinterest. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "To make matters worse, Pinterest faces headwinds, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy policy changes (which complicate its ability to show targeted advertising), Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the looming risks of a U.S. recession. Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) stock soared after it became public that activist investment firm Elliott Management has reportedly taken a 9% stake in the company. The market was excited about the potential for the skilled management firm to turn things around for Pinterest, which has struggled since the economic reopening gained momentum.", 'news_luhn_summary': "To make matters worse, Pinterest faces headwinds, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy policy changes (which complicate its ability to show targeted advertising), Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the looming risks of a U.S. recession. Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) stock soared after it became public that activist investment firm Elliott Management has reportedly taken a 9% stake in the company. Pinterest stock was already a good value PINS Price to Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.", 'news_article_title': 'Pinterest Stock Surges After Interest From Activist Investor. Should You Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "To make matters worse, Pinterest faces headwinds, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy policy changes (which complicate its ability to show targeted advertising), Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the looming risks of a U.S. recession. Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) stock soared after it became public that activist investment firm Elliott Management has reportedly taken a 9% stake in the company. PINS Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts.", 'news_textrank_summary': "To make matters worse, Pinterest faces headwinds, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy policy changes (which complicate its ability to show targeted advertising), Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the looming risks of a U.S. recession. Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) stock soared after it became public that activist investment firm Elliott Management has reportedly taken a 9% stake in the company. All in all, the recent news of the activist purchase provides no real reason to buy Pinterest stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-housing-starts-declined-in-june', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Pre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple (AAPL) in its hiring practices. Today, we’re seeing modestly higher levels that have not changed much since economic and Q2 earnings data has dropped: the Dow is +160 points, the Nasdaq +95 and the S&P 500 +25 points.\nA new Housing Starts report for June is out this morning, with a new cycle low set at 1.56 million seasonally adjusted, annualized units — down -2% versus expectations of +1.4%. The May headline was revised up to 1.59 million, which would still have been the lowest print since October of last year. As recently as April of this year, we were still north of 1.8 million new housing starts.\nBuilding Permits — seen as a forward indicator of future starts — performed slightly better than anticipated to 1.69 million from 1.68 million expected, down -0.6% from the previous month’s unrevised 1.70 million. But today’s headline is still the lowest figure since the 1.62 million new permits we saw issued in September of last year. On both starts and permits, it’s clear the U.S. Housing sector is losing steam from its robust period over the previous six months or so.\nThe biggest weakness in this data is also the place where the sector relies heaviest: single-family homes, which have fallen -8% on both starts and permits, -11% year over year. Multi-family is improving, which is good news for Housing overall; the market is in need of new multi-unit rental properties. But the real gains are made in single-family, which is falling off.\nThis is good news for bringing down the tautness of U.S. inflation, even if it is a short-term hardship for homeowners looking to put their property on the market. From about the start of the Fed hiking interest rates, we’ve seen the housing market cool noticeably. In fact, one could argue we saw Q1 housing activity pulled from Q2 in anticipation of higher interest rates directly leading to higher mortgage costs.\nAhead of today’s bell, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has reported Q2 earnings two cents ahead of expectations to $2.59 per share, higher than the $2.48 reported in the year-ago quarter. J&J is one of those companies that never misses on its bottom line — scroll back on its earnings charts for more than a decade for proof. Revenues of $24.02 billion in the quarter topped expectations by +0.45%.\nShares are up +1.1% on this news in today’s pre-market; the company is trading in the green throughout 2022, up +4.6% over the past six months. This, even though the company is trimming the hedges on its guidance through the rest of the year.\nMeanwhile, oil services behemoth Halliburton (HAL) posted a strong Q2 in its report released this morning: earnings of 49 cents per share on $5.07 billion in quarterly sales outperformed the Zacks consensus by +8.9% and +7.7%, respectively. The company has benefited from high oil prices during the quarter, and the Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock has only one miss on its bottom line in the past five years. Shares are up +1.5% in the pre-market, +20% year to date.\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHalliburton Company (HAL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Pre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple (AAPL) in its hiring practices. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report A new Housing Starts report for June is out this morning, with a new cycle low set at 1.56 million seasonally adjusted, annualized units — down -2% versus expectations of +1.4%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Pre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple (AAPL) in its hiring practices. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Ahead of today’s bell, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has reported Q2 earnings two cents ahead of expectations to $2.59 per share, higher than the $2.48 reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. Housing Starts Declined in June', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Pre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple (AAPL) in its hiring practices. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report As recently as April of this year, we were still north of 1.8 million new housing starts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Pre-market futures indicate investors will try it again today: we’re up on the major indices, as we were 24 hours ago — before the trading session lost its mojo on weaker guidance from Apple (AAPL) in its hiring practices. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Ahead of today’s bell, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has reported Q2 earnings two cents ahead of expectations to $2.59 per share, higher than the $2.48 reported in the year-ago quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rises-as-earnings-kick-into-high-gear', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Tuesday as earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as stronger dollar dents profit.\nA soaring U.S. currency led pharma major Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N to trim its annual adjusted profit view and IBM Corp IBM.N to warn of a nearly $3.5 billion hit.\nIBM shares were down 7%, while J&J rose 0.3% as it beat quarterly earnings expectations.\n"The stronger dollar becomes the issue and that is going to get a pass this earning season because we\'d be more concerned if there was a degradation of demand which we\'re not seeing," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley.\nApple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.2% after shedding 2% in the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year.\nOther high-growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were also trading higher.\nIn the second-quarter earnings season, analysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 6%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nSpiraling inflation had initially led markets to price in a 100 basis points hike in interest rates in the Federal Reserve meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75 basis points increase.\nAt 9:45 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 240.23 points, or 0.77%, at 31,312.84, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 39.96 points, or 1.04%, at 3,870.81 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 111.99 points, or 0.99%, at 11,472.04.\nAll of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes gained with at least six of them adding more than 1% each.\nBoeing Co BA.N added 2.6% on plans by private equity firm 777 Partners to buy up to 66 more Boeing 737 MAX jets.\nHasbro Inc HAS.O beat market estimates for quarterly profit, sending shares of the toymaker up 0.7%.\nNetflix NFLX.O shares shed 0.9% ahead of its results after market close.\nMeanwhile, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR traded in a narrow range of 2.95% and 3.01%, buoying bets for riskier assets.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 7.74-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 4.16-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 11 new highs and 12 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.2% after shedding 2% in the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Tuesday as earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as stronger dollar dents profit. "The stronger dollar becomes the issue and that is going to get a pass this earning season because we\'d be more concerned if there was a degradation of demand which we\'re not seeing," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.2% after shedding 2% in the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday as earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as stronger dollar dents profit. Hasbro Inc HAS.O beat market estimates for quarterly profit, sending shares of the toymaker up 0.7%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rises as earnings kick into high gear', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.2% after shedding 2% in the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday as earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as stronger dollar dents profit. IBM shares were down 7%, while J&J rose 0.3% as it beat quarterly earnings expectations.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.2% after shedding 2% in the previous session, when a report said the company planned on slowing hiring and spending growth next year. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday as earnings season moves beyond big banks, with investors keeping a close watch on the impact of higher inflation on demand even as stronger dollar dents profit. Spiraling inflation had initially led markets to price in a 100 basis points hike in interest rates in the Federal Reserve meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75 basis points increase."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canoo-stock-is-up-130-in-july-and-has-tons-of-runway-left', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSource: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com\nJuly has been a good month for electric vehicle (EV) stocks. And for a tiny EV maker by the name of Canoo (GOEV), it’s been an especially good month.\nMonth-to-date, the S&P Kensho Electric Vehicle Index is up about 8%. Meanwhile, Canoo stock is up nearly 130% in July. Those are some big gains. But believe it or not, the party in EV stocks may just be getting started.\nThe big-picture thesis here is simple.\nElectric cars and vehicles are the future of auto transportation. It’s a future that’s travelled at warp speed these past few years. The number of EVs sold per year has grown by 3,000% since 2014. This year, EVs account for about 15% of total auto sales.\nHowever, technological progress does not move in a linear fashion. For every two steps forward, it takes a step back.\nElectric vehicles took two giant steps forward from 2018 to 2021, when EV penetration rose ~5X. That was thanks to the launch of more affordable electric cars with longer driving ranges, namely Tesla’s (TSLA) Model 3. Then, electric vehicles took a step back in 2022. And that was thanks to soaring battery metal prices and production hiccups in China (which controls about 60% of the world’s EV battery manufacturing capacity).\nBut on average, industrial metal prices have declined by about 30% over the past three months. At the same time, China is easing its COVID-19 lockdown policies. And as a result, manufacturing capacity in that country is rapidly expanding. China’s manufacturing PMI has expanded meaningfully in two consecutive months for the first time since late 2020, when, uncoincidentally, EV stocks were soaring.\nIn other words, the major headwinds that caused the EV Revolution to step back in 2022 are now fading. That means electric car stocks are ready to take two giant steps forward again.\nThe investment implication? It’s time to buy EV stocks. And it’s especially time to buy Canoo stock.\nThe Canoo Stock Bull Thesis\nSource: Canoo media\nOne of our favorite stocks at the current moment is Canoo. It’s a U.S.-based EV manufacturer that’s building the most unique electric car in the market today.\nThroughout 2021 and most of 2022, Canoo stock was hammered by executive departures, production delays, business model changes, and cash-burn concerns. Though, over the past month, GOEV has soared, rising as much as 150% after a string of positive developments.\nFirst, the company announced a partnership with Walmart (WMT) for the order of thousands of electric delivery vans. Second, Canoo said that the U.S. Army was testing its vehicles for potential use in military operations.\nSome are calling these positive developments “head fakes” for an otherwise troubled EV maker. We view them as reasons that Canoo stock could be a huge long-term winner.\nTo understand why, let’s revisit the multi-year bull thesis on GOEV stock.\nIn short, Canoo has assembled a world-class engineering team to build a breakthrough multi-purpose-platform (MPP) electric vehicle powertrain technology. And through some cool tricks like drive-by-wire, it eliminates all wasted space from a vehicle.\nTherefore, this platform enables the construction of uniquely designed cars, vans, and trucks that maximize interior space. And it’s all on the same size vehicle platform as a competitor’s.\nFor example, the company’s Lifestyle vehicles can comfortably seat seven on a platform size that’s normally reserved for five-seater vehicles. The platform is actually shorter than a Tesla Model 3. Yet, the car has about double the passenger volume (188 cubic feet, versus 97 cubic feet for the Model 3).\nMeanwhile, its pick-up truck and delivery van — both also built atop the same MPP — feature ~30% more cargo space than trucks and vans of the same size.\nWe view these “space” advantages as meaningful value props to potential customers.\nFor big families, a Canoo Lifestyle vehicle makes a lot of sense, especially at sub-$50,000 price points.\nFor logistics companies, a Canoo delivery van seems like the best option. It will reduce total transit time taken by maximizing the volume of cargo carried on each trip.\nAnd for contractors, a Canoo pick-up truck looks very useful, since it maximizes workable cargo space.\nTo that end, we’ve long seen Canoo as emerging as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electric vehicles.\nThe market hasn’t seen things our way. Canoo stock has been crushed over the past year. But it’s suddenly soaring again. Indeed, recent developments underscore that the Canoo stock bulls may have been right about the company all along.\nRecent Developments Validate the Tech\nAs stated earlier, Canoo stock has been jumping recently for two reasons:\nA big Walmart partnership and pre-order\nNews that the U.S. Army is testing Canoo vans.\nThese strongly validate the bull thesis on Canoo.\nWalmart is the world’s largest retailer. By extension, it’s one of the largest delivery companies in the world, too. It’s choosing to buy 4,500 Canoo delivery vans, with the option to purchase up to 10,000. It’s also being given the right to acquire about 20% of Canoo. And not to mention, it made Canoo agree not to sell any vans to Amazon.\nConnect those dots. Why would Walmart order up to 10,000 vans, strike an agreement to control about a fifth of the company, and make Canoo agree to not sell any vehicles to its largest competitor? The 10,000-unit order is one thing. And the equity grant and non-compete agreement elevate this deal to a whole new level.\nWalmart must really like Canoo, and it must really see the value prop of these vans.\nThe U.S. Army news is much less meaningful but still important. The U.S. Army is another large entity that’s looking for space-maximizing vehicles for cargo transport. Uncoincidentally, it’s very interested in Canoo vehicles.\nTo that end, we believe the long-term bull thesis for Canoo stock has been bolstered over the past two weeks.\nCanoo could always win in the EV race if it could prove its cars offer space-boosting advantages that space-conscious customers find appealing. Walmart and the U.S. Army are saying they like those advantages. And so is NASA (who also has a deal with Canoo).\nTherefore, if Canoo can continue to execute, this stock could absolutely soar over the next few years.\ngoev\nHuge Upside for GOEV Stock\nNow, the significant risk with Canoo stock is liquidity.\nIn short, the company is burning cash like crazy to scale manufacturing of its vehicles. And it doesn’t have that much left on the balance sheet. At current burn rates, Canoo could run out of cash any moment (before it produces enough to become cash-flow positive).\nIt will have to tap the capital markets for more capital just to live to see another day.\nBut who would give a struggling EV maker with a massive burn rate and little demand validation a ton of capital to scale the business? The pool of potential financiers was limited…\nUntil Walmart came into the picture.\nNow the question is: Who is going to give an EV maker with a massive pre-order from the world’s largest retailer enough capital to fulfill that pre-order? The pool of potential financiers for that EV maker is much, much bigger.\nIn other words, the Walmart deal doesn’t just validate Canoo’s MPP tech. It also illuminates a pathway forward for the company to secure enough non-dilutive financing to power forward.\nA month ago, Canoo was an EV startup on the verge of bankruptcy. Now it has a clear path to hitting billions of dollars in revenue within the next few years.\nThe stock is still adjusting to this shift. Indeed, we wouldn’t be surprised to see Canoo stock take out the $10 level over the next six months.\nBut it won’t be the only EV stock that wins big in the near future…\nThe Final Word\nWe love what’s going on with GOEV stock today. And while we still think shares are risky, we believe the long-term upside potential from current levels – and odds of success – are enough to warrant taking a small, speculative position today.\nBut GOEV stock isn’t our favorite EV stock right now.\nInstead, that title belongs to a tiny $3 technology stock. It may be the single most compelling 12-month investment opportunity in the market today.\nYou see, the world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is about to the enter the EV game. It’s been working on a super-secret “Apple Car” project since 2015. Late last year, the company reportedly increased investments into the project, accelerating its development timeline.\nThat means Apple will likely launch its own EV within the next two years.\nIf the success of its iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, etc. are anything to go on, it’s very possible the Apple Car will a monster hit. It’s even possible that this car unseats Tesla as the best-selling EV in the market.\nIf so, the Apple Car could be the biggest product Apple’s ever released… by far.\nAnd per my analysis, the $3 stock I’m talking about is positioned to secure a partnership with Apple to supply a critical piece of technology to make the Apple Car work.\nIf that sounds like a big deal, it’s because it is. My modeling suggests this tiny stock could soar 40X over the next few years. It may be the most exciting investment opportunity in the market today.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Canoo Stock Is Up 130% in July — and Has Tons of Runway Left appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'You see, the world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is about to the enter the EV game. In short, Canoo has assembled a world-class engineering team to build a breakthrough multi-purpose-platform (MPP) electric vehicle powertrain technology. Why would Walmart order up to 10,000 vans, strike an agreement to control about a fifth of the company, and make Canoo agree to not sell any vehicles to its largest competitor?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'You see, the world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is about to the enter the EV game. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com July has been a good month for electric vehicle (EV) stocks. And that was thanks to soaring battery metal prices and production hiccups in China (which controls about 60% of the world’s EV battery manufacturing capacity).', 'news_article_title': 'Canoo Stock Is Up 130% in July — and Has Tons of Runway Left', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'You see, the world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is about to the enter the EV game. China’s manufacturing PMI has expanded meaningfully in two consecutive months for the first time since late 2020, when, uncoincidentally, EV stocks were soaring. It’s a U.S.-based EV manufacturer that’s building the most unique electric car in the market today.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'You see, the world’s largest company — Apple (AAPL) — is about to the enter the EV game. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com July has been a good month for electric vehicle (EV) stocks. The Canoo Stock Bull Thesis Source: Canoo media One of our favorite stocks at the current moment is Canoo.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-faces-%241-bln-uk-trial-over-app-store-pricing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Kirstin Ridley\nLONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Google GOOGL.O faces a London trial over an estimated 920-milion-pound ($1.1 billion) damages claim after a court authorised a lawsuit that alleges the Alphabet-owned tech giant overcharged 19.5 million customers for app store purchases.\nThe class action, which was certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday, alleges Google abused its dominant position by charging up to 30% commission on popular apps on its Play Store, including Roblox, Candy Crush Saga and Tinder since October 2015.\nA detailed judgment has yet to be published, a spokesperson for the claimant group said on Tuesday.\nGoogle did not immediately reply to requests for comment.\nRegulators, rivals and consumer champions are trying to curb Big Tech, filing lawsuits across the globe against the likes of Google and rival Apple AAPL.O over alleged anti-competitive behaviour. The European Union alone has fined Google more than 8 billion euros ($8.2 billion) in recent years over anti-trust practices.\nThe latest British case against Google, which is not expected to come to trial before 2024, is brought by Liz Coll, a former digital policy manager at the non-profit Citizens Advice service. She is being advised by law firm Hausfeld.\nColl alleges in the lawsuit that the Play Store commission is unlawful and unjustifiable, breaching European and British competition laws, and that Google is abusing its dominant position at the expense of British Android smartphone and tablet users.\nGoogle generated $11.2 billion in revenue from its mobile app store in 2019, a court filing unsealed last year showed.\n($1 = 0.8336 pounds)\n($1 = 0.9760 euros)\n(Reporting by Kirstin Ridley; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)\n(([email protected]; +44 (0) 207 513 5666;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Regulators, rivals and consumer champions are trying to curb Big Tech, filing lawsuits across the globe against the likes of Google and rival Apple AAPL.O over alleged anti-competitive behaviour. The class action, which was certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday, alleges Google abused its dominant position by charging up to 30% commission on popular apps on its Play Store, including Roblox, Candy Crush Saga and Tinder since October 2015. The latest British case against Google, which is not expected to come to trial before 2024, is brought by Liz Coll, a former digital policy manager at the non-profit Citizens Advice service.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Regulators, rivals and consumer champions are trying to curb Big Tech, filing lawsuits across the globe against the likes of Google and rival Apple AAPL.O over alleged anti-competitive behaviour. By Kirstin Ridley LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Google GOOGL.O faces a London trial over an estimated 920-milion-pound ($1.1 billion) damages claim after a court authorised a lawsuit that alleges the Alphabet-owned tech giant overcharged 19.5 million customers for app store purchases. The class action, which was certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday, alleges Google abused its dominant position by charging up to 30% commission on popular apps on its Play Store, including Roblox, Candy Crush Saga and Tinder since October 2015.', 'news_article_title': 'Google faces $1 bln UK trial over app store pricing', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Regulators, rivals and consumer champions are trying to curb Big Tech, filing lawsuits across the globe against the likes of Google and rival Apple AAPL.O over alleged anti-competitive behaviour. A detailed judgment has yet to be published, a spokesperson for the claimant group said on Tuesday. Coll alleges in the lawsuit that the Play Store commission is unlawful and unjustifiable, breaching European and British competition laws, and that Google is abusing its dominant position at the expense of British Android smartphone and tablet users.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Regulators, rivals and consumer champions are trying to curb Big Tech, filing lawsuits across the globe against the likes of Google and rival Apple AAPL.O over alleged anti-competitive behaviour. By Kirstin Ridley LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Google GOOGL.O faces a London trial over an estimated 920-milion-pound ($1.1 billion) damages claim after a court authorised a lawsuit that alleges the Alphabet-owned tech giant overcharged 19.5 million customers for app store purchases. The class action, which was certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday, alleges Google abused its dominant position by charging up to 30% commission on popular apps on its Play Store, including Roblox, Candy Crush Saga and Tinder since October 2015.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-sharply-higher-on-strong-corporate-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nBoeing rises on deal to sell jets to 777 Partners\nJohnson & Johnson and IBM fall on dollar impact warning\nHalliburton, Hasbro, Truist rise after profit beat\nIndexes Up: Dow 2.43%, S&P 500 2.76%, Nasdaq 3.11%\nBiggest one-day percentage gain for Nasdaq since June 24\nUpdates with closing prices, details\nBy Echo Wang\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed with sharp gains on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings that beat forecasts, offering respite to investors worried about higher inflation and a tightening Fed denting the corporate bottomline.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX gained 2.8%, the highest close since June 9. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 3.1%, marking the biggest one-day percentage gain since June 24.\nShares of HalliburtonHAL.Nrose 2.1% after the oilfield services provider posted a 41% increase in quarterly adjusted profit.L4N2Z02BA Toymaker Hasbro Inc HAS.Ogained 0.7% after reporting quarterly profit ahead of expectations.\nTruist Financial Corp TFC.N also beat market estimates for quarterly profit, sending the bank\'s shares up 2.6%.\n"Earnings have come in better than lowered expectations," said Paul Kim, CEO of Simplify Asset Management in New York.\n"So we\'re not seeing the bite of tighter monetary policy and inflation impacting revenue as much as feared."\nJohnson & Johnson shares lost 1.5%, reversing earlier gains. The healthcare giant reported profit and sales that exceeded expectations but cut its earnings outlook for the year due to a soaring U.S. currency.\nA strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion.\nThe U.S. dollar marked its third straight day of declines as markets reduced the odds of a full percentage-point Federal Reserve rate hike this month. USD/\nSpiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 754.44 points, or 2.43%, to 31,827.05, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 105.84 points, or 2.76%, to 3,936.69 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 353.10 points, or 3.11%, to 11,713.15.\n"The macro picture hasn\'t changed," said Kim. "We still have falling earnings, high inflation pressures and a tightening Fed. So longer term, I don\'t think this type of rally has staying power."\nIn this earnings season, analysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.8%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.95 billion shares, compared with the 11.76 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 4.88-to-1 ratio and on the Nasdaq, a 3.40-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 30 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 31 new highs and 56 new lows.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Shounak Dasgupta and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Boeing rises on deal to sell jets to 777 Partners Johnson & Johnson and IBM fall on dollar impact warning Halliburton, Hasbro, Truist rise after profit beat Indexes Up: Dow 2.43%, S&P 500 2.76%, Nasdaq 3.11% Biggest one-day percentage gain for Nasdaq since June 24 Updates with closing prices, details By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed with sharp gains on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings that beat forecasts, offering respite to investors worried about higher inflation and a tightening Fed denting the corporate bottomline. A strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion. USD/ Spiraling inflation initially led markets to price in a 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the upcoming Fed meeting later this month, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Boeing rises on deal to sell jets to 777 Partners Johnson & Johnson and IBM fall on dollar impact warning Halliburton, Hasbro, Truist rise after profit beat Indexes Up: Dow 2.43%, S&P 500 2.76%, Nasdaq 3.11% Biggest one-day percentage gain for Nasdaq since June 24 Updates with closing prices, details By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed with sharp gains on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings that beat forecasts, offering respite to investors worried about higher inflation and a tightening Fed denting the corporate bottomline. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 3.1%, marking the biggest one-day percentage gain since June 24. A strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street closes sharply higher on strong corporate earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Boeing rises on deal to sell jets to 777 Partners Johnson & Johnson and IBM fall on dollar impact warning Halliburton, Hasbro, Truist rise after profit beat Indexes Up: Dow 2.43%, S&P 500 2.76%, Nasdaq 3.11% Biggest one-day percentage gain for Nasdaq since June 24 Updates with closing prices, details By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed with sharp gains on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings that beat forecasts, offering respite to investors worried about higher inflation and a tightening Fed denting the corporate bottomline. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 3.1%, marking the biggest one-day percentage gain since June 24. "The macro picture hasn\'t changed," said Kim.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Boeing rises on deal to sell jets to 777 Partners Johnson & Johnson and IBM fall on dollar impact warning Halliburton, Hasbro, Truist rise after profit beat Indexes Up: Dow 2.43%, S&P 500 2.76%, Nasdaq 3.11% Biggest one-day percentage gain for Nasdaq since June 24 Updates with closing prices, details By Echo Wang July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed with sharp gains on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings that beat forecasts, offering respite to investors worried about higher inflation and a tightening Fed denting the corporate bottomline. Shares of HalliburtonHAL.Nrose 2.1% after the oilfield services provider posted a 41% increase in quarterly adjusted profit.L4N2Z02BA Toymaker Hasbro Inc HAS.Ogained 0.7% after reporting quarterly profit ahead of expectations. A strong dollar also weighed on shares of IT hardware and services company IBM Corp IBM.N, which beat quarterly revenue expectations on Monday but warned the hit from forex for the year could be about $3.5 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-to-allow-app-developers-to-use-rival-payment-systems-to-cut-fees', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, July 19 (Reuters) - Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google said it will from Tuesday cut fees to 12%, from 15%, for non-gaming app developers on its Google Play App Store which switch to rival payment systems, as it moves to comply with new EU tech rules.\nThe world\'s most popular internet search engine said the fee cut applies only to European consumers while the freedom to use another payment system will eventually be expanded to gaming apps as well.\nThe move underscores a change in Google\'s strategy since last year where it now prefers to bow to regulatory and antitrust pressure with offers of concessions rather than embark on lengthy and distracting fights.\nThe EU rules known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which will come into force next year, require tech giants to allow app developers to use rival payment platforms for app sales or risk fines of as much as 10% of their global turnover.\nApple and Google are the most affected by this requirement.\n"As part of our efforts to comply with these new rules, we are announcing a new programme to support billing alternatives for EEA (European Economic Area ) users," Estelle Werth, Google\'s director for EU government affairs and public policy, said in a blogpost.\n"This will mean developers of non-gaming apps can offer their users in the EEA an alternative to Google Play\'s billing system when they are paying for digital content and services,” she said.\nThe EEA includes the 27 EU countries, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.\n"When a consumer uses an alternative billing system, the service fee the developer pays will be reduced by 3%," Werth said.\n"Since 99% of developers currently qualify for a service fee of 15% or less, those developers would pay a service fee of 12% or lower based on transactions through alternative billing for EEA users acquired through the Play platform."\nCritics say the fees charged by Apple AAPL.O and Google at their mobile app stores are needlessly high and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, underscoring the two companies\' monopoly power.\nGoogle has been hit with more than 8 billion euros in EU antitrust fines in the last decade for anti-competitive practices related to its price comparison service, Android mobile operating system and advertising service.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Susan Fenton)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Critics say the fees charged by Apple AAPL.O and Google at their mobile app stores are needlessly high and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, underscoring the two companies\' monopoly power. The move underscores a change in Google\'s strategy since last year where it now prefers to bow to regulatory and antitrust pressure with offers of concessions rather than embark on lengthy and distracting fights. "As part of our efforts to comply with these new rules, we are announcing a new programme to support billing alternatives for EEA (European Economic Area ) users," Estelle Werth, Google\'s director for EU government affairs and public policy, said in a blogpost.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Critics say the fees charged by Apple AAPL.O and Google at their mobile app stores are needlessly high and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, underscoring the two companies\' monopoly power. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 19 (Reuters) - Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google said it will from Tuesday cut fees to 12%, from 15%, for non-gaming app developers on its Google Play App Store which switch to rival payment systems, as it moves to comply with new EU tech rules. "This will mean developers of non-gaming apps can offer their users in the EEA an alternative to Google Play\'s billing system when they are paying for digital content and services,” she said.', 'news_article_title': 'Google to allow app developers to use rival payment systems, to cut fees', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Critics say the fees charged by Apple AAPL.O and Google at their mobile app stores are needlessly high and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, underscoring the two companies\' monopoly power. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 19 (Reuters) - Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google said it will from Tuesday cut fees to 12%, from 15%, for non-gaming app developers on its Google Play App Store which switch to rival payment systems, as it moves to comply with new EU tech rules. "This will mean developers of non-gaming apps can offer their users in the EEA an alternative to Google Play\'s billing system when they are paying for digital content and services,” she said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Critics say the fees charged by Apple AAPL.O and Google at their mobile app stores are needlessly high and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, underscoring the two companies\' monopoly power. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 19 (Reuters) - Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google said it will from Tuesday cut fees to 12%, from 15%, for non-gaming app developers on its Google Play App Store which switch to rival payment systems, as it moves to comply with new EU tech rules. "This will mean developers of non-gaming apps can offer their users in the EEA an alternative to Google Play\'s billing system when they are paying for digital content and services,” she said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/former-fdic-chair-sheila-bair-helps-students-get-smarter-about-debt', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Asit Sharma discusses:\nPepsi's strong quarterly results in the face of inflation and other headwinds.\nGatorade and Doritos helping to fuel better-than-expected profits.\nWhy he's keeping a close eye on Etsy's upcoming earnings report.\nMotley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp talks with former FDIC chair Sheila Bair about how students can get smarter about debt and one stressful economic problem catching her attention.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nThis video was recorded on July 12, 2022.\nChris Hill: We've got a Dividend King raising guidance, and the former head of the FDIC raising the caution flag. Motley Fool Money starts now. I'm Chris Hill joined by Motley Fool Senior Analyst Asit Sharma. Thanks for being here.\nAsit Sharma: Chris, thank you for having me.\nChris Hill: Happy Prime Day.\nAsit Sharma: Don't remind me I have to get some work done today. [laughs] I can't be scrolling to see what deals are out there.\nChris Hill: I think there are some flat-screen TVs on deep discount on Amazon, but let's talk about Pepsi. The suddenly interesting Pepsi, second-quarter profits and revenue came in higher-than-expected. For the second quarter in a row, Pepsi raised guidance. I see suddenly interesting because in a year where many stocks are down, Pepsi is holding steady, it is basically flat for the year, but that is well ahead of the S&P 500.\nAsit Sharma: Yeah, I mean, flat for the year. You don't want your beverages to be flat. But in a year like this, if your stock is flat, that is spanking the market. PepsiCo here doing just what it's supposed to do. When markets are running hot, we forget about these big consumer goods conglomerates that promised to stay ahead of inflation by a couple of percentage points if they can do it. Usually, inflation is running two percentage points a year. So, if PepsiCo can grow its revenues by 4-5 percent, investors are happy. Here we have organic growth which grew 13 percent in the second quarter. The company is promising that organic growth will be 10 percent for the full year, year over year. That is going to likely outpace inflation. I hope, we've seen the worst of this inflationary spike. This company is really performing according to plan even though it's an extremely difficult environment for any multinational that is running soft drinks, snacks, both the healthy and the indulgent variety across the globe.\nChris Hill: You have got to give the management team credit because you dig into these results, and what you realize is that they are doing a very effective job of, in some cases, taking a little bit of hit on the margin line, a little bit of margin compression. But they are also effectively dealing with inflation by raising the cost of some of their big winners like Gatorade and Doritos. I think they've pulled off this balancing act quite nicely. If you think that can continue, this seems like one of those ballast type of stocks that could pay off in the long run.\nAsit Sharma: Yeah, I mean, credit to CEO Ramon Laguarta who came in with this theme of faster, stronger, better which sounds like a piece of Electronica from the mid odds. However, it's been a good mantra to spread through the organization. He's focused on their direct store delivery model, which is in itself a supply chain exercise to improve, did that well in advance of the world becoming so out of whack with geopolitical risks, climate change, COVID, I can't even, I mean, the list is so long. But on the flip side, you have a consumer who really wants his or her snacks as they're used to seeing them in the grocery store, in the convenience store, we're going to the pump getting numbed by the price of gasoline, but still walking into that integrated display of PepsiCo products along with Frito-Lay products. So you've got your Mountain Dew and Doritos in there in front of you. What we're finding out is that consumers are still picking up those snacks and you're absolutely right, Chris, it's a combination of some very efficient bottom-line movement automation. The use of analytics, the use of just extremely efficient routes in delivering to stores. They save on fuel plus the ability to price in a little bit to raise prices enough so we're still willing to shell it out because in all honesty, who is going to give up their healthy or indulgent snacks? That's what makes you get through a period like this. That's your comfort food.\nChris Hill: Well, this is not one of those businesses that we think of when we think of businesses that have pricing power. We think of Apple and their ability to continually charge over a $1,000 for a phone. We've talked on this show earlier in the year about Chipotle and their ability to pass on prices. I never think of Pepsi in that category. But once again, they've proven that they actually, not only do they have pricing power, they're smart about how they use it.\nAsit Sharma: Yes, they have worked with us for years under the cover of darkness to decrease the size of packaging. [laughs] So PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, and peers, I would throw Keurig Dr Pepper in there as well, have trained us to go for smaller packaging sizes. Smaller bottles of soft drinks, mini bottles, 7.5 ounces, or maybe those are milliliters. Well, the 7.5 size, I'll have to be honest here. Today I am measurement challenged. [laughs] The message of that story though is they pulled a lot of margin out of that exercise. Now when you bump up the price marginally on a smaller packaging, it's an even stronger exercise in pricing power, invisible to us. The ingeniousness of how these major conglomerates have exercised their pricing power. I'm sure people will study for a long time because it's so much more subtle than just the brute increases we're used to seeing on our Apple products and we shell up for those as well.\nChris Hill: Earning season kicks off later this week, I'm going to ask you the same question I asked Jason Moser yesterday. Is there a company and I know you follow a lot of companies, but is there one or two companies in particular that you're especially curious about this earnings season?\nAsit Sharma: Well, this is an embarrassment of riches in that category, Chris, because I'm curious about every last company I follow. It's such a weird time in the market and in the world. But we have to choose because we've got to make a call here. I'm going to say Etsy is one that's at the top of my list. The reason is this is both a bellwether for platform businesses if you're a fan or a student of those. It's also something of a bellwether for the economy. Now you and I love to look at companies that are in the manufacturing industry as these quiet indicators of where the economy is going. Here's something from the other side of the coin. This is a company which really tracks discretionary income. It tracks our ability, our need, our desire to pick up artisan goods in many cases. Etsy's ability to really stay, let's pick up from a metaphor we talked about in this first segment on Pepsi, to stay flat. In that, I'm talking about their gross merchandise sales to keep that volume flat and not have it shrink to keep new sellers coming into the marketplace, new buyers, is going to be a feat to pull off. I'm very curious to see how well they'll be able to at least track along this flat baseline this year. I don't expect Etsy to surprise the market and say, guess what? We know, inflation's high. But people are finding comfort in paying up for a rather higher-end goods. I don't if you expect that to happen, but I believe there is some momentum the marketplace has in its brand power. In the trends we've seen, even last quarter where it was able to hang on to a lot of pandemic gains in a quarter you would have thought it would have slipped significantly. So I'm so curious about this one.\nChris Hill: As an Etsy shareholder, I'm also looking forward to their report in early August. Hopefully, the stock which is down nearly 60 percent year-to-date respond to some good news and hopefully some good guidance as well. Asit Sharma, always great talking to you. Thanks for being here.\nAsit Sharma: Thanks so much, Chris.\nChris Hill: We're about to help you get smarter about student debt. ...\nChris Hill: Sheila Bair ran the FDIC during the great recession. On two occasions, Forbes magazine named her as one of the most powerful women in the world. Robert Brokamp caught up with her to talk about how students can get smarter about debt, and one economic problem that's caught her attention.\nRobert Brokamp: The problem, of course, is that the cost of college has gone up at a rate that's around twice the rate of inflation. A lot of theories for why that is, one is maybe the easy availability of debt. Given your experience, are there any other reasons that strike you as a cause for a higher prices?\nSheila Bair: Well, there's not a lot of cost discipline. You think if people think it's faculty salaries are truly that there's too many buildings, administrative bloat. But I think that all stems from the lack of price discipline, which in turn stems from the lack of price transparency in competition and accountability for actually having a degree that's worth the money. It's very hard for students to get their arms around that. The department education has improved with much better disclosures about postgraduate income. There has been a greater public awareness about having a college degree isn't magically going to lead to all this extra money. It really depends a lot on where you go to school, especially what kind of degree you get, and the job market. That's really helping guide students to those kinds of decisions to make sure that they're going to be able to afford their debt is really what Student Debt Smarter is about. I do think there are these other factors, but really almost all of them stem from the lack of cost discipline, which in turn stems from the lack of transparency around pricing, which you're actually getting big when you get a college degree.\nRobert Brokamp: I'll just say as someone who's married to a college professor, it's definitely not the professors' salaries that are causing.\nSheila Bair: No, it's not. I wish people would stop blaming [laughs] professors. We should be spending more on them unless on all these administrating people.\nRobert Brokamp: Yes.\nSheila Bair: Absolutely.\nRobert Brokamp: You've mentioned the Student Debt Smarter tool. It's at studentdebtsmarter.org. Something you've helped develop with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. It's pretty easy to use. Tell us how it works.\nSheila Bair: It's basically put inputs. It's where you think you want to go to school, what you think you want to major in, when you're going to start school, and where you think you're going to live when you graduate. Those four factors really have the lion's share of impact in terms of how much debt you can afford to repay once you graduate. You can put in any combination, it's very easy. There's no data harvesting. Nobody's looking at your information, sharing your information. It's just for you, the student borrower and their families, to put in these different inputs. I think it encourages students to understand, is there financial education component to it. Because it helps students understand that the decisions they make will impact their capacity to repay debt when they graduate. Nobody's really telling them that right now, but these are important decisions that they need to factor into account. It also encourages students and their families to think holistically. So much of college financial aid now is like year-by-year, so really, what's the total amount of debt? It is also if you're going to have to borrow with private loans, Parent PLUS, those that have a higher market rates and subsidized debt, if factors add into it the higher rate. What is the all-in-cost going to be that's going to be affordable to you in terms of what you're going to be able to comfortably repay when you graduate. Again, I don't think anybody these days is encouraging students and their families should think in that way. But this is another really valuable piece of information that students don't have now that I think they will find very valuable.\nRobert Brokamp: It's a very dynamic tool. I mean. I used my information. I went to Catholic University here in Washington DC. I was a English major. I was a teacher in Washington after I graduated. You put it in information, it tells your salary, which comes from the school via the Department of Education, because I provide that information of how much a median person who had that major from that school's making, has cost of living, even estimates taxes. The salary was probably lower than what a teacher makes, so I went back in and I put it in educator and I thought, OK. It adjusted, it moved up how much I can borrow from 32,000 to 36,000. But because I was in DC, I was like, well, what if I moved back home to Tampa where the cost of living is lower? Then it said I could borrow a little bit more. I thought just that in itself is a handy way because this is geared toward high school students to understand how all these moving parts come together where you pay this much to get this major and you want to live here, these are all the costs that are associated with that.\nSheila Bair: That's right. You can put in any combination of factors. Some of these other tools that are available now, they ask for all this personal financial information. You have put anything, you've got to have streams of records and spreadsheets to use these tools. It's just what's in your head, what's in the student's head, where do you think you might want to go to college? What do you think you might want to graduate in? Where do you think might want to live? That's all you need. You can put as many, initiate one and see how they compare and how those decisions impact the affordability of your debt. Again, this is a unique tool. Nobody really out there is encouraging students and their families to think this way. I think it's going to be hugely helpful to them.\nRobert Brokamp: Nowadays there's a lot of talk about student debt. The amount of student debt has more than tripled since 2005 to where it's now 1.7 trillion. Then there's all this talk about student loan forgiveness. Do you have any opinion about what should be done about that?\nSheila Bair: Yeah. Well, this is a personal view. I am sympathetic to $10,000 of debt cancellation, at least for undergraduates. I think if you look at the analysis of who that benefits, that is the most progressive of the options, you're really helping. A good chunk of those students were in default, a good chunk of those students graduated but debt and no degree. They went to school, went to a bad school, just weren't prepared, the borrower didn't get the degree or they went to a poor quality school that didn't really give them income enhancing prospects. It's a progressive impact. I think it would be irresponsible to do that and not have some reforms of the system too. I mean, you don't want to just get right back into the soup again. You're going to encourage moral hazard by forgiving debt and creating potential expectation that's going to happen again. I must say, Student Debt Smarter, look, I think everybody there's a lot of robust disagreement about the wisdom of student debt cancellation. But I think one thing we all agree with is for new borrowers coming into the system, let's make sure they don't undertake unaffordable debt loans, which is really what Student Debt Smarter is about. Prospectively, I think this is a good piece of trying to solve this problem for those who have already taken on an affordable debt level, I am sympathetic to $10,000 of debt cancellation.\nRobert Brokamp: Since this often becomes a political discussion, I think it's interesting to point out that you came to Washington to work on Bob Dole staff and you consider yourself a pretty traditional conservative.\nSheila Bair: I'm very traditional fiscal conservative. With my family finances too. My parents were depression era children and it really instilled fiscal prudence. I think I passed that on to my children too, and we save money. I understand not all parents can do that. But for parents who do have the capability, that is another way to minimize debt loads is when they're born, start saving, put it in FY29 or an education account. That's another good way to reduce the need to borrow.\nRobert Brokamp: By education account, I assume you mean the Coverdell, which I don't think gets enough attention these days.\nSheila Bair: No, it doesn't. That's true. Banks will set them up too, it doesn't have to be a [inaudible 00:17:48] there are different options.\nRobert Brokamp: Moving on from student debt and harkening back to your time as FDIC chair, you were early to see that there were problems in the housing and mortgage markets. You're now a senior advisor to the systemic risk counsel. Is there anything out there in the broader economy that's causing you any concerns?\nSheila Bair: The great financial crisis, this was The Bank and Credit Suisse of the '80s. Those are all catalyzed by a rising interest rate environment. People usually they quote and interest rates goes up, BancServ, that's a big benefit for them. They can charge more for their loans, but actually, it comes back to banks and a couple of ways. One, banks with large market exposures, you'd like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs. Those big banks, the big money center banks. They have significant market exposures. They have clients to their prime brokerage. They have big market exposures. It's like Warren Buffett says, when the tide starts going out, you find out who's swimming naked and we've seen a few naked swimmers already. I do worry that the Fed, in particular through their stress testing, is not adequate focused on this. Their most recent stress tests assumed the deep recession. They stressed bank balance sheets to that, but they also assume input inflation when magically drop. Interest rates will go back to zero. Paul Volcker had to keep rates, keep money tight for two recession's before we finally got it under control. This idea that we could go into recession somehow, all these other problems are going to get magically fixed, just isn't correct. I do think it's called stagflation. We need to stress bags, these big banks, especially with market exposures through a stagflation environment, where you can have double-digit employment, double-digit interest rates, double-digit inflation. It could all coexist for a time before it starts to correct. I am worried about that. I think edge pharma systemic level, I think that's at the top of my list.\nFrom my individual investor level, I worry about crypto. We've seen a couple of trillion dollars of wealth wiped out already. Some of their speculators, a lot of it being so are young people. The crypto industry really Mark is too young people, I hate it. It's volatile, it's not regular savings, put it in a broad-based index fund and leave it, set it, forget it. Those are the ways to build well, and I write money books for kids too. One of the things I try to do with my money books, there's so much literature out there about, here's how to get rich, here's how to invest in the stock market. Here's that to take it alone. Here's how to get a credit card, all that stuff. I tried to write books about how not to lose your money. You can buy these, get rich quick books, but most people, they just want financial security, they won't [...]. There may be smart enough to listen to Motley Fool if they are in their investing game and good for them, they should be doing the research, I mean, thoughtful about what they invest in. But most people just want to have some financial stability and get on with their life. But any lose money by investing in highly speculative things, investing in too good to be true schemes or just stupid stuff like hearing credit card balances and paying late fees are using overdraft protection. Those are the kinds of books that I try to educate young people starting in early age. But I do feel there's crypto thing. It's just another way to take money away from people who don't have the money to lose. I wish I've written about this. Please regulate this market. SEC, FED, CFTC, I don't care if somebody come in and regulate it because consumers need protections and they're not getting.\nRobert Brokamp: I will point out, but I think it was in February of 2021 that you suggest that investors should avoid Bitcoin and you call the topic. Very good for you.\nSheila Bair: Yeah, I was about to Destin short, but it was [...] 20,000 now. I got a lot of flak from that. I don't care if I prevented some people, especially young people from buying it, speculating and I'm very glad. It is, what is the market is providing discipline now, but it's heart breaking stories of people whose been in there.\nRobert Brokamp: My dear listeners, our guest has been Sheila Bair, children's book author, former FDIC chair and contributor to the development of the student debt smarter calculator available at student debt smarter.org. Sheila, thanks so much for joining us.\nSheila Bair: Thanks for bringing me, Robert. I really enjoyed it.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I'm Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We'll see you tomorrow.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Asit Sharma has positions in Coca-Cola, Etsy, and Keurig Dr Pepper. Chris Hill has positions in Amazon, Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Etsy, and PepsiCo Inc. Robert Brokamp, CFP(R) has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Bitcoin, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Etsy, and Goldman Sachs. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp talks with former FDIC chair Sheila Bair about how students can get smarter about debt and one stressful economic problem catching her attention. Asit Sharma: Yeah, I mean, credit to CEO Ramon Laguarta who came in with this theme of faster, stronger, better which sounds like a piece of Electronica from the mid odds. He's focused on their direct store delivery model, which is in itself a supply chain exercise to improve, did that well in advance of the world becoming so out of whack with geopolitical risks, climate change, COVID, I can't even, I mean, the list is so long.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Asit Sharma discusses: Pepsi's strong quarterly results in the face of inflation and other headwinds. Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp talks with former FDIC chair Sheila Bair about how students can get smarter about debt and one stressful economic problem catching her attention. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair Helps Students Get Smarter About Debt', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Chris Hill: We're about to help you get smarter about student debt. That's really helping guide students to those kinds of decisions to make sure that they're going to be able to afford their debt is really what Student Debt Smarter is about. Sheila Bair: No, it doesn't.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp talks with former FDIC chair Sheila Bair about how students can get smarter about debt and one stressful economic problem catching her attention. Robert Brokamp: My dear listeners, our guest has been Sheila Bair, children's book author, former FDIC chair and contributor to the development of the student debt smarter calculator available at student debt smarter.org. Chris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-best-dividend-stocks-of-all-time', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nDividends were how people traditionally got their money out on investments. The obsession with capital gains is relatively recent.\nIt’s not the only way for management to give you money. Stock buybacks have become even-more popular than dividends in recent years. Buybacks support the price of a stock, they’re not taxed, and they help management as much as investors, as stock is increasingly used for compensation.\nDividend aristocrats, however, are companies that manage to raise their dividend every year for at least a quarter century. They’re companies you can put in your portfolio and then forget.\nBut the good times can end. When you hear bad news about a dividend stock you own pay attention. The fall, when it comes can be precipitous, and final.\nA few years ago, General Electric (NYSE:GE) would have been an obvious member of this list. It had been a member of the Dow Industrials from its founding and had stayed on top of change for generations. But under Jeffrey Immelt it lost the plot. It got out of banking, entertainment and consumer appliances. Instead, it became an energy company, and it was crushed in the post-2014 energy bust. Today’s GE is in the process of a break-up that could lead to a retirement of the name.\n7 Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now\nThere are some great dividend stocks that aren’t on this list. The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE:KO) has paid a rising dividend for decades, but the rise has been gradual. Pepsi-Cola (NYSE:PEP) is a great dividend company, but results have been inconsistent.\nYou may note also note a paucity of tech stocks on this list., There’s a reason for that. Tech companies need a lot of cash to get through the market’s valleys. They must continue to invest, even when business slows, or they miss the next rise. Companies like Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), with strong dividends, may be seen as coasting, vulnerable to both new trends and the unforgiving pace of change.\nWhen building a dividend portfolio, look to recent performance as well as history. Look for management whose language you can comprehend. Long words and fancy charts are often hiding poor performance. Look for a commitment to the dividend, to pride in it. Mostly, look for market advantages that are scaled and can last.\nThen relax. Your money is making money.\nTicker Company Recent Price\nXOM Exxon Mobil $84.54\nAAPL Apple $150.17\nMSFT Microsoft $256.72\nHD Home Depot $292.41\nIBM IBM $139.92\nMO Altria $41.99\nJNJ Johnson & Johnson $178.23\nCVX Chevron $137.65\nWMT Walmart $129.07\nPG Procter & Gamble $144.91\nExxon Mobil (XOM): 20th Century Limited\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nNo company has produced more profit over the last century than Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM). No company has ever done more damage to the environment, putting life on Earth at imminent risk in the 21st century.\nExxon Mobil is the largest piece of the old Standard Oil monopoly, which scaled the production and refining of oil in the 19th century under John D. Rockefeller and began paying dividends in 1882. As Standard Oil of New Jersey it became part of the Dow Jones average in 1928, when the list first expanded to its present number of 30. Over 90 years it created $1 trillion in wealth.\nThe last few years, however, have been a roller coaster. Exxon Mobil was a big part of the 2010s’ oil boom, then part of the decade’s bust. Shares bottomed in late 2020 at $34/share. Even as the stock price fell, the dividend continued to increase. It now stands at 88 cents/share.\nExxon Mobil stock peaked at over $100/share in June, opening July 13 at $84. At that price the dividend yields 4.2%, still respectable but nothing like it was at its 2020 low. I have written that it’s a false dawn. Either we wean the Earth off fossil fuels, or companies like Exxon will destroy it.\nApple (AAPL): Scaled Monopoly\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nFor many years Exxon Mobil was the largest company in the world by market cap. Today that crown is held by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).\nThe Rockefeller of Apple was the late Steve Jobs (1955-2011), the iPhone his crowning achievement. But his management genius may be eclipsed by successor Tim Cook, who has taken control of the supply chain, invested in cloud data centers, and maintained control of Apple’s software and application ecosystem.\nThe 7 Best Tech Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now\nIt’s that ecosystem that’s the key to Apple’s profits. There are no Apple clones, and apps pay a 30% commission on sales made through Apple’s app store. Profits from the app store have let Apple enter a host of consumer markets, from health with the Apple Watch to media with Apple TV+, to banking and payments with Apple Pay and the Apple Credit card.\nJobs was not a fan of dividends, but Cook has been paying them since 2012. He has also used stock splits and buybacks to keep the stock price reasonable. On a split-adjusted level Apple’s first dividend was worth less than .1 cent/share. Today the dividend is 23 cents/share. The yield for new shareholders is just .64%, but if you have stayed with the stock since Cook’s ascension it’s 4.2%.\nWhat Jobs liked most were capital gains. Cook has increased the value of Apple by nearly 1,000%, and its market cap is now $2.34 trillion. It can’t lift the market by itself, but unlike Exxon it has every chance of leading the next leg up.\nMicrosoft (MSFT): King of the Cloud\nSource: The Art of Pics / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) paid its first dividend in 2003, when its success was based on control over the Windows operating system. It survived the government’s antitrust assault and, once it ended, came to dominate the new industry of cloud computing.\nAs Tim Cook’s performance eclipsed Steve Jobs’ at Apple, so Satya Nadella has outdone Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The key to his success is the cloud. This is a network of huge, networked data centers that use parallel processing and open source to maintain cost control. By renting this capacity, and moving its own software to it, Microsoft build its infrastructure for cash flow. It’s a landlord whose tenants pay all the costs. That’s why I call it a cloud czar.\nSince being named CEO in 2014, Nadella has increased the dividend by 400%, from 47 cents/share to $1.90. He has also delivered 256% of capital gains, an average of 32% per year, even with the 2022 bear market taking the stock down by more than 40%. If you bought Microsoft 5 years ago, when it was at $82, your dividend is now yielding over 9%. Grab it now and you could get a similar performance.\nHome Depot (HD): King of all Retail\nSource: Mihai_Andritoiu / Shutterstock.com\nHome Depot (NYSE:HD) is younger than either Apple or Microsoft but has performed even better for dividend investors.\nHome Depot was founded in 1978 as a large hardware store. Its IPO was in 1981. It paid its first dividend in 1989. That was the equivalent of 13 cents/share, with shares worth about $20.50. The most recent dividend was $1.90/share, or $7.60/year.\n7 Cheap Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now\nToday Home Depot has over 2,300 stores, and a scaled online sales operation. It has eclipsed Coca-Cola as Atlanta’s premier dividend stock. Just as Coke had Pepsico, Home Depot has Lowes (NYSE:LOW), the huge Charlotte, North Carolina, chain to share its dominance.\nThe current yield on Home Depot’s dividend is 2.65%, as the bear market has sent the stock down 27% from its high. Its price to earnings ratio is now below 18, making it an incredible bargain for a long-term value investor.\nIBM (IBM): The Negative Example\nSource: shutterstock.com/LCV\nFor most of the 20th century, International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) dominated the field of office automation. From punch cards and typewriters to mainframes and the IBM PC, no one ever got fired for buying IBM.\nIt’s still a great dividend stock. The $1.65/share quarterly payout will yield you 4.74% if you buy it today. But for the last decade IBM has been a great example of what not to do as a tech company, and how devotion to the dividend can destroy value.\nBy prioritizing the payout early in the 2000s, rather than investing heavily in the cloud, IBM lost the biggest opportunity of this century. With a market cap of $124 billion it’s now worth less than one-third Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), which was founded in 2004. Microsoft, barely a start-up when it supplied IBM its PC operating system, could now buy it 15 times over.\nBut there is the dividend. IBM has been paying dividends since 1989. The payout was reduced in the early 1990s, to as little as 13 cents/share, but then began a steady climb. The 2021 spin-off of Kyndryl (NYSE:KD), its services division, brought a temporary spike to dividends, in the form of Kyndryl stock.\nThe 2019 acquisition of open source pioneer Red Hat is finally delivering a growth story for current CEO Arvind Krishna. But this will never be your father’s IBM. Dividends killed it.\nAltria (MO): Merchants of Death\nSource: Kristi Blokhin / Shutterstock.com\nAltria (NYSE:MO), the tobacco company, is the health industry equivalent of Exxon Mobil.\nStudies proving cigarettes cause cancer are 60 years old. The addictive qualities of nicotine, the active ingredient in tobacco, are also well known. But people still smoke. Since 2008, when it first began offering dividends, Altria has become one of the world’s premier dividend stocks, the dividend tripling from 29 cents/share to 90 cents. Since 2008 the stock price has gained 161% as well.\n7 Best Dow Stocks to Buy in July\nThe dividend has continued to grow despite a sales plateau, with 2021 sales just 5.3% ahead of those in 2018. While cigarette taxes have risen, so have Altria’s prices. The average pack now costs $8. You could get a carton for less when I was a kid in the 1960s.\nAltria is still built on cigarettes like Marlboro and oral products like Copenhagen. But it also has a wine business, Ste. Michelle, which had $18 million in profit during fiscal year 2021 on sales of $150 million.\nThe tobacco business repels many ethical investors. But if you can stand the smell, you will make money. At its July 13 price of $42, the 90 cent/share dividend yielded over 9%. Until recently it was seen as safe, but the price has dropped by one-third since early May. If you like income, it’s a bargain.\nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Drug Standout\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nThe only drug company on this list is Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). It is a true dividend aristocrat, with a payout that has every year in the last half-century, and now stands at $1.01/share.\nIn 2021 JNJ brought nearly $21 billion of $97 billion in revenue to the net income line and paid out $11 billion in dividends. The yield on that dividend was 1.53% on July 13.\nJNJ, however, is about to shrink. Like other drug companies, it is spinning out its consumer products division. The business had $14.6 billion in sales last year. Separately it spun out its baby powder unit, to limit liability from lawsuits.\nMany of the remaining drugs are sold under the name Janssen, a Belgian company acquired in 1961. Among its drugs are Stelara and Tremfaya, which treat psoriasis and arthritis, as well as Concerta, an ADHD drug, and a Covid-19 vaccine. \nPrevious industry spin-outs saw the patented drug companies do better than the consumer brands. That may be the case here as well. Meanwhile, you have one of 2022’s best investments.\nChevron (CVX): The Pepsi of Big Oil\nSource: Trong Nguyen / Shutterstock.com\nChevron (NYSE:CVX), like Exxon Mobil, is descended from the old Standard Oil monopoly. In this case it’s the old Standard Oil of California. Its recent history has been one of consolidation, buying Gulf Oil in the 1980s and Texaco in the year 2000. Like Exxon, it develops oil fields around the world, owns refineries and has a retail operation.\nChevron has been paying steady and rising dividends for decades. Since the start of the century, it has risen eight-fold. The most recent hike, in May, was to $1.42/share per quarter. This gave it a yield on July 13 of 4.12%, on a price of $135/share.\n5 Best Stocks to Buy if You Have $100 to Spend\nChevron uses debt to handle the ups-and-downs of the oil business. Debt rises when oil prices are low, then falls when they are high. Its immense 2021, sales growing 65% to over $152 billion, and 10% of that reported as net income, let it cut its debt load by $12 billion.\nIn recent years it has also been cutting its capital budget. This continued to fall in 2021, from $8.9 billion to $7.6 billion. It is this slow-motion liquidation that helped create the current oil spike. Spending on exploration and refining both fell despite rising prices. That may be good for the planet, and good for investors, but it has been bad for the market since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.\nWalmart (WMT): Legacy of a Cheapskate\nSource: BCFC / Shutterstock.com\nWalmart (NYSE:WMT) founder Sam Walton was a legendary cheapskate, who lived a modest life. His legacy is a dividend aristocrat, now offering 10 times the payout of 30 years ago, and the world’s largest fortune. Taken together, the fortune now held by “Mr. Sam’s” descendants is worth $247 billion. Elon Musk is worth $225 billion.\nFor investors, Walmart is an example of how misleading yield can be. The current dividend of 56 cents/share yields just 1.79% if you buy the stock today. But if you bought 10 years ago, when the stock was at $65, your current yield on that investment is 3.34%, and its value has more than doubled, even with the current bear market.\nUnder Doug McMillon, a Walmart lifer who began as a grocery bagger and CEO since 2014, Walmart has made Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) its Moby Dick, seeking to copy or counter its every move. This includes a sale to compete with Prime Day, a membership plan called Walmart Plus, and a third party marketplace, warehousing and fulfilling orders from small merchants.\nWalmart’s revenue is growing at less than 5%/year, but McMillon has doubled net income since 2018. This makes its $6 billion in dividend payments and capital budget of $13 billion affordable. Walmart had $24 billion in operating cash flow last year, and almost $12 billion in cash at the end of March.\nProcter & Gamble: Keep it Simple\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nAs Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) cut some product lines and sold off others in the late 2010s, I openly wondered if it could maintain its dividend. \nI need not have worried. The dividend has continued to increase, from less than 75 cents/share in 2019 to over 91 cents in May. The budget for dividends has increased by $750 million/year. Procter & Gamble is a true dividend aristocrat.\n7 Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now\nThis has kept the stock’s losses in 2022 below 12%, while the average Dow stock has lost almost 17%. The falling price makes the yield even better. The dividend was yielding 2.51% on July 13.\nP&G makes what it calls “care” products. These include Tide detergent, Crest toothpaste and Old Spice deodorant. These are backed by a $11.5 billion ad budget, the world’s largest, which the company proudly refused to cut even during the pandemic.\nI won’t doubt P&G again.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in INTC, AAPL, AMZN, and MSFT. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nDana Blankenhorn has been a financial and technology journalist since 1978. He is the author of Technology’s Big Bang: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Moore’s Law, available at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at [email protected], tweet him at @danablankenhorn, or subscribe to his Substack.\nThe post 10 Best Dividend Stocks of All Time appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price XOM Exxon Mobil $84.54 AAPL Apple $150.17 MSFT Microsoft $256.72 HD Home Depot $292.41 Apple (AAPL): Scaled Monopoly Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com For many years Exxon Mobil was the largest company in the world by market cap. Today that crown is held by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price XOM Exxon Mobil $84.54 AAPL Apple $150.17 MSFT Microsoft $256.72 HD Home Depot $292.41 Apple (AAPL): Scaled Monopoly Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com For many years Exxon Mobil was the largest company in the world by market cap. Today that crown is held by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_article_title': '10 Best Dividend Stocks of All Time', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price XOM Exxon Mobil $84.54 AAPL Apple $150.17 MSFT Microsoft $256.72 HD Home Depot $292.41 Apple (AAPL): Scaled Monopoly Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com For many years Exxon Mobil was the largest company in the world by market cap. Today that crown is held by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price XOM Exxon Mobil $84.54 AAPL Apple $150.17 MSFT Microsoft $256.72 HD Home Depot $292.41 Apple (AAPL): Scaled Monopoly Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com For many years Exxon Mobil was the largest company in the world by market cap. Today that crown is held by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-apple-unitedhealth-group-equinor-gsk-and-eaton', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – July 19, 2022 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, Equinor ASA EQNR, GSK plc GSK and Eaton Corp. plc ETN.\nHere are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:\nTop Analyst Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth, Equinor & Others\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Equinor ASA. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n \nYou can see all of today's research reports here >>>\nApple shares have gained +3.6% over the past year against the Zacks Tech sector's -24.7% decline and the S&P 500 index's -9.9% decline. The company is benefiting from continued momentum in the Services and robust performance from iPhone, Mac, Wearables and an expanding App Store ecosystem.\nNevertheless, the availability of new Mac Studio and new iPad Air is expected to drive top-line growth. Apple TV+ is gaining recognition due to award-winning shows. This bodes well for the Services segment. Services revenue growth is expected to be in strong double digits for the June quarter.\nHowever, Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Apple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and industry-wide silicon shortages to hurt the top line along with unfavorable forex condition is also expected to hurt its revenues. The absence of Russian revenues will also hurt the top line.\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\nUnitedHealth shares have outperformed the Zacks Medical - HMOs industry over the past year (+31.2% vs. +26.6%). The zacks analyst believes that the company's top line has been growing and the momentum should continue in the years ahead on the back of a strong market position and an attractive core business that continues to be driven by new deals, renewed agreements and expansion of service offerings.\nFor this year, the company expects revenues in the range of $317-$320 billion. Its solid health services segment provides diversification benefits. The firm's government business remains well-poised for growth. A sturdy balance sheet enables investments and prudent capital deployment through share buybacks and dividends.\nHowever, softness in commercial business due to COVID-induced volatilities persists. Also, the rising operating costs are hurting UnitedHealth's bottom line. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.\n(You can read the full research report on UnitedHealth here >>>)\nEquinor shares have outperformed the Zacks Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing industry over the past year (+75.4% vs. +46.2%). The company is one of the premier integrated energy companies, with operations spreading across 30 countries. In 2021, the company completed 21 exploration wells, with 8 commercial discoveries.\nEquinor announced significant oil discoveries at the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea, which will further increase its profitability in the field. To combat climate change, the company is actively investing in renewable energy projects, comprising power generation from solar and wind energy. For 2022, Equinor announced the increase of the share buy-back program of up to $5 billion.\nHowever, the company's significant exposure to debt can affect its financial flexibility. Also, it is not being able to capture the potential profit growth from commodity prices that have reached record highs. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.\n(You can read the full research report on Equinor here >>>)\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include GSK plc (GSK) and Eaton Corp. plc (ETN).\nWhy Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P's impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nGlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nUnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nEaton Corporation, PLC (ETN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nEquinor ASA (EQNR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, Equinor ASA EQNR, GSK plc GSK and Eaton Corp. plc ETN. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The company is benefiting from continued momentum in the Services and robust performance from iPhone, Mac, Wearables and an expanding App Store ecosystem.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, Equinor ASA EQNR, GSK plc GSK and Eaton Corp. plc ETN. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Equinor ASA.", 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Apple, UnitedHealth Group, Equinor, GSK and Eaton', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, Equinor ASA EQNR, GSK plc GSK and Eaton Corp. plc ETN. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Services revenue growth is expected to be in strong double digits for the June quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, Equinor ASA EQNR, GSK plc GSK and Eaton Corp. plc ETN. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog: Top Analyst Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth, Equinor & Others The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-jul-19-2022-%3A-stim-tqqq-sqqq-qqq-aapl-goev-nio-ibm-nvta-amc-wfg', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 82.25 to 11,959.75. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 29,981,435 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nNeuronetics, Inc. (STIM) is +0.71 at $4.35, with 7,019,840 shares traded. STIM\'s current last sale is 43.5% of the target price of $10.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.5 at $26.67, with 3,174,900 shares traded. This represents a 25.09% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -1.09 at $51.80, with 2,013,383 shares traded. This represents a 84.01% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +2.04 at $291.44, with 1,048,028 shares traded. This represents a 8.23% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.22 at $147.29, with 917,789 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCanoo Inc. (GOEV) is +0.02 at $3.98, with 819,583 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOEV is in the "strong buy range".\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is +0.12 at $20.96, with 562,908 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is -8.23 at $129.90, with 529,431 shares traded. IBM\'s current last sale is 86.6% of the target price of $150.\n\nInvitae Corporation (NVTA) is -0.28 at $2.39, with 503,726 shares traded. NVTA\'s current last sale is 25.84% of the target price of $9.25.\n\nAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) is +0.31 at $16.85, with 364,781 shares traded. AMC\'s current last sale is 337% of the target price of $5.\n\nWest Fraser Timber Co. Ltd (WFG) is +21.26 at $104.50, with 347,568 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFG is in the "buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is +0.18 at $9.83, with 335,009 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 70.21% of the target price of $14.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.22 at $147.29, with 917,789 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -1.09 at $51.80, with 2,013,383 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.22 at $147.29, with 917,789 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Jul 19, 2022 : STIM, TQQQ, SQQQ, QQQ, AAPL, GOEV, NIO, IBM, NVTA, AMC, WFG, CCL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.22 at $147.29, with 917,789 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 82.25 to 11,959.75.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.22 at $147.29, with 917,789 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 29,981,435 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-bond-yields-jump-euro-rallies-on-prospect-of-bigger-ecb-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Tom Wilson\nLONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields jumped and the euro rallied on Tuesday on news that the European Central Bank would discuss this week whether to raise rates faster than expected, while equity markets turned positive after a shaky start to the day.\nThe euro EUR=EBS jumped 1.1% to $1.08149, on course for its best day since May, after Reuters reported that ECB policymakers are considering raising interest rates by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points at their meeting on Thursday.\nEuro zone government bond yields also shot higher. Germany\'s two-year bond yield, sensitive to near-term rate expectations, climbed around 10 bps to its highest in over two weeks at around 0.64%.DE10YT=RR.\nIn equity markets, the broader Euro STOXX 600 .STOXX turned positive after earlier falling as much as 0.6%. Leading the charge was French power giant EDF EDF.PA, which surged 15% on nationalisation plans.\n"Right now it\'s cautious mode. It\'s not necessarily plain defence and really being short markets," said Olivier Marciot, senior portfolio manager at Unigestion.\n"Really little exposures all over the place, and waiting for some sort of clearer direction to deploy risk."\nThe MSCI world equity index .MIWD00000PUS, which tracks shares in 50 countries, eked its way into positive territory, and was last up 0.1%.\nWall Street futures gauges EScv1NQcv1 pointed to gains of almost 1%. U.S. equity markets had closed lower on Monday, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year.\nThe dollar\'s retreat from last week\'s two-decade peak, continued, with the greenback hovering just above a one-week low touched on Monday.\nThe dollar index, which gauges the unit against six counterparts =USD, was down 0.9% at 106.52, on course for its biggest daily loss in a month and well back from the high of 109.29 last week, a level not seen since September 2002.\nEarlier, MSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.2%.\nTAMING INFLATION\nHow central banks try to tame inflation was central to traders\' thinking. The Bank of Japan also meets on Thursday, though little change is expected from the ultra dovish BOJ.\nMarkets are expecting a large 75 basis point interest rate hike at the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s meeting next week, away from a flirtation with the chance of an enormous 100 basis point rise.\n"It\'s a bit like \'paint by numbers\' at the moment, you\'ve got a picture to fill in, but we don\'t have all the colours yet," said Kerry Craig,global marketstrategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.\n"There are a couple of things missing (such as) the direction of the labour market and unemployment rate in the U.S., and whether central banks will step back and say \'that\'s the peak in inflation and we don\'t need to be as hawkish\', or \'we\'re going to be really aggressive\'."\nCommodities were also at the fore.\nRussia\'s Gazprom has told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of "extraordinary" circumstances, according to a letter seen by Reuters, upping the ante in an economic tit-for-tat with the West over Moscow\'s invasion of Ukraine.\nOil prices fell, with Brent crude LCOc1 down 1.4% at $104.88 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 dropped 1.5% to $101.12.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Reporting by Tom Wilson in London and Alun John in Hong Kong; Editing by Bernadette Baum)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U.S. equity markets had closed lower on Monday, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. The euro EUR=EBS jumped 1.1% to $1.08149, on course for its best day since May, after Reuters reported that ECB policymakers are considering raising interest rates by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points at their meeting on Thursday. "There are a couple of things missing (such as) the direction of the labour market and unemployment rate in the U.S., and whether central banks will step back and say \'that\'s the peak in inflation and we don\'t need to be as hawkish\', or \'we\'re going to be really aggressive\'."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'U.S. equity markets had closed lower on Monday, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. By Tom Wilson LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields jumped and the euro rallied on Tuesday on news that the European Central Bank would discuss this week whether to raise rates faster than expected, while equity markets turned positive after a shaky start to the day. The euro EUR=EBS jumped 1.1% to $1.08149, on course for its best day since May, after Reuters reported that ECB policymakers are considering raising interest rates by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points at their meeting on Thursday.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Bond yields jump, euro rallies on prospect of bigger ECB rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'U.S. equity markets had closed lower on Monday, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. By Tom Wilson LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields jumped and the euro rallied on Tuesday on news that the European Central Bank would discuss this week whether to raise rates faster than expected, while equity markets turned positive after a shaky start to the day. The euro EUR=EBS jumped 1.1% to $1.08149, on course for its best day since May, after Reuters reported that ECB policymakers are considering raising interest rates by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points at their meeting on Thursday.', 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. equity markets had closed lower on Monday, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. By Tom Wilson LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields jumped and the euro rallied on Tuesday on news that the European Central Bank would discuss this week whether to raise rates faster than expected, while equity markets turned positive after a shaky start to the day. Markets are expecting a large 75 basis point interest rate hike at the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting next week, away from a flirtation with the chance of an enormous 100 basis point rise."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rise-as-apple-ekes-out-gains-as-earnings-gather-steam', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.64%, S&P 0.83%, Nasdaq 0.85%\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as Apple shares edged higher after sharply dropping in the previous session, while investors focused on another round of earnings to gauge the strength of corporate America.\nShares of the iPhone maker AAPL.O rose 0.3% in premarket trading on Tuesday, along with other high-growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nApple fell 2% and dragged U.S. stocks lower on Monday after a report that the company will slow hiring and spending growth next year.\nShares of Boeing Co BA.N added 2.1% premarket on plans by private equity firm 777 Partners to buy up to 66 more Boeing 737 MAX jets.\nAs second-quarter earnings season officially kicked off, analysts now expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 second-quarter profit growth of 6%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the beginning of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nJohnson & Johnson JNJ.N fell 0.4% after the drugmaker trimmed its full-year adjusted profit forecast on a stronger dollar.\nIBM Corp IBM.N, which reported after close on Monday, also warned of about $3.5 billion hit due to a stronger dollar. Its shares fell 5.8%.\nHasbro Inc HAS.O posted a 10% rise in quarterly adjusted earnings, but shares of the toymaker fell 1.2%.\nAt 6:53 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 198 points, or 0.64%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 32 points, or 0.83%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 101 points, or 0.85%.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of the iPhone maker AAPL.O rose 0.3% in premarket trading on Tuesday, along with other high-growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Apple fell 2% and dragged U.S. stocks lower on Monday after a report that the company will slow hiring and spending growth next year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of the iPhone maker AAPL.O rose 0.3% in premarket trading on Tuesday, along with other high-growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Futures up: Dow 0.64%, S&P 0.83%, Nasdaq 0.85% July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as Apple shares edged higher after sharply dropping in the previous session, while investors focused on another round of earnings to gauge the strength of corporate America. As second-quarter earnings season officially kicked off, analysts now expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 second-quarter profit growth of 6%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the beginning of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rise as Apple ekes out gains as earnings gather steam', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of the iPhone maker AAPL.O rose 0.3% in premarket trading on Tuesday, along with other high-growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N fell 0.4% after the drugmaker trimmed its full-year adjusted profit forecast on a stronger dollar.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of the iPhone maker AAPL.O rose 0.3% in premarket trading on Tuesday, along with other high-growth stocks including Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Futures up: Dow 0.64%, S&P 0.83%, Nasdaq 0.85% July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as Apple shares edged higher after sharply dropping in the previous session, while investors focused on another round of earnings to gauge the strength of corporate America. Apple fell 2% and dragged U.S. stocks lower on Monday after a report that the company will slow hiring and spending growth next year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/singapores-phillip-securities-launches-asia-market-for-u.s.-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) - Singapore-based broker Phillip Securities said its clients could trade in some U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds during Asian hours from Tuesday, rather than having to wait for the New York session.\nThe new market-making service extends to nearly 40 popular stocks such as Tesla TSLA.O, Alphabet GOOG.O, and Apple AAPL.N, and funds tracking the S&P 500 SPY.N and Nasdaq QQQ.N, Phillip said, adding that the service was launched in response to demand from customers.\nIt operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Singapore time (0100 GMT to 0900 GMT), which is mostly outside the regular and pre- and post-market trading hours for U.S. markets that function between 0800 GMT and 0000 GMT. The minimum transaction size is $20,000 and prices will be quoted via Phillips' trading platform.\n(Reporting by Rae Wee; editing by Uttaresh.V)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The new market-making service extends to nearly 40 popular stocks such as Tesla TSLA.O, Alphabet GOOG.O, and Apple AAPL.N, and funds tracking the S&P 500 SPY.N and Nasdaq QQQ.N, Phillip said, adding that the service was launched in response to demand from customers. SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) - Singapore-based broker Phillip Securities said its clients could trade in some U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds during Asian hours from Tuesday, rather than having to wait for the New York session. The minimum transaction size is $20,000 and prices will be quoted via Phillips' trading platform.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The new market-making service extends to nearly 40 popular stocks such as Tesla TSLA.O, Alphabet GOOG.O, and Apple AAPL.N, and funds tracking the S&P 500 SPY.N and Nasdaq QQQ.N, Phillip said, adding that the service was launched in response to demand from customers. It operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Singapore time (0100 GMT to 0900 GMT), which is mostly outside the regular and pre- and post-market trading hours for U.S. markets that function between 0800 GMT and 0000 GMT. The minimum transaction size is $20,000 and prices will be quoted via Phillips' trading platform.", 'news_article_title': "Singapore's Phillip Securities launches Asia market for U.S. stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The new market-making service extends to nearly 40 popular stocks such as Tesla TSLA.O, Alphabet GOOG.O, and Apple AAPL.N, and funds tracking the S&P 500 SPY.N and Nasdaq QQQ.N, Phillip said, adding that the service was launched in response to demand from customers. SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) - Singapore-based broker Phillip Securities said its clients could trade in some U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds during Asian hours from Tuesday, rather than having to wait for the New York session. It operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Singapore time (0100 GMT to 0900 GMT), which is mostly outside the regular and pre- and post-market trading hours for U.S. markets that function between 0800 GMT and 0000 GMT.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The new market-making service extends to nearly 40 popular stocks such as Tesla TSLA.O, Alphabet GOOG.O, and Apple AAPL.N, and funds tracking the S&P 500 SPY.N and Nasdaq QQQ.N, Phillip said, adding that the service was launched in response to demand from customers. SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) - Singapore-based broker Phillip Securities said its clients could trade in some U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds during Asian hours from Tuesday, rather than having to wait for the New York session. It operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Singapore time (0100 GMT to 0900 GMT), which is mostly outside the regular and pre- and post-market trading hours for U.S. markets that function between 0800 GMT and 0000 GMT.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-billionaire-investor-is-buying-pinterest-stock.-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) investors got a rare piece of good news on Thursday evening when The Wall Street Journal reported that activist investor Elliott Management has accumulated a 9% stake in the social media company.\nShares of Pinterest jumped 16% on the news on Friday, showing investors are hungry for a positive catalyst after the stock fell roughly 75% from its peak last year. Helmed by billionaire Paul Singer, Elliott is known for its aggressive tactics in its tech investments. For example, it pushed for Jack Dorsey's resignation as CEO of Twitter and successfully urged eBay to spin off its Stubhub and Classified businesses.\nPinterest just named a new CEO with co-Founder Ben Silbermann moving to the Executive Chairman. The company is bringing in Bill Ready as CEO, who previously led Alphabet's e-commerce and payments business.\nThat move shows Pinterest doubling down on a strategy it's already talked about repeatedly on earnings calls: building an e-commerce business to complement its core advertising model.\nElliott has held discussions with Pinterest over the last several weeks as it's built its stake in the company, though it's unclear what the two parties have discussed.\nPinterest, which serves as an image-discovery engine allowing users to post or search images to help with projects like children's activities, wedding planning, or home improvement, is a unique property in social media. With nearly 500 million monthly active users, the business would appear to have significant potential.\nHowever, investors have soured on the company as its user base declined last year as the pandemic boom faded and some of its new users returned to real-world activities. At the same time, the company's once sky-high revenue growth has returned to earth, with the top line growing 18% to $575 million in the first quarter. Second-quarter guidance called for just an 11% revenue increase.\nWith its stake in Pinterest now worth more than $1 billion, Elliott clearly sees an opportunity in Pinterest. Should you follow the activist investor into the struggling social media stock?\nThe good news\nWhile the market may have bailed on the image-sharing site, there are a number of reasons to like Pinterest stock right now, especially at the current price.\nFirst, the user decline is over, though year-over-year figures are still falling. In the first quarter, the company recorded 433 million MAUs, which was down 9% from Q1 2021 but a slight improvement from the 431 million MAUs it had in Q4 2021. That's a sign that the hangover from the pandemic boom is fading and the company's user base should return to steady growth.\nUnlike a number of tech sector growth stocks, Pinterest is also profitable. It finished 2021 with $814.3 million in adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), or a 32% margin. Even on a GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) basis, the company brought in $318 million in net income, or $0.46 per share. Profit margins are expected to shrink this year as top-line growth slows and the company invests in areas like native content, Pinner experience, and shopping, but that's no cause for alarm.\nAs Pinterest and its peers have demonstrated time and time again, digital advertising is a high-margin business at scale.\nThe risks\nThe pandemic was something of a white elephant for Pinterest and other tech stocks. Performance boomed during the social distancing period, but now that that surge has disappeared, the market's perception of the business is broken, and it's unclear whether Pinterest can deliver strong organic growth again or if the company was just the beneficiary of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.\nWhile being a unique business has its advantages, it also means Pinterest's business model is unproven, and there is some evidence that the company struggles to convert new users into frequent users. Unlike sites like Facebook or Snapchat, users don't come to Pinterest to connect with friends, so the impetus to visit the site regularly is based strictly on need or a specific use case rather than a social connection. Compared to its social media peers, that appears to be a weakness.\nShould you buy Pinterest?\nOn balance, the pros seem to outweigh the cons here. In particular, Pinterest looks oversold as the sell-off is primarily due to temporary conditions. For example, the decline in users has since ended, consumer behavior is shifting back to real-world activities, there is a slowdown in advertising due to Apple's privacy changes, and fears of a recession weigh on business investments.\nThe stock is down because of those temporary conditions, but the core value proposition of Pinterest is still clear. It attracts more than 400 million users at least once a month, and it delivers an experience they can't get anywhere else. The platform is also especially valuable to advertisers because, unlike other social media sites, users want to see ads. Often, they come to the site with a purchase intent, something that doesn't happen with Facebook or Instagram.\nThat quality is what gives Pinterest so much potential to an investor like Elliott and why it makes so much sense for the company to invest in e-commerce. Selling directly on the site seems like a no-brainer, and if the company can make it work, the stock should be in a much better place five years from now.\nAt the current price, the downside to owning Pinterest seems limited. And with a market cap of just $13 billion and the explosive potential of e-commerce, the upside could easily lead to long-term gains of 5x or even 10x.\n10 stocks we like better than Pinterest\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Pinterest wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Pinterest. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Pinterest, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short July 2022 $57.50 calls on eBay, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Pinterest, which serves as an image-discovery engine allowing users to post or search images to help with projects like children's activities, wedding planning, or home improvement, is a unique property in social media. Performance boomed during the social distancing period, but now that that surge has disappeared, the market's perception of the business is broken, and it's unclear whether Pinterest can deliver strong organic growth again or if the company was just the beneficiary of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. For example, the decline in users has since ended, consumer behavior is shifting back to real-world activities, there is a slowdown in advertising due to Apple's privacy changes, and fears of a recession weigh on business investments.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'However, investors have soured on the company as its user base declined last year as the pandemic boom faded and some of its new users returned to real-world activities. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Pinterest, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short July 2022 $57.50 calls on eBay, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'This Billionaire Investor Is Buying Pinterest Stock. Should You?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Unlike a number of tech sector growth stocks, Pinterest is also profitable. That quality is what gives Pinterest so much potential to an investor like Elliott and why it makes so much sense for the company to invest in e-commerce. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Pinterest, and Twitter.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) investors got a rare piece of good news on Thursday evening when The Wall Street Journal reported that activist investor Elliott Management has accumulated a 9% stake in the social media company. Performance boomed during the social distancing period, but now that that surge has disappeared, the market's perception of the business is broken, and it's unclear whether Pinterest can deliver strong organic growth again or if the company was just the beneficiary of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. While being a unique business has its advantages, it also means Pinterest's business model is unproven, and there is some evidence that the company struggles to convert new users into frequent users."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-qqq-qqq-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 03/10/1999, the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $160.72 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.64%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 54.90% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 52.21% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nQQQ seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index before fees and expenses. The Nasdaq-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization.\nThe ETF has lost about -27.71% so far this year and is down about -18.55% in the last one year (as of 07/19/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $271.39 and $403.99.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.09 and standard deviation of 27.87% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 102 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco QQQ carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, QQQ is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $59.08 billion in assets, Vanguard Growth ETF has $68.36 billion. IWF has an expense ratio of 0.19% and VUG charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \niShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $160.72 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $59.08 billion in assets, Vanguard Growth ETF has $68.36 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco QQQ (QQQ) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 03/10/1999, the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) track a similar index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russia-says-it-will-fine-apple-for-violating-antitrust-laws', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds statement, background\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - Russia\'s competition authority said on Tuesday it would fine U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O for violating Russian antitrust laws and abusing its dominant position in the app store market.\nThe federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) said it would levy a turnover-based fine against Apple, the size of which would be determined during the course of an administrative investigation.\nMoscow has long objected to foreign tech platforms\' influence in the Russian market, but the simmering dispute has escalated since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.\n"The company has abused its dominant position in the iOS app distribution market," the FAS said in a statement.\n"Apple prohibits iOS app developers from telling clients inside the app about the possibility of paying for purchases outside the App Store or using alternative payment methods."\nApple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nMoscow has hit Western firms with a string of fines for violating internet laws that critics say are an attempt by the Kremlin to exert more control over the online space.\nThey include rules to store customer data on Russian servers, delete content upon request by Russia\'s communications regulator and open local offices in the country.\nThe decision to move against Apple on antitrust grounds echoes the European Commission\'s high-profile pursuit of the company for what it has called a "closed ecosystem" that "unfairly shielded" Apple from competition.\nAfter initially hitting firms with fines in the tens or hundreds of thousands, Russia is significantly ramping up its financial penalties. On Monday, Russia fined Google $370 million for what it says were repeated refusals to remove content.\n(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Edmund Blair)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds statement, background July 19 (Reuters) - Russia's competition authority said on Tuesday it would fine U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O for violating Russian antitrust laws and abusing its dominant position in the app store market. Moscow has long objected to foreign tech platforms' influence in the Russian market, but the simmering dispute has escalated since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. They include rules to store customer data on Russian servers, delete content upon request by Russia's communications regulator and open local offices in the country.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds statement, background July 19 (Reuters) - Russia\'s competition authority said on Tuesday it would fine U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O for violating Russian antitrust laws and abusing its dominant position in the app store market. "The company has abused its dominant position in the iOS app distribution market," the FAS said in a statement. "Apple prohibits iOS app developers from telling clients inside the app about the possibility of paying for purchases outside the App Store or using alternative payment methods."', 'news_article_title': 'Russia says it will fine Apple for violating antitrust laws', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds statement, background July 19 (Reuters) - Russia's competition authority said on Tuesday it would fine U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O for violating Russian antitrust laws and abusing its dominant position in the app store market. The federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) said it would levy a turnover-based fine against Apple, the size of which would be determined during the course of an administrative investigation. Moscow has hit Western firms with a string of fines for violating internet laws that critics say are an attempt by the Kremlin to exert more control over the online space.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds statement, background July 19 (Reuters) - Russia\'s competition authority said on Tuesday it would fine U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O for violating Russian antitrust laws and abusing its dominant position in the app store market. "Apple prohibits iOS app developers from telling clients inside the app about the possibility of paying for purchases outside the App Store or using alternative payment methods." The decision to move against Apple on antitrust grounds echoes the European Commission\'s high-profile pursuit of the company for what it has called a "closed ecosystem" that "unfairly shielded" Apple from competition.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/european-shares-drop-but-edf-surge-limits-losses', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - European shares tracked dismal global sentiment lower on Tuesday, although a strong performance by French power company EDF following a 9.7-billion-euro ($9.85 billion) nationalisation plan and upbeat corporate earnings limited losses.\nThan pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX fell 0.5% after rallying strongly in the previous two sessions. MKTS/GLOB\nInterest rate-hike worries heightened after sources said European Central Bank policymakers will discuss whether to raise rates by 25 or 50 points at their meeting on Thursday to tame record-high inflation.\nTechnology stocks .SX8P slumped 1.4% after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn.\nRising COVID-19 cases in China, the world's second-largest economy and top metals consumer, also hit sentiment. Base metals fell, dragging European miners down 1.0%.\nEDF EDF.PA jumped 15% after France's government said it will offer 12 euros apiece to take full control of the power company in a buyout offer that gives it free hand to run the group as it contends with a European energy crisis.\nIn earnings, drugmaker Novartis NOVN.S gained 0.2% and London-listed money transfer co Wise Plc WISEa.L rose 11.2% after results.\n(Reporting by Susan Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected]; +91-80-6287-2704;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Technology stocks .SX8P slumped 1.4% after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window July 19 (Reuters) - European shares tracked dismal global sentiment lower on Tuesday, although a strong performance by French power company EDF following a 9.7-billion-euro ($9.85 billion) nationalisation plan and upbeat corporate earnings limited losses. MKTS/GLOB Interest rate-hike worries heightened after sources said European Central Bank policymakers will discuss whether to raise rates by 25 or 50 points at their meeting on Thursday to tame record-high inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Technology stocks .SX8P slumped 1.4% after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window July 19 (Reuters) - European shares tracked dismal global sentiment lower on Tuesday, although a strong performance by French power company EDF following a 9.7-billion-euro ($9.85 billion) nationalisation plan and upbeat corporate earnings limited losses. Base metals fell, dragging European miners down 1.0%.', 'news_article_title': 'European shares drop but EDF surge limits losses', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Technology stocks .SX8P slumped 1.4% after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window July 19 (Reuters) - European shares tracked dismal global sentiment lower on Tuesday, although a strong performance by French power company EDF following a 9.7-billion-euro ($9.85 billion) nationalisation plan and upbeat corporate earnings limited losses. Than pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX fell 0.5% after rallying strongly in the previous two sessions.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Technology stocks .SX8P slumped 1.4% after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window July 19 (Reuters) - European shares tracked dismal global sentiment lower on Tuesday, although a strong performance by French power company EDF following a 9.7-billion-euro ($9.85 billion) nationalisation plan and upbeat corporate earnings limited losses. EDF EDF.PA jumped 15% after France's government said it will offer 12 euros apiece to take full control of the power company in a buyout offer that gives it free hand to run the group as it contends with a European energy crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-best-high-growth-stocks-for-young-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe best high-growth stocks for young investors is our topic today. Many of the high-growth darlings of the pandemic have remained under steady pressure during the first half of 2022. Signs of an imminent recession and geopolitical turmoil continue to drag down broader indices and growth-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs).\nFor instance, the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWY) and the Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) have fallen 27% and 28% year-to-date (YTD), respectively. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index has fallen 18% over the same period.\nYet, investing regularly over many decades is known to be a great wealth creator for retail investors.\nLet’s assume that you are now 25, with $1,000 in savings and that you plan to retire at age 65. You decide to invest that $1,000 in a fund now and make an additional $3,000 of contributions annually at the start of each year. You have 40 years to invest. The annual return is 7%, compounded once a year. At the end of 40 years, the total amount saved becomes goes well over $650,000.\nAnd if you were to increase the amount of annual contributions from $3,000 to $4,000, the total amount saved becomes close to $870,000.\nWhat you’re seeing is the power of time that young investors have and compound interest working together. And that’s why getting the best high-growth stocks for young investors can have an outsized impact on your retirement.\nDespite the recent setbacks in equities, growth stocks have historically outperformed the rest of the market in the long run. So when the economy recovers, these shares will once again lead the surge higher.\n7 Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now\nWith that information, here are seven of the best high-growth stocks for young investors to buy in July.\nABNB Airbnb $97.67\nAAPL Apple $147.07\nBKNG Booking $1,738.79\nCOST Costco $516.30\nDFS Discover Financial Services $105.26\nMASI Masimo $126.31\nMNST Monster Beverage $95.02\nAirbnb (ABNB)\nSource: AlesiaKan / Shutterstock\n52-week range: $86.71 – $212.58\nOnline lodging platform Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) leads off this list of the best high-growth stocks for young investors. It matches guests with potential hosts. As it does not own any of the properties, instead receiving commissions from each booking, it operates an asset-light businesses.\nIn 2021, Airbnb had over 300 million booked nights.\nAirbnb reported first-quarter financials in early May. Revenue was $1.5 billion, representing a 70% YOY increase, as travel recovered from the pandemic. Diluted loss per share was $1.95, compared to a loss of three cents the year before. Free cash flow (FCF) was $1.2 billion.\nRecently, the company codified a ban on parties and events in the vast majority of their listings. This permanent ban follows the temporary one that has been in force since August 2020. Hosts and community leaders have welcomes the measures and could help the top line in the quarters ahead.\nABNB stock has tumbled 39% YTD. Shares are trading at 51 times forward earnings and 8.9 times sales. Analysts’ 12-month median forecast stands at $174.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: View Apart / Shutterstock.com\n52-week range: $129.04 – $182.94\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a true giant and one of the Big Four tech companies. It creates some of the best-known brands, such as the iPhone, iPad, iMac, and iOS operating system, as well as numerous apps and software titles. It dominates around half of the U.S. smartphone market.\nIn late April, Apple released Q2 FY22 results. Revenue was up 9% YOY to $97.3 billion. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $1.52, compared to $1.40 the year before. Cash and equivalents totaled $28.1 billion.\nThe company recently committed to expanding its support for a common password-less sign-in created by the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance. In conjunction with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG), the expansion will give websites and apps the ability to provide a password-less sign-in option. FIDO authentication will also be possible across multiple devices.\nCNBC host Jim Cramer suggests investors own, but not trade, AAPL shares. Many analysts concur. Therefore, Apple is one of the leading companies to belong in a young investor’s portfolio.\nThe 7 Best Tech Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now\nAAPL stock has lost almost 17% YTD. Forward price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-sales (P/S) numbers are 23.7x and 6.5x, respectively. Wall Street’s 12-month median forecast stands at $185.\nBooking (BKNG)\nSource: Denys Prykhodov / Shutterstock.com\n52-week range: $1,669.34 – $2715.66\nTravel and leisure tech play Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) operates such brands as Booking, Priceline, Kayak, and OpenTable. It oversees around 28 million listings globally, and 590 million room nights were booked in 2021.\nIn early May, Booking announced Q1 earnings. Total revenue was $2.7 billion, a 136% bump YOY. Diluted EPS was $3.90, compared to a diluted loss per share of $5.26 the prior year. FCF was $1.7 billion.\nRecently, Booking’s subsidiary OpenTable entered into a strategic partnership with Inline, which provides online restaurant reservations in East Asia. Booking has also made a financial investment in Inline. Wall Street will be keeping an eye on how Booking’s top line will benefit from access to Inline’s portfolio of restaurants.\nBKNG stock has fallen 28% YTD. Shares are trading at 18 times forward earnings and 5.6 times sales. Analysts’ 12-month median forecast stands at $2,600.\nCostco Wholesale (COST)\nSource: Shutterstock\n52-week range: $406.51 – $612.27\nWarehouse retailer Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) operates via a membership model. It has over 830 warehouses spread across 12 countries, with plans to open warehouses in New Zealand and Sweden this year.\nAnalysts highlight that the company’s success is primarily due to low prices, driven by low overhead costs. Management operate a 14% cap on the markup of items it sells. So in the current high inflationary scene, Costco gets increased attention from consumers.\nIn late May, Costco presented Q3 FY22 metrics. Net sales totaled $51.6 billion, increasing 16.3% YOY. Diluted EPS was $3.04, compared to $2.75 the previous year. Cash and equivalents totaled $11.2 billion.\nThe company recently purchased the remaining 45% shares in Costco-Taiwan, which has over three million members. There are a total of 14 Costco-Taiwan stores owned by a joint venture between Costco and the President Group.\n7 Cheap Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now\nCOST stock has dropped 9% YTD but still has appreciated almost 26% over the past 12 months. Forward P/E and P/S numbers are 36.4x and 1.07x, respectively. Wall Street’s 12-month median forecast stands at $546.50.\nDiscover Financial Services (DFS)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\n52-week range: $88.02 – $135.69\nFinancial services giant Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) operates Discover Bank, the Discover and Pulse networks, and Diners Club International. Its products include credit cards, checking and savings accounts, and loans.\nIn late April, Discover issued Q1 financials. Total revenue net of interest expense was $2.9 billion, a 4% increase YOY. Diluted EPS was $4.22, compared to $5.04 the prior year.\nRecently, the financial group established a strategic partnership with Italy-based Bancomat, gaining access to that country. Bancomat manages Italy’s most widespread and well-known cash withdrawal and payment schemes. As Americans start traveling again internationally, such partnerships will help contribute to top-line growth.\nDFS stock has lost almost 8% YTD. The dividend yield is 2.3%. Shares are trading at 7.1 times forward earnings and 2.5 times sales. Analysts’ 12-month median forecast stands at $133.\nMasimo (MASI)\nSource: Shutterstock\n52-week range: $112.07 – $305.21\nMedical technology name Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI) focuses on health-monitoring technologies. Its flagship product, the Masimo SET pulse oximetry, is highly regarded globally.\nMasimo reported Q1 earnings in early May. Revenue was $304 million, representing 3.2% YOY growth in constant currency. Diluted EPS was 93 cents, increasing from 90 cents the year before. Cash and equivalents totaled $720 million.\nRecently, the company announced the limited release of the Masimo W1 health watch for consumers, which measures oxygen saturation, pulse rate, perfusion index, respiration rate, and step count. Wall Street monitors the research and development (R&D) efforts as Masimo as new products will help seal its strong position in these niche area.\n7 Best Dow Stocks to Buy in July\nMASI stock has tumbled 57% YTD. Forward P/E and P/S numbers are 31.2x and 5.9x, respectively. Wall Street’s 12-month median forecast stands at $145.\nMonster Beverage (MNST)\nSource: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com\n52-week range: $71.78 – $99.89\nEnergy drinks manufacturer Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) is my final pick for this list of the best high-growth stocks for young investors. It’s known for Monster Energy, Relentless, Burn, and NOS. Monster is the second best-selling energy drink brand, closely following Red Bull in market share.\nMonster released Q1 results in May. Net sales totaled $1.52 billion, up 22.1% YOY. Diluted net income per share was 55 cents, compared to 59 cents the previous year. Cash and equivalents totaled $1.01 billion.\nThe company recently completed its acquisition of CANarchy Craft Brewery, a craft beer and hard seltzer company. The purchase brings the Cigar City, Oskar Blues, Deep Ellum, Perrin Brewing, Squatters, and Wasatch brands to the Monster portfolio. The move into alcoholic beverages has caught investors’ attention.\nMNST stock has lost 1% YTD and has gained more than 2% over the past year. Shares are trading at 35.6 times forward earnings and 9 times sales. Analysts’ 12-month median forecast stands at $100.\nOn the date of publication, Tezcan Gecgil, Ph.D., did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Best High-Growth Stocks for Young Investors appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $97.67 AAPL Apple $147.07 BKNG Booking $1,738.79 COST Costco $516.30 DFS Discover Financial Services $105.26 MASI Masimo $126.31 MNST Monster Beverage $95.02 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: AlesiaKan / Shutterstock 52-week range: $86.71 – $212.58 Online lodging platform Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) leads off this list of the best high-growth stocks for young investors. Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com 52-week range: $129.04 – $182.94 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a true giant and one of the Big Four tech companies. CNBC host Jim Cramer suggests investors own, but not trade, AAPL shares.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $97.67 AAPL Apple $147.07 BKNG Booking $1,738.79 COST Costco $516.30 DFS Discover Financial Services $105.26 MASI Masimo $126.31 MNST Monster Beverage $95.02 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: AlesiaKan / Shutterstock 52-week range: $86.71 – $212.58 Online lodging platform Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) leads off this list of the best high-growth stocks for young investors. Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com 52-week range: $129.04 – $182.94 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a true giant and one of the Big Four tech companies. CNBC host Jim Cramer suggests investors own, but not trade, AAPL shares.', 'news_article_title': '7 Best High-Growth Stocks for Young Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $97.67 AAPL Apple $147.07 BKNG Booking $1,738.79 COST Costco $516.30 DFS Discover Financial Services $105.26 MASI Masimo $126.31 MNST Monster Beverage $95.02 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: AlesiaKan / Shutterstock 52-week range: $86.71 – $212.58 Online lodging platform Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) leads off this list of the best high-growth stocks for young investors. Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com 52-week range: $129.04 – $182.94 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a true giant and one of the Big Four tech companies. CNBC host Jim Cramer suggests investors own, but not trade, AAPL shares.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $97.67 AAPL Apple $147.07 BKNG Booking $1,738.79 COST Costco $516.30 DFS Discover Financial Services $105.26 MASI Masimo $126.31 MNST Monster Beverage $95.02 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: AlesiaKan / Shutterstock 52-week range: $86.71 – $212.58 Online lodging platform Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) leads off this list of the best high-growth stocks for young investors. Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com 52-week range: $129.04 – $182.94 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a true giant and one of the Big Four tech companies. CNBC host Jim Cramer suggests investors own, but not trade, AAPL shares.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-fat-dividend-stock-down-nearly-50-to-buy-hand-over-fist-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The past year has been a terrible one for Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS). Share prices of the chipmaker have crashed close to 50% thanks to the overall gloom in the stock market, as well as weakness in smartphone sales this year.\nKnown for supplying its chips to major smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung, Skyworks\' recent results haven\'t been confidence-inspiring, either. However, savvy investors looking to buy a tech stock with a nice dividend yield that could deliver healthy upside in the long run should take a closer look at Skyworks, especially considering its enticing valuation.\nLet\'s examine the reasons why this beaten-down stock looks like a solid bet right now.\nSkyworks Solutions pays an attractive dividend\nSkyworks Solutions sports an attractive dividend yield of 2.25%, which is higher than the technology sector\'s average yield of 1.37%. It is worth noting that Skyworks has increased its dividend substantially over the last seven years. The company\'s quarterly dividend payout has grown from $0.11 per share in 2014 to $0.56 per share currently.\nSkyworks\' last dividend increase was announced in July 2021, when management hiked the quarterly payout by 12%. More importantly, its low payout ratio indicates that there is room for growth. The company has a dividend payout ratio of 19%, which means that its earnings are strong enough to support the current payout.\nMoreover, analysts are forecasting double-digit annual earnings growth from Skyworks for the next five years, which would be an improvement over the bottom-line growth it has clocked in the last five years. As such, the company seems poised to continue increasing its dividend. CFO Kris Sennesael indicated the same on the Mayearnings conference callwhen responding to an analyst\'s query.\nIn all, it won\'t be surprising to see Skyworks becoming a top dividend play in the long run as it increases its payout, but this is not the only reason why you should be buying the stock.\nThe company has a big growth driver\nSkyworks Solutions is facing headwinds on account of supply chain disruptions, which was evident from the company\'s fiscal 2022 second-quarter report that was released in May. Skyworks\' CFO pointed out on the earnings call that it hasn\'t been able to "fulfill the strong end customer demand" thanks to the disruptions.\nDespite the headwinds, Skyworks is expected to finish fiscal 2022 with an 8% increase in revenue to $5.5 billion and a 6% jump in earnings to $11.10 per share. But it won\'t be surprising to see the company grow at a faster pace thanks to Apple, which accounted for 54% of its total revenue in fiscal Q2.\nThe demand for Apple\'s iPhones remains robust in the 5G era and that\'s the reason why Skyworks is witnessing healthy demand from its largest customer. The company\'s revenue from Apple was up more than 20% year over year in the March quarter.\nSkyworks\' relationship with Apple can give the former a solid boost in the second half of 2022 and beyond. That\'s because Apple may be looking to increase its iPhone production this year in a bid to cater to the millions of users that are currently in an upgrade window. Foxconn, which assembles iPhones for Apple, recently raised its full-year outlook and expects to see substantial year-over-year growth in the third quarter.\nThis doesn\'t seem surprising, as around 240 million of Apple\'s installed base of 1 billion iPhones are at least 3.5 years old, according to Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives. As a result, Apple could increase its iPhone builds this year to satisfy the solid end-market demand. But more importantly, Apple\'s iPhone shipments could keep heading higher in the 5G era thanks to its command of this market.\nApple dominated the 5G smartphone market with a 31% share in 2021, according to Strategy Analytics. It looks well-placed to lead in this space in 2022 as well thanks to the launch of the 5G-enabled iPhone SE, which is expected to sell 30 million units. Apple\'s solid share of the 5G smartphone market bodes well for the company, as shipments of devices supporting the latest wireless standard could hit 1.18 billion units in 2025, compared to 549 million last year, according to third-party estimates.\nInvestors should also note that Apple has started using more of Skyworks\' content in its smartphones. So Skyworks could benefit from a mix of stronger volumes and pricing in the 5G era from its biggest customer.\nLooking beyond Apple\nWhile Skyworks does rely on Apple for a large chunk of its revenue, it is worth noting that the company\'s non-mobile business is also gaining traction. Its revenue from the broad markets segment -- which includes different verticals such as automotive, the Internet of Things (IoT), aerospace and defense, and Wi-Fi routers, among others -- jumped 36% year over year to $523 million in fiscal Q2. The segment produced 39% of the company\'s total quarterly revenue.\nSkyworks expects this segment to clock 40% year-over-year growth once again in the June quarter. More importantly, the fast-growing markets that Skyworks serves through its non-mobile business may lead to impressive long-term growth. For instance, Skyworks provides various IoT solutions such as home security, automation, and connected homes. Now, the smart home market is expected to post 21% annual growth through 2028, which is just an indication of the massive opportunity at hand in the broad markets business.\nAnd finally, Skyworks\' cheap valuation is the icing on the cake. The stock is trading at 11.6 times trailing earnings and 7.6 times forward earnings. These multiples represent a significant discount to the S&P 500\'s earnings multiple of 21, which tells us that now is a good time to buy this tech stock, as it can deliver a healthy mix of price upside and dividend income.\n10 stocks we like better than Skyworks Solutions\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Skyworks Solutions wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Skyworks Solutions and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Known for supplying its chips to major smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung, Skyworks' recent results haven't been confidence-inspiring, either. However, savvy investors looking to buy a tech stock with a nice dividend yield that could deliver healthy upside in the long run should take a closer look at Skyworks, especially considering its enticing valuation. Apple's solid share of the 5G smartphone market bodes well for the company, as shipments of devices supporting the latest wireless standard could hit 1.18 billion units in 2025, compared to 549 million last year, according to third-party estimates.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Known for supplying its chips to major smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung, Skyworks' recent results haven't been confidence-inspiring, either. However, savvy investors looking to buy a tech stock with a nice dividend yield that could deliver healthy upside in the long run should take a closer look at Skyworks, especially considering its enticing valuation. Skyworks Solutions pays an attractive dividend Skyworks Solutions sports an attractive dividend yield of 2.25%, which is higher than the technology sector's average yield of 1.37%.", 'news_article_title': '1 Fat Dividend Stock Down Nearly 50% to Buy Hand Over Fist Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Known for supplying its chips to major smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung, Skyworks' recent results haven't been confidence-inspiring, either. However, savvy investors looking to buy a tech stock with a nice dividend yield that could deliver healthy upside in the long run should take a closer look at Skyworks, especially considering its enticing valuation. The company's revenue from Apple was up more than 20% year over year in the March quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Known for supplying its chips to major smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung, Skyworks' recent results haven't been confidence-inspiring, either. Skyworks Solutions pays an attractive dividend Skyworks Solutions sports an attractive dividend yield of 2.25%, which is higher than the technology sector's average yield of 1.37%. Looking beyond Apple While Skyworks does rely on Apple for a large chunk of its revenue, it is worth noting that the company's non-mobile business is also gaining traction."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russia-says-apple-violates-antitrust-laws', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "July 19 (Reuters) - Russia's competition authority said on Tuesday that U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O is in violation of the country's antitrust laws due to its dominant position in the app store market.\nIn a statement, the federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) said it would levy a turnover-based fine against Apple, the size of which would be determined during the course of an investigation.\n(Reporting by Reuters)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "July 19 (Reuters) - Russia's competition authority said on Tuesday that U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O is in violation of the country's antitrust laws due to its dominant position in the app store market. In a statement, the federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) said it would levy a turnover-based fine against Apple, the size of which would be determined during the course of an investigation. (Reporting by Reuters) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "July 19 (Reuters) - Russia's competition authority said on Tuesday that U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O is in violation of the country's antitrust laws due to its dominant position in the app store market. In a statement, the federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) said it would levy a turnover-based fine against Apple, the size of which would be determined during the course of an investigation. (Reporting by Reuters) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Russia says Apple violates antitrust laws', 'news_lexrank_summary': "July 19 (Reuters) - Russia's competition authority said on Tuesday that U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O is in violation of the country's antitrust laws due to its dominant position in the app store market. In a statement, the federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) said it would levy a turnover-based fine against Apple, the size of which would be determined during the course of an investigation. (Reporting by Reuters) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "July 19 (Reuters) - Russia's competition authority said on Tuesday that U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O is in violation of the country's antitrust laws due to its dominant position in the app store market. In a statement, the federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) said it would levy a turnover-based fine against Apple, the size of which would be determined during the course of an investigation. (Reporting by Reuters) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/recession-rate-hike-worries-rattle-european-shares-edf-surges', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Susan Mathew\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Tuesday, hit by worries about a hawkish European Central Bank and slowing economic growth, although a 15% surge in French power giant EDF on nationalisation plans capped losses.\nTechnology stocks .SX8P led the decline with a 1.7% drop after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O planned to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn.\nApple suppliers including STMicroelectronics STM.MI, ams OSRAM AMS.S and ASML ASML.AS fell between 1.3% and 2.8%.\n"(The Apple warning) raised fears once again that a recession is fast approaching. This brought down tech shares generally and this negative sentiment has spilled over into other sectors," said Stuart Cole, a senior macro strategist at Equiti Capital.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX fell 0.5% after rallying strongly in the previous two sessions. MKTS/GLOB\nEuropean miners .SXPP fell 1.1% as rising COVID-19 cases in China kept alive doubts about demand from the world\'s top metal consumer. MET/L\nMeanwhile, sources said ECB policymakers would discuss whether to raise interest rates by 25 or 50 basis points at their meeting on Thursday to tame record-high inflation.\nThe central bank had earlier signalled that it would hike rates by 25 bps this month, postponing a bigger move to September.\n"It\'s a tough place for the ECB to be - it needs to materially tighten policy to fight inflation but at the same time needs a loose policy to support the dire fiscal positions in some of its member countries," said Cole.\nThe STOXX 600 has fallen about 15% this year as equities globally took a hit amid worries that monetary policy tightening would squeeze economic growth. With COVID-19 lockdowns disrupting economic activity in China and the Russia-Ukraine war hurting energy supplies to Europe, the outlook looks bleak.\nShares of EDF EDF.PA jumped after the French government said it would offer 12 euros apiece to take full control of the power company in a buyout that gives it free hand to run the group as it contends amid the energy crisis.\nIn earnings-driven moves, drugmaker Novartis NOVN.S and London-listed money transfer company Wise Plc WISEa.L rose 0.7% and 12.8%, respectively.\nAuto makers Volvo VOLVb.ST and Alstom ALSO.PA fell despite positive earnings, as did telecoms operator Telenor TEL.OL. Swedish banking group Swedbank SWEDa.ST slipped 1.4% after reporting a smaller-than-expected net profit.\nAbout 13% of the companies listed on the STOXX 600 have reported quarterly results so far in this earnings season, and 60% of them have topped estimates, according to Refinitiv data.\n(Reporting by Susan Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Subhranshu Sahu)\n(([email protected]; +91-80-6287-2704;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Technology stocks .SX8P led the decline with a 1.7% drop after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O planned to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. This brought down tech shares generally and this negative sentiment has spilled over into other sectors," said Stuart Cole, a senior macro strategist at Equiti Capital. Shares of EDF EDF.PA jumped after the French government said it would offer 12 euros apiece to take full control of the power company in a buyout that gives it free hand to run the group as it contends amid the energy crisis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Technology stocks .SX8P led the decline with a 1.7% drop after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O planned to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. By Susan Mathew July 19 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Tuesday, hit by worries about a hawkish European Central Bank and slowing economic growth, although a 15% surge in French power giant EDF on nationalisation plans capped losses. The STOXX 600 has fallen about 15% this year as equities globally took a hit amid worries that monetary policy tightening would squeeze economic growth.', 'news_article_title': 'Recession, rate-hike worries rattle European shares; EDF surges', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Technology stocks .SX8P led the decline with a 1.7% drop after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O planned to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. By Susan Mathew July 19 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Tuesday, hit by worries about a hawkish European Central Bank and slowing economic growth, although a 15% surge in French power giant EDF on nationalisation plans capped losses. Apple suppliers including STMicroelectronics STM.MI, ams OSRAM AMS.S and ASML ASML.AS fell between 1.3% and 2.8%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Technology stocks .SX8P led the decline with a 1.7% drop after a Bloomberg report said Apple Inc AAPL.O planned to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn. By Susan Mathew July 19 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Tuesday, hit by worries about a hawkish European Central Bank and slowing economic growth, although a 15% surge in French power giant EDF on nationalisation plans capped losses. The STOXX 600 has fallen about 15% this year as equities globally took a hit amid worries that monetary policy tightening would squeeze economic growth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-european-shares-slip-dollar-pauses-with-central-banks-in-view', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Tom Wilson and Alun John\nLONDON/HONG KONG, July 19 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Tuesday, while the dollar hovered below last week\'s peak, with investors eyeing central bank meetings this week for clues on market direction.\nThe broader Euro STOXX 600 .STOXX fell 0.6%, with indexes in Paris .FCHI and Frankfurt .GDAXI both down 0.9%.\nTraders were on edge with few immediate pieces of macroeconomic or political news to drive direction, market players said.\n"Right now it\'s cautious mode. It\'s not necessarily plain defence and really being short markets," said Olivier Marciot, senior portfolio manager at Unigestion.\n"Really little exposures all over the place, and waiting for some sort of clearer direction to deploy risk."\nMSCI world equity index .MIWD00000PUS, which tracks shares in 50 countries, fell 0.1%.\nWall Street futures gauges EScv1NQcv1 pointed to slim gains. U.S. equity markets had closed lower overnight, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year.\nThe dollar continued its slow retreat from last week\'s two-decade peak, hovering just above a one-week low touched on Monday.\nThe dollar index =USD - which gauges the greenback against six counterparts - was down 0.3% at 107.100, well back from the high of 109.29 last week, a level not seen since September, 2002.\nEuro zone government bond yields edged down as bond markets took comfort from a pullback in lofty gas prices, with German Bund yields falling 2.5 bps to 1.19 DE10YT=RR.\nEarlier, MSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.4%.\nMarket players pointed to central bank meetings later in the week as likely drivers of market moves.\nThe European Central Bank and Bank of Japan both meet on Thursday, with the ECB widely expected to begin raising rates from their pandemic era lows with a 25 basis point hike, while little change is expected from the ultra dovish BOJ.\nThe euro EUR=EBS jumped 0.7% to $1.0223 after Reuters reported that ECB policymakers will discuss whether to raise interest rates by 25 or 50 points at their meeting on Thursday to tame record-high inflation.\nMURKY PICTURE\nBut with markets awaiting major macroeconomic news, the overall picture was murky.\n"It\'s a bit like \'paint by numbers\' at the moment, you\'ve got a picture to fill in, but we don\'t have all the colours yet," said Kerry Craig,global marketstrategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.\n"There are a couple of things missing (such as) the direction of the labour market and unemployment rate in the U.S., and whether central banks will step back and say \'that\'s the peak in inflation and we don\'t need to be as hawkish\', or \'we\'re going to be really aggressive\'."\nMarkets are expecting a large 75 basis point interest rate hike at the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s meeting next week, away from a flirtation with the chance of an enormous 100 basis point rise.\nThe euro, under pressure amid soaring energy costs, has recovered somewhat from its brief fall below one U.S. dollar last week for the first time since 2002.\nUnderscoring the jeopardy the euro faces, Russia\'s Gazprom has told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of "extraordinary" circumstances, according to a letter seen by Reuters, upping the ante in an economic tit-for-tat with the West over Moscow\'s invasion of Ukraine.\nOil, also struggling to find a clear direction, rose slightly gaining 5% overnight. Brent crude LCOc1 was flat at $105.84 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 was up 0.2% lower at $102.576.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Reporting by Tom Wilson in London and Alun John in Hong kOng; Editing by Christian Schmollinger, Simon Cameron-Moore and Ed Osmond)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U.S. equity markets had closed lower overnight, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. The euro EUR=EBS jumped 0.7% to $1.0223 after Reuters reported that ECB policymakers will discuss whether to raise interest rates by 25 or 50 points at their meeting on Thursday to tame record-high inflation. "There are a couple of things missing (such as) the direction of the labour market and unemployment rate in the U.S., and whether central banks will step back and say \'that\'s the peak in inflation and we don\'t need to be as hawkish\', or \'we\'re going to be really aggressive\'."', 'news_luhn_summary': "U.S. equity markets had closed lower overnight, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. By Tom Wilson and Alun John LONDON/HONG KONG, July 19 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Tuesday, while the dollar hovered below last week's peak, with investors eyeing central bank meetings this week for clues on market direction. The European Central Bank and Bank of Japan both meet on Thursday, with the ECB widely expected to begin raising rates from their pandemic era lows with a 25 basis point hike, while little change is expected from the ultra dovish BOJ.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-European shares slip, dollar pauses with central banks in view', 'news_lexrank_summary': "U.S. equity markets had closed lower overnight, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. By Tom Wilson and Alun John LONDON/HONG KONG, July 19 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Tuesday, while the dollar hovered below last week's peak, with investors eyeing central bank meetings this week for clues on market direction. Wall Street futures gauges EScv1NQcv1 pointed to slim gains.", 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. equity markets had closed lower overnight, impacted by reports Apple AAPL.O plans to slow hiring and spending growth next year. By Tom Wilson and Alun John LONDON/HONG KONG, July 19 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Tuesday, while the dollar hovered below last week's peak, with investors eyeing central bank meetings this week for clues on market direction. Market players pointed to central bank meetings later in the week as likely drivers of market moves."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-set-to-rise-as-earnings-pick-up-pace', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as earnings season shifts to high gear beyond big banks, with investors keeping a closing eye on the impact of stronger dollar on corporate America.\nA soaring U.S. currency led pharma major Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N to trim its annual adjusted profit view and IBM Corp IBM.N to warn of a nearly $3.5 billion hit.\nIBM shares were down 5.7% in premarket trading while JNJ rose 1.3% as it beat quarterly earnings expectations.\n"The stronger dollar becomes the issue and that is going to get a pass this earning season because we\'d be more concerned if there was a degradation of demand which we\'re not seeing," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley.\nApple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.4% in premarket trading after shedding 2% in the previous session.\nOther high-growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were also trading higher.\nIn the second-quarter earnings season, analysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 6%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nBoeing Co BA.N added 1.4% on plans by private equity firm 777 Partners to buy up to 66 more Boeing 737 MAX jets.\nHasbro Inc HAS.O beat market estimates for quarterly profit, sending shares of the toymaker up 1%.\nAt 8:53 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 223 points, or 0.72%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 35.25 points, or 0.92%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 111.75 points, or 0.94%.\nNetflix NFLX.O shares were up 1% ahead of its results after market close.\nMeanwhile, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR traded in a narrow range of 2.95% and 3.01%, buoying bets for riskier assets.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.4% in premarket trading after shedding 2% in the previous session. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as earnings season shifts to high gear beyond big banks, with investors keeping a closing eye on the impact of stronger dollar on corporate America. "The stronger dollar becomes the issue and that is going to get a pass this earning season because we\'d be more concerned if there was a degradation of demand which we\'re not seeing," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.4% in premarket trading after shedding 2% in the previous session. A soaring U.S. currency led pharma major Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N to trim its annual adjusted profit view and IBM Corp IBM.N to warn of a nearly $3.5 billion hit. IBM shares were down 5.7% in premarket trading while JNJ rose 1.3% as it beat quarterly earnings expectations.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street set to rise as earnings pick up pace', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.4% in premarket trading after shedding 2% in the previous session. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as earnings season shifts to high gear beyond big banks, with investors keeping a closing eye on the impact of stronger dollar on corporate America. IBM shares were down 5.7% in premarket trading while JNJ rose 1.3% as it beat quarterly earnings expectations.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple shares AAPL.O attempted a comeback, gaining 0.4% in premarket trading after shedding 2% in the previous session. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as earnings season shifts to high gear beyond big banks, with investors keeping a closing eye on the impact of stronger dollar on corporate America. IBM shares were down 5.7% in premarket trading while JNJ rose 1.3% as it beat quarterly earnings expectations."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/japanese-stocks-post-modest-gains-ahead-of-boj-policy-meet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks extended gains on Tuesday, though performances were modest with investors reluctant to make big moves ahead of this week\'s Bank of Japan policy meeting, despite lowered estimates for aggressive tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve.\nThe Nikkei share average .N225 started trade 0.8% higher to break through the psychological barrier of 27,000 before finishing at 26,961.68 as markets closed up 0.65% for the day.\nThe broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.54%.\n"The level 27,000 seems to have become the key barrier," said a market participant at a domestic securities firm. "We\'d like to see new market factors to help decisively break through it."\nOf the Nikkei\'s 225 components, 171 made gains, 52 made losses, and two traded flat.\nEuropean stock index futures were down ahead of markets opening, with FTSE 100 futures FFlc1 dropping 0.38% and Euro STOXX 50 STXEc1 dipping 0.60%.\nShares of Japanese heavy industries were some of the strong performers, buoyed by a report over the weekend that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida\'s government won\'t set a ceiling on defence spending in the next annual budget.\nKawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd 7012.T rose 5.22%, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd 7011.T was up 2.5%.\nEven as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn\'t appear to be broadly affected.\nSony Group Corp 6758.T, Apple\'s primary image sensor supplier, gained 2.32%. Components makers Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd 6981.T and Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd 6976.T were up 0.24% and 1.1%, respectively.\nUtilities companies weighed in the Nikkei, with the sector down 1.36% overall.\nKansai Electric Power Co Inc 9503.T lost 2.78%, and Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings Inc 9501.T was down 2.38%.\nVideo game maker Nintendo 7974.T fell 2.50% to wipe out gains made on Friday, when its share price jumped 2.33% on the news that it was buying an animation studio.\n(Reporting by Sam Byford and Tokyo markets team; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Even as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn't appear to be broadly affected. TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks extended gains on Tuesday, though performances were modest with investors reluctant to make big moves ahead of this week's Bank of Japan policy meeting, despite lowered estimates for aggressive tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Shares of Japanese heavy industries were some of the strong performers, buoyed by a report over the weekend that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government won't set a ceiling on defence spending in the next annual budget.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Even as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn't appear to be broadly affected. Of the Nikkei's 225 components, 171 made gains, 52 made losses, and two traded flat. Shares of Japanese heavy industries were some of the strong performers, buoyed by a report over the weekend that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government won't set a ceiling on defence spending in the next annual budget.", 'news_article_title': 'Japanese stocks post modest gains ahead of BOJ policy meet', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Even as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn't appear to be broadly affected. The Nikkei share average .N225 started trade 0.8% higher to break through the psychological barrier of 27,000 before finishing at 26,961.68 as markets closed up 0.65% for the day. Of the Nikkei's 225 components, 171 made gains, 52 made losses, and two traded flat.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Even as shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O made losses overnight following a Bloomberg report that the company planned to slow hiring over the next year, Japanese suppliers didn't appear to be broadly affected. TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks extended gains on Tuesday, though performances were modest with investors reluctant to make big moves ahead of this week's Bank of Japan policy meeting, despite lowered estimates for aggressive tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve. 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{'date': '2022-07-20', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 294.977, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153038.0, 'fred_ppi': 272.274, 'fred_retail_sales': 671067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -71040.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 51.5, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.0505, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-rises-on-positive-earnings-signals-as-inflation-concerns-loom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 20 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed over 1% on Wednesday as investors digest the latest earnings as positive signals of the economy, albeit rising concerns on inflation and a tightening Fed.\nThe S&P 500 edged up 0.39% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.12%.\nNetflix Inc\'s NFLX.O shares jumped 6% after the company predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter, while posting a smaller-than-expected 1 million drop in subscribers in the second quarter.\nOther high-growth stocks extended gains following the forecast from the streaming service provider. Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1% and 3.6%.\nThe S&P 500 technology sector index .SPLRCT rose 1.3%.\n“Inflation remains a very strong consideration on investors’ minds… what we are seeing today are some positive earnings announcements allowing investors to hang their hats on some positive news that should bode better for the remainder of Q3, and 2022,” said Greg Bassuk, chief executive at AXS Investments in Port Chester, New York.\n“For Tesla, and Netflix and some of these bellwether companies … investors are looking for messaging on the outlook that these companies have on the balance of 2022.”\nElectric vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O added 0.6% ahead of its earnings report after market close.\nAnalysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.9% in this reporting season, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nRunaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed\'s upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.\nAt 1:45 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 37.45 points, or 0.12%, to 31,789.6, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.19 points, or 0.39%, to 3,951.88 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 145.44 points, or 1.24%, to 11,858.59.\nTrading remained volatile in thin volumes, with the CBOE Volatility index .VIX last down 24.05 points to its lowest in over a month.\n"Low volumes accentuate market moves historically and even though we\'ve wiped off $10 or $15 trillion from global equities this year, there\'s still a lot of excess liquidity. So low volume on excess liquidity can still accentuate moves," John Lynch, chief investment officer for Comerica Wealth Management, said.\nHealth insurer Elevance Health Inc ELV.N plunged 9% as the largest S&P percentage loser, as the company’s medical costs failed to decrease in line with rival UnitedHealth Group Inc.\nBaker Hughes Co BKR.O tumbled 7.8% as the oilfield services provider reported a bigger second-quarter loss, while its adjusted profit also missed estimates.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.55-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.09-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 24 new highs and 24 new lows.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Shounak Dasgupta and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1% and 3.6%. By Echo Wang July 20 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed over 1% on Wednesday as investors digest the latest earnings as positive signals of the economy, albeit rising concerns on inflation and a tightening Fed. Runaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed's upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1% and 3.6%. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 37.45 points, or 0.12%, to 31,789.6, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.19 points, or 0.39%, to 3,951.88 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 145.44 points, or 1.24%, to 11,858.59. "Low volumes accentuate market moves historically and even though we\'ve wiped off $10 or $15 trillion from global equities this year, there\'s still a lot of excess liquidity.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq rises on positive earnings signals as inflation concerns loom', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1% and 3.6%. By Echo Wang July 20 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed over 1% on Wednesday as investors digest the latest earnings as positive signals of the economy, albeit rising concerns on inflation and a tightening Fed. Netflix Inc's NFLX.O shares jumped 6% after the company predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter, while posting a smaller-than-expected 1 million drop in subscribers in the second quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1% and 3.6%. “For Tesla, and Netflix and some of these bellwether companies … investors are looking for messaging on the outlook that these companies have on the balance of 2022.” Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O added 0.6% ahead of its earnings report after market close. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 37.45 points, or 0.12%, to 31,789.6, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.19 points, or 0.39%, to 3,951.88 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 145.44 points, or 1.24%, to 11,858.59.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wednesdays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-omfl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco Russell 1000—Dynamic Multifactor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 2.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 255,000. Shares of OMFL were trading flat on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Wednesday were Apple, trading up about 1% with over 41.5 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Alphabet, down about 0.1% on volume of over 23.0 million shares. Dolby Laboratories is the component faring the best Wednesday, up by about 5.2% on the day, while UnitedHealth Group is lagging other components of the Invesco Russell 1000—Dynamic Multifactor ETF, trading lower by about 3.2%.\nVIDEO: Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: OMFL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Invesco Russell 1000—Dynamic Multifactor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 2.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 255,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Wednesday were Apple, trading up about 1% with over 41.5 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Alphabet, down about 0.1% on volume of over 23.0 million shares. Dolby Laboratories is the component faring the best Wednesday, up by about 5.2% on the day, while UnitedHealth Group is lagging other components of the Invesco Russell 1000—Dynamic Multifactor ETF, trading lower by about 3.2%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The Invesco Russell 1000—Dynamic Multifactor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 2.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 255,000. Dolby Laboratories is the component faring the best Wednesday, up by about 5.2% on the day, while UnitedHealth Group is lagging other components of the Invesco Russell 1000—Dynamic Multifactor ETF, trading lower by about 3.2%. VIDEO: Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: OMFL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: OMFL", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Invesco Russell 1000—Dynamic Multifactor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 2.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 255,000. Shares of OMFL were trading flat on the day. VIDEO: Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: OMFL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Invesco Russell 1000—Dynamic Multifactor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 2.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 255,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Wednesday were Apple, trading up about 1% with over 41.5 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Alphabet, down about 0.1% on volume of over 23.0 million shares. Dolby Laboratories is the component faring the best Wednesday, up by about 5.2% on the day, while UnitedHealth Group is lagging other components of the Invesco Russell 1000—Dynamic Multifactor ETF, trading lower by about 3.2%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-set-to-open-lower-after-strong-gains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a lower open on Wednesday after sharp gains on Wall Street in the previous session as investors parsed through earnings reports from companies for impact of spiraling inflation on growth.\nFresh uncertainties stemming from the conflict in Ukraine also weighed on sentiment as Russian forces shelled eastern and southern Ukraine, according to reports, after Washington said it saw signs Moscow was preparing to formally annex territory it has seized during nearly five months of war.\nNetflix Inc\'s NFLX.O shares gained 4.8% premarket after the company predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter, while posting a 1 million drop in subscribers in the second quarter.\nThe streaming service provider was the first among big-tech firms to report quarterly results, raising hopes that they will perform well despite a rocky global economic backdrop.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI gained more than 2% on Tuesday, while the Nasdaq .IXIC rose 3%, following strong corporate earnings.\n"Futures were pointing to a higher opening trying to build on yesterday\'s strong rally, however, they have since turned down a little bit, so I suspect there\'s some profit taking," Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"Once the earnings come in, if we see a repeat of yesterday (good set of earnings) then I think this profit taking will be short lived."\nWhile Friday\'s upbeat data on retail sales and consumer sentiment eased some concerns around the economy, fears of a recession or a sharp slowdown remain as the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates to check inflation.\nRunaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed\'s upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.\nIn this reporting season, analysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.8%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nElectric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.6% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose 0.5% each.\nAt 8:42 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 107 points, or 0.34%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 12.75 points, or 0.32%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 27.5 points, or 0.22%.\nMerck & Co Inc MRK.N dropped 0.8% as the company\'s cancer therapy Keytruda failed to meet the main goal of a late-stage trial testing it in patients with head and neck cancer.\nBaker Hughes Co BKR.O fell 5.8% as the oilfield services provider reported a bigger second-quarter loss, while its adjusted profit also missed analysts\' estimates.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.6% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose 0.5% each. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a lower open on Wednesday after sharp gains on Wall Street in the previous session as investors parsed through earnings reports from companies for impact of spiraling inflation on growth. "Futures were pointing to a higher opening trying to build on yesterday\'s strong rally, however, they have since turned down a little bit, so I suspect there\'s some profit taking," Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.6% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose 0.5% each. The S&P 500 .SPX and the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI gained more than 2% on Tuesday, while the Nasdaq .IXIC rose 3%, following strong corporate earnings. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 107 points, or 0.34%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 12.75 points, or 0.32%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 27.5 points, or 0.22%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street set to open lower after strong gains', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.6% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose 0.5% each. "Futures were pointing to a higher opening trying to build on yesterday\'s strong rally, however, they have since turned down a little bit, so I suspect there\'s some profit taking," Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York. "Once the earnings come in, if we see a repeat of yesterday (good set of earnings) then I think this profit taking will be short lived."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.6% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose 0.5% each. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a lower open on Wednesday after sharp gains on Wall Street in the previous session as investors parsed through earnings reports from companies for impact of spiraling inflation on growth. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 107 points, or 0.34%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 12.75 points, or 0.32%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 27.5 points, or 0.22%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-flat-revenue-trajectory-aid-verizons-vz-q2-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Verizon Communications Inc. VZ is scheduled to report second-quarter 2022 results before the opening bell on Jul 22. In the last reported quarter, the telecom giant met the Zacks Consensus Estimate, delivering a surprise of 2.9% in the trailing four quarters.\n\nThe company is expected to have recorded relatively flat aggregate revenues year over year, as the positive momentum in its core wireless business is likely to have been offset by the challenging macroeconomic environment.\nFactors at Play\nDuring the second quarter, Verizon deployed the C-Band spectrum in a phased manner to further expand its 5G coverage and delayed deployment near airports as part of the FAA deal. The company is witnessing significant 5G adoption and fixed wireless broadband momentum while increasing demand for premium mobility and broadband offerings instill optimism. Verizon hiked its wireless prices during the quarter – the first in about two years to offset the rising inflationary pressures. The company informed consumers that the administrative charges for each voice line will be raised by $1.35 from June onward. For business customers, Verizon decided to bring in an “economic adjustment charge” from Jun 16, 2022, which is likely to increase mobile data bills by $2.20 a month and basic service plans by about 98 cents. This is likely to get reflected in the upcoming quarterly results.\n\nVerizon collaborated with Sawatch Labs to help fleet operators seamlessly migrate to electric vehicles. Verizon Connect Reveal, the fleet management software platform from the carrier, offers customizable GPS fleet management software to effectively track vehicle locations and driver behavior like speeding, idling and harsh driving to improve fleet operations. By migrating to 4G and cloud networks and utilizing Sawatch Labs analytics, fleet operators will be able to identify accurate location data for faster-routing facilities by deploying the closest vehicle to customers. With the Verizon Connect Reveal app, which is exclusively available in the 4G network, customers will benefit from a new High-Fidelity Tracking feature. This asset tracking software offers a three-fold jump in the frequency of real-time vehicle location updates on the Live Map, thereby providing higher visibility of project-critical equipment. These developments are likely to have had a positive impact on Verizon’s performance.\n\nDuring the quarter, Verizon collaborated with Visionable to accelerate the evolution of healthcare using its private 5G and AI-driven secure networking. According to the terms of the collaboration, the technology-led center to be built will showcase the benefits of next-generation connectivity and collaboration with various healthcare environments. The center will bring together professionals in a hub to see and stimulate technology concepts to enable the creation of future innovative solutions. The center will also aid healthcare professionals in accessing data, collaborating and sharing resources. These initiatives are likely to have translated into incremental revenues in the quarter.\n\nIn the second quarter, Verizon announced that Age of Learning and Perlego will partner with its +play platform, broadening the depth of the platform’s offerings. +play, a ground-breaking platform, is a unique digital hub designed to centralize subscription services at no additional cost. It is a content hub, providing customers with exclusive deals and offerings for various content services. +play is a natural extension of Verizon’s core strengths. The premium content and entertainment relationships have made this platform one of the largest and most successful direct-to-consumer platforms in the country. Additionally, it builds on Verizon’s strategy to accelerate 5G adoption through premium offerings. However, adverse foreign currency translations and high operating costs for 5G deployments are likely to have led to soft margins in the quarter. The infrastructure investments are expected to have weighed on the margins.\n\nFor the June quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $33,775 million. It reported revenues of $33,764 million in the year-ago quarter. The consensus estimate for adjusted earnings per share stands at $1.34, which suggests a decline from the year-ago tally of $1.37.\nEarnings Whispers\nOur proven model does not predict an earnings beat for Verizon for the first quarter. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. This is not the case here.\n\nEarnings ESP: Earnings ESP, which represents the difference between the Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate, is -0.71%, with the former pegged at $1.33 and the latter at $1.34. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\nVerizon Communications Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\nVerizon Communications Inc. price-eps-surprise | Verizon Communications Inc. Quote\nZacks Rank: Verizon has a Zacks Rank #3.\nStocks to Consider\nHere are some companies you may want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this season:\n\nKeysight Technologies, Inc. KEYS is set to release quarterly numbers on Aug 17. It has an Earnings ESP of +1.23% and a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nThe Earnings ESP for Qorvo Inc. QRVO is +0.41% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. The company is set to report quarterly numbers on Aug 3.\n\nThe Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. The company is scheduled to report quarterly numbers on Jul 28.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nKeysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nQorvo, Inc. (QRVO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For business customers, Verizon decided to bring in an “economic adjustment charge” from Jun 16, 2022, which is likely to increase mobile data bills by $2.20 a month and basic service plans by about 98 cents.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Verizon Connect Reveal, the fleet management software platform from the carrier, offers customizable GPS fleet management software to effectively track vehicle locations and driver behavior like speeding, idling and harsh driving to improve fleet operations.', 'news_article_title': "Can Flat Revenue Trajectory Aid Verizon's (VZ) Q2 Earnings?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The company is expected to have recorded relatively flat aggregate revenues year over year, as the positive momentum in its core wireless business is likely to have been offset by the challenging macroeconomic environment.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In the last reported quarter, the telecom giant met the Zacks Consensus Estimate, delivering a surprise of 2.9% in the trailing four quarters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-as-tech-stocks-rise-on-upbeat-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq booking a nearly 2% gain on positive earnings signals with a wary eye on inflation and more interest rate hikes by the Fed.\nNetflix Inc\'s NFLX.O shares jumped after the company predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter, while posting a smaller-than-expected 1 million drop in subscribers in the second quarter.\nOther high-growth stocks extended gains following the forecast from the streaming service provider, including shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O.\nElectric vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O added 0.6% ahead of its earnings report after market close.\n“Equity prices are trending in a roller coaster fashion, currently being at the mercy of inflation, interest rates and earnings,” said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management.\n“We\'re going to need another series of reporting cycles to confirm whether or not inflation indeed is getting under control.”\nAnalysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.9% in this reporting season, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nRunaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed\'s upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 22.89 points, or 0.58%, to end at 3,959.58 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 185.15 points, or 1.58%, to 11,898.30. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 44.10 points, or 0.14%, to 31,871.15.\nTrading remained volatile in thin volumes, with the CBOE Volatility index .VIX last down 23.71 points to its lowest in nearly three months.\n"Low volumes accentuate market moves historically and even though we\'ve wiped off $10 or $15 trillion from global equities this year, there\'s still a lot of excess liquidity. So low volume on excess liquidity can still accentuate moves," John Lynch, chief investment officer for Comerica Wealth Management, said.\nHealth insurer Elevance Health Inc ELV.N plunged as the largest S&P percentage loser, as the company’s medical costs failed to decrease in line with rival UnitedHealth Group Inc.\nBaker Hughes Co BKR.O tumbled as the oilfield services provider reported a bigger second-quarter loss, while its adjusted profit also missed estimates.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Shounak Dasgupta and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other high-growth stocks extended gains following the forecast from the streaming service provider, including shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O. By Echo Wang July 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq booking a nearly 2% gain on positive earnings signals with a wary eye on inflation and more interest rate hikes by the Fed. Runaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed's upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Other high-growth stocks extended gains following the forecast from the streaming service provider, including shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O. “Equity prices are trending in a roller coaster fashion, currently being at the mercy of inflation, interest rates and earnings,” said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. "Low volumes accentuate market moves historically and even though we\'ve wiped off $10 or $15 trillion from global equities this year, there\'s still a lot of excess liquidity.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends higher as tech stocks rise on upbeat earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other high-growth stocks extended gains following the forecast from the streaming service provider, including shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O. Runaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed's upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 22.89 points, or 0.58%, to end at 3,959.58 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 185.15 points, or 1.58%, to 11,898.30.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Other high-growth stocks extended gains following the forecast from the streaming service provider, including shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O. By Echo Wang July 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq booking a nearly 2% gain on positive earnings signals with a wary eye on inflation and more interest rate hikes by the Fed. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 22.89 points, or 0.58%, to end at 3,959.58 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 185.15 points, or 1.58%, to 11,898.30.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-it-showtime-for-netflix-shares', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX shares have plunged in 2022. The chart below illustrates the performance of Netflix shares year-to-date compared to a few peers, Roku ROKU and Disney DIS.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFirst, let’s look at what’s fueled this move downwards.\nSubscriber Slowdown & Rising Competition\nA rapidly increasing number of digital streaming services has no doubt impacted Netflix. A few of these streaming services include Amazon Prime Video AMZN, Apple TV AAPL, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS.\nThese services have been gaining rapid traction, making the industry much more competitive. Simply put, Netflix is no longer the go-to streaming service that it once was for many people.\nPeeling back the pages, in 2021 Q4, the company provided disappointing guidance that it expected new subscriber adds of 2.5 million in 2022 Q1 vs. the consensus of seven million expected.\nThis is where the trouble began.\nFast-forward to 2022 Q1, and the company reported losing more than 200,000 subscribers in the quarter. It was the company’s first subscriber loss in a decade, and the market priced in this growth slowdown – shares plunged 35% the following day.\nNetflix provided further disheartening guidance, forecasting a drop of two million subscribers in 2022 Q2. It seemed that NFLX investors just couldn’t catch a break.\nHowever, Netflix posted a much stronger than expected earnings report yesterday, reporting that it had lost fewer subscribers than the previous guidance of two million.\nIn turn, NFLX shares soared in pre-market trading. Let’s break down the earnings release to see if Netflix shares are worth another look amid a growth slowdown.\nQ2 Earnings Recap\nNetflix reported quarterly earnings of $3.20 per share, good enough to pencil in a sizable 10% bottom-line beat and exceed the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $2.90. Quarterly revenue of $7.9 billion came in marginally under expectations but reflected an 8.6% year-over-year change.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, the company reported total global streaming paid memberships at 220.7 million, a 5.5% year-over-year uptick.\nThe metric everybody was watching closely was global streaming paid net additions. In a big surprise, the company reported that it had lost approximately 970,000 subscribers during the period, half of its previous guidance of two million subscriber losses.\nSometimes, bad news is still good news.\nAdditionally, the company provided some positive news regarding its cash flow and capital structure.\nNetflix expects annual positive FCF moving forward due to increasing revenue, profitability strength, and the successful multi-year evolution of its content model; the company has been transforming its service from licensed second-run content to mostly Netflix originals.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFree cash flow for the quarter was reported at $13 million, compared to -$175 million from the year-ago quarter. Furthermore, net cash generated by operating activities totaled $103 million, up from -$64 million in the year-ago quarter.\nMoving Forward\nThe company soon plans to implement an ad-based subscription tier targeted for a launch in early 2023. In addition, the company has announced that Microsoft MSFT will be its technology and sales partner for this venture.\nNetflix forecasts paid subscriber net adds for 2022 Q3 at one million, well below the 4.4 million added in the year-ago quarter. However, it does break the company’s current streak of quarterly subscriber losses.\nNFLX is also in the early stages of monetizing more than 100 million households that share accounts and are not direct subscribers. The company is launching two different approaches in Latin America to learn more about and alleviate the issue.\nBottom Line\nA staple in many portfolios over the years, the tide has quickly shifted for Netflix throughout 2022, sending shares plummeting. Increasing competition and a slowdown in subscriber growth have fueled the poor share performance.\nHowever, the company has made very positive progress and expects positive annual FCF moving forward. In addition, an ad-based subscription tier and monetizing households who currently utilize but do not pay for the streaming service will undoubtedly aid the top-line once implemented.\nNetflix is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) with an overall VGM Score of a C.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nRoku, Inc. (ROKU): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A few of these streaming services include Amazon Prime Video AMZN, Apple TV AAPL, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Subscriber Slowdown & Rising Competition A rapidly increasing number of digital streaming services has no doubt impacted Netflix.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A few of these streaming services include Amazon Prime Video AMZN, Apple TV AAPL, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research In addition, the company reported total global streaming paid memberships at 220.7 million, a 5.5% year-over-year uptick.', 'news_article_title': 'Is It Showtime for Netflix Shares?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A few of these streaming services include Amazon Prime Video AMZN, Apple TV AAPL, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Free cash flow for the quarter was reported at $13 million, compared to -$175 million from the year-ago quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A few of these streaming services include Amazon Prime Video AMZN, Apple TV AAPL, Roku ROKU, and Disney+ DIS. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, Netflix posted a much stronger than expected earnings report yesterday, reporting that it had lost fewer subscribers than the previous guidance of two million.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-q2-earnings-beat-user-loss-lower-than-view', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX reported second-quarter 2022 earnings of $3.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10.34% and the company’s guidance of $3 per share. Moreover, the figure increased 7.7% year over year.\n\nRevenues of $7.97 billion increased 8.6% year over year but missed the consensus mark by 0.71%. Average revenue per membership increased 2% year over year on a reported basis and 7% on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nThe streaming giant lost 0.97 million paid subscribers globally, lower than its estimate of losing two million users. Netflix had added 1.54 million paid subscribers in the year-ago quarter.\n\nAt the end of the second quarter, Netflix had 220.67 million paid subscribers globally, up 5.5% year over year.\n\nNetflix benefited from strength in its content portfolio. In its first four weeks, Stranger Things season four generated 1.3 billion hours viewed, making the show its biggest season of English TV ever.\n Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\nNetflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\nHowever, Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services launched by Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Comcast CMCSA, as well as the negative impact of Netflix accounts being shared. Sluggish economic growth and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war have also negatively impacted growth.\n\nNevertheless, lower than estimated subscriber loss reflects Netflix’s superior content. Shares of this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company were up almost 6.5% in pre-market trading following the announcement of the results.\n\nIn the year-to-date period, Netflix shares have underperformed Apple, Disney and Comcast. While Netflix shares fell 66.5%, Apple, Disney and Comcast lost 15%, 35.7% and 17.9%, respectively.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nSegmental Revenue Details\nUCAN reported revenues of $3.54 billion, which rose 9.4% year over year and accounted for 44.4% of total revenues. ARPU grew 5% from the year-ago quarter on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nPaid-subscriber base decreased 0.9% from the year-ago quarter to 73.28 million. The company lost 1.3 million paid subscribers against the year-ago quarter’s loss of 0.43 million.\n\nEurope, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) reported revenues of $2.46 billion, which climbed 2.4% year over year and accounted for 30.8% of total revenues. ARPU grew 6% from the year-ago quarter on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nPaid-subscriber base increased 6.2% from the year-ago quarter to 72.97 million. The company lost 0.77 million paid subscribers against the year-ago quarter\'s net addition of 0.19 million.\n\nLatin America’s (LATAM) revenues of $1.03 billion increased 19.6% year over year, contributing 12.9% of total revenues. ARPU grew15% from the year-ago quarter on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nPaid subscriber base rose 2.5% from the year-ago quarter to 39.62 million. The company gained 0.35 million paid subscribers against the year-ago quarter’s net addition of 0.36 million.\n\nAsia Pacific’s (APAC) revenues of $908 million increased 13.6% year over year and accounted for 11.4% of total revenues. ARPU decreased 2% year overyear on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nPaid subscriber base jumped 24.8% from the year-ago quarter to 34.80 million. The company added 1.08 million paid subscribers in the quarter, up 5.9% year over year.\nOperating Details\nMarketing expenses decreased 4.8% year over year to $575 million. As a percentage of revenues, marketing expenses decreased 100 basis points (bps) to 7.2%.\n\nOperating income decreased 14.6% year over year to $1.58 billion. Operating margin contracted 540 bps on a year-over-year basis to 19.8%.\nBalance Sheet & Free Cash Flow\nNetflix had $5.82 billion of cash and cash equivalents as of Jun 30, 2022, compared with $6 billion as of Mar 31, 2022.\n\nLong-term debt was $14.2 billion as of Jun 30, 2022, compared with $14.5 billion as of Mar 31, 2022.\n\nStreaming content obligations were $22.37 billion as of Jun 30, 2022, compared with $23.16 billion as of Mar 31, 2022.\n\nNetflix reported free cash flow of $13 million compared with free cash flow outflow of $175million in the previous quarter.\nGuidance\nFor the third quarter of 2022, Netflix forecasts earnings of $2.14 per share, indicating 33% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $2.71 per share, currently higher than the company’s expectation, down 15.05% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nTotal revenues are anticipated to be $7.838 billion, suggesting growth of 4.7% year over year. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $8.08 billion, higher than the company’s expectation and indicating 7.99% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nNetflix now expects to gain one million paid subscribers in third-quarter 2022 compared with the year-ago quarter’s addition of 4.38 million.\n\nNetflix expects to end the third quarter of 2022 with 221.67 million paid subscribers globally, indicating growth of 3.8% from the year-ago quarter.\n\nOperating margin is projected at 16% compared with 23.5% reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nComcast Corporation (CMCSA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote However, Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services launched by Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Comcast CMCSA, as well as the negative impact of Netflix accounts being shared. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shares of this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company were up almost 6.5% in pre-market trading following the announcement of the results.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote However, Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services launched by Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Comcast CMCSA, as well as the negative impact of Netflix accounts being shared. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The company lost 0.77 million paid subscribers against the year-ago quarter's net addition of 0.19 million.", 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Q2 Earnings Beat, User Loss Lower Than View', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote However, Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services launched by Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Comcast CMCSA, as well as the negative impact of Netflix accounts being shared. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Average revenue per membership increased 2% year over year on a reported basis and 7% on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote However, Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services launched by Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Comcast CMCSA, as well as the negative impact of Netflix accounts being shared. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report At the end of the second quarter, Netflix had 220.67 million paid subscribers globally, up 5.5% year over year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-higher-boosted-by-tech-stocks-gains-on-upbeat-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq booking a 1.6 % gain on positive earnings signals with a wary eye on inflation and more interest rate hikes by the Fed.\nNetflix Inc\'s NFLX.O shares added 7.4% after the company predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter, while posting a smaller-than-expected 1 million drop in subscribers in the second quarter.\nOther high-growth stocks extended gains following the forecast from the streaming service provider. Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose between 1% and 4.2%.\nElectric vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.Orose 2% in extended trading after reporting a rise in quarterly profit after the bell.\n“Equity prices are trending in a roller coaster fashion, currently being at the mercy of inflation, interest rates and earnings,” said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management.\n“We\'re going to need another series of reporting cycles to confirm whether or not inflation indeed is getting under control.”\nAnalysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.9% in this reporting season, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nRunaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed\'s upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 47.79 points, or 0.15%, to 31,874.84, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 23.21 points, or 0.59%, to 3,959.9 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 184.50 points, or 1.58%, to 11,897.65.\nSeven of the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500 gained ground, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and information technology .SPLRCTposting the biggest gains.\nTrading remained volatile in thin volumes, with the CBOE Volatility index .VIX closed at 23.79 points to its lowest in nearly three months.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 11.51 billion shares, compared with the 11.43 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\n"Low volumes accentuate market moves historically and even though we\'ve wiped off $10 or $15 trillion from global equities this year, there\'s still a lot of excess liquidity. So low volume on excess liquidity can still accentuate moves," John Lynch, chief investment officer for Comerica Wealth Management, said.\nBaker Hughes Co BKR.O tumbled 8.3% as the largest S&P percentage loser, as the oilfield services provider reported a bigger second-quarter loss, while its adjusted profit also missed estimates.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.94-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.28-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 29 new highs and 38 new lows.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Shounak Dasgupta and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose between 1% and 4.2%. By Echo Wang July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq booking a 1.6 % gain on positive earnings signals with a wary eye on inflation and more interest rate hikes by the Fed. Runaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed's upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose between 1% and 4.2%. “Equity prices are trending in a roller coaster fashion, currently being at the mercy of inflation, interest rates and earnings,” said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. "Low volumes accentuate market moves historically and even though we\'ve wiped off $10 or $15 trillion from global equities this year, there\'s still a lot of excess liquidity.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street closes higher boosted by tech stocks gains on upbeat earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose between 1% and 4.2%. By Echo Wang July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq booking a 1.6 % gain on positive earnings signals with a wary eye on inflation and more interest rate hikes by the Fed. “Equity prices are trending in a roller coaster fashion, currently being at the mercy of inflation, interest rates and earnings,” said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose between 1% and 4.2%. By Echo Wang July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq booking a 1.6 % gain on positive earnings signals with a wary eye on inflation and more interest rate hikes by the Fed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 47.79 points, or 0.15%, to 31,874.84, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 23.21 points, or 0.59%, to 3,959.9 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 184.50 points, or 1.58%, to 11,897.65.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-wednesday-option-activity%3A-tsla-nvda-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 570,553 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 57.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 191% of TSLA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 29.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $800 strike call option expiring July 22, 2022, with 31,209 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares of TSLA. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $800 strike highlighted in orange:\nNVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) options are showing a volume of 694,671 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 69.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 135.4% of NVDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring July 22, 2022, with 77,483 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.7 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 748,681 contracts, representing approximately 74.9 million underlying shares or approximately 99.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring July 22, 2022, with 80,245 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for TSLA options, NVDA options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring July 22, 2022, with 80,245 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 748,681 contracts, representing approximately 74.9 million underlying shares or approximately 99.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.9 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for TSLA options, NVDA options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 748,681 contracts, representing approximately 74.9 million underlying shares or approximately 99.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring July 22, 2022, with 80,245 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for TSLA options, NVDA options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Wednesday Option Activity: TSLA, NVDA, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 748,681 contracts, representing approximately 74.9 million underlying shares or approximately 99.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring July 22, 2022, with 80,245 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for TSLA options, NVDA options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 748,681 contracts, representing approximately 74.9 million underlying shares or approximately 99.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring July 22, 2022, with 80,245 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for TSLA options, NVDA options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-boosted-by-growth-stocks-after-netflixs-upbeat-forecast-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 20 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq gained nearly 2% on Wednesday after a positive forecast from Netflix added to largely upbeat second-quarter earnings from U.S. companies amid rising recession fears due to the Federal Reserve\'s efforts to tame surging inflation.\nNetflix Inc\'s NFLX.O shares jumped 7.1% after the company predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter, while posting a smaller-than-expected 1 million drop in subscribers in the second quarter.\nThe forecast from the streaming service provider helped other high-growth stocks extend gains. Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1.7% and 4.1%.\n"Right now, investors seem more willing to reward than to punish because there\'s already a lot of pessimism baked into trader sentiment," said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.\n"If companies can put out some decent results that could get people to be more willing to buy than to sell."\nElectric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O slipped 1.4% ahead of its earnings report after market close.\nThe S&P 500 growth index .IGX gained 1.6%, while S&P 500 value stocks .IVX were flat.\nAnalysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.9% in this reporting season, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nRunaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed\'s upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.\nAt 12:20 p.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 94.42 points, or 0.30%, at 31,921.47, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 35.19 points, or 0.89%, at 3,971.88, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 218.41 points, or 1.86%, at 11,931.56.\nTrading remained volatile in thin volumes, with the CBOE Volatility index .VIX last down 23.83 points to its lowest in nearly three months.\n"Low volumes accentuate market moves historically and even though we\'ve wiped off $10 or $15 trillion from global equities this year, there\'s still a lot of excess liquidity. So low volume on excess liquidity can still accentuate moves," John Lynch, chief investment officer for Comerica Wealth Management, said.\nMerck & Co Inc\'s MRK.N shares fell 2.2% as the company\'s cancer therapy Keytruda failed to meet the main goal of a late-stage trial testing it in patients with head and neck cancer.\nBaker Hughes Co BKR.O plunged 8.9% as the oilfield services provider reported a bigger second-quarter loss, while its adjusted profit also missed estimates.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 2.15-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.76-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 20 new highs and 18 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1.7% and 4.1%. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 20 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq gained nearly 2% on Wednesday after a positive forecast from Netflix added to largely upbeat second-quarter earnings from U.S. companies amid rising recession fears due to the Federal Reserve's efforts to tame surging inflation. Runaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed's upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1.7% and 4.1%. "Low volumes accentuate market moves historically and even though we\'ve wiped off $10 or $15 trillion from global equities this year, there\'s still a lot of excess liquidity. So low volume on excess liquidity can still accentuate moves," John Lynch, chief investment officer for Comerica Wealth Management, said.', 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Nasdaq boosted by growth stocks after Netflix's upbeat forecast", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1.7% and 4.1%. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 20 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq gained nearly 2% on Wednesday after a positive forecast from Netflix added to largely upbeat second-quarter earnings from U.S. companies amid rising recession fears due to the Federal Reserve's efforts to tame surging inflation. The forecast from the streaming service provider helped other high-growth stocks extend gains.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 1.7% and 4.1%. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 20 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq gained nearly 2% on Wednesday after a positive forecast from Netflix added to largely upbeat second-quarter earnings from U.S. companies amid rising recession fears due to the Federal Reserve's efforts to tame surging inflation. The S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 20 new highs and 18 new lows."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-dividend-growth-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-decades', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Having some quality dividend growth stocks in your portfolio can allow you to earn more in recurring income as the business grows. And as that happens, you profit from the rise in the company's valuation along with the dividend. Two excellent examples right now are Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nWhile these two dividend stocks don't quite yet have long track records for increasing their payouts, they are steadily making progress -- and could well become Dividend Aristocrats. Both businesses generate plenty of cash flow, have been raising their dividend payments in recent years, and investors shouldn't expect those trends to end anytime soon.\n1. Amgen\nDrugmaker Amgen currently pays a dividend yield of 3.1%, which is easily more than the S&P 500 average of 1.7%. Its dividend payments go back to 2011, so it doesn't have the track record income investors may crave. However, Amgen has been rapidly raising its dividend payments; since 2017, the company has grown its payouts from $1.15 every quarter to $1.95, for an increase of 69%. And more increases are likely to come given the company's stability.\nAMGN Profit Margin (Quarterly) data by YCharts.\nOver the past three years, the company's profit margin has been fairly strong at better than 20% (and note the dip in profitability a year ago was related to a one-time charge due to an acquisition that didn't impact cash flow). Amgen spends just over $1 billion every quarter on its dividend, so there's ample room for the company to continue making more dividend increases.\nPlus, Amgen's long-term growth potential looks even better with the Food and Drug Administration approving its lung cancer drug Lumakras in 2021. It has the potential to be a blockbuster, with analysts projecting that its annual sales could top $1.4 billion by next year.\nIt's a great addition to an already diverse business. Even Amgen's top-selling rheumatoid arthritis drug, Enbrel, accounted for a relatively modest 15% of product sales in the company's most recent quarter (ended March 31). At $862 million in revenue, it's close to the $852 million that osteoporosis drug Prolia brought in. Overall, Amgen had seven drugs in the first quarter that generated at least $300 million in sales.\nStrong fundamentals, along with a diverse and growing business, make Amgen a terrific long-term buy for income-focused investors.\n2. Apple\nOne stock that looks like a slam-dunk to eventually become an Aristocrat is Apple. Over the past four quarters, its free cash flow has totaled around $106 billion. By comparison, its dividend payments of $14.7 billion during that period are a drop in the bucket and leave plenty of room for increases to the payout in the future.\nThe tech giant, which is known for its popular iPads and iPhones, has been consistently making dividend payments since 2012. And even though it has plenty of room to make rate hikes, its last increase was a one-cent boost (or 4.5%) to the quarterly dividend. With a yield of just 0.6%, this isn't likely to attract many serious dividend investors right now -- but that could be a mistake.\nThe only reason the yield isn't more impressive is that Apple's stock has done incredibly well, rising by 300% in five years (compared to 59% gains for the S&P 500). Without such a significant rise in valuation, the stock price would be lower, and the dividend yield would be higher.\nA big part of Apple's success is undoubtedly due to its loyal fan base, and that makes its business relatively resilient. While it has diversified into offering services, revenue from its iPhone still totaled $192 billion in its most recent fiscal year (ended Sept. 25, 2021) and accounted for just over half of all revenue. Wearables, home and accessories, and services combined for less than $107 billion in sales during the year, but those business units likely have more growth potential than Apple's iPhone segment in the years ahead. With its core iPhone business looking strong and more growth opportunities still out there for Apple, the company is in great shape moving forward.\nFor long-term investors, Apple is a great buy for both its growth potential and its dividend. The dip in its share price this year is likely temporary, and this is a solid investment you can buy and hold for a long time.\n10 stocks we like better than Amgen\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amgen wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nDavid Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Amgen and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Two excellent examples right now are Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Both businesses generate plenty of cash flow, have been raising their dividend payments in recent years, and investors shouldn't expect those trends to end anytime soon. Even Amgen's top-selling rheumatoid arthritis drug, Enbrel, accounted for a relatively modest 15% of product sales in the company's most recent quarter (ended March 31).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Two excellent examples right now are Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Both businesses generate plenty of cash flow, have been raising their dividend payments in recent years, and investors shouldn't expect those trends to end anytime soon. Strong fundamentals, along with a diverse and growing business, make Amgen a terrific long-term buy for income-focused investors.", 'news_article_title': '2 Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold for Decades', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Two excellent examples right now are Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Both businesses generate plenty of cash flow, have been raising their dividend payments in recent years, and investors shouldn't expect those trends to end anytime soon. Amgen spends just over $1 billion every quarter on its dividend, so there's ample room for the company to continue making more dividend increases.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Two excellent examples right now are Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While these two dividend stocks don't quite yet have long track records for increasing their payouts, they are steadily making progress -- and could well become Dividend Aristocrats. Both businesses generate plenty of cash flow, have been raising their dividend payments in recent years, and investors shouldn't expect those trends to end anytime soon."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-boosted-by-growth-stocks-after-netflixs-upbeat-forecast', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 20 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose on Wednesday after a positive forecast from Netflix added to a largely upbeat second-quarter earnings from U.S. companies against the backdrop of rising recession fears from the Federal Reserve\'s efforts to tame surging inflation.\nNetflix Inc\'s NFLX.O shares gained 3% after the company predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter, while posting a smaller-than-forecast 1 million drop in subscribers in the second quarter.\nThe forecast from the streaming service provider helped other high-growth stocks extend gains. Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.3% and 2%.\n"Right now, investors seem more willing to reward than to punish because there\'s already a lot of pessimism baked into trader sentiment," said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.\n"We\'ve been selling the rumor. If companies can put out some decent results that could get people to be more willing to buy than to sell."\nElectric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O slipped 0.3% ahead of its earnings report after market close.\nAnalysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.9% in this reporting season, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nRunaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed\'s upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.\nAt 10:00 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 122.60 points, or 0.39%, at 31,704.45, while the S&P 500 .SPX was down 9.92 points, or 0.25%, at 3,926.77. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 17.22 points, or 0.15%, at 11,730.37.\nTrading remained volatile in thin volumes.\nMerck & Co Inc MRK.N dropped 0.9% as the company\'s cancer therapy Keytruda failed to meet the main goal of a late-stage trial testing it in patients with head and neck cancer.\nBaker Hughes Co BKR.O plunged 10.1% as the oilfield services provider reported a bigger second-quarter loss, while its adjusted profit also missed estimates.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.19-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.65-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 17 new highs and 11 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.3% and 2%. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 20 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose on Wednesday after a positive forecast from Netflix added to a largely upbeat second-quarter earnings from U.S. companies against the backdrop of rising recession fears from the Federal Reserve's efforts to tame surging inflation. Runaway inflation initially led markets to price in a full 100-basis-point hike in interest rates at the Fed's upcoming meeting next week, until some policymakers signaled a 75-basis-point increase.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.3% and 2%. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.19-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.65-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Nasdaq boosted by growth stocks after Netflix's upbeat forecast", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.3% and 2%. Analysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.9% in this reporting season, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 17.22 points, or 0.15%, at 11,730.37.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.3% and 2%. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 20 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose on Wednesday after a positive forecast from Netflix added to a largely upbeat second-quarter earnings from U.S. companies against the backdrop of rising recession fears from the Federal Reserve's efforts to tame surging inflation. Netflix Inc's NFLX.O shares gained 3% after the company predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter, while posting a smaller-than-forecast 1 million drop in subscribers in the second quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nancy-pelosis-husband-is-buying-nvidia-stock-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Drama and scrutiny have flooded the internet over the past few days as investors learned that Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, had exercised stock options to purchase shares of semiconductor heavyweight Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Why? Because the Senate is working on a semiconductor manufacturing bill that could positively impact companies such as Nvidia and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). In the video below, I break down the news, discuss Nvidia's growth drivers, and share my opinions on where the stock is headed next.\n*Stock prices used in the below video were during the trading day of July 19, 2022. The video was published on July 19, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nEric Cuka has positions in Apple, Intel, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Intel, Nvidia, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Eric is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Drama and scrutiny have flooded the internet over the past few days as investors learned that Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, had exercised stock options to purchase shares of semiconductor heavyweight Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Because the Senate is working on a semiconductor manufacturing bill that could positively impact companies such as Nvidia and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). In the video below, I break down the news, discuss Nvidia's growth drivers, and share my opinions on where the stock is headed next.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Drama and scrutiny have flooded the internet over the past few days as investors learned that Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, had exercised stock options to purchase shares of semiconductor heavyweight Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Intel, Nvidia, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Nancy Pelosi's Husband Is Buying Nvidia Stock -- Should You?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the video below, I break down the news, discuss Nvidia's growth drivers, and share my opinions on where the stock is headed next. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Eric Cuka has positions in Apple, Intel, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Intel, Nvidia, and Visa.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Drama and scrutiny have flooded the internet over the past few days as investors learned that Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, had exercised stock options to purchase shares of semiconductor heavyweight Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Eric Cuka has positions in Apple, Intel, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.04, moving +1.35% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500\'s daily gain of 0.59%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.15%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.02%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 11.14% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 12.83%, while the S&P 500 gained 7.25%.\nApple will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be July 28, 2022. On that day, Apple is projected to report earnings of $1.13 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 13.08%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $81.86 billion, up 0.53% from the year-ago period.\nFor the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $6.09 per share and revenue of $392.69 billion, which would represent changes of +8.56% and +7.35%, respectively, from the prior year.\nInvestors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company\'s business outlook.\nBased on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.2% lower. Apple is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\nLooking at its valuation, Apple is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 24.8. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 7.63, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\nMeanwhile, AAPL\'s PEG ratio is currently 1.96. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock\'s expected earnings growth rate. AAPL\'s industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.94 as of yesterday\'s close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 100, putting it in the top 40% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nYou can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.04, moving +1.35% from the previous trading session. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 1.96. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.94 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.04, moving +1.35% from the previous trading session. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 1.96. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.94 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.04, moving +1.35% from the previous trading session. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 1.96. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.94 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.04, moving +1.35% from the previous trading session. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 1.96. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.94 as of yesterday's close."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-slip-after-strong-gains-on-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.15%, S&P 0.14%, Nasdaq flat\nJuly 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Wednesday after sharp gains on Wall Street in the previous session as investors assessed better-than-expected earnings reports against the backdrop of a gloomy economic outlook.\nFresh uncertainties stemming from the war in Ukraine also weighed on sentiment. Russian forces shelled eastern and southern Ukraine on Wednesday, according to reports, after Washington said it saw signs Moscow was preparing to formally annex territory it has seized during nearly five months of war.\nNetflix Inc\'s NFLX.O shares jumped 6.4% premarket after it predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter, while posting a 1 million drop in subscribers in the second quarter.\nThe streaming service provider was the first among big-tech firms to report quarterly results, raising hopes that they will perform well despite a rocky global economic backdrop.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI gained more than 2% on Tuesday, while the Nasdaq index .IXIC rose 3%, following strong corporate earnings.\nNasdaq futures NQcv1 were flat on Wednesday.\n"Futures were pointing to a higher opening trying to build on yesterday\'s strong rally, however, they have since turned down a little bit, so I suspect there\'s some profit taking," Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"Once the earnings come in, if we see a repeat of yesterday (good set of earnings) then I think this profit taking will be short lived."\nWhile Friday\'s upbeat data on retail sales and consumer sentiment eased some concerns around the economy, fears of a recession or a sharp slowdown remain as the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates to check inflation.\nIn this reporting season, analysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.8%, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.\nA full cut-off of Russian gas flows to Europe is "a likely scenario", European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.\nElectric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.8% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.1% and 0.3%.\nAt 6:58 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 48 points, or 0.15%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 5.5 points, or 0.14%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 5.25 points, or 0.04%.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.8% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.1% and 0.3%. Russian forces shelled eastern and southern Ukraine on Wednesday, according to reports, after Washington said it saw signs Moscow was preparing to formally annex territory it has seized during nearly five months of war. "Futures were pointing to a higher opening trying to build on yesterday\'s strong rally, however, they have since turned down a little bit, so I suspect there\'s some profit taking," Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.8% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.1% and 0.3%. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures down: Dow 0.15%, S&P 0.14%, Nasdaq flat July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Wednesday after sharp gains on Wall Street in the previous session as investors assessed better-than-expected earnings reports against the backdrop of a gloomy economic outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures slip after strong gains on Wall Street', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.8% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.1% and 0.3%. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures down: Dow 0.15%, S&P 0.14%, Nasdaq flat July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Wednesday after sharp gains on Wall Street in the previous session as investors assessed better-than-expected earnings reports against the backdrop of a gloomy economic outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.8% ahead of its earnings report after market close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O added between 0.1% and 0.3%. Futures down: Dow 0.15%, S&P 0.14%, Nasdaq flat July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Wednesday after sharp gains on Wall Street in the previous session as investors assessed better-than-expected earnings reports against the backdrop of a gloomy economic outlook. Russian forces shelled eastern and southern Ukraine on Wednesday, according to reports, after Washington said it saw signs Moscow was preparing to formally annex territory it has seized during nearly five months of war.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-best-stocks-for-college-graduates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMany financial advisors, when asked how young people should invest, would say that such investors should be risk-seeking. The idea is that they have the benefit of time and that any losses will be overshadowed by big winners. Ideally, such investors will be farther ahead than their more risk-averse peers once they both become a bit older. Those same advisors will recommend that those investors then switch to steadier growth and lower-risk equities. \nThe complete opposite is the advisor who recommends a high proportion of investment in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track indices like the S&P 500 and perhaps a growth sector for some risk. And while ETFs are always a strong bet, I’m going to focus on individual picks for a college graduate. These will be moderate choices as they have both the potential for substantial growth and less downside. \n7 Best Small-Cap Growth Stocks to Buy Now\nHere are the seven best stocks for college graduates:\nTicker Company Price\nGOOG Alphabet Inc. $113.54\nJNJ Johnson & Johnson $172.68\nAAPL Apple Inc. $149.67\nPG The Procter & Gamble Company $144.17\nTSLA Tesla, Inc. $728.98\nV Visa Inc. $212.04\nSO The Southern Company $71.61\nBest Stocks for College Graduates: Alphabet (GOOG)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is a fairly easy pick to make. It is an excellent performer now and it should remain so for the foreseeable future. \nAlphabet is going to continue to face significant scrutiny as a consequence of its size and practices. Perhaps someday that will drastically change the trajectory of the firm and stock, but it hasn’t yet. So, let’s assume it has decades of continued growth and dominance ahead. \nCritics like to knock Alphabet and Google for the smaller issues. Most recently, it was the notion that Google was losing advertising relevance as YouTube ad revenue slipped due to short-video competition. Google always seems to adjust well. That’s precisely what’s happening now.\nThe point here is that Alphabet is as strong at leveraging its moving parts and adapting as any firm. The company will remain relevant for a long time and its other bets make it a growth firm, as well. \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ)\nSource: Alexander Tolstykh / Shutterstock.com\nInvesting in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock is definitely on the more conservative side of things. It is routinely noted in lists about dividend stocks and stocks for bearish economies. \nFor one, dividends are something college graduates and all young investors should seek to understand. The extra income they provide on top of any returns can be reinvested, creating a powerful compounding effect. Two, young investors are currently experiencing a bear market. For some, this may have been their first such experience. The upside with Johnson & Johnson is that stocks in the healthcare sector tend to significantly outperform bear markets. So, not only could it save them money, but it could help teach them a valuable lesson. \n7 Best Long-Term Stocks to Buy Now\nThe other thing to note is that Johnson & Johnson has performed very well over the past decade. Even without factoring in the effects of dividends, JNJ stock has provided an average 12.84% annual return over that period. In other words, $1,000 invested 10 years ago would be worth $3,346.81 today. \nBest Stocks for College Graduates: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nCollege graduates should invest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock because it is simply a great company. Let’s start with the same idea of 10-year returns as above. Apple has shown massive annual growth that has averaged 22.19% annually over the last decade. $1,000 invested a decade ago would now be worth $7,420. \nPast is not prologue, but let’s say today’s college graduate is able to sink $10,000 into Apple and leave it alone for a decade. By the time they are in their early 30s, they could logically have $70,000. That could be used for something life-changing, like a down payment on a home purchase. \nAnother strong reason to believe in Apple is its association with the legendary Warren Buffett. Apple stock is by far the biggest holding in his portfolio, accounting for more than 40% of its total value. \nProcter & Gamble (PG)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nProcter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) stock is a lot like JNJ stock. Both possess a strong, reliable dividend and both tend to fare well in weak markets. Let’s assume our college graduate investor is at the very beginning of their investment journey. If that’s the case, PG stock is one of the very best to impart the idea of beta and its value. \nIt carries a five-year monthly beta of 0.39, according to Yahoo! Finance. That means it moves about 39% as much as the broader market. In weak markets, like the one we’re experiencing, it is likely to move downward 61% less than a broad index like the S&P 500, for example. \nThe 7 Best Tech Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now\nIndeed, it is faring much better than the overall markets in 2022. Factor in its dividend and the notion that consumer packaged goods firms weather recessions better, and Procter & Gamble is a smart choice for today’s college graduate investor. \nBest Stocks for College Graduates: Tesla (TSLA)\nSource: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com\nThe stock of electric vehicle (EV) pioneer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has not done well in 2022. Electric vehicle stocks have faced a decline as questions of stretched valuations continue to bounce around. \nNevertheless, Tesla is a pioneering force in the world of electric vehicles. That means something. Legacy manufacturers are scrambling to catch up and are quickly retooling production lines to produce their own EVs and get in on the next evolution of automobiles. \nRegardless of what many think of Elon Musk, he will go down as a pivotal figure in the automotive world. It was his drive and ambition that brought Tesla from nothing to the most valuable car stock in the world. It is highly unlikely that his firm or its stock are going anywhere. \nNow that it is well established, it is unlikely that TSLA stock can provide the near 60% annual returns it did over the past decade. But it remains a very important name in automobiles today. \nVisa (V)\nSource: Kikinunchi / Shutterstock.com\nSay Visa, (NYSE:V), and most people will automatically think of credit cards. True, fees on transactions drive much of its business. That isn’t going to change and college graduates probably know as much.\nBut the company is also factoring in the pandemic-driven increase in digital payments. Chief Financial Officer Vasant Prabhu believes secular trends in digital payments have been accelerated by about a year based on data. The point here is that young investors should understand that Visa dominates the current payments landscape and has the resources to carve out a strong position as the sector evolves. \n7 Cheap Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now\nVisa suffered during the pandemic as higher fees charged for international transactions slowed due to lockdowns. It may stagnate for some time again as the economy looks to weaken further. But it is still a great name for any portfolio. \nBest Stocks for College Graduates: The Southern Company (SO)\nSource: 360b / Shutterstock.com\nCollege-age investors should also understand the value of utilities equities. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) stock is one to consider. It generates and sells electricity across Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. It also acquires electricity-generating assets, including renewables, and sells power into the wholesale market. \nIt is a very stable business model noted for steady performance in all market conditions. An investment in SO stock would have slightly more than doubled if left alone for the past decade. But again, that is absent of the effect of its dividend that currently yields 3.79%. \nThe other reason to consider Southern Co. is that its geographical footprint is well-positioned. The southern states it operates in have seen rapid growth as people migrate from other areas. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Best Stocks for College Graduates appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '7 Best Small-Cap Growth Stocks to Buy Now Here are the seven best stocks for college graduates: Ticker Company Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $113.54 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $172.68 AAPL Apple Inc. $149.67 PG The Procter & Gamble Company $144.17 TSLA Tesla, Inc. $728.98 V Visa Inc. $212.04 SO The Southern Company $71.61 Best Stocks for College Graduates: Alphabet (GOOG) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is a fairly easy pick to make. Best Stocks for College Graduates: Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com College graduates should invest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock because it is simply a great company. Factor in its dividend and the notion that consumer packaged goods firms weather recessions better, and Procter & Gamble is a smart choice for today’s college graduate investor.', 'news_luhn_summary': '7 Best Small-Cap Growth Stocks to Buy Now Here are the seven best stocks for college graduates: Ticker Company Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $113.54 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $172.68 AAPL Apple Inc. $149.67 PG The Procter & Gamble Company $144.17 TSLA Tesla, Inc. $728.98 V Visa Inc. $212.04 SO The Southern Company $71.61 Best Stocks for College Graduates: Alphabet (GOOG) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is a fairly easy pick to make. Best Stocks for College Graduates: Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com College graduates should invest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock because it is simply a great company. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Source: Alexander Tolstykh / Shutterstock.com Investing in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock is definitely on the more conservative side of things.', 'news_article_title': '7 Best Stocks for College Graduates', 'news_lexrank_summary': '7 Best Small-Cap Growth Stocks to Buy Now Here are the seven best stocks for college graduates: Ticker Company Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $113.54 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $172.68 AAPL Apple Inc. $149.67 PG The Procter & Gamble Company $144.17 TSLA Tesla, Inc. $728.98 V Visa Inc. $212.04 SO The Southern Company $71.61 Best Stocks for College Graduates: Alphabet (GOOG) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is a fairly easy pick to make. Best Stocks for College Graduates: Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com College graduates should invest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock because it is simply a great company. Past is not prologue, but let’s say today’s college graduate is able to sink $10,000 into Apple and leave it alone for a decade.', 'news_textrank_summary': '7 Best Small-Cap Growth Stocks to Buy Now Here are the seven best stocks for college graduates: Ticker Company Price GOOG Alphabet Inc. $113.54 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $172.68 AAPL Apple Inc. $149.67 PG The Procter & Gamble Company $144.17 TSLA Tesla, Inc. $728.98 V Visa Inc. $212.04 SO The Southern Company $71.61 Best Stocks for College Graduates: Alphabet (GOOG) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is a fairly easy pick to make. Best Stocks for College Graduates: Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com College graduates should invest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock because it is simply a great company. Best Stocks for College Graduates: Tesla (TSLA) Source: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com The stock of electric vehicle (EV) pioneer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has not done well in 2022.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/iphone-maker-foxconn-builds-ev-partnership-with-nxp-semiconductors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday it has partnered with chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NXPI.O to develop platforms for electric vehicles, adding to a string of such deals by the iPhone assembler as it moves into the auto market.\nFoxconn, best known for assembling Apple\'s AAPL.O iPhone, has expanded into areas including electric vehicles (EVs) and semiconductors in recent years, announcing deals with U.S. startup Fisker Inc FSR.N and Indian conglomerate Vedanta Ltd VDAN.NS.\nIn a statement, Foxconn said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with NXP to develop platforms for EVs, calling it a "prime opportunity" a boost to its ability to quickly build EV products and reduce costs.\nThe Taiwan-based company said it plans to build more than 10 automative products with NXP and they will soon be in development, including next-generation EV platforms using NXP\'s processors.\nFoxconn aims to provide components or services to 10% of the world\'s EVs by 2025 to 2027, Chairman Liu Young-way has said, vowing to lower manufacturing costs for carmaking with its assembly know-how as the world\'s largest contract electronics manufacturer.\nThe Taiwan company has been seeking to acquire chip plants globally amid a worldwide chip shortage. It said last week it has become a shareholder in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup via a $798 million investment by a subsidiary.\n(Reporting By Yimou Lee;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)\n(([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhone, has expanded into areas including electric vehicles (EVs) and semiconductors in recent years, announcing deals with U.S. startup Fisker Inc FSR.N and Indian conglomerate Vedanta Ltd VDAN.NS. TAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday it has partnered with chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NXPI.O to develop platforms for electric vehicles, adding to a string of such deals by the iPhone assembler as it moves into the auto market. It said last week it has become a shareholder in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup via a $798 million investment by a subsidiary.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhone, has expanded into areas including electric vehicles (EVs) and semiconductors in recent years, announcing deals with U.S. startup Fisker Inc FSR.N and Indian conglomerate Vedanta Ltd VDAN.NS. TAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday it has partnered with chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NXPI.O to develop platforms for electric vehicles, adding to a string of such deals by the iPhone assembler as it moves into the auto market. The Taiwan-based company said it plans to build more than 10 automative products with NXP and they will soon be in development, including next-generation EV platforms using NXP's processors.", 'news_article_title': 'iPhone maker Foxconn builds EV partnership with NXP Semiconductors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple\'s AAPL.O iPhone, has expanded into areas including electric vehicles (EVs) and semiconductors in recent years, announcing deals with U.S. startup Fisker Inc FSR.N and Indian conglomerate Vedanta Ltd VDAN.NS. TAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday it has partnered with chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NXPI.O to develop platforms for electric vehicles, adding to a string of such deals by the iPhone assembler as it moves into the auto market. In a statement, Foxconn said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with NXP to develop platforms for EVs, calling it a "prime opportunity" a boost to its ability to quickly build EV products and reduce costs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple\'s AAPL.O iPhone, has expanded into areas including electric vehicles (EVs) and semiconductors in recent years, announcing deals with U.S. startup Fisker Inc FSR.N and Indian conglomerate Vedanta Ltd VDAN.NS. TAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday it has partnered with chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NXPI.O to develop platforms for electric vehicles, adding to a string of such deals by the iPhone assembler as it moves into the auto market. In a statement, Foxconn said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with NXP to develop platforms for EVs, calling it a "prime opportunity" a boost to its ability to quickly build EV products and reduce costs.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-ishares-expanded-tech-sector-etf-igm-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 03/13/2001, the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nAdditionally, sector ETFs offer convenient ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 9, placing it in bottom 44%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $3.69 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. IGM seeks to match the performance of the S&P North American Technology Sector Index before fees and expenses.\nThe S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index comprises of North American equities in the technology sector and select North American equities from communication services to consumer discretionary sectors.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.43%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.24%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 84.90% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 51.57% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, IGM has lost about -28.85%, and is down about -21.45% in the last one year (as of 07/20/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $286.48 and $450.49.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.15 and standard deviation of 29.68% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 355 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IGM is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $40.11 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $42.55 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.10% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index comprises of North American equities in the technology sector and select North American equities from communication services to consumer discretionary sectors.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 03/13/2001, the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whats-in-the-offing-for-infosys-infy-this-earnings-season', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Infosys Limited INFY is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jul 24.\nOver the trailing four quarters, the India-based IT services provider’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate once, met the same on two occasions and missed it once, the average beat being 0.2%.\nIn the last reported quarter, Infosys’ adjusted earnings of 18 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny but increased 9.2% year over year. Revenues of $4.28 billion jumped 18.5% year over year but fell short of the consensus mark of $4.30 billion.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal first-quarter revenues is pegged at $4.38 billion, suggesting a 15.8% increase from the year-ago period. The consensus mark for earnings stands at 18 cents per share, 5.9% higher than the year-ago quarter.\nLet’s see how things have shaped up before this announcement.\nInfosys Limited Price and Consensus\nInfosys Limited price-consensus-chart | Infosys Limited Quote\nFactors to Consider\nInfosys’ first-quarter performance is likely to have benefited from the stellar demand for the cloud, data-analytics solutions and services, the Internet of Things and security products and solutions. Also, higher investments by clients in digital transformation, AI and automation are anticipated to have been conducive to its fiscal first-quarter performance.\nContinued large deal wins and growth in digital services are likely to have driven INFY’s quarterly revenues during the to-be-reported quarter. The company’s efforts to reinforce digital transformation capabilities for expanding and solidifying its position in the highly competitive environment are a steady tailwind.\nInfosys added 110 clients in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. It also signed multiple large deals of a contract value worth $2.3 billion.\nThe growing traction of its solutions and services in the commercial and corporate banks, consumer, cost and payments, wealth management and custody and mortgage portfolios of its business is likely to have been an upside during the quarter under review.\nHowever, the Indian software giant’s decision to move its business out of Russia following Moscow’s war against Ukraine is likely to have somewhat negatively impacted the top line in the first quarter. Also, inflationary pressures and possible global slowdown concerns are anticipated to have led many organizations push their large IT investments.\nAdditionally, inflated investments in sales and localization and rising costs to grab large deals might have hurt Infosys’ bottom line during the quarter under discussion.\nWhat Our Model Says\nOur proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for INFY this season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. However, that’s not the case here.\nInfosys carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and has an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\nStocks With the Favorable Combination\nPer our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases.\nValero sports a Zacks Rank #1 and has an Earnings ESP of +10.22%. The company is scheduled to report second-quarter 2022 results on Jul 28. Valero’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 84.3%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for VLO’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $8.78 per share, indicating a sharp improvement from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 48 cents per share. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $39.7 billion, suggesting a year-over-year increase of 42.9%.\nMerck currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 and has an Earnings ESP of +7.18%. The company is slated to report its second-quarter 2022 results on Jul 28. Merck’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 13.4%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Merck’s second-quarter earnings stands at $1.77 per share, implying a year-over-year increase of 35.1%. MRK is estimated to report revenues of $13.9 billion, which suggests growth of 21.5% from the year-ago quarter.\nApple is slated to report third-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 28. The company carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +0.88% at present. Apple’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while meeting the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 11.9%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for quarterly earnings is pegged at $1.13 per share, suggesting a year-over-year decline of 13.1%. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion.\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMerck & Co., Inc. (MRK): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInfosys Limited (INFY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nValero Energy Corporation (VLO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': "What's in the Offing for Infosys (INFY) This Earnings Season?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-outlines-health-technology-strategy-in-new-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nJuly 20 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday released a report outlining a two-pronged strategy in digital health markets, courting consumers with health and fitness features on one hand while engaging with traditional healthcare systems on the other.\nSpearheaded by Apple\'s chief operating officer, Jeff Williams, the report is the first time Apple has offered a comprehensive view of its approach to healthcare markets in the eight years since it began releasing health features such as a medical records storage system on iPhones. It has also started partnering with institutions such the Stanford University School of Medicine to conduct large-scale formal medical studies.\nMuch of the work has centered around the Apple Watch, a device that Williams played a key role in bringing to market and which contains sensors for heart health and other functions.\nIn the report, Apple said its focus for consumers is on providing a secure place for users to store their health and medical information on iPhones while using tools like the Apple Watch to warn and nudge users toward better health. The device can alert people to heart irregularities and detect when a person takes a hard fall to alert an emergency contact, among other features. Apple said its system can now store 150 different types of health data that is encrypted so that only users, not Apple, can access it.\nThe company also outlined work it is doing with medical researchers to allow them to use Apple devices to conduct studies, as well as allow patients to share and discuss data collected by Apple devices so that they can monitor their health better between doctor\'s visits.\nWilliams wrote in the report that Apple intends to keep developing health-related features for both users and the healthcare industry.\n"Our vision for the future is to continue to create science-based technology that equips people with even more information and acts as an intelligent guardian for their health, so they’re no longer passengers on their own health journey," Williams wrote.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis July 20 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday released a report outlining a two-pronged strategy in digital health markets, courting consumers with health and fitness features on one hand while engaging with traditional healthcare systems on the other. It has also started partnering with institutions such the Stanford University School of Medicine to conduct large-scale formal medical studies. Much of the work has centered around the Apple Watch, a device that Williams played a key role in bringing to market and which contains sensors for heart health and other functions.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis July 20 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday released a report outlining a two-pronged strategy in digital health markets, courting consumers with health and fitness features on one hand while engaging with traditional healthcare systems on the other. In the report, Apple said its focus for consumers is on providing a secure place for users to store their health and medical information on iPhones while using tools like the Apple Watch to warn and nudge users toward better health. The company also outlined work it is doing with medical researchers to allow them to use Apple devices to conduct studies, as well as allow patients to share and discuss data collected by Apple devices so that they can monitor their health better between doctor's visits.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple outlines health technology strategy in new report', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis July 20 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday released a report outlining a two-pronged strategy in digital health markets, courting consumers with health and fitness features on one hand while engaging with traditional healthcare systems on the other. In the report, Apple said its focus for consumers is on providing a secure place for users to store their health and medical information on iPhones while using tools like the Apple Watch to warn and nudge users toward better health. The company also outlined work it is doing with medical researchers to allow them to use Apple devices to conduct studies, as well as allow patients to share and discuss data collected by Apple devices so that they can monitor their health better between doctor's visits.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis July 20 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday released a report outlining a two-pronged strategy in digital health markets, courting consumers with health and fitness features on one hand while engaging with traditional healthcare systems on the other. Spearheaded by Apple's chief operating officer, Jeff Williams, the report is the first time Apple has offered a comprehensive view of its approach to healthcare markets in the eight years since it began releasing health features such as a medical records storage system on iPhones. In the report, Apple said its focus for consumers is on providing a secure place for users to store their health and medical information on iPhones while using tools like the Apple Watch to warn and nudge users toward better health."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-surefire-financials-stocks-to-buy-as-you-near-retirement', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Retiring means you switch your investor hat from accumulation to preservation, generating enough growth to keep inflation from eating at your wealth while avoiding the risk of ruining your retirement dreams.\nHere are three surefire blue chip financial stocks that have proven to be the real deal and are poised to help keep your senior years flush and on the right track.\n1. Berkshire Hathaway\nInvesting in conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) is like entrusting your money to Warren Buffett. Berkshire is Buffett's lifelong work, and he's built it into a massive holding company that owns a diversified portfolio of businesses like Geico and Dairy Queen. It also holds billions of dollars of stocks in companies like Apple, Coca-Cola, and Bank of America.\nBerkshire has more than doubled the return of the S&P 500 since 2000, while still accumulating an enormous $106 billion cash position that Buffett uses to make strategic investments or share repurchases.\nBuffett hasn't lost his touch in his elder years. Berkshire sports a 17% return on equity, near the highest in a decade. This shows that, despite being a complex business with tons of moving parts, Berkshire Hathaway generates a great return on its capital resources.\nBRK.B Return on Equity data by YCharts.\nThe stock doesn't pay a dividend, but investors are getting a top-class money manager leading a ship that's produced market-beating returns over a long time frame. Buffett won't be around forever, but it's hard to imagine Berkshire's collection of blue chip investments and fortress-like balance sheet failing anytime soon, making it a stock you can count on.\n2. Aflac\nThe global insurance industry is worth more than $5 trillion, and Aflac (NYSE: AFL) has thrived in this huge industry for decades. Aflac is a leading supplemental insurance company in the U.S. and Japan. Additional insurance can be a safety net for what primary insurance won't cover. Aflac's policies cover many things, ranging from expenses for accidents, dental, and cancer to hospital stays and short-term disability.\nInsurance companies make money in two ways. First, they collect premiums from customers and must analyze risk well enough to ensure that they're bringing in more premiums than what they pay out in claims. Second, the pool of premium money is invested mostly in bonds and other conservative assets to generate investment income.\nAflac's been at it a long time and has paid a dividend for many years. It's a Dividend Aristocrat that's raised its payout for 40 years, with a current 2.95% dividend yield. The company's stock blends yield and consistent growth, and the most recent 21% increase signals that management is optimistic about the business. The low dividend payout ratio of 22% virtually guarantees the dividend is affordable, barring an apocalyptic scenario.\nAFL Dividend data by YCharts.\nAflac won't wow you with growth, but earnings per share (EPS) have grown an average of 12% annually over the past decade, making it a safe business that offers retirees some upside in their portfolios.\n3. S&P Global\nCompanies have credit ratings, just like consumers do, and S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) is one of the agencies that monitors and reports on the creditworthiness of corporations. S&P Global does corporate credit ratings and market-intelligence reports and creates and manages indexes like the S&P 500. Ratings are S&P's most prominent business segment, contributing half its total revenue and 57% of operating profits.\nS&P Global is one of the key authorities in its field, along with Moody's and Fitch. These three are the primary companies officially recognized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for issuing corporate credit ratings. This essentially blocks the competition because companies need official opinions on their credit to borrow money successfully.\nThe company has proven its durability through its dividend, which has been raised in 49 consecutive years. It will soon be a Dividend King. The yield won't knock your socks off at just under 1%. However, EPS has grown 15% annually over the past decade, and the stock has outperformed the market. The payout ratio is also just 21%, leaving room for future growth.\nSPGI Dividend data by YCharts.\nMany companies have borrowed heavily over this past decade of low rates, and S&P Global figures to keep active monitoring and updating their opinions on them. Debt is and will likely always be a heavily used tool of corporations, so investors can feel good that S&P Global will continue performing over the coming years.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (A shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Moody's, and S&P Global. The Motley Fool recommends Aflac and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The stock doesn't pay a dividend, but investors are getting a top-class money manager leading a ship that's produced market-beating returns over a long time frame. Buffett won't be around forever, but it's hard to imagine Berkshire's collection of blue chip investments and fortress-like balance sheet failing anytime soon, making it a stock you can count on. Aflac won't wow you with growth, but earnings per share (EPS) have grown an average of 12% annually over the past decade, making it a safe business that offers retirees some upside in their portfolios.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Aflac won't wow you with growth, but earnings per share (EPS) have grown an average of 12% annually over the past decade, making it a safe business that offers retirees some upside in their portfolios. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Moody's, and S&P Global. The Motley Fool recommends Aflac and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Surefire Financials Stocks to Buy as You Near Retirement', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Berkshire has more than doubled the return of the S&P 500 since 2000, while still accumulating an enormous $106 billion cash position that Buffett uses to make strategic investments or share repurchases. Aflac's been at it a long time and has paid a dividend for many years. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Moody's, and S&P Global.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The stock doesn't pay a dividend, but investors are getting a top-class money manager leading a ship that's produced market-beating returns over a long time frame. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool recommends Aflac and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-to-invest-in-virtual-reality-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The virtual reality (VR) market has yet to come into its own, but as more and more technology companies shift their attention to it, a massive $21 billion (by 2025) market is being created.\nBecause we\'re still toward the beginning of this expanding market, investors have an opportunity not only to buy shares of companies that are betting big on VR but also benefit from their growth as VR comes into its own.\nTwo such companies that could end up being good long-term VR investments are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Here\'s why.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApple\nIt\'s true that Apple doesn\'t have a VR device on the market yet. But rumors have surfaced lately that the company is only a year away from launching an augmented (AR) and VR headset.\nApple has reportedly already shown the device to its board members, which would indicate that the headset is nearly ready to launch. Apple could have a unique opportunity with such a device because the tech giant is rather adept at pairing hardware and software in ways its peers aren\'t.\nApple CEO Tim Cook has hinted at the potential for the company to enter the VR market, saying last month, "I couldn\'t be more excited about the opportunities we\'ve seen in this space. And sort of stay tuned and you\'ll see what we have to offer." Those comments came on the heels of an accidental reveal in Apple\'s open source code showing that the company is working on what it calls realityOS, likely an operating system for AR/VR.\nLaunching such a device would be a major step into an entirely new revenue segment for Apple. Some analysts estimate Apple\'s new headset could generate $18 billion in sales after its fifth year on the market.\nBeyond device sales, Apple\'s strength in pairing hardware and software makes it likely that the company could eventually sell an entirely new set of services for the devices, just like it does now for its iPhones.\nApple already has more than 14,000 AR apps in its App Store, indicating a mixed reality headset could already have a slew of uses when it debuts.\nNvidia\nAnother way to tap into the growing potential of VR is to look at companies that make the technology that makes VR possible. And you\'d be hard-pressed to find a company that\'s more fundamental to the future of VR hardware than Nvidia.\nThat\'s because Nvidia makes some of the best gaming processors on the market. Its gaming graphics processing units (GPUs) allow game developers to develop some of the most detailed virtual worlds and enable gamers to immerse themselves in them.\nAnd just as importantly, Nvidia\'s GPUs have become an integral part of high-powered data center processing as well. All this is important for the VR market because GPUs will power VR hardware and likely be used for cloud-based VR applications and services as well.\nThe potential here for Nvidia is to sell more GPUs into an expanding market.\nThe global GPU market is expected to get a boost from AR and VR devices and services in the coming years and will help the graphics chip market grow to a $200 billion market by 2027.\nPatience is the key\nVR could take longer to take off than investors may want. Plenty of companies are working to build this market, but it\'s going to take time. So, investors will need to remain patient while it grows. The good news is that both Nvidia and Apple have lots of potential in other markets beyond VR, which helps round out their opportunities to grow in the coming years.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\n Chris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Two such companies that could end up being good long-term VR investments are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Apple CEO Tim Cook has hinted at the potential for the company to enter the VR market, saying last month, "I couldn\'t be more excited about the opportunities we\'ve seen in this space. Those comments came on the heels of an accidental reveal in Apple\'s open source code showing that the company is working on what it calls realityOS, likely an operating system for AR/VR.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Two such companies that could end up being good long-term VR investments are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Beyond device sales, Apple's strength in pairing hardware and software makes it likely that the company could eventually sell an entirely new set of services for the devices, just like it does now for its iPhones. Its gaming graphics processing units (GPUs) allow game developers to develop some of the most detailed virtual worlds and enable gamers to immerse themselves in them.", 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks to Invest in Virtual Reality', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Two such companies that could end up being good long-term VR investments are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Beyond device sales, Apple's strength in pairing hardware and software makes it likely that the company could eventually sell an entirely new set of services for the devices, just like it does now for its iPhones. Nvidia Another way to tap into the growing potential of VR is to look at companies that make the technology that makes VR possible.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Two such companies that could end up being good long-term VR investments are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Apple It's true that Apple doesn't have a VR device on the market yet. All this is important for the VR market because GPUs will power VR hardware and likely be used for cloud-based VR applications and services as well."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/smartphone-shipments-within-china-up-9.1-year-on-year-in-june-govt-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'SHANGHAI, July 20 (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China grew 9.1% year-on-year to 27.5 million handsets in June, the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT) reported on Wednesday.\nShipments were up from about 25.2 million handsets in June 2021 and 20.6 million in May 2022, according to the CAICT, a state-backed think-tank.\nThe jump marks the first year-on-year increase since December, pointing to a potential recovery for the handset market, which has faced lagging growth in 2022 due to COVID lockdowns in Shanghai and elsewhere.\nOverall smartphone shipments in China in the first six months of 2022 fell 21.8% year-on-year, according to CAICT.\nHandset brands are currently experiencing production issues due to a global computer chip shortage.\nA combination of factors including demand miscalculation, unexpected factory shutdowns and U.S.-China tensions have prompted a number of automobile companies to report chip sourcing issues.\nThat shortage has since spread to many types of chips and all kinds of hardware, including smartphones.\nDelayed upgrades from consumers have also caused sales to slow in China.\n(Reporting by Josh Horwitz; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)\n(([email protected]; +86 21 20830007;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The jump marks the first year-on-year increase since December, pointing to a potential recovery for the handset market, which has faced lagging growth in 2022 due to COVID lockdowns in Shanghai and elsewhere. Handset brands are currently experiencing production issues due to a global computer chip shortage. A combination of factors including demand miscalculation, unexpected factory shutdowns and U.S.-China tensions have prompted a number of automobile companies to report chip sourcing issues.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'SHANGHAI, July 20 (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China grew 9.1% year-on-year to 27.5 million handsets in June, the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT) reported on Wednesday. Shipments were up from about 25.2 million handsets in June 2021 and 20.6 million in May 2022, according to the CAICT, a state-backed think-tank. Overall smartphone shipments in China in the first six months of 2022 fell 21.8% year-on-year, according to CAICT.', 'news_article_title': 'Smartphone shipments within China up 9.1% year-on-year in June-govt data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'SHANGHAI, July 20 (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China grew 9.1% year-on-year to 27.5 million handsets in June, the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT) reported on Wednesday. Shipments were up from about 25.2 million handsets in June 2021 and 20.6 million in May 2022, according to the CAICT, a state-backed think-tank. The jump marks the first year-on-year increase since December, pointing to a potential recovery for the handset market, which has faced lagging growth in 2022 due to COVID lockdowns in Shanghai and elsewhere.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'SHANGHAI, July 20 (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China grew 9.1% year-on-year to 27.5 million handsets in June, the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT) reported on Wednesday. Shipments were up from about 25.2 million handsets in June 2021 and 20.6 million in May 2022, according to the CAICT, a state-backed think-tank. A combination of factors including demand miscalculation, unexpected factory shutdowns and U.S.-China tensions have prompted a number of automobile companies to report chip sourcing issues.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-sp-500-top-50-etf-xlg-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 05/04/2005, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $2.01 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.16%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 40.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.89% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 52.3% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nXLG seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Top 50 ETF Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Top 50 Index is composed of 50 of the largest companies in the S&P 500 Index.\nThe ETF has lost about -19.17% so far this year and is down about -7.14% in the last one year (as of 07/20/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $277.86 and $373.67.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 24.17% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 53 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, XLG is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $290.57 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $355.33 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nInvesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.89% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 05/04/2005, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.89% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Why Large Cap Blend Large cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.89% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 05/04/2005, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.89% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/looking-for-a-dividend-growth-stock-look-no-further-than-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on a mission to return a substantial amount of its extra cash to shareholders. Although the stock currently pays a low dividend yield of 0.6%, the long-term reward of owning a stock that pays growing dividends might surprise you.\nIn fact, Apple's growing dividend might explain why the stock has outperformed the S&P 500 index over the last year. During market downturns, some investors like to add money to stocks that pay regular and growing dividends. Here's why Apple can weather a weakening economy and reward shareholders.\nA recession isn't going to slow Apple's dividend growth\nWith the economy weakening, it might not seem like the best time to buy shares of Apple. After all, it depends on selling pricey tech products that some consumers might not be able to afford if inflation remains high and unemployment ticks up. On that note, recent estimates point to declining smartphone shipments in 2022 across the market.\nAlthough Apple delivered 9% year-over-year growth in revenue last quarter, management noted a negative impact from inflation. Additionally, the company expects the June-ending quarter to reflect the impact of ongoing supply constraints, COVID-related disruptions, foreign currency headwinds, and the pause in sales to Russia.\nApple will report fiscal third-quarter earnings on July 28 after the market close. Management expects gross profit margin to dip from 43.8% in the first half of fiscal 2022 down to a range of 42% and 43%.\nDespite the weak trends in smartphone sales, Apple still raised its dividend payment by 5% to $0.23 per share earlier this year. Over the last five years, Apple's dividend has increased 46%.\nAAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts.\nApple can keep raising the dividend in the face of weakening demand because it has a large customer base, with an installed base of 1.8 billion active devices. That reflects millions of customers buying new products and apps every year.\nOver the last 10 years, Apple has returned $124 billion to shareholders through dividends, but that still leaves the company with $73 billion of net cash on its balance sheet. The business generated $105 billion in free cash flow (FCF) over the last four quarters through March.\nAAPL Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.\nFree cash flow is the key ingredient that funds a company's operations, possible acquisitions, debt pay down, and dividends to shareholders. Given that Apple's FCF has grown so large in recent years, Apple could accelerate its dividend increases over the next few years.\nThe percentage of FCF that it pays out in dividends -- known as the payout ratio -- has fallen from 25% to 14% over the last five years, which means FCF has grown faster than the company's ability to distribute it.\nAAPL Cash Dividend Payout Ratio data by YCharts.\nThe rewards of dividend growth\nThe gains from investing in a company that regularly raises the dividend, even if the yield is relatively low to start, can produce substantial returns over time.\nMicrosoft has paid a growing dividend since 2003, about twice as long as Apple, and illustrates the rewards of owning a dividend growth stock over the long term. Excluding dividends, a $10,000 investment in the software giant at the end of 2002 would be worth $100,000 today. However, with dividends reinvested in more shares, investors would have $159,000.\nApple plans to increase the dividend every year. With a cash-generative business, large customer base, and cash-rich balance sheet, Apple can pay dividends for decades.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on a mission to return a substantial amount of its extra cash to shareholders. AAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts. AAPL Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Cash Dividend Payout Ratio data by YCharts. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on a mission to return a substantial amount of its extra cash to shareholders. AAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts.', 'news_article_title': 'Looking for a Dividend Growth Stock? Look No Further Than Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on a mission to return a substantial amount of its extra cash to shareholders. AAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts. AAPL Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on a mission to return a substantial amount of its extra cash to shareholders. AAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts. AAPL Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thailand-admits-to-using-phone-spyware-cites-national-security', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'BANGKOK, July 20 (Reuters) - A Thai minister has admitted the country uses surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics\' phones had been hacked using the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware.\nMinister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, said in parliament late on Tuesday that he is aware of Thai authorities using spyware in "limited" cases but did not specify which government agency used such software, which programme was used or which individuals targeted.\nHuman rights groups have accused successive Thai governments of using broad definitions of national security as a pretext to prosecute or suppress activities of their main rivals.\nA joint investigation by Thai human rights group iLaw, Southeast Asian internet watchdog Digital Reach and Toronto-based Citizen Lab highlighted on Monday the use of Pegasus spyware on at least 30 government critics between October, 2020 to November, 2021.\nThe probe followed a mass alert from Apple Inc. AAPL.O in November informing thousands of users of its iPhones, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers".\nChaiwut did not name Pegasus but said that he is aware of spyware being used to "listen into or access a mobile phone to view the screen, monitor conversations and messages". But he added his ministry does not have the legal authority to use such software and did not specify which government agency does.\n"It is used on national security or drug matters. If you need to arrest a drug dealer you have to listen in to find where the drop would be," he said.\n"I understand that there was usage of this sort but it is very limited and only in special cases."\nHis ministry has previously denied any knowledge of the matter.\nThe most recent alleged use of the spyware comes after the emergence of a youth-led movement in late 2020 that challenged the country\'s powerful monarchy and the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. More than 1,800 people have faced security-related charges since the movement began.\nThai police in a statement denied the use of Pegasus for surveillance or breaches of privacy.\nPegasus has been used by governments to spy on journalists, activists, and dissidents and the Israeli firm behind it, NSO Group, has been sued by Apple and placed on a U.S. trade blacklist.\nNSO Group did not respond to Reuters\' requests for comment on Monday or Wednesday.\n(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)\n(([email protected]; +6626488658;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The probe followed a mass alert from Apple Inc. AAPL.O in November informing thousands of users of its iPhones, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers". BANGKOK, July 20 (Reuters) - A Thai minister has admitted the country uses surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics\' phones had been hacked using the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware. Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, said in parliament late on Tuesday that he is aware of Thai authorities using spyware in "limited" cases but did not specify which government agency used such software, which programme was used or which individuals targeted.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The probe followed a mass alert from Apple Inc. AAPL.O in November informing thousands of users of its iPhones, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers". BANGKOK, July 20 (Reuters) - A Thai minister has admitted the country uses surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics\' phones had been hacked using the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware. Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, said in parliament late on Tuesday that he is aware of Thai authorities using spyware in "limited" cases but did not specify which government agency used such software, which programme was used or which individuals targeted.', 'news_article_title': 'Thailand admits to using phone spyware, cites national security', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The probe followed a mass alert from Apple Inc. AAPL.O in November informing thousands of users of its iPhones, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers". BANGKOK, July 20 (Reuters) - A Thai minister has admitted the country uses surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics\' phones had been hacked using the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware. Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, said in parliament late on Tuesday that he is aware of Thai authorities using spyware in "limited" cases but did not specify which government agency used such software, which programme was used or which individuals targeted.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The probe followed a mass alert from Apple Inc. AAPL.O in November informing thousands of users of its iPhones, including in Thailand, that they were targets of "state-sponsored attackers". BANGKOK, July 20 (Reuters) - A Thai minister has admitted the country uses surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics\' phones had been hacked using the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware. Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, said in parliament late on Tuesday that he is aware of Thai authorities using spyware in "limited" cases but did not specify which government agency used such software, which programme was used or which individuals targeted.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-june-export-orders-jump-outlook-clouded-by-global-woes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts, adds details\nJune export orders +9.5% y/y vs +5.6% poll forecast\nExport orders from China -14.5% y/y vs -13.4% in May\nMinistry sees July orders between +0.4% and +3.1% y/y\nMinistry warns of clouded outlook on global trade growth\nTAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, logged a strong annual rise in June, recovering from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and global supply chain disruptions, but the government warned of a clouded outlook for global trade.\nExport orders last month were up 9.5% from a year earlier at $58.83 billion, a record high for June, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Wednesday. Analysts had expected 5.6% growth.\nFirst-half orders rose 9.5% compared with the same period of 2021.\nJune\'s rise followed a 6% annual expansion seen in May\'s figures. April logged the first fall since February 2020, when the pandemic had just begun sweeping the world.\nOrders for telecommunications products in June grew 22% on a year before. An easing of pandemic measures in China helped unsnarl supply chains and begin clearing a backlog of orders for cellphones and laptop computers.\nOrders for electronic products jumped 11.7%, driven by semiconductor demand for high-end computing, automobiles and other appliances, it said.\nThe trend towards working and studying from home has fuelled growth in orders for Taiwanese electronics in the past two years or more, more recently reinforced by a global semiconductor shortage that has filled Taiwanese chip makers\' order books.\nThe ministry said it expected July export orders to be between 0.4% and 3.1% higher than those of July 2021.\nGlobal tech demand should keep driving export order momentum, the ministry said, but it warned of uncertainly from the war in Ukraine, global inflation and new COVID strains.\n"It is feared these will restrain global trade growth," it added.\nTaiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms.\nTSMC last week announced a forecast-beating second-quarter profit, saying it was "highly confident" about its long-term prospects.\nHowever, Taiwan\'s June orders from China were down 14.5% from a year earlier, compared with an annual fall of 13.4% seen in May. Month-on-month, orders from China inched up 0.2%.\nOrders from the United States rose 13.3% on a year before, compared with the previous 10.5% rise.\nExport orders from Europe grew 18.8%, compared with an annual expansion of 9.5% in May, while those from Japan rose 5.9%.\n(Reporting by Emily Chan and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Bradley Perrett)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms. Export orders last month were up 9.5% from a year earlier at $58.83 billion, a record high for June, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Wednesday. An easing of pandemic measures in China helped unsnarl supply chains and begin clearing a backlog of orders for cellphones and laptop computers.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms. Recasts, adds details June export orders +9.5% y/y vs +5.6% poll forecast Export orders from China -14.5% y/y vs -13.4% in May Ministry sees July orders between +0.4% and +3.1% y/y Ministry warns of clouded outlook on global trade growth TAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, logged a strong annual rise in June, recovering from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and global supply chain disruptions, but the government warned of a clouded outlook for global trade. The ministry said it expected July export orders to be between 0.4% and 3.1% higher than those of July 2021.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan June export orders jump; outlook clouded by global woes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms. Recasts, adds details June export orders +9.5% y/y vs +5.6% poll forecast Export orders from China -14.5% y/y vs -13.4% in May Ministry sees July orders between +0.4% and +3.1% y/y Ministry warns of clouded outlook on global trade growth TAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, logged a strong annual rise in June, recovering from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and global supply chain disruptions, but the government warned of a clouded outlook for global trade. However, Taiwan's June orders from China were down 14.5% from a year earlier, compared with an annual fall of 13.4% seen in May.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms. Recasts, adds details June export orders +9.5% y/y vs +5.6% poll forecast Export orders from China -14.5% y/y vs -13.4% in May Ministry sees July orders between +0.4% and +3.1% y/y Ministry warns of clouded outlook on global trade growth TAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, logged a strong annual rise in June, recovering from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and global supply chain disruptions, but the government warned of a clouded outlook for global trade. The trend towards working and studying from home has fuelled growth in orders for Taiwanese electronics in the past two years or more, more recently reinforced by a global semiconductor shortage that has filled Taiwanese chip makers' order books."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 150.3699951171875, 'high': 153.72000122070312, 'open': 151.1199951171875, 'close': 153.0399932861328, 'ema_50': 146.43161973233748, 'rsi_14': 72.93261088357187, 'target': 155.35000610351562, 'volume': 64823400.0, 'ema_200': 153.53475035078375, 'adj_close': 151.72653198242188, 'rsi_lag_1': 72.70599140886974, 'rsi_lag_2': 58.97182459912101, 'rsi_lag_3': 65.73013520823898, 'rsi_lag_4': 67.74531285588608, 'rsi_lag_5': 67.67783712347125, 'macd_lag_1': 1.8127346939962479, 'macd_lag_2': 1.458348947636182, 'macd_lag_3': 1.3849562282141221, 'macd_lag_4': 0.9555001806420478, 'macd_lag_5': 0.5665505120253727, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.2324639062035203, 'macds_12_26_9': 0.8913498777472693}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 23.39999961853028, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 24.729999542236328, 'Open': 24.229999542236328, 'Close': 23.8799991607666, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 23.8799991607666}, {'Low': 1.0175942182540894, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 1.0271897315979004, 'Open': 1.0231330394744873, 'Close': 1.0231330394744873, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 1.0231330394744873}, {'Low': 1.195828914642334, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 1.203659176826477, 'Open': 1.2004225254058838, 'Close': 1.2003505229949951, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 1.2003505229949951}, {'Low': 6.735400199890137, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 6.754799842834473, 'Open': 6.74370002746582, 'Close': 6.74370002746582, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 6.74370002746582}, {'Low': 101.51000213623048, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 104.38999938964844, 'Open': 103.5999984741211, 'Close': 102.26000213623048, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 315620, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 102.26000213623048}, {'Low': 0.6884198188781738, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 0.6930097937583923, 'Open': 0.6897978782653809, 'Close': 0.6897978782653809, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 0.6897978782653809}, {'Low': 2.943000078201294, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 3.0420000553131104, 'Open': 2.9730000495910645, 'Close': 3.0360000133514404, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 3.0360000133514404}, {'Low': 137.91400146484375, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 138.36500549316406, 'Open': 138.1909942626953, 'Close': 138.1909942626953, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 138.1909942626953}, {'Low': 106.38999938964844, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 107.26000213623048, 'Open': 106.66999816894533, 'Close': 107.08000183105467, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 107.08000183105467}, {'Low': 1699.5, 'Date': '2022-07-20', 'High': 1708.5, 'Open': 1707.0999755859375, 'Close': 1699.5, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 130, 'date_str': '2022-07-20', 'Adj Close': 1699.5}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-21': 155.35000610351562, '2022-07-22': 154.08999633789062, '2022-07-25': 152.9499969482422, '2022-07-26': 151.60000610351562, '2022-07-27': 156.7899932861328, '2022-07-28': 157.35000610351562, '2022-07-29': 162.50999450683594, '2022-08-01': 161.50999450683594, '2022-08-02': 160.00999450683594, '2022-08-03': 166.1300048828125}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-22': 167.57000732421875}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-20': 143.38999938964844}, '6_months_later': {'2023-01-20': 137.8699951171875}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-20': 193.1300048828125}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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That helped offset production challenges.\nPositive earnings reports from Tesla and streaming giant Netflix Inc NFLX.O have of late boosted megacap growth stocks, which have been under pressure from rising interest rates.\nShares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.6% and 0.7%.\n"Is it possible that Tesla provides a short term rally? Yes, absolutely," said Giuseppe Sette, president of the quantitative research firm Toggle.\n"However, it seems likely that if we are truly in an age of liquidity withdrawal and quantitative tightening, rallies on high-momentum stocks like Tesla might not be secular or cyclical, but just rather short-term."\nWhile market participants took comfort in the positive results, they continue to await anxiously a Federal Reserve meeting next week where policymakers are expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation.\nThe rate decision will be followed by the crucial second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data, which is likely to be negative again.\nBy one common rule of thumb, two quarters of negative GDP growth would mean the United States is already in a recession.\n"The backdrop for U.S. corporate earnings looks challenging. With slowing economic growth, a strong US dollar and margins looking stretched, we suspect S&P 500 companies will struggle to meet the optimistic expectations embedded in analyst forecasts," said Thomas Mathews, markets economist at Capital Economics.\nAnalysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.9% for the second quarter, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the three-month period, according to Refinitiv data.\nMeanwhile, data showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose to the highest in eight months, suggesting some cooling in the labor market amid tighter monetary policy and financial conditions.\nAt 8:38 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 25 points, or 0.08%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 5 points, or 0.13%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 53.25 points, or 0.43%.\nFalling oil prices hit Chevron Corp CVX.N, which fell 1.9%, while other energy companies including Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N, Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N dropped between 1.9% and 2.5%.\nShares of U.S. airlines fell, with United Airlines Holdings UAL.O down 6% and American Airlines AAL.O off 3%.\nUnited Airlines posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, while American Airlines said cost pressure would remain elevated in the current quarter.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Medha Singh Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.6% and 0.7%. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 21 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to open higher on Thursday as electric automaker Tesla topped Wall Street's profit target, while futures tracking the Dow struggled for direction. While market participants took comfort in the positive results, they continue to await anxiously a Federal Reserve meeting next week where policymakers are expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.6% and 0.7%. Falling oil prices hit Chevron Corp CVX.N, which fell 1.9%, while other energy companies including Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N, Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N dropped between 1.9% and 2.5%. Shares of U.S. airlines fell, with United Airlines Holdings UAL.O down 6% and American Airlines AAL.O off 3%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, 500, Nasdaq set to open higher on upbeat Tesla results', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.6% and 0.7%. That helped offset production challenges. While market participants took comfort in the positive results, they continue to await anxiously a Federal Reserve meeting next week where policymakers are expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.6% and 0.7%. Positive earnings reports from Tesla and streaming giant Netflix Inc NFLX.O have of late boosted megacap growth stocks, which have been under pressure from rising interest rates. Shares of U.S. airlines fell, with United Airlines Holdings UAL.O down 6% and American Airlines AAL.O off 3%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsoft-msft-to-report-q4-earnings%3A-whats-in-the-cards', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Microsoft MSFT is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 26.\n\nOn Jun 2, Microsoft announced that it has lowered its fiscal fourth-quarter guidance, citing unfavorable foreign exchange rate movement. It expects to report between $51.94 billion and $52.74 billion in revenues for the quarter. The company had previously forecast fourth-quarter revenues in the range of $52.4 billion to $53.2 billion.\n\nMicrosoft also slightly cut its earnings forecast for the quarter, saying it now expects to report adjusted earnings per share (EPS) in the range of $2.24 to $2.32. Previously, the company projected adjusted EPS between $2.28 and $2.35.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $52.28 billion, implying growth of 13.28% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe consensus mark for earnings has declined 0.4% to $2.29 per share over the past 30 days, suggesting 5.53% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nMicrosoft’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 8.63%.\n\nLet’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement:\nMicrosoft Corporation Price and Consensus\nMicrosoft Corporation price-consensus-chart | Microsoft Corporation Quote\nTeams Momentum to Aid Growth\nContinued strength in its cloud computing platform, Azure, is expected to have positively impacted the Microsoft’s fiscal fourth-quarter numbers. Azure is witnessing rapid adoption owing to the accelerated digital transformation by business enterprises globally. Microsoft’s industry-specific cloud offering is also driving adoption.\n\nIntelligent Cloud revenues are anticipated between $21.1 billion and $21.35 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter. Azure's revenue growth is likely to have been aided by continued strength in consumption-based services.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Intelligent Cloud revenues is currently pegged at $21.13 billion, indicating 21.6% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe momentum witnessed for Teams, Microsoft’s workspace communication offering, might have acted as a tailwind. Teams’ user growth is expected to have been driven by the continuation of remote work and mainstream adoption of the hybrid/flexible work model.\n\nTeams’ monthly user base count has surpassed 270 million so far in 2022. The introductions of Teams Rooms, Mesh for Teams and Teams Essentials are noteworthy developments.\n\nTeams’ expanding customer base and features are actually helping Microsoft win share in the enterprise communication market against Zoom ZM.\n\nAt the end of first-quarter fiscal 2023, Zoom had over 198,900 enterprise customers, up 24% year over year. Moreover, 2,916 customers contributed more than $100,000 to the trailing 12 months’ revenues, up 46% year over year.\n\nA solid uptick in Teams and strong Azure demand instill investors’ confidence in Microsoft.\n\nStrong adoption of Dynamics 365 is expected to have driven top-line growth in the to-be-reported quarter. Microsoft expects revenue growth for Dynamics to be in the mid-20% range, driven by strength in Dynamics 365, including continued momentum in PowerApps.\nShares of Microsoft are down 22.1% year to date against Zoom’s plunge of 41.8%. Microsoft currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nPC Shipment Decline Likely to Have Hurt Top Line\nRevenues from Windows are likely to have been driven by steady traction seen in Windows Commercial products and cloud services growth amid weak PC demand.\n\nPer IDC data, 71.3 million PCs were shipped during the second quarter, down 15.3% from the year-ago period, primarily due to supply chain and geopolitical challenges, backed by lockdowns in China and persistent macroeconomic headwinds.\n\nAmong big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and ASUS registered a decrease in shipments.\n\nWhile Apple had a market share of 6.7%, Dell registered a market share of 18.5%. Dell’s PC sales declined 5.3% year over year to 13.2 million units, while Apple witnessed a decrease of 22.5% to 4.8 million units.\n\nMicrosoft expects Surface revenues to grow in the lower double-digit range, driven by steady demand for premium devices.\n\nWindows’ commercial products and cloud services revenues are expected to grow in the low double-digit range, driven by demand for Microsoft 365 and advanced security solutions. The consensus mark for revenues from Windows stands at $7.24 billion.\n\nMore Personal Computing revenues are expected between $14.65 billion and $14.95 billion. The company expects overall Windows OEM revenues to increase in the low to mid-single digit range, driven by the continued shift to a commercial-led PC market where revenues per license is higher.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for More Personal Computing revenues is currently pegged at $14.71 billion, indicating 4.5% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and ASUS registered a decrease in shipments. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Teams’ expanding customer base and features are actually helping Microsoft win share in the enterprise communication market against Zoom ZM.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and ASUS registered a decrease in shipments. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Let’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement: Microsoft Corporation Price and Consensus Microsoft Corporation price-consensus-chart | Microsoft Corporation Quote Teams Momentum to Aid Growth Continued strength in its cloud computing platform, Azure, is expected to have positively impacted the Microsoft’s fiscal fourth-quarter numbers.', 'news_article_title': "Microsoft (MSFT) to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and ASUS registered a decrease in shipments. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The company had previously forecast fourth-quarter revenues in the range of $52.4 billion to $53.2 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Among big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and ASUS registered a decrease in shipments. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Let’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement: Microsoft Corporation Price and Consensus Microsoft Corporation price-consensus-chart | Microsoft Corporation Quote Teams Momentum to Aid Growth Continued strength in its cloud computing platform, Azure, is expected to have positively impacted the Microsoft’s fiscal fourth-quarter numbers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple%3A-dont-underestimate-the-continued-growth-story-says-analyst', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Earnings season is now in full swing, but most of the big hitters at Wall Street’s quarterly extravaganza will report the period’s financials next week. And so will the biggest of them all; Apple (AAPL) will deliver its third fiscal quarter results (June quarter) after the close on July 28th (Thursday).\nWedbush\'s Daniel Ives thinks Apple will be able to meet expectations despite the “albatross” hanging round its neck. Recall, according to the company’s guidance, the Covid lockdowns in China are expected to “negatively impact” revenue to the tune of $4 billion to $8 billion in the quarter. However, despite the ongoing supply issues that have afflicted Apple - and others in the tech sector - iPhone demand is “holding up slightly better than expected.”\nIn any case, the 5-star analyst went on to add, the Street is “well aware of weakness this quarter and we believe ultimately is looking past June numbers to the September and December quarters with all eyes on the iPhone 14 production/demand cycle for the Fall staying on track.”\nHere, Ives believes Apple’s plan for the latest version of its flagship product is to initially match the iPhone 13’s performance, or “flattish,” which to the analyst indicates Apple is confident there’s enough demand for the new handset “despite the jittery macro.”\nWhile Ives claims investors are still underestimating the “stickiness of the iPhone upgrade cycle,” he also emphasizes the ongoing strength of another segment.\nServices are expected generate annual revenues of $80 billion this year, and into 2023 are anticipated to climb at a “steady ‘double digit’" rate. To Ives, as the company navigates through the market storm, this key revenue stream is at the heart of Apple\'s multiple and “growth story.”\nIn fact, Ives thinks that based on growth and EBITDA, the services segment on its own is worth more than $1 trillion and combined with the flagship hardware business presents a “very compelling” risk/reward case at current levels.\nAccordingly, Ives reiterated an Outperform (i.e. Buy) rating on Apple shares, along with a $200 price target, suggesting shares will be changing hands for ~29% premium a year from now. (To watch Ives’ track record, click here)\nThe Street’s average target is not quite as high, yet at $182.12, the figure leaves room for ~17% share appreciation over the coming months. Rating wise, based on 22 Buys vs. 6 Holds, the consensus view is that AAPL is a Strong Buy. (See Apple stock forecast on TipRanks)\nTo find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.\nDisclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And so will the biggest of them all; Apple (AAPL) will deliver its third fiscal quarter results (June quarter) after the close on July 28th (Thursday). Rating wise, based on 22 Buys vs. 6 Holds, the consensus view is that AAPL is a Strong Buy. Earnings season is now in full swing, but most of the big hitters at Wall Street’s quarterly extravaganza will report the period’s financials next week.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Rating wise, based on 22 Buys vs. 6 Holds, the consensus view is that AAPL is a Strong Buy. And so will the biggest of them all; Apple (AAPL) will deliver its third fiscal quarter results (June quarter) after the close on July 28th (Thursday). Wedbush's Daniel Ives thinks Apple will be able to meet expectations despite the “albatross” hanging round its neck.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple: Don’t Underestimate the Continued Growth Story, Says Analyst', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And so will the biggest of them all; Apple (AAPL) will deliver its third fiscal quarter results (June quarter) after the close on July 28th (Thursday). Rating wise, based on 22 Buys vs. 6 Holds, the consensus view is that AAPL is a Strong Buy. Earnings season is now in full swing, but most of the big hitters at Wall Street’s quarterly extravaganza will report the period’s financials next week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'And so will the biggest of them all; Apple (AAPL) will deliver its third fiscal quarter results (June quarter) after the close on July 28th (Thursday). Rating wise, based on 22 Buys vs. 6 Holds, the consensus view is that AAPL is a Strong Buy. However, despite the ongoing supply issues that have afflicted Apple - and others in the tech sector - iPhone demand is “holding up slightly better than expected.” In any case, the 5-star analyst went on to add, the Street is “well aware of weakness this quarter and we believe ultimately is looking past June numbers to the September and December quarters with all eyes on the iPhone 14 production/demand cycle for the Fall staying on track.” Here, Ives believes Apple’s plan for the latest version of its flagship product is to initially match the iPhone 13’s performance, or “flattish,” which to the analyst indicates Apple is confident there’s enough demand for the new handset “despite the jittery macro.” While Ives claims investors are still underestimating the “stickiness of the iPhone upgrade cycle,” he also emphasizes the ongoing strength of another segment.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-closes-higher-boosted-by-strong-tesla-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nTesla shares rise as profit tops expectations\nAT&T drags down communication services sector\nAmazon, Apple rise ahead of earnings on July 28\nEnergy stocks lead sectoral declines\nIndexes up: Dow 0.51%, S&P 500 0.99%, Nasdaq 1.36%\nUpdates prices, adds details\nBy Echo Wang\nJuly 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Thursday boosted by a late-afternoon rally and gains in heavyweight growth stocks, including Tesla.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.4% to lead the gains while the S&P 500 closed at its highest level since June 9. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%.\nTesla TSLA.Oshares surged 9.8% after the electric vehicle maker late on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results. The gains helped offset a slide in telecom and energy shares, while AT&T Inc T.N tumbled, sending telecom shares down after the wireless carrier cut its cash flow forecast saying some subscribers were delaying bill payments. Energy stocks slipped on weak crude prices.\n“The earnings picture has been maybe a little better than investors feared," said J. Bryant Evans, investment adviser and portfolio manager at Cozad Asset Management. "We investors are thinking that ..especially technology (sector) has come down too far, and maybe there\'s some valuation opportunities there.”\nAmazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O each rose 1.5%, with both companies set to report their earnings on July 28.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 162.06 points, or 0.51%, to 32,036.9, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 39.05 points, or 0.99%, to 3,998.95 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 161.96 points, or 1.36%, to 12,059.61.\nNine of the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500 closed in positive territory, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD, heath care .SPXHC and information technology .SPLRCT posting the biggest gains adding over 1% each.\nFalling oil prices hit the S&P 500 energy sector .SPNY, which tumbled 1.7% to lead declines across the sectors.\nMarket participants continue to await anxiously for the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting next week where policymakers are expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation.\nJoining its global peers, the European Central Bank delivered a 50 basis points rate hike to tame inflation in its first rate increase since 2011.\nThe Fed rate decision next week will be followed by the crucial second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data, which is likely to be negative again.\nBy one common rule of thumb, two quarters of negative GDP growth would mean the United States is in a recession.\nThe number of Americans enrolling for unemployment benefits rose to the highest in eight months, the latest data to further fan fears of a recession.\n“Consumers are just beginning to react to less money in their pockets, either from reduced overall job market or from rising interest rates and inflation”, Evans added.\n“Part of the strong earnings reflects the past strength of consumers, whereas a lot of this broader decline that we\'ve seen .. over the past few months has priced in a slowing in broader economy that eventually would affect consumers.”\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.58 billion shares, compared with the 11.63 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.77-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.52-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 23 new highs and 46 new lows.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; +1 9172873971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]@reuters.net))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '"We investors are thinking that ..especially technology (sector) has come down too far, and maybe there\'s some valuation opportunities there.” Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O each rose 1.5%, with both companies set to report their earnings on July 28. Tesla shares rise as profit tops expectations AT&T drags down communication services sector Amazon, Apple rise ahead of earnings on July 28 Energy stocks lead sectoral declines Indexes up: Dow 0.51%, S&P 500 0.99%, Nasdaq 1.36% Updates prices, adds details By Echo Wang July 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Thursday boosted by a late-afternoon rally and gains in heavyweight growth stocks, including Tesla. Nine of the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500 closed in positive territory, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD, heath care .SPXHC and information technology .SPLRCT posting the biggest gains adding over 1% each.', 'news_luhn_summary': '"We investors are thinking that ..especially technology (sector) has come down too far, and maybe there\'s some valuation opportunities there.” Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O each rose 1.5%, with both companies set to report their earnings on July 28. Tesla shares rise as profit tops expectations AT&T drags down communication services sector Amazon, Apple rise ahead of earnings on July 28 Energy stocks lead sectoral declines Indexes up: Dow 0.51%, S&P 500 0.99%, Nasdaq 1.36% Updates prices, adds details By Echo Wang July 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Thursday boosted by a late-afternoon rally and gains in heavyweight growth stocks, including Tesla. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 162.06 points, or 0.51%, to 32,036.9, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 39.05 points, or 0.99%, to 3,998.95 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 161.96 points, or 1.36%, to 12,059.61.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street closes higher boosted by strong Tesla earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': '"We investors are thinking that ..especially technology (sector) has come down too far, and maybe there\'s some valuation opportunities there.” Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O each rose 1.5%, with both companies set to report their earnings on July 28. Tesla shares rise as profit tops expectations AT&T drags down communication services sector Amazon, Apple rise ahead of earnings on July 28 Energy stocks lead sectoral declines Indexes up: Dow 0.51%, S&P 500 0.99%, Nasdaq 1.36% Updates prices, adds details By Echo Wang July 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Thursday boosted by a late-afternoon rally and gains in heavyweight growth stocks, including Tesla. The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.4% to lead the gains while the S&P 500 closed at its highest level since June 9.', 'news_textrank_summary': '"We investors are thinking that ..especially technology (sector) has come down too far, and maybe there\'s some valuation opportunities there.” Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O each rose 1.5%, with both companies set to report their earnings on July 28. Tesla shares rise as profit tops expectations AT&T drags down communication services sector Amazon, Apple rise ahead of earnings on July 28 Energy stocks lead sectoral declines Indexes up: Dow 0.51%, S&P 500 0.99%, Nasdaq 1.36% Updates prices, adds details By Echo Wang July 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Thursday boosted by a late-afternoon rally and gains in heavyweight growth stocks, including Tesla. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 162.06 points, or 0.51%, to 32,036.9, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 39.05 points, or 0.99%, to 3,998.95 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 161.96 points, or 1.36%, to 12,059.61.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/snap-misses-revenue-targets-as-growing-competition-slows-growth-shares-fall', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sheila Dang\nJuly 21 (Reuters) - Snap Inc SNAP.N missed second-quarter revenue targets on Thursday as record-high inflation and increasing competition from rival apps like TikTok hurt advertising demand, but it reported higher user growth than Wall Street had expected.\nShares of Snap dropped 21% in trading after the bell.\nThe Snapchat owner is the first of the major tech firms to report second-quarter earnings, and the results could be a bellwether of conditions also affecting Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc FB.O, which reports results next week, and Twitter Inc TWTR.N, which reports on Friday.\n"We are not satisfied with the results we are delivering, regardless of the current headwinds," Snap said in prepared remarks released ahead of a conference call with analysts.\nRevenue for the second quarter ended June 30 was $1.11 billion, an increase of 13% from the prior-year quarter. The figure missed analyst expectations of $1.14 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\nRecent privacy changes on iPhones, macroeconomic challenges and increasing competition for advertising dollars all contributed to "substantially slowed" revenue growth, Snap said.\nThe Santa Monica, California-based company said it intended to significantly slow hiring, invest in its advertising business and find new sources of revenue, in order to grow at a faster pace.\nDaily active users on Snapchat rose 18% year-over-year to 347 million, beating consensus estimates of 344 million users.\nSnap said revenue so far in the current third quarter is flat compared with the prior year, but did not provide revenue guidance because "forward-looking visibility remains incredibly challenging."\nInvestors are expecting the slowest-ever pace of growth for social media ad revenue this year, as increasing competition from TikTok and Apple Inc AAPL.O in advertising could compound economic conditions.\nSnap on Thursday also announced a share repurchase program of up to $500 million.\n(Reporting by Sheila Dang in Dallas Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; +1 646-983-0894))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Investors are expecting the slowest-ever pace of growth for social media ad revenue this year, as increasing competition from TikTok and Apple Inc AAPL.O in advertising could compound economic conditions. By Sheila Dang July 21 (Reuters) - Snap Inc SNAP.N missed second-quarter revenue targets on Thursday as record-high inflation and increasing competition from rival apps like TikTok hurt advertising demand, but it reported higher user growth than Wall Street had expected. The Santa Monica, California-based company said it intended to significantly slow hiring, invest in its advertising business and find new sources of revenue, in order to grow at a faster pace.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Investors are expecting the slowest-ever pace of growth for social media ad revenue this year, as increasing competition from TikTok and Apple Inc AAPL.O in advertising could compound economic conditions. By Sheila Dang July 21 (Reuters) - Snap Inc SNAP.N missed second-quarter revenue targets on Thursday as record-high inflation and increasing competition from rival apps like TikTok hurt advertising demand, but it reported higher user growth than Wall Street had expected. The figure missed analyst expectations of $1.14 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.', 'news_article_title': 'Snap misses revenue targets as growing competition slows growth, shares fall', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Investors are expecting the slowest-ever pace of growth for social media ad revenue this year, as increasing competition from TikTok and Apple Inc AAPL.O in advertising could compound economic conditions. By Sheila Dang July 21 (Reuters) - Snap Inc SNAP.N missed second-quarter revenue targets on Thursday as record-high inflation and increasing competition from rival apps like TikTok hurt advertising demand, but it reported higher user growth than Wall Street had expected. The Snapchat owner is the first of the major tech firms to report second-quarter earnings, and the results could be a bellwether of conditions also affecting Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc FB.O, which reports results next week, and Twitter Inc TWTR.N, which reports on Friday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors are expecting the slowest-ever pace of growth for social media ad revenue this year, as increasing competition from TikTok and Apple Inc AAPL.O in advertising could compound economic conditions. By Sheila Dang July 21 (Reuters) - Snap Inc SNAP.N missed second-quarter revenue targets on Thursday as record-high inflation and increasing competition from rival apps like TikTok hurt advertising demand, but it reported higher user growth than Wall Street had expected. Recent privacy changes on iPhones, macroeconomic challenges and increasing competition for advertising dollars all contributed to "substantially slowed" revenue growth, Snap said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-why-pelotons-new-ceo-is-saying-no-to-growth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) is expected to report results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2022 early next month. And management will likely communicate its expectations for the business in fiscal 2023 at that time. Considering that shares of Peloton are down by 95% from their all-time high, I\'m sure investors will be watching this event with utmost interest.\nHowever, investors need not wonder what new CEO Barry McCarthy\'s focus will be in the coming year for the connected-fitness company. On the fiscal Q3 2022earnings call McCarthy said five words that unequivocally set the tone for fiscal 2023: "Positive cash flow trumps growth."\nPeloton says "no" to growth\nPeloton sells home exercise equipment and monetizes its hardware with a subscription service offering exercise classes. Investors were initially attracted to Peloton because it was a high-growth stock. Consider its historical growth rates.\nFISCAL YEAR REVENUE GROWTH RATE\n2018 $435 million 99%\n2019 $915 million 110%\n2020 $1.825 billion 100%\n2021 $4.021 billion 120%\nSource: Peloton Interactive\'s financial filings. Chart by author.\nYou\'d be hard-pressed to find another business that sustained a compound annual growth rate of more than 100% for four years at this scale. It\'s commendable. But it\'s also over.\nThrough the first three quarters of its fiscal 2022, Peloton has generated $2.9 billion in revenue, and it\'s guiding for revenue in the $675 million to $700 million range in its Q4. Assuming the company achieves the high end of management\'s guidance, revenue for fiscal 2022 would be down about 10% year over year.\nHowever, Peloton does have growth opportunities that it\'s choosing not to pursue. For example, McCarthy said revenue for its subscription business in international markets was up 92% year over year in Q3. Given this strength, one might think it would make sense to energetically push into these nascent markets.\nBut McCarthy disagrees. Through the first three quarters of fiscal 2022, just 9% of Peloton\'s total revenue came from international markets. Because these operations don\'t yet have the necessary scale, if the company were to pursue growth in them more aggressively, it would do so temporarily at the expense of free cash flow.\nTherefore, Peloton is saying "no" to this international growth opportunity -- and to other growth opportunities as well -- for now.\nPeloton says "yes" to cash flow\nWith Peloton stock down by 95% from its peak, you might think that the business is in its death throes. However, it does have a viable path back to positive free cash flow -- and McCarthy has a plan. In Q3, he said, "The objective here is to get the business to positive free cash flow in [fiscal year 2023], just full stop."\nThere are multiple facets to that strategy, but I believe the most significant part involves improving its inventory management. As of Dec. 31 -- the end of its fiscal Q2 2022 -- Peloton had more than $1.5 billion worth of inventory on its balance sheet, an increase of 64% year over year. That same quarter, its revenue from exercise hardware was down 8%. In other words, inventory was building up and demand was sliding.\nFor most other tech companies, hardware products have short shelf lives as new models make older ones obsolete, making inventory buildup a crushing scenario. Fortunately for Peloton, exercise bikes and treadmills don\'t go through rapid product iterations. Today\'s inventory can be sold next year and beyond while still maintaining relevance.\nAt the end of its Q3, Peloton\'s inventory was down to $1.4 billion. And management expects that metric to keep falling as its slows manufacturing. Considering that its market capitalization is only $3.1 billion now, selling this existing inventory could result in game-changing amounts of cash flow in fiscal 2023 and beyond.\nOne of the keys for Peloton, therefore, is whether its brand has enough power to keep attracting customers. On one hand, it seems to have lost a little luster. According to Comparably, Peloton\'s Net Promoter Score (a measure of consumer engagement) was 63 as of July. This is a significant drop from its score of 76 in August 2021. However, when it comes to these scores, anything above zero is positive, and 63 is still quite a good result.\nAs another data point, the Prophet Brand Relevance Index recently ranked Peloton as the second-most relevant brand in the U.S. for the second year in a row -- behind only Apple. These data points suggest that Peloton still has the brand power to sustain strong equipment sales, even if its growth is slower (or nonexistent).\nAll Peloton needs is to maintain fiscal discipline while it converts its excess inventory into cash flow -- and that\'s what it appears to be doing. Therefore, this broken stock could start performing well from here.\n10 stocks we like better than Peloton Interactive\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Peloton Interactive wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJon Quast has positions in Peloton Interactive. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Peloton Interactive. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) is expected to report results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2022 early next month. Considering that its market capitalization is only $3.1 billion now, selling this existing inventory could result in game-changing amounts of cash flow in fiscal 2023 and beyond. These data points suggest that Peloton still has the brand power to sustain strong equipment sales, even if its growth is slower (or nonexistent).', 'news_luhn_summary': '2018 $435 million 99% 2019 $915 million 110% 2020 $1.825 billion 100% 2021 $4.021 billion 120% Source: Peloton Interactive\'s financial filings. In Q3, he said, "The objective here is to get the business to positive free cash flow in [fiscal year 2023], just full stop." The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': "Here's Why Peloton's New CEO Is Saying 'No' to Growth", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On the fiscal Q3 2022earnings call McCarthy said five words that unequivocally set the tone for fiscal 2023: "Positive cash flow trumps growth." Assuming the company achieves the high end of management\'s guidance, revenue for fiscal 2022 would be down about 10% year over year. For example, McCarthy said revenue for its subscription business in international markets was up 92% year over year in Q3.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Peloton says "no" to growth Peloton sells home exercise equipment and monetizes its hardware with a subscription service offering exercise classes. Peloton says "yes" to cash flow With Peloton stock down by 95% from its peak, you might think that the business is in its death throes. As of Dec. 31 -- the end of its fiscal Q2 2022 -- Peloton had more than $1.5 billion worth of inventory on its balance sheet, an increase of 64% year over year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/see-which-of-the-latest-13f-filers-holds-apple-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 20 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 15 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea to take a closer look.\nBefore we proceed, it is important to point out that 13F filings do not tell the whole story, because these funds are only required to disclose their long positions with the SEC, but are not required to disclose their short positions. A fund making a bearish bet against a stock by shorting calls, for example, might also be long some amount of stock as they trade around their overall bearish position. This long component could show up in a 13F filing and everyone might assume the fund is bullish, but this tells only part of the story because the bearish/short side of the position is not seen.\nHaving given that caveat, we believe that looking at groups of 13F filings can be revealing, especially when comparing one holding period to another. Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:\nFUND NEW POSITION? CHANGE IN SHARE COUNT CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE ($ IN 1000'S)\nMizuho Securities Co. Ltd. Existing -14,499 -$2,504\nStewart & Patten Co. LLC Existing -2,262 -$8,448\nLeo H. Evart Inc. Existing -50 -$643\nG&S Capital LLC Existing -8,831 -$2,526\nPeterson Wealth Advisors LLC Existing -156 -$534\nHollencrest Capital Management Existing -1,828 -$5,243\nAlpha Omega Wealth Management LLC Existing -2,318 -$4,291\nMorton Brown Family Wealth LLC Existing -121 -$372\nTradewinds Capital Management LLC Existing -34,534 -$6,587\nSavior LLC Existing -883 -$322\nWelch Group LLC Existing +9,042 -$12,681\nFjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Existing UNCH $UNCH\nMeans Investment CO. Inc. Existing -1,345 -$17,344\nAtlantic Union Bankshares Corp Existing -2,365 -$11,646\nPrivate Capital Advisors Inc. Existing +3,084 -$13,282\nAggregate Change: -57,066 -$86,423\nIn terms of shares owned, we count 2 of the above funds having increased existing AAPL positions from 03/31/2022 to 06/30/2022, with 12 having decreased their positions.\nLooking beyond these particular funds in this one batch of most recent filers, we tallied up the AAPL share count in the aggregate among all of the funds which held AAPL at the 06/30/2022 reporting period (out of the 1,084 we looked at in total). We then compared that number to the sum total of AAPL shares those same funds held back at the 03/31/2022 period, to see how the aggregate share count held by hedge funds has moved for AAPL. We found that between these two periods, funds reduced their holdings by 1,312,135 shares in the aggregate, from 154,113,118 down to 152,800,983 for a share count decline of approximately -0.85%. The overall top three funds holding AAPL on 06/30/2022 were:\n» FUND SHARES OF AAPL HELD\n1. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC 12,086,064\n2. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. 5,159,502\n3. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC 4,402,544\n4-10 Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding AAPL »\nWe'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL).\n10 S&P 500 Components Hedge Funds Are Buying »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 20 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 15 of these funds. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:", 'news_luhn_summary': "At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 20 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 15 of these funds. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC 4,402,544 4-10 Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding AAPL » We'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:", 'news_article_title': 'See Which Of The Latest 13F Filers Holds Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Existing +3,084 -$13,282 Aggregate Change: -57,066 -$86,423 In terms of shares owned, we count 2 of the above funds having increased existing AAPL positions from 03/31/2022 to 06/30/2022, with 12 having decreased their positions. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC 4,402,544 4-10 Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding AAPL » We'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 20 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 15 of these funds.", 'news_textrank_summary': "We then compared that number to the sum total of AAPL shares those same funds held back at the 03/31/2022 period, to see how the aggregate share count held by hedge funds has moved for AAPL. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC 4,402,544 4-10 Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding AAPL » We'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 20 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 15 of these funds."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/t-mobile-unveils-ultimate-for-iphone-wireless-plan-for-small-businesses', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - T-Mobile (TMUS) and Apple (AAPL) have teamed up to launch Ultimate+ for iPhone, the first and only wireless plan for small businesses that includes Apple Business Essentials, a new iPhone 13 for new lines, and more. The plan helps keep business customers connected in over 210 countries and destinations across the world with unlimited text and data, including 5GB of free high-speed data per month for $50 a month per line. The plan also includes a 200GB of high-speed hotspot data per month.\nThe Ultimate+ for iPhone is the only wireless plan that enables customers to get the Apple Business Essentials, which combines device management, 24/7 Apple support, and iCloud backup and storage into a single subscription. Each employee who adds a new line on the plan gets a new iPhone 13.\nFor small business customers who may want to add Apple Business Essentials to just a few existing lines, T-Mobile is providing a la carte option that allows customers to add Business Essentials to any T-Mobile business plan for $2.99 per month. T-Mobile is also offering free a la carte through the end of 2022.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - T-Mobile (TMUS) and Apple (AAPL) have teamed up to launch Ultimate+ for iPhone, the first and only wireless plan for small businesses that includes Apple Business Essentials, a new iPhone 13 for new lines, and more. The plan helps keep business customers connected in over 210 countries and destinations across the world with unlimited text and data, including 5GB of free high-speed data per month for $50 a month per line. The Ultimate+ for iPhone is the only wireless plan that enables customers to get the Apple Business Essentials, which combines device management, 24/7 Apple support, and iCloud backup and storage into a single subscription.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - T-Mobile (TMUS) and Apple (AAPL) have teamed up to launch Ultimate+ for iPhone, the first and only wireless plan for small businesses that includes Apple Business Essentials, a new iPhone 13 for new lines, and more. The plan helps keep business customers connected in over 210 countries and destinations across the world with unlimited text and data, including 5GB of free high-speed data per month for $50 a month per line. For small business customers who may want to add Apple Business Essentials to just a few existing lines, T-Mobile is providing a la carte option that allows customers to add Business Essentials to any T-Mobile business plan for $2.99 per month.', 'news_article_title': 'T-Mobile Unveils Ultimate+ For IPhone Wireless Plan For Small Businesses', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - T-Mobile (TMUS) and Apple (AAPL) have teamed up to launch Ultimate+ for iPhone, the first and only wireless plan for small businesses that includes Apple Business Essentials, a new iPhone 13 for new lines, and more. The plan helps keep business customers connected in over 210 countries and destinations across the world with unlimited text and data, including 5GB of free high-speed data per month for $50 a month per line. For small business customers who may want to add Apple Business Essentials to just a few existing lines, T-Mobile is providing a la carte option that allows customers to add Business Essentials to any T-Mobile business plan for $2.99 per month.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - T-Mobile (TMUS) and Apple (AAPL) have teamed up to launch Ultimate+ for iPhone, the first and only wireless plan for small businesses that includes Apple Business Essentials, a new iPhone 13 for new lines, and more. The plan helps keep business customers connected in over 210 countries and destinations across the world with unlimited text and data, including 5GB of free high-speed data per month for $50 a month per line. For small business customers who may want to add Apple Business Essentials to just a few existing lines, T-Mobile is providing a la carte option that allows customers to add Business Essentials to any T-Mobile business plan for $2.99 per month.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-a-beat-likely-for-f5-networks-ffiv-this-earnings-season', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'F5 Networks FFIV is likely to beat expectations when it reports third-quarter fiscal 2022 results after market close on Jul 25. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of 6%.\nThe company’s earnings surpassed estimates in all the trailing four quarters, the average beat being 7.5%.\nFor the fiscal third quarter, F5 Networks estimates revenues in the range of $660-$680 million ($670 million at the midpoint). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $667.4 million, suggesting a year-over-year increase of 2.4%.\nThe company anticipates non-GAAP earnings in the range of $2.18-$2.30 per share ($2.24 at the midpoint). The Zacks Consensus Estimate stands at $2.23 per share, indicating a year-over-year decrease of approximately 19.2%.\nLet’s see how things have shaped up before the upcoming announcement.\nF5, Inc. Price and Consensus\nF5, Inc. price-consensus-chart | F5, Inc. Quote\nFactors to Note Ahead of Q3 Results\nF5 Networks’ fiscal third-quarter performance is likely to have benefited from the hybrid work environment and the ongoing digital transformation wave, which is boosting the demand for secured communication networks.\nF5 Network’s sustained focus on transitioning the business to a software-driven model is anticipated to have aided the company’s overall performance in the fiscal third quarter. The surging demand for multi-cloud application services is expected to have been a key growth driver during the quarter.\nMoreover, the rising traction of the Enterprise License Agreement and annual subscriptions by customers are likely to have boosted software growth. F5 Networks expects revenues from the Software segment to increase in the 35%-40% range in full-fiscal 2022.\nAdditionally, FFIV and NGINX’s (pronounced as engine x) first combined solution — Controller 3.0 — is expected to have boosted the total addressable market and deal sizes across the DevOps and Super-NetOps customer profiles. This is estimated to have positively impacted the company’s overall performance during the fiscal third quarter.\nHowever, the ongoing industry-wide supply-chain constraints for components are likely to have negatively impacted F5 Networks’ systems sales during the third quarter. The company forecasts that the recent supply-chain constraints will lead to a significant shortfall in its ability to deliver products in the third quarter.\nThis, in turn, is anticipated to have partially offset the benefits of the growth projection for the software business, thereby leading to much slower growth in overall Product segment revenues. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Product revenues stands at $324 million, indicating an increase of 4.5% from the year-ago reported figure of $310 million.\nEarnings Whispers\nOur proven model predicts an earnings beat for F5 Networks this time. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat, which is the case here.\nEarnings ESP: Earnings ESP, which represents the difference between the Most Accurate Estimate ($2.26 per share) and the Zacks Consensus Estimate ($2.23 per share), is +1.16%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they are reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\nZacks Rank: FFIV carries a Zacks Rank #3.\nOther Stocks With the Favorable Combination\nPer our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL also have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases.\nValero sports a Zacks Rank #1 and has an Earnings ESP of +10.22%. The company is scheduled to report second-quarter 2022 results on Jul 28. Valero’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 84.3%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for VLO’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $8.78 per share, indicating a sharp improvement from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 48 cents per share. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $39.7 billion, suggesting a year-over-year increase of 42.9%.\nMerck currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 and has an Earnings ESP of +7.18%. The company is slated to report its second-quarter 2022 results on Jul 28. Merck’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 13.4%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Merck’s second-quarter earnings stands at $1.77 per share, implying a year-over-year increase of 35.1%. MRK is estimated to report revenues of $13.9 billion, which suggests growth of 21.5% from the year-ago quarter.\nApple is slated to report third-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 28. The company carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +0.88% at present. Apple’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while meeting the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 11.9%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for quarterly earnings is pegged at $1.13 per share, suggesting a year-over-year decline of 13.1%. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion.\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMerck & Co., Inc. (MRK): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nValero Energy Corporation (VLO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nF5, Inc. (FFIV): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Other Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL also have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Other Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL also have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Is a Beat Likely for F5 Networks (FFIV) This Earnings Season?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Other Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL also have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Other Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, Merck & Co. MRK and Apple AAPL also have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.5% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-futures-fight-to-stay-positive-with-upbeat-tesla-results', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures: Dow down 0.30%, S&P off 0.18%, Nasdaq up 0.05%\nJuly 21 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures eked out gains on Thursday as electric automaker Tesla topped Wall Street\'s profit target, while futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Dow struggled for direction ahead of more earnings reports.\nTesla TSLA.O rose 3.4% in premarket trading as its quarterly profit benefited from a string of price increases for its cars. That helped offset production challenges, but Chief Executive Elon Musk said it could hurt demand.\nPositive earnings reports from Tesla and streaming giant Netflix Inc NFLX.O have of late boosted megacap growth stocks, which have been under pressure from rising interest rates.\nShares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.2% and 0.4%.\nWhile market participants cheered the positive results, they continue to await anxiously a Federal Reserve meeting next week where policymakers are expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation.\nThe rate decision will be followed by the crucial second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data, which is likely to be negative again.\nBy one common rule of thumb, two quarters of negative GDP growth would mean the United States is already in a recession.\n"The backdrop for U.S. corporate earnings looks challenging. With slowing economic growth, a strong US dollar and margins looking stretched, we suspect S&P 500 companies will struggle to meet the optimistic expectations embedded in analyst forecasts," said Thomas Mathews, markets economist at Capital Economics.\nAnalysts expect aggregate year-on-year S&P 500 profit to grow 5.9% for the second quarter, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the three-month period, according to Refinitiv data.\nAt 6:53 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 96 points, or 0.3%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 7 points, or 0.18%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 6.25 points, or 0.05%.\nFalling oil prices hit Chevron Corp CVX.N, which fell 2.4%, while other energy companies including Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N, Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N dropped between 2.3% and 4.2%.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.2% and 0.4%. Positive earnings reports from Tesla and streaming giant Netflix Inc NFLX.O have of late boosted megacap growth stocks, which have been under pressure from rising interest rates. While market participants cheered the positive results, they continue to await anxiously a Federal Reserve meeting next week where policymakers are expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.2% and 0.4%. Futures: Dow down 0.30%, S&P off 0.18%, Nasdaq up 0.05% July 21 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures eked out gains on Thursday as electric automaker Tesla topped Wall Street's profit target, while futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Dow struggled for direction ahead of more earnings reports. Positive earnings reports from Tesla and streaming giant Netflix Inc NFLX.O have of late boosted megacap growth stocks, which have been under pressure from rising interest rates.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq futures fight to stay positive with upbeat Tesla results', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.2% and 0.4%. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. While market participants cheered the positive results, they continue to await anxiously a Federal Reserve meeting next week where policymakers are expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also gained between 0.2% and 0.4%. Futures: Dow down 0.30%, S&P off 0.18%, Nasdaq up 0.05% July 21 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures eked out gains on Thursday as electric automaker Tesla topped Wall Street's profit target, while futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Dow struggled for direction ahead of more earnings reports. Positive earnings reports from Tesla and streaming giant Netflix Inc NFLX.O have of late boosted megacap growth stocks, which have been under pressure from rising interest rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-market-edge-highlights%3A-microsoft-apple-sony-expedia-and-booking', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – July 21, 2022 – Zacks Market Edge is a podcast hosted weekly by Zacks Stock Strategist Tracey Ryniec. Every week, Tracey will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. To listen to the podcast, click here: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1955352/how-to-be-a-long-term-stock-investor\nHow to Be a Long-Term Stock Investor\nWelcome to Episode #323 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast.\n(0:30) - What It Takes To Be A Buy and Hold Investor\n(6:45) - Breaking Down Jim Cramer\'s 17 years on Mad Money: Best Performing Stocks\n(15:40) - Tracey’s Top Tips For Long Term Investors\n(26:55) - Episode Roundup: NFLX, GOOGL, AAPL, REGN, MNST, BKNG, NVDA, AMZN, ILMN, MPWR, TYL, META, SONY\n [email protected]\nEvery week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life.\nThis week, Tracey is going solo to talk about tips on how to be a long-term investor.\nLong-term investing should be easy, right? You simply buy some good quality companies and hold for years.\nIf only it was truly that simple.\nLong-Term Investing: Easy?\nUnfortunately, bear markets, recessions and other events intrude on the psychology of long-term investors with many ending up questioning the strategy. It takes a strong stomach to hold for years, or even decades.\nAnd how do you pick the "best" companies? Two companies in the same industry may have very different trajectories on the stock market (see below with Booking and Expedia).\nIs long-term investing all about luck?\nWhat If You Had Owned These 5 Stocks Over the Last 17 Years?\n1. Microsoft (MSFT)\nBecause of the big 5-year rally, many investors believe Microsoft is a "sure thing" that has always done well. Many kick themselves for not buying after the dot-com bust. But should they?\nFrom March 2005 to March 2015, a 10-year time period, Microsoft shares were only up 61%. But shares were up 924% over the last 17 years, helped by a 251% gain over the last 5 years.\nMicrosoft shares have fallen 23% year-to-date but still trades with a forward P/E of 24.\nIs this a buying opportunity in Microsoft for long-term investors?\n2. Apple (AAPL)\nApple is, perhaps, THE stock that most investors "woulda, coulda" on. This is the one they regret not buying when the iPhone launched in 2007.\nFrom March 2005 through this year, shares are up about 10,000%. But that was then and this is now.\nShares of Apple have only pulled back about 15% this year. Apple is not a cheap stock with a forward P/E of 24. And its dividend is a meager 0.6%.\nIs Apple still a must-own stock for long-term investors?\n3. Sony (SONY)\nSony, the Japanese technology and entertainment giant, has outperformed the S&P 500 over the last 5 years with shares up 108% versus 77.8% for the S&P.\nBut longer term, Sony has not been the success story for long-term investors like Microsoft and Apple. From 2005 to 2022, shares were up just 124% with the NASDAQ gaining 467% during that time.\nAfter falling 32.7% this year, Sony now trades with a forward P/E of just 14.\nIs it time to make a bet on Sony?\n4. Expedia (EXPE)\nWhat if you traveled a lot in 2005 and were an Expedia Group member so you decided to buy the stock.\nFrom March 2005 to today -- 17 years -- Expedia shares have gained just 103%. The last 5 years were pretty tough as well, with shares down 40% during that time compared to a 77.8% gain in the S&P 500.\nLong-term investors in Expedia have had a rough time but shares are now trading at just 14.3x and earnings are expected to jump 300% this year.\nIs it time to consider Expedia?\n5. Booking (BKNG)\nBack in 2005, Booking was known as Priceline. It was a big dot-com bubble winner but then went bust. If you had bought in March 2005, however, and held until today, it would have gained 7782%.\nBut much of that gain was front loaded over the last 17 years because over the last 5 years, shares are up just 20.3%. After falling 23.5% this year, Booking now trades at just 17x forward earnings.\nWith everyone traveling in 2022, should Booking be on your short list?\nWhat Else Should You Know About Long-Term Stock Investing?\nTune into this week\'s podcast to find out.\n[In full disclosure, Tracey owns shares of MSFT and BKNG in her personal portfolio.]\nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P\'s impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zacksresearch\nJoin us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch/\nZacks Investment Research is under common control with affiliated entities (including a broker-dealer and an investment adviser), which may engage in transactions involving the foregoing securities for the clients of such affiliates.\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com/performance\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExpedia Group, Inc. (EXPE): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nBooking Holdings Inc. (BKNG): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSony Corporation (SONY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(0:30) - What It Takes To Be A Buy and Hold Investor (6:45) - Breaking Down Jim Cramer\'s 17 years on Mad Money: Best Performing Stocks (15:40) - Tracey’s Top Tips For Long Term Investors (26:55) - Episode Roundup: NFLX, GOOGL, AAPL, REGN, MNST, BKNG, NVDA, AMZN, ILMN, MPWR, TYL, META, SONY [email protected] Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. Apple (AAPL) Apple is, perhaps, THE stock that most investors "woulda, coulda" on. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': '(0:30) - What It Takes To Be A Buy and Hold Investor (6:45) - Breaking Down Jim Cramer\'s 17 years on Mad Money: Best Performing Stocks (15:40) - Tracey’s Top Tips For Long Term Investors (26:55) - Episode Roundup: NFLX, GOOGL, AAPL, REGN, MNST, BKNG, NVDA, AMZN, ILMN, MPWR, TYL, META, SONY [email protected] Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. Apple (AAPL) Apple is, perhaps, THE stock that most investors "woulda, coulda" on. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Market Edge Highlights: Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Expedia and Booking', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(0:30) - What It Takes To Be A Buy and Hold Investor (6:45) - Breaking Down Jim Cramer\'s 17 years on Mad Money: Best Performing Stocks (15:40) - Tracey’s Top Tips For Long Term Investors (26:55) - Episode Roundup: NFLX, GOOGL, AAPL, REGN, MNST, BKNG, NVDA, AMZN, ILMN, MPWR, TYL, META, SONY [email protected] Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. Apple (AAPL) Apple is, perhaps, THE stock that most investors "woulda, coulda" on. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': '(0:30) - What It Takes To Be A Buy and Hold Investor (6:45) - Breaking Down Jim Cramer\'s 17 years on Mad Money: Best Performing Stocks (15:40) - Tracey’s Top Tips For Long Term Investors (26:55) - Episode Roundup: NFLX, GOOGL, AAPL, REGN, MNST, BKNG, NVDA, AMZN, ILMN, MPWR, TYL, META, SONY [email protected] Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. Apple (AAPL) Apple is, perhaps, THE stock that most investors "woulda, coulda" on. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-etf-eps-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 02/23/2007, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Wisdomtree. It has amassed assets over $637.62 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nWhile value stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, they also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Considering long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets; however, they are more likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.83%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 24.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 29.3% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nEPS seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Index before fees and expenses. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. Stock Market.\nThe ETF has lost about -15.26% so far this year and is down about -6.57% in the last one year (as of 07/21/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $39.74 and $50.92.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 23.98% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 502 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, EPS is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $51.91 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $95.04 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.19% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 02/23/2007, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Bottom-Line An increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.', 'news_article_title': 'Should WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-john-hancock-multifactor-large-cap-etf-jhml-a-strong-etf-right-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 09/28/2015, the John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nThe smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by John Hancock, JHML has amassed assets over $743.76 million, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Blend. JHML seeks to match the performance of the John Hancock Dimensional Large Cap Index before fees and expenses.\nThe John Hancock Dimensional Large Cap Index comprises of a subset of securities in the U.S. Universe issued by companies whose market capitalizations are larger than that of the 801st largest U.S. company.\nCost & Other Expenses\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for JHML are 0.29%, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 1.27%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nJHML's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 23.50% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.10% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 17.24% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -16.03% so far this year and is down about -7.58% in the last one year (as of 07/21/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $46.37 and $59.70.\nJHML has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 24.23% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 783 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nJohn Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) tracks S&P 500 Index and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tracks S&P 500 Index. IShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $292.65 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $357.77 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nJohn Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.10% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.", 'news_luhn_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.10% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 09/28/2015, the John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.10% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report JHML seeks to match the performance of the John Hancock Dimensional Large Cap Index before fees and expenses.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.10% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 09/28/2015, the John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-social-media-revenue-growth-expected-to-slow-as-tiktok-apple-compete', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sheila Dang\nJuly 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street is bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector, as intensifying competition from TikTok and Apple in advertising threaten to compound economic woes in the second quarter.\nThe dour expectations come after a blowout 2021, when social media ad sales in the United States grew 36% to reach $58 billion as brands increased marketing budgets to recover from the pandemic and reach customers online.\nBut social media platforms have since warned investors and employees that the tide is turning as inflation lingers around 40-year highs, an environment where brands spend less on advertising.\nMeta Platforms META.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees last month the company was slashing hiring plans and that "this might be one of the worst downturns that we\'ve seen in recent history."\nSnap Inc SNAP.N, which owns Snapchat and is due to report earnings after the close, earlier said it expected to miss its own quarterly revenue forecast due to deteriorating economic conditions.\nGlobal social media ad sales are now expected to grow by 11%, the slowest pace on record, according to media intelligence firm MAGNA, which downgraded the growth forecast from 18%.\nAnalysts had expected some degree of slowing growth after 2021. However, growing competition from viral short-form video app TikTok and Apple has created a "perfect storm" and "investors are rightfully wary" about digital ad growth this year, wrote Barclays analysts in a research note this month.\nApple had already upended the digital ad industry when it introduced new iPhone privacy controls last year that hurt the ability for companies like Meta and Snap to target and measure ads on their apps.\nApple\'s own advertising business, which mostly consists of developers paying to promote their app on the App Store, is expected to grow 36% this year to $6.9 billion, Barclays wrote, adding that Apple and TikTok together will take 34% of every new ad dollar that is spent outside China this year.\nLior Eldan, chief operating officer of mobile app marketing agency Moburst, which has worked with brands like Uber and Reddit, said clients are now spending about two to three times more on Apple ads, in part because the effectiveness of ads on other platforms has been degraded by Apple\'s privacy changes.\n"We\'ve seen dramatic increases in budgets on Apple search ads following the privacy changes," he said.\nWhile still much smaller than behemoths like Facebook and YouTube, TikTok is poised to grow over 200% to become a $12 billion business, Barclays wrote.\nTikTok remains important for many clients\' advertising strategies, said Yvonne Williams, vice president of media at ad agency Code3, which has worked with brands like Gap and Dior.\nAlphabet\'s Google, which reports second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, is the company most likely to be shielded from negative effects, because Google Search is "mission critical" for many advertisers, analysts from RBC Capital Markets said in a note on Tuesday.\nMeta, Snap and Pinterest PINS.N are more exposed to the Apple privacy changes and competition from TikTok, Barclays said.\n(Reporting by Sheila Dang in Dallas; additional reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Stephen Coates)\n(([email protected]; +1 646-983-0894))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Sheila Dang July 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street is bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector, as intensifying competition from TikTok and Apple in advertising threaten to compound economic woes in the second quarter. However, growing competition from viral short-form video app TikTok and Apple has created a "perfect storm" and "investors are rightfully wary" about digital ad growth this year, wrote Barclays analysts in a research note this month. TikTok remains important for many clients\' advertising strategies, said Yvonne Williams, vice president of media at ad agency Code3, which has worked with brands like Gap and Dior.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Sheila Dang July 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street is bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector, as intensifying competition from TikTok and Apple in advertising threaten to compound economic woes in the second quarter. However, growing competition from viral short-form video app TikTok and Apple has created a "perfect storm" and "investors are rightfully wary" about digital ad growth this year, wrote Barclays analysts in a research note this month. Apple\'s own advertising business, which mostly consists of developers paying to promote their app on the App Store, is expected to grow 36% this year to $6.9 billion, Barclays wrote, adding that Apple and TikTok together will take 34% of every new ad dollar that is spent outside China this year.', 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-Social media revenue growth expected to slow as TikTok, Apple compete', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Sheila Dang July 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street is bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector, as intensifying competition from TikTok and Apple in advertising threaten to compound economic woes in the second quarter. However, growing competition from viral short-form video app TikTok and Apple has created a "perfect storm" and "investors are rightfully wary" about digital ad growth this year, wrote Barclays analysts in a research note this month. Lior Eldan, chief operating officer of mobile app marketing agency Moburst, which has worked with brands like Uber and Reddit, said clients are now spending about two to three times more on Apple ads, in part because the effectiveness of ads on other platforms has been degraded by Apple\'s privacy changes.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'However, growing competition from viral short-form video app TikTok and Apple has created a "perfect storm" and "investors are rightfully wary" about digital ad growth this year, wrote Barclays analysts in a research note this month. Apple\'s own advertising business, which mostly consists of developers paying to promote their app on the App Store, is expected to grow 36% this year to $6.9 billion, Barclays wrote, adding that Apple and TikTok together will take 34% of every new ad dollar that is spent outside China this year. Lior Eldan, chief operating officer of mobile app marketing agency Moburst, which has worked with brands like Uber and Reddit, said clients are now spending about two to three times more on Apple ads, in part because the effectiveness of ads on other platforms has been degraded by Apple\'s privacy changes.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-faang-stock%3A-alphabet-or-amazon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'We\'re constantly surrounded by technology, from smartphones to online shopping to watching streaming TV. With technology such a huge part of our everyday life, it only makes sense that several top tech companies boast some of the biggest market caps around.\nA select group of these companies have even received their own acronym -- FAANG stocks. The term originally referred to Facebook (now Meta Platforms), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple, Netflix, and Google (now part of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)).\nTwo of these five companies, Alphabet and Amazon, compete against other. Which is the better FAANG stock? Here\'s how the two giants stack up against each other.\nThe case for Alphabet\nAny argument for buying Alphabet stock should begin with the company\'s impressive moat. Deep-pocketed rivals have tried to dethrone Google Search -- and failed. The most widely used mobile operating system isn\'t Apple\'s iOS, it\'s Alphabet\'s Android. YouTube has 2.6 billion monthly active users, more than twice as many as its nearest rival, TikTok.\nThis moat translates to reliable and growing advertising revenue for Alphabet. The company\'s advertising revenue jumped 22% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 to $54.7 billion. But Alphabet also makes money in other ways outside of advertising.\nGoogle Cloud has become a huge growth driver for Alphabet. Revenue for the cloud hosting business soared nearly 44% year over year in Q1 to $5.8 billion. YouTube TV ranks as a formidable competitor to cable providers.\nAlphabet has multiple other avenues to generate growth, as well. Its famous "other bets" notably include self-driving car technology leader Waymo, drone-delivery business Wing, and healthcare units Calico and Verily.\nIn addition, Alphabet\'s cash stockpile of nearly $134 billion gives the company a lot of flexibility to reward shareholders. The company\'s board recently authorized a stock buyback program of up to $70 billion.\nThe case for Amazon\nAmazon\'s moat isn\'t too shabby, either. The company remains the clear leader in e-commerce. It just had the biggest Prime Day ever, with more than 300 million items purchased worldwide.\nThe company isn\'t limited to online shopping, though. Amazon owns 46 Amazon Fresh grocery stores in addition to more than 500 Whole Foods stores. It recently began offering the "Just Walk Out" no-checkout technology to other brick-and-mortar retailers.\nAmazon Web Services (AWS) set the standard in the cloud hosting market. Net sales for AWS jumped 37% year over year in Q2 to $18.4 billion. The unit produced greater operating income ($6.5 billion) in the quarter than Google Cloud generated in revenue.\nAmazon\'s own electronic devices, including Fire TV, Echo virtual assistant, and Blink home security camera, ranked among the best-selling items on the recent Prime Day. The company has other potential growth drivers with its Amazon Care telehealth service and self-driving car company Zoox.\nInvesting in new initiatives and/or future acquisitions shouldn\'t be a problem for Amazon. The company ended the first quarter with a cash position of $42.4 billion.\nBetter FAANG stock?\nI personally own both Alphabet and Amazon. However, my view is that there are two key differentiating factors between them right now.\nFirst, Alphabet\'s growth is much more impressive. Amazon\'s net sales increased only 7% year over year in Q1. Its bottom line and free cash flow deteriorated, compared to the prior-year period.\nSecond, Alphabet\'s valuation is more attractive than Amazon\'s. Shares of Alphabet trade at under 20 times expected earnings with a price-to-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.79. Amazon\'s forward earnings multiple tops 71, with its PEG ratio at nearly 4.5.\nBoth of these FAANG stocks should continue to be big winners for investors over the long run. But if I had to pick only one of them, it would be Alphabet.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet (A shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Amazon, Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With technology such a huge part of our everyday life, it only makes sense that several top tech companies boast some of the biggest market caps around. Its famous "other bets" notably include self-driving car technology leader Waymo, drone-delivery business Wing, and healthcare units Calico and Verily. Amazon\'s own electronic devices, including Fire TV, Echo virtual assistant, and Blink home security camera, ranked among the best-selling items on the recent Prime Day.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The term originally referred to Facebook (now Meta Platforms), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple, Netflix, and Google (now part of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Better FAANG Stock: Alphabet or Amazon?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Google Cloud has become a huge growth driver for Alphabet. The case for Amazon Amazon's moat isn't too shabby, either. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The case for Alphabet Any argument for buying Alphabet stock should begin with the company's impressive moat. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-this-tech-stock-could-take-off-this-earnings-season', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The stock price of Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) is down 20% so far in 2022, but shares of the chipmaker have started gaining some momentum this month thanks to a rally in semiconductor stocks.\nThe PHLX Semiconductor Sector index is up 9% in July 2022, and Cirrus stock has tagged along with gains of 6% so far this month. The company, which is known for supplying audio and power-management chips to smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), could get a nice shot in the arm in a couple of weeks when it releases its fiscal 2023 first-quarter results on Aug. 2.\nLet\'s see why that might be the case.\nCirrus could deliver stronger-than-expected results\nWall Street is looking for $366.7 million in revenue and $0.83 per share in earnings from Cirrus Logic. But the company had guided for revenue between $350 million and $390 million for the fiscal first quarter, the midpoint of which stands at $370 million. It seems that the tepid smartphone sales environment this year has led analysts to temper their expectations from Cirrus.\nThat\'s not surprising as smartphone sales were down 11% in the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the prior-year period, according to Canalys. The overall smartphone market is expected to contract by 3% in 2022, according to another estimate.\nCirrus got 79% of its fiscal 2022 revenue from selling chips used in Apple\'s iPhones and other products, so it is not surprising that analysts aren\'t upbeat about the upcoming quarterly report.\nAssuming Cirrus hits the midpoint of its guidance range, its revenue will jump an impressive 33% year over year. Meanwhile, analysts are looking for a 54% year-over-year jump in Cirrus\' earnings per share. Chief financial officer Venkatesh Nathamuni pointed out on the Mayearnings conference callthat "expected revenue growth is primarily driven by anticipated increases in demand for certain components shipping in smartphones, and to a lesser extent higher [average selling prices] compared to the prior year."\nThe increase in average selling prices of Cirrus\' components could help it achieve the ambitious bottom-line growth that analysts are looking for. It is also worth noting that the company\'s largest customer, Apple, could give Cirrus\' results a nice boost. That\'s because the iPhone maker is reportedly doing well despite the slowdown in the smartphone space.\nSupply chain sources suggest that iPhone 13 production from one of the factories had increased year over year in July. That is a tad surprising as older iPhone sales slow down before the launch of a new generation. What\'s more, Cirrus could issue healthy guidance as well given that Apple has reportedly placed more orders for its next-generation iPhones as compared to iPhone 13 units in 2021.\nAll this puts Cirrus in a nice position to deliver a solid set of results, especially considering that it is now getting more revenue out of each unit of the iPhone. This, however, is not the only reason the stock is worth buying right now.\nMore reasons to go long\nCirrus Logic is working on diversifying its business. From bringing Android smartphone OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) on board to moving beyond the traditional audio business into the high-performance mixed-signal (both analog and digital) market, Cirrus Logic seems to be making the right moves to ensure long-term growth.\nThe high-performance mixed-signal business, for instance, could present a $4.2-billion serviceable available market for Cirrus by 2026. That would be higher than its $3.1 billion serviceable available market that the audio business is expected to create by then. Given that Cirrus generated $1.78 billion in revenue last fiscal year, it is evident it has a lot of room for growth.\nNot surprisingly, analysts expect earnings to grow at an annual rate in the double digits over the next five years. That would be a big improvement over the past five years\' flat bottom-line performance. All this indicates that Cirrus Logic is a value play right now considering its price-to-earnings ratio of just 13.6. That\'s well below the Nasdaq-100\'s multiple of nearly 25, and investors may want to grab this semiconductor stock at this multiple before it moves higher.\n10 stocks we like better than Cirrus Logic\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Cirrus Logic wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Cirrus Logic and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company, which is known for supplying audio and power-management chips to smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), could get a nice shot in the arm in a couple of weeks when it releases its fiscal 2023 first-quarter results on Aug. 2. Cirrus got 79% of its fiscal 2022 revenue from selling chips used in Apple\'s iPhones and other products, so it is not surprising that analysts aren\'t upbeat about the upcoming quarterly report. Chief financial officer Venkatesh Nathamuni pointed out on the Mayearnings conference callthat "expected revenue growth is primarily driven by anticipated increases in demand for certain components shipping in smartphones, and to a lesser extent higher [average selling prices] compared to the prior year."', 'news_luhn_summary': "The company, which is known for supplying audio and power-management chips to smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), could get a nice shot in the arm in a couple of weeks when it releases its fiscal 2023 first-quarter results on Aug. 2. The increase in average selling prices of Cirrus' components could help it achieve the ambitious bottom-line growth that analysts are looking for. From bringing Android smartphone OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) on board to moving beyond the traditional audio business into the high-performance mixed-signal (both analog and digital) market, Cirrus Logic seems to be making the right moves to ensure long-term growth.", 'news_article_title': 'Why This Tech Stock Could Take Off This Earnings Season', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The company, which is known for supplying audio and power-management chips to smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), could get a nice shot in the arm in a couple of weeks when it releases its fiscal 2023 first-quarter results on Aug. 2. The stock price of Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) is down 20% so far in 2022, but shares of the chipmaker have started gaining some momentum this month thanks to a rally in semiconductor stocks. Cirrus got 79% of its fiscal 2022 revenue from selling chips used in Apple's iPhones and other products, so it is not surprising that analysts aren't upbeat about the upcoming quarterly report.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company, which is known for supplying audio and power-management chips to smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), could get a nice shot in the arm in a couple of weeks when it releases its fiscal 2023 first-quarter results on Aug. 2. The stock price of Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) is down 20% so far in 2022, but shares of the chipmaker have started gaining some momentum this month thanks to a rally in semiconductor stocks. Cirrus could deliver stronger-than-expected results Wall Street is looking for $366.7 million in revenue and $0.83 per share in earnings from Cirrus Logic.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-the-pc-market-bounce-back-from-its-recent-declines', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Global PC sales that skyrocketed during the peak of the pandemic have once again started declining. Demand for PCs has been slowing over the past few years, but the pandemic helped sales to rebound as millions worked and learned remotely. As things get back to normal, with people once again going back to offices and schools, demand for PCs, which include laptops and tablets, seems to be dwindling once again.\nHowever, the economic reopening isn’t the only reason that can be traced back to the decline in global PC sales. The industry is facing several challenges, including a supply-chain crisis, and needs to overcome several other barriers to bounce back from the present situation.\nGlobal PC Shipments Declining Again\nThe pandemic rattled several industries but also gave a fresh lease of life to many others. Among them, the PC market was one of the biggest beneficiaries. However, things have changed once again and sales are plummeting this year.\nAccording to a report from Gartner, global PC shipments totaled 72 million units in the second quarter of 2022. The number might look impressive, but when compared to the previous year, the decline is 12.6%. Moreover, this is the sharpest decline in nine years.\nPC sales started slowing last year after the economy started reopening. However, it was still on track. The decline started in the first quarter of 2022 and sales further plummeted in the second quarter. One of the major reasons for the decline in 2022 is a drop in sales of Alphabet, Inc.’s GOOGL Chromebook. Global PC shipments totaled 77.9 million units in the first quarter of 2022.\nOverall, 2022 has so far been quite difficult for the industry and if the challenges continue, global PC shipments will decline 9.5% year over year in 2022, according to a separate report from Gartner.\nGlobal shipments of all types of devices, such as PCs, tablets and smartphones, are expected to decline by 7.6% in 2022.\nChallenges Aplenty\nThe decline in the second quarter has been impacting the big players the most. Although their ranking remained the same, the top three PC manufacturers have also witnessed the biggest decline during this period. Lenovo Group Limited LNVGY, which is still the market leader, saw a decline of 12.5% in its PC shipments in the second quarter of 2022. Although Lenovo Group Limited grew 2% in the global PC market, this is the third consecutive quarter of decline for the company.\nHP Inc. HPQ still holds the second position with a market share of 18.8%. However, HPQ’s PC shipments declined 27.5% in the second quarter, the worst drop among the top players. Dell Technologies Inc. DELL is the third largest player. DELL saw shipments declining 5.2% in second-quarter 2022. Dell Technologies’ decline is relatively lower compared HP Inc., which helped it inch closer to HPQ in terms of market share. Dell now has a market share of 18.5%.\nHowever, market shares don’t count much when compared to the sharp declines witnessed by these companies.\nApple, Inc. AAPL is the only company among the top five to have registered growth — 9.3% from the previous quarter — in the second quarter. AAPL currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nThat said, the decline in PC shipments is due to several reasons. The ongoing geopolitical instability is hampering production and supply chain, as many companies have stopped production in their units in Russia.\nMoreover, inflationary pressures have made people spend cautiously, which saw demand for Chromebooks decline in the second quarter. Also, delivery delays have been affecting the sales of PCs.\nMajor reasons behind the supply-chain crisis are the shortage of components, especially semiconductors and logistic disruptions. Enterprise buyers have been waiting for the longest time to get deliveries this year.\nHowever, the good news is that the situation began to improve by the end of the second quarter, which may now fasten deliveries. Cities in China have started reopening after the sudden COVID-19-induced lockdown earlier this year, which is likely to expedite production.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple, Inc. AAPL is the only company among the top five to have registered growth — 9.3% from the previous quarter — in the second quarter. AAPL currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple, Inc. AAPL is the only company among the top five to have registered growth — 9.3% from the previous quarter — in the second quarter. AAPL currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Can the PC Market Bounce Back From Its Recent Declines?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple, Inc. AAPL is the only company among the top five to have registered growth — 9.3% from the previous quarter — in the second quarter. AAPL currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple, Inc. AAPL is the only company among the top five to have registered growth — 9.3% from the previous quarter — in the second quarter. AAPL currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fintech-crash-is-an-ma-opportunity-for-bold-banks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nLONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bank chief executives have spent years fretting about disruptive financial technology upstarts including Affirm, Klarna and Robinhood Markets. Now that those erstwhile market darlings are on the ropes, established lenders like Goldman Sachs ought to think about buying them.\nBanks are already scooping up smaller fintechs. JPMorgan last year bought UK digital wealth manager Nutmeg for just under $1 billion, according to Reuters, while UBS agreed to pay $1.4 billion https://www.ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20220126-wealthfront.html for Wealthfront this January.\nBut the recent market storm brings bigger fish into the net. Listed pay-later group Affirm and its private rival Klarna are worth around $8 billion and $7 billion respectively, compared with peaks of almost $50 billion. Their fast-growing consumer-lending businesses could be appealing for Goldman, which is already dabbling in the sector through a credit-card partnership with Apple. Meanwhile, $8 billion trading app Robinhood is worth little more than its net cash. Buying it could help a lender target the so-called “mass affluent” U.S. wealth market, like UBS.\nHeadstrong founders could be an obstacle. Klarna’s Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Affirm’s Max Levchin and Robinhood’s Vladimir Tenev want to shake up old-school finance, so may resist selling to a dinosaur. Possible future regulatory crackdowns on the companies’ businesses are another risk. And their red ink is a headache for banks. Old-school lenders tend to be valued on a multiple of earnings or book value. Buying a loss-making group could therefore destroy equity value.\nThe financial problem may be fixable. Imagine that Goldman bought Affirm for a 30% premium, implying a $10.5 billion enterprise value. Hitting a respectable 10% return on its investment by 2026 would require about $1.3 billion of pre-tax profit, assuming a 21% rate, compared with a projected pre-tax loss that year of $179 million, using Wedbush forecasts. Closing the gap would mean cutting two-fifths of Affirm’s costs that year. That may be plausible given the likely overlap in marketing and loan underwriting, as well as Goldman’s ability to fund through cheap deposits rather than expensive wholesale markets. Wedbush analysts reckon Affirm’s funding costs as a percentage of revenue will rise to 8% next year from 6% in 2022.\nGetting fintechs to the negotiating table may be tough if the upstarts view the crash as a blip. Klarna’s Chairman Michael Moritz, for example, reckons its valuation will improve “after investors emerge from their bunkers”. But interest rates are rising, and markets are less inclined to fund startups’ losses. Bank CEOs’ best argument for a deal may be that the disrupters have no other choice.\nFollow @liamwardproud https://twitter.com/liamwardproud on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\nKlarna on July 11 said it had raised $800 million from investors. The deal implied a valuation for the Swedish pay-later group of $6.7 billion, after including the new capital raised. That compared with a $45.6 billion valuation in its previous fundraising round, in June 2021. \n The ARK Fintech Innovation exchange-traded fund, which seeks exposure to fast-growing financial technology companies, fell 54% between the start of 2022 and July 20.\n(Editing by Neil Unmack and Oliver Taslic)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bank chief executives have spent years fretting about disruptive financial technology upstarts including Affirm, Klarna and Robinhood Markets. Klarna’s Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Affirm’s Max Levchin and Robinhood’s Vladimir Tenev want to shake up old-school finance, so may resist selling to a dinosaur. The ARK Fintech Innovation exchange-traded fund, which seeks exposure to fast-growing financial technology companies, fell 54% between the start of 2022 and July 20.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bank chief executives have spent years fretting about disruptive financial technology upstarts including Affirm, Klarna and Robinhood Markets. Hitting a respectable 10% return on its investment by 2026 would require about $1.3 billion of pre-tax profit, assuming a 21% rate, compared with a projected pre-tax loss that year of $179 million, using Wedbush forecasts. The ARK Fintech Innovation exchange-traded fund, which seeks exposure to fast-growing financial technology companies, fell 54% between the start of 2022 and July 20.', 'news_article_title': 'Fintech crash is an M&A opportunity for bold banks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'JPMorgan last year bought UK digital wealth manager Nutmeg for just under $1 billion, according to Reuters, while UBS agreed to pay $1.4 billion https://www.ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20220126-wealthfront.html for Wealthfront this January. Listed pay-later group Affirm and its private rival Klarna are worth around $8 billion and $7 billion respectively, compared with peaks of almost $50 billion. The deal implied a valuation for the Swedish pay-later group of $6.7 billion, after including the new capital raised.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bank chief executives have spent years fretting about disruptive financial technology upstarts including Affirm, Klarna and Robinhood Markets. JPMorgan last year bought UK digital wealth manager Nutmeg for just under $1 billion, according to Reuters, while UBS agreed to pay $1.4 billion https://www.ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20220126-wealthfront.html for Wealthfront this January. 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{'date': '2022-07-22', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 294.977, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153038.0, 'fred_ppi': 272.274, 'fred_retail_sales': 671067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -71040.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 51.5, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.0505, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/previewing-big-tech-earnings-ahead-of-a-huge-week-for-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Snap shares took a big hit after coming out with quarterly numbers that many in the market see as offering clues to the outlook for digital advertising spending in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment.\nThe shock from the Instagram rival has put the spotlight on other Tech leaders that are on deck to report June-quarter results this week. Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT are set to report after the market’s close on Tuesday (7/26), with Instagram parent Meta Platforms’ META ready to release its results after the closing bell on Wednesday (7/27), while Apple (AAPL) and Amazon AMZN offer up their quarterly financial information after the close on Thursday (7/29).\nWall Street analysts have been literally falling over each other to downgrade Snap shares after the disappointing print on Thursday. The Wall Street analysts’ move brings to mind the saying about closing the barn doors after the horses have left. Another way to look at this mass rush to the exits could be the contrarian capitulation signal. Snap shares lost more than -30% of their value following the disappointing result, but they were already down more than -70% this year before the Q2 report came out.\nThe chart below shows the year-to-date stock market performance of the Zacks Technology sector (the red line; down -38.8%), the S&P 500 index (down -22.7%), Apple (blue line; down -12.9%), Alphabet (orange line; down -25.3%), Meta (green line; down -49.6%), and Snap (purple line; down – 78.3%). I didn’t add Microsoft and Amazon to the chart to reduce clutter in the visual, but those stocks are down -22.5% and -26.6%, respectively.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nSnap is a relatively modest player in the digital ad space, with Alphabet and Meta as the undisputed leaders of that market. Advertising spending is cyclical and should intuitively start weakening as the aggressive Fed tightening cycle takes effect.\nTo that extent, Alphabet and Meta are as exposed to these macro trends as Snap and others are. That said, the bottom-up nature of Google’s search-driven ad platform likely gives it more ‘stickiness’ than a mere social media platform. You can see this in the performance variance between these operators in the above chart.\nAdvertisement spending by businesses is not the only category that will be under threat during an economic slowdown or a recession.\nTech giants like Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon (through its Amazon Web Services or AWS arm) receive a ton of money from other companies for software and services. It is reasonable to expect those receipts to take a hit as customers get cautious in the face of macroeconomic challenges.\nWe will see what we hear from these companies in their Q2 releases, but historically software spending doesn’t get cut to the same extent as ad spending. Microsoft, Amazon (AWS), and Alphabet are the leaders in the cloud computing space.\nTake a look at the chart below that shows current consensus expectations for this group for the current and coming periods in the context of what they were able to achieve in 2022 Q1 and the preceding period.\nWe have highlighted the expected -7.3% earnings decline on +10.6% higher revenues for this group of 5 Tech leaders in 2022 Q1.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs you can see here revenue growth is expected to remain strong, with cost pressures weighing on earnings expectations. Needless to add that these Tech leaders are faced with compressed margins.\nThe chart below shows the group’s earnings and revenue growth on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLook at the chart and note the growth trend from 2022 to 2023. In other words, whether the growth trend for these companies is decelerating or not is a function of your holding horizon. These companies are impressive growth engines in the long run, even if those estimates for 2023 and 2024 come down in the days ahead.\nAd spending may be coming down as this week’s reports from Meta and Alphabet will reconfirm, but no one is suggesting that they are expected to lose share to your local newspaper’s classified section. As the macroeconomic clouds clear, as they eventually will, these digital platforms will be there to capture those spending dollars. \nBeyond the big 5 Tech players, total Q2 earnings for the Technology sector as a whole are expected to be down -8.9% from the same period last year on +2.8% higher revenues.\nThe dramatic looking chart below shows the sector’s Q2 earnings and revenue growth expectations in the context of where growth has been in recent quarters and what is expected in the coming four periods.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThis big picture view of the ‘Big 5’ players, as well as the sector as a whole shows a decelerating growth trend. That said, unlike this ‘quarterly view’, the annual picture shows a lot more stability, as the chart below shows.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nQ2 Earnings Season Scorecard\nThrough Friday, July 22nd, we have seen Q2 results from 106 S&P 500 members or 21.2% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are down -6.9% on +7.2% higher revenues, with 71.7% beating EPS estimates and 63.2% beating revenue estimates.\nThe comparison charts below put the Q2 earnings and revenue growth rates for these index members in a historical context.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe Finance sector has been a big drag on the ‘headline’ year-over-year growth rate for the companies that have reported already. Second quarter earnings growth for the Finance sector companies that have reported already are down -26.3% from the same period last year.\nExcluding this Finance sector’s drag, Q2 earnings growth for the rest of the index improves to +12.2%.\nThe comparison charts below put the Q2 EPS and revenue beats percentages in a historical context.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe EPS and revenue beats percentages are still tracking on the low side relative to historical periods, as you can see above.\nThis Week’s Docket\nWe get into the heart of the Q2 reporting cycle this week, with almost 800 companies on deck to report quarterly results, including 171 S&P 500 members. In addition to the aforementioned Tech giants, this week’s line-up includes a who’s who of America Inc., ranging from Boeing and Pfizer to Coke, GM, and a host of other marquee players.\nBy this time next week, we will have seen Q2 results from 55% of the S&P 500 members and will have a reasonably good sense of the earnings lay of the land.\nThe Current Earnings Backdrop\nThe chart below shows current expectations (and actuals) on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPlease note that the +3.7% earnings growth expected in 2022 Q2 is solely due to strong gains in the Energy sector. On an ex-Energy basis, Q2 earnings growth drops to a decline of -5%.\nThe chart below presents the earnings picture on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>>Q2 Earnings Season Off to a Solid Start Despite Recession Fears \n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT are set to report after the market’s close on Tuesday (7/26), with Instagram parent Meta Platforms’ META ready to release its results after the closing bell on Wednesday (7/27), while Apple (AAPL) and Amazon AMZN offer up their quarterly financial information after the close on Thursday (7/29). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Snap shares took a big hit after coming out with quarterly numbers that many in the market see as offering clues to the outlook for digital advertising spending in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT are set to report after the market’s close on Tuesday (7/26), with Instagram parent Meta Platforms’ META ready to release its results after the closing bell on Wednesday (7/27), while Apple (AAPL) and Amazon AMZN offer up their quarterly financial information after the close on Thursday (7/29). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research This big picture view of the ‘Big 5’ players, as well as the sector as a whole shows a decelerating growth trend.', 'news_article_title': 'Previewing Big Tech Earnings Ahead of a Huge Week for Wall Street', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT are set to report after the market’s close on Tuesday (7/26), with Instagram parent Meta Platforms’ META ready to release its results after the closing bell on Wednesday (7/27), while Apple (AAPL) and Amazon AMZN offer up their quarterly financial information after the close on Thursday (7/29). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Snap is a relatively modest player in the digital ad space, with Alphabet and Meta as the undisputed leaders of that market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT are set to report after the market’s close on Tuesday (7/26), with Instagram parent Meta Platforms’ META ready to release its results after the closing bell on Wednesday (7/27), while Apple (AAPL) and Amazon AMZN offer up their quarterly financial information after the close on Thursday (7/29). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research As you can see here revenue growth is expected to remain strong, with cost pressures weighing on earnings expectations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jul-22-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday, driven by a rally in tech stocks and a fresh batch of impressive earnings results that offset weak economic data. All the three benchmark indexes hit their highest levels in six weeks to end in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) climbed 0.5% or 162.06 points to end at 32,036.90 points.\nThe S&P 500 rose 1% or 39.05 points to close at 3,998.95 points. Consumer discretionary, healthcare, materials and tech stocks were the best performers.\nThe Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) gained 1.6%, while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) jumped 2.3%. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) each added 1.4%. Nine of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.4% or 161.96 points to finish at 12,059.61 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 3.22% to 23.11. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.77-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.52-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 10.58 billion shares were traded on Thursday, lower than the last 20-session average of 11.63 billion.\nTech Stocks Drive Rally\nIt has been a good week so far and all three major indexes are likely to end the week in the green after a long time. Investors have regained some of their lost confidence as the earning’s season so far has been good. Stronger-than-expected quarterly results from a slew of companies have offset weak economic data released this week, which still indicates a slowing economy.\nAround 18% of the S&P 500 companies have reported their quarterly earnings, with 71% of them beating expectations. As investors regained their lost confidence, they bet on tech stocks, which have largely been responsible for this week’s rally.\nIt wasn’t any different on Thursday. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN each gained 1.5%.\nConsumer discretionary stocks were the biggest gainers in the S&P 500. This saw shares of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB gain 1.2%, while Electronic Arts Inc. EA added 2.1%.\nTesla Impresses, ECB Hikes Rate\nTesla, Inc. TSLA was largely responsible for the S&P 500 rally as its shares finished higher by 9.8% after the electric carmaker posted robust quarterly results. Tesla reported second-quarter 2022 earnings of $2.27 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.82 per share. Tesla has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nMeanwhile, the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points for the first time in 11 years. Following the surprise move by the central bank, the dollar declined. A weakening dollar could help shares of tech companies get a boost as several tech companies make a large portion of their revenues from outside the United States.\nThis further lifted the morale of the investors on Thursday, sending the beaten-down tech stocks on a rally. However, investors are still concerned about Fed’s next move and are assessing the extent of the next rate hike, which will give a clearer futuristic view of the country’s economy.\nEconomic Data\nIn economic data released on Thursday, the Labor Department said that initial jobless claims totaled 251,000 for the week ending Jul 16, increasing 7,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 244,000. This is also the highest level since Nov 2021. The four-week moving average also increased to 240,500, an increase of 4,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 236,000.\nContinuing claims came in at 1,384,000, an increase of 51,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week\'s numbers were revised up by 2,000 from 1,331,000 to 1,333,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,353,250, an increase of 13,250 from the previous week\'s revised average of 1,340,000.\nIn a separate report, the Conference Board said that the Leading Economic Index declined 0.8% in June to 117.1 after falling 0.6% in May. This is the index’s fourth straight monthly decline.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTesla, Inc. (TSLA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nElectronic Arts Inc. (EA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSpectrum Brands Holdings Inc. (SPB): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN each gained 1.5%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Stronger-than-expected quarterly results from a slew of companies have offset weak economic data released this week, which still indicates a slowing economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN each gained 1.5%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report This saw shares of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB gain 1.2%, while Electronic Arts Inc. EA added 2.1%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jul 22, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN each gained 1.5%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Consumer discretionary, healthcare, materials and tech stocks were the best performers.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN each gained 1.5%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday, driven by a rally in tech stocks and a fresh batch of impressive earnings results that offset weak economic data.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/market-predictions-2022%3A-when-will-stocks-go-back-up', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThis article is excerpted from Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection newsletter dated July 19, 2022. To make sure you don’t miss any of Tom’s picks, subscribe to his mailing list here.\nIn 1881, the U.S. stock market suffered one of the most severe bear markets on record. By the end of the four-year pullback, shares of the US 100 index had declined by 34.6% — more than during the 2000 tech bubble (or my life expectancy when I was teaching my sister to drive).\nThe Panic of 1884 was a unique bear market. Railways and steelmaking dominated the U.S. economy; the market pullback directly resulted from overinvestment in capital goods in the post-Reconstruction era.\nYet Wall Street strategists consistently rely on historical data to guide their forecasts, no matter how irrelevant the figures become. Earlier this month, analysts at Deutsche Bank pointed out that historical data suggest that the market usually rallies during earnings season after a selloff.\nIn other words, they’re predicting a rally in August. \nMeanwhile, analysts at Morgan Stanley have taken the same economic data and come to the opposite conclusion: that stocks have a further 20% to fall.\nThe problem is that market predictions tend to view the U.S. stock market as a single entity (often with human feelings!) — one that repeats past patterns like a commuter driving to work. S&P 500 target prices of 3,000… 5,000… 10,000… assume the stock market is a single vehicle where every passenger experiences the same ride.\nThe Complex Nature of Our Stock Market\nWe know, of course, that the S&P 500 is not a circus car with 500 clowns stuffed in it (Although I can’t say the same for the CEOs that run the firms). \nInstead, markets are made up of stocks… sectors… sub-industries… that are all zigging and zagging across highway lanes like me and my sister’s driving (Apparently, it runs in the family.) In the past month alone, the energy sector has fallen by -19%, while healthcare and tech are up 4.5%.\nThese figures also change over time. In 1884, the rail and steel industries dominated the U.S. economic landscape. Today, they make up just 1.1% of our economy when measured by corporate revenues. \nAnd noteworthy shifts can happen in relatively short periods. In 1993, financial companies were twice the size of tech in the S&P 500 index. By 1999, the tech bubble had made the opposite true.\nIgnore these differences at your own risk. Deutsche Bank’s rosy conclusion of the economy came after a slew of bank earnings surprises — a far less significant figure today than in the pre-2008 years. And crypto’s recent turnaround comes at a time when cryptocurrencies make up a far larger share of investor wealth.\nWhen Will Stocks Go Back Up?\nFortunately, segmenting the market can help us understand when stocks will go back up.\nFirst, consider tech stocks — the high-growth companies driving in America’s fast lane. Today, the top 10 tech companies make up 25% of the S&P 500 index and 50% of the NASDAQ. Any market analyst would be remiss not to consider them separately.\nIncreasingly, these tech-focused multinationals are earning profits abroad. In 2021, Apple (AAPL) generated two-thirds of its revenues outside the U.S. Microsoft (MSFT) was close behind with one-half. A slowing domestic economy doesn’t necessarily mean bad times.\nThese companies are less capital-intensive than banks, industrials, rail or other market-dominating segments of the past. Rising rates only have second-order effects on the solvency of these large tech firms.\nOn the other hand, the 12.5% rise in the dollar index this year — combined with cratering Chinese consumer confidence — could cause a car wreck. In February, GLJ analyst Gordon Johnson noted, “Tesla’s China operations look to be much more profitable than the company’s U.S. operations.” Several city-wide lockdowns later, that may no longer be the case.\nBearish analysts at Morgan Stanley are probably right that mega-cap tech firms still have room to fall.\nI’m not anticipating a full turnaround in these companies until 2023.\nThen there are countercyclical, dividend, staple and other “safe-haven” stocks that make up much of the Dow Jones Index. These are the slow-and-steady firms that conservative investors tend to favor.\nTrue to their word, many of these firms have barely registered a slowdown. Coca-Cola (KO), International Business Machines (IBM) and Merck & Co (MRK) are all up for the year.\nEven Visa (V), the bellwether of consumer spending, has only dropped 3% since January. To investors in these conservative, dividend-paying companies, the question of “when will stocks go back up” has been a moot point.\nIt’s why the core Profit & Protection portfolio holds a healthy dose of countercyclical firms like AT&T (T), HanesBrands (HBI) and Charles Schwab (SCHW). For businesses with consistent cash flows, 2022 has been a relatively uneventful year.\nTo see more of these high-performing dividend picks, click here to download Tom’s latest report on 11 Dividend Stocks to Buy.\nAre Tech Stocks Due For a Parabolic Breakout?\nGrowth stocks… Value stocks… Investors can use history to anticipate when prices of these traditional stocks will go back up.\nThen there’s the third class of firms:\nMoonshot companies.\nThese are the big bets, like Luke Lango’s OpenDoor (OPEN) and my pick Desktop Metal (DM) — game-changing startups with 5x… 10x… 50x upside. The firms don’t fit neatly into traditional categories of “growth” or “value,” but they hold incredible power to sway investor sentiment. Wherever the price of these stocks go, so too do market moods.\nThe issue, of course, is that early-stage firms have a limited history in the stock market. Before the 2010s, venture capital and private equity firms dominated the sector, keeping startups private for as long as they could. Only the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 began bringing these startups to public markets.\nValuations of these companies also have little to do with their underlying performance. WeWork (WE) didn’t become a $47 billion firm on the quality of its cash flows or dividends. “Traditional” growth projections are no better; show me any venture capitalist who got rich by running DCF models or using technical analysis.\nInstead, investor demand drives the market values of these risky assets.\nWhen times are good and money is plentiful, shares of these zero-profit firms seem to levitate on their own. It should surprise no one that investors can predict 78% of Bitcoin’s changes by watching Tesla’s (TSLA) price action. And when liquidity dries up, these wagers can go to zero.\nToday, markets are unfortunately showing little appetite for such bets. The Merrill Lynch Options Volatility Estimate (MOVE) — a well-regarded index of bond investor fear — has remained persistently high since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.\nIt’s an invaluable measure of investor sentiment — perhaps even more so than the commonly-used VIX Index (VIX) for stock volatility. Credit markets are a leading indicator for Moonshots, since zero-revenue startups depend on fundraising to stay in business. The iShares Biotechnology Index (IBB) peaked in September 2021, one full month before I said Fed Chair Jerome Powell was “ringing the bell at the top of the market.”\nBut the good news is that these firms will recover faster than mega-cap companies — once rate hikes start moderating. Research by Fidelity has come to similar conclusions: that interest-rate-sensitive firms are the first to recover in early-cycle turnarounds.\nThat means investors should anticipate a recovery in these high-risk stocks by the end of this year. The Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank estimates that rates will peak sometime between December 2022 and March 2023; demand for risky Moonshots should bottom out several months before that.\nWhen Will Stocks Go Back Up?\nThe Panic of 1884 would eventually turn to a footnote of U.S. history. Less than a decade later, The Panic of 1893 would bankrupt a quarter of U.S. railroads, cause 35% unemployment in the state of New York, and even kickstart the Free Silver movement.\n1907… 1929… 1945… the list of major recessions goes on.\nEvery dip, however, eventually returns to growth. According to the same Fidelity study, consumer discretionary and industrials are usually the first companies to benefit. These segments — which include automakers and airlines — were once the bellwether of investor sentiment.\nToday, Moonshot companies have taken up that mantle. And investors looking to ride the wave back up should consider these faster-moving startups in the earliest stages of the rate-easing cycle.\nThe post Market Predictions 2022: When Will Stocks Go Back Up? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In 2021, Apple (AAPL) generated two-thirds of its revenues outside the U.S. Microsoft (MSFT) was close behind with one-half. In February, GLJ analyst Gordon Johnson noted, “Tesla’s China operations look to be much more profitable than the company’s U.S. operations.” Several city-wide lockdowns later, that may no longer be the case. The Merrill Lynch Options Volatility Estimate (MOVE) — a well-regarded index of bond investor fear — has remained persistently high since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In 2021, Apple (AAPL) generated two-thirds of its revenues outside the U.S. Microsoft (MSFT) was close behind with one-half. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips This article is excerpted from Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection newsletter dated July 19, 2022. Earlier this month, analysts at Deutsche Bank pointed out that historical data suggest that the market usually rallies during earnings season after a selloff.', 'news_article_title': 'Market Predictions 2022: When Will Stocks Go Back Up?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In 2021, Apple (AAPL) generated two-thirds of its revenues outside the U.S. Microsoft (MSFT) was close behind with one-half. Today, they make up just 1.1% of our economy when measured by corporate revenues. Today, the top 10 tech companies make up 25% of the S&P 500 index and 50% of the NASDAQ.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In 2021, Apple (AAPL) generated two-thirds of its revenues outside the U.S. Microsoft (MSFT) was close behind with one-half. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips This article is excerpted from Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection newsletter dated July 19, 2022. In 1881, the U.S. stock market suffered one of the most severe bear markets on record.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/time-for-investors-to-buy-big-tech-stocks-again', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Today’s episode of Full Court Finance at Zacks breaks down the market heading into the final week of July that will feature earnings reports from some of the biggest names in technology. The episode then dives into three of the standout stocks—Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta Platform (META)—ahead of their financial releases to see if it might be time to start long-term positions in the stocks.\nWall Street didn’t react in any meaningful way to the hot June CPI print, which could mean the Fed’s ramped-up tightening efforts are more baked into stock prices than some might assume. The market will get some additional clarity on the Fed’s rate hike plans after its FOMC meeting ends on July 27.\nThe final week of July is also jam-packed with earnings reports from hundreds of companies. The list of stocks includes everyone from McDonald’s to GE and Pfizer. The stars of the show, however, will likely be the big tech stocks, given their huge impact on S&P 500 earnings and the major indexes. \nThe market has been mixed on the early reports from some tech stocks. Netflix and Tesla climbed on the back of slightly better than projected results that could showcase a willingness to nibble at some of these beaten-down names. But IBM fell as Wall Street assessed the impact the strong U.S. dollar will have on the company, and Snap’s disappointing quarter sent it tumbling over 35% on Friday.\nThe first name we explore is Microsoft MSFT ahead of its Q4 FY22 financial release on Tuesday, July 26. Microsoft already warned Wall Street that the strong U.S. dollar was poised to negatively impact its top and bottom lines. Recent news that it is cutting open job postings highlights the pending economic slowdown.\nNear-term worries and Microsoft\'s downturn could offer an opportunity to start a position in the diversified technology powerhouse that completely recalibrated its long-term trajectory when it entered the now vital and massive cloud computing market. That said, it might be best to wait for its guidance and see how Wall Street reacts. \nApple Inc. AAPL reports its Q3 FY22 results on Thursday, July 28. AAPL has surged over 10% since mid-June as more investors start to scoop up the stock given its ability to constantly roll out offerings that its customer base seemingly must buy despite lower-priced competition. Crucially, Apple transformed far beyond an iPhone company and makes money from its 825 million paid subscriptions across nearly 2 billion active devices.\nLast up is Facebook parent Meta Platforms META which releases its results on Wednesday, July 27. META has been hammered amid worries about Apple’s privacy changes, its metaverse bet, and more. The stock fell again on Friday following Snap’s disappointing showing and is down over 55% from its peaks. The fall, coupled with the fact that it is still a money printing machine, has it trading at a 30% discount to the Zacks Tech sector and 18% below the S&P 500 at 13.5X forward earnings.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL has surged over 10% since mid-June as more investors start to scoop up the stock given its ability to constantly roll out offerings that its customer base seemingly must buy despite lower-priced competition. The episode then dives into three of the standout stocks—Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta Platform (META)—ahead of their financial releases to see if it might be time to start long-term positions in the stocks. Apple Inc. AAPL reports its Q3 FY22 results on Thursday, July 28.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The episode then dives into three of the standout stocks—Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta Platform (META)—ahead of their financial releases to see if it might be time to start long-term positions in the stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. AAPL reports its Q3 FY22 results on Thursday, July 28.', 'news_article_title': 'Time for Investors to Buy Big Tech Stocks Again?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The episode then dives into three of the standout stocks—Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta Platform (META)—ahead of their financial releases to see if it might be time to start long-term positions in the stocks. Apple Inc. AAPL reports its Q3 FY22 results on Thursday, July 28. AAPL has surged over 10% since mid-June as more investors start to scoop up the stock given its ability to constantly roll out offerings that its customer base seemingly must buy despite lower-priced competition.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The episode then dives into three of the standout stocks—Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta Platform (META)—ahead of their financial releases to see if it might be time to start long-term positions in the stocks. Apple Inc. AAPL reports its Q3 FY22 results on Thursday, July 28. AAPL has surged over 10% since mid-June as more investors start to scoop up the stock given its ability to constantly roll out offerings that its customer base seemingly must buy despite lower-priced competition.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-lower-as-ad-tech-social-media-stocks-drop', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as disappointing earnings from Snap spooked investors and shares in social media and ad tech firms dropped, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast.\nStill, all three major indexes posted weekly gains despite Friday\'s losses with the tech heavy Nasdaq closing out the week 3.3% higher. The S&P 500 advanced 2.4%, and the Dow gained 2%.\nSnapchat owner posted its weakest-ever quarterly sales growth as a public company, sending Snap Inc\'s SNAP.N shares down nearly 40%, while Twitter Inc TWTR.N reversed earlier losses to add 0.8% following a surprise fall in revenue.\nOther online companies that depend heavily on ads, such as tech giants Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O tumbled 7.6% and 5.6%, respectively, weighing on the Nasdaq .IXIC.\nMeta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nThe S&P 500 communication services .SPLRCL and information technology .SPLRCT tumbled 4.3% and 1.4%, respectively, leading declines among the index\'s 11 sectors.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 137.61 points, or 0.43%, to 31,899.29, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 37.32 points, or 0.93%, to 3,961.63 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 225.50 points, or 1.87%, to 11,834.11.\n"Earnings are coming in less bad than feared, but they\'re deteriorating from what we got used to and accustomed to over the last several quarters," said Bob Doll, CIO at Crossmark Global Investments.\nWith 106 of the S&P 500 companies having reported earnings through Friday morning, 75.5% have topped analyst expectations, below the 81% beat rate over the past four quarters, according to Refinitiv data.L1N2Z31SC\nAll eyes are on the Federal Reserve\'s meeting and second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data next week. While the U.S. central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation, the GDP data is likely to be negative again.\nMeanwhile, a survey on Friday showed that U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July, deepening concerns about an economy stunted by high inflation, rising interest rates and dwindling consumer confidence.\n“Economic data is coming in weaker.. kind of confirming the fact that a recession is highly likely over the next 12 months. And the markets is trying to figure out what that looks like with economic growth slowing significantly [and] the Fed in the midst of pretty aggressive tightening fiscal,” said Megan Horneman, chief investment officer at Verdence Capital Advisors in Hunt Valley, Maryland.\nVerizon Communications Inc VZ.N tumbled 6.8% after announcing it cut its annual adjusted profit forecast as inflation weighs. American Express Co AXP.N rose 1.9% on strong earnings and an increased revenue forecast.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.38 billion shares, compared with the 11.53 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.43-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.49-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 31 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 32 new highs and 74 new lows.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Aniruddha Ghosh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Sriraj Kalluvila, Shounak Dasgupta and Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as disappointing earnings from Snap spooked investors and shares in social media and ad tech firms dropped, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. With 106 of the S&P 500 companies having reported earnings through Friday morning, 75.5% have topped analyst expectations, below the 81% beat rate over the past four quarters, according to Refinitiv data.L1N2Z31SC All eyes are on the Federal Reserve's meeting and second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data next week.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as disappointing earnings from Snap spooked investors and shares in social media and ad tech firms dropped, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. Still, all three major indexes posted weekly gains despite Friday's losses with the tech heavy Nasdaq closing out the week 3.3% higher.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street closes lower as ad tech, social media stocks drop', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Still, all three major indexes posted weekly gains despite Friday's losses with the tech heavy Nasdaq closing out the week 3.3% higher. The S&P 500 advanced 2.4%, and the Dow gained 2%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as disappointing earnings from Snap spooked investors and shares in social media and ad tech firms dropped, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. Still, all three major indexes posted weekly gains despite Friday's losses with the tech heavy Nasdaq closing out the week 3.3% higher."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-today%3A-stocks-momentum-stalls-after-shocking-snap-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Nasdaq\'s impressive multi-day winning streak came to a screeching halt on Friday as a negative earnings reaction for social media stock Snap (SNAP, -39.1%) weighed on the broader tech sector.\nThe parent company of photo-sharing app Snapchat last night reported its weakest quarter ever for revenue growth (+13% year-over-year to $1.11 billion). SNAP also swung to a per-share loss of 2 cents from earnings of 10 cents per share in Q2 2021, while daily active users were up 18% to 347 million. All three metrics fell short of what Wall Street was expecting. Additionally, the company said it will "substantially" slow hiring in order to cut costs.\nSEE MORE What Is Digital Fashion, And Why Is It Important?\nTwitter (TWTR, +1.1%) earnings were also in focus today. Ahead of today\'s open, the social media platform said second-quarter revenue fell 0.8% year-over-year to $1.18 billion – coming up well short of analysts\' estimates – with advertising revenue rising just 2% for the three-month period. \nThe company\'s revenue was "hurt by a tougher ad landscape, as well as negative implications related to the pending Elon Musk acquisition," says CFRA Research analyst Angelo Zino. "While it is impossible to decipher the exact impact Musk\'s actions have had on TWTR, we think results do provide additional support that Elon has had a notable detrimental impact on the company\'s fundamentals." As for "Musk\'s actions," the analyst is referring to the Tesla (TSLA, -0.2%) CEO terminating his $44 billion buyout of Twitter, which is resulting in a court battle between the two parties.\nSign up for Kiplinger\'s FREE Investing Weekly e-letter for stock, ETF and mutual fund recommendations, and other investing advice.\nAfter three straight sessions of solid gains, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slumped 1.9% to end at 11,843. The S&P 500 Index (-0.9% at 3,961) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.4% at 31,899) also snapped their three-day win streaks.\nDespite today\'s negative price action, all three major benchmarks ended higher on a weekly basis.\nYCharts\nOther news in thestock market today\nThe small-cap Russell 2000 shed 1.6% to 1,806.\nU.S. crude futures slumped 1.7% to end at $94.70 per barrel.\nGold futures rose 0.8% to end at $1,727.40 an ounce.\nBitcoin retreated 2.6% to $22,588.60. (Bitcoin trades 24 hours a day; prices reported here are as of 4 p.m.)\nVerizon Communications (VZ) was the worst Dow Jones stock today, sinking 6.7% after the telecommunications company reported lower-than-expected second-quarter earnings of $1.31 per share and cut its full-year forecast. Q2 revenue of $33.79 billion came in just above the consensus. " We believe VZ is currently between a rock and a hard place," says CFRA Research analyst Keith Snyder (Sell). "On the one side you have AT&T (T), who is being extremely aggressive with promotions, and on the other, you have T-Mobile (TMUS), who has a vastly superior 5G network currently.\nAmerican Express (AXP) gained 2.0% after the credit card company reported earnings. In its second quarter, AXP brought in earnings of $2.57 per share on $13.4 billion in revenue, more than analysts were expecting. The company also boosted its full-year revenue forecast. "We are maintaining our Buy rating on American Express following Q2 earnings, which were helped by a continued strong rebound in billed business, but hurt by a $1 billion swing in credit costs with a $410 million loss provision versus a $606 million credit loss recapture," says Argus Research analyst Stephen Biggar.\nNext Week Will Be a Busy (and Potentially Volatile) One\nThere\'s plenty on tap next week that could spark further volatility in markets. For starters, we\'re entering the busiest week of the second-quarter earnings season so far, with several mega-cap tech names – such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) – set to report. Wall Street will be watching to "see how margins are holding up in the previous stock-market darlings, and hoping they paint a prettier picture than the underperformance from U.S. banks," says Sophie Lund-Yates, equity analyst at U.K.-based financial firm Hargreaves Lansdown.\nIn addition, the Federal Reserve will issue its latest policy decision at 2 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, July 27, with a press conference from Fed Chair Jerome Powell to follow. \nSEE MORE 10 Defensive ETFs to Protect Your Portfolio\n"The market response will likely be closely tied to comments during the press conference and updated summary of economic projections," says Timothy Chubb, chief investment officer at registered investment adviser Girard, a Univest Wealth Division. \nThe market is currently pricing in a 75 basis-point (a basis point is one-one hundredth of a percentage point) rate hike, and any deviation from this could spark a reaction, Chubb says. He adds that other significant market moves could "be associated with commentary or language that suggests the current rate of tightening policy is either too much or not enough to break the back of inflation."\nInvestors looking for sturdier ground amid stormier days can find it in some of the more defensive sectors, such as healthcare and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which tend to be able to withstand roller-coaster markets thanks to stable growth and attractive dividend yields. But for more ideas, check out this list of 43 top stocks for a tumultuous market, compiled by strategists at UBS Research Management. The names featured here are the firm\'s highest-conviction picks to ride out periods of volatility.\nSEE MORE 10 Best Green Energy Stocks for the Rest of 2022\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For starters, we\'re entering the busiest week of the second-quarter earnings season so far, with several mega-cap tech names – such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) – set to report. The company\'s revenue was "hurt by a tougher ad landscape, as well as negative implications related to the pending Elon Musk acquisition," says CFRA Research analyst Angelo Zino. Wall Street will be watching to "see how margins are holding up in the previous stock-market darlings, and hoping they paint a prettier picture than the underperformance from U.S. banks," says Sophie Lund-Yates, equity analyst at U.K.-based financial firm Hargreaves Lansdown.', 'news_luhn_summary': "For starters, we're entering the busiest week of the second-quarter earnings season so far, with several mega-cap tech names – such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) – set to report. The Nasdaq's impressive multi-day winning streak came to a screeching halt on Friday as a negative earnings reaction for social media stock Snap (SNAP, -39.1%) weighed on the broader tech sector. American Express (AXP) gained 2.0% after the credit card company reported earnings.", 'news_article_title': "Stock Market Today: Stocks' Momentum Stalls After Shocking Snap Earnings", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For starters, we\'re entering the busiest week of the second-quarter earnings season so far, with several mega-cap tech names – such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) – set to report. (Bitcoin trades 24 hours a day; prices reported here are as of 4 p.m.) Verizon Communications (VZ) was the worst Dow Jones stock today, sinking 6.7% after the telecommunications company reported lower-than-expected second-quarter earnings of $1.31 per share and cut its full-year forecast. Q2 revenue of $33.79 billion came in just above the consensus. "', 'news_textrank_summary': "For starters, we're entering the busiest week of the second-quarter earnings season so far, with several mega-cap tech names – such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) – set to report. Ahead of today's open, the social media platform said second-quarter revenue fell 0.8% year-over-year to $1.18 billion – coming up well short of analysts' estimates – with advertising revenue rising just 2% for the three-month period. (Bitcoin trades 24 hours a day; prices reported here are as of 4 p.m.) Verizon Communications (VZ) was the worst Dow Jones stock today, sinking 6.7% after the telecommunications company reported lower-than-expected second-quarter earnings of $1.31 per share and cut its full-year forecast."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-ends-lower-as-ad-tech-social-media-stocks-drop', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms lost ground in the wake of earnings from Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast.\nStill, all three major indexes posted weekly gains despite Friday\'s losses.\nSnap Inc\'s SNAP.N shares tumbled, after the Snapchat owner posted its weakest-ever quarterly sales growth as a public company, while Twitter Inc TWTR.N reversed earlier losses following a surprise fall in revenue.\nOnline ad giants Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O tumbled weighing on the Nasdaq .IXIC.\nMeta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nThe S&P 500 communication services .SPLRCL and information technology .SPLRCT tumbled, leading declines among the index\'s 11 sectors.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 36.71 points, or 0.92%, to end at 3,962.24 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 225.94 points, or 1.87%, to 11,835.66. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 131.23 points, or 0.41%, to 31,905.67.\n"Earnings are coming in less bad than feared, but they\'re deteriorating from what we got used to and accustomed to over the last several quarters," said Bob Doll, CIO at Crossmark Global Investments.\nWith 106 of the S&P 500 companies having reported earnings through Friday morning, 75.5% have topped analyst expectations, below the 81% beat rate over the past four quarters, according to Refinitiv data.L1N2Z31SC\nAll eyes are on the Federal Reserve\'s meeting and second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data next week. While the U.S. central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation, the GDP data is likely to be negative again.\nMeanwhile, a survey on Friday showed that U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July, deepening concerns about an economy stunted by high inflation, rising interest rates and dwindling consumer confidence.\n“Economic data is coming in weaker.. kind of confirming the fact that a recession is highly likely over the next 12 months. And the markets is trying to figure out what that looks like with economic growth slowing significantly [and] the Fed in the midst of pretty aggressive tightening fiscal,” said Megan Horneman, chief investment officer at Verdence Capital Advisors in Hunt Valley, Maryland\nVerizon Communications Inc VZ.N tumbled after announcing it cut its annual adjusted profit forecast as inflation weighs. American Express Co AXP.N rose on strong earnings and an increased revenue forecast.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Aniruddha Ghosh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Sriraj Kalluvila, Shounak Dasgupta and Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms lost ground in the wake of earnings from Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. With 106 of the S&P 500 companies having reported earnings through Friday morning, 75.5% have topped analyst expectations, below the 81% beat rate over the past four quarters, according to Refinitiv data.L1N2Z31SC All eyes are on the Federal Reserve's meeting and second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data next week.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms lost ground in the wake of earnings from Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. Still, all three major indexes posted weekly gains despite Friday's losses.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street ends lower as ad tech, social media stocks drop', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms lost ground in the wake of earnings from Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. Still, all three major indexes posted weekly gains despite Friday's losses.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms lost ground in the wake of earnings from Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 36.71 points, or 0.92%, to end at 3,962.24 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 225.94 points, or 1.87%, to 11,835.66.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-slips-as-ad-tech-social-media-stocks-weigh', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap triggered declines in social media and ad tech firms, countering gains in American Express following an upbeat forecast.\nBy early afternoon, Snap Inc\'s SNAP.N shares plunged nearly 40%, after the Snapchat owner missed revenue targets and declined to make a forecast on Thursday, while Twitter Inc TWTR.N slipped 1.2% following a surprise fall in revenue.\nThe social media sector is expected to post the slowest ever global revenue growth in the second quarter after a blowout 2021.\nOnline ad giants Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O tumbled 7.5% and 5.6%, respectively, weighing on the Nasdaq .IXIC.\nMeta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nThe S&P 500 communication services sector .SPLRCL tumbled 4.4%, leading sectoral declines.\n"This can be interpreted as a warning signal that profitability is under pressure as the economic environment is slowing," said Lindsey Bell, chief money & markets strategist at Ally Invest, Charlotte, North Carolina.\nInvestors are focusing on the Federal Reserve\'s meeting and second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data next week. While the U.S. central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation, the GDP data is likely to be negative again.\nMeanwhile, a survey on Friday showed that U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July, deepening concerns about an economy stunted by high inflation, rising interest rates and dwindling consumer confidence.\nRed-hot inflation forced Verizon Communications Inc VZ.N to cut its annual adjusted profit forecast, sending its shares down 7.4%. American Express Co AXP.N rose 2.6%.\nStill, the S&P 500 .SPX and the Dow .DJI were set to end the week with their biggest gains in nearly a month, with growth stocks doing most of the heavy lifting after markets cheered quarterly reports from Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Netflix Inc NFLX.O.\nAt 12:06 p.m. ET the Dow was down 72.07 points, or 0.22%, at 31,964.83, the S&P 500 was down 29.70 points, or 0.74%, at 3,969.25, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 191.42 points, or 1.59%, at 11,868.19.\n"The U.S. economy is relatively strong compared to expectations ... earnings are likely to be a positive catalyst as companies are doing better than investors had feared," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive and portfolio manager at InfraCap in New York.\nAnalysts now expect year-on-year S&P 500 profits to grow 6.2% for the second quarter, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the three-month period, according to Refinitiv data.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.12-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.94-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 31 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 23 new highs and 51 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Sriraj Kalluvila and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap triggered declines in social media and ad tech firms, countering gains in American Express following an upbeat forecast. "This can be interpreted as a warning signal that profitability is under pressure as the economic environment is slowing," said Lindsey Bell, chief money & markets strategist at Ally Invest, Charlotte, North Carolina.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap triggered declines in social media and ad tech firms, countering gains in American Express following an upbeat forecast. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.12-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.94-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street slips as ad tech, social media stocks weigh', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap triggered declines in social media and ad tech firms, countering gains in American Express following an upbeat forecast. The social media sector is expected to post the slowest ever global revenue growth in the second quarter after a blowout 2021.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap triggered declines in social media and ad tech firms, countering gains in American Express following an upbeat forecast. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.12-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.94-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jul-22-2022-%3A-ccl-cmcsa-qqq-snap-beke-amtd-nlsn-hr-aapl-amd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -1.08 to 12,395.39. The total After hours volume is currently 49,666,225 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.01 at $9.25, with 4,594,361 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 66.07% of the target price of $14.\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $42.60, with 4,027,587 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.92. CMCSA is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/28/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.92 per share, which represents a 84 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.01 at $302.00, with 2,646,437 shares traded. This represents a 12.15% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nSnap Inc. (SNAP) is -0.03 at $9.93, with 2,102,959 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nKE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is +0.02 at $13.98, with 2,042,807 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BEKE is in the "buy range".\n\nAMTD IDEA Group (AMTD) is +0.52 at $2.72, with 1,998,558 shares traded.\n\nNielsen N.V. (NLSN) is unchanged at $23.91, with 1,825,565 shares traded. NLSN\'s current last sale is 85.39% of the target price of $28.\n\nHealthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (HR) is unchanged at $24.36, with 1,759,814 shares traded. HR\'s current last sale is 71.65% of the target price of $34.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $154.24, with 1,391,590 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/28/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.13 per share, which represents a 130 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is -0.08 at $88.02, with 1,284,804 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMD is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.1 at $122.52, with 1,188,650 shares traded.AMZN is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/28/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.15 per share, which represents a 76 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.25 at $260.61, with 1,153,468 shares traded.MSFT is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/26/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 2.28 per share, which represents a 217 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $154.24, with 1,391,590 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/28/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.1 at $122.52, with 1,188,650 shares traded.AMZN is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/28/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.25 at $260.61, with 1,153,468 shares traded.MSFT is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/26/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $154.24, with 1,391,590 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/28/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.92 per share, which represents a 84 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.13 per share, which represents a 130 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jul 22, 2022 : CCL, CMCSA, QQQ, SNAP, BEKE, AMTD, NLSN, HR, AAPL, AMD, AMZN, MSFT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $154.24, with 1,391,590 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/28/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $154.24, with 1,391,590 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/28/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.92 per share, which represents a 84 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.13 per share, which represents a 130 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-february-2023-options-begin-trading', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the February 2023 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 210 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a possible opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new February 2023 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\nThe put contract at the $155.00 strike price has a current bid of $13.35. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $155.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $141.65 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AAPL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $155.83/share today.\nBecause the $155.00 strike represents an approximate 1% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 8.61% return on the cash commitment, or 14.97% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.\nBelow is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, and highlighting in green where the $155.00 strike is located relative to that history:\nTurning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $165.00 strike price has a current bid of $10.95. If an investor was to purchase shares of AAPL stock at the current price level of $155.83/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $165.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 12.91% if the stock gets called away at the February 2023 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL\'s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165.00 strike highlighted in red:\nConsidering the fact that the $165.00 strike represents an approximate 6% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 7.03% boost of extra return to the investor, or 12.21% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.\nMeanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 252 trading day closing values as well as today\'s price of $155.83) to be 30%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nTop YieldBoost Calls of the Nasdaq 100 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $165.00 strike represents an approximate 6% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the February 2023 expiration.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $165.00 strike represents an approximate 6% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the February 2023 expiration.", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL February 2023 Options Begin Trading', 'news_lexrank_summary': "At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new February 2023 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $165.00 strike represents an approximate 6% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the February 2023 expiration.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $165.00 strike represents an approximate 6% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the February 2023 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new February 2023 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-social-media-stocks-set-to-weigh-on-sp-500-nasdaq-at-open', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq headed for a lower open on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenues from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express looked set to boost the Dow.\nTwitter Inc TWTR.N shed 1.8% in premarket trading as it reported a surprise fall in revenue, while Snap\'s shares SNAP.N plunged 32.4% a day after the Snapchat owner missed revenue targets and declined to make a forecast.\nBoth companies are facing fierce competition from Apple AAPL.O and TikTok as investors brace for the slowest ever global revenue growth for the social media sector in the second quarter.\nOnline ad giants Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O also fell 5.2% and 2.8%, respectively, weighing on Nasdaq futures NQcv1.\nMeta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\n"Meta and Google results are going to be subdued relative to last year, but I also think that these stocks have come down enough that most of this bad news is probably priced in," said Thomas Hayes, managing member at Great Hill Capital.\nAll three of Wall Street\'s main indexes are still set to end the week with their biggest gains in almost a month, with growth stocks doing most of the heavy lifting after markets cheered quarterly reports from Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Netflix Inc NFLX.O.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI looked set to open higher as American Express Co AXP.N jumped 3.9% after it raised its annual revenue forecast.\nThe U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points next week to curb runaway inflation, followed by second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data, which is likely to be negative again.\nTwo quarters of negative GDP would mean the United States is in a recession.\nRed-hot inflation also hit Verizon Communications Inc VZ.N, which fell 4.2% after cutting its annual adjusted profit forecast.\nAt 8:41 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1were up 59 points, or 0.18%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1were down 6.25 points, or 0.16%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1were down 48 points, or 0.38%.\nOf the 91 S&P 500 companies that have reporting earnings so far, 78% topped expectations. Analysts now see year-on-year S&P 500 profits to grow 6.3% for the second quarter, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the three-month period, according to Refinitiv data.\nSeagate Technology Holdings STX.O plunged 11% after the memory chip maker announced plans to cut production, hurting shares of rivals Micron Technology MU.O and Western Digital WDC.O.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Both companies are facing fierce competition from Apple AAPL.O and TikTok as investors brace for the slowest ever global revenue growth for the social media sector in the second quarter. Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq headed for a lower open on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenues from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express looked set to boost the Dow.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Both companies are facing fierce competition from Apple AAPL.O and TikTok as investors brace for the slowest ever global revenue growth for the social media sector in the second quarter. Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq headed for a lower open on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenues from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express looked set to boost the Dow.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Social media stocks set to weigh on S&P 500, Nasdaq at open', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Both companies are facing fierce competition from Apple AAPL.O and TikTok as investors brace for the slowest ever global revenue growth for the social media sector in the second quarter. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq headed for a lower open on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenues from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express looked set to boost the Dow.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Both companies are facing fierce competition from Apple AAPL.O and TikTok as investors brace for the slowest ever global revenue growth for the social media sector in the second quarter. Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq headed for a lower open on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenues from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express looked set to boost the Dow.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-fall-as-social-media-stocks-drag', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express kept the Dow afloat.\nSnap\'s shares SNAP.N plunged 35%, a day after the Snapchat owner missed revenue targets and declined to make a forecast, while Twitter Inc TWTR.N slipped following a surprise fall in revenue.\nThe social media sector is expected to post the slowest ever global revenue growth in the second quarter after a blowout 2021.\nOnline ad giants Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O tumbled 5.5% and 2.5%, respectively, weighing on the Nasdaq index .IXIC.\nMeta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with Big Tech peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was lifted by American Express Co AXP.N, which jumped 4% after it raised its annual revenue forecast.\nInvestors are focusing on the Federal Reserve\'s meeting and second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data next week for clues on the health of the economy. While the U.S. central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation, the GDP data is likely to be negative again.\nTwo quarters of negative GDP would mean the United States is in a recession.\nMeanwhile, a survey on Friday showed that U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July, deepening concerns about an economy stunted by high inflation, rising interest rates and dwindling consumer confidence.\nRed-hot inflation forced Verizon Communications Inc VZ.N to cut its annual adjusted profit forecast, sending its shares down 5.5%.\nStill, Wall Street\'s three main indexes were set to end the week with their biggest gains in nearly a month, with growth stocks doing most of the heavy lifting after markets cheered quarterly reports from Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Netflix Inc NFLX.O.\n"We\'re looking for the relief rally to mature soon and yield at pullback and at the same time, we\'re looking for volatility to increase," said Katie Stockton, founder of technical analysis firm Fairlead Strategies.\n"And the timing of it would be natural next week with all of the big earnings hitting the tape and the FOMC announcement."\nAt 9:58 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 26.11 points, or 0.08%, at 32,063.01, while the S&P 500 .SPX was down 4.82 points, or 0.12%, at 3,994.13. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 49.86 points, or 0.41%, at 12,009.75.\nOf the 106 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 75.5% topped expectations. Analysts now see year-on-year S&P 500 profits to grow 6.2% for the second quarter, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the three-month period, according to Refinitiv data.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.34-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.51-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 17 new highs and 21 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with Big Tech peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express kept the Dow afloat. Meanwhile, a survey on Friday showed that U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July, deepening concerns about an economy stunted by high inflation, rising interest rates and dwindling consumer confidence.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with Big Tech peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express kept the Dow afloat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was lifted by American Express Co AXP.N, which jumped 4% after it raised its annual revenue forecast.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as social media stocks drag', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with Big Tech peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express kept the Dow afloat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was lifted by American Express Co AXP.N, which jumped 4% after it raised its annual revenue forecast.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with Big Tech peers including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenue from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express kept the Dow afloat. Still, Wall Street's three main indexes were set to end the week with their biggest gains in nearly a month, with growth stocks doing most of the heavy lifting after markets cheered quarterly reports from Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Netflix Inc NFLX.O."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-strong-dollar-looms-over-u.s.-earnings-season', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\nNEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - Companies reporting earnings in coming weeks are likely to mention one common factor gouging their results: the strong dollar.\nThe U.S. currency stands near a 20-year high against a basket of its peers .DXY and is up 15.1% in the past year, lifted by a hawkish Federal Reserve and investors seeking shelter from turbulent markets.\nA strong dollar can be a headwind for U.S. companies as it makes exporters’ products less competitive abroad and hurts multinationals that need to convert their foreign profits back into the U.S. currency.\nEach percentage point of year-on-year increase in the U.S. Dollar Index .DXY, which measures the dollar against six other currencies, translates to a 0.5 percentage point hit to S&P 500 earnings growth, analysts at MorganStanley estimated.\n"You seemingly can\'t get a break right now. We\'re starting to get some relief from oil prices, but you\'ve still got the dollar banging on you," said Bill Stone, chief investment officer at the Glenview Trust Company.\nInternational Business Machines Corp IBM.N, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N were among the companies that in the past week cited the dollar’s strength as a headwind, with Johnson & Johnson joining Microsoft Corp MSFT.O by cutting its guidance due to the impact of the greenback’s rise.\nNext week’s results from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Coca-Cola Co KO.N and a slew of other companies will give investors a better picture of how businesses are holding up in the face of the strong dollar and soaring inflation.\nInvestors are also awaiting what the Fed will have to say on those topics at its monetary policy meeting next week, at which it is widely expected to deliver another jumbo-sized 75 basis-point rate increase.\nDOLLAR DOLDRUMS\nOverall, some 40% of S&P 500 revenues come from overseas, data from FactSet showed. Information technology leads all sectors with 58% of revenues derived internationally, followed by materials with 56%, while utilities companies source just 2% of their revenues out of the United States, according to FactSet.\nThe dollar’s strength threatens to combine with high inflation, supply chain issues and other factors to weigh on earnings, analysts said.\n“The rate of change on the dollar exhibits a strong negative correlation over time vs. S&P 500 earnings revisions. USD strength comes at an inopportune time for corporates already facing margin pressure and increasingly weaker demand,” Morgan Stanley’s analysts wrote.\nSo far, 5.1% of the S&P 500 companies that have reported their second quarter results have posted earnings above expectations, nearly half the average of 9.5% over the prior four quarters, according to Refintiv data.\nFew can say when the dollar will turn, as the inflation-fighting Fed is expected to raise interest rates more aggressively than other central banks, boosting the U.S. currency’s appeal to yield-seeking investors.\nStill, some are betting that signs of a peak in the dollar’s rally could balance out some of the damage caused by the burgeoning greenback.\nDollar peaks over the past 40 years have been followed by rallies in the S&P 500, with the benchmark index climbing by an average of 10% in the next 12 months on increased risk appetite and expectations of improving earnings, wrote John Lynch, chief investment officer for Comerica Wealth Management.\nJim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at The Leuthold Group, said the dollar is trading at a nearly 120% “safe-haven premium” based on its historical relationship to the consumer sentiment index.\nThe dollar has declined by an average 4.5% over 12 months each time its premium rose over 20% since 1988, he added.\nOthers are looking at the bright side of dollar strength, which some see reflects the belief that the United States can weather a looming global slowdown better than other countries.\nSameer Samana, seniorglobal marketstrategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, has been increasing his overweight in U.S. equities, betting that any the effects of a strong dollar will be outweighed by better economic growth over the long run.\n"We think investors get too focused on the dollar\'s impact on earnings," he said.\n(Reporting by David Randall; Additional reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Next week’s results from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Coca-Cola Co KO.N and a slew of other companies will give investors a better picture of how businesses are holding up in the face of the strong dollar and soaring inflation. Dollar peaks over the past 40 years have been followed by rallies in the S&P 500, with the benchmark index climbing by an average of 10% in the next 12 months on increased risk appetite and expectations of improving earnings, wrote John Lynch, chief investment officer for Comerica Wealth Management. Sameer Samana, seniorglobal marketstrategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, has been increasing his overweight in U.S. equities, betting that any the effects of a strong dollar will be outweighed by better economic growth over the long run.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Next week’s results from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Coca-Cola Co KO.N and a slew of other companies will give investors a better picture of how businesses are holding up in the face of the strong dollar and soaring inflation. By David Randall NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - Companies reporting earnings in coming weeks are likely to mention one common factor gouging their results: the strong dollar. International Business Machines Corp IBM.N, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N were among the companies that in the past week cited the dollar’s strength as a headwind, with Johnson & Johnson joining Microsoft Corp MSFT.O by cutting its guidance due to the impact of the greenback’s rise.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St Week Ahead-Strong dollar looms over U.S. earnings season', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Next week’s results from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Coca-Cola Co KO.N and a slew of other companies will give investors a better picture of how businesses are holding up in the face of the strong dollar and soaring inflation. By David Randall NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - Companies reporting earnings in coming weeks are likely to mention one common factor gouging their results: the strong dollar. Information technology leads all sectors with 58% of revenues derived internationally, followed by materials with 56%, while utilities companies source just 2% of their revenues out of the United States, according to FactSet.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Next week’s results from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Coca-Cola Co KO.N and a slew of other companies will give investors a better picture of how businesses are holding up in the face of the strong dollar and soaring inflation. Each percentage point of year-on-year increase in the U.S. Dollar Index .DXY, which measures the dollar against six other currencies, translates to a 0.5 percentage point hit to S&P 500 earnings growth, analysts at MorganStanley estimated. International Business Machines Corp IBM.N, Netflix Inc NFLX.O and Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N were among the companies that in the past week cited the dollar’s strength as a headwind, with Johnson & Johnson joining Microsoft Corp MSFT.O by cutting its guidance due to the impact of the greenback’s rise.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/social-media-stocks-slump-as-twitter-snap-warn-of-dire-ad-spending', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'July 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday as Twitter Inc TWTR.N joined the Snapchat owner SNAP.N in signaling a cutback in digital ad spend as economic growth sputters.\nPinterest Inc PINS.N plunged 7.5%, Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O dropped 4.6%, Google-owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which also sells ads online, fell 2.1%.\nAt current prices Pinterest, Meta, Alphabet and Snap were collectively set to lose about $36 billion in market value.\nTwitter also blamed its ongoing battle to close its $44-billion acquisition by Elon Musk for the surprise fall in quarterly revenue. The micro-blogging site\'s shares were marginally higher.\nAdvertisers have pared back spending amid rising interest rates and surging inflation as some of them struggle with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions, Snap Inc said on Thursday.\n"If you want proof that companies are nervous about the economic outlook, just look at how media platforms and marketing agencies are bemoaning a tougher advertising market," Russ Mould, AJ Bell investment director, said.\nInvestors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook.\nSnap Inc\'s shares were down 34.6% and were the most heavily traded across U.S. exchanges, as the company said it was looking for new sources of revenue to grow.\nThe Snapchat owner\'s weak quarterly outlook confirm fears that ad spending is worsening, RBC Capital Markets said in a note.\n"Unfortunately for Snap and the digital ad sector, we believe there are signs of further ad spending cuts."\nMeta and Alphabet are slated to post quarterly results next week, while Pinterest is set to report second-quarter results on Aug. 1.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; https://twitter.com/medhasinghs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc's AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook. July 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday as Twitter Inc TWTR.N joined the Snapchat owner SNAP.N in signaling a cutback in digital ad spend as economic growth sputters. Advertisers have pared back spending amid rising interest rates and surging inflation as some of them struggle with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions, Snap Inc said on Thursday.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Investors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc's AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook. July 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday as Twitter Inc TWTR.N joined the Snapchat owner SNAP.N in signaling a cutback in digital ad spend as economic growth sputters. At current prices Pinterest, Meta, Alphabet and Snap were collectively set to lose about $36 billion in market value.", 'news_article_title': 'Social media stocks slump as Twitter, Snap warn of dire ad spending', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc's AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook. July 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday as Twitter Inc TWTR.N joined the Snapchat owner SNAP.N in signaling a cutback in digital ad spend as economic growth sputters. Pinterest Inc PINS.N plunged 7.5%, Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O dropped 4.6%, Google-owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which also sells ads online, fell 2.1%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook. July 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday as Twitter Inc TWTR.N joined the Snapchat owner SNAP.N in signaling a cutback in digital ad spend as economic growth sputters. "If you want proof that companies are nervous about the economic outlook, just look at how media platforms and marketing agencies are bemoaning a tougher advertising market," Russ Mould, AJ Bell investment director, said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/positive-earnings-surprises-boost-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAll eyes have been on big corporate earnings announcements this week, which continue to buoy this propped-up market.\nIf companies continue to surprise to the upside, look for the S&P 500 to remain in bull-market territory… even with some major economic announcements looming next week.\nWe’re watching to see if the S&P can break through resistance or if it will bounce back down – it’s something to consider as you make trading decisions in the coming week.\nWe’re Binge-Watching Netflix\nThe world’s biggest streaming company announced Tuesday that it lost nearly 1 million subscribers for the three-month period from April to June, marking the second straight quarter it lost customers. Still, that was less than the loss of 2 million the company had forecast. Netflix shares were up about 6% at $214 in midday trading Wednesday and kept creeping up yesterday as well.\nThe second-quarter results offer a new bull case for Netflix investors and a beacon of hope for other tech stocks. Losing subscribers doesn’t sound promising, but in comparison to a dismal first quarter, the consensus is that it’s “good enough.” Netflix shares rose on Wednesday, along with other tech stocks like Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT).\nIt may seem like now’s the time to capitalize on what seems like a bounce in tech stocks, but we’re holding off on any recommendations for NFLX until we see how all of this shakes out amid rumors of an acquisition in the next year by Microsoft. We explore that possibility and how Netflix might continue to grow and add subscribers in a short on our Learning Markets YouTube channel. Click here to get the rest of the story.\nFREE REPORT: “March 23, 2020 Is About to Repeat”\nWhy the 2022 sell-off is about to hit a huge turning point that could make you 5 to 10 times your money, beginning immediately… through a historic unveiling this summer in Houston, Texas.\nClaim your free copy.\nHope Emerges on Wall Street as Stocks Rise\nGreen shoots of hope are emerging on Wall Street as stocks rebound in the run-up to the Fed’s monetary policy decision next week.\nAlong with the FOMC statement on Wednesday, we’ll see the Consumer Confidence Index announced Tuesday, a prediction of consumer spending based on household consumption and saving. We’re interested in this score to see how consumer staple stocks like Walmart Stores Inc. (WMT), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Dollar General (DG) , will fare.\nWe’ll get GDP numbers and jobless claims on Thursday, which could boost the market if the numbers meet or exceed expectations. Plus, the core PCE price index will come in Friday. Another tick or two down could signal less inflation and feed those green shoots of hope in the market.\nSpeaking of, be sure not to miss our latest YouTube livestream, Are You Missing the Bounce in the Stock Market? The stock market is bouncing up from its lows. Learn how you can capitalize on the bounce, or if it’s just another fake out.\nWhen you need more in-depth information about stocks, market trends, options trading, and more, our Learning Markets YouTube channel has what you’re looking for. It’s free to subscribe and is an indispensable resource during the ups and downs of earnings and reporting season.\nSincerely,\nJohn Jagerson and Wade Hansen\nEditors, Trading Opportunities\nThe post Positive Earnings Surprises Boost Stocks appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Losing subscribers doesn’t sound promising, but in comparison to a dismal first quarter, the consensus is that it’s “good enough.” Netflix shares rose on Wednesday, along with other tech stocks like Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). FREE REPORT: “March 23, 2020 Is About to Repeat” Why the 2022 sell-off is about to hit a huge turning point that could make you 5 to 10 times your money, beginning immediately… through a historic unveiling this summer in Houston, Texas. Sincerely, John Jagerson and Wade Hansen Editors, Trading Opportunities The post Positive Earnings Surprises Boost Stocks appeared first on InvestorPlace.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Losing subscribers doesn’t sound promising, but in comparison to a dismal first quarter, the consensus is that it’s “good enough.” Netflix shares rose on Wednesday, along with other tech stocks like Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). We’re Binge-Watching Netflix The world’s biggest streaming company announced Tuesday that it lost nearly 1 million subscribers for the three-month period from April to June, marking the second straight quarter it lost customers. Hope Emerges on Wall Street as Stocks Rise Green shoots of hope are emerging on Wall Street as stocks rebound in the run-up to the Fed’s monetary policy decision next week.', 'news_article_title': 'Positive Earnings Surprises Boost Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Losing subscribers doesn’t sound promising, but in comparison to a dismal first quarter, the consensus is that it’s “good enough.” Netflix shares rose on Wednesday, along with other tech stocks like Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips All eyes have been on big corporate earnings announcements this week, which continue to buoy this propped-up market. The stock market is bouncing up from its lows.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Losing subscribers doesn’t sound promising, but in comparison to a dismal first quarter, the consensus is that it’s “good enough.” Netflix shares rose on Wednesday, along with other tech stocks like Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips All eyes have been on big corporate earnings announcements this week, which continue to buoy this propped-up market. Hope Emerges on Wall Street as Stocks Rise Green shoots of hope are emerging on Wall Street as stocks rebound in the run-up to the Fed’s monetary policy decision next week.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-declines-as-ad-tech-social-media-stocks-weigh', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Echo Wang\nJuly 22 (Reuters) - Major U.S. indexes dipped on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms decline following weak earnings from Twitter and Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast.\nStill, the S&P 500 .SPX and the Dow .DJI are on track to end the week with their biggest gains in nearly a month, with growth stocks doing most of the heavy lifting as markets cheer quarterly reports from Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Netflix Inc NFLX.O.\nSnap Inc\'s SNAP.N shares tumbled nearly 40%, after the Snapchat owner posted its weakest-ever quarterly sales growth as a public company, while Twitter Inc TWTR.N slipped 0.6% following a surprise fall in revenue.\nOnline ad giants Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O tumbled 7.5% and 6.4%, respectively, weighing on the Nasdaq .IXIC.\nMeta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nThe S&P 500 communication services .SPLRCL and information technology .SPLRCT tumbled 4.8% and 1.9% respectively, leading declines among the index\'s 11 sectors.\n"Earnings are coming in less bad than feared, but they\'re deteriorating from what we got used to and accustomed to over the last several quarters," said Bob Doll, CIO at Crossmark Global Investments.\n"The other cross current along with earnings is how far is the Fed going to have to go to fight this inflation? Have we seen peak inflation? All these cross currents will continue to create volatility."\nMarket participants continue to await anxiously for the Federal Reserve\'s meeting and second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data next week. While the U.S. central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation, the GDP data is likely to be negative again.\nMeanwhile, a survey on Friday showed that U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July, deepening concerns about an economy stunted by high inflation, rising interest rates and dwindling consumer confidence.\nVerizon Communications Inc VZ.N cut its annual adjusted profit forecast as inflation weighs, sending its shares down 8%. American Express Co AXP.N rose 2% on strong earnings and an increased revenue forecast.\nAt 2:07PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 264.87 points, or 0.83%, to 31,772.03, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 55.4 points, or 1.39%, to 3,943.55 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 276.24 points, or 2.29%, to 11,783.37.\nAnalysts now expect year-on-year S&P 500 profits to grow 6.2% for the second quarter, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the three-month period, according to Refinitiv data.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.83-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.86-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 31 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 25 new highs and 58 new lows.\n(Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Aniruddha Ghosh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Sriraj Kalluvila, Shounak Dasgupta and Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - Major U.S. indexes dipped on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms decline following weak earnings from Twitter and Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. Snap Inc's SNAP.N shares tumbled nearly 40%, after the Snapchat owner posted its weakest-ever quarterly sales growth as a public company, while Twitter Inc TWTR.N slipped 0.6% following a surprise fall in revenue.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - Major U.S. indexes dipped on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms decline following weak earnings from Twitter and Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. Meanwhile, a survey on Friday showed that U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July, deepening concerns about an economy stunted by high inflation, rising interest rates and dwindling consumer confidence.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street declines as ad tech, social media stocks weigh', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. "The other cross current along with earnings is how far is the Fed going to have to go to fight this inflation? While the U.S. central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to curb runaway inflation, the GDP data is likely to be negative again.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta and Alphabet are set to post their earnings next week, along with mega-cap peers, including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Echo Wang July 22 (Reuters) - Major U.S. indexes dipped on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms decline following weak earnings from Twitter and Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. Snap Inc's SNAP.N shares tumbled nearly 40%, after the Snapchat owner posted its weakest-ever quarterly sales growth as a public company, while Twitter Inc TWTR.N slipped 0.6% following a surprise fall in revenue."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/social-media-stocks-slump-as-twitter-snap-warn-of-dire-ad-spending-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Medha Singh and Akash Sriram\nJuly 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday after Twitter Inc TWTR.N and Snapchat\'s owner SNAP.N signaled advertisers had tightened their purse strings in response to a darkening economic outlook.\nPinterest Inc PINS.N plunged 11.3%, Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O dropped 5.6%, Google-owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which also sells ads online, fell 3.3%.\nAt current prices Pinterest, Meta, Twitter, Alphabet and Snap were collectively set to lose about $42 billion in market value.\nTwitter also blamed its ongoing battle to close its $44-billion acquisition by Elon Musk for the surprise fall in quarterly revenue. The micro-blogging site\'s shares were down 0.1% in choppy trading.\nAdvertisers have pared back spending amid rising interest rates and surging inflation as some of them struggle with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions, Snap Inc said on Thursday.\n"If you want proof that companies are nervous about the economic outlook, just look at how media platforms and marketing agencies are bemoaning a tougher advertising market," Russ Mould, AJ Bell investment director, said.\nInvestors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook.\nSnap Inc\'s shares were down 36.4% and were the most heavily traded across U.S. exchanges, as the company said it was looking for new sources of revenue to grow.\n"Unfortunately for Snap and the digital ad sector, we believe there are signs of further ad spending cuts," RBC Capital Markets said in a note.\nAttention now turns to quarterly reports from mega-cap firms Meta and Alphabet next week. Some analysts believe the drop in their share prices reflects what is likely to be a subdued report.\n"While more revenue cuts for advertising stocks are likely, we think Alphabet has more relative revenue stability given breadth of advertisers, more expense flexibility than most peers," analysts at Bank of American Global Research said.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Shailesh Kuber)\n(([email protected]; https://twitter.com/medhasinghs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc's AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook. By Medha Singh and Akash Sriram July 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday after Twitter Inc TWTR.N and Snapchat's owner SNAP.N signaled advertisers had tightened their purse strings in response to a darkening economic outlook. Advertisers have pared back spending amid rising interest rates and surging inflation as some of them struggle with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions, Snap Inc said on Thursday.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Investors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc's AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook. By Medha Singh and Akash Sriram July 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday after Twitter Inc TWTR.N and Snapchat's owner SNAP.N signaled advertisers had tightened their purse strings in response to a darkening economic outlook. At current prices Pinterest, Meta, Twitter, Alphabet and Snap were collectively set to lose about $42 billion in market value.", 'news_article_title': 'Social media stocks slump as Twitter, Snap warn of dire ad spending', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc's AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook. By Medha Singh and Akash Sriram July 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday after Twitter Inc TWTR.N and Snapchat's owner SNAP.N signaled advertisers had tightened their purse strings in response to a darkening economic outlook. Pinterest Inc PINS.N plunged 11.3%, Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O dropped 5.6%, Google-owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which also sells ads online, fell 3.3%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors are bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector as Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O privacy changes further cloud outlook. By Medha Singh and Akash Sriram July 22 (Reuters) - Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday after Twitter Inc TWTR.N and Snapchat\'s owner SNAP.N signaled advertisers had tightened their purse strings in response to a darkening economic outlook. "If you want proof that companies are nervous about the economic outlook, just look at how media platforms and marketing agencies are bemoaning a tougher advertising market," Russ Mould, AJ Bell investment director, said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-mega-cap-etf-mgc-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $3.72 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.07%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.47%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 32.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 31.17% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nMGC seeks to match the performance of the CRSP US Mega Cap Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Index includes the largest U.S. companies, with a target of including the top 70% of investable market capitalization. The index includes securities traded on NYSE, NYSE Market, NASDAQ or ARCA.\nThe ETF has lost about -17.02% so far this year and is down about -8.64% in the last one year (as of 07/22/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $128.05 and $169.35.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 24.29% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 242 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Mega Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, MGC is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $295.87 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $360.42 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nVanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $3.72 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.07%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Vanguard Mega Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-best-nasdaq-stocks-to-buy-in-july', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe bear market has not hit all stocks equally. While energy stocks are down big from their highs, the group still remains the best performing in 2022. Conversely, growth stocks have been pummeled and the Nasdaq has taken a beating. While the weakness is discouraging, it has a few brave investors looking to buy the best Nasdaq stocks.\nSome readers may consider that brave, but for others, they realize the difficulty that exists in buying stocks that have been severely beaten down. Even the best Nasdaq stocks have suffered large declines of roughly 30% or more. Some of the more less fortunate stocks have seen declines in excess of 50% or 60%.\n7 Best Vanguard Funds for Aggressive Investors\nThat said, not all Nasdaq-listed stocks are tech companies and many investors seem to forget that. So in that light, let’s look at which one stick out as we kickoff the third quarter.\nTicker Company Recent Price\nPANW Palo Alto Networks $513.13\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $90.19\nAAPL Apple $154.96\nMSFT Microsoft $264.03\nPEP PepsiCo $168.02\nCOST Costco Wholesale $525.36\nQCOM Qualcomm $154.19\nBest Nasdaq Stocks: Palo Alto Networks (PANW)\nMaybe it’s because of the selloff we’re seeing the broader market. Perhaps it’s because it’s not one of the big FAANG names or a chip favorite. However, I don’t think Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) gets enough credit.\nThe stock fought through the bear market pretty well at the beginning of the year. For the first several months of 2022, it was one of the few tech names that hadn’t been swallowed up. Why? Because there remains constant demand for its products as cybersecurity remains a growing concern by municipalities, companies, governments and citizens.\nWhen the company most recently reported earnings, management said, “I’m less worried … right now given what’s going on in the environment … you’re seeing way more security awareness and concern more than I’ve ever seen.”\nAnalysts call for almost 30% revenue growth this year, then 20%-plus growth in each of the next three years.\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) has enjoyed a modest rebound lately, but it has been absolutely crushed so far in 2022. In the fourth quarter of 2021, it was one of the few growth stocks hitting new all-time highs. But its reckoning came right off the bat in January and shares are now down 40% year-to-date.\nI don’t know if that’s fair, though.\nThe company continues to report solid results, while analysts’ earnings and revenue expectations continue to increase at a time where the stock price is decreasing. When that occurs, we get a lower valuation, which is exactly what we’re seeing with AMD stock right now.\nShares trade at a reasonable 19 times this year’s earnings. When we consider the company’s growth and its acquisition of Xilinx (with great free-cash flow), that looks downright cheap. The company has proven to be a long-term winner and with the selloff, it’s looking more and more like a long-term opportunity.\n7 Small-Cap Stocks to Buy on the Dip\nFurther, with the recent report from Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), we know that the semiconductor stocks are not in a state of free-fall.\nApple (AAPL)\nWith its $2.4 trillion market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the biggest name in the Nasdaq and the entire stock market. As such, it’s no surprise that it’s included on the list of the best Nasdaq stocks to buy.\nHowever, there’s more to it than the simple argument that “Apple is big.”\nThe company boasts a monumental balance sheet and immense cash flow. Each year, management makes it a point to raise its dividend — although it’s still modest at a 0.65% yield — and approve another round of buybacks. This year, Apple gave the green light to a $70 billion share repurchase program.\nThat’s good for roughly 3% of the outstanding shares, but more importantly, that breaks down to about $280 million worth of stock per day (assuming Apple were to buy the same amount of stock each trading day of the year). That’s a really nice bid to have in your stock.\nIn any regard, the company is the best-performing FAANG stock so far this year. That alone is worth some recognition.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSpeaking of FAANG, did you know that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — which is not in the FAANG group despite being the second-largest company in the U.S. — also bests this group at something?\nWhile Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) may have superior gross margins, not one component tops Microsoft in profit margin. Yep, not even Apple.\nMicrosoft is generating operating margins of 42.5%. To no surprise given its gross margin profile, Meta comes in second, with 36.7% margin. At 30.5%, Apple is roughly 1,200 basis points behind Microsoft. That’s not a knock on Apple or any other FAANG component. But it’s a big compliment toward Microsoft.\n7 Best Water Stocks to Buy Now\nLastly, Microsoft still has growth. Analysts expect 18.5% revenue growth in 2022 and 14% growth in 2023. As for earnings, the company is forecast to grow its bottom line by 15.5% in each of the next two years.\nPepsiCo (PEP)\nWhen investors think of the best Nasdaq stocks, they tend to think of technology stocks. But that’s not always the case, with PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) being one example. With its $250 billion market cap, PepsiCo may be dwarfed by the Apple’s and Microsoft’s of the index, but it’s big enough to be a top-15 holding in the index.\nAt a time where the market has been volatile, Nasdaq investors can use stocks like PepsiCo to help stabilize the ship. The company pays out an attractive yield of 2.7%, while the dividend was recently increased in May by 7%. It was the company’s 50th straight year with a dividend increase.\nIt’s not just the dividend that PepsiCo is consistent with. The company is forecast to grow its earnings to $6.63 a share in 2022, up 6% from last year. That’s followed by almost 10% growth forecasts for 2023.\nCostco Wholesale (COST)\nLike PepsiCo, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) is not the quintessential Nasdaq stock. It’s certainly not what comes to mind when investors think of the best Nasdaq stocks to buy. Presently, the company gets a lot of coverage for the low price of its hotdog-and-soda combo — $1.50 — while inflation is scorching higher, but Costco is much more than that.\nIn the U.S., there are a handful of retailers that are not only surviving, but actually thriving despite disruptions from e-commerce. Thankfully for long-time investors, Costco is thriving.\nCase in point? Consensus expectations call for 15.5% revenue growth this year and almost 10% growth next year. As for earnings, analysts expect roughly 18% earnings growth this year and 11% growth in 2023. Throw in Costco’s one downfall, which is that it trades at almost 40 times earnings, and by the numbers we have a pretty normal-looking Nasdaq stock.\n7 Small-Cap Stocks to Buy on the Dip\nJoking aside, Costco is a great operator that tends to almost always trade at an elevated valuation.\nQualcomm (QCOM)\nLooking to end our list of best Nasdaq stocks with a tech company, we have Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM). Even before its recent stroke of good fortune, Qualcomm was setting up with a low valuation and solid growth.\nIts downfall is that the company’s contract with Apple was supposed to taper off, as the latter worked on its own 5G modem chip. However, Apple is reportedly having trouble with its own chip and will again rely on Qualcomm to fill the gap that year. It will apparently be the sole provider for the chip as well.\nThe company is forecast to grow its revenue 33% this year and its earnings to grow 50%. However, estimates for 2023 are now likely conservative due the Apple news. By the time Apple does produce its own chip, it’s expected that Qualcomm will have added enough business to offset the loss of Apple.\nWhile the stock has enjoyed a solid rally lately, shares still trade at just 14 times earnings.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Best Nasdaq Stocks to Buy in July appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price PANW Palo Alto Networks $513.13 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $90.19 AAPL Apple $154.96 MSFT Microsoft $264.03 PEP PepsiCo $168.02 COST Costco Wholesale $525.36 QCOM Qualcomm $154.19 Best Nasdaq Stocks: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Maybe it’s because of the selloff we’re seeing the broader market. Apple (AAPL) With its $2.4 trillion market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the biggest name in the Nasdaq and the entire stock market. Presently, the company gets a lot of coverage for the low price of its hotdog-and-soda combo — $1.50 — while inflation is scorching higher, but Costco is much more than that.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price PANW Palo Alto Networks $513.13 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $90.19 AAPL Apple $154.96 MSFT Microsoft $264.03 PEP PepsiCo $168.02 COST Costco Wholesale $525.36 QCOM Qualcomm $154.19 Best Nasdaq Stocks: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Maybe it’s because of the selloff we’re seeing the broader market. Apple (AAPL) With its $2.4 trillion market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the biggest name in the Nasdaq and the entire stock market. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) has enjoyed a modest rebound lately, but it has been absolutely crushed so far in 2022.', 'news_article_title': '7 Best Nasdaq Stocks to Buy in July', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price PANW Palo Alto Networks $513.13 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $90.19 AAPL Apple $154.96 MSFT Microsoft $264.03 PEP PepsiCo $168.02 COST Costco Wholesale $525.36 QCOM Qualcomm $154.19 Best Nasdaq Stocks: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Maybe it’s because of the selloff we’re seeing the broader market. Apple (AAPL) With its $2.4 trillion market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the biggest name in the Nasdaq and the entire stock market. At 30.5%, Apple is roughly 1,200 basis points behind Microsoft.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price PANW Palo Alto Networks $513.13 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $90.19 AAPL Apple $154.96 MSFT Microsoft $264.03 PEP PepsiCo $168.02 COST Costco Wholesale $525.36 QCOM Qualcomm $154.19 Best Nasdaq Stocks: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Maybe it’s because of the selloff we’re seeing the broader market. Apple (AAPL) With its $2.4 trillion market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the biggest name in the Nasdaq and the entire stock market. That’s good for roughly 3% of the outstanding shares, but more importantly, that breaks down to about $280 million worth of stock per day (assuming Apple were to buy the same amount of stock each trading day of the year).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-healthy-revenue-growth-aid-qualcomm-qcom-q3-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Qualcomm Incorporated QCOM is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 27, after the closing bell. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of 10.3%. It pulled off a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 11.4%, on average.\n\nThis San Diego, CA-based company is expected to have recorded higher revenues year over year, driven by the ramp-up in 5G-enabled chips and strength in its Snapdragon portfolio. The company is increasingly benefiting from advanced radio frequency front-end solutions for high-performance 5G devices and automotive chips.\nFactors at Play\nDuring the quarter, Qualcomm collaborated with AMD to optimize the Qualcomm FastConnect connectivity system for AMD Ryzen processor-based computing platforms. The AMD Manageability processor and the FastConnect 6900 will help unlock enhanced capabilities for IT to manage systems, offering professional-strength remote manageability for users in the new, hybrid workplace. Such innovative products are likely to have translated into higher revenues in the quarter.\n\nIn the fiscal third quarter, Qualcomm completed the acquisition of Arriver from SSW Partners. The transformative deal is expected to offer Qualcomm a firmer footing in the emerging market of driver-assistance technology, as it aims to extend the Snapdragon Ride Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) portfolio.\n\nThe Arriver business of Veoneer operates the dedicated software unit focused on sensor perception and drive policy, including a full stack of features and functions. With the acquisition, Qualcomm aims to incorporate Arriver\'s Computer Vision, Drive Policy and Driver Assistance assets into its ADAS portfolio to deliver an open and competitive platform for automakers to better compete with rivals within the self-driving vehicle market. This, in turn, is likely to augment its automotive business as it strives to boost revenues beyond chipmaking for the smartphone market. These are likely to get reflected in the upcoming results.\n\nFor the June quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $10,881 million, indicating growth of 35% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. The consensus estimate for adjusted earnings per share stands at $2.86, which suggests an increase of 48.9%.\nEarnings Whispers\nOur proven model does not predict an earnings beat for Qualcomm for the fiscal third quarter. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. This is not the case here.\n\nEarnings ESP: Earnings ESP, which represents the difference between the Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate, is -0.63%, with the former pegged at $2.84 and the latter at $2.86. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\nQUALCOMM Incorporated Price and EPS Surprise\nQUALCOMM Incorporated price-eps-surprise | QUALCOMM Incorporated Quote\nZacks Rank: Qualcomm has a Zacks Rank #3.\nStocks to Consider\nHere are some companies you may want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this season:\n\nKeysight Technologies, Inc. KEYS is set to release quarterly numbers on Aug 17. It has an Earnings ESP of +1.23% and a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nThe Earnings ESP for Qorvo Inc. QRVO is +0.41% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. The company is set to report quarterly numbers on Aug 3.\n\nThe Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. The company is scheduled to report quarterly numbers on Jul 28.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nQUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nKeysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nQorvo, Inc. (QRVO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The transformative deal is expected to offer Qualcomm a firmer footing in the emerging market of driver-assistance technology, as it aims to extend the Snapdragon Ride Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) portfolio.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report With the acquisition, Qualcomm aims to incorporate Arriver's Computer Vision, Drive Policy and Driver Assistance assets into its ADAS portfolio to deliver an open and competitive platform for automakers to better compete with rivals within the self-driving vehicle market.", 'news_article_title': 'Can Healthy Revenue Growth Aid Qualcomm (QCOM) Q3 Earnings?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of 10.3%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Earnings ESP for Apple Inc. AAPL is +0.88% and it carries a Zacks Rank of 3. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-to-add-boring-stocks-to-your-portfolio', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "I was initially drawn to investing by the idea of owning exciting companies driving the future of technology. I remember as a teenager doing some back-of-the-envelope math to see how much money I'd have if I'd simply bought my birthday money's worth of Amazon or Apple stock when I was a young child.\nIt's fun to invest in companies that are trying to change the world, but that excitement comes with risk.\nAccording to Embroker, 90% of start-ups ultimately fail. And while the failure rate for public tech companies is certainly lower, the odds of finding the next Amazon or Tesla are extremely low. That is why smart investors understand the importance of buying boring companies, not just exciting ones.\nWhen I say boring companies, I'm talking about mature businesses with proven track records of execution. These companies usually have strong brand awareness and loyalty, and while they're likely growing slower than tech start-ups, they've done so consistently for years, if not decades.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHere are three reasons you should make space in your portfolio for these boring companies.\nThey're less volatile\nIf you're losing sleep over your stock portfolio, you're likely overexposed to risk. Recently, growth stocks have taken a beating, with some down as much as 90%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite down 25% year to date.\nMeanwhile, the Fidelity Blue Chip Value ETF -- a fund comprised of at least 80% well-established, medium- to large-cap stocks -- is only down 5% in 2022.\nFBCVX Total Return Level data by YCharts.\nWhile there's less upside with blue chip stocks, you're also insulated from the extreme downside that comes with smaller-cap growth companies.\nThey add consistent compounding growth\nCompounding is one of the keys to long-term outperformance. Think of it like a snowball rolling down a hill. At first, the growth is barely noticeable, but by the time the snowball reaches the bottom, it's exponentially larger.\nOne of the reasons mature businesses tend to be compounding machines is because they elect to return their profits to shareholders in the form of stock buybacks and dividends. Growth companies return value to shareholders by investing cashflows back into the business to increase revenues (and eventually profits).\nBut at a point, it becomes difficult to continue generating value by investing in growth, so mature companies pay out a portion of their profits to shareholders. This produces slow but consistent returns that snowball over time for investors.\nConsider two of the best compounders over the last 20 years -- Costco and The Home Depot.\nIf you invested $10,000 in Costco in July 2002, your investment would be worth over $174,000 today. And had you reinvested the dividends, you'd be sitting on over $220,000. That's a 2,100% gain and a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17%.\nSimilarly, had you invested the same amount in The Home Depot 20 years ago, your investment would be worth $155,689, which is a CAGR of 15% (dividends reinvested).\nNeither of these companies invented a new technology or disrupted anything over the last two decades. However, they both have strong brands and consistently deliver exceptional value to their customers while growing their bottom lines. Companies that can do this for decades might not be the most exciting, but they will grow your portfolio exponentially.\nThey tend to keep winning\nMany investors look for tiny under-the-radar companies, hoping to get in early before they blow up. And while the occasional bet on micro-cap stocks can make sense, there is plenty of long-term upside in investing in proven winners. This is because great businesses tend to keep executing and winning over long periods of time.\nImagine a massive boat, like a cruise ship or a cargo tanker. It takes tremendous power to get ships of that size moving, but once they reach cruising speed, there's little that can slow them down.\nCompanies are the same way. It takes an incredible amount of effort and resources to build a winning corporate culture and habits, but once those are instilled, they tend to persist for long periods of time.\nThat allows companies like Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway to continue delivering returns for their shareholders for decades upon decades. And the great thing about the stock market is that you can place your bets on the winners throughout the race, not just at the beginning.\nDon't overthink it\nOftentimes we think we need to pursue complex investing strategies for strong returns, but the reality is that countless proven businesses will continue to deliver strong returns for their shareholders for years, even decades.\nYou won't 100x your money, but you can certainly beat the market by investing in boring businesses.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Mark Blank has positions in Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'One of the reasons mature businesses tend to be compounding machines is because they elect to return their profits to shareholders in the form of stock buybacks and dividends. It takes an incredible amount of effort and resources to build a winning corporate culture and habits, but once those are instilled, they tend to persist for long periods of time. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Tesla.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That allows companies like Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway to continue delivering returns for their shareholders for decades upon decades. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons to Add Boring Stocks to Your Portfolio', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Companies are the same way. You won't 100x your money, but you can certainly beat the market by investing in boring businesses. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Tesla.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Growth companies return value to shareholders by investing cashflows back into the business to increase revenues (and eventually profits). Don't overthink it Oftentimes we think we need to pursue complex investing strategies for strong returns, but the reality is that countless proven businesses will continue to deliver strong returns for their shareholders for years, even decades. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/twitter-blames-musk-weak-ad-market-for-drop-in-revenue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details, shares\nJuly 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N on Friday blamed uncertainties related to its $44 billion acquisition by Elon Musk and a weakening digital ad market for a surprise fall in quarterly revenue.\nTwitter, which has sued Musk for dropping his offer to buy the company, said advertising revenue rose just 2% to $1.08 billion.\nIt reported second-quarter revenue of $1.18 billion, compared with $1.19 billion a year earlier. Analysts were expecting $1.32 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data.\nTwitter shares were down 3% in trading before the bell.\nThe company\'s results come after Snapchat parent Snap Inc SNAP.N posted weak results and declined to make a forecast, citing "incredibly challenging" conditions as advertisers cut back on spending.\nTwitter and its peers, including Snap and Alphabet GOOGL.O, saw an uptick in revenue last year as brands spent heavily on advertising online, eyeing a recovery from the pandemic.\nBut inflation pressures and fears of a recession this year have forced brands to rethink their marketing budgets.\nAt the same time, Gen Z-favorite TikTok and tech giant Apple Inc AAPL.O, which gives users the choice to opt of data tracking, are grabbing market share in the digital ad space.\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'At the same time, Gen Z-favorite TikTok and tech giant Apple Inc AAPL.O, which gives users the choice to opt of data tracking, are grabbing market share in the digital ad space. Adds details, shares July 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N on Friday blamed uncertainties related to its $44 billion acquisition by Elon Musk and a weakening digital ad market for a surprise fall in quarterly revenue. Twitter and its peers, including Snap and Alphabet GOOGL.O, saw an uptick in revenue last year as brands spent heavily on advertising online, eyeing a recovery from the pandemic.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'At the same time, Gen Z-favorite TikTok and tech giant Apple Inc AAPL.O, which gives users the choice to opt of data tracking, are grabbing market share in the digital ad space. Adds details, shares July 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N on Friday blamed uncertainties related to its $44 billion acquisition by Elon Musk and a weakening digital ad market for a surprise fall in quarterly revenue. It reported second-quarter revenue of $1.18 billion, compared with $1.19 billion a year earlier.', 'news_article_title': 'Twitter blames Musk, weak ad market for drop in revenue', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'At the same time, Gen Z-favorite TikTok and tech giant Apple Inc AAPL.O, which gives users the choice to opt of data tracking, are grabbing market share in the digital ad space. Adds details, shares July 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N on Friday blamed uncertainties related to its $44 billion acquisition by Elon Musk and a weakening digital ad market for a surprise fall in quarterly revenue. Twitter, which has sued Musk for dropping his offer to buy the company, said advertising revenue rose just 2% to $1.08 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'At the same time, Gen Z-favorite TikTok and tech giant Apple Inc AAPL.O, which gives users the choice to opt of data tracking, are grabbing market share in the digital ad space. Adds details, shares July 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N on Friday blamed uncertainties related to its $44 billion acquisition by Elon Musk and a weakening digital ad market for a surprise fall in quarterly revenue. Twitter, which has sued Musk for dropping his offer to buy the company, said advertising revenue rose just 2% to $1.08 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/twitter-revenue-falls-in-weakening-digital-ad-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'July 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N on Friday posted a surprise fall in revenue amid fierce competition from Apple and TikTok in a weakening advertising market, as the company wages a legal battle with Elon Musk over his $44 billion buyout deal.\nThe company reported second-quarter revenue of $1.18 billion, compared with $1.19 billion a year earlier.\nAnalysts were expecting $1.32 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data.\nThe results come after Snapchat parent Snap Inc SNAP.N posted weak results and declined to make a forecast, citing "incredibly challenging" conditions as advertisers cut back on spending. [nL1N2Z22MN\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'July 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N on Friday posted a surprise fall in revenue amid fierce competition from Apple and TikTok in a weakening advertising market, as the company wages a legal battle with Elon Musk over his $44 billion buyout deal. The results come after Snapchat parent Snap Inc SNAP.N posted weak results and declined to make a forecast, citing "incredibly challenging" conditions as advertisers cut back on spending. [nL1N2Z22MN (Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company reported second-quarter revenue of $1.18 billion, compared with $1.19 billion a year earlier. The results come after Snapchat parent Snap Inc SNAP.N posted weak results and declined to make a forecast, citing "incredibly challenging" conditions as advertisers cut back on spending. [nL1N2Z22MN (Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Twitter revenue falls in weakening digital ad market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'July 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N on Friday posted a surprise fall in revenue amid fierce competition from Apple and TikTok in a weakening advertising market, as the company wages a legal battle with Elon Musk over his $44 billion buyout deal. The company reported second-quarter revenue of $1.18 billion, compared with $1.19 billion a year earlier. Analysts were expecting $1.32 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'July 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N on Friday posted a surprise fall in revenue amid fierce competition from Apple and TikTok in a weakening advertising market, as the company wages a legal battle with Elon Musk over his $44 billion buyout deal. The company reported second-quarter revenue of $1.18 billion, compared with $1.19 billion a year earlier. [nL1N2Z22MN (Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-netflix-stock-a-buy-now-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix\'s (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock has tumbled more than 60% this year amid pressing concerns about its slowing growth, ongoing loss of subscribers, and intensifying competition in the streaming video market. Its plans to chase down shared passwords and launch a cheaper ad-supported tier also suggested that Netflix was starved for new subscribers.\nHowever, shares recently rallied after the company posted a mixed second-quarter earnings report. Has the streaming video giant\'s stock finally bottomed out, or will it continue to slide over the next few quarters?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nAnother quarter of decelerating growth\nNetflix\'s revenue rose 8.6% year over year to $7.97 billion in the second quarter, but that represented another quarter of slowing growth and narrowly missed analysts\' expectations by $60 million.\nIts paid subscribers increased 5.5% year over year to 220.67 million, but that still represented its second sequential loss of subs. On the bright side, it lost fewer than a million subscribers, which was significantly better than its own projected loss of about 2 million.\nMETRIC\nQ2 2021\nQ3 2021\nQ4 2021\nQ1 2022\nQ2 2022\nPaid subscribers (millions)\n209.18\n213.56\n221.84\n221.64\n220.67\nGrowth (YOY)\n8.4%\n9.4%\n8.9%\n6.7%\n5.5%\nRevenue (billions)\n$7.34\n$7.48\n$7.71\n$7.87\n$7.97\nGrowth (YOY)\n19.4%\n16.3%\n16%\n9.8%\n8.6%\nData source: Netflix. YOY = year over year.\nBrighter days could be around the corner\nNetflix expects that bleeding to stop with a sequential addition of 1 million subscribers in the third quarter. It attributes that renewed interest to the return of Stranger Things, as well as the high viewership of other hit shows like The Umbrella Academy, The Lincoln Lawyer, and The Ultimatum.\nAccording to Nielsen\'s ratings, Netflix gained the most viewing minutes (1.33 trillion) of any media outlet in the U.S. during the 2021-2022 TV season. Paramount Global\'s (NASDAQ: PARA) CBS ranked second with 753 billion minutes, followed by Comcast\'s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBC (597 billion), Disney\'s (NYSE: DIS) ABC (472 billion), and Fox (323 billion).\nDisney+, which is often cited as Netflix\'s top streaming competitor, ranked sixth with 245 billion viewing minutes. Amazon and Apple ranked even lower. Therefore, the competitive threats might be overblown -- and Netflix might widen its lead with the planned launch of its ad-supported tier in early 2023.\nBut in the third quarter, Netflix only expects its revenue to rise 5% year over year -- and dip 2% sequentially -- to $7.84 billion as it gains a higher mix of lower-revenue overseas users amid tough currency headwinds. But on a constant currency basis, it expects its Q3 revenue to grow 12%.\nBut the costs are climbing\nNetflix\'s operating margin declined both year over year and sequentially to 19.8% in the second quarter as it ramped up its production of new content. That was significantly lower than its prior forecast of 21.5%. Its free cash flow (FCF) also plunged sequentially to just $13 million.\nMETRIC\nQ2 2021\nQ3 2021\nQ4 2021\nQ1 2022\nQ2 2022\nOperating margin\n25.2%\n23.5%\n8.2%\n25.1%\n19.8%\nFree cash flow (millions)\n($175)\n($106)\n($569)\n$802\n$13\nEPS growth (YOY)\n87%\n83%\n12%\n(6%)\n8%\nData source: Netflix. YOY = year over year.\nNetflix expects its operating margin to fall again to 16% in the third quarter and for its earnings per share (EPS) to drop 33% year over year.\nDuring the conference call, CFO Spence Neumann predicted its near-term operating margins would remain under pressure as it rolls out new content to "reignite revenue growth." Barring any major currency swings, it expects to generate an operating margin of 19%-20% for the full year, which would represent a slight decline from 21% in 2021.\nFor the full year, analysts expect Netflix\'s revenue to rise 7% and for its net income to decline 11%. Next year, they expect its revenue and net income to grow 9% and 13%, respectively, as its spending gradually stabilizes.\nCan we consider Netflix a value play?\nWe should take those estimates with a grain of salt, but Netflix\'s high-growth days are likely over. However, it could remain the clear leader of the premium streaming video market as rivals like Disney continue to pump billions of dollars into their unprofitable streaming ecosystems.\nNetflix stock currently trades at 19 times forward earnings. That multiple seems reasonable relative to its growth rates, but it definitely isn\'t a screaming bargain yet -- especially if we compare it to traditional media companies like Disney, Comcast, and Paramount, which currently trade at 17, 11, and nine times forward earnings, respectively.\nTherefore, Netflix isn\'t headed off a cliff, but it also isn\'t a value play. It still faces significant long-term challenges, and its stock could eventually be valued more like its traditional media peers instead of like a high-growth tech company, so I don\'t see it as a compelling buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Netflix\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Amazon, Apple, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix\'s (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock has tumbled more than 60% this year amid pressing concerns about its slowing growth, ongoing loss of subscribers, and intensifying competition in the streaming video market. During the conference call, CFO Spence Neumann predicted its near-term operating margins would remain under pressure as it rolls out new content to "reignite revenue growth." That multiple seems reasonable relative to its growth rates, but it definitely isn\'t a screaming bargain yet -- especially if we compare it to traditional media companies like Disney, Comcast, and Paramount, which currently trade at 17, 11, and nine times forward earnings, respectively.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Paid subscribers (millions) 209.18 213.56 221.84 221.64 220.67 Growth (YOY) 8.4% 9.4% 8.9% 6.7% 5.5% Revenue (billions) $7.34 $7.48 $7.71 $7.87 $7.97 Growth (YOY) 19.4% 16.3% 16% 9.8% 8.6% Data source: Netflix. Operating margin 25.2% 23.5% 8.2% 25.1% 19.8% Free cash flow (millions) ($175) ($106) ($569) $802 $13 EPS growth (YOY) 87% 83% 12% (6%) 8% Data source: Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Netflix Stock a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Brighter days could be around the corner Netflix expects that bleeding to stop with a sequential addition of 1 million subscribers in the third quarter. Operating margin 25.2% 23.5% 8.2% 25.1% 19.8% Free cash flow (millions) ($175) ($106) ($569) $802 $13 EPS growth (YOY) 87% 83% 12% (6%) 8% Data source: Netflix. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Another quarter of decelerating growth Netflix's revenue rose 8.6% year over year to $7.97 billion in the second quarter, but that represented another quarter of slowing growth and narrowly missed analysts' expectations by $60 million. But in the third quarter, Netflix only expects its revenue to rise 5% year over year -- and dip 2% sequentially -- to $7.84 billion as it gains a higher mix of lower-revenue overseas users amid tough currency headwinds. Netflix expects its operating margin to fall again to 16% in the third quarter and for its earnings per share (EPS) to drop 33% year over year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-futures-fall-social-media-stocks-lead-declines', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nFutures: S&P off 0.26%, Nasdaq down 0.54%, Dow flat\nJuly 22 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures fell on Friday, with social media firms and companies that sell online ads leading declines after Snap Inc missed quarterly revenue targets.\nThe Snapchat owner's shares SNAP.N plunged 29.8% in premarket trading as it declined to make a forecast and said record-high inflation and increasing competition hurt advertising demand.\nNasdaq futures NQcv1 fell the most among its peers, with Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O involved in online ad tech dropping 4.8% and 2.9%, respectively.\nTwitter Inc TWTR.N shed 2.1% before reporting its quarterly results, while Meta and Alphabet were set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nInvestors are bracing for the slowest ever global revenue growth for the social media sector as intensifying competition from TikTok and Apple in advertising threaten to compound economic woes in the second quarter.\nAll three of Wall Street's main indexes are still set to end the week with their biggest gains in almost a month, with growth stocks doing most of the heavy lifting after markets cheered quarterly reports from Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Netflix Inc NFLX.O.\nThe U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points next week to curb runaway inflation, followed by second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data, which is likely to be negative again.\nTwo quarters of negative GDP would mean the United States is in a recession.\nAt 6:32 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 2 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 10.5 points, or 0.26%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 68.25 points, or 0.54%.\nOf the 91 S&P 500 companies that have reporting earnings so far, 78% topped expectations. Analysts now see year-on-year S&P 500 profits to grow 6.3% for the second quarter, down from the 6.8% estimate at the start of the three-month period, according to Refinitiv data.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Twitter Inc TWTR.N shed 2.1% before reporting its quarterly results, while Meta and Alphabet were set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Investors are bracing for the slowest ever global revenue growth for the social media sector as intensifying competition from TikTok and Apple in advertising threaten to compound economic woes in the second quarter. All three of Wall Street's main indexes are still set to end the week with their biggest gains in almost a month, with growth stocks doing most of the heavy lifting after markets cheered quarterly reports from Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Netflix Inc NFLX.O.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Twitter Inc TWTR.N shed 2.1% before reporting its quarterly results, while Meta and Alphabet were set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures: S&P off 0.26%, Nasdaq down 0.54%, Dow flat July 22 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures fell on Friday, with social media firms and companies that sell online ads leading declines after Snap Inc missed quarterly revenue targets. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 2 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 10.5 points, or 0.26%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 68.25 points, or 0.54%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq futures fall, social media stocks lead declines', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Twitter Inc TWTR.N shed 2.1% before reporting its quarterly results, while Meta and Alphabet were set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. The Snapchat owner's shares SNAP.N plunged 29.8% in premarket trading as it declined to make a forecast and said record-high inflation and increasing competition hurt advertising demand. Nasdaq futures NQcv1 fell the most among its peers, with Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O involved in online ad tech dropping 4.8% and 2.9%, respectively.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Twitter Inc TWTR.N shed 2.1% before reporting its quarterly results, while Meta and Alphabet were set to post their earnings next week along with other Big Tech firms including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures: S&P off 0.26%, Nasdaq down 0.54%, Dow flat July 22 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures fell on Friday, with social media firms and companies that sell online ads leading declines after Snap Inc missed quarterly revenue targets. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 2 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 10.5 points, or 0.26%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 68.25 points, or 0.54%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-best-consumer-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nFears of a recession are looming and with high inflation, high gas prices and a bear market in multiple asset classes, why wouldn’t those concerns exist? Recession worries have taken a toll on most stocks, but especially on consumer-based stocks. There’s no hiding either; even the best consumer stocks have taken a hit.\nWhile bear markets incite fear and negative emotions out in investors, they also create opportunities. When we look at some of the top consumer brands in the world, they’re still intact. That’s even though the stock prices are not intact.\n7 Cheap Stocks That Are Trading at a Discount\nSo now that gives bulls an opportunity to buy some of the best consumer stocks in the market, even at a steep discount. This is even more true for the long-term investor.\nTicker Company Current Price\nNKE Nike $111.62\nLULU Lululemon Athletica $307.36\nAAPL Apple $155.35\nSBUX Starbucks $83.54\nCMG Chipotle Mexican Grill $1,368.04\nYETI Yeti $49.94\nHSY Hershey $215.91\nBest Consumer Stocks: Nike (NKE)\nSource: pixfly / Shutterstock.com\nNike (NYSE:NKE) is one of the most recognized and strongest brands in the world. Across various sports, cultures and regions, Nike is a dominant company. However, that has not prevented its stock price from being crushed.\nAt its recent low, shares were down about 45%. However, these are the types of declines that create opportunity for long-term investors. Of course, the biggest risk to Nike is a global recession. If it comes, the entire stock market will come under further pressure; it won’t be a company-specific issue.\nAs it stands, though, Nike looks set for solid growth. Analysts expect roughly 20% earnings growth this year and next year. If that’s the case, then it’s hard to imagine the stock having significant downside from here.\nIf it does fall further and Nike does grow its earnings in that manner, then long-term investors will be getting a steal.\nLululemon Athletica (LULU)\nSource: lentamart / Shutterstock\nSimilar to Nike, Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) has become a leading premium consumer brand over the last few years. As a result, it’s become one of the best consumer stocks out there as well.\nWhen the pandemic hit in 2020, Lululemon saw a revenue shock hit its business — as did most businesses. It’s hard for a retailer to generate business with physical locations closed, right? Well, Lululemon’s direct-to-consumer approach led to a rapid rebound in sales. Even amid a global pandemic and a shutdown across the world, customers still wanted comfortable, premium clothes.\nLooking at the forecasts now, nothing appears to have changed. Analysts expect 23% revenue growth and 22% earnings growth this year. Next year calls for double-digit growth in both measures as well.\n8 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy on the Dip\nAt 36 times this year’s earnings, Lululemon stock isn’t necessarily cheap by most investors’ standards. However, after a peak-to-trough decline of almost 50%, the valuation has come down quite a bit.\nBest Consumer Stocks: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: Moab Republic / Shutterstock\nLike Nike, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most well-recognized brands in the world. Despite its peak-to-trough decline of 29%, investors need to take solace in the fact that shares are now down less than 15%.\nNot only is that better than all of its FAANG peers — both the percentage off its high and the peak-to-trough decline — but it’s better than the Nasdaq. Apple, the top component in the Nasdaq, is outperforming the index.\nDespite its fall, it still commands a $2.5 trillion market capitalization. It also helps that Apple has a perennial bull in Warren Buffett, who keeps buying the dip. Surely, he is not alone either — both when it comes to individual investors and funds.\nFurthermore, the company has a stellar business. The Products division gets most of the credit because of Apple’s iPhones, iPads and other well-known products. But did you know that its Services unit is growing revenue almost three times faster than the Products division and that it’s twice as profitable?\nIn turn, that’s what’s keeping Apple stock in demand — make it one of the best consumer stocks out there.\nStarbucks (SBUX)\nSource: Grand Warszawski / Shutterstock.com\nShortly after the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., we went into lockdown as stores, buildings and virtually everything not deemed essential was closed. But then there were drive-thru lines wrapped around Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX).\nAs much flack as this company seems to take at times, it’s hard to argue with its business. Starbucks may be out of its high-growth days, but there’s no denying that it has become a staple in millions of consumers’ lives. Better yet, Starbucks appeals to multiple demographic ages. You’re likely to see a Baby Boomer ordering a coffee right after a Millennial or Generation Z teen orders the latest Frappuccino concoction.\n10 Best Dividend Stocks of All Time\nForecast to grow sales 11% this year and 10% next year, Starbucks is anything but done. And even if it were, the company has made a serious commitment to returning capital to shareholders and paying a dividend yield. This company will be a cash-cow for years and years to come.\nBest Consumer Stocks: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)\nSource: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com\nLike Starbucks, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is steadily gaining momentum as a top consumer brand in the US. The stigma of food safety dogged Chipotle for years, but new management and several years without any notable issues has this stock back on the right track.\nImpressively, the stock has held up better than some of its peers amid the most recent pullback. Shares are down “just” 30% from the all-time high. While that’s not much of an accolade in most cases, it is right now as many stocks have fallen by 50% or more.\nThe one drawback here is the valuation. At 40 times earnings, Chipotle stock is not exactly cheap. That’s particularly true if this bear market continues to weigh on US equities.\nThat said, Chipotle has solid growth expectations. Consensus estimates call for 16.5% revenue growth this year and 14% growth next year. On the earnings front, estimates call for 25% growth in 2022 and an acceleration up to 33% growth in 2023.\nThat doesn’t look like a recession to me.\nYeti (YETI)\nSource: David Tonelson / Shutterstock.com\nBears will argue that Yeti (NYSE:YETI) is susceptible to margin pressure and increased competition. To some extent, that risk does exist. However, the company has also proved itself to be a formidable leader when it comes to premium accessories. Its coolers, mugs, tumblers and more have become a staple piece among travelers, beach-goers and anyone who enjoys a warm or cold beverage staying warm or cold.\nLike Chipotle, it’s almost as if there are no recession worries for Yeti. Analysts expect almost 20% revenue growth this year and 15% growth next year. Earnings estimates call for double-digit growth in both years too — including 20% growth in 2023.\nAs for margins, both gross and net margins continue to trend higher over the last several years. Five years ago, Yeti had gross margins in the mid-40% range. Now they are in the mid-50% range. Profit margins have gone from negative five years ago to flat in 2020 to currently about 15%.\n7 Stocks Hedge Funds Are Buying Right Now\nAt 15 to 16 times earnings and double-digit growth, Yeti seems like one of the best consumer stocks to buy right now.\nBest Consumer Stocks: Hershey (HSY)\nSource: George Sheldon / Shutterstock.com\nHershey (NYSE:HSY) may not be the name readers expected this list to end with. But whether we find ourselves in a recession or not, this company may remain in demand. When times are good, people buy candy. When times are bad, it’s an affordable splurge to enjoy.\nKnown best for its brands like Hershey’s, Kit-Kat, Reese’s, York, Twizzlers and Bark Thins, Hershey also has its less well-known (but healthier options) including Skinny Pop, Paqui and Pirate’s Booty. As a result, the company dominates the list of most popular brands.\nThe stock is down just 5% from its all-time high, so if the market really starts to sell off, this one could be susceptible to more losses. However, the relative strength is undeniable at this point.\nHershey stock is a bit expensive at 27 times earnings, while the dividend is a bit low at 1.6%. In that sense, HSY stock isn’t for everyone, but it does have some attractive qualities and clearly, investors are finding it attractive as it’s barely off the highs.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Best Consumer Stocks to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Current Price NKE Nike $111.62 LULU Lululemon Athletica $307.36 AAPL Apple $155.35 SBUX Starbucks $83.54 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill $1,368.04 YETI Yeti $49.94 HSY Hershey $215.91 Best Consumer Stocks: Nike (NKE) Source: pixfly / Shutterstock.com Nike (NYSE:NKE) is one of the most recognized and strongest brands in the world. Best Consumer Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Like Nike, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most well-recognized brands in the world. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Fears of a recession are looming and with high inflation, high gas prices and a bear market in multiple asset classes, why wouldn’t those concerns exist?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Current Price NKE Nike $111.62 LULU Lululemon Athletica $307.36 AAPL Apple $155.35 SBUX Starbucks $83.54 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill $1,368.04 YETI Yeti $49.94 HSY Hershey $215.91 Best Consumer Stocks: Nike (NKE) Source: pixfly / Shutterstock.com Nike (NYSE:NKE) is one of the most recognized and strongest brands in the world. Best Consumer Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Like Nike, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most well-recognized brands in the world. Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Source: lentamart / Shutterstock Similar to Nike, Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) has become a leading premium consumer brand over the last few years.', 'news_article_title': '7 Best Consumer Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Current Price NKE Nike $111.62 LULU Lululemon Athletica $307.36 AAPL Apple $155.35 SBUX Starbucks $83.54 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill $1,368.04 YETI Yeti $49.94 HSY Hershey $215.91 Best Consumer Stocks: Nike (NKE) Source: pixfly / Shutterstock.com Nike (NYSE:NKE) is one of the most recognized and strongest brands in the world. Best Consumer Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Like Nike, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most well-recognized brands in the world. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Fears of a recession are looming and with high inflation, high gas prices and a bear market in multiple asset classes, why wouldn’t those concerns exist?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Current Price NKE Nike $111.62 LULU Lululemon Athletica $307.36 AAPL Apple $155.35 SBUX Starbucks $83.54 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill $1,368.04 YETI Yeti $49.94 HSY Hershey $215.91 Best Consumer Stocks: Nike (NKE) Source: pixfly / Shutterstock.com Nike (NYSE:NKE) is one of the most recognized and strongest brands in the world. Best Consumer Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Like Nike, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most well-recognized brands in the world. 8 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy on the Dip At 36 times this year’s earnings, Lululemon stock isn’t necessarily cheap by most investors’ standards.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-loves-these-stocks.-are-they-right-for-you-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Watching the best investors provides terrific insight. Purchases and sales of stocks made by active institutional investors reveal how they see the market and the economy. However, it's important to remember that these investors have different goals, time frames, and resources than most of us, so it isn't practical to mirror their every move.\nWarren Buffett's illustrious investing holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has made interesting trades lately; upping its stake in oil stocks with Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), opening a new banking position in Citigroup (NYSE: C), and continuing to build its monster stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Let's take a closer look.\nA little more at the pump, a lot more in your retirement account?\nGas prices have come down a bit but continue causing Americans pain at the pump. High gas prices are no fun, but investors can use sky-high oil prices to their advantage with energy stocks. Oil stocks typically pay hefty dividends and earn tons of cash flow when fuel prices rise.\nBerkshire's Occidental Petroleum purchases have demanded tons of coverage. The conglomerate upped its stake in the oil exploration and production company to nearly 20%. Once its stake reaches 20%, Berkshire will report the investment differently on its books because of accounting regulations.\nWhat does this mean for us? Two things:\nBerkshire believes Occidental will report excellent results moving forward (great!).\nTheir large purchases might stop or slow once the 20% threshold is reached (not so great).\nOccidental's purchase of Anadarko Petroleum in 2019 created massive debt. The pandemic followed, and Occidental slashed the dividend from $0.79 quarterly to just a token penny. The dividend is finally back up to $0.13 quarterly and may soar.\nThe spike in oil prices comes at an opportune time. The increased cash flow should enable the company to pay the debt and raise the dividend. The debt has been steadily ticking down, as shown in the chart.\n\nData by YCharts.\nOccidental stock is appropriate for investors with at least moderate risk tolerance. For example, oil prices could fall if we have a significant recession, and Berkshire could stop buying stock soon, causing a potential dip in the share price. On the other hand, the dividend could surge if oil prices stay elevated and heartily reward long-term shareholders.\nIs Citi too cheap to ignore?\nMany folks were surprised when Berkshire purchased nearly $3 billion in Citigroup stock in Q1 2022. Citi's stock still trades well below its pre-pandemic price and has lagged peers like Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. The low valuation is attractive.\nCiti trades at a price-to-book value well below peers and offers the highest dividend yield, as shown in the chart.\n\nData by YCharts.\nInterest rates are rising, which is a double-edged sword for banks. Higher rates mean more interest revenue. But if rate hikes plunge the country into a recession, the slowdown could hurt results.\nPurchasing Citigroup is a bet that interest rates will rise and that the economic slowdown will be fairly mild. The low price-to-book valuation offers a margin of safety, and the yield is enticing for income investors.\nWill Apple continue to shine?\nApple stock has returned 325% over the past five years, compared to 71% for the S&P 500, dividends included. The past gains are tremendous, but the elephant in the room is a potential slowdown in consumer spending. Consumer sentiment is lower now than it was during the Great Recession and the pandemic.\n\nData by YCharts.\nFor a high-end electronics producer like Apple, this could spell trouble.\nBerkshire doesn't appear concerned, as more than 40% of its portfolio is Apple stock. There are obvious reasons why: tremendous profits, a dedicated customer base, and excellent management, to name a few.\nApple produces a boatload of cash each period and returns much of it to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends. Stock buybacks become more pronounced when the stock price dips because Apple can repurchase more shares for the same cost boosting shareholders' profits when the stock goes back up.\nSince fiscal 2019, $318 billion has been returned to shareholders, amounting to 13% of the current market cap. As shown in the chart, Apple is slightly ahead of last year's brisk pace this fiscal year.\nData source: Company filings. Chart by author.\nSales, profits, and cash generated from operations are all up this fiscal year. Apple has the fundamentals and clout to withstand a short-term dip in consumer spending, so it's easy to see why it's a Buffett favorite.\nIndividuals shouldn't try to mirror actively managed portfolios trade-for-trade. After all, institutional investors dont reporttrades in real-time and have different goals. But they do give us clues as to what the best minds think. If you're a long-term investor, these diverse stocks could be right for you.\n10 stocks we like better than Occidental Petroleum\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Occidental Petroleum wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Citigroup is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bradley Guichard has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Occidental Petroleum and has the following options: short September 2022 $57.50 calls on Citigroup. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Warren Buffett's illustrious investing holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has made interesting trades lately; upping its stake in oil stocks with Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), opening a new banking position in Citigroup (NYSE: C), and continuing to build its monster stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). However, it's important to remember that these investors have different goals, time frames, and resources than most of us, so it isn't practical to mirror their every move. Oil stocks typically pay hefty dividends and earn tons of cash flow when fuel prices rise.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Warren Buffett's illustrious investing holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has made interesting trades lately; upping its stake in oil stocks with Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), opening a new banking position in Citigroup (NYSE: C), and continuing to build its monster stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Bradley Guichard has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Occidental Petroleum and has the following options: short September 2022 $57.50 calls on Citigroup. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Loves These Stocks. Are They Right for You?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Warren Buffett's illustrious investing holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has made interesting trades lately; upping its stake in oil stocks with Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), opening a new banking position in Citigroup (NYSE: C), and continuing to build its monster stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). For example, oil prices could fall if we have a significant recession, and Berkshire could stop buying stock soon, causing a potential dip in the share price. Apple produces a boatload of cash each period and returns much of it to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Warren Buffett's illustrious investing holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has made interesting trades lately; upping its stake in oil stocks with Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), opening a new banking position in Citigroup (NYSE: C), and continuing to build its monster stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Stock buybacks become more pronounced when the stock price dips because Apple can repurchase more shares for the same cost boosting shareholders' profits when the stock goes back up. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-eye-opening-ratio-shows-why-alphabet-stock-is-a-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Stocks come in all shapes and sizes. Some are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars; some trade for pennies. This enormous gap can make apples-to-apples comparisons challenging.\nOne way to overcome this problem is by comparing stock ratios rather than stock prices. Using these valuation metrics, investors can see how expensive a stock is, no matter how high or low its price.\nBut with so many valuation ratios to use, they can be intimidating terrain for many investors. Today, I want to explain one: the PEG ratio.\nWe'll cover its significance, how it varies by industry, and why it's flashing buy signals for Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG).\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhat is a PEG ratio?\nThe price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG ratio) is one of my favorite valuation metrics for stocks. What I find so useful about this metric is that it includes not one, but two of the most important financial factors for a stock:\nEarnings-per-share (EPS)\nEarnings-per-share growth\nTo really understand how the PEG ratio works, we must examine its valuation metric cousin, the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. The P/E ratio helps us standardize and compare stocks by dividing their share price by their full-year EPS.\nTo see this in action, let's first use Apple as an example. Take Apple's stock price ($148.67), then divide it by Apple's EPS for the past 12 months ($6.15). This results in a P/E ratio of 24.2. Since we used EPS from the past 12 months, this P/E ratio is called a trailing P/E ratio. If you used the EPS estimates for the next 12 months, that ratio would be a forward P/E.\nTo calculate a stock's PEG ratio, you must divide the trailing P/E ratio by the stock's EPS growth rate. Calculating earnings growth is tricky because it involves projecting a stock's EPS several years into the future. Nevertheless, Wall Street analysts spend millions of hours every year producing EPS estimates. For large companies, there are usually dozens of estimates -- out of which an average (i.e., consensus) estimate will emerge.\nSticking with our example, Apple's consensus EPS growth rate is around 9.3%. So, if you divide Apple's P/E ratio (24.2) by its consensus EPS growth rate (9.3), you'll get its PEG ratio of 2.6.\nWhat's a good PEG ratio?\nBroadly speaking, a good PEG ratio is between 0 and 1.0. This indicates a stock that's showing growth at a reasonable price. PEG ratios slightly above 1.0 indicate stocks where P/E ratios are running ahead of earnings estimates, and very high (or negative) PEG ratios can indicate that a stock is overvalued.\nThe S&P 500, a broad index of 500 large U.S. companies, has a PEG ratio of 1.2. However, that ratio has varied from a low under 1.0 earlier this year to a high of 2.4 in 2020.\nThere are also differences between sectors. Utilities (2.9), consumer staples (2.6), and healthcare (2.0) have the highest PEG ratios today. Meanwhile, energy (0.3), consumer discretionary (0.8), and communication services (1.0) have the lowest. The technology sector, the largest and arguably most important sector, has a PEG ratio of 1.3.\nWhy Alphabet's PEG makes it a buy now\nNow let's consider Alphabet. The company's (trailing) P/E ratio is 21.0. Its consensus EPS growth rate is 25.5, giving it a PEG ratio of 0.85.\nThis sub-1.0 PEG ratio means that Alphabet is below both the market average of 1.2 and its sector average of 1.3 -- implying the stock is undervalued. This conclusion is supported by the stock's P/E ratio, which remains near historic lows. Alphabet's shrinking P/E ratio helps explain Alphabet's low PEG ratio, because a stock's P/E ratio is the numerator in its PEG ratio.\n\nData by YCharts.\nIn a nutshell, Alphabet's stock price has come down, while its recent earnings (and future earnings expectations) have not. As a result, the company's PEG ratio is passing along a crystal-clear message: Alphabet is cheap, and it's time to buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet (C shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet (C shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jake Lerch has positions in Alphabet (C shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "We'll cover its significance, how it varies by industry, and why it's flashing buy signals for Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG). Calculating earnings growth is tricky because it involves projecting a stock's EPS several years into the future. As a result, the company's PEG ratio is passing along a crystal-clear message: Alphabet is cheap, and it's time to buy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "To calculate a stock's PEG ratio, you must divide the trailing P/E ratio by the stock's EPS growth rate. So, if you divide Apple's P/E ratio (24.2) by its consensus EPS growth rate (9.3), you'll get its PEG ratio of 2.6. Alphabet's shrinking P/E ratio helps explain Alphabet's low PEG ratio, because a stock's P/E ratio is the numerator in its PEG ratio.", 'news_article_title': 'This Eye-Opening Ratio Shows Why Alphabet Stock Is a Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What is a PEG ratio? To calculate a stock's PEG ratio, you must divide the trailing P/E ratio by the stock's EPS growth rate. Why Alphabet's PEG makes it a buy now Now let's consider Alphabet.", 'news_textrank_summary': "To calculate a stock's PEG ratio, you must divide the trailing P/E ratio by the stock's EPS growth rate. PEG ratios slightly above 1.0 indicate stocks where P/E ratios are running ahead of earnings estimates, and very high (or negative) PEG ratios can indicate that a stock is overvalued. Alphabet's shrinking P/E ratio helps explain Alphabet's low PEG ratio, because a stock's P/E ratio is the numerator in its PEG ratio."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-top-200-growth-etf-iwy-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $4.62 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.67%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 52.90% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.25% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 55.73% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIWY seeks to match the performance of the Russell Top 200 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The Russell Top 200 Growth Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the Russell Top 200 Index issuers with relatively higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth, which measures the performance of the largest capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has lost about -22.52% so far this year and is down about -12.31% in the last one year (as of 07/22/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $120.18 and $175.61.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.06 and standard deviation of 26.68% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 117 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IWY is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $72.80 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $169.20 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.25% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $4.62 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.25% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.25% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.25% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives IShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-a-trending-stock%3A-facts-to-know-before-betting-on-it-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +12.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite\'s +6.3% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 14.1% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company\'s business prospects usually make its stock \'trending\' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company\'s future earnings over anything else. That\'s because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock\'s fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\nFor the current quarter, Apple is expected to post earnings of $1.13 per share, indicating a change of -13.1% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -1.3% over the last 30 days.\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.09 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +8.6%. This estimate has changed -0.2% over the last 30 days.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.56 indicates a change of +7.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.8%.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock\'s price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company\'s forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nEven though a company\'s earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It\'s almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company\'s potential revenue growth is crucial.\nFor Apple, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $81.86 billion indicates a year-over-year change of +0.5%. For the current and next fiscal years, $392.7 billion and $415.44 billion estimates indicate +7.4% and +5.8% changes, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $97.28 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +8.6%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.40 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $94.54 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +2.9%. The EPS surprise was +6.29%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock\'s valuation. Whether a stock\'s current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company\'s growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company\'s valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock\'s price.\nAs part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it\'s worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Last Reported Results and Surprise History Apple reported revenues of $97.28 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +8.6%.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.56 indicates a change of +7.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-invesco-dwa-technology-momentum-etf-ptf-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 10/12/2006, the Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nAdditionally, sector ETFs offer convenient ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 8, placing it in top 50%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $200.21 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. PTF seeks to match the performance of the DWA Technology Technical Leaders Index before fees and expenses.\nThe Dorsey Wright??Technology Technical Leaders Index identifies companies that are showing relative strength and are composed of at least 30 common stocks from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on US exchanges.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.60%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 98.30% of the portfolio.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.02% of total assets, followed by Monolithic Power Systems Inc (MPWR) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 39.92% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, PTF has lost about -27.66%, and is down about -19.22% in the last one year (as of 07/22/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $105.79 and $184.09.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.16 and standard deviation of 39.41% for the trailing three-year period, making it a high risk choice in the space. With about 35 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.\nAlternatives\nInvesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PTF is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $41.32 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $43.97 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.10% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nInvesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nLattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMonolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.02% of total assets, followed by Monolithic Power Systems Inc (MPWR) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $200.21 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.02% of total assets, followed by Monolithic Power Systems Inc (MPWR) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 10/12/2006, the Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.02% of total assets, followed by Monolithic Power Systems Inc (MPWR) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC). Launched on 10/12/2006, the Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.02% of total assets, followed by Monolithic Power Systems Inc (MPWR) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-down-15-to-36-to-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett learned a lot from his mentor, Benjamin Graham. One of the most important of those lessons was Graham\'s insistence that "In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run, it is a weighing machine." The idea is that share prices over the short term reflect investors\' fickle view, but share prices over the long term reflect the quality of the underlying businesses.\nBecause Buffett knows that Graham was right, he doesn\'t worry when stocks in Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio fall. Instead, he often even sees these declines as great buying opportunities.\nQuite a few stocks that Berkshire owns have dropped significantly. Here are three Buffett stocks down 15% to 36% to buy right now.\n1. Mastercard\nShares of Mastercard (NYSE: MA) have fallen around 15% below the all-time high set earlier this year. Most of this decline came in June, with rising interest rates and inflation worrying investors that Mastercard\'s business could be negatively affected by a potential recession.\nBuffett trimmed Berkshire\'s stake in Mastercard somewhat in the fourth quarter of 2021. However, the conglomerate still owns nearly 4 million shares of the payment-processing company.\nWall Street remains bullish about Mastercard. 34 of the 39 analysts surveyed by Refinitiv rate the stock as a buy or strong buy. The average analysts\' 12-month price target for the stock reflects an upside potential of nearly 26%.\nOf course, Buffett doesn\'t pay attention to what analysts say. He\'s more interested in how Mastercard\'s business is likely to perform over the next five or more years. That long-term performance should remain strong as people increasingly move away from using cash.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has declined close to 18% this year. The same fears affecting Mastercard have weighed on the giant tech stock. Apple also continues to deal with supply chain issues that could reduce its third-quarter sales by as much as $8 billion.\nBut Buffett\'s high estimation of Apple hasn\'t changed one bit. Apple remains, by far, the biggest position in Berkshire\'s portfolio. Berkshire bought around $600 million worth of Apple shares in the first quarter of 2022. Buffett stated in an interview with CNBC that he stopped buying only because Apple\'s share price rebounded.\nAnalysts are nearly as optimistic about Apple as they are about Mastercard. All but six of the 38 analysts surveyed by Refinitiv think the stock is a buy or strong buy. None of the analysts recommend selling Apple. The average 12-month price target is 23% higher than Apple\'s current share price.\nWall Street\'s and Buffett\'s sunny views about Apple are based on the company\'s underlying business strength. Apple should continue to enjoy solid sales growth thanks to the ecosystem built around the iPhone. The company could also deliver even stronger growth later this decade as augmented reality gains momentum.\n3. Amazon.com\nAmazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has taken the worst drubbing of these three Buffett stocks. Shares of the e-commerce and cloud leader are down 36% below the peak set in the fourth quarter of 2021. The primary culprit behind Amazon\'s slide is slowing sales growth.\nBerkshire first initiated a position in Amazon in 2019. Buffett didn\'t personally make the decision to buy the stock. However, he\'s been a big fan of Amazon for quite a while, even publicly acknowledging that he was an "idiot" for not buying the stock in the past.\nAs you might expect, Wall Street remains firmly in the Amazon camp. 43 of the 47 analysts covering the stock who were surveyed by Refinitiv think Amazon is either a buy or a strong buy. Their average 12-month price target is a whopping 47% higher than Amazon\'s current share price.\nAmazon is coming off its biggest Prime Day ever. The company\'s Amazon Web Services cloud unit continues to generate strong growth. Amazon also has tremendous opportunities in healthcare and providing cashier-less checkout technology to brick-and-mortar retailers. Like Mastercard and Apple, this Buffett stock should have a lot of room to run.\n10 stocks we like better than Mastercard\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Mastercard wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Mastercard. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Mastercard. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has declined close to 18% this year. Most of this decline came in June, with rising interest rates and inflation worrying investors that Mastercard's business could be negatively affected by a potential recession. Buffett stated in an interview with CNBC that he stopped buying only because Apple's share price rebounded.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has declined close to 18% this year. The idea is that share prices over the short term reflect investors' fickle view, but share prices over the long term reflect the quality of the underlying businesses. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Mastercard.", 'news_article_title': '3 Warren Buffett Stocks Down 15% to 36% to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has declined close to 18% this year. Here are three Buffett stocks down 15% to 36% to buy right now. Apple remains, by far, the biggest position in Berkshire's portfolio.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has declined close to 18% this year. 43 of the 47 analysts covering the stock who were surveyed by Refinitiv think Amazon is either a buy or a strong buy. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Mastercard.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-brands-are-taking-note-of-africas-music-and-talent', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 22 (Reuters) - Global media and music brands are racing to claim a stake in Africa\'s music market as internet and smartphone penetration popularize artists and genres far beyond Africa\'s borders.\nCompanies are taking note of global interest, with Universal Music Group UMG.ASlaunching Virgin Music Africa Label & Artist Servicesin June for independent African labels and artists. The service will digitise out-of-print music catalogues to tap into the growing market for the sounds and chart-toppers of the continent.\nMusic streaming platforms including Spotify SPOT.N, Apple Music and Boomplay are also entering the market with dedicated and expanded offerings and services.\nThe interest from global companies is coming as African artists headline festivals and concerts such as, Afro Nation in Portugal and Africolor in France and genres including Afrobeat, Rhumba and Amapiano are topping charts.\nFranck-Alcide Kacou, managing director of Universal Music Africa and the new Virgin Music Africa Label, said it has over 15,000 music titles, 50 partner labels and around 100 artists from 25 countries.\nThe artists include Senegal\'s M\'balax maestro Youssou Ndour, Congo\'s Lokua Kanza, Magic System from Ivory Coast and Cabo Snoop from Angola.\nKacou added that the service will digitize and distribute African music currently in vinyl, cassette or CD formats to reach today\'s younger audience.\n"It\'s a real opportunity for countries that are also experiencing this digital transformation to integrate all this heritage into the cultural offer that is made on platforms," Kacou told Reuters in Abidjan.\nHe said the service will support independent labels in digital distribution who are looking for a wider network.\n"Finding a producer on the continent and distributing cultural works is a real challenge for many talents, most of whom do not receive fair remuneration for their musical works," Kacou said.\n(Reporting by Loucoumane Coulibaly; Writing by Bate Felix; Editing by Josie Kao)\n(([email protected]; +221 77 569 3192 Twitter: @BateFelix;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The interest from global companies is coming as African artists headline festivals and concerts such as, Afro Nation in Portugal and Africolor in France and genres including Afrobeat, Rhumba and Amapiano are topping charts. The artists include Senegal\'s M\'balax maestro Youssou Ndour, Congo\'s Lokua Kanza, Magic System from Ivory Coast and Cabo Snoop from Angola. "It\'s a real opportunity for countries that are also experiencing this digital transformation to integrate all this heritage into the cultural offer that is made on platforms," Kacou told Reuters in Abidjan.', 'news_luhn_summary': "ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 22 (Reuters) - Global media and music brands are racing to claim a stake in Africa's music market as internet and smartphone penetration popularize artists and genres far beyond Africa's borders. Companies are taking note of global interest, with Universal Music Group UMG.ASlaunching Virgin Music Africa Label & Artist Servicesin June for independent African labels and artists. Franck-Alcide Kacou, managing director of Universal Music Africa and the new Virgin Music Africa Label, said it has over 15,000 music titles, 50 partner labels and around 100 artists from 25 countries.", 'news_article_title': "Global brands are taking note of Africa's music and talent", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Companies are taking note of global interest, with Universal Music Group UMG.ASlaunching Virgin Music Africa Label & Artist Servicesin June for independent African labels and artists. "It\'s a real opportunity for countries that are also experiencing this digital transformation to integrate all this heritage into the cultural offer that is made on platforms," Kacou told Reuters in Abidjan. He said the service will support independent labels in digital distribution who are looking for a wider network.', 'news_textrank_summary': "ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 22 (Reuters) - Global media and music brands are racing to claim a stake in Africa's music market as internet and smartphone penetration popularize artists and genres far beyond Africa's borders. Companies are taking note of global interest, with Universal Music Group UMG.ASlaunching Virgin Music Africa Label & Artist Servicesin June for independent African labels and artists. Franck-Alcide Kacou, managing director of Universal Music Africa and the new Virgin Music Africa Label, said it has over 15,000 music titles, 50 partner labels and around 100 artists from 25 countries."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-take-five%3A-its-a-fed-hot-summer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'July 22 - A likely second straight 75 basis point rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep markets on their toes in the week ahead, just as investors digest a wave of earnings from corporate America and Europe.\nThe prospect of early elections in Italy after the collapse of the government means there\'s plenty of political drama too, and Australia\'s latest inflation numbers may add to pressure on the country\'s central bank to get ahead of the curve.\nHere\'s your week ahead in markets from Ira Iosebashvili in New York, Kevin Buckland in Tokyo, and Sujata Rao, Dhara Ranasinghe and Vincent Flasseur in London.\n1/ FED HOT\nFed officials have poured cold water over expectations for a 100 basis point rate hike in July but Wednesday\'s meeting will still have drama aplenty.\nA 75 bps interest rate hike is priced in, and coming on top of 150 bps worth of tightening so far in this cycle, that is sure to bite consumers and businesses.\nInvestors will be looking at whether the Fed thinks inflation is peaking and how it views the U.S. economy, as they try to gauge the scope of a September rate move.\nHanging in the balance are nascent rallies in U.S. stocks and bonds. The S&P 500 is up almost 10% from its mid-June low .SPX, 10-year Treasury yields are down 60 bps US10YT=RR.\n2/ EARNINGS: PART I\nEarnings from Google-parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Apple and others will show how well corporate America is coping with soaring inflation and a strong dollar.\nThis year\'s 17% decline in the S&P 500 has lowered the index\'s forward price-to-earnings ratio to around 17.3 from 21.7 at the start of 2022, closer to the market\'s historic average of 15.5, according to Refinitiv Datastream.\nWhile there have been several notable beats this season, it\'s early days and many worry that earnings estimates may not hold up in the face of the highest inflation in four decades and tightening financial conditions.\nAlso clouding the picture is the burgeoning dollar, which makes U.S. exports less competitive and hurts firms earning much of their money abroad. Alphabet, Microsoft and Coca Cola report on July 26, Apple and Amazon on July 28.\n3/ EARNINGS: PART II\nOne-sixth of Europe\'s STOXX 600 equity index reports second-quarter results July 25-29, and Refinitiv I/B/E/S forecasts earnings to have grown 22% year-on-year.\nThat headline figure masks disparities; earnings growth at energy firms basking in the glow of $100-a-barrel oil is seen at 185%, while real estate businesses will show a 70% drop, Refinitiv predicts.\nStatements from retailers, heavy industry and hospitality firms may show how much pain is being inflicted by energy shortages and high inflation. The likes of Airbus, Volkswagen and Mercedes will cast light on the state of European exporters.\nBank earnings, expected to have slowed around 16%, include numbers from UBS, Credit Suisse, Deutsche, Barclays and BNP Paribas.\nThe Q2 season will show if European shares are correctly valued around 11.5 times forward earnings, versus their 14% long-term average, or need to cheapen further.\n4/ MAMMA MIA\nA political crisis couldn\'t come at a worse moment for Italy. The ECB has just jacked up rates for the first time since 2011, inflation is soaring and the country has been hit hard by its exposure to Russian gas .\nThe collapse of Mario Draghi\'s government ends months of stability, unnerving markets that had cheered when the ex-ECB chief became prime minister in 2021. They now worry about the prospect of new elections and Rome\'s ability to pass policies.\nIt also leaves the ECB, with its new tool to contain stress in bond markets, in an awkward position of determining which part of government bond spread widening is "unwarranted" - or giving up buying Italy\'s bonds altogether.\n5/ CREDIBILITY ISSUE\nReserve Bank of Australia (RBA) boss Philip Lowe is pledging a steady policy-tightening campaign to at least double interest rates from current levels to "chart a credible path" back to the RBA\'s 2-3% inflation target.\nQuarterly inflation numbers due Wednesday could show a further acceleration in price growth, which at 5.1% is already at its highest in two decades.\nThe rate-rise pledges are ironic coming from Lowe, who just months ago pushed back against markets, saying he didn\'t see rates rising throughout 2022, but has since lifted them three times since May.\nCriticism of the RBA\'s inflation policy has led to an independent inquiry of its operations.\nFed set to hike rate by 75 bpshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cvRuYl\nSTOXX 600 earnings growth by sector STOXX 600 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PoX5OX\nS&P 500 earnings growth by sector S&P 500 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zmjgiZ\nPolitical crisis weighs on Italian bond spread Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spreadhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PpaAyd\nRBA looks for a path back to inflation target RBA looks for a path back to inflation targethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RQ3PqJ\n(Compiled by Dhara Ranasinghe; Graphics by Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Gareth Jones)\n(([email protected]; +442075422684;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "July 22 - A likely second straight 75 basis point rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep markets on their toes in the week ahead, just as investors digest a wave of earnings from corporate America and Europe. The prospect of early elections in Italy after the collapse of the government means there's plenty of political drama too, and Australia's latest inflation numbers may add to pressure on the country's central bank to get ahead of the curve. That headline figure masks disparities; earnings growth at energy firms basking in the glow of $100-a-barrel oil is seen at 185%, while real estate businesses will show a 70% drop, Refinitiv predicts.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Earnings from Google-parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Apple and others will show how well corporate America is coping with soaring inflation and a strong dollar. Alphabet, Microsoft and Coca Cola report on July 26, Apple and Amazon on July 28. Fed set to hike rate by 75 bpshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cvRuYl STOXX 600 earnings growth by sector STOXX 600 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PoX5OX S&P 500 earnings growth by sector S&P 500 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zmjgiZ Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spread Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spreadhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PpaAyd RBA looks for a path back to inflation target RBA looks for a path back to inflation targethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RQ3PqJ (Compiled by Dhara Ranasinghe; Graphics by Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Gareth Jones) (([email protected]; +442075422684;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "GRAPHIC-Take Five: It's a Fed hot summer", 'news_lexrank_summary': "July 22 - A likely second straight 75 basis point rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep markets on their toes in the week ahead, just as investors digest a wave of earnings from corporate America and Europe. One-sixth of Europe's STOXX 600 equity index reports second-quarter results July 25-29, and Refinitiv I/B/E/S forecasts earnings to have grown 22% year-on-year. Fed set to hike rate by 75 bpshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cvRuYl STOXX 600 earnings growth by sector STOXX 600 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PoX5OX S&P 500 earnings growth by sector S&P 500 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zmjgiZ Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spread Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spreadhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PpaAyd RBA looks for a path back to inflation target RBA looks for a path back to inflation targethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RQ3PqJ (Compiled by Dhara Ranasinghe; Graphics by Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Gareth Jones) (([email protected]; +442075422684;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'July 22 - A likely second straight 75 basis point rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep markets on their toes in the week ahead, just as investors digest a wave of earnings from corporate America and Europe. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) boss Philip Lowe is pledging a steady policy-tightening campaign to at least double interest rates from current levels to "chart a credible path" back to the RBA\'s 2-3% inflation target. Fed set to hike rate by 75 bpshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cvRuYl STOXX 600 earnings growth by sector STOXX 600 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PoX5OX S&P 500 earnings growth by sector S&P 500 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zmjgiZ Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spread Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spreadhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PpaAyd RBA looks for a path back to inflation target RBA looks for a path back to inflation targethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RQ3PqJ (Compiled by Dhara Ranasinghe; Graphics by Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Gareth Jones) (([email protected]; +442075422684;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 153.41000366210938, 'high': 156.27999877929688, 'open': 155.38999938964844, 'close': 154.08999633789062, 'ema_50': 147.0679735493855, 'rsi_14': 76.17404719477408, 'target': 152.9499969482422, 'volume': 66675400.0, 'ema_200': 153.55815770892852, 'adj_close': 152.7675323486328, 'rsi_lag_1': 81.14346641634953, 'rsi_lag_2': 72.93261088357187, 'rsi_lag_3': 72.70599140886974, 'rsi_lag_4': 58.97182459912101, 'rsi_lag_5': 65.73013520823898, 'macd_lag_1': 2.720144922211773, 'macd_lag_2': 2.2324639062035203, 'macd_lag_3': 1.8127346939962479, 'macd_lag_4': 1.458348947636182, 'macd_lag_5': 1.3849562282141221, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.9707187862457545, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.5998308665612868}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 22.40999984741211, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 23.809999465942383, 'Open': 23.299999237060547, 'Close': 23.030000686645508, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 23.030000686645508}, {'Low': 1.0133970975875854, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 1.025514841079712, 'Open': 1.0221081972122192, 'Close': 1.0221081972122192, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 1.0221081972122192}, {'Low': 1.1920230388641355, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 1.2064181566238403, 'Open': 1.1996880769729614, 'Close': 1.1996161937713623, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 1.1996161937713623}, {'Low': 6.741000175476074, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 6.770100116729736, 'Open': 6.765600204467773, 'Close': 6.765600204467773, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 6.765600204467773}, {'Low': 94.2300033569336, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 97.9499969482422, 'Open': 96.51000213623048, 'Close': 94.6999969482422, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 307568, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 94.6999969482422}, {'Low': 0.6895501017570496, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 0.6975300312042236, 'Open': 0.692290186882019, 'Close': 0.692290186882019, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 0.692290186882019}, {'Low': 2.7320001125335693, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 2.822999954223633, 'Open': 2.809000015258789, 'Close': 2.782999992370605, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 2.782999992370605}, {'Low': 135.5959930419922, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 137.93899536132812, 'Open': 137.09800720214844, 'Close': 137.09800720214844, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 137.09800720214844}, {'Low': 106.11000061035156, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 107.36000061035156, 'Open': 106.58999633789062, 'Close': 106.7300033569336, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 106.7300033569336}, {'Low': 1713.0, 'Date': '2022-07-22', 'High': 1735.0, 'Open': 1713.300048828125, 'Close': 1727.0999755859375, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 61, 'date_str': '2022-07-22', 'Adj Close': 1727.0999755859375}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-25': 152.9499969482422, '2022-07-26': 151.60000610351562, '2022-07-27': 156.7899932861328, '2022-07-28': 157.35000610351562, '2022-07-29': 162.50999450683594, '2022-08-01': 161.50999450683594, '2022-08-02': 160.00999450683594, '2022-08-03': 166.1300048828125, '2022-08-04': 165.80999755859375, '2022-08-05': 165.35000610351562}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-22': 167.57000732421875}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-24': 149.4499969482422}, '6_months_later': {'2023-01-23': 141.11000061035156}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-24': 192.75}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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{'date': '2022-07-25', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 294.977, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153038.0, 'fred_ppi': 272.274, 'fred_retail_sales': 671067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -71040.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 51.5, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.0505, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-warren-buffett-stocks-that-everyone-should-own', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has a gift for growing money. Since 1965, he has guided Berkshire stock to a compound annual return of 20%. That average rate of return would have turned $1,000 into $36 million over 57 years.\nBuffett's record of growing money is why many investors watch his every move, but it should be noted that not all the stocks Berkshire holds are picked by Buffett. The company has two other investment managers who oversee a small portion of Berkshire's assets. Since Ted Weschler and Todd Combs were selected to eventually oversee Berkshire's entire portfolio when Buffett isn't around someday, these managers also possess outstanding investing skills and are worth following.\nLet's look at two Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), that any investor should feel comfortable owning for many years.\n1. Apple\nIf you're going to follow Buffett, you might as well start with Berkshire's largest holding. Apple is one of the biggest investments Buffett has ever made in a company, whether public or private. That speaks volumes about what Buffett thinks of Apple's business. The stock has risen over 400% since Berkshire initially purchased shares in late 2016.\nApple is the most valuable brand in the world, according to Brand Finance's global 500 list for 2022. The tech giant has sold millions of iPhones, iPads, and Macs, bringing its total base of active devices to 1.8 billion at the start of the year.\nThe power of Apple's brand is on display through the growth of the services business. This includes sales of apps, subscriptions, iCloud storage plans, AppleCare protection plans, and more. Spending in these areas reflects a customer base that is heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem. On a trailing 12-month basis, revenue from services totaled $75 billion through the quarter ended in March, making up nearly 20% of Apple's total revenue.\nThe services business is emerging as an important value driver for Apple since it generates double the gross margin as hardware. More sales of iPhones and Macs will create more demand for services. On that score, revenue grew 9% year over year in the fiscal second quarter ended March 26, driven by a record March quarter for iPhone, Mac, home products, and wearables.\nApple has a powerful brand, a growing services business, and a $73 billion mountain of cash to invest in new products. That's why it can anchor anyone's portfolio.\n2. Amazon\nAmazon is a smaller position in Berkshire's equity portfolio, which also means it was purchased by one of Berkshire's investing lieutenants. Still, Amazon has the hallmarks of what Buffett looks for in a long-term investment.\nAmazon is the second-most-valuable brand in the world, according to Brand Finance. The company has created a tight connection with customers through its enormous selection of goods and services. Products like Echo smart-home devices and grocery delivery through Whole Foods Market keep customers locked into the Amazon ecosystem.\nWhile Amazon is involved in a lot of businesses, including cloud services and increasingly healthcare, Prime members continue to be an important driver of the company's growth. With over 200 million Prime members, Prime Day has become an annual shopping holiday. During the most recent event held in July, customers in the U.S. bought over 60,000 items per minute.\nIt's difficult to say which is more impressive: the volume of orders or Amazon's ability to fulfill those orders. Both speak to Amazon's unassailable competitive advantage in retail.\nAmazon has generated a tremendous amount of free cash flow in recent years. It is using those resources to reinvest in expanding its fulfillment capacity to meet demand. It spent $61 billion over the last year through the first quarter, with 70% of that going toward infrastructure to support cloud services and the retail business.\nThese investments are widening Amazon's competitive lead and all but guarantee that the company will continue to deliver returns for shareholders.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Ballard has positions in Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Let's look at two Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), that any investor should feel comfortable owning for many years. Since Ted Weschler and Todd Combs were selected to eventually oversee Berkshire's entire portfolio when Buffett isn't around someday, these managers also possess outstanding investing skills and are worth following. The tech giant has sold millions of iPhones, iPads, and Macs, bringing its total base of active devices to 1.8 billion at the start of the year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Let's look at two Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), that any investor should feel comfortable owning for many years. On that score, revenue grew 9% year over year in the fiscal second quarter ended March 26, driven by a record March quarter for iPhone, Mac, home products, and wearables. While Amazon is involved in a lot of businesses, including cloud services and increasingly healthcare, Prime members continue to be an important driver of the company's growth.", 'news_article_title': '2 Warren Buffett Stocks That Everyone Should Own', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Let's look at two Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), that any investor should feel comfortable owning for many years. More sales of iPhones and Macs will create more demand for services. Amazon Amazon is a smaller position in Berkshire's equity portfolio, which also means it was purchased by one of Berkshire's investing lieutenants.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Let's look at two Berkshire holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), that any investor should feel comfortable owning for many years. Amazon Amazon is a smaller position in Berkshire's equity portfolio, which also means it was purchased by one of Berkshire's investing lieutenants. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/td-ameritrade%3A-lara-crigger-on-investing-around-earnings-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Lara Crigger, editor-in-chief at VettaFi, recently appeared on TD Ameritrade to discuss earnings to look for this week with FAANG companies reporting as well as the looming Fed meeting with host Nicole Petallides.\nThe major FAANG companies report this week with Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL) reporting on Tuesday, Meta (META) on Wednesday, and Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) both report earnings on Thursday. The Federal Reserve meeting with expectations of another 0.75% interest rate increase is also upcoming.\n“I think a lot of investors are going to be watching the earnings week for clues on where companies are going from here, including the big FAANG stocks,” Crigger explained. “This all matters from an ETF perspective because FAANGs are almost ubiquitous building blocks in ETF portfolios.”\nThese stocks are included across a range of ETFs, not just within tech but also in ESG, thematic, and growth ETFs and as they are likely to be in most portfolios, it’s an earnings week for advisors and investors to pay attention to.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) is an ETF to keep an eye on as Apple and Microsoft make up nearly half of the fund and it is heavily impacted by FAANG earnings. The fund is down nearly 20% year-to-date but has rebounded about 9% in the last month. Crigger sees an opportunity and an attractive entry point for any investor that might be looking to capture any gain potential within the space.\nThe Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) is another potential area of opportunity and while it carries a 12% weight to Alphabet, it offers broader diversification than XLK across market caps. The fund is down 26% year-to-date but has rebounded nearly 7% in the last month.\n“This is another fund where the valuations have hit a more reasonable level and that could look more attractive for investors in the moment,” Crigger said.\n🔎 Finding opportunities and avoiding risks ⚠️\nAs this big week of earnings begins, @Vetta_Fi Editor-in-Chief @LaraCrigger chats with @NPetallides about a few ETFs that provide investors with exposure to FAANG, tech, crypto, and more: https://t.co/FoGzlOBNHU\n— TD Ameritrade Network (@TDANetwork) July 25, 2022\nDiscussion pivoted to the recent launch of the leverage and inverse single stock ETFs, particularly the AXS TSLA Bear Daily ETF (TSLQ) which has seen a healthy amount of flows ($100 million) in its first week since launch. These types of derivative products have been an interest point for advisors on the VettaFi platforms, Crigger explained.\n“These funds, these single stock leveraged ETFs like TSLQ, they have the potential to be a trader’s dream. They’re perfect for moments like this, expressing earnings seasons expectations or taking advantage of big market shocks,” said Crigger.\nFor more news, information, and strategy, visit VettaFi.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The major FAANG companies report this week with Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL) reporting on Tuesday, Meta (META) on Wednesday, and Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) both report earnings on Thursday. Lara Crigger, editor-in-chief at VettaFi, recently appeared on TD Ameritrade to discuss earnings to look for this week with FAANG companies reporting as well as the looming Fed meeting with host Nicole Petallides. “I think a lot of investors are going to be watching the earnings week for clues on where companies are going from here, including the big FAANG stocks,” Crigger explained.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The major FAANG companies report this week with Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL) reporting on Tuesday, Meta (META) on Wednesday, and Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) both report earnings on Thursday. Lara Crigger, editor-in-chief at VettaFi, recently appeared on TD Ameritrade to discuss earnings to look for this week with FAANG companies reporting as well as the looming Fed meeting with host Nicole Petallides. “I think a lot of investors are going to be watching the earnings week for clues on where companies are going from here, including the big FAANG stocks,” Crigger explained.', 'news_article_title': 'TD Ameritrade: Lara Crigger on Investing Around Earnings Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The major FAANG companies report this week with Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL) reporting on Tuesday, Meta (META) on Wednesday, and Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) both report earnings on Thursday. Lara Crigger, editor-in-chief at VettaFi, recently appeared on TD Ameritrade to discuss earnings to look for this week with FAANG companies reporting as well as the looming Fed meeting with host Nicole Petallides. “I think a lot of investors are going to be watching the earnings week for clues on where companies are going from here, including the big FAANG stocks,” Crigger explained.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The major FAANG companies report this week with Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL) reporting on Tuesday, Meta (META) on Wednesday, and Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) both report earnings on Thursday. Lara Crigger, editor-in-chief at VettaFi, recently appeared on TD Ameritrade to discuss earnings to look for this week with FAANG companies reporting as well as the looming Fed meeting with host Nicole Petallides. “This all matters from an ETF perspective because FAANGs are almost ubiquitous building blocks in ETF portfolios.” These stocks are included across a range of ETFs, not just within tech but also in ESG, thematic, and growth ETFs and as they are likely to be in most portfolios, it’s an earnings week for advisors and investors to pay attention to.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/poll-taiwan-q2-gdp-to-gain-from-chip-exports-but-face-covid-headwinds', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '* For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWGDPP%3DECI\n* Preliminary Q2 GDP seen at +3.1% y/y (prior qtr +3.14%)\n* Data due Friday, July 29, at 4 p.m. (0800 GMT)\nTAIPEI, July 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s trade-reliant economy is expected to have expanded on the back of strong global demand for computer chips, though COVID-19 lockdowns in top export market China and a surge in domestic infections could drag on demand, a Reuters poll showed.\nGross domestic product (GDP) likely grew 3.1% in April-June versus a year earlier, the poll of 24 economists shows, after it expanded 3.14% year-on-year in the first quarter.\nPolicymakers have said they expect full-year 2022 growth of less than 4%, downgrading it from previous forecasts of more than 4% and slower than the 6.45% logged for 2021. That was the fastest rate in over a decade since it expanded 10.25% in 2010.\nEconomists\' forecasts for preliminary GDP data due on Friday varied widely from growth of 1.4% to as high as 4.4%.\n"Investment should be the key growth driver in 2Q, thanks to the still strong capital spending among the leading semiconductor firms," said analysts at DBS bank.\nDemand for Taiwanese goods has been hit by COVID-19 lockdowns in China, while domestic consumption has taken a hit from a surge in local cases, though infections are now waning and Taiwan has never fully locked down.\nAs a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc , Taiwan\'s economy has outperformed many of its regional peers.\nA global shortage of semiconductors has swelled order books for Taiwanese chipmakers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) .\nTSMC reported forecast-beating second quarter earnings this month, saying it was "highly confident" about its long-term prospects.\nThe economy in China, Taiwan\'s largest trading partner, grew a tepid 0.4% in the second quarter, highlighting the colossal toll on activity from widespread COVID-19 lockdowns.\nTaiwan\'s preliminary figures will be released in a statement with minimal commentary. Revised figures will be released a few weeks later, with more details and forward-looking forecasts. (Poll compiled by Arsh Mogre, Anant Chandak, Devayani Sathyan and Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected];)) Keywords: TAIWAN ECONOMY/GDP (POLL)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Gross domestic product (GDP) likely grew 3.1% in April-June versus a year earlier, the poll of 24 economists shows, after it expanded 3.14% year-on-year in the first quarter. As a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc , Taiwan's economy has outperformed many of its regional peers. The economy in China, Taiwan's largest trading partner, grew a tepid 0.4% in the second quarter, highlighting the colossal toll on activity from widespread COVID-19 lockdowns.", 'news_luhn_summary': "* For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWGDPP%3DECI * Preliminary Q2 GDP seen at +3.1% y/y (prior qtr +3.14%) * Data due Friday, July 29, at 4 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, July 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan's trade-reliant economy is expected to have expanded on the back of strong global demand for computer chips, though COVID-19 lockdowns in top export market China and a surge in domestic infections could drag on demand, a Reuters poll showed. Economists' forecasts for preliminary GDP data due on Friday varied widely from growth of 1.4% to as high as 4.4%. Demand for Taiwanese goods has been hit by COVID-19 lockdowns in China, while domestic consumption has taken a hit from a surge in local cases, though infections are now waning and Taiwan has never fully locked down.", 'news_article_title': 'POLL-Taiwan Q2 GDP to gain from chip exports, but face COVID headwinds', 'news_lexrank_summary': "* For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWGDPP%3DECI * Preliminary Q2 GDP seen at +3.1% y/y (prior qtr +3.14%) * Data due Friday, July 29, at 4 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, July 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan's trade-reliant economy is expected to have expanded on the back of strong global demand for computer chips, though COVID-19 lockdowns in top export market China and a surge in domestic infections could drag on demand, a Reuters poll showed. That was the fastest rate in over a decade since it expanded 10.25% in 2010. Economists' forecasts for preliminary GDP data due on Friday varied widely from growth of 1.4% to as high as 4.4%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "* For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWGDPP%3DECI * Preliminary Q2 GDP seen at +3.1% y/y (prior qtr +3.14%) * Data due Friday, July 29, at 4 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, July 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan's trade-reliant economy is expected to have expanded on the back of strong global demand for computer chips, though COVID-19 lockdowns in top export market China and a surge in domestic infections could drag on demand, a Reuters poll showed. Demand for Taiwanese goods has been hit by COVID-19 lockdowns in China, while domestic consumption has taken a hit from a surge in local cases, though infections are now waning and Taiwan has never fully locked down. (Poll compiled by Arsh Mogre, Anant Chandak, Devayani Sathyan and Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected];)) Keywords: TAIWAN ECONOMY/GDP (POLL) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-wobble-on-walmart-warning-looming-fed-hike', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Kane Wu\nHONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday and bonds were firm as a profit warning from Walmart put consumption and company earnings under a cloud ahead of what is likely to be another sharp U.S. interest rate hike.\nMSCI\'s broadest gauge of Asia stocks outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS meandered just above flat. Japan\'s Nikkei .N225 fell 0.2% and S&P 500 futures ESc1 were down 0.4%.\nU.S. retailer Walmart Inc WMT.N cut its profit forecast on Monday and said customers were paring back discretionary purchases as inflation bites household budgets. Shares fell 10% after hours and rivals Target TGT.N and Amazon AMZN.O also slid.\nInvestors are also awaiting a likely 75 basis point Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this week - with markets pricing about a 10% risk of a larger hike, as well as waiting to see whether economic warning signs prompt a shift in rhetoric.\n"We are leaning to the view that 75 bps is most likely but won\'t be the end unless they see some demand destruction and some tempering of inflation," said John Milroy, an investment adviser at Ord Minnett.\n"We are fearful they have to materially slow the U.S. economy further."\nBig technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week.\n"The market has stabilized (from rate hike expectations)," said Redmond Wong, Greater China market strategist at Saxo Markets in Hong Kong. "The focus is now on earnings."\nChinese stocks managed small gains, with Hong Kong\'s Hang Seng Index .HSI up 0.4% and China\'s benchmark CSI300 Index .CSI300 up 0.3% in early trade.\nIn currencies, the dollar was marginally softer but not drifting too far below recent milestone highs as uncertainty continues to swirl around the rates and economic outlook.\nThe euro EUR=EBS bought $1.0237 and the yen JPY=EBS steadied at 136.34 per dollar. The U.S. dollar index =USD, which touched a 20-year high this month, was down slightly to 106.300. FRX/\nOil prices rose on expectations Russia\'s reduction in natural gas supply to Europe could encourage a switch to crude, with Brent futures LCOc1 last up 1% at $106.17 a barrel and U.S. crude CLc1 up 0.7% to $97.37 a barrel.\nBenchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR fell 3.5 bps to 3.7850% as growth worries gave support to bonds. US/\nGold XAU= hovered at $1,725 an ounce and bitcoin BTC=BTSP nursed overnight losses at $21,100.\nGlobal FX performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nPMIshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PwcrRD\n(Reporting by Kane Wu in Hong Kong; Editing by Sam Holmes)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Big technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week. By Kane Wu HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday and bonds were firm as a profit warning from Walmart put consumption and company earnings under a cloud ahead of what is likely to be another sharp U.S. interest rate hike. Investors are also awaiting a likely 75 basis point Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this week - with markets pricing about a 10% risk of a larger hike, as well as waiting to see whether economic warning signs prompt a shift in rhetoric.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Big technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week. By Kane Wu HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday and bonds were firm as a profit warning from Walmart put consumption and company earnings under a cloud ahead of what is likely to be another sharp U.S. interest rate hike. Chinese stocks managed small gains, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index .HSI up 0.4% and China's benchmark CSI300 Index .CSI300 up 0.3% in early trade.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks wobble on Walmart warning, looming Fed hike', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Big technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week. Japan's Nikkei .N225 fell 0.2% and S&P 500 futures ESc1 were down 0.4%. Investors are also awaiting a likely 75 basis point Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this week - with markets pricing about a 10% risk of a larger hike, as well as waiting to see whether economic warning signs prompt a shift in rhetoric.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Big technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week. By Kane Wu HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday and bonds were firm as a profit warning from Walmart put consumption and company earnings under a cloud ahead of what is likely to be another sharp U.S. interest rate hike. "The market has stabilized (from rate hike expectations)," said Redmond Wong, Greater China market strategist at Saxo Markets in Hong Kong.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-q3-preview%3A-can-the-earnings-streak-continue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Now that we’re in the heart of earnings season, investors are more than eager for their favorite companies to pull the curtain back and unveil their quarterly results. Market participants will finally get a clearer idea of how companies have sailed the rough economic waters we’ve found ourselves in.\nOne of the most beloved stocks out there is Apple AAPL. Up more than 750%, shares of the tech titan have undoubtedly been one of the best places for investors to park their cash over the last decade. The share performance doesn’t even compare with the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple's slated to release quarterly results on July 28th after the trading session.\nThe quarterly report will be watched like a hawk and will have widespread market effects. So, how does the tech titan shape up heading into the quarterly release? Let’s take a closer look.\nShare Performance & Valuation\nYear-to-date, Apple shares have displayed a much higher level of valuable defense than the general market, declining just 13.5% vs. the S&P 500’s 16.5% decline.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn fact, Apple shares have been much stronger than the general market for some time now, increasing nearly 4% over the last year, while the S&P 500 has lost almost 10% in value.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe relatively strong share performance is undoubtedly a major positive – buyers have defended Apple shares at a high level.\nApple’s forward earnings multiple resides on the higher side at 25.3X but is nowhere near highs of 41.5X in 2020. In addition, shares trade at a 42% premium relative to the S&P 500.\nApple has a Style Score of a C for Value.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nQuarterly Estimates\nAnalysts have had mixed estimate revisions for the quarter to be reported over the last 60 days, with two upwards revisions and two downwards revisions. The Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate for the quarter resides at $1.13, reflecting a disheartening 13% decrease in quarterly earnings year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHowever, the top-line looks to expand marginally – the $81.9 billion quarterly revenue estimate pencils in a slight 0.5% uptick year-over-year. The chart below illustrates the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nQuarterly Performance & Market Reactions\nApple is known for consistently reporting strong quarterly results, which is precisely what it’s done. Over the company’s previous 20 quarters, the tech titan has exceeded the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate a jaw-dropping 19 times. Just in its latest quarter, Apple posted a robust 6.3% bottom-line beat.\nTop-line results have been just as stellar; Apple has recorded nine top-line beats over its last ten quarters.\nIn addition, the market has reacted well to the company’s quarterly releases as of late – over its last three quarterly reports, shares have moved upwards each time.\nBottom Line\nApple shares have held up relatively well year-to-date, undoubtedly a development that any investor can celebrate. The company’s quarterly report will be a significant point of interest, and for easily understandable reasons – Apple has been of the most stellar investments over the last decade.\nThe tech titan has consistently reported top and bottom-line results above expectations, and the market has reacted well to the company’s quarterly releases as of late. However, earnings are forecasted to drop notably, but revenue is expected to see a marginal increase.\nHeading into the quarterly report, Apple is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with an Earnings ESP Score of 0.9%.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'One of the most beloved stocks out there is Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research In fact, Apple shares have been much stronger than the general market for some time now, increasing nearly 4% over the last year, while the S&P 500 has lost almost 10% in value.', 'news_luhn_summary': "One of the most beloved stocks out there is Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple's slated to release quarterly results on July 28th after the trading session.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Q3 Preview: Can The Earnings Streak Continue?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report One of the most beloved stocks out there is Apple AAPL. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The relatively strong share performance is undoubtedly a major positive – buyers have defended Apple shares at a high level.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'One of the most beloved stocks out there is Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Quarterly Estimates Analysts have had mixed estimate revisions for the quarter to be reported over the last 60 days, with two upwards revisions and two downwards revisions.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-nasdaq-falls-with-dollar-oil-rises-earnings-fed-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew\nNEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Monday after a choppy session for U.S. equities ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports while oil prices rose and treasury yields edged higher as investors braced for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike.\nIn currencies, the dollar index, which touched a 20-year high this month, was down slightly and gold also slipped.\nOn Sunday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that while U.S. economic growth was slowing, a recession was not inevitable.\nTreasury yields edged higher as investors braced for the Fed to raise rates by an expected 75 basis points this week. Some are worried about the potential for recession.\nInvestors were also positioning ahead of earnings in big companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, as well as second-quarter GDP data.\n"Right now we\'re just in a holding pattern waiting for all those developments to play out," said Michael O’Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading in Stamford, Connecticut.\n"People are probably just taking some risk off ahead of the earnings. We\'ve seen interest rates rise a little too so that\'s helping some of the value names like banks."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 90.75 points, or 0.28%, to 31,990.04, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 5.21 points, or 0.13%, to 3,966.84 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 51.45 points, or 0.43%, to 11,782.67. .N\nEarlier, a widely watched survey showed German business morale falling more than expected in July as high energy prices and looming gas shortages push Europe\'s largest economy towards a recession.\nBut the pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX finished up 0.13%, MSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS gained 0.01%.\nThe German data had weighed on investor moods in Europe along with a slew of downbeat earnings and a survey over the weekend that showed some industrial companies in Germany cutting production in reaction to soaring energy prices.\nThe gap between yields on two- and 10-year Treasury notes US2US10=RR, a possible signal of a looming recession when the short-end yield is higher than the long end, has been inverted for more than two weeks and was last at -21.5 basis points.\n"This is the first meaningful yield curve inversion we\'ve had since 2006 for any period of time," said David Petrosinelli, senior trader at InspereX, adding that this fed into a generally accepted narrative of a slowdown at the very least.\nBenchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR last fell 8/32 in price to yield 2.8105%, from 2.781% late on Friday while the 2-year note price US2YT=RR last fell 2/32 to yield 3.0266%, down from 2.991% in the previous session.\nThe dollar index =USD fell 0.253%, with the euro EUR= up 0.13% to $1.0223.\nThe Japanese yen weakened 0.45% versus the greenback at 136.66 per dollar, while Sterling GBP= was last trading at $1.2053, up 0.42% on the day.\n"Pre-Fed caution is keeping the dollar off its highs. The market is going to be eager to see if the run of softer data has in any way changed the Fed’s hawkish rate path," said Joe Manimbo, senior market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions in Washington, DC.\n"The economy continues to show pretty solid underlying momentum but at the same time, high inflation, rising interest rates, they are certainly having an impact on the economy."\nOil prices rose on Monday, bolstered by a slightly weaker U.S. dollar while investors seesawed between supply fears and bets rising U.S. interest rates could weaken demand. O/R\nU.S. crude CLc1 settled up 2.11% at $96.70 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 finished at $105.15, up 1.9% on the day.\nSpot gold XAU= dropped 0.5% to $1,718.69 an ounce as investors positioned themselves ahead of the Fed meeting.\nBitcoin BTC=BTSP last fell 2.16% to $22,108.16.\nGlobal FX performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nPMIshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PwcrRD\n(Additional reporting by Herbert Lash and Chuck Mikolajczak in New York, Tommy Wilkes in London, Kevin Buckland in Tokyo, Lucy Raitano in London, editing by Mark Heinrich, Marguerita Choy and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors were also positioning ahead of earnings in big companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, as well as second-quarter GDP data. By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Monday after a choppy session for U.S. equities ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports while oil prices rose and treasury yields edged higher as investors braced for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike. .N Earlier, a widely watched survey showed German business morale falling more than expected in July as high energy prices and looming gas shortages push Europe's largest economy towards a recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Investors were also positioning ahead of earnings in big companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, as well as second-quarter GDP data. By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Monday after a choppy session for U.S. equities ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports while oil prices rose and treasury yields edged higher as investors braced for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Treasury yields edged higher as investors braced for the Fed to raise rates by an expected 75 basis points this week.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Nasdaq falls with dollar, oil rises; earnings, Fed in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Investors were also positioning ahead of earnings in big companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, as well as second-quarter GDP data. The dollar index =USD fell 0.253%, with the euro EUR= up 0.13% to $1.0223. Oil prices rose on Monday, bolstered by a slightly weaker U.S. dollar while investors seesawed between supply fears and bets rising U.S. interest rates could weaken demand.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors were also positioning ahead of earnings in big companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, as well as second-quarter GDP data. By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Monday after a choppy session for U.S. equities ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports while oil prices rose and treasury yields edged higher as investors braced for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR last fell 8/32 in price to yield 2.8105%, from 2.781% late on Friday while the 2-year note price US2YT=RR last fell 2/32 to yield 3.0266%, down from 2.991% in the previous session.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canada-stocks-tsx-ends-higher-on-energy-rally-as-investors-await-earnings-fed-rate-hike', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Nichola Saminather\nJuly 25 (Reuters) - A rally in oil stocks lifted Canada\'s main stock index to a higher close on Monday, while investors braced for a slew of earnings reports as well as another big interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week.\nThe Toronto Stock Exchange\'s S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed up 121.56 points, or 0.64%, at 19,104.48.\nThe energy sector .SPTTEN was the biggest gainer on the Canadian index, climbing 3.55% as crude CLc1 prices rose 2.2%, with investors trying to balance supply fears with expectations that a rise in U.S. interest rates would weaken fuel demand. O/R\nEnergy firms Secure Energy Services SES.TO, Spartan Delta Corp SDE.TO and Nuvista Energy NVA.TO were the best performers in Canada.\n"The price of crude is up and that\'s helping," said Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at SIA Wealth Management.\nMaterials stocks were among the biggest decliners, which Cieszynski attributed to a lower gold price as well as disappointing earnings from the world\'s largest gold miner, Newmont Corp NEM.N.\nSpot gold XAU= fell 0.5%, reflecting market expectations of another 75 basis-point interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. While gold is considered a hedge against inflation, rising rates reduce the appeal of the non-yielding asset.\nIn resources-heavy Canada, investors are looking for results from miners including Teck Resources TECKa.TO and First Quantum Minerals FM.TO and energy companies including Enbridge ENB.TO and Imperial Oil IMO.TO, this week.\nMega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are also scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth.\nInvestors have been worried that rising prices and central banks\' attempt to control it could squeeze growth as economies reel from the fallout of the Russia-Ukraine war. Canada\'s main index has lost almost 10% so far this year.\n(Reporting by Nichola Saminather in Toronto; Additional reporting by Susan Mathew in Bengaluru Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Mega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are also scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth. The energy sector .SPTTEN was the biggest gainer on the Canadian index, climbing 3.55% as crude CLc1 prices rose 2.2%, with investors trying to balance supply fears with expectations that a rise in U.S. interest rates would weaken fuel demand. Investors have been worried that rising prices and central banks' attempt to control it could squeeze growth as economies reel from the fallout of the Russia-Ukraine war.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Mega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are also scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth. By Nichola Saminather July 25 (Reuters) - A rally in oil stocks lifted Canada's main stock index to a higher close on Monday, while investors braced for a slew of earnings reports as well as another big interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week. Spot gold XAU= fell 0.5%, reflecting market expectations of another 75 basis-point interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.", 'news_article_title': 'CANADA STOCKS-TSX ends higher on energy rally as investors await earnings, Fed rate hike', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Mega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are also scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth. By Nichola Saminather July 25 (Reuters) - A rally in oil stocks lifted Canada's main stock index to a higher close on Monday, while investors braced for a slew of earnings reports as well as another big interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week. O/R Energy firms Secure Energy Services SES.TO, Spartan Delta Corp SDE.TO and Nuvista Energy NVA.TO were the best performers in Canada.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Mega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are also scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth. By Nichola Saminather July 25 (Reuters) - A rally in oil stocks lifted Canada's main stock index to a higher close on Monday, while investors braced for a slew of earnings reports as well as another big interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week. The energy sector .SPTTEN was the biggest gainer on the Canadian index, climbing 3.55% as crude CLc1 prices rose 2.2%, with investors trying to balance supply fears with expectations that a rise in U.S. interest rates would weaken fuel demand."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-ends-choppy-session-nearly-flat-investors-eye-fed-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks see-sawed on Monday and ended close to unchanged as investors girded for an expected rate hike at a Federal Reserve meeting this week and earnings from several large-cap growth companies.\nThe S&P 500 technology .SPLRCT and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led declines among major S&P sectors.\n"Right now we\'re just in a holding pattern waiting for all those developments to play out," said Michael O\'Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading in Stamford, Connecticut.\n"Obviously, we\'re seeing some more weakness in the tech names. People are probably just taking some risk off ahead of the earnings."\nThe Fed is expected to announce a 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy.\nComments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell following the announcement will be key. Investors have been worried that an aggressive pace of rate hikes could tip the economy into recession.\nThis week is expected to be the busiest in the second-quarter reporting period, with results from about 170 S&P 500 companies due. Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O are due to report Tuesday, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are set for Thursday.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.95 points, or 0.13%, to end at 3,966.58 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 50.70 points, or 0.43%, to 11,783.41. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 85.05 points, or 0.27%, to 31,984.34.\nS&P 500 earnings are expected to have climbed 6.1% for the second quarter from the year-ago period, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Investors have been concerned about the impact of inflation, currency headwinds and lingering supply chain issues for companies.\nAlso this week, advance second-quarter gross domestic product data on Thursday is likely to be negative after the U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year.\nNewmont Corp NEM.N fell after the miner raised its annual cost forecast and missed its second-quarter profit, hurt by lower gold prices and inflationary pressures.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru and Sinead Carew in New York; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Anil D\'Silva and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O are due to report Tuesday, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are set for Thursday. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks see-sawed on Monday and ended close to unchanged as investors girded for an expected rate hike at a Federal Reserve meeting this week and earnings from several large-cap growth companies. Also this week, advance second-quarter gross domestic product data on Thursday is likely to be negative after the U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O are due to report Tuesday, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are set for Thursday. The Fed is expected to announce a 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy. This week is expected to be the busiest in the second-quarter reporting period, with results from about 170 S&P 500 companies due.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street ends choppy session nearly flat; investors eye Fed, earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O are due to report Tuesday, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are set for Thursday. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks see-sawed on Monday and ended close to unchanged as investors girded for an expected rate hike at a Federal Reserve meeting this week and earnings from several large-cap growth companies. The Fed is expected to announce a 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O are due to report Tuesday, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are set for Thursday. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks see-sawed on Monday and ended close to unchanged as investors girded for an expected rate hike at a Federal Reserve meeting this week and earnings from several large-cap growth companies. The Fed is expected to announce a 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-investors-may-be-overvaluing-moats', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nNEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Technology investing is mostly about carving out a business that can’t be copied and reaping monopoly-style margins. Investors seem to think Microsoft and Apple have done this, but they may be overvaluing the moats.\nOver the past year, Meta Platforms and Netflix valuations have been pounded as competition in advertising and video streaming has caused investors to reassess growth prospects. Meta’s stock, for example, has lost half its value since the start of 2022 as tech giants Amazon.com and Apple are expanding fast in advertising. The rise of TikTok makes the walls surrounding ad-dependent social networks in particular look flimsy. Similarly, the growth of streaming services from Apple, Walt Disney and others have slowed subscriber growth at Netflix to a crawl and pressured margins.\nInvestors have fewer worries when it comes to Microsoft and Apple. With Apple’s first quarter market share of North American mobile phone shipments exceeding 50%, according to Canalys, it is increasingly inconceivable to think that users will ditch their iPhones. And it’s credible to think the $2.5 trillion company’s Chief Executive Tim Cook will have success selling more advertising and financial services to its customers. It’s even harder to imagine companies abandoning their workplace software, run by Microsoft, which, for example, holds 85% of the market share in U.S. public sector productivity software, according to Omdia.\nAnd yet valuation multiples reflect these relative expectations, and then some. The stock price of Meta has corrected so much, its enterprise value is now worth less than 4 times estimated revenue for the next 12 months. Five years ago, that metric was 9 times, according to Datastream. Netflix has an enterprise value is of 3 times estimated revenue for the next 12 months, half its valuation five years ago. Meantime, Apple, at 6 times, is twice its valuation from five years ago. Likewise, Microsoft’s multiple has risen 60% to over 8 times.\nThe buffers for the latter two companies are assailable. Rivals still want to steal customers, antitrust regulators can’t be dismissed entirely, and the biggest threat – these firms miss out on a market shift as tech advances – remains. While moats protect against rivals, they may do little against a recessionary wave that smashes earnings in the sector overall. Technology investors may be right on their assessment, but wrong on the way they are valuing it.\nFollow @rob_cyran https://twitter.com/rob_cyran on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\nMicrosoft is scheduled to report quarterly earnings after the close of the market on July 26. Analysts expect the firm earned $2.30 per share, compared to $2.17 a year ago, according to Refinitiv.\nApple is scheduled to release quarterly results on the afternoon of July 28. The company is expected to have earned $1.16 per share, compared to $1.30 a year ago.\n(Editing by Lauren Silva Laughlin and Amanda Gomez)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Over the past year, Meta Platforms and Netflix valuations have been pounded as competition in advertising and video streaming has caused investors to reassess growth prospects. With Apple’s first quarter market share of North American mobile phone shipments exceeding 50%, according to Canalys, it is increasingly inconceivable to think that users will ditch their iPhones. Rivals still want to steal customers, antitrust regulators can’t be dismissed entirely, and the biggest threat – these firms miss out on a market shift as tech advances – remains.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Netflix has an enterprise value is of 3 times estimated revenue for the next 12 months, half its valuation five years ago. Analysts expect the firm earned $2.30 per share, compared to $2.17 a year ago, according to Refinitiv. The company is expected to have earned $1.16 per share, compared to $1.30 a year ago.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech investors may be overvaluing moats', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Investors seem to think Microsoft and Apple have done this, but they may be overvaluing the moats. Netflix has an enterprise value is of 3 times estimated revenue for the next 12 months, half its valuation five years ago. The company is expected to have earned $1.16 per share, compared to $1.30 a year ago.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Netflix has an enterprise value is of 3 times estimated revenue for the next 12 months, half its valuation five years ago. Meantime, Apple, at 6 times, is twice its valuation from five years ago. The company is expected to have earned $1.16 per share, compared to $1.30 a year ago.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/forex-dollar-falls-for-third-straight-session-with-fed-eyed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - The dollar was lower against a basket of major currencies on Monday, as investors weighed the implications of a rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve in an economy that may be on the verge of a recession.\nThe central bank is widely expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points at the conclusion of its policy meeting on Wednesday. A hike of that magnitude would effectively close out pandemic-era support for the economy.\nExpectations for a hike of 75 basis points from the Fed stand at about 75%, according to CME\'s Fedwatch Tool, with a 25% chance of a 100 basis point hike.\nRecent data has shown signs of an economic slowdown while inflation remains stubbornly high, with claims for jobless benefits rising to its highest in eight months last week and regional manufacturing gauges slumping.\nLater in the week, investors will also eye the advance reading for second-quarter gross domestic product, which could show negative growth and meet a traditional definition of recession. On Friday, personal consumption expenditures, the Fed\'s preferred inflation measure, will be released.\n"Everybody is expecting a 75 percent increase, a recession essentially the day after with a negative GDP so I don’t think you are going to get anything changing right now," said Joseph Trevisani, senior analyst at FXStreet.com.\n"But right now, equities are going nowhere, the dollar has remained strong but has given back, the traders who went long the dollar took some profits which is perfectly normal."\nThe dollar index =USD fell 0.244% at 106.420, with the euro EUR= up 0.14% to $1.0224.\nLast week, the greenback saw its biggest weekly percentage decline in two months, as a rally in equities helped dent the appeal of the safe-haven dollar and a 50 basis point rate hike by the European Central Bank helped buoy the euro to a two-week high.\nOn Monday, Latvian central bank Governor Martins Kazaks said in an interview with Bloomberg News that the ECB may not be done with big rate hikes.\nU.S. equities gave up early gains with a slew of corporate earnings on deck for the week, including those from mega-cap names such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft <>MSFT.O> and Amazon <>AMZN.O>. Investors are eyeing the earnings season for signs of a slowdown in the economy as well as the impact of a strong dollar on profits.\nOf the 107 companies in the S&P 500 .SPX that have reported earnings through Monday morning, 74.8% have topped analyst expectations, below the 81% beat rate over the past four quarters, but above the 66% rate since 1994, per Refinitiv data. Earnings growth is currently estimated to be 6.1%, up from 5.6% at the start of July.\nThe Ifo business sentiment survey showed on Monday that business morale in Germany fell more than expected in July to its lowest in more than two years.\nThe Japanese yen JPY= weakened 0.44% versus the greenback at 136.65 per dollar, while Sterling GBP= was last trading at $1.2047, up 0.37% on the day.\nBritish industrial output grew at the slowest pace in over a year in the three months to July, but there are tentative signs that some challenges around inflation and investment are easing, a Confederation of British Industry survey showed on Monday.\nIn cryptocurrencies, bitcoin BTC= last fell 4.05% to $21,687.61.\nWorld FX rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E\n(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak, editing by Ed Osmond and Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U.S. equities gave up early gains with a slew of corporate earnings on deck for the week, including those from mega-cap names such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft <>MSFT.O> and Amazon <>AMZN.O>. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - The dollar was lower against a basket of major currencies on Monday, as investors weighed the implications of a rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve in an economy that may be on the verge of a recession. Recent data has shown signs of an economic slowdown while inflation remains stubbornly high, with claims for jobless benefits rising to its highest in eight months last week and regional manufacturing gauges slumping.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'U.S. equities gave up early gains with a slew of corporate earnings on deck for the week, including those from mega-cap names such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft <>MSFT.O> and Amazon <>AMZN.O>. Last week, the greenback saw its biggest weekly percentage decline in two months, as a rally in equities helped dent the appeal of the safe-haven dollar and a 50 basis point rate hike by the European Central Bank helped buoy the euro to a two-week high. The Ifo business sentiment survey showed on Monday that business morale in Germany fell more than expected in July to its lowest in more than two years.', 'news_article_title': 'FOREX-Dollar falls for third straight session with Fed eyed', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'U.S. equities gave up early gains with a slew of corporate earnings on deck for the week, including those from mega-cap names such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft <>MSFT.O> and Amazon <>AMZN.O>. The central bank is widely expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points at the conclusion of its policy meeting on Wednesday. Last week, the greenback saw its biggest weekly percentage decline in two months, as a rally in equities helped dent the appeal of the safe-haven dollar and a 50 basis point rate hike by the European Central Bank helped buoy the euro to a two-week high.', 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. equities gave up early gains with a slew of corporate earnings on deck for the week, including those from mega-cap names such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft <>MSFT.O> and Amazon <>AMZN.O>. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - The dollar was lower against a basket of major currencies on Monday, as investors weighed the implications of a rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve in an economy that may be on the verge of a recession. Expectations for a hike of 75 basis points from the Fed stand at about 75%, according to CME's Fedwatch Tool, with a 25% chance of a 100 basis point hike."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-indexes-ease-as-investors-brace-for-key-earnings-fed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Monday, with investors cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week and earnings from several large-cap growth companies.\nThe S&P 500 technology .SPLRCT and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led declines among major S&P sectors.\nThe Fed is expected to deliver a 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy.\nComments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell following the announcement will be key. Investors have been worried that an aggressive pace of rate hikes could tip the economy into recession.\n"Right now we\'re just in a holding pattern waiting for all those developments to play out," said Michael O\'Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading in Stamford, Connecticut.\n"Obviously, we\'re seeing some more weakness in the tech names. People are probably just taking some risk off ahead of the earnings."\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, are among companies due to report quarterly results this week.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 20.32 points, or 0.06%, to 31,878.97, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 8.05 points, or 0.20%, to 3,953.58 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 84.09 points, or 0.71%, to 11,750.03.\nIn addition, advance second-quarter GDP data on Thursday is likely to be negative after the U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year.\nNewmont Corp NEM.N shed about 13% after the miner raised its annual cost forecast and missed its second-quarter profit, hurt by lower gold prices and inflationary pressures.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.34-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.12-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 33 new highs and 87 new lows.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru and Sinead Carew in New York; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Anil D\'Silva and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, are among companies due to report quarterly results this week. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Monday, with investors cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week and earnings from several large-cap growth companies. "Right now we\'re just in a holding pattern waiting for all those developments to play out," said Michael O\'Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading in Stamford, Connecticut.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, are among companies due to report quarterly results this week. In addition, advance second-quarter GDP data on Thursday is likely to be negative after the U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year. The S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 33 new highs and 87 new lows.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Indexes ease as investors brace for key earnings, Fed', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, are among companies due to report quarterly results this week. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Monday, with investors cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week and earnings from several large-cap growth companies. The S&P 500 technology .SPLRCT and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led declines among major S&P sectors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, are among companies due to report quarterly results this week. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Monday, with investors cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week and earnings from several large-cap growth companies. The Fed is expected to deliver a 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-today%3A-dow-jones-sp-500-gain-ahead-of-big-tech-earnings-fed-meeting', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Today Mid-Day Market Updates\nDuring Monday’s lunch hour, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up over 77 points on light volume across all indices. This comes as investors await anxiously big tech earnings reports and the Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday. In fact, this will be the busiest week of corporate earnings we’ve received and arguably the most important all year. With investors waiting to hear what the Fed will do with interest rates, GDP data, and earnings from roughly a third of the entire S&P 500, no doubt this will be a busy week of stock market news headlines.\nEarnings this morning from companies like RPM International (NYSE: RPM), and Dorman Products (NASDAQ: DORM). Shares of RPM stock fell a modest 0.93% during Monday’s early afternoon trading session. Shares are currently trading at $85.31 a share. In the report, In it, RPM notched in earnings of $1.42 per share on revenue of $2.0 billion. Wall Street consensus earnings estimate was $1.44 per share on revenue of $2.0 billion. While DORM stock is also taking a hit on Monday. Shares of DORM stock are down over 7% at $108.44 a share. This comes after the company reported its second-quarter 2022 fiscal results. In the report, Dorman Products (DORM) reported earnings per share of $1.29 on revenue of $417.4 million. That said, Wall Street’s consensus earnings estimate was $1.29 per share on revenue of $401.4 million.\nAmong the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are down by 0.40% today while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is down by 0.65%. Meanwhile, shares of Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and Nike (NYSE: NKE) shares are trading lower on Monday. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) are also trading lower going into Monday’s afternoon trading session.\nShares of EV leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are down Monday by 0.75% at $810.54 per share. Last week, the EV maker reported its second-quarter earnings. Rival EV companies like Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) are also down by 0.15%. Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) fell 3.79% on Monday. Chinese EV leaders like Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) are both trading higher Monday.\nDow Jones Today: U.S. Treasury Yield Falls To 2.82%\nFollowing the stock market opening on Monday, the major indices opened mixed. The S&P 500 & Dow are up 0.14%, and 0.01%, while the Nasdaq is trading down by 0.49%, respectively. Among exchange-traded funds, the Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) has declined by 0.66% while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA: SPY) is down by 0.046%. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is at 2.82% during Monday’s lunchtime session.\n[Read More] Good Stocks To Buy Right Now? 3 Consumer Discretionary Stocks In Focus\nBig Tech Earnings On Deck; Fed Meeting In Focus\nNearly 175 companies in the S&P 500 are set to report earnings in the stock market this week. As of result, this makes up nearly half of the index’s entire market cap. In fact, this is the busiest week of the second-quarter earnings season with big tech earnings set to come out. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) reports on Tuesday after market close. Microsoft, and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) will report after Wednesday’s closing bell. While Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN)and Apple report on Thursday.\nTo round this out, the Federal Reserve will have a two-day meeting this week that starts on Tuesday. The consensus on Wall Street is the Fed will hike interest rates by 75 basis points. That announcement will take place on Wednesday. It’s crucial to remember, that the next Fed meeting isn’t until September. Meaning Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s news conference on Wednesday will be center stage for the stock market this week.\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are down by 0.40% today while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is down by 0.65%. With investors waiting to hear what the Fed will do with interest rates, GDP data, and earnings from roughly a third of the entire S&P 500, no doubt this will be a busy week of stock market news headlines. Meaning Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s news conference on Wednesday will be center stage for the stock market this week.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are down by 0.40% today while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is down by 0.65%. In the report, Dorman Products (DORM) reported earnings per share of $1.29 on revenue of $417.4 million. Chinese EV leaders like Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) are both trading higher Monday.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Gain; Ahead Of Big Tech Earnings & Fed Meeting', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are down by 0.40% today while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is down by 0.65%. Shares of RPM stock fell a modest 0.93% during Monday’s early afternoon trading session. Shares of DORM stock are down over 7% at $108.44 a share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are down by 0.40% today while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is down by 0.65%. In the report, Dorman Products (DORM) reported earnings per share of $1.29 on revenue of $417.4 million. Shares of EV leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are down Monday by 0.75% at $810.54 per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-dow-rises-at-start-of-big-earnings-week-big-tech-pulls-nasdaq-lower', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nWells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT\nBig Tech to report earnings later in the week\nFOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday\nMiner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast\nDow rises 0.32%, S&P up 0.26%, Nasdaq down 0.22%\nAdds comments, updates prices to early afternoon\nBy Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh\nJuly 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped as technology firms fell.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, whose combined market capitalization of $8.9 trillion account for a quarter of the benchmark index\'s .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week.\nShares of big technology companies fell, with Microsoft slipping 0.4% after Wells Fargo cut its price target, citing risks from inflation, rising rates and a stronger dollar on earnings.\nApple shares shed 0.1%, while chipmaker Nvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 2.5%.\nThe dollar .DXY, which hit near 20-year highs following an aggressive tightening cycle by the Fed, is seen as a headwind for U.S. companies, especially those with vast global operations.\n"There are a lot of problems and a lot of headwinds including the dollar, but the good news is that expectations have been set much lower than they would have been a year ago," said Chris Grisanti, chief equity strategist & senior portfolio manager at MAI Capital Management.\n"So in tech, I don\'t think inflation will hit that hard. What I\'m more concerned about is a slowing of revenue in advertising related business models."\nThe Fed is widely expected to deliver another super-sized 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy.\nFocus will also be on the press conference by Chair Jerome Powell for clues on policymakers\' thinking on future rate hikes amid concerns over an aggressive tightening tipping the economy into a recession.\n"We expect Powell to remind that 75bps hikes are unusually large and that the funds rate is close to the FOMC\'s estimate of its longer-run level," said Paolo Zanghieri, senior economist at Generali Investments.\n"This, and the signs of a material slowdown of the economy should tilt the balance for a 50 bps hike (in September), followed by another one in November and December."\nFutures contracts tied to the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s policy rate 0#FF: suggested on Monday that benchmark interest rates will peak in January 2023, a month earlier than its previous projection last week.\nMeanwhile, advance second-quarter GDP data on Thursday is likely to be negative after the U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year.\nA traditional measure of a recession is two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction, though the group that is the official arbiter of U.S. recessions looks at a broad range of indicators instead, including jobs and spending.\nAt 12:05 p.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 103.16 points, or 0.32%, at 32,002.45, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 10.24 points, or 0.26%, at 3,971.87 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 26.30 points, or 0.22%, at 11,807.82.\nNewmont Corp NEM.N shed 11.5% after the miner raised its annual cost forecast and missed its second-quarter profit, hurt by lower gold prices and inflationary pressures.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.80-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.04-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 29 new highs and 75 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, whose combined market capitalization of $8.9 trillion account for a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. Wells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT Big Tech to report earnings later in the week FOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday Miner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast Dow rises 0.32%, S&P up 0.26%, Nasdaq down 0.22% Adds comments, updates prices to early afternoon By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped as technology firms fell. Shares of big technology companies fell, with Microsoft slipping 0.4% after Wells Fargo cut its price target, citing risks from inflation, rising rates and a stronger dollar on earnings.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, whose combined market capitalization of $8.9 trillion account for a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. Wells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT Big Tech to report earnings later in the week FOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday Miner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast Dow rises 0.32%, S&P up 0.26%, Nasdaq down 0.22% Adds comments, updates prices to early afternoon By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped as technology firms fell. Shares of big technology companies fell, with Microsoft slipping 0.4% after Wells Fargo cut its price target, citing risks from inflation, rising rates and a stronger dollar on earnings.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Dow rises at start of big earnings week, Big Tech pulls Nasdaq lower', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, whose combined market capitalization of $8.9 trillion account for a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. Wells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT Big Tech to report earnings later in the week FOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday Miner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast Dow rises 0.32%, S&P up 0.26%, Nasdaq down 0.22% Adds comments, updates prices to early afternoon By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped as technology firms fell. Apple shares shed 0.1%, while chipmaker Nvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 2.5%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, whose combined market capitalization of $8.9 trillion account for a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. Wells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT Big Tech to report earnings later in the week FOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday Miner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast Dow rises 0.32%, S&P up 0.26%, Nasdaq down 0.22% Adds comments, updates prices to early afternoon By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped as technology firms fell. Shares of big technology companies fell, with Microsoft slipping 0.4% after Wells Fargo cut its price target, citing risks from inflation, rising rates and a stronger dollar on earnings."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mondays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-divb', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 276,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 70,000. Shares of DIVB were up about 0.2% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading down about 2.1% with over 32.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, down about 0.4% on volume of over 24.5 million shares. Diamondback Energy is the component faring the best Monday, higher by about 6.4% on the day, while Newmont is lagging other components of the iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF, trading lower by about 11%.\nVIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DIVB\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 276,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 70,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading down about 2.1% with over 32.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, down about 0.4% on volume of over 24.5 million shares. Diamondback Energy is the component faring the best Monday, higher by about 6.4% on the day, while Newmont is lagging other components of the iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF, trading lower by about 11%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 276,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 70,000. Diamondback Energy is the component faring the best Monday, higher by about 6.4% on the day, while Newmont is lagging other components of the iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF, trading lower by about 11%. VIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DIVB The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DIVB", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading down about 2.1% with over 32.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, down about 0.4% on volume of over 24.5 million shares. Diamondback Energy is the component faring the best Monday, higher by about 6.4% on the day, while Newmont is lagging other components of the iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF, trading lower by about 11%. VIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DIVB The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 276,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 70,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading down about 2.1% with over 32.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, down about 0.4% on volume of over 24.5 million shares. Diamondback Energy is the component faring the best Monday, higher by about 6.4% on the day, while Newmont is lagging other components of the iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF, trading lower by about 11%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-nasdaq-falls-with-u.s.-dollar-oil-rises-ahead-of-fed-meeting', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew\nNEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. equities were choppy on Monday with Nasdaq .IXIC in decline ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports while oil prices rose and treasury yields edged higher as investors braced for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this week.\nIn currencies, the dollar index was down but holding above a 2-1/2 week low reached on Friday while gold prices inched higher.\nJanet Yellen, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, said on Sunday that while U.S. economic growth was slowing a recession was not inevitable.\nTreasury yields edged slightly higher as investors awaited the Federal Reserve\'s likely 75-basis-point interest rate increase later this week amid growing concerns about an economic slowdown and the potential for recession.\nThe gap between yields on two- and 10-year Treasury notes US2US10=RR, seen as an indication of a looming recession when the short-end yield is higher than the long end, has been inverted for more than two weeks and was at -18.9 basis points.\n"This is the first meaningful yield curve inversion we\'ve had since 2006 for any period of time," said David Petrosinelli, senior trader at InspereX, adding that this fed into a generally accepted narrative of a slowdown at the very least.\nWhile the Dow was virtually unchanged, Nasdaq was falling as investors awaited earnings from some of the biggest U.S. companies, including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and the Fed decision. .N\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 57.85 points, or 0.18%, to 31,957.14, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.14 points, or 0.00%, to 3,961.77 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 73.65 points, or 0.62%, to 11,760.46.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.03% and MSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS shed 0.13%.\nEarlier, a widely watched survey showed German business morale falling more than expected in July as high energy prices and looming gas shortages push Europe\'s largest economy towards a recession.\nThe German data had weighed on investor moods in Europe along with a slew of downbeat earnings and a survey over the weekend that showed some industrial companies in Germany cutting production in reaction to soaring energy prices.\nBenchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR last fell 7/32 in price to yield 2.805%, from 2.781% late on Friday. The 2-year note US2YT=RR last fell 1/32 in price to yield 3.0118%, from 2.991%.\n"Pre-Fed caution is keeping the dollar off its highs. The market is going to be eager to see if the run of softer data has in any way changed the Fed’s hawkish rate path," said Joe Manimbo, senior market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions in Washington, DC.\n"The economy continues to show pretty solid underlying momentum but at the same time, high inflation, rising interest rates, they are certainly having an impact on the economy."\nOil prices rose on Monday, bolstered by a slightly weaker U.S. dollar while investors seesawed between supply fears and expectations that rising U.S. interest rates would weaken demand. O/R\nU.S. crude CLc1 recently rose 1.17% to $95.81 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 was at $104.26, up 1.03% on the day.\nSpot gold XAU= dropped 0.7% to $1,715.29 an ounce. U.S. gold futures GCc1 gained 0.08% to $1,728.50 an ounce.\nGlobal FX performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nPMIshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PwcrRD\n(Additional reporting by Herbert Lash and Chuck Mikolajczak in New York, Tommy Wilkes in London, Kevin Buckland in Tokyo, Lucy Raitano in London, editing by Ed Osmond and Mark Heinrich)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While the Dow was virtually unchanged, Nasdaq was falling as investors awaited earnings from some of the biggest U.S. companies, including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and the Fed decision. Treasury yields edged slightly higher as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's likely 75-basis-point interest rate increase later this week amid growing concerns about an economic slowdown and the potential for recession. Earlier, a widely watched survey showed German business morale falling more than expected in July as high energy prices and looming gas shortages push Europe's largest economy towards a recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While the Dow was virtually unchanged, Nasdaq was falling as investors awaited earnings from some of the biggest U.S. companies, including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and the Fed decision. By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. equities were choppy on Monday with Nasdaq .IXIC in decline ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports while oil prices rose and treasury yields edged higher as investors braced for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this week. Treasury yields edged slightly higher as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's likely 75-basis-point interest rate increase later this week amid growing concerns about an economic slowdown and the potential for recession.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Nasdaq falls with U.S. dollar, oil rises ahead of Fed meeting', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While the Dow was virtually unchanged, Nasdaq was falling as investors awaited earnings from some of the biggest U.S. companies, including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and the Fed decision. Treasury yields edged slightly higher as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's likely 75-basis-point interest rate increase later this week amid growing concerns about an economic slowdown and the potential for recession. The gap between yields on two- and 10-year Treasury notes US2US10=RR, seen as an indication of a looming recession when the short-end yield is higher than the long end, has been inverted for more than two weeks and was at -18.9 basis points.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While the Dow was virtually unchanged, Nasdaq was falling as investors awaited earnings from some of the biggest U.S. companies, including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and the Fed decision. By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. equities were choppy on Monday with Nasdaq .IXIC in decline ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports while oil prices rose and treasury yields edged higher as investors braced for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this week. Treasury yields edged slightly higher as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's likely 75-basis-point interest rate increase later this week amid growing concerns about an economic slowdown and the potential for recession."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-to-report-q3-earnings%3A-whats-in-the-offing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple AAPL is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 28.\n\nApple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and industry-wide silicon shortages to hurt the top line by $4-$8 billion, much higher than what it witnessed in second-quarter fiscal 2022. Unfavorable forex is also expected to hurt revenues by 300 basis points (bps). The absence of Russian revenues will hurt the top line by 150 bps.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is currently pegged at $81.86 billion, indicating growth of 0.53% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nThe consensus mark for earnings is currently pegged at $1.13 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days and indicating 13.08% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\nApple Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\nApple Inc. price-eps-surprise | Apple Inc. Quote\nApple’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and were in line with the remaining one, the earnings surprise being 11.85%, on average.\n\nLet’s see how things are shaping up for the upcoming announcement.\nStrong iPhone 13 Demand to Drive Y/Y Sales Growth\nApple’s fortunes are heavily reliant on the iPhone, which is by far its biggest revenue contributor. The device accounted for 52% of net sales in the last reported quarter, wherein sales increased 5.5% year over year to $50.57 billion.\n\nApple is expected to have benefited from steady demand for the 5G-enabled iPhone 13, despite lockdown disruptions in China and silicon shortages.\n\nPer the latest Canalys report on worldwide smartphone shipments, Apple grabbed the #2 spot with 17% of market share in second-quarter 2022.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for iPhone sales currently stands at $48.68 billion, indicating 1.2% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\nServices Momentum to Aid Q3 Top-Line Growth\nThe Services segment is riding on the increasing popularity of the App Store. Apple currently has more than 825 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio. App Store continues to grab the attention of prominent developers from around the world, helping the company to offer exciting new apps that drive traffic.\n\nServices like Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Card, Apple Fitness+ and Apple One bundle are expected to have contributed to overall growth.\n\nApple TV+ is gaining recognition, with CODA winning three Academy Awards and the continued popularity of Ted Lasso.\n\nApple TV+ is benefiting from quality content with its strong portfolio of shows. The company has been expanding its genre base to attract viewers and win market share against Netflix NFLX, which enjoys the leading position in the streaming industry, as well as established players like Disney DIS and Amazon AMZN.\n\nNetflix continues to dominate the streaming market. In second-quarter 2022, the streaming giant lost 0.97 million paid subscribers globally, lower than its estimate of losing two million users. Netflix had added 1.54 million paid subscribers in the year-ago quarter.\n\nApple TV+ has been signing deals with the likes of Maya Rudolph's production company, Animal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Appian Way, Sikelia Productions and Green Door Pictures, to name a few, to build its content portfolio.\n\nDuring the to-be-reported quarter, Apple TV+ also won exclusive rights to broadcast Major League Soccer worldwide for 10 years, starting from 2023.\n\nApple TV+ has also reportedly submitted its bid for National Football League’s new Sunday Ticket partner. Disney and Amazon are the other contenders.\n\nApple expects Services’ growth rate to decline compared with the third-quarter fiscal 2022. Markedly, in the previous quarter, Services revenues grew 17.3% from the year-ago quarter to $19.82 billion and accounted for 20.4% of sales.\nWearables’ Growth to Remain Strong\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is dominating the wearables market, thanks to the strong adoption of the Apple Watch. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThe company’s Fitness+ subscription service, built on Apple Watch, is a game changer. Fitness+ tracks health- and workout-related data from Apple Watch that users can view on their iPhones, iPads or Apple TVs.\n\nThe addition of healthcare features has been a game-changer for Apple Watch. The Series 7 model offers a Blood Oxygen app, ECG app, high and low heart rate notifications, irregular heart rhythm notifications and fall detection.\n\nApple Watch’s adoption rate continues to grow rapidly. More than two-thirds of the customers who purchased it during the second-quarter fiscal 2022 were first-time customers.\n\nThe consensus mark for Wearables, Home and Accessories revenues is pegged at $8.28 billion for third-quarter fiscal 2022.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 28. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and industry-wide silicon shortages to hurt the top line by $4-$8 billion, much higher than what it witnessed in second-quarter fiscal 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 28. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is currently pegged at $81.86 billion, indicating growth of 0.53% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.', 'news_article_title': "Apple (AAPL) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 28. Services like Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Card, Apple Fitness+ and Apple One bundle are expected to have contributed to overall growth.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 28. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Apple Inc. price-eps-surprise | Apple Inc. Quote Apple’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and were in line with the remaining one, the earnings surprise being 11.85%, on average.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-07-25-2022%3A-metaaaplssysnndmgilt', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks extended their Monday declines, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) falling 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was sliding 1.2% this afternoon.\nIn company news, Meta Platforms (META) fell 2.3%. The social media company Monday announced the launch of its Music Revenue Sharing feature allowing creators to get a 20% share of revenue on their Facebook videos containing licensed music from popular artists.\nApple (AAPL) declined 1% after Monday saying it will offer up to 600 renminbi ($89) in discounts to Chinese customers on selected iPhones and other products beginning Friday and extending through Aug. 1. The promotion also includes certain AirPod and Apple Watch models, and eligible buyers can choose from several payment methods.\nTo the upside, Stratasys (SSYS) added 0.3% after saying it has adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan in response to Nano Dimension (NNDM) recently reporting a 12.12% equity stake in the 3-D printer company. The poison-pill program allows existing Stratasys shareholders to buy an additional share for $0.01 apiece for each share they currently own and can be triggered by some person or entity acquiring 15% or more of its stock. Nano Dimension shares were 1.8% lower in recent trading.\nGilat Satellite Networks (GILT) gained 1.3% after Monday saying it was expanding its partnership with privately held Intelsat by providing two more of its in-flight SkyEdge II-c connectivity hubs. Financial details were not disclosed.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) declined 1% after Monday saying it will offer up to 600 renminbi ($89) in discounts to Chinese customers on selected iPhones and other products beginning Friday and extending through Aug. 1. To the upside, Stratasys (SSYS) added 0.3% after saying it has adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan in response to Nano Dimension (NNDM) recently reporting a 12.12% equity stake in the 3-D printer company. Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) gained 1.3% after Monday saying it was expanding its partnership with privately held Intelsat by providing two more of its in-flight SkyEdge II-c connectivity hubs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) declined 1% after Monday saying it will offer up to 600 renminbi ($89) in discounts to Chinese customers on selected iPhones and other products beginning Friday and extending through Aug. 1. Technology stocks extended their Monday declines, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) falling 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was sliding 1.2% this afternoon. The social media company Monday announced the launch of its Music Revenue Sharing feature allowing creators to get a 20% share of revenue on their Facebook videos containing licensed music from popular artists.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 07/25/2022: META,AAPL,SSYS,NNDM,GILT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) declined 1% after Monday saying it will offer up to 600 renminbi ($89) in discounts to Chinese customers on selected iPhones and other products beginning Friday and extending through Aug. 1. Technology stocks extended their Monday declines, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) falling 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was sliding 1.2% this afternoon. In company news, Meta Platforms (META) fell 2.3%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) declined 1% after Monday saying it will offer up to 600 renminbi ($89) in discounts to Chinese customers on selected iPhones and other products beginning Friday and extending through Aug. 1. Technology stocks extended their Monday declines, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) falling 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was sliding 1.2% this afternoon. The social media company Monday announced the launch of its Music Revenue Sharing feature allowing creators to get a 20% share of revenue on their Facebook videos containing licensed music from popular artists.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-etf-inflow-detected-voo-aapl-msft-brk.b', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: VOO) where we have detected an approximate $7.0 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 2.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 686,754,323 to 706,006,438). Among the largest underlying components of VOO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the VOO Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of VOO, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, VOO's low point in its 52 week range is $334.24 per share, with $441.26 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $362.52. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of VOO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the VOO Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of VOO, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, VOO's low point in its 52 week range is $334.24 per share, with $441.26 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $362.52. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of VOO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the VOO Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of VOO, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, VOO's low point in its 52 week range is $334.24 per share, with $441.26 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $362.52. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».", 'news_article_title': 'Notable ETF Inflow Detected - VOO, AAPL, MSFT, BRK.B', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of VOO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: VOO) where we have detected an approximate $7.0 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 2.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 686,754,323 to 706,006,438). For a complete list of holdings, visit the VOO Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of VOO, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, VOO's low point in its 52 week range is $334.24 per share, with $441.26 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $362.52.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of VOO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.8%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: VOO) where we have detected an approximate $7.0 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 2.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 686,754,323 to 706,006,438). For a complete list of holdings, visit the VOO Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of VOO, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, VOO's low point in its 52 week range is $334.24 per share, with $441.26 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $362.52."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-amazon-google-apple-report-this-week-and-stocks-face-test-of-recent-strength-as-rate', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'U.S. stocks start Monday coming off last week\'s solid performance, only to face a series of key earnings reports, several significant economic releases and a U.S. Federal Reserve decision on a key interest rate.\nThe S&P 500\'s earnings reports to date, according to FactSet, are weaker than average. The research firm notes that index constituents posting positive surprises and their magnitude are below the five year average in 2022.\n"However," the research noted, "the index has a higher earnings growth rate for the second quarter today relative to the end of the quarter mainly due to continued upward revisions to EPS estimates for companies in the Energy sector. On a year-over-year basis, the S&P 500 is reporting its lowest earnings growth since Q4 2020. The lower earnings growth rate for Q2 2022 relative to recent quarters can be attributed to a difficult comparison to unusually high earnings growth in Q2 2021 and continuing macroeconomic headwinds."\nJust over 100 firms in the S&P have reported so far. Among those, 68% reported positive surprises, below the 77% five-year average.\nThe Federal Reserve Open Market Committee\'s meeting begins Tuesday, with a rate decision released at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. They\'ll set a key interest rate, and The Wall Street Journal said at the end of last week that the Fed\'s leaning toward another 75-basis-point hike at Tuesday\'s two-day meeting rather than the 100-basis-point increase some Fed watchers had predicted.\nThe federal government also reports second-quarter GDP this week, and many analysts expect to see a second consecutive quarterly slowdown. The economy contracted by 1.6% in the first quarter, and two quarters in a row of slowing growth is one indicator of a recession, but not the only one.\nThe Atlanta Fed\'s live market sentiment gauge calls for another 1.6% contraction.\nThe market\'s top tech stocks will report this week, with investors as interested in the future guidance as the past results.\nMeta (US:META), whose shares are off about 45% year to date, with a $154.25 to $384.33 trading range, reports results. The company reports on Wednesday.\nAmazon.com (US:AMZN) reports earnings on Thursday. Its shares are off 25% this year and more than 30% from a year ago.\nGoogle parent Alphabet (US:GOOG) will disclose its second quarter performance on Tuesday. It traded between $102.21 to $152.10 a share this year.\nMicrosoft (US:MSFT) hasn\'t escaped the tech carnage as its shares slid more than 20 since the new year. The stock\'s traded in a $241.51 to $349.67 52 week range. Look for Microsoft earnings on Tuesday.\nSaving the biggest for last, Apple (US:AAPL) shares are down a more modest 13% in 2022, are up a modest six percent compared to a year ago. Apple will report fiscal third quarter earnings on Thursday.\nOther major S&P 500 companies reporting this week include Pfizer (US:PFE), Mastercard (US:MA), Procter & Gamble (US:PG), Exxon Mobil (US:XOM) and Visa (US:VISA)\nAlso noteworthy this week, NXP Semiconductors posts results on Monday, marking the first prominent chipmaker to open its books for investors. Investors remain wary of the high-profile supply chain issues and related shortages and expect lackluster results.\nDeutsche Banc analyst Ross Seymote recently wrote, "The ongoing \'purgatory\' stage of the semiconductor cycle continues to be in full effect as we head into the second quarter earnings season.\nBy Greg Morcroft for Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Saving the biggest for last, Apple (US:AAPL) shares are down a more modest 13% in 2022, are up a modest six percent compared to a year ago. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee's meeting begins Tuesday, with a rate decision released at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Other major S&P 500 companies reporting this week include Pfizer (US:PFE), Mastercard (US:MA), Procter & Gamble (US:PG), Exxon Mobil (US:XOM) and Visa (US:VISA) Also noteworthy this week, NXP Semiconductors posts results on Monday, marking the first prominent chipmaker to open its books for investors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Saving the biggest for last, Apple (US:AAPL) shares are down a more modest 13% in 2022, are up a modest six percent compared to a year ago. U.S. stocks start Monday coming off last week's solid performance, only to face a series of key earnings reports, several significant economic releases and a U.S. Federal Reserve decision on a key interest rate. The research firm notes that index constituents posting positive surprises and their magnitude are below the five year average in 2022.", 'news_article_title': 'Meta, Amazon, Google, Apple Report this Week, and Stocks Face Test of Recent Strength as Rate Hike, GDP Data on Tap', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Saving the biggest for last, Apple (US:AAPL) shares are down a more modest 13% in 2022, are up a modest six percent compared to a year ago. The research firm notes that index constituents posting positive surprises and their magnitude are below the five year average in 2022. The lower earnings growth rate for Q2 2022 relative to recent quarters can be attributed to a difficult comparison to unusually high earnings growth in Q2 2021 and continuing macroeconomic headwinds."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Saving the biggest for last, Apple (US:AAPL) shares are down a more modest 13% in 2022, are up a modest six percent compared to a year ago. U.S. stocks start Monday coming off last week\'s solid performance, only to face a series of key earnings reports, several significant economic releases and a U.S. Federal Reserve decision on a key interest rate. "However," the research noted, "the index has a higher earnings growth rate for the second quarter today relative to the end of the quarter mainly due to continued upward revisions to EPS estimates for companies in the Energy sector.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/roku-gears-up-to-report-q2-earnings%3A-whats-in-the-cards', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Roku ROKU is set to report second-quarter 2022 results on Jul 28.\n\nFor second-quarter 2022, Roku expects total net revenues of $805 million. The consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $805.2 million, indicating 24.8% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nFor the quarter to be reported, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for loss has widened by 1 cent to 77 cents per share in the past 30 days. The figure suggests a 248.08% decline from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nThe company’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, the average earnings surprise being 426.19%.\n\nLet’s see how things have shaped up for this announcement.\nRoku, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\nRoku, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Roku, Inc. Quote\nFactors to Consider\nRoku’s second-quarter performance is expected to have benefited from steady active accounts growth at its free, ad-supported platform, The Roku Channel. The ability to access free and premium content on the same platform has been a huge attraction for subscribers.\n\nOn Jun 28, Roku announced that it is partnering with NBCUniversal Local to bring several NBC local news channels to The Roku Channel. The partnership with NBCUniversal Local marks the first time that local news programming will be available for users on The Roku Channel.\n\nThe availability of third-party streaming channels on the Roku platform, including Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, NBCUniversal, Peacock, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video, Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+, Hulu and Netflix, besides continued investments in The Roku Channel, is expected to have contributed to engagement growth in second-quarter 2022.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Platform revenues is pegged at $701 million, indicating growth of 31.8% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nIn first-quarter 2022, Roku’s active accounts rose 14% year over year to 61.3 million, driven by the popularity of Roku streaming players and Roku TV models.\n\nThe average revenue per user (“ARPU”) rose 34% from the prior-year quarter’s levels to $42.91 (on a trailing 12-month basis).\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter active accounts and ARPU is pegged at $62 million and $44.82, respectively, indicating an increase of 12.7% and 22.9% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figures.\n\nIn first-quarter 2022, Roku users streamed 20.9 billion hours, up 14% year over year. In the to-be-reported quarter as well, streaming-hour growth is expected to have boosted TV streaming advertising on Roku’s platform. The consensus mark for streaming hours is pegged at 20.63 billion, suggesting an increase of 18.6% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nThe growing popularity of The Roku Channel is expected to have attracted advertisers in the to-be-reported quarter. On May 3, Roku announced new advertising solutions across The Roku Channel, Roku Brand Studio, and OneView, to create a better TV advertising experience for marketers in the streaming space.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s expanding international presence in more than 20 countries like the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, the United States and Canada is expected to have been a key catalyst. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nAdvertisers, however, continue to face supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages, and many others are contending with rising costs amid record inflation, which has led to cutbacks in spending on advertising. This is expected to have reflected on ad revenue growth in the to-be reported quarter.\nKey Developments in Q2\nRoku and Warner Bros. Discovery announced the launch of discovery+ as a premium subscription on The Roku Channel in second-quarter 2022. Users can subscribe to both, the ad-free ($6.99) and the ad-supported ($4.99) versions of discovery+, directly through The Roku Channel.\n\nMoreover, Roku announced that a multi-year extension with Amazon for their distribution agreement. Per the agreement, customers will continue to have access to Prime Video and IMDb TV on their Roku devices. However, the terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.\n\nIn the to-be-reported quarter, Roku announced that Apple’s premium music subscription service, Apple Music, is now available on the Roku Platform, globally. Apple Music subscribers are now able to stream music on any Roku device, including Roku TV models, Roku streaming players and other Roku premium products.\n\nOn Jun 16, Roku entered into an agreement with Walmart WMT to make TV streaming the next e-commerce shopping destination. According to this first-of-a-kind partnership, TV viewers can use their remote to purchase from a shoppable TV ad, directly from Roku via Roku Pay. According to the deal, Walmart will be the exclusive retailer, allowing streamers to purchase their product of choice.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nWalmart Inc. (WMT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nRoku, Inc. (ROKU): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The availability of third-party streaming channels on the Roku platform, including Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, NBCUniversal, Peacock, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video, Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+, Hulu and Netflix, besides continued investments in The Roku Channel, is expected to have contributed to engagement growth in second-quarter 2022. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Platform revenues is pegged at $701 million, indicating growth of 31.8% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The availability of third-party streaming channels on the Roku platform, including Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, NBCUniversal, Peacock, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video, Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+, Hulu and Netflix, besides continued investments in The Roku Channel, is expected to have contributed to engagement growth in second-quarter 2022. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Platform revenues is pegged at $701 million, indicating growth of 31.8% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_article_title': "ROKU Gears Up to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Cards?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The availability of third-party streaming channels on the Roku platform, including Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, NBCUniversal, Peacock, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video, Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+, Hulu and Netflix, besides continued investments in The Roku Channel, is expected to have contributed to engagement growth in second-quarter 2022. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter active accounts and ARPU is pegged at $62 million and $44.82, respectively, indicating an increase of 12.7% and 22.9% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figures.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The availability of third-party streaming channels on the Roku platform, including Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, NBCUniversal, Peacock, Amazon’s AMZN Prime Video, Apple’s AAPL AppleTV+, Hulu and Netflix, besides continued investments in The Roku Channel, is expected to have contributed to engagement growth in second-quarter 2022. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Roku, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Roku, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Roku, Inc. Quote Factors to Consider Roku’s second-quarter performance is expected to have benefited from steady active accounts growth at its free, ad-supported platform, The Roku Channel.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-microsoft-meta-apple-and-amazon-are-part-of-zacks-earnings-preview', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – July 25, 2022 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN.\nPreviewing Big Tech Ahead of Huge Week for Wall Street\nSnap shares took a big hit after coming out with quarterly numbers that many in the market see as offering clues to the outlook for digital advertising spending in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment.\nThe shock from the Instagram rival has put the spotlight on other Tech leaders that are on deck to report June-quarter results this week. Alphabet and Microsoft are set to report after the market\'s close on Tuesday (7/26), with Instagram parent Meta Platforms\' ready to release its results after the closing bell on Wednesday (7/27), while Apple and Amazon offer up their quarterly financial information after the close on Thursday (7/29).\nWall Street analysts have been falling over each other to downgrade Snap shares after the disappointing print on Thursday. The Wall Street analysts\' move brings to mind the saying about closing the barn doors after the horses have left. Another way to look at this mass rush to the exits could be the contrarian capitulation signal. Snap shares lost more than -30% of their value following the disappointing result, but they were already down more than -70% this year before the Q2 report came out.\nSnap is a relatively modest player in the digital ad space, with Alphabet and Meta as the undisputed leaders of that market. Advertising spending is cyclical and should intuitively start weakening as the aggressive Fed tightening cycle takes effect.\nTo that extent, Alphabet and Meta are as exposed to these macro trends as Snap and others are. That said, the bottom-up nature of Google\'s search-driven ad platform likely gives it more \'stickiness\' than a mere social media platform. You can see this in the performance variance between these operators in the above chart.\nAdvertisement spending by businesses is not the only category that will be under threat during an economic slowdown or a recession.\nTech giants like Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon (through its Amazon Web Services or AWS arm) receive a ton of money from other companies for software and services. It is reasonable to expect those receipts to take a hit as customers get cautious in the face of macroeconomic challenges.\nWe will see what we hear from these companies in their Q2 releases, but historically software spending doesn\'t get cut to the same extent as ad spending. Microsoft, Amazon (AWS), and Alphabet are the leaders in the cloud computing space.\nRevenue growth is expected to remain strong, with cost pressures weighing on earnings expectations. Needless to add that these Tech leaders are faced with compressed margins.\nWhether the growth trend for these companies is decelerating or not is a function of your holding horizon. These companies are impressive growth engines in the long run, even if those estimates for 2023 and 2024 come down in the days ahead.\nAd spending may be coming down as this week\'s reports from Meta and Alphabet will reconfirm, but no one is suggesting that they are expected to lose share to your local newspaper\'s classified section. As the macroeconomic clouds clear, as they eventually will, these digital platforms will be there to capture those spending dollars. \nBeyond the big 5 Tech players, total Q2 earnings for the Technology sector as a whole are expected to be down -8.9% from the same period last year on +2.8% higher revenues.\nThis big picture view of the \'Big 5\' players, as well as the sector as a whole shows a decelerating growth trend. That said, unlike this \'quarterly view,\' the annual picture shows a lot more stability.\nQ2 Earnings Season Scorecard\nThrough Friday, July 22nd, we have seen Q2 results from 106 S&P 500 members or 21.2% of the index\'s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are down -6.9% on +7.2% higher revenues, with 71.7% beating EPS estimates and 63.2% beating revenue estimates.\nThe Finance sector has been a big drag on the \'headline\' year-over-year growth rate for the companies that have reported already. Second quarter earnings growth for the Finance sector companies that have reported already are down -26.3% from the same period last year.\nExcluding this Finance sector\'s drag, Q2 earnings growth for the rest of the index improves to +12.2%.\nThe EPS and revenue beats percentages are still tracking on the low side relative to historical periods.\nThis Week\'s Docket\nWe get into the heart of the Q2 reporting cycle this week, with almost 800 companies on deck to report quarterly results, including 171 S&P 500 members. In addition to the aforementioned Tech giants, this week\'s line-up includes a who\'s who of America Inc., ranging from Boeing and Pfizer to Coke, GM, and a host of other marquee players.\nBy this time next week, we will have seen Q2 results from 55% of the S&P 500 members and will have a reasonably good sense of the earnings lay of the land.\nThe Current Earnings Backdrop\nThe +3.7% earnings growth expected in 2022 Q2 is solely due to strong gains in the Energy sector. 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Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This week’s list includes Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Ad spending may be coming down as this week's reports from Meta and Alphabet will reconfirm, but no one is suggesting that they are expected to lose share to your local newspaper's classified section.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'This week’s list includes Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Previewing Big Tech Ahead of Huge Week for Wall Street Snap shares took a big hit after coming out with quarterly numbers that many in the market see as offering clues to the outlook for digital advertising spending in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon are part of Zacks Earnings Preview', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This week’s list includes Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Beyond the big 5 Tech players, total Q2 earnings for the Technology sector as a whole are expected to be down -8.9% from the same period last year on +2.8% higher revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': "This week’s list includes Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet and Microsoft are set to report after the market's close on Tuesday (7/26), with Instagram parent Meta Platforms' ready to release its results after the closing bell on Wednesday (7/27), while Apple and Amazon offer up their quarterly financial information after the close on Thursday (7/29)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-warren-buffett-can-teach-you-from-his-top-3-holdings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There's a reason Warren Buffett is often regarded as one of -- if not the -- greatest investors to ever live: He's very good at it. Tens of billions of dollars good. Due to his success, people often look to his portfolio (via his company Berkshire Hathaway) to influence many of their investing decisions.\nBerkshire Hathaway's portfolio is loaded with blue chip stocks, including its top three holdings: Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola. They each represent 41.3%, 10.2%, and 7.2% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, respectively (as of March 31, 2022).\nImage source: Getty Images\nIf you're wondering why a company with 50+ holdings has 58.7% of its portfolio in three stocks, it's because blue chip stocks have stood the test of time and proven to be great long-term investments, regardless of broader economic conditions.\nBlue chip companies find a way to survive\nFor a company to be considered blue chip, it must be worth billions and be one of the top leaders in its sector, and you don't usually get to that point unless you have lots of resources. Resources that come in handy during bear markets, recessions, and everything in between. Warren Buffett has always preached long-term investing, and part of that is understanding that rough economic times are inevitable, and if companies can't survive those, they're likely not very good long-term investments.\nSince the 1980s, Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola have made it through Black Monday (1987), the dot-com bubble crash (late '90s/Early '00s), the Great Recession (2008), and the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). Not only have they made it through, but they've also been valuable investments since then.\nDuring the dot-com bubble in 2000, Apple traded at around $150 (the price at the time, not today's price after stock splits through the years) and dropped as low as $13 in 2002. It's since provided some of the greatest returns we've ever seen in stock market history.\nFrom November 2006 to March 2009, Bank of America's stock dropped over 94%. Over the next decade, the stock increased by more than 750%. In early 2020, Coca-Cola saw its stock price plunge by more than 36%. In the little over two years since then, the stock has increased by more than 60%.\nKeep your eyes on the long-term prize\nIt can be hard to convince yourself to focus on the long term when you're seeing your portfolio drop right before your eyes during bear markets and rough periods in the stock market, but it's necessary. If you're investing for the long term -- and you should be -- you have to believe the companies you're investing in will find ways to adjust to the times and produce great results in the long run.\nOne thing that Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, and lots of other blue-chip companies have in common is they find a way to adapt to broader economic problems they didn't themselves create. Apple didn't cause the dot-com bubble, Bank of America wasn't the main culprit in the Great Recession, and Coca-Cola didn't cause a global pandemic. Yet each time, they had the resources available to adapt and weather the storm.\nThat's why, like Warren Buffett, you should rely on blue chip companies to represent the bulk of your portfolio. There's no such thing as a foolproof investment, but blue chip stocks are as good as it gets.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Stefon Walters has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio is loaded with blue chip stocks, including its top three holdings: Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola. Since the 1980s, Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola have made it through Black Monday (1987), the dot-com bubble crash (late '90s/Early '00s), the Great Recession (2008), and the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). One thing that Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, and lots of other blue-chip companies have in common is they find a way to adapt to broader economic problems they didn't themselves create.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio is loaded with blue chip stocks, including its top three holdings: Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'What Warren Buffett Can Teach You From His Top 3 Holdings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio is loaded with blue chip stocks, including its top three holdings: Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio is loaded with blue chip stocks, including its top three holdings: Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola. Image source: Getty Images If you're wondering why a company with 50+ holdings has 58.7% of its portfolio in three stocks, it's because blue chip stocks have stood the test of time and proven to be great long-term investments, regardless of broader economic conditions. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-dow-rises-at-start-of-big-earnings-week-microsoft-drags-nasdaq', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nWells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT\nBig Tech to report earnings later in the week\nFOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday\nMiner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast\nDow up 0.39%, S&P up 0.14%, Nasdaq down 0.23%\nUpdates to open\nBy Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped on declines in Microsoft.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index\'s .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week.\n"The really big part of earnings season is here. So with confidence coming back right now, it can also quickly dissipate if we have disappointments from companies like Google and Microsoft on Tuesday," said Dennis Dick, retail trader at Triple D Trading.\nShares of the high-growth companies were mixed in the first hour of trading.\nMicrosoft fell 0.5% after Wells Fargo cut its price target, citing risks from inflation, rising rates and a stronger dollar on earnings.\nThe dollar .DXY, hovering near 20-year highs following an aggressive tightening cycle by the Fed, is seen as a headwind for U.S. companies, especially those with big global operations.\nAll of the three major indexes closed higher last week. The tech heavy Nasdaq .IXIC added 3.3%, the S&P 500 .SPX 2.4% and the Dow .DJI gained 2%.\nThe Fed is widely expected to deliver another super-sized 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy.\nFocus will also be on the press conference by Chair Jerome Powell for clues on policymakers\' thinking on future rate hikes amid concerns over an aggressive tightening tipping the economy into a recession.\n"We expect Powell to remind that 75bps hikes are unusually large and that the funds rate is close to the FOMC\'s estimate of its longer-run level," said Paolo Zanghieri, senior economist at Generali Investments.\n"This, and the signs of a material slowdown of the economy should tilt the balance for a 50 bps hike (in September), followed by another one in November and December."\nFutures contracts tied to the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s policy rate 0#FF: suggested on Monday that benchmark interest rates will peak in January 2023 compared to February last week.\nMeanwhile, advance second-quarter GDP data on Thursday is likely to be negative after the U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year.\nA traditional measure of a recession is two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction, though the group that is the official arbiter of U.S. recessions looks at a broad range of indicators instead, including jobs and spending.\nAt 10:12 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 123.98 points, or 0.39%, at 32,023.27. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 5.49 points, or 0.14%, at 3,967.12, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 26.93 points, or 0.23%, at 11,807.19.\nShares of Newmont Corp NEM.N shed 10% after the miner raised its annual cost forecast and missed its second-quarter profit, hurt by lower gold prices and inflationary pressures.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.71-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.07-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 19 new highs and 52 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. Wells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT Big Tech to report earnings later in the week FOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday Miner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast Dow up 0.39%, S&P up 0.14%, Nasdaq down 0.23% Updates to open By Shreyashi Sanyal July 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped on declines in Microsoft. Focus will also be on the press conference by Chair Jerome Powell for clues on policymakers' thinking on future rate hikes amid concerns over an aggressive tightening tipping the economy into a recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. Wells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT Big Tech to report earnings later in the week FOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday Miner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast Dow up 0.39%, S&P up 0.14%, Nasdaq down 0.23% Updates to open By Shreyashi Sanyal July 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped on declines in Microsoft. Futures contracts tied to the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy rate 0#FF: suggested on Monday that benchmark interest rates will peak in January 2023 compared to February last week.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Dow rises at start of big earnings week, Microsoft drags Nasdaq', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. Wells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT Big Tech to report earnings later in the week FOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday Miner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast Dow up 0.39%, S&P up 0.14%, Nasdaq down 0.23% Updates to open By Shreyashi Sanyal July 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped on declines in Microsoft. The dollar .DXY, hovering near 20-year highs following an aggressive tightening cycle by the Fed, is seen as a headwind for U.S. companies, especially those with big global operations.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. Wells Fargo cuts Microsoft PT Big Tech to report earnings later in the week FOMC to kick off two-day policy meeting from Tuesday Miner Newmont falls after raising annual cost forecast Dow up 0.39%, S&P up 0.14%, Nasdaq down 0.23% Updates to open By Shreyashi Sanyal July 25 (Reuters) - The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq dipped on declines in Microsoft. The Fed is widely expected to deliver another super-sized 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/big-week-for-q2-earnings-economic-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Monday, July 25, 2022\n\nWe’re starting off relatively slowly, but this will be the biggest week forstock market datain several weeks: Home Sales, Durable Goods, Jobless Claims, PCE Inflation and Q2 GDP are all expected between now and Friday. Add in 1000 or so earnings reports released and the last Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting until after Labor Day, and it’s not hard to see we’re in for an eventful week.\n\nLet’s start with the FOMC meeting, where Fed presidents assemble tomorrow and Wednesday to decide on monetary policy. By most accounts, it’s already a done deal: a 75 basis-point (bps) interest rate hike would move the Fed funds rate to 2.25-2.50%, up from 0.00-0.25% less than half a year ago. It would be the second-straight such raise, which we hadn’t seen since the first term of the Clinton administration.\n\nThe idea is to quash inflation numbers, which are at 40-year highs (+9.1% on the most recent Consumer Price Index print), while also keeping employment and consumer activity buoyant enough to skate around a recession. No one knows if 75 bps this time around is the magic bullet, but it is the apparent compromise between those voting Fed members who want to stamp out inflation all at once versus those who believe inflation can be contained with less aggressive methods.\n\nAfter all, we may already be in a technical recession — two straight quarters of negative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. In Q1, we saw a -1.6% headline emerge, and by many accounts Q2 was a tougher quarter economically than Q1. However, much of those Q1 losses had to do with supply-chain inventories which were the product of late-stage global pandemic conditions. For Q2, the Energy sector is expected to have dragged Q2 into positive GDP territory: +0.3% on the consensus as of today.\n\nPersonal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) for core June reads are expected to have doubled month over month but stayed even year over year: +0.6% and +4.7%, respectively. “Core” refers to the stripping out of volatile food and energy costs, and this doubling in short-term would reflect transitory inflation metrics, such as high gasoline prices, having become more entrenched into other aspects of the economy, such as Transportation and the costs of goods delivered.\n\nWeekly Jobless Claims have been climbing notably of late, surpassing 250K for the first time in recent memory. These are expected to stabilize where they are, but it’s still a gain of more than 4000 new claims on the four-week moving average. This would tend to argue against Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s insistence that employment is very strong in the U.S. at the moment. But we are hearing in Q2 earnings conference calls about companies “right-sizing” heading into a possible recessionary period.\n\nIn terms of Q2 earnings, this week looks to carry the heaviest amount of reports from notable industry leaders, including nearly all of the so-called FAANG stocks — Google parent Alphabet GOOGL Tuesday, ex-Facebook Meta Platforms META Wednesday, and both Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL Thursday. In addition, we’ll see results from Microsoft MSFT, Boeing BA, Ford F, Pfizer PFE and both ExxonMobil XOM and Chevron CVX.\n\nPre-market futures are looking to build back from Friday’s sell-off in what was otherwise a terrific week: the Nasdaq grew more than +3% in the past five trading days alone. Currently, the Dow is +116 points, the S&P 500 is +12 and the Nasdaq is +20 points. So far, July is easily the best-performing month of 2022, with the Nasdaq +7.3% so far, the S&P +4.7% and the Dow +3.7%. Cycle lows are now more than a month in our rearview mirror.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nThe Boeing Company (BA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nFord Motor Company (F): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nPfizer Inc. (PFE): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\n \nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In terms of Q2 earnings, this week looks to carry the heaviest amount of reports from notable industry leaders, including nearly all of the so-called FAANG stocks — Google parent Alphabet GOOGL Tuesday, ex-Facebook Meta Platforms META Wednesday, and both Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL Thursday. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Add in 1000 or so earnings reports released and the last Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting until after Labor Day, and it’s not hard to see we’re in for an eventful week.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In terms of Q2 earnings, this week looks to carry the heaviest amount of reports from notable industry leaders, including nearly all of the so-called FAANG stocks — Google parent Alphabet GOOGL Tuesday, ex-Facebook Meta Platforms META Wednesday, and both Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL Thursday. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Boeing Company (BA): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Big Week for Q2 Earnings, Economic Data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In terms of Q2 earnings, this week looks to carry the heaviest amount of reports from notable industry leaders, including nearly all of the so-called FAANG stocks — Google parent Alphabet GOOGL Tuesday, ex-Facebook Meta Platforms META Wednesday, and both Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL Thursday. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report We’re starting off relatively slowly, but this will be the biggest week forstock market datain several weeks: Home Sales, Durable Goods, Jobless Claims, PCE Inflation and Q2 GDP are all expected between now and Friday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In terms of Q2 earnings, this week looks to carry the heaviest amount of reports from notable industry leaders, including nearly all of the so-called FAANG stocks — Google parent Alphabet GOOGL Tuesday, ex-Facebook Meta Platforms META Wednesday, and both Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL Thursday. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Boeing Company (BA): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-to-report-q2-earnings%3A-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms META is set to report second-quarter 2022 results on Jul 27.\nMeta expects total revenues between $28 billion and $30 billion for the second quarter of 2022.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter revenues is pegged at $28.82 billion, indicating a decrease of 0.87% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\nThe consensus mark for second-quarter earnings stands at $2.51 per share, which has remained unchanged over the past 30 days, suggesting a decline of 30.47% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\nThe company’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and missed once, the average surprise being 5.99%.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nFactors to Note\nMeta’s Family of Apps — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp — has been facing significant competition from the likes of TikTok and Snap SNAP in the ad dollar space. Meta’s competition with Twitter TWTR in the NFT space has also been intensifying.\nAlso, Instagram and Facebook’s ban in Russia is expected to have negatively impacted user as well as advertising revenue growth in the to-be-reported quarter. It is worth mentioning that Russia accounted for 1.5% of Meta’s advertising dollars.\nSnap’s flagship platform, Snapchat, reaches 75% of the 13-34-year-old population of the United States, making it a more popular platform than Meta’s Facebook and Instagram in this demography.\nThese factors are likely to have hurt Meta’s year-over-year advertising revenue growth rate in second-quarter 2022.\nMeta has been beaten by Twitter as the first social media giant to enter the NFT marketplace by launching a tool to showcase and sell NFTs on its platform.\nMETA is currently facing the worst downturn in the company's history due to the global macro-economic situation, geopolitical tensions, rising inflation and U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.\nRising inflation is likely to have impacted the ad spending revenues of enterprises negatively, which in turn might have weighed on the ad revenues of Meta in the to-be-reported quarter. In the first quarter of 2022, Meta’s ad revenues represented 99.2% of total revenues and were used to fund the company’s Reality Labs initiatives, which may have taken a severe hit in the to-be-reported quarter.\nChanges made by Apple AAPL in its iOS have limited Meta’s ability to track user activity trends.\nApple’s iOS changes have made ad targeting difficult, which in turn has increased the cost of driving outcomes. Measuring these outcomes has also become difficult. Meta expects these factors to hurt advertising growth in the second quarter and throughout 2022.\nMeta’s advertisement revenues increased 6.1% year over year to $27 billion and accounted for 96.7% of first-quarter revenues; however, growth is looking tepid in the to-be-reported quarter.\nIn the second quarter of 2022, Meta expects a 3% headwind in foreign currency exchange rates, which reflects volatility due to the ongoing war.\nIn the to-be-reported quarter, Meta has lowered its total expenses in the range of $87 billion to $ 92 billion from a prior outlook of $90-$95 billion.\nIn the second quarter, Meta slowed down its investments in certain Reality Labs projects, which were costing the company a lot of capital as revenues from its primary source have been decreasing.\nThe company has been diversifying the investments in developing certain AI infrastructure, which will drive revenue growth across ad business and the Metaverse in the long run. This is expected to have aided in reducing operating expenses and might have favored the bottom-line growth in the second quarter.\nMeta currently carries Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nKey Q2 Developments\nDuring the to-be-reported quarter, Meta announced that the company’s AI researchers and audio specialists from the Reality Labs team built three new AI models — Visual-Acoustic Matching, Visually-Informed Dereverberation and VisualVoice. The AI models currently available for developers will help Meta build the Metaverse as a more refined immersive reality space by making the sound more realistic in mixed and virtual reality experiences.\nMeta started testing new ways for Instagram users to verify their age, starting with people in the United States. Apart from uploading their ID (driver’s license or ID card), users can use video selfies and social vouching to verify their age. Instagram requires people to be at least 13 years old to sign up. In some countries, the minimum age requirement is higher. Meta has been facing flak regarding child protection issues on the social networking platform and has taken the initiative to save children and teenagers from unwanted activities.\nIn order to deal with regulatory headwinds, Meta reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) that will change the way the company delivers housing ads to U.S. residents. Meta collaborated with the HUD for more than a year to develop a machine learning technology that will implement a new system called the variance reduction method to accurately reflect the targeted audience and rein in privacy breaches.\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSnap Inc. (SNAP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS have limited Meta’s ability to track user activity trends. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The consensus mark for second-quarter earnings stands at $2.51 per share, which has remained unchanged over the past 30 days, suggesting a decline of 30.47% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS have limited Meta’s ability to track user activity trends. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Also, Instagram and Facebook’s ban in Russia is expected to have negatively impacted user as well as advertising revenue growth in the to-be-reported quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Platforms (META) to Report Q2 Earnings: What to Expect?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS have limited Meta’s ability to track user activity trends. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta’s advertisement revenues increased 6.1% year over year to $27 billion and accounted for 96.7% of first-quarter revenues; however, growth is looking tepid in the to-be-reported quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Changes made by Apple AAPL in its iOS have limited Meta’s ability to track user activity trends. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Meta Platforms, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Factors to Note Meta’s Family of Apps — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp — has been facing significant competition from the likes of TikTok and Snap SNAP in the ad dollar space.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/crucial-reports-this-week-determine-2022s-path', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nLast week ended positively as better-than-expected earnings reports continued to stream in. Three of the past six weeks have been positive, which feels downright luxurious compared to what we have all had to deal with since the beginning of the year.\nWhile it seems unlikely that this is the beginning of a new bull market, the market should have a much easier time avoiding further declines.\nTraders sometimes refer to a market like this as “range-bound” or “flat,” as stock prices oscillate between the recent highs and lows. Of the last few bear markets, the market was range bound in 2010, 2011, and 2015. A sudden reversal back to the highs, like 2020, is much less common. A range-bound market can be a little scary for new investors, but they are a great time to add risk on the lows and pause when the market experiences a temporary bounce.\nThis week is a critical one for investor sentiment. We are cautiously optimistic that prices will stay relatively stable, but we are assuming the big reports coming up will look like the early reports we have seen so far. If we avoid any big disappointments, we may even want to start planning for an upside breakout later in the fourth quarter.\nReports We’re Watching\nTuesday, Jul. 26\nThere is a slew of consumer and tech stocks reporting on Tuesday, including General Motors (GM), Coca-Cola Co. (KO), McDonald’s Corp. (MCD), Alphabet Inc. ( GOOGL), and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) .\nIt’s unlikely that earnings will be higher than they were last year on average, but that’s mostly priced into the market right now. What we are looking for is the inflation outlook from these companies. If the outlook is bad, it won’t matter what the profit numbers are – investors will sell. However, if management teams remain relatively sanguine about the impact of inflation, stock prices should be OK.\nWednesday, Jul. 27\nThe Fed is going to raise the target interest rate again on Wednesday. Traders in the bond market overwhelmingly expect that the Fed will raise the target rate by 0.75%. We don’t think the rate hike itself will affect the market, since traders already know it’s coming.\nWhat we don’t know is what the Fed will say about future hikes. There is a press conference right after the announcement where the Fed Chairman will try to set expectations about inflation and rate hikes this year, and that event is usually a wild card. We think investors should avoid adding a lot of risk to their portfolio until that press conference is over.\nThursday, Jul. 28\nLike most days this week, there will be a flood of new earnings reports, but after the market closes on Thursday, the report from Apple Inc. (AAPL) will have the biggest impact on the outlook for this quarter. Expectations for AAPL have improved a lot since June, so the risk of disappointment is highest on Thursday.\nFriday, Jul. 29\nThe Fed’s favorite inflation measure comes out on Friday before the market opens, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report. Last month, the PCE number was slightly better than expected, and the S&P 500 rose nearly 5%. We know the PCE will still be high, but if it’s just a tad lower than last month, it should ensure that stock prices won’t hit a new low in August.\nWhat You Should Do\nThis is a pivotal week for the market. The Fed will be raising rates again on Wednesday and there will be market-moving earnings reports from big tech and consumer stocks. On average, profits will likely be down compared to last year, but what matters now is how these firms set expectations for the rest of 2022. This is a make-or-break week for the rest of 2022.\nWe have recommended cautiously adding positions in retail and tech stocks for the past few weeks. Those sectors were up 5.5 and 4.14% last week alone. We still think that is the right area of focus for now. However, because so many big tech firms like AAPL and MSFT will be coming out this week with earnings, we think investors should only consider new positions after those earnings reports are out.\nSincerely,\nJohn Jagerson and Wade Hansen\nEditors, Trading Opportunities\nThe post Crucial Reports This Week Determine 2022’s Path appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '28 Like most days this week, there will be a flood of new earnings reports, but after the market closes on Thursday, the report from Apple Inc. (AAPL) will have the biggest impact on the outlook for this quarter. Expectations for AAPL have improved a lot since June, so the risk of disappointment is highest on Thursday. However, because so many big tech firms like AAPL and MSFT will be coming out this week with earnings, we think investors should only consider new positions after those earnings reports are out.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'However, because so many big tech firms like AAPL and MSFT will be coming out this week with earnings, we think investors should only consider new positions after those earnings reports are out. 28 Like most days this week, there will be a flood of new earnings reports, but after the market closes on Thursday, the report from Apple Inc. (AAPL) will have the biggest impact on the outlook for this quarter. Expectations for AAPL have improved a lot since June, so the risk of disappointment is highest on Thursday.', 'news_article_title': 'Crucial Reports This Week Determine 2022’s Path', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'However, because so many big tech firms like AAPL and MSFT will be coming out this week with earnings, we think investors should only consider new positions after those earnings reports are out. 28 Like most days this week, there will be a flood of new earnings reports, but after the market closes on Thursday, the report from Apple Inc. (AAPL) will have the biggest impact on the outlook for this quarter. Expectations for AAPL have improved a lot since June, so the risk of disappointment is highest on Thursday.', 'news_textrank_summary': '28 Like most days this week, there will be a flood of new earnings reports, but after the market closes on Thursday, the report from Apple Inc. (AAPL) will have the biggest impact on the outlook for this quarter. However, because so many big tech firms like AAPL and MSFT will be coming out this week with earnings, we think investors should only consider new positions after those earnings reports are out. Expectations for AAPL have improved a lot since June, so the risk of disappointment is highest on Thursday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-open-higher-at-start-of-big-week-for-earnings-fed-meet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and results from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation on demand.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index\'s .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week.\n"The really big part of earnings season is here. So with confidence coming back right now, it can also quickly dissipate if we have disappointments from companies like Google and Microsoft on Tuesday," said Dennis Dick, retail trader at Triple D Trading.\nShares of the high-growth companies rose between 0.5% and 1.2% in premarket trading.\nThe dollar .DXY, hovering near 20-year highs following an aggressive tightening cycle by the Fed, is expected be a headwind for U.S. companies, especially those with a big global presence.\nFinancial stocks including American Express Co AXP.N and Citigroup Inc C.N advanced more than 1% each. Industrial shares such as Boeing Co BA.N and 3M Co MMM.N, also set to report this week, gained 0.8% each.\nAll of the three major indexes closed higher last week. The tech heavy Nasdaq .IXIC added 3.3%, the S&P 500 .SPX 2.4% and the Dow .DJI gained 2%.\nThe Fed is widely expected to deliver another super-sized 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy. Focus will also be on the press conference by Chair Jerome Powell for clues on policymakers\' thinking on future rate hikes amid concerns over an aggressive tightening tipping the economy into a recession.\n"We expect Powell to remind that 75bps hikes are unusually large and that the funds rate is close to the FOMC\'s estimate of its longer-run level," said Paolo Zanghieri, senior economist at Generali Investments.\n"This, and the signs of a material slowdown of the economy should tilt the balance for a 50 bps hike (in September), followed by another one in November and December."\nFutures contracts tied to the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s policy rate 0#FF: suggested on Monday that benchmark interest rates will peak in January 2023 compared to February last week.\nMeanwhile, advance second-quarter GDP data on Thursday is likely to be negative.\nAt 8:35 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 148 points, or 0.46%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 15.75 points, or 0.4%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 36.25 points, or 0.29%.\nShares of Newmont Corp NEM.N fell 3.3% after the miner raised its annual cost forecast and missed its second-quarter profit, hurt by lower gold prices and inflationary pressures.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and results from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation on demand. Focus will also be on the press conference by Chair Jerome Powell for clues on policymakers' thinking on future rate hikes amid concerns over an aggressive tightening tipping the economy into a recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and results from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation on demand. Futures contracts tied to the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy rate 0#FF: suggested on Monday that benchmark interest rates will peak in January 2023 compared to February last week.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to open higher at start of big week for earnings, Fed meet', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and results from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation on demand. Shares of the high-growth companies rose between 0.5% and 1.2% in premarket trading.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which together account for $8.9 trillion in market capitalization, or a quarter of the benchmark index's .SPX weightage, are scheduled to post earnings this week. By Shreyashi Sanyal July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and results from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation on demand. The Fed is widely expected to deliver another super-sized 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canada-stocks-tsx-rises-on-energy-rally-ahead-of-earnings-fed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Susan Mathew and Johann M Cherian\nJuly 25 (Reuters) - A rally in oil stocks helped Canada\'s main stock index shake-off initial sluggishness to rise on Monday, while investors braced for a slew of earnings updates as well as another big interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week.\nAt 10:30 a.m. ET (1430 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange\'s S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 40.58 points, or 0.21%, at 19,023.5, after marking its best week in nearly 18 months on Friday.\nThe energy sector .SPTTEN climbed 2.3% as crude CLc1 prices LCOc1 rose with investors trying to balance supply fears with expectations that a rise in U.S. interest rates would weaken fuel demand. O/R\nAfter delivering a 75 basis points hike in June, the Fed is seen hiking by the same magnitude at its meeting on Wednesday.\nIn resources-heavy Canada, investors will be looking for results from some miners and energy companies this week.\nMega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth.\nInvestors have been worried that rising prices and central banks\' attempt to control it could squeeze growth as economies reel from the fallout of the Russia-Ukraine war. Canada\'s main index has lost around 10% so far this year.\n"Higher oil price has been a big positive for Canada, but we can see that the U.S. is likely gone into a recession and other countries are struggling as well," said Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist, SIA Wealth Management.\nCieszynski added that he will be scouring earnings updates to see how companies are trying to manage rising costs.\nRogers Communications Inc RCIb.TO rose 0.3%. The company on Sunday announced plans to invest C$10 billion ($7.74 billion) in artificial intelligence (AI), and more testing and oversight, just weeks after the company reported network issues that caused widespread disruptions across the country.\n(Reporting by Susan Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth. The energy sector .SPTTEN climbed 2.3% as crude CLc1 prices LCOc1 rose with investors trying to balance supply fears with expectations that a rise in U.S. interest rates would weaken fuel demand. "Higher oil price has been a big positive for Canada, but we can see that the U.S. is likely gone into a recession and other countries are struggling as well," said Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist, SIA Wealth Management.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Mega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth. By Susan Mathew and Johann M Cherian July 25 (Reuters) - A rally in oil stocks helped Canada's main stock index shake-off initial sluggishness to rise on Monday, while investors braced for a slew of earnings updates as well as another big interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week. Canada's main index has lost around 10% so far this year.", 'news_article_title': 'CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises on energy rally ahead of earnings, Fed', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Mega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth. By Susan Mathew and Johann M Cherian July 25 (Reuters) - A rally in oil stocks helped Canada's main stock index shake-off initial sluggishness to rise on Monday, while investors braced for a slew of earnings updates as well as another big interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week. The energy sector .SPTTEN climbed 2.3% as crude CLc1 prices LCOc1 rose with investors trying to balance supply fears with expectations that a rise in U.S. interest rates would weaken fuel demand.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Mega-cap U.S. firms such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O are scheduled to post earnings this week, and could shed light into global growth. By Susan Mathew and Johann M Cherian July 25 (Reuters) - A rally in oil stocks helped Canada's main stock index shake-off initial sluggishness to rise on Monday, while investors braced for a slew of earnings updates as well as another big interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week. The energy sector .SPTTEN climbed 2.3% as crude CLc1 prices LCOc1 rose with investors trying to balance supply fears with expectations that a rise in U.S. interest rates would weaken fuel demand."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-higher-at-start-of-big-week-for-earnings-fed-meet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.47%, S&P 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.41%\nJuly 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday as markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and earning reports from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Coca-Cola Co KO.N are scheduled to post results this week.\nThe dollar .DXY, trading near 20-year highs following an aggressive tightening cycle by the Fed, is expected be a headwind for U.S. companies, especially those with a big global presence.\nShares of the high-growth companies rose between 0.5% and 1.2% in premarket trading.\nEarly gains on Monday were broad-based, with cyclical stocks also rising. Financial stocks, including American Express Co AXP.N and Citigroup Inc C.N, advanced more than 1% each. Industrial shares such as Boeing Co BA.N and 3M Co MMM.N, set to report this week, gained 0.8% each.\nAll of the three major indexes closed higher last week. The tech heavy Nasdaq .IXIC added 3.3%, the S&P 500 .SPX 2.4% and the Dow .DJI gained 2%.\nThe Fed is widely expected to deliver another super-sized 75 basis-point rate hike at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, effectively ending pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy.\nMeanwhile, the GDP advance data on Thursday is likely to be negative again for the second quarter.\nAt 7:02 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 149 points, or 0.47%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 17.5 points, or 0.44%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 51 points, or 0.41%.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Coca-Cola Co KO.N are scheduled to post results this week. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Dow 0.47%, S&P 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.41% July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday as markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and earning reports from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Coca-Cola Co KO.N are scheduled to post results this week. Futures up: Dow 0.47%, S&P 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.41% July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday as markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and earning reports from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 149 points, or 0.47%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 17.5 points, or 0.44%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 51 points, or 0.41%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge higher at start of big week for earnings, Fed meet', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Coca-Cola Co KO.N are scheduled to post results this week. Futures up: Dow 0.47%, S&P 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.41% July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday as markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and earning reports from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation. Shares of the high-growth companies rose between 0.5% and 1.2% in premarket trading.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Coca-Cola Co KO.N are scheduled to post results this week. Futures up: Dow 0.47%, S&P 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.41% July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday as markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting during the week and earning reports from some of the biggest companies to gauge the impact of a strong dollar and soaring inflation. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 149 points, or 0.47%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 17.5 points, or 0.44%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 51 points, or 0.41%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-reasons-to-buy-stock-splits-and-1-reason-not-to', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Have you noticed that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is almost always priced somewhere between $100 and $500, and yet the company has consistently delivered tremendous returns for its shareholders over the years?\nWhy isn't the stock price higher?\nThis is because Apple has repeatedly split its stock whenever the price ran up beyond a certain price. In a stock split, a company divides existing shares in order to lower the price per share. Imagine a pizza that has been cut into six slices. If you were to cut each slice in half to make 12 slices, the pizza itself wouldn't get any bigger; you'd just have two smaller slices for each original slice.\nThat's how stock splits work.\nThe main reason a company would want to split its stock is to make the share price more affordable to everyday investors and, in turn, boost liquidity.\nBut since we know the stock split itself doesn't change the size of the pizza (i.e., the market capitalization of the company), should you consider buying companies after a recent split?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHere are two reasons to buy stocks after a split and one reason not to.\n1. You liked the company before the split was announced\nThe main reason to consider buying a stock after a split is announced is because you already liked the company prior to the split. A stock split is not an investment thesis.\nIt could, however, be perceived as an indication of a strong company since businesses don't typically split their stock when the share price has been crashing.\nBut overall, the stock split itself should not be the motivation for the purchase because it doesn't impact the intrinsic value of the company.\nFor example, if you're considering buying Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) after its recent 20-for-1 stock split, the reasoning should be that the company has a nearly impenetrable moat due to its strong network effects and dominant brand recognition, or something similar.\nYou shouldn't buy the stock because you believe the split will somehow make the company stronger in any material way.\nThere is data to suggest splits can move the stock price upward over the short term, but for long-term investors, this shouldn't be viewed as a reason for buying.\n2. You've done your research\nThe main issue with using stock splits as a catalyst for buying is it may lead you to buy a stock you've done little to no research on.\nStock research ought to be the foundation of your conviction, so if you're considering buying a stock after a split announcement, be sure you've done your homework.\nFor example, investors may be tempted to buy GameStop (NYSE: GME) after its recent 4-for-1 split. But if you're basing your purchase on the split alone, you'd be buying a wildly unprofitable company that has seen its stock completely disconnect from the underlying business due to its reputation as a meme stock.\nIn simpler terms, if you're buying GameStop because of the recent stock split, you'd be buying an extremely risky asset that appears to be moving mostly on speculation rather than business execution.\nThe dividing up of shares does not magically improve the prospects of the business, so if you're buying a stock split, make sure you've done adequate research, which has led you to believe the company is a quality business trading at a reasonable price.\nDon't buy the stock thinking the split will add long-term value\nLet's all say this together: Stock splits have zero impact on the underlying business.\nSplits neither improve nor deteriorate the long-term potential returns of stocks. They might drive a short-term movement in the price, but they do not have any material influence over the long term.\nTherefore, you should never buy a stock solely because the company announced a split. If you're considering buying a stock before or after a split, make sure you've done your research and developed a solid thesis for why you believe the business will outperform.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Mark Blank has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Have you noticed that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is almost always priced somewhere between $100 and $500, and yet the company has consistently delivered tremendous returns for its shareholders over the years? The main reason a company would want to split its stock is to make the share price more affordable to everyday investors and, in turn, boost liquidity. There is data to suggest splits can move the stock price upward over the short term, but for long-term investors, this shouldn't be viewed as a reason for buying.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Have you noticed that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is almost always priced somewhere between $100 and $500, and yet the company has consistently delivered tremendous returns for its shareholders over the years? There is data to suggest splits can move the stock price upward over the short term, but for long-term investors, this shouldn't be viewed as a reason for buying. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple.", 'news_article_title': '2 Reasons to Buy Stock Splits (And 1 Reason Not To)', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Have you noticed that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is almost always priced somewhere between $100 and $500, and yet the company has consistently delivered tremendous returns for its shareholders over the years? There is data to suggest splits can move the stock price upward over the short term, but for long-term investors, this shouldn't be viewed as a reason for buying. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Have you noticed that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is almost always priced somewhere between $100 and $500, and yet the company has consistently delivered tremendous returns for its shareholders over the years? But since we know the stock split itself doesn't change the size of the pizza (i.e., the market capitalization of the company), should you consider buying companies after a recent split? You liked the company before the split was announced The main reason to consider buying a stock after a split is announced is because you already liked the company prior to the split."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-esg-aware-msci-usa-etf-esgu-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nProducts that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nBut, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies, and are a strong option for those who prefer choosing great stocks in order to beat the market.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Blackrock, and has been able to amass over $22.25 billion, which makes it the largest ETF in the Style Box - All Cap Growth. ESGU seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA ESG Focus Index before fees and expenses.\nThe MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index comprises of U.S. companies that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the parent index.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.15% for this ETF, which makes it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nESGU's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 1.39%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nFor ESGU, it has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector --about 29.50% of the portfolio --while Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.85% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -18.22% so far this year and is down about -10.79% in the last one year (as of 07/25/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $81.27 and $108.46.\nESGU has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 24.44% for the trailing three-year period. With about 311 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Growth segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) tracks FTSE US ALL CAP CHOICE INDEX and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index. Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF has $5.74 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $6.56 billion. ESGV has an expense ratio of 0.09% and ESGD charges 0.20%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Growth.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.58% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) tracks FTSE US ALL CAP CHOICE INDEX and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prime-day-was-huge-for-this-amazon-segment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) says it just had the biggest Prime Day ever, with shoppers purchasing more than 300 million items. And while Amazon may have set new records for its retail business, it may have benefited much more with its advertising business both immediately and long term. Here\'s the big takeaway from Prime Day trends.\nWhere are the deals?\nMany consumers were disappointed with the discounts available on Amazon for Prime Day. Despite Amazon\'s claim that customers "saved" a record $1.7 billion on Prime Day, most merchants decided not to offer the steep price discounts they\'ve offered in the past.\nBut that didn\'t slow down sales. Amazon highlighted that small businesses sold $3 billion worth of items on its marketplace.\nWith millions of Prime members flocking to Amazon\'s marketplace on Prime Day, those businesses saw a great return on investment on Amazon ads.\nInstead of offering steep discounts, brands spent heavily on Amazon ads, according to a report from Bloomberg. What wasn\'t featured in Amazon\'s press release is how effective those ads were for third-party merchants and how much revenue they generated for Amazon.\nInvestors should consider an ad sale as worth a lot more to Amazon than a retail sale. Gross margin is higher, fulfillment is easier, and it\'s extremely scalable. Advertising revenue grew 25% in the first quarter on top of 76% in the year-ago period. That\'s actually the slowest growth Amazon\'s ever recorded for the segment, which it previously lumped in with its other revenue. That number ought to reaccelerate in the second half of the year as it laps tougher comparables and gets a boost from Prime Day.\nThe long-term benefits of Prime Day\nEvery click, search term, and item added to someone\'s cart is valuable data for Amazon. The purchases and the variety of those purchases can help Amazon develop a unique profile of who each of its shoppers is.\nPrime Day gave Amazon a lot of data, regardless of whether customers actually bought anything. Even if someone just searches for an item or category of items, and clicks on a few results, maybe adds an item to his or her cart, but abandons it, it tells Amazon a lot about that customer. Those data can be used for it to target advertisements and generate better conversion rates in the future.\nFirst-party data is especially valuable in a post-iOS 14 world. The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) operating system update instituted privacy changes that prevent companies from tracking users across apps on their devices. That\'s made it more difficult to track ad conversions and target ads on some platforms. Social media companies, in particular, have been hard hit. But Amazon can benefit as it keeps users on its website or app and can track sales directly.\nSo, while Amazon reported record retail sales for Prime Day, even the sales it didn\'t make could benefit its ad business long term. And if advertisers on Prime Day saw good returns, they may shift more of their budgets to the platform and away from other digital advertising companies as targeting and measurement elsewhere proves difficult.\nInvestors might not see the impact of Prime Day on the advertising business until at least the third quarter earnings report, but the more big sales events Amazon holds, the more likely it is to see the ad business benefit.\nFind out why Amazon is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Adam Levy has positions in Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) operating system update instituted privacy changes that prevent companies from tracking users across apps on their devices. The long-term benefits of Prime Day Every click, search term, and item added to someone's cart is valuable data for Amazon. *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) operating system update instituted privacy changes that prevent companies from tracking users across apps on their devices. The long-term benefits of Prime Day Every click, search term, and item added to someone's cart is valuable data for Amazon. So, while Amazon reported record retail sales for Prime Day, even the sales it didn't make could benefit its ad business long term.", 'news_article_title': 'Prime Day Was Huge for This Amazon Segment', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) operating system update instituted privacy changes that prevent companies from tracking users across apps on their devices. With millions of Prime members flocking to Amazon's marketplace on Prime Day, those businesses saw a great return on investment on Amazon ads. The long-term benefits of Prime Day Every click, search term, and item added to someone's cart is valuable data for Amazon.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) operating system update instituted privacy changes that prevent companies from tracking users across apps on their devices. With millions of Prime members flocking to Amazon's marketplace on Prime Day, those businesses saw a great return on investment on Amazon ads. So, while Amazon reported record retail sales for Prime Day, even the sales it didn't make could benefit its ad business long term."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-apple-adobe-and-advanced-micro-devices', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – July 25, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Adobe ADBE and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.\n3 Stocks That Will Send Bears Back into Hibernation\nIt's been a stellar week in the market. The S&P 500 is on track to record its third weekly close in the green out of the last six, undoubtedly a development that investors can celebrate amid a brutal first half.\nComing out of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic has landed us in a highly unique economic spot. Soaring inflation paired with ongoing tensions in Ukraine have weighed heavily on stocks year-to-date. \nNow that we're finally seeing some green in beaten-down areas, a few companies that stand to lead the market's rebound include some heavy-hitters, such as Apple, Adobe and Advanced Micro Devices.\nAs we can see, it's been a brutal stretch for all three in 2022. However, things aren't as bad as they look.\nOver the last month, shares of all three companies have rallied hard, signaling that buyers have finally arrived and have started to push bears back into hibernation.\nLet's get into why these three stocks would be excellent adds amid a rebounding market.\nAdvanced Micro Devices\nAdvanced Micro Devices' share performance over the last decade is far more than stellar, up more than 2050% with an average annualized return of a mind-boggling 36%. Shares lagged the S&P 500 from 2013 to late 2016 but have since exploded.\nAMD has been on a blazing hot earnings streak, impressively chaining together eight consecutive EPS beats. The company recorded a solid 25% double-digit bottom-line beat in its latest quarterly release.\nTop-line results have been just as remarkable – the company has recorded ten consecutive quarterly revenue beats.\nAs displayed by top and bottom-line estimates, AMD is forecasted to grow at a breakneck pace.\nThe Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate for the current fiscal year (FY22) resides at $4.35, good enough for a sizable 56% double-digit expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year. The earnings growth doesn't stop there – AMD's bottom-line is projected to tack on an additional 12% in FY23.\nIn addition, AMD is projected to rake in $26.3 billion in revenue for FY22, representing a stellar 60% uptick in annual sales year-over-year. Undoubtedly impressive, annual revenue is projected to grow by an additional 13% in FY23.\nApple\nApple shares have been one of the best places for investors to park their cash over the last decade, up more than 750%. The company has absolutely revolutionized the mobile phone landscape.\nIn addition, the tech titan has repeatedly reported bottom-line results above expectations, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate in 18 of its previous 20 quarters. In the company's latest quarter, it posted a solid 6.3% bottom-line beat in the face of harsh business conditions.\nTop-line results have also been stellar; over Apple's previous 20 quarters, the company has recorded 19 bottom-line beats.\nApple's still growing at a rock-solid pace. For the current fiscal year (FY22), the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $6.09 pencils in a notable 8.5% uptick in earnings year-over-year. Impressively, earnings are expected to tack on an additional 8% in FY23.\nApple is projected to generate a mighty $393 billion revenue in FY22, notching a solid 7.4% expansion of the top-line year-over-year. In addition, annual revenue is projected to grow a further 6% in FY23.\nAdobe\nAdobe shares are up a quad-digit 1160% over the last decade, with an average annualized return of an impressive 30%. The company is one of the largest software companies in the world.\nThe company has been the definition of consistency in its bottom-line results, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate in 19 of its 20 previous quarters. In Adobe's latest quarter, it recorded a 1.5% EPS beat.\nQuarterly sales results have been just as robust, with Adobe recording 19 top-line beats over its previous 20 quarters.\nTop and bottom-line projections allude to rock-solid growth. For the current fiscal year (FY22), the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $13.51, notching an 8% growth in the bottom-line year-over-year. In addition, the bottom-line is expected to expand a further double-digit 16% in FY23.\nPivoting to the top line, the annual revenue estimate of $17.7 billion reflects a substantial 12% uptick in revenue year-over-year. In FY23, the top-line is projected to tack on an additional 14%.\nBottom Line\nWhile 2022 has undoubtedly been a rough time in the market, it's given us an opportunity to buy high-quality companies at a discount. In addition, it seems that the bears are tiring out – all three companies' shares above have rallied hard over the last month.\nAll three companies have had stellar long-term returns in the market, have serious growth potential, and are the definition of consistency within their quarterly results.\nAll three stocks would be excellent choices for investors looking to reap the rewards of a rebounding market.\nWhy Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P's impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAdobe Inc. (ADBE): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 25, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Adobe ADBE and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Now that we're finally seeing some green in beaten-down areas, a few companies that stand to lead the market's rebound include some heavy-hitters, such as Apple, Adobe and Advanced Micro Devices.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 25, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Adobe ADBE and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For the current fiscal year (FY22), the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $13.51, notching an 8% growth in the bottom-line year-over-year.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Apple, Adobe and Advanced Micro Devices', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 25, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Adobe ADBE and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Undoubtedly impressive, annual revenue is projected to grow by an additional 13% in FY23.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 25, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Adobe ADBE and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In addition, the tech titan has repeatedly reported bottom-line results above expectations, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate in 18 of its previous 20 quarters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/illegal-brazil-gold-tied-to-italian-refiner-and-big-tech-customers-documents', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jake Spring\nSAO PAULO, July 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian police allege an Italian refiner purchased gold from a trader sourcing it illegally in the Amazon rainforest region, according to police documents, and corporate disclosures show that refiner has supplied the precious metal to four of the world\'s largest tech companies.\nPublic filings by Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O name the private Italian firm Chimet as a source of some gold used in their products. Tech companies often use small amounts of the metal in circuit boards for consumer electronics.\nAccording to police documents obtained by investigative journalism outfit Reporter Brasil and reviewed by Reuters, Brazilian federal police have accused Chimet of buying millions of dollars in gold from trader CHM do Brasil, which allegedly acquired the precious metal illegally from wildcat miners.\nCHM do Brasil, responding to questions via a lawyer, said all its gold was legally acquired with proper documentation.\nIllegal mining has surged in Brazil since right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019, advocating for wildcatters and seeking to legalize mining on indigenous land.\nUnregulated mines have destroyed rainforest land in the Amazon while polluting rivers with deadly mercury. Miners have clashed violently with indigenous tribes protecting their land, leaving a trail of death, disease and intimidation.\nBrazilian sustainability think tank Instituto Escolhas estimated that the country produced 84 tonnes of illegal gold in Bolsonaro\'s first two years in office, up 23% from the two years before and equivalent to nearly half of Brazil\'s total gold output.\n"A company that is buying gold from Brazil already knows there is a huge risk it is buying irregular gold - Amazon blood gold," said Larissa Rodrigues, an author of the Escolhas report.\nA Chimet representative said the company cut off relations with CHM upon learning of the allegations in October 2021, when police conducted raids in nine Brazilian states and the federal district targeting CHM and others allegedly involved in the illegal gold trade.\nA police document summarizing the investigation dated August 2021 states that Chimet allegedly bought 2.1 billion reais ($385 million) worth of gold from CHM between 2015 and 2020.\nA federal police spokesperson in Para state declined to comment on the investigation because it is ongoing and remains under seal. Indictments will likely be announced when the probe concludes later this year, he said.\nFederal prosecutors would then have to decide whether to press charges, he added.\nThe four U.S. tech firms listed Chimet among more than 100 gold refiners in their supply chains during the investigation\'s five-year timeframe and in the most recent 2021 disclosures.\nChimet does not have a direct relationship with the four tech majors but sells gold to banks that can resell it for a variety of uses, company representative Giovanni Prelazzi said in a statement to Reuters. He did not name the banks.\nApple did not specifically address Chimet but said in a statement that its policies prohibit use of illegally mined minerals. Companies that cannot comply are removed from its supply chain, the iPhone maker said.\nAmazon, Alphabet and Microsoft declined to comment.\nChimet said that, after learning of the CHM investigation in Brazil, it contracted accounting firm Deloitte to conduct an audit of its other suppliers and in April 2022 it was again certified by bullion market association LBMA as meeting responsible gold sourcing standards.\nAn LBMA representative told Reuters that Chimet\'s actions showed similar problems did not exist with other suppliers and that verification methods were being strengthened.\nNOT REGISTERED\nThe police documents allege that CHM was not registered with Brazil\'s central bank as an entity legally authorized to buy and sell gold, known as DTVMs.\nCHM does not appear in the central bank\'s online directory of registered DTVMs. It is illegal for anyone other than miners and their associations to buy and sell gold in Brazil without such a registration.\nCHM said it did not buy gold as a financial instrument and that registration is not required to buy gold as a commodity.\nThe central bank said it did not regulate "operations with gold classified as a commodity."\nA 2020 analysis of relevant laws by federal prosecutors found that such registration is required for anyone other than miners to buy and sell gold, regardless of its usage.\nFinancial records of bank transfers show CHM bought gold from both the cooperative and directly from several individuals in the southern part of Para state, which forms part of the Brazilian Amazon.\nThe cooperative COOPEROURI has a permit to mine in an area next to the protected Kayapo indigenous reserve, but police found both CHM and the coop bought from independent miners without permits, according to the investigation documents.\nCOOPEROURI could not be reached for comment.\nThe police report said the cooperative and individual miners are believed to be extracting ore illegally in the indigenous reserve, although did not state the basis for that allegation.\nIn the police report, satellite images of the Kayapo reserve - a region larger than Belgium - show vast swathes of muddy mining pools and clandestine airstrips to access them.\n($1 = 5.45 reais)\n(Reporting by Jake Spring Editing by Brad Haynes, Daniel Flynn and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; +55 61 99653-2429; Reuters Messaging: [email protected] / Twitter: https://twitter.com/jakespring))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Public filings by Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O name the private Italian firm Chimet as a source of some gold used in their products. A police document summarizing the investigation dated August 2021 states that Chimet allegedly bought 2.1 billion reais ($385 million) worth of gold from CHM between 2015 and 2020. Chimet said that, after learning of the CHM investigation in Brazil, it contracted accounting firm Deloitte to conduct an audit of its other suppliers and in April 2022 it was again certified by bullion market association LBMA as meeting responsible gold sourcing standards.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Public filings by Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O name the private Italian firm Chimet as a source of some gold used in their products. By Jake Spring SAO PAULO, July 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian police allege an Italian refiner purchased gold from a trader sourcing it illegally in the Amazon rainforest region, according to police documents, and corporate disclosures show that refiner has supplied the precious metal to four of the world's largest tech companies. According to police documents obtained by investigative journalism outfit Reporter Brasil and reviewed by Reuters, Brazilian federal police have accused Chimet of buying millions of dollars in gold from trader CHM do Brasil, which allegedly acquired the precious metal illegally from wildcat miners.", 'news_article_title': 'Illegal Brazil gold tied to Italian refiner and Big Tech customers -documents', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Public filings by Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O name the private Italian firm Chimet as a source of some gold used in their products. The police documents allege that CHM was not registered with Brazil's central bank as an entity legally authorized to buy and sell gold, known as DTVMs. It is illegal for anyone other than miners and their associations to buy and sell gold in Brazil without such a registration.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Public filings by Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O name the private Italian firm Chimet as a source of some gold used in their products. By Jake Spring SAO PAULO, July 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian police allege an Italian refiner purchased gold from a trader sourcing it illegally in the Amazon rainforest region, according to police documents, and corporate disclosures show that refiner has supplied the precious metal to four of the world's largest tech companies. According to police documents obtained by investigative journalism outfit Reporter Brasil and reviewed by Reuters, Brazilian federal police have accused Chimet of buying millions of dollars in gold from trader CHM do Brasil, which allegedly acquired the precious metal illegally from wildcat miners."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-take-five%3A-its-a-fed-hot-summer-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Repeats story published on Friday, no changes to text\nJuly 22 - A likely second straight 75 basis point rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep markets on their toes in the week ahead, just as investors digest a wave of earnings from corporate America and Europe.\nThe prospect of early elections in Italy after the collapse of the government means there\'s plenty of political drama too, and Australia\'s latest inflation numbers may add to pressure on the country\'s central bank to get ahead of the curve.\nHere\'s your week ahead in markets from Ira Iosebashvili in New York, Kevin Buckland in Tokyo, and Sujata Rao, Dhara Ranasinghe and Vincent Flasseur in London.\n1/ FED HOT\nFed officials have poured cold water over expectations for a 100 basis point rate hike in July but Wednesday\'s meeting will still have drama aplenty.\nA 75 bps interest rate hike is priced in, and coming on top of 150 bps worth of tightening so far in this cycle, that is sure to bite consumers and businesses.\nInvestors will be looking at whether the Fed thinks inflation is peaking and how it views the U.S. economy, as they try to gauge the scope of a September rate move.\nHanging in the balance are nascent rallies in U.S. stocks and bonds. The S&P 500 is up almost 10% from its mid-June low .SPX, 10-year Treasury yields are down 60 bps US10YT=RR.\n2/ EARNINGS: PART I\nEarnings from Google-parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Apple and others will show how well corporate America is coping with soaring inflation and a strong dollar.\nThis year\'s 17% decline in the S&P 500 has lowered the index\'s forward price-to-earnings ratio to around 17.3 from 21.7 at the start of 2022, closer to the market\'s historic average of 15.5, according to Refinitiv Datastream.\nWhile there have been several notable beats this season, it\'s early days and many worry that earnings estimates may not hold up in the face of the highest inflation in four decades and tightening financial conditions.\nAlso clouding the picture is the burgeoning dollar, which makes U.S. exports less competitive and hurts firms earning much of their money abroad. Alphabet, Microsoft and Coca Cola report on July 26, Apple and Amazon on July 28.\n3/ EARNINGS: PART II\nOne-sixth of Europe\'s STOXX 600 equity index reports second-quarter results July 25-29, and Refinitiv I/B/E/S forecasts earnings to have grown 22% year-on-year.\nThat headline figure masks disparities; earnings growth at energy firms basking in the glow of $100-a-barrel oil is seen at 185%, while real estate businesses will show a 70% drop, Refinitiv predicts.\nStatements from retailers, heavy industry and hospitality firms may show how much pain is being inflicted by energy shortages and high inflation. The likes of Airbus, Volkswagen and Mercedes will cast light on the state of European exporters.\nBank earnings, expected to have slowed around 16%, include numbers from UBS, Credit Suisse, Deutsche, Barclays and BNP Paribas.\nThe Q2 season will show if European shares are correctly valued around 11.5 times forward earnings, versus their 14% long-term average, or need to cheapen further.\n4/ MAMMA MIA\nA political crisis couldn\'t come at a worse moment for Italy. The ECB has just jacked up rates for the first time since 2011, inflation is soaring and the country has been hit hard by its exposure to Russian gas .\nThe collapse of Mario Draghi\'s government ends months of stability, unnerving markets that had cheered when the ex-ECB chief became prime minister in 2021. They now worry about the prospect of new elections and Rome\'s ability to pass policies.\nIt also leaves the ECB, with its new tool to contain stress in bond markets, in an awkward position of determining which part of government bond spread widening is "unwarranted" - or giving up buying Italy\'s bonds altogether.\n5/ CREDIBILITY ISSUE\nReserve Bank of Australia (RBA) boss Philip Lowe is pledging a steady policy-tightening campaign to at least double interest rates from current levels to "chart a credible path" back to the RBA\'s 2-3% inflation target.\nQuarterly inflation numbers due Wednesday could show a further acceleration in price growth, which at 5.1% is already at its highest in two decades.\nThe rate-rise pledges are ironic coming from Lowe, who just months ago pushed back against markets, saying he didn\'t see rates rising throughout 2022, but has since lifted them three times since May.\nCriticism of the RBA\'s inflation policy has led to an independent inquiry of its operations.\nFed set to hike rate by 75 bpshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cvRuYl\nSTOXX 600 earnings growth by sector STOXX 600 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PoX5OX\nS&P 500 earnings growth by sector S&P 500 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zmjgiZ\nPolitical crisis weighs on Italian bond spread Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spreadhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PpaAyd\nRBA looks for a path back to inflation target RBA looks for a path back to inflation targethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RQ3PqJ\n(Compiled by Dhara Ranasinghe; Graphics by Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Gareth Jones)\n(([email protected]; +442075422684;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Repeats story published on Friday, no changes to text July 22 - A likely second straight 75 basis point rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep markets on their toes in the week ahead, just as investors digest a wave of earnings from corporate America and Europe. The prospect of early elections in Italy after the collapse of the government means there's plenty of political drama too, and Australia's latest inflation numbers may add to pressure on the country's central bank to get ahead of the curve. That headline figure masks disparities; earnings growth at energy firms basking in the glow of $100-a-barrel oil is seen at 185%, while real estate businesses will show a 70% drop, Refinitiv predicts.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Earnings from Google-parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Apple and others will show how well corporate America is coping with soaring inflation and a strong dollar. Alphabet, Microsoft and Coca Cola report on July 26, Apple and Amazon on July 28. Fed set to hike rate by 75 bpshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cvRuYl STOXX 600 earnings growth by sector STOXX 600 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PoX5OX S&P 500 earnings growth by sector S&P 500 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zmjgiZ Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spread Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spreadhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PpaAyd RBA looks for a path back to inflation target RBA looks for a path back to inflation targethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RQ3PqJ (Compiled by Dhara Ranasinghe; Graphics by Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Gareth Jones) (([email protected]; +442075422684;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "GRAPHIC-Take Five: It's a Fed hot summer", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Repeats story published on Friday, no changes to text July 22 - A likely second straight 75 basis point rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep markets on their toes in the week ahead, just as investors digest a wave of earnings from corporate America and Europe. This year's 17% decline in the S&P 500 has lowered the index's forward price-to-earnings ratio to around 17.3 from 21.7 at the start of 2022, closer to the market's historic average of 15.5, according to Refinitiv Datastream. Fed set to hike rate by 75 bpshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cvRuYl STOXX 600 earnings growth by sector STOXX 600 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PoX5OX S&P 500 earnings growth by sector S&P 500 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zmjgiZ Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spread Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spreadhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PpaAyd RBA looks for a path back to inflation target RBA looks for a path back to inflation targethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RQ3PqJ (Compiled by Dhara Ranasinghe; Graphics by Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Gareth Jones) (([email protected]; +442075422684;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Repeats story published on Friday, no changes to text July 22 - A likely second straight 75 basis point rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep markets on their toes in the week ahead, just as investors digest a wave of earnings from corporate America and Europe. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) boss Philip Lowe is pledging a steady policy-tightening campaign to at least double interest rates from current levels to "chart a credible path" back to the RBA\'s 2-3% inflation target. Fed set to hike rate by 75 bpshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cvRuYl STOXX 600 earnings growth by sector STOXX 600 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PoX5OX S&P 500 earnings growth by sector S&P 500 earnings growth by sectorhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zmjgiZ Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spread Political crisis weighs on Italian bond spreadhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PpaAyd RBA looks for a path back to inflation target RBA looks for a path back to inflation targethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RQ3PqJ (Compiled by Dhara Ranasinghe; Graphics by Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Gareth Jones) (([email protected]; +442075422684;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-with-bond-yields-on-recession-fears-before-fed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Kevin Buckland\nTOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - Asian stocks lost ground on Monday, retreating from over three-week highs as worries about a global economic downturn sapped investors\' risk appetite.\nBond yields eased amid bets that an expected U.S. recession would slow the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive tightening campaign, with markets looking for policy clues from its two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting which begins on Tuesday.\nAt the same time, the dollar built on its recovery from a 2-1/2-week low against major peers, supported by demand for the U.S. currency as a safe haven.\n"Risk markets are obviously priced for some kind of slowdown, but are they priced for an outright recession? I would argue no," said Ray Attrill, head of currency strategy at National Australia Bank.\n"In that sense, it\'s hard to say we\'ve reached a bottom as far as risk sentiment is concerned."\nJapan\'s Nikkei .N225 retreated 0.75%, while Chinese blue chips .CSI300 lost 0.82%.\nHong Kong\'s Hang Seng .HSI slid 0.75%, with its tech index .HSTECH tumbling 1.96%.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares .MIAP00000PUS lost 0.54% to 158.80, after touching the highest since June 29 at 160.03 on Friday.\nU.S. S&P 500 emini futures EXcv1 slipped 0.08%, pointing to an extension of the benchmark\'s .SPX 0.93% slump on Friday, when a survey showed business activity contracting for the first time in nearly two years amid persistently heated inflation and rapidly rising interest rates.\nEarlier that day, data also showed euro zone business activity unexpectedly shrank.\nNasdaq futures NQc1 were about flat, following a 1.77% tumble for the tech-heavy stock index, as the bottom dropped out from under Snap Inc SNAP.N after the Snapchat owner posted its weakest-ever sales growth. .N\nInvestors are on guard this week for how much a strong dollar will hurt financial results from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, among others.\nIn Europe, EURO STOXX 50 index futures STXEc1 pointed 0.61% lower, and FTSE futures FFIc1 slid 0.52%.\nThe dollar index - which measures the safe-haven currency against six major peers - was little changed at 106.64, after climbing off a 2-1/2-week low of 106.10 reached Friday.\nThe greenback added 0.11% to 136.235 yen JPY=EBS, while the euro EUR=EBS slipped 0.04% to $1.02075.\nThe 10-year U.S. Treasury yield US10YT=RR was little changed at 2.785% after sliding from as high as 3.083% over the previous two sessions.\nEquivalent Japanese government bond yields JP10YTN=JBTC dropped to the lowest since March 10 at 0.18%, and Australian yields AU10YT=RR dipped to the lowest since May 31 at 3.285%.\nThe Fed concludes a two-day meeting on Wednesday and markets are priced for a 75 basis-point rate hike, with about a 9% chance of a full one percentage-point increase. FEDWATCH\nCrude oil fell on concern that higher U.S. rates would limit fuel demand growth.\nBrent crude LCOc1 futures for September settlement dropped 48 cents, or 0.5%, to $102.72 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures for September delivery fell 65 cents, or 0.7%, to $94.05 a barrel, both down for a fourth day.\nGold XAU= was steady at $1,725.17 per ounce, getting support from lower bond yields.\nBullion could push through resistance at around $1,770 if the Fed delivers a "dovish hike" on Wednesday, meaning forward guidance for a slowing in the pace of hikes for the remainder of the year, Chris Weston, head of research at brokerage Pepperstone, wrote in a client note.\n"The yellow rock works in this backdrop where traders are questioning if the USD is our default hedge against equity drawdown," Weston said.\n"I am warming to gold."\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Reporting by Kevin Buckland; Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Sonali Desai)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': ".N Investors are on guard this week for how much a strong dollar will hurt financial results from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, among others. By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - Asian stocks lost ground on Monday, retreating from over three-week highs as worries about a global economic downturn sapped investors' risk appetite. U.S. S&P 500 emini futures EXcv1 slipped 0.08%, pointing to an extension of the benchmark's .SPX 0.93% slump on Friday, when a survey showed business activity contracting for the first time in nearly two years amid persistently heated inflation and rapidly rising interest rates.", 'news_luhn_summary': '.N Investors are on guard this week for how much a strong dollar will hurt financial results from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, among others. At the same time, the dollar built on its recovery from a 2-1/2-week low against major peers, supported by demand for the U.S. currency as a safe haven. In Europe, EURO STOXX 50 index futures STXEc1 pointed 0.61% lower, and FTSE futures FFIc1 slid 0.52%.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks slip with bond yields on recession fears before Fed', 'news_lexrank_summary': '.N Investors are on guard this week for how much a strong dollar will hurt financial results from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, among others. In Europe, EURO STOXX 50 index futures STXEc1 pointed 0.61% lower, and FTSE futures FFIc1 slid 0.52%. The dollar index - which measures the safe-haven currency against six major peers - was little changed at 106.64, after climbing off a 2-1/2-week low of 106.10 reached Friday.', 'news_textrank_summary': ".N Investors are on guard this week for how much a strong dollar will hurt financial results from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, among others. Bond yields eased amid bets that an expected U.S. recession would slow the Federal Reserve's aggressive tightening campaign, with markets looking for policy clues from its two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting which begins on Tuesday. U.S. S&P 500 emini futures EXcv1 slipped 0.08%, pointing to an extension of the benchmark's .SPX 0.93% slump on Friday, when a survey showed business activity contracting for the first time in nearly two years amid persistently heated inflation and rapidly rising interest rates."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 152.27999877929688, 'high': 155.0399932861328, 'open': 154.00999450683594, 'close': 152.9499969482422, 'ema_50': 147.2986411336544, 'rsi_14': 70.73171680072967, 'target': 151.60000610351562, 'volume': 53623900.0, 'ema_200': 153.55210635807592, 'adj_close': 151.63731384277344, 'rsi_lag_1': 76.17404719477408, 'rsi_lag_2': 81.14346641634953, 'rsi_lag_3': 72.93261088357187, 'rsi_lag_4': 72.70599140886974, 'rsi_lag_5': 58.97182459912101, 'macd_lag_1': 2.9707187862457545, 'macd_lag_2': 2.720144922211773, 'macd_lag_3': 2.2324639062035203, 'macd_lag_4': 1.8127346939962479, 'macd_lag_5': 1.458348947636182, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.042242873294782, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.888313267907986}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 23.190000534057617, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 24.56999969482422, 'Open': 24.32999992370605, 'Close': 23.36000061035156, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 23.36000061035156}, {'Low': 1.0180604457855225, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 1.0256409645080566, 'Open': 1.0200231075286863, 'Close': 1.0200231075286863, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 1.0200231075286863}, {'Low': 1.1962151527404783, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 1.208313226699829, 'Open': 1.198422908782959, 'Close': 1.1986957788467407, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 1.1986957788467407}, {'Low': 6.7393999099731445, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 6.756700038909912, 'Open': 6.750500202178955, 'Close': 6.750500202178955, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 6.750500202178955}, {'Low': 93.01000213623048, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 96.94000244140624, 'Open': 95.0999984741211, 'Close': 96.6999969482422, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 278998, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 96.6999969482422}, {'Low': 0.688378095626831, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 0.6964758634567261, 'Open': 0.6904694437980652, 'Close': 0.6904694437980652, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 0.6904694437980652}, {'Low': 2.8010001182556152, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 2.845000028610229, 'Open': 2.813999891281128, 'Close': 2.819999933242798, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 2.819999933242798}, {'Low': 135.93600463867188, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 136.7830047607422, 'Open': 136.31199645996094, 'Close': 136.31199645996094, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 136.31199645996094}, {'Low': 106.19000244140624, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 106.87999725341795, 'Open': 106.5500030517578, 'Close': 106.4800033569336, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 106.4800033569336}, {'Low': 1719.0, 'Date': '2022-07-25', 'High': 1732.0, 'Open': 1727.0, 'Close': 1719.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 67, 'date_str': '2022-07-25', 'Adj Close': 1719.0}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-26': 151.60000610351562, '2022-07-27': 156.7899932861328, '2022-07-28': 157.35000610351562, '2022-07-29': 162.50999450683594, '2022-08-01': 161.50999450683594, '2022-08-02': 160.00999450683594, '2022-08-03': 166.1300048828125, '2022-08-04': 165.80999755859375, '2022-08-05': 165.35000610351562, '2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-25': 170.02999877929688}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-25': 152.33999633789062}, '6_months_later': {'2023-01-25': 141.86000061035156}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-25': 193.6199951171875}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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{'date': '2022-07-26', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 294.977, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153038.0, 'fred_ppi': 272.274, 'fred_retail_sales': 671067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -71040.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 51.5, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.0505, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prepare-for-apple-stock-to-hit-%24200-or-more', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nTo many people, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is known as a gadget maker. This is true to a certain extent, but there’s more to the story. For example, there are features of Apple’s upcoming products that could actually make you healthier. Also, investors shouldn’t ignore Apple’s strength in its services business. All in all, there are multiple reasons to target $200 or even more if you’re holding AAPL stock.\nDo you remember when Apple became part of the “$1 trillion club”? It was a milestone moment when the company achieved a market capitalization of $1 trillion. Then, the next thing you know, Apple was worth $2 trillion.\nOne big-bank analyst is predicting that Apple could actually grow bigger than that, while another is eyeing an ambitious price target for the company’s shares. For both its products and its services, Apple is still a top-tier tech firm that belongs on just about any investor’s watch list.\nTicker Company Recent Price\nAAPL Apple $152.37\nWhat’s Happening with AAPL Stock?\nThe first thing to be aware of is Apple’s earnings release date, which is scheduled for July 28. This event could have a major impact on the Apple share price, so you’ll definitely want to mark that date on your calendar.\nIf you can catch AAPL stock in the $150s, you might want to pat yourself on the back for getting a real bargain. Apple’s trailing 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.26 is quite reasonable for a technology giant in the 2020s. Plus, Apple pays the loyal shareholders a forward annual dividend yield of 0.60%, so feel free to take a bite of that apple.\nWhat could push AAPL stock to the next level? The most obvious answer would be Apple’s popular products, such as the iPhone. Fair enough, but there’s an angle you might have missed. Did you know that Apple is adding health and fitness features to iOS 16 and watchOS 9 this fall?\nThe new Apple Watch and iPhone will offer features that focus on 17 areas of health and fitness, according to the company. And right now, users can store more than 150 “different types of health data from Apple Watch, iPhone, and connected third-party apps and devices.”\nViewing Apple from Different Angles\nAs you can see, Apple is a multi-faceted business. You might never have thought of Apple as a fitness-tech company until today.\nThere are other ways to look at Apple, as well. For instance, Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring is apparently focused on Apple’s subscription revenue. Woodring states, “a more pronounced shift to a subscription-like model” could add around $1 trillion to Apple’s current market cap.\nWoodring maintained an “overweight” rating on AAPL stock along with a $180 price target. Even more ambitious is Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, who published an “outperform” rating on Apple shares and a price target of $200.\nJust Apple’s services segment alone, according to Ives, is worth over $1 trillion. Combine that with Apple’s hardware business, and there’s a “very compelling” risk/reward case at current levels, Ives contends.\nWhat You Can Do Now\nFrom products to services and subscriptions, and even health/fitness features, Apple is a true giant in the tech industry. The company has a great deal to offer its customers, and its shareholders as well.\nCould Apple add another $1 trillion to its market cap? It can happen sooner than you might think. It’s wise not to underestimate Apple, and at the current share price, a buy-and-hold investment could provide exceptional long-term returns.\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Prepare for Apple Stock to Hit $200 or More appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips To many people, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is known as a gadget maker. All in all, there are multiple reasons to target $200 or even more if you’re holding AAPL stock. Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $152.37 What’s Happening with AAPL Stock?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $152.37 What’s Happening with AAPL Stock? InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips To many people, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is known as a gadget maker. All in all, there are multiple reasons to target $200 or even more if you’re holding AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': 'Prepare for Apple Stock to Hit $200 or More', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips To many people, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is known as a gadget maker. All in all, there are multiple reasons to target $200 or even more if you’re holding AAPL stock. Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $152.37 What’s Happening with AAPL Stock?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips To many people, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is known as a gadget maker. Ticker Company Recent Price AAPL Apple $152.37 What’s Happening with AAPL Stock? All in all, there are multiple reasons to target $200 or even more if you’re holding AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-falls-as-walmart-warning-rattles-retail-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh\nJuly 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart\'s profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation.\nWalmart Inc\'s WMT.N shares slumped 8.7%, while Target TGT.N and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell about 3.0% each, with the online retail giant weighing the most on the Nasdaq index .IXIC.\n"This is what normally happens when inflation is so high or when consumers are having trouble paying their bills," said Eugenio J. Aleman, chief economist at Raymond James.\n"People start to become very discriminating in consumption, so basically they reduce the purchases of discretionary items in favor of necessities."\nIn a sign of rising pressure to shore up profit amid higher costs, Amazon said in the run-up to its quarterly financial results that it would raise fees for delivery and streaming service Prime in Europe by up to 43% a year.\nThe S&P 500 consumer discretionary index .SPLRCD slid 1.9%, leading sectoral declines. The S&P 500 retailing index .SPXRT dropped 2.7%.\nAlong with high inflation, a stronger dollar is also expected to weigh on profits of companies with sprawling global operations.\nWall Street\'s main indexes have rallied off mid-June lows as softening commodity prices and downbeat economic data prompt investors to scale back expectations of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, but fears of a recession have sapped momentum recently.\nThe Fed is widely expected to deliver a 75 basis-point interest-rate hike at the end of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, which would be followed by comments from Chairman Jerome Powell.\nU.S. consumer confidence fell for a third straight month in July amid persistent worries about higher inflation and rising interest rates, data showed, pointing to slower economic growth at the start of the third quarter.\nAdvance second-quarter GDP data on Thursday is likely to be negative after the U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year.\nThe International Monetary Fund, meanwhile, cut global growth forecasts again, warning of risks from high inflation and the Ukraine war.\nAt 10:11 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 69.70 points, or 0.22%, at 31,920.34, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 21.35 points, or 0.54%, at 3,945.49 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 117.20 points, or 0.99%, at 11,665.47.\nAmong the Dow components, Coca-Cola Co KO.N gained 2.2% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast, while McDonald\'s Corp MCD.N rose 1.8% after beating quarterly comparable sales and profit expectations.\n3M Co MMM.N rose 5.2% after the industrial giant said it plans to spin off its healthcare business.\nGeneral Electric Co GE.N gained 6.3% after the U.S. industrial conglomerate beat revenue and profit estimates, led by strong growth in its aviation business.\nGeneral Motors Co GM.N fell 3.3% after reporting a 40% drop in quarterly net income and saying it was curbing spending and hiring ahead of a potential economic slowdown.\nHigh-growth companies, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped more than 1% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close.\nEarnings from S&P 500 companies are expected to have risen 6.2% for the second quarter from the year-ago period, according to Refinitiv data.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.47-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 2.01-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 21 new highs and 65 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "High-growth companies, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped more than 1% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. Wall Street's main indexes have rallied off mid-June lows as softening commodity prices and downbeat economic data prompt investors to scale back expectations of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, but fears of a recession have sapped momentum recently.", 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth companies, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped more than 1% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. U.S. consumer confidence fell for a third straight month in July amid persistent worries about higher inflation and rising interest rates, data showed, pointing to slower economic growth at the start of the third quarter.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street falls as Walmart warning rattles retail stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "High-growth companies, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped more than 1% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. The S&P 500 retailing index .SPXRT dropped 2.7%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "High-growth companies, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped more than 1% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. Wall Street's main indexes have rallied off mid-June lows as softening commodity prices and downbeat economic data prompt investors to scale back expectations of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, but fears of a recession have sapped momentum recently."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-dow-stocks-trading-at-a-huge-discount-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average has not been able to sidestep the pain in the broader market, although it’s held up better than the other indices. The S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow have suffered peak-to-trough declines of 24.5%, 34.8% and 19.75%, respectively. That has us looking for Dow stocks trading at a huge discount.\nThe Dow Jones is not like the other indices. The S&P 500 has — as you may guess — 500 stocks in its index. The Nasdaq has thousands. But for the Dow Jones, it has just 30 stocks in its index.\nJust because a company is in the Dow does not mean it’s invincible. It doesn’t cement its legacy in business proficiency or put it in some sort of stock market “Hall of Fame” — even if that’s what the stock-pickers for the index would like!\n5 Electric Vehicle Stocks to Buy on the Dip\nHowever, these stocks do tend to be industry leaders and of higher quality than many other holdings in the market. With the bear market in equities, let’s look for Dow stocks trading at a discount.\nAAPL Apple $151.60\nMSFT Microsoft $251.90\nDIS Disney $99.78\nNKE Nike $105.20\nHD Home Depot $298.18\nPG Procter & Gamble $144.27\nCRM Salesforce $170.46\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: pio3 / Shutterstock.com\nStarting the list with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) — and following it with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — might elicit an eye-roll or two from some readers. However, the stocks’ performance is undeniable at this time.\nApple stock has suffered a peak-to-trough 2022 decline of 29.5%. That outperforms Microsoft, as well as the rest of the FAANG components. It also outperforms the Nasdaq. While it doesn’t outperform the Dow as a whole, Apple’s relative strength against most comparable securities is worth taking note of.\nAs for its credentials, it has some of the strongest financials in the markets. Its balance sheet is enormous and today’s cash flow was unimaginable 10 or 20 years ago — for virtually any company.\nNot to mention, Apple has one of the best businesses in the world. Balance sheet power and brand awareness aside, its Products and Services units form a powerful one-two punch. Products are obvious — that’s the iPhone, iPad, Mac and more. However, many investors many not realize that the company’s Services unit (which makes up roughly 20% of sales) is growing three times faster than Products and is twice as profitable.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com\nApple may have a peak-to-trough decline of 29.5%, but Microsoft is close with a loss of 30.9%. Like Apple, this outperforms the Nasdaq.\nEven better, Microsoft has the best net margins in FAANG as well — better than Apple. The company churns out the best operating margins in the group as well, at 42.6%. The next best contender from the group is Meta (NASDAQ:META) with 36.7%, followed by Apple and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) under 31%.\nBetter yet, growth at Microsoft is not slowing down. Analysts expect sales to grow 17.4% this year and another 13.5% next year. On the earnings front, analysts expect roughly 15% growth both this year and next year.\n7 Best Reddit Stocks to Buy Now\nTo pay just 24 times this year’s earnings feels like a discount for a company with a robust balance sheet, strong margins and very solid growth.\nDisney (DIS)\nSource: nikkimeel / Shutterstock.com\nDisney (NYSE:DIS) is certainly one of the Dow stocks trading at a discount right now. Shares are down 85% from the high and hit new 52-week lows in mid-July. That actually underperforms the major indices.\nI would argue, however, that Disney stock has been dragged down with the rest of the streaming world. Stocks like Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) have been obliterated and that has dragged down Disney.\nBut the company showing very solid growth for its streaming products, like Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu. In total, the company now boasts total streaming subscribers of 205 million. For Disney+ specifically, Disney has 137.7 million last quarter, up 8 million subs and well ahead of estimates.\nEven though Disney’s streaming business is growing quite well, the company is more than just that. At a time where travel trends are exploding higher (and despite fears of a coming recession), Disney has its Parks and Entertainment unit, as well as its Studio business.\nThose recession worries are not helping Disney at the moment, but at 19 times forward earnings and with earnings estimates calling for 90% growth this year and 38% growth in 2023, investors need to take a closer look at Disney.\nNike (NKE)\nSource: mimohe / Shutterstock.com\nOne of the most recognized brands in the world, Nike (NYSE:NKE), has come under incredible selling pressure over the past few months. After suffering a peak-to-trough decline of 44.5%, shares are still more than 36% off the high.\nThat’s even as the company continues to perform pretty well amid a global quagmire of supply chain woes. Last quarter, Nike’s revenue dropped 1%, although diluted EPS dipped about 3%. That’s as currency fluctuations and supply chain issues wreak havoc on its bottom line.\nAt what point does the dip in the share price account for these issues, though?\nNike has a formidable direct-to-consumer business, which continues to gain momentum even in a tough environment. Additionally, analysts expect both revenue and earnings growth to accelerate next year, up to 10.8% and 23.8%, respectively.\n7 Cheap Stocks That Are Trading at a Discount\nNike may struggle in the short term and if the global economy falls into a recession, it will surely feel the pain. But from a long-term perspective, it’s hard not to like Nike.\nHome Depot (HD)\nSource: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com\nMost retailers celebrate calendar Q4 as their best shopping stretch, but not Home Depot (NYSE:HD). While Home Depot does just fine in the fourth quarter, the company is finishing up what is seasonally its strongest shopping season right now. That’s as customers flood the home improvement retailer during nicer weather, looking to fix up their homes — inside and in particular, outside.\nThat said, the market doesn’t seem to care. At its recent low in June, Home Depot stock was down 37% from the high. Although it’s enjoyed a modest rally from the lows, it’s still down considerably from the highs.\nAs the company has now put a focus on its dividend, Home Depot stock yields 2.5% at the moment. The company has grown its dividend in nine straight years — solid but not exactly a dividend stud … yet — and its payout averages 17.6% growth over the past five years. That’s very good.\nProcter & Gamble (PG)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nProcter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is enjoying a nice rebound lately, up about 10% from the low. However, even after the rally, shares are still down by about 14% from its high earlier this year. If investors are able to scoop up shares of P&G near this year’s low, it may be worth doing so.\nNot only would the stock be down 21% from its high, but this company continues to navigate the storm quite well.\nIn the company’s most recent earnings report, management raised its full-year guidance. That’s as it has been able to pass along price increases to the consumer, helping to offset the impact of inflation.\n7 Best AI Stocks to Buy Now\nP&G’s earnings seem dependable, and so is its dividend. In April, P&G delivered a dividend boost of 5%. According to Procter & Gamble: “This dividend increase will mark the 66th consecutive year that P&G has increased its dividend and the 132nd consecutive year that P&G has paid a dividend since its incorporation in 1890.”\nSalesforce (CRM)\nSource: Bjorn Bakstad / Shutterstock.com\nLast but not least, we have Salesforce (NYSE:CRM). In prior years, many investors considered Salesforce a growth stock and many of its doubters constantly doubted its valuation. However, thanks to the selloff, Salesforce is now looking more like a value stock with a reasonable valuation.\nAnalysts expect 20% sales growth this year, then 17% to 19% growth in the next three years. Not many companies can make that claim, at least not in this environment.\nOn the earnings front, this year is less inspiring with estimates calling for roughly flat growth. However, expectations call for 20%-plus growth in the next two years (FY 2024 and 2025, respectively).\nIt leaves Salesforce trading at about 36 times this year’s earnings and at about 30 times next year’s estimates. For a company with this much growth, that seems reasonable — even cheap.\nLastly, it’s one of the few companies that aren’t feeling the effects of inflation, as noted by management’s recent commentary.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Dow Stocks Trading at a Huge Discount Right Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $151.60 MSFT Microsoft $251.90 DIS Disney $99.78 NKE Nike $105.20 HD Home Depot $298.18 PG Procter & Gamble $144.27 CRM Salesforce $170.46 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Starting the list with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) — and following it with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — might elicit an eye-roll or two from some readers. 7 Best Reddit Stocks to Buy Now To pay just 24 times this year’s earnings feels like a discount for a company with a robust balance sheet, strong margins and very solid growth. At a time where travel trends are exploding higher (and despite fears of a coming recession), Disney has its Parks and Entertainment unit, as well as its Studio business.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $151.60 MSFT Microsoft $251.90 DIS Disney $99.78 NKE Nike $105.20 HD Home Depot $298.18 PG Procter & Gamble $144.27 CRM Salesforce $170.46 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Starting the list with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) — and following it with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — might elicit an eye-roll or two from some readers. Those recession worries are not helping Disney at the moment, but at 19 times forward earnings and with earnings estimates calling for 90% growth this year and 38% growth in 2023, investors need to take a closer look at Disney. Procter & Gamble (PG) Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is enjoying a nice rebound lately, up about 10% from the low.', 'news_article_title': '7 Dow Stocks Trading at a Huge Discount Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $151.60 MSFT Microsoft $251.90 DIS Disney $99.78 NKE Nike $105.20 HD Home Depot $298.18 PG Procter & Gamble $144.27 CRM Salesforce $170.46 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Starting the list with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) — and following it with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — might elicit an eye-roll or two from some readers. 7 Best Reddit Stocks to Buy Now To pay just 24 times this year’s earnings feels like a discount for a company with a robust balance sheet, strong margins and very solid growth. Those recession worries are not helping Disney at the moment, but at 19 times forward earnings and with earnings estimates calling for 90% growth this year and 38% growth in 2023, investors need to take a closer look at Disney.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $151.60 MSFT Microsoft $251.90 DIS Disney $99.78 NKE Nike $105.20 HD Home Depot $298.18 PG Procter & Gamble $144.27 CRM Salesforce $170.46 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Starting the list with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) — and following it with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — might elicit an eye-roll or two from some readers. 7 Best Reddit Stocks to Buy Now To pay just 24 times this year’s earnings feels like a discount for a company with a robust balance sheet, strong margins and very solid growth. Those recession worries are not helping Disney at the moment, but at 19 times forward earnings and with earnings estimates calling for 90% growth this year and 38% growth in 2023, investors need to take a closer look at Disney.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analyzing-stocks-amid-market-moving-reports', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWe’re getting a slew of earnings reports from tech and consumer staples stocks this week, so that’s what we’ve been focusing on over at our YouTube channel, Learning Markets.\nToday’s reports and especially tomorrow, when the Fed releases its report, potentially could move the market significantly. Whether that’s up or down remains to be seen in this volatile environment, but there are some stocks, like Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), that could serve as bellwethers of what’s to come. TSLA had a favorable report, which contributed to a market rally late last week, but there were other contributing factors. With disappointing tech stocks like SNAP’s report, we also need to look at AAPL as a significant market mover as it reports this week.\nThis week at Learning Markets, we discuss both of those particular stocks and cover a few more in our shorts. We answered some specific viewer questions as well and would be happy to address yours in a future broadcast. Just drop a line in the comments section or email us at [email protected]. Here are just a few we addressed:\nCan you look into the MTUM ETF? Just realized that it reallocated its holdings a lot away from Tech and Financials to Energy and Healthcare. I don’t really like it – seems to me the reallocation comes with too much delay. What do you think? – Uli W.\nHow would you value commodity companies? In my opinion, the cyclical component tends to distort the calculations of the discounted cash flows. – Lautaro P.\nWhat is the time frame for the calls that you usually sell to maximize the profits from the premium? And do you specifically sell regular calls, covered calls, or both? – Steven M.\nAnd check out our shorts for quick updates on the stories moving the market. Here’s what we’ve covered this week so far:\nWhy SNAP Dropped So Fast\nWalmart Shocks with Pre-Earnings Report\nIf you have any questions yourself about options trading, specific stocks or bonds, or market trends in general, we’re happy to answer them. Just email [email protected] or drop us a line in the video comments.\nSincerely,\nJohn Jagerson and Wade Hansen\nEditors, Trading Opportunities\nThe post Analyzing Stocks Amid Market-Moving Reports appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Whether that’s up or down remains to be seen in this volatile environment, but there are some stocks, like Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), that could serve as bellwethers of what’s to come. With disappointing tech stocks like SNAP’s report, we also need to look at AAPL as a significant market mover as it reports this week. Here’s what we’ve covered this week so far: Why SNAP Dropped So Fast Walmart Shocks with Pre-Earnings Report If you have any questions yourself about options trading, specific stocks or bonds, or market trends in general, we’re happy to answer them.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Whether that’s up or down remains to be seen in this volatile environment, but there are some stocks, like Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), that could serve as bellwethers of what’s to come. With disappointing tech stocks like SNAP’s report, we also need to look at AAPL as a significant market mover as it reports this week. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips We’re getting a slew of earnings reports from tech and consumer staples stocks this week, so that’s what we’ve been focusing on over at our YouTube channel, Learning Markets.', 'news_article_title': 'Analyzing Stocks Amid Market-Moving Reports', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With disappointing tech stocks like SNAP’s report, we also need to look at AAPL as a significant market mover as it reports this week. Whether that’s up or down remains to be seen in this volatile environment, but there are some stocks, like Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), that could serve as bellwethers of what’s to come. This week at Learning Markets, we discuss both of those particular stocks and cover a few more in our shorts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'With disappointing tech stocks like SNAP’s report, we also need to look at AAPL as a significant market mover as it reports this week. Whether that’s up or down remains to be seen in this volatile environment, but there are some stocks, like Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), that could serve as bellwethers of what’s to come. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips We’re getting a slew of earnings reports from tech and consumer staples stocks this week, so that’s what we’ve been focusing on over at our YouTube channel, Learning Markets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-as-zuckerberg-bets-on-tiktok-style-videos-meta-heads-for-first-ever-revenue-drop', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Katie Paul\nJuly 26 (Reuters) - Meta\'s META.O future may lie in the metaverse, but when the company reports results on Wednesday, investors will be focused on two more immediate bets: pumping up short-video offering Reels to compete with TikTok and rebuilding its ads system after Apple AAPL.Othrottled access to user data.\nChief Executive Mark Zuckerberg believes that will take time, and that the company needs to speed up the process, he told staffers on a call late last month. The discussion hit on key issues that will be watched in Meta\'s quarterly results release on Wednesday.\nMeta is expected to record its first-ever revenue drop in its history as a public company, down 0.4% to about $29 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\nInvestors are also bracing for flat user growth and a third consecutive quarter of profit declines and are watching for signs of hardware project cuts and slower hiring to manage costs.\nThe social media giant this year has unveiled sweeping redesigns of Facebook and Instagram, imitating rival TikTok\'s look and algorithmically driven recommendations of viral short videos.\nMeta is also investing heavily to rebuild its ads system around its own user data, after privacy changes introduced last year by Apple degraded Meta\'s ad targeting capabilities.\nZuckerberg told employees on the call, which took place on June 30, that Reels represented a "huge opportunity" for Meta, but also noted that the format was "still only around 15% of the size of TikTok."\n"I think realistically we\'re looking at a year and a half, maybe even longer, before we\'ll really have a line of sight to having a strong leadership position," he said.\nThe timeline for rebuilding the ads system was similar, he said. He repeatedly urged staff to increase their "intensity" to get through the period.\nWhile Meta has the strongest first-party user data in the industry, it also "has a lot of credibility to restore before investors can get comfortable with maintaining its leadership position in digital advertising\'s secular growth," analysts from RBC Capital Markets wrote.\nZuckerberg told employees that the economy had worsened since executives first planned the Reels and ad changes, and outlined plans to expedite the transitions so profits from the core business could fund Meta\'s long-term metaverse bets.\n"Our job is basically to bring in as much of the business that might be three years out into two years out, or one and a half years out, while also pushing on things like expenses and cost growth," he said.\nIf needed, he added, his inclination was to "take more pain in terms of a little bit less profitability" in the short term, rather than cutting back on "funding for future stuff."\nThe changes have created some backlash, though.\nInstagram, which has been testing TikTok-like features, last week postponed plans to replace the app\'s scrolling feed with a more immersive "panavision"-style layout that fills the entire screen, from October to early next year.\nA Meta spokesperson said the company recognizes "that changes to the app can be an adjustment, and we want to take the time to make sure we get this right."\nOn Monday, two of Instagram\'s biggest users, Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, both shared a meme imploring the company to "Make Instagram Instagram again."\n"Stop trying to be TikTok I just want to see cute photos of my friends," the post said. It signed off: "Sincerely, everyone."\nInstagram head Adam Mosseri acknowledged the criticism in a video on Tuesday, saying the layout was "not yet good" and the company would have to "get it to a good place if we\'re going to ship it" to all Instagram users.\nThe company would continue doing tests and shifting toward video however, he added.\nEXCLUSIVE-Facebook-owner Meta tells hardware staffers to prepare for cutbacks\nEXCLUSIVE-Meta slashes hiring plans, girds for \'fierce\' headwinds\n(Reporting by Katie Paul in Palo Alto, Calif.; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Katie Paul July 26 (Reuters) - Meta\'s META.O future may lie in the metaverse, but when the company reports results on Wednesday, investors will be focused on two more immediate bets: pumping up short-video offering Reels to compete with TikTok and rebuilding its ads system after Apple AAPL.Othrottled access to user data. While Meta has the strongest first-party user data in the industry, it also "has a lot of credibility to restore before investors can get comfortable with maintaining its leadership position in digital advertising\'s secular growth," analysts from RBC Capital Markets wrote. Instagram, which has been testing TikTok-like features, last week postponed plans to replace the app\'s scrolling feed with a more immersive "panavision"-style layout that fills the entire screen, from October to early next year.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Katie Paul July 26 (Reuters) - Meta's META.O future may lie in the metaverse, but when the company reports results on Wednesday, investors will be focused on two more immediate bets: pumping up short-video offering Reels to compete with TikTok and rebuilding its ads system after Apple AAPL.Othrottled access to user data. Investors are also bracing for flat user growth and a third consecutive quarter of profit declines and are watching for signs of hardware project cuts and slower hiring to manage costs. Zuckerberg told employees that the economy had worsened since executives first planned the Reels and ad changes, and outlined plans to expedite the transitions so profits from the core business could fund Meta's long-term metaverse bets.", 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-As Zuckerberg bets on TikTok-style videos, Meta heads for first-ever revenue drop', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Katie Paul July 26 (Reuters) - Meta\'s META.O future may lie in the metaverse, but when the company reports results on Wednesday, investors will be focused on two more immediate bets: pumping up short-video offering Reels to compete with TikTok and rebuilding its ads system after Apple AAPL.Othrottled access to user data. "I think realistically we\'re looking at a year and a half, maybe even longer, before we\'ll really have a line of sight to having a strong leadership position," he said. Zuckerberg told employees that the economy had worsened since executives first planned the Reels and ad changes, and outlined plans to expedite the transitions so profits from the core business could fund Meta\'s long-term metaverse bets.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Katie Paul July 26 (Reuters) - Meta's META.O future may lie in the metaverse, but when the company reports results on Wednesday, investors will be focused on two more immediate bets: pumping up short-video offering Reels to compete with TikTok and rebuilding its ads system after Apple AAPL.Othrottled access to user data. Meta is also investing heavily to rebuild its ads system around its own user data, after privacy changes introduced last year by Apple degraded Meta's ad targeting capabilities. Zuckerberg told employees that the economy had worsened since executives first planned the Reels and ad changes, and outlined plans to expedite the transitions so profits from the core business could fund Meta's long-term metaverse bets."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/shopifys-shop-q2-earnings-to-gain-from-strong-merchant-base', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shopify SHOP is expected to have benefited from its expanding merchant base in second-quarter 2022, set to be reported on Jul 27.\n\nAccelerated adoption of Shopify products such as Shop Pay, Shop Pay Installments and Shopify Balance is likely to have driven the company’s top line in the to-be-reported quarter.\n\nHowever, top-line growth is expected to have suffered from the absence of government stimulus and slower growth in e-commerce compared with COVID-triggered acceleration in the year-ago quarter.\nShopify Inc. Revenue (TTM)\nShopify Inc. revenue-ttm | Shopify Inc. Quote\nClick here to know how Shopify’s overall second-quarter results are likely to be.\nStrategic Integrations Boosts Prospect\nIncreased focus on expanding its merchant base to benefit from the e-commerce boom is anticipated to have aided Shopify’s second-quarter 2022 performance.\n\nIn the first quarter of 2022, Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) rose 16% year over year, reaching $43.2 billion. The trend is likely to have continued in the to-be-reported quarter.\n\nShopify’s rich partner ecosystem might have also acted as a growth driver in the to-be-reported quarter.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThe Twitter sales channel allows merchants to connect with consumers directly from their Twitter profiles. Shopify noted that it is the first time a commerce platform has partnered with a social media company.\n\nThe integration with Apple enables shoppers to use Apple smartphones against the terminal to pay for goods. While this may not be a new feature in retail but Apple’s recent Pay Later installments added a whole new dimension to retail marketing.\n\nShopify’s Google feature syncs local inventory data with the Shopify platform to let customers know when a particular product is in stock.\n\nIn the last reported quarter, gross payment volume (GPV) reached $22 million, constituting 51% of GMV.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for GPV stands at $25.2 million, indicating 24.5% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe GPV in the to-be-reported quarter is expected to have been driven by a strong performance by merchants on Shopify Payments, new merchant adoption, Shop Pay penetration gains, and significant expanded payment penetration by merchants.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Merchant Solutions revenues stands at $980 million, indicating 24.8% growth from the year-ago quarter.\n\nSubscription Solutions market growth in the to-be-reported quarter is expected to have been driven by more global merchants joining Shopify, aggressive investments in sales and marketing, and the introduction of new commercial initiatives.\n\nThe consensus mark for Subscription Solutions revenues is pegged at $365 million, suggesting 9.3% growth from the year-ago quarter.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Lead to Big Gains for Your Portfolio\nThe significance of semiconductors can't be overstated. Your smartphone couldn't function without it. Your personal computer would crash in minutes. Digital cameras, washing machines, refrigerators, ovens. You wouldn't be able to use any of them without semiconductors.\nDisruptions in the supply chain have given semiconductors tremendous pricing power. That's why they present such a tremendous opportunity for investors.\nAnd today, in a new free report, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most. It's yours free and with no obligation. \n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nShopify Inc. (SHOP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Strategic Integrations Boosts Prospect Increased focus on expanding its merchant base to benefit from the e-commerce boom is anticipated to have aided Shopify’s second-quarter 2022 performance.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The GPV in the to-be-reported quarter is expected to have been driven by a strong performance by merchants on Shopify Payments, new merchant adoption, Shop Pay penetration gains, and significant expanded payment penetration by merchants.', 'news_article_title': "Shopify's (SHOP) Q2 Earnings to Gain from Strong Merchant Base", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Accelerated adoption of Shopify products such as Shop Pay, Shop Pay Installments and Shopify Balance is likely to have driven the company’s top line in the to-be-reported quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company has made strategic integrations with major tech companies to provide new services, like the Twitter TWTR sales channel, Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and Alphabet’s GOOGL local inventory integration with Google. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Accelerated adoption of Shopify products such as Shop Pay, Shop Pay Installments and Shopify Balance is likely to have driven the company’s top line in the to-be-reported quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-wall-street-hit-by-walmart-wipeout-gas-woes-knock-europe', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates after U.S. open, IMF growth forecast cut\nEuropean stocks subdued as gas crisis worries mount\nWalmart sees heavy loss after profit warning.\nHeavy slate of tech earnings due on Wall Street later\nBond yields ease ahead of expected Fed rate hike\nGraphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nGraphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nBy Marc Jones\nLONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - World shares skidded and bond markets rallied on Tuesday as some disappointing earnings, the prospect of another super-sized U.S. interest rate hike this week, and Europe\'s looming gas crisis all kept investors on edge.\nAsia had been buoyed overnight by a new Chinese plan to tackle its property crisis and as tech giant Alibaba sought a primary listing in Hong Kong .SS, but Europe and Wall Street could not keep up.\nA Walmart profit warning and another cut in the International Monetary Fund\'s global growth forecast shoved Wall Street\'s main markets lower as they opened .N. Europe\'s STOXX 600 .STOXX started to buckle too after an earlier boost from a profit upgrade from consumer goods giant Unilever ULVR.L and higher commodity stocks O/R.\nBut they were offset by broader recession fears as European Union leaders agreed to cut their countries\' gas usage and as a 9% UBSG.S dive in UBS shares hit the banking sector. .EU\n"The key question we have as these earnings come out is how much pricing power do these (consumer facing) firms have," said Diamond Hill international equities portfolio manager Krishna Mohanraj, referring to the pressures of higher inflation.\n"The other issue is will the Fed be able to control inflation without killing the economy."\nA turbulent Wall Street restart left Walmart\'s shares down around 9% after it had slashed its forecasts on Monday due to those exact issues. .N.\nGeneral Electric GE.N rose 6% though after growth in its aviation business helped it beat estimates. Coca-Cola KO.N gained 1% after it raised forecasts while Unilever rose 2.5% after an earnings beat, with chief executive Alan Jope saying "strong pricing" had enabled it to mitigate cost inflation.\nEuropean Union countries approved a weakened emergency plan to curb their gas usage earlier too after striking compromise deals to limit the hit for some countries as they brace for further Russian supply cuts.\nThe Kremlin warned again that state monopoly Gazprom GAZP.MM would reduce its supply further this week due to another maintenance issue on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, halving already reduced current flows.\nThat sent European gas prices TRNLTTFMc1 up almost 10% and they are now more than 450% higher than a year ago, though still below record highs hit shortly after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February.\n"It is game of cat and mouse," said Christopher Granville Managing Director of EMEA & Global Political Research at TS Lombard.\n"The Russia position will always be that it will continue to supply the gas within the constraints caused by the West\'s sanctions. But they will then find lots of problems that suddenly pop up."\nFED UP, IMF DOWN\nInvestors are also waiting for a likely 75 basis point Federal Reserve interest rate increase on Wednesday - with markets pricing about a 10% risk of a larger hike. They will also want to see whether economic warning signs prompt a shift in rhetoric.\nThe IMF cut global growth forecasts again on Tuesday, warning that high inflation and the impact of the Ukraine war will push the world economy to the brink of recession if left unchecked.\nIt now sees global real GDP growth of 3.2% in 2022, down from 3.6% predicted in April, adding that the world economy had actually contracted in the second quarter due to downturns in China and Russia.\nFor the United States though, the IMF confirmed its July 12 forecasts of 2.3% growth in 2022 and an anaemic 1.0% for 2023, which it had cut twice since April.\n"The outlook has darkened significantly since April. The world may soon be teetering on the edge of a global recession, only two years after the last one," IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said.\nNOT SO HIGH TECH\nGlobal tech giants Microsoft and Google are both reporting after the Wall Street session later, followed by Facebook owner Meta FB.O tomorrow and AppleAAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Thursday.\nIt adds up to more than $7.5 trillion of market cap, Deutsche Bank\'s Jim Reid said, while pointing out that those five stocks were still valued at close to $10 trillion at the start of the year.\nIn Asia, MSCI\'s broadest regional index outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS had bounced 0.5%.\nChinese stocks had jumped after reports the country would set up a fund of up to $44 billion to help property developers. .SS\nHong Kong\'s Hang Seng Index .HSI ended 1.7% higher on the Alibaba news .CSI300 although Japan\'s Nikkei .N225 fell 0.16%. .T\nIn currencies, the dollar was pushing for recent milestone highs as uncertainty continued to swirl around the interest rate and economic outlook. /FRX\nThe euro EUR=EBS tumbled back to $1.0139 from $1.0250 hemmed in by concers over Europe\'s energy security.\nThe yen JPY=EBS steadied at 136.44 per dollar. The U.S. dollar index =USD, which touched a 20-year high this month, was up 0.6% on the day at 107.132. FRX/\nOil prices rose further on expectations Russia\'s gas supply cuts could encourage a switch to crude, with Brent futures LCOc1 last up 1.5% at $106.68 a barrel and U.S. crude CLc1 up 1.6% at $98.21 a barrel.\nBenchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR tumbled to 2.73% from 2.87% at the end of last week. Germany\'s benchmark 10-year bond yield has slumped back under the psychological 1% threshold too as Europe\'s recession worries have intensified. US/GVD/EUR\nTuesday also marked the 10-year anniversary since then ECB President Mario Draghi pledged to do "whatever it takes" to prevent a break up of the euro zone.\nGlobal FX performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nPMIshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PwcrRD\nEurope\'s gas price surgehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zuSVQ2\n(Additional reporting Kane Wu in Hong Kong; Editing by Edmund Klamann, Angus MacSwan and Tomasz Janowski)\n(([email protected]; +44 (0)20 7513 4042; Reuters Messaging: [email protected] Twitter @marcjonesrtrs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Global tech giants Microsoft and Google are both reporting after the Wall Street session later, followed by Facebook owner Meta FB.O tomorrow and AppleAAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Thursday. Updates after U.S. open, IMF growth forecast cut European stocks subdued as gas crisis worries mount Walmart sees heavy loss after profit warning. .EU "The key question we have as these earnings come out is how much pricing power do these (consumer facing) firms have," said Diamond Hill international equities portfolio manager Krishna Mohanraj, referring to the pressures of higher inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Global tech giants Microsoft and Google are both reporting after the Wall Street session later, followed by Facebook owner Meta FB.O tomorrow and AppleAAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Thursday. Updates after U.S. open, IMF growth forecast cut European stocks subdued as gas crisis worries mount Walmart sees heavy loss after profit warning. Heavy slate of tech earnings due on Wall Street later Bond yields ease ahead of expected Fed rate hike Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Marc Jones LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - World shares skidded and bond markets rallied on Tuesday as some disappointing earnings, the prospect of another super-sized U.S. interest rate hike this week, and Europe's looming gas crisis all kept investors on edge.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street hit by Walmart wipeout, Gas woes knock Europe', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Global tech giants Microsoft and Google are both reporting after the Wall Street session later, followed by Facebook owner Meta FB.O tomorrow and AppleAAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Thursday. Heavy slate of tech earnings due on Wall Street later Bond yields ease ahead of expected Fed rate hike Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Marc Jones LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - World shares skidded and bond markets rallied on Tuesday as some disappointing earnings, the prospect of another super-sized U.S. interest rate hike this week, and Europe's looming gas crisis all kept investors on edge. The IMF cut global growth forecasts again on Tuesday, warning that high inflation and the impact of the Ukraine war will push the world economy to the brink of recession if left unchecked.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Global tech giants Microsoft and Google are both reporting after the Wall Street session later, followed by Facebook owner Meta FB.O tomorrow and AppleAAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Thursday. Heavy slate of tech earnings due on Wall Street later Bond yields ease ahead of expected Fed rate hike Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Marc Jones LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - World shares skidded and bond markets rallied on Tuesday as some disappointing earnings, the prospect of another super-sized U.S. interest rate hike this week, and Europe's looming gas crisis all kept investors on edge. The IMF cut global growth forecasts again on Tuesday, warning that high inflation and the impact of the Ukraine war will push the world economy to the brink of recession if left unchecked."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-falls-as-walmart-warning-rattles-retail-sector', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh\nJuly 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart\'s profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation.\nShares of Walmart Inc WMT.N slumped 7.7%, while those of Target Corp TGT.N and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell over 4% each, with the online retail giant weighing the most on the Nasdaq index .IXIC.\nIn a sign of rising pressure to shore up profit amid higher costs, Amazon said it would raise fees for delivery and streaming service Prime in Europe by up to 43% a year.\nThe S&P 500 consumer discretionary index .SPLRCD slid 3.2%, leading sectoral declines. The S&P 500 retailing index .SPXRT dropped 3.9%.\n"There\'s a general expectation that Walmart\'s issues are symptomatic of the entire retail space," said Chuck Lieberman, chief investment officer at Advisor Capital Management.\n"No doubt inflation is higher than people are comfortable with, and that\'s probably going to remain the case for a while."\nAlong with high inflation, a stronger dollar is also expected to weigh on profits of companies with sprawling global operations.\nWall Street\'s main indexes have rallied from mid-June lows as softening commodity prices and downbeat economic data prompt investors to scale back expectations of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, but fears of a recession have sapped momentum recently.\nThe Fed is widely expected to deliver a 75 basis-point interest-rate hike at the end of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, which would be followed by comments from Chairman Jerome Powell.\nU.S. consumer confidence dropped to nearly a 1-1/2-year low in July, data showed, pointing to slower economic growth at the start of the third quarter.\nAdvance second-quarter GDP data on Thursday is likely to be negative after the U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year.\nThe International Monetary Fund, meanwhile, cut global growth forecasts again, warning of risks from high inflation and the Ukraine war.\nAt 12:19 p.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 178.18 points, or 0.56%, at 31,811.86, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 46.24 points, or 1.17%, at 3,920.60 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 215.17 points, or 1.83%, at 11,567.50.\nAmong the Dow components, Coca-Cola Co KO.N gained 1.6% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast, while McDonald\'s Corp MCD.N rose 2.6% after beating quarterly expectations.\n3M Co MMM.N rose 6.4% after the industrial giant said it planned to spin off its healthcare business.\nGeneral Electric Co GE.N gained 6.6% after the U.S. industrial conglomerate beat revenue and profit estimates, while General Motors Co GM.N fell 3.3% after reporting a 40% drop in quarterly net income.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell about 1.5% each, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were down about 2.5% and 3.2%, respectively, ahead of their quarterly reports after market close.\nEarnings from S&P 500 companies are expected to have risen 6.2% for the second quarter from the year-ago period, according to Refinitiv data.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.94-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.82-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 28 new highs and 103 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell about 1.5% each, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were down about 2.5% and 3.2%, respectively, ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. In a sign of rising pressure to shore up profit amid higher costs, Amazon said it would raise fees for delivery and streaming service Prime in Europe by up to 43% a year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell about 1.5% each, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were down about 2.5% and 3.2%, respectively, ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. Among the Dow components, Coca-Cola Co KO.N gained 1.6% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast, while McDonald's Corp MCD.N rose 2.6% after beating quarterly expectations.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street falls as Walmart warning rattles retail sector', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell about 1.5% each, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were down about 2.5% and 3.2%, respectively, ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. U.S. consumer confidence dropped to nearly a 1-1/2-year low in July, data showed, pointing to slower economic growth at the start of the third quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell about 1.5% each, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were down about 2.5% and 3.2%, respectively, ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. Wall Street's main indexes have rallied from mid-June lows as softening commodity prices and downbeat economic data prompt investors to scale back expectations of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, but fears of a recession have sapped momentum recently."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jul-26-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Wall Street had a mixed Monday as investors remained apprehensive about the Fed’s July meeting slated to start on Tuesday, in which a 75 basis point interest hike is expected. Market participants remained skeptical that continued rate hikes coupled with lowering of projections by companies ahead of their earnings reports can be signals of an impending recession. Two of the three major indexes ended in green, while one ended in red.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.3% or 90.75 points to close at 31,990.04. Notably, 17 components of the 30-stock index ended in green, two remained unchanged, while 11 ended in red.\nThe tech-focused Nasdaq Composite finished at 11,782.67, sliding 0.4% or 51.45 points due to the weak performance by large-cap technology stocks.\nThe S&P 500 rose 0.1% or 5.21 points to end at 3,966.84. Eight out of the 11 broad sectors of the benchmark index closed in the positive zone, while three ended in red.\nThe Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE), the Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU) and the Financials Select Sector SPDR (XLF) advanced 3.7%, 1.3% and 0.6%, respectively, while the Consumer Discretionary Selected Sector SPDR (XLY) retracted 0.9%.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 1.4% to 23.36. A total of 9.34 billion shares were traded on Monday, lower than the last 20-session average of 11 billion. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.55-to-1 ratio. On the Nasdaq, a 1.05-to-1 ratio favored declining issues.\nInvestors Keep a Cautious Watch On Fed’s July Meet\nFed officials might be ending the pandemic-era support to the U.S. economy and are beginning to test whether growth can be sustained without their hand-holding. They are expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points to a target range of 2.25% to 2.50% at the end of a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. This would make the rates match pre-pandemic highs and raise them to a level that the officials see as roughly neutral, no longer supporting the economy over the long run. If they do end up raising rates on expected lines, it will mark one of the fastest back-to-bases from a low point to neutral, as rates were last in the 2.25%-2.50% range in late 2018 after a string of rate hikes. However, back then, signs of a slowing economy meant that the Fed refrained from any further tightening and would bring the rates down in roughly eight months.\nInvestors will be keeping a close watch on the proceedings and minutes of the meeting as well as on the outlook of the officials, as the 75 basis point hike is almost a given. But whether they intend to raise interests going further forward, or whether they see this as a tipping point in rate hikes would give the concerned investors a clearer picture about the health of the economy.\nBig Earnings Week Ahead for Tech Stocks\nTech giants like Apple Inc. AAPL, Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT are lined up to release their quarterly earnings this week. Tech stocks have recently taken a hit after the Snap Inc. SNAP earnings and outlook debacle signaled that the ad-spend in the digital space was on a decline. Thus, investors will be eagerly waiting to see what the other behemoths are projecting to get a better idea about what to expect.\nRising Oil Prices Bolster Energy Sector\nOil prices rose over 1% on Monday on supply fears and a slight dip in the U.S. dollar. Brent crude futures for September settled 1.9% higher at $105.15/barrel, while WTI crude futures ended the day at $96.70, reflecting a gain of 2.1%. Russia’s Gazprom said that flows through Nord Stream 1, Russia’s single biggest gas link to Germany, would fall to 20% of capacity from Wednesday. This could lead to additional switching to crude from gas and push up oil prices.\nConsequently, shares of Marathon Oil Corporation MRO and Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY rose 6.6% and 5.5%, respectively. Both Marathan Oil and Occidental carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nEconomic Data\nNo economic data was released on Monday.\n\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Lead to Big Gains for Your Portfolio\nThe significance of semiconductors can't be overstated. Your smartphone couldn't function without it. Your personal computer would crash in minutes. Digital cameras, washing machines, refrigerators, ovens. You wouldn't be able to use any of them without semiconductors.\nDisruptions in the supply chain have given semiconductors tremendous pricing power. That's why they present such a tremendous opportunity for investors.\nAnd today, in a new free report, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most. It's yours free and with no obligation. \n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMarathon Oil Corporation (MRO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSnap Inc. (SNAP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Big Earnings Week Ahead for Tech Stocks Tech giants like Apple Inc. AAPL, Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT are lined up to release their quarterly earnings this week. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Wall Street had a mixed Monday as investors remained apprehensive about the Fed’s July meeting slated to start on Tuesday, in which a 75 basis point interest hike is expected.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Big Earnings Week Ahead for Tech Stocks Tech giants like Apple Inc. AAPL, Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT are lined up to release their quarterly earnings this week. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Consequently, shares of Marathon Oil Corporation MRO and Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY rose 6.6% and 5.5%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jul 26, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Big Earnings Week Ahead for Tech Stocks Tech giants like Apple Inc. AAPL, Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT are lined up to release their quarterly earnings this week. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Investors will be keeping a close watch on the proceedings and minutes of the meeting as well as on the outlook of the officials, as the 75 basis point hike is almost a given.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Big Earnings Week Ahead for Tech Stocks Tech giants like Apple Inc. AAPL, Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Microsoft Corporation MSFT are lined up to release their quarterly earnings this week. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If they do end up raising rates on expected lines, it will mark one of the fastest back-to-bases from a low point to neutral, as rates were last in the 2.25%-2.50% range in late 2018 after a string of rate hikes.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-set-to-open-lower-as-walmart-warning-rattles-retail-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh\nJuly 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes were set to fall at the open on Tuesday after Walmart\'s profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation.\nWalmart Inc\'s WMT.N shares slumped 9.5% in premarket trading, while Target TGT.N and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell 3.3% each, souring the mood in what is set to be the busiest week of the earnings season.\n"It\'s not a surprise, this is what normally happens when inflation is so high or when consumers are having trouble paying their bills," said Eugenio J. Alemán, chief economist at Raymond James.\n"People start to become very discriminating in consumption, so basically they reduce the purchases of discretionary items in favor of necessities."\nIn a sign of rising pressure to shore up profit amid higher costs, ecommerce giant Amazon said in the run-up to its quarterly financial results it will raise fees for delivery and streaming service Prime in Europe by up to 43% a year.\nOther retailers including Kohls Corp KSS.N, Macy\'s Inc M.N and Nordstrom Inc JWN.N fell about 5% each.\nAlong with high inflation, a stronger dollar is also expected to weigh on profits of companies with sprawling global operations.\nThe Conference Board data, due later in the day, is expected to show its consumer confidence index likely dropped 97.2 in July from 98.7 in the prior month.\nInvestors are also bracing for a widely expected 75 basis-point interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve at the end of its two-day policy meeting, which gets under way later on Tuesday, followed by comments from Chairman Jerome Powell.\nAt 8:33 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 117 points, or 0.37%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 13.25 points, or 0.33%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 52.75 points, or 0.43%.\nAmong the Dow components, Coca-Cola Co KO.N gained 1% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast, while McDonald\'s Corp MCD.N beat quarterly comparable sales expectations, sending its shares up 0.5%.\n3M Co MMM.N rose 4% after the industrial giant said it plans to spin off its healthcare business.\nGeneral Electric Co GE.N gained 4.8% after the U.S. industrial conglomerate beat its revenue and profit estimates led by strong growth in its aviation business.\nGeneral Motors Co GM.N fell 1.6% after reporting a 40% drop in its quarterly net income and said it was curbing spending and hiring ahead of a potential economic slowdown.\nHigh-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped about 0.2% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close.\nEarnings from S&P 500 companies are expected to have risen 6.1% for the second quarter from the year-ago period, according to Refinitiv data.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "High-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped about 0.2% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes were set to fall at the open on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. In a sign of rising pressure to shore up profit amid higher costs, ecommerce giant Amazon said in the run-up to its quarterly financial results it will raise fees for delivery and streaming service Prime in Europe by up to 43% a year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped about 0.2% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes were set to fall at the open on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. Among the Dow components, Coca-Cola Co KO.N gained 1% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast, while McDonald's Corp MCD.N beat quarterly comparable sales expectations, sending its shares up 0.5%.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street set to open lower as Walmart warning rattles retail stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "High-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped about 0.2% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes were set to fall at the open on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. General Electric Co GE.N gained 4.8% after the U.S. industrial conglomerate beat its revenue and profit estimates led by strong growth in its aviation business.", 'news_textrank_summary': "High-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, fell between 0.2% and 1%, while Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O dropped about 0.2% each ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes were set to fall at the open on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning heightened fears in the retail sector that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. Among the Dow components, Coca-Cola Co KO.N gained 1% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast, while McDonald's Corp MCD.N beat quarterly comparable sales expectations, sending its shares up 0.5%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russia-fines-google-%2434-mln-for-breaching-competition-rules-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details throughout, Google response\nLONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Russia\'s competition watchdog fined Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O 2 billion roubles ($34.2 million) on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market, the regulator said in a statement.\nThe decision is the latest multi-million dollar fine as part of Moscow\'s increasingly assertive campaign against foreign tech companies.\nThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said the company had "abused its dominant position in the YouTube video hosting services market", without providing additional details.\n"We will study the text of the official decision to define our next steps," Google said in a statement to Reuters.\nGoogle must pay the fine within two months of it entering into force, the FAS said.\nRussia has slapped Google\'s Russian subsidiary with numerous fines in recent months. Last week a court ordered it to pay 21.1 billion roubles ($358.7 million) over what prosecutors said were repeated refusals to remove content Russia deems illegal, such as "fake news" about Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine.\nSince Moscow launched what it calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine, it has also accelerated attacks on Western tech companies at home in a push to exert more control over the online space, including through supporting domestic players to oust their Western rivals.\nGazprom Media - a media conglomerate linked to state-controlled gas giant Gazprom GAZP.MM - has been heavily promoting RuTube, its Russian alternative to YouTube, which has seen a sharp uptick in traffic since February.\nYouTube, which has blocked Russian state-funded media globally, is under heavy pressure from Russia\'s communications regulator and politicians.\nGoogle stopped selling online advertising in Russia in early March but has kept some free services available. Its Russian subsidiary officially filed for bankruptcy after authorities seized its bank account, making it impossible to pay staff and vendors.\n(Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Louise Heavens)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The decision is the latest multi-million dollar fine as part of Moscow's increasingly assertive campaign against foreign tech companies. YouTube, which has blocked Russian state-funded media globally, is under heavy pressure from Russia's communications regulator and politicians. Its Russian subsidiary officially filed for bankruptcy after authorities seized its bank account, making it impossible to pay staff and vendors.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds details throughout, Google response LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Russia\'s competition watchdog fined Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O 2 billion roubles ($34.2 million) on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market, the regulator said in a statement. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said the company had "abused its dominant position in the YouTube video hosting services market", without providing additional details. Last week a court ordered it to pay 21.1 billion roubles ($358.7 million) over what prosecutors said were repeated refusals to remove content Russia deems illegal, such as "fake news" about Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine.', 'news_article_title': 'Russia fines Google $34 mln for breaching competition rules', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds details throughout, Google response LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Russia\'s competition watchdog fined Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O 2 billion roubles ($34.2 million) on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market, the regulator said in a statement. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said the company had "abused its dominant position in the YouTube video hosting services market", without providing additional details. Russia has slapped Google\'s Russian subsidiary with numerous fines in recent months.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds details throughout, Google response LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Russia\'s competition watchdog fined Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O 2 billion roubles ($34.2 million) on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market, the regulator said in a statement. Russia has slapped Google\'s Russian subsidiary with numerous fines in recent months. Last week a court ordered it to pay 21.1 billion roubles ($358.7 million) over what prosecutors said were repeated refusals to remove content Russia deems illegal, such as "fake news" about Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-fall-after-walmart-warning-spooks-retail-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.40%, Nasdaq 0.49%\nJuly 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning rippled through the retail sector and heightened fears that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation.\nWalmart Inc's WMT.N shares slumped 9.1% in premarket trading, while Target TGT.N and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell 5%, souring the mood as some of America's biggest companies report in what is set to be the busiest week of the earnings season.\nAlong with high inflation, a stronger dollar is also expected to pressure earnings of companies with sprawling global operations.\nInvestors are also bracing for a widely expected 75 basis-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve at the end of its two-day policy meeting, which gets under way later on Tuesday.\nIn other data, the Conference Board is expected to show its consumer confidence index likely dropped 97.2 in July from 98.7 in the prior month.\nAt 6:50 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 157 points, or 0.49%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 16 points, or 0.4%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 61 points, or 0.49%.\nAmong other Dow components, Coca-Cola Co KO.N gained 1% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast, while McDonald's Corp MCD.N beat quarterly comparable sales expectations, sending its shares up 0.2%.\n3M Co MMM.N rose 0.7% after the industrial giant said it plans to spin off its healthcare business. The company also reported a fall in second quarter profit.\nGeneral Electric Co GE.N rose 6% after the U.S. industrial conglomerate beat its revenue and profit estimates led by strong growth in its aviation business.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Walmart Inc's WMT.N shares slumped 9.1% in premarket trading, while Target TGT.N and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell 5%, souring the mood as some of America's biggest companies report in what is set to be the busiest week of the earnings season. Investors are also bracing for a widely expected 75 basis-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve at the end of its two-day policy meeting, which gets under way later on Tuesday. Among other Dow components, Coca-Cola Co KO.N gained 1% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast, while McDonald's Corp MCD.N beat quarterly comparable sales expectations, sending its shares up 0.2%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Futures down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.40%, Nasdaq 0.49% July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning rippled through the retail sector and heightened fears that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 157 points, or 0.49%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 16 points, or 0.4%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 61 points, or 0.49%. General Electric Co GE.N rose 6% after the U.S. industrial conglomerate beat its revenue and profit estimates led by strong growth in its aviation business.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall after Walmart warning spooks retail stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.40%, Nasdaq 0.49% July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning rippled through the retail sector and heightened fears that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. The company also reported a fall in second quarter profit.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Futures down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.40%, Nasdaq 0.49% July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday after Walmart's profit warning rippled through the retail sector and heightened fears that consumers were cutting back on discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 157 points, or 0.49%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 16 points, or 0.4%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 61 points, or 0.49%. Among other Dow components, Coca-Cola Co KO.N gained 1% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast, while McDonald's Corp MCD.N beat quarterly comparable sales expectations, sending its shares up 0.2%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-winning-evergreen-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-the-next-25-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "High-flying growth stocks might be fun to buy and watch closely while they're hot. But when you're angling for strong 25-year returns to support your retirement savings, you'll need to invest in companies that are stable enough for you to sleep well at night. And that often means investing in large corporations that aren't exactly about to disrupt their industries.\nStill, stability doesn't need to imply slow growth, nor does it need to mean being in a boring line of business. Let's put three of these stably growing giants under the microscope to find out why they're worth your consideration for purchase.\n1. Vertex Pharmaceuticals\nVertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) is an evergreen stock because it has proven that it's an expert at consistently extracting wild growth from a tiny niche. Of the 83,000 estimated patients living with the rare hereditary disease cystic fibrosis (CF) in the Western World, Vertex treats more than half of them with its portfolio of drugs, and it's doing a significant amount of research and development work to treat everyone that's left. As if its stellar market penetration isn't enough, from selling CF medicines alone, its trailing-12-month net income has grown by more than 1,150% in the last five years, reaching more than $2.4 billion.\nWhat's more, Vertex is starting to diversify into developing therapies for other illnesses, ranging from type 1 diabetes to pain and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. That way, it'll gain access to new therapy markets if it eventually runs out of room to grow within the market for CF drugs. Over the next 25 years, it's likely that the company will have cornered multiple other niche markets, developing and recombining its commercialized medicines into new packages as it has done with CF to stay firmly ahead of the exclusivity protections expiring and denting revenue. And that'll make shareholders richer, just like the company's CF strategy did.\n2. STAAR Surgical\nBased on current trends, by the year 2050, nearly half of all people will be near-sighted (formally referenced as myopia). And in a world that's slated to produce more and more people with myopia over time, investing in a vision correction business like STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) is a no-brainer. STAAR makes implantable lenses that replace other corrective technology like contact lenses or glasses, and that means it's competing in a market that is currently worth $70 billion per year. Unlike contacts or glasses, STAAR's implantable lenses don't have the hassle of getting torn, smudged, cracked, or otherwise mutilated, though they do require an outpatient surgical procedure to set up.\nMost people with myopia probably won't want to get implantable lenses. But, so far, grabbing a small slice of the massiveglobal marketfor vision correction has been quite lucrative for the company, with its trailing-12-month revenue rising by 281.4% in the last 10 years to surpass $242.9 million. And, over the last three years, its trailing-12-month net income jumped by an eye-popping 232.1%. Right now, STAAR is working its way into the Chinese market, where it already owns a share of more than 20% despite only starting to compete there in 2015. Better yet, it won't need to change much of anything about its business model or its product to keep growing at a moderate pace for the long run -- and that's why it's a favorable purchase today.\n3. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an obvious stock to buy and hold for decades because it's one of the strongest and most valuable brands in the world. It's also a favorite of legendary investors like Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, who holds so many shares that the company constitutes more than 42.7% of Berkshire's entire portfolio. And, through sales of its computers, software, and subscription services, Apple's quarterly free cash flow (FCF) rose by 115.9% over the last five years, meaning that it is constantly generating excess capital for reinvesting into new avenues for growth.\nIt also returns a huge amount of capital to its investors in the form of its dividend and share buybacks. While its forward dividend yield of around 0.6% isn't about to make anyone rich on its own, it's rising quite consistently over time, including most recently in the second quarter, when management opted to hike it by 5%. At the same time, the company authorized an additional $90 billion for its share repurchase program. Over the next 25 years, by continually hiking the dividend and buying back its shares, Apple will make today's investors much better off, and that's a compelling reason to buy the stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Vertex Pharmaceuticals\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vertex Pharmaceuticals wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nAlex Carchidi has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool recommends STAAR Surgical and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an obvious stock to buy and hold for decades because it's one of the strongest and most valuable brands in the world. Over the next 25 years, it's likely that the company will have cornered multiple other niche markets, developing and recombining its commercialized medicines into new packages as it has done with CF to stay firmly ahead of the exclusivity protections expiring and denting revenue. Unlike contacts or glasses, STAAR's implantable lenses don't have the hassle of getting torn, smudged, cracked, or otherwise mutilated, though they do require an outpatient surgical procedure to set up.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an obvious stock to buy and hold for decades because it's one of the strongest and most valuable brands in the world. And in a world that's slated to produce more and more people with myopia over time, investing in a vision correction business like STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) is a no-brainer. STAAR makes implantable lenses that replace other corrective technology like contact lenses or glasses, and that means it's competing in a market that is currently worth $70 billion per year.", 'news_article_title': '3 Winning Evergreen Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next 25 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an obvious stock to buy and hold for decades because it's one of the strongest and most valuable brands in the world. As if its stellar market penetration isn't enough, from selling CF medicines alone, its trailing-12-month net income has grown by more than 1,150% in the last five years, reaching more than $2.4 billion. Over the next 25 years, by continually hiking the dividend and buying back its shares, Apple will make today's investors much better off, and that's a compelling reason to buy the stock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an obvious stock to buy and hold for decades because it's one of the strongest and most valuable brands in the world. STAAR makes implantable lenses that replace other corrective technology like contact lenses or glasses, and that means it's competing in a market that is currently worth $70 billion per year. Over the next 25 years, by continually hiking the dividend and buying back its shares, Apple will make today's investors much better off, and that's a compelling reason to buy the stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-asia-shares-bounce-on-china-property-fund-as-fed-hike-looms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Kane Wu\nHONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares pared losses on Tuesday as investor sentiment improved on China\'s reported plans to tackle a debt crisis in real estate development.\nMSCI\'s broadest gauge of Asia stocks outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS bounced back to a gain of 0.36% in afternoon sessions. Chinese stocks jumped after reports the country would set up a fund of up to $44 billion to help property developers.\nHong Kong\'s Hang Seng Index .HSI was 1.48% higher and China\'s benchmark CSI300 Index .CSI300 also widened gains to a rise of 0.91% at the morning close. Japan\'s Nikkei .N225 fell 0.08%, erasing some morning losses.\nFTSE futures FFIc1 edged up 0.15%. U.S. markets are likely to open lower, with E-mini futures for the S&P 500 index ESc1 down 0.32%.\nU.S. retailer Walmart Inc WMT.N cut its profit forecast on Monday and said customers were paring back discretionary purchases as inflation bit into household budgets. Shares fell 10% after hours.\nInvestors are also awaiting a likely 75 basis point Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this week - with markets pricing about a 10% risk of a larger hike, as well as waiting to see whether economic warning signs prompt a shift in rhetoric.\n"We are leaning to the view that 75 bps is most likely but won\'t be the end unless they see some demand destruction and some tempering of inflation," said John Milroy, an investment adviser at Ord Minnett.\n"We are fearful they have to materially slow the U.S. economy further."\nBig technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week.\n"The market has stabilized" from rate hike expectations, said Redmond Wong, Greater China market strategist at Saxo Markets in Hong Kong. "The focus is now on earnings."\nIn China, "maintaining stability is the key theme," said Wong on likely outcomes from politburo meetings expected to begin this week.\nIn currencies, the dollar was marginally softer but not drifting too far below recent milestone highs as uncertainty continued to swirl around the interest rate and economic outlook.\nThe euro EUR=EBS rose 0.21% to $1.0240 but was hemmed in by uncertainty over Europe\'s energy security, which is not helped by a looming cut in the westbound flow of Russian gas.\nThe yen JPY=EBS steadied at 136.54 per dollar. The U.S. dollar index =USD, which touched a 20-year high this month, was down slightly at 106.380. FRX/\nOil prices rose further on expectations Russia\'s reduction in natural gas supply to Europe could encourage a switch to crude, with Brent futures LCOc1 last up 1.27% at $106.45 a barrel and U.S. crude CLc1 up 1.26% at $97.92 a barrel.\nBenchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR fell to 2.875% as growth worries gave support to bonds. US/\nGold XAU= hovered at $1,721.8 an ounce and bitcoin BTC=BTSP nursed overnight losses at $21,111.31.\nGlobal FX performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nPMIshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3PwcrRD\n(Reporting by Kane Wu in Hong Kong; Editing by Sam Holmes)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Big technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week. By Kane Wu HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares pared losses on Tuesday as investor sentiment improved on China's reported plans to tackle a debt crisis in real estate development. Investors are also awaiting a likely 75 basis point Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this week - with markets pricing about a 10% risk of a larger hike, as well as waiting to see whether economic warning signs prompt a shift in rhetoric.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Big technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week. By Kane Wu HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares pared losses on Tuesday as investor sentiment improved on China\'s reported plans to tackle a debt crisis in real estate development. "The market has stabilized" from rate hike expectations, said Redmond Wong, Greater China market strategist at Saxo Markets in Hong Kong.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares bounce on China property fund as Fed hike looms', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Big technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week. U.S. markets are likely to open lower, with E-mini futures for the S&P 500 index ESc1 down 0.32%. Shares fell 10% after hours.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Big technology companies such as Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com are due to report earnings this week. By Kane Wu HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares pared losses on Tuesday as investor sentiment improved on China\'s reported plans to tackle a debt crisis in real estate development. "The market has stabilized" from rate hike expectations, said Redmond Wong, Greater China market strategist at Saxo Markets in Hong Kong.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/etfs-in-focus-ahead-of-big-tech-q2-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'We are in the peak of the second-quarter earnings season and tech giants are in the spotlight this week. The five biggest tech players — Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — set to report.\n\nThese five companies currently account for about 23% of the total market capitalization of the S&P 500 Index. Total Q2 earnings from the group of five companies are expected to be down 19.1% on revenue growth of 6.2%. This reflects a deceleration from the Q1 earnings decline of 8.4% and revenue growth of 11.4%. Being the undisputed leaders in the digital ad space, Alphabet and Meta will likely see a decline in advertising spending as the aggressive Fed tightening cycle takes effect.\n\nThe technology sector, which had been the hardest hit by soaring yields and a hawkish Fed, has shown some strength lately (read: Could a Sustained Tech ETF Rally Be in the Cards?).\n\nBoth Microsoft and Alphabet are scheduled to release their earnings on Jul 26, while Meta Platforms and Apple will report on Jul 27 and Jul 28, respectively. Amazon is also slated to report on Jul 28.\n\nMicrosoft\n\nMicrosoft has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and an Earnings ESP of +0.47%. According to our methodology, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate indicates substantial earnings growth of 5.1% and revenue growth of 13.4% from the year-ago quarter. Microsoft’s earnings track is impressive, with the last four-quarter earnings surprise being 8.63%, on average. However, the stock witnessed negative earnings estimate revision of a penny for the to-be-reported quarter over the past seven days. Analysts decreasing estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to-date information possible — is not a good indicator for the stock. Microsoft belongs to a bottom-ranked Zacks industry (bottom 49%) and has lost about 8.6% over the past three months (see: all the Technology ETFs here).\n\nAlphabet\n\nAlphabet has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of -0.03%. It saw a negative earnings estimate revision of a couple of cents over the past seven days for the to-be-reported quarter. The company’s earnings surprise track over the past four quarters is good, with the beat being 17.21%, on average. Earnings are expected to decline 5.9%, while revenues are expected to grow 13.2% from the year-ago quarter. Alphabet falls under a bottom-ranked Zacks industry (bottom 39%). The Internet behemoth has shed about 6% in the past three months.\n\nMeta Platforms\n\nMeta Platforms has a Zacks Rank #4 and an Earnings ESP of -4.26%. The social media giant saw a negative earnings estimate revision of 6 cents for the to-be-reported quarter over the past 30 days. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the yet-to-be reported quarter indicates a substantial year-over-year earnings decline of 30.5%. Revenues are expected to decrease a modest 0.9%. Meta Platforms delivered an earnings surprise of 5.99%, on average, in the last four quarters. The stock belongs to a bottom-ranked Zacks industry (bottom 46%). Shares of META have lost about 5% in the past three months.\n\nApple\n\nApple has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of +0.88%. The stock saw no earnings estimate revision over the past 30 days for third-quarter fiscal 2022, and its earnings surprise history is strong. It delivered an earnings surprise of 11.85%, on average, over the past four quarters. Though Apple is expected to report a substantial earnings decline of 13.1% from the year-ago quarter, revenues are expected to increase 0.53% year over year. It belongs to a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 38%). The stock is down 2.3% in the past three-month timeframe.\n\nAmazon\n\nAmazon has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of +34.09%. The stock saw a positive earnings estimate revision of a penny over the past 30 days for the second quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate represents a substantial year-over-year earnings decline of 80.3% and revenue growth of 5.9%. Amazon’s earnings surprise history is impressive, with an average beat of 138.98% for the last four quarters. The stock falls under a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 38%). The online e-commerce behemoth has witnessed a share price decrease of 12.4% in the past three months.\nETFs to Tap\nGiven this, investors may want to play these stocks with the help of ETFs. Below, we have highlighted six ETFs having the largest exposure to these tech giants.\n\nMicroSectors FANG+ ETN FNGS: This ETN is linked to the performance of the NYSE FANG+ Index, which is equal-dollar weighted and designed to provide exposure to a group of highly traded growth stocks of next-generation technology and tech-enabled companies. The note accounts for a 10% share in each of the FAANG stocks and has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 (read: Tesla Mixed Q2 Earnings Put These ETFs in Focus).\n\nBlue Chip Growth ETF TCHP: This fund focuses on companies with leading market positions, seasoned management and strong financial fundamentals. It accounts for a combined 46.7% in the five firms.\n\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF MGK: This ETF offers exposure to the largest growth stocks in the U.S. market and has a Zacks ETF Rank #2. The five firms account for a combined 43.2% share in the basket.\n\niShares Evolved U.S. Technology ETF IETC: This fund employs data science techniques to identify companies with exposure to the technology sector. The five firms account for a combined 41.9% share in the basket.\n\nInvesco QQQ QQQ: This ETF focuses on 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. This fund makes up for 36.5% share in the in-focus firms and has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 with a Medium risk outlook.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Evolved U.S. Technology ETF (IETC): ETF Research Reports\n \nMicroSectors FANG ETN (FNGS): ETF Research Reports\n \nT. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETF (TCHP): ETF Research Reports\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — set to report. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Being the undisputed leaders in the digital ad space, Alphabet and Meta will likely see a decline in advertising spending as the aggressive Fed tightening cycle takes effect.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — set to report. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF MGK: This ETF offers exposure to the largest growth stocks in the U.S. market and has a Zacks ETF Rank #2.', 'news_article_title': 'ETFs in Focus Ahead of Big Tech Q2 Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — set to report. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft belongs to a bottom-ranked Zacks industry (bottom 49%) and has lost about 8.6% over the past three months (see: all the Technology ETFs here).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — set to report. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The stock saw no earnings estimate revision over the past 30 days for third-quarter fiscal 2022, and its earnings surprise history is strong.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-stocks-im-watching-closely-this-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In this video, I will be talking about the four stocks I'm watching closely this week as most big tech companies are reporting their quarterly earnings. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) report on Tuesday, and on Thursday, it's Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) turn.\nIn related earnings news:\nMonday after the market closed, Walmart reported earnings that sent a warning to the market.\nThe company now expects earnings per share for the full year to be down 12% year over year. It previously expected it to be down only 1%.\nThe reason for this is increasing levels of food and fuel inflation, which affects how customers spend.\nFor the full insights, do watch the video, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the closing prices of July 25, 2022. The video was published on July 26, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet (A shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Neil Rozenbaum has positions in Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Walmart Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Neil is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) report on Tuesday, and on Thursday, it's Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) turn. In this video, I will be talking about the four stocks I'm watching closely this week as most big tech companies are reporting their quarterly earnings. For the full insights, do watch the video, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) report on Tuesday, and on Thursday, it's Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) turn. In related earnings news: Monday after the market closed, Walmart reported earnings that sent a warning to the market. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': "4 Stocks I'm Watching Closely This Week", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) report on Tuesday, and on Thursday, it's Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) turn. In this video, I will be talking about the four stocks I'm watching closely this week as most big tech companies are reporting their quarterly earnings. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) report on Tuesday, and on Thursday, it's Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) turn. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. 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Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 4.5%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FEDX ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: SPYG, FEDX: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 4.5%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FEDX ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPYG, FEDX: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, which added 13,250,000 units, or a 5.9% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FEDX ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPYG, FEDX: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPYG, FEDX: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, which added 13,250,000 units, or a 5.9% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 4.5%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FEDX ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, which added 13,250,000 units, or a 5.9% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FEDX ETF, which added 50,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPYG, FEDX: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pelosis-husband-dumps-nvidia-stock-as-house-eyes-chip-bill', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Noel Randewich\nJuly 27 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband sold his shares of chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O on Tuesday, days before the House is expected to consider legislation providing subsidies and tax credits worth over $70 billion to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry.\nIn a periodic transaction report, the senior Democrat disclosed that her husband, financier Paul Pelosi, sold 25,000 shares of Nvidia for about $4.1 million, ending up with a loss of $341,365.\nPaul Pelosi frequently trades shares of companies popular with many investors, including Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and other tech companies.\nTransaction reports filed by Pelosi, a multi-millionaire, show her husband bought 5,000 Nvidia shares in July 2021, and that he exercised options to buy another 20,000 Nvidia shares last June.\nThe Senate is expected to vote on final passage in coming days of legislation providing about $52 billion in government subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production, as well as an investment tax credit for chip plants estimated to be worth $24 billion.\nThe legislation, which aims to make the domestic chip industry more competitive with China's, would then be taken up in the U.S. House under Pelosi's direction.\nLast year, Pelosi defended the rights of federal lawmakers to trade stocks, but she later responded to calls for a ban on trading by lawmakers by signaling willingness to potentially advance such legislation.\nA 2012 law makes it illegal for lawmakers to use information from their work in Congress for their personal gain. The law requires them to disclose stock transactions by themselves or family members within 45 days.\nAn analysis by Unusual Whales, a service selling financial data, concluded that congressional lawmakers last year traded $290 million in stocks, options, cryptocurrency and other assets, and that they outperformed the market, on average.\nSanta Clara, California-based Nvidia is most valuable U.S chipmaker.\n(Reporting by Noel Randewich; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Paul Pelosi frequently trades shares of companies popular with many investors, including Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and other tech companies. In a periodic transaction report, the senior Democrat disclosed that her husband, financier Paul Pelosi, sold 25,000 shares of Nvidia for about $4.1 million, ending up with a loss of $341,365. The legislation, which aims to make the domestic chip industry more competitive with China's, would then be taken up in the U.S. House under Pelosi's direction.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Paul Pelosi frequently trades shares of companies popular with many investors, including Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and other tech companies. By Noel Randewich July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband sold his shares of chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O on Tuesday, days before the House is expected to consider legislation providing subsidies and tax credits worth over $70 billion to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry. In a periodic transaction report, the senior Democrat disclosed that her husband, financier Paul Pelosi, sold 25,000 shares of Nvidia for about $4.1 million, ending up with a loss of $341,365.", 'news_article_title': "Pelosi's husband dumps Nvidia stock as House eyes chip bill", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Paul Pelosi frequently trades shares of companies popular with many investors, including Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and other tech companies. By Noel Randewich July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband sold his shares of chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O on Tuesday, days before the House is expected to consider legislation providing subsidies and tax credits worth over $70 billion to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry. In a periodic transaction report, the senior Democrat disclosed that her husband, financier Paul Pelosi, sold 25,000 shares of Nvidia for about $4.1 million, ending up with a loss of $341,365.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Paul Pelosi frequently trades shares of companies popular with many investors, including Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and other tech companies. By Noel Randewich July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband sold his shares of chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O on Tuesday, days before the House is expected to consider legislation providing subsidies and tax credits worth over $70 billion to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry. Transaction reports filed by Pelosi, a multi-millionaire, show her husband bought 5,000 Nvidia shares in July 2021, and that he exercised options to buy another 20,000 Nvidia shares last June."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-eu-found-evidence-employee-phones-compromised-with-spyware-letter', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Raphael Satter\nJuly 27 (Reuters) - The European Union found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company\'s spy software, the bloc\'s top justice official said in a letter seen by Reuters.\nIn a July 25 letter sent to European lawmaker Sophie in ‘t Veld, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said iPhone maker Apple had told him in 2021 that his iPhone had possibly been hacked using Pegasus, a tool developed and sold to government clients by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group.\nThe warning from Apple triggered the inspection of Reynders’ personal and professional devices as well as other phones used by European Commission employees, the letter said.\nThough the investigation did not find conclusive proof that Reynders\' or EU staff phones were hacked, investigators discovered "indicators of compromise" – a term used by security researchers to describe that evidence exists showing a hack occurred.\nReynders’ letter did not provide further detail and he said "it is impossible to attribute these indicators to a specific perpetrator with full certainty." It added that the investigation was still active.\nMessages left with Reynders, the European Commission, and Reynders\' spokesman David Marechal were not immediately returned.\nAn NSO spokeswoman said the firm would willingly cooperate with an EU investigation.\n"Our assistance is even more crucial, as there is no concrete proof so far that a breach occurred," the spokeswoman said in a statement to Reuters. "Any illegal use by a customer targeting activists, journalists, etc., is considered a serious misuse."\nNSO Group is being sued by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for violating its user terms and services agreement.\nLAWMAKERS\' QUESTIONS\nReuters first reported in April that the European Union was investigating whether phones used by Reynders and other senior European officials had been hacked using software designed in Israel. Reynders and the European Commission declined to comment on the report at the time.\nReynders\' acknowledgement in the letter of hacking activity was made in response to inquiries from European lawmakers, who earlier this year formed a committee to investigate the use of surveillance software in Europe.\nLast week the committee announced that its investigation found 14 EU member states had purchased NSO technology in the past.\nReynders\' letter – which was shared with Reuters by in \'t Veld, the committee’s rapporteur – said officials in Hungary, Poland and Spain had been or were in the process of being questioned about their use of Pegasus.\nIn \'t Veld said it was imperative to find out who targeted the EU Commission, suggesting it would be especially scandalous if it were found that an EU member state was responsible.\nThe European Commission also raised the issue with Israeli authorities, asking them to take steps to "prevent the misuse of their products in the EU," the letter said.\nA spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nApple\'s alerts, sent late last year, told targeted users that a hacking tool, dubbed ForcedEntry, may have been used against their devices to download spyware. Apple said in a lawsuit that ForcedEntry had been the work of NSO Group. Reuters also previously reported that another, smaller Israeli firm named QuaDream had developed a nearly identical tool.\nIn November, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden gave NSO Group a designation that makes it harder for U.S. companies to do business with them, after determining that its phone-hacking technology had been used by foreign governments to "maliciously target" political dissidents around the world.\nNSO, which has kept its client list confidential, has said that it sells its products only to "vetted and legitimate" government clients.\n(Reporting by Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing in Washington; editing by Grant McCool)\n(([email protected]; +1 202-510-0174;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "NSO Group is being sued by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for violating its user terms and services agreement. Reynders' acknowledgement in the letter of hacking activity was made in response to inquiries from European lawmakers, who earlier this year formed a committee to investigate the use of surveillance software in Europe. Reynders' letter – which was shared with Reuters by in 't Veld, the committee’s rapporteur – said officials in Hungary, Poland and Spain had been or were in the process of being questioned about their use of Pegasus.", 'news_luhn_summary': "NSO Group is being sued by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for violating its user terms and services agreement. By Raphael Satter July 27 (Reuters) - The European Union found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company's spy software, the bloc's top justice official said in a letter seen by Reuters. In a July 25 letter sent to European lawmaker Sophie in ‘t Veld, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said iPhone maker Apple had told him in 2021 that his iPhone had possibly been hacked using Pegasus, a tool developed and sold to government clients by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-EU found evidence employee phones compromised with spyware -letter', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'NSO Group is being sued by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for violating its user terms and services agreement. In a July 25 letter sent to European lawmaker Sophie in ‘t Veld, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said iPhone maker Apple had told him in 2021 that his iPhone had possibly been hacked using Pegasus, a tool developed and sold to government clients by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group. Reuters first reported in April that the European Union was investigating whether phones used by Reynders and other senior European officials had been hacked using software designed in Israel.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'NSO Group is being sued by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for violating its user terms and services agreement. In a July 25 letter sent to European lawmaker Sophie in ‘t Veld, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said iPhone maker Apple had told him in 2021 that his iPhone had possibly been hacked using Pegasus, a tool developed and sold to government clients by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group. Though the investigation did not find conclusive proof that Reynders\' or EU staff phones were hacked, investigators discovered "indicators of compromise" – a term used by security researchers to describe that evidence exists showing a hack occurred.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-revenue-forecast-disappoints-on-cooling-smartphone-demand-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'adds shares, comment on smartphone market\nJuly 27 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates on Wednesday, bracing for difficult economic conditions and a slowdown in smartphone demand that could hit its mainstay handset chips business.\nShares of the San Diego-based company fell 2.9% in extended trading, adding to the stock\'s decline of about 18% this year amid a broader selloff in growth stocks.\nThe chip designer still surpassed expectations for adjusted revenue in the third quarter, driven by growth of 59% at its handset chips business.\n"The weakness we see in consumer has been offset by the diversification strategy of the company and the focus on premium and high-tier handsets," said Qualcomm Chief Executive Christiano Amon.\nQualcomm is looking to diversify to sectors such as automotives, but its handset chip business still makes up more than half of total sales.\nThe company now expects smartphone sales to fall 5% this year, compared with its prior outlook for flat growth, Chief Financial Officer Akash Palkhiwala said.\nLeading chipmakers including Micron Technology MU.O and Texas Instruments TXN.O have also warned of cooling consumer electronics demand.\nSmartphone sales have come under pressure as runaway inflation, growing recession risks and repeated COVID-19 lockdowns in China force consumers to rein in spending. Global smartphone shipments will fall 3.5% this year, according to data from IDC.\nThe Ukraine crisis and China lockdowns have also worsened supply-chain snags and hurt demand, forcing many phone makers to cut orders for chips.\nQualcomm forecast current-quarter revenue between $11 billion and $11.8 billion, compared with analysts\' estimates of $11.87 billion, according to Refinitiv data.\nIt expects adjusted earnings per share of between $3 and $3.30, compared with estimates of $3.23.\nQualcomm said the mid-point of its fourth-quarter forecast included an estimated impact of an about 20 cents reduction to earnings per share due to macroeconomic headwinds and a lower global handset forecast.\nAdjusted revenue for the quarter ended June 26, when analysts expected strong demand from Apple AAPL.O, was $10.93 billion, compared with estimates of $10.88 billion.\nSeparately, Qualcomm said it has extended its patent license agreement with Samsung Electronics 005930.KS through the end of 2030. It also agreed to expand the use of Snapdragon platforms for future premium Samsung Galaxy products, including Samsung Galaxy phones.\n(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru and Jane Lanhee Lee in Oakland, California; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adjusted revenue for the quarter ended June 26, when analysts expected strong demand from Apple AAPL.O, was $10.93 billion, compared with estimates of $10.88 billion. "The weakness we see in consumer has been offset by the diversification strategy of the company and the focus on premium and high-tier handsets," said Qualcomm Chief Executive Christiano Amon. The company now expects smartphone sales to fall 5% this year, compared with its prior outlook for flat growth, Chief Financial Officer Akash Palkhiwala said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Adjusted revenue for the quarter ended June 26, when analysts expected strong demand from Apple AAPL.O, was $10.93 billion, compared with estimates of $10.88 billion. Qualcomm forecast current-quarter revenue between $11 billion and $11.8 billion, compared with analysts' estimates of $11.87 billion, according to Refinitiv data. It also agreed to expand the use of Snapdragon platforms for future premium Samsung Galaxy products, including Samsung Galaxy phones.", 'news_article_title': 'Qualcomm revenue forecast disappoints on cooling smartphone demand', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adjusted revenue for the quarter ended June 26, when analysts expected strong demand from Apple AAPL.O, was $10.93 billion, compared with estimates of $10.88 billion. The chip designer still surpassed expectations for adjusted revenue in the third quarter, driven by growth of 59% at its handset chips business. The company now expects smartphone sales to fall 5% this year, compared with its prior outlook for flat growth, Chief Financial Officer Akash Palkhiwala said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Adjusted revenue for the quarter ended June 26, when analysts expected strong demand from Apple AAPL.O, was $10.93 billion, compared with estimates of $10.88 billion. adds shares, comment on smartphone market July 27 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates on Wednesday, bracing for difficult economic conditions and a slowdown in smartphone demand that could hit its mainstay handset chips business. Qualcomm forecast current-quarter revenue between $11 billion and $11.8 billion, compared with analysts' estimates of $11.87 billion, according to Refinitiv data."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-highly-ranked-stocks-with-stellar-projected-growth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It’s undoubtedly been a rough year to be an investor so far. A challenging macroeconomic backdrop has caused widespread margin compression, leaving stocks to tumble.\nHowever, the general market’s performance over the last month is a major positive, signaling that bears could be tiring out.\nThe chart below illustrates the S&P 500’s performance over the last month.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNow that we’re finally seeing some buyers return, it’s beneficial for investors to carry strong stocks with robust growth projections.\nThree highly-ranked stocks with promising bottom and top-line growth forecasts include Quanex Building Products NX, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM, and Kronos Worldwide KRO.\nThe chart below illustrates the share performance of all three companies over the last year while blending in the S&P 500 as a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLet’s get into why these companies would be solid bets moving forward.\nQuanex Building Products\nQuanex Building Products Corporation NX is an industry-leading manufacturer of components sold to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the building products industry.\nAnalysts have been raising their earnings outlook across nearly all timeframes, helping push the company into the highly-coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe company’s projected top and bottom-line growth rates are stellar.\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $2.35, penciling in a sizable double-digit 35% expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year.\nProjected top-line growth is also rock-solid; Quanex Building Products is projected to generate $1.2 billion in sales in FY22, good enough for an 11% uptick in annual revenue from FY21.\nThe chart below illustrates the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, NX sports enticing valuation metrics, bolstered by its Style Score of an A for Value. Its 10.3X forward earnings multiple is well below its five-year median of 18.6X and represents an attractive 42% discount relative to the S&P 500.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM is the world’s largest circuit foundry responsible for supplying microchips to an elite list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.\nAnalysts have been bullish across all timeframes over the last 60 days, landing the company into a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTop and bottom-line forecasts allude to serious growth.\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $6.30, notching a stellar 53% expansion of the bottom-line year-over-year.\nThe growth doesn’t stop there – TSM is forecasted to generate a mighty $77.8 billion in revenue in FY22, good enough for a 37% double-digit uptick from FY21 sales of $56.8 billion.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAdditionally, TSM sports an enticing 13.4X forward earnings multiple, nowhere near its five-year median of 19.9X and representing a substantial 24% discount relative to the general market.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nKronos Worldwide\nKronos Worldwide KRO is a leading producer and marketer of TiO2, a white pigment for providing whiteness, brightness, and opacity. The company is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\nKronos has been on a nice earnings streak, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by an average of 24% over the last four quarters and recording an impressive 78% bottom-line beat in its latest earnings release.\nIn addition, KRO is forecasted to grow at a breakneck pace.\nFor the current fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $2.06, displaying a jaw-dropping triple-digit growth in earnings year-over-year of more than 110%.\nTop-line growth is also remarkable; Kronos is projected to generate $2.3 billion in revenue for the current fiscal year (FY22), penciling in a rock-solid 16% increase in annual sales year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nKRO’s Style Score of an A for Value indicates that shares could be undervalued.\nThe company’s forward earnings multiple sits enticingly at 8.4X, a fraction of its five-year median value of 14.2X. In addition, shares trade at a steep 52% discount relative to the general market.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nThe rebound is long overdue, with buyers returning and pushing bears back into hibernation. As we continue to navigate the rough economic waters we’ve found ourselves in, market participants are hopeful this recent strength can continue.\nOf course, you want to have strong stocks in your portfolio.\nAll three stocks above have stellar projected growth rates, strong Zacks Ranks, and enticing valuation levels, making them attractive to any investor.\n\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2022?\nFrom inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%. Now our Director of Research has combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and has handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold. Don’t miss your chance to get in…because the sooner you do, the more upside you stand to grab.\nSee Stocks Now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nQuanex Building Products Corporation (NX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nKronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM is the world’s largest circuit foundry responsible for supplying microchips to an elite list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Three highly-ranked stocks with promising bottom and top-line growth forecasts include Quanex Building Products NX, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM, and Kronos Worldwide KRO.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM is the world’s largest circuit foundry responsible for supplying microchips to an elite list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Three highly-ranked stocks with promising bottom and top-line growth forecasts include Quanex Building Products NX, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM, and Kronos Worldwide KRO.', 'news_article_title': '3 Highly-Ranked Stocks With Stellar Projected Growth', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM is the world’s largest circuit foundry responsible for supplying microchips to an elite list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The company’s projected top and bottom-line growth rates are stellar.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM is the world’s largest circuit foundry responsible for supplying microchips to an elite list of companies, including Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Now that we’re finally seeing some buyers return, it’s beneficial for investors to carry strong stocks with robust growth projections.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-continued-services-growth-aid-apples-aapl-q3-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple’s AAPL third-quarter fiscal 2022 results, to be reported on Jul 28, are expected to have benefited from continued momentum in the Services business.\n\nThe segment, which includes revenues from the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple News+ and Apple Card, accounted for 20.4% of sales in second-quarter fiscal 2022.\n\nApple currently has more than 825 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio. The App Store continues to draw the attention of prominent developers from around the world, helping the company to offer appealing new apps that drive App Store traffic, thereby expanding the subscriber base.\n\nApple expects Services revenue growth to be in strong double digits. However, the growth rate is expected to be lower than the March quarter. Services revenues grew 17.3% from the year-ago quarter to $19.82 billion in fiscal second quarter.\nApple Inc. Revenue (TTM)\nApple Inc. revenue-ttm | Apple Inc. Quote\nClick here to know how Apple’s overall third-quarter results are likely to be.\nApple’s Non-iPhone Portfolio to Boost Revenues\nApple’s non-iPhone portfolio, which comprises Mac, iPad and Wearables, is expected to have aided its top-line growth in the fiscal second quarter.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s Mac sales are expected to have remained strong. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nMarkedly, per Gartner’s latest report, 72 million PCs were shipped during the second quarter of 2022, down 12.6% from the year-ago period. Lenovo LNVGY, HP HPQ and Dell Technologies DELL witnessed 12.5%, 27.5% and 5.2% declines, respectively.\n\nOverall, Lenovo remained the top vendor with a market share of 24.8%. HP holds the second spot with a market share of 18.8% in worldwide PC shipments. Dell’s market share was 18.5% in second-quarter 2022.\n\nApple’s market share, on the other hand, grew from 7.1% to 8.8%.\n\nDuring the to-be-reported quarter, Apple introduced a new M2 chip and macOS Ventura, which features Stage Manager. Apple launched the M2-supported MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Mac revenues for the fiscal third quarter stands at $8.70 billion, implying 5.6% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nApple is also riding on its strong market share in the wearables space. The company’s endeavor to add healthcare features to its smartwatch has been a game changer for the device, which faces significant competition from the likes of Google, Xiaomi, Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies.\n\nHowever, iPad sales are expected to decline in the to-be-reported quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same stands at $7.05 billion, suggesting a 4.4% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2022?\nFrom inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%. Now our Director of Research has combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and has handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold. Don’t miss your chance to get in…because the sooner you do, the more upside you stand to grab.\nSee Stocks Now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL third-quarter fiscal 2022 results, to be reported on Jul 28, are expected to have benefited from continued momentum in the Services business. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The company’s endeavor to add healthcare features to its smartwatch has been a game changer for the device, which faces significant competition from the likes of Google, Xiaomi, Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL third-quarter fiscal 2022 results, to be reported on Jul 28, are expected to have benefited from continued momentum in the Services business. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple’s Non-iPhone Portfolio to Boost Revenues Apple’s non-iPhone portfolio, which comprises Mac, iPad and Wearables, is expected to have aided its top-line growth in the fiscal second quarter.', 'news_article_title': "Can Continued Services Growth Aid Apple's (AAPL) Q3 Earnings?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL third-quarter fiscal 2022 results, to be reported on Jul 28, are expected to have benefited from continued momentum in the Services business. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The segment, which includes revenues from the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple News+ and Apple Card, accounted for 20.4% of sales in second-quarter fiscal 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL third-quarter fiscal 2022 results, to be reported on Jul 28, are expected to have benefited from continued momentum in the Services business. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The segment, which includes revenues from the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple News+ and Apple Card, accounted for 20.4% of sales in second-quarter fiscal 2022.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-why-spotifys-car-thing-was-destined-for-the-hardware-graveyard', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Dawn Chmielewski and Supantha Mukherjee\nLOS ANGELES/STOCKHOLM, July 27 (Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA\'s SPOT.N Car Thing player is now a thing of the past.\nThe world\'s leading audio streaming service on Wednesday announced it would discontinue the device just five months after it became available to all users in the United States. In doing so, Spotify became the latest software technology company to stumble in an attempt to build hardware.\nSpotify wrote down a $31 million investment in the device, which was aimed at increasing the number of users who listen to music or podcasts while in the car. However, the company said it was unable to sell enough devices at a sufficiently high price to justify the investment.\n"We just can\'t get it to an attractive economical profile," Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told Reuters. "So we decided to terminate this program in light of that."\nCar Thing was a next-generation stereo designed to stream Spotify\'s music and podcasts from the user\'s phone through the car audio system. After unveiling trials in May 2019, Spotify tested the device with a small group of people in April 2021, and then brought it to wider release in February this year.\nSpotify was not the first software company to seek to extend its relationship with users into the physical world through devices.\nAlphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google was one of the early software companies to venture into hardware experiments with some major failures, including Google Glass - a wearable Android device resembling eyeglasses, which displayed information in the user\'s field of vision.\nSnap Inc SNAP.N shelved its original Spectacles, $130 sunglasses that transmitted video directly to the SnapChat app, back in 2017. It announced a new type of Spectacles last year, featuring augmented reality.\nMeta Platforms Inc\'s META.O Facebook plans to stop producing a consumer version of a videoconferencing device dubbed Portal, instead focusing on the business market. It also disappointed people with its phone that came out in 2013 in partnership with HTC. It launched to mixed reviews, with critics raising privacy concerns.\nIDC research vice president Frank Gillett said he could not recall any content company making a successful transition to hardware.\nBy contrast, a hardware maker like Apple Inc AAPL.O was able to launch music and video services by building on its operating system and existing device relationship with consumers.\n"When they created the iPod, they had people in the ecosystem," said Gillett, adding that launching a device without such an infrastructure "is extremely challenging."\nWhile Spotify rules the music streaming niche, building a device for the car put it in a competitive arena with the likes of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto - both of which have the support of their own ecosystems of billions of devices.\nSpotify said its device was not designed to challenge these entertainment systems, but rather to provide an easier way for its users - especially those with older model cars - to listen to music or podcasts.\nHowever, Car Thing lacked the features of the other infotainment devices, from navigation to making calls, making it harder to justify the need for a device just for music. It also required free listeners to upgrade to premium subscription.\nSpotify CFO Paul Vogel told investors on Wednesday in addition to pricing challenges, inflation drove up component costs and a chip shortage made it harder to obtain parts.\nVeteran consumer electronics analyst Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies said consumers are reluctant to add devices to their cars when 98% of new cars in the United States come with Apple\'s CarPlay already installed.\n"I remember thinking: \'This is dead in the water,\'" said Bajarin.\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Spotify hums along\nSpotify results beat expectations, shuts down Car Thing\n(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles and Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By contrast, a hardware maker like Apple Inc AAPL.O was able to launch music and video services by building on its operating system and existing device relationship with consumers. Meta Platforms Inc's META.O Facebook plans to stop producing a consumer version of a videoconferencing device dubbed Portal, instead focusing on the business market. Spotify CFO Paul Vogel told investors on Wednesday in addition to pricing challenges, inflation drove up component costs and a chip shortage made it harder to obtain parts.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By contrast, a hardware maker like Apple Inc AAPL.O was able to launch music and video services by building on its operating system and existing device relationship with consumers. By Dawn Chmielewski and Supantha Mukherjee LOS ANGELES/STOCKHOLM, July 27 (Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA's SPOT.N Car Thing player is now a thing of the past. Car Thing was a next-generation stereo designed to stream Spotify's music and podcasts from the user's phone through the car audio system.", 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-Why Spotify's 'Car Thing' was destined for the hardware graveyard", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By contrast, a hardware maker like Apple Inc AAPL.O was able to launch music and video services by building on its operating system and existing device relationship with consumers. In doing so, Spotify became the latest software technology company to stumble in an attempt to build hardware. Car Thing was a next-generation stereo designed to stream Spotify's music and podcasts from the user's phone through the car audio system.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By contrast, a hardware maker like Apple Inc AAPL.O was able to launch music and video services by building on its operating system and existing device relationship with consumers. While Spotify rules the music streaming niche, building a device for the car put it in a competitive arena with the likes of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto - both of which have the support of their own ecosystems of billions of devices. Spotify said its device was not designed to challenge these entertainment systems, but rather to provide an easier way for its users - especially those with older model cars - to listen to music or podcasts.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-rises-on-microsoft-alphabet-earnings-as-fed-decision-looms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh\nJuly 27 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq surged nearly 3% on Wednesday, leading Wall Street\'s main indexes higher, as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day.\nInvestors widely expect the U.S. central bank to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points later on Wednesday, with focus likely to shift to how deeply signs of an economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers.\nMoney market traders were even betting on a one-in-four chance that the Fed would surprise markets with a larger 1-percentage-point increase, as per CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nThe decision is due at 2:00 pm ET (1800 GMT) followed by a news conference by the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell half an hour later, where he is likely to elaborate on how the central bank views the recent economic environment.\n"There\'s a balancing act that has to take place, if they do too much or too little, it\'s going to hurt, so they\'re in a tough position," Andre Bakhos, managing director at New Vines Capital said.\n"The key is how it is said and how they give color about what\'s out there in the world, from the Fed\'s eyes."\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O climbed 5% after it forecast double-digit growth in revenue this fiscal year on demand for cloud computing services.\nAlphabet Inc GOOGL.O added 7.3% as better-than-expected sales of Google search ads eased worries about a slowing ad market.\nThe S&P 500 communication services index .SPLRCL added 4.3%, rising for the first time in five days and led sectoral gains. Tech stocks .SPLRCT rose 3%.\nThe results sparked a rally in high-growth stocks.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O added 5.5% ahead of its quarterly report after markets close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.7% and those of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 4.4% before their results on Thursday.\nMegacap growth stocks have been hammered this year as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates aggressively to tame decades-high inflation. Future cash flows on which valuation of these companies rests are discounted heavily when rates rise.\nAt 12:37 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 123.91 points, or 0.39%, at 31,885.45, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 57.50 points, or 1.47%, at 3,978.55, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 314.00 points, or 2.72%, at 11,876.57.\nPayPal Holdings Inc PYPL.O jumped 11.4% after a report said activist investor Elliott Investment Management was building a stake in the fintech giant.\nT-Mobile US Inc TMUS.O added 4.1% after it raised its subscriber growth forecast for the second time this year and exceeded quarterly profit expectations.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.77-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.11-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and 78 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Sruthi Shankar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Meta Platforms Inc META.O added 5.5% ahead of its quarterly report after markets close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.7% and those of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 4.4% before their results on Thursday. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 27 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq surged nearly 3% on Wednesday, leading Wall Street's main indexes higher, as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day. Investors widely expect the U.S. central bank to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points later on Wednesday, with focus likely to shift to how deeply signs of an economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta Platforms Inc META.O added 5.5% ahead of its quarterly report after markets close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.7% and those of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 4.4% before their results on Thursday. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 27 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq surged nearly 3% on Wednesday, leading Wall Street's main indexes higher, as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day. Investors widely expect the U.S. central bank to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points later on Wednesday, with focus likely to shift to how deeply signs of an economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall St rises on Microsoft, Alphabet earnings as Fed decision looms', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta Platforms Inc META.O added 5.5% ahead of its quarterly report after markets close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.7% and those of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 4.4% before their results on Thursday. Investors widely expect the U.S. central bank to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points later on Wednesday, with focus likely to shift to how deeply signs of an economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers. T-Mobile US Inc TMUS.O added 4.1% after it raised its subscriber growth forecast for the second time this year and exceeded quarterly profit expectations.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta Platforms Inc META.O added 5.5% ahead of its quarterly report after markets close, while shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.7% and those of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 4.4% before their results on Thursday. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 27 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq surged nearly 3% on Wednesday, leading Wall Street's main indexes higher, as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day. (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal, Sruthi Shankar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Anil D'Silva) (([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-blue-chip-stocks-to-buy-on-the-dip', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nLet’s first define the dip. The S&P 500 is currently down 17.83% year-to-date. And it was down nearly 24% just over a month ago. That represents a significant dip and constitutes a bear market by some definitions. And while that overall dip has sheared massive amounts of money from the market capitalizations of companies across the board, there is still opportunity. In this case, we’ll focus on the inherent opportunity in so-called blue-chip stocks. \nSo, what defines blue-chip stocks? Let’s start by establishing that there is no technical definition of blue-chip stocks. The definition is part subjective measures and part objective measures. Typically though, blue-chip stocks are valuable, stable, well-established businesses with household names. They tend to have large market capitalizations, a track record of growth and usually pay dividends. So, let’s look at what makes these companies so special. \n7 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy on the Dip\nHere are seven blue-chip stocks to buy on the dip:\nTicker Company Price\nHD The Home Depot $293.94\nAAPL Apple Inc. $153.65\nCMCSA Comcast Corporation $42.94\nMCD McDonald’s Corporation $256.14\nNKE Nike, Inc. $106.71\nKR The Kroger Co. $45.65\nABBV AbbVie Inc. $150.23\nBlue-Chip Stocks: Home Depot (HD)\nSource: Cassiohabib / Shutterstock.com\nSimply looking at Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock’s price chart tells a good story. It began 2022 trading above $400. The housing market looked incredibly strong with high prices, low-interest rates, and a strong overall outlook for HD shares. \nBut it soon became apparent that something would have to give as inflation had already begun to spiral months prior. An official rate increase wouldn’t come until Mar. 16, but the markets were already pricing them in. That triggered a selloff in HD stock as higher interest meant rising mortgage rates, and with them, less demand for Home Depot’s products. \nBut that sell-off was likely overdone. HD shares went from $400 to $270. The consensus target price sits near $350. Home Depot’s 10-year average price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.3 is a good target. Right now HD shares carry a 18.98 P/E ratio, indicating overselling. That’s a good reason to buy.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nThe narrative currently swirling around Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock centers on trimmed target prices and a potential earnings miss. That will keep prices volatile throughout 2022. But, unless you’re a trader, there’s little reason to try and pin those down with any accuracy. \nInstead, buy Apple for its long-term potential, its position as one of the most important global businesses and its dividend. \n7 Seriously Undervalued Tech Stocks to Buy Now\nFrom the perspective of long-term potential, simply understand that Apple is highly likely to cross the $400 billion annual sales threshold in 2023. It remains arguably the most important global business, as well. There’s a reason that it constitutes more than 40% of Warren Buffett’s portfolio. Also consider that Apple is strategically growing its dividend. While it remains relatively small, it has a five-year growth rate of 9.5%. \nBlue-Chip Stocks: Comcast (CMCSA)\nSource: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com\nComcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) stock has a beta of 0.99. That means it moves in near lockstep with the broader market. So, it is no surprise that it is down in line with the S&P 500 this year. \nBut there’s a reasonable argument to be made that Comcast is oversold based on the fact that it has provided earnings beats in each of the past four quarters. The stock’s P/E ratio is well below its 10-year average, which suggests it will rebound with the broader market. Further, its P/E ratio is more attractive than an average telecommunications stock. \nAnd like most blue-chip stocks, Comcast pays a dividend. The dividend happens to be yielding close to 10-year highs because share prices have dropped. Taken altogether, CMCSA stock looks like a good bargain right now. \nMcDonald’s (MCD)\nSource: ATIKAN PORNCHAIPRASIT / Shutterstock.com\nMcDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) stock simply makes a lot of sense. The blue-chip fast-food giant ticks many of the boxes investors are seeking in the current economy. MCD stock has a five-year beta of 0.55. It has performed much better than the broader stock market. In fact, it’s barely down at all this year, having moved from $268 to $253. \nSo, the idea that McDonald’s performs well in any economy has held true in 2022. And if we look back over the past decade, we see that returns have been strong. MCD stock has averaged a 13.89% return over the past 10 years. That means an investment would have more than tripled over the same period. That’s a great example of why many investors ardently support blue-chip stocks. \n5 Electric Vehicle Stocks to Buy on the Dip\nAdditionally, McDonald’s includes a dividend that only increases those returns if reinvested. \nBlue-Chip Stocks: Nike (NKE)\nSource: Square Box Photos / Shutterstock.com\nJefferies (NYSE:JEF) analyst Randal Konik likes Nike (NYSE:NKE) over other athletic leisure plays, or athleisure, as he calls it. He cites rising demand for fitness apparel catalyzed by the fact that 40% of people gained weight during the pandemic. He also believes Nike is in a prime position to benefit due to the rise in casual workplace attire. While he lowered both ratings and prices on its competitors Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA), he maintained both for Nike. \nDespite Nike’s massive scale and presence, the company doesn’t look to be slowing. In fact, top-line growth is expected to rise more than 10% next year. Its dividend yields a bit over 1%, so it all adds up to a really solid investment without a particularly long time horizon. \nKroger (KR)\nSource: James R. Martin / Shutterstock.com\nKroger (NYSE:KR) is the biggest grocery store chain in the U.S. Given that groceries remain in demand in every economy, KR stock looks like a reasonable pick. To give readers an idea of its scale, the chain reported $137.9 billion of sales in 2021. It also operates more than 2,700 stores across its brands including Kroger, Harris Teeter, and Smith’s. \nThe reason I like Kroger other than its scale and business is primarily because of its dividend. The company recently raised its dividend from 84 cents to $1.04 in June. That’s part of a larger trend to continually grow its dividend while seeking 8% to 11% shareholder returns.\n7 Best Reddit Stocks to Buy Now\nCombine all those factors and it’s easy to see why Kroger is a well-respected blue-chip stock worth investing in. \nBlue-Chip Stocks: AbbVie (ABBV)\nSource: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com\nPharmaceutical stocks, including AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV), are noted for their ability to weather economic downturns. Thus far, ABBV shares have proven that notion to be correct in 2022. In fact, ABBV stock is actually up on the year. \nThat said, ABBV still has roughly $15 higher to climb in order to reach its target price. In addition, AbbVie gives its equity investors a dividend yielding 3.74% at current prices. \nInvestors have to judge how they feel about the notion that AbbVie expects revenues to decrease overall in 2023. While that is the expectation, earnings per share figures are expected to continue to rise. If AbbVie can adjust its portfolio of drugs in a way that compliments its declining cash cows, it’ll jump massively. As it stands now, it still looks strong if that doesn’t happen. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy on the Dip appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '7 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy on the Dip Here are seven blue-chip stocks to buy on the dip: Ticker Company Price HD The Home Depot $293.94 AAPL Apple Inc. $153.65 CMCSA Comcast Corporation $42.94 MCD McDonald’s Corporation $256.14 NKE Nike, Inc. $106.71 KR The Kroger Co. $45.65 ABBV AbbVie Inc. $150.23 Blue-Chip Stocks: Home Depot (HD) Source: Cassiohabib / Shutterstock.com Simply looking at Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock’s price chart tells a good story. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The narrative currently swirling around Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock centers on trimmed target prices and a potential earnings miss. That triggered a selloff in HD stock as higher interest meant rising mortgage rates, and with them, less demand for Home Depot’s products.', 'news_luhn_summary': '7 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy on the Dip Here are seven blue-chip stocks to buy on the dip: Ticker Company Price HD The Home Depot $293.94 AAPL Apple Inc. $153.65 CMCSA Comcast Corporation $42.94 MCD McDonald’s Corporation $256.14 NKE Nike, Inc. $106.71 KR The Kroger Co. $45.65 ABBV AbbVie Inc. $150.23 Blue-Chip Stocks: Home Depot (HD) Source: Cassiohabib / Shutterstock.com Simply looking at Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock’s price chart tells a good story. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The narrative currently swirling around Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock centers on trimmed target prices and a potential earnings miss. Blue-Chip Stocks: Comcast (CMCSA) Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) stock has a beta of 0.99.', 'news_article_title': '7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy on the Dip', 'news_lexrank_summary': '7 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy on the Dip Here are seven blue-chip stocks to buy on the dip: Ticker Company Price HD The Home Depot $293.94 AAPL Apple Inc. $153.65 CMCSA Comcast Corporation $42.94 MCD McDonald’s Corporation $256.14 NKE Nike, Inc. $106.71 KR The Kroger Co. $45.65 ABBV AbbVie Inc. $150.23 Blue-Chip Stocks: Home Depot (HD) Source: Cassiohabib / Shutterstock.com Simply looking at Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock’s price chart tells a good story. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The narrative currently swirling around Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock centers on trimmed target prices and a potential earnings miss. 16, but the markets were already pricing them in.', 'news_textrank_summary': '7 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy on the Dip Here are seven blue-chip stocks to buy on the dip: Ticker Company Price HD The Home Depot $293.94 AAPL Apple Inc. $153.65 CMCSA Comcast Corporation $42.94 MCD McDonald’s Corporation $256.14 NKE Nike, Inc. $106.71 KR The Kroger Co. $45.65 ABBV AbbVie Inc. $150.23 Blue-Chip Stocks: Home Depot (HD) Source: Cassiohabib / Shutterstock.com Simply looking at Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock’s price chart tells a good story. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The narrative currently swirling around Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock centers on trimmed target prices and a potential earnings miss. Blue-Chip Stocks: Comcast (CMCSA) Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) stock has a beta of 0.99.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-microsoft-alphabet-earnings-lift-futures-ahead-of-fed-decision', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.43%, S&P 0.89%, Nasdaq 1.45%\nJuly 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as better-than-feared quarterly reports from technology giants Microsoft and Alphabet calmed investors ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day.\nThe results lifted sentiment after markets closed sharply lower on Tuesday on a profit warning from top U.S. retailer Walmart WMT.N and weak consumer confidence data.\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O rose 3.8% in premarket trading on Wednesday after it forecast revenue would grow by double digits this fiscal year, driven by demand for cloud computing services.\nAlphabet Inc GOOGL.O added 3.5% as better-than-expected sales at Google search ads brought relief after social media firm Snap Inc\'s SNAP.N warning last week raised fears of a sharp ad market slowdown.\n"A positive reaction from the latest quarterly numbers has been incredibly hard-won given the negative market sentiment surrounding broader tech," said Sophie Lund-Yates, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.\nShares of other high-growth stocks including Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O also got a boost ahead of their earnings this week.\nMegacap growth stocks have been hammered this year as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates aggressively to tame decades-high inflation. Future cash flows on which valuation of these companies rests are discounted heavily when rates rise.\nInvestors widely expect the U.S. central bank to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points later on Wednesday, with focus likely to shift to how deeply signs of an economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers.\nMoney market traders were even placing about a one-in-four chance the Fed would surprise markets with a larger 1-percentage-point increase, as per CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nThe decision is due at 2:00 pm ET (1800 GMT) and Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s news conference half an hour later should elaborate on how the central bank views the recent economic data and at least hint at its next steps.\n"Earnings may play second fiddle to the FOMC meeting tonight if the Fed surprises with more hawkishness than the market is pricing," Peter Garnry, head of equity strategy at Saxo Bank said in a note.\nAt 06:40 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 136 points, or 0.43%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 34.75 points, or 0.89%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 175.25 points, or 1.45%.\nPayPal Holdings Inc PYPL.O jumped 5.7% after a report said activist investor Elliott Investment Management is building a stake in the fintech giant to push it to ramp up its cost-reduction efforts.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of other high-growth stocks including Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O also got a boost ahead of their earnings this week. "A positive reaction from the latest quarterly numbers has been incredibly hard-won given the negative market sentiment surrounding broader tech," said Sophie Lund-Yates, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Investors widely expect the U.S. central bank to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points later on Wednesday, with focus likely to shift to how deeply signs of an economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of other high-growth stocks including Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O also got a boost ahead of their earnings this week. Futures up: Dow 0.43%, S&P 0.89%, Nasdaq 1.45% July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as better-than-feared quarterly reports from technology giants Microsoft and Alphabet calmed investors ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day. Investors widely expect the U.S. central bank to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points later on Wednesday, with focus likely to shift to how deeply signs of an economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Microsoft, Alphabet earnings lift futures ahead of Fed decision', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of other high-growth stocks including Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O also got a boost ahead of their earnings this week. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Dow 0.43%, S&P 0.89%, Nasdaq 1.45% July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as better-than-feared quarterly reports from technology giants Microsoft and Alphabet calmed investors ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of other high-growth stocks including Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O also got a boost ahead of their earnings this week. Futures up: Dow 0.43%, S&P 0.89%, Nasdaq 1.45% July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as better-than-feared quarterly reports from technology giants Microsoft and Alphabet calmed investors ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day. Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O added 3.5% as better-than-expected sales at Google search ads brought relief after social media firm Snap Inc's SNAP.N warning last week raised fears of a sharp ad market slowdown."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsoft-alphabet-results-raise-hopes-about-big-tech-weathering-slowdown', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Medha Singh\nJuly 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O results sparked a relief rally on Wednesday in heavyweight technology and growth shares as investors expressed confidence in Big Tech\'s ability to navigate a recession.\nHigh-growth and megacap companies have powered the U.S. stock market for the past decade, but rising interest rates to combat decades-high inflation as well as a recent sharp rally in the dollar have taken a toll on the stocks.\nThe rate-sensitive growth stocks .RLG fell 25% this year as the Federal Reserve began its monetary policy tightening, compared with a near 18% fall in the S&P 500 index.\nAn eagerly-anticipated interest rate decision by the Fed later on Wednesday will be pivotal for the rate-sensitive group. The central bank is expected to raise rates by 75 basis points.\nAlphabet shares rose 4.5% after the company reported better-than-expected Google ad sales, while Microsoft rose 3.1% after it said it targets double-digit growth in fiscal revenue.\n"The guidance was pretty good and that helped the market know that the landscape is definitely slowing but at the end of the day, good companies are going to navigate it well," said Burt White, chief strategy officer at Carson Group.\n"The market has rebounded and is now looking for leadership from some of the big tech names."\nFocus will now be on ad revenue at Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O after disappointing results from Snapchat\'s owner Snap Inc SNAP.N last week sparked a selloff in social media and ad tech firms.\nMeta shares rose 2.7%, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which are slated to post reports on Thursday, firmed 2.5% and 0.5%, respectively.\nThat would conclude results from the largest U.S. firms - Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon - which together account for nearly a quarter of the weight in the benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX.\nGrowth stocks and interest rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ouVo6O\nUPDATE 4-Google search ads beat targets despite global \'uncertainty\'\nUPDATE 6-Microsoft soothes market fears with forecast for strong revenue growth\n(Reporting by Medha Singh, Pushkala Aripaka and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Meta shares rose 2.7%, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which are slated to post reports on Thursday, firmed 2.5% and 0.5%, respectively. By Medha Singh July 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O results sparked a relief rally on Wednesday in heavyweight technology and growth shares as investors expressed confidence in Big Tech's ability to navigate a recession. The rate-sensitive growth stocks .RLG fell 25% this year as the Federal Reserve began its monetary policy tightening, compared with a near 18% fall in the S&P 500 index.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta shares rose 2.7%, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which are slated to post reports on Thursday, firmed 2.5% and 0.5%, respectively. By Medha Singh July 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O results sparked a relief rally on Wednesday in heavyweight technology and growth shares as investors expressed confidence in Big Tech's ability to navigate a recession. Alphabet shares rose 4.5% after the company reported better-than-expected Google ad sales, while Microsoft rose 3.1% after it said it targets double-digit growth in fiscal revenue.", 'news_article_title': 'Microsoft, Alphabet results raise hopes about Big Tech weathering slowdown', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Meta shares rose 2.7%, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which are slated to post reports on Thursday, firmed 2.5% and 0.5%, respectively. By Medha Singh July 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O results sparked a relief rally on Wednesday in heavyweight technology and growth shares as investors expressed confidence in Big Tech's ability to navigate a recession. Alphabet shares rose 4.5% after the company reported better-than-expected Google ad sales, while Microsoft rose 3.1% after it said it targets double-digit growth in fiscal revenue.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta shares rose 2.7%, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which are slated to post reports on Thursday, firmed 2.5% and 0.5%, respectively. By Medha Singh July 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O results sparked a relief rally on Wednesday in heavyweight technology and growth shares as investors expressed confidence in Big Tech's ability to navigate a recession. Alphabet shares rose 4.5% after the company reported better-than-expected Google ad sales, while Microsoft rose 3.1% after it said it targets double-digit growth in fiscal revenue."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/youtubes-quarter-shows-problems-meta-may-face%3A-tiktok-weakening-economy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Paresh Dave and Nivedita Balu\nJuly 27 (Reuters) - Mostly reassuring financial results from Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O included one concerning sign for social media companies: Its YouTube service posted its second difficult quarter in a row.\nQuarterly ad sales at the world\'s biggest video sharing service grew at the slowest pace since Alphabet began disclosing that data three years ago. This indicates that last week\'s disastrous earnings report by Snap Inc SNAP.N reflected problems not unique to Snap - and it could also spell trouble for Meta Platforms Inc META.O, whose results are due later on Wednesday.\nCompetition from TikTok, a strong performance a year ago and a shaky economy all played a role in YouTube\'s latest woes, which earlier in the year were fueled by effects from the war in Ukraine and software changes by Apple Inc AAPL.O to mobile devices due to privacy concerns.\nWhich factor is contributing most and how long the deceleration extends could significantly affect Alphabet shares, even though investors have been enamored with YouTube\'s potential to bring in hundreds of billions of dollars annually.\nYouTube\'s advertising revenue grew by 4.8% in the second quarter, a percentage point lower than its growth during the dismal first few months of the pandemic. This suggests that YouTube ad sales are more vulnerable to bad economic conditions than are the ad sales of Alphabet\'s biggest business, Google search.\nYouTube ad sales rose to $7.3 billion, below estimates of $7.5 billion, according to FactSet data. Alphabet\'s core business is search ad sales, which grew 13.5% to $40.7 billion in the second quarter. YouTube competes more closely for ad dollars with media and social media companies such as Snap, Comcast Corp CMCSA.O, Twitter Inc TWTR.N and Meta\'s Facebook and Instagram.\nCOMPETITION\nGoogle Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler acknowledged on Tuesday that "pullbacks in spend by some advertisers" due to macroeconomic uncertainty are hurting YouTube. He also said last year\'s strong performance was difficult to beat, since advertisers that had pared spending due to the pandemic roared back with big budgets.\n"Alphabet\'s results appear to confirm our checks that search trends were relatively stable during [the second quarter], while YouTube is more exposed to wobbles in the ad spending cycle," analysts at Robert W. Baird & Co Inc wrote.\nAd industry analysts pointed to yet another unfavorable situation for YouTube: Competition from TikTok, whose feed of short videos has stolen the attention of some users and advertisers away from YouTube and is also a threat to Meta.\n"TikTok is hurting YouTube by stealing top creators and cannibalizing consumer viewing times," Needham analyst Laura Martin wrote in a note, adding that the results show broader ad weakness and could also be bad for Meta.\nSchindler told analysts he remained encouraged by "the early stages of testing monetization with ads" on Shorts, YouTube\'s feature to combat TikTok.\nYouTube itself still sees opportunity drawing cash advertisers currently spend to market on TV, he said.\nMoffettNathanson analysts raised their estimate for YouTube sales growth in 2022 to 4.7% from a 1.5% decline as the second- quarter results were not as bad as they had feared. YouTube, whose sales have been broken out in Alphabet results since the end of 2018, typically generates more ad revenue in the second half of the year.\nGRAPHIC-YouTube ad sales are slowing downhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3b6Y0ET\nPREVIEW-As Zuckerberg bets on TikTok-style videos, Meta heads for first-ever revenue drop\nGoogle search ads beat targets despite global \'uncertainty\'\n(Reporting by Paresh Dave in Oakland, Calif. and Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru Editing by Peter Henderson and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; 415-565-1302;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Competition from TikTok, a strong performance a year ago and a shaky economy all played a role in YouTube's latest woes, which earlier in the year were fueled by effects from the war in Ukraine and software changes by Apple Inc AAPL.O to mobile devices due to privacy concerns. By Paresh Dave and Nivedita Balu July 27 (Reuters) - Mostly reassuring financial results from Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O included one concerning sign for social media companies: Its YouTube service posted its second difficult quarter in a row. Which factor is contributing most and how long the deceleration extends could significantly affect Alphabet shares, even though investors have been enamored with YouTube's potential to bring in hundreds of billions of dollars annually.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Competition from TikTok, a strong performance a year ago and a shaky economy all played a role in YouTube's latest woes, which earlier in the year were fueled by effects from the war in Ukraine and software changes by Apple Inc AAPL.O to mobile devices due to privacy concerns. Quarterly ad sales at the world's biggest video sharing service grew at the slowest pace since Alphabet began disclosing that data three years ago. This suggests that YouTube ad sales are more vulnerable to bad economic conditions than are the ad sales of Alphabet's biggest business, Google search.", 'news_article_title': "YouTube's quarter shows problems Meta may face: TikTok, weakening economy", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Competition from TikTok, a strong performance a year ago and a shaky economy all played a role in YouTube's latest woes, which earlier in the year were fueled by effects from the war in Ukraine and software changes by Apple Inc AAPL.O to mobile devices due to privacy concerns. This suggests that YouTube ad sales are more vulnerable to bad economic conditions than are the ad sales of Alphabet's biggest business, Google search. YouTube ad sales rose to $7.3 billion, below estimates of $7.5 billion, according to FactSet data.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Competition from TikTok, a strong performance a year ago and a shaky economy all played a role in YouTube's latest woes, which earlier in the year were fueled by effects from the war in Ukraine and software changes by Apple Inc AAPL.O to mobile devices due to privacy concerns. This suggests that YouTube ad sales are more vulnerable to bad economic conditions than are the ad sales of Alphabet's biggest business, Google search. Ad industry analysts pointed to yet another unfavorable situation for YouTube: Competition from TikTok, whose feed of short videos has stolen the attention of some users and advertisers away from YouTube and is also a threat to Meta."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-a-surprise-coming-for-apple-aapl-this-earnings-season-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Apple Inc. AAPL may be one such company. The firm has earnings coming up pretty soon, and events are shaping up quite nicely for their report.\nThat is because Apple is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. After all, analysts raising estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to-date information possible — is a pretty good indicator of some favorable trends underneath the surface for AAPL in this report.\nIn fact, the Most Accurate Estimate for the current quarter is currently at $1.15 per share for AAPL, compared to a broader Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. This suggests that analysts have very recently bumped up their estimates for AAPL, giving the stock a Zacks Earnings ESP of +1.32% heading into earnings season.\nApple Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\nApple Inc. price-eps-surprise | Apple Inc. Quote\nWhy is this Important?\nA positive reading for the Zacks Earnings ESP has proven to be very powerful in producing both positive surprises, and outperforming the market. Our recent 10-year backtest shows that stocks that have a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better show a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time, and have returned over 28% on average in annual returns (see more Top Earnings ESP stocks here).\nGiven that AAPL has a Zacks Rank #3 and an ESP in positive territory, investors might want to consider this stock ahead of earnings. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nClearly, recent earnings estimate revisions suggest that good things are ahead for Apple, and that a beat might be in the cards for the upcoming report.\n\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2022?\nFrom inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%. Now our Director of Research has combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and has handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold. Don’t miss your chance to get in…because the sooner you do, the more upside you stand to grab.\nSee Stocks Now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'After all, analysts raising estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to-date information possible — is a pretty good indicator of some favorable trends underneath the surface for AAPL in this report. Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Apple Inc. AAPL may be one such company. In fact, the Most Accurate Estimate for the current quarter is currently at $1.15 per share for AAPL, compared to a broader Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This suggests that analysts have very recently bumped up their estimates for AAPL, giving the stock a Zacks Earnings ESP of +1.32% heading into earnings season. Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Apple Inc. AAPL may be one such company. After all, analysts raising estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to-date information possible — is a pretty good indicator of some favorable trends underneath the surface for AAPL in this report.', 'news_article_title': 'Is a Surprise Coming for Apple (AAPL) This Earnings Season?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Apple Inc. AAPL may be one such company. After all, analysts raising estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to-date information possible — is a pretty good indicator of some favorable trends underneath the surface for AAPL in this report. In fact, the Most Accurate Estimate for the current quarter is currently at $1.15 per share for AAPL, compared to a broader Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This suggests that analysts have very recently bumped up their estimates for AAPL, giving the stock a Zacks Earnings ESP of +1.32% heading into earnings season. Given that AAPL has a Zacks Rank #3 and an ESP in positive territory, investors might want to consider this stock ahead of earnings. Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Apple Inc. AAPL may be one such company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-investors-gauge-u.s.-stocks-rebound%3A-suckers-rally-or-market-bottom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\nNEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) - As investors await another jumbo-sized rate increase from the Federal Reserve, they are taking the temperature of a weeks-long U.S. stock market rally that followed a vicious first-half selloff.\nEven after Tuesday\'s sharp fall, the S&P 500 remained up 7% from its June 16 low, buoyed in part by expectations that the Fed will pause its aggressive rate hikes early next year and a recent decline in commodity prices that investors hope will help ease inflation.\nSo far, the bounce has its share of doubters. Three rallies of comparable magnitude have already wilted this year, with stocks sliding to new lows each time. Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, on Monday warned investors that more volatility lay ahead and said it was underweight developed market equities on expectations that inflation will stay tenacious.\n"We think this is a bear market suckers\' rally," said Steve Chiavarone, senior portfolio manager at Federated Hermes, who believes the Fed will remain hawkish longer than expected and has reduced his equity exposure as the S&P pushed higher over the last few weeks.\nExpectations that the Fed will end its market-bruising rate hikes sooner than forecast have helped power stocks higher. Nearly two-thirds of investors now believe the Fed funds rate will stand at 3.5% or lower by March 2023, up from just a third a month ago with that view, according to CME.\nInvestors expect the Fed to deliver another 75 basis points of tightening Wednesday, after already raising rates by 150 basis points so far this year. FEDWATCH Hopes for moderation after that could be dashed if consumer prices remain stubbornly high in coming weeks - repeating a scenario that dragged stocks lower this year, Blackrock’s strategists wrote.\n"Inflation data could surprise to the upside – and cause markets to rapidly price a higher rate path once again. Result: another equities sell-off," BlackRock strategists wrote.\nData from the Wells Fargo Investment Institute showed the severity of the current bear market - which saw the S&P 500 fall as much as 23.6% below its January high - may depend on whether the economy is in a recession.\nBear markets accompanied by a recession have lasted an average of 18 months, during which stocks fell an average of 35.8%. Without a recession, bear markets lasted an average of 5.9 months with an average decline of 27.9%, the bank’s data showed.\nOn Sunday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged the risk of a recession but said it was not inevitable. Still, parts of the market have continued to reflect investor unease, even as broader averages have bounced.\nMore stocks have posted new lows than new highs on the Nasdaq Composite Index for 76 straight days, the longest such stretch in 20 years, said Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at All Star Charts. The index is up nearly 9% from its June low.\n"Until that relationship changes, it\'s premature to say that a bottom is in place," Delwiche said.\nMore optimistic investors point to an array of signals indicating bearish sentiment may have reached a crescendo in recent weeks, potentially exhausting sellers and making it easier for stocks to rebound.\nA fund manager survey from BoFA Global Research last week showed expectations for global growth and profits at all-time lows and cash levels at their highest in two decades, two contrarian indicators the banks\' strategists said could indicate greater stock gains ahead.\nShort interest in the S&P 500, meanwhile, recently stood at its highest level since the depths of the coronavirus selloff in 2020, a signal that has occurred during past market bottoms, the bank\'s strategists wrote.\n"We think it’s possible that the S&P 500 has already bottomed, and if it hasn’t, will find a bottom during the third quarter,” said Lori Calvasina, head of U.S. equity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, in a note to investors.\nCalvasina recently added stock exposure, betting that a possible recession has already been baked into prices.\nChristopher Murphy, co-head of derivatives strategy at Susquehanna International Group, believes this week’s earnings reports - which include results from heavyweights such as Apple Inc and Meta Platforms– could play a key part in determining whether stocks can continue rallying.\nFor the time being, "the risks to the market are very well known right now" and already reflected in prices, he said.\n(Reporting by David Randall; Editing by David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Even after Tuesday\'s sharp fall, the S&P 500 remained up 7% from its June 16 low, buoyed in part by expectations that the Fed will pause its aggressive rate hikes early next year and a recent decline in commodity prices that investors hope will help ease inflation. "We think this is a bear market suckers\' rally," said Steve Chiavarone, senior portfolio manager at Federated Hermes, who believes the Fed will remain hawkish longer than expected and has reduced his equity exposure as the S&P pushed higher over the last few weeks. Christopher Murphy, co-head of derivatives strategy at Susquehanna International Group, believes this week’s earnings reports - which include results from heavyweights such as Apple Inc and Meta Platforms– could play a key part in determining whether stocks can continue rallying.', 'news_luhn_summary': "FEDWATCH Hopes for moderation after that could be dashed if consumer prices remain stubbornly high in coming weeks - repeating a scenario that dragged stocks lower this year, Blackrock’s strategists wrote. Without a recession, bear markets lasted an average of 5.9 months with an average decline of 27.9%, the bank’s data showed. A fund manager survey from BoFA Global Research last week showed expectations for global growth and profits at all-time lows and cash levels at their highest in two decades, two contrarian indicators the banks' strategists said could indicate greater stock gains ahead.", 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-Investors gauge U.S. stocks rebound: 'suckers' rally' or market bottom?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Even after Tuesday\'s sharp fall, the S&P 500 remained up 7% from its June 16 low, buoyed in part by expectations that the Fed will pause its aggressive rate hikes early next year and a recent decline in commodity prices that investors hope will help ease inflation. Still, parts of the market have continued to reflect investor unease, even as broader averages have bounced. For the time being, "the risks to the market are very well known right now" and already reflected in prices, he said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By David Randall NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) - As investors await another jumbo-sized rate increase from the Federal Reserve, they are taking the temperature of a weeks-long U.S. stock market rally that followed a vicious first-half selloff. Even after Tuesday\'s sharp fall, the S&P 500 remained up 7% from its June 16 low, buoyed in part by expectations that the Fed will pause its aggressive rate hikes early next year and a recent decline in commodity prices that investors hope will help ease inflation. "We think this is a bear market suckers\' rally," said Steve Chiavarone, senior portfolio manager at Federated Hermes, who believes the Fed will remain hawkish longer than expected and has reduced his equity exposure as the S&P pushed higher over the last few weeks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-to-open-higher-on-microsoft-alphabet-earnings-ahead-of-fed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nMicrosoft, Alphabet results spark rally in megacap stocks\nT-Mobile up after raising subscriber growth forecast\nFed policy decision expected at 2 p.m. ET\nBoeing rises on keeping cash flow goal\nFutures up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.88%, Nasdaq 1.42%\nAdds comments, updates prices throughout\nBy Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh\nJuly 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day.\nInvestors were on edge after a profit warning from top U.S. retailer Walmart WMT.N fueled fears of a wider slowdown in spending as high inflation increased costs for consumers. The three indexes had closed sharply lower in the previous session.\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O rose 3.6% in premarket trading after it forecast revenue would grow by double digits this fiscal year on demand for cloud computing services.\nAlphabet Inc GOOGL.O added 4.1% as better-than-expected sales at Google search ads brought relief after social media firm Snap Inc\'s SNAP.N warning last week raised fears of a sharp ad market slowdown.\n"A positive reaction from the latest quarterly numbers has been incredibly hard-won given the negative market sentiment surrounding broader tech," said Sophie Lund-Yates, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.\nThe results sparked a rally in high-growth stocks. Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O rose ahead of their earnings this week.\nMegacap growth stocks have been hammered this year as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates aggressively to tame decades-high inflation. Future cash flows on which valuation of these companies rests are discounted heavily when rates rise.\nInvestors widely expect the U.S. central bank to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points later on Wednesday, with focus likely to shift to how deeply signs of an economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers.\nMoney market traders were even placing about a one-in-four chance the Fed would surprise markets with a larger 1-percentage-point increase, as per CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nThe decision is due at 2:00 pm ET (1800 GMT) and Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s news conference half an hour later should elaborate on how the central bank views the recent economic data and at least hint at its next steps.\n"If he (Powell) gets some kind of indication that inflation has come under control, then that\'s a sign to the market that their (Fed) moves are working and 50 basis points is in the cards for the next meeting," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth Management.\nAt 8:25 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 154 points, or 0.49%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 34.5 points, or 0.88%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 172.5 points, or 1.42%.\nShares of Boeing Co BA.N rose 2.9% after the planemaker stuck to its goal of generating free cash flow this year.\nPayPal Holdings Inc PYPL.O jumped 6.9% after a report said activist investor Elliott Investment Management is building a stake in the fintech giant to push it to ramp up its cost-reduction efforts.\nT-Mobile US Inc TMUS.O added 3.8% after it raised its subscriber growth forecast for the second time this year and exceeded quarterly profit expectations.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O rose ahead of their earnings this week. ET Boeing rises on keeping cash flow goal Futures up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.88%, Nasdaq 1.42% Adds comments, updates prices throughout By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day. "A positive reaction from the latest quarterly numbers has been incredibly hard-won given the negative market sentiment surrounding broader tech," said Sophie Lund-Yates, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O rose ahead of their earnings this week. Microsoft, Alphabet results spark rally in megacap stocks T-Mobile up after raising subscriber growth forecast Fed policy decision expected at 2 p.m. ET Boeing rises on keeping cash flow goal Futures up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.88%, Nasdaq 1.42% Adds comments, updates prices throughout By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street to open higher on Microsoft, Alphabet earnings ahead of Fed', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O rose ahead of their earnings this week. Microsoft, Alphabet results spark rally in megacap stocks T-Mobile up after raising subscriber growth forecast Fed policy decision expected at 2 p.m. ET Boeing rises on keeping cash flow goal Futures up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.88%, Nasdaq 1.42% Adds comments, updates prices throughout By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O rose ahead of their earnings this week. Microsoft, Alphabet results spark rally in megacap stocks T-Mobile up after raising subscriber growth forecast Fed policy decision expected at 2 p.m. ET Boeing rises on keeping cash flow goal Futures up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.88%, Nasdaq 1.42% Adds comments, updates prices throughout By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/snap-cratering-creates-an-opportunity-to-buy-another-bargain-tech-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Snap (NYSE: SNAP) reported its second-quarter earnings on July 21, and the results were not good. Q2 revenue grew just 13% year over year, which was underwhelming even compared to the company\'s revised guidance of sub-20% revenue expansion. Snap cited decreasing demand for advertising space on its platform due to macroeconomic challenges and platform policy changes from Apple.\nInvestors took this disappointing result and assumed that the rest of the advertising industry would report facing similar difficulties.Many advertising technology (adtech) companies were sold off as a result. PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM) was such adtech company, falling almost 10% after Snap reported earnings. But investors might be throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Not all adtech companies are facing the same issues as Snap, which means that some players could thrive, even in an unfriendly environment. Here\'s why PubMatic could be one of those that soars higher.\nPubMatic is diversified\nSnap\'s first problem was Apple\'s Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) changes, which made it harder for companies to gather data on their consumers, and consequently decreased ad effectiveness. PubMatic helps publishers find ad buyers to fill their inventory, so theoretically, it could also be hurt by this change. However, PubMatic serves publishers across a wide array of ad channels -- not just mobile apps. This gives the company more revenue diversification, minimizing the impact of Apple\'s changes for PubMatic. In the fourth quarter of 2021, PubMatic\'s CFO Steve Pantelick reiterated this, saying that the company remained relatively unscathed by Apple\'s update "as advertisers shifted ad dollars to other high ROI formats and channels on our platform."\nIn other words, if a mobile-advertising strategy becomes less effective, advertisers can use PubMatic to find ad inventory on another channel, like connected TV. Snap, on the other hand, is a mobile-first app, making it reliant on mobile-advertising demand.\nHow ad spending could change during a downturn\nLike many companies, Snap has also been hard-hit by the recent array of macroeconomic challenges. If a recession hits and businesses need to pull back spending, cutting ad budgets is an easy way to do so. This anticipatory pullback already seems to have impacted Snap, but it\'s possible that PubMatic won\'t be as severely affected.\nPubMatic helped over 1,400 publishers fill their ad inventory as of December 31, 2021, including large enterprises like Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) and Yahoo. Macroeconomic conditions could force businesses to pull back ad spending, but they don\'t have to do so evenly. Instead, companies can cut ad budgets on platforms that serve niche audiences (like Snap) and keep buying ad inventory on more resilient and established platforms like Yahoo. Therefore, PubMatic could prove to be more resilient during an economic downturn.\nSo far, this has proved to be the case. While Snap has seen slowing growth and suspended its Q3 guidance, PubMatic still expects a 25% top-line increase this year versus 2021.\nEven if a recession damaged PubMatic, the company has the cash flow to withstand a temporary decline in activity. In Q1, the company reported a net income margin of 9% and a free cash flow margin of 27%. Comparatively, Snap had a net loss margin of 38% and a free cash flow margin of negative 13% in Q2.\nPubMatic\'s stronger financials allow the company to continue investing in its platform and growth during this economic downturn, potentially setting it up to come out of this stronger than before.\nWhy now is the time to buy PubMatic\nSnap\'s underwhelming figures and the widespread fears of an ad-spending decline have brought PubMatic\'s valuation down to just 16 times earnings. This is much lower than its primary rival, Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), which trades at 897 times earnings.\nSnap shouldn\'t have become the barometer of the adtech industry, but this situation is creating bargains, and PubMatic is one of them. With the company\'s diversified revenue and large customer pool, this business could be more resilient than some investors believe over the short term.\nOver the long term, the company looks even more appealing. PubMatic is attacking a market where global digital ad spending is expected to reach $627 billion by 2024. With sustainable advantages that could allow this business to thrive, PubMatic looks too cheap to ignore at these prices.\n10 stocks we like better than PubMatic, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PubMatic, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJamie Louko has positions in Apple and PubMatic, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Magnite, Inc, and PubMatic, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Electronic Arts and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'PubMatic is diversified Snap\'s first problem was Apple\'s Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) changes, which made it harder for companies to gather data on their consumers, and consequently decreased ad effectiveness. In the fourth quarter of 2021, PubMatic\'s CFO Steve Pantelick reiterated this, saying that the company remained relatively unscathed by Apple\'s update "as advertisers shifted ad dollars to other high ROI formats and channels on our platform." PubMatic helped over 1,400 publishers fill their ad inventory as of December 31, 2021, including large enterprises like Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) and Yahoo.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Snap cited decreasing demand for advertising space on its platform due to macroeconomic challenges and platform policy changes from Apple. Instead, companies can cut ad budgets on platforms that serve niche audiences (like Snap) and keep buying ad inventory on more resilient and established platforms like Yahoo. The Motley Fool recommends Electronic Arts and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Snap Cratering Creates an Opportunity to Buy Another Bargain Tech Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM) was such adtech company, falling almost 10% after Snap reported earnings. Instead, companies can cut ad budgets on platforms that serve niche audiences (like Snap) and keep buying ad inventory on more resilient and established platforms like Yahoo. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PubMatic, Inc. wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "PubMatic is diversified Snap's first problem was Apple's Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) changes, which made it harder for companies to gather data on their consumers, and consequently decreased ad effectiveness. Instead, companies can cut ad budgets on platforms that serve niche audiences (like Snap) and keep buying ad inventory on more resilient and established platforms like Yahoo. Why now is the time to buy PubMatic Snap's underwhelming figures and the widespread fears of an ad-spending decline have brought PubMatic's valuation down to just 16 times earnings."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-snapchat-stock-a-buy-now-under-%2410', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Snapchat (NYSE: SNAP) stock is down a staggering 80% year to date, trading below $10 and less than the 2017 IPO price of $17. That's right, if you would have purchased SNAP stock in 2017 when the IPO started trading to the public, you would be down approximately 50%, possibly more, from holding the stock for half a decade. Is Snapchat stock a buy now? In the below video, I provide stats, facts, analyst opinions, valuation metrics, and my predictions for the stock.\n*Stock prices used in the below video were during the trading day of July 26, 2022. The video was published on July 26, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Snap Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snap Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Eric Cuka has positions in Apple and Snap Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Eric is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Snapchat (NYSE: SNAP) stock is down a staggering 80% year to date, trading below $10 and less than the 2017 IPO price of $17. In the below video, I provide stats, facts, analyst opinions, valuation metrics, and my predictions for the stock. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Snapchat Stock a Buy Now Under $10?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the below video, I provide stats, facts, analyst opinions, valuation metrics, and my predictions for the stock. Eric Cuka has positions in Apple and Snap Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "That's right, if you would have purchased SNAP stock in 2017 when the IPO started trading to the public, you would be down approximately 50%, possibly more, from holding the stock for half a decade. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-could-outperform-peers-in-q3-says-top-analyst', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have tanked 16.7% this year as investors have been concerned about the impact of rising interest rates and soaring inflation on the premium technology retailer. Apple is expected to announce its fiscal Q3 results on July 28, and investors will be watching closely how these macroeconomic challenges affect the company's topline performance.\nHowever, top-rated Rosenblatt Securities analyst Barton Crockett is of the opinion that Apple is likely to out-perform its peers in fiscal Q3 and will likely exceed consensus estimates. Let us look at the reasons behind the analyst’s confidence in the stock.\nApple’s Fiscal Q3 Outlook\nWall Street analysts expect Apple to generate revenues of $82.97 billion, while analyst Crockett has projected Apple to generate revenues of $83.5 billion. Apple had refrained from giving any kind of Q3 revenue guidance, citing supply challenges and disruptions due to COVID that were impacting customer demand in China.\nConsensus estimates peg the fiscal Q3 earnings at $1.16 per share, while analyst Crockett’s estimate stands at $1.17 per share.\nSales of Apple’s iPhone & Macs Could Trend Higher in Q3\nCrockett has projected iPhone sales of $39.2 billion in fiscal Q3, a decline of 1% year-over-year. However, the analyst cited Canalys data to point out that while globally, smartphone shipments dropped 9% year-over-year in the June quarter, Apple’s iPhone shipments were up 7%.\nThe Mac could generate sales of $8.6 billion, reflecting a growth of 5% year-over-year, according to the analyst.\nApple’s Sales in China Could Be on the Rebound\nApple CFO, Luca Maestri, had warned on its fiscal Q2earnings callthat the impact of supply chain logjams and chip shortages could result in a revenue hit of between $4 billion and $8 billion, “which is substantially larger than what we experienced during the March quarter.”\nBut Crockett has stated that unit shipment data on a monthly basis from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology indicates that international mobile phone shipments (mainly Apple) rebounded in the June quarter, up 24% year-over-year versus a 24% fall in shipments for local brands.\nThe analyst added that although there “hasn't always been a great correlation historically between Apple's China revenues and this shipment data. But it's still a supportive backdrop.”\nChina is an important market for Apple and comprised 18.8% of its total sales in the March quarter.\nCrockett’s Take on APPL\nAnalyst Crockett is positive about Apple’s 10-year deal to carry all of Major League Soccer (MLS) on its Apple TV platform. This deal, which was announced back in June, is worth $2.5 billion and will be in effect from next year.\nHowever, the analyst still worries about the future. The analyst pointed out that even if the company performed remarkably well in the June quarter, concerns remained. Crockett cited a trade press report from Digitimes, which stated that Apple plans to initially produce 90 million of its new iPhone 14s. This ties in with the analyst’s estimate of unit growth in the low single digits for iPhone 14.\nHowever, Crockett questioned whether, given the high rate of inflation, consumers would “hold off or trade down in devices?”\nAs a result, the analyst remained sidelined on the stock with a Hold rating and a price target of $168 on the stock, implying an upside potential of 10.8% at current levels.\nThe rest of the analysts on the Street, however, are cautiously optimistic about the stock, with a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 22 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell. The average Apple price target of $179.53 implies an upside potential of 18.4% at current levels.\nBottom Line\nWhile Apple could sail through the June quarter, it still remains to be seen how the macro volatility could impact this tech retailer over the medium to long term.\nApple scores a nine out of 10 on the TipRanks Smart Score system, indicating that the stock is highly likely to outperform the market.\nThe TipRanks Smart Score system is a data-driven, quantitative scoring system that analyses stocks on eight major parameters and comes up with a Smart Score ranging from 1 to 10. The higher the score, the more likely the stock will outperform the market.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have tanked 16.7% this year as investors have been concerned about the impact of rising interest rates and soaring inflation on the premium technology retailer. Apple had refrained from giving any kind of Q3 revenue guidance, citing supply challenges and disruptions due to COVID that were impacting customer demand in China. Bottom Line While Apple could sail through the June quarter, it still remains to be seen how the macro volatility could impact this tech retailer over the medium to long term.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have tanked 16.7% this year as investors have been concerned about the impact of rising interest rates and soaring inflation on the premium technology retailer. Apple’s Fiscal Q3 Outlook Wall Street analysts expect Apple to generate revenues of $82.97 billion, while analyst Crockett has projected Apple to generate revenues of $83.5 billion. Sales of Apple’s iPhone & Macs Could Trend Higher in Q3 Crockett has projected iPhone sales of $39.2 billion in fiscal Q3, a decline of 1% year-over-year.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Could Outperform Peers In Q3, Says Top Analyst', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have tanked 16.7% this year as investors have been concerned about the impact of rising interest rates and soaring inflation on the premium technology retailer. Sales of Apple’s iPhone & Macs Could Trend Higher in Q3 Crockett has projected iPhone sales of $39.2 billion in fiscal Q3, a decline of 1% year-over-year. Apple’s Sales in China Could Be on the Rebound Apple CFO, Luca Maestri, had warned on its fiscal Q2earnings callthat the impact of supply chain logjams and chip shortages could result in a revenue hit of between $4 billion and $8 billion, “which is substantially larger than what we experienced during the March quarter.” But Crockett has stated that unit shipment data on a monthly basis from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology indicates that international mobile phone shipments (mainly Apple) rebounded in the June quarter, up 24% year-over-year versus a 24% fall in shipments for local brands.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have tanked 16.7% this year as investors have been concerned about the impact of rising interest rates and soaring inflation on the premium technology retailer. Apple’s Fiscal Q3 Outlook Wall Street analysts expect Apple to generate revenues of $82.97 billion, while analyst Crockett has projected Apple to generate revenues of $83.5 billion. Apple’s Sales in China Could Be on the Rebound Apple CFO, Luca Maestri, had warned on its fiscal Q2earnings callthat the impact of supply chain logjams and chip shortages could result in a revenue hit of between $4 billion and $8 billion, “which is substantially larger than what we experienced during the March quarter.” But Crockett has stated that unit shipment data on a monthly basis from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology indicates that international mobile phone shipments (mainly Apple) rebounded in the June quarter, up 24% year-over-year versus a 24% fall in shipments for local brands.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/factors-to-note-ahead-of-check-points-chkp-q2-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Check Point Software Technologies CHKP is set to report second-quarter 2022 results on Aug 1.\nFor the second quarter, Check Point projects revenues between $545 million and $575 million ($560 million at the midpoint). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $560 million, suggesting a 6.4% increase from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\nAdditionally, CHKP forecasts adjusted earnings per share in the range of $1.55-$1.65 ($1.60 at the midpoint). The consensus mark for earnings stands at $1.62 per share, a penny higher than the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $1.61.\nLet’s see how things have shaped up before this announcement.\nCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd. Price and EPS Surprise\nCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd. price-eps-surprise | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Quote\nThings to Note Before Q2 Earnings\nThe hybrid work environment has urged the greater need for network security. This trend is anticipated to have fueled the demand for Check Point’s products during the quarter under review.\nMoreover, the increased demand for network security gateways to support higher capacities amid the hybrid work environment is expected to have spurred the demand for CHKP’s remote access VPN (virtual private network) solutions.\nAdditionally, Check Point’s quarterly performance is likely to have benefited from increased security subscriptions due to the solid demand for its CloudGuard, Harmony, Sandblast Zero-day threat prevention and Infinity solutions.\nHowever, continued industry-wide component supply constraints might have impacted the company’s ability to meet the demand for its products and solutions, thereby hurting Check Point’s overall sales during the second quarter. Moreover, the firm’s elevated investments in sales and marketing efforts might have clipped margins during the quarter to be reported.\nWhat Our Model Says\nOur proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Check Point this season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. However, that’s not the case here.\nCheck Point currently carries a Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell) and has an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\nStocks With the Favorable Combination\nPer our model, Valero Energy VLO, PBF Energy PBF and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases.\nValero sports a Zacks Rank #1 and has an Earnings ESP of +10.22%. The company is scheduled to report second-quarter 2022 results on Jul 28. Valero’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 84.3%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for VLO’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $8.78 per share, indicating a sharp improvement from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 48 cents per share. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $39.7 billion, suggesting a year-over-year increase of 42.9%.\nPBF Energy currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 and has an Earnings ESP of +20.67%. The company is slated to report its second-quarter 2022 results on Jul 28. PBF Energy’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 61.5%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for PBF Energy’s second-quarter earnings stands at $6.57 per share, implying a strong improvement from the year-ago quarter’s loss of $1.26. PBF is estimated to report revenues of $9.8 billion, which suggests growth of 42.3% from the year-ago quarter.\nApple is slated to report third-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Jul 28. The company carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +1.32% at present. Apple’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while meeting the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 11.9%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for quarterly earnings is pegged at $1.14 per share, suggesting a year-over-year decline of 12.3%. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.6% year over year to $81.9 billion.\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2022?\nFrom inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%. Now our Director of Research has combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and has handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold. Don’t miss your chance to get in…because the sooner you do, the more upside you stand to grab.\nSee Stocks Now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nValero Energy Corporation (VLO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nPBF Energy Inc. (PBF): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, PBF Energy PBF and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.6% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, PBF Energy PBF and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.6% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': "Factors to Note Ahead of Check Point's (CHKP) Q2 Earnings", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, PBF Energy PBF and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.6% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Valero Energy VLO, PBF Energy PBF and Apple AAPL have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. AAPL’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 0.6% year over year to $81.9 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-youd-invested-%243000-in-apple-in-2007-this-is-how-much-you-would-have-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in 1980 at $22 per share. If you had invested $3,000 in that scrappy computer maker\'s IPO, your 136 shares would have grown to 30,464 shares through five stock splits, and your initial investment would be worth about $4.69 million today.\nHowever, you could have jumped on the Apple bandwagon much later and still reaped massive multibagger gains. Let\'s turn the clock forward to 2007, 10 years after Steve Jobs returned to the company as its CEO.\nThat was the year Apple launched its first iPhone. If you had invested $3,000 in Apple on Jan. 9, 2007 -- the day Jobs announced the iPhone -- your investment would be worth over $139,000 today. Let\'s see why that one device turned Apple into one of the market\'s hottest growth stocks.\nImage source: Apple.\nHow Apple disrupted the smartphone market\nApple didn\'t create the first smartphone. Instead, it disrupted that enterprise-facing niche -- which was dominated by BlackBerry and Nokia at the time -- with simple touchscreen-based devices.\nThat streamlined approach, which eliminated the need for cramped physical keyboards, opened up the floodgates for a new generation of touchscreen-based mobile apps. In 2008, it centralized the distribution of both first-party and third-party apps by launching its App Store.\nAt the time, many critics believed the iPhone would fail. Microsoft\'s then-CEO Steve Ballmer claimed there was "no chance" the iPhone would dent the smartphone market, Intel refused to develop the iPhone\'s mobile chips because it didn\'t believe Apple would ever sell enough phones to justify its own expenses, and TechCrunch\'s Seth Porges predicted the iPhone would "bomb."\nIn fiscal 2007, which ended in September of that year, Apple only shipped 1.4 million iPhones. But that figure soared to 11.6 million in fiscal 2008, and it continued climbing to a peak of 231.2 million shipments in fiscal 2016 with the best-selling iPhone 6 and 6s.\nThe market\'s demand for new iPhones has cooled off since then, but Apple still shipped an estimated 228.4 million iPhones in 2021, according to Strategy Analytics. It also controlled 17% of the global smartphone market in the second quarter of 2022, according to Canalys, putting it in second place behind Samsung\'s 21% share. In terms of premium devices over $400, Apple controlled 62% of the market in the first quarter of 2022, according to Counterpoint Research.\nHow did the iPhone light a fire under Apple\'s stock?\nApple had already experienced a rebirth under Steve Jobs with the launches of the iMac in 1998 and the iPod in 2001. However, the iPhone went on to eclipse all of Apple\'s other business segments to become its primary source of revenue. In fiscal 2021, Apple generated 52% of its revenue from the iPhone, compared to 50% of its revenue in fiscal 2020.\nApple subsequently launched the iPad in 2010, which expanded the niche market of tablet computers into a mainstream one, before Jobs passed away in 2011. Many investors questioned Apple\'s ability to continue growing after Jobs\' passing, but his successor Tim Cook continued to expand its hardware business with the Apple Watch, AirPods, and HomePod smart speakers. Cook also strengthened Apple\'s Services division with new subscription-based services like Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade. As of its latest quarter, Apple had locked in 825 million paid subscriptions across all of its services.\nIt was also sitting on $193 billion in cash and marketable securities, which gives it plenty of room for fresh investments in newer markets like augmented reality, virtual reality, and connected vehicles.\nBetween fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2021, Apple\'s revenue skyrocketed from $24 billion to $365.8 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.5%. Its net income surged from $3.5 billion to $94.7 billion, representing a CAGR of 26.6%. Over the past decade, the company also reduced its number of outstanding shares by 38% with generous and well-timed buybacks.\nWill Apple remain a rock-solid investment?\nApple is now worth $2.5 trillion, so it seems doubtful it will replicate its historic gains from the past 14 years. However, I firmly believe its stable growth rates, the strength of its evergreen brand, its fortress balance sheet, and its ability to disrupt other markets all make it a solid long-term investment.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Intel, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends BlackBerry and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in 1980 at $22 per share. That streamlined approach, which eliminated the need for cramped physical keyboards, opened up the floodgates for a new generation of touchscreen-based mobile apps. Apple subsequently launched the iPad in 2010, which expanded the niche market of tablet computers into a mainstream one, before Jobs passed away in 2011.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in 1980 at $22 per share. Between fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2021, Apple's revenue skyrocketed from $24 billion to $365.8 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.5%. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': "If You'd Invested $3,000 in Apple in 2007, This Is How Much You Would Have Today", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in 1980 at $22 per share. That was the year Apple launched its first iPhone. Let's see why that one device turned Apple into one of the market's hottest growth stocks.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in 1980 at $22 per share. How Apple disrupted the smartphone market Apple didn't create the first smartphone. Cook also strengthened Apple's Services division with new subscription-based services like Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-maps-launches-street-view-in-india-after-11-year-wait', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Munsif Vengattil\nNEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Maps on Wednesday launched its panoramic Street View service in 10 Indian cities in partnership with Tech Mahindra and Genesys, 11 years after a first attempt ran into regulatory troubles.\nThe feature, which offers 360-degree views of streets around the world using photos taken by cruising vehicles, has faced privacy complaints and regulatory scrutiny in many countries.\nThe Indian launch comes after Google was denied permission at least twice in the last decade by the government over security concerns.\nCompany executives said on Wednesday it was able to meet the regulatory requirements thanks to a new geospatial policy from India last year, which allows foreign map operators to provide panoramic imagery by licensing the data from local partners.\nData collection was entirely done by Tech Mahindra and Genesys, Google said, adding the service would be available in over 50 Indian cities by the end of this year.\nStreet View imagery will blur out faces of individuals and license plates to address privacy concerns, said Miriam Daniel, Vice President of Google Maps Experiences.\nWednesday's announcement coincided with a similar feature launch from MapmyIndia CEIF.NS, which powers Apple Inc's AAPL.O maps in the country. Its Mappls RealView is live across thousands of cities, the company said.\nGoogle also announced a partnership with India's Central Pollution Control Board to provide air quality information over maps.\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Mark Potter)\n(([email protected]; +91-80-6749-8695;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Wednesday's announcement coincided with a similar feature launch from MapmyIndia CEIF.NS, which powers Apple Inc's AAPL.O maps in the country. By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Maps on Wednesday launched its panoramic Street View service in 10 Indian cities in partnership with Tech Mahindra and Genesys, 11 years after a first attempt ran into regulatory troubles. Company executives said on Wednesday it was able to meet the regulatory requirements thanks to a new geospatial policy from India last year, which allows foreign map operators to provide panoramic imagery by licensing the data from local partners.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Wednesday's announcement coincided with a similar feature launch from MapmyIndia CEIF.NS, which powers Apple Inc's AAPL.O maps in the country. By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Maps on Wednesday launched its panoramic Street View service in 10 Indian cities in partnership with Tech Mahindra and Genesys, 11 years after a first attempt ran into regulatory troubles. Company executives said on Wednesday it was able to meet the regulatory requirements thanks to a new geospatial policy from India last year, which allows foreign map operators to provide panoramic imagery by licensing the data from local partners.", 'news_article_title': 'Google Maps launches Street View in India after 11-year wait', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Wednesday's announcement coincided with a similar feature launch from MapmyIndia CEIF.NS, which powers Apple Inc's AAPL.O maps in the country. By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Maps on Wednesday launched its panoramic Street View service in 10 Indian cities in partnership with Tech Mahindra and Genesys, 11 years after a first attempt ran into regulatory troubles. The feature, which offers 360-degree views of streets around the world using photos taken by cruising vehicles, has faced privacy complaints and regulatory scrutiny in many countries.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Wednesday's announcement coincided with a similar feature launch from MapmyIndia CEIF.NS, which powers Apple Inc's AAPL.O maps in the country. By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Maps on Wednesday launched its panoramic Street View service in 10 Indian cities in partnership with Tech Mahindra and Genesys, 11 years after a first attempt ran into regulatory troubles. Company executives said on Wednesday it was able to meet the regulatory requirements thanks to a new geospatial policy from India last year, which allows foreign map operators to provide panoramic imagery by licensing the data from local partners."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lg-display-reverses-into-loss-as-inflation-ends-covid-fuelled-demand-surge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds revenue, price data\nSEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display Co 034220.KS said on Wednesday it swung to a second-quarter loss from a profit a year earlier, as inflation and interest rate hikes undercut demand for panels used in TVs and gadgets.\nThe operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year. Business had been boosted for several quarters by strong home entertainment demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nThe quarterly operating loss, the first since the second quarter of 2020, was steeper than an average forecast of a 343 billion won loss from 12 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate.\nRevenue fell 20% on the year to 5.6 trillion won, LG Display said in a regulatory filing.\nLG Display saw a decrease in panel shipments in the second quarter as China's prolonged COVID lockdowns disrupted supply chains, while the industry in general saw demand affected by increasing macroeconomic volatility and uncertainties.\nPrices of 55-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for TV sets fell about 12% in the April-June quarter compared with January-March, according to data from TrendForce's WitsView.\nLG Display said it will accelerate its plan to reduce its LCD TV panel business and concentrate more on high-end IT products.\n($1 = 1,313.6400 won)\n(Reporting by Joyce Lee, Heekyong Yang and Byungwook Kim; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Kenneth Maxwell)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year. Adds revenue, price data SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display Co 034220.KS said on Wednesday it swung to a second-quarter loss from a profit a year earlier, as inflation and interest rate hikes undercut demand for panels used in TVs and gadgets. LG Display saw a decrease in panel shipments in the second quarter as China's prolonged COVID lockdowns disrupted supply chains, while the industry in general saw demand affected by increasing macroeconomic volatility and uncertainties.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year. Prices of 55-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for TV sets fell about 12% in the April-June quarter compared with January-March, according to data from TrendForce's WitsView. LG Display said it will accelerate its plan to reduce its LCD TV panel business and concentrate more on high-end IT products.", 'news_article_title': 'LG Display reverses into loss as inflation ends COVID-fuelled demand surge', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year. Adds revenue, price data SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display Co 034220.KS said on Wednesday it swung to a second-quarter loss from a profit a year earlier, as inflation and interest rate hikes undercut demand for panels used in TVs and gadgets. Prices of 55-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for TV sets fell about 12% in the April-June quarter compared with January-March, according to data from TrendForce's WitsView.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year. Adds revenue, price data SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display Co 034220.KS said on Wednesday it swung to a second-quarter loss from a profit a year earlier, as inflation and interest rate hikes undercut demand for panels used in TVs and gadgets. The quarterly operating loss, the first since the second quarter of 2020, was steeper than an average forecast of a 343 billion won loss from 12 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lg-display-swings-to-a-loss-as-inflation-puts-brakes-on-pandemic-led-demand', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS swung on Wednesday to a loss in the second quarter from a profit a year earlier, as inflation and rate hikes hurt demand for panels used in TVs and IT gadgets after several quarters of pandemic-fuelled sales.\nThe operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371.49 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year.\nThis is the first time LG Display logged a quarterly operating loss since the second quarter of 2020. The loss was against an average forecast of a 343 billion won loss from 12 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate.\n($1 = 1,313.6400 won)\n(Reporting by Joyce Lee, Heekyong Yang and Byungwook Kim; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371.49 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year. SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS swung on Wednesday to a loss in the second quarter from a profit a year earlier, as inflation and rate hikes hurt demand for panels used in TVs and IT gadgets after several quarters of pandemic-fuelled sales. ($1 = 1,313.6400 won) (Reporting by Joyce Lee, Heekyong Yang and Byungwook Kim; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371.49 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year. SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS swung on Wednesday to a loss in the second quarter from a profit a year earlier, as inflation and rate hikes hurt demand for panels used in TVs and IT gadgets after several quarters of pandemic-fuelled sales. This is the first time LG Display logged a quarterly operating loss since the second quarter of 2020.", 'news_article_title': 'LG Display swings to a loss as inflation puts brakes on pandemic-led demand', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371.49 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year. SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS swung on Wednesday to a loss in the second quarter from a profit a year earlier, as inflation and rate hikes hurt demand for panels used in TVs and IT gadgets after several quarters of pandemic-fuelled sales. This is the first time LG Display logged a quarterly operating loss since the second quarter of 2020.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The operating loss at the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier was 488 billion won ($371.49 million) for the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 701 billion won in the same period last year. SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS swung on Wednesday to a loss in the second quarter from a profit a year earlier, as inflation and rate hikes hurt demand for panels used in TVs and IT gadgets after several quarters of pandemic-fuelled sales. ($1 = 1,313.6400 won) (Reporting by Joyce Lee, Heekyong Yang and Byungwook Kim; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 152.16000366210938, 'high': 157.3300018310547, 'open': 152.5800018310547, 'close': 156.7899932861328, 'ema_50': 147.83291706083588, 'rsi_14': 67.86448169386394, 'target': 157.35000610351562, 'volume': 78620700.0, 'ema_200': 153.5650935277936, 'adj_close': 155.4443359375, 'rsi_lag_1': 65.80483513992144, 'rsi_lag_2': 70.73171680072967, 'rsi_lag_3': 76.17404719477408, 'rsi_lag_4': 81.14346641634953, 'rsi_lag_5': 72.93261088357187, 'macd_lag_1': 2.955919251622248, 'macd_lag_2': 3.042242873294782, 'macd_lag_3': 2.9707187862457545, 'macd_lag_4': 2.720144922211773, 'macd_lag_5': 2.2324639062035203, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.2686171665705785, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.335191005034786}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 23.020000457763672, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 24.40999984741211, 'Open': 24.270000457763672, 'Close': 23.239999771118164, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 23.239999771118164}, {'Low': 1.0107442140579224, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 1.0171905755996704, 'Open': 1.0129557847976685, 'Close': 1.0129557847976685, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 1.0129557847976685}, {'Low': 1.2022265195846558, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 1.2086637020111084, 'Open': 1.203818440437317, 'Close': 1.2036880254745483, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 1.2036880254745483}, {'Low': 6.741499900817871, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 6.7677001953125, 'Open': 6.76230001449585, 'Close': 6.76230001449585, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 6.76230001449585}, {'Low': 94.3000030517578, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 98.58999633789062, 'Open': 95.5999984741211, 'Close': 97.26000213623048, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 321903, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 97.26000213623048}, {'Low': 0.6916107535362244, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 0.695894181728363, 'Open': 0.6947387456893921, 'Close': 0.6947387456893921, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 0.6947387456893921}, {'Low': 2.7230000495910645, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 2.802999973297119, 'Open': 2.782999992370605, 'Close': 2.733999967575073, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 2.733999967575073}, {'Low': 136.55099487304688, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 137.34300231933594, 'Open': 136.97000122070312, 'Close': 136.97000122070312, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 136.97000122070312}, {'Low': 106.26000213623048, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 107.43000030517578, 'Open': 107.12999725341795, 'Close': 106.4499969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 106.4499969482422}, {'Low': 1719.0999755859375, 'Date': '2022-07-27', 'High': 1719.0999755859375, 'Open': 1719.0999755859375, 'Close': 1719.0999755859375, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 144865, 'date_str': '2022-07-27', 'Adj Close': 1719.0999755859375}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-28': 157.35000610351562, '2022-07-29': 162.50999450683594, '2022-08-01': 161.50999450683594, '2022-08-02': 160.00999450683594, '2022-08-03': 166.1300048828125, '2022-08-04': 165.80999755859375, '2022-08-05': 165.35000610351562, '2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875, '2022-08-09': 164.9199981689453, '2022-08-10': 169.24000549316406}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-29': 161.3800048828125}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-27': 144.8000030517578}, '6_months_later': {'2023-01-27': 145.92999267578125}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-27': 193.22000122070312}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Twenty-nine analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had predicted earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter.\nThird-quarter revenues rose 2 percent to $82.96 billion from $81.43 billion last year. Twenty-six analysts estimated revenues of $82.81 billion for the quarter.\nThe revenue was primarily driven by an increase in the sales of iPhones and services year-over-year. Revenues from iPhones were $40.67 billion, compared to $39.57 billion last year. Apple\'s services revenues increased to $19.60 billion from $17.49 billion last year.\n"Our June quarter results continued to demonstrate our ability to manage our business effectively despite the challenging operating environment. We set a June quarter revenue record and our installed base of active devices reached an all-time high in every geographic segment and product category," said Luca Maestri, Apple\'s CFO.\nApple\'s board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share, which is payable on August 11 to shareholders as of August 8.\nAAPL closed Thursday\'s trading at $157.35, up $0.56 or 0.36%, on the Nasdaq. The stock further gained $5.09 or 3.23% in the after-hours trading.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained over 3% in extended trading session on Thursday after the California-based tech giant reported third-quarter results, with both earnings and revenues beating Wall Street view. AAPL closed Thursday\'s trading at $157.35, up $0.56 or 0.36%, on the Nasdaq. "Our June quarter results continued to demonstrate our ability to manage our business effectively despite the challenging operating environment.', 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained over 3% in extended trading session on Thursday after the California-based tech giant reported third-quarter results, with both earnings and revenues beating Wall Street view. AAPL closed Thursday's trading at $157.35, up $0.56 or 0.36%, on the Nasdaq. Apple's services revenues increased to $19.60 billion from $17.49 billion last year.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Q3 Results Beat Wall Street View; Shares Up 3%', 'news_lexrank_summary': "AAPL closed Thursday's trading at $157.35, up $0.56 or 0.36%, on the Nasdaq. (RTTNews) - Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained over 3% in extended trading session on Thursday after the California-based tech giant reported third-quarter results, with both earnings and revenues beating Wall Street view. Apple said its third-quarter profit dropped to $19.44 billion or $1.20 per share from $21.74 billion or $1.30 per share last year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained over 3% in extended trading session on Thursday after the California-based tech giant reported third-quarter results, with both earnings and revenues beating Wall Street view. AAPL closed Thursday's trading at $157.35, up $0.56 or 0.36%, on the Nasdaq. Apple said its third-quarter profit dropped to $19.44 billion or $1.20 per share from $21.74 billion or $1.30 per share last year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-announces-decline-in-q3-income-but-beats-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported a profit for third quarter that decreased from last year but beat the Street estimates.\nThe company's bottom line came in at $19.44 billion, or $1.20 per share. This compares with $21.74 billion, or $1.30 per share, in last year's third quarter.\nAnalysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.16 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.\nThe company's revenue for the quarter rose 1.9% to $82.96 billion from $81.43 billion last year.\nApple Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :\n-Earnings (Q3): $19.44 Bln. vs. $21.74 Bln. last year. -EPS (Q3): $1.20 vs. $1.30 last year. -Analyst Estimates: $1.16 -Revenue (Q3): $82.96 Bln vs. $81.43 Bln last year.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported a profit for third quarter that decreased from last year but beat the Street estimates. Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.16 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.", 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported a profit for third quarter that decreased from last year but beat the Street estimates. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. The company's revenue for the quarter rose 1.9% to $82.96 billion from $81.43 billion last year.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. Announces Decline In Q3 Income, but beats estimates', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported a profit for third quarter that decreased from last year but beat the Street estimates. This compares with $21.74 billion, or $1.30 per share, in last year's third quarter. Apple Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings (Q3): $19.44 Bln.", 'news_textrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported a profit for third quarter that decreased from last year but beat the Street estimates. This compares with $21.74 billion, or $1.30 per share, in last year's third quarter. The company's revenue for the quarter rose 1.9% to $82.96 billion from $81.43 billion last year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-rally-as-markets-bet-on-more-gradual-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Kanupriya Kapoor\nSINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks took their cue on Friday from a late rally on Wall Street, as markets focused on a possible slowdown in the pace of rate hikes rather than a U.S. recession after data showed its economy shrinking for a second straight quarter.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.41%. Japan\'s Nikkei share average .N225 opened up 0.36%, while the Seoul index .KS11 and Australia\'s index .AXJO opened up 0.75% and 0.76% respectively.\nEconomists are debating whether the world\'s biggest economy is already in or on the verge of a recession, as it battles its highest inflation in four decades and gross domestic product shrinks - at a 0.9% annualized rate last quarter, after a 1.6% contraction in the quarter before that.\nThe Federal Reserve delivered another aggressive interest rate hike of 75 basis points this week, its third this year.\nMeanwhile, China, still in the throes of COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns, did not mention its full-year GDP growth target after a high-level Communist Party meeting and said instead it will try hard to achieve the best possible results for the economy this year.\nU.S. equities, however, rallied this week as comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell led to speculation that rate hikes would begin to slow and eventually turn to rate cuts in 2023. Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3% each after hours after the tech giants reported earnings that beat expectations.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 332.04 points, or 1.03%, to 32,529.63, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 48.82 points, or 1.21%, to 4,072.43 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 130.17 points, or 1.08%, to 12,162.59.\nBut analysts warned the rally could be short-lived.\n"Financial markets have taken the combination of the ... (Fed) announcement and ... the negative U.S. GDP print as confirmation that policymakers will ease off their aggressive monetary tightening cycle before too long. Our sense, however, is that such hopes are premature and that some of this year\'s dominant trends, notably the rise of the U.S. dollar, will reassert themselves before too long," Capital Economics said in a note.\nThe dollar stayed near a six-week low against the yen for similar reasons, trading at 134.39 yen JPY=EBS, bouncing 0.13% after an overnight plunge of 1.74%, the most since March 2020. It touched a low of 134.2 on Thursday, the weakest since June 17.\nU.S. Treasuries slipped on the weak economic data, with the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR retreating to 2.6759%. The two-year note\'s US2YT=RR yield, which typically moves in step with interest-rate expectations, was at 2.8703%.\n"There\'s this see-saw at the moment with inflation and growth concerns," said Tom Nash, fixed income portfolio manager at UBS Asset Management in Sydney, with surprisingly soft U.S. growth figures putting the focus on the latter.\n"When it\'s inflation concerns, yields are going up, when it\'s growth concerns yields are going down. What we\'re seeing at the moment is the market is putting less emphasis on inflation and more on growth."\nBrent crude futures LCOc1 rose 0.8% to $108 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) CLc1 was up 1.08% at $97.46.\nTo read Reuters Markets and Finance news, click on https://www.reuters.com/finance/marketsFor the state of play of Asian stock markets please click on: 0#.INDEXA\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Additional reporting by Tom Westbrook; editing by Richard Pullin)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3% each after hours after the tech giants reported earnings that beat expectations. By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks took their cue on Friday from a late rally on Wall Street, as markets focused on a possible slowdown in the pace of rate hikes rather than a U.S. recession after data showed its economy shrinking for a second straight quarter. Meanwhile, China, still in the throes of COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns, did not mention its full-year GDP growth target after a high-level Communist Party meeting and said instead it will try hard to achieve the best possible results for the economy this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3% each after hours after the tech giants reported earnings that beat expectations. Japan's Nikkei share average .N225 opened up 0.36%, while the Seoul index .KS11 and Australia's index .AXJO opened up 0.75% and 0.76% respectively. The Federal Reserve delivered another aggressive interest rate hike of 75 basis points this week, its third this year.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rally as markets bet on more gradual rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3% each after hours after the tech giants reported earnings that beat expectations. By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks took their cue on Friday from a late rally on Wall Street, as markets focused on a possible slowdown in the pace of rate hikes rather than a U.S. recession after data showed its economy shrinking for a second straight quarter. The Federal Reserve delivered another aggressive interest rate hike of 75 basis points this week, its third this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3% each after hours after the tech giants reported earnings that beat expectations. By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks took their cue on Friday from a late rally on Wall Street, as markets focused on a possible slowdown in the pace of rate hikes rather than a U.S. recession after data showed its economy shrinking for a second straight quarter. "There\'s this see-saw at the moment with inflation and growth concerns," said Tom Nash, fixed income portfolio manager at UBS Asset Management in Sydney, with surprisingly soft U.S. growth figures putting the focus on the latter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-apple-up-on-earnings-intel-takes-a-bath', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Market indices rallied off a morning’s lineup of economic data that in more unforgiving times (say, a month or two ago) might have met the buzzsaw; today, we see grow across the board: the Dow was +332 points on the day, +1.03%, while the Nasdaq grew +130 points, +1.08%. Further, the S&P 500 at +1.21% and the small-cap Russell 200 +1.34% round out a positive trading day.\n\nRenowned investor Leon Cooperman recently described a market “bottom” as having occurred when trading is impervious to bad news. Well, bad news is what we got ahead of today’s open, where Q2 GDP posted a negative headline for the second-straight quarter while jobless claims’ 4-week moving average keeps climbing. It’s been a rough quarter but a “so far, so good” Q2 earnings season — at least ahead of this afternoon’s marquee reports:\n\nApple AAPL notched its third-straight earnings beat in its fiscal Q3 results, reaching $1.20 per share for a 6-cent beat (though still below the year-ago’s $1.30 per share). Revenues posted a slight beat to $82.96 billion from $81.99 billion in the Zacks consensus. Shares of the world’s largest gadget maker are up +3% in after-market trading.\n\niPhone sales are still the bread and butter of Apple, and these came in better than expected to 40.67 billion units sold in the past three months. Its Services revenue was a tad below expectations at $19.6 billion, while Mac sales dropped -10% on supply constraints and foreign exchange headwinds. But considering its China business only came in -1% in a very challenging quarter, we’d have to see this quarter from Apple as not only being better than expected, but as strong as reasonably expected.\n\nShares of Amazon AMZN bloomed +10% in late trading, even though the company posted a -20 cent loss per share in Q2, as opposed to a 15-cent gain. Revenues came in better than expected, however: $121.23 billion versus $119.67 billion expected. The company took a $6 billion charge in the quarter to adjust for extra labor and capacity, which may explain the bottom-line big miss.\n\nAmazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud-based profit engine outpaced expectations in the quarter: $19.74 billion surpassed the anticipated $19.54 billion, while Advertising revenue grew +21% year over year to $8.76 billion, above the expected $8.65 billion. Online Stores and Subscribers came in a little short of estimates, but overall results were, just like Apple, better than expected.\n\nIntel INTC, however, is a different story: in an absolute nightmare quarter, the chip-making giant posted earnings of 29 cents per share, less than half the 69 cents expected and more than 4x lower than the $1.28 per share in the year-ago quarter. CEO Pat Gelsinger said the quarter was “below standard” and that they “can and must do better.” It’s the company’s first miss in more than eight years.\n\nGuidance for Q3 was abysmal, as well: 30 cents per share is expected on the bottom line, less than half the 90 cents in the Zacks consensus, while revenues next quarter, which had previously been expected to reach $18.91 billion, are now guiding to a range of $15-16 billion. The company also posted its worst Data Center revenue, perhaps ever, -16%. Shares are down -10% in late-session trading.\n\nIn other news, the Chips Act passed Congress today, which will allot more than $50 billion to semiconductor companies to begin generating chips in the U.S. This is widely seen as not only good for supply-chain initiatives that rely on advanced technology, like automobile dashboards, but a win for national security. It’s also seen as a hedge against possible aggression in Taiwan by China.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nIntel Corporation (INTC): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\n \nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL notched its third-straight earnings beat in its fiscal Q3 results, reaching $1.20 per share for a 6-cent beat (though still below the year-ago’s $1.30 per share). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Renowned investor Leon Cooperman recently described a market “bottom” as having occurred when trading is impervious to bad news.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL notched its third-straight earnings beat in its fiscal Q3 results, reaching $1.20 per share for a 6-cent beat (though still below the year-ago’s $1.30 per share). Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud-based profit engine outpaced expectations in the quarter: $19.74 billion surpassed the anticipated $19.54 billion, while Advertising revenue grew +21% year over year to $8.76 billion, above the expected $8.65 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Amazon, Apple Up on Earnings; Intel Takes a Bath', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL notched its third-straight earnings beat in its fiscal Q3 results, reaching $1.20 per share for a 6-cent beat (though still below the year-ago’s $1.30 per share). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud-based profit engine outpaced expectations in the quarter: $19.74 billion surpassed the anticipated $19.54 billion, while Advertising revenue grew +21% year over year to $8.76 billion, above the expected $8.65 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL notched its third-straight earnings beat in its fiscal Q3 results, reaching $1.20 per share for a 6-cent beat (though still below the year-ago’s $1.30 per share). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud-based profit engine outpaced expectations in the quarter: $19.74 billion surpassed the anticipated $19.54 billion, while Advertising revenue grew +21% year over year to $8.76 billion, above the expected $8.65 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/kip-etf-20%3A-whats-in-whats-out-and-why', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'These days, checking on how your investments are doing feels a little like asking for a hard punch in the gut. Nearly every major asset class has suffered losses in recent months. It has been a total disaster. \nOver the past six months, the S&P 500 Index surpassed the 20%-loss threshold that typically defines a bear market, though it recovered some. The bond market, which is supposed to provide ballast in a portfolio in times like these, is suffering its own rout. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is down 9.2%. Foreign stocks have spiraled down, too. The MSCI EAFE Index, the traditional benchmark for foreign stocks in developed countries, slipped 19.2%; the MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell 17.1%. \nSEE MORE ETFs Are Now Mainstream. Here\'s Why They\'re So Appealing.\nIt\'s in this environment that we conduct our annual review of the Kiplinger ETF 20, our favorite exchange-traded funds, and the ETF industry as a whole. As you can imagine, there\'s little green – as in positive gains – to be found among our Kip ETF 20. It\'s a sea of red. But losses are an inevitable fact of investing. "This is part of the price of admission," says Ben Johnson, head of global ETF research at Morningstar, the financial data firm. "If it\'s too hard to watch, then step out and look at the trees, which at this time of year are mostly green, unlike the markets." \nWe don\'t make changes to our Kiplinger ETF 20 roster lightly. But in order to make room for tactical strategies, something had to come out. This year, we made three such changes; a fourth change was related to an underperforming fund.\nWhat\'s In, What\'s Out and Why\nWe\'re removing the Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF (FIDU). Stocks in this sector thrive in the early-to-mid part of the economic cycle, but we\'re now firmly in the late stage, likely heading toward a recession. That said, if you own shares in this fund, stick with it. In a well-diversified portfolio, some parts will work when others do not.\nHowever, we wanted to make room for a new strategy – a commodities fund, the Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC). Commodities are in year three of a positive cycle, and such cycles typically last more than a dozen years, say strategists at Wells Fargo Investment Institute. Commodities are effective inflation foils and good portfolio diversifiers, too; when other assets are in decline, commodities tend to do well. \nSEE MORE The 22 Best ETFs to Buy for a Prosperous 2022\nOn the bond side, the value in municipal bonds was too good to overlook. Returns are down this year for all major muni-bond categories. But the selloff has created opportunities unseen in years, says a recent report from the Schwab Center for Financial Research. Most municipal bonds pay interest that is exempt from federal taxes. That benefit, coupled with rising yields, means that on a tax-equivalent basis, muni bonds currently yield as much or more than Treasuries and corporate debt.\nFor that reason, we are replacing the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX), which currently yields 2.1%, with the Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB), which pays a tax-equivalent yield of 3.8% for investors in the 24% federal income tax bracket. \nWe\'re also swapping out the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV) for an investment-grade corporate bond fund with a target maturity, the Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCQ). The Vanguard ETF is solid, but BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond offers better reward for the risk. Its duration (a measure of interest-rate sensitivity) is 3.8 years, but it yields 4.3%. By contrast, the Vanguard ETF has a duration of 6.5 years and yields 3.8%. \nFor the extra yield in the BulletShares fund, you give up a little in credit quality. The fund\'s bonds have an average credit rating of triple-B, the lowest rung of investment-grade credit. The Vanguard ETF, on the other hand, has an average credit quality of double-A. But over the past 12 months, the BulletShares ETF has lost 9.2%; the Vanguard fund, 12.1%. \nA Few Words About Ark Innovation\nThe ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), which invests in "innovation that\'s going to change lives," says manager Cathie Wood, is now the poster child for fizzled-out growth funds.\nAll of the fund\'s 35 stocks – which Wood had identified as the best ideas in an array of future trends, including DNA sequencing and gene therapies, energy storage, and robotic and artificial intelligence – are down since the start of the year. The ETF has plummeted 62% over the past 12 months. Readers who bought the fund when we added it to the Kip ETF 20 in 2019 were able to experience outsize gains in 2020, so their losses aren\'t quite as severe: The fund has posted a meager 0.8% cumulative gain since we added it to the Kip ETF 20 in mid 2019. \nWhat went wrong? Investors spurned shares in fast-growing, nascent businesses as worries about inflation, rising interest rates and lofty valuations overran promises of future growth. "This is risk-off behavior," says manager Wood. Investors sought safety instead in well-known, profitable benchmark stocks, she says. "Most of the names in our portfolios are not in the broad-based Indexes. This is a continuation of fears around inflation and interest rates. It started a year ago, and it remains the case today."\nSEE MORE 7 Megatrend Stock ETFs With Massive Potential\nMany of the companies in Ark Innovation\'s portfolio will likely survive a recession, if one arrives, including Exact Sciences (EXAS), the maker of at-home colon cancer tests; semiconductor leader Nvidia (NVDA); and Teladoc Health (TDOC). Indeed, most of the fund\'s top 10 holdings, which make up 61% of the portfolio, pull in billions of dollars in annual revenue; half are profitable, including Tesla (TSLA) and Zoom Video Communications (ZM). \nBut others may not survive an economic downturn. The fund has a good share of smaller positions in companies that are not profitable. Annual revenues at a handful of these companies come in under $100 million. That\'s a risk with a recession looming. And it\'s hard to see the market bottom from here; shares look likely to fall further. \nSo we\'re removing Ark Innovation from the Kip ETF 20. When we added the fund, we cautioned readers that this was a "shoot-the-moon investment, not a core holding." A long-term view and an iron stomach are necessary if you invest in this type of fund. Even Wood says she invests with a five-year time horizon in mind. \nIf you sized your investment appropriately with that in mind, the fund accounts for a tiny slice of your overall portfolio, and you could hang on to your shares. Eventually, growth stocks will come back, and by holding on you\'d avoid locking in losses. "If you believe in the long-term growth of these trends, then this could be a blip," says Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at ETF data and analytics firm VettaFi, who adds he\'s not "for or against" the ETF. "If you don\'t believe in the long-term trends, then it\'s not the right fund for you." \nBut if you unload your Ark Innovation shares, it may pay to wait for a bear-market rally before you sell. These sharp, short-term stock-price rebounds that occur during a broader and longer market decline tend to be fast and ferocious, so be on the lookout. \nWe are replacing Ark Innovation with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK), a tech fund that invests in more-established companies.\nThe Kiplinger ETF 20 at a Glance\nKiplinger\nSEE MORE 3 Preferred Stock ETFs for High, Stable Dividends\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "All of the fund's 35 stocks – which Wood had identified as the best ideas in an array of future trends, including DNA sequencing and gene therapies, energy storage, and robotic and artificial intelligence – are down since the start of the year. SEE MORE 7 Megatrend Stock ETFs With Massive Potential Many of the companies in Ark Innovation's portfolio will likely survive a recession, if one arrives, including Exact Sciences (EXAS), the maker of at-home colon cancer tests; semiconductor leader Nvidia (NVDA); and Teladoc Health (TDOC). Indeed, most of the fund's top 10 holdings, which make up 61% of the portfolio, pull in billions of dollars in annual revenue; half are profitable, including Tesla (TSLA) and Zoom Video Communications (ZM).", 'news_luhn_summary': "However, we wanted to make room for a new strategy – a commodities fund, the Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC). For that reason, we are replacing the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX), which currently yields 2.1%, with the Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB), which pays a tax-equivalent yield of 3.8% for investors in the 24% federal income tax bracket. We're also swapping out the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV) for an investment-grade corporate bond fund with a target maturity, the Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCQ).", 'news_article_title': "Kip ETF 20: What's In, What's Out and Why", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Nearly every major asset class has suffered losses in recent months. Stocks in this sector thrive in the early-to-mid part of the economic cycle, but we're now firmly in the late stage, likely heading toward a recession. The fund has a good share of smaller positions in companies that are not profitable.", 'news_textrank_summary': "For that reason, we are replacing the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX), which currently yields 2.1%, with the Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB), which pays a tax-equivalent yield of 3.8% for investors in the 24% federal income tax bracket. We're also swapping out the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV) for an investment-grade corporate bond fund with a target maturity, the Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCQ). Readers who bought the fund when we added it to the Kip ETF 20 in 2019 were able to experience outsize gains in 2020, so their losses aren't quite as severe: The fund has posted a meager 0.8% cumulative gain since we added it to the Kip ETF 20 in mid 2019."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-tops-q3-earnings-and-revenue-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.30 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.\nThis quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.26%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products would post earnings of $1.43 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.52, delivering a surprise of 6.29%.\nOver the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.\nApple, which belongs to the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, posted revenues of $82.96 billion for the quarter ended June 2022, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.19%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $81.43 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.\nThe sustainability of the stock\'s immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management\'s commentary on the earnings call.\nApple shares have lost about 11.7% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500\'s decline of -15.6%.\nWhat\'s Next for Apple?\nWhile Apple has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors\' minds is: what\'s next for the stock?\nThere are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company\'s earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.\nEmpirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.\nAhead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Apple: mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company\'s just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nIt will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $1.32 on $89.9 billion in revenues for the coming quarter and $6.09 on $393.11 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.\nInvestors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Computer - Mini computers is currently in the top 36% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.\nAnother stock from the same industry, HP (HPQ), has yet to report results for the quarter ended July 2022.\nThis personal computer and printer maker is expected to post quarterly earnings of $1.05 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +5%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 0.1% lower over the last 30 days to the current level.\nHP\'s revenues are expected to be $15.8 billion, up 3.3% from the year-ago quarter.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple, which belongs to the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, posted revenues of $82.96 billion for the quarter ended June 2022, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.19%.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple, which belongs to the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, posted revenues of $82.96 billion for the quarter ended June 2022, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.19%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-ends-up-sharply-for-2nd-day-amazon.com-apple-jump-after-hours', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks on Thursday rallied for a second day, with all three major indexes ending up more than 1% as data showing a second consecutive quarterly contraction in the economy fueled investor speculation the Federal Reserve may not need to be as aggressive with interest rate hikes as some had feared.\nThe yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes retreated US10YT=RR following the data, while utilities .SPLRCU and real estate .SPLRCR - both of which tend to rise when yields fall - were the day\'s best-performing S&P 500 sectors.\nThe decline in yields may suggest "that markets think the Fed will have to pivot and move rates lower at some point, maybe in the next 12-month period," said Mona Mahajan, senior investment strategist at Edward Jones.\n"It does imply the pace of tightening will become more gradual going forward."\nIn addition, the growth forecast for second-quarter earnings has risen this week as more S&P 500 companies reported results and beat analyst expectations. Among them, Ford Motor Co F.N shares jumped 6.1% after it reported a better-than-expected quarterly net income.\nAfter the closing bell, Amazon.com > shares shot up more than 12% as the online retailer reported quarterly sales that beat Wall Street estimates. Amazon.com ended the regular session up 1.1%. Shares of Apple AAPL.O were up more than 3% after hours following the company\'s quarterly report and upbeat forecast, and S&P 500 e-mini futures EScv1 were up 2% late.\nEarly in the day, the U.S. Commerce Department said the American economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter - the second straight quarterly decline in gross domestic product (GDP) reported by the government.\nThe news increased the possibility that the economy was on the cusp of a recession, and some investors said it might deter the Fed from continuing to aggressively increase rates as it battles high inflation.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 332.04 points, or 1.03%, to 32,529.63 the S&P 500 .SPX gained 48.82 points, or 1.21%, to 4,072.43 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 130.17 points, or 1.08%, to 12,162.59.\nThe Nasdaq registered its biggest two-day percentage gain since May 27.\nStocks had rallied in the previous session when the Fed raised rates and comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell eased some worries about the pace of rate hikes.\n"More investors are getting in now because they think at least there\'s not going to be any big surprises over the balance of the summer," as far as rates are concerned, said Alan Lancz, president of Alan B. Lancz & Associates Inc, an investment advisory firm based in Toledo, Ohio.\nThe Fed on Wednesday raised the benchmark overnight rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. The move followed a 75 basis points hike last month and smaller moves in May and March, in an effort by the U.S. central bank to tamp down soaring inflation.\nInvestors have expressed concern that inflation and aggressive Fed rate hikes could at some point tip the economy into a recession.\nAmong declining stocks, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O fell 5.2% after it posted its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 11.21 billion shares, compared with the 10.86 billion-share average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 3.56-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.66-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted three new 52-week highs and 31 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 67 new highs and 97 new lows.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6393; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O were up more than 3% after hours following the company\'s quarterly report and upbeat forecast, and S&P 500 e-mini futures EScv1 were up 2% late. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks on Thursday rallied for a second day, with all three major indexes ending up more than 1% as data showing a second consecutive quarterly contraction in the economy fueled investor speculation the Federal Reserve may not need to be as aggressive with interest rate hikes as some had feared. The decline in yields may suggest "that markets think the Fed will have to pivot and move rates lower at some point, maybe in the next 12-month period," said Mona Mahajan, senior investment strategist at Edward Jones.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O were up more than 3% after hours following the company\'s quarterly report and upbeat forecast, and S&P 500 e-mini futures EScv1 were up 2% late. Stocks had rallied in the previous session when the Fed raised rates and comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell eased some worries about the pace of rate hikes. "More investors are getting in now because they think at least there\'s not going to be any big surprises over the balance of the summer," as far as rates are concerned, said Alan Lancz, president of Alan B. Lancz & Associates Inc, an investment advisory firm based in Toledo, Ohio.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St ends up sharply for 2nd day; Amazon.com, Apple jump after hours', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were up more than 3% after hours following the company's quarterly report and upbeat forecast, and S&P 500 e-mini futures EScv1 were up 2% late. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks on Thursday rallied for a second day, with all three major indexes ending up more than 1% as data showing a second consecutive quarterly contraction in the economy fueled investor speculation the Federal Reserve may not need to be as aggressive with interest rate hikes as some had feared. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 332.04 points, or 1.03%, to 32,529.63 the S&P 500 .SPX gained 48.82 points, or 1.21%, to 4,072.43 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 130.17 points, or 1.08%, to 12,162.59.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were up more than 3% after hours following the company's quarterly report and upbeat forecast, and S&P 500 e-mini futures EScv1 were up 2% late. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks on Thursday rallied for a second day, with all three major indexes ending up more than 1% as data showing a second consecutive quarterly contraction in the economy fueled investor speculation the Federal Reserve may not need to be as aggressive with interest rate hikes as some had feared. Stocks had rallied in the previous session when the Fed raised rates and comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell eased some worries about the pace of rate hikes."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-earnings-report-for-july-28-2022-%3A-aapl-amzn-intc-ew-klac-lhx-dlr-ajg-dxcm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 07/28/2022. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The computer company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $1.14. This value represents a 12.31% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year AAPL has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 25.75 vs. an industry ratio of 3.10, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The internet company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $0.15. This value represents a 80.26% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for AMZN is 108.01 vs. an industry ratio of 14.30, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The semiconductor company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $0.69. This value represents a 46.09% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year INTC has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 1st calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 8.75%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for INTC is 11.61 vs. an industry ratio of 8.40, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nEdwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The medical instruments company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $0.63. This value represents a 1.56% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. EW missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2021 by -7.27%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for EW is 41.25 vs. an industry ratio of 21.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nKLA Corporation (KLAC)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The electrical instrument company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $5.46. This value represents a 23.25% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year KLAC has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 1st calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 6.87%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for KLAC is 17.29 vs. an industry ratio of -1.00, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nL3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The aerospace and defense company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts that follow the stock is $3.16. This value represents a 3.07% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year LHX has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 1st calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 3.31%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for LHX is 16.52 vs. an industry ratio of -12.50, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nDigital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The reit company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $1.64. This value represents a 6.49% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for DLR is 18.89 vs. an industry ratio of 21.70.\n\nArthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The insurance brokers company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts that follow the stock is $1.68. This value represents a 43.59% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year AJG has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 1st calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 1.44%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for AJG is 22.36 vs. an industry ratio of 20.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nDexCom, Inc. (DXCM)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The medical instruments company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $0.17. This value represents a 10.53% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. The last two quarters DXCM had negative earnings surprises; the latest report they missed by -38.46%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for DXCM is 104.63 vs. an industry ratio of 21.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nSeagen Inc. (SGEN)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The biomedical (gene) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $-0.82. This value represents a 74.47% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for SGEN is -50.66 vs. an industry ratio of -0.50.\n\nContinental Resources, Inc. (CLR)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The oil (us exp & production) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts that follow the stock is $3.17. This value represents a 248.35% increase compared to the same quarter last year. CLR missed the consensus earnings per share in the 3rd calendar quarter of 2021 by -3.23%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for CLR is 5.66 vs. an industry ratio of 5.70.\n\nEdison International (EIX)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The electric power utilities company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 3 analysts that follow the stock is $0.90. This value represents a 4.26% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for EIX is 14.41 vs. an industry ratio of 11.50, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. In the past year AAPL has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 25.75 vs. an industry ratio of 3.10, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 25.75 vs. an industry ratio of 3.10, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. In the past year AAPL has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters.', 'news_article_title': 'After-Hours Earnings Report for July 28, 2022 : AAPL, AMZN, INTC, EW, KLAC, LHX, DLR, AJG, DXCM, SGEN, CLR, EIX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. In the past year AAPL has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 25.75 vs. an industry ratio of 3.10, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. In the past year AAPL has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 25.75 vs. an industry ratio of 3.10, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-aging-clout', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\n(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own.)\nNEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Apple’s quarterly results, released on Thursday, were mainly about flexing some aging clout. Revenue grew 2% https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/07/apple-reports-third-quarter-results compared to the same quarter last year as the $2.5 trillion company eked out slightly higher iPhone sales and faster expansion in services outweighed sales shrinkage in Macs, iPads and accessories. Investors seemed happy enough though, sending the stock up 3% after hours, as the company’ churned out cash flow from operations and returned over $28 billion to shareholders in the quarter. \nConsumers are pulling back, but for Apple’s users, there’s no replacement for their iPhones, except for another one. Last quarter, the company had over half of the American smartphone market by shipments, said Canalys. More importantly, the firm continues to squeeze more out of them by selling financial services, apps and especially ads recently.\nWhile 2% growth isn’t great for Apple historically, there’s nothing within the next several quarters that will obviously displace the iPhone or its ability to sell more services to users, short of government action. With Apple keeping a careful eye on its bottom line, that means a lot more cash for shareholders, even if growth lacks newness. (By Robert Cyran)\nFollow @Breakingviews https://twitter.com/Breakingviews on Twitter\nCapital Calls - More concise insights on global finance:\nSpotify hums along\nRio’s dividend is not yet a cause for concern\nAussie climate ambition pulls timidly ahead\nShopify’s mea culpa\nUK shoppers test “buy now, pay much later” model\n(Editing by Lauren Silva Laughlin and Amanda Gomez)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Investors seemed happy enough though, sending the stock up 3% after hours, as the company’ churned out cash flow from operations and returned over $28 billion to shareholders in the quarter. While 2% growth isn’t great for Apple historically, there’s nothing within the next several quarters that will obviously displace the iPhone or its ability to sell more services to users, short of government action. (By Robert Cyran) Follow @Breakingviews https://twitter.com/Breakingviews on Twitter Capital Calls - More concise insights on global finance: Spotify hums along Rio’s dividend is not yet a cause for concern Aussie climate ambition pulls timidly ahead Shopify’s mea culpa UK shoppers test “buy now, pay much later” model (Editing by Lauren Silva Laughlin and Amanda Gomez) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Reuters Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Apple’s quarterly results, released on Thursday, were mainly about flexing some aging clout. (By Robert Cyran) Follow @Breakingviews https://twitter.com/Breakingviews on Twitter Capital Calls - More concise insights on global finance: Spotify hums along Rio’s dividend is not yet a cause for concern Aussie climate ambition pulls timidly ahead Shopify’s mea culpa UK shoppers test “buy now, pay much later” model (Editing by Lauren Silva Laughlin and Amanda Gomez) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple’s aging clout', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Reuters Reuters (The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own.)', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Revenue grew 2% https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/07/apple-reports-third-quarter-results compared to the same quarter last year as the $2.5 trillion company eked out slightly higher iPhone sales and faster expansion in services outweighed sales shrinkage in Macs, iPads and accessories. While 2% growth isn’t great for Apple historically, there’s nothing within the next several quarters that will obviously displace the iPhone or its ability to sell more services to users, short of government action. (By Robert Cyran) Follow @Breakingviews https://twitter.com/Breakingviews on Twitter Capital Calls - More concise insights on global finance: Spotify hums along Rio’s dividend is not yet a cause for concern Aussie climate ambition pulls timidly ahead Shopify’s mea culpa UK shoppers test “buy now, pay much later” model (Editing by Lauren Silva Laughlin and Amanda Gomez) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-results-top-estimates-as-iphone-escapes-economic-slump', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(Adds CFO comments from interview)\nBy Stephen Nellis, Nivedita Balu and Paresh Dave\nJuly 28 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday reported profit and sales that beat Wall Street expectations, navigating parts shortages better than predicted and benefiting from unceasing demand for iPhones even as inflation has consumers tightening other spending.\nShares rose 3.2% after hours following the release of the results.\nApple said sales and profit for the quarter ended June 25 were $83.0 billion and $1.20 per share, above estimates of $82.8 billion and $1.16 per share, according to Refinitiv data.\nApple is expected to give a forecast for the current fiscal fourth quarter during an investor call, but Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri told Reuters there had been no slowdown in demand for iPhones.\nThe slumping economy is hurting sales of advertising, accessories and home products, though, Maestri said.\n"Fortunately, we have a very broad portfolio, so we know we\'re going to be able to navigate that," he added. Parts shortages will continue to limit Mac and iPad sales, Maestri said, though the impact has been easing.\nInvestors are watching Apple closely as economic indicators turn negative. In the past, the iPhone maker\'s loyal and relatively affluent customer base has helped it weather dips better than other consumer brands.\nWhile sales of iPhones and iPads topped expectations, revenue from services, Mac computers and accessories missed Wall Street targets and sales in the crucial China market fell 1%.\nThe rising U.S. dollar has hit many companies such as Apple that generate substantial foreign revenue and are getting less cash back when they convert it. Apple said currency fluctuations would slash sales by 6% in the current quarter.\nThe most recent economic woes include supply chain disruptions from COVID-19 lockdowns in China that have hit production of some Apple products such as iPads and Macs. Apple, like many of its tech industry peers, is reportedly slowing hiring and cutting costs given the tough economic climate.\nApple shares closed Thursday down about 11% so far this year, slightly less than the broader S&P 500 index and also less than other consumer hardware makers such as Sonos Inc and Samsung Electronics Co .\nIt will be a key test of whether Apple\'s years-long effort to diversify its business beyond the iPhone has paid off.\nApple said iPhone sales were $40.7 billion, up about 3% from a year earlier and well ahead of the overall global smartphone market, which fell 9% during the just-ended quarter, according to Canalys data.\nGrowth in the company\'s services business, which has provided a boost to sales and profits in recent years, was 12%, below the previous year\'s 33% rate and resulting in $19.6 billion in revenue, below estimates of $19.7 billion.\nApple said it now has 860 million paying subscribers on either its paid services or to paid software in its App Store, up from the previous quarter\'s 825 million.\nApple had told investors to expect a hit of between $4 billion and $8 billion from supply chain disruptions, though it did not give an overall revenue forecast from which to subtract those numbers. Analysts believed the disruptions hardest hit sales of Macs and iPads whose assembly locations were clustered near regions of China that went into COVID lockdowns.\n"Our June quarter results continued to demonstrate our ability to manage our business effectively despite the challenging operating environment," Maestri said in a statement.\nSales of iPads and Macs were $7.2 billion and $7.4 billion, compared with estimates of $6.9 billion and $8.7 billion. Mac sales represented a 10% contraction, after record sales since 2020, first from a work-from-home boost and then from Apple\'s new proprietary processor chips.\nIn its most recent fiscal year, nearly a fifth of Apple\'s sales came from its Greater China region after two years of struggling sales there. But now Apple is confronting slow overall economic growth in China, where its fiscal third-quarter sales were $14.6 billion, down 1%.\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting by Stephen Nellis, Nivedita Balu and Paresh Dave; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker) (([email protected]; 415-565-1302;)) Keywords: APPLE RESULTS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(Adds CFO comments from interview) By Stephen Nellis, Nivedita Balu and Paresh Dave July 28 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday reported profit and sales that beat Wall Street expectations, navigating parts shortages better than predicted and benefiting from unceasing demand for iPhones even as inflation has consumers tightening other spending. Apple is expected to give a forecast for the current fiscal fourth quarter during an investor call, but Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri told Reuters there had been no slowdown in demand for iPhones. Apple said iPhone sales were $40.7 billion, up about 3% from a year earlier and well ahead of the overall global smartphone market, which fell 9% during the just-ended quarter, according to Canalys data.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(Adds CFO comments from interview) By Stephen Nellis, Nivedita Balu and Paresh Dave July 28 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday reported profit and sales that beat Wall Street expectations, navigating parts shortages better than predicted and benefiting from unceasing demand for iPhones even as inflation has consumers tightening other spending. While sales of iPhones and iPads topped expectations, revenue from services, Mac computers and accessories missed Wall Street targets and sales in the crucial China market fell 1%. The most recent economic woes include supply chain disruptions from COVID-19 lockdowns in China that have hit production of some Apple products such as iPads and Macs.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple results top estimates as iPhone escapes economic slump', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(Adds CFO comments from interview) By Stephen Nellis, Nivedita Balu and Paresh Dave July 28 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday reported profit and sales that beat Wall Street expectations, navigating parts shortages better than predicted and benefiting from unceasing demand for iPhones even as inflation has consumers tightening other spending. Apple said sales and profit for the quarter ended June 25 were $83.0 billion and $1.20 per share, above estimates of $82.8 billion and $1.16 per share, according to Refinitiv data. Growth in the company's services business, which has provided a boost to sales and profits in recent years, was 12%, below the previous year's 33% rate and resulting in $19.6 billion in revenue, below estimates of $19.7 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': '(Adds CFO comments from interview) By Stephen Nellis, Nivedita Balu and Paresh Dave July 28 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday reported profit and sales that beat Wall Street expectations, navigating parts shortages better than predicted and benefiting from unceasing demand for iPhones even as inflation has consumers tightening other spending. Apple said sales and profit for the quarter ended June 25 were $83.0 billion and $1.20 per share, above estimates of $82.8 billion and $1.16 per share, according to Refinitiv data. Sales of iPads and Macs were $7.2 billion and $7.4 billion, compared with estimates of $6.9 billion and $8.7 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-do-gas-prices-go-up-why-do-gas-prices-go-down', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIf you’re wondering what drives gas prices, and easy answer is that gas prices are driven by supply and demand. However, it’s more complicated than that.\nIt takes oil months to go from the wellhead to your gas tank. During that time, it’s transported, refined and transported again. Each player in this dance is seeking maximum profit. They’re only constrained by their own needs for revenue and the cost of holding inventory. No one has found a better way to ration scarcity than price.\nStorage Matters\nThe keys to today’s gas prices can be found in this chart and this spreadsheet, from the Energy Information Administration.\n7 Dividend Stocks to Buy on the Dip\nThe chart shows the amount of crude oil in storage around the U.S., and how long that supply can last under current demand. Since late last year, storage has been below what it had been over the previous five years. The amount of crude in storage usually peaks as the “summer driving season” approaches, falling into the winter before rising again.\nThis year, it didn’t rise again. On June 10, storage represented 25.8 days of supply, according to the EIA. A year ago, it was at 27.26 days. While U.S. oil production is up — to nearly 12 million barrels per day from 11 million a year ago — producers can hold out for their best price.\nThe Refining Conundrum\nThe U.S. is a major oil refiner, but refining hasn’t been a great business for decades.\nGasoline, kerosene and heating oil have different densities. Refining means heating oil to separate its components. This is complicated and dirty.\nHalf of America’s refining capacity has disappeared in the last four decades. Profits fell to just $1-$2 per barrel during the pandemic. The last new U.S. refinery came online in 1977. It can take a decade to build a refinery, and with the death of the oilpatch now in sight no one wants to make the investment.\nWhen refiners are shut, for maintenance, upgrading or to meet government pollution standards, capacity disappears. Remaining refiners squeeze the market for profits. That’s what they’re doing right now, with refining profits rising to $18 per barrel. Biden Administration calls to rein in “obscene profits” may get no better results than the Trump Administration’s support for the sector in the last decade did.\n7 Stocks to Buy That Could Make You a Millionaire\nNo one wants to spend 30-year money on something that will go bust in 10.\nSaudi Market Control\nBetween falling storage and refining shortages, the supply of finished product available to the U.S. market is falling behind demand. The amount of finished gasoline available to send to your local station has fallen by nearly 90% since 1990.\nControl over the refining business is moving to the Middle East. Profits in what’s called the “downstream” business are soaring. This is why Saudi Aramco, which spun out from full state control in 2019, is now worth almost four times Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).\nThe Saudis’ control of the industry may not last, but it’s real.\nThe Bottom Line\nThe tools to change the supply-and-demand equation for oil are in your hands. The trouble is they will take years to deploy.\nRemoving Russian oil from the market is giving Saudi Arabia and other oil states enormous power. They’re still investing in downstream businesses Americans are abandoning, based on long-term trends.\nRenewable energy is now cheaper than oil. It’s becoming cheaper than natural gas or coal. But this wasn’t true until recently. The infrastructure needed to get this energy to market has yet to scale. While it scales, the best answer for consumers is conservation.\n7 Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy for a Bear Market\nConservation is not a message the market wants to hear. But until the fuel of the sun and wind are fully exploited, gas prices will remain high, and burning oil for energy will remain highly profitable.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Why Do Gas Prices Go Up? Why Do Gas Prices Go Down? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This is why Saudi Aramco, which spun out from full state control in 2019, is now worth almost four times Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL. Storage Matters The keys to today’s gas prices can be found in this chart and this spreadsheet, from the Energy Information Administration.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This is why Saudi Aramco, which spun out from full state control in 2019, is now worth almost four times Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL. While U.S. oil production is up — to nearly 12 million barrels per day from 11 million a year ago — producers can hold out for their best price.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Do Gas Prices Go Up? Why Do Gas Prices Go Down?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This is why Saudi Aramco, which spun out from full state control in 2019, is now worth almost four times Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If you’re wondering what drives gas prices, and easy answer is that gas prices are driven by supply and demand.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This is why Saudi Aramco, which spun out from full state control in 2019, is now worth almost four times Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held a long position in AAPL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If you’re wondering what drives gas prices, and easy answer is that gas prices are driven by supply and demand.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-blocks-kraftons-battle-royale-game-in-india-citing-government-ban', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details on ban order, context\nNEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google on Thursday blocked access to a popular battle-royale format game from South Korean developer Krafton 259960.KS, citing an order from the Indian government.\nIn a statement, the U.S. technology giant said the Indian government had ordered the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game be blocked, forcing it to remove the app from its Play Store.\nAccording to the game\'s website, it had more than 100 million users in India. The block comes after another Krafton title, PlayerUnknown\'s Battlegrounds (PUBG), was banned in India in 2020.\n"On receipt of the order, following established process, we have notified the affected developer and have blocked access to the app," a Google spokesperson said.\nBGMI was also unavailable on Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O App Store on Thursday evening in India.\nThe reason for blocking the game was not immediately clear.\nKrafton, local representatives of Apple and India\'s IT ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside regular business hours.\nA source with direct knowledge of the matter said Google had received the government take down order in the last 24 hours.\nIndian authorities cited security risks when banning PUBG but the move was widely seen as fallout from deteriorating India-China business ties. At the time, China\'s Tencent held the publishing rights for PUBG in India.\nThe crackdown was part of a broader ban of more than 100 Chinese-origin mobile apps by New Delhi, following a months-long border standoff between the nuclear-armed rivals.\nSince then, the ban has been expanded to more than 300 apps.\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi; Additional reporting by Nupur Anand; Editing by David Evans, Kirsten Donovan)\n(([email protected]; +9122 68414388;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "BGMI was also unavailable on Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store on Thursday evening in India. In a statement, the U.S. technology giant said the Indian government had ordered the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game be blocked, forcing it to remove the app from its Play Store. Indian authorities cited security risks when banning PUBG but the move was widely seen as fallout from deteriorating India-China business ties.", 'news_luhn_summary': "BGMI was also unavailable on Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store on Thursday evening in India. Adds details on ban order, context NEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google on Thursday blocked access to a popular battle-royale format game from South Korean developer Krafton 259960.KS, citing an order from the Indian government. In a statement, the U.S. technology giant said the Indian government had ordered the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game be blocked, forcing it to remove the app from its Play Store.", 'news_article_title': "Google blocks Krafton's battle-royale game in India, citing government ban", 'news_lexrank_summary': "BGMI was also unavailable on Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store on Thursday evening in India. Adds details on ban order, context NEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google on Thursday blocked access to a popular battle-royale format game from South Korean developer Krafton 259960.KS, citing an order from the Indian government. In a statement, the U.S. technology giant said the Indian government had ordered the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game be blocked, forcing it to remove the app from its Play Store.", 'news_textrank_summary': "BGMI was also unavailable on Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store on Thursday evening in India. Adds details on ban order, context NEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google on Thursday blocked access to a popular battle-royale format game from South Korean developer Krafton 259960.KS, citing an order from the Indian government. In a statement, the U.S. technology giant said the Indian government had ordered the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game be blocked, forcing it to remove the app from its Play Store."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-countdown-to-apple-earnings-is-on-heres-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "This earnings season comes against a backdrop of all kinds of economic worries and market watchers are keeping a close eye on how the tech giants perform. Leading market participants can shape the stock market’s narrative, hardly any more so than Apple (AAPL).\nThe world’s biggest company by market cap reports F3Q (June quarter) results today after the closing bell.\nDespite macro uncertainties still impacting consumer spending, Deutsche Bank analyst Sidney Ho expects earnings to be “largely in line” with the firm and Street’s estimates, showing year-over-year growth in the low-single digits.\nWhile Apple has warned that supply chain snags are anticipated to impact the quarter’s revenue haul by $4 billion to $8 billion, Ho thinks the company has managed its supply chain better than it thought it would. “Our checks of delivery times show most products are immediately available with a few exceptions (notably new MacBook Air), hence we see upside to the expected constraints,” the 5-star analyst noted.\nAlthough consumer demand for smartphones and PCs has waned on account of the difficult macro environment, going by data from third party research firms, Ho is “positive” on AAPL's share gains in the segment. That said, the period has also been marked by FX issues, which have become a “bigger revenue headwind.”\nLooking ahead, should Apple decide to provide any guidance, Ho thinks that as a reflection of the current operating climate, the company is likely to take a cautious approach and guide “below” present Deutsche Bank/Street expectations.\nHowever, Ho thinks the market is already factoring in “slower growth” and notes that in order to deal with a potential economic downturn, the company intends to slow hiring and cut back on growth initiatives.\n“On the positive side,” Ho sums up, “AAPL's strong cash balance should allow the company to remain aggressive in share repurchases.”\nOverall, if you are looking for a “good hiding place in a volatile market,” Ho thinks Apple is the place to be. The analyst rates the tech giant a Buy, backed by a $175 price target. The figure makes room for upside of 12% from current levels. (To watch Ho’s track record, click here)\nAnd what about the rest of the Street? It’s mostly Buys - 22, in total – while an additional 6 Holds are not enough to derail the Strong Buy consensus rating. The forecast calls for 12-month gains of 14%, considering the average price target stands at $179.53. (See Apple stock forecast on TipRanks)\nTo find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.\nDisclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Although consumer demand for smartphones and PCs has waned on account of the difficult macro environment, going by data from third party research firms, Ho is “positive” on AAPL's share gains in the segment. Leading market participants can shape the stock market’s narrative, hardly any more so than Apple (AAPL). “On the positive side,” Ho sums up, “AAPL's strong cash balance should allow the company to remain aggressive in share repurchases.” Overall, if you are looking for a “good hiding place in a volatile market,” Ho thinks Apple is the place to be.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Leading market participants can shape the stock market’s narrative, hardly any more so than Apple (AAPL). Although consumer demand for smartphones and PCs has waned on account of the difficult macro environment, going by data from third party research firms, Ho is “positive” on AAPL's share gains in the segment. “On the positive side,” Ho sums up, “AAPL's strong cash balance should allow the company to remain aggressive in share repurchases.” Overall, if you are looking for a “good hiding place in a volatile market,” Ho thinks Apple is the place to be.", 'news_article_title': 'The Countdown to Apple Earnings Is On, Here’s What to Expect', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Leading market participants can shape the stock market’s narrative, hardly any more so than Apple (AAPL). Although consumer demand for smartphones and PCs has waned on account of the difficult macro environment, going by data from third party research firms, Ho is “positive” on AAPL's share gains in the segment. “On the positive side,” Ho sums up, “AAPL's strong cash balance should allow the company to remain aggressive in share repurchases.” Overall, if you are looking for a “good hiding place in a volatile market,” Ho thinks Apple is the place to be.", 'news_textrank_summary': "“On the positive side,” Ho sums up, “AAPL's strong cash balance should allow the company to remain aggressive in share repurchases.” Overall, if you are looking for a “good hiding place in a volatile market,” Ho thinks Apple is the place to be. Leading market participants can shape the stock market’s narrative, hardly any more so than Apple (AAPL). Although consumer demand for smartphones and PCs has waned on account of the difficult macro environment, going by data from third party research firms, Ho is “positive” on AAPL's share gains in the segment."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/td-ameritrade%3A-todd-rosenbluth-talks-apple-and-amazon-etfs-ahead-of-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There’s just no getting away from the biggest growth companies of the last decade; almost every portfolio, whether it’s a 401(k), an IRA, or any other, will have exposures to companies such as Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN). Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, was recently on TD Ameritrade to discuss how Apple and Amazon’s earnings would impact ETFs with host Nicole Petallides.\nApple is the largest company in the U.S. by market cap, and it is carried in more than 300 ETFs as one of the top 15 holdings of each fund. Amazon is currently carried in over 240 ETFs as one of the top 15 holdings of each fund.\nBoth companies can be found within large-cap growth-oriented ETFs such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG), but there are notable differences between the two giants.\n“There are some ETFs that only own Apple and some ETFs that only own Amazon because of how they’re classified and because of some of their fundamental characteristics,” Rosenbluth explained.\nAmazon often gets lumped into the broad basket of technology companies, but it is technically classified as part of the consumer discretionary sector according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), a standard that S&P and MSCI both utilize. As such, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) carries Amazon but not Apple, while the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) does the opposite.\nHow will this afternoon’s $AAPL & $AMZN results impact the ETF space? 🤔\n🎥 @ToddRosenbluth explains with @NPetallides: $XLY $XLK $QQQ $IVW 📊 https://t.co/2Z0UriGaNv\n— TD Ameritrade Network (@TDANetwork) July 28, 2022\nApple can be found in many environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds. It also pays dividends and therefore is carried in dividend strategy funds such as the WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW).\n“Apple has continued to raise its dividends year after year; it’s continued to be able to offer returns to shareholders, and that adds to its appeal,” Rosenbluth said.\nFor investors who are interested in exposure to both companies but don’t want to approach investing through a growth-oriented lens, particularly in a time of rising interest rates, the Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV) offers a thematic approach. Within METV, Apple is carried at a larger weight than Meta (formerly Facebook).\n“If you own a thematic-oriented ETF, you’re likely to have exposure to two of these heavyweight giants within the growth sector, one technology and one consumer discretionary,” explained Rosenbluth. “Again, it just shows the importance of looking inside an ETF, not just judging it by its name but judging it by its underlying holdings.”\nFor more news, information, and strategy, visit VettaFi.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'There’s just no getting away from the biggest growth companies of the last decade; almost every portfolio, whether it’s a 401(k), an IRA, or any other, will have exposures to companies such as Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN). How will this afternoon’s $AAPL & $AMZN results impact the ETF space? Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, was recently on TD Ameritrade to discuss how Apple and Amazon’s earnings would impact ETFs with host Nicole Petallides.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'There’s just no getting away from the biggest growth companies of the last decade; almost every portfolio, whether it’s a 401(k), an IRA, or any other, will have exposures to companies such as Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN). How will this afternoon’s $AAPL & $AMZN results impact the ETF space? As such, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) carries Amazon but not Apple, while the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) does the opposite.', 'news_article_title': 'TD Ameritrade: Todd Rosenbluth Talks Apple and Amazon ETFs Ahead of Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There’s just no getting away from the biggest growth companies of the last decade; almost every portfolio, whether it’s a 401(k), an IRA, or any other, will have exposures to companies such as Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN). How will this afternoon’s $AAPL & $AMZN results impact the ETF space? Amazon is currently carried in over 240 ETFs as one of the top 15 holdings of each fund.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'There’s just no getting away from the biggest growth companies of the last decade; almost every portfolio, whether it’s a 401(k), an IRA, or any other, will have exposures to companies such as Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN). How will this afternoon’s $AAPL & $AMZN results impact the ETF space? Both companies can be found within large-cap growth-oriented ETFs such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG), but there are notable differences between the two giants.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-gains-on-hopes-of-smaller-rate-hikes-as-economy-shrinks-again', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh\nJuly 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes reversed course to gain in early afternoon trading on Thursday, as a contraction in the U.S. economy for the second straight quarter raised expectations of a less aggressive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve.\nGross domestic product fell at a 0.9% annualized rate in the last quarter, the Commerce Department said in its advance GDP estimate. A Reuters survey had showed that the growth likely rebounded at a 0.5% annualized rate.\n"The Fed will likely interpret this decline in real growth as confirmation to slow down the pace of rate hikes at the upcoming meetings," Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial said.\n"Front-loading rate hikes eventually mean smaller hikes in the near future."\nTwo consecutive quarters of declines in growth are traditionally considered a recession, but the private research group which is the official arbiter of U.S. recessions looks at a broad range of indicators including jobs and spending.\nMarket participants believe that even if the U.S. economy entered a recession, its effects would be mild.\n"While it is certainly on the negative side of the estimates, a 1% decrease is relatively small and supports the idea that any recessionary environment will be mild," said Mike Loewengart, managing director at E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley.\nMarkets have been rattled by worries of runaway inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes hurting economic growth, but comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday that he doesn\'t believe the U.S. is in a recession on account of a stable labor market offered some relief.\nWall Street also carried gains from the previous session when the U.S. central bank raised interest rates as expected and Powell eased some worries about the pace of rate hikes.\nAt 12:40 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 222.25 points, or 0.69%, at 32,419.84, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 28.38 points, or 0.71%, at 4,051.99 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 56.89 points, or 0.47%, at 12,089.31.\nAmong individual stocks, Meta Platforms Inc META.O fell 5.8% after posting its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O fell 4.6% after warning of difficult economic conditions and a slowdown in smartphone demand could hit its mainstay handset chips business.\nShares of Apple Inc AAPL.O were trading flat, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 0.3% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close.\nRising interest rates have hammered shares of mega-cap companies whose valuations depend on future cash flow as it gets heavily discounted.\nDefensive sectors, including S&P 500 utilities .SPLRCU and real estate .SPLRCR gained nearly 3% each, indicating a largely risk-off day of trading.\nFord Motor Co F.N gaining 5.5% after reporting a better-than-expected quarterly net income.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.50-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.32-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and 31 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 49 new highs and 83 new lows.\n(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O were trading flat, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 0.3% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes reversed course to gain in early afternoon trading on Thursday, as a contraction in the U.S. economy for the second straight quarter raised expectations of a less aggressive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. "The Fed will likely interpret this decline in real growth as confirmation to slow down the pace of rate hikes at the upcoming meetings," Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O were trading flat, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 0.3% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes reversed course to gain in early afternoon trading on Thursday, as a contraction in the U.S. economy for the second straight quarter raised expectations of a less aggressive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. Markets have been rattled by worries of runaway inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes hurting economic growth, but comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday that he doesn't believe the U.S. is in a recession on account of a stable labor market offered some relief.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall St gains on hopes of smaller rate hikes as economy shrinks again', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O were trading flat, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 0.3% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. "Front-loading rate hikes eventually mean smaller hikes in the near future." Two consecutive quarters of declines in growth are traditionally considered a recession, but the private research group which is the official arbiter of U.S. recessions looks at a broad range of indicators including jobs and spending.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O were trading flat, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 0.3% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes reversed course to gain in early afternoon trading on Thursday, as a contraction in the U.S. economy for the second straight quarter raised expectations of a less aggressive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. Markets have been rattled by worries of runaway inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes hurting economic growth, but comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday that he doesn't believe the U.S. is in a recession on account of a stable labor market offered some relief."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-today%3A-dow-jones-sp-500-fall-u.s-economy-shrinks-for-second-straight-quarter', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Today Mid-Morning Market Updates\nOn Thursday morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 171 points. This is likely due to the fact that the U.S. economy is now being labeled with a recession after new GDP data was released on Thursday morning. In the report, the U.S. economy pulled back 0.9% in the second quarter. Given that first-quarter real GDP growth dropped 1.6%, this marks two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. As a result, this is widely seen by investors that the U.S. is in a recession.\nFurthermore, earnings on Thursday morning from companies like Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) are also in the headlines.\nPzifer\nShares of PFE stock are down over 2% on Thursday morning after the company’s quarterly report beat analyst expectations. PFE stock is currently trading at $50.13 per share. In the earnings report, Pfizer reported earnings per share of $2.04 on revenue of $27.7 billion. Wall Street’s consensus earnings estimate was earnings per share of $1.75 per share on revenue of $26 billion.\nMastercard\nMeanwhile, MA stock is moving higher on Thursday after an earnings beat for the second quarter. Shares of MA stock are up modestly on Thursday morning at $345.63 per share. In the report, Mastercard (MA) reported earnings per share of $2.56 on revenue of $5.6 billion. In comparison to Wall Street’s consensus earnings estimate of $2.36 per share on revenue of $5.2 billion.\nDow Jones Today\nAmong the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading lower by 1.29% on Thursday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly higher by 0.80 %. Meanwhile, shares of Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Nike (NYSE: NKE) shares are mixed during Thursday morning’s trading session. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of Visa (NYSE: V) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) are trading lower on Thursday morning.\nShares of EV leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell slightly on Thursday by 0.33%. Rival EV companies like Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) are flat on Thursday morning%. Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) dropped another 3.26% on Wednesday. As a result, shares of LCID stock are down over 16% in the past five trading days. Chinese EV leaders like Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) are trading lower on Thursday.\nStock Market News Today: U.S. Treasury Yield Falls To 2.66%; U.S. Economy Contracts For Second Straight Quarter\nFollowing the stock market opening on Thursday, the major indices opened in the red. The S&P 500 & Dow and Nasdaq are all trading down at 0.63%, 0.53%, and 1.14%, respectively. Among exchange-traded funds, the Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) fell by 1.15% while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA: SPY) is also trading lower on Thursday morning by 0.55%. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is at 2.66% during the Thursday morning trading session.\nMoving along, the latest GDP data was reported on Thursday morning. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported, that the U.S. economy’s growth contracted 0.9% in the second quarter. With that, the first quarter GDP growth also fell by 1.6%. Many people label a recession as having two straight negative quarters of GDP economic growth. The downward move in the market on Thursday comes after a rally on Wednesday. That rally was caused by the Fed raising interest rates by 0.75 basis points for the second straight time to help combat inflation.\nNext, on Thursday the Labor Department reported jobless claims data. In the report, new jobless claims dropped 5,000 to 256,000 for the week through July 23rd. Though, last week’s numbers were revised higher by 10,000 to 261,000. This is the highest level of claims since November of last year.\nMeta Platforms (META) Stock Drops After Missing On Earnings\nOn Wednesday after market close, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) reported a miss on its second quarter fiscal earnings report. In the report, the company fell short of analysts’ expectations on earnings and revenue. Specifically, Meta reported earnings of $2.46 per share on revenue of $28.8 billion. Versus, the consensus earnings estimates of $2.50 per share on revenue of $28.9 billion. This was the first time that the company has reported a drop in revenue. As a result, shares of META slid on Thursday morning by over 7% at $156.84 per share.\nMark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Meta, stated, “It was good to see positive trajectory on our engagement trends this quarter coming from products like Reels and our investments in AI,” he continued with, “We’re putting increased energy and focus around our key company priorities that unlock both near and long term opportunities for Meta and the people and businesses that use our services.”\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Top Stocks To Buy Now? 3 Tech Stocks In Focus Amid Earnings\nApple & Amazon Earnings On Deck After The Closing Bell\nLast but not least, we have more top tech giants reporting earnings after the market closes on Thursday. Most notably, Apple, and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). Investors are anxiously waiting to see what type of earnings these top companies will report today.\nAside from that, we also will be getting earnings Thursday afternoon from top stocks to watch like Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), and others. It goes without saying, there is plenty of headlines to keep investors busy on Thursday.\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dow Jones Today Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading lower by 1.29% on Thursday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly higher by 0.80 %. Pzifer Shares of PFE stock are down over 2% on Thursday morning after the company’s quarterly report beat analyst expectations. That rally was caused by the Fed raising interest rates by 0.75 basis points for the second straight time to help combat inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Dow Jones Today Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading lower by 1.29% on Thursday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly higher by 0.80 %. Stock Market News Today: U.S. Treasury Yield Falls To 2.66%; U.S. Economy Contracts For Second Straight Quarter Following the stock market opening on Thursday, the major indices opened in the red. Meta Platforms (META) Stock Drops After Missing On Earnings On Wednesday after market close, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) reported a miss on its second quarter fiscal earnings report.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Fall; U.S Economy Shrinks For Second-Straight Quarter', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Dow Jones Today Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading lower by 1.29% on Thursday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly higher by 0.80 %. In the report, Mastercard (MA) reported earnings per share of $2.56 on revenue of $5.6 billion. The S&P 500 & Dow and Nasdaq are all trading down at 0.63%, 0.53%, and 1.14%, respectively.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Dow Jones Today Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading lower by 1.29% on Thursday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly higher by 0.80 %. Meta Platforms (META) Stock Drops After Missing On Earnings On Wednesday after market close, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) reported a miss on its second quarter fiscal earnings report. 3 Tech Stocks In Focus Amid Earnings Apple & Amazon Earnings On Deck After The Closing Bell Last but not least, we have more top tech giants reporting earnings after the market closes on Thursday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wary-shoppers-muddy-outlook-for-tech-auto-firms-in-asia', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Joyce Lee and Satoshi Sugiyama\nJuly 28 (Reuters) - Asian tech firms from chipmaker Samsung to display panel maker LG Display warned of a sharp slowdown in demand for smartphones, TVs and gadgets as surging inflation and deepening concerns of a recession crimp consumer spending.\nComments from top company executives in Asia, often called the world\'s factory, echo warnings from U.S. and European firms who say shoppers with lower incomes are skipping discretionary items and sticking to cheaper basics when buying everyday necessities amid global uncertainty, the crisis in Ukraine and the impact of China\'s COVID lockdowns.\n"As a downturn looms, consumption is expected to generally slow down except for essential goods," LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS, a supplier of display panels to Apple AAPL.O and TV makers, said on Wednesday.\n"Set makers and retailers in general are becoming more conservative in their business operations."\nSamsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS, the world\'s top maker of memory chips and smartphones, said on Thursday that "PC and mobile demand is likely to see continued weakness."\nWhile demand from server or data centre customers is less affected by macroeconomic issues, server clients would also have to adjust their inventory if a recession occurs, the South Korean firm cautioned.\nData centre customers, backed by tech heavyweights including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O that reported strong quarters, have been a bright spot so far for chipmakers.\nBut Samsung\'s smaller rival SK Hynix Inc 000660.KS on Wednesday warned of slowing spending from both smartphone customers and data centre customers.\n"Recently, consumer sentiment has been rapidly shrinking due to deepening concerns over inflation and economic recession, and companies are now noticeably moving to cut costs," it said.\nIn recent weeks, U.S. chipmakers including Micron MU.O and AMD AMD.O have signaled waning demand as well after a two-year long semiconductor shortage that crimped production of consumer electronics and cars.\nTaiwan\'s TSMC 2330.TW has also signalled that demand was cooling from consumer electronics customers as they use their own chip stockpiles.\nPanasonic Holdings Corp 6752.T posted a 39% plunge in June quarter profit and said the risk of an economic slowdown caused by geopolitical risks and inflation globally remains high.\nThe Japanese conglomerate said profits at its energy unit that supplies EV batteries to Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell mainly due to higher costs for raw materials and logistics.\nCHINA PRESSURES\nU.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O, a foundry customer of Samsung\'s, said: "We expect the elevated uncertainty in the global economy and the impact of COVID measures in China will cause customers to act with caution in managing their purchases in the second half."\nSmartphone sales in China, the biggest market in the world, fell 14.2% in April-June while volumes hit a decade low, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday.\nWhile analysts expect stronger demand for iPhones than for other smartphones, Apple AAPL.O announced discounts in China this week, a move it occasionally makes when sales are slow.\nTech and auto firms with factories in China have faced business disruptions in the world\'s second-largest economy due to COVID-19 lockdowns even as the war in Ukraine has pushed up energy and logistics costs.\nThe curbs have taken a huge toll on China\'s economy, with its gross domestic product in the April-June quarter growing at the slowest pace in some three decades barring a contraction in the first quarter of 2020.\nEarlier this month, China\'s automobile industry association cut its sales forecast for the year as COVID measures weighed on demand, which authorities are now trying to revive with incentives such as lower purchase tax for some cars.\nToyota Motor Corp 7203.T, the world\'s largest automaker by sales, has seen its output hit in recent months by the chips shortage and supply constraints in China, producing 9.8% fewer cars over April-June than it initially planned.\nGeneral Motors Co GM.N, which reported a 40% slump in second-quarter profit, said its China operations lost $100 million in the period due to the curbs.\nA bellwether for global automaking, GM said it was curbing spending ahead of a potential economic slowdown, as did its crosstown rival Ford Motor Co F.N.\nHyundai Motor Co 005380.KS, which like Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing 9983.T has seen the value of its profits lifted by a strong dollar, cautioned that rising inflation was posing some risks to demand in the second half.\nFor electric vehicles, however, some analysts say it would take another year for sales to slow, a view backed by Tesla Inc TSLA.O battery supplier LG Energy Solution Ltd 373220.KS.\nLG Energy Solution said it expected solid demand in the second half of this year.\nBut Tesla boss Elon Musk has previously spoken of "a super bad feeling" about the economy.\n(Reporting by Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang in Seoul; Writing by Sayantani Ghosh; Editing by Himani Sarkar)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '"As a downturn looms, consumption is expected to generally slow down except for essential goods," LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS, a supplier of display panels to Apple AAPL.O and TV makers, said on Wednesday. While analysts expect stronger demand for iPhones than for other smartphones, Apple AAPL.O announced discounts in China this week, a move it occasionally makes when sales are slow. Comments from top company executives in Asia, often called the world\'s factory, echo warnings from U.S. and European firms who say shoppers with lower incomes are skipping discretionary items and sticking to cheaper basics when buying everyday necessities amid global uncertainty, the crisis in Ukraine and the impact of China\'s COVID lockdowns.', 'news_luhn_summary': '"As a downturn looms, consumption is expected to generally slow down except for essential goods," LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS, a supplier of display panels to Apple AAPL.O and TV makers, said on Wednesday. While analysts expect stronger demand for iPhones than for other smartphones, Apple AAPL.O announced discounts in China this week, a move it occasionally makes when sales are slow. By Joyce Lee and Satoshi Sugiyama July 28 (Reuters) - Asian tech firms from chipmaker Samsung to display panel maker LG Display warned of a sharp slowdown in demand for smartphones, TVs and gadgets as surging inflation and deepening concerns of a recession crimp consumer spending.', 'news_article_title': 'Wary shoppers muddy outlook for tech, auto firms in Asia', 'news_lexrank_summary': '"As a downturn looms, consumption is expected to generally slow down except for essential goods," LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS, a supplier of display panels to Apple AAPL.O and TV makers, said on Wednesday. While analysts expect stronger demand for iPhones than for other smartphones, Apple AAPL.O announced discounts in China this week, a move it occasionally makes when sales are slow. But Samsung\'s smaller rival SK Hynix Inc 000660.KS on Wednesday warned of slowing spending from both smartphone customers and data centre customers.', 'news_textrank_summary': '"As a downturn looms, consumption is expected to generally slow down except for essential goods," LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS, a supplier of display panels to Apple AAPL.O and TV makers, said on Wednesday. While analysts expect stronger demand for iPhones than for other smartphones, Apple AAPL.O announced discounts in China this week, a move it occasionally makes when sales are slow. By Joyce Lee and Satoshi Sugiyama July 28 (Reuters) - Asian tech firms from chipmaker Samsung to display panel maker LG Display warned of a sharp slowdown in demand for smartphones, TVs and gadgets as surging inflation and deepening concerns of a recession crimp consumer spending.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-has-traded-in-these-4-mega-cap-companies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A Democrat of California, Nancy Pelosi’s unparalleled expertise in the politics has made her a global figure. In addition to this, the U.S. politician is known for her investments in the U.S. stock market. Interestingly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives traded (bought and sold) the stocks of four mega-companies in the past year, which are as follows: NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL), and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V).\nIt is worth mentioning here that shares of NVIDIA have declined 8.8% in the past year, while Visa is down 14.8%. Meanwhile, Tesla stock has advanced 27.4% and Apple is up 8.2%.\nNVDA and AAPL are behemoths in the technology sector. While TSLA falls in the category of the consumer goods sector, Visa belongs to the services sector. In addition to the above-mentioned companies, the Congresswoman traded the stocks of six other companies (from the credit services, media, telecommunications, and asset management industries) in the past year.\n A consolidated chart of the four mega-companies traded by Nancy Pelosi has been designed using TipRanks’ Stock Screener tool.\nNVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)\nNancy Pelosi is in full support of the CHIPS-plus bill, which aims at offering $52 billion worth of aid to chip manufacturing companies in the United States, and $24 billion of tax credits for investments in semiconductor manufacturing. Approved by the Senate on Wednesday, the bill now awaits a go-ahead from the House and the signature of President Joe Biden. Semiconductor manufacturing company NVIDIA would be one of the beneficiaries if the bill is passed.\nShares of the $413.3-billion company grew 7.6% on Wednesday. In June 2022, Pelosi purchased 20,000 shares of NVDA (valuing within the $1 million to $5 million range). She sold 25,000 NVDA shares for $1 million to $5 million before the Senate passed the bill on Wednesday. The Sell trade was primarily to avoid any debate over her exposure to NVDA stock, especially when she is backing the CHIPS-plus bill.\nThe company’s prospects are solid and it has a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 25 Buys and five Holds. NVDA’s average price target of $245.55 mirrors upside potential of 38.03%.\nTesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA)\nThe 82-years old politician purchased 2,500 shares of Tesla for $1 million to $5 million in March 2022. Shares of the electric vehicle manufacturing company have surged 27.4% in the past year, while advancing 6.2% on Wednesday. Recently, the company impressed investors with its upbeat Q2 earnings, ramped-up production levels, and efforts to improve its liquidity profile.\nThe U.S. government’s efforts to boost the manufacturing of electric vehicles (EV) domestically would be a boon for Tesla. Also, the CHIPS-plus bill, once cleared, could help this $804.8-billion company purchase U.S.-manufactured chips at affordable prices for its electric vehicles.\nOn TipRanks, the company has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 18 Buys, six Holds, and seven Sells. TSLA’s average price forecast of $872.28 suggests 5.8% upside potential.\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL)\nIn January this year, the Democrat increased her stake in Apple by purchasing 10,000 shares for $1 million. The fundamentals of this high-end smartphone marker are solid, and so is its presence in theglobal market However, the company is suffering from supply-chain issues and loss of business in Ukraine & Russia.\nInterestingly, Apple would be able to reduce its dependence on international companies for the supply of semiconductor chips once the bill receives the green light. Shares of this $2.45-trillion company grew 3.4% on Wednesday.\nOverall, the Street is cautiously optimistic about Apple and has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 22 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell. AAPL’s average price target is $179.53, suggesting 14.5% upside potential from the current level.\nVisa Inc. (NYSE: V)\nNancy Pelosi decreased her holdings in Visa by 10,000 shares in June 2022. The Sell trade was valued within the $1 million to $5 million range. Recently, the credit services provider posted upbeat results for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 (ended June 2022). The year-over-year comparisons for the top line (driven by high volumes) and bottom line were impressive.\nUncertainties in the global economy and fears of a recession in the United States are troubling Visa. Shares of this $442.7-billion company were down 1% on Wednesday. Despite exposure to these headwinds, analysts have faith in the company, which commands a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 17 Buys and two Holds. V’s average price target of $255.89 reflects an upside potential of 21.58% from the current level.\nWhy Is It A Good Idea to Track Nancy Pelosi’s Trading Activities?\nNancy Pelosi’s portfolio, which includes investments by her family, has yielded a return of 1.11% in the last seven days. The type of companies in her portfolio (all long-term winners in their respective fields) and the timings of increasing and decreasing stakes in them tell us about her expertise in the field. Tracking the veteran politician’s stock market moves could be beneficial for investors.\nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'NVDA and AAPL are behemoths in the technology sector. AAPL’s average price target is $179.53, suggesting 14.5% upside potential from the current level. Recently, the company impressed investors with its upbeat Q2 earnings, ramped-up production levels, and efforts to improve its liquidity profile.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'NVDA and AAPL are behemoths in the technology sector. AAPL’s average price target is $179.53, suggesting 14.5% upside potential from the current level. Interestingly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives traded (bought and sold) the stocks of four mega-companies in the past year, which are as follows: NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL), and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V).', 'news_article_title': 'House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Has Traded in These 4 Mega-Cap Companies', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'NVDA and AAPL are behemoths in the technology sector. AAPL’s average price target is $179.53, suggesting 14.5% upside potential from the current level. She sold 25,000 NVDA shares for $1 million to $5 million before the Senate passed the bill on Wednesday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'NVDA and AAPL are behemoths in the technology sector. AAPL’s average price target is $179.53, suggesting 14.5% upside potential from the current level. Interestingly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives traded (bought and sold) the stocks of four mega-companies in the past year, which are as follows: NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL), and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-has-been-buying-stocks-in-2022.-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett is widely regarded as the greatest investor of our time, and for good reason. He's been investing for 80 years. He bought his first stock at age 11, and his holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) has generated an average annual return of over 20% for shareholders dating back to 1965.\nBRK.A Total Return Level data by YCharts.\nSo, it's no surprise that investors look to Buffett's investing activity for insights into the state of the market. In recent years, Buffett has been fairly stingy, but that changed in 2022. According to the company's mid-May 13F filing, Berkshire Hathaway spent over $50 billion buying up stocks as prices came down significantly. And with $100 billion in cash and short-term Treasury bills on Berkshire's balance sheet, I'd be willing to bet we'll see a whole lot more buying when the company releases its second-quarter 13F filing in mid-August.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nI believe now is an excellent time to be buying stocks. Let's unpack Buffett's recent buying activity to understand why.\nStocks look very cheap\nA part of Buffett's investing strategy focuses on buying stocks below their intrinsic value, and with the recent decline, there are plenty of cheap stocks out there right now.\nConsider Berkshire Hathaway's recent $1 billion investment in Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE). Celanese is a massive chemicals producer for industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to electric vehicles (and nearly everything in between). While it's impossible to know Berkshire Hathaway's exact reasoning for buying up over 7 million shares of this company, it likely had to do with the valuation.\nAt current prices, the stock trades for a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6, which is the lowest it's been since 2009.\nFor comparison, the company's largest competitor, DuPont de Nemours (NYSE: DD), trades at a PE ratio of 19.\nLike Buffett, investors should take advantage of the recent decline in stocks to buy up quality assets at cheap prices.\nThere's both safety and upside in strong brands\nWarren Buffett has long praised businesses with loyal customer bases. The strength of a company's brand is one of the most effective moats.\nThis is likely why Berkshire Hathaway added to its position of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which now represents over 40% of its total equities portfolio.\nAccording to a recent survey by PCMag, 92% of iPhone users plan to stick with the brand when they upgrade their phones. By contrast, the two biggest competitors to the iPhone -- Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel – polled future retention rates of just 74% and 65%, respectively.\nApple's brand loyalty is further observed by its net promoter score (NPS) of 73, which is among the highest in the consumer electronics industry.\nA net promoter score is a metric that's produced by surveying customers to determine how likely they are to recommend a product to friends and family. Word-of-mouth marketing is one of the most effective methods of building brand loyalty, so this metric carries a lot of weight.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTime arbitrage is your greatest advantage\nBuffett understands that the market is painfully short-term focused. This is largely due to the compensations structure of institutional investors, but it's also a reflection of human emotions.\nBy simply extending your time horizon beyond that of the market's, you give yourself a tremendous advantage.\nIt's certainly possible that stocks could continue to fall from current prices, but it's very likely they will recover and move higher given enough time. In fact, the market has never failed to reclaim an all-time high, so history is on your side.\nBy focusing on buying stocks that trade below their intrinsic value as well as those with strong brand loyalty, you can emulate the Oracle of Omaha and emerge from this bear market as a winner.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nMark Blank has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This is likely why Berkshire Hathaway added to its position of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which now represents over 40% of its total equities portfolio. He bought his first stock at age 11, and his holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) has generated an average annual return of over 20% for shareholders dating back to 1965. And with $100 billion in cash and short-term Treasury bills on Berkshire's balance sheet, I'd be willing to bet we'll see a whole lot more buying when the company releases its second-quarter 13F filing in mid-August.", 'news_luhn_summary': "This is likely why Berkshire Hathaway added to its position of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which now represents over 40% of its total equities portfolio. According to the company's mid-May 13F filing, Berkshire Hathaway spent over $50 billion buying up stocks as prices came down significantly. Consider Berkshire Hathaway's recent $1 billion investment in Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE).", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Has Been Buying Stocks in 2022. Should You?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This is likely why Berkshire Hathaway added to its position of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which now represents over 40% of its total equities portfolio. Consider Berkshire Hathaway's recent $1 billion investment in Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE). That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "This is likely why Berkshire Hathaway added to its position of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which now represents over 40% of its total equities portfolio. Stocks look very cheap A part of Buffett's investing strategy focuses on buying stocks below their intrinsic value, and with the recent decline, there are plenty of cheap stocks out there right now. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Mark Blank has no position in any of the stocks mentioned."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-fall-on-meta-qualcomm-forecasts-ahead-of-gdp-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nFutures down: Dow 0.17%, S&P 0.28%, Nasdaq 0.63%\nJuly 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday led by Nasdaq as gloomy forecasts from Meta and Qualcomm soured the mood ahead of data which could likely show a slight rebound in U.S. economic growth in the second quarter.\nFears of runaway inflation and aggressive monetary policy tightening biting into economic growth have spooked markets ahead of the Commerce Department\'s advance second-quarter GDP report, which will however, still show that the economy was losing momentum.\nA Reuters survey of economists showed GDP growth likely rebounded at a 0.5% annualized rate last quarter, following a negative reading for the first three months of the year.\nTwo consecutive quarters of declines in growth are traditionally considered a recession, but the private research group that is the official arbiter of U.S. recessions looks at a broad range of indicators instead, including jobs and spending.\n"We don\'t think we\'re in a recession, but there is a risk that you get that headline of two negative quarters, mainly because of exports and inventories," said Willem Sels, HSBC\'s global chief investment officer for private banking and wealth.\n"I think the market is pricing in a small contraction, so I don\'t think investors will be spooked by it, but from a broader set of indicators that we\'re looking at, it\'s clear that we\'re still slowing."\nWorries of a recession hit Meta Platforms Inc META.O shares, which fell 5.3% in premarket trading after it posted its first ever quarterly drop in revenue.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O fell 3.7% after it warned that difficult economic conditions and a slowdown in smartphone demand could hit its mainstay handset chips business.\nOther technology and high-growth stocks led declines, with Apple Inc AAPL.O off 0.6% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O down 0.9% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close.\nThe Nasdaq index .IXIC clocked its biggest daily percentage gain since April 2020 on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected and comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell eased some investor worries about the pace of rate hikes.\nThe U.S. central bank\'s tightening cycle has hammered mega cap stocks as future cash flows, on which valuations of these companies rest, are discounted heavily when rates rise.\nAt 6:46 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 56 points, or 0.17%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 11.25 points, or 0.28%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 79 points, or 0.63%.\nFord Motor Co F.N rose 5.6% after it reported a better-than-expected quarterly net income.\n(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh & Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Other technology and high-growth stocks led declines, with Apple Inc AAPL.O off 0.6% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O down 0.9% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. Fears of runaway inflation and aggressive monetary policy tightening biting into economic growth have spooked markets ahead of the Commerce Department\'s advance second-quarter GDP report, which will however, still show that the economy was losing momentum. "We don\'t think we\'re in a recession, but there is a risk that you get that headline of two negative quarters, mainly because of exports and inventories," said Willem Sels, HSBC\'s global chief investment officer for private banking and wealth.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Other technology and high-growth stocks led declines, with Apple Inc AAPL.O off 0.6% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O down 0.9% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Dow 0.17%, S&P 0.28%, Nasdaq 0.63% July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday led by Nasdaq as gloomy forecasts from Meta and Qualcomm soured the mood ahead of data which could likely show a slight rebound in U.S. economic growth in the second quarter. Fears of runaway inflation and aggressive monetary policy tightening biting into economic growth have spooked markets ahead of the Commerce Department's advance second-quarter GDP report, which will however, still show that the economy was losing momentum.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall on Meta, Qualcomm forecasts ahead of GDP data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Other technology and high-growth stocks led declines, with Apple Inc AAPL.O off 0.6% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O down 0.9% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Dow 0.17%, S&P 0.28%, Nasdaq 0.63% July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday led by Nasdaq as gloomy forecasts from Meta and Qualcomm soured the mood ahead of data which could likely show a slight rebound in U.S. economic growth in the second quarter. A Reuters survey of economists showed GDP growth likely rebounded at a 0.5% annualized rate last quarter, following a negative reading for the first three months of the year.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Other technology and high-growth stocks led declines, with Apple Inc AAPL.O off 0.6% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O down 0.9% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Dow 0.17%, S&P 0.28%, Nasdaq 0.63% July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday led by Nasdaq as gloomy forecasts from Meta and Qualcomm soured the mood ahead of data which could likely show a slight rebound in U.S. economic growth in the second quarter. Fears of runaway inflation and aggressive monetary policy tightening biting into economic growth have spooked markets ahead of the Commerce Department's advance second-quarter GDP report, which will however, still show that the economy was losing momentum."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-eu-mulls-new-unit-with-antitrust-veterans-to-enforce-tech-rules-sources-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, July 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough new rules aimed at reining in the powers of Big Tech, two people familiar with the matter said.\nSuch a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).\nThe landmark rules, agreed in March, will go into force next year. They will bar the companies from setting their own products as preferences, forcing app developers to use their payment systems, and leveraging users\' data to push competing services.\nThe new directorate at the Commission\'s powerful antitrust arm may be headed by Alberto Bacchiega, director of information, communication and media, in charge of antitrust and merger cases involving the tech, media and consumer electronics industries, one of the people said.\nBacchiega could also be assisted by Thomas Kramler, head of the unit dealing with antitrust cases in e-commerce and data economy, and currently spearheading investigations into Apple and Amazon, the person said.\nBoth officials are already liasing with those at the Commission\'s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology which will jointly enforce the DMA, a third person said.\nBacchiega and Kramler could not be reached for comment as they are away on their summer holiday.\nThe EU executive said it was organising itself internally so that it can enforce the DMA effectively.\n"The enforcement of the DMA is estimated to require approximately 80 staff who would be redeployed internally, as appropriate," a spokeswoman said.\n"The internal organisation will be based on the relevant expertise of all DGs (directorate-generals) and services involved, and ensure appropriate staffing of the relevant DGs and services," she said.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Hugh Lawson)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Such a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough new rules aimed at reining in the powers of Big Tech, two people familiar with the matter said. Bacchiega could also be assisted by Thomas Kramler, head of the unit dealing with antitrust cases in e-commerce and data economy, and currently spearheading investigations into Apple and Amazon, the person said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Such a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The new directorate at the Commission's powerful antitrust arm may be headed by Alberto Bacchiega, director of information, communication and media, in charge of antitrust and merger cases involving the tech, media and consumer electronics industries, one of the people said. Both officials are already liasing with those at the Commission's Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology which will jointly enforce the DMA, a third person said.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-EU mulls new unit with antitrust veterans to enforce tech rules - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Such a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough new rules aimed at reining in the powers of Big Tech, two people familiar with the matter said. Bacchiega could also be assisted by Thomas Kramler, head of the unit dealing with antitrust cases in e-commerce and data economy, and currently spearheading investigations into Apple and Amazon, the person said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Such a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough new rules aimed at reining in the powers of Big Tech, two people familiar with the matter said. The new directorate at the Commission's powerful antitrust arm may be headed by Alberto Bacchiega, director of information, communication and media, in charge of antitrust and merger cases involving the tech, media and consumer electronics industries, one of the people said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-drops-as-shrinking-economy-brings-recession-closer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh\nJuly 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday weighed down by gloomy forecasts from Meta and Qualcomm, while an early reading showed the U.S. economy contracted again in the second quarter adding to fears the economy was already in recession.\nFears of runaway inflation and aggressive monetary policy tightening biting into economic growth have spooked markets, after gross domestic product fell at a 0.9% annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department said in its advance GDP estimate.\nA Reuters survey of economists showed GDP growth likely rebounded at a 0.5% annualized rate last quarter.\n"Today\'s reading only adds fuel to the fire that we are in or entering a recession," said Mike Loewengart, managing director at E*Trade from Morgan Stanley.\n"While it is certainly on the negative side of estimates, keep in mind that a 1% decrease is relatively small and supports the idea that any recessionary environment will be mild."\nTwo consecutive quarters of declines in growth are traditionally considered a recession, but the private research group that is the official arbiter of U.S. recessions looks at a broad range of indicators instead, including jobs and spending.\nWorries of a recession hit Meta Platforms Inc META.O shares, which fell 7.6% after posting its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O fell 5.3% after it warned that difficult economic conditions and a slowdown in smartphone demand could hit its mainstay handset chips business.\nShares of Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O shed 1.4% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close.\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC clocked its biggest daily percentage gain since April 2020 on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected and comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell eased some investor worries about the pace of rate hikes.\nThe U.S. central bank\'s tightening cycle has hammered mega-cap stocks as future cash flows, on which valuations of these companies rest, are discounted heavily when rates rise.\nAt 10:00 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 121.60 points, or 0.38%, at 32,075.99, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 15.35 points, or 0.38%, at 4,008.26, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 84.78 points, or 0.70%, at 11,947.64.\nDefensive sectors, including S&P 500 utilities .SPLRCU and real estate .SPLRCR gained over 1% each in early trading, pointing to a largely risk-off day.\nFord Motor Co F.N gained 3.5% after reporting a better-than-expected quarterly net income.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.30-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.33-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 38 new highs and 41 new lows.\n(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O shed 1.4% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. Fears of runaway inflation and aggressive monetary policy tightening biting into economic growth have spooked markets, after gross domestic product fell at a 0.9% annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department said in its advance GDP estimate. "Today\'s reading only adds fuel to the fire that we are in or entering a recession," said Mike Loewengart, managing director at E*Trade from Morgan Stanley.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O shed 1.4% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday weighed down by gloomy forecasts from Meta and Qualcomm, while an early reading showed the U.S. economy contracted again in the second quarter adding to fears the economy was already in recession. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.30-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.33-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street drops as shrinking economy brings recession closer', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O shed 1.4% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday weighed down by gloomy forecasts from Meta and Qualcomm, while an early reading showed the U.S. economy contracted again in the second quarter adding to fears the economy was already in recession. A Reuters survey of economists showed GDP growth likely rebounded at a 0.5% annualized rate last quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O shed 1.4% ahead of their quarterly reports after market close. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday weighed down by gloomy forecasts from Meta and Qualcomm, while an early reading showed the U.S. economy contracted again in the second quarter adding to fears the economy was already in recession. Fears of runaway inflation and aggressive monetary policy tightening biting into economic growth have spooked markets, after gross domestic product fell at a 0.9% annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department said in its advance GDP estimate.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-warren-buffett-quote-to-remember-in-a-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett is widely regarded as one of the greatest investors alive, and with good reason. He has delivered excellent returns in the past several decades as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). That\'s why it pays to listen to his investing takes, especially when the market is experiencing a downturn.\nWhat can Buffett\'s wisdom teach us about investing in an environment as tricky as the one we are currently in? Let\'s consider one famous quote from the Oracle of Omaha and how investors can apply it today.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nA warning against following the crowd\nChoosing a favorite from one of the many famous sayings attributed to Buffett is no easy task. But there is one that stands out for me. In a letter to Berkshire Hathaway\'s shareholders he penned in 1986, Buffett said his and his team\'s goal was to "be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful."\nIt is precisely when the stock market crashes that most investors are fearful, as evidenced by the fact that even quality companies often don\'t escape the sell-off. That also means it is the best time to be greedy if we follow Buffett\'s advice. Investors can do so by scooping up shares of excellent companies trading at a discount due to panic-selling. There are plenty of fantastic options, including one of Buffett\'s favorite stocks: tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Here\'s why the iPhone maker remains a buy.\nApple isn\'t done beating the market\nApple hasn\'t escaped the broader market sell-off this year, although it is performing better than the S&P 500, at least as of this writing. The company\'s business was harmed due to economic problems, including supply chain issues that affected its ability to meet the demand for some of its products. It\'s difficult to predict what will transpire next. The economy and the stock market could tank even more, affecting companies like Apple. But these are short-term issues investors should look beyond, especially considering there is still a strong case for Apple\'s long-term prospects.\nOne reason Apple\'s future still looks promising is its growing services segment. Once people are plugged into the tech giant\'s network of devices and offerings -- including Apple Pay, Apple TV, Apple Music, and iCloud -- it becomes hard to leave. Apple\'s customers rely on these services to collect pictures, contacts, music, and data; watch shows, and pay for products and services in thousands of stores. While it is possible to transfer much of this data, sticking with Apple is much easier and more convenient. In other words, the company\'s services segment benefits from high switching costs.\nThis business unit generally records much juicier profits than Apple\'s products segment. What does that mean for the company\'s future? As the services unit grows in importance for Apple, so will the company\'s margins. Naturally, it isn\'t like Apple\'s products business is dead in the water. The company has proven its ability to innovate and stay on par with -- if not ahead of -- the competition.\nApple still generates billions from iPhone sales. Furthermore, it still benefits from a powerful brand name -- it was named the world\'s most valuable brand of 2021 by a U.K.-based brand valuation consulting company called Brand Finance. Economic issues may continue to harm the tech giant\'s business, and shares could fall even more. But whether or not they do, Apple looks like a solid pick.\nThe market rewards patience\nFollowing Buffett\'s advice by being greedy when others are fearful pays off. History shows that the stock market always recovers following a downturn, and those with the presence of mind to invest shrewdly when equities are down tend to make a lot of money. Right now, Apple is a great candidate, considering the company\'s solid moat and its services segment, which is gaining importance. Those who get in on this tech stock today will be thanking themselves in five years.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nProsper Junior Bakiny has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "There are plenty of fantastic options, including one of Buffett's favorite stocks: tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). It is precisely when the stock market crashes that most investors are fearful, as evidenced by the fact that even quality companies often don't escape the sell-off. The company's business was harmed due to economic problems, including supply chain issues that affected its ability to meet the demand for some of its products.", 'news_luhn_summary': "There are plenty of fantastic options, including one of Buffett's favorite stocks: tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Once people are plugged into the tech giant's network of devices and offerings -- including Apple Pay, Apple TV, Apple Music, and iCloud -- it becomes hard to leave. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'The Warren Buffett Quote to Remember in a Bear Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "There are plenty of fantastic options, including one of Buffett's favorite stocks: tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). That's why it pays to listen to his investing takes, especially when the market is experiencing a downturn. The company's business was harmed due to economic problems, including supply chain issues that affected its ability to meet the demand for some of its products.", 'news_textrank_summary': "There are plenty of fantastic options, including one of Buffett's favorite stocks: tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple isn't done beating the market Apple hasn't escaped the broader market sell-off this year, although it is performing better than the S&P 500, at least as of this writing. Once people are plugged into the tech giant's network of devices and offerings -- including Apple Pay, Apple TV, Apple Music, and iCloud -- it becomes hard to leave."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-eu-mulls-new-unit-with-antitrust-veterans-to-enforce-tech-rules-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, July 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough new rules aimed at reining in the powers of Big Tech, two people familiar with the matter said.\nSuch a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).\nThe landmark rules, agreed in March, will go into force next year. They will bar the companies from setting their own products as preferences, forcing app developers to use their payment systems, and leveraging users\' data to push competing services.\nThe new directorate at the Commission\'s powerful antitrust arm may be headed by Alberto Bacchiega, director of information, communication and media, in charge of antitrust and merger cases involving the tech, media and consumer electronics industries, one of the people said.\nBacchiega could also be assisted by Thomas Kramler, head of the unit dealing with antitrust cases in e-commerce and data economy, and currently spearheading investigations into Apple and Amazon, the person said.\nBoth officials are already liasing with those at the Commission\'s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology which will jointly enforce the DMA, a third person said.\nThe EU executive said it was organising itself internally so that it can enforce the DMA effectively.\n"The enforcement of the DMA is estimated to require approximately 80 staff who would be redeployed internally, as appropriate," a spokeswoman said.\n"The internal organisation will be based on the relevant expertise of all DGs (directorate-generals) and services involved, and ensure appropriate staffing of the relevant DGs and services," she said.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Hugh Lawson)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Such a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough new rules aimed at reining in the powers of Big Tech, two people familiar with the matter said. Bacchiega could also be assisted by Thomas Kramler, head of the unit dealing with antitrust cases in e-commerce and data economy, and currently spearheading investigations into Apple and Amazon, the person said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Such a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The new directorate at the Commission's powerful antitrust arm may be headed by Alberto Bacchiega, director of information, communication and media, in charge of antitrust and merger cases involving the tech, media and consumer electronics industries, one of the people said. Both officials are already liasing with those at the Commission's Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology which will jointly enforce the DMA, a third person said.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-EU mulls new unit with antitrust veterans to enforce tech rules - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Such a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough new rules aimed at reining in the powers of Big Tech, two people familiar with the matter said. Bacchiega could also be assisted by Thomas Kramler, head of the unit dealing with antitrust cases in e-commerce and data economy, and currently spearheading investigations into Apple and Amazon, the person said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Such a move could ease concerns that the EU competition watchdog may struggle to get technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta FB.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough new rules aimed at reining in the powers of Big Tech, two people familiar with the matter said. The new directorate at the Commission's powerful antitrust arm may be headed by Alberto Bacchiega, director of information, communication and media, in charge of antitrust and merger cases involving the tech, media and consumer electronics industries, one of the people said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-q3-earnings%3A-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'C\nan Apple (AAPL) ever return to its glory days of high growth? Estimates for the next five years has Apple growing in only single digits. Apple\'s iPhone revenues increased only 5.5% in Q2 due to supply chain disruptions and lockdown in China, its second-largest market.\nOperating headwinds have also been compounded by uncertainty related to global growth slowdown, rising inflation and interest rates. Meanwhile, Apple stock has has fallen 13% year to date, though they have risen 12.5% in thirty days. Overall, Apple stock has held relatively well during the market selloff. Can that outperformance continue? That answer will be more clear when the company reports third quarter fiscal 2022 earnings results after the closing bell Thursday.\nThe tech giant should meet its Q3 estimates, according to Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, who has an Outperform rating on Apple stock. “Demand for the iPhone is holding up slightly better than expected," Ives noted, though he cautioned that weakness is still expected ahead of the fall launch of the iPhone 14. "Apple is continuing to focus on a robust product pipeline and services ramp into 2023 including what we believe will be the highly anticipated AR/VR headset release," Ives wrote in a note to clients.\nHowever, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said that potential weakness in the company\'s Mac and services segments could more than offset "solid iPhone results.” Huberty lowered her price target on Apple stock to $180 from $185, citing weak iPad and Mac sales which she expects to be down by 7% and 26%, respectively, from the first quarter. While Apple stock has rebounded strongly over the past month, rising almost 15%, the shares are still down almost 13% year to date. Investors are hoping for more clarity and conviction on the bullish thesis on Thursday.\nIn the three months that ended June, Wall Street expect the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant to earn $1.16 per share on revenue of $82.83 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to $1.30 per share on revenue of $81.43 billion. For the full year, ending September, earnings are expected to rise 10% year over year to $6.13 per share, while full-year revenue of $393.53 billion will rise 7.6% year over year.\nThe revenue slowdown is one major overhang for Apple, particularly in the hardware segment (iPhones, Mac, iPad and Wearables) which in Q2 rose at a rate of 6.6% year over year, marking a meaningful growth deceleration from the 61% surge in the year-earlier quarter. It also doesn’t help that interest rates continue to rise, while inflation is also running hot, which have pressured iPhone sales. For the long term, however, Apple’s revenue growth capability is not in question. Apple has navigated through these headwinds before.\nApple’s Services business, which now accounts for some 30% of total revenue, and produces higher profit margins, is expected to offset weakness in hardware. In the second quarter, Services revenue came in at $19.8 billion, reaching an all-time high, thanks to 25% surge in subscribers which reached 825 million, up from 785 million in Q1 and from 660 million in the prior year. The results help the company earn an adjusted EPS of $1.52 for the Q2, while revenue came in at $97.28 billion, beating the $1.43 per share on $94 billion in revenue analysts were looking for.\nDespite supply chain shortages, Apple produced iPhone revenue of $50.57 billion, rising from $47.9 billion in the year-ago quarter, driven by strong demand for the iPhone 13 lineup. Investors on Thursday will focus on the company’s guidance for clues suggesting improvements in supply chains as well as Apple’s new devices.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'an Apple (AAPL) ever return to its glory days of high growth? The tech giant should meet its Q3 estimates, according to Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, who has an Outperform rating on Apple stock. "Apple is continuing to focus on a robust product pipeline and services ramp into 2023 including what we believe will be the highly anticipated AR/VR headset release," Ives wrote in a note to clients.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'an Apple (AAPL) ever return to its glory days of high growth? Operating headwinds have also been compounded by uncertainty related to global growth slowdown, rising inflation and interest rates. For the full year, ending September, earnings are expected to rise 10% year over year to $6.13 per share, while full-year revenue of $393.53 billion will rise 7.6% year over year.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Q3 Earnings: What to Expect', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'an Apple (AAPL) ever return to its glory days of high growth? For the full year, ending September, earnings are expected to rise 10% year over year to $6.13 per share, while full-year revenue of $393.53 billion will rise 7.6% year over year. Despite supply chain shortages, Apple produced iPhone revenue of $50.57 billion, rising from $47.9 billion in the year-ago quarter, driven by strong demand for the iPhone 13 lineup.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'an Apple (AAPL) ever return to its glory days of high growth? For the full year, ending September, earnings are expected to rise 10% year over year to $6.13 per share, while full-year revenue of $393.53 billion will rise 7.6% year over year. The revenue slowdown is one major overhang for Apple, particularly in the hardware segment (iPhones, Mac, iPad and Wearables) which in Q2 rose at a rate of 6.6% year over year, marking a meaningful growth deceleration from the 61% surge in the year-earlier quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-why-disneys-latest-price-hike-could-backfire', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Live sports are steadily growing in importance within the streaming industry, with multiple platforms engaging in bidding wars for broadcasting rights. Disney (NYSE: DIS) has dominated the market since its sports streaming service ESPN+ launched in 2018, but a recent price hike could backfire on the company. Here\'s why Disney might lose subscribers after raising the price of ESPN+.\nIncreased competition\nDisney announced a price hike coming to ESPN+ in mid-July, with the increase set to take place on Aug. 23. The new price is a rise of 43%, jumping from $6.99 a month to $9.99. The company reasoned that the rise in cost will "add significantly to both live sports and original programs and series." Although the platform has recently added content such as 75 regular-season National Hockey League games in 2021, and golf program PGA Tour Live in January, ESPN+ has significant holes in its programming that competing services are offering.\nFootball is the biggest sport in the U.S., with an average audience of 114.3 million domestic views from 2021 to 2022 -- 6.7 times more watched than basketball, the third biggest U.S. sport. Yet neither the National Football League (NFL) nor the National Basketball League (NBA) can be streamed on ESPN+. The NFL recently launched its own streaming service with NFL+, which costs $4.99/month. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has also entered the market by adding Thursday Night Football to Prime Video. The company paid $1 billion for exclusive rights to stream 15 NFL games for 11 years starting in 2022.\nOne of the top ten most popular sports in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022 was soccer, and ESPN+ does well to offer subscribers access to one of the most popular leagues in the U.S., La Liga, which received an average of 301,000 viewers per match in 2021. However, the service does not cater to soccer fans of the most popular league in the U.S., the Premier League, which averaged 507,000 views in 2021. For streaming access to that U.K. league, consumers must subscribe to Comcast\'s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Peacock.\nIf many sports fans subscribe to services to keep up with one specific sport rather than a variety, increased competition in the sports streaming industry could drive subscribers away from ESPN+, with the price increase being the push they need to find their favorite programming elsewhere.\nPoor value\nESPN+ offers a wide selection of sports, with its most attractive offering being Major League Baseball (MLB). Baseball pulled in 68.48 million U.S. views in 2021, making it the second-most-watched sport in the country. The MLB is a major asset to ESPN+; however, it is the only sport ESPN+ offers among the top five most popular sports in the U.S. in 2021. Considerably smaller national viewing numbers for many of its other offerings, such as UFC matches, tennis, cricket, and others, suggest the service doesn\'t offer enough major leagues for its new price tag of $9.99.\nFor the same price, soccer fans could subscribe to Peacock for $4.99/month, gaining access to the Premier League, and Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple TV+ for $4.99/month to watch every Major League Soccer game starting in August. Subscribing to these two platforms would provide soccer fans access to two of the most watched leagues in the U.S. and an extensive library of films and TV shows from both services.\nThe rise of major leagues launching streaming services will also lessen the value of ESPN+. NFL+ is incredibly competitive at $4.99/month, especially for fans with an exclusive interest in football. Another sport rising in popularity in the U.S. and not available on ESPN+ is Formula 1. The sport can be watched with a subscription to F1 TV for as little as $2.99 a month or $26.99 a year.\nFor ESPN+, what\'s next?\nThe saving grace for ESPN+ will be the Disney bundle, which costs $13.99/month for the sports streamer, Disney+, and Hulu. The bundle is not affected by the price rise and could help retain some subscribers to ESPN+. However, consumers interested in specific sports or major leagues besides MLB are still likely to seek competing services.\nAs Disney, with ESPN+, continues to compete in the growing market for live-streaming sports, the company should push its bundle as much as possible. The monthly cost of $13.99 is still cheaper than paying for Disney+ and Hulu separately, allowing consumers to see ESPN+ as a free bonus while Disney boosts its subscribers to the sports service.\n10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walt Disney wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For the same price, soccer fans could subscribe to Peacock for $4.99/month, gaining access to the Premier League, and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple TV+ for $4.99/month to watch every Major League Soccer game starting in August. Live sports are steadily growing in importance within the streaming industry, with multiple platforms engaging in bidding wars for broadcasting rights. Disney (NYSE: DIS) has dominated the market since its sports streaming service ESPN+ launched in 2018, but a recent price hike could backfire on the company.", 'news_luhn_summary': "For the same price, soccer fans could subscribe to Peacock for $4.99/month, gaining access to the Premier League, and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple TV+ for $4.99/month to watch every Major League Soccer game starting in August. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Here's Why Disney's Latest Price Hike Could Backfire", 'news_lexrank_summary': "For the same price, soccer fans could subscribe to Peacock for $4.99/month, gaining access to the Premier League, and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple TV+ for $4.99/month to watch every Major League Soccer game starting in August. If many sports fans subscribe to services to keep up with one specific sport rather than a variety, increased competition in the sports streaming industry could drive subscribers away from ESPN+, with the price increase being the push they need to find their favorite programming elsewhere. The rise of major leagues launching streaming services will also lessen the value of ESPN+.", 'news_textrank_summary': "For the same price, soccer fans could subscribe to Peacock for $4.99/month, gaining access to the Premier League, and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple TV+ for $4.99/month to watch every Major League Soccer game starting in August. If many sports fans subscribe to services to keep up with one specific sport rather than a variety, increased competition in the sports streaming industry could drive subscribers away from ESPN+, with the price increase being the push they need to find their favorite programming elsewhere. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-1000-etf-iwb-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $27.76 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.36%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.60% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.68% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIWB seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization-weighted index of equity securities issued by the approximately 1,000 largest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index.\nThe ETF has lost about -16.40% so far this year and is down about -9.43% in the last one year (as of 07/28/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $201.03 and $266.11.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 24.40% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1027 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWB is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $297.42 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $365.17 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $27.76 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.91% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives IShares Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-bought-more-apple-stock.-should-investors-follow-suit', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In today\'s market, it\'s not easy to find a technology company performing at a high level, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to be one of the few to do so. The iPhone maker, which represents 40% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investment portfolio, has outperformed financially of late despite shedding 16.7% of its value since the start of the year.\nThis has created a unique buying opportunity for shrewd investors -- at least that\'s what Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett seems to think. The "Oracle of Omaha\'s" company bought $600 million worth of Apple stock during the first quarter of 2022, and I wouldn\'t be surprised to see the star stock picker scoop up additional shares if it continues to move lower in the coming trading sessions.\nShould investors follow Buffett and purchase Apple stock right now?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApple\'s business is on the up and up\nApple delivered a strong outing in its second quarter of 2022, increasing both its top and bottom lines by 8.6% year over year, up to $97.3 billion and $1.52 per share, respectively. Profitability held up nicely as well, despite a range of macroeconomic headwinds -- its gross margin expanded 124 basis points to finish at 43.7%, and its operating margin increased 12 basis points to end at 30.8%.\nBut the real reason to consider investing in Apple right now -- and I think Buffett would agree -- is its superior balance sheet and cash-flow generation. As of its most recent quarter, the company boasts a cash and cash equivalents position of $28.1 billion. And the iPhone maker continues to generate cash at a red-hot pace, producing $105.8 billion in free cash flow (FCF) over the past year. For a business, having a lot of cash provides financial flexibility, which allows companies to invest in growth all while staying protected during economic downturns.\nApple is set to report its fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday, July 28. Wall Street analysts are expecting the tech behemoth to grow its top line by only 1.4% year over year, up to $82.6 billion, and its earnings per share to retreat 10.8% to $1.16. For the full year, however, the Street forecasts the company\'s top and bottom lines to expand by 7.6% and 9.3%, respectively. Not only are those solid growth rates for a business of Apple\'s magnitude, but the company\'s valuation is also starting to appear quite enticing. Today, its price-to-earnings multiple of 24.6 is inching closer to its five-year mean of 23.1. Whenever a top-notch stock nears its historical valuation, it\'s usually a wise idea for investors to take a look.\nShould investors follow Buffett\'s lead?\nApple is a surefire play in today\'s market environment, in my opinion. Its steady financial performance, combined with its elite balance sheet and tumbling valuation, make it much safer than most technology stocks at the moment. The company has built an empire that has resulted in a wide moat and a remarkably durable business model, which is surely a key reason why Warren Buffett is invested so fiercely in the stock. Although it\'s important to do your own research, it wouldn\'t be unwise to follow Buffett\'s lead and purchase shares of the technology giant today.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nLuke Meindl has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In today's market, it's not easy to find a technology company performing at a high level, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to be one of the few to do so. Its steady financial performance, combined with its elite balance sheet and tumbling valuation, make it much safer than most technology stocks at the moment. The company has built an empire that has resulted in a wide moat and a remarkably durable business model, which is surely a key reason why Warren Buffett is invested so fiercely in the stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In today's market, it's not easy to find a technology company performing at a high level, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to be one of the few to do so. The iPhone maker, which represents 40% of Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investment portfolio, has outperformed financially of late despite shedding 16.7% of its value since the start of the year. Should investors follow Buffett and purchase Apple stock right now?", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Bought More Apple Stock. Should Investors Follow Suit?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In today's market, it's not easy to find a technology company performing at a high level, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to be one of the few to do so. Should investors follow Buffett and purchase Apple stock right now? For a business, having a lot of cash provides financial flexibility, which allows companies to invest in growth all while staying protected during economic downturns.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'In today\'s market, it\'s not easy to find a technology company performing at a high level, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to be one of the few to do so. The "Oracle of Omaha\'s" company bought $600 million worth of Apple stock during the first quarter of 2022, and I wouldn\'t be surprised to see the star stock picker scoop up additional shares if it continues to move lower in the coming trading sessions. Should investors follow Buffett and purchase Apple stock right now?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/recession-vs.-depression%3A-what-is-the-difference-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSince the start of the year, markets have been under pressure. Several factors have led to a global selloff in stocks, bonds and currencies. People are now debating about whether we are in for a recession or a slump. Recession vs. depression, therefore, is a key question on everyone’s minds these days. Generally, a recession is a downturn in economic conditions, but a depression is a deeper and/or more prolonged downswing.\nPeople are often afraid of recessions. However, they should not be because recessions are a natural part of the economy. It is a time when businesses have to make changes in their spending and investments to become more efficient. It’s only when it becomes a depression that it should be more universally concerning.\nInterest rates are increasing as a response to inflation. The Federal Reserve (Fed) is taking steps to combat inflation, but they are also worried about the risk of recession.\nA recession is a period of negative economic growth. It is normal to worry about recessions, but it is important to prepare for them so you are not caught off guard.\nHere at InvestorPlace, we’ve written different articles to help you navigate the inflationary environment to prepare for what might happen in the case of a recession.\nHowever, this article will tell you about the difference between a recession and a slump. Although occasionally used interchangeably, these terms explain two different things. It’s important to understand this difference when deciding your investments.\nRecession vs. Depression: What Is a Recession?\nA recession is when the economy goes into a state of decline. It is characterized by declining production and rising unemployment.\n7 Dividend Stocks to Buy on the Dip\nWhen the recession hits, we get an economic bubble that eventually bursts, leading to severe economic depression. This recession can be measured in gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment rates, and other significant statistics.\nA recession is a period when the economy experiences negative growth. A slump is when the economy experiences negative growth and there are no signs of recovery.\nMany factors can cause slumps, such as:\nEconomic downturns.\nFinancial market crashes.\nChanges in global trade policy.\nWhat Is a Slump?\nA slump is a period of economic decline. There are many causes, including a lack of demand for goods and services.\nThere are different types of slumps:\nBusiness cycle: A downturn in the business cycle is when an economy’s output falls below its potential output for an extended period. This type of slump typically lasts longer than other types.\nEconomic contraction: An economic contraction is a decrease in production and demand that results from a recession or depression. A sharp decline in the prices of certain goods or assets, such as stocks, land, or houses, can also lead to an economic downturn.\nEconomic depression: An economic depression is generally defined as two consecutive years with negative GDP.\nDifference Between a Recession and a Slump\nA recession is a period when the economy is declining. A slump is a time when the economy is not doing well.\nA recession can happen due to a drop in economic activity, such as an economic depression, or by an external shock, such as war or natural disaster. A recession may also result from increased unemployment due to excess supply and decreased demand for goods and services.\nA slump can happen for various reasons. A change in government policy, such as increased taxes or subsidies or an increase in the cost of raw materials is also a vital reason for an economic slowdown. Decreased demand due to oversupply may also lead to a slump because goods and services become less attractive to consumers.\nHowever, after the government takes the necessary steps, it can navigate out of these issues and begin a new era of economic growth.\nWhat Is Needed to Promote Economic Growth?\nThe government can end a recession or slump by implementing policies that will stimulate the economy. Some of these policies include:\nIncreasing the money supply by printing more money to increase demand for goods and services.\nReducing taxes to encourage those who are unemployed to become employed.\nInvesting in public works projects, such as infrastructure improvements, will create jobs and stimulate the economy.\nRecession vs. Depression: Do Not Panic\nThe economy is a complex system that is constantly changing. It’s not always easy to understand how the economy works, but we need to know.\nThe economy moves in cycles which include growth, recession, and slump. The cycle’s four phases are expansion, recession, recovery, and stagnation.\nExpansion is when there is an increase in production and consumption. This phase usually lasts for a few years before entering into a recession. A recession happens when there is an economic decline because of reduced production or consumption. Recovery happens when the economy grows again after a recession or slump.\nThe Fed and the U.S. government are taking active steps to ensure we do not face a prolonged crisis. In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). These companies perform well regardless of the economic environment and are great defensive plays for any portfolio.\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post Recession vs. Depression: What Is the Difference? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). Here at InvestorPlace, we’ve written different articles to help you navigate the inflationary environment to prepare for what might happen in the case of a recession. A sharp decline in the prices of certain goods or assets, such as stocks, land, or houses, can also lead to an economic downturn.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). There are different types of slumps: Business cycle: A downturn in the business cycle is when an economy’s output falls below its potential output for an extended period. A recession may also result from increased unemployment due to excess supply and decreased demand for goods and services.', 'news_article_title': 'Recession vs. Depression: What Is the Difference?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). However, this article will tell you about the difference between a recession and a slump. Recession vs. Depression: What Is a Recession?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In the meantime, you can invest in bellwether stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT). Recession vs. Depression: What Is a Recession? Economic contraction: An economic contraction is a decrease in production and demand that results from a recession or depression.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-dividend-etf-dln-a-strong-etf-right-now-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Wisdomtree, DLN has amassed assets over $3.46 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index before fees and expenses.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long-term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.28%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 2.35%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Healthcare sector - about 17.80% of the portfolio. Consumer Staples and Information Technology round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.20% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 29.54% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -6.60% so far this year and is up about 1.77% in the last one year (as of 07/28/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $57.22 and $66.91.\nDLN has a beta of 0.90 and standard deviation of 23.01% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 299 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $52.62 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $96.65 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.19% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.20% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.20% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.20% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.20% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-q3-22-earnings-conference-call-at-5%3A00-pm-et', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on July 28, 2022, to discuss Q3 22 earnings results.\nTo access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on July 28, 2022, to discuss Q3 22 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on July 28, 2022, to discuss Q3 22 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Q3 22 Earnings Conference Call At 5:00 PM ET', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on July 28, 2022, to discuss Q3 22 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on July 28, 2022, to discuss Q3 22 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-quanex-taiwan-semiconductor-kronos-apple-nvidia', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – July 28, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Quanex Building Products NX, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM, Kronos Worldwide KRO, Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.\n3 Highly-Ranked Stocks With Stellar Projected Growth\nIt’s undoubtedly been a rough year to be an investor so far. A challenging macroeconomic backdrop has caused widespread margin compression, leaving stocks to tumble.\nHowever, the general market’s performance over the last month is a major positive, signaling that bears could be tiring out.\nThe chart below illustrates the S&P 500’s performance over the last month.\nNow that we’re finally seeing some buyers return, it’s beneficial for investors to carry strong stocks with robust growth projections.\nThree highly-ranked stocks with promising bottom and top-line growth forecasts include Quanex Building Products, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Kronos Worldwide.\nThe chart below illustrates the share performance of all three companies over the last year while blending in the S&P 500 as a benchmark.\nLet’s get into why these companies would be solid bets moving forward.\nQuanex Building Products\nQuanex Building Products Corporation is an industry-leading manufacturer of components sold to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the building products industry.\nAnalysts have been raising their earnings outlook across nearly all timeframes, helping push the company into the highly-coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).\nThe company’s projected top and bottom-line growth rates are stellar.\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $2.35, penciling in a sizable double-digit 35% expansion in the bottom-line year-over-year.\nProjected top-line growth is also rock-solid; Quanex Building Products is projected to generate $1.2 billion in sales in FY22, good enough for an 11% uptick in annual revenue from FY21.\nThe chart below illustrates the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.\nIn addition, NX sports enticing valuation metrics, bolstered by its Style Score of an A for Value. Its 10.3X forward earnings multiple is well below its five-year median of 18.6X and represents an attractive 42% discount relative to the S&P 500.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is the world’s largest circuit foundry responsible for supplying microchips to an elite list of companies, including Apple, Nvidia, and Advanced Micro Devices.\nAnalysts have been bullish across all timeframes over the last 60 days, landing the company into a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).\nTop and bottom-line forecasts allude to serious growth.\nFor the current fiscal year (FY22), the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $6.30, notching a stellar 53% expansion of the bottom-line year-over-year.\nThe growth doesn’t stop there – TSM is forecasted to generate a mighty $77.8 billion in revenue in FY22, good enough for a 37% double-digit uptick from FY21 sales of $56.8 billion.\nAdditionally, TSM sports an enticing 13.4X forward earnings multiple, nowhere near its five-year median of 19.9X and representing a substantial 24% discount relative to the general market.\nKronos Worldwide\nKronos Worldwide is a leading producer and marketer of TiO2, a white pigment for providing whiteness, brightness, and opacity. The company is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\nKronos has been on a nice earnings streak, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by an average of 24% over the last four quarters and recording an impressive 78% bottom-line beat in its latest earnings release.\nIn addition, KRO is forecasted to grow at a breakneck pace.\nFor the current fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $2.06, displaying a jaw-dropping triple-digit growth in earnings year-over-year of more than 110%.\nTop-line growth is also remarkable; Kronos is projected to generate $2.3 billion in revenue for the current fiscal year (FY22), penciling in a rock-solid 16% increase in annual sales year-over-year.\nKRO’s Style Score of an A for Value indicates that shares could be undervalued.\nThe company’s forward earnings multiple sits enticingly at 8.4X, a fraction of its five-year median value of 14.2X. In addition, shares trade at a steep 52% discount relative to the general market.\nBottom Line\nThe rebound is long overdue, with buyers returning and pushing bears back into hibernation. As we continue to navigate the rough economic waters we’ve found ourselves in, market participants are hopeful this recent strength can continue.\nOf course, you want to have strong stocks in your portfolio.\nAll three stocks above have stellar projected growth rates, strong Zacks Ranks, and enticing valuation levels, making them attractive to any investor.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P\'s impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nQuanex Building Products Corporation (NX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nKronos Worldwide Inc (KRO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 28, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Quanex Building Products NX, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM, Kronos Worldwide KRO, Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Three highly-ranked stocks with promising bottom and top-line growth forecasts include Quanex Building Products, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Kronos Worldwide.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 28, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Quanex Building Products NX, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM, Kronos Worldwide KRO, Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Three highly-ranked stocks with promising bottom and top-line growth forecasts include Quanex Building Products, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Kronos Worldwide.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Quanex, Taiwan Semiconductor, Kronos, Apple, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 28, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Quanex Building Products NX, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM, Kronos Worldwide KRO, Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The chart below illustrates the S&P 500’s performance over the last month.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 28, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Quanex Building Products NX, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM, Kronos Worldwide KRO, Apple AAPL, Nvidia NVDA, and Advanced Micro Devices AMD. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report All three stocks above have stellar projected growth rates, strong Zacks Ranks, and enticing valuation levels, making them attractive to any investor.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-may-outperform-in-a-recession', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Apple (AAPL) have been leading the markets higher over the past few weeks, now up around 21% from their bottom of around $129 per share. With quarterly earnings up ahead, it will be "make or break" for its latest relief rally. Fortunately, management already cautioned of supply-chain constraints as a result of China\'s COVID-19 restrictions and the impact of lost sales from a Russian pullout.\nUndoubtedly, Apple is a dominant force in the premium smartphone market. While the smartphone market\'s growth isn\'t as hot as it used to be, Apple has found a way to take meaningful share away from its rivals to keep its iPhone growth alive.\nOver time, I expect Apple to continue taking share en route to becoming an even more dominant force in smartphones. Meanwhile, the company is hard at work on its next big device (likely an augmented-reality headset) that could gradually replace the smartphone as we know it.\nThough the lower-cost, higher-value options have found a spot with cost-conscious consumers, it\'s the higher-end where Apple is really starting to shine. Reportedly, Apple\'s first-quarter share of the premium smartphone market (devices whose cost exceeds $400) has grown to 62%, up from 57% over the same period last year.\nApple is giving its competitors a squeeze, thanks to the rapid pace of innovation in hardware and the growing lineup of ultra-popular services.\nIndeed, Apple is firing on all cylinders, and the pace of innovation could pick up with the rumored unveiling of its mixed-reality headset less than a year away.\nApple\'s Services Push is Far From Over\nApple has done a marvelous job of bringing out the most of its services business. With the Apple One bundle, which includes fitness, music, video, cloud storage, news, video games, and other perks, the company offers those within its walled garden (or ecosystem), providing unmatched value.\nIn prior pieces, I noted that the services bundle was a thorn in the side of its competitors. Though Apple has come a long way with its services, it\'s not about to slow down anytime soon. The company is on the cusp of squeezing various fintech firms with Apple Pay innovations. Apple Pay Later, other digital bank-like features, and a hardware-as-a-service subscription could take services to the next level.\nSuch "sticky" high-margin services could easily warrant even more multiple expansion on the stock. Today, AAPL stock trades at just shy of 25.5 times trailing earnings. Sure, its price-to-earnings multiple is near a historical high point. However, given how much its Services segment can grow, such a multiple may not be large enough.\nApple\'s Pace of Hardware Innovation is Remarkable\nBeyond services, Apple is making significant strides with its hardware iterations. Undoubtedly, the iPhone has not changed a heck of a lot over the past three years. The design is virtually the same, with the notch seemingly shrinking with new iterations.\nThough the design of the latest and greatest iPhone hasn\'t really had a big jump since the iPhone X was unveiled several years ago, there have been phenomenal innovations underneath the hood.\nIn terms of hardware, the iPhone continues to put many rivals to shame, with all-day battery life and A-series chips that raise the bar every single year. As Apple Silicon continues to widen the gap, the iPhone could leave competitors in the dust as it goes after the now mature smartphone market.\nApple\'s profoundly powerful hardware doesn\'t stop at the iPhone. Its M-series chips have made the Mac computer compelling again, even as the design took a blast from the past. The newest line of Macs did away with the problematic butterfly keyboard and swapped it for the traditional one.\nPhysical function keys also replaced the touch bar. The latest Macs certainly resemble the ones from many years ago, but underneath the hood, the Mac could not be more different. It\'s easily one of the most powerful computers out there. As Apple continues raising the bar on per-watt performance, I\'d look for the Mac to give PCs a bigger run for their money.\nFinally, cutting-edge hardware will help Apple smoothen the transition into the metaverse. Its coming headset is rumored to be powered by the M2 chip currently in the latest Macs.\nAs Apple continues to deliver jaw-dropping performance with every iteration, it seems likely that the AR/VR headset market is for Apple to take. Watch out, Meta Platforms (META).\nWall Street\'s Take on AAPL Stock\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Moderate Buy. Out of 29 analyst ratings, there are 22 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell.\nThe average Apple price target is $179.53, implying upside potential of 14.5%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $130.00 per share to a high of $210.00 per share.\nConclusion: High-Margin Growth Could Lead to a Valuation Expansion\nApple strives to offer the very best hardware, software, and services. On the hardware front, Apple\'s iterations could lead to meaningful share-taking across all product categories. Further, an aggressive services push could lead to high-margin growth that calls for even more multiple expansion in the stock.\nFinally, it\'s not just existing hardware where Apple will be dominant. With the very best hardware, Apple could become a force to be reckoned with as it looks ahead to next-generation hardware - think mixed-reality headsets and electric vehicles (EV).\nApple is doing everything right. As the firm looks to pull the curtain on a headset in a potential recession year (2023), look for Apple to beat the S&P 500 (SPX) by leaps and bounds. Apple stock is the market leader again — and it deserves to be.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple (AAPL) have been leading the markets higher over the past few weeks, now up around 21% from their bottom of around $129 per share. Today, AAPL stock trades at just shy of 25.5 times trailing earnings. Wall Street's Take on AAPL Stock Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Moderate Buy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Wall Street's Take on AAPL Stock Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Moderate Buy. Shares of Apple (AAPL) have been leading the markets higher over the past few weeks, now up around 21% from their bottom of around $129 per share. Today, AAPL stock trades at just shy of 25.5 times trailing earnings.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock May Outperform in a Recession', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (AAPL) have been leading the markets higher over the past few weeks, now up around 21% from their bottom of around $129 per share. Today, AAPL stock trades at just shy of 25.5 times trailing earnings. Wall Street's Take on AAPL Stock Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Moderate Buy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (AAPL) have been leading the markets higher over the past few weeks, now up around 21% from their bottom of around $129 per share. Today, AAPL stock trades at just shy of 25.5 times trailing earnings. Wall Street's Take on AAPL Stock Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Moderate Buy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-warren-buffett-loves-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Few would dispute that Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of all time. Since 1965, his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), has generated a 20.1% compound annual rate of return versus a 10.3% return for the S&P 500. Barron\'s recently noted that Berkshire Hathaway could lose 99% of its current value and still have outperformed the broad market index over that span.\nBuffett has said you don\'t have to understand arcane investment formulas and modern portfolio theory to be successful in buying stocks. In fact, he says you\'re probably better off not knowing about any of that.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\n"Your goal as an investor," Buffett wrote in one of his annual shareholder letters many years ago, "should simply be to purchase, at a rational price, a part interest in an easily understandable business whose earnings are virtually certain to be materially higher five, 10, and 20 years from now."\nSimply put, buy good companies at reasonable prices and hold onto them for decades. That philosophy helps explain why Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) so much.\nBigger than you think\nApple is now Berkshire Hathaway\'s largest stock holding. The conglomerate began accumulating its shares in 2016. The position -- now worth about $138 billion -- accounts for around 41% of the value of Berkshire\'s stock portfolio.\nMoreover, many investors aren\'t aware that Buffett has a hidden portfolio where Apple represents an even larger percentage of the total. As my colleague, Sean Williams, recently detailed, Berkshire Hathaway owns a specialized investment services firm through the General Re insurance company. This New England Asset Management business has over $6.3 billion in assets under management.\nOf that total, Apple represents some 56.5% of the portfolio, and though the subsidiary has its own asset management team, Berkshire Hathaway is still the ultimate owner.\nA leader in every respect\nThere are several things that Buffett likely finds attractive about the tech giant and that feed his belief it will be able to deliver for years and years to come.\nFirst is Apple\'s iconic brand. Tens of millions of people willingly pay a premium for its products, and so they can be connected to the Apple ecosystem, where all the products and services work with one another.\nSecond, Apple has been an innovation leader, first with computers, then with digital music players, and then with the iPhone -- arguably its greatest product of all. First introduced in 2007, it has become the most popular mobile phone on the market. Among premium smartphones costing more than $400, the iPhone has a whopping 62% market share globally.\nAs the next generation of 5G iPhones rolls out, look for its dominance to grow as fast speeds and greater connectivity improve telecommunications. Apple has also released its latest MacBook Pro laptop and is refreshing the entry-level iPad with a USB-C port.\nThe next phase of Apple\'s growth, though, could be driven by its services business. That segment\'s revenue hit a record $19.8 billion in its fiscal 2022 Q2 and now accounts for over 20% of total sales. Margins for the services business also continued to expand, growing to 72.6% compared to 70.1% in the prior-year period.\nEarnings growth for years to come\nWall Street analysts\' consensus forecast is for Apple\'s revenues to grow from $393 billion in 2022 to $506 billion four years from now, with earnings per share widening to $8.63 from $6.14, or 10% growth annually. For a company with a $2.5 trillion valuation, that\'s no small feat.\nWhile Apple stock is not cheap by traditional measures, trading for 25 times trailing earnings, 23 times next year\'s estimates, and 27 times free cash flow, it\'s not expensive either, and its premier market position warrants paying up a little for the stock.\nApple also pays a modest dividend that at the current share price yields 0.6% annually. Still, given the company\'s massive hoard of $51 billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments, it has the wherewithal to support and raise the payout over time if management chooses to do so.\nIt\'s easy to see why Buffett loves Apple -- and you just might want to cozy up to the tech stock, too.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nRich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That philosophy helps explain why Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) so much. As my colleague, Sean Williams, recently detailed, Berkshire Hathaway owns a specialized investment services firm through the General Re insurance company. Of that total, Apple represents some 56.5% of the portfolio, and though the subsidiary has its own asset management team, Berkshire Hathaway is still the ultimate owner.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That philosophy helps explain why Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) so much. Since 1965, his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), has generated a 20.1% compound annual rate of return versus a 10.3% return for the S&P 500. Of that total, Apple represents some 56.5% of the portfolio, and though the subsidiary has its own asset management team, Berkshire Hathaway is still the ultimate owner.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Warren Buffett Loves Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That philosophy helps explain why Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) so much. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Rich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That philosophy helps explain why Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) so much. Earnings growth for years to come Wall Street analysts' consensus forecast is for Apple's revenues to grow from $393 billion in 2022 to $506 billion four years from now, with earnings per share widening to $8.63 from $6.14, or 10% growth annually. While Apple stock is not cheap by traditional measures, trading for 25 times trailing earnings, 23 times next year's estimates, and 27 times free cash flow, it's not expensive either, and its premier market position warrants paying up a little for the stock."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 154.41000366210938, 'high': 157.63999938964844, 'open': 156.97999572753906, 'close': 157.35000610351562, 'ema_50': 148.20613623898018, 'rsi_14': 67.72089983377404, 'target': 162.50999450683594, 'volume': 81378700.0, 'ema_200': 153.6027543494426, 'adj_close': 155.9995574951172, 'rsi_lag_1': 67.86448169386394, 'rsi_lag_2': 65.80483513992144, 'rsi_lag_3': 70.73171680072967, 'rsi_lag_4': 76.17404719477408, 'rsi_lag_5': 81.14346641634953, 'macd_lag_1': 3.2686171665705785, 'macd_lag_2': 2.955919251622248, 'macd_lag_3': 3.042242873294782, 'macd_lag_4': 2.9707187862457545, 'macd_lag_5': 2.720144922211773, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.5210325991381524, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.572359323855459}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 22.21999931335449, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 23.540000915527344, 'Open': 23.32999992370605, 'Close': 22.32999992370605, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 22.32999992370605}, {'Low': 1.0115723609924316, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 1.0233110189437866, 'Open': 1.0209290981292725, 'Close': 1.0209290981292725, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 1.0209290981292725}, {'Low': 1.2104486227035522, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 1.2190513610839844, 'Open': 1.216663479804993, 'Close': 1.2163082361221311, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 1.2163082361221311}, {'Low': 6.734600067138672, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 6.757800102233887, 'Open': 6.757400035858154, 'Close': 6.757400035858154, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 6.757400035858154}, {'Low': 96.04000091552734, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 99.83999633789062, 'Open': 98.16999816894533, 'Close': 96.41999816894533, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 318403, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 96.41999816894533}, {'Low': 0.6957392692565918, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 0.7016066908836365, 'Open': 0.6994900107383728, 'Close': 0.6994900107383728, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 0.6994900107383728}, {'Low': 2.6489999294281006, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 2.789999961853028, 'Open': 2.7690000534057617, 'Close': 2.680999994277954, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 2.680999994277954}, {'Low': 134.35499572753906, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 136.41099548339844, 'Open': 136.11099243164062, 'Close': 136.11099243164062, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 136.11099243164062}, {'Low': 106.05999755859376, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 106.9800033569336, 'Open': 106.37000274658205, 'Close': 106.3499984741211, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 106.3499984741211}, {'Low': 1732.0, 'Date': '2022-07-28', 'High': 1755.0, 'Open': 1732.300048828125, 'Close': 1750.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 37236, 'date_str': '2022-07-28', 'Adj Close': 1750.300048828125}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-07-29': 162.50999450683594, '2022-08-01': 161.50999450683594, '2022-08-02': 160.00999450683594, '2022-08-03': 166.1300048828125, '2022-08-04': 165.80999755859375, '2022-08-05': 165.35000610351562, '2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875, '2022-08-09': 164.9199981689453, '2022-08-10': 169.24000549316406, '2022-08-11': 168.49000549316406}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-29': 161.3800048828125}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-28': 155.74000549316406}, '6_months_later': {'2023-01-30': 143.0}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-28': 195.8300018310547}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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If the market holds onto that rise, July will go in the books as the best month for the tech-heavy index since late 2020.\nLeading Friday's move higher were tech giants Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), up 12%, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), up 3.7% after their quarterly reports -- delivered before the market opened -- beat expectations. A host of smaller tech companies' shares are up as well, including Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN), which also rose 12% after reporting its own earnings.\nMost of the clean energy stocks in the Nasdaq are also racing higher. The group includes SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ: SEDG) and Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN), with shares up around 6% as of this writing. Those gains came after Thursday's news that the U.S. Senate is moving forward with a spending bill that would provide significant funding and incentives to the renewable energy industry.\nAmazon, Apple buck supply chain and macro pressures\nWhile Amazon reported a GAAP loss for the second quarter in part due to rising costs in its e-commerce business, its shares surged due to its generally positive results and forward guidance. Revenue was up 10% (adjusted for foreign currency changes), and a significant portion of its losses were tied to the drop in value of electric vehicle maker Rivian, in which Amazon owns a large stake. Investors are rewarding Amazon because of what's working well for it -- namely, advertising and its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure unit. Ad sales were up 10%, while AWS revenue was up 33% and operating income rose by 36%. The company guided for revenue growth in the 13% to 17% range in the third quarter.\nApple also shook off investor concerns, beating expectations with modest revenue growth and reporting iPhone sales that outpaced the rest of the smartphone market, which seems to be cooling off. This is especially important for Apple. Not only is the iPhone its most important and profitable product, but it's also central to how most people access the tech giant's services ecosystem. Apple's services segment grew revenues by 12%; a significant portion of those $19.6 billion in quarterly revenues came from iPhone users.\nTech earnings have investors growing more optimistic\nFive9 investors have had a tough go of it, especially since its failed merger with Zoom Video Communications last year. But the earnings report it delivered Thursday is helping reverse that downbeat sentiment. The company reported 32% revenue growth to a record $189.4 million. In particular, its enterprise business looks great, with 41% growth in subscription revenue. Its gross margins on a GAAP and adjusted basis fell modestly to 53% and 61%, respectively, but those results were in line with expectations. Based on the accelerating momentum of its business, management raised guidance for the year for both sales and operating results.\nLike many other high-growth cloud and software-as-a-service companies, Five9 is still operating at a loss, and it generated negative operating cash flow in the quarter (though it has been operating-cash-positive in prior periods). Investors will want to keep monitoring its growth, and should also look for improved cash flow metrics. That's particularly true in today's interest rate environment, where capital access is growing more limited and borrowing is becoming more expensive.\nClean energy stocks surge on climate bill deal\nMany of the Nasdaq's clean energy stocks also moved higher Friday on Thursday's news that congressional Democrats appear to have crafted a compromise bill that can win passage in the Senate and would provide $369 billion to support technologies to combat climate change. Much of that funding would go toward various incentives that favor clean energy tech companies. These include SolarEdge, which makes power management electronics used in residential and commercial solar power systems, and Sunrun, one of the largest installers of solar power systems in the U.S.\nWhile government incentives will always be helpful to these companies, they're not thesis-changing or thesis-building. SolarEdge and Sunrun, for example, have grown to become significant players in their respective segments by focusing on providing high-quality products and services at competitive prices. While federal incentives can sweeten the pot, their competitors will have access to the same programs. At the end of the day, it will be the clean energy industry scaling up and global competition increasing that do the most to keep reducing the costs of wind and solar power and energy storage -- not federal subsidies or tax incentives.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jason Hall has positions in Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Five9, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool recommends SolarEdge Technologies and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Leading Friday's move higher were tech giants Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), up 12%, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), up 3.7% after their quarterly reports -- delivered before the market opened -- beat expectations. One day after a government report showed that the U.S. economy had shrunk for a second consecutive quarter -- an indicator the country may indeed be in a recession -- the Nasdaq Composite is up 228 points, or about 1.9% in mid-afternoon trading on Friday. Revenue was up 10% (adjusted for foreign currency changes), and a significant portion of its losses were tied to the drop in value of electric vehicle maker Rivian, in which Amazon owns a large stake.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Leading Friday's move higher were tech giants Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), up 12%, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), up 3.7% after their quarterly reports -- delivered before the market opened -- beat expectations. Those gains came after Thursday's news that the U.S. Senate is moving forward with a spending bill that would provide significant funding and incentives to the renewable energy industry. Amazon, Apple buck supply chain and macro pressures While Amazon reported a GAAP loss for the second quarter in part due to rising costs in its e-commerce business, its shares surged due to its generally positive results and forward guidance.", 'news_article_title': 'What Recession? 5 Stocks Leading the Nasdaq to Its Best Month Since 2020', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Leading Friday's move higher were tech giants Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), up 12%, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), up 3.7% after their quarterly reports -- delivered before the market opened -- beat expectations. Apple's services segment grew revenues by 12%; a significant portion of those $19.6 billion in quarterly revenues came from iPhone users. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Five9, and Zoom Video Communications.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Leading Friday's move higher were tech giants Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), up 12%, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), up 3.7% after their quarterly reports -- delivered before the market opened -- beat expectations. Amazon, Apple buck supply chain and macro pressures While Amazon reported a GAAP loss for the second quarter in part due to rising costs in its e-commerce business, its shares surged due to its generally positive results and forward guidance. Clean energy stocks surge on climate bill deal Many of the Nasdaq's clean energy stocks also moved higher Friday on Thursday's news that congressional Democrats appear to have crafted a compromise bill that can win passage in the Senate and would provide $369 billion to support technologies to combat climate change."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/emerging-markets-dollar-strength-weighs-on-fx-colombian-peso-rallies-ahead-of-c.bank', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Susan Mathew\nJuly 29 (Reuters) - Colombia\'s peso jumped 1.7% ahead of a likely interest rate hike, while most other emerging market currencies lost as the dollar regained momentum following worrying inflation data from the United States.\nData showed U.S. inflation did not moderate in June, giving the Federal Reserve more reason to hike, spurring the dollar. FRX/\nBrazil\'s real BRBY slipped 0.7%, while Mexico\'s peso MXN= was flat.\nCapping losses for Mexico\'s peso MXN=, data showed Mexico\'s economy expanded 1% between April and June from the prior three-month period, beating forecasts and marking the third consecutive quarter of growth.\nBut analysts point to deceleration through the rest of the year.\n"Indicators of economic activity (in Mexico) began showing mixed readings at the end of H1, highlighting the loss of growth momentum," said Wilson Ferrarezi, an economist with TS Lombard.\n"FX inflows are likely to weaken later this year and into 2023 as U.S. economic activity slows. Meanwhile, inflation will remain high for the remainder of the year, capping the upside in consumer spending."\nAs oil prices rose, crude exporter Colombia\'s peso COP= rallied for fourth straight session. The country\'s central bank is seen hiking the key rate by 150 basis points to 9%, the highest level since February 2009.\nAmong stocks, Brazil\'s Bovespa index BVSP hit six-week highs, before trading flat as a rally in oil major Petrobras PETR4.SA after bumper results offset a slide in miner Vale following a profit slip.\nMost other Latin American bourses also rose, with Argentina\'s Merval .MERV up 1.7%.\nArgentine President Alberto Fernandez picked the ruling coalition\'s most powerful figures to lead a new "superministry" to tackle the country\'s economic crisis.\nOn the same day, the central bank hiked interest rates to 60% with analysts expecting Argentine inflation to hit 80% this year.\n"Although the hike was insufficient to bring real rates to positive territory, it has at least substantially narrowed the gap between the policy rate and the FX rate of crawl," Citigroup strategists said.\nA gauge of Argentina\'s country risk fell 28 basis points.\nBroader sentiment got a lift from upbeat earnings from mega-cap U.S. firms Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O. But worries about China growth clouded outlook for global growth. MKTS/GLOB\nAmid China\'s property sector crisis, the company at the thick of it, Evergrande Group 3333.HK, on Friday said it will arrange asset packages that may include equity in its two offshore listed units as a sweetener for restructured offshore debt.\nKey Latin American stock indexes and currencies:\nStock indexes\nLatest\nDaily % change\nMSCI Emerging Markets .MSCIEF\n992.08\n-0.55\nMSCI LatAm .MILA00000PUS\n2127.82\n0.91\nBrazil Bovespa .BVSP\n102708.63\n0.11\nMexico IPC .MXX\n48173.90\n0.13\nChile IPSA .SPIPSA\n5278.96\n0.38\nArgentina MerVal .MERV\n129728.12\n1.827\nColombia COLCAP .COLCAP\n1320.77\n0.04\nCurrencies\nLatest\nDaily % change\nBrazil real BRBY\n5.1954\n-0.66\nMexico peso MXN=D2\n20.2934\n-0.14\nChile peso CLP=CL\n904.5\n0.38\nColombia peso COP=\n4290.6\n1.65\nPeru sol PEN=PE\n3.91\n0.00\nArgentina peso (interbank) ARS=RASL\n131.2200\n-0.07\n(Reporting by Susan Mathew in Bengaluru; editing by Barbara Lewis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Broader sentiment got a lift from upbeat earnings from mega-cap U.S. firms Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O. By Susan Mathew July 29 (Reuters) - Colombia\'s peso jumped 1.7% ahead of a likely interest rate hike, while most other emerging market currencies lost as the dollar regained momentum following worrying inflation data from the United States. "Indicators of economic activity (in Mexico) began showing mixed readings at the end of H1, highlighting the loss of growth momentum," said Wilson Ferrarezi, an economist with TS Lombard.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Broader sentiment got a lift from upbeat earnings from mega-cap U.S. firms Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O. By Susan Mathew July 29 (Reuters) - Colombia's peso jumped 1.7% ahead of a likely interest rate hike, while most other emerging market currencies lost as the dollar regained momentum following worrying inflation data from the United States. On the same day, the central bank hiked interest rates to 60% with analysts expecting Argentine inflation to hit 80% this year.", 'news_article_title': 'EMERGING MARKETS-Dollar strength weighs on FX; Colombian peso rallies ahead of c.bank meeting', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Broader sentiment got a lift from upbeat earnings from mega-cap U.S. firms Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O. "Indicators of economic activity (in Mexico) began showing mixed readings at the end of H1, highlighting the loss of growth momentum," said Wilson Ferrarezi, an economist with TS Lombard. On the same day, the central bank hiked interest rates to 60% with analysts expecting Argentine inflation to hit 80% this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Broader sentiment got a lift from upbeat earnings from mega-cap U.S. firms Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O. By Susan Mathew July 29 (Reuters) - Colombia's peso jumped 1.7% ahead of a likely interest rate hike, while most other emerging market currencies lost as the dollar regained momentum following worrying inflation data from the United States. Capping losses for Mexico's peso MXN=, data showed Mexico's economy expanded 1% between April and June from the prior three-month period, beating forecasts and marking the third consecutive quarter of growth."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-amazon-big-tech-showcase-their-earnings-power-once-again', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Amazon’s quarterly release made up for the preceding period’s disappointment. The report not only checks all the appropriate boxes for Q2, but it sent a clear all-is-well signal about Q3 as well.\nThis became doubly important for the market to see after what we heard from Walmart WMT a few days back. Reading the Amazon release almost feels like they operate in a parallel universe where logistical challenges don’t exist and customers aren’t pressured by inflation.\nAmong the Big 5 Tech players – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META and Amazon AMZN – Amazon, Apple and Microsoft really stood out for the resilience and stability of their business. No company is completely immune from cyclical forces and we saw some of that with advertising spending trends in the Alphabet and Meta quarterly reports. But even after conceding that point, it is hard not to be impressed with the strength of the Apple, Amazon and Microsoft numbers.\nApple made $19.44 billion in earnings on $83 billion in revenues in Q2. Earnings were down -10.6% from the year-earlier level as a result of all-around higher expenses, China troubles, cyclical weakness in product categories like Mac and iPad and currency translation issues. But Apple was nevertheless able to provide reassuring guidance for the September period even though all of these headwinds will still be very much with us.\nAs a contrast to Apple and what it had to deal with, we also saw Exxon XOM come out with $17.55 billion in earnings on $115.7 billion in revenues. Exxon is the quintessential old-economy operator that is currently enjoying a very favorable commodity-price environment.\nApple brought in $19.44 billion in a seasonally weak quarter; it had earned $25 billion in 2022 Q1 and $34.6 billion in 2021 Q4. Even the ‘cyclically exposed’ Alphabet brought in $16 billion in earnings in Q2.\nOn an unrelated note, we generally see the likes of Exxon as having ‘more money than god’ when the boundless riches are actually with these Tech titans.\nTotal Q2 earnings for the ‘Big 5 Tech’ players are down -20% from the same period last year on +6.8% higher revenues and a 585 basis-points (bps) compression in net margins. Q2 net margins are down for each of the 5 Tech leaders, with the biggest declines at Meta and Alphabet at -1255 and -851 bps, respectively.\nThe chart below shows the group’s quarterly earnings and revenue growth picture, with the group’s Q2 performance highlighted.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe chart below that shows the group’s earnings and revenue growth on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe table below shows the year-over-year change in net margins for the group, on an annual basis. As you can see, Microsoft is the only one in the group whose margins are expected to expand in 2022, with Alphabet keeping them intact.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBeyond the big 5 Tech players, total Q2 earnings for the Technology sector as a whole are expected to be down -8.4% from the same period last year on +2.4% higher revenues.\nThe dramatic looking chart below shows the sector’s Q2 earnings and revenue growth expectations in the context of where growth has been in recent quarters and what is expected in the coming four periods.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThis big picture view of the ‘Big 5’ players as well as the sector as a whole shows a decelerating growth trend. That said, unlike this ‘quarterly view’, the annual picture shows a lot more stability, as the chart below shows.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor those of you out there on the ‘recession watch’, please note that the sector’s 2022 earnings growth rate has come down from +2.7% from three months back. Growth estimates for 2023 have come down +13.1% over the same time period.\nQ2 Earnings Season Scorecard\nThrough Friday, July 29th, we have seen Q2 results from 279 S&P 500 members or 55.8% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are up +4.7% on +14.1% higher revenues, with 75.6% beating EPS estimates and 65.6% beating revenue estimates.\nThe comparison charts below put the Q2 earnings and revenue growth rates for these index members in a historical context.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe Finance sector has been a big drag on the ‘headline’ year-over-year growth rate for the companies that have reported already. Q2 earnings growth for the Finance sector companies that have reported already are down -23.5% from the same period last year.\nExcluding this Finance sector drag, Q2 earnings growth for the rest of the index improves to +13.8%.\nThe comparison charts below put the Q2 EPS and revenue beats percentages in a historical context.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe EPS and revenue beats percentages are still tracking on the low side relative to historical periods, as you can see above.\nThis Week’s Docket\nWe will have another very jam-packed reporting docket this week, with almost 1,300 companies on deck to report quarterly results, including 151 S&P 500 members. We have a host of reporters from the Energy, Tech, Consumer Staples and Discretionary sectors this week.\nI will be keeping an eye on the evolving guidance picture, with a particularl focus on the broader ‘travel’ space, with results from Uber UBER, Airbnb ABNB, Expedia EXPE, Booking BKNG and others coming out this week.\nBy this time next week, we will have seen Q2 results from 86% of the S&P 500 members.\nThe Current Earnings Backdrop\nThe chart below shows current expectations (and actuals) on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPlease note that the +5.7% earnings growth expected in 2022 Q2 is solely due to strong gains in the Energy sector. On an ex-Energy basis, Q2 earnings growth drops to a decline of -4.2%.\nThe chart below presents the earnings picture on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>>A Stable Earnings Picture Despite Many Headwinds \n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nWalmart Inc. (WMT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExpedia Group, Inc. (EXPE): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nBooking Holdings Inc. (BKNG): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAirbnb, Inc. (ABNB): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the Big 5 Tech players – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META and Amazon AMZN – Amazon, Apple and Microsoft really stood out for the resilience and stability of their business. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Reading the Amazon release almost feels like they operate in a parallel universe where logistical challenges don’t exist and customers aren’t pressured by inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the Big 5 Tech players – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META and Amazon AMZN – Amazon, Apple and Microsoft really stood out for the resilience and stability of their business. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Beyond the big 5 Tech players, total Q2 earnings for the Technology sector as a whole are expected to be down -8.4% from the same period last year on +2.4% higher revenues.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Amazon & Big Tech Showcase Their Earnings Power Once Again', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among the Big 5 Tech players – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META and Amazon AMZN – Amazon, Apple and Microsoft really stood out for the resilience and stability of their business. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The dramatic looking chart below shows the sector’s Q2 earnings and revenue growth expectations in the context of where growth has been in recent quarters and what is expected in the coming four periods.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Among the Big 5 Tech players – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META and Amazon AMZN – Amazon, Apple and Microsoft really stood out for the resilience and stability of their business. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The chart below that shows the group’s earnings and revenue growth on an annual basis.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-nasdaq-register-biggest-monthly-gains-since-2020', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nApple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone\nAmazon expects higher revenue in third quarter\nIntel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide\nOil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue\nIndexes: Dow up 1%, S&P 500 up 1.4%, Nasdaq up 1.9%\nUpdates close with volume, other details\nBy Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020.\nMost S&P 500 sectors ended higher, with energy .SPNY rising 4.5%, the most of any S&P sector. Chevron Corp CVX.N rose 8.9% and Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares jumped 4.6% after the companies reported record quarterly revenues.\nApple Inc shares gained 3.3% after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was continuing. Amazon.com Inc shot up 10.4% after it forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue from bigger fees from its Prime loyalty subscriptions.\n"In today\'s market, the Amazon and Apple numbers are giving the market support (on) the idea that two large companies that are a large part of the S&P seem so far to be able to navigate through these tougher times," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office in New Vernon, New Jersey.\nStocks have also rallied this week on investor speculation that the Federal Reserve may not need to be as aggressive with interest rate hikes as some had feared.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 315.5 points, or 0.97%, to 32,845.13; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 57.86 points, or 1.42%, to 4,130.29 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 228.10 points, or 1.88%, to 12,390.69.\nAll three major indexes gained for the month and for the week. The S&P 500 gained about 9.1% for July in its biggest monthly percentage gain since November 2020, while the Nasdaq jumped about 12.3% in July in its biggest monthly gain since April 2020.\nIn other earnings, Intel Corp INTC.O shares fell 8.6% after the company cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates.\nSecond-quarter U.S. corporate results have mostly been stronger than expected.\nOf the 279 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 77.8% have exceeded expectations. Earnings for S&P 500 companies now are expected to have increased 7.1% in the quarter versus an estimated 5.6% at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\nThe day\'s economic data showed U.S. labor costs increased strongly in the second quarter as a tight jobs market boosted wage growth.\nBut on Thursday, a government report showed the American economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter, suggesting to some investors that the economy was on the cusp of a recession. They said it might deter the Fed from continuing to aggressively increase rates as it battles high inflation.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 11.35 billion shares, compared with the 10.79 billion-share average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.92-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.44-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted three new 52-week highs and 33 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 63 new highs and 82 new lows.\n(Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes: Dow up 1%, S&P 500 up 1.4%, Nasdaq up 1.9% Updates close with volume, other details By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. In other earnings, Intel Corp INTC.O shares fell 8.6% after the company cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates. The day's economic data showed U.S. labor costs increased strongly in the second quarter as a tight jobs market boosted wage growth.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes: Dow up 1%, S&P 500 up 1.4%, Nasdaq up 1.9% Updates close with volume, other details By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. Chevron Corp CVX.N rose 8.9% and Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares jumped 4.6% after the companies reported record quarterly revenues. In other earnings, Intel Corp INTC.O shares fell 8.6% after the company cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500, Nasdaq register biggest monthly gains since 2020', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes: Dow up 1%, S&P 500 up 1.4%, Nasdaq up 1.9% Updates close with volume, other details By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. In other earnings, Intel Corp INTC.O shares fell 8.6% after the company cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates. Earnings for S&P 500 companies now are expected to have increased 7.1% in the quarter versus an estimated 5.6% at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes: Dow up 1%, S&P 500 up 1.4%, Nasdaq up 1.9% Updates close with volume, other details By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. Chevron Corp CVX.N rose 8.9% and Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares jumped 4.6% after the companies reported record quarterly revenues. The S&P 500 gained about 9.1% for July in its biggest monthly percentage gain since November 2020, while the Nasdaq jumped about 12.3% in July in its biggest monthly gain since April 2020.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-extends-recent-rally-set-for-strong-monthly-gains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nApple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone\nAmazon expects higher revenue in third quarter\nIntel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide\nOil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue\nIndexes up: Dow 0.9%, S&P 500 1.4%, Nasdaq 1.8%\nUpdates to late afternoon, changes byline, adds NEW YORK dateline\nBy Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, putting the Nasdaq on course for its biggest monthly percentage gain since April 2020.\nMost S&P 500 sectors were higher in afternoon trading, led by a more than 4% rise in energy .SPNY. Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares jumped after they reported record quarterly revenue.\nApple Inc shares gained 3.5% after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was continuing. Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O shot up 11.8% after it forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue from bigger fees from its Prime loyalty subscriptions.\n"In today\'s market, the Amazon and Apple numbers are giving the market support (on) the idea that two large companies that are a large part of the S&P seem so far to be able to navigate through these tougher times," said Rick Meckler, a partner at Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office in New Vernon, New Jersey.\nStocks have also rallied this week on investor speculation that the Federal Reserve may not need to be as aggressive with interest rate hikes as some had feared.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 288.73 points, or 0.89%, to 32,818.36; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 56.97 points, or 1.40%, to 4,129.4; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 222.07 points, or 1.83%, to 12,384.66.\nIn other earnings, Intel Corp INTC.O shares fell after the company cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates.\nOf the 279 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 77.8% have exceeded expectations.\nData showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June as Americans paid more for goods and services, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.81-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.36-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted three new 52-week highs and 33 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 53 new highs and 70 new lows.\n(Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: Dow 0.9%, S&P 500 1.4%, Nasdaq 1.8% Updates to late afternoon, changes byline, adds NEW YORK dateline By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, putting the Nasdaq on course for its biggest monthly percentage gain since April 2020. In other earnings, Intel Corp INTC.O shares fell after the company cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates. Data showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June as Americans paid more for goods and services, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: Dow 0.9%, S&P 500 1.4%, Nasdaq 1.8% Updates to late afternoon, changes byline, adds NEW YORK dateline By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, putting the Nasdaq on course for its biggest monthly percentage gain since April 2020. Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares jumped after they reported record quarterly revenue. In other earnings, Intel Corp INTC.O shares fell after the company cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St extends recent rally, set for strong monthly gains', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: Dow 0.9%, S&P 500 1.4%, Nasdaq 1.8% Updates to late afternoon, changes byline, adds NEW YORK dateline By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, putting the Nasdaq on course for its biggest monthly percentage gain since April 2020. Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares jumped after they reported record quarterly revenue. Apple Inc shares gained 3.5% after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was continuing.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: Dow 0.9%, S&P 500 1.4%, Nasdaq 1.8% Updates to late afternoon, changes byline, adds NEW YORK dateline By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, putting the Nasdaq on course for its biggest monthly percentage gain since April 2020. "In today\'s market, the Amazon and Apple numbers are giving the market support (on) the idea that two large companies that are a large part of the S&P seem so far to be able to navigate through these tougher times," said Rick Meckler, a partner at Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office in New Vernon, New Jersey. (Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and Jonathan Oatis) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jul-29-2022-%3A-corz-aapl-amzn-wbd-open-can-bac-tal-nem-t-wfc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -9.55 to 12,938.43. The total After hours volume is currently 100,967,303 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nCore Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) is -0.01 at $2.50, with 5,879,057 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CORZ is in the "strong buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.51, with 3,807,524 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is unchanged at $134.95, with 3,284,827 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is unchanged at $15.00, with 2,377,365 shares traded.WBD is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/4/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.03 per share, which represents a 83 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nOpendoor Technologies Inc (OPEN) is unchanged at $4.91, with 2,308,137 shares traded.OPEN is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/4/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.02 per share, which represents a -27 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nCanaan Inc. (CAN) is +0.01 at $3.94, with 2,298,134 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CAN is in the "strong buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.01 at $33.80, with 1,640,619 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $4.92, with 1,408,835 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 111.82% of the target price of $4.4.\n\nNewmont Corporation (NEM) is unchanged at $45.28, with 1,064,819 shares traded. NEM\'s current last sale is 75.47% of the target price of $60.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $18.78, with 1,049,554 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.54. T\'s current last sale is 82.55% of the target price of $22.75.\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is unchanged at $43.87, with 974,711 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.11. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\n\nThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is unchanged at $69.05, with 970,328 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.06. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SCHW is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.51, with 3,807,524 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is unchanged at $15.00, with 2,377,365 shares traded.WBD is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/4/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.51, with 3,807,524 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is unchanged at $15.00, with 2,377,365 shares traded.WBD is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/4/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jul 29, 2022 : CORZ, AAPL, AMZN, WBD, OPEN, CAN, BAC, TAL, NEM, T, WFC, SCHW', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.51, with 3,807,524 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is unchanged at $134.95, with 3,284,827 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.51, with 3,807,524 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is unchanged at $15.00, with 2,377,365 shares traded.WBD is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/4/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-climbed-today-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose more than 3% on Friday after the technology titan reported third-quarter profits Thursday that surpassed Wall Street\'s expectations.\nSo what\nApple\'s net sales grew by 2% to a whopping $83 billion in its fiscal 2022 third quarter, which ended June 25. The gains came even as inflation forced many consumers to pare back their discretionary spending and supply chain disruptions resulted in shortages of key components.\nApple\'s iPhone business proved particularly resilient. Sales of the popular smartphone increased by 3% to $40.7 billion. During a conference call with analysts, CEO Tim Cook said the iPhone continues to please Apple loyalists while also enticing more people to ditch their Android-powered devices.\n"The latest survey of U.S. consumers from 451 Research indicates iPhone customer satisfaction of 98%," Cook said. "We also attracted a record number of switchers for the June quarter, with strong double-digit year-over-year growth."\nStill, supply chain constraints weighed on Apple\'s profits. Mac sales fell 10% to $7.4 billion, while iPad sales slipped 2% to $7.2 billion.\nYet Apple\'s services revenue expanded by 12% to $19.6 billion, as the number of paid subscriptions on its platform grew to over 860 million.\nAll told, Apple\'s earnings per share declined by 8% to $1.20. That was above Wall Street\'s estimates, which had called for per-share profits of $1.16.\nNow what\nApple did not offer specific guidance for its fourth-quarter sales and profits, but Cook\'s comments during an interview with CNBC gave investors cause for optimism. "In terms of an outlook in the aggregate, we expect revenue to accelerate in the September quarter despite seeing some pockets of softness," Cook said.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Joe Tenebruso has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose more than 3% on Friday after the technology titan reported third-quarter profits Thursday that surpassed Wall Street's expectations. The gains came even as inflation forced many consumers to pare back their discretionary spending and supply chain disruptions resulted in shortages of key components. During a conference call with analysts, CEO Tim Cook said the iPhone continues to please Apple loyalists while also enticing more people to ditch their Android-powered devices.", 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose more than 3% on Friday after the technology titan reported third-quarter profits Thursday that surpassed Wall Street's expectations. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Climbed Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose more than 3% on Friday after the technology titan reported third-quarter profits Thursday that surpassed Wall Street\'s expectations. So what Apple\'s net sales grew by 2% to a whopping $83 billion in its fiscal 2022 third quarter, which ended June 25. "The latest survey of U.S. consumers from 451 Research indicates iPhone customer satisfaction of 98%," Cook said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose more than 3% on Friday after the technology titan reported third-quarter profits Thursday that surpassed Wall Street's expectations. So what Apple's net sales grew by 2% to a whopping $83 billion in its fiscal 2022 third quarter, which ended June 25. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-crosses-above-key-moving-average-level', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $158.83, changing hands as high as $163.63 per share. Apple Inc shares are currently trading up about 2.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $129.04 per share, with $182.94 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $161.15. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com\nClick here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $158.83, changing hands as high as $163.63 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $129.04 per share, with $182.94 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $161.15. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $158.83, changing hands as high as $163.63 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $129.04 per share, with $182.94 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $161.15. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL Crosses Above Key Moving Average Level', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $158.83, changing hands as high as $163.63 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $129.04 per share, with $182.94 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $161.15. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $158.83, changing hands as high as $163.63 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $129.04 per share, with $182.94 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $161.15. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-extends-recent-rally-posts-strong-monthly-gains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020.\nMost S&P 500 sectors ended higher. Energy .SPNY was up the most, with Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares jumping after the companies reported record quarterly revenues.\nApple Inc shares rose after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was continuing. Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O shot up after it forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue from bigger fees from its Prime loyalty subscriptions.\n"In today\'s market, the Amazon and Apple numbers are giving the market support (on) the idea that two large companies that are a large part of the S&P seem so far to be able to navigate through these tougher times," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office in New Vernon, New Jersey.\nStocks have also rallied this week on investor speculation that the Federal Reserve may not need to be as aggressive with interest rate hikes as some had feared.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 58.05 points, or 1.43%, to end at 4,130.48 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 225.81 points, or 1.86%, to 12,388.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 323.51 points, or 0.99%, to 32,853.14.\nIn other earnings, Intel Corp INTC.O shares fell after the company cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates.\nSecond-quarter U.S. corporate results have mostly been stronger than expected.\nOf the 279 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 77.8% have exceeded expectations. Earnings for S&P 500 companies now are expected to have increased 7.1% in the quarter versus an estimated 5.6% at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\nData showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June as Americans paid more for goods and services, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.\n(Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. In other earnings, Intel Corp INTC.O shares fell after the company cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates. Data showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June as Americans paid more for goods and services, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. Energy .SPNY was up the most, with Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares jumping after the companies reported record quarterly revenues. Apple Inc shares rose after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was continuing.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St extends recent rally, posts strong monthly gains', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. Energy .SPNY was up the most, with Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares jumping after the companies reported record quarterly revenues. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 58.05 points, or 1.43%, to end at 4,130.48 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 225.81 points, or 1.86%, to 12,388.40.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. "In today\'s market, the Amazon and Apple numbers are giving the market support (on) the idea that two large companies that are a large part of the S&P seem so far to be able to navigate through these tougher times," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office in New Vernon, New Jersey. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 58.05 points, or 1.43%, to end at 4,130.48 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 225.81 points, or 1.86%, to 12,388.40.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/daily-dividend-report%3A-stevstaaplmcdunp', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "STERIS announced today that the Company will distribute a quarterly interim dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $0.04 increase in the dividend and the Company's 17th consecutive year of dividend growth. The dividend is payable September 23, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 7, 2022.\nVistra announced today that its board of directors has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.184 per share of Vistra's common stock, reflecting an aggregate payment of approximately $75 million this quarter, and together with the dividends paid in the first and second quarters, approximately $225 million cumulatively in 2022. This represents a ~23% increase in the company's quarterly common stock dividend per share from its third quarter 2021 dividend. The common dividend is payable on Sept. 30, 2022, to common stockholders of record as of Sept. 21, 2022. The ex-dividend date for the common dividend will be Sept. 20, 2022.\nApple's board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on August 11, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 8, 2022.\nToday, McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.38 per share of common stock payable on September 16, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2022.\nThe Board of Directors of Union Pacific has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share on the company's common stock, payable September 30, 2022, to shareholders of record August 31, 2022\nVIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: STE,VST,AAPL,MCD,UNP\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Board of Directors of Union Pacific has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share on the company's common stock, payable September 30, 2022, to shareholders of record August 31, 2022 VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: STE,VST,AAPL,MCD,UNP The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. STERIS announced today that the Company will distribute a quarterly interim dividend of $0.47 per share. Apple's board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share of the Company's common stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The Board of Directors of Union Pacific has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share on the company's common stock, payable September 30, 2022, to shareholders of record August 31, 2022 VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: STE,VST,AAPL,MCD,UNP The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Vistra announced today that its board of directors has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.184 per share of Vistra's common stock, reflecting an aggregate payment of approximately $75 million this quarter, and together with the dividends paid in the first and second quarters, approximately $225 million cumulatively in 2022. Today, McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.38 per share of common stock payable on September 16, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2022.", 'news_article_title': 'Daily Dividend Report: STE,VST,AAPL,MCD,UNP', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Board of Directors of Union Pacific has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share on the company's common stock, payable September 30, 2022, to shareholders of record August 31, 2022 VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: STE,VST,AAPL,MCD,UNP The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. This represents a ~23% increase in the company's quarterly common stock dividend per share from its third quarter 2021 dividend. The ex-dividend date for the common dividend will be Sept. 20, 2022.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The Board of Directors of Union Pacific has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share on the company's common stock, payable September 30, 2022, to shareholders of record August 31, 2022 VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: STE,VST,AAPL,MCD,UNP The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Vistra announced today that its board of directors has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.184 per share of Vistra's common stock, reflecting an aggregate payment of approximately $75 million this quarter, and together with the dividends paid in the first and second quarters, approximately $225 million cumulatively in 2022. Today, McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.38 per share of common stock payable on September 16, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/metas-mark-zuckerberg%3A-companys-pandemic-era-forecast-was-too-rosy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Katie Paul and Paresh Dave\nJuly 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told staffers the world\'s biggest social media company had planned for growth too optimistically, mistakenly expecting that a bump in usage and revenue growth during COVID-19 lockdowns would be sustained.\nZuckerberg, responding to an employee question at a company-wide meeting on Thursday, said he had hired too aggressively and failed to account for the possibility of an economic downturn, according to a person who heard the remarks.\nThe employee had asked about mistakes Zuckerberg had made, the person said.\nMeta declined to comment.\nThe comments were more pointed than those Zuckerberg had delivered during an investor call the prior day, after Facebook-owner Meta recorded its first ever quarterly drop in revenue and forecast another fall to come in the third quarter.\nOn the investor call, Zuckerberg said he believed the economy was entering a downturn that would have a "broad impact" on the digital advertising business.\n"It\'s always hard to predict how deep or how long these cycles will be, but I\'d say that the situation seems worse than it did a quarter ago," he said.\nHe told investors the company planned to "steadily reduce headcount growth" over the next year.\nAt the company meeting on Thursday, another employee asked Zuckerberg if senior managers at Meta had been "coasting," referencing an ongoing debate over the term since an executive this month told managers to "move to exit" any employees who were "coasting" or performing poorly.\nZuckerberg responded by discussing Meta\'s performance reviews generally, according to the person who heard him speak, as well as another briefed on the response.\nThe employee who raised the question then took to the comments section of an internal discussion board, writing that in his view Zuckerberg had not answered his question.\nThe exchanges come as Zuckerberg is battling intensifying morale issues at Meta, on top of economic woes and business challenges from Apple Inc AAPL.O and ByteDance\'s TikTok.\nAt a tense company-wide meeting last month, Zuckerberg told employees he expected them to work with more "intensity," as he cut hiring targets and cranked up performance standards that were relaxed during the pandemic.\nMeta staffers, who like many tech employees are paid partly in stock units, saw their compensation effectively slashed this year as the stock price tumbled on news of stalling growth.\n(Reporting by Katie Paul and Paresh Dave; Editing by Peter Henderson and Chris Reese)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The exchanges come as Zuckerberg is battling intensifying morale issues at Meta, on top of economic woes and business challenges from Apple Inc AAPL.O and ByteDance\'s TikTok. Zuckerberg, responding to an employee question at a company-wide meeting on Thursday, said he had hired too aggressively and failed to account for the possibility of an economic downturn, according to a person who heard the remarks. At a tense company-wide meeting last month, Zuckerberg told employees he expected them to work with more "intensity," as he cut hiring targets and cranked up performance standards that were relaxed during the pandemic.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The exchanges come as Zuckerberg is battling intensifying morale issues at Meta, on top of economic woes and business challenges from Apple Inc AAPL.O and ByteDance\'s TikTok. By Katie Paul and Paresh Dave July 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told staffers the world\'s biggest social media company had planned for growth too optimistically, mistakenly expecting that a bump in usage and revenue growth during COVID-19 lockdowns would be sustained. At the company meeting on Thursday, another employee asked Zuckerberg if senior managers at Meta had been "coasting," referencing an ongoing debate over the term since an executive this month told managers to "move to exit" any employees who were "coasting" or performing poorly.', 'news_article_title': "Meta's Mark Zuckerberg: Company's pandemic-era forecast was too rosy", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The exchanges come as Zuckerberg is battling intensifying morale issues at Meta, on top of economic woes and business challenges from Apple Inc AAPL.O and ByteDance's TikTok. By Katie Paul and Paresh Dave July 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told staffers the world's biggest social media company had planned for growth too optimistically, mistakenly expecting that a bump in usage and revenue growth during COVID-19 lockdowns would be sustained. Zuckerberg, responding to an employee question at a company-wide meeting on Thursday, said he had hired too aggressively and failed to account for the possibility of an economic downturn, according to a person who heard the remarks.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The exchanges come as Zuckerberg is battling intensifying morale issues at Meta, on top of economic woes and business challenges from Apple Inc AAPL.O and ByteDance's TikTok. By Katie Paul and Paresh Dave July 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told staffers the world's biggest social media company had planned for growth too optimistically, mistakenly expecting that a bump in usage and revenue growth during COVID-19 lockdowns would be sustained. The comments were more pointed than those Zuckerberg had delivered during an investor call the prior day, after Facebook-owner Meta recorded its first ever quarterly drop in revenue and forecast another fall to come in the third quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-sp-500-rise-on-upbeat-forecasts-from-apple-amazon-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nApple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone\nAmazon expects higher revenue in third quarter\nIntel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide\nOil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue\nIndexes up: Dow 0.25%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 0.92%\nAdds comments, updates prices to early afternoon\nBy Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday and were on track for their biggest monthly gain in nearly 20 months, after upbeat earnings updates from Apple and Amazon and on hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy.\nMega-cap companies have largely fared better this reporting season and are predicting less impact from the current economic turmoil, allaying investor fears that a potential recession could dent their earnings power.\nBy early afternoon, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares gained 2.9% after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O shot up 11.4% after it forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue from bigger fees from its Prime loyalty subscriptions.\nThe S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT was up 0.7% and looked set to record a 12% gain for the month, its biggest since April 2020.\nHowever, gains on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI were capped by Intel Corp INTC.O, which tumbled 8.9% after it cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates.\nMeanwhile, investor worries of bigger interest rate hikes eased a bit on Thursday after GDP data showed the American economy contracted for the second straight quarter.\n"Within the context of a bear market phase, we haven\'t seen the low for 2022 just yet, because headwinds like inflationary pressures, and everything else are still very real," said David Keller, chief market strategist at StockCharts.com.\nThe Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX slipped 0.4%, while consumer discretionary stocks .SPLRCD jumped 3.4%.\nData showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June as Americans paid more for goods and services, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.\nAt 12:09 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 81.34 points, or 0.25%, at 32,610.97, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 28.57 points, or 0.70%, at 4,101.00, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 112.19 points, or 0.92%, at 12,274.78.\nThe three indexes were also set for their second straight weekly gain.\nThe S&P 500 energy sector .SPNY jumped 3.9% on gains of 8.2% in Chevron Corp CVX.N and 4.3% in Exxon Mobil XOM.N, following their record quarterly revenue on the back of soaring crude prices.\nPhillips 66 PSX.N rose 0.5% after the refiner reported a jump in second-quarter profit.\nProcter & Gamble Co PG.N fell 5.5% after predicting full-year earnings below analysts\' estimates.\nOf the 279 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 77.8% have exceeded expectations.\nAnalysts now expect S&P 500 profits to grow 7.6% for the second quarter, up from their 6.8% projection at the start of the three-month period, according to Refinitiv data.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also know as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, hit a 3-month low.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.93-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.05-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 33 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 42 new highs and 51 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By early afternoon, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares gained 2.9% after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: Dow 0.25%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 0.92% Adds comments, updates prices to early afternoon By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday and were on track for their biggest monthly gain in nearly 20 months, after upbeat earnings updates from Apple and Amazon and on hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy. Mega-cap companies have largely fared better this reporting season and are predicting less impact from the current economic turmoil, allaying investor fears that a potential recession could dent their earnings power.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By early afternoon, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares gained 2.9% after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: Dow 0.25%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 0.92% Adds comments, updates prices to early afternoon By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday and were on track for their biggest monthly gain in nearly 20 months, after upbeat earnings updates from Apple and Amazon and on hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy. However, gains on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI were capped by Intel Corp INTC.O, which tumbled 8.9% after it cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq, S&P 500 rise on upbeat forecasts from Apple, Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By early afternoon, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares gained 2.9% after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: Dow 0.25%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 0.92% Adds comments, updates prices to early afternoon By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday and were on track for their biggest monthly gain in nearly 20 months, after upbeat earnings updates from Apple and Amazon and on hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy. Mega-cap companies have largely fared better this reporting season and are predicting less impact from the current economic turmoil, allaying investor fears that a potential recession could dent their earnings power.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By early afternoon, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares gained 2.9% after the company said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: Dow 0.25%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 0.92% Adds comments, updates prices to early afternoon By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday and were on track for their biggest monthly gain in nearly 20 months, after upbeat earnings updates from Apple and Amazon and on hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy. The S&P 500 energy sector .SPNY jumped 3.9% on gains of 8.2% in Chevron Corp CVX.N and 4.3% in Exxon Mobil XOM.N, following their record quarterly revenue on the back of soaring crude prices.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/drilling-down-into-apples-3q-print', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL reported relatively encouraging numbers in the third quarter, despite all the pressures that the whole world continues to see as a backlash from COVID, including the lockdowns in China, supply chain issues, the effect of inflation on consumers, the Ukraine war that had Russia shut down, as well as the increased economic uncertainty overall.\nOf course, things could have been better. It would, for instance, have been nice to have China open all the time. But the fact that Apple achieved what it did despite all these headwinds just goes to show the strength of its innovation engine and the brand loyalty it continues to enjoy.\nIts strategy of continuing to grow the installed base even as it continues to expand its services is solid, and is paying off big time for the company. As a result, Apple was able to grow its Services revenue 12.1% from a year ago (although it was down 1.1% sequentially). Services sales missed analyst estimates by less than a percentage point in the last quarter.\nProduct sales have posted double-digit sequential declines in the last two quarters. But because of seasonality that impacts most of its product lines, year-on-year comparisons are more appropriate, at least in case of product sales.\niPhones still top the list of Apple products, up nearly 3% from last June. More importantly, they topped analyst estimates by 4.4% (close to the +4.5% average surprise in the last five quarters). Management has said that there were a record number of switchers in the last quarter, which grew double-digits.\nMacs were down 10% from a year ago, missing analyst estimates by 15% (average surprise was +3.4% in the last five quarters).\niPads dropped about 2% but beat analyst estimates by 2.5% (average surprise in the last five quarters was +4.4%).\nWearables etc. declined around 8%.\nOverall, product sales declined by less than a percentage point on a year-on-year basis, but were 2.2% better than what analysts were expecting. The average surprise in the last five quarters was around +3.8%.\nThe biggest disappointment was in China and Japan, which together make up about 24% of sales. China alone contributed over 17%, declining just 1% despite the shutdowns. It was however 3.9% short of analyst estimates.\nJapan was down nearly 16%, missing analyst estimates by 12.6%.\nEurope grew 1.8% despite Russia but analysts expected more. Sales were about a percentage point short of estimates.\nStrength in the last quarter was driven by the Americas and the Rest of Asia regions, both of which grew and also beat analyst estimates.\nThe Americas grew 4.5% and beat estimates by 4.6%. The Rest of Asia grew 14% and beat estimates by 9.7%.\nThe Product gross margin shrank 152 basis points (bps) year over year, while the Services gross margin expanded 169 bps. Business was impacted by supply chain challenges and foreign exchange headwinds.\nAnalysts are strongly upbeat about Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter and are looking for growth across all product lines except iPads, as well as in Services. The strength is expected to be broad-based across geographies.\nApple shares carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) but could be up for an upgrade given its recent performance and outlook. Technology stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) recommendation that you may be also consider are Axcelis Technologies, Inc. ACLS, Arco Platform Ltd. ARCE, Badger Meter, Inc. BMI and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS.\nOne-Month Price Performance\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nBadger Meter, Inc. (BMI): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAxcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nArco Platform Limited (ARCE): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported relatively encouraging numbers in the third quarter, despite all the pressures that the whole world continues to see as a backlash from COVID, including the lockdowns in China, supply chain issues, the effect of inflation on consumers, the Ukraine war that had Russia shut down, as well as the increased economic uncertainty overall. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report But the fact that Apple achieved what it did despite all these headwinds just goes to show the strength of its innovation engine and the brand loyalty it continues to enjoy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported relatively encouraging numbers in the third quarter, despite all the pressures that the whole world continues to see as a backlash from COVID, including the lockdowns in China, supply chain issues, the effect of inflation on consumers, the Ukraine war that had Russia shut down, as well as the increased economic uncertainty overall. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Product gross margin shrank 152 basis points (bps) year over year, while the Services gross margin expanded 169 bps.', 'news_article_title': "Drilling Down into Apple's 3Q Print", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported relatively encouraging numbers in the third quarter, despite all the pressures that the whole world continues to see as a backlash from COVID, including the lockdowns in China, supply chain issues, the effect of inflation on consumers, the Ukraine war that had Russia shut down, as well as the increased economic uncertainty overall. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Services sales missed analyst estimates by less than a percentage point in the last quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported relatively encouraging numbers in the third quarter, despite all the pressures that the whole world continues to see as a backlash from COVID, including the lockdowns in China, supply chain issues, the effect of inflation on consumers, the Ukraine war that had Russia shut down, as well as the increased economic uncertainty overall. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Services sales missed analyst estimates by less than a percentage point in the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fridays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-divb', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 110,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 75,000. Shares of DIVB were up about 0.3% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Intel, trading off about 8.9% with over 64.1 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 3.1% on volume of over 50.5 million shares. Chevron is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 8.4% on the day.\nVIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DIVB\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 110,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 75,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Intel, trading off about 8.9% with over 64.1 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 3.1% on volume of over 50.5 million shares. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DIVB The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 110,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 75,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Intel, trading off about 8.9% with over 64.1 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 3.1% on volume of over 50.5 million shares. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DIVB The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DIVB", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 110,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 75,000. Shares of DIVB were up about 0.3% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Intel, trading off about 8.9% with over 64.1 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 3.1% on volume of over 50.5 million shares.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 110,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 75,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Intel, trading off about 8.9% with over 64.1 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 3.1% on volume of over 50.5 million shares. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DIVB The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dollar-snares-u.s.-firms-in-%244-trln-endurance-test', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nNEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - The strong dollar is becoming a test of nerves for global companies. From drugmaker Pfizer to iPhone peddler Apple and crafty online marketplace Etsy, executives say the U.S. currency’s rise to levels not seen in nearly 20 years is cutting into their profit. Some dismal earnings could lie ahead for firms that sell U.S. goods overseas. But weigh up the pros and cons, and the Teflon dollar is still in America’s interest.\nThe dollar has strengthened more than 15% in a year against an index that includes the yen, pound, Canadian dollar, euro, Swiss franc and Swedish crown – the fastest rate of increase since 2015. For one, the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes, including Wednesday’s 75-basis-point increase, have made holding dollar investments more appealing. And when investors fear global disease or war, as they do now, they tend to seek deep, liquid markets. For those, the United States remains nonpareil.\nThe soaring greenback that results is great for U.S. holidaymakers abroad, but a pain in the neck for American companies with foreign cash flows. Around 30% of the revenue of S&P 500 Index firms comes from outside of the United States according to Morgan Stanley. That’s equivalent to around $4 trillion, based on Refinitiv estimates for this year. Earnings estimates tend to fall as the dollar works its way upwards.\nToo much strength for too long could be a problem. Companies that rely on earnings overseas have less to invest once they get the spoils back home. They also have an incentive to relocate production to cheaper countries. That, though, seems less of a risk when part of the dollar’s outperformance comes from abundant risks elsewhere. The euro’s fall reflects not an investment opportunity but a region in turmoil, partly because of soaring energy costs.\nThat makes the strong dollar mostly a stock-market problem for now. Federal Reserve chief Jay Powell, for example, is unfazed by falling equity markets. President Joe Biden has remained quiet on the currency question, while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the rising dollar is “understandable.” A tendency not to meddle in currency markets, and a historical White House preference for a strong dollar, is another reason the United States retains its global investment appeal.\nIn any case, what companies lose today, they are likely to regain tomorrow. Markets are already pricing in rate cuts https://www.atlantafed.org/cenfis/market-probability-tracker in early 2023, suggesting a belief inflation will be under control by then. When that happens, investors are likely to regain their taste for risk and buy back into equities. Companies now singing the strong-dollar blues may change their tune before long.\nFollow @johnsfoley https://twitter.com/johnsfoley on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\nThe U.S dollar has strengthened 15% over the past year against a basket of trading-partner currencies, as of July 29. The U.S. dollar index tracks the currency against the euro, yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish crown and Swiss franc.\nThe annual pace of change of the dollar over the period since April is the fastest rise since September 2015, according to Datastream.\nMany global companies have warned that currency moves will eat into their revenue and profit. Apple said on July 29 that foreign exchange wiped 300 basis points off its revenue for the quarter ending in June.\nDrugmaker Pfizer warned a day earlier that the strengthening dollar would reduce its revenue for the year by around $2 billion. And Etsy, the online marketplace, told analysts on July 27 that currency moves would shave “several percentage points” from the value of goods sold on its platforms.\n(Editing by Lauren Silva Laughlin and Amanda Gomez)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'From drugmaker Pfizer to iPhone peddler Apple and crafty online marketplace Etsy, executives say the U.S. currency’s rise to levels not seen in nearly 20 years is cutting into their profit. For one, the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes, including Wednesday’s 75-basis-point increase, have made holding dollar investments more appealing. And Etsy, the online marketplace, told analysts on July 27 that currency moves would shave “several percentage points” from the value of goods sold on its platforms.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The dollar has strengthened more than 15% in a year against an index that includes the yen, pound, Canadian dollar, euro, Swiss franc and Swedish crown – the fastest rate of increase since 2015. For one, the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes, including Wednesday’s 75-basis-point increase, have made holding dollar investments more appealing. The U.S. dollar index tracks the currency against the euro, yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish crown and Swiss franc.', 'news_article_title': 'Dollar snares U.S. firms in $4 trln endurance test', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The dollar has strengthened more than 15% in a year against an index that includes the yen, pound, Canadian dollar, euro, Swiss franc and Swedish crown – the fastest rate of increase since 2015. Earnings estimates tend to fall as the dollar works its way upwards. When that happens, investors are likely to regain their taste for risk and buy back into equities.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The dollar has strengthened more than 15% in a year against an index that includes the yen, pound, Canadian dollar, euro, Swiss franc and Swedish crown – the fastest rate of increase since 2015. President Joe Biden has remained quiet on the currency question, while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the rising dollar is “understandable.” A tendency not to meddle in currency markets, and a historical White House preference for a strong dollar, is another reason the United States retains its global investment appeal. The U.S. dollar index tracks the currency against the euro, yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish crown and Swiss franc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-wall-street-extends-july-rebound-led-by-tech-energy-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lawrence Delevingne\nJuly 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their July rebound on Friday, with the dollar and some Treasury yields dipping, as traders acted on positive corporate news despite increased labor costs and other inflation indicators.\nPositive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oshowed resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment.\nThe two largest U.S. oil companies, Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron Corp CVX.N, also posted record revenue on Friday, bolstered by surging crude oil and natural gas prices.\nThe Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 115.75 points, or 0.95%, to 12,278.34 and the S&P 500 .SPX gained 29.06 points, or 0.71%, to 4,101.49. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 78.8 points, or 0.24%, to 32,608.43.\nU.S. labor costs increased strongly in the second quarter as a tight jobs market continued to boost wage growth, which could keep inflation elevated for a while.\nConsumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, also rose 1.1% last month, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday.\nAs inflation surges across major markets and central bankers scramble to raise rates without killing off growth, riskier markets like stocks have tended to react positively to any perceived softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers.\nAfter Thursday data showed the U.S. economy contracted in the second quarter, stocks rose as traders bet rates would rise more slowly. Euro zone numbers on Friday, meanwhile, beat expectations, yet recession fears are mounting as energy inflation continues to bite in the face of the war in Ukraine.\n"Our view is that earnings for all equity classes likely will peak in 2022 and move lower as the economy weakens, revenue growth stalls, and input costs remain elevated," strategists with the Wells Fargo Investment Institute wrote in a note on Thursday.\nThe MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up about 0.8%, on course for its best month since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXX up around 1.26%.\nDespite the positive end to the month for stocks, Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, said investors should proceed with caution.\n"In the near term, we think the risk-reward for broad equity indexes will be muted. Equities are pricing in a \'soft landing\', yet the risk of a deeper \'slump\' in economic activity is elevated."\nSome of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target following a high-level Communist Party meeting.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.5%.\nAmid contracting U.S. gross domestic product, the yield on benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR dipped to 2.6469%, from 2.681% late on Friday. But Treasury yields at the short end edged higher on Friday after data on labor costs and wage growth suggested inflation remains elevated. The 2-year note US2YT=RR yield increased to 2.8905%, from 2.877%.\nThe U.S. dollar rebounded from a three-week low in choppy trading on Friday, as the round of U.S. economic data suggested more inflation -- and higher interest rates. The dollar was last down about 0.2% against a basket of its major peers =USD- still on course for a second month of gains.\nFutures markets now predict that U.S. interest rates will peak by December this year, rather than June 2023, and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by nearly 50 bps next year to support slowing growth. [0#FF:]\n"Strong hiring and falling GDP mean an unsustainable collapse in productivity. The labor market should slow quickly, soon," Bank of America economists Ethan S. Harris and Aditya Bhave wrote in a note Friday. "The Fed is likely to respond slowly to a recession. We think market optimism about a dovish Fed pivot is premature."\nAcross commodities, Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose about 3%, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 extended early gains, up more than 5%, as concerns about supply shortages ahead of the next meeting of OPEC ministers offset doubts around the economic outlook.\nSpot gold XAU= gained around 0.5% to $1,765 an ounce, a more than three-week high, supported by a softer dollar and bets that the Federal Reserve may cool the pace of rate hikes as economic risks deepen.\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\n(Reporting by Lawrence Delevingne in Boston and Simon Jessop in London; editing by Mark Heinrich and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Positive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oshowed resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. "Our view is that earnings for all equity classes likely will peak in 2022 and move lower as the economy weakens, revenue growth stalls, and input costs remain elevated," strategists with the Wells Fargo Investment Institute wrote in a note on Thursday. Some of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target following a high-level Communist Party meeting.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Positive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oshowed resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. By Lawrence Delevingne July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their July rebound on Friday, with the dollar and some Treasury yields dipping, as traders acted on positive corporate news despite increased labor costs and other inflation indicators. After Thursday data showed the U.S. economy contracted in the second quarter, stocks rose as traders bet rates would rise more slowly.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street extends July rebound, led by tech, energy', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Positive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oshowed resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. The 2-year note US2YT=RR yield increased to 2.8905%, from 2.877%. "The Fed is likely to respond slowly to a recession.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Positive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oshowed resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. By Lawrence Delevingne July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their July rebound on Friday, with the dollar and some Treasury yields dipping, as traders acted on positive corporate news despite increased labor costs and other inflation indicators. As inflation surges across major markets and central bankers scramble to raise rates without killing off growth, riskier markets like stocks have tended to react positively to any perceived softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-posts-record-revenues-beats-on-earnings%3A-etfs-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After the closing bell yesterday, Apple Inc. AAPL came up with robust third-quarter fiscal 2022 results. The tech giant once again beat the estimates on both the top and bottom lines and posted record quarterly revenues. The solid performance came despite the strong dollar, inflationary fears, supply chain shortages and factory shutdowns in China.\n\nAs such, Apple shares rose about 4.2% in after-hours trading on elevated volume, putting ETFs having the largest allocation to the tech titan in focus. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).\nApple Results in Focus\nEarnings per share came in at $1.20, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 but declining from the year-ago earnings of $1.30. Revenues increased 1.9% year over year to a record $83 billion and edged past the estimate of $82 billion (see: all the Technology ETFs here).\n\niPhone sales grew 2.8% to a record $40.7 billion despite economic challenges. Services revenues, comprising iTunes, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Pay and Apple Care, soared 12% year over year to a record $19.6 billion. Revenues from Wearables, Home and Accessories, which include Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod, Apple TV and Beats headphones, dipped 8% to $8.1 billion. iPad sales dropped 2% to $7.2 billion, while Mac sales decined 10% to $7.4 billion. The slumping economy is hurting sales of advertising, accessories and home products.\n\nThe iPhone maker expects revenues to accelerate in the ongoing quarter. It expects to launch the iPhone 14 line along with its Apple Watch Series 8 later this fall.\nETFs to Buy\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund targets the broad technology sector and follows the Technology Select Sector Index. It holds about 76 securities in its basket, with Apple making up for a 23.8% share. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has key holdings in software, technology hardware, storage & peripherals, semiconductors & semiconductor equipment and IT services.\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $40.2 billion and an average daily volume of 7.7 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year (read: Microsoft Q4 Earnings Miss, Outlook Solid: ETFs to Tap).\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $43 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 379 technology stocks. It currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Here, Apple accounts for a 22.9% share.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF has an expense ratio of 0.10%, while volume is solid at nearly 613,000 shares.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF is home to 368 technology stocks with AUM of $5.3 billion. It follows the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index. Apple accounts for a 22.9% allocation.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, while volume is solid at 248,000 shares a day.\n\niShares US Technology ETF (IYW)\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, giving investors exposure to 148 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Apple makes up 19% of the assets (read: 5 ETFs Up in Double-Digits Post Fed\'s Fourth Rate Hike).\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $6.6 billion and charges 41 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges nearly 394,000 shares a day.\n\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY)\n\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF offers exposure to large U.S. companies that are expected to grow at an above-average rate relative to the market. It tracks the Russell Top 200 Growth Index, holding 111 stocks in its basket. Apple accounts for 15.3% of total assets. iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF has key holdings in information technology, consumer discretionary and healthcare with double-digit exposure each.\n\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF has amassed $4.5 billion in its asset base and trades in an average daily volume of 392,000 shares. It has an expense ratio of 0.20%.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\n \nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'After the closing bell yesterday, Apple Inc. AAPL came up with robust third-quarter fiscal 2022 results. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $40.2 billion and an average daily volume of 7.7 million shares.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After the closing bell yesterday, Apple Inc. AAPL came up with robust third-quarter fiscal 2022 results. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Posts Record Revenues, Beats on Earnings: ETFs to Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'After the closing bell yesterday, Apple Inc. AAPL came up with robust third-quarter fiscal 2022 results. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'After the closing bell yesterday, Apple Inc. AAPL came up with robust third-quarter fiscal 2022 results. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-07-29-2022%3A-xlk-intc-aapl-naas', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were mixed in early Friday afternoon trading, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) rising roughly 0.8% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index edging 0.3% lower.\nIn company news, Intel (INTC) shares slumped about 9% after it reported Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.29 per diluted share, down from $1.36 per share a year earlier and well below the $0.70 estimate in a Capital IQ poll of analysts. The company also lowered its 2022 non-GAAP revenue guidance to between $65 billion and $68 billion from about $76 billion previously.\nApple (AAPL) rose more than 3% after reporting fiscal Q3 net income late Thursday of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 a year earlier, although net sales grew 2% year over year to $82.96 billion. Analysts at Morgan Stanley described the results as "better than feared."\nNaaS Technology (NAAS) was flat, erasing earlier gains of about 3%, after saying it is working with electric vehicle maker Li Auto (LI) on a new smart charging navigation system.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) rose more than 3% after reporting fiscal Q3 net income late Thursday of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 a year earlier, although net sales grew 2% year over year to $82.96 billion. Technology stocks were mixed in early Friday afternoon trading, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) rising roughly 0.8% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index edging 0.3% lower. Analysts at Morgan Stanley described the results as "better than feared."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) rose more than 3% after reporting fiscal Q3 net income late Thursday of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 a year earlier, although net sales grew 2% year over year to $82.96 billion. In company news, Intel (INTC) shares slumped about 9% after it reported Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.29 per diluted share, down from $1.36 per share a year earlier and well below the $0.70 estimate in a Capital IQ poll of analysts. NaaS Technology (NAAS) was flat, erasing earlier gains of about 3%, after saying it is working with electric vehicle maker Li Auto (LI) on a new smart charging navigation system.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 07/29/2022: XLK, INTC, AAPL, NAAS', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) rose more than 3% after reporting fiscal Q3 net income late Thursday of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 a year earlier, although net sales grew 2% year over year to $82.96 billion. Technology stocks were mixed in early Friday afternoon trading, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) rising roughly 0.8% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index edging 0.3% lower. Analysts at Morgan Stanley described the results as "better than feared."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) rose more than 3% after reporting fiscal Q3 net income late Thursday of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 a year earlier, although net sales grew 2% year over year to $82.96 billion. In company news, Intel (INTC) shares slumped about 9% after it reported Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.29 per diluted share, down from $1.36 per share a year earlier and well below the $0.70 estimate in a Capital IQ poll of analysts. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-wall-street-extends-july-rebound-led-by-tech-energy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lawrence Delevingne and Simon Jessop\nJuly 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their July rebound on Friday morning, with the dollar and Treasury yields also advancing, as traders acted on positive corporate news despite increased labor costs and other inflation indicators.\nPositive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment.\nThe two largest U.S. oil companies, Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron Corp CVX.N, also posted record revenue on Friday, bolstered by surging crude oil and natural gas prices.\nThe Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 119.52 points, or around 1%, to 12,282.11 and the S&P 500 .SPX gained 25.97 points, or 0.64%, to 4,098.4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 24.34 points, or 0.07%, to 32,553.97.\nU.S. labor costs increased strongly in the second quarter as a tight jobs market continued to boost wage growth, which could keep inflation elevated for a while.\nConsumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, also rose 1.1% last month, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday.\nAs inflation surges across major markets and central bankers scramble to raise rates without killing off growth, riskier markets like stocks have tended to react positively to any perceived softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers.\nAfter Thursday data showed the U.S. economy contracted in the second quarter, stocks rose as traders bet rates would rise more slowly. Euro zone numbers on Friday, meanwhile, beat expectations, yet recession fears are mounting as energy inflation continues to bite in the face of the war in Ukraine.\nThe MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up 0.55%, on course for a near-6% monthly gain, its best since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXX up around 1%.\nDespite the positive end to the month for stocks, Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, said investors should proceed with caution.\n"In the near term, we think the risk-reward for broad equity indexes will be muted. Equities are pricing in a \'soft landing\', yet the risk of a deeper \'slump\' in economic activity is elevated."\nSome of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target following a high-level Communist Party meeting.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.66%.\nNews in the prior session that U.S. gross domestic product had shrunk 0.9% last quarter, on top of a 1.6% contraction in the quarter before that, initially weighed on the U.S. bond yields and the greenback. But both ticked up on Friday.\nThe yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR recovered slightly from its overnight lows to trade at 2.693% while the two-year note\'s US2YT=RR yield, which typically moves in step with interest-rate expectations, was also up on the day to 2.918%.\nAfter earlier flirting with positive territory, the dollar was last up 0.37% against a basket of its major peers =USD - on course for a second month of gains.\nFutures markets now predict that U.S. interest rates will peak by December this year, rather than June 2023, and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by nearly 50 bps next year to support slowing growth. [0#FF:]\nAcross commodities, Brent crude futures LCOc1rose nearly 3%, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 extended early gains, up around 3.5%, as concerns about supply shortages ahead of the next meeting of OPEC ministers offset doubts around the economic outlook.\nSpot gold XAU=traded flat, holding around $1,753 an ounce, after hitting a more than three-week high, supported by a softer dollar and bets that the Federal Reserve may cool the pace of rate hikes as economic risks deepen. [nL4N2ZA2CQ]\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\n(Reporting by Lawrence Delevingne in Boston and Simon Jessop in London; editing by Mark Heinrich)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Positive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. Euro zone numbers on Friday, meanwhile, beat expectations, yet recession fears are mounting as energy inflation continues to bite in the face of the war in Ukraine. Some of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target following a high-level Communist Party meeting.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Positive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. By Lawrence Delevingne and Simon Jessop July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their July rebound on Friday morning, with the dollar and Treasury yields also advancing, as traders acted on positive corporate news despite increased labor costs and other inflation indicators. U.S. labor costs increased strongly in the second quarter as a tight jobs market continued to boost wage growth, which could keep inflation elevated for a while.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street extends July rebound, led by tech, energy', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Positive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. By Lawrence Delevingne and Simon Jessop July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their July rebound on Friday morning, with the dollar and Treasury yields also advancing, as traders acted on positive corporate news despite increased labor costs and other inflation indicators. U.S. labor costs increased strongly in the second quarter as a tight jobs market continued to boost wage growth, which could keep inflation elevated for a while.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Positive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. By Lawrence Delevingne and Simon Jessop July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their July rebound on Friday morning, with the dollar and Treasury yields also advancing, as traders acted on positive corporate news despite increased labor costs and other inflation indicators. As inflation surges across major markets and central bankers scramble to raise rates without killing off growth, riskier markets like stocks have tended to react positively to any perceived softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stock-market-news-for-today-july-29-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Futures Gain Ahead Of Key Inflation Data\nU.S. stock futures are trading higher early Friday morning. In general, this could be due to better-than-expected big tech earnings, and key GDP data released on Thursday. Investors will get earnings data from more notable names in the stock on Friday. Such as Chevron (NYSE: CVX), AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), and many others.\nThe stock market was looking to log its third straight day of gains. This comes as investors react positively to earnings results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Additionally, the news adds fuel to a positively-received second quarter U.S. corporate earnings season. Specifically, almost half of the companies already reporting. According to Refinitiv, the S&P 500 has notched in a blended profit growth rate of 7.6%, with 76% exceeding profit estimates. Moving along, as of 6:07 am ET, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are trading higher by 0.28%, 0.76%, and 1.20% respectively.\nAmazon (AMZN Stock) Jumps After Posting Strong Earnings Beat\nStarting us off, let’s look at Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN). Shares of AMZN stock jumped more than 12% in after-hours trading on Thursday to $137 per share. This comes after the company reported its second quarter of 2022 fiscal earnings.\nIn the report, Amazon reported earnings per share of $0.10 on revenue of $121.2 billion. Compared with, wall street consensus estimates of $0.15 per share on revenue of $119.5 billion. Furthermore, The company reported upbeat guidance for the third quarter. In detail, it estimates third-quarter revenue of $125.0 billion to $130.0 billion. The current consensus revenue estimate is $127.8 billion.\n“Despite continued inflationary pressures in fuel, energy, and transportation costs, we’re making progress on the more controllable costs we referenced last quarter, particularly improving the productivity of our fulfillment network,” stated Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Food Stocks To Invest In 2022? 4 In Focus\nShares Of Apple (AMZN Stock) Rally After Reporting Stronger-Than-Expected Third Quarter Earnings\nNext, let’s check out consumer tech giant Apple. Shares of AAPL stock rallied over 2% in Thursday’s extended trading session to $161.10 per share. This is contributed to the company reporting better-than-expected third-quarter fiscal earnings.\nDiving right in, Apple (AAPL) reported earnings of $1.20 per share on revenue of $83.0 billion. The consensus earnings estimate was $1.14 per share on revenue of $82.4 billion. Furthermore, the company noted on its conference call that it estimates fourth-quarter revenue to be higher than $84.92 billion. This is in comparison with current wall street estimates of $89.92 billion for the quarter.\n“This quarter’s record results speak to Apple’s constant efforts to innovate, to advance new possibilities, and to enrich the lives of our customers,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “As always, we are leading with our values, and expressing them in everything we build, from new features that are designed to protect user privacy and security, to tools that will enhance accessibility, part of our longstanding commitment to create products for everyone.“\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This comes as investors react positively to earnings results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Shares of AAPL stock rallied over 2% in Thursday’s extended trading session to $161.10 per share. Diving right in, Apple (AAPL) reported earnings of $1.20 per share on revenue of $83.0 billion.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This comes as investors react positively to earnings results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Shares of AAPL stock rallied over 2% in Thursday’s extended trading session to $161.10 per share. Diving right in, Apple (AAPL) reported earnings of $1.20 per share on revenue of $83.0 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stock Market News For Today July 29, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This comes as investors react positively to earnings results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Diving right in, Apple (AAPL) reported earnings of $1.20 per share on revenue of $83.0 billion. Shares of AAPL stock rallied over 2% in Thursday’s extended trading session to $161.10 per share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Diving right in, Apple (AAPL) reported earnings of $1.20 per share on revenue of $83.0 billion. This comes as investors react positively to earnings results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Shares of AAPL stock rallied over 2% in Thursday’s extended trading session to $161.10 per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-sp-500-rise-on-upbeat-forecasts-from-apple-amazon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nApple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone\nAmazon expects higher revenue in third quarter\nIntel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide\nConsumer spending beats expectations in June\nOil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue\nIndexes up: S&P 0.68%, Nasdaq 1.05%, Dow 0.09%\nUpdates to open\nBy Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon pointed to resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment.\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 3.4% after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O shot up 11.9% after it forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue from bigger fees from its Prime loyalty subscriptions.\n"Big tech has been a mixed bag this earnings season, but Amazon proved that the strong can survive even the toughest environments," said Laura Hoy, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.\nMeanwhile, investor worries of bigger interest rate increases eased a bit on Thursday after data showed the American economy contracted for the second straight quarter.\n"The Fed is really between a rock and a hard place because are they going to fight inflation or are they going to cave to slower economic growth," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Investment Management.\nGains on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI were capped by Intel Corp INTC.O, which tumbled 10.2% after it cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates as demand for its chips used in personal computers cools.\nWhile the broader S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT gained 0.9%, chipmakers fell, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX slipping 0.6%. Consumer discretionary stocks .SPLRCD jumped 3.5%.\nToward the end of a power-packed week, all three of Wall Street\'s main indexes were set for their second straight weekly gain.\nData showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June as Americans paid more for goods and services, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.\nAt 9:49 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 28.21 points, or 0.09%, at 32,557.84, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 27.86 points, or 0.68%, at 4,100.29 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 127.98 points, or 1.05%, at 12,290.57.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also know as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, hit a 3-month low.\nThe S&P 500 energy sector .SPNY added 3.2%, boosted by shares of Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N rose 6.8% and 3.6%, respectively, after the oil majors posted record quarterly revenue on the back of soaring crude prices.\nPhillips 66 PSX.N rose 0.2% after the refiner reported a jump in second-quarter profit, boosted by surging demand for fuel and refined products amid tight supplies.\nProcter & Gamble Co PG.N fell 5.0% after predicting full-year earnings below analysts\' estimates as the consumer goods giant struggles with surging transportation and commodity costs.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.30-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.20-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 32 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 25 new highs and 25 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 3.4% after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Consumer spending beats expectations in June Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: S&P 0.68%, Nasdaq 1.05%, Dow 0.09% Updates to open By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon pointed to resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. Gains on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI were capped by Intel Corp INTC.O, which tumbled 10.2% after it cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates as demand for its chips used in personal computers cools.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 3.4% after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Consumer spending beats expectations in June Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: S&P 0.68%, Nasdaq 1.05%, Dow 0.09% Updates to open By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon pointed to resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. Data showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June as Americans paid more for goods and services, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq, S&P 500 rise on upbeat forecasts from Apple, Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 3.4% after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Consumer spending beats expectations in June Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: S&P 0.68%, Nasdaq 1.05%, Dow 0.09% Updates to open By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon pointed to resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. Gains on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI were capped by Intel Corp INTC.O, which tumbled 10.2% after it cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates as demand for its chips used in personal computers cools.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 3.4% after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Consumer spending beats expectations in June Oil giants Exxon, Chevron jump after record revenue Indexes up: S&P 0.68%, Nasdaq 1.05%, Dow 0.09% Updates to open By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon pointed to resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. Gains on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI were capped by Intel Corp INTC.O, which tumbled 10.2% after it cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates as demand for its chips used in personal computers cools.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-apple-raise-hopes-as-investors-brace-for-slowdown', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Eva Mathews\nJuly 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O added about $175 billion to their combined market value on Friday after upbeat results boosted investor confidence on the ability of these firms to weather a slowdown in the economy.\nWhile analysts noted these companies were not completely immune to broader economic hurdles, they said the weakness in consumer spending is not likely to send these firms into the red, deeming them "always reliable to buck the trend."\nAmazon\'s shares rose about 11% to $135.50 after the e-commerce titan forecast upbeat third-quarter revenue, while those of Apple rose more than 3% as the company said appetite for iPhones remained strong despite consumers tightening spending.\n"The results are good enough to support Apple\'s stock which has done much better in the current market rout, further justifying the company\'s \'safe haven\' status when the going gets tough," Haris Anwar, Investing.com analyst, said.\nThe U.S. stock market\'s hyper surge in the past decade has been fuelled by high-growth and megacap companies, but rising interest rates to combat decades-high inflation as well as a sharp rally in the dollar have taken a toll since the start of the year.\nEarlier this week, upbeat results from Alphabet GOOGL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O reassured investors burnt by a slump in their shares in the first half of the year.\nAmazon, like much of the retail industry, is bracing for a pullback in consumer spending as people stick to lower-priced essentials to tide over economic woes.\nThe e-commerce giant\'s booming cloud business, coupled with a ramp up in service offerings, is likely to help cushion the impact of soaring costs.\nKingsview Investment Management portfolio manager Paul Nolte, however, was more skeptical in the light of warnings from some major retailers including Walmart WMT.N.\n"We think that the consumer is not as strong as maybe portrayed by the reaction to Amazon."\nUPDATE 1-Meta to keep facing Apple privacy pinch, TikTok heat for now\nAmazon\'s margins fall as costs, investments risehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Q4sh5X\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru, Graphic by Akash Sriram; editing by Ankur Banerjee and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Eva Mathews July 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O added about $175 billion to their combined market value on Friday after upbeat results boosted investor confidence on the ability of these firms to weather a slowdown in the economy. While analysts noted these companies were not completely immune to broader economic hurdles, they said the weakness in consumer spending is not likely to send these firms into the red, deeming them "always reliable to buck the trend." The U.S. stock market\'s hyper surge in the past decade has been fuelled by high-growth and megacap companies, but rising interest rates to combat decades-high inflation as well as a sharp rally in the dollar have taken a toll since the start of the year.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Eva Mathews July 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O added about $175 billion to their combined market value on Friday after upbeat results boosted investor confidence on the ability of these firms to weather a slowdown in the economy. Amazon's shares rose about 11% to $135.50 after the e-commerce titan forecast upbeat third-quarter revenue, while those of Apple rose more than 3% as the company said appetite for iPhones remained strong despite consumers tightening spending. UPDATE 1-Meta to keep facing Apple privacy pinch, TikTok heat for now Amazon's margins fall as costs, investments risehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Q4sh5X (Reporting by Eva Mathews and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru, Graphic by Akash Sriram; editing by Ankur Banerjee and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Amazon, Apple raise hopes as investors brace for slowdown', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Eva Mathews July 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O added about $175 billion to their combined market value on Friday after upbeat results boosted investor confidence on the ability of these firms to weather a slowdown in the economy. While analysts noted these companies were not completely immune to broader economic hurdles, they said the weakness in consumer spending is not likely to send these firms into the red, deeming them "always reliable to buck the trend." Amazon\'s shares rose about 11% to $135.50 after the e-commerce titan forecast upbeat third-quarter revenue, while those of Apple rose more than 3% as the company said appetite for iPhones remained strong despite consumers tightening spending.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Eva Mathews July 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O added about $175 billion to their combined market value on Friday after upbeat results boosted investor confidence on the ability of these firms to weather a slowdown in the economy. Amazon's shares rose about 11% to $135.50 after the e-commerce titan forecast upbeat third-quarter revenue, while those of Apple rose more than 3% as the company said appetite for iPhones remained strong despite consumers tightening spending. UPDATE 1-Meta to keep facing Apple privacy pinch, TikTok heat for now Amazon's margins fall as costs, investments risehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Q4sh5X (Reporting by Eva Mathews and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru, Graphic by Akash Sriram; editing by Ankur Banerjee and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-faces-lukewarm-demand-in-china-after-quarterly-revenue-drop-analysts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Josh Horwitz\nSHANGHAI, July 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O should brace for a weakening of demand in China as shoppers curb spending in an anemic economy, some analysts warned on Friday, after the iPhone maker said demand had rebounded in mid-June after COVID-19 lockdowns hampered sales.\nThe iPhone maker on Thursday reported quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1%, snapping a streak of strong quarters in the region.\nOverall, Apple\'s revenue rose 2%, beating estimates, and the company said there had been no slowdown in demand for iPhones globally despite macroeconomic indicators turning negative.\nApple boss Tim Cook blamed the drop in Greater China revenue on strict lockdowns in Chinese cities, which forced millions to stay home and hammered the Chinese economy.\n"We did see lower demand based on the COVID lockdowns in the cities the COVID lockdowns affected. And we did see a rebound in those same cities toward the end of the quarter in the June time frame," he said.\nChina\'s strict curbs to stamp out COVID have undercut a recovery in the world\'s second-largest economy, with consumer confidence hovering near record lows, private investment slowing and youth unemployment at a record 19.3%, prompting calls for more urgent government stimulus.\nApple this week announced discounts on iPhones and other hardware for Chinese customers, a move it occasionally makes when sales are slow.\nStill, the company is more insulated from a weak economy because it is the only leading brand offering expensive devices, analysts said.\nApple\'s chief competitor in the high-end segment, Huawei, has seen sales collapse after U.S. sanctions prevented it from sourcing key components. Honor, a Huawei spin-off, is growing fast but is yet to break into the high-end market.\nOverall Chinese smartphone sales in April-June fell 14.2% on year and volumes hit a decade low, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday.\nApple\'s market share in China rose slightly to 15.5% in the quarter even as its sales volumes dropped 5.8%, Counterpoint said, a smaller blow compared with Oppo, Xiaomi 1810.HK, and vivo.\nIDC analyst Will Wong said that unlike in late 2020, when demand for phones in China surged after the first COVID lockdown, phone sales are expected to shrink.\n"It\'s not just the lockdown, but other factors, like the government tech crackdown and the slowdown on the property market, all have a negative effect on consumer sentiment," he said.\nApple is set to release a new iPhone model in the autumn.\nBut sales of the new device in China is unlikely to exceed those of last year\'s iPhone 13, said Canalys analyst Nicole Peng.\n"High-end phone sales tend to be resilient in China, but Apple may worry that demand itself is weakening."\n(Reporting by Josh Horwitz; Additional reporting by Jamie Freed in Sydney; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Lincoln Feast.)\n(([email protected]; +86 21 20830007;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI, July 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O should brace for a weakening of demand in China as shoppers curb spending in an anemic economy, some analysts warned on Friday, after the iPhone maker said demand had rebounded in mid-June after COVID-19 lockdowns hampered sales. Overall, Apple's revenue rose 2%, beating estimates, and the company said there had been no slowdown in demand for iPhones globally despite macroeconomic indicators turning negative. Apple this week announced discounts on iPhones and other hardware for Chinese customers, a move it occasionally makes when sales are slow.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI, July 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O should brace for a weakening of demand in China as shoppers curb spending in an anemic economy, some analysts warned on Friday, after the iPhone maker said demand had rebounded in mid-June after COVID-19 lockdowns hampered sales. The iPhone maker on Thursday reported quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1%, snapping a streak of strong quarters in the region. Apple boss Tim Cook blamed the drop in Greater China revenue on strict lockdowns in Chinese cities, which forced millions to stay home and hammered the Chinese economy.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple faces lukewarm demand in China after quarterly revenue drop -analysts', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI, July 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O should brace for a weakening of demand in China as shoppers curb spending in an anemic economy, some analysts warned on Friday, after the iPhone maker said demand had rebounded in mid-June after COVID-19 lockdowns hampered sales. The iPhone maker on Thursday reported quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1%, snapping a streak of strong quarters in the region. Overall Chinese smartphone sales in April-June fell 14.2% on year and volumes hit a decade low, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI, July 29 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O should brace for a weakening of demand in China as shoppers curb spending in an anemic economy, some analysts warned on Friday, after the iPhone maker said demand had rebounded in mid-June after COVID-19 lockdowns hampered sales. Apple boss Tim Cook blamed the drop in Greater China revenue on strict lockdowns in Chinese cities, which forced millions to stay home and hammered the Chinese economy. IDC analyst Will Wong said that unlike in late 2020, when demand for phones in China surged after the first COVID lockdown, phone sales are expected to shrink.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-set-to-open-higher-on-positive-forecasts-from-apple-amazon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nApple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone\nAmazon expects higher revenue in third quarter\nIntel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide\nConsumer spending beats expectations in June\nFutures: Nasdaq 0.68, Dow flat, S&P 0.42%\nAdds commentary, updates prices throughout\nBy Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal\nJuly 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index was set to open higher on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment.\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O shot up 10.7% after it forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue from bigger fees from its Prime loyalty subscriptions.\nHigh-growth stocks also benefited from the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes retreating 0.2% US10YT=RR.US/\n"Big tech has been a mixed bag this earnings season, but Amazon proved that the strong can survive even the toughest environments," said Laura Hoy, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.\nMeanwhile, investor worries of bigger interest rate increases eased a bit on Thursday after data showed the American economy contracted for the second straight quarter.\n"The Fed is really between a rock and a hard place because are they going to fight inflation or are they going to cave to slower economic growth," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Investment Management.\nToward the end of a power-packed week, all three of Wall Street\'s main indexes were set for their second straight weekly gain.\nFutures briefly pared back gains after data showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.\nAt 8:46 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 13 points, or 0.04%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 17 points, or 0.42%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 86 points, or 0.68%.\nThe Dow .DJI looked set to be weighed by Intel Corp INTC.O, which tumbled 11% after it cut annual sales and profit forecasts and missed second-quarter estimates as demand for its chips used in personal computers cools.\nShares of Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N rose 2.9% and 2.1%, respectively, after the oil majors posted their biggest quarterly earnings on the back of soaring energy prices.\nPhillips 66 PSX.N rose 0.9% after the refiner reported a jump in second-quarter profit, boosted by surging demand for fuel and refined products amid tight supplies.\nProcter & Gamble Co PG.N fell 3.6% after predicting full-year earnings below analysts\' estimates as the consumer goods giant struggles with surging transportation and commodity costs.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Consumer spending beats expectations in June Futures: Nasdaq 0.68, Dow flat, S&P 0.42% Adds commentary, updates prices throughout By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index was set to open higher on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. High-growth stocks also benefited from the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes retreating 0.2% US10YT=RR.US/ "Big tech has been a mixed bag this earnings season, but Amazon proved that the strong can survive even the toughest environments," said Laura Hoy, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Consumer spending beats expectations in June Futures: Nasdaq 0.68, Dow flat, S&P 0.42% Adds commentary, updates prices throughout By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index was set to open higher on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. Futures briefly pared back gains after data showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq set to open higher on positive forecasts from Apple, Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Consumer spending beats expectations in June Futures: Nasdaq 0.68, Dow flat, S&P 0.42% Adds commentary, updates prices throughout By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index was set to open higher on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. Futures briefly pared back gains after data showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Apple sees continued strength in demand for iPhone Amazon expects higher revenue in third quarter Intel cuts annual forecasts, shares slide Consumer spending beats expectations in June Futures: Nasdaq 0.68, Dow flat, S&P 0.42% Adds commentary, updates prices throughout By Aniruddha Ghosh and Shreyashi Sanyal July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index was set to open higher on Friday, as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. Futures briefly pared back gains after data showed U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-07-29-2022%3A-intc-aapl-sony-xlk-soxx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were mixed premarket Friday. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was up 0.39% and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) was slipping past 1% recently.\nIntel (INTC) was over 11% lower after it posted Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.29 per diluted share, down from $1.36 per share a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ estimated earnings of $0.70 per share.\nApple (AAPL) was climbing past 2% even after it reported a fiscal Q3 net income of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 per share during the same quarter in 2021. Analysts, on average, estimated a $1.16 per share normalized profit.\nSony Group (SONY) reported fiscal Q1 net earnings of 175.21 yen ($1.31) per diluted share, up from 169.22 yen a year earlier. Sony was over 4% lower recently.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was climbing past 2% even after it reported a fiscal Q3 net income of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 per share during the same quarter in 2021. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was up 0.39% and the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) was slipping past 1% recently. Analysts polled by Capital IQ estimated earnings of $0.70 per share.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was climbing past 2% even after it reported a fiscal Q3 net income of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 per share during the same quarter in 2021. Intel (INTC) was over 11% lower after it posted Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.29 per diluted share, down from $1.36 per share a year earlier. Sony Group (SONY) reported fiscal Q1 net earnings of 175.21 yen ($1.31) per diluted share, up from 169.22 yen a year earlier.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 07/29/2022: INTC, AAPL, SONY, XLK, SOXX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was climbing past 2% even after it reported a fiscal Q3 net income of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 per share during the same quarter in 2021. Technology stocks were mixed premarket Friday. Sony Group (SONY) reported fiscal Q1 net earnings of 175.21 yen ($1.31) per diluted share, up from 169.22 yen a year earlier.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was climbing past 2% even after it reported a fiscal Q3 net income of $1.20 per share, down from $1.30 per share during the same quarter in 2021. Intel (INTC) was over 11% lower after it posted Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.29 per diluted share, down from $1.36 per share a year earlier. Sony Group (SONY) reported fiscal Q1 net earnings of 175.21 yen ($1.31) per diluted share, up from 169.22 yen a year earlier.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aces-earnings-and-amazons-outlook-cheers-investors-as-stocks-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'U\nS Stocks rose for the second consecutive session on Thursday as investors shrugged off another quarter of negative growth in favor of an optimistic reading of Wednesday\'s three quarter point rate hike and recent comments from some significant tech firms\' earnings about their outlook.\nThe S & P 500 rose 1.2%, The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1% or 329 points, and Nasdaq Composite Index added 1.1% on Thursday.\nThe U.S. economy contracted 0.9% last quarter, marking a second straight quarterly decline in the gross domestic product, the Commerce Department said Thursday. \nFrontier Airlines (US:ULCC) shares rose more than 13% on Thursday, a day after it dropped its hostile bid for Spirit Airlines agreed to drop its bid for the low cost carrier. Investors are relieved that the company won\'t get dragged into a bidding war. The move gives Spirit (US:SAVE) a clear flight path to agree to sell to JetBlue (US:JBLU), another suitor with a higher offer.\nFellow transportation sector favorite, motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson (US:HOG) shares accelerated 7.7% after it said its customers are still spending. Chief Executive Officer Jochen Zeitz told conference call listeners on Thursday, "We do not see a softening among our core consumers."\nHowever, he said sales fell in the quarter, and he cited the pandemic and supply chain issues, as well as having shut down production for a bit in the quarter.\nInvestors have waited for results from major blue-chip and technology companies for further guidance about the state of the real economy.\nGains continued after hours as earnings arrived from Apple (US:AAPL) and Amazon (US:AMZN), lifting both firms\' shares further into the green.\nApple shares added 2.8% in late trading after it reported that its iPhone sales remain strong and that it has not cut hiring, contrary to some market perception.\nApple revealed its best June quarter for revenue, selling $83 billion worth of goods and services, up two percent from a year ago. The company earned $1.20 a share in the quarter.\nSaid Tim Cook, Apple\'s CEO, "Our June quarter results continued to demonstrate our ability to manage our business effectively despite the challenging operating environment. During the quarter, we generated nearly $23 billion in operating cash flow, returned over $28 billion to our shareholders, and continued to invest in our long-term growth plans."\nIntel (US:INTC), the iconic chipmaker, reported an unexpected loss after the bell, which sunk its shares by almost nine percent. Rival Qualcomm also reported a surprise loss, and its shares dropped 5.2%.\nThe Silicon Valley pioneer posted 29 cents a share second quarter adjusted earnings, nowhere near Wall Street analysts\' consensus estimate of 69 cents a share. Revenue tanked, falling to $15.3 billion, well below analysts\' expectations of $17.94 billion.\nIntel executives estimate the company will post similar revenues in the present quarter and put the range at $15 to $16 billion, against current analysts\' $18.72 billion revenue estimate.\nFacebook parent Meta Platforms (US:META) fell $8.86, or 5.2%, to $160.72 after reporting its first-ever decline in quarterly revenue on Wednesday.\nAfter the bell, Amazon reported posting a 20 cents a share loss on about $121 billion of revenue.\nIts shares rose in after hours trading by 12%, bolstered by the company\'s outlook, which called for break-even to $3.5 billion third quarter profit and $125 billion to $130 billion revenue.\n"Despite continued inflationary pressures in fuel, energy, and transportation costs, we\'re making progress on the more controllable costs we referenced last quarter, particularly improving the productivity of our fulfillment network," company CEO Andy Jassy said Thursday.\nBy Greg Morcroft for Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Gains continued after hours as earnings arrived from Apple (US:AAPL) and Amazon (US:AMZN), lifting both firms' shares further into the green. The move gives Spirit (US:SAVE) a clear flight path to agree to sell to JetBlue (US:JBLU), another suitor with a higher offer. Apple shares added 2.8% in late trading after it reported that its iPhone sales remain strong and that it has not cut hiring, contrary to some market perception.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Gains continued after hours as earnings arrived from Apple (US:AAPL) and Amazon (US:AMZN), lifting both firms\' shares further into the green. Frontier Airlines (US:ULCC) shares rose more than 13% on Thursday, a day after it dropped its hostile bid for Spirit Airlines agreed to drop its bid for the low cost carrier. Said Tim Cook, Apple\'s CEO, "Our June quarter results continued to demonstrate our ability to manage our business effectively despite the challenging operating environment.', 'news_article_title': "Apple Aces Earnings and Amazon's Outlook Cheers Investors as Stocks Rise", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Gains continued after hours as earnings arrived from Apple (US:AAPL) and Amazon (US:AMZN), lifting both firms' shares further into the green. Investors are relieved that the company won't get dragged into a bidding war. The company earned $1.20 a share in the quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Gains continued after hours as earnings arrived from Apple (US:AAPL) and Amazon (US:AMZN), lifting both firms' shares further into the green. S Stocks rose for the second consecutive session on Thursday as investors shrugged off another quarter of negative growth in favor of an optimistic reading of Wednesday's three quarter point rate hike and recent comments from some significant tech firms' earnings about their outlook. Intel executives estimate the company will post similar revenues in the present quarter and put the range at $15 to $16 billion, against current analysts' $18.72 billion revenue estimate."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-world-stocks-eye-best-month-since-late-2020-dollar-dips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Simon Jessop\nLONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar dipped as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates.\nAs inflation surges across major markets and central bankers fight to raise rates without killing off growth, riskier markets like stocks have tended to react positively to any perceived softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers.\nAfter Thursday data showed the U.S. economy contracted in the second quarter, stocks rose as traders bet rates would rise more slowly. Euro zone numbers on Friday, meanwhile, beat expectations, yet recession fears are mounting as energy inflation continues to bite in the face of conflict in Ukraine.\nThe MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUSwas last up 0.3%, on course for a near-6% monthly gain, its best since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXXup 0.9%.\nU.S. stocks look set to gain at the open, with futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ESc1NQc1up 0.8% and 1.1%, respectively, with all eyes on fresh wages and consumer price data for clues to the health of the economy.\nDespite the positive end to the month for stocks, Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, said investors should proceed with caution.\n"In the near term, we think the risk-reward for broad equity indexes will be muted. Equities are pricing in a \'soft landing\', yet the risk of a deeper \'slump\' in economic activity is elevated."\nSome of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target following a high-level Communist Party meeting.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUSfell 0.3%.\nNews in the prior session that U.S. gross domestic product had shrunk 0.9% last quarter, to add to a 1.6% contraction in the quarter before that, weighed on the country\'s bond yields and the greenback, but both staged a partial recovery on Friday.\nThe yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR recovered slightly from its overnight lows to trade at 2.7029% while the two-year note\'s US2YT=RR yield, which typically moves in step with interest-rate expectations, was at 2.8703%.\nAfter earlier flirting with positive territory, the dollar was last down 0.4% against a basket of its major peers =USD - yet still on course for a second month of gains.\nFutures markets now predict that U.S. interest rates will peak by December this year compared to June 2023 and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by nearly 50 bps next year to support slowing growth. [0#FF:]\nAgainst the weakening U.S. backdrop, second-quarter GDP data from the euro zone beat expectations, up 0.7%, although growth in the region\'s biggest economy, Germany, lagged.\nIn response, Germany\'s 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR - the benchmark for the euro zone - was last up at 0.89%.\nAcross commodities, Brent crude futures LCOc1 and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 extended early gains and were last up around 2.3% as concerns about supply shortages ahead of the next meeting of OPEC ministers offset doubts around the economic outlook.\nGold gave back some of its early gains to trade up 0.4% to $1,759 an ounce, helped by the weaker dollar.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Additional reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor and Tom Westbrook; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Jacqueline Wong and Chizu Nomiyama)\n(([email protected]; +44 (0) 207 542 5052; Reuters Messaging: Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Simon Jessop LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar dipped as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates. Some of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target following a high-level Communist Party meeting. [0#FF:] Against the weakening U.S. backdrop, second-quarter GDP data from the euro zone beat expectations, up 0.7%, although growth in the region's biggest economy, Germany, lagged.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Simon Jessop LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar dipped as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates. [0#FF:] Against the weakening U.S. backdrop, second-quarter GDP data from the euro zone beat expectations, up 0.7%, although growth in the region's biggest economy, Germany, lagged. World FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Global asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn Asian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 (Additional reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor and Tom Westbrook; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Jacqueline Wong and Chizu Nomiyama) (([email protected]; +44 (0) 207 542 5052; Reuters Messaging: Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks eye best month since late 2020, dollar dips', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Simon Jessop LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar dipped as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates. The MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUSwas last up 0.3%, on course for a near-6% monthly gain, its best since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXXup 0.9%. In response, Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR - the benchmark for the euro zone - was last up at 0.89%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Simon Jessop LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar dipped as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates. The MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUSwas last up 0.3%, on course for a near-6% monthly gain, its best since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXXup 0.9%. World FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Global asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn Asian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 (Additional reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor and Tom Westbrook; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Jacqueline Wong and Chizu Nomiyama) (([email protected]; +44 (0) 207 542 5052; Reuters Messaging: Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-q3-earnings-top-estimates-revenues-increase-y-y', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL reported third-quarter fiscal 2022 earnings of $1.20 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.26% and our estimate of $1.10 per share.\n\nHowever, the reported figure decreased 7.7% year over year.\n\nNet sales increased 1.9% year over year to $82.96 billion, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.19% and our estimate of $81.47 billion.\n\nApple’s second-quarter results benefited from steady demand for iPhone 13. Services business maintained momentum in the reported quarter.\n\niPhone sales increased 2.8% from the year-ago quarter to $40.67 billion and accounted for 49% of total sales. Although the figure beat the consensus mark of $38.94 billion, it missed our estimate of $41.75 billion.\n Apple Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise\nApple Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\n iPhone sales were driven by strong demand for the iPhone 13 family of devices.\n\nServices revenues grew 12.1% from the year-ago quarter to $19.60 billion and accounted for 23.6% of sales. The figure lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.68% and our estimate of $19.70 billion.\n\nServices revenues were negatively impacted by unfavorable forex, the absence of revenues from Russia and the challenging macroeconomic environment.\n\nApple now has more than 860 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio, up 35 million sequentially and 160 million year over year.\n\nThe segment benefited from the robust performance of Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade.\nStrong Americas & Rest of Asia Pacific Sales Aid Growth\nAmericas sales increased 4.5% year over year to $37.47 billion and accounted for 45.2% of total sales. The figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.63% and our estimate of $34.99 billion.\n\nEurope generated $19.29 billion in sales, up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. The region accounted for 23.2% of total sales. Europe sales lagged the consensus mark by 0.91% and our estimate of $19.58 billion.\n\nGreater China sales decreased 1.1% from the year-ago quarter to $14.60 billion, accounting for 17.6% of total sales. The figure lagged the consensus mark by 3.94% and our estimate of $15.33 billion.\n\nJapan’s sales of $5.45 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.64% and our estimate of $5.87 billion. Japan’s sales decreased 15.7% year over year, accounting for 6.6% of total sales.\n\nRest of the Asia Pacific generated sales of $6.15 billion, up 14% year over year. The region accounted for 7.4% of total sales. The figure beat the consensus mark by 9.68% and our estimate of $5.70 billion.\nTop-Line Details\nProduct sales (76.4% of sales) decreased 0.9% year over year to $63.36 billion. Non-iPhone revenues (iPad, Mac and Wearables) declined 6.9% on a combined basis.\n\niPad sales of $7.22 billion declined 2% year over year and accounted for 8.7% of total sales. The figure beat the consensus mark by 2.52% and our estimate of $6.65 billion. \n\nThe year-over-year decline in iPad sales was attributed to supply-chain constraints and unfavorable forex.\n\nMac sales of $7.38 billion decreased 10.4% from the year-ago quarter and accounted for 8.9% of total sales. The figure lagged the consensus mark by 15.10% and our estimate of $8.27 billion.\n\nWearables, Home and Accessories sales decreased 7.9% year over year to $8.08 billion and accounted for 9.7% of total sales. The figure lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.33% but handsomely beat our estimate of $5.09 billion.\n\nThe category sales suffered from unfavorable forex, different launch timing for Home and Accessories products and supply constraints.\n\nApple Watch’s adoption rate continues to grow rapidly. More than two-thirds of the customers who purchased the Apple Watch during the reported quarter were first-time customers.\nOperating Details\nGross margin of 43.3% was unchanged on a year-over-year basis, better than our estimate of 42.2%.\n\nHowever, gross margin decreased 40 bps sequentially due to unfavorable forex.\n\nProducts’ gross margin contracted 190 bps sequentially to 34.5% due to unfavorable forex and revenues mix.\n\nServices’ gross margin was 71.5%, down 110 bps sequentially due to a different mix and unfavorable forex.\n\nOperating expenses rose 15.1% year over year to $12.81 billion due to higher research & development (R&D), and selling, general & administrative (SG&A) expenses, which increased 18.9% and 11.1%, respectively.\n\nOperating margin contracted 180 bps on a year-over-year basis to 27.8%.\nBalance Sheet\nAs of Jun 25, 2022, cash & marketable securities were $179.31 billion compared with $192.73 billion as of Mar 22, 2022.\n\nTerm debt, as of Jun 25, 2022, was $108.71 billion, down from $112.98 billion as of Mar 26, 2022.\n\nApple returned $28 billion in the reported quarter through dividend payouts ($3.8 billion) and share repurchases ($21.7 billion).\nGuidance\nApple did not provide revenue guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.\n\nApple expects year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate during the fiscal fourth quarter compared to the third quarter, despite approximately 600 bps of unfavorable year-over-year impact from forex.\n\nManagement expects supply constraints to be lower in the fiscal fourth quarter compared with the third quarter.\n\nServices revenue growth is expected to be lower than the June quarter due to challenging macroeconomic conditions and unfavorable forex.\n\nGross margin is expected between 41.5% and 42.5% in the fourth quarter. Operating expenses are expected between $12.9 billion and $13.1 billion.\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\nCurrently, Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\n\nApple shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer & Technology sector year to date. While AAPL shares have lost 11.4%, the Computer & Technology sector decreased 25.1%.\n\nAirbnb ABNB, Aspen Technology AZPN, and Fastly FSLY are some better-ranked stocks that investors can consider in the broader sector. All three stocks have a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nAirbnb shares are down 34.6% year to date. ABNB is set to report second-quarter 2022 results on Aug 2.\n\nAspen shares are up 28.2% year to date. AZPN is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2022 results on Aug 8.\n\nFastly shares are down 67.8% year to date. FSLY is set to report second-quarter 2022 results on Aug 3.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nFastly, Inc. (FSLY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAirbnb, Inc. (ABNB): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported third-quarter fiscal 2022 earnings of $1.20 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.26% and our estimate of $1.10 per share. While AAPL shares have lost 11.4%, the Computer & Technology sector decreased 25.1%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported third-quarter fiscal 2022 earnings of $1.20 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.26% and our estimate of $1.10 per share. While AAPL shares have lost 11.4%, the Computer & Technology sector decreased 25.1%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL reported third-quarter fiscal 2022 earnings of $1.20 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.26% and our estimate of $1.10 per share. While AAPL shares have lost 11.4%, the Computer & Technology sector decreased 25.1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported third-quarter fiscal 2022 earnings of $1.20 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.26% and our estimate of $1.10 per share. While AAPL shares have lost 11.4%, the Computer & Technology sector decreased 25.1%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-loses-steam-but-iphone-demand-remains-strong-is-the-stock-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat Wall Street expectations for its third quarter of fiscal 2022 (the three months ended on June 25). Revenue was $82.96 billion (versus $82.97 billion estimated, no worries fretting over a $10 million miss) and earnings per share were $1.20 (beating the $1.16 consensus among analysts).\nApple has been a bulwark this year. Shares have rallied in recent months and are now down just 13% so far in 2022 -- not bad for a bear market. Other tech giants have said in recent weeks that consumer electronics (smartphones included) are headed for a big cool-off in the second half of this year. This appears to be impacting Apple in some areas too, but the flagship iPhone segment is bucking the trend and holding strong. Is Apple stock and its premium price tag a buy at this juncture?\nOvercoming multiple headwinds in the spring\nFirst, let\'s acknowledge that Apple\'s overall results were impressive considering the issues it\'s been facing around the world. Supply chains are a mess (particularly in regard to the chip shortage) and are constraining supply of some devices.\nA strong U.S. dollar is also lowering the value of international revenue, Apple isn\'t doing business in Russia anymore, and ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns (like in Asia) are reducing demand among households for discretionary products. Given all this, the overall year-over-year revenue rise of 2% is nothing to get too upset about. Earnings per share fell 7.7% year over year as profit margins took a small hit.\nApple acknowledged things could be better, confirming comments from other tech companies about weakening consumer demand for some product types and ongoing supply chain wonkiness impacting the ability to deliver a finished product where consumer demand is still strong. iPad, Watch, and Mac sales in the last quarter bear this out.\nAPPLE PRODUCT SEGMENT\nQ3 FISCAL 2022 REVENUE\nYOY INCREASE (DECREASE)\niPhone\n$40.7 billion\n2.8%\nMac\n$7.38 billion\n(10%)\niPad\n$7.22 billion\n(2%)\nWearables, home, and accessories\n$8.08 billion\n(7.9%)\nServices\n$19.6 billion\n12%\nData source: Apple. YOY = year over year.\nThe iPhone is holding strong, though. In fact, just a day prior to Apple\'s report, mobile chip giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) -- which is a top supplier for Android phones -- said it expects full-year smartphone unit sales to now decrease by a mid-single-digit percentage compared to 2021. As far as Apple CEO Tim Cook and the company are concerned, there\'s no observable impact from a weak consumer on the iPhone. The upgrade to 5G-capable phones isn\'t the strong tailwind it was a year or two ago, but all indications are that global 5G iPhone uptake is still going just fine.\nIn particular, the iPhone is doing well in emerging markets where there\'s very little Apple presence currently. And though some device sales were weak last quarter, Apple reported its total user base worldwide rose, which helps drive the continued expansion of its higher-margin "services" business.\nA slowdown may linger, but focus on the long term\nOverall, Q3 was a good one for Apple shareholders. The outlook for the final months of the company\'s 2022 fiscal year wasn\'t particularly exciting but did contain some positive news. Cook and management see further headwinds from the strong U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies. However, revenue is still expected to accelerate compared to the just-finished quarter.\nGross margins could be down to a range of 41.5% to 42.5% (compared to 43.3% just reported), but that isn\'t the end of the world, either. Apple sees value in its own stock, so it continues to repurchase shares ($65 billion during the three months ended in June alone). This ongoing activity should help mitigate lower profit margins and resulting earnings-per-share pressure.\nAfter the report, Apple stock trades for just shy of 24 times trailing-12-month free cash flow. It\'s a premium-priced stock, especially for a company that isn\'t growing much these days. But Apple is a well-oiled machine that can continue to churn out solid financial results even in difficult times. If you\'re looking for fast-growing stocks, this one isn\'t it. But if you want consistent returns over time, Apple stock remains a great company to build a portfolio around.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nNicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat Wall Street expectations for its third quarter of fiscal 2022 (the three months ended on June 25). A strong U.S. dollar is also lowering the value of international revenue, Apple isn't doing business in Russia anymore, and ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns (like in Asia) are reducing demand among households for discretionary products. In fact, just a day prior to Apple's report, mobile chip giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) -- which is a top supplier for Android phones -- said it expects full-year smartphone unit sales to now decrease by a mid-single-digit percentage compared to 2021.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat Wall Street expectations for its third quarter of fiscal 2022 (the three months ended on June 25). Apple acknowledged things could be better, confirming comments from other tech companies about weakening consumer demand for some product types and ongoing supply chain wonkiness impacting the ability to deliver a finished product where consumer demand is still strong. iPhone $40.7 billion 2.8% Mac $7.38 billion (10%) iPad $7.22 billion (2%) Wearables, home, and accessories $8.08 billion (7.9%) Services $19.6 billion 12% Data source: Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Loses Steam, but iPhone Demand Remains Strong -- Is the Stock a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat Wall Street expectations for its third quarter of fiscal 2022 (the three months ended on June 25). The iPhone is holding strong, though. The outlook for the final months of the company's 2022 fiscal year wasn't particularly exciting but did contain some positive news.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat Wall Street expectations for its third quarter of fiscal 2022 (the three months ended on June 25). Apple acknowledged things could be better, confirming comments from other tech companies about weakening consumer demand for some product types and ongoing supply chain wonkiness impacting the ability to deliver a finished product where consumer demand is still strong. iPhone $40.7 billion 2.8% Mac $7.38 billion (10%) iPad $7.22 billion (2%) Wearables, home, and accessories $8.08 billion (7.9%) Services $19.6 billion 12% Data source: Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-sp-500-open-higher-on-positive-forecasts-from-apple-amazon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 opened higher on Friday as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 14.90 points, or 0.37%, at 4,087.33, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 77.10 points, or 0.63%, to 12,239.69 at the opening bell.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 14.01 points, or 0.04%, at the open to 32,515.62.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 opened higher on Friday as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 14.01 points, or 0.04%, at the open to 32,515.62. (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) (([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 opened higher on Friday as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 14.90 points, or 0.37%, at 4,087.33, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 77.10 points, or 0.63%, to 12,239.69 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) (([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq, S&P 500 open higher on positive forecasts from Apple, Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 opened higher on Friday as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 14.90 points, or 0.37%, at 4,087.33, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 77.10 points, or 0.63%, to 12,239.69 at the opening bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 14.01 points, or 0.04%, at the open to 32,515.62.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'July 29 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 opened higher on Friday as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies to survive an economic downturn, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 14.90 points, or 0.37%, at 4,087.33, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 77.10 points, or 0.63%, to 12,239.69 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) (([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pbf-energy-and-southern-copper-have-been-highlighted-as-zacks-bull-and-bear-of-the-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – July 29, 2022 – Zacks Equity Research shares PBF Energy PBF as the Bull of the Day and Southern Copper SCCO as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Intel INTC.\nHere is a synopsis of all five stocks:\nBull of the Day:\nPBF Energy, a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has been a substantial beneficiary of higher commodity prices over the past year. PBF had been steadily outperforming the market before pulling back along with the energy sector over the past month. With oil looking to stabilize in the short-term, along with hints from the Fed regarding the potential for slower rate hikes in the future, energy stocks such as PBF are looking to begin the next leg up. The retreat in price over the past few weeks presents investors with a solid buying opportunity.\nPBF sports the highest Zacks Growth and Value Style Scores of ‘A’. The company is part of the Zacks Oil and Gas – Refining and Marketing industry group, which ranks in the top 2% out of more than 250 Zacks Ranked Industries. This group has widely outperformed the market this year, advancing more than 26% while the S&P 500 is in a deep correction.\nHistorical research studies suggest that approximately half of a stock’s price appreciation is due to its industry grouping. In fact, the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Industries outperforms the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1. It’s no secret that investing in stocks that are part of leading industry groups can give us a leg up relative to the market. By focusing on leading stocks within the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Industries, we can dramatically improve our stock-picking success.\nCompany Description\nPBF Energy is a leading refiner that produces gasoline, diesel, heating oil, jet fuel, and petrochemicals. The company sells its products in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. PBF also provides rail, truck, and marine transportation services. PBF Energy was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.\nEarnings Trends and Future Estimates\nPBF has surpassed earnings estimates in each of the past four quarters. The refiner reported Q2 EPS just yesterday of $10.58/share, a 43.75% surprise over the $7.36 consensus estimate. PBF has delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 77.97%.\nAnalysts are in agreement in terms of earnings revisions and have increased their estimates across the board. For the third quarter, analysts covering PBF have increased their estimates by 123.03% in the past 60 days. The Q3 Zacks Consensus EPS estimate now stands at $3.68, translating to a staggering potential growth rate of 2,966.67% relative to the same quarter last year.\nFor the full year, analysts have bumped up their earnings projections by 164.11% in the past 60 days. The 2022 Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate is now $12.73, reflecting anticipated growth of 609.2% relative to last year. Revenues are expected to climb 39.36% to $37.98 billion. Clearly, the growth is there for PBF investors.\nStock Performance & Valuation\nPBF shares have advanced over 230% in the past year. Only stocks that are in extremely powerful uptrends are able to make this type of price move while the major indices are in a correction. This is the kind of stock we want to include in our portfolio – one that is trending well and receiving positive earnings estimate revisions. Shares have advanced over 140% this year alone.\nEmpirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. And as we know, PBF Energy has recently witnessed positive revisions. As long as this trend remains intact (and PBF continues to deliver earnings beats), the stock will likely continue its bullish run this year. Cautious investors may feel hesitant about investing in a stock that has come this far, but the fact is this elite company is still outperforming.\nDespite the impressive performance, PBF remains relatively undervalued, irrespective of the metric used:\nBottom Line\nSolid institutional buying should continue to provide a tailwind for the stock price. PBF is ranked favorably by our Style Score Categories with an ‘A’ for Value and ‘A’ for Growth, paving the way for an overall ‘A’ VGM score. This indicates that there’s a strong likelihood that PBF’s outperformance will continue on the heels of strong sales and earnings growth.\nRobust fundamentals combined with a strong technical trend certainly justify adding shares to the mix. Backed by a leading industry group and robust history of earnings beats, it’s not difficult to see why this company is a compelling investment. This market winner continues to prove its doubters wrong, and investors would be wise to consider PBF as a portfolio candidate if they haven’t already done so.\nBear of the Day:\nSouthern Copper is engaged in the mining, smelting, and refining processes of copper and other minerals. The company operates internationally in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. SCCO is also involved in the production of refined gold, silver, and other materials. In addition, the company operates a host of underground mines that produce zinc and lead. SCCO was incorporated in 1952. Based in Phoenix, AZ, Southern Copper operates as a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.\nThe Zacks Rundown\nSCCO, a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), is a component of the Zacks Mining – Non Ferrous industry group, which ranks in the bottom 8% out of more than 250 Zacks Ranked Industries. As such, we expect this industry group as a whole to underperform the market over the next 3 to 6 months. This group has fallen over 25% year-to-date, widely underperforming the -15% decline from the S&P 500.\nCandidates in the bottom tiers of industries can often be solid potential short candidates. While individual stocks have the ability to outperform even when included in a poor-performing industry group, the inclusion in a weaker group serves as a headwind for any potential rallies and the journey forward is that much tougher.\nThe odds are stacked against SCCO, and the stock is agreeing with this notion. SCCO experienced a climax top back in April and has been in a price downtrend ever since. The share price is hitting a series of 52-week lows and represents a compelling short opportunity as the market continues its volatile start to the year.\nSouthern Copper is also relatively overvalued, irrespective of the valuation metric used.\nRecent Earnings Misses and Deteriorating Forecasts\nSCCO has fallen short of earnings estimates in two of the last three quarters. The mining company most recently reported Q2 earnings earlier this week of $0.56/share, missing the $0.95/share consensus estimate by -41.05%. The stock has moved steadily lower since the announcement, even as the market has rallied.\nThe company has posted a trailing four-quarter average earnings miss of -10.91%. Consistently falling short of earnings estimates is a recipe for underperformance, and SCCO is no exception.\nAnalysts are in agreement in terms of earnings revisions, and have slashed estimates across the board. For the full year, EPS projections have declined 10.39% to $3.71/share, reflecting negative growth of -15.49% relative to last year.\nDeclining earnings estimates are a huge red flag and need to be respected. Negative growth year-over-year is the type of trend that bears like to see.\nTechnical Outlook\nSCCO is in a sustained downtrend. The stock has plunged below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The stock is making a series of lower lows, with no respite from the selling in sight. Also, both moving averages have rolled over and are sloping down – another good sign for the bears.\nWhile not the most accurate indicator, SCCO has also experienced what is known as a \'death cross,\' wherein the stock\'s 50-day moving average crosses below its 200-day moving average. SCCO would have to make a serious move to the upside and show increasing earnings estimate revisions to warrant taking any long positions in the stock. The stock has fallen nearly 20% this year alone.\nFinal Thoughts\nA deteriorating fundamental and technical backdrop show that this stock is not set to print new highs anytime soon. The fact that SCCO is included in one of the worst-performing industry groups provides yet another headwind to a long list of concerns. A history of earnings misses and falling future earnings estimates will likely serve as a ceiling to any potential rallies, nurturing the stock\'s downtrend.\nOur Zacks Style Scores depict a weakening outlook for this stock, as SCCO is rated a \'C\' in our Growth category. Potential investors may want to give this stock the cold shoulder, or perhaps include it as part of a short or hedge strategy. Bulls will want to steer clear of an overvalued SCCO until the situation shows major signs of improvement.\nAdditional content:\nAmazon, Apple Up on Earnings, Intel Takes a Bath\nMarket indices rallied off yesterday morning\'s lineup of economic data that in more unforgiving times (say, a month or two ago) might have met the buzzsaw; nowadays, we see grow across the board: the Dow was +332 points on the day, +1.03%, while the Nasdaq grew +130 points, +1.08%. Further, the S&P 500 at +1.21% and the small-cap Russell 200 +1.34% rounded out a positive trading day.\nRenowned investor Leon Cooperman recently described a market "bottom" as having occurred when trading is impervious to bad news. Well, bad news is what we got ahead of Thursday\'s open, where Q2 GDP posted a negative headline for the second-straight quarter while jobless claims\' 4-week moving average keeps climbing. It\'s been a rough quarter but a "so far, so good" Q2 earnings season — at least ahead of yesterday afternoon\'s marquee reports:\nApple notched its third-straight earnings beat in its fiscal Q3 results, reaching $1.20 per share for a 6-cent beat (though still below the year-ago\'s $1.30 per share). Revenues posted a slight beat to $82.96 billion from $81.99 billion in the Zacks consensus. Shares of the world\'s largest gadget maker were up +3% in after-market trading.\niPhone sales are still the bread and butter of Apple, and these came in better than expected to 40.67 billion units sold in the past three months. Its Services revenue was a tad below expectations at $19.6 billion, while Mac sales dropped -10% on supply constraints and foreign exchange headwinds. But considering its China business only came in -1% in a very challenging quarter, we\'d have to see this quarter from Apple as not only being better than expected, but as strong as reasonably expected.\nShares of Amazon bloomed +10% in late trading, even though the company posted a -20 cent loss per share in Q2, as opposed to a 15-cent gain. Revenues came in better than expected, however: $121.23 billion versus $119.67 billion expected. The company took a $6 billion charge in the quarter to adjust for extra labor and capacity, which may explain the bottom-line big miss.\nAmazon Web Services (AWS), the company\'s cloud-based profit engine outpaced expectations in the quarter: $19.74 billion surpassed the anticipated $19.54 billion, while Advertising revenue grew +21% year over year to $8.76 billion, above the expected $8.65 billion. Online Stores and Subscribers came in a little short of estimates, but overall results were, just like Apple, better than expected.\nIntel, however, is a different story: in an absolute nightmare quarter, the chip-making giant posted earnings of 29 cents per share, less than half the 69 cents expected and more than 4x lower than the $1.28 per share in the year-ago quarter. CEO Pat Gelsinger said the quarter was "below standard" and that they "can and must do better." It\'s the company\'s first miss in more than eight years.\nGuidance for Q3 was abysmal, as well: 30 cents per share is expected on the bottom line, less than half the 90 cents in the Zacks consensus, while revenues next quarter, which had previously been expected to reach $18.91 billion, are now guiding to a range of $15-16 billion. The company also posted its worst Data Center revenue, perhaps ever, -16%. Shares were down -10% in late-session trading.\nIn other news, the Chips Act passed Congress Thursday, which will allot more than $50 billion to semiconductor companies to begin generating chips in the U.S. This is widely seen as not only good for supply-chain initiatives that rely on advanced technology, like automobile dashboards, but a win for national security. It\'s also seen as a hedge against possible aggression in Taiwan by China.\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? 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(PBF): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Intel INTC. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Here is a synopsis of all five stocks: Bull of the Day: PBF Energy, a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has been a substantial beneficiary of higher commodity prices over the past year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Intel INTC. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Despite the impressive performance, PBF remains relatively undervalued, irrespective of the metric used: Bottom Line Solid institutional buying should continue to provide a tailwind for the stock price.', 'news_article_title': 'PBF Energy and Southern Copper have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Intel INTC. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Earnings Trends and Future Estimates PBF has surpassed earnings estimates in each of the past four quarters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Intel INTC. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Here is a synopsis of all five stocks: Bull of the Day: PBF Energy, a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has been a substantial beneficiary of higher commodity prices over the past year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-futures-surge-as-apple-amazon-hold-out-against-weak-consumer-spending', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Nasdaq 1.06%, Dow 0.27%, S&P 0.72%\nJuly 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks futures gained led by the Nasdaq on Friday as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies in the face of weaker consumer spending, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment.\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O shot up 12.1% after it forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue from bigger fees from its Prime loyalty subscriptions.\nHigh-growth stocks also benefited from the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes retreating 0.2% US10YT=RR, with Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O adding between 0.5% and 1.6%. US/\nInvestor worries of bigger interest rate increases began to ease after the U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday said the American economy unexpectedly contracted for the second straight quarter.\nData later in the day will show consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of economic activity, likely accelerated 0.9% in June following a 0.2% gain in May.\nThe so-called core PCE price index, a closely watched metric by the Fed, likely remained unchanged in June at 4.7%.\nToward the end of a power-packed week, all three of Wall Street's main indexes were set for their second straight weekly gain.\nAt 7:07 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 87 points, or 0.27%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 29.25 points, or 0.72%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 135.25 points, or 1.06%.\nShares of Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N rose 4.0% and 2.8%, respectively, after the oil majors posted their biggest quarterly earnings on the back of soaring energy prices.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. High-growth stocks also benefited from the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes retreating 0.2% US10YT=RR, with Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O adding between 0.5% and 1.6%. US/ Investor worries of bigger interest rate increases began to ease after the U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday said the American economy unexpectedly contracted for the second straight quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Futures up: Nasdaq 1.06%, Dow 0.27%, S&P 0.72% July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks futures gained led by the Nasdaq on Friday as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies in the face of weaker consumer spending, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. Toward the end of a power-packed week, all three of Wall Street's main indexes were set for their second straight weekly gain.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq futures surge as Apple, Amazon hold out against weak consumer spending', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Nasdaq 1.06%, Dow 0.27%, S&P 0.72% July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks futures gained led by the Nasdaq on Friday as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies in the face of weaker consumer spending, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 2.4% in premarket trading after the iPhone maker said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending. Futures up: Nasdaq 1.06%, Dow 0.27%, S&P 0.72% July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks futures gained led by the Nasdaq on Friday as positive forecasts from Apple and Amazon indicated resilience in mega-cap companies in the face of weaker consumer spending, with hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy boosting sentiment. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 87 points, or 0.27%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 29.25 points, or 0.72%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 135.25 points, or 1.06%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-world-stocks-eye-best-month-since-late-2020-dollar-recovers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Simon Jessop\nLONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar staged a recovery from the day\'s lows as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates.\nAs inflation surges across major markets and central bankers fight to raise rates without killing off growth, riskier markets like stocks have tended to react positively to any perceived softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers.\nAfter Thursday data showed the U.S. economy contracted in the second quarter, stocks rose as traders bet rates would rise more slowly. Euro zone numbers on Friday, meanwhile, beat expectations, yet recession fears are mounting as energy inflation continues to bite in the face of conflict in Ukraine.\nThe MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up 0.2%, on course for a near-6% monthly gain, its best since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXX up 0.9%.\nU.S. stocks look set to gain later in the session, with futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ESc1NQc1 up 0.7% and 1.1%, respectively, with all eyes on fresh wages and consumer price data for clues to the health of the economy.\nDespite the positive end to the month for stocks, Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, said investors should proceed with caution.\n"In the near term, we think the risk-reward for broad equity indexes will be muted. Equities are pricing in a \'soft landing\', yet the risk of a deeper \'slump\' in economic activity is elevated."\nSome of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target following a high-level Communist Party meeting.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.4%.\nNews in the prior session that U.S. gross domestic product had shrunk 0.9% last quarter, to add to a 1.6% contraction in the quarter before that, weighed on the country\'s bond yields and the greenback, but both staged a recovery on Friday.\nThe yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR recovered slightly from its overnight lows to trade at 2.7229% while the two-year note\'s US2YT=RR yield, which typically moves in step with interest-rate expectations, was at 2.8885%.\nThe dollar was last flat against a basket of its major peers =USD - yet still on course for a second month of gains.\nFutures markets now predict that U.S. interest rates will peak by December this year compared to June 2023 and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by nearly 50 bps next year to support slowing growth. [0#FF:]\nAgainst the weakening U.S. backdrop, second-quarter GDP data from the euro zone beat expectations, up 0.7%, although growth in the region\'s biggest economy, Germany, lagged.\nIn response, Germany\'s 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR - the benchmark for the euro zone - was last up at 0.91%.\nAcross commodities, Brent crude futures LCOc1 and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 extended early gains and were last up 2.3% as concerns about supply shortages ahead of the next meeting of OPEC ministers offset doubts around the economic outlook.\nGold gave back some of its early gains to trade up 0.3% to $1,759 an ounce, helped by the weaker dollar.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Additional reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor and Tom Westbrook; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected]; +44 (0) 207 542 5052; Reuters Messaging: Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Simon Jessop LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar staged a recovery from the day's lows as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates. Despite the positive end to the month for stocks, Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, said investors should proceed with caution. Some of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target following a high-level Communist Party meeting.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Simon Jessop LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar staged a recovery from the day's lows as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates. [0#FF:] Against the weakening U.S. backdrop, second-quarter GDP data from the euro zone beat expectations, up 0.7%, although growth in the region's biggest economy, Germany, lagged. World FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Global asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn Asian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 (Additional reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor and Tom Westbrook; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected]; +44 (0) 207 542 5052; Reuters Messaging: Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks eye best month since late 2020, dollar recovers', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Simon Jessop LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar staged a recovery from the day's lows as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates. The MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up 0.2%, on course for a near-6% monthly gain, its best since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXX up 0.9%. In response, Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR - the benchmark for the euro zone - was last up at 0.91%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Simon Jessop LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020, as euro zone growth beat expectations, while the dollar staged a recovery from the day's lows as traders await fresh U.S. data for clues to the outlook for rates. The MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up 0.2%, on course for a near-6% monthly gain, its best since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXX up 0.9%. World FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Global asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn Asian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 (Additional reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor and Tom Westbrook; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected]; +44 (0) 207 542 5052; Reuters Messaging: Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-factors-that-led-to-meta-platforms-first-revenue-decline', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It wasn\'t all too surprising when Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) reported a year-over-year decline in revenue in the second quarter. The results were foreshadowed by weak results from its peers in social media, and analysts expected revenue to come in roughly flat, compared to the year-ago period.\nThere are a lot of factors negatively impacting Meta\'s revenue right now. Some will stick around for awhile; others will dissipate quickly. Here are five big ones for investors to know.\n1. Economic uncertainty\nWe\'re in the midst of global economic uncertainty. Rising inflation has affected food, gasoline, and other essentials and has left many households with less money to spend for discretionary purchases.\nSupply chain bottlenecks have left many store shelves empty. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) has now fallen for two consecutive quarters. It\'s a lot harder to justify ad spend for a lot of businesses in this environment.\nThat\'s reflected in both the second-quarter results and management\'s outlook for the third quarter. It\'s unclear when the economy will turn around and advertising demand will improve. But the impact is being seen throughout the industry, so it doesn\'t indicate a weakness from Meta itself.\n2. Stronger dollar\nThe dollar strengthened against foreign currencies during the first half of 2022. Meta generates a significant portion of its revenue -- over 54% last quarter -- from countries outside of the United States. As a result, management said revenue growth would have been 3% on an foreign exchange neutral basis, versus the 1% decline it experienced.\nExchange rates will continue to weigh on third-quarter results. "Foreign currency will be an approximately 6% headwind to year-over-year total revenue growth in the third quarter, based on current exchange rates," management shared in the earnings release.\nAgain, this is an industrywide issue. But Meta has greater exposure to foreign markets than many of its peers, which means foreign-exchange rates will play a bigger factor in its results.\n3. Apple iOS changes\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made changes in iOS 14, released last fall, that required apps to ask for permission to track users\' data across other apps. The ability to track users who saw an ad on Facebook or Instagram and then made a purchase at a store\'s website or mobile app was key for Meta. It let advertisers know how well their ads converted into sales.\nWithout that data, advertisers are less sure how valuable Facebook and Instagram ads are. That\'s impacting their willingness to pay, and pushing them to seek platforms with more measurable advertising.\nThe good news for investors is that Meta (and the rest of the industry) will mostly lap the impact of iOS 14 in the third quarter. While it remains a challenge for Meta, which is working on artificial intelligence (AI) to improve ad measurement, the impact on revenue growth will be neutral going forward.\n4. Reels growth\nOne big area of investment for Meta is its Reels format, which it features on both Instagram and Facebook. Management said Reels accounts for 20% of time spent on Instagram during the first quarter, and engagement with the format across Facebook and Instagram increased 30% in the second quarter.\nThat\'s notable because Reels still monetizes at lower rates than Feed and Stories in Instagram and Facebook. While management says Reels is additive in time spent, it\'s still somewhat cannibalistic of those other formats. As a result, average ad prices and revenue per minute of engagement declined.\nLong term, investors should expect the growth of Reels to become additive to overall user monetization, but there\'s an adjustment period, just as we saw with the growth of Stories.\n5. Competition\nWhile most of Meta\'s competition in social media is experiencing similar headwinds, it shouldn\'t be lost that there\'s an impact from advertisers having more choices in the space. The growth of TikTok, specifically, has had a clear impact on Meta, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg hasn\'t been shy about addressing the competitive pressure of the app in the past.\nWhen marketers cut spending on social media advertising as a group, the impact of competition is most apparent. And that\'s what happened in the second quarter. The pressure is on Meta to win share of digital ad spending by offering superior ad products and maintaining engagement on its apps.\nTo that end, Meta has copied a lot of what\'s made Tiktok successful, including the short-form video format and AI-generated content recommendations. It\'s gotten some pushback for the changes, but it could ultimately make the apps more engaging.\nOverall, Meta remains a strong option for advertiser dollars with more data and more users than any of its competitors. As it works through some of the headwinds, it could come out much stronger, proving the sell-off after its latest earnings report is a great buying opportunity for Meta stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Adam Levy has positions in Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple iOS changes Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made changes in iOS 14, released last fall, that required apps to ask for permission to track users\' data across other apps. "Foreign currency will be an approximately 6% headwind to year-over-year total revenue growth in the third quarter, based on current exchange rates," management shared in the earnings release. While it remains a challenge for Meta, which is working on artificial intelligence (AI) to improve ad measurement, the impact on revenue growth will be neutral going forward.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple iOS changes Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made changes in iOS 14, released last fall, that required apps to ask for permission to track users\' data across other apps. It wasn\'t all too surprising when Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) reported a year-over-year decline in revenue in the second quarter. "Foreign currency will be an approximately 6% headwind to year-over-year total revenue growth in the third quarter, based on current exchange rates," management shared in the earnings release.', 'news_article_title': '5 Factors That Led to Meta Platforms First Revenue Decline', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple iOS changes Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made changes in iOS 14, released last fall, that required apps to ask for permission to track users' data across other apps. It wasn't all too surprising when Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) reported a year-over-year decline in revenue in the second quarter. The results were foreshadowed by weak results from its peers in social media, and analysts expected revenue to come in roughly flat, compared to the year-ago period.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple iOS changes Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made changes in iOS 14, released last fall, that required apps to ask for permission to track users' data across other apps. It wasn't all too surprising when Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) reported a year-over-year decline in revenue in the second quarter. Management said Reels accounts for 20% of time spent on Instagram during the first quarter, and engagement with the format across Facebook and Instagram increased 30% in the second quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-q2-gdp-grows-at-slowest-in-two-years-on-china-lockdowns-covid', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Preliminary Q2 GDP +3.08% y/y vs Q1 +3.14% (Reuters poll +3.1%)\nQ2 exports +15.38% y/y in U.S. dollar terms\nRecasts, adds details\nTAIPEI, July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy grew at its slowest pace in two years in the second quarter and performed slightly worse than expected, hit by supply chain woes and a domestic surge in COVID-19 cases.\nFor the April-June period, annual gross domestic product(GDP) grew by 3.08% from the same period a year earlier, compared with 3.14% for the previous quarter, preliminary data from the statistics agency showed on Friday.\nThat was below an increase of 3.1% forecast in a Reuters poll, and the slowest pace since eking out 0.63% growth in the second quarter of 2020 when the pandemic began to race around the world.\nAs a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Taiwan's economy has outperformed many regional peers during the COVID-19 pandemic, benefiting from robust demand for tech exports as more people have turned to working and studying from home.\nA global shortage of semiconductors has also filled Taiwan chip makers' order books and driven them to expand production at home.\nBut supply chain problems caused by lockdowns in its largest trading partner China to control COVID-19, plus a domestic coronavirus outbreak have weighed on Taiwan's trade-dependent economy.\nThe statistics office said exports in the second quarter had been impacted by both China's lockdowns and slowing demand for consumer electronics, while domestic consumption was affected by Taiwan's own COVID-19 outbreak.\nTotal second-quarter exports rose 15.38% from a year earlier in U.S. dollar terms, the agency said.\n(Reporting by Roger Tung and Meg Shen; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Kim Coghill)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Taiwan's economy has outperformed many regional peers during the COVID-19 pandemic, benefiting from robust demand for tech exports as more people have turned to working and studying from home. But supply chain problems caused by lockdowns in its largest trading partner China to control COVID-19, plus a domestic coronavirus outbreak have weighed on Taiwan's trade-dependent economy. The statistics office said exports in the second quarter had been impacted by both China's lockdowns and slowing demand for consumer electronics, while domestic consumption was affected by Taiwan's own COVID-19 outbreak.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Taiwan's economy has outperformed many regional peers during the COVID-19 pandemic, benefiting from robust demand for tech exports as more people have turned to working and studying from home. Preliminary Q2 GDP +3.08% y/y vs Q1 +3.14% (Reuters poll +3.1%) Q2 exports +15.38% y/y in U.S. dollar terms Recasts, adds details TAIPEI, July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy grew at its slowest pace in two years in the second quarter and performed slightly worse than expected, hit by supply chain woes and a domestic surge in COVID-19 cases. For the April-June period, annual gross domestic product(GDP) grew by 3.08% from the same period a year earlier, compared with 3.14% for the previous quarter, preliminary data from the statistics agency showed on Friday.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan Q2 GDP grows at slowest in two years on China lockdowns, COVID', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Taiwan's economy has outperformed many regional peers during the COVID-19 pandemic, benefiting from robust demand for tech exports as more people have turned to working and studying from home. Preliminary Q2 GDP +3.08% y/y vs Q1 +3.14% (Reuters poll +3.1%) Q2 exports +15.38% y/y in U.S. dollar terms Recasts, adds details TAIPEI, July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy grew at its slowest pace in two years in the second quarter and performed slightly worse than expected, hit by supply chain woes and a domestic surge in COVID-19 cases. A global shortage of semiconductors has also filled Taiwan chip makers' order books and driven them to expand production at home.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Taiwan's economy has outperformed many regional peers during the COVID-19 pandemic, benefiting from robust demand for tech exports as more people have turned to working and studying from home. Preliminary Q2 GDP +3.08% y/y vs Q1 +3.14% (Reuters poll +3.1%) Q2 exports +15.38% y/y in U.S. dollar terms Recasts, adds details TAIPEI, July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy grew at its slowest pace in two years in the second quarter and performed slightly worse than expected, hit by supply chain woes and a domestic surge in COVID-19 cases. For the April-June period, annual gross domestic product(GDP) grew by 3.08% from the same period a year earlier, compared with 3.14% for the previous quarter, preliminary data from the statistics agency showed on Friday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-world-stocks-eye-best-month-since-late-2020-dollar-slips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Simon Jessop and Kanupriya Kapoor\nLONDON/SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best month since late 2020 as traders bet a weakening U.S. economy could slow the pace of monetary tightening in the world\'s largest economy, while the dollar struggled broadly against its rivals.\nAs inflation surges across major markets and central bankers fight to raise rates without killing off growth, riskier markets like stocks have tended to react positively to any softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers.\nAfter Thursday data showing a second-quarter contraction for the U.S. economy helped U.S. markets rise strongly, European shares shrugged off weakness in Asian markets overnight to gain at the open.\nFutures markets now predict that U.S. interest rates will peak by December this year compared to June 2023 at the start of July month and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by nearly 50 bps next year to support slowing growth. [0#FF:]\nThe MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up 0.3%, on course for a near-6% monthly gain, its best since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXX up 0.8%.\nU.S. stocks look set to gain later in the session, with futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ESc1NQc1 up 0.7% and 1.4%, respectively, buoyed in part by strong overnight earnings from Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O.\nDespite the positive end to the month for stocks, Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, said investors should proceed with caution.\n"In the near term, we think the risk-reward for broad equity indexes will be muted. Equities are pricing in a \'soft landing\', yet the risk of a deeper \'slump\' in economic activity is elevated."\nSome of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target after a high-level Communist Party meeting.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.3%.\nNews in the prior session that U.S. gross domestic product had shrunk 0.9% last quarter, to add to a 1.6% contraction in the quarter before that, weighed on the country\'s bond yields and the greenback and both remained subdued on Friday.\nThe weakness came despite the Federal Reserve on Wednesday k delivering an aggressive interest rate hike of 75 basis points, its third this year.\nThe yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR recovered slightly from its overnight lows to trade at 2.6975% while the two-year note\'s US2YT=RR yield, which typically moves in step with interest-rate expectations, was at 2.8500%.\nThe dollar was last down 0.5% against a basket of its major peers =USD - yet still on course for a second month of gains - leaving the yen eyeing its best month in two years as the fall in U.S. Treasury yields weighed on the greenback.\nIn Europe, Germany\'s 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR - the benchmark for the euro zone - was up almost 5 basis points in early trade at 0.85% yet that still leaves it down 50 bps on the month, on course for its weakest showing since 2010.\nAcross commodities, Brent crude futures LCOc1 and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 were last up 1.3%-1.7% as concerns about supply shortages ahead of the next meeting of OPEC ministers just about offset doubts around the economic outlook.\nGold extended its overnight gains to trade up 0.6% to $1,765 an ounce, helped by the weaker dollar.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Additional reporting by Tom Westbrook; Editing by Richard Pullin, Sam Holmes and Angus MacSwan)\n(([email protected]; +44 (0) 207 542 5052; Reuters Messaging: Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U.S. stocks look set to gain later in the session, with futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ESc1NQc1 up 0.7% and 1.4%, respectively, buoyed in part by strong overnight earnings from Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O. Despite the positive end to the month for stocks, Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, said investors should proceed with caution. Some of that concern had been evident in Asian stock markets overnight, after Beijing omitted reference to its full-year GDP growth target after a high-level Communist Party meeting.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'U.S. stocks look set to gain later in the session, with futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ESc1NQc1 up 0.7% and 1.4%, respectively, buoyed in part by strong overnight earnings from Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O. After Thursday data showing a second-quarter contraction for the U.S. economy helped U.S. markets rise strongly, European shares shrugged off weakness in Asian markets overnight to gain at the open. Futures markets now predict that U.S. interest rates will peak by December this year compared to June 2023 at the start of July month and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by nearly 50 bps next year to support slowing growth.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks eye best month since late 2020, dollar slips', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'U.S. stocks look set to gain later in the session, with futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ESc1NQc1 up 0.7% and 1.4%, respectively, buoyed in part by strong overnight earnings from Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O. After Thursday data showing a second-quarter contraction for the U.S. economy helped U.S. markets rise strongly, European shares shrugged off weakness in Asian markets overnight to gain at the open. [0#FF:] The MSCI World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up 0.3%, on course for a near-6% monthly gain, its best since November 2020, buoyed by broad gains across European markets, with the STOXX Europe 600 .STOXX up 0.8%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'U.S. stocks look set to gain later in the session, with futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ESc1NQc1 up 0.7% and 1.4%, respectively, buoyed in part by strong overnight earnings from Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O. After Thursday data showing a second-quarter contraction for the U.S. economy helped U.S. markets rise strongly, European shares shrugged off weakness in Asian markets overnight to gain at the open. Futures markets now predict that U.S. interest rates will peak by December this year compared to June 2023 at the start of July month and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by nearly 50 bps next year to support slowing growth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-shrug-off-wall-st-rally-as-focus-shifts-to-china-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Kanupriya Kapoor\nSINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as fresh concerns about Chinese growth trumped any fillip regional markets received from brisk Wall Street earnings and some tempering of more aggressive expectations about U.S. interest rate hikes.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.31%, swinging into the red. Japan\'s Nikkei share average .N225 fell 0.26%, also erasing earlier gains.\nPulling broader sentiment down were Chinese markets, with Hong Kong\'s Hang Seng index .HIS and the Shanghai composite index .SSEC falling as much as 2.3% and 0.72% respectively. The Seoul index .KS11 and Australia\'s index .AXJO were up 0.40% and 0.88%, respectively.\nFutures markets pointed to a brisk European session with EUROSTOXX 50 futures STXEc1 up 0.38% and FTSE futures FFIc1 climbing 0.25%.\nThe yen firmed against the dollar at 133.44, heading for its best month in two years as a fall in U.S. Treasury yields hit the greenback.\nAnalysts say the overnight Wall Street rally could point to a disconnect between the dire reality consumers face and markets trying to leap forward and price in a Federal Reserve rate cut.\n"Enjoy the rally while it\'s there, but look carefully at the Fed messaging which depends on the course of inflation, look at the gas crisis in Europe where markets might panic, look at China still stuck in the mud because of their COVID policy," said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management. "We could go into deeper downswing because CPI data is slipping globally."\nOvernight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 1.03%, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 1.21% and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 1.08%.\nEconomists are debating whether the world\'s biggest economy is already in or on the verge of a recession, as it battles its highest inflation in four decades and gross domestic product shrinks - at a 0.9% annualized rate last quarter, after a 1.6% contraction in the quarter before that.\nThe Federal Reserve delivered another aggressive interest rate hike of 75 basis points this week, its third this year.\nIn Asia, investors focused on headlines that showed Beijing omitting reference to its full-year GDP growth target after a high-level Communist Party meeting, instead focusing on achieving the best possible results for the economy this year.\nEquities, however, rallied this week as comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell led to speculation that rate hikes would begin to slow and eventually turn to rate cuts in 2023. Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3%, respectively, after hours as the tech giants reported better-than-expected earnings.\nThe yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR was at 2.6704% while the two-year note\'s US2YT=RR yield, which typically moves in step with interest-rate expectations, was at 2.8399%.\n"There\'s this see-saw at the moment with inflation and growth concerns," said Tom Nash, fixed income portfolio manager at UBS Asset Management in Sydney, with surprisingly soft U.S. growth figures putting the focus on the latter.\n"When it\'s inflation concerns, yields are going up, when it\'s growth concerns yields are going down. What we\'re seeing at the moment is the market is putting less emphasis on inflation and more on growth."\nBrent crude futures LCOc1 turned negative, dropping 0.14% to $106.99 a barrel after hitting $108 in previous trade, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) CLc1 was at $96.64.\nGold rose 0.38% to $1,762 an ounce, pressured by a strong dollar and Treasury yields.\nTo read Reuters Markets and Finance news, click on https://www.reuters.com/finance/marketsFor the state of play of Asian stock markets please click on: 0#.INDEXA\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Additional reporting by Tom Westbrook; Editing by Richard Pullin and Sam Holmes)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3%, respectively, after hours as the tech giants reported better-than-expected earnings. By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as fresh concerns about Chinese growth trumped any fillip regional markets received from brisk Wall Street earnings and some tempering of more aggressive expectations about U.S. interest rate hikes. Analysts say the overnight Wall Street rally could point to a disconnect between the dire reality consumers face and markets trying to leap forward and price in a Federal Reserve rate cut.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3%, respectively, after hours as the tech giants reported better-than-expected earnings. By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as fresh concerns about Chinese growth trumped any fillip regional markets received from brisk Wall Street earnings and some tempering of more aggressive expectations about U.S. interest rate hikes. The Federal Reserve delivered another aggressive interest rate hike of 75 basis points this week, its third this year.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks shrug off Wall St rally as focus shifts to China worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3%, respectively, after hours as the tech giants reported better-than-expected earnings. By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as fresh concerns about Chinese growth trumped any fillip regional markets received from brisk Wall Street earnings and some tempering of more aggressive expectations about U.S. interest rate hikes. "There\'s this see-saw at the moment with inflation and growth concerns," said Tom Nash, fixed income portfolio manager at UBS Asset Management in Sydney, with surprisingly soft U.S. growth figures putting the focus on the latter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O shot up 12% and 3%, respectively, after hours as the tech giants reported better-than-expected earnings. By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as fresh concerns about Chinese growth trumped any fillip regional markets received from brisk Wall Street earnings and some tempering of more aggressive expectations about U.S. interest rate hikes. "There\'s this see-saw at the moment with inflation and growth concerns," said Tom Nash, fixed income portfolio manager at UBS Asset Management in Sydney, with surprisingly soft U.S. growth figures putting the focus on the latter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/80-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-invested-in-these-7-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For the better part of six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has put on a moneymaking clinic for Wall Street. He\'s created more than $630 billion in value for his company\'s shareholders since becoming CEO in 1965, as well as delivered an aggregate return of 3,641,613% for his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A). That compares to a total return, including dividends, of 30,209% for the benchmark S&P 500 over the same time frame.\nThe Oracle of Omaha\'s success as an investor is based on a multitude of factors, including his love of cyclical businesses, his willingness to hold stocks for years and decades at a time, and packing Berkshire\'s portfolio with dividend stocks. But what\'s often overlooked is that Buffett shuns diversification in favor of concentration. He doesn\'t believe diversification is necessary if you know what you\'re doing.\nAlthough Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio was packed with more than 50 securities, as of this past weekend, just seven stocks accounted for 80% of the company\'s invested assets.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\n1. Apple: 41.4% of invested assets\nAll the evidence you need that Warren Buffett shuns unnecessary diversification can be seen in Berkshire\'s Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) position, which accounted for better than 41% of Buffett\'s company\'s $339.5 billion in invested assets, as of July 24.\nApple is what Buffett considers a core business for Berkshire Hathaway. It has an exceptionally loyal customer base, is one of the most-recognized brands in the world, and it\'s relied on innovation to drive its results for decades. Since introducing a 5G-capable iPhone during the fourth quarter of 2020, Apple has maintained a 50% or greater share of the U.S. smartphone market in five out of six quarters, according to Counterpoint Research.\nApple finds itself in the middle of an operating transition that\'ll place added emphasis on its higher-margin services. By becoming more of a platform company, Apple should be able to better manage the revenue peaks and troughs often associated with product replacement cycles.\nAlso, Apple has repurchased nearly $499 billion worth of its common stock since the beginning of 2013. Repurchasing stock and paying a hearty dividend is an easy way to win over Warren Buffett.\n2. Bank of America: 10.2% of invested assets\nI\'d argue there isn\'t an industry on the planet that Warren Buffett loves putting Berkshire Hathaway\'s money to work in more than bank stocks. And based on Berkshire\'s portfolio, there\'s not a big bank the Oracle of Omaha loves more than Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).\nThe great thing about banks is they\'re cyclical. Even though they\'re exposed to inevitable recessions in the U.S. economy, these recessions tend to last only a couple of quarters. By comparison, periods of economic expansion can go on for years. Buffett is playing a simple numbers game with his bank holdings that allows Berkshire to take advantage of the natural expansion of the U.S. economy.\nWhat makes BofA extra special is its interest rate sensitivity. No money-center bank is more sensitive to interest rates moving up or down. In Bank of America\'s case, rapidly rising interest rates are having a positive effect on its net-interest income earning capacity from outstanding variable-rate loans. BofA estimates that a 100-basis-point parallel shift in the interest rate yield curve will produce an estimated $5 billion in extra net-interest income over 12 months.\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\n3. Coca-Cola: 7.3% of invested assets\nBeverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is a literal fixture in Warren Buffett\'s portfolio. It\'s his company\'s longest-tenured stock, with Coke being a continuous holding since 1988.\nOne reason Buffett has hung on to his Coca-Cola shares is the company\'s geographic diversity. Except for just three countries (North Korea, Cuba, and Russia), Coke is operating in every other nation worldwide. This means it\'s generating highly predictable cash flow in mature markets, and is taking advantage of organic growth opportunities in emerging markets.\nCoca-Cola has a top-notch marketing department as well. Few companies have a brand as recognized as Coca-Cola or are able to transcend generational gaps quite like Coke.\nAs a final point, Coca-Cola has increased its base annual dividend in each of the last 60 years. Because Berkshire Hathaway has a diminutive cost basis of $3.25 on its shares of Coca-Cola, it\'s netting an annual yield on cost of a jaw-dropping 54%.\n4. American Express: 6.8% of invested assets\nHave I mentioned that Warren Buffett likes bank stocks? Next to Coca-Cola, credit services company American Express (NYSE: AXP) is Berkshire\'s longest-held stock (a continuous holding since 1993).\nSimilar to BofA, the cyclical numbers game is AmEx\'s biggest weapon. During long-winded periods of economic expansion, it\'s able to "double-dip": It collects a processing fee from merchants, as well as interest income and/or annual fees from its credit cardholders (consumers and businesses).\nAmerican Express also benefits from its strong ties to the well-to-do. Few credit providers are more successful in attracting affluent clientele. People with higher incomes are less likely to change their spending and repayment habits when minor economic hiccups arise. This key point has allowed AmEx to navigate recessions better than most financial stocks.\nAnd like Coke, American Express is generating a huge yield on cost for Buffett\'s company. Based on a cost basis of $8.49, AmEx\'s annual payout of $2.08 equates to a yield of cost of more than 24%.\nWest Texas Intermediate crude oil prices have soared over the past year. WTI Crude Oil Spot Price data by YCharts.\n5. Chevron: 6.8% of invested assets\nAlthough it\'s a relatively newer holding, oil and gas major Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has quickly ascended the ladder to become one of Warren Buffett\'s top holdings. Berkshire acquired more than 120.9 million shares of Chevron during the first quarter of 2022.\nThe simple reason behind Buffett\'s big bet on Chevron looks to be the expectation that oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid prices remain elevated for years. The lack of capital investment from major energy companies during the pandemic, coupled with supply chain disruptions stemming from Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, could provide upward pressure on commodity prices for a long time to come.\nHowever, Buffett can likely take solace in Chevron\'s integrated operating model. In addition to its higher-margin upstream drilling and exploration assets, Chevron operates pipelines, refineries, and chemical plants. If commodity prices weaken, it can lean on the predictable cash flow of its pipelines, or rely on its downstream refineries and chemical plants as a hedge. Lower oil prices reduce input costs for downstream assets.\n6. Kraft Heinz: 3.7% of invested assets\nThere aren\'t many duds within Warren Buffett\'s portfolio, but it could be argued that packaged foods and beverage company Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) is exactly that.\nThe Oracle of Omaha has admitted that Heinz overpaid for Kraft Foods, which resulted in a $15.4 billion goodwill write-down in 2019. Even after this write-down, Kraft Heinz is still lugging around a hefty amount of goodwill and debt, leaving the company with minimal financial flexibility or capital to reignite interest in its brands.\nIf there\'s a silver lining here, it\'s that the COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged consumers to purchase easy-to-prepare meals and eat at home more often. That\'s provided a nice lift to Kraft\'s organic growth rate in the near term. What\'s unknown is if this organic growth lift can be sustained once the pandemic is put into the rearview mirror.\nWith a 26.6% stake in Kraft Heinz, Berkshire is effectively locked into its position. Despite providing a hearty annual dividend, Kraft Heinz leaves a lot to be desired from an investment standpoint.\nOXY Total Long Term Debt (Annual) data by YCharts.\n7. Occidental Petroleum: 3.3% of invested assets\nLast, but not least, Warren Buffett has piled into oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Seemingly every couple of weeks, Berkshire Hathaway files paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting that it\'s added to its now 19.4% stake in Occidental.\nSimilar to Chevron, Buffett\'s affinity for Occidental Petroleum has to do with the likelihood that oil and natural gas prices will remain higher than normal for an extended period of time. Occidental has a significant presence as a deepwater producer in the Gulf of Mexico, and it could benefit even more than Chevron due to the high margins of its upstream assets.\nHowever, Occidental Petroleum is carrying quite a bit of debt on its balance sheet. Acquiring Anadarko in 2019, shortly before oil and gas demand fell off of a cliff due to COVID-19, put Occidental in a huge hole that it\'s still trying to dig its way out of. Even with the company generating historically high operating cash flow, it\'s still buried beneath $25.9 billion in net debt.\nWhile Buffett\'s long-term investing track record speaks for itself, this looks to be one of his more questionable investments of the past decade.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022\nBank of America and American Express are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: 41.4% of invested assets All the evidence you need that Warren Buffett shuns unnecessary diversification can be seen in Berkshire's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) position, which accounted for better than 41% of Buffett's company's $339.5 billion in invested assets, as of July 24. The lack of capital investment from major energy companies during the pandemic, coupled with supply chain disruptions stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, could provide upward pressure on commodity prices for a long time to come. Even after this write-down, Kraft Heinz is still lugging around a hefty amount of goodwill and debt, leaving the company with minimal financial flexibility or capital to reignite interest in its brands.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: 41.4% of invested assets All the evidence you need that Warren Buffett shuns unnecessary diversification can be seen in Berkshire's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) position, which accounted for better than 41% of Buffett's company's $339.5 billion in invested assets, as of July 24. For the better part of six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has put on a moneymaking clinic for Wall Street. Next to Coca-Cola, credit services company American Express (NYSE: AXP) is Berkshire's longest-held stock (a continuous holding since 1993).", 'news_article_title': "80% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is Invested in These 7 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: 41.4% of invested assets All the evidence you need that Warren Buffett shuns unnecessary diversification can be seen in Berkshire's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) position, which accounted for better than 41% of Buffett's company's $339.5 billion in invested assets, as of July 24. Bank of America: 10.2% of invested assets I'd argue there isn't an industry on the planet that Warren Buffett loves putting Berkshire Hathaway's money to work in more than bank stocks. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2022 Bank of America and American Express are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: 41.4% of invested assets All the evidence you need that Warren Buffett shuns unnecessary diversification can be seen in Berkshire's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) position, which accounted for better than 41% of Buffett's company's $339.5 billion in invested assets, as of July 24. Bank of America: 10.2% of invested assets I'd argue there isn't an industry on the planet that Warren Buffett loves putting Berkshire Hathaway's money to work in more than bank stocks. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 159.5, 'high': 163.6300048828125, 'open': 161.24000549316406, 'close': 162.50999450683594, 'ema_50': 148.7670718573275, 'rsi_14': 77.4937892201886, 'target': 161.50999450683594, 'volume': 101786900.0, 'ema_200': 153.69138360474, 'adj_close': 161.11526489257812, 'rsi_lag_1': 67.72089983377404, 'rsi_lag_2': 67.86448169386394, 'rsi_lag_3': 65.80483513992144, 'rsi_lag_4': 70.73171680072967, 'rsi_lag_5': 76.17404719477408, 'macd_lag_1': 3.5210325991381524, 'macd_lag_2': 3.2686171665705785, 'macd_lag_3': 2.955919251622248, 'macd_lag_4': 3.042242873294782, 'macd_lag_5': 2.9707187862457545, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.090291256837588, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.8759457104518855}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 21.209999084472656, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 22.15999984741211, 'Open': 22.1299991607666, 'Close': 21.32999992370605, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 21.32999992370605}, {'Low': 1.014857530593872, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 1.0253781080245972, 'Open': 1.0192328691482544, 'Close': 1.0192328691482544, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 1.0192328691482544}, {'Low': 1.2067092657089231, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 1.224259853363037, 'Open': 1.2174484729766846, 'Close': 1.2173447608947754, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 1.2173447608947754}, {'Low': 6.727499961853027, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 6.750800132751465, 'Open': 6.745800018310547, 'Close': 6.745800018310547, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 6.745800018310547}, {'Low': 96.41000366210938, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 101.87999725341795, 'Open': 97.3000030517578, 'Close': 98.62000274658205, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 349374, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 98.62000274658205}, {'Low': 0.6914400458335876, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 0.7031498551368713, 'Open': 0.7000839710235596, 'Close': 0.7000839710235596, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 0.7000839710235596}, {'Low': 2.618000030517578, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 2.727999925613404, 'Open': 2.7070000171661377, 'Close': 2.6419999599456787, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 2.6419999599456787}, {'Low': 132.552001953125, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 134.64999389648438, 'Open': 134.39700317382812, 'Close': 134.39700317382812, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 134.39700317382812}, {'Low': 105.54000091552734, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 106.66000366210938, 'Open': 106.20999908447266, 'Close': 105.9000015258789, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 105.9000015258789}, {'Low': 1750.0, 'Date': '2022-07-29', 'High': 1765.699951171875, 'Open': 1754.0, 'Close': 1762.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 3485, 'date_str': '2022-07-29', 'Adj Close': 1762.9000244140625}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-01': 161.50999450683594, '2022-08-02': 160.00999450683594, '2022-08-03': 166.1300048828125, '2022-08-04': 165.80999755859375, '2022-08-05': 165.35000610351562, '2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875, '2022-08-09': 164.9199981689453, '2022-08-10': 169.24000549316406, '2022-08-11': 168.49000549316406, '2022-08-12': 172.10000610351562}, '1_month_later': {'2022-08-29': 161.3800048828125}, '3_months_later': {'2022-10-31': 153.33999633789062}, '6_months_later': {'2023-01-30': 143.0}, '12_months_later': {'2023-07-31': 196.4499969482422}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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By Byron Kaye and Upasana Singh Aug 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Appen Ltd APX.AX, which runs artificial intelligence training for Facebook, Google and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, said a spending slowdown by clients would bring its first half-year loss since listing, sending its shares tumbling. The warning on Tuesday shows how hefty spending cuts by global tech giants, facing raging inflation and rising interest rates, are filtering into the Australian share market where Appen has been an analyst favourite due to its high-profile customer base.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Adding to Appen's challenges, new privacy features in Apple Inc AAPL. By Byron Kaye and Upasana Singh Aug 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Appen Ltd APX.AX, which runs artificial intelligence training for Facebook, Google and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, said a spending slowdown by clients would bring its first half-year loss since listing, sending its shares tumbling. After warning of a profit decline in May, Appen said it now expects a net loss of $3.8 million in the six months ended June, which would be its first interim loss since listing in 2015, from a net profit of $12.5 million a year earlier.", 'news_article_title': 'Australian AI star Appen flags first-half loss, shares plunge', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adding to Appen's challenges, new privacy features in Apple Inc AAPL. By Byron Kaye and Upasana Singh Aug 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Appen Ltd APX.AX, which runs artificial intelligence training for Facebook, Google and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, said a spending slowdown by clients would bring its first half-year loss since listing, sending its shares tumbling. The warning on Tuesday shows how hefty spending cuts by global tech giants, facing raging inflation and rising interest rates, are filtering into the Australian share market where Appen has been an analyst favourite due to its high-profile customer base.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adding to Appen's challenges, new privacy features in Apple Inc AAPL. By Byron Kaye and Upasana Singh Aug 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Appen Ltd APX.AX, which runs artificial intelligence training for Facebook, Google and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, said a spending slowdown by clients would bring its first half-year loss since listing, sending its shares tumbling. The warning on Tuesday shows how hefty spending cuts by global tech giants, facing raging inflation and rising interest rates, are filtering into the Australian share market where Appen has been an analyst favourite due to its high-profile customer base."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-drops-mask-requirements-for-most-of-its-corporate-workers-the-verge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Aug 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is dropping its mask mandate for corporate employees at most locations, the Verge reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. (https://bit.ly/3oJ3EQN)\nThis comes even as COVID-19 infections in the United States have been on the rise with the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant accounting for more than 90% of infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\nThese subvariants have significant mutations from the earliest versions of Omicron and protection from vaccines wanes over time.\n"Don\'t hesitate to continue wearing a face mask if you feel more comfortable doing so," the report quoted Apple as saying in the internal email. "Also, please respect every individual\'s decision to wear a mask or not."\nApple did not immediately respond to Reuters\' request for comment outside regular business hours.\n(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Aug 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is dropping its mask mandate for corporate employees at most locations, the Verge reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. These subvariants have significant mutations from the earliest versions of Omicron and protection from vaccines wanes over time. "Don\'t hesitate to continue wearing a face mask if you feel more comfortable doing so," the report quoted Apple as saying in the internal email.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Aug 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is dropping its mask mandate for corporate employees at most locations, the Verge reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. "Don\'t hesitate to continue wearing a face mask if you feel more comfortable doing so," the report quoted Apple as saying in the internal email. "Also, please respect every individual\'s decision to wear a mask or not."', 'news_article_title': 'Apple drops mask requirements for most of its corporate workers - The Verge', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Aug 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is dropping its mask mandate for corporate employees at most locations, the Verge reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. (https://bit.ly/3oJ3EQN) This comes even as COVID-19 infections in the United States have been on the rise with the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant accounting for more than 90% of infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These subvariants have significant mutations from the earliest versions of Omicron and protection from vaccines wanes over time.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Aug 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is dropping its mask mandate for corporate employees at most locations, the Verge reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. (https://bit.ly/3oJ3EQN) This comes even as COVID-19 infections in the United States have been on the rise with the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant accounting for more than 90% of infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Don\'t hesitate to continue wearing a face mask if you feel more comfortable doing so," the report quoted Apple as saying in the internal email.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-investors-worry-about-apples-slowing-services-business', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a better than expected set of Q3 FY’22 results, with Apple revenues coming in at $83 billion and earnings standing at $1.20 per share. However, the results mark a considerable slowdown compared to last year, with revenue growing by just 2% year-over-year with EPS also falling 7% versus the prior year due to rising operating expenses. There are multiple factors weighing on Apple’s financial performance, including the strong U.S. dollar and continuing supply chain issues, which Apple estimates hit revenue by $4 billion to $8 billion over the quarter. Moreover, the macroeconomic environment also remains tough, with U.S. GDP contracting over the last two quarters, and surging inflation eating into household budgets. Apple’s iPhone sales grew by just about 3% to $40.7 billion, and its services segment expanded by just about 12%, down from about 27% growth in the year-ago quarter, while marking the slowest quarter of growth in about six years. Apple’s iPad, Mac, and other product segments all saw revenue contract on a year-over-year basis. That said, Apple’s gross margins held up, coming in at 43.3%, roughly flat compared to last year.\nAlthough the macro environment is likely to remain tough in the near term, Apple actually expects its year-over-year revenue growth to pick up during the September quarter versus June, as supply-related constraints are likely to ease. However, gross margins are expected to see some pressure, with the company projecting margins of between 41.5% and 42.5% due to continued currency headwinds and a weaker product mix. Apple also expects slower growth from its high-margin services business, as areas such as digital advertising see slower growth due to the economic slowdown. That said, we think this business should eventually pick up, as the economy improves and also considering that Apple is seeing a record number of people switching to its ecosystem from other platforms. Moreover, Apple has also grown its base of paid subscriptions considerably to 860 million , up 160 million over the last year and this should also drive services revenues going forward.\nWe are maintaining our $178 per share price estimate for Apple stock, which marks a premium of about 13% over the current market price. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? for an overview of what’s driving our price estimate for Apple.\nWith inflation rising and the Fed raising interest rates, Apple has fallen 11% this year. Can it drop more? See how low can Apple stock go by comparing its decline in previous market crashes. Here is a performance summary of all stocks in previous market crashes.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\nReturns Jul 2022\nMTD [1] 2022\nYTD [1] 2017-22\nTotal [2]\n AAPL Return 15% -11% 443%\n S&P 500 Return 8% -15% 82%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 11% -14% 240%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 7/29/2022\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a better than expected set of Q3 FY’22 results, with Apple revenues coming in at $83 billion and earnings standing at $1.20 per share. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? Total [2] AAPL Return 15% -11% 443% S&P 500 Return 8% -15% 82% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 11% -14% 240% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 7/29/2022 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Total [2] AAPL Return 15% -11% 443% S&P 500 Return 8% -15% 82% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 11% -14% 240% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 7/29/2022 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a better than expected set of Q3 FY’22 results, with Apple revenues coming in at $83 billion and earnings standing at $1.20 per share. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap?', 'news_article_title': "Should Investors Worry About Apple's Slowing Services Business?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a better than expected set of Q3 FY’22 results, with Apple revenues coming in at $83 billion and earnings standing at $1.20 per share. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? Total [2] AAPL Return 15% -11% 443% S&P 500 Return 8% -15% 82% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 11% -14% 240% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 7/29/2022 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a better than expected set of Q3 FY’22 results, with Apple revenues coming in at $83 billion and earnings standing at $1.20 per share. Total [2] AAPL Return 15% -11% 443% S&P 500 Return 8% -15% 82% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 11% -14% 240% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 7/29/2022 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/big-tech-in-finance-theres-a-regulator-for-that-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nWASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Technology companies have stormed the heights of consumer finance, but they don’t face the regulation that vexes their old-world rivals. While no single financial watchdog has oversight of Apple, Amazon.com or Facebook owner Meta Platforms, that could change. It all hangs on the views of a panel of watchdogs known as the Financial Stability Oversight Council.\nWhen a company like Apple decides to offer financial services, the potential impact is huge. Take the iPhone maker’s new buy-now-pay-later service. It’s starting small, with six-week duration loans and a borrowing limit of $1,000. But unlike the Apple-branded credit card that’s effectively run by Goldman Sachs, the lending decisions and funding for buy-now-pay-later loans are Apple’s own. Tim Cook’s firm is doing some of what a Citigroup or Bank of America does, but without the onerous regulation.\nIt's a question of potential rather than actual risk. Imagine half the number of iPhone users in the United States, or about 59 million based on estimates by Counterpoint research, end up using the pay-installment service. That would give Apple about as many consumer customers as General Electric’s financing arm, GE Capital https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/261/General%20Electric%20Capital%20Corporation%2C%20Inc.pdf, had in 2013. GE Capital required a bailout to back nearly $140 billion of its debt after it unraveled during the 2008 financial crisis.\nThe cloud divisions of Silicon Valley giants also play a systemic role. The largest banks like JPMorgan rely on Amazon and others for various tasks, including housing data, processing transactions and running applications. About 45% of banks use Amazon while a similar proportion depends on Microsoft, with many using both, according to S&P Global’s 451 Research. A disruption or failure through a hack or natural disaster could upend operations and cause a panic.\nIn GE’s case, it was FSOC that stepped in when it became clear that the regulatory framework had holes in it. The 15-member panel was created after the 2008 financial crisis, and now includes Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, Securities and Exchange Commission chief Gary Gensler and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head Rohit Chopra. The council designated GE Capital a systemic risk in 2013, and put it under the supervision of the Fed, where it stayed until 2016 https://www.ge.com/news/reports/u-s-regulators-ge-capital-no-longer-systematically-important-to-the-financial-system.\nTech companies would be a timely fit for FSOC. The group doesn’t perform day-to-day watchdog functions but can farm such duties out to an appropriate panel member. The Fed also took supervision of insurer AIG after the 2008 financial crisis. Other FSOC members have their own expertise: the SEC’s is over capital markets, for example.\nAnd as with GE, it wouldn’t need to throw a regulatory net around the whole of a company. Apple, say, could be asked to carve out its Apple Financing subsidiary into a separate holding company, which could then be subject to rules on underwriting, credit quality and stress testing. Cloud businesses like Amazon Web Service or Microsoft Azure could be deemed systemically important financial utilities, a label already applied to other forms of market plumbing like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.\nNone of this would stop tech firms’ financial march, but it would slow them down. Regulated entities would need to have their own chief executive, board and come up with rules on cybersecurity and other areas. British authorities recently floated a range of options https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/july/operational-resilience-critical-third-parties-uk-financial-sector to make sure the financial system could withstand a cloud-computing snafu, including regular cyber resilience tests. And financial regulators often parachute examiners into the offices of the companies they supervise, who regularly check operations for risk management. That would be an unfamiliar intrusion for Silicon Valley.\nEven if FSOC drags its feet, more red tape for tech firms is inevitable. In October, the CFPB asked Apple, Alphabet’s Google, and Facebook about their payment systems. The agency can issue enforcement actions for violations of user privacy, among other concerns, and leader Chopra is no stranger to assertively using his position on other regulatory bodies – as he showed when he helped speed the exit of then-head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Donald Trump appointee Jelena McWilliams.\nStill, a more coordinated approach would be better. With billions of users and lax regulation, the risks to consumers and the broader system from big tech firms are growing. Watchdogs, meanwhile, are often reacting to past threats. Putting Silicon Valley on FSOC’s agenda would help keep the financial cops ahead of the game.\nFollow @GinaChon https://twitter.com/GinaChon on Twitter\n(Editing by John Foley and Amanda Gomez)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Cloud businesses like Amazon Web Service or Microsoft Azure could be deemed systemically important financial utilities, a label already applied to other forms of market plumbing like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. British authorities recently floated a range of options https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/july/operational-resilience-critical-third-parties-uk-financial-sector to make sure the financial system could withstand a cloud-computing snafu, including regular cyber resilience tests. The agency can issue enforcement actions for violations of user privacy, among other concerns, and leader Chopra is no stranger to assertively using his position on other regulatory bodies – as he showed when he helped speed the exit of then-head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Donald Trump appointee Jelena McWilliams.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That would give Apple about as many consumer customers as General Electric’s financing arm, GE Capital https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/261/General%20Electric%20Capital%20Corporation%2C%20Inc.pdf, had in 2013. The council designated GE Capital a systemic risk in 2013, and put it under the supervision of the Fed, where it stayed until 2016 https://www.ge.com/news/reports/u-s-regulators-ge-capital-no-longer-systematically-important-to-the-financial-system. With billions of users and lax regulation, the risks to consumers and the broader system from big tech firms are growing.', 'news_article_title': 'Big Tech in finance? There’s a regulator for that', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It all hangs on the views of a panel of watchdogs known as the Financial Stability Oversight Council. The council designated GE Capital a systemic risk in 2013, and put it under the supervision of the Fed, where it stayed until 2016 https://www.ge.com/news/reports/u-s-regulators-ge-capital-no-longer-systematically-important-to-the-financial-system. With billions of users and lax regulation, the risks to consumers and the broader system from big tech firms are growing.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The 15-member panel was created after the 2008 financial crisis, and now includes Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, Securities and Exchange Commission chief Gary Gensler and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head Rohit Chopra. Cloud businesses like Amazon Web Service or Microsoft Azure could be deemed systemically important financial utilities, a label already applied to other forms of market plumbing like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. And financial regulators often parachute examiners into the offices of the companies they supervise, who regularly check operations for risk management.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-dow-jones-industrial-average-stocks-for-your-august-2022-watchlist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Check Out These Three Dow Jones Industrial Average Stocks In The Stock Market Today\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 30 large, publicly traded companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. The Dow is one of the oldest and most well-known indexes in the world. Specifically, it is often used as a barometer for the overall health of the stock market. Additionally, the Dow Jones is named after business partners Charles Dow & Edward Jones, who created the index in 1896.\nThe Dow is calculated by taking the average price of each of the stocks in its index. The Dow typically fluctuates with the overall direction of the stock market. For example, it rises when stocks are doing well and falls when they are not. While the Dow is not a perfect measure of the stock market. However, it can give investors a good idea of how it is performing. Some of the notable companies include; are Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) to name a few.\nAs of Monday afternoon, the Dow Jones is down a modest 65 points at $32,780.06. All in all, if you’re an investor looking to invest in blue-chip stocks, check out these three dow jones industrial average stocks in the stock market today.\nDow Jones Industrial Stocks To Watch In August 2022\n3M Company (NYSE: MMM)\nHome Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD)\nWalgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA)\n3M Company\nFirst up, we have 3M Company (MMM). 3M is a multinational conglomerate corporation that operates in the fields of industry, worker safety, and health care. It uses science to improve lives and help solve the world’s toughest challenges. The company continues to execute its plan to deliver exceptional value for its customers and also provide premium returns to its shareholders. This is evident in the company’s most recent earnings beat.\nLast month, 3M reported its second-quarter earnings per share of $2.48 on revenue of $8.7 billion. For context, this is compared to wall street’s estimates of $2.41 per share on revenue of $8.8 billion. Aside from that, the company said it projects 2022 earnings of $10.30 to $10.80 per share on revenue of $34.47 billion to $35.18 billion. Previously, 3M provided guidance of $10.15 to $10.65 per share on revenue of $35.71 billion to $36.77 billion. Furthermore, MMM stock is currently up over 11% in the last month of trading action. On Monday afternoon, shares of 3M stock are currently trading at $143.31 a share.\n3M chairman and CEO Mike Roman commented, “In a challenging macroeconomic environment, 3M executed well and delivered solid earnings, while continuing to drive growth through investments in large, fast-growing areas.” He continued, “Looking ahead, we updated our adjusted full-year expectations largely due to the strength of the U.S. dollar and uncertain macroeconomic environment. We remain focused on innovating for customers, driving operational improvements and advancing our environmental stewardship.” Considering all of this, does MMM stock deserve a spot on your watchlist today?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Best Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 5 Consumer Staples Stocks To Know\nHome Depot, Inc.\nFollowing that, let’s dive into Home Depot (HD). In brief, Home Depot is the biggest home improvement specialty retailer in the world. As of its latest quarterly update, the company operates via a total of 2,316 retail stores. The likes of which span all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Canada, and Mexico among other locations. Through its massive workforce of over 500,000 employees, Home Depot offers consumers a vast array of home improvement items alongside relevant services.\nDespite, prices continuing to rise, Home Depot’s operations continue to experience growth. For example, let’s look at the company’s most recent quarterly update from May. In the report, Home Depot reported its “highest first-quarter sales” to date. Specifically, Home Deport posted total sales for the first quarter of 2022 at $38.9 billion, a $1.4 billion increase year-over-year. Also, its comparable sales for the quarter also increased by 2.2%.\n“Fiscal 2022 is off to a strong start as we delivered the highest first quarter sales in Company history,” said Ted Decker, CEO and president. “The solid performance in the quarter is even more impressive as we were comparing against last year’s historic growth and faced a slower start to spring this year. Because of this, investors may consider keeping an eye on HD stock ahead of its upcomingearnings callon July 28.” With that, should you be watching HD stock in the stock market today?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Top Stocks To Buy Now? 4 Defense Stocks To Watch\nWalgreens Boots Alliance\nLastly, we have Walgreens (WBA). Walgreens Boots Alliance is a pharmacy store chain company. The company specializes in filling prescriptions, health and wellness products, health information, and photo services. As a whole, the company’s main divisions are its Retail Pharmacy USA segment and Retail Pharmacy International segment. The Retail Pharmacy USA arm entails Walgreens, which operates retail drugstores, health and wellness services, and mail and central specialty pharmacy services. While the Retail Pharmacy International segment includes the pharmacy-led health and beauty retail enterprises.\nIn late June, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) reported its third-quarter 2022 earnings. In it, the company posted earnings per share of $0.96 on revenue of $32.6 billion. Meanwhile, the consensus earnings estimate was $0.95 per share on revenue of $32.0 billion. Additionally, Walgreens reported it continues its guidance expectations for its full-year 2022 fiscal earnings.\nChief Executive Officer Rosalind Brewer commented in her note to shareholders, “WBA delivered strong execution across operating segments and against very robust growth last year. Third quarter results were broadly in line with our expectations, demonstrating the resilience of our business through our deep community connections and relevance to consumers.” On Monday afternoon, shares of WBA stock are currently trading at $39.80 a share. Will you be keeping WBA stock on your radar this week?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Some of the notable companies include; are Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) to name a few. 3M chairman and CEO Mike Roman commented, “In a challenging macroeconomic environment, 3M executed well and delivered solid earnings, while continuing to drive growth through investments in large, fast-growing areas.” He continued, “Looking ahead, we updated our adjusted full-year expectations largely due to the strength of the U.S. dollar and uncertain macroeconomic environment. We remain focused on innovating for customers, driving operational improvements and advancing our environmental stewardship.” Considering all of this, does MMM stock deserve a spot on your watchlist today?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some of the notable companies include; are Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) to name a few. Check Out These Three Dow Jones Industrial Average Stocks In The Stock Market Today The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 30 large, publicly traded companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. Dow Jones Industrial Stocks To Watch In August 2022 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) 3M Company First up, we have 3M Company (MMM).', 'news_article_title': '3 Dow Jones Industrial Average Stocks For Your August 2022 Watchlist', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Some of the notable companies include; are Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) to name a few. All in all, if you’re an investor looking to invest in blue-chip stocks, check out these three dow jones industrial average stocks in the stock market today. Dow Jones Industrial Stocks To Watch In August 2022 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) 3M Company First up, we have 3M Company (MMM).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Some of the notable companies include; are Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) to name a few. Check Out These Three Dow Jones Industrial Average Stocks In The Stock Market Today The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 30 large, publicly traded companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. All in all, if you’re an investor looking to invest in blue-chip stocks, check out these three dow jones industrial average stocks in the stock market today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-invest-for-a-recession', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A sharp decline in the stock market is often an indicator of an impending recession – that is, a temporary period of economic decline. With the S&P 500 Index falling 1,000 points, or about one-fifth, from January through June, a consensus is emerging that a recession is coming, perhaps next year. \nRecessions have wildly varying durations and depths. The official judge is the National Bureau of Economic Research, which counts nine of them since 1960, lasting an average of about a year. Recent recessions have been the result of severe shocks to the system: the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic. The COVID recession was the shortest in history (two months) but the most intense (gross domestic product down by nearly one-third). \nSEE MORE 10 Defensive ETFs to Protect Your Portfolio\nA 2022 or 2023 recession will be very different. If it happens, it will follow a more traditional pattern, triggered by the Federal Reserve Board raising interest rates sharply as a way to reduce consumer and business demand to tame inflation. For investors, there are three important facts about recessions: \nThey are uncertain. The Fed raised rates nine times from late 2015 to late 2018 without triggering a recession. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson once famously quipped that the stock market had predicted nine of the last five recessions. Economists have a poor record, too, though two-thirds of them, including Samuelson's nephew Larry Summers, expect one next year. \nThey end. This is a critical point for long-term investors, who should keep buying stocks on a regular basis. Using a process called dollar-cost averaging, you can invest a set amount at regular intervals – when stocks are cheaper, you can afford more shares. \nThey deliver opportunities. Finally, there is little shelter in the stock market from recessions, but at the same time, they offer remarkable opportunities.\nIf you have a reasonably diversified stock portfolio, it has likely lost roughly 20% of its value during the first six months of the year. Those losses anticipate a recession – or at least a very rough patch for businesses. The hit has been felt across the board, with the exception of the energy sector, which has benefited from oil and gas shortages caused by the war in Ukraine and the spike in demand as the pandemic economy reopened.\nSEE MORE Kip ETF 20: The Best Cheap ETFs You Can Buy\nHealthcare, consumer staples and utilities – that is, things that consumers can't do without, even in a recession – have fallen the least, on average about half as much as the rest of the market. These are the classic sectors for safety.\nIf you are worried about a deep and prolonged recession, consider stocks such as Merck (MRK), the pharmaceutical giant. Merck shares are actually up this year, and analysts see profits holding steady through 2023. The stock carries a price-earnings ratio, based on estimated earnings for the year ahead, of 13 and yields 3.0%. (Stocks and funds I like are in bold; prices and other data are as of July 8.)\nAnother strong healthcare company to consider is AbbVie (ABBV), whose products include Botox (a wrinkle-remover and migraine medicine) and Humira, the autoimmune injectable that was the top-selling drug last year after Pfizer's (PFE) COVID-19 vaccine. Humira's primary patent will soon expire, and analysts foresee a decline in profits for AbbVie next year; the stock trades at a P/E of just 11. Shares are up so far in 2022; they have a current yield of 3.7%. \nDuring a recession, dividends are especially important because they give you a cushion even if the stock price falls. Also, stocks like Merck and AbbVie, with reliable, high payouts, provide good competition for the bonds to which many investors flee in tough times. Merck's yield tops that of a 10-year Treasury. \nFund investors can consider T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth (PRDGX), which invests primarily in firms with a track record of increasing quarterly payouts. A top holding is another healthcare stock, UnitedHealth Group (UNH), the nation's largest health insurer. United is down for the year but has still vastly outperformed the market. \nSEE MORE 10 Best Low-Volatility Stocks to Buy Now\nThe Price fund's only drawback is that its portfolio is larded with stocks whose dividends may be growing but are tiny, including Apple (AAPL), yielding 0.6%. The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (VYM), by contrast, is an exchange-traded fund that stresses elevated dividends paid by strong companies, including drug companies such as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), yielding 2.5%, and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), with a P/E of just 10 and a yield of 2.9%. \nThe Vanguard fund is overweight with consumer staples stocks. Among them are Procter & Gamble (PG), yielding 2.5%. Even in a recession, consumers buy brands such as Pampers, Gillette, Tampax and Oral-B. Other consumer defensive stocks that held up comparatively well in the 2001, 2008 and 2020 recessions are Coca-Cola (KO), yielding 2.8%, and Walmart (WMT), yielding 1.8%. A good ETF in this sector is the iShares U.S. Consumer Staples (IYK), which yields 2.1% and was down only 1.4%, including dividends, for the year-to-date. The fund holds Mondelez International (MDLZ), whose brands include Oreo cookies and Tang breakfast drink. Mondelez, which dipped modestly in the 2020 recession, yields 2.2%. \nThe other category that has withstood the 2022 market downturn is more troublesome: utilities. These companies are heavy borrowers. Many also rely heavily on natural gas, whose price has quintupled over the past two years. Regulated large utilities can buffer these higher costs through mandated rate increases, but I still worry about their exposure. \nDon't Overlook the Stock Deals\nNow for the opportunity. Technology has taken the hardest pre-recession hit. My theory is that these stocks are already priced for a serious recession and may bottom out before the rest. And they are modern versions of consumer-staples stocks. \nTake Netflix (NFLX). It's down by more than two-thirds this year and trades at a P/E of 17. A basic Netflix subscription is just $10 a year. Yes, the company has competition, but it is preeminent in a field that is unlikely to suffer – and might actually thrive – as the going gets tough. Amazon.com (AMZN) is the quintessential 2022 staples stock, yet it’s down nearly one-third this year. Amazon’s cloud-computing business would seem impervious to recession as well. Meta Platforms (META) has declined by nearly half. It provides loads of free entertainment with Facebook and Instagram. With most of its revenues coming from advertising, it has more exposure to a recession, but its P/E is just 14, even though the analysts see sales growing 16% next year. \nWill there be a recession? I have no idea. What is certain is that parts of the market are priced as if there will be a bad one. My recommendation, then, is for investors to strive for a balance between traditional defensive stocks and exceptional growth companies that have taken a big hit. \nJames K. Glassman chairs Glassman Advisory, a public-affairs consulting firm. He does not write about his clients. Of the stocks mentioned here, he owns Netflix and Amazon.com. His most recent book is Safety Net: The Strategy for De-Risking Your Investments in a Time of Turbulence. You can reach him at [email protected].\nSEE MORE 10 Stocks to Buy When They're Down\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "SEE MORE 10 Best Low-Volatility Stocks to Buy Now The Price fund's only drawback is that its portfolio is larded with stocks whose dividends may be growing but are tiny, including Apple (AAPL), yielding 0.6%. If it happens, it will follow a more traditional pattern, triggered by the Federal Reserve Board raising interest rates sharply as a way to reduce consumer and business demand to tame inflation. The hit has been felt across the board, with the exception of the energy sector, which has benefited from oil and gas shortages caused by the war in Ukraine and the spike in demand as the pandemic economy reopened.", 'news_luhn_summary': "SEE MORE 10 Best Low-Volatility Stocks to Buy Now The Price fund's only drawback is that its portfolio is larded with stocks whose dividends may be growing but are tiny, including Apple (AAPL), yielding 0.6%. Fund investors can consider T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth (PRDGX), which invests primarily in firms with a track record of increasing quarterly payouts. The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (VYM), by contrast, is an exchange-traded fund that stresses elevated dividends paid by strong companies, including drug companies such as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), yielding 2.5%, and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), with a P/E of just 10 and a yield of 2.9%.", 'news_article_title': 'How to Invest for a Recession', 'news_lexrank_summary': "SEE MORE 10 Best Low-Volatility Stocks to Buy Now The Price fund's only drawback is that its portfolio is larded with stocks whose dividends may be growing but are tiny, including Apple (AAPL), yielding 0.6%. Merck's yield tops that of a 10-year Treasury. The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (VYM), by contrast, is an exchange-traded fund that stresses elevated dividends paid by strong companies, including drug companies such as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), yielding 2.5%, and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), with a P/E of just 10 and a yield of 2.9%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "SEE MORE 10 Best Low-Volatility Stocks to Buy Now The Price fund's only drawback is that its portfolio is larded with stocks whose dividends may be growing but are tiny, including Apple (AAPL), yielding 0.6%. The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (VYM), by contrast, is an exchange-traded fund that stresses elevated dividends paid by strong companies, including drug companies such as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), yielding 2.5%, and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), with a P/E of just 10 and a yield of 2.9%. Other consumer defensive stocks that held up comparatively well in the 2001, 2008 and 2020 recessions are Coca-Cola (KO), yielding 2.8%, and Walmart (WMT), yielding 1.8%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/oracle-starts-job-cuts-in-u.s.-the-information', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aug 1 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp ORCL.N has started to lay off employees in the United States, The Information said on Monday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter.\nThe publication in July reported that Oracle was considering cutting thousands of jobs in its global workforce after targeting cost cuts of up to $1 billion. https://bit.ly/3OVYkoq\nThe company had about 143,000 full-time employees as of May 31, according to its latest annual report.\nThe layoffs at Oracle will affect employees at its offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Monday's report said, but it did not mention the number of employees affected. https://bit.ly/3Q7awTC\nOracle did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nThe report also said layoffs in Canada, India and parts of Europe were expected in the coming weeks and months.\nTechnology giants Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also discussed cuts or a slowdown in hiring plans in response to rising costs and fears of a recession.\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Technology giants Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also discussed cuts or a slowdown in hiring plans in response to rising costs and fears of a recession. Aug 1 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp ORCL.N has started to lay off employees in the United States, The Information said on Monday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The report also said layoffs in Canada, India and parts of Europe were expected in the coming weeks and months.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Technology giants Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also discussed cuts or a slowdown in hiring plans in response to rising costs and fears of a recession. Aug 1 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp ORCL.N has started to lay off employees in the United States, The Information said on Monday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The publication in July reported that Oracle was considering cutting thousands of jobs in its global workforce after targeting cost cuts of up to $1 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Oracle starts job cuts in U.S. - The Information', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Technology giants Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also discussed cuts or a slowdown in hiring plans in response to rising costs and fears of a recession. Aug 1 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp ORCL.N has started to lay off employees in the United States, The Information said on Monday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The publication in July reported that Oracle was considering cutting thousands of jobs in its global workforce after targeting cost cuts of up to $1 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Technology giants Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also discussed cuts or a slowdown in hiring plans in response to rising costs and fears of a recession. Aug 1 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp ORCL.N has started to lay off employees in the United States, The Information said on Monday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The publication in July reported that Oracle was considering cutting thousands of jobs in its global workforce after targeting cost cuts of up to $1 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/big-tech-in-finance-theres-a-regulator-for-that', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nWASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Technology companies have stormed the heights of consumer finance, but they don’t face the regulation that vexes their old-world rivals. While no single financial watchdog has oversight of Apple, Amazon.com or Facebook owner Meta Platforms, that could change. It all hangs on the views of a panel of watchdogs known as the Financial Stability Oversight Council.\nWhen a company like Apple decides to offer financial services, the potential impact is huge. Take the iPhone maker’s new buy-now-pay-later service. It’s starting small, with six-week duration loans and a borrowing limit of $1,000. But unlike the Apple-branded credit card that’s effectively run by Goldman Sachs, the lending decisions and funding for buy-now-pay-later loans are Apple’s own. Tim Cook’s firm is doing some of what a Citigroup or Bank of America does, but without the onerous regulation.\nIt's a question of potential rather than actual risk. Imagine half the number of iPhone users in the United States, or about 59 million based on estimates by Counterpoint research, end up using the pay-installment service. That would give Apple about as many consumer customers as General Electric’s financing arm, GE Capital https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/261/General%20Electric%20Capital%20Corporation%2C%20Inc.pdf, had in 2013. GE Capital required a bailout to back nearly $140 billion of its debt after it unraveled during the 2008 financial crisis.\nThe cloud divisions of Silicon Valley giants also play a systemic role. The largest banks like JPMorgan rely on Amazon and others for various tasks, including housing data, processing transactions and running applications. About 45% of banks use Amazon while a similar proportion depends on Microsoft, with many using both, according to S&P Global’s 451 Research. A disruption or failure through a hack or natural disaster could upend operations and cause a panic.\nIn GE’s case, it was FSOC that stepped in when it became clear that the regulatory framework had holes in it. The 15-member panel was created after the 2008 financial crisis, and now includes Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, Securities and Exchange Commission chief Gary Gensler and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head Rohit Chopra. The council designated GE Capital a systemic risk in 2013, and put it under the supervision of the Fed, where it stayed until 2016 https://www.ge.com/news/reports/u-s-regulators-ge-capital-no-longer-systematically-important-to-the-financial-system.\nTech companies would be a timely fit for FSOC. The group doesn’t perform day-to-day watchdog functions but can farm such duties out to an appropriate panel member. The Fed also took supervision of insurer AIG after the 2008 financial crisis. Other FSOC members have their own expertise: the SEC’s is over capital markets, for example.\nAnd as with GE, it wouldn’t need to throw a regulatory net around the whole of a company. Apple, say, could be asked to carve out its Apple Financing subsidiary into a separate holding company, which could then be subject to rules on underwriting, credit quality and stress testing. Cloud businesses like Amazon Web Service or Microsoft Azure could be deemed systemically important financial utilities, a label already applied to other forms of market plumbing like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.\nNone of this would stop tech firms’ financial march, but it would slow them down. Regulated entities would need to have their own chief executive, board and come up with rules on cybersecurity and other areas. British authorities recently floated a range of options https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/july/operational-resilience-critical-third-parties-uk-financial-sector to make sure the financial system could withstand a cloud-computing snafu, including regular cyber resilience tests. And financial regulators often parachute examiners into the offices of the companies they supervise, who regularly check operations for risk management. That would be an unfamiliar intrusion for Silicon Valley.\nEven if FSOC drags its feet, more red tape for tech firms is inevitable. In October, the CFPB asked Apple, Alphabet’s Google, and Facebook about their payment systems. The agency can issue enforcement actions for violations of user privacy, among other concerns, and leader Chopra is no stranger to assertively using his position on other regulatory bodies – as he showed when he helped speed the exit of then-head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Donald Trump appointee Jelena McWilliams.\nStill, a more coordinated approach would be better. With billions of users and lax regulation, the risks to consumers and the broader system from big tech firms are growing. Watchdogs, meanwhile, are often reacting to past threats. Putting Silicon Valley on FSOC’s agenda would help keep the financial cops ahead of the game.\nFollow @GinaChon https://twitter.com/GinaChon on Twitter\n(Editing by John Foley and Amanda Gomez)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Cloud businesses like Amazon Web Service or Microsoft Azure could be deemed systemically important financial utilities, a label already applied to other forms of market plumbing like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. British authorities recently floated a range of options https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/july/operational-resilience-critical-third-parties-uk-financial-sector to make sure the financial system could withstand a cloud-computing snafu, including regular cyber resilience tests. The agency can issue enforcement actions for violations of user privacy, among other concerns, and leader Chopra is no stranger to assertively using his position on other regulatory bodies – as he showed when he helped speed the exit of then-head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Donald Trump appointee Jelena McWilliams.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That would give Apple about as many consumer customers as General Electric’s financing arm, GE Capital https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/261/General%20Electric%20Capital%20Corporation%2C%20Inc.pdf, had in 2013. The council designated GE Capital a systemic risk in 2013, and put it under the supervision of the Fed, where it stayed until 2016 https://www.ge.com/news/reports/u-s-regulators-ge-capital-no-longer-systematically-important-to-the-financial-system. With billions of users and lax regulation, the risks to consumers and the broader system from big tech firms are growing.', 'news_article_title': 'Big Tech in finance? There’s a regulator for that', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It all hangs on the views of a panel of watchdogs known as the Financial Stability Oversight Council. The council designated GE Capital a systemic risk in 2013, and put it under the supervision of the Fed, where it stayed until 2016 https://www.ge.com/news/reports/u-s-regulators-ge-capital-no-longer-systematically-important-to-the-financial-system. With billions of users and lax regulation, the risks to consumers and the broader system from big tech firms are growing.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The 15-member panel was created after the 2008 financial crisis, and now includes Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, Securities and Exchange Commission chief Gary Gensler and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head Rohit Chopra. Cloud businesses like Amazon Web Service or Microsoft Azure could be deemed systemically important financial utilities, a label already applied to other forms of market plumbing like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. And financial regulators often parachute examiners into the offices of the companies they supervise, who regularly check operations for risk management.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/no-brainer-dividend-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sometimes in investing, the simplest answer is the right one. In today\'s market, I\'m trying to make simple decisions and I\'m asking questions like: Is a company profitable? Does it pay a dividend? Will people buy its products even if they have to cut back spending a little?\nThree companies that have positive answers to all of these questions are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). These may not be growth stocks, but they\'re great dividend stocks that won\'t blow a hole in your portfolio.\nDominating mobile\nApple isn\'t known as a great dividend stock, but maybe it should be. The company is likely past its higher growth days, and now it\'s monetizing the computing platforms that have been developed and attracted hundreds of millions of users worldwide. You can see below that as Apple has focused on expanding from hardware to high-margin software and products that lock in customers, free cash flow has surged to over $100 billion per year.\nAAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts\nDespite paying a modest dividend, Apple could do much more. The stock only yields 0.6% today, but that\'s in large part because management only pays out about 15% of earnings as a dividend. The payout could triple and still be a comfortable payout ratio, and leave plenty of room for buybacks with excess cash.\nI see Apple as having one of the best businesses in the world and it\'s a cash flow machine, which means there\'s great upside for this dividend stock.\nNo growth but big dividend stock\nInvestors don\'t generally like high-capital-expense businesses like Verizon, but it may be time to take another look. The U.S. wireless market has only three major competitors with AT&T (NYSE: T), T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS), and Verizon, with Verizon having arguably the best network of the three. This puts it in a strong position to generate strong cash flow long-term.\nWhile second-quarter earnings results showed disappointing results in the value segment of the wireless market, there were bright spots in business and fixed wireless (wireless broadband). Verizon added 256,000 fixed wireless connections, up 32% from a quarter earlier.\nThere are ups and downs in the wireless business, and right now there\'s a downtrend for Verizon\'s overall business. But that\'s an opportunity for investors to buy a stock that has a dividend yield of 5.6% and a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.8. Wireless isn\'t going anywhere, and Verizon is one of only three major service providers. Given the value in the stock, this is a simple dividend buy today.\nThe future of oil is cash flow\nThe oil business is relatively simple today. Executives know a threat from electric vehicles is coming, so they\'re being more prudent in their capital spending, despite high oil prices. In other words, cash generation is up sharply with oil prices, but they\'re not rushing out to "drill baby, drill."\nExxonMobil may not be a growth play anymore, but it\'s a great value stock with a P/E ratio of 15.4 and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Management\'s conservative operations led to a $4.3 billion increase in cash on the balance sheet while returning $5.8 billion to shareholders and reducing debt by $0.7 billion.\nThe world is going to be using oil and natural gas for a long time, even if clean energy and electric vehicles continue to take market share. ExxonMobil may not grow as a result, but it\'s a great cash flow company and it pays a nice dividend, which has been a recipe for great returns long-term.\nKeep it simple\nApple, Verizon, and ExxonMobil may not be great growth stocks, but they don\'t have to be to beat the market. They all generate solid cash flows and they\'re in businesses that are sticky whether the economy slows or inflation continues. That\'s why I think they\'re great buys for dividend investors today.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple and Verizon Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends T-Mobile US and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Three companies that have positive answers to all of these questions are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). AAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts Despite paying a modest dividend, Apple could do much more. The company is likely past its higher growth days, and now it's monetizing the computing platforms that have been developed and attracted hundreds of millions of users worldwide.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Three companies that have positive answers to all of these questions are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). AAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts Despite paying a modest dividend, Apple could do much more. This puts it in a strong position to generate strong cash flow long-term.', 'news_article_title': 'No-Brainer Dividend Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Three companies that have positive answers to all of these questions are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). AAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts Despite paying a modest dividend, Apple could do much more. Given the value in the stock, this is a simple dividend buy today.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Three companies that have positive answers to all of these questions are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). AAPL Dividends Paid (TTM) data by YCharts Despite paying a modest dividend, Apple could do much more. I see Apple as having one of the best businesses in the world and it's a cash flow machine, which means there's great upside for this dividend stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/company-news-for-aug-1-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Phillips 66 PSX rose 1.1% after it reported second-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $6.77 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.92 per share.\nIntel Corporation’s INTC shares plunged 8.6% after it reported second-quarter fiscal 2022 revenues of $15.32 billion, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $17.92 billion.\nShares of Imperial Oil Limited IMO gained 4.1% after it reported second-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $2.84 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.32.\nApple Inc.’s AAPL shares jumped 3.3% after it reported third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share.\n\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2022?\nFrom inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%. Now our Director of Research has combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and has handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold. Don’t miss your chance to get in…because the sooner you do, the more upside you stand to grab.\nSee Stocks Now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nIntel Corporation (INTC): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nImperial Oil Limited (IMO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nPhillips 66 (PSX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc.’s AAPL shares jumped 3.3% after it reported third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report From inception in 2012 through 2021, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolios gained an impressive +1,001.2% versus the S&P 500’s +348.7%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc.’s AAPL shares jumped 3.3% after it reported third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shares of Phillips 66 PSX rose 1.1% after it reported second-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $6.77 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.92 per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Company News for Aug 1, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc.’s AAPL shares jumped 3.3% after it reported third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report See Stocks Now >>', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc.’s AAPL shares jumped 3.3% after it reported third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $1.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shares of Phillips 66 PSX rose 1.1% after it reported second-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $6.77 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.92 per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-smart-investors-should-react-to-apple-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After going on an absolute tear from the March 2020 pandemic lows through the end of 2021, technology stocks have changed course of late. Year to date, the Nasdaq Composite has cratered 21% in light of doggedly high inflation and aggressive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. Some of big tech's finest companies, like Meta Platforms and Netflix, have experienced never-seen-before struggles in recent periods. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted third-quarter earnings on July 28 after market close, a highly anticipated moment for investors eager to see how the world-renowned tech firm held up in a dwindling economy.\nLet's consider Apple's latest financial performance and what it means for investors.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nDissecting Apple's latest financial performance\nApple did it again in its third-quarter outing -- total sales inched upward 1.9% year over year to $83 billion, finishing on par with analysts' expectations, and its diluted earnings per share of $1.20 beat estimates by 3.9%. Its products segment slightly contracted 0.9% to end at $63.4 billion, whereas its services category carried the weight, expanding 12.1% to $19.6 billion. Apple's products segment is split into iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Wearables, Home and Accessories, and its services segment is composed of Advertising, Cloud Services, Digital Content (i.e. the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+), and Payment Services (i.e. Apple Card and Apple Pay).\nLikewise, the company's margins remained largely intact from a year ago, with its gross margin staying constant at 43.3% and its operating margin dropping 181 basis points to 27.8%.\nThe company also generated $23 billion in operating cash flow during the quarter and now has a cash and cash equivalents position of $27.5 billion. The iPhone maker didn't post what many would consider jaw-dropping results, but what the tech juggernaut was able to accomplish in the current economic environment was quite impressive, in my opinion. Down 13.6% year to date, Apple pegs a price-to-earnings multiple of 25.5, approaching its five-year average of 23.1. I don't know about you, but I think a world-leading tech company that is hovering around its historical average valuation presents an interesting case for long-term investors.\nFor the full fiscal year, Wall Street analysts anticipate that Apple will generate $393.5 billion in revenues, translating to 7.6% growth year over year, and its diluted earnings per share to ascend 9.3% to $6.13. Again, in a market environment where most of the technology sector is being pressed by runaway inflation and repeated interest rate hikes, those are sturdy growth rates. But above growth, Apple's one-of-a-kind economic moat, marvelous balance sheet, and unrivaled cash-flow generation make it a no-sweat investment at this time.\nIt's time to pounce on Apple stock\nA technology company that has demonstrated resiliency in today's market environment is a rare feat, but Apple has managed to do just that. The iPhone maker may not be growing at the level it once did, but upside is still present, plus you're getting a company that is as consistent as they come. Its fresh pullback that is largely due to broader macro conditions has presented investors with a nice window of opportunity to purchase shares of the stock. In my view, Apple is a great investment right now, especially given the downward trend of the global economy.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Luke Meindl has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends Nasdaq and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted third-quarter earnings on July 28 after market close, a highly anticipated moment for investors eager to see how the world-renowned tech firm held up in a dwindling economy. But above growth, Apple's one-of-a-kind economic moat, marvelous balance sheet, and unrivaled cash-flow generation make it a no-sweat investment at this time. Its fresh pullback that is largely due to broader macro conditions has presented investors with a nice window of opportunity to purchase shares of the stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted third-quarter earnings on July 28 after market close, a highly anticipated moment for investors eager to see how the world-renowned tech firm held up in a dwindling economy. Dissecting Apple's latest financial performance Apple did it again in its third-quarter outing -- total sales inched upward 1.9% year over year to $83 billion, finishing on par with analysts' expectations, and its diluted earnings per share of $1.20 beat estimates by 3.9%. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix.", 'news_article_title': 'How Smart Investors Should React to Apple Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted third-quarter earnings on July 28 after market close, a highly anticipated moment for investors eager to see how the world-renowned tech firm held up in a dwindling economy. Dissecting Apple's latest financial performance Apple did it again in its third-quarter outing -- total sales inched upward 1.9% year over year to $83 billion, finishing on par with analysts' expectations, and its diluted earnings per share of $1.20 beat estimates by 3.9%. Its products segment slightly contracted 0.9% to end at $63.4 billion, whereas its services category carried the weight, expanding 12.1% to $19.6 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted third-quarter earnings on July 28 after market close, a highly anticipated moment for investors eager to see how the world-renowned tech firm held up in a dwindling economy. Dissecting Apple's latest financial performance Apple did it again in its third-quarter outing -- total sales inched upward 1.9% year over year to $83 billion, finishing on par with analysts' expectations, and its diluted earnings per share of $1.20 beat estimates by 3.9%. Apple's products segment is split into iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Wearables, Home and Accessories, and its services segment is composed of Advertising, Cloud Services, Digital Content (i.e. the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+), and Payment Services (i.e. Apple Card and Apple Pay)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-why-alphabet-has-done-relatively-well-amid-apples-privacy-changes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Last year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) implemented changes to its operating system that made it more challenging for third parties to collect data on users of its electronic devices like iPhones or iPads. Social media companies like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) are suffering. They rely heavily on selling targeted ads, and marketers are unwilling to pay as much without the feature.\nImpressively, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has fared reasonably well amid these changes. Let's dive deeper into the impact of these changes on Meta Platforms and why Alphabet is not hurting as badly.\nMeta Platforms to take a $10 billion hit in 2022.\nApple's iOS 14.5 update, released last year, includes an app tracking transparency tool that limits the amount of data app developers can collect. These companies now need to ask users for permission before they can track their activity, an option many choose not to give. Of course, marketers are willing to pay higher prices for precise, targeted advertising. It all but eliminates the instances when advertisements for a steak restaurant in Denver are sent to a vegetarian living in Omaha, Nebraska.\nMeta's management has highlighted the change as a substantial headwind, noting it would cost the company upwards of $10 billion in revenue in 2022. To put that figure into context, Meta reported $118 billion in revenue in 2021. The social media giant reported fiscal 2022 second-quarter results on July 27, showing its revenue declined for the first time in its history. Meta forecasts a similar fall in its third quarter.\nAlphabet's Android operating system is insulated from decisions by Apple\nThat said, Alphabet has done relatively well amid Apple's changes. Meta's CFO, David Wehner, has suggested Alphabet has performed better because it faces a different set of restrictions as it pays to be the default search engine on iOS devices. He said Apple designed these changes to carve out browsers giving search ads more access to data for measurement and optimization (targeting). That might all be true. Understandably, Apple would not want to alienate a partner that pays it to become the default search engine.\nHowever, another reason Alphabet is effectively dealing with these changes (it reported a revenue increase of 13% in its most recent quarter, while Meta's decreased by 1%) is that its own Android operating system boasts more than 3 billion active devices worldwide. Users on the Android platform are not affected by the changes made by Apple. On Android devices, Alphabet sets the rules so that it can set policies in its favor.\nOverall, both factors collectively boost Alphabet's position in the advertising industry. In 2021, marketers spent $763 billion globally, an increase of 22.5% from 2020. Within the market, digital's share grew to 64.4% in 2021 from 52.1% in 2019. Part of the reason marketers are shifting dollars to digital channels is because of the greater return on investment. It remains to be seen whether that trend will continue amid Apple's iOS changes. Nevertheless, it's a high-stakes outcome for all the players involved, and investors should stay tuned.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet (A shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Parkev Tatevosian has positions in Alphabet (C shares) and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Last year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) implemented changes to its operating system that made it more challenging for third parties to collect data on users of its electronic devices like iPhones or iPads. Meta's CFO, David Wehner, has suggested Alphabet has performed better because it faces a different set of restrictions as it pays to be the default search engine on iOS devices. However, another reason Alphabet is effectively dealing with these changes (it reported a revenue increase of 13% in its most recent quarter, while Meta's decreased by 1%) is that its own Android operating system boasts more than 3 billion active devices worldwide.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Last year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) implemented changes to its operating system that made it more challenging for third parties to collect data on users of its electronic devices like iPhones or iPads. Social media companies like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) are suffering. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "Here's Why Alphabet Has Done Relatively Well Amid Apple's Privacy Changes", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Last year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) implemented changes to its operating system that made it more challenging for third parties to collect data on users of its electronic devices like iPhones or iPads. Social media companies like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) are suffering. However, another reason Alphabet is effectively dealing with these changes (it reported a revenue increase of 13% in its most recent quarter, while Meta's decreased by 1%) is that its own Android operating system boasts more than 3 billion active devices worldwide.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Last year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) implemented changes to its operating system that made it more challenging for third parties to collect data on users of its electronic devices like iPhones or iPads. Alphabet's Android operating system is insulated from decisions by Apple That said, Alphabet has done relatively well amid Apple's changes. However, another reason Alphabet is effectively dealing with these changes (it reported a revenue increase of 13% in its most recent quarter, while Meta's decreased by 1%) is that its own Android operating system boasts more than 3 billion active devices worldwide."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-sp-500-growth-etf-voog-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $7.06 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.73%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 52.90% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 52.22% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOOG seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of large-capitalization growth stocks.\nThe ETF has lost about -18.96% so far this year and is down about -9.74% in the last one year (as of 08/01/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $209.99 and $305.94.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.04 and standard deviation of 26.85% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 242 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, VOOG is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $75.12 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $176.12 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $7.06 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-spdr-msci-usa-strategicfactors-etf-qus-a-strong-etf-right-now-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 04/15/2015, smart beta exchange traded fund SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by State Street Global Advisors. QUS has been able to amass assets over $884.72 million, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Blend. Before fees and expenses, QUS seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index.\nThe MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index measures the equity market performance of large and mid-cap companies across the U.S. equity market. It aims to represent the performance of a combination of three factors: value, quality, and low volatility.\nCost & Other Expenses\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for QUS are 0.15%, which makes it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.46%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 26.10% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).\nQUS's top 10 holdings account for about 20.11% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF has lost about -10.87% so far, and is down about -4.48% over the last 12 months (as of 08/01/2022). QUS has traded between $103.89 and $131.16 in this past 52-week period.\nThe fund has a beta of 0.92 and standard deviation of 23.05% for the trailing three-year period, which makes QUS a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 628 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) tracks S&P 500 Index and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tracks S&P 500 Index. IShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $306.38 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $377.02 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 04/15/2015, smart beta exchange traded fund SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 04/15/2015, smart beta exchange traded fund SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 04/15/2015, smart beta exchange traded fund SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 04/15/2015, smart beta exchange traded fund SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-largecap-etf-vv-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Vanguard LargeCap ETF (VV) was launched on 01/27/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $25.34 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.46%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 29.90% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.41% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.68% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVV seeks to match the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Large Cap Index includes U.S. companies that comprise the top 85% of investable market capitalization and are traded on NYSE, NYSE Market, NASDAQ or ARCA.\nThe ETF has lost about -14.47% so far this year and is down about -7.58% in the last one year (as of 08/01/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $167.29 and $221.75.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 24.41% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 592 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard LargeCap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VV is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $306.38 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $377.02 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nVanguard LargeCap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.41% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Vanguard LargeCap ETF (VV) was launched on 01/27/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.41% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Vanguard LargeCap ETF (VV) was launched on 01/27/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard LargeCap ETF (VV) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.41% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.41% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Vanguard LargeCap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-sp-500-etf-spy-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/29/1993.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $377.02 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.46%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.90% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 27.34% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSPY seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index is composed of five hundred selected stocks, all of which are listed on national stock exchanges and span over 25 separate industry groups.\nThe ETF has lost about -13.14% so far this year and is down about -5.14% in the last one year (as of 08/01/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $365.86 and $477.71.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 23.81% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 505 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SPY is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) track the same index. While Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has $260.09 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $306.38 billion. VOO has an expense ratio of 0.03% and IVV charges 0.03%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $377.02 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Sector Exposure and Top Holdings While ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise.", 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives SPDR S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-considers-crackdown-on-memory-chip-makers-in-china', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld\nWASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC), according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China\'s semiconductor sector advances and protect U.S. companies.\nIf President Joe Biden\'s administration proceeds with the move, it could also hurt South Korean memory chip juggernauts Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS and SK Hynix Inc 000660.KS, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Samsung has two big factories in China while SK Hynix Inc is buying Intel Corp\'s INTC.O NAND flash memory chips manufacturing business in China.\nThe crackdown, if approved, would involve barring the shipment of U.S. chipmaking equipment to factories in China that manufacture advanced NAND chips.\nIt would mark the first U.S. bid through export controls to target Chinese production of memory chips without specialized military applications, representing a more expansive view of American national security, according to export control experts.\nThe move also would seek to protect the only U.S. memory chip producers, Western Digital Corp WDC.O and Micron Technology Inc MU.O, which together represent about a quarter of the NAND chips market.\nNAND chips store data in devices such as smartphones and personal computers and at data centers for the likes of Amazon AMZN.O, Facebook FB.O and Google GOOGL.O. How many gigabytes of data a phone or laptop can hold is determined by how many NAND chips it includes and how advanced they are.\nUnder the action being considered, U.S. officials would ban the export of tools to China used to make NAND chips with more than 128 layers, according to two of the sources. LAM Research Corp LRCX.O and Applied Materials AMAT.O, both based in Silicon Valley, are the primary suppliers of such tools.\nAll the sources described the administration\'s consideration of the matter as in the early stages, with no proposed regulations yet drafted.\nAsked to comment on the possible move, a spokesperson for the Commerce Department, which oversees export controls, did not discuss potential restrictions but noted that "the Biden administration is focused on impairing (China\'s) efforts to manufacture advanced semiconductors to address significant national security risks to the United States."\nFAST-GROWING COMPANY\nYMTC, founded in 2016, is a rising power in manufacturing NAND chips. Micron and Western Digital are under pressure from YMTC\'s low prices, as the White House wrote in a June 2021 report. YMTC\'s expansion and low-price offerings present "a direct threat" to Micron and Western Digital, that report said. The report described YMTC as China\'s "national champion" and the recipient of some $24 billion in Chinese subsidies.\nYMTC, already under investigation by the Commerce Department over whether it violated U.S. export controls by selling chips to Chinese telecoms company Huawei, is in talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O to supply the top U.S. smartphone maker with flash memory chips, according to a Bloomberg report.\nLAM Research Corp, SK Hynix and Micron declined comment on the U.S. policy. Samsung, Applied Materials Inc, YMTC and Western Digital Corp did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nCONGRESS ACTS\nTensions between China and the United States over the tech sector deepened under Biden\'s predecessor Donald Trump and have continued since. Reuters reported on July 8 that Biden\'s administration is also considering restrictions on shipments to China of tools to make advanced logic chips, seeking to hamstring China\'s largest chipmaker, SMIC 0981.HK.\nThe U.S. Congress last week approved legislation aimed at helping the United States compete with China by investing billions of dollars in domestic chip production.\nChipmakers that take money under the measure would be prohibited from building or expanding manufacturing for certain advanced chips, including advanced memory chips at a level to be determined by the administration, in countries including China.\nAccording to Walt Coon of the consulting firm Yole Intelligence, YMTC accounts for about 5% of worldwide NAND flash memory chip production, almost double from a year ago. Western Digital stands at about 13% and Micron 11%. Coon said YMTC would be greatly hurt by restrictions like those that Biden\'s administration is contemplating.\n"If they were stuck at 128, I don\'t know how they would really have a path forward," Coon said.\nProduction of NAND chips in China has grown to more than 23% of the worldwide total this year from under 14% in 2019, while production in the United States has decreased from 2.3% to 1.6% over the same period, Yole data showed. For the American companies, nearly all of their chip production is done overseas.\nIt was unclear what impact the potential restrictions might have on other players in China. Intel, which retains a contract to manage operations in the factory it is selling to SK Hynix in China, is already producing memory chips with 144 layers at the Chinese site, according to an Intel press release.\nU.S. Congress passes long-awaited bill to boost chipmakers, compete with China\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Chip sector\'s bright spot brings back bad memory\nU.S. mulls fresh bid to restrict chipmaking tools for China\'s SMIC\n(Reporting by Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld; Additional reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chris Sanders and Will Dunham)\n(([email protected]; +1(202)354-5865; https://twitter.com/alexalper?lang=en))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'YMTC, already under investigation by the Commerce Department over whether it violated U.S. export controls by selling chips to Chinese telecoms company Huawei, is in talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O to supply the top U.S. smartphone maker with flash memory chips, according to a Bloomberg report. If President Joe Biden\'s administration proceeds with the move, it could also hurt South Korean memory chip juggernauts Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS and SK Hynix Inc 000660.KS, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Asked to comment on the possible move, a spokesperson for the Commerce Department, which oversees export controls, did not discuss potential restrictions but noted that "the Biden administration is focused on impairing (China\'s) efforts to manufacture advanced semiconductors to address significant national security risks to the United States."', 'news_luhn_summary': "YMTC, already under investigation by the Commerce Department over whether it violated U.S. export controls by selling chips to Chinese telecoms company Huawei, is in talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O to supply the top U.S. smartphone maker with flash memory chips, according to a Bloomberg report. By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC), according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China's semiconductor sector advances and protect U.S. companies. Reuters reported on July 8 that Biden's administration is also considering restrictions on shipments to China of tools to make advanced logic chips, seeking to hamstring China's largest chipmaker, SMIC 0981.HK.", 'news_article_title': 'U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China', 'news_lexrank_summary': "YMTC, already under investigation by the Commerce Department over whether it violated U.S. export controls by selling chips to Chinese telecoms company Huawei, is in talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O to supply the top U.S. smartphone maker with flash memory chips, according to a Bloomberg report. By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC), according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China's semiconductor sector advances and protect U.S. companies. Samsung has two big factories in China while SK Hynix Inc is buying Intel Corp's INTC.O NAND flash memory chips manufacturing business in China.", 'news_textrank_summary': "YMTC, already under investigation by the Commerce Department over whether it violated U.S. export controls by selling chips to Chinese telecoms company Huawei, is in talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O to supply the top U.S. smartphone maker with flash memory chips, according to a Bloomberg report. By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC), according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China's semiconductor sector advances and protect U.S. companies. Samsung has two big factories in China while SK Hynix Inc is buying Intel Corp's INTC.O NAND flash memory chips manufacturing business in China."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-world-stocks-hit-7-week-highs-dollar-squeezed-vs-yen', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Carolyn Cohn and Wayne Cole\nLONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 1 (Reuters) - World stocks hit seven-week highs on Monday, buoyed by recent strong corporate earnings and declining expectations for hefty interest rate rises, while the dollar slid against the yen as speculators exited suddenly unprofitable short positions.\nGlobal shares gained 7% last month and bond markets rallied as investors started to look for a peak in official interest rates, given slowing economic growth.\nMarkets have gathered steam after last week\'s 75-basis-point Federal Reserve hike and comments on the economy from Fed chair Jerome Powell.\n"There\'s a sense of relief that the Fed have at least got an eye on slowing growth. They are not going to be pig-headed and keep hiking interest rates as the economy falls into deep dark recession," said Giles Coghlan, chief currency analyst at HYCM.\nIn addition, upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Friday pushed the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq index .IXIC to their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020.\nMSCI\'s world equity index .MIWD00000PUS rose 0.23%. S&P futures ESc1 dipped 0.18%, however, indicating a lower open on Wall Street, after the index rose 1.42% on Friday, also to seven-week highs.\nThe U.S. ISM manufacturing survey for July is due at 1400 GMT, forecast to give an expansionary reading of 52, according to a Reuters poll.\n"We don\'t think the U.S. is in a typical recession yet but will almost certainly be within a few quarters," Deutsche Bank analysts said in a note.\n"That delay is supportive for markets relative to what was priced a few weeks ago, but it\'s hard to say the outlook is positive."\nData on Monday showed contraction in manufacturing in France and Germany.\nEuropean stocks gained 0.17% and Britain\'s FTSE .FTSE was up 0.33%. Central banks in Britain, Australia and India are all expected to hike again this week.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.15% but stayed within recent ranges.\nChina\'s official measure of factory activity contracted in July as fresh virus flare-ups weighed on demand, and the Caixin PMI also missed forecasts.\nChinese blue chips .CSI300 hit six-week lows before recovering ground to trade 0.25% higher.\nJapan\'s Nikkei .N225 added 0.7% and South Korea .KS11 held steady.\nSpeculators had been massively short on the yen against the dollar on rate hike bets and found themselves squeezed out by the sudden turnaround. The dollar was down 0.5% at 132.60 yen JPY=EBS, after hitting six-week lows.\nThe dollar fared a little better on the euro, which has a European energy crisis to contend with, and made hardly any headway last week. The euro was last up 0.13% at $1.0231 EUR=.\nThe dollar was down 0.3% at 105.650 =USD on a basket of currencies, compared with its recent 20-year peak of 109.290.\nBond markets have also been rallying hard, with U.S. 10-year yields US10YT=RR falling 35 basis points last month in the biggest decline since the start of the pandemic. Yields were last at 2.6848%, after hitting their lowest in nearly four months on Friday.\nThe yield curve remains sharply inverted, suggesting bond investors are more pessimistic on the economy than their equity brethren. US/\nItaly\'s 10-year government bond yield IT10YT=RR fell to two-month lows.\nThe drop in the dollar and yields has been a relief for gold, which was steady at $1,763 an ounce XAU= after bouncing 2.2% last week. GOL/\nOil prices softened as weak manufacturing data from China and Japan weighed on the outlook for demand, while investors braced for this week\'s meeting of officials from OPEC and other top producers on supply adjustments. O/R\nU.S. crude CLc1 fell 48 cents to $98.13 per barrel, while Brent LCOc1 was steady at $104.17.\nAsia stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nAsia-Pacific valuationshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2Dr2BQA\n(Editing by Sam Holmes and Bradley Perrett)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In addition, upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Friday pushed the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq index .IXIC to their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. By Carolyn Cohn and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 1 (Reuters) - World stocks hit seven-week highs on Monday, buoyed by recent strong corporate earnings and declining expectations for hefty interest rate rises, while the dollar slid against the yen as speculators exited suddenly unprofitable short positions. Global shares gained 7% last month and bond markets rallied as investors started to look for a peak in official interest rates, given slowing economic growth.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition, upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Friday pushed the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq index .IXIC to their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. By Carolyn Cohn and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 1 (Reuters) - World stocks hit seven-week highs on Monday, buoyed by recent strong corporate earnings and declining expectations for hefty interest rate rises, while the dollar slid against the yen as speculators exited suddenly unprofitable short positions. Global shares gained 7% last month and bond markets rallied as investors started to look for a peak in official interest rates, given slowing economic growth.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks hit 7-week highs, dollar squeezed vs yen', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In addition, upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Friday pushed the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq index .IXIC to their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. "There\'s a sense of relief that the Fed have at least got an eye on slowing growth. The dollar was down 0.5% at 132.60 yen JPY=EBS, after hitting six-week lows.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In addition, upbeat forecasts from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O on Friday pushed the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq index .IXIC to their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020. By Carolyn Cohn and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 1 (Reuters) - World stocks hit seven-week highs on Monday, buoyed by recent strong corporate earnings and declining expectations for hefty interest rate rises, while the dollar slid against the yen as speculators exited suddenly unprofitable short positions. Global shares gained 7% last month and bond markets rallied as investors started to look for a peak in official interest rates, given slowing economic growth.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 160.88999938964844, 'high': 163.58999633789062, 'open': 161.00999450683594, 'close': 161.50999450683594, 'ema_50': 149.26679431417097, 'rsi_14': 74.38455993396252, 'target': 160.00999450683594, 'volume': 67829400.0, 'ema_200': 153.76918072814394, 'adj_close': 160.1238555908203, 'rsi_lag_1': 77.4937892201886, 'rsi_lag_2': 67.72089983377404, 'rsi_lag_3': 67.86448169386394, 'rsi_lag_4': 65.80483513992144, 'rsi_lag_5': 70.73171680072967, 'macd_lag_1': 4.090291256837588, 'macd_lag_2': 3.5210325991381524, 'macd_lag_3': 3.2686171665705785, 'macd_lag_4': 2.955919251622248, 'macd_lag_5': 3.042242873294782, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.409906544131019, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.182737877187712}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 22.26000022888184, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 23.270000457763672, 'Open': 22.40999984741211, 'Close': 22.84000015258789, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 22.84000015258789}, {'Low': 1.0209603309631348, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 1.0277491807937622, 'Open': 1.0208247900009155, 'Close': 1.0208247900009155, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 1.0208247900009155}, {'Low': 1.2164857387542725, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 1.2291958332061768, 'Open': 1.2167818546295166, 'Close': 1.2167373895645142, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 1.2167373895645142}, {'Low': 6.741899967193604, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 6.773200035095215, 'Open': 6.743199825286865, 'Close': 6.743199825286865, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 6.743199825286865}, {'Low': 92.41999816894533, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 98.6500015258789, 'Open': 98.45999908447266, 'Close': 93.88999938964844, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 365293, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 93.88999938964844}, {'Low': 0.6971215605735779, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 0.7046501040458679, 'Open': 0.6971215605735779, 'Close': 0.6971215605735779, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 0.6971215605735779}, {'Low': 2.5840001106262207, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 2.696000099182129, 'Open': 2.657999992370605, 'Close': 2.6059999465942383, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 2.6059999465942383}, {'Low': 131.6219940185547, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 133.36500549316406, 'Open': 133.40699768066406, 'Close': 133.40699768066406, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 133.40699768066406}, {'Low': 105.23999786376952, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 106.02999877929688, 'Open': 105.83000183105467, 'Close': 105.4499969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 105.4499969482422}, {'Low': 1756.0999755859375, 'Date': '2022-08-01', 'High': 1772.5, 'Open': 1763.9000244140625, 'Close': 1769.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 705, 'date_str': '2022-08-01', 'Adj Close': 1769.0}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-02': 160.00999450683594, '2022-08-03': 166.1300048828125, '2022-08-04': 165.80999755859375, '2022-08-05': 165.35000610351562, '2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875, '2022-08-09': 164.9199981689453, '2022-08-10': 169.24000549316406, '2022-08-11': 168.49000549316406, '2022-08-12': 172.10000610351562, '2022-08-15': 173.19000244140625}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-01': 157.9600067138672}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-01': 150.64999389648438}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-01': 145.42999267578125}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-01': 195.6100006103516}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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It’s a smaller company, and the market it’s going after is more fragmented. Block has more competition in the buy now, pay later space that it’s expanding into right now.\nEven Apple (AAPL) is starting to offer buy now, pay later options. And that makes the competition much stiffer for smaller companies like Block.\nIndeed, Block has already had its day in the sun, but SoFi hasn’t yet. So, we think it has much more upside potential than Block.\nWatch the full episode at Hypergrowth Investing on YouTube!\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post SOFI or Block? [Which Stock Should You Buy?] appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Even Apple (AAPL) is starting to offer buy now, pay later options. Block is in direct competition with CashApp with its software and hardware systems. On the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Even Apple (AAPL) is starting to offer buy now, pay later options. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips These two point-of-sale companies are very similar. But Block (SQ) is for companies and businesses that sell goods, while SoFi (SOFI) is for consumers who buy goods.', 'news_article_title': 'SOFI or Block? [Which Stock Should You Buy?]', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Even Apple (AAPL) is starting to offer buy now, pay later options. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips These two point-of-sale companies are very similar. Block has more competition in the buy now, pay later space that it’s expanding into right now.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Even Apple (AAPL) is starting to offer buy now, pay later options. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips These two point-of-sale companies are very similar. But Block (SQ) is for companies and businesses that sell goods, while SoFi (SOFI) is for consumers who buy goods.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-ends-see-saw-session-lower-as-pelosi-visits-taiwan', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Devik Jain\nAug 2 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower after a choppy session on Tuesday, with geopolitical tensions flaring after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan.\nPelosi said her trip demonstrated American solidarity with the Chinese-claimed self-ruled island, but China condemned that first such visit in 25 years as a threat to peace and stability.\nHeavy hitters Microsoft MSFT.O and Visa V.N weighed on the S&P 500, and all 11 S&P 500 sector indexes lost ground, led lower by real estate .SPLRCR.\nShares of chipmakers heavily exposed to China were mixed. Advanced Micro Devices AMD.Orallied ahead of its quarterly report after the bell.\nIndustrial bellwether Caterpillar CAT.N tumbled after warning of a bigger drop in demand for its excavators in property crisis-hit China, piling more pain on the industrial bellwether grappling with supply-chain disruptions.\nFinancial markets have been roiled in recent months by the Ukraine war, soaring inflation and tightening financial conditions.\nU.S. job openings in June fell by the most in just over two years, as demand for workers eased in the retail and wholesale trade industries. Overall the labor market remained tight.\nAfter the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points in July, investors are speculating about whether the central bank\'s largest hikes are behind it.\n"The market has to get really comfortable that they have fully baked in all the Fed\'s rate hikes, and I think that remains an open question," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Seattle. "The challenges and supply constraints aren\'t necessarily done. They aren\'t done and gone yet."\nShares of U.S. defense companies Raytheon Technologies Corp RTX.N, Lockheed Martin Corp LMT.N, Northrop Grumman Corp NOC.N and L3Harris Technologies Inc LHX.Nrallied for much of the session. The United States is Taiwan\'s main supporter and arms supplier.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 26.78 points, or 0.65%, to end at 4,091.85 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 19.48 points, or 0.16%, to 12,349.49. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 397.29 points, or 1.21%, to 32,401.11.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, eased from the day\'s high of 24.68 points.\nA largely upbeat second-quarter reporting season has supported markets recently, with the benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX up about 12% from lows hit in mid-June.\nUber Technologies Inc UBER.Njumped after the ride-hailing firm reported positive quarterly cash flow for the first time ever and forecast upbeat third-quarter operating profit.\nTesla Inc TSLA.Ogained after Citigroup hiked its price target on the electric car maker\'s stock.\nPinterest Inc PINS.Nsurged after activist investor Elliott Investment Management became the largest shareholder of the digital pin-board firm.\nWall Street tradinghttps://tmsnrt.rs/3QjDEY1\n(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Arun Koyyur and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Noel Randewich and Devik Jain Aug 2 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower after a choppy session on Tuesday, with geopolitical tensions flaring after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. Pelosi said her trip demonstrated American solidarity with the Chinese-claimed self-ruled island, but China condemned that first such visit in 25 years as a threat to peace and stability. "The market has to get really comfortable that they have fully baked in all the Fed\'s rate hikes, and I think that remains an open question," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Seattle.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Noel Randewich and Devik Jain Aug 2 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower after a choppy session on Tuesday, with geopolitical tensions flaring after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 26.78 points, or 0.65%, to end at 4,091.85 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 19.48 points, or 0.16%, to 12,349.49. A largely upbeat second-quarter reporting season has supported markets recently, with the benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX up about 12% from lows hit in mid-June.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500 ends see-saw session lower as Pelosi visits Taiwan', 'news_lexrank_summary': '"The market has to get really comfortable that they have fully baked in all the Fed\'s rate hikes, and I think that remains an open question," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Seattle. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 26.78 points, or 0.65%, to end at 4,091.85 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 19.48 points, or 0.16%, to 12,349.49. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 397.29 points, or 1.21%, to 32,401.11.', 'news_textrank_summary': '"The market has to get really comfortable that they have fully baked in all the Fed\'s rate hikes, and I think that remains an open question," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Seattle. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 26.78 points, or 0.65%, to end at 4,091.85 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 19.48 points, or 0.16%, to 12,349.49. Wall Street tradinghttps://tmsnrt.rs/3QjDEY1 (Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Arun Koyyur and David Gregorio) (([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-corporate-profits-economic-outlooks-surprisingly-upbeat', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy.\nMore than halfway into the second-quarter reporting period, S&P 500 company earnings are estimated to have increased 8.1% over the year-ago quarter, compared with a 5.6% estimate at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Tuesday.\nSome 78% of earnings reports are beating Wall Street expectations, above the long-term average.\nProfit growth estimates for the third and fourth quarters have come down, but remain sharply positive. S&P 500 earnings for all of 2022 are now forecast to grow 8.1% versus a 9.5% estimated in July, based on Refinitiv data.\nInvestors had been worried that if high inflation and rising interest rates were about to tip the economy into recession, earnings estimates for 2022 were too high.\nRaising the risk that the economy was on the cusp of a recession, the U.S. Commerce Department said last week the American economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter - the second straight quarterly decline in gross domestic product.\nConcerns over a possible recession had driven a sharp selloff in stocks in the first half of the year. But the S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC ended July with their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020, partly because of stronger-than-expected earnings.\n"The consensus view (was) that earnings were going to just fall apart," said Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist & head of quantitative research at Credit Suisse Securities. "And it just didn\'t play out that way."\nCompany reports are showing that demand remains robust and sales are holding up, he said.\n"If you want to say, what\'s the health of the economy, it\'s measured in sales," Golub said.\nYear-over-year revenue for S&P 500 companies in the quarter is expected to have risen 12.5% as of Tuesday, compared with 10.4% estimated at the start of July, based on Refinitiv data.\nUpbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors\' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues.\nApple said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was continuing, while Amazon.com forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue.\n"It\'s held up pretty well, particularly for large-cap names, but of course people were expecting the worst," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office in New Vernon, New Jersey.\nTo be sure, the news has not been positive all around. Walmart WMT.Nrattled investors early last week when it cut its full-year profit forecast, blaming surging prices for food and fuel.\nThat\'s raised worried about the health of the consumer and prospects for other retailers, most of which have yet to report results on the last quarter.\nAlso, analysts have been cutting their third-quarter earnings growth estimates by more than usual when compared with "either pre-pandemic or over the last two years," Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, wrote in a note this week.\nWhether earnings forecasts hold up is key to valuations. The S&P 500\'s forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio, at 17.5 as of Tuesday, is down from 22.1 at the end of December but still above the long-term average of about 16, Refinitiv data showed.\nOther strategists said the season is following a normal pattern: Companies often are more negative than positive with their outlooks, so earnings forecasts for upcoming quarters tend to go down typically during a reporting period.\n"So far, what\'s happened isn\'t something that\'s worse than feared. And the market was already braced for bad news," said Keith Lerner, chief market strategist at Truist Advisory Services in Atlanta.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Alden Bentley and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors\' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. Also, analysts have been cutting their third-quarter earnings growth estimates by more than usual when compared with "either pre-pandemic or over the last two years," Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, wrote in a note this week.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. Year-over-year revenue for S&P 500 companies in the quarter is expected to have risen 12.5% as of Tuesday, compared with 10.4% estimated at the start of July, based on Refinitiv data.", 'news_article_title': 'U.S. corporate profits, economic outlooks, surprisingly upbeat', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors\' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. "If you want to say, what\'s the health of the economy, it\'s measured in sales," Golub said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. More than halfway into the second-quarter reporting period, S&P 500 company earnings are estimated to have increased 8.1% over the year-ago quarter, compared with a 5.6% estimate at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Tuesday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/supply-chain-constraints-ease-as-apple-reports-%2483-billion-in-revenue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'One of the side effects of the coronavirus pandemic has been a wave of supply chain disruptions. Governments worldwide have maintained varying degrees of quarantine orders for folks who test positive for COVID-19. An outbreak at a manufacturing facility could halt production for weeks.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) warned investors that supply chain constraints could cost the tech titan up to $8 billion in missed sales in the quarter that ended in June. Thankfully, the disruptions were less than expected, and Apple pleasantly surprised investors by delivering $83 billion in revenue in its recently completed quarter.\nSupply chain impact at less than $4 billion\nIt\'s no surprise that Apple\'s stock was up by more than 3% on the day following the earnings announcement. Apple\'s $83 billion in sales were hardly greater than the $81.4 billion it reported in the same quarter the prior year. However, investors feared it would be worse after Apple warned of the potential for $8 billion in headwinds from supply chain constraints.\nIn the conference call that followed the earnings release, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, "Our supply constraints were less than we anticipated at the beginning of the quarter, coming in slightly below the range [$4 billion to $8 billion] we discussed during our last call."\nMoreover, CFO Luca Maestri said: "We believe our year-over-year revenue growth will accelerate during the September quarter compared to the June quarter, despite approximately 600 basis points of negative year-over-year impact from foreign exchange. On the product side, we expect supply constraints to be lower than what we experienced during the June quarter."\nThe U.S. dollar has appreciated against a basket of foreign currencies, which makes Apple\'s sales from international markets worth less when converted into dollars. That said, currency fluctuations are an ordinary course of business, and investors need not worry about their movement. More importantly, Maestri noted that supply chain constraints would be less than in the June quarter, which, going by earlier statements, will be less than $3 billion.\nAAPL Revenue (Quarterly) data by YCharts\nConsumer demand for Apple\'s products has been resilient. If the situation can keep improving on the supply side, Apple is setting itself up for an excellent holiday quarter (which is two quarters from now). To put that potential into context, in the quarter that ended in December last year, Apple reported sales of $124 billion. It would not be surprising to see Apple hit $130 billion in this year\'s Q4.\nIt could be an excellent time to buy Apple stock\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nIf these excellent near-term prospects are making you consider buying Apple stock, it wouldn\'t be a bad idea. Trading at a price-to-free cash flow ratio of 25 and a price-to-earnings ratio of 26, it\'s relatively moderately priced. Paying a reasonable price for an excellent business can be a great way to build wealth over the long term.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nParkev Tatevosian has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) warned investors that supply chain constraints could cost the tech titan up to $8 billion in missed sales in the quarter that ended in June. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly) data by YCharts Consumer demand for Apple's products has been resilient. It could be an excellent time to buy Apple stock AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts If these excellent near-term prospects are making you consider buying Apple stock, it wouldn't be a bad idea.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) warned investors that supply chain constraints could cost the tech titan up to $8 billion in missed sales in the quarter that ended in June. It could be an excellent time to buy Apple stock AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts If these excellent near-term prospects are making you consider buying Apple stock, it wouldn't be a bad idea. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly) data by YCharts Consumer demand for Apple's products has been resilient.", 'news_article_title': 'Supply Chain Constraints Ease as Apple Reports $83 Billion in Revenue', 'news_lexrank_summary': "It could be an excellent time to buy Apple stock AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts If these excellent near-term prospects are making you consider buying Apple stock, it wouldn't be a bad idea. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) warned investors that supply chain constraints could cost the tech titan up to $8 billion in missed sales in the quarter that ended in June. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly) data by YCharts Consumer demand for Apple's products has been resilient.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) warned investors that supply chain constraints could cost the tech titan up to $8 billion in missed sales in the quarter that ended in June. It could be an excellent time to buy Apple stock AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts If these excellent near-term prospects are making you consider buying Apple stock, it wouldn't be a bad idea. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly) data by YCharts Consumer demand for Apple's products has been resilient."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-attracting-investor-attention%3A-here-is-what-you-should-know-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +16.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +7.8% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has gained 16.1%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nFor the current quarter, Apple is expected to post earnings of $1.26 per share, indicating a change of +1.6% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -4.7% over the last 30 days.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.11 points to a change of +8.9% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed +0.1%.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.50 indicates a change of +6.4% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -1.5%.\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nEven though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It's almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company's potential revenue growth is crucial.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $87.38 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +4.8%. The $391.51 billion and $412.74 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +7% and +5.4%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $82.96 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +1.9%. EPS of $1.20 for the same period compares with $1.30 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $81.99 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.19%. The EPS surprise was +5.26%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\nComparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Revenue Growth Forecast Even though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-aug-2-2022-%3A-amtd-krkr-ffie-nly-uber-sqqq-rev-tqqq-kmi-aapl-amd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -117.93 to 12,822.85. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 51,680,353 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nAMTD IDEA Group (AMTD) is +9.2 at $11.28, with 23,519,571 shares traded.\n\n36Kr Holdings Inc. (KRKR) is +0.78 at $2.05, with 10,938,582 shares traded.\n\nFaraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (FFIE) is +0.34 at $2.34, with 9,125,353 shares traded. FFIE\'s current last sale is 23.4% of the target price of $10.\n\nAnnaly Capital Management Inc (NLY) is -0.29 at $6.61, with 8,454,282 shares traded. NLY\'s current last sale is 94.43% of the target price of $7.\n\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is +3.36 at $27.96, with 5,231,451 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Uber Launches Holiday Hub; Street Says Buy\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.99 at $40.88, with 3,323,419 shares traded. This represents a 45.22% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nRevlon, Inc. (REV) is +0.41 at $8.90, with 3,097,597 shares traded.REV is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/4/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.81 at $32.50, with 2,552,527 shares traded. This represents a 52.44% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nKinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) is -0.09 at $17.81, with 1,699,456 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.29. KMI\'s current last sale is 89.05% of the target price of $20.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.39 at $160.12, with 1,416,265 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.33. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is -0.85 at $95.93, with 1,208,968 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMD is in the "buy range".\n\nPinterest, Inc. (PINS) is +3.61 at $23.60, with 887,540 shares traded. PINS\'s current last sale is 98.33% of the target price of $24.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.39 at $160.12, with 1,416,265 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Smarter Analyst Reports: Uber Launches Holiday Hub; Street Says Buy', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.39 at $160.12, with 1,416,265 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022.', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Aug 2, 2022 : AMTD, KRKR, FFIE, NLY, UBER, SQQQ, REV, TQQQ, KMI, AAPL, AMD, PINS', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.39 at $160.12, with 1,416,265 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -117.93 to 12,822.85.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.39 at $160.12, with 1,416,265 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 51,680,353 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-bullish-comments-from-apple-management', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose nicely last week, boosted by the company\'s stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. The tech giant\'s top and bottom line were both better than analysts were expecting.\nWhile the strong quarterly results were nice, it may have been a few comments in the earnings call that solidified the Street\'s approval of the quarterly update. Among other things, management said it expected strong growth in fiscal Q4 and that iPhone demand remained robust. Here\'s a closer look at the commentary about these topics and more.\n1. Apple expects accelerated growth\nThough management once again refrained from providing specific quarterly guidance due to the uncertain macroeconomic environment, management did provide some directional context.\n"Overall, we believe our year-over-year revenue growth will accelerate during the September quarter compared to the June quarter," said Apple CFO Luca Maestri. While an acceleration from Apple\'s 2% growth rate in fiscal Q3 may still ultimately translate to a small growth rate for fiscal Q4, investors should note that the tech company is up against a serious currency headwind; this guidance factors in a predicted 600 basis points of negative year-over-year foreign exchange impact.\nMaking the guidance even more impressive, it also includes some expected supply constraints. Though those supply constraints are expected to be lower than what Apple endured in fiscal Q3.\n2. iPhone demand is strong\nWhen asked whether the current macroeconomic environment is negatively impacting demand for its products, Apple CEO Tim Cook had an optimistic response, noting that there was "no obvious evidence of macroeconomic impact" to demand for iPhone. Further, Cook said Mac and iPad supply was so constrained that the gap between supply and demand made it impossible to even test demand levels of the products.\nBut Cook did note that its services segment is being negatively impacted by weaker digital advertising spend as the result of the macroeconomic environment. Management also said its "wearables, home, and accessories" segment saw "some impact" from the macroeconomic environment. iPhone, however, is by far Apple\'s largest product segment -- so investors should generally be happy with the level of demand for Apple\'s products.\n3. Apple\'s cash gives it options\nRevealing it had a $179 billion position in cash and marketable securities at the end of its fiscal third quarter, with net cash of $60 billion, one analyst asked if Apple is considering any potentially accretive acquisitions.\nBased on Cook\'s response, the company seems happy with its war chest of cash at a time when potential acquisition targets will likely go for lower prices. In fact, the company could even make a meaningfully sized acquisition -- a move that would break from Apple\'s typical approach to only buying small companies.\n"[W]e would buy something that is strategic for us," Cook said. "To date, we have concentrated on smaller [intellectual property] and people acquisitions. But I wouldn\'t rule anything out for the future, and obviously, we are constantly surveilling the market."\nSo even though there are signs of significant macroeconomic uncertainty around the world, the only major signs of these challenges in Apple\'s consolidated results are the company\'s foreign exchange headwinds and some weakness in advertising. Perhaps Apple\'s loyal customer base, pricing power, and continued product innovation are meaningful enough edges that the company can do well even in a tough operating environment.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nDaniel Sparks has positions in Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose nicely last week, boosted by the company's stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. Based on Cook's response, the company seems happy with its war chest of cash at a time when potential acquisition targets will likely go for lower prices. Perhaps Apple's loyal customer base, pricing power, and continued product innovation are meaningful enough edges that the company can do well even in a tough operating environment.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose nicely last week, boosted by the company\'s stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. While an acceleration from Apple\'s 2% growth rate in fiscal Q3 may still ultimately translate to a small growth rate for fiscal Q4, investors should note that the tech company is up against a serious currency headwind; this guidance factors in a predicted 600 basis points of negative year-over-year foreign exchange impact. 2. iPhone demand is strong When asked whether the current macroeconomic environment is negatively impacting demand for its products, Apple CEO Tim Cook had an optimistic response, noting that there was "no obvious evidence of macroeconomic impact" to demand for iPhone.', 'news_article_title': '3 Bullish Comments From Apple Management', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose nicely last week, boosted by the company's stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. While an acceleration from Apple's 2% growth rate in fiscal Q3 may still ultimately translate to a small growth rate for fiscal Q4, investors should note that the tech company is up against a serious currency headwind; this guidance factors in a predicted 600 basis points of negative year-over-year foreign exchange impact. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose nicely last week, boosted by the company\'s stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. While an acceleration from Apple\'s 2% growth rate in fiscal Q3 may still ultimately translate to a small growth rate for fiscal Q4, investors should note that the tech company is up against a serious currency headwind; this guidance factors in a predicted 600 basis points of negative year-over-year foreign exchange impact. 2. iPhone demand is strong When asked whether the current macroeconomic environment is negatively impacting demand for its products, Apple CEO Tim Cook had an optimistic response, noting that there was "no obvious evidence of macroeconomic impact" to demand for iPhone.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-early-signs-this-crushed-growth-stock-might-be-in-a-turnaround', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Regrettably, Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) hasn't been a good growth stock for most of its investors. Its shares are down by just over 98% in the last three years, it's (still) nowhere near profitable despite being more than a year into a cost-cutting transformation, and its revenue has steadily declined over time.\nBut sometimes the best investments are the ones that nobody else can see the value of (yet). And while it's far too early to call it a comeback, there are three signs that could portend a brighter future for Aurora, so let's weigh each of them to see if they might be enough to justify a contrarian play.\n1. It's paying down debt\nDebt is only one component of Aurora's issues, but it's hard to argue that less is better. While the company isn't particularly indebted, with around $388.1 million Canadian dollars ($300.4 million) in debt and capital lease obligations, the cultivator is making steady progress in deleveraging, which eventually will free up more of its cash flow for reinvesting in growth.\nOn June 3, it repurchased $20 million of its convertible senior notes, which will lead to cash savings of around $7.5 million in interest payments annually. That's on top of the $100 million in convertible debt repurchased from earlier in the year.\nIf this progress continues, it'll be a positive sign for the company's long-term health, as it'll regain the ability to take out new debt at an attractive rate to finance expansion. Still, cutting production and distribution costs to approach profitability will probably need to happen first, so reducing debt load isn't a reason on its own to buy the company's shares.\n2. It's accumulating some cash, and it can raise even more\nUnprofitable businesses burn a lot of money, and with trailing-12-month operating expenses in excess of $182.2 million, Aurora is no exception. But thanks to a bought-deal offering that closed on June 1, it's sitting on a fresh cash infusion of $172.5 million. That leaves it with a total war chest of $354.4 million as of June 3. And it has the ability to raise an additional $186 million via its existing at-the-market facility should it need to.\nIn short, don't expect Aurora to go out of business anytime soon. It'll need to get its cost of goods sold a bit lower in the near term, however; its trailing-12-month cost of revenue was more than $153 million. Improvements in the efficiency of its cultivation operations could be key in paving the way, which might require it to make more cuts to its output capacity.\nInvestors should keep an eye on whether such cuts are expected to result in lost revenue from an inability to serve demand. Though seeing money left on the table might be painful, it would help the business to stretch the cash it has, and it could be favorable for its long-term survival.\n3. Short interest is falling over time\nOne of the clearest indicators that the market expects a stock to drop is the amount of short interest in a company's shares. The more people who are shorting a stock, the more pessimistic the expectations are. And in Aurora's case, short interest is dropping over time, falling by more than 28% in the last 12 months. That leaves it with around 8.8% of its outstanding shares being held short, a far cry from the more than 25% toward the end of 2020.\nFor reference, Tilray Brands, a major competitor in the Canadian cannabis market, has nearly 13.6% of its shares held short; massive and stable companies like Apple tend to have less than 1%. So the market's pessimism about Aurora is dropping, and expectations are a bit higher than for some of its peers. But there's still a long way to go before the business is perceived as actually being solid.\nIn other words, don't buy the stock just because other people are less down on it, as they could easily change their minds if earnings disappoint.\nHere's The Marijuana Stock You've Been Waiting For\nA little-known Canadian company just unlocked what some experts think could be the key to profiting off the coming marijuana boom.\nAnd make no mistake – it is coming.\nCannabis legalization is sweeping over North America – 19 states plus Washington, D.C., have all legalized recreational marijuana over the last few years, and full legalization came to Canada in October 2018.\nAnd one under-the-radar Canadian company is poised to explode from this coming marijuana revolution.\nBecause a game-changing deal just went down between the Ontario government and this powerhouse company...and you need to hear this story today if you have even considered investing in pot stocks.\nSimply click here to get the full story now.\nLearn more\nAlex Carchidi has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Still, cutting production and distribution costs to approach profitability will probably need to happen first, so reducing debt load isn't a reason on its own to buy the company's shares. It's accumulating some cash, and it can raise even more Unprofitable businesses burn a lot of money, and with trailing-12-month operating expenses in excess of $182.2 million, Aurora is no exception. For reference, Tilray Brands, a major competitor in the Canadian cannabis market, has nearly 13.6% of its shares held short; massive and stable companies like Apple tend to have less than 1%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Regrettably, Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) hasn't been a good growth stock for most of its investors. And in Aurora's case, short interest is dropping over time, falling by more than 28% in the last 12 months. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Early Signs This Crushed Growth Stock Might Be in a Turnaround', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In short, don't expect Aurora to go out of business anytime soon. Short interest is falling over time One of the clearest indicators that the market expects a stock to drop is the amount of short interest in a company's shares. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While the company isn't particularly indebted, with around $388.1 million Canadian dollars ($300.4 million) in debt and capital lease obligations, the cultivator is making steady progress in deleveraging, which eventually will free up more of its cash flow for reinvesting in growth. Short interest is falling over time One of the clearest indicators that the market expects a stock to drop is the amount of short interest in a company's shares. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-schwab-fundamental-u.s.-large-company-index-etf-fndx-a-strong-etf-right-now-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 08/13/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nInvestors who believe in market efficiency should consider market cap indexes, as they replicate market returns in a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way.\nBut, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies, and are a strong option for those who prefer choosing great stocks in order to beat the market.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nFNDX is managed by Charles Schwab, and this fund has amassed over $9.56 billion, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Large Co. Index.\nThe Russell RAFI US Large Company Index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores.\nCost & Other Expenses\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long-term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.25%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 1.95%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 15.90% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 19.73% of FNDX's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -7.08% and is up about 1.13% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 08/02/2022), respectively. FNDX has traded between $49.93 and $59.90 during this last 52-week period.\nThe fund has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 24.63% for the trailing three-year period, which makes FNDX a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 731 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $53.38 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $97.95 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.19% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Large Co. Index.", 'news_luhn_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 08/13/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 08/13/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Making its debut on 08/13/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-risk-that-could-crush-meta-platforms-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has dominated the social media landscape for over a decade.\nRoughly half the world\'s population uses one of its apps at least monthly and it\'s one of the most profitable businesses in the world thanks to its strength in digital advertising.\nHowever, with the stock down nearly 60% from its peak last September and the company just reporting its first-ever revenue decline from one quarter to the next (with another one expected in the third quarter), the Facebook parent looks more vulnerable than ever.\nThe company is facing multiple crises. Apple is cracking down on ad tracking, there\'s the sudden rise of TikTok, a macroeconomic downturn is causing a slowdown in ad spending, we have regulatory threats in Europe, Meta is reporting huge losses in the metaverse, the user base is maturing, and longtime Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, who has been with the company for 14 years and built the advertising business into the behemoth it is today, is leaving the company. That\'s more than a handful of complications.\nWhile each of those factors has played a role in the stock\'s collapse over the last year and its reversing revenue growth, one risk seems to be more pertinent than any other right now. That\'s the challenge from TikTok, which has forced Meta to reformulate its core apps like Facebook and Instagram around Reels, its short-form video product that is essentially a copycat of TikTok.\nCan Reels beat TikTok?\nThe rapid rise of TikTok has upended the social media industry. The short-form video app reached 1 billion monthly active users nearly a year ago, earlier in its lifespan than either Facebook or Instagram. It has grabbed market share and advertising dollars from competitors like Meta, Snap, and YouTube.\nMeta management doesn\'t often mention the China-based app by name, but it clearly views TikTok as a serious threat. In response to TikTok\'s rise, Meta has developed its own TikTok-like product, Reels, launching it on Instagram in 2020 and adding it to Facebook last year. Gradually, it\'s made Reels a bigger part of the experience on its apps, as it now makes up 20% of the time people spend on Instagram. However, there\'s a problem here.\nIts users don\'t necessarily like Reels and may not want Instagram to become TikTok. In fact, Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian have led a backlash against the video product, sharing a post urging the company to "Make Instagram Instagram Again" rather than trying to be TikTok. Instagram did ditch some new products in response to the protest, including a full-screen video feature similar to what TikTok offers, but the company still expects Reels to become a greater part of both Facebook and Instagram.\nThough Meta management is confident in the long-term success of Reels, it\'s not clear if it can beat TikTok at its own game. As Meta evolves to take on new competition, it also faces the classic innovator\'s dilemma, having to navigate the possibility of disrupting itself without hurting its highly profitable core business. Moreover, the Kardashian-led protest shows that morphing into TikTok carries its own risks, including losing the audience that likes the Facebook and Instagram products as they are now.\nWill this tried-and-true tactic work again?\nMeta seems confident in the Reels strategy in part because this same tactic worked against Snapchat. When Snapchat was gaining market share thanks to the success of Snapchat Stories, Meta simply copied Stories and offered it under a new name on Instagram and Facebook. The Snapchat threat was neutralized and Snap was forced to regroup after losing momentum.\nHowever, TikTok is much bigger than Snapchat ever was, and the short-form video app is essentially all TikTok is, making it more difficult for Reels to beat it. Stories, on the other hand, was just one feature of Snapchat, so it wasn\'t the only reason people used that app. It won\'t be easy for Meta to out-TikTok TikTok, in other words, especially considering the disruptor\'s rapid growth and popularity.\nThough Meta may need to evolve to keep its audience, the downside risk here seems greater than the upside potential. In a worst-case scenario, Meta stuffs Facebook and Instagram with Reels videos only to see its core audience balk at the changes, and engagement withers. In this scenario, it both loses the battle with TikTok and leaves its own user base feeling disenchanted.\nIn a best-case scenario, it neutralizes the TikTok threat and has a new product to feed its advertising machine, but even then the upside seems limited as Meta\'s user base appears to be reaching a ceiling -- it grew just 4% in the second quarter.\nAs Meta stock tries to recover its recent losses, the performance of Reels should be a key factor in the overall performance and trajectory of the business. If Reels can gain favor with users and advertisers, the Facebook parent should be able to return to full health. However, if TikTok continues to gain steam and the backlash against Reels persists, Meta could be in even more trouble than it is now.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Meta Platforms, Inc. and Snap Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple is cracking down on ad tracking, there's the sudden rise of TikTok, a macroeconomic downturn is causing a slowdown in ad spending, we have regulatory threats in Europe, Meta is reporting huge losses in the metaverse, the user base is maturing, and longtime Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, who has been with the company for 14 years and built the advertising business into the behemoth it is today, is leaving the company. As Meta evolves to take on new competition, it also faces the classic innovator's dilemma, having to navigate the possibility of disrupting itself without hurting its highly profitable core business. In a best-case scenario, it neutralizes the TikTok threat and has a new product to feed its advertising machine, but even then the upside seems limited as Meta's user base appears to be reaching a ceiling -- it grew just 4% in the second quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That's the challenge from TikTok, which has forced Meta to reformulate its core apps like Facebook and Instagram around Reels, its short-form video product that is essentially a copycat of TikTok. Instagram did ditch some new products in response to the protest, including a full-screen video feature similar to what TikTok offers, but the company still expects Reels to become a greater part of both Facebook and Instagram. When Snapchat was gaining market share thanks to the success of Snapchat Stories, Meta simply copied Stories and offered it under a new name on Instagram and Facebook.", 'news_article_title': '1 Risk That Could Crush Meta Platforms Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Its users don't necessarily like Reels and may not want Instagram to become TikTok. Instagram did ditch some new products in response to the protest, including a full-screen video feature similar to what TikTok offers, but the company still expects Reels to become a greater part of both Facebook and Instagram. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple is cracking down on ad tracking, there's the sudden rise of TikTok, a macroeconomic downturn is causing a slowdown in ad spending, we have regulatory threats in Europe, Meta is reporting huge losses in the metaverse, the user base is maturing, and longtime Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, who has been with the company for 14 years and built the advertising business into the behemoth it is today, is leaving the company. That's the challenge from TikTok, which has forced Meta to reformulate its core apps like Facebook and Instagram around Reels, its short-form video product that is essentially a copycat of TikTok. In response to TikTok's rise, Meta has developed its own TikTok-like product, Reels, launching it on Instagram in 2020 and adding it to Facebook last year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/emerging-markets-stocks-slide-as-rising-u.s-china-tensions-trigger-risk-aversion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Susan Mathew\nAug 2 (Reuters) - Emerging market stocks lost 1.1% on Tuesday as China\'s warnings over a likely U.S. visit to Taiwan raised worries about worsening Sino-U.S. relations.\nSources said U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive in Taipei later on Tuesday, which Beijing said would undermine the relationship between China and the United States as it challenges Beijing\'s self-claimed sovereignty over Taiwan.\nThe White House said Beijing\'s responses could include firing missiles near Taiwan, large-scale air or naval activities, among others.\nMSCI\'s index of emerging market stocks .MSCIEF was set for its worst session in three weeks, with Chinese blue-chips .CSI300 down 2%, while Taiwan\'s main index .TWII slid 1.6% to a two-week low.\nShares of Apple AAPL.O supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW dropped 2.4%.\nMost benchmark stock indexes in emerging Europe .BETI, .BUX, .WIG, Middle East .TASI, .DFMGI and Africa .JTOPI slid between 0.2% and 1%. Western European shares fell, as did U.S. stock futures. .EU\n"The focus is going to shift on what sort of response China may make and it\'s really difficult to price that in because we\'ve had really strong rhetoric from China but no specific details in terms of what sort of response it may make," said Piotr Matys, senior FX analyst at InTouch Capital Markets.\n"So we are in a sort of wait-and-see mode at the moment."\nGlobal sentiment was already dour as weak factory activity data for July from China, Europe as well as the United States on Monday had heightened recession worries.\nMichael Every, global strategist at Rabobank warned volatility would likely last far longer than this week with flows moving into safe haven currencies such as the dollar and yen. FRX/\nMSCI\'s index of developing world currencies .MIEM00000CUS was flat after a three-day rally.\n"Asian currencies are more than likely going to be most vulnerable to risk aversion. To a less extent, central and eastern European currencies as they are not directly exposed (to Sino-U.S tensions)," said InTouch\'s Matys.\nBut on the day, the Chinese yuan CNY= rebounded after hitting an 11-week low, while the Indian rupee INR= extended gains to hit five-week highs.\n"The price action indicates how difficult it is for investors to price in the risk."\nAs the euro slipped EUR=, Hungary\'s forint EURHUF= rallied 1.0%.\nThe rise in tension comes as the Biden administration debates whether to lift some tariffs on Chinese goods that were imposed under former President Donald Trump.\nThe tariff war that began in 2018 had slowed global growth and disrupted supply chains. Emerging market stocks fell almost 17% in 2018, while currencies dropped nearly 4%.\nFor GRAPHIC on emerging market FX performance in 2022, see http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nFor GRAPHIC on MSCI emerging index performance in 2022, see https://tmsnrt.rs/2OusNdX\nFor TOP NEWS across emerging markets\nFor CENTRAL EUROPE market report, see CEE/\nFor TURKISH market report, see .IS\nFor RUSSIAN market report, see RU/RUB\n(Reporting by Susan Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by Robert Birsel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW dropped 2.4%. By Susan Mathew Aug 2 (Reuters) - Emerging market stocks lost 1.1% on Tuesday as China's warnings over a likely U.S. visit to Taiwan raised worries about worsening Sino-U.S. relations. Global sentiment was already dour as weak factory activity data for July from China, Europe as well as the United States on Monday had heightened recession worries.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW dropped 2.4%. By Susan Mathew Aug 2 (Reuters) - Emerging market stocks lost 1.1% on Tuesday as China's warnings over a likely U.S. visit to Taiwan raised worries about worsening Sino-U.S. relations. MSCI's index of emerging market stocks .MSCIEF was set for its worst session in three weeks, with Chinese blue-chips .CSI300 down 2%, while Taiwan's main index .TWII slid 1.6% to a two-week low.", 'news_article_title': 'EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks slide as rising U.S-China tensions trigger risk aversion', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW dropped 2.4%. Sources said U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive in Taipei later on Tuesday, which Beijing said would undermine the relationship between China and the United States as it challenges Beijing's self-claimed sovereignty over Taiwan. MSCI's index of emerging market stocks .MSCIEF was set for its worst session in three weeks, with Chinese blue-chips .CSI300 down 2%, while Taiwan's main index .TWII slid 1.6% to a two-week low.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW dropped 2.4%. MSCI\'s index of emerging market stocks .MSCIEF was set for its worst session in three weeks, with Chinese blue-chips .CSI300 down 2%, while Taiwan\'s main index .TWII slid 1.6% to a two-week low. .EU "The focus is going to shift on what sort of response China may make and it\'s really difficult to price that in because we\'ve had really strong rhetoric from China but no specific details in terms of what sort of response it may make," said Piotr Matys, senior FX analyst at InTouch Capital Markets.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 159.6300048828125, 'high': 162.41000366210938, 'open': 160.10000610351562, 'close': 160.00999450683594, 'ema_50': 149.68809628251077, 'rsi_14': 71.85430737346493, 'target': 166.1300048828125, 'volume': 59907000.0, 'ema_200': 153.83127837768316, 'adj_close': 158.63671875, 'rsi_lag_1': 74.38455993396252, 'rsi_lag_2': 77.4937892201886, 'rsi_lag_3': 67.72089983377404, 'rsi_lag_4': 67.86448169386394, 'rsi_lag_5': 65.80483513992144, 'macd_lag_1': 4.409906544131019, 'macd_lag_2': 4.090291256837588, 'macd_lag_3': 3.5210325991381524, 'macd_lag_4': 3.2686171665705785, 'macd_lag_5': 2.955919251622248, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.490403916863698, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.4442710851229092}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 22.670000076293945, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 24.68000030517578, 'Open': 24.07999992370605, 'Close': 23.93000030517578, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 23.93000030517578}, {'Low': 1.0183714628219604, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 1.0293148756027222, 'Open': 1.0261356830596924, 'Close': 1.0261356830596924, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 1.0261356830596924}, {'Low': 1.218175172805786, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 1.2278375625610352, 'Open': 1.2259559631347656, 'Close': 1.2254151105880735, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 1.2254151105880735}, {'Low': 6.7484002113342285, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 6.780900001525879, 'Open': 6.7677001953125, 'Close': 6.7677001953125, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 6.7677001953125}, {'Low': 92.58999633789062, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 96.47000122070312, 'Open': 93.75, 'Close': 94.41999816894533, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 328538, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 94.41999816894533}, {'Low': 0.6914816498756409, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 0.7030598521232605, 'Open': 0.7023902535438538, 'Close': 0.7023902535438538, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 0.7023902535438538}, {'Low': 2.525000095367432, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 2.753999948501587, 'Open': 2.556999921798706, 'Close': 2.740999937057495, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 2.740999937057495}, {'Low': 130.42999267578125, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 132.36599731445312, 'Open': 131.57200622558594, 'Close': 131.57200622558594, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 131.57200622558594}, {'Low': 105.0500030517578, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 106.33999633789062, 'Open': 105.36000061035156, 'Close': 106.23999786376952, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 106.23999786376952}, {'Low': 1759.4000244140625, 'Date': '2022-08-02', 'High': 1786.5999755859375, 'Open': 1772.0999755859375, 'Close': 1771.0999755859375, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 1078, 'date_str': '2022-08-02', 'Adj Close': 1771.0999755859375}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-03': 166.1300048828125, '2022-08-04': 165.80999755859375, '2022-08-05': 165.35000610351562, '2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875, '2022-08-09': 164.9199981689453, '2022-08-10': 169.24000549316406, '2022-08-11': 168.49000549316406, '2022-08-12': 172.10000610351562, '2022-08-15': 173.19000244140625, '2022-08-16': 173.02999877929688}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-02': 155.80999755859375}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-02': 145.02999877929688}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-02': 150.82000732421875}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-02': 192.5800018310547}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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{'date': '2022-08-03', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 295.209, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153281.0, 'fred_ppi': 269.546, 'fred_retail_sales': 675107.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -68522.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 58.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.1703, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-rises-on-tech-earnings-boost-as-recession-fears-ease', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nU.S. service sector unexpectedly picks up in July\nPayPal rises after bumping annual profit outlook\nApple gains 3.5%, Microsoft adds 2.7%\nModerna jumps on $3 billion share buyback plan\nIndexes: Dow 1.08%, S&P 1.30%, Nasdaq 2.13%\nAdds comment, details; updates prices\nBy Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain\nAug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes surged on Wednesday, with gains in big technology companies lifting the Nasdaq to near three-month highs as key readings on the services sector and new orders helped calm recession fears.\nA fresh batch of strong results from PayPal and CVS Health Corp also boosted sentiment in a largely upbeat second quarter that has helped markets bounce back from the fallout of the Ukraine war, rising inflation and a rise in borrowing costs.\nApple Inc AAPL.O rose 3.5% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added 2.7%, helping the broader growth stocks index .IGX outperform its value counterpart .IVX.\n"An economy that is not falling into recession but is not roaring higher at this time would have you shift away from value stocks into growth," Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Management said.\nPayPal Holdings PYPL.O jumped 9.5% as the fintech firm raised its annual profit guidance and said activist investor Elliott Management has an over $2 billion stake.\nCVS Health Corp CVS.N gained 5.4% as the largest U.S. pharmacy chain raised its annual profit forecast after posting strong quarterly results.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX and tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC are up 13.3% and 18.2%, respectively, from the lows hit in mid-June, but are still in a bear market.\nWall Street started August on a sour note as factory activity in the United States, China and Eurozone weakened in July. But worries eased on Wednesday as the U.S. services sector, which accounts for more than two-third of the economic activity, rebounded unexpectedly.\nIt rose in July to 56.7 from 55.3 in June amid strong order growth, while supply bottlenecks and price pressures eased. A separate survey showed new orders for U.S.-manufactured goods increased solidly in June.\n"(Today\'s) data further support our view that service-sector activity will hold up well in the near-term," Wells Fargo economists wrote in a note.\n"The recent easing in prices may in part be due to lower in commodity prices, but nonetheless this broad easing of price pressure will be welcome news for policymakers tasked with quelling inflation."\nMeanwhile, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin on Wednesday joined policymakers voicing determination that the U.S. central bank is committed to getting inflation under control and returning it to 2% target.\nAt 12:27 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 351.02 points, or 1.08%, at 32,747.19, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 53.19 points, or 1.30%, at 4,144.38, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 263.40 points, or 2.13%, at 12,612.16.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O surged 15.1% after the vaccine maker announced a $3 billion share buyback plan.\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN.O climbed 7.6% after it beat quarterly revenue estimates, while coffee chain Starbucks Corp SBUX.O rose 3.4% on upbeat quarterly profit.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.85-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.29-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 40 new highs and 27 new lows.\n(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 3.5% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added 2.7%, helping the broader growth stocks index .IGX outperform its value counterpart .IVX. U.S. service sector unexpectedly picks up in July PayPal rises after bumping annual profit outlook Apple gains 3.5%, Microsoft adds 2.7% Moderna jumps on $3 billion share buyback plan Indexes: Dow 1.08%, S&P 1.30%, Nasdaq 2.13% Adds comment, details; updates prices By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes surged on Wednesday, with gains in big technology companies lifting the Nasdaq to near three-month highs as key readings on the services sector and new orders helped calm recession fears. "An economy that is not falling into recession but is not roaring higher at this time would have you shift away from value stocks into growth," Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Management said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 3.5% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added 2.7%, helping the broader growth stocks index .IGX outperform its value counterpart .IVX. U.S. service sector unexpectedly picks up in July PayPal rises after bumping annual profit outlook Apple gains 3.5%, Microsoft adds 2.7% Moderna jumps on $3 billion share buyback plan Indexes: Dow 1.08%, S&P 1.30%, Nasdaq 2.13% Adds comment, details; updates prices By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes surged on Wednesday, with gains in big technology companies lifting the Nasdaq to near three-month highs as key readings on the services sector and new orders helped calm recession fears. A fresh batch of strong results from PayPal and CVS Health Corp also boosted sentiment in a largely upbeat second quarter that has helped markets bounce back from the fallout of the Ukraine war, rising inflation and a rise in borrowing costs.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street rises on tech, earnings boost as recession fears ease', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 3.5% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added 2.7%, helping the broader growth stocks index .IGX outperform its value counterpart .IVX. U.S. service sector unexpectedly picks up in July PayPal rises after bumping annual profit outlook Apple gains 3.5%, Microsoft adds 2.7% Moderna jumps on $3 billion share buyback plan Indexes: Dow 1.08%, S&P 1.30%, Nasdaq 2.13% Adds comment, details; updates prices By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes surged on Wednesday, with gains in big technology companies lifting the Nasdaq to near three-month highs as key readings on the services sector and new orders helped calm recession fears. CVS Health Corp CVS.N gained 5.4% as the largest U.S. pharmacy chain raised its annual profit forecast after posting strong quarterly results.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 3.5% and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added 2.7%, helping the broader growth stocks index .IGX outperform its value counterpart .IVX. U.S. service sector unexpectedly picks up in July PayPal rises after bumping annual profit outlook Apple gains 3.5%, Microsoft adds 2.7% Moderna jumps on $3 billion share buyback plan Indexes: Dow 1.08%, S&P 1.30%, Nasdaq 2.13% Adds comment, details; updates prices By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes surged on Wednesday, with gains in big technology companies lifting the Nasdaq to near three-month highs as key readings on the services sector and new orders helped calm recession fears. A fresh batch of strong results from PayPal and CVS Health Corp also boosted sentiment in a largely upbeat second quarter that has helped markets bounce back from the fallout of the Ukraine war, rising inflation and a rise in borrowing costs."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-stocks-to-invest-in-right-now-3-tech-stocks-to-watch-in-august', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Check Out These Top Tech Stocks In The Stock Market Now\nWhen it comes to stocks, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. The best stocks to invest in right now vary depending on the investor’s goals and risk tolerance. However, there are a few factors that can help to make a stock a good investment. First, the company should have strong financials and be well-positioned for growth. Second, the stock should be priced attractively relative to its sector peers. Finally, the company should have a solid management team with a clear strategy for success. By taking these factors into account, investors can identify stocks that offer the best potential chance for long-term success.\nTechnology stocks have long been a popular investment, thanks to the stunning growth of companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL). But what are technology stocks, and why do they tend to outperform the broader market?\nTechnology stocks are shares of companies that are involved in developing or using technology. This can include everything from software and semiconductors to internet services and energy-efficient materials. Because technology is always evolving, these companies often enjoy strong growth rates. And as more businesses and consumers adopt new technologies, there is typically a corresponding increase in demand for technology stocks. While technology stocks can be volatile, they have historically outperformed the broader market over the long term. So for investors looking for growth, they can be an attractive option. With that, here are three tech stocks to watch in the stock market today.\nBest Tech Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Right Now\nFastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY)\nAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD)\neBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY)\nFastly, Inc. (FSLY Stock)\nTo start us off, let’s have a look at Fastly, Inc. (FSLY). Fastly is a real-time content delivery network (CDN) company. It provides services in the verticals of delivery, security, streaming media, e-commerce, and private CDN. Next, its platform helps reduce the lag time and latency of decentralization and can move a large amount of data across numerous countries. Share of FSLY stock closed Wednesday’s trading session up 7% at $13.21. The rally comes in anticipation of the company reporting its second-quarter 2022 financial results.\nIn the report, Fastly reported record quarterly revenue, while notching in a net retention rate of 117%. Next, the company posted a loss of $0.23 per share on revenue of $102.5 million. Compared with the consensus estimate of a loss of $0.17 per share on revenue of $101.0 million. “We are pleased to continue our revenue momentum into 2022, exceeding the top end of our guidance range and representing another record revenue quarter, further demonstrating Fastly’s value with our existing and new customers,” said Joshua Bixby, CEO of Fastly. Given all of this, will you be watching FSLY stock now?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Top Stocks To Buy Now? 4 Defense Stocks To Watch\nAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD Stock)\nFollowing that, we have semiconductor stock Advanced Microdevices (AMD). In detail, its segments include Computing and Graphics, Enterprise, Embedded, and Semi-Custom. Today, AMD offers the industry’s widest portfolio of leadership high-performance and adaptive processor technologies. The company combines CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, Adaptive SoCs, and deep software expertise to drive leadership computing platforms for cloud, edge, and other end devices. As a result, AMD stock is often mentioned among the top tech stocks in thestock market today \nContinuing on, just this week AMD reported its second quarter 2022 financial results. In detail, the company reported a record quarterly revenue of $6.6 billion. This reflects an increase of 70% year-over-year. On top of that, they recorded a record quarter for operating cash flow, which exceeds $1 billion. Aside from that, advanced micro devices posted earnings per share of $1.05, versus consensus estimates of $1.03.\n“We delivered our eighth straight quarter of record revenue based on our strong execution and expanded product portfolio,” commented AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “Each of our segments grew significantly year-over-year, led by higher sales of our data center and embedded products. We see continued growth in the back half of the year highlighted by our next generation 5nm product shipments and supported by our diversified business model.” As of Wednesday’s close shares of AMD are trading at $98.09 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Rebound Following Back To Back Losing Days\neBay, Inc. (EBAY Stock)\nLast but not least, let’s dive into eBay, Inc. (EBAY). Through its Marketplace platforms, buyers and sellers could connect in more than 190 markets around the globe. Its technology enables its customers and provides everyone with an opportunity to grow and thrive. As a result, EBAY stock has investors turning their attention to it in thestock market today Shares of EBAY stock closed Wednesday’s trading day up over 4% at $50.48 per share. This is on the heels of the company reporting its second-quarter 2022 financial results on Wednesday afternoon.\nIn detail, the company reported a Q2 earnings beat and sustained its quarterly dividend at $0.22 per share. Additionally, EBAY reported earnings per share of $0.99 for the quarter. Versus wall street’s estimates of $0.89 per share on revenue of 2.4 billion. As a result, shares of EBAY stock are pushing higher in Wednesday’s extended trading hours. With the company’s strong track record, and recent earnings beat, is EBAY on your watchlist right now?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Technology stocks have long been a popular investment, thanks to the stunning growth of companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The company combines CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, Adaptive SoCs, and deep software expertise to drive leadership computing platforms for cloud, edge, and other end devices. “We delivered our eighth straight quarter of record revenue based on our strong execution and expanded product portfolio,” commented AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Technology stocks have long been a popular investment, thanks to the stunning growth of companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Best Tech Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Right Now Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY) Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Fastly, Inc. (FSLY Stock) To start us off, let’s have a look at Fastly, Inc. (FSLY). Aside from that, advanced micro devices posted earnings per share of $1.05, versus consensus estimates of $1.03.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 3 Tech Stocks To Watch In August', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Technology stocks have long been a popular investment, thanks to the stunning growth of companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Technology stocks are shares of companies that are involved in developing or using technology. Best Tech Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Right Now Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY) Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Fastly, Inc. (FSLY Stock) To start us off, let’s have a look at Fastly, Inc. (FSLY).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Technology stocks have long been a popular investment, thanks to the stunning growth of companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Best Tech Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Right Now Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY) Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Fastly, Inc. (FSLY Stock) To start us off, let’s have a look at Fastly, Inc. (FSLY). As a result, AMD stock is often mentioned among the top tech stocks in thestock market today Continuing on, just this week AMD reported its second quarter 2022 financial results.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-aug-3-2022-%3A-lcid-t-cmcsa-lyft-iq-aapl-is-googl-eaf-nycb-bsig', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -22.26 to 13,231. The total After hours volume is currently 93,402,058 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nLucid Group, Inc. (LCID) is -2.36 at $18.20, with 4,896,743 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Lucid Under SEC Investigation; Shares Drop – Report\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.03 at $18.40, with 4,701,426 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.54. T\'s current last sale is 80.88% of the target price of $22.75.\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $38.48, with 3,685,682 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the "buy range".\n\nLyft, Inc. (LYFT) is -0.01 at $16.70, with 3,292,218 shares traded.LYFT is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/4/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.58 per share, which represents a -68 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\niQIYI, Inc. (IQ) is unchanged at $3.98, with 3,006,208 shares traded. IQ\'s current last sale is 53.07% of the target price of $7.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.27 at $165.86, with 2,722,631 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.33. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nironSource Ltd. (IS) is +0.05 at $4.60, with 2,465,649 shares traded.IS is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/10/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.02 per share, which represents a 2 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is -0.23 at $117.85, with 2,317,660 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nGrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) is unchanged at $7.76, with 1,782,074 shares traded.EAF is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/5/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.41 per share, which represents a 43 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nNew York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYCB) is unchanged at $10.31, with 1,642,485 shares traded. NYCB\'s current last sale is 98.19% of the target price of $10.5.\n\nBrightSphere Investment Group Inc. (BSIG) is unchanged at $18.85, with 1,526,397 shares traded. BSIG\'s current last sale is 58.91% of the target price of $32.\n\nChico\'s FAS, Inc. (CHS) is unchanged at $5.54, with 1,483,951 shares traded. CHS\'s current last sale is 100.73% of the target price of $5.5.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.27 at $165.86, with 2,722,631 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.27 at $165.86, with 2,722,631 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.58 per share, which represents a -68 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Aug 3, 2022 : LCID, T, CMCSA, LYFT, IQ, AAPL, IS, GOOGL, EAF, NYCB, BSIG, CHS', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.27 at $165.86, with 2,722,631 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". AT&T Inc. (T) is +0.03 at $18.40, with 4,701,426 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.27 at $165.86, with 2,722,631 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.58 per share, which represents a -68 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-ends-at-three-month-high-as-paypal-fuels-optimism', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich\nAug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping elevate the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May.\nData showed the U.S. services industry unexpectedly picked up in July amid strong order growth, while supply bottlenecks and price pressures eased. That supported views that the economy was not in recession despite output slumping in the first half of the year.\nA fresh batch of strong results from companies including PayPal PYPL.O and CVS Health Corp CVS.N boosted sentiment in a largely upbeat quarterly reporting season. Reports exceeding low expectations have helped Wall Street rebound from losses caused by worries about decades-high inflation, rising interest rates and shrinking economic output.\n"We\'re going through Q2 earnings and, by and large, from the tech complex to consumer discretionary and industrials, we\'re seeing a lot of better-than-feared prints, and that\'s just good enough right now," said Sahak Manuelian, managing director of trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.\nApple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O rallied almost 4%, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O jumped 5.4%.\nPayPal soared almost 10% after it raised its annual profit guidance and said activist investor Elliott Management had an over $2 billion stake in the financial technology firm.\nCVS Health gained 6.3% after the largest U.S. pharmacy chain raised its annual profit forecast after posting strong quarterly results.\nManuelian said an additional factor behind Wednesday\'s stock rally was growing confidence among investors that the Fed has already carried out the bulk of the interest rate hikes that will be necessary to bring inflation under control.\nMeanwhile, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin on Wednesday joined policymakers saying that the U.S. central bank is committed to getting inflation under control and returning it to its 2% target.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 1.56% to end the session at 4,155.12 points.\nThe Nasdaq gained 2.59% to 12,668.16 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.29% to 32,812.50 points.\nAdditional data on Wednesday showed new orders for U.S.-manufactured goods increased solidly in June and business spending on equipment was stronger than initially thought, pointing to underlying strength in manufacturing despite rising interest rates.\nThe most traded stock in the S&P 500 was Tesla TSLA.OQ, with $24.3 billion worth of shares exchanged during the session. Its shares rose 2.27%.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, 10 rose, led by information technology .SPLRCT, up 2.69%, followed by a 2.52% gain in consumer discretionary .SPLRCD.\nThe S&P 500 has rebounded about 13% from its closing low in mid-June and would have to climb another 15% to get back to its record high close in early January.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O surged about 16% after the vaccine maker announced a $3 billion share buyback plan.\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN.O climbed 5.9% after it beat quarterly revenue estimates, while coffee chain Starbucks Corp SBUX.O rose over 4% after it reported upbeat quarterly profits.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 3.7-to-1 ratio. The S&P 500 posted two new highs and 30 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 51 new highs and 37 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively heavy, with 11.7 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.7 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\nWall Street\'s busiest tradeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3bqKyM6\n(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Arun Koyyur and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O rallied almost 4%, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O jumped 5.4%. By Noel Randewich Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping elevate the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May. "We\'re going through Q2 earnings and, by and large, from the tech complex to consumer discretionary and industrials, we\'re seeing a lot of better-than-feared prints, and that\'s just good enough right now," said Sahak Manuelian, managing director of trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O rallied almost 4%, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O jumped 5.4%. By Noel Randewich Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping elevate the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May. A fresh batch of strong results from companies including PayPal PYPL.O and CVS Health Corp CVS.N boosted sentiment in a largely upbeat quarterly reporting season.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq ends at three-month high as PayPal fuels optimism', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O rallied almost 4%, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O jumped 5.4%. By Noel Randewich Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping elevate the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May. CVS Health gained 6.3% after the largest U.S. pharmacy chain raised its annual profit forecast after posting strong quarterly results.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O rallied almost 4%, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O jumped 5.4%. By Noel Randewich Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping elevate the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May. Volume on U.S. exchanges was relatively heavy, with 11.7 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.7 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/q2-earnings-scorecard-and-research-reports-for-apple-chevron-toyota', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Wednesday, August 3, 2022\n \nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today\'s Research Daily features a real-time scorecard of the ongoing Q2 earnings season and new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corporation (CVX), and Toyota Motor Corporation (TM). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n \nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\nQ2 Earnings Season Scorecard\nIncluding all of this morning\'s reports, we now have Q2 results from 357 S&P 500 members or 71.4% of the index\'s total membership. Total earnings for these 357 index members are up +7.3% from the same period last year on +14.7% higher revenues, with 77.3% beating EPS estimates and 66.7% beating revenue estimates.\nThe proportion of these companies beating consensus EPS and revenue estimates still remains towards the lower end of the high-low range over the last 5 years for this group of companies.\nThe earnings growth of +7.3% for Q2 has been dragged down by lower growth for the Finance sector and boosted by the Energy sector results.\nExcluding the Finance sector drag, Q2 earnings growth for the remainder of the index would be up +16.5%. The Q2 earnings growth pace turns negative on an ex-Energy basis (down -4%).\nLooking at Q2 as a whole, combining the actuals from the 357 companies that have reported with estimates for the still-to-come companies, total earnings are on track to increase +6.3% on +13.2% higher revenues. The growth pace improves to +14% excluding the Finance sector and drops to a decline of -4.1% on an ex-Energy basis.\nToday\'s Featured Analyst Reports\nApple shares have more than held their own in this year\'s uneven market, with the stock outperforming the S&P 500 -6.4% vs. -14.5% in the year-to-date period. The company’s third-quarter fiscal 2022 results have helped sustain this momentum, with the numbers benefiting from strong iPhone sales and continued momentum in the Services business.\nThe segment benefited from the robust performance of Apple TV+ partially offset by unfavorable forex, the absence of revenues from Russia and the challenging macroeconomic environment. However, iPad sales were hurt by supply-chain constraints. Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.\nApple expects year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate during the fiscal fourth quarter on a sequential basis, despite the unfavorable year-over-year impact from forex. Services revenue growth is expected to be lower than the June quarter due to challenging macroeconomic conditions and unfavorable forex.\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\nChevron shares are down from their high in early June, but are still up +32.3% this year, outperforming the Zacks Energy sector\'s +22.9% gain. The company is considered one of the best-placed global integrated oil firms to achieve sustainable production ramp-up.\nAmerica’s No. 2 energy company’s existing project pipeline is among the best in the industry, thanks to its premier position in the lucrative Permian Basin. However, Chevron was not immune to the commodity price crash of 2020, forcing it to cut spending substantially.\nThe company’s high oil price sensitivity is a concern too. Moreover, the supermajor’s 10-year reserve replacement ratio of 100% is indicative of its inability to replace the amount of oil and gas produced. Finally, Chevron has been a laggard to jump into the net-zero bandwagon.\n(You can read the full research report on Chevron here >>>)\nToyota Motor shares have declined -11.8% this year, outperforming the Zacks Auto sector\'s -20.9% decline. The stock has also held up better than Ford (down -24.2%) and GM (-35.9%) in the year-to-date period. While the company is faced with a host of near-term challenges, ranging from the chip crunch and logistical challenges, the scale and scope of its operations enable it to deal with these challenges better than its competitors. \nAlso, Toyota’s electrification push including investment in BEVs, hybrids, batteries and fuel-cell vehicles is set to bolster prospects. It aims to generate 40% of its global sales from EVs by 2025 and 70% by 2030.\nThe Japanese auto giant forecasts a year-over-year growth in sales volume and revenues for the current fiscal year. The expanding portfolio of product lines, a robust lineup of trucks and SUVs, partnerships with Hino and Subaru and Mazda will steer long-term growth.\n(You can read the full research report on Toyota Motor here >>>)\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), ConocoPhillips (COP), and Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG).\nSheraz Mian\n \nDirector of Research\nNote: Sheraz Mian heads the Zacks Equity Research department and is a well-regarded expert of aggregate earnings. He is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and publishes the weekly Earnings Trends and Earnings Preview reports. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>>\nToday\'s Must Read\nRobust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL)\nChevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage\nElectrification Drive Aids Toyota Motor (TM) Amid Inflation\nFeatured Reports\nConocoPhillips (COP) Banks on Oil-Rich Bakken Shale Assets\nPer the Zacks analyst, ConocoPhillips\' production outlook is bright since it holds core acres in the oil-rich Bakken shale play. But rising production & operating expenses is a concern.\nChipotle (CMG) Banks on Digital Sales, Wage Inflation High\nPer the Zacks analyst, digitalization will continue to play a crucial role in sustaining growth for restaurant operators. However, elevated wage inflation is a concern.\nIQVIA Benefits From Global IT Infrastructure, Liquidity Low\nPer the Zacks Analyst, IQVIA\'s strong healthcare-specific global IT infrastructure places it firmly in the life sciences space. Low liquidity remains a concern.\nArista (ANET) Rides on Healthy Demand, Portfolio Strength\nPer the Zacks analyst, Arista is likely to benefit from solid demand trends led by a software-driven, data-centric approach to help customers build cloud architecture and enhance their cloud footprint\nHDPE Project, A. Schulman Buyout Aid LyondellBasell (LYB)\nWhile LyondellBasell faces headwind from higher turnaround costs, it will gain from synergies of the A. Schulman buyout and higher capacity driven by the HDPE project, per the Zacks analyst.\nRenaissanceRe (RNR) Rides on High Premiums, Capital Position\nPer the Zacks analyst, premium growth across Property plus Casualty and Specialty segments drives its top line. The company\'s robust capital position remains a key catalyst.\nStrategic Plan Aids Associated Banc-Corp (ASB), Costs Ails\nPer the Zacks analyst, strategic plan to expand lending capabilities, rising rates and a solid balance sheet will support Associated Banc-Corp. Yet, rising expenses and high debt levels are concerns.\nNew Upgrades\nExxonMobil (XOM) Gains From Discoveries at Stabroek Block\nPer the Zacks analyst, ExxonMobil\'s discoveries in the Stabroek Block will increase its recoverable resources\' estimates to 11 billion oil-equivalent barrels.\nStrong Portfolio Aids Take Two (TTWO) Amid Stiff Competition\nPer the Zacks analyst, Take-Two\'s popular franchises including NBA 2K22 and Grand Theft Auto V is helping it to counter stiff competition from the likes of EA and Activision Blizzard.\nStrong Balance Sheet Supports UMB Financial (UMBF)\nPer the Zacks analyst, UMB Financial\'s strong loans and deposits and diversified fee income are likely to boost its financials. Further, enhanced capital-deployment activities are also tailwinds.\nNew Downgrades\nIntel (INTL) Plagued by Component Shortage, Production Delays\nPer the Zacks analyst, production delays and continued component shortage are hurting Intel\'s revenues, with forex woes and fresh lockdown restrictions further compounding problems.\nSupply Chain Issues to Mar Whirlpool\'s (WHR) Performance\nPer the Zacks analyst, Whirlpool has been witnessing rising raw material costs and global supply chain disruptions, which have resulted in higher freight costs. This is likely to persist in 2022.\nPricing Pressure Hindering Stryker\'s (SYK) Topline Growth\nPer the Zacks analyst, unfavorable pricing environment is likely to act as a hindrance to Stryker\'s top-line growth in the near term.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nToyota Motor Corporation (TM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nConocoPhillips (COP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nIQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Electrification Drive Aids Toyota Motor (TM) Amid Inflation Featured Reports ConocoPhillips (COP) Banks on Oil-Rich Bakken Shale Assets Per the Zacks analyst, ConocoPhillips' production outlook is bright since it holds core acres in the oil-rich Bakken shale play. Today's Research Daily features a real-time scorecard of the ongoing Q2 earnings season and new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corporation (CVX), and Toyota Motor Corporation (TM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report", 'news_luhn_summary': "Today's Research Daily features a real-time scorecard of the ongoing Q2 earnings season and new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corporation (CVX), and Toyota Motor Corporation (TM). If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Electrification Drive Aids Toyota Motor (TM) Amid Inflation Featured Reports ConocoPhillips (COP) Banks on Oil-Rich Bakken Shale Assets Per the Zacks analyst, ConocoPhillips' production outlook is bright since it holds core acres in the oil-rich Bakken shale play. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report", 'news_article_title': 'Q2 Earnings Scorecard and Research Reports for Apple, Chevron & Toyota', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Today's Research Daily features a real-time scorecard of the ongoing Q2 earnings season and new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corporation (CVX), and Toyota Motor Corporation (TM). If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Electrification Drive Aids Toyota Motor (TM) Amid Inflation Featured Reports ConocoPhillips (COP) Banks on Oil-Rich Bakken Shale Assets Per the Zacks analyst, ConocoPhillips' production outlook is bright since it holds core acres in the oil-rich Bakken shale play. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report", 'news_textrank_summary': "Today's Research Daily features a real-time scorecard of the ongoing Q2 earnings season and new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corporation (CVX), and Toyota Motor Corporation (TM). If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Electrification Drive Aids Toyota Motor (TM) Amid Inflation Featured Reports ConocoPhillips (COP) Banks on Oil-Rich Bakken Shale Assets Per the Zacks analyst, ConocoPhillips' production outlook is bright since it holds core acres in the oil-rich Bakken shale play. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/beginner-investors%3A-how-to-understand-stock-investing-lingo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(0:30) - How To Start Investing Right Now: Basic Stock Terms\n(6:45) - Understanding How To Use Stock Valuation Metrics\n(20:15) - What Exactly Is Arbitrage and How Can You Use It?\n(25:30) - The Federal Reserve: Hawkish vs Dovish\n(33:35) - Episode Roundup: AAPL, MSFT, XOM, TWTR, TSLA, ATVI, FIVN\n [email protected]\n Welcome to Episode #325 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast.\nEvery week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life.\nThis week, Tracey is going solo to give some help to beginner investors.\nPerhaps, you are new to stock investing and have started listening to this podcast and watching CNBC. But you’re confused by some of the terms that are thrown around.\nTracey wants to give you some help.\nApple is Expensive: Huh?\nYou might have heard analysts saying Apple AAPL is “expensive.” Yes, it’s trading over $150 a share, but the price isn’t what the analysts are talking about.\nApple currently trades with a forward P/E of 26. When analysts on television say it is “expensive” they are likely talking about its P/E.\nApple’s earnings are only expected to rise 8% this fiscal year. Yet Apple has one of the highest P/Es among the FANGMAN stocks.\nJust know that it’s not about share price when looking at valuation.\nExxonMobil: Forward or Trailing P/E?\nAnother confusing concept for beginners may be on what type of P/E is being used. YahooFinance has the trailing P/E on its main quote page but Zacks has the forward P/E.\nIt can be a problem when a company has strong year-over-year earnings growth like ExxonMobil XOM.\nExxonMobil is expected to grow earnings by 125% in 2022. It’s forward P/E is cheap, at just 7.8x. But ExxonMobil’s trailing P/E is more than double, at 16.1.\nThat’s a big difference. Be sure you know which type of P/E you are using.\nWhat is Arbitrage? Twitter and Activision Blizzard\nBeginning investors might have heard the word “arbitrage” thrown around recently and wondered what it was all about.\nThere are two good examples of the arbitrage trade occurring right now.\nThe first is with Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter TWTR and the second is with the Microsoft’s MSFT proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard ATVI.\nArbitrage is when a trader buys shares of a company that has an acquisition offer because those shares are under the buy out price. They are betting that the deal goes through and they make the difference.\nFor example, Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter at $54.20 but the shares recently traded in the $30s. David Einhorn at Greenlight Capital recently announced he bought a position, with an average price of $37.24.\nThat’s the arbitrage. He is betting the court orders the deal to go through at $54.20.\nMicrosoft has an offer to buy Activision Blizzard at $95 per share. But Activision Blizzard is now trading around $79. Earlier in the year, Warren Buffett announced that he had put on a big arbitrage trade, buying 9.5% of Activision Blizzard in the belief that Microsoft would be able to go through with the deal and he would make the difference.\nNew investors shouldn’t get thrown by fancy investing lingo. It’s usually not as difficult as it seems. \nWhat Other Confusing Investing Terms Should Beginners Know About? \nTune into this week’s podcast to find out.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nActivision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(25:30) - The Federal Reserve: Hawkish vs Dovish (33:35) - Episode Roundup: AAPL, MSFT, XOM, TWTR, TSLA, ATVI, FIVN [email protected] Welcome to Episode #325 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast. You might have heard analysts saying Apple AAPL is “expensive.” Yes, it’s trading over $150 a share, but the price isn’t what the analysts are talking about. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report (25:30) - The Federal Reserve: Hawkish vs Dovish (33:35) - Episode Roundup: AAPL, MSFT, XOM, TWTR, TSLA, ATVI, FIVN [email protected] Welcome to Episode #325 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast. You might have heard analysts saying Apple AAPL is “expensive.” Yes, it’s trading over $150 a share, but the price isn’t what the analysts are talking about.', 'news_article_title': 'Beginner Investors: How to Understand Stock Investing Lingo', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(25:30) - The Federal Reserve: Hawkish vs Dovish (33:35) - Episode Roundup: AAPL, MSFT, XOM, TWTR, TSLA, ATVI, FIVN [email protected] Welcome to Episode #325 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast. You might have heard analysts saying Apple AAPL is “expensive.” Yes, it’s trading over $150 a share, but the price isn’t what the analysts are talking about. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': '(25:30) - The Federal Reserve: Hawkish vs Dovish (33:35) - Episode Roundup: AAPL, MSFT, XOM, TWTR, TSLA, ATVI, FIVN [email protected] Welcome to Episode #325 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast. You might have heard analysts saying Apple AAPL is “expensive.” Yes, it’s trading over $150 a share, but the price isn’t what the analysts are talking about. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-corporate-profits-economic-outlooks-surprisingly-upbeat-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy.\nMore than halfway into the second-quarter reporting period, S&P 500 company earnings are estimated to have increased 8.1% over the year-ago quarter, compared with a 5.6% estimate at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Tuesday.\nSome 78% of earnings reports are beating Wall Street expectations, above the long-term average.\nProfit growth estimates for the third and fourth quarters have come down, but remain sharply positive. S&P 500 earnings for all of 2022 are now forecast to grow 8.1% versus a 9.5% estimated in July, based on Refinitiv data.\nInvestors had been worried that if high inflation and rising interest rates were about to tip the economy into recession, earnings estimates for 2022 were too high.\nRaising the risk that the economy was on the cusp of a recession, the U.S. Commerce Department said last week the American economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter - the second straight quarterly decline in gross domestic product.\nConcerns over a possible recession had driven a sharp selloff in stocks in the first half of the year. But the S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC ended July with their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020, partly because of stronger-than-expected earnings.\n"The consensus view (was) that earnings were going to just fall apart," said Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist & head of quantitative research at Credit Suisse Securities. "And it just didn\'t play out that way."\nCompany reports are showing that demand remains robust and sales are holding up, he said.\n"If you want to say, what\'s the health of the economy, it\'s measured in sales," Golub said.\nYear-over-year revenue for S&P 500 companies in the quarter is expected to have risen 12.5% as of Tuesday, compared with 10.4% estimated at the start of July, based on Refinitiv data.\nUpbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors\' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues.\nApple said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was continuing, while Amazon.com forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue.\nHeading into earnings, concerns had been growing over how big technology and other growth names could handle higher interest rates and a possible recession, and results so far from companies have mostly helped to give investors confidence in their outlook.\nAlphabet\'s GOOGL.O report "dispelled some of the fears about ad spending," and other areas, said Keith Buchanan, portfolio manager at GLOBALT Investments in Atlanta.\nTo be sure, the news has not been positive all around. Walmart WMT.Nrattled investors early last week when it cut its full-year profit forecast, blaming surging prices for food and fuel.\nThat\'s raised worried about the health of the consumer and prospects for other retailers, most of which have yet to report results on the last quarter.\nAlso, analysts have been cutting their third-quarter earnings growth estimates by more than usual when compared with "either pre-pandemic or over the last two years," Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, wrote in a note this week.\nWhether earnings forecasts hold up is key to valuations. The S&P 500\'s forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio, at 17.5 as of Tuesday, is down from 22.1 at the end of December but still above the long-term average of about 16, Refinitiv data showed.\nOther strategists said the season is following a normal pattern: Companies often are more negative than positive with their outlooks, so earnings forecasts for upcoming quarters tend to go down typically during a reporting period.\nNegative outlooks from S&P 500 companies on the third quarter so far are running only slightly above positive ones, based on Refinitiv data.\n"So far, what\'s happened isn\'t something that\'s worse than feared. And the market was already braced for bad news," said Keith Lerner, chief market strategist at Truist Advisory Services in Atlanta.\nS&P 500 profit growth for 2022 and 2023https://tmsnrt.rs/3d8WCCo\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Alden Bentley and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. Heading into earnings, concerns had been growing over how big technology and other growth names could handle higher interest rates and a possible recession, and results so far from companies have mostly helped to give investors confidence in their outlook.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. Year-over-year revenue for S&P 500 companies in the quarter is expected to have risen 12.5% as of Tuesday, compared with 10.4% estimated at the start of July, based on Refinitiv data.", 'news_article_title': 'U.S. corporate profits, economic outlooks, surprisingly upbeat', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. More than halfway into the second-quarter reporting period, S&P 500 company earnings are estimated to have increased 8.1% over the year-ago quarter, compared with a 5.6% estimate at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Tuesday.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. More than halfway into the second-quarter reporting period, S&P 500 company earnings are estimated to have increased 8.1% over the year-ago quarter, compared with a 5.6% estimate at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Tuesday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-sp-500-companies-generating-substantial-cash', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A common metric focused on when selecting stocks is free cash flow. In its simplest form, free cash flow is the total amount of cash a company has left over after paying for operating costs and any capital expenditures.\nIt’s a great indicator of a company’s financial health. A high free cash flow provides more growth opportunities, a higher potential for share buybacks, stable dividend payouts, and the ability to wipe out any debt with ease.\nA few titans within the S&P 500 have unbelievably strong free cash flow, such as Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT. The chart below illustrates the year-to-date performance of all three companies.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLet’s take a closer glance at each company’s free cash flow metrics and projected growth.\nExxon Mobil\nExxon Mobil XOM has massively benefitted from soaring energy costs in 2022, causing analysts to significantly up their earnings outlook and push the stock into the highly-coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs mentioned above, soaring energy prices have significantly benefitted the company, and especially its free cash flow – XOM reported quarterly free cash flow of a mighty $16.1 billion in its latest earnings report, good enough for a sizable 48% uptick from the prior quarter and a massive 133% year-over-year increase.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTop and bottom-line estimates reflect substantial growth. For the current fiscal year (FY22), the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $12.24, reflecting a 130% triple-digit uptick in earnings year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOf course, the growth doesn’t stop there – Exxon Mobil is forecasted to generate a sizable $418 billion in revenue in FY22, reflecting a steep 46% increase year-over-year. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s income on a quarterly basis. \n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple\nApple AAPL has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape and has been one, if not the most, popular stock of the last decade. Analysts have primarily been bearish over the past 60 days, reflecting the harsh macroeconomic backdrop we’ve landed in. The company is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple is the king of free cash flow - the company is on track to achieve the highest free cash flow of any S&P 500 company in 2022. Just in its latest quarter, free cash flow was reported at a spectacular $20.8 billion, good enough for a solid 9.4% uptick from year-ago quarterly free cash flow of $19 billion.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nEven in the face of a harsh macroeconomic backdrop, Apple is still projected to grow at a rock-solid pace. For the company’s current fiscal year, earnings are projected to climb a notable 8.7%, reflecting annual EPS of $6.10.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, Apple’s top-line looks to remain supercharged, with the FY22 sales estimate of $392 billion penciling in a strong 5.4% year-over-year uptick. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s income on a quarterly basis. \n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft MSFT has been a cornerstone in many portfolios over the last decade, with shares rewarding investors handsomely. Analysts have dialed back their earnings outlook over the last 60 days, similar to what we’ve seen with Apple. The company is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMicrosoft has repeatedly impressed with its free cash flow and is one of the biggest cash generators within the S&P 500. In its latest quarter, free cash flow was reported at a mighty $17.8 billion, good enough for a solid 9.2% uptick from the year-ago quarter.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nConsistent growth is the name of the game for Microsoft. The Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate for the company’s current fiscal year (FY23) resides at $10.14, notching an impressive 10% double-digit year-over-year uptick.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOf course, MSFT’s top-line is also in excellent shape – annual revenue is forecasted to climb 9.7% in FY23, reflecting annual sales of $220 billion. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s income on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nMany investors seek high free cash flow when selecting stocks. Simply put, it proves that a company is making money with extra to spare for future endeavors.\nIn addition, it gives them flexibility amid downturns – a vital aspect that instills confidence within investors. After all, if a company can’t adapt, the consequences can be severe.\nAll three companies above are cash cows and members of the S&P 500 – undoubtedly a pairing that reflects serious success.\nFor investors looking for companies with substantial cash-generating abilities, Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT all precisely fit the parameters.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A few titans within the S&P 500 have unbelievably strong free cash flow, such as Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape and has been one, if not the most, popular stock of the last decade. For investors looking for companies with substantial cash-generating abilities, Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT all precisely fit the parameters.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A few titans within the S&P 500 have unbelievably strong free cash flow, such as Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape and has been one, if not the most, popular stock of the last decade. For investors looking for companies with substantial cash-generating abilities, Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT all precisely fit the parameters.', 'news_article_title': '3 S&P 500 Companies Generating Substantial Cash', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A few titans within the S&P 500 have unbelievably strong free cash flow, such as Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape and has been one, if not the most, popular stock of the last decade. For investors looking for companies with substantial cash-generating abilities, Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT all precisely fit the parameters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A few titans within the S&P 500 have unbelievably strong free cash flow, such as Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple Apple AAPL has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape and has been one, if not the most, popular stock of the last decade. For investors looking for companies with substantial cash-generating abilities, Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT all precisely fit the parameters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-hits-three-month-high-as-paypal-fuels-optimism', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Devik Jain\nAug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping drive the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May.\nData showed the U.S. services industry unexpectedly picked up in July amid strong order growth, while supply bottlenecks and price pressures eased. This supported views that the economy was not in recession despite output slumping in the first half of the year.\nA fresh batch of strong results from companies including PayPal PYPL.O and CVS Health Corp CVS.N boosted sentiment in a largely upbeat quarterly reporting season. It has helped markets rebound from losses caused by worries about decades-high inflation, rising interest rates and shrinking economic output.\n"We\'re going through Q2 earnings and, by and large, from the tech complex to consumer discretionary and industrials, we\'re seeing a lot of better-than-feared prints, and that\'s just good enough right now," said Sahak Manuelian, managing director of trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.\nApple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O jumped more than 3% each, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O rallied almost 5%.\nPayPal Holdings jumped 9.5% after it raised its annual profit guidance and said activist investor Elliott Management had an over $2 billion stake in the financial technology firm.\nCVS Health Corp gained 5.4% as the largest U.S. pharmacy chain raised its annual profit forecast after posting strong quarterly results.\nManuelian said an additional factor behind Wednesday\'s stock rally was growing confidence among investors that the Fed has already carried out the bulk of the interest rate hikes that will be necessary to bring inflation under control.\nMeanwhile, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin on Wednesday joined policymakers saying that the U.S. central bank is committed to getting inflation under control and returning it to its 2% target.\nIn afternoon trading, the S&P 500 was up 1.58% at 4,155.65 points.\nThe Nasdaq gained 2.53% to 12,661.05 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.31% at 32,819.72 points.\nAdditional data on Wednesday showed new orders for U.S.-manufactured goods increased solidly in June and business spending on equipment was stronger than initially thought, pointing to underlying strength in manufacturing despite rising interest rates.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, 10 rose, led by information technology .SPLRCT, up 2.63%, followed by a 2.59% gain in consumer discretionary .SPLRCD.\nThe S&P 500 has rebounded about 13% from its closing low in mid-June and would have to climb another 15% to get back to its record high close in early January.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O surged over 16% after the vaccine maker announced a $3 billion share buyback plan.\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN.O climbed 6.1% after it beat quarterly revenue estimates, while coffee chain Starbucks Corp SBUX.O rose 4.4% after it reported upbeat quarterly profits.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a four-to-one ratio. The S&P 500 posted two new highs and 30 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 42 new highs and 31 new lows.\n(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Arun Koyyur and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O jumped more than 3% each, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O rallied almost 5%. By Noel Randewich and Devik Jain Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping drive the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May. "We\'re going through Q2 earnings and, by and large, from the tech complex to consumer discretionary and industrials, we\'re seeing a lot of better-than-feared prints, and that\'s just good enough right now," said Sahak Manuelian, managing director of trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O jumped more than 3% each, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O rallied almost 5%. By Noel Randewich and Devik Jain Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping drive the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May. A fresh batch of strong results from companies including PayPal PYPL.O and CVS Health Corp CVS.N boosted sentiment in a largely upbeat quarterly reporting season.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq hits three-month high as PayPal fuels optimism', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O jumped more than 3% each, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O rallied almost 5%. CVS Health Corp gained 5.4% as the largest U.S. pharmacy chain raised its annual profit forecast after posting strong quarterly results. Manuelian said an additional factor behind Wednesday's stock rally was growing confidence among investors that the Fed has already carried out the bulk of the interest rate hikes that will be necessary to bring inflation under control.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O jumped more than 3% each, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O rallied almost 5%. By Noel Randewich and Devik Jain Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping drive the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May. CVS Health Corp gained 5.4% as the largest U.S. pharmacy chain raised its annual profit forecast after posting strong quarterly results.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/focus-chip-makers-have-a-message-for-car-makers%3A-your-turn-to-pay', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jane Lanhee Lee, Sarah Wu and Kevin Krolicki\nAug 3 (Reuters) - The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans for millions of cars over the past two years are easing - at a new and permanent cost to the car companies.\nWhat had been “war room operations” to manage chip shortages are becoming embedded features of vehicle development, say executives in both industries. That has shifted the risks and some of the costs to automakers.\nNewly created teams at the likes of General Motors Co GM.N, Volkswagen AG VOWG_p.DE and Ford Motor Co F.N are negotiating directly with chipmakers. Automakers like Nissan Motor Co Ltd 7201.T and others are accepting longer order commitments and higher inventories. Key suppliers including Robert Bosch ROBG.UL and Denso 6902.T are investing in chip production. GM and Stellantis STLA.MI have said they will work with chip designers to design components.\nTaken together, the changes represent a fundamental shift for the auto industry: higher costs, more hands-on work in chip development and more capital commitment in exchange for better visibility in their chip supplies, executives and analysts say.\nIt is a U-turn for automakers who had previously relied on suppliers – or their suppliers – to source semiconductors.\nFor chip makers, the still-developing partnership with automakers is a welcome - and overdue reset. Many semiconductor executives point the finger at automakers’ lack of understanding of how the chip supply chain works – and an unwillingness to share cost and risk - for a large part of the recent crisis.\nThe costly changes are coming together just as the auto industry appears to be moving past the worst of an even more costly crisis that by one estimate has cut 13 million vehicles from global production since the start of 2021.\nTHEY NEVER CALLED\nC.C. Wei, chief executive of the world’s biggest chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW, said he had never had an auto industry executive call him - until the shortage was desperate.\n“In the past two years they call me and behave like my best friend,” he told a laughing crowd of TSMC partners and customers in Silicon Valley recently. One automaker called to urgently request 25 wafers, said Wei, who is used to fielding orders for 25,000 wafers. “No wonder you cannot get the support.”\nThomas Caulfield, GlobalFoundries Inc GFS.O chief executive, said the auto industry understands it can no longer leave the risk of building multibillion-dollar chip factories to chipmakers.\n“You can\'t have one element of the industry carry the water for the rest of the industry,” he told Reuters. “We will not put capacity on unless that customer is committed to it, and they have a state of ownership in that capacity.”\nFord has announced it will work with GlobalFoundries to secure its supply of chips. Mike Hogan, who heads GlobalFoundries’ automotive business, said more deals like that are in the pipeline with other car makers.\nSkyWater Technology Inc SKYT.O, a chip manufacturer in Minnesota, is talking to automakers about putting “skin in the game” by buying equipment or paying for research and development, Chief Executive Thomas Sonderman told Reuters.\nWorking closer with carmakers and their suppliers has brought onsemi ON.O $4 billion in long-term agreements for power management chips made from silicon carbide, a new material gaining popularity, said Chief Executive Hassane El-Khoury. “We\'re making billions of dollars of investment every year in order to scale that operation,” he told Reuters. “We\'re not going to build factories on hope.”\nMichael Hurlston, the CEO of Synaptics Inc SYNA.O, whose chips drive touch screens, which had held up some auto production, said the recent, more direct collaboration with automakers could create new business opportunities as well as managing risks.\nHurlston said the automotive industry has warmed up to using OLED screens, which are less durable than the LCD screens, a factor that many perceived would limit their use in cars despite better contrast and lower power consumption.\n“But that perception has changed pretty dramatically over the last two years. And that perception has changed as a direct result of us being able to talk to (the auto industry),” he said. “The paradigm has really, really shifted for us.”\nChief executives of Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp 6723.T and Dutch NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI.O have both told Reuters they are co-locating engineers to help automakers design a new architecture where one computer would centrally control all functions.\n“They have woken up,” said NXP CEO Kurt Sievers. “They have understood what it takes. They try to find the right talent. It’s a big shift.”\n‘WE HAVE UNDERSTOOD’\nThe average semiconductor content per vehicle will exceed $1,000 by 2026, doubling from the first year of the pandemic, according to Gartner. One example: the battery-powered Porsche Taycan has over 8,000 chips. That will double or triple by the end of the decade, according to Volkswagen.\n“We have understood that we are a part of the semiconductor industry,” said Volkswagen Group’s Berthold Hellenthal, a senior manager for semiconductor management. “We have now people dedicated just to strategic semiconductor management.”\nSecuring – and keeping – chip engineers will be a challenge for automakers, which will have to compete against the likes of Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, said Evangelos Simoudis, a Silicon Valley venture capital investor and adviser who works with both established automakers and startups. “I think that that would lead to acquisitions,” he said.\nUnlike Tesla Inc TSLA.O, which designs its own core chips, Simoudis said traditional automakers will have to juggle production of legacy auto models as they make new investments.\nAutoForecast Solutions (AFS) estimates that microchip shortages have forced automakers around the world to cut over 13 million vehicles from production plans since the start of 2021.\n"It\'s an arrogant industry," said Sam Fiorani, vice president of global vehicle forecasting at AFS. “Sometimes it just bites them in the rear.”\n(Reporting by Jane Lanhee Lee in Oakland, Calif., Sarah Wu in Taipei and Kevin Krolicki in Detroit Additional reporting by Tim Kelly in Tokyo and Victoria Waldersee in Berlin Editing by Kevin Krolicki and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; +813 6441 1800; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "“We have now people dedicated just to strategic semiconductor management.” Securing – and keeping – chip engineers will be a challenge for automakers, which will have to compete against the likes of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, said Evangelos Simoudis, a Silicon Valley venture capital investor and adviser who works with both established automakers and startups. Working closer with carmakers and their suppliers has brought onsemi ON.O $4 billion in long-term agreements for power management chips made from silicon carbide, a new material gaining popularity, said Chief Executive Hassane El-Khoury. “We're not going to build factories on hope.” Michael Hurlston, the CEO of Synaptics Inc SYNA.O, whose chips drive touch screens, which had held up some auto production, said the recent, more direct collaboration with automakers could create new business opportunities as well as managing risks.", 'news_luhn_summary': "“We have now people dedicated just to strategic semiconductor management.” Securing – and keeping – chip engineers will be a challenge for automakers, which will have to compete against the likes of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, said Evangelos Simoudis, a Silicon Valley venture capital investor and adviser who works with both established automakers and startups. By Jane Lanhee Lee, Sarah Wu and Kevin Krolicki Aug 3 (Reuters) - The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans for millions of cars over the past two years are easing - at a new and permanent cost to the car companies. “No wonder you cannot get the support.” Thomas Caulfield, GlobalFoundries Inc GFS.O chief executive, said the auto industry understands it can no longer leave the risk of building multibillion-dollar chip factories to chipmakers.", 'news_article_title': 'FOCUS-Chip makers have a message for car makers: Your turn to pay', 'news_lexrank_summary': "“We have now people dedicated just to strategic semiconductor management.” Securing – and keeping – chip engineers will be a challenge for automakers, which will have to compete against the likes of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, said Evangelos Simoudis, a Silicon Valley venture capital investor and adviser who works with both established automakers and startups. That has shifted the risks and some of the costs to automakers. Taken together, the changes represent a fundamental shift for the auto industry: higher costs, more hands-on work in chip development and more capital commitment in exchange for better visibility in their chip supplies, executives and analysts say.", 'news_textrank_summary': "“We have now people dedicated just to strategic semiconductor management.” Securing – and keeping – chip engineers will be a challenge for automakers, which will have to compete against the likes of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, said Evangelos Simoudis, a Silicon Valley venture capital investor and adviser who works with both established automakers and startups. By Jane Lanhee Lee, Sarah Wu and Kevin Krolicki Aug 3 (Reuters) - The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans for millions of cars over the past two years are easing - at a new and permanent cost to the car companies. Taken together, the changes represent a fundamental shift for the auto industry: higher costs, more hands-on work in chip development and more capital commitment in exchange for better visibility in their chip supplies, executives and analysts say."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-engine-no.-1-transform-500-etf-vote-be-on-your-investing-radar-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) was launched on 06/22/2021, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Engine No. 1. It has amassed assets over $370.11 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.22%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 29.10% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 26.15% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOTE seeks to match the performance of the MORNINGSTAR US LARGE CAP SELECT INDEX before fees and expenses. The Morningstar US Large Cap Select Index is market cap-weighted and tracks the 500 largest companies in the US.\nThe ETF has lost about -15.11% so far this year and is down about -7.73% in the last one year (as of 08/03/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $42.51 and $56.33.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 19.99% for the trailing three-year period. With about 509 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VOTE is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $303.58 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $369.76 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) was launched on 06/22/2021, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) was launched on 06/22/2021, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report To learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-today%3A-dow-jones-sp-500-rebound-following-back-to-back-losing-days', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Today Mid Morning Updates\nU.S. stock futures are trading higher early Wednesday morning. This comes on the heels of new economic data getting released on Wednesday morning. Additionally, investors await data from more notable names in the stock market on Wednesday. Such as Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID), Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO), eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), and others.\nThe stock market on Wednesday morning broke back-to-back days of losses. This comes as investors react positively to earnings results from Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and CVS Health (NYSE: CVS).\nAmong the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped by 2.16% on Wednesday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also up by 1.33%. Meanwhile, shares of Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and Nike (NYSE: NKE) shares are trading modestly higher on Wednesday. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of Visa (NYSE: V) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) are also trading higher during Wednesday morning’s trading session.\nShares of EV leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are up Wednesday by 0.55%. Rival EV companies like Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) are also trading up by 0.23%. Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) stock gained 0.48% on Wednesday. Chinese EV leaders like Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) are both trading lower on Wednesday.\nDow Jones Today: U.S. Treasury Yield At 2.80%; Key Economic Data Reported\nFollowing the stock market opening on Wednesday, the major indices opened higher. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are trading higher at 0.53%, 0.72%, and 1.36%, respectively. Among exchange-traded funds, the Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) has rallied by 1.43% while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA: SPY) is up by 0.72%. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is at 2.80% during Wednesday’s early morning trading session.\nMoving on, The major averages moved higher on Wednesday following the release of stronger-than-expected U.S. services data. In detail, The ISM non-manufacturing purchasing managers index reported an unexpected recovery in July. Specifically, the reports came in at 56.7, which is higher than 55.3 in June. Consensus estimates were 54. Also, factor orders in June were stronger than expected, increasing by 2%. For context, economists were expecting estimates of a 1.2% increase.\n[Read More] Good Stocks To Buy Right Now? 3 Growth Stocks For Your Watchlist\nModerna Stock (MRNA) Rallies On Earnings Beat\nNext, shares of biotech company Moderna (MRNA) are rallying higher on Wednesday. MRNA stock is up over 16% early Wednesday morning at $187.02 per share. This rally comes after the company reported a beat for its second quarter 2022 fiscal earnings. In the report, Moderna posted earnings of $5.24 per share on revenue of $4.7 billion. This is compared with, wall street’s consensus earnings estimate of $4.50 per share on revenue of $4.2 billion.\n“Today’s earnings represent a strong second quarter performance, with $10.8 billion in revenue for the first half of the year. We continue to have advance purchase agreements for expected delivery in 2022 of around $21 billion of sales. Given our strong financial position and commercial momentum, we are announcing today that the Board of Directors has approved a new share repurchase program for $3 billion,” stated Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Best Dividend Stocks To Buy Now? 5 For Your List\nCVS Stock (CVS) Jumps On Stronger-Than-Expected Earnings\nNext up, let’s take a look at CVS Health (CVS). The company reported its second quarter 2022 earnings on Wednesday morning. In it, CVS reported earnings of $2.40 per share on revenue of $80.6 billion. Wall street’s earnings estimate were $2.16 per share on revenue of $76.4 billion. This means CVS reported better-than-expected earnings. As a result shares of CVS stock are rallying on Wednesday morning by more than 4% at $99.72 per share.\nAlso, the company provided guidance for its full-year 2022 earnings. In detail, it anticipates full-year 2022 earnings of $8.40 to $8.60 per share. The company’s previous guidance was earnings of $8.20 to $8.40 per share. Meanwhile, analysts’ current consensus earnings estimate is $8.34 per share for the year.\nKaren S. Lynch, CVS Health President, and CEO quoted, “Despite a challenging economic environment, our differentiated business model helped drive strong results this quarter, with significant revenue growth across all of our business segments. The continued success of our foundational businesses accelerated our strategy to expand access to health services and help consumers navigate to the best site of care.“\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped by 2.16% on Wednesday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also up by 1.33%. In detail, The ISM non-manufacturing purchasing managers index reported an unexpected recovery in July. Given our strong financial position and commercial momentum, we are announcing today that the Board of Directors has approved a new share repurchase program for $3 billion,” stated Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped by 2.16% on Wednesday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also up by 1.33%. This comes as investors react positively to earnings results from Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and CVS Health (NYSE: CVS). Dow Jones Today: U.S. Treasury Yield At 2.80%; Key Economic Data Reported Following the stock market opening on Wednesday, the major indices opened higher.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Rebound Following Back To Back Losing Days', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped by 2.16% on Wednesday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also up by 1.33%. The company reported its second quarter 2022 earnings on Wednesday morning. In it, CVS reported earnings of $2.40 per share on revenue of $80.6 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Among the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) jumped by 2.16% on Wednesday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also up by 1.33%. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of Visa (NYSE: V) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) are also trading higher during Wednesday morning’s trading session. 3 Growth Stocks For Your Watchlist Moderna Stock (MRNA) Rallies On Earnings Beat Next, shares of biotech company Moderna (MRNA) are rallying higher on Wednesday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-surprising-catalyst-for-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With the original iPhone announced over 15 years ago, you might think that the segment wouldn\'t still be a growth driver for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). And some investors might be surprised to find out that after all these years, the company is still driving strong switch rates from other devices to the iPhone.\nIndeed, the tech company recently said its most recently ended quarter garnered a record number of people switching to iPhone from other phones than in any fiscal third quarter to date.\nHere\'s a closer look at iPhone\'s momentum -- and why strong switching trends bode well for the company.\nStrength in iPhone\nIt\'s always been management\'s belief that if it achieves high customer satisfaction, it would translate to a loyal customer base. While this is obviously easier said than done, Apple\'s largely been able to consistently do exactly this. In its earnings calls, Apple often cites impressive customer satisfaction for its devices.\nFor example, in its fiscal third-quarter earnings call, Apple CFO Luca Maestri cited a recent 451 Research survey of U.S. consumers that indicated an impressive 98% satisfaction rate for iPhone. This high satisfaction, combined with Apple\'s continued innovation in the segment, led to double-digit year-over-year growth in the number of customers who are switching from other phones to iPhone. This growth rate is particularly strong when viewed in the context of the quarter\'s 3% year-over-year growth in iPhone revenue.\nGrowing its installed base\nInvestors shouldn\'t underestimate the positive impact of iPhone switchers on Apple\'s business. For anyone who thinks it may not matter where the new iPhone buyer is coming from, they should reconsider. If an iPhone buyer is an existing iPhone owner, the company\'s installed base of active devices does not increase. But if the buyer comes from a different phone, the company adds another user to monetize across its App Store and other services. An iPhone buyer who is switching from another device, therefore, is arguably much more valuable than a repeat buyer.\nThis is why, in Apple\'s fiscal third-quarterearnings call Maestri drew attention to the company\'s installed base performance. "iPhone active installed base reached a new all-time high across all geographies as a result of this level of sales performance combined with unmatched customer loyalty," the CFO explained.\nApple\'s emphasis on growing its installed base is working across all of Apple\'s product categories and geographies, with the company achieving all-time high installed bases across every one of these segments in fiscal Q3. Further, Apple said it saw "increased customer engagement" with its services during the quarter, showing that the value of each user in its installed base continues to increase.\nA good example of this is the growth in paid subscriptions -- including both third-party and native subscriptions -- on its platform. Paid subscriptions across its user base were 860 million by the end of fiscal Q3, up by more than 160 million over the year-ago period. Further, Maestri said its "transacting accounts, paid accounts, and accounts with paid subscriptions all grew double digits year over year."\nAll of this is to say that high switch rates for iPhone add significant fuel to an already powerful engine for the company: Apple\'s growing installed base of active devices. With the tech company increasingly finding ways to engage and transact with these customers, each user is becoming more valuable -- and the installed base likely still has plenty of room to grow, considering that every geography and product category hit a record level of active devices during the quarter.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nDaniel Sparks has positions in Apple. His clients may own shares of the company. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With the original iPhone announced over 15 years ago, you might think that the segment wouldn\'t still be a growth driver for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). For example, in its fiscal third-quarter earnings call, Apple CFO Luca Maestri cited a recent 451 Research survey of U.S. consumers that indicated an impressive 98% satisfaction rate for iPhone. "iPhone active installed base reached a new all-time high across all geographies as a result of this level of sales performance combined with unmatched customer loyalty," the CFO explained.', 'news_luhn_summary': "With the original iPhone announced over 15 years ago, you might think that the segment wouldn't still be a growth driver for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Indeed, the tech company recently said its most recently ended quarter garnered a record number of people switching to iPhone from other phones than in any fiscal third quarter to date. Apple's emphasis on growing its installed base is working across all of Apple's product categories and geographies, with the company achieving all-time high installed bases across every one of these segments in fiscal Q3.", 'news_article_title': '1 Surprising Catalyst for Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "With the original iPhone announced over 15 years ago, you might think that the segment wouldn't still be a growth driver for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). And some investors might be surprised to find out that after all these years, the company is still driving strong switch rates from other devices to the iPhone. This growth rate is particularly strong when viewed in the context of the quarter's 3% year-over-year growth in iPhone revenue.", 'news_textrank_summary': "With the original iPhone announced over 15 years ago, you might think that the segment wouldn't still be a growth driver for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). If an iPhone buyer is an existing iPhone owner, the company's installed base of active devices does not increase. Apple's emphasis on growing its installed base is working across all of Apple's product categories and geographies, with the company achieving all-time high installed bases across every one of these segments in fiscal Q3."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-roku-stock-a-buy-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Roku\'s (NASDAQ: ROKU) stock sank 23% to its lowest level in over three years after its second-quarter earnings report on July 29. The streaming device and software company\'s revenue rose 18% year over year to $764 million but missed analysts\' estimates by $40 million. It also posted a net loss of $112 million, compared to a net profit of $73 million a year ago, while its net loss of $0.82 per share came in $0.13 below the consensus forecast.\nLet\'s talk about Roku\'s unsightly quarter, why it\'s been struggling, and if its stock is worth buying after losing nearly 90% of its value over the past 12 months.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHow bad were Roku\'s numbers?\nRoku\'s growth accelerated during the pandemic as people stayed at home and streamed more media. But as governments around the world eased the lockdown measuresures, Roku\'s growth decelerated against difficult year-over-year comparisons.\nAs that slowdown occurred, Roku\'s hardware business grappled with rising component costs and supply chain disruptions. Those headwinds also hurt its platform business, which generates most of its revenue from integrated ads, as companies (especially in the auto and consumer packaged goods sectors) reined in their marketing expenses to counter those rising costs.\nBut despite all those challenges, Roku\'s active accounts and average revenues per user (ARPU) both continued rising on a sequential and year-over-year basis over the past year. Its streaming hours dipped sequentially in Q2 but still improved from the previous year.\nPERIOD\nQ2 2021\nQ3 2021\nQ4 2021\nQ1 2022\nQ2 2022\nActive Accounts (Millions)\n55.1\n56.4\n60.1\n61.3\n63.1\nGrowth (YOY)\n28%\n23%\n17%\n14%\n14%\nStreaming Hours (Billions)\n17.4\n18.0\n19.5\n20.9\n20.7\nGrowth (YOY)\n19%\n21%\n15%\n14%\n19%\nARPU\n$36.46\n$40.10\n$41.03\n$42.91\n$44.10\nGrowth (YOY)\n46%\n49%\n43%\n34%\n21%\nData source: Roku. YOY = Year-over-year.\nBut in terms of revenues, the growth of Roku\'s platform business continues to decelerate, while its player revenues have declined for four consecutive quarters.\nPERIOD\nQ2 2021\nQ3 2021\nQ4 2021\nQ1 2022\nQ2 2022\nPlatform Revenue\n$532.3\n$582.5\n$703.6\n$646.9\n$673.2\nGrowth (YOY)\n117%\n82%\n49%\n39%\n26%\nPlayer Revenue\n$112.8\n$97.4\n$161.7\n$86.8\n$91.2\nGrowth (YOY)\n1%\n(26%)\n(9%)\n(19%)\n(19%)\nTotal Revenue\n$645.1\n$680.0\n$865.3\n$733.7\n$764.4\nGrowth (YOY)\n81%\n51%\n33%\n28%\n18%\nData source: Roku. Millions of USD.\nDuring the conference call, CEO Anthony Wood said Roku struggled with a "significant slowdown in TV advertising spend due to the macroeconomic environment" during the quarter. He also said the company would face an "increasingly difficult and uncertain environment" in Q3 as "recessionary fears, inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, and ongoing supply chain issues" continue to affect its platform and player businesses.\nRoku\'s margins are still declining\nAs Roku\'s top-line growth slows down, its gross margins are contracting both sequentially and year over year.\nPERIOD\nQ2 2021\nQ3 2021\nQ4 2021\nQ1 2022\nQ2 2022\nPlatform Gross Margin\n64.8%\n65%\n60.5%\n58.7%\n56%\nPlayer Gross Margin\n(5.9%)\n(15%)\n(28.4%)\n(17.4%)\n(24.1%)\nTotal Gross Margin\n52.4%\n53.5%\n43.9%\n49.7%\n46.5%\nData source: Roku.\nThe platform business\'s declining gross margins largely reflect its waning pricing power in the weakening advertising market. That contraction is troubling because Roku relies on its higher-margin platform revenues to offset the player segment\'s low margins.\nRoku had already been selling its players at razor-thin margins throughout the pandemic to widen its moat against Amazon\'s Fire TV, Alphabet\'s Android TV, Apple TV, and other set-top box makers, but the ongoing supply chain disruptions forced it to absorb its rising costs and take losses on its players.\nAt the same time, Roku has been ramping up its spending on new original content for its ad-supported Roku Channel. That combination of slowing revenue growth, contracting gross margins, and rising operating expenses has been toxic for its bottom line.\nPERIOD\nQ2 2021\nQ3 2021\nQ4 2021\nQ1 2022\nQ2 2022\nOperating Income\n$69.1\n$68.8\n$21.4\n($23.5)\n($110.5)\nAdjusted EBITDA\n$122.4\n$130.1\n$86.7\n$57.6\n($12.1)\nNet Income\n$73.5\n$68.9\n($23.7)\n($26.3)\n($112.3)\nData source: Roku. Millions of USD.\nDuring the conference call, CFO Steve Louden warned that the "second half operating environment will be increasingly challenging." Louden expects Roku\'s platform margins to stabilize sequentially but for its player margins to continue sliding as it insulates consumers from higher costs.\nLouden also withdrew Roku\'s previous full-year guidance for 35% growth due to "too much macro uncertainty." Analysts had expected its revenue to rise 32%. Based on those estimates, which might still be too optimistic, Roku\'s stock looks fairly cheap at just over two times this year\'s sales.\nIt\'s not the right time to buy Roku\nRoku isn\'t down for the count yet, but its stock could continue to slide until it stabilizes its revenue growth and losses. It might look cheap now, but it could still get a lot cheaper over the next few months.\n10 stocks we like better than Roku\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Roku wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Amazon, and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Roku. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Those headwinds also hurt its platform business, which generates most of its revenue from integrated ads, as companies (especially in the auto and consumer packaged goods sectors) reined in their marketing expenses to counter those rising costs. During the conference call, CEO Anthony Wood said Roku struggled with a "significant slowdown in TV advertising spend due to the macroeconomic environment" during the quarter. He also said the company would face an "increasingly difficult and uncertain environment" in Q3 as "recessionary fears, inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, and ongoing supply chain issues" continue to affect its platform and player businesses.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Active Accounts (Millions) 55.1 56.4 60.1 61.3 63.1 Growth (YOY) 28% 23% 17% 14% 14% Streaming Hours (Billions) 17.4 18.0 19.5 20.9 20.7 Growth (YOY) 19% 21% 15% 14% 19% Platform Revenue $532.3 $582.5 $703.6 $646.9 $673.2 Growth (YOY) 117% 82% 49% 39% 26% Player Revenue $112.8 $97.4 $161.7 $86.8 $91.2 Growth (YOY) 1% (26%) (9%) (19%) (19%) Total Revenue $645.1 $680.0 $865.3 $733.7 $764.4 Growth (YOY) 81% 51% 33% 28% 18% Data source: Roku. Platform Gross Margin 64.8% 65% 60.5% 58.7% 56% Player Gross Margin (5.9%) (15%) (28.4%) (17.4%) (24.1%) Total Gross Margin 52.4% 53.5% 43.9% 49.7% 46.5% Data source: Roku.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Roku Stock a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Active Accounts (Millions) 55.1 56.4 60.1 61.3 63.1 Growth (YOY) 28% 23% 17% 14% 14% Streaming Hours (Billions) 17.4 18.0 19.5 20.9 20.7 Growth (YOY) 19% 21% 15% 14% 19% But in terms of revenues, the growth of Roku's platform business continues to decelerate, while its player revenues have declined for four consecutive quarters. Roku's margins are still declining As Roku's top-line growth slows down, its gross margins are contracting both sequentially and year over year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Platform Revenue $532.3 $582.5 $703.6 $646.9 $673.2 Growth (YOY) 117% 82% 49% 39% 26% Player Revenue $112.8 $97.4 $161.7 $86.8 $91.2 Growth (YOY) 1% (26%) (9%) (19%) (19%) Total Revenue $645.1 $680.0 $865.3 $733.7 $764.4 Growth (YOY) 81% 51% 33% 28% 18% Data source: Roku. Roku's margins are still declining As Roku's top-line growth slows down, its gross margins are contracting both sequentially and year over year. It's not the right time to buy Roku Roku isn't down for the count yet, but its stock could continue to slide until it stabilizes its revenue growth and losses."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-corporate-profits-economic-outlooks-surprisingly-upbeat-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy.\nMore than halfway into the second-quarter reporting period, S&P 500 company earnings are estimated to have increased 8.1% over the year-ago quarter, compared with a 5.6% estimate at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Tuesday.\nSome 78% of earnings reports are beating Wall Street expectations, above the long-term average.\nProfit growth estimates for the third and fourth quarters have come down, but remain sharply positive. S&P 500 earnings for all of 2022 are now forecast to grow 8.1% versus a 9.5% estimated in July, based on Refinitiv data.\nInvestors had been worried that if high inflation and rising interest rates were about to tip the economy into recession, earnings estimates for 2022 were too high.\nRaising the risk that the economy was on the cusp of a recession, the U.S. Commerce Department said last week the American economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter - the second straight quarterly decline in gross domestic product.\nConcerns over a possible recession had driven a sharp selloff in stocks in the first half of the year. But the S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC ended July with their biggest monthly percentage gains since 2020, partly because of stronger-than-expected earnings.\n"The consensus view (was) that earnings were going to just fall apart," said Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist & head of quantitative research at Credit Suisse Securities. "And it just didn\'t play out that way."\nCompany reports are showing that demand remains robust and sales are holding up, he said.\n"If you want to say, what\'s the health of the economy, it\'s measured in sales," Golub said.\nYear-over-year revenue for S&P 500 companies in the quarter is expected to have risen 12.5% as of Tuesday, compared with 10.4% estimated at the start of July, based on Refinitiv data.\nUpbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors\' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues.\nApple said parts shortages were easing and that demand for iPhones was continuing, while Amazon.com forecast a jump in third-quarter revenue.\n"It\'s held up pretty well, particularly for large-cap names, but of course people were expecting the worst," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office in New Vernon, New Jersey.\nTo be sure, the news has not been positive all around. Walmart WMT.Nrattled investors early last week when it cut its full-year profit forecast, blaming surging prices for food and fuel.\nThat\'s raised worried about the health of the consumer and prospects for other retailers, most of which have yet to report results on the last quarter.\nAlso, analysts have been cutting their third-quarter earnings growth estimates by more than usual when compared with "either pre-pandemic or over the last two years," Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, wrote in a note this week.\nWhether earnings forecasts hold up is key to valuations. The S&P 500\'s forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio, at 17.5 as of Tuesday, is down from 22.1 at the end of December but still above the long-term average of about 16, Refinitiv data showed.\nOther strategists said the season is following a normal pattern: Companies often are more negative than positive with their outlooks, so earnings forecasts for upcoming quarters tend to go down typically during a reporting period.\n"So far, what\'s happened isn\'t something that\'s worse than feared. And the market was already braced for bad news," said Keith Lerner, chief market strategist at Truist Advisory Services in Atlanta.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Alden Bentley and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors\' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. Also, analysts have been cutting their third-quarter earnings growth estimates by more than usual when compared with "either pre-pandemic or over the last two years," Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, wrote in a note this week.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. Year-over-year revenue for S&P 500 companies in the quarter is expected to have risen 12.5% as of Tuesday, compared with 10.4% estimated at the start of July, based on Refinitiv data.", 'news_article_title': 'U.S. corporate profits, economic outlooks, surprisingly upbeat', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors\' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. "If you want to say, what\'s the health of the economy, it\'s measured in sales," Golub said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Upbeat forecasts from heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O boosted investors' mood late last week, while Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N reported record quarterly revenues. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are reporting mostly upbeat news this earnings season, surprising investors who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy. More than halfway into the second-quarter reporting period, S&P 500 company earnings are estimated to have increased 8.1% over the year-ago quarter, compared with a 5.6% estimate at the start of July, according to IBES data from Refinitiv as of Tuesday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/toggle-daily-brief%3A-why-are-investors-reloading-on-tech-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For one, the sector was considerably oversold. Last June 16, both SPX and Nasdaq traded at their lows for the year. With some portions of the tech space in bear market since 2021, the sector offered a compelling entry point.\nSecondly, a narrative emerged that the Fed might be slowing down its hiking pace, which made everyone more relaxed about the fact that we might - just - avoid a recession in the style of Volker.\nHowever, something else is happening in the perception of Big Tech. Big Tech might begin to look more and more like a safe bet. Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) manage a considerable portion of our tech infrastructure. If you were to pull the plug out of Big Tech, society would come to a standstill.\nSource WSJ\n20 years ago, perhaps Walmart was the safe choice if you were worried about a downturn. Or maybe you would turn to utilities or energy. Recession or not, we need to eat, rent and turn on the lightbulbs. \nBut now Big Tech has become so pervasive that some investors believe it might be the safe choice. Google & co are infrastructure plays that are here to stay. The role of Big Tech in your portfolio is shifting and could become the core of a new Nifty Fifty group of large caps that are well funded and poised to do well in a higher-rate environment.\nIdea Spotlight: Comcast (CMCSA)\nPrice level indicators for CMCSA:NASD dropped abruptly to 37.68 and historically, this led to a median increase in price of 18.77% over the following 1M. TOGGLE analyzed 14 similar occasions in the past to produce the median projection and this insight received 6 out of 8 stars in our quality assessment.\nIn the wake of negative broadband subscriber growth at Comcast Corp. last week, a Barclays analyst downgraded CMCSA to equal weight from overweight.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) manage a considerable portion of our tech infrastructure. Secondly, a narrative emerged that the Fed might be slowing down its hiking pace, which made everyone more relaxed about the fact that we might - just - avoid a recession in the style of Volker. The role of Big Tech in your portfolio is shifting and could become the core of a new Nifty Fifty group of large caps that are well funded and poised to do well in a higher-rate environment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) manage a considerable portion of our tech infrastructure. However, something else is happening in the perception of Big Tech. Idea Spotlight: Comcast (CMCSA) Price level indicators for CMCSA:NASD dropped abruptly to 37.68 and historically, this led to a median increase in price of 18.77% over the following 1M.', 'news_article_title': 'TOGGLE Daily Brief: Why Are Investors Reloading on Tech Stocks?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) manage a considerable portion of our tech infrastructure. For one, the sector was considerably oversold. However, something else is happening in the perception of Big Tech.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) manage a considerable portion of our tech infrastructure. But now Big Tech has become so pervasive that some investors believe it might be the safe choice. Idea Spotlight: Comcast (CMCSA) Price level indicators for CMCSA:NASD dropped abruptly to 37.68 and historically, this led to a median increase in price of 18.77% over the following 1M.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-fidelity-nasdaq-composite-index-etf-oneq-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 09/25/2003, the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Fidelity. It has amassed assets over $4.07 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.21%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.74%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 48.10% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 51.84% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nONEQ seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ Composite Index before fees and expenses. The NASDAQ Composite TR USD is the market capitalization-weighted index of over 3,300 common equities listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.\nThe ETF has lost about -21.31% so far this year and is down about -14.67% in the last one year (as of 08/03/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $41.77 and $62.46.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.13 and standard deviation of 27.40% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1015 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, ONEQ is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $74.73 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $173.71 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 09/25/2003, the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 09/25/2003, the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 09/25/2003, the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 09/25/2003, the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-%241-million-in-retirement-invest-%24100000-in-these-3-stocks-and-wait-a-decade-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Buying and holding stock in solid companies for the long run is a tried-and-tested way of multiplying one's wealth in the long run, as this strategy allows investors to gain from the power of compounding and also from secular growth trends in various industries.\nThe S&P 500, for instance, averaged annual returns of 13.9% from 2011 to 2020. However, certain stocks have outperformed the broader market's returns by huge margins over the past decade. The likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) have crushed the S&P 500's returns comfortably in the past 10 years.\nA $50,000 investment in Apple a decade ago is now worth almost $420,000, assuming the dividends paid out by the company were reinvested. Meanwhile, ASML has turned a $50,000 investment into more than $730,000 in a decade. So a $100,000 investment in these stocks would have made investors millionaires in 10 years.\nLet's look at the reasons why these companies could replicate their terrific growth in the coming decade. We will also check out the prospects of Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), which has the potential to become a multibagger and multiply investors' wealth substantially in the long run.\n1. Apple\nApple's iPhones and iPads have helped the company grow impressively over the years and turned it into a technology giant. Analysts expect the company to finish fiscal 2022 with $393 billion in revenue and $6.13 per share in earnings. That would translate into revenue growth of 7% and earnings growth of 9% over the prior year.\nSo, Apple needs some massive growth drivers in the next 10 years beyond its current offerings that could move the needle significantly. The good part is that Apple is reportedly working on a new line of products that could unlock the next growth frontier. The rumored Apple Car could be one such product.\nAccording to a report by Nikkei and analytics firm Intellectual Property Landscape, Apple has reportedly filed 248 automotive patents. These patents cover a wide range of applications ranging from car seats to windows to connected car applications.\nWhat's more, Apple has recently hired an executive from automotive firm Lamborghini to reportedly work on its autonomous electric vehicle. Apple has reportedly built a big team of automotive engineers that includes former employees from companies such as Tesla, Alphabet, Volvo, Rivian Automotive, and others.\nThe rumor mill suggests that Apple is aiming to launch its electric car by 2025. While that may seem ambitious, the company's entry into the electric car market could unlock a whole new opportunity for Apple, as this market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 22% through 2030.\nThrow in other potential growth drivers such as the metaverse and the 5G smartphone boom, and it won't be surprising to see Apple clock impressive growth over the next decade and remain a top stock that could help make investors millionaires once again.\n2. ASML Holding\nASML Holding has turned out to be a winning investment over the past decade, as mentioned. Looking ahead, it won't be surprising to see ASML step on the gas, as the company is now sitting on stronger prospects thanks to the semiconductor boom. A closer look at ASML's latest results will explain why that's the case.\nASML's second-quarter revenue shot up 35% year over year to 5.44 billion euros ($5.79 billion). The company supplies lithography machines to major chipmakers across the globe for printing semiconductors, and its offerings are in solid demand, as the impressive revenue spike showed. The company's net income also jumped 36% over the prior-year period to $1.44 billion.\nMore importantly, ASML is built for long-term growth. The company is sitting on an order backlog worth more than 33 billion euros, which translates into roughly $33.5 billion at the current exchange rate. The Dutch giant is expected to finish 2022 with nearly $22 billion in revenue. Its massive backlog is an indication that ASML could sustain its impressive growth in the future.\nEven better, the demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment that the likes of ASML sell is expected to jump to $260 billion by 2030 from $72 billion in 2020, according to a third-party estimate. Given that ASML is the leading supplier of lithography machines used to make chips, it is in a nice position to tap into this huge incremental revenue opportunity.\nAnalysts expect ASML's earnings to grow at an annual rate of close to 30% a year for the next five years. However, don't be surprised to see it grow at such an impressive pace even beyond that and remain a top semiconductor stock in the long run that could help make investors millionaires.\n3. Twilio\nTwilio operates in the rapidly growing cloud communications market, which is why the company has been reporting impressive growth. Analysts are expecting the company to finish 2022 with revenue growth of 36% to $3.86 billion. What's more, Twilio is expected to turn profitable on a non-GAAP basis next year. It is expected to report earnings of $0.22 per share in 2023, as compared to a loss of $0.39 per share in 2022.\nMore importantly, it is expected to clock 155% annual earnings growth for the next five years, per consensus estimates. It is not surprising to see why analysts are expecting Twilio to sustain its impressive momentum for a long time. According to a third-party estimate, the global cloud communications market is expected to clock a compound annual growth rate of 20% through 2030, generating $51 billion in revenue at the end of the forecast period.\nTwilio commanded nearly 40% of this market last year, per third-party estimates. So Twilio is in a solid position to tap into this fast-growing opportunity and significantly increase its top and bottom lines in the long run.\nThat's why investors looking to buy a top cloud stock that could substantially multiply their investments over the next decade should consider scooping up Twilio stock following its 70% pullback in 2022. Twilio is trading at 4.8 times sales, as compared to its five-year average sales multiple of nearly 17. So, investors are getting a good deal on Twilio stock right now, and they may not want to miss this opportunity, considering the company's impressive long-term potential.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML Holding, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Tesla, and Twilio. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) have crushed the S&P 500's returns comfortably in the past 10 years. The company supplies lithography machines to major chipmakers across the globe for printing semiconductors, and its offerings are in solid demand, as the impressive revenue spike showed. However, don't be surprised to see it grow at such an impressive pace even beyond that and remain a top semiconductor stock in the long run that could help make investors millionaires.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) have crushed the S&P 500's returns comfortably in the past 10 years. Throw in other potential growth drivers such as the metaverse and the 5G smartphone boom, and it won't be surprising to see Apple clock impressive growth over the next decade and remain a top stock that could help make investors millionaires once again. According to a third-party estimate, the global cloud communications market is expected to clock a compound annual growth rate of 20% through 2030, generating $51 billion in revenue at the end of the forecast period.", 'news_article_title': 'Want $1 Million in Retirement? Invest $100,000 in These 3 Stocks and Wait a Decade', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) have crushed the S&P 500's returns comfortably in the past 10 years. While that may seem ambitious, the company's entry into the electric car market could unlock a whole new opportunity for Apple, as this market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 22% through 2030. ASML Holding ASML Holding has turned out to be a winning investment over the past decade, as mentioned.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) have crushed the S&P 500's returns comfortably in the past 10 years. While that may seem ambitious, the company's entry into the electric car market could unlock a whole new opportunity for Apple, as this market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 22% through 2030. Throw in other potential growth drivers such as the metaverse and the 5G smartphone boom, and it won't be surprising to see Apple clock impressive growth over the next decade and remain a top stock that could help make investors millionaires once again."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-3-favorite-sectors-to-invest-his-money', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is effectively in a class of his own when it comes to investing. Since taking the reins in 1965, he\'s led his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) to an aggregate gain of better than 3,600,000%, as of this past weekend. Put another way, Berkshire Hathaway\'s share price could collapse 99% and it would still be handily outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 since the beginning of 1965.\nAlthough no investor is infallible, Buffett has a way of picking winners over the long term. It\'s why Wall Street and the investing community pay such close attention to the stocks he and his team buy and sell each quarter.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBut an even more important exercise might be to note what sectors the Oracle of Omaha favors above all others. Though there are 11 different sectors to choose from, Buffett has demonstrated for more than a decade that he prefers to invest his money into three specific sectors.\nFinancials\nEven though it\'s not the top sector in Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio, based on invested assets, there\'s little doubt in my mind that financial stocks are Warren Buffett\'s favorite place to put his money to work. By financials, I\'m primarily talking about bank stocks, insurance companies, and payment processors.\nGenerally speaking, financial stocks aren\'t going to wow investors on the growth front. They\'re almost always cyclical businesses, which means they ebb and flow with the U.S. and global economy.\nBut there\'s an important distinction to make about these ebbs and flows. Whereas recessions typically last for a couple of quarters, periods of economic expansion are commonly measured in years. Disproportionately long bull markets are what allow bank stocks and payment processors to thrive over the long run.\nWithin the financial space, bank stocks tend to be Buffett\'s favorite, followed by insurance companies. Over the past decade, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) have been among Buffett\'s top buys.\nThe most appealing aspect of Bank of America is its interest rate sensitivity. Among money-center banks, none sees their net-interest income move up or down more due to interest rate yield curve shifts than BofA. This is particularly noteworthy with the Federal Reserve aggressively raising interest rates to counter historically high inflation, which hit 9.1% in June 2022.\nEvery rate hike allows BofA to collect more on its outstanding variable-rate loans. Bank of America estimates that a 100-basis-point parallel shift in the interest rate yield curve would generate $5 billion in extra net-interest income over the next 12 months.\nAs for U.S. Bancorp, the parent of U.S. Bank, I\'m sure Buffett has come to appreciate its conservative management team and industry-leading digitization push. Whereas most money-center banks got themselves into trouble by chasing risky investments prior to the financial crisis (2007-2009), U.S. Bancorp has primarily stuck to the bread and butter of banking: growing its loans and deposits. Add to this the exceptionally high percentage of active users who bank digitally with U.S. Bank, and you have an efficient bank with superior return on assets.\nConsumer staples\nA second sector that Warren Buffett absolutely loves to put his money to work in is consumer staples. Even though consumer staples stocks represent a considerably smaller percentage of Berkshire Hathaway\'s total portfolio than they did 21 years ago -- 43.5% in Q1 2001 versus 11.3% in Q1 2022 -- stocks in this sector have often been a fixture in Buffett\'s portfolio for well over a decade.\nThe beauty of consumer staples stocks is they provide goods and services that people use daily. No matter how well or poorly the U.S. economy and stock market are performing, people still need to buy toothpaste, detergent, diapers, food, beverages, personal health and beauty items, and so on. It\'s a sector packed with businesses that generate highly predictable cash flow and often pay some of the most rock-solid dividends in the entire market.\nBeverage giant Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is easily the most-recognized consumer staple stock, and also happens to be the longest-held Buffett stock (34 years). It has operations in all but three countries worldwide, which means it brings in consistent operating cash flow from developed markets and can generate higher organic growth from emerging markets.\nIt also doesn\'t hurt that Coca-Cola has raised its base annual dividend in each of the past 60 years. Since Buffett\'s company has such a low cost-basis on shares of Coke (approximately $3.25 a share), the Oracle of Omaha is more than doubling his initial investment from Coca-Cola\'s dividend alone every two years.\nIn addition to Coke, Berkshire Hathaway also owns shares of packaged foods and beverage company Kraft Heinz and Procter & Gamble. Kraft Heinz is doling out a market-topping 4.3% annual yield, while Procter & Gamble has raised its base annual payout a jaw-dropping 66 consecutive years.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTechnology (with an asterisk)\nThe third and final favorite sector where Warren Buffett loves to put his money to work is technology. However, this sector comes with a bit of an asterisk. Although it represents Berkshire\'s largest sector by invested assets at the moment and it\'s accounted for a double-digit percentage of invested assets in all but two quarters over the past 11 years, Buffett\'s love of tech stocks is narrowed to just a few businesses. In other words, when Buffett bets on tech stocks, it\'s often a sizable investment.\nThe allure of tech stocks is that they offer superior growth prospects, relative to most other sectors. Growth stocks have led the market higher since the Great Recession and taken full advantage of more than a decade of favorable monetary policy (i.e., low lending rates) from the nation\'s central bank.\nIt probably comes as no surprise to investors who monitor Warren Buffett\'s buying and selling activity that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is his company\'s largest holding. At the end of July 2022, Apple comprised almost 42% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s $353.2 billion investment portfolio. It\'s no wonder Buffett has referred to Apple as one of his company\'s "four giants."\nWhat makes Apple so grand is its innovation. The introduction of 5G-capable iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2020 helped propel the company to a U.S. smartphone market share of 50% or higher in five of the past six quarters (not counting the recently ended second quarter).\nInnovation is also behind its rapidly growing subscription service segment. Subscription services typically generate high margins, keep customers extremely loyal to the Apple brand, and should help the company better navigate the peaks and troughs associated with product replacement cycles. This isn\'t to say that Apple is abandoning the products (iPhone, Mac, and iPad) that helped turn it into one of the most valuable brands in the world. Rather, it\'s a reflection of Apple\'s evolution based on innovation.\nOther ventures into the tech sector by Buffett include piling into IBM in 2011 -- Buffett eventually exited this position in its entirety in 2018 -- and gobbling up an 11.7% stake in personal computing and printing solutions company HP in April 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Bank of America\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Bank of America wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and HP. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It probably comes as no surprise to investors who monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is his company's largest holding. No matter how well or poorly the U.S. economy and stock market are performing, people still need to buy toothpaste, detergent, diapers, food, beverages, personal health and beauty items, and so on. Growth stocks have led the market higher since the Great Recession and taken full advantage of more than a decade of favorable monetary policy (i.e., low lending rates) from the nation's central bank.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It probably comes as no surprise to investors who monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is his company's largest holding. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is effectively in a class of his own when it comes to investing. In addition to Coke, Berkshire Hathaway also owns shares of packaged foods and beverage company Kraft Heinz and Procter & Gamble.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's 3 Favorite Sectors to Invest His Money", 'news_lexrank_summary': "It probably comes as no surprise to investors who monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is his company's largest holding. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Bank of America wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It probably comes as no surprise to investors who monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is his company's largest holding. Financials Even though it's not the top sector in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, based on invested assets, there's little doubt in my mind that financial stocks are Warren Buffett's favorite place to put his money to work. Even though consumer staples stocks represent a considerably smaller percentage of Berkshire Hathaway's total portfolio than they did 21 years ago -- 43.5% in Q1 2001 versus 11.3% in Q1 2022 -- stocks in this sector have often been a fixture in Buffett's portfolio for well over a decade."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/as-us-eyes-new-china-chip-curbs-turmoil-looms-for-global-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Joyce Lee\nSEOUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Export restrictions being considered by Washington to halt China\'s advances in semiconductor manufacturing could come at a substantial cost, experts say, potentially disrupting fragile global chip supply chains - and hurting U.S. businesses.\nReuters reported on Monday that the United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip producers in China that make advanced semiconductors used in everything from smartphones to data centres.\nThe curbs would stop chipmakers like South Korean giants Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and SK Hynix 000660.KS from shipping new technology tools to factories they operate in China, preventing them from upgrading plants that serve customers around the world.\nSamsung and SK Hynix, which control more than half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Facebook owner Meta META.O and Google GOOGL.O. As well as computers and phones, the chips are used in products like electric vehicles that require digital data storage.\n"Samsung\'s China production alone accounts for more than 15% of global NAND flash production ... If there\'s any production disruption, it will make chip prices surge," said Lee Min-hee, analyst at BNK Securities.\nThe potential for fresh turmoil - the curbs have yet to be approved - comes just as a global chip supply shortage that has disrupted businesses from autos to consumer devices for more than a year is finally showing signs of easing. Supply chain adjustments and weakening consumer demand amid the slowing global economy have combined to repair damage.\nBut the shortage has yet to be fully resolved. Any signs of fresh disruption could rekindle supply uncertainty, triggering a price surge - as seen earlier this year when China imposed COVID-19 restrictions in Xian where Samsung manufactures chips.\nChipmaking equipment has to be installed and fully tested months before production is due to start. Any delay in shipping the gear to China would pose a real challenge to chipmakers as they seek to manufacture more advanced chips in China facilities.\n"Many U.S. companies, like Apple, use Samsung and SK Hynix memory chips. No matter what strategy (the South Korean firms) end up choosing, it will have global implications," said BNK Securities analyst Lee.\nSamsung and SK Hynix declined to comment. Apple, Amazon, Meta and Google didn\'t respond to emails seeking comment outside regular U.S. business hours.\nAMBITIONS, COMPLICATIONS\nIn Samsung\'s memory chip operation in Xian, central China, one of the largest foreign chip projects in the country, the company has invested a total of about $26 billion since it broke ground on the site in 2012, including chip production as well as testing and packaging.\nThe tech giant makes 128-layer NAND flash products in Xian, analysts said, chips that store data in devices such as smartphones and personal computers, as well as in data centres.\nThe facility accounts for 43% of Samsung\'s global NAND flash memory production capacity and 15% of the overall global output capacity, according to TrendForce late last year.\nThe U.S. crackdown, if approved, could also complicate SK Hynix\'s ambition to expand its presence in the NAND market where it is ranked third as of first quarter behind Samsung and Japan\'s Kioxia Holdings, which was spun out of Toshiba Corp 6502.T.\nSK Hynix completed late last year the first phase of its $9 billion purchase of Intel\'s INTC.O NAND business, including its Dalian, China NAND manufacturing facility.\nCHINA STRATEGIES\nThe move being considered by the United States is one of several recent signs of deepening tensions between Beijing and Washington over the tech sector.\nCongress last week approved legislation to subsidise semiconductor production in the United States. It bars any company that receives federal subsidies from investing in certain chip technology in China during the subsidy period.\nThe deepening tensions could leave Samsung and SK Hynix having to review strategies on China investments, analysts and industry sources said.\n"Until now, companies tended to invest in countries like China, where costs were cheap," said Kim Yang-jae, analyst at Daol Investment & Securities.\n"That\'s no longer going to be the only consideration. The biggest change these potential limits will bring will be where the next chip factories are built."\nThey could also face potentially diminishing returns from their multi-billion dollar China plants, which could be stuck making older-technology, less lucrative chips.\nSK Hynix has not been able to upgrade its DRAM memory chip production facilities in Wuxi, China with the latest extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) chipmaking machines made by Dutch firm ASML ASML.AS as U.S. officials do not want advanced equipment used in the process to enter the country.\nThe EUV machines are used to make more advanced and smaller chips that are used in high-end devices such as smartphones.\n(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Miyoung Kim and Kenneth Maxwell)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Samsung and SK Hynix, which control more than half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Facebook owner Meta META.O and Google GOOGL.O. By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Export restrictions being considered by Washington to halt China's advances in semiconductor manufacturing could come at a substantial cost, experts say, potentially disrupting fragile global chip supply chains - and hurting U.S. businesses. The curbs would stop chipmakers like South Korean giants Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and SK Hynix 000660.KS from shipping new technology tools to factories they operate in China, preventing them from upgrading plants that serve customers around the world.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Samsung and SK Hynix, which control more than half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Facebook owner Meta META.O and Google GOOGL.O. Reuters reported on Monday that the United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip producers in China that make advanced semiconductors used in everything from smartphones to data centres. The curbs would stop chipmakers like South Korean giants Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and SK Hynix 000660.KS from shipping new technology tools to factories they operate in China, preventing them from upgrading plants that serve customers around the world.', 'news_article_title': 'As US eyes new China chip curbs, turmoil looms for global market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Samsung and SK Hynix, which control more than half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Facebook owner Meta META.O and Google GOOGL.O. Reuters reported on Monday that the United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip producers in China that make advanced semiconductors used in everything from smartphones to data centres. "Many U.S. companies, like Apple, use Samsung and SK Hynix memory chips.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Samsung and SK Hynix, which control more than half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Facebook owner Meta META.O and Google GOOGL.O. In Samsung's memory chip operation in Xian, central China, one of the largest foreign chip projects in the country, the company has invested a total of about $26 billion since it broke ground on the site in 2012, including chip production as well as testing and packaging. SK Hynix has not been able to upgrade its DRAM memory chip production facilities in Wuxi, China with the latest extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) chipmaking machines made by Dutch firm ASML ASML.AS as U.S. officials do not want advanced equipment used in the process to enter the country."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 160.75, 'high': 166.58999633789062, 'open': 160.83999633789062, 'close': 166.1300048828125, 'ema_50': 150.3328770119343, 'rsi_14': 74.28494331248469, 'target': 165.80999755859375, 'volume': 82507500.0, 'ema_200': 153.95365376579392, 'adj_close': 164.70419311523438, 'rsi_lag_1': 71.85430737346493, 'rsi_lag_2': 74.38455993396252, 'rsi_lag_3': 77.4937892201886, 'rsi_lag_4': 67.72089983377404, 'rsi_lag_5': 67.86448169386394, 'macd_lag_1': 4.490403916863698, 'macd_lag_2': 4.409906544131019, 'macd_lag_3': 4.090291256837588, 'macd_lag_4': 3.5210325991381524, 'macd_lag_5': 3.2686171665705785, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.990504920742239, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.7535178522467754}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 21.68000030517578, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 23.920000076293945, 'Open': 23.86000061035156, 'Close': 21.950000762939453, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 21.950000762939453}, {'Low': 1.0123199224472046, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 1.020762324333191, 'Open': 1.015568733215332, 'Close': 1.015568733215332, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 1.015568733215332}, {'Low': 1.2101556062698364, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 1.2207329273223877, 'Open': 1.214786410331726, 'Close': 1.214299559593201, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 1.214299559593201}, {'Low': 6.743000030517578, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 6.757400035858154, 'Open': 6.751800060272217, 'Close': 6.751800060272217, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 6.751800060272217}, {'Low': 90.37999725341795, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 96.56999969482422, 'Open': 93.83000183105467, 'Close': 90.66000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 395099, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 90.66000366210938}, {'Low': 0.6887099742889404, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 0.6945409178733826, 'Open': 0.6890298128128052, 'Close': 0.6890298128128052, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 0.6890298128128052}, {'Low': 2.746000051498413, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 2.8489999771118164, 'Open': 2.782999992370605, 'Close': 2.747999906539917, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 2.747999906539917}, {'Low': 132.34100341796875, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 134.52999877929688, 'Open': 133.37899780273438, 'Close': 133.37899780273438, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 133.37899780273438}, {'Low': 105.97000122070312, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 106.81999969482422, 'Open': 106.43000030517578, 'Close': 106.51000213623048, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 106.51000213623048}, {'Low': 1753.0, 'Date': '2022-08-03', 'High': 1770.5, 'Open': 1756.699951171875, 'Close': 1758.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 399, 'date_str': '2022-08-03', 'Adj Close': 1758.0}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-04': 165.80999755859375, '2022-08-05': 165.35000610351562, '2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875, '2022-08-09': 164.9199981689453, '2022-08-10': 169.24000549316406, '2022-08-11': 168.49000549316406, '2022-08-12': 172.10000610351562, '2022-08-15': 173.19000244140625, '2022-08-16': 173.02999877929688, '2022-08-17': 174.5500030517578}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-03': 138.8800048828125}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-03': 154.5}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-03': 191.1699981689453}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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{'date': '2022-08-04', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 295.209, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153281.0, 'fred_ppi': 269.546, 'fred_retail_sales': 675107.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -68522.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 58.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.1703, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-has-been-dethroned-as-the-most-held-robinhood-stock%3A-heres-what-replaced-it', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Last year, retail investors made their presence known to Wall Street like never before. Online trading platforms like Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), which have been especially popular among the retail crowd, rolled out the red carpet for everyday investors to put their money to work on Wall Street. When that happened, retail rocked the boat and sent a number of heavily short-sold stocks rocketing higher.\nRobinhood offers commission-free trading on the major U.S. exchanges, allows its customers to make fractional-share purchases, and gifts free shares of stock (at random) to new members.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApple has been Robinhood investors\' top holding for quite some time\nAlthough Robinhood\'s retail faithful have demonstrated that they love chasing momentum plays, penny stocks, and heavily short-sold companies, there has been one consistency: tech kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has regularly been the most held stock on the platform.\nThere is no shortage of reasons why investors love Apple. For starters, it\'s easily one of the most-recognized brands in the world. In fact, a report from Brand Finance has pegged Apple as the most valuable brand in the world in back-to-back years. The report cited Apple\'s diversification on the product front, its subscription-driven push, and the "bolstering of its privacy and environmental credentials," as reasons for it taking the top spot, once again.\nApple\'s innovation has also been a key driver of its share-price outperformance. For instance, Apple\'s introduction of a 5G-capable iPhone during the fourth quarter of 2020 sent its share of the U.S. smartphone market soaring. Since the release of 5G iPhones, Apple\'s domestic smartphone share has dipped below 50% during only one quarter.\nBut this innovation can be seen beyond just the company\'s successful product line. CEO Tim Cook is overseeing the ongoing transition of Apple into a services-oriented business. By promoting subscription services, Apple has an opportunity to further boost its already impressive brand loyalty, as well as increase its long-term operating margins. Perhaps most importantly, as subscription sales grow into a larger percentage of net revenue, the sales vacillations often witnessed with product replacement cycles should lessen.\nEven Apple\'s capital return program gives investors more than enough reason to buy. Since initiating a share buyback program in 2013, Apple has bought back in the neighborhood of $520 billion worth of its common stock. To boot, it parses out more than $14 billion a year in annual dividends to its shareholders.\nMove over, Apple! There\'s a new No. 1 in town\nHowever, change is a foundational part of Wall Street; and there\'s been a big change atop Robinhood\'s leaderboard (the list of the 100 most held stocks on the platform). As of the beginning of August 2022, electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) had dethroned Apple as the most held stock on Robinhood.\nBefore digging into the fundamental aspects behind retail investors\' love of Tesla, I\'d be remiss if I didn\'t point out that its shares have rocketed higher by more than 1,800% in the trailing three-year period and over 17,100% for the trailing decade. Robinhood investors love momentum stocks, and Tesla has certainly demonstrated it fits the definition.\nAnother reason for investors to be excited about Tesla is the company\'s success in building itself from the ground up. While other auto companies have tried a ground-up approach, Tesla was the first in more than five decades to reach and sustain mass production. Even with semiconductor chip shortages and parts challenges tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tesla looks to be on pace to crack the 1-million-vehicle production mark in 2022.\nTesla has also, decisively, pushed into the profit column. In each of the past five quarters, Tesla has generated between $1.14 billion and $3.32 billion in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) profit. This appears to have further allayed fears about the company\'s long-term viability.\nAnd let\'s face it: retail investors are big fans of CEO Elon Musk. The outspoken CEO has promised a number of innovative technologies are on the way, including more-encompassing full self-driving, as well as Tesla Bot, a robotic humanoid currently under development by the company. Musk also own tokens of popular cryptocurrency Dogecoin and has begun accepting DOGE coins for a small handful of Tesla merchandise.\nA Tesla Model S charging. Image source: Tesla.\nRobinhood investors could be headed for a breakdown\nWhen examined with a wide lens, there\'s plenty of basis for investors to be excited about the EV industry and its long runway of growth. But when that lens is focused solely on Tesla and its $942 billion market cap, a number of red flags emerge.\nTo start with, Tesla\'s valuation has exploded higher on the premise that its competitive advantages are sustainable. Although it does have a sizable head start when it comes to battery capacity, range, and power, we\'re already witnessing a number of new and legacy automakers catching up on range.\nFor example, Nio\'s recently introduced sedans, the ET7 and ET5, have battery upgrades buyers can purchase that increase their range to 621 miles, according to the company. That\'s far and away better than Tesla\'s affordable Model 3 and premium Model S. In other words, the deep pockets of legacy auto companies and the innovative capacity of new auto companies like Nio could quickly chip away at Tesla\'s "competitive edge."\nWhereas Elon Musk is a big reason why retail investors have bought into Tesla, he could just as easily be the primary reason for investors to avoid it like the plague. That\'s because Musk has a habit of overpromising and underdelivering on projects. Remember the conceptual all-electric Tesla Semi that was unveiled in late 2017? The first production model isn\'t expected until 2023. Recall when Elon Musk promised to have 1 million robotaxis without a steering wheel or pedals on the roads by the end of 2020? That promise has been pushed back to 2024. This isn\'t to say that Musk doesn\'t eventually deliver what he set out to achieve. Rather, it demonstrates that Tesla\'s CEO is rarely ever able to make good on his promises in a timely manner.\nTesla\'s income statements are yet another cause to pause. Although automotive gross margin had improved until the latest quarter, Tesla has still relied on selling regulatory credits to other automakers to boost its profits. With semiconductor chip shortages persisting, inflation soaring, and China\'s provincial COVID-19 lockdowns adversely impacting the Shanghai gigafactory, it\'s not clear how Tesla will buoy its automotive gross margin going forward.\nIn an industry where single-digit forward-year price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios are the norm, Tesla stands out like a sore thumb with a forward P/E ratio of 57.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nSean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Nio Inc., and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple has been Robinhood investors' top holding for quite some time Although Robinhood's retail faithful have demonstrated that they love chasing momentum plays, penny stocks, and heavily short-sold companies, there has been one consistency: tech kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has regularly been the most held stock on the platform. Online trading platforms like Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), which have been especially popular among the retail crowd, rolled out the red carpet for everyday investors to put their money to work on Wall Street. Robinhood offers commission-free trading on the major U.S. exchanges, allows its customers to make fractional-share purchases, and gifts free shares of stock (at random) to new members.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple has been Robinhood investors\' top holding for quite some time Although Robinhood\'s retail faithful have demonstrated that they love chasing momentum plays, penny stocks, and heavily short-sold companies, there has been one consistency: tech kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has regularly been the most held stock on the platform. That\'s far and away better than Tesla\'s affordable Model 3 and premium Model S. In other words, the deep pockets of legacy auto companies and the innovative capacity of new auto companies like Nio could quickly chip away at Tesla\'s "competitive edge." The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': "Apple Has Been Dethroned as the Most Held Robinhood Stock: Here's What Replaced It", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple has been Robinhood investors' top holding for quite some time Although Robinhood's retail faithful have demonstrated that they love chasing momentum plays, penny stocks, and heavily short-sold companies, there has been one consistency: tech kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has regularly been the most held stock on the platform. There is no shortage of reasons why investors love Apple. In each of the past five quarters, Tesla has generated between $1.14 billion and $3.32 billion in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) profit.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple has been Robinhood investors\' top holding for quite some time Although Robinhood\'s retail faithful have demonstrated that they love chasing momentum plays, penny stocks, and heavily short-sold companies, there has been one consistency: tech kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has regularly been the most held stock on the platform. That\'s far and away better than Tesla\'s affordable Model 3 and premium Model S. In other words, the deep pockets of legacy auto companies and the innovative capacity of new auto companies like Nio could quickly chip away at Tesla\'s "competitive edge." Whereas Elon Musk is a big reason why retail investors have bought into Tesla, he could just as easily be the primary reason for investors to avoid it like the plague.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/facebook-parent-meta-makes-first-ever-bond-offering', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Nivedita Balu and Shankar Ramakrishnan\nAug 4 (Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms META.O said on Thursday it would make its first-ever bond offering, at a time when the social media company is making massive investments to fund its virtual reality projects.\nMeta did not disclose the size of the offering but said it would use the proceeds for capital expenditures, share repurchases, acquisitions or investments.\nThe company received an \'A1\' rating from Moody\'s and an \'AA- rating\' and a \'stable\' outlook from S&P. Meta is selling four tranches of bonds with maturities ranging from five years to 40 years.\nAmong big technology companies, Meta is the only one that does not have any debt on its books. Tapping the market now would give it more financial room as it tries to fund some expensive overhauls, including a bet on augmented and virtual reality technology, investors who heard its presentation for the bond offering on Tuesday said.\nIt might also be a rare opportunity to do so relatively cheaply in the current market environment. Corporate bonds have rebounded in the past month after a rout earlier this year, as investors hoped the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s fight against inflation through rapid rate increases was starting to have some impact.\nThis week the U.S. investment grade primary bond markets have rebounded, with companies raising more than $38 billion, making it the eighth busiest week of the year, according to Informa Global Markets data.\nOther tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds earlier this week, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively.\nBankers and investors said such issuance windows may be rare in coming months. One banker in charge of a bond syndicate desk at a U.S. bank said credit spreads could widen later this year, increasing funding costs.\nMeta\'s bond issuance will come after the company issued a gloomy forecast and recorded its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue, with recession fears and competitive pressures weighing on its digital ads sales.\nIts free-cash flow has been depleting as it charges ahead with its metaverse plans, which led the change in its name to Meta Platforms from Facebook last year.\nIn the second quarter ended June 30, Meta had $4.45 billion in free cash flow, compared with $8.51 billion a year ago and $8.53 billion in the prior quarter.\nChief Financial Officer Dave Wehner said on a post-earnings conference call that company had a "substantial amount" in its buyback program and expects to continue with buybacks as part of its capital allocation strategy.\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru and Shankar Ramakrishnan; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Paritosh Bansal)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds earlier this week, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively. Tapping the market now would give it more financial room as it tries to fund some expensive overhauls, including a bet on augmented and virtual reality technology, investors who heard its presentation for the bond offering on Tuesday said. Corporate bonds have rebounded in the past month after a rout earlier this year, as investors hoped the U.S. Federal Reserve's fight against inflation through rapid rate increases was starting to have some impact.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Other tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds earlier this week, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively. Tapping the market now would give it more financial room as it tries to fund some expensive overhauls, including a bet on augmented and virtual reality technology, investors who heard its presentation for the bond offering on Tuesday said. This week the U.S. investment grade primary bond markets have rebounded, with companies raising more than $38 billion, making it the eighth busiest week of the year, according to Informa Global Markets data.', 'news_article_title': 'Facebook parent Meta makes first-ever bond offering', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds earlier this week, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively. By Nivedita Balu and Shankar Ramakrishnan Aug 4 (Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms META.O said on Thursday it would make its first-ever bond offering, at a time when the social media company is making massive investments to fund its virtual reality projects. Corporate bonds have rebounded in the past month after a rout earlier this year, as investors hoped the U.S. Federal Reserve's fight against inflation through rapid rate increases was starting to have some impact.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Other tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds earlier this week, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively. By Nivedita Balu and Shankar Ramakrishnan Aug 4 (Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms META.O said on Thursday it would make its first-ever bond offering, at a time when the social media company is making massive investments to fund its virtual reality projects. This week the U.S. investment grade primary bond markets have rebounded, with companies raising more than $38 billion, making it the eighth busiest week of the year, according to Informa Global Markets data.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-flat-as-apple-energy-shares-weigh', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain\nAug 4 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index was flat on Thursday as losses in Apple and energy firms dampened the bullish sentiment that had fueled a rally in the previous session, with investors awaiting monthly jobs data for cues on the path of future interest rate hikes.\nApple AAPL.O weighed the most on the benchmark index, shedding 0.3%, a day after surging 3.8%. The energy sector .SPNY dipped 2.3%, tracking lower oil prices on fears of a slowdown in demand. O/R\nAfter a dull start to August, Wall Street\'s main indexes rallied on Wednesday as a slew of strong results from companies including PayPal Inc PYPL.O and CVS Health CVS.N added to an upbeat sentiment about the second-quarter reporting season.\n"We are in this honeymoon period where past earnings have been good, including the ones just reported, and inflation looks like it is moderating," said Christopher Grisanti, chief equity strategist at MAI Capital Management.\n"The battle right now is how serious concerns about recession will become and so far the market seems less concerned that there is a recession coming."\nThat view was echoed by a batch of data that showed services activity unexpectedly rebounded in July and supply and price pressures eased, while the U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in June as exports surged to a record high.\nFocus is now on Friday\'s employment report, which is expected to show nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 250,000 jobs last month, after rising by 372,000 jobs in June. The data is crucial as the U.S. Federal Reserve attempts to cool labor demand to tame inflation.\n"If you get a somewhat weak number, the market will take that as good news because the Fed\'s tightening is beginning to work and maybe they will not have to do quite as much," Grisanti said.\nThe benchmark index .SPX has gained nearly 13.8% from its mid-June lows, but is still in a bear market and down 13% for the year on concerns around the fallout of the Ukraine war, soaring inflation, COVID-19 flare-ups in China and an aggressive rise in borrowing costs.\nAt 12:13 p.m. ET on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 52.68 points, or 0.16%, at 32,759.82, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.40 points, or 0.03%, at 4,156.57, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 36.65 points, or 0.29%, at 12,704.81.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 0.3% ahead of an investor vote on a variety of matters including a three-for-one stock split that would make the company\'s shares more accessible.\nHealth insurer Cigna Corp CI.N gained 3.8% after raising its annual profit forecast.\nDrugmaker Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N slipped 3% as it cut annual profit view for the second time.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.04-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.26-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and 25 new lows.\n(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL.O weighed the most on the benchmark index, shedding 0.3%, a day after surging 3.8%. By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain Aug 4 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index was flat on Thursday as losses in Apple and energy firms dampened the bullish sentiment that had fueled a rally in the previous session, with investors awaiting monthly jobs data for cues on the path of future interest rate hikes. O/R After a dull start to August, Wall Street's main indexes rallied on Wednesday as a slew of strong results from companies including PayPal Inc PYPL.O and CVS Health CVS.N added to an upbeat sentiment about the second-quarter reporting season.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O weighed the most on the benchmark index, shedding 0.3%, a day after surging 3.8%. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.04-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.26-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500 flat as Apple, energy shares weigh', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O weighed the most on the benchmark index, shedding 0.3%, a day after surging 3.8%. By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain Aug 4 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index was flat on Thursday as losses in Apple and energy firms dampened the bullish sentiment that had fueled a rally in the previous session, with investors awaiting monthly jobs data for cues on the path of future interest rate hikes. The benchmark index .SPX has gained nearly 13.8% from its mid-June lows, but is still in a bear market and down 13% for the year on concerns around the fallout of the Ukraine war, soaring inflation, COVID-19 flare-ups in China and an aggressive rise in borrowing costs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O weighed the most on the benchmark index, shedding 0.3%, a day after surging 3.8%. By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain Aug 4 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index was flat on Thursday as losses in Apple and energy firms dampened the bullish sentiment that had fueled a rally in the previous session, with investors awaiting monthly jobs data for cues on the path of future interest rate hikes. The benchmark index .SPX has gained nearly 13.8% from its mid-June lows, but is still in a bear market and down 13% for the year on concerns around the fallout of the Ukraine war, soaring inflation, COVID-19 flare-ups in China and an aggressive rise in borrowing costs.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-apple-exxon-mobil-and-microsoft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – August 4, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT.\n3 S&P 500 Companies Generating Substantial Cash\nA common metric focused on when selecting stocks is free cash flow. In its simplest form, free cash flow is the total amount of cash a company has left over after paying for operating costs and any capital expenditures.\nIt’s a great indicator of a company’s financial health. A high free cash flow provides more growth opportunities, a higher potential for share buybacks, stable dividend payouts, and the ability to wipe out any debt with ease.\nA few titans within the S&P 500 have unbelievably strong free cash flow, such as Apple, Exxon Mobil, and Microsoft. The chart below illustrates the year-to-date performance of all three companies.\nLet’s take a closer glance at each company’s free cash flow metrics and projected growth.\nExxon Mobil\nExxon Mobil has massively benefitted from soaring energy costs in 2022, causing analysts to significantly up their earnings outlook and push the stock into the highly-coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).\nAs mentioned above, soaring energy prices have significantly benefitted the company, and especially its free cash flow – XOM reported quarterly free cash flow of a mighty $16.1 billion in its latest earnings report, good enough for a sizable 48% uptick from the prior quarter and a massive 133% year-over-year increase.\nTop and bottom-line estimates reflect substantial growth. For the current fiscal year (FY22), the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate resides at $12.24, reflecting a 130% triple-digit uptick in earnings year-over-year.\nOf course, the growth doesn’t stop there – Exxon Mobil is forecasted to generate a sizable $418 billion in revenue in FY22, reflecting a steep 46% increase year-over-year.\nApple\nApple has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape and has been one, if not the most, popular stock of the last decade. Analysts have primarily been bearish over the past 60 days, reflecting the harsh macroeconomic backdrop we’ve landed in. The company is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nApple is the king of free cash flow - the company is on track to achieve the highest free cash flow of any S&P 500 company in 2022. Just in its latest quarter, free cash flow was reported at a spectacular $20.8 billion, good enough for a solid 9.4% uptick from year-ago quarterly free cash flow of $19 billion.\nEven in the face of a harsh macroeconomic backdrop, Apple is still projected to grow at a rock-solid pace. For the company’s current fiscal year, earnings are projected to climb a notable 8.7%, reflecting annual EPS of $6.10.\nIn addition, Apple’s top-line looks to remain supercharged, with the FY22 sales estimate of $392 billion penciling in a strong 5.4% year-over-year uptick.\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft has been a cornerstone in many portfolios over the last decade, with shares rewarding investors handsomely. Analysts have dialed back their earnings outlook over the last 60 days, similar to what we’ve seen with Apple. The company is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nMicrosoft has repeatedly impressed with its free cash flow and is one of the biggest cash generators within the S&P 500. In its latest quarter, free cash flow was reported at a mighty $17.8 billion, good enough for a solid 9.2% uptick from the year-ago quarter.\nConsistent growth is the name of the game for Microsoft. The Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate for the company’s current fiscal year (FY23) resides at $10.14, notching an impressive 10% double-digit year-over-year uptick.\nOf course, MSFT’s top-line is also in excellent shape – annual revenue is forecasted to climb 9.7% in FY23, reflecting annual sales of $220 billion.\nBottom Line\nMany investors seek high free cash flow when selecting stocks. Simply put, it proves that a company is making money with extra to spare for future endeavors.\nIn addition, it gives them flexibility amid downturns – a vital aspect that instills confidence within investors. After all, if a company can’t adapt, the consequences can be severe.\nAll three companies above are cash cows and members of the S&P 500 – undoubtedly a pairing that reflects serious success.\nFor investors looking for companies with substantial cash-generating abilities, Apple, Exxon Mobil, and Microsoft all precisely fit the parameters.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P's impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. 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Visit https://www.zacks.com/performancefor information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 4, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report A high free cash flow provides more growth opportunities, a higher potential for share buybacks, stable dividend payouts, and the ability to wipe out any debt with ease.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 4, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Exxon Mobil has massively benefitted from soaring energy costs in 2022, causing analysts to significantly up their earnings outlook and push the stock into the highly-coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Apple, Exxon Mobil, and Microsoft', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 4, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report A few titans within the S&P 500 have unbelievably strong free cash flow, such as Apple, Exxon Mobil, and Microsoft.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 4, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Microsoft MSFT. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report As mentioned above, soaring energy prices have significantly benefitted the company, and especially its free cash flow – XOM reported quarterly free cash flow of a mighty $16.1 billion in its latest earnings report, good enough for a sizable 48% uptick from the prior quarter and a massive 133% year-over-year increase.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-ends-mixed-as-investors-eye-payrolls-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh\nAug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes ended mixed on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq hit a fresh three-month high, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks including Exxon Mobil XOM.N weighed on the S&P 500.\nWorries about a slowing global economy pushed oil prices to their lowest since before Russia\'s February invasion of Ukraine and U.S. bond yields slipped after the Bank of England warned of a long recession. O/R\nStrong earnings reports and data showing a surprise pick up in services sector activity sent the main indexes sharply higher in the previous session.\n"The market is looking for direction after a strong bounce that relieved the deep pessimism that had permeated the markets," Yung-Yu Ma, chief investment strategist at BMO Wealth Management.\n"Many signs indicate that inflation has peaked, and the question now turns to how quickly it will come down or whether stickier components will keep it higher than the Fed is comfortable with."\nFocus will be on Friday\'s closely watched U.S. employment report, which is expected to show nonfarm payrolls increased by 250,000 jobs last month, after rising by 372,000 jobs in June.\nAny signs of strength in the labor market could into feed fears of aggressive measures by the Fed.\nCleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, a voting member of the rate-setting panel, reiterated the need to see several months of inflation coming back down toward the Fed\'s 2% target before policymakers feel they can let up on tightening monetary policy.\nThe S&P 500 has gained about 14% from its mid-June lows, but is still down about 13% for the year on concerns around the fallout of the Ukraine war, soaring inflation, COVID-19 flare-ups in China and an aggressive rise in interest rates.\nAccording to preliminary data, The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 85.31 points, or 0.26%, to 32,727.19, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 3.15 points, or 0.08%, to 4,152.02 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 52.42 points, or 0.41%, to 12,720.58.\nShares of crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O jumped after it announced a tieup with BlackRock BLK.N to provide its institutional clients access to crypto trading and custody services.\nHealth insurer Cigna Corp CI.N gained after raising its annual profit forecast.\nDrugmaker Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N slipped as it cut annual profit view for the second time.\nFacebook-parent Meta Platforms META.O said it would make its first-ever bond offering.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh, Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit a fresh three-month high, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks including Exxon Mobil XOM.N weighed on the S&P 500. By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Worries about a slowing global economy pushed oil prices to their lowest since before Russia's February invasion of Ukraine and U.S. bond yields slipped after the Bank of England warned of a long recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit a fresh three-month high, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks including Exxon Mobil XOM.N weighed on the S&P 500. By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 has gained about 14% from its mid-June lows, but is still down about 13% for the year on concerns around the fallout of the Ukraine war, soaring inflation, COVID-19 flare-ups in China and an aggressive rise in interest rates.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street ends mixed as investors eye payrolls data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit a fresh three-month high, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks including Exxon Mobil XOM.N weighed on the S&P 500. By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Any signs of strength in the labor market could into feed fears of aggressive measures by the Fed.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit a fresh three-month high, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks including Exxon Mobil XOM.N weighed on the S&P 500. By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, a voting member of the rate-setting panel, reiterated the need to see several months of inflation coming back down toward the Fed's 2% target before policymakers feel they can let up on tightening monetary policy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-struggles-for-direction-as-slowdown-worries-weigh', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh\nAug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes wobbled on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC hovered near a three-month high that it hit in the previous session, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks weighed on the S&P 500.\nWorries about the global outlook sent oil prices to their lowest since before Russia\'s February invasion of Ukraine and U.S. bond yields slipped after the Bank of England warned of a long recession. O/R\n"There is a continued battle between the bulls and the bears and whether this rally has more room to run," said Eric Schiffer, chief executive of private equity firm the Patriarch Organization in Los Angeles.\n"It is likely that we will go into another downturn next year, but the question is how deep and that will depend on the Fed. The market at this point is leaning in the direction the Fed will go lighter and you\'re seeing stocks anticipate that."\nAs the Fed attempts to cool labor demand to tame inflation, focus is on Friday\'s employment report, which is expected to show nonfarm payrolls increased by 250,000 jobs last month, after rising by 372,000 jobs in June.\nCleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, a voting member of the rate-setting panel, reiterated the need to see several months of inflation coming back down toward the Fed\'s 2% target before policymakers feel they can let up on tightening monetary policy.\nEconomically sensitive stocks slipped, with the S&P 500 energy sector .SPNY shedding 1.8%, while the banks index .SPXBK lost 1.4%.\nThe S&P 500 has gained nearly 13.8% from its mid-June lows, but is still down 13% for the year on concerns around the fallout of the Ukraine war, soaring inflation, COVID-19 flare-ups in China and an aggressive rise in interest rates.\nAt 02:06 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 69.78 points, or 0.21%, at 32,742.72, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 1.74 points, or 0.04%, at 4,153.43, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 33.56 points, or 0.26%, at 12,701.72.\nShares in crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O jumped 12.9% after it announced a tieup with BlackRock BLK.N to provide its institutional clients access to crypto trading and custody services.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 0.2% ahead of an investor vote on a variety of matters including a three-for-one stock split that would make the company\'s shares more accessible.\nHealth insurer Cigna Corp CI.N gained 3.6% after raising its annual profit forecast.\nDrugmaker Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N slipped 3.2% as it cut annual profit view for the second time.\nFacebook-parent Meta Platforms META.O said it would make its first-ever bond offering. Its shares edged higher.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.01-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 1.37-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 51 new highs and 28 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh, Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC hovered near a three-month high that it hit in the previous session, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks weighed on the S&P 500. By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes wobbled on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Worries about the global outlook sent oil prices to their lowest since before Russia's February invasion of Ukraine and U.S. bond yields slipped after the Bank of England warned of a long recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC hovered near a three-month high that it hit in the previous session, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks weighed on the S&P 500. By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes wobbled on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 51 new highs and 28 new lows.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street struggles for direction as slowdown worries weigh', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC hovered near a three-month high that it hit in the previous session, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks weighed on the S&P 500. By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes wobbled on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N slipped 3.2% as it cut annual profit view for the second time.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC hovered near a three-month high that it hit in the previous session, led by Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, while losses in Apple Inc AAPL.O and energy stocks weighed on the S&P 500. By Sruthi Shankar and Medha Singh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes wobbled on Thursday as gains in high-growth stocks offset losses in energy shares, with investors looking ahead to monthly jobs report for clues on the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, a voting member of the rate-setting panel, reiterated the need to see several months of inflation coming back down toward the Fed's 2% target before policymakers feel they can let up on tightening monetary policy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-antitrust-regulators-quiz-developers-on-google-app-payments-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have asked app developers whether Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google's threat to remove apps from its Play Store if they use other payment options instead of its own billing system has hurt their business, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.\nCritics say fees charged by Google and Apple AAPL.O at their mobile app stores are excessive and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, a sign of the two companies' monopoly power.\nQuestionnaires were sent to developers last month, the people said.\nOf the 16 questions in the document, some covered the period 2017-2021 and others 2019-2021. The European Commission declined to comment. Google did not respond to an emailed request for comment.\nThe U.S. tech giant has said apps would be removed from its app store starting June this year if developers do not use its billing system.\nRespondents were asked whether Google's policy change this year impacted the distribution of their goods or services on Google Play Store, which apps were affected and if it affected their ability to acquire users on Android devices, the people said.\nRegulators wanted to know if the change has forced developers to drop other payment options in favour of Google Billing and whether migrating users to another payment option affected the number of pre-existing users and the developers' access to data.\nDevelopers were asked whether they believed they could offer a better service or product if they have the option of another payment system.\nThe EU competition enforcer also wanted to know if Google allowed them to use an alternative payment system, charged a service fee for this or complained about the security of their payment method.\nApp developers were asked if U.S. payments giant Stripes, Dutch payment system Adyen ADYEN.AS and PayPal PYPL.O unit Braintree are seen as alternative payment systems.\nLast month, Google said non-gaming app developers can switch to rival payment systems with a lower fee of 12% instead of 15%, with the move applying to European users, in order to comply with EU rules that will come into force next year.\nPolitico first reported about the Commission's query.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Critics say fees charged by Google and Apple AAPL.O at their mobile app stores are excessive and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, a sign of the two companies' monopoly power. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have asked app developers whether Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google's threat to remove apps from its Play Store if they use other payment options instead of its own billing system has hurt their business, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Last month, Google said non-gaming app developers can switch to rival payment systems with a lower fee of 12% instead of 15%, with the move applying to European users, in order to comply with EU rules that will come into force next year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Critics say fees charged by Google and Apple AAPL.O at their mobile app stores are excessive and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, a sign of the two companies' monopoly power. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have asked app developers whether Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google's threat to remove apps from its Play Store if they use other payment options instead of its own billing system has hurt their business, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Regulators wanted to know if the change has forced developers to drop other payment options in favour of Google Billing and whether migrating users to another payment option affected the number of pre-existing users and the developers' access to data.", 'news_article_title': 'EU antitrust regulators quiz developers on Google app payments - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Critics say fees charged by Google and Apple AAPL.O at their mobile app stores are excessive and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, a sign of the two companies' monopoly power. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have asked app developers whether Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google's threat to remove apps from its Play Store if they use other payment options instead of its own billing system has hurt their business, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The European Commission declined to comment.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Critics say fees charged by Google and Apple AAPL.O at their mobile app stores are excessive and cost developers collectively billions of dollars a year, a sign of the two companies' monopoly power. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have asked app developers whether Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google's threat to remove apps from its Play Store if they use other payment options instead of its own billing system has hurt their business, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Regulators wanted to know if the change has forced developers to drop other payment options in favour of Google Billing and whether migrating users to another payment option affected the number of pre-existing users and the developers' access to data."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tesla-stock-split-proposal-to-headline-annual-meeting-in-texas-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Akash Sriram\nAug 4 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc TSLA.O will host its annual general meeting on Thursday, with the world\'s most valuable automaker\'s proposal for a second stock split in as many years set to take center stage for investors gathered in Austin, Texas.\nAlso on the agenda are shareholder proposals for corporate governance-related items, including endorsing the right of employees to form a union and asking the company to report its efforts in preventing racial discrimination and sexual harassment annually. (https://bit.ly/3oT7yGU)\nThe meeting comes as Tesla chief Elon Musk and Twitter Inc TWTR.N are slugging it out in a legal battle after the world\'s richest person said last month that he was abandoning a $44 billion takeover offer for the company.\nMusk owns 15.6% of Tesla, according to data from Refinitiv, after selling millions of shares over much of the last year.\nTesla first announced its plan to seek investor approval to increase its number of shares in March, two years after a five-for-one split helped bring down the price of the high-flying stock within the reach of ordinary investors. Tesla is now proposing a three-for-one split.\nTesla shares, which debuted at $17 apiece in 2010, rose to more than $1,200 late last year after the 2020 stock split, taking the company\'s market capitalization above $1 trillion.\nWhile a split does not affect a company\'s fundamentals, it could buoy the share price by making it easier for a wider range of investors to own the stock.\nTech heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also announced stock splits in the recent past.\nTesla shareholders will also vote on the board\'s proposals to reduce the term of its directors to two years from three as well as re-elect Ira Ehrenpreis and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson.\nProxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) last month recommended Tesla investors to vote against the two nominees.\nA shareholder proposal, asking the board to enable large and long-term stockholders or groups with at least 3% of the company\'s shares to put competing director candidates on the company ballot will be put to vote at the meeting.\nTesla in its proxy filing said this may create an opportunity for special interests that seek only short-term returns rather than having the company\'s long-term interests in mind.\nIn a board proposal, the company asked shareholders to approve removing some supermajority voting requirements, saying that it would give its "stockholders a greater voice".\nProxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and ISS recommended stockholders to vote for both proposals.\nThe annual meeting is due to start at 5.30 pm ET (2130 GMT).\nUPDATE 10-Tesla profit tops target; Musk says high prices could hurt demand\nUPDATE 4-Tesla to seek shareholder approval for stock split; shares surge\nUPDATE 1-Musk\'s Tesla stock sale windfall dwarfs Twitter loss\n(Reporting by Ankur Banerjee and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];; Mobile - +919591691912; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tech heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also announced stock splits in the recent past. By Akash Sriram Aug 4 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc TSLA.O will host its annual general meeting on Thursday, with the world's most valuable automaker's proposal for a second stock split in as many years set to take center stage for investors gathered in Austin, Texas. Also on the agenda are shareholder proposals for corporate governance-related items, including endorsing the right of employees to form a union and asking the company to report its efforts in preventing racial discrimination and sexual harassment annually.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also announced stock splits in the recent past. Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) last month recommended Tesla investors to vote against the two nominees. Proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and ISS recommended stockholders to vote for both proposals.', 'news_article_title': 'Tesla stock-split proposal to headline annual meeting in Texas', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also announced stock splits in the recent past. By Akash Sriram Aug 4 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc TSLA.O will host its annual general meeting on Thursday, with the world\'s most valuable automaker\'s proposal for a second stock split in as many years set to take center stage for investors gathered in Austin, Texas. In a board proposal, the company asked shareholders to approve removing some supermajority voting requirements, saying that it would give its "stockholders a greater voice".', 'news_textrank_summary': "Tech heavyweights Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O have also announced stock splits in the recent past. By Akash Sriram Aug 4 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc TSLA.O will host its annual general meeting on Thursday, with the world's most valuable automaker's proposal for a second stock split in as many years set to take center stage for investors gathered in Austin, Texas. A shareholder proposal, asking the board to enable large and long-term stockholders or groups with at least 3% of the company's shares to put competing director candidates on the company ballot will be put to vote at the meeting."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-slips-on-losses-in-apple-energy-shares', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain\nAug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street edged lower on Thursday in choppy trading as losses in Apple Inc and energy companies dampened the bullish resolve of the major indexes that had rallied in the previous session to its best in a week.\nApple AAPL.O weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, shedding 0.4%, a day after surging 3.8%, while the energy sector .SPNY fell 1.6%, tracking lower oil prices on fears of a slowdown in demand.\n"It is really just a reflection of the strong gains that we had yesterday and so the market is digesting that," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth Management.\nAfter a dull start to August, the markets had roared back to life on Wednesday on a boost from a slew of strong results from companies including PayPal Inc PYPL.O and CVS Health CVS.N.\nThe benchmark index .SPX has gained nearly 13.8% from its mid-June lows, but is still in a bear market and down 13% for the year.\nThe second-quarter earnings season has helped markets bounce back from concerns around the fallout of the Ukraine war, soaring inflation, flare-up in China COVID-19 cases and an aggressive rise in borrowing costs.\nWhile an unexpected rebound in July services activity allayed recessions fears, market participants are now keeping a close eye on data related to the labor market.\nThe July employment report, due on Friday, is expected to show nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 250,000 jobs in last month after rising by 372,000 in June. The data is crucial as the U.S. Federal Reserve attempts to cool labor demand to tame inflation.\n"Investors are aware that we are in a soft landing for the economy... what will shake up the market is if we end up seeing substantial cuts in growth expectations, meaning if we end up with a lot of companies that are actually just getting rid of employees that could be a problem," Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist at CFRA said.\nA media report overnight said Walmart Inc WMT.N was cutting hundreds of corporate roles in a restructuring effort.\nAt 10:20 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 97.65 points, or 0.30%, at 32,714.85, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 8.51 points, or 0.20%, at 4,146.66, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 8.23 points, or 0.06%, at 12,659.93.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 0.7% ahead of an investor vote on a variety of matters including a three-for-one stock split that would make the company\'s shares more accessible.\nHealth insurer Cigna Corp CI.N gained 3.7% after raising its annual profit forecast.\nDrugmaker Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N slipped 2.9% as its cut annual profit view for the second time.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.02-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.24-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 28 new highs and 14 new lows.\n(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; 91 83 83 81 2416;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, shedding 0.4%, a day after surging 3.8%, while the energy sector .SPNY fell 1.6%, tracking lower oil prices on fears of a slowdown in demand. By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street edged lower on Thursday in choppy trading as losses in Apple Inc and energy companies dampened the bullish resolve of the major indexes that had rallied in the previous session to its best in a week. After a dull start to August, the markets had roared back to life on Wednesday on a boost from a slew of strong results from companies including PayPal Inc PYPL.O and CVS Health CVS.N.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, shedding 0.4%, a day after surging 3.8%, while the energy sector .SPNY fell 1.6%, tracking lower oil prices on fears of a slowdown in demand. Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N slipped 2.9% as its cut annual profit view for the second time. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.24-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street slips on losses in Apple, energy shares', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, shedding 0.4%, a day after surging 3.8%, while the energy sector .SPNY fell 1.6%, tracking lower oil prices on fears of a slowdown in demand. By Aniruddha Ghosh and Devik Jain Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street edged lower on Thursday in choppy trading as losses in Apple Inc and energy companies dampened the bullish resolve of the major indexes that had rallied in the previous session to its best in a week. "It is really just a reflection of the strong gains that we had yesterday and so the market is digesting that," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth Management.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, shedding 0.4%, a day after surging 3.8%, while the energy sector .SPNY fell 1.6%, tracking lower oil prices on fears of a slowdown in demand. While an unexpected rebound in July services activity allayed recessions fears, market participants are now keeping a close eye on data related to the labor market. "Investors are aware that we are in a soft landing for the economy... what will shake up the market is if we end up seeing substantial cuts in growth expectations, meaning if we end up with a lot of companies that are actually just getting rid of employees that could be a problem," Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist at CFRA said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-thursday-option-activity%3A-tsla-aapl-k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total of 876,127 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 87.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 291% of TSLA's average daily trading volume over the past month of 30.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $950 strike call option expiring August 05, 2022, with 77,993 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of TSLA. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $950 strike highlighted in orange:\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 866,529 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 86.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 120.5% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 71.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $167.50 strike call option expiring August 05, 2022, with 100,457 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $167.50 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Kellogg Co (Symbol: K) saw options trading volume of 27,642 contracts, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares or approximately 114.7% of K's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring August 19, 2022, with 17,735 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of K. Below is a chart showing K's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for TSLA options, AAPL options, or K options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $167.50 strike call option expiring August 05, 2022, with 100,457 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $950 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 866,529 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 86.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 120.5% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 71.9 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $950 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 866,529 contracts thus far today. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $167.50 strike highlighted in orange: And Kellogg Co (Symbol: K) saw options trading volume of 27,642 contracts, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares or approximately 114.7% of K's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. That number of contracts represents approximately 86.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 120.5% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 71.9 million shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Thursday Option Activity: TSLA, AAPL, K', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $167.50 strike highlighted in orange: And Kellogg Co (Symbol: K) saw options trading volume of 27,642 contracts, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares or approximately 114.7% of K's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring August 19, 2022, with 17,735 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of K. Below is a chart showing K's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for TSLA options, AAPL options, or K options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $950 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 866,529 contracts thus far today.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $167.50 strike highlighted in orange: And Kellogg Co (Symbol: K) saw options trading volume of 27,642 contracts, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares or approximately 114.7% of K's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring August 19, 2022, with 17,735 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of K. Below is a chart showing K's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for TSLA options, AAPL options, or K options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $950 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 866,529 contracts thus far today."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-apple-or-every-nasdaq-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It's an exciting time for investors looking to buy on the dip, but getting that strategy wrong could hurt your portfolio. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains wildly popular, but you might get better results from an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq, such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ). As always, the most suitable option depends on personal factors, so consider them before making a choice.\nApple is tech royalty\nApple is the largest publicly traded company in the world, based on market cap. The company has delivered steady revenue growth over the past 20 years. There have been a number of bumps along the way due to recessions and competitive conditions, but the overall trend has been sharply upward due to a series of popular consumer devices and associated software.\nAAPL Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts\n\nApple isn't quite reaching the same growth rates that it delivered at a smaller scale, but its most recent results were still impressive. The company reported 9% sales growth in the first quarter of 2022, and it generated $28 billion in operating cash flow during the quarter. That's really impressive for an enormous global business with formidable competitors. With an annual R&D budget around $25 million, Apple is clearly committed to sustaining its place as a global consumer tech leader.\nApple could be a compelling play for investors who want to capitalize on the rise of virtual and augmented reality. The company doesn't have a device on the market right now, but there are rumors that it's launching a headset in the not-so-distant future. Apple's potential entry into VR would be assisted by its powerful presence in the content, consumer software, and mobile device markets.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nInvestors can buy the stock at a forward P/E ratio of 24, which is pretty reasonable at the current growth rate. It's not the cheapest stock in the world, but investors who like the company should be comfortable with this valuation for long-term gains.\nThe case for owning the index\nThere's a classic trade-off between owning an entire index rather than an individual stock. The best possible returns come from hitting it big with one stock. Owning an index means that the losers are dragging the winners back down to the average.\nOn the other hand, owning a diverse bundle means that you'll never experience the catastrophe of one stock falling short of expectations. There are plenty of historical examples of that in action. Because the market has historically delivered solid long-term returns, most investors are better off using index funds to limit risks.\nIt's unlikely that Apple will crash and burn anytime soon, for all the reasons covered above. It's not completely implausible that its financial results could deteriorate. The iPhone accounts for more than half of the company's sales, which opens up risk. If consumer tastes change or if competitors release a superior product, dwindling sales of that flagship product could hit the bottom line.\nEven if Apple maintains market share, growth could stagnate. Some investors are concerned about smartphone saturation. Over 83% of people in the world have a smartphone, so there aren't many untapped corners of the market left. Of course, Apple is committed to establishing itself in new product and software markets, so its fortunes won't always be this tied to the iPhone.\nUltimately, the best argument in favor of the index centers on their similarities rather than differences. Apple is highly correlated with the Nasdaq. In fact, Apple makes up around 13% of the Invesco QQQ Trust. Many of Apple's tech peers share its major growth catalysts, so most of the time, the Nasdaq will go as Apple goes. There's a chance that the Cupertino tech giant breaks out above the index, but it's going to at least partially drag the Nasdaq along with it.\nAAPL, QQQ Total Return Level data by YCharts\nBoth Apple and the whole Nasdaq are probably winning investments for investors today. By owning the index, you can capture most of Apple's upside while greatly reducing risk. You'll also get exposure to a handful of exciting, successful tech leaders. Most investors should prioritize that stability.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nRyan Downie has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL, QQQ Total Return Level data by YCharts Both Apple and the whole Nasdaq are probably winning investments for investors today. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains wildly popular, but you might get better results from an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq, such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ). AAPL Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains wildly popular, but you might get better results from an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq, such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ). AAPL Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts AAPL, QQQ Total Return Level data by YCharts Both Apple and the whole Nasdaq are probably winning investments for investors today.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Apple or Every Nasdaq Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains wildly popular, but you might get better results from an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq, such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ). AAPL Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts AAPL, QQQ Total Return Level data by YCharts Both Apple and the whole Nasdaq are probably winning investments for investors today.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains wildly popular, but you might get better results from an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq, such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ). AAPL Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts AAPL, QQQ Total Return Level data by YCharts Both Apple and the whole Nasdaq are probably winning investments for investors today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buy-and-hold-apple-stock-for-the-long-term', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL), like other tech stocks, has bounced back in recent weeks. This is largely due to growing speculation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in 2023 in order to minimize the impact of a recession. Lower interest rates are a positive for growth-oriented names like AAPL stock. Lower rates increase the present value of future earnings.\nIt’s too early to say that rate cuts next year are a done deal. That’s why some commentators are suggesting that selling into strength is the move to make with Apple shares. Further developments could signal the Fed plans to remain hawkish for as long as it takes to fight high inflation. This may result in another tech selloff.\nSo, is cashing out the best move? Not so fast.\nBuy and hold remains the better course of action here.\nAAPL Stock: Why You Shouldn’t Cash Out Now\nIt’s tempting to try to time the market, but it’s easier said than done. In fact, it’s nearly impossible, even for Wall Street pros. Plenty have tried to predict short-term price movements only to find themselves buying high and selling low. In turn, they miss out on the bulk of a stock’s gains.\nThat’s the key risk you take by selling AAPL stock today while external uncertainties continue. Cashing out today, and waiting things out until there’s another big pullback, may on paper seem like a foolproof strategy. Yet just as it’s far from a lock that relief for growth stocks is just around the corner, it’s also not set in stone that another big selloff looms for tech stocks.\nPut simply, if you are bullish on Apple in the long term, don’t cash out in the hopes you can re-enter at a lower price. The opportunity may not arrive. Instead of pulling back, the rally could carry on.\nThere’s no reason to waste effort and energy trying to trade around this stock. Instead, a set it and forget approach is the more fruitful path to potential profits.\nApple Has Ample Long-Term Runway\nWhat do I mean when I say set it and forget it with AAPL stock? If you already own it, hold onto your position. If you don’t own it yet, lock down a position at current market prices instead of sitting on the sidelines until it falls back to its 52-week low. Splitting hairs over entry price makes little sense.\nWhy? It’s likely that the bulk of Apple’s gains from here will arrive steadily in the years ahead. Shares stand to move higher when the macroeconomic worries that are holding it back today clear up. From this factor alone, the stock could make its way to prices at or near $200 per share. On a longer timeframe, company-specific catalysts could catapult it to even higher prices.\nFor instance, a pivot toward making more of the tech giant’s revenue subscription-based will help. Per one sell-side analyst, achieving this could add another $1 trillion to Apple’s already multitrillion-dollar market capitalization.\nIts driverless electric car catalyst, another potential needle-mover, is still in motion as well. Don’t forget either that there’s the metaverse, where Apple can level up on its past success.\nThe Verdict\nCurrently, AAPL stock earns a B rating in my Portfolio Grader. It’s unclear whether shares will continue to rebound in the near term. Even so, investors holding this stock today, or looking to add it to their portfolios, shouldn’t let near-term volatility get in the way of long-term appreciation.\nGains from here may arrive gradually, but runway is ample. Despite already sporting a valuation in the trillions, it hasn’t hit a growth wall.\nMoving toward more of a subscription-based revenue model could produce significant shareholder value. Its move into self-driving electric cars and the metaverse could materially increase the company’s value as well.\nThere are multiple factors giving it a strong chance of retaking its past high and soaring to even higher prices. Don’t cash out or sit out on AAPL stock today. Holding it as a long-term position is the better move.\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Buy and Hold Apple Stock for the Long Term appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), like other tech stocks, has bounced back in recent weeks. Lower interest rates are a positive for growth-oriented names like AAPL stock. AAPL Stock: Why You Shouldn’t Cash Out Now It’s tempting to try to time the market, but it’s easier said than done.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), like other tech stocks, has bounced back in recent weeks. Don’t cash out or sit out on AAPL stock today. Lower interest rates are a positive for growth-oriented names like AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': 'Buy and Hold Apple Stock for the Long Term', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), like other tech stocks, has bounced back in recent weeks. Don’t cash out or sit out on AAPL stock today. Lower interest rates are a positive for growth-oriented names like AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), like other tech stocks, has bounced back in recent weeks. Apple Has Ample Long-Term Runway What do I mean when I say set it and forget it with AAPL stock? Lower interest rates are a positive for growth-oriented names like AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/poll-taiwan-july-exports-seen-growing-at-slower-pace-amid-rising-uncertainties', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI\nExports median forecast 11.65% y/y (prior month +15.2%)\nImports median forecast 15.85% y/y (prior month +19.2%)\nBalance median forecast $4.49 bln (prior month $4.64 bln)\nCPI median forecast 3.51% y/y (prior month +3.59%)\nTrade data due Monday, Aug. 8, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT)\nCPI due Friday, Aug. 5, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT)\nTAIPEI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely rose for the 25th straight month in July though at a slower pace than in June, amid fears of a global recession, uncertainties due to the Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 flare-ups in China, according to a Reuters poll.\nTaiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc AAPL.O, is one of Asia's leading exporters of technology goods, with the trade data seen as an important gauge of world demand for tech gadgets.\nExports last month were estimated to have risen 11.65% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 10 analysts showed on Thursday, slower than the 15.2% jump in June.\nThe export forecasts ranged between 4.5% and 19.0% higher, reflecting uncertainties over the global economic recovery, supply chain disruptions due to pandemic lockdowns in eastern China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.\nTaiwan's Finance Ministry predicted July exports to increase by 10% to 13% from a year earlier.\nSeparately, the consumer price index was expected to have risen 3.51% in July from a year earlier, a slightly slower rate than 3.59% in June.\nThe inflation data will be released on Friday, followed by trade data on Monday.\n(Poll compiled by Devayani Sathyan, Arsh Mogre and Carol Lee; Reporting by Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard and Ellen Zhang; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc AAPL.O, is one of Asia's leading exporters of technology goods, with the trade data seen as an important gauge of world demand for tech gadgets. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 11.65% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 10 analysts showed on Thursday, slower than the 15.2% jump in June. The export forecasts ranged between 4.5% and 19.0% higher, reflecting uncertainties over the global economic recovery, supply chain disruptions due to pandemic lockdowns in eastern China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc AAPL.O, is one of Asia's leading exporters of technology goods, with the trade data seen as an important gauge of world demand for tech gadgets. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI Exports median forecast 11.65% y/y (prior month +15.2%) Imports median forecast 15.85% y/y (prior month +19.2%) Balance median forecast $4.49 bln (prior month $4.64 bln) CPI median forecast 3.51% y/y (prior month +3.59%) Trade data due Monday, Aug. 8, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) CPI due Friday, Aug. 5, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely rose for the 25th straight month in July though at a slower pace than in June, amid fears of a global recession, uncertainties due to the Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 flare-ups in China, according to a Reuters poll. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 11.65% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 10 analysts showed on Thursday, slower than the 15.2% jump in June.", 'news_article_title': 'POLL-Taiwan July exports seen growing at slower pace amid rising uncertainties', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc AAPL.O, is one of Asia's leading exporters of technology goods, with the trade data seen as an important gauge of world demand for tech gadgets. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI Exports median forecast 11.65% y/y (prior month +15.2%) Imports median forecast 15.85% y/y (prior month +19.2%) Balance median forecast $4.49 bln (prior month $4.64 bln) CPI median forecast 3.51% y/y (prior month +3.59%) Trade data due Monday, Aug. 8, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) CPI due Friday, Aug. 5, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely rose for the 25th straight month in July though at a slower pace than in June, amid fears of a global recession, uncertainties due to the Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 flare-ups in China, according to a Reuters poll. Separately, the consumer price index was expected to have risen 3.51% in July from a year earlier, a slightly slower rate than 3.59% in June.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc AAPL.O, is one of Asia's leading exporters of technology goods, with the trade data seen as an important gauge of world demand for tech gadgets. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI Exports median forecast 11.65% y/y (prior month +15.2%) Imports median forecast 15.85% y/y (prior month +19.2%) Balance median forecast $4.49 bln (prior month $4.64 bln) CPI median forecast 3.51% y/y (prior month +3.59%) Trade data due Monday, Aug. 8, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) CPI due Friday, Aug. 5, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely rose for the 25th straight month in July though at a slower pace than in June, amid fears of a global recession, uncertainties due to the Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 flare-ups in China, according to a Reuters poll. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 11.65% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 10 analysts showed on Thursday, slower than the 15.2% jump in June."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinas-memory-upstart-ymtc-edges-closer-to-rivals-with-232-layer-chip', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Josh Horwitz\nSHANGHAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) on Wednesday announced new memory chip technology that would help it catch up with rivals Micron and SK Hynix, just as Washington considers steeper curbs on Chinese semiconductor companies.\nThe company unveiled its fourth-generation 3D NAND chip, the X3-9070, and its first to feature 232 layers of memory cells, government-backed media outlet Global Times reported on Wednesday.\nThat places it close to rival Micron, which last month said it aimed to start mass production of its 232 layer chip by the end of the year.\nSouth Korea's SK Hynix has also developed its first 238-layer memory chip, boasting a new industry benchmark.\nA YMTC spokesperson declined to comment on the Global Times report.\nIndustry experts say that while YMTC will unlikely launch mass production of the chip any time soon, it nevertheless marks a breakthrough for the company.\nThe company's market share remains in the single digits, but it is aggressively expanding production capacity and R&D with the help of state subsidies.\nToby Zhu, who tracks China's chip sector at research firm Canalys, says that while the YMTC's revenue has improved over the years, gaps remain between it and market leaders.\nOnce a little-known player backed by the ailing Chinese state-conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup, YMTC has attracted attention in the chip industry for its fast advancements in R&D.\nBloomberg reported in March that phone maker Apple Inc AAPL.N was considering using YMTC as a memory chip supplier, which would mark a major boon for the upstart company.\nReuters reported earlier this week that Washington, citing a growing threat from China, is considering placing restrictions on companies that supply to YMTC, forbidding equipment makers from selling parts to the company that enable it to manufacture chips at 128 layers and above.\nThe restrictions, if enacted, could rattle YMTC's ambitions to grow its business, not unlike how sanctions in 2020 rattled Chinese phone maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd HWT.UL\n(Reporting by Josh Horwitz; Editing by Stephen Coates)\n(([email protected]; +86 21 20830007;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Bloomberg reported in March that phone maker Apple Inc AAPL.N was considering using YMTC as a memory chip supplier, which would mark a major boon for the upstart company. The company unveiled its fourth-generation 3D NAND chip, the X3-9070, and its first to feature 232 layers of memory cells, government-backed media outlet Global Times reported on Wednesday. Toby Zhu, who tracks China's chip sector at research firm Canalys, says that while the YMTC's revenue has improved over the years, gaps remain between it and market leaders.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Bloomberg reported in March that phone maker Apple Inc AAPL.N was considering using YMTC as a memory chip supplier, which would mark a major boon for the upstart company. By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) on Wednesday announced new memory chip technology that would help it catch up with rivals Micron and SK Hynix, just as Washington considers steeper curbs on Chinese semiconductor companies. The company unveiled its fourth-generation 3D NAND chip, the X3-9070, and its first to feature 232 layers of memory cells, government-backed media outlet Global Times reported on Wednesday.', 'news_article_title': "China's memory upstart YMTC edges closer to rivals with 232-layer chip", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Bloomberg reported in March that phone maker Apple Inc AAPL.N was considering using YMTC as a memory chip supplier, which would mark a major boon for the upstart company. By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) on Wednesday announced new memory chip technology that would help it catch up with rivals Micron and SK Hynix, just as Washington considers steeper curbs on Chinese semiconductor companies. The company unveiled its fourth-generation 3D NAND chip, the X3-9070, and its first to feature 232 layers of memory cells, government-backed media outlet Global Times reported on Wednesday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Bloomberg reported in March that phone maker Apple Inc AAPL.N was considering using YMTC as a memory chip supplier, which would mark a major boon for the upstart company. By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) on Wednesday announced new memory chip technology that would help it catch up with rivals Micron and SK Hynix, just as Washington considers steeper curbs on Chinese semiconductor companies. Reuters reported earlier this week that Washington, citing a growing threat from China, is considering placing restrictions on companies that supply to YMTC, forbidding equipment makers from selling parts to the company that enable it to manufacture chips at 128 layers and above.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/goldman-discloses-probe-into-u.s.-credit-card-division', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aug 4 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's GS.N credit card business is being investigated by a top U.S. consumer watchdog, the bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday.\nThe investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) includes scrutiny of the bank's credit card account management practices, refunds and billing error resolution, according to the filing.\nGoldman said it was cooperating with the CFPB. (https://bit.ly/3PY9wBu)\nUnder its chief executive officer, David Solomon, the bank has been looking to expand its consumer business as it seeks to diversify its revenue streams beyond trading and investment banking.\nThe bank has a credit card partnership with Apple Inc AAPL.O, following the launch of a card with the iPhone maker in 2019. It also offers a co-branded credit card with General Motors Co GM.N.\nThe Wall Street giant also said it had reduced its credit exposure to Russia by over 13% in the second quarter. Citigroup Inc C.N, on the other hand, saw its Russia exposure climb by $500 million as the rouble firmed.\n(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The bank has a credit card partnership with Apple Inc AAPL.O, following the launch of a card with the iPhone maker in 2019. Aug 4 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's GS.N credit card business is being investigated by a top U.S. consumer watchdog, the bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday. The investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) includes scrutiny of the bank's credit card account management practices, refunds and billing error resolution, according to the filing.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The bank has a credit card partnership with Apple Inc AAPL.O, following the launch of a card with the iPhone maker in 2019. Aug 4 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's GS.N credit card business is being investigated by a top U.S. consumer watchdog, the bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday. The investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) includes scrutiny of the bank's credit card account management practices, refunds and billing error resolution, according to the filing.", 'news_article_title': 'Goldman discloses probe into U.S. credit card division', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The bank has a credit card partnership with Apple Inc AAPL.O, following the launch of a card with the iPhone maker in 2019. Aug 4 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's GS.N credit card business is being investigated by a top U.S. consumer watchdog, the bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday. (https://bit.ly/3PY9wBu) Under its chief executive officer, David Solomon, the bank has been looking to expand its consumer business as it seeks to diversify its revenue streams beyond trading and investment banking.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The bank has a credit card partnership with Apple Inc AAPL.O, following the launch of a card with the iPhone maker in 2019. Aug 4 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's GS.N credit card business is being investigated by a top U.S. consumer watchdog, the bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday. The investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) includes scrutiny of the bank's credit card account management practices, refunds and billing error resolution, according to the filing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-most-investors-dont-know-about-warren-buffetts-investing-style', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "As frequently as investors might hear about Warren Buffett's time-tested value-investing philosophy, there's a lot that people still don't know about how the Oracle of Omaha evaluates stocks.\nIn particular, there are three things about his investing style that are especially under the radar. Let's learn about them and look at a couple of examples that demonstrate his thinking.\n1. He's not a fan of being reliant on R&D spending\nMost investors don't know that Buffett dislikes companies that need to consistently spend a lot of their revenue on research and development (R&D). Let's take a major pharmaceutical company like Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) as an example to explain his thinking. In 2021, it spent more than $7 billion on developing new medicines against its total revenue of $28.3 billion. For the money, it advanced a handful of its myriad clinical trials and preclinical projects. And that'll allow it to eventually commercialize at least a few of its programs to generate more revenue than it does today. But if Eli Lilly one day decided to stop its R&D investments, its competitors would eat its lunch in a matter of years because they would develop and commercialize better therapies.\nSuch a result speaks directly to why Buffett doesn't like companies that spend a lot of their revenue on R&D; the pressure to innovate against other companies' products frequently increases as more competitors enter a market, but it rarely decreases. In other words, R&D-intensive industries are rife with spending races that can erode returns over time. Nonetheless, Buffett is willing to compromise on his preference if it's for powerful businesses like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), so investors trying to mimic his style should take note to avoid being too dogmatic.\n2. Dividends aren't usually his thing\nBuffett isn't a fan of dividends either. When companies pay dividends, they distribute capital to shareholders that potentially could have been reinvested into the business for the purpose of growth. Therefore it's reasonable to expect that dividend payers will expand more slowly specifically because they are giving money away, and expanding slowly is often a one-way ticket to losing ground against competitors. The other salient point is that sometimes dividends are paid out because management can't find a good place to invest the excess capital being generated by operations. Both of these situations are regrettable to the Oracle of Omaha, and that's before even getting into the issue of taxes.\nBuffett dislikes paying taxes on his capital gains. To get around that, he simply holds shares for longer than a year, so that when he does eventually sell, he gets taxed once at the lower long-term capital gains rate. When receiving dividends, investors are on the hook for the associated taxes every quarter, but they're also on the hook for the capital gains taxes after selling. Plus, because the company has less capital to throw into growth, effectively investors may end up experiencing lower price returns on top of their additional tax burden. And all of the above is quite distasteful to Buffett.\nOnce again, keep in mind that he's willing to compromise for the right company. Apple's forward dividend is a measly $0.92 per share, which works out to be a forward yield near 0.60% and a payout ratio of 14.3%. In contrast, Eli Lilly's forward dividend rate is $3.92, whereas its forward yield is near 1.2%, and it pays out a massive 52.4% of its earnings. It's no surprise that Buffett owns Apple and not Eli Lilly.\n3. Most healthcare stocks aren't usually his thing either\nHealthcare businesses are few and far between in Buffett's portfolio. He holds shares of DaVita, McKesson, Johnson & Johnson, and Royalty Pharma. Notably, Johnson & Johnson is the only pharmaceutical company in his lineup, and he has no exposure to biotech or healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs). Given his distaste for R&D spending and dividends, the absence makes sense. But there's another reason that likely motivates him to stay away from most pharma and biotechs: They need to take a lot of risks to survive.\nBiopharma businesses doing drug development need to initiate a bunch of programs to investigate in clinical trials because the odds of any single program failing to demonstrate its safety and efficacy are quite high. To put it differently, making new medicines is an inherently risky and failure-prone process -- and Buffett is an avid risk minimizer.\nIn the context of Eli Lilly and Apple, his reasoning becomes even clearer. Whereas Apple knows it can find a market for a new iPhone and that it can develop a new iPhone without a high chance of catastrophically failing along the way, many of Eli Lilly's candidates for becoming life-saving medicines end up getting shelved after flopping in clinical trials. And to Buffett, that's wasted money that could've been put to use in a more reliable type of investment to yield better returns for shareholders.\n10 stocks we like better than Eli Lilly and Company\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Eli Lilly and Company wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nAlex Carchidi has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Eli Lilly and Company. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and McKesson and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Nonetheless, Buffett is willing to compromise on his preference if it's for powerful businesses like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), so investors trying to mimic his style should take note to avoid being too dogmatic. As frequently as investors might hear about Warren Buffett's time-tested value-investing philosophy, there's a lot that people still don't know about how the Oracle of Omaha evaluates stocks. The other salient point is that sometimes dividends are paid out because management can't find a good place to invest the excess capital being generated by operations.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Nonetheless, Buffett is willing to compromise on his preference if it's for powerful businesses like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), so investors trying to mimic his style should take note to avoid being too dogmatic. In contrast, Eli Lilly's forward dividend rate is $3.92, whereas its forward yield is near 1.2%, and it pays out a massive 52.4% of its earnings. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Eli Lilly and Company.", 'news_article_title': "3 Things Most Investors Don't Know About Warren Buffett's Investing Style", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Nonetheless, Buffett is willing to compromise on his preference if it's for powerful businesses like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), so investors trying to mimic his style should take note to avoid being too dogmatic. He's not a fan of being reliant on R&D spending Most investors don't know that Buffett dislikes companies that need to consistently spend a lot of their revenue on research and development (R&D). Dividends aren't usually his thing Buffett isn't a fan of dividends either.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Nonetheless, Buffett is willing to compromise on his preference if it's for powerful businesses like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), so investors trying to mimic his style should take note to avoid being too dogmatic. He's not a fan of being reliant on R&D spending Most investors don't know that Buffett dislikes companies that need to consistently spend a lot of their revenue on research and development (R&D). Such a result speaks directly to why Buffett doesn't like companies that spend a lot of their revenue on R&D; the pressure to innovate against other companies' products frequently increases as more competitors enter a market, but it rarely decreases."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-growth-stocks-that-could-be-in-the-next-generation-of-faang-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The FAANG stocks have been market-beating investments over the past decade, and the success of these tech giants is due in part to a few common qualities. All five companies represented by the acronym -- Meta Platforms\' Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet\'s Google -- benefit from a strong market presence and a big market opportunity, which has fueled years of dazzling revenue growth. The next generation of FAANG stocks -- in other words, the next businesses that weave themselves into daily life with disruptive technology -- will likely share those same traits.\nHere are two growth stocks that could make the cut.\n1. Block\nBlock (NYSE: SQ) is disrupting the financial services industry with two product ecosystems. Its Square platform blends all the hardware, software, and services merchants need to run their businesses across physical and digital channels. That includes basic products like point-of-sales systems and payment processing, as well as more sophisticated tools like marketing and team management software.\nSimilarly, the Cash App platform allows consumers to deposit, borrow, spend, and invest money, and file taxes, from a single mobile application. It is also becoming a commerce discovery and shopping tool, as Block is integrating the Afterpay Shop Directory into Cash App. That expansive offering has the platform growing quickly. Cash App monthly active users (MAUs) climbed 22% to 44 million in 2021, and profit per MAU ticked up 13% to $47.\nBlock\'s disruptive approach to financial services is resonating with merchants and consumers, which has led to impressive financial results. Over the past year, gross profit soared 50% to $4.8 billion, and the company generated $1.1 billion in cash from operations, up from $23 million in the prior year.\nBlock\'s integration of Afterpay could supercharge growth by unlocking synergies between its two product ecosystems. Square sellers should see an uptick in sales, as buy now, pay later products typically lead to better conversion rates and bigger order sizes. Sellers can also deliver targeted product suggestions to Cash App consumers to drive future sales. Additionally, 140,000 merchants already accept Afterpay, and Block sees an opportunity to bring those businesses into the Square ecosystem.\nBlock currently puts its U.S. market opportunity at $190 billion in gross profit, but the company also operates in Japan, Australia, Canada, and several European countries, meaning its total addressable market is even bigger. With that in mind, Block certainly has a chance to be part of the next generation of FAANG stocks, and investors should consider buying a few shares today.\n2. Cloudflare\nCloudflare (NYSE: NET) specializes in cloud computing. It offers a range of application, network, and zero-trust security services, which collectively accelerate and protect business-critical infrastructure while freeing customers from the burden of managing costly and complex hardware on-site.\nInternet users may not realize it, but many of them benefit from Cloudflare services on a daily basis. In fact, its content delivery network powers over 19% of the internet, while the next closest cloud vendor has less than 2% market share. That strong adoption can be attributed to Cloudflare\'s vast global network -- which sits within 50 milliseconds of 95% of internet users worldwide -- and its freemium pricing model.\nCloudflare has further differentiated itself through unparalleled performance. Internal studies have shown that its platform is faster than other edge clouds like Fastly, and public clouds like Amazon Web Services and Alphabet\'s Google Cloud. Additionally, Forrester Research recently recognized Cloudflare Workers as the leading edge development platform, citing a stronger current offering and a stronger growth strategy than any rival.\nNot surprisingly, that strong market position has translated into consistent top-line growth. Over the past year, revenue climbed 53% to $731 million, and the company generated $6 million in cash from operations. That meager cash flow may worry some investors, but Cloudflare puts its market opportunity at a whopping $135 billion by 2024, and management plans to run the business at breakeven for the foreseeable future to capitalize on that opportunity.\nOn that note, Cloudflare\'s penchant for innovation has been a significant growth driver in the past, and it should continue to be a tailwind in the future. The company introduced several new services in 2021, including email security and cloud storage, and it recently announced D1, a managed database that will simplify application development on the Workers platform. CEO Matthew Prince expects D1 to "quickly become one of the largest databases in the world."\nTo summarize, given its past execution, strong market position, and capacity for innovation, Cloudflare could certainly be part of FAANG 2.0, and investors should consider buying this growth stock today.\n10 stocks we like better than Block, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Block, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Amazon, Block, Inc., and Fastly. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Block, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Fastly, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It offers a range of application, network, and zero-trust security services, which collectively accelerate and protect business-critical infrastructure while freeing customers from the burden of managing costly and complex hardware on-site. The company introduced several new services in 2021, including email security and cloud storage, and it recently announced D1, a managed database that will simplify application development on the Workers platform. To summarize, given its past execution, strong market position, and capacity for innovation, Cloudflare could certainly be part of FAANG 2.0, and investors should consider buying this growth stock today.', 'news_luhn_summary': "All five companies represented by the acronym -- Meta Platforms' Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet's Google -- benefit from a strong market presence and a big market opportunity, which has fueled years of dazzling revenue growth. To summarize, given its past execution, strong market position, and capacity for innovation, Cloudflare could certainly be part of FAANG 2.0, and investors should consider buying this growth stock today. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Block, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Fastly, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix.", 'news_article_title': '2 Growth Stocks That Could Be in the Next Generation of FAANG Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'To summarize, given its past execution, strong market position, and capacity for innovation, Cloudflare could certainly be part of FAANG 2.0, and investors should consider buying this growth stock today. 10 stocks we like better than Block, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Block, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Fastly, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix.', 'news_textrank_summary': "All five companies represented by the acronym -- Meta Platforms' Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet's Google -- benefit from a strong market presence and a big market opportunity, which has fueled years of dazzling revenue growth. To summarize, given its past execution, strong market position, and capacity for innovation, Cloudflare could certainly be part of FAANG 2.0, and investors should consider buying this growth stock today. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Block, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Fastly, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-smart-investors-do-during-a-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s been a dismal year for many investors. High inflation and rising interest rates have created a great deal of economic uncertainty, triggering a sharp decline in the stock market. In fact, the S&P 500 had its worst first half in more than five decades, falling 21% between January and June. That put the broad index in bear market territory for the seventh time since 1970.\nThe S&P 500 has since recouped some of its losses, but the bear market will not officially end until the index hits a new high. That may take a while. The S&P 500 last peaked about 210 days ago, but historical data shows that past bear markets have dragged on for an average of 391 days.\nThat being said, speculating on the duration and severity of a downturn is somewhat pointless. So here are three things smart investors do during bear markets.\nImage source: Getty Images\nPeter Lynch: Stay invested through bear markets\nLegendary investor Peter Lynch ran the Magellan Fund at Fidelity for 13 years. During that time, despite weathering two bear markets, Lynch earned an annualized return of 29.2%, more than doubling the return of the S&P 500. That success can be attributed in part to his level-headed mindset. Lynch once said, "The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them."\nBear markets are scary. Watching your portfolio shrink during a downturn is a gut-wrenching experience, and that type of stress often leads to irrational decisions. For instance, you may tell yourself that you\'ll temporarily sell your stocks and buy back in when things turn around. But timing the market is impossible, and if you try to dip in and out of stocks, there is a good chance your portfolio will underperform in the long run.\nThe best course of action -- assuming you\'ve done the research and have conviction in the underlying businesses -- is to hold your stocks through market volatility. In doing so, you position yourself to realize the maximum benefit when the market inevitably rebounds.\nShelby Davis: Bear markets are buying opportunities\nShelby Davis is not as well known as the likes of Warren Buffett or Peter Lynch, but his story is no less inspiring. In 1947, when he was 38 years old, Davis put $50,000 into the stock market. By the time 1994 rolled around -- eight bear markets later -- he had made the Forbes 400 list and his portfolio was worth $900 million. That success can be attributed in part to his ability to spot buying opportunities. Davis once said, "You make most of your money in a bear market, you just don\'t realize it at the time."\nIt is human nature to be overly optimistic in good times and overly pessimistic in bad times. As a result, stocks tend to reach exorbitant valuations during bull markets, and they tend to trade at very cheap valuations during bear markets. That means downturns are an especially good time to buy stocks.\nWarren Buffett: Not all beaten-down stocks are worth buying\nWarren Buffet is widely recognized as one of the greatest investors of our time, and that reputation is well deserved. Under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway shareholders saw an annualized return of 20.1% between 1965 and 2021, and much of that success is due to Buffett and his ability to pick winning investments.\nBuffett once summarized his strategy by saying, "In business, I look for economic castles protected by unbreachable moats." In other words, businesses that have a sustainable competitive advantage tend to make great long-term investments. Apple\'s brand authority in consumer electronics, Amazon\'s intellectual property in cloud computing, and Bank of America\'s scale as a financial services provider are all good examples, and Buffett owns all three stocks through Berkshire Hathaway.\nTo summarize, bear markets are a good time to buy stocks, but not every beaten-down stock is worth buying. Investors should look for businesses with strong prospects for future growth and some type of competitive differentiation.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "High inflation and rising interest rates have created a great deal of economic uncertainty, triggering a sharp decline in the stock market. Under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway shareholders saw an annualized return of 20.1% between 1965 and 2021, and much of that success is due to Buffett and his ability to pick winning investments. Apple's brand authority in consumer electronics, Amazon's intellectual property in cloud computing, and Bank of America's scale as a financial services provider are all good examples, and Buffett owns all three stocks through Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shelby Davis: Bear markets are buying opportunities Shelby Davis is not as well known as the likes of Warren Buffett or Peter Lynch, but his story is no less inspiring. To summarize, bear markets are a good time to buy stocks, but not every beaten-down stock is worth buying. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '3 Things Smart Investors Do During a Bear Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That means downturns are an especially good time to buy stocks. To summarize, bear markets are a good time to buy stocks, but not every beaten-down stock is worth buying. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As a result, stocks tend to reach exorbitant valuations during bull markets, and they tend to trade at very cheap valuations during bear markets. To summarize, bear markets are a good time to buy stocks, but not every beaten-down stock is worth buying. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-aug-4-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Wall Street closed sharply higher on Wednesday on the back of robust economic data and strong earnings numbers. Investors shook off fears over any further strain in U.S.-China relations over Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. All the three major stock indexes ended in the green.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 1.3% or 416.33 points to close at 32,812.5. Twenty-five components of the 30-stock index ended in green, while four ended in red and one remained unchanged.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished at 12,668.16, gaining 2.6% or 319.40 points led by a rally in the large-cap tech stocks.\nThe S&P 500 added 1.6% or 63.98 points to end at 4,155.17. Ten of the 11 broad sectors of the index closed in the green. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK), the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) gained 2.7%, 2.4% and 2.4%, respectively, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) dropped 2.9%.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 8.3% to 21.95. A total of 11.7 billion shares were traded Wednesday, higher than the last 20-session average of 10.7 billion. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.30-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 2.59-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues.\nImpact of Speaker Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Subsides\nWall Street recovered from the effects of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as it became clear that there were no immediate ramifications that would further strain the relationship between the United States and China.\nPelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, made an unannounced visit to Taiwan on Tuesday, disregarding warnings from China. China responded by announcing war games to be played on the Taiwan Strait and a defensive show of air power intended to intimidate Taiwan, expressing its displeasure. Markets fell on Tuesday in the apprehension of a military conflict and strained trade relations but rebounded the day after as the immediate fallout was factored in.\nMarkets Gain Big on Increased Profit Outlook From PayPal and CVS\nPayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL reported earnings of $0.93 per share in second-quarter 2022, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9.4%. Net revenues of $6.81 billion exhibited year-over-year growth of 9% and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.76 billion. The company raised its adjusted profit expectations to between $3.87 and $3.97 per share for the year from its previous forecast of $3.81 and $3.93.\nCVS Health Corporation CVS reported second-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings per share of $2.40, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11.1%. Total revenues in the second quarter rose 11% year-over-year to $80.64 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $76.68 billion. The company currently expects adjusted EPS in the band of $8.40-$8.60, up from the earlier projected $8.20-$8.40.\nPYPL and CVS shares rose 9.3% and 6.3%, respectively, based on the rosy picture they painted for the year, and had a broader impact on tech stocks and the pharmacy services sector.\nNasdaq was the day’s biggest gainer as it closed the session at a three-month high. Consequently, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN gained 3.8% and 4%, respectively. Both carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nEconomic Data\nCommercial crude oil inventories in the United States increased by 4.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 426.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 7% below the five-year average for this time of the year.\nThe U.S. Census Bureau reported that new Factory Orders for June increased $10.8 billion or 2% compared with the consensus estimate of 0.7%, to $555.2 billion. Orders had increased 1.8% in May.\nThe Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that Services PMI for July came in at 56.7, against a consensus of 54, and significantly higher than the June index of 55.3.\n\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCVS Health Corporation (CVS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nPayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN gained 3.8% and 4%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Wall Street closed sharply higher on Wednesday on the back of robust economic data and strong earnings numbers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN gained 3.8% and 4%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Markets Gain Big on Increased Profit Outlook From PayPal and CVS PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL reported earnings of $0.93 per share in second-quarter 2022, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Aug 4, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN gained 3.8% and 4%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Markets Gain Big on Increased Profit Outlook From PayPal and CVS PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL reported earnings of $0.93 per share in second-quarter 2022, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9.4%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN gained 3.8% and 4%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Impact of Speaker Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Subsides Wall Street recovered from the effects of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as it became clear that there were no immediate ramifications that would further strain the relationship between the United States and China.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 164.42999267578125, 'high': 167.19000244140625, 'open': 166.00999450683594, 'close': 165.80999755859375, 'ema_50': 150.93982291572487, 'rsi_14': 72.3556336476842, 'target': 165.35000610351562, 'volume': 55474100.0, 'ema_200': 154.07162733587154, 'adj_close': 164.38693237304688, 'rsi_lag_1': 74.28494331248469, 'rsi_lag_2': 71.85430737346493, 'rsi_lag_3': 74.38455993396252, 'rsi_lag_4': 77.4937892201886, 'rsi_lag_5': 67.72089983377404, 'macd_lag_1': 4.990504920742239, 'macd_lag_2': 4.490403916863698, 'macd_lag_3': 4.409906544131019, 'macd_lag_4': 4.090291256837588, 'macd_lag_5': 3.5210325991381524, 'macd_12_26_9': 5.299922445829168, 'macds_12_26_9': 4.062798770963254}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 21.440000534057617, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 22.65999984741211, 'Open': 22.059999465942383, 'Close': 21.440000534057617, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 21.440000534057617}, {'Low': 1.0155996084213257, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 1.0232481956481934, 'Open': 1.015764594078064, 'Close': 1.015764594078064, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 1.015764594078064}, {'Low': 1.2071754932403564, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 1.2195122241973877, 'Open': 1.2139458656311035, 'Close': 1.2138278484344482, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 1.2138278484344482}, {'Low': 6.740499973297119, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 6.757800102233887, 'Open': 6.756999969482422, 'Close': 6.756999969482422, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 6.756999969482422}, {'Low': 87.55000305175781, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 91.9000015258789, 'Open': 90.9499969482422, 'Close': 88.54000091552734, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 334931, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 88.54000091552734}, {'Low': 0.6936197876930237, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 0.6991051435470581, 'Open': 0.693899929523468, 'Close': 0.693899929523468, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 0.693899929523468}, {'Low': 2.6559998989105225, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 2.720999956130981, 'Open': 2.683000087738037, 'Close': 2.6760001182556152, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 2.6760001182556152}, {'Low': 133.07000732421875, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 134.38800048828125, 'Open': 133.96200561523438, 'Close': 133.96200561523438, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 133.96200561523438}, {'Low': 105.66999816894533, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 106.51000213623048, 'Open': 106.4800033569336, 'Close': 105.69000244140624, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 105.69000244140624}, {'Low': 1767.699951171875, 'Date': '2022-08-04', 'High': 1792.0999755859375, 'Open': 1769.4000244140625, 'Close': 1788.5, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 285, 'date_str': '2022-08-04', 'Adj Close': 1788.5}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-05': 165.35000610351562, '2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875, '2022-08-09': 164.9199981689453, '2022-08-10': 169.24000549316406, '2022-08-11': 168.49000549316406, '2022-08-12': 172.10000610351562, '2022-08-15': 173.19000244140625, '2022-08-16': 173.02999877929688, '2022-08-17': 174.5500030517578, '2022-08-18': 174.14999389648438}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-04': 138.3800048828125}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-06': 151.72999572753906}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-04': 181.9900054931641}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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The central bank has already increased rates by 2.25 percentage points so far this year.\nU.S. Treasury yields extended their rise after the report, likely putting pressure on high-growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O.\nWorries about an aggressive rise in borrowing costs, the war in Ukraine, Europe\'s energy crisis and COVID-19 flare-ups in China have rattled equities this year and prompted investors to adjust their earnings expectations for corporate America.\nHowever, the second-quarter earnings season has showed companies were far more resilient than estimated. Of the 410 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 77.1% reported above analyst expectations, according to Refinitiv data.\nAt 8:46 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 203 points, or 0.62%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 39.75 points, or 0.96%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 169 points, or 1.27%.\nLyft Inc LYFT.O rose 6.6% in premarket trading as the ride-hailing firm forecast an adjusted operating profit of $1 billion for 2024 after posting record quarterly earnings.\nDoorDash Inc DASH.N gained 5.1% after the food delivery firm raised annual target for a key industry metric, saying it does not expect a slowdown in demand as consumers continue to order in despite decades-high inflation.\nBlock Inc SQ.N fell 7.1% as the digital payments company slowed hiring and said it will slash 2022 investment target by $250 million, after a slump inbitcoin pricesdrove the Jack Dorsey-led firm to a loss in the second quarter.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain, Anisha Sircar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields extended their rise after the report, likely putting pressure on high-growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open sharply lower on Friday as a solid jobs report bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to continue on its aggressive policy tightening path. A bevy of policymakers have this week near uniformly flagged the central bank remains determined to press ahead with rate hikes until it sees strong and long-lasting evidence that inflation is trending lower towards the Fed's 2% goal.", 'news_luhn_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields extended their rise after the report, likely putting pressure on high-growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open sharply lower on Friday as a solid jobs report bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to continue on its aggressive policy tightening path. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 203 points, or 0.62%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 39.75 points, or 0.96%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 169 points, or 1.27%.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street set to fall as solid jobs data fuels rate hike worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'U.S. Treasury yields extended their rise after the report, likely putting pressure on high-growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open sharply lower on Friday as a solid jobs report bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to continue on its aggressive policy tightening path. "It gives the Fed reason to continue to raise rates and that is what got the market on edge."', 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields extended their rise after the report, likely putting pressure on high-growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open sharply lower on Friday as a solid jobs report bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to continue on its aggressive policy tightening path. A bevy of policymakers have this week near uniformly flagged the central bank remains determined to press ahead with rate hikes until it sees strong and long-lasting evidence that inflation is trending lower towards the Fed's 2% goal."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-advertisement-expansion-seems-heavily-discounted', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple's (AAPL) latest quarter was solid, showing evidence that it's managing well through supply issues. Hardware and services demand remains robust, and with new cutting-edge products (think a VR or AR headset) on the horizon, the lofty (27.4x trailing earnings) price tag seems more than warranted. Looking past known catalysts, Apple seems to be stealthily inching its way into new markets, most notably advertisements.\nSuch an advertising push could be a significant source of long-term growth for the legendary company that's keeping its foot on the gas. I am staying bullish on AAPL stock.\nUndoubtedly, Apple has a hand in many pies, and it's done a great job of jumping into parallel markets.\nCEO Tim Cook is a legendary manager responsible for incredible services growth and the considerable multiple expansion enjoyed by the stock in recent years. Looking ahead, Cook likely sees opportunity in ads, a market where Apple's FAANG rivals have excelled. Apple looks like a top contender to take meaningful share away from its peers as it continues to leverage the power of its network of loyal customers.\nAs a result of the company's dominance, shares of Apple have been incredibly resilient through this broader market sell-off. The stock has led the way for other FAANG companies and is now up more than 26% off its June bottom while down less than 10% from its all-time high of around $180 per share.\nApple isn't Taking Shots at Meta Platforms Just for Fun\nApple's disruption of Meta's ad business put some power back in the hands of its users by giving them the option of preventing cross-site ad tracking. However, it wasn't just a jab to protect the privacy of its users. Though Apple is viewed as a good guy in the tech space, given its privacy focus, the firm may have the opportunity to squeeze firms out of the ad markets to set up its own push. Undoubtedly, Apple will do ads ethically, and this privacy focus could set a new standard for the industry.\nApple's privacy-focused iOS updates pressured the top and bottom lines of social-media firms like Meta Platforms (META). Indeed, the single move wiped out billions off Meta's market cap. To date, the firm doesn't yet have an effective solution, though Meta is keen on outdoing Apple in VR en route to the metaverse.\nLast week, Apple shed light on its App Store Search Ads program. Reportedly, the company has been hiring quite a few high-level employees on the ad side of its business. Indeed, this could indicate the beginning of an ad push that could challenge the likes of Meta Platforms and even Alphabet (GOOG)(GOOGL).\nThe ad market is ripe for disruption. With one of the best reputations in the big-tech scene, I think Apple's ad business could be a force to be reckoned with. Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Bernstein, sees Apple's ad business hitting up to $10 billion in revenue by Fiscal Year 2023 or 2024.\nLooking further out, I think the ad business could become even more influential, especially if Apple dominates the metaverse in the latter part of the decade.\nSelling Ads in the Metaverse Could Prove Lucrative\nThe digital worlds of tomorrow could see advertisements augmented over the real world. This is similar to how various ads are displayed to television viewers during live sports broadcasts. Many big-tech firms are making sizeable investments to take command of the metaverses.\nCurrently, Meta is a leader with its line of Oculus headsets. Though there are rivals, it's really hard to match the dominance of Oculus' new headsets and its $10 billion commitment to building out its version of the metaverse.\nThat said, Meta's metaverse won't be the only one, and it may not even be the most popular one, as I suggested in a prior piece covering Meta's metaverse pivot. As rivals aim for the metaverse, Meta faces a real fight, given how much of the ad market could be at stake.\nApple has been rumored to be working on its own mixed-reality headset for quite some time. Its library of augmented reality apps on iOS is already quite sizeable. With Apple rumored to lift the curtain on its much-anticipated headset as soon as the first half of 2023, we could see a shift of the tides in Apple's favor.\nWhether or not augmented or virtual reality becomes the new go-to medium for ads, the winners (yes, there can be more than one, as Meta doesn't own the metaverse as we know it) of the metaverse race may also wind up as the largest share-takers within the evolving ad market.\nWall Street's Take on AAPL\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 22 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell assigned in the past three months. The average AAPL price target of $180.11 implies 9.4% upside potential. Analyst price targets range from a low of $136.00 per share to a high of $210.00 per share.\nTakeaway - Apple is a Growing Threat to Advertising Industry Competitors\nApple is innovating at a rapid pace. There's a lot of exciting new stuff slated to come out of the pipeline over the next year! As the firm looks to make a huge push into ads, I think Meta and other rivals could have a growing problem on their hands.\nApple's network is unmatched, and with so much transparency surrounding user privacy, I'd be unsurprised if a majority of Apple users give the company the green light to serve them up personalized ads.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) latest quarter was solid, showing evidence that it's managing well through supply issues. I am staying bullish on AAPL stock. Wall Street's Take on AAPL Turning to Wall Street, AAPL has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 22 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell assigned in the past three months.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) latest quarter was solid, showing evidence that it's managing well through supply issues. I am staying bullish on AAPL stock. Wall Street's Take on AAPL Turning to Wall Street, AAPL has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 22 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell assigned in the past three months.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Advertisement Expansion Seems Heavily Discounted', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) latest quarter was solid, showing evidence that it's managing well through supply issues. I am staying bullish on AAPL stock. Wall Street's Take on AAPL Turning to Wall Street, AAPL has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 22 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell assigned in the past three months.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) latest quarter was solid, showing evidence that it's managing well through supply issues. I am staying bullish on AAPL stock. Wall Street's Take on AAPL Turning to Wall Street, AAPL has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 22 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell assigned in the past three months."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-i-own-qualcomm-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Motley Fool writer Willy Healy joins the channel to discuss why he owns Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). Check out his thesis in this video!\n*Stock prices used were the midday prices of August 2, 2022. The video was published on August 4, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Qualcomm\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Qualcomm wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nConnor Allen has positions in Apple. Will Healy has positions in Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Connor is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Motley Fool writer Willy Healy joins the channel to discuss why he owns Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why I Own Qualcomm Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The video was published on August 4, 2022. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022 Connor Allen has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022 Connor Allen has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-secret-portfolio-has-95-of-its-assets-in-these-2-sectors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Few investors have a more impressive track record than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. In the 57 years he\'s held the reins at Berkshire, he\'s led his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) to an average annual return of 20.1%, which equates to an aggregate return of more than 3,600,000%.\nBuffett\'s success as an investor is due to myriad factors, including a willingness to hold investments for long periods of time, as well as his love of cyclical companies and dividend stocks.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.\nBut something you may not know about the Oracle of Omaha is that he has a secret portfolio containing $6.3 billion in assets under management, as of March 31, 2022. While it\'s relatively easy to follow Buffett\'s trading activity via 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, you won\'t find these holdings in Berkshire\'s 13F filing.\nIn 1998, Buffett\'s company acquired insurer General Re for $22 billion. While the prized asset of the General Re buyout was the company\'s reinsurance operations, General Re also controlled specialty investment firm New England Asset Management (NEAM).\nTo be perfectly clear, Warren Buffett and the investing team making the decisions for Berkshire Hathaway\'s more than $350 billion investment portfolio don\'t oversee NEAM\'s $6.3 billion investment portfolio. Nevertheless, New England Asset Management is an owned entity of Buffett\'s company. This means the assets held in NEAM\'s investment portfolio are, ultimately, "owned" by the Oracle of Omaha.\nWith $6.3 billion in assets under management, New England Asset Management is required to file a 13F just like its parent company. But unlike Berkshire Hathaway, NEAM has its fingers in more than three times as many securities as Berkshire (52 for Berkshire, compared to more than 160 for NEAM).\nWhat\'s similar is that Buffett\'s secret portfolio has invested the vast majority of its assets into a small concentration of sectors. In New England Asset Management\'s case, 95% of its assets are invested in just the following two sectors.\nTechnology: 57.49% of invested assets\nThe sector Warren Buffett\'s secret portfolio unquestionably favors the most is information technology. In total, NEAM has positions in 17 different tech stocks, including software behemoth Microsoft, semiconductor solutions-specialist Broadcom, payroll solutions-provider Paychex, and legacy stalwarts like HP and IBM.\nBut here\'s the jaw-dropping stat that really defines New England Asset Management\'s "love of tech." Out of the 57.49% of assets invested in information technology at the end of March, virtually all of it (56.62%) was tied up in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). This means the other 16 tech stocks held by NEAM make up just 0.87% of invested assets, on a combined basis!\nThere\'s certainly something to be said about Berkshire Hathaway and New England Asset Management sharing their largest positions. Then again, Apple has given investors an abundance of reasons to trust in the company over the long run.\nTo begin with, Apple is arguably the most valuable and recognized brand in the world. Earlier this year, Brand Finance labeled Apple as the world\'s most valuable brand for a second consecutive year. Brand Finance cited the company\'s range of services, its bolstered privacy and environmental push, and its diversified product line as reasons for hanging onto the top spot among global brands.\nInnovation is another reason Apple has been such a superstar for the investing community. Since Apple introduced a 5G-capable version of its iPhone in the fourth quarter of 2020, its U.S. smartphone market share has held at 50% or above in 5 out of 6 quarters, according to Counterpoint Research.\nBut it\'s not just product innovation that\'s driving results. Apple CEO Tim Cook is overseeing an ongoing transition of his company to a service-oriented business. A subscription-driven model should help boost long-term operating margins and lessen the bumpiness often associated with product-replacement cycles. Keep in mind that Apple isn\'t abandoning the product line that brought it fame. The company is simply evolving in order to grow.\nApple is also in a league of its own when it comes to capital-return programs. In addition to returning more than $14 billion a year to investors in the form of a dividend, the company has repurchased close to $520 billion worth of its common stock since initiating a buyback program in 2013. That\'s not pocket change, and it\'s an easy way to get the attention of Warren Buffet and New England Asset Management\'s investment-portfolio managers.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nFinancials: 37.45% of invested assets\nThe second sector that New England Asset Management has absolutely piled into is (drum roll) financials! Did you expect anything else from a company with an insurance-based background?\nAs a whole, NEAM holds stakes in 51 financial securities. I say "securities," because NEAM invests in stocks, exchange-traded funds, and preferred stock. But once again, only a small handful of these investments account for the lion\'s share of the 37.45% of invested assets tied up in financial stocks. This includes U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), the SPDR S&P 500 ETF, and the Bank of New York Mellon.\nTogether, these four securities account for 32.98% of the 37.45% in financial sector-invested assets. You might note that Berkshire Hathaway has stakes in all four of these financial securities, too, in its portfolio.\nRegional bank U.S. Bancorp and money-center giant Bank of America each make up about 14.9% of invested assets (29.8% on a combined basis). When held for long periods of time, bank stocks benefit from the disproportionately longer period of time the U.S. economy spends expanding, relative to contracting.\nAlthough downturns are inevitable, the U.S. economy naturally expands over time. That allows U.S. Bancorp and Bank of America to grow their loans and deposits.\nBank of America and U.S. Bancorp are also benefiting from a combination of rising interest rates and digitization investments. The former noted in its June-ended quarterly investor presentation that a 100 basis-point parallel shift in the interest-rate yield curve would generate an estimated $5 billion in added net-interest income over 12 months.\nMeanwhile, U.S. Bancorp has set the standard for digital engagement. It ended June with 82% of its active customers banking digitally and had 64% of total sales completed online or via its app. Since digital transactions cost a fraction of what in-person or phone-based transactions do, this digital push is helping boost U.S. Bancorp\'s efficiency.\nFinancials may not be the sexiest place to put your money to work, but they have all the tools to take advantage of a steadily growing economy over the long term.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), HP, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom Ltd and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Out of the 57.49% of assets invested in information technology at the end of March, virtually all of it (56.62%) was tied up in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Buffett's success as an investor is due to myriad factors, including a willingness to hold investments for long periods of time, as well as his love of cyclical companies and dividend stocks. In total, NEAM has positions in 17 different tech stocks, including software behemoth Microsoft, semiconductor solutions-specialist Broadcom, payroll solutions-provider Paychex, and legacy stalwarts like HP and IBM.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Out of the 57.49% of assets invested in information technology at the end of March, virtually all of it (56.62%) was tied up in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Few investors have a more impressive track record than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. To be perfectly clear, Warren Buffett and the investing team making the decisions for Berkshire Hathaway's more than $350 billion investment portfolio don't oversee NEAM's $6.3 billion investment portfolio.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Secret Portfolio Has 95% of Its Assets in These 2 Sectors", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Out of the 57.49% of assets invested in information technology at the end of March, virtually all of it (56.62%) was tied up in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. You might note that Berkshire Hathaway has stakes in all four of these financial securities, too, in its portfolio.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Out of the 57.49% of assets invested in information technology at the end of March, virtually all of it (56.62%) was tied up in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While the prized asset of the General Re buyout was the company's reinsurance operations, General Re also controlled specialty investment firm New England Asset Management (NEAM). To be perfectly clear, Warren Buffett and the investing team making the decisions for Berkshire Hathaway's more than $350 billion investment portfolio don't oversee NEAM's $6.3 billion investment portfolio."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tsmc-is-chinas-trump-card-against-u.s.-and-taiwan', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nWASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - It’s possible that Americans will start to care about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan once they find out the production of their new Toyota is risk. If strains between China and Taiwan continue to worsen, the People’s Republic has a trump card: threatening to cut off the island’s exports, which include products from pivotal chipmaker TSMC https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/07/31/exp-gps-0731-mark-liu-taiwan-semiconductors.cnn, formally known as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. That company plays an outsized role in the global economy, supplying Apple, Qualcomm, and other industrial giants with key components. It should be enough to make even Americans - who otherwise remain largely uninterested - nervous.\nPelosi’s trip earlier this week was the first time a U.S. House speaker has gone to the region since 1997. Beijing, which is in a much stronger position now, responded by launching its largest military drills ever in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, which included firing missiles and dispatching aircraft to the area. The People’s Republic could threaten to retaliate further. A naval blockade and a no-fly zone, for example, could in theory keep Taiwan’s main products from heading around the world.\nChina, too, would face consequences if it were to make life difficult for TSMC. Mainland chipmakers, handset brands, electric vehicles and more rely on the $447 billion company’s cutting-edge technology just as much as their U.S. rivals. That makes it less likely that the People’s Republic will follow through.\nStill, the strength of TSMC puts U.S. companies, who have many friends in Washington, on the back foot. The company’s chip factories, which are mostly in Taiwan, supply more than half of the contract chip-making market, including 80% of microcontrollers used in cars and 90% of the most advanced semiconductors, according to Bain & Company. U.S. companies are just coming out of a global chip shortage spurred by the pandemic, which already shut down production at auto factories across the globe. With the threat of a recession and war in Ukraine, American chieftains are highly resistant to any other potential curveballs.\nIsolating or disrupting TSMC would be a fresh disaster for the global economy. As tensions rise to threats that can cause real consequences, China holds a big chip in its hand.\nFollow @GinaChon https://twitter.com/GinaChon on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\nChina fired multiple missiles near Taiwan on Aug. 4, a day after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island claimed by Beijing. It was the largest military drills in the Taiwan Strait.\nSeparately, TSMC Chair Mark Liu told CNN that the company’s advanced chip factory would become inoperable if China invaded Taiwan, according to an interview aired on July 31. TSMC has more than 50% share of theglobal marketfor contract chip-making, according to Bain & Company.\n(Editing by Lauren Silva Laughlin)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'WASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - It’s possible that Americans will start to care about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan once they find out the production of their new Toyota is risk. Beijing, which is in a much stronger position now, responded by launching its largest military drills ever in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, which included firing missiles and dispatching aircraft to the area. Separately, TSMC Chair Mark Liu told CNN that the company’s advanced chip factory would become inoperable if China invaded Taiwan, according to an interview aired on July 31.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'WASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - It’s possible that Americans will start to care about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan once they find out the production of their new Toyota is risk. Beijing, which is in a much stronger position now, responded by launching its largest military drills ever in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, which included firing missiles and dispatching aircraft to the area. China fired multiple missiles near Taiwan on Aug. 4, a day after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island claimed by Beijing.', 'news_article_title': 'TSMC is China’s trump card against U.S. and Taiwan', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That makes it less likely that the People’s Republic will follow through. The company’s chip factories, which are mostly in Taiwan, supply more than half of the contract chip-making market, including 80% of microcontrollers used in cars and 90% of the most advanced semiconductors, according to Bain & Company. China fired multiple missiles near Taiwan on Aug. 4, a day after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island claimed by Beijing.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'If strains between China and Taiwan continue to worsen, the People’s Republic has a trump card: threatening to cut off the island’s exports, which include products from pivotal chipmaker TSMC https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/07/31/exp-gps-0731-mark-liu-taiwan-semiconductors.cnn, formally known as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The company’s chip factories, which are mostly in Taiwan, supply more than half of the contract chip-making market, including 80% of microcontrollers used in cars and 90% of the most advanced semiconductors, according to Bain & Company. Separately, TSMC Chair Mark Liu told CNN that the company’s advanced chip factory would become inoperable if China invaded Taiwan, according to an interview aired on July 31.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-in-august-without-any-hesitation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It's completely understandable why many investors could be reluctant to buy stocks right now. Inflation remains high. We could already be in a recession. There's admittedly a lot of uncertainty.\nHowever, Warren Buffett isn't letting any of this get in his way. He has done quite a bit of buying this year for Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio. There's no need to try to imitate everything that the legendary investor is doing. But here are three Buffett stocks to buy in August without any hesitation.\n1. Amazon\nSure, the first half of 2022 wasn't a great one for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The company faced supply chain challenges and overcapacity. Its share price sank. However, Amazon began a solid comeback in July.\nAmazon benefited from a streak of good news. Its recent Prime Day posted record sales. Investors applauded the company's planned acquisition of primary care provider One Medical. Amazon delivered surprisingly strong second-quarter results.\nThese positive developments haven't prompted Buffett to scoop up more shares of Amazon (as far as we know). However, the underlying factors behind them should make investors quite comfortable buying this stock.\nThe banner Prime Day event showed that Amazon's e-commerce business is alive and kicking. The OneMedical deal underscores Amazon's growth prospects in new markets. The great Q2 results were made possible by the continued momentum for Amazon Web Services. With all of this going for it, Amazon seems poised to remain a big winner for long-term investors.\n2. Apple\nBuffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). His main complaint in the first half of this year was that the stock didn't keep going down so he could buy more of it.\nAt first glance, you might question just how strong Apple's recent quarterly results were. The company reported year-over-year revenue growth of only around 2%. Keep in mind, though, that this improvement was achieved despite currency headwinds, supply chain issues, and skyrocketing inflation affecting consumers.\nApple's success depends largely on its iPhone ecosystem. The latest survey showed an astounding 98% customer satisfaction rate with the iPhone. There were also more switches from other phones to the iPhone in the June quarter than ever before. This bodes well for Apple's future prospects.\n5G should continue to drive higher demand for newer iPhones. So should future innovations from Apple, including a rumored foldable iPhone and new augmented reality capabilities.\n3. Markel\nBuffett has been a longtime fan of insurers. Berkshire's own insurance businesses include GEICO and General Re. The only thing surprising about Berkshire's purchase of specialty insurer Markel (NYSE: MKL) earlier this year is that it hasn't happened earlier.\nBut Markel isn't just an insurance company. Like Berkshire, it also invests in other companies. Markel Ventures includes an assortment of businesses. Markel also owns stakes in dozens of publicly traded companies, including Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (its largest holding).\nUnlike most of Buffett's stocks, Markel has risen year to date. It's also in a good position to thrive even with high inflation because it can pass higher costs along to customers.\nMarkel arguably ranks among the best stocks that Buffett owns right now. The company has solid growth prospects. It provides a level of diversification with its external investments in multiple other businesses. The stock is also attractively valued, with a price-to-earnings-growth (PEG) ratio of only 0.9.\n10 stocks we like better than Markel\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Markel wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The banner Prime Day event showed that Amazon's e-commerce business is alive and kicking. Keep in mind, though, that this improvement was achieved despite currency headwinds, supply chain issues, and skyrocketing inflation affecting consumers.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Markel also owns stakes in dozens of publicly traded companies, including Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (its largest holding). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel.', 'news_article_title': '3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy in August Without Any Hesitation', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). But Markel isn't just an insurance company. Like Berkshire, it also invests in other companies.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Markel also owns stakes in dozens of publicly traded companies, including Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (its largest holding). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-asks-suppliers-to-follow-china-customs-rules-nikkei', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Aug 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has asked suppliers to ensure that shipments from Taiwan to China comply with the latter\'s customs regulations to avoid them from being held for scrutiny, according to a Nikkei report on Friday.\nSino-U.S. trade tensions have escalated following U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation\'s visit to Taiwan.\nThe iPhone maker told suppliers that China had started enforcing a long-standing rule that Taiwanese-made parts and components must be labeled as made either in "Taiwan, China" or "Chinese Taipei", the report added, citing sources familiar with the matter.\nApple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nApple iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp 4938.TW said its mainland China plant is operating normally, in response to a media report that shipments to Pegatron\'s factory in China were being held for scrutiny by Chinese customs officials.\nTaiwanese supply and assembly partners Foxconn 2317.TW and Pegatron are ramping up manufacturing efforts as Apple is set to launch its new iPhone in September.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Aug 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has asked suppliers to ensure that shipments from Taiwan to China comply with the latter's customs regulations to avoid them from being held for scrutiny, according to a Nikkei report on Friday. Sino-U.S. trade tensions have escalated following U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation's visit to Taiwan. Taiwanese supply and assembly partners Foxconn 2317.TW and Pegatron are ramping up manufacturing efforts as Apple is set to launch its new iPhone in September.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Aug 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has asked suppliers to ensure that shipments from Taiwan to China comply with the latter\'s customs regulations to avoid them from being held for scrutiny, according to a Nikkei report on Friday. The iPhone maker told suppliers that China had started enforcing a long-standing rule that Taiwanese-made parts and components must be labeled as made either in "Taiwan, China" or "Chinese Taipei", the report added, citing sources familiar with the matter. Apple iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp 4938.TW said its mainland China plant is operating normally, in response to a media report that shipments to Pegatron\'s factory in China were being held for scrutiny by Chinese customs officials.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple asks suppliers to follow China customs rules - Nikkei', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Aug 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has asked suppliers to ensure that shipments from Taiwan to China comply with the latter\'s customs regulations to avoid them from being held for scrutiny, according to a Nikkei report on Friday. Sino-U.S. trade tensions have escalated following U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation\'s visit to Taiwan. The iPhone maker told suppliers that China had started enforcing a long-standing rule that Taiwanese-made parts and components must be labeled as made either in "Taiwan, China" or "Chinese Taipei", the report added, citing sources familiar with the matter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Aug 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has asked suppliers to ensure that shipments from Taiwan to China comply with the latter\'s customs regulations to avoid them from being held for scrutiny, according to a Nikkei report on Friday. The iPhone maker told suppliers that China had started enforcing a long-standing rule that Taiwanese-made parts and components must be labeled as made either in "Taiwan, China" or "Chinese Taipei", the report added, citing sources familiar with the matter. Apple iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp 4938.TW said its mainland China plant is operating normally, in response to a media report that shipments to Pegatron\'s factory in China were being held for scrutiny by Chinese customs officials.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 163.0, 'high': 165.85000610351562, 'open': 163.2100067138672, 'close': 165.35000610351562, 'ema_50': 151.50492813877548, 'rsi_14': 78.26221528955372, 'target': 164.8699951171875, 'volume': 56697000.0, 'ema_200': 154.18385001017646, 'adj_close': 164.15859985351562, 'rsi_lag_1': 72.3556336476842, 'rsi_lag_2': 74.28494331248469, 'rsi_lag_3': 71.85430737346493, 'rsi_lag_4': 74.38455993396252, 'rsi_lag_5': 77.4937892201886, 'macd_lag_1': 5.299922445829168, 'macd_lag_2': 4.990504920742239, 'macd_lag_3': 4.490403916863698, 'macd_lag_4': 4.409906544131019, 'macd_lag_5': 4.090291256837588, 'macd_12_26_9': 5.44525113207817, 'macds_12_26_9': 4.339289243186237}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 20.76000022888184, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 22.57999992370605, 'Open': 21.5, 'Close': 21.14999961853028, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 21.14999961853028}, {'Low': 1.014363408088684, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 1.0249052047729492, 'Open': 1.024779200553894, 'Close': 1.024779200553894, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 1.024779200553894}, {'Low': 1.2007685899734497, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 1.2167521715164185, 'Open': 1.21592378616333, 'Close': 1.215849757194519, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 1.215849757194519}, {'Low': 6.7316999435424805, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 6.761499881744385, 'Open': 6.747799873352051, 'Close': 6.747799873352051, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 6.747799873352051}, {'Low': 87.01000213623047, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 90.76000213623048, 'Open': 88.05999755859375, 'Close': 89.01000213623047, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 350016, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 89.01000213623047}, {'Low': 0.6872299909591675, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 0.6974701881408691, 'Open': 0.6959198713302612, 'Close': 0.6959198713302612, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 0.6959198713302612}, {'Low': 2.687999963760376, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 2.86899995803833, 'Open': 2.697000026702881, 'Close': 2.8399999141693115, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 2.8399999141693115}, {'Low': 132.58999633789062, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 135.45599365234375, 'Open': 132.62100219726562, 'Close': 132.62100219726562, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 132.62100219726562}, {'Low': 105.69000244140624, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 106.93000030517578, 'Open': 105.72000122070312, 'Close': 106.62000274658205, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 106.62000274658205}, {'Low': 1764.199951171875, 'Date': '2022-08-05', 'High': 1791.4000244140625, 'Open': 1791.199951171875, 'Close': 1772.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 645, 'date_str': '2022-08-05', 'Adj Close': 1772.9000244140625}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-08': 164.8699951171875, '2022-08-09': 164.9199981689453, '2022-08-10': 169.24000549316406, '2022-08-11': 168.49000549316406, '2022-08-12': 172.10000610351562, '2022-08-15': 173.19000244140625, '2022-08-16': 173.02999877929688, '2022-08-17': 174.5500030517578, '2022-08-18': 174.14999389648438, '2022-08-19': 171.52000427246094}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-07': 138.9199981689453}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-06': 151.72999572753906}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-07': 178.85000610351562}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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{'date': '2022-08-08', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 295.209, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153281.0, 'fred_ppi': 269.546, 'fred_retail_sales': 675107.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -68522.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 58.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.1703, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-higher-open-after-selloff-on-jobs-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh\nAug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday after last week\'s blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve.\nThe focus this week will be on consumer prices data on Wednesday.\nThe S&P 500 has bounced back 13% from its mid-June lows, but investors fear that signs of persistent inflation this week could further bolster the Fed\'s case for aggressive monetary policy tightening.\n"While it\'s clear the Fed needs to continue tightening policy, there are still about six weeks until the next meeting and we remind investors that economic data can change very quickly," said Robert Schein, chief investment officer, Blanke Schein Wealth Management.\n"The CPI data will help to confirm if the Fed\'s tightening efforts have been successful in starting to tame inflation or if continued Fed tightening is needed."\nU.S. rate futures have priced in a 68.5% chance of a 75-basis-point hike at the Fed\'s September meeting, up from about 41% before payrolls data on Friday beat market expectations. IRPR\nBanks that tend to benefit from a higher interest rate environment extended their gains in trading before the bell.\nMegacap growth and technology stocks edged higher, with Tesla TSLA.O up 2.3%. The U.S. electric-car maker signed contracts worth about $5 billion to buy materials for their batteries from nickel processing companies in Indonesia, according to a CNBC report.\nOther high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. The benchmark 10-year yield declined 1.6% in early trading.\nMeanwhile, the U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes.\n"All in all, it\'s a net positive. Biotech and pharma should rebound after some uncertainty because it (the bill) is less onerous than initially anticipated as it relates to negotiating drug prices," said Thomas Hayes, managing member, Great Hill Capital LLC, New York.\nHayes added that a lot of companies might accelerate their stock buybacks as they now have incentive to aggressively initiate buybacks before the 1% tax kicks in, helping the equity markets overall.\nNvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 7% on saying it expects second-quarter revenue of about $6.70 billion, down 19% from the prior quarter, largely hurt by weakness in its gaming business.\nSignify Health Inc SGFY.N jumped 15.1% on a media report that CVS Health Corp CVS.N was looking to buy the health technology company.\nGlobal Blood Therapeutics climbed 4.6% on Pfizer\'s PFE.N $5.4 billion deal for the blood disorder drugmaker.\nAt 08:50 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 164 points, or 0.50%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 25.75 points, or 0.62%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 102.25 points, or 0.77%.\nPalantir Technologies Inc PLTR.N dropped 14.1% after the data analytics software company lowered its annual revenue forecast as the timing of some large government contracts remained uncertain.\nTyson Foods Inc TSN.N fell 3.4% on missing quarterly profit expectations.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Other high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday after last week\'s blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve. Biotech and pharma should rebound after some uncertainty because it (the bill) is less onerous than initially anticipated as it relates to negotiating drug prices," said Thomas Hayes, managing member, Great Hill Capital LLC, New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Other high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday after last week's blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for higher open after selloff on jobs data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday after last week's blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve. The benchmark 10-year yield declined 1.6% in early trading.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Other high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday after last week\'s blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve. "While it\'s clear the Fed needs to continue tightening policy, there are still about six weeks until the next meeting and we remind investors that economic data can change very quickly," said Robert Schein, chief investment officer, Blanke Schein Wealth Management.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buffett-goes-on-buying-spree-as-stock-market-reels', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett went bargain hunting with both fists in the second quarter, scooping up billions of dollars worth of equities amid the broader market\'s steep selloff.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $292.07) was a net buyer of stocks to the tune of $3.8 billion for the three months ended June 30. For good measure, Buffett, the conglomerate\'s chairman and CEO, also bought back $1 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway\'s own stock. \nSEE MORE Biden\'s Inflation Reduction Act: Investing Winners and Losers\nThe S&P 500 lost more than 16% of its value during the second quarter. Suffice to say that Buffett was once again greedy when others were fearful. \nAlthough Buffett slowed his pace of purchases of shares in both other companies and his own compared with Q1, the buying stands in stark contrast to Q2 2021, when Berkshire was a net seller of equities. \nWe won\'t know the full details of which stocks Buffett bought and sold during Q2 until Berkshire releases its Form 13-F on Aug. 15. But we do know that a sizable portion of that $3.8 billion in net purchases went to Occidental Petroleum (OXY, $59.01).\nIn the latter part of June, Berkshire bought an additional 9.6 million shares – worth about $530 million – in the integrated oil and gas firm. The holding company added to its stake in July, buying another 4.3 million OXY shares worth $250 million. \nIncluding warrants, Berkshire owns nearly a third of OXY\'s shares outstanding. Naturally, the conglomerate\'s large and growing position in OXY is fueling speculation that Buffett could be eyeing a buyout of Occidental Petroleum. \nRemarkably, as enthusiastically as Buffett went shopping for stocks in Q2, all that spending barely made a dent in Berkshire\'s cash pile. The company ended the quarter with $105.4 billion in cash, equivalents and short-term investments. That\'s only $847 million less than what Berkshire held in its coffers at the end of Q1. \nSecond-quarter insurance-investment income of $1.9 billion helped fatten Berkshire\'s wallet even as it continued to splurge on stocks. \nBerkshire Q2 Earnings Show Big Investing Loss\nAlthough Buffett may have delighted in the market\'s Q2 swoon for serving up quality stocks on sale, the general drawdown in equities dinged Berkshire\'s bottom line in a big way.\nThe company was forced to record an investing loss of $53 billion on its portfolio of securities. It\'s a paper loss only, and something that no investor in Berkshire Hathaway should lose sleep over. \nSEE MORE Are We in a Recession? Here\'s What the Experts Say\nBRK.B\'s equity portfolio is highly concentrated, after all. Its top five holdings – Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), American Express (AXP), Chevron (CVX) and Coca-Cola (KO) – account for about 75% of the entire portfolio value. \nAAPL, which alone accounts for more than 40% of Berkshire\'s portfolio, shed more than a fifth of its price value in Q2. BAC and AXP each fell by about a quarter. Chevron, for its part, lost 11% during the second quarter. Indeed, of BRK.B\'s top-five holdings, only KO (+1.5%) delivered a Q2 gain. \nBut these are long-term holdings, at the whim of the accounting rules. Buffett urged investors not to overreact to what is essentially just some short-term bookkeeping.\n"The amount of investment gains/losses in any given quarter is usually meaningless and delivers figures for net earnings per share that can be extremely misleading to investors who have little or no knowledge of accounting rules," Buffett said in a statement.\nBerkshire Operating Income Tops Estimates in Q2\nWhat should be of importance to holders of Berkshire\'s Class B shares is that the company\'s operating income came in at $4.21 per share. That easily topped analysts\' average estimate of $3.34 per share, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.\n"The outperformance came from higher dividend and interest income, and stronger results at BH Reinsurance, BNSF and the manufacturing division, partially offset by worse results in Berkshire Energy and Geico," writes UBS Global Research analyst Brian Meredith, who rates the stock at Buy.\nSEE MORE 10 Best Low-Volatility Stocks to Buy Now\nMeredith\'s bullishness is the mainstream view on the Street. Only four analysts cover BRK.B, per S&P Global Market Intelligence, but they give the stock a consensus recommendation of Buy.\nLittle wonder there. Not only has BRK.B been a strong defensive holding during the current bear market – shares were off 2.3% for the year-to-date ended Aug. 5 to beat the S&P 500 by nearly 11 percentage points – but it remains compellingly priced.\n"BRK\'s shares are currently trading at around a 26% discount to its intrinsic value, which is more than the 22% average discount since BRK resumed share repurchases in the third quarter of 2018," Meredith writes. \nIf nothing else, the company\'s second-quarter results prove once again that when it comes to the best stocks to buy for a bear market, Berkshire Hathaway remains tough to beat.\nSEE MORE 6 Sturdy Defensive Stocks to Buy for 2022\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Its top five holdings – Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), American Express (AXP), Chevron (CVX) and Coca-Cola (KO) – account for about 75% of the entire portfolio value. AAPL, which alone accounts for more than 40% of Berkshire's portfolio, shed more than a fifth of its price value in Q2. Although Buffett slowed his pace of purchases of shares in both other companies and his own compared with Q1, the buying stands in stark contrast to Q2 2021, when Berkshire was a net seller of equities.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Its top five holdings – Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), American Express (AXP), Chevron (CVX) and Coca-Cola (KO) – account for about 75% of the entire portfolio value. AAPL, which alone accounts for more than 40% of Berkshire's portfolio, shed more than a fifth of its price value in Q2. In the latter part of June, Berkshire bought an additional 9.6 million shares – worth about $530 million – in the integrated oil and gas firm.", 'news_article_title': 'Buffett Goes on Buying Spree as Stock Market Reels', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Its top five holdings – Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), American Express (AXP), Chevron (CVX) and Coca-Cola (KO) – account for about 75% of the entire portfolio value. AAPL, which alone accounts for more than 40% of Berkshire's portfolio, shed more than a fifth of its price value in Q2. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $292.07) was a net buyer of stocks to the tune of $3.8 billion for the three months ended June 30.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Its top five holdings – Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), American Express (AXP), Chevron (CVX) and Coca-Cola (KO) – account for about 75% of the entire portfolio value. AAPL, which alone accounts for more than 40% of Berkshire's portfolio, shed more than a fifth of its price value in Q2. Although Buffett slowed his pace of purchases of shares in both other companies and his own compared with Q1, the buying stands in stark contrast to Q2 2021, when Berkshire was a net seller of equities."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-key-technologies-that-power-the-metaverse-and-the-companies-creating-them', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'I\nf you were around at the tail-end of the last century, you will remember hearing about this new thing called the internet, which started in the 1960s as a U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) networking project (ARPANET). It has since blossomed from a California-based four-node network into a global system that exhausted its pool of approximately 4.3 billion IPv4 addresses back in 2019. It has also seen an over 30-fold increase in retail sales from 2000 to 2021 from $27.6 billion to $870.8 billion, not to mention the trillions of dollars of market cap the ecosystem has spawned.\nIn fact, every U.S. company with a market cap north of $1 trillion is tied directly to the internet, including Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN). If you asked many what they thought the “World Wide Web” would evolve into back in 1999 or even 2009, you might have gotten a Henry Ford attributed (incorrectly as it turns out) “faster horses” type of response. Essentially a “do what we’re doing now but make it easier and faster to do” type sentiment.\nThe last five or so years have seen a similar scenario start to emerge with what has been referred to simply as “the metaverse.” To be clear, the metaverse is a constantly evolving space and seems to be defined solely through the lens of what potential benefit can be wrangled from it. Research firm Grandview estimates the North American metaverse market at $15.1 billion in 2020 and forecasts a 39.4% compound annual growth rate through 2030 to $418.4 billion, a 26-fold increase in only 10 years as compared to the 30 times, 20-year growth of the broader internet.\nWho Owns the Metaverse?\nJust as no one owns the internet, no one person or company owns the metaverse. But there are companies that are creating the technologies and tools needed to build the metaverse. \nThe Front End\nThe one thing that differentiates the metaverse from the internet is its immersiveness. While we are decades, if not centuries away from having a Star Trek-like Holodeck experience, Hollywood special effects developer Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) has been offering an immersive environment dubbed Stagecraft. It brings greenscreen technology from a post-production process into the real world as discussed in this video. It is truly amazing stuff, and we highly recommend watching that video.\nFor the rest of us, immersive environments have traditionally been dependent on what budget you may have for monitors and surround sound systems. That has changed over the past few years, and what started as very clunky or poorly adopted headsets have now evolved into devices we fantasized about only a decade ago.\nReading through the specifications for the Meta (META) Quest 2 ($299) headset kit on the Oculus website really doesn’t get into any nuts and bolts of the device, but it does mention things like “3D positional audio,” 1832 x 1920 pixel resolution screen per eyeball, various screen refresh rates (60, 72, 90 Hz) and 6 Degrees of Freedom (DoF). This means the device captures movement along three axes: front/back, up/down and left/right. Additionally, the device has a three-axis gyroscope and a three-axis accelerometer that are manufactured by companies like STMicroelectronics (STM). A more detailed breakdown really gets into it and calls out items like Qualcomm (QCOM) manufactured Snapdragon processors and Western Digital (WDC) subsidiary SanDisk storage modules.\nOne thing that is interesting is that Oculus and other headset manufacturers are in the process of moving away from OLED screens to LCD screens which they are positioning as “Fast-Switch.” Despite the fact that OLED screens by all accounts provide better contrast, color gamut and uniformity, developers are counting on improved software to make up for any difference in quality in screen technology like lower power consumption and much better cost efficiency. \nReviewing a teardown of a Microsoft HoloLens 2 ($3,500 - $5,199) headset which was available only to corporations and developers until June 2020 again mentions Snapdragon processors. Another goes to great pains to find components manufactured by Microvision Inc (MVIS).\nThe Back End\nBandwidth, storage, processing power and increasingly, geography, all play into what we would describe as the back end of the metaverse. If we were to pinpoint one aspect of internet infrastructure that will benefit from the evolution of the metaverse, we would have to cheat a little because while headsets are becoming more powerful, that power has more to do with delivering positional telemetry, higher quality graphics and sound processing than it does generating gameplay or running applications. The devices and environments that do all the heavy lifting are still consoles, personal computers, and increasingly, data centers.\nData centers tie in all four items mentioned earlier. We have seen a growing trend of data centers providing not just storage but also processing power. Further, as users demand lower latency responses, data center developers are becoming more strategic about the geographic placement of these centers. Names in the data center space include Equinix (EQIX), Digital Realty Trust (DLR) and VNET Group (VNET). Component providers that are active in this space include names like Switch (SWCH), Broadcom (AVGO), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) and Cambium Networks (CMBM).\nContent\nAs much as the metaverse relies on the front- and back-end structures we’ve discussed, what good is an immersive environment if you don’t have anything in which to immerse yourself? To date, the bulk of content development has been focused on video games, which tie into the Sony Group (SONY) PlayStation and Microsoft Corp (MSFT) XBOX environments and individual game developers like Electronic Arts (EA). One company that is poised to continue to do very well is Roblox (RBLX), which provides a development platform for any user to create and monetize their own content. As we discussed in a recent piece on Virtual and Augmented Reality, there have been a number of advances made incorporating V/R and A/R technology in learning, both in academic and real-world situations from studying human anatomy to learning aircraft maintenance.\nConclusion (Virtuous Circle)\nThe metaverse is a great example of what we like to describe as the Virtuous Circle of digital infrastructure. The premise is that given a set amount of storage, bandwidth and processing power, developers and users alike will max out the system’s capacity, prompting growth and innovation in that system’s infrastructure. Once that buildout creates more headroom, the cycle repeats itself. What is happening in the metaverse is exciting in its own right, but our interest in this space is in those companies that are facilitating the future of the internet.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In fact, every U.S. company with a market cap north of $1 trillion is tied directly to the internet, including Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN). The last five or so years have seen a similar scenario start to emerge with what has been referred to simply as “the metaverse.” To be clear, the metaverse is a constantly evolving space and seems to be defined solely through the lens of what potential benefit can be wrangled from it. While we are decades, if not centuries away from having a Star Trek-like Holodeck experience, Hollywood special effects developer Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) has been offering an immersive environment dubbed Stagecraft.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In fact, every U.S. company with a market cap north of $1 trillion is tied directly to the internet, including Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN). The Back End Bandwidth, storage, processing power and increasingly, geography, all play into what we would describe as the back end of the metaverse. To date, the bulk of content development has been focused on video games, which tie into the Sony Group (SONY) PlayStation and Microsoft Corp (MSFT) XBOX environments and individual game developers like Electronic Arts (EA).', 'news_article_title': 'The Key Technologies That Power the Metaverse and the Companies Creating Them', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In fact, every U.S. company with a market cap north of $1 trillion is tied directly to the internet, including Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN). Just as no one owns the internet, no one person or company owns the metaverse. But there are companies that are creating the technologies and tools needed to build the metaverse.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In fact, every U.S. company with a market cap north of $1 trillion is tied directly to the internet, including Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN). Research firm Grandview estimates the North American metaverse market at $15.1 billion in 2020 and forecasts a 39.4% compound annual growth rate through 2030 to $418.4 billion, a 26-fold increase in only 10 years as compared to the 30 times, 20-year growth of the broader internet. One thing that is interesting is that Oculus and other headset manufacturers are in the process of moving away from OLED screens to LCD screens which they are positioning as “Fast-Switch.” Despite the fact that OLED screens by all accounts provide better contrast, color gamut and uniformity, developers are counting on improved software to make up for any difference in quality in screen technology like lower power consumption and much better cost efficiency.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bidens-inflation-reduction-act%3A-investing-winners-and-losers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Inflation Reduction Act is now a reality. President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law on Tuesday, Aug. 16, after it was passed in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. \nIt remains to be seen whether the Inflation Reduction Act actually reduces inflation. It is, after all, first and foremost a spending bill, and new government spending tends to be inflationary. Ultimately, Federal Reserve policy, the untangling of the global supply chain, and increased energy production to offset the effects of Russian sanctions will have far more impact on inflation.\nAll the same, this is one of the most significant pieces of legislation in years, and it has major implications for American environmental policy and prescription drug prices. \nSEE MORE The Inflation Reduction Act and Taxes: What You Should Know\nWe\'ll start with the two biggest talking points: green investment and Medicare pricing. The bill would plow $369 billion into renewable energy investment, including wind and solar projects, with a goal of reducing carbon emissions by 40% by 2030. It would also expand tax credits for electric vehicle (EV) purchases and promote U.S. energy independence.\nThe other big news is that Medicare would be able to negotiate drug prices for the first time, potentially lowering prescription costs for both patients and taxpayers.\nOf course, nothing is free. To pay for all of this, the bill would levy a 1% tax on all corporate share buybacks and a 15% minimum corporate income tax on any company with more than $1 billion in revenues. \n"We find the potential tax on share buybacks to be particularly interesting," says Sonia Joao, chief operating officer of Houston-based RIA Robertson Wealth Management. "Share buybacks have been a popular way for American companies, and particularly tech firms, to reward their shareholders. This may incentivize them to spend less on payouts and more on dividends or debt reduction. It\'s early, but we could see this having far-ranging implications for the U.S. market."\nStock buybacks have added trillions of dollars in buying pressure over the past decade. In fact, the companies of the S&P 500 bought back approximately $1 trillion in just the past four quarters alone, according to Yardeni Research. So, clearly, any significant change in buying patterns will potentially have an outsized impact on the market. It could mean higher dividends, but lower capital appreciation. \nToday, we\'re going to look at some of the potential winners and losers of the Inflation Reduction Act. \nSEE MORE 10 Best Low-Volatility Stocks to Buy Now\nData is as of Aug. 5.\nGetty Images\nWinner: Tesla\nIndustry: Auto manufacturers\nMarket value: $903.0 billion\nOne of the most obvious winners of the Inflation Reduction Act is electric vehicle leader Tesla (TSLA, $864.51). \nTesla was an early beneficiary of federal taxpayer subsidies for EV purchases. But unfortunately, the company also became a victim of its own success. By 2018, Tesla had already sold more than 200,000 electric vehicles, which meant that they had exhausted their government allowance… and that buyers were no longer entitled to the $7,500 credit. This put Tesla at a major disadvantage to younger startups or to traditional automakers that had only recently dipped their toes into the EV market, as its products were effectively $7,500 more expensive. \nThe Inflation Reduction Act lifts the cap, thus making Tesla EVs eligible for the subsidy again. \nSubsidies, or the lack thereof, wasn\'t Tesla\'s only issue, of course. The company faces an onslaught of new competition in both electric vehicles and in autonomous driving, two areas where Tesla had a major head start. Tesla also has both the blessing and the curse of being run by eccentric billionaire Elon Musk. Musk remains a visionary in the EV space, but his media antics – such as his attempted purchase of social media platform Twitter (TWTR) – have proven to be a distraction.\nStill, the return of the subsidy is a big deal, as is the broader focus on clean, renewable energy. This may have been just the shot in the arm that Tesla\'s shares needed. \nOne caveat: The rebate only applies to cars priced under $55,000. So, Tesla might need to sell a cheaper model or a slimmed down version of its Model 3 if it is to take full advantage. \nSEE MORE 10 Stocks to Buy When They\'re Down\nGetty Images\nWinner: Albemarle\nIndustry: Specialty chemicals\nMarket value: $27.9 billion\nA major investment in renewable energy and in electric vehicles can only mean one thing: a massive increase in demand for energy storage. EVs depend on large battery packs, and storage is a critical part of making solar and wind energy viable replacements for fossil fuels. After all, the sun doesn\'t shine at night, and the wind doesn\'t blow all the time. \nDemand for battery storage means demand for lithium, and that\'s good news for major lithium producers like Albemarle (ALB, $237.99).\nFounded in 1887, Albemarle is a leading global producer of lithium and bromine. Without the raw materials that ALB produces, there could be no Tesla or any other electric vehicle. But beyond that, there could be no iPhone or battery-powered laptop computer either. Virtually every wireless electronic gadget you own depends on a lithium ion battery. And those batteries depend on the mining and production of high-quality lithium.\nAlbemarle isn\'t a glitzy tech stock. It\'s a gritty materials stock. But it\'s the gritty materials stock that makes glitzy tech possible. \nDemand for lithium was already strong long before the Inflation Reduction Act was dreamed up, and demand would continue to be strong even if the bill somehow died in the House of Representatives. But the potential increase in demand due to the bill\'s climate provisions will only turbocharge ALB even higher. \nSEE MORE 12 Best Industrial Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2022\nGetty Images\nSurprising Winner: Energy Transfer\nIndustry: Oil & gas midstream\nMarket value: $33.4 billion\nThe Inflation Reduction Act is known mostly for its emphasis on renewable energy. After all, it pledged to reduce greenhouse gasses 40% by 2030. But given that West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin\'s vote was critical to the bill\'s passage – and given the importance of traditional fossil fuels to the Mountain State – there were a few sweeteners for energy and energy infrastructure companies. \nAt the heart of it is a revision of the permitting process for infrastructure, including pipelines, that would force the government to make a decision on whether or not to issue a permit within two years. \nMajor pipeline projects, including the Dakota Access and the Keystone pipelines, have been political hot potatoes over the past decade. Eliminating some of the uncertainty surrounding new projects – and forcing the government to give a straight answer in a reasonable timeline – is a major plus for pipeline operators and particularly serial growers like Energy Transfer (ET, $10.82).\nET operates over 120,000 miles of pipeline assets, and approximately 30% of all American natural gas flows through Energy Transfer assets. \nNatural gas is considered a "bridge" energy source by many, or an interim step in transitioning away from dirty coal into clean renewable energy. But it\'s a bridge that we may be crossing for decades, and in the meantime, there is money to be made. At current prices, Energy Transfer yields over 8%. \nSEE MORE 3 MLPs Throwing Off Massive 8%-9% Yields\nGetty Images\nWinner: NextEra Energy\nIndustry: Utilities – regulated electric\nMarket value: $172.9 billion\nThe stated aim of the bill, apart from lowering inflation, is to make the U.S. energy grid greener. As such, $113 billion is earmarked to encourage the building of new renewable electricity plants. That should be boon to NextEra Energy (NEE, $87.98) and other utility operators with a major presence in renewable energy. NEE has ambitious plans in place to eliminate its carbon emissions entirely. Already, the company is the world\'s largest producer of wind and solar energy.\nBut the benefits to utilities go beyond the incentives to build more capacity. If the bill is successful in advancing the transition to electric vehicles, then demand for electricity will naturally rise as drivers substitute a trip to the gas station with an overnight charge in their garage. \nAnd the same holds true for appliances, hot water heaters and home heating systems. While we will still be using natural gas in existing construction for decades, new construction will depend far more heavily on electricity.\nSEE MORE Hydrogen Stocks: Unstable, But Potentially Explosive, Too\nGetty Images\nLoser: Apple\nIndustry: Consumer electronics\nMarket value: $2.66 trillion\nWhether or not Apple (AAPL, $165.35) is a winner or loser here will depend on how the company reacts to the tax on stock buybacks. Apple spent over $85 billion on repurchases last year, and in the past decade, that number is close to half a trillion. And this was before the company announced a new $90 billion buyback plan back in April.\nHalf a trillion dollars is a lot of money, even for a company as large as Apple. And while those buybacks are testament to the company\'s massive success and almost unbelievable ability to generate mountains of free cash flow, let\'s face it: This amount of buying pressure from Apple\'s treasury has clearly had an impact on the share price. This isn\'t a testable hypothesis, and we have no way to know what AAPL\'s value would be today in the absence of those repurchases. But it\'s not a stretch to say that its share price is significantly higher today than it would have been without all of that additional buying. \nSo, anything that curtails buybacks going forward would be a potential risk for Apple shareholders. \nNow, Apple has options here. They can choose to plow some of that buyback money into higher dividends or even into a one-time special dividend. Or, they could further strengthen their already fortress-strong balance sheet by paying down debt.\nAnd it\'s entirely possible that Apple just continues with its buyback plans and considers the tax a cost of doing business. The 1% levy really isn\'t going to make or break the company.\nSo, while Apple is a potential investing loser of the Inflation Reduction Act… it\'s not likely to lose all that much, and neither are its fellow buy-back hoovering tech competitors, such as Meta Platforms (META) and Alphabet (GOOGL).\nSEE MORE The 15 Best Growth Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2022\nGetty Images\nLoser: Johnson & Johnson\nIndustry: Drug manufacturers – general\nMarket value: $449.9 billion\nBig Pharma will have to negotiate with Medicare going forward. And since Medicare pricing tends to drive the pricing by private insurance companies as well, the impact on drug costs should be significant. This should be a major win for patients and taxpayers alike. \nThat said, we have to temper expectations here. The law phases in negotiation in stages, with only 10 drugs subject to negotiation in 2026. And newer drugs would not be eligible for negotiation until at least nine years after their release.\nFurther complicating this is the fact that we still don\'t know which drugs will make the first cut. \nStill, a precedent is being set. And future acts of Congress will likely accelerate what the Inflation Reduction Act has started. \nNone of this is particularly good for Big Pharma giants like Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, $171.11). Given the phased nature of the negotiation, there will be no immediate impact on JNJ\'s profitability. But it\'s coming, so investors should be prepared. \nSEE MORE 5 Best Dow Dividend Stocks to Buy Now\nGetty Images\nLoser: Amazon.com\nIndustry: Internet retail\nMarket value: $1.43 trillion\nAmazon.com (AMZN, $140.80) is a wonder of modern capitalism. Amazon essentially created the e-commerce economy from scratch and then followed that up by creating the cloud computing economy from scratch. It\'s fair to say that AMZN is the most influential company of the past 30 years, and it has done more to revolutionize the way we live than any other company of our lifetimes. \nAMZN also happens to be a pioneer in legal tax avoidance. Despite generating $35.1 billion in U.S. profits in 2021, the company enjoyed a federal income tax rate of just 6.1%, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. \nNow, to be clear, Amazon did nothing "wrong" by avoiding taxes. We all do everything in our power to lower our tax bills, and AMZN simply took advantage of the opportunities presented. It would be doing a disservice to its investors to not take advantage.\nWell, that landscape is now changing. Under the Inflation Reduction Act, companies with at least $1 billion in profits would be required to pay a minimum tax rate of 15% on their reported profits. \nAmazon will continue to mint money. But going forward, it\'s going to have to share a bigger chunk of it with Uncle Sam, which means less for those invested in AMZN stock.\nSEE MORE 65 Best Dividend Stocks You Can Count On in 2022\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "SEE MORE Hydrogen Stocks: Unstable, But Potentially Explosive, Too Getty Images Loser: Apple Industry: Consumer electronics Market value: $2.66 trillion Whether or not Apple (AAPL, $165.35) is a winner or loser here will depend on how the company reacts to the tax on stock buybacks. This isn't a testable hypothesis, and we have no way to know what AAPL's value would be today in the absence of those repurchases. Ultimately, Federal Reserve policy, the untangling of the global supply chain, and increased energy production to offset the effects of Russian sanctions will have far more impact on inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "SEE MORE Hydrogen Stocks: Unstable, But Potentially Explosive, Too Getty Images Loser: Apple Industry: Consumer electronics Market value: $2.66 trillion Whether or not Apple (AAPL, $165.35) is a winner or loser here will depend on how the company reacts to the tax on stock buybacks. This isn't a testable hypothesis, and we have no way to know what AAPL's value would be today in the absence of those repurchases. SEE MORE 10 Stocks to Buy When They're Down Getty Images Winner: Albemarle Industry: Specialty chemicals Market value: $27.9 billion A major investment in renewable energy and in electric vehicles can only mean one thing: a massive increase in demand for energy storage.", 'news_article_title': "Biden's Inflation Reduction Act: Investing Winners and Losers", 'news_lexrank_summary': "SEE MORE Hydrogen Stocks: Unstable, But Potentially Explosive, Too Getty Images Loser: Apple Industry: Consumer electronics Market value: $2.66 trillion Whether or not Apple (AAPL, $165.35) is a winner or loser here will depend on how the company reacts to the tax on stock buybacks. This isn't a testable hypothesis, and we have no way to know what AAPL's value would be today in the absence of those repurchases. SEE MORE 10 Stocks to Buy When They're Down Getty Images Winner: Albemarle Industry: Specialty chemicals Market value: $27.9 billion A major investment in renewable energy and in electric vehicles can only mean one thing: a massive increase in demand for energy storage.", 'news_textrank_summary': "SEE MORE Hydrogen Stocks: Unstable, But Potentially Explosive, Too Getty Images Loser: Apple Industry: Consumer electronics Market value: $2.66 trillion Whether or not Apple (AAPL, $165.35) is a winner or loser here will depend on how the company reacts to the tax on stock buybacks. This isn't a testable hypothesis, and we have no way to know what AAPL's value would be today in the absence of those repurchases. SEE MORE 10 Stocks to Buy When They're Down Getty Images Winner: Albemarle Industry: Specialty chemicals Market value: $27.9 billion A major investment in renewable energy and in electric vehicles can only mean one thing: a massive increase in demand for energy storage."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-amtd-idea-group-is-tumbling-again-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of AMTD Idea Group (NYSE: AMTD) are still discovering gravity as the meme stock burns up on reentry from the stratosphere. Shares are tumbling 16.5% at 10:58 a.m. ET on Monday morning, continuing the plunge that began last week.\nThe Hong Kong–based company rocketed to fame on the success of one of its subsidiaries, another meme stock extraordinaire, AMTD Digital (NYSE: HKD), which went public in mid-July and saw its shares soar 1,000% as chatter from the WallStreetBets crowd on Reddit drove the stock higher.\nAMTD Idea's own stock went from around $2 a share to almost $13 a share at the same time, but at $3.91 a stub, it's on track to make the full round trip in record time.\nSo what\nThere was never any reason for either stock to make the kind of moves it did, valuing the respective companies as it did, putting them among the most expensive stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Even now its $1.6 billion valuation puts it ahead of many other companies on the NYSE with a better track record and financial position such as 3D Systems, Fiverr, or Warby Parker.\nAMTD Digital was an even worse case, as its half-trillion-dollar valuation -- yes, trillion -- was among the top 10 of all stocks, behind the likes of Apple and Microsoft.\nNow what\nBoth stocks still trade well above their starting points. AMTD Digital is still up 4,300%, despite having shed over three-quarters of its value.\nWhat this does show, though, is the growing power of the retail investor to move stocks beyond all sense. While early investors in these names are sitting on hefty profits, many more are nursing serious losses.\n10 stocks we like better than AMTD International Inc\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and AMTD International Inc wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\n\n\nRich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Fiverr International, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends 3D Systems and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Hong Kong–based company rocketed to fame on the success of one of its subsidiaries, another meme stock extraordinaire, AMTD Digital (NYSE: HKD), which went public in mid-July and saw its shares soar 1,000% as chatter from the WallStreetBets crowd on Reddit drove the stock higher. Even now its $1.6 billion valuation puts it ahead of many other companies on the NYSE with a better track record and financial position such as 3D Systems, Fiverr, or Warby Parker. AMTD Digital was an even worse case, as its half-trillion-dollar valuation -- yes, trillion -- was among the top 10 of all stocks, behind the likes of Apple and Microsoft.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Hong Kong–based company rocketed to fame on the success of one of its subsidiaries, another meme stock extraordinaire, AMTD Digital (NYSE: HKD), which went public in mid-July and saw its shares soar 1,000% as chatter from the WallStreetBets crowd on Reddit drove the stock higher. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Fiverr International, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends 3D Systems and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why AMTD Idea Group Is Tumbling Again Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of AMTD Idea Group (NYSE: AMTD) are still discovering gravity as the meme stock burns up on reentry from the stratosphere. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and AMTD International Inc wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Fiverr International, and Microsoft.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Hong Kong–based company rocketed to fame on the success of one of its subsidiaries, another meme stock extraordinaire, AMTD Digital (NYSE: HKD), which went public in mid-July and saw its shares soar 1,000% as chatter from the WallStreetBets crowd on Reddit drove the stock higher. So what There was never any reason for either stock to make the kind of moves it did, valuing the respective companies as it did, putting them among the most expensive stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. 10 stocks we like better than AMTD International Inc When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-rises-over-1-as-dip-in-yields-supports-megacaps', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nU.S. Senate approves bill on climate change, drug costs\nNvidia drops as slump in gaming demand hits Q2 revenue\nTyson Foods down on quarterly profit miss\nPalantir drops on forecast cut\nIndexes up: Dow 0.78%, S&P 0.86%, Nasdaq 1.29%\nUpdates price, data to open\nBy Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh\nAug 8 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led U.S. stock indexes higher on Monday as a pullback in Treasury yields boosted megacap growth stocks after last week\'s blockbuster jobs data sparked a tech selloff on expectations of sharp rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.\nThe focus this week will be on consumer prices data on Wednesday.\nThe S&P 500 has bounced back 13% from its mid-June lows, but investors fear that signs of persistent inflation this week could further bolster the Fed\'s case for aggressive monetary policy tightening.\n"While it\'s clear the Fed needs to continue tightening policy, there are still about six weeks until the next meeting and we remind investors that economic data can change very quickly," said Robert Schein, chief investment officer, Blanke Schein Wealth Management.\n"The CPI data will help to confirm if the Fed\'s tightening efforts have been successful in starting to tame inflation or if continued Fed tightening is needed."\nU.S. rate futures have priced in a 68.5% chance of a 75-basis-point hike at the Fed\'s September meeting, up from about 41% before payrolls data on Friday beat market expectations. IRPR\nMegacap growth and technology stocks rose in early trading, with Tesla TSLA.O up 5.2%. The U.S. electric-car maker signed contracts worth about $5 billion to buy materials for their batteries from nickel processing companies in Indonesia, according to a CNBC report.\nHigh-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session.\nThe benchmark 10-year yield declined to 2.77% as investors continued to assess an unexpectedly strong jobs report from Friday. US/\n"Stocks don\'t need good data, they need softer yields, as softer yields push their valuations higher," said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank.\nThe recovery in equities since July was mostly due to the easing of U.S. yields on the back of growing recession expectations and partly due to the better-than-feared earnings reports, Ozkardeskaya added.\nChipmaker Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 4.6% on saying it expects second-quarter revenue of about $6.70 billion, down 19% from the prior quarter, largely hurt by weakness in its gaming business.\nMeanwhile, the U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes.\nSignify Health Inc SGFY.N jumped 14.8% on a media report that CVS Health Corp CVS.N was looking to buy the health technology company.\nAt 9:50 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 256.40 points, or 0.78%, at 33,059.87, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 35.81 points, or 0.86%, at 4,181.00, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 163.05 points, or 1.29%, at 12,820.61.\nPalantir Technologies Inc PLTR.N dropped 13.2% after the data analytics software company lowered its annual revenue forecast as the timing of some large government contracts remained uncertain.\nTyson Foods Inc TSN.N fell 8.9% on missing quarterly profit expectations.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 4.96-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 3.43-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded seven new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 70 new highs and seven new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. Senate approves bill on climate change, drug costs Nvidia drops as slump in gaming demand hits Q2 revenue Tyson Foods down on quarterly profit miss Palantir drops on forecast cut Indexes up: Dow 0.78%, S&P 0.86%, Nasdaq 1.29% Updates price, data to open By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led U.S. stock indexes higher on Monday as a pullback in Treasury yields boosted megacap growth stocks after last week's blockbuster jobs data sparked a tech selloff on expectations of sharp rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 has bounced back 13% from its mid-June lows, but investors fear that signs of persistent inflation this week could further bolster the Fed's case for aggressive monetary policy tightening.", 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. Senate approves bill on climate change, drug costs Nvidia drops as slump in gaming demand hits Q2 revenue Tyson Foods down on quarterly profit miss Palantir drops on forecast cut Indexes up: Dow 0.78%, S&P 0.86%, Nasdaq 1.29% Updates price, data to open By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led U.S. stock indexes higher on Monday as a pullback in Treasury yields boosted megacap growth stocks after last week's blockbuster jobs data sparked a tech selloff on expectations of sharp rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq rises over 1% as dip in yields supports megacaps', 'news_lexrank_summary': "High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. Senate approves bill on climate change, drug costs Nvidia drops as slump in gaming demand hits Q2 revenue Tyson Foods down on quarterly profit miss Palantir drops on forecast cut Indexes up: Dow 0.78%, S&P 0.86%, Nasdaq 1.29% Updates price, data to open By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led U.S. stock indexes higher on Monday as a pullback in Treasury yields boosted megacap growth stocks after last week's blockbuster jobs data sparked a tech selloff on expectations of sharp rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 has bounced back 13% from its mid-June lows, but investors fear that signs of persistent inflation this week could further bolster the Fed's case for aggressive monetary policy tightening.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. Senate approves bill on climate change, drug costs Nvidia drops as slump in gaming demand hits Q2 revenue Tyson Foods down on quarterly profit miss Palantir drops on forecast cut Indexes up: Dow 0.78%, S&P 0.86%, Nasdaq 1.29% Updates price, data to open By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led U.S. stock indexes higher on Monday as a pullback in Treasury yields boosted megacap growth stocks after last week\'s blockbuster jobs data sparked a tech selloff on expectations of sharp rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. "While it\'s clear the Fed needs to continue tightening policy, there are still about six weeks until the next meeting and we remind investors that economic data can change very quickly," said Robert Schein, chief investment officer, Blanke Schein Wealth Management.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-you-should-own-individual-stocks-over-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If you\'ve ever stumbled into financial TikTok, you\'ve likely come across all sorts of unsubstantiatedinvestment advice(among the occasional informative video). These videos are usually conveniently preluded with "this is not financial advice" right before they give you some terribleinvestment advice\nTroves of influencers make the claim that there\'s no point investing in individual stocks when you can simply buy low-cost, exchange-traded funds (ETFs). While ETFs are certainly useful investment vehicles, I don\'t think they are compelling enough to abandon investing directly in stocks.\nHere\'s three things the influencers won\'t tell you about investing in ETFs:\nImage source: Getty Images.\nETFs are heavily indexed to a small number of companies\nMy main issue with ETFs is that most are market-weighted. This means the fund\'s holdings are weighted by each stock\'s market cap (the share price times the outstanding share count), so that the larger companies end up dominating the overall allocation.\nConsider some of the top ETFs and their overall exposure to the five largest companies in the U.S -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).\nEXCHANGE-TRADED FUND\nSECTOR/CATEGORY\nEXPOSURE TO 5 LARGEST U.S. COMPANIES\nSPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY)\nS&P 500\n21.72%\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO)\nS&P 500\n21.00%\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSEMKT: XLK)\nTech\n45.34%\nVanguard Information Technology Index Fund (NYSEMKT: VGT)\nTech\n41.48%\nVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (NYSEMKT: ESGV)\nESG\n22.69%\nDATA SOURCE: INDEX FUND REPORTS. TABLE BY AUTHOR.\nThere are obviously other more specific funds you could invest in, such as energy or industrial sector ETFs that do not have exposure to these behemoths. But many investors think that by simply buying a basket of ETFs, they are diversifying. In reality, some or all of these funds will be heavily weighted to the same 5-10 companies.\nIn 2021, Citywire reported that the largest constituents in the S&P 500 have accounted for over 40% of the total return for the index over a five-year period.\nThe data indicated that about 1% of the stocks in most S&P 500 ETFs are driving the lion\'s share of the overall returns.\nDon\'t get me wrong: I\'m a fan of many of the big tech names, but I\'d rather own them directly.\nWith broad-market ETFs, you\'re essentially buying the 5-10 largest companies on the market, but only getting a fraction of the potential upside.\nTotal Return Level data by YCharts\nThere are failing companies in the S&P 500\nAccording to forecasts by consulting firm, Innosight, nearly 50% of the companies currently in the S&P 500 will be replaced over the next decade.\nCompanies get replaced in the S&P 500 when their stock prices fall enough to no longer be representative of the 500 largest U.S. companies by market cap. This means that nearly half of the stocks in the index today are likely future losers, and some of them are potentially headed for bankruptcy.\nIn fact, the Innosight report found that several energy and brick-and-mortar retail companies that have recently fallen out of the S&P 500 have done exactly that.\nObviously, you won\'t "own" these failing companies for long because they will be removed from the index, but if you believe in investing in a better future, you might not like the idea of allocating money to companies that are entering the final chapter of their corporate existence.\nThe diversification offered by S&P 500 ETFs (if even its heavily weighted to FAANG) can be comforting, but once you look under the hood, you realize you\'re buying a lot of losing companies.\nOwning stocks makes you smarter\nIf I had a dollar for every financial influencer that has touted the advantages of buying low-cost S&P 500 index funds and ETFs over individual stocks, I\'d be a much richer person.\nThe reasoning behind these claims is usually because you can "set it and forget it." There\'s no listening to earnings calls or keeping up with company filings. No research needed, just buy it and wait.\nAnd for those that genuinely have zero interest in investment research, that is likely a smart move. After all, buying ETFs is certainly better than not investing at all.\nBut, one very important thing you\'ll miss out on when buying only ETFs is learning how businesses work. By foregoing the research process, you\'re also foregoing the opportunity to get smarter along the way.\nInvesting directly in stocks is certainly more work, and there\'s no guarantee that you\'ll beat the market. But it forces you to learn how companies make money, and over time you\'ll start to recognize patterns that separate great businesses from the average ones.\nAnd in doing so, you\'ll become an exponentially better investor. Those that invest exclusively in ETFs do not experience this intellectual compounding effect because they are not diving into the details of the underlying businesses.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Mark Blank has positions in Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Consider some of the top ETFs and their overall exposure to the five largest companies in the U.S -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). The diversification offered by S&P 500 ETFs (if even its heavily weighted to FAANG) can be comforting, but once you look under the hood, you realize you're buying a lot of losing companies. But it forces you to learn how companies make money, and over time you'll start to recognize patterns that separate great businesses from the average ones.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Consider some of the top ETFs and their overall exposure to the five largest companies in the U.S -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). 21.00% The Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSEMKT: XLK) Tech 45.34% Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund (NYSEMKT: VGT) Tech 41.48% Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (NYSEMKT: ESGV) The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.', 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons You Should Own Individual Stocks Over ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Consider some of the top ETFs and their overall exposure to the five largest companies in the U.S -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). After all, buying ETFs is certainly better than not investing at all. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Consider some of the top ETFs and their overall exposure to the five largest companies in the U.S -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). These videos are usually conveniently preluded with "this is not financial advice" right before they give you some terribleinvestment advice Troves of influencers make the claim that there\'s no point investing in individual stocks when you can simply buy low-cost, exchange-traded funds (ETFs). 21.00% The Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSEMKT: XLK) Tech 45.34% Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund (NYSEMKT: VGT) Tech 41.48% Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (NYSEMKT: ESGV)'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/berkshire-stock%3A-more-than-meets-the-eye-in-q2-numbers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'At first glance, the $43.76 billion Q2 loss posted by Berkshire (BRK.A) might seem unnerving but a little digging indicates the well-oiled Berkshire machine continues to perform even in a difficult macro backdrop.\nThe insurance and energy to apparel and watches conglomerate reported an EPS of $4,860 versus the Street expectations of $4,740. Additionally, revenue grew 10.2% year-over-year to $76.18 billion. Importantly, operating earnings jumped 38.7% to $9.28 billion. This is a significant jump at a time when companies are reeling from cost pressures and inflation.\nBerkshire is a holding company and keeps putting its cash pile to use by investing in names that the Oracle of Omaha favors. This means as the markets plummeted this year, many of these investments including Apple (AAPL) and American Express (AXP) (GB:0R3C) fell in value and impacted the paper profits of the company.\nBut indices have made a fair bit of recovery since then and needless to say, many of the paper losses have already been recouped. Additionally, Mr. Buffett’s buying spree of Occidental Petroleum (OXY) (GB:0KAK) stock came at a time when the company is churning out robust cashflows (Berkshire’s OXY stake is inching towards 20% now).\nWhile investing gains can gyrate depending on market swings, Mr. Buffett favors operating earnings as a better yardstick for Berkshire. Geico, the company’s insurance unit saw an underwriting loss of almost half a billion dollars but growth in Berkshire’s other units more than offset this bump in Q2.\nHow Much Cash Does Berkshire Have in 2022?\nEarlier this year, Mr. Buffett noted that good opportunities were getting difficult to spot, but since then, the company has put a sizable chunk of its cash pile to use in OXY stock, Alleghany, Chevron (CVX) (GB:0R2Q), and HP (HPQ). Despite these big-ticket splurges, Berkshire still had $105 billion in cash at the end of the second quarter.\nAnalyst’s Take\nWall Street, in the meantime, has a Hold consensus rating on the stock alongside a price target of $535,000. This implies a 21.72% potential upside in the stock on top of the 7% price gain over the past month.\nHedge Funds Remain Positive\nFurthermore, our data dive at Tipranks reveals hedge funds are very positive about Berkshire and have scooped up 214,400 shares over the last quarter. Additionally, Ulambayar Bayansan’s Gobi Capital is betting big on the stock with a 100% increase in its Berkshire holdings.\nClosing Note\nBerkshire, a veteran of multiple market cycles, continues to deliver outperformance. Despite being one of the most expensive stocks globally by price, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.9, a price-to-sales ratio of 1.04, and a price-to-free cash flow ratio of 40.40 make the stock attractive. Additionally, a TipRanks smart score of 8 means investors need to keep Berkshire on their radar for the long haul.\nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This means as the markets plummeted this year, many of these investments including Apple (AAPL) and American Express (AXP) (GB:0R3C) fell in value and impacted the paper profits of the company. While investing gains can gyrate depending on market swings, Mr. Buffett favors operating earnings as a better yardstick for Berkshire. Earlier this year, Mr. Buffett noted that good opportunities were getting difficult to spot, but since then, the company has put a sizable chunk of its cash pile to use in OXY stock, Alleghany, Chevron (CVX) (GB:0R2Q), and HP (HPQ).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This means as the markets plummeted this year, many of these investments including Apple (AAPL) and American Express (AXP) (GB:0R3C) fell in value and impacted the paper profits of the company. Importantly, operating earnings jumped 38.7% to $9.28 billion. Berkshire is a holding company and keeps putting its cash pile to use by investing in names that the Oracle of Omaha favors.', 'news_article_title': 'Berkshire Stock: More Than Meets The Eye In Q2 Numbers', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This means as the markets plummeted this year, many of these investments including Apple (AAPL) and American Express (AXP) (GB:0R3C) fell in value and impacted the paper profits of the company. Importantly, operating earnings jumped 38.7% to $9.28 billion. How Much Cash Does Berkshire Have in 2022?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This means as the markets plummeted this year, many of these investments including Apple (AAPL) and American Express (AXP) (GB:0R3C) fell in value and impacted the paper profits of the company. At first glance, the $43.76 billion Q2 loss posted by Berkshire (BRK.A) might seem unnerving but a little digging indicates the well-oiled Berkshire machine continues to perform even in a difficult macro backdrop. Additionally, Mr. Buffett’s buying spree of Occidental Petroleum (OXY) (GB:0KAK) stock came at a time when the company is churning out robust cashflows (Berkshire’s OXY stake is inching towards 20% now).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-stocks-ill-almost-certainly-still-own-in-2030', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett once said that his "favorite holding period is forever." However, there are plenty of stocks that he doesn\'t even hold for five years. Why doesn\'t the legendary investor always live up to his ideal? Things change.\nI\'m optimistic about all of the stocks in my portfolio over the long term. Otherwise, I would sell the ones that I didn\'t feel good about. Of course, my confidence level is much higher for some than for others. I won\'t predict that I\'ll hold any given stock forever. But here are five stocks I\'ll almost certainly still own in 2030 (listed in alphabetical order).\n1. Alphabet\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) ranks as my favorite of the FAANG stocks right now. I love the company\'s moat, especially with its core Google search business. It\'s hard for me to envision another search engine dethroning Google by 2030 or even by 2050.\nI also think that Alphabet has a huge growth opportunity in artificial intelligence (AI). The most obvious one is with its Waymo self-driving car technology business. However, the company is also an AI leader in home technology, virtual assistants, and healthcare.\n2. Apple\nBuffett once referred to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as "probably the best business I know in the world." I wouldn\'t argue the point. The company has built an incredible ecosystem around its iPhone that generates strong revenue year after year.\nApple should still have plenty of growth drivers for iPhone and its other products and services. CEO Tim Cook singled out low global 5G penetration as a reason for optimism in the company\'s recent quarterly conference call. Apple also continues to develop innovations on other potentially big fronts such as augmented reality/virtual reality.\nThis stock is currently my biggest holding. I doubt that will change over the next eight years.\n3. Disney\nNever underestimate The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). Several years ago, some pundits bemoaned the fact that Disney\'s broadcast and cable networks faced a serious threat from streaming services and missed out on its chance to acquire Netflix. Today, there are predictions that the Disney+ streaming service could soon overtake Netflix.\nI fully intend to hold onto my shares of Disney at least through 2030 for three overriding reasons. First, the company has one of the most beloved brands on the planet. Second, it owns a massive and growing content library featuring many of the most popular movie and TV franchises ever. Third (and perhaps most important), Disney is exceptionally adept at monetizing its creative work. Underestimating a company with those advantages will almost always backfire over the long term.\n4. Intuitive Surgical\nI often call Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) the 800-pound gorilla of the robotic surgical systems market. The company has a market share in the ballpark of 80%. Rivals can\'t come close to touching Intuitive\'s track record of more than 20 years. Neither can they top the company\'s impressive recurring revenue that made up 81% of total revenue in the latest quarter.\nWhat I like the most about Intuitive Surgical, though, is its long-term growth prospects. The company\'s robotic systems will probably be used in a little under 2 million procedures this year. Intuitive estimates that there are roughly 20 million procedures performed annually for which its current technology and innovations already in development can address. I predict this big gorilla will still be beating its chest in 2030 and beyond.\n5. Nvidia\nSure, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is in a slump right now with declining demand for graphics cards. But the company operates in a cyclical industry. My view is that the future remains as bright as ever for Nvidia.\nThe company stands front and center in several markets that I expect will be much larger by 2030, including AI, gaming, and digital twins (simulated virtual models of real-world facilities). Nvidia could also have a significant opportunity down the road in powering quantum computers.\nDespite the current malaise for the stock, Nvidia has delivered big gains for me through the years. I fully expect that it will return to its winning ways.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Nvidia, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Netflix, Nvidia, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Buffett once referred to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as "probably the best business I know in the world." CEO Tim Cook singled out low global 5G penetration as a reason for optimism in the company\'s recent quarterly conference call. Several years ago, some pundits bemoaned the fact that Disney\'s broadcast and cable networks faced a serious threat from streaming services and missed out on its chance to acquire Netflix.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Buffett once referred to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as "probably the best business I know in the world." Intuitive Surgical I often call Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) the 800-pound gorilla of the robotic surgical systems market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Netflix, Nvidia, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': "5 Stocks I'll Almost Certainly Still Own in 2030", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Buffett once referred to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as "probably the best business I know in the world." However, there are plenty of stocks that he doesn\'t even hold for five years. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Netflix, Nvidia, and Walt Disney.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Buffett once referred to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as "probably the best business I know in the world." Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Nvidia, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Netflix, Nvidia, and Walt Disney.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russias-spb-exchange-to-resume-full-trading-in-foreign-equities', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aug 8 (Reuters) - Russia's SPB Exchange SPBE.SBX will restart full trading in hundreds of foreign equities on Wednesday, the bourse said, expanding access for Russians to buy and sell international shares.\nRussia's central bank moved in May to restrict trading in some foreign shares following sweeping sanctions that the West imposed after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.\nForeign investors have also not had access to the Russian stock market since Feb. 25 under countermeasures introduced by Moscow designed to prevent a sharp fall in stock prices.\nThe SPB, Russia's second-largest bourse which specialises in foreign shares, has pushed back against the central bank's calls for brokers to block retail investors from being able to access foreign shares.\nFrom 10:00 a.m. Moscow-time (0700 GMT) on Aug. 10, investors will be able to trade shares of around 200 foreign companies, including in Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, popular stock choices among Russian retail investors, the exchange said in a statement.\nPreviously, trading was restricted to the afternoon session.\nTrading in another 1,500 foreign shares will start later in the day, at 3.30 p.m.(1230 GMT), it added.\nRussians held around $14 billion in U.S.-listed shares as of the end of March, Russia's central bank said last week. It estimates that sanctions on Russia's National Settlement Depository froze access to around 320 billion roubles ($5.3 billion) in foreign shares.\n(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "From 10:00 a.m. Moscow-time (0700 GMT) on Aug. 10, investors will be able to trade shares of around 200 foreign companies, including in Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, popular stock choices among Russian retail investors, the exchange said in a statement. Aug 8 (Reuters) - Russia's SPB Exchange SPBE.SBX will restart full trading in hundreds of foreign equities on Wednesday, the bourse said, expanding access for Russians to buy and sell international shares. Russia's central bank moved in May to restrict trading in some foreign shares following sweeping sanctions that the West imposed after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.", 'news_luhn_summary': "From 10:00 a.m. Moscow-time (0700 GMT) on Aug. 10, investors will be able to trade shares of around 200 foreign companies, including in Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, popular stock choices among Russian retail investors, the exchange said in a statement. Aug 8 (Reuters) - Russia's SPB Exchange SPBE.SBX will restart full trading in hundreds of foreign equities on Wednesday, the bourse said, expanding access for Russians to buy and sell international shares. Russia's central bank moved in May to restrict trading in some foreign shares following sweeping sanctions that the West imposed after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.", 'news_article_title': "Russia's SPB Exchange to resume full trading in foreign equities", 'news_lexrank_summary': "From 10:00 a.m. Moscow-time (0700 GMT) on Aug. 10, investors will be able to trade shares of around 200 foreign companies, including in Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, popular stock choices among Russian retail investors, the exchange said in a statement. The SPB, Russia's second-largest bourse which specialises in foreign shares, has pushed back against the central bank's calls for brokers to block retail investors from being able to access foreign shares. Russians held around $14 billion in U.S.-listed shares as of the end of March, Russia's central bank said last week.", 'news_textrank_summary': "From 10:00 a.m. Moscow-time (0700 GMT) on Aug. 10, investors will be able to trade shares of around 200 foreign companies, including in Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, popular stock choices among Russian retail investors, the exchange said in a statement. Aug 8 (Reuters) - Russia's SPB Exchange SPBE.SBX will restart full trading in hundreds of foreign equities on Wednesday, the bourse said, expanding access for Russians to buy and sell international shares. The SPB, Russia's second-largest bourse which specialises in foreign shares, has pushed back against the central bank's calls for brokers to block retail investors from being able to access foreign shares."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-tick-up-after-wall-st-selloff-on-jobs-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.38%, S&P 0.47%, Nasdaq 0.64%\nAug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after last week's blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve.\nThe main focus this week will be on consumer prices data on Wednesday.\nU.S. rate futures have priced in a 68.5% chance of a 75-basis-point hike at the Fed's September meeting, up from about 41% before the payrolls data on Friday beat market expectations. IRPR\nMegacap growth and technology stocks edged higher in trading before the bell, with Tesla TSLA.O up 1.9%. The U.S. electric-car maker signed contracts worth about $5 billion to buy materials for their batteries from nickel processing companies in Indonesia, according to a CNBC report.\nOther high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. The benchmark 10-year yield declined 1.6% in early trading.\nMeanwhile, the U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes.\nSignify Health Inc SGFY.N jumped 15.8% on a media report that CVS Health Corp CVS.N was looking to buy the health technology company.\nAt 07:09 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 125 points, or 0.38%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 19.5 points, or 0.47%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 84.75 points, or 0.64%.\nPalantir Technologies Inc PLTR.N dropped 14.3% after the data analytics software company lowered its annual revenue forecast as the timing of some large government contracts remained uncertain.\nInvestors awaited a slew of earnings reports later in the day from the likes of insurer American International Group Inc AIG.N and Dominion Energy Inc D.N.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Other high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. The U.S. electric-car maker signed contracts worth about $5 billion to buy materials for their batteries from nickel processing companies in Indonesia, according to a CNBC report. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Other high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. Futures up: Dow 0.38%, S&P 0.47%, Nasdaq 0.64% Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after last week's blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve. Signify Health Inc SGFY.N jumped 15.8% on a media report that CVS Health Corp CVS.N was looking to buy the health technology company.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures tick up after Wall St selloff on jobs data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Dow 0.38%, S&P 0.47%, Nasdaq 0.64% Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after last week's blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Other high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from sharp highs in the previous session. Futures up: Dow 0.38%, S&P 0.47%, Nasdaq 0.64% Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after last week's blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve. Signify Health Inc SGFY.N jumped 15.8% on a media report that CVS Health Corp CVS.N was looking to buy the health technology company."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/japanese-investors-were-big-buyers-of-foreign-equities-in-july', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aug 8 (Reuters) - Japanese investors purchased heavily in foreign equities in July, as global stocks rebounded last month on the back of positive earnings and hopes of less aggressive monetary tightening measures from the U.S. Federal Reserves.\nAccording to data from Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japanese investors accumulated a net 1.85 trillion yen worth of overseas equities in July, the biggest since at least 2005.\nU.S. equities .SPX gained 9.1% in the last month, boosted by postive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.CO, which showed confidence in companies ability to weather an economic downturn.\nThe overseas equity buying was led by investment trusts, which purchased 755.4 billion yen, while trust banks bought 748.6 billion yen.\nAccording to Refinitiv data, 66% of the MSCI World index constituents have beaten analysts' forecasts for their net income.\nMeanwhile, due to a decline in U.S. yields, Japanese investors made net sales of 2.54 trillion yen worth of foreign bonds in July, making it a sixth straight month of net sales.\nIn June, domestic investors sold 3.88 trillion-yen worth of U.S. bonds and 926.8 billion-yen worth of European bonds, data from the Bank of Japan showed.\nJapanese investments in overseas assetshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zGKEHG\nJapanese investments in US and European assetshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3bGuZzV\n(Reporting by Gaurav Dogra and Patturaja Murugaboopathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)\n(([email protected]; +91(080) 67496197;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "U.S. equities .SPX gained 9.1% in the last month, boosted by postive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.CO, which showed confidence in companies ability to weather an economic downturn. Aug 8 (Reuters) - Japanese investors purchased heavily in foreign equities in July, as global stocks rebounded last month on the back of positive earnings and hopes of less aggressive monetary tightening measures from the U.S. Federal Reserves. According to data from Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japanese investors accumulated a net 1.85 trillion yen worth of overseas equities in July, the biggest since at least 2005.", 'news_luhn_summary': "U.S. equities .SPX gained 9.1% in the last month, boosted by postive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.CO, which showed confidence in companies ability to weather an economic downturn. According to data from Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japanese investors accumulated a net 1.85 trillion yen worth of overseas equities in July, the biggest since at least 2005. The overseas equity buying was led by investment trusts, which purchased 755.4 billion yen, while trust banks bought 748.6 billion yen.", 'news_article_title': 'Japanese investors were big buyers of foreign equities in July', 'news_lexrank_summary': "U.S. equities .SPX gained 9.1% in the last month, boosted by postive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.CO, which showed confidence in companies ability to weather an economic downturn. Aug 8 (Reuters) - Japanese investors purchased heavily in foreign equities in July, as global stocks rebounded last month on the back of positive earnings and hopes of less aggressive monetary tightening measures from the U.S. Federal Reserves. According to data from Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japanese investors accumulated a net 1.85 trillion yen worth of overseas equities in July, the biggest since at least 2005.", 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. equities .SPX gained 9.1% in the last month, boosted by postive forecasts from Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.CO, which showed confidence in companies ability to weather an economic downturn. According to data from Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japanese investors accumulated a net 1.85 trillion yen worth of overseas equities in July, the biggest since at least 2005. 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The good news from 2022 is Cognex is achieving many of its strategic aims; the bad news is almost everything seems to be working against the company right now. Here\'s the lowdown.\nWhat a growth company needs\nIf you are going to make up an informal list of objectives for a growth company, it will include the following:\nWin over some highly prominent and visible customers to demonstrate your technology\'s efficacy, expand revenue, win follow-up business, and sell to lower-tier players as they follow their industry leaders in adopting machine vision.\nEnsure you satisfy high-profile customers by investing in a high level of service.\nContinue establishing your technology in new growth markets.\nAs alluded to earlier, Cognex is doing all three things. The company\'s three major machine vision markets are automotive, consumer electronics, and logistics/e-commerce. The biggest names in two of those three industries are Apple (named as a significant customer in a previous Cognex SEC filing) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). The latter was not named on Cognex\'s recentearnings call Still, Cognex\'s last 10-K filing referred to a large customer in the logistics industry that represented approximately 17% of their total revenue. When an analyst refers to "the world\'s largest e-commerce customer," it\'s a reasonable bet that it\'s Amazon.\nOne clear thing is that Cognex has won some very high-profile customers in the last five years, so you can tick off the first box on the checklist.\nServicing customers and establishing new markets\nThe other two boxes can be ticked off as well. Three sources indicate that Cognex is very careful in servicing its customers (an excellent quality in a growing company). First, back in 2014, when Cognex started working on Apple orders (its machine vision solutions help smartphone manufacturers fit screens), management significantly ramped its operating expenses to support the orders. Second, it was the same in 2021, with Cognex incurring an extra cost in providing a "higher level of support on a large deployment by a customer in logistics." Third, back on the fourth-quarterearnings callin February, CEO Robert Willett disclosed Cognex had "been prioritizing delivery during this time of global chip shortages that added incremental costs in 2021, due to the significant premiums we\'ve paid to procure components through brokers, and for expedited freight."\nAs for establishing new markets, the logistics market is a relatively new one for Cognex that\'s grown at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 50% over the last five years.\nWhat\'s gone wrong this year for Cognex\nUnfortunately, the best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry, and Cognex has been hit across the board this year:\nA fire at its primary contractor site in Indonesia destroyed a "large amount" of component inventory and "was particularly disappointing given all our hard work to put us in a strong supply position prior to the fire," according to Willett in the earnings release.\nCognex will have to pay premium prices to brokers to secure components, not least to replace those lost in the fire.\nIt\'s well documented that Amazon is scaling back investment in fulfillment centers, and, Willett noted, there are "certain customers scaling back spending on new e-commerce fulfillment centers." Honeywell reported a similar phenomenon in its warehouse automation business.\nConsumer electronics and automotives have been challenged this year with ongoing supply chain issues and fears over consumer discretionary spending in the economy.\nLooking ahead\nIt all adds up to a frustrating year for the company. It\'s doing all the right things, but a confluence of negative factors is hurting its near-term earnings outlook. As a result, the risk around its earnings is rising, but Cognex\'s dip could provide a useful entry point for long-term investors who can tolerate the potential for negative newsflow.\n10 stocks we like better than Cognex\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Cognex wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Lee Samaha has positions in Honeywell International. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Cognex. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Third, back on the fourth-quarterearnings callin February, CEO Robert Willett disclosed Cognex had "been prioritizing delivery during this time of global chip shortages that added incremental costs in 2021, due to the significant premiums we\'ve paid to procure components through brokers, and for expedited freight." What\'s gone wrong this year for Cognex Unfortunately, the best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry, and Cognex has been hit across the board this year: A fire at its primary contractor site in Indonesia destroyed a "large amount" of component inventory and "was particularly disappointing given all our hard work to put us in a strong supply position prior to the fire," according to Willett in the earnings release. As a result, the risk around its earnings is rising, but Cognex\'s dip could provide a useful entry point for long-term investors who can tolerate the potential for negative newsflow.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company\'s three major machine vision markets are automotive, consumer electronics, and logistics/e-commerce. The latter was not named on Cognex\'s recentearnings call Still, Cognex\'s last 10-K filing referred to a large customer in the logistics industry that represented approximately 17% of their total revenue. It\'s well documented that Amazon is scaling back investment in fulfillment centers, and, Willett noted, there are "certain customers scaling back spending on new e-commerce fulfillment centers."', 'news_article_title': 'Down 47% in a Year, Time to Buy This Growth Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As the leader in machine vision, Cognex's strategic aim is to grow into a served market (estimated as being worth $4.2 billion in 2018) that management sees as growing at a 12% annual rate. The latter was not named on Cognex's recentearnings call Still, Cognex's last 10-K filing referred to a large customer in the logistics industry that represented approximately 17% of their total revenue. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Cognex.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'What a growth company needs If you are going to make up an informal list of objectives for a growth company, it will include the following: Win over some highly prominent and visible customers to demonstrate your technology\'s efficacy, expand revenue, win follow-up business, and sell to lower-tier players as they follow their industry leaders in adopting machine vision. The latter was not named on Cognex\'s recentearnings call Still, Cognex\'s last 10-K filing referred to a large customer in the logistics industry that represented approximately 17% of their total revenue. What\'s gone wrong this year for Cognex Unfortunately, the best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry, and Cognex has been hit across the board this year: A fire at its primary contractor site in Indonesia destroyed a "large amount" of component inventory and "was particularly disappointing given all our hard work to put us in a strong supply position prior to the fire," according to Willett in the earnings release.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-this-investor-thinks-airbnbs-stock-buyback-plan-is-a-horrible-idea', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers discusses:\nAirbnb\'s questionable decision to allocate $2 billion for a share buyback plan.\nMatch Group shares hitting a new low as the business has work to do.\nMicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor stepping down after the company reports an eye-popping loss of $94 per share.\nMotley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Wall Street Journal tech columnist Christopher Mims about Meta Platforms, Apple, and how companies are using artificial intelligence.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nThis video was recorded on August 3, 2022.\nChris Hill: The fight between Apple and Meta Platforms is heating up and we\'ve got the latest. Motley Fool Money starts now. I\'m Chris Hill, joined by Motley Fool Senior Analyst Tim Beyers, our man in Colorado. Thanks for being here.\nTim Beyers: Fully caffeinated. Ready to go, Chris.\nChris Hill: That\'s good because we got a bunch of earnings [laughs] to get to and we\'re going to start with Airbnb. Help me understand what\'s going on here because Airbnb second quarter revenue was up nearly 60 percent. Their bookings were a record. At one point this morning, the stock was down more than 10 percent. It\'s recovered a bit. As we\'re recording this a little before lunchtime, it is still down five percent. This is a great quarter. What am I missing?\nTim Beyers: I don\'t think you\'re missing anything. It came in at 2.1 billion up 58 percent a year ago and apparently a hair below the consensus of 2.11 billion. If that sounds like splitting hairs of hairs, you\'re right. Revenues were up 64 percent on a constant currency basis. It\'s just like, the last time you and I got together, we said less bad is the new good and here\'s the reverse of that. It\'s like, good isn\'t good enough or if it\'s not great then we don\'t want to hear from you. It feels pretty silly here. Revenue was up 73 percent from 2019 levels, which is really interesting and the value of the gross booking was up 27 percent, which is, gosh, pretty incredible here at 17 billion. That\'s down slightly from 17.2 billion from the first-quarter, but overall, really very good here, Chris. I think in terms of the metrics, the key performance indicators here, the nights and experiences data, which is essentially rooms booked are 103.7 million during the quarter, that\'s up 25 percent.\nAll things look pretty good here, except for one thing I will point out that nobody\'s talking about. I guess leave it to me to be get off my lawn guy here, but they said that they would buy back two billion dollars worth of stock. I think that is a horrible idea, Chris. I don\'t know why they\'re talking about this because of all the good things that they announced. If you want to be nitpicky about something, let\'s be nitpicky about a thing that actually makes sense, which is why in God\'s name, if you\'re Airbnb, do you take two billion dollars off of a balance sheet that\'s getting better when you\'re generating honest-to-goodness real free cash flow and then throwing it at buying back shares when you don\'t need to do that? Chris, the number of things that Airbnb could do, buying tuck-in acquisitions of smaller companies in this space, reinvesting in R&D to make the software even better, and maybe making some capital expenditures because Airbnb has shown some willingness to maybe invest in some properties or maybe some prototype properties. There\'s a bazillion thing you could do and you want to throw two billion dollars in cold hard moola at buybacks? What is Brian Chesky thinking?\nChris Hill: I had as a follow-up question, they\'re buying back two billion dollars worth of stock. Is that the best use of two billion dollars? I have my answer. [laughs] The answer is overwhelmingly in your opinion. No, it\'s not the best use of two billion dollars.\nTim Beyers: It\'s a horrible use of two billion dollars and here\'s the thing. Airbnb has done a fairly good job, let\'s give them some credit here. Just looking at the cash flow statement here, Chris. Year-over-year, this is the comparable six months here stock-based compensation expense. In 2021, it was about $462 million, in 2022, $442 million. They\'ve been really disciplined and diligent. Now that sounds like a lot, but when you\'re a company that generates over two billion dollars in net cash from operations when you include that money, about one and a half billion when you take it away. They\'ve been very disciplined in this area. They give away good stock-based compensation to their employees, but not to such a degree that they can\'t generate real cash from the operations of their business. You\'ve been really disciplined, you\'ve got a great balance sheet, and you\'ve got lots of greenfield opportunities in front of you. There is no earthly reason to be buying back stock, none.\nChris Hill: Let\'s move on then to the stock of the day, which is Match Group, the parent company of Tinder and Match.com and many other dating apps. It\'s the stock of the day because shares are down 20 percent after second quarter revenue was light. Their guidance was weak and there are times Tim, when a stock takes a hit like this, and it seems like a buying opportunity but at the moment, and I say this as a shareholder of Match Group, at the moment, this seems like a business that has a lot of work to do.\nTim Beyers: I agree. I completely agree. Revenue was up 12 percent to 794.5 million in the quarter that lagged the forecasts, net loss of 31.9 million and this is a company that\'s been profitable. They have a relatively new CEO in Bernard Kim but the Tinder CEO, Renate Nyborg, she\'s leaving the company. This is not a good sign in my opinion here, Chris. It\'s just that Tinder I guess it\'s not contributing in the way that Match would like it to and some of this is completely understandable. Obviously, during the pandemic, people getting together, setting up in-person dating arrangements, that was a business that was compromised by the pandemic. Some of this is completely understandable. Having said that, it\'s going to be really fascinating to me, Chris, when we get earnings from Bumble next week. I want to see if this is an industry problem or if this is a Match problem. I don\'t think we have the answer to that, Chris.\nChris Hill: It\'s a great question because we saw this in the past few weeks where Snap reported and everyone was quick to attribute the advertising problems that Snap was having to all other companies that sell digital ads, including, and especially Alphabet. Alphabet came out the next week and reported and basically said, no, we\'re not Snap. I think this will be very telling because, absent any other information you could look at Match Group and Bumble for that matter, and look at the overall environment of, hey, the world is really opening up and this seems like a time for these businesses to shine and in the case of Match Group, that is not the case.\nTim Beyers: It doesn\'t look like it. Now, let\'s be clear about something. If you were an investor and you wanted to make a speculative bet. I think I could absolutely see a speculative bet on Match here, but please remember, that\'s what you\'re doing here. You\'re making an informed speculation right now because the company you knew as a cash-generating, stable business that was profiting from a very durable trend, dating happens and will continue to happen forever as long as there are human beings. Clearly, there\'s a core business here that could get healthy. It could get healthy really quickly and in which case, you\'d be buying a value right now. But to your point, Chris, I think there\'s a lot of unanswered questions.\nChris Hill: Shares in MicroStrategy are up more than 12 percent this morning and I do not think it\'s because of the massive loss the accompany just posted in the second quarter. My guess is the stock is up because CEO Michael Saylor is stepping down. What do you think?\nTim Beyers: Yet he is still going to be in charge of Bitcoin, Chris. Is this one of those where everything is changing, but really nothing is changing we\'re telling you things are changing, but really nothing is changing. I don\'t actually know the answer to that, but let\'s be clear about what happened here. Because of the way accounting rules work, MicroStrategy did have to report the drawdown in the value of its digital assets to the tune of about a billion dollars. I think it was a staggering per-share loss of something like $94.\nChris Hill: It was $94 per share.\nTim Beyers: Ninety four dollars per share loss, which is astounding. Having said that, there\'s going to be some temptation, I think, among investors to say, "Well, it can\'t really get worse here and maybe this is a value play here and we\'re moving Michael Saylor to the side." I would say, please don\'t go down that path just yet. This is a very dangerous place for a company that\'s doing very dangerous things with the capital that it has here. The balance sheet has essentially gone negative. What I mean by that is the value of all of the assets on MicroStrategy\'s balance sheet now, do not add up to as much as the debt that MicroStrategy carries and that debt, it was basically used to buy Bitcoin here. They\'re still buying more digital assets. Chris, I want to highlight just one thing very quickly. People really get how leveraged this company is. They spent, it\'s about $225 million in capital expenditures.\nBut those capital expenditures were for more digital asset. Essentially MicroStrategy is saying, we\'re going to make an investment in something that\'s supposed to give us an expectation of returns. So that is things like factories, equipment, or even loans if you\'re a bank. But we\'re going to make it in things like Bitcoin. We\'re going to take hard assets, invest it in a variable asset and we have no idea what the expectation of return is, and we\'re just going to keep doing this. Nothing has really changed the quality of the balance sheet\'s worse. The way that MicroStrategy is investing is the same. But Michael Saylor has a new role. I don\'t think this is a company you want to own or at least let\'s say this, Chris, it\'s not a company that I want to go anywhere near right now.\nChris Hill: I feel the same way and I get the reaction for the stock because it\'s clearly an indictment of Saylor. But as you say, he\'s staying on as Executive Chairman. This seems like a rough job for whoever the next CEO is.\nTim Beyers: It remains to be seen if this move allows for the possibility of MicroStrategy broadening itself to take a look at the core operation that was developing analytics and business intelligence software and making that better because that\'s been widely ignored for a long time now. Is there investments to be made there? Right now, there isn\'t. When MicroStrategy makes capital investments today, it is buy more stuff that might go to the moon. That\'s their capital investment strategy right now and I think that is sub-optimal to say the least. This is one of those things where sound and fury signifying nothing is what it looks like, Chris.\nChris Hill: Tim Beyers, always great talking to you. Thanks for being here.\nTim Beyers: Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: Can Meta Platforms artificial intelligence, fight back against Apple\'s privacy restrictions? Ricky Mulvey caught up with The Wall Street Journal tech columnist, Christopher Mims to talk about how companies are really using AI.\nRicky Mulvey: Today, we\'re talking to artificial intelligence. Joining us now to do that as Christopher Mims.\nAlexa: According to Wikipedia, Christopher Mims is a technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal, which he joined in 2014. Mims received a bachelor\'s degree in neuroscience and behavioral biology from Emory University in 2001.\nRicky Mulvey: Thanks for that intro, Alexa. I guess the point of that is, I know you write about how artificial intelligence is good at playing boring games. Not boring games, but games with defined rule sets. We\'ll talk about some of those games in a moment. But it is absolutely wild to me just how much better is a consumer artificial intelligence has gotten within just the past couple of years.\nChristopher Mims: That\'s absolutely true. When you talk about voice recognition, when you talk about the ability of smart assistance to do what we expect and be more flexible on their response to us. That\'s pretty impressive.\nRicky Mulvey: You got a new column in the Wall Street Journal called Real AI For The Workday World. Some of the applications you\'re excited though, you write, "isn\'t as flashy" as some of the artificial intelligences that have been getting wider attention lately. About those games with defined rule sets, what are some of the games that the AIs you\'re watching or playing? What\'s Amazon doing? What are restaurants doing? What are these recyclers doing?\nChristopher Mims: One very narrowly defined game that somebody has been training in AI to do is to recognize which particles in a stream of crushed up e-waste are valuable metals like copper and gold and sort those out of a stream of waste. That\'s a very narrowly defined tasks at AI is potentially great at and can have a really big impact on an industry where I think between 10 and 20 percent of e-waste is actually recycled. It\'s abysmally low considering that it\'s literally gold. There\'s more gold in a pile of e-waste than there is in an equal size pile of gold ore from the ground. That\'s one example. Another example is there\'s a company out of Munich called Prezi Taste.\nThey\'re using AI with a bunch of fast food restaurants whose names we would recognize, but they\'re not able to disclose. To take some of the cognitive load away from the folks who are really hard pressed in the kitchen. Imagine you\'re working the line at Chipotle and you\'re trying to guess what lunch demand is going to be like. That means, 30 minutes, 45 minutes ago, you had to decide how many chickens to throw on the grill and how much guacamole to mash up. That\'s hard when you don\'t have enough staff. This AI aims to trace the path of food from when it leaves the fridge, to when it\'s delivered to somebody and to use predictive analytics to figure out how much of that food you should be preparing at any moment on any given day.\nThat\'s another example of a narrow task that AI can be quite good at and it can have a really big impact. There\'s a ton of giant companies that are trialing that technology right now. Those are just a couple of examples. There are many others, but in every case where you\'re trying to apply AI and I think self-driving is another good example of this. The more that companies are able to narrow that task, the simpler they\'re able to make it, the bigger impact it has for them. Because AI, it\'s really not that intelligent. It\'s a big pile of math and it\'s not very flexible. It\'s not great at doing a lot of the things that we were promised it would be able to do.\nRicky Mulvey: I guess I would push back on that. It seems to me that there are programs that are getting rapidly more creative. I think of even just the difference between Dolly 1 and Dolly 2, it takes texts, prompts and then generates images based on them. Dolly 1 would create these weird mash-up meme-looking things and then with Dolly 2, you could type in two bears at a picnic table and it could create this hyper-realistic, stylized art. That seems to me to be the creative thinking that we were promised and going beyond those narrowly defined rule sets.\nChristopher Mims: Yeah, those are very cool. The results are very impressive, but I would hesitate to call it creative because of course, the reason it\'s able to do that is it\'s ingested so many images that has a super large library of images to draw from and remix. Is that creativity?. It\'s not really generating some things so much as cribbing from its huge database. I think also the essence of creativity is flexibility, is adaptability, is having a working model of the world. Dolly is cool, but it\'s not going to teach our kids or babysit our pets or solve the world\'s problems. I think that there is a real challenge we have where humans are great at anthropomorphizing inanimate objects. We get excited about these new tools. But at the end of the day that they live in these tiny boxes, or they live on the Internet or whatever. They\'re not embodied. They\'re not really being put into robots yet and they break down in funny ways. There\'s been a bunch of funny uses of Dolly where people will give it a really basic task like draw Pegasus. It spits out these hideous mutant things with no recognizable heads and five legs.\nOr when you ask it to do human faces, it\'s really terrible. They\'re all blurred and smudged. I think it\'s a great example of something that can enhance human capabilities. Like a lot of designers have said, "I get really tired of doing mockups all day long. But if I asked Dolly to degenerate six different mock-ups of blank business cards on creative backgrounds. It can do that in a snap and then I can get onto the part of the client work that I enjoy." The same way that the big models for language like GPT-3 and all of its imitators or created auto-complete. They\'re auto completing our emails and our texts. They\'re auto completing code for programmers, they\'re generating fake reviews online. [laughs] These tools are tremendous when used by humans and can certainly make people more productive. They\'re not going to do anything on their own though, because they\'re not flexible. They\'re really great at these pretty narrow tasks.\nRicky Mulvey: It can do texts prediction, but once you get beyond a couple of lines, it goes in delulu ville. I do think some of the applications are a little bit frightening to me. You wrote about a company called Gong, which is essentially teaching salespeople to close more deals. As you write, basically it\'s telling salespeople to listen more. But it\'s also looking at the way that we have conversations over Zoom or in creative and unique ways. I think there\'s a frightening future, which is, someone is trying to sell you something and you don\'t know how your data is being used by that salesperson in order to sell you things.\nChristopher Mims: Absolutely. Well, keep in mind that we live in that present. One of the most powerful AI\'s on earth is used by Facebook and has allowed all kinds of ad targeting. That gets us when we\'re at our most vulnerable and we\'re stuck in the loop of the infinite scroll on Instagram and advertises that mattress that our friends have been talking to us. Just at the moment when we\'re tipsy and tired enough to impulse buy it. If you want evidence that that works, Apple taking that ability away from Facebook to some extent by enacting new privacy controls is costing Facebook $10 billion a year in revenue and has a lot of advertisers, who are targeting people, crying foul. A lot of these direct to consumer advertisers that built their businesses on Instagram are freaking out because they can\'t reach people anymore. That AI is incredibly powerful. It knows us better than our own mothers and it is largely a black box in terms of what it knows about us and how it\'s using that information. As a result, it\'s this incredible engine of commerce. Every one of us, every day when we view that targeted advertising is but a single human mind up against the greatest hive intelligence humanity has ever concocted, and we\'re losing, and that\'s why we spend money there.\nRicky Mulvey: Do you think that Meta\'s artificial intelligence capabilities can essentially plow through Apple\'s privacy restrictions with the engine that it\'s built up? One of the things you wrote about is that it has this now open source code that can understand every language on earth. That might be able to plow over whatever Apple\'s throwing at it.\nChristopher Mims: No intelligence artificial or otherwise can operate without its senses. Meta\'s algorithm has been partially blinded by Apple\'s privacy moves so it doesn\'t matter how smart it is, it doesn\'t have the information it needs, it can\'t function the way it was intended to. This is why you see the strategy of Facebook trying to get you to spend more time on its services. Because as long as you\'re in that walled garden and you\'re completing your purchase inside that walled garden, you\'re going to these shops that are now available to merchants on Instagram, then it has what\'s called first-party data and Apple can\'t touch that. All of these very unpopular changes that have just been rolled out for Instagram. Facebook is betting that as much as we hate them, that we\'re all mindless enough that the same thing that keeps us scrolling on TikTok will keep us scrolling in this very algorithmically determined TV-like environment that they\'re trying to turn Instagram into and don\'t forget, it does work for TikTok. A lot of people hate it, but it might work.\nRicky Mulvey: Final question. I know you spend a lot of time thinking about supply chains. What\'s a way that artificial intelligence is improving supply chains that you\'re excited about?\nChristopher Mims: Well, there\'s a broad way and a narrow way. The broad way is predictive analytics keeps getting better and that makes ports more and more efficient and the rest of the logistics network, and that is exciting because it is a conservative industry. You\'d be surprised how much of it has yet to adopt this AI. The other thing though is that we are seeing the rise of autonomous driving, especially in trucking potentially. Within a year or two, there could be fully autonomous trucks, no drivers in the cab on Americas roads. That could be tremendous because it allows those trucks to start competing with things like air freight. Because an autonomous truck doesn\'t have to take breaks, stops to get fuel and that\'s it.\nRicky Mulvey: Christopher Mims, he\'s the technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, author of a wonderful book. It\'s called, Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door. Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. Thanks for joining us again on Motley Fool Money.\nChristopher Mims: Absolutely. Thank you for having me.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Match Group. Ricky Mulvey has positions in Meta Platforms, Inc. Tim Beyers has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Bitcoin, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Match Group, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Bumble Inc. and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers discusses: Airbnb's questionable decision to allocate $2 billion for a share buyback plan. Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Wall Street Journal tech columnist Christopher Mims about Meta Platforms, Apple, and how companies are using artificial intelligence. Tim Beyers: It remains to be seen if this move allows for the possibility of MicroStrategy broadening itself to take a look at the core operation that was developing analytics and business intelligence software and making that better because that's been widely ignored for a long time now.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Wall Street Journal tech columnist Christopher Mims about Meta Platforms, Apple, and how companies are using artificial intelligence. Ricky Mulvey has positions in Meta Platforms, Inc. Tim Beyers has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Bitcoin, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Match Group, and Meta Platforms, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Why This Investor Thinks Airbnb\'s Stock Buyback Plan Is a "Horrible" Idea', 'news_lexrank_summary': "All things look pretty good here, except for one thing I will point out that nobody's talking about. I don't think this is a company you want to own or at least let's say this, Chris, it's not a company that I want to go anywhere near right now. Chris Hill: Tim Beyers, always great talking to you.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Wall Street Journal tech columnist Christopher Mims about Meta Platforms, Apple, and how companies are using artificial intelligence. If you want to be nitpicky about something, let's be nitpicky about a thing that actually makes sense, which is why in God's name, if you're Airbnb, do you take two billion dollars off of a balance sheet that's getting better when you're generating honest-to-goodness real free cash flow and then throwing it at buying back shares when you don't need to do that? Chris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/which-faang-stock-looks-promising-at-current-levels', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Macro pressures have significantly hurt stocks in the technology sector, including the mighty FAANG stocks – Meta Platforms (META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Despite the year-to-date pullback, Wall Street analysts remain bullish on some of the FAANG stocks due to their long-term growth prospects and ability to navigate the ongoing challenges. Using the TipRanks Stock Comparison Tool, we placed Apple, Alphabet, and Netflix against each other to pick the best FAANG stock.\nApple\nApple’s earnings per share (EPS) fell nearly 8% to $1.20 for the third quarter of Fiscal 2022 (ended June 25, 2022) amid supply chain pressures, inflation, and currency headwinds. That said, the company surpassed analysts’ earnings and revenue expectations, driven by strong execution.\nApple’s revenue grew 1.9% to $82.96 billion, as higher iPhone sales and increased Services revenue more than offset lower sales of Mac computers, iPads, and wearables. Despite a tough operating environment, iPhone sales grew 2.8%, reflecting strong demand trends.\nLooking ahead, Apple expects revenue growth to accelerate in Q4 FY22 despite forex headwinds. It anticipates supply constraints to persist in Q4 but expects the impact to be lower than in Q3. Also, Apple expects Services revenue to increase in Q4, but decelerate compared to the June quarter due to macro challenges and currency fluctuations.\nFollowing the print, Raymond James analyst Melissa Fairbanks lowered her price target for Apple stock to $185 from $190 but maintained a Buy rating. Fairbanks highlighted Apple’s strong June quarter despite multiple headwinds, like currency movements, China lockdowns, macroeconomic challenges, and component shortages.\nThe analyst noted that while Apple didn’t issue a specific Q4 FY22 guidance, management’s outlook commentary seems better than what consumer trends suggest. Fairbanks remains optimistic that Apple would weather the storm better than other consumer device makers.\nOverall, the Street is cautiously optimistic on Apple stock, with a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 22 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell. At $180.11, the average price target implies 9.24% upside potential from current levels. \nAlphabet\nAlphabet’s second-quarter results lagged analysts’ expectations, but investors were still relieved as the company displayed resilience compared to its peers who are also dependent on online ad spending, like Snap (SNAP).\nAlphabet’s Q2 revenue grew 13% to $69.7 billion, fueled by Google Search and Cloud businesses. However, EPS came in at $1.21, down 11% as increased costs and losses on certain investments weighed on the bottom line.\nAlphabet is facing tough year-over-year comparisons. Also, competition from players like TikTok is impacting its YouTube revenues. However, the company’s Google Search business continues to display strength despite near-term pressures. Google Search and other advertising revenues grew 13.5% to $40.7 billion in Q2, thanks to travel and retail. \nRecently, Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth raised his price target for Alphabet stock to $186 from $183, and maintained a Buy rating. The analyst noted that management’s Q2 earnings commentary emphasized the strength in ad spending as Alphabet’s “search model is not subject to privacy restrictions that limit app-embedded advertising.”\nFeinseth believes that the company’s artificial intelligence investments are driving “increasingly focused and helpful experiences for users and businesses across all key product lines.”\nOverall, Alphabet earns a Strong Buy consensus rating backed by 30 Buys and two Holds. The average price target of $142.63 implies 21.59% upside potential from current levels. \nNetflix\nStreaming giant Netflix delivered revenue of $7.97 billion in Q2, reflecting an increase of 8.6%. While the company’s revenue missed Wall Street’s expectations, EPS grew 7.7% to $3.20 and surpassed estimates.\nDespite mixed results, investors reacted positively as Netflix lost fewer subscribers than it had earlier predicted. The company lost nearly 970,000 subscribers in the second quarter, lower than its guidance of a loss of 2 million subscribers. Netflix cited better content, mainly Stranger Things, and other efforts, as the reasons for the better-than-feared subscriber numbers.\nFor Q3, Netflix anticipates revenue to grow by 5% and the addition of one million net new subscribers. However, analysts were expecting 1.8 million new subscribers. \nFrom working on better content to implementing a crackdown on password sharing, Netflix is taking several measures to ensure better performance. The company expects to launch its lower-cost, ad-supported tier in early 2023. Under a recently announced deal, Microsoft (MSFT) will be Netflix’s technology and sales partner for the launch of the ad-supported tier.\nOppenheimer analyst Jed Kelly believes that any near-term upside in Netflix stock could be quickly moderated by increased churn concerns due to streaming competition and inflationary pressures. However, the analyst views the ad-supported tier and the password-sharing crackdown as two catalysts to re-accelerate top-line growth. Kelly opines that these catalysts along with easing comparisons present an attractive set-up heading into next year. For now, Kelly reiterated a Hold rating on Netflix stock.\nOverall, analysts are sidelined on Netflix stock, with a Hold consensus rating based on seven Buys, 19 Holds, and six Sells. The average price target of $229.30 implies a 1.79% possible downside from current levels. Netflix stock is down over 60% year-to-date.\nConclusion\nFAANG stocks could continue to face macro pressures and currency headwinds over the near term. Despite near-term challenges, Wall Street analysts are highly bullish on Alphabet based on the dominant position of Google Search, tremendous growth opportunities in the Cloud, and strong cash flows that can support the company’s Other Bets division. Furthermore, Wall Street analysts estimate that Alphabet stock has higher upside potential than Apple and Netflix combined.\nAs per TipRanks Smart Score System, Alphabet scores a nine out of 10, indicating that the stock might outperform the broader market. \nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Macro pressures have significantly hurt stocks in the technology sector, including the mighty FAANG stocks – Meta Platforms (META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Despite the year-to-date pullback, Wall Street analysts remain bullish on some of the FAANG stocks due to their long-term growth prospects and ability to navigate the ongoing challenges. Oppenheimer analyst Jed Kelly believes that any near-term upside in Netflix stock could be quickly moderated by increased churn concerns due to streaming competition and inflationary pressures.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Macro pressures have significantly hurt stocks in the technology sector, including the mighty FAANG stocks – Meta Platforms (META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Apple’s revenue grew 1.9% to $82.96 billion, as higher iPhone sales and increased Services revenue more than offset lower sales of Mac computers, iPads, and wearables. Despite near-term challenges, Wall Street analysts are highly bullish on Alphabet based on the dominant position of Google Search, tremendous growth opportunities in the Cloud, and strong cash flows that can support the company’s Other Bets division.', 'news_article_title': 'Which FAANG Stock Looks Promising at Current Levels?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Macro pressures have significantly hurt stocks in the technology sector, including the mighty FAANG stocks – Meta Platforms (META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Using the TipRanks Stock Comparison Tool, we placed Apple, Alphabet, and Netflix against each other to pick the best FAANG stock. While the company’s revenue missed Wall Street’s expectations, EPS grew 7.7% to $3.20 and surpassed estimates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Macro pressures have significantly hurt stocks in the technology sector, including the mighty FAANG stocks – Meta Platforms (META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The analyst noted that management’s Q2 earnings commentary emphasized the strength in ad spending as Alphabet’s “search model is not subject to privacy restrictions that limit app-embedded advertising.” Feinseth believes that the company’s artificial intelligence investments are driving “increasingly focused and helpful experiences for users and businesses across all key product lines.” Overall, Alphabet earns a Strong Buy consensus rating backed by 30 Buys and two Holds. Furthermore, Wall Street analysts estimate that Alphabet stock has higher upside potential than Apple and Netflix combined.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-aug-9-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Stocks failed to hold on to early gains on Monday and ended almost flat as investors anxiously await the consumer price index report for July this week that will help them gauge how aggressive the Fed might be in its rate-hike policy. The S&P and Nasdaq ended in negative territory, while the Dow managed to close in the green.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.1% or 29.07 points to close at 32,832.54 points. The blue-chip index had added as much as 306.49 points at its session highs but ended up giving up almost all the gains.\nThe S&P 500 declined 0.1% or 5.13 points to finish at 4,140.06 points. The index also recorded its third-straight day of declines. Although real estate, materials and communication services stocks gained, the technology sector was a big drag.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) fell 0.9%. However, the Communications Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) gained 0.6%, while the Real Estate Services Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) gained 0.7%. Seven of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 0.1% or 13.10 points to end at 12,644.46 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 0.66% to 21.29. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.28-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.67-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 11.01 billion shares were traded on Monday.\nInvestors Feel Jittery Ahead of Inflation Data\nMarkets opened in the green on Monday and stocks rallied initially but none of the three major indexes could not hold on to the gains as investors feel jittery ahead of the release of the consumer price index report for July later this week. Investors kept gauging if the Fed would continue with its steep rate hike policy in its September policy meeting.\nInvestors were hoping for a softer rate hike by the Fed in its September meeting after a slew of big companies announced their layoff plans, which gave them an impression that the labor market was softening and was evidence of a slowing economy.\nHowever, the robust jobs report released last week has made it difficult for investors to digest the idea that the Fed could continue with its aggressive rate hike policy. This once again dented investors’ spirits, taking a toll on stocks. Tech stocks were the biggest sufferers. Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Salesforce, Inc. CRM declined 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively.\nClean Energy Stocks Rally\nClean energy stocks were big gainers on Monday after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act. The House is likely to pass the bill by the end of this week. The proposal includes billions of dollars reserved to combat climate change. On Monday, investors were also gauging the effects of this major healthcare, climate change, and tax package.\nShares of First Solar, Inc. FSLR gained 4.8%, while Ormat Technologies, Inc. ORA advanced 0.5%. First Solar carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nSemiconductor Stocks Disappoint\nSemiconductor stocks took a beating on Tuesday after NVIDIA Corporation NVDA announced weaker-than-expected revenues in its preliminary financial results for its second-quarter fiscal 2023. The company cited weaker-than-forecasted gaming revenue for the decline.\nShares of NVIDIA Corporation declined 6.3%. Other microchip stocks also took a hit following the announcement. Shares of Micron Technology, Inc. MU slid 1.6%, while Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN fell 0.8%.\nNo economic data was released on Monday.\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nTexas Instruments Incorporated (TXN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSalesforce Inc. (CRM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nFirst Solar, Inc. (FSLR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicron Technology, Inc. (MU): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nOrmat Technologies, Inc. (ORA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Salesforce, Inc. CRM declined 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Stocks failed to hold on to early gains on Monday and ended almost flat as investors anxiously await the consumer price index report for July this week that will help them gauge how aggressive the Fed might be in its rate-hike policy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Salesforce, Inc. CRM declined 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, the Communications Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) gained 0.6%, while the Real Estate Services Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) gained 0.7%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Aug 9, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Salesforce, Inc. CRM declined 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Seven of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL and Salesforce, Inc. CRM declined 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Stocks failed to hold on to early gains on Monday and ended almost flat as investors anxiously await the consumer price index report for July this week that will help them gauge how aggressive the Fed might be in its rate-hike policy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-best-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-august', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks have rallied impressively over the past month, evident from the 16% jump in the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index. Solid earnings reports from some of the sector\'s top names are probably giving investors confidence once again in tech stocks, which have otherwise taken a big beating so far in 2022.\nToday, we will take a closer look at three top tech stocks that are available at attractive valuations right now but have the potential to surge higher.\n1. Microsoft\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) released its fiscal 2022 fourth-quarter results (for the period ended June 30) on July 26. In constant currency terms, the company\'s revenue increased 16% year over year to $51.9 billion while adjusted earnings were up 8% to $2.23 per share. The numbers were below Wall Street\'s expectations of $2.29 per share and $52.4 billion in revenue on account of a poor environment for personal computer (PC) sales.\nHowever, the company\'s outlook saved the day. Microsoft expects $49.75 billion in revenue in the current quarter, or a 10% increase over the prior-year period. The company also expects double-digit revenue and operating income growth for the year, which is impressive considering it\'s facing weaker PC sales, a drop in advertising spending, and Russia\'s war with Ukraine.\nLast quarter, Microsoft lost $400 million in revenue in the Windows as well as search and news advertising businesses due to these headwinds. But the company\'s outlook remains solid, given key growth drivers such as the cloud and its productivity business.\nMicrosoft\'s Intelligent Cloud business produced $20.9 billion in revenue last quarter, accounting for 40% of the top line. The segment\'s revenue was up 20% year over year, thanks to healthy demand for Microsoft\'s server products and cloud services. The cloud business has a lot of room for growth, and Microsoft is a leading player.\nThe company controlled 21% of the global cloud services market in the second quarter, according to Synergy Research Group. The public cloud market could generate $552 billion in revenue by 2027, according to estimates published by Statista -- a big jump over last year\'s outlay of $364 billion. So Microsoft\'s solid position in the cloud computing market should accelerate the company\'s growth ahead.\nThat\'s why investors looking to buy a tech stock right now should consider scooping up Microsoft, and it is trading at 29 times earnings, a sizable discount to its five-year average price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 37.\n2. Cirrus Logic\nCirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) is a fast-growing company that investors can buy at an attractive valuation right now. The company, whose biggest customer is smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), is trading at just 15 times trailing earnings. Cirrus reported $394 million in revenue for the first quarter of its fiscal 2023 (ended June 25, 2022). Its top line increased a whopping 42% year over year. Meanwhile, earnings jumped to $0.69 per share from $0.29 in the prior-year period.\nApple accounted for 79% of Cirrus\' quarterly revenue, which is why the latter\'s impressive growth wasn\'t surprising. The chipmaker supplies power conversion chips and audio codecs used by Apple in such devices as the iPhone. Cirrus makes more money from each unit of the iPhone 13 lineup than earlier devices. That\'s because Apple started using its power conversion chips last year in addition to the audio codecs that it has been deploying for a long time.\nThe higher-dollar content, along with Apple\'s smartphone sales growth last quarter, explains why Cirrus recorded red-hot jumps in revenue and earnings. The company anticipates 19% sequential revenue growth this quarter to $470 million at the midpoint of its guidance range, helped by Apple\'s reported ramping up the production of its next-generation iPhone.\nMore importantly, Cirrus looks built for long-term growth as the company is sitting on two key growth drivers. First is the high-performance mixed-signal (HPMS) business, wherein Cirrus sees an addressable revenue opportunity worth $4.2 billion by 2026 compared to $1 billion in 2021. The HPMS business generated $139 million in revenue last quarter, a big jump from $60 million in the prior-year period.\nCirrus is just scratching the surface of a massive opportunity in this segment that could give its top and bottom lines a big boost in the long run. This makes Cirrus a top semiconductor stock to buy this month as it seems capable of sustaining its impressive growth.\n3. Applied Materials\nApplied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is another company trading at a dirt-cheap valuation. It sports a P/E multiple of just 14.5 and a forward earnings multiple of 12.9. Those are way lower than the Nasdaq-100\'s earnings multiple of 27. Buying Applied Materials at its current valuation looks like a no-brainer.\nThat\'s because the company is built for long-term growth amid the semiconductor boom. Known for selling chip manufacturing equipment, Applied Materials is witnessing healthy demand for its offerings. This was evident from management\'s comments on the company\'s May earnings conference call when CFO Brice Hill remarked: "Our backlog continues to grow, and we have visibility from our customers extending into 2023 and beyond."\nThough Applied Materials management didn\'t spell out the exact amount of the backlog in May, the company had a record backlog worth $8 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 for the three months ended January 30. The second-quarter commentary indicates that the backlog has grown further. And that\'s not surprising, given the growing outlay on semiconductor manufacturing equipment.\nAn estimate by Allied Analytics indicates that global semiconductor equipment sales could hit $118 billion this year, an increase of nearly 15% over 2021. The market is expected to keep growing in the long run and hit nearly $260 billion in revenue by the end of the decade. This explains why analysts forecast Applied Materials\' earnings to increase at nearly 14% annually for the next five years, making it a top tech stock to buy right now -- and considering its attractive valuation.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Applied Materials, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Cirrus Logic and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The company, whose biggest customer is smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), is trading at just 15 times trailing earnings. The company also expects double-digit revenue and operating income growth for the year, which is impressive considering it's facing weaker PC sales, a drop in advertising spending, and Russia's war with Ukraine. The company anticipates 19% sequential revenue growth this quarter to $470 million at the midpoint of its guidance range, helped by Apple's reported ramping up the production of its next-generation iPhone.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The company, whose biggest customer is smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), is trading at just 15 times trailing earnings. The higher-dollar content, along with Apple's smartphone sales growth last quarter, explains why Cirrus recorded red-hot jumps in revenue and earnings. The HPMS business generated $139 million in revenue last quarter, a big jump from $60 million in the prior-year period.", 'news_article_title': '3 Best Tech Stocks to Buy in August', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The company, whose biggest customer is smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), is trading at just 15 times trailing earnings. Microsoft expects $49.75 billion in revenue in the current quarter, or a 10% increase over the prior-year period. Though Applied Materials management didn't spell out the exact amount of the backlog in May, the company had a record backlog worth $8 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 for the three months ended January 30.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The company, whose biggest customer is smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), is trading at just 15 times trailing earnings. In constant currency terms, the company's revenue increased 16% year over year to $51.9 billion while adjusted earnings were up 8% to $2.23 per share. The higher-dollar content, along with Apple's smartphone sales growth last quarter, explains why Cirrus recorded red-hot jumps in revenue and earnings."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-open-lower-after-chipmaker-microns-dour-warning', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh\nAug 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday after a dismal forecast from Micron Technology dragged chip stocks lower, while investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data that will feed into the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s rate-hike plans.\nA high inflation print on Wednesday, following last week\'s strong jobs numbers, will likely push the Fed to continue with jumbo rate hikes and weigh on a recent recovery in stocks.\nTraders are expecting a 71.5% chance of the Fed raising interest rates by 75 basis points in September, its third such big hike. IRPR\nGrowth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped as U.S. Treasury yields climbed, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each.\nMicron Technology Inc MU.O fell 4.1% as the memory-chip maker cut fourth-quarter revenue forecast and warned of a negative free cash flow in the following three months as demand for chips used in personal computers and smartphones drop.\nPeers Nvidia NVDA.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O fell 2.8% and 2.0%, respectively, extending the previous session\'s sharp declines after a revenue warning from Nvidia.\nThe Philadelphia Semiconductor Index .SOX is down 23.9% so far this year, lagging the broader tech-heavy Nasdaq index.\n"Markets are still treating these things as companies specific. If you get enough similar warnings, investors will start to treat it as sector specific and if that goes on further then it will become market specific," said Michael Shaoul, chief executive officer at Marketfield.\nShaoul said trading volumes remained lower due to summer and "it really doesn\'t take a lot of capital to push over yields or the S&P".\nDespite a choppy recovery since mid-June, the benchmark index .SPX is down 13% this year after hitting a record high in early January as surging prices, hawkish central banks, geopolitical tensions weigh on sentiment.\nStronger-than-expected earnings from corporate America have been a positive, with 77.5% of S&P 500 companies beating earnings estimates, according to the Refinitiv data as of Friday.\nAt 08:44 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 2 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 9.5 points, or 0.23%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 81.5 points, or 0.62%.\nNovavax NVAX.O slumped 31.3% after the drugmaker halved its annual revenue forecast as it does not expect further sales of its COVID-19 shot this year in the United States in the face of a global supply glut and soft demand.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'IRPR Growth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped as U.S. Treasury yields climbed, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each. Micron Technology Inc MU.O fell 4.1% as the memory-chip maker cut fourth-quarter revenue forecast and warned of a negative free cash flow in the following three months as demand for chips used in personal computers and smartphones drop. Despite a choppy recovery since mid-June, the benchmark index .SPX is down 13% this year after hitting a record high in early January as surging prices, hawkish central banks, geopolitical tensions weigh on sentiment.', 'news_luhn_summary': "IRPR Growth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped as U.S. Treasury yields climbed, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday after a dismal forecast from Micron Technology dragged chip stocks lower, while investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data that will feed into the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate-hike plans. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 2 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 9.5 points, or 0.23%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 81.5 points, or 0.62%.", 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Wall St set to open lower after chipmaker Micron's dour warning", 'news_lexrank_summary': "IRPR Growth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped as U.S. Treasury yields climbed, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday after a dismal forecast from Micron Technology dragged chip stocks lower, while investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data that will feed into the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate-hike plans. Traders are expecting a 71.5% chance of the Fed raising interest rates by 75 basis points in September, its third such big hike.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'IRPR Growth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped as U.S. Treasury yields climbed, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday after a dismal forecast from Micron Technology dragged chip stocks lower, while investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data that will feed into the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s rate-hike plans. If you get enough similar warnings, investors will start to treat it as sector specific and if that goes on further then it will become market specific," said Michael Shaoul, chief executive officer at Marketfield.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/disney-dis-to-post-q3-earnings%3A-key-factors-to-consider', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Walt Disney Company’s DIS third-quarter fiscal 2022 results, set to be reported on Aug 10, are expected to have benefited from an expanding Disney+ subscriber base and revival in Parks, Experiences and Products businesses.\n\nDisney+ has emerged as a key growth driver for Disney, primarily driven by its solid content portfolio. Disney’s focus on sports streaming, particularly live sports, is expected to drive growth for ESPN+.\n\nDisney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) have been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Disney+ is currently pegged at 148.703 million, indicating 28.2% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter. The consensus mark for ESPN+ and Hulu is 23.986 million and 47.807 million, respectively, suggesting 61% and 11.7% growth from the figures reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nOur estimate for Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu currently stands at 148.7 million, 23.8 million and 46.7 million, respectively.\n The Walt Disney Company Revenue (TTM)\nThe Walt Disney Company revenue-ttm | The Walt Disney Company Quote\nStreaming market leader Netflix reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2022 subscriber numbers. The streaming giant lost 0.97 million paid subscribers globally, lower than its estimate of losing two million users. Netflix had added 1.54 million paid subscribers in the year-ago quarter.\n\nApple’s streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. This year, Apple TV+ has earned 52 Emmy nominations, with the second season of Ted Lasso getting 20 nominations overall. Another show, Severance, has garnered 14 total nominations in its first season.\n\nClick here to know how Disney’s overall third-quarter fiscal 2022 results are likely to be.\nTheme Parks to Suffer from China Lockdowns\nDisney’s domestic Theme Park business (Walt Disney World and Disneyland) is expected to have benefited from the availability of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.\n\nHowever, the closure of Asian parks (Shanghai and Hong Kong) is expected to have hurt profitability by roughly $300 million on a year-over-year basis.\n\nDisney’s nearest peer, Comcast reported strong second-quarter 2022 results in its Theme Park business. Comcast generated Theme Park revenues of $1.8 billion, up 64.8% year over year, reflecting higher attendance and increases in guest spending at its parks in the U.S. and Japan.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products revenues is currently pegged at $6.73 billion, indicating growth of 54.6% year over year.\n\nHowever, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s advertising revenues are expected to have declined in the to-be-reported quarter. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThe consensus estimates for advertising revenues – broadcasting and advertising revenues - cable is currently pegged at $854 million and $807 million, respectively, suggesting a 2.6% and 2.9% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nComcast Corporation (CMCSA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Disney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) have been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company’s DIS third-quarter fiscal 2022 results, set to be reported on Aug 10, are expected to have benefited from an expanding Disney+ subscriber base and revival in Parks, Experiences and Products businesses.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Disney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) have been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company Revenue (TTM) The Walt Disney Company revenue-ttm | The Walt Disney Company Quote Streaming market leader Netflix reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2022 subscriber numbers.', 'news_article_title': 'Disney (DIS) to Post Q3 Earnings: Key Factors to Consider', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Disney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) have been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Our estimate for Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu currently stands at 148.7 million, 23.8 million and 46.7 million, respectively.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Disney’s cheaper bundled services (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) have been able to attract subscribers amid stiff competition from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Apple’s AAPL streaming service Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Comcast’s CMCSA Peacock, Paramount+ and TikTok. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company Revenue (TTM) The Walt Disney Company revenue-ttm | The Walt Disney Company Quote Streaming market leader Netflix reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2022 subscriber numbers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-to-build-autonomous-electric-tractors-at-ohio-facility-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bianca Flowers\nAug 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, on Tuesday said it will build driverless electric tractors for California-based Monarch Tractor at its Lordstown, Ohio, facility starting in early 2023.\nThe announcement comes as heavy machinery manufacturers, including Deere & Co DE.N and Georgia-based AGCO AGCO.N, set their sights on the electric vehicle market as the U.S. agriculture industry shifts to smart farming.\nThe agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year.\nProduction for Monarch\'s battery powered MK-V series tractor is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, said Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Technology Group.\nMonarch, which is based in Silicon Valley, debuted its first pilot series, autonomous electric tractor to a select group of farmers last year. The company has since entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Italian-American vehicle manufacturer CNH Industrial CNH.MI.\nCNH Industrial has a minority stake in Monarch Tractor.\nWith competition brewing among farm equipment manufacturers to expand product lines in precision agriculture technology and autonomous machinery, Monarch\'s chief executive, Praveen Penmetsa, told Reuters that the company\'s business model to target smaller farmers gives them unique opportunity to increase the marketshare while being on the same playing field with bigger manufacturers.\n"Their technology is focused on the large farm operations and commodity crops. Fruits and vegetable farmers use much smaller tractors so we are focused on smaller farmers - that differentiates us a lot," Penmetsa said.\nThe company did not disclose the cost of the tractor but said the autonomous software will be sold separately and that farmers will have to pay a monthly fee to access the services.\nFOCUS-Deere tapping into Apple-like tech model to drive revenue\nLordstown Motors signals need for more capital to boost production, shares drop\n(Reporting by Bianca Flowers in Chicago; Editing by Jan Harvey and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year. The announcement comes as heavy machinery manufacturers, including Deere & Co DE.N and Georgia-based AGCO AGCO.N, set their sights on the electric vehicle market as the U.S. agriculture industry shifts to smart farming. Production for Monarch's battery powered MK-V series tractor is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, said Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Technology Group.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year. By Bianca Flowers Aug 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker, on Tuesday said it will build driverless electric tractors for California-based Monarch Tractor at its Lordstown, Ohio, facility starting in early 2023. Monarch, which is based in Silicon Valley, debuted its first pilot series, autonomous electric tractor to a select group of farmers last year.", 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn to build autonomous electric tractors at Ohio facility', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year. The company has since entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Italian-American vehicle manufacturer CNH Industrial CNH.MI. With competition brewing among farm equipment manufacturers to expand product lines in precision agriculture technology and autonomous machinery, Monarch's chief executive, Praveen Penmetsa, told Reuters that the company's business model to target smaller farmers gives them unique opportunity to increase the marketshare while being on the same playing field with bigger manufacturers.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year. By Bianca Flowers Aug 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker, on Tuesday said it will build driverless electric tractors for California-based Monarch Tractor at its Lordstown, Ohio, facility starting in early 2023. With competition brewing among farm equipment manufacturers to expand product lines in precision agriculture technology and autonomous machinery, Monarch's chief executive, Praveen Penmetsa, told Reuters that the company's business model to target smaller farmers gives them unique opportunity to increase the marketshare while being on the same playing field with bigger manufacturers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-security-officials-want-foxconn-to-drop-stake-in-chinese-chipmaker-ft-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details from FT report, context and background\nAug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to persuade Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.\nThe deal will definitely not go through, the report added, citing a senior Taiwanese government official involved in national security issues. (https://on.ft.com/3A8mzuM)\nTaiwan, the world's largest contract electronics maker, has become increasingly cautious about China's ambition to boost its semiconductor sector. It has proposed new laws to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology, amid rising concerns in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage.\nThe island's government prohibits companies from building their most advanced foundries in China to ensure they do not offshore their best technology.\nTaiwan faces mounting pressure from China, which considers the democratically governed island its own territory.\nTaiwan's cabinet commission has yet to formally review the investments, the FT report on Wednesday quoted an unnamed person who was briefed on the matter as saying, adding that officials from the National Security Council and the Mainland Affairs Council believe the deal needs to be blocked.\nFoxconn and Tsinghua Unigroup did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nIt is clear that they have elevated this to the national security level and the prospects are getting dimmed, the FT report cited one person close to the company and added that the deal looks more difficult to pass through with increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.\nTensions have escalated in the Taiwan Strait after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the Chinese-claimed self-ruled island last week, a move that China condemned as a threat to peace and stability.\nLast month, Foxconn said it was a shareholder in embattled chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup via a $798 million investment by a subsidiary.\n(Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected]; @journoanirudh on Twitter;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds details from FT report, context and background Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to persuade Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. It has proposed new laws to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology, amid rising concerns in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage. It is clear that they have elevated this to the national security level and the prospects are getting dimmed, the FT report cited one person close to the company and added that the deal looks more difficult to pass through with increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds details from FT report, context and background Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to persuade Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The deal will definitely not go through, the report added, citing a senior Taiwanese government official involved in national security issues. It is clear that they have elevated this to the national security level and the prospects are getting dimmed, the FT report cited one person close to the company and added that the deal looks more difficult to pass through with increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan security officials want Foxconn to drop stake in Chinese chipmaker - FT', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds details from FT report, context and background Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to persuade Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The deal will definitely not go through, the report added, citing a senior Taiwanese government official involved in national security issues. Taiwan's cabinet commission has yet to formally review the investments, the FT report on Wednesday quoted an unnamed person who was briefed on the matter as saying, adding that officials from the National Security Council and the Mainland Affairs Council believe the deal needs to be blocked.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details from FT report, context and background Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to persuade Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Taiwan's cabinet commission has yet to formally review the investments, the FT report on Wednesday quoted an unnamed person who was briefed on the matter as saying, adding that officials from the National Security Council and the Mainland Affairs Council believe the deal needs to be blocked. It is clear that they have elevated this to the national security level and the prospects are getting dimmed, the FT report cited one person close to the company and added that the deal looks more difficult to pass through with increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-security-officials-want-foxconn-to-drop-stake-in-chinese-chipmaker-ft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to force Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, Financial Times reported on Wednesday.\nThe deal will definitely not go through, FT reported, citing a senior Taiwanese government official involved in national security issues. (https://on.ft.com/3A8mzuM)\n(Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected]; @journoanirudh on Twitter;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to force Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The deal will definitely not go through, FT reported, citing a senior Taiwanese government official involved in national security issues. (https://on.ft.com/3A8mzuM) (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected]; @journoanirudh on Twitter;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to force Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The deal will definitely not go through, FT reported, citing a senior Taiwanese government official involved in national security issues. (https://on.ft.com/3A8mzuM) (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected]; @journoanirudh on Twitter;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan security officials want Foxconn to drop stake in Chinese chipmaker - FT', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to force Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The deal will definitely not go through, FT reported, citing a senior Taiwanese government official involved in national security issues. (https://on.ft.com/3A8mzuM) (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected]; @journoanirudh on Twitter;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's national security officials want to force Apple Inc's AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW to unwind an $800 million investment in Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup, Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The deal will definitely not go through, FT reported, citing a senior Taiwanese government official involved in national security issues. (https://on.ft.com/3A8mzuM) (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected]; @journoanirudh on Twitter;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-to-build-autonomous-electric-tractors-at-ohio-facility', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bianca Flowers\nAug 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, on Tuesday said it will build driverless electric tractors for California-based Monarch Tractor at its Lordstown, Ohio facility starting in early 2023.\nThe announcement comes as heavy machinery manufacturers, including Deere & Co. DE.N and Georgia-based AGCO AGCO.N, set their sights on the electric vehicle market as the U.S. agriculture industry shifts to smart farming.\n"This partnership reflects Foxconn\'s growing center of gravity for autonomous electric vehicle production and the potential that can emerge from forward-thinking collaborations," Young Liu, chairman of Hon Hai Technology Group, as Foxconn is formally known, said in a statement.\nThe agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year.\nProduction for Monarch\'s battery powered MK-V series tractor is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, Foxconn said.\nMonarch, which is based in Silicon Valley, debuted its first autonomous electric tractor last year and has since entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Italian-American vehicle manufacturer CNH Industrial CNH.MI.\nCNH Industrial has a minority stake in Monarch Tractor.\n(Reporting by Bianca Flowers in Chicago; Editing by Jan Harvey)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year. The announcement comes as heavy machinery manufacturers, including Deere & Co. DE.N and Georgia-based AGCO AGCO.N, set their sights on the electric vehicle market as the U.S. agriculture industry shifts to smart farming. Production for Monarch's battery powered MK-V series tractor is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, Foxconn said.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year. "This partnership reflects Foxconn\'s growing center of gravity for autonomous electric vehicle production and the potential that can emerge from forward-thinking collaborations," Young Liu, chairman of Hon Hai Technology Group, as Foxconn is formally known, said in a statement. Monarch, which is based in Silicon Valley, debuted its first autonomous electric tractor last year and has since entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Italian-American vehicle manufacturer CNH Industrial CNH.MI.', 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn to build autonomous electric tractors at Ohio facility', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year. The announcement comes as heavy machinery manufacturers, including Deere & Co. DE.N and Georgia-based AGCO AGCO.N, set their sights on the electric vehicle market as the U.S. agriculture industry shifts to smart farming. Monarch, which is based in Silicon Valley, debuted its first autonomous electric tractor last year and has since entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Italian-American vehicle manufacturer CNH Industrial CNH.MI.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The agreement with Monarch Tractor is the first manufacturing contract Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple Inc's AAPL.O iPhone, has entered since purchasing the Ohio facility that was formerly a General Motors GM.N Assembly plant last year. By Bianca Flowers Aug 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker, on Tuesday said it will build driverless electric tractors for California-based Monarch Tractor at its Lordstown, Ohio facility starting in early 2023. Monarch, which is based in Silicon Valley, debuted its first autonomous electric tractor last year and has since entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Italian-American vehicle manufacturer CNH Industrial CNH.MI."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/s.korea-to-probe-app-store-operators-over-suspected-in-app-payment-violations-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds companies not being available for comment in para 5\nSEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law.\nLast year, South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act, which bans major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems.\nThe rules have been in effect since March.\nThe Korea Communications Commissions said in a statement it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store had violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act. It determined that all three app operators might have violated the rules.\nGoogle, Apple and One Store were not immediately available for comment when contacted by Reuters.\nThe KCC added that it plans to take strict measures such as correction orders or imposing fines if the probe finds barred activities.\nBarred acts include app market operators unfairly delaying the review of mobile content, or refusing, delaying, restricting, deleting, or blocking the registration, renewal, or inspection of mobile content that uses third-party payment methods.\nPotential fines for infractions will go as high as 2% of the average annual revenue from related business practices, the rules say.\n(Reporting by Heekyong Yang; Editing by David Holmes and Louise Heavens)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds companies not being available for comment in para 5 SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law. Last year, South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act, which bans major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems. The Korea Communications Commissions said in a statement it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store had violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds companies not being available for comment in para 5 SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law. Last year, South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act, which bans major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems. The Korea Communications Commissions said in a statement it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store had violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act.", 'news_article_title': 'S.Korea to probe app store operators over suspected in-app payment violations', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds companies not being available for comment in para 5 SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law. The Korea Communications Commissions said in a statement it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store had violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act. It determined that all three app operators might have violated the rules.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds companies not being available for comment in para 5 SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law. Last year, South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act, which bans major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems. The Korea Communications Commissions said in a statement it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store had violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-raises-%2410-billion-in-first-ever-bond-offering', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Aug 9 (Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business.\nThe offering would help Meta, the only one among big technology companies without debt on its books, to build a more traditional balance sheet and fund some expensive initiatives, such as its metaverse virtual reality.\nOther tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds recently, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively.\nIn late July, Meta posted a gloomy forecast and recorded its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue, with recession fears and competitive pressures weighing on its digital ads sales.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Other tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds recently, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively. Aug 9 (Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business. The offering would help Meta, the only one among big technology companies without debt on its books, to build a more traditional balance sheet and fund some expensive initiatives, such as its metaverse virtual reality.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Other tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds recently, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively. Aug 9 (Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta raises $10 billion in first-ever bond offering', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Other tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds recently, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively. Aug 9 (Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business. The offering would help Meta, the only one among big technology companies without debt on its books, to build a more traditional balance sheet and fund some expensive initiatives, such as its metaverse virtual reality.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Other tech giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Intel Corp INTC.O also issued bonds recently, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively. Aug 9 (Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business. In late July, Meta posted a gloomy forecast and recorded its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue, with recession fears and competitive pressures weighing on its digital ads sales.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/did-you-miss-what-microsoft-had-to-say', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Bill Mann discusses:\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) having tough comps, with the cloud division shining once again.\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) proving its resilience.\nChipotle (NYSE: CMG) continuing to raise prices and profits.\nMotley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Motley Fool research analyst Jack Caporal about The Motley Fool\'s latest research into crypto scams and how you can avoid them.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nThis video was recorded on July 27, 2022.\nChris Hill: Big tech bounces back and not a moment too soon. Motley Fool Money starts now. I\'m Chris Hill joined by Motley Fool\'s Senior Analyst, Bill Mann. Thanks for being here.\nBill Mann: Hey Chris, how\'re you?\nChris Hill: There\'s green in the market, so I\'m doing better than I was yesterday.\nBill Mann: Also still nice to see you in the studio.\nChris Hill: Yes.\nBill Mann: This is happening, isn\'t it?\nChris Hill: It is actually happening. Let\'s start with Microsoft because Microsoft\'s fourth-quarter revenue came in just shy of $52 billion. Not as high as Wall Street wanted. It was the slowest revenue growth in two years. However, the Cloud growth for Microsoft looked pretty strong, their guidance was upbeat. They basically reiterated the guidance they put out three months ago for the new fiscal year. So guidance tramps results, right?\nBill Mann: Well, kind of. I think some of this has to do with the fact, and we\'re going to talk about another company that this fits also, that Microsoft\'s, the news that they came out with even though they missed. We don\'t care that much about analysts\' estimates whether they hit or miss, but it does in fact impact the stock. 2021 turns out to have been really hard comps for a lot of companies. Particularly because people were still inside. We were all pretty nervous, and we solved that by shopping. Microsoft\'s results, not only were they great, they were bonkers in certain ways. Five years ago, Microsoft\'s total revenues were $97 billion.\nChris Hill: For the entire fiscal year?\nBill Mann: Yeah. Now, for the quarter, if you take the quarter just for Cloud and put it on a run rate, which basically means you take the number, multiply it by four, it\'s $100 billion. They\'re making more in Cloud than they made in everything five years ago. Once again, we\'re talking about Microsoft, which five years ago was 12 years removed from the antitrust lawsuits in the US and Europe. This company is absolutely positively massive. Maybe that\'s not a great insight, but it is growing rather quickly in areas that really didn\'t exist as revenue streams for it even a couple of years ago.\nChris Hill: When the larger conversation around the economy, the potential for a recession, inflation, all of those things continues to take place, what should we take from Microsoft maintaining their guidance of three months ago? For they\'re looking out over the next 12 months and saying, yes, everything we believed three months ago, factoring, inflation, rate hikes, increased talk of recession, we\'re still of the same mindset in terms of what we see for this business. What should we take from that?\nBill Mann: I think it\'s important for companies, in terms of operators, to recognize that this may have been the hardest operating environment that companies have ever operated. Certainly in the last 50 years, given the fact that it seemed like the economy around the world was coming to a grinding halt in 2020. For better or for worse, our central banks around the world responded to that, which meant that they responded by making sure that growth came as quickly as possible. We were worried about deflation. Now we\'re worried about inflation is here. I think with a lot of companies, particularly ones that are huge like Microsoft, you have to keep in mind when you see a company that\'s operating in the way that they have, the environment that we\'re operating in is absolutely unprecedented.\nChris Hill: Let\'s move on to Alphabet. On last Friday\'s show, Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger and I were talking about the mindset going into this earning season. I\'m paraphrasing what Matt said, but he basically said, "I feel like the message from Wall Street is just don\'t disappoint us too much."\nBill Mann: That\'s right. [laughs]. It\'s OK. That\'s right.\nChris Hill: Just don\'t disappoint us too much. I feel like that\'s what Alphabet has done with second-quarter profits and revenue coming in lower than expected. It\'s really across the board. It\'s their mainstay business, it\'s YouTube. But shares up four or five percent because essentially this is Alphabet saying, hey, we\'re not Snap.\nBill Mann: Yes, that\'s right again.\nChris Hill: Had last week with Snap, we\'re not them.\nBill Mann: That\'s on them, pal. That\'s on them, that\'s not on us. There\'s something really important to keep in mind when you\'re talking about Google, and you\'re talking about their results. Obviously, it was 16 percent growth in constant currency. But I don\'t know if you\'ve heard about this, Chris, but the US dollar is up against almost every currency in the world a lot. If you take that currency factor out of the equation, they really did well. Importantly, their revenues for advertising, which is the area that blues snap out of the water because their revenues went down so much. Beat expectations at $56.3 versus 56.1, which you do that math backwards, that means they beat by $200 billion. This is a great business, and it is showing that in a very difficult environment and the companies that compete with it that are lower-quality are suffering in a way that Google or Alphabet is not.\nChris Hill: When Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai, talks about, as he did on the call, about this is a time where they are going to be focusing more, they\'re going to be looking more intensely at all of their business units, do you read anything into that with respect to the parts of Alphabet\'s business that doesn\'t really make much money? If you\'re part of the other bets division, are you nervous when you hear that or do you think, no this is just a little bit of extra focus and a little bit of extra color from the CEO?\nBill Mann: No, I think one of the things that\'s really important is that Alphabet came out a couple of weeks ago and said that they were pulling back on hiring basically. Their employee headcount quarter-over-quarter, going through the second quarter of 2022 was 10,000 additional employees. If you do the math backwards a little bit, there\'s about $300,000 in expenses per new employee per year. If you just ratchet that back, and this is not an entirely fair way to think about, it, but it\'s not a bad way to think about it, that\'s about six billion dollars in additional free cash flow that may fall to the bottom line. Alphabet hasn\'t said that they\'re cutting anywhere. They\'re simply removing some of the bets that weren\'t working out, they\'re simply ramping back a little bit in terms of hiring. I wouldn\'t be nervous at all if I was anywhere within that big weighted blanket that is Alphabet.\nChris Hill: Chipotle second-quarter revenue was a little lower than expected, but their profits were strong because amazingly, Chipotle continues to raise prices and it continues to work. When I saw this, I thought back to earlier this year when they were talking about how they had been raising prices up to that point. Brian Niccol, the CEO, saying, yeah we\'re going to continue to do this. I think I may have said on this show, this is going to be interesting to watch because I\'m not sure how much higher they can go. Clearly they can go higher and it\'s working. The stock is up 15 percent, Bill.\nBill Mann: There was an amazing number in this report, and it is this, Chipotle\'s food cost as a percentage of sales dropped despite inflation, which just shows how much power they have had to go to their board and raise prices, and they\'ve stuck. Now, at some point, they\'re going to come up on a natural limit. But the fact is they weren\'t raising prices at least 100 percent as a response to inflation, they were raising prices because they felt like they had capacity to go to the board and increase that way.\nChris Hill: I\'m going to make the mistake of comparing Chipotle, which is a business that makes burritos to Apple, [laughs] which is a business that makes iPhone.\nBill Mann: One of which has a name like a food. It fits.\nChris Hill: But in the earlier days, you go back a decade, people would ask and it was a reasonable question at the time. Can Apple continue to do this? Can they continue to keep because the law of pricing when it came to consumer technology for the longest time was prices come down over time. Flat-screen TVs which used to cost a $1,000 now cost just a couple of $100. How much longer can Chipotle keep this up? Because if you\'d asked me earlier this year, are they going to be able to do this in the summer? I would have bet no, and I would have been wrong.\nBill Mann: Our friend from Technomic, David Henkes made a really interesting point about Chipotle\'s earnings. It was observational versus anything else. It was that Chipotle is on a list of other businesses that are struggling with their in-store experience because of the lack of labor availability. I think if there is a risk for Chipotle, like being able to keep doing it, it\'s because they are, and it maybe it\'s not their fault because labor has been really tight, that they do have some labor costs that I think are latent at this point that fully staffed storage would, in fact, will increase that cost in a way that\'s not being measured now.\nChris Hill: Great point. Bill Mann, always great talking to you. Thanks for being here.\nBill Mann: Thank you, Chris. ...\nChris Hill: The cryptocurrency market may be crashing, but we are trending toward a record year for crypto scams. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Jack Caporal to talk about The Motley Fool\'s latest research on investment fraud and how you can avoid these scams.\nRicky Mulvey: 2022 will be a record year for investment fraud, and a lot of that money is going to come from cryptocurrencies joining us to talk about investment fraud and The Motley Fools\' research on crypto scams is Jack Caporal analysts for the Ascent. Thanks for being here, Jack.\nJack Caporal: Thanks for having me.\nRicky Mulvey: What did you learn? What did you guys research on crypto and investment scams, what did you find out?\nJack Caporal: We used the combination of data from the FTC and survey data that we collected. As you said, we found out that 2022 is going to be a record year for losses both in terms of investment scams and then crypto scams in particular, most of which are a subset of investment scams and the numbers are pretty mind-boggling, especially in relation to the past five years. In the first quarter of 2022 alone, we\'re looking at a total of $672 million in losses from investment scams. 2017 for the entire year, there were $50 million lost and investment scams. In the first quarter of 2022, loan losses have already totalled more than a third of the total losses in 2021. In a quarter, you\'ve done a third of all of the losses last year.\nRicky Mulvey: Quarters do it a third. That\'s way too much math for my head, Jack.\nJack Caporal: Basically, we\'re on track to potentially be like have 50 percent more losses from investments scams overall this year compared to last year. We\'re probably looking at a range of maybe two billion in losses reported. That\'s definitely an undercount. Our survey shows that not everybody reports losses. Then in terms of crypto fraud alone, 2021 there\'s about $680 million reported loss as a result of crypto fraud. We\'re going to smash through that this year in the first-quarter of 2022, there have been $329 million reported lost nearly half in a quarter.\nRicky Mulvey: I want to clarify something. You said 2018, there\'s about $12 million lost in investment fraud that was cryptocurrency fraud in 2018 where 12 million was lost. That\'s investment fraud has been around for a very long time. We\'re just now seeing a new flavour of it. What are these cryptocurrency scams looking like?\nJack Caporal: Crypto scams are just a new type of wrinkle in old scams. Instead of being contacted by phone or online, text message about some great investment opportunity or an investment manager that can take your money and guarantee you a 25 percent return in six months. They\'re just saying we can do that but with crypto. We\'re like a crypto fund manager. Or you\'ll see it as a play on a romance scam where you\'ll be tricked into online relationship and your alleged partner will say, hey, I\'ve got a great investment opportunity, it\'s in crypto. Says how you can send me some crypto. Obviously, the victim never gets that money back. We\'re seeing scams of old use crypto as an investment opportunity and also as a method of payment or transaction.\nRicky Mulvey: It\'s just, it\'s like a little cayenne pepper into an old recipe where you got essentially that the classic romance scam, which is someone essentially what catfishing is someone else than saying, hey, I need money for X, Y, Z or hey, here\'s a cool, which by the way, I am shocked that these romance scam partners are not just shutting down the conversation once they start hearing about crypto. That doesn\'t seem like a good lead-in if you were trying to meet people online.\nJack Caporal: The way that I think about the romance scam thing in particular and also the investments scams where my experience, I\'ll get like a WhatsApp from a random number and they\'ll be like, hey, I\'m a Bitcoin fund manager, click on this link and you can send I\'ll set you up with these crazy returns. The way I think about it is there are very few people in my life that I would be comfortable sending a significant amount of money to manage. Right. If I don\'t know you in-person and haven\'t known you for a very long time and trust you, there\'s like a zero percent chance I\'m going to send you any money, any crypto, whatever. It\'s a huge red flag. If you get that type of message, you should really think twice before you send money or crypto to someone, to some number who you\'ve never met in-person, or you just know online.\nRicky Mulvey: One interesting part of your research as you looked specifically at how much money people are losing on all these types of scams. I thought it was interesting that the investment fraudsters are netting an average of 575 bucks per scam. Meanwhile, the government impostors, I assume those are the folks calling me with information about my social security benefit, are only netting $40. What are the investment fraudsters doing right? It seems like that\'s a very little amount of money to get from a scam.\nJack Caporal: I think there are probably two things going on there. First is it\'s more attractive to send money or crypto to someone who says we can double that versus you owe me money. They\'re going to drag your feet on the person who says you owe me x amount of money or you need to pay this amount to get your social security unlocked or whatever, but the reward is enticing. The investment opportunity is enticing. Then second, this is another just like gut feeling. There are pretty hefty legal ramifications for impersonating government officials, and I think that type of risk probably makes that type of scam less attractive. It\'s much riskier proposition to impersonate a government official than it is to say I\'m an alleged investment fund manager.\nRicky Mulvey: What\'s social media\'s role in the rise of these crypto scams? It does seem like I\'m seeing a lot of those account takeovers on someone\'s Instagram where surprise now they\'re showing a crypto, but actually it\'s a hacker who got into their account and now they\'re running a scam.\nJack Caporal: Yeah. The data on this is pretty wild. In 2018, 11 percent of scams that use crypto as a payment method started on social media. More recently, that number has jumped up to nearly 50 percent. Scammers operating in the crypto space are leaning heavily on social media, and it\'s working. I think it\'s working for a couple of reasons. First is there\'s an insane amount of personal information that people put on social media that scammers can use to personalize scams or target certain individuals that they think are more likely to fall for the scam. It\'s way easier to gather information on potential targets over social media. Then second, I think there\'s so much FOMO originates from social media. You see folks who have allegedly made big gains on crypto over the past few years, and social media, you\'re just one or two DMs away from trying to get in on that game. It makes sense that see these big success stories, you\'re already on social media. Someone reaches out to you through social media. It\'s all in the same space.\nRicky Mulvey: To your point about the success stories, that was the story for maybe the past couple of years. Right now, the crypto market is down precipitously. Yet, according to your research, scams are still going to skyrocket. What do you think gives there where you have this very down market? You would think there\'s less interest in crypto and yet scams are going to skyrocket this year.\nJack Caporal: Yeah. I think it\'s two things. I think there\'s still quite a bit of that FOMO that I was talking about. 2020, the latter half, and 2021 were pretty insane unprecedented runs, especially for the crypto market. I think people still want to get it on that. If you\'re like a real believer in crypto, the thought is that it\'s going to go back up eventually and this is just a period where there\'s a downturn, but the true believers still think that it\'s going to go to the moon and all that. Then second, I don\'t know how much the average scam victim is taking into consideration the longer-term downturn trend. I think if someone approaches to you and they say, send us some crypto, we can manage it, I get you 25 percent in two months. That sounds pretty good. It might even sound better given that the crypto market is in a downturn. The idea of just making a quick buck is so attractive and history shows that it could be possible, so why not give it a shot.\nRicky Mulvey: One of the things you\'ve found is that the average age or the most likely age to get caught by a crypto scam was 30-39. I thought that was particularly interesting. That it\'s millennials, especially getting hit with these people who you would think are more Internet savvy. For someone listening right now, you might think you\'re too good to get scammed, but it\'s always good to know the common signs. What are some of the common signs you would say of a crypto scam getting thrown at you?\nJack Caporal: Yeah. I mean, for any scam that\'s investment-related, if the opportunity seems too good to be true, it\'s usually a scam. No one can guarantee you outrageous returns over an extremely short period of time. It\'s just not going to happen. Do your own research. At The Fool, we said don\'t invest in something if you don\'t understand it or haven\'t heard of it. If you\'re approached by someone who\'s hocking token that\'s new to you, just throw that token in Google with scam or review or complaint next to it, and if it is a scam, it\'ll be very clear. Then if you\'re approached about investment opportunity that requires you to pay by crypto, by wire transfer, or by gift card, that\'s definitely a scam. Those three methods of payment once you\'ve sent the money is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get it back, and that\'s the reason why those are the most common forms of transactions in scams.\nRicky Mulvey: Full disclosure. I own a little bit of Solana on a little bit of Ethereum. Has your research on crypto scams affected the way you invest and do you invest in any cryptocurrencies personally?\nJack Caporal: I don\'t own any crypto. I wouldn\'t say that my research hasn\'t affected my thought process behind investing in crypto. Doesn\'t fit my risk profile, and I\'d like to see more regulation in the space on par with how traditional equities are regulated. The research for me is just crystallized that this is a space where more education is needed. I think 47 percent of the folks that we surveyed said that financial institutions in the government and have done a poor or very poor job educating them about investment on crypto scams, and it\'s unfortunate because the amount of money that\'s being lost by just average Americans of all ages is really mind-boggling.\nRicky Mulvey: But not everybody. In separate research, you guys found that 62 percent of high net worth crypto owners say they\'re actually more interested in investigate cryptocurrency because of high-profile scams, something you did back in November, and that\'s a conversation for another time. Hey Jack Caporal, he\'s an Analyst for The Ascent to The Motley Fool, appreciate your time.\nJack Caporal: Thanks for having me.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Bill Mann has positions in Alphabet (C shares). Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Microsoft. Jack Caporal has positions in Apple and Microsoft. Ricky Mulvey has positions in Ethereum and Solana. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Bitcoin, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Ethereum, Microsoft, and Solana. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Bill Mann discusses: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) having tough comps, with the cloud division shining once again. Bill Mann: There was an amazing number in this report, and it is this, Chipotle's food cost as a percentage of sales dropped despite inflation, which just shows how much power they have had to go to their board and raise prices, and they've stuck. In separate research, you guys found that 62 percent of high net worth crypto owners say they're actually more interested in investigate cryptocurrency because of high-profile scams, something you did back in November, and that's a conversation for another time.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Motley Fool research analyst Jack Caporal about The Motley Fool's latest research into crypto scams and how you can avoid them. Ricky Mulvey: 2022 will be a record year for investment fraud, and a lot of that money is going to come from cryptocurrencies joining us to talk about investment fraud and The Motley Fools' research on crypto scams is Jack Caporal analysts for the Ascent. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Bitcoin, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Ethereum, Microsoft, and Solana.", 'news_article_title': 'Did You Miss What Microsoft Had to Say?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Motley Fool research analyst Jack Caporal about The Motley Fool's latest research into crypto scams and how you can avoid them. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Jack Caporal to talk about The Motley Fool's latest research on investment fraud and how you can avoid these scams. Ricky Mulvey: 2022 will be a record year for investment fraud, and a lot of that money is going to come from cryptocurrencies joining us to talk about investment fraud and The Motley Fools' research on crypto scams is Jack Caporal analysts for the Ascent.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Motley Fool research analyst Jack Caporal about The Motley Fool's latest research into crypto scams and how you can avoid them. Ricky Mulvey: 2022 will be a record year for investment fraud, and a lot of that money is going to come from cryptocurrencies joining us to talk about investment fraud and The Motley Fools' research on crypto scams is Jack Caporal analysts for the Ascent. As you said, we found out that 2022 is going to be a record year for losses both in terms of investment scams and then crypto scams in particular, most of which are a subset of investment scams and the numbers are pretty mind-boggling, especially in relation to the past five years."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/s.korea-to-probe-app-store-operators-over-suspected-in-app-payment-violations', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law.\nLast year, South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act, which bans major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems.\nThe rules have been in effect since March.\nThe Korea Communications Commissions said in a statement it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store had violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act. It determined that all three app operators might have violated the rules.\nThe KCC added that it plans to take strict measures such as correction orders or imposing fines if the probe finds barred activities.\nBarred acts include app market operators unfairly delaying the review of mobile content, or refusing, delaying, restricting, deleting, or blocking the registration, renewal, or inspection of mobile content that uses third-party payment methods.\nPotential fines for infractions will go as high as 2% of the average annual revenue from related business practices, the rules say.\n(Reporting by Heekyong Yang; Editing by David Holmes)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law. Last year, South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act, which bans major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems. The Korea Communications Commissions said in a statement it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store had violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act.", 'news_luhn_summary': "SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law. Last year, South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act, which bans major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems. The Korea Communications Commissions said in a statement it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store had violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act.", 'news_article_title': 'S.Korea to probe app store operators over suspected in-app payment violations', 'news_lexrank_summary': "SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law. The Korea Communications Commissions said in a statement it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store had violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act. It determined that all three app operators might have violated the rules.", 'news_textrank_summary': "SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday said it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and One Store over suspected violations of in-app payment law. Last year, South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act, which bans major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems. Barred acts include app market operators unfairly delaying the review of mobile content, or refusing, delaying, restricting, deleting, or blocking the registration, renewal, or inspection of mobile content that uses third-party payment methods."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-aug-9-2022-%3A-nlsn-vrna-bbby-sqqq-tqqq-amc-aapl-gdrx-ccl-pltr', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -87.75 to 13,071.41. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 51,945,890 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nNielsen N.V. (NLSN) is +4.81 at $27.52, with 8,542,684 shares traded. NLSN\'s current last sale is 98.29% of the target price of $28.\n\nVerona Pharma plc (VRNA) is +5.16 at $12.11, with 6,155,440 shares traded.VRNA is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/15/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.35 per share, which represents a -56 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is -0.11 at $11.30, with 4,405,921 shares traded. BBBY\'s current last sale is 282.5% of the target price of $4.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.69 at $38.44, with 3,158,931 shares traded. This represents a 36.55% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.63 at $34.30, with 2,770,546 shares traded. This represents a 60.88% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) is -0.66 at $23.30, with 1,957,208 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.19. AMC\'s current last sale is 466% of the target price of $5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.0256 at $163.84, with 1,524,931 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.36. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nGoodRx Holdings, Inc. (GDRX) is +2.06 at $9.82, with 1,316,259 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for GDRX is 14.326451; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.32 at $9.69, with 1,297,853 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 71.78% of the target price of $13.5.\n\nPalantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.16 at $9.66, with 954,268 shares traded. PLTR\'s current last sale is 74.31% of the target price of $13.\n\nAMTD IDEA Group (AMTD) is +0.17 at $3.15, with 894,032 shares traded.\n\nNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) is -1.09 at $12.44, with 837,160 shares traded. NCLH\'s current last sale is 62.2% of the target price of $20.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.0256 at $163.84, with 1,524,931 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Verona Pharma plc (VRNA) is +5.16 at $12.11, with 6,155,440 shares traded.VRNA is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/15/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.0256 at $163.84, with 1,524,931 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 51,945,890 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Aug 9, 2022 : NLSN, VRNA, BBBY, SQQQ, TQQQ, AMC, AAPL, GDRX, CCL, PLTR, AMTD, NCLH', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.0256 at $163.84, with 1,524,931 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". NLSN\'s current last sale is 98.29% of the target price of $28.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.0256 at $163.84, with 1,524,931 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 51,945,890 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-off-the-radar-stock-warren-buffett-has-bought-%2462-billion-of-in-4-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett makes a move, Wall Street wisely pays attention. That\'s because in his more than 57 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, he\'s led his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) to a greater than 3,600,000% return and outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 by a factor of well over 100.\nThe great thing about riding the Oracle of Omaha\'s coattails is that it can be done with ease. Money managers with more than $100 million in assets under management are required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a quarterly basis. A 13F is effectively an under-the-hood look at what the brightest money managers have been buying, selling, and holding in the most recently ended quarter. Berkshire Hathaway should be filing its 13F with the SEC after the market closes next Monday, Aug. 15, 2022.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nCurious investors use 13F filings to ride Buffett\'s coattails\nInvestors have been able to use Berkshire\'s 13Fs to track and mirror Warren Buffett\'s trades, should they choose to do so.\nFor example, the Oracle of Omaha has been a big buyer of oil stocks in 2022. During the first three months of the year, Berkshire purchased almost 121 million shares of Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and has consistently been adding to Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). The latest SEC filing has Berkshire\'s position in Occidental at north of 181 million shares. Keep in mind Buffett\'s company also owns $10 billion worth of preferred stock in Occidental that\'s yielding 8% annually.\nWarren Buffett\'s new-found love of energy stocks can be taken as a sign that he believes oil and natural gas prices will remain elevated for years to come. This isn\'t a far-fetched prognostication given that drilling and infrastructure investments were pared down significantly by major oil and gas companies during the pandemic. Add to that Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, and there\'s a clear supply problem for the global energy complex that won\'t be easily remedied.\nInvestors have also seen the Oracle of Omaha continue to grow his company\'s position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Previously referred to by Warren Buffett as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants," Apple accounted for 42.5% of Berkshire\'s $354 billion of invested assets as of this past weekend.\nApple has an extremely well-recognized brand, a loyal customer base, and has ridden a wave of innovation since the mid-2000s to become the largest publicly traded company in the United States. The company\'s iPhone dominates U.S. smartphone market share, and its CEO, Tim Cook, is overseeing a multiyear transition that focuses on subscription services.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe "hidden" stock Warren Buffett has plowed $62 billion into since 2018\nHowever, you might be surprised to learn that Berkshire Hathaway\'s 13F doesn\'t tell the full story about where Buffett and his investing team are putting the company\'s money to work. There\'s one stock Buffett has purchased more of over the past four years than any other holding in the company\'s investment portfolio -- and you won\'t find it in a 13F.\nOn Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, Berkshire Hathaway filed its second-quarter operating results. Toward the end of the company\'s 10-Q filing with the SEC (page 44 of the filing) is listed its share buyback activity during the second quarter. All told, 2,397 Class A shares were repurchased, with 25,462 Class B shares bought back. The grand total for these buybacks in the second quarter came in at just over $1 billion.\nBut this marks just a fraction of the capital Warren Buffett and his right-hand man Charlie Munger have allocated for buying back their own company\'s stock over the past four years. Since July 17, 2018, this dynamic duo has overseen the repurchase of more than $62 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Class A and B stock. That\'s far more than Buffett\'s company has invested in Apple or Chevron.\nPrior to July 17, 2018, the rules regarding buybacks stated that Buffett could only pull the trigger if his company\'s price-to-book value was 120% or lower (i.e., Berkshire Hathaway\'s share price was no higher than 20% above book value). At no point between 2012 and 2018 did Buffett\'s company\'s book value drop to this point -- ergo, no share repurchases.\nBut on July 17, 2018, the Berkshire board passed two new measures that gave Buffett and Munger more leeway to pull the trigger on buybacks. As long as the company has at least $30 billion in cash and U.S. Treasuries, and both Buffett and Munger believe shares are trading at a discount to intrinsic value, buybacks can be completed without any limitations. In four years, this dynamic duo has deployed about $62.1 billion to buy back Berkshire Hathaway stock.\nWhy buying back Berkshire Hathaway stock makes sense\nYou might be wondering why some of the smartest investors of our time are choosing to repurchase their own stock rather than deploying this capital into new investments and/or acquisitions.\nTo begin with, buying back shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock helps existing Class A and B shareholders become larger "owners" of the company. With fewer shares outstanding, shareholders have an increasingly larger stake in Berkshire\'s $354 billion investment portfolio and roughly five-dozen acquired businesses, such as insurer GEICO and railroad BNSF.\nTo build on this point, having fewer shares outstanding as a result of buybacks can help Berkshire Hathaway appear more attractive on a fundamental basis. For companies with steady or growing net income, buybacks help boost earnings per share, which can ultimately reduce the price-to-earnings ratio. This has the potential to attract buyers who\'ll bid up the share price of a perceived-to-be inexpensive stock.\nLastly, putting $62.1 billion to work via share buybacks sends a clear message to Wall Street and investors that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger are extremely confident betting on themselves and their company. It implies that the value of the company\'s investment portfolio should continue to rise, and that the aggregate of companies owned by Berkshire Hathaway are expected to grow their profits over the long run.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (B shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nSean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors have also seen the Oracle of Omaha continue to grow his company's position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Prior to July 17, 2018, the rules regarding buybacks stated that Buffett could only pull the trigger if his company's price-to-book value was 120% or lower (i.e., Berkshire Hathaway's share price was no higher than 20% above book value). With fewer shares outstanding, shareholders have an increasingly larger stake in Berkshire's $354 billion investment portfolio and roughly five-dozen acquired businesses, such as insurer GEICO and railroad BNSF.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Investors have also seen the Oracle of Omaha continue to grow his company's position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett makes a move, Wall Street wisely pays attention. Lastly, putting $62.1 billion to work via share buybacks sends a clear message to Wall Street and investors that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger are extremely confident betting on themselves and their company.", 'news_article_title': 'The Off-the-Radar Stock Warren Buffett Has Bought $62 Billion of in 4 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors have also seen the Oracle of Omaha continue to grow his company's position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. There's one stock Buffett has purchased more of over the past four years than any other holding in the company's investment portfolio -- and you won't find it in a 13F.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors have also seen the Oracle of Omaha continue to grow his company\'s position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The "hidden" stock Warren Buffett has plowed $62 billion into since 2018 However, you might be surprised to learn that Berkshire Hathaway\'s 13F doesn\'t tell the full story about where Buffett and his investing team are putting the company\'s money to work. To begin with, buying back shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock helps existing Class A and B shareholders become larger "owners" of the company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/checking-in-on-caterpillar-arista-networks-and-pinterest', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses:\nGlobal supply chain issues (understandably) affecting Caterpillar\'s (NYSE: CAT) results.\nHow dividend-seeking investors should think about Caterpillar.\nStellar results from Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) and its longtime CEO Jayshree Ullal.\nPinterest (NYSE: PINS) shares popping on user numbers and the backing of activist investor Elliott Management.\nMotley Fool host Alison Southwick and Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp talk about the indicators commonly associated with recessions and which ones they\'re watching.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Caterpillar\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Caterpillar wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nThis video was recorded on August 2, 2022.\nChris Hill: We\'ve got the latest in heavy equipment, cybersecurity, and social media. Motley Fool Money starts now. I\'m Chris Hill, joined in studio by Motley Fool senior analyst, Bill Mann.\nBill Mann: How sweet does that sound?\nChris Hill: It certainly feels good to say.\nBill Mann: I mean, not the Bill Mann part, but the in studio part.\nChris Hill: It\'s pretty darn sweet. I got to tell you. Let\'s start with Caterpillar, shall we? Second quarter revenue lower than Wall Street was expecting due to supply chain issues and the company exiting Russia. This can\'t be a surprise. That was overwhelmingly my thought when I was reading through how Caterpillar did, and it\'s not terrible. The stock\'s down three percent about what you would expect for a company of their size and scope. But we\'re not really surprised by any of this, are we?\nBill Mann: We really shouldn\'t be. They had a miss. Their biggest miss came in the construction industry, which you could easily see why that would be the case. As you\'ve said, there are supply chain issues, they\'ve had a huge issue. One of Caterpillar\'s largest markets is China and things have ground to a stop in China in terms of housing construction, in terms of infrastructure construction. I guess to me, the surprise is that the consensus was as high as it was. This was a great quarter for Caterpillar, given that backdrop.\nChris Hill: Shares are outperforming the S&P 500 year to date, which is to say it\'s down but just not down as much as the overall market. I think of Caterpillar as being in the category of stocks that are big blue chip. They pay a dividend, they\'re not going to go anywhere. Am I missing something or is that how people should think about a company like Caterpillar? Like, hey, if you\'re looking to build out the dividend part of your portfolio, kick the tires on this one.\nBill Mann: Was that a joke?\nChris Hill: I didn\'t. [laughs] I really didn\'t mean it to be, I really didn\'t.\nBill Mann: Well done, though. Yes. Caterpillar is one of those companies that should behave about at the same level as global GDP growth, maybe a little bit ahead of it. It\'s a fine company. There are not that many competitors in most of Caterpillar\'s businesses at its size. But because it is so defined by how the economy is going, if the economy is not going well, for example, now their cost structures are really not going very well for them. As I said earlier, China\'s not going very well for them. They have supply chain issues. Yes. I mean, it is a great company to own. You are very unlikely to find yourself waking up one morning and Caterpillar has rugged you. But at the same time, it\'s not going to be a massive, massive grower.\nChris Hill: Thank you for using rug as a verb. Arista Networks, the cloud networking cybersecurity company posted second quarter profits and revenue that were higher than expected. They had upbeat guidance for the current quarter and yet shares are flat. Are we not entertained?\nBill Mann: We should be entertained. In fact, it\'s started this morning of up about 6.5 percent. By the time we actually end today, the trading day, it could be anywhere, was a great quarter for them. I mean, you could see why. Arista Networks is an absolutely necessary component in cloud computing and enterprise. They\'ve grown very, very quickly, 49 percent revenue growth, which is if there was described as a little oasis of positivity in a market that doesn\'t show very much of it. They also talked about a supply chain environment that is troubling for them. Their quarter may have even been better, but their CEO, Jayshree Ullal, is one of the best in America. I mean, full stop. She is absolutely fantastic and managing their business at not getting too far ahead of their skis, and this is a company that is running on as many cylinders as you can be in the current environment.\nChris Hill: If you step back from Arista Networks, I don\'t want to say every company is going to be able to say this, but I feel like they\'re going to be a lot of companies this earnings season that we\'re going to have that to say about them like, hey, this was good and if they\'re doing this level of performance in this environment, the bull case is obviously, gosh, when things get better on a macro level, they\'re just going to tear the roof off of things.\nBill Mann: Have you ever seen one of those like word clouds?\nChris Hill: Yes.\nBill Mann: I think if you do a word cloud for earnings reports this time, the one that\'s going to be at the very center, gosh, it\'s two words, not one. One is supply chains. Supply chain is one that nearly every company will be able to credibly point to and say that this has been an impact on how they have done over the last quarter. Some of them will be using that as an excuse. But in a lot of cases it makes a ton of sense. Yes, for Arista to have come out and have been, as I said, this little oasis of positivity, I think that it\'s very credible to say that in a normal operating environment, whenever we got one of those, but in a normal operating environment, their results would have been even better.\nChris Hill: Jayshree Ullal, as Bill mentioned, the CEO of Arista Networks, she has been a guest of ours at Motley Fool investing conferences in the past. She is not going to be at this year\'s Fool Fest, which is our annual investing conference. It\'s a two-day event on August 29th and 30th, and there\'ll be breakout sessions featuring different investing strategies. We have a great lineup of speakers, including Trex CEO, Bryan Fairbanks, Motley Fool Co-founder, David Gardner, our friend Morgan Housel, Michael Mauboussin.\nBill Mann: Yes.\nChris Hill: Investor extraordinary Michael Mauboussin, who you\'re going to be interviewing on the main stage.\nBill Mann: I will and I can\'t wait. I\'m glad that you actually got around to saying who was going to be there as opposed to who was because that\'s not good marketing. [laughs]\nChris Hill: I\'m doing my best.\nBill Mann: I cannot wait.\nChris Hill: Yeah, it\'s going to be great. Fool Fest is free for Motley Fool members so. If you are not yet a member, that\'s easy to remedy. You can sign up for our Stock Advisor service and get a complimentary digital pass to the event. Just go to fool.com/foolfest. All one word for the details. I\'ll put the link in the show notes. That\'s fool.com/foolfest. The stock of the day is Pinterest. I don\'t even remember the last time I said that second-quarter results weren\'t great, guidance wasn\'t great, but shares are up more than 10 percent today after Pinterest user numbers showed some promise and activist investor Elliott Management confirmed that it is the company\'s biggest shareholder and has, "Conviction in the value creation opportunity that it sees," which I think is a fancy way of saying.\nBill Mann: It\'s cheap. [laughs]\nChris Hill: The stock is cheap and when these people get their monetization house in order, we think it can start ringing the cash register.\nBill Mann: Elliott Investment, they are no joke and they are specifically no joke within the social media segment. They\'ve done great things at eBay. They were on their board, they\'ve been on the board at Twitter. Maybe that\'s still a little bit of a work in progress, but they\'re not coming in. When you think of activist investors, you think of someone who\'s coming in and it\'s the Gordon Gekko, we\'re going to shake things up. They don\'t really have that opportunity to do so at Pinterest because the founder, Ben Silbermann, has the lion\'s share of the vote. He\'s got 37 percent of the total votes so they can\'t come in and push him around. Ben Silbermann decided to step away in June. Bill Ready is the new CEO, ex-[Alphabet\'s] Google guy. I would suspect that Elliott had a hand in having him come. It\'s going to be really interesting to see what they have to say as things progress at Pinterest. Pinterest is really the largest dataset that\'s out there for consumers that are not aligned with one of the big companies with [Meta\'s] Facebook, with Google, with Apple, so it\'s a great resource.\nChris Hill: It\'s going to be really interesting to see how this plays out because to this point, Bill Ready, who as you said, has been CEO for about an hour-and-a-half, nothing he has said and nothing that we\'ve heard from Elliott Management points to pie in the sky aspirations both in terms of future guidance or in terms of levers that they can pull. They\'re talking about some pretty basic blocking and tackling ways to monetize the platform in a way that seems like it would be additive to the experience for people who use Pinterest and wouldn\'t drive them away. My hunch is that they are keenly observant of the language around Instagram and how people who have been on Instagram for a long time are talking about how the platform has changed and changed in a way that they don\'t really like. There is an opportunity here and you want to say, good luck. There\'s a way for you to do this without blowing it.\nBill Mann: Yeah, and so one of the things that they\'ve pointed to was their international markets where on a per user basis they\'re only making a dime to about $0.15 per user. It should not be hard if you are at that level, and just to level set, Twitter makes a couple of dollars per user. Twitter again, is not even close to the best participant in this market. Pinterest has not done a great job in monetizing a huge amount of its members who show up and create their own material. They create their own content. They have a partnership with Shopify that they signed in 2020 that I think that they can lean on more, so you are not talking about an experience that should be that markedly different for its user base, which is always a risk. If you come in and you turn it, you go from being, this is something that is as helpful as possible to, it is as profitable as possible. Well, that\'s great, but you\'re going to be profiting off of a low or smaller user base by virtue of pushing people out. Pinterest, it\'s good news and bad news. They don\'t have to do much to be a much more profitable company.\nChris Hill: Let me ask you something about activist investors because you said, the image of Gordon Gekko coming in, we\'re going to shake things up. That\'s true in some cases. Is Elliott Management an activist investor that when you see they are involved in this company, the image, the reaction you have is positive, and if not, are there ones out there that you think, "Okay, this activist is getting involved all right, I\'m going to pay a little bit more attention to this situation because these are serious people, these are not rabble-rousers?"\nBill Mann: It\'s a really good question and I would put Elliott at the top of the list along with Gotham Partners, with Bill Ackman, and Jana Partners, which are activists who aren\'t coming in looking for that quick hit. That\'s always the thought. Again, I brought up Gordon Gekko earlier, obviously in Wall Street, that\'s what he was trying to do to break up the company in profit anyway that he possibly could. These folks are long term investors now, they do come in with smiles but they are capable of going more hostile if they need to, but that\'s not their MO.\nChris Hill: As you said in the case of Pinterest, that\'s not going to work.\nBill Mann: Well, it could work. Yes.\nChris Hill: It\'s not going to work in the way that it would work with other companies where the founder is not there with the lion share votes.\nBill Mann: They can\'t vote anybody out by themselves. A proxy battle is not going to work out for them very well because at least 37 percent of the votes are already against them. But there are other levers that they could pull. You\'ve seen it, you saw it with Uber where basically they embarrass Travis Kalanick out of the building. There are things that they could do, but I would not expect that to be the case with Elliott and Pinterest.\nChris Hill: Bill Mann, great talking to you as always, thanks for being here.\nBill Mann: Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: Are we in a recession right now? Are we headed toward one? Apparently, it\'s a little more debatable than we all thought. Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp discuss the indicators commonly associated with recessions and which ones they\'re watching.\nAlison Southwick: Here\'s something you\'re probably hearing in the news a lot lately. Key indicator falls fueling recession fears. Yes, the GDP decline for the second quarter in a row, and that is a big one. But what about the VIX, the Jolts, and someone named Sahm, who is making rules? As we\'ve briefly explained before, recessions are officially declared by the National Bureau of Economic Research, which defines them as, "A significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and that lasts more than a few months." While NBER is the final word, they tend to be more backwards looking like someone assessing a car accident, you know your car has been damaged, but you don\'t know the extent until you get an expert opinion. Today, we thought we\'d talk about some of those numbers to watch that are perhaps a little bit more forward-looking, what they mean, and if they really are Harbingers of dark times ahead.\nRobert Brokamp: We\'re going to take a look at four things that may or may not give you a hint about what the economy and the stock market is going to do. What\'s first up, Alison?\nAlison Southwick: The VIX. What is it? Well, bro, the VIX is created by the Chicago Board Options Exchange or CBOE, and it\'s the Volatility Index or the VIX as it\'s efficiently and affectionately called. It\'s also known as the fear gauge, super not-for boating at all. It\'s a forward-looking benchmark for volatility over the coming 30 days. How? Well, they look at the prices of S&P 500 Index options with near-term expiration dates. Apparently, it\'s quite a complicated formula and you\'re welcome to google it yourself. Well, not always true, typically the VIX rises when stocks fall and declines when stocks rise. The higher the VIX, the more furiousness and uncertainty ahead. The highest the VIX has closed at has been in the low eighties, and that was back in March of 2020. The lowest it has closed is around nine and that was in November of 2017. Currently, the VIX is hanging out in the low twenties.\nRobert Brokamp: It is right now at 21, which is the historical average. That\'s down from above 30 in mid-June. It came down because as you pointed out, it goes in the opposite direction of stocks and stocks went up. In fact, in July, the S&P 500 returned nine percent, and the NASDAQ returned 12 percent. Last July actually was the best month for stocks since 2020, so stocks went up, the VIX came down. You might ask, does any of this matter? I would say on most days, actually not really. I think the VIX is most interesting in the extreme. You probably have all heard that old Warren Buffett adage, "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." Readings in the low teens or even lower for the VIX, it could mean that investors have gotten greedy and maybe complacent. It generally happens after a few good years.\nYou pointed out the lowest rating was in 2017, another time when it got almost at low was 2007, and in both of those years, the following year, the market drops. We\'re not market timers at the Fool, so now saying that if the VIX is low, you should sell, but if the VIX gets real low, especially after a string of several good years, you might want to think about rebalancing your portfolio. Now, what about the other direction when the VIX has shot up? After all, there\'s another adage, "When the VIX is high, it\'s time to buy." According to Hartford Funds, there have been eight times when the VIX has been above 40 since 1990, and that was the year the VIX was launched.\nThere usually have been times when the market has either hit a blip or was in a full-blown bear market, so was that a good time to buy? While the S&P 500 posted a positive return a year later in six of those eight times. Basically a 75 percent success rate. That\'s actually about right in line with the historical average of stocks making money in three out of every four years since the 1920s. But I calculated the average one-year returns of the S&P 500 after the VIX hit 40, and I got 17 percent and that\'s well above the long-term average of 10 percent, though again, that did include a couple of down years. Three years after the VIX hit 40, the market was in positive territory every time. The jury is still out on the last time, which was during the pandemic panic of 2020, but we\'ll get the verdict on that in early 2023. There might be something to buying when the VIX is high, but during times when the VIX is just mosing around, not particularly high, not particularly low, like right now, I don\'t usually pay too much attention to it.\nAlison Southwick: Let\'s move on to our next number to watch. The New York Times calls it Wall Street\'s most talked about recession indicator, and it\'s sounding, its loudest alarm in two decades. It\'s the yield curve. Yes, the yield curve compares the interest rates of various US government bonds, notably Three-month bills and two-year and 10-year treasury notes. Typically, investors expect to earn higher interest when their money is tied up longer. The 10-year pays more than the two-year and the two-year pay more than the bills that mature in three months. If you plot them on a chart with maturity time on the X-axis and the rate of return on the y-axis it makes a curve up to the right, just how we like our charts here at The Motley Fool.\nBut every now and then things get inverted and the interest rates for shorter-term US bonds are higher than the rates for longer-term bonds, and the curve bends the other way, and that way is down and we like grafts that go up. When the yield curve is inverted, it reflects the feelings of investors that the economy is going to tank and it\'s got some predictive power so you may be wondering, what is the yield curve up these days? But apparently the signal it is sending hasn\'t been this dire since late 2000, when the bubble in tech stocks have begun to burst and recession took hold. This is what I\'m seeing in the headlines, Bro, is it really that dire?\nRobert Brokamp: I would say this is actually one that I do pay attention to, so according to a reserve study published in 2018, the yield curve has inverted before every recession since 1955. That said, the timing is rather variable. The recessions have come within six months to as much as three years after the inversion, so it doesn\'t mean you have to panic immediately. According to Anu Gaggar of the Commonwealth Financial Network, the spread between the two year and 10 year notes has inverted 28 times since 1900 and 22 of these instances, a recession followed. There happens six false alarms over the 120 past years. But still, it\'s a pretty remarkable record, so where are we now? So the two year 10 year yield is inverted, the two year is yielding 2.9 percent, the 10 year is 2.6 percent. That 10 years come down pretty significantly since above 3.5 percent in June, so that\'s been a big drop. But the three-month and 10 year is not inverted in many people think that\'s the one you should pay most attention to, including Fed chair Jerome Powell. But the bottom line is, regardless of whether or not we enter a tactical recession, the yield curve is telling us to expect that the economy is going to be sluggish for awhile.\nAlison Southwick: Next number to watch. The housing starts track how much residential housing was, started. It\'s a weird little phrase, but somehow it works. The census bureau releases the figures on the 12th business day of the month, they estimate housing starts from building permits issued by a sample of local permitting offices and then track those projects through completion and sale. Buying a new house is a big ticket item and then of course you have to fill it with stuff. If there are a lot of houses being built in response to demand, then that\'s a leading indicator of the health of the economy and future spending. It reflects the level of America\'s optimism and ability to even afford a house and all the things that go in it. How are we feeling America? Are we ready to go buy a house? New US homebuilding activity fell to a nine-month low in June. Not great, but with all the supply chain issues and rising interest rates, you\'re probably not too surprised to hear that.\nRobert Brokamp: Because if we were to think about like all the parts of labour that go into building a house. There are all the materials and then there\'re all the workers, the plumbers, electricians, to turn it into a house and not to mention all of the sales team that gets together and sells the place. That\'s a lot of economic activity under one roof. A lot less activity when fewer walls and roofs get constructed and that\'s what\'s happening now, to new homes and also to existing homes but it\'s the decline in housing starts that can really weigh on the economy. Lance Lambert wrote a good article for Fortune.com in which he argues that this is what the Fed wants because it\'ll bring down inflation and here\'s one of the early paragraphs. "Historically speaking, the Federal Reserve\'s inflation-fighting playbook always starts with housing, it goes like this.\nThe Central Bank begins playing upward pressure on mortgage rates, not long afterwards, home sales sink and existing home inventory spikes then homebuilders begin to cut back. That causes demand for both commodities like lumber and steel and durable goods like windows or refrigerators to fall. Those economic contractions then quickly spread throughout the rest of the economy and in theory, helped to rein in runaway inflation." Frankly, so far it\'s working, sales are down inventory is up and an increasing number of people are cancelling their housing contracts. Housing starts or something to keep an eye on and right now they\'re not looking too good.\nAlison Southwick: We talked about housing starts and then of course before that the yield curve and both of those seem to suggest that a recession is common around the mountain. But there\'s a reason why Harry Truman once said, "Give me a one-handed economist. All of my economists say \'on the one hand, but \'then on the other." These days the other hand is unemployment. Many experts argue that it\'s hard to say we\'re in or near a recession when unemployment is at 3.6 percent, the second lowest rate over the last 50 years. They\'re almost two openings for each person looking for a job which is historically very high. How will we know when things begin to change? You could look at the job openings and labour turnover survey, AKA the jolts put out every month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job openings are indeed starting to fall as of the main numbers. But if you\'re looking for how we\'ll know if the job market is indicating we\'re in a recession, have you considered the Sahm rule developed by the former Federal Reserve and White House economist, Claudia Sahm. According to this indicator, when the three-month moving average of the national unemployment rate rises by 0.5 percent or more relative to its low during the previous 12 months, we\'re likely in a recession.\nRobert Brokamp: The Sahm rules are relatively recent development. It was just announced to the world in 2019 and by the way, Sahm is spelt S-A-H-M in case you want to look it up. According to the original research paper, since 1970, there were no false alarms. Thus, it seems like a pretty good recession indicator from the job market. What is it saying today, while the current unemployment rate of 3.6 percent is the lowest we\'ve seen over the past year. The Sahm rule would be triggered if the three-month average rose to 4.1 percent. Given how the job market looks, it seems like it would take several months to get to that point, but we\'ll keep an eye on it.\nAlison Southwick: Now Bloomberg, they also do a monthly survey of economists, and they found that the probability of a downturn over the next 12 months stands at 47.5 percent and that\'s up from 30 percent odds in June. Bro, after we\'ve finished talking about all these numbers in all the fields, the question is, does the fear of going into a recession, should that change how you invest and save today?\nRobert Brokamp: It certainly makes sense to keep an eye on these things and if you are in or near retirement, once things start looking a little dicier, it might make sense to play it somewhat safer, maybe rebalance your portfolio, maybe have a little bit, but we\'re cash on the side. Of course, the market is already down, some of these indicators, like the flattening of the yield curve for giving a warning at the end of last year and if you paid attention, then that would have been a good time. If you\'re still working, the number one risk of a recession is job loss or maybe a pay cut. What you should be doing is really taking a look at your job and making sure you\'re demonstrating as much value as possible to your employers and your customers to ensure that you\'ll still be able to earn a paycheck regardless of what happens to the economy.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against them, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Alison Southwick has positions in Apple and Shopify. Bill Mann has positions in Alphabet (C shares) and Shopify. Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Pinterest, Shopify, Trex, and eBay. Robert Brokamp, CFP(R) has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Arista Networks, Meta Platforms, Inc., Pinterest, Shopify, Trex, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends Uber Technologies and eBay and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $50 calls on eBay. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses: Global supply chain issues (understandably) affecting Caterpillar's (NYSE: CAT) results. Chris Hill: Jayshree Ullal, as Bill mentioned, the CEO of Arista Networks, she has been a guest of ours at Motley Fool investing conferences in the past. We have a great lineup of speakers, including Trex CEO, Bryan Fairbanks, Motley Fool Co-founder, David Gardner, our friend Morgan Housel, Michael Mauboussin.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses: Global supply chain issues (understandably) affecting Caterpillar's (NYSE: CAT) results. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Arista Networks, Meta Platforms, Inc., Pinterest, Shopify, Trex, and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends Uber Technologies and eBay and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $50 calls on eBay.", 'news_article_title': 'Checking In on Caterpillar, Arista Networks, and Pinterest', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The stock of the day is Pinterest. Chris Hill: As you said in the case of Pinterest, that's not going to work. Chris Hill: Bill Mann, great talking to you as always, thanks for being here.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Chris Hill: If you step back from Arista Networks, I don\'t want to say every company is going to be able to say this, but I feel like they\'re going to be a lot of companies this earnings season that we\'re going to have that to say about them like, hey, this was good and if they\'re doing this level of performance in this environment, the bull case is obviously, gosh, when things get better on a macro level, they\'re just going to tear the roof off of things. I don\'t even remember the last time I said that second-quarter results weren\'t great, guidance wasn\'t great, but shares are up more than 10 percent today after Pinterest user numbers showed some promise and activist investor Elliott Management confirmed that it is the company\'s biggest shareholder and has, "Conviction in the value creation opportunity that it sees," which I think is a fancy way of saying. Chris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against them, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-to-buy-this-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe current market selloff has created an excellent buying opportunity for investors. Take a cue from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, who has loaded up on more stocks this year than any time over the last decade. Plenty of stocks to buy are trading at attractive valuations and could have massive value to your portfolio.\nThe current conditions are ripe for investors to control their nerves and invest in some attractive stocks trading at multi-year lows. Several top growth, income, and value stocks are now trading at hefty discounts. However, it is imperative to do your due diligence and add the right combination of the stocks mentioned above to your portfolio.\nHere are seven stocks to buy which you should invest in at this time.\nSymbol Company Name Price\nAAPL Apple $164.87\nV Visa $213.32\nCLF Cleveland-Cliffs $18.57\nAMZN Amazon $139.41\nF Ford $15.78\nCVX Chevron $153.41\nO Realty Income $73.26\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Moab Republic / Shutterstock\nShares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are on a post-earnings rally after reporting stellar results for its third quarter. Despite macro headwinds, the company set a new record for the June quarter, led by growth across all core segments. Moreover, with App Tracking Transparency (ATT), Apple senses an opportunity to spread its tentacles in the lucrative ad space.\nForex headwinds played spoilsport during the third quarter, but despite the challenges, AAPL was able to push through with record-breaking results. For instance, iPhone and services sales increased by healthy margins, while iPad and Mac sales declined due to supply chain issues. Nevertheless, the results were fantastic and have set the stage for a monster fourth quarter. Layer that up with its endeavors on the advertising side and you have an incredible bull case for the tech giant.\nVisa (V)\nSource: Kikinunchi / Shutterstock.com\nVisa (NYSE:V) is a payments processing giant which has become a critical part of the modern economy. It’s been a solid performer for the past several years, generating double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth over the past five years. Additionally, it boasts a robust dividend profile, growing its payouts for the past 14 years.\nThe company once again proved its business is recession-proof with a comfortable revenue and earnings beat during the third quarter. Visa has posted a long string of consecutive earnings performances that have beat consensus estimates. Revenues across the board were highly encouraging, but its international transaction sales figure was perhaps the brightest spot, which increased by a remarkable 51% from the prior-year period. Moreover, payment volumes are well over pre-pandemic levels, which positions it brightly for the future.\nCleveland-Cliffs (CLF)\nSource: Shutterstock\nSteel maker Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) has seen its share price dip over the past three months. Investors are concerned over its near-term outlook, considering how tethered steel demand is to the economic climate. However, they seem to have turned a blind eye toward the firm’s leadership position in the automotive sector and how it will effectively shield it from seasonality. Nevertheless, the stock trades at just 0.40 times forward sales.\nIt recently posted its second-quarter revenues, where sales of $6.34 billion were 26% higher than last year. Additionally, it beat estimates by $226 million. Moreover, it has generated $2.6 billion through the first half of the year compared to $1.9 billion in the same period last year. Additionally, with the easing of supply chain troubles for its automotive customers, there should be greater stability in steel demand.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has spearheaded several profitable industries that have effectively shaped our lives. Despite recent headwinds, its core units continue to fire, pointing to the depth of its businesses. Moreover, the stock is more affordable than ever for individual investors after its stock split.\nThe company’s second-quarter results showed a 7% increase in revenues from the prior-year period to $121 billion. Moreover, its management expects things to pick up in the third quarter with a 13% to 17% bump in revenues. The crown jewel of products and services is its cloud offering, which accounts for a greater portion of total sales with every passing quarter.\nQuarterly revenue for Amazon Web Services increased 33% over 2021 to $19.8 billion. Astonishingly, CFO Brian Olsavsky believes that most businesses are in the early adoption phase of cloud computing. Also, Amazon continues to spread its tentacles in other profitable verticals. Its planned acquisition of top healthcare company One Medical is a testament to that.\nFord (F)\nSource: D K Grove / Shutterstock.com\nAutomotive giant Ford (NYSE:F) had a stellar second quarter, despite inflationary pressures and weakening consumer demand. It continues to push forward with its electric vehicle portfolio, offering healthy income yields following a 50% dividend hike. F stock is yielding a remarkable 3.92%, and with it trading at around 0.4 times forward sales, the stock is a highly attractive wager.\nFord saw its sales rise in the second quarter by 57% from the prior-year period, comfortably beating analyst estimates. Its traditional automotive business continues to prove naysayers wrong, but its future is linked to the success of its EV endeavors. It projects a 90% annual growth rate with its EV business and plans to produce roughly 2 million EVs by the conclusion of 2026. It sold an impressive 15,527 EVs during the second quarter, and the impetus is there for it to push the afterburners.\nChevron (CVX)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nOil and gas giant Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is in the news for posting its biggest-ever quarterly net earnings in its second quarter. It nearly quadrupled its earnings from $3.08 billion last year to a whopping $11.62 billion in the second quarter. Moreover, it generated sales worth $68.7 billion, an 83% improvement on a year-over-year basis, comfortably beating analyst estimates by $11 billion.\nLow supply, coupled with a massive increase in demand after the pandemic fade, has rapidly increased prices for crude oil and natural gas. Moreover, there is the Ukraine effect as well, which has significantly impacted the supply outlook. The conducive conditions have helped Chevron expand its profits and generate massive year-over-year revenues of over 77.5%. It raised the upper-end of its stock buyback program recently, and its spectacular yield of over 3.50% is the cherry on top.\nRealty Income (O)\nSource: Vitalii Vodolazskyi / Shutterstock\nRealty Income (NYSE:O) is among the most popular net lease real estate investment trust (or REIT). The majority of its portfolio is made up of 85% of retail properties. Typically these businesses are easy to re-lease or sell, so there isn’t a lot of risk. As a result, it delivered better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and sales, helped by increased occupancy rates. Additionally, it raised its guidance for the year, with normalized funds from operations per share to $3.92 to $4.05 compared to the prior guidance of $3.88 to $4.05.\nAdditionally, second quarter revenues increased to $810.4 million, comfortably ahead of the $776.2 million consensus. Moreover, it boosted its expectations for acquisition volume for the year to over $6 billion from its previous guidance of $5 billion. Its investment-grade balance sheet enables it to easily access debt financing at reasonable rates.\n On the date of publication, Muslim Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Stocks to Buy This Week appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Symbol Company Name Price AAPL Apple $164.87 V Visa $213.32 CLF Cleveland-Cliffs $18.57 AMZN Amazon $139.41 F Ford $15.78 CVX Chevron $153.41 O Realty Income $73.26 Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Shares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are on a post-earnings rally after reporting stellar results for its third quarter. Forex headwinds played spoilsport during the third quarter, but despite the challenges, AAPL was able to push through with record-breaking results. The current conditions are ripe for investors to control their nerves and invest in some attractive stocks trading at multi-year lows.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Symbol Company Name Price AAPL Apple $164.87 V Visa $213.32 CLF Cleveland-Cliffs $18.57 AMZN Amazon $139.41 F Ford $15.78 CVX Chevron $153.41 O Realty Income $73.26 Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Shares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are on a post-earnings rally after reporting stellar results for its third quarter. Forex headwinds played spoilsport during the third quarter, but despite the challenges, AAPL was able to push through with record-breaking results. Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Source: Shutterstock Steel maker Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) has seen its share price dip over the past three months.', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks to Buy This Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Symbol Company Name Price AAPL Apple $164.87 V Visa $213.32 CLF Cleveland-Cliffs $18.57 AMZN Amazon $139.41 F Ford $15.78 CVX Chevron $153.41 O Realty Income $73.26 Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Shares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are on a post-earnings rally after reporting stellar results for its third quarter. Forex headwinds played spoilsport during the third quarter, but despite the challenges, AAPL was able to push through with record-breaking results. Quarterly revenue for Amazon Web Services increased 33% over 2021 to $19.8 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Symbol Company Name Price AAPL Apple $164.87 V Visa $213.32 CLF Cleveland-Cliffs $18.57 AMZN Amazon $139.41 F Ford $15.78 CVX Chevron $153.41 O Realty Income $73.26 Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Shares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are on a post-earnings rally after reporting stellar results for its third quarter. Forex headwinds played spoilsport during the third quarter, but despite the challenges, AAPL was able to push through with record-breaking results. F stock is yielding a remarkable 3.92%, and with it trading at around 0.4 times forward sales, the stock is a highly attractive wager.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-for-long-term-investors-to-love-amazon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) share prices have surged by over 11.6% in response to the company's stellar second-quarter results (ended June 30). Now, the stock is down by 14.4% so far this year.\nInvestors and analysts have become impressed with the technology titan's execution capability. Let's review the three reasons why long-term investors can consider this stock as a great buying opportunity now.\nAWS remains the undisputed crown jewel\nAmazon has long been known for its e-commerce business and broad fulfillment network. However, industry-leading cloud infrastructure services business Amazon Web Services (AWS) has become the key growth driver. Despite the surging inflation and technical recession (two consecutive quarters of decline in gross domestic product) in the U.S., global enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services grew year over year by 29% to $55 billion in the second calendar quarter. Management believes this is only the early stage of cloud adoption in the enterprise and public sector space and expects demand for cloud infrastructure to increase further in the coming quarters.\nAWS accounted for 34% share of thisglobal marketin the second quarter, up sequentially by 1 percentage point. This cloud business raked in revenue of $19.7 billion, up year over year by 33%. Despite the impact of the increase in employee stock-based compensation expense due to rising wage inflation, AWS's operating margin rose year over year by 0.7 percentage points to 29%. AWS also reported a 65% year-over-year jump in backlog, which implies AWS will have a solid project pipeline for future quarters.\nAWS is undoubtedly the most valuable business for Amazon, considering that it contributed only 16.28% to the company's top line, but accounted for almost all of its operating income. The company is focusing on investing in its sales force and infrastructure capacity expansions for AWS in new geographies. While this is expected to result in margin contraction for AWS in coming quarters, it will increase Amazon's revenue and margin exposure to the highly profitable AWS business in the long run.\nThe advertising business is gaining momentum\nAmazon has been quite successful in targeted digital advertising since it is not only promoting products and services to people with high purchase intent but also at the point of purchase. The effectiveness and measurability of Amazon's ads have become even more relevant against the backdrop of Apple's privacy changes. In the second quarter, the company's advertising revenue was up 18% year over year to $8.8 billion.\nThe e-commerce business is showing strength\nDespite a consumer slowdown, Amazon's e-commerce business has shown signs of strength. According to Insider Intelligence, Amazon accounts for 37.8% of the U.S. e-commerce business, a market estimated to be worth over $1 trillion in 2022.\nAmazon has been working to reduce its labor costs and excess warehouse capacity, which resulted in over $6 billion of additional costs in the first quarter. These costs came down to $4 billion in the second quarter as the company focused on reducing headcount and improving its fulfillment network's productivity.\nDespite macroeconomic tensions, Amazon managed to host its most successful Prime Day ever in July 2022. While a record Prime Day will not have a huge impact on the financials of this behemoth, it is expected to bring in more Amazon Prime subscription members (a recurring revenue source) in the coming quarters. In addition, the deal with Grubhub, which allows Prime members a free one-year membership to Grubhub+ service for free restaurant delivery, can also help expand the Prime member base.\nIs Amazon a good investment?\nIn the second quarter, Amazon's revenue was up year over year by 7% to $121.2 billion, ahead of the company's revenue guidance as well as consensus estimates. While this single-digit growth pales in comparison to the company's historical double-digit top-line growth, it highlights the resilience of the company's business model in the current precarious economic environment. Amazon's operating income was down 57% year over year to $3.3 billion, significantly higher than the company's guidance range, which stretched from an operating loss of $1 billion to operating income of $3 billion.\nAmazon is valued at 58.5 times forward earnings, the lowest the company has traded since January 2021. The reduced price point makes the stock even more attractive for retail investors.\nHowever, it is not all sunshine and roses for Amazon. Although revenue has grown consistently, the company reported negative free cash flow of $23.5 billion in the last 12 months ending the second quarter. The company's over-dependence on AWS for profitability also exposes the company to business concentration risk.\nDespite these risks, against the backdrop of a high-flying AWS business, resilient e-commerce business, and strengthening advertising business, Amazon can prove to be a solid buy-and-hold pick for long-term retail investors.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Manali Bhade has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) share prices have surged by over 11.6% in response to the company's stellar second-quarter results (ended June 30). AWS is undoubtedly the most valuable business for Amazon, considering that it contributed only 16.28% to the company's top line, but accounted for almost all of its operating income. Although revenue has grown consistently, the company reported negative free cash flow of $23.5 billion in the last 12 months ending the second quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "However, industry-leading cloud infrastructure services business Amazon Web Services (AWS) has become the key growth driver. Despite the impact of the increase in employee stock-based compensation expense due to rising wage inflation, AWS's operating margin rose year over year by 0.7 percentage points to 29%. While this is expected to result in margin contraction for AWS in coming quarters, it will increase Amazon's revenue and margin exposure to the highly profitable AWS business in the long run.", 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons for Long-Term Investors to Love Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Now, the stock is down by 14.4% so far this year. Despite the impact of the increase in employee stock-based compensation expense due to rising wage inflation, AWS's operating margin rose year over year by 0.7 percentage points to 29%. Despite these risks, against the backdrop of a high-flying AWS business, resilient e-commerce business, and strengthening advertising business, Amazon can prove to be a solid buy-and-hold pick for long-term retail investors.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In the second quarter, Amazon's revenue was up year over year by 7% to $121.2 billion, ahead of the company's revenue guidance as well as consensus estimates. Amazon's operating income was down 57% year over year to $3.3 billion, significantly higher than the company's guidance range, which stretched from an operating loss of $1 billion to operating income of $3 billion. Despite these risks, against the backdrop of a high-flying AWS business, resilient e-commerce business, and strengthening advertising business, Amazon can prove to be a solid buy-and-hold pick for long-term retail investors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-stock-slump%3A-despite-recent-losses-this-streamer-still-dominates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Increased streaming competition has hurt few companies as much as Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Yet, while the company lost over a million subscribers in the first half of 2022, Netflix is still the most influential streaming service in the industry. Here's why.\nThe missing ingredient\nNetflix released the documentary series Formula 1: Drive to Survive in March 2019 and has premiered new seasons of the show every year since. Each season consists of 10 episodes detailing the highs and lows of the Formula 1 (F1) racing season. The show's immense success has singlehandedly helped popularize a sport that has had trouble breaking into the U.S. market for decades.\nAlthough Formula 1 has enjoyed high viewership abroad for over half a century, the sport has never caught on in the U.S., where NASCAR reigns supreme. The motorsport series has attempted to break into the U.S. numerous times, with American races held sporadically over the years. For instance, Formula 1 Grand Prix races were held in the U.S. from 1989 to 1991, but then no races took place in the country until 2000 as the sport's popularity remained dismal. Additionally, the U.S. recently missed out on hosting Formula 1 events from 2008 to 2011.\nHowever, F1's popularity in the U.S. has risen significantly since the premiere of Netflix's Drive to Survive, with the company's influence seeming to be the missing ingredient the sport needed all along. The show's fourth season premiered in March and took the top spot for the most-watched show in the world with 29 million viewing hours. In addition to high viewing numbers for Netflix, the show's success has also led to a rise in U.S. viewership for F1 races. The 2021 season saw an average of 946,000 U.S. viewers per race, up 41% from 2019 -- the last normal season as 2020 was affected by COVID-19.\nNetflix has had a lasting impact on Formula 1, with 2022 being the first year the U.S. held two of the season's races and the first time Miami hosted a Grand Prix, resulting in record attendance. The 2023 season will take that further by adding Las Vegas to the roster for the first time, with a record-breaking three races held in the U.S. in a single year.\nInfluencing the competition\nWhile Netflix has helped boost the sport exponentially, its success with Drive to Survive has also affected the content lineup of its biggest competition. Streaming giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have all recently released or announced projects themed as F1 in hopes of cashing in on the craze Netflix started.\nAmazon launched its Prime Video docuseries Fernando in 2020, following the Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso as he navigates the racing season; the show has received two seasons. Disney has also joined the competition by announcing an original Hulu series centered around F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo, easily the most-featured driver in Netflix's Drive to Survive and incredibly popular in the U.S. Another company to join the F1 takeover has been Apple, as it announced a Formula 1 film in the works starring Brad Pitt and a documentary following seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.\nFew streaming companies have proven their power to influence the competition and pop culture like Netflix. Disney comes close with its push of the superhero genre, resulting in almost every streaming platform eventually offering a series based on a group of heroes. However, Disney grew Marvel into the juggernaut it is today with the help of comic characters that already had a fairly large fanbase. Netflix has proven a unique ability to grow brands with little to no fan bases and push them into the stratosphere. Its effect on Formula 1 is proof of that, along with the immense success of its original series, Stranger Things and Squid Game.\nUtilizing its brands\nIn the future, Netflix will want to continue growing the content that has hit the hardest. For instance, if the company can offer more Formula 1 content for fans to turn to when they have finished the latest season of Drive to Survive, subscribers will be less likely to turn to the competition.\nThe company already has subsequent seasons of its biggest shows, Stranger Things and Squid Game, in the works, with the former even getting a spinoff show. The company is moving in the right direction, but subscriber retention will hang on what consumers watch once they complete the latest seasons of their favorite shows. Therefore, offering additional content in popular genres must be Netflix's focus with its upcoming content.\n10 stocks we like better than Netflix\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Streaming giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have all recently released or announced projects themed as F1 in hopes of cashing in on the craze Netflix started. Netflix has had a lasting impact on Formula 1, with 2022 being the first year the U.S. held two of the season's races and the first time Miami hosted a Grand Prix, resulting in record attendance. Disney has also joined the competition by announcing an original Hulu series centered around F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo, easily the most-featured driver in Netflix's Drive to Survive and incredibly popular in the U.S. Another company to join the F1 takeover has been Apple, as it announced a Formula 1 film in the works starring Brad Pitt and a documentary following seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Streaming giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have all recently released or announced projects themed as F1 in hopes of cashing in on the craze Netflix started. The missing ingredient Netflix released the documentary series Formula 1: Drive to Survive in March 2019 and has premiered new seasons of the show every year since. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix Stock Slump: Despite Recent Losses, This Streamer Still Dominates', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Streaming giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have all recently released or announced projects themed as F1 in hopes of cashing in on the craze Netflix started. The missing ingredient Netflix released the documentary series Formula 1: Drive to Survive in March 2019 and has premiered new seasons of the show every year since. In addition to high viewing numbers for Netflix, the show's success has also led to a rise in U.S. viewership for F1 races.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Streaming giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have all recently released or announced projects themed as F1 in hopes of cashing in on the craze Netflix started. The missing ingredient Netflix released the documentary series Formula 1: Drive to Survive in March 2019 and has premiered new seasons of the show every year since. Disney has also joined the competition by announcing an original Hulu series centered around F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo, easily the most-featured driver in Netflix's Drive to Survive and incredibly popular in the U.S. Another company to join the F1 takeover has been Apple, as it announced a Formula 1 film in the works starring Brad Pitt and a documentary following seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-futures-slip-after-chipmaker-microns-warning', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures: Dow flat, S&P off 0.21%, Nasdaq down 0.55%\nAug 9 (Reuters) - Nasdaq and S&P futures fell on Tuesday after a dismal forecast from Micron Technology dragged chip stocks lower, while investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data that will feed into the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hike plans.\nA high inflation print, following last week's strong jobs numbers, will likely push the Fed to continue with jumbo rate hikes and weigh on a recent recovery in stocks.\nTraders are expecting a 67.5% chance of the Fed raising rates by 75 basis points in September, its third such hefty hike. IRPR\nBank stocks edged higher in trading before the bell, tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields on rate hike expectations. US/\nGrowth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped, with Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each.\nMicron Technology Inc MU.O fell 4.6% as the memory chip maker said its free cash flow was expected to be negative for the fiscal first quarter and that it could see significant sequential declines in revenue and margins due to a fall in shipments.\nPeers Nvidia NVDA.O and Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O fell 3.3% and 1.9%, respectively, extending the previous session's sharp declines after a similar revenue warning from Nvidia.\nAt 06:44 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 3 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 8.5 points, or 0.21%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 72 points, or 0.55%.\nDespite a choppy recovery since mid-June, the benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX is still down 13% this year after hitting a record high in early January as surging prices, hawkish central banks, geopolitical tensions continue to weigh on investor sentiment.\nStronger-than-expected earnings from corporate America have been a positive, with 77.5% of S&P 500 companies beating earnings estimates, according to I/B/E/S data from Refinitiv on Friday.\nNovavax NVAX.O, however, dropped 31.6% after the drugmaker halved its full-year revenue forecast as it does not expect further sales of its COVID-19 shot this year in the United States in the face of a global supply glut and soft demand.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'US/ Growth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped, with Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each. Micron Technology Inc MU.O fell 4.6% as the memory chip maker said its free cash flow was expected to be negative for the fiscal first quarter and that it could see significant sequential declines in revenue and margins due to a fall in shipments. Despite a choppy recovery since mid-June, the benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX is still down 13% this year after hitting a record high in early January as surging prices, hawkish central banks, geopolitical tensions continue to weigh on investor sentiment.', 'news_luhn_summary': "US/ Growth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped, with Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each. Futures: Dow flat, S&P off 0.21%, Nasdaq down 0.55% Aug 9 (Reuters) - Nasdaq and S&P futures fell on Tuesday after a dismal forecast from Micron Technology dragged chip stocks lower, while investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data that will feed into the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hike plans. A high inflation print, following last week's strong jobs numbers, will likely push the Fed to continue with jumbo rate hikes and weigh on a recent recovery in stocks.", 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slip after chipmaker Micron's warning", 'news_lexrank_summary': "US/ Growth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped, with Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. A high inflation print, following last week's strong jobs numbers, will likely push the Fed to continue with jumbo rate hikes and weigh on a recent recovery in stocks.", 'news_textrank_summary': "US/ Growth and technology stocks, whose valuations are sensitive to rising bond yields, slipped, with Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O down 0.6% each. Futures: Dow flat, S&P off 0.21%, Nasdaq down 0.55% Aug 9 (Reuters) - Nasdaq and S&P futures fell on Tuesday after a dismal forecast from Micron Technology dragged chip stocks lower, while investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data that will feed into the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hike plans. A high inflation print, following last week's strong jobs numbers, will likely push the Fed to continue with jumbo rate hikes and weigh on a recent recovery in stocks."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-hand-over-fist-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Following Warren Buffett\'sinvestment advicehas been a very profitable strategy for many years now, and especially in a down market, investors want to know where the Oracle of Omaha is putting his cash. One of the great perks of Buffett\'s investment strategy is that he doesn\'t try to overcomplicate the process. If a company has a wide economic moat, generates a lot of cash, and operates an easy-to-understand, high-quality business, there\'s a good chance Buffett will like the stock.\nAnd given that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have dropped 13% and 19% year to date, respectively, now is an optimal time to buy shares of first-class businesses. In the words of Buffett, investors should be "fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." Let\'s have a look at two Warren Buffett stocks that investors can turn to amid the latest market correction.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL), one of the most prominent technology companies of our time, has shed 7% of its value since the start of the year. Talk about a wide economic moat -- the Tim Cook-led enterprise commands 50% of the U.S. smartphone market and 16% of the industry globally, second only to Samsung. In its fiscal third quarter of 2022, the company\'s total sales grew a modest 1.9% year over year to $83 billion and its diluted earnings per share declined 7.7% to $1.20. Its products segment, which fell 0.9%, was carried by strong iPhone sales, which increased 2.8% to $40.7 billion. Meanwhile, the Mac, iPad, and wearables, home, and accessories segments posted negative growth year over year.\nIts services category -- which includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, advertising, and Apple Pay, among others -- rose 12.1% to $19.6 billion, as it continues to be the tech giant\'s catalyst for future growth. The company\'s services segment is also more profitable than its products business at the moment. In Q3, the products segment posted a gross margin of 34.5%, whereas services enjoyed a gross margin of 71.5%, equal to a 169 basis points increase from a year ago. This year, Wall Street analysts expect the company\'s top and bottom lines to expand 7.3% and 8.7% year over year, respectively, up to $392.4 billion and $6.10 per share.\nDuring the quarter, Apple generated $20.8 billion in free cash flow (FCF), bringing its total over the past 12 months to a staggering $107.6 billion. Its unrivaled cash-flow generation not only opens the gate for share buybacks and dividend hikes, but it also comfortably allows the tech firm to invest in its long-term growth plans. Currently, Apple only pays a dividend of $0.23 per share, equal to a 0.56% dividend yield, so there\'s plenty of room for expansion in that region. Nonetheless, the tech behemoth still managed to return $28 billion to shareholders during its third-quarter outing.\n2. Amazon\nThe next Warren Buffett stock on my list is Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The world-class e-commerce company, which reigns over 38% of online retail sales in the U.S., has watched its stock price lower 16% year to date. In its second quarter of 2022, its total sales improved 7.2% year over year to $121.2 billion, while the e-commerce giant posted its second consecutive net loss with an earnings per share of negative $0.20.\nIts online stores segment, which equaled 41.9% of sales during the quarter, dropped 4.3% to $50.9 billion, as the e-commerce industry continues to face an immense amount of pressure from high inflation and a reopening global economy. The patchy growth from its online retail business was partially offset by a strong performance out of its Amazon Web Services business, which soared 33.3% to $19.7 billion. Amazon Web Services, a cloud-computing platform, is the top dog in the cloud infrastructure arena, controlling one-third of the industry. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global cloud computing market is forecast to climb at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.9% through 2028, implying that Amazon is advantageously positioned to benefit from the upward trend.\nFor 2022, analysts estimate the e-commerce mogul\'s total revenue will increase 11.2% year over year, up to $522.5 billion, and its earnings per share will drop to $0.04, a notable pullback from its $3.24 per share a year ago. Next year should be a different story for Amazon as the economic backdrop clears up -- the Street is forecasting its top line will grow another 15.6%, and its earnings per share will finish at $2.34, putting the e-commerce leader back on track. Even so, the company still possesses a cash and marketable securities position of $60.7 billion, which I think speaks for itself when it comes to Amazon being able to weather any economic storm.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Luke Meindl has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), one of the most prominent technology companies of our time, has shed 7% of its value since the start of the year. Its online stores segment, which equaled 41.9% of sales during the quarter, dropped 4.3% to $50.9 billion, as the e-commerce industry continues to face an immense amount of pressure from high inflation and a reopening global economy. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global cloud computing market is forecast to climb at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.9% through 2028, implying that Amazon is advantageously positioned to benefit from the upward trend.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), one of the most prominent technology companies of our time, has shed 7% of its value since the start of the year. Meanwhile, the Mac, iPad, and wearables, home, and accessories segments posted negative growth year over year. In Q3, the products segment posted a gross margin of 34.5%, whereas services enjoyed a gross margin of 71.5%, equal to a 169 basis points increase from a year ago.', 'news_article_title': '2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), one of the most prominent technology companies of our time, has shed 7% of its value since the start of the year. In its second quarter of 2022, its total sales improved 7.2% year over year to $121.2 billion, while the e-commerce giant posted its second consecutive net loss with an earnings per share of negative $0.20. The patchy growth from its online retail business was partially offset by a strong performance out of its Amazon Web Services business, which soared 33.3% to $19.7 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), one of the most prominent technology companies of our time, has shed 7% of its value since the start of the year. This year, Wall Street analysts expect the company's top and bottom lines to expand 7.3% and 8.7% year over year, respectively, up to $392.4 billion and $6.10 per share. In its second quarter of 2022, its total sales improved 7.2% year over year to $121.2 billion, while the e-commerce giant posted its second consecutive net loss with an earnings per share of negative $0.20."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 163.25, 'high': 165.82000732421875, 'open': 164.02000427246094, 'close': 164.9199981689453, 'ema_50': 152.53457585387036, 'rsi_14': 72.08177342136909, 'target': 169.24000549316406, 'volume': 63135500.0, 'ema_200': 154.39594914911893, 'adj_close': 163.731689453125, 'rsi_lag_1': 74.00482534531642, 'rsi_lag_2': 78.26221528955372, 'rsi_lag_3': 72.3556336476842, 'rsi_lag_4': 74.28494331248469, 'rsi_lag_5': 71.85430737346493, 'macd_lag_1': 5.458767019750468, 'macd_lag_2': 5.44525113207817, 'macd_lag_3': 5.299922445829168, 'macd_lag_4': 4.990504920742239, 'macd_lag_5': 4.490403916863698, 'macd_12_26_9': 5.4111370667023095, 'macds_12_26_9': 4.732775252139729}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 21.40999984741211, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 22.229999542236328, 'Open': 21.40999984741211, 'Close': 21.770000457763672, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 21.770000457763672}, {'Low': 1.0189213752746582, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 1.0246951580047607, 'Open': 1.0197629928588867, 'Close': 1.0197629928588867, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 1.0197629928588867}, {'Low': 1.2068257331848145, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 1.2129298448562622, 'Open': 1.208503007888794, 'Close': 1.208473801612854, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 1.208473801612854}, {'Low': 6.745500087738037, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 6.757199764251709, 'Open': 6.749899864196777, 'Close': 6.749899864196777, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 6.749899864196777}, {'Low': 89.05000305175781, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 92.6500015258789, 'Open': 90.69000244140624, 'Close': 90.5, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 347045, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 90.5}, {'Low': 0.6966019868850708, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 0.6994963884353638, 'Open': 0.6987700462341309, 'Close': 0.6987700462341309, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 0.6987700462341309}, {'Low': 2.7739999294281006, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 2.813999891281128, 'Open': 2.812000036239624, 'Close': 2.796999931335449, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 2.796999931335449}, {'Low': 134.68600463867188, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 135.1699981689453, 'Open': 134.83999633789062, 'Close': 134.83999633789062, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 134.83999633789062}, {'Low': 105.97000122070312, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 106.41000366210938, 'Open': 106.33999633789062, 'Close': 106.37000274658205, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 106.37000274658205}, {'Low': 1789.0, 'Date': '2022-08-09', 'High': 1796.0999755859375, 'Open': 1790.0, 'Close': 1794.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 249, 'date_str': '2022-08-09', 'Adj Close': 1794.0}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-10': 169.24000549316406, '2022-08-11': 168.49000549316406, '2022-08-12': 172.10000610351562, '2022-08-15': 173.19000244140625, '2022-08-16': 173.02999877929688, '2022-08-17': 174.5500030517578, '2022-08-18': 174.14999389648438, '2022-08-19': 171.52000427246094, '2022-08-22': 167.57000732421875, '2022-08-23': 167.22999572753906}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-09': 157.3699951171875}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-09': 134.8699951171875}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-09': 150.8699951171875}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-09': 178.19000244140625}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Netflix says it plans to have at least 50 games available by the end of 2022.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBut there are indications that Netflix\'s entry into the video game market is not off to a great start. While the streamer has over 220 million subscribers, app insights company Apptopia estimates Netflix\'s games have only been downloaded 23.3 million times globally across Apple\'s App Store and Alphabet\'s Google Play.\nApptopia also says 1.7 million people play Netflix games on a daily basis. If those stats are correct, then it indicates Netflix could be pursuing a fruitless strategy.\nNetflix wants to diversify its appeal\nWhen compared with its streaming peers, Netflix is unique in that it doesn\'t have any notable ancillary businesses that it can rely on to drive significant revenue. Its legacy DVD rental service still exists, but that brought in just $200 million in 2021, a tiny fraction of the almost $30 billion the company generated last year.\nBy contrast, Amazon has several businesses including retail and web services, while Walt Disney is an all-round entertainment company with theme parks, TV networks, theater shows, and more.\nNetflix has lost about 1.2 million subscribers over the last two quarters. In calls with investors, Netflix executives have stressed the company\'s ambitions in the gaming space as key to reversing declining customer numbers. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has told shareholders that the company is focused on creating "games that people really love," suggesting such titles could eventually become "a big revenue and profit stream."\nNetflix is trying to become a player in a growing industry\nTo help it reach its goals, Netflix has acquired three games studios over the past year: Night School, which is known for Oxenfree; Next Games, developer of Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales; and most recently Boss Fight Entertainment, maker of strategy title Dungeon Boss.\nFollowing the takeover of Boss Fight Entertainment, Amir Rahimi, Netflix\'s vice president for games studios, reasserted the streamer\'s ambitions. "[W]e hope to build a world-class games studio capable of bringing a wide variety of delightful and deeply engaging original games -- with no ads and no in-app purchases -- to our hundreds of millions of members around the world."\nAs Rahimi said, Netflix does not intend to profit directly from individual games. So for them to become a "profit stream" for the company, they have to add value to its subscriber plans. And judging by Apptopia\'s numbers, that\'s simply not happening. At least, not yet.\nThe subscription gaming industry was worth an estimated $7.8 billion in 2021, a figure expected to roughly double by 2027. With this in mind, it makes sense for Netflix to try to get into the space. But it\'s going up against some of the biggest names in gaming: Microsoft\'s Xbox Game Pass, Sony\'s PlayStation Now, and Nintendo\'s Switch Online -- from companies that have been in the video game arena for decades.\nAs things stand, Netflix\'s biggest barrier to success is not direct competition, but rather its lack of compelling titles that subscribers want to play. Considering mobile games can cost $1 million to develop, while more-advanced titles are in the eight-figure range, the company is taking on an expensive venture that is showing little sign of working.\nThat\'s not to say Netflix won\'t eventually come up with some hits that really do drive customer sign-ups, but the longer subscribers ignore its efforts, then the less likely it will be to justify the investment. And for a company that is trying to deliver growth in a difficult economic, winning at games might be a challenge too far.\n10 stocks we like better than Netflix\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Tom Wilton has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Nintendo and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By contrast, Amazon has several businesses including retail and web services, while Walt Disney is an all-round entertainment company with theme parks, TV networks, theater shows, and more. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has told shareholders that the company is focused on creating "games that people really love," suggesting such titles could eventually become "a big revenue and profit stream." Considering mobile games can cost $1 million to develop, while more-advanced titles are in the eight-figure range, the company is taking on an expensive venture that is showing little sign of working.', 'news_luhn_summary': "While the streamer has over 220 million subscribers, app insights company Apptopia estimates Netflix's games have only been downloaded 23.3 million times globally across Apple's App Store and Alphabet's Google Play. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Nintendo and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Could This Behemoth Company's Latest Gambit Spell Doom for Its Stock?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Since entering the gaming space last year, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has released almost two dozen mobile games that are exclusively available to subscribers of its streaming video service. So for them to become a "profit stream" for the company, they have to add value to its subscriber plans. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, and Walt Disney.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Since entering the gaming space last year, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has released almost two dozen mobile games that are exclusively available to subscribers of its streaming video service. While the streamer has over 220 million subscribers, app insights company Apptopia estimates Netflix's games have only been downloaded 23.3 million times globally across Apple's App Store and Alphabet's Google Play. Netflix is trying to become a player in a growing industry To help it reach its goals, Netflix has acquired three games studios over the past year: Night School, which is known for Oxenfree; Next Games, developer of Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales; and most recently Boss Fight Entertainment, maker of strategy title Dungeon Boss."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-rally-lifts-nasdaq-20-from-low-as-inflation-fears-ebb', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nNEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street surged on Wednesday, putting the Nasdaq more than 20% above its June low, after U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes.\nA sharp drop in the cost of gasoline helped the U.S. Consumer Price Index stay flat last month after advancing 1.3% in June, the Labor Department said. The CPI rose by a less-than-expected 8.5% over the past 12 months after a 9.1% rise in June.\nThe rally came in the wake of the first notable sign of relief for Americans who have watched inflation steadily climb. The Nasdaq now is up 20.8% since bottoming but still needs to pass its prior peak in November to confirm a new bull market.\nFed funds futures traders are now pricing in only a 43.5% chance that the U.S. central bank hikes rates by 75 basis points when it meets in September, compared with 68% before the data. A 50 basis point hike is seen as a 56.5% probability.\n"For the market, it\'s sort of a Goldilocks scenario right now because you have the labor market holding up and inflation potentially starting to come down. That is what a soft landing would look like," said Shawn Snyder, head of investment strategy at Citi U.S. Wealth Management in New York.\nBut one month of slowing inflation is not enough for the Fed to send an all-clear signal, Snyder said.\nThe rally on Wall Street was broad-based, with all 11 S&P 500 sectors rising in a sea of green. Growth stocks .IGX rose more than value .IVX, while Dow transports .DJT, small caps .RUT and semiconductors .SOX also rose.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 535.1 points, or 1.63%, to 33,309.51, while the S&P 500 .SPXgained 87.77 points, or 2.13%, to 4,210.24 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 360.88 points, or 2.89%, to 12,854.81.\nIt was the biggest single-day gain for both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 in two weeks, and for the Dow in three weeks. It was the highest close for the S&P 500 since early May.\n"(Inflation at) 8.5% is still very high, but there is optimism that perhaps June was the peak," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab.\nProducer prices data for July on Thursday along with August inflation and employment data for release next month could alter the course of the Fed again, Frederick said.\nThe Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.\nThe slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.\nAfter a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 15% from mid-June lows, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy as it fights to curb inflation.\nBut the S&P 500 is 12% below its all-time high in January, having been in a bear market since then.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell below the 20.00 level to close at more than a four-month low.\nHigh-growth and megacap technology stocks, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, rose as Treasury yields fell sharply across the board. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. US/\nEconomy-sensitive banks .SPXBK advanced 2.7%, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N climbing about 3% each.\n"Banks have underperformed and are now getting bid," said Thomas Hayes, managing member of Great Hill Capital LLC, adding that investors are chasing the laggards that have not participated in the rally since June lows.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 3.9% after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. Twitter gained 3.7%.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O jumped 5.8% after the Facebook parent said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 11.33 billion shares, compared with the 10.98 billion average for the full session over the past 20 trading days.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 5.69-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.34-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted five new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 64 new highs and 54 new lows.\nGRAPHIC-Inflation set to ease, but by how much?https://tmsnrt.rs/3bLcJWj\nU.S. consumer prices unchanged in July as cost of gasoline tumbles\nFed seen delivering half-point rate hike in Sept as inflation eases\n(Reporting by Herbert Lash; Additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Aniruddha Ghosh, Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh and Karina D\'Souza in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Shounak Dasgupta and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; 1-646-223-6019; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street surged on Wednesday, putting the Nasdaq more than 20% above its June low, after U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose 3.9% after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street surged on Wednesday, putting the Nasdaq more than 20% above its June low, after U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. The Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street rally lifts Nasdaq 20% from low as inflation fears ebb', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street surged on Wednesday, putting the Nasdaq more than 20% above its June low, after U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. Growth stocks .IGX rose more than value .IVX, while Dow transports .DJT, small caps .RUT and semiconductors .SOX also rose.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street surged on Wednesday, putting the Nasdaq more than 20% above its June low, after U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. The slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rallies-as-cooling-inflation-eases-rate-hike-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nNEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged more than 2% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes.\nA sharp drop in the cost of gasoline helped the U.S. Consumer Price Index stay flat last month after advancing 1.3% in June, the Labor Department said. The CPI rose by a less-than-expected 8.5% over the past 12 months after a 9.1% rise in June.\nThe data was the first notable sign of relief for Americans who have watched inflation steadily climb the past two years.\nFed funds futures traders are now pricing in only a 43.5% chance that the U.S. central bank hikes rates by 75 basis points when it meets in September, compared with 68% before the data. A 50 basis point hike is seen as a 56.5% probability.\n"For the market, it\'s sort of a Goldilocks scenario right now because you have the labor market holding up and inflation potentially starting to come down. That is what a soft landing would look like," said Shawn Snyder, head of investment strategy at Citi U.S. Wealth Management in New York.\nBut one month of slowing inflation is not enough for the Fed to send an all-clear signal, Snyder said.\nThe rally on Wall Street was broad-based, with all 11 S&P 500 sectors rising in a sea of green. Growth stocks .IGX rose more than value .IVX, while Dow transports .DJT, small caps .RUT and semiconductors .SOX also rose.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 535.1 points, or 1.63%, to 33,309.51, while the S&P 500 .SPXgained 87.77 points, or 2.13%, to 4,210.24 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 360.88 points, or 2.89%, to 12,854.81.\nIt was the biggest single-day gain for both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 in two weeks, and for the Dow in three weeks. It was the highest close for the S&P 500 since early May.\n"(Inflation at) 8.5% is still very high, but there is optimism that perhaps June was the peak," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab.\nProducer prices data for July on Thursday along with August inflation and employment data for release next month could alter the course of the Fed again, Frederick said.\nThe Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.\nThe slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.\nAfter a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 15% from mid-June lows, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy as it fights to curb inflation.\nBut the S&P 500 remains in a bear market and must climb more than 12% past its all-time high in January to begin a new bull market.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell below the 20.00 level to close at more than a four-month low.\nHigh-growth and megacap technology stocks, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, rose as Treasury yields fell sharply across the board. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. US/\nEconomy-sensitive banks .SPXBK advanced 2.7%, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N climbing about 3% each.\n"Banks have underperformed and are now getting bid," said Thomas Hayes, managing member of Great Hill Capital LLC, adding that investors are chasing the laggards that have not participated in the rally since June lows.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 3.9% after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. Twitter gained 3.7%.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O jumped 5.8% after the Facebook parent said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 11.33 billion shares, compared with the 10.98 billion average for the full session over the past 20 trading days.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 5.69-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.34-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted five new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 64 new highs and 54 new lows.\nGRAPHIC-Inflation set to ease, but by how much?https://tmsnrt.rs/3bLcJWj\nU.S. consumer prices unchanged in July as cost of gasoline tumbles\nFed seen delivering half-point rate hike in Sept as inflation eases\n(Reporting by Herbert Lash; Additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Aniruddha Ghosh, Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh and Karina D\'Souza in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Shounak Dasgupta and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; 1-646-223-6019; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged more than 2% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose 3.9% after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged more than 2% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. The Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rallies as cooling inflation eases rate hike fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. Growth stocks .IGX rose more than value .IVX, while Dow transports .DJT, small caps .RUT and semiconductors .SOX also rose. Producer prices data for July on Thursday along with August inflation and employment data for release next month could alter the course of the Fed again, Frederick said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged more than 2% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. The slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-rallies-as-cooling-inflation-eases-rate-hike-fears-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nNEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged 2% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes.\nA sharp drop in the cost of gasoline helped the U.S. Consumer Price Index stay flat last month after advancing 1.3% in June, the Labor Department said. The CPI rose by a less-than-expected 8.5% over the past 12 months after a 9.1% rise in June.\nThe data was the first notable sign of relief for Americans who have watched inflation steadily climb the past two years.\nFed funds futures traders are now pricing in only a 43.5% chance that the U.S. central bank hikes rates by 75 basis points when it meets in September, compared with 68% before the data. A 50 basis point hike is seen as a 56.5% probability.\n"For the market, it\'s sort of a Goldilocks scenario right now because you have the labor market holding up and inflation potentially starting to come down. That is what a soft landing would look like," said Shawn Snyder, head of investment strategy at Citi U.S. Wealth Management in New York.\nBut one month of slowing inflation is not enough for the Fed to send an all-clear signal, Snyder said.\n"They\'re going to need to see a sustained trend, and even then some, to moderate monetary policy that could potentially lead to a recession," he said.\nThe rally on Wall Street was broad-based, with all 11 S&P 500 sectors rising in a sea of green. Growth stocks .IGX rose more than value .IVX, while Dow transports .DJT, small caps .RUT and semiconductors .SOX also rose.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 535.1 points, or 1.63%, to 33,309.51, while the S&P 500 .SPXgained 87.77 points, or 2.13%, to 4,210.24 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 360.88 points, or 2.89%, to 12,854.81.\nIt was the biggest single-day gain for both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 in two weeks, and for the Dow in three weeks. It was the highest close for the S&P 500 since early May.\n"(Inflation at) 8.5% is still very high, but there is optimism that perhaps June was the peak," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab.\nProducer prices data for July on Thursday along with August inflation and employment data for release next month could alter the course of the Fed again, Frederick said.\nThe Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.\nThe slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.\nAfter a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 15% from mid-June lows, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy as it fights to curb inflation.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell below the 20.00 level, hitting its lowest since April.\nHigh-growth and megacap technology stocks, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, rose as Treasury yields fell sharply across the board. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. US/\nEconomy-sensitive banks .SPXBK advanced 2.7%, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N climbing about 3% each.\n"Banks have underperformed and are now getting bid," said Thomas Hayes, managing member of Great Hill Capital LLC, adding that investors are chasing the laggards that have not participated in the rally since June lows.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 3.9% after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. Twitter gained 3.7%.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O jumped 5.8% after the Facebook parent said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 11.33 billion shares, compared with the 10.98 billion average for the full session over the past 20 trading days.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 5.69-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.34-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted five new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 64 new highs and 54 new lows.\nGRAPHIC-Inflation set to ease, but by how much?https://tmsnrt.rs/3bLcJWj\nU.S. consumer prices unchanged in July as cost of gasoline tumbles\nFed seen delivering half-point rate hike in Sept as inflation eases\n(Reporting by Herbert Lash; Additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Aniruddha Ghosh, Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh and Karina D\'Souza in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Shounak Dasgupta and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; 1-646-223-6019; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged 2% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose 3.9% after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged 2% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. The Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street rallies as cooling inflation eases rate hike fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 535.1 points, or 1.63%, to 33,309.51, while the S&P 500 .SPXgained 87.77 points, or 2.13%, to 4,210.24 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 360.88 points, or 2.89%, to 12,854.81. Producer prices data for July on Thursday along with August inflation and employment data for release next month could alter the course of the Fed again, Frederick said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O all rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged 2% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. The slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-jump-as-cooling-inflation-eases-rate-hike-bets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nNEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied more than 1% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will cut back on aggressively boosting interest rates.\nA sharp drop in the cost of gasoline helped the U.S. Consumer Price Index stay flat last month after advancing 1.3% in June, the Labor Department said. The CPI rose by a less-than-expected 8.5% over the past 12 months after a 9.1% rise in June.\nThe data was the first notable sign of relief for Americans who have watched inflation steadily climb the past two years.\nFed funds futures traders are now pricing in only a 39.5% chance that the U.S. central bank hikes rates by 75 basis points when it meets in September, compared with 68% before the data. A 50 basis point hike is seen as a 60.5% probability.\n"For the market, it\'s sort of a Goldilocks scenario right now because you have the labor market holding up and inflation potentially starting to come down. That is what a soft landing would look like," said Shawn Snyder, head of investment strategy at Citi U.S. Wealth Management in New York.\nBut one month of slowing inflation is not enough for the Fed to send an all-clear signal, Snyder said.\n"They’re going to need to see a sustained trend, and even then some, to moderate monetary policy that could potentially lead to a recession," he said.\nAll the 11 major S&P 500 sectors except energy .SPNY advanced, with materials .SPLRCM gaining the most, a sign that cyclical stocks do better in a stronger economy.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 473.59 points, or 1.45%, to 33,248, while the S&P 500 .SPXgained 78.93 points, or 1.91%, to 4,201.4 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 327.99 points, or 2.63%, to 12,821.92.\n"(Inflation at) 8.5% is still very high, but there is optimism that perhaps June was the peak," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab.\nProducer prices data for July on Thursday along with August inflation and employment data for release next month could alter the course of the Fed again, Frederick said.\nThe Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.\nThe slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.\nAfter a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 15% from its mid-June low, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell below the 20.00 level, hitting its lowest since April.\nHigh-growth and megacap technology stocks, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, rose as Treasury yields fell sharply across the board. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. US/\nEconomy-sensitive banks .SPXBK also advanced 3.0%, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N climbing about 3% each.\n"They (investors) are chasing the laggards that haven\'t participated in the huge run off the June lows," said Thomas Hayes, managing member, Great Hill Capital LLC, New York.\n"Banks have underperformed and are now getting bid."\nTesla Inc TSLA.Orose 3.5% after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. Twitter gained 2.8%.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.Ojumped 5.5% after the Facebook-parent said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 5.50-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.46-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted five new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 55 new highs and 51 new lows.\nGRAPHIC-Inflation set to ease, but by how much?https://tmsnrt.rs/3bLcJWj\nU.S. consumer prices unchanged in July as cost of gasoline tumbles\nFed seen delivering half-point rate hike in Sept as inflation eases\n(Reporting by Herbert Lash; Additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Aniruddha Ghosh, Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh and Karina D\'Souza in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Shounak Dasgupta and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; 1-646-223-6019; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied more than 1% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will cut back on aggressively boosting interest rates. Tesla Inc TSLA.Orose 3.5% after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied more than 1% on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will cut back on aggressively boosting interest rates. The Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, Nasdaq jump as cooling inflation eases rate hike bets', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. The CPI rose by a less-than-expected 8.5% over the past 12 months after a 9.1% rise in June. Fed funds futures traders are now pricing in only a 39.5% chance that the U.S. central bank hikes rates by 75 basis points when it meets in September, compared with 68% before the data.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. The Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession. The slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-stocks-to-buy-today-3-consumer-stocks-for-your-august-2022-watchlist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Are These The Best Consumer Stocks To Invest In 2022\nIt’s no surprise that consumer stocks are among the most popular sectors for investors in the stock market now. This is largely due to the fact that consumer companies tend to be moderately stable and generate consistent profits year-over-year. In addition, consumer stocks tend to be less volatile than other types of stocks, making them a good choice for defensive investors. While there are a number of different consumer stocks to pick from, some of the most popular include retailers, consumer goods, manufacturers, food, and beverage.\nWe can look at consumer discretionary companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that continue to bring in a flux of new consumers with its latest tech offerings. Meanwhile, if you’re more of a defensive investor, we could look at consumer staples stocks like The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) Utimately, consumers tend to purchase their offerings out of necessity. Therefore, the demand for these goods will, in theory, continue despite the current economic conditions. Hence, I could understand if investors are keen on consumer stocks right now. With that, here are three top consumer stocks to watch in the stock market today.\nConsumer Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] Right Now\nThe Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD)\nCostco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST)\nTarget Corporation (NYSE: TGT)\nHome Depot (HD Stock)\nStarting off this list is Home Depot (HD). For starters, Home Depot is the largest home improvement specialty retailer worldwide. According to its most recent quarterly update, the company operates via a total of 2,316 retail stores. This includes all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Canada, Mexico, and other locations. Powered by its huge workforce of more than 500,000 employees, Home Depot offers consumers a broad range of home improvement items combined with relevant services. The company is set to report its second quarter 2022 earnings on August 16, 2022, before the market opens.\nWith that, let’s just recap Home Depot’s most recent quarterly earnings result from May of this year. In detail, the company recorded its “highest first-quarter sales” in the history of the company. Specifically, Home Deport notched total sales for the first quarter of 2022 of $38.9 billion, representing a $1.4 billion gain year-over-year. Interestingly, over the last four quarters, the average earnings surprise has been 7.2%. Considering this, will you be watching HD stock prior to these earnings?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Rally On Less-Than-Expected Inflation Report\nCostco Wholesale (COST Stock)\nNext, we have Costco Wholesale (COST). In brief, Costco Wholesale is a membership-only big-box retail store where consumers go shopping for items in bulk. The company sells a broad selection of products ranging from dry food and sundries to consumer durables to fresh food. For a sense of scale, Costco Wholesale currently operates 834 warehouses globally, with the majority being in the U.S, Canada, Mexico, and Japan.\nJust last week, the retailer reported its July 2022 sales results. Diving in, the company posted net sales of $16.85 billion for the retail month of July. This reflects an increase of 10.8% from $15.21 billion in 2021 for the same time period. What’s more, for the forty-eight weeks ended July 31, 2022, Costco recorded net sales of $205.19 billion, which is an increase of 16.4% versus $176.3 billion during the same time period the year prior. In the last month of trading action, COST stock has gained 8.41%, and is currently trading at $541.02 per share on Wednesday afternoon.\nMoving along, last month Costco announced its quarterly cash dividend. Specifically, Costco’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on Costco’s stock of $0.90 cents a share. The quarterly dividend is payable on August 12, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 29, 2022. Given all this, is COST a consumer stock to watch right now?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 4 Top Industrial Stocks Moving Today\nTarget (TGT Stock)\nLastly, let’s dive into Target (TGT). This big box retailer needs little to no introduction, but if you’re new here let’s take a brief look. The company is a general merchandise retailer that sells products through its retail stores and e-commerce channels. Its product category includes accessories and apparel, household essentials and beauty, food and beverage, home furnishing, and decor. As of Wednesday afternoon, shares of TGT stock are trading up 4.25% at $172.13 per share.\nBack in May, Target’s board of directors announced that they have declared a quarterly dividend of $1.08 per common share. This reflects a 20% increase from $0.90 in the previous quarter. Impressively, this is the company’s 220th straight dividend paid since October 1976. As a result, Target is on track to record its 51st consecutive year of increased annual dividends. Continuing on, investors will be waiting to see how the company performs in its second quarter 202 earnings results. These results are expected to be announced on Wednesday, August 17. As such, should you add TGT to your August 2022 watchlist?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'We can look at consumer discretionary companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that continue to bring in a flux of new consumers with its latest tech offerings. This is largely due to the fact that consumer companies tend to be moderately stable and generate consistent profits year-over-year. Its product category includes accessories and apparel, household essentials and beauty, food and beverage, home furnishing, and decor.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'We can look at consumer discretionary companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that continue to bring in a flux of new consumers with its latest tech offerings. Consumer Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] Right Now The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) Home Depot (HD Stock) Starting off this list is Home Depot (HD). Powered by its huge workforce of more than 500,000 employees, Home Depot offers consumers a broad range of home improvement items combined with relevant services.', 'news_article_title': 'What Stocks To Buy Today? 3 Consumer Stocks For Your August 2022 Watchlist', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'We can look at consumer discretionary companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that continue to bring in a flux of new consumers with its latest tech offerings. With that, let’s just recap Home Depot’s most recent quarterly earnings result from May of this year. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Rally On Less-Than-Expected Inflation Report Costco Wholesale (COST Stock) Next, we have Costco Wholesale (COST).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'We can look at consumer discretionary companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that continue to bring in a flux of new consumers with its latest tech offerings. Are These The Best Consumer Stocks To Invest In 2022 It’s no surprise that consumer stocks are among the most popular sectors for investors in the stock market now. Consumer Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] Right Now The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) Home Depot (HD Stock) Starting off this list is Home Depot (HD).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-massively-undervalued-micro-cap-stocks-to-buy-before-lift-off', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nDr. Gerald W. Perritt, the founder of Chicago-based portfolio manager Perritt Capital Management, wrote a whitepaper a few years ago entitled “The MicroCap Advantage.” As the title suggests, it discussed why investing in undervalued micro-cap stocks makes sense.\nThe whitepaper showed that between 1926 and 2018, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of small company stocks was 11.8%, 180 basis points higher than the return for large company stocks. Further, despite the risk, small company stocks outperformed large company stocks in 54 of the 89 years.\nThe only caveat?\nThe annual standard deviation of small company stocks was almost two-thirds greater than their large company counterparts. Therefore, investing in micro-cap stocks is best if you have a fully-diversified portfolio that allocates a significant weighting to large-cap stocks.\nWith that in mind, I’ve selected seven undervalued micro-cap stocks from the First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FDM), a collection of 201 small company stocks.\nThe exchange-traded fund (ETF) is down 11.15% year-to-date through Aug. 9. To qualify, a stock must be down by more than that amount.\nEVC Entravision Communications $5.21\nLOVE Lovesac Company $34.21\nCENT Central Garden & Pet $43.26\nOPY Oppenheimer Holdings $37.74\nCCRN Cross Country Healthcare $22.33\nTILE Interface $12.18\nRMR RMR Group $28.37\nUndervalued Micro-Cap Stocks: Entravision Communications (EVC)\nSource: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com\nEntravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) is a Los Angeles-based operator of an advertising, media, and technology solutions company.\nIt owns the largest digital advertising company in Latin America. It also operates digital marketing businesses in Asia and Africa. In 2012, Entravision generated 2% of its overall revenue from digital advertising. It now accounts for 73% of the company’s sales.\nIn addition to digital, it owns 49 local television stations in the U.S., catering to the Hispanic market. It is Univision’s largest affiliate group. Its stations have 3.7 million weekly viewers. It also operates 46 radio stations in 16 markets, reaching 96% of the Latino population.\nBetween 2019 and 2021, it grew its revenue by 67%, compounded annually to $760.2 million. On the bottom line, it increased its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) by 46% to $88.0 million.\nBased on its 2021 free cash flow of $59.43 million, it has an FCF yield of 15.1%. I consider anything above 8% to be in value territory.\nLovesac Company (LOVE)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nLovesac Company (NASDAQ:LOVE) has lost almost half its value in 2022. Despite the significant decline, its shares are still up 114% from its June 2018 initial public offering.\nLovesac’s best known for its modular couches, known as Sactionals, as well as for its Sacs, foam beanbag chairs. In the first fiscal quarter of 2023, its revenues jumped 56.0% to $129.4 million, while its adjusted EBITDA increased 19.5% over last year. It finished the first quarter with 162 furniture showrooms, 46 more than Q1 2022.\n“Since our IPO four years ago, trailing 12-month sales have quintupled. We’ve driven trailing 12 months EBITDA from being negative into the double digits,” Lovesac CEO Shawn Nelson said about the company’s growth in its June conference call.\nFor the trailing 12 months (or TTM) ended Q1 2023, Lovesac’s FCF per share was $1.01, the highest since 2017. While its FCF yield of 2.9% isn’t in value territory, its growth more than makes up for the high valuation.\nInterestingly, during its conference call, the company said its sales per square foot were almost as high as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tiffany, owned by one of my favorite companies, LVMH (OTCMKTS:LVMUY).\n2023 appears to be Lovesac’s year.\nUndervalued Micro-Cap Stocks: Central Garden & Pet (CENT)\nSource: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com\nI’ve always thought that Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) has never quite lived up to its full potential, although its annualized total return over the past decade was 15.99%, 263 basis points higher than the entire U.S. market.\nBetween gardening and pets, you’ve got two of the most significant areas of consumer spending. Yet, it always seems to hit periods of underperformance. Take its latest quarter, for example. Its net sales decreased 2% — they were down 5% organically — while its operating income was up by 1%, but only because of a 12% increase from its Pet segment.\nIn fiscal 2017, it had revenue of $2.05 billion. In 2021, they were $3.3 billion, 61% higher. Its operating income over the same period increased 63% to $254.5 million, from $156.1 million in 2017.\nThe big positive: If you only look at the last three years, you will likely have a different impression of the company.\nValued at 0.73x sales, it hasn’t traded at this low a multiple since 2019. I wouldn’t bet the farm on CENT, but a small wager at current prices should pay dividends in 18-24 months.\nOppenheimer Holdings (OPY)\nSource: Shutterstock\nNext on my list of undervalued micro-cap stocks is Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY). Oppenheimer is a middle-market investment bank and full-service broker-dealer based in New York.\nThe company’s stock is down more than 19% YTD due to a significant reduction in investment banking fees. In late July, it reported second-quarter 2022 results that included an 83.6% decline in advisory fees to $8.28 million from $50.5 million in Q2 2021. Oppenheimer’s revenue in the quarter fell 30.3% to $237.2 million, with a loss of $3.9 million.\nOn the plus side, its tangible book value per share increased 16.8% in the second quarter to $53.62 from $45.90 a year earlier. That’s due to share repurchases. YTD Oppebheimer has bought back 1.26 million of its shares. That’s a 10% reduction in its share count in the first half of 2022.\nIn a business like investment banking, the fact that CEO Albert Lowenthal owns almost 27% of the equity and controls 97.5% of the votes is a good thing, in my opinion, because it doesn’t hide who’s boss.\nThe investment banking business will return, and when it does, OPY will rebound.\nUndervalued Micro-Cap Stocks: Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN)\nSource: Supavadee butradee / Shutterstock.com\nIf you run a company with any medical staffing needs, Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) is one of this country’s leading human resources specialists, with more than $2 billion in annual revenue. \nFounded in 1986 and publicly traded as of 2001, Cross Country’s 36-year journey has taken it from small business to digitally-savvy healthcare recruiter and staffing expert. The money spent on healthcare staffing across the country has more than doubled since 2013, from $10.2 billion to an estimated $24.7 billion in 2021. \nThat’s good news for Cross Country’s shareholders. And it’s likely to get even better as management continues to scale the business, making it more efficient and profitable. \nIn Q2 2022, the company increased its revenues by 127% to $753.6 million, while its adjusted earnings per share increased 198% to $1.40. Nurse and Allied Staffing led growth, up 131% in the quarter. \nDown almost 20% YTD, it’s currently valued at 0.33x revenue. It hasn’t been valued this low since 2018. \nIf you believe the healthcare staffing shortage will continue indefinitely, CCRN is a stock for you to consider seriously.\nInterface (TILE)\nSource: Popovic / Shutterstock.com\nInterface (NASDAQ:TILE) started in 1973 when founder Ray Anderson saw a carpet tile in Europe and thought it would go over well in the U.S. 49 years later, Interface generated $1.2 billion in annual revenue from more than 100 countries.\nAnderson, who passed away in 2011 from cancer, was an industry leader in sustainability. He set out in 1994 to get the company to zero waste, zero impact, and zero environmental footprint by 2020. As a result of Anderson’s Mission Zero project, Interface has significantly reduced its global environmental footprint.\nWhile initially intended for the office market, Interface now generates 52% of its revenue from non-office purposes. It is the market share leader in the $5 billion carpet tile industry.\nIt’s also working hard to become the global leader in both luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and rubber flooring markets. Its total addressable market has more than doubled over the past couple of years to more than $9.0 billion.\nIts current earnings yield is 8.53%, higher than in the past decade. That makes it an easy buy.\nUndervalued Micro-Cap Stocks: RMR Group (RMR)\nSource: ImageFlow/shutterstock.com\nRMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) is a Boston-based alternative asset manager specializing in commercial real estate. It has more than $37 billion in assets under management (AUM).\nThe real estate investment trusts and assets it manages own more than 2,100 properties across the country. The company’s holdings are diversified amongst several types of commercial real estate, including retail, office, senior living, industrial, and hotels.\nIn February, I included RMR in an article about stocks to buy paying special dividends in 2021. It paid out $7 in special dividends and $1.52 in regular dividends in 2021. It currently yields 5.64% without any special dividends. That’s more than decent.\nAs I said in February, the company continues to grow its private capital AUM, which leads to higher fees. In the third fiscal quarter of 2022, the company earned $2.94 million in fees from its managed private real estate capital clients. That was up 130% from Q3 2021, so the plan appears to be working.\nRMR Group’s forward price-to-earnings ratio is 12.66, the lowest since 2017. As recently as 2018, its share price traded close to $100.\nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Massively Undervalued Micro-Cap Stocks to Buy Before Lift Off appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Interestingly, during its conference call, the company said its sales per square foot were almost as high as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tiffany, owned by one of my favorite companies, LVMH (OTCMKTS:LVMUY). We’ve driven trailing 12 months EBITDA from being negative into the double digits,” Lovesac CEO Shawn Nelson said about the company’s growth in its June conference call. In a business like investment banking, the fact that CEO Albert Lowenthal owns almost 27% of the equity and controls 97.5% of the votes is a good thing, in my opinion, because it doesn’t hide who’s boss.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Interestingly, during its conference call, the company said its sales per square foot were almost as high as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tiffany, owned by one of my favorite companies, LVMH (OTCMKTS:LVMUY). EVC Entravision Communications $5.21 LOVE Lovesac Company $34.21 CENT Central Garden & Pet $43.26 OPY Oppenheimer Holdings $37.74 CCRN Cross Country Healthcare $22.33 TILE Interface $12.18 RMR RMR Group $28.37 Undervalued Micro-Cap Stocks: Entravision Communications (EVC) Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) is a Los Angeles-based operator of an advertising, media, and technology solutions company. Undervalued Micro-Cap Stocks: Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com I’ve always thought that Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) has never quite lived up to its full potential, although its annualized total return over the past decade was 15.99%, 263 basis points higher than the entire U.S. market.', 'news_article_title': '7 Massively Undervalued Micro-Cap Stocks to Buy Before Lift Off', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Interestingly, during its conference call, the company said its sales per square foot were almost as high as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tiffany, owned by one of my favorite companies, LVMH (OTCMKTS:LVMUY). 2023 appears to be Lovesac’s year. Its operating income over the same period increased 63% to $254.5 million, from $156.1 million in 2017.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Interestingly, during its conference call, the company said its sales per square foot were almost as high as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tiffany, owned by one of my favorite companies, LVMH (OTCMKTS:LVMUY). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Dr. Gerald W. Perritt, the founder of Chicago-based portfolio manager Perritt Capital Management, wrote a whitepaper a few years ago entitled “The MicroCap Advantage.” As the title suggests, it discussed why investing in undervalued micro-cap stocks makes sense. EVC Entravision Communications $5.21 LOVE Lovesac Company $34.21 CENT Central Garden & Pet $43.26 OPY Oppenheimer Holdings $37.74 CCRN Cross Country Healthcare $22.33 TILE Interface $12.18 RMR RMR Group $28.37 Undervalued Micro-Cap Stocks: Entravision Communications (EVC) Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) is a Los Angeles-based operator of an advertising, media, and technology solutions company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-stocks-that-could-rise-10x-safely', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThis article is excerpted from Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection newsletter dated Aug. 9, 2022. To make sure you don’t miss any of Tom’s picks, subscribe to his mailing list here.\nLet’s face it. Finding 10x stocks is tough.\nFor every Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) that claws its way from $18 to $180, another dozen look more like Voyager Digital (OTCMKTS:VYGVQ), a crypto trading platform that went bankrupt after losing $650 million on a loan.\nOr Enjoy Technology (OTCMKTS:ENJYQ), a SPAC that went bankrupt within 9 months of listing…\n…Or Quibi… Celsius… Electric Last Mile (OTCMKTS:ELMSQ)…\nThat’s because high-growth investing is much like finding a career in acting or one in organized crime.\nIt’s a high-risk, high-reward activity.\nYet, some venture capital funds have made Hollywood stardom look easy. The well-regarded Sequoia Fund has managed to pump out 13% returns since its inception in 1970. $10,000 invested at its start would be worth $6 million today. And smaller funds like Union Square Ventures’ 2004 vintage have done even better by netting investors a 67% IRR. All without joining the mafia.\nThese funds understand that every fund only needs a couple of billion-dollar exits to offset the other bets that fall to zero. And the more you can tilt the scales in your favor, the better the chance of long-term success.\nFinding the Billion-Dollar Winners\nSo, how can regular investors gain an advantage?\nThe most obvious way to land billion-dollar winners is to scatter bets across early stage tech companies with plenty of buzz.\nIt’s also the wrong way.\nData gathered by Profit & Protection has long shown that positive earnings growth is unintuitively a negative factor for returns. By scattering bets across too many hot-shots, investors tend to set themselves up for long-term underperformance.\nSource: Chart by InvestorPlace\nInstead, the Profit & Protection system has two proven ways to find more promising Moonshots with 10x potential.\n1. High-Potential Tech Stocks on Blue-Light Special\nThe first strategy is finding beaten-down tech stocks where the market has thrown in the towel.\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in 1997…\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in 2001…\nFacebook (FB) in 2012…\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in 2018 (not 2022)…\nThat’s because even high-flying companies can run into short-term issues. And at these brief moments, the echo chamber of mainstream media can turn small speed bumps into a mountain of trouble.\n“Amazon hopes that investors will ignore the inconvenient expense numbers in the real income statement,” one New York Times article wrote in 2001, “which will be left out of the creative one the company emphasizes.”\nYet, these negative headlines can provide incredible buying opportunities, especially if the company’s market capitalization falls below $5 billion. And if you can separate the Pets.coms from the Amazons, you’re even better equipped to find these 10x winners.\nToday, plenty of high-quality companies now meet this first Profit & Protection strategy.\nDesktop Metal (NYSE:DM). The 3D printing company trades 92% below its all-time high, despite its market-leading position in high-speed metal-printing machines.\nGinkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA). The bioengineering firm trades 82% off its peak and is a leader in bringing biotech to industrial applications.\nSoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI). The fintech darling trades 68% below its highs, despite rapid growth and a sticky customer base.\nRealReal (NASDAQ:REAL). The discount e-commerce firm is gaining scale as rivals are facing steep declines.\nPOSaBIT Systems (OTCMKTS:POSAF). A Canadian point-of-sale company has few competitors in the highly regulated world of cannabis finance.\nUpstart Holdings (NYSE:UPST). The cloud-based AI lending platform has fallen 93% from its all-time high despite maintaining hyper-speed growth in its industry.\nThese firms are all leaders in their respective fields. And that’s essential.\nConsider Facebook in social media, Amazon in e-commerce and Tesla in electric vehicles.\nHypergrowth winners aren’t always the first in the field…\n…But they’re always the strongest competitor.\nGiven the choice between the No. 1 star vs. the No. 2 value play, hypergrowth investors should choose the former every time.\n2. Perpetual Money Machines\nMeanwhile, a second class of companies can also provide investors with 10x returns… provided you wait long enough.\nStarbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX). +24,900% since 1992…\nSilicon Valley Bank (NASDAQ:SIVB). +62,000% since 1987…\nHome Depot (NYSE:HD). +508,700% since 1982…\nThese companies are what I call Perpetual Money Machines. By earning high returns and reinvesting the proceeds at equally high rates, these slow-burners keep marching upwards in both good times and bad. It’s compound interest at its finest.\nInvestors need patience with these Money Machines. A Home Depot shareholder might have happily sold their stake in 1986 for 400% returns but then miss out on more significant gains down the road.\nMeanwhile, those with more self-restraint can often turn small investments into massive retirement portfolios.\nTo identify some of these firms, I’ve taken the quantitative Profit & Protection system and selected only high return on invested capital (or ROIC) companies trading under $5 billion market capitalizations with the potential for internal reinvestment.\nShoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ:SHLS). The Tennessee-based manufacturing firm creates high-value electrical balance of systems (eBOS) for PV solar panel arrays. It’s a major winner of global decarbonization efforts.\nGentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX). The auto-parts manufacturer has pursued high-value businesses such as dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based driving systems. Growth in autonomous driving almost guarantees revenue growth for the next decade.\nAlignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC). The Medicare provider looks much like UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) and other insurers that grew shares 10x. It’s a high-barrier-to-entry business that rewards existing players handsomely.\nPlanet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT). The franchise-based fitness firm shields itself from cyclical demand by shifting financial risk to its franchisees. A shift away from home exercise equipment will boost demand in the near term.\nNot every firm will do well, of course. Franchise-based companies like Planet Fitness can do well, like Starbucks…\n…or implode like Quiznos if they over-expand or alienate their franchisees.\nBut as a group, these Perpetual Money Machines operate in industries with high barriers to entry and earn sustainably high returns.\nHow to Invest Like a Venture Capitalist\nWhen investing on crowdfunding sites like StartEngine, many accredited investors act as I do at a buffet.\nA bite of quick-service kitchen Speedy Eats…\nA sip of hard coffee firm Cask & Kettle…\nA stop by Seattle-based Here Today Brewery & Kitchen…\nYou can afford to take dozens of samples when you have a big appetite (or huge pocketbook). Early stage venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz alone counts 232 companies in its active portfolio\nMeanwhile, investors buying later-stage companies on public markets need to act more like my partner at his favorite ice cream store.\n“One tub of the Michigan special Superman ice cream,” he would say. “And that will be all, please.”\nThese professionals concentrate their bets on fewer big plays. Private equity firm Thoma Bravo fits neatly into this category.\nThat’s because when buying 10x companies (rather than 100x or 1,000x ones), investors need to make fewer bets, so that home runs make a difference.\nTom Yeung is the editor of Profit & Protection, a free e-letter about investing to profit in good times and protecting gains during the bad. To join Profit & Protection — and claim a free copy of Tom’s latest report — go here to sign up for free!\nThe post 10 Stocks That Could Rise 10x (Safely) appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in 1997… Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in 2001… Facebook (FB) in 2012… Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in 2018 (not 2022)… That’s because even high-flying companies can run into short-term issues. The most obvious way to land billion-dollar winners is to scatter bets across early stage tech companies with plenty of buzz. Data gathered by Profit & Protection has long shown that positive earnings growth is unintuitively a negative factor for returns.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in 1997… Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in 2001… Facebook (FB) in 2012… Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in 2018 (not 2022)… That’s because even high-flying companies can run into short-term issues. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips This article is excerpted from Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection newsletter dated Aug. 9, 2022. The most obvious way to land billion-dollar winners is to scatter bets across early stage tech companies with plenty of buzz.', 'news_article_title': '10 Stocks That Could Rise 10x (Safely)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in 1997… Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in 2001… Facebook (FB) in 2012… Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in 2018 (not 2022)… That’s because even high-flying companies can run into short-term issues. Not every firm will do well, of course. Early stage venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz alone counts 232 companies in its active portfolio Meanwhile, investors buying later-stage companies on public markets need to act more like my partner at his favorite ice cream store.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in 1997… Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in 2001… Facebook (FB) in 2012… Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in 2018 (not 2022)… That’s because even high-flying companies can run into short-term issues. To identify some of these firms, I’ve taken the quantitative Profit & Protection system and selected only high return on invested capital (or ROIC) companies trading under $5 billion market capitalizations with the potential for internal reinvestment. Early stage venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz alone counts 232 companies in its active portfolio Meanwhile, investors buying later-stage companies on public markets need to act more like my partner at his favorite ice cream store.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-jump-2-as-cooling-inflation-eases-rate-hike-bets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nFed now seen delivering 50 bps hike in September\nU.S. consumer price growth unchanged for July\nMusk sells Tesla shares worth $6.9 bln\nVolatility index hits lowest in over 3 months\nIndexes up: Dow 1.60%, S&P 2.02%, Nasdaq 2.66%\nUpdates prices, details; adds comment\nBy Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh\nAug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on another super-sized rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.\nU.S. consumer prices were unchanged in July due to a sharp drop in the cost of gasoline, delivering the first notable sign of relief for weary Americans who have watched prices climb over the past two years.\nTraders are now pricing in a 41.5% chance of a 75-basis-point increase in fund rates at the Fed\'s next meeting in September, compared with 67.5% before the data.\nAll the 11 major S&P 500 sectors advanced in mid-day trading, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD, information technology .SPLRCT and communication services .SPLRCL stocks gaining between 2.5% and 3.0%.\n"(Inflation at) 8.5% is still very high, but there is optimism that perhaps June was the peak," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab.\nHowever, Frederick warned that producer prices data for July on Thursday, and August\'s inflation and employment data next month are still pending before the central bank meeting that could alter the course of the Fed again.\nThe Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 bps since March despite fears that the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the economy into a recession.\nAt 12:04 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 524.50 points, or 1.60%, at 33,298.91, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 83.13 points, or 2.02%, at 4,205.60, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 332.30 points, or 2.66%, at 12,826.23.\nAfter a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 15% from its mid-June low, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell below the 20.00 level, hitting its lowest since April.\nHigh-growth and megacap technology stocks, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, gained as Treasury yields fell sharply across the board. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. US/\nEconomy-sensitive banks .SPXBK also advanced 3%, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N climbing 3% each.\n"They (investors) are chasing the laggards that haven\'t participated in the huge run off the June lows," said Thomas Hayes, managing member, Great Hill Capital LLC, New York.\n"Banks have underperformed and are now getting bid."\nElectric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 2.6% after Chief Executive Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of company shares.\nMusk said the funds could be used to finance a potential Twitter Inc TWTR.N deal if he loses a legal battle. Twitter shares rose 3.6%.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O added 6.2% after the Facebook-parent said on Tuesday that it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 6.51-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 3.42-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 52 new highs and 46 new lows.\nInflation set to ease, but by how much?https://tmsnrt.rs/3bLcJWj\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Aniruddha Ghosh, Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh and Karina D\'Souza in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Fed now seen delivering 50 bps hike in September U.S. consumer price growth unchanged for July Musk sells Tesla shares worth $6.9 bln Volatility index hits lowest in over 3 months Indexes up: Dow 1.60%, S&P 2.02%, Nasdaq 2.66% Updates prices, details; adds comment By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on another super-sized rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve. After a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 15% from its mid-June low, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Fed now seen delivering 50 bps hike in September U.S. consumer price growth unchanged for July Musk sells Tesla shares worth $6.9 bln Volatility index hits lowest in over 3 months Indexes up: Dow 1.60%, S&P 2.02%, Nasdaq 2.66% Updates prices, details; adds comment By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on another super-sized rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, fell below the 20.00 level, hitting its lowest since April.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, Nasdaq jump 2% as cooling inflation eases rate hike bets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Fed now seen delivering 50 bps hike in September U.S. consumer price growth unchanged for July Musk sells Tesla shares worth $6.9 bln Volatility index hits lowest in over 3 months Indexes up: Dow 1.60%, S&P 2.02%, Nasdaq 2.66% Updates prices, details; adds comment By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on another super-sized rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve. All the 11 major S&P 500 sectors advanced in mid-day trading, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD, information technology .SPLRCT and communication services .SPLRCL stocks gaining between 2.5% and 3.0%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Fed now seen delivering 50 bps hike in September U.S. consumer price growth unchanged for July Musk sells Tesla shares worth $6.9 bln Volatility index hits lowest in over 3 months Indexes up: Dow 1.60%, S&P 2.02%, Nasdaq 2.66% Updates prices, details; adds comment By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on another super-sized rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve. However, Frederick warned that producer prices data for July on Thursday, and August's inflation and employment data next month are still pending before the central bank meeting that could alter the course of the Fed again."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-emerging-catalyst-that-apple-investors-may-have-missed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ending June 25, 2022) on July 28, and investors should have been pleased to see an improvement in sales of the iPhone at a time when the overall smartphone market was in the soup.\nMore specifically, Apple\'s iPhone revenue increased to $40.7 billion last quarter from $39.6 billion in the prior-year period. While that isn\'t a huge jump, it is worth noting that global smartphone sales dropped 9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2022, according to market research firm Canalys. Apple\'s iPhone shipments, however, reportedly increased 8% year-over-year to 49.5 million units as per Canalys.\nEmerging markets were one of the reasons behind Apple\'s resilient iPhone sales performance last quarter. CEO Tim Cook said on the latest earnings conference call that Apple witnessed "very strong double-digit growth in Brazil, Indonesia, and Vietnam." He also added that the company\'s revenue in India nearly doubled. That\'s something investors should take note of, as the Indian market presents a solid long-term growth opportunity for Apple. Here\'s why.\nApple is benefiting from higher smartphone spending in India\nCanalys reports that smartphone shipments in India hit 36.4 million units in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 12% over the prior-year period. That means Apple grew at a much faster pace in the Indian market last quarter.\nThough the company didn\'t clarify its revenue from the Indian market, estimates suggest that Apple\'s revenue from its Indian operations was close to $3 billionin fiscal 2021. The tech giant\'s Indian revenue reportedly increased 68% last fiscal year. In fiscal 2022 analysts expect Apple\'s top line to increase another 31% in the Indian market, which would bring its revenue over there close to $4 billion.\nWhile that looks like a small amount compared to Apple\'s projected revenue of $392 billion in fiscal 2022, the company\'s impressive growth in India at a time of high inflation means that consumers are willing to spend on iPhones. More specifically, the average selling price (ASP) of a smartphone in India stood at $211 in the first quarter of the calendar year.\nApple\'s entry-level iPhone SE is priced at 43,900 Indian rupees in that market, which translates into roughly $553 at the current exchange rate. So Apple seems to be enjoying solid pricing power in India. This isn\'t surprising, as smartphone ASPs are rising in the Indian market thanks to the transition to 5G devices. Counterpoint Research estimates that the ASP of a smartphone in India increased 14% last year.\nApple capitalized on higher smartphone spending in India by cornering a 44% share of the market for devices priced at $400 or higher. Smartphone ASPs can be expected to head higher in India this year as sales of entry-level devices decline, driven by the growing adoption of 5G.\nSales of 5G smartphones reportedly increased 163% year-over-year in the second quarter in India as per CyberMedia Research. Even better, sales of premium (priced between $325 and $630) and super-premium smartphones (priced between $630 and $1,260) increased 80% and 96% year-over-year, respectively.\nSo the conditions are ripe for Apple to step on the gas in the Indian market, and the company is pulling the right strings to ensure that it doesn\'t miss out on the lucrative long-term opportunity present over there.\nIndia could give the tech giant a big long-term boost\nAccording to Ericsson, 500 million 5G smartphones could be sold annually in India by 2027, with the latest wireless standard accounting for 39% of overall mobile phone users in the country. That points toward a huge jump over last year\'s 5G smartphone shipments of 64 million units. Additionally, the 5G smartphone penetration rate in India that Ericsson sees in 2027 indicates that this market could keep growing at an impressive pace for a longer period.\nApple\'s strong position in the premium end of the Indian smartphone market means that it is well placed to take advantage of this opportunity. Additionally, the company has been shoring up its manufacturing capabilities in India to make its smartphones more accessible to customers over there. Apple started making the iPhone 13 in India earlier this year. It is expected to manufacture the next-generation iPhones as well over there to reduce dependence on China, which could help Apple keep the price of the upcoming devices competitive.\nApple recorded 48% growth in iPhone shipments in India in 2021 to 5.4 million units, cornering a 4.4% share of that market. This year Apple\'s share of India\'s smartphone market is expected to jump to 5.5%, with shipments increasing to 7.5 million units thanks to an increase in sales of high-end devices. It wouldn\'t be surprising to see this number head higher in the long run as 5G adoption improves.\nIn all, Apple seems to be on its way to becoming a key player in India\'s smartphone space, and that could unlock a huge growth opportunity for this tech stock given the market\'s projected growth in the coming years.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ending June 25, 2022) on July 28, and investors should have been pleased to see an improvement in sales of the iPhone at a time when the overall smartphone market was in the soup. While that looks like a small amount compared to Apple's projected revenue of $392 billion in fiscal 2022, the company's impressive growth in India at a time of high inflation means that consumers are willing to spend on iPhones. So the conditions are ripe for Apple to step on the gas in the Indian market, and the company is pulling the right strings to ensure that it doesn't miss out on the lucrative long-term opportunity present over there.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ending June 25, 2022) on July 28, and investors should have been pleased to see an improvement in sales of the iPhone at a time when the overall smartphone market was in the soup. Apple is benefiting from higher smartphone spending in India Canalys reports that smartphone shipments in India hit 36.4 million units in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 12% over the prior-year period. The tech giant's Indian revenue reportedly increased 68% last fiscal year.", 'news_article_title': '1 Emerging Catalyst That Apple Investors May Have Missed', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ending June 25, 2022) on July 28, and investors should have been pleased to see an improvement in sales of the iPhone at a time when the overall smartphone market was in the soup. The tech giant's Indian revenue reportedly increased 68% last fiscal year. Even better, sales of premium (priced between $325 and $630) and super-premium smartphones (priced between $630 and $1,260) increased 80% and 96% year-over-year, respectively.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ending June 25, 2022) on July 28, and investors should have been pleased to see an improvement in sales of the iPhone at a time when the overall smartphone market was in the soup. Apple is benefiting from higher smartphone spending in India Canalys reports that smartphone shipments in India hit 36.4 million units in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 12% over the prior-year period. This year Apple's share of India's smartphone market is expected to jump to 5.5%, with shipments increasing to 7.5 million units thanks to an increase in sales of high-end devices."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-rallies-as-cooling-inflation-eases-rate-hike-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nNEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied to close more than 1% higher on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes.\nA sharp drop in the cost of gasoline helped the U.S. Consumer Price Index stay flat last month after advancing 1.3% in June, the Labor Department said. The CPI rose by a less-than-expected 8.5% over the past 12 months after a 9.1% rise in June.\nThe data was the first notable sign of relief for Americans who have watched inflation steadily climb the past two years.\nFed funds futures traders are now pricing in only a 43.5% chance that the U.S. central bank hikes rates by 75 basis points when it meets in September, compared with 68% before the data. A 50 basis point hike is seen as a 56.5% probability.\n"For the market, it\'s sort of a Goldilocks scenario right now because you have the labor market holding up and inflation potentially starting to come down. That is what a soft landing would look like," said Shawn Snyder, head of investment strategy at Citi U.S. Wealth Management in New York.\nBut one month of slowing inflation is not enough for the Fed to send an all-clear signal, Snyder said.\n"They\'re going to need to see a sustained trend, and even then some, to moderate monetary policy that could potentially lead to a recession," he said.\nThe rally on Wall Street was broad-based, with all 11 S&P 500 sectors rising in a sea of green. Growth stocks .IGX rose more than value .IVX, while Dow transports .DJT, small caps .RUT and semiconductors .SOX also rose.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 86.29 points, or 2.09%, to end at 4,208.76 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 356.19 points, or 2.85%, to 12,850.12. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 532.93 points, or 1.63%, to 33,307.34.\n"(Inflation at) 8.5% is still very high, but there is optimism that perhaps June was the peak," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab.\nProducer prices data for July on Thursday along with August inflation and employment data for release next month could alter the course of the Fed again, Frederick said.\nThe Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.\nThe slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.\nAfter a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 15% from mid-June lows, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy as it fights to curb inflation.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell below the 20.00 level, hitting its lowest since April.\nHigh-growth and megacap technology stocks, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, rose as Treasury yields fell sharply across the board. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. US/\nEconomy-sensitive banks .SPXBK advanced, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N climbing about 3% each.\n"Banks have underperformed and are now getting bid," said Thomas Hayes, managing member of Great Hill Capital LLC, adding that investors are chasing the laggards that have not participated in the rally since June lows.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. Twitter also gained.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O jumped after the Facebook-parent said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering.\nGRAPHIC-Inflation set to ease, but by how much?https://tmsnrt.rs/3bLcJWj\nU.S. consumer prices unchanged in July as cost of gasoline tumbles\nFed seen delivering half-point rate hike in Sept as inflation eases\n(Reporting by Herbert Lash; Additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Aniruddha Ghosh, Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh and Karina D\'Souza in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Shounak Dasgupta and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; 1-646-223-6019; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied to close more than 1% higher on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose after Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker to finance a potential deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied to close more than 1% higher on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. The Fed has hiked its policy rate by 225 basis points since March despite fears the sharp rise in borrowing costs could tip the U.S. economy into a recession.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street rallies as cooling inflation eases rate hike fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied to close more than 1% higher on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. Growth stocks .IGX rose more than value .IVX, while Dow transports .DJT, small caps .RUT and semiconductors .SOX also rose.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied to close more than 1% higher on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive on interest rates hikes. The slowing of inflation was the first "positive" reading on price pressures since the Fed began tightening policy, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said, even as he signaled he believes the Fed has plenty more work to do.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/explainer-how-could-the-new-u.s.-corporate-minimum-tax-affect-companies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Rose Horowitch and David Lawder\nWASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The main revenue source in the U.S. Senate\'s newly passed tax, climate and drugs bill is a novel 15% corporate minimum tax aimed at stopping large, profitable companies from gaming the Internal Revenue Service code to slash their tax bills to zero.\nThe nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that the new tax will add around $222 billion to U.S. government coffers over the next 10 years, down from a previous projection of $313 billion after last-minute changes to the bill. It will apply to companies with more than $1 billion in "book income," the profits they report to shareholders before the effects of tax deductions and credits.\nHere are some key details on how it would work:\nWhat is the corporate minimum tax?\nA wealth of deductions, credits and loopholes in the federal tax code has allowed some companies to report no income or negative income to the IRS while reporting strong profits to shareholders. Democratic President Joe Biden has repeatedly singled out Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O for paying little to no federal income tax despite billions of dollars in profits.\nIf enacted, the tax will serve as a corporate version of the Alternative Minimum Tax for individuals, which prevents the wealthiest Americans from zeroing out their tax bills with investment losses and other deductions and credits.\nThe tax would likely apply to around 150 of the world\'s largest companies, according to a Joint Committee on Taxation analysis. These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. Amazon declined to comment on a potential tax increase. Apple, Exxon Mobil and Nike did not respond to requests for comment.\nCompanies that meet this threshold must calculate their taxes under both the 21% income tax regime and the 15% corporate minimum tax regime -- and pay the higher bill.\nThe tax would take effect next year and affect companies that earned an average of $1 billion in book income for three consecutive years. It would also apply to foreign companies that earn $100 million of book income in the United States.\nWhat are the exceptions for companies?\nSome regular corporate income tax credits and deductions are still allowed under the minimum tax, including credits for foreign taxes paid. The carrying forward of prior-year losses to offset future income is also permitted, but only 80% can be applied to reducing taxable income. Credits for research and development expenses are also allowed, with 75% of the value applied to reducing corporate minimum tax.\nAt the urging of Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema, lawmakers added a provision to preserve deductions on capital investments such as machinery, vehicles and buildings. The exception would allow companies to more quickly offset these expenses against tax bills.\nUnder another last-minute change to the legislation urged by Sinema, companies controlled by private equity firms are not subject to the corporate minimum tax if they make less than $1 billion of book income, even if that investment firm\'s combined portfolio of companies exceeds the threshold. Some private equity firms may be able to shift assets among companies in their portfolios so that each earns less than the $1 billion threshold to avoid the minimum tax.\nBook income is calculated based on the income companies report to shareholders, and the new tax may give companies an incentive to lower the book income they report, law firm Baker Hostetler said in a recent note. They pointed to a nonpartisan Congressional Research Service report showing evidence of how past efforts to levy taxes based on book income compelled corporate taxpayers to manage their earnings and adjust book income to reduce taxes.\nLarge companies also could try to lobby the nongovernmental Financial Accounting Standards Board for favorable changes to the rules for calculating book income.\n(Reporting by Rose Horowitch and David Lawder; editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. At the urging of Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema, lawmakers added a provision to preserve deductions on capital investments such as machinery, vehicles and buildings. Large companies also could try to lobby the nongovernmental Financial Accounting Standards Board for favorable changes to the rules for calculating book income.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. It will apply to companies with more than $1 billion in "book income," the profits they report to shareholders before the effects of tax deductions and credits. Companies that meet this threshold must calculate their taxes under both the 21% income tax regime and the 15% corporate minimum tax regime -- and pay the higher bill.', 'news_article_title': 'EXPLAINER-How could the new U.S. corporate minimum tax affect companies?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. It will apply to companies with more than $1 billion in "book income," the profits they report to shareholders before the effects of tax deductions and credits. Under another last-minute change to the legislation urged by Sinema, companies controlled by private equity firms are not subject to the corporate minimum tax if they make less than $1 billion of book income, even if that investment firm\'s combined portfolio of companies exceeds the threshold.', 'news_textrank_summary': "These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. By Rose Horowitch and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The main revenue source in the U.S. Senate's newly passed tax, climate and drugs bill is a novel 15% corporate minimum tax aimed at stopping large, profitable companies from gaming the Internal Revenue Service code to slash their tax bills to zero. Companies that meet this threshold must calculate their taxes under both the 21% income tax regime and the 15% corporate minimum tax regime -- and pay the higher bill."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-could-help-make-you-richer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're like most investors, your ultimate goal is growing your current capital into a much bigger nest egg meant to be enjoyed down the road. If you're also like most investors though, you don't have time to keep constant tabs on your portfolio.\nGood news! There are plenty of solid stocks out there that offer a nice balance of reliability with long-term upside potential. Your lack of time arguably works in your favor too, since these are the sorts of tickers best left alone to let time do its thing.\nHere's a rundown of three such names well-positioned to power your portfolio to a size greater than you may even be envisioning.\nDollar General\nAt first blush it looks like just another brick-and-mortar retailer -- a business facing an unrelenting uphill battle. However, a closer look at Dollar General (NYSE: DG) reveals it's thriving for all the right reasons.\nIf you've never actually seen one, don't sweat it. It may be because the majority of the chain's 18,000-plus stores are located in communities with populations of less than 20,000, which tend to be underserved by bigger players like Kroger and Walmart. Yet three-fourths of U.S. residents live within five miles of a Dollar General, keeping them convenient for consumers looking to avoid a longer trip to a larger competitors' store. The average Dollar General locale's footprint is a modest 8,000 square feet as well, making them easy to get into and out of in a hurry.\nThe company isn't simply relying on a savvy location strategy to meet its growth goals, though. It's also thinking strategically about what one can find inside its stores. Unlike the average discounter, more and more Dollar General stores are carrying fresh foods like produce, eggs, and milk. Only a little over 2,100 stores currently offer this assortment, but Chief Operating Officer Jeff Owen commented in March that the ultimate goal was to eventually bring such staples to more than 10,000 locations. In the meantime, the retailer says it's still looking to open on the order of 1,100 new stores this year, and remodel more than 1,700.\nIt might have been difficult to believe a few years ago, but smaller, neighborhood-oriented general stores are looking like the future of retailing.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhile the worldwide semiconductor shortage is a problem for most tech companies, it's proving a boon for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM).\nAs the name suggests, this company makes much-needed microchips. Its customers are paying almost any price for access to any silicon wherever they can find it. That's why Taiwan Semiconductor's top line is expected to grow more than 30% this year following last year's 18% uptick.\nThe situation is prompting bold responses from the tech industry. Looking to avoid similar supply problems in the future, several key semiconductor companies are planning to produce more of their own microchips in-house rather than rely on third-party manufacturers like Taiwan Semiconductor. Samsung is investing billions of dollars in its own production facilities, for instance, while Intel is committing $88 billion to build more of its own microchip foundries all across Europe. A few other names in the business are following this lead, albeit less dramatically, calling the need for outsourced chipmaking into question.\nWhat's being lost in the worry is that even once all this new production capacity is brought online years down the road, it will still barely make a dent in the world's annual need for new semiconductors. McKinsey estimates the annual semiconductor market -- a big chunk of which is already handled by third-party manufacturers -- will grow from 2021's $600 billion to more than $1 trillion by 2030.\nMeanwhile, Taiwan Semiconductor's most important customers like Apple, Qualcomm, and Advanced Micro Devices are among the tech names showing the least amount of interest in doing more in-house production of their own silicon. All in all, this should be good news for Taiwan Semiconductor.\nAmazon\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock is up by more than 1,000% over the past 10 years and over 19,000% for the past 20 years, making it one of the market's most rewarding names during that stretch.\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results, of course. And this may be particularly true in the case of Amazon. There's only so much online shopping the world can do, and the company's perpetually paper-thin profit margins on its e-commerce operation has turned into a major problem this year. With shipping, payroll, and other costs being so high, the company's actually lost money by selling physical goods. Its year-to-date e-commerce loss in North America has reached $2.2 billion, with Amazon remaining in the red for both reported quarters. Internationally, selling goods online has led to more than a $3 billion loss in 2022.\nIt may not matter though, even if the company continues to lose money with its online marketplace. Its roots may be selling physical goods online, but that's no longer the company's core profit center. Although it only accounts for 16% of its revenue, Amazon Web Services produced nearly three-fourths of last year's income. Moreover, AWS's bottom line has only continued to grow this year.\nAnd before you float the idea of Amazon ending its online-selling business to focus on its firmly profitable cloud computing venture, understand that e-commerce is still a means to an important end. Amazon leveraged the reach of its online marketplace to produce $31 billion worth of ad revenue supplied by many of the third-party sellers using the platform to promote their goods. Although the company didn't disclose how much of that revenue was turned into a profit, digital ad revenue tends to be high-margin.\nIt's an exciting, long-term growth prospect simply because Amazon is still figuring out how to make the most of both of these young initiatives.\n10 stocks we like better than Dollar General\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dollar General wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. James Brumley has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon, Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Walmart Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Only a little over 2,100 stores currently offer this assortment, but Chief Operating Officer Jeff Owen commented in March that the ultimate goal was to eventually bring such staples to more than 10,000 locations. Meanwhile, Taiwan Semiconductor's most important customers like Apple, Qualcomm, and Advanced Micro Devices are among the tech names showing the least amount of interest in doing more in-house production of their own silicon. Amazon leveraged the reach of its online marketplace to produce $31 billion worth of ad revenue supplied by many of the third-party sellers using the platform to promote their goods.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meanwhile, Taiwan Semiconductor's most important customers like Apple, Qualcomm, and Advanced Micro Devices are among the tech names showing the least amount of interest in doing more in-house production of their own silicon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon, Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Walmart Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Could Help Make You Richer', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Amazon Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock is up by more than 1,000% over the past 10 years and over 19,000% for the past 20 years, making it one of the market's most rewarding names during that stretch. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dollar General wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon, Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Walmart Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing While the worldwide semiconductor shortage is a problem for most tech companies, it's proving a boon for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM). Looking to avoid similar supply problems in the future, several key semiconductor companies are planning to produce more of their own microchips in-house rather than rely on third-party manufacturers like Taiwan Semiconductor. Amazon Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock is up by more than 1,000% over the past 10 years and over 19,000% for the past 20 years, making it one of the market's most rewarding names during that stretch."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/food-deliverys-next-gig-is-software-as-a-service', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nLONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sugar is a quick fix to balancing salt and sour. Food delivery companies are similarly looking for ways to square their need for more customers with their investors’ need for profits. The secret ingredient could be selling their delivery technology as a service to retailers.\nDoorDash, Uber Technologies and Grubhub owner Just Eat Takeaway are rapidly adjusting to the post-pandemic reality: fewer new customers are ordering takeaways, just as investors get hungrier for profits. Matching the rapid expansion of the last two years was always going to be a tall order. In the three months to June, revenue growth https://ir.doordash.com/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx at $28 billion DoorDash, led by Tony Xu, was 30% year-on-year against 83% for the same period last year. Its gross profit margin shrank to 43% from 53% a year ago.\nReining in spending on marketing or hiring is a step towards profitability. Finding new sources of revenue, for instance by letting restaurants advertise on platforms, is another. Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi hopes to increase advertising revenue in his delivery division sevenfold by 2024 to $1 billion.\nBut sucking in more customers is crucial to reducing costs per order and improving efficiency. One option is for the likes of DoorDash to offer rapid delivery capabilities as a service. For a monthly subscription, supermarkets or other retailers can use the know-how to track prices and drivers. The technology providers may also get a cut of the order. Over 100 retailers including Apple and Walmart already have such a tie-up with Uber; DoorDash is building warehouses and providing drivers for Loblaw https://www.loblaw.ca/en/doordash-and-loblaw-announce-pc-express-rapid-delivery-a-new-and-innovative-offering-to-bring-express-delivery-of-grocery-and-convenience-items-to-customers-in-canada, Canada’s largest grocer.\nSince the technology already exists, the detour should yield juicier margins. Software subscription giants from Salesforce to SAP have roughly 70% gross profit margins, against 40% for delivery companies like Amazon-backed Deliveroo. That translates into higher ratings from investors – on average, software firms trade at nearly 7 times 2024 revenue. If Uber, say, could generate 5% of its expected 2024 delivery revenue through tech outsourcing, its top line would grow by over $700 million, based on analyst estimates compiled by Refinitv. On a software-style multiple, that’s worth around $5 billion in today’s money, nearly a tenth of Uber’s current worth.\nLondon-listed grocery delivery outfit Ocado offers a note of caution. It has been outsourcing its robotic-warehouse technology for years but is yet to turn an operating profit. For the secret sauce to yield the desired outcome, retailers will need to have better luck with the mode of delivery.\nFollow @karenkkwok https://twitter.com/karenkkwok on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\nDeliveroo on Aug. 10 reported https://dpd-12774-s3.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/2116/6010/7627/Deliveroo_H12022_Interim_Results_RNS.pdf a pre-tax loss of 147 million pounds ($177 million) in the first half of the year compared to 95 million pounds a year ago. Year-on-year gross transaction value growth slowed from 12% in the first quarter to 2% in the second.\nThe UK food delivery company said the slowdown reflected “increased consumer headwinds”. It also announced the launch of an advertising platform and the closure of its operations in the Netherlands.\nDoorDash on Aug. 4 reported that revenue rose 30% to $1.6 billion in the three months ended June 30. Its quarterly net loss was $263 million, due to heavy investments in international expansion and non-food categories. \nUber Technologies on Aug. 2 said revenue from its delivery division, which includes Uber Eats, rose 37% to $2.7 billion year-on-year in the quarter ended June, compared to 122% year-on-year revenue growth the same quarter in 2021.\nPrivately owned Jiffy said on May 18 it would halt all consumer-facing delivery operations and become a dedicated software company.\n(Editing by Ed Cropley and Oliver Taslic)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Over 100 retailers including Apple and Walmart already have such a tie-up with Uber; DoorDash is building warehouses and providing drivers for Loblaw https://www.loblaw.ca/en/doordash-and-loblaw-announce-pc-express-rapid-delivery-a-new-and-innovative-offering-to-bring-express-delivery-of-grocery-and-convenience-items-to-customers-in-canada, Canada’s largest grocer. Software subscription giants from Salesforce to SAP have roughly 70% gross profit margins, against 40% for delivery companies like Amazon-backed Deliveroo. If Uber, say, could generate 5% of its expected 2024 delivery revenue through tech outsourcing, its top line would grow by over $700 million, based on analyst estimates compiled by Refinitv.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the three months to June, revenue growth https://ir.doordash.com/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx at $28 billion DoorDash, led by Tony Xu, was 30% year-on-year against 83% for the same period last year. DoorDash on Aug. 4 reported that revenue rose 30% to $1.6 billion in the three months ended June 30. Uber Technologies on Aug. 2 said revenue from its delivery division, which includes Uber Eats, rose 37% to $2.7 billion year-on-year in the quarter ended June, compared to 122% year-on-year revenue growth the same quarter in 2021.', 'news_article_title': 'Food delivery’s next gig is software-as-a-service', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Its gross profit margin shrank to 43% from 53% a year ago. One option is for the likes of DoorDash to offer rapid delivery capabilities as a service. Uber Technologies on Aug. 2 said revenue from its delivery division, which includes Uber Eats, rose 37% to $2.7 billion year-on-year in the quarter ended June, compared to 122% year-on-year revenue growth the same quarter in 2021.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'DoorDash, Uber Technologies and Grubhub owner Just Eat Takeaway are rapidly adjusting to the post-pandemic reality: fewer new customers are ordering takeaways, just as investors get hungrier for profits. Deliveroo on Aug. 10 reported https://dpd-12774-s3.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/2116/6010/7627/Deliveroo_H12022_Interim_Results_RNS.pdf a pre-tax loss of 147 million pounds ($177 million) in the first half of the year compared to 95 million pounds a year ago. Uber Technologies on Aug. 2 said revenue from its delivery division, which includes Uber Eats, rose 37% to $2.7 billion year-on-year in the quarter ended June, compared to 122% year-on-year revenue growth the same quarter in 2021.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/splg-aapl-msft-brk.b%3A-large-inflows-detected-at-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: SPLG) where we have detected an approximate $118.5 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 301,100,000 to 303,550,000). Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.7%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPLG Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPLG, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, SPLG's low point in its 52 week range is $42.78 per share, with $56.44 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $49.11. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nFree Report: Top 7%+ Dividends (paid monthly)\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.7%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPLG Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPLG, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPLG's low point in its 52 week range is $42.78 per share, with $56.44 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $49.11. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.7%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPLG Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPLG, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPLG's low point in its 52 week range is $42.78 per share, with $56.44 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $49.11. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».", 'news_article_title': 'SPLG, AAPL, MSFT, BRK.B: Large Inflows Detected at ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.7%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: SPLG) where we have detected an approximate $118.5 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 301,100,000 to 303,550,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPLG Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPLG, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPLG's low point in its 52 week range is $42.78 per share, with $56.44 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $49.11.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 1.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is higher by about 0.7%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: SPLG) where we have detected an approximate $118.5 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 301,100,000 to 303,550,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPLG Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPLG, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPLG's low point in its 52 week range is $42.78 per share, with $56.44 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $49.11."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-climbs-as-signs-of-cooling-inflation-ease-rate-hike-bets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar\nAug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September.\nU.S. consumer prices did not rise in July compared with June, marking the slowest monthly inflation in more than two years, as fuel prices dropped.\nThe market is now pricing in a 37.5% chance of a 75-basis-point increase in fund rates at the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s next meeting in September, compared with 67.5% before the data.\nAll the 11 major S&P 500 sectors advanced in early trading, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD, information technology .SPLRCT and communication services .SPLRCL gaining between 1.7% and 2.6%.\n"The sign of slowing in the rate of inflation offers hope the Fed\'s rate increases won\'t need to go as far as previously thought," said Mike Owens, global sales trader at Saxo Markets.\nAt 9:46 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 513.98 points, or 1.57%, at 33,288.39, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 73.23 points, or 1.78%, at 4,195.70, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 282.51 points, or 2.26%, at 12,776.44.\nAfter a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 15% from its mid-June low, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy.\nHigh-growth and megacap technology stocks, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, gained as Treasury yields fell sharply across the board. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. US/\n"Rising real yields, due to the Fed\'s commitment to fighting inflation, have been an enormous problem for valuations in 2022, so any dovishness is seen as positive by the stock market, particularly for the highest valued companies," said Oliver Blackbourn, multi-asset portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors.\nElectric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained 3.4% after Chief Executive Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of company shares.\nMusk said the funds could be used to finance a potential Twitter TWTR.N deal if he loses a legal battle. Twitter shares rose 3.3%.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O added 5.7% after the Facebook-parent said on Tuesday that it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering.\nEconomy-sensitive banks .SPXBK also advanced, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N climbing 3% each.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 8.16-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 4.14-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 38 new highs and 24 new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Aniruddha Ghosh, Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh and Karina D\'Souza in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September. After a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 15% from its mid-June low, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September. "The sign of slowing in the rate of inflation offers hope the Fed\'s rate increases won\'t need to go as far as previously thought," said Mike Owens, global sales trader at Saxo Markets.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St climbs as signs of cooling inflation ease rate hike bets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September. The market is now pricing in a 37.5% chance of a 75-basis-point increase in fund rates at the U.S. Federal Reserve's next meeting in September, compared with 67.5% before the data.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose more than 2% each. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose more than 1% on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation in July prompted traders to cut their bets on a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September. US/ "Rising real yields, due to the Fed\'s commitment to fighting inflation, have been an enormous problem for valuations in 2022, so any dovishness is seen as positive by the stock market, particularly for the highest valued companies," said Oliver Blackbourn, multi-asset portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-gains-after-soft-inflation-data-eases-rate-hike-bets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Medha Singh and Aniruddha Ghosh\nAug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open sharply higher on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation last month prompted traders to cut their bets on a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September.\nU.S. annual consumer prices slowed to 8.5% in July. Economists polled by Reuters expected the Consumer Price Index to show year-on-year headline inflation of 8.7%, far above the Federal Reserve\'s target of 2%, but lower than last month\'s 9.1%.\nBoosting sentiment, core inflation remained unchanged at 5.9%, while economists were expecting a rise to 6.1%.\nThe market is now pricing in 33.5% chance of a 75 basis point increase in fund rates at the Fed\'s next meeting in September, compared with 67.5% before the data.\n"The sign of a slowing in the rate of inflation offers hope the Federal Reserve\'s rate increases won\'t need to go as far as previously thought," said Mike Owens, global sales trader at Saxo Markets.\n"Those moves may be short lived if the market returns its attention back to the Fed, one month of data won\'t change their current hawkishness as it stands by its mission to force inflation down."\nAt 09:06 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 419 points, or 1.28%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 68.75 points, or 1.67%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 295.25 points, or 2.27%.\nAfter a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX is up nearly 13% from its mid-June low, largely on expectations the Fed will be less hawkish than anticipated in its efforts to provide a soft landing for the economy.\nHigh-growth and megacap technology stocks gained in premarket trading as Treasury yields fell sharply across the board. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.8% and 3.3%. US/\nTesla Inc TSLA.O gained 4.6% after CEO Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of company shares.\nMusk said the funds could be used to finance a potential Twitter TWTR.N deal if he loses a legal battle. Twitter shares rose 3.8%.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O added 3.9% after the Facebook-parent said on Tuesday that it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering.\nEconomy-sensitive banks also advanced in trading before the bell, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N climbing 1% each.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Aniruddha Ghosh, Medha Singh and Karina D\'Souza in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.8% and 3.3%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Medha Singh and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open sharply higher on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation last month prompted traders to cut their bets on a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September. Economists polled by Reuters expected the Consumer Price Index to show year-on-year headline inflation of 8.7%, far above the Federal Reserve's target of 2%, but lower than last month's 9.1%.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.8% and 3.3%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Medha Singh and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open sharply higher on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation last month prompted traders to cut their bets on a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September. "The sign of a slowing in the rate of inflation offers hope the Federal Reserve\'s rate increases won\'t need to go as far as previously thought," said Mike Owens, global sales trader at Saxo Markets.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for gains after soft inflation data eases rate-hike bets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.8% and 3.3%. Economists polled by Reuters expected the Consumer Price Index to show year-on-year headline inflation of 8.7%, far above the Federal Reserve's target of 2%, but lower than last month's 9.1%. The market is now pricing in 33.5% chance of a 75 basis point increase in fund rates at the Fed's next meeting in September, compared with 67.5% before the data.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.8% and 3.3%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Medha Singh and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open sharply higher on Wednesday after data showing a slower-than-expected rise in inflation last month prompted traders to cut their bets on a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September. "The sign of a slowing in the rate of inflation offers hope the Federal Reserve\'s rate increases won\'t need to go as far as previously thought," said Mike Owens, global sales trader at Saxo Markets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-ultimate-growth-stocks-to-buy-with-%241000-right-now-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The stock market has been in a resurgent mood over the past month, as is evident from the 8% rally in the S&P 500 index.\nThe broad market rally has rubbed off positively on technology stocks as well, with the tech-laden Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector Index surging 16% in the past month. The tech stock rally isn't surprising, as major companies in this sector have reported solid earnings in recent weeks. Not surprisingly, the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have appreciated strongly of late.\n^SPX data by YCharts\nIt won't be surprising to see these companies sustain their impressive rallies in the long run thanks to a bunch of serious catalysts, which is why investors may want to put $1,000 in these growth stocks before they fly higher. Let's look at the reasons why Apple, Qualcomm, and Tesla are the ultimate growth stocks to buy right now.\nSunny smartphone prospects make Apple and Qualcomm solid long-term bets\nThe smartphone market has not been in the best shape this year. Smartphone shipments were down 8.9% year over year in the first quarter of 2022, according to IDC, on account of weak demand. The second-quarter decline was nearly identical at 8.7% year over year.\nHowever, Apple and Qualcomm have done well despite the slowdown in smartphone sales, as is evident from their latest results. Apple released fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ending on June 25, 2022) on July 28. The company's revenue was up 2% year over year to a record $83 billion, driven by a favorable showing from iPhone sales.\nApple's iPhone revenue was up 3% over the prior-year period to $40.7 billion, accounting for nearly half of the company's sales. The company reportedly increased its iPhone shipments by 3.3% year over year to 47.5 million units, according to Strategy Analytics. That's impressive considering the weak smartphone sales environment.\nApple was able to beat the slowdown on the back of robust demand from emerging markets and easing supply chain bottlenecks. Management believes that it is able to attract more users from the Android ecosystem toward the iPhone, which isn't surprising given Apple's move to launch a budget-conscious 5G iPhone.\nMore importantly, Apple seems to be in a solid position to grow its smartphone sales in the long run, given its 31%-plus share of the 5G space. The 5G smartphone market is expected to grow at an annual pace of nearly 130% through 2027, and Apple could continue to command a solid share of the same. This could supercharge the company's growth in the long run and send the stock higher.\nQualcomm is another company that's beating the smartphone slowdown. The chipmaker released fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ending June 26, 2022) on July 27, posting a 37% year-over-year increase in revenue to $10.9 billion and a 54% spike in adjusted earnings to $2.96 per share.\nQualcomm's revenue from sales of chips used in handsets increased a whopping 59% over the prior year to $6.1 billion, accounting for a big chunk of the company's overall sales. Wall Street, however, was disappointed with Qualcomm's guidance. The chipmaker expects $11.4 billion in revenue in the current quarter along with adjusted earnings of $3.15 per share at the midpoint of its guidance range. That's lower than the consensus expectation of $3.30 per share in earnings and $12 billion in sales.\nStill, Qualcomm's revenue is on track to increase 22% year over year at the midpoint. The company had reported $2.55 per share in earnings in the prior-year period, which means that its bottom line would jump 23% year over year.\nQualcomm's solid share of the smartphone application processor market and the radio-frequency (RF) front-end module space indicate that the company is built for long-term growth. Qualcomm controlled 28% of the smartphone application processor market in the first half of 2022, according to Counterpoint Research. Its share of the RF front-end space is expected to hit 20% this year.\nThese are big opportunities for Qualcomm. The RF front-end market is expected to generate $21 billion in revenue by 2026 as compared to $17 billion last year, driven by the growing adoption of 5G devices that require more RF content. The smartphone application processor market was worth nearly $31 billion last year, growing 23% over the prior year, and Qualcomm's solid share of this space gives it an opportunity to tap into yet another fast-growing opportunity.\nNot surprisingly, analysts expect Qualcomm's earnings to grow at an annual rate of 14% for the next five years. The company also sports a solid dividend yield of 2% along with a low payout ratio. So, investors can get a nice mix of stock upside and dividend income from Qualcomm in the long run.\nTesla is tearing ahead in the electric vehicle market\nTesla is winning big from the growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). This was evident from the company's second-quarter results that were released on July 20. The company's top line jumped 42% year over year to $16.9 billion, while non-GAAP net income was up 57% to $2.27 per share thanks to fatter margins.\nAnalysts expect Tesla to maintain its impressive growth in the long run. Its earnings are forecast to increase at 45% a year for the next five years. Tesla can hit such impressive growth targets in the long run, since it reportedly controls more than 70% of the EV market in the U.S., and has been taking steps to increase its production capacity across the globe.\nThe company expects to produce 1.5 million vehicles this year. In the long run, Tesla aims to increase its annual vehicle deliveries by an average of 50%, so it is not surprising to see why the company is focused on ramping up production capacity at a nice clip. The company has raised its capital spending forecast for 2022 to a range of $6 billion to $8 billion, compared to the earlier range of $5 billion to $7 billion.\nAll this explains why Tesla's business is expected to boom in the future. So, investors looking to take advantage of the EV boom should consider going long on Tesla before this growth stock soars higher and becomes more expensive.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Qualcomm, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Not surprisingly, the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have appreciated strongly of late. ^SPX data by YCharts It won't be surprising to see these companies sustain their impressive rallies in the long run thanks to a bunch of serious catalysts, which is why investors may want to put $1,000 in these growth stocks before they fly higher. The chipmaker released fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ending June 26, 2022) on July 27, posting a 37% year-over-year increase in revenue to $10.9 billion and a 54% spike in adjusted earnings to $2.96 per share.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Not surprisingly, the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have appreciated strongly of late. The chipmaker released fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ending June 26, 2022) on July 27, posting a 37% year-over-year increase in revenue to $10.9 billion and a 54% spike in adjusted earnings to $2.96 per share. Qualcomm's solid share of the smartphone application processor market and the radio-frequency (RF) front-end module space indicate that the company is built for long-term growth.", 'news_article_title': 'The Ultimate Growth Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Not surprisingly, the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have appreciated strongly of late. The smartphone application processor market was worth nearly $31 billion last year, growing 23% over the prior year, and Qualcomm's solid share of this space gives it an opportunity to tap into yet another fast-growing opportunity. So, investors can get a nice mix of stock upside and dividend income from Qualcomm in the long run.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Not surprisingly, the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have appreciated strongly of late. Sunny smartphone prospects make Apple and Qualcomm solid long-term bets The smartphone market has not been in the best shape this year. Qualcomm's revenue from sales of chips used in handsets increased a whopping 59% over the prior year to $6.1 billion, accounting for a big chunk of the company's overall sales."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buy-this-buffett-stock-hand-over-fist-before-its-too-late', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which is evident from Berkshire Hathaway's massive position in the tech giant that's famous for its iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks.\nApple accounted for 41% of Berkshire's portfolio at the end of July 2022. A closer look at the iPhone maker's latest results will tell us why Buffett has bet big on Apple, and we'll also take a look at the reasons why the stock remains an enticing bet right now.\nApple stands tall despite headwinds\nApple released its fiscal 2022 third-quarter results (for the three months ended June 25, 2022) on July 28. The technology bellwether posted record quarterly revenue of $83 billion, an increase of 2% over the prior-year period. Adjusted earnings came in at $1.20 per share.\nWall Street would have been happy with $1.16 per share in earnings on $82.8 billion in sales. Apple, however, edged past those expectations thanks to the healthy demand for its products in emerging markets such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and Brazil. What's more, Apple's revenue in India nearly doubled last quarter.\nAdditionally, the supply chain constraints that Apple was anticipating were less severe during the quarter. All these factors helped Apple increase its iPhone revenue slightly during the quarter to $40.7 billion, up nearly 3% from the prior-year period. It is impressive to see Apple increase its iPhone revenue at a time when global smartphone sales collapsed.\nAccording to Strategy Analytics, smartphone shipments fell 7.3% year over year in the second quarter of 2022 to 291.2 million units. But Apple's shipments increased 3.3% over the year-ago quarter to 47.5 million units, making it the second-largest smartphone vendor with a market share of 16.3%. It is worth noting that Apple's Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo lost significant ground during the quarter, with their shipments declining 25%, 26%, and 21%, respectively.\nStrategy Analytics' shipment figures suggest that Apple's iPhone average selling price (ASP) stood at $856 last quarter. That's impressive considering that smartphone ASP is expected to land at $402 in 2022, according to market research firm IDC. Apple's pricing power suggests that iPhone demand remains robust despite factors such as inflation, supply chain problems, and the weakness in the smartphone space on account of dipping demand.\nThe secret sauce that's driving iPhone sales growth\nOne key reason why iPhone sales are growing is because of Apple's dominance in the 5G smartphone market and a massive base of users that are in an upgrade window. What's more, Apple's move to diversify its iPhone line-up with the inclusion of a budget-friendly 5G iPhone SE is working in the company's favor. The company gained market share in Europe last quarter thanks to the latest iPhone SE on the back of a 3% increase in shipments, while the overall market was down 11% over the prior-year quarter.\nAll this indicates that Apple is able to attract Android users into the iOS ecosystem in the 5G smartphone era. This bodes well for the company's future. That's because 5G smartphones are expected to account for 53% of the industry's shipments this year, according to IDC. The market research firm estimates that 700 million 5G smartphones could be shipped this year, up 25% from 2021.\nBy 2026, IDC says 5G devices will account for 78% of overall smartphone shipments of 1.41 billion units. So, just over a billion 5G smartphones could be shipped in 2026. Apple dominated the 5G smartphone market with a 31% share in 2021.\nIf Apple continues to hold such an impressive share of 5G smartphones in 2026, which it seems capable of doing, its annual iPhone shipments could exceed 310 million units in four years. That would be a 32% jump over 2021's iPhone shipments of 235.7 million units. Throw in Apple's solid pricing power, and it is easy to see why the company's largest source of revenue is built for long-term growth.\nConsider buying before it is too late\nApple stock has gained 15% in the past month. The company's resilient performance last quarter and room for growth in the 5G smartphone market suggest that it can sustain its rally for a long time to come.\nThat's why investors who haven't bought this Buffett favorite yet should consider doing so, as Apple stock is still available at an attractive valuation. Trading at 26 times trailing earnings, Apple is cheaper than its last year's earnings multiple of 31.6. Analysts expect the company's bottom line to grow at an annual rate of nearly 10% for the next five years, but it won't be surprising to see Apple do better thanks to the emergence of new growth drivers.\nAs such, investors looking to buy a top tech stock for the long haul are getting a good deal on Apple right now, and they should consider grabbing this opportunity before shares become more expensive.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Warren Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which is evident from Berkshire Hathaway's massive position in the tech giant that's famous for its iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks. Analysts expect the company's bottom line to grow at an annual rate of nearly 10% for the next five years, but it won't be surprising to see Apple do better thanks to the emergence of new growth drivers. As such, investors looking to buy a top tech stock for the long haul are getting a good deal on Apple right now, and they should consider grabbing this opportunity before shares become more expensive.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Warren Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which is evident from Berkshire Hathaway's massive position in the tech giant that's famous for its iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks. Apple's pricing power suggests that iPhone demand remains robust despite factors such as inflation, supply chain problems, and the weakness in the smartphone space on account of dipping demand. The secret sauce that's driving iPhone sales growth One key reason why iPhone sales are growing is because of Apple's dominance in the 5G smartphone market and a massive base of users that are in an upgrade window.", 'news_article_title': "Buy This Buffett Stock Hand Over Fist Before It's Too Late", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Warren Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which is evident from Berkshire Hathaway's massive position in the tech giant that's famous for its iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks. It is impressive to see Apple increase its iPhone revenue at a time when global smartphone sales collapsed. Apple's pricing power suggests that iPhone demand remains robust despite factors such as inflation, supply chain problems, and the weakness in the smartphone space on account of dipping demand.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Warren Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which is evident from Berkshire Hathaway's massive position in the tech giant that's famous for its iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks. But Apple's shipments increased 3.3% over the year-ago quarter to 47.5 million units, making it the second-largest smartphone vendor with a market share of 16.3%. If Apple continues to hold such an impressive share of 5G smartphones in 2026, which it seems capable of doing, its annual iPhone shipments could exceed 310 million units in four years."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-what-apple-walmart-and-ups-just-told-us-about-the-broader-economy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Earnings season is an excellent time to tune in to company conference calls to get a feel for where a business stands and where it could be headed. However, it's important not to overvalue any singleearnings call-- and instead -- weave the findings into the broader investment thesis.\nAside from following businesses on your radar, it can also be useful to listen to industry leaders and follow macroeconomic data to get a better understanding of how a single company is performing relative to its peers, its industry, and within the context of the broader economy.\nThe stock market has had a volatile 2022, partly because investors are digesting a mixed bag of good and bad indicators. For example, last Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported a scorching hot jobs report that pushed the unemployment rate down to a multi-decade low of just 3.5%. Recessions usually entail rising unemployment, so the low number signals a healthy consumer. However, the BLS also reported that the consumer price index rose 9.1% for the 12 months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the same period a year ago -- the highest year-over-year reading in over 40 years. Falling energy prices could mean that inflation cools off when the BLS releases the July report Wednesday morning. But there's no denying that the economy finds itself in a strange limbo between inflation, a strong jobs market, and high consumer spending.\nIn addition to macroeconomic readings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) just made major announcements that help paint a clearer picture of what's going on across some of the most important sectors of the U.S. economy. Here are key takeaways from each company and how they could impact your investment portfolio.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe power of brand loyalty\nApple's growth slowed in the third quarter of its fiscal 2022. But the company still posted record revenue thanks to strong iPhone and services results.\nApple continues to prove why it is the most valuable U.S.-based company. Despite being in the tech sector, which has been one of the worst-performing areas of the market in 2022, the stock is actually beating the S&P 500 year to date and is down just 11% from its all-time high.\nWhat's amazing about Apple is that the stock has crushed the market and is up over 600% in 10 years, but it still isn't overpriced, with just a 26.4 price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. There are a few reasons for this. The first is that Apple has grown its services business, benefited from international growth, and operates a high-margin business that translates into high profits. The second is that the company has reduced its outstanding share count by a staggering 38% in the last 10 years, which boosts earnings per share (EPS).\nA blemish from Apple's results was lower-than-expected Mac revenue, which was nearly outpaced by the iPad for the quarter. But overall, the tech titan indicated that consumer spending for its products was stronger than expected.\nAlthough the iPhone dominates Apple's product mix, it's important to call out its services segment. Services grew 12% in the fiscal third quarter compared to the year-ago period and made up 24% of total revenue. However, services have a far higher gross margin than products. For the quarter, products had a respectable 35% gross margin, which is excellent for a consumer electronics company. However, services had a gross margin of 71%.\nAll told, Apple's core products remain strong, and the company has unlocked a high-margin revenue stream that continues to fuel its bottom-line growth.\nDark clouds for the American consumer\nWalmart wont reportearnings until Aug. 16. However, it released a bleak update on July 25 that called for lower-than-expected fiscal Q2 2023 and full-year profits despite higher revenue.\nWalmart is struggling to offset higher inflation-related costs. It also finds itself with uncomfortably high inventories as customers curb discretionary spending and pivot toward essentials.\nFor Walmart and other big-box retailers, the narrative has completely shifted over the last two years, going from a consumer-driven pandemic-induced buying spree of discretionary goods to a much different buyer profile in 2022.\nWalmart's updated guidance and the challenges it continues to face are similar to what it reported for Q1. Investors should pay close attention to Walmart's commentary on its second-quarterearnings callbecause it could reveal further details on the trends pressuring the retail industry.\nDelivering record results\nUPS reported earnings on July 26. As expected, package delivery volumes slowed. However, the company said that volumes slowed by more than anticipated, including an 8.2% decline in residential volumes for Q2 2022. But UPS said that it expects volumes to pick up in the second half of the year as companies try to reduce their inventories by marking down items in time for the holiday season. When combining Walmart's commentary with UPS', an investor gets a better sense of how inflation and inventory levels are affecting retailers and package delivery companies.\nDespite the slowdown in delivery volumes, UPS is guiding for full-year operating margin of 13.7%, alongside record revenue, operating income, and adjusted EPS. And that's coming off incredibly difficult comps in 2021 and 2022.\nUPS' results and guidance show its ability to pass along higher input costs to its customers. Investors should pay attention to the company's performance during Black Friday and the holiday season, as retailers could offer big sales and require additional shipping services from UPS even if consumer spending for discretionary products remains weak.\nReading the broader economy\nThe impact of inflation is rippling far past just consumer demand, but top companies are still excellent long-term buys. Apple showed that a premium product mix paired with its growing services business can overpower economic headwinds. Meanwhile, Walmart's lack of brand differentiation and low-margin, high-volume strategy fell victim to inflationary pressures. UPS displayed different ways to grow its top and bottom line, as well as an ability to pass along costs to consumers.\nThe biggest takeaway from Apple, Walmart, and UPS' results is that industry-leading companies tend to be able to navigate challenges better than their peers. On one hand, Apple and UPS provide discretionary products and services. However, consumer electronics and shipping have become essentials in the modern economy to the point where both companies can offset higher costs even as economic growth slows.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nDaniel Foelber has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Walmart Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In addition to macroeconomic readings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) just made major announcements that help paint a clearer picture of what's going on across some of the most important sectors of the U.S. economy. All told, Apple's core products remain strong, and the company has unlocked a high-margin revenue stream that continues to fuel its bottom-line growth. For Walmart and other big-box retailers, the narrative has completely shifted over the last two years, going from a consumer-driven pandemic-induced buying spree of discretionary goods to a much different buyer profile in 2022.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In addition to macroeconomic readings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) just made major announcements that help paint a clearer picture of what's going on across some of the most important sectors of the U.S. economy. However, it released a bleak update on July 25 that called for lower-than-expected fiscal Q2 2023 and full-year profits despite higher revenue. Despite the slowdown in delivery volumes, UPS is guiding for full-year operating margin of 13.7%, alongside record revenue, operating income, and adjusted EPS.", 'news_article_title': "Here's What Apple, Walmart, and UPS Just Told Us About the Broader Economy", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In addition to macroeconomic readings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) just made major announcements that help paint a clearer picture of what's going on across some of the most important sectors of the U.S. economy. But UPS said that it expects volumes to pick up in the second half of the year as companies try to reduce their inventories by marking down items in time for the holiday season. UPS' results and guidance show its ability to pass along higher input costs to its customers.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In addition to macroeconomic readings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) just made major announcements that help paint a clearer picture of what's going on across some of the most important sectors of the U.S. economy. Investors should pay attention to the company's performance during Black Friday and the holiday season, as retailers could offer big sales and require additional shipping services from UPS even if consumer spending for discretionary products remains weak. The biggest takeaway from Apple, Walmart, and UPS' results is that industry-leading companies tend to be able to navigate challenges better than their peers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Is there more fuel left in Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) growth engine? Because the company has already delivered market-beating returns for years and is near the top of the exclusive group of trillion-dollar companies, some investors are wondering if it\'s time to cash in. Others still see signs that Apple isn\'t done growing just yet.\nThe Silicon Valley giant produced more evidence of its still-solid prospects when it released its latest quarterly update late last month. In it were clues that there are at least three reasons to think Apple isn\'t done growing yet and there is still time to get in on outsized returns. Let\'s take a look at those reasons.\nAAPL data by YCharts\n1. Despite economic headwinds, Apple is managing to do well\nFears of a coming (or already present) recession are not unfounded, and inflation is eroding wage gains and savings. In a macroeconomic environment such as this, consumers tend to hold off spending on things they may want but don\'t need. That could easily describe many of Apple\'s products. A new smartphone is nice, as is a sleek pair of Bluetooth headphones. In reality, no one needs brand new versions of those things that often sell for well-above-average prices.\nThis would suggest Apple is going to have a rough go of it. And while these challenging headwinds have certainly impacted its earnings, the tech giant is managing surprisingly well. In its latest quarterly update (the third quarter of its fiscal year 2022, ending on June 25), Apple\'s net sales were up by about 2% year over year to $83 billion.\nThis modest top-line growth amid the issues Apple is battling is commendable. Apple\'s earnings per share did decrease to $1.20, down from the $1.30 reported during the year-ago period. Rising costs and expenses, partly due to inflation, may have played a role here. Still, overall, Apple\'s results were pretty solid. The company owed much of this success to its signature device, the iPhone.\n2. Long live the iPhone\nApple\'s iPhone has been its major source of revenue for over a decade now. It arguably no longer generates the buzz it once did; the tech industry used to stop everything and listen every time Apple would announce a new version of its prized device. But demand for the iPhone remains strong. During Apple\'s third quarter, revenue from this segment rose 2.8% to $40.7 billion.\nAccording to CEO Tim Cook, "Looking at the data on iPhone for the June quarter, there\'s not obvious evidence in there that there\'s a macroeconomic headwind. I\'m not saying that there\'s not one. I\'m saying that the data doesn\'t show it where we can clearly see that in the Wearables, Home and Accessories area."\nSelling more iPhones isn\'t just a matter of generating revenue for Apple. It also helps the company grow its installed base, provided a customer not previously part of Apple\'s network purchases a new device. That seems to be at least part of the story, as Apple reported that its installed base reached all-time highs across all its products during its latest quarter.\nThe long-run implications of these developments are significant. The more people are plugged into Apple\'s services network, the more it can monetize these users, and the more it can grow its services revenue. During Apple\'s third quarter, the tech giant\'s services segment grew faster than the rest of its business, recording total sales of $19.6 billion, 12.1% higher than the year-ago period.\n3. Margins are making a difference for Apple\nA key advantage of Apple\'s services segment is its higher margins. Although the services segment is still far behind in sales, Apple has made a concerted effort over the years to improve its margins, and this unit has helped these initiatives. During its third quarter, Apple\'s products business recorded a gross margin of 34.5%, down 1.5 percentage points compared to the year-ago period.\nHowever, the company\'s services segment saw its margins improve from 69.8% to 71.5%. That helped Apple\'s total gross margin remain flat year over year at 43.3%. Investors should look for Apple\'s margins to continue improving thanks to its services unit that is growing in importance.\nBuy Apple and forget\nLike the rest of the world, Apple is dealing with serious issues at the moment. But the company is not breaking under the weight of its (likely temporary) challenges -- not by a long shot. The customer loyalty it has built over the years is helping it grow sales, especially those of the iPhone. Apple boasts a valuable brand name that is second to none, be it in the technology sector or elsewhere.\nApple\'s services business is positively impacting the company\'s margins in a dynamic that will continue for many years. Overall, Apple still looks like an excellent long-term bet for patient investors. No wonder it is one of Warren Buffett\'s favorite stocks.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nProsper Junior Bakiny has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Is there more fuel left in Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) growth engine? AAPL data by YCharts 1. Despite economic headwinds, Apple is managing to do well Fears of a coming (or already present) recession are not unfounded, and inflation is eroding wage gains and savings.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Is there more fuel left in Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) growth engine? AAPL data by YCharts 1. During its third quarter, Apple's products business recorded a gross margin of 34.5%, down 1.5 percentage points compared to the year-ago period.", 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons to Buy Apple Stock Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Is there more fuel left in Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) growth engine? AAPL data by YCharts 1. In its latest quarterly update (the third quarter of its fiscal year 2022, ending on June 25), Apple's net sales were up by about 2% year over year to $83 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Is there more fuel left in Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) growth engine? AAPL data by YCharts 1. In its latest quarterly update (the third quarter of its fiscal year 2022, ending on June 25), Apple's net sales were up by about 2% year over year to $83 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-this-tech-giant-become-a-dividend-aristocrat', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Consumer electronics titan Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't considered a dividend stock by most; its association with the other FAANG stocks makes it look like a growth stock. But Apple has steadily evolved from a millionaire-making high flier to a cash cow overflowing with profits.\nHere is why dividend investors can buy Apple stock today and enjoy passive income for potentially decades to come.\nGushing cash profits\nApple's growth stock label comes from decades of producing life-changing returns for investors. The stock returned a staggering 2,530% from 1990 to 2010 and another 1,960% from 2010 to today.\nTwo positive trends have remained steady over the years: First, the company's become more efficient at generating cash profits, now turning $0.25 of every revenue dollar into free cash flow. Second, Apple has become an enormous company with a market cap now at $2.6 trillion.\nAAPL Market Cap data by YCharts\nIt will be harder for Apple to produce these substantial capital gains moving forward because of how big it's become. But shareholders now have a company making $107 billion in free cash flow over the past year, more than most companies do in sales.\nEstablishing a commitment to the dividend\nApple is one of Wall Street's wealthiest companies, so it only makes sense to share its profits with shareholders. Apple's significant share repurchases grab a lot of headlines, but the company has sneakily paid and raised a dividend for the past 10 consecutive years:\nAAPL Dividend data by YCharts\nIt's nothing to brag about today; investors get a dividend yield of just 0.5%. But it's the future potential that should get your attention. The dividend payout ratio is just 13% of cash flow, giving management about as much flexibility as it wants to raise the dividend in the future.\nApple could stop growing immediately and still have the cash to raise the payout for years. But growth hasn't stopped -- annual revenue growth has averaged almost 12% over the past five years. The company's outstanding share count has also shrunk by 21% over the same time frame, allowing it to pay out its dividend to fewer shares.\nThe combination of growth and fewer shares means that Apple can raise the dividend per share and won't impact the payout ratio as much. The company has the look of a future Dividend Aristocrat, an S&P 500 company with at least 25 years of consecutive dividend raises.\nBecoming a more consistent company\nThe iPhone has been Apple's primary revenue driver for years, and that also makes it a cyclical business. Revenue growth can spike when a new model comes out that has people rushing to upgrade their phones, but sales can also languish the other years:\nAAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts\nApple's services business, which includes the app store and complimentary subscriptions like Apple TV, Music, News, and Arcade, has steadily become an increasingly more significant piece of the pie, and now ranks second among the company's products:\nSource: Statista\nServices also happen to be Apple's fastest-growing business, which could eventually mean the segment grows large enough to offset some of the volatility in Apple's growth. Services are subscriptions that users pay for monthly, so they should be more stable than hardware sales.\nApple's massive balance sheet and billions in cash flow have helped the company endure different product sales cycles, enough to raise the dividend each of the past 10 years.\nServices could eventually help smooth out Apple's year-to-year growth, and a more steady business would only make it a more robust dividend stock.\nInvestors shouldn't expect Apple to deliver thousands of percentage points in total returns anytime soon; those days might be over. But Apple can be the type of blue-chip stock that anchors a long-term portfolio. It has enough growth to build wealth for shareholders, and its dividend looks ready to create years of passive income.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJustin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts It will be harder for Apple to produce these substantial capital gains moving forward because of how big it's become. Consumer electronics titan Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't considered a dividend stock by most; its association with the other FAANG stocks makes it look like a growth stock. Apple's significant share repurchases grab a lot of headlines, but the company has sneakily paid and raised a dividend for the past 10 consecutive years: AAPL Dividend data by YCharts It's nothing to brag about today; investors get a dividend yield of just 0.5%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's significant share repurchases grab a lot of headlines, but the company has sneakily paid and raised a dividend for the past 10 consecutive years: AAPL Dividend data by YCharts It's nothing to brag about today; investors get a dividend yield of just 0.5%. Revenue growth can spike when a new model comes out that has people rushing to upgrade their phones, but sales can also languish the other years: AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Apple's services business, which includes the app store and complimentary subscriptions like Apple TV, Music, News, and Arcade, has steadily become an increasingly more significant piece of the pie, and now ranks second among the company's products: Source: Statista Services also happen to be Apple's fastest-growing business, which could eventually mean the segment grows large enough to offset some of the volatility in Apple's growth. Consumer electronics titan Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't considered a dividend stock by most; its association with the other FAANG stocks makes it look like a growth stock.", 'news_article_title': 'Can This Tech Giant Become a Dividend Aristocrat?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's significant share repurchases grab a lot of headlines, but the company has sneakily paid and raised a dividend for the past 10 consecutive years: AAPL Dividend data by YCharts It's nothing to brag about today; investors get a dividend yield of just 0.5%. Consumer electronics titan Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't considered a dividend stock by most; its association with the other FAANG stocks makes it look like a growth stock. AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts It will be harder for Apple to produce these substantial capital gains moving forward because of how big it's become.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Consumer electronics titan Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't considered a dividend stock by most; its association with the other FAANG stocks makes it look like a growth stock. Apple's significant share repurchases grab a lot of headlines, but the company has sneakily paid and raised a dividend for the past 10 consecutive years: AAPL Dividend data by YCharts It's nothing to brag about today; investors get a dividend yield of just 0.5%. Revenue growth can spike when a new model comes out that has people rushing to upgrade their phones, but sales can also languish the other years: AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Apple's services business, which includes the app store and complimentary subscriptions like Apple TV, Music, News, and Arcade, has steadily become an increasingly more significant piece of the pie, and now ranks second among the company's products: Source: Statista Services also happen to be Apple's fastest-growing business, which could eventually mean the segment grows large enough to offset some of the volatility in Apple's growth."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxconns-q2-profit-up-12-on-cloud-demand', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details from statement, background\nTAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 12% jump in second-quarter net profit, beating market estimates, helped by strong demand for its cloud computing products.\nThe Taiwanese company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the April-June quarter rose to T$33.29 billion from T$29.78 billion a year earlier.\nEleven analysts were expecting on average a profit of T$31.02 billion, according to Refinitiv.\nThe company, like other global manufacturers, has grappled with a severe shortage of chips that has squeezed smartphone production, and more recently a downturn in major markets amid high inflation and the war in Ukraine.\nFoxconn shares closed 0.9% higher ahead of the earnings release, versus a 0.7% drop in the broader market .TWII. They have risen 5.8% so far this year, giving the company a market value of $50.3 billion.\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds details from statement, background TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 12% jump in second-quarter net profit, beating market estimates, helped by strong demand for its cloud computing products. The company, like other global manufacturers, has grappled with a severe shortage of chips that has squeezed smartphone production, and more recently a downturn in major markets amid high inflation and the war in Ukraine. Foxconn shares closed 0.9% higher ahead of the earnings release, versus a 0.7% drop in the broader market .TWII.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds details from statement, background TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 12% jump in second-quarter net profit, beating market estimates, helped by strong demand for its cloud computing products. The Taiwanese company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the April-June quarter rose to T$33.29 billion from T$29.78 billion a year earlier. They have risen 5.8% so far this year, giving the company a market value of $50.3 billion.", 'news_article_title': "Apple supplier Foxconn's Q2 profit up 12% on cloud demand", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds details from statement, background TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 12% jump in second-quarter net profit, beating market estimates, helped by strong demand for its cloud computing products. The Taiwanese company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the April-June quarter rose to T$33.29 billion from T$29.78 billion a year earlier. Eleven analysts were expecting on average a profit of T$31.02 billion, according to Refinitiv.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details from statement, background TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 12% jump in second-quarter net profit, beating market estimates, helped by strong demand for its cloud computing products. The Taiwanese company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the April-June quarter rose to T$33.29 billion from T$29.78 billion a year earlier. The company, like other global manufacturers, has grappled with a severe shortage of chips that has squeezed smartphone production, and more recently a downturn in major markets amid high inflation and the war in Ukraine."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxconns-q2-profit-up-nearly-12', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday an 11.7% rise in second-quarter net profit, according to Reuters calculations, beating market estimates.\nThe Taiwanese company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the April-June quarter rose to T$33.25 billion from T$29.78 billion a year earlier.\nEleven analysts were expecting on average profit of T$31.02 billion, according to Refinitiv.\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday an 11.7% rise in second-quarter net profit, according to Reuters calculations, beating market estimates. Eleven analysts were expecting on average profit of T$31.02 billion, according to Refinitiv. (Reporting by Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': "TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday an 11.7% rise in second-quarter net profit, according to Reuters calculations, beating market estimates. The Taiwanese company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the April-June quarter rose to T$33.25 billion from T$29.78 billion a year earlier. (Reporting by Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Apple supplier Foxconn's Q2 profit up nearly 12%", 'news_lexrank_summary': "TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday an 11.7% rise in second-quarter net profit, according to Reuters calculations, beating market estimates. The Taiwanese company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the April-June quarter rose to T$33.25 billion from T$29.78 billion a year earlier. Eleven analysts were expecting on average profit of T$31.02 billion, according to Refinitiv.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday an 11.7% rise in second-quarter net profit, according to Reuters calculations, beating market estimates. The Taiwanese company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the April-June quarter rose to T$33.25 billion from T$29.78 billion a year earlier. (Reporting by Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 166.89999389648438, 'high': 169.33999633789062, 'open': 167.67999267578125, 'close': 169.24000549316406, 'ema_50': 153.1896907416858, 'rsi_14': 74.02281269281296, 'target': 168.49000549316406, 'volume': 70170500.0, 'ema_200': 154.54365120229352, 'adj_close': 168.02056884765625, 'rsi_lag_1': 72.08177342136909, 'rsi_lag_2': 74.00482534531642, 'rsi_lag_3': 78.26221528955372, 'rsi_lag_4': 72.3556336476842, 'rsi_lag_5': 74.28494331248469, 'macd_lag_1': 5.4111370667023095, 'macd_lag_2': 5.458767019750468, 'macd_lag_3': 5.44525113207817, 'macd_lag_4': 5.299922445829168, 'macd_lag_5': 4.990504920742239, 'macd_12_26_9': 5.656770741127019, 'macds_12_26_9': 4.917574349937187}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.540000915527344, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 22.34000015258789, 'Open': 22.280000686645508, 'Close': 19.739999771118164, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 19.739999771118164}, {'Low': 1.0203040838241575, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 1.0369141101837158, 'Open': 1.0208144187927246, 'Close': 1.0208144187927246, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 1.0208144187927246}, {'Low': 1.206723928451538, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 1.2274457216262815, 'Open': 1.2072628736495972, 'Close': 1.207423210144043, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 1.207423210144043}, {'Low': 6.722300052642822, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 6.758999824523926, 'Open': 6.751699924468994, 'Close': 6.751699924468994, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 6.751699924468994}, {'Low': 87.66000366210938, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 92.43000030517578, 'Open': 90.51000213623048, 'Close': 91.93000030517578, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 383766, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 91.93000030517578}, {'Low': 0.6947701573371887, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 0.7102999091148376, 'Open': 0.6957005858421326, 'Close': 0.6957005858421326, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 0.6957005858421326}, {'Low': 2.674000024795532, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 2.818000078201294, 'Open': 2.812000036239624, 'Close': 2.7860000133514404, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 2.7860000133514404}, {'Low': 132.06300354003906, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 135.2949981689453, 'Open': 135.18699645996094, 'Close': 135.18699645996094, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 135.18699645996094}, {'Low': 104.63999938964844, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 106.4000015258789, 'Open': 106.33999633789062, 'Close': 105.1999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 105.1999969482422}, {'Low': 1787.800048828125, 'Date': '2022-08-10', 'High': 1804.9000244140625, 'Open': 1804.4000244140625, 'Close': 1795.5999755859375, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 601, 'date_str': '2022-08-10', 'Adj Close': 1795.5999755859375}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-11': 168.49000549316406, '2022-08-12': 172.10000610351562, '2022-08-15': 173.19000244140625, '2022-08-16': 173.02999877929688, '2022-08-17': 174.5500030517578, '2022-08-18': 174.14999389648438, '2022-08-19': 171.52000427246094, '2022-08-22': 167.57000732421875, '2022-08-23': 167.22999572753906, '2022-08-24': 167.52999877929688}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-12': 163.42999267578125}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-10': 146.8699951171875}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-10': 151.00999450683594}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-10': 177.97000122070312}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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{'date': '2022-08-11', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 295.209, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153281.0, 'fred_ppi': 269.546, 'fred_retail_sales': 675107.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -68522.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 58.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.1703, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-above-three-month-high-on-more-signs-of-cooling-inflation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh\nAug 11 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 was trading at its highest level in more than three months on Thursday, extending a rally from the previous session as fresh evidence of cooling inflation further cemented hopes of a smaller rise in interest rates.\nGrowth and technology stocks rebounded after data showed U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in July bolstering the chance of a 50-basis point hike by the Federal Reserve in September instead of 75 basis points.\nMeanwhile, the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for the second straight week, indicating further softening in the labor market despite tight conditions.\nThe indexes had sharply rallied on Wednesday following a softer-than-expected rise in consumer prices. The gains came even as policymakers left no doubt they will tighten monetary policy until price pressures are fully broken.\n"Rates still have to move higher even though in the very short run the market is reacting positively... Inflation is a bit more moderate, but inflation has not disappeared as a problem as yet," said Chuck Lieberman, chief investment officer at Advisors Capital Management.\nTraders are now pricing in a more than 67.5% chance that the Fed will hike interest rate by 50 basis points. IRPR\nTen of the 11 major S&P 500 indexes advanced, with financials .SPLRCL and communication services .SPLRCL adding more than 1%, while energy stocks tracked gains in crude prices.\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC was more than 20% above its June low, but still short of its peak in November to confirm a new bull market.\nDespite its recent rebound, the tech-heavy index is down 17% so far this year as fears of an aggressive monetary policy sapped appetite for equities, particularly high-growth stocks.\nThe U.S. central bank has raised its policy rate by 225 basis points since March as it battles to cool demand without sparking a sharp rise in layoffs.\nAt 9:44 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 224.28 points, or 0.67%, at 33,533.79, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 28.19 points, or 0.67%, at 4,238.43, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 91.93 points, or 0.72%, at 12,946.74.\nBanks looked set to extend their climb, with Bank of America BAC.N up 2.0%.\n"People are projecting that there will be much more lending going forward if the economy does fine and inflation will decline," said Hugh Anderson, managing director at Hightower Advisors.\nHigh-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, advanced as U.S. Treasury yields continued to pull back. US/\nIn earnings-driven news, Walt Disney DIS.N jumped 8.9% as the media giant edged past rival Netflix Inc NFLX.O with 221 million streaming customers and announced it will increase prices for customers who want to watch Disney+ or Hulu without commercials.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 4.89-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 3.01-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded four new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and eight new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, advanced as U.S. Treasury yields continued to pull back. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 11 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 was trading at its highest level in more than three months on Thursday, extending a rally from the previous session as fresh evidence of cooling inflation further cemented hopes of a smaller rise in interest rates. Meanwhile, the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for the second straight week, indicating further softening in the labor market despite tight conditions.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, advanced as U.S. Treasury yields continued to pull back. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 11 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 was trading at its highest level in more than three months on Thursday, extending a rally from the previous session as fresh evidence of cooling inflation further cemented hopes of a smaller rise in interest rates. Traders are now pricing in a more than 67.5% chance that the Fed will hike interest rate by 50 basis points.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 above three-month high on more signs of cooling inflation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, advanced as U.S. Treasury yields continued to pull back. Traders are now pricing in a more than 67.5% chance that the Fed will hike interest rate by 50 basis points. The U.S. central bank has raised its policy rate by 225 basis points since March as it battles to cool demand without sparking a sharp rise in layoffs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, whose valuations are vulnerable to rising bond yields, advanced as U.S. Treasury yields continued to pull back. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 11 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 was trading at its highest level in more than three months on Thursday, extending a rally from the previous session as fresh evidence of cooling inflation further cemented hopes of a smaller rise in interest rates. Growth and technology stocks rebounded after data showed U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in July bolstering the chance of a 50-basis point hike by the Federal Reserve in September instead of 75 basis points.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-today-dow-jones-sp-500-rally-continues-disney-stock-jumps-on-earnings-beat', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Today Mid Morning Updates\nOn Thursday morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied over 300 points. This comes after the Labor Department released the most recent producer price index (PPI) report. In it, The producer price index increased 9.5% on annual basis. However, PPI fell by 0.5% in July from the previous month. This is under the consensus expectation of a gain of 0.2%. This comes a day after positive CPI data reading. As a result, this has caused a positive sentiment among investors and the stock market as it could mean inflation has finally peaked.\nFurthermore, on Wednesday after the market closed, companies like Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), and Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ: BMBL) reported their corporate earnings. Additionally, on Thursday after the market closes, companies such as Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN), Poshmark, Inc. (NYSE: POSH), and Endeavor Group Holdings (NYSE: EDR) are scheduled to report earnings.\nAmid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading modestly higher on Thursday up 0.41%, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also trading slightly lower by 0.19%. Meanwhile, shares of Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) shares are trading higher on Thursday morning. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) are both trading higher during Thursday morning’s trading session.\nShares of EV leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell on Thursday by 1.14%. Rival EV companies like Rivian are also trading higher by 4.68%. Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) stock gained by over 2% on Thursday. Chinese EV leaders like Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Xpeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV) are trading higher on Thursday.\n[Read More] Best Stocks To Buy Today? 4 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch\nDow Jones Today: U.S. Treasury Yield Rises To 2.80%; PPI Report Comes In Weaker-Than-Expected\nFollowing the stock market opening on Thursday, the major indices opened green. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are trading higher by 0.909%, 0.99%, and 1.16%, respectively. Among exchange-traded funds, the Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) has gained by 1.15% while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA: SPY) is up 0.99%. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is at 2.80% during the Thursday morning trading session.\nOn Thursday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the most recent producer price index report. This report measures wholesale prices that are paid by companies and are often viewed by investors as a leading indicator of future consumer inflation. In the report, PPI declined by 0.5% in July from the previous month. This is below the consensus expectations of an increase of 0.2%. A big contributor to July’s decline is the fact that prices of gasoline have fallen. In fact, this was the first time wholesale prices have declined in two years.\n[Read More] Highest Short Interest Stocks To Buy Now? 3 In Focus\nDisney (DIS) Stock Jumps On Better-Than-Expected Q3 Earnings\nShares of Disney (DIS) jumped by over 7% during Thursday’s morning trading session. This came after the entertainment company reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings. In detail, the company reported 3rd Quarter 2022 earnings of $1.09 per share on revenue of $21.5 billion. Wall Street estimates were $0.94 per share on revenue of $20.1 billion. What’s more, Disney’s revenue increased 26.3% on a year-over-year basis.\n“We had an excellent quarter, with our world-class creative and business teams powering outstanding performance at our domestic theme parks, big increases in live-sports viewership, and significant subscriber growth at our streaming services. With 14.4 million Disney+ subscribers added in the fiscal third quarter, we now have 221 million total subscriptions across our streaming offerings,” commented Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer at Disney. As of Thursday morning, shares of DIS stock are trading at $120.10 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading modestly higher on Thursday up 0.41%, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also trading slightly lower by 0.19%. Furthermore, on Wednesday after the market closed, companies like Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), and Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ: BMBL) reported their corporate earnings. “We had an excellent quarter, with our world-class creative and business teams powering outstanding performance at our domestic theme parks, big increases in live-sports viewership, and significant subscriber growth at our streaming services.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading modestly higher on Thursday up 0.41%, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also trading slightly lower by 0.19%. This comes after the Labor Department released the most recent producer price index (PPI) report. Chinese EV leaders like Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Xpeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV) are trading higher on Thursday.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Today; Dow Jones, S&P 500 Rally Continues; Disney Stock Jumps On Earnings Beat', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading modestly higher on Thursday up 0.41%, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also trading slightly lower by 0.19%. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are trading higher by 0.909%, 0.99%, and 1.16%, respectively. This report measures wholesale prices that are paid by companies and are often viewed by investors as a leading indicator of future consumer inflation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading modestly higher on Thursday up 0.41%, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also trading slightly lower by 0.19%. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) are both trading higher during Thursday morning’s trading session. 3 In Focus Disney (DIS) Stock Jumps On Better-Than-Expected Q3 Earnings Shares of Disney (DIS) jumped by over 7% during Thursday’s morning trading session.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-aug-11-2022-%3A-swn-schw-rivn-intc-cwk-su-aapl-bac-googl-fe-msft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 16.75 to 13,308.74. The total After hours volume is currently 89,240,978 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is unchanged at $7.49, with 3,335,022 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.34. SWN\'s current last sale is 83.22% of the target price of $9.\n\nThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is unchanged at $72.57, with 3,265,270 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.13. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SCHW is in the "buy range".\n\nRivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) is -0.65 at $38.30, with 3,038,070 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for RIVN is in the "buy range".\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is +0.14 at $35.73, with 2,898,284 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 91.62% of the target price of $39.\n\nCushman & Wakefield plc (CWK) is unchanged at $16.17, with 2,877,581 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CWK is in the "buy range".\n\nSuncor Energy Inc. (SU) is -0.35 at $31.50, with 2,731,213 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SU is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $168.72, with 2,707,398 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.36. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.14 at $36.05, with 2,623,826 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.86. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is +0.46 at $119.30, with 2,398,801 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nFirstEnergy Corp. (FE) is unchanged at $40.07, with 2,121,418 shares traded. FE\'s current last sale is 91.07% of the target price of $44.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.58 at $287.60, with 1,727,777 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.68. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nChemoCentryx, Inc. (CCXI) is unchanged at $50.60, with 1,618,267 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for CCXI is 8.481958; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $168.72, with 2,707,398 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $168.72, with 2,707,398 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Aug 11, 2022 : SWN, SCHW, RIVN, INTC, CWK, SU, AAPL, BAC, GOOGL, FE, MSFT, CCXI', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $168.72, with 2,707,398 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is unchanged at $72.57, with 3,265,270 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $168.72, with 2,707,398 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for RIVN is in the "buy range".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/disney-dis-q3-earnings-top-estimates-revenues-jump-y-y', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Walt Disney Company DIS reported third-quarter fiscal 2022 adjusted earnings of $1.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 15.96% and surging 36.3% year over year.\n\nRevenues jumped 26.3% year over year to $21.50 billion and beat the consensus mark by 1.83%.\nSegment Details\nMedia and Entertainment Distribution (65.6% of revenues) revenues increased 11.3% year over year to $14.11 billion.\n\nRevenues from Linear Networks inched up 3.3% year over year to $7.19 billion. Direct-to-Consumer revenues surged 18.8% year over year to $5.06 billion. Content Sales/Licensing and Other revenues soared 25.6% year over year to $2.11 billion.\n\nParks, Experiences and Products revenues (34.4% of revenues) surged 70.3% year over year to $7.39 billion.\n\nDomestic revenues were $5.42 billion, significantly up from $2.66 billion reported in the year-ago quarter. International revenues increased 49.8% year over year to $788 million in the reported quarter.\n The Walt Disney Company Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise\nThe Walt Disney Company price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | The Walt Disney Company Quote\n Disney’s nearest peer, Comcast CMCSA reported strong second-quarter 2022 results in its Theme Park business.\n\nComcast generated Theme Park revenues of $1.8 billion, up 64.8% year over year, reflecting higher attendance and increases in guest spending at its parks in the U.S. and Japan.\n\nMeanwhile, revenues from Consumer Products increased 2.1% year over year to $1.18 billion.\nSubscriber Details: Disney+\nESPN+ had 22.8 million paid subscribers at the end of the fiscal third quarter compared with 14.9 million at the end of the year-ago quarter.\n\nDisney+, as of Jul 2, 2022, had 152.1 million paid subscribers compared with 116 million as of Jul 3, 2021.\n\nThe rapidly growing subscriber base strengthens Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space currently dominated by Netflix NFLX and the growing prominence of services from Apple AAPL, Peacock, Amazon prime video and HBO Max.\n\nNetflix lost 0.97 million paid subscribers globally, lower than its estimated loss of two million users. Netflix had added 1.54 million paid subscribers in the year-ago quarter.\n\nApple’s streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. This year, Apple TV+ has earned 52 Emmy nominations, with the second season of Ted Lasso getting 20 nominations overall. Another show, Severance, has garnered 14 total nominations in its first season.\n\nMeanwhile, Disney’s Hulu ended the quarter with 46.2 million paid subscribers, up from 42.8 million reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for ESPN+ increased 2% year over year to $4.55.\n\nThe average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for Disney+ was $4.35, up 5% year over year.\n\nThe average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for Disney’s Hulu SVOD-only service declined 2% year over year to $12.92.\n\nThe average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for Disney’s Hulu Live TV + SVOD service rose 5% from the year-ago quarter to $87.92.\nOperating Details\nCosts & expenses increased 21.7% year over year to $19.07 billion in the reported quarter.\n\nSegmental operating income was $3.57 billion, which jumped 49.7% year over year.\n\nMedia and Entertainment Distribution’s segmental operating income declined 31.8% year over year to $1.38 billion.\n\nLinear Networks’ operating income increased 12.9% to $2.47 billion.\n\nDirect-to-Consumer operating loss was $1.06 billion, wider than the year-ago quarter’s loss of $293 million. The increase in loss was primarily attributed to higher losses at Disney+, and to a lesser extent, at ESPN+.\n\nContent Sales/Licensing and Other operating losses were $27 million against operating income of $132 million reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nParks, Experiences and Products’ operating income was $2.19 billion compared with the year-ago quarter’s operating income of $356 million.\n\nThe domestic segment reported an operating income of $1.65 billion compared with $2 million reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe international segment reported a loss of $64 million compared with an operating loss of $210 million reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nConsumer Products’ operating profit increased 6.2% year over year to $599 million.\nBalance Sheet\nAs of Jul 2, 2022, cash and cash equivalents were $12.96 billion compared with $13.27 billion as of Apr 2, 2022.\n\nTotal borrowings were $51.60 billion as of Jul 2, 2022 compared with $46.6 billion as of Apr 2, 2022.\n\nFree cash flow was $1.92 billion in the reported quarter compared with free cash flow of $1.47 billion in the previous quarter.\nOutlook\nFor fiscal 2022, Disney expects capital expenditures to be $5 billion compared with fiscal 2021 capital expenditure of $3.6 billion.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects cash content spending to be roughly $30 billion. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nFor the next couple of years, Disney expects to be roughly in the low $30 billion range.\n\nMoreover, for 2024, Disney+ subscriber base is now expected between 135 million and 165 million. Disney+ Hotstar now expects to have 80 million subscribers by the end of fiscal 2024.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nComcast Corporation (CMCSA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The rapidly growing subscriber base strengthens Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space currently dominated by Netflix NFLX and the growing prominence of services from Apple AAPL, Peacock, Amazon prime video and HBO Max. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for Disney’s Hulu Live TV + SVOD service rose 5% from the year-ago quarter to $87.92.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The rapidly growing subscriber base strengthens Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space currently dominated by Netflix NFLX and the growing prominence of services from Apple AAPL, Peacock, Amazon prime video and HBO Max. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company DIS reported third-quarter fiscal 2022 adjusted earnings of $1.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 15.96% and surging 36.3% year over year.', 'news_article_title': 'Disney (DIS) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Jump Y/Y', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The rapidly growing subscriber base strengthens Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space currently dominated by Netflix NFLX and the growing prominence of services from Apple AAPL, Peacock, Amazon prime video and HBO Max. International revenues increased 49.8% year over year to $788 million in the reported quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The rapidly growing subscriber base strengthens Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space currently dominated by Netflix NFLX and the growing prominence of services from Apple AAPL, Peacock, Amazon prime video and HBO Max. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report International revenues increased 49.8% year over year to $788 million in the reported quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-launches-portal-productivity-tools', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms META recently announced that it is collaborating with the Duet Display app, which turns Meta Portal Plus (Gen 2) and Meta Portal Go into a second display for computer screens.\nThis will help users juggle multiple apps and complex tasks seamlessly without any lag. Also, users don’t need to take up desk space with a separate monitor.\nSimultaneously, Meta Platformslaunched the Meta Portal Companion app on Apple’s AAPL Mac for easy screen sharing and access to video-calling controls.\nMETA specifically built the Meta Portal app for Apple’s macOS, which helps connect the touch-based Meta Portal from any Mac, making it easier to work across devices. The new portal app helps in sharing the computer screen while on a call and enables to quickly access controls to raise one’s hand, mute oneself and adjust the volume during video calls on Portal.\nMeta Platforms is investing heavily in building different AI softwares, which will help it address the negative impact of the digital advertising business and diversify income. The recent software launched in collaboration with the Duet Display app will help META address the current hybrid work trend and aid users in working smoothly from their homes.\nThe newly-launched Meta Portal Plus is available for free in the United States, Canada, the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Australia and New Zealand. Whereas, Meta Portal Go is available for free in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Spain and Italy.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nMeta Platforms Investing Heavily in AI to Aid Revenue Growth\nShares of Meta Platforms, which currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), have tumbled 45.8% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry’s decline of 43.4%. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nThe recent fall in the share price can be attributed to geopolitical tensions like the Russia-Ukraine war, which reduced META’s monthly active users across its Family of apps, namely Facebook and Instagram. Also rising inflation weakened digital advertising revenues. The global economic downturn is currently witnessing a worse phase than what it was a quarter ago. This, in turn, hurt investors’ sentiments around the ad-revenue-dependent companies.\nIntensifying competition for ad dollars and user engagement from the likes of Snap SNAP, Twitter TWTR and TikTok are other headwinds that persist.\nSnap is benefiting from improving user engagement, particularly in the 13-34-year-old demography, which is expanding its advertiser base. SNAP is also providing competition to Meta in the metaverse. It collaborated with Vogue to feature a virtual try-on experience of select pieces from Balenciaga, Dior and Gucci, which will be available for snapchatters, globally.\nEven as Meta Platforms is investing aggressively in building the metaverse, Twitter surpassed it as the first social media giant to enter the Non fungible token marketplace by launching a tool to showcase and sell NFTs on its platform.\nAlthough Meta Platforms’ short-term revenue growth looks bleak, it is confident about its long-term prospects. META is pumping resources into developing AI to address solutions for megatrends like hybrid work environment, which will drive its user base across various platforms like Meta Portal Go.\nInvestments in AI are also expected to draw higher revenues from its ad business.\nReels is the newest trend right now and AI is increasingly recommending the feeds. This will enable Meta to evolve its ad systems to help creators earn through Facebook and Instagram, and create new ad revenues for organic growth.\nAdditionally, this strategic move will pool in funds for building the metaverse and generate positive returns from Meta Platforms’ investments in AI.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSnap Inc. (SNAP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Simultaneously, Meta Platformslaunched the Meta Portal Companion app on Apple’s AAPL Mac for easy screen sharing and access to video-calling controls. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms is investing heavily in building different AI softwares, which will help it address the negative impact of the digital advertising business and diversify income.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Simultaneously, Meta Platformslaunched the Meta Portal Companion app on Apple’s AAPL Mac for easy screen sharing and access to video-calling controls. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The recent software launched in collaboration with the Duet Display app will help META address the current hybrid work trend and aid users in working smoothly from their homes.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Platforms (META) Launches Portal Productivity Tools', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Simultaneously, Meta Platformslaunched the Meta Portal Companion app on Apple’s AAPL Mac for easy screen sharing and access to video-calling controls. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms is investing heavily in building different AI softwares, which will help it address the negative impact of the digital advertising business and diversify income.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Simultaneously, Meta Platformslaunched the Meta Portal Companion app on Apple’s AAPL Mac for easy screen sharing and access to video-calling controls. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms META recently announced that it is collaborating with the Duet Display app, which turns Meta Portal Plus (Gen 2) and Meta Portal Go into a second display for computer screens.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-reddit-stocks-to-buy-on-the-dip', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nInvestors looking to understand the overall picture around Reddit stocks should consider ApeWisdom. The website tracks trends surrounding popular stocks that are gaining or already have lots of traction on the aggregation and discussion social media platform. So, it’s a great first stop when considering which Reddit stocks to buy on the dip. \nIt really depends on the risk tolerance of the individual who uses Reddit forinvestment advice but these stocks can be a mixed bag. Speculation is rampant on the site. That means risk-tolerant investors can easily find riskier picks on the site. \nBut at the same time, there is plenty of more moderate advice to be found as well. That’s mostly what is included in this list, because predicting the next AMTD Digital (NYSE:HKD) is exceedingly difficult. That said, here are seven Reddit stocks to buy on the dip.\nTSLA Tesla $874.16\nAA Alcoa $54.43\nAAPL Apple $169.68\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $100.09\nON ON Semiconductor $66.96\nPYPL PayPal $100.39\nOXY Occidental Petroleum $65.24\nReddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Tesla (TSLA)\nSource: Zigres / Shutterstock.com\nIt’s fairly easy to construct a positive narrative around Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock whenever it falters. So, although Tesla is down 25% year-to-date (YTD), plenty of bullishness remains. \nThe electric vehicle (EV) pioneer has proven masterful at remaining top-of-mind. Company leadership is doing what it should be given share prices are part science and part art. Elon Musk is always in the spotlight, and that keeps Tesla prices high to a degree. \nInvestors should also remain optimistic about TSLA stock on the news that shareholders are behind a 3-for-1 stock split based on early voting. A split would be the second of its kind in two years if successful. The last split resulted in a tripling in share price, so investors are likely to be behind this one as well. \nFurther, Musk recently stated Tesla will require roughly a dozen factories in order to meet its annual sales goal of 20 million vehicles by 2030. All signs point to serious growth ahead. \nAlcoa (AA)\nSource: Daniel J. Macy / Shutterstock.com\nAlcoa (NYSE:AA) is a commodity stock representing a firm that produces bauxite, alumina and aluminum products. It presents an opportunity to buy a company that is growing steadily, yet hasn’t been immune to macrotrends. \nCompany-wide revenues increased per the most recent earnings report. In fact, revenue grew nearly 29% in the second quarter while net income rose by more than 76%, reaching $496 million in the quarter. \nBut the problem is that sequential results may be scaring investors away. Alcoa’s revenues increased from $3.3 billion to $3.6 billion between the first and second quarters this year. However, net income decreased from $577 million to $496 million. \nInvestors are shying away from shares based on that fact. But for buyers who understand sequential results don’t make for an apples-to-apples comparison, the opportunity is obvious. \nAt the end of the day, Alcoa is performing extraordinarily well and has met or exceeded guidance in each of the last four quarters. \nReddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nIn some sense, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has already beaten the dip. The firm’s July 28 earnings report proved to be better than expected. Apple reported $83 billion in sales and earnings per share, or EPS, of $1.20 while Wall Street had been expecting $82.8 billion and $1.16, respectively. \nThose strong results were bolstered by iPhone sales that totaled $40.7 billion. It wasn’t all rosy, however, as Mac sales fell short of their $8.7 billion goal, reaching $7.4 billion. \nOverall, the news was strong, as Apple set a June quarter revenue record. The company returned $28 billion to its shareholders during the quarter as well. \nFurther, Apple generated $23 billion in operating cash flow, which suggests it will have no problem financing its growth objectives, including bringing chip manufacturing in-house for iPhones. There’s a strong case to be made that Apple is the best tech stock available at this time. \nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock is primarily known as a semiconductor supplier to the computer industry and data centers. \nInvestors are stumbling to make sense of recent news as the company sees a weakening personal computer market. Despite the fact that AMD derives much of its business from that sector and predicts a slowdown, the company has not slashed its full-year outlook. That is in sharp contrast to rival Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). \nInvestors should understand AMD is doing well despite the broader macro environment. Revenue increased 70% following AMD’s long-awaited acquisition of Xilinx. That acquisition did, however, lead to net income decreasing 37% in the quarter. \nThe bullish narrative is that a reinvigorated AMD, bolstered by Xilinx’s strength in FPGA chips, looks much stronger moving forward and is better able to capture important markets. \nReddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: ON Semiconductor (ON)\nSource: Shutterstock\nON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) stock represents a rapidly-growing, profitable chipmaker involved in several important sectors. \nThe company has a strong presence in the automotive sector and is particularly notable for its position in relation to EVs. And while it benefits from secular trends around that burgeoning industry, its current performance should really attract investors.\nThe company just recorded its first-ever quarter with revenues in excess of $2 billion, representing a 25% increase on a year-over-year (YOY) basis. Firm profits increased from $184.1 million to $455.8 million in the same period. \nThe company is currently benefiting from strong auto demand, so ON stock is ideal for investors seeking a stock to capitalize on that trend. It also expects to record revenues exceeding $2 billion in the coming quarter. \nPayPal (PYPL)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nThere’s lots of good news surrounding PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) stock currently. For one, the pioneering fintech firm did better than expected in Q2. Perhaps most importantly, PayPal’s Q2 earnings exceeded analyst expectations. \nShares lost massive value in 2022 and the company had to revise guidance downward earlier in the year. Prices tumbled and had the market wondering if PayPal was on a path to irrelevance as the market tightens. \nThe earnings beat eased a lot of that worry. PayPal also revealed a $15 billion share buyback plan which should serve to ease investor worries even more. \nPYPL stock is unlikely to rebound to the high-$200 price range it tested in late 2021. But there is still plenty of upside from its current $99 price point. There are signs the tech wreck has turned a corner. If that’s true, PayPal is at a great entry point. \nReddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Occidental Petroleum (OXY)\nSource: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) stock saw an uptick in interest through Q2 as Warren Buffett’s firm bought heavily in June and July. That had many investors interested in the oil extraction firm. \nBuffett was proven correct as Occidental Petroleum topped estimates in the quarter on strong commodity prices. The reason to like OXY stock moving forward is the company maneuvered deftly this quarter. It used those higher-than-anticipated profits to pay down a whopping 19% of outstanding debts. \nThat’s a textbook Buffett play. Additionally, the company repurchased $1.1 billion of its shares in the quarter, proving it rewards shareholders who believe in it. In short, energy stocks will remain volatile, but OXY stock is operating a fundamentally smart business with long-term value in mind. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post 7 Reddit Stocks to Buy on the Dip appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'TSLA Tesla $874.16 AA Alcoa $54.43 AAPL Apple $169.68 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $100.09 ON ON Semiconductor $66.96 PYPL PayPal $100.39 OXY Occidental Petroleum $65.24 Reddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Tesla (TSLA) Source: Zigres / Shutterstock.com It’s fairly easy to construct a positive narrative around Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock whenever it falters. Reddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com In some sense, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has already beaten the dip. Further, Musk recently stated Tesla will require roughly a dozen factories in order to meet its annual sales goal of 20 million vehicles by 2030.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'TSLA Tesla $874.16 AA Alcoa $54.43 AAPL Apple $169.68 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $100.09 ON ON Semiconductor $66.96 PYPL PayPal $100.39 OXY Occidental Petroleum $65.24 Reddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Tesla (TSLA) Source: Zigres / Shutterstock.com It’s fairly easy to construct a positive narrative around Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock whenever it falters. Reddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com In some sense, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has already beaten the dip. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock is primarily known as a semiconductor supplier to the computer industry and data centers.', 'news_article_title': '7 Reddit Stocks to Buy on the Dip', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'TSLA Tesla $874.16 AA Alcoa $54.43 AAPL Apple $169.68 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $100.09 ON ON Semiconductor $66.96 PYPL PayPal $100.39 OXY Occidental Petroleum $65.24 Reddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Tesla (TSLA) Source: Zigres / Shutterstock.com It’s fairly easy to construct a positive narrative around Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock whenever it falters. Reddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com In some sense, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has already beaten the dip. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Investors looking to understand the overall picture around Reddit stocks should consider ApeWisdom.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'TSLA Tesla $874.16 AA Alcoa $54.43 AAPL Apple $169.68 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $100.09 ON ON Semiconductor $66.96 PYPL PayPal $100.39 OXY Occidental Petroleum $65.24 Reddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Tesla (TSLA) Source: Zigres / Shutterstock.com It’s fairly easy to construct a positive narrative around Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock whenever it falters. Reddit Stock to Buy on the Dip: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com In some sense, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has already beaten the dip. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Investors looking to understand the overall picture around Reddit stocks should consider ApeWisdom.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-best-buffett-stocks-to-buy-for-the-long-haul', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're looking to invest like Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, you'll need to be ready to strap in for years on end to see your purchases pay off big. The Oracle of Omaha is accustomed to that, but for most everyone else, it's nice to see a bit of growth right away to confirm that their decision was sound.\nIn that vein, there are a couple of Buffett stocks that are likely to be both short- and long-term winners. You probably won't lose any sleep at night as a result of holding these companies. And you'll likely become wealthier, too.\n1. Johnson & Johnson\nThough it only makes up 0.02% of Buffett's holdings, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a great stock for the steady and long-term wealth compounding he's known for chasing. Since early August 2012, its trailing-12-month (TTM) net income has grown by 116%, topping $18.3 billion. To accomplish that, the company develops and sells a slew of medicines and vaccines, not to mention medical devices and consumer health products like Sudafed and Tylenol.\nIt's likely that J&J's long track record of success in growing its diversified base of revenue year after year is what attracted Buffett. The only competitive advantages that the company has are its sheer scale compared to competitors and the brand strength of its products, so it doesn't exactly have the wide economic moat that Buffett would normally be looking for.\nNonetheless, a large portion of its product mix speaks to a Buffett preference for generating income without needing to invest more in development. Think about it: You've probably bought Tylenol or Listerine mouthwash many times in your life, and the formulas haven't changed by very much at all, nor have J&J's unit economics for producing them. And the same is true for some of its medical technologies as well: Derivatives of the sterile sutures it first started making decades ago are still used in clinics everywhere.\nWhile it hasn't outperformed the market in the last 10 years, the company delights its shareholders by consistently paying and increasing its dividend. Though Buffett isn't traditionally a lover of dividends, J&J's ability to keep paying and hiking them speaks to its financial stability and health over time, which doubtlessly both attract him. Just be ready to hold your shares for a Buffett-esque period of a few decades to get the most out of your investment.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up nearly 42.8% of Buffett's portfolio, and it's his single largest holding by far. Its smartphones, computers, peripherals, software, streaming video services, and payment solutions are sold around the globe, and its TTM net income of more than $99.6 billion is significantly larger than the gross domestic product (GDP) of most of the countries in the world.\nPlus, Apple is the most valuable brand in the world, which means it has an economic moat that supports customer retention. And Buffett loves wide moats, as they preserve profit margins in the face of determined competition.\nIts moat is so effective that its profit margin has actually been increasing over time, albeit slowly. That's quite unusual, as the typical trajectory for massive businesses is that they end up seeing their margin eroded by competition as their markets are saturated. The takeaway for investors is that Apple is so adept at developing new products in its ecosystem and catering to consumer preferences that it's hard for other players to undercut them across the board.\nThe other appeal of holding this stock for the long haul is that management is aggressive about returning capital to shareholders despite also spending plenty on investments for future growth. Since 2012, it repurchased $529.1 billion of its shares in addition to paying out $128.2 billion in dividends. That's a major part of the reason the return of its shares over the last 10 years crushed the market's return of 263.3%, growing by 782%.\nIt's forward dividend yield of less than 0.6% isn't good for much more than beer money, but with so many share repurchases, it shouldn't dissuade investors whatsoever.\n10 stocks we like better than Johnson & Johnson\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Johnson & Johnson wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nAlex Carchidi has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up nearly 42.8% of Buffett's portfolio, and it's his single largest holding by far. The only competitive advantages that the company has are its sheer scale compared to competitors and the brand strength of its products, so it doesn't exactly have the wide economic moat that Buffett would normally be looking for. Though Buffett isn't traditionally a lover of dividends, J&J's ability to keep paying and hiking them speaks to its financial stability and health over time, which doubtlessly both attract him.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up nearly 42.8% of Buffett's portfolio, and it's his single largest holding by far. Johnson & Johnson Though it only makes up 0.02% of Buffett's holdings, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a great stock for the steady and long-term wealth compounding he's known for chasing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).", 'news_article_title': '2 Best Buffett Stocks to Buy for the Long Haul', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up nearly 42.8% of Buffett's portfolio, and it's his single largest holding by far. While it hasn't outperformed the market in the last 10 years, the company delights its shareholders by consistently paying and increasing its dividend. Since 2012, it repurchased $529.1 billion of its shares in addition to paying out $128.2 billion in dividends.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up nearly 42.8% of Buffett's portfolio, and it's his single largest holding by far. Johnson & Johnson Though it only makes up 0.02% of Buffett's holdings, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a great stock for the steady and long-term wealth compounding he's known for chasing. 10 stocks we like better than Johnson & Johnson When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bill-george-talks-about-what-makes-a-good-ceo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Some leaders get it, and some really don\'t. During Bill George\'s tenure as CEO at Medtronic, the company\'s market cap rose from $1 billion to $60 billion. He believes that leading with authenticity is one of the reasons he was able to help do that. Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey caught up with George to discuss his book, True North: Leading Authentically in Today\'s Workplace, as well as:\nHow Best Buy CEO Corie Barry pivoted during the pandemic.\nMark Zuckerberg vs. Satya Nadella.\nWhy more companies may benefit from giving CEOs a term limit.\nMary Barra\'s big goals at General Motors.\nHow to find your own "true north."\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nThis video was recorded on August 6, 2022.\nBill George: CEOs, instead of talking about last quarter\'s earnings, look, that\'s history. It\'s interesting, but it\'s history. You should be talking about market share, net promoter scores, customer satisfaction, new products, new innovation, what\'s coming. What are your employee surveys showing in terms of the engagement of your employees?\nChris Hill: I\'m Chris Hill and that\'s Bill George. He knows a thing or two about spotting great leaders. He\'s a senior fellow at the Harvard Business School and before that, he spent a decade as the CEO of Medtronic, overseeing the growth and the company\'s market cap from one billion dollar to 60 billion. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Bill George to talk about how investors like us can evaluate CEOs, turnarounds at Microsoft and General Motors, and Best Buy, and why more companies could benefit from giving CEOs a term limit.\nRicky Mulvey: Let\'s first talk about what a True North is and then we\'re going to have a discussion about maybe some leaders with a strong True North, maybe ones that are wavering from it a little bit and then we\'ll see where we go from there.\nBill George: Your True North is who you are. It\'s your most deeply held principles that you lead by, your beliefs, and your values. It\'s also where you find fulfillment and satisfaction in your life. It\'s not about the external money, fame, and power. It\'s really about who you are. It\'s not about external identities. I think it\'s so important that every leader, every person discover their True North.\nRicky Mulvey: Let\'s say you\'re struggling to find that a little bit. You don\'t know where to start. What are some questions you would encourage a listener if you were to ask themselves to help find where their True North is leading them?\nBill George: I think it starts to some introspection going back and looking at your life story, who am I? Where do I come from? Who influenced me early in my life? What would my parents influence? Mentors, coaches, teachers that had a big influence and what\'s shaped me as a person. Then second, learn to look at your lifeline the difficult times you face, which we call crucibles. I think that\'s where you all the pretentious stripped away and you find out who you really are and so looking at that hard because a lot of times with principals, people say, I don\'t want to talk about that. Actually, it\'s where do you learn more about yourself than anything else, because when things are going well, you think you\'re better than you are. But in a crucible moment, you have to look at yourself in the mirror and say, hey, so I have to change. Who am I? I think that is critical to so many leaders\' development because oftentimes they find it in that what do they really want to do with their lives.\nRicky Mulvey: Took you a little while to find your True North, right, about how you found it in your 30s? I would say doing professionally well at Honeywell, but personally not finding a lot of satisfaction in it, would it take for you to find your True North?\nBill George: Well, actually Ricky, it goes back deeper than that. I\'m an only child of older parents. My father wanted me to lead a big company and, I\'m 9 or 10 and he\'s naming companies like Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble. But I saw, I never selected to lead anything in high school and junior high. Finally threw my hat in the ring to be president of my senior class; I lost by a margin of 2-1 still you see, kids in our school didn\'t think I was a leader, which I wasn\'t. I went off to college and repeated the same thing at Georgia Tech. I ran for election six more times. I was 0 for 6 and now I really feeling down and so people, seniors in the school gave me the best advice I ever got. Said Bill, no one is ever going to want to be working with you, much less be led by you, because you\'re moving so fast speed ahead you never take time for other people.\nYou know what they were right, and so I put my own self-help leadership development program together. Now it\'s interesting all the way into my latter Honeywell years and I was on the way. It\'s actually my early 40s. I was on the way to the top of Honeywell and was one of two leading candidates. But then again, I had the same issue. I head way back in high school and college and trying to need that title. Looking for the Chairman and CEO of Honeywell and decisions about three years off. One day I was driving home and I look myself in the mirror. What I saw was a miserable person, me. Why? How could I a miserable? I have a great wife and two great kids, great friends. I was miserable because I was losing sight of my True North. I was losing sight.\nI was putting more emphasis on getting the title than I was in helping develop other people and it turned out as normal about me than it was about the team and I wouldn\'t pass it at all about the business. I talked to my wife then I talked to some friends finding out the courage to call Medtronic back, I turned the company down three times to be number 2 in the company, much smaller company at that time. I felt like when I went to the company, I felt like it was coming home to a company with a really great mission of restoring people to full life and health and a great set of values I could relate to and my job is to build the company from what it was at that time, 750 million to well, I can\'t take credit for going to 32 billion today, but it clearly was to put them on that course of where the company wanted to go. But I think if I hadn\'t gone through that tough time, I would never down a good job at Medtronic.\nRicky Mulvey: Let\'s focus on some leaders who have found a True North, some who haven\'t. One you highlight in the book is Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. You\'ve had some conversations with him. In your view, why is he a leader with a strong True North? Then also, I mean, that\'s, that\'s got to be intensely difficult to maintain when you\'re running a company worth a couple of trillion dollars. How do you think he maintains it?\nBill George: Yeah, exactly. Well, Satya, I had been with [inaudible 00:05:51] is a lifer and he took over from Steve Ballmer. Honestly, the company had been going sideways for 14 years under Ballmer, they best every single new opportunity coming along in Silicon Valley and then the whole IT field. Wisely Satya came in and he knew how to lead with his heart, not just his head. He\'d had a crucible early in his life when his son Zane, was born with cerebral palsy and Satya really as a computer engineer had to learn some empathy. In fact, he said to his wife, said, wow, this is going to be really, we already really tough life with a son with cerebral palsy and his wife pull him up short and said Satya, do you think it\'s going to be tough for us? How do you think it would be for our son? Well, sadly, his son just died this winter at the age 26, but he did have a good life for 26 years.\nBut that changed Satya and he realized that he had to lead with empathy, have compassion for people, and your customers and, your employees. Beyond that, he said, we used to think we were God\'s gift to creation back in the late \'90s and we had to go from learn it all to know it all. He challenges everyone, how are you growing? How, and I think that\'s why he\'s built such a great company. He\'s got a group of tremendous people, but he\'s very customer-oriented, client-oriented, and very oriented toward his people. As a result, stock rate has gone up eight times since he took over in 2014. That\'s pretty good. I wish I\'d invest it back in \'14 with them.\nRicky Mulvey: Instead, it\'s always easy to look back in retrospect, but that was a stock that had suffered for, I think more than a couple of decades under Steve Ballmer. I guess as you would call it the know it all instead of learn it all style of leadership that seemed to have dominated, I would say maybe the 20th century of CEOs.\nBill George: You\'ve nailed it. I tried to work with Ballmer really hard. We\'ve gone out and met with Bill Gates, but it was impossible because it was all we want to dominate you. We couldn\'t be a partner and it was all about ego. It was about charisma, power, ego, and how much money they can make. That wasn\'t what we wanted to do so we had pulled back, now Medtronic is partnering with them. That just shows you though how leadership, as you said, has changed from the 20th century when I was their CEO to today, I\'d say it\'s actually much harder today because the expectations are so high of leaders. But you can\'t get away with just being a big, powerful person on top.\nRicky Mulvey: But also it must be, there\'s got to be some balance. If you\'re Satya Nadella, you\'re dealing with thousands of employees, you can\'t listen to everyone\'s individual concerns. Which would seem to me to make it even more difficult to lead with the style of empathy you\'re talking about.\nBill George: No doubt. I think Satya is just trying to create an inclusive organization where one feels a sense of belonging. Yeah, but you have to really care about your employees, but you can\'t take it out every complaint everyone has, but you do have to build leaders at all levels. I think with a powerful command and control leader you built followers. I don\'t believe in that. I think people want to lead. The whole purpose of my new book, the emerging leader addition True North is to say open up the door to people in their 20s and 30s, and 40s. Don\'t make them satellite. They don\'t want to be followers. They want to show their own creativity and that\'s exactly what Satya has done. I can tell you. I had the door open for me, Ricky, when I was 27 years old, I got the chance to be general manager and then president of the Litton industries microwave oven division.\nWell, at the time I started in 1970, there was no microwave ever in the market didn\'t exist, so we had to build the market. It was very challenging for a young guy like me. The people who work with me on average are about twice my age, make twice as much money. But what was important as I had to, I know how to bring people together, but somebody gave me that opportunity to learn how to do it and how to build a company. Then we grew the company 20 times in eight years. It was a very exciting ride and I love the experience and I think companies need to look who are their young talents and let\'s give them a chance to show they don\'t have to go through every step before we give them the job.\nRicky Mulvey: On the flip side of that in your book, you highlight Mark Zuckerberg for perhaps the wrong reasons. I\'m a shareholder in Meta, perhaps unfortunately right now. But in your view, why is Mark Zuckerberg exactly the leader? You don\'t want to be in this new inclusive 21st-century environment.\nBill George: Mark is a brilliant guy and he did, he had a brilliant idea by building a social network, but he started at age 19. He never took time to learn his True North and he was measuring everything by how many users does he have. Frankly, he never really went back to figure out, clearly, at least never would admit how many of those are bots and phony users and frankly, some pretty evil people. I remember he found out right after this 16 election that Cambridge Analytica had invaded their site and influenced a lot of people. He suppressed that information for two years because he didn\'t want to hurt his user base. Why didn\'t he come forward and admit that? That\'d became a huge scandal.\nHe\'s never solidified in his values and what he believes, he talks a great game. Frankly, I think they\'re losing it if you want to know the truth because just this week he came out and they have down earnings, but that\'s now is important. That\'s important. They are losing users because everyone\'s moving away from Facebook. Now it\'s just going do, it\'s no longer going to be a friend site, which was the core. He\'s got to move it to where like TikTok and you know what TikTok, is it something like nothing and my 10 year old granddaughter is love use TikTok and make videos. But that\'s not what Facebook. I think the whole meta is a great idea, but it\'s maybe five,10 years off. I think that\'s because he\'s seen Facebook tipping over. I think you\'ll see sites like LinkedIn doing much better because I respond to every comment.\nI like LinkedIn because they\'re really serious, thoughtful comments. I learned a lot every time I get comments. I think you can see Mark never solidified in that and it\'s really too bad. There\'s some others, unfortunately. We have the stars out of Silicon Valley, but also people like Elizabeth Holmes, which created a phony company, Adam Neumann and WeWork, there\'s nothing wrong with the idea. But in Elizabeth\'s case, I knew it wouldn\'t work. I\'m in the healthcare business and I was under Mayo board. We talked about it\'s not going to work. But in Adam Neumann\'s case, it\'s real estate. If you want to sell real estate, fine, but don\'t try to fake it.\nRicky Mulvey: You wrote about Elizabeth Holmes. I wanted to take into the comment that you knew it wasn\'t going to work. There were a lot of investors, very, very smart people who got suckered into the scheme. What did you see at the time?\nBill George: Well, first of all, I know a lot about blood draws. I\'m on the board of Mayo and I consulted the top doctors at mayo. There\'s no way one finger-prick one drop of blood can replace a whole draw from your arm and allow them to do 400 or 500 tests and differentiated. But there\'s a lot of things on your fingers. They keep it from being cleaned drop. But beyond that, she didn\'t need do the testing. She wouldn\'t be honest. Mayo had an agreement with her and she never had Friday dated or mayo and so they never got going because they said until we can see currently and data between what you\'re doing, we\'re not going to risk our patients lives. I think she wouldn\'t go through all the steps. Now I feel sorry for her. She\'s going to jail as a young woman that just try to move too fast. A lot of people got thought it very smart people got suckered into that deal. But that\'s the problem. If you don\'t really know what you\'re investing in, in the and you\'re not going to do well. Crypto may sound good, which better know what you\'re getting into before you dive into these investments. You can see I\'m working serve in a lot of people. At least is investing not business, but an investing.\nRicky Mulvey: With a lot of those leaders as well, it\'s people who seem to get suckered into the cult of personality versus essentially true leadership. You described this in your book, is searching for we leaders. I guess, is a stock investor, someone who\'s farther away from the company. What are some signs of of spotting a we leader? Then in a moment I\'d like to highlight Anjali Sud, CEO of Vimeo, who you highlighted in True North.\nBill George: The eye leaders put themselves ahead. They\'re more interested in money, fame, and power for their own say, than they are in building the company. I have said to CEOs we teach CEOs at Harvard. I said if you have any line, your team is putting their own self-interest ahead of the companies, move them out. You don\'t need those people. The company\'s interests have to come first. You have to build a team and build a company where you taking advantage of your teammates, just like I went to Medtronic and I know nothing about medicine. I know a lot about technology, but nothing about medicine. I team up a the doctor and highlighted the people that are real experts in medicine and boy, that gave us a powerful team. Then we brought in a brilliant CFO and some other things. But the important thing is that you build a great team at the top. No company today can be successful with a single individual on top. Even Marc Benioff is a fantastic leader and a very, very charismatic individual. He has a co-CEO, he turned over. He\'s got a partnership. Of course, that\'s why Tim Cook did so well at Apple because he\'d been Steve Jobs partner. You need that team at the top going all the way back to the guys at Intel like Andy Grove and Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, they were the team. The best thing to do is look to see who\'s that team and is the CEO taken all the credit or not. But watch out for that because it will implode overtime.\nRicky Mulvey: Anjali Sud at Vimeo is someone who embodies that, someone building a great team around her. Of course, that\'s a company that\'s might be going through some crucibles right now, coming public via SPAC. Then like a lot of Software-as-a-Service companies getting hammered by the market. But can you talk about her leadership and why you chose her to exemplify this?\nBill George: By the way, getting hammered by the market. A lot of companies do that, particularly start-up. You just have to power through that phase to stay true to what you believe. She had this idea of transforming Vimeo. She got the job at a very young age. She is a little bit like I tried to do in the microwave business, built a strong team around her and I think that\'s what\'s led to her success. Another woman who has done that at a very young age as Jennifer Hyman and Rent the Runway. When COVID hit her and their business model, people were coined it. Fancy gender priorities and balls. I didn\'t want to get your dresses. She really transform, Rent the Runway under great pressure and still under some pressure, but she has that team and I think that\'s what counts. People around you who have different skills. I think your thing as a leader, Ricky, think what you got to do and it\'s like you\'re trying to build a great sports team. You don\'t want to take your point guard and planet center. You want to build a team where people are best in their position. But you don\'t want to have all stars that won\'t play each other. I won\'t give each other the ball. You\'d have to get people to play together as a team. Only works when people are in their sweet spot, which is where they\'re really good and they\'re highly motivated and then they play together as a team. If you get too many stars on your team, it will fall apart like AOL Time Warner did years ago. I think that\'s the key to building a we-organization in my opinion, and that\'s what I tried to sell my career.\nRicky Mulvey: Through the pandemic. You\'ve certainly gotten a lot of new material for the new addition of True North. I think one of the interesting pivots that happened in the pandemic as well that you highlight is Best Buy with CEO Corie Barry. Here you have a CEO who did not even want the role, which in some ways would make you think that she\'s even more suited for it, like power should maybe be for those who don\'t seek it as much. But how did Best Buy pivot during the pandemic and why do you think Corie Barry was so suited to make that pivot well?\nBill George: She did a brilliant job, 44 years old when she took over as CEO Best Buy and her successor, Hubert Joly who I know extremely well. Had been highly successful in the company and totally turned around and she took it already was at its peak. But she\'s been in the job about six months when all of a sudden she sees COVID coming from Asia. She misjudges and initially think it\'s their problem, their supply chain. She says, when she\'s coming to Seattle, she said, oh my god, it\'s spread throughout the US. She in the matter of like two weeks, totally transformed the company. She closed down a 1,026 stores. She had to furlough 52,000 people and change their stores from places where people who went in and look at all the equipment to do everything online, to really beef up their online ordering.\nThen put in a whole different way of selling, where the store is became more distribution centers. You could drive up, attach so-called touchless, somebody who deliver your television set, your computer. Frankly, the business flourish because all of a sudden people are working at home and they need to have computers at home and they need to be fully equipped with your phones like you have or whether they have multiple screens at our they gave us two or three screens, had to change everything overnight. That\'s a leader. There was very flexible and transform. Predecessor even said you never want to lay people off. Well, she did for a little people, but as early as May, she\'s not recalling him back.\nThat\'s it, flexibility. But what she did is also extremely important. She laid out three criteria. What we\'re going to do, none of which led to a short-term profitability. They had to do with long-term value creation. Of course, she cut her own salary 50 percent and the salary of all executives because they had to preserve cash and she took down their lines of credit. But she knew with the most important thing is that we\'re preserving our relationship with our customers. She did that, I think, extremely well, and it paid off for and that\'s the mark of a really good leader. I\'m very proud of her. She\'s done a great job.\nRicky Mulvey: Great leaders also have great mentors. How did who Hubert Joly help prepare Corie Barry for that role in those crucibles?\nBill George: Corie was not the odds-on favorite. There was somebody had been running all their stores, have been her boss and maybe 10-15 years older. Hubert saw her potential. He takes any says I\'d like you to consider the CEO and she says, oh no, I\'m not ready for that. I\'m happy to be CFO, which I am now. He said, well, I want you to go home and think about it. She writes some attend page paper and says it all the reasons I can\'t do the job. He said, let\'s have dinner. He went down each one of the points and helped her see she could do the job and realized she was the right person for it and a great teaming relationship. He stayed with her as a mentor even now that he\'s no longer on the board.\nRicky Mulvey: Talking about companies that really focused on customers. You write in True North, "In my experience, many proponents of maximizing shareholder value never understood how companies create sustainable shareholder value. Or they don\'t care because they are simply short-term traders of stocks, not long-term investors in companies." What led you to that conclusion?\nBill George: Because I think we don\'t understand how shareholder value is created. It\'s not created by saying we\'re going to earn 391 a share or buying back, as General Electric did under Jeff ML, 50 billion in shares to try to get the stock price stuff that\'s artificial, that\'s financial engineering. That\'s what a lot of these guys that have failed. But the only way you can create sustainable shareholder values is create better value for your customers than any of your competitors can and create unique value whether that\'s what Tim Cook does at Apple, that\'s what Satya is doing at Microsoft. If you can create that unique value, and that\'s what motivates your employees. When you go out and talk to and that\'s your senior executives. Don\'t talk to the frontline of the employees.\nThey understand, if I\'m making a thousand heart valves a year, and one out of a thousand is defective, someone\'s going to die. They understand perfect quality. They understand the innovation that can save a life from new medical advances. They understand working with doctors and supporting them. That applies to every business. It applies to finance. The great financial companies like US Bank and Goldman Sachs, and Goldman Sachs had to go through a little transformation, you realize that you make money for your customers, not off your customers. When you do that, you can create sustainable shares that\'s going to drive your profits. It\'s going to drive your revenues and growth. Does a lot of good things going on when you\'re growing, and you throw off a lot of profitability, but you\'d have to reinvest in the business. You have to invest in R&D, invest in your people, Dustin capital.\nCompanies that just cut it short cut. That\'s what happened to Boeing. That\'s just a tragic example. Say what just the 737 MAX is that Boeing decided it was more important to buy back stock than it was to invent new planes. My friend Alan Mulally, before he went to Ford was there should have been the CEO. But Boeing, that\'s how they got in trouble. Notably, 346 people died in two crashes. But hey, from a shareholder value standpoint, billions and billions lost off their stock value because they didn\'t make the right investments long-term. That\'s what I\'m saying. Look at what people are doing to build for the long-term and how they continuing to invest in a company? When they stopped doing that like GE did and it was just cut, you\'re never going to get there.\nRicky Mulvey: There\'s an idea among stock investing now. Well, backtracking a little bit. It is a strange relationship, which is if you\'re buying stock and a company, I don\'t want you to focus on too much on me as the investor. I want you to think about your customers. One of the great metrics that I think is not talked about is the net promoter score or your customers willing to recommend your product to other people. That might be it doesn\'t show up in the financial reports, but I think it\'s, as I start thinking about investing more, something that\'s going to drive a lot of decisions for me in the future.\nBill George: This is very true. We should be CEOs instead of talking about last quarter\'s earnings. Look, that\'s history. It\'s interesting, but its history. You should be talking about market share, net promoter scores, customer satisfaction, new products, new innovation, what\'s coming? On one hand, on the other hand, what are your employee surveys showing in terms of the engagement of your employees? Gallup has some terrifying surveys that show only 30 percent of people are engaged. That\'s as far as how I get, I should get rid of the other 70 percent. But companies that are not engaged in employees and they are turned off are going downhill. I can tell you it is just inevitable. You\'ve seen this in a lot of big retailers that eventually gone out of business and yeah, they tried to J Crew tries to come back or the gap. Some of these retailers, they aren\'t coming back. The ones they tell their employees like Walmart and Target are going to flourish. You got to look, I think beneath the numbers to see what\'s really happening and how motivated are the people. That\'s how I think you can do good long-term investments.\nRicky Mulvey: One way that you can be a more engaged leaders to see yourself as a CEO is a coach for your organization. I\'ve heard you say that Mary Barra, General Motors is one of the best in the business. What is she doing to be a great coach for her employees, pushing them, encouraging thought diversity, and then also holding extraordinarily high standards?\nBill George: Ricky, let me preface that. I grew up in Michigan and i watch for 50 years General Motors going down hill. They had brilliant financial people. You know what, they never focused on cars that people want to buy. Their market share went from over 50 percent of the US market to 18 percent. If you have that, you got to realize people are voting with their feet because you aren\'t just adding high-quality cars. They had this problem with the ignition switch and just when Mary took over, she know nothing about it. She was in charge of R&D, they said, when people died in a crash, they didn\'t send it to the design department or the quality department to get it fixed. They sent it to the legal department. She came in and she had to go in front of Congress and she said, we have to transform the culture. We have a sick culture and we have to change the culture that was pretty gutsy.\nCongress typically mocked her about this. She was absolutely right and she has done just that. Now understand all these finance people that came in and never got engaged in the business, never got their fingers dirty, never designed a car. Never really were involved at the root of the car business. She\'d been there since 18 years old. The Help Center to catering to get her engineering degree and Stanford Business School, but she has been there, I think now over 40 years. She knows the business, she knows the labor union. She knows the people, she knows what their life is like. She knows the front line. She cares about her employees. Then she\'s done a great job organizing and bringing in new people. She\'s send a lot of her people to my class at Harvard business. It\'s a totally different type of General Motors Executive. It\'s not these arrogant people that know it all. It\'s more like Microsoft.\nThese are really good people that are really learning how are they going to shift to electric cars? She gets them all aligned around this idea of what is it? Zero emissions, zero congestion, zero accidents. Amazing, big vision. Then what she\'s done is, but she\'s very challenging. She says, I hope we\'ll never forget this ignition switch from a week out to speak up for safety and never have another quality problems. That\'s idealistic but the ideas. Then she\'s out there working with the people rolling up her sleeves solving problems. That\'s what a good coach does today. I don\'t think we need people command and control, people sitting up giving you orders. I think we need people that really are coaches for their employees and bring out the best. I think their job and my mission personally is to bring out the full potential in every person. Then that what you would want in someone you\'re working for, someone who is watching your full potential and helping you develop, than he or she was in themselves.\nRicky Mulvey: As we wrap up our time together, one final question. You gave yourself a 10-year term limit as the CEO of Medtronic. Do you think those sorts of term limits help limit the desire for power and do you think more companies would benefit from those term limits for CEOs?\nBill George: Absolutely. I don\'t know if it\'s 10 or 12. All I know is that after I was elected CEO but before I actually took over, I told the board, high-tech creative company, you need new energy, new people coming in. I should not work here more than 10 years. I have no contract. You can fire me anytime. I held it to the day and our accounts succeeding me. But I think what\'s more important, Ricky, is that we\'re giving the younger people a chance to step in. David Solomon said at a Goldman when he took over, you\'ve got to elevate the emerging leaders, see your generation of leaders knows how to lead in prices. That\'s all you\'ve seen for the last 20 years since the twin towers toppled the Al-Qaeda back in 2001. Then we had global financial meltdown that was on the front lines of Goldman Sachs and yeah, it was terrifying. No one knew it was going to happen. We went to the Great Recession.\nNow we\'ve got COVID, we have Russia invading Ukraine. You\'ve not seen an invasion like this in your lifetime. I\'m too young to have remember the World War II. But that\'s the last time we saw anything like that. What it\'s trading, gas prices, food shortages, inflation. Are we going into recession? Very confusing times. I think you need a different caliber of CEOs, a unique caliber of CEOs that pull out the best in every one and creates an inclusive environment. Doesn\'t look at what people color of their skin or where they were born, it\'s what can they contribute to the company? I think it needs a whole new side of the baby boomers, to be honest, but they\'ve had their day. It\'s time to step aside and let the emerging leaders, Gen X to millennials, and Gen Z. The baby boomers step aside and let the younger emerging leaders takeover. I\'ll tell you, they all perform like Corie Barry and Anjali Sud and many others have.\nRicky Mulvey: That\'s Bill George, he\'s the co-author of True North-Emerging Leader Edition, which he wrote with Zach Clayton. Bill, thank you so much for your time.\nBill George: Thank you.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Apple and Microsoft. Ricky Mulvey has positions in Meta Platforms, Inc. and Procter & Gamble. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, Goldman Sachs, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey caught up with George to discuss his book, True North: Leading Authentically in Today's Workplace, as well as: How Best Buy CEO Corie Barry pivoted during the pandemic. I had the door open for me, Ricky, when I was 27 years old, I got the chance to be general manager and then president of the Litton industries microwave oven division. We have the stars out of Silicon Valley, but also people like Elizabeth Holmes, which created a phony company, Adam Neumann and WeWork, there's nothing wrong with the idea.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey caught up with George to discuss his book, True North: Leading Authentically in Today's Workplace, as well as: How Best Buy CEO Corie Barry pivoted during the pandemic. You should be talking about market share, net promoter scores, customer satisfaction, new products, new innovation, what's coming. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Bill George Talks About What Makes a Good CEO', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Some leaders get it, and some really don't. I talked to my wife then I talked to some friends finding out the courage to call Medtronic back, I turned the company down three times to be number 2 in the company, much smaller company at that time. You don't need those people.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Ricky Mulvey caught up with Bill George to talk about how investors like us can evaluate CEOs, turnarounds at Microsoft and General Motors, and Best Buy, and why more companies could benefit from giving CEOs a term limit. I talked to my wife then I talked to some friends finding out the courage to call Medtronic back, I turned the company down three times to be number 2 in the company, much smaller company at that time. I felt like when I went to the company, I felt like it was coming home to a company with a really great mission of restoring people to full life and health and a great set of values I could relate to and my job is to build the company from what it was at that time, 750 million to well, I can't take credit for going to 32 billion today, but it clearly was to put them on that course of where the company wanted to go."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-index-funds-to-retire-a-millionaire-without-lifting-a-finger', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'So you\'d like to retire a millionaire. Who wouldn\'t? (Well, maybe billionaires.) In many ways, it all boils down to math: Invest a particular sum (ideally regularly), earn a particular return, and in a particular number of years, you\'ll get there.\nA single lottery ticket might work, but really, whether you buy a ticket or not, your odds of winning a big jackpot are nearly the same. Instead, consider a much more reliable -- and easy -- strategy: investing in stocks over many years. Here\'s how to do that through index funds.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHere\'s the math for becoming a millionaire\nThe table below shows how you can build wealth over different multiyear periods with regular investments of various sizes. Clearly, achieving millionaire status is possible, but you\'ll need to be diligent to get there. And if you don\'t have lots of decades ahead of you, you\'ll want to be investing a lot each year.\nGROWING AT 8% FOR...\n$10,000 INVESTED ANNUALLY\n$15,000 INVESTED ANNUALLY\n$20,000 INVESTED ANNUALLY\n5 years\n$63,359\n$95,039\n$126,718\n10 years\n$156,455\n$234,682\n$312,910\n15 years\n$293,243\n$439,864\n$586,486\n20 years\n$494,229\n$741,344\n$988,458\n25 years\n$789,544\n$1,184,316\n$1,579,088\n30 years\n$1,223,459\n$1,835,188\n$2,446,917\nData source: Calculations by author.\nThat 8% annual average growth rate isn\'t guaranteed, either. The stock market\'s average annual return over long periods is close to 10%, but it will likely be at least a little higher or lower over your particular investing time frame, and may be a lot higher or lower.\nHere are four index funds that may deliver average annual gains of 8% to 10%, on average, over your investing time frame.\nFour promising index funds\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF\nAs a reminder, an index fund is a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) that aims to deliver approximately the same returns as a particular index by holding the same securities in the same proportions. Index funds are great for most of us, with the best index funds offering solid performance, low fees, and simplicity. Buy the shares and then trust in the long-term growth of the economy.\nThe SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: SPY) tracks the S&P 500 index of 500 of America\'s biggest companies, such as CVS Health, Amazon.com, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer. There are thousands of publicly traded companies in America, but these 500 together make up around 80% of the entire market.\nLots of financial services companies offer S&P 500 index funds, and there\'s a good chance that your company\'s 401(k) plan offers one, too. Any such fund, as long as it\'s a low-fee index fund, will be a solid candidate for your portfolio.\nOver the past 10 and 15 years, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF has averaged annual gains of 13.6% and 9.4%, respectively.\nVanguard Total Stock Market ETF\nIf you\'d rather spread your dollars (or some of your dollars) across an index that represents roughly 100% of the total U.S. market instead of just 80%, look at a "total stock market" index fund, like the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI). It contains more than 4,000 different stocks, including lots of smaller- and small-cap companies, such as BJ\'s Wholesale Club and Texas Roadhouse.\nOver the past 10 and 15 years, the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has averaged annual gains of 13.4% and 9.5%, respectively.\nVanguard Total World Stock ETF\nYou can do very well over the long run just by sticking with an S&P 500 index fund or a total stock market fund, but for those interested, you can spread your dollars even wider by opting for a "total world stock market" fund. Consider the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEMKT: VT). It encompasses more than 9,000 stocks from countries around the world. Examples include Taiwan Semiconductor, Toyota Motor, Royal Bank of Canada, and of course, all those companies in the previous two index funds.\nOver the past 10 years, the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has averaged annual gains of 9.6%. It doesn\'t yet have a 15-year average.\nInvesco QQQ ETF\nFinally, if you\'d like to aim for a higher growth rate than those offered by index funds targeting much of the United States or world market, consider the Invesco QQQ ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ). The focus of the Invesco QQQ ETF is much narrower, as it tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, based on market cap. These are mostly well-known growth stocks. Here are the recent top holdings:\nApple\nMicrosoft\nAmazon.com\nTesla\nAlphabet\nMeta Platforms\nNvidia\nPepsiCo\nCostco\nOther components include Starbucks, Airbnb, and Intuitive Surgical. Over the past 10 and 15 years, the Invesco QQQ ETF has averaged annual gains of 18.4% and 14.6%, respectively.\nWith the overall market slumping significantly in recent months, and many growth stocks being hit especially hard, this is a great time to invest in one or more index funds, as prices are low. Give these ETFs some thought and start investing in earnest if you\'re aiming to be a millionaire.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Selena Maranjian has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Costco Wholesale, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Costco Wholesale, Intuitive Surgical, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Starbucks, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tesla, Texas Roadhouse, and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. The Motley Fool recommends CVS Health, CVS Health Corporation, and Johnson & Johnson and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The focus of the Invesco QQQ ETF is much narrower, as it tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, based on market cap. Here are the recent top holdings: Apple Microsoft Amazon.com Tesla Alphabet Meta Platforms Nvidia PepsiCo Costco Other components include Starbucks, Airbnb, and Intuitive Surgical. With the overall market slumping significantly in recent months, and many growth stocks being hit especially hard, this is a great time to invest in one or more index funds, as prices are low.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Selena Maranjian has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Costco Wholesale, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Costco Wholesale, Intuitive Surgical, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Starbucks, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tesla, Texas Roadhouse, and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. The Motley Fool recommends CVS Health, CVS Health Corporation, and Johnson & Johnson and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks.', 'news_article_title': '4 Index Funds to Retire a Millionaire Without Lifting a Finger', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Vanguard Total World Stock ETF You can do very well over the long run just by sticking with an S&P 500 index fund or a total stock market fund, but for those interested, you can spread your dollars even wider by opting for a "total world stock market" fund. Over the past 10 years, the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has averaged annual gains of 9.6%. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Costco Wholesale, Intuitive Surgical, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Starbucks, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tesla, Texas Roadhouse, and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF If you\'d rather spread your dollars (or some of your dollars) across an index that represents roughly 100% of the total U.S. market instead of just 80%, look at a "total stock market" index fund, like the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI). Vanguard Total World Stock ETF You can do very well over the long run just by sticking with an S&P 500 index fund or a total stock market fund, but for those interested, you can spread your dollars even wider by opting for a "total world stock market" fund. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Costco Wholesale, Intuitive Surgical, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Nvidia, Starbucks, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tesla, Texas Roadhouse, and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock-now-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It's been a busy year for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). In March, the company announced its budget-friendly iPhone SE and Mac Studio. The company then unveiled a new round of software updates across its devices in June. The latest rumors suggest Apple could announce a cheaper version of the iPad this fall, along with a 27-inch iMac Pro, with Apple's long awaited virtual reality (VR) headset possibly coming next year.\nThe recent stock market rally has sent Apple stock surging, but it's still down 6% year-to-date. Even at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 27, which is a premium to the average stock's multiple of 21, Apple is still a top stock to consider for three important reasons.\nIts gigantic installed base keeps growing\nApple's most recent investor update shows that its devices continue to win over new customers. Through the fiscal third quarter ended June 25, Mac sales were down 10% year-over-year -- but more importantly, Apple reported that nearly half of the people that bought a new Mac were new to the product.\nThe same trend is happening with the iPad and Apple Watch. The iPad installed base reached a new all-time high, with over half of those purchasing an iPad last quarter being new to the product, while over two-thirds of those purchasing an Apple Watch were new customers.\nPerhaps the most telling sign of Apple's brand strength is its growing adoption in the enterprise space, where companies are increasingly using Apple products as a strategy to win new talent.\nApple has a full slate of new products and software updates on tap for the next year to keep its installed base growing. But at some point, investors should expect Apple to finally reveal what it's been working on in the transportation space in recent years. An Apple Car has long been rumored to be in development, but according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple's car project is not just software, but also includes plans to launch a fully functioning autonomous vehicle. In March, Kuo expected Apple's vehicle to go into production as early as 2025.\nThat said, there are plenty of new categories of products that Apple hasn't penetrated yet that could lead to big returns for investors.\nNew services\nWith Apple generating over $100 billion in free cash flow on a trailing 12-month basis and spending $25 billion on research and development, there are obviously plenty of projects that are kept top secret at Apple headquarters. One opportunity for Apple's growing services business, which reported growth of 12% in the last quarter, is advertising.\nApple has numerous listings open for advertising positions, which means the company's next leg of growth in the services business may not be on the consumer side but within the enterprise market. The global advertising market is estimated to be approximately $750 billion, so this is another opportunity, along with transportation, that could take the lid off of Apple's growth potential.\nEvercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani has estimated Apple will generate $4 billion in revenue this year from advertising, which is included in services revenue. Looking out to 2025, advertising revenue could grow another fivefold to $20 billion. Apple's services business generated nearly $60 billion in revenue through the first three quarters of fiscal 2022, which is primarily from the App Store and paid subscriptions.\nApple's main advantage is that it has an installed base of over 1.8 billion active devices. That's millions of customers using Apple's apps every day, where it has full control of advertising over its operating system.\nSticky customer experience\nGrowth in the installed base of active devices and new products and services are two key drivers of Apple's expansion. An important third driver is increasing customer engagement with those services. On the lastearnings call Apple reported that paid subscriptions are now over 860 million, up from 480 million across the services platform over two years ago.\nThe company's brand and strong stance on user privacy help explain why customers are increasingly investing in the Apple ecosystem. But at a basic level, Apple simply has the resources to keep pouring billions of dollars into new features and services to keep customers loyal to the brand.\nIt's difficult to imagine how an iconic brand with $100 billion in annual free cash flow can be stopped. Apple likely has several new tricks up its sleeve. The optionality for new growth avenues over time is one of the best reasons to hold the stock, and if you don't already own it, it's not too late to buy Apple.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It's been a busy year for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple has numerous listings open for advertising positions, which means the company's next leg of growth in the services business may not be on the consumer side but within the enterprise market. Apple's services business generated nearly $60 billion in revenue through the first three quarters of fiscal 2022, which is primarily from the App Store and paid subscriptions.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It's been a busy year for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). An Apple Car has long been rumored to be in development, but according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple's car project is not just software, but also includes plans to launch a fully functioning autonomous vehicle. Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani has estimated Apple will generate $4 billion in revenue this year from advertising, which is included in services revenue.", 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons to Buy Apple Stock Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "It's been a busy year for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Its gigantic installed base keeps growing Apple's most recent investor update shows that its devices continue to win over new customers. One opportunity for Apple's growing services business, which reported growth of 12% in the last quarter, is advertising.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It's been a busy year for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Perhaps the most telling sign of Apple's brand strength is its growing adoption in the enterprise space, where companies are increasingly using Apple products as a strategy to win new talent. New services With Apple generating over $100 billion in free cash flow on a trailing 12-month basis and spending $25 billion on research and development, there are obviously plenty of projects that are kept top secret at Apple headquarters."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/understanding-the-war-on-cash', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A world without cash! Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser recenlty caught up with Brett Scott, author of Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto, and the War for Our Wallets, to discuss:\nIncentives in the war on cash.\nHow money transforms when it moves from your wallet to a Venmo account.\nWhy cash is like an emergency staircase.\nHow COVID changed the way we use money.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Bank of America\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Bank of America wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nThis video was recorded on August 7, 2022.\nBrett Scott: I might find it useful to use elevator to get to the top of a skyscraper, but that doesn\'t mean I want the emergency stairs removed. In many senses, the cash system is like the emergency stairs, the payment systems, extremely resilient, doesn\'t go down when the power goes down or when the hurricane hits. Actually it\'s an extremely important system, and actually it\'s more advanced in many situations than digital payments are.\nChris Hill: I\'m Chris Hill and that\'s Brett Scott. He\'s the author of the new book, Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto, and the War for Our Wallets. For the past five-years on this show, we\'ve talked a lot about the war on cash, but today, we\'re taking a closer look at the other side of the war on cash. Jason Moser interviewed Scott about the implications of moving toward a cashless society. How money transforms when it goes from your wallet to a Venmo account, and why fintech companies really don\'t want to become banks.\nJason Moser: Brett, your position on cash comes from not really politics, but rather a critique of financial capitalism as you mentioned in the book. Let\'s get started. Tell us a little bit about your background in finance and what inspired you to write this book.\nBrett Scott: Sure. I actually worked in, I guess, high finance for awhile, which was in the realm of over-the-counter derivatives contracts. Particular swap contracts. This was during the financial crisis and these are considered exotic derivatives. People often think of ease is very complicated instruments that are hard to understand. I found when I was working in high finance, lots of people, they had very high opinions of their financial skills, but often actually wouldn\'t really understand much about the monetary system. It turns out to be a high finance trade, you don\'t really need to understand the huge amounts, but how the monetary system works.\nI was working that for a little while and then I left and read a book called The Heretic\'s Guide to Global Finance, which was a book basically for ordinary citizens who are concerned about the financial sector and who are interested in finding new ways to challenge its power or to build alternative types of finance. That book came out 2013, and then since then, I moved into working lots of different financial reform campaigns, but also working on potential alternatives including alternative currencies, alternative banking, alternative fund management, all stuff like that. By alternative, I mean, alternative to business as usual, thinking about new types of finance that might be better for society. This eventually took me into looking at this realm of where technology intersects with finance, so the whole world of fintech and the fintech community often had this little self image of being a disruptor that was really going to revolutionize finance and so on.\nI really started to adapt this narrative, and it became very apparent to me that actually with the fintech community was often doing was simply automating finance. That might be experienced by some people as empowering in a certain sense. But really, when you zoom out and you look at roll of fintech sector, it\'s basically been to try and extend the power of big finance, more often than not, rather than actually reforming the financial sector. This is it that led to my new book, Cloudmoney, which is looking at how actually in a way the cash system, which is often reviled as those out-of-date system. Actually the cash system is much loved by people, and there\'s a lot of ideology and attacks that go against the cash system, but many people actually value the cashless and very, very deeply, but are constantly told that they should feel ashamed for using this non-automated form of more money. I\'m looking at the power dynamics of who\'s attacking the cash system, why, how big tech and big financial involved.\nJason Moser: Well, let\'s dig into that power dynamic because I think it\'s really all boils down to incentives. The parties that participate in this value chain in their incentives. In the book you talk about the four war on cash conspirators, which I love how that sets the table. Who are these conspirators and what are their incentives?\nBrett Scott: Well, first of all, I\'ll quickly say that I use the term conspirator in a tongue-in-cheek way. Because actually in a big economic system, you don\'t really need to directly via conspirator to push your power and messaging to society. Actually a lot of the big banks and stuff we\'re involved in as a tech tuck-ins, cash wouldn\'t think about themselves as being conspirators. But in reality, this is like how they\'re operating. The big parties who are attacking the cash system, the first-party is the banking sector. Bear in mind that the banking sector runs the underlying account infrastructure that is used in mainstream digital payments. When you\'re tapping your card, or when you\'re using a mobile app of some sort making payments, inevitably going through the banking sector.\nThe Bank of America CEO has openly said this, he say, we want a cashless society precisely because they run the underlying account infrastructural fire, which they can get data and fees via digital payments. The second big body of players as the payments companies like Visa and Mastercard, which who basically specialize in telling the banks who\'s trying to move money from who to who. They basically intermediaries and for Visa and Mastercard, it\'s very straightforward. I mean, every cash transaction is a transaction they\'re not making fees from. It\'s very straightforward for Visa or Mastercard, they openly attack the cash system all the time. The third player is actually the fintech sector. fintech companies, they do more than just payments, are often trying to automate loans, are trying to automate insurance claims, they do all automation activities and finance. For them, cash has an offline form of money that it doesn\'t gel well with automated systems.\nIt\'s a human to human form of payment. The ideal form of payment for a fintech company who want to automate things is to deal with the data centers of the banking sector. To say, work with other big institutions rather than trying to directly deal with cash payments from people. In terms of the automation, all the big tech players want to work together. The fourth set of players, it\'s actually governments. There\'s lots of governments who have attacked the cash system. Governments are slightly more complex because they have multiple different departments who have different agendas. For example, some people in central banks are very reticent about letting the cash system go down. Whereas some people in, for example, securities circles, I\'d say, hey, we can watch payments more easily if they\'re digital, so let\'s attack the paper cash system. Amongst certain nation-states, there isn\'t anti-cash push too depending on where you are.\nJason Moser: Let\'s dig into the fintech side of things for a moment because I think our investor community can really relate to that word fintech, it\'s an bandied about a good bit here recently as really opportunity for investors. First and foremost, just going back to exactly how money moves, physical cash versus digital currency. Can you give us just a quick tour on the mechanics of how money changes from cash to your bank to then a tertiary player in the space like a PayPal for example.\nBrett Scott: Sure.\nJason Moser: How does that money move along that chain?\nBrett Scott: That\'s very big question that could take a little time unpacking. [laughs] Let me try give a simple version of it. One of the metaphors that are sometimes used to try and quickly convey the dynamics of this is to ask people to think about casinos. If I walk into a casino with let\'s say, $100 in cash and I hand it over to the cashier and they hand me $100 worth of the casino chips. If you think what has just happened there, the casino took ownership of my physical cash and gave me this physical chip, which I can now use within the confines of the casino. Now that\'s casino chip is actually a secondary form of money. It\'s a privately issued form of money that\'s tethered to the original form of money, the actual government cash, but it\'s privately issued and it\'s within this casino. Now if you want to understand the banking sector, something related actually happens in the banking sector.\nIf I handover cash to, let\'s say, Bank of America, they take ownership of that cash and they issue me a chip, the equivalent of a casino chip, but it\'s in digital form, so it\'s a digital chip issued by Bank of America. If you have a Bank of America account and you see numbers in that account, you\'re basically seeing the digital chips they\'ve issued to you. It\'s a privately issued form of money that can be moved around within the confines of the bank payments system. Now the big power that banks have, unlike actual casinos, is banks can issue far more of these digital chips, and they have been government money reserves. That\'s sometimes called fractional reserve banking, probably more accurately called credit creation of money, but the basic deal is banks have the ability to expand the money supply through issuing far more of these chips than they haven\'t reserved. They do that through the process of when issuing loans.\nBut the basic deal is when we\'re using the digital payment system, and by that I mean, when using your credit card or debit cards, all these types of apps and things like that, you\'re using these Bank issued chips within elaborate series of data center operations, the paper going with the help of Visa and Mastercard. If you\'re looking at players like PayPal, they actually add a new layer onto it. They will take your bank issued chips, take control of them and issue you their own third tier chips as it were. It\'s like taking your casino chip to a different casino and then they take ownership of that and giving you a new chip. Basically the monetary system is often made up of what we call the US dollar, is actually multiple different currencies with different issuers that have the same name, that are tethered together with each other. What\'s often called the cashless society is a society where you essentially lose the ability to hold government money in physical form, and you have to use this bank issued or corporate issued money like PayPal issues.\nJason Moser: We talk about big banks, and you keyed in on something there in the power that the big banks have really throughout all of this. Why don\'t fintechs ultimately want to be banks? Do you feel like this puts them in a longer-term precarious position? At least competitively speaking, it feels banks can really come in there and more or less call the shots if it\'s fintech layer, I don\'t know if it necessarily needs to exist. It feels like it\'s very convenient, but ultimately it does feel like if they don\'t want to be banks, that\'s going to limit the power that they have.\nBrett Scott: Absolutely. But I don\'t think many fintech have ever wanted to be banks. Bear in mind, if you\'re running a big bank, it\'s a big ship. It\'s a big ship and it\'s hard to turn it in different directions, but it\'s extremely powerful. If you\'re sitting in the boardroom meeting of one of the big banks, they are thinking about many things. For example, how exposed are we to the geopolitical risks of Russia or what about are there are risk portfolio? That they\'re thinking about is a very big issues. Things like, what does our new app look like, is but one of many issues that they\'re thinking of. Fair amount this banks do want to automate, they do want to create these fintechs systems to essentially automate their interaction with their customers because that\'s how you optimize profit, but they\'re quite slow to do it. Whereas if you\'re running a 10-person start-up, it\'s simply specializes in building apps, you\'re much faster.\nA lot of the fintech accelerators and so on basically specialize in these small teams, who if they were within a bank would be a very specialist little division, but they can operators as a start-up initially, get venture capital financing, build these nice-looking apps, which essentially are basically interfaces that we would interact with, and which often will plug into the banking sector in the background. Now, a lot of these fintechs don\'t want a banking license. They don\'t want to deal with all the actual politics of being a bank. What they often will do, is enter into partnerships with the banking sector, and find ways to interface with them, or else they just get bought up. I was just in London, and I remember about 10 years ago or so, maybe there was a new start-up in London called Nutmeg, which was investing start-up.\nThey had this whole advertising campaign which they were putting on the London underground system, a train system, saying, don\'t trust the banks. Now, go back 10 years later, and I see Nutmeg now belongs to JPMorgan, so it has a JPMorgan company underneath it. Basically they did this, it was outsourced R&D effort in the end for JPMorgan. Now have been incorporated in, which happens in a lot of fintechs. Many of the fintechs sector is grafting itself onto the banking sector. In the process actually enables Big Tech like Apple, and so on to interface more effectively with the financial sector.\nJason Moser: You certainly talk about that threat of consolidation, the risks that come with that. I don\'t know that anything can really stop that ball from rolling. I wanted to ask in regard to cash specifically, and I\'m not a lawyer, I didn\'t go to law school, I don\'t think you\'re a lawyer either, but I talked to a lawyer friends about this from time to time. It\'s interesting when you look at actual physical cash. The notes says, and I quote, this note is legal tender for all debts public and private end quote. That\'s on the bill. Given that, it feels there has to be some legal ramification for a store or for a merchant saying, no, we don\'t accept cash. In a book that you called out the example on the flight where you\'re trying to buy the drink, you offer cash, and they say, I\'m sorry, we don\'t accept cash. Someone, a stranger that jumped in and there and budget a drink with a card, but he ruined your point, he\'s still your thunder. Are their legal ramifications for saying listen, we just don\'t accept cash, because I feel like I\'ve read at least of some litigation out there coming to the surface where people are challenging this?\nBrett Scott: Legal tender laws are actually a lot more subtle than people think often. Legal tender doesn\'t mean a person has to accept cash for anything. That doesn\'t have to accept the legal tender for any transaction, what it means is they have to accept it if the person giving it to them is in debt to them.\nJason Moser: Got you.\nBrett Scott: Notice actually on the bill you, the quote was for all debts public and private, for all debts. If I enter a shop, and I\'m not in debt to the shop, they can actually refuse legal tender. But for example, imagine I went into a restaurant, ate the food, which would actually technically put me in debt to them, because I\'ve taken something from them without paying. Now, actually the legal tender laws start to kick-in. Because now they if they tried to refuse my legal tender, they\'re trying to prevent me from exiting debt, which historically is debt bondage. These legal tender laws are trying to stop forms of debt bondage. If a person is trying to exit their debt, and you\'re stopping them, you are in breach of legal tender laws. That\'s what the legal tender thing is.\nThat\'s an interesting legal cases to test out when it comes to people refusing cash. Which situations are truly in breach of legal tender laws. But in terms of, for example, when banks are doing things like shutting down ATMs, or trying to make it out as though the provision of cash is some burden upon them, that is a very dubious legal situation, because think of that casino metaphor I gave to you earlier, if I have a casino chip, that\'s actually a legal claim upon cash held with the cashier. If I go back to the cashier and they say, sorry, we don\'t actually redeem those anymore, they are now in breach of their legal agreements. This is not in the realm of legal tender, but this is a different legal issue. When banks say, we\'re going to penalize you for using cash, we\'re going to stop you from exiting our system bio through the ATM, they are now in breach of some other types of laws. Does that make sense?\nJason Moser: Yeah, absolutely. In line with this use of cash, do you feel going cashless marginalizes certain parts of society, and if so, how?\nBrett Scott: Absolutely, there\'s a huge class dynamic to this. It\'s very easy to see that this, you don\'t need it to have a sociology PhD to notice which places, "go cashless first." It\'s always boujee, upper income places. Largely because not only do banks historically have targeted those people before they target poorer people, but actually those people in those type of establishments have much higher trust in institutions more generally. Whereas people who are more marginalized not only get less service from institutions, but they also often don\'t trust those institutions either. There\'s a very strong correlation between socioeconomic status, and cash usage.\nThere\'s many studies which will show this. When there\'s this public messaging coming out, that there\'s something wrong with the cash system, or somehow it\'s an inferior form of payment, that\'s a very strong class dynamic to that. There\'s a very strong value judgment being made upon people who actually often prefer the cash system. If you think about that messaging, you basically been told, if you don\'t want to be absorbed by large scale banking institutions, there\'s something wrong with you. That is a very loaded message that comes out of many mainstream circles. But we live under an ideology which says, where we always have to go to is evermore scale speed, complexity, automation. That\'s really a corporate message, that\'s not something that ordinary people resonate with necessarily.\nJason Moser: That feels like when we talk about the war on cash, steering away from cash, the risks of systems of digital money. Looking at what\'s been going on recently in regard to the war in Ukraine. You see networks cutting off Russian nationals. I think a lot of the world is probably on board with that. You see folks were resorting to alternate forms of currency, whether it\'s cash or whether it\'s crypto in order to be able to move money around, and that really goes to one of the greater risks here of a cashless society in that. Maybe a lot of folks right now are on board with what\'s going on in shutting off Russian nationals because of what\'s going on in Ukraine. But what happens when they\'re shutting you off? What is something that you agree with? What happens when the shoe is on the other foot, because it feels like that\'s just a matter of time.\nBrett Scott: Yeah, absolutely. If you\'re a citizen of authoritarian country, you very quickly understand the implications of what a cashless society means. Because basically it means, all your transactions can go through institutions that can be watched, but they can also perform a vector via which power can be exercised, so you can be stopped from doing certain things and so on. Now obviously there\'s an interesting balance here when we\'re talking about potentially. This is a debate that goes throughout society more generally about, when is it OK to exert power and when does it form of overreach? Now actually in the case of Russia right now, while you say, many people agree with the idea of imposing these sanctions, bear in mind that within Russia, there are many people who hates pizza and who chooses to agree with his policies and are now finding themselves essentially shafted because they are not bearing the brands.\nOften these are people who don\'t have the ability or the buffers to actually deal with that. The actual Russian Elite are not going to be heavily affected necessarily, they have ways of surviving, but many poorer people don\'t. Things like the cash system in this context becomes super useful. But even outside of the Russian contexts, it\'s a plus. In a good example, which is in Hong Kong. During the Hong Kong protests. Hong Kong is a highly digitized society in many ways, but people were queuing up at the train stations to try and buy paper tickets with cash precisely because they were aware of those potential that if authorities could watch where there were traveling to via digital payments systems, they would be identified as potential protesters. Now the cash system and that situation enables that alternative but imagine if you don\'t have that alternative. But not only could you be watched, but hypothetically, you could be stopped from exiting a particular station, for example. There\'s a huge potential problem in getting rid of cash and nobody is really thinking about it right now because cash still remains an option. But in some future where it doesn\'t, then you get to know about it.\nJason Moser: Yes, I have a hard time imagining a world without and can\'t imagine I know a lot of listeners probably know, I mean, I love the investing opportunity in regard to digital payments, payment networks, and whatnot. I mean, I own shares in companies like Visa, and Mastercard, and PayPal, and [Block\'s] Square. I\'m a big proponent of cash. I feel like if you\'re a merchant and you don\'t accept cash you\'re explicitly telling people you don\'t want their business, which I just find to be the opposite of what you should be doing.\nBrett Scott: One of the great metaphor is that people actually want to convey this as cash is like the public bicycles system of payments. Whereas things like your Venmo and so on, you can think about them as being at the private Uber system of payments. Now you might like Uber, it doesn\'t mean you want them controlling the entire transport system. That just gives too much power. You want a balanced transport system with multiple different options. With payments it\'s very similar, you want a balanced payment system with multiple options. You don\'t have to be anti-digital to be pro-cash. They\'re not mutually exclusive. You can have both these and actually, it\'s extremely important for the resilience of economies to have both of these. Unfortunately, the only players who benefit from the removal of the option to use cash are the companies.\nBut for most ordinary people, they want options to remain open. Nobody wants a reduction in payments options. There\'s always want an increase. It\'s only the industry that has an incentive to destroy the ability to use cash. One final metaphor is quite useful to grasp the dynamics of this, as I might find it useful to use elevator to get to the top of a skyscraper. But that doesn\'t mean I want the emergency stairs removed. In many senses, the cash system is like the emergency stairs that payment systems extremely resilient doesn\'t go down when the power goes down or when the hurricane hits. Actually, it\'s an extremely important system and actually, it\'s more advanced in many situations than digital payments are.\nJason Moser: Yes, I like that analogy there. Speaking of cash and having that emergency use case, early on, COVID accelerated this movement away from cash. The general idea was cash is dirty. It transmits germs, therefore, stores more and more really try to steer away from the use of cash. Then I think you actually said it, as time has gone on, we\'ve seen there\'s greater risk and actually using things like the PIN pad on the actual hardware than transacting in cash. It feels like we\'re moving back away. Maybe we\'re seeing that that risk isn\'t necessarily as great as once thought, but it also feels like this is something we could probably expect to see more and more of down the road. I don\'t mean COVID specifically, but it does feel like the industry itself will find every opportunity for reasons why we shouldn\'t be using cash and should be focusing more on digital payments.\nBrett Scott: I mean, one of the big things I\'m talking about in the book is there is war on cash, which is a way of talking about the top-down pushes against the cash system. Because historically the narrative that comes out, the standard narrative is that it\'s a bottom-up process. You\'ll find this idea that, the reason why we\'ve seen the decline of cash because ordinary people are just making this choice. But that completely ignores half of the picture, which is that these very big players has been a very long time undermining the cash system, which makes it ever more likely that you will "choose to use digital payments." Actually, during the pandemic we saw this, big players will always against the cash system. They were pushing its cash system will fall prior to the pandemic. But as soon as the pandemic came, they will very quickly weaponized it.\nBeing extremely aware that people were scared temporarily of physical contact, they rarely weaponized and pushed that narrative forward the cash is dirty and transmits disease. This narrative is unscientific. I\'m based in Germany here and the Robert Koch Institute, which is one of the world\'s preeminent Health Institute\'s based in Germany came out and said there\'s no evidence that cash transmits COVID. In fact, subsequent research has shown as you mentioned, that actually the digital screens and check on self-checkout counters and PIN pads of the card terminals pose a greater risk of transmitting COVID. But in places like London, for example, all these big retailers used it as an excuse to push forward this automation drives that we\'re interested in. Now in London, people, for example, don\'t wear masks anymore.\nAll these COVID measures have been reversed, but these players have stayed with their anti-cash position. They\'ve used it to ratchet up the use of digital payments and to not go back. That\'s been happening and this is a very big problem and one final example I can give you there is actually the NFL entered into deal with Visa in 2019. Sponsorship deal with Visa said we want you to do cashless Super Bowls. The first one of these cashless Super Bowls came out in 2020 and the narrative that surrounded that was all about COVID, but that deal was signed in 2019. [laughs] This was prior to that, and they just happen to find a convenient narrative for that. There\'s a lot of top-down players that are working to not only [inaudible 00:28:04] shut down the cash infrastructure, but also have ideological war against it to make people feel ashamed for using this and essentially make people feel ashamed for not wanting to use large institutions all the time.\nJason Moser: Brett, I want to be respectful of your time here, maybe if we could just wrap up with one more question because ultimately, this goes back to, I think one of the themes in the book and these contradictions of corporate capitalism. We as consumers, we weigh the convenience versus things like monitoring, censorship, manipulation, whatever that may be. It feels like it\'s going to be difficult to go back. But like I said, as much as I like the idea of the war on cash from an investor\'s perspective. I mean, I personally have a hard time believing we\'ll ever actually live in a fully cashless world, at least in my lifetime. That being said, what is the path forward with this?\nBrett Scott: Sure, I mean, the first thing I\'ll say is the de facto mainstream narrative is that cash will die. The reason why the narrative exists is that, if you just push play on standards capitalism as it were, companies try to scale, they try to automate, and so on. The cash system stands against that. But as we know, companies often don\'t actually act in their own best interests collectively. Sometimes they can mess themselves up and this is a contradiction in market systems. In reality, in terms of what\'s in the best interests of a market economy, it\'s actually to maintain the cash system because the cash system creates resilience for the monetary system. It actually helps to keep the whole monetary system together. If you\'re thinking about what\'s actually in the long-term interests of an economy. It\'s some super important to maintain the cash system, not only for personal privacy and all the things we\'ve mentioned but just for the basic stability of markets, financial stability perspective.\nI think what\'s going to start to happen is actually, many policymakers will start to realize this and they already have started to realize this. Especially in Rome and an era of increased geopolitical instability, where there\'s massive potential for cyber attacks. Also in an era of climate change with ever-increasing natural disasters, it\'s actually not obvious that you want to get rid of the cash system where you want to be totally dependent upon these digital infrastructures. I think in the next few years we\'re going to see a lot more discussions as quite serious discussions about how to protect the cash system and how to actually counter in a way, going back to the metaphor of cash being the public bicycle of payments to promote and say actually, this is a very viable and important system to keep. But bear in mind, I\'m going against the ideological grain by saying this because de facto standard story is that we have to get ever more automation, ever more connection, ever more convenience, and so on and so on. I\'m not going to bet against cash by any means.\nJason Moser: His new book is Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto, and the War for Our Wallets. Mr. Brett Scott, thanks so much for joining us today.\nBrett Scott: Thanks for having me.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against. Don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nJPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Chris Hill has positions in Apple, JPMorgan Chase, PayPal Holdings, and Visa. Jason Moser has positions in Apple, Mastercard, PayPal Holdings, and Visa. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Mastercard, PayPal Holdings, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends Uber Technologies and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Bank of America CEO has openly said this, he say, we want a cashless society precisely because they run the underlying account infrastructural fire, which they can get data and fees via digital payments. Being extremely aware that people were scared temporarily of physical contact, they rarely weaponized and pushed that narrative forward the cash is dirty and transmits disease. In fact, subsequent research has shown as you mentioned, that actually the digital screens and check on self-checkout counters and PIN pads of the card terminals pose a greater risk of transmitting COVID.', 'news_luhn_summary': "That book came out 2013, and then since then, I moved into working lots of different financial reform campaigns, but also working on potential alternatives including alternative currencies, alternative banking, alternative fund management, all stuff like that. Jason Moser: Yes, I have a hard time imagining a world without and can't imagine I know a lot of listeners probably know, I mean, I love the investing opportunity in regard to digital payments, payment networks, and whatnot. The Motley Fool recommends Uber Technologies and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Understanding the War on Cash', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Jason Moser: That feels like when we talk about the war on cash, steering away from cash, the risks of systems of digital money. Brett Scott: I mean, one of the big things I'm talking about in the book is there is war on cash, which is a way of talking about the top-down pushes against the cash system. In reality, in terms of what's in the best interests of a market economy, it's actually to maintain the cash system because the cash system creates resilience for the monetary system.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Actually the cash system is much loved by people, and there's a lot of ideology and attacks that go against the cash system, but many people actually value the cashless and very, very deeply, but are constantly told that they should feel ashamed for using this non-automated form of more money. If I handover cash to, let's say, Bank of America, they take ownership of that cash and they issue me a chip, the equivalent of a casino chip, but it's in digital form, so it's a digital chip issued by Bank of America. Brett Scott: I mean, one of the big things I'm talking about in the book is there is war on cash, which is a way of talking about the top-down pushes against the cash system."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/disneys-dis-ad-supported-disney-basic-to-arrive-on-dec-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Disney DIS recently announced that a new ad-supported offering for the Disney+ streaming service will be available starting Dec 8, 2022.\n\nThe new ad-supported Disney+ Basic subscription will cost $7.99 a month, which is the current pricing for Disney+ without ads. Disney notes that the ad-free subscription plan will be called Disney+ Premium and will cost $10.99 a month.\n\nDisney is also raising the price of its Hulu subscription. The ad-free tier will jump from $12.99/month to $14.99, while the ad-supported version will cost $7.99/month, up from $6.99. The new pricing goes into effect on Oct 10, 2022. A price hike for ESPN+ streaming was announced in July, taking the monthly price from $6.99 to $9.99/month\n\nUsers with an ad-free Disney+ subscription along with an ad-supported plan for Hulu and ESPN Plus will increase from $13.99 to $14.99/month. Disney is also introducing a bundle that includes Disney+ and Hulu with ads for $9.99/month. Meanwhile, bundled together, Disney+, Hulu, and ad-supported ESPN+ will cost $19.99/month.\n\nDisney has also adjusted its pricing for its Hulu live TV bundles. Hulu’s live TV bundle with ad-supported Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ plans will cost $69.99/month. The live TV bundle with ad-free Disney+, as well as ad-supported Hulu and ESPN+ plans, will cost $74.99. Users will have to spend $82.99/month to get a live TV plan without ads on Disney+ or Hulu and ad-supported ESPN+.\nThe Walt Disney Company Price and Consensus\nThe Walt Disney Company price-consensus-chart | The Walt Disney Company Quote\nDisney Outnumbers Netflix’s Subscriber Base but Will It Sustain?\nOverall, Disney+ subscriptions went up to 152.1 million for its third fiscal quarter that ended on Jul 2, and the streaming giant added 14.4 million new subscribers in the April-June period. Most of the new Disney+ subscribers came from outside the United States and Canada. Of the 14.4 million new customers, only 100,000 came from North America.\n\nIn total, Disney streaming services, comprising Disney+, Hotstar, Hulu and ESPN+, now have over 221.1 million subscribers worldwide. The recent gains propelled the company past rival Netflix NFLX, which at the end of the second quarter had 220.7 million subscribers.\n\nIn the face of growing subscription costs and declining viewership, Netflix is set to introduce a new lower-priced ad-supported subscription plan apart from its existing ad-free basic, standard and premium plans. The streaming giant is partnering with Microsoft MSFT to power its first ad-support subscription offering.\n\nThe software giant brought in $10 billion in ad revenues last year, selling ads on various services such as its Bing search engine and its business-focused social network, LinkedIn. Last month, Microsoft completed its acquisition of AT&T’s online advertising platform, Xandr, which allows advertisers to buy ad space across thousands of websites and target audiences.\nNetflix’s most popular streaming plan in the United States is now $15.50 per month. That follows several rate hikes to help pay for its original programming, which has gained importance since Disney pulled its programming and classic movies from Netflix after licensing agreements between the companies expired.\n\nApple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. This year, Apple TV+ has earned 52 Emmy nominations, with the second season of Ted Lasso getting 20 nominations overall. Another show, Severance, has garnered 14 total nominations in its first season.\n\nFor Disney, the increase in ad-free subscription pricing comes as rising production and programming costs for Disney+ and higher sports programming costs at ESPN+ contributed to operating losses in the recently reported fiscal third quarter. Direct-to-Consumer revenues increased 19% year over year to $5.1 billion and operating loss increased $0.8 billion to $1.1 billion. The increase in operating loss was due to a higher loss at Disney+, lower operating income at Hulu and, to a lesser extent, a higher loss at ESPN+.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company lowered its 2024 forecast for Disney+ between 215 million and 245 million subscribers. It had previously set subscriber guidance in the range of 230 million-260 million by the end of fiscal 2024. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nShares of the company have lost 27.4% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s decline of 28.8% on a year-to-date basis.\n\nThe new adjustment arrived from reduced expectations for India, where the company is losing streaming rights for Indian Premier League cricket matches. This is for the first time that Disney broke out estimates for Disney+ Hotstar customers in India from the rest of Disney+.\n\nDisney+ Hotstar has added 8.3 million subscribers in the company's third fiscal quarter, reaching 58.4 million subscribers in India and Southeast Asia.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The recent gains propelled the company past rival Netflix NFLX, which at the end of the second quarter had 220.7 million subscribers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company Price and Consensus The Walt Disney Company price-consensus-chart | The Walt Disney Company Quote Disney Outnumbers Netflix’s Subscriber Base but Will It Sustain?', 'news_article_title': "Disney's (DIS) Ad-Supported Disney+ Basic to Arrive on Dec 8", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The new ad-supported Disney+ Basic subscription will cost $7.99 a month, which is the current pricing for Disney+ without ads.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL streaming service, Apple TV+, continues to gain recognition with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso. Apple Inc. 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A 50% retracement for some signals a bull market.\nAs the S&P 500 and Nasdaq headed for a fourth straight week of gains, analysts noted the Federal Reserve still had its work cut out to tame inflation by raising interest rates without prompting a recession.\n"Markets certainly got great news this week on inflation," said Dec Mullarkey, managing director of investment strategy and asset allocation at SLC Management in Boston.\n"A victory lap in some respects was in order, but it\'s not \'mission accomplished\' by any means. It\'s still a very slow grind ahead."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 300.32 points, or 0.9%, to 33,636.99, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 53.72 points, or 1.28%, to 4,260.99 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 206.79 points, or 1.62%, to 12,986.70.\nWhile the Fed is prepared to further tighten monetary policy until inflation has fully abated, traders see just a 55.5% chance of policymakers raising rates by 50 basis points when they meet in September, instead of 75 basis points. FEDWATCH\nThe Fed has raised its policy rate by 225 basis points since March as it battles to cool demand without sparking a sharp rise in layoffs.\nAll 11 of the major S&P 500 sectors advanced, with information technology stocks .SPLRCT leading the gains.\nTechnology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each as investors snapped up growth shares and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week.\nUS/\nGrowth stocks .IGX have underpeformed theunderperformedterparts .IVX so far this year on worries that rising Treasury yields due to aggressive rate hikes will pressure their valuation. But growth outperformed value on Friday.\nInvestors bought $7.1 billion in equities in the week to Wednesday, according to a Bank of America note, with U.S. growth stocks recording their largest weekly inflow since December last year.\n"The major indices are trading near highs going back to May and June and those highs are now serving as near-term resistance," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of 50 Park Investments.\nMeanwhile, banks .SPXBK rose 0.8% and were on track to extend their rally for a sixth straight week. JPMorgan Chase JPM.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N rose about 1.0% each.\nData showed U.S. consumer sentiment ticked further up in August from a record low this summer and American households\' near-term outlook for inflation eased again on easing gasoline prices.\nAfter a rough start to the year, better-than-expected second-quarter earnings from corporate America have supported the upbeat sentiment for U.S. equities.\nOf the 456 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 77.6% have topped profit expectations, as per Refinitiv data.\nRivian Automotive Inc RIVN.O rose 0.3% as the electric-vehicle maker reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue.\nGlobalFoundries Inc GFS.O jumped 11.9% on being added to BofA Global Research\'s "U.S. 1 list."\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 3.51-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.56-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted five new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 64 new highs and 37 new lows.\nU.S. Inflation: Past its peak?https://tmsnrt.rs/3dkLbra\n(Reporting by Herbert Lash in New York Additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; 1-646-223-6019; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each as investors snapped up growth shares and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up for a fourth straight week of gains, as signs that inflation may have peaked in July increased investor confidence that a bull market is under way. The S&P 500 crossed a closely watched technical level of 4,231 points, indicating the benchmark index has recouped half its losses since tumbling from its all-time peak in January.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each as investors snapped up growth shares and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up for a fourth straight week of gains, as signs that inflation may have peaked in July increased investor confidence that a bull market is under way. Investors bought $7.1 billion in equities in the week to Wednesday, according to a Bank of America note, with U.S. growth stocks recording their largest weekly inflow since December last year.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St eyes weekly gains as slowing inflation raises hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each as investors snapped up growth shares and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up for a fourth straight week of gains, as signs that inflation may have peaked in July increased investor confidence that a bull market is under way. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 300.32 points, or 0.9%, to 33,636.99, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 53.72 points, or 1.28%, to 4,260.99 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 206.79 points, or 1.62%, to 12,986.70.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each as investors snapped up growth shares and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week. By Herbert Lash and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up for a fourth straight week of gains, as signs that inflation may have peaked in July increased investor confidence that a bull market is under way. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 300.32 points, or 0.9%, to 33,636.99, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 53.72 points, or 1.28%, to 4,260.99 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 206.79 points, or 1.62%, to 12,986.70.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/youtube-plans-to-launch-streaming-video-service-wsj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Aug 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.\nThe company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, which it is referring to internally as a "channel store", the report said, citing people close to the recent discussions.\nThe platform has been in the works for at least 18 months and could be available as early as this fall, the report added. https://on.wsj.com/3w22hAv\nAlphabet did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nWith more consumers cutting the cord on cable or satellite TV and shifting to subscription-based streaming services, the planned launch will allow YouTube to join companies like Roku Inc ROKU.O and Apple AAPL.O in a bid to gain a portion of the already crowded streaming market.\nEarlier this week, the New York Times reported that Walmart Inc WMT.N has held talks with media companies about including streaming entertainment in its membership service.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "With more consumers cutting the cord on cable or satellite TV and shifting to subscription-based streaming services, the planned launch will allow YouTube to join companies like Roku Inc ROKU.O and Apple AAPL.O in a bid to gain a portion of the already crowded streaming market. Aug 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that Walmart Inc WMT.N has held talks with media companies about including streaming entertainment in its membership service.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'With more consumers cutting the cord on cable or satellite TV and shifting to subscription-based streaming services, the planned launch will allow YouTube to join companies like Roku Inc ROKU.O and Apple AAPL.O in a bid to gain a portion of the already crowded streaming market. Aug 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, which it is referring to internally as a "channel store", the report said, citing people close to the recent discussions.', 'news_article_title': 'YouTube plans to launch streaming video service - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With more consumers cutting the cord on cable or satellite TV and shifting to subscription-based streaming services, the planned launch will allow YouTube to join companies like Roku Inc ROKU.O and Apple AAPL.O in a bid to gain a portion of the already crowded streaming market. Aug 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, which it is referring to internally as a "channel store", the report said, citing people close to the recent discussions.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'With more consumers cutting the cord on cable or satellite TV and shifting to subscription-based streaming services, the planned launch will allow YouTube to join companies like Roku Inc ROKU.O and Apple AAPL.O in a bid to gain a portion of the already crowded streaming market. Aug 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, which it is referring to internally as a "channel store", the report said, citing people close to the recent discussions.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-why-the-u.s.-and-china-are-interested-in-taiwan', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What is common between the U.S. and China? Both countries are obsessed with Taiwan due to its control of the semiconductor market. The Semiconductor Industry Association describes semiconductors as the brain of modern electronics. Now, about 63% of these "brains" are manufactured in Taiwan. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) itself churns out 54% of the global semiconductors. This clears the picture of why the U.S. and China are so focused on Taiwan.\nEarlier this month, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\'s trip to Taiwan thrust the tense China-Taiwan-U.S. dynamics into the limelight. China was very bothered by this trip and immediately got down to a full display of power as a protest. Many reasons are behind this, but the most important of all is the power play between the world\'s two largest economies for control over Taiwan\'s semiconductor manufacturing.\nGeopolitical Dynamics Between the Countries\nLet\'s talk about the dynamics between Taiwan and China, as well as between Taiwan and the U.S.\nTaiwan is an independently governed island country off China, which is still within the realm of the Republic of China. The history of Taiwan\'s resistance to Chinese communist rule dates back to post-World War II times.\nThe U.S. initially bonded with Taiwan over mutual opposition to China\'s communist-dominated political system. However, now, Taiwan\'s global dominance over semiconductor manufacturing has piqued the interest of the U.S., which has been trying to extend support to the country in its political struggle with China.\nNeedless to say, China is not happy about this setup. Although China enjoys around a 7% share in the global chip manufacturing market, it primarily relies on Taiwan\'s chip supply to manufacture its drones, military hardware, and other defense equipment.\nThe U.S., on the other hand, also has around a 7% market share, enjoyed by Global Foundries (GFS) in the international semiconductor manufacturing market. Even though it has some self-reliance in most of its military technologies, the U.S. still relies on Taiwan\'s chips to design several key defense systems. Moreover, 90% of the chips marketed by American tech stalwarts like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), and Qualcomm (QCOM) come from TSMC.\nYear-to-Date Price Performance Comparison\nWhy Has Nancy Pelosi\'s Visit Irked China?\nComing back to the controversial visit, China had warned against this move multiple times. The defiance was the first red flag. Moreover, during the trip, Pelosi met Mark Lui, chairman of TSMC, which further bothered China. This is because the U.S. has been trying to get TSMC to build a manufacturing unit on U.S. soil and reduce its chip supply to China. \nKnowing the repercussions of such a move by Taiwan, China retaliated against Pelosi\'s trip with an elaborate display of fire drills, making Taiwan aware that China could take it over at any moment.\nWhat a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Means for the U.S. Semiconductor Industry\nIf China invades and cuts off Taiwan\'s export of chips, China\'s market share could climb to 70%. Given the trade issues between the U.S. and China, the latter will have a monopolistic advantage over semiconductors, making it either difficult to attain or very expensive for American companies to source chips from China-controlled Taiwan.\nOn the flip side, Taiwan also sources raw materials and chemicals to produce its semiconductors. So, cutting off Taiwan will also hurt Taiwan\'s production, leading to a fresh disruption in the global supply chain.\nGiven this uncertainty of chip supply from Taiwan, countries have begun to hoard chips, giving a new direction to the already jammed supply chain. This may lead to a massive supply shortage of semiconductors in the U.S. and elsewhere, accompanied by price rises, denting the margins of semiconductor companies.\nThere\'s One Good Thing about the Current Supply Crunch\nInterestingly, one good thing to come of this scenario is the new Chips and Science Act of the U.S., which allocates almost $53 billion towards efforts to internalize chip production, citing it unsafe to depend on Taiwan.\nFrom navigating a potential supply crunch of a large magnitude to expanding its own innovation and production capacity, the U.S. semiconductor industry has a lot of work to do. The government\'s investment will support semiconductor companies to achieve self-reliance at discounted costs. The near term may look shaky, and supply may be tight, but American chipmakers have a long runway for considerable growth in the long haul, with or without Taiwan.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Moreover, 90% of the chips marketed by American tech stalwarts like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), and Qualcomm (QCOM) come from TSMC. Given the trade issues between the U.S. and China, the latter will have a monopolistic advantage over semiconductors, making it either difficult to attain or very expensive for American companies to source chips from China-controlled Taiwan. From navigating a potential supply crunch of a large magnitude to expanding its own innovation and production capacity, the U.S. semiconductor industry has a lot of work to do.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Moreover, 90% of the chips marketed by American tech stalwarts like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), and Qualcomm (QCOM) come from TSMC. Although China enjoys around a 7% share in the global chip manufacturing market, it primarily relies on Taiwan's chip supply to manufacture its drones, military hardware, and other defense equipment. What a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Means for the U.S. Semiconductor Industry If China invades and cuts off Taiwan's export of chips, China's market share could climb to 70%.", 'news_article_title': 'Here’s Why the U.S. and China are Interested in Taiwan', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Moreover, 90% of the chips marketed by American tech stalwarts like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), and Qualcomm (QCOM) come from TSMC. However, now, Taiwan's global dominance over semiconductor manufacturing has piqued the interest of the U.S., which has been trying to extend support to the country in its political struggle with China. Although China enjoys around a 7% share in the global chip manufacturing market, it primarily relies on Taiwan's chip supply to manufacture its drones, military hardware, and other defense equipment.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Moreover, 90% of the chips marketed by American tech stalwarts like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), and Qualcomm (QCOM) come from TSMC. Geopolitical Dynamics Between the Countries Let's talk about the dynamics between Taiwan and China, as well as between Taiwan and the U.S. Taiwan is an independently governed island country off China, which is still within the realm of the Republic of China. Although China enjoys around a 7% share in the global chip manufacturing market, it primarily relies on Taiwan's chip supply to manufacture its drones, military hardware, and other defense equipment."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-is-market-cap-in-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Market Capitalization (Cap) Definition\nIf you’re new to the stock market, you’ve likely been overwhelmed with all the stock market terms that investors use. In this article, we’re going to discuss what is market capitalization or market cap in stocks.\nDy definition, market capitalization is the value of a company that is traded on the stock market. Simply put, Market cap, or market capitalization, is a measure of the value of a publicly traded company’s shares.\nHow To Understand Market Capitalization (Cap)\nIn order to understand market cap, it is important to first understand what the stock market is. The stock market is a collection of all the stocks that are being traded on the stock exchange. The stock exchange is where companies list their stocks and investors can buy and sell them.\nUnderstanding market cap is important for understanding the overall value of a company. It also helps us compare companies within the same industry. It can also be useful for understanding the risk involved in investing in a particular company. A high market cap indicates that a company is large and stable. On the other side, a low market cap indicates that a company is small and riskier. Knowing the market cap can help you make informed investment decisions.\n[Read More] The Most Frequently Asked Questions About The Stock Market In 2022\nHow To Calculate Market Capitalization (Cap)\nNow we know now that the market cap is a measure of the value of a publicly traded company’s shares. Market cap is calculated by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current market price per share. For example, if a company has 1 million shares outstanding with a share price of $20, the market cap would be $20 million.\nAdditionally, the market cap is often used to categorize companies by size. Specifically, large-cap companies have a market cap of $10 billion or more. While small-cap companies have a market cap of less than $2 billion.\n[Read More] 15 Best Stocks To Buy For Beginners\nBottom Line\nThough market cap is a useful metric, it should not be the only factor to consider when making investment decisions. A company with a large market cap may be overvalued by the market, while a small-cap company may be undervalued.\nIn addition, the market cap does not take into account other important factors. This includes the company’s financial health, competitive advantage, and growth potential to name a few. As such, it is important to consider all available information when making investment decisions.\nBelow you will find a list of the 10 largest publicly traded companies in order by market cap. The current share price is as of Friday, August 12, 2022 afternoon.\nApple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nMarket Cap: $2.762 Trillion\nCurrent Share Price: $171.90\nMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)\nMarket Cap: $2.169 Trillion\nCurrent Share Price: $290.95\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)\nMarket Cap: $1.591 Trillion\nCurrent Share Price: $122.48\nAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nMarket Cap: $1.455 Trillion\nCurrent Share Price: $142.84\nTesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA)\nMarket Cap: $938.51 Billion\nCurrent Share Price: $898.54\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B)\nMarket Cap: $661.45 Billion\nCurrent Share Price: $300.34\nUnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH)\nMarket Cap: $506.05 Billion\nCurrent Share Price: $541.01\nMeta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META)\nMarket Cap: $484.45 Billion\nCurrent Share Price: $180.26\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (NYSE: TSM)\nMarket Cap: $472.06 Billion\nCurrent Share Price: $91.03\nNVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)\nMarket Cap: $464.23 Billion\nCurrent Share Price: $186.29\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Market Cap: $2.762 Trillion Current Share Price: $171.90 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Market Cap: $2.169 Trillion Current Share Price: $290.95 Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) Market Cap: $1.591 Trillion Current Share Price: $122.48 Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Market Cap: $1.455 Trillion Current Share Price: $142.84 Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Market Cap: $938.51 Billion Current Share Price: $898.54 Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) Market Cap: $661.45 Billion Current Share Price: $300.34 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) Market Cap: $506.05 Billion Current Share Price: $541.01 Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Market Cap: $484.45 Billion Current Share Price: $180.26 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (NYSE: TSM) Market Cap: $472.06 Billion Current Share Price: $91.03 NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Market Cap: $464.23 Billion Current Share Price: $186.29 If you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel. [Read More] 15 Best Stocks To Buy For Beginners Bottom Line Though market cap is a useful metric, it should not be the only factor to consider when making investment decisions. Below you will find a list of the 10 largest publicly traded companies in order by market cap.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Market Cap: $2.762 Trillion Current Share Price: $171.90 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Market Cap: $2.169 Trillion Current Share Price: $290.95 Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) Market Cap: $1.591 Trillion Current Share Price: $122.48 Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Market Cap: $1.455 Trillion Current Share Price: $142.84 Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Market Cap: $938.51 Billion Current Share Price: $898.54 Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) Market Cap: $661.45 Billion Current Share Price: $300.34 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) Market Cap: $506.05 Billion Current Share Price: $541.01 Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Market Cap: $484.45 Billion Current Share Price: $180.26 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (NYSE: TSM) Market Cap: $472.06 Billion Current Share Price: $91.03 NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Market Cap: $464.23 Billion Current Share Price: $186.29 If you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel. How To Understand Market Capitalization (Cap) In order to understand market cap, it is important to first understand what the stock market is. For example, if a company has 1 million shares outstanding with a share price of $20, the market cap would be $20 million.', 'news_article_title': 'What Is Market Cap In Stocks?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Market Cap: $2.762 Trillion Current Share Price: $171.90 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Market Cap: $2.169 Trillion Current Share Price: $290.95 Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) Market Cap: $1.591 Trillion Current Share Price: $122.48 Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Market Cap: $1.455 Trillion Current Share Price: $142.84 Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Market Cap: $938.51 Billion Current Share Price: $898.54 Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) Market Cap: $661.45 Billion Current Share Price: $300.34 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) Market Cap: $506.05 Billion Current Share Price: $541.01 Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Market Cap: $484.45 Billion Current Share Price: $180.26 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (NYSE: TSM) Market Cap: $472.06 Billion Current Share Price: $91.03 NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Market Cap: $464.23 Billion Current Share Price: $186.29 If you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel. How To Understand Market Capitalization (Cap) In order to understand market cap, it is important to first understand what the stock market is. [Read More] The Most Frequently Asked Questions About The Stock Market In 2022 How To Calculate Market Capitalization (Cap) Now we know now that the market cap is a measure of the value of a publicly traded company’s shares.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Market Cap: $2.762 Trillion Current Share Price: $171.90 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Market Cap: $2.169 Trillion Current Share Price: $290.95 Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) Market Cap: $1.591 Trillion Current Share Price: $122.48 Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Market Cap: $1.455 Trillion Current Share Price: $142.84 Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Market Cap: $938.51 Billion Current Share Price: $898.54 Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) Market Cap: $661.45 Billion Current Share Price: $300.34 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) Market Cap: $506.05 Billion Current Share Price: $541.01 Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Market Cap: $484.45 Billion Current Share Price: $180.26 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (NYSE: TSM) Market Cap: $472.06 Billion Current Share Price: $91.03 NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Market Cap: $464.23 Billion Current Share Price: $186.29 If you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel. How To Understand Market Capitalization (Cap) In order to understand market cap, it is important to first understand what the stock market is. [Read More] The Most Frequently Asked Questions About The Stock Market In 2022 How To Calculate Market Capitalization (Cap) Now we know now that the market cap is a measure of the value of a publicly traded company’s shares.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fridays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-iwy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.5 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 393,000. Shares of IWY were up about 1.8% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading up about 2.8% with over 62.8 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 2% on volume of over 47.1 million shares. Workday is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 6% on the day, while Occidental Petroleum is lagging other components of the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, trading lower by about 0.2%.\nVIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IWY\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.5 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 393,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading up about 2.8% with over 62.8 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 2% on volume of over 47.1 million shares. Workday is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 6% on the day, while Occidental Petroleum is lagging other components of the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, trading lower by about 0.2%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.5 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 393,000. Workday is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 6% on the day, while Occidental Petroleum is lagging other components of the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, trading lower by about 0.2%. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IWY The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IWY", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.5 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 393,000. Workday is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 6% on the day, while Occidental Petroleum is lagging other components of the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, trading lower by about 0.2%. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IWY The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.5 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 393,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Advanced Micro Devices, trading up about 2.8% with over 62.8 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 2% on volume of over 47.1 million shares. Workday is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 6% on the day, while Occidental Petroleum is lagging other components of the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, trading lower by about 0.2%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spyg-utrn%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, which added 7,300,000 units, or a 3.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.1%, and Microsoft is up by about 0.4%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the UTRN ETF, which added 1,050,000 units, for a 33.9% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: SPYG, UTRN: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.1%, and Microsoft is up by about 0.4%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the UTRN ETF, which added 1,050,000 units, for a 33.9% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPYG, UTRN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, which added 7,300,000 units, or a 3.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the UTRN ETF, which added 1,050,000 units, for a 33.9% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPYG, UTRN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPYG, UTRN: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, which added 7,300,000 units, or a 3.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.1%, and Microsoft is up by about 0.4%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the UTRN ETF, which added 1,050,000 units, for a 33.9% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, which added 7,300,000 units, or a 3.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the UTRN ETF, which added 1,050,000 units, for a 33.9% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPYG, UTRN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-of-my-favorite-stocks-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The market meltdown in the first half of 2022 was uncomfortable, but it also created many fantastic investment opportunities. Companies of impeccable quality are suddenly trading at rock-bottom prices. As long as you stick with wonderful businesses and hold them for at least five years, the shares you buy at today's bargain-bin discounts should deliver tremendous returns in the long run.\nHere are two of my favorite investment ideas in this dangerous but opportunity-packed market. Spoiler alert: These companies address the same market from two very different angles.\nThe service-neutral streaming platform\nMedia-streaming technology expert Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is already a firmly established leader in its chosen field. Buying a smart TV in North America probably means you get Roku's operating system and media-streaming apps.\nThe company's market share here was 56% in March 2022, far ahead of Apple and Samsung, which battle for second place with market shares of less than 20% each. That duel has been going on for years, and neither have been able to steal any meaningful market share from Roku.\nRoku's dominance in the crucial American market sets the company up to benefit from the digital streaming trend on a fundamental level. No matter which content studios and streaming services are winning consumer hearts and wallet share in the long run, every content source worth its salt needs to work with the market-leading Roku platform.\nThe situation is different overseas. Roku is so tightly focused on North America that it doesn't even break out international results in its financial filings. All you get in those documents is the admission that international sales consistently account for less than 10% of the company's total revenue, and hence don't have to be reported in greater detail.\nThat imbalance smells like a growth vector to me. Roku is poised to follow in the illustrious footsteps of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) here. The global leader of the streaming video industry manages a deeply international user base nowadays, where only one-third of its 221 million subscribers hail from North American shores. Ten years ago, 88% of Netflix's subscribers were found in the domestic market.\nI'm not saying that Roku will follow the same path to international growth without lifting a finger. In fact, it will take hard work and lots of time to achieve similar growth figures. However, Roku is perfectly poised to attempt to follow Netflix's example.\nAt the same time, the streaming market itself continues to expand as consumers around the world ditch their cable and broadcast TV services in favor of digital solutions. Suitable broadband connections and digital payment services are also becoming more widely available in developing nations, giving companies like Roku more support for their subscription-based business plans.\nIn last month's second-quarter report, inflation and macroeconomic pressure tripped up Roku's nascent advertising services. And many investors are backing away from fast-growing but unprofitable companies like Roku right now. The advertising stumbles provided more fuel for the bearish argument against this stock. As a result of these headwinds, it's down 65% in 2022.\nBut I expect the advertising market and Roku's ad platform to undergo a full recovery over the next year or two, giving this side project a chance to deliver profitable growth for the long haul. And the company should start pushing into international markets soon enough, opening the doors to a much larger addressable market. The lessons learned in America will come in handy to support Roku's international ambitions.\nSo buying Roku stock at these deeply discounted prices looks like an intelligent wealth-building move.\nThe content-making household name\nYou don't have to go far away from Roku to find my next top-shelf investment idea. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is trading 24% lower this year. The stock is changing hands at valuation ratios well below Disney's historical averages, and the company is flexing its industry-defining muscles in the streaming market.\nIn this week's third-quarter report, for example, Disney said it added 14.4 million subscribers to the streaming services Disney+ and Hotstar. The company's total number of streaming subscribers now stands at 231.1 million, passing Netflix's global customer count for the first time.\nAt the same time, Disney is switching gears in the streaming sector. The company announced price increases for all of its domestic streaming services, which should boost their top-line contributions but cool down the subscriber growth. But a free-to-watch version of Disney+ is coming soon, bringing a fully ad-supported option for the most price-sensitive viewers.\nThe company threw its full weight behind streaming content in 2021, and the audacious bet is already paying off. So if you prefer a media streaming investment with a deeper focus on content production, you can skip Roku and go straight to the House of Mouse instead. Both stocks should serve you well in the coming years, and even decades. Their low share prices are just icing on the lucrative cake.\n10 stocks we like better than Roku\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Roku wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nAnders Bylund has positions in Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The global leader of the streaming video industry manages a deeply international user base nowadays, where only one-third of its 221 million subscribers hail from North American shores. Suitable broadband connections and digital payment services are also becoming more widely available in developing nations, giving companies like Roku more support for their subscription-based business plans. But I expect the advertising market and Roku's ad platform to undergo a full recovery over the next year or two, giving this side project a chance to deliver profitable growth for the long haul.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The service-neutral streaming platform Media-streaming technology expert Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is already a firmly established leader in its chosen field. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '2 of My Favorite Stocks Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In this week's third-quarter report, for example, Disney said it added 14.4 million subscribers to the streaming services Disney+ and Hotstar. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Roku wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Roku's dominance in the crucial American market sets the company up to benefit from the digital streaming trend on a fundamental level. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022 Anders Bylund has positions in Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-globalfoundries-micron-technology-and-applied-materials-soared-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of semiconductor-focused companies GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), and Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) were roaring higher today, up 12%, 4.3%, and 4.7%, respectively, as of 2:31 p.m. ET.\nThere wasn\'t any company-specific news today for any of these stocks, although there was earlier in the week, especially for GlobalFoundries. However, broader optimism over the path of inflation, the passage of the CHIPS Act earlier this week, and today\'s likely passage by the House of the Inflation Reduction Act could all be helping these stocks move higher.\nAdditionally, an article on Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone production plans last night may have eased some fears around the beaten-down chip sector.\nSo what\nIn conjunction with many clean energy stocks, many semiconductor stocks are on the rise today in anticipation of the House passing the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides subsidies to consumers to purchase new or used qualifying electric vehicles (EVs).\nThat could be because electric vehicles require vastly more semiconductor content than traditional internal combustion vehicles. According to GlobalFoundries\' recent Capital Markets Day presentation, Level 2 autonomous EVs require three times the semiconductor content of traditional cars, while Level 4 autonomous EVs require six times the amount. With only 5% EV penetration in the U.S. and 8% global penetration, it\'s possible EVs could see a tipping point into mass adoption with the help of this bill.\nOn that note, GlobalFoundries produces lots of chips on mature lagging-edge nodes that are used in EVs, such as power semiconductors. Earlier this week, it announced an extension of its long-term supply agreement with Qualcomm, which notably includes Qualcomm\'s auto chip platform.\nThe CHIPS Act, passed earlier this week, should also help GlobalFoundries. On the heels of GlobalFoundries\' earnings beat on Tuesday and its Capital Markets Day for analysts on Thursday, Baird analyst Tristan Guerra reiterated the stock\'s outperform rating on GlobalFoundries, while keeping its price target at $100, about 50% higher than the price today.\nGuerra believes the CHIPS Act will enable the U.S.-based foundry to expand its gross margin beyond its long-term target. In this week\'s Capital Market presentation, GlobalFoundries outlined an ambition for today\'s 27% gross margin to expand to 40% over time, while also projecting 8% to 12% annual revenue growth.\nMemory-producer Micron also had two big announcements. First, the company guided down again for its current quarter, as the pandemic hangover in PCs continues to bite its near-term results. Citing macroeconomic worries on the part of customers, management noted a broadening of inventory adjustments that should take a couple of quarters to work through.\nAlthough Micron fell on that news, it is ending the week higher. That could be due to today\'s optimism over the IRA, as well as this week\'s signing of the CHIPS Act. Following the CHIPS Act, Micron announced a $40 billion investment in leading-edge memory manufacturing in the U.S., which will take place over the course of the decade.\nMicron is also highly sensitive to the broader economy, since its memory chips are commodity-like, with prices that fluctuate with supply and demand. Since the markets received some positive news on the inflation front on Wednesday, with month-over-month inflation at zero for the first time in a long time, many economically sensitive stocks blasted higher on renewed optimism for a "soft landing."\nMeanwhile, all of these new manufacturing subsidies should go a long way toward boosting Applied Materials, which is the largest semiconductor equipment stock by revenue. Although the stock had fallen to start the year on fears of an economic slowdown, the passage of the CHIPS Act could lead to some redundant chip manufacturing investment in the near term, perhaps softening any potential downturn -- if one even materializes.\nFinally, as a cherry on top of a momentous week, Bloomberg reported that Apple has told its suppliers to build at least 90 million iPhone 14 units this year. That figure would be about the same as last year, and seemed to provide a data point that smartphone demand on the high end remains resilient, in spite of fears over big declines that have plagued lower-end phone brands this year. Given Apple\'s size and prominence, chip companies tend to react to Apple news as well, for good or ill.\nNow what\nSemiconductor stocks had a brutal start to 2022 in anticipation of the semiconductor downturn that appears to be taking place; however, given how forward-looking this cyclical sector is, the combination of waning inflationary pressures and large manufacturing subsidies from the U.S. government this week is pointing to better times ahead.\nOne rule of semiconductor investing: If you wait for the slump to sell or concrete positive financials to buy, odds are you will have missed a big move in the stocks, in either direction.\n10 stocks we like better than GlobalFoundries Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and GlobalFoundries Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nBilly Duberstein has positions in Apple, Applied Materials, and Micron Technology and has the following options: short January 2023 $160 calls on Micron Technology and short January 2023 $210 calls on Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Applied Materials, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Additionally, an article on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone production plans last night may have eased some fears around the beaten-down chip sector. In this week's Capital Market presentation, GlobalFoundries outlined an ambition for today's 27% gross margin to expand to 40% over time, while also projecting 8% to 12% annual revenue growth. Finally, as a cherry on top of a momentous week, Bloomberg reported that Apple has told its suppliers to build at least 90 million iPhone 14 units this year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Additionally, an article on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone production plans last night may have eased some fears around the beaten-down chip sector. According to GlobalFoundries' recent Capital Markets Day presentation, Level 2 autonomous EVs require three times the semiconductor content of traditional cars, while Level 4 autonomous EVs require six times the amount. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022 Billy Duberstein has positions in Apple, Applied Materials, and Micron Technology and has the following options: short January 2023 $160 calls on Micron Technology and short January 2023 $210 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Why GlobalFoundries, Micron Technology, and Applied Materials Soared Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Additionally, an article on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone production plans last night may have eased some fears around the beaten-down chip sector. What happened Shares of semiconductor-focused companies GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), and Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) were roaring higher today, up 12%, 4.3%, and 4.7%, respectively, as of 2:31 p.m. The CHIPS Act, passed earlier this week, should also help GlobalFoundries.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Additionally, an article on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone production plans last night may have eased some fears around the beaten-down chip sector. However, broader optimism over the path of inflation, the passage of the CHIPS Act earlier this week, and today's likely passage by the House of the Inflation Reduction Act could all be helping these stocks move higher. Given Apple's size and prominence, chip companies tend to react to Apple news as well, for good or ill. Now what Semiconductor stocks had a brutal start to 2022 in anticipation of the semiconductor downturn that appears to be taking place; however, given how forward-looking this cyclical sector is, the combination of waning inflationary pressures and large manufacturing subsidies from the U.S. government this week is pointing to better times ahead."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-weekly-gains-on-signs-of-cooling-inflation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh\nAug 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Friday, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq for a fourth straight week of gains on easing bets of another super-sized interest rate hike on evidence of cooling inflation.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX is up 16% from its mid-June low, with the latest boost coming from a slower-than-expected rise in consumer prices and a surprise drop in producer prices in July.\nThe benchmark index briefly crossed a closely watched technical level of 4,231 points, indicating it has recovered 50% of its bear market loss.\n"The economy is not falling off a cliff, but there are some troubling signs. Still, the bulls can point to a very strong jobs market and corporate earnings that did not suggest a slowdown was hurting company profits," said Lindsey Bell, chief markets and money strategist at Ally.\n"Stocks big and small have recovered impressively in the last two months despite a very mixed bag of economic data."\nWhile policymakers remain firm about a further tightening in monetary policy until inflation pressures fully abate, traders see a 63.5% chance of the Fed raising rates by 50 basis points next month instead of a 75 basis points hike. FEDWATCH\nThe Fed has raised its policy rate by 225 basis points since March as it battles to cool demand without sparking a sharp rise in layoffs.\nTen of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors advanced in early trading, with communication services .SPLRCL and information technology stocks .SPLRCL leading the gains.\nHigh-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O rose 0.8% each as investors returned to riskier assets and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week. US/\nGrowth stocks .IGX have underpeformed their value counterparts .IVX so far this year on worries that rising Treasury yields due to aggressive rate hikes will pressure their valuation.\nInvestors bought $7.1 billion in equities in the week to Wednesday, according to a Bank of America note, with U.S. growth stocks recording their largest weekly inflow since December last year.\n"The major indices are trading near highs going back to May and June and those highs are now serving as near-term resistance," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of 50 Park Investments.\nMeanwhile, banks .SPXBK edged 0.3% lower but were still on track to extend their rally for sixth straight week.\nData showed U.S. consumer sentiment ticked further up in August from a record low this summer and American households\' near-term outlook for inflation eased again on easing gasoline prices.\nAt 10:09 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 99.94 points, or 0.30%, at 33,436.61, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 22.64 points, or 0.54%, at 4,229.91, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 98.18 points, or 0.77%, at 12,878.09.\nAfter a rough start to the year, better-than-expected second quarter earnings from corporate America have supported the upbeat sentiment for U.S. equities.\nOf the 456 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 77.6% have topped profit expectations, as per Refinitiv data.\nRivian Automotive Inc RIVN.O rose 1.3% as the electric-vehicle maker reported better-than-expected second quarter revenue.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.35-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.80-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 28 new highs and 18 new lows.\nU.S. Inflation: Past its peak?https://tmsnrt.rs/3dkLbra\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @bansarikamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "High-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O rose 0.8% each as investors returned to riskier assets and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq for a fourth straight week of gains on easing bets of another super-sized interest rate hike on evidence of cooling inflation. US/ Growth stocks .IGX have underpeformed their value counterparts .IVX so far this year on worries that rising Treasury yields due to aggressive rate hikes will pressure their valuation.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'High-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O rose 0.8% each as investors returned to riskier assets and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week. While policymakers remain firm about a further tightening in monetary policy until inflation pressures fully abate, traders see a 63.5% chance of the Fed raising rates by 50 basis points next month instead of a 75 basis points hike. After a rough start to the year, better-than-expected second quarter earnings from corporate America have supported the upbeat sentiment for U.S. equities.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for weekly gains on signs of cooling inflation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'High-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O rose 0.8% each as investors returned to riskier assets and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week. While policymakers remain firm about a further tightening in monetary policy until inflation pressures fully abate, traders see a 63.5% chance of the Fed raising rates by 50 basis points next month instead of a 75 basis points hike. Investors bought $7.1 billion in equities in the week to Wednesday, according to a Bank of America note, with U.S. growth stocks recording their largest weekly inflow since December last year.', 'news_textrank_summary': "High-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O rose 0.8% each as investors returned to riskier assets and Treasury yields dipped after a volatile week. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Aniruddha Ghosh Aug 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq for a fourth straight week of gains on easing bets of another super-sized interest rate hike on evidence of cooling inflation. While policymakers remain firm about a further tightening in monetary policy until inflation pressures fully abate, traders see a 63.5% chance of the Fed raising rates by 50 basis points next month instead of a 75 basis points hike."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/where-should-you-store-the-private-keys-to-your-eth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Frank Corva \nThere are a number of factors to consider when choosing where to store the private keys for your Ether (ETH) — the native asset of the Ethereum blockchain.\nFirst, you have to consider whether you’re planning to hold your ETH long-term or short-term.\nThen, you must think about how important safety is to you.\nYou also have to consider whether you want to put your ETH to work — do you want to stake it, lend it or yield farm with it?\nBecause of the dynamic nature of ETH, choosing the right wallet in which to store the private keys to your ETH is a serious consideration.\nETH is not a share of a company\nWhen most people first buy some ETH — or any other digital asset for that matter — they open an account on a major centralized exchange like Coinbase or Binance, buy the digital asset that they want, and then leave the asset in a wallet “on the exchange.”\nBut the asset isn’t “on the exchange” — instead, it’s on the blockchain. The private keys to the asset remain in the hands of the exchange if you don't take custody of them by transferring them to a wallet for which you hold the private keys. More on that in a moment, though.\nMost people leave their private keys with an exchange because they’re accustomed to buying assets via brokerages like Fidelity, Charles Schwab or Robinhood. \nWhen you buy assets via these exchanges, your IOU for the share of the stock you buy is stored on the platform’s centralized database. You don’t have the option to move your shares of Apple stock (AAPL) into your own custody. But this isn’t the case with ETH or other crypto assets.\nTaking responsibility for your ETH and putting it to work\nSo, now you’ve done it — you sat down to move the private keys for your ETH into your own custody because you finally heeded the “not your keys, not your coins” warning.\nBut where do you move the private keys to your ETH to? \nIf security is of paramount importance to you and you plan to hold your ETH long-term, then you’ll probably want to move your private keys to a device like a Ledger or Trezor wallet — a hardware wallet that stores your private keys offline \nBecause transferring the private keys for your digital assets on and off a hardware wallet is a bit of a hassle, you’re more likely to buy and hold once you transfer your private keys to one of these devices. \nIf you’re only speculating in the short-term with your ETH holdings, then you might want to transfer the private keys to your ETH to a desktop or mobile wallet like Exodus or Atomic. Storing the private keys to your ETH in a software wallet is safer than leaving them in the hands of an exchange, but not quite as safe as storing them offline in a hardware wallet.\nOr maybe you’re a crypto degen — a more savvy crypto investor who likes to take bigger risks with their crypto — and you want to put your crypto to work. Then, you’ll want to transfer your crypto to a browser extension wallet like MetaMask. Doing so will allow you to utilize DeFi platforms like Aave or SushiSwap, where you can lend your ETH or use it to yield farm.\nRecognizing the commitment to your ETH\nPurchasing some ETH on a centralized exchange is only the first step in committing yourself to your crypto investment.\nThe next step is finding a home for the private keys to your ETH — and recognizing that the home for those private keys may change as you become a more sophisticated crypto investor. \nIf you’re new to investing in ETH, what’s most important to understand from the onset is that ETH isn’t a stock or any other type of traditional investment — or an IOU which can only be stored on the centralized database of the brokerage where you purchased the asset. \nWhere you store the private keys to your ETH is ultimately up to you — and this is perhaps one of the most important considerations when choosing to invest in the asset.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'You don’t have the option to move your shares of Apple stock (AAPL) into your own custody. By Frank Corva There are a number of factors to consider when choosing where to store the private keys for your Ether (ETH) — the native asset of the Ethereum blockchain. Most people leave their private keys with an exchange because they’re accustomed to buying assets via brokerages like Fidelity, Charles Schwab or Robinhood.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'You don’t have the option to move your shares of Apple stock (AAPL) into your own custody. When you buy assets via these exchanges, your IOU for the share of the stock you buy is stored on the platform’s centralized database. If security is of paramount importance to you and you plan to hold your ETH long-term, then you’ll probably want to move your private keys to a device like a Ledger or Trezor wallet — a hardware wallet that stores your private keys offline Because transferring the private keys for your digital assets on and off a hardware wallet is a bit of a hassle, you’re more likely to buy and hold once you transfer your private keys to one of these devices.', 'news_article_title': 'Where Should You Store the Private Keys to Your ETH?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "You don’t have the option to move your shares of Apple stock (AAPL) into your own custody. The private keys to the asset remain in the hands of the exchange if you don't take custody of them by transferring them to a wallet for which you hold the private keys. But where do you move the private keys to your ETH to?", 'news_textrank_summary': 'You don’t have the option to move your shares of Apple stock (AAPL) into your own custody. ETH is not a share of a company When most people first buy some ETH — or any other digital asset for that matter — they open an account on a major centralized exchange like Coinbase or Binance, buy the digital asset that they want, and then leave the asset in a wallet “on the exchange.” But the asset isn’t “on the exchange” — instead, it’s on the blockchain. Taking responsibility for your ETH and putting it to work So, now you’ve done it — you sat down to move the private keys for your ETH into your own custody because you finally heeded the “not your keys, not your coins” warning.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-top-metaverse-stocks-ready-for-a-bull-run-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The metaverse is supposed to be a groundbreaking concept that's going to change the way people interact with each other, connecting our virtual avatars in 3D virtual worlds from the comforts of our homes, offices, or anywhere with devices such as headsets or smartphones.\nThird-party estimates forecast that the metaverse could become an $800 billion market by 2028. People are expected to use this platform for work, education, socializing, and even attending sports events and concerts. Not surprisingly, many tech giants are in the race to make the most of this potential revenue opportunity.\nNvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are among the technology companies that could win big from the metaverse. Both stocks have been flying high in the past month, and it won't be surprising to see them soar higher in the future, thanks to the metaverse. Let's see why.\n1. Nvidia\nNvidia's graphics cards and data center chips are going to play an important role in making the metaverse a reality. This is already evident from the usage of Nvidia's graphics cards in Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ: META) AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) supercomputer that's supposed to help build a foundational framework for handling metaverse workloads.\nMeta had announced in January this year that it would be using 16,000 Nvidia GPUs (graphics processing units) to power this supercomputer. Additionally, Meta recently announced that it would be increasing the deployment of GPUs in data centers by fivefold this year to power its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled content discovery engine, which could be a boon for Nvidia's graphics cards sales.\nNvidia's relationship with Meta could get stronger with time as the latter intends to spend aggressively, in the long run, to make the metaverse a reality. That's because the metaverse would require a massive bump in computing power. Chip giant Intel estimates that rolling out the metaverse successfully would require a thousand-times increase in computing capacity.\nThis is where Nvidia's GPUs come into play, thanks to their ability to handle heavy workloads. In simpler words, the metaverse will create the need for more data center accelerators such as GPUs. According to third-party estimates, the data center accelerator market could grow at an annual pace of 37% through 2026. Catalysts such as the metaverse could help this market sustain its impressive pace of growth, presenting a solid opportunity for Nvidia to expand its data center business in the long run.\nNvidia's data center revenue shot up 83% year over year in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (for the three months ended on May 1, 2022) to a record $3.75 billion. The segment's impressive growth led to a 46% spike in its total revenue to $8.29 billion. The healthy prospect of the data center business is one of the reasons why analysts are expecting 23% annual earnings growth from Nvidia over the next five years.\nHowever, the adoption of nascent technologies such as the metaverse could give Nvidia's data center segment an additional boost and help it grow at a faster pace.\n2. Apple\nApple is a consumer electronics giant that's famous for its iPhones and iPads, and the metaverse could present the next frontier for the company to grow its devices business.\nReports suggest that Apple is developing a mixed reality headset that would support both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) devices. The tech giant is expected to launch its first headset next year, followed by the release of an improved version in 2024.\nThis rumored move by Apple could open a whole new addressable market for Apple as AR/VR headsets are going to be the gateway to the metaverse for users, transporting them into virtual worlds where their virtual avatars could interact with others.\nNot surprisingly, market research firm IDC estimates that sales of VR headsets could jump from an estimated 13.9 million units in 2022 to almost 35 million units in 2026. Meanwhile, the revenue from the AR wearables market is expected to hit $30 billion by 2030, according to data analytics firm GlobalData.\nApple's patent wins for its mixed-reality headsets indicate that the company could indeed be preparing to enter this market. So, don't be surprised to see the metaverse giving Apple's growth a nice shot in the arm in the future by making a significant contribution to its top line. Throw in other catalysts, such as Apple's dominant position in the 5G smartphone market and the growth of its services business, and investors have multiple reasons to buy this stock right now.\nApple stock has appreciated 17% in the past month, but it is still available at an attractive valuation. The price-to-earnings ratio of 27 is lower than last year's multiple of nearly 32. So, investors looking to buy a tech stock should take a closer look at Apple as the company looks capable of sustaining its bull run for a long time to come as catalysts such as the metaverse come into play.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Intel, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are among the technology companies that could win big from the metaverse. Additionally, Meta recently announced that it would be increasing the deployment of GPUs in data centers by fivefold this year to power its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled content discovery engine, which could be a boon for Nvidia's graphics cards sales. Catalysts such as the metaverse could help this market sustain its impressive pace of growth, presenting a solid opportunity for Nvidia to expand its data center business in the long run.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are among the technology companies that could win big from the metaverse. This is already evident from the usage of Nvidia's graphics cards in Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ: META) AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) supercomputer that's supposed to help build a foundational framework for handling metaverse workloads. Catalysts such as the metaverse could help this market sustain its impressive pace of growth, presenting a solid opportunity for Nvidia to expand its data center business in the long run.", 'news_article_title': '2 Top Metaverse Stocks Ready for a Bull Run', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are among the technology companies that could win big from the metaverse. Nvidia Nvidia's graphics cards and data center chips are going to play an important role in making the metaverse a reality. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are among the technology companies that could win big from the metaverse. Nvidia Nvidia's graphics cards and data center chips are going to play an important role in making the metaverse a reality. Catalysts such as the metaverse could help this market sustain its impressive pace of growth, presenting a solid opportunity for Nvidia to expand its data center business in the long run."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/surprise-warren-buffett-owns-all-5-faang-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has made making money on Wall Street look easy. Although the Oracle of Omaha isn\'t infallible, he\'s overseen a jaw-dropping 20.1% average annual return on his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) since taking the reins in 1965. For those who are curious, this works out to an aggregate return of more than 3,600,000% through the end of 2021.\nBecause of Warren Buffett\'s resounding success over the years, retail and professional investors alike have been known to ride his coattails to big gains. They do this by closely monitoring Berkshire Hathaway\'s 13F filings.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBerkshire Hathaway\'s 13Fs don\'t always tell the full story\nA 13F is akin to looking under the hood of a high-powered automobile. It\'s a required filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management and allows investors to see what securities successful fund managers were buying, selling, and holding during the most-recent quarter. A 13F is often the golden ticket to mirroring Buffett\'s investment activity.\nBut as we\'ve seen, not everything Warren Buffett owns or buys is necessarily going to show up in a 13F filing with the SEC. For example, the Oracle of Omaha and his right-hand man Charlie Munger have repurchased more than $62 billion of Berkshire Hathaway\'s Class A and B shares since July 2018. That\'s far more than this dynamic duo has spent on any single stock in Berkshire\'s investment portfolio over the past four years -- and you won\'t find this buying activity listed in a 13F filing.\nLikewise, Warren Buffett has a secret portfolio with $6.31 billion in assets under management, as of the end of March. When Berkshire Hathaway acquired insurer General Re in 1998 for $22 billion, it also bought specialty investment company and General Re subsidiary New England Asset Management (NEAM).\nEven though Buffett isn\'t in control of NEAM\'s investment portfolio, Berkshire Hathaway is ultimately the owner of any securities it buys. You can find New England Asset Management\'s holdings in its quarterly 13F, but you won\'t find these holdings listed in Berkshire\'s quarterly 13F filing.\nSurprise! Warren Buffett (sort of) owns all the FAANG stocks\nPerhaps the biggest surprise of all is that Warren Buffett, an investor who\'s generally shunned technology stocks and high-growth companies throughout his 57-plus years at the helm, has a stake, either directly or indirectly, in all five FAANG stocks.\nWhen I say "FAANG," I\'m talking about:\nFacebook, which has changed its name to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)\nGoogle, which changed its name to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG)\nA few of the FAANGs have been fixtures in Buffett\'s portfolio for years. Apple is Berkshire\'s largest holding by market value, accounting for 42.5% of the company\'s $354 billion of invested assets, as of last weekend. The Oracle of Omaha refers to Apple as one of his company\'s "four giants," so it\'s unlikely this position will be reduced anytime soon.\nMeanwhile, e-commerce giant Amazon has been a continuous holding for more than three years. Buffett has previously stated that Berkshire\'s position in Amazon was initiated by one of his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs or Ted Weschler. Both Apple and Amazon have been showing up in Berkshire Hathaway\'s quarterly 13Fs.\nBut what about social media stock Meta Platforms, streaming-platform Netflix, and internet-search behemoth Alphabet (the parent of Google)? For these stocks, we have to go further down the rabbit hole to one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s first-quarter buys.\nAmong the 16 stocks Warren Buffett and his investing team added since the year began is diversified holding-company Markel (NYSE: MKL). This company is often viewed by the investing community as a mini-Berkshire, with nearly $7 billion in assets under management, as of June 30, 2022.\nBuffett is a shareholder in Markel, as his company, technically, has a vested interest in the more than 100 securities in which Markel is invested. This includes 43,000 shares of Netflix, more than 184,000 shares of Meta, and close to 2.75 million shares of Google (Class C, GOOG).\nIndirectly, at least, Warren Buffett "owns" all five FAANG stocks.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe FAANG stocks check all the appropriate boxes for Buffett\nEven though the Oracle of Omaha only owns two of the five FAANGs directly, they all possess the characteristics Buffett would look for in a long-term investment. For instance, each of the FAANG stocks are industry leaders that have operating models capable of running on autopilot:\nMeta had more than half the world\'s adult population (3.65 billion people) visit its owned social media assets on a monthly basis during the second quarter.\nApple has controlled 50% or more of U.S. smartphone market share in all but one quarter since releasing a 5G-capable iPhone.\nAmazon is forecast by eMarketer to account for just shy of 40% of all U.S. online retail sales in 2022. That\'s more than its 14 closest competitors on a combined basis.\nNetflix accounted for a whopping 45.2% of global-streaming market share, as of the first quarter of 2022, according to Parrot Analytics.\nAlphabet\'s internet-search engine Google is a veritable monopoly. Over the past 24 months, it\'s controlled between 91% and 93% of global internet-search share.\nThese are also well-recognized brands that have relatively loyal customer bases. Amazon has pivoted its strong customer engagement into more than 200 million global Prime memberships, which add tens of billions in annual revenue for the company. Meanwhile, Apple is leaning on its loyal customers as it transitions to a subscription service-driven operating model.\nWarren Buffett will also appreciate the capital-return programs for these companies. Apple has repurchased approximately $520 billion worth of its own stock since initiating a buyback program in 2013. As for Alphabet, it\'s spent around $140 billion on share repurchases over the past five years (through June 30, 2022). A hearty dividend and/or buyback program is an easy way to get Warren Buffett\'s attention and stay on his good side.\nEven the management teams for all five FAANG stocks are arguably strong. There\'s been continuity at key leadership positions and, for the most part, long-term strategic visions are being met. In other words, the FAANG stocks check all the right boxes for Warren Buffett.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (B shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Amazon, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Markel, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m talking about: Facebook, which has changed its name to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which changed its name to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) A few of the FAANGs have been fixtures in Buffett\'s portfolio for years. That\'s far more than this dynamic duo has spent on any single stock in Berkshire\'s investment portfolio over the past four years -- and you won\'t find this buying activity listed in a 13F filing. For instance, each of the FAANG stocks are industry leaders that have operating models capable of running on autopilot: Meta had more than half the world\'s adult population (3.65 billion people) visit its owned social media assets on a monthly basis during the second quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m talking about: Facebook, which has changed its name to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which changed its name to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) A few of the FAANGs have been fixtures in Buffett\'s portfolio for years. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Markel, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Surprise! Warren Buffett "Owns" All 5 FAANG Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m talking about: Facebook, which has changed its name to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which changed its name to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) A few of the FAANGs have been fixtures in Buffett\'s portfolio for years. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Warren Buffett (sort of) owns all the FAANG stocks Perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that Warren Buffett, an investor who\'s generally shunned technology stocks and high-growth companies throughout his 57-plus years at the helm, has a stake, either directly or indirectly, in all five FAANG stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m talking about: Facebook, which has changed its name to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which changed its name to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) A few of the FAANGs have been fixtures in Buffett\'s portfolio for years. Warren Buffett (sort of) owns all the FAANG stocks Perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that Warren Buffett, an investor who\'s generally shunned technology stocks and high-growth companies throughout his 57-plus years at the helm, has a stake, either directly or indirectly, in all five FAANG stocks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Markel, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Netflix.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/explainer-how-could-the-new-u.s.-corporate-minimum-tax-affect-companies-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Rose Horowitch and David Lawder\nAug 12 (Reuters) - The main revenue source in the new U.S. tax, climate and drugs bill is a novel 15% corporate minimum tax aimed at stopping large, profitable companies from gaming the Internal Revenue Service code and slashing their tax bills to zero.\nThe U.S. House of Representatives was scheduled to vote on Friday on the $430 billion legislation and send it to President Joe Biden\'s desk for signing into law, a political triumph for his Democratic Party ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm election.\nThe nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that the new tax will add around $222 billion to U.S. government coffers over the next 10 years, down from a previous projection of $313 billion after last-minute changes to the bill. It will apply to companies with more than $1 billion in "book income," the profits they report to shareholders before the effects of tax deductions and credits.\nHere are some key details on how it would work:\nWhat is the corporate minimum tax?\nA wealth of deductions, credits and loopholes in the federal tax code has allowed some companies to report no income or negative income to the IRS while reporting strong profits to shareholders. Biden has repeatedly singled out Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O for paying little to no federal income tax despite billions of dollars in profits.\nIf enacted, the tax will serve as a corporate version of the Alternative Minimum Tax for individuals, which prevents the wealthiest Americans from zeroing out their tax bills with investment losses and other deductions and credits.\nThe tax would likely apply to around 150 of the world\'s largest companies, according to a Joint Committee on Taxation analysis. These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. Amazon declined to comment on a potential tax increase. Apple, Exxon Mobil and Nike did not respond to requests for comment.\nCompanies that meet this threshold must calculate their taxes under both the 21% income tax regime and the 15% corporate minimum tax regime - and pay the higher bill.\nThe tax would take effect next year and affect companies that earned an average of $1 billion in book income for three consecutive years. It would also apply to foreign companies that earn $100 million of book income in the United States.\nWhat are the exceptions for companies?\nSome regular corporate income tax credits and deductions are still allowed under the minimum tax, including credits for foreign taxes paid. The carrying forward of prior-year losses to offset future income is also permitted, but only 80% can be applied to reducing taxable income. Credits for research and development expenses are also allowed, with 75% of the value applied to reducing corporate minimum tax.\nAt the urging of Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema, lawmakers added a provision to preserve deductions on capital investments such as machinery, vehicles and buildings. The exception would allow companies to more quickly offset these expenses against tax bills.\nUnder another last-minute change to the legislation urged by Sinema, companies controlled by private equity firms are not subject to the corporate minimum tax if they make less than $1 billion of book income, even if that investment firm\'s combined portfolio of companies exceeds the threshold. Some private equity firms may be able to shift assets among companies in their portfolios so that each earns less than the $1 billion threshold to avoid the minimum tax.\nBook income is calculated based on the income companies report to shareholders, and the new tax may give companies an incentive to lower the book income they report, law firm BakerHostetler said in a recent note. They pointed to a nonpartisan Congressional Research Service report showing evidence of how past efforts to levy taxes based on book income compelled corporate taxpayers to manage their earnings and adjust book income to reduce taxes.\nLarge companies also could try to lobby the nongovernmental Financial Accounting Standards Board for favorable changes to the rules for calculating book income.\nU.S. House set to give Biden huge win with $430 bln bill on climate, drug prices\n(Reporting by Rose Horowitch and David Lawder; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Howard Goller)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. The U.S. House of Representatives was scheduled to vote on Friday on the $430 billion legislation and send it to President Joe Biden's desk for signing into law, a political triumph for his Democratic Party ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm election. At the urging of Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema, lawmakers added a provision to preserve deductions on capital investments such as machinery, vehicles and buildings.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. Companies that meet this threshold must calculate their taxes under both the 21% income tax regime and the 15% corporate minimum tax regime - and pay the higher bill. Some regular corporate income tax credits and deductions are still allowed under the minimum tax, including credits for foreign taxes paid.', 'news_article_title': 'EXPLAINER-How could the new U.S. corporate minimum tax affect companies?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. It will apply to companies with more than $1 billion in "book income," the profits they report to shareholders before the effects of tax deductions and credits. Credits for research and development expenses are also allowed, with 75% of the value applied to reducing corporate minimum tax.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'These include large pharmaceutical companies and major corporations like Amazon, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Nike Inc NKE.N, according to several think tanks that support the new tax. 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Results from Walmart Inc WMT.N are due on Tuesday. Walmart\'s stock was up 0.3%.\nU.S.-listed shares of China\'s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N slipped 0.9%.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.03-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.20-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 7 new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 67 new highs and 25 new lows.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York Additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Susan Mathew and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Arun Koyyur and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, up 0.5%, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, also up 0.5%, were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were higher in afternoon trading on Monday, adding to recent strong gains, with megacap growth shares rising as U.S. Treasury yields eased. Treasury yields were slightly lower, while China's central bank cut key lending rates in a surprise move to revive demand after the economy unexpectedly slowed in July.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, up 0.5%, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, also up 0.5%, were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were higher in afternoon trading on Monday, adding to recent strong gains, with megacap growth shares rising as U.S. Treasury yields eased. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 152.89 points, or 0.45%, to 33,913.94, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.65 points, or 0.37%, to 4,295.8 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 65.58 points, or 0.5%, to 13,112.76.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street extends recent gains, led by megacaps', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, up 0.5%, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, also up 0.5%, were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Some investors also have been growing more convinced that the economy may avoid a severe downturn even as it copes with high inflation. Higher interest rates can depress stock multiples, especially of technology and other growth stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, up 0.5%, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, also up 0.5%, were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were higher in afternoon trading on Monday, adding to recent strong gains, with megacap growth shares rising as U.S. Treasury yields eased. Higher interest rates can depress stock multiples, especially of technology and other growth stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-up-extends-recent-gains-as-growth-shares-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, adding to recent strong gains, with megacap growth shares rising as U.S. Treasury yields eased.\nShares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.\nBenchmark Treasury yields US10YT=RR were slightly lower, while China\'s central bank cut key lending rates in a surprise move to revive demand after the economy unexpectedly slowed in July.\nStocks extended gains from last week when signs that inflation may have peaked in July increased investor confidence that a bull market could be under way. The S&P 500 has rebounded sharply since mid-June, but remains down for the year.\nU.S. data in recent weeks also has bolstered hopes that the Federal Reserve can achieve a soft landing for the economy.\n"We\'re back to growth doing well relative to value, and market participants looking at the Fed and saying, \'Hey, they\'re going to be cutting rates here sooner than we know, and that\'s going to be good for the equity market,\'" said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Investment Management in Chicago.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.94 points, or 0.37%, to end at 4,296.09 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 76.71 points, or 0.59%, to 13,123.89. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 142.52 points, or 0.42%, to 33,903.57.\nHigher interest rates can depress stock multiples, especially of technology and other growth stocks.\nThe S&P 500 value index .IVX underperformed the S&P 500 growth index .IGX on the day.\nQuarterly reports from big retailers are expected this week and will round out the second-quarter reporting period. Results from Walmart Inc WMT.N and Home Depot Inc HD.N are due before the bell on Tuesday.\nTarget Corp TGT.N is also due to report quarterly results this week.\nEstimated earnings growth on the second quarter for S&P 500 companies has improved since July 1, and news from U.S. companies has mostly surprised investors, who had been bracing for a gloomier outlook on both businesses and the economy.\nU.S.-listed shares of China\'s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N slipped.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York Additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Susan Mathew and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Arun Koyyur and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, adding to recent strong gains, with megacap growth shares rising as U.S. Treasury yields eased. Benchmark Treasury yields US10YT=RR were slightly lower, while China's central bank cut key lending rates in a surprise move to revive demand after the economy unexpectedly slowed in July.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, adding to recent strong gains, with megacap growth shares rising as U.S. Treasury yields eased. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.94 points, or 0.37%, to end at 4,296.09 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 76.71 points, or 0.59%, to 13,123.89.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends up, extends recent gains as growth shares rise', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.94 points, or 0.37%, to end at 4,296.09 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 76.71 points, or 0.59%, to 13,123.89. Higher interest rates can depress stock multiples, especially of technology and other growth stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, adding to recent strong gains, with megacap growth shares rising as U.S. Treasury yields eased. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.94 points, or 0.37%, to end at 4,296.09 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 76.71 points, or 0.59%, to 13,123.89.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-aug-15-2022-%3A-wbd-dna-open-tsm-pins-acwi-baba-nlsn-t-aapl-intc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -7.84 to 13,659.34. The total After hours volume is currently 68,269,522 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is +0.02 at $13.14, with 5,642,246 shares traded. WBD\'s current last sale is 55.91% of the target price of $23.5.\n\nGinkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA) is +0.51 at $4.00, with 4,004,705 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DNA is in the "buy range".\n\nOpendoor Technologies Inc (OPEN) is unchanged at $6.01, with 3,175,538 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for OPEN is in the "buy range".\n\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) is +0.21 at $91.78, with 2,940,697 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TSM is in the "buy range".\n\nPinterest, Inc. (PINS) is +0.02 at $23.40, with 2,828,711 shares traded. PINS\'s current last sale is 90% of the target price of $26.\n\niShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund (ACWI) is -0.0333 at $92.60, with 2,616,298 shares traded. This represents a 13.95% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is -0.1 at $94.10, with 2,469,701 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BABA is in the "buy range".\n\nNielsen N.V. (NLSN) is unchanged at $27.56, with 2,383,054 shares traded. NLSN\'s current last sale is 98.43% of the target price of $28.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $18.39, with 2,263,849 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.55. T\'s current last sale is 82.65% of the target price of $22.25.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.21 at $172.98, with 2,236,142 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.36. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is +0.03 at $36.37, with 2,081,300 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 93.26% of the target price of $39.\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is +0.01 at $46.60, with 1,092,374 shares traded.CSCO is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/17/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.73 per share, which represents a 76 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.21 at $172.98, with 2,236,142 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.21 at $172.98, with 2,236,142 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Aug 15, 2022 : WBD, DNA, OPEN, TSM, PINS, ACWI, BABA, NLSN, T, AAPL, INTC, CSCO', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.21 at $172.98, with 2,236,142 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TSM is in the "buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.21 at $172.98, with 2,236,142 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 68,269,522 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/omfl-chis%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 9,510,000 units were destroyed, or a 17.3% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of OMFL, in morning trading today Apple is trading flat, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.5%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the CHIS ETF, which lost 360,000 of its units, representing a 35.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.\nVIDEO: OMFL, CHIS: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 9,510,000 units were destroyed, or a 17.3% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the CHIS ETF, which lost 360,000 of its units, representing a 35.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: OMFL, CHIS: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 9,510,000 units were destroyed, or a 17.3% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the CHIS ETF, which lost 360,000 of its units, representing a 35.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: OMFL, CHIS: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'OMFL, CHIS: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 9,510,000 units were destroyed, or a 17.3% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of OMFL, in morning trading today Apple is trading flat, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.5%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the CHIS ETF, which lost 360,000 of its units, representing a 35.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 9,510,000 units were destroyed, or a 17.3% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of OMFL, in morning trading today Apple is trading flat, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.5%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the CHIS ETF, which lost 360,000 of its units, representing a 35.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/two-sigma-soros-among-hedge-funds-positioned-for-tech-comeback', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By David Randall\nNEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Two Sigma Investments, Hudson Bay Capital Management, and Soros Fund Management were among the prominent hedge funds that added stakes in mega-cap technology companies in the last quarter, positioning themselves to potentially benefit from the recent comeback in growth stocks.\nTwo Sigma Investments, for instance, added a new position in Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O of slightly more than 1.5 million shares that was worth $248.5 million at the end of June, according to securities filings.\nHudson Bay Capital added a new position of 4.66 million shares in Apple Inc AAPL.O worth nearly $638 million at the end of June, while Soros Fund Management added a new position of nearly 30,000 shares in Tesla Inc TSLA.O worth $20.1 million at the time of the filing.\nMeta Platform's shares are up 12.1% so far this quarter, Apple has gained 26.6% and Tesla's shares have increased 37.8%.\nQuarterly filings known as 13-fs are one of the few ways that hedge funds are required to disclose their long positions, but may not reflect current holdings.\nTech and growth stocks have come screaming back in recent weeks after a brutal first half of the year, as some investors bet the Federal Reserve will be less hawkish than previously anticipated in its fight to tame the worst inflation in forty years.\nThe Russell 1000 Growth Index .RLG, which is dominated by tech stocks, is up 17.6% for the current quarter, compared with the 10.5% gain in the Russell 1000 Value index .RLV.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq is up 19%.\nBesides mega-cap tech companies, funds also added new positions in smaller growth and tech companies.\nSoros, for instance, added 300,000 shares in Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N that were worth $6.1 million at the end of the quarter, while Two Sigma bought 10.6 million shares of Snap Inc SNAP.N worth approximately $140 million at the end of June.\nShares of Snap are down 6.7% for the quarter to date, while shares of Uber are up nearly 59% over the same time.\n(Reporting by David Randall Editing by Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Hudson Bay Capital added a new position of 4.66 million shares in Apple Inc AAPL.O worth nearly $638 million at the end of June, while Soros Fund Management added a new position of nearly 30,000 shares in Tesla Inc TSLA.O worth $20.1 million at the time of the filing. By David Randall NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Two Sigma Investments, Hudson Bay Capital Management, and Soros Fund Management were among the prominent hedge funds that added stakes in mega-cap technology companies in the last quarter, positioning themselves to potentially benefit from the recent comeback in growth stocks. Quarterly filings known as 13-fs are one of the few ways that hedge funds are required to disclose their long positions, but may not reflect current holdings.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Hudson Bay Capital added a new position of 4.66 million shares in Apple Inc AAPL.O worth nearly $638 million at the end of June, while Soros Fund Management added a new position of nearly 30,000 shares in Tesla Inc TSLA.O worth $20.1 million at the time of the filing. By David Randall NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Two Sigma Investments, Hudson Bay Capital Management, and Soros Fund Management were among the prominent hedge funds that added stakes in mega-cap technology companies in the last quarter, positioning themselves to potentially benefit from the recent comeback in growth stocks. Soros, for instance, added 300,000 shares in Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N that were worth $6.1 million at the end of the quarter, while Two Sigma bought 10.6 million shares of Snap Inc SNAP.N worth approximately $140 million at the end of June.', 'news_article_title': 'Two Sigma, Soros among hedge funds positioned for tech comeback', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Hudson Bay Capital added a new position of 4.66 million shares in Apple Inc AAPL.O worth nearly $638 million at the end of June, while Soros Fund Management added a new position of nearly 30,000 shares in Tesla Inc TSLA.O worth $20.1 million at the time of the filing. By David Randall NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Two Sigma Investments, Hudson Bay Capital Management, and Soros Fund Management were among the prominent hedge funds that added stakes in mega-cap technology companies in the last quarter, positioning themselves to potentially benefit from the recent comeback in growth stocks. Soros, for instance, added 300,000 shares in Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N that were worth $6.1 million at the end of the quarter, while Two Sigma bought 10.6 million shares of Snap Inc SNAP.N worth approximately $140 million at the end of June.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Hudson Bay Capital added a new position of 4.66 million shares in Apple Inc AAPL.O worth nearly $638 million at the end of June, while Soros Fund Management added a new position of nearly 30,000 shares in Tesla Inc TSLA.O worth $20.1 million at the time of the filing. By David Randall NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Two Sigma Investments, Hudson Bay Capital Management, and Soros Fund Management were among the prominent hedge funds that added stakes in mega-cap technology companies in the last quarter, positioning themselves to potentially benefit from the recent comeback in growth stocks. Soros, for instance, added 300,000 shares in Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N that were worth $6.1 million at the end of the quarter, while Two Sigma bought 10.6 million shares of Snap Inc SNAP.N worth approximately $140 million at the end of June.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buffett-buys-more-apple-chevron-occidental-petroleum-in-q2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $302.82) took advantage of the market's second-quarter swoon to add to its stakes in Apple (AAPL, $173.16), Chevron (CVX, $156.80), Occidental Petroleum (OXY, $64.34) and a handful of other stocks, but the holding company didn't make any exciting or surprising new moves, a regulatory filing made late Monday revealed.\nChairman and CEO Buffett, along with co-portfolio managers Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, were once again net purchasers of equities during the three months ended June 30, although their pace of buying slowed considerably compared with Q1.\nSEE MORE Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio\nAfter subtracting sales, Berkshire spent $3.8 billion on stocks during the second quarter, down from net purchases of $41 billion in equities during the first three months of 2022. The S&P 500 lost more than 16% of its value during the second quarter. Suffice to say that Buffett and his lieutenants were once again greedy when others were fearful. \nIt's also worth noting that Buffett and his subalterns' buying stands in stark contrast to last year's second quarter, when Berkshire was a net seller of equities. And, for good measure, Buffett also spent $1 billion buying back Berkshire Hathaway stock during Q2.\nAmong the notable additions, Buffett bought another 3.9 million shares in Apple, which is Berkshire's largest position by a wide margin.\nThe company owned nearly 895 million shares in the iPhone maker, a stake worth $122.3 billion as of June 30. AAPL accounted for 41% of Berkshire's portfolio value at the end of Q2. That's down from 43% at the end of the first quarter due to a slump in Apple's share price.\nBuffett has also been aggressively adding to Berkshire's stake in Occidental Petroleum. Berkshire bought an additional 9.6 million shares – worth about $530 million – in the integrated oil and gas firm in late June. The holding company again added to its stake in July, buying another 4.3 million OXY shares worth $250 million. \nIncluding warrants, Berkshire owns roughly 30% of OXY's shares outstanding. Naturally, the conglomerate's large and growing position in OXY is fueling speculation that Buffett could be eyeing a buyout of Occidental Petroleum. \nIn some other notable purchases, Berkshire topped off existing stakes in Chevron, Celanese (CE, $116.22), Paramount Global (PARA, $26.55) and Ally Financial (ALLY, $35.68)\nOn the other side of Berkshire's ledger, the company exited what remained of its small stake in Verizon (VZ, $45.55), the only telecommunications stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Berkshire also closed out its short-lived position in Royalty Pharma (RPRX, $43.87).\nIn other stock sales, Berkshire slashed its stake in Store Capital (STOR, $29.24) by more than 50%. Buffett also reduced Berkshire's exposure to General Motors (GM, $39.40) and Kroger (KR, $47.52). \nUltimately, however, Buffett and his lieutenants had themselves a relatively quiet quarter, making mostly immaterial moves. The Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is highly concentrated, after all, with its top five holdings accounting for 75% of the total portfolio value. STOR, GM and KR don't really move the needle here. \nAnd so although Berkshire went on a shopping spree in Q2, it mostly consisted of bargain hunting in a few of Buffett's favorite names. Investors looking for new stock or sector ideas based on the Oracle's Q2 moves didn't get much, if anything, to work with. \nSEE MORE 15 Stock Picks That Billionaires Love\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $302.82) took advantage of the market's second-quarter swoon to add to its stakes in Apple (AAPL, $173.16), Chevron (CVX, $156.80), Occidental Petroleum (OXY, $64.34) and a handful of other stocks, but the holding company didn't make any exciting or surprising new moves, a regulatory filing made late Monday revealed. AAPL accounted for 41% of Berkshire's portfolio value at the end of Q2. Chairman and CEO Buffett, along with co-portfolio managers Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, were once again net purchasers of equities during the three months ended June 30, although their pace of buying slowed considerably compared with Q1.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $302.82) took advantage of the market's second-quarter swoon to add to its stakes in Apple (AAPL, $173.16), Chevron (CVX, $156.80), Occidental Petroleum (OXY, $64.34) and a handful of other stocks, but the holding company didn't make any exciting or surprising new moves, a regulatory filing made late Monday revealed. AAPL accounted for 41% of Berkshire's portfolio value at the end of Q2. SEE MORE Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio After subtracting sales, Berkshire spent $3.8 billion on stocks during the second quarter, down from net purchases of $41 billion in equities during the first three months of 2022.", 'news_article_title': 'Buffett Buys More Apple, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, in Q2', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $302.82) took advantage of the market's second-quarter swoon to add to its stakes in Apple (AAPL, $173.16), Chevron (CVX, $156.80), Occidental Petroleum (OXY, $64.34) and a handful of other stocks, but the holding company didn't make any exciting or surprising new moves, a regulatory filing made late Monday revealed. AAPL accounted for 41% of Berkshire's portfolio value at the end of Q2. SEE MORE Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio After subtracting sales, Berkshire spent $3.8 billion on stocks during the second quarter, down from net purchases of $41 billion in equities during the first three months of 2022.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $302.82) took advantage of the market's second-quarter swoon to add to its stakes in Apple (AAPL, $173.16), Chevron (CVX, $156.80), Occidental Petroleum (OXY, $64.34) and a handful of other stocks, but the holding company didn't make any exciting or surprising new moves, a regulatory filing made late Monday revealed. AAPL accounted for 41% of Berkshire's portfolio value at the end of Q2. SEE MORE Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio After subtracting sales, Berkshire spent $3.8 billion on stocks during the second quarter, down from net purchases of $41 billion in equities during the first three months of 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-analyst-moves%3A-aapl-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #4 analyst pick. Apple is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #49 spot out of 500.\nLooking at the stock price movement year to date, Apple is lower by about 3.0%.\nVIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #4 analyst pick. Apple is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #49 spot out of 500.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #4 analyst pick. Apple is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #49 spot out of 500.', 'news_article_title': 'Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #4 analyst pick. Apple is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #49 spot out of 500.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #4 analyst pick. Apple is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #49 spot out of 500.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-%2430-mln-settlement-over-employee-bag-checks-gets-court-approval', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Daniel Wiessner\nAug 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple Inc.'s AAPL.O $30.5 million settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit claiming the company shortchanged 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for time spent in security checks after their shifts.\nU.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco approved the settlement in the 2013 class action on Saturday. The California Supreme Court in 2020 used the case to rule that state law requires employees to be paid when they go through mandatory security screenings.\nWalmart Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are also among major U.S. employers to face similar lawsuits. Amazon and a staffing agency last year agreed to pay $8.7 million to 42,000 warehouse workers to settle one of those cases.\nThe plaintiffs in Apple's case claimed retail workers often waited several minutes after clocking out, and sometimes longer, to have their bags checked before they could leave the stores where they worked.\nApple and lawyers for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nAlsup had dismissed the case in 2015, saying the workers were not under the company's control during security checks because they were not required to bring personal items to work that would have to be screened.\nA federal appeals court asked the California Supreme Court to decide whether time spent in post-shift screenings had to be compensated under state law.\nThe state court in 2020 ruled against Apple, saying it was impractical to expect employees not to bring personal belongings to work. The federal court then revived the case and Alsup last year said he planned to grant summary judgment to the plaintiffs and order a trial on damages.\nThe case is Frlekin et al v. Apple Inc, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 3:13-cv-03451.\n(Reporting by Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York, editing by Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Daniel Wiessner Aug 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple Inc.'s AAPL.O $30.5 million settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit claiming the company shortchanged 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for time spent in security checks after their shifts. The plaintiffs in Apple's case claimed retail workers often waited several minutes after clocking out, and sometimes longer, to have their bags checked before they could leave the stores where they worked. Alsup had dismissed the case in 2015, saying the workers were not under the company's control during security checks because they were not required to bring personal items to work that would have to be screened.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Daniel Wiessner Aug 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple Inc.'s AAPL.O $30.5 million settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit claiming the company shortchanged 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for time spent in security checks after their shifts. The California Supreme Court in 2020 used the case to rule that state law requires employees to be paid when they go through mandatory security screenings. The plaintiffs in Apple's case claimed retail workers often waited several minutes after clocking out, and sometimes longer, to have their bags checked before they could leave the stores where they worked.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's $30 mln settlement over employee bag checks gets court approval", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Daniel Wiessner Aug 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple Inc.'s AAPL.O $30.5 million settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit claiming the company shortchanged 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for time spent in security checks after their shifts. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco approved the settlement in the 2013 class action on Saturday. Alsup had dismissed the case in 2015, saying the workers were not under the company's control during security checks because they were not required to bring personal items to work that would have to be screened.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Daniel Wiessner Aug 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple Inc.'s AAPL.O $30.5 million settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit claiming the company shortchanged 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for time spent in security checks after their shifts. The California Supreme Court in 2020 used the case to rule that state law requires employees to be paid when they go through mandatory security screenings. A federal appeals court asked the California Supreme Court to decide whether time spent in post-shift screenings had to be compensated under state law."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buffetts-berkshire-boosts-ally-activision-holdings-sheds-verizon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\nAug 15 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, has tripled its stake in online banking company Ally Financial Inc ALLY.N and increased its bet that "Call of Duty" video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O will be acquired by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\nIn a Monday regulatory filing describing its U.S.-listed equity investments as of June 30, Berkshire also said it exited what was once an $8.3 billion investment in Verizon Communications Inc VZ.N and no longer owns Royalty Pharma Plc RPRX.O, which buys drug royalties.\nThe filing does not specify whether Buffett or his portfolio managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler made specific purchases and sales, but investors often try to mimic what Berkshire does. Larger investments are normally Buffett\'s.\nBerkshire slowed its stock buying spree in the second quarter as U.S. stock markets fell, purchasing $6.2 billion of stocks and selling $2.3 billion. It had bought $51.1 billion and sold $9.7 billion in the first quarter.\nNevertheless, Buffett\'s conglomerate, which also owns dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurer, ended June with a $327.7 billion equity portfolio, led by $125.1 billion in Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nIt also invested more than $33 billion in two oil companies, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, as oil prices surged following Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine.\nBerkshire has since purchased another $1.7 billion of Occidental stock, boosting its stake to 20.2%. It also owns $10 billion of Occidental preferred stock.\nIn the second quarter, Berkshire\'s Ally stake grew to 30 million shares from about 9 million, while its Activision stake grew to 68.4 million shares, worth $5.3 billion, from 64.3 million.\nThe Activision investment is a form of arbitrage, where Buffett appears to be betting that investors are pessimistic that regulators will approve Microsoft\'s proposed $68.7 billion takeover of the company.\nAccording to Monday\'s filing, Berkshire also increased its holdings during the second quarter in Apple, Celanese Corp CE.N, Chevron, Markel Corp MKL.N, McKesson Corp MCK.N, Occidental and Paramount Global PARA.O.\nIt reduced its holdings in General Motors Co GM.N, Kroger Co KR.N, Store Capital Corp STOR.N and US Bancorp USB.N, the filing shows.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York, Editing by Franklin Paul and Josie Kao)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Nevertheless, Buffett\'s conglomerate, which also owns dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurer, ended June with a $327.7 billion equity portfolio, led by $125.1 billion in Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel Aug 15 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, has tripled its stake in online banking company Ally Financial Inc ALLY.N and increased its bet that "Call of Duty" video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O will be acquired by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. The filing does not specify whether Buffett or his portfolio managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler made specific purchases and sales, but investors often try to mimic what Berkshire does.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Nevertheless, Buffett's conglomerate, which also owns dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurer, ended June with a $327.7 billion equity portfolio, led by $125.1 billion in Apple Inc AAPL.O. It also invested more than $33 billion in two oil companies, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, as oil prices surged following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In the second quarter, Berkshire's Ally stake grew to 30 million shares from about 9 million, while its Activision stake grew to 68.4 million shares, worth $5.3 billion, from 64.3 million.", 'news_article_title': "Buffett's Berkshire boosts Ally, Activision holdings; sheds Verizon", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Nevertheless, Buffett's conglomerate, which also owns dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurer, ended June with a $327.7 billion equity portfolio, led by $125.1 billion in Apple Inc AAPL.O. In a Monday regulatory filing describing its U.S.-listed equity investments as of June 30, Berkshire also said it exited what was once an $8.3 billion investment in Verizon Communications Inc VZ.N and no longer owns Royalty Pharma Plc RPRX.O, which buys drug royalties. Berkshire has since purchased another $1.7 billion of Occidental stock, boosting its stake to 20.2%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Nevertheless, Buffett's conglomerate, which also owns dozens of businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico auto insurer, ended June with a $327.7 billion equity portfolio, led by $125.1 billion in Apple Inc AAPL.O. Berkshire slowed its stock buying spree in the second quarter as U.S. stock markets fell, purchasing $6.2 billion of stocks and selling $2.3 billion. In the second quarter, Berkshire's Ally stake grew to 30 million shares from about 9 million, while its Activision stake grew to 68.4 million shares, worth $5.3 billion, from 64.3 million."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/saudi-prince-made-%24500-mln-russia-bet-at-start-of-ukraine-war', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By investing in Gazprom GAZP.MM, Rosneft ROSN.MM and Lukoil LKOH.MM, Kingdom was likely seeking undervalued assets, but its move came as many Western nations imposed sanctions on Russian energy firms and their executives following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.\nSaudi Arabia and other Gulf states have so far tried to maintain what they say is a neutral position on the war in Ukraine, frustrating some Western officials who have sought to isolate Russia over the invasion.\nKingdom in February invested in global depository receipts of Gazprom and Roseneft worth 1.37 billion riyals ($365 million) and 196 million riyals ($52 million) respectively.\nThe firm also invested 410 million riyals ($109 million) in Lukoil's U.S. depository receipts between February and March, filings showed on Sunday as part of a lengthy disclosure of recent investments. It gave no reason for any of its specific investments.\nKingdom Holding, which is 16.9% owned by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund chaired by crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, had not previously revealed the details of its investments.\nPrince Alwaleed bin Talal rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup Inc C.N in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nThe prince has also made hundreds of millions of dollars by investing in companies such as Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N to Twitter Inc\nAlwaleed's investment style has focused on new opportunities that could be lucrative but carry risk, as well as looking at undervalued assets, a source with knowledge of Kingdom's business said in June.\nSaudi Arabia and Russia lead the OPEC+ group, an alliance formed in 2017 between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied producers.\n($1 = 3.7540 riyals)\n(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Hugh Lawson and David Holmes)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup Inc C.N in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple Inc AAPL.O. By investing in Gazprom GAZP.MM, Rosneft ROSN.MM and Lukoil LKOH.MM, Kingdom was likely seeking undervalued assets, but its move came as many Western nations imposed sanctions on Russian energy firms and their executives following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have so far tried to maintain what they say is a neutral position on the war in Ukraine, frustrating some Western officials who have sought to isolate Russia over the invasion.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup Inc C.N in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple Inc AAPL.O. By investing in Gazprom GAZP.MM, Rosneft ROSN.MM and Lukoil LKOH.MM, Kingdom was likely seeking undervalued assets, but its move came as many Western nations imposed sanctions on Russian energy firms and their executives following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Kingdom in February invested in global depository receipts of Gazprom and Roseneft worth 1.37 billion riyals ($365 million) and 196 million riyals ($52 million) respectively.", 'news_article_title': 'Saudi prince made $500 mln Russia bet at start of Ukraine war', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup Inc C.N in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple Inc AAPL.O. By investing in Gazprom GAZP.MM, Rosneft ROSN.MM and Lukoil LKOH.MM, Kingdom was likely seeking undervalued assets, but its move came as many Western nations imposed sanctions on Russian energy firms and their executives following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have so far tried to maintain what they say is a neutral position on the war in Ukraine, frustrating some Western officials who have sought to isolate Russia over the invasion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal rose to international prominence after making a big successful bet on Citigroup Inc C.N in the 1990s and he was an early investor in Apple Inc AAPL.O. Kingdom in February invested in global depository receipts of Gazprom and Roseneft worth 1.37 billion riyals ($365 million) and 196 million riyals ($52 million) respectively. The firm also invested 410 million riyals ($109 million) in Lukoil's U.S. depository receipts between February and March, filings showed on Sunday as part of a lengthy disclosure of recent investments."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-that-are-helping-drive-the-market-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Bye-bye, bear market? The S&P 500 only briefly entered bear market territory in June. The Nasdaq Composite Index stayed in a bear market longer. However, it\'s now up 20% from the low -- a criterion that some use to determine when a bear market is over.\nThe bottom line is that the stock market has been on a roll in recent weeks. And some stocks that are playing a bigger role in this momentum than others look like great picks right now. Here are two Warren Buffett stocks to buy that are especially helping drive the market rebound.\nKey drivers\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the top stock that Buffett owns other than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) itself. The tech stock makes up more than 40% of Berkshire\'s portfolio.\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) isn\'t nearly as high on the list for Buffett. Berkshire owns nearly 10.7 million shares of the e-commerce and cloud giant. However, that\'s enough to comprise only 0.4% of the conglomerate\'s portfolio.\nBoth of these Buffett stocks, though, play an outsized role in driving the S&P 500\'s performance. The index uses market cap to determine the weighting of each of its component stocks.\nApple\'s market cap of more than $2.7 trillion makes it the No. 1 stock in the S&P 500 with a weight of 7.3%. Amazon\'s market cap of $1.4 trillion puts it at No. 3 in the index with a weight of nearly 3.5%.\nWith Apple and Amazon together comprising almost 11% of the S&P 500\'s total weight, it\'s not surprising that the index is much more likely to move higher when both stocks soar. That\'s exactly what\'s happened in recent weeks.\nApple stock has jumped 17% over the past month. It\'s up more than 30% since hitting a 52-week low on June 16, 2022.\nMeanwhile, Amazon stock has vaulted 26% higher over the past month. Amazon reached its nadir on June 14, 2022, and has rebounded nearly 40% since then.\nWhy they\'re great picks now\nJust because Apple and Amazon have great momentum going doesn\'t mean they\'re great picks now. But I think they are both great picks for two reasons. First, the near-term prospects for both companies are improving. Second, Apple\'s and Amazon\'s long-term prospects continue to be exceptional.\nApple CFO Luca Maestri said in the company\'s recent quarterly call that "revenue growth will accelerate" in the next quarter. The company also tends to perform really well in Q4 thanks to holiday buying.\nAmazon reported record Prime Day sales, which should significantly boost its Q3 results. The company\'s Prime Video debuts Thursday Night Football and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in September. Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to win big new contracts.\nI\'m even more pumped about the companies\' long-term opportunities. For Apple, augmented reality and digital payments appear to be especially important growth markets. I also suspect the company will become a bigger threat in streaming with Apple TV+.\nAWS will almost certainly remain a significant growth driver for Amazon. Don\'t overlook the potential for company\'s recently announced acquisitions, though, to make a big difference. Amazon\'s buyout of One Medical will bolster its presence in the healthcare market. I also totally agree with the view that Amazon\'s acquisition of iRobot is about a lot more than just vacuums. It will be intriguing to see how the home robotics market evolves with Amazon in the driver\'s seat.\nSome risks\nSure, both Apple and Amazon face some risks. It\'s possible that a severe economic downturn could still happen. Supply chain issues could still negatively impact both companies. They also might be derailed by innovative competitors in some markets.\nHowever, these two Buffett stocks continue to rank among the best-run businesses with strong moats and multiple avenues to generate growth. If the market rebound has legs, it will probably be in large part to sustained momentum for Apple and Amazon.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and iRobot. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Key drivers Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the top stock that Buffett owns other than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) itself. However, these two Buffett stocks continue to rank among the best-run businesses with strong moats and multiple avenues to generate growth. Find out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now Our award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Key drivers Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the top stock that Buffett owns other than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) itself. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and iRobot. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy That Are Helping Drive the Market Rebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Key drivers Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the top stock that Buffett owns other than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) itself. That's exactly what's happened in recent weeks. AWS will almost certainly remain a significant growth driver for Amazon.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Key drivers Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the top stock that Buffett owns other than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) itself. With Apple and Amazon together comprising almost 11% of the S&P 500's total weight, it's not surprising that the index is much more likely to move higher when both stocks soar. Why they're great picks now Just because Apple and Amazon have great momentum going doesn't mean they're great picks now."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-fall-as-weak-china-data-sparks-slowdown-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nFutures off: Dow 0.53%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.39%\nAug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday, taking cues from global markets, after weak economic data from China rekindled fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.\nChina's central bank slashed key lending rates to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowing in July, with factory and retail activity squeezed by Beijing's zero-COVID policy and a property crisis.\nMegacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% each in trading before the bell, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains.\nOil stocks Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Chevron Corp CVX.N, Halliburton Co HAL.N and Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N fell between 1.6% and 3.3% as crude prices tumbled on concerns over demand in China, the world's largest crude importer. O/R\nAt 06:37 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 179 points, or 0.53%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 23.25 points, or 0.54%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 52.5 points, or 0.39%.\nWall Street has rallied over the last few weeks, with the benchmark S&P 500 index clawing back over half of its losses this year as optimism seeped back into markets following data that raised hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve can achieve a soft landing for the economy.\nThe S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted their fourth straight week of gains on Friday even as Fed officials pushed back on expectations that the central bank will end its rate hikes sooner than anticipated, and economists warned that inflation could return in the coming months.\nTraders are seeing nearly equal odds of the Fed hiking rates by 50 basis points or 75 basis points in September. FEDWATCH\nMeanwhile, U.S.-listed shares of Canadian miner Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.N plunged 26% on rejecting an offer by majority shareholder Rio Tinto Ltd RIO.AX, RIO.L to buy the 49% stake it doesn't already own for $2.7 billion.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% each in trading before the bell, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains. China's central bank slashed key lending rates to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowing in July, with factory and retail activity squeezed by Beijing's zero-COVID policy and a property crisis. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted their fourth straight week of gains on Friday even as Fed officials pushed back on expectations that the central bank will end its rate hikes sooner than anticipated, and economists warned that inflation could return in the coming months.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% each in trading before the bell, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures off: Dow 0.53%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.39% Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday, taking cues from global markets, after weak economic data from China rekindled fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 179 points, or 0.53%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 23.25 points, or 0.54%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 52.5 points, or 0.39%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall as weak China data sparks slowdown fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% each in trading before the bell, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures off: Dow 0.53%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.39% Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday, taking cues from global markets, after weak economic data from China rekindled fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted their fourth straight week of gains on Friday even as Fed officials pushed back on expectations that the central bank will end its rate hikes sooner than anticipated, and economists warned that inflation could return in the coming months.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Megacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% each in trading before the bell, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures off: Dow 0.53%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.39% Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday, taking cues from global markets, after weak economic data from China rekindled fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 179 points, or 0.53%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 23.25 points, or 0.54%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 52.5 points, or 0.39%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-most-watched-stock-apple-inc.-aapl-worth-betting-on-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +14.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 18.1% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.26 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +1.6%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -4.3%.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.10 points to a change of +8.7% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed +0.1%.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.48 indicates a change of +6.3% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -1.2%.\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $87.92 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +5.5%. The $391.96 billion and $410.65 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +7.2% and +4.8%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $82.96 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +1.9%. EPS of $1.20 for the same period compares with $1.30 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $81.99 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.19%. The EPS surprise was +5.26%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\nAs part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nBottom Line\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Revenue Growth Forecast While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Most-Watched Stock Apple Inc. (AAPL) Worth Betting on Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-today%3A-dow-jones-sp-500-open-slightly-lower-li-auto-falls-after-reporting', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Today Mid Morning Updates\nOn Monday morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened modestly lower by 10 points. This comes after four straight weeks of S&P 500 gains. Also, China reported disappointing economic data, which weighed on markets on Monday morning. The country’s central bank also cut rates surprisingly, heightening concern over China’s economic recovery.\nJust last week, the S&P 500 gained 3.25% to record its fourth consecutive week of gains, making it the longest winning streak since last year. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq composite gained 3.08% last week, while the Dow posted an increase of 2.9%. Additionally, this week investors will be closing attention to retail earnings. This week, top retail stocks such as Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) will report their most recent quarterly earnings results.\nAmid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are flat on Monday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly lower by 0.20%. Meanwhile, shares of Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares are trading mixed on Monday morning. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) are trading lower during Monday morning’s trading session.\nShares of EV leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are advancing on Monday by 1.90%. Rival EV companies like Rivian are also trading lower by 3.24%. Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) stock dropped by 0.16% on Monday. Chinese EV leaders like Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Xpeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV) are trading down on Monday.\n[Read More] Best Stocks To Buy Today? 4 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch\nDow Jones Today: U.S. Treasury Yield Drops To 2.77%\nFollowing the stock market opening on Monday, the major indices opened lower. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are trading lower by 0.07%, 0.21%, and 0.15%, respectively. Among exchange-traded funds, the Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) is flat while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA: SPY) is red by 0.22%.\nThe benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is at 2.77% during the Monday morning trading session. Furthermore, investors await key economic data on Wednesday. In detail, the Fed minutes from the central bank’s latest policy meeting and U.S. retail sales are both scheduled to be released on Wednesday this week.\n[Read More] Best Stocks That Pay Dividends? 3 For Your August 2022 Watchlist\nLi Auto (LI) Stock Falls Following Earnings Report\nShares of the Chinese EV maker Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) fell over 2% to $31.90 per share during Monday morning’s trading session. This comes after the company reported its unaudited second quarter 2022 financial results. In it, Li Auto reported a loss of $0.10 per share on revenue of $1.3 billion. What’s more the company posted a 67.1% increase in revenue on a year-over-year basis. In the news release, the company reported its estimated Q3 revenue to come in between $1.34 billion to $1.43 billion. For context, wall street consensus expectations is a revenue estimate of $2.02 billion for Q3.\nContinuing on, the EV maker reported its delivery numbers for July 2022. In detail, the company delivered 10,422 Li ONEs, which reflects a 21.3% increase from the same period in 2021. Mr. Xiang Li, founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Li Auto, stated, “We delivered solid second quarter results in an environment with challenges and uncertainties through operational and product excellence. Our vehicles continued to win family users, not only illustrating the strength of our vehicle and the growing appeal of our brand, but also reaffirming the effectiveness of our strategy.”\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are flat on Monday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly lower by 0.20%. The country’s central bank also cut rates surprisingly, heightening concern over China’s economic recovery. In detail, the Fed minutes from the central bank’s latest policy meeting and U.S. retail sales are both scheduled to be released on Wednesday this week.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are flat on Monday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly lower by 0.20%. Stock Market Today Mid Morning Updates On Monday morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened modestly lower by 10 points. 4 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch Dow Jones Today: U.S. Treasury Yield Drops To 2.77% Following the stock market opening on Monday, the major indices opened lower.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Open Slightly Lower; Li Auto Falls After Reporting Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are flat on Monday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly lower by 0.20%. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) are trading lower during Monday morning’s trading session. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are trading lower by 0.07%, 0.21%, and 0.15%, respectively.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are flat on Monday, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading slightly lower by 0.20%. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) are trading lower during Monday morning’s trading session. 3 For Your August 2022 Watchlist Li Auto (LI) Stock Falls Following Earnings Report Shares of the Chinese EV maker Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) fell over 2% to $31.90 per share during Monday morning’s trading session.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-open-lower-as-weak-china-data-sparks-slowdown-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew\nAug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes headed for a lower open on Monday, mirroring global markets, after weak economic data from China rekindled fears of an economic slowdown in the world\'s second-largest economy.\nChina\'s central bank slashed key lending rates to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowing in July, with factory and retail activity squeezed by Beijing\'s zero-COVID policy and a property crisis.\nU.S.-listed shares of China\'s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N and internet firm Baidu Inc BIDU.O declined more than 1% each in trading before the bell.\nMegacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains.\n"With the recent rally that we\'ve had from the June lows, it just gives investors a reason to pause today," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth Management.\n"I think the primary reason futures are down is because China surprisingly cut one of their key lending rates as economic news was a little bit weaker than expected."\nOil stocks Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Chevron Corp CVX.N, Halliburton Co HAL.N and Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N fell between 2.9% and 4.1% as crude prices tumbled on concerns over demand in China, the world\'s largest crude importer. O/R\nAt 08:12 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 199 points, or 0.59%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 27.25 points, or 0.64%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 64.75 points, or 0.48%.\nWall Street has rallied over the last few weeks, with the benchmark S&P 500 index recovering half of its losses this year as optimism seeped back into markets following data that raised hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve can achieve a soft landing for the economy.\nThe S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted their fourth straight week of gains on Friday even as Fed officials pushed back on expectations that the central bank will end its rate hikes sooner than anticipated, and economists warned that inflation could return in the coming months.\nMeanwhile, analysts and advisers were optimistic that the move to delist five Chinese state-owned enterprises from the New York Stock Exchange could pave the way for Beijing to strike an audit deal with the United States, ending a more than decade-old dispute.\nU.S.-listed shares of the five Chinese firms China Life Insurance Co Ltd LFC.N, Sinopec SNP.N, Aluminum Corp of China Ltd ACH.N, PetroChina Co Ltd PTR.N and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Ltd SHI.N shed between 1.7% and 7.2%, extending Friday\'s decline.\nMiner Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.N plunged 17.4% on rejecting an offer by majority shareholder Rio Tinto Ltd RIO.AX, RIO.L to buy the 49% stake it doesn\'t already own for $2.7 billion.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains. China's central bank slashed key lending rates to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowing in July, with factory and retail activity squeezed by Beijing's zero-COVID policy and a property crisis. Wall Street has rallied over the last few weeks, with the benchmark S&P 500 index recovering half of its losses this year as optimism seeped back into markets following data that raised hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve can achieve a soft landing for the economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes headed for a lower open on Monday, mirroring global markets, after weak economic data from China rekindled fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. China's central bank slashed key lending rates to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowing in July, with factory and retail activity squeezed by Beijing's zero-COVID policy and a property crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to open lower as weak China data sparks slowdown fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes headed for a lower open on Monday, mirroring global markets, after weak economic data from China rekindled fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. China's central bank slashed key lending rates to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowing in July, with factory and retail activity squeezed by Beijing's zero-COVID policy and a property crisis.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Megacap growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O slid 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively, while banks also edged lower after posting six straight weeks of gains. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes headed for a lower open on Monday, mirroring global markets, after weak economic data from China rekindled fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. Oil stocks Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Chevron Corp CVX.N, Halliburton Co HAL.N and Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N fell between 2.9% and 4.1% as crude prices tumbled on concerns over demand in China, the world's largest crude importer."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-top-tech-stocks-to-buy-for-the-long-haul-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There is no better vehicle for creating wealth than investing in stocks. They beat out gold, bonds, real estate, and certainly cryptocurrencies. And while one asset class or another may outperform stocks over short periods of time, history proves that if you want to accumulate large amounts of wealth, investing in stocks is the way to go.\nA Deutsche Bank study showed that over the past 100 years, stocks surpassed the performance of gold by 5.6% annually, housing prices by 6.6%, Treasuries by 6.8%, and oil by 8.4% per year.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nOnly twice have there been a decade when stocks produced negative returns: the 1930s, when the market lost 0.5% during the Great Depression, and the 2000s, when a combination of the Tech Wreck, 9/11, and the financial and housing markets collapse conspired to sink the market and caused stocks to lose 0.9%.\nYet, those losing periods were followed by strong bull markets. The 1940s generated compound annual returns of 10.2% annually, including dividends, while the 2010s produced a CAGR of 14%.\nTech stocks have often been the driver of the market's gains as demand for consumer electronics and related products and services caused the sector to far outperform every other segment. So buying and holding tech stocks for the long haul is the way to go. Following are two you should consider now.\nApple\nWhether or not you're a fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, you must admit it operates a superior business. When it's not changing how consumers think about interacting with technology, it's producing products with a style, fit, and finish that capture a large number of customers within its ecosystem. And analysts continuously underestimate the power of that allure, which has them often misjudge the staying power of its gadgets.\nWarren Buffett understands the iconic prestige of the brand and its ability to generate recurring streams of revenue and profits over long periods of time. While I don't recommend making Apple stock almost half of your portfolio, as Buffett has done at Berkshire Hathaway, it's still a company an investor can't go wrong with over the decades.\nRevenue continues to run higher, with second-quarter sales eclipsing $83 billion, a record for the period, as product revenue rose 7% to $77.5 billion, and service revenue jumped 17% to $20 billion, also a record.\nThe iPhone, in particular, but also its Macs, iPads, Apple Watch, and Apple TV continue to grow in popularity. However, it's that service portion of its business that is likely to be the company's future as it is the fastest-growing segment. It makes Apple a stock to buy now and hold onto for decades.\nDigital Realty\nA real estate investment trust (REIT) isn't what you normally think of as a tech stock. However, because Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) is the world's largest provider of data centers for cloud services and telecom carriers, this REIT easily fits the bill.\nData centers are considered the backbone of the internet -- the central nervous system for every device that accesses a network, whether in the cloud or online. For speed and efficiency, data needs to be housed in a central depository, and data centers serve as secure warehouses for the servers and networking equipment storing the data.\nDigital Realty owns over 300 data centers in 27 countries, representing nearly 37 million square feet of space. The industry has undergone significant consolidation that has left the REIT as one of only two remaining that focus on the sector.\nData centers used to be solely physical facilities, but they're increasingly being located in the cloud themselves. Digital Realty's PlatformDigital service offers a hybrid solution of cloud and brick-and-mortar storage options that growing numbers of customers are using.\nThe REIT lowered its core funds-from-operations guidance for the full year by $0.05, to $6.75 to $6.85 per share, but that downward shift is due solely to currency exchange rates.\nDigital Realty customers like Amazon and Microsoft could become competitors down the road, considering their own vaunted cloud services. But as more businesses generate growing amounts of data, the need for the REITs' specialized services is likely to keep pace. Global expansion makes Digital Realty a stock to own now and well into the future.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\n\n\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Digital Realty Trust, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Whether or not you're a fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, you must admit it operates a superior business. Tech stocks have often been the driver of the market's gains as demand for consumer electronics and related products and services caused the sector to far outperform every other segment. Warren Buffett understands the iconic prestige of the brand and its ability to generate recurring streams of revenue and profits over long periods of time.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Whether or not you're a fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, you must admit it operates a superior business. Digital Realty A real estate investment trust (REIT) isn't what you normally think of as a tech stock. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Digital Realty Trust, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': '2 Top Tech Stocks to Buy for the Long Haul', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Whether or not you're a fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, you must admit it operates a superior business. It makes Apple a stock to buy now and hold onto for decades. Digital Realty A real estate investment trust (REIT) isn't what you normally think of as a tech stock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Whether or not you're a fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, you must admit it operates a superior business. Only twice have there been a decade when stocks produced negative returns: the 1930s, when the market lost 0.5% during the Great Depression, and the 2000s, when a combination of the Tech Wreck, 9/11, and the financial and housing markets collapse conspired to sink the market and caused stocks to lose 0.9%. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Digital Realty Trust, and Microsoft."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/did-disney-just-turn-a-genius-move-into-a-big-mistake', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) blew the market away with its second-quarter earnings report. It not only beat Wall Street predictions on its top and bottom lines but also catapulted the entertainment giant into the lead over rival Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) by adding 14.4 million new subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service.\nThat's emboldening Disney to raise the price of Disney+ while introducing a new, lower-cost, ad-supported version as consumers have proven willing to pay for commercials. But pricing is a tricky business, and while tapping into this trend could be a genius move, Disney also might be making a big mistake by pricing both at a premium level.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nLeapfrogging to the forefront\nDisney now has 221.1 million subscribers to its various streaming services, compared to 220.7 at Netflix. It was only expected to add 10 million new subscribers to its account, but a strong lineup of must-see programs had consumers signing up in droves. That comes as viewers grew tired of Netflix's push for quantity over quality in content and canceled their subscriptions to the streamer in record numbers. Netflix lost almost one million subscriptions in the second quarter, the most it's ever recorded.\nIt could be part of an overall fatigue setting in among viewers who now have a choice between not only Disney and Netflix but also Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Hulu, Tubi, Freevee, HBOMax, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. According to data from the industry analysts at Kantar, viewers have had enough, and streaming growth has stalled.\nIts latest Entertainment on Demand Barometer report shows 4.5 million consumers canceled their streaming subscriptions in the second quarter, reducing industry household penetration to 85%. Consumers are paring their subscriptions down to just a few, and of those with only one subscription, Amazon Prime Video was the choice of 69%.\nOf course, consumers aren't paying $149 a year to get streaming video from Amazon; they're paying for free delivery from the e-commerce site with movies and TV shows thrown in for free. And that is why Disney's pricing plan for Disney+ is so critical -- and why its decisions here may be a big mistake.\nPaying up for advertising\nDisney raised the monthly price of Disney+ from $7.99 to $10.99, a 38% price hike. However, that is still a bargain relative to Netflix, which raised the monthly price of its most popular subscription plan from $13.99 to $15.49 this past January.\nAlthough that increase alone carries some risk, Disney's mistake is launching its new, ad-supported service in December at the old $7.99 per month price. There does not appear to be enough value proposition between ad-free and ad-supported to justify consumers signing up for the lower-cost service. While that may actually be the plan -- subtly encouraging viewers to pay up to go ad-free -- it undermines the premise and promise as a whole.\nDisney just did something similar with ESPN+, raising the subscription price of the sports-centric streaming service from $6.99 to $9.99 a month, hoping viewers would just choose to go the package-deal route and add in Disney+ and Hulu for an extra $4 more per month. However, the entertainment company could arguably generate more revenue overall if it had made the ad-laced service an actual bargain.\nToo smart by half?\nThe streaming video industry is certainly evolving. There was a time not that long ago when consumers suffered through advertising on broadcast TV because it was free but ended up paying more for streaming services to avoid the ads.\nThen, as providers began raising prices, they started offering free versions so long as you didn't mind watching some ads. Now, it's gotten to the point that viewers not only see ads but also have to pay for that privilege.\nMaybe Disney is smart to generate ad revenue while also charging its customers to watch them. On the other hand, that seems a big mistake because it's not viewer-friendly -- a move that could ultimately cause its total streaming subscriptions to drop over time.\n10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walt Disney wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It not only beat Wall Street predictions on its top and bottom lines but also catapulted the entertainment giant into the lead over rival Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) by adding 14.4 million new subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service. It could be part of an overall fatigue setting in among viewers who now have a choice between not only Disney and Netflix but also Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Hulu, Tubi, Freevee, HBOMax, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. Its latest Entertainment on Demand Barometer report shows 4.5 million consumers canceled their streaming subscriptions in the second quarter, reducing industry household penetration to 85%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Its latest Entertainment on Demand Barometer report shows 4.5 million consumers canceled their streaming subscriptions in the second quarter, reducing industry household penetration to 85%. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Did Disney Just Turn a Genius Move Into a Big Mistake?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Paying up for advertising Disney raised the monthly price of Disney+ from $7.99 to $10.99, a 38% price hike. 10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Netflix, and Walt Disney.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Paying up for advertising Disney raised the monthly price of Disney+ from $7.99 to $10.99, a 38% price hike. Disney just did something similar with ESPN+, raising the subscription price of the sports-centric streaming service from $6.99 to $9.99 a month, hoping viewers would just choose to go the package-deal route and add in Disney+ and Hulu for an extra $4 more per month. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-used-merchandise-fly-at-walmart', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Everything old is new again, or maybe it\'s everything refurbished is new again.\nWalmart (NYSE: WMT) is getting into the refurbished consumer electronics game, and it\'s a smart move as it meshes well with its price-sensitive consumers. While just about everyone is price-sensitive in this time of high inflation, elevated energy costs, and rising interest rates, the like-new refurbished market seems right in the retailer\'s wheelhouse.\nImage source: Walmart.\nJust like new\nWalmart recently launched Walmart Restored as part of its website, where it lists consumer electronics and appliances from its preferred third-party sellers and suppliers that have been refurbished to like-new condition. The prices are reportedly "a fraction of typical costs," and after the products have been inspected, tested, and cleaned, they will also not have any visible imperfections when viewed at a short distance. They also come with a 90-day free return guarantee.\nThe program will initially only be on the walmart.com website, but will move into select stores later this fall. Among the brands included in the program are Apple, HP, KitchenAid, and Samsung.\nAlthough Walmart is not alone in offering refurbished goods, the inflationary era people are enduring means it\'s a timely introduction of the program. It\'s the back-to-school season, which is a good time to pick up laptops, tablets, TVs, mobile devices, and other consumer electronics -- and it launched sufficiently before the start of holiday shopping, which gives an opportunity to get a head start on the rush of goods.\nA growing need to offload goods\nWalmart is the largest retailer in the world, but it has been hit by slowing sales and recently announced it needed to unload a boatload of merchandise at discounted prices to clear inventory that wasn\'t moving.\nIt also provided a business update that indicated profits would be materially hurt by rising prices and expenses, and more recently announced it would be laying off hundreds of employees at its corporate offices.\nThe Walmart Restored program was likely an outgrowth of this developing financial reality. Although apparel is where the retailer is experiencing a build-up of inventory that it needs to work down, its sellers and suppliers are obviously inundated with a lot of product returns that they need to move as well.\nA sea of refurbished goods\nIt\'s not the first time Walmart has experimented with resale items. A few years ago, the retailer partnered with returns company goTRG to sell refurbished Apple products on its website. goTRG works with a number of major retailers, including Home Depot, Lowe\'s, and Amazon.\nAmazon actually started its own refurbishing program, Amazon Renewed, to sell pre-owned goods that have been restored, as have others such as Apple, Best Buy, and eBay.\nAlthough it took refurbished consumer products a while to gain market acceptance as people feared they were getting damaged goods, the entire secondhand market has taken on a life of its own, particularly during the early days of the pandemic.\nCustomers now have selections of used clothes, sneakers, consumer electronics, and appliances to choose from. In many instances there has not been any appreciable upgrade in design or innovation of the products, but prices have continued to spiral upwards. So consumers are more willing to purchase refurbished goods. And with retailers standing behind the used products they\'re selling, it\'s given customers confidence to buy them.\nA good start\nThe program won\'t do anything to help Walmart\'s margins in the short term, but it could increase website traffic, which could eventually lead to greater sales elsewhere.\nIt\'s a realization that buyers are under more pressure today than they\'ve been in years. Because Walmart is associated with everyday low pricing already, the program should be successful in moving merchandise. That can save its customers a lot of money, while increasing website traffic and customer loyalty.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Rich Duprey has positions in Lowe\'s. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, HP, Home Depot, and Walmart Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Lowe\'s and eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $50 calls on eBay. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While just about everyone is price-sensitive in this time of high inflation, elevated energy costs, and rising interest rates, the like-new refurbished market seems right in the retailer's wheelhouse. It also provided a business update that indicated profits would be materially hurt by rising prices and expenses, and more recently announced it would be laying off hundreds of employees at its corporate offices. A good start The program won't do anything to help Walmart's margins in the short term, but it could increase website traffic, which could eventually lead to greater sales elsewhere.", 'news_luhn_summary': "goTRG works with a number of major retailers, including Home Depot, Lowe's, and Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, HP, Home Depot, and Walmart Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Lowe's and eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $50 calls on eBay.", 'news_article_title': 'Will Used Merchandise Fly at Walmart?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Everything old is new again, or maybe it's everything refurbished is new again. Amazon actually started its own refurbishing program, Amazon Renewed, to sell pre-owned goods that have been restored, as have others such as Apple, Best Buy, and eBay. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, HP, Home Depot, and Walmart Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Just like new Walmart recently launched Walmart Restored as part of its website, where it lists consumer electronics and appliances from its preferred third-party sellers and suppliers that have been refurbished to like-new condition. Amazon actually started its own refurbishing program, Amazon Renewed, to sell pre-owned goods that have been restored, as have others such as Apple, Best Buy, and eBay. The Motley Fool recommends Lowe's and eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $50 calls on eBay."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 171.35000610351562, 'high': 173.38999938964844, 'open': 171.52000427246094, 'close': 173.19000244140625, 'ema_50': 155.24039137022964, 'rsi_14': 85.26622859359001, 'target': 173.02999877929688, 'volume': 54091700.0, 'ema_200': 155.03816077181384, 'adj_close': 171.94210815429688, 'rsi_lag_1': 81.01717317558179, 'rsi_lag_2': 75.35212062176322, 'rsi_lag_3': 74.02281269281296, 'rsi_lag_4': 72.08177342136909, 'rsi_lag_5': 74.00482534531642, 'macd_lag_1': 6.0010583222701825, 'macd_lag_2': 5.724925092985387, 'macd_lag_3': 5.656770741127019, 'macd_lag_4': 5.4111370667023095, 'macd_lag_5': 5.458767019750468, 'macd_12_26_9': 6.235965166216516, 'macds_12_26_9': 5.457950843876501}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.809999465942383, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 21.15999984741211, 'Open': 20.739999771118164, 'Close': 19.950000762939453, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 19.950000762939453}, {'Low': 1.0182262659072876, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 1.0267151594161987, 'Open': 1.0256409645080566, 'Close': 1.0256409645080566, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 1.0256409645080566}, {'Low': 1.2051241397857666, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 1.2147716283798218, 'Open': 1.2129886150360107, 'Close': 1.2127974033355713, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 1.2127974033355713}, {'Low': 6.741499900817871, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 6.773099899291992, 'Open': 6.741799831390381, 'Close': 6.741799831390381, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 6.741799831390381}, {'Low': 86.81999969482422, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 92.0999984741211, 'Open': 91.94000244140624, 'Close': 89.41000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 275443, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 89.41000366210938}, {'Low': 0.7012101411819458, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 0.7124181985855103, 'Open': 0.7116677761077881, 'Close': 0.7116677761077881, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 0.7116677761077881}, {'Low': 2.759000062942505, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 2.803999900817871, 'Open': 2.803999900817871, 'Close': 2.79099988937378, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 2.79099988937378}, {'Low': 132.58399963378906, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 133.53599548339844, 'Open': 133.28799438476562, 'Close': 133.28799438476562, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 133.28799438476562}, {'Low': 105.5500030517578, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 106.5500030517578, 'Open': 105.66999816894533, 'Close': 106.5500030517578, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 106.5500030517578}, {'Low': 1774.699951171875, 'Date': '2022-08-15', 'High': 1799.0, 'Open': 1799.0, 'Close': 1781.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 64, 'date_str': '2022-08-15', 'Adj Close': 1781.4000244140625}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-16': 173.02999877929688, '2022-08-17': 174.5500030517578, '2022-08-18': 174.14999389648438, '2022-08-19': 171.52000427246094, '2022-08-22': 167.57000732421875, '2022-08-23': 167.22999572753906, '2022-08-24': 167.52999877929688, '2022-08-25': 170.02999877929688, '2022-08-26': 163.6199951171875, '2022-08-29': 161.3800048828125}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-15': 152.3699951171875}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-15': 150.0399932861328}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-15': 155.3300018310547}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-15': 177.4499969482422}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Instead, the company combines its video-streaming numbers with the rest of its services business, which includes Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, and more.\nTo some investors, it may seem like Apple is hiding something. Here\'s why you shouldn\'t worry.\nHollywood would like to see the numbers\nApple\'s tight-lipped approach to viewership numbers is in the spotlight after Ben Stiller spoke with Decider about his Apple TV+ show, Severance. The actor and director said he doesn\'t know how many people have watched the show because Apple has only provided him partial data. However, Stiller noted even that information is far from transparent: "[Y]ou get these graphs and charts ... but you don\'t know what the baseline is."\nStiller\'s comments highlight a common disconnect between how streamers operate and the metrics Hollywood has long relied upon to determine whether a show or movie is a hit. Studios, producers, and agents have traditionally used Nielsen TV viewership ratings and box office receipts to gauge what audiences are responding to. These data points are the cornerstone of decisions about what gets made, what gets axed, whom to hire, how much they should get paid, etc. But as Stiller notes, "[It\'s] a big mystery of who\'s watching what on streaming."\nApple is playing to a different audience\nWhile Apple TV+ viewer numbers surely matter to Apple, this is not the only audience the company is thinking about. With devices like the Mac, Apple Watch, and of course, the iPhone, Apple has several revenue streams, with many overlapping customers. Leveraging its installed device user base, Apple has expanded into a diverse mix of ancillary services such as video-editing tools, payments, and music streaming as a way of bolstering its hardware operations and developing other revenue streams.\nCFO Luca Maestri touched on how Apple\'s hardware base directly ties into its services business during the company\'s fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings call. Maestri noted devices are the "engine" of Apple, and that services "tend to help [the company] over the long term." Viewed through this lens, Apple TV+ is just another add-on feature that helps to keep customers tethered to Apple products, which drives growth.\nServices as a growing business\nThe iPhone has been Apple\'s big money maker for years. As the company revealed in its Q3 earnings, iPhone sales were up almost 3% year over year at $40.7 billion, accounting for almost half of all its revenue for the quarter. However, at $19.6 billion, services is now Apple\'s fastest growing sector, representing a 12% increase year over year.\nThe growth of Apple\'s services division is a positive for stakeholders as other parts of the company\'s operation are struggling amid economic headwinds: iPad revenue for Q3 was $7.2 billion, down 2% year over year, while Apple\'s wearables, home, and accessories unit managed $8.1 billion, a drop of 8% year over year.\nThe strength of the ecosystem\nApple certainly cares about the quality of the content it\'s producing for Apple TV+ (the company cited its Emmy Award nominations during the Q3 earnings call), but by placing the streamer in the same category as Apple Pay and iCloud, it\'s signaling that it\'s just a piece of a much bigger puzzle. And while that might irk some in Hollywood, for investors, it\'s an indication Apple knows its overall strength comes from its ecosystem rather than its constituent parts.\nWhile it seems unlikely Apple will start reporting numbers for the individual parts of its services business any time soon, that could change if any individual offering gains dominance in its field. If Apple TV+ subscriber numbers started to look like they could challenge those of Netflix or Walt Disney, then Apple may opt to provide greater insight. But as things currently stand, market watchers should focus more on how the services unit is doing as a whole, as it\'s clearly becoming one of the most significant parts of Apple\'s business.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nTom Wilton has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Like many of its streaming rivals, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not disclose the exact number of people who watch its TV shows and movies. Stiller's comments highlight a common disconnect between how streamers operate and the metrics Hollywood has long relied upon to determine whether a show or movie is a hit. Studios, producers, and agents have traditionally used Nielsen TV viewership ratings and box office receipts to gauge what audiences are responding to.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Like many of its streaming rivals, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not disclose the exact number of people who watch its TV shows and movies. Instead, the company combines its video-streaming numbers with the rest of its services business, which includes Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, and more. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': '1 Metric That Apple Investors Should Stop Worrying About', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Like many of its streaming rivals, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not disclose the exact number of people who watch its TV shows and movies. But as Stiller notes, "[It\'s] a big mystery of who\'s watching what on streaming." With devices like the Mac, Apple Watch, and of course, the iPhone, Apple has several revenue streams, with many overlapping customers.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Like many of its streaming rivals, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not disclose the exact number of people who watch its TV shows and movies. Instead, the company combines its video-streaming numbers with the rest of its services business, which includes Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, and more. Apple is playing to a different audience While Apple TV+ viewer numbers surely matter to Apple, this is not the only audience the company is thinking about.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-dow-sp-500-gain-on-retail-earnings-boost', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Anisha Sircar\nAug 16 (Reuters) - Strong earnings from Walmart and Home Depot helped drive gains in the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 indexes on Tuesday.\nWalmart Inc WMT.N shares rose 5.9% after the world\'s largest retailer also forecast a smaller drop in full-year profit than previously projected.\nHome Depot Inc HD.N added 5.4% as it surpassed estimates for quarterly sales on steady demand from builders as well as price hikes.\nThe two heavyweight stocks contributed to the S&P 500 retail sector\'s .SPXRT 2.1% gain.\n"These companies are beating reduced or at least modestly reduced expectations," said Jason Pride, CIO for private wealth at Glenmede.\n"Arguably, it is unexpected to some degree to see the magnitude of EPS strength being seen this quarter and even the prior quarter in the face of the difficulty that consumers are facing on the inflation in the rising rate environment."\nSo far, 77.6% of the S&P 500 companies that have reported results as of Friday have topped analysts\' estimates, according to Refinitiv data.\nBetter-than-expected earnings from corporate America are helping U.S. equities recoup losses from a recent inflation-induced rout, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq index bouncing nearly 24% off its mid-June lows.\nMeanwhile, the 10-year Treasury yield recovered to 2.84% as encouraging data from U.S. retail giants suggested that the Federal Reserve has room to further tighten financial conditions as it battles four-decade high inflation. US/\nTraders are now seeing a 60% chance of a 50 basis-point hike by the U.S. central bank in September and a 40% chance of a 75 basis-point hike. FEDWATCH\nThat rise in yields weighed on high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O.\n"The back and forth in markets is heavily driven by changing expectations for rate hikes, which impacts stock prices," Pride added.\nAt 12:11 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 248.32 points, or 0.73%, at 34,160.76, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 11.50 points, or 0.27%, at 4,308.64, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 20.10 points, or 0.15%, at 13,107.95.\nInvestor sentiment is still bearish, but no longer "apocalyptically" so, according to BofA\'s monthly survey of global fund managers in August.\nFocus will be on retail earnings and retail sales data this week for more clues on the impact of inflation on consumer behavior.\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O fell 4.2% after Citigroup cut its rating on the pandemic darling\'s stock to "sell".\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.06-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.28-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded eight new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 67 new highs and 30 new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Susan Mathew and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'FEDWATCH That rise in yields weighed on high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Anisha Sircar Aug 16 (Reuters) - Strong earnings from Walmart and Home Depot helped drive gains in the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 indexes on Tuesday. Better-than-expected earnings from corporate America are helping U.S. equities recoup losses from a recent inflation-induced rout, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq index bouncing nearly 24% off its mid-June lows.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'FEDWATCH That rise in yields weighed on high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Anisha Sircar Aug 16 (Reuters) - Strong earnings from Walmart and Home Depot helped drive gains in the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 indexes on Tuesday. "The back and forth in markets is heavily driven by changing expectations for rate hikes, which impacts stock prices," Pride added.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Dow, S&P 500 gain on retail earnings boost', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'FEDWATCH That rise in yields weighed on high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Anisha Sircar Aug 16 (Reuters) - Strong earnings from Walmart and Home Depot helped drive gains in the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 indexes on Tuesday. Home Depot Inc HD.N added 5.4% as it surpassed estimates for quarterly sales on steady demand from builders as well as price hikes.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'FEDWATCH That rise in yields weighed on high-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Anisha Sircar Aug 16 (Reuters) - Strong earnings from Walmart and Home Depot helped drive gains in the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 indexes on Tuesday. Focus will be on retail earnings and retail sales data this week for more clues on the impact of inflation on consumer behavior.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-keeping-you-up-at-night-buy-these-top-3-tech-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After a strong rebound from the pandemic last year, the economy is slowing down, inflation is still at multi-decade highs, and interest rates are going up. Many stocks have been clobbered this year as a result. As of this writing, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are down a respective 10% and 17% so far in 2022.\nMarket turmoil doesn\'t have to keep you up at night, though. When the going gets tough, don\'t get fancy. Invest in tried-and-true businesses that are still growing at a healthy pace. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) aren\'t the most exciting stocks these days, but these three top tech stocks are great buys right now. Here\'s why.\n1. Alphabet: Deep pockets are a safe haven in uncertain times\nLet\'s start our discussion of the tech titan frenemies with Alphabet, parent to ubiquitous internet search engine Google. Some 80% of Alphabet\'s revenue is still tied to advertising of some sort, and 70% of that advertising revenue comes specifically from Google Search ads. Advertising is sensitive to macroeconomic economic health. In tough times, many businesses cut marketing spending. The market has thus been worrying that Alphabet\'s empire could be headed for a decline if a recession hits this year or next.\nBut Alphabet has been through a couple of recessions (2008 and 2020), and its Search ads are flexible. It\'s easy for businesses to turn those ads off and back on again. If a recession does hit, any downturn in ad spending would be very short-lived for Alphabet. And in the meantime, the company has proven its resiliency even in the face of sharp economic slowdown. Google advertising revenue was up 11.6% year over year in Q2 2022 to $56.3 billion.\nDigital ad services are also very profitable, and Alphabet has been using these margins to invest in new businesses (like Google Cloud and self-driving car start-up Waymo) that have the potential to be big someday. But even after supporting these up-and-coming segments, Alphabet still has room to return lots of excess cash to shareholders. It has repurchased $28.5 billion worth of its own stock through the first half of 2022 (1.9% of the company\'s current enterprise value).\nThis return of cash creates a nice cushion for Alphabet shareholders during turbulent times, and there\'s plenty of room for the company to keep rewarding owners of its stock. The company had $125 billion in cash and short-term investments on its balance sheet at the end of June (plus another $30.7 billion in long-term investments), offset by debt of only $14.7 billion. In terms of cash net of debt, that doesn\'t only make Alphabet the deepest-pocketed tech giant, but one of the wealthiest organizations on the planet. Trading for 23 times enterprise value to trailing 12-month free cash flow, Alphabet is a fantastic buy right now.\n2. Amazon: The cloud is an unstoppable force\nAfter a two-decade run of rapid growth, e-commerce is finally taking a breather. In the first two years of the pandemic, online shopping activity boomed. Now households are making more in-person trips to the store again. That hasn\'t been great news for Amazon. The company\'s "product sales" segment fell 2% year over year through the first half of 2022, led by declines in its online store (and partially offset by healthy increases in its physical stores, like Whole Foods).\nThis big slowdown in e-commerce led to a massive drop in the stock earlier this year. At one point, Amazon was down well over 40% from its all-time highs set late in 2021. Shares are back on the mend, though, thanks in no small part to Amazon Web Services (AWS), the massive cloud computing segment. In fact, AWS has been one of the primary reasons to be invested in Amazon for some years. Why? Because though AWS accounted for just a fraction of Amazon\'s total revenue, it generates most of the e-commerce leader\'s operating profit. During the first half of this year, AWS made up just 16% of sales, but it generated all of the total operating profit (while product sales generated an operating loss).\nGranted, this doesn\'t mean Amazon\'s online selling juggernaut is worthless. On the contrary, shopping is a sticky experience that has led to other revenue lines for the company -- like its TV streaming service Prime Video, or a burgeoning online advertising business that hauled in almost $8.8 billion in revenue in Q2 2022 alone, up 18% from the year prior.\nNevertheless, AWS is an incredible business model that helped pioneer cloud computing in the first place, and it continues to rapidly expand. AWS sales jumped 33% in Q2. The cloud is rapidly overtaking traditional IT infrastructure in the wake of the pandemic, and is expected to hit $1 trillion in annual spending by the end of this decade. AWS is at the forefront of this movement, and should remain so for years to come. Amazon is currently operating in the red on a free cash flow basis as it spends to support more cloud and other business growth. However, while the stock is still down, it\'s far from out. Amazon will turn profitable again at some point. The company also had $61 billion in cash and short-term investments, offset by debt of $49 billion, and currently has an enterprise value of $1.5 trillion. This rock-solid business is a fantastic buy right now after receiving more than its fair share of market punishment.\n3. Apple: The iPhone goes slow and steady to win the race\nApple fans, specifically fans of the iPhone, are a unique bunch of consumers. While the global smartphone industry is poised for a big pullback the second half of this year (after a strong two-year run from 5G network device upgrades), Apple sees very little disruption to iPhone demand at this juncture. It\'s a testament to how powerful the Apple brand is as iPhone adoption continues apace, especially in emerging markets like Indonesia, Vietnam, and India.\nThrough the first three quarters of Apple\'s fiscal year 2022 (the fiscal year ends Sept. 24), iPhone sales were a staggering $163 billion -- up 6.5% from last year. It\'s a slow and steady pace compared to times past, but nonetheless an impressive number. The iPhone business is sizable enough to offset weakness in other areas (like Mac and iPad sales), and is highly profitable. Apple used those margins (plus a little cash off the balance sheet, which had $179 billion in cash and investments and $120 billion in debt) to return $28 billion to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases last quarter alone.\nThough Apple isn\'t the highest growth tech giant anymore, there\'s a lot to like about its scale. The company now has many hundreds of millions of actively used devices around the globe, and it keeps tight control over its ecosystem of hardware and software. Thus, Apple can gradually release new features to the iPhone to generate incremental revenue growth -- primarily from its services segment. These services (like the App Store and digital payments) hauled in $19.6 billion in sales last quarter, a 12% year-over-year increase.\nWith other device sales losing steam this year, Apple is still chugging along at a healthy pace. It\'s proof that this $2.8 trillion enterprise behemoth is still worthy of a prominent place in investors\' portfolios. Apple stock currently trades for 26 times enterprise value to trailing 12-month free cash flow. It\'s a premium price tag, but worth every penny during uncertain times.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet (A shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Nicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) aren't the most exciting stocks these days, but these three top tech stocks are great buys right now. Digital ad services are also very profitable, and Alphabet has been using these margins to invest in new businesses (like Google Cloud and self-driving car start-up Waymo) that have the potential to be big someday. This return of cash creates a nice cushion for Alphabet shareholders during turbulent times, and there's plenty of room for the company to keep rewarding owners of its stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) aren\'t the most exciting stocks these days, but these three top tech stocks are great buys right now. Trading for 23 times enterprise value to trailing 12-month free cash flow, Alphabet is a fantastic buy right now. The company\'s "product sales" segment fell 2% year over year through the first half of 2022, led by declines in its online store (and partially offset by healthy increases in its physical stores, like Whole Foods).', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Keeping You Up at Night? Buy These Top 3 Tech Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) aren't the most exciting stocks these days, but these three top tech stocks are great buys right now. Google advertising revenue was up 11.6% year over year in Q2 2022 to $56.3 billion. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet (A shares) wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) aren't the most exciting stocks these days, but these three top tech stocks are great buys right now. Through the first three quarters of Apple's fiscal year 2022 (the fiscal year ends Sept. 24), iPhone sales were a staggering $163 billion -- up 6.5% from last year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, and Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/itot-kscd%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, where 9,900,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.1% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.7%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KSCD ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.\nVIDEO: ITOT, KSCD: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.7%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KSCD ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: ITOT, KSCD: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, where 9,900,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.1% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KSCD ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: ITOT, KSCD: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'ITOT, KSCD: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, where 9,900,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.1% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ITOT, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.7%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KSCD ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, where 9,900,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.1% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KSCD ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: ITOT, KSCD: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-today%3A-dow-jones-sp-500-open-mixed-walmart-home-deport-rally-on-better-than', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stock Market Today Mid Morning Updates\nOn Tuesday morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reversed to the upside by over 63 points. This comes following four straight weeks of S&P gains, along with better-than-expected earnings from top retail companies such as Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD).\nLast week, the S&P 500 advanced 3.25% to post its fourth straight week of gains, making it the longest winning streak since 2021. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq composite recovered another 3.08% last week, while the Dow recorded gains of 2.9%. Additionally, this week investors will be closing attention to corporate earnings from other top retail companies. Specifically, retail companies such as Target (NYSE: TGT), Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW), and TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX) will report their most recent quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday.\nAmid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading down by 0.64% on Tuesday morning, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also in the red by 0.99%. Meanwhile, shares of Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares are trading lower on Tuesday morning. Among the Dow financial leaders, shares of American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) are trading mixed during Tuesday morning’s trading session.\nShares of EV leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell on Tuesday by 1.74%. Rival EV companies like Rivian are also trading lower by 2.55%. Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) stock dropped by 2.59% on Tuesday morning. Chinese EV leaders like Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Xpeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV) are trading down on Tuesday.\nDow Jones Today: U.S. Treasury Yield Jumps To 2.85%\nFollowing the stock market opening on Tuesday, the major indices opened mixed. The Dow is trading higher by 0.09%, while the S&P 500, and Nasdaq are trading lower by 0.39%, and 1.03%, respectively. Among exchange-traded funds, the Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) fell on Tuesday morning by 1.08% while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA: SPY) is also trading lower by 0.41%.\nThe benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is at 2.85% during the Monday morning trading session. Additionally, investors will be paying close attention to key economic data that will be released on Wednesday. Specifically, the Fed minutes from the central bank’s latest policy meeting and U.S. retail sales are both scheduled to be released on Wednesday this week.\n[Read More] Best Stocks That Pay Dividends? 3 For Your August 2022 Watchlist\nWalmart Stock Jumps On Quarterly Earnings & Revenue Beat\nShares of the retail giant Walmart rallied over 5% on Tuesday to $139.95 per share. This comes after the company reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter 2022 earnings results. In the report, Walmart posted a beat on earnings per share of $1.77 versus the estimates of $1.60 per share. Also, the company also beat analysts’ revenue estimates, recording $152.9 billion in Q2, versus the $150.5 billion consensus estimates. Additionally, Walmart’s U.S. comp sales advanced 6.5%, while e-commerce growth was 12%.\nThe company said it expects third-quarter earnings of $1.29 to $1.32 per share on revenue of approximately $147.55 billion. The current consensus earnings estimate is $1.30 per share on revenue of $145.68 billion for Q3. Doug McMillon, President & CEO at Walmart commented in his letter to shareholders, “We’re pleased to see more customers choosing Walmart during this inflationary period, and we’re working hard to support them as they prioritize their spending. The actions we’ve taken to improve inventory levels in the U.S., along with a heavier mix of sales in grocery put pressure on profit margin for Q2 and our outlook for the year.“\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Best Stocks To Buy Today? 4 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch\nHome Depot Stock Jumps After Reporting An Earnings Beat\nOn Tuesday morning, Home Depot reported a beat for its second quarter 2022 fiscal results. As a result, shares of HD stock gained over 3% off the open on Tuesday at $324.62 a share. In detail, the retail behemoth reported earnings per share of $5.05 on revenue of $43.8 billion. For context, wall street estimates for the quarter were earnings of $4.95 per share on revenue of $43.4 billion. Additionally, Home Depot posted a 6.5% increase in revenue on a year-over-year basis.\nWhat’s more, in the report, Home Depot reaffirmed its fiscal 2022 guidance. Specifically, they continue to expect fiscal 2023 earnings of approximately $16.31 per share on revenue of approximately $155.69 billion. In comparison, the current consensus earnings estimate is $16.42 per share on revenue of $156.24 billion for the year. “In the second quarter, we delivered the highest quarterly sales and earnings in our company’s history,” said Ted Decker, CEO and president. “Our performance reflects continued strength in demand for home improvement projects. Our team has done a fantastic job serving our customers, while continuing to navigate a challenging and dynamic environment.“\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading down by 0.64% on Tuesday morning, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also in the red by 0.99%. Specifically, the Fed minutes from the central bank’s latest policy meeting and U.S. retail sales are both scheduled to be released on Wednesday this week. The actions we’ve taken to improve inventory levels in the U.S., along with a heavier mix of sales in grocery put pressure on profit margin for Q2 and our outlook for the year.“ Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] Best Stocks To Buy Today?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading down by 0.64% on Tuesday morning, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also in the red by 0.99%. Specifically, retail companies such as Target (NYSE: TGT), Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW), and TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX) will report their most recent quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday. Dow Jones Today: U.S. Treasury Yield Jumps To 2.85% Following the stock market opening on Tuesday, the major indices opened mixed.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Open Mixed; Walmart, Home Deport Rally On Better-Than-Expected Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading down by 0.64% on Tuesday morning, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also in the red by 0.99%. 3 For Your August 2022 Watchlist Walmart Stock Jumps On Quarterly Earnings & Revenue Beat Shares of the retail giant Walmart rallied over 5% on Tuesday to $139.95 per share. In the report, Walmart posted a beat on earnings per share of $1.77 versus the estimates of $1.60 per share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Amid the Dow Jones leaders, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading down by 0.64% on Tuesday morning, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also in the red by 0.99%. Specifically, retail companies such as Target (NYSE: TGT), Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW), and TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX) will report their most recent quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday. 3 For Your August 2022 Watchlist Walmart Stock Jumps On Quarterly Earnings & Revenue Beat Shares of the retail giant Walmart rallied over 5% on Tuesday to $139.95 per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/michael-burry-sells-everything-except-this-one-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In the below video, I explain what's going on with Michael Burry and Scion Asset Management, the hedge fund he runs. According to the most recent 13F, Burry liquidated 12 positions and kept only this single stock, Geo Group (NYSE: GEO), long. Why is he holding this stock? Is Geo stock a buy now, or is it simply a trade? Watch the video below to find out.\n*Stock prices used were from the trading day of Aug. 16, 2022. The video was published on Aug. 16, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than The Geo Group\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and The Geo Group wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Eric Cuka has positions in Alphabet (A shares) and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Booking Holdings, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Eric is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the below video, I explain what's going on with Michael Burry and Scion Asset Management, the hedge fund he runs. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Booking Holdings, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Michael Burry Sells Everything Except This One Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Is Geo stock a buy now, or is it simply a trade? The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Booking Holdings, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Meta Platforms, Inc. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.', 'news_textrank_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Booking Holdings, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Meta Platforms, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-dow-edges-up-on-retail-earnings-boost', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew\nAug 16 (Reuters) - The Dow inched higher on Tuesday as results from Walmart and Home Depot lifted the retail sector, while a slide in megacap growth stocks and signs of a slowing global economy weighed on the Nasdaq and the S&P 500.\nBoosting the blue-chip Dow .DJI, Walmart Inc WMT.N rose 5.3% as the world\'s largest retailer forecast a smaller drop in full-year profit than previously projected.\nThe S&P 500 retail sector .SPXRT gained 0.5% in early trading.\nHome Depot Inc HD.N added 1.7% as it surpassed estimates for quarterly sales after demand from builders and higher prices helped the biggest home-improvement chain cushion the hit from dwindling store visits.\n"The consumer seems to be holding up, even though we continue to have inflation," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners in Pittsburgh.\n"The price of gasoline has come down and especially for lower-income shoppers, that takes a lot of their spending."\nMany high-growth and technology stocks edged lower as U.S. Treasury yields snapped their two-day slump.\nApple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 0.4% and 1.1%, respectively, as the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 2.85%. US/\nDespite a rough start to the year on fears of surging prices and rising rates tipping the U.S. economy into a recession, Wall Street indexes have recovered some of their sharp losses in the recent weeks on signs that inflation has peaked.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq index has bounced nearly 24% off its mid-June lows.\nInvestor sentiment is still bearish, but no longer "apocalyptically" so, according to BofA\'s monthly survey of global fund managers in August.\nAt 09:41 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 26.85 points, or 0.08%, at 33,939.29, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 5.77 points, or 0.13%, at 4,291.37, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 55.16 points, or 0.42%, at 13,072.89.\nBetter-than-expected earnings from corporate America have been a bright spot for U.S. equities recently, with 77.6% of the S&P 500 companies that have reported results as of Friday beating analysts\' estimates, according to Refinitiv data.\nFocus will be on retail earnings and retail sales data this week for more clues on the impact of inflation on consumer behavior.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.41-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.84-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 24 new highs and 12 new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 0.4% and 1.1%, respectively, as the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 2.85%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Dow inched higher on Tuesday as results from Walmart and Home Depot lifted the retail sector, while a slide in megacap growth stocks and signs of a slowing global economy weighed on the Nasdaq and the S&P 500. Home Depot Inc HD.N added 1.7% as it surpassed estimates for quarterly sales after demand from builders and higher prices helped the biggest home-improvement chain cushion the hit from dwindling store visits.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 0.4% and 1.1%, respectively, as the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 2.85%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Dow inched higher on Tuesday as results from Walmart and Home Depot lifted the retail sector, while a slide in megacap growth stocks and signs of a slowing global economy weighed on the Nasdaq and the S&P 500. Focus will be on retail earnings and retail sales data this week for more clues on the impact of inflation on consumer behavior.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Dow edges up on retail earnings boost', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 0.4% and 1.1%, respectively, as the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 2.85%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Dow inched higher on Tuesday as results from Walmart and Home Depot lifted the retail sector, while a slide in megacap growth stocks and signs of a slowing global economy weighed on the Nasdaq and the S&P 500. Boosting the blue-chip Dow .DJI, Walmart Inc WMT.N rose 5.3% as the world's largest retailer forecast a smaller drop in full-year profit than previously projected.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 0.4% and 1.1%, respectively, as the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 2.85%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Dow inched higher on Tuesday as results from Walmart and Home Depot lifted the retail sector, while a slide in megacap growth stocks and signs of a slowing global economy weighed on the Nasdaq and the S&P 500. Focus will be on retail earnings and retail sales data this week for more clues on the impact of inflation on consumer behavior.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%241000-5-buffett-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-forever-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio has drawn attention for decades. Its 20% average annual return since 1965 doubled the performance of the S&P 500.\nDespite that performance, not all of the stocks Buffett owns are buys today. Nonetheless, Buffett and his team continue to add stocks. To that end, investors should pay particular attention to five of Buffett's key additions in recent years, all of which are affordable within a $1,000 budget.\nApple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Its iPhones, Mac computers, and wearables have become highly desired by consumers, and Buffett came to appreciate the value of these offerings over time. Consequently, it has served both Apple and Berkshire investors so well that it has outperformed the S&P 500 at a time when many tech stocks fell by more than 75%.\nDespite its $2.75 trillion market cap, Apple managed to achieve revenue growth in the high single digits in a slowing economy. Moreover, its $191 billion in liquidity gives it one of the most solid balance sheets among public companies. Given those attributes, it is little wonder that Apple stock constitutes more than 40% of Berkshire's portfolio.\nSnowflake\nSnowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is a fast-growing software stock that stands in contrast to Buffett's more notable investments. It is a high-growth, money-losing stock, having lost $166 million in its fiscal first quarter of 2023 alone. Also, the price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 36 is outlandish by Buffett's standards and would be much higher were it not for the 40% stock price decline over the last year.\nHowever, its position as the leading data cloud provider could make it the kind of essential offering that Buffett typically likes to see in a company. Moreover, its customer count of 6,300 indicates it has barely scratched the surface of its potential. Between its 40% customer growth year over year and the 74% increase in customer spending over the last year, Snowflake is on track to more than justify its high cost.\nChevron\nDespite an increased focus on clean energy, oil and natural gas make up 68% of U.S. energy use. This benefits Chevron (NYSE: CVX), which derives over 99% of its revenue from these energy sources. Its business is so profitable that it reported $16.7 billion in free cash flow in the first half of 2022.\nThat cash flow funds a rising dividend stream, a factor that likely attracted Buffett. Its $5.68 per share annual dividend yields 3.6% and has risen for 35 consecutive years. And at a dividend cost of $5.5 billion in the first half of the year, cash flows should support further increases. Moreover, with a P/E ratio of just 11, income investors may want to consider following Buffett's lead.\nBank of America\nBuffett's interest in banks is not new. However, the size of his Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) position has grown steadily in recent years. At 10%, it is Berkshire's second-largest position next to Apple. It is also a megabank that has aggressively adopted fintech solutions. CEO Brian Moynihan told Yahoo! Finance last year that the company spends about $3.5 billion per year on technology-driven products and services.\nAdditionally, the company pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share, good for a yield of about 2.4%. Its annual payout has risen every year since 2014. Since the cost of this dividend claimed $4.2 billion of its $13.3 billion in net income over the first half of 2022, the payout should easily sustain itself. At 11 times earnings, investors can buy that income stream at a low price.\nAmazon\nDespite sluggish e-commerce growth, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is one Buffett stock investors may want to buy and hold forever. Its cloud segment, AWS, has driven all of the company's operating income this year even though it makes up only 16% of revenue in the first half of 2022. Moreover, its digital advertising segment continues to grow revenue at double-digit rates.\nStill, this potential does not necessarily mean it has been one of Buffett's better-performing investments in recent months. Amazon has fallen by 13% over the last year, and its 127 P/E ratio is hardly cheap.\nHowever, Buffett probably likes AWS' trailing 12-month operating margin of 31%, a stark contrast to the negative margins of its retail segments. According to Grand View Research, cloud infrastructure is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16% through 2030, a factor that should keep Amazon growing even if e-commerce recovers slowly.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Will Healy has positions in Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Snowflake Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Despite its $2.75 trillion market cap, Apple managed to achieve revenue growth in the high single digits in a slowing economy. However, its position as the leading data cloud provider could make it the kind of essential offering that Buffett typically likes to see in a company.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Between its 40% customer growth year over year and the 74% increase in customer spending over the last year, Snowflake is on track to more than justify its high cost. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Snowflake Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Got $1,000? 5 Buffett Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Between its 40% customer growth year over year and the 74% increase in customer spending over the last year, Snowflake is on track to more than justify its high cost. At 10%, it is Berkshire's second-largest position next to Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Between its 40% customer growth year over year and the 74% increase in customer spending over the last year, Snowflake is on track to more than justify its high cost. Amazon Despite sluggish e-commerce growth, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is one Buffett stock investors may want to buy and hold forever.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-sets-sept.-5-deadline-for-return-to-office', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Tech major Apple Inc. has asked corporate employees to return to offices at least three days a week by September 5, Bloomberg reported. The latest deadline was issued following several delays to its previous deadlines amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.\nAs per the report, the company will require employees to work from offices on Tuesdays, Thursdays and a regular third day to be determined by individual teams.\nThe new policy, which was notified to employees, is expected to first take effect in Silicon Valley and then spread to other offices. Apple has been continuing with its plan of two days in office a week since April as COVID-19 cases declined and local governments loosened restrictions.\nThe Cupertino, California-based company\'s initial three-day policy had called employees for in-person work on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.\nSince CEO Tim Cook\'s initial announcement regarding the hybrid model, the iPhone maker has been shifting many deadlines amid COVID-19 spikes in between, leaving workers on a two-day-a-week schedule.\nApple recently dropped its mask mandate in common areas of offices. At individual desks, the requirement was removed several months ago.\nIn May, the company had again required its staff to wear masks in common spaces, meeting rooms, hallways, and elevators, as well as at 100 U.S. stores.\nAlso, for the first time since 2019, the company held an in-person gathering at its campus to watch a developers\' conference presentation.\nLike many other major companies, Apple had allowed its employees to work remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. The hybrid work model has been a part of its efforts to return to normal functioning.\nMeanwhile, the employees have been objecting to the hybrid office return plan, saying that it limits productivity. They pointed out that commute time takes away hours that could be put toward their work.\nIn early May, in an open letter to the iPhone maker\'s executive team, a group of Apple employees had complained about the three-day policy, which only allows two days of working from home. The employees alleged that the policy is wasteful, inflexible, and will lead to a "younger, whiter, more male-dominated, more neuro-normative, more able-bodied" workforce.\nAmong others, luxury electric car maker\'s CEO Elon Musk recently asked its employees to stop working from home and to return to office or else quit.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Since CEO Tim Cook's initial announcement regarding the hybrid model, the iPhone maker has been shifting many deadlines amid COVID-19 spikes in between, leaving workers on a two-day-a-week schedule. In early May, in an open letter to the iPhone maker's executive team, a group of Apple employees had complained about the three-day policy, which only allows two days of working from home. Among others, luxury electric car maker's CEO Elon Musk recently asked its employees to stop working from home and to return to office or else quit.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As per the report, the company will require employees to work from offices on Tuesdays, Thursdays and a regular third day to be determined by individual teams. The Cupertino, California-based company's initial three-day policy had called employees for in-person work on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Among others, luxury electric car maker's CEO Elon Musk recently asked its employees to stop working from home and to return to office or else quit.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Sets Sept. 5 Deadline For Return To Office', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Tech major Apple Inc. has asked corporate employees to return to offices at least three days a week by September 5, Bloomberg reported. As per the report, the company will require employees to work from offices on Tuesdays, Thursdays and a regular third day to be determined by individual teams. The Cupertino, California-based company's initial three-day policy had called employees for in-person work on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As per the report, the company will require employees to work from offices on Tuesdays, Thursdays and a regular third day to be determined by individual teams. In early May, in an open letter to the iPhone maker's executive team, a group of Apple employees had complained about the three-day policy, which only allows two days of working from home. Among others, luxury electric car maker's CEO Elon Musk recently asked its employees to stop working from home and to return to office or else quit."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-suppliers-to-make-apple-watch-and-macbook-in-vietnam-nikkei', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details from report, background\nAug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar matter.\nApple's Chinese suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ and iPhone assembler Foxconn 2317.TW have started test production of Apple Watch and MacBook in Northern Vietnam, the report added.\nApple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, where it started manufacturing iPhone 13 this year, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets.\nIndia, the world's second-biggest smartphone market, along with countries such as Mexico and Vietnam are becoming increasingly important to contract manufacturers supplying American brands, as they try to diversify production away from China.\nApple, Foxconn and Luxshare Precision did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nLast week, Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn gave a cautious outlook for the current quarter after posting results that exceeded expectations, citing slowing smartphone demand after a pandemic-fuelled boom.\nLike other global manufacturers, Foxconn - formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd - has dealt with a severe shortage of chips that hurt production, as bottlenecks from the pandemic lingered and the Ukraine war further strained logistical channels.\n(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds details from report, background Aug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar matter. India, the world's second-biggest smartphone market, along with countries such as Mexico and Vietnam are becoming increasingly important to contract manufacturers supplying American brands, as they try to diversify production away from China. Last week, Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn gave a cautious outlook for the current quarter after posting results that exceeded expectations, citing slowing smartphone demand after a pandemic-fuelled boom.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds details from report, background Aug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar matter. Apple's Chinese suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ and iPhone assembler Foxconn 2317.TW have started test production of Apple Watch and MacBook in Northern Vietnam, the report added. Apple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, where it started manufacturing iPhone 13 this year, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple suppliers to make Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam - Nikkei', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds details from report, background Aug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar matter. Apple's Chinese suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ and iPhone assembler Foxconn 2317.TW have started test production of Apple Watch and MacBook in Northern Vietnam, the report added. Apple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, where it started manufacturing iPhone 13 this year, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details from report, background Aug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar matter. Apple's Chinese suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ and iPhone assembler Foxconn 2317.TW have started test production of Apple Watch and MacBook in Northern Vietnam, the report added. Apple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, where it started manufacturing iPhone 13 this year, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-painfully-common-investing-mistakes-to-avoid-right-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Roy H. Williams once said, "A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether."\nNone of us can avoid all investing mistakes, but as the quotation above suggests, we might make fewer mistakes if we take some time to learn about and avoid common ones. Here are three investing blunders that can cost you a bundle.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Not understanding what you\'re investing in\nThis is a classic beginner investing mistake and, sadly, one that even experienced investors make: not really understanding what you\'re investing in. This can happen when you read a short piece about a company that\'s very bullish on it and then buy some shares.\nMaybe it was a company in the oil industry. If so, did you take time to find out whether it focused on upstream (exploring, extracting, and producing), midstream (transporting and storing), or downstream (refining and distributing) operations? Each of those activities has its own challenges and opportunities, and you\'ll want to understand the strengths and risks of any company you\'re considering investing in -- and have a good grasp of its competitive advantages, too.\nIt\'s also important to understand a company\'s business model -- which is exactly how it makes its money. You might think of Amazon.com as a dominant e-commerce company, but that\'s far from all it does. Among other things, it operates one of the largest cloud computing services -- Amazon Web Services (AWS), which generated 16% of revenue in its second quarter, up from 13% a year earlier.\nSome industries, such as consumer products and retail, are easier to understand than industries like biotechnology and internet security. Be sure you understand what you\'re investing in.\n2. Not considering valuation\nNext up is valuation. You might have read broadly and deeply and have a solid understanding of a company and its industry. If so, terrific! You might have determined it\'s a wonderful business with amazing long-term potential. That\'s also terrific. But if many others have come to the same conclusion and piled into the stock, sending its shares soaring, you\'ll be buying an overvalued stock that might be more likely to fall closer to its intrinsic value in the near term than to continue soaring.\nAlways evaluate both the quality and the price of any company or stock you\'re considering for your portfolio. You might keep a list of great stocks you\'d like to own -- at the right price. Always aim to buy a stock for less than you think it\'s worth -- ideally, a lot less.\n3. Not being patient\nFinally, understand that for best results, you\'ll want to be patient. Think of the stock market\'s great long-term performers, such as Apple and Costco, among many others. Sure, you might have invested in them years ago and then sold after a few months or years, netting a respectable profit -- perhaps, say, 50% or even 200%. But if you\'d held on for many years or even decades, you might have reaped eye-popping profits. Returns of 1,000%, 10,000%, 20,000%, or more are possible for long-term investors.\nNever hold blindly, though. Buy with the aim to hang on for many years, but keep up with your holdings\' progress and news. If their growth potential is no longer compelling at any point, consider selling.\nAnd remember that great stocks don\'t appreciate in a straight line -- the line will always be jagged, with ups and downs. Prepare to wait out downturns as long as you retain faith in your holding. Give great companies time to perform for you.\nAvoiding just these three classic blunders can help you make a lot more money -- and save you from losing plenty, too.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Selena Maranjian has positions in Amazon, Apple, and Costco Wholesale. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Costco Wholesale. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If so, did you take time to find out whether it focused on upstream (exploring, extracting, and producing), midstream (transporting and storing), or downstream (refining and distributing) operations? Each of those activities has its own challenges and opportunities, and you'll want to understand the strengths and risks of any company you're considering investing in -- and have a good grasp of its competitive advantages, too. Avoiding just these three classic blunders can help you make a lot more money -- and save you from losing plenty, too.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Think of the stock market's great long-term performers, such as Apple and Costco, among many others. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Costco Wholesale. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Painfully Common Investing Mistakes to Avoid Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Be sure you understand what you're investing in. Think of the stock market's great long-term performers, such as Apple and Costco, among many others. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "None of us can avoid all investing mistakes, but as the quotation above suggests, we might make fewer mistakes if we take some time to learn about and avoid common ones. Not understanding what you're investing in This is a classic beginner investing mistake and, sadly, one that even experienced investors make: not really understanding what you're investing in. See the 10 stocks Stock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-aug-16-2022-%3A-amtd-dna-bbby-wmt-sqqq-tqqq-nu-bbwi-cvx-amzn-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -15.45 to 13,651.73. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 27,575,152 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nAMTD IDEA Group (AMTD) is +0.68 at $2.94, with 11,067,453 shares traded.\n\nGinkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA) is +0.71 at $4.20, with 2,310,105 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DNA is in the "buy range".\n\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is -0.65 at $15.35, with 2,289,916 shares traded. BBBY\'s current last sale is 383.75% of the target price of $4.\n\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) is +5.52 at $138.12, with 2,098,165 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: SEC Probes Tesla Over Solar Panel Defects Case\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.11 at $33.56, with 1,641,312 shares traded. This represents a 19.22% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.0904 at $38.80, with 1,538,789 shares traded. This represents a 81.99% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nNu Holdings Ltd. (NU) is +0.84 at $5.52, with 1,300,451 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NU is in the "buy range".\n\nBath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI) is +0.05 at $39.25, with 1,129,139 shares traded.BBWI is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/17/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.41 per share, which represents a 77 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nChevron Corporation (CVX) is +1.4 at $158.21, with 1,034,518 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $5.15. CVX\'s current last sale is 87.89% of the target price of $180.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +1.12 at $144.30, with 676,144 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.24. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.14 at $173.05, with 494,968 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.36. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nTilray Brands, Inc. (TLRY) is +0.14 at $4.43, with 444,175 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending May 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.03. TLRY\'s current last sale is 106.75% of the target price of $4.15.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.14 at $173.05, with 494,968 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Smarter Analyst Reports: SEC Probes Tesla Over Solar Panel Defects Case', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.14 at $173.05, with 494,968 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Aug 16, 2022 : AMTD, DNA, BBBY, WMT, SQQQ, TQQQ, NU, BBWI, CVX, AMZN, AAPL, TLRY', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.14 at $173.05, with 494,968 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -15.45 to 13,651.73.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.14 at $173.05, with 494,968 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 27,575,152 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/9-stocks-warren-buffett-just-bought-in-the-second-quarter', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett and his company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) were once again buying stocks in the second quarter of the year, although not nearly with the same ferocity of the first quarter when they pumped $51 billion into stocks.\nBerkshire just released its 13F filing, which shows what stocks the company purchased and sold in Q2, which started April 1 and ended June 30. We knew from Berkshire's second-quarter earnings report last week that Buffett and Berkshire purchased roughly $6.2 billion of equities and sold about $2.3 billion of stocks in the quarter.\nBuffett and Berkshire didn't buy anything new but did increase their position in several of their existing holdings. Here are the nine stocks Buffett and Berkshire purchased in Q2.\nThe three biggest buys\nFor those who follow Buffett and Berkshire closely, it should come as no surprise that Berkshire significantly increased its position in the Houston-based oil and natural gas company Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Buffett has been buying domestic oil companies all year, especially as the tension between Russia and the rest of the world has mounted. The Russian invasion of Ukraine resulted in oil sanctions from countries all over the world on Russian gas, which has led to inventory shortages and higher gas prices.\nAt the end of the second quarter, Buffett owned roughly 158.5 million shares of Occidental Petroleum, valued at more than $9.3 billion. But since the end of Q2, we know that Buffett has been buying more of the stock and has now accumulated over 20% of the company, or more than 188 million shares. With shares of Occidental closing today at over $64 per share, that values the stake north of $12 billion. Many have surmised that Berkshire's continued buying of the stock could eventually lead to a full takeover of the company.\nBerkshire's second big purchase was made in the consumer digital bank Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY), which specializes in auto lending and which Berkshire first initiated in the first quarter. Berkshire increased its position by 234%, snapping up more than 21 million shares and growing its stake to 30 million shares valued at more than $1 billion. That gives it about a 9.7% stake in the company based on today's closing price. Ally has generated superb returns since the pandemic, thanks to improved operations and elevated car prices, but investors have been concerned about a time when those prices start to normalize.\nBuffett and Berkshire also made a fairly sizable addition to their position in the multinational media company Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA), adding roughly 9.5 million shares and putting their overall stake at 78.4 million shares. The position, which is currently valued at more than $2 billion based on today's share price of $26.56, currently makes up more than 12% of the company.\nOther notable moves\nBuffett and Berkshire also continued to increase their position in some of their largest portfolio holdings, such as their overwhelmingly favorite stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire added roughly 3.9 million shares and now has 894.8 million shares in the tech giant. This values Berkshire's position in Apple at close to $155 billion based on today's closing price, which represents a nearly 5.7% stake in the company. With Berkshire having roughly $300 billion of equity holdings at the end of Q2, that means Apple made up 40.7% of its equity holdings at the end of the quarter when you exclude Berkshire's $105 billion of cash and cash equivalents.\nBerkshire also boosted its large stake in the other large U.S. oil producer, Chevron (NYSE: CVX), by 2.26 million shares. With Chevron closing the day at $156.80 and Berkshire owning more than 161.4 million shares, Berkshire's stake amounts to $25.3 billion or roughly 8.2% of Chevron.\nBerkshire then boosted its stake in the video game company Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) from 64.3 million shares at the end of the first quarter to more than 68.4 million shares at the end of Q2. Berkshire's stake is now worth roughly $5.3 billion, or nearly 8.5% of the company.\nFinally, Buffett and Berkshire added 1.27 million shares of the specialty materials company Celanese Corp (NYSE: CE), about 277,000 shares to the pharma company McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK), and more than 47,000 to the insurance and investment company Markel Corp (NYSE: MKL).\nLong-term investors who want to follow Buffett's buy-and-hold philosophy could use these timely buys as inspiration, but ought to do their own due diligence to see which stocks make sense in their portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (A shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nAlly is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel. The Motley Fool recommends McKesson and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other notable moves Buffett and Berkshire also continued to increase their position in some of their largest portfolio holdings, such as their overwhelmingly favorite stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire just released its 13F filing, which shows what stocks the company purchased and sold in Q2, which started April 1 and ended June 30. Long-term investors who want to follow Buffett's buy-and-hold philosophy could use these timely buys as inspiration, but ought to do their own due diligence to see which stocks make sense in their portfolio.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Other notable moves Buffett and Berkshire also continued to increase their position in some of their largest portfolio holdings, such as their overwhelmingly favorite stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). With Berkshire having roughly $300 billion of equity holdings at the end of Q2, that means Apple made up 40.7% of its equity holdings at the end of the quarter when you exclude Berkshire's $105 billion of cash and cash equivalents. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel.", 'news_article_title': '9 Stocks Warren Buffett Just Bought in the Second Quarter', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Other notable moves Buffett and Berkshire also continued to increase their position in some of their largest portfolio holdings, such as their overwhelmingly favorite stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Warren Buffett and his company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) were once again buying stocks in the second quarter of the year, although not nearly with the same ferocity of the first quarter when they pumped $51 billion into stocks. But since the end of Q2, we know that Buffett has been buying more of the stock and has now accumulated over 20% of the company, or more than 188 million shares.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Other notable moves Buffett and Berkshire also continued to increase their position in some of their largest portfolio holdings, such as their overwhelmingly favorite stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Buffett and Berkshire also made a fairly sizable addition to their position in the multinational media company Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA), adding roughly 9.5 million shares and putting their overall stake at 78.4 million shares. Finally, Buffett and Berkshire added 1.27 million shares of the specialty materials company Celanese Corp (NYSE: CE), about 277,000 shares to the pharma company McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK), and more than 47,000 to the insurance and investment company Markel Corp (NYSE: MKL).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-1000-index-etf-schk-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/11/2017.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $2.32 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.37%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.76% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHK seeks to match the performance of the Schwab 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Schwab 1000 Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that includes the 1,000 largest stocks of publicly traded companies in the United States, with size being determined by market capitalization. The index is designed to be a measure of the performance of large- and mid-cap U.S. stocks.\nThe ETF has lost about -10.50% so far this year and is down about -4.61% in the last one year (as of 08/16/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $35.40 and $46.85.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 24.07% for the trailing three-year period. With about 990 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHK is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $320.19 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $393.20 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSchwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/11/2017.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/11/2017.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/11/2017.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Schwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-in-a-new-nasdaq-bull-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Have the bears gone into hibernation? That appears to be the case with the Nasdaq Composite Index -- for now, at least.\nThe Nasdaq bear market that began only a few months ago seems to be over. Many investors consider a bear market to be over when stocks are no longer down by 20% or more. In recent days, the Nasdaq Composite Index has moved above that threshold.\nSome would argue that the Nasdaq is actually in a bull market now. The index is up more than 20% since reaching a low on June 16, 2022. Others might prefer to wait before declaring a bull market to make sure the recent gains don\'t evaporate.\nHere are three stocks to buy in a new Nasdaq bull market -- whether we\'re already in one or it\'s right around the corner.\n1. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as one of the top stocks helping drive the market rebound. It\'s the biggest component of both the Nasdaq Composite Index and the S&P 500. And Apple has been on a roll in recent weeks.\nIf the Nasdaq bull market gains steam, it\'s likely that Apple will continue to be a big part of the momentum. There are several good reasons to think that the giant tech stock will indeed keep rising.\nFor one thing, Apple expects that its revenue growth will accelerate in the third quarter of 2022. The company doesn\'t think that the supply chain issues that have caused problems so far this year will be as significant. Apple also could deliver an especially strong Q4 after the anticipated launch of iPhone 14 in September.\nMore importantly, though, Apple\'s long-term prospects remain bright. The company\'s iPhone ecosystem continues to attract customers. Apple also has growth opportunities in augmented reality and increased 5G adoption.\n2. MercadoLibre\nThe sell-off of growth stocks hit MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) especially hard. The e-commerce stock plunged as much as 68% below its peak at one point. However, MercadoLibre is now on a tear.\nDespite facing some stiff macroeconomic headwinds, MercadoLibre delivered tremendous Q2 results. It blew away analysts\' revenue and earnings estimates with net revenue soaring nearly 57% year over year.\nMercadoLibre\'s e-commerce opportunity in Latin America continues to grow. The company is capitalizing on this opportunity by improving its online functionality as well as reducing delivery times. Fintech offers another big and growing market for MercadoLibre. Many people in Latin America don\'t have full access to traditional financial services.\nMercadoLibre CFO Pedro Arnt said in the company\'s Q2 call that advertising is only "beginning to scratch the surface of its potential." Advertising isn\'t just a revenue growth driver with the e-commerce platform; the company is also testing ways to support advertising on its Mercado Pago digital payment platform.\n3. Vertex Pharmaceuticals\nVertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) hasn\'t needed a rebound. Unlike most stocks, Vertex never dipped into negative territory at all this year. The biotech stock is up more than 35% so far in 2022.\nEven if the Nasdaq bull market doesn\'t have legs, Vertex should be a great stock to buy. The company\'s business isn\'t impacted very much by inflation or higher interest rates. Vertex commands a monopoly in treating the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF). No other potential rival is even beyond phase 2 clinical testing at this point.\nVertex definitely has plenty of room to grow in the CF market. However, it has other opportunities that could deliver even stronger growth.\nThe big biotech plans to file for regulatory approvals of exa-cel beginning later this year. This gene-editing therapy, developed with partner CRISPR Therapeutics, holds the potential to cure sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia. Vertex\'s pipeline also includes several other promising programs.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple, MercadoLibre, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, CRISPR Therapeutics, MercadoLibre, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as one of the top stocks helping drive the market rebound. MercadoLibre CFO Pedro Arnt said in the company\'s Q2 call that advertising is only "beginning to scratch the surface of its potential." This gene-editing therapy, developed with partner CRISPR Therapeutics, holds the potential to cure sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as one of the top stocks helping drive the market rebound. MercadoLibre's e-commerce opportunity in Latin America continues to grow. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) hasn't needed a rebound.", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy in a New Nasdaq Bull Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as one of the top stocks helping drive the market rebound. MercadoLibre's e-commerce opportunity in Latin America continues to grow. However, it has other opportunities that could deliver even stronger growth.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as one of the top stocks helping drive the market rebound. Even if the Nasdaq bull market doesn't have legs, Vertex should be a great stock to buy. *Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022 Keith Speights has positions in Apple, MercadoLibre, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-warren-buffett-just-bought-that-you-should-buy-too', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'We now know which stocks Warren Buffett has been buying and selling for Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio. The giant conglomerate submitted its 13-F filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after the market closed on Monday.\nBuffett and his investment managers led Berkshire to add shares of several companies. Here are two stocks that he just bought that you should consider buying, too.\nThe Apple of Buffett\'s eye\nOther than Berkshire Hathaway itself, there\'s one stock that Buffett prizes above all others -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). It\'s by far the biggest position in Berkshire\'s portfolio. And now Buffett\'s stake in Apple is even bigger.\nAs of the end of the first quarter of 2022, Berkshire directly owned nearly 891 million shares of Apple. Berkshire revealed in its latest 13-F filing that it owns a little over 894.8 million shares of Apple. Actually, Berkshire\'s stake in Apple is even larger. It also indirectly owns additional shares of Apple through its position in New England Asset Management.\nWhy does Buffett love Apple so much? Probably the best answer is that Apple is simply an exceptionally well-run company. Buffett stated in 2020 that it was "probably the best business I know in the world." That\'s high praise coming from a consummate analyst of businesses.\nThe strength of Apple\'s underlying business is also the top reason why it\'s a great pick for investors who don\'t head up huge conglomerates. Apple\'s iPhone continues to gain popularity. The company reported a record number of customers switching to the iPhone from other phones in its June quarter.\nLook for Apple\'s fortunes to improve over the near term. CFO Luca Maestri told analysts in the company\'s recent conference call that revenue growth is expected to accelerate in the September quarter. Apple should also benefit from a boost in the latter part of the year with its upcoming launch of the iPhone 14.\nOf course, Buffett focuses more on the long term than he does on the short term. So should you. Apple\'s long-term prospects also appear to be bright. Global 5G penetration remains low, which presents a big opportunity for Apple. The company also could open up new markets with its augmented reality innovations on the way.\nA baby Berkshire\nMuch of Berkshire\'s success has been due to its insurance businesses. Insurers make money through premiums and by investing. Buffett really likes this business model. Unsurprisingly, Berkshire initiated a position earlier this year in Markel (NYSE: MKL) -- a company that some refer to as a "baby Berkshire."\nAt the end of the first quarter of 2022, Berkshire owned 424,343 shares of Markel. Buffett and his investment team added over 10% more shares in Q2.\nMarkel really is sort of a mini-me to Berkshire. The company primarily focuses on insurance. It ranks as a leader in providing specialty insurance for niche markets with unique needs. Like Berkshire, Markel uses the cash generated from premiums to invest in other businesses.\nMany of those are publicly traded businesses. Markel owns over 100 stocks. Its top holding happens to be Berkshire Hathaway. Several other stocks in Markel\'s portfolio are also found in Berkshire\'s portfolio, notably including Apple. However, Markel also has invested in many stocks that Buffett and his team haven\'t bought, such as Alphabet and Microsoft.\nAlso like Berkshire, Markel sometimes invests in businesses that aren\'t listed on stock exchanges. The company\'s Markel Ventures unit owns stakes in 19 companies, including luxury handbag maker Brahmin and primary care provider PartnerMD.\nThere\'s a good argument to be made that Markel ranks among the best stocks that Buffett owns right now. Its insurance business generates steady revenue that\'s largely resistant to inflation. Markel\'s investments could prove to be even bigger winners over the long run than Berkshire\'s portfolio.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Markel, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Apple of Buffett's eye Other than Berkshire Hathaway itself, there's one stock that Buffett prizes above all others -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The strength of Apple's underlying business is also the top reason why it's a great pick for investors who don't head up huge conglomerates. CFO Luca Maestri told analysts in the company's recent conference call that revenue growth is expected to accelerate in the September quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The Apple of Buffett's eye Other than Berkshire Hathaway itself, there's one stock that Buffett prizes above all others -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Markel, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks Warren Buffett Just Bought That You Should Buy Too', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Apple of Buffett's eye Other than Berkshire Hathaway itself, there's one stock that Buffett prizes above all others -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). At the end of the first quarter of 2022, Berkshire owned 424,343 shares of Markel. Also like Berkshire, Markel sometimes invests in businesses that aren't listed on stock exchanges.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The Apple of Buffett's eye Other than Berkshire Hathaway itself, there's one stock that Buffett prizes above all others -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Markel, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-6-dividend-stocks-pay-%2483-billion-a-year-combined-to-their-shareholders', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Although there are a lot of investing strategies that have the potential to make investors richer over time, few have a better track record of success than dividend stocks.\nCompanies that pay a dividend are often profitable on a recurring basis and time-tested (i.e., they\'ve proven they can withstand a recession... or 10). Further, they have a clear-cut history of outperforming their publicly traded peers that don\'t pay a dividend.\nBack in 2013, J.P. Morgan Asset Management released a report comparing the performance of companies that initiated and grew their payouts to stocks with no dividend over a 40-year stretch (1972-2012). The end result was a 9.5% average annual return for the income stocks versus a meager 1.6% average annual return for the companies without a dividend.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHowever, not all dividend stocks are created equally. Though the following six stocks may not offer the highest yields to their investors, they are among the highest nominal-dollar dividend payers on the planet. On a combined basis, these six stocks are doling out close to $83 billion a year in dividend income to their shareholders.\n1. Microsoft: $18.5 billion in annual dividends paid to shareholders\nYield isn\'t everything -- just ask Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders. Even though Microsoft\'s yield is a pedestrian 0.9%, the second-largest publicly listed company in the U.S. is parsing out the largest annual payout ($18.5 billion).\nMicrosoft\'s success is reflection of blending its legacy software operations with its high-growth initiatives. For instance, the company\'s Windows operating system isn\'t even close to the growth story it was two decades ago. Nevertheless, it hasn\'t stopped Windows from accounting for roughly three-quarters of global desktop operating system market share. The cash flow generated from these legacy segments funds acquisitions (e.g., LinkedIn) and high-growth investments.\nSpeaking of high-growth investments, Microsoft is all-in on cloud services. According to estimates from Canalys, Microsoft Azure totaled 21% of worldwide cloud-service spending during the first quarter (No. 2 globally). Other cloud initiatives are paying off, too, with Dynamics sales growing 24% year-over-year, as of June 30, 2022.\n2. Apple: $14.78 billion\nAnother tech stock with a deceptively generous dividend policy is innovation kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Even though Apple\'s yield is below 0.6%, the largest publicly traded company in the world is doling out almost $14.8 billion annually to its shareholders.\nApple is a company Warren Buffett loves because it checks all the appropriate boxes of a great long-term investment. Apple\'s brand is well-recognized, it has an extremely loyal customer base, and the company\'s innovation is what\'s driven its results. Ever since Apple unveiled its 5G-capable iPhone during the fourth quarter of 2020, it\'s held at least a 50% smartphone market share or higher in the U.S., with the exception of one quarter.\nHowever, Apple\'s future is all about subscription services. CEO Tim Cook is overseeing this ongoing transition that\'ll further improve customer loyalty, generate higher-margin recurring revenue, open doors to unique possibilities (i.e., building the foundation of the metaverse), and minimize the peaks and troughs associated with product replacement cycles.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n3. ExxonMobil: $14.68 billion\nIf there\'s one thing Big Oil is known for, it\'s gushing dividends. Integrated oil and gas giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is no exception. This is a company that\'s raised its base annual dividend for 39 consecutive years and is parsing out close to $14.7 billion a year to its shareholders.\nWhat makes ExxonMobil such a consistent income producer is the "integrated" aspect of its operations. While there\'s no question that drilling oil and natural gas is where the higher margins can be hand, ExxonMobil also operates downstream assets, such as refineries and chemical plants. If and when the price of oil and natural gas declines, the input costs for these downstream segments goes down and consumer/enterprise demand usually rises. Effectively, the company is well-hedged against wild price swings in energy commodities.\nThe company has also benefited from prudent lever-pulling. It\'s pared back capital expenditures when commodity prices have fallen, yet continued to invest in its most-promising projects. For instance, Guyana\'s environment protection agency gave ExxonMobil the green light for its top-producing oil project (Yellowtail) in April. When complete by mid-decade, this deepwater drilling project will generate 250,000 barrels of oil per day.\n4. Johnson & Johnson: $11.89 billion\nAnother company with an amazing dividend is healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). J&J, as the company is more commonly known, has raised its base annual payout for 60 consecutive years and is on pace to hand out nearly $11.9 billion in dividends to its shareholders over the next 12 months.\nJohnson & Johnson is a company that really benefits from continuity and the defensive nature of the healthcare sector. With regard to the latter, people are always going to need prescription drugs, medical devices, and healthcare services, no matter how high inflation rises or how poorly the U.S. economy and stock market perform.\nAs for continuity, J&J has had just 10 CEOs since being founded 136 years ago. Having key leaders stick around is what\'s helped the company thrive for so many decades.\nIt also doesn\'t hurt that J&J has complementary operating segments. For example, pharmaceuticals generate the bulk of its growth and operating margin. However, brand-name drugs have a finite period of sales exclusivity. To counter this, Johnson & Johnson can rely on its medical device segment, which is well-positioned to capitalize on an aging domestic population and an international market where access to medical care is improving.\n5. JPMorgan Chase: $11.72 billion\nMoney-center bank JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is a big-time dividend payer, too. Based on an annual dividend of $4/share, JPMorgan expects to pay more than $11.7 billion to its faithful shareholders over the course of the next year.\nGenerally speaking, bank stocks are money machines. Although financial stocks are cyclical, and therefore susceptible to weakness during economic downturns, the fact of the matter is that recessions don\'t last very long. On the flipside, periods of economic expansion are almost always measured in years. This allows JPMorgan Chase and its peers to pretty consistently grow their loans and deposits over time. Loan and deposit growth is the bread and butter of boosting bank profits.\nJPMorgan Chase and most of the banking industry are also set to benefit from an aggressive shift in monetary policy. With the Federal Reserve rapidly raising interest rates in an effort to tame historically high inflation, bank stocks should see a hearty uptick in net-interest income, courtesy of their outstanding variable-rate loans.\nChevron is a Dividend Aristocrat that\'s raised its base annual payout for 35 consecutive years. CVX Dividend data by YCharts.\n6. Chevron: $11.13 billion\nHave I mentioned that Big Oil pays some big dividends? In addition to ExxonMobil, Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is dishing out some big paydays for its shareholders. With a $5.68 annual payout, Chevron\'s investors are taking home a little over $11.1 billion.\nLike ExxonMobil, Chevron\'s greatest attribute is its integrated operations. Chevron owns midstream assets, such as oil and gas transmission pipelines, which lean on fixed-fee or volume-based contracts to produce highly predictable cash flow. It also possesses refineries and chemical plants that act as an excellent hedge against downside price swings in crude oil and natural gas.\nChevron also deserves kudos for its prudent balance sheet management. Whereas most integrated oil and gas companies buried themselves in debt, Chevron sports one of the lowest debt-to-equity ratios among the majors. This means more financial flexibility to undertake projects, such as the Wheatstone and Gorgon natural gas projects designed to power the Asia-Pacific region, or to make earnings-accretive acquisitions.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nJPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in ExxonMobil. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: $14.78 billion Another tech stock with a deceptively generous dividend policy is innovation kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). CEO Tim Cook is overseeing this ongoing transition that'll further improve customer loyalty, generate higher-margin recurring revenue, open doors to unique possibilities (i.e., building the foundation of the metaverse), and minimize the peaks and troughs associated with product replacement cycles. With regard to the latter, people are always going to need prescription drugs, medical devices, and healthcare services, no matter how high inflation rises or how poorly the U.S. economy and stock market perform.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: $14.78 billion Another tech stock with a deceptively generous dividend policy is innovation kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While there's no question that drilling oil and natural gas is where the higher margins can be hand, ExxonMobil also operates downstream assets, such as refineries and chemical plants. With regard to the latter, people are always going to need prescription drugs, medical devices, and healthcare services, no matter how high inflation rises or how poorly the U.S. economy and stock market perform.", 'news_article_title': 'These 6 Dividend Stocks Pay $83 Billion a Year, Combined, to Their Shareholders', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: $14.78 billion Another tech stock with a deceptively generous dividend policy is innovation kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Microsoft: $18.5 billion in annual dividends paid to shareholders Yield isn't everything -- just ask Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders. This is a company that's raised its base annual dividend for 39 consecutive years and is parsing out close to $14.7 billion a year to its shareholders.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: $14.78 billion Another tech stock with a deceptively generous dividend policy is innovation kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Microsoft: $18.5 billion in annual dividends paid to shareholders Yield isn't everything -- just ask Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders. 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To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Axon Enterprise\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Axon Enterprise wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nThis video was recorded on August 12, 2022.\nChris Hill: Software, chipmakers, restaurants, inflation, entertainment, and more. It must be Friday. Motley Fool Money starts now.\nIt\'s the Motley Fool Money radio show. I\'m Chris Hill. Joining me in studio, Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Emily Flippen and Jason Moser. Good to you see both.\nJason Moser: Hey.\nEmily Flippen: Hey there.\nChris Hill: We\'ve got another big week of earnings. We will dip into the Fool mailbag and as always, we got a couple of stocks on our radar. But we begin with the big macro. Inflation moving lower helped push the stock market higher. The national average for the price of gas is now below four dollars a gallon and Wednesday CPI report showed consumer prices up 8.5 percent in July, which is lower than Wall Street was expecting. Don\'t look now Emily, but the Nasdaq is officially in bull market territory.\nEmily Flippen: Well, now that you\'ve mentioned it, Chris, inevitably, next week we\'re looking at some horrendous news story that\'s going to push us back down. But for the time being, we can all head into the weekend probably feeling pretty good about ourselves and the economy. Although I will say you should take these numbers with a grain of salt. As you mentioned, that national average price for gas falling below four dollars a gallon that has an outsized impact on our inflation metrics. The majority of the pullback inflation did come from energy, while things like food and housing still remain pretty elevated for the average American consumer and that is certainly taking its toll on companies. When you look at the businesses that have reported earnings over this past quarter, while these are reflective of what\'s happened in the past, a ton of them have pulled back guidance on expectations for weakening consumer demand, a worst global economy. This is a step in the right direction, but we\'re certainly not out of the woods yet.\nJason Moser: You know what they say about bear markets, Chris, or just bull markets waiting to happen. Now we are right back to where we want to be at least in the near term. I agree with Emily. I think that this is a great narrative, a great story for the time being. I don\'t think it means that the rest of the year is just going to be sunshine and lollipops. Essentially the same thing is going on in the world right now that have put us in this position here that we\'re in right now. My suspicion is this back half of the year is going to be somewhat volatile. That\'d be very interesting to see next earnings season how they frame how the holiday season coming up. It does still hurt to go to the grocery store, speaking as someone who goes to the grocery store a lot. I was listening to I think it might have been yesterday\'s show, maybe it was the day before, but Tim Beyers was talking about how before you could go to the store, he was witnessing this. Go to the store, you get two roast chickens for $10, and now he gets that one roast chicken for nine dollars. Those are real material costs that families are bearing every day. It is nice to see fuel prices take a little bit of a dip there, but it\'s worth remembering the consumer is still in a tough spot in a lot of ways.\nEmily Flippen: Well, I\'ll tell you what I\'m watching. Well, inflation is this a lagging indicator telling us what has happened. I like to look at hiring for businesses because that shows you their expectations for how their business is going to perform in the back half of the year and we\'ve seen hiring actually increase and while a lot of this is for service industries, that\'s the metric I\'m looking at to tell, OK, are businesses expecting things to get better or are they still expecting things to get worse?\nChris Hill: Shares of Disney up this week after a third-quarter report that featured the following headlines, Parks\' revenue rose 72 percent, the total number of streaming subscribers to Disney Plus, ESPN Plus, and Hulu is now greater than the total number of Netflix subscribers. Yes, Jason, the price of those services is going higher, so what\'s the biggest news out of Disney for you?\nJason Moser: I think you summed it up quite nicely there, Chris, next story. [laughs] I think the main focus on Disney clearly has been the streaming operations here recently and that makes sense. It\'s the newest dynamic, but you said it. Don\'t sleep on the park side of this business. That\'s a massive driver that\'s such a differentiator, and then now it really does look like traffic is coming back and you look at the performance, their revenue up over 72 percent, operating income more than doubled. That really shows how they\'re able to leverage those massive properties and take advantage of that growing traffic and they\'re able to raise prices a little bit along the way there as well.\nPer capita spending at the domestic Parks up 10 percent versus the third quarter of 2021 up over 40 percent from fiscal 2019 with occupancy rates at their property at 90 percent now. The property hotel is 90 percent. Those things are not cheap. I think it\'s astounding what they\'ve done with the streaming services in such short order. To have a subscriber base, essentially the size of Netflix has now granted their spreading it across a number of different properties, but don\'t hate the player, hate the game because that\'s a big deal, but that\'s something we\'ve always touted with Disney. All of that IP, those properties that makes a big difference unlike the parks, it\'s a tremendous differentiator for this business.\nChris Hill: Although they did also take the opportunity to lower their target for 2024, they did pull down that number of how many subscribers they think they\'re going to have by 2024. In part, I\'m assuming because they are raising prices and they have to expect some drop-off.\nJason Moser: Yeah, part of that also was due to the Disney Plus Hotstar product over in India. I think it\'s an making some bids for content over there that leads them to be a little bit more conservative right now. Honestly, I don\'t think any of us were really surprised by that. We felt like that 230-260 goal was relatively high. They\'re pulling back on content, spend a little bit this year just going to spend $30 billion now as opposed to 32 billion. But hey, listen, it\'s nice to have a company where you can afford to write those checks. I think they\'re going to continue to do that for the foreseeable future and ultimately getting the streaming operation to profitability by 2024, which is the goal.\nChris Hill: Axon Enterprises reported record revenue in the second quarter. They raised full-year guidance and shares of the security tech company up 10 percent this week. Emily, it\'s been a challenging past 12 months for Axon, but it seems like they are riding the ship.\nEmily Flippen: Well, Axon is in a really interesting position because what they\'re doing is still transforming what is largely a hardware based company to a subscription style cloud software-based solution and we saw that succeeding in this recent quarter. Part of the reason why the past year has been troubling for Axon is because they\'re not consistently profitable. They don\'t consistently generate a ton of cash flow. The market has been hammering these type of growth companies that grow at the sacrifice of their bottom-line profits, but this quarter was actually incredible, not just because they beat earnings guidance and revenue guidance, not just because they raise their guidance for the remainder of the year, but because they actually generated positive operating margin, the largest in their history up over seven percent. They\'re showing some level of scalability, which is going back to the success of creating these cloud-based solutions. It\'s no longer just a story about Tasers and body cameras, although those are still growing dramatically for this business, it\'s a global security suite that serves anybody who\'s working to protect public interests. That\'s records management, that\'s evidenced management, that\'s dispatch solutions, all of these things, even including VR training, they\'re getting a lot of traction in the market here.\nChris Hill: Assuming this evolution of the business goes the way they wanted to, will one of the results be the revenue and the profits become more predictable?\nEmily Flippen: Exactly. In fact, you heard management for the first time in a while talking about that pathway to free cash flow and profitability and are really clear way in this most recent quarter because I think they\'re seeing that pathway for themselves clearer than ever. Although I will say this is a company that still wants to heavily invest in their product suite. They want to be the best-in-class and CEO Rick Smith is an eccentric CEO, but certainly a visionary in the sense that he wants Axon to be the best player to genuinely reduce the number of lethal desk that happened from things like police forces, and that\'s a big mission that\'s going to require massive capital investment. They see the pathways to profitability, but there are no means going to sacrifice long-term growth for the sake of their bottom-line.\nChris Hill: Marqeta CEO Jason Gardner said he\'s stepping down because he is not the best person to lead the payment processor through its next stage of growth. Gardner is going to stay on as Chairman of the Board, shares of Marqeta down more than 15 percent this week, Jason. What do you think?\nJason Moser: On the one hand, it does seem like it\'s a strong reaction to a business that really is performing very well. But by the same token, when you get big turnover in executive leadership in such a short span, we saw the CFO take off a little while back. CEO was leaving, CEO moving over to the Executive Chair. That is a big transition, so it\'s understandable, at least the concern but generally speaking, again, I\'m not losing sleep over the report. Let\'s talk about the numbers here. Total processing volume of $40 billion was up 53 percent from a year ago. But interestingly, their total payment volume for the three months ending in June of this year, for the three months exceeded the total payment volume for the 12 months ending June 2020. These guys are growing. They\'re putting a lot of money through that network. Net revenue, $187 million.\nThat was also up 53 percent from a year ago, gross margin hanging in there at 42 percent. A big point of focus for investors with this company is their reliance or the relationship with block formerly square. Block accounted for 69 percent of net revenue that was up from 66 percent in the first-quarter just a tick there. But you also look at it was 72 percent a year ago. It is down slightly from a year ago and it\'s also worth remembering, they\'re going to succeed as block succeeds. When blocks succeeds, that\'s going to translate to more successful Marqeta. Something to keep an eye on there. The total payment volume from customers, block clearly in that top 5, outside of the top 5, the total payment volume grew at three times the pace of their top 5 customers.\nIt looks like they\'re really winning all our fronts there, which is nice to see. Guiding for a third-quarter revenue at 37 percent at the midpoint. They are being a little bit conservative there as new customers are being a little bit more deliberate in how they\'re investing in their payment programs there. But I mean, you go back to it, the big news there was the founder and CEO Jason Gardner stepping down soon. They\'re going to begin the search for the CEO and he\'s going to step over to the Executive Chair role and you said it. He was very transparent about this on the call. This was because he feels like he doesn\'t have the skill set to take this business to the next level in what is a very nuanced and complicated industry. Frankly, in my book, that\'s the self awareness you want to see from a CEO that has an opportunity to build a company really capitalize on such a massive market as this one.\nChris Hill: After the break, we\'ve got the latest on software digital advertising, and the business of salad. This isn\'t one of those other shows. This is Motley Fool Money.\nChris Hill: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here in studio with Jason Moser and Emily Flippen. Unity software second-quarter results got overshadowed by the announcement from AppLovin, a gaming software company in which AppLovin announced an offer to buy Unity software in an all stock deal worth $17.5 billion. Complicating matters is the fact that Unity had previously announced plans to buy one of AppLovin\'s competitors a company called ironSource. Emily, what is going on here.\nEmily Flippen: Honestly, Chris, your guess is as good as Unity\'s at this point. Although I will say after Unity reported what was a pretty disappointing quarter, they must be feeling like the bell of the ball because not only is there stock-up, but it seems like everybody wants to be Unity\'s partner. But this deal in particular, may be these strangest acquisition/merger that I\'ve ever seen, which is to say that AppLovin came public with an offer to acquire a company that is effectively larger than them. Allow the CEO of that company to takeover, allow the board of that company to takeover, but to change the name to AppLovin. A good [laughs] way to summarize what\'s happened is AppLovin came to Unity and said, "Hey, you want to change your name? You can keep everything else but change your name with us." I think it\'s a pretty clear answer as Unity shareholder myself and as we\'ve seen from the public reaction to this offer, it\'s doubtful that Unity moves forward with this, especially since they\'ve already announced that nearly $4.5 billion deal to acquire ironSource.\nWhat is interesting though is that Unity has made no public statement about this acquisition to date other than saying that the board is reviewing the deal. IronSource did come out and tell shareholders and employees in an internal memo that they think that their offer and their combination will be more competitive. But this whole situation is so odd. If I had to have my guess as to what\'s going on behind the scenes is AppLovin went to Unity and said, \'Hey, what do you think about this deal?" Unity probably said, "No we\'re not interested." Then AppLovin said, "Well, let\'s see what everyone else thinks." Let\'s take it public and I think the market has answered that question for AppLovin. I doubt this moves anywhere. But it is certainly helping Unity shareholders this week.\nChris Hill: Shares of Upstart Holdings up nearly 15 percent this week after the FinTech lending platform got a boost from the better than expected news around inflation. Jason, it seems like that because after their second-quarter report and their conference call, seemed like a lot of investors are unsure of what strategy Upstart is trying to execute on.\nJason Moser: I mean, I think that\'s a fair concern. I think that investors really need the view the reception to this announcement as a tremendous win. I mean, it\'s a stock that\'s been taken to the woodshed here for very understandable reasons and we knew really the results coming in for this quarter because they pre-announced it, but the guidance that they offered for the current quarter. I mean, they\'re targeting $170 million in revenue versus the expectations of close to 250 million at the time. That\'s a significant downward guide. I think ultimately this is pretty much summed up, but the way that CEO David Gerard started the call. He said, I quote it, "May be natural free to question whether Upstart\'s AI powered risk models aren\'t working as designed, but we\'re confident this isn\'t the case." I mean, he\'s starting the call that way. There on the defensive because it\'s a company that\'s really lost control of the narrative, so to speak.\nYou look to a core ago where they were essentially started behaving more like a bank and taking loans onto their balance sheet. Fast-forward to this quarter, they\'ve pivoted back taking action to convert those loans back into cash, puts them in a little bit of a desperate seller situation, ultimately impacted their revenue. I don\'t think that share repurchases are a wise use of capital at all for a business in this state. I mean, it sends a conflicting message, honestly. It\'s just a business with a ton of uncertainty right now. I think they need to make sure they keep their balance sheet in the best possible shape for the unknown. If this ends up working out, it ought to work out well for investors. I mean, there was a higher level of risk you\'re taking on with a company like this. I think it\'s also worth remembering. This is a little bit more difficult to understand this business. There are a lot of dots to connect with a business like this. Just make sure you feel comfortable connecting those dots in this value.\nChris Hill: As part of its second-quarter earnings announcements Sweetgreen also lowered its guidance for 2022 and said it\'s laying off five percent of employees. Shares of the salad chain initially fell more than 20 percent, but bounce back to finish the week just about even. Emily, they\'re trying to be the Chipotle of salad, but at the moment they don\'t have Chipotle\'s pricing power.\nEmily Flippen: It certainly challenging for Sweetgreen, especially because Chipotle themselves had an incredible quarter. But what\'s so odd about this report is that the earnings itself, we\'re not bad at all. But they had to lower guidance pretty substantially and one of the comments management made was that there\'s a huge drop-off in same store sales. During April and May, same store sales growth was 21 percent. During June and July, it was seven percent. It fell off a cliff. The business is trying to be proactive with guidance here. But the big question mark is, do $15 salads really sell as well as $8 or $9 burritos. I\'m not sure if I\'m a buyer yet, but I will say just Sweetgreen stock looks a little bit more interesting to meet this week.\nChris Hill: Shares of The Trade Desk up more than 40 percent this week after strong second quarter results and guidance for the third quarter as well. Jason, this comes obviously against the backdrop of more services like Disney and Netflix looking to add advertising platforms.\nJason Moser: Absolutely connected TV for the win. I think this quarter in a nutshell, you look at revenue up 35 percent from a year ago and they saw meaningful growth across really all verticals have spend that the company serves. But it really, it\'s connected TV that is really driving this trains so to speak. I mean, you\'ve got video representing low 40 percent of the overall business mix, but it continues to pick up more and more share of the overall business mix. They did see a healthy 45 percent boost in operating expenses, but that really is investing in the business and technology behind it. Macro factors that management called out specifically on the call really, it goes back to this ad-supported video on demand. It\'s this move toward ad-supported streaming. Then this idea that really is a new paradigm or [Alphabet\'s] Google isn\'t necessarily calling the shots when it comes to advertising. We\'ve been really used to that narrative for a long time.\nBut Connected TV is changing at this UID 2.0, which is the alternative to cookies, offering up more personal experiences while protecting consumers, privacy and our data even more so. It really just puts Trade Desk in a very attractive position because they get to work with such a large base of customers. I mean, they just have essentially the largest base of customers in this market. The calling for 28 percent revenue growth this quarter. I think something to keep in mind too, there\'s some language in the call regarding Netflix and while Netflix partnered up with Microsoft, ultimately, green noted Jeffery Green on the call, noted that once they\'ve done the work on the supply side in regard to Netflix, driving as much demand as possible toward those ad impressions will come next. Netflix is very well-positioned to open their ad inventory on the demand side, which is the Trade Desk, and that\'s something that really could play out through Trade Desk\'s financials further down the road.\nChris Hill: Guys, we\'ll see you later in the show. Up next, how to avoid the mental traps that can keep you from investing. Stay here. This is Motley Fool Money.\nWelcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill. Marsha Barnes is the founder and CEO of the Finance Bar, a company that helps women and couples achieve financial wellness. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Tim Beyers caught up with Barnes recently to talk about how to avoid the mindset traps that can keep people from investing.\nTim Beyers: You talk about, and we had a conversation before this interview, and I asked you a bit about some of the mindset traps that people get caught in when it comes to generating wealth of any kind. That includes things like stock market investing but may include also responsible use of credit. How you think about banking, how you think about credit overall, things like that. Can we talk a little bit about some of the most common mindset traps that you run into in doing this work?\nMarsha Barnes: Yeah, absolutely. One of the most common is that oftentimes, let\'s say you get your first job Tim, or you\'re someone that you get promoted at work or you change careers, your so income is climbing. But many times the only thing that we\'re thinking about is, does this job help me to pay my bills? There\'s not many, emotionally, there\'s not this feeling of how does this job help me to generate wealth. One of the mindset traps is that just be glad that you have a job and you\'re able to survive and pay your bills. How many times there are conversation around when we go into different jobs, like how does this job help you build wealth? How will this job allow you to have more time with your family and friends? That\'s the number one trap that we hear the most of mindset trapping that just be glad that you have a job and you\'re surviving right now, like the time that we\'re currently and there\'s so much topple and news about a recession.\nFor the average individual, you\'re just going to freeze up. Stop spending money. Don\'t spend our money on things that you like, definitely don\'t invest right now. There\'s this scare-tactic that all wage drilled into our head, so it\'s really hard to move beyond this to just say that, just like I pay my bills every month, I should also be paying myself to help me build wealth and to make life a little bit easier for me and my family. That\'s one of the major mindset traps. Tim and the other is, as I mentioned before, that investing is just not for me. It\'s for the wealthy, is for the rich person is definitely not for me. I\'m just a middle-class individual trying to pay my bills, helping my family out, my parents out, my grandparents out. That\'s a nice to have. We often look at investing as a nice to have, not a need to have in our life when absolutely, it is something that we need to have. It\'s just really hard to get beyond what we\'ve heard many years ago. Like you have to have this amount of money to invest. Now at a time where it may not take you much to jump into this. Those are the biggest mindset traps that we really deal with at the Finance Bar.\nTim Beyers: Let\'s talk about some of the things personally you have learned in doing this work because, how many years has it been now since you founded the Finance Bar?\nMarsha Barnes: Oh, that\'s been about almost seven years now.\nTim Beyers: It\'s been a while. I imagine there has been some interesting lessons you\'ve learned in that time. Let\'s talk about that. What have you learned working with people, helping them get on firmer financial footing?\nMarsha Barnes: I would say that the feeling really goes away, Tim. That has been the lesson for me, is that financial wellness, financial therapy, financial education, it never goes away. I view it as physically working out. Instead, one thing for money that\'s true is that it always follows us until the end of our lives. It does not go away. Our income can go up, our income can go down and there\'s always something to learn. That is what I personally learned. Something else that I\'ve learned, Tim is that there are many ways to earn money that we hadn\'t been taught. We\'ve been taught, as I\'ve mentioned before, just get a job, be glad you have one and that\'s it. We often don\'t think about the many ways to earn money, the way that you want to invest and you still have a bit of fear about using your full-time check.\nBut what appears like a part-time gig that you have and it\'s only devoted to wealth generation or building wealth. That\'s another thing that I\'ve learned it, and so you get beyond those roadblocks. Consider a different way to earn income does specifically, a lot easier for you to invest. There are just so many ways now. Those are two of the biggest lessons that I\'ve learned, but also Tim, building the Finance Bar 100 percent changed my lives. Having an attachment to people, learning about their financial journeys has been both fulfilling. It has been a learning experience for me. You and I have talked about this before, what comes easy for one person mentally does not come easy for the other. That\'s something that I think it should be a learning lesson for all of us. What may be easy for you to do Tim, may not be easy for me. Those are the three biggest lessons that I\'ve learned along the way personally.\nTim Beyers: Tell me if this is right because you drew a really interesting parallel earlier in this discussion Marsha, about financial management or financial wellness as similar or maybe analogous to working out. I wonder if maybe we could talk through that a little bit because I\'m a 50-plus-year-old man, so my idea of working out is getting my steps in and if I do that, I\'m good. But do you have, maybe it\'s habits or a routine when you teach some of this. I want you to fit everything into it because it seems like that\'s what you\'re saying is you want to have something that\'s holistic, that includes how you manage your checkbook, how you manage bills, how you manage your investing, group at all, talk us through some of that may be at a slightly more detailed level.\nMarsha Barnes: Sure, so you just mentioned it, Tim. You said that I\'m a 50-plus-year-old man and as long as I get my steps in, I\'m good. But what you didn\'t say is that I\'m a 50-year-old man and I just won\'t do anything. You said, as long as I get my steps in. Financial management is very similar if you are making sure that you can do your budget. Tim, if you\'re making sure that you\'re managing your debt if you make sure that I\'m just giving you an example here that every month I\'m committed to purchasing one stock. If I get to a certain point, let\'s say I have seven different stocks, I\'m now committed to watching my portfolio. That is how you simplify financial management. Because as I mentioned, this is something that doesn\'t go away with money as you learn more, maybe you want to get more detailed into, should I buy more or what is this investment look like for me? That is the goal. Oftentimes we make investing as like this far away mystery land out in space somewhere.\nBut if we simplify it, my budget to make sure that I have guardrails around my finances a budget is not for deprivation, a budget is just to help you identify that I have everything like it, I\'m not going up the road, Tim. My bills are paid, my needs are met. There are some loans in there that I have, I have savings in there. I need to still think for the future. I\'m purchasing one stock per month. That\'s it. Then I\'m just going to keep learning. Even if I learn more, maybe my method does not change until I feel like it needs to change. That is how it\'s very similar to working out. It\'s just the consistency and a rhythm, but you don\'t stop. That\'s the analogy that you mentioned earlier, as long as I get my steps in, so for me, as long as I\'ve purchased the stock per month, I\'m good. I don\'t need to get like it took fancy terms or like China build up this dictionary or an encyclopedia to sound smart. I need to keep it simple because simple plus actionable and taking action gets us results. It\'s not anything fancy. That is they can say, very similar comparison to physical activity and financial activity or financial management.\nChris Hill: Going up after the break, Domino\'s stopped selling pizza in the birthplace of pizza. Details next, so stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nMarsha Barnes: Of course, my kid is in the right car seat, well, I think he is.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against. Don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here in studio once again with Emily Flippen and Jason Moser. NVIDIA doesnt reportearnings until late August, but earlier this week, the graphics chip maker announced preliminary earnings showing second-quarter revenue will be solidly lower than they originally projected and not surprisingly, Jason. Shares of NVIDIA down a bit this week?\nJason Moser: Yes. To define solidly, we mean down 19 percent sequentially. To put some numbers around that, it\'s not that great of a look, but it is a risk that comes with a business like this when demand for a given sector slows down. We\'ve talked a lot about companies that have pulled a lot of growth forward or the past couple of years. It seems like more and more, virtually every company did write some more than others. But gaming tailwinds of the past couple of years are normalizing a little bit and that\'s ultimately what this all boils down to. It\'s the second biggest revenue driver behind datacenter for NVIDIA. They\'re calling for revenue 2.04 billion.\nIt would be down 44 percent sequentially. The good thing for NVIDIA is that they are pursuing multiple large market opportunities beyond gaming. If you look at professional visualization, for example, yes, that\'s down 20 percent sequentially, but you look over a datacenter, which is the largest part of the business, that revenue is set to come in at $3.1 billion, up just 1 percent sequentially, but 61 percent from the year ago. Automotive as well up 59 percent sequentially up 45 percent from a year ago. All things considered to me, this is one of those situations. This isn\'t a long-term red flag unless you believe that gaming is in secular decline and I don\'t. To me, this stands out more as a timing thing than, than a fundamental issue that investors should expect to persist with the business, and often times those represent decent opportunities. NVIDIA is a high-quality business for sure.\nChris Hill: The business of Domino\'s Pizza has been fueled in large part by its international growth. Domino\'s is sold in more than 80 countries around the world. But this week, one of those countries got crossed off the list when the company announced it is closing each remaining stores in Italy. Emily, it\'s a pretty big swing for us pizza company to try and compete in the birthplace of pizza.\nEmily Flippen: I\'m going to entitle this commentary in defense of Domino\'s. Because I see a lot of news outlets running with this story laughing at Domino\'s Pizza and I take that personally as a Domino\'s fan [laughs]. I also spent a semester in foreign, so I\'m qualified for my opinion on Italian pizza. I\'m asserting, and I will say, I think that this story is being misrepresented. What killed Domino\'s in Italy was the pandemic. At the time, they are the only person who is really providing effective delivery service prior to COVID. Now once COVID has happened, all of these local mom-and-pop shops, the competition just increased exponentially, making it harder for them to compete for delivery of pizza. But here\'s what I\'ll say about Domino\'s Pizza versus Italian pizza, two different markets. It\'s like saying that you can have one market for New York style pizza and Chicago style pizza, it\'s a different consumer who\'s ordering one or the other. I\'m convinced the person who is getting Domino\'s Pizza and Italy, I\'m not quite sure that first and looks like, but I\'m convinced that that person was probably not viewing the local mom-and-pop shop as a illegitimate substitute, especially considering that nice, garlicky, buttery crust.\nChris Hill: You can email questions to [email protected] or your comments on pizza, [email protected] is the email address to hit. Question from Jonathan, who writes, I\'ve been looking at Intel recently as a buying opportunity. My problem is it\'s already one of my largest investments. It\'s currently about seven percent in my 401K portfolio. Personally, I\'d be willing to go up to 10 percent. It seems so cheap with the current cost basis around $50 a share. I\'m just worried I have blinders on as I love the long-term prospects of the company with their new plants and the government investing in chips, would love to hear your thoughts. Jonathan, thank you for the question. Jason, what do you think?\nJason Moser: Up to 10 percent for one shift companies sounds like an awful lot. I will say that. I mean, Intel certainly has the opportunity to benefit from tailwinds in the segment as we tried to invest more in our chip infrastructure you here domestically. But remember that they are the only player in town. A lot of other companies out there that present a lot of competition in chips, while they\'re the lifeblood of virtually everything that we do. Stilley, notoriously cyclical industry. I don\'t know to me, it just seems like a pretty big bet, perhaps unnecessarily.\nEmily Flippen: I also think it\'s a big bet. I will say I like the chip industry, but diversification and a portfolio is key, as well as time horizon and risk tolerance. So all of those should be taken into an investor\'s portfolio. But I will say there\'s also a bit of interesting competition from AMD. If somebody is really interested in expanding Chip exposure, they really love this space. They\'re willing to wait it out and I guess whether the cyclicality of the space maybe consider adding AMD in addition to a business like Intel for maximum exposure.\nChris Hill: Let\'s get to the stocks on our radar. Our man behind-the-glass, Dan Boyd is going to hit you with a question. Jason Moser, you\'re up first. What are you looking at this week?\nJason Moser: Well, Masimo, ticker MASI, announced earnings this week as well. They\'re known primarily for healthcare technology in pulse oximetry, you\'re measuring the oxygen levels in the blood and inside note, Chris, I saw Masimo equipment in the wild here recently taking my daughters and for their annual checkups. I mean, I know our pediatrician probably thought them in total psycho nerding out at the fact that they had that equipment. But there you go. It was a good quarter consolidated revenue, $565 million, with healthcare revenue growing 17 percent or actually 19 percent in constant currency. The non-healthcare revenue, the consumer side of the business, $208 million. And that really comes back to the Sound United deal. That\'s the biggest question mark, I think with Masimo right now it was a big deal they made. They\'re ultimately trying to see exactly what they can do with it. They are making a foray into bio sensing watches, SmartStyle watches, which will learn about more as the year goes on as some interesting behind the scenes litigation there with Apple as well regarding that which could actually work out in Masimo\'s favor, but we\'ll learn more about that at our Investor Day in December.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Masimo.\nDan Boyd: I\'m pretty sure we talked about Masimo on the show. But I still always get excited, Chris, when I hear somebody talking about Masimo because I think erroneously that they\'re talking about Masimo, the fashion brand. I don\'t know if that\'s fashion. I just get excited about graphic tees.\nChris Hill: I mean, who doesn\'t? I\'m onboard with graphic tees, if there was a rock solid publicly traded company selling graphic tees, I\'d give that a closer look. Emily Flippen, what are you looking at this week?\nEmily Flippen: I\'m looking at Sonos this week, the ticker is SONO, but it\'s on my radar this week for a bad reason, the stock is actually down 25 percent after reporting earnings and which management had to dramatically cut its full-year revenue guidance is due to an anticipated pullback in consumer spending. They are, of course, the makers of an at-home sound devices. They do compete a lot with businesses like Amazon and Google in terms of their core products. But I liked their competitive positioning in terms of being built into the houses. They\'ve constantly had above-average product. They did lose their CFO to Axon this week too, which is certainly hurting them as well. But I will say they\'re trading at around 15 times operating income right now. It\'s nothing to Scott bad for business that has managed to grow its top line every year since 2004.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Sonos.\nDan Boyd: Are people still watching TV? I mean, maybe it\'s because I have a five month old baby at home. But the only time I am ever absorbing entertainment is like late at night on my computer alone. I don\'t know about Sonos, man. Seems like a bad bet to me.\nEmily Flippen: Here\'s what I will say. It did just get back from Texas where I visited my parents and their new town home, which has this Sonos speakers built-in and they could not stop playing it. There are differing opinions out there Dan.\nChris Hill: Two very different businesses. Dan, you got a stock you want to add to your watchlist?\nDan Boyd: Well, I wish I could add Masimo, the graphic team made her, but so you got to pick between Masimo and Sonos I don\'t know, just because Jason saw it in the doctor\'s office. I\'m going to go with Masimo.\nChris Hill: Boots on the ground research. There is no substitute people. Emily Flippen, Jason Moser. Thanks so much for being here.\nEmily Flippen: Thanks Chris.\nChris Hill: That\'s going to do it for this week\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. The show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you next time.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Axon Enterprise, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Microsoft, Nvidia, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney. Dan Boyd has positions in Amazon, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Walt Disney. Emily Flippen has positions in Axon Enterprise and Unity Software Inc. Jason Moser has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Marqeta, Inc., Masimo, The Trade Desk, Unity Software Inc., and Walt Disney. Tim Beyers has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Axon Enterprise, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Domino\'s Pizza, Intel, Masimo, Microsoft, Netflix, Nvidia, Sonos Inc, The Trade Desk, Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Marqeta, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Emily Flippen: Well, Axon is in a really interesting position because what they're doing is still transforming what is largely a hardware based company to a subscription style cloud software-based solution and we saw that succeeding in this recent quarter. NVIDIA doesnt reportearnings until late August, but earlier this week, the graphics chip maker announced preliminary earnings showing second-quarter revenue will be solidly lower than they originally projected and not surprisingly, Jason. They're known primarily for healthcare technology in pulse oximetry, you're measuring the oxygen levels in the blood and inside note, Chris, I saw Masimo equipment in the wild here recently taking my daughters and for their annual checkups.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Emily Flippen has positions in Axon Enterprise and Unity Software Inc. Jason Moser has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Marqeta, Inc., Masimo, The Trade Desk, Unity Software Inc., and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Axon Enterprise, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Domino's Pizza, Intel, Masimo, Microsoft, Netflix, Nvidia, Sonos Inc, The Trade Desk, Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Marqeta, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Inflation and Market News', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Chris Hill: We've got another big week of earnings. Don't spend our money on things that you like, definitely don't invest right now. Because as I mentioned, this is something that doesn't go away with money as you learn more, maybe you want to get more detailed into, should I buy more or what is this investment look like for me?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Emily Flippen: I'm looking at Sonos this week, the ticker is SONO, but it's on my radar this week for a bad reason, the stock is actually down 25 percent after reporting earnings and which management had to dramatically cut its full-year revenue guidance is due to an anticipated pullback in consumer spending. Emily Flippen has positions in Axon Enterprise and Unity Software Inc. Jason Moser has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Marqeta, Inc., Masimo, The Trade Desk, Unity Software Inc., and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Axon Enterprise, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Domino's Pizza, Intel, Masimo, Microsoft, Netflix, Nvidia, Sonos Inc, The Trade Desk, Unity Software Inc., Upstart Holdings, Inc., and Walt Disney."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-for-a-black-swan-market-crash', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWe can account for regular market corrections and even the occasional bear market like we’re seeing now. However, a black swan market crash is impossible to predict and can have a devastating impact on one’s portfolio.\nBlack swan events are not fun and they do not simply look like a “sale” in the stock market.\nAs defined by Investopedia, “a black swan is an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation and has potentially severe consequences. Black swan events are characterized by their extreme rarity, severe impact, and the widespread insistence they were obvious in hindsight.”\nSimply put, a black swan market crash is a destructive outcome with devastating effects. However, over time it does provide savvy, unlevered investors with an opportunity to buy quality stocks at a discount. Let’s look at a handful of stocks investors may want to flock to in a hypothetical black swan market event.\nAAPL Apple $173.03\nQQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series $332.28\nBRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $306.65\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: View Apart / Shutterstock.com\nAs generic as it may be, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has to be atop our buy list in the event of a black swan market crash. Not only is the company the biggest public company in the world, but it’s the top holding in the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.\nIt’s got immense cash flow and robust revenue. In 2021, Apple generated more than $365 billion in sales. It buys back an immense amount of stock and its balance sheet is more powerful than many individual countries. Not to mention, the company’s Services unit continues to hum along nicely.\nIts trailing 12-month revenue clocks in at $77.2 billion, while its gross margins are double Apple’s Products unit. Further, Services is growing roughly three times faster than the Products unit.\nPut it all together and we have a hugely profitable unit within the company that’s outpacing the growth of its traditional business. That’s how investors justify owning the stock, even at what some investors consider a higher valuation.\nPlus, it’s the best-performing FAANG stock in 2022 — and also trumps Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). That shows that even in times of trouble, investors are willing to buy this name.\nInvesco QQQ ETF (QQQ)\nSource: kenary820 / Shutterstock\nIt may seem lame for investors to pick an ETF, but if we really do get hit by a black swan market crash, diversity can be our best friend. However, when it comes to picking winners in the ETF world, I really like the Invesco QQQ Trust Series (NASDAQ:QQQ).\nComing into 2022, the QQQ has rallied in 17 of the last 19 years. One of those years was 2008, while the other — 2018 — was a loss of less than 1%. That compares to 15 out of 19 up-years for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), which for the record, is still quite good.\nSecond, the QQQ outperformed the SPY the last time we did see a black swan event (in 2020). The QQQ suffered a peak-to-trough decline of 30.5% vs. the SPY, which suffered a 35.6% decline.\nFurther, the QQQ rallied 147.8% off its March 2020 low to its all-time high, while the SPY “only” rallied 119.9%. So not only was there less downside in the QQQ, but there was more upside as well.\nThe QQQ is up 393% over the last 10 years and 130% over the last five. That compares to five- and 10-year gains of 203% and 73% for the SPY, respectively.\nLastly, its got strong components. Apple holds a 13% weighting, while Microsoft sits at more than 10%. More than 50% of its weighting is in its top 10 holdings and many of these names have strong cash flow and powerful balance sheets.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B) is a conglomerate comprised of public stocks, private companies and exclusive deals. Berkshire is run by Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and other prudent managers. Not only would shares of Berkshire be a great deal amid a sharp, broad-market selloff, but Berkshire would go on a buyer spree itself finding the best deals in the market.\nComing into 2022, it had more than $145 billion in cash and short-term investments. As of the most recent quarter, Berkshire still holds more than $100 billion. It’s got enormous businesses in freight, insurance, energy and more. Its public holdings are enormous, while Buffett can negotiate impressive deals regular investors cannot get.\nFor instance, the 100,000 preferred shares he has from Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) after helping it orchestrate a takeover of Anadarko Petroleum — valued at $100,000 apiece, or $10 billion in total that pays an 8% annual dividend. Or how about the preferred stock deals it got in companies like Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) or Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)?\nBerkshire isn’t perfect, but it’s a low-valuation, high-functioning asset to buy on any extreme dips.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Stocks to Buy for a Black Swan Market Crash appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $173.03 QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series $332.28 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $306.65 Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com As generic as it may be, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has to be atop our buy list in the event of a black swan market crash. As defined by Investopedia, “a black swan is an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation and has potentially severe consequences. However, over time it does provide savvy, unlevered investors with an opportunity to buy quality stocks at a discount.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $173.03 QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series $332.28 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $306.65 Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com As generic as it may be, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has to be atop our buy list in the event of a black swan market crash. However, when it comes to picking winners in the ETF world, I really like the Invesco QQQ Trust Series (NASDAQ:QQQ). Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B) is a conglomerate comprised of public stocks, private companies and exclusive deals.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy for a Black Swan Market Crash', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $173.03 QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series $332.28 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $306.65 Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com As generic as it may be, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has to be atop our buy list in the event of a black swan market crash. Second, the QQQ outperformed the SPY the last time we did see a black swan event (in 2020). More than 50% of its weighting is in its top 10 holdings and many of these names have strong cash flow and powerful balance sheets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $173.03 QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series $332.28 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $306.65 Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com As generic as it may be, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has to be atop our buy list in the event of a black swan market crash. Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ) Source: kenary820 / Shutterstock It may seem lame for investors to pick an ETF, but if we really do get hit by a black swan market crash, diversity can be our best friend. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B) is a conglomerate comprised of public stocks, private companies and exclusive deals.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-solana-the-next-bitcoin-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There may never be a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Since its creation back in 2013, Bitcoin has returned an incredible 22,279.89%. And it may not be done yet, with some analysts predicting Bitcoin could eventually hit $1 million by 2030. That would be a more than 40-fold gain from today\'s price of $24,000.\nThat said, Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) has the potential to be the next Bitcoin. Since its public launch in 2020, the token is up an incredible 3,260%. In 2021, Solana was one of the hottest cryptocurrencies of the year. But will it ever become an iconic cryptocurrency that is found within almost every investor\'s crypto portfolio, just like Bitcoin?\nWhat is the unbeatable value proposition?\nJust like any good investment, Solana needs a clear value proposition to attract as many investors as possible. Right now, the investment thesis around Solana is that it is a cheaper, faster, and better alternative to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), which is the No. 2 crypto in the world by market capitalization. Solana is a pure proof-of-stake blockchain capable of processing over 65,00 transactions per second with near-zero fees, while Ethereum can only process around 15 transactions per second with high transaction fees.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nFor that reason, users and developers have started to coalesce around the Solana ecosystem. It\'s just cheaper and more efficient to do just about anything on Solana than it is on Ethereum. That\'s why media analysts have dubbed Solana an "Ethereum killer." Even after Ethereum completes its much-anticipated merge and tries to adopt a proof-of-stake system, Solana will still have a superior technology platform to Ethereum.\nHowever, for Solana to become the next Bitcoin, it will need an even stronger value proposition. Bitcoin, for example, is "digital gold." This concept is so simple to understand that it has motivated even the youngest crypto investors to buy and HODL (crypto lingo for "hold") for the long term. It\'s been said Ethereum is "digital oil." This, too, is a remarkably simple and effective way to describe why Ethereum is so important for the crypto world. So what is Solana? Here\'s one idea: Solana is "digital sunshine."\nWhere are the Solana supporters?\nAnother distinguishing feature of Bitcoin is the presence of a cult-like following. Any time the token falls, fans urge Bitcoin supporters to "buy the dip." Any time people ask them where the price of Bitcoin is going, they confidently answer "to the moon." This type of incredible optimism about the future is something that Solana is going to have to capture and retain if it ever hopes to become the next Bitcoin, because that\'s what will help it bounce back from difficult market conditions. Just as there are Bitcoin maximalists (people who believe Bitcoin is the end-all and be-all of crypto) and Ethereum maximalists, there also need to be Solana maximalists.\nAnd there are already signs of these Solana super-supporters emerging. In 2021, for example, Solana supporters tried to brand the entire summer as "Solana Summer." Or, take Solana\'s recent launch of an in-real-life (IRL) retail store experience called Solana Spaces in the center of New York City. In many ways, Solana Spaces looks and feels like an Apple Store and it is a first for the blockchain world. So if Solana ever becomes a crypto brand along the lines of a tech brand like Apple, watch out.\nWhat is the killer app?\nFinally, to become the next Bitcoin, Solana needs to develop a "killer app" that will set it apart from all other blockchain projects. In the technology world, a killer app is the one product or service that convinces users, developers, and tech entrepreneurs to embrace a particular company. Right now, the most likely choice for a Solana killer app involves non-fungible tokens (NFTs), or digital representations of ownership of art, videos and other media. Since mid-April, Solana NFTs have been a hot topic of conversation. That was when the most popular NFT marketplace, OpenSea, began listing Solana NFTs. But the killer app could also be a new game, a new metaverse creation, or a new decentralized finance (DeFi) offering.\nMove over, Bitcoin -- here comes Solana\nObviously, a lot needs to go right for Solana to become the next Bitcoin. However, based on what has already gone right for Solana over the past two years, there\'s reason to be optimistic about its future.\n10 stocks we like better than Solana\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Solana wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nDominic Basulto has positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This type of incredible optimism about the future is something that Solana is going to have to capture and retain if it ever hopes to become the next Bitcoin, because that's what will help it bounce back from difficult market conditions. In the technology world, a killer app is the one product or service that convinces users, developers, and tech entrepreneurs to embrace a particular company. Right now, the most likely choice for a Solana killer app involves non-fungible tokens (NFTs), or digital representations of ownership of art, videos and other media.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Right now, the most likely choice for a Solana killer app involves non-fungible tokens (NFTs), or digital representations of ownership of art, videos and other media. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Solana the Next Bitcoin?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There may never be a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). 2 crypto in the world by market capitalization. So what is Solana?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Just as there are Bitcoin maximalists (people who believe Bitcoin is the end-all and be-all of crypto) and Ethereum maximalists, there also need to be Solana maximalists. Move over, Bitcoin -- here comes Solana Obviously, a lot needs to go right for Solana to become the next Bitcoin. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-this-brand-new-tax-change-hurt-stock-market-returns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Congress recently passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains a number of provisions. It aims to raise revenue and combat inflation by implementing a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax, allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, and increase IRS enforcement on high-income taxpayers. And it plans to invest $437 billion in energy security, climate change, and an extension of the Affordable Care Act.\nHowever, there is one tax change that was added at the last minute that could have a major impact on some of the stocks in your portfolio: a 1% excise tax on corporate stock buybacks.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe new tax on stock buybacks\nThe short version of the new tax is that when most companies buy back shares of their own stock, there will be a 1% tax imposed on the amount spent. In other words, if a company spends $100 million on stock buybacks, it will face a $1 million tax bill. The idea is to discourage buybacks that are solely intended to increase earnings and share prices, and to encourage profits to be spent in other, more productive ways.\nThere are a few exemptions. For example, REITs (real estate investment trusts) are exempt from the new tax, and the same is true if the repurchased stock is contributed to an employee stock ownership plan or something similar.\nWhy stock buybacks are a target\nCompanies buy back shares for a few reasons. As one example, if management thinks its stock is worth more than its current market price, it can be a great use of capital and can help drive long-term value. And from the perspective of earnings, fewer outstanding shares can make it appear that per-share earnings growth is stronger than it actually is.\nWhile stock buybacks certainly have their valid and practical uses, they have been called into question by several key lawmakers in recent years. For example, some in power were hesitant to assist the airlines during the initial COVID-19 shutdowns after it was revealed that these companies had spent billions buying back their own stock instead of building reserves. The general argument from many politicians is that businesses should be spending their profits on their employees, or reinvesting in their growth, rather than simply buying back stock and boosting their share price for investors.\nWill your favorite companies stop buying back stock?\nThis is certainly negative news for companies that buy back stock regularly, but whether it will actually impact the volume of buybacks is another matter.\nTo be sure, some companies could choose to shift some of their earnings away from buybacks and toward dividends, but it isn't likely to happen on a large scale. After all, the new 1% tax on stock buybacks is the only additional tax due when companies use their profits in this way.\nOn the other hand, if a company decided to pay dividends instead, investors who own shares in a standard brokerage account could face tax rates as high as 23.8% on that income.\nLet's see how this could actually affect a company. Through the first three quarters of its current fiscal year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) generated $79.1 billion in net income and spent $65 billion on stock buybacks. Under the new tax law, the company would pay a $650 million tax on these buybacks -- 1% of the amount.\nThat $650 million might sound like a big tax bill, and it is. However, it represents an earnings hit of just $0.04 per share for the tech giant. Plus, consider what would happen if Apple were to pay that $65 billion as dividends instead. Assuming an average tax rate of 15% on qualified dividends, its shareholders could get hit with nearly $10 billion in tax bills.\nThe bottom line is that while the new tax on stock buybacks could certainly cause your favorite companies' earnings to suffer a bit, it is unlikely to significantly change corporate behavior when it comes to capital allocation. Nor is it likely to result in a major drag on long-term stock performance. In short, investors shouldn't panic.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nMatthew Frankel, CFP® has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Through the first three quarters of its current fiscal year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) generated $79.1 billion in net income and spent $65 billion on stock buybacks. It aims to raise revenue and combat inflation by implementing a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax, allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, and increase IRS enforcement on high-income taxpayers. The general argument from many politicians is that businesses should be spending their profits on their employees, or reinvesting in their growth, rather than simply buying back stock and boosting their share price for investors.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Through the first three quarters of its current fiscal year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) generated $79.1 billion in net income and spent $65 billion on stock buybacks. In other words, if a company spends $100 million on stock buybacks, it will face a $1 million tax bill. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Will This Brand-New Tax Change Hurt Stock Market Returns?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Through the first three quarters of its current fiscal year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) generated $79.1 billion in net income and spent $65 billion on stock buybacks. The new tax on stock buybacks The short version of the new tax is that when most companies buy back shares of their own stock, there will be a 1% tax imposed on the amount spent. For example, REITs (real estate investment trusts) are exempt from the new tax, and the same is true if the repurchased stock is contributed to an employee stock ownership plan or something similar.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Through the first three quarters of its current fiscal year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) generated $79.1 billion in net income and spent $65 billion on stock buybacks. However, there is one tax change that was added at the last minute that could have a major impact on some of the stocks in your portfolio: a 1% excise tax on corporate stock buybacks. The new tax on stock buybacks The short version of the new tax is that when most companies buy back shares of their own stock, there will be a 1% tax imposed on the amount spent.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whatsapp-desktop-app-native-to-windows-unveiled', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - WhatsApp, an instant messaging app owned by Meta Platforms, has launched a new desktop app for Windows users. The company is also developing an app native to Mac operating systems.\nTill now, WhatsApp Desktop users have been using its web-based desktop app i.e., WhatsApp Desktop, or browser-based app, i.e., WhatsApp Web. They were using the old Electron technology.\nWhatsApp Web and Desktop are computer-based extensions of the WhatsApp account on one's phone. The messages sent and received by the users are synced between phone and computer, and they can see messages on both devices.\nThe desktop app has now been rebuilt using native Windows technologies.\nIn a blog post, WhatsApp said the native apps provide increased reliability and speed, and are designed and optimized for one's desktop operating system. It helps to continue to receive notifications and messages even when the phone is offline.\nPreviously, WhatsApp for Windows was available as a beta app. Now it is live and Windows users can download it.\nFor Mac users, WhatsApp desktop app native to Mac operating systems is currently in development. The users can now download beta program for early access and to help the firm with testing.\nThe company noted that Mac users can use WhatsApp Web in their browser or download web-based WhatsApp Desktop app.\nLast week, Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, added three more new privacy features to WhatsApp in its bid to enhance control and privacy on the popular messaging app.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In a blog post, WhatsApp said the native apps provide increased reliability and speed, and are designed and optimized for one's desktop operating system. The users can now download beta program for early access and to help the firm with testing. Last week, Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, added three more new privacy features to WhatsApp in its bid to enhance control and privacy on the popular messaging app.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Till now, WhatsApp Desktop users have been using its web-based desktop app i.e., WhatsApp Desktop, or browser-based app, i.e., WhatsApp Web. For Mac users, WhatsApp desktop app native to Mac operating systems is currently in development. The company noted that Mac users can use WhatsApp Web in their browser or download web-based WhatsApp Desktop app.', 'news_article_title': 'WhatsApp Desktop App Native To Windows Unveiled', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - WhatsApp, an instant messaging app owned by Meta Platforms, has launched a new desktop app for Windows users. Till now, WhatsApp Desktop users have been using its web-based desktop app i.e., WhatsApp Desktop, or browser-based app, i.e., WhatsApp Web. The desktop app has now been rebuilt using native Windows technologies.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - WhatsApp, an instant messaging app owned by Meta Platforms, has launched a new desktop app for Windows users. Till now, WhatsApp Desktop users have been using its web-based desktop app i.e., WhatsApp Desktop, or browser-based app, i.e., WhatsApp Web. The company noted that Mac users can use WhatsApp Web in their browser or download web-based WhatsApp Desktop app.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-suppliers-to-make-apple-watch-and-macbook-in-vietnam-nikkei-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details about MacBook production\nAug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.\nApple's Chinese supplier Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ and Taiwan-based Foxconn 2317.TW have started test production of Apple Watch in northern Vietnam, the report added.\nApple has asked suppliers to set up a test production line in Vietnam for the MacBook, the report said, adding that progress in moving mass production to the country has been slow partly due to pandemic-related disruptions but also because notebook computer production involves a larger supply chain.\nApple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, where it started manufacturing iPhone 13 earlier this year, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets.\nIndia, the world's second-biggest smartphone market, along with countries such as Mexico and Vietnam, is becoming increasingly important to contract manufacturers supplying American brands, as they try to diversify production away from China.\nApple, Foxconn and Luxshare Precision did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nLast week, Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn gave a cautious outlook for the current quarter after posting results that exceeded expectations, citing slowing smartphone demand after a pandemic-fuelled boom.\nLike other global manufacturers, Foxconn - formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd - has dealt with a severe shortage of chips that hurt production, as bottlenecks from the pandemic lingered and the Ukraine war further strained logistical channels.\n(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds details about MacBook production Aug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. India, the world's second-biggest smartphone market, along with countries such as Mexico and Vietnam, is becoming increasingly important to contract manufacturers supplying American brands, as they try to diversify production away from China. Last week, Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn gave a cautious outlook for the current quarter after posting results that exceeded expectations, citing slowing smartphone demand after a pandemic-fuelled boom.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds details about MacBook production Aug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple's Chinese supplier Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ and Taiwan-based Foxconn 2317.TW have started test production of Apple Watch in northern Vietnam, the report added. Apple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, where it started manufacturing iPhone 13 earlier this year, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple suppliers to make Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam - Nikkei', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds details about MacBook production Aug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple's Chinese supplier Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ and Taiwan-based Foxconn 2317.TW have started test production of Apple Watch in northern Vietnam, the report added. Apple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, where it started manufacturing iPhone 13 earlier this year, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details about MacBook production Aug 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple's Chinese supplier Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ and Taiwan-based Foxconn 2317.TW have started test production of Apple Watch in northern Vietnam, the report added. Apple has asked suppliers to set up a test production line in Vietnam for the MacBook, the report said, adding that progress in moving mass production to the country has been slow partly due to pandemic-related disruptions but also because notebook computer production involves a larger supply chain."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/single-stock-etfs%3A-a-conversation-with-will-rhind-founder-and-ceo-of-graniteshares', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'L\nast week, I wrote a basic introduction to single stock ETFs for retail traders and investors, after the first few such products began trading in the U.S. They are new here, but not in a global sense, having been available in many European countries for a few years. It struck me that if I wanted to really understand the pros and cons of these products, it would be best to talk to someone with experience in that arena.\nTo that end, I had a conversation with Will Rhind, the founder and CEO of GraniteShares, a leader in the emerging American single stock ETF market. Will was fresh from having rung the Nasdaq opening bell, a sign of the degree to which the market is already embracing his company’s products. He made time for a conversation that covered the history of his company, the products they offer, the regulatory environment around them, and what the future might hold.\nThe first thing that struck me about Rhind was that while he was understandably a strong advocate for his products and keen to point out where they could be useful for many people, he wasn’t unaware of the risks associated with them and understood the need for those who use them to understand them too. As he said, his company wants those using GraniteShares single stock ETFs to have a good experience so they will use them again, and the best way to ensure that is to make sure that they understand what these things are about.\nHis concern focused on retail investors, who may not fully understand them. While the primary use of single stock ETFs is for traders, who can deploy them on an intraday basis, Rhind pointed out that the line between traders and investors is becoming increasingly blurred, and single stock ETFs do have utility for people who wouldn’t class themselves as traders, as long as they understand a few things.\nFirst and foremost, they are either leveraged or inverse products, and those things bring risks that aren’t always present when you simply buy a stock. Leverage is designed to increase returns when something goes your way, but obviously that also means increased losses if they don’t. Inverse funds go up when the underlying instrument, a stock in this case, goes down, but that also means that they go down when the stock goes up. As I said last week, that may seem obvious, but it is worth pointing out all the same.\nWhile this is new to America, it isn’t a new idea. Rhind told me that GraniteShares have products available in the U.K., France, Italy, and Germany, and in many cases, they have been available for a number of years. The company launched with more conventional commodity and index funds as well as single stock funds in 2017 and since then, their single stock ETFs have been through varying market conditions. In Rhind’s opinion, they are most useful during the kind of market we have seen so far this year, with two-way movement and a lot of volatility.\nVolatility presents a problem for investors who control their own money and like to actively manage their account. When the market is falling, your hands are tied somewhat. You may know, in your heart of hearts, that the drop will prove to be temporary, but it can be big and worrying all the same, and you feel that you should do something as it falls. In fact, you should, because doing something decreases the chance that you will do the worst thing possible: choke out of good long-term positions at the bottom of a move. The problem is compounded by the fact that if you sell your TSLA, for example, at or near the bottom, you can get caught up in the wash when you try to buy it back.\nAn inverse single stock ETF such as GraniteShares’ Tesla offering, TSLI, enables you to hedge, rather than cut, that position. As with all hedges, you hope to lose money on the hedge itself, because that means that the rest of your portfolio is making money. Just having it in place, however, gives you peace of mind.\nI asked Rhind why the leverage on their long products, currently available on TSLA, COIN, and AAPL, was as conservative as it is, with TSL being 1.25x, CONL 1.5x, and AAPB the most, but still with only 1.75x. He told me it was part by choice, to offer a gentle introduction to these products, but also the result of regulatory requirements. The effect, though, was a suite of products with quite conservative leverage, and that suits GraniteShares just fine for now.\nSingle stock ETFs are here to stay. Leverage ranging from 1.25 to 1.75X allows traders and investors to get used to them without a massive increase in their risk exposure. It provides a stepping stone for those who want to employ leverage but aren’t ready for the amount involved in, say, options trading.\nIt was an interesting conversation with a man who has been involved with ETFs since their early days in the early 2000s, and who understands the market better than most. One thing that we definitely agreed on was that over the next few years, single stock ETFs will become a big part of the investing landscape, with a lot more offerings slated for launch. Traders and investors owe it to themselves to understand what they are about and how they work, so even if you don’t get directly involved, you should start tracking TSL, CONL, AAPB, and the inverse Tesla offering TSLI so as to better understand their potential.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'I asked Rhind why the leverage on their long products, currently available on TSLA, COIN, and AAPL, was as conservative as it is, with TSL being 1.25x, CONL 1.5x, and AAPB the most, but still with only 1.75x. ast week, I wrote a basic introduction to single stock ETFs for retail traders and investors, after the first few such products began trading in the U.S. To that end, I had a conversation with Will Rhind, the founder and CEO of GraniteShares, a leader in the emerging American single stock ETF market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'I asked Rhind why the leverage on their long products, currently available on TSLA, COIN, and AAPL, was as conservative as it is, with TSL being 1.25x, CONL 1.5x, and AAPB the most, but still with only 1.75x. ast week, I wrote a basic introduction to single stock ETFs for retail traders and investors, after the first few such products began trading in the U.S. An inverse single stock ETF such as GraniteShares’ Tesla offering, TSLI, enables you to hedge, rather than cut, that position.', 'news_article_title': 'Single Stock ETFs: A Conversation with Will Rhind, Founder and CEO of GraniteShares', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'I asked Rhind why the leverage on their long products, currently available on TSLA, COIN, and AAPL, was as conservative as it is, with TSL being 1.25x, CONL 1.5x, and AAPB the most, but still with only 1.75x. ast week, I wrote a basic introduction to single stock ETFs for retail traders and investors, after the first few such products began trading in the U.S. As he said, his company wants those using GraniteShares single stock ETFs to have a good experience so they will use them again, and the best way to ensure that is to make sure that they understand what these things are about.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'I asked Rhind why the leverage on their long products, currently available on TSLA, COIN, and AAPL, was as conservative as it is, with TSL being 1.25x, CONL 1.5x, and AAPB the most, but still with only 1.75x. ast week, I wrote a basic introduction to single stock ETFs for retail traders and investors, after the first few such products began trading in the U.S. While the primary use of single stock ETFs is for traders, who can deploy them on an intraday basis, Rhind pointed out that the line between traders and investors is becoming increasingly blurred, and single stock ETFs do have utility for people who wouldn’t class themselves as traders, as long as they understand a few things.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-that-are-still-hedge-fund-favorites', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMany of the hedge fund favorites are technology companies, my analysis of the most popular stocks among the 40 largest hedge funds shows. Additionally, the top five hedge funds in 2022 hold widely followed names like Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO).\nThe media tends to closely cover the stocks that are most widely owned by hedge funds, making those equities popular among retail investors. And after the market rebounded for four straight weeks this summer, investors may want to copy the trades of top hedge funds in order to avoid missing out on the market’s rebound .\nThe stocks whose grade is in green have the best prospects.\nIn the quantitative table above, six of the seven firms receive high ratings on quality and growth. Although Uber (NYSE:UBER) has poor grades, the stock still bottomed in the low $20s.\nIn the smartphone market, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have strong growth prospects, so hedge funds cannot risk leaving those stocks out of their portfolios.\nAlthough inflation is causing some consumers to reduce their spending on certain items, they are unlikely to avoid upgrading their smartphones. Still, consumers may delay buying the latest Apple iPhone.\nBut such behavior will only prevent Apple’s profit from increasing for one or two quarters. In the interim, the vast majority of iPhone users will likely continue to buy apps, listen to Apple Music, and subscribe to Apple TV.\nBABA Alibaba $90.57\nAAPL Apple $175.67\nKO Coca-Cola $65.12\nNFLX Netflix $243.00\nNVDA Nvidia $185.20\nQCOM Qualcomm $149.25\nUBER Uber Technologies $30.80\n Alibaba Group (BABA)\nSource: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com\nAlibaba (NYSE:BABA) is still a hedge fund favorite despite its growth slowdown and its potential delisting from the NYSE \\.\nAlibaba, however, has alternatives. For example, the company may list its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, enabling the current holders of BABA stock to convert their holdings to shares listed in Hong Kong.\nSoftbank (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) is planning to sell its shares of Alibaba. Softbank will use contracts to exit its position over time. As a result, the risk of it unloading the stock too quickly will be minimized, reducing the chances of the share price dropping when Softbank sells its BABA stock.\nSoftbank needs to raise cash because it invested in many illiquid start-up companies.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock bottomed at around $130 in early summer. Apple reportedly told its suppliers to make 90 million of its newest iPhone, the iPhone 14.\nApple enjoys strong brand recognition and customer loyalty. After the prices of its supplies rose due to inflation, Apple will probably raise iPhone prices. For example, it could keep iPhone 13 prices at their current levels even after it launches the iPhone 14. After launching new iPhones in the past, Apple has cut the prices of its older models.\nThis year, investors should expect the company to raise the prices of its new iPhone by up to 15% versus last year’s new models. Apple’s stores are always packed, suggesting that there is strong demand for the company’s Macbooks, iPads, and smartphones.\nIn its fiscal third quarter, Apple’s revenue climbed 2% year-over-year to $83 billion,, and it generated earnings per share of $1.20.\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com\nCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO) reported that its net revenue climbed 12% YOY in Q2. Its global unit case volume grew by 8% YOY. For the full year, the company expects revenue growth of 12%-13%.\nCEO James Quincey said that Coca-Cola has accelerated its growth by dominating the industry, while the firm is growing its market share.\nWhile inflation is squeezing consumers’ purchasing power in some parts of the world, in countries like China and Southeast Asia, inflation is only running at around 3% annually. Still, as consumers reprioritize their spending habits, they are not reducing their purchases of Coca-Cola’s products, its CEO reported.\nCoca-Cola has a favorable sales mix and, to cope with inflation, it has increased its prices. The company will pass its increased costs onto its customers. Coke’s price hikes will, however, be minimal because it has hedged its exposure to the commodities that it uses.\nCoca-Cola will also sustain its profitability by focusing on its productivity. For example, it may seek to develop closer relationships with its key suppliers.\nNetflix (NFLX)\nSource: Riccosta / Shutterstock.com\nNetflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reported that it had lost 970,000 net subscribers in Q2. That was better than its previous guidance of a loss of 2 million net subscribers.\nCEO Reed Hastings said that the company had developed strong content. Its successful shows included Ozark and Stranger Things. In addition, the company used marketing to slow the decline of its customer base while improving its service.\nThe owners of NFLX stock are accepting the fact that the linear growth of the demand for streaming has ended. In the next few years, Netflix needs to optimize its price changes in order to minimize the turnover of its customers .\nIt also must create better content to deter customers from canceling their subscriptions. In the second half of the year, the company expects to generate stronger growth, in-line with its usual seasonal trends.\nNVIDIA (NVDA)\nSource: Shutterstock\nNVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) preannounced weak Q2 sales. The semiconductor firm reported preliminary Q2 revenue of $6.7 billion, compared to its previous guidance of $8.1 billion. The shortfall was primarily a result of lower-than-expected gaming revenue.\nNVDA stock fell, only to snap back subsequently. Hedge funds are betting that the company’s price cuts will re-kindle the demand for its products.\nDuring the pandemic and the cryptocurrency boom, retailers sold Nvidia graphics cards for more than double the suggested retail price. When the pandemic lockdown ended and crypto prices fell, their prices also slumped.\nHedge funds are betting that Nvidia’s sales will rebound after Q2. Chances are better that the sales will grow after Q1 of 2023, but investors cannot predict how soon the excess supply of Nvidia’s products will be cleared.\nQualcomm (QCOM)\nSource: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com\nQualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) provided Q4 revenue guidance of between $11.0 billion and $11.8 billion. The lower guidance overshadowed its strong Q3 revenue which jumped 37% YOY to $10.9 billion.\nOn the company’searnings conference call CFO Akash Palkhiwala said that elevated uncertainty in the global economy and the impact of anti- Covid measures in China would slow the company’s orders in the second half of 2022. Conversely, the gross margins of Qualcomm’s CDMA technology will increase in the second half. In addition, many handsets will have more of Qualcomm’s processors.\nQualcomm has growth drivers in the 5G market. Although the firm lowered its 5G unit sale guidance, it will increase the average selling price of its 5G products.\nAnother growth driver for Qualcomm is the radio frequency front-end market. The RF segment is expanding because automotive Internet of Things and Wi-Fi systems need Qualcomm’s RF offerings. Qualcomm has over $900 million of RF front-end design wins with automotive companies.\nPatient investors should hold QCOM stock for the long- term.\nUber Technologies (UBER)\nSource: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com\nUber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) posted all-time high gross bookings. of $29.1 billion in Q2, as its gross bookings surged 33% YOY. The ridesharing company’s revenue soared 105% YOY to $8.07 billion.\nBut Uber lost a massive $2.6 billion in Q2, including a $1.7 billion loss generated by its investments in other firms. However, its Monthly Active Platform Consumers (“MAPCs”) increased a robust 21% YOY to 122 million.\nFor Q3, Uber expects gross bookings of $29 billion to $30 billion and EBITDA, excluding certain items, of $440 million to $470 million. To meet the guidance, Uber’s investments will have to pay off.\nFor example, it relaunched its shared ride concept, UberX Share. Past aggressive investments pushed Uber ahead of the competition. Now, however, its end market is weaker, so Uber must curtail its investments. It will need to leverage its platform advantages to stay ahead of its peers.\nOn the date of publication, Chris Lau did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris Lau is a contributing author for InvestorPlace.com and numerous other financial sites. Chris has over 20 years of investing experience in the stock market and runs the Do-It-Yourself Value Investing Marketplace on Seeking Alpha. He shares his stock picks so readers get actionable insight to achieve strong investment returns.\n The post 7 Stocks That Are Still Hedge Fund Favorites appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the smartphone market, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have strong growth prospects, so hedge funds cannot risk leaving those stocks out of their portfolios. BABA Alibaba $90.57 AAPL Apple $175.67 KO Coca-Cola $65.12 NFLX Netflix $243.00 NVDA Nvidia $185.20 QCOM Qualcomm $149.25 UBER Uber Technologies $30.80 Alibaba Group (BABA) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) is still a hedge fund favorite despite its growth slowdown and its potential delisting from the NYSE \\. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock bottomed at around $130 in early summer.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the smartphone market, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have strong growth prospects, so hedge funds cannot risk leaving those stocks out of their portfolios. BABA Alibaba $90.57 AAPL Apple $175.67 KO Coca-Cola $65.12 NFLX Netflix $243.00 NVDA Nvidia $185.20 QCOM Qualcomm $149.25 UBER Uber Technologies $30.80 Alibaba Group (BABA) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) is still a hedge fund favorite despite its growth slowdown and its potential delisting from the NYSE \\. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock bottomed at around $130 in early summer.', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks That Are Still Hedge Fund Favorites', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the smartphone market, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have strong growth prospects, so hedge funds cannot risk leaving those stocks out of their portfolios. BABA Alibaba $90.57 AAPL Apple $175.67 KO Coca-Cola $65.12 NFLX Netflix $243.00 NVDA Nvidia $185.20 QCOM Qualcomm $149.25 UBER Uber Technologies $30.80 Alibaba Group (BABA) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) is still a hedge fund favorite despite its growth slowdown and its potential delisting from the NYSE \\. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock bottomed at around $130 in early summer.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In the smartphone market, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have strong growth prospects, so hedge funds cannot risk leaving those stocks out of their portfolios. BABA Alibaba $90.57 AAPL Apple $175.67 KO Coca-Cola $65.12 NFLX Netflix $243.00 NVDA Nvidia $185.20 QCOM Qualcomm $149.25 UBER Uber Technologies $30.80 Alibaba Group (BABA) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) is still a hedge fund favorite despite its growth slowdown and its potential delisting from the NYSE \\. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock bottomed at around $130 in early summer.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/shopify-shop-unveils-collabs-to-connect-merchants-creators', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shopify SHOP recently introduced Shopify Collabs to connect merchants with creators and develop a new source of sales and marketing channel for different brands, enabling creators to become economically independent.\nShopify’s latest venture to create the Collabs platform helps address the issues faced by creators and different brands.\nPer Shopify, the total creator economy is estimated to be worth above $100 billion. However, only 4% of creators create content full-time and earn money from it. As an independent creator, it is difficult to create relationships with brands, build strategic partnerships and monetize their content via branding, promotion and advertising revenues.\nCreators who entertain and can influence followers’ buying patterns, have a huge following, especially among the younger lot. They are also known as social influencers.\nFor merchants and different brands, the creator economic group presents a new way to find probable consumers, particularly at a time when acquiring customers became increasingly difficult and expensive.\nHow Will This New Platform Aid Shopify?\nShopify’s e-commerce business boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic as global brands and small stores set up online platforms to sell products due to retail market closures.\nHowever, once the economy opened and retail stores started winning back their lost customers, Shopify lost its momentum. Inflation and possible signs of recession aggravated the current market scenario, which slowed down growth in the e-commerce market.\nAlso, rising inflation surged operating expenses. In the second quarter, non-GAAP operating expenses soared 75.7% year over year to $845.9 million, inducing an adjusted operating loss of $41.8 million.\nShopify Inc. Price and Consensus\nShopify Inc. price-consensus-chart | Shopify Inc. Quote\nShopify shares have plunged 72.3% compared with the Zacks Internet Services industry’s decline of 19% in the year-to-date period.\nNevertheless, Shopify has been investing heavily in research and development, and sales and marketing to create new platforms and forge strategic alliances with major tech companies to generate new services and address the growing trends in the social media marketing space.\nShopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram.\nThe recent integration with Apple enables shoppers to use Apple smartphones against the terminal to pay for goods. While this may not be a new feature in retail but Apple’s recent Pay Later installments added a whole new dimension to retail marketing.\nThe Twitter sales channel allows merchants to connect with consumers directly from their Twitter profiles. SHOP’s integration with Twitter was the very first collaboration with a social media platform and the company is looking to benefit from the growing trend of influence marketing strategy.\nMeta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram are two of the most popular social media platforms among the creators and users alike. Facebook’s short-format videos and reels on Instagram are enjoying increasing popularity among the content creators who can create short content, while users spend more than 20% of their time on these social media platforms. Integration with Meta Platforms will help Shopify address the growing trends and help merchants promote and sell their products via Facebook or Instagram at a much reasonable cost.\nLaunch of the latest Collabs platform will attract new merchants to the Shopify platform who can in turn, attract new customers by addressing the recent social media marketing trends at a much moderate cost, especially when traditional advertising and branding expenses are skyrocketing due to inflation. Also, the unveiling will make Shopify an ideal commercial platform for creators, which will not only win hordes of customers but also reboost the e-commerce division.\nAlthough the short-term growth prospects look bleak for SHOP under the current market volatility, the recent solution launch and integration with major tech companies will help it generate new revenue sources in the long haul, thus impacting revenue growth positively. This will also add to its shareholders' wealth.\nShopify currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nShopify Inc. (SHOP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For merchants and different brands, the creator economic group presents a new way to find probable consumers, particularly at a time when acquiring customers became increasingly difficult and expensive.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify SHOP recently introduced Shopify Collabs to connect merchants with creators and develop a new source of sales and marketing channel for different brands, enabling creators to become economically independent.', 'news_article_title': 'Shopify (SHOP) Unveils Collabs to Connect Merchants & Creators', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, once the economy opened and retail stores started winning back their lost customers, Shopify lost its momentum.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify SHOP recently introduced Shopify Collabs to connect merchants with creators and develop a new source of sales and marketing channel for different brands, enabling creators to become economically independent.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-has-upside-potential-and-new-gadgets-on-the-way', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nInflation may have finally peaked, and if so, then this could greatly benefit Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock and its stakeholders.\nAlso, AAPL stock might get a lift soon as Apple prepares to introduce exciting new tech products.\nEverybody wants to hop on the latest trend in the market, it seems. From penny stocks to meme stocks, the dream of multi-bagger gains remains alive in 2022.\nYet, let’s not forget about “old reliable”: Apple, the company that introduced the world to smartphones all those years ago. With a $2.7 trillion market capitalization, Apple remains a tech-market powerhouse that today’s traders shouldn’t put on the shelf.\nAAPL Apple $174.48\nWhat’s Happening with AAPL Stock?\nTruly, AAPL stock is shaping up to become the comeback kid of 2022. Despite all of the volatility, it might not be much longer before Apple shares break through their 52-week high of $182.94.\nAt the same time, Apple offers a great mix of value and dividends. Specifically, Apple’s trailing 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is quite reasonable, at 27.85.\nFurthermore, Apple pays a forward annual dividend yield of 0.56%. Remember, this is about collecting consistent income, not a get-rich-quick scheme.\nLet’s get back to basics, though. After all, what made Apple a household name in the first place was the company’s leading-edge products. In that vein, reports have surfaced indicating that Apple’s ready to roll out some blockbuster gadgets soon.\nExpect a New Phone, Watch and More from Apple\nReportedly, in anticipated of a rumored release date in September, Apple has already begun recording its iPhone 14 launch event.\nIt’s even been said (though not confirmed) that Apple will reveal the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro, as well as the Apple Watch Series 8, on Sept. 13.\nThe new Apple Watch model is rumored to have a new body-temperature sensor, while a new “Pro” model might feature new casing and a larger screen. Yet, there might be something even more groundbreaking in the works.\nAccording to TFI Asset Management analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple could announce its augmented and mixed reality headset as soon as January.\nKuo posted some pages from a report on this, on social media.\nThe analyst went so far as to declare that Apple’s headset “will be the next revolutionary electronics product.”\nThis might sound like an exaggeration, but Apple has certainly proven its ability to alter the tech landscape as we know it.\nWhat You Can Do Now\nThere are many reasons to choose to invest in Apple. The company has a gigantic market cap and offers a strong value, as well as a reliable dividend.\nHowever, the crux of the argument for Apple is the company’s tech products. Time and again, Apple knocks it out of the park with innovative new gadgets.\nThis puts AAPL stock holders at an advantage, and you can enjoy this advantage by considering a long position in Apple today.\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\nThe post Apple Stock Has Upside Potential and New Gadgets on the Way appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Also, AAPL stock might get a lift soon as Apple prepares to introduce exciting new tech products. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Inflation may have finally peaked, and if so, then this could greatly benefit Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock and its stakeholders. AAPL Apple $174.48 What’s Happening with AAPL Stock?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Inflation may have finally peaked, and if so, then this could greatly benefit Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock and its stakeholders. Also, AAPL stock might get a lift soon as Apple prepares to introduce exciting new tech products. AAPL Apple $174.48 What’s Happening with AAPL Stock?', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Has Upside Potential and New Gadgets on the Way', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Inflation may have finally peaked, and if so, then this could greatly benefit Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock and its stakeholders. Also, AAPL stock might get a lift soon as Apple prepares to introduce exciting new tech products. AAPL Apple $174.48 What’s Happening with AAPL Stock?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Inflation may have finally peaked, and if so, then this could greatly benefit Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock and its stakeholders. Also, AAPL stock might get a lift soon as Apple prepares to introduce exciting new tech products. AAPL Apple $174.48 What’s Happening with AAPL Stock?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bed-bath-beyond-leads-revival-in-meme-stocks-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Medha Singh\nAug 17 (Reuters) - Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O jumped 23% on Wednesday, leading a surge in meme stocks again as individual investors continued to dabble in highly shorted shares.\nBed Bath & Beyond has gained in 14 out of the past 15 sessions, helping the home goods company\'s market value more than quadruple to over $2 billion. The stock was last trading at $25.93 after rising up to $30 earlier in the session.\n"It truly is a quality company (but) shares are probably overvalued in the low teens and it is ridiculously overvalued at high $20s," said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer at Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma.\nRetail investors net bought $73.2 million worth of the company\'s shares on Tuesday, the highest single-day purchase in at least five years, according to Vanda Research\'s retail trade flows data, as a filing showing activist investor Ryan Cohen\'s long-term call option purchases enthused retail punters.\nBed Bath & Beyond was the most actively traded single stock option on Wednesday, far ahead of popular options trades including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O, data from Options Clearing Corp showed.\nThe resurgence in retail trading comes after a rebound in U.S. stocks that helped the S&P 500 recoup more than half of the benchmark\'s losses since its June low.\n"It\'s possible for the meme rally to spread since there is a lot of short-term capital entering the market. We\'ve seen the same with Chinese meme stocks over the past few weeks as well," Siddharth Singhai, chief investment officer at New York-based hedge fund Ironhold Capital.\nAmong others, e-commerce firm Vinco Ventures BBIG.O advanced 32% and meal-kit delivery firm Blue Apron APRN.N rose 8.7%.\nAbout 55% of Bed Bath & Beyond\'s free float is shorted, an increase of 19% in the past 30 days despite the price surge, according to S3 Partners.\n"While short-sellers were squeezed out when BBBY hit $10, $15 and $20 per share, there were other traders who saw (that) as attractive short-side entry points," said S3\'s Ihor Dusaniwsky.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Bed Bath & Beyond was the most actively traded single stock option on Wednesday, far ahead of popular options trades including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O, data from Options Clearing Corp showed. Bed Bath & Beyond has gained in 14 out of the past 15 sessions, helping the home goods company\'s market value more than quadruple to over $2 billion. We\'ve seen the same with Chinese meme stocks over the past few weeks as well," Siddharth Singhai, chief investment officer at New York-based hedge fund Ironhold Capital.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Bed Bath & Beyond was the most actively traded single stock option on Wednesday, far ahead of popular options trades including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O, data from Options Clearing Corp showed. By Medha Singh Aug 17 (Reuters) - Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O jumped 23% on Wednesday, leading a surge in meme stocks again as individual investors continued to dabble in highly shorted shares. Bed Bath & Beyond has gained in 14 out of the past 15 sessions, helping the home goods company's market value more than quadruple to over $2 billion.", 'news_article_title': "Bed Bath & Beyond leads revival in meme stocks' rally", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Bed Bath & Beyond was the most actively traded single stock option on Wednesday, far ahead of popular options trades including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O, data from Options Clearing Corp showed. Bed Bath & Beyond has gained in 14 out of the past 15 sessions, helping the home goods company's market value more than quadruple to over $2 billion. Retail investors net bought $73.2 million worth of the company's shares on Tuesday, the highest single-day purchase in at least five years, according to Vanda Research's retail trade flows data, as a filing showing activist investor Ryan Cohen's long-term call option purchases enthused retail punters.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Bed Bath & Beyond was the most actively traded single stock option on Wednesday, far ahead of popular options trades including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O, data from Options Clearing Corp showed. By Medha Singh Aug 17 (Reuters) - Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O jumped 23% on Wednesday, leading a surge in meme stocks again as individual investors continued to dabble in highly shorted shares. Retail investors net bought $73.2 million worth of the company's shares on Tuesday, the highest single-day purchase in at least five years, according to Vanda Research's retail trade flows data, as a filing showing activist investor Ryan Cohen's long-term call option purchases enthused retail punters."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-unity-software-vs.-matterport', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) and Matterport (NASDAQ: MTTR) aren\'t usually considered competitors. Unity\'s eponymous game engine powers more than half of the world\'s mobile, console, and PC games. It also provides additional advertising, multiplayer, and analytics tools. Matterport develops 3D spatial scanning software which creates "digital twins" of physical locations and stores them on a cloud-based platform. It also sells 3D cameras, which enable customers to scan their own locations.\nBut over the past two years, Unity expanded into Matterport\'s backyard with its own 3D scanning and digital twin tools. Could that strategy, which is part of its broader diversification away from the gaming market, crush Matterport and make Unity a more promising long-term investment?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBoth companies face near-term headwinds\nUnity and Matterport both struggled this year as rising interest rates punished higher-growth companies that failed to hit home runs.\nUnity\'s stock declined more than 60% this year as the growth of its advertising business -- a key component of the Operate Solutions segment which generated 64% of its revenue last year -- stalled out. That slowdown, which partly offset the robust growth of its Create Solutions (gaming engine) business, was likely caused by incompatibilities between its advertising algorithms and Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy-oriented iOS update.\nUnity is rebuilding its advertising algorithm and trying to accelerate that recovery by buying the ad-tech company ironSource (NYSE: IS). Still, it only expects its revenue to rise 18% to 23% this year. That would represent a significant slowdown from its 44% revenue growth in 2021.\nMatterport\'s stock plunged more than 70% as supply chain disruptions throttled the growth of its products business -- which mainly sells 3D cameras and generated 29% of its revenues last year. Its software platform continued to gain new subscribers, but only 62,000 of its 616,000 subscribers were on paid plans (which allow the cloud-based storage of more than one digital twin) at the end of the second quarter of 2022.\nMatterport expects its supply chain disruptions to continue and for its revenue to rise 19% to 24% for the full year. That would represent a slowdown from its 29% growth in 2021, even after factoring in its recent acquisition of the real estate marketing company VHT Studios.\nMatterport claims to be the "clear market leader" in the niche market for digital twins, but Unity could gradually catch up by bundling its digital twin services with its other tools. Unity also provides digital twin services for a broader range of architecture, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and retail customers -- while Matterport remains tightly tethered to the real estate sector.\nNevertheless, both companies could still profit from the secular expansion of the digital twin market, which could grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39% from 2022 to 2030, according to Grand View Research. Therefore, there could be enough room for both companies to expand their digital twin platforms without trampling each other.\nOne company has a clearer path toward profitability\nUnity and Matterport are both unprofitable by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and non-GAAP measures. But a side-by-side comparison suggests that Unity\'s net losses, which narrowed on a non-GAAP basis in 2021, are more sustainable than Matterport\'s losses -- which widened significantly by both measures.\nCOMPANY (PERIOD)\nUNITY (2021)\nMATTERPORT (2021)\nRevenue\n$1.11 billion\n$111.2 million\nNet Loss (GAAP)\n($532.6 million)\n($338.1 million)\nNet Loss (Non-GAAP)\n($61.8 million)\n($46.9 million)\nNet Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)\n(5.6%)\n(42.2%)\nData source: Company earnings reports.\nUnity expects to achieve breakeven non-GAAP profits in the fourth quarter of 2022, followed by its first full year of non-GAAP profits in 2023. Matterport expects its non-GAAP net loss per share to more than double this year.\nUnity believes its growth will stabilize after it reboots its advertising platform and integrates ironSource. Meanwhile, Matterport will likely struggle to convert its free users (which are causing its cloud infrastructure costs to stay elevated) to paid ones even after it resolves its camera production issues.\nThe valuations and verdict\nUnity and Matterport are both growing at similar rates, and their stocks both trade at about 12 times this year\'s sales. But if we look at the fundamentals, Unity clearly operates the stronger business.\nUnity is already the market leader in video games, and it\'s leveraging that dominance to expand into new non-gaming markets like digital twins. That expansion could ultimately transform into a more diversified cloud-based software company like Adobe. Matterport is still struggling to expand beyond its initial niche, and its lower-margin camera business continues to throttle its revenue and earnings growth.\nUnity faces many near-term challenges, but it still has a better shot at a long-term recovery than Matterport. That\'s probably why it recently rejected an unsolicited bid from Applovin (NASDAQ: APP), suggesting it would be wiser to integrate ironSource and fix its struggling ad business instead.\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nLeo Sun has positions in Adobe Inc., Apple, and Unity Software Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe Inc., Apple, Matterport, Inc., and Unity Software Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That slowdown, which partly offset the robust growth of its Create Solutions (gaming engine) business, was likely caused by incompatibilities between its advertising algorithms and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy-oriented iOS update. Unity also provides digital twin services for a broader range of architecture, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and retail customers -- while Matterport remains tightly tethered to the real estate sector. Meanwhile, Matterport will likely struggle to convert its free users (which are causing its cloud infrastructure costs to stay elevated) to paid ones even after it resolves its camera production issues.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That slowdown, which partly offset the robust growth of its Create Solutions (gaming engine) business, was likely caused by incompatibilities between its advertising algorithms and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy-oriented iOS update. Matterport's stock plunged more than 70% as supply chain disruptions throttled the growth of its products business -- which mainly sells 3D cameras and generated 29% of its revenues last year. Revenue $1.11 billion $111.2 million Net Loss (GAAP) ($532.6 million) ($338.1 million) Net Loss (Non-GAAP) ($61.8 million) ($46.9 million) Net Profit Margin (Non-GAAP) (5.6%) (42.2%) Data source: Company earnings reports.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Unity Software vs. Matterport', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That slowdown, which partly offset the robust growth of its Create Solutions (gaming engine) business, was likely caused by incompatibilities between its advertising algorithms and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy-oriented iOS update. Unity's stock declined more than 60% this year as the growth of its advertising business -- a key component of the Operate Solutions segment which generated 64% of its revenue last year -- stalled out. Nevertheless, both companies could still profit from the secular expansion of the digital twin market, which could grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39% from 2022 to 2030, according to Grand View Research.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That slowdown, which partly offset the robust growth of its Create Solutions (gaming engine) business, was likely caused by incompatibilities between its advertising algorithms and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy-oriented iOS update. But over the past two years, Unity expanded into Matterport's backyard with its own 3D scanning and digital twin tools. Unity's stock declined more than 60% this year as the growth of its advertising business -- a key component of the Operate Solutions segment which generated 64% of its revenue last year -- stalled out."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-100-movers%3A-adi-pdd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Pinduoduo topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 1.1%. Year to date, Pinduoduo has lost about 14.4% of its value.\nAnd the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Analog Devices, trading down 4.8%. Analog Devices is lower by about 3.1% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are MercadoLibre, trading down 3.4%, and Apple, trading up 0.7% on the day.\nVIDEO: Nasdaq 100 Movers: ADI, PDD\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Analog Devices, trading down 4.8%. Analog Devices is lower by about 3.1% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Nasdaq 100 Movers: ADI, PDD The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Pinduoduo topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 1.1%. Year to date, Pinduoduo has lost about 14.4% of its value. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Analog Devices, trading down 4.8%.", 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq 100 Movers: ADI, PDD', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Analog Devices, trading down 4.8%. Analog Devices is lower by about 3.1% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Nasdaq 100 Movers: ADI, PDD The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Pinduoduo topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 1.1%. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Analog Devices, trading down 4.8%. Two other components making moves today are MercadoLibre, trading down 3.4%, and Apple, trading up 0.7% on the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-tech-stocks-that-could-help-make-you-rich-by-retirement-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It may be tough to fathom how stocks can compound your wealth over years and decades. The secret to getting rich is nothing amazing -- it simply involves buying and owning great stocks over the long term. What you do need, however, is patience to stay the course as share prices can go through significant volatility in the short run.\nThat said, if the selection process is done correctly, all you need is to sit tight on your winners. Great companies can steadily grow their revenue, profits, and cash flow over time, catalyzing the rise in their stock price and helping you to get rich by the time retirement comes along.\nThe attributes you should look for include a strong and growing brand, trends that can sustain long-term growth, and a long runway for that growth to materialize. Technology companies qualify as great compounders because many have dominant brands and are well-positioned to grow along with digital adoption and technological advancements.\nHere are three technology stocks with all the factors in place that can grow your pot of gold for your retirement.\nImage source: Getty images.\nApple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) must surely qualify as one of the most innovative technology companies in the world. The manufacturer of the iPhone has, time and again, proven that its brand alone is enough to endear a generation of loyal followers to its multitude of products, devices, and services. The technology behemoth has dipped just 5% year to date, despite a near-18% decline in the NASDAQ Composite index over the same period, a testament to its durability and resilience.\nFinancially, the company has continued to post increasing revenue and net income over the past three years despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For its fiscal 2019 (ended Sept. 28), net sales clocked in at $260.2 billion and rose to $365.8 billion by fiscal 2021. Net income soared by 71.3% over the same period to hit $94.7 billion. The technology giant has also continued raising its quarterly dividend after going through a 4-for-1 stock split in 2020.\nApple recently also reported a strong fiscal 2022 third quarter, with revenue hitting a record high of $83 billion, up 2% year over year. Its active installed base of devices also reached a new all-time high for all its major product categories, while a record number of people have ditched other brands to switch to its ubiquitous iPhone.\nThe company expects strong iPhone sales in 2023 despite a looming economic slowdown and has ordered its suppliers to assemble 90 million of them for the next iteration of its iPhone, the iPhone 14. Elsewhere, the company's innovation may surface again for the next version of its smart watch, allowing for an accurate temperature sensor to be incorporated into it. Investors can keep the faith that Apple's strong brand power and its continued innovation will help to steadily grow its loyal customer base.\nPayPal\nPayments company PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has been an important conduit connecting merchants and their customers for many years. Its platform and digital wallet allow customers to conduct a wide variety of secure online transactions that have seen total payment volume (TPV) grow steadily for the company. Over the years, PayPal has also expanded its payment options, recently allowing customers in the U.K. to transact using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.\nThe company's financial and operating metrics have also impressed. Net revenue climbed from $17.8 billion in 2019 to $25.4 billion in 2021, with net income jumping nearly 70% over the same period to $4.2 billion. For the first half of 2022, net revenue retained its uptrend, rising by 8.3% year over year.\nPayPal has also committed to improving its operating margin in 2023 while authorizing a new $15 billion share repurchase plan. Total active accounts rose from 305 million in 2019 to 426 million in 2021, with TPV growing from $712 billion to $1.25 trillion over the two years.\nThere's every indication PayPal can continue its momentum as the pandemic has accelerated digital adoption and e-commerce usage. The payments company is tapping this trend to continue growing its user base and TPV. In time, the increase in the number of users on its platform should also lift its revenue and net income.\nMercadoLibre\nMercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) is the largest e-commerce player in Latin America. It not only provides a platform for buyers and sellers in the region to trade products, but also hosts a payments platform and operates a logistics fulfilment network to provide an all-encompassing fintech solution.\nThe company's financial growth has been stunning, with net revenue more than tripling from from $2.3 billion in 2019 to $7.1 billion in 2021. MercadoLibre went from a net loss of around $172 million in 2019 to a net profit of $83.3 million and has reported a strong surge in operating metrics along the way.\nGross merchandise volume (GMV), a measure of the transaction flow on the company's platform, doubled from $14 billion in 2019 to $28.3 billion in 2021, while TPV soared from $28.4 billion to $77.4 billion over the same period. Needless to say, the total items shipped and the number of payment transactions have also ballooned in tandem, making MercadoLibre one of the leading e-commerce players in the region.\nThe momentum has continued into 2022, with its second-quarter GMV reaching an all-time high of over $8.5 billion, up 22% year over year. The company's growth shows no sign of slowing as it launches improvements to its platform such as fast and free shipping for three-quarters of its GMV and a better navigation tool to encourage usage. Its fintech solutions division is also launching more financial services and increasing its access to credit to attract more users and merchants.\nWith a dominant market position in South America and a culture of continuous improvement, MercadoLibre looks set to continue its breakneck growth in the years ahead.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nRoyston Yang has positions in Apple and PayPal Holdings. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, MercadoLibre, and PayPal Holdings. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) must surely qualify as one of the most innovative technology companies in the world. Its active installed base of devices also reached a new all-time high for all its major product categories, while a record number of people have ditched other brands to switch to its ubiquitous iPhone. Its platform and digital wallet allow customers to conduct a wide variety of secure online transactions that have seen total payment volume (TPV) grow steadily for the company.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) must surely qualify as one of the most innovative technology companies in the world. Great companies can steadily grow their revenue, profits, and cash flow over time, catalyzing the rise in their stock price and helping you to get rich by the time retirement comes along. Apple recently also reported a strong fiscal 2022 third quarter, with revenue hitting a record high of $83 billion, up 2% year over year.', 'news_article_title': '3 Top Tech Stocks That Could Help Make You Rich by Retirement', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) must surely qualify as one of the most innovative technology companies in the world. Apple recently also reported a strong fiscal 2022 third quarter, with revenue hitting a record high of $83 billion, up 2% year over year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) must surely qualify as one of the most innovative technology companies in the world. Apple recently also reported a strong fiscal 2022 third quarter, with revenue hitting a record high of $83 billion, up 2% year over year. Net revenue climbed from $17.8 billion in 2019 to $25.4 billion in 2021, with net income jumping nearly 70% over the same period to $4.2 billion.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 172.57000732421875, 'high': 176.14999389648438, 'open': 172.77000427246094, 'close': 174.5500030517578, 'ema_50': 156.66790460268038, 'rsi_14': 82.40388380103339, 'target': 174.14999389648438, 'volume': 79542000.0, 'ema_200': 155.40955039393995, 'adj_close': 173.29229736328125, 'rsi_lag_1': 81.74352024232692, 'rsi_lag_2': 85.26622859359001, 'rsi_lag_3': 81.01717317558179, 'rsi_lag_4': 75.35212062176322, 'rsi_lag_5': 74.02281269281296, 'macd_lag_1': 6.336180034824224, 'macd_lag_2': 6.235965166216516, 'macd_lag_3': 6.0010583222701825, 'macd_lag_4': 5.724925092985387, 'macd_lag_5': 5.656770741127019, 'macd_12_26_9': 6.46374267971521, 'macds_12_26_9': 5.799625881595879}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.40999984741211, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 20.6299991607666, 'Open': 19.739999771118164, 'Close': 19.89999961853028, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 19.89999961853028}, {'Low': 1.014806032180786, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 1.019783854484558, 'Open': 1.0170663595199585, 'Close': 1.0170663595199585, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 1.0170663595199585}, {'Low': 1.2029930353164673, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 1.2138131856918335, 'Open': 1.2096725702285769, 'Close': 1.209818959236145, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 1.209818959236145}, {'Low': 6.761899948120117, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 6.787399768829346, 'Open': 6.787399768829346, 'Close': 6.787399768829346, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 6.787399768829346}, {'Low': 85.87999725341797, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 89.16000366210938, 'Open': 87.0999984741211, 'Close': 88.11000061035156, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 230346, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 88.11000061035156}, {'Low': 0.691210150718689, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 0.7025999426841736, 'Open': 0.7019400596618652, 'Close': 0.7019400596618652, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 0.7019400596618652}, {'Low': 2.859999895095825, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 2.9189999103546143, 'Open': 2.8949999809265137, 'Close': 2.8929998874664307, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 2.8929998874664307}, {'Low': 133.92300415039062, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 135.48899841308594, 'Open': 134.27699279785156, 'Close': 134.27699279785156, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 134.27699279785156}, {'Low': 106.30999755859376, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 106.88999938964844, 'Open': 106.4499969482422, 'Close': 106.56999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 106.56999969482422}, {'Low': 1760.0, 'Date': '2022-08-17', 'High': 1769.699951171875, 'Open': 1769.699951171875, 'Close': 1760.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 23, 'date_str': '2022-08-17', 'Adj Close': 1760.300048828125}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-18': 174.14999389648438, '2022-08-19': 171.52000427246094, '2022-08-22': 167.57000732421875, '2022-08-23': 167.22999572753906, '2022-08-24': 167.52999877929688, '2022-08-25': 170.02999877929688, '2022-08-26': 163.6199951171875, '2022-08-29': 161.3800048828125, '2022-08-30': 158.91000366210938, '2022-08-31': 157.22000122070312}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-19': 154.47999572753906}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-17': 150.72000122070312}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-17': 152.5500030517578}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-17': 174.0}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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And that could be good news for investors.\nLosing steam\nTo be sure, Buffett did buy some stocks in the second quarter. Berkshire's 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that the giant conglomerate bought shares of nine companies.\nHowever, Buffett and his investment managers didn't initiate any new positions in Q2. Instead, the only buying they did was to add shares of companies already in Berkshire's portfolio. The three largest purchases increased Berkshire's stakes in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY), and Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA).\nImportantly, Berkshire spent a sharply lower amount investing in stocks in the latest quarter. In Q1, the company invested a whopping $51 billion. In Q2, the amount invested plunged to only $6.2 billion.\nBut Buffett and company also sold some stocks, including complete exits from positions in Verizon and Royalty Pharma. As a result, Berkshire's net purchases in Q2 totaled around $3.8 billion -- much lower than the net purchases of $41.5 billion in the previous quarter.\nInverse correlation\nWhy is Buffett's buying spree winding down good news for investors? There's an inverse correlation to some extent between Buffett's enthusiasm about buying stocks and how the stock market is performing. If Buffett isn't buying as much, your stocks are probably delivering solid gains.\nThis inverse correlation definitely shows up frequently with Buffett's purchases of individual stocks. For example, Buffett stated publicly that he would have bought more shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 if the stock had not started to rebound. Shares of the tech giant fell in Q2, though -- and Buffett gobbled up even more of Berkshire's largest holding.\nAlly Financial and Paramount Global -- two of Berkshire's three biggest purchases in Q2 -- also saw their stocks sink last quarter. This no doubt made the stocks much more appealing to Buffett.\nWe can see the inverse correlation in another way by looking at Berkshire Hathaway's cash and short-term investments compared to the S&P 500's performance. The company's cash stockpile grew when Buffett wasn't buying as many stocks and declined when he was investing heavily.\nBRK.B Cash and Short Term Investments (Quarterly) data by YCharts\nNote that Berkshire's cash stockpile decreased during the Great Recession of late 2007 through mid-2009. It also decreased earlier this year as the S&P 500 fell. However, during the long bull market that followed the Great Recession, Berkshire's cash position increased significantly.\nQuality over quantity\nBuffett isn't likely to complain very much that his buying spree is tapering off. When he doesn't find valuations as attractive, it usually means that many of the stocks in Berkshire's portfolio are performing well.\nDespite the lower investing activity, Buffett will still probably continue scooping up some stocks in the coming quarters. Even if the stock market begins a strong new bull market, the legendary investor could see some stocks that he likes.\nBut Buffett always focuses on quality over quantity. The stocks that Buffett buys for Berkshire won't always be ones that small investors will especially like. But when he loads up on a given stock, whether it's Occidental Petroleum or Apple, you can bet that it's a high-quality pick.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nAlly is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For example, Buffett stated publicly that he would have bought more shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 if the stock had not started to rebound. Berkshire's 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that the giant conglomerate bought shares of nine companies. The company's cash stockpile grew when Buffett wasn't buying as many stocks and declined when he was investing heavily.", 'news_luhn_summary': "For example, Buffett stated publicly that he would have bought more shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 if the stock had not started to rebound. He and his investment team led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) to buy oil stocks, financial stocks, entertainment stocks, and more. The three largest purchases increased Berkshire's stakes in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY), and Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA).", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Buying Spree Winding Down: Good News for Investors?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "For example, Buffett stated publicly that he would have bought more shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 if the stock had not started to rebound. Quality over quantity Buffett isn't likely to complain very much that his buying spree is tapering off. The stocks that Buffett buys for Berkshire won't always be ones that small investors will especially like.", 'news_textrank_summary': "For example, Buffett stated publicly that he would have bought more shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 if the stock had not started to rebound. He and his investment team led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) to buy oil stocks, financial stocks, entertainment stocks, and more. There's an inverse correlation to some extent between Buffett's enthusiasm about buying stocks and how the stock market is performing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-etf-inflow-detected-qqq-aapl-msft-meta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $427.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 548,600,000 to 549,900,000). Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.5%, and Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META) is lower by about 0.8%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $327.94. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nFree Report: Top 7%+ Dividends (paid monthly)\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.5%, and Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META) is lower by about 0.8%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $427.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 548,600,000 to 549,900,000). These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.5%, and Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META) is lower by about 0.8%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $327.94. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».", 'news_article_title': 'Notable ETF Inflow Detected - QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, META', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.5%, and Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META) is lower by about 0.8%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $427.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 548,600,000 to 549,900,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $327.94.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.5%, and Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META) is lower by about 0.8%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $427.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 548,600,000 to 549,900,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $269.28 per share, with $408.71 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $327.94."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/new-tv-series-bad-sisters-tells-dark-tale-through-comedy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Hanna Rantala\nLONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Actor, comedian and filmmaker Sharon Horgan says her new dark comedy thriller "Bad Sisters" is a celebration of family ties.\nSet in Ireland, the 10-episode series centres around the Garvey sisters, a tight-knit fivesome who lost their parents at a young age.\nWhen the husband of one of the sisters suddenly dies, insurers set their sights on the five, discovering that each of them had reason to want to kill the unkind and coercive John Paul, played by Claes Bang.\nThe series was adapted from the Belgian TV show "Clan" by Horgan, who also stars as one of the sisters alongside Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Eve Hewson.\n"It\'s about four sisters who try and rescue their fifth sister from a monstrous relationship. A lot of funny happens off the back of that but really it\'s about love and family," Horgan, herself one of five siblings, told Reuters on the eve of the show\'s debut.\nBrian Gleeson and Daryl McCormack play the insurance agents and half-brothers Thomas and Matt Claffin who have their own motives to dig deeper into John Paul\'s death.\nThe series opens with John Paul\'s funeral and shifts back in time to reveal his controlling behaviour in the lead up to his death.\nStarting out as banter between the sisters, their plans to rid of John Paul gain momentum as the show advances.\n"Even if it is funny, it is about a very abusive relationship. So, I hope there\'s something perhaps in there that can actually say something and resonate with people in a way that could mean something to them," said Bang.\nDuff, who plays his wife, Grace, said there was a great sense of responsibility in playing the role.\n"I had to invest it with as much integrity as if I were doing a serious drama, because there could be people watching the show, men and women, who are in maybe bullying circumstances for whom it\'s very powerful and helps them recognise things," she said.\n"Bad Sisters" starts streaming on Apple TV+ on Friday.\n(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; editing by Richard Pullin)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Actor, comedian and filmmaker Sharon Horgan says her new dark comedy thriller "Bad Sisters" is a celebration of family ties. When the husband of one of the sisters suddenly dies, insurers set their sights on the five, discovering that each of them had reason to want to kill the unkind and coercive John Paul, played by Claes Bang. The series was adapted from the Belgian TV show "Clan" by Horgan, who also stars as one of the sisters alongside Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Eve Hewson.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When the husband of one of the sisters suddenly dies, insurers set their sights on the five, discovering that each of them had reason to want to kill the unkind and coercive John Paul, played by Claes Bang. Brian Gleeson and Daryl McCormack play the insurance agents and half-brothers Thomas and Matt Claffin who have their own motives to dig deeper into John Paul\'s death. "Bad Sisters" starts streaming on Apple TV+ on Friday.', 'news_article_title': "New TV series 'Bad Sisters' tells dark tale through comedy", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A lot of funny happens off the back of that but really it\'s about love and family," Horgan, herself one of five siblings, told Reuters on the eve of the show\'s debut. Brian Gleeson and Daryl McCormack play the insurance agents and half-brothers Thomas and Matt Claffin who have their own motives to dig deeper into John Paul\'s death. "Even if it is funny, it is about a very abusive relationship.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Actor, comedian and filmmaker Sharon Horgan says her new dark comedy thriller "Bad Sisters" is a celebration of family ties. When the husband of one of the sisters suddenly dies, insurers set their sights on the five, discovering that each of them had reason to want to kill the unkind and coercive John Paul, played by Claes Bang. The series was adapted from the Belgian TV show "Clan" by Horgan, who also stars as one of the sisters alongside Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Eve Hewson.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-did-buffett-buy-during-the-summer-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(0:30) - Learning From Warren Buffett During A Stock Market Sell Off\n(4:00) - 13F Breakdown: What Was Berkshire Hathaway Buying?\n(14:50) - What Positions Did Warren Buffett Sell?\n(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN\n [email protected]\n Welcome to Episode #294 of the Value Investor Podcast.\nEvery week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks.\nThe second quarter 13-Fs are out and we now know what Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffett, were buying, selling, or not buying or selling, during the quarter.\nJust a reminder, that the 13-Fs are filed within 45 days after the end of the prior quarter. By the time we get them, the trades are already “old.”\nBut the filings still give us insight into what Buffett is doing with the massive Berkshire Hathaway portfolio.\nChevron and Occidental Petroleum: Did the Buying Continue?\n1. Chevron CVX\nBerkshire Hathaway went all in on the oil stocks in the first quarter, when it added to it’s existing position in Chevron buying over $20 billion in shares.\nChevron became the fourth largest position in the portfolio.\nIn Q2, it dove in again and added another 1% position. Berkshire now owns 8.2% of the company, or 161.4 million shares.\nChevron is yielding 3.6%. Based on the number of shares owned by the end of Q2, Berkshire should get a minimum dividend payout of $229.2 million on Sep 12.\n2. Occidental Petroleum OXY\nBerkshire also continued to add to its Occidental Petroleum position buying $1.4 billion. It now owns nearly 30% of the company if you include the warrants.\nBecause it is such a large shareholder, Berkshire must disclose its new purchases within 48 hours instead of waiting until the 13-F period. It has also been buying in Q3, in July and August, as the shares have fallen.\nOver the last 3 months, shares of Occidental Petroleum are down 7%.\nIs this a buying opportunity in Chevron and Occidental Petroleum this year?\nDid Buffett Buy More Apple?\n3. Apple AAPL\nApple is Berkshire Hathaway’s largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion.\nBuffett only entered into the position in the first quarter 2016. He has sold some shares over the years in order the cut the weighting of the position but in the second quarter, he actually bought another 3.88 million shares as Apple sold off.\nApple pays a dividend, currently yielding 0.5% but Berkshire owns so many shares it recently received a $208 million dividend payout.\nApple shares have rallied 16% in the last month.\nAre the shares now too hot to handle?\nArbitrage and Amazon\n4. Activision Blizzard ATVI\nAt the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting Warren Buffett admitted he was doing an arbitrage trade on the Activision Blizzard/Microsoft deal that was announced earlier this year. Berkshire already had a position in Activision when the deal was announced, but added to it again in the second quarter.\nMicrosoft bid $95 a share and Activision Blizzard is trading around $80 right now.\nIf the deal closes, Berkshire will get the difference which is known as the “arbitrage.”\nBerkshire now owns 8.3% of Activision Blizzard.\nShould you be doing arbitrage on Activision Blizzard too? There’s risk if the deal doesn’t go through.\n5. Amazon AMZN\nBerkshire shocked the world in 2019 when it reported that it had bought shares of Amazon in the first quarter of that year. Buffett had to reassure shareholders that there was actual “value” in the shares.\nBy June 2022, Amazon shares had sunk 38% on the year. Was Berkshire finally going to add to its small position?\nBut no, Berkshire did NOT buy in the second quarter. Shares have rallied 25% in the last month so they’re not as cheap as earlier this summer.\nDid Berkshire miss out on a buying opportunity in Amazon?\nWhat Else Did Berkshire Hathaway Buy and Sell, or not, in the Second Quarter?\nTune into this week’s podcast to find out.\n[In full disclosure, Tracey owns shares of AMZN in her own personal portfolio.]\n\nFree: Top Stocks for the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nThe metaverse is a quantum leap for the internet as we currently know it - and it will make some investors rich. Just like the internet, the metaverse is expected to transform how we live, work and play. Zacks has put together a new special report to help readers like you target big profits. The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands.\nDownload Zacks’ Metaverse Report now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nActivision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN [email protected] Welcome to Episode #294 of the Value Investor Podcast. Apple AAPL Apple is Berkshire Hathaway’s largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': '(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN [email protected] Welcome to Episode #294 of the Value Investor Podcast. Apple AAPL Apple is Berkshire Hathaway’s largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'What Did Buffett Buy During the Summer Bear Market?', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN [email protected] Welcome to Episode #294 of the Value Investor Podcast. Apple AAPL Apple is Berkshire Hathaway’s largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': '(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN [email protected] Welcome to Episode #294 of the Value Investor Podcast. Apple AAPL Apple is Berkshire Hathaway’s largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-planning-return-to-server-market-with-new-chip-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aug 18 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O is considering a return to the server market with a new chip in a bid to decrease its reliance on smartphones, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with its plan.\nShares of Qualcomm rose nearly 3% in afternoon trading.\nThe chipmaker is seeking customers for a product stemming from its purchase of Nuvia Inc, the report said, adding that Amazon.com Inc's AMZN.O cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has agreed to take a look at Qualcomm's offerings.\nLast year, the chipmaker acquired Nuvia, a chip startup founded by Apple Inc AAPL.O veterans, with plans to put the firm's technology into its smartphone, laptop and automotive processors. (https://reut.rs/3c6hCte)\nAmazon confirmed that it has agreed to take a look at the offering, while Qualcomm said it does not comment on rumors and directed Reuters to its press release when it closed the Nuvia deal in March last year.\nSan Diego-based Qualcomm in July forecast fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street targets, bracing for a difficult economy and a slowdown in smartphone demand that could hurt its mainstay handset chip business.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Last year, the chipmaker acquired Nuvia, a chip startup founded by Apple Inc AAPL.O veterans, with plans to put the firm's technology into its smartphone, laptop and automotive processors. Aug 18 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O is considering a return to the server market with a new chip in a bid to decrease its reliance on smartphones, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with its plan. The chipmaker is seeking customers for a product stemming from its purchase of Nuvia Inc, the report said, adding that Amazon.com Inc's AMZN.O cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has agreed to take a look at Qualcomm's offerings.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Last year, the chipmaker acquired Nuvia, a chip startup founded by Apple Inc AAPL.O veterans, with plans to put the firm's technology into its smartphone, laptop and automotive processors. Aug 18 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O is considering a return to the server market with a new chip in a bid to decrease its reliance on smartphones, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with its plan. The chipmaker is seeking customers for a product stemming from its purchase of Nuvia Inc, the report said, adding that Amazon.com Inc's AMZN.O cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has agreed to take a look at Qualcomm's offerings.", 'news_article_title': 'Qualcomm planning return to server market with new chip - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Last year, the chipmaker acquired Nuvia, a chip startup founded by Apple Inc AAPL.O veterans, with plans to put the firm's technology into its smartphone, laptop and automotive processors. Aug 18 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O is considering a return to the server market with a new chip in a bid to decrease its reliance on smartphones, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with its plan. Shares of Qualcomm rose nearly 3% in afternoon trading.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Last year, the chipmaker acquired Nuvia, a chip startup founded by Apple Inc AAPL.O veterans, with plans to put the firm's technology into its smartphone, laptop and automotive processors. Aug 18 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O is considering a return to the server market with a new chip in a bid to decrease its reliance on smartphones, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with its plan. The chipmaker is seeking customers for a product stemming from its purchase of Nuvia Inc, the report said, adding that Amazon.com Inc's AMZN.O cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has agreed to take a look at Qualcomm's offerings."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spy-dgl%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 15,000,000 units, or a 1.7% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.5%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the Invesco DB Gold Fund, which added 500,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units. Among the largest underlying components of DGL, in morning trading today Invesco Treasury Collateral ETF is trading flat.\nVIDEO: SPY, DGL: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.5%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the Invesco DB Gold Fund, which added 500,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, DGL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.5%. Among the largest underlying components of DGL, in morning trading today Invesco Treasury Collateral ETF is trading flat. VIDEO: SPY, DGL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPY, DGL: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 15,000,000 units, or a 1.7% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.5%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the Invesco DB Gold Fund, which added 500,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 15,000,000 units, or a 1.7% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the Invesco DB Gold Fund, which added 500,000 units, for a 35.7% increase in outstanding units. Among the largest underlying components of DGL, in morning trading today Invesco Treasury Collateral ETF is trading flat.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-says-it-has-not-been-informed-of-chip-4-meeting', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan has not been told about a meeting for a new U.S.-led group of major microchip manufacturers, the economy ministry said, adding that the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains.\nSouth Korea\'s foreign minister said on Thursday that Seoul is expected to attend a preliminary meeting for the so-called "Chip 4" group.\nIn a statement to Reuters late on Thursday, Taiwan\'s economy ministry said "our side does not yet have any relevant information on a notice about the meeting".\n"In past exchanges and dialogue between Taiwan and the United States, the United States did propose similar ideas, but there was no specific content at the time," it added.\nTaiwan and the United States have always cooperated on supply chain resilience and industrial cooperation, and are important partners, the ministry said.\n"If there are follow-up developments in the meetings reported by the media, the government will pay close attention."\nIt did not elaborate.\nTaiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world\'s largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier.\nTaiwan has been keen to show the United States, its most important international backer at a time of rising military tensions between Taipei and Beijing, that it is a reliable friend and supplier as a global chip crunch affects auto production and consumer electronics.\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard. Editing by Gerry Doyle)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world\'s largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier. TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan has not been told about a meeting for a new U.S.-led group of major microchip manufacturers, the economy ministry said, adding that the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains. South Korea\'s foreign minister said on Thursday that Seoul is expected to attend a preliminary meeting for the so-called "Chip 4" group.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world\'s largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier. TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan has not been told about a meeting for a new U.S.-led group of major microchip manufacturers, the economy ministry said, adding that the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains. In a statement to Reuters late on Thursday, Taiwan\'s economy ministry said "our side does not yet have any relevant information on a notice about the meeting".', 'news_article_title': "Taiwan says it has not been informed of 'Chip 4' meeting", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world\'s largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier. TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan has not been told about a meeting for a new U.S.-led group of major microchip manufacturers, the economy ministry said, adding that the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains. South Korea\'s foreign minister said on Thursday that Seoul is expected to attend a preliminary meeting for the so-called "Chip 4" group.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world\'s largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier. TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan has not been told about a meeting for a new U.S.-led group of major microchip manufacturers, the economy ministry said, adding that the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains. "In past exchanges and dialogue between Taiwan and the United States, the United States did propose similar ideas, but there was no specific content at the time," it added.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-turned-%2410000-into-%24100000-or-more', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The legendary 10-bagger -- a stock that delivers 10 times the return on its purchase price -- remains a fairly rare event in modern markets. And the pandemic drove instability across many different industries, with deep plunges in some sectors and others seeing new interest and investment due to their offerings.\nThese three companies experienced new highs since the beginning of the global pandemic, making an investment in the last decade truly pay off -- at least, to a certain point. $10,000 invested in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in early 2013 delivered 10-bagger results at recent highs. Likewise, a $10,000 investment in Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares in mid-2014 at less than $70 soared to over $700 by late 2021. Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) also saw new highs with its shares hitting $400 versus the $40 they sold for at the end of 2018.\nHowever, what goes up also sometimes goes down -- as it did for two of these stocks. Let's take a closer look at all three -- and see what could be in store for their shares from here.\nApple dominates with innovation, iPhones, and India\nThe king of the smartphone market continues innovating with each iteration of its popular iPhone line. Accessories and services drive the company's App Store and offerings further into the lifestyles and pockets of consumers. The pandemic may have boosted sales, but Apple continues to perform well even as the global economy has reopened.\nAt a recent share price of $170, the stock isn't far off its 52-week high of $183. Over the past six months, the smartphone maker has moved roughly in tandem with the S&P 500, outperforming it by 4 percentage points over that period.\nApple may have a catalyst overseas, however. The huge economy of India seems ready to consume Apple products as its smartphone adoption levels take off. The company grew its smartphone shipments to India by 108% year-over-year in 2021, making it one of the fastest growing brands in the region, and Counterpoint Research expects continued growth throughout 2022.\nStay-at-home orders drove Netflix to new heights\nStreaming powerhouse Netflix brought entertainment to millions of viewers stuck at home during the depths of the pandemic. It delivered 10-bagger results for many long-term shareholders who got in during the past decade, but Netflix failed to hold onto much of those gains as cities and markets reopened.\nThe streaming company's stock currently trails the S&P 500 by more than 35 percentage points over the past six months, making it one of the worst performers in the index so far this year.\nSome investors may see this dip as a buying opportunity, but the company has yet to assure the broader market of its recovery. Long-term, Netflix has shown great resilience, but a potential recession may limit its growth in the near future.\nRoku's pandemic power now wanes\nRoku hasn't fared much better than Netflix when it comes to proving itself after recent all-time highs. While there are more Roku devices in homes worldwide than ever, and the company posted total net revenue growth of 18% year over year in its second-quarter 2022 earnings report, the stock continues to lag the S&P 500 by 45 percentage points.\nThe horizon doesn't seem so bleak for this previous 10-bagger, though. Recent partnerships with Walmart and Paramount could deliver the catalysts that, when coupled with strong earnings growth and guidance, may bring Roku share prices back in line with its previous successes. The company may even reach previous highs if share prices rise to reflect continued success through its partnerships.\nThe future of home and mobile entertainment\nSmart investors know that profits can be made in bear markets, and bear-market investments can generate wealth when the bulls take control. Apple remains in a strong position and could be a dividend leader, while both Netflix and Roku could well stay near lows before seeing a return to previous levels.\nCurrent market conditions provide a great opportunity to get in on these stocks at a much lower price point than during the onset of the pandemic, with its stay-at-home orders and boost to home entertainment. Never try to time the bottom of the market -- instead, focus on quality and long-term potential, especially when a recession could be looming. Consider the overall strength and position of these companies before making a leap during uncertain times.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nNicholas Robbins has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, Roku, and Walmart Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '$10,000 invested in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in early 2013 delivered 10-bagger results at recent highs. Recent partnerships with Walmart and Paramount could deliver the catalysts that, when coupled with strong earnings growth and guidance, may bring Roku share prices back in line with its previous successes. The future of home and mobile entertainment Smart investors know that profits can be made in bear markets, and bear-market investments can generate wealth when the bulls take control.', 'news_luhn_summary': '$10,000 invested in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in early 2013 delivered 10-bagger results at recent highs. The company may even reach previous highs if share prices rise to reflect continued success through its partnerships. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, Roku, and Walmart Inc.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Turned $10,000 Into $100,000 (or More)', 'news_lexrank_summary': "$10,000 invested in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in early 2013 delivered 10-bagger results at recent highs. However, what goes up also sometimes goes down -- as it did for two of these stocks. At a recent share price of $170, the stock isn't far off its 52-week high of $183.", 'news_textrank_summary': '$10,000 invested in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in early 2013 delivered 10-bagger results at recent highs. While there are more Roku devices in homes worldwide than ever, and the company posted total net revenue growth of 18% year over year in its second-quarter 2022 earnings report, the stock continues to lag the S&P 500 by 45 percentage points. Current market conditions provide a great opportunity to get in on these stocks at a much lower price point than during the onset of the pandemic, with its stay-at-home orders and boost to home entertainment.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-now-the-right-time-to-buy-netflix-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The introduction of multiple streaming services since 2019 has hit few companies as hard as Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). In 2022 alone, the company has lost over a million subscribers. The stock price dropped 35% in a 24-hour period from April 19 to April 20, falling a further 26% by May 11. The company has had a tumultuous year, to say the least; however, recent growth in the stock and future developments could mean Netflix is set to make a comeback in the second half of the year.\nReclaiming losses\nA rocky start to 2022 saw Netflix lose a record 200,000 subscribers in the year's first quarter, projecting a further loss of 2 million members in Q2 2022. However, the company reported a more modest loss of 970,000 subscribers in its second-quarter report, primarily driven by the immense success of Stranger Things Season 4, which Netflix released on May 27. The show's popularity aided the company in retaining more than a million members as it restructured its business to better suit the altered landscape of the streaming industry.\nNetflix stock has steadily begun climbing again as investors slowly restore their faith in the streaming giant. Over July, the stock rose 28.6% as the company projected it would reach an all-time high of 221.67 million global subscriptions in Q3 2022, bringing an end to the membership declines prevalent throughout the first half of the year.\nThe first two weeks of August have seen Netflix stock continue its rise, with stock prices increasing 10.1% from August 1 to August 15 -- from $226.21 a share to $249.11. While Netflix investors are laser-focused on subscriber numbers, it is the company's venture into ad-supported services, password-sharing crackdowns, and gaming that will make a more significant impact on revenue.\nA promising outlook\nNetflix's significant loss of subscribers in Q1 2022 lit a fire under the streaming giant as it realized it had to adapt or die in a market with steep competition such as Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Warner Bros. Discovery. As a result, Netflix has made multiple changes to its streaming strategy in 2022 as it fights to retain its spot at the top.\nThe company plans to launch an ad-supported tier in early 2023, introducing a desperately needed lower price point. Netflix's current memberships offer the worst value when stacked up against the competition, with its basic tier giving subscribers one standard-definition (480p) stream for $9.99 a month, its standard membership allowing for two simultaneous HD (1080p) streams for $15.49 a month, and the premium tier providing consumers 4K quality video with up to four streams for $19.99 a month.\nMeanwhile, Disney+, HBO Max, and Apple's Apple TV+ have all made HD to 4K quality video and multiple streams standard across all of their tiers. Netflix's competitors have raised the bar, with Disney+'s recently announced price hikes still providing more value. As of August 23, premium membership to Disney+ will cost $10.99 per month with no ads, 4K quality video, and up to four streams -- 29% cheaper than Netflix's standard tier. That's also before considering the Dinsey Bundle, which includes Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for $12.99 a month with no ads and is 35% cheaper than Netflix's highest-priced membership.Suffice it to say, Netflix's coming ad-supported service will even the playing field and offer more value to consumers.\nAdditionally, Netflix has plans to increase its average rate per user (ARPU) by cracking down on password sharing. Going by its recent password-sharing test in Cost Rica, the company could soon charge consumers $2.99 to add an extra household to their membership. In April, Netflix estimated that more than 100 million households worldwide currently use the streaming service without paying. If only half of the password-sharing users were converted to fully paid subscriptions, the company would add $150 million in quarterly revenue.\nIs Netflix a buy?\nWhile Netflix's subscriber figures were once the most important metric for investors to gauge the company's success, a shift in the streaming market has made a company's ARPU an increasingly telling data point. For instance, Disney investors recently celebrated the company surpassing Netflix in total subscribers. However, digging into the company's ARPU shows that Disney's streaming revenue is still considerably behind Netflix. In its most recent quarter, domestic Disney+ made 39% as much revenue per user as Netflix, with Disney's ARPU in the Asia Pacific region at $1.20 per month while Netflix's stood at $8.83 per month.\nNetflix stock still has a long climb back to where it was a year ago, making its current price an absolute bargain, especially considering the stock will likely continue rising based on its recent moves and coming developments.\n10 stocks we like even better than Netflix\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Netflix and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Over July, the stock rose 28.6% as the company projected it would reach an all-time high of 221.67 million global subscriptions in Q3 2022, bringing an end to the membership declines prevalent throughout the first half of the year. While Netflix investors are laser-focused on subscriber numbers, it is the company's venture into ad-supported services, password-sharing crackdowns, and gaming that will make a more significant impact on revenue. A promising outlook Netflix's significant loss of subscribers in Q1 2022 lit a fire under the streaming giant as it realized it had to adapt or die in a market with steep competition such as Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Warner Bros.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The first two weeks of August have seen Netflix stock continue its rise, with stock prices increasing 10.1% from August 1 to August 15 -- from $226.21 a share to $249.11. Netflix's current memberships offer the worst value when stacked up against the competition, with its basic tier giving subscribers one standard-definition (480p) stream for $9.99 a month, its standard membership allowing for two simultaneous HD (1080p) streams for $15.49 a month, and the premium tier providing consumers 4K quality video with up to four streams for $19.99 a month. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Now the Right Time to Buy Netflix Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Reclaiming losses A rocky start to 2022 saw Netflix lose a record 200,000 subscribers in the year's first quarter, projecting a further loss of 2 million members in Q2 2022. In April, Netflix estimated that more than 100 million households worldwide currently use the streaming service without paying. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Netflix's current memberships offer the worst value when stacked up against the competition, with its basic tier giving subscribers one standard-definition (480p) stream for $9.99 a month, its standard membership allowing for two simultaneous HD (1080p) streams for $15.49 a month, and the premium tier providing consumers 4K quality video with up to four streams for $19.99 a month. While Netflix's subscriber figures were once the most important metric for investors to gauge the company's success, a shift in the streaming market has made a company's ARPU an increasingly telling data point. In its most recent quarter, domestic Disney+ made 39% as much revenue per user as Netflix, with Disney's ARPU in the Asia Pacific region at $1.20 per month while Netflix's stood at $8.83 per month."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-im-bullish-on-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Given its $2.8 trillion market capitalization, it may be difficult for some investors to wrap their heads around the idea that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock may be a good buy these days. But investors may change their minds after they take a closer look at the company\'s underlying cash flow relative to this valuation, as well as Apple\'s growth opportunities.\nWhile investors will want to do their own due diligence before they buy shares, here are three bullish points about the company to help you get started.\n1. Massive cash flow\nApple\'s free cash flow, which is the cold, hard cash left over after all regular business operations and capital expenditures are taken care of, came in at about $108 billion over the trailing 12 months. This means the stock trades at 28 times free cash flow -- a reasonable if not attractive valuation for a company with a diverse set of products, a loyal customer base, and a long history of disciplined and value-creating capital allocation decisions from management.\nApple\'s substantial cash flow gives it lots of optionality as to how it goes about creating shareholder value. While some of its cash from operations is reinvested back into the business via capital expenditures, the leftover free cash flow allows the iPhone maker to either pay back dividends, repurchase shares, or do both. Apple, of course, has done both for years. It spent $91 billion repurchasing stock over the last trailing 12 months and it paid out $15 billion in dividends over that same period.\nDespite Apple\'s aggressive capital return program for shareholders, the company still has $179 billion in cash and marketable securities. Further, even when you subtract the company\'s debt from its cash, it still has a net cash position of $60 billion.\nPut simply: Apple is a cash cow.\n2. Strong demand\nApple\'s strong revenue performance during a time of global macroeconomic uncertainty is also impressive. Revenue in the tech company\'s fiscal third quarter increased 2% year over year -- and that\'s on top of 36% top-line growth in the year-ago quarter.\nHowever, this growth still understates the demand for Apple\'s products. Sales were constrained by production in fiscal Q3. "Mac and iPad were so gated by supply that we didn\'t have enough product to test the demand," said Apple CEO Tim Cook in the company\'s fiscal third-quarter earnings call. Cook even said that iPhone, the company\'s largest segment, saw no evidence of weakened demand due to macroeconomic headwinds.\n3. Significant growth potential\nThis final point is, perhaps, the most important. There is one area the company seems to have a lot of room to run: the monetization of its installed base of active devices. Apple management considers its installed base a key growth lever for the company going forward. "[Our installed base of active devices] is the engine for our company and it continues to grow," explained Apple CFO Luca Maestri in the company\'s most recent earnings call. He also noted that it has reached "an all-time high across every geographic segment, across every product category."\nThe larger the installed base, the more users the company has the opportunity to monetize with native and third-party services. And Apple is doing just that. "Transacting accounts, paid accounts, paid subscriptions are growing, so the level of engagement continues to grow," said Maestri.\nThis trend should help Apple\'s services segment, which represents about a third of the company\'s gross profit, continue posting double-digit year-over-year growth rates in most quarters for the foreseeable future.\nSo does Apple live up to its $2.8 trillion market capitalization? I think so. In fact, there\'s likely a clear path to $3 trillion and beyond. And thanks to share repurchases, the share price could rise at a faster rate than Apple\'s market cap.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of July 27, 2022\nDaniel Sparks has positions in Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Given its $2.8 trillion market capitalization, it may be difficult for some investors to wrap their heads around the idea that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock may be a good buy these days. This means the stock trades at 28 times free cash flow -- a reasonable if not attractive valuation for a company with a diverse set of products, a loyal customer base, and a long history of disciplined and value-creating capital allocation decisions from management. "Mac and iPad were so gated by supply that we didn\'t have enough product to test the demand," said Apple CEO Tim Cook in the company\'s fiscal third-quarter earnings call.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Given its $2.8 trillion market capitalization, it may be difficult for some investors to wrap their heads around the idea that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock may be a good buy these days. Massive cash flow Apple's free cash flow, which is the cold, hard cash left over after all regular business operations and capital expenditures are taken care of, came in at about $108 billion over the trailing 12 months. It spent $91 billion repurchasing stock over the last trailing 12 months and it paid out $15 billion in dividends over that same period.", 'news_article_title': "Why I'm Bullish on Apple Stock", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Given its $2.8 trillion market capitalization, it may be difficult for some investors to wrap their heads around the idea that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock may be a good buy these days. While investors will want to do their own due diligence before they buy shares, here are three bullish points about the company to help you get started. However, this growth still understates the demand for Apple's products.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Given its $2.8 trillion market capitalization, it may be difficult for some investors to wrap their heads around the idea that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock may be a good buy these days. Massive cash flow Apple\'s free cash flow, which is the cold, hard cash left over after all regular business operations and capital expenditures are taken care of, came in at about $108 billion over the trailing 12 months. "[Our installed base of active devices] is the engine for our company and it continues to grow," explained Apple CFO Luca Maestri in the company\'s most recent earnings call.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-likely-to-launch-iphone-14-on-sept.-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. is planning to hold a launch event on September 7 to unveil its latest iPhone 14 line, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter.\nThe tech major is also expected to roll out its latest version of three Apple Watch models including Series 8. The new products, which also include multiple new versions of Macs, and low and high-end iPads, are likely to reach stores later in September.\nAs per the report, there would be few changes for standard iPhone 14 models, but the new iPhone 14 Pro line would get updated camera technology and a speedier chip, among others.\nIn the event, the company will release a total of four iPhone 14 models, including a 6.1-inch iPhone 14, a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max, a 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro, and a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max.\nIt is believed that a 5.4-inch iPhone mini version is not in the list, as the previous smaller iPhone 12 and 13 mini devices were not sold as expected.\nFurther, the three Apple Watch models to be unveiled include the new Apple Watch Series 8, an updated Apple Watch SE, as well as an all-new Pro version of the Apple Watch with a larger body and updated design.\nPlans for a new low-cost iPad, updated iPad Pro models, a Mac Pro with Apple silicon chips and more are also live, the report noted.\nDespite ongoing global supply-chain problems and rising inflation, Apple in its latest third quarter reported $40.67 billion in net sales from iPhone, 3 percent higher than $39.57 billion a year ago. It is nearly half of its total third-quarter net sales of $82.96 billion. In iPhone, the company set June quarter records in both developed and emerging markets.\nMeanwhile, net sales from Mac, iPad, as well as Wearables, Home, and Accessories all were down. Mac and iPad were so gated by supply that the company didn't have enough products to test the demand, while Wearables, Home, and Accessories were impacted by a macroeconomic environment.\nCEO Tim Cook, during theearnings call stated that at the 15th anniversary of the iPhone, customers continue to find that iPhone remains the gold standard for smartphones with its advanced performance, capability, and ease of use. He sees double-digit growth in customers new to iPhone.\nThe latest survey of U.S. consumers from 451 Research indicates iPhone customer satisfaction of 98 percent.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. is planning to hold a launch event on September 7 to unveil its latest iPhone 14 line, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter. The tech major is also expected to roll out its latest version of three Apple Watch models including Series 8. Mac and iPad were so gated by supply that the company didn't have enough products to test the demand, while Wearables, Home, and Accessories were impacted by a macroeconomic environment.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the event, the company will release a total of four iPhone 14 models, including a 6.1-inch iPhone 14, a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max, a 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro, and a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max. Further, the three Apple Watch models to be unveiled include the new Apple Watch Series 8, an updated Apple Watch SE, as well as an all-new Pro version of the Apple Watch with a larger body and updated design. Plans for a new low-cost iPad, updated iPad Pro models, a Mac Pro with Apple silicon chips and more are also live, the report noted.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Likely To Launch IPhone 14 On Sept. 7', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As per the report, there would be few changes for standard iPhone 14 models, but the new iPhone 14 Pro line would get updated camera technology and a speedier chip, among others. Plans for a new low-cost iPad, updated iPad Pro models, a Mac Pro with Apple silicon chips and more are also live, the report noted. Meanwhile, net sales from Mac, iPad, as well as Wearables, Home, and Accessories all were down.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As per the report, there would be few changes for standard iPhone 14 models, but the new iPhone 14 Pro line would get updated camera technology and a speedier chip, among others. In the event, the company will release a total of four iPhone 14 models, including a 6.1-inch iPhone 14, a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max, a 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro, and a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max. Further, the three Apple Watch models to be unveiled include the new Apple Watch Series 8, an updated Apple Watch SE, as well as an all-new Pro version of the Apple Watch with a larger body and updated design.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-top-stocks-to-buy-during-a-bear-market-and-its-not-even-close', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "While no one likes to see their stocks lose value, it can also create a buying opportunity. The S&P 500 officially entered a bear market a couple of months ago, and when that happens, you can purchase high-quality companies at a discount -- provided you choose wisely and have patience.\nSince the start of the year, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have seen their stock prices drop by about 3.9% and 2.5%, respectively, and that's after regaining some ground over the past month. With both down for the year, this makes it an opportune time to see if their long-term prospects remain strong.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nCostco\nCostco Wholesale has had a lot of success over the years by executing a simple concept: providing a range of high-quality goods and services at low unit prices. Customers at its warehouses pay annual membership fees to shop there.\nBut they don't seem to mind. Paid membership continues to increase, finishing the fiscal third quarter (ended May 8) with 64.6 million members, up from 53.9 million for the quarter ended Sept. 1, 2019, before the pandemic began. With renewal rates hovering around 90% for years, it has garnered a loyal membership base, too.\nLoyal and growing members have added up to consistently growing profitability. In the most recent quarter, same-store sales (excluding the impacts of foreign currency translations and gasoline prices), increased by 11%. Operating income, despite confronting higher costs that have also affected other retailers, increased by 7.7% to about $1.8 billion.\nIn a positive sign about its growth prospects, Costco continues to open new warehouses. This year, it has expanded by 14, ending the third quarter with 830 warehouses. Management expected to open an additional 10 in the last quarter of the year.\nApple\nApple has built a loyal following by producing and selling must-have products such as the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and AirPods. It also provides various services, including technical, advertising, and digital content via its App store.\nOn the surface, Apple didn't have a great quarter. In the fiscal third quarter, ended June 25, revenue grew by 1.9% to nearly $83 billion. Operating income fell by $1 billion to $23.1 billion. But I am optimistic this will prove a temporary blip.\nFirst, iPhone sales, which comprise 49% of Apple's latest quarterly revenue, grew by 2.8% to $40.7 billion. And that should improve as the company reportedly prepares to release its new version. Given people's desire to rush out to buy the latest iPhone, this should prove a boon to sales.\nSecondly, services grew by better than 12%, to $19.6 billion. Advertising, cloud, and AppleCare were the primary drivers. These should continue growing quickly. Notably, advertising represents a fast-growing area.\nWith innovative products and high-quality service offerings, it won't take long before Apple's top line begins experiencing high growth again.\nIt's encouraging that Costco and Apple continue to execute the strategies that have brought them a lot of success. In Costco's case, it's offering members a value proposition. Apple builds in-vogue products for which people clamor. There's no reason to think that each won't produce long-term sales and profit growth that will get their stock prices trending back up.\n10 stocks we like better than Costco Wholesale\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Costco Wholesale wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nLawrence Rothman, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Costco Wholesale. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Since the start of the year, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have seen their stock prices drop by about 3.9% and 2.5%, respectively, and that's after regaining some ground over the past month. The S&P 500 officially entered a bear market a couple of months ago, and when that happens, you can purchase high-quality companies at a discount -- provided you choose wisely and have patience. With innovative products and high-quality service offerings, it won't take long before Apple's top line begins experiencing high growth again.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Since the start of the year, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have seen their stock prices drop by about 3.9% and 2.5%, respectively, and that's after regaining some ground over the past month. There's no reason to think that each won't produce long-term sales and profit growth that will get their stock prices trending back up. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "2 Top Stocks to Buy During a Bear Market (And It's Not Even Close)", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Since the start of the year, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have seen their stock prices drop by about 3.9% and 2.5%, respectively, and that's after regaining some ground over the past month. In a positive sign about its growth prospects, Costco continues to open new warehouses. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Costco Wholesale wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Since the start of the year, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have seen their stock prices drop by about 3.9% and 2.5%, respectively, and that's after regaining some ground over the past month. Costco Costco Wholesale has had a lot of success over the years by executing a simple concept: providing a range of high-quality goods and services at low unit prices. Paid membership continues to increase, finishing the fiscal third quarter (ended May 8) with 64.6 million members, up from 53.9 million for the quarter ended Sept. 1, 2019, before the pandemic began."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bank-of-england-sets-out-plans-to-sell-%2423-bln-corporate-bond-stockpile', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Milliken\nLONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of England set out plans on Thursday to auction off around 200 million pounds ($241 million) of corporate bonds a week from next month, as it moves ahead with its plans to unwind its huge stimulus push of recent years.\nThe BoE bought nearly 20 billion pounds of investment-grade bonds from non-financial companies under its quantitative easing programme to support the economy and stabilise financial markets after the 2016 Brexit referendum and in the COVID-19 pandemic.\nThe BoE\'s Monetary Policy Committee announced in February that it had asked bank staff to design a programme of corporate bond sales that would be completed no earlier than around the end of 2023. The BoE said in May that it aimed to complete the sales by early 2024.\n"The sales will be gradual and responsive to prevailing market conditions, consistent with the MPC\'s instructions to limit disruption to the functioning of the sterling corporate bond market," the BoE said on Thursday.\nThe sales from the BoE\'s stockpile of corporate debt are separate to its plans to reduce its 844 billion pounds of government bond holdings by 80 billion pounds over the next year, with further reductions in subsequent years.\nUnder that plan, the BoE will continue to not reinvest maturing gilts and will sell around 40 billion pounds of gilts in the 12 months from September.\nThe BoE\'s corporate bond holdings include sterling debt from companies such as Apple AAPL.O, EDF EDF.PA and Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE.\nLast year, after pressure from environmentalists, the BoE said it would use its holdings to nudge companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster.\nThe BoE said on Thursday it expected to hold a corporate bond auction each Tuesday and Wednesday from the week beginning Sept. 19. Companies will be able to apply to buy back their own bonds directly from the BoE from Oct. 17.\nEach auction will focus on bonds from a particular business sector, and auctions will cease during quiet periods for the market, including Dec. 8 to Jan. 9.\nThe BoE will only auction off bonds maturing on or after April 6, 2024.\nThe BoE\'s current 19.1 billion pounds of corporate bonds have a nominal value of 14.5 billion pounds.\nExcluding the debt which will mature before April 2024, it has bonds with a nominal value of around 13 billion pounds to sell. The 200 million-pound weekly sales target is in nominal terms.\n($1 = 0.8286 pounds)\n(Reporting by David Milliken and William Schomberg; Editing by Catherine Evans)\n(([email protected]; +44 20 7513 4034;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The BoE's corporate bond holdings include sterling debt from companies such as Apple AAPL.O, EDF EDF.PA and Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE. The BoE bought nearly 20 billion pounds of investment-grade bonds from non-financial companies under its quantitative easing programme to support the economy and stabilise financial markets after the 2016 Brexit referendum and in the COVID-19 pandemic. The BoE's Monetary Policy Committee announced in February that it had asked bank staff to design a programme of corporate bond sales that would be completed no earlier than around the end of 2023.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The BoE's corporate bond holdings include sterling debt from companies such as Apple AAPL.O, EDF EDF.PA and Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE. By David Milliken LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of England set out plans on Thursday to auction off around 200 million pounds ($241 million) of corporate bonds a week from next month, as it moves ahead with its plans to unwind its huge stimulus push of recent years. The BoE's current 19.1 billion pounds of corporate bonds have a nominal value of 14.5 billion pounds.", 'news_article_title': 'Bank of England sets out plans to sell $23 bln corporate bond stockpile', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The BoE's corporate bond holdings include sterling debt from companies such as Apple AAPL.O, EDF EDF.PA and Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE. The sales from the BoE's stockpile of corporate debt are separate to its plans to reduce its 844 billion pounds of government bond holdings by 80 billion pounds over the next year, with further reductions in subsequent years. The BoE will only auction off bonds maturing on or after April 6, 2024.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The BoE's corporate bond holdings include sterling debt from companies such as Apple AAPL.O, EDF EDF.PA and Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE. By David Milliken LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of England set out plans on Thursday to auction off around 200 million pounds ($241 million) of corporate bonds a week from next month, as it moves ahead with its plans to unwind its huge stimulus push of recent years. 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The flaws also affect the iPod Touch 7th generation models.\nThe software update was made to safeguard its products. Security experts warned users to be aware of the issues.\nThe company noted that in the first issue, an application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.\nThe second issue was in WebKit, a layout engine designed to allow web browsers to render web pages. The company said processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.\nApple received reports that both issues may have been actively exploited.\nThe update comes ahead of its planned launch event in September to unveil its latest iPhone 14 line as well as latest version of three Apple Watch models including Series 8.\nLast year, the company had issued an emergency software patch in its Messages app to block a no-click spyware that could infect iPhones and iPads.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. has released an emergency security update noting that some of its iPhones, iPads and Macs had certain vulnerabilities. The company said processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Last year, the company had issued an emergency software patch in its Messages app to block a no-click spyware that could infect iPhones and iPads.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. has released an emergency security update noting that some of its iPhones, iPads and Macs had certain vulnerabilities. The models affected by the issue include iPhone 6S and later models, several models of the newer iPads, and Mac computers running macOS Monterey and above. The company noted that in the first issue, an application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Warns Of Security Flaws In IPhones, IPads, Macs', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. has released an emergency security update noting that some of its iPhones, iPads and Macs had certain vulnerabilities. The models affected by the issue include iPhone 6S and later models, several models of the newer iPads, and Mac computers running macOS Monterey and above. The company said processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The models affected by the issue include iPhone 6S and later models, several models of the newer iPads, and Mac computers running macOS Monterey and above. The update comes ahead of its planned launch event in September to unveil its latest iPhone 14 line as well as latest version of three Apple Watch models including Series 8. Last year, the company had issued an emergency software patch in its Messages app to block a no-click spyware that could infect iPhones and iPads.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-the-worst-over-for-tech-stocks-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(1:30) - Who Was The Big Tech Winner This Earnings Season?\n(4:45) - Is Apple Overexposed To China?\n(7:00) - Breaking Down Tesla’s Recent Movement\n(9:10) - What Do These New Acquisitions Mean For Amazon?\n(12:00) - What Emerging Tech Themes Have The Best Outlook?\n(14:05) - What Are The Biggest Risk As a Tech Investor Right now\n(15:30) - ETFs to Keep On Your Radar\n [email protected]\n In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Gene Munster, managing partner at Loup Ventures, about his outlook for tech stocks and top picks. Gene is a well-known tech expert, and his firm is the index provider for the Innovator Loup Frontier Tech ETF LOUP.\nThe world’s biggest tech companies reported their results late last month and despite very difficult macroeconomic environment, results were better than feared.\nFurther, inflation is showing some signs of peaking, suggesting a slower path of interest-rate increases in the months ahead, which is good for tech stocks.\nMega-cap tech stocks have rebounded strongly since late July. Amazon AMZN has surged over 20%, while Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Alphabet GOOGL are up more than 10%.\nApple derives about 18% of its revenue comes from Greater China and is exposed to rising geopolitical tensions. Gene believes that the tech giant is in the process of reducing its reliance on China.\nTesla TSLA has surged almost 50% from its May Bottom. Electric vehicle and renewable energy stocks also got a boost from the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides 370 billion to combat climate change.\nThe LOUP ETF invests in technology companies that are leading the next wave of innovation. TakeTwo Interactive Software TTWO, Advanced Micro Devices AMD and ASML ASML are its top holdings.\nTune in to the podcast to learn more.\nMake sure to be on the lookout for the next edition of ETF Spotlight! If you have any comments or questions, please email [email protected].\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nASML Holding N.V. (ASML): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTakeTwo Interactive Software, Inc. (TTWO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTesla, Inc. (TSLA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInnovator Loup Frontier Tech ETF (LOUP): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon AMZN has surged over 20%, while Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Alphabet GOOGL are up more than 10%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Further, inflation is showing some signs of peaking, suggesting a slower path of interest-rate increases in the months ahead, which is good for tech stocks.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Amazon AMZN has surged over 20%, while Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Alphabet GOOGL are up more than 10%. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report TakeTwo Interactive Software TTWO, Advanced Micro Devices AMD and ASML ASML are its top holdings.', 'news_article_title': 'Is the Worst Over for Tech Stocks & ETFs?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon AMZN has surged over 20%, while Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Alphabet GOOGL are up more than 10%. (14:05) - What Are The Biggest Risk As a Tech Investor Right now (15:30) - ETFs to Keep On Your Radar [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Gene Munster, managing partner at Loup Ventures, about his outlook for tech stocks and top picks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon AMZN has surged over 20%, while Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Alphabet GOOGL are up more than 10%. (14:05) - What Are The Biggest Risk As a Tech Investor Right now (15:30) - ETFs to Keep On Your Radar [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Gene Munster, managing partner at Loup Ventures, about his outlook for tech stocks and top picks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-down-as-yields-rise-indexes-post-weekly-losses', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday in a broad selloff led by megacaps as U.S. bond yields rose, with the S&P 500 posting losses for the week after four straight weeks of gains.\nAmazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell and were the biggest drags on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.Higher rates tend to be a negative for tech and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows.\nU.S. Treasury yields rose, with the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR nearly hitting 3%, after Germany reported record-high increases in monthly producer prices.\nInvestors have been weighing how aggressive the Federal Reserve may need to be as it raises interest rates to battle inflation.\nRichmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday that U.S. central bank officials have "a lot of time still" before they need to decide how large an interest rate increase to approve at their Sept. 20-21 policy meeting.\n"The rise in rates around the globe and tough talk from central bankers are being used as an excuse to push stocks lower in very light volume on an August Friday session," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 292.3 points, or 0.86%, to 33,706.74, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 55.26 points, or 1.29%, to 4,228.48 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 260.13 points, or 2.01%, to 12,705.22.\nAll three major indexes registered losses for the week. The S&P 500 fell about 1.2% and the Nasdaq slid 2.6% in their first weekly declines after four weeks of gains. The Dow lost about 0.2% for the week.\nAfter notching its worst first half since 1970, the S&P 500 has bounced some 16% from its mid-June low, fueled by stronger-than-expected corporate earnings and hopes the economy can avoid a recession even as the Fed hikes rates.\nFriday\'s monthly options expiration should also make way for greater near-term stock market moves as options positions expire, said Brent Kochuba, founder of options-focused financial insights company SpotGamma.\nThe U.S. central bank needs to keep raising borrowing costs to tame decades-high inflation, a string of U.S. central bank officials said on Thursday, even as they debated how fast and how high to lift them.\nThe Fed has raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by 225 basis points since March to fight inflation at a four decade-high.\nFocus next week may be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech on the economic outlook at the annual global central bankers\' conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.\nMeme stock Bed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.Oplunged 40.5% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen exited the struggling home goods retailer by selling his stake.\nThe S&P banking index .SPXBKfell 2.1% after recent gains.\nShares of Deere & Co DE.N ended slightly higher, even after it lowered its full-year profit outlook and said it has sold out of large tractors as it grapples with parts shortages and high costs.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was last at 10.01 billion shares in one of the lowest volume days of the year.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 6.06-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.59-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 1 new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 43 new highs and 93 new lows.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch, additional reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed in New York, Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Arun Koyyur and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell and were the biggest drags on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.Higher rates tend to be a negative for tech and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows. Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday that U.S. central bank officials have "a lot of time still" before they need to decide how large an interest rate increase to approve at their Sept. 20-21 policy meeting. "The rise in rates around the globe and tough talk from central bankers are being used as an excuse to push stocks lower in very light volume on an August Friday session," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell and were the biggest drags on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.Higher rates tend to be a negative for tech and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday in a broad selloff led by megacaps as U.S. bond yields rose, with the S&P 500 posting losses for the week after four straight weeks of gains. Friday's monthly options expiration should also make way for greater near-term stock market moves as options positions expire, said Brent Kochuba, founder of options-focused financial insights company SpotGamma.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends down as yields rise; indexes post weekly losses', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell and were the biggest drags on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.Higher rates tend to be a negative for tech and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday in a broad selloff led by megacaps as U.S. bond yields rose, with the S&P 500 posting losses for the week after four straight weeks of gains. Investors have been weighing how aggressive the Federal Reserve may need to be as it raises interest rates to battle inflation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell and were the biggest drags on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.Higher rates tend to be a negative for tech and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday in a broad selloff led by megacaps as U.S. bond yields rose, with the S&P 500 posting losses for the week after four straight weeks of gains. "The rise in rates around the globe and tough talk from central bankers are being used as an excuse to push stocks lower in very light volume on an August Friday session," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-aug-19-2022-%3A-gern-bac-vcsh-kgc-vtwo-fti-nymt-aapl-avdx-mpw', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -12.25 to 13,230.65. The total After hours volume is currently 89,977,786 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nGeron Corporation (GERN) is +0.06 at $2.29, with 7,011,401 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for GERN is 8.281687; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.03 at $35.45, with 4,004,611 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".\n\nVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is -0.0129 at $76.61, with 2,800,002 shares traded. This represents a 1.9% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nKinross Gold Corporation (KGC) is +0.02 at $3.54, with 2,797,897 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KGC is in the "buy range".\n\nVanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) is +0.08 at $78.60, with 2,343,048 shares traded. This represents a 19.34% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nTechnipFMC plc (FTI) is unchanged at $8.47, with 1,976,930 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 7 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.08. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for FTI is in the "buy range".\n\nNew York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYMT) is -0.015 at $2.93, with 1,944,252 shares traded. NYMT\'s current last sale is 90% of the target price of $3.25.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $171.32, with 1,913,653 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.36. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (AVDX) is unchanged at $8.42, with 1,723,408 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AVDX is in the "buy range".\n\nMedical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW) is +0.05 at $16.00, with 1,274,212 shares traded. MPW\'s current last sale is 88.89% of the target price of $18.\n\nCoty Inc. (COTY) is unchanged at $7.50, with 1,182,941 shares traded.COTY is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/25/2022, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.01 per share, which represents a -9 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nVICI Properties Inc. (VICI) is unchanged at $34.62, with 1,152,633 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for VICI is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $171.32, with 1,913,653 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for GERN is 8.281687; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $171.32, with 1,913,653 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 89,977,786 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Aug 19, 2022 : GERN, BAC, VCSH, KGC, VTWO, FTI, NYMT, AAPL, AVDX, MPW, COTY, VICI', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $171.32, with 1,913,653 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 7 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $171.32, with 1,913,653 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 89,977,786 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/charters-chtr-spectrum-expands-footprint-in-wisconsin', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Charter Communications’ CHTR Spectrum has announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 540 homes and small businesses in the Northwoods regions of Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Three Lakes and the Town of Piehl, WI\nSpectrum is offering its Internet gig services throughout the buildout area. For the rural household, Spectrum is offering Internet services with a download speed of 1 Gbps, while for small and medium-sized businesses, the company is providing Internet connectivity services with download speeds of 300 Mbps, 600 Mbps and 1 Gbps.\nCharter is also offering its Spectrum mobile services to customers using its internet services along with phone services through Spectrum Voice. This will provide unlimited calling in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico with up to 28 popular calling features, including Call Guard, which helps blocking unwanted automated calls.\nAdditionally, Spectrum is delivering its TV services across Wisconsin with more than 200 HD channels and access to 85,000 on-demand movies and shows. Using the Spectrum TV App, viewers can also stream content across other platforms like Kindle Fire, Samsung Smart TVs and Apple’s AAPL Apple TV along with Spectrum Originals.\nSpectrum’s recent unveiling of advanced communications services in Marathon County, WI is in line with its recent strategy of making investments to extend gigabit broadband networks to unserved communities across U.S. and win customers as the first mover in these areas.\nCharter Communications, Inc. Price and Consensus\nCharter Communications, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Charter Communications, Inc. Quote\nExpansion of Footprint in WI to Aid Top-Line Growth\nCHTR experienced slow top-line growth in the second quarter of 2022. It reported revenues of $13.598 billion, which increased 6.2% on a year-over-year basis.\nCHTR’s shares have dwindled 29.7% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Cable Television industry’s fall of 24.5%. \nGrowth slowed down due to lower new activation of internet users. CHTR had 30.253 million Internet customers in the second quarter of 2022, up 2.1% year over year. Charter lost 21K Internet customers in the last reported quarter.\nAlso CHTR lost 226,000 video customers in the second quarter with the market being mostly saturated. The space is dominated by big streaming service providers like Netflix NFLX and Amazon Prime Video, which are heightening the competition for Charter to grab a decent market share.\nNetflix has been spending aggressively on building its original content portfolio and the company is still enjoying its leading position in the streaming industry. It is the most prominent competitor of CHTR in the video-streaming space.\nCHTR has collaborated with Comcast CMCSA to develop and offer a new streaming platform on various branded 4K streaming devices and smart TVs. The joint venture will provide CHTR with Comcast’s Flex and hardware, helping it attract new customers to counter competition.\nAs viewers stream from other platforms on Spectrum TV app, CHTR will benefit from its strategic offering of Apple TV services to its customers.\nApple TV+ has recently broken records with 52 Emmy Award nominations across 13 titles and has boosted its total number of Emmy Award nominations by more than 40 percent year over year in under three years since its global launch.\nThe availability of Apple TV along with other streaming platforms on its TV app will help Charter ward off competition from Netflix and Amazon. As of Jun 30, 2022, CHTR had 32.124 million total customer relationships, up 1.1% year over year.\nCharter’s strategy to invest $5 billion in constructing a fiber-optic network buildout will help provide broadband access to approximately one million customer locations across 24 states in the coming years. This, in turn, is expected to expand this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s customer base extensively. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nComcast Corporation (CMCSA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCharter Communications, Inc. (CHTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Using the Spectrum TV App, viewers can also stream content across other platforms like Kindle Fire, Samsung Smart TVs and Apple’s AAPL Apple TV along with Spectrum Originals. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The space is dominated by big streaming service providers like Netflix NFLX and Amazon Prime Video, which are heightening the competition for Charter to grab a decent market share.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Using the Spectrum TV App, viewers can also stream content across other platforms like Kindle Fire, Samsung Smart TVs and Apple’s AAPL Apple TV along with Spectrum Originals. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Charter Communications’ CHTR Spectrum has announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 540 homes and small businesses in the Northwoods regions of Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Three Lakes and the Town of Piehl, WI Spectrum is offering its Internet gig services throughout the buildout area.', 'news_article_title': "Charter's (CHTR) Spectrum Expands Footprint in Wisconsin", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Using the Spectrum TV App, viewers can also stream content across other platforms like Kindle Fire, Samsung Smart TVs and Apple’s AAPL Apple TV along with Spectrum Originals. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report CHTR had 30.253 million Internet customers in the second quarter of 2022, up 2.1% year over year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Using the Spectrum TV App, viewers can also stream content across other platforms like Kindle Fire, Samsung Smart TVs and Apple’s AAPL Apple TV along with Spectrum Originals. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Charter Communications’ CHTR Spectrum has announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 540 homes and small businesses in the Northwoods regions of Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Three Lakes and the Town of Piehl, WI Spectrum is offering its Internet gig services throughout the buildout area.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-ends-down-as-yields-rise-sp-500-posts-weekly-loss', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday in a broad selloff led by megacaps as U.S. bond yields rose, with the S&P 500 posting losses for the week after four straight weeks of gains.\nThe benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to an almost one-month high near 3%. Megacaps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell, putting pressure on the S&P 500.\nInvestors have been weighing how aggressive the Federal Reserve may need to be as it raises interest rates to battle inflation.\nRichmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday that U.S. central bank officials have "a lot of time still" before they need to decide how large an interest rate increase to approve at their Sept. 20-21 policy meeting.\n"The rise in rates around the globe and tough talk from central bankers are being used as an excuse to push stocks lower in very light volume on an August Friday session," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 55.14 points, or 1.29%, to end at 4,228.37 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 258.35 points, or 1.99%, to 12,707.00. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 294.77 points, or 0.86%, to 33,704.50.\nFriday\'s monthly options expiration should also make way for greater near-term stock market moves as options positions expire, said Brent Kochuba, founder of options-focused financial insights company SpotGamma.\nThe U.S. central bank needs to keep raising borrowing costs to tame decades-high inflation, a string of U.S. central bank officials said on Thursday, even as they debated how fast and how high to lift them.\nThe Fed has raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by 225 basis points since March to fight inflation at a four decade-high.\nFocus next week may be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech on the economic outlook at the annual global central bankers\' conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.\nMeme stock Bed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O plunged as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen exited the struggling home goods retailer by selling his stake.\nBank shares .SPXBK also fell after recent gains.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch, additional reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed in New York, Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Arun Koyyur and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Megacaps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell, putting pressure on the S&P 500. Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday that U.S. central bank officials have "a lot of time still" before they need to decide how large an interest rate increase to approve at their Sept. 20-21 policy meeting. "The rise in rates around the globe and tough talk from central bankers are being used as an excuse to push stocks lower in very light volume on an August Friday session," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Megacaps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell, putting pressure on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday in a broad selloff led by megacaps as U.S. bond yields rose, with the S&P 500 posting losses for the week after four straight weeks of gains. Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday that U.S. central bank officials have "a lot of time still" before they need to decide how large an interest rate increase to approve at their Sept. 20-21 policy meeting.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street ends down as yields rise; S&P 500 posts weekly loss', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Megacaps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell, putting pressure on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday in a broad selloff led by megacaps as U.S. bond yields rose, with the S&P 500 posting losses for the week after four straight weeks of gains. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to an almost one-month high near 3%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacaps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all fell, putting pressure on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday in a broad selloff led by megacaps as U.S. bond yields rose, with the S&P 500 posting losses for the week after four straight weeks of gains. "The rise in rates around the globe and tough talk from central bankers are being used as an excuse to push stocks lower in very light volume on an August Friday session," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/faang-stocks-are-hot-again%3A-which-do-analysts-favor-most', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this piece, we\'ll use TipRanks\' Comparison Tool to look at three FAANG stocks — AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN — that Wall Street is pounding the table on, with "Strong Buy" ratings and price targets that still imply solid gains from current levels. The comparison indicates which FAANG stock to buy, according to analysts.\nFAANG stocks have been in rally mode ever since the broader stock market formed a bottom in June. Many firms within the exclusive cohort have been viewed as rather defensive amid the recent barrage of volatility. While the powerful tech behemoths aren\'t immune to the impact of a steep economic downturn, they seem better equipped to take further market share away from their competitors.\nUndoubtedly, the FAANG group has found ways to adapt to difficult times. Though the coming recession could be the falling tide that lowers all boats across the S&P 500, my bet would be that the best-in-breed firms, like those within FAANG, will be the ones that better themselves most as job cuts and cutbacks on investment become the new norm.\nWhile I don\'t view FAANG as the market\'s "new defensives," I do think they\'re in great shape to continue acting resilient over the coming weeks and months. This market is beginning to show signs that it\'s okay with higher interest rates if it means pushing inflation off of its incredibly elevated peak.\nApple (AAPL)\nApple has been the hottest of the FAANG cohort of late, surging more than 33% off its June low. Undoubtedly, the iPhone maker is showing signs of taking share away from rivals. As the world slips into a recession, Apple seems well-equipped to offset macro headwinds as it continues moving into the turf of rivals, not just in smartphones but across other product categories and services.\nMorgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring recently noted that Apple has more stable products relative to competitors. He\'s right. With such a powerful ecosystem of many loyal users, Apple can raise prices in a big way without its customers putting up too much fuss. In an era of high inflation, Apple\'s top-tier pricing power is paying major dividends. Just ask Warren Buffett, who took another big bite out of AAPL stock in the second quarter.\nFor the second quarter, Apple saw demand shipments slip 9%. Still, global demand couldn\'t be more robust, with Apple\'s global phone share rising to 17% in Q2 from 14% over the same quarter a year prior.\nApple continues to flex its muscles, and I find it hard to believe a mild recession will stop recent momentum in its tracks. Looking ahead to 2023, a recession may be in the cards. That said, the firm could be poised to unveil its mixed-reality headset.\nUndoubtedly, it\'s been such a long time since Apple delivered such a shocker at its keynote. Though the headset is no longer a surprise, given the rumor mill has been spinning for years now, I wouldn\'t at all be shocked to see shares rally as the design and additional details are released.\nIndeed, Apple may have the keys to the metaverse, making it an exciting time to be a shareholder.\nLike the Oracle of Omaha, Wall Street analysts just can\'t get enough of AAPL stock, which has 23 Buys, four Holds, and one Sell. The average Apple price target of $182.79 implies just 4.7% upside potential over the year ahead. Given the magnitude of the recent run, though, Apple stock seems overdue for some price target upgrades.\nAlphabet (GOOG)(GOOGL)\nAlphabet stock has enjoyed a much more muted bounce off June lows, now up around 16%. The company is fresh off a better-than-feared quarter that actually fell short of analyst expectations. For Q2 2022, Google\'s per-share earnings came in at $1.21, just shy of the average analyst estimate of $1.27.\nDespite the rare bottom-line fumble, investors have been much more forgiving of the name. Google Cloud really flexed its muscles for the quarter. As the secular trend in the cloud continues, it\'s likely that Google\'s Cloud business can continue helping the stock weather any further macro storm. Sometimes secular trends are just far stronger than mild macro headwinds.\nAlphabet\'s Q2 revenues came in just shy of $70 billion, up 12.6% year-over-year on a constant-currency basis. Advertising — a segment that\'s caused quite a bit of investor nail-biting in recent months — remained robust, up 11.6% year-over-year.\nThough YouTube has hit a bump in the road, I still view it as head and shoulders above peers in the social space. Undoubtedly, the video platform remains a preferred entertainment option among many within the Generation Z (Zoomers) cohort.\nAs the worst of the recession sets in, we may see Alphabet\'s ad growth reaccelerate. For now, Alphabet remains one of the cheaper FAANG stocks at this juncture at 22.3 times trailing earnings.\nWall Street continues to praise Alphabet stock, with 32 analysts rating the name as a Buy while only two analysts rate it a Hold. Google\'s price forecast of $142.63 puts the upside potential comes in at 18.9%.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nAmazon is the e-commerce darling that blew away expectations in its second quarter. Undoubtedly, many investors and analysts may have underestimated the retail behemoth\'s staying power in the post-Bezos era. CEO Andy Jassy has proven a capable leader, and he\'s ready to propel the e-commerce darling to the next level.\nAs the consumer recession sets in, retail may be in for a slump. Still, Amazon has shown that AWS (Amazon Web Services) is the new star of the show, with AWS growth surging by 33%. As a cloud frontrunner, Amazon arguably has the most room to run as the secular trend in the cloud continues through the coming period of economic slowness.\nFurther, Amazon\'s forward-looking projects seem most exciting, as the company looks to increase its disruptive force amid rising interest rates. Higher rates have curbed reinvestment in growth among many cash-strapped small firms in the tech space. With such deep pockets and the ability to sustain steep losses across various forward-thinking business segments, Amazon is arguably one of the best growth stocks to own in this environment.\nThe firm\'s logistics and fulfillment push could bolster its payments business and help Amazon spread its wings of disruption further. Simply put, the FAANG behemoth is better-positioned than most to grow in a recession, mild or severe.\nWall Street still loves Amazon stock while it\'s off 22% from its highs, with 39 Buys and just one Hold. The expected upside for the year ahead comes in at 24%, as Amazon\'s price target is $176.04.\nConclusion\nFAANG stocks are magnificent companies that may be key to succeeding in a 2023 mild recession. Of the three stocks mentioned, Wall Street expects the greatest gains from Amazon stock over the next year.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In this piece, we\'ll use TipRanks\' Comparison Tool to look at three FAANG stocks — AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN — that Wall Street is pounding the table on, with "Strong Buy" ratings and price targets that still imply solid gains from current levels. Apple (AAPL) Apple has been the hottest of the FAANG cohort of late, surging more than 33% off its June low. Just ask Warren Buffett, who took another big bite out of AAPL stock in the second quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In this piece, we\'ll use TipRanks\' Comparison Tool to look at three FAANG stocks — AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN — that Wall Street is pounding the table on, with "Strong Buy" ratings and price targets that still imply solid gains from current levels. Apple (AAPL) Apple has been the hottest of the FAANG cohort of late, surging more than 33% off its June low. Just ask Warren Buffett, who took another big bite out of AAPL stock in the second quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'FAANG Stocks Are Hot Again: Which Do Analysts Favor Most?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In this piece, we\'ll use TipRanks\' Comparison Tool to look at three FAANG stocks — AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN — that Wall Street is pounding the table on, with "Strong Buy" ratings and price targets that still imply solid gains from current levels. Apple (AAPL) Apple has been the hottest of the FAANG cohort of late, surging more than 33% off its June low. Just ask Warren Buffett, who took another big bite out of AAPL stock in the second quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In this piece, we\'ll use TipRanks\' Comparison Tool to look at three FAANG stocks — AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN — that Wall Street is pounding the table on, with "Strong Buy" ratings and price targets that still imply solid gains from current levels. Apple (AAPL) Apple has been the hottest of the FAANG cohort of late, surging more than 33% off its June low. Just ask Warren Buffett, who took another big bite out of AAPL stock in the second quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-falls-with-megacap-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-set-for-weekly-losses', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were sharply lower on Friday thanks to a fall in megacap stocks and rising U.S. bond yields, putting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on track to snap a four-week winning streak.\nThe benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to an almost one-month high near 3%. Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O put the most pressure on the S&P 500.\nInvestors have been weighing how aggressive the Federal Reserve may need to be as it raises interest rates to battle inflation.\nRichmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday that U.S. central bank officials have "a lot of time still" before they need to decide how large an interest rate increase to approve at their Sept. 20-21 policy meeting.\n"The rise in rates around the globe and tough talk from central bankers are being used as an excuse to push stocks lower in very light volume on an August Friday session," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 299.61 points, or 0.88%, to 33,699.43, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 55.57 points, or 1.30%, to 4,228.17 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 255.13 points, or 1.97%, to 12,710.21.\nFriday\'s monthly options expiration should also make way for greater near-term stock market moves as options positions expire, said Brent Kochuba, founder of options-focused financial insights company SpotGamma.\nThe U.S. central bank needs to keep raising borrowing costs to tame decades-high inflation, a string of U.S. central bank officials said on Thursday, even as they debated how fast and how high to lift them.\nThe Fed has raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by 225 basis points since March to fight four decade-high inflation.\nFocus next week may be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech on the economic outlook at the annual global central bankers\' conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.\nShares of Deere & Co DE.N were near flat after it lowered its full-year profit outlook and said it has sold out of large tractors as it grapples with parts shortages and high costs.\nMeme stock Bed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O plunged 41% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen exited the struggling home goods retailer by selling his stake.\nBank shares .SPXBK also fell after recent gains.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 6.65-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.80-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 31 new highs and 80 new lows.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch, additional reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed in New York, Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Arun Koyyur and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O put the most pressure on the S&P 500. Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday that U.S. central bank officials have "a lot of time still" before they need to decide how large an interest rate increase to approve at their Sept. 20-21 policy meeting. "The rise in rates around the globe and tough talk from central bankers are being used as an excuse to push stocks lower in very light volume on an August Friday session," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O put the most pressure on the S&P 500. Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday that U.S. central bank officials have "a lot of time still" before they need to decide how large an interest rate increase to approve at their Sept. 20-21 policy meeting. The U.S. central bank needs to keep raising borrowing costs to tame decades-high inflation, a string of U.S. central bank officials said on Thursday, even as they debated how fast and how high to lift them.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street falls with megacap stocks; S&P 500, Nasdaq set for weekly losses', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O put the most pressure on the S&P 500. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to an almost one-month high near 3%. The U.S. central bank needs to keep raising borrowing costs to tame decades-high inflation, a string of U.S. central bank officials said on Thursday, even as they debated how fast and how high to lift them.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O put the most pressure on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were sharply lower on Friday thanks to a fall in megacap stocks and rising U.S. bond yields, putting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on track to snap a four-week winning streak. "The rise in rates around the globe and tough talk from central bankers are being used as an excuse to push stocks lower in very light volume on an August Friday session," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-best-fidelity-funds-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIn turbulent times, investors would be well served considering the best Fidelity funds to buy now. Primarily, Fidelity represents an organization with a well-earned reputation for viability and stability.\nAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, our population grew at 0.1% in 2021, the slowest rate since the founding of the nation. While so much talk exists in the media about labor and inflation, prior paradigms always featured a rising population level. In contrast, we could be facing declining demographic trends, which inherently bolster the best Fidelity funds to buy now.\nPut another way, we’re navigating uncharted territory so we’re making things up as we go along.\nAnother factor to consider with the best Fidelity funds to buy now is their diversity. Investors can gain exposure to various markets and themes. Further, if any one individual holding lags, others can potentially lift up the fund.\nGiven the variability of this environment, here are some ideas to consider for the best Fidelity funds to buy now.\nFXAIX Fidelity 500 Index Fund $148.96\nFSPHX Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio $28.07\nFLGEX Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund $27.08\nFDVLX Fidelity Value Fund $14.50\nFBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF $25.74\nONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF $49.85\nFENY Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF $21.94\nFCPI Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF $32.40\nFOCPX Fidelity OTC Portfolio $15.48\nFDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF $39.49\nBest Fidelity Funds: Fidelity 500 Index Fund (FXAIX)\nSource: Shutterstock\nA mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500, buying into the Fidelity 500 Index Fund (MUTF:FXAIX) represents a market wager on America. If you follow the advice of the Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett, you’ll know that he urged investors to never bet against America. The FXAIX fund allows you Buffett fans to put your money where your mouth is.\nOne of the best Fidelity funds to buy now for the long haul, the FXAIX doesn’t pull any punches. Its top three holdings are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Combined, these three companies feature a market capitalization of nearly $6.3 trillion. For context, that’s about half of China’s entire GDP.\nBetter yet, the FXAIX is cheap to own, featuring a net expense ratio of 0.02% and a management fee of 0.015%, which are well below their respective category averages.\nFidelity Select Health Care Portfolio (FSPHX)\nSource: metamorworks / Shutterstock\nA major factor bolstering the best Fidelity funds to buy now is that they allow investors to buy into trends as opposed to single stocks. Moving forward, easily one of the biggest trends is healthcare. With baby boomers retiring en masse, healthcare demands will almost surely rise. As well, the growing threat of deadly diseases incentivizes the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industries to continue research and development initiatives.\nTherefore, if you’re looking for the ultimate in buy-and-hold ideas, the Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio (MUTF:FSPHX) mutual fund represents an excellent choice. Its top three holdings are UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) and Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY).\nFinally, FSPHX represents a good deal relative to category averages. Its net expense ratio of 0.67% and management fee of 0.52% are below the respective averages of 1.18% and 0.72%.\nFidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund (FLGEX)\nSource: iQoncept / Shutterstock\nAccording to the prospectus for the Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund (MUTF:FLGEX), the FLGEX normally invests at least 80% of assets in common stocks included in the Russell 1000. This index is market-cap weighted, designed to measure the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the equities sector.\nIts top three holdings mimic that of the aforementioned Fidelity 500 Index Fund. Utilizing quantitative analytics to find the best high-growth opportunities among the largest players in the game, the FLGEX concentrates most its focus on the technology sector, representing 42.4% of all holdings. Next up is consumer cyclical at nearly 16% and communication services at 9.5%.\nAs with the other best Fidelity funds to buy now, the FLGEX is relatively cheap. Its net expense ratio of 0.39% and management fee (also 0.39%) are significantly below their respective category averages.\nFidelity Value Fund (FDVLX)\nSource: FrankHH / Shutterstock.com\nOn the opposite end of the growth equation is of course value. Sure enough, the Fidelity Value Fund (MUTF:FDVLX) lets you know right off the bat what it’s all about. The beauty here is that the FDVLX focuses largely on lesser-known entities. While such a strategy is typically higher risk, investors enjoy the benefit of exposure to promising enterprises.\nCurrently, the mutual fund’s top three holdings are Antero Resources (NYSE:AR), Hess (NYSE:HES) and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE). In terms of sector weighting, the FDVLX is more balanced than other funds, with the heaviest allocation belonging to industrials at 19.4%. Energy (14%) and consumer cyclical (13.4%) round out the top three sectors.\nFollowing in line with the theme of comparative solid deals, the net expense ratio of 0.79% and the management fee of 0.65% are below their respective category averages of 1.05% and 0.68%.\nFidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF (FBCG)\nSource: Shutterstock\nMany investors may prefer ETFs over mutual funds. One of the main differences is that generally speaking, mutual funds are actively managed while ETFs are passively managed. In turn, the latter may feature superior cost structures.\nFor those that are seeking higher-growth opportunities with some of the biggest names in business, the Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF (BATS:FBCG) may be an appropriate idea. The ETF’s top three holdings are the usual suspects: Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. However, FBCG also features popular names like Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA).\nIn terms of weighting, FBCG concentrates the most in tech at 41.7%, followed by consumer cyclical (25.4%) and healthcare (7.5%). The major drawback, though, is that FBCG is a tad expensive with an expense ratio of 0.59%. The category average is 0.55%.\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ)\nSource: Shutterstock\nThough the tech sector presents some of the most exciting public companies, it’s also among the riskiest. Often tied to an aspirational narrative, firms that lead in innovative ideas can also spectacularly fail. That’s one reason why the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (NASDAQ:ONEQ) cuts an interesting figure. By distributing the risk across multiple tech names, ONEQ investors can focus on themes rather than individual business plans.\nAs with the other best Fidelity funds to buy now, ONEQ runs with the biggest companies in the U.S. with its top four holdings: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Tesla. At the same time, ONEQ varies its exposure, which include companies like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP).\nWhat people will undoubtedly appreciate is that ONEQ is attractively priced. Featuring an expense ratio of 0.21%, it’s well below the category average of 0.55%.\nFidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF (FENY)\nSource: PopTika / Shutterstock\nDespite all the political talk about going green, the harsh reality is that hydrocarbon energy sources will likely be relevant for decades to come. The issue comes down to capacity factors. While wind and solar draw plenty of attention, their capacity factors – essentially their measurement of reliability – are 35.4% and 24.9%, respectively. On the other hand, natural gas has a capacity factor of 56.6%.\nFurther, geopolitical tensions imply that energy demands will likely boom again. Therefore, it’s time to advantage the lull in the sector and consider the Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF (NYSEARCA:FENY).\nFENY’s top three holdings are Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP). Further, the ETF features an expense ratio of only 0.08%, well below the category average of 0.43%. Therefore, it’s a viable candidate for the best Fidelity funds to buy now.\nFidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF (FCPI)\nSource: stockwerk-fotodesign / Shutterstock\nSay what you want about the consumer price index easing slightly to 8.5%, to borrow the Wall Street Journal’s language. Regular folks don’t live and breathe by indices and other lofty gauges. Instead, if prices are high at the grocery aisle and the gas pump – and wages aren’t keeping up – consumers are likely to complain. In other words, nothing much has changed.\nGiven the possibly nasty and protracted battle with inflation that we have before us, the Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF (BATS:FCPI) makes plenty of sense. The ETF focuses on public companies that tend to do well during inflationary cycles. Therefore, aside from Apple and Microsoft, the FCPI includes Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) and Nucor (NYSE:NUE) among its top holdings.\nAbout the only drawback is that FCPI is somewhat pricey. Featuring an expense ratio of 0.29%, it’s not that far removed from the category average of 0.42%.\nFidelity OTC Portfolio (FOCPX)\nSource: iQoncept / Shutterstock.com\nGoing back to mutual funds, this segment has a reputation for highlighting safe-but-boring names. However, the Fidelity OTC Portfolio (MUTF:FOCPX) proves that sometimes, mutual funds can dial up the spiciness. The FOCPX fund mostly focuses on companies either listed on the Nasdaq exchange or the over-the-counter market.\nTo be fair, OTC-listed securities don’t always mean penny stocks. Several reasons exist why certain companies prefer their shares to be traded in the pink sheets. Mainly, it comes down to the cost structures associated with listing on a proper exchange. Still, the FOCPX brings some intriguing ideas to the table, even though its core holdings represent the usual suspects.\nIn terms of fees, the FOCPX is somewhat of a mixed bag. On the net expense ratio side of things, it pings as 0.8%, below the category average of 1.01%. However, the management fee of 0.66% is higher than the category average of 0.62%.\nFidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV)\nSource: iQoncept/shutterstock.com\nFinally, to round out this list of the best Fidelity funds to buy now, investors ought to consider the Fidelity High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:FDVV). According to its prospectus, the FDVV is “designed to reflect the performance of stocks of large and mid-capitalization high-dividend-paying companies that are expected to continue to pay and grow their dividends.”\nIts top two holdings of Apple and Microsoft are not surprising; other names among the best Fidelity funds to buy now feature them. However, to presumably bolster the dividend portion of its objective, the FDVV features Exxon Mobil and Chevron as its No. 3 and No. 4 holdings.\nHowever, those seeking shelter from the inflationary storm will have to pay a bit of a premium. The expense ratio of this dividend ETF is 0.29%. While below the category average of 0.38%, it leans on the higher end of the spectrum.\nOn the date of publication, Josh Enomoto did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nA former senior business analyst for Sony Electronics, Josh Enomoto has helped broker major contracts with Fortune Global 500 companies. Over the past several years, he has delivered unique, critical insights for the investment markets, as well as various other industries including legal, construction management, and healthcare.\nThe post 10 Best Fidelity Funds to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Its top three holdings are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Utilizing quantitative analytics to find the best high-growth opportunities among the largest players in the game, the FLGEX concentrates most its focus on the technology sector, representing 42.4% of all holdings. Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF (FCPI) Source: stockwerk-fotodesign / Shutterstock Say what you want about the consumer price index easing slightly to 8.5%, to borrow the Wall Street Journal’s language.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Its top three holdings are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). FXAIX Fidelity 500 Index Fund $148.96 FSPHX Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio $28.07 FLGEX Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund $27.08 FDVLX Fidelity Value Fund $14.50 FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF $25.74 ONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF $49.85 FENY Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF $21.94 FCPI Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF $32.40 FOCPX Fidelity OTC Portfolio $15.48 FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF $39.49 Best Fidelity Funds: Fidelity 500 Index Fund (FXAIX) Source: Shutterstock A mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500, buying into the Fidelity 500 Index Fund (MUTF:FXAIX) represents a market wager on America. Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund (FLGEX) Source: iQoncept / Shutterstock According to the prospectus for the Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund (MUTF:FLGEX), the FLGEX normally invests at least 80% of assets in common stocks included in the Russell 1000.', 'news_article_title': '10 Best Fidelity Funds to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Its top three holdings are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). FXAIX Fidelity 500 Index Fund $148.96 FSPHX Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio $28.07 FLGEX Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund $27.08 FDVLX Fidelity Value Fund $14.50 FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF $25.74 ONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF $49.85 FENY Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF $21.94 FCPI Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF $32.40 FOCPX Fidelity OTC Portfolio $15.48 FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF $39.49 Best Fidelity Funds: Fidelity 500 Index Fund (FXAIX) Source: Shutterstock A mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500, buying into the Fidelity 500 Index Fund (MUTF:FXAIX) represents a market wager on America. The FOCPX fund mostly focuses on companies either listed on the Nasdaq exchange or the over-the-counter market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Its top three holdings are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). FXAIX Fidelity 500 Index Fund $148.96 FSPHX Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio $28.07 FLGEX Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund $27.08 FDVLX Fidelity Value Fund $14.50 FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF $25.74 ONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF $49.85 FENY Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF $21.94 FCPI Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF $32.40 FOCPX Fidelity OTC Portfolio $15.48 FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF $39.49 Best Fidelity Funds: Fidelity 500 Index Fund (FXAIX) Source: Shutterstock A mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500, buying into the Fidelity 500 Index Fund (MUTF:FXAIX) represents a market wager on America. Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund (FLGEX) Source: iQoncept / Shutterstock According to the prospectus for the Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund (MUTF:FLGEX), the FLGEX normally invests at least 80% of assets in common stocks included in the Russell 1000.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabets-new-youtube-service-could-mean-monster-growth-for-these-two-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet\'s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube is reportedly launching a marketplace for video streaming services and is in talks with other entertainment companies about participating in the platform. The one-stop streaming shop would allow consumers to subscribe to various services, similar to streaming hubs already offered by Amazon, Apple, and Roku. Referred internally as a "channel store," the Alphabet offering has been in development for 18 months and will create a space for consumers to browse a collection of third-party streaming services subscribable directly through the YouTube app. Consumers will be able to easily compare services by browsing the app icons of participating streaming platforms.\nThe new YouTube service has the potential to substantially boost AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), whose more minor streaming offerings would benefit from being part of a platform that already has billions of users.\nAre AMC Networks and YouTube a match made in heaven?\nOn August 5, AMC Networks\' stock fell 15% when the company reported less-than-stellar second-quarter earnings results. The company\'s streaming services, which include AMC+, Acorn TV, Sundance Now, Shudder, IFC Films, HIDIVE, and Allblk, shined as their combined subscriptions grew by 10.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, and AMC Networks shared that it is on track to hit 20 million to 25 million members by 2025. However, these figures were overshadowed by a slip in operating income, which fell 22% year over year.\nAdditionally, the entertainment company\'s revenue of $738 million in the quarter decreased by 4%, with its normalized streaming revenue rising by 36%. AMC Networks\' domestic operations net revenue fell by 2.8% over the year to $621.1 million, while its International & Other segment\'s net revenue followed the same trend by slipping 9% to $125.8 million.\nThe one saving grace in the company\'s second-quarter report rested on the shoulders of its streaming business. AMC Networks has seen growth in the streaming industry by offering niche services. For example, AMC+ is home to prestige TV series such as Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Walking Dead, Shudder caters to horror fanatics, HIDIVE is for anime fans, Acorn TV provides a wealth of British content, and Sundance Now offers an extensive library of independent films.\nAMC Networks\' streaming strategy of launching several smaller platforms to pull fans in from different genres would greatly benefit from YouTube\'s coming marketplace. The immense popularity of streaming titans such as Disney and Netflix means they don\'t stand to gain much by sharing a portion of their revenue to participate in YouTube\'s channel store. However, YouTube\'s 2.6 billion users could significantly boost AMC Networks\' smaller services.\nShould Comcast join in?\nLike AMC Networks, Comcast delivered subpar second-quarter results, with investor panic over a loss in subscribers tanking the stock by 13% from July 27 to July 29. A decline of 10,000 residential subscribers, leaving a total of 29.8 million, marked the first time Comcast saw a loss in the area and made its gain of 10,000 broadband members for a total of 2.3 million seem inconsequential.\nBefore the earnings release, the company had expected to add 84,000 subscribers in the second quarter. Its current third quarter is doing little to stymie investor disappointment, as Comcast reported losing 30,000 broadband subscribers in July. CEO Brian Roberts attributed the losses to a rise in fixed wireless internet options but expects mobile substitution to "eventually stabilize." Moreover, the company\'s streaming business also left little for investors to rally around, as Comcast\'s Peacock service saw zero growth; its subscriptions remained at 13 million.\nThe shining light in Comcast\'s second quarter was its entertainment business in studios and theme parks, where revenue grew 5% to just over $30 billion and net income increased 14% to $4.5 billion.\nAs Comcast\'s business moves steadily away from cable and possibly broadband, streaming will become an increasingly important source of revenue. The company has succeeded with its free ad-supported option on Peacock, with 53.5% of its user base choosing the cost-effective tier. However, the company is still working toward growing its paid subscriptions. With immensely popular titles such as The Office, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Parks and Recreation, Peacock would benefit considerably from joining YouTube\'s streaming marketplace, as the service would put more eyes on the platform, and its content could no doubt take it from there.\nAn opportunity for investors\nAs it stands, AMC Networks and Comcast stock are not attractive buys. Both companies stumbled in the second quarter, with their stocks losing steam at the start of August. However, both companies stand to gain a lot by committing to partnerships with YouTube if they result in featuring their streaming services on the platform\'s coming channel store.\nInvestors should keep an eye out for news of either of these companies joining YouTube\'s streaming marketplace. Only time will tell, but AMC Networks and Comcast would potentially enjoy a considerable boost in subscribers and revenue if they strike deals.\n10 stocks we like better than AMC Networks\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and AMC Networks wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Referred internally as a "channel store," the Alphabet offering has been in development for 18 months and will create a space for consumers to browse a collection of third-party streaming services subscribable directly through the YouTube app. The immense popularity of streaming titans such as Disney and Netflix means they don\'t stand to gain much by sharing a portion of their revenue to participate in YouTube\'s channel store. With immensely popular titles such as The Office, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Parks and Recreation, Peacock would benefit considerably from joining YouTube\'s streaming marketplace, as the service would put more eyes on the platform, and its content could no doubt take it from there.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The company's streaming services, which include AMC+, Acorn TV, Sundance Now, Shudder, IFC Films, HIDIVE, and Allblk, shined as their combined subscriptions grew by 10.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, and AMC Networks shared that it is on track to hit 20 million to 25 million members by 2025. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Alphabet's New YouTube Service Could Mean Monster Growth for These Two Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "On August 5, AMC Networks' stock fell 15% when the company reported less-than-stellar second-quarter earnings results. Moreover, the company's streaming business also left little for investors to rally around, as Comcast's Peacock service saw zero growth; its subscriptions remained at 13 million. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Roku, and Walt Disney.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube is reportedly launching a marketplace for video streaming services and is in talks with other entertainment companies about participating in the platform. The new YouTube service has the potential to substantially boost AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), whose more minor streaming offerings would benefit from being part of a platform that already has billions of users. The company's streaming services, which include AMC+, Acorn TV, Sundance Now, Shudder, IFC Films, HIDIVE, and Allblk, shined as their combined subscriptions grew by 10.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, and AMC Networks shared that it is on track to hit 20 million to 25 million members by 2025."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-stocks-that-just-went-on-sale-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Both market dips and extended downturns give investors a chance to get into stocks that may have previously felt too pricey to buy. Over the past year, many such opportunities have been provided. Investors should think of those opportunities as though their favorite store has a sale.\nRight now, there are three stocks that have dropped sharply from recent highs that can provide investors with a diverse mix while owning investor-friendly, solid businesses. One offers immediate diversification with proven management that can be trusted. Two others are great businesses in different retail segments that provide reliable income and plenty of future potential for shareholders.\n1. Berkshire Hathaway\nWarren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) doesn\'t just give an investor exposure to sectors ranging from industrial manufacturing and energy generation to insurance and various equity investments. Buffett also uses its massive cash-flow generation to buy back his own shares.\nIn fact, Berkshire has bought more of its own stock in recent years than any other company. But some of those share repurchases are paid for with dividends earned from Berkshire\'s meaningful stakes in a diverse set of successful companies, some of which are shown below.\nMETRIC APPLE CHEVRON AMERICAN EXPRESS COCA-COLA BANK OF AMERICA\nApproximate percentage of company owned 5.5 8.2 20 9.2 12.5\nData source: Berkshire Hathaway 13-F filing dated Aug. 15, 2022 and company 10-Q filings.\nBut there are plenty of reasons to invest in Berkshire just for its own operating business, too. The company reported a 39% year-over-year jump in operating earnings in the second quarter. It\'s trading at a price-to-book value (P/B) ratio of about 1.4. While that level is close to a long-term average for the shares, the stock traded with a P/B as high as 1.6 earlier this year, and it is trading at 1.3 times forward book value based on expectations for the current quarter, according to Barron\'s.\n2. Garmin\nGarmin (NYSE: GRMN) is another company trading at a discount to recent levels. Shares in the maker of popular GPS devices used in a multitude of outdoor activities have been down 40% over the last year. That is partly due to the company paring back its revenue growth forecast for 2022. Management now sees revenue relatively flat compared to the prior year, when it initially expected 10% growth. But that comes after a surge in growth over the last several years.\nGRMN Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.\nIts valuation, as measured by the price-to-earnings ratio, also has dropped below where it has been trading over much of the past five years. Garmin\'s sales surged during the peak of the pandemic as consumers moved in droves to embrace outdoor activities, including boating, running, hiking, and camping. While the surge in sales during that pandemic era is now leveling off, the company\'s sales were on a steadily increasing path prior to that time, too.\nThe recent flattening of that revenue growth likely represents more of a normalization of its growth rate. Additionally, the company attributed the 7% year-over-year second-quarter decline in sales from its marine segment "primarily due to supply chain constraints that limited our ability to satisfy all demand for our products."\nSo demand remains strong, and short-term headwinds should abate. Garmin also pays a reliable dividend, which recently yielded 2.75%. That is supported by cash flow as well as a pristine balance sheet with no debt that has $2.9 billion in cash and current and non-current marketable securities as of June 25, 2022. That makes now a good time to buy Garmin, especially after the price has come down from recent highs.\n3. Target\nLike that of Berkshire Hathaway, the stock of Target (NYSE: TGT) has bounced off recent lows. But it is still down over 20% year to date, as the company warned after its first quarter that margins were going to drop sharply in the near term as it discounted many items to correct a problem with inventory.\nWorking to manage a difficult supply chain situation, the company built up inventory just as consumer tastes were changing. The company said that it expected its operating margin rate to drop to just 2% in the second quarter. That\'s compared to an already disappointing 5.3% in the first quarter and 9.8% in the 2021 first quarter.\nThe actual operating margin turned out worse than expected at just 1.2% when the company recently reported its second-quarter results. But Target said it made important progress with its inventory adjustment plan, and it stuck to its operating margin projection of about 6% for the back half of the year.\nTarget CFO Michael Fiddelke explained the strategy more clearly, as reported by CNBC. Fiddelke stated, "If we hadn\'t dealt with our excess inventory head-on, we could have avoided some short-term pain on the profit line, but that would have hampered our longer-term potential. While our quarterly profit took a meaningful step down, our future path is brighter."\nTarget is a Dividend King that raised its payout another 20% earlier this year. Investors that want to take a longer-term strategy similar to the company itself should take a look at Target stock while it is on sale.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (B shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Howard Smith has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Garmin, and Target. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Garmin, and Target. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Garmin\'s sales surged during the peak of the pandemic as consumers moved in droves to embrace outdoor activities, including boating, running, hiking, and camping. Additionally, the company attributed the 7% year-over-year second-quarter decline in sales from its marine segment "primarily due to supply chain constraints that limited our ability to satisfy all demand for our products." Fiddelke stated, "If we hadn\'t dealt with our excess inventory head-on, we could have avoided some short-term pain on the profit line, but that would have hampered our longer-term potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) doesn't just give an investor exposure to sectors ranging from industrial manufacturing and energy generation to insurance and various equity investments. Approximate percentage of company owned 5.5 8.2 20 9.2 12.5 Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13-F filing dated Aug. 15, 2022 and company 10-Q filings. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Top Stocks That Just Went on Sale', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Garmin Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) is another company trading at a discount to recent levels. The company said that it expected its operating margin rate to drop to just 2% in the second quarter. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "In fact, Berkshire has bought more of its own stock in recent years than any other company. While that level is close to a long-term average for the shares, the stock traded with a P/B as high as 1.6 earlier this year, and it is trading at 1.3 times forward book value based on expectations for the current quarter, according to Barron's. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bytedances-douyin-teams-up-with-alibabas-ele.me-in-mini-programme-push', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - ByteDance\'s Douyin and Alibaba-owned 9988.HK Ele.me said on Friday they have agreed on a collaboration that will see the food delivery app establish a presence on Douyin, as the Chinese short video app builds its ecosystem.\nEle.me would be one of the biggest players to date that Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, has brought into its mini-programme platform that it launched some two years ago.\n"Douyin\'s open platform is an important bridge that Douyin uses to connect users with business partners," Douyin chief executive Kelly Zhang Nan said in a joint statement.\nChinese "super-apps", including Tencent Holding\'s 0700.HK WeChat and Ant Group\'s Alipay, have made forays into the mini-programme field as they aim to create their own ecosystems to keep users engaged.\nWeChat, China\'s ubiquitous messaging app, said its average daily active users for mini programmes hit 450 million in 2021. In general, mini programmes look and operate much like apps on Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O iOS and Google\'s GOOGL.O Android operating systems but they are less data intensive.\nDouyin counts more than 600 million daily active users.\nA person familiar with the matter said that Douyin\'s mini programmes were different to those of other players as they were mainly powered by the app\'s recommendation algorithm, meaning that users would be recommended services based on their use of the app.\nEle.me is China\'s second largest food delivery platform after Meituan 3690.HK.\nDouyin last year started allowing its users to place takeout orders directly via livestreams. The deliveries are handled by restaurants or delivery riders hired by another service.\nDouyin does not employ delivery riders.\n(Reporting by Yingzhi Yang and Brenda Goh; Editing by Robert Birsel)\n(([email protected]; +861056692133;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In general, mini programmes look and operate much like apps on Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O iOS and Google\'s GOOGL.O Android operating systems but they are less data intensive. Ele.me would be one of the biggest players to date that Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, has brought into its mini-programme platform that it launched some two years ago. Chinese "super-apps", including Tencent Holding\'s 0700.HK WeChat and Ant Group\'s Alipay, have made forays into the mini-programme field as they aim to create their own ecosystems to keep users engaged.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In general, mini programmes look and operate much like apps on Apple Inc's AAPL.O iOS and Google's GOOGL.O Android operating systems but they are less data intensive. BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - ByteDance's Douyin and Alibaba-owned 9988.HK Ele.me said on Friday they have agreed on a collaboration that will see the food delivery app establish a presence on Douyin, as the Chinese short video app builds its ecosystem. WeChat, China's ubiquitous messaging app, said its average daily active users for mini programmes hit 450 million in 2021.", 'news_article_title': "ByteDance's Douyin teams up with Alibaba's Ele.me in mini programme push", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In general, mini programmes look and operate much like apps on Apple Inc's AAPL.O iOS and Google's GOOGL.O Android operating systems but they are less data intensive. WeChat, China's ubiquitous messaging app, said its average daily active users for mini programmes hit 450 million in 2021. Ele.me is China's second largest food delivery platform after Meituan 3690.HK.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'In general, mini programmes look and operate much like apps on Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O iOS and Google\'s GOOGL.O Android operating systems but they are less data intensive. BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - ByteDance\'s Douyin and Alibaba-owned 9988.HK Ele.me said on Friday they have agreed on a collaboration that will see the food delivery app establish a presence on Douyin, as the Chinese short video app builds its ecosystem. "Douyin\'s open platform is an important bridge that Douyin uses to connect users with business partners," Douyin chief executive Kelly Zhang Nan said in a joint statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-best-warren-buffett-stock-to-buy-with-%24300-right-now-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s common to see the blind leading the blind when it comes to stocks, and a lot of stock "advice" should be taken with a grain of salt. But when Warren Buffett talks -- whether literally or through his stock moves -- it\'ll at least do you some good to listen. If I have $300 to invest right now, I\'m looking no further than Cupertino, California. There\'s a reason Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) has over 40% of its portfolio of publicly traded stocks there.\nNo signs of slowing down\nWith over $2 trillion in market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the U.S. (it was the first U.S. company to cross $3 trillion). And it didn\'t get there by luck. For decades, Apple has been one of the top players in the technology space, and there\'s no reason to believe that\'ll change any time soon. Great management, second-to-none brand loyalty, and innovation at the forefront -- it\'s hard to lose with that recipe.\nLike many stocks, 2022 hasn\'t been the kindest to Apple, with the stock down close to 6% year to date (as of August 12), even after rallying more than 30% since its June lows. Still, Apple has proven to produce long-term returns that not many companies have been able to replicate.\nIt\'s bigger than the iPhone\nNot to sound dramatic, but there are very few products that have ever changed the course of humanity quite like the iPhone. It\'s undoubtedly Apple\'s bread and butter, accounting for just under half of its net sales. In the third quarter of 2022, Apple brought in $83 billion in revenue (up 2% year over year), with over $40 billion coming from the iPhone alone -- more than double what it made from all its service businesses combined.\nApple\'s reliance on the cash cow that is the iPhone likely won\'t change in the foreseeable future, but its growth potential won\'t rely on it; it\'ll rely on its move into financial services.\nWatch out, banks\nApple first dabbled in the finance space when it announced Apple Pay in 2014 and then took it one step further when it launched Apple Card in 2019. However, its recent entry, Apple Pay Later -- a move into the growing Buy Now, Pay Later space -- is shouting to the industry that it\'s ready to make its mark.\nApple Pay Later lets you split purchases into four equal payments over six weeks with no fees or interest, but the feature itself isn\'t the most important part. What\'s really important with Apple Pay Later is that Apple will underwrite and fund the loans -- something it\'s never done before.\nApple partnered with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to approve applications and fund loans for the Apple Card, but now it\'s trying to cut out the middleman and use the one advantage no bank in the country has: Its phones are in more than 100 million people\'s pockets in the U.S. As the finance space changes with the emergence of fintech, who better to hit the ground running than one of the most technologically innovative companies the world has ever seen?\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nStefon Walters has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Goldman Sachs. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "No signs of slowing down With over $2 trillion in market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the U.S. (it was the first U.S. company to cross $3 trillion). Apple Pay Later lets you split purchases into four equal payments over six weeks with no fees or interest, but the feature itself isn't the most important part. Apple partnered with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to approve applications and fund loans for the Apple Card, but now it's trying to cut out the middleman and use the one advantage no bank in the country has: Its phones are in more than 100 million people's pockets in the U.S. As the finance space changes with the emergence of fintech, who better to hit the ground running than one of the most technologically innovative companies the world has ever seen?", 'news_luhn_summary': "No signs of slowing down With over $2 trillion in market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the U.S. (it was the first U.S. company to cross $3 trillion). There's a reason Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) has over 40% of its portfolio of publicly traded stocks there. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Goldman Sachs.", 'news_article_title': 'The Best Warren Buffett Stock to Buy With $300 Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "No signs of slowing down With over $2 trillion in market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the U.S. (it was the first U.S. company to cross $3 trillion). There's a reason Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) has over 40% of its portfolio of publicly traded stocks there. What's really important with Apple Pay Later is that Apple will underwrite and fund the loans -- something it's never done before.", 'news_textrank_summary': "No signs of slowing down With over $2 trillion in market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the U.S. (it was the first U.S. company to cross $3 trillion). Watch out, banks Apple first dabbled in the finance space when it announced Apple Pay in 2014 and then took it one step further when it launched Apple Card in 2019. Apple partnered with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to approve applications and fund loans for the Apple Card, but now it's trying to cut out the middleman and use the one advantage no bank in the country has: Its phones are in more than 100 million people's pockets in the U.S. As the finance space changes with the emergence of fintech, who better to hit the ground running than one of the most technologically innovative companies the world has ever seen?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-are-the-16-stocks-warren-buffett-has-bought-in-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s been a trying year for Wall Street professionals and everyday investors. Since the year began, the broad-based S&P 500 declined as much as 24% from its all-time closing high. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has fared even worse, with a peak-to-trough plunge since its record-closing high in November of 34%.\nWhile bear market declines are known for sending nervous investors scurrying to the sidelines, they\'re just the opportunity successful money managers use to pounce. Just ask Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nWarren Buffett has been a busy bee during the first half of 2022\nDespite an incredible amount of volatility in the first half of the year, the Oracle of Omaha has put tens of billions of dollars in Berkshire\'s capital to work in over a dozen stocks since 2022 began. We know this because Berkshire Hathaway is required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a quarterly basis. A 13F is a filing that allows investors an under-the-hood look at what the brightest money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management were buying, selling, and holding during the previous quarter.\nWith two 13F filings under his belt through June, here are all 16 stocks Warren Buffett has bought in 2022, as well as the aggregate shares purchased this year.\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): 188,366,460 shares purchased (through Aug. 8, 2022)\nChevron (NYSE: CVX): 123,195,113\nHP (NYSE: HPQ): 104,476,035\nParamount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 78,421,645\nCitigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797\nActivision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 53,743,029\nAlly Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 30,000,000\nCelanese (NYSE: CE): 9,156,714\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 7,666,765\nFormula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705\nFloor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291\nMcKesson (NYSE: MCK): 3,198,344\nMarkel (NYSE: MKL): 467,611\nRH (NYSE: RH): 353,453\nGeneral Motors (NYSE: GM): 7,122,641 net shares sold (2,045,847 purchased in Q1, 9,168,488 sold in Q2)\nBerkshire Hathaway: 4,402 BRK.A shares and 6,850,133 BRK.B shares\nWhat\'s plain as day from the Oracle of Omaha\'s buying activity in 2022 is that he\'s confident about four sizable bets.\nTech is king (sort of)\nAlthough Wall Street has been leery of tech stocks in recent months, Warren Buffett has continued to plow money into the sector.\nDuring the first six months of the year, Buffett and his investing team purchased more than 7.6 million shares of the largest publicly traded company in the United States. Berkshire Hathaway\'s stake in Apple accounted for a whopping 42.6% of its nearly $372 billion of invested assets, as of the closing bell on Aug. 16, 2022. While tech is king within Buffett\'s portfolio, it\'s a statement that comes with an asterisk, because it\'s really all about Apple.\nAs I\'ve previously pointed out, Apple has pivoted its exceptional branding and customer loyalty into a launchpad for its high-margin subscription services push. Services has consistently grown by a double-digit percentage for Apple, and should allow the company to better manage the revenue peaks and troughs associated with product replacement cycles.\nBuffett and his team also took the time to add to their stake in gaming company Activision Blizzard as well during the second quarter. Activision is a rare investment for the Oracle of Omaha and his investing team in that it\'s purely an arbitrage play. Microsoft made an all-cash offer of $95 per share to acquire Activision in January, yet shares of the company have been mostly stuck between $74 and $81 as regulators ponder whether to allow the deal to go through.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nFinancials are still a favorite long-term bet\nThere\'s no sector of the market the Oracle of Omaha is more comfortable putting his company\'s money to work in than financial stocks. Specifically, Buffett has been investing in a handful of new bank-stock holdings in 2022: Citigroup and Ally Financial.\nWhy bank stocks? The simple answer is they\'re boring moneymakers over the long run, and that\'s just the type of investment Warren Buffett loves. Even though recessions are an inevitable part of the economic cycle, periods of expansion last significantly longer than contractions and recessions. Long-winded expansions are what allow banks to grow their loans and deposits, which in turn lets them return capital to shareholders via dividends and/or share buybacks.\nWhat makes bank stocks like Citigroup and Ally Financial especially intriguing at the moment is the Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy shift. With the U.S. inflation rate hitting a four-decade high of 9.1% in June 2022, the nation\'s central bank has no choice but to get extremely aggressive with rate hikes to tame skyrocketing prices. The end result for banks is a sizable increase in the yields they\'ll net on their outstanding variable-rate loans. Even if delinquencies rise, the consumers and businesses paying higher yields on these outstanding variable-rate loans should allow earnings to grow for banks.\nAs one added bonus, Citigroup and Ally Financial are both trading below their respective book values, which makes both intriguing value plays.\nEnergy stocks have never been more popular with Buffett\nAt no point since the start of the century have energy stocks comprised such a large percentage of Berkshire Hathaway\'s investment portfolio. Since the year began, more than 188 million shares of Occidental Petroleum and north of 123 million shares of Chevron have been purchased by Buffett\'s company.\nFor Warren Buffett to be making such a massive bet on the oil and gas sector, he would have to be of the opinion that energy commodity prices will remain elevated for years to come. This certainly isn\'t a far-fetched idea with major energy companies substantially reducing their capital investments during the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine complicating an already challenged global supply chain. With no immediate fix to global supply issues, elevated oil and gas prices could very easily benefit upstream providers for years to come.\nIt just so happens that Chevron and Occidental are also integrated oil and gas companies. "Integrated" companies operate midstream and/or downstream assets, in addition to drilling and exploration. Midstream companies oversee transmission pipelines and storage, which often run on transparent and predictable fixed-fee or volume-based contracts. Meanwhile, downstream assets, such as refineries and chemical plants, benefit when crude oil prices fall. With lower input costs, downstream assets can generate better margins and somewhat hedge upstream drilling weakness.\nWith Big Oil often delivering big dividends, the sector looks like a solid bet in a high-inflation environment.\nBuffett\'s own company remains his top bet\nHowever, Warren Buffett\'s favorite stock to buy over the past four years isn\'t going to show up on the company\'s 13F filing. Rather, investors have to sift through the company\'s quarterly report to find its share buyback activity.\nThrough the first half of 2022, Warren Buffett and right-hand man Charlie Munger have overseen the purchases of 4,402 shares of the company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) and 6,850,133 Class B shares (BRK.B). All told, more than $62 billion has been deployed since July 2018 to repurchase Berkshire Hathaway\'s common stock.\nThe "Why?" here is simple: Buffett and Munger believe their company is undervalued and are more than willing to bet on themselves to outperform over long periods of time. Warren Buffett loves cyclical companies and dividend stocks -- two categories that tend to grow in value and create wealth for long-term shareholders.\nSomething else to note is that buying back stock usually has a positive effect on perceived value for businesses with steady or growing net income. If a company\'s share count decreases over time, steady or growing profit should lead to rising earnings per share. This can make a publicly traded stock more fundamentally attractive to the investing community.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (B shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nAlly and Citigroup are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), HP, Markel, Microsoft, and RH. The Motley Fool recommends McKesson and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 78,421,645 Citigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797 Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 53,743,029 Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 30,000,000 Celanese (NYSE: CE): 9,156,714 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 7,666,765 Formula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705 Floor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291 McKesson (NYSE: MCK): 3,198,344 Markel (NYSE: MKL): 467,611 For Warren Buffett to be making such a massive bet on the oil and gas sector, he would have to be of the opinion that energy commodity prices will remain elevated for years to come. This certainly isn't a far-fetched idea with major energy companies substantially reducing their capital investments during the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine complicating an already challenged global supply chain.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 78,421,645 Citigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797 Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 53,743,029 Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 30,000,000 Celanese (NYSE: CE): 9,156,714 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 7,666,765 Formula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705 Floor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291 McKesson (NYSE: MCK): 3,198,344 Markel (NYSE: MKL): 467,611 The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), HP, Markel, Microsoft, and RH. The Motley Fool recommends McKesson and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'These Are the 16 Stocks Warren Buffett Has Bought in 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 78,421,645 Citigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797 Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 53,743,029 Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 30,000,000 Celanese (NYSE: CE): 9,156,714 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 7,666,765 Formula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705 Floor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291 McKesson (NYSE: MCK): 3,198,344 Markel (NYSE: MKL): 467,611 Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): 78,421,645 Citigroup (NYSE: C): 55,155,797 Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): 53,743,029 Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY): 30,000,000 Celanese (NYSE: CE): 9,156,714 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): 7,666,765 Formula One Group (NASDAQ: FWON.K): 5,603,705 Floor & Décor (NYSE: FND): 3,936,291 McKesson (NYSE: MCK): 3,198,344 Markel (NYSE: MKL): 467,611 General Motors (NYSE: GM): 7,122,641 net shares sold (2,045,847 purchased in Q1, 9,168,488 sold in Q2) Berkshire Hathaway: 4,402 BRK.A shares and 6,850,133 BRK.B shares What's plain as day from the Oracle of Omaha's buying activity in 2022 is that he's confident about four sizable bets. Buffett's own company remains his top bet However, Warren Buffett's favorite stock to buy over the past four years isn't going to show up on the company's 13F filing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-value-investor-highlights%3A-chevron-occidental-petroleum-apple-activision-blizzard', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – August 19, 2022 – Zacks Value Investor is a podcast hosted weekly by Zacks Stock Strategist Tracey Ryniec. Every week, Tracey will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. To listen to the podcast, click here: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1969891/what-did-buffett-buy-during-the-summer-bear-market\nWhat Did Warren Buffett Buy During the Summer Bear Market?\nWelcome to Episode #294 of the Value Investor Podcast.\n (0:30) - Learning From Warren Buffett During A Stock Market Sell Off\n(4:00) - 13F Breakdown: What Was Berkshire Hathaway Buying?\n(14:50) - What Positions Did Warren Buffett Sell?\n(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN\n [email protected]\nEvery week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks.\nThe second quarter 13-Fs are out and we now know what Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffett, were buying, selling, or not buying or selling, during the quarter.\nJust a reminder, that the 13-Fs are filed within 45 days after the end of the prior quarter. By the time we get them, the trades are already "old."\nBut the filings still give us insight into what Buffett is doing with the massive Berkshire Hathaway portfolio.\nChevron and Occidental Petroleum: Did the Buying Continue?\n1. Chevron (CVX)\nBerkshire Hathaway went all in on the oil stocks in the first quarter, when it added to it\'s existing position in Chevron buying over $20 billion in shares.\nChevron became the fourth largest position in the portfolio.\nIn Q2, it dove in again and added another 1% position. Berkshire now owns 8.2% of the company, or 161.4 million shares.\nChevron is yielding 3.6%. Based on the number of shares owned by the end of Q2, Berkshire should get a minimum dividend payout of $229.2 million on Sep 12.\n2. Occidental Petroleum (OXY)\nBerkshire also continued to add to its Occidental Petroleum position buying $1.4 billion. It now owns nearly 30% of the company if you include the warrants.\nBecause it is such a large shareholder, Berkshire must disclose its new purchases within 48 hours instead of waiting until the 13-F period. It has also been buying in Q3, in July and August, as the shares have fallen.\nOver the last 3 months, shares of Occidental Petroleum are down 7%.\nIs this a buying opportunity in Chevron and Occidental Petroleum this year?\nDid Buffett Buy More Apple?\n3. Apple (AAPL)\nApple is Berkshire Hathaway\'s largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion.\nBuffett only entered into the position in the first quarter 2016. He has sold some shares over the years in order the cut the weighting of the position but in the second quarter, he actually bought another 3.88 million shares as Apple sold off.\nApple pays a dividend, currently yielding 0.5% but Berkshire owns so many shares it recently received a $208 million dividend payout.\nApple shares have rallied 16% in the last month.\nAre the shares now too hot to handle?\nArbitrage and Amazon\n4. Activision Blizzard (ATVI)\nAt the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting Warren Buffett admitted he was doing an arbitrage trade on the Activision Blizzard/Microsoft deal that was announced earlier this year. Berkshire already had a position in Activision when the deal was announced, but added to it again in the second quarter.\nMicrosoft bid $95 a share and Activision Blizzard is trading around $80 right now.\nIf the deal closes, Berkshire will get the difference which is known as the "arbitrage."\nBerkshire now owns 8.3% of Activision Blizzard.\nShould you be doing arbitrage on Activision Blizzard too? There\'s risk if the deal doesn\'t go through.\n5. Amazon (AMZN)\nBerkshire shocked the world in 2019 when it reported that it had bought shares of Amazon in the first quarter of that year. Buffett had to reassure shareholders that there was actual "value" in the shares.\nBy June 2022, Amazon shares had sunk 38% on the year. Was Berkshire finally going to add to its small position?\nBut no, Berkshire did NOT buy in the second quarter. Shares have rallied 25% in the last month so they\'re not as cheap as earlier this summer.\nDid Berkshire miss out on a buying opportunity in Amazon?\nWhat Else Did Berkshire Hathaway Buy and Sell, or not, in the Second Quarter?\nTune into this week\'s podcast to find out.\n[In full disclosure, Tracey owns shares of AMZN in her own personal portfolio.]\nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P\'s impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nTracey Ryniec is the Value Stock Strategist for Zacks.com. She is also the Editor of the Insider Trader and Value Investor services. You can follow her on twitter at @TraceyRyniec and she also hosts the Zacks Market Edge Podcast on iTunes.\nAbout Zacks\nZacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., which was formed in 1978. 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These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nActivision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nChevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN [email protected] Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. Apple (AAPL) Apple is Berkshire Hathaway's largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report", 'news_luhn_summary': "(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN [email protected] Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. Apple (AAPL) Apple is Berkshire Hathaway's largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report", 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Value Investor Highlights: Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, Apple, Activision Blizzard and Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN [email protected] Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. Apple (AAPL) Apple is Berkshire Hathaway's largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report", 'news_textrank_summary': "(27:40) - Big Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Market Moves: OXY, CVX, BAC, AAPL, USB, BK, C, ALLY, ATVI, CE, VZ, GM, AMZN [email protected] Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. Apple (AAPL) Apple is Berkshire Hathaway's largest equity position with 894.8 million shares worth about $122.3 billion. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-says-it-has-not-been-informed-of-chip-4-meeting-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Writes through and adds Japan, S.Korea comments\nTAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Friday it has not been informed about a so-called \'Chip 4\' meeting that would include it, the United States, South Korea and Japan but added the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains.\nSouth Korean foreign minister Park Jin has said Seoul is expected to attend a preliminary meeting of the four which have major chip manufacturers, describing the gathering as U.S.-led.\nHe did not elaborate on what would be discussed.\nThe timing, location and other details of the meeting have yet to decided, said a South Korean official who was not authorised to speak to media and declined to be identified.\nTaiwan\'s economy ministry said in a statement to Reuters late on Thursday it did not yet have any relevant information about the meeting.\n"In past exchanges and dialogue between Taiwan and the United States, the United States did propose similar ideas, but there was no specific content at the time," it added.\nTaiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world\'s largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier.\nIt has been keen to show the United States, its most important international backer at a time of rising military tensions between Taipei and Beijing, that it is a reliable friend and supplier as a global chip crunch affects auto production and consumer electronics.\nAsked about the meeting, Japan\'s Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs Noriyuki Shikata said semiconductors are a “very strategically important industry” for Japan and that “in due course, there may be better cooperation among the countries.”\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Additional reporting by Rocky Swift and Joyce Lee; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world's largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier. South Korean foreign minister Park Jin has said Seoul is expected to attend a preliminary meeting of the four which have major chip manufacturers, describing the gathering as U.S.-led. It has been keen to show the United States, its most important international backer at a time of rising military tensions between Taipei and Beijing, that it is a reliable friend and supplier as a global chip crunch affects auto production and consumer electronics.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world\'s largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier. Writes through and adds Japan, S.Korea comments TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Friday it has not been informed about a so-called \'Chip 4\' meeting that would include it, the United States, South Korea and Japan but added the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains. "In past exchanges and dialogue between Taiwan and the United States, the United States did propose similar ideas, but there was no specific content at the time," it added.', 'news_article_title': "Taiwan says it has not been informed of 'Chip 4' meeting", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world's largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier. Writes through and adds Japan, S.Korea comments TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Friday it has not been informed about a so-called 'Chip 4' meeting that would include it, the United States, South Korea and Japan but added the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains. South Korean foreign minister Park Jin has said Seoul is expected to attend a preliminary meeting of the four which have major chip manufacturers, describing the gathering as U.S.-led.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer and home to the world's largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier. Writes through and adds Japan, S.Korea comments TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Friday it has not been informed about a so-called 'Chip 4' meeting that would include it, the United States, South Korea and Japan but added the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains. Asked about the meeting, Japan's Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs Noriyuki Shikata said semiconductors are a “very strategically important industry” for Japan and that “in due course, there may be better cooperation among the countries.” (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Additional reporting by Rocky Swift and Joyce Lee; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/poll-taiwan-july-export-order-growth-seen-slowing-on-cooling-demand', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI\nOrders median forecast +3.6% y/y (prior month +9.5%)\nData due Monday, Aug 22, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT)\nTAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely grew for a third consecutive month in July, but at less than half the pace of the previous month as global demand cools, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.\nThe median forecast from a poll of 11 economists was for export orders to rise 3.6% from a year earlier. Forecasts ranged for an expansion of between 1.1% and 7.5%.\nThe island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell for the first time in two years in April. Orders shrank 5.5% from a year earlier to $51.9 billion, taking a larger-than-expected hit from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and broader global supply chain disruptions.\nBut they returned to growth in May and June. In June orders went up 9.5% from a year earlier to $58.83 billion.\nThe government has predicted July orders to be between 0.4% and 3.1% higher than the year before.\nTaiwan's export orders are a leading indicator of demand for hi-tech gadgets and Asian exports, and typically lead actual exports by two to three months.\nThe island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nThe data for July will be released on Monday.\n(Poll compiled by Devayani Sathyan and Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +3.6% y/y (prior month +9.5%) Data due Monday, Aug 22, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely grew for a third consecutive month in July, but at less than half the pace of the previous month as global demand cools, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell for the first time in two years in April.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +3.6% y/y (prior month +9.5%) Data due Monday, Aug 22, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely grew for a third consecutive month in July, but at less than half the pace of the previous month as global demand cools, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell for the first time in two years in April.", 'news_article_title': 'POLL-Taiwan July export order growth seen slowing on cooling demand', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. The median forecast from a poll of 11 economists was for export orders to rise 3.6% from a year earlier. The island's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, unexpectedly fell for the first time in two years in April.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The island's manufacturers, including the world's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N, are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants including Apple Inc AAPL.O. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI Orders median forecast +3.6% y/y (prior month +9.5%) Data due Monday, Aug 22, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely grew for a third consecutive month in July, but at less than half the pace of the previous month as global demand cools, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The median forecast from a poll of 11 economists was for export orders to rise 3.6% from a year earlier."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-adds-features-to-upgrade-wear-os-google-camera', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently introducing innovative features to the Wear OS to strengthen its footprint in the wearable space.\nReportedly, GOOGL updated Google Camera for Wear OS with a Material You redesign. This serves as a testament to the above-mentioned fact.\nThe recent redesign shows a hamburger button at the top of the screen. Users can tap on it to get the rear or front-facing camera or enable the ‘3-sec timer’ option.\nMoreover, the shutter button is at the bottom of the screen to let users clearly see the subject before taking the picture.\nCourtesy of this recent breakthrough, Alphabet aims to provide an enhanced experience to smartwatch users.\nThis is likely to expand GOGGL’s reach among its target consumers, thereby driving top line in the days ahead.\nEvidently, this will help Alphabet win the confidence of investors in the near and the long term.\nShares of GOOGL have been down 17% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 20.9%.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nGOOGL Ups the Ante Against AAPL & GRMN\nRiding on this latest move, Google ups its game against Apple AAPL and Garmin GRMN, which are also making concerted efforts to deliver an improved user experience.\nRecently, Apple introduced to bring a built-in camera in Apple Watch Series 8, which will be fitted in the smartwatch’s digital crown. The capability will let users point at an object and take a snap of it. AAPL has lost 1.9% in the year-to-date period.\nUsers of Garmin Forerunner 255 and 955 smartwatches can take a picture by controlling the phone camera shutter option from their smartwatch. GRMN users can do so with the phone app named Camera Remote Watch, which they can avail from the iPhone App Store or Google Play Store. GRMN’s shares have been down 27.2% in the same time frame.\nGoogle Solidifies Smartwatch Efforts\nNevertheless, Google’s growing efforts to strengthen its Wear OS are expected to continuously gain a competitive edge over its peers.\nApart from the latest move, Alphabet is preparing to provide streaming support to its customers using the YouTube Music app for Wear OS.\nGOOGL added Google Maps to Wear OS watches. Also, its deepening focus on improving battery life and health features of smartwatches holds promise.\nAlphabetrecently ended the quest for its long-awaited smartwatch by introducing Google Pixel Watch at its I/O developer conference. The watch runs on Wear OS software and is powered by Fitbit’s technology.\nThe above-mentioned endeavors are expected to help GOOGL expand its presence in the booming smartwatch market.\nThe underlined market is witnessing significant growth on the rising adoption of smartwatches, as it offers numerous customer requirements like time schedules, fitness tracking, music and other features in a single device.\nPer a Facts and Factors report, theglobal smartwatch market is expected to hit $97.5 billion by 2028, witnessing a CAGR of 21.5% from 2022 to 2028.\nZacks Rank & Stock to Consider\nCurrently, Google’s parent Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Investors interested in the broader technology sector can consider ASE Technology ASX, carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nASE Technology has lost 19.9% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for ASX is currently projected at 23.1%.\n\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nGarmin Ltd. (GRMN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Alphabet Inc. Price and Consensus Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote GOOGL Ups the Ante Against AAPL & GRMN Riding on this latest move, Google ups its game against Apple AAPL and Garmin GRMN, which are also making concerted efforts to deliver an improved user experience. AAPL has lost 1.9% in the year-to-date period. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Alphabet Inc. Price and Consensus Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote GOOGL Ups the Ante Against AAPL & GRMN Riding on this latest move, Google ups its game against Apple AAPL and Garmin GRMN, which are also making concerted efforts to deliver an improved user experience. AAPL has lost 1.9% in the year-to-date period. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Adds Features to Upgrade Wear OS Google Camera', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Alphabet Inc. Price and Consensus Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote GOOGL Ups the Ante Against AAPL & GRMN Riding on this latest move, Google ups its game against Apple AAPL and Garmin GRMN, which are also making concerted efforts to deliver an improved user experience. AAPL has lost 1.9% in the year-to-date period. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Alphabet Inc. Price and Consensus Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote GOOGL Ups the Ante Against AAPL & GRMN Riding on this latest move, Google ups its game against Apple AAPL and Garmin GRMN, which are also making concerted efforts to deliver an improved user experience. AAPL has lost 1.9% in the year-to-date period. Apple Inc. 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US/\nTechnology and other higher-growth stocks often fall when bond yields rise.\nAfter a summer rally on Wall Street ended last week, the S&P 500 .SPX remains down about 13% so far in 2022, and the Nasdaq .IXIC is down more than 20%.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 23.9, its highest in over two weeks.\nFocus is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech on Friday at the central banking conference in Jackson Hole for further cues on how aggressively the Fed is likely to be with future interest rate hikes.\n"Powell is going to try to sound hawkish to tamp down inflationary expectations and tighten financial conditions. So that\'s most likely going to be a negative catalyst for the market," warned Jay Hatfield, chief investment officer at Infrastructure Capital Management in New York.\nThe Fed will probably raise interest rates by 50 basis points in September, according to economists polled by Reuters.\nHowever, traders are split between a 50 bps hike and a 75 bps hike by the central bank after several policymakers recently pushed back against expectations of a dovish pivot and emphasized the Fed\'s commitment to fight against inflation. FEDWATCH\nInvestors will also be looking for details on the Fed\'s plans to reduce its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet, a process that started in June.\nThe S&P 500 declined 2.14% to end the session at 4,137.99 points.\nThe Nasdaq declined 2.55% to 12,381.57 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.91% to 33,063.61 points.\nSlowdown fears hit markets globally. China\'s central bank trimmed some key lending rates on Monday in a bid to support a slowing economy and a stressed housing sector.\nAlso bleeding into negative sentiment on Wall Street, European shares dropped after Russia\'s Gazprom GAZP.MM said last week it would halt natural gas supplies to Europe for three days at the end of August.\nAMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N tumbled 42% after the cinema chain\'s preferred stock listing started trading and its UK-based rival Cineworld Group CINE.L warned of a possible bankruptcy filing.\nSignify Health Inc SGFY.N surged 32% following a report on Sunday that UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N, Amazon, CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Option Care Health Inc OPCH.O were bidding to acquire the company.\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 19.9-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted one new high and 32 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 30 new highs and 171 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 9.9 billion shares traded, compared with an average of 10.8 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\nWall Street\'s busiest tradeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3wpwiuu\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Nvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 4.6% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 3.6%, while Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O each lost more than 2% as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to its highest since July 21. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply lower on Monday as investors fretted about a U.S. Federal Reserve gathering later this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that is expected to reinforce a strong commitment by the central bank to stamp out inflation. Also bleeding into negative sentiment on Wall Street, European shares dropped after Russia's Gazprom GAZP.MM said last week it would halt natural gas supplies to Europe for three days at the end of August.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Nvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 4.6% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 3.6%, while Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O each lost more than 2% as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to its highest since July 21. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply lower on Monday as investors fretted about a U.S. Federal Reserve gathering later this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that is expected to reinforce a strong commitment by the central bank to stamp out inflation. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, rose to 23.9, its highest in over two weeks.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends sharply lower on fears of aggressive Fed', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Nvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 4.6% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 3.6%, while Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O each lost more than 2% as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to its highest since July 21. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply lower on Monday as investors fretted about a U.S. Federal Reserve gathering later this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that is expected to reinforce a strong commitment by the central bank to stamp out inflation. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, rose to 23.9, its highest in over two weeks.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Nvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 4.6% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 3.6%, while Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O each lost more than 2% as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to its highest since July 21. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply lower on Monday as investors fretted about a U.S. Federal Reserve gathering later this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that is expected to reinforce a strong commitment by the central bank to stamp out inflation. The Nasdaq declined 2.55% to 12,381.57 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.91% to 33,063.61 points.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-slumps-more-than-1-on-fears-of-aggressive-fed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain\nAug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes tumbled more than 1% on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth.\nAll the 11 major S&P 500 sectors declined in early trading, with rate-sensitive information technology .SPLRCT, consumer discretionary .SPLRCT and communication services .SPLRCL stocks among the top losers.\nHigh-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.4% and 2.4%, respectively.\nA four-week summer rally for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 snapped last week after growth stocks tumbled as the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield hit nearly 3% on inflation fears. US/\nBanks .SPXBK fell 2.1% on Monday, with lenders JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Bank of America BAC.N down nearly 2% each.\nBanking giants collectively face more than $1 billion in regulatory fines for employees\' use of unapproved messaging tools, including email and apps such as WhatsApp.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 23.26, its highest level in over two weeks.\nHopes of a dovish pivot by the Fed and strong quarterly earnings helped the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX rebound nearly 14.5% from its mid-June lows after a rough start to the year.\nFocus this week is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech at a central banking conference in Jackson Hole on Friday for further cues on the monetary policy tightening path.\n"The market convinced itself that the CPI last month suggested peak inflation has been reached ... but that was short sighted," said Kenny Polcari, managing partner at Kace Capital Advisors.\n"Jackson Hole will give Powell an opportunity to reset the narrative and suggest the Fed is going to remain vigilant and aggressive."\nThe Fed will raise rates by 50 basis points (bps) in September, according to economists polled by Reuters.\nTraders are also expecting a slightly higher chance of a 50 bps hike over a third 75 bps hike, even as several policymakers have pushed back against expectations of a dovish pivot and emphasized the fight against inflation.\nInvestors will also be looking for details on the Fed\'s plans to reduce its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet, a process that started in June.\nThe Fed\'s favored inflation gauge, the PCE price index, will also be released this week.\nInvestors eager for clues about the economy\'s strength amid rising fears of a recession will also closely track the flash readings on business activity, the second estimate of second-quarter GDP and University of Michigan consumer sentiment.\nAt 09:39 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 397.64 points, or 1.18%, at 33,309.10, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 59.65 points, or 1.41%, at 4,168.83, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 212.19 points, or 1.67%, at 12,493.03.\nSlowdown fears also knocked out markets globally. China\'s central bank trimmed some key lending rates on Monday in a bid to support a slowing economy and a stressed housing sector.\nSignify Health Inc SGFY.N jumped 37.8% following a report on Sunday that UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Option Care Health Inc OPCH.O were bidding to acquire the company.\nAMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N tumbled 36.6% after the American cinema chain\'s preferred stock listing started trading and its UK-based rival Cineworld Group CINE.L warned of a possible bankruptcy filing.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 8.41-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 4.21-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 13 new highs and 78 new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "High-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.4% and 2.4%, respectively. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes tumbled more than 1% on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. Investors eager for clues about the economy's strength amid rising fears of a recession will also closely track the flash readings on business activity, the second estimate of second-quarter GDP and University of Michigan consumer sentiment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.4% and 2.4%, respectively. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes tumbled more than 1% on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, rose to 23.26, its highest level in over two weeks.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St slumps more than 1% on fears of aggressive Fed', 'news_lexrank_summary': "High-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.4% and 2.4%, respectively. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes tumbled more than 1% on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. US/ Banks .SPXBK fell 2.1% on Monday, with lenders JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Bank of America BAC.N down nearly 2% each.", 'news_textrank_summary': "High-growth companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.4% and 2.4%, respectively. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes tumbled more than 1% on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. A four-week summer rally for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 snapped last week after growth stocks tumbled as the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield hit nearly 3% on inflation fears."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-july-export-orders-unexpectedly-slip-outlook-mixed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts, adds details and comments\nJuly export orders -1.9% y/y vs +3.6% poll forecast\nExport orders from China -22.6% y/y vs -14.5% in June\nMinistry sees Aug orders between -0.9% and -3.7% y/y\nMinistry sees outlook mixed on tech demand, consumer weakness\nTAIPEI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s export orders unexpectedly fell in July on weakening demand for technology and continued economic troubles in its largest market China, and the government said the outlook for tech demand was mixed though not totally negative.\nExport orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, last month fell 1.9% from a year earlier to $54.26 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday. Analysts had expected 3.6% growth.\nJuly\'s drop followed a 9.5% annual expansion in June. April logged the first fall since February 2020, when the pandemic had just begun sweeping the world.\nOrders for telecommunications products in July slipped 0.8% on a year before on weaker end-consumer demand, but also off a high base from last year, the ministry said.\nHowever, orders for electronic products jumped 8.8%, driven by semiconductor demand for high-end computing, automobiles and other appliances, it said.\nThe trend towards working and studying from home has fuelled growth in orders for Taiwanese electronics for more than two years, more recently reinforced by a global semiconductor shortage that has filled Taiwanese chipmakers\' order books.\nThe ministry said it expected August export orders to be between 0.9% and 3.7% lower than those of August 2021.\nLooking ahead, it said that new consumer products released in the second half of the year and stockbuilding of these goods - typically ahead of the year-end holiday season in Western countries - could help support export order momentum.\nThe ministry added that global inflation remains high, end-consumer demand continues to be weak, there are increased geopolitical risks and the emergence of new COVID-19 strains, all of which are uncertainties pressuring export order growth.\nWoods Chen, head of macroeconomics at Yuanta Securities Investment Consulting in Taipei, said export orders would likely register more falls as the year progressed.\n"What we don\'t know though is just how weak it will get," he added.\nTaiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms.\nTaiwan\'s July orders from China plummeted 22.6% from a year earlier, compared with an annual fall of 14.5% in June. Month-on-month, orders from China fell 9.7%.\nOrders from the United States rose 6.9% on a year before, a weaker pace compared with the previous 13.3% rise.\nExport orders from Europe fell 5.1%, versus an annual expansion of 18.8% in June, while those from Japan rose just 0.1%.\n(Reporting by Emily Chan and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms. Export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, last month fell 1.9% from a year earlier to $54.26 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday. The ministry added that global inflation remains high, end-consumer demand continues to be weak, there are increased geopolitical risks and the emergence of new COVID-19 strains, all of which are uncertainties pressuring export order growth.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms. Recasts, adds details and comments July export orders -1.9% y/y vs +3.6% poll forecast Export orders from China -22.6% y/y vs -14.5% in June Ministry sees Aug orders between -0.9% and -3.7% y/y Ministry sees outlook mixed on tech demand, consumer weakness TAIPEI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders unexpectedly fell in July on weakening demand for technology and continued economic troubles in its largest market China, and the government said the outlook for tech demand was mixed though not totally negative. The ministry added that global inflation remains high, end-consumer demand continues to be weak, there are increased geopolitical risks and the emergence of new COVID-19 strains, all of which are uncertainties pressuring export order growth.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan July export orders unexpectedly slip, outlook mixed', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms. Recasts, adds details and comments July export orders -1.9% y/y vs +3.6% poll forecast Export orders from China -22.6% y/y vs -14.5% in June Ministry sees Aug orders between -0.9% and -3.7% y/y Ministry sees outlook mixed on tech demand, consumer weakness TAIPEI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders unexpectedly fell in July on weakening demand for technology and continued economic troubles in its largest market China, and the government said the outlook for tech demand was mixed though not totally negative. Orders for telecommunications products in July slipped 0.8% on a year before on weaker end-consumer demand, but also off a high base from last year, the ministry said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwanese companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TWTSM.N are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech firms. Recasts, adds details and comments July export orders -1.9% y/y vs +3.6% poll forecast Export orders from China -22.6% y/y vs -14.5% in June Ministry sees Aug orders between -0.9% and -3.7% y/y Ministry sees outlook mixed on tech demand, consumer weakness TAIPEI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders unexpectedly fell in July on weakening demand for technology and continued economic troubles in its largest market China, and the government said the outlook for tech demand was mixed though not totally negative. The trend towards working and studying from home has fuelled growth in orders for Taiwanese electronics for more than two years, more recently reinforced by a global semiconductor shortage that has filled Taiwanese chipmakers' order books."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-aug-22-2022-%3A-ape-csx-bac-msft-aapl-vtwo-wen-c-gm-ibkr-infy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 14.86 to 12,905.4. The total After hours volume is currently 92,994,035 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (APE) is -0.05 at $5.95, with 13,188,147 shares traded.\n\nCSX Corporation (CSX) is unchanged at $33.56, with 8,042,165 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.5. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CSX is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is unchanged at $34.72, with 5,677,579 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.15 at $277.90, with 2,638,601 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.68. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.12 at $167.69, with 2,327,263 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.36. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nVanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) is -0.0472 at $76.87, with 2,301,791 shares traded. This represents a 16.72% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nWendy\'s Company (The) (WEN) is unchanged at $19.93, with 2,245,351 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.23. WEN\'s current last sale is 83.04% of the target price of $24.\n\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is +0.03 at $51.28, with 2,233,667 shares traded. C\'s current last sale is 85.47% of the target price of $60.\n\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) is unchanged at $38.55, with 2,210,249 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.04. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GM is in the "buy range".\n\nInteractive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) is -0.01 at $62.46, with 2,015,736 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IBKR is in the "buy range".\n\nInfosys Limited (INFY) is -0.005 at $19.52, with 1,824,500 shares traded. INFY\'s current last sale is 92.95% of the target price of $21.\n\nLumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) is unchanged at $10.71, with 1,592,639 shares traded. LUMN\'s current last sale is 97.36% of the target price of $11.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.12 at $167.69, with 2,327,263 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.12 at $167.69, with 2,327,263 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Aug 22, 2022 : APE, CSX, BAC, MSFT, AAPL, VTWO, WEN, C, GM, IBKR, INFY, LUMN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.12 at $167.69, with 2,327,263 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.12 at $167.69, with 2,327,263 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". CSX Corporation (CSX) is unchanged at $33.56, with 8,042,165 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ge-workers-in-alabama-launch-union-organizing-campaign', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Rajesh Kumar Singh\nCHICAGO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - General Electric Co\'s GE.N workers at a plant in Alabama said on Monday they have launched a campaign to form a union for better pay and job security.\nThe plant in Auburn, Alabama, employs 179 workers. It builds a fuel nozzle on the widely used LEAP jet engine which powers planes of Airbus AIR.PA and Boeing Co BA.N.\nIn a statement, the workers said they have submitted cards seeking to organize as part of IUE-CWA to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). A spokesperson for the NLRB confirmed that the board has received the union petition.\nTo hold a union election, the NLRB requires signed union authorization cards from 30% of eligible members. The workers did not say how many members signed the authorization cards.\nThe workers said their wages are not able to keep up with rising inflation, making it harder for them to support their families. Meanwhile, the Boston-based industrial conglomerate\'s planned spinoffs are creating more uncertainty for them, they said.\nThe Auburn plant experienced layoffs during the pandemic, which led to a two-year slump in the aviation industry. The company, however, said it has rehired all "interested" employees and added more than 30 new employees since the start of 2022.\nA GE spokesperson said the company pays "competitive" wages in every community where it operates and has invested more than $1 billion in its U.S. facilities since 2016, including in Auburn.\n"We are committed to a direct relationship with our employees based on teamwork, cooperation, and actively pursuing mutually beneficial goals," the spokesperson said.\nAfter decades of declining power and influence, the COVID-19 pandemic and labor shortage have sparked a resurgence in union organizing across the United States. Union leaders say efforts by President Joe Biden to put unions at the center of policy have also given the U.S. labor movement significant momentum.\nThe unionization efforts have resulted in some notable union victories at companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Starbucks Corp SBUX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nAt the end of 2021, GE had about 55,000 workers in the United States. Of those, about 10.5% were union-represented employees.\n(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh in Chicago Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; +1-313-484-5370; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The unionization efforts have resulted in some notable union victories at companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Starbucks Corp SBUX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - General Electric Co's GE.N workers at a plant in Alabama said on Monday they have launched a campaign to form a union for better pay and job security. In a statement, the workers said they have submitted cards seeking to organize as part of IUE-CWA to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).", 'news_luhn_summary': "The unionization efforts have resulted in some notable union victories at companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Starbucks Corp SBUX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - General Electric Co's GE.N workers at a plant in Alabama said on Monday they have launched a campaign to form a union for better pay and job security. To hold a union election, the NLRB requires signed union authorization cards from 30% of eligible members.", 'news_article_title': 'GE workers in Alabama launch union organizing campaign', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The unionization efforts have resulted in some notable union victories at companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Starbucks Corp SBUX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - General Electric Co's GE.N workers at a plant in Alabama said on Monday they have launched a campaign to form a union for better pay and job security. The plant in Auburn, Alabama, employs 179 workers.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The unionization efforts have resulted in some notable union victories at companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Starbucks Corp SBUX.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - General Electric Co's GE.N workers at a plant in Alabama said on Monday they have launched a campaign to form a union for better pay and job security. To hold a union election, the NLRB requires signed union authorization cards from 30% of eligible members."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/former-apple-car-engineer-pleads-guilty-to-trade-secret-theft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Stephen Nellis\nAug 22 (Reuters) - A former Apple Inc AAPL.O engineer on Monday pleaded guilty to trade secret theft - one of two people accused of stealing trade secrets from the iPhone maker's nascent self-driving car program.\nU.S. federal prosecutors have alleged that Xiaolang Zhang downloaded the plan for a circuit board for Apple's self-driving after disclosing his intentions to work for a Chinese self-driving car startup and booking a last-minute flight to China.\nHe was arrested at the San Jose airport after he passed through a security checkpoint.\nZhang initially pleaded not guilty to the charges but according to court documents on Monday, he had reached a plea deal with prosecutors and changed his plea to guilty. The plea deal is sealed and sentencing is set for November.\nZhang's attorney confirmed the plea agreement but declined further comment. Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nJizhong Chen, the other former Apple engineer charged with trade secret theft, has pleaded not guilty. He has a court hearing set for Aug. 29.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Aug 22 (Reuters) - A former Apple Inc AAPL.O engineer on Monday pleaded guilty to trade secret theft - one of two people accused of stealing trade secrets from the iPhone maker's nascent self-driving car program. U.S. federal prosecutors have alleged that Xiaolang Zhang downloaded the plan for a circuit board for Apple's self-driving after disclosing his intentions to work for a Chinese self-driving car startup and booking a last-minute flight to China. Jizhong Chen, the other former Apple engineer charged with trade secret theft, has pleaded not guilty.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Aug 22 (Reuters) - A former Apple Inc AAPL.O engineer on Monday pleaded guilty to trade secret theft - one of two people accused of stealing trade secrets from the iPhone maker's nascent self-driving car program. Zhang initially pleaded not guilty to the charges but according to court documents on Monday, he had reached a plea deal with prosecutors and changed his plea to guilty. Jizhong Chen, the other former Apple engineer charged with trade secret theft, has pleaded not guilty.", 'news_article_title': 'Former Apple car engineer pleads guilty to trade secret theft', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Aug 22 (Reuters) - A former Apple Inc AAPL.O engineer on Monday pleaded guilty to trade secret theft - one of two people accused of stealing trade secrets from the iPhone maker's nascent self-driving car program. U.S. federal prosecutors have alleged that Xiaolang Zhang downloaded the plan for a circuit board for Apple's self-driving after disclosing his intentions to work for a Chinese self-driving car startup and booking a last-minute flight to China. He was arrested at the San Jose airport after he passed through a security checkpoint.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Aug 22 (Reuters) - A former Apple Inc AAPL.O engineer on Monday pleaded guilty to trade secret theft - one of two people accused of stealing trade secrets from the iPhone maker's nascent self-driving car program. U.S. federal prosecutors have alleged that Xiaolang Zhang downloaded the plan for a circuit board for Apple's self-driving after disclosing his intentions to work for a Chinese self-driving car startup and booking a last-minute flight to China. Zhang initially pleaded not guilty to the charges but according to court documents on Monday, he had reached a plea deal with prosecutors and changed his plea to guilty."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-aug-22-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Wall Street closed sharply lower on Friday following concerns about the future trajectory of interest rate movement. Fed’s upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium scheduled next week also remained market participants’ focus. All the three major stock indexes ended in negative territory. For the week as a whole, these indexes finished in the red, snapping a four-week winning streak.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) dropped 0.9% or 292.30 points to close at 33,706.74. Notably, 24 components of the 30-stock index ended in negative territory while 6 in green. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished at 12,705.22, tumbling 2% or 260.13 points due to weak performance of large-cap technology stocks.\nThe S&P 500 slid 1.3% to end at 4,228.28. Ten out of the 11 broad sectors of the benchmark index closed in negative zone while one in green. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY), the Financials Select Sector SPDR (XLF), the Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB), the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) tanked 2.1%, 2%, 1.8%, 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 5.3% to 20.60. A total of 10.01 billion shares were traded Friday, lower than the last 20-session average of 10.90 billion. Decliners outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 6.06-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 3.59-to-1 ratio favored declining issues.\nVolatility Emerges on Wall Street\nAfter a two-month ,long bull run, volatility has reappeared on Wall Street. Thursday’s sharp decline in shares price of U.S. stocks had several reasons. Investors remained concerned regarding the future path of the interest rate movement after hawkish comment from a few top Fed officials.\nSt. Louis Fed President James Bullard said that he would “lean toward” a 75 basis point rate hike in September. Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said the Fed “will do what it takes” to drive inflation back toward its 2% target.\nMoreover, market participants remained cautious about the annual Jackson Hole Symposium of the Fed scheduled on Aug 25-27. Though no decision on interest rate hike will be taken in the meeting, the central bank will provide an important indication regarding its near-term policy prescription. This year, policies will be centered around mounting inflation.\nAdditionally, on Aug 19, the yield on the benchmark 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note climbed 10.8 basis points to 2.987%, marking its highest since Jul 20. The yield on the short-term 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note also rose as this yield is more sensitive to future interest rate increase.\nHigher interest rate is detrimental to growth sectors like technology. Consequently, shares of technology bigwigs like Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Alphabet Inc. GOOGL declined 1.5%, 1.4% and 2.5%, respectively. All three stocks carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nFinally, Friday was the monthly settlement day for $2.3 trillion equity-linked options and index options. Volatility generally remains higher on derivative settlement days. MarketWatch said, “Heavy buying of options has created a buffer for the market by forcing options dealers to buy stocks to hedge their exposure.”\nWeekly Roundup\nLast week was a disappointing for Wall Street. The three major stock indexes – the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite – have fallen 0.2%, 1.2% and 2.6%, respectively. All the three large-cap benchmarks recorded their biggest weekly drop since the week ending Jul 1. Concerns regarding the Fed’s future policy prescriptions, several weak economic data and higher stock valuations are primary reasons for last week’s meltdown.\n\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Consequently, shares of technology bigwigs like Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Alphabet Inc. GOOGL declined 1.5%, 1.4% and 2.5%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Investors remained concerned regarding the future path of the interest rate movement after hawkish comment from a few top Fed officials.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Consequently, shares of technology bigwigs like Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Alphabet Inc. GOOGL declined 1.5%, 1.4% and 2.5%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Fed’s upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium scheduled next week also remained market participants’ focus.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Aug 22, 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of technology bigwigs like Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Alphabet Inc. GOOGL declined 1.5%, 1.4% and 2.5%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Higher interest rate is detrimental to growth sectors like technology.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of technology bigwigs like Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Alphabet Inc. GOOGL declined 1.5%, 1.4% and 2.5%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY), the Financials Select Sector SPDR (XLF), the Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB), the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) tanked 2.1%, 2%, 1.8%, 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-expands-self-repair-support-to-macbooks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Aug 22 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Monday it would offer customers tools and know-how to repair and service their MacBook laptops at home, months after launching the service for iPhones.\nApple said genuine parts and service tools will be available starting Aug. 23. Customers can buy the repair kits or rent it for one-time use for $49.\nSelf repairs are possible only on MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models with the M1 chips.\nIn April, Apple launched self-repair services for select iPhones models in the United States, with plans to expand the service to Europe this year.\nThe development comes close on the heels of Apple agreeing to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to "butterfly" keyboards on some models of MacBook laptop. (https://reut.rs/3QW7a6e)\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Aug 22 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Monday it would offer customers tools and know-how to repair and service their MacBook laptops at home, months after launching the service for iPhones. The development comes close on the heels of Apple agreeing to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to "butterfly" keyboards on some models of MacBook laptop. (https://reut.rs/3QW7a6e) (Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Aug 22 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Monday it would offer customers tools and know-how to repair and service their MacBook laptops at home, months after launching the service for iPhones. In April, Apple launched self-repair services for select iPhones models in the United States, with plans to expand the service to Europe this year. The development comes close on the heels of Apple agreeing to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to "butterfly" keyboards on some models of MacBook laptop.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple expands self-repair support to MacBooks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Aug 22 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Monday it would offer customers tools and know-how to repair and service their MacBook laptops at home, months after launching the service for iPhones. Customers can buy the repair kits or rent it for one-time use for $49. Self repairs are possible only on MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models with the M1 chips.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Aug 22 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Monday it would offer customers tools and know-how to repair and service their MacBook laptops at home, months after launching the service for iPhones. In April, Apple launched self-repair services for select iPhones models in the United States, with plans to expand the service to Europe this year. The development comes close on the heels of Apple agreeing to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to "butterfly" keyboards on some models of MacBook laptop.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-franklin-u.s.-large-cap-multifactor-index-etf-flql-be-on-your-investing-radar', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Launched on 04/26/2017, the Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Franklin Templeton Investments. It has amassed assets over $976.23 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.98%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Healthcare sector--about 20.50% of the portfolio. Information Technology and Consumer Staples round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 27.26% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nFLQL seeks to match the performance of the LibertyQ US Large Cap Equity Index before fees and expenses. The LibertyQ US Large Cap Equity Index seeks to achieve a lower level of risk and higher risk-adjusted performance than the Russell 1000 Index over the long term by applying a multi-factor selection process, which is designed to select equity securities from the Russell 1000 Index that have favorable exposure to four investment style factors quality, value, momentum and low volatility.\nThe ETF has lost about -8.31% so far this year and is down about -2% in the last one year (as of 08/22/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $37.43 and $47.20.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 22.51% for the trailing three-year period. With about 218 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFranklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, FLQL is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $316.40 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $385.45 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nFranklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $976.23 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 04/26/2017, the Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 04/26/2017, the Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-slumps-more-than-2-on-fears-of-aggressive-fed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain\nAug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes tumbled on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth.\nTen of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors declined in mid-day trading, with information technology .SPLRCT, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and communication services .SPLRCL stocks down 2% each.\nHigh-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.7% and 2.8%, respectively, as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose past 3% for the first time since July 21. US/\nA four-week summer rally for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 snapped last week after growth stocks tumbled on Friday.\nBanks .SPXBK fell 1.9% on Monday, with lenders JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Bank of America BAC.N down more than 1% each.\nBanking giants collectively face more than $1 billion in regulatory fines for employees\' use of unapproved messaging tools, including email and apps such as WhatsApp.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 23.26, its highest level in over two weeks.\nExpectations of a less aggressive stance by the Fed and strong quarterly earnings had helped the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX rebound nearly 14% from its mid-June lows after a rough start to the year.\nFocus this week is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech at a central banking conference in Jackson Hole for further cues on the monetary policy tightening path.\n"Powell speaks on Friday and there\'s a risk that he becomes a little bit more hawkish when talking about the interest rates," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Investment Management.\n"At this point, a little bit of a correction in the market is not anything to get worried about just yet."\nThe Fed will raise rates by 50 basis points in September, according to economists polled by Reuters.\nMeanwhile, traders are split between a 50 bps hike and a 75 bps hike by the central bank, even as several policymakers have pushed back against expectations of a dovish pivot and emphasized the fight against inflation. FEDWATCH\nInvestors will also be looking for details on the Fed\'s plans to reduce its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet, a process that started in June.\nThe central bank\'s favored inflation gauge, the PCE price index, will be released this week.\nMarket participants eager for clues about the economy\'s strength amid rising fears of a recession will also closely track the flash readings on business activity, the second estimate of second-quarter GDP and University of Michigan consumer sentiment.\nAt 11:38 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 448.82 points, or 1.33%, at 33,257.92, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 69.34 points, or 1.64%, at 4,159.14, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 266.40 points, or 2.10%, at 12,438.82.\nSlowdown fears hit markets globally. China\'s central bank trimmed some key lending rates on Monday in a bid to support a slowing economy and a stressed housing sector.\nSignify Health Inc SGFY.N jumped 33.7% following a report on Sunday that UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Option Care Health Inc OPCH.O were bidding to acquire the company.\nAMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N tumbled 39.4% after the cinema chain\'s preferred stock listing started trading and its UK-based rival Cineworld Group CINE.L warned of a possible bankruptcy filing.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 5.01-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 3.49-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 31 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 22 new highs and 127 new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.7% and 2.8%, respectively, as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose past 3% for the first time since July 21. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. Market participants eager for clues about the economy's strength amid rising fears of a recession will also closely track the flash readings on business activity, the second estimate of second-quarter GDP and University of Michigan consumer sentiment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.7% and 2.8%, respectively, as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose past 3% for the first time since July 21. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, rose to 23.26, its highest level in over two weeks.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq slumps more than 2% on fears of aggressive Fed', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.7% and 2.8%, respectively, as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose past 3% for the first time since July 21. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes tumbled on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. "At this point, a little bit of a correction in the market is not anything to get worried about just yet."', 'news_textrank_summary': "High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.7% and 2.8%, respectively, as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose past 3% for the first time since July 21. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Monday in a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. Focus this week is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at a central banking conference in Jackson Hole for further cues on the monetary policy tightening path."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-aug-22-2022-%3A-amc-sqqq-mspr-tqqq-bbby-gct-prty-aapl-ccl-snap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -196.29 to 13,046.61. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 44,423,360 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) is -6.52 at $11.50, with 8,484,887 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.18. AMC\'s current last sale is 230% of the target price of $5.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +1.66 at $38.32, with 3,977,944 shares traded. This represents a 36.13% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nMSP Recovery, Inc. (MSPR) is +0.44 at $2.59, with 3,815,595 shares traded.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -1.6 at $33.75, with 3,416,197 shares traded. This represents a 58.3% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is -1.47 at $9.56, with 2,617,966 shares traded. BBBY\'s current last sale is 239% of the target price of $4.\n\nGigaCloud Technology Inc (GCT) is +7.91 at $55.92, with 1,114,103 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nParty City Holdco Inc. (PRTY) is +0.34 at $2.40, with 1,038,842 shares traded. PRTY\'s current last sale is 120% of the target price of $2.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.82 at $168.70, with 978,200 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.36. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.38 at $9.49, with 906,572 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 70.3% of the target price of $13.5.\n\nSnap Inc. (SNAP) is -0.35 at $11.21, with 784,021 shares traded. SNAP\'s current last sale is 80.07% of the target price of $14.\n\nSignify Health, Inc. (SGFY) is +8.55 at $29.75, with 629,616 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SGFY is in the "buy range".\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is -0.57 at $15.31, with 571,358 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.52. F\'s current last sale is 90.06% of the target price of $17.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.82 at $168.70, with 978,200 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.82 at $168.70, with 978,200 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Aug 22, 2022 : AMC, SQQQ, MSPR, TQQQ, BBBY, GCT, PRTY, AAPL, CCL, SNAP, SGFY, F', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.82 at $168.70, with 978,200 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". AMC\'s current last sale is 230% of the target price of $5.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -2.82 at $168.70, with 978,200 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 44,423,360 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-lower-open-as-rate-hike-worries-persist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain\nAug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set for a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers in the face of slowing economic growth.\nA four-week summer rally for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 snapped last week as megacap growth companies slumped on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield hitting nearly 3% on inflation fears. US/\nHigh-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.6% and 1.8%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday.\nLenders JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Bank of America BAC.N fell more than 1% each amid a broader risk-off mood. Banking giants collectively face more than $1 billion in regulatory fines for employees\' use of unapproved messaging tools, including email and apps such as WhatsApp.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 23.16, its highest level in over two weeks.\nAfter a rough start to the year, the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX recovered nearly 16% from its mid-June lows helped by strong earnings and hopes of a dovish pivot by the Fed.\nFocus this week is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech at a central banking conference in Jackson Hole on Friday for further cues on the central bank\'s monetary policy tightening path.\n"The market convinced itself that the CPI last month suggested peak inflation has been reached ... but that was short sighted," said Kenny Polcari, managing partner at Kace Capital Advisors.\n"Jackson Hole will give Powell an opportunity to reset the narrative and suggest the Fed is going to remain vigilant and aggressive."\nAccording to economists polled by Reuters, the Fed will raise rates by 50 basis points in September.\nTraders are also expecting a slightly higher chance of a 50 bps hike over a third 75 bps hike, even as several Fed policymakers have pushed back against expectations of a dovish pivot and emphasized the fight against inflation is ongoing.\nInvestors will also be looking for details on the central bank\'s plans to reduce its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet, a process that started in June.\nThe Fed\'s favored inflation gauge, the PCE price index, will also be released this week.\nWith recession fears lingering and investors eager for any clues about the economy\'s strength, other U.S. data will be closely awaited this week, including flash PMIs, the second estimate of second quarter GDP and University of Michigan consumer sentiment.\nEconomic slowdown fears have hit markets globally, with China\'s central bank trimming some key lending rates on Monday in a bid to support a slowing economy and a stressed housing sector.\nAt 8:32 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 323 points, or 0.96%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 48.5 points, or 1.15%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 194 points, or 1.46%.\nSignify Health Inc SGFY.N jumped 40.2% following a report on Sunday that UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Option Care Health Inc OPCH.O are bidding to acquire the company.\nAMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N tumbled 37.7% after UK-based rival Cineworld Group CINE.L, the world\'s second-largest cinema operator, warned of a possible bankruptcy filing.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "US/ High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.6% and 1.8%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers in the face of slowing economic growth. With recession fears lingering and investors eager for any clues about the economy's strength, other U.S. data will be closely awaited this week, including flash PMIs, the second estimate of second quarter GDP and University of Michigan consumer sentiment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "US/ High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.6% and 1.8%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers in the face of slowing economic growth. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, rose to 23.16, its highest level in over two weeks.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for lower open as rate hike worries persist', 'news_lexrank_summary': "US/ High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.6% and 1.8%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers in the face of slowing economic growth. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, rose to 23.16, its highest level in over two weeks.", 'news_textrank_summary': "US/ High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.6% and 1.8%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a dour start to the week as investors worried about hawkish signals from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers in the face of slowing economic growth. Focus this week is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at a central banking conference in Jackson Hole on Friday for further cues on the central bank's monetary policy tightening path."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-msci-acwi-low-carbon-target-etf-crbn-a-strong-etf-right-now-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 12/08/2014, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nBut, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies, and are a strong option for those who prefer choosing great stocks in order to beat the market.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nThe smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Blackrock, CRBN has amassed assets over $918.47 million, making it one of the larger ETFs in the World ETFs. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index.\nThe MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index is designed to address two dimensions of carbon exposure ? carbon emissions and potential carbon emissions from fossil fuel reserves.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.20% for CRBN, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nCRBN's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2.06%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nCRBN's top 10 holdings account for about 15.95% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF has lost about -14.35% so far, and is down about -9.21% over the last 12 months (as of 08/22/2022). CRBN has traded between $133.43 and $176.38 in this past 52-week period.\nThe fund has a beta of 0.93 and standard deviation of 22.34% for the trailing three-year period, which makes CRBN a low risk choice in this particular space. With about 1333 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the World ETFs segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index. IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $6.69 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has $23.78 billion. ESGD has an expense ratio of 0.20% and ESGU charges 0.15%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the World ETFs.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 12/08/2014, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 12/08/2014, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 12/08/2014, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-shares-of-enovix-are-powering-higher-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nWhile markets are dipping lower to start the week, shares of Enovix (NASDAQ: ENVX) are jumping considerably higher. The lithium-ion battery manufacturer received some favorable coverage from an analyst this morning, and the market is taking note.\nAs of 10:18 a.m. ET on Monday, shares of Enovix are up 9.3%, having retreated from their earlier climb of 14.2%.\nSo what\nAnanda Baruah, an analyst at Loop Capital, lifted the price target on Enovix's stock to $100 from $50, providing an extremely bullish opinion on how much room the stock has to run. Based on where shares opened today, the new price target implies upside of 415%. According to Thefly.com, Baruah predicated the price target hike on the strength of its battery partnerships with industry leaders like Apple, Samsung, and Meta Platforms.\nJuxtaposed with the opinions of other analysts, Baruah's price target stands out even more. Earlier this month, after the company reported its second-quarter 2022 earnings, Gus Richard, an analyst at Northland, raised his price target to $25 from $22, while Craig-Hallum analyst Anthony Stoss lifted his price target to $25 from $20.\nNow what\nIt's no wonder that shares of Enovix are soaring today, considering Loop Capital's extremely bullish outlook. But investors should pause before charging their portfolios with the lithium battery developer.\nBaruah's price target is simply an individual belief on how high shares can rise; in fact, it's an outlier among other analysts' opinions. Instead of blindly following one bullish analyst, investors should monitor the company's progress in the coming months with regard to its targets: ramping up production at its Fab-1 factory and growing revenue.\n10 stocks we like better than Enovix Corporation\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Enovix Corporation wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Scott Levine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened While markets are dipping lower to start the week, shares of Enovix (NASDAQ: ENVX) are jumping considerably higher. According to Thefly.com, Baruah predicated the price target hike on the strength of its battery partnerships with industry leaders like Apple, Samsung, and Meta Platforms. Instead of blindly following one bullish analyst, investors should monitor the company's progress in the coming months with regard to its targets: ramping up production at its Fab-1 factory and growing revenue.", 'news_luhn_summary': "So what Ananda Baruah, an analyst at Loop Capital, lifted the price target on Enovix's stock to $100 from $50, providing an extremely bullish opinion on how much room the stock has to run. Now what It's no wonder that shares of Enovix are soaring today, considering Loop Capital's extremely bullish outlook. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Shares of Enovix Are Powering Higher Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "So what Ananda Baruah, an analyst at Loop Capital, lifted the price target on Enovix's stock to $100 from $50, providing an extremely bullish opinion on how much room the stock has to run. Juxtaposed with the opinions of other analysts, Baruah's price target stands out even more. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "So what Ananda Baruah, an analyst at Loop Capital, lifted the price target on Enovix's stock to $100 from $50, providing an extremely bullish opinion on how much room the stock has to run. Earlier this month, after the company reported its second-quarter 2022 earnings, Gus Richard, an analyst at Northland, raised his price target to $25 from $22, while Craig-Hallum analyst Anthony Stoss lifted his price target to $25 from $20. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-drop-as-rate-hike-worries-persist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nFutures down: Dow 0.85%, S&P 1.09%, Nasdaq 1.46%\nAug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures fell on Monday, setting all three major U.S. stock indexes for a dour start to the week, as investors worried about hawkish signals from Federal Reserve policymakers in the face of slowing economic growth.\nA four-week summer rally for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 snapped last week as megacap growth companies slumped on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield hitting nearly 3% on inflation fears.\nHigh-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.5% and 2.1%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday.\nLenders JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Bank of America BAC.N fell more than 1% each amid a broader risk-off mood. Banking giants collectively face more than $1 billion in regulatory fines for employees\' use of unapproved messaging tools, including email and apps such as WhatsApp.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 23.10, its highest level in over two weeks.\nFocus this week is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech at a central banking conference in Jackson Hole on Friday for further cues on the central bank\'s monetary policy tightening path.\n"The market is now going through a digestion phase, triggered by weaker-than-expected economic reports and anxiety ahead of statements and policy indications expected to emerge from the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research.\n"The big uncertainty remains the size of the rate hike at the September FOMC meeting."\nAccording to economists in a Reuters poll, the Fed will raise rates by 50 basis points in September amid expectations inflation has peaked and growing recession worries.\nTraders are also expecting a slightly higher chance of a 50 bps hike over a third 75 bps hike, even as several Fed policymakers have pushed back against expectations of a dovish pivot and emphasized the fight against inflation is ongoing.\nInvestors will also be looking for details on the central bank\'s plans to reduce its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet, a process that started in June.\nThe Fed\'s favored inflation gauge, the PCE price index, will also be released this week.\nWith recession fears lingering and investors eager for any clues about the economy\'s strength, other U.S. data will be closely awaited this week, including flash PMIs, the second estimate of second quarter GDP and University of Michigan consumer sentiment.\nAt 07:07 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 286 points, or 0.85%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 46 points, or 1.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 193.25 points, or 1.46%.\nSignify Health Inc SGFY.N jumped 40.5% following a report on Sunday that UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Option Care Health Inc OPCH.O are bidding to acquire the company.\nAMC Entertainment Holdings AMC.N tumbled 31.5% after peer Cineworld CINE.L, the world\'s second-largest cinema operator warned of a possible bankruptcy filing.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.5% and 2.1%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday. A four-week summer rally for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 snapped last week as megacap growth companies slumped on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield hitting nearly 3% on inflation fears. According to economists in a Reuters poll, the Fed will raise rates by 50 basis points in September amid expectations inflation has peaked and growing recession worries.', 'news_luhn_summary': "High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.5% and 2.1%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Dow 0.85%, S&P 1.09%, Nasdaq 1.46% Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures fell on Monday, setting all three major U.S. stock indexes for a dour start to the week, as investors worried about hawkish signals from Federal Reserve policymakers in the face of slowing economic growth. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, rose to 23.10, its highest level in over two weeks.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures drop as rate hike worries persist', 'news_lexrank_summary': "High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.5% and 2.1%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, rose to 23.10, its highest level in over two weeks. Focus this week is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at a central banking conference in Jackson Hole on Friday for further cues on the central bank's monetary policy tightening path.", 'news_textrank_summary': "High-growth and technology companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 1.5% and 2.1%, respectively, in trading before the bell on Monday. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Dow 0.85%, S&P 1.09%, Nasdaq 1.46% Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures fell on Monday, setting all three major U.S. stock indexes for a dour start to the week, as investors worried about hawkish signals from Federal Reserve policymakers in the face of slowing economic growth. Focus this week is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at a central banking conference in Jackson Hole on Friday for further cues on the central bank's monetary policy tightening path."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-if-they-take-a-dip-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There's a lot to be said for delayed gratification -- and it's true in investing, too. For example, imagine you think the Progressive insurance company is terrific, with a golden future, and you're eager to be a shareholder. You might buy shares now -- but they seem overvalued, with their forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio recently 25, well above the five-year average of 17. At such a level, there's a decent chance they'll drop closer to their intrinsic value instead of continuing to climb higher.\nFor best results, aim to buy into great companies at great -- or at least good -- prices. You might add Progressive to your watch list and wait for a better price. Here are three great performers you might also add to that watch list, waiting for a better entry point.\n1. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with a recent market value near $2.8 trillion, is an interesting beast. While many popular technology-heavy companies have seen their stocks plummet in the recent market downturn, Apple shares were recently only 5% off their 52-week high. The company's forward P/E was recently 27, well above its five-year average of 22, and suggesting that it's overvalued.\nThere's a decent case to be made to just buy the stock now, even if it's somewhat overvalued, because it appears to have a long runway of growth ahead of it. For example, it's still growing, despite its massive size -- in part due to regular introductions of new products, such as Apple Watches and Apple TV+. Apple's future offerings may well include cars and healthcare.\nBut if you think the stock, recently trading for around $173 per share, will be worth $300 per share in a few years, your gain will be greater if you can buy into it for, say, $140 instead of $173. Do your own thinking, though, as you should with all investment decisions, to arrive at your own thoughts on a given stock's value.\n2. Axon Enterprise\nAxon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) is another very promising stock to consider for your portfolio, and to consider waiting on. You might know it by its former name, Taser. The company used to focus on weaponry, but it has since broadened its scope, embracing a range of law enforcement technology. That includes body cameras and monitoring software.\nOn Axon's website, it notes that it has saved 270,877 lives from death or serious injury, and that its offerings have been used more than five million times worldwide, 99.75% of the time resulting in no serious injury. The Axon Evidence platform, meanwhile, is hosting more than 109 petabytes of data.\nIf you keep up with news, you'll be aware that many are calling for police forces to use less force and to be more accountable, such as via body cameras. That bodes well for Axon's future. Another promising angle is that the company is looking to offer more for consumers, which can introduce a huge new market.\nAxon's forward P/E was recently below its five-year average, suggesting that it's not wildly overvalued and may be reasonably valued. After digging into the company more, you might buy it at its recent price near $132 per share, or you might just add it to a watch list, waiting for a lower entry point. There's no guarantee the stock will fall much anytime soon, but a lower price can deliver larger eventual gains.\n3. Costco\nThen there's Costco (NASDAQ: COST), which needs little introduction. The warehouse retailer recently sported 834 warehouses, with 575 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, 107 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, and dozens elsewhere. (Clearly, it has plenty of room to grow further.) Despite a recent market value topping $240 billion, Costco is still growing at a good clip, with third-quarter revenue up 16% year over year to more than $50 billion. It's become the third largest global retailer, with 300,000 employees worldwide.\nCostco is facing pressures from inflation, which may lead to it raising prices, but it's not facing those pressures alone -- they also affect its peers and rivals. It has some advantages over many rivals, too, in its membership program that generates billions of dollars and that features a recent renewal rate of more than 92%, reflecting loyal customers. It's been pleasing customers with offerings from new brands, among other things -- such as Timberland, Banana Republic, iMac, and several major airlines, too.\nCostco recently sported a forward-looking P/E of 37, above its five-year average of 33, so it seems far from undervalued. Consider adding it to your watch list -- it may see its shares pull back somewhat if inflationary or other pressures end up leading to disappointing results over the short term. And, of course, sometimes shares pull back temporarily for no good reason at all.\nGive these companies a closer look if any of them interest you, and know that there are gobs of other strong and growing companies out there -- many of which are now undervalued due to the recent market downturn.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 11, 2022\nSelena Maranjian has positions in Apple, Axon Enterprise, and Costco Wholesale. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Axon Enterprise, and Costco Wholesale. The Motley Fool recommends Progressive and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with a recent market value near $2.8 trillion, is an interesting beast. After digging into the company more, you might buy it at its recent price near $132 per share, or you might just add it to a watch list, waiting for a lower entry point. It has some advantages over many rivals, too, in its membership program that generates billions of dollars and that features a recent renewal rate of more than 92%, reflecting loyal customers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with a recent market value near $2.8 trillion, is an interesting beast. Axon Enterprise Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) is another very promising stock to consider for your portfolio, and to consider waiting on. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Axon Enterprise, and Costco Wholesale.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy if They Take a Dip', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with a recent market value near $2.8 trillion, is an interesting beast. You might add Progressive to your watch list and wait for a better price. Axon Enterprise Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) is another very promising stock to consider for your portfolio, and to consider waiting on.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with a recent market value near $2.8 trillion, is an interesting beast. While many popular technology-heavy companies have seen their stocks plummet in the recent market downturn, Apple shares were recently only 5% off their 52-week high. Axon Enterprise Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) is another very promising stock to consider for your portfolio, and to consider waiting on.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investors-add-%2410-trln-activist-wrench-to-h2o-risk', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nMELBOURNE (Reuters Breakingviews) - Get ready to hear rafts of executives blame “drought”, “flood” and “natural disaster” for poor earnings in the next few months. On some levels, that’s understandable: large swathes of the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania have been suffering from either too little or too much water, and sometimes both in quick succession. But it’s also tired old language that obfuscates how such financial pain is a consequence of long allowing water risk to play second fiddle to greenhouse-gas emissions in battling climate change. Now DWS, Fidelity International, CalPERS and some 60 other investors with almost $10 trillion in assets between them are trying to change that.\nThe group has just launched the Valuing Water Finance Initiative after more than two years https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breakingviews.com%2Fconsidered-view%2Fan-ever-drier-world-will-unleash-investment-flood%2F&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cf83c3a4a2fd047333be308da83fb9691%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637967413838877179%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2jreJ2umjytNd00kRJw%2BrEhEWhU7fxt2rh0vpf%2BR764%3D&reserved=0 of constructing the scientific case for action. Despite its somewhat airy name, the VWFI will target 72 food, beverage, technology and apparel companies from Microsoft to McDonalds to properly assess their exposure to the resource, as well as better manage and protect it. It’s modelled on the Climate Action 100+, a carbon-focused initiative led by 700 investors holding $68 trillion in assets; climate nonprofit organisation Ceres is a founding member of both.\nIt's not that water risk is completely ignored. A smaller Ceres-led investor campaign in the past targeted fast-food chains, while another nonprofit, CDP, has warned that the cost of ignoring water risks costs companies five times https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cdp.net%2Fcdp-production%2Fcms%2Freports%2Fdocuments%2F000%2F005%2F577%2Foriginal%2FCDP_Water_analysis_report_2020.pdf%3F1617987510&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cf83c3a4a2fd047333be308da83fb9691%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637967413839033403%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SThVdh4r9ro4U%2FOGCBdf%2FKvVp%2FuZa298fnGLUVIBmZs%3D&reserved=0 as much as dealing with them. Shareholders, too, are starting to take companies to task for downplaying the risks. Earlier this month, for example, more than 60% https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fir.tesla.com%2F_flysystem%2Fs3%2Fsec%2F000156459022028207%2Ftsla-8k_20220804-gen.pdf&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cf83c3a4a2fd047333be308da83fb9691%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637967413839033403%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aFOkm3Fh9VBrckxPFU6r0jh83fhW82HPKxRH6S5ZZYM%3D&reserved=0 of independent shareholders backed an investor proposal https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fir.tesla.com%2F_flysystem%2Fs3%2Fsec%2F000156459022022992%2Ftsla-pre14a_20220804-gen.pdf&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cf83c3a4a2fd047333be308da83fb9691%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637967413839033403%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9gST5zdRPLeWFE0ox0laMi71eg6iQNeUa4N4ibiJHKQ%3D&reserved=0 calling on Tesla to develop a better water strategy. But such resolutions are rare and infrequent.\nThere are good examples of corporate water action to draw on, including strategies from AB InBev, Coca-Cola and Intel; these range from making their plants water-efficient to helping their supply chains and the communities they operate in to be more water aware and secure. Some of these companies are on the VWFI’s initial target list – a smart move that should help more speedily develop best practices for the laggards. With recent global events showing yet again how the effects of the changing climate are felt most through water, it’s past time to pipe in a concerted investor solution.\nFollow @AntonyMCurrie https://twitter.com/antonymcurrie on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\nA group of 64 investment firms collectively managing almost $10 trillion in assets on Aug. 16 launched the Valuing Water Finance Initiative [VWFI] to push companies with a high water footprint to value the resource properly, to understand its potential to pose a financial risk and to adapt their strategy accordingly.\nAmong the 64 founding members of the VWFI are Fidelity International, Franklin Templeton, DWS, AustralianSuper and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.\nThe group is initially targeting 72 companies in the food, beverage, apparel and technology sectors, including Coca Cola, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Adidas, Lululemon Athletica, Apple, Alphabet, Kraft Heinz and Unilever.\nThe initiative, which was spearheaded by U.S.-based climate nonprofit Ceres and the Government of the Netherlands, is based on six major targets for companies. These encompass: water quantity and quality; ecosystem protection; universal and equitable access to water and sanitation; proper board oversight; and ensuring policy lobbying is aligned with sustainable water resource management. \n(Editing by Robyn Mak and Thomas Shum)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'But it’s also tired old language that obfuscates how such financial pain is a consequence of long allowing water risk to play second fiddle to greenhouse-gas emissions in battling climate change. Despite its somewhat airy name, the VWFI will target 72 food, beverage, technology and apparel companies from Microsoft to McDonalds to properly assess their exposure to the resource, as well as better manage and protect it. The group is initially targeting 72 companies in the food, beverage, apparel and technology sectors, including Coca Cola, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Adidas, Lululemon Athletica, Apple, Alphabet, Kraft Heinz and Unilever.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It’s modelled on the Climate Action 100+, a carbon-focused initiative led by 700 investors holding $68 trillion in assets; climate nonprofit organisation Ceres is a founding member of both. A group of 64 investment firms collectively managing almost $10 trillion in assets on Aug. 16 launched the Valuing Water Finance Initiative [VWFI] to push companies with a high water footprint to value the resource properly, to understand its potential to pose a financial risk and to adapt their strategy accordingly. The group is initially targeting 72 companies in the food, beverage, apparel and technology sectors, including Coca Cola, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Adidas, Lululemon Athletica, Apple, Alphabet, Kraft Heinz and Unilever.', 'news_article_title': 'Investors add $10 trln activist wrench to H2O risk', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Now DWS, Fidelity International, CalPERS and some 60 other investors with almost $10 trillion in assets between them are trying to change that. Despite its somewhat airy name, the VWFI will target 72 food, beverage, technology and apparel companies from Microsoft to McDonalds to properly assess their exposure to the resource, as well as better manage and protect it. A group of 64 investment firms collectively managing almost $10 trillion in assets on Aug. 16 launched the Valuing Water Finance Initiative [VWFI] to push companies with a high water footprint to value the resource properly, to understand its potential to pose a financial risk and to adapt their strategy accordingly.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A smaller Ceres-led investor campaign in the past targeted fast-food chains, while another nonprofit, CDP, has warned that the cost of ignoring water risks costs companies five times https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cdp.net%2Fcdp-production%2Fcms%2Freports%2Fdocuments%2F000%2F005%2F577%2Foriginal%2FCDP_Water_analysis_report_2020.pdf%3F1617987510&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cf83c3a4a2fd047333be308da83fb9691%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637967413839033403%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SThVdh4r9ro4U%2FOGCBdf%2FKvVp%2FuZa298fnGLUVIBmZs%3D&reserved=0 as much as dealing with them. A group of 64 investment firms collectively managing almost $10 trillion in assets on Aug. 16 launched the Valuing Water Finance Initiative [VWFI] to push companies with a high water footprint to value the resource properly, to understand its potential to pose a financial risk and to adapt their strategy accordingly. 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FEDWATCH\nU.S. Treasury yields retreated a little on Tuesday, a day after scaling past 3% for the first time since July 21, supporting battered megacap growth and technology stocks.\nHigh-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added 0.3% each in trading before the bell, while most banks also edged higher.\nAt 06:47 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 70 points, or 0.21%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 9.25 points, or 0.22%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 31.25 points, or 0.24%.\nPandemic favorite Zoom Video Communications Inc ZM.O tumbled 11% after the company cut its annual profit and revenue forecasts.\nPalo Alto Networks PANW.O gained 8.5% after the cybersecurity firm posted upbeat quarterly results and announced a stock split plan.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo PDD.O rose 2.4% on plans to launch a cross-border e-commerce platform next month which will target the United States as its first market, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.\nJD.com Inc JD.O climbed 5.2% on beating Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue as lockdowns in China to control the spread of the coronavirus boosted online shopping and the company\'s "618" shopping event.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added 0.3% each in trading before the bell, while most banks also edged higher. ET, which would provide clues on the strength of the U.S. economy, will follow weak readings from Europe earlier in the day that compounded expectations of a recession in the region and pressured global markets. Wall Street has closed sharply lower in the last two sessions as investors worried over a Fed gathering later this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where the central bank chair Jerome Powell is expected to reinforce a strong commitment to stamp out inflation running at four-decades high.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added 0.3% each in trading before the bell, while most banks also edged higher. Futures up: Dow 0.21%, S&P 0.22%, Nasdaq 0.24% Aug 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Tuesday after a steep selloff on Wall Street in the previous session on concerns about aggressive signals from the Federal Reserve on interest rate increases, with manufacturing and services data on tap. Traders remain split between a 50 basis point and a 75 basis point hike by the central bank at its meeting next month, though economists polled by Reuters expect a 50 basis-point hike.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge up ahead of business activity data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added 0.3% each in trading before the bell, while most banks also edged higher. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Dow 0.21%, S&P 0.22%, Nasdaq 0.24% Aug 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Tuesday after a steep selloff on Wall Street in the previous session on concerns about aggressive signals from the Federal Reserve on interest rate increases, with manufacturing and services data on tap.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'High-growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O added 0.3% each in trading before the bell, while most banks also edged higher. Futures up: Dow 0.21%, S&P 0.22%, Nasdaq 0.24% Aug 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Tuesday after a steep selloff on Wall Street in the previous session on concerns about aggressive signals from the Federal Reserve on interest rate increases, with manufacturing and services data on tap. Wall Street has closed sharply lower in the last two sessions as investors worried over a Fed gathering later this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where the central bank chair Jerome Powell is expected to reinforce a strong commitment to stamp out inflation running at four-decades high.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-aug-23-2022-%3A-ape-usmc-etwo-jwn-psc-nly-aapl-kr-intc-ibm-fold', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -3.15 to 12,878.64. The total After hours volume is currently 65,662,625 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (APE) is +0.05 at $7.07, with 16,784,130 shares traded.\n\nPrincipal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) is +0.0181 at $39.24, with 3,400,000 shares traded. This represents a 11.27% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nE2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (ETWO) is unchanged at $7.07, with 3,225,850 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ETWO is in the "strong buy range".\n\nNordstrom, Inc. (JWN) is -2.96 at $20.24, with 2,871,110 shares traded. JWN\'s current last sale is 77.85% of the target price of $26.\n\nPrincipal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF (PSC) is -0.0576 at $42.15, with 2,800,000 shares traded. This represents a 14.29% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAnnaly Capital Management Inc (NLY) is unchanged at $6.55, with 2,590,449 shares traded. NLY\'s current last sale is 93.57% of the target price of $7.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.11 at $167.12, with 2,256,191 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nKroger Company (The) (KR) is unchanged at $49.60, with 1,976,933 shares traded. KR\'s current last sale is 92.71% of the target price of $53.5.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $33.95, with 1,793,093 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 87.05% of the target price of $39.\n\nInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is unchanged at $134.74, with 1,717,345 shares traded. IBM\'s current last sale is 90.43% of the target price of $149.\n\nAmicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD) is unchanged at $12.08, with 1,387,105 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for FOLD is 7.157002; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nMicrochip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) is unchanged at $69.12, with 1,187,133 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 9 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.37. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MCHP is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.11 at $167.12, with 2,256,191 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ETWO is in the "strong buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.11 at $167.12, with 2,256,191 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 65,662,625 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Aug 23, 2022 : APE, USMC, ETWO, JWN, PSC, NLY, AAPL, KR, INTC, IBM, FOLD, MCHP', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.11 at $167.12, with 2,256,191 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (ETWO) is unchanged at $7.07, with 3,225,850 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.11 at $167.12, with 2,256,191 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 65,662,625 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/special-report-new-breed-of-video-sites-thrives-on-misinformation-and-hate', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Joseph Tanfani\nAug 22 (Reuters) - A day after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York last May, the video-sharing website BitChute was amplifying a far-right conspiracy theory that the massacre was a so-called false flag operation, meant to discredit gun-loving Americans.\nThree of the top 15 videos on the site that day blamed U.S. federal agents instead of the true culprit: a white-supremacist teenager who had vowed to “kill as many blacks as possible” before shooting 13 people, killing 10. Other popular videos uploaded by BitChute users falsely claimed COVID-19 vaccines caused cancers that “literally eat you” and spread the debunked claim that Microsoft founder Bill Gates caused a global baby-formula shortage.\nBitChute has boomed as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook tighten rules to combat misinformation and hate speech. An upstart BitChute rival, Odysee, has also taken off. Both promote themselves as free-speech havens, and they’re at the forefront of a fast-growing alternative media system that delivers once-fringe ideas to millions of people worldwide.\nSearching the two sites on major news topics plunges viewers into a labyrinth of outlandish conspiracy theories, racist abuse and graphic violence. As their viewership has surged since 2019, they have cultivated a devoted audience of mostly younger men, according to data from digital intelligence firm Similarweb SMWB.N.\nOnline misinformation, though usually legal, triggers real-world harm. U.S. election workers have faced a wave of death threats and harassment inspired by former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged, which also fueled the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot. Reuters interviews with a dozen people accused of terrorizing election workers revealed that some had acted on bogus information they found on BitChute and almost all had consumed content on sites popular among the far-right.\nBitChute and Odysee both host hundreds of videos inspired by the QAnon conspiracy theory, whose supporters have been arrested for threatening politicians, abducting children and blocking a bridge near Arizona’s Hoover Dam with an armored truck full of guns and ammunition.\n“Platforms such as BitChute and Odysee have had a seismic impact on the disinformation landscape,” said Joe Ondrak of Logically, a British firm that works with governments and other organizations to reduce the harm of misinformation. The sites, he said, had become the “first port of call” for conspiracists to publish videos.\nBitChute and Odysee say they comply with the law by, for example, removing terrorism-related material, and that they have rules banning racist content or incitement of violence. At the same time, the companies defended the rights of extremists to express themselves on their sites and downplayed the importance of their content.\n“Bitchute’s North Star is free speech, which is the cornerstone of a free and democratic society,” BitChute said in a statement to Reuters. Odysee said that right-wing and conspiracy content didn’t define the platform, which it said is focusing on generating science- and technology-related videos.\nDespite the platforms’ rules, their users routinely publish overtly racist videos and post comments that call for violence, a Reuters review of the sites found. BitChute and Odysee didn’t respond to questions about content that appeared to violate the sites’ guidelines.\nAll social media platforms publish standards saying they don’t accept extreme or hateful content, said Callum Hood of the Center for Countering Digital Hate in London. “The real test is: Do they live up to those standards? With BitChute and Odysee, the answer is an emphatic no.”\nSome academics who have researched BitChute and Odysee say their relaxed content-moderation practices result in sites that are dominated by incendiary content that most online publishers routinely reject. Benjamin Horne, a social scientist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and two colleagues reviewed more than 440,000 BitChute videos and found that 12% of channels received more than 85% of the engagement. “Almost all of those channels contain far-right conspiracies or extreme hate speech,” their report concluded.\nReuters searches of the sites show that their most popular videos are often full of abusive content and misinformation that grossly distort news events.\nThe top BitChute and Odysee videos in searches for “Buffalo shooting” assert that the massacre never happened. Three of the top 10 on Odysee claimed that Black survivors and witnesses were actors. “It’s payday in the ghetto,” said one commentator. Another video defended the racist theory that motivated the shooter: that whites are being “replaced” by non-whites through migration and population growth. The only purely factual video among BitChute’s top 10 results attracted a slew of racist comments, with one viewer describing the shooter as a “patriot” and his victims as “dumb n‑‑‑‑‑s.”\nSearching for “COVID” on BitChute one recent day produced a short film called Plandemic as the top result. Plandemic was banned by YouTube and Facebook for its potentially harmful misinformation, including the claim that wearing a facemask “literally activates your own virus” and makes you sick. At least seven of the top 10 “COVID” search results on Odysee also contained falsehoods – for example, that vaccines contain dangerous nanoparticles or have side-effects that are “like a nuclear bomb.”\nIt’s a similar story with a widely reported atrocity of the Russia-Ukraine war. Nine out of the top 10 search results on BitChute for “Bucha massacre” theorized that the killing by Russian soldiers of Ukrainian citizens was a hoax intended to escalate U.S. involvement in the war, or that it was the work of Ukrainian soldiers, British agents or “Nazis.”\nIdentical YouTube searches on these topics produced almost all factual reports from established news organizations. This is consistent with YouTube’s policy of prioritizing information from what it calls “authoritative sources” on sensitive topics or events.\nBitChute and Odysee are hardly the only sites spreading misinformation. Social media giants such as Facebook and YouTube have also struggled to contain such content, but they have responded with more aggressive moderation policies and practices.\nA more direct competitor to BitChute and Odysee is Rumble, a larger video-sharing site that attracts right-wing users. Rumble also touts itself as a free-speech champion and attracts thousands of videos promoting conspiracy theories. But Rumble has mainstream ambitions and better financial backing, and the company moderates its content enough to make it palatable to app stores run by Apple AAPL.O and Google GOOGL.O – a key growth driver for any digital business.\nFounded in 2013 by Chris Pavlovski, a Canadian entrepreneur, Rumble started as a clearing house for viral videos about children and animals. By 2020, Pavlovski was capitalizing on anti-Big Tech sentiment to attract prominent right-wing commentators, and the following year won financial backing from billionaire Peter Thiel, a Republican kingmaker. Thiel didn’t reply to a request for comment.\nToday, Rumble offers a mix of pets and politics, with one foot in the febrile, pro-Trump world where the 2020 election was stolen and climate change doesn’t exist. Rumble said in a statement that the platform offered a “wide variety” of information, including a channel featuring Reuters content. A Reuters spokesperson said Rumble is a customer that pays to publish Reuters content.\nRumble said its audience is growing rapidly because it trusts adults “to make up their own minds after hearing all sides.” But the platform does limit some extreme speech. Search for the N-word on Rumble, for instance, and you get a message: “No videos found.”\nThe same search on BitChute and Odysee returns hundreds of racist videos. BitChute co-founder and Chief Executive Ray Vahey and Odysee co-founder Jeremy Kauffman are self-styled libertarians who see their creations as safe zones for free speech – no matter how false or repellent.\nThe onslaught of vile content attracted by that philosophy caused one of BitChute’s three founders to quit and got the platform banned from mainstream app stores. Odysee has managed to stay in the Apple app store, but only by blocking searches for COVID-19 in its app.\nApple said in a statement that it only permits COVID-19 information in apps from governments and other “recognized entities.” The company did not answer questions about whether the extremists and white supremacists on Odysee are permitted under Apple guidelines, which ban offensive references to racial, religious and other groups.\nBoth BitChute and Odysee have struggled to find workable financial models in an increasingly crowded market, even as both quickly amassed huge audiences, attracting hundreds of millions of site visits annually.\nOdysee’s story starts with a frisbee-playing American eccentric who sought to finance the site by inventing a new cryptocurrency. BitChute has roots in northern Thailand, where a reclusive British expat decided that something had to be done about internet censorship.\n'KILL 'EM ALL'\nVahey, 45, is a software designer who lives in the sleepy suburbs of Chiang Mai. Before starting BitChute, Vahey created animated nursery rhymes for a YouTube channel called RockstarLittle. The songs, among them “Incy Wincy Spider” and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” also appear on BitChute under its “Education” category, where they’re mixed with videos about chemtrails – the conspiracy theory that governments are secretly spraying toxins from aircraft – and security-camera footage of a hooded man shooting a Brazilian shop assistant in the head.\nVahey declined to be interviewed for this story but has detailed his vision in recorded talks with BitChute users posted to the site. In one recent talk, he recalled a “golden age” when the internet had fewer restrictions. “It seems like the more censorship has grown, the more society has been ripped apart,” he said.\nBit Chute Ltd was incorporated in Britain in 2017 by Vahey and two other Brits. Rich Jones, a software developer by training, is the company’s chief operations officer. He is 53, lives in England and, on his LinkedIn page, describes Vahey as “a former classmate and long-time friend.” Jones also declined to comment.\nAndy Munarriz, a 53-year-old telecoms expert, is BitChute’s third co-founder. “Around this time YouTube, Facebook and others were removing contributors, and Ray felt free speech was under attack,” Munarriz told Reuters. Vahey started BitChute in his spare time, running it from his Chiang Mai home.\nVahey was shocked when his platform “took off like a rocket,” he recalled in an interview published on BitChute in December. “It was overwhelming. The next day, I had to scale up. And the next day, I had to scale up again.”\nHorne, the BitChute researcher, said the platform owes its early success to the prominent U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. His Infowars show joined BitChute in late 2017 and gained popularity as YouTube and other platforms evicted Jones the following year.\nAmong other falsehoods, Jones championed the theory that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. Twenty children and six staff members were fatally shot; Jones claimed their families were actors and the shooting was a false-flag operation concocted by a government that wanted to seize citizens’ guns. Today, videos from a variety of content creators on BitChute and Odysee make strikingly similar claims about the Buffalo shooting.\nA Texas jury recently ordered Jones to pay $50 million in damages to the parents of one child killed in the shooting. A spokesperson for Infowars and a lawyer for Jones did not respond to requests for comment.\nHorne’s team collected and analyzed more than three million videos from 61,000 BitChute channels posted between June 2019 and December 2021, finding that almost all of the platform’s most popular videos were full of misinformation and hate speech. Horne said the researchers found a “recruitment video” for Atomwaffen Division, which the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as a “terroristic neo-Nazi organization.” Federal and state authorities have charged Atomwaffen members with crimes including murder.\nHorne said he reported the video to the Federal Bureau of Investigation but didn’t hear back. The FBI declined to comment. The video is no longer available on BitChute, which didn’t respond to questions about what happened to it.\nExperts say Atomwaffen Division disbanded in 2020. A former leader of the group, John Denton, pleaded guilty in 2020 for his part in a racially motivated campaign of harassment and was sentenced to 41 months in prison. Neither Denton nor his lawyer responded to requests for comment.\nThe comment sections beneath some of the BitChute videos that Horne’s team reviewed contained “high amounts of hate speech, most of it anti-Semitic,” Horne said. Reuters also found dozens of videos featuring white men fighting Black men, with comments extolling the violence: “N‑‑‑‑‑ stompin fuck yeah.” One video consisted of graphic footage of a man being burned to death. “They are the scum of the world,” commented one viewer, referring to Black people. “Kill ‘em all.”\nIn the December interview, Vahey said he often sees opinions he disagrees with on BitChute, but “that’s part of accepting what free speech is.” For Munarriz, one of the company’s co-founders, it was too much. He quit in January 2019, alarmed at BitChute’s direction.\n“No matter what community guidelines you put in place, or how hard you police, objectionable content would still make its way onto the platform under the guise of ‘free speech,’” Munarriz told Reuters. “Why take on that fight? The intention of BitChute is not to be a destination for objectionable content, but in the real world that’s what happens.”\nIn theory, BitChute users can filter the content they see by choosing one of three “sensitivity” settings: “Normal,” “NSFW” (“not safe for work”) and “NSFL” (“not safe for life”). In practice, because BitChute’s uploaders choose these settings, even “Normal” videos can include disturbing footage of suicides and killings.\nThe Buffalo shooter livestreamed his rampage on Twitch, a platform owned by Amazon AMZN.O, which quickly removed it. But the gruesome footage was reposted on BitChute, where it stayed for days, before eventually being taken down for depicting what BitChute called “abhorrent violence” on a page explaining the removal.\nBitChute didn’t respond to a request for comment on why the video wasn’t taken down sooner.\nSince 2020, under rules enforced by the British media regulator Ofcom, BitChute must protect the public from “harmful content.” This means, primarily, content that would be deemed a criminal offense under laws relating to terrorism and child sexual abuse, or content that incites violence or hatred against particular groups. Ofcom can impose heavy fines or even suspend a platform.\nOfcom and BitChute told Reuters they had consulted with each other on content to ensure compliance – “while maintaining our free speech guidelines,” added BitChute. But that doesn’t mean BitChute has removed all potentially harmful content. Ofcom told Reuters that the regulations don’t require BitChute to proactively police itself; rather, BitChute only has to remove content that someone – for example, a user or advocacy group – has reported as a violation of its terms and conditions. Moreover, the regulations apply only to BitChute’s videos and not to its user comments.\nA Reuters review of BitChute’s British site found myriad examples of content promoting hate and violence, including the videos of white men beating black men and the racial slurs in their comment sections.\nOfcom said it hadn’t launched any investigations or issued any fines under the 2020 regulations against BitChute or any other company.\nBitChute issued a public report in June on how it had moderated tens of thousands of videos. Most were flagged for copyright issues; others promoted terrorism, violent extremism or incited hatred. BitChute said that, in most cases, it either removed the videos or restricted their distribution in certain countries.\nReuters found that some videos blocked by BitChute in Europe remain on BitChute in the United States, where free-speech protections for social media are especially robust. In addition to constitutional protections, Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act stipulates that social media firms cannot be held legally responsible for the content that users post on their platforms.\nThe BitChute content blocked in Britain, but still freely available in America, includes swastika-adorned videos that attacked Jews and Blacks, and adoring montages about Adolf Hitler with names such as, “We Need You Now – Happy Birthday Mein Fuhrer.”\n'A LIZARD PERSON'\nBitChute’s online traffic grew 63% in 2021 over the previous year, to 514 million visits, according to Similarweb, the digital intelligence firm. For comparison, that’s more than double the online audience of MSNBC.com, the website of the cable news channel known for left-leaning opinion hosts.\nBut BitChute’s funding model appears fragile. In the December interview, Vahey said he had turned down investors because he refused to compromise on free speech. He said he mostly covered his monthly running costs of $50,000 through donations and subscriptions. The site also has some advertising.\nBitChute’s closest rival, Odysee, attracted 292 million visits last year. But it has taken a different path to get there.\nOdysee grew from a company called LBRY (pronounced “library”), co-founded in 2015 by Jeremy Kauffman, a U.S. tech entrepreneur and radical libertarian who financed LBRY by creating his own cryptocurrency. The company’s other founders did not respond to requests for comment.\nKauffman, 37, lives in New Hampshire, where he’s running a long-shot campaign for the U.S. Senate on the state’s Libertarian Party ticket in November’s midterm elections. His hardline version of the Party’s anti-government philosophy includes abolishing the Federal Reserve, the Internal Revenue Service and child-labor laws.\nKauffman promoted his Senate campaign with a bizarre video posted on Twitter in May. He addresses the camera in an ill-fitting crocodile costume and speaks as images flash on the screen of snarling aliens, Godzilla and President Joe Biden with a forked tongue. “I want to become a lizard person,” Kauffman says. “I would like to rule you.”\nThe act appeared to reference the lizard-people conspiracy theory, which holds that governing elites are really blood-sucking alien reptiles in human form.\nKauffman also posts provocative statements on Twitter. “Being unvaccinated and being Black are both choices,” he tweeted in August 2021, with a picture of a light-skinned Michael Jackson. He told Reuters the tweet was a joke.\n“I think it’s funny,” said Kauffman, the sole occupant of LBRY’s plainly furnished headquarters in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. “If you don’t think it’s funny,” he said, “you don’t have to look at it.”\nIn college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, Kauffman studied computer science and physics, and played competitive frisbee. He had little experience in publishing when, in 2015, he set up LBRY with four others, promising to bring “freedom back to the web,” according to an early investor pitch.\nLBRY’s business model relied on sales of its own cryptocurrency, called LBC. Launched on the cusp of a crypto boom, the price jumped, pushing the company’s value to $1.2 billion.\nBut in March 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued LBRY, alleging that selling a cryptocurrency to finance its operations amounted to an unregistered securities offering. Kauffman attacked the commission in tweets and interviews as “monsters,” and told Reuters he had spent $2 million on legal fees on a “Kafka-esque” fight. The Securities and Exchange Commission declined to comment on the case, which is still pending.\nEven before the suit, demand for LBC was faltering. After its 2016 launch, the currency’s value swung up and down, reaching $1.29 in early 2018 before collapsing, according to CoinGecko, a website that tracks cryptocurrency values. It now trades at about two cents.\nThe company started a streaming platform in late 2019 called LBRY.TV. It courted creators who specialized in technology, cryptocurrencies or science, but also attracted conspiracy theorists and extremists seeking an alternative to YouTube. Paul Webb, a web developer who joined LBRY in 2017, said he raised objections when he found out the site featured videos of a leader of the Proud Boys, the far-right group whose current leader and four associates are now charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.\nOn a video call with Kauffman, Webb presented research on the Proud Boys by groups that track extremists. Webb said he argued that “we have a responsibility not to give people like that a platform.” Kauffman disagreed and said the controversy generated publicity for LBRY, according to Webb, who now works at a digital design agency based in Canada.\nAsked about the exchange, Kauffman said: “Even morally questionable groups, such as Reuters journalists or the Proud Boys, should be allowed to speak to others that want to hear them.”\nLBRY.TV was rebuilt and rebranded as a new website, Odysee, in late 2020. The following year, the operation was put into a new subsidiary of LBRY called Odysee Holdings Inc, with a new chief executive. Kauffman remains the CEO of LBRY, but Odysee is now run by Julian Chandra, both men said in interviews. Chandra had worked at the popular Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok before joining LBRY and taking over Odysee.\nHe told Reuters he wants to make Odysee a profitable platform that serves a bigger, more mainstream audience, moving beyond Kauffman’s libertarian politics and his original vision for the video-sharing site. Odysee is seeking to grow revenue through advertising and premium ad-free subscriptions.\nOdysee’s traffic has grown exponentially. Like BitChute, it has fed off the turbulence surrounding COVID-19 lockdowns, mass vaccinations and Trump’s false claims about the U.S. election in November 2020. That month, Odysee’s visits doubled to about 6 million, according to Similarweb. In January 2021 – the month Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol – it almost tripled again, to 17 million. By August, the total almost doubled again, to 33 million.\nOdysee still bills itself as a bulwark for free speech. When YouTube last year removed several videos condemning alleged human rights abuses by China against Uyghur Muslims, Odysee provided an alternative home. It did the same for RT and Sputnik after YouTube and Facebook blocked the Russian propaganda channels in March. In a statement on Twitter, Odysee said: “We are not banning any news network. It’s a slippery slope.”\nIt remains a sanctuary for controversial figures. Megan Squire, a professor at Elon University in North Carolina who researches online extremism, has identified more than 100 channels on Odysee from right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists.\nChandra acknowledged that such content existed on Odysee but said it didn’t define the platform. He said the company removes content that promotes terrorism, hatred or violence towards other groups.\nYet Odysee remains a home to neo-Nazis. Joseph Jordan, who produces videos under the pseudonym of “Eric Striker,” co-founded the white supremacist National Justice Party. In his videos on Odysee, he praises Hitler, denies the Holocaust happened and argues for policies protecting whites against Blacks. Jordan did not respond to a request for comment.\n“You want me to delete this person because of what exactly? He hasn’t broken any laws,” Chandra said. “You don’t like a channel, don’t watch the channel. It’s very simple.”\nCampaign of Fear: Trump world's assault on U.S. election workershttps://www.reuters.com/investigates/section/campaign-of-fear/\nSPECIAL REPORT-How a former leftie fell into the pro-Trump conspiracy rabbit holehttps://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-threats-vermont/\nSPECIAL REPORT-Reuters unmasks Trump supporters who terrorized U.S. election officialshttps://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-threats/\n(Reporting by Andrew R.C. Marshall and Joseph Tanfani; additional reporting by Helen Coster; Editing by Jason Szep and Brian Thevenot)\n(([email protected]; [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'But Rumble has mainstream ambitions and better financial backing, and the company moderates its content enough to make it palatable to app stores run by Apple AAPL.O and Google GOOGL.O – a key growth driver for any digital business. Marshall and Joseph Tanfani Aug 22 (Reuters) - A day after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York last May, the video-sharing website BitChute was amplifying a far-right conspiracy theory that the massacre was a so-called false flag operation, meant to discredit gun-loving Americans. BitChute and Odysee both host hundreds of videos inspired by the QAnon conspiracy theory, whose supporters have been arrested for threatening politicians, abducting children and blocking a bridge near Arizona’s Hoover Dam with an armored truck full of guns and ammunition.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'But Rumble has mainstream ambitions and better financial backing, and the company moderates its content enough to make it palatable to app stores run by Apple AAPL.O and Google GOOGL.O – a key growth driver for any digital business. Despite the platforms’ rules, their users routinely publish overtly racist videos and post comments that call for violence, a Reuters review of the sites found. Reuters also found dozens of videos featuring white men fighting Black men, with comments extolling the violence: “N‑‑‑‑‑ stompin fuck yeah.” One video consisted of graphic footage of a man being burned to death.', 'news_article_title': 'SPECIAL REPORT-New breed of video sites thrives on misinformation and hate', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But Rumble has mainstream ambitions and better financial backing, and the company moderates its content enough to make it palatable to app stores run by Apple AAPL.O and Google GOOGL.O – a key growth driver for any digital business. Despite the platforms’ rules, their users routinely publish overtly racist videos and post comments that call for violence, a Reuters review of the sites found. BitChute and Odysee didn’t respond to questions about content that appeared to violate the sites’ guidelines.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'But Rumble has mainstream ambitions and better financial backing, and the company moderates its content enough to make it palatable to app stores run by Apple AAPL.O and Google GOOGL.O – a key growth driver for any digital business. With BitChute and Odysee, the answer is an emphatic no.” Some academics who have researched BitChute and Odysee say their relaxed content-moderation practices result in sites that are dominated by incendiary content that most online publishers routinely reject. The only purely factual video among BitChute’s top 10 results attracted a slew of racist comments, with one viewer describing the shooter as a “patriot” and his victims as “dumb n‑‑‑‑‑s.” Searching for “COVID” on BitChute one recent day produced a short film called Plandemic as the top result.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-provides-self-service-overhaul-for-mac-notebooks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple AAPL has announced the expansion of its self-service repair services for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks, which are installed with the M1 chip. The manual and genuine Apple parts required for repairing Apple notebooks are made available for users at the Apple self-service repair store from today (Aug 23, 2022).\nAAPL launched the self-service repair program earlier this year for iPhone users in the United States and the program will expand operations to countries in Europe later this year. The self-service repair program for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro offers more than a dozen different repair types for each model, including the display, top case with battery and a track pad.\nThis recent service offered by Apple is in order to attract customers who are experienced with the knowledge of repairing electronic devices and can complete repairs on these Mac notebooks, with access to many of the same parts and tools available at Apple Store locations and with AAPL-authorized service providers.\nApple’s recent provision for customers will likely aid MacBook sales growth. AAPL is facing fierce competition from companies like Dell Technologies DELL in the area of desktop and other computing devices.\nAAPL is operating in a highly competitive space where companies like Dell are vying for market share with aggressive pricing competition, frequent introduction of products and services and easy availability of products in the market, which users can use to repair their products comfortably. Dell beat Apple in opening its own accessories store where customers buy computing devices like laptop parts, batteries and upgrades.\nIn the last reported third quarter 2022, Mac sales of $7.38 billion decreased 10.4% from the year-ago quarter’s level and accounted for 8.9% of total sales. To increase sales of its Mac products, Apple is expanding its accessibility features to attract new customers.\nAAPL also nearly doubled the number of service centers worldwide. Globally, there are more than 5,000 Apple-authorized service providers with above 100,000 active technicians.\nApple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\nApple Widens Service Menu to Drive Product Sales\nApple’s revenue-generating abilities are impacted negatively by adverse macroeconomic conditions. These include inflation, probable recession due to the Fed-hiked interest rates, increased tariffs and other barriers to trade due to geopolitical tensions, massive unemployment worldwide and unfavorable currency fluctuations, which affected AAPL’s product and service demand.\nExcept for the iPhone, its flagship product, demand for Apple’s other products like Mac, iPad, plus Wearables and other accessories declined year over year in the third quarter 2022.\nHowever, these grim macroeconomic conditions are not just weighing on Apple. The current market volatility affected the revenue-generating capabilities of the entire cyclical industry, including AAPL’s major FAAMG peers like Meta Platforms META and Microsoft MSFT.\nApple, which currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), has seen its stock lose 5.7% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry and the Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 5.4% and 24.6%, respectively. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nMeta has seen its stock lose 51.5% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry’s decline of 48.3%.\nThe current macroeconomic turmoil deterred META’s bottom-line growth. This downtrend is reflected in Meta Platforms’share price movement.\nMeta Platforms’ last reported second-quarter 2022 earnings of $2.46 per share decreased 32% year over year.\nSame goes for Microsoft, earnings of which were hit hard by a sharp slowdown in its cloud business, declining videogame sales and the effects of forex woes.\nShares of Microsoft have lost 17.5% year to date compared with the Zacks Computer - Software industry’s decline of 20.3%.\nNevertheless, to increase demand for its products, Apple unveiled a suite of services along with easy accessibility to its products. AAPL launched unique features like door detection to support users with disabilities, a pay-later feature for all Apple users and the recent launch of a self-service feature for users with tech-repairing experience. AAPL is developing its products and services in such a way that so that its portfolio can tap the overall market and attract new users to its offerings.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL has announced the expansion of its self-service repair services for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks, which are installed with the M1 chip. AAPL launched the self-service repair program earlier this year for iPhone users in the United States and the program will expand operations to countries in Europe later this year. This recent service offered by Apple is in order to attract customers who are experienced with the knowledge of repairing electronic devices and can complete repairs on these Mac notebooks, with access to many of the same parts and tools available at Apple Store locations and with AAPL-authorized service providers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL has announced the expansion of its self-service repair services for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks, which are installed with the M1 chip. AAPL launched the self-service repair program earlier this year for iPhone users in the United States and the program will expand operations to countries in Europe later this year. This recent service offered by Apple is in order to attract customers who are experienced with the knowledge of repairing electronic devices and can complete repairs on these Mac notebooks, with access to many of the same parts and tools available at Apple Store locations and with AAPL-authorized service providers.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Provides Self-Service Overhaul for Mac Notebooks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This recent service offered by Apple is in order to attract customers who are experienced with the knowledge of repairing electronic devices and can complete repairs on these Mac notebooks, with access to many of the same parts and tools available at Apple Store locations and with AAPL-authorized service providers. Apple AAPL has announced the expansion of its self-service repair services for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks, which are installed with the M1 chip. AAPL launched the self-service repair program earlier this year for iPhone users in the United States and the program will expand operations to countries in Europe later this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This recent service offered by Apple is in order to attract customers who are experienced with the knowledge of repairing electronic devices and can complete repairs on these Mac notebooks, with access to many of the same parts and tools available at Apple Store locations and with AAPL-authorized service providers. Apple AAPL has announced the expansion of its self-service repair services for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks, which are installed with the M1 chip. AAPL launched the self-service repair program earlier this year for iPhone users in the United States and the program will expand operations to countries in Europe later this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-wallet-launches-in-south-africa-as-digital-payments-boom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aug 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O launched Google Wallet in South Africa on Tuesday, as the tech giant tries to gain a foothold in the country's rapidly growing digital payments space.\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital transactions and people increasingly prefer making contactless payments via their smart devices. High smartphone penetration has also helped adoption rates.\nThe Google Wallet app stores a consumer's credit or debit card information and allows shoppers to pay for goods by tapping their phone against a retail store's point of sale at the checkout counter.\nFrom Tuesday, cardholders of FirstRand Bank FSRJ.J, Discovery Bank, Investec INLJ.J, Standard Bank SBKJ.J, ABSA ABGJ.J and Nedbank NEDJ.J will be able to add their cards to Google Wallet, Google said.\nThey will then be able to pay with their Android phones or use OS devices where contactless payments are accepted.\nLast year, rival Apple Inc AAPL.O launched its Apple Pay mobile payment system in South Africa.\n(Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by Anait Miridzhanian and Jan Harvey)\n(([email protected]; +27103461066;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Last year, rival Apple Inc AAPL.O launched its Apple Pay mobile payment system in South Africa. Aug 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O launched Google Wallet in South Africa on Tuesday, as the tech giant tries to gain a foothold in the country's rapidly growing digital payments space. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital transactions and people increasingly prefer making contactless payments via their smart devices.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Last year, rival Apple Inc AAPL.O launched its Apple Pay mobile payment system in South Africa. Aug 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O launched Google Wallet in South Africa on Tuesday, as the tech giant tries to gain a foothold in the country's rapidly growing digital payments space. From Tuesday, cardholders of FirstRand Bank FSRJ.J, Discovery Bank, Investec INLJ.J, Standard Bank SBKJ.J, ABSA ABGJ.J and Nedbank NEDJ.J will be able to add their cards to Google Wallet, Google said.", 'news_article_title': 'Google Wallet launches in South Africa as digital payments boom', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Last year, rival Apple Inc AAPL.O launched its Apple Pay mobile payment system in South Africa. Aug 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O launched Google Wallet in South Africa on Tuesday, as the tech giant tries to gain a foothold in the country's rapidly growing digital payments space. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital transactions and people increasingly prefer making contactless payments via their smart devices.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Last year, rival Apple Inc AAPL.O launched its Apple Pay mobile payment system in South Africa. Aug 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O launched Google Wallet in South Africa on Tuesday, as the tech giant tries to gain a foothold in the country's rapidly growing digital payments space. The Google Wallet app stores a consumer's credit or debit card information and allows shoppers to pay for goods by tapping their phone against a retail store's point of sale at the checkout counter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-sees-this-business-reaching-%2410-billion-soon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "About three months ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made a small but notable change to its corporate structure. Its VP of advertising, Todd Teresi, started reporting directly to Eddy Cue, who oversees all of Apple's Services business.\nThat's apparently just the start of a big push for the advertising business. Since then, Apple's made more moves to grow the business, and Teresi said his goal is to grow the business to more than $10 billion in annual revenue.\nTwo recent changes\nApple's advertising business is relatively small for a company with an installed base of over 1.8 billion devices. The company currently generates about $4 billion in annual revenue, which pales in comparison to advertising giants like Meta Platforms, Alphabet, or even Amazon. The smallest of that group, Amazon, has an advertising business nearly an order of magnitude larger than Apple.\nApple currently advertises in the App Store, News, and Stocks apps. But the success of its big-tech companions in advertising suggests it can build a much bigger ad business.\nThat will start with Apple's plans to expand advertising inventory within the App Store. Apple currently shows display ads when someone clicks the Search tab on the App Store, and it has promoted listings in the search results.\nSoon, it'll show display ads on the Today tab, which provides personalized suggestions for new apps to download. It'll also start showing display ads within third-party app pages, which means apps will be able to advertise their product on their competitor's product page.\nThe second big change in the app business is a new job listing spotted by Digiday. The company is looking to build a demand-side platform, also known as a DSP. A DSP would allow marketers to automate ad purchases across Apple's inventory, which can lead to greater ad spending. It could also attract advertisers with smaller budgets, increasing competition for each ad spot, leading to higher average ad prices. Owning its own advertising technology can also lead to higher operating margins for the ad business.\nWhere does Apple go from here?\nApple has a lot of opportunities to insert more advertising into the apps and services iPhone users interact with most often.\nIt's reportedly already explored the potential for advertisements within Maps. That could include sponsored search listings as well as highlighting locations along a route or an area of focus.\nOther potential areas for advertising, as Bloomberg's Mark Gurman points out, include Podcasts and Books. Both have search and discovery features, which could lend themselves well to straightforward display and keyword advertisements.\nExpanding the ad business could also lead to things like a podcast advertising network or video ads on Apple TV+. In fact, Apple's already responsible for selling a small amount of commercials during its Friday night baseball broadcasts on Apple TV+. Apple could expand that to more ad-supported video content in the service in the future.\nAnother interesting long-term opportunity is building an internet search engine a la Google. While Apple has a lucrative contract with Google today, the search giant could face regulatory pressure in the future, ending such deals.\nTeresi's goal of reaching $10 billion in ad revenue shouldn't be too difficult. And with the high margins of digital advertising, it could play a significant role in growing Apple's bottom line over the next few years.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Adam Levy has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "About three months ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made a small but notable change to its corporate structure. Its VP of advertising, Todd Teresi, started reporting directly to Eddy Cue, who oversees all of Apple's Services business. While Apple has a lucrative contract with Google today, the search giant could face regulatory pressure in the future, ending such deals.", 'news_luhn_summary': "About three months ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made a small but notable change to its corporate structure. Apple currently shows display ads when someone clicks the Search tab on the App Store, and it has promoted listings in the search results. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Sees This Business Reaching $10 Billion Soon', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'About three months ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made a small but notable change to its corporate structure. Apple currently shows display ads when someone clicks the Search tab on the App Store, and it has promoted listings in the search results. The second big change in the app business is a new job listing spotted by Digiday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'About three months ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made a small but notable change to its corporate structure. Apple currently advertises in the App Store, News, and Stocks apps. Apple currently shows display ads when someone clicks the Search tab on the App Store, and it has promoted listings in the search results.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-technologies-dell-to-post-q2-earnings%3A-whats-in-store', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Dell Technologies DELL is set to report second-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Aug 25.\n\nDell expects second-quarter revenues in the range of $26.1-$27.1 billion, suggesting 10% growth on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint. Earnings are expected between $1.55 and $1.70 per share, suggesting 10% growth on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $26.50 billion, suggesting 1.39% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe consensus mark for quarterly earnings is pegged at $1.63 per share, indicating a 27.23% decline from the year-ago quarter’s figure. The consensus estimate for earnings has been steady in the past 30 days.\n\nDell's earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters but missed the same in the remaining one. The company delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 8.13%, on average.\n\nLet's see how things have shaped up for DELL before this announcement.\nFactors to Watch\nAlthough the global chip shortage and supply-chain constraints are leading to unpredictability in the technology sector, Dell is expected to have benefited from the ongoing digital transformation and strong demand environment in the to-be-reported quarter.\n\nHowever, unfavorable foreign exchange is expected to have been a headwind.\n\nDell is expected to have benefited from strong growth in servers and networking revenues in the to-be-reported quarter. IT spending is now expected to be higher for servers and networking, as well as storage solutions. This is expected to have benefited Infrastructure Solutions Group revenues in the to-be-reported quarter.\n\nNevertheless, Client Solutions Group revenues are expected to have suffered from a declining PC demand.\n\nPer IDC, worldwide PC shipments in the second quarter of 2022 witnessed a year-over-year decrease of 15.3%, reaching 71.3 million units. Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) shipped 13.2 million units, witnessing a 5.3% year-over-year decline in the second quarter of 2022, per the IDC report. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nLenovo, HP and Apple shipped 17.5 million, 13.5 million and 4.8 million, respectively.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n\nZacks' Top Picks to Cash in on Electric Vehicles\nBig money has already been made in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. But, the EV revolution has not hit full throttle yet. There is a lot of money to be made as the next push for future technologies ramps up. Zacks’ Special Report reveals 5 picks investors\nSee 5 EV Stocks With Extreme Upside Potential >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $26.50 billion, suggesting 1.39% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $26.50 billion, suggesting 1.39% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_article_title': "Dell Technologies (DELL) to Post Q2 Earnings: What's in Store?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell's earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters but missed the same in the remaining one.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $26.50 billion, suggesting 1.39% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/streaming-is-now-bigger-than-cable-tv', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Americans are now spending more time streaming video than they are watching cable TV. In fact, streaming hours in July surpassed their peak from the start of the pandemic in 2020, according to the most recent report from Nielsen.\nThere are several takeaways from the latest Nielsen report that are important for any investor in media companies to know.\nSports is a major factor\nThere was a dearth of big live sports events in July. Both the NBA and NHL held their championship series in June, the MLB entered the dog days of summer, and football fans await the start of the NCAA and NFL seasons.\nNielsen notes broadcast networks experienced a 41% drop in sports viewing versus June, and a 43% drop from July of last year when fans watched the NBA and NHL finals in addition to the Olympic Games. Cable sports viewing dropped 15% from June and 34% year over year.\nThe cyclical impact of sports on cable and broadcast television watching shouldn\'t worry traditional media and cable company investors, but the shift of more sports rights to streaming services should.\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will become the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football this year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) owns the rights to MLS soccer starting next year. It also has the rights to some Friday night MLB games, and Alphabet\'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube has a deal with the MLB as well.\nMore sports are shifting to streaming. Apple may end up with the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket if YouTube doesn\'t steal them away. Even Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), which long eschewed sports, expressed interest in certain sports rights recently. And as more people cut the cord and streaming companies vie to pick up those viewers, more sports rights will end up on streaming services instead of cable television.\nCord-cutting will cement the trend\nIt\'s likely streaming will fall back behind cable TV this fall as sports get back into full swing. But cord-cutting will eventually cement the trend of streaming taking over as the predominant form of television entertainment. In fact, cord-cutting is accelerating.\nOver the past 12 months, approximately 5.43 million American households cut the cord, according to Leichtman Research. That compares to 4.55 million in the preceding 12 months.\nWhat\'s particularly noticeable is that leading virtual pay-TV providers like Disney\'s (NYSE: DIS) Hulu and fuboTV saw declines in subscribers. That may be connected to the ease of cancelling or pausing subscriptions for these newer services during sports off-seasons versus traditional cable. Nonetheless, these new services cannot be relied upon by cable networks to offset losses in traditional pay-TV indefinitely.\nThe big streamers are still big\nThere are more streaming options than ever. From premium subscriptions to ad-supported to entirely free streaming options, Americans have a ton of content at their fingertips. Indeed, Nielsen suggests "Americans are expanding their streaming consumption and the platforms that they use."\nAnd while people are streaming across more services than they have in the past, the biggest streaming services are still very big. The top-five streaming apps -- Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ -- accounted for 68% of total streaming hours in July. That\'s up about half a percentage point share from June. It\'s down more than 2.5 percentage points from last July, but most of that is due to a drop in Disney+ viewership (Black Widow premiered and Loki had its season finale last July).\nNetflix has seen its share of streaming hours remain steady throughout the year, accounting for between 22% and 23% of the total. It\'s down slightly from the second half of last year, but with the climb in total streaming hours, Netflix has remained a key part of most American\'s viewing habits in 2022. And while Netflix lost nearly two million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada in the first six months of the year, those that have kept the service are using it even more, justifying its price hike at the start of the year.\nOverall, Nielsen\'s report shows that the leaders in streaming are still a strong investment in the future of television as streaming will soon become the most popular source of living room entertainment.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Adam Levy has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Walt Disney, and fuboTV, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) owns the rights to MLS soccer starting next year. Both the NBA and NHL held their championship series in June, the MLB entered the dog days of summer, and football fans await the start of the NCAA and NFL seasons. That may be connected to the ease of cancelling or pausing subscriptions for these newer services during sports off-seasons versus traditional cable.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) owns the rights to MLS soccer starting next year. The cyclical impact of sports on cable and broadcast television watching shouldn't worry traditional media and cable company investors, but the shift of more sports rights to streaming services should. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Walt Disney, and fuboTV, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Streaming Is Now Bigger Than Cable TV', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) owns the rights to MLS soccer starting next year. Cable sports viewing dropped 15% from June and 34% year over year. The cyclical impact of sports on cable and broadcast television watching shouldn't worry traditional media and cable company investors, but the shift of more sports rights to streaming services should.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) owns the rights to MLS soccer starting next year. The cyclical impact of sports on cable and broadcast television watching shouldn't worry traditional media and cable company investors, but the shift of more sports rights to streaming services should. And as more people cut the cord and streaming companies vie to pick up those viewers, more sports rights will end up on streaming services instead of cable television."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-about-unity-software-that-smart-investors-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Unity Software\'s (NYSE: U) stock hit an all-time high of more than $200 last November. But today, it trades below its IPO price of $52. This red-hot tech stock lost its momentum for three simple reasons.\nFirst, revenue growth cooled off significantly after Unity Ads, a core component of the Operate Solutions segment -- which generated 64% of its revenue last year -- ingested "bad data" from a large customer that rendered its advertising algorithms obsolete.\nThat blunder, which was most likely caused by Apple\'s privacy changes on iOS, forced it to rebuild the Unity Ads algorithm and buy the controversial Israeli ad tech company ironSource to accelerate those repairs.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nSecond, Unity\'s stock simply got too expensive. At its peak, it was worth $57.5 billion, or 52 times the revenue it would generate in 2021. And third, it still wasn\'t profitable.\nAs a result, Unity\'s slowing growth, ongoing losses, and nosebleed valuation made it an easy target for the bears as rising rates crushed the market\'s more speculative stocks. I recently took a deeper dive into Unity\'s problems and concluded that despite all of its challenges, its business is gradually stabilizing. But today, I\'ll focus on three lesser-known facts about the company that investors might have overlooked.\n1. It has a "shovelware" reputation\nUnity\'s video-game engine powers more than half of the world\'s mobile, console, and PC games. However, a large portion of those games can be considered "shovelware," or software that was hastily made to be "shoveled" to consumers to make some quick cash.\nUnity\'s engine is often used to create shovelware because it\'s free, easy to use, provides access to pre-made assets, and lets developers easily create cross-platform games for mobile, console, and PC platforms.\nThat reputation can be a double-edged sword for Unity. On the one hand, it lowers the barriers for game development, makes it easier for small developers to create games, and ensures that it keeps growing. On the other, bad games can tarnish the game engine\'s reputation, and gamers will naturally start to associate Unity\'s splash screen with cheaper and lower-quality games.\nHowever, Unity\'s free users can upgrade to its paid plans -- plus, pro, and enterprise -- to remove that pesky splash screen, which can be perceived as the difference between amateur and professional game developers. That barrier could convince more of Unity\'s free users to upgrade to paid plans.\n2. Its CEO previously led Electronic Arts\nBefore becoming Unity\'s CEO in late 2014, John Riccitiello was the CEO of Electronic Arts from April 2007 to March 2013. EA\'s stock lost nearly two-thirds of its value during those six years as the company struggled with sluggish growth, market share losses to Activision Blizzard, and expensive and misguided acquisitions.\nUnder Riccitiello\'s watch, EA was named the "worst company in America" in Consumer Reports\' annual Consumerist poll in 2012 and 2013 after several disastrous game releases. But since Riccitiello\'s departure, EA\'s stock has soared nearly 650%.\nTherefore, Unity\'s investors might have a gnawing fear that Riccitiello could repeat his previous mistakes. For example, its recent acquisition of Peter Jackson\'s special-effects studio Weta Digital and its planned takeover of ironSource indicate Riccitiello still relies heavily on acquisitions, and it could struggle to integrate both platforms into its core gaming ecosystem.\n3. It\'s expanding far beyond the gaming market\nLastly, Unity\'s expansion into nongaming markets could reduce its dependence on the gaming industry. It\'s already been promoting its use to develop nongaming virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications, while its takeover of Weta -- which created special effects for The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones -- expands its reach into the theatrical market. Unity has also been expanding into the "digital twin" market with tools that can help its customers create digital replicas of physical spaces and objects.\nThese nongaming tools aren\'t generating enough revenue to offset Unity\'s dependence on its game engine and Unity Ads yet, but they might eventually transform it into a more diversified cloud-based software company like Adobe or Autodesk. But if these services fail to catch on, they could merely become distractions that erode Unity\'s defenses against Epic and its other competitors.\nDo these lesser-known facts matter?\nThese facts probably won\'t mean anything to Unity\'s near-term growth, which relies on its ability to fix Unity Ads and smoothly integrate ironSource. Nevertheless, Unity\'s reputation as a shovelware engine, its CEO\'s spotty track record, and its overly ambitious plans to expand beyond video games could all still affect its long-term growth trajectory.\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nLeo Sun has positions in Adobe Inc., Apple, and Unity Software Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Adobe Inc., Apple, Autodesk, and Unity Software Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Electronic Arts and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As a result, Unity's slowing growth, ongoing losses, and nosebleed valuation made it an easy target for the bears as rising rates crushed the market's more speculative stocks. However, Unity's free users can upgrade to its paid plans -- plus, pro, and enterprise -- to remove that pesky splash screen, which can be perceived as the difference between amateur and professional game developers. Nevertheless, Unity's reputation as a shovelware engine, its CEO's spotty track record, and its overly ambitious plans to expand beyond video games could all still affect its long-term growth trajectory.", 'news_luhn_summary': "These nongaming tools aren't generating enough revenue to offset Unity's dependence on its game engine and Unity Ads yet, but they might eventually transform it into a more diversified cloud-based software company like Adobe or Autodesk. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Adobe Inc., Apple, Autodesk, and Unity Software Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Electronic Arts and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe Inc., long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe Inc., and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Things About Unity Software That Smart Investors Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "On the one hand, it lowers the barriers for game development, makes it easier for small developers to create games, and ensures that it keeps growing. EA's stock lost nearly two-thirds of its value during those six years as the company struggled with sluggish growth, market share losses to Activision Blizzard, and expensive and misguided acquisitions. These nongaming tools aren't generating enough revenue to offset Unity's dependence on its game engine and Unity Ads yet, but they might eventually transform it into a more diversified cloud-based software company like Adobe or Autodesk.", 'news_textrank_summary': "On the other, bad games can tarnish the game engine's reputation, and gamers will naturally start to associate Unity's splash screen with cheaper and lower-quality games. These nongaming tools aren't generating enough revenue to offset Unity's dependence on its game engine and Unity Ads yet, but they might eventually transform it into a more diversified cloud-based software company like Adobe or Autodesk. These facts probably won't mean anything to Unity's near-term growth, which relies on its ability to fix Unity Ads and smoothly integrate ironSource."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ex-apple-engineer-accused-of-stealing-trade-secrets-pleads-guilty', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - A former employee of IPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL), Xiaolang Zhang, has pleaded guilty to stealing company trade secrets when he was working on a self-driving car project from the year 2015 to 2018. Zhang pleaded guilty to all the charges at a federal court in San Jose on Monday.\nAccording to court filings, Zhang\'s plea deal with the American government is under seal. The former Apple employee can be sentenced to maximum 10 years in prison and be charged a $250,000 fine. The court has set aside the sentencing for November.\nWhen Zhang left his job in Apple, he informed his seniors that he was going to take a job with Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology, a Chinese Electric Vehicle start-up, also known as XPeng. At Apple, Zhang was employed on the autonomous car project\'s Compute Team, which designed and tested circuit boards for sensors.\nZhang first came under the cloud of suspicion when he travelled to China for paternity leave. After coming back, he expressed his intention to move back to China for a longer period of time.\nApple made use of its internal software technology to find out that Zhang had downloaded information from the company\'s databases and he was planning to sell the trade secrets about Apple\'s car division to Chinese patrons.\nThe federal court found Zhang guilty of downloading internal Apple files about its car project, and more importantly, a 25-page document about engineering schematics of a circuit board for an autonomous vehicle. He had also misused reference manuals and PDFs mentioning in detail about Apple\'s prototypes and prototype requirements. Schematics for circuit designs are considered among the most valuable trade secrets in the electronics industry.\nZhang was picked up from the San Jose airport on July 2018, when he was boarding a flight to China. The charges against Zhang again highlight the secret project of Apple, its electric vehicle manufacturing section, which has been completely kept off the public eye.\nIn the earlier mentioned documents, an FBI agent said that Apple had about 5,000 "disclosed" employees, who knew about the project and 2,700 "core employees" with access to project materials and databases.\nTill date, Apple has not made any mentioned of a self-driving car and looking ahead, the project seems to be a difficult one for the company. This is because of the contrast between engineers who have to work with high turnover pressure and a lack of support for the project from Apple\'s higher officials.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - A former employee of IPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL), Xiaolang Zhang, has pleaded guilty to stealing company trade secrets when he was working on a self-driving car project from the year 2015 to 2018. At Apple, Zhang was employed on the autonomous car project's Compute Team, which designed and tested circuit boards for sensors. The federal court found Zhang guilty of downloading internal Apple files about its car project, and more importantly, a 25-page document about engineering schematics of a circuit board for an autonomous vehicle.", 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - A former employee of IPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL), Xiaolang Zhang, has pleaded guilty to stealing company trade secrets when he was working on a self-driving car project from the year 2015 to 2018. Zhang pleaded guilty to all the charges at a federal court in San Jose on Monday. The federal court found Zhang guilty of downloading internal Apple files about its car project, and more importantly, a 25-page document about engineering schematics of a circuit board for an autonomous vehicle.', 'news_article_title': 'Ex-Apple Engineer Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets Pleads Guilty', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - A former employee of IPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL), Xiaolang Zhang, has pleaded guilty to stealing company trade secrets when he was working on a self-driving car project from the year 2015 to 2018. The former Apple employee can be sentenced to maximum 10 years in prison and be charged a $250,000 fine. The federal court found Zhang guilty of downloading internal Apple files about its car project, and more importantly, a 25-page document about engineering schematics of a circuit board for an autonomous vehicle.', 'news_textrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - A former employee of IPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL), Xiaolang Zhang, has pleaded guilty to stealing company trade secrets when he was working on a self-driving car project from the year 2015 to 2018. Apple made use of its internal software technology to find out that Zhang had downloaded information from the company's databases and he was planning to sell the trade secrets about Apple's car division to Chinese patrons. The federal court found Zhang guilty of downloading internal Apple files about its car project, and more importantly, a 25-page document about engineering schematics of a circuit board for an autonomous vehicle."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-plans-to-make-iphone-14-in-india-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release out of China, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.\nThe company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bloom.bg/3PKqMcB)\nApple did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.\n(Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Aug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release out of China, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bloom.bg/3PKqMcB) Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Aug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release out of China, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple plans to make iPhone 14 in India - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Aug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release out of China, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bloom.bg/3PKqMcB) Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Aug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release out of China, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-motley-fool-100-index-etf-tmfc-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.\nThe fund is sponsored by Motley Fool Asset Management. It has amassed assets over $440.83 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.50%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.29%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 46.30% of the portfolio. Telecom and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.20% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 57.92% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nTMFC seeks to match the performance of the MOTLEY FOOL 100 INDEX before fees and expenses. The Motley Fool 100 Index is an index of US stocks, recommended by The Motley Fool, LLC (TMF) analysts, either in the Motley Fool IQ analyst opinion database or TMF research publications. From this recommendation pool, the index chooses the 100 largest US companies by market cap and weights them according to market capitalization. The index undergoes quarterly reconstitution.\nThe ETF has lost about -19.46% so far this year and is down about -12.57% in the last one year (as of 08/23/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $30.80 and $44.66.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 26.48% for the trailing three-year period. With about 103 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nMotley Fool 100 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, TMFC is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $77.16 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $174.89 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nMotley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.20% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.20% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.20% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.20% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Motley Fool 100 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-etf-eps-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 02/23/2007, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Wisdomtree, EPS has amassed assets over $648.41 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Index.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. Stock Market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for EPS are 0.08%, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.77%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nEPS's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 24.50% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.66% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL).\nEPS's top 10 holdings account for about 28.36% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, EPS has lost about -12.08%, and is down about -5.87% in the last one year (as of 08/23/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $39.74 and $50.92.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 23.93% for the trailing three-year period, which makes EPS a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 503 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $53.73 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $100.77 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.66% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 02/23/2007, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.66% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 02/23/2007, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.66% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 02/23/2007, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.66% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-u.s.-equity-factor-etf-lrgf-a-strong-etf-right-now-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 04/28/2015, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Blackrock, LRGF has amassed assets over $1.18 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Diversified Multiple-Factor Index.\nThe STOXX U.S. Equity Factor Index composes of U.S. large and mid-capitalization stocks that have favourable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints.\nCost & Other Expenses\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for LRGF are 0.08%, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.47%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nLRGF's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 29.30% of the portfolio. Its Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nLRGF's top 10 holdings account for about 25.04% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, LRGF has lost about -9.65%, and is down about -4.05% in the last one year (as of 08/23/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $36.62 and $46.80.\nThe fund has a beta of 0.97 and standard deviation of 24.53% for the trailing three-year period, which makes LRGF a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 311 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) tracks ---------------------------------------- and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF has $7.12 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $12.11 billion. DFAT has an expense ratio of 0.29% and IUSV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports\n \nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 04/28/2015, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 04/28/2015, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 04/28/2015, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-simple-reasons-why-apples-next-iphone-could-be-a-roaring-success', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has held its ground in the smartphone market so far this year, as its iPhones have witnessed healthy demand at a time when major Android manufacturers have found it difficult to increase sales.\nThe tech giant looks set to enjoy solid iPhone sales growth in the second half of the year as well because it will update its smartphone lineup soon. Apple is expected to unveil the rumored iPhone 14 models in September, with the new lineup expected to go on sale later next month. Let\'s look at the two reasons why Apple\'s upcoming iPhones could set the sales registers ringing.\n1. The iPhone upgrade cycle is still solid\nIDC reports that global smartphone shipments were down 8.9% in the first quarter of 2022, followed by an 8.7% drop in the second quarter. But Apple saw growth in iPhone shipments in both quarters. In Q1, iPhone shipments were up 2.2% year over year to 56.5 million units. Second-quarter iPhone shipments increased by a small margin of 0.5% over the prior-year period.\nOne reason why Apple has been able to defy the smartphone slowdown is because of a large installed base of users that are in an upgrade window. Last month, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives estimated that there are 240 million iPhone users in Apple\'s installed base that haven\'t upgraded their devices in three and a half years. These users are likely using the iPhone XR (launched in September 2018) or older devices from Apple.\nAs a result, a large chunk of Apple\'s installed base of 1 billion iPhones is yet to be 5G-enabled, as the iPhone 12 lineup launched in 2020 was the first from the company\'s stable to support the latest wireless standard. With 5G networks now available to a quarter of the global population, according to Ericsson, as compared to 2019, when the wireless standard was still in infancy, it won\'t be surprising to see a sizable chunk of Apple users upgrade to its upcoming iPhones.\nNot surprisingly, Apple seems upbeat about the demand for its next-generation smartphones. The company has reportedly placed orders to make 90 million units of the new iPhone models in 2022. For comparison, the company produced an estimated 80 million units of the iPhone 13 models last year, owing to the supply crunch.\nThis explains why there are expectations that this year\'s iPhones could sell better than last year\'s offerings.\n2. The Android-to-iOS switch could be another tailwind for Apple\nThe smartphone sales trends in 2022 so far indicate that Apple may have been attracting more users from the Android ecosystem. CFO Luca Maestri indicated the same on Apple\'s July earnings conference call: "We also attracted a record number of switchers for the June quarter, with strong double-digit year-over-year growth."\nSwitchers refer to those iPhone users who moved to the iOS ecosystem from other platforms. The smartphone shipment data backs up Apple\'s claims, as Android heavyweights such as Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo have witnessed a steep sales decline this year. Even smartphone market leader Samsung had seen its shipments drop 1.2% year over year in Q1 when Apple\'s numbers headed higher.\nThere is one big reason why Apple has been able to attract users from the Android ecosystem. The advent of 5G smartphones has led to an increase in the average selling price of smartphones. As a result, customers in emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, and Vietnam are buying iPhones even though they may be more expensive than their Android rivals in those markets.\nThe good part is that 5G smartphone sales are expected to head higher in the long run. According to Statista, 5G smartphones reportedly accounted for 43% of global smartphone shipments last year. By 2023, that proportion is expected to jump to 69%, indicating that there will still be a lot of room for growth in this segment. As such, the growth of the 5G smartphone market could give iPhone sales a boost in the long run by helping it win more users from the Android fold.\nAll this indicates why Apple seems upbeat about the performance of its upcoming iPhone models. The company was expected to produce 220 million iPhones in 2022, and the shipment figures for the first half of the year suggest that it may have produced close to 101 million units. So, Apple could enjoy a terrific second half thanks to the potential success of its next iPhone lineup.\nThat\'s because the iPhone has produced 53% of Apple\'s revenue in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, so it moves the needle in a big way for this tech stock. Shares of Apple have gained 10% in the past month, and they could head higher thanks to the potential success of the next iPhone.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has held its ground in the smartphone market so far this year, as its iPhones have witnessed healthy demand at a time when major Android manufacturers have found it difficult to increase sales. With 5G networks now available to a quarter of the global population, according to Ericsson, as compared to 2019, when the wireless standard was still in infancy, it won\'t be surprising to see a sizable chunk of Apple users upgrade to its upcoming iPhones. CFO Luca Maestri indicated the same on Apple\'s July earnings conference call: "We also attracted a record number of switchers for the June quarter, with strong double-digit year-over-year growth."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has held its ground in the smartphone market so far this year, as its iPhones have witnessed healthy demand at a time when major Android manufacturers have found it difficult to increase sales. Last month, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives estimated that there are 240 million iPhone users in Apple's installed base that haven't upgraded their devices in three and a half years. Even smartphone market leader Samsung had seen its shipments drop 1.2% year over year in Q1 when Apple's numbers headed higher.", 'news_article_title': "2 Simple Reasons Why Apple's Next iPhone Could Be a Roaring Success", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has held its ground in the smartphone market so far this year, as its iPhones have witnessed healthy demand at a time when major Android manufacturers have found it difficult to increase sales. Apple is expected to unveil the rumored iPhone 14 models in September, with the new lineup expected to go on sale later next month. But Apple saw growth in iPhone shipments in both quarters.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has held its ground in the smartphone market so far this year, as its iPhones have witnessed healthy demand at a time when major Android manufacturers have found it difficult to increase sales. Last month, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives estimated that there are 240 million iPhone users in Apple's installed base that haven't upgraded their devices in three and a half years. The Android-to-iOS switch could be another tailwind for Apple The smartphone sales trends in 2022 so far indicate that Apple may have been attracting more users from the Android ecosystem."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/down-between-51-and-78%3A-3-nasdaq-growth-stocks-that-are-worth-a-look', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The broader stock market has rebounded nicely since its mid-June lows, with all three major indices officially out of a bear market. However, there are still plenty of companies that are down big off their highs.\nCognex (NASDAQ: CGNX), Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ: LAZR), and TPI Composites (NASDAQ: TPIC) are three growth stocks that could be worth a look. Here's why.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nCognex's long-term growth opportunity remains intact\nLee Samaha (Cognex): It's been a tough year for Cognex, and the stock's 38% decline says a lot about it. The three major end markets for its machine-vision solutions are consumer electronics, automotive, and logistics (e-commerce warehousing). All three have been challenged this year. If it isn't production curtailments in light-vehicle production, it's downgrades to expectations for smartphone production. It gets worse. The slowdown in consumer spending and cooling off of red-hot investment in e-commerce facilities negatively impacted Cognex's logistics sales. Throw in a fire at its primary contractor and destruction of inventory, and the company seems to be hit from all sides.\nThat said, Cognex is doing many things right to secure future growth. It already has Apple as a significant customer, and, although not named, it likely has Amazon.com too. As such, Cognex is building long-term relationships with industry leaders that should help encourage the adoption of machine vision with lower-tier customers.\nMoreover, Cognex has been absorbing costs (paying high prices to secure components, etc.) to adequately service its customers -- a good trait in a growth company. It all adds up to a company preparing for long-term growth, and when its end markets turn up again, Cognex will be ready to service them.\nA lidar company to potentially park in your portfolio\nScott Levine (Luminar Technologies): Starting the year on an auspicious note, Luminar announced a major deal with the Mercedes-Benz unit of Daimler, and shares, subsequently, accelerated upwards. Shortly afterwards though, the lidar stock hit a pothole and failed to recover. In fact, shares of Luminar have plunged 35% since the start of the year.\nCGNX data by YCharts.\nThe primary cause for the decline in the lidar technology's stock stems from fears of inflation and an economic slowdown -- two things that have suggested to the market that the company will see decreased demand from automakers. While there may be some truth to this speculation, it's extremely unlikely that demand for its lidar solutions has stalled indefinitely. The company hasn't reported anything that suggests its growth potential is irreparably compromised. Patient investors may want to take a closer look at this lidar specialist.\nDuring its second-quarter 2022 earnings report, Luminar allayed some concerns that it was facing decreased demand for its products. The company announced upward revisions of its 2022 order book and revenue forecasts. Whereas Luminar had previously expected its order book (the future cumulative sales estimates for its hardware and software products) to grow 40% in 2022 from the $2.1 billion it had at the end of 2021, management now foresees it growing 60%. With regards to its original 2022 revenue estimates of $40 million, Luminar nudged it slightly higher to a range of $40 million to $45 million.\nBesides an increasingly bullish outlook on 2022, Luminar also seems poised for growth in 2023. The company recently acknowledged that it is on track to start wide-scale production of its Iris hardware and software by the end of 2022. In addition, Luminar remains on track with the development of a new manufacturing facility. Expected to commence operations in the second half of 2023, the manufacturing facility will have annual production capacity of 250,000 units.\nLike many growth stocks, shares of Luminar have fallen out of favor with investors who fear that an economic slowdown will reduce demand for the company's lidar products. But those who have long investing horizons and who are willing to ride out the current pessimism may be rewarded for their patience as the company continues to execute its growth plans.\nThis wind blade manufacturer is getting the wind back in its sails\nDaniel Foelber (TPI Composites): The passing of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act has been a boon for renewable energy companies like TPI Composites. The bill includes $370 billion to fight climate change and boost clean energy infrastructure.\nTPI Composites has had a rough couple of years. The independent wind blade manufacturer invested heavily in its global manufacturing capacity in key end markets across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. Unfortunately, the timing was terrible, as the heightened expenses came right before the COVID-19 pandemic. TPI Composites has been struggling to achieve profitability in the wake of higher operating costs to run its additional production lines, as well as challenges booking multiyear contracts with its key customers, such as General Electric, Siemens Gamesa, Nordex, and Vestas. The below chart illustrates how TPI Composites' revenue has flatlined over the last few years, while losses have widened.\nTPIC Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.\nDown 78% from its all-time high, TPI Composites stock is starting to look more attractive. Its price-to-sales ratio is 0.4, which is reasonable, especially if it can gradually reach and maintain profitability. In its Q2 2022earnings call the company reported some good news. It met its Q2 production targets in China; most of its plants are performing at or above expectations; and it has successfully reorganized its supply chain to reduce unforeseen costs.\nTPI Composites still has a lot to prove. But the long-term future of the wind energy industry across the globe looks brighter than ever as costs have come down and countries look to diversify their energy mix away from fossil fuels. For investors looking for a high-risk, high-reward turnaround play, TPI Composites could be worth considering now.\n10 stocks we like better than Cognex\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Cognex wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long June 2024 $180 puts on Apple and short June 2024 $175 puts on Apple. Lee Samaha has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Scott Levine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Cognex, and TPI Composites. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The primary cause for the decline in the lidar technology's stock stems from fears of inflation and an economic slowdown -- two things that have suggested to the market that the company will see decreased demand from automakers. Like many growth stocks, shares of Luminar have fallen out of favor with investors who fear that an economic slowdown will reduce demand for the company's lidar products. TPI Composites has been struggling to achieve profitability in the wake of higher operating costs to run its additional production lines, as well as challenges booking multiyear contracts with its key customers, such as General Electric, Siemens Gamesa, Nordex, and Vestas.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX), Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ: LAZR), and TPI Composites (NASDAQ: TPIC) are three growth stocks that could be worth a look. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long June 2024 $180 puts on Apple and short June 2024 $175 puts on Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Down Between 51% and 78%: 3 Nasdaq Growth Stocks That Are Worth a Look', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Cognex's long-term growth opportunity remains intact Lee Samaha (Cognex): It's been a tough year for Cognex, and the stock's 38% decline says a lot about it. Like many growth stocks, shares of Luminar have fallen out of favor with investors who fear that an economic slowdown will reduce demand for the company's lidar products. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Cognex, and TPI Composites.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX), Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ: LAZR), and TPI Composites (NASDAQ: TPIC) are three growth stocks that could be worth a look. Cognex's long-term growth opportunity remains intact Lee Samaha (Cognex): It's been a tough year for Cognex, and the stock's 38% decline says a lot about it. Like many growth stocks, shares of Luminar have fallen out of favor with investors who fear that an economic slowdown will reduce demand for the company's lidar products."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-plans-to-make-iphone-14-in-india-amid-china-woes-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Updates with details and background\nAug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India as the U.S. tech giant seeks alternatives to China after Xi administration's clashes with Washington and lockdowns across the country disrupted production, Bloomberg News reported.\nThe company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bloom.bg/3PKqMcB)\nAccording to the report, Apple's Taiwan-based supplier Foxconn 2317.TW has studied the process of shipping items from China and assembling the iPhone 14 at its plant outside southern Indian city of Chennai.\nProduction of the first iPhone 14s from India is likely to be completed in late-October or November, the report added.\nApple did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.\nThe company has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets including India, the world's second-biggest smartphone market, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets there.\nIndia and countries such as Mexico and Vietnam are becoming increasingly important to contract manufacturers supplying American brands as they try to diversify production away from China.\nLast week, Nikkei reported the tech giant's suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time.\n(Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Updates with details and background Aug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India as the U.S. tech giant seeks alternatives to China after Xi administration's clashes with Washington and lockdowns across the country disrupted production, Bloomberg News reported. The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bloom.bg/3PKqMcB) According to the report, Apple's Taiwan-based supplier Foxconn 2317.TW has studied the process of shipping items from China and assembling the iPhone 14 at its plant outside southern Indian city of Chennai.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Updates with details and background Aug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India as the U.S. tech giant seeks alternatives to China after Xi administration's clashes with Washington and lockdowns across the country disrupted production, Bloomberg News reported. The company has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets including India, the world's second-biggest smartphone market, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets there. Last week, Nikkei reported the tech giant's suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple plans to make iPhone 14 in India amid China woes - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Updates with details and background Aug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India as the U.S. tech giant seeks alternatives to China after Xi administration's clashes with Washington and lockdowns across the country disrupted production, Bloomberg News reported. The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bloom.bg/3PKqMcB) According to the report, Apple's Taiwan-based supplier Foxconn 2317.TW has studied the process of shipping items from China and assembling the iPhone 14 at its plant outside southern Indian city of Chennai.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Updates with details and background Aug 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India as the U.S. tech giant seeks alternatives to China after Xi administration's clashes with Washington and lockdowns across the country disrupted production, Bloomberg News reported. The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bloom.bg/3PKqMcB) According to the report, Apple's Taiwan-based supplier Foxconn 2317.TW has studied the process of shipping items from China and assembling the iPhone 14 at its plant outside southern Indian city of Chennai."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-franklin-u.s.-large-cap-multifactor-index-etf-flql-a-strong-etf-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) made its debut on 04/26/2017, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nInvestors who believe in market efficiency should consider market cap indexes, as they replicate market returns in a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nBased on specific fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such, these indexes attempt to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, and has been able to amass over $957.45 million, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Blend. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the LibertyQ US Large Cap Equity Index.\nThe LibertyQ US Large Cap Equity Index seeks to achieve a lower level of risk and higher risk-adjusted performance than the Russell 1000 Index over the long term by applying a multi-factor selection process, which is designed to select equity securities from the Russell 1000 Index that have favorable exposure to four investment style factors quality, value, momentum and low volatility.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for FLQL are 0.15%, which makes it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nFLQL's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2.02%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nRepresenting 20.50% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Healthcare sector; Information Technology and Consumer Staples round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).\nFLQL's top 10 holdings account for about 27.26% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -10.07% and is down about -4.49% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 08/23/2022), respectively. FLQL has traded between $37.43 and $47.20 during this last 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 22.56% for the trailing three-year period. With about 218 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFranklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) tracks S&P 500 Index and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tracks S&P 500 Index. IShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $309.77 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $377.84 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nFranklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) made its debut on 04/26/2017, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.55% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) made its debut on 04/26/2017, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/for-big-retail-its-all-about-inventory', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss:\nExpectations around more interest rate hikes in the near future.\nInventory being the key story around big retailers like Walmart and Target.\nDeere\'s mixed 3rd-quarter results and potential for a bright future.\nThe incredible roller coaster for Bed Bath and Beyond shareholders.\nFoot Locker\'s surprising 2nd-quarter results and new CEO.\nThe latest from Home Depot, Lowe\'s, and Starbucks.\nMotley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Bloomberg entertainment industry reporter Lucas Shaw about Warner Brothers Discovery and how the media conglomerate is consolidating and evolving.\nEmily and Ron analyze the latest innovation from Papa John\'s and share two stocks on their radar: Rover Group and American Tower.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Home Depot\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Home Depot wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nThis video was recorded on August 19, 2022.\nChris Hill: Wall Street tries to keep its winning streak intact, while one company deconstructs its signature product. Motley Fool Money starts now.\nIt\'s the Motley Fool Money radio show. I\'m Chris Hill. Joining me in studio, Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Emily Flippen and Ron Gross. Good to see you both.\nEmily Flippen: Hey, Chris.\nRon Gross: How you doing, Chris?\nChris Hill: We\'ve got the latest in retail restaurants and more. We\'ve got some shake-ups in the executive ranks, and as always, we\'ve got a couple of stocks on our radar. But we begin with the market in general. The recent rise of the stock market hit a speed bump this week after minutes from the Federal Reserve\'s July meeting indicated more interest rate hikes are coming in the near term. Ron, were you surprised by this? [laughs] Because I wasn\'t, but apparently some investors were.\nRon Gross: They shouldn\'t have been. I mean, the Fed has been signaling for quite some time now that higher interest rates are necessary to bring inflation down. In fact, the market is actually baking in at least another 50-basis-point hike in September, so the market as a whole should really have not been surprised. I think what the market reacted to in a good way is that officials said they would be cautious, acknowledging that too much tightening would be too big a risk to the economy.\nAgain, they\'re trying to engineer that so-called soft landing and not put us into a recession. I think investors cheered the fact that once again, the Fed\'s telling us all they get, it doesn\'t mean they\'ll be able to do it, but they get it and they have to try to just do this just right to get to their 2% inflation target were much higher than that now, but not throw us into recession. We do see some signs that the economy is weakening. We do see some signs that inflation is coming down. We got home-sale data that was weak recently and some other pockets of the economy are showing some weakness as well, job markets still strong though.\nEmily Flippen: I think what the market likes is predictability and the good news is is that with each passing month, the Federal Reserve is becoming a bit more predictable. If you read through their minutes, the language is becoming more of what they\'ve repeated in the past, which is exactly what Ron said, slowly rising interest rates. Trying to engineer that soft landing, we\'ll see if it\'s possible without a big recession, but the idea is that the market doesn\'t like when the economy and rates and such are unpredictable. We saw that in the first half of the year, so hopefully this means headed into the second half of the year, we just see a decrease in general volatility even if interest rates continue to rise.\nRon Gross: What\'s interesting is with this somewhat of a rebound in the market recently, stock market is once again not so cheap. This is going to depend on what earnings companies can put out in the face of things like inflation with some decreasing margins and some weakening economic numbers, so let\'s keep an eye on this because it\'s not a given that the market just go straight up from here.\nChris Hill: Speaking of earnings, let\'s start with big retail -- Walmart and Target both out with second-quarter reports this week. The headline for Walmart was a beat on the top and bottom lines with revenue of nearly $153 billion. Target\'s profits were nearly 90% lower than a year ago due to ongoing challenges with inventory and, Emily, both of these companies had lowered expectations heading into their earnings reports. What stood out to you?\nEmily Flippen: Well, big retail to me this quarter is just a story about inventory. In fact, I think you can summarize which retailers performed relatively well and which did relatively poor simply by looking at how they managed inventory over the past year. If you take Target, for instance, Target\'s inventory has nearly doubled since its pre-pandemic average. They invested really heavily into things that consumers were buying -- a lot of discretionary items, electronics, and those are the things that were left sitting in these Target stores as consumers pulled back expectations for spending. Walmart also invested into inventory although not extreme the way Target did.\nWell, they had more inventory than they\'ve had in the past. It wasn\'t at the same level that Target experienced, so while they had somewhat disappointing guidance, it didn\'t quite come to that 90% cut back that we\'re looking at in terms of Target\'s expected profits. Those two businesses themselves, it just comes down to the quality of merchandising, and anytime I\'m looking at a retailer, I want to know what\'s their merchandise strategy. Target\'s done really well in the past, but over the past year, they\'ve admitted it, but they miss the mark with their merchandising, so I want to see how they\'re iterating on that moving forward. The good news is that discount retailers where I bought my outfit I\'m wearing today from the Burlington and the TJ Maxx of the world. They\'d benefit from these inventory write-downs.\nChris Hill: Target\'s CEO, Brian Cornell, in referring to their inventory and the levels are still where they were three months ago, but Cornell says we have a better mix now. Given his track record at the company, I\'m inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it seems like the statement that three months from now, we\'re going to find out whether or not he was right.\nEmily Flippen: Definitely and you have to be super careful with guidance in this quarter, and that\'s what we\'re seeing companies do, and they\'re pointing to what could be a continued softening of the American economy and consumer spending, but at the same time, you don\'t want to be scaring off investors with really strong statements that we\'re going to continue to have inventory problems for foreseeable quarters. It\'s all about managing expectations but also being realistic; we\'re meeting the consumer where they may be in the second half of the year.\nChris Hill: From big retail to big home improvement, Home Depot\'s second-quarter report was stronger than Lowe\'s, but both companies saw their average ticket rise, and shares of both Home Depot and Lowe\'s are up a little bit this week, Ron.\nRon Gross: Yeah. Home Depot is definitely the stronger report. The stock is still off 23% from its 52-week high, but I don\'t think we shouldn\'t necessarily be surprised by that. But I did like specifically some of the metrics that Home Depot released: sales were up about 6.5 percent. Higher prices, that\'s important here, higher prices more than offset a drop in transactions. The average amount spent per transaction was up at 9.1%, but transactions fell 3%, and they\'ve fallen in each of the past five quarters.\nSomething to keep an eye on because pricing can\'t fix problems forever, so we do want people coming into the stores and shopping. Same-store sales up 5.8%; Home Depot saw an 11.6% increase in transactions that were over $1,000 which is an indication that the professional customer -- not do-it- yourself for the schlub like me who look good in there looking for a wrench -- is actually an important part of Home Depot\'s business.\nIn fact, it\'s more important to Home Depot than it is to Lowe\'s, as we\'ll see in some of the numbers, because Home Depot\'s look strong, yields, 2.3% trading at 19 times forward earnings. I think Home Depot remains a nice company to own. Lowe\'s, not as strong, share still up about 18% from the 52 week high. Declining sales for the second quarter in a row, results were hurt by decreased demand from the nonprofessional customer base. Those do-it-yourself make up 75% of Lowe\'s customer base. Sales to professional customers were up 13%, so we do see some strength there. It\'s just not a big enough portion of Lowe\'s business the way Home Depot says, but the company didn\'t manage inventory well.\nInterestingly, we saw that operating income was up a bit, but net income was down because taxes were too high, but earnings per share were up because this company is buying back so much stock. Don\'t be fooled sometimes by the numbers -- you got to look behind things like earnings per share to say, why is earnings per share up if net income was down and get a good understanding of why.\nChris Hill: I don\'t think any of us put Home Depot and Lowe\'s in the category of companies that have great pricing power, but it is interesting. As you indicated, both of them were able to see their average ticket rise due largely to inflation and essentially pass the inflationary costs on the customers without missing too much of a beat. In terms of Home Depot, that stat of traffic dropping five quarters in a row. How many more quarters does that happen before investors start to make that the No. 1 worry?\nRon Gross: It shouldn\'t probably be the No. 1 worry right now. Now to offset that the average transaction value has increased over the past five quarters, so there\'s your offset, but maybe that offset can\'t continue forever, and that is something we have to keep an eye on for sure.\nChris Hill: Shares of Deere down a bit on Friday after a mixed third-quarter report, the heavy equipment maker\'s revenue came in higher than expected, but profits were light and Deere also cut guidance for the full fiscal year. This doesn\'t make anybody\'s list of high-flying stocks, Emily, but interesting to see that Deere has held up relative to the market pretty nicely this year.\nEmily Flippen: I was going to say maybe it should be on your list if you\'re looking for great businesses. While this quarter was somewhat disappointing, sales were still really incredibly strong. They rose 22% year over year, so if you\'re looking at this business as just a tractor business, you\'re probably evaluating it the wrong way. Now they did have to cut guidance though, but if you get into the details of the drivers behind why their guidance changed, it\'s not as concerning as the headline numbers.\nThey are continuing to struggle against supply chain disruptions. Nearly 50 percent of their business is outside North America, so they have very wide-ranging manufacturers across the world depending on lots of different supplies, and they\'re having to pay more to get those deliveries to meet backlogs for demand, so this is very much a narrative we\'ve heard over the past couple of years, which is supply really just not meeting demand.\nDemand outstripping the supply, and that\'s still the case for John Deere and their core tractors as well as other products, but that slowdown is expected to continue. But the backlog, like I said, still incredible for this business. I think the big question mark is where they bring their technology after this, because as I mentioned, they have incredible revenue growth, they\'re a really strong business that operates in some sense a monopoly on the technology that they own, which they put into things like AI, machine learning, big data collection.\nIf you want to automate your crop production process, excuse me, I\'m not a farmer, [laughs] but my understanding is improvements that you want to make to your crop production. John Deere\'s meeting you there, but they have a very close ecosystem for this technology, so once you come in to the John Deere family, if you will, you are really stuck. It\'s great for business, but it does irritate some farmers.\nChris Hill: One restaurant is shaking up its executive team and one retailer took shareholders on the mother of all roller coaster rides this week. Details after the break, you\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nWelcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here in studio with Emily Flippen and Ron Gross. Quick word about FoolFest. Our annual investing conference is a two-day event, August 29th and 30th. We\'ve got breakout sessions on different investing strategies. We\'ve got a great lineup of speakers. Trex CEO Bryan Fairbanks, venture capitalist Jenny Abramson, best-selling author Morgan Housel just to name a few. FoolFest is free if you are a Motley Fool member, and if you\'re not yet a member, good news, you can sign up for our Stock Advisor service and get a complimentary digital pass to this two-day event. Just go to fool.com/foolfest for more details, fool.com/foolfest, Ron, I know we like to focus on the business, not the stock, but in the case of Bed Bath & Beyond this week we have to talk about this stuff.\nRon Gross: We make an exception.\nChris Hill: Yeah. Because shares of the challenged retailer started the week at $13 more than doubled due to the company\'s popularity among meme stock traders, and then shares plummeted on Friday after activist investor Ryan Cohen sold his entire stake more than 7 million shares. Ron, shares went from $13 to $29 and then down to $11 in the span of one week.\nRon Gross: [laughs] Where do I go at this, Chris? First, full disclosure, I was a shareholder, but I sold all my stock last Friday and Monday, August 12 and 15, thinking I was being given a gift by the Reddit folks and the meme stock people because the business is struggling. I originally purchased this company. My thesis being that Mark Tritton, who came over from Target, was going to transform this company in a major way. He did make some good moves, but he also made some stumbles, and that\'s where Ryan Cohen entered the picture and said, I want some board seats. Eventually, he was successful in getting Mark Tritton out. That was interesting to watch, and he owned quite a bit of stock as you said.\nThen he came out and said he owned a call option where he would really only start to make money if the stock was $60 or above. Again, the stock is around $10, $15. That got some Reddit people really interested, and that\'s when we saw like a 75% increase in the stock in one day. Subsequent to that, he ends up selling everything.\nNow there are calls for the SEC to investigate saying that this sounds like market manipulation where he made the stock rise significantly so he could unload. I don\'t have an opinion about whether that is the definition of manipulation or not. It certainly was a weird week, I\'ll say that for sure. But Bed Bath now does continue to struggle. The question really on my mind is, do they have the balance sheet to transform themselves once again? Do they have the time? They probably don\'t, unless they sell something like buybuy Baby or make some major changes.\nChris Hill: It\'s worth remembering. Ryan Cohen started Chewy. He affected some manner of turnaround at GameStop. It\'s reasonable to go back in time when he entered the picture for Bed Bath & Beyond and think, well, here\'s someone who has a pretty good track record with retailers. Maybe he can help this one. But as you said, in his wake is a business that is going to have to raise money one way or the other.\nRon Gross: For sure. What Tritton did when he came in is he started selling noncore businesses like the Christmas Tree Shops, and some real estate, and some other things. I said, OK, this is good. He wiped out the whole C-suite and put in new executives. I said, OK, now this is good. He\'s going to move to private label as he did with Target. I said, OK, this all makes sense. He went way too far. He went private label to the max and really hurt the business, and now they\'ve got to a day [sic] off from under that.\nChris Hill: Starbucks Chief Operating Officer John Culver is leaving the company after more than 20 years with the coffee chain. Rather than replace him, Starbucks announced it is eliminating the position of Chief Operating Officer. Three-time CEO Howard Schultz has promised bold changes with more details expected on September 13 at Starbucks Investor Day, which Emily, fairly or unfairly, I feel like Starbucks is raising expectations for a lot of big news on September 13.\nEmily Flippen: Yeah. I mean, here\'s what Starbucks promised on their Investor Day. They promised insight into Starbucks "reinvention plan," which includes elevating employees and the customer in-store experience, as well as "a very exciting new digital initiative that will build on the current experience."\nThey spent a lot of time in their most recent quarterly report building up excitement for this, but here\'s what the market heard. The market heard, we\'re going to get a new CEO. I think a lot of investors are sitting here on the edge of their seat thinking, OK, come Investor Day, we\'re going to be hearing about this new CEO, and with the departure of the COO role, it leads to a question of, OK, what is the new CEO going to do with the C-suite? Because I personally, when I see the departure of an important role at a big company like Chief Operating Officer, it\'s a little bit of a yellow flag for me. But if we have a CEO who\'s coming in and really sold on this reinvention plan and has a vision that extends beyond just doing more of what Starbucks has done in the past, then maybe it makes sense.\nChris Hill: Shares of Foot Locker up 20% on Friday after the second-quarter results for the athletic apparel retailer were better than expected. The company also announced that former Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon will be taking over as CEO of Foot Locker on September 1. Ron, that is a huge get. That is a massive win in terms of hiring.\nRon Gross: Mary Dillon is probably one of the most respected retail CEOs out there right now. As you say, that is huge. Her experience with moving a retailer which is primarily brick and mortar to more of an online presence like she did with Ulta will bode well, I think, for Foot Locker shareholders and for the company. That is, I think, mostly what the market is reacting to with that stock being up so much.\nThe quarter was better than the expected, but it was a little bit blind. Sales were down 9%, comp sales down 10%. The company is in this transition right now, moving away from Nike as its primary supplier. Nike accounted for 70% of merchandise in 2021. It\'s essential that they move away and move toward people like Adidas to really right-size that business. Mary Dillon has her work cut out for her both going multichannel as well as moving away from Nike. If there\'s anyone that can do it, I think she\'s got a fighting chance. But this is a relatively struggling retailer, only trading at nine times. If you believe in Mary Dillon, it might be an interesting nibble to take.\nChris Hill: On the flip side, if someone with her track record of success can\'t turn this business around, I mean, that may be time to say goodbye to Foot Locker.\nEmily Flippen: Let me play devil\'s advocate here because I\'m a huge Mary Dillon fan, I\'m an Ulta shareholder. But we\'ve seen big executives come into struggling businesses in the past and really just get a nice paycheck and then move on. I think about Marvin Ellison at JCPenney as an example. You want to make sure this is not just a stepping stone for Dillon where she\'s going to get a pretty penny and then walk away, leaving shareholders holding the bag.\nRon Gross: Foot Locker, the next JCPenney. [laughs]\nChris Hill: Emily Flippen, Ron Gross, we will see you later on in the show. But up next, a closer look at the entertainment industry, Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nWelcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill. Lucas Shaw is a reporter for Bloomberg. He covers the entertainment industry and writes a newsletter about Hollywood called "Screen Time." Ricky Mulvey caught up with Shaw to talk about Warner Brothers Discovery. The company\'s stock has been cut in half this year. The conversation focused on how Warner Brothers Discovery is consolidating and evolving.\nRicky Mulvey: Warner Brothers CEO David Zaslav isn\'t out here to make friends. He shut down the CNN Plus streaming service just weeks after its launch. More recently, he\'s axed $130 million worth of nearly finished films, and he\'s laying off workers at HBO Max. Lucas, what is Zaslav\'s strategy here -- is it just cutting and consolidating? I\'m confused of what he\'s going for other than slashing and burning.\nLucas Shaw: Anytime you have a merger of two big companies that have a lot of overlapping businesses, you can expect there to be some cut sense, the layoffs and all of those synergies or redundancies or whatever language the corporate Chief likes to use. Zaslav promised a lot of them in this case -- I think he initially promised three billion that he could trim from the combined budget. He has since said there might even be more of that. There\'s a degree to which there\'s just a lot of cutting that was going to be inevitable. I also think look Zaslav historically run a very tight ship at Discovery, they make low-cost programming. They do so with a relatively small staff, Warner Media, which he\'s now merged and turned into Warner Brothers.\nDiscovery has historically been, it\'s much larger, it\'s like three or four times the size of Discovery. They make high-end programming, very expensive movies, and very expensive television shows. They have a lot of different projects in development, which is something that you have when you\'re doing scripted programming as opposed to unscripted. I think he just sees a lot of fat, if you will, a lot of things that he can cut. He\'s still figuring out the big-picture strategy. They have two different streaming services. There\'s HBO Max and Discovery. Plus he has made clear that he wants to push them together and then sell it at three different price points. Likely one that\'s free, one that\'s maybe ad-supported and cheaper, and then one that\'s premium and no ads, and he\'s in the process of figuring out what that looks like, and that means a lot of shuffling, and unfortunately people losing their jobs.\nRicky Mulvey: Projects are canceled all the time. Creators are then upset about that. The story feels a little different with some of the movies and cancellations at Warner Brothers Discovery -- is it because these projects were so close to completion or the relationship management that Zaslav has with a lot of these creators. I guess why does this story seem different than other cancellations?\nLucas Shaw: Why it is pretty unusual, in the case of a movie like a Bat Girl to have something that is almost done that you have already spent about $90 million on and decide to just eat it. You\'re not going to put it on. You\'re not going to release in theaters, you\'re not going to release it on the streaming service. I think there\'s a couple of things at play here. One is just a shift in strategy at the company. Jason Kilar, who had run Warner Media under AT&T, was a big believer in streaming. He was commissioning original movies for the streaming service. He was collapsing the window or the time between when a movie is released in theaters and then made available at home on streaming, Zaslav\'s taking the company in the other direction. He is reprioritizing the theatrical release and having a longer exclusive window and exclusive running theaters, and Bat Girl is in part a casualty of that.\nIt was a relatively expensive movie as far as streaming movies go, and he doesn\'t want to make movies at that budget there. There is also a tax benefit to releasing it or to cutting it in this way. He\'s just trying to write off as much as he can right after doing this deal because he can get some kind of tax break on it, and so that\'s why I think you\'re seeing something that is quite unusual in the case of those movies getting shelved.\nYou\'re also seeing TV shows and movies that were released being scrubbed from the platform and written down because they feel like there\'s not much of an audience for it, and those cases, it\'s pretty forgettable projects, projects that not a lot of people watch. There was a Seth Rogen movie, American Pickle. There was a couple of reality shows like Craftopia and Baketopia. I don\'t think that longer term you\'re going to see him do that with a bunch of projects. I think a lot of this is related to the fact that the merger was just completed.\nRicky Mulvey: In a recent "Screen Time" column: "It\'s common for executives to criticize their predecessors when they take over a new company, buy some time to deliver results, Zaslav has turned it into an art form, repudiating Jason Kilar at every opportunity." How is this so different and why does this repudiation stand out in your mind?\nLucas Shaw: Just how consistent and thorough they\'ve been in saying how bad the people before them were. It\'s pretty common. But for example, Disney acquired a lot of assets from Fox. They acquired the Fox film and TV studio. They acquired Fox cable networks like FX. They acquired Fox\'s stake and Hulu, and most of the Fox movies have been dogs. They have not performed well. The CEO of Disney did acknowledge that there were some problems with that, but they didn\'t come out and be like, you know what, we just acquired a bunch of shitty movies, and the people we bought this from they didn\'t know what they\'re doing and we just have to clean it up. They were a little more diplomatic about it.\nI think Zaslav and his team have a tendency to be pretty direct, but also they\'re trying to manage expectations. Look, they\'ve taken on a much bigger challenge than they\'ve ever had before. Jason Kilar had a very particular vision, and he comes from a tech background, Zaslav\'s the opposite. He comes from a cable network background, and so I think their views of the world are just opposed in a pretty fundamental way, and so that\'s leading to him coming out and talking about all the problems in the business that they did not anticipate.\nRicky Mulvey: Kilar did have some issues with talent, particularly under the same-day streaming release strategy, famously getting Christopher Nolan to leave Warner Brothers. Now with these cuts of movies and cancellations, do you think there\'s a longer-term threat for Warner Brothers in terms of alienating top-level talent?\nLucas Shaw: It\'s hard to say. There was a narrative that Kilar alienated talent, and he certainly pissed off some of their representatives, who then squawk to the press because agents, lawyers, managers, they tend to be pretty good sources for people like me. I will say I think a lot of that was overblown. If you look in the big picture, they ended up paying everyone a lot of money and treating every movie released in theaters and streaming at the same time like it was a hit, which most of them would not have been. In that case, the money can heal a lot of the wounds.\nOne of the issues was definitely around communication at the time that people didn\'t feel like they knew ahead of time. My understanding is that the folks at Warner Brothers started to reach out to people to talk to them about it, and it almost immediately started to leak, and it\'s not like they had a bunch, I mean, it\'s easier to communicate like that on a one-off project basis like, say, Disney did with some of its individual titles than a whole slate, and Disney still got in trouble with Scarlett Johansson on that movie.\nLook, creative people are still happy to work at Warner Media. They have had no problem reupping and keeping people. There are a lot of talent relationships that the head of Warner Brothers television studio has at the head of HBO programming and content have. But there are people looking somewhat skeptically at David as I haven\'t, being like, are you just going to come in and cut costs, do you respect what we\'re doing? Do you understand what we\'re doing? I think that happens whenever a relative outsider, or even just a new boss comes into Hollywood, which is a very clubby community. If he is willing to spend money on projects, then people will be fine with him. If he developed a reputation as someone who micromanages, someone who doesn\'t want to spend money, someone who just meddles in the creative process, that could damage relationships long term.\nRicky Mulvey: It was interesting under Kilar\'s leadership when they were sharing statistics about movies coming out, particularly in 2020 and declaring every one of them being a hit when they weren\'t really sharing many statistics about why they were a hit. Looking at the whole streaming landscape, you\'ve written about how these services are now no longer growing in the United States. The exception would be Paramount Plus probably. Streaming is only about 1/3 of TV viewing. Do you think that\'s the ceiling for it?\nLucas Shaw: No. I think you\'ll see the streaming share has been growing. I mean, it\'s not like a rocket ship anymore, but it\'s still picking up, and it\'s cyclical a little bit in that. The summer is a good time for streaming because it\'s got a lot of sports, and sports is really what people watch on pay-TV for the most part. I think in the fall, TV share will go up both because of sports and because of the midterm elections, which again, news people watch on linear but longer term, the number of people who pay for a TV service is going down, the amount of time people spend watching linear live TV is going down, and more and more of that will shift to the Internet.\nThe question is just how fast and also can these streaming services balance their investment with the growth? They were investing an insane amount of money because they expected this very rapid growth, which some of them have gotten. But we\'re now in a moment where investors want to see profit, and so people are being a little more rational about spending, and there\'ll be a balancing act. But I think streaming share of overall TV consumption will certainly get closer to 40 and 50%. It just a question of when.\nRicky Mulvey: Closing out. Your colleagues, Felix Gillette and allies are [sic] Ronald Hannon wrote a great feature on AMC and CEO Adam Aron. The piece discusses very much how Aaron understands loyalty management, building excitement. Do you think there are any lessons from the AMC story from Adam Aron about building customer loyalty that these streamers could learn from, especially when the switching costs are so low?\nLucas Shaw: Not really. Only because look, the AMC case is so unique. It was a business that was in deep trouble that where the leadership had not come up I think with the obvious answer. As much as I do think that Adam Aron has a decorated history of coming up with customer loyalty programs, they got failed out by this meme stock and retail investor movement that I don\'t think at the time, it\'s not like they were greasing the wheels for that. They were not ready for it to happen. It happened to them, and then they have managed to very ably ride that wave. But if you\'re one of these other media companies, would it be fun if a bunch of people decided to celebrate you and start buying your shares? Sure, but that\'s not something that you\'re going to plan for.\nI mean, I think what they do have to think about is, are there ways to continue to reduce cancellations, or what\'s known as churn in the industry, and do you do that? That\'s one of the reasons you\'re seeing maybe lower-cost add tiers. It\'s one of the reasons that you\'re seeing people play around with the weights of bundling their service, whether it\'s with a phone product like your phone bill or your cable bill or anything like that. That consumer loyalty they want to look at, but I would actually argue that there\'s a lot of the new developments in streaming are less customer-friendly than they have been. Streaming has always been an incredibly consumer-friendly product. But now that there\'s more pressure to profit, there is experimentation with business practices better more about earnings on Wall Street than about the customer.\nRicky Mulvey: Are you specifically talking about ad tiers there in perspective?\nLucas Shaw: Ads cracking down on password sharing, raising prices. Some of the movement away from making movies available at home for streaming earlier. I just think that there\'s a lot of things that people are doing that are less consumer-friendly than they have been because streaming is still a better experience than cable. If you go back in time, there was a point at which pretty much anything you could want to watch was on either Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon, and the prices were pretty low, and then if you wanted, there were no ads. Now, content is fragmented and prices are going up and the experiences getting cluttered with other add-ons.\nRicky Mulvey: Bloomberg\'s Lucas Shaw. Thank you for your time.\nLucas Shaw: Thank you for having me.\nChris Hill: Up next, Emily Flippen and Ron Gross return with a couple of stocks on their radar. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money. As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against. Don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear.\nWelcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here in studio once again with Emily Flippen and Ron Gross. You can hear this show on radio stations across America every week, and you can find the podcast on your favorite podcast app: Apple, Spotify, Google Play, iHeart, Overcast. We\'re on all the podcast apps, people, and if you\'re an NFL fan, you\'re going to want to check out the episode we\'ve got coming this Sunday. It\'s a conversation with ESPN\'s NFL analysts, Mina Kimes. Why is an NFL analyst on a show about business and investing, you may ask? Because Mina Kimes started her journalism career covering Wall Street, first for Fortune Magazine, then for Bloomberg. Follow Motley Fool Money on your favorite podcast app so you do not miss a single episode.\nShares of Papa John\'s are down 30% over the past year. But the pizza chain has a new innovation to turn things around. Introducing Papa bowls, a combination of pizza toppings baked together and served in a bowl instead of on a crust. Emily, I guess this is going after the low-carb market?\nEmily Flippen: Here\'s the thing, Papa John\'s [laughs] needs to offer me a job because I fix this product for them. Here you go. First of all, don\'t call it pizza bowl. It sounds like rose bowl. I\'m expecting some type of pizza-eating competition. It doesn\'t sound appealing. Here\'s what you do. You take the bowl, you serve it with breadsticks. You call it deconstructed pizza. Suddenly it\'s an elevated experience. Suddenly you have millennials, Gen Z, everybody wants their deconstructed pizza. There, fixed it for you, Papa John\'s.\nRon Gross: Wow, I\'m speechless.\nChris Hill: Yeah, I don\'t have anything to add, do you?\nRon Gross: I was going to say this is no good. Pizza is the best thing ever created whether you\'re a calzone, a stromboli, or a pizza, the common element includes bread. Don\'t take my bread away.\nChris Hill: Let\'s go to our man behind the glass. Dan Boyd. Dan, I\'m sure you have thoughts on this.\nDan Boyd: I want to point something out. In their press release for this abomination, [laughs] they said that they\'re trying to get people excited about pizza again, which is the stupidest thing I\'ve ever heard, [laughs] because everybody is constantly excited about pizza the world over. [laughs]\nChris Hill: It\'s so true. I think Emily just solved this.\nRon Gross: She\'s a big thing.\nEmily Flippen: I\'m in the wrong industry clearly. I think too much about pizza, to Dan\'s points. Way too much time thinking about pizza, not enough time thinking about stocks.\nChris Hill: No, but I\'ll just build on Dan\'s comment because it reminds me of Dippin Dots, the horrific company that claims to have invented the future of ice cream. When really the future of ice cream is what we have right now. It\'s ice cream, ice cream\'s fine, don\'t try and fix it. Let\'s get to the Radar stocks. I\'m all upset now. Ron Gross, what are you looking at?\nRon Gross: I\'m looking at American Tower, AMT down only 9% from its 52-week high. We\'ve seen a bit of a rebound here, 25% office, it\'s low. American Tower is a real estate investment trust. They own 220,000 communications towers in 20 countries. They lease space on those towers to wireless carriers. Think AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, so those companies can place hardware needed to provide their services. They also operate 1,800 indoor and outdoor antenna systems, 27 datacenters in the US. Their expansion into datacenters, I think will lead to multiple expansion opportunities for this company. They are in a very strong position in the interconnected world we live in. Keep an eye on the balance sheet, $49 billion in debt. They\'re not afraid to make an acquisition, and that\'s important to keep an eye on. Stock has delivered 17% total annualized returns over the last decade. I still think it looks good from here.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about American Tower?\nDan Boyd: Numbers. How many towers do they have?\nRon Gross: 220,000.\nDan Boyd: How much debt do they have?\nRon Gross: 49 billion.\nDan Boyd: You had me here until you said debt of 49 billion. What\'s their revenue?\nRon Gross: It\'s significant. I don\'t have the exact number in front of me, I will admit, but let me throw one more number, 37 consecutive quarters of dividend increases, 2% yields at the moment, not too shabby.\nDan Boyd: Well, these numbers are wild. [laughs]\nChris Hill: Emily Flippen, what are you looking at this week?\nEmily Flippen: Well, I\'m looking at a company that will wake everybody up from that nice little nap they had. Well, Ron [laughs], I\'m talking about AMT. I\'m teasing, but it is a very exciting company. The company is Rover Group, that ticker is ROVR. Rover runs a marketplace for pet services like dog walking and cat sitting, and they had an amazing second-quarter results. Their revenue was up 77%, gross booking value, up nearly 60%, free cash flow margins of 35% in the quarter. But more importantly, they\'re also growing their market share. They are now 13 times larger than our next largest competitor. They\'re dominating this space. A really underappreciated company. Demand might fall depending on travel and such, but I think the company itself fundamentally is really strong.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Rover Group?\nDan Boyd: I mean, I feel like Emily stepping on my toes here by roasting Ron in his morning stock picks. [laughs] I feel Rover sure, good company, whatever, who cares. Maybe Emily should stay in our lane though. [laughs]\nEmily Flippen: Very good point if I can wake everybody up again. Let me put myself back in my lane here. There are questions about Rover that may make you less excited. One of them being the experience, you have one bad experience on Rover. You have a bad pet sitter. Something happens to your pet, that ruins this company for you, and I\'ll tell you what, the word of mouth that they have, it can also go in the opposite direction as well. You really want to make sure the quality is staying high.\nChris Hill: We\'ve seen businesses like Airbnb benefit from word of mouth in that they don\'t have to spend a lot on advertising. Is that similar to Rover Group where they depend more on word of mouth and they\'re not paying a lot for marketing?\nEmily Flippen: Exactly that. Their marketing expenses are extremely low, which allows them to generate a lot of cash flow. The vast majority of customers are gained via word of mouth. But again, one bad experience, that goes the other way in.\nDan Boyd: Which we had at the Fool.\nEmily Flippen: Which we had at the Fool.\nDan Boyd: Everyone was up in arms.\nEmily Flippen: Myself included.\nRon Gross: That\'s how the company came to my attention. Very interesting.\nChris Hill: Two very different businesses, Dan. You got a stock you want to add to your watchlist.\nDan Boyd: I tell you what, I think my brain is probably a little too smooth to figure out the numbers involved in AMT, [laughs] to be honest. I\'m going to go with Rover. I do have pets at home, and whenever we leave for a vacation or something, getting care for them, it can be a pain in the neck. I think I\'m interested in Rover.\nChris Hill: Emily Flippen, Ron Gross. Thanks so much for being here.\nEmily Flippen: Thanks, Chris.\nRon Gross: Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: That\'s going to do it for this week\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. The show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you next time.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, American Tower, Apple, Chewy, Inc., Home Depot, Lowe\'s, Starbucks, Target, The TJX Companies, Trex, and Walt Disney. Dan Boyd has positions in Amazon and Walt Disney. Emily Flippen has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Chewy, Inc., Home Depot, Spotify Technology, and Ulta Beauty. Ricky Mulvey has positions in Home Depot, Netflix, Spotify Technology, and Walt Disney. Ron Gross has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Amazon, American Tower, Apple, Nike, Starbucks, Target, The TJX Companies, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, American Tower, Apple, Chewy, Inc., Home Depot, Netflix, Nike, Rover Group, Inc., Spotify Technology, Starbucks, Target, Trex, Ulta Beauty, Walmart Inc., and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Foot Locker, Lowe\'s, T-Mobile US, The TJX Companies, Verizon Communications, and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Bloomberg entertainment industry reporter Lucas Shaw about Warner Brothers Discovery and how the media conglomerate is consolidating and evolving. The recent rise of the stock market hit a speed bump this week after minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting indicated more interest rate hikes are coming in the near term. Lucas Shaw: Anytime you have a merger of two big companies that have a lot of overlapping businesses, you can expect there to be some cut sense, the layoffs and all of those synergies or redundancies or whatever language the corporate Chief likes to use.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Chris Hill has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, American Tower, Apple, Chewy, Inc., Home Depot, Lowe's, Starbucks, Target, The TJX Companies, Trex, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, American Tower, Apple, Chewy, Inc., Home Depot, Netflix, Nike, Rover Group, Inc., Spotify Technology, Starbucks, Target, Trex, Ulta Beauty, Walmart Inc., and Walt Disney. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks.", 'news_article_title': 'For "Big Retail," It\'s All About Inventory', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss: Expectations around more interest rate hikes in the near future. Chris Hill: Dan, question about American Tower? Chris Hill: Two very different businesses, Dan.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Emily Flippen: Definitely and you have to be super careful with guidance in this quarter, and that's what we're seeing companies do, and they're pointing to what could be a continued softening of the American economy and consumer spending, but at the same time, you don't want to be scaring off investors with really strong statements that we're going to continue to have inventory problems for foreseeable quarters. Chris Hill: From big retail to big home improvement, Home Depot's second-quarter report was stronger than Lowe's, but both companies saw their average ticket rise, and shares of both Home Depot and Lowe's are up a little bit this week, Ron. Chris Hill has positions in Airbnb, Inc., Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, American Tower, Apple, Chewy, Inc., Home Depot, Lowe's, Starbucks, Target, The TJX Companies, Trex, and Walt Disney."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 166.64999389648438, 'high': 168.7100067138672, 'open': 167.0800018310547, 'close': 167.22999572753906, 'ema_50': 158.6385596710374, 'rsi_14': 52.73901661518354, 'target': 167.52999877929688, 'volume': 54147100.0, 'ema_200': 155.98505209270246, 'adj_close': 166.02503967285156, 'rsi_lag_1': 64.61717656097048, 'rsi_lag_2': 71.3797418850215, 'rsi_lag_3': 76.72170701923878, 'rsi_lag_4': 82.40388380103339, 'rsi_lag_5': 81.74352024232692, 'macd_lag_1': 5.559402977998587, 'macd_lag_2': 6.170308425334326, 'macd_lag_3': 6.4581144753804836, 'macd_lag_4': 6.46374267971521, 'macd_lag_5': 6.336180034824224, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.990294902111572, 'macds_12_26_9': 5.714200618725515}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 23.06999969482422, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 24.209999084472656, 'Open': 24.1299991607666, 'Close': 24.11000061035156, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 24.11000061035156}, {'Low': 0.9903146624565125, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 1.0019036531448364, 'Open': 0.9939467906951904, 'Close': 0.9939467906951904, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 0.9939467906951904}, {'Low': 1.172003149986267, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 1.187324047088623, 'Open': 1.1767059564590454, 'Close': 1.1766505241394043, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 1.1766505241394043}, {'Low': 6.832099914550781, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 6.86460018157959, 'Open': 6.847899913787842, 'Close': 6.847899913787842, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 6.847899913787842}, {'Low': 90.41999816894533, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 94.22000122070312, 'Open': 90.5500030517578, 'Close': 93.73999786376952, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 285607, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 93.73999786376952}, {'Low': 0.6857102513313293, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 0.6962091326713562, 'Open': 0.6878700256347656, 'Close': 0.6878700256347656, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 0.6878700256347656}, {'Low': 2.9830000400543213, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 3.078000068664551, 'Open': 3.032999992370605, 'Close': 3.053999900817871, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 3.053999900817871}, {'Low': 135.8820037841797, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 137.6929931640625, 'Open': 137.54600524902344, 'Close': 137.54600524902344, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 137.54600524902344}, {'Low': 108.08000183105467, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 109.2699966430664, 'Open': 109.0, 'Close': 108.62000274658205, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 108.62000274658205}, {'Low': 1731.9000244140625, 'Date': '2022-08-23', 'High': 1748.9000244140625, 'Open': 1738.0, 'Close': 1746.800048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 509, 'date_str': '2022-08-23', 'Adj Close': 1746.800048828125}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-24': 167.52999877929688, '2022-08-25': 170.02999877929688, '2022-08-26': 163.6199951171875, '2022-08-29': 161.3800048828125, '2022-08-30': 158.91000366210938, '2022-08-31': 157.22000122070312, '2022-09-01': 157.9600067138672, '2022-09-02': 155.80999755859375, '2022-09-06': 154.52999877929688}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-23': 150.42999267578125}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-23': 151.07000732421875}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-23': 149.39999389648438}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-23': 181.1199951171875}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Among the largest underlying components of NZUS, in morning trading today Apple (AAPL) is trading flat, and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is lower by about 0.1%.\nVIDEO: BIL, NZUS: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of NZUS, in morning trading today Apple (AAPL) is trading flat, and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is lower by about 0.1%. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL), where 12,650,000 units were destroyed, or a 6.7% decrease week over week. VIDEO: BIL, NZUS: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of NZUS, in morning trading today Apple (AAPL) is trading flat, and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is lower by about 0.1%. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL), where 12,650,000 units were destroyed, or a 6.7% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the United States Fund Finder & ETF Screener (NZUS), which lost 2,120,000 of its units, representing a 34.2% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_article_title': 'BIL, NZUS: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of NZUS, in morning trading today Apple (AAPL) is trading flat, and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is lower by about 0.1%. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL), where 12,650,000 units were destroyed, or a 6.7% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the United States Fund Finder & ETF Screener (NZUS), which lost 2,120,000 of its units, representing a 34.2% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of NZUS, in morning trading today Apple (AAPL) is trading flat, and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is lower by about 0.1%. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL), where 12,650,000 units were destroyed, or a 6.7% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the United States Fund Finder & ETF Screener (NZUS), which lost 2,120,000 of its units, representing a 34.2% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/billionaire-och-sues-former-firm-sculptor-over-escalating-ceo-pay', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\nNEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The billionaire Daniel Och on Wednesday sued Sculptor Capital Management Inc, accusing the asset manager he helped found of letting its chief executive officer wield his power over its board to extract "ever-escalating" pay despite subpar performance.\nIn a complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon.\nOch said Sculptor\'s annual revenue of $626 million "cannot possibly justify" making his protege the country\'s 14th highest-paid CEO, while the firm\'s stock price lags many peers and its funds suffer from "less than mediocre" performance.\nAccording to the complaint by Och and four of Sculptor\'s other "original and largest shareholders," Levin\'s pay was 17.7 times the median of Sculptor\'s peers, as measured by proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services.\nThe lawsuit seeks books and records concerning Levin\'s pay, to assess whether there were breaches of fiduciary duty related to mismanagement and waste, and whether Sculptor\'s board was truly independent.\nAccording to an April regulatory filing, Levin and Och are among Sculptor\'s largest shareholders, and controlled a respective 20.2% and 14.4% of its voting power.\nSculptor said Levin deserved pay that is "more competitive" with that of privately held alternative asset managers.\nSculptor and an outside spokesman were not immediately available for comment after market hours.\nThe lawsuit was reported earlier by the Financial Times. Och is worth $3.9 billion, according to Forbes magazine.\nOnce known as Och-Ziff Capital Management, Sculptor is one of only a handful of publicly traded hedge fund companies, overseeing about $36.8 billion of assets as of July 1.\nIts stock price has fallen 56% this year, leaving it with a market value of about $552 million, according to Refinitiv.\nLevin, who is known as Jimmy, joined Sculptor in 2006, and became CEO last year. He is also the New York-based firm\'s chief investment officer.\nOne Sculptor director, Morgan Rutman, resigned early this year in protest over Levin\'s pay.\nSculptor changed its name in 2019, three years after Och-Ziff reached a $412 million settlement of U.S. probes into alleged bribery to win business in five African countries.\nThe case is Och et al v Sculptor Capital Management Inc, Delaware Chancery Court, No. 2022-0748.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In a complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon. Och said Sculptor\'s annual revenue of $626 million "cannot possibly justify" making his protege the country\'s 14th highest-paid CEO, while the firm\'s stock price lags many peers and its funds suffer from "less than mediocre" performance. The lawsuit seeks books and records concerning Levin\'s pay, to assess whether there were breaches of fiduciary duty related to mismanagement and waste, and whether Sculptor\'s board was truly independent.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In a complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon. By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The billionaire Daniel Och on Wednesday sued Sculptor Capital Management Inc, accusing the asset manager he helped found of letting its chief executive officer wield his power over its board to extract "ever-escalating" pay despite subpar performance. According to the complaint by Och and four of Sculptor\'s other "original and largest shareholders," Levin\'s pay was 17.7 times the median of Sculptor\'s peers, as measured by proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services.', 'news_article_title': 'Billionaire Och sues former firm Sculptor over escalating CEO pay', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In a complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon. By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The billionaire Daniel Och on Wednesday sued Sculptor Capital Management Inc, accusing the asset manager he helped found of letting its chief executive officer wield his power over its board to extract "ever-escalating" pay despite subpar performance. Once known as Och-Ziff Capital Management, Sculptor is one of only a handful of publicly traded hedge fund companies, overseeing about $36.8 billion of assets as of July 1.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In a complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon. By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The billionaire Daniel Och on Wednesday sued Sculptor Capital Management Inc, accusing the asset manager he helped found of letting its chief executive officer wield his power over its board to extract "ever-escalating" pay despite subpar performance. Och said Sculptor\'s annual revenue of $626 million "cannot possibly justify" making his protege the country\'s 14th highest-paid CEO, while the firm\'s stock price lags many peers and its funds suffer from "less than mediocre" performance.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/shopify-shop-unveils-shopify-capital-to-aid-base-down-under', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shopify SHOP recently announced the launch of its Shopify Capital in Australia to provide quick and easy funding of up to $2.5 million AUD for innumerable merchants.\nThis is the peak sales period in Australia and merchants across the country are piling up inventory, planning advertising campaigns and sorting logistics. However, to upscale their business operations, merchants require access to timely funding.\nManagement recently stated that while 62% of Australian merchants are comfortable with seeking funds for their business, two-thirds are deterred by high-interest rates, while more than half cannot access funds on time due to the time-consuming application process.\nIn fact, traditional lenders often do personal credit checks, take equity in the business, ask merchants for cash flow projections and provide a timeline to repay the funding provided.\nNevertheless, the ongoing global inflationary pressures, reduced consumer spending, decreasing cash flow in the market and worldwide supply-chain disruptions posed several challenges to retailers on the path to a profitable business.\nAmid such market volatility, retail businesses grow wary of borrowing funds to boost business operations.\nShopify is banking on this macroeconomic condition in Australia to expand its footprint in the region by introducing Shopify Capital, which is unlike any traditional financing system.\nShopify Capital does not check credit scores or stake a claim in the business and ask for cash flow projections. Rather they provide merchants with $2.5 million AUD through the Shopify platform they use to run their store. SHOP then employs its own model to approve funding for the business In a short span of two working days.\nAs merchants make sales, they repay on the agreed fixed percentage of daily sales, which lowers cash flow risks by removing the uncertainty of compounding interest rates and hidden fees. Also, there is no stipulated time limit for repayment.\nShopify Inc. Price and Consensus\nShopify Inc. price-consensus-chart | Shopify Inc. Quote\nShopify Capital Aids SHOP to Expand Merchant Base in Australia\nThe current macroeconomic situation not only affected small retailers but also dented Shopify’s profitability. Inflation and possible signs of recession aggravated the current market scenario and slowed down e-commerce progress.\nAlso, rising inflation surged operating expenses. In the second quarter, non-GAAP operating expenses soared 75.7% year over year to $845.9 million, inducing an adjusted operating loss of $41.8 million.\nShares of Shopify, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), have fallen 76.1% compared with the Zacks Internet Services industry’s decline of 24.6% in the year-to-date period. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nShopify has been forging strategic alliances with major tech giants and spreading its operations globally to address the issues of local merchants to boost its e-commerce platform.\nShopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram.\nThe recent integration with Apple enables shoppers to use Apple smartphones against the terminal to pay for goods. While this may not be a new feature in retail, Apple’s recent Pay Later installments added a whole new dimension to retail marketing.\nThe Twitter sales channel allows merchants to connect with consumers directly from their Twitter profiles. Shopify’s integration with Twitter will benefit SHOP from the growing trend of influence marketing strategy.\nMeta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram are two of the most popular social media platforms among the creators and users alike. Integration with Meta Platforms will help Shopify address the growing trends and help merchants promote and sell their products via Facebook or Instagram at a much reasonable cost.\nAlso, at a time when the rising cost of capital is impacting the profitability of businesses in Australia negatively, retail businesses are cautious about investing further in their business through debt financing. However, the recent launch of Shopify Capital may lure merchants to the platform owing to its flexible funding program.\nSince the global unveiling of Shopify Capital in 2016, SHOP has provided a funding worth of $3.8 billion USD, the average being 36%, higher than its peers\' tally. With its recent offering in Australia, ahead of the nationwide peak sales season, SHOP is expected to generate a staggering ROI in the long haul.\n\nProfiting from the Metaverse, The 3rd Internet Boom (Free Report):\nGet Zacks\' special report revealing top profit plays for the internet\'s next evolution. Early investors still have time to get in near the "ground floor" of this $30 trillion opportunity. You\'ll discover 5 surprising stocks to help you cash in.\nDownload the report FREE today >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nShopify Inc. (SHOP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Nevertheless, the ongoing global inflationary pressures, reduced consumer spending, decreasing cash flow in the market and worldwide supply-chain disruptions posed several challenges to retailers on the path to a profitable business.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Shopify (SHOP) Unveils Shopify Capital to Aid Base Down Under', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram. However, to upscale their business operations, merchants require access to timely funding.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shopify collaborated with companies like Apple’s AAPL iPhone tap-to-pay feature and the major social media platforms like Twitter TWTR and Meta Platforms’ META Facebook and Instagram. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify SHOP recently announced the launch of its Shopify Capital in Australia to provide quick and easy funding of up to $2.5 million AUD for innumerable merchants.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whats-behind-the-rise-of-the-individual-investor', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'T\nhe internet, smartphone and the access they have brought have disrupted a number of industries. They have also changed the landscape of investing as well. Data published by BNY Mellon (BK) shows that the retail investor accounts for almost 25% of total equities trading volume in 2021, up sharply from 20% in 2020 and 10-15% during the prior decade. That’s a far cry from several decades ago in the 1970s. If an investor wanted a current stock price, other than connecting with a stockbroker at Morgan Stanley (MS) or Merrill Lynch (BAC), they would have few alternatives. \nThe ensuing decades saw the rise of electronic trading platforms such as TD Ameritrade, Fidelity, Charles Schwab (SCHW), and E*Trade, which helped individuals enter the stock market as direct participants, bypassing intermediaries by trading through their websites. The rise of the smartphone, its always on and connected capabilities and the debut of the App Store in 2008 would prove to be a combination that dramatically changes the individual investing landscape.\nWhat we’ve once again seen is technology lowering the barriers to entry, driving the cost to the consumer lower, and increasing access to a growing array of investment options and sophisticated investment tools. Arguably, the rise of payments apps such as PayPal (PYPL) and others that have made money transfers far easier has also led to consumer adoption.\nThe result? In January 2021 alone, roughly six million Americans downloaded a trading app as compared to more than 10 million Americans who opened a new brokerage account in the full year 2020. Motivations span from wanting to put one’s money to work, saving for retirement to a new wave of empowerment that can, in part be attributed to social media and communal hubs. Also helping were the arrival of no-minimum investment accounts, zero-commission-trading, the introduction of fractional share trading and the growth in individuals trading stock options. \nToday, there is a horde of investment apps across the various app stores, so much so that it seems every month there is a new listicle touting the best investing apps. Those low barriers to entry have led startup companies to bring a wide array of not only investment strategies to market but also programs that cater to different individual needs. For example, Acorn allows you to funnel your spare change into an investment account, Invstr caters to those looking to be educated about investing, while Ellevest has a socially responsible investing focus. And yes, there are a number of apps like Robinhood (HOOD), eToro and WeBull that allow one to invest in a variety of cryptocurrencies, not to mention apps distributed by the various trading venues themselves. \nTraditional investment banks have their own apps, and some have even launched separately branded services like the Marcus app from Goldman Sachs (GS) that offer users managed portfolios. Some like Charles Schwab have offered curated thematic portfolios, but we have to point out that with more than 40+ such themes we wonder how useful some of them are. Then again maybe it’s just us and we’re missing the point behind a Caffeinated Drinks thematic portfolio. \nOutside of traditional investment companies, there have been others that have rather quietly entered the investing space. One such company is Blok (SQ), which allows a person to invest in the stock market through its Cash App. \nWhat’s rather interesting is the following found on the Cash App website: “Stock can be purchased using the funds in your Cash App balance. If you do not have enough funds available, the remaining amount will be debited from your linked debit card.”\nInvested positions are displayed in the Cash App’s Investing tab. Like other investing apps, the Cash App allows customers to buy fractional amounts of a stock, ETF or even bitcoin starting for as little as a $1.\nBlok competitor PayPal (PYPL) also helps facilitate stock trading provided the stockbroker platform accepts PayPal, which makes PayPal more of a conduit than an actual trading platform. And we have to wonder if Apple (AAPL) has any plans in its roadmap to leverage its Wallet App and Apple Cash offerings as it looks to grow its Services business. \nThat thought brings us to what’s likely to be next for investing app companies. As we’ve seen in the past, be it with TVs, PCs and mobile phones, a growth market will attract all sorts of entrants. Over time, however, as that growth market matures the number of companies shrinks, some exit the market while others sell their business to competitors looking to enter the market or build their scale and scope.\nLooking at the investment app space, while it has done a lot of good to draw people into investing, there are questions surrounding gamification and suitability. Looking back over the above paragraphs, we wouldn’t disagree with the view that it is an increasingly crowded space. Given the state of the economy, more than 550 startups slashing over 73,000 jobs, and other companies ranging from Lyft (LYFT) to Ford Motor (F) announcing headcount reductions. The state of California, once the mecca for tech start-ups, collected 12% less in revenue than it expected in July, indicating that state coffers are taking a hit from a slowing economy and a cooldown in the once-booming technology industry. Further, data in the Flash August S&P Global PMI reports point to further economic slowing ahead. There is also the stock market performance of the first half of 2022 that has rattled investors as has the cryptocurrency market. \nChallenging times are ahead for companies and consumers and that could put more than a wrinkle in the plans for some of these investment app companies. Odds are some of the less well-funded startup investing app companies could go belly up or be acquired by larger banks or investment firms looking to bulk up on the client base for their app. In some ways, it would be the digital equivalent of a large investment management firm acquiring a smaller one complete with its strategies, assets and accounts. One potential acquirer could be Morgan Stanley (MS) given its long-term target to grow its client assets under management to $10 trillion from its reported $6.5 trillion at the end of 2021. \nLooking further ahead, one can envision more interactive investing experiences and more immersive and impactful education as AR/VR technologies mature and investing communities move from Twitter (TWTR) Spaces and Reddit’s Wall Street Bets to the metaverse. That has the potential to enhance investor education but also foster the individual’s ability to customize their investment process. \nIt also raises questions as to how company investor relations departments will furnish their current offerings including press releases, investor presentations, access to SEC filings and conference call replays in those more data rich environments. As that gets sorted, it likely will result in individual investors having greater access to data in more digestible formats. That sounds like the barriers to investing will continue to fall, driving further growth in the pool of increasingly informed individual investors.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And we have to wonder if Apple (AAPL) has any plans in its roadmap to leverage its Wallet App and Apple Cash offerings as it looks to grow its Services business. Data published by BNY Mellon (BK) shows that the retail investor accounts for almost 25% of total equities trading volume in 2021, up sharply from 20% in 2020 and 10-15% during the prior decade. Motivations span from wanting to put one’s money to work, saving for retirement to a new wave of empowerment that can, in part be attributed to social media and communal hubs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And we have to wonder if Apple (AAPL) has any plans in its roadmap to leverage its Wallet App and Apple Cash offerings as it looks to grow its Services business. What we’ve once again seen is technology lowering the barriers to entry, driving the cost to the consumer lower, and increasing access to a growing array of investment options and sophisticated investment tools. Those low barriers to entry have led startup companies to bring a wide array of not only investment strategies to market but also programs that cater to different individual needs.', 'news_article_title': "What's Behind the Rise of the Individual Investor?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And we have to wonder if Apple (AAPL) has any plans in its roadmap to leverage its Wallet App and Apple Cash offerings as it looks to grow its Services business. Outside of traditional investment companies, there have been others that have rather quietly entered the investing space. Like other investing apps, the Cash App allows customers to buy fractional amounts of a stock, ETF or even bitcoin starting for as little as a $1.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'And we have to wonder if Apple (AAPL) has any plans in its roadmap to leverage its Wallet App and Apple Cash offerings as it looks to grow its Services business. Today, there is a horde of investment apps across the various app stores, so much so that it seems every month there is a new listicle touting the best investing apps. For example, Acorn allows you to funnel your spare change into an investment account, Invstr caters to those looking to be educated about investing, while Ellevest has a socially responsible investing focus.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-sends-invites-for-sept-7-event-analysts-expect-new-iphones', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nAug 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday sent media invitations to a Sept. 7 event when analysts expect the company to unveil new iPhones, a week earlier than its traditional autumn event.\nIf Apple follows its pattern of shipping devices about a week and a half after it unveils them, it could add two weeks of iPhone sales to the company\'s fiscal fourth quarter.\nAnalysts expect Apple to introduce a new generation iPhone 14 model.\nReuters has previously reported that Apple told suppliers it expects the new generation of phones to sell better than its predecessors did.\nApple is also expected soon to unveil new models of the Apple Watch, iPad and Mac computers, some perhaps at the September event.\nWhile the company has largely insulated the iPhone from supply chain turbulence, it warned in anearnings calllast month that parts shortages could hamper sales of some of those other products.\nApple plans to host the event at the Steve Jobs Theater at its headquarters in Cupertino, California.\nThe event would be the first in-person, indoor event since the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020.\nApple earlier this year held an event for developers, but the keynote presentation was given outdoors at its headquarters.\nThe invitation\'s artwork features the Apple logo surrounded by an outline of night-sky stars and the caption "far out."\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Howard Goller)\n(([email protected]; https://twitter.com/hoodieonveshti;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis Aug 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday sent media invitations to a Sept. 7 event when analysts expect the company to unveil new iPhones, a week earlier than its traditional autumn event. Reuters has previously reported that Apple told suppliers it expects the new generation of phones to sell better than its predecessors did. While the company has largely insulated the iPhone from supply chain turbulence, it warned in anearnings calllast month that parts shortages could hamper sales of some of those other products.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Aug 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday sent media invitations to a Sept. 7 event when analysts expect the company to unveil new iPhones, a week earlier than its traditional autumn event. If Apple follows its pattern of shipping devices about a week and a half after it unveils them, it could add two weeks of iPhone sales to the company's fiscal fourth quarter. Analysts expect Apple to introduce a new generation iPhone 14 model.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple sends invites for Sept 7 event, analysts expect new iPhones', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis Aug 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday sent media invitations to a Sept. 7 event when analysts expect the company to unveil new iPhones, a week earlier than its traditional autumn event. Analysts expect Apple to introduce a new generation iPhone 14 model. While the company has largely insulated the iPhone from supply chain turbulence, it warned in anearnings calllast month that parts shortages could hamper sales of some of those other products.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Aug 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday sent media invitations to a Sept. 7 event when analysts expect the company to unveil new iPhones, a week earlier than its traditional autumn event. If Apple follows its pattern of shipping devices about a week and a half after it unveils them, it could add two weeks of iPhone sales to the company's fiscal fourth quarter. Apple is also expected soon to unveil new models of the Apple Watch, iPad and Mac computers, some perhaps at the September event."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-no-brainer-stocks-id-buy-right-now-without-hesitation-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Even after the mild recovery in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average these past two months, 2022 is serving as a stark reminder that stock market corrections can and do happen.\nThere are always plenty of reasons to sell: the market is crashing, housing is falling, interest rates are rising, China\'s economy is crumbling, and so on. A lot of times it sounds smart and you\'re tempted to sell all your stocks and sit on the sidelines, but don\'t do it. You\'re going to undermine your long-term profits.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nOver the past 20 years through 2021, the stock market went up an average of 9.5% a year, but if you missed the 10 best days in the market, your returns would be nearly cut in half to 5.3% a year. Literally just sitting on your hands is the best action you can take.\nCorrections are actually the perfect time to invest in high-quality stocks that are now offered at discount prices. We never know how far "down" is or when the reversal will happen, but bull markets always follow bear markets -- and it\'s important to be invested when it happens. The following three stocks are no-brainers to buy now without even pausing to think about it.\nApple\nThere are few brands as iconic as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Its technology, innovation, and styling have attracted legions of diehard loyalists who willingly immerse themselves in the company\'s ecosystem. That by itself is one of the reasons Apple stock should be a top-of-mind choice for investors: Because it has a loyal following like few other brands, it has a target consumer ready to buy its next innovation, or even reiteration, giving it a steady stream of revenue for years to come.\nWarren Buffett certainly thinks so, making Apple the largest holding in Berkshire Hathaway, or some 41% of all the stocks holdings he manages. I don\'t think you should necessarily follow that lead and make the tech stock such a dominant position in your own portfolio, but Apple is worth your attention.\nRevenue is running at record highs, but Services and its recurring income streams are where Apple\'s future lies. It\'s the fastest growing segment, and the tech giant now has more than 860 million paid subscriptions across the services on all of its platforms, up 23% over the last 12 months. That\'s another reason why Apple is a no-brainer buy.\nAmazon\nE-commerce leader Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) should also occupy a spot on this list if only because it has become so integral to how tens of millions of consumers regularly shop. Even during a technical recession, currency-adjusted sales jumped by double-digit rates to $121 billion. Sure, it\'s being impacted by rising inflation, energy, and labor costs just like every other retailer, but it\'s also able to achieve economies of scale unavailable to most other businesses.\nOf course, it\'s not selling gadgets and groceries that make Amazon tick (or ring the register), but rather its cloud services operation, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Serving as the backbone for many businesses\' online presence, AWS\'s revenue has risen by more than 30% over each of the first two quarters of this year. AWS is s further expanding its capabilities for leading-edge technologies such as streaming video, online gaming, and augmented and virtual reality. For example, the company is creating storage and database infrastructure closer to the customer, which allows for increased efficiency due to split-second data travel times.\nLong the most profitable portion of Amazon\'s business, AWS also the cloud-infrastructure leader with a 33% market share, well ahead of runner-up Microsoft\'s Azure with a 21% share and Alphabet\'s Google Cloud at 8%.\nNo business is immune from macroeconomic influences, but Amazon\'s e-commerce and cloud services operations are on a skyrocketing trajectory, making it a winning investment for decades to come.\nAT&T\nI\'m completing the trio of no-brainer stocks to buy now with yet another company starting with the letter A: AT&T (NYSE: T). The telecom giant has been a staple of investor portfolios for decades and has long been considered one of the original widow-and-orphan stocks because of its stability.\nIt had gotten away from those roots for awhile with forays into entertainment and elsewhere. However, the spinoff and merger of its Warner Media division into Warner Bros Discovery brings its focus back home and narrows it to just its telecom business once more. It also gives it some $43 billion that it can use to pay down its debt as well as invest in its 5G networks that will provide the next leg up for growth. It represents the first upgrade to wireless download speeds in about a decade, and that will continue to drive the smartphone upgrade cycle (another boost for Apple, too).\nAT&T was a crucial investment for so many because of its lucrative dividend, and while the spinoff caused it to slash its payout in half (and lose its status as a Dividend Aristocrat), it still yields some of the highest percentages of similarly-situated corporations of its size.\nThe dividend currently yields 6.1% annually, the ninth-highest of all stocks in the S&P 500, and after the cut, it\'s even safer than it was before. With a payout ratio of 43%, AT&T has plenty of room to cover the payment and grow the dividend in the future.\nThe telecom stock is a no-brainer buy for its growth potential and the income stream it produces.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Rich Duprey has positions in AT&T and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple There are few brands as iconic as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Even after the mild recovery in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average these past two months, 2022 is serving as a stark reminder that stock market corrections can and do happen. That by itself is one of the reasons Apple stock should be a top-of-mind choice for investors: Because it has a loyal following like few other brands, it has a target consumer ready to buy its next innovation, or even reiteration, giving it a steady stream of revenue for years to come.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple There are few brands as iconic as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Of course, it's not selling gadgets and groceries that make Amazon tick (or ring the register), but rather its cloud services operation, Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).", 'news_article_title': "3 No-Brainer Stocks I'd Buy Right Now Without Hesitation", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple There are few brands as iconic as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Over the past 20 years through 2021, the stock market went up an average of 9.5% a year, but if you missed the 10 best days in the market, your returns would be nearly cut in half to 5.3% a year. That's another reason why Apple is a no-brainer buy.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple There are few brands as iconic as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Over the past 20 years through 2021, the stock market went up an average of 9.5% a year, but if you missed the 10 best days in the market, your returns would be nearly cut in half to 5.3% a year. That by itself is one of the reasons Apple stock should be a top-of-mind choice for investors: Because it has a loyal following like few other brands, it has a target consumer ready to buy its next innovation, or even reiteration, giving it a steady stream of revenue for years to come.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-to-hold-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett is the textbook inspiration for long-term investors; he's been holding stocks longer than many people have been alive. Amazingly, he's worth $103 billion, but most of that has come over the past decade thanks to compounded returns.\nSo if you're looking to follow his buy-and-hold investment strategy, here are three stocks the Oracle of Omaha owns that have the fundamentals to remain in your diversified portfolio for the long run.\n1. Buffett's largest holding is a good one\nElectronic devices giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of Buffett's most recent investments; he began building his stake in 2016. Today, Apple is his largest holding, a staggering 42.6% of the portfolio in his holding company Berkshire Hathaway. The stake is worth more than $154 billion, roughly four times the size of Berkshire's next largest holding, Bank of America.\nApple's appeal is obvious; the company's become one of the most recognizable brands in the world, with more than 1.8 billion active devices worldwide. That's a huge distribution footprint for Apple to make money from app store sales, hardware sales, and subscription services. The company did $107 billion in free cash flow alone over the past year, more than most businesses do in sales.\nPersonal electronics are our gateway to the digital world, and it doesn't look like that's changing anytime soon. Apple has an enormous amount of user data and the deep pockets to innovate and protect its business from the competition. Its stock pays a dividend, a classic trait among Buffett stocks, and Berkshire's huge position shows Buffett's confidence in the company moving forward.\n2. A timeless classic with future potential\nThe Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a longtime holding for Buffett, who began buying up shares in the late 1980s. He's famous for taking photographed swigs of Cherry Coke flavor soda. The company is one of the world's largest beverage companies and owns different soda, juice, water, tea, and coffee brands. Berkshire's stake is worth just north of $25 billion and represents 7.1% of the company's portfolio.\nAnother company with immense brand power, Coca-Cola products can be found in virtually every grocery store, restaurant, and vending machine worldwide. The company's massive distribution network is a competitive advantage, blocking other brands from getting high exposure to consumers. Coca-Cola can also use its enormous reach to grow up-and-coming brands it's developing or acquiring.\nFor investors, Coca-Cola is one of Wall Street's most cherished dividend stocks. It's a Dividend King that's raised its dividend for a whopping 60 consecutive years. Investors have steadily built wealth by taking those dividends and reinvesting them over decades. Coca-Cola is a mature company today, but its dominant position in the beverage market gives it a long runway to slowly raise prices and sell more products incrementally as the global population grows.\n3. An e-commerce giant with more to offer\nBuffett is famous for a general aversion to technology companies, but he's made an exception for e-commerce titan Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). People do more shopping online today than ever before, and Amazon is the unquestioned leader in that game, with a 37.8% market share of e-commerce sales in the United States. The stock is one of Berkshire's smaller positions, worth just over $1.4 billion and logging in at 0.4% of the company's portfolio.\nMost know Amazon for its e-commerce business, and that's probably not going to change anytime soon. But investors could benefit from the company's other business segments that have room to grow over the coming years. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has become the largest public cloud platform in the world; it's highly profitable and was responsible for all of Amazon's total operating income in the second quarter of 2022.\nResearch company Gartner estimates that end users will spend as much as $600 billion on public cloud services next year, up 46% from 2021 spending levels. AWS's revenue over the past year is $72 billion, which shows that there's still room to expand within an already rapidly growing market. Considering this, along with its tremendous e-commerce business, Amazon could remain a lucrative investment for years.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends Gartner and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Buffett's largest holding is a good one Electronic devices giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of Buffett's most recent investments; he began building his stake in 2016. A timeless classic with future potential The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a longtime holding for Buffett, who began buying up shares in the late 1980s. Coca-Cola is a mature company today, but its dominant position in the beverage market gives it a long runway to slowly raise prices and sell more products incrementally as the global population grows.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Buffett's largest holding is a good one Electronic devices giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of Buffett's most recent investments; he began building his stake in 2016. Its stock pays a dividend, a classic trait among Buffett stocks, and Berkshire's huge position shows Buffett's confidence in the company moving forward. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).", 'news_article_title': '3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Buffett's largest holding is a good one Electronic devices giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of Buffett's most recent investments; he began building his stake in 2016. Today, Apple is his largest holding, a staggering 42.6% of the portfolio in his holding company Berkshire Hathaway. Most know Amazon for its e-commerce business, and that's probably not going to change anytime soon.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Buffett's largest holding is a good one Electronic devices giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of Buffett's most recent investments; he began building his stake in 2016. Today, Apple is his largest holding, a staggering 42.6% of the portfolio in his holding company Berkshire Hathaway. Its stock pays a dividend, a classic trait among Buffett stocks, and Berkshire's huge position shows Buffett's confidence in the company moving forward."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/index-fund-investors-might-not-be-as-diversified-as-they-think', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Investing in an S&P 500 index fund is one of the simplest ways to grow your money. The large-cap stock index is used as a barometer for the overall stock market, and many say an index fund will provide instant diversification.\nBut an S&P 500 index fund merely reflects the market. And the market is currently favoring big technology stocks like Apple and Microsoft, meaning S&P 500 index fund investors may currently find themselves overweight in technology stocks when that's not what they were aiming for.\nA very top-heavy index\nAs of mid-August, Apple's weight in the S&P 500 index reached 7.4%. That's the highest weighting of any single company in the index since 1980, when IBM and AT&T were battling to be the most valuable company in the world (with a whole bunch of energy companies close behind).\nMicrosoft, which has spent some time as the No. 1 company, is 6.0% of the index. The top five companies combined -- Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, and Alphabet -- account for almost 23% of the S&P 500. That's an unprecedented level of concentration for the index.\nWhat's more, at least four of those companies (and arguably all five) have exposure to the technology sector. Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet's Google are the biggest public cloud computing providers. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all heavily reliant on personal computing devices. Microsoft is a leading enterprise software provider.\nThat said, only Apple and Microsoft fall into the information technology sector. Amazon and Tesla are considered consumer discretionary, and Alphabet is a communications services company.\nIn total, information technology companies account for around 28% of the index.\nIs it a bubble?\nTwenty-eight percent of the index in tech is certainly a heavy concentration, especially when you consider big companies like Amazon and Alphabet aren't included in that number.\nIn fact, it echoes the concentration of the index in tech stocks near the height of the dot-com bubble, or the concentration of energy stocks in 1980.\nTech stocks took the brunt of the losses in the market downturn during the first half of this year, but considering they still make up more than a quarter of the S&P 500, are we looking at more losses to come?\nA key difference between today and the bubbles of 2000 and 1980 are valuations. Apple and Microsoft are two of the most profitable companies in history. Their valuations are much more reasonable than the prices the market put on unprofitable tech stocks in the late '90s.\nApple, Microsoft, and Alphabet trade at price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios between 1.0 and 1.4 times that of the S&P 500. When Microsoft was one of the biggest names in the S&P 500 in 2000, its P/E ratio was more than 2.7 times the S&P 500 average.\nIt doesn't look like we're in another bubble, but that still doesn't mean you're diversified.\nLose your concentration\nIf you're looking to own a diversified portfolio of stocks across all sectors and market caps, you'll need to invest in something other than (or in addition to) an S&P 500 index fund.\nThere are several options. You might simply add exposure to more small-cap stocks by buying a small-cap index fund. Putting more of your portfolio into an index fund that excludes the biggest companies can help balance the weighting of the top companies held in the large-cap index.\nYou might also considering shifting your portfolio to an equal-weighted index fund, which allocates the same amount of the portfolio to every stock in the index.\nThat said, these strategies have lagged in recent years. After all, there's a reason the S&P 500 is more concentrated among the top companies than it's ever been: Those top businesses continue to outperform. But there's no guarantee that trend will continue. If you're seeking diversification, you may want to consider how much weight you want in big tech, and what your alternatives are.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Walmart wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Adam Levy has positions in Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Twenty-eight percent of the index in tech is certainly a heavy concentration, especially when you consider big companies like Amazon and Alphabet aren't included in that number. Their valuations are much more reasonable than the prices the market put on unprofitable tech stocks in the late '90s. Lose your concentration If you're looking to own a diversified portfolio of stocks across all sectors and market caps, you'll need to invest in something other than (or in addition to) an S&P 500 index fund.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The top five companies combined -- Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, and Alphabet -- account for almost 23% of the S&P 500. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Index Fund Investors Might Not Be as Diversified as They Think', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The large-cap stock index is used as a barometer for the overall stock market, and many say an index fund will provide instant diversification. 1 company, is 6.0% of the index. Lose your concentration If you're looking to own a diversified portfolio of stocks across all sectors and market caps, you'll need to invest in something other than (or in addition to) an S&P 500 index fund.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The large-cap stock index is used as a barometer for the overall stock market, and many say an index fund will provide instant diversification. And the market is currently favoring big technology stocks like Apple and Microsoft, meaning S&P 500 index fund investors may currently find themselves overweight in technology stocks when that's not what they were aiming for. Putting more of your portfolio into an index fund that excludes the biggest companies can help balance the weighting of the top companies held in the large-cap index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/authors-in-august%3A-game-designer-jesse-schell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Entrepreneur, author, and game designer Jesse Schell joins the podcast to talk about the art of design, the creation of experience, and the future of games.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nThis video was recorded on Aug. 10, 2022.\nDavid Gardner: How many books have you read on game design? For most of us, the answer is probably zero. But if I do a good job this week interviewing author, entrepreneur, and game designer Jesse Schell, I hope I might convince you to read at least one. And it is a masterpiece. The Art of Game Design, only on this week\'s Rule Breaker Investing.\n[music]\nWelcome back to Rule Breaker Investing. If my audio quality in the intros this week is not up to snuff, it\'s because I recorded it from Scotland. However, good news: It\'s about to get a lot better as the rest of this interview comes from our normal environs in the good old U.S. of A. Jesse Schell is an American video game designer, author, CEO of Schell games, and a distinguished professor of the practice of entertainment technology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After reading Jesse\'s book The Art of Game Design more than a decade ago I reached out to him, as one of our kids was touring Carnegie Mellon. Had a wonderful chance than to connect with Jesse in his offices. Because in addition to being the superstar author of The Art of Game Design, Jesse is an entrepreneur. Having worked in partnership with some of the best brands in entertainment to design for them everything from mobile and VR games to amusement park rides. Jesse kicks off Authors in August this week with our wide ranging conversation from philosophy to practice. I hope, and trust there\'s something in this for everyone. Without further ado. Let\'s get started. Jesse Schell, great to have you on Rule Breaker Investing. How are you doing?\nJesse Schell: Hey, doing great, so glad to be here.\nDavid Gardner: Thanks a lot. I said in my introduction, well, I\'m an acknowledged fan of this book and it\'s one of those books that stayed with me. I think I first read it, well, definitely more than a decade ago. I know it\'s now out in a third edition. I may have missed the second edition, but I\'m a huge fan of the first edition, which I assume mostly carries through. The comprehensive nature of looking at games from all angles, philosophically, technically, the stories, the elements -- we\'re going to get into that some. But Jesse, I know this is obviously in some ways an outgrowth of your work, your wonderful work over decades and probably continues to inform what you\'re doing. I hope it continues making connections with you, or if I were a Carnegie Mellon student, I\'d be like "I read that guy\'s book. I want to make sure I get that class." Thank you for a wonderful work of nonfiction which has enriched by life for 15 years and counting.\nJesse Schell: Yeah, I\'m so glad to know that it was meaningful to you. Yeah, it was a special book where I was able to take a lot of different lessons from a lot of things i did and bring them together. It was great when it came out in 2008, it got up very positive reception and that was nice, and here we are 14 years later and it could be continuously in prints and still continues to be popular and useful in ways that I never had imagined it might be.\nDavid Gardner: That\'s wonderful. Well, of course, when a lot of people think games, they start with childhood. That\'s what I think about. I was a big gamer. I bet you were too, Jesse, but tell me a little bit about where you grew up and your early life at games.\nJesse Schell: Yeah, sure. Let\'s see. I grew up I was in New Jersey, suburban New Jersey there. I definitely loved games of all kinds growing up. I was fascinated by board games and card games. Of course I\'m of the age, and I was born in 1970, and so when I was really young, there weren\'t no video games. Then slowly video games started to appear, and so it was exciting to see that world of games emerge. I\'ve always loved games just across the spectrum. Party games and athletic games and board games, card games, video games, all of them and what was nice about writing Art of Game Design, it was an opportunity to show, let\'s look at the principles that connect all of these kinds of games together.\nDavid Gardner: Indeed you do. It starts really in the first chapter of the book. Really, you\'re speaking to the designer, the artist in us all. Now not everybody, Jesse fancy\'s themselves a world-famous game designer, as are you. But a lot of us might tinker, a lot of us might dream. I love how you start the book. You call it magic words, the first page of the book. What are the magic words?\nJesse Schell: Magic words are, "I am a game designer." That was really important to me because Stephen King has an amazing book called On Writing, where he just gives advice about how to write good books. He talks a bit about imagining your ideal reader. I kept thinking, OK, when I\'m writing this, who\'s my ideal reader? I remembered myself back in high school. I started making video games and things when I was maybe 12 years old and started to get a little more serious about understanding it when I was in high school and I was trying to figure out, is there a way, is there a career in games and that thing? I kept imagining what would I have wanted someone to explain to me when I was at that age. That ended up being a lot of the focus of that was always an anchor for me. One thing that I knew was confidence was something people often don\'t have when it comes to something like game design. There are some things where the path toward learning it is well charted. You want to learn to play the piano. Everyone understands about piano lessons and going to school for piano. This is well understood.\nGame design. [laughs] Where do you go? What do you do? Where do you start? People often have this idea that you are either born to it or you\'re not. It makes people think, "Well, since I don\'t know what I\'m doing I must not be a game designer." They feel stuck and they feel foolish trying to do it because they\'re like, "I must not supposed to be doing this" and they feel really weird about it. It was very important to give the reader permission. More than just permission, allow them to accept it into their identity. Because one of the things that we talk about sometimes is, what you pretend to be, you will become. I encourage the readers to say, "I am a game designer" out loud because it makes a difference. This was a thing I learned with my students because I saw when I would work with students that lack of confidence, they didn\'t feel they had the right to try and design games. I would do a simple exercise where I\'d ask people, "OK, hey, it\'s first day of class raise your hand if you\'re already a game designer?" [laughs] You\'d see one or two hands go up and a lot of people just, "I don\'t, I\'m not, I\'m not really sure." Then I\'d make them say it out loud. Then afterwards I\'d say, OK, now raise your hand if you\'re a game designer. And all the hands would go up. It seems something so simple of these little games of confidence can do a lot in order to change the way you approach something.\nDavid Gardner: I really appreciate that, especially because most of us listening who\'ve listened to one or more of these podcasts or might be a longtime Motley Fool investor and fan. No, that that\'s exactly what we want everybody to say about their money. That "I am an investor." How many times do I think I or my brother Tom, in front of a crowd of people who said raise your hand. If you\'re an investor, and of course the wrong answer is not to be raising your hand because we\'re all investing time all the time. Money, whether it\'s a dollar for stick a chewing gum or a dollar toward your 401(k). Democratizing and including, these are just one of course, wonderful spirit, you said, because they feel foolish, because they\'re not a game designer. But of course we would say yes, small f, Jesse, but capital F, we want you to feel Foolish by saying, I am an investor and it does challenge the conventional wisdom or what we would expect as kids, especially when we\'re sitting in a classroom with again, a world-famous game designing professor asking who\'s a game designer here [laughs] in the room. Just as you do for your students, so do you do for the book right up front. I thought it\'d be fun as we talked through the art of game design. First of all, this is an incredibly engaging book. My addition comes to 450 pages. Now I\'m a slow reader. I loved every page of this book. Some people will be listening right now. "I don\'t know if I would read a 450-page book about game design," and especially if they\'re not a game designer, but each of the chapters is so engaged. Yeah, thought the first seven chapters tell a story with their title, gives us a flow for this conversation. If you\'re OK with it, I wanted to start right there. Chapter 1 is entitled in the beginning, there is the designer. I am a game designer and then Chapter 2, Jesse goes onto to be called the designer creates an experience. Now a lot of people might think, wait, doesn\'t the designer create a game? But you\'ve pointed out it\'s actually about the experience, not the components, not the rules, the experience of the imagination as we experienced anybody\'s game: card game, video game, etc.\nJesse Schell: Yeah, I mean, that\'s it\'s something very important to understand. Novice designers often get caught up in the game itself. They\'re thinking about the rules. They\'re thinking about the characters. They\'re thinking about the story elements. They\'re thinking about these concrete things about the game. They think of themselves as designing those things and wanting those things to be great. But in truth, we don\'t care about any of those things. Those things are just a means to an end. A game is a dead object. If you make a game and no one plays it. What have you done? Nothing has happened. That\'s not what we care about. We don\'t care about unplayed games. What we care about is when someone plays a game, they have a particular experience. It\'s that experience, which is what we are trying to design. If we had some magic technology that let us, just create the experience directly. I could just like put this on your head and you would just have this interactive experience, that would be great. But we can\'t do that. Instead we\'re designing the game. It\'s very important to keep that in mind. That the experience supersedes everything. It often makes a lot of sense to take on the approach of what do I want this experience to be like? Then figure out, well, what game is going to bring about that experience?\nDavid Gardner: Love it. You mentioned in the book at one point, you said it here that if you could somehow get away without making components and having to print up rules and just give people that experience. I\'m sure a lot of people would do an economic shortcut and just deliver that experience. Now some people think of that as the metaverse where I can just sort of be lying there, I guess in my meta chair, and just experience with my imagination some of these game without having to roll out supply chain logistics printed off in China, and all these kinds of things. Where are you right now in terms of your thinking around virtual reality, metaverse, sole experiences for gamers or game designers?\nJesse Schell: Well, virtual reality is something very near and dear to me. I\'ve been doing virtual reality for about 30 years now. [laughs]. Back in the \'90s I was the creative director of the Disney Virtual Reality Studio. We created a place called DisneyQuest, which was Disney\'s VR theme park that ran for about 20 years. And when VR started to come into the mainstream about seven years ago, my company Schell Games got very involved in it. Because again, I did that stuff at Disney. I\'ve been teaching virtual reality classes at Carnegie Mellon.\nDavid Gardner: How could you not?\nJesse Schell: Yeah, exactly. It was really hard to resist, and it\'s worked out incredibly well for us. We\'ve had great successes with games like I Expect You to Die and Until You Fall. We recently did a cooking game or lost recipe. Like the world of VR games has gone really well. Honestly, I think we\'ve done 15 or 20 VR games at this point. We\'re very much immersed in it. It\'s a really exciting time because those technologies are really, they\'re growing, they\'re expanding, they\'re allowing kinds of gameplay that simply wasn\'t possible previously.\nDavid Gardner: That\'s great. You know, thinking back to how you\'re speaking to the young game designer, and that person thinks they need to have their rules in place to have the game. Not thinking as much about the experience kind of reminds me of how I started with Dungeons & Dragons [D&D] back in the day.\nJesse Schell: Yeah.\nDavid Gardner: You and I are very near the same age. Maybe you also have a first-edition [Gary] Gygax rulebooks or I\'m not sure. But I know one thing about me as a Dungeon Master. I loved doing it and I was pretty technical about it. I think what I was missing a lot of the spirit of role-playing games. Having grown up with things like Strat-O-Matic baseball or very often sports game. Very rules-based. I was treating D&D, like "Let\'s stop right now because I need to look up on Page 37 because I think you can\'t do this or we need to add plus one." It\'s a reminder again about, it\'s the experience.\nJesse Schell: Yeah.\nDavid Gardner: Not so much the stuff that is the game, but especially you talked about the VR, the deep experience you have. Of course, when I read the book in 2008, VR wasn\'t as much a thing. I definitely knew your background in VR, but really it has been emerging in recent years.\nJesse Schell: Yeah. I will say I\'m absolutely with you. I was definitely of the time when Dungeons & Dragons was emerging and it was incredibly influential to me as a game designer. Being a Dungeon Master and learning to lead adventures. It teaches you so much about game design because not only are you crafting a world with rules and how it works, but you\'re weaving a story into it. But more than that, as the players are enjoying it, not enjoying it, you have the opportunity to change anything you want in order to make it a better experience for them. You have this ability to iterate and change it on the fly. I found this such a meaningful and influential design experience, and when I teach classes and game design, I make the students do this. We went through a period where many students were not. Digital games have completely replaced tabletop games. Tabletop games are having a resurgence now. Now I\'m seeing more and more students who have had that experience. Thank you, Stranger Things. [laughs] But it really is a very powerful way. Role-playing is an incredibly powerful way to get better as a game designer.\nDavid Gardner: Chapter 3. After the designer creates an experience, which is what we just talked about, Chapter 2. Chapter 3, the experience rises out of a game. We do acknowledge that we\'re back to games. But importantly in that chapter, and I\'m wondering if this has changed over time. You define game. You challenge yourself, you sift through. It\'s hard to put a definition on a word that means so many things to so many different people. Can you refresh my memory or redefine in 2022, what is a game?\nJesse Schell: Yeah, the definition I like to use for "game," because you think, game, everyone knows what a game is, but when you\'re trying to define it, it\'s interesting that many people define it in many different ways. I looked at lots of different definitions that different philosophers and designers have put together. What I ended up arriving at is that a game is a problem-solving activity approached with a playful attitude. This is important. The idea that all games are problem-solving activities isn\'t immediately obvious, but it\'s definitely true. But not all problem-solving activities are games. This is why the playful-attitude part is very important because approaching things with a playful attitude with the spirit of curiosity is part of what makes games and play special. Play is the opposite of work. What distinguishes play from work is this level of freedom. It\'s almost always a freedom where you are satisfying your own curiosity about something. Understanding what a game really is is important, and the thing I talked about in the book and hearing my specific definition isn\'t especially important. But I definitely encourage people to explore like, well, what do you think a game is and why do you think that? That act of trying to define it yourself and looking at other people\'s definitions: That\'s where the real value is because that\'s when you start to get insights.\nDavid Gardner: Love it. Yes, games have been defined by, certainly it goes back to the Greeks. In fact, I think this has been attributed to either Aristotle or Plato, although a lot of quotes, I\'m not sure either of those gentlemen ever said this. But have you heard this one before, Jesse? It\'s something like, "You can learn more in one hour of gaming with a man than in a lifetime of conversation."\nJesse Schell: Yeah, I will say often attributed to Plato. I have hunted and hunted. I\'ve gone all the way through the works. I don\'t think it\'s there. [laughter] But at the same time, it\'s something I bring up all the time. I would love to know the origin of that phrase. It certainly came from somewhere, but it\'s definitely true. There\'s something very important about the nature of play when it comes to getting to know a person. Because when we play, we open ourselves up in a way that we don\'t in normal discourse. We make ourselves vulnerable in a way because when we talk, we might talk about what we might do. But when we play, we do things and we see how they end up. And again, we\'re working on this right now. There\'s a popular game called Among Us, and we\'re making the virtual reality version, about Among Us. Among Us is a very interesting game because it\'s a party game. A bunch of people get together and do this silly pretend situation. You\'re pretending that you\'re on a spaceship. One of you is the murderer. Everyone goes to do their spaceship jobs. One person is the murderer and is going to try and secretly murder somebody. If someone finds, "Oh, no, someone\'s been murdered," then they call an emergency meeting and a big discussion happens. Who did it? It ends up being a game, partly about being a detective, hey, who did it, partly about sneaking and lying. These elements end up being really powerful for people because they break the rules of normal discourse.\nDavid Gardner: Yes, yes.\nJesse Schell: Normally we don\'t lie and betray one another in our normal day-to-day interactions with our friends. But now we get to see our friends trying to do this. It stretches the bounds of our friendship. In doing so, in creating these extreme situations, it creates memorable things and we learn a lot about each other at the same time. I think that\'s been part of why Among Us has been so successful. We\'re very excited bringing the VR version into play because it gives you a way to connect with your friends in an even stronger way.\nDavid Gardner: Yes. I\'ve experienced games like that, I certainly know of Among Us looking forward to the VR version. I have friends who said, I don\'t like to lie. I\'m not comfortable doing that. We do learn a lot. I guess one thing we learned about that friend in an hour of play that we wouldn\'t have learned in a year of conversations that they\'ve never been lying to us because they won\'t do in an hour of play, which I guess is good news. I did check one of my 20 favorite websites in the world, Quote Investigator.com. Sure enough, you\'re absolutely right, Jesse. It has been attributed to Plato, but Quote Investigator, its conclusion: no substantive evidence that Plato employed this saying. A precursor was published in 1670 by Richard Lingard. This early instance referred to gambling in a time period of seven years\' conversations instead of a year of conversation. Anyway, now it occurs to me, I think I encountered that line in your book, not that you are attributing it to Plato, but this is exactly the thing you have in The Art of Game Design. Timeless thoughts, fresh thoughts in terms what a game is and what we\'re doing when we\'re gaming. Well, thank you for speaking a little bit to what a game is. In Chapter 4, you talk about the game consists of elements and there are four. I love the analytical breakdown of this big shaggy-dog word game into these four elements, mechanics, story, aesthetics, technology.\nDavid Gardner: Now, I think you mean technology. Even if I\'m playing Parcheesi, there\'s technology. There\'s certainly aesthetics. Not sure there\'s much story there. Admittedly, I haven\'t played Parcheesi by choice for 30 years. But this modern view of mechanics, story, aesthetics, technology, that was really helpful for me. Like a lot of your work at stretches across from video games right through to social games that were just with each other. Would you like to speak to any of those elements?\nJesse Schell: Sure. It\'s important. Once you start to design something, you\'d be able to break it down into its component elements, it\'s really important. Those four are ones that I evolved over time. They\'re all important in their own ways because everything has technology, even if the technology is really simple, like sure, bits of paper and to use it to roll a die to get an answer, that\'s a simple technology. Aesthetics, very important because that\'s all about the look, the feel, the artwork, and how does that make you feel? Story is important. You look at a game like Parcheesi, and you\'re like well, there\'s really no story here, but there is because the thing about story is a little story goes a long way. You could say Parcheesi is a game about getting this little token onto this square. You could say that, but go look at the game board, it\'s about going home.\nDavid Gardner: Going home.\nJesse Schell: This is a game about going home. In Parcheesi, you don\'t go home alone. You don\'t just move one piece like you do in a lot of games, you have multiple different pieces. And then of course you have other people trying to stop you from going home. One of the things we\'ve talked about with story a lot is not only is the explicit story that the designer might be trying to create. But then games are story machines. They produce stories. Every game does this, like baseball is a great example. Baseball is a story machine. It has no explicit story laid over it, but the stories that come out of it when people play it, they end up being stories that are worth telling. Those are the two sides of a story in games, and that ends up being really important. Then of course, the fourth element, mechanics. The game mechanics, the rules for how the game works is a huge part of what game designers have to deal with. But to be able to separate these things, to realize aesthetics, mechanics, story, and technology, each needs to be addressed in its own way. Then all four of those things need to work together to be harmonious. That\'s what really makes a great game is, when those things work together in a harmonious way.\nDavid Gardner: Really well put. I think in particular of aesthetics, I would actually truly say that in our lifetimes, we\'re both in our 50s, all four of those elements have consistently gotten, I would say, way better. In many cases, more sophisticated, sometimes simpler, better. But wow, consistently, pretty. Let\'s go to aesthetics briefly. The quality of wooden pieces or of the artwork that is common, or even Kickstarter\'s unproven games popping out these days at a rate I\'ve never seen before is so far ahead of the look and feel of games of my youth. I look at old Avalon Hill war games with counters that are tiny and thin, the iconography isn\'t good. Or it\'s hard to read the text. And these days, bigger, brighter, sometimes it\'s overdone, but just the beauty, in particular, I would say, of tabletop games is shocking. If you were the proverbial person showing up from the 1950s saying, let\'s play a game today, I think you\'d be blown away.\nJesse Schell: We\'re in an incredible renaissance when it comes to games. Both board games, card games, video games, and the aesthetics, in particular, all of these things have advanced to incredible levels. That probably has to do with the nature of economics, mass production technology, 3D printing has helped. I think you and I both remember when Trivial Pursuit was a new game, and that ended up being a huge breakthrough. You\'d actually was headed economically. It was a huge breakthrough because previous to that, board games simply cost between $5 to $12, and that\'s it. The idea of a board game that costs more than that was just seemed insane. There were a few rare examples. I think Strat-O-Matic might\'ve been one of those you mentioned. But they\'re very rare. We\'d never had a mass-market one. Suddenly, Trivial Pursuit appears, a $20 game.\nDavid Gardner: Sensational game.\nJesse Schell: No one had ever seen like, whoa, a $20 board gaming, you\'re kidding. That\'ll never succeed. It\'s a huge hit and the whole board-game world all start to look at each other like, wait a minute. You can have a $20 board game and have it be a huge hit, what else is possible? [laughs] It blew open these doors. Anyway, so it is a really exciting time for the world of games without [inaudible ].\nDavid Gardner: I do think back on just the frequency of game releases, this is my made-up view of history. Monopoly, 1933, I\'m making up the year. You have to skip five years ahead before, I\'m totally making this up. Parcheesi shows up, and then four years after that, let\'s go with Othello and then which was Go, but then Sid Saxon shows up and Acquire pops up in 1961. But what I\'m trying to make light of is, well, this is probably not a true view of history; it\'s definitely not.\nJesse Schell: Definitely not.\nDavid Gardner: There was only one new game every five years or so. War kids in the 1970s, Avalon Hill [inaudible 00:29:01] start popping up. Dungeons & Dragons and others start to effloresce. But leading up to that point, there was a real dearth of choices. Don\'t you think a lot of abstracts?\nJesse Schell: Yeah. Nowadays we take it for granted that there are board games as an adult hobby. That\'s the thing we know people who do that, it\'s not for everybody. But board games as an adult hobby that exists -- 50 years ago, if you were an adult playing board games, you were playing chess. That\'s pretty much what you were planning. Other board games were fundamentally children\'s games. That started to change. I don\'t want to oversimplify, there always have been a few exceptions, but even the ones that were exceptions. Camelot is one that I think it was like a game from the \'20s, is really interesting board game for adults, but even it used to masquerade as a game for children when it really wasn\'t. The thing that happened in the \'70s with this opening of like, oh, maybe these games can go broader and start to appeal to more people and it\'s fascinating is we went through the world of war games and then the whole revolution of European and German board games being, just being so different from what was going on in America. And this is one thing that\'s just fascinating is gaming culturally in different places has had a huge, huge influence. The way, the way games are played and flavored in Germany really ended up influencing the entire board-game world. It had to do with the way families saw games because the attitude there was games were not for children. Games were a thing for the family, that the family would play together. There became this notion of, well, how do you make a game that both, that\'s simple enough for a child to play, but interesting enough for an adult to play, that they could play together? That really started to grow there, and that\'s such a successful formula. It started to spread across the whole world.\nDavid Gardner: To me it\'s already getting very big, bigger every year. We\'ll talk about the future, maybe near the end. But let\'s, let\'s go back to the book. Just for our listeners who might not have come across The Art of Game Design before. What I\'m doing is Jesse and I are just talking through the first several chapters of his book because I think it\'s a nice way to do an interview on a podcast and not everybody\'s a game or listened to Rule Breaker Investing. Everybody knows the host is a longtime gamer. So that\'s why I keep bringing back the Jesse Schells and Richard Garfields and [garbled] can attest to this podcast because of my love for this topic. But this is a 33-chapter book that goes deep across all aspects of game and designs. So for us to just talk through the first seven, that\'s really all we\'re gonna do. But let\'s keep plugging here. Chapter 5, again, just where, where do we come from? First-part chapters tell a story here or there. Chapter titles again, in the beginning, there\'s the designer. The designer creates an experience. The experience rises out of a game. The game consists of elements, mechanics, story, aesthetics, and technology.\nChapter 5, the elements support a theme. Now, one of the things that runs is a unique structure through The Art of Game Design. Jesse is you create 100 lenses ways of looking. It\'s sidebar material, ways of looking at whatever topic we\'re talking about right now. You number them. Not only do you number them, we\'ll talk about this later again. But you\'ve turned them into a deck of cards, and I own a couple of copies of these decks of cards. We\'ll talk about that in a little bit, but these lenses each have a title and then asked you a few questions as you contemplate as a game designer, your creation. For the elements support a theme, lens 9 pops up in this chapter of the book. The two questions it\'s asking you to ask yourself: What is my theme? Am I using every means possible to reinforce that theme? That is such a strong lens. It\'s a lens that the world has gotten much, much better at over the years. In part because you\'ve whipped us into shape and gotten us thinking so much more thematically than we were before. I do agree with you, Parcheesi is about coming home, but man, do I have games that tell the story, coming home, so much better.\nDavid Gardner: Yeah.\nJesse Schell: Then Parcheesi does so it\'s the theming.\nDavid Gardner: Yeah, there\'s a reason we don\'t play Parcheesi that much. It has some elements, but it is missing a number of things.\nJesse Schell: Yeah, I think theme is incredibly important. Just to note on the notion of lenses. The way I got there. When I started trying to write the book in a serious way, there were not a lot of game design books out at that time. It was maybe, I would say around, I don\'t know, 2003. I was probably looking at this in a really serious way.\nDavid Gardner: Yeah.\nJesse Schell: As I started talking to experienced game designers, and I would tell them, I\'m thinking I\'m trying to write a book about game design. A few of them shook their head and said, "No, no, it can\'t be done. You can\'t do it." I said what do you mean you can\'t do it? They said the problem you\'re going to have, the point of your book is to give people advice about their game. Advice that\'s good for one game, is bad advice for another game. Any advice you give is going to be bad advice, and so your book won\'t be very good for that reason. I thought about that and I\'m like, wow, that\'s wisdom and there\'s real truth in that. Because I could think of many times where there was a thing true for one game, not true for another game. I was sort of set back by this. I\'m like, wow, maybe this can\'t be done well. It hit me all of a sudden. Questions can\'t be wrong. Advice can be wrong, but questions are never wrong. A question might not be appropriate. A question might not be needed at a certain time, but it won\'t be wrong. That at that point I realize this book should be about are what questions should I ask myself and thinking of questions is different perspectives. That\'s the idea of it being a book of lenses. That there are just so many different perspectives you can take because making a game is not do this, then this, then this, now you\'ve got game. Making a game is about looking at it from many different points of view and trying to figure out which points of view are going to help give you the insight to make this a great game. That\'s what the lenses are, that\'s what the questions are. To the point of theme, unification of theme. I learned this at Disney. Disney makes theme parks. It\'s right in the nation.\nThe idea of a theme is something that can be quite deep. Herman Melville said, "To write a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme." In other words, when you create something, it should be about something, and you should know what that is. Stephen King tells a story about this. Talking about his first successful novel, Carrie. He\'d written it, and there, he had written it all out and he was revising it and going through it. At some point he realized, "Oh, I know what this book is about. This is, isn\'t just a book about this girl has this experience. This is a book about blood." He realized blood was the theme in the blood of the family. The blood of violence. The blood associated with becoming a woman. Like this was about blood in its many forms and once he realized that, he didn\'t like rewrite the book, but he went back and found ways to heighten that because he saw it as a theme, as a thread that went through the whole thing. Again and again for great games, this is often so important to understand what is this game actually about? Then to go back and figure out how to heighten those themes so that it can be as strong as an experience as possible.\nDavid Gardner: As you say in the lens, am I using? We ask ourselves, am I using every means possible to reinforce that theme. While I love me, some German euros that are rather seamless but still mechanically brilliant. If you can actually reinforce a real theme and make me feel like I\'m managing an aviary wingspan, a good recent example. It does stick with the people. It also just invites more people to the table, or at least they\'re walking by a table going, "What does that game you guys are playing?" The games that do theme brilliantly. I do find myself defaulting somewhat to tabletop games, but I want to make it clear. I play hours and hours of video games here at the age of 56 every bit as much as I did at 46, 36, 26, and 16, playing Pong back in our day, hate to use that phrase, but yeah, themes just being pulled through story. Obviously, there\'s so powerful.\nJesse Schell: What I love is this story of Rob Daviau creating Risk Legacy. It\'s just fascinating. Most people know the board game of Risk is this old war game again, design for children. Because of that, it has a lot of problems. Rob Daviau, working at Hasbro, was asked like hey, can you make a better version of this? What if you redesigned with, what would that be? He has a wonderful design technique he uses, which is this design by opposites where he thinks about, what am I taking for granted about this? What if I did the opposite? Risk as a board game, what do I take for granted? I take for granted that it\'s on the table. What if it wasn\'t on the table? That\'s not great. I take for granted that it has two to four players. What if I have 20 players? It\'s not really working. I take for granted that every time you play it, it resets to the beginning and nothing changes. It\'s like, oh, wait a minute, what if I do change that? The idea of Risk Legacy was that there are changes that happen in the game that are permanent forever. Anyone whoever plays this game again going forward, those changes are there.\nAn example, when you win the game, you take out a pen and you mark a territory on the board and any future time that you get that territory, you get all kinds of bonuses, so the world changes. This is an interesting game mechanic and novel and different and it\'s now spawned like this was the beginning of an entire genre, which we now call legacy games. But in terms of theme, part of what was so beautiful was that Rob recognized that this is a great mechanic. That\'s fine, but he realized Risk is a game about war. Of course, this is a good idea because war changes a world. He realized that was the theme: war changes a world. He talked about using everything you can possibly use because you can imagine how hesitant people are to take out a pen and write on the board of the game, and Rob just rubs it in your face from the get-go because the box is gorgeous, it\'s got this handle. You carry a suitcase. But in order to open it, there\'s nicely made label that goes over and, and to open the game, you have to cut this label. What the label says on it is, what is done cannot be unveiling. Then the first thing I have you do in the game is like, everybody take two of the different country groups. I forgot what they call on them? What they call the races or what, but they\'re basically different nations. Everybody take two of them, pick the one you like, and then take the other one and rip it up and throw it in the trash. No one will ever be them. It\'s just fascinating. It was a wonderful use of using theme to unite a game to make a very strong experience.\nDavid Gardner: Absolutely, and longtime listeners may remember, and this might sound like a brag for anybody new. But on June 22 of 2016 on this podcast, Rob Daviau came on and talked about Risk Legacy. I hope Rob\'s not listening, Jesse, because I actually think you did a better job explaining about Rob has done [laughs]. Of course you\'ve had some more years that thinking about it. As Rob to know, Rob was a wonderful guests, but absolutely the Legacy innovation. I know that innovation spawns so much of what we\'re discussing and you talk about throughout your book, you\'ve done it in your life with your company. We\'ll get to that in just a little bit, but let\'s close the loop on just the last two chapters out what I mentioned, Chapter 6 and 7. Again, we\'ve just done the elements supportive theme. Now here comes No. 6, the game begins with an idea, and No. 7, the game improves through iteration. Now, at the risk of prompting you because you wrote this book 14 years ago, you may or may not remember that the game begins with an idea. You start to talk about how you were a professional juggler and you learn something, I\'m going to say, as a boy from an older juggler at the time, which helps inform what you are conveying to game designers about beginning with an idea.\nJesse Schell: That was a story I just had to put in there because it was something very meaningful to me when I was young. I picked up juggling as a hobby, and when I was a teenager, I later went on to do it a bit more professionally traveling with some circus troupes. But before I had that level of confidence, I went to my first juggling festival. I\'d never been to a juggling convention or festival, and I didn\'t really know what to expect, but I was like, wow, I learned to juggle on my own from a book, and I think I want to go see what this is. I remember going to the door and the person says, "OK, well, are you a juggler?" I remember, just like, are you a game designer?\nDavid Gardner: Magic words.\nJesse Schell: Really, the only reason he was asking is there was different prices for spectators and for jugglers, but here I was confronted with the question. Was I real juggler? I\'m pretty sure I said no, because I wasn\'t ready to commit. I also think this got me in at a lower rate, which I didn\'t realize until after, but I\'m very shy. I brought three rubber balls that I have in the pockets of my windbreaker, but I don\'t take them out because I\'m not sure what\'s what. I\'m walking around this place and I see all these amazing jugglers doing things I\'ve never seen, never could have comprehended. This is just very exciting, and the nature of juggling festivals is wonderful because it\'s very much about sharing. It\'s all about just sharing what you do and comparing techniques. It\'s very open, very supportive community, but it was all new to me and I\'d never seen any of this. I walked around and I saw these different people doing these different things. I was very intimidated because everyone is so much better than I was. But eventually, I got up the courage to, OK, I\'m going to take out my juggling balls and I could do maybe two tricks, and so I\'m there, I\'m doing my little tricks and just doing some of that. As I\'m doing that, I look over and I see there\'s this older man in this powder blue jumpsuit and he is doing these tricks that are just amazing. I can\'t even believe what I\'m looking at. There\'s one where like, I swear he\'s throwing the balls and they\'re going at right angles. Some of them are just beautiful and different. I\'m just, wow, he\'s so different than what everybody else is doing, and I\'m just captivated, just watching these tricks. Then I realized that I see one trick and I\'m like, wait, that\'s one of the tricks. I can only do two tricks and that\'s one of them, but it sure doesn\'t look like that when I do it. I\'m just absolutely hypnotized and suddenly he stops and he stares right at me.\nHe says, "Well." I\'m like well, what? He says, "Well, aren\'t you going to copy me?" I said, "I don\'t think I could." He says, "Yeah, none of them can. Look around." I\'m looking around and he says, \'See that guy over there, see what he\'s trying to do. He\'s trying to do this," and he does this trick. It looks like the balls are fluttering and flying. He says, "But he can\'t do it." I felt OK, and he says, "Where do you think I learned to juggle like this?" I thought about it, and of course, the only way I\'d learned was from books. I\'m like from books, and he says, "From books? No. Nope, not from books. I\'ll tell you where I learn these things." He shows me the move with the right angle in it, and he says, "See that, I learned that from a paper punch out on Long Island." Then he does one that where he twirls around and ball is kind of fluttering, and he says, "I learned that watching a ballerina in New York City." Then he does one where the ball is like coast off of each other and glide up high, and he says, "This one I learned watching a flock of geese take off from a lake." He says, "So, kid, this is what you should remember. People can steal your moves, but they can never steal your inspiration." I was like, "Oh, OK, Mister, thanks." I think I got to go to a workshop or something. I was so intimidated by this guy. But it stayed with me and I realized that this wasn\'t just good advice for jugglers. This is good advice for everything. The idea that no one can steal your inspiration, that where you get your ideas from is really important, and that you shouldn\'t, as game designer, don\'t just copy other games. Sure, look at other games, study other games, learn from other games. But you should be taking the inspiration from the things in your life that the experiences you\'ve had that no one else has had. Those are going to be what let you make the games and experiences that no one can make except for you.\nDavid Gardner: Beautifully told, and thank you for bringing that story back to my memory. You told it just as beautifully in the book and it is from the chapter, the game begins with an idea, and your point is, it\'s your idea. We can copy mechanics, we can copy themes. Hey, maybe I\'ll also do a traditional swords and sorcery fantasy theme. We can copy themes, but the inspiration, the lived experience, what each of us has seen and what our attitude was about, that\'s unique. Yeah. We\'re definitely not all jugglers, but I think we all can be game designers, but more to your point and what I love about this work of nonfiction that you have now put into a third edition in recent years is that it\'s really a book about design. I love games. I think that\'s very evident. I know you love games, but what I especially love is that this is bigger than games. You\'re writing about design. When people say stuff like Stanford D school is the new B school, I\'m sure you hear things like that around Carnegie Mellon. I think Carnegie Mellon has a business school. But I know one thing: It\'s got Jesse Schell teaching people how to design entertainment in it as well. I know it does have a business school. But anyway, it\'s that design sensibility that I was not exposed to as an undergrad and I\'ve admired it and looking at some of my favorite products, like anything that I own by Apple or some of the beautiful games on my shelves. I\'ve grown over time to realize it\'s the design, stupid, and design itself is so deep and so worth pursuing over the course of one\'s life. Your book, we\'re going to stop with Chapter 7 here, but improving through iteration. You introduce a rule, an important one that a lot of us can appreciate, especially the older we are, perhaps. The game improves through iteration, the rule of the loop, which you coin and call it like this. The more times you test and improve your design, the better your game will be. Now, there\'s probably not true in every instance. I can imagine there are cases where somebody does it too much and they ruin it for some reason. But, really the spirit of it is of course, iterate, iterate, loop, loop, loop. The faster you can loop, the quicker you are going to improve a game, and the more you loop, the better that game will be.\nJesse Schell: Yeah, and that makes your ability to iterate as fast as possible critically important, and this is the thing novice designers fail to understand. They often imagine that the way a game is made is that you sit around and think hard, and then you write a big document, like some weird movie scripts, but for a game, and then you just execute what\'s in that document, and there\'s your perfect game. That\'s just not ever how it happens. Not ever. What happens is, you come up with an idea for what you think might be good, and you build it, and the act of building it and playing it makes you realize, oh, this is how it really works. It doesn\'t work the way I thought, it works differently than I thought. Then you want to iterate and improve it and improve it and improve it. So it is very important to create situations where you can iterate as fast as possible. Video game designers often talk a lot about paper prototyping because early versions of your game, they don\'t need to be done digitally because the thing is digitally can take time. You\'ve got to write code, you\'re going to make digital assets. When I can, a lot of times get out a pair of scissors and some paper and a pen, and I can make a fake version of the game where I pretend to be the computer and someone else plays the game, and we can see, is this fun at all? Is this worth spending three weeks to code up, or should we just chuck this idea and do something else? Iterating as fast as possible is really crucial and critical. Again, one more reason that as a designer, if you want to become a video game designer, start by making card games and board games because you can make them so fast. Anybody can make a card game in an hour,. You got a pair of scissors and paper and a pen. You can make a card game in an hour. It\'s probably going to not be very good. But now you\'ll know, well, that wasn\'t good the way I thought. What if I change it like this? What if I change it like that? Some of the best-known games, you look at a game like Scrabble and you think, oh, that\'s simple as letters and things. How long could that have taken to make? It took years. It was years figuring out like, well, how many tiles should you have? Where should the triple word score go? Is triple word score a good idea? Why? In order to do that, you have to play it over and over, and you have to start to understand, well, what is going to make this game stronger, weaker? It really is a process of evolution that you would just want to accelerate as much as you possibly can.\nDavid Gardner: Do you know what an OODA loop is?\nJesse Schell: I don\'t know that I do.\nDavid Gardner: Well, you\'ve already correctly intuited it and you\'ve written in support of it, maybe without knowing, but I came across this. This is one of those tropes you\'ll encountering business books and some other things. But it comes from, I\'m looking it up now, U.S. Air Force Colonel John Boyd, and he used to go up and compete against the new recruits up in the air tactics, and he won every single time. Nobody could beat Colonel Boyd up there in the air, and they eventually said, how do you do it? It\'s simple. I was doing OODA loops. And OODA is an acronym, OODA, observe, orient, decide, act. And that\'s what we do, not just when we\'re up there, I\'ll never be in a fighter plane an Air Force professional. Well, that\'s what we do all the time in life, we observe something, we orient ourselves to it, we decide we\'re going to do it, then we act, and you were just saying, Jesse, just a couple of minutes ago, the more faster you do that and that\'s what Boyd did so well. He did 40 of them before one of his new recruits could do three of them. That\'s the way he described his mastery, and it\'s back to your rule of the loop, in this case, it\'s got a military acronym tied to it, of course, because it\'s the military. But observe, orient, decide, act over and over as fast as possible.\nJesse Schell: There\'s a famous game design essay called Less Talk, More Rock, and the people\'s instinct is, I wanted to design again, let me talk about it, let\'s all talk about talk and talk and talk about what this should be and then maybe we\'ll go build it. With the essay says is like, look, until you build something, you don\'t actually have something to talk about.\nDavid Gardner: Nice.\nJesse Schell: You have an idea, build it quick, and then look at and talk about that, and then do something else and talk about that, so the talking should come after the doing. The talking should not stop you from getting the doing done.\nDavid Gardner: Words to live by, wow, that\'s great. Well Jesse, I really could spend easily another hour. I feel like I haven\'t even touched on things like, well, maybe I can still ask you one or two questions, I\'m curious whether anything is impressing you these days out there in the gaming world, either the work of a designer or any new trend. I certainly want to ask you briefly just to say where you are with your own company, Schell Games? You are a very successful, lauded entrepreneur, you are operating out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I\'ve visited you in your lovely offices once before, I\'m just curious. We heard some of your work, but maybe some mix of how about these two closing questions? What\'s cool out there that more of us should be paying attention to right now? And how are things going with you and your career, what are you looking forward to?\nJesse Schell: Yeah, Schell Games is a studio are run out in Pittsburgh, we\'re pretty sizable for an independent game studio, we have about 150 people. We\'ve been at it for about 20 years now, typically working on about eight games at a time. We\'re an interesting studio because half the projects we do are our own projects that we made up. Projects like, I Expect You to Die, I may have mentioned before. But then the other half the projects are projects we do either for hire or partnerships, and some of those are educational, some of those are entertainment projects. We end up doing it a huge mix of things. Recently, the virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality spaces are the places where we\'ve been really dug in making all kinds of things. Everything from Star Wars games to cooking games, to everything in-between, but really just the world of VR and AR has really changed us as a studio.\nDavid Gardner: Whatever one might think of the metaverse or whatever that word means, one thing is clear, Jesse: You and your studio, fairy invested in augmented reality and virtual reality for somebody like me, I haven\'t actually bought an Oculus yet. I have a brother who has one and gives it out as gifts to friends, I feel like PlayStation VR has been important. I feel like it\'s clearly becoming a bigger and more used platform, but I\'m not there yet, so Jesse, you\'re telling me that I\'m getting there because that\'s where we\'re headed.\nJesse Schell: Yeah. Over the course of the pandemic, VR became surprisingly popular. We\'re at a point now where there are more Oculus Quest headsets on the market than Xbox One consoles. But most people have no concept of that. They think of VR is a thing that, very few people do it, but we\'re, we\'re in the realm of, I believe, 14 [million] or 15 million of these headsets being out there. What\'s fascinating about the Quest headset because it\'s so inexpensive and because it\'s wireless.\nDavid Gardner: It\'s not tethered.\nJesse Schell: It\'s not tethered at all, it\'s so easy to pick up and use, the people who buy it, they don\'t buy to play a couple of games and put on the shelf, they tend to keep playing, keep buying new things, and so we\'ve just seen it has quickly dominated the VR market. We feel like we\'ve been seeing a doubling just in terms of number of headsets that are out there. A few years ago it was 2 million and then it was 5 million and then 10 million, and now we\'re approaching, over the course of this year, I think we\'re going to approach 20 million, and I do think that we\'d be on track for 40 million by the end of 2023. You really are in a place where this is going to becoming mainstream, and right now it\'s mostly about virtual reality over the next couple of years, it\'s clear that mixed reality, augmented reality is going to be part of these headsets if you look at what\'s already happening on the Quest headsets and some of the rumors about forthcoming headsets. I think we\'re going to see this becoming really mainstream for the next couple of years. In terms of what\'s cool out there, I think one of the biggest trends happening right now is the whole trend of games inside games. We\'re seeing games like Roblox and Fortnite that started out as just Roblox was like, oh, it\'s about building places, and Fortnite it\'s, oh, it\'s this is arena shooter game. Now, both of them have grown into these experiences that Roblox has thousands of experiences in it, and even Fortnite now has a library of different games inside the game. It\'s interesting because people talk about, oh, the metaverse is if they have any idea what they\'re talking about, [laughs] and most of that talk is nonsense. But if you want to understand the future of the metaverse, you should be looking at this notion of games inside games, because I think that\'s really what we\'re going to see, not a metaverse, but instead a collection of metaverses, Roblox is going to be one, Fortnite is going to be one. I don\'t have any information about this, have a strong suspicion Grand Theft Auto VI is going to be one of the these [laughs] that\'s going to allow people to create their own games.\nDavid Gardner: Wow.\nJesse Schell: Inside the other games.\nDavid Gardner: I laugh only because Grand Theft Auto V, which has had a good 10 years, just kept adding DLC download. It just kept iterating, entering in a way it feels like a thousand games to me.\nJesse Schell: Right. But I think again, I have zero information, but like when I stare into my crystal ball, unlike when I look at where all the trends are going and I look at how much success they\'ve had taking that 10-year-old game and making it incredibly successful, continuing to sell well over time. Why wouldn\'t they make it so other people can make games and put inside it? I think it\'s likely to happen.\nDavid Gardner: Love it. Jesse, off the air before we started today, you mentioned you\'re working on another book right now.\nJesse Schell: Yeah. I am, this hasn\'t been broadly announced, but I\'m willing to talk about it here. Working on a book that in a sense as a sequel to The Art of Game Design, a lot of what I\'ve done at Schell Games over the last 20 years has been in the realm of educational games. We do education, entertainment, health games, even theme parks and museums, and also a lot of the work had done Carnegie Mellon has been about making educational games. I teamed up with Barbara Chamberlain, who\'s another amazing game designer who makes wonderful educational games, and the two of us are working together on the art of educational game design, looking at the principles of how you best create games that are not just fun, but games that are designed to change the player.\nDavid Gardner: Love it. Games are problem-solving with the playful attitude, we do that in school and the longer we live as adults we learned, we\'re living in the school of life, which we never really leave until we leave. Constant lifelong learning, constant problem-solving, if that\'s the way I can now justify my many game nights that I have in my mid-50s. I look forward to more deep insights from you and guidance for this generation of game designers, many of whom, of course, are working in and around schools, everything from academia at a high-end to, I don\'t know, how to make it a better version of Parcheesi for the kids these days. Jesse, I\'ve just had so much fun with you. Thank you so much for joining us on Rule Breaker Investing. I do see a lot of overlap between investing is a game and how to play it, and really how to design a portfolio. When I first read the art of game design some 15 years ago, I was doing it with my investment cap on, saying, I think a lot of what he\'s pointing out here, if you just substitute the word investing for games or game designer portfolio, you come away with all creative insights and ways to see things with a new lens. I do want to put a real plug-in. Not the Jesse needs this or asked for this, but I wanted to say that I love The Art of Game Design, deck of lenses. The book, The Art of Game Design, has as its subtitle, A Book of Lenses, but anybody who\'s a big fan like I am can buy a deck of cards off Amazon these days that takes each of your 100 or so lenses, puts it on a playing card and enables me anytime I want to be creative, are challenged myself or look at things from different angles shuffle it up, deal out a few. Some people look at Taro cards, I don\'t and try to think what their future is going to hold, I don\'t, but others flip out the deck of lenses and start go, how can I think about this smarter or in a way that will make me happier or challenge those around me. So whether you\'re a game designer, a portfolio builder, a non-fiction writer, the list goes on all the makers out there, all of us, the makers in us, I think are designed, can be improved not just by the narrative game design book, but that deck of lenses, which has been really fun. There is a prolonged plug for one of the lesser-known awesome things you combined Amazon these days.\nJesse Schell: Definitely appreciate it, and I\'ll also, there is a free web app if, for people who want to check out and see a digital version as well, again, you go to Arctic game design.com, you can find all of that.\nDavid Gardner: Thank you for mentioning that, and it just it gives me I have that on my phone, but I never think of that because I look at my deck of cards each day, thanks Jesse Schell, Foolish best wishes and let\'s talk again sometime.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. David Gardner has positions in Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Roblox Corporation, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Now some people think of that as the metaverse where I can just sort of be lying there, I guess in my meta chair, and just experience with my imagination some of these game without having to roll out supply chain logistics printed off in China, and all these kinds of things. He talked about using everything you can possibly use because you can imagine how hesitant people are to take out a pen and write on the board of the game, and Rob just rubs it in your face from the get-go because the box is gorgeous, it's got this handle. I look forward to more deep insights from you and guidance for this generation of game designers, many of whom, of course, are working in and around schools, everything from academia at a high-end to, I don't know, how to make it a better version of Parcheesi for the kids these days.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Entrepreneur, author, and game designer Jesse Schell joins the podcast to talk about the art of design, the creation of experience, and the future of games. However, good news: It's about to get a lot better as the rest of this interview comes from our normal environs in the good old U.S. of A. Jesse Schell is an American video game designer, author, CEO of Schell games, and a distinguished professor of the practice of entertainment technology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Authors in August: Game Designer Jesse Schell', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It makes people think, "Well, since I don\'t know what I\'m doing I must not be a game designer." Jesse Schell: As I started talking to experienced game designers, and I would tell them, I\'m thinking I\'m trying to write a book about game design. Again, one more reason that as a designer, if you want to become a video game designer, start by making card games and board games because you can make them so fast.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Party games and athletic games and board games, card games, video games, all of them and what was nice about writing Art of Game Design, it was an opportunity to show, let's look at the principles that connect all of these kinds of games together. Again, one more reason that as a designer, if you want to become a video game designer, start by making card games and board games because you can make them so fast. I teamed up with Barbara Chamberlain, who's another amazing game designer who makes wonderful educational games, and the two of us are working together on the art of educational game design, looking at the principles of how you best create games that are not just fun, but games that are designed to change the player."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-streaming-stock-could-make-a-mighty-move-in-sports-entertainment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sports entertainment and media company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (NYSE: WWE) has had an exclusive streaming relationship with Peacock -- part of Comcast\'s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal segment-- since the spring of 2020. This deal has given Peacock\'s premium subscribers access to WWE\'s extensive back catalog of classic wrestling matches and the ability to view live events such as Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, and SummerSlam. However, the WWE\'s weekly live programs, Raw and SmackDown, still debut on linear TV, and only arrive on Peacock a day later.\nDuring WWE\'s second-quarter investor call, co-CEO Nick Khan suggested the company is open to the idea of transferring the live broadcast rights for Raw and SmackDown to streaming. Here\'s why forging an even closer relationship could be a smart move for both WWE and Peacock.\nThe linear TV landscape is changing\nWWE last negotiated its Raw and SmackDown deals in 2018. Raw airs on USA Network -- also owned by NBCUniversal -- in a deal reportedly worth $1.3 billion over five years. Fox Corporation\'s FOX network broadcasts SmackDown in an arrangement worth about $1 billion, also over five years.\nRaw draws approximately 2 million live viewers per week over its three-hour runtime, while SmackDown attracts around 2 million during its two-hour weekly broadcasts. For comparison, these figures are in the range of the average viewership for a National Basketball Association game. However, with cord-cutting on the rise and some experts anticipating a drop in live TV ad spending over the coming years, this could be an opportune time for WWE to move its flagship weekly shows to Peacock.\nWWE is not new to the streaming space\nWWE first entered the US streaming market with WWE Network, which it launched in February 2014. Within a year, WWE Network had over 1 million subscribers. But, despite that promising start, it struggled to grow. Its US subscriber base peaked at around 1.9 million in 2017.\nBy the time WWE signed its deal with Peacock in early 2020, the WWE Network had just 1.1 million subscribers. It\'s estimated that 1 million of them subsequently moved over to Peacock. However, a year after the deal went into effect, Khan revealed that more than a third of Peacock\'s premium subscribers had watched WWE content.\nStreaming services are embracing live content\nAs Khan noted on WWE\'s investor call, streaming companies are "hungry" for premium live content. The executive cited Apple\'s $2.5 billion contract with Major League Soccer and Amazon\'s $11 billion deal with the National Football League. As a provider of live programming, Khan went on to suggest the WWE is in a unique position because it attracts mass audiences and operates year-round.\nFor NBCUniversal, its standing relationship as both a partner for WWE Networks and Raw surely puts it in a strong position should WWE decide the time is right to fully jump to streaming. As Khan stated on theearnings call "We always talk to [NBCUniversal] first about anything going on."\nPeacock is operating on a relatively slim budget\nComcast reported Peacock had 13 million premium customers as of the end of 2022\'s second quarter -- the same figure it had three months prior. The potential to attract millions of additional viewers with live WWE weekly programming is surely an appealing prospect for Comcast -- depending on how much such a deal would cost.\nNBCUniversal reportedly spent more than $1 billion to secure the WWE Network rights for Peacock through 2025. Considering WWE earned more than $2.3 billion the last time it sold the TV broadcast rights for Raw and SmackDown, it\'s reasonable to wonder whether NBCUniversal has the appetite to spend heavily to make both shows exclusive to Peacock. But as Khan has noted, Peacock\'s major streaming competitors are already shelling out billions of dollars a year for premium live content.\nShould WWE decide to shift Raw and SmackDown solely to streaming, Peacock would do well to secure the rights. By its nature, pro wrestling is scripted, meaning that viewers are presented with feuds and storylines that often continue for months, if not years. In a world where subscribers can and do cancel and add streaming services on a month-to-month basis, live WWE content could bolster Peacock\'s stickiness -- and its growth.\n10 stocks we like better than World Wrestling Entertainment\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and World Wrestling Entertainment wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Tom Wilton has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and World Wrestling Entertainment and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This deal has given Peacock's premium subscribers access to WWE's extensive back catalog of classic wrestling matches and the ability to view live events such as Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, and SummerSlam. However, with cord-cutting on the rise and some experts anticipating a drop in live TV ad spending over the coming years, this could be an opportune time for WWE to move its flagship weekly shows to Peacock. Considering WWE earned more than $2.3 billion the last time it sold the TV broadcast rights for Raw and SmackDown, it's reasonable to wonder whether NBCUniversal has the appetite to spend heavily to make both shows exclusive to Peacock.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Sports entertainment and media company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (NYSE: WWE) has had an exclusive streaming relationship with Peacock -- part of Comcast\'s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal segment-- since the spring of 2020. Streaming services are embracing live content As Khan noted on WWE\'s investor call, streaming companies are "hungry" for premium live content. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and World Wrestling Entertainment and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'This Streaming Stock Could Make a Mighty Move In Sports Entertainment', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Within a year, WWE Network had over 1 million subscribers. By the time WWE signed its deal with Peacock in early 2020, the WWE Network had just 1.1 million subscribers. Considering WWE earned more than $2.3 billion the last time it sold the TV broadcast rights for Raw and SmackDown, it's reasonable to wonder whether NBCUniversal has the appetite to spend heavily to make both shows exclusive to Peacock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Sports entertainment and media company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (NYSE: WWE) has had an exclusive streaming relationship with Peacock -- part of Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal segment-- since the spring of 2020. WWE is not new to the streaming space WWE first entered the US streaming market with WWE Network, which it launched in February 2014. By the time WWE signed its deal with Peacock in early 2020, the WWE Network had just 1.1 million subscribers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-just-did-something-he-hasnt-done-this-century', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett buys or sells stock, everyday investors and Wall Street professionals all pay close attention. That\'s because the Oracle of Omaha has led his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) to a jaw-dropping average annual return of 20.1% since taking the reins in 1965. For those of you keeping score at home, we\'re talking about an aggregate gain of 3,641,613% over 57 years, through the end of 2021.\nThe best news for investors is that following Buffett\'s trading activity, and riding his coattails, if you choose to do so, is pretty easy. That\'s because Berkshire Hathaway is required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a quarterly basis. A 13F provides an under-the-hood look at what money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management were buying, selling, and holding in the most-recent quarter.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nThree sectors have captivated the Oracle of Omaha\'s attention for more than 20 years\nSince the beginning of the century, predicting where Buffett would put his money to work hasn\'t been a mystery. That\'s because three sectors have dominated Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio for the better part of the past 22 years.\nAlthough it\'s the current No. 2 in Buffett\'s portfolio, financial stocks are, unquestionably, Buffett\'s favorite sector to invest in. Even though banks and insurance companies are cyclical, and therefore exposed to the inevitable downturns that arise in the U.S. economy, they benefit from the disproportionate amount of time the U.S. spends expanding. This allows major holdings like Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) to grow their loans and deposits over time. And it certainly doesn\'t hurt that bank stocks like Bank of America and U.S. Bancorp have a knack for paying superior dividends, relative to the average yield of the benchmark S&P 500.\nThe Oracle of Omaha is also a huge fan of consumer staples stocks. These are companies that provide goods and services that people will consume no matter how well or poorly the U.S. economy and stock market are performing. Beverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), which is the longest-tenured holding in Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio, is an excellent example of a consumer staple stock that continues to grow over time. Because Buffett\'s company has been holding shares of Coca-Cola shares for 34 consecutive years, it\'s generating an eye-popping 54% annual yield, relative to its cost basis.\nThe third sector that Buffett and his investing team have piled into is technology. Although the Oracle of Omaha isn\'t the biggest fan of tech stocks, he\'s been known to make sizable bets on a select few companies. Innovative kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounted for 42.6% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s $368.5 billion of invested assets, as of this past weekend. Apple has an easily recognized brand, an exceptionally loyal customer base, the top-selling smartphone in the U.S., and is delivering sustained double-digit sales growth from its high-margin subscription services segment.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThis is a first for Warren Buffett in this century\nHowever, Berkshire Hathaway\'s latest 13F filing, which covers the company\'s buying and selling activity during the second quarter, revealed a big change. For the first time this century, the energy sector accounts for more than 10% of the Oracle of Omaha\'s invested assets -- 10.9%, as of June 30, 2022.\nEven more interesting is the fact that only two energy stocks comprise the entirety of this 10.9% stake: Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Note, this percentage doesn\'t include the $10 billion in preferred stock Berkshire Hathaway owns of Occidental Petroleum.\nFor Buffett to aggressively pile into oil stocks like Chevron and Occidental signals his belief that oil and natural gas prices will remain elevated for a long time to come. There\'s certainly evidence to suggest that energy commodities can deliver big gains to drilling and exploration companies for years.\nFor example, oil majors substantially reduced their capital spending during the COVID-19 pandemic due to energy commodity price uncertainty and a historic drop-off in demand. Add to this Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, which threatens to cripple the flow of oil and gas into certain parts of the world (e.g., Europe). These supply chain challenges aren\'t going to be resolved overnight, which sets the stage for oil and natural gas prices to stay well above their historic norms.\nBuffett is probably also a big fan of Chevron and Occidental Petroleum as being integrated operators. "Integrated" oil and gas stocks generate the bulk of its profits from drilling, but also operate midstream and/or downstream assets. Midstream assets, such as transmission pipelines, offer transparent operating cash flow thanks to fixed-fee or volume-based contracts. Meanwhile, downstream assets, such as refineries and chemical plants, benefit from lower input costs and (generally) higher consumer/enterprise demand when crude oil prices decline. In other words, Chevron and Occidental are reasonably well-hedged in the event that oil and gas prices decline.\nBig Oil is also known for its big dividends. Chevron has increased its base annual payout in each of the past 35 years and is currently doling out a 3.6% yield. Although Occidental\'s 0.7% yield is nothing to write home about, Berkshire does hold an aforementioned $10 billion in preferred stock yielding 8% per year.\nPerhaps the biggest oddity of Buffett\'s new-found love of energy stocks is why he chose to pair Occidental Petroleum with Chevron. While Chevron has what\'s arguably the safest balance sheet among the global oil majors, Occidental Petroleum has one of the most-levered balance sheets in the industry thanks to its pricey acquisition of Anadarko in 2019. Occidental absolutely needs crude prices to remain elevated if it\'s going to dig itself out of a sizable net-debt position. Chasing after a company as indebted as Occidental is very un-Buffett-like.\nFor the moment, Buffett\'s new energy-focused investment strategy appears to be working. With the Oracle of Omaha getting permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to potentially increase Berkshire\'s stake in Occidental Petroleum to as much as 50%, energy has a chance to eventually supplant consumer staples as Buffett\'s third-biggest sector by invested assets.\n10 stocks we like better than Chevron\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Chevron wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Innovative kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounted for 42.6% of Berkshire Hathaway's $368.5 billion of invested assets, as of this past weekend. Apple has an easily recognized brand, an exceptionally loyal customer base, the top-selling smartphone in the U.S., and is delivering sustained double-digit sales growth from its high-margin subscription services segment. This is a first for Warren Buffett in this century However, Berkshire Hathaway's latest 13F filing, which covers the company's buying and selling activity during the second quarter, revealed a big change.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Innovative kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounted for 42.6% of Berkshire Hathaway's $368.5 billion of invested assets, as of this past weekend. When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett buys or sells stock, everyday investors and Wall Street professionals all pay close attention. Because Buffett's company has been holding shares of Coca-Cola shares for 34 consecutive years, it's generating an eye-popping 54% annual yield, relative to its cost basis.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett Just Did Something He Hasn't Done This Century", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Innovative kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounted for 42.6% of Berkshire Hathaway's $368.5 billion of invested assets, as of this past weekend. This is a first for Warren Buffett in this century However, Berkshire Hathaway's latest 13F filing, which covers the company's buying and selling activity during the second quarter, revealed a big change. Buffett is probably also a big fan of Chevron and Occidental Petroleum as being integrated operators.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Innovative kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounted for 42.6% of Berkshire Hathaway's $368.5 billion of invested assets, as of this past weekend. For Buffett to aggressively pile into oil stocks like Chevron and Occidental signals his belief that oil and natural gas prices will remain elevated for a long time to come. With the Oracle of Omaha getting permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to potentially increase Berkshire's stake in Occidental Petroleum to as much as 50%, energy has a chance to eventually supplant consumer staples as Buffett's third-biggest sector by invested assets."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-tinder-owner-match-ups-antitrust-pressure-on-apple-in-india-with-new-case', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aditya Kalra\nNEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tinder-owner Match Group MTCH.O has filed an antitrust case against Apple AAPL.O with the competition regulator in India, accusing it of "monopolistic conduct" that forces developers to pay high commissions for in-app purchases, a legal filing seen by Reuters shows.\nApple is fending off a raft of antitrust challenges around the globe and Match\'s July filing adds to two other cases in India though Match is the first foreign company to mount such a challenge against the iPhone maker in the country.\nApple and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) did not respond to Reuters queries, while a Match spokesperson declined to comment on its filing.\nIn the previously unreported India filing, Match argues Apple\'s conduct restricts innovation and development of app developers that offer digital services by enforcing the use of its proprietary in-app purchase system and "excessive" 30% commission.\nA similar dispute in the Netherlands resulted in a 50 million euro fine for Apple and an agreement to allow different payment methods in Dutch dating applications.\nThe U.S. giant has long mandated use of its in-app payment system, which charges commissions that some developers like Match have argued globally are too high.\nMatch argues in its India filing that users in other countries often prefer to use payment methods which Apple does not permit, and in India a state-backed online transfer system was preferred.\n"Apple is therefore leveraging its dominant position in the iOS App Store market, to promote the exclusive use of its own payment solution," Mark Buse, head of global government relations for Match, said in the filing.\nIn India, the CCI in December started investigating allegations from a local non-profit group that alleged Apple\'s in-app purchase system hurts competition by raising costs for app developers and customers, while also acting as a barrier to market entry.\nThe watchdog ordered the probe after Apple denied any wrongdoing, saying it was not the dominant player in India where it has an "insignificant" 0-5% market share, arguing it was Google\'s Android that commanded a 90-100% share.\nThe investigation will now cover each of the three separate cases that have been filed against Apple, according to three sources with knowledge of the proceedings.\nMatch\'s Tinder is one of India\'s most popular dating apps, and accounted for about 51% of consumer spending in the top five dating apps during the second quarter of this year, data from Sensor Tower shows.\nIn recent years, Apple has loosened some restrictions for developers globally, like allowing them to use communications - such as email - to share information about payment alternatives outside of their iOS app and lowering commissions for smaller developers to 15%.\n"Such commission rate does not apply to the apps of Match\'s portfolio brands," Match\'s filing stated.\nApple says in India, 87% of apps on its App Store are those which don\'t pay any commissions at all.\nMatch has also complained that Apple considers ride-hailing apps in India such as Uber and SoftBank-backed Ola as those providing "physical goods/services", allowing them to provide alternate payment solutions, even though they perform "a similar matchmaking function" like a dating app.\n"Both dating and ridesharing apps share the same fundamental purpose i.e. matching two people online to meet in the real world ... Apple has arbitrarily declared that the two are different," Match said.\n(Reporting by Aditya Kalra in New Delhi;Additional reporting by Munsif Vengatill; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)\n(([email protected]; Twitter @adityakalra;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tinder-owner Match Group MTCH.O has filed an antitrust case against Apple AAPL.O with the competition regulator in India, accusing it of "monopolistic conduct" that forces developers to pay high commissions for in-app purchases, a legal filing seen by Reuters shows. Apple and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) did not respond to Reuters queries, while a Match spokesperson declined to comment on its filing. A similar dispute in the Netherlands resulted in a 50 million euro fine for Apple and an agreement to allow different payment methods in Dutch dating applications.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tinder-owner Match Group MTCH.O has filed an antitrust case against Apple AAPL.O with the competition regulator in India, accusing it of "monopolistic conduct" that forces developers to pay high commissions for in-app purchases, a legal filing seen by Reuters shows. In the previously unreported India filing, Match argues Apple\'s conduct restricts innovation and development of app developers that offer digital services by enforcing the use of its proprietary in-app purchase system and "excessive" 30% commission. In India, the CCI in December started investigating allegations from a local non-profit group that alleged Apple\'s in-app purchase system hurts competition by raising costs for app developers and customers, while also acting as a barrier to market entry.', 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-Tinder-owner Match ups antitrust pressure on Apple in India with new case', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tinder-owner Match Group MTCH.O has filed an antitrust case against Apple AAPL.O with the competition regulator in India, accusing it of "monopolistic conduct" that forces developers to pay high commissions for in-app purchases, a legal filing seen by Reuters shows. The U.S. giant has long mandated use of its in-app payment system, which charges commissions that some developers like Match have argued globally are too high. In recent years, Apple has loosened some restrictions for developers globally, like allowing them to use communications - such as email - to share information about payment alternatives outside of their iOS app and lowering commissions for smaller developers to 15%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tinder-owner Match Group MTCH.O has filed an antitrust case against Apple AAPL.O with the competition regulator in India, accusing it of "monopolistic conduct" that forces developers to pay high commissions for in-app purchases, a legal filing seen by Reuters shows. In the previously unreported India filing, Match argues Apple\'s conduct restricts innovation and development of app developers that offer digital services by enforcing the use of its proprietary in-app purchase system and "excessive" 30% commission. Match has also complained that Apple considers ride-hailing apps in India such as Uber and SoftBank-backed Ola as those providing "physical goods/services", allowing them to provide alternate payment solutions, even though they perform "a similar matchmaking function" like a dating app.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 166.25, 'high': 168.11000061035156, 'open': 167.32000732421875, 'close': 167.52999877929688, 'ema_50': 158.9872435576358, 'rsi_14': 54.2871356265603, 'target': 170.02999877929688, 'volume': 53841500.0, 'ema_200': 156.09992718411135, 'adj_close': 166.3228759765625, 'rsi_lag_1': 52.73901661518354, 'rsi_lag_2': 64.61717656097048, 'rsi_lag_3': 71.3797418850215, 'rsi_lag_4': 76.72170701923878, 'rsi_lag_5': 82.40388380103339, 'macd_lag_1': 4.990294902111572, 'macd_lag_2': 5.559402977998587, 'macd_lag_3': 6.170308425334326, 'macd_lag_4': 6.4581144753804836, 'macd_lag_5': 6.46374267971521, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.511474916276313, 'macds_12_26_9': 5.473655478235674}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 22.729999542236328, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 24.86000061035156, 'Open': 24.3700008392334, 'Close': 22.81999969482422, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 22.81999969482422}, {'Low': 0.9911981225013732, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 0.9998200535774232, 'Open': 0.9966909885406494, 'Close': 0.9966909885406494, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 0.9966909885406494}, {'Low': 1.1758756637573242, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 1.1865352392196655, 'Open': 1.1831519603729248, 'Close': 1.18327796459198, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 1.18327796459198}, {'Low': 6.833600044250488, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 6.867899894714356, 'Open': 6.833600044250488, 'Close': 6.833600044250488, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 6.833600044250488}, {'Low': 92.79000091552734, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 95.4000015258789, 'Open': 93.77999877929688, 'Close': 94.88999938964844, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 320388, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 94.88999938964844}, {'Low': 0.6879798173904419, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 0.6953716278076172, 'Open': 0.6923002004623413, 'Close': 0.6923002004623413, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 0.6923002004623413}, {'Low': 3.0480000972747803, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 3.125999927520752, 'Open': 3.0480000972747803, 'Close': 3.1059999465942383, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 3.1059999465942383}, {'Low': 136.1929931640625, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 137.22500610351562, 'Open': 136.73300170898438, 'Close': 136.73300170898438, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 136.73300170898438}, {'Low': 108.36000061035156, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 109.11000061035156, 'Open': 108.5199966430664, 'Close': 108.68000030517578, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 108.68000030517578}, {'Low': 1743.5999755859375, 'Date': '2022-08-24', 'High': 1751.800048828125, 'Open': 1745.0, 'Close': 1747.800048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 187, 'date_str': '2022-08-24', 'Adj Close': 1747.800048828125}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-25': 170.02999877929688, '2022-08-26': 163.6199951171875, '2022-08-29': 161.3800048828125, '2022-08-30': 158.91000366210938, '2022-08-31': 157.22000122070312, '2022-09-01': 157.9600067138672, '2022-09-02': 155.80999755859375, '2022-09-06': 154.52999877929688, '2022-09-07': 155.9600067138672}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-26': 150.77000427246094}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-24': 146.7100067138672}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-24': 176.3800048828125}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Markets are churning a bit with a reasonably low level of volatility," said Bill Northey, senior investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis.\nThe yield on the closely watched 10-year Treasury note US10YT=RR faded after recently hitting a two-month high. Declining interest rates tend to benefit technology stocks trading at high valuations.\n"Lower interest rates have certainly put some support underneath some of the more growth-oriented sectors," Northey said.\nNvidia NVDA.O rose after the graphics chipmaker gave a weaker-than-expected quarterly forecast that many investors viewed as signaling the worst of a sales downturn may be over. That drove a rally in the Philadelphia semiconductor index .SOX.\nApple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O also rose, making substantial contributions to the Nasdaq\'s increase.\nData earlier in the day showed the U.S. economy contracted less than initially thought in the second quarter, dispelling some fears that a recession was underway.\nTraders see a slightly greater likelihood of a third 75-basis-point interest hike from the Fed at its policy meeting next month, compared with a 50-basis-point increase. FEDWATCH\nFed officials on Thursday were noncommittal about the size of the interest rate increase they plan to approve at their Sept. 20-21 meeting, but they continued hammering the point that rates will rise and stay high until such high rates of inflation have been squeezed from the economy.\nElectric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid after a 3-for-1 stock split came into effect.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 59.77 points, or 1.44%, to end at 4,200.54 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 206.15 points, or 1.69%, to 12,641.26. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 332.74 points, or 1.01%, to 33,298.67.\nFollowing Thurday\'s rally, the S&P 500 remains down about 12% in 2022, while the Nasdaq is down about 20%.\nCitigroup Inc C.N climbed after saying it plans to close its consumer and commercial banking businesses in Russia starting this quarter.\nSalesforce Inc CRM.N fell after it cut its annual forecasts over "measured" spending from clients and a hit from a stronger dollar.\nAdditional chipmakers rallying on Thursday included Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Broadcom AVGO.O.\nWall Street\'s busiest tradeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ww2xId\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Devik Jain and Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Maju Samuel, Aditya Soni and Grant McCool)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O also rose, making substantial contributions to the Nasdaq\'s increase. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other technology-related stocks as investors focused on the Federal Reserve\'s Jackson Hole conference for clues about the central bank\'s policy outlook. Markets are churning a bit with a reasonably low level of volatility," said Bill Northey, senior investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O also rose, making substantial contributions to the Nasdaq's increase. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other technology-related stocks as investors focused on the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole conference for clues about the central bank's policy outlook. Nvidia NVDA.O rose after the graphics chipmaker gave a weaker-than-expected quarterly forecast that many investors viewed as signaling the worst of a sales downturn may be over.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq ends sharply up, fueled by Nvidia and Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O also rose, making substantial contributions to the Nasdaq's increase. FEDWATCH Fed officials on Thursday were noncommittal about the size of the interest rate increase they plan to approve at their Sept. 20-21 meeting, but they continued hammering the point that rates will rise and stay high until such high rates of inflation have been squeezed from the economy. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 59.77 points, or 1.44%, to end at 4,200.54 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 206.15 points, or 1.69%, to 12,641.26.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O also rose, making substantial contributions to the Nasdaq's increase. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other technology-related stocks as investors focused on the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole conference for clues about the central bank's policy outlook. FEDWATCH Fed officials on Thursday were noncommittal about the size of the interest rate increase they plan to approve at their Sept. 20-21 meeting, but they continued hammering the point that rates will rise and stay high until such high rates of inflation have been squeezed from the economy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-rallies-fueled-by-nvidia-and-amazon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nAug 25 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rallied on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other technology-related stocks as investors focused on the Federal Reserve\'s Jackson Hole conference for clues about the central bank\'s policy outlook.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell is due to give a speech on Friday that investors will dissect for indications of how aggressively the Fed may move to raise interest rates as it battles decades-high inflation.\n"We\'re in a period of time between the end of the second-quarter earnings season and meaningful additional data from the Federal Reserve. Markets are churning a bit with a reasonably low level of volatility," said Bill Northey, senior investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis.\nThe yield on the closely watched 10-year Treasury note US10YT=RR faded after recently hitting a two-month high. Declining interest rates tend to benefit technology stocks trading at high valuations.\n"Lower interest rates have certainly put some support underneath some of the more growth-oriented sectors," Northey said.\nNvidia NVDA.O rose 2.8% after the chipmaker gave a weaker-than-expected quarterly forecast that many investors viewed as signaling the worst of a sales downturn may be over. That drove a 2.9% rally in the Philadelphia semiconductor index .SOX.\nApple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each, and they all made substantial contributions to the Nasdaq\'s increase.\nData earlier in the day showed the U.S. economy contracted less than initially thought in the second quarter, dispelling some fears that a recession was underway.\nTraders see a slightly greater likelihood of a third 75-basis-point interest hike from the Fed at its policy meeting next month, compared with a 50-basis-point increase. FEDWATCH\nFed officials on Thursday were noncommittal about the size of the interest rate increase they plan to approve at their Sept. 20-21 meeting, but they continued hammering the point that rates will rise and stay high until such high rates of inflation has been squeezed from the economy.\nElectric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid almost 1% after its 3-for-1 stock split came into effect.\nIn afternoon trading, the S&P 500 was up 0.79% at 4,173.32 points.\nThe Nasdaq gained 1.12% to 12,570.65 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.37% at 33,091.39 points.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, nine rose, led by communication services .SPLRCL, up 1.49%, followed by a 1.42% gain in materials .SPLRCM.\nCitigroup Inc C.N rose 2% after saying it plans to close its consumer and commercial banking businesses in Russia starting this quarter.\nSalesforce Inc CRM.N fell 4.6% after it cut its annual forecasts over "measured" spending from clients and a hit from a stronger dollar.\nAdditional chipmakers rising on Thursday included Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O, up 4.3%, and Broadcom AVGO.O, gaining 2.8%.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 4.2-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 3 new highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 47 new highs and 58 new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Devik Jain and Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Maju Samuel, Aditya Soni and Grant McCool)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each, and they all made substantial contributions to the Nasdaq\'s increase. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rallied on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other technology-related stocks as investors focused on the Federal Reserve\'s Jackson Hole conference for clues about the central bank\'s policy outlook. Markets are churning a bit with a reasonably low level of volatility," said Bill Northey, senior investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each, and they all made substantial contributions to the Nasdaq's increase. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rallied on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other technology-related stocks as investors focused on the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole conference for clues about the central bank's policy outlook. Nvidia NVDA.O rose 2.8% after the chipmaker gave a weaker-than-expected quarterly forecast that many investors viewed as signaling the worst of a sales downturn may be over.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq rallies, fueled by Nvidia and Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each, and they all made substantial contributions to the Nasdaq's increase. FEDWATCH Fed officials on Thursday were noncommittal about the size of the interest rate increase they plan to approve at their Sept. 20-21 meeting, but they continued hammering the point that rates will rise and stay high until such high rates of inflation has been squeezed from the economy. Of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, nine rose, led by communication services .SPLRCL, up 1.49%, followed by a 1.42% gain in materials .SPLRCM.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-owner Alphabet GOOGL.O rose more than 1% each, and they all made substantial contributions to the Nasdaq's increase. By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rallied on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other technology-related stocks as investors focused on the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole conference for clues about the central bank's policy outlook. FEDWATCH Fed officials on Thursday were noncommittal about the size of the interest rate increase they plan to approve at their Sept. 20-21 meeting, but they continued hammering the point that rates will rise and stay high until such high rates of inflation has been squeezed from the economy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-revenue-growth-slows-on-strong-dollar-china-lockdowns-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds share movement, details on adjusted profit\nAug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business.\nShares of the company fell more than 7% in extended trading.\nThe greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones.\nDell's revenue rose 9% to $26.43 billion in the quarter to July 29 and was roughly in line with market expectations, according to Refinitiv data.\nConsumer revenue fell 9%, echoing weakness seen at Intel Corp INTC.O and Lenovo Group 0992.HK as demand weakened after a pandemic-fueled boom and decades-high inflation prompted consumers to prioritize essentials.\nBut orders from businesses gearing up for the hybrid-work era pushed Dell's commercial revenue up by 15% to $12.1 billion. The storage and servers-focused unit also posted strong growth.\nNet income from continuing operations fell to $506 million, from $629 million a year ago.\nExcluding items, Dell earned $1.68 per share.\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones. Adds share movement, details on adjusted profit Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business. Dell's revenue rose 9% to $26.43 billion in the quarter to July 29 and was roughly in line with market expectations, according to Refinitiv data.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones. Adds share movement, details on adjusted profit Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business. Consumer revenue fell 9%, echoing weakness seen at Intel Corp INTC.O and Lenovo Group 0992.HK as demand weakened after a pandemic-fueled boom and decades-high inflation prompted consumers to prioritize essentials.', 'news_article_title': 'Dell revenue growth slows on strong dollar, China lockdowns', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones. Adds share movement, details on adjusted profit Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business. Shares of the company fell more than 7% in extended trading.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones. Adds share movement, details on adjusted profit Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business. Consumer revenue fell 9%, echoing weakness seen at Intel Corp INTC.O and Lenovo Group 0992.HK as demand weakened after a pandemic-fueled boom and decades-high inflation prompted consumers to prioritize essentials.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-revenue-growth-slows-on-strong-dollar-china-lockdowns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business.\nThe greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones.\nDell's revenue rose 9% to $26.43 billion in the quarter to July 29 and was roughly in line with market expectations, according to Refinitiv data.\nConsumer revenue fell 9%, echoing weakness seen at Intel Corp INTC.O to Lenovo Group 0992.HK as demand weakened after a pandemic-fueled boom and decades-high inflation prompted consumers to prioritize essentials.\nBut strong orders from businesses gearing up for the hybrid-work era pushed up Dell's commercial revenue by 15% to $12.1 billion. The business focused on storage and servers also posted strong growth.\nNet income from continuing operations fell to $506 million, from $629 million a year ago.\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones. Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business. Dell's revenue rose 9% to $26.43 billion in the quarter to July 29 and was roughly in line with market expectations, according to Refinitiv data.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones. Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business. Consumer revenue fell 9%, echoing weakness seen at Intel Corp INTC.O to Lenovo Group 0992.HK as demand weakened after a pandemic-fueled boom and decades-high inflation prompted consumers to prioritize essentials.', 'news_article_title': 'Dell revenue growth slows on strong dollar, China lockdowns', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones. Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business. Dell's revenue rose 9% to $26.43 billion in the quarter to July 29 and was roughly in line with market expectations, according to Refinitiv data.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The greenback surge has this year eaten into the earnings of technology firms from Microsoft Inc MSFT.O to Apple Inc AAPL.O, compounding pressure from a drop in consumer spending on electronics such as personal computers and smartphones. Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N posted its slowest revenue growth in six quarters on Thursday as a surge in the dollar and COVID-19 flare-ups in major market China offset a jump in its enterprise-focused business. Consumer revenue fell 9%, echoing weakness seen at Intel Corp INTC.O to Lenovo Group 0992.HK as demand weakened after a pandemic-fueled boom and decades-high inflation prompted consumers to prioritize essentials.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/twitter-tunes-in-to-podcasts-through-spaces', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Aug 25 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N is adding podcasts to a test version of its audio chat room Spaces, entering a space dominated by Spotify Technology SPOT.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nThe social media firm said on Thursday the feature would be available to a random group of users who can listen to full shows through curated playlists based on their interests, initially only in English. (https://bit.ly/3Agti4s)\nPodcasts will be integrated into Twitter Spaces, which launched in 2020 after the success of social audio chat app Clubhouse during the pandemic.\nPodcasts boomed in the past two years when people stuck indoors because of COVID-19 curbs turned to them for content ranging from breaking news to true-crime documentaries.\nWall Street is also optimistic about the long-term potential of the format as podcasts engage listeners for hours, creating valuable advertising opportunities.\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Aug 25 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N is adding podcasts to a test version of its audio chat room Spaces, entering a space dominated by Spotify Technology SPOT.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O. The social media firm said on Thursday the feature would be available to a random group of users who can listen to full shows through curated playlists based on their interests, initially only in English. Podcasts boomed in the past two years when people stuck indoors because of COVID-19 curbs turned to them for content ranging from breaking news to true-crime documentaries.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Aug 25 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N is adding podcasts to a test version of its audio chat room Spaces, entering a space dominated by Spotify Technology SPOT.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O. (https://bit.ly/3Agti4s) Podcasts will be integrated into Twitter Spaces, which launched in 2020 after the success of social audio chat app Clubhouse during the pandemic. Wall Street is also optimistic about the long-term potential of the format as podcasts engage listeners for hours, creating valuable advertising opportunities.', 'news_article_title': 'Twitter tunes in to podcasts through Spaces', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Aug 25 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N is adding podcasts to a test version of its audio chat room Spaces, entering a space dominated by Spotify Technology SPOT.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O. The social media firm said on Thursday the feature would be available to a random group of users who can listen to full shows through curated playlists based on their interests, initially only in English. (https://bit.ly/3Agti4s) Podcasts will be integrated into Twitter Spaces, which launched in 2020 after the success of social audio chat app Clubhouse during the pandemic.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Aug 25 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc TWTR.N is adding podcasts to a test version of its audio chat room Spaces, entering a space dominated by Spotify Technology SPOT.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O. (https://bit.ly/3Agti4s) Podcasts will be integrated into Twitter Spaces, which launched in 2020 after the success of social audio chat app Clubhouse during the pandemic. (Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/billionaire-och-sues-former-firm-sculptor-over-escalating-ceo-pay-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\nNEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The billionaire Daniel Och has sued Sculptor Capital Management Inc, accusing the asset manager he helped found of letting its chief executive officer wield his power over its board to extract "ever-escalating" pay despite subpar performance.\nIn a complaint filed on Wednesday in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon.\nOch said Sculptor\'s annual revenue of $626 million "cannot possibly justify" making his protege the country\'s 14th highest-paid CEO, while the firm\'s stock price lags many peers and its funds suffer from "less than mediocre" performance.\nAccording to the complaint by Och and four of Sculptor\'s other "original and largest shareholders," Levin\'s pay was 17.7 times the median of Sculptor\'s peers, as measured by proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services.\nThe lawsuit seeks books and records concerning Levin\'s pay, to assess whether there were breaches of fiduciary duty related to mismanagement and waste, and whether Sculptor\'s board was truly independent.\nAccording to an April regulatory filing, Levin and Och are among Sculptor\'s largest shareholders, and controlled a respective 20.2% and 14.4% of its voting power.\nSculptor said Levin deserved pay that is "more competitive" with that of privately held alternative asset managers.\n"Mr. Och\'s filing is misleading and full of falsehoods that present a grossly distorted view of board governance at the company," Sculptor said in a statement. "We look forward to setting the record straight through the legal process."\nSculptor also accused Och of holding a "grudge" against its leadership following his "acrimonious separation" from the company.\nThe lawsuit was reported earlier by the Financial Times. Och is worth $3.9 billion, according to Forbes magazine.\nOnce known as Och-Ziff Capital Management, Sculptor is one of only a handful of publicly traded hedge fund companies, overseeing about $36.8 billion of assets as of July 1.\nIts stock price has fallen 56% this year, leaving it with a market value of about $552 million on Wednesday, according to Refinitiv.\nLevin, who is known as Jimmy, joined Sculptor in 2006, and became CEO last year. He is also the New York-based firm\'s chief investment officer.\nOne Sculptor director, Morgan Rutman, resigned early this year in protest over Levin\'s pay.\nSculptor changed its name in 2019, three years after Och-Ziff reached a $412 million settlement of U.S. probes into alleged bribery to win business in five African countries.\nOch said he requested the name change, which occurred after he retired as board chairman.\nThe case is Och et al v Sculptor Capital Management Inc, Delaware Chancery Court, No. 2022-0748.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Leslie Adler and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In a complaint filed on Wednesday in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon. Och said Sculptor\'s annual revenue of $626 million "cannot possibly justify" making his protege the country\'s 14th highest-paid CEO, while the firm\'s stock price lags many peers and its funds suffer from "less than mediocre" performance. The lawsuit seeks books and records concerning Levin\'s pay, to assess whether there were breaches of fiduciary duty related to mismanagement and waste, and whether Sculptor\'s board was truly independent.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In a complaint filed on Wednesday in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon. By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The billionaire Daniel Och has sued Sculptor Capital Management Inc, accusing the asset manager he helped found of letting its chief executive officer wield his power over its board to extract "ever-escalating" pay despite subpar performance. According to the complaint by Och and four of Sculptor\'s other "original and largest shareholders," Levin\'s pay was 17.7 times the median of Sculptor\'s peers, as measured by proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services.', 'news_article_title': 'Billionaire Och sues former firm Sculptor over escalating CEO pay', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In a complaint filed on Wednesday in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon. By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The billionaire Daniel Och has sued Sculptor Capital Management Inc, accusing the asset manager he helped found of letting its chief executive officer wield his power over its board to extract "ever-escalating" pay despite subpar performance. Once known as Och-Ziff Capital Management, Sculptor is one of only a handful of publicly traded hedge fund companies, overseeing about $36.8 billion of assets as of July 1.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In a complaint filed on Wednesday in Delaware Chancery Court, Och said James Levin was paid $145.8 million in 2021, more than most other CEOs including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Goldman Sachs\' GS.N David Solomon and JPMorgan Chase\'s JPM.N Jamie Dimon. By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The billionaire Daniel Och has sued Sculptor Capital Management Inc, accusing the asset manager he helped found of letting its chief executive officer wield his power over its board to extract "ever-escalating" pay despite subpar performance. Och said Sculptor\'s annual revenue of $626 million "cannot possibly justify" making his protege the country\'s 14th highest-paid CEO, while the firm\'s stock price lags many peers and its funds suffer from "less than mediocre" performance.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-stocks-to-buy-today-3-dow-30-stocks-to-watch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Are These The Best Dow 30 Stocks To Invest In Right Now?\nDow 30 stocks are the thirty stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which is one of the oldest and most well-known stock market indices in the world. The DJIA is a price-weighted index, which means that it is based on the prices of the Dow 30 stocks, rather than their market capitalization. The Dow 30 stocks are typically large, publicly traded companies that are leaders in their respective industries.\nAlthough the composition of the Dow 30 has changed over time, it currently includes companies such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Visa (NYSE: V), and Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) among others. These companies are widely viewed as safe and stable investments, and they often have high dividend yields. As a result, the Dow 30 is often used as a benchmark for other stock indices and investment portfolios. With that being said, here are three top Dow 30 stocks to check out in the stock market today.\nDow 30 Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today\nSalesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM)\nHoneywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON)\nAmerican Express Company (NYSE: AXP)\nSalesforce (CRM Stock)\nStarting off the list today, Salesforce Inc. is a cloud-based software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM). In recent years, Salesforce has expanded beyond CRM, offering a range of enterprise software solutions. This week, CRM stock is in the headlines today, after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2023 financial results. Though, the company revised its full-year outlook.\nIn detail, Salesforce reported 2nd quarter 2022 earnings per share of $1.19, along with revenue of $7.7 billion. This is in comparison, to the analysts’ consensus estimates of earnings per share of $1.02 and revenue estimates of 7.7 billion. Additionally, CRM posted a 21.8% increase in revenue during the same period, a year prior. Moreover, the company announced it estimates full-year 2023 non-GAAP earnings per share between the range of $4.71 to $4.73 per share. While they estimate revenue in the range of $30.90 billion to $31.0 billion for the full-year fiscal 2023. For context, previously the company reported guidance estimates of earnings of $4.74 to $4.76 per share, with revenue of $31.70 billion to $31.80 billion.\nThe company’s Chair and Co-CEO Marc Benioff commented in his letter to shareholders, “We had another strong quarter, with revenue of $7.7B growing 22% year-over-year and 26% in constant currency, showing yet again the durability of our business model. And, we’re thrilled to initiate our first-ever share repurchase program to continue to deliver incredible value to our shareholders on our path to $50 billion in revenue in FY26.” Following this news, shares of CRM stock dropped over 6% on Thursday late morning at $168.64 per share. Could this present an opportunity to buy CRM stock at discounted price levels?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Good Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 4 Fertilizer Stocks In Focus\nHoneywell International (HON Stock)\nNext, Honeywell International (HON) is a diversified technology and manufacturing company that delivers products, services, and solutions to customers worldwide. The company operates in three segments: aerospace, automation, control solutions, performance, materials, and technologies. Just last month, HON announced its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend payment of $0.98 per share.\nAlso, in July, the company reported a beat for its Q2 2022 financial results. In detail, Honeywell International posted second-quarter earnings of $2.10 per share. In addition, the company reported revenue of $9.0 billion for the quarter. Wall Street consensus estimates were earnings per share of $2.03, and revenue of $8.7 billion. What’s more, the company was able to deploy $2.3 billion in the capital, which includes $1.4 billion to share buybacks.\nMoreover, Darius Adamczyk, chairman, and CEO of HON commented, “While we recognize macro crosscurrents are clouding the global economic growth outlook, we remain confident in our demand outlook for the back half of the year with orders up 12% year over year and closing backlog2 of $29.5 billion, up 12% year over year, led by our long-cycle businesses, which will help drive growth for quarters to come. We once again demonstrated our operational agility by staying ahead of the inflation curve, enabling us to expand margins and beat the high end of our adjusted EPS guidance.” In the last month of trading, shares of HON stock have rebounded by over 9%. HON stock currently trades at $198.45 per share as of Wednesday’s lunchtime session. Given this, will you be paying closer attention to HON stock in thestock market today\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Top Stocks To Buy Now? 3 Dividend Paying Stocks To Watch Today\nAmerican Express (AXP Stock)\nFollowing that, we have American Express Company (AXP). In brief, American Express provides its customers with access to insights, experiences, and products that build a business. Aside from that, the company also provides credit and charge cards to consumers and corporations worldwide. Investors should also consider that the company recently reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter 2022 financial results. \nDiving in, AXP posted earnings per share of $2.57 for Q2, while notching in revenue of $13.4 billion. For context, analysts’ consensus estimates for this quarter were earnings per share of $2.37, with revenue of $12.4 billion. As a result, American Express reported a 30.8% increase in revenue during the same time period, in 2021. Furthermore, the company also provided guidance for its full-year 2022 financial results. Specifically, AXP said they continue to estimate 2022 earnings of $9.25 to $9.65 per share. Though, the company did announce they estimate revenue of $53.71 billion to $54.58 billion, versus their previous revenue estimates of $50.0 billion to $50.9 billion for the full-year fiscal 2022.\nStephen J. Squeri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, “Card Member spending was up 30 percent from a year earlier on an FX-adjusted basis, driven by the robust rebound in global Travel and Entertainment spending, which surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time in April and was led by strong growth in consumer and SME spending and a significant uptick in corporate travel.” In the last month of trading, shares of AXP have recovered over 4%. As of Wednesday afternoon, shares of AXP stock are currently trading at $160.62 a share. All in all, is AXP stock a good Dow 30 stock to invest in right now?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Although the composition of the Dow 30 has changed over time, it currently includes companies such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Visa (NYSE: V), and Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) among others. The company’s Chair and Co-CEO Marc Benioff commented in his letter to shareholders, “We had another strong quarter, with revenue of $7.7B growing 22% year-over-year and 26% in constant currency, showing yet again the durability of our business model. We once again demonstrated our operational agility by staying ahead of the inflation curve, enabling us to expand margins and beat the high end of our adjusted EPS guidance.” In the last month of trading, shares of HON stock have rebounded by over 9%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Although the composition of the Dow 30 has changed over time, it currently includes companies such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Visa (NYSE: V), and Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) among others. Dow 30 Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) Salesforce (CRM Stock) Starting off the list today, Salesforce Inc. is a cloud-based software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM). 4 Fertilizer Stocks In Focus Honeywell International (HON Stock) Next, Honeywell International (HON) is a diversified technology and manufacturing company that delivers products, services, and solutions to customers worldwide.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Stocks To Buy Today? 3 Dow 30 Stocks To Watch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Although the composition of the Dow 30 has changed over time, it currently includes companies such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Visa (NYSE: V), and Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) among others. Dow 30 Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) Salesforce (CRM Stock) Starting off the list today, Salesforce Inc. is a cloud-based software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM). In addition, the company reported revenue of $9.0 billion for the quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Although the composition of the Dow 30 has changed over time, it currently includes companies such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Visa (NYSE: V), and Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) among others. Dow 30 Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) Salesforce (CRM Stock) Starting off the list today, Salesforce Inc. is a cloud-based software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM). 3 Dividend Paying Stocks To Watch Today American Express (AXP Stock) Following that, we have American Express Company (AXP).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apple-stock-a-buy-after-its-latest-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "2022 has been a challenging year for investors, for consumers, and for corporations. There has been some variation in the challenges each face, but all of them have had to deal with supply chain disruptions, rising interest rates, and inflated costs. Even the largest, most disruptive companies have had to deal with these variables in some form.\nA big part of the challenge for companies is accurately gauging how the effects of inflation and rising interest rates will impact consumer spending and purchasing power. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which generates much of its revenue from its premium-priced hardware devices, appears vulnerable to this systemic risk. But the company's most recent earnings report suggests the tech giant is managing the turbulence just fine. Let's dig into Apple's report and see if we can determine what it's doing right and explain why the company looks to be a good long-term buy.\nInflation doesn't seem to be slowing Apple down\nThe Federal Reserve has been working to combat the highest inflation the U.S. has seen in nearly four decades. There are textbook methods for getting inflation under control but investors need to understand that there are only so many levers the Fed can pull without creating new, potentially worse problems. In such a challenging economic environment, it is natural to think that companies like Apple, which primarily sells luxury consumer hardware, could struggle.\nFor the company's fiscal 2022 third quarter (ended June 25), Apple reported $82.9 billion in revenue, up 2% year over year. While this growth seems unimpressive, it's important to note where the company is seeing the most growth. The tables below break down Apple's revenue for the three months and nine months ended June 25, 2022, across product segments and geographies.\nNET SALES BY REGION Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Q1-Q3 2022 Q1-Q3 2021\nAmericas $37.47 billion $35.87 billion $129.85 billion $116.49 billion\nEurope $19.29 billion $18.94 billion $72.32 billion $68.51 billion\nGreater China $14.6 billion $14.76 billion $58.73 billion $53.8 billion\nJapan $5.45 billion $6.46 billion $20.28 billion $22.49 billion\nRest of Asia Pacific $6.15 billion $45.4 billion $23 billion $21.16 billion\nSource: Apple. Note: Q3 in 2022 ended June 25 and Q3 in 2021 ended June 26.\nNET SALES BY PRODUCT Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Q1-Q3 2022 Q1-Q3 2021\niPhone $40.67 billion $39.57 billion $162.86 billion $153.11 billion\nMac $7.38 billion $8.24 billion $28.67 billion $26.01 billion\niPad $7.22 billion $7.39 billion $22.12 billion $23.61 billion\nWearables $8.08 billion $8.78 billion $31.59 billion $29.58 billion\nServices $19.6 billion $17.49 billion $58.94 billion $50.15 billion\nSource: Apple. Note: Q3 in 2022 ended June 25 and Q3 in 2021 ended June 26.\nApple is generating robust growth across nearly all of its revenue streams, with iPhone and Services leading the charge. It's no secret that the iPhone is an expensive product, selling for more than $1,000 depending on which specs you purchase. However, through the first nine months of fiscal 2022, Apple's revenue from the iPhone is $162.9 billion, up 6% year over year. This level of growth at this magnitude showcases that Apple's decisions to release newer, premium-priced versions of the iPhone in tandem with lower-cost options such as the iPhone SE has been working. Perhaps even more encouraging is that despite elevated levels of inflation, consumers still appear to be buying higher-end products around the globe.\nMoreover, the strength in iPhone sales has catapulted Services revenue, which is up 18% through the first nine months of fiscal 2022. Services revenue is derived from advertising, cloud services, and in-app purchases. When more iPhones are being purchased, Services revenue should increase as well thanks to additional spending items such as cloud storage and mobile apps.\nThis circularity is what makes Apple so attractive as an investment. The tight ecosystem around its products and services has helped fuel the company's growth and build a strong market position even in uncertain times.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApple's balance sheet gives it plenty of options\nApple's top line has powered past fears around consumer purchasing power, but investors should also take a look at the company's profitability profile. In Q3, Apple's net income was $19.4 billion, a decline from Q3 2021's net income of $21.7 billion. But for the first nine months of the fiscal year, Apple's profits of $79.1 billion are up nearly 7%. So headwinds are increasing, but Apple is still progressing.\nGiven this level of profit, Apple amassed a whopping $27.5 billion of cash on its balance sheet. The company is using some of this cash to reward shareholders in the form of a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share. When combining its cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, it has a $179.3 billion war chest available to use.\nAdditionally, the company is rumored to be releasing a virtual reality headset sometime in 2023. I note this to point out that Apple has the financial flexibility to invest in innovative new products as well as reward shareholders even during times of economic volatility, all the while keeping strong levels of cash and liquidity on hand.\nDoes Apple's valuation affect any buy decision?\nApple's stock price is down about 6.1% year to date and is trading at 7.1 times trailing-12-month sales. By comparison, big-tech counterpart Microsoft, which also derives the majority of its sales from a combination of hardware and software services, trades at 10.5 times trailing-12-month sales. While Microsoft and Apple each have a unique position in the marketplace, Apple does appear less expensive when analyzing certain valuation metrics.\nIt is important to understand, though, that Apple has a $2.7 trillion market capitalization and is on its way to $3 trillion, which would be a historical market feat. While Apple is certainly not a cheap stock, its stock price looks reasonable compared to market cohorts and its proven track record. Now looks like a great time to buy and hold Apple stock for the long run, before the markets begin to turn around.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nAdam Spatacco has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which generates much of its revenue from its premium-priced hardware devices, appears vulnerable to this systemic risk. A big part of the challenge for companies is accurately gauging how the effects of inflation and rising interest rates will impact consumer spending and purchasing power. The tight ecosystem around its products and services has helped fuel the company's growth and build a strong market position even in uncertain times.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which generates much of its revenue from its premium-priced hardware devices, appears vulnerable to this systemic risk. For the company's fiscal 2022 third quarter (ended June 25), Apple reported $82.9 billion in revenue, up 2% year over year. Americas $37.47 billion $35.87 billion $129.85 billion $116.49 billion Europe $19.29 billion $18.94 billion $72.32 billion $68.51 billion Greater China $14.6 billion $14.76 billion $58.73 billion $53.8 billion Japan $5.45 billion $6.46 billion $20.28 billion $22.49 billion Rest of Asia Pacific $6.15 billion $45.4 billion $23 billion $21.16 billion Source: Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple Stock a Buy After Its Latest Earnings?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which generates much of its revenue from its premium-priced hardware devices, appears vulnerable to this systemic risk. For the company's fiscal 2022 third quarter (ended June 25), Apple reported $82.9 billion in revenue, up 2% year over year. Apple is generating robust growth across nearly all of its revenue streams, with iPhone and Services leading the charge.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which generates much of its revenue from its premium-priced hardware devices, appears vulnerable to this systemic risk. For the company's fiscal 2022 third quarter (ended June 25), Apple reported $82.9 billion in revenue, up 2% year over year. Americas $37.47 billion $35.87 billion $129.85 billion $116.49 billion Europe $19.29 billion $18.94 billion $72.32 billion $68.51 billion Greater China $14.6 billion $14.76 billion $58.73 billion $53.8 billion Japan $5.45 billion $6.46 billion $20.28 billion $22.49 billion Rest of Asia Pacific $6.15 billion $45.4 billion $23 billion $21.16 billion Source: Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-mixed-reality-could-transform-the-business-world', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'W\nhen most people hear the term “mixed reality,” they probably think about entertainment and gaming. This technology offers a way to merge physical reality with virtual worlds, and we’ve already seen rudimentary applications on social media, such as Instagram filters that join the “real you” with a cat. It therefore might seem unlikely to imagine this same technology being used in the workplace.\nHowever, as mixed reality continues to grow and new applications emerge, it’s clear that it has all kinds of professional applications and potential investing opportunities. Let’s look at how it can be used, along with the role of AI and a few companies to look out for.\nWhat is mixed reality?\nVirtual reality immerses you in an alternate reality through a screen, while augmented reality adds computer-generated images to your physical reality (think Pokemon Go). Mixed reality is an extension of AR that combines the two by allowing us to interact with virtual items without fully immersing us in an alternate reality.\nIt might sound unfamiliar, but we’ve been seeing representations of mixed reality in SciFi movies for decades. The technology makes it possible for us to view holograms of people and other 3D visuals as if they were in front of them — and considering the characters doing this are often scientists and researchers, perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some of the most exciting applications are in the working world.\nThe role of AI\nOne of the biggest challenges in mixed reality is ensuring that it interacts with the real world effectively, but this is no easy task considering how many possible cues it could be picking up from the environment and the different contexts or scenarios it could encounter. \nAI and machine learning can help technology to recognize different objects and improve its understanding of an environment over time, making mixed reality even more powerful. \nProfessional uses of mixed reality\nThe most obvious use of mixed reality is in professions that require a lot of visualization and design, such as construction. In this field, workers are used to relying on a small screen to look at designs and plans, and having to relate them to a construction site themselves. \nTrimble offers mixed reality solutions that add holographic data to our physical reality to wearers of its specialized glasses. These allow the workers to literally see the design come to life in front of them and map it out on top of the site, allowing them to find potential issues and understand the project more easily. They can also use the headset to measure sizes of space and carry out other work tasks to enhance their workflow.\nThis is far from the only application. Brainlab has developed a mixed reality viewer to help surgeons gain a better picture of the work they’re doing. Instead of comparing patient images on a screen and comparing them to the person in front of them in their head, the headset can map the images onto the patient to give surgeons a clearer perspective. Surgeons can also use the headset to visualize where to make incisions or perform other tasks during procedures.\nIn addition to helping professionals perform their work more efficiently and accurately, mixed reality offers a fantastic way to onboard and train new recruits. For example, in the case of surgery, mixed reality headsets could help them to visualize what different types of surgery with different patients may look like.\nCompanies to look out for\nPlenty of public companies are also keen to get into the mixed reality space in the short term. Apple (AAPL) and Meta (META) are set to release mixed reality headsets in late 2022. However, these are currently targeted at consumers for leisure rather than businesses looking to take their technology to the next level. \nMicrosoft (MSFT) has been one of the pioneers of mixed reality, launching its Windows Mixed Reality HoloLens in 2016 and continuing to innovate. One of its latest projects is Microsoft Mesh, which is set to build on the existing Microsoft Teams by allowing colleagues to review 3D visuals and holograms together to improve workflows and communications when working remotely.\nReady for the shakeup?\nWith all the major tech companies fighting to get ahead in the mixed reality space and so many exciting new applications for different industries, it’s almost indisputable that mixed reality will play a role in the future, and those who invest early could end up ahead.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) and Meta (META) are set to release mixed reality headsets in late 2022. This technology offers a way to merge physical reality with virtual worlds, and we’ve already seen rudimentary applications on social media, such as Instagram filters that join the “real you” with a cat. The technology makes it possible for us to view holograms of people and other 3D visuals as if they were in front of them — and considering the characters doing this are often scientists and researchers, perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some of the most exciting applications are in the working world.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) and Meta (META) are set to release mixed reality headsets in late 2022. Virtual reality immerses you in an alternate reality through a screen, while augmented reality adds computer-generated images to your physical reality (think Pokemon Go). For example, in the case of surgery, mixed reality headsets could help them to visualize what different types of surgery with different patients may look like.', 'news_article_title': 'How Mixed Reality Could Transform the Business World', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) and Meta (META) are set to release mixed reality headsets in late 2022. What is mixed reality? The technology makes it possible for us to view holograms of people and other 3D visuals as if they were in front of them — and considering the characters doing this are often scientists and researchers, perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some of the most exciting applications are in the working world.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) and Meta (META) are set to release mixed reality headsets in late 2022. Virtual reality immerses you in an alternate reality through a screen, while augmented reality adds computer-generated images to your physical reality (think Pokemon Go). Professional uses of mixed reality The most obvious use of mixed reality is in professions that require a lot of visualization and design, such as construction.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-of-the-best-growth-stocks-to-ride-for-the-rest-of-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nA few key factors exist in finding the best growth stocks to buy.\nFirst, you want to find companies trading at a discount to their intrinsic value. This means that the stock is undervalued by the market and has the potential for significant upside.\nSecond, you want to find companies with strong fundamentals. This means they have strong financials, a solid management team, and a competitive edge.\nFinally, you want to find companies with a history of positive earnings growth. It is the best indicator of future success and gives you the best chance of making a profit on your investment. Following these simple guidelines can dramatically improve your chances of finding the best growth stocks to buy.\nThe market’s recent retreat is not only a reflection of the general trend in the U.S. economy but also a consequence of several factors. These include inflation and interest rates rising, geopolitical uncertainty and fears of trade wars and the strong dollar.\nHowever, there are now signs the economy might be getting better. The July data shows that inflation is on the way down, with prices rising just 8.5% as opposed to a year ago in July, which saw prices increase by 9.1%.\nIn addition, respondents to a new survey expect inflation to run at a much lower rate over the next year, an increase in positive sentiment from a survey conducted in June.\nWhen we consider the positive news, the spotlight is now on growth stocks again. With that in mind, here are four stocks that you may want to consider adding to your portfolio.\nKO Coca-Cola $64.36\nAAPL Apple $167.53\nPG Procter & Gamble $145.82\nGOOGL Alphabet $113.69\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com\nCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is a global brand that is recognizable and trusted by consumers all over the world. This brand recognition gives Coca-Cola a significant competitive advantage in the beverage market.\nCoca-Cola has a strong track record of financial stability and consistent growth. The company has been able to weather economic downturns and still maintain shareholder value.\nThe company’s diversified product portfolio includes high-margin products like sparkling water and juices. This product diversification gives Coca-Cola additional growth potential in the future.\nFor these reasons, Coca-Cola is a great investment for long-term growth.\nIts recent financial results illustrate this point. The company posted $11.3 billion in sales during the year’s second quarter, a 12% increase year-over-year. The global sales volume also grew by 8% for the period.\nEarnings per share came in at 44 cents, which indicates a 28% decline, but both these numbers beat analyst estimates by a healthy margin. Additionally, Coke’s organic sales are expected to be 12%-13% for the upcoming fiscal year, an improvement from the previous projection of 7%-8%.\nFurthermore, Coca-Cola is also partnering with various brands of alcoholic products. One recent partnership is to produce a canned Jack and Coke cocktail. It builds on a relationship previously established with Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) to make spiked lemonade. These partnerships will further diversify the company’s portfolio.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: dennizn / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a very strong company. It has a large market share in several key product categories, including smartphones, tablets, and computers.\nIn addition, Apple generates a lot of cash flow, which gives it the flexibility to invest in growth opportunities and pay dividends to shareholders. Also, Apple’s share price is relatively low compared to its peers, which means there is potential for upside if the company continues to perform well.\nOne of the biggest keys to Apple’s success is the brand loyalty espoused by its clients. Compared to other smartphone operators, Apple has managed to keep an iron grip on its position as a top smartphone maker despite new companies cropping up consistently in the space.\nDespite only four variants of the iPhone currently available, Apple has consistently ranked among the world’s top smartphone sellers.\nApple’s revenue for the third quarter of 2022 was a record-breaking $83 billion, which is 2% more than a year before. EPS was $1.20, and the net income for Q3 came out to be at $19.44 billion.\nApple reports that its services revenues rose by over 12% in Q3 year-over-year to $19.6 billion. This allows the company to reduce its dependence on selling iPhones and other hardware products.\nApple is an excellent example of how to do well by your investors. The tech giant paid $28 billion in share buybacks and dividend payments during the fiscal third quarter. Buybacks have become an important part of Apple’s investment case. They are especially critical when the volatile stock market, making it one of the best growth stocks.\nProcter and Gamble (PG)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nProcter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) stock has been one of the best-performing stocks on the market, delivering strong returns for investors.\nThe company has a strong track record of delivering shareholder value through disciplined execution and effective cost management. Procter & Gamble is well-positioned for continued growth.\nDespite being a mature enterprise, Procter and Gamble recorded a 5% increase for the fiscal year 2022, and EPS jumped 6% from the previous year.\nAlthough the growth figures are not massive, they underscore that the multinational continues to grow at a respectable place. This is despite lower sales volume in Russia and Covid-19-related lockdowns in China.\nIn addition, freight costs and general inflation have increased product prices but have not impacted profits. It is a big reason why this company is on a list of best growth stocks to buy.\nP&G has raised its dividend for 66 consecutive years and is a dividend king. In aggregate, the company paid out $8.8 billion in dividends and $10 billion in stock buybacks in the last fiscal period.\nThe outlook for Procter & Gamble for fiscal 2023 is excellent. P&G expects a 2% growth in earnings per share and domestic sales to grow by 2%.\nAgain, these numbers might not impress investors used to high-growth prospects like Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI). However, you need to give Procter & Gamble points for delivering in a troubling situation.\nAlphabet (GOOGL)\nSource: K.unshu / Shutterstock.com\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has a strong history of growth and profitability. Its core search engine business is well-entrenched, with Google accounting for over 92% of all searches on the internet.\nIn addition, the company has a large cash reserve that it can use to fund future growth initiatives. However, the stock is down this year due to a weaker-than-expected earnings report and negative macroeconomic trends.\nRevenues for the second fiscal quarter came in at $69.7 billion, up 13% from $61.4 billion last year. Google Cloud saw its revenues increase 35% from last year’s quarter, and its total business was at $6.28 billion in the second quarter of 2022.\nThe company is investing further in technology to diversify and grow its business. The segment is unprofitable right now. However, this is an area of growth you cannot ignore.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Mike Mareen / Shutterstock.com\nAmazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) cloud computing arm has prospered during the pandemic and beyond. With a 33% market share, it rules the roost. Still, with about $125 billion in cash as of June end, you can expect Alphabet to give Amazon significant competition.\nThe earnings misstep cost Alphabet big time. However, the tech conglomerate has a diversified business model that includes several different businesses, each of which is highly profitable. This provides Alphabet with a buffer against economic downturns. If you are looking for the best growth stocks, yet want some stability, this is a great investment.\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaizan Farooque is a contributing author for InvestorPlace.com and numerous other financial sites. Faizan has several years of experience in analyzing the stock market and was a former data journalist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. His passion is to help the average investor make more informed decisions regarding their portfolio.\nThe post 4 of the Best Growth Stocks to Ride for the Rest of 2022 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'KO Coca-Cola $64.36 AAPL Apple $167.53 PG Procter & Gamble $145.82 GOOGL Alphabet $113.69 Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is a global brand that is recognizable and trusted by consumers all over the world. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a very strong company. These include inflation and interest rates rising, geopolitical uncertainty and fears of trade wars and the strong dollar.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'KO Coca-Cola $64.36 AAPL Apple $167.53 PG Procter & Gamble $145.82 GOOGL Alphabet $113.69 Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is a global brand that is recognizable and trusted by consumers all over the world. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a very strong company. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A few key factors exist in finding the best growth stocks to buy.', 'news_article_title': '4 of the Best Growth Stocks to Ride for the Rest of 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'KO Coca-Cola $64.36 AAPL Apple $167.53 PG Procter & Gamble $145.82 GOOGL Alphabet $113.69 Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is a global brand that is recognizable and trusted by consumers all over the world. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a very strong company. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A few key factors exist in finding the best growth stocks to buy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'KO Coca-Cola $64.36 AAPL Apple $167.53 PG Procter & Gamble $145.82 GOOGL Alphabet $113.69 Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is a global brand that is recognizable and trusted by consumers all over the world. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a very strong company. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A few key factors exist in finding the best growth stocks to buy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-berkshire-hathaway-stock-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It is always news when Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) reports its latest investment moves in its quarterly 13F filing. Last week, investors got a look at what Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and his team were up to in the second quarter with the release of the latest 13F -- and there was plenty to digest there.\nBut what does this mean for Berkshire Hathaway\'s stock price? Let\'s take a look at the most recent portfolio moves, as well as other factors, to determine whether Berkshire Hathaway is a buy.\nThe bear market takes a bite out of profits\nBerkshire Hathaway is a holding company that runs a $300 billion investment portfolio of 47 stocks, as of the second quarter of 2022. It also wholly owns or has a majority stake in some 70 companies, including well-known brands like GEICO and Fruit of the Loom, as well as various energy, utilities, railroad, retail, financial, and industrial companies. Whether it\'s a stock or a business, Buffett and his team look to invest in companies that are good values -- meaning they are priced below intrinsic value based on their criteria. He also looks for companies with excellent management, strong competitive advantages, and good margins and financials, among other attributes.\nThe strategy has been remarkably effective over the years. Berkshire\'s stock has gained 13% per year over the last 10 years, as of Aug. 22 -- outperforming the 11.4% annualized return of the S&P 500 over that same period. Even this year, with the S&P 500 down about 13%, Berkshire Hathaway has beaten the market, down about 2.6%.\nBRK.B data by YCharts.\nIn the second quarter, the company posted an eye-popping net loss of $44 billion, versus a $28 billion gain in Q2 2021. That was due primarily to a $53 billion decline in the investment portfolio after the bear market took hold. However, as management noted in its earnings report, it is important to look beyond the performance of the investment portfolio: "We believe that investment gains/losses, whether realized from sales or unrealized from changes in market prices, are often meaningless in terms of understanding our reported consolidated earnings or evaluating our periodic economic performance. We continue to believe the investment gains/losses recorded in earnings in any given period has little analytical or predictive value."\nBetter measures are its revenue and operating profit. Berkshire Hathawayʻs businesses generated $76.2 billion in revenue in the quarter, up from $69.1 billion a year ago. Expenses were $65 billion, up from $61.2 billion a year ago, so the company had an operating profit of about $11 billion in the quarter.\nIs it a buy?\nThe rocky second quarter proved to be a good buying opportunity for Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. They bought some $6.2 billion in stocks and sold about $2.3 billion. What was Buffett buying? For starters, he piled more money into Berkshire Hathawayʻs largest holding, Apple, which is down about 5% this year. Buffett also added sizable stakes into two energy companies, Occidental Petroleum and Chevron, as well as financial specialists Ally Financial and Markel. Energy stocks have been among the best performers on the market, while the financials should benefit from rising interest rates.\nBut the company still has a massive $105 billion in cash and cash equivalents sitting on the sidelines. The truth is, Berkshire Hathaway is built to weather quarters like the one we have just gone through, with its massive pile of cash and its diversified portfolio of investments. The companies it owns are spread across different industries and the overall portfolio has shown that it can perform well in various market cycles. Its stock portfolio had one of its worst quarters in years, but the mostly value names it holds will likely bounce back as we exit the bear market.\nThe consensus estimate among analysts calls for a 23% return over the next 12 months. When you consider its track record, excellent management, sound financials, and relatively good value, Berkshire Hathaway encapsulates what Buffett himself looks for in an investment. And that makes it a good long-term buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (A shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nAlly is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Dave Kovaleski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The bear market takes a bite out of profits Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company that runs a $300 billion investment portfolio of 47 stocks, as of the second quarter of 2022. Its stock portfolio had one of its worst quarters in years, but the mostly value names it holds will likely bounce back as we exit the bear market. When you consider its track record, excellent management, sound financials, and relatively good value, Berkshire Hathaway encapsulates what Buffett himself looks for in an investment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It is always news when Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) reports its latest investment moves in its quarterly 13F filing. The bear market takes a bite out of profits Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company that runs a $300 billion investment portfolio of 47 stocks, as of the second quarter of 2022. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The bear market takes a bite out of profits Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company that runs a $300 billion investment portfolio of 47 stocks, as of the second quarter of 2022. Berkshire's stock has gained 13% per year over the last 10 years, as of Aug. 22 -- outperforming the 11.4% annualized return of the S&P 500 over that same period. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The bear market takes a bite out of profits Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company that runs a $300 billion investment portfolio of 47 stocks, as of the second quarter of 2022. Expenses were $65 billion, up from $61.2 billion a year ago, so the company had an operating profit of about $11 billion in the quarter. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-5-streaming-services%3A-apple-tv-enters-top-5-hbo-max-loses-spot', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Along the lines of our previous publication – top five streaming service providers (streaming companies ranked using TipRanks’ Website Traffic screener based on year-over-year growth), let’s see which service provider has won the streaming war in July. But before we see July data, let’s revisit the previous month’s top five list. The graph below shows the top five video streaming service providers in June. Hulu, Discovery+, Peacock, and FuboTV remained in the top five lists for July. Apple TV+ is a new entrant. Meanwhile, HBO MAX lost its spot.\nFuboTV\nRank: #5\nYear-over-year Traffic Growth: 43.28%\nParent Company: fuboTV Inc (NYSE:FUBO)\nFuboTV is a leading live TV streaming platform primarily focused on sports, news, and entertainment. It mostly earns revenue from subscriptions and the sale of advertisements. Per TipRanks’ website traffic tool, the number of visits to fubotv.com was up 43.28% year-over-year in July. However, what’s concerning is that FuboTV is witnessing a decline in web visit trends on a month-over-month basis. \nWhat is the Prediction for FUBO Stock?\nAnalysts are cautiously optimistic about FUBO stock. It has received two Buy and five Hold recommendations for a Moderate Buy rating consensus. Moreover, the analysts’ average price target of $6.20 implies 55.97% upside potential. \nDiscovery+\nRank: #4\nYear-over-year Traffic Growth: 55.57%\nParent Company: Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD)\nDiscovery+ is a streaming platform owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The Discovery+ has expanded internationally and now includes original series and documentaries. Discovery+ service is available with ads or on an ad-free tier. This provides the company with dual revenue streams. According to TipRanks’ website traffic tool, Discovery+ dropped from the number two spot in June to the fourth position in July. The number of visits to discoveryplus.com was up 55.57% year-over-year in July 2022. Moreover, like FuboTV, Discovery+ witnessed a month-over-month slowdown in traffic. \nWhat is Discovery Stock Worth?\nWarner Bros. Discovery owns Discovery+. On average, analysts have a price target of $24.13 on WBD stock, implying 78.5% upside potential. Meanwhile, it has received eight Buy, eight Hold, and one Sell recommendations for a Moderate Buy raring consensus. \nPeacock\nRank: #3\nYear-over-year Traffic Growth: 68.56%Parent Company: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)\nPeacock is a premium DTC (direct-to-consumer) streaming service owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. It features Peacock originals, current NBC and Telemundo shows, live sports, late-night comedy, and movies. It retained its number three position in July as well. The website traffic to peacocktv.com gained 68.56% year-over-year in July. What stands out is that traffic to peacocktv.com also improved month-over-month. \nIs CMCSA a Buy or Sell?\nComcast owns peacock TV. CMCSA stock sports a Moderate Buy rating consensus on TipRanks based on 12 Buy, eight Hold, and three Sell recommendations. Further, their average price target of $46.83 implies 26.2% upside potential.\nApple TV+\nRank: #2\nYear-over-year Traffic Growth: 92.80%\nParent Company: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\nApple TV+ is a streaming service featuring Apple Originals. According to TipRanks’ website traffic tool, the number of visits to tv.apple.com was up 92.80% year-over-year in July 2022. Moreover, traffic also improved on a month-over-month basis, putting it in the top five. \nIs Apple a Buy or Sell Now?\nWall Street is bullish about Apple’s prospects. It has received 23 Buy, four Hold, and one Sell recommendations for a Strong Buy rating consensus. Meanwhile, analysts’ average price target of $183.07 implies 9.3% upside potential.\nHulu\nRank: #1\nYear-over-year Traffic Growth: 113.11%\nParent Company: Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS)\nHulu is a subscription-based DTC video streaming service owned by Walt Disney. It offers content that is either internally produced, commissioned, or licensed. Hulu derives revenue from subscription fees and advertising sales. Per the website traffic tool, the number of visits to hulu.com was up 113.11% year-over-year in July. Moreover, web visits continued to improve month-over-month, which is positive. \nWhat is the Target Price for DIS Stock?\nHulu is owned by Disney, for which analysts have an average price target of $139.28, implying 19.7% upside potential. Meanwhile, DIS stock has received 16 Buy and three Hold recommendations for a Strong Buy rating consensus. \nBottom Line\nAmid the weak macro environment and economic reopening, streaming service providers are striving hard to drive engagement and grab a larger share of consumers’ wallets. Thus, it is prudent to keep track of the web visit trends of these companies to identify future winners and losers.\nUsing TipRanks’ stock comparison tool, here is the summary of how the parent companies of these streaming service providers stack up on TipRanks’ other valuable datasets, such as analysts’ recommendations and insider and hedge fund signals.\nLearn how Website Traffic can help you research your favorite stocks.\nDisclosure \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple TV+ Rank: #2 Year-over-year Traffic Growth: 92.80% Parent Company: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple TV+ is a streaming service featuring Apple Originals. According to TipRanks’ website traffic tool, Discovery+ dropped from the number two spot in June to the fourth position in July. It features Peacock originals, current NBC and Telemundo shows, live sports, late-night comedy, and movies.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple TV+ Rank: #2 Year-over-year Traffic Growth: 92.80% Parent Company: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple TV+ is a streaming service featuring Apple Originals. Peacock Rank: #3 Year-over-year Traffic Growth: 68.56%Parent Company: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Peacock is a premium DTC (direct-to-consumer) streaming service owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Hulu Rank: #1 Year-over-year Traffic Growth: 113.11% Parent Company: Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Hulu is a subscription-based DTC video streaming service owned by Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Top 5 Streaming Services: Apple TV Enters Top 5, HBO Max loses Spot', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple TV+ Rank: #2 Year-over-year Traffic Growth: 92.80% Parent Company: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple TV+ is a streaming service featuring Apple Originals. Along the lines of our previous publication – top five streaming service providers (streaming companies ranked using TipRanks’ Website Traffic screener based on year-over-year growth), let’s see which service provider has won the streaming war in July. Discovery+ Rank: #4 Year-over-year Traffic Growth: 55.57% Parent Company: Warner Bros.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple TV+ Rank: #2 Year-over-year Traffic Growth: 92.80% Parent Company: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple TV+ is a streaming service featuring Apple Originals. Along the lines of our previous publication – top five streaming service providers (streaming companies ranked using TipRanks’ Website Traffic screener based on year-over-year growth), let’s see which service provider has won the streaming war in July. Peacock Rank: #3 Year-over-year Traffic Growth: 68.56%Parent Company: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Peacock is a premium DTC (direct-to-consumer) streaming service owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-rises-as-investors-await-feds-signals-from-jackson-hole', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nData shows mild U.S. economic contraction in second quarter\nSalesforce falls after slashing outlook, citing macro concerns\nNvidia forecasts sharp drop in Q3 sales\nTesla slips as 3-for-1 stock split kicks in\nIndexes up: Dow 0.16, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.63%\nUpdates prices to open\nBy Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain\nAug 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose in early trading on Thursday, supported by banks and megacap growth stocks, while focus was squarely on Federal Reserve\'s annual Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the central bank\'s monetary policy outlook.\nWall Street snapped its three-day losing streak on Wednesday, boosted by strong gains in energy stocks but closed the session off intraday highs as markets remained cautious on how the Fed plans to curb inflation amid rising concerns around slowing global growth.\n"People are coming back to the market gradually with the assumption that a lot of the bad news has already been priced in," said Brian Vendig, president of MJP Wealth Advisors.\nChair Jerome Powell\'s speech due on Friday will be scrutinized for any indication that an economic slowdown might alter the Fed\'s strategy and if the central bank can achieve a "soft landing" for the economy.\n"Investors are going to be really keen to hear whether or not the Fed is going to be blind to increasing interest rates and fighting inflation at the cost of economic growth," Vendig added.\nData earlier in the day showed the U.S. economy contracted at a moderate pace than initially thought in the second quarter as consumer spending blunted some of the drag from a slower pace of inventory accumulation, dispelling fears that a recession was underway.\nTraders are seeing a slightly greater likelihood of a third 75 basis-point hike from the Fed at its policy meeting next month, compared to a smaller 50 basis-point rate hike. FEDWATCH\nKansas City Fed President Esther George said it was too soon to predict how much the U.S. central bank would raise interest rates next month, with key reports on inflation and the labor market still to come.\nInvestors will also be looking for details on the Fed\'s plans to reduce its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet, a process that started in June.\nMost high-growth and technology stocks rose in early trading, with Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O adding more than 1% each.\nElectric vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O slipped 0.3% after its 3-for-1 stock split came into effect.\nNine of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors advanced on Thursday, with material stocks .SPLRCM leading gains.\nEnergy stocks .SPNY rose for a third straight session, as crude prices extended their rally on mounting supply tightness concerns. O/R\nAt 9:55 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIwas up 54.40 points, or 0.16%, at 33,023.63, the S&P 500 .SPXwas up 22.31 points, or 0.54%, at 4,163.08, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICwas up 78.72 points, or 0.63%, at 12,510.24.\nBig banks .SPXBK advanced 1% in early trading, with Citigroup C.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N leading gains.\nWeighing on the blue-chip Dow, Salesforce Inc CRM.N slid 7.4% as it cut its annual revenue and profit forecasts over "measured" spending from clients and a hit from a stronger dollar.\nHelped by better-than-feared results from corporate America, the S&P 500 .SPX has recovered about 13% from its bear market lows in mid-June.\nThe benchmark index is set to end the year a little above its current level, according to strategists recently polled by Reuters.\nGraphics chip designer Nvidia Corp NVDA.O slipped 0.8% after it forecast a sharp drop in revenue for the current quarter on the back of a weaker gaming industry.\nSemiconductor stocks .SOX, however, rose 1.5%.\nThe White House said President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on implementation of the $52.7 billion semiconductor chips manufacturing subsidy and research law.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 3.08-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.06-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 29 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 29 new highs and 29 new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Most high-growth and technology stocks rose in early trading, with Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O adding more than 1% each. Data shows mild U.S. economic contraction in second quarter Salesforce falls after slashing outlook, citing macro concerns Nvidia forecasts sharp drop in Q3 sales Tesla slips as 3-for-1 stock split kicks in Indexes up: Dow 0.16, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.63% Updates prices to open By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose in early trading on Thursday, supported by banks and megacap growth stocks, while focus was squarely on Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the central bank's monetary policy outlook. Wall Street snapped its three-day losing streak on Wednesday, boosted by strong gains in energy stocks but closed the session off intraday highs as markets remained cautious on how the Fed plans to curb inflation amid rising concerns around slowing global growth.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Most high-growth and technology stocks rose in early trading, with Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O adding more than 1% each. Data shows mild U.S. economic contraction in second quarter Salesforce falls after slashing outlook, citing macro concerns Nvidia forecasts sharp drop in Q3 sales Tesla slips as 3-for-1 stock split kicks in Indexes up: Dow 0.16, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.63% Updates prices to open By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose in early trading on Thursday, supported by banks and megacap growth stocks, while focus was squarely on Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the central bank's monetary policy outlook. Graphics chip designer Nvidia Corp NVDA.O slipped 0.8% after it forecast a sharp drop in revenue for the current quarter on the back of a weaker gaming industry.", 'news_article_title': "Wall St rises as investors await Fed's signals from Jackson Hole", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Most high-growth and technology stocks rose in early trading, with Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O adding more than 1% each. Data shows mild U.S. economic contraction in second quarter Salesforce falls after slashing outlook, citing macro concerns Nvidia forecasts sharp drop in Q3 sales Tesla slips as 3-for-1 stock split kicks in Indexes up: Dow 0.16, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.63% Updates prices to open By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose in early trading on Thursday, supported by banks and megacap growth stocks, while focus was squarely on Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the central bank's monetary policy outlook. Big banks .SPXBK advanced 1% in early trading, with Citigroup C.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N leading gains.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Most high-growth and technology stocks rose in early trading, with Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O adding more than 1% each. Data shows mild U.S. economic contraction in second quarter Salesforce falls after slashing outlook, citing macro concerns Nvidia forecasts sharp drop in Q3 sales Tesla slips as 3-for-1 stock split kicks in Indexes up: Dow 0.16, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.63% Updates prices to open By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose in early trading on Thursday, supported by banks and megacap growth stocks, while focus was squarely on Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the central bank's monetary policy outlook. Wall Street snapped its three-day losing streak on Wednesday, boosted by strong gains in energy stocks but closed the session off intraday highs as markets remained cautious on how the Fed plans to curb inflation amid rising concerns around slowing global growth."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rise-as-investors-await-data-jackson-hole', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.30%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.73%\nAug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, supported by megacap growth stocks as Treasury bond yields dipped, while focus turned to the Federal Reserve\'s annual Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the central bank\'s monetary policy outlook.\nWall Street snapped its three-day losing streak on Wednesday boosted by strong gains in energy stocks but closed the session off intraday highs as markets remained cautious on how the Fed plans to curb inflation amid rising concerns around slowing global growth.\nChair Jerome Powell\'s speech due on Friday will be scrutinized for any indication that an economic slowdown might alter the Fed\'s strategy and if the central bank can achieve a "soft landing" for the economy.\nTraders are seeing a slightly greater chance of a third 75 basis-point hike from the Fed at its policy meeting next month, compared to a smaller 50 basis-point rate hike. FEDWATCH\nAtlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said he has not decided if the central bank should increase interest rates by 50 bps or 75 bps in September, the Wall Street Journal reported.\nInvestors will also be looking for details on the Fed\'s plans to reduce its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet, a process that started in June.\nThe benchmark 10-year Treasury yield retreated after hitting its highest level since mid-June in the previous session, supporting rate-sensitive high-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O in trading before the bell.\nElectric vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose 1.7% after its 3-for-1 stock split came into effect.\nMeanwhile, oil majors Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Chevron Corp CVX.N rose 0.4% each, as crude prices extended their rally on mounting supply tightness concerns.\nAt 6:54 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 99 points, or 0.3%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 22.5 points, or 0.54%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 94.75 points, or 0.73%.\nInvestors also focused on a slew of economic data later in the day including the central bank\'s favored inflation gauge, the PCE price index, weekly jobless claims figures and the second estimate of second-quarter GDP.\nHelped by better-than-feared results from corporate America, the S&P 500 .SPX has recovered about 13% from its bear market lows.\nThe benchmark index is set to end the year a little above its current level, according to strategists recently polled by Reuters.\nGraphics chip designer Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 3.3% after it forecast a sharp drop in revenue for the current quarter on the back of a weaker gaming industry.\nSalesforce Inc CRM.N slid 6.3% as it cut its annual revenue and profit forecasts over "measured" spending from clients and a hit from a stronger dollar.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield retreated after hitting its highest level since mid-June in the previous session, supporting rate-sensitive high-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O in trading before the bell. Wall Street snapped its three-day losing streak on Wednesday boosted by strong gains in energy stocks but closed the session off intraday highs as markets remained cautious on how the Fed plans to curb inflation amid rising concerns around slowing global growth. Investors also focused on a slew of economic data later in the day including the central bank's favored inflation gauge, the PCE price index, weekly jobless claims figures and the second estimate of second-quarter GDP.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield retreated after hitting its highest level since mid-June in the previous session, supporting rate-sensitive high-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O in trading before the bell. Futures up: Dow 0.30%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.73% Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, supported by megacap growth stocks as Treasury bond yields dipped, while focus turned to the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the central bank's monetary policy outlook. FEDWATCH Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said he has not decided if the central bank should increase interest rates by 50 bps or 75 bps in September, the Wall Street Journal reported.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rise as investors await data, Jackson Hole', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield retreated after hitting its highest level since mid-June in the previous session, supporting rate-sensitive high-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O in trading before the bell. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Wall Street snapped its three-day losing streak on Wednesday boosted by strong gains in energy stocks but closed the session off intraday highs as markets remained cautious on how the Fed plans to curb inflation amid rising concerns around slowing global growth.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield retreated after hitting its highest level since mid-June in the previous session, supporting rate-sensitive high-growth and technology stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O in trading before the bell. Futures up: Dow 0.30%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.73% Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, supported by megacap growth stocks as Treasury bond yields dipped, while focus turned to the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the central bank's monetary policy outlook. Wall Street snapped its three-day losing streak on Wednesday boosted by strong gains in energy stocks but closed the session off intraday highs as markets remained cautious on how the Fed plans to curb inflation amid rising concerns around slowing global growth."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 168.35000610351562, 'high': 170.13999938964844, 'open': 168.77999877929688, 'close': 170.02999877929688, 'ema_50': 159.42029278201466, 'rsi_14': 60.58820117816989, 'target': 163.6199951171875, 'volume': 51218200.0, 'ema_200': 156.2385348616754, 'adj_close': 168.80487060546875, 'rsi_lag_1': 54.2871356265603, 'rsi_lag_2': 52.73901661518354, 'rsi_lag_3': 64.61717656097048, 'rsi_lag_4': 71.3797418850215, 'rsi_lag_5': 76.72170701923878, 'macd_lag_1': 4.511474916276313, 'macd_lag_2': 4.990294902111572, 'macd_lag_3': 5.559402977998587, 'macd_lag_4': 6.170308425334326, 'macd_lag_5': 6.4581144753804836, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.284348432601718, 'macds_12_26_9': 5.2357940691088825}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 21.770000457763672, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 23.1299991607666, 'Open': 22.40999984741211, 'Close': 21.780000686645508, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 21.780000686645508}, {'Low': 0.995678722858429, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 1.0030593872070312, 'Open': 0.9969095587730408, 'Close': 0.9969095587730408, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 0.9969095587730408}, {'Low': 1.178592085838318, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 1.1862958669662476, 'Open': 1.1790227890014648, 'Close': 1.1791757345199585, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 1.1791757345199585}, {'Low': 6.839300155639648, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 6.85860013961792, 'Open': 6.858500003814697, 'Close': 6.858500003814697, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 6.858500003814697}, {'Low': 92.29000091552734, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 95.76000213623048, 'Open': 95.3499984741211, 'Close': 92.5199966430664, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 279877, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 92.5199966430664}, {'Low': 0.6903097629547119, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 0.699300229549408, 'Open': 0.6907985806465149, 'Close': 0.6907985806465149, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 0.6907985806465149}, {'Low': 3.0199999809265137, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 3.128000020980835, 'Open': 3.1080000400543213, 'Close': 3.026000022888184, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 3.026000022888184}, {'Low': 136.3260040283203, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 137.17999267578125, 'Open': 137.08099365234375, 'Close': 137.08099365234375, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 137.08099365234375}, {'Low': 107.98999786376952, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 108.69000244140624, 'Open': 108.62999725341795, 'Close': 108.47000122070312, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 108.47000122070312}, {'Low': 1755.0, 'Date': '2022-08-25', 'High': 1761.800048828125, 'Open': 1761.5999755859375, 'Close': 1757.699951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 172, 'date_str': '2022-08-25', 'Adj Close': 1757.699951171875}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-26': 163.6199951171875, '2022-08-29': 161.3800048828125, '2022-08-30': 158.91000366210938, '2022-08-31': 157.22000122070312, '2022-09-01': 157.9600067138672, '2022-09-02': 155.80999755859375, '2022-09-06': 154.52999877929688, '2022-09-07': 155.9600067138672, '2022-09-08': 154.4600067138672}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-26': 150.77000427246094}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-25': 148.11000061035156}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-27': 147.9199981689453}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-25': 178.61000061035156}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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FEDWATCH\nRate-sensitive banks .SPXBK slipped 0.2% as the U.S. two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR briefly hit its highest level since October 2007 before falling. US/\nHigh-growth stocks that tend to outperform in a low interest rate environment, also fell. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O were down between 0.2% and 2.1%.\nData earlier showed U.S. consumer spending barely rose in July, but inflation eased considerably, which could give the Fed room to scale back its aggressive interest rate increases.\nAt 10:13 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 45.93 points, or 0.14%, at 33,245.85, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 8.13 points, or 0.19%, at 4,190.99, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 25.82 points, or 0.20%, at 12,613.45.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Devik Jain, Anisha Sircar and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @BansariKamdar))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O were down between 0.2% and 2.1%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes extended losses on Friday after Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell\'s comments suggested the central bank will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation, prompting traders to bet on a big move next month. The U.S. economy will need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, a fact that means slower growth, a weaker job market and "some pain" for households and businesses, Powell said in remarks, warning there is no quick cure for fast rising prices.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O were down between 0.2% and 2.1%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes extended losses on Friday after Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell's comments suggested the central bank will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation, prompting traders to bet on a big move next month. Money market traders saw about 55% odds of a 75 basis point rate hike in September versus 45% before the speech.", 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Wall St slips in choppy trade after Powell's speech", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O were down between 0.2% and 2.1%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes extended losses on Friday after Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell\'s comments suggested the central bank will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation, prompting traders to bet on a big move next month. The U.S. economy will need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, a fact that means slower growth, a weaker job market and "some pain" for households and businesses, Powell said in remarks, warning there is no quick cure for fast rising prices.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O were down between 0.2% and 2.1%. By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain Aug 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes extended losses on Friday after Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell's comments suggested the central bank will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation, prompting traders to bet on a big move next month. Data earlier showed U.S. consumer spending barely rose in July, but inflation eased considerably, which could give the Fed room to scale back its aggressive interest rate increases."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-stocks-that-warren-buffett-is-betting-on-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWith the latest updates to Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) list of equity holdings, Warren Buffett stocks are again making headlines. Investors large and small like to follow his portfolio moves. That’s not surprising. The “Oracle of Omaha” is considered to be one of the greatest investors of all time.\nOn Aug 15, Berkshire filed its quarterly 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This report covers the company’s holdings as of June 30, 2022. Last quarter, macro fears led to a considerable pullback for stocks, especially during June.\nYet while Buffett’s company exited or trimmed several of its holdings, Berkshire added to many of its existing positions. In addition, the firm just recently announced another big increase to its position in one of its largest positions.\nSo, what are these Warren Buffett stocks that the legendary investor is buying while others are selling, in line with his “be greedy when others are fearful” maxim? These five, are a mix of value stocks, “wonderful business at a fair price” names, and even a merger arbitrage play.\nTicker Company Price\nALLY Ally Financial $34.98\nAAPL Apple $169.47\nATVI Activision Blizzard $79.16\nOXY Occidental Petroleum $74.04\nPARA Paramount Global $25.28\nAlly Financial (ALLY)\nSource: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com\nPer Whalewisdom, which tracks 13F filings, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in financial services company Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) by 234% last quarter.\nFormerly known as GMAC, it took on its current name after the bankruptcy of its former corporate parent, General Motors (NYSE:GM) in 2009. Already diversifying away from its auto lending roots under GM’s ownership, over the past decade it’s been transforming itself into something more like a fintech company than an automaker’s finance division.\nNegative sentiment about the economy is weighing heavily on ALLY stock. Shares are down around 33% in the past year. Yet with its low valuation (less than 5x earnings), Buffett may believe it has become oversold. Concerns about an “auto loan crisis” could ultimately prove to be overblown. If this happens, the stock could make a big jump from its current trading range.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Moab Republic / Shutterstock\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the largest of the Warren Buffett stocks, and not only because it has a $2.7 trillion market capitalization. It makes up 40.8% of Berkshire’s portfolio of U.S.-listed equities.\nLast quarter, Buffett continued to add to Berkshire’s AAPL stock position, purchasing an additional 3.9 million shares. Buffett’s holding in this stock is a good example of his “wonderful business at a fair price” philosophy put into practice. This strategy entails buying stocks that aren’t necessarily “cheap,” but can generate above-average returns.\nThis is due to factors like a deep economic moat, a strong balance sheet, and strong cash flow generation abilities. The tech behemoth fits these criteria. That said, shares have zoomed higher since the end of last quarter. One can argue Buffett got a “more than fair price,” assuming he made his latest purchases during the May/June sell-offs.\nActivision Blizzard (ATVI)\nSource: FellowNeko / Shutterstock.com\nWhat’s Warren Buffett’s angle with Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI)? Neither a value nor a “wonderful business” play, this is a merger arbitrage position for Berkshire Hathaway. Merger arbitrage is the strategy of buying stocks ahead of an announced mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transaction.\nThere’s typically a spread between trading price and deal price, given the uncertainty over whether an M&A transaction will go through. With ATVI stock, there’s concern that its tentative acquirer, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will not receive regulatory approval to complete the deal. This has resulted in a big merger arbitrage spread.\nIn short, Buffett is betting big the deal goes through. If he’s right, Berkshire could see around a 20% gain. Given his decades of experience with similar “merger arb” trades, this such wager could result in a quick profit for this “buy and hold” investor.\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\nSource: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com\nSpiking oil prices have resulted in a triple-digit gain for Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) shares so far this year, yet its growing status as a Warren Buffett stock may be why it continues to climb.\nBuffett has been involved with the oil and gas company since 2019. That year, he helped finance its takeover of Anadarko Petroleum. At the time, Buffett’s firm bought $10 million in preferred shares and received warrants to buy 80 million shares of OXY stock.\nFlash forward to 2022. After its pandemic crash, and post-pandemic recovery, Buffett began buying Occidental’s common shares on the open market, just as it was surging due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Still buying, Berkshire has received the regulatory go-ahead to up its stake to 50%, if it so chooses. It remains to be seen whether he buys the company outright, but he likely sees more upside for this top-performing stock.\nParamount Global (PARA)\nSource: viewimage / Shutterstock\n“Old media” stocks like Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) are out of favor right now. The market is skeptical about whether it can make the transition to a streaming-focused business model. Especially as even streaming-only companies like Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) struggle with subscriber growth.\nYet based on Berkshire’s nearly $2 billion position in PARA stock, it’s clear Buffett is taking the contrarian view. There’s a lot pointing to going against the grain being the better move. As InvestorPlace’s Josh Enomoto argued last month, shares are modestly undervalued. Investors may be overestimating the future impact of further “cord cutting.”\nThe company’s two streaming platforms (Paramount Plus, PlutoTV) continue to report subscriber growth. The market may be underestimating how successful it’ll be with its streaming pivot. In time, streaming could end up boosting its earnings. This, plus a market re-rating, could send the stock to much higher prices.\nOn the date of publication, Thomas Niel did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThomas Niel, contributor for InvestorPlace.com, has been writing single-stock analysis for web-based publications since 2016.\nThe post 5 Stocks That Warren Buffett Is Betting on Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Price ALLY Ally Financial $34.98 AAPL Apple $169.47 ATVI Activision Blizzard $79.16 OXY Occidental Petroleum $74.04 PARA Paramount Global $25.28 Ally Financial (ALLY) Source: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com Per Whalewisdom, which tracks 13F filings, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in financial services company Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) by 234% last quarter. Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the largest of the Warren Buffett stocks, and not only because it has a $2.7 trillion market capitalization. Last quarter, Buffett continued to add to Berkshire’s AAPL stock position, purchasing an additional 3.9 million shares.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price ALLY Ally Financial $34.98 AAPL Apple $169.47 ATVI Activision Blizzard $79.16 OXY Occidental Petroleum $74.04 PARA Paramount Global $25.28 Ally Financial (ALLY) Source: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com Per Whalewisdom, which tracks 13F filings, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in financial services company Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) by 234% last quarter. Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the largest of the Warren Buffett stocks, and not only because it has a $2.7 trillion market capitalization. Last quarter, Buffett continued to add to Berkshire’s AAPL stock position, purchasing an additional 3.9 million shares.', 'news_article_title': '5 Stocks That Warren Buffett Is Betting on Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price ALLY Ally Financial $34.98 AAPL Apple $169.47 ATVI Activision Blizzard $79.16 OXY Occidental Petroleum $74.04 PARA Paramount Global $25.28 Ally Financial (ALLY) Source: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com Per Whalewisdom, which tracks 13F filings, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in financial services company Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) by 234% last quarter. Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the largest of the Warren Buffett stocks, and not only because it has a $2.7 trillion market capitalization. Last quarter, Buffett continued to add to Berkshire’s AAPL stock position, purchasing an additional 3.9 million shares.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price ALLY Ally Financial $34.98 AAPL Apple $169.47 ATVI Activision Blizzard $79.16 OXY Occidental Petroleum $74.04 PARA Paramount Global $25.28 Ally Financial (ALLY) Source: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com Per Whalewisdom, which tracks 13F filings, Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in financial services company Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) by 234% last quarter. Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the largest of the Warren Buffett stocks, and not only because it has a $2.7 trillion market capitalization. Last quarter, Buffett continued to add to Berkshire’s AAPL stock position, purchasing an additional 3.9 million shares.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-top-10-constituents-of-the-nasdaq-100-index', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "L\naunched in 1985, the Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is a modified capitalization weighted index that tracks the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The Nasdaq-100 Index brings together innovation, high growth, diversity, global appeal and liquidity in one basket, which makes it ideal for any investor's core portfolio.\nHere’s a closer look at the top ten constituents of the Nasdaq-100 Index.\nApple, Inc. (AAPL)\nApple became the first publicly traded U.S. company to hit a $1 trillion market cap in August 2018. Two years later, in August 2020, it touched the $2 trillion valuation, and this year in June, Apple briefly touched the $3 trillion market cap during trading hours. Apple has repeatedly said, “Our objective is to make great products and services that enrich people's lives and to provide an unparalleled customer experience so that our users are highly satisfied, loyal and engaged. As we accomplish these objectives, strong financial results follow.” Apple reported a revenue of $274.51 billion in FY2020 and $365.82 billion in FY2021 (October 2020 – September 2021). During the nine months of FY2022 (October 2021 – June 2022), the company reported a revenue of $304.18 billion. Apple spent 6% of its net sales on research and development in FY2021.\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT)\nMicrosoft, under the leadership of its CEO Satya Nadella, has been working under the renewed vision for a “mobile-first, cloud-first, data-powered world.” In FY2022 (July 2021 – June 2022), Microsoft delivered $198.3 billion in revenue, up 18% year-over-year from $168.08 billion in FY2021. Its operating income grew 19% to reach $83.4 billion. Cloud has a growth driver for the company in recent times. With research and development efforts, initiatives and partnerships, Azure has more than doubled its worldwide market share from 10% in 2014 to 22% in 2022. During Q4 FY2022, Microsoft Cloud surpassed $25 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, up 28% and 33% in constant currency. Microsoft has acquired around 227 companies since 1994. In recent years, MSFT has made key acquisitions to help bolster its cloud services. \nAlphabet, Inc. Class C & Class A (GOOG, GOOGL)\nAlphabet is a collection of businesses, the largest of which is Google. The company’s earnings are reported under three segments—Google Services, Google Cloud, and all non-Google businesses collectively as Other Bets. Other Bets include earlier stage technologies that are further afield from the company’s core Google business. Over the past few years, Google has intensified its efforts to catch up with the leaders in Cloud computing. A lot has been achieved, and today, Google Cloud ranks third, after Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure with a 10% market share. During FY2021 (January 2021 – December 2021), Alphabet reported a revenue of $257.64 billion vis-à-vis $182.53 billion in FY2020. During Q2 FY2022, Google Cloud surpassed the $6 billion quarterly revenue mark for the first time. Overall, a revenue of $69.7 billion was reported, up 13% versus last year or 16% on a constant currency basis.\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)\nThe company once said: “We believe that a fundamental measure of our success will be the shareholder value we create over the long term. This value will be a direct result of our ability to extend and solidify our current market leadership position.”\nWhile this is an excerpt from Amazon’s 1997 shareholder letter, it remains true till today. Amazon is the undisputed leader in e-commerce in the U.S., dominating 39.5% of the market share in 2022. The U.S. e-commerce market is expected to cross the $1 trillion mark for the first time in 2022. In addition to e-commerce, another market segment which Amazon continues to lead is Cloud. Amazon’s AWS currently captures 33% of the Cloud market. During FY2021 (January 2021 – December 2021), Amazon’s net sales increased 22% to $469.8 billion, compared with $386.1 billion in 2020.\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA)\nFounded in 2003, Tesla is almost a synonym to electric cars. The company dominates 60.9% of the U.S. BEV market according to July numbers by Morgan Stanley. Tesla’s revenue swelled by 71% from $31.53 billion in FY2020 to $53.82 billion in FY2021 (January 2021 – December 2021). During Q2 FY2022, Tesla reported a total revenue $16.9 billion, growing 42% year-on-year on the back of growth in vehicle deliveries, increased average selling price (ASP), and growth in other parts of the business. Tesla builds not only all-electric vehicles but also infinitely scalable clean energy generation and storage products. In 2021, the global fleet of Tesla vehicles, energy storage and solar panels enabled its customers to avoid emitting 8.4 million metric tons of CO2e.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META)\nIn October 2021, Facebook’s name was changed to Meta. Since its foundation in 2004, Facebook changed the way people connect, and the change in name captures the company’s vision.\nMark Zuckerberg wrote in a letter: “In our DNA, we build technology to bring people together. The metaverse is the next frontier in connecting people, just like social networking was when we got started.”\nThe company has laid much emphasis on Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), and in August 2020, it introduced a new name for its AR/VR team—Reality Labs. In Q4 FY2021, Meta added reporting on two operating segments: Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs. In FY2021 (January 2021 – December 2021), Meta posted a revenue of $117.93 billion vis-à-vis $85.96 billion in FY2020. FoA includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and other services. Reality Labs includes AR- and VR-related consumer hardware, software and content.\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)\nNVIDIA has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, and ignited the era of modern AI. Today, NVIDIA is a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping the industry. During FY2022 (February 2021 – January 2022), the company’s revenue stood at $26.92 billion as compared to $16.67 billion in FY2021. The four major segments highlighted in NVIDIA’s earning report are gaming, data centers, professional visualization, and automotive. NVIDIA recently reported its Q2 FY2023 earnings with its revenue at $6.70 billion, up 3% from a year ago, and down 19% from the previous quarter. “NVIDIA has excellent products and position driving large and growing markets. As we navigate these challenges, we remain focused on the once-in-a-generation opportunity to reinvent computing for the era of AI,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA.\nPepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)\nPepsiCo’s foundation goes back to 1965. Today, its products are consumed in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. PepsiCo generated $79 billion in net revenue in FY2021 (January 2021 – December 2021). PepsiCo’s portfolio includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. During Q2 FY2022, the company reported $20.22 billion as its net revenue for the quarter. PepsiCo became a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index in July 2018.\nCostco Wholesale Corporation (COST)\nCostco Wholesale is a multi-billion-dollar global retailer. The company currently operates 834 warehouses, including 575 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 107 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 31 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 16 in Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 13 in Australia, four in Spain, two each in France and China and one in Iceland. Costco also operates e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Its revenue was reported at $195.93 billion in FY2021 (September 2020 – August 2021) vis-à-vis $166.76 billion in FY2020. For the forty-eight weeks ended July 31, 2022, of the ongoing FY2022, the company reported net sales of $205.19 billion, an increase of 16.4% from $176.30 billion during the similar period last year.\nSome of the other prominent names that make up the index are Cisco (CSCO), Qualcomm (QCOM), Intel (INTC), Micron (MU), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Gilead (GILD), Regeneron (REGN), Vertex (VRTX), Amgen (AMGN), Netflix (NFLX) and Starbucks (SBUX).\nDisclaimer: The author has no position in any stocks mentioned. Investors should consider the above information not as a de facto recommendation, but as an idea for further consideration. The report has been carefully prepared, and any exclusions or errors in it are totally unintentional. Details based on company earnings reports and press releases.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple, Inc. (AAPL) Apple became the first publicly traded U.S. company to hit a $1 trillion market cap in August 2018. Apple has repeatedly said, “Our objective is to make great products and services that enrich people's lives and to provide an unparalleled customer experience so that our users are highly satisfied, loyal and engaged. This value will be a direct result of our ability to extend and solidify our current market leadership position.” While this is an excerpt from Amazon’s 1997 shareholder letter, it remains true till today.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple, Inc. (AAPL) Apple became the first publicly traded U.S. company to hit a $1 trillion market cap in August 2018. During FY2021 (January 2021 – December 2021), Alphabet reported a revenue of $257.64 billion vis-à-vis $182.53 billion in FY2020. During FY2021 (January 2021 – December 2021), Amazon’s net sales increased 22% to $469.8 billion, compared with $386.1 billion in 2020.', 'news_article_title': 'The Top 10 Constituents of the Nasdaq-100 Index', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple, Inc. (AAPL) Apple became the first publicly traded U.S. company to hit a $1 trillion market cap in August 2018. The company’s earnings are reported under three segments—Google Services, Google Cloud, and all non-Google businesses collectively as Other Bets. A lot has been achieved, and today, Google Cloud ranks third, after Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure with a 10% market share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple, Inc. (AAPL) Apple became the first publicly traded U.S. company to hit a $1 trillion market cap in August 2018. During FY2021 (January 2021 – December 2021), Alphabet reported a revenue of $257.64 billion vis-à-vis $182.53 billion in FY2020. During FY2022 (February 2021 – January 2022), the company’s revenue stood at $26.92 billion as compared to $16.67 billion in FY2021.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-doj-in-early-stages-of-drafting-possible-antitrust-suit-against-apple-politico', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, news website Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. (https://politi.co/3AsoZ6s)\nApple and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, news website Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. (https://politi.co/3AsoZ6s) Apple and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. (Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, news website Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. (https://politi.co/3AsoZ6s) Apple and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. (Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. DOJ in early stages of drafting possible antitrust suit against Apple - Politico', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, news website Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. (https://politi.co/3AsoZ6s) Apple and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. (Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, news website Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. (https://politi.co/3AsoZ6s) Apple and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. (Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-investors-need-to-understand-about-faang-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'I\nt is often said that the term “FANG stocks” was coined by Jim Cramer, the loud, wildly gesticulating face and voice of investing advice at CNBC. That is incorrect. He popularized it, for sure, but it was first used by a writer at his publication The Street, named Bob Lang. It originally stood for Facebook (Then FB: Now META), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), and Google (GOOG: GOOGL). The acronym has since been lengthened in many cases to FAANG by the addition of Apple (AAPL).\nDespite all the changes and challenges, and whoever first came up with it, it has for years been considered a useful phrase in that it is shorthand for an otherwise hard to categorize group of stocks. However, the rebranding of Facebook and Google as Meta and Alphabet and the changing stock symbols have made FANG, or FAANG for that matter, a bit anachronistic. So, is it or should it be, still a thing?\nThe five names that make up FAANG were once pure tech companies but have progressed way beyond that. They now exist in a space that is basically their own: giant tech-like companies that were once disruptors and that have exposure to multiple markets. Meta is a multimedia company these days with successful competitors. Meanwhile, Amazon is more about logistics and real estate than retail, and our dependence on iPhones has turned Apple into a consumer staples company with some degree or resistance to economic ups and downs. Netflix is a TV and movie production company rather than just a delivery service. As for Alphabet, they moved past being just a search engine a long time ago, and their long-term prospects depend on things like autonomous vehicle adoption and the internet of things trend more than how we search the internet.\nIn short, these are all giant conglomerates that are so hard to categorize that they really do deserve their own category and, in that way, lumping them together as FAANG makes sense.\nThat doesn’t mean, however, that their fortunes are always closely tied. Their valuations have historically been based on growth, making them subject to mood swings around growth in general, but even that no longer applies. In fact, if you disregard Amazon’s still triple-digit P/E, the others trade at multiples of earnings ranging from 14 to 28 – not exactly the typical growth stock profile. They have become victims of the law of large numbers as used in stock analysis, in that once a company gets past a certain size, growing sales and earnings in percentage terms becomes a lot harder. They are more dependent now on branding and marketing than technical innovation, and as that change has taken place, the FAANG stocks have diverged in terms of performance.\nThe comparative chart above, with META as the main body, AMZN in green, Apple in light blue, Netflix in red and Alphabet in purple, indicates that these five stocks haven’t really followed each other much over the last five years, resulting in performance over that time ranging from META’s +1% to AAPL’s +319%. Clearly, then, while they have similar characteristics, the stocks that make up FAANG don’t trade as a group. Thet are not like, say oil stocks, or semiconductor companies that tend to move together.\nFor investors, that is the key thing to remember. When we think of FAANG stocks, we should understand that while they are similar in terms of outgrowing their original industries and styles and now exist in their own category, the similarity ends there. They all have factors that differentiate them in terms of the influences on their stock price. Apple is influenced by semiconductor pricing and consumer strength in China, whereas Amazon is impacted more by the price of oil given their huge fleet of vehicles and airplanes. Add in the fact that the businesses are at different stages in their development and, clearly, while FAANG is still a thing in some ways, investors need to look at each of its components differently and not buy or sell them as a group.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The acronym has since been lengthened in many cases to FAANG by the addition of Apple (AAPL). The comparative chart above, with META as the main body, AMZN in green, Apple in light blue, Netflix in red and Alphabet in purple, indicates that these five stocks haven’t really followed each other much over the last five years, resulting in performance over that time ranging from META’s +1% to AAPL’s +319%. However, the rebranding of Facebook and Google as Meta and Alphabet and the changing stock symbols have made FANG, or FAANG for that matter, a bit anachronistic.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The acronym has since been lengthened in many cases to FAANG by the addition of Apple (AAPL). The comparative chart above, with META as the main body, AMZN in green, Apple in light blue, Netflix in red and Alphabet in purple, indicates that these five stocks haven’t really followed each other much over the last five years, resulting in performance over that time ranging from META’s +1% to AAPL’s +319%. It originally stood for Facebook (Then FB: Now META), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), and Google (GOOG: GOOGL).', 'news_article_title': 'What Investors Need to Understand About FAANG Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The acronym has since been lengthened in many cases to FAANG by the addition of Apple (AAPL). The comparative chart above, with META as the main body, AMZN in green, Apple in light blue, Netflix in red and Alphabet in purple, indicates that these five stocks haven’t really followed each other much over the last five years, resulting in performance over that time ranging from META’s +1% to AAPL’s +319%. However, the rebranding of Facebook and Google as Meta and Alphabet and the changing stock symbols have made FANG, or FAANG for that matter, a bit anachronistic.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The comparative chart above, with META as the main body, AMZN in green, Apple in light blue, Netflix in red and Alphabet in purple, indicates that these five stocks haven’t really followed each other much over the last five years, resulting in performance over that time ranging from META’s +1% to AAPL’s +319%. The acronym has since been lengthened in many cases to FAANG by the addition of Apple (AAPL). However, the rebranding of Facebook and Google as Meta and Alphabet and the changing stock symbols have made FANG, or FAANG for that matter, a bit anachronistic.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabets-googl-google-brings-google-wallet-to-south-africa', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward expanding its footprint in the global digital payment space.\nReportedly, the tech giant introduced Google Wallet in South Africa.\nPer the report, cardholders of FirstRand Bank, Discovery Bank, Investec, Standard Bank, ABSA and Nedbank can add their cards to Google Wallet.\nUsers of the mentioned banks can store debit and credit card details on the wallet and seamlessly make contactless payments with their Android phones or Wear OS devices.\nThe latest move is expected to help GOOGL expand its reach among the merchants and customers in South Africa, where digital payment transactions are proliferating.\nThis, in turn, is likely to drive Alphabet’s revenues in the near term.\nThis is anticipated to help GOOGL win investor confidence in the near term and the long haul.\nShares of GOOGL have been down 19.5% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 24.5%.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nGlobal Expansion of Google Wallet\nAlphabet introduced Google Wallet in 39 countries after it showcased the Google wallet revamp at the I/O developer conference in May.\nIn the second round, apart from South Africa, Alphabet rolled out Google Wallet in five more countries, including Moldova, Qatar, Serbia, Azerbaijan and Iceland.\nReportedly, Google Wallet users in Azerbaijan and Iceland can make payments using Android phones. Users in these regions can avail of the feature of paying through Wear OS smartwatches in the coming months.\nGoogle Wallet will replace the existing Google Pay app and provide users with a comprehensive digital wallet comprising innovative features and support for digital IDs, loyalty cards, boarding passes, transit cards, digital keys, et al. With Google Wallet, Alphabet aims to provide an enhanced digital wallet experience to users.\nCompetitive Digital Payment Market\nThe aforesaid global efforts will continue to help Alphabet expand its presence in the booming digital wallet market, where growth is attributed to the increasing adoption of Internet and mobile phones in the developing nations, and the coronavirus pandemic-led rise in contactless payments.\nPer a Transparency Market Research report, the global mobile wallet market is expected to be worth $16.2 trillion by 2031, seeing a CAGR of 22.2% during the 2022-2031 forecast period.\nThe digital payment market is likely to hit $204.1 billion by 2028, witnessing a CAGR of 15.1% between 2022 and 2028, according to a Vantage Market Research report.\nGiven the potential in the digital payment market, other than Alphabet, major companies like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and PayPal PYPL are making strong efforts to bolster their presence in this space.\nApple is continuously working toward expanding its digital payment services worldwide on the back of its mobile payment service, Apple Pay. AAPL’s partnership with top merchant banks is constantly helping it gain momentum among its customers. Users can add their cards to Apple Pay to avail of a secure transaction along with rewards and benefits.\nAmazon gained strong momentum among customers globally with its online payment service Amazon Pay. With this, users can shop fast and safely on the e-commerce platform. Users can also make bill payments, buy insurances and travel tickets, and access rewards and gift vouchers.\nPayPal continues to gain solid traction in the global online payment market on the back of its robust products. Moreover, PYPL’s peer-to-peer payment service Venmo is driving its active accounts base with strong monetization efforts and robust features. PYPL’s strong connections with global financial service providers are helping it expand its customer base, which is a positive.\nApple, Amazon and PayPal have lost 4.3%, 17.6% and 48.7%, respectively, in the year-to-date period.\nWe believe that Alphabet’s consistent initiatives in the digital payment space will continue to help it gain a competitive edge against peers.\nCurrently, Alphabet currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nPayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Given the potential in the digital payment market, other than Alphabet, major companies like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and PayPal PYPL are making strong efforts to bolster their presence in this space. AAPL’s partnership with top merchant banks is constantly helping it gain momentum among its customers. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Given the potential in the digital payment market, other than Alphabet, major companies like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and PayPal PYPL are making strong efforts to bolster their presence in this space. AAPL’s partnership with top merchant banks is constantly helping it gain momentum among its customers. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': "Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Brings Google Wallet to South Africa", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Given the potential in the digital payment market, other than Alphabet, major companies like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and PayPal PYPL are making strong efforts to bolster their presence in this space. AAPL’s partnership with top merchant banks is constantly helping it gain momentum among its customers. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Given the potential in the digital payment market, other than Alphabet, major companies like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and PayPal PYPL are making strong efforts to bolster their presence in this space. AAPL’s partnership with top merchant banks is constantly helping it gain momentum among its customers. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-analyst-reports-for-apple-alibaba-bristol-myers-squibb', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Friday, August 26, 2022\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 12 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n \nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\nApple’s shares have gained +15.1% over the past year, roughly in line with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry’s gain of +15.4%. The company’s third-quarter fiscal 2022 results benefited from strong iPhone sales and continued momentum in the Services business. The segment benefited from the robust performance of Apple TV+, partially offset by unfavorable forex, the absence of revenues from Russia and the challenging macroeconomic environment.\nHowever, iPad sales were hurt by supply-chain constraints. Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. Apple expects year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate during the fiscal fourth quarter on a sequential basis, despite approximately 600 basis points of unfavorable year-over-year impact from forex.\nServices revenue growth is expected to be lower than the June quarter due to challenging macroeconomic conditions and unfavorable forex.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\nAlibaba’s shares have declined -36.0% over the past year against the Zacks Internet - Commerce industry’s decline of -28.6%. The Zacks analyst believes that the resurgence of COVID-19 in China remained a major headwind for the company during the reported quarter.\nWe believe disruptions led by the coronavirus pandemic are likely to persist as concerns for Alibaba’s domestic businesses. Further sluggishness in online physical goods’ GMV at Taobao and Tmall marketplaces remains an overhang.\nHowever, Alibaba’s fiscal first quarter results were driven by solid momentum across Alibaba’s China commerce and International commerce wholesale businesses. Also, strength across the local consumer services, cloud computing business and Cainiao logistics services contributed well to the top-line growth.\nFurther, contributions from direct sales businesses like Alibaba Health and Freshippo continue to remain tailwinds.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Alibaba here >>>)\nBristol-Myers Squibb shares have outperformed the Zacks Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry over the past year (+10.9% vs. -37.7%). The company’s performance in the second quarter of 2022 was strong as earnings and sales beat estimates on the back of solid demand for Eliquis and label expansion of Opdivo. Eliquis is the leading oral anticoagulant drug and continues to experience growth in its market share.\nThe label expansion of Opdivo into indications of lung cancer, renal cancer and gastric cancer boosted sales. The recent approval of drugs adds a new stream of revenues, which should boost growth in the coming quarters. The pipeline progress has been impressive and strategic collaborations will further expand the portfolio.\nHowever, one of the top revenue generators Revlimid is facing generics, which will adversely impact sales. Moreover, competition is stiff for Opdivo.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Bristol-Myers Squibb here >>>)\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Tesla, Inc. (TSLA), Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) and Cigna Corp. (CI).\nMark Vickery\nSenior Editor\nNote: Sheraz Mian heads the Zacks Equity Research department and is a well-regarded expert of aggregate earnings. He is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and publishes the weekly Earnings Trends and Earnings Preview reports. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>>\nToday's Must Read\nRobust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL)\nWholesale & Cloud Businesses Momentum Aids Alibaba (BABA)\nEliquis, Opdivo Fuel Bristol (BMY) Amid Generic Competition\nFeatured Reports\nVolume Growth Lifts Union Pacific (UNP), Cost Woes Linger\nThe Zacks analyst is impressed with the uptick in overall volumes. High-fuel costs are escalating operating expenses, denting the bottom line in turn.\nCigna (CI) Benefits from Strategic Acquisitions, Costs High\nPer the Zacks analyst, strategic buyouts are enhancing Cigna's capabilities, leading to top-line growth. However, high operating costs continue to weigh on margins.\nNew Product Development, Wide Market Reach Aid Eaton (ETN)\nPer the Zacks analyst Eaton's operations in 175 countries across the world and development of new products through ongoing R&D investments will continue to drive demand and boost profitability.\nSchlumberger (SLB) Gains From Higher OilField Service Demand\nPer the Zacks analyst, Schlumberger is likely to gain from higher oilfield service demand, as strong commodity prices have increased drilling activities. Yet, its massive debt level is concerning.\nRobust Retail Sales Aid Walgreens (WBA) Amid Rising Costs\nThe Zacks analyst is encouraged by the ongoing strong performance within Walgreens' retail business. However, mounting operating expenses weigh on the company's bottom line.\nLoan Growth, High Rates Aid KeyCorp (KEY), High Costs a Woe\nPer the Zacks analyst, KeyCorp is well poised for revenue growth, driven by continued improvement in loans and higher interest rates. However, increasing costs are likely to hurt bottom-line growth.\nRPM International (RPM) Rides on MAP 2025 Growth Initiative\nPer the Zacks analyst, RPM International is gaining from solid operational improvement plan and buyout synergies.\nNew Upgrades\nTesla (TSLA) Rides on Stellar Deliveries of Models 3 & Y\nHigh demand for Models 3 & Y is aiding Tesla's automotive sales. Positive reception of Megapack and Powerwall products is also fueling energy generation and storage revenues, per the Zacks analyst.\nMarathon (MPC) Gains from Sale of Speedway Retail Unit\nThe Zacks analyst likes Marathon's sale of Speedway business, which provided a much-needed cash infusion and came with a supply agreement ensuring a steady revenue stream.n\nHardwire Plan, Livewire Spin-Off Aid Harley-Davidson (HOG)\nPer the Zacks analyst, Harley-Davidson's Hardwire strategic plan aiming to improve revenues and margins and the spin-off of its EV division Livewire seek to spur the firm's prospects.\nNew Downgrades\nHigher Production Costs Weigh on Freeport (FCX)\nAccording to the Zacks analyst, higher unit net cash costs per pound of copper resulting from an increase in energy and freight expenses will hurt the company's margins in 2022.\nNVIDIA (NVDA) Hurt by Weakening Demand, Supply Chain Issues\nPer the Zacks analyst, NVIDIA is hurt by weakening demand for its gaming chips and ongoing supply-chain issues which is negatively impacting its data center end market business.\nSoft Industrial Segment & Rising Costs Hurt Woodward (WWD)\nPer the Zacks analyst, Woodward's performance is being affected by weakness in Industrial segment due to supply chain woes. Rising material and labor costs are added concerns.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nBristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nUnion Pacific Corporation (UNP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCigna Corporation (CI): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTesla, Inc. (TSLA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Wholesale & Cloud Businesses Momentum Aids Alibaba (BABA) Eliquis, Opdivo Fuel Bristol (BMY) Amid Generic Competition Featured Reports Volume Growth Lifts Union Pacific (UNP), Cost Woes Linger The Zacks analyst is impressed with the uptick in overall volumes. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 12 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report", 'news_luhn_summary': "Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 12 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY). If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Wholesale & Cloud Businesses Momentum Aids Alibaba (BABA) Eliquis, Opdivo Fuel Bristol (BMY) Amid Generic Competition Featured Reports Volume Growth Lifts Union Pacific (UNP), Cost Woes Linger The Zacks analyst is impressed with the uptick in overall volumes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report", 'news_article_title': 'Top Analyst Reports for Apple, Alibaba & Bristol-Myers Squibb', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 12 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY). If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Wholesale & Cloud Businesses Momentum Aids Alibaba (BABA) Eliquis, Opdivo Fuel Bristol (BMY) Amid Generic Competition Featured Reports Volume Growth Lifts Union Pacific (UNP), Cost Woes Linger The Zacks analyst is impressed with the uptick in overall volumes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Wholesale & Cloud Businesses Momentum Aids Alibaba (BABA) Eliquis, Opdivo Fuel Bristol (BMY) Amid Generic Competition Featured Reports Volume Growth Lifts Union Pacific (UNP), Cost Woes Linger The Zacks analyst is impressed with the uptick in overall volumes. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 12 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-stories-with-a-motley-fool-senior-analyst', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Matt Argersinger discusses:\nThe rise and sudden fall of Wang Laboratories.\nWhy his search for "the next Warren Buffett" ended badly.\nAmazon and Home Depot sharing discipline as a common business trait.\nHow he overcame the challenge of adding to his winners.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nThis video was recorded on Aug. 23, 2022.\nChris Hill: How would an investor react if the company they bought shares of went bankrupt? Let\'s find out. Motley Fool money starts now.\nI\'m Chris Hill and just like yesterday\'s episode with Jason Moser, today, we\'ve got the investing origin story with Motley Fool Senior Analyst Matt Argersinger. Yes, the first stock he ever bought shares of was a company that went bankrupt just three years later. We\'ll get to that in a minute. But I started the conversation by asking him, who was the first person to really start him on his investing journey.\nMatt Argersinger: My dad was a little bit of an investor. He was in the army. But I remember we get the Wall Street Journal at home and I can\'t remember when, but I remember at some point I was probably seven or eight years old. You flip through the Wall Street Journal back in the day when they had pages and pages of stock tickers. You just like what is going on here, why the number is moving around every day plus, minus fractional, it was all fractional back then. I think I just got kind of intrigued by the idea that you could invest in these numbers. But they are companies, these symbols, right? The next day you could have more money. I think that was fascinating to me. As early as I remember, I had a paper route as a lot of kids did back in late \'80s, when I was eight or nine years old. I could save a little bit of money. If it wasn\'t video games or something like that, I was trying to think, can I save enough money to buy one of these stocks that my dad was talking about. I can\'t remember when the light went off, but that was my earliest memory of being interested in investing.\nChris Hill: I remember thinking it was like a code, looking at stock charts, not even charts but just as you said, the pages and pages of the shortened names of the companies and thinking like, oh, it\'s a secret code for names of actual businesses, right?\nMatt Argersinger: Right. Then you know there was magical when you could go to the mall or something and you\'d say, oh, here\'s the Gap. Just to name a company that was popular in the \'80s or \'90s, or a Walmart or something like that. You realize, wait, that\'s one of the symbol, so you could actually buy a piece of this company that I know that I can see and touch. That was also just the wow moment. Yeah.\nChris Hill: What was the first stock you bought?\nMatt Argersinger: It\'s a funny story. You finally saved enough money. I had a paper route, I was mowing lawns for people. I think I saved like 500 bucks [laughs] which when you\'re like nine or 10.\nChris Hill: That\'s lot of money with your kid.\nMatt Argersinger: Yeah. I was like, I\'m rich, man. I said, OK, I want to buy a stock. I remember I talked to my parents and they gave me terrible advice. [laughs] But it\'s good advice, I\'ll tell it, it\'s like a back story to this. We were living in Massachusetts and one of the big companies at the time, was a company called Wang Laboratories. It was founded by a really great entrepreneur named An Wang. I think he immigrated from China way long time ago in the \'20s or \'30s. He just built technology companies, software companies in the \'60s and \'70s. Eventually he built this company Wang Laboratories, that was one of the leading word processing machine companies, calculators and word processing. It became a big company, I think at some point in the early mid \'80s, it was employing 10 of thousands of people. Anyway, so I asked my parents, hey, what should I invest in? They said, well, Wang Labs is a great company. It\'s right near us. I think it was based in Lowell, Massachusetts. Of course I was like, this sounds really great. I invested $500 in Wang Laboratories.\nI think it was like 1989. Well, in 1990 An Wang, the CEO, died, and the company was passed to his son. Two years later, the company went bankrupt. No idea how or why. But my first stock investment ever went up in smoke. The lesson I took from it though, which is not the lesson you expect, at the time I remember I was into video games and computer games as a lot of kids were. There was a computer company called Sierra On-Line, which made games like King\'s Quest and Space Quest. These games I love to play. I remember asking my parents at the time, can I invest in Sierra On-Line? They said no, you should invest in something established like Wang Laboratories. It didn\'t take much to convince me to do that. But I remember looking back, way on later on when I was adult, I could\'ve invested in Sierra On-Line in 1989, and I think the company went on to five or 6x before it was acquired. I could have had a great first investment by investing in Wang Laboratories.\nChris Hill: What\'s great about this Matt is, there are so many people who have a similar experience to you. That alone just drives them away from the stock market [laughs] for the rest of their life. Not only have you continued to invest, you\'ve made it your profession. Let me move on to, because obviously you\'ve been doing this for a long time, what\'s the worst stock you\'ve ever bought? Because you could go with Wang Laboratories, the company you bought went bankrupt. But I\'m guessing you have another choice.\nMatt Argersinger: No, I\'ve many other choices. But one that really comes to mind is a company that\'s still traded today. It\'s not bankrupt and it wasn\'t even my worst performing investment. But it\'s company called Biglari Holdings and the ticker is BH. I think what really brought me into that company was as a young investor, especially since I remember 10 years ago or so. We\'re all searching for the next Warren Buffett, and we\'re always so quick to name the next Warren Buffett. Well, here I found a young entrepreneur named Sardar Biglari, he had run a hedge fund as a young person, he had a really good track record, and he ends up acquiring this restaurant company called Steak \'n Shake, which you can still find in the Midwest and other states. He turns around the restaurant and his whole plan was Steak \'n Shake is going to be this business that kicks off a lot of cash flow. I\'m going to invest in all these other businesses, and he does.\nHe invests in an energy company, he invests in insurance business. In my eyes, I like this is my Warren Buffett. This is the guy that\'s going to lead me to the promised land, he\'s going to build the next Berkshire Hathaway. I literally went to every annual meeting for about five or six straight years up in New York. I was so enthralled by it. The reason it\'s my worst investment is because I let the mystique of him and the company force me to keep putting money into this business, even though I could see that the way it was being managed was not right. The Steak \'n Shake business itself was falling off and it\'s really fallen off now if you know the company. I let myself just be load in and not really objective about it as much as I should have been as an analyst. I think it\'s my worst investment just because of the time, the mental energy, and the amount of capital I put in routinely into this company for years before I wised up and sold my position several years ago.\nChris Hill: I appreciate you making that distinction because I think the default thinking for a lot of people is the worst stock you buy, is the stock that you lose the most money on, or it has the greatest percentage drop. But as you said, there\'s a time element there.\nMatt Argersinger: Right?\nChris Hill: A mindshare element that can cost you as well. Let\'s go in a more positive direction. What\'s the stock that means the most to you, not necessarily because it\'s been the biggest winner, but because of some affinity you have for the business.\nMatt Argersinger: Yeah. This is an easy one. Right about when I was about to finish college, one of my first investments I made where it was my own brokerage account making the investment was Boston Beer. You know it, maker of Samuel Adams. This was in 2001, I believe. The stock was trading from $14 a share. The reason I love it is because in college, I loved the Samuel Adams blogger. At that time they really just had the Samuel Adams lager, and now of course these days they\'ve got dozens of labels. They\'ve got the Twisted Tea, Angry Orchard cider, and the Seltzer. They\'ve got a lot of beverages, and they\'re a much bigger company. But I just knew the company, I had an affinity for the brand. I love the story of Jim Koch, the founder and CEO. I\'ve owned shares ever since.\nOne of the cool things is I remember when I first bought shares for myself, my brother was graduating high school and I ordered away one of those ones share certificates that you can get. I don\'t know if you can do that anymore, but I got them one share of Boston Beer, at $14 a share, plus 10 or 20 bucks whatever the shipping handling was for this certificate. The beautiful thing is, over the years, I could tell him like, hey, you know that certificate you\'ve got hanging on your wall, it keeps going up in value. At one point Boston Beer was trading over $1,000 a share. The bad part about this story is that several years ago, my brother didn\'t tell me this, but he actually sold it, I know in 2016 or 17. He sold it when he was, I guess, moving apartments and he just was like how are these things worth like four or 500 bucks now, I should sell it, and what a bum. [laughs] But anyway, so it\'s just got an interesting story and I\'ve held this stock for so long that yeah, it\'s pretty much pardoning me now.\nChris Hill: Also, when you\'re in college, beer tends to be a commodity that people save money on. Like if you\'re buying Sam Adams beer in college like that\'s a premium beer.\nMatt Argersinger: Well. It was the aspirational beer. It\'s was like we would buy the Yuenglings and the Budweisers thinking about someday, someday we\'re going to pay 999 for that six pack of Sam Adams. Now I\'m in it, it\'s like a tree.\nChris Hill: Is there one that got away? Do you have your version of a stock that you sold too soon or just for whatever reason never pulled the trigger on?\nMatt Argersinger: Yeah, the one it\'s an easy one, because I bet you everyone listening on this has owned it at least part of their life, but I never owned Apple. Can you believe that? I\'ve never owned shares of Apple, and I think because I always assumed for years that Apple\'s they\'re at their peak, it\'s really a hardware business, and hardware over time, especially in the consumer electronics space, it\'s not exactly a great business. I totally underestimated their amazing transition to software services, and just the whole they have on the App Store, which has become the ecosystem of mobile apps and technology. For some stupid reason, I admired the company. I was always impressed by the company, I used their products like no one else, but I never bought shares. It\'s pretty sad.\nChris Hill: Apple is one of those companies that, from the standpoint of investing, it essentially broke to long-standing things that all investors tended to agree on. One is what you already spoke to, which is the whole, well, consumer electronics, the price comes down over time. For such a long time, that was the narrative around Apple. It\'s like, well, they\'re not going to be able to keep charging this amount of money for those phones, are they? The other one was all of the debate around them paying a dividend. Are they going to pay a dividend? Well, if they do that, it will turn them into a stodgy old dividend paying company, and it will just kill their growth. It\'s like they did that, and then we\'ve never had that conversation since. As investors, we\'ve never had that.\nMatt Argersinger: Apple broke some serious rules. They fooled me for sure, lowercase fooled, and I never bought shares, missed out on huge gains.\nChris Hill: Is there a company you own shares of that you particularly admire?\nMatt Argersinger: Yeah, I was thinking about this. I think I have two that I need to mention. They\'re similar but different in a lot of ways, but Amazon and the Home Depot. Amazon, not just because what the scope and scale of this company that Jeff Bezos has built, but just their ability to always, to use that old analogy, escape where the puck is going, in terms of e-commerce, of course, but just third-party fulfillment. Amazon Web Services, cloud computing, mobile advertising, just so many streaming, they\'re always into the best places in such a great job. I just so admire how they\'ve been able to get into all these different businesses. I think the Home Depot, if you just think of their history as a "big box retailer", the margins they put up, the growth that they\'ve been able to achieve without actually growing that many stores. These days Home Depot they open maybe a dozen stores per year. But you just see the growth that they\'re able to continually put out and the affinity that people have for that experience that they get from Home Depot and the products and services. The way they got into the big contracting business several years ago, that\'s been worked out. Two businesses, Amazon and Home Depot, that I think of always just seems like they\'re ahead of the competition, ahead of the curve, and I love owning both businesses, and I plan to hold them for a very long time.\nChris Hill: You have to assume that both of those businesses also have a lot of institutional discipline built-in. Just hearing you talk about The Home Depot really not opening a lot of new locations year after year. You have to believe there are some people inside the executive ranks saying, no, we can do more than this, even if we just go from 12 to 24 in a year, that sort of thing.\nMatt Argersinger: Right.\nChris Hill: The same with Amazon. The discipline not just to go after new initiatives, but to say no to a lot of others.\nMatt Argersinger: Absolutely. It\'s so impressive.\nChris Hill: What is the stock that is your biggest holding?\nMatt Argersinger: Yes. It\'s a base holding by orders of magnitude and it wasn\'t really by design. Well, maybe kind of. MercadoLibre, which I\'ve talked about on this show for years. The reason it is my biggest holding, not only because it\'s been such an amazing winner over the last, I\'ve held it for gosh now, 13 or 14 years, and I\'ve added to it. But the reason I\'ve added to it is that not only has the business been successful, but I was a part of this service called Supernova, which you know about, and we recommended MercadoLibre for our portfolio in Supernova, I want to say, seven or eight times, and I made it a point when I was the advisor of that service to really follow our owninvestment advice I bought pretty much every investment we made, including MercadoLibre, seven or eight times.\nThat was incredibly fortunate, but I certainly love the business. I mean, as the e-commerce leader in Latin America, big presence in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and other countries. What I loved especially is early on they are actually owned by eBay. I don\'t know if many investors know that, and I was worried that they were going to a little bit follow the eBay model, which is not a terrible model, and not really go after the logistics and fulfillment part of the business that really completes that consumer shopping cycle. But fortunately they really did go after Amazon starting about seven or eight years ago, modeling Amazon but also modeling PayPal with payments and transactions. It just becomes such a big e-commerce powerhouse throughout Latin America, and I just see many years ahead of big growth for them.\nChris Hill: You\'re the reason I own shares of MercadoLibre. I wish I had listened to you the first several times you\'d mentioned it on the show before finally clinging in. But I do want to ask you about something you mentioned, which is the number of times you added to it. What was that like? To the extent that you can, walk me through that mental process, because I find this to be a challenge, and I\'m sure other investors do as well. The idea of adding to our winners sounds great in theory, but for me, the struggle is, well, wait, I already bought it at this lower cost base. I do have that hurdle I need to get over. I\'ve gotten into it some times in my life, but not all the time. How did you do it?\nMatt Argersinger: It took me a long time too, and I think it was really honestly just working closely with David Gardner for years and seeing him. We rerecommend these stocks that he\'d recommended years ago that were up five, six, 10x and he\'s recommending them again. It was tough for me early on as well, but then I just thought, why am I so focused on what David Gardner would say, which is what most investors do, which is they water their weeds and trim their flowers. I should be watering my flowers and trimming my weeds. I had to pound that in my head, but eventually I did, and thankfully, it\'s led me to buy MercadoLibre all the way up, buy Amazon and other companies on the way up. Winners tend to keep winning. I think that\'s something also David Gardner says. It is hard to get your head around as an investor. As an investor, we\'re hardwired to be looking for bargains, and discounts from what we paid. But if you have a premium business, pay up and keep paying up as you go, it\'ll make a huge difference. The biggest difference to my portfolio, my returns, my net worth over time has come from adding multiple times to winners. It hasn\'t come from seeking bargains or doubling down on stocks as we like to do.\nChris Hill: Matt, thanks so much for being here.\nMatt Argersinger: Thank you, Chris.\nChris Hill: That\'s all for today, but coming up tomorrow, we will get back to the headlines with Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Bill Mann. As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about, and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Hill has positions in Amazon, Apple, Home Depot, MercadoLibre, PayPal Holdings, and eBay. Matthew Argersinger has positions in Amazon, Boston Beer, Home Depot, MercadoLibre, PayPal Holdings, and eBay and has the following options: short October 2022 $40 puts on eBay. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Biglari Holdings, Biglari Holdings Inc. Class A, Home Depot, MercadoLibre, PayPal Holdings, and Walmart Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Boston Beer and eBay and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $50 calls on eBay. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Matt Argersinger discusses: The rise and sudden fall of Wang Laboratories. I'm Chris Hill and just like yesterday's episode with Jason Moser, today, we've got the investing origin story with Motley Fool Senior Analyst Matt Argersinger. Amazon, not just because what the scope and scale of this company that Jeff Bezos has built, but just their ability to always, to use that old analogy, escape where the puck is going, in terms of e-commerce, of course, but just third-party fulfillment.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Matthew Argersinger has positions in Amazon, Boston Beer, Home Depot, MercadoLibre, PayPal Holdings, and eBay and has the following options: short October 2022 $40 puts on eBay. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Biglari Holdings, Biglari Holdings Inc. Class A, Home Depot, MercadoLibre, PayPal Holdings, and Walmart Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Boston Beer and eBay and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $50 calls on eBay.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Stories With a Motley Fool Senior Analyst', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Two years later, the company went bankrupt. I'm going to invest in all these other businesses, and he does. Matt Argersinger: Yeah, the one it's an easy one, because I bet you everyone listening on this has owned it at least part of their life, but I never owned Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "I think it's my worst investment just because of the time, the mental energy, and the amount of capital I put in routinely into this company for years before I wised up and sold my position several years ago. But the reason I've added to it is that not only has the business been successful, but I was a part of this service called Supernova, which you know about, and we recommended MercadoLibre for our portfolio in Supernova, I want to say, seven or eight times, and I made it a point when I was the advisor of that service to really follow our owninvestment advice I bought pretty much every investment we made, including MercadoLibre, seven or eight times. The Motley Fool recommends Boston Beer and eBay and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple, and short October 2022 $50 calls on eBay."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-justice-department-in-early-stages-of-drafting-possible-antitrust-suit-against-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds Justice Department declining to comment, details from Politico, background\nWASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter.\nA Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment. Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.\nPolitico reported the Justice Department has not made a decision whether to sue Apple, but the department’s antitrust division hopes to file suit by the end of the year.\nReuters reported previously that the Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into Apple in 2019.\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru and David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds Justice Department declining to comment, details from Politico, background WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Reuters reported previously that the Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into Apple in 2019. (Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru and David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Jonathan Oatis) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds Justice Department declining to comment, details from Politico, background WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Politico reported the Justice Department has not made a decision whether to sue Apple, but the department’s antitrust division hopes to file suit by the end of the year. Reuters reported previously that the Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into Apple in 2019.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. Justice Department in early stages of drafting possible antitrust suit against Apple -Politico', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds Justice Department declining to comment, details from Politico, background WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment. Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds Justice Department declining to comment, details from Politico, background WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc AAPL.O, Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Politico reported the Justice Department has not made a decision whether to sue Apple, but the department’s antitrust division hopes to file suit by the end of the year. Reuters reported previously that the Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into Apple in 2019.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/electronic-arts-wont-be-a-multiplayer-ma-game', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nNEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Electronic Arts is a tempting target but finding the right players might be harder to master. On Friday, CNBC reported that Amazon.com is not expected to make a bid for the video-game maker, knocking down an earlier report https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/08/amazon-buy-electronic-arts about a potential deal. Still, it’s not hard to see why the publisher behind the FIFA franchise could be in play.\nMicrosoft’s $69 billion move for Activision Blizzard bodes well for EA. The software giant’s deal represented 19 times Activision’s EBITDA last year. On the same multiple applying estimated EBITDA for the fiscal year ending March, it would imply that EA is worth over $50 billion. That’s about a 54% premium to its current enterprise value.\nBut potential buyers may be out of the game. Netflix is suffering from a market capitalization rout and others like Apple would attract unwanted attention from regulators. EA in play may have to wait another day. (By Jennifer Saba)\nCapital Calls - More concise insights on global finance:\nGrab drives home how much investors now see red\nChina’s Muji wannabe has long road to restoration\nAmazon’s green drive clips venture capital coupons\nRio blinks first in Mongolian standoff\nSingtel’s India sale is timely collect call\n(Editing by Gina Chon and Amanda Gomez)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Electronic Arts is a tempting target but finding the right players might be harder to master. On the same multiple applying estimated EBITDA for the fiscal year ending March, it would imply that EA is worth over $50 billion. (By Jennifer Saba) Capital Calls - More concise insights on global finance: Grab drives home how much investors now see red China’s Muji wannabe has long road to restoration Amazon’s green drive clips venture capital coupons Rio blinks first in Mongolian standoff Singtel’s India sale is timely collect call (Editing by Gina Chon and Amanda Gomez) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Reuters Reuters The software giant’s deal represented 19 times Activision’s EBITDA last year. (By Jennifer Saba) Capital Calls - More concise insights on global finance: Grab drives home how much investors now see red China’s Muji wannabe has long road to restoration Amazon’s green drive clips venture capital coupons Rio blinks first in Mongolian standoff Singtel’s India sale is timely collect call (Editing by Gina Chon and Amanda Gomez) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Electronic Arts won’t be a multiplayer M&A game', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Reuters Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Electronic Arts is a tempting target but finding the right players might be harder to master. On Friday, CNBC reported that Amazon.com is not expected to make a bid for the video-game maker, knocking down an earlier report https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/08/amazon-buy-electronic-arts about a potential deal.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On Friday, CNBC reported that Amazon.com is not expected to make a bid for the video-game maker, knocking down an earlier report https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/08/amazon-buy-electronic-arts about a potential deal. On the same multiple applying estimated EBITDA for the fiscal year ending March, it would imply that EA is worth over $50 billion. (By Jennifer Saba) Capital Calls - More concise insights on global finance: Grab drives home how much investors now see red China’s Muji wannabe has long road to restoration Amazon’s green drive clips venture capital coupons Rio blinks first in Mongolian standoff Singtel’s India sale is timely collect call (Editing by Gina Chon and Amanda Gomez) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-smartphone-market-is-slowing.-not-even-apple-is-immune.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Consumer demand for smartphones continues to wane. While still up year over year, worldwide deliveries of smartphones nearly fell to their early-2020, pandemic-crimped levels during the second quarter. Were it not for broken supply chains in the early days of the pandemic, last quarter\'s unit sales would have fallen to levels not seen since 2014, when they were on the way up. Not even the venerable Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is selling as briskly as it used to.\nThe drop in demand is not an insurmountable challenge, but it\'s not one that investors can afford to ignore. While we\'re not quite there yet, the sales slowdown is another piece of evidence that smartphone saturation is an increasingly real headwind. Manufacturers must respond if they can.\nAnother quarter, another smartphone slowdown\nThe data comes from technology market research outfit International Data Corp. (IDC). The organization reports an 8.7% year-over-year decline in second-quarter deliveries of smartphones, marking the fourth consecutive quarter this figure has fallen.\nThe most popular brands held their own. That\'s Samsung and the aforementioned Apple. Apple\'s iPhone sales were essentially even with the second quarter of last year, while Samsung\'s capacity to shake off some of the current chip shortage allowed it to improve its total deliveries by 5.6%. Value brands like Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo, meanwhile, each saw sales slip by more than 20%.\nIDC research director Nabila Popal commented on the quarterly data: "What started out as a supply-constrained industry earlier this year has turned into a demand-constrained market." She added that "roaring inflation and economic uncertainty ... seriously dampened consumer spending and increased inventory across all regions."\nIDC believes the second-quarter slowdown will be offset by reinflated demand in the foreseeable future. And perhaps it will. That optimistic outlook, however, ignores a bigger-picture downtrend that\'s been in place since 2017, following 2016\'s peak in smartphone purchases.\nThe graphic below tells the tale. Last quarter\'s worldwide shipments of 286 million smartphones were almost as low as the 275.2 million in Q1 2020, and the 278.4 million in Q2 2020. If you take those highly disrupted quarters out of the mix, last quarter\'s shipments were a multiyear low for any quarter. More than that, though, the chart makes clear that smartphone sales have been suffering slower growth for years now, led by Samsung\'s weakening sales:\nData source: International Data Corporation (IDC). Chart by author. All data is in millions of units.\nA closer look at the image also shows us that prior to COVID-19, demand for Apple\'s iPhone was also slowing. It perked up during the pandemic, as Apple was better equipped to handle supply chain disruption than its peers. Even so, the iPhone\'s pandemic growth is also clearly leveling off as well.\nThere are several plausible reasons for this waning growth pace, each of which should be considered. Among them are the increasing quality and the increasing prices of the devices. Making ever-bigger investments in smartphones, consumers may feel more compelled to keep them longer before replacing them. Since the devices are higher quality, however, owners can do so without sacrificing performance.\nMostly, though, the slowdown points to saturation. The Pew Research Center reports that 85% of U.S. residents now own smartphones, mirroring similar ownership rates in other parts of the world. Voicing the same idea more directly, former Shopify subsidiary Oberlo wrote that 6.6 billion people in 2022 are already smartphone users; that leaves some room for further penetration. Arguably the remainder of the addressable market, however, would have embraced smartphones by now if they were going to.\nToo big to ignore\nFortunately for investors, most publicly traded smartphone makers also manufacture so many other goods that there\'s plenty of cushion against this slowdown. For instance, Samsung also makes televisions, appliances, and computers. Xiaomi is deeper into smartphone waters than Samsung, though Xiaomi too manufactures goods like television sets and smartwatches. Clearly, these and other companies should adapt their long-term product strategies as needed, even if the slowdown can\'t exactly wreck their businesses.\nThere is one name that\'s neck-deep in the smartphone business, though: That\'s Apple. The iPhone still accounts for more than half of its top line, despite efforts to cultivate other profit centers like digital services.\nThat\'s not to suggest that the smartphone sales slowdown spells doom for Apple. However, Apple, like its smartphone competitors, should acknowledge the obvious trend. While the need for new smartphones will never go away, their highest-growth days are in the past, and that growth continues to slow as we inch toward saturation. At the very least it\'s a cause for tougher questions regarding the near and distant futures, for Apple as well as the rest of these companies.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJames Brumley has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Shopify. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Not even the venerable Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is selling as briskly as it used to. Apple\'s iPhone sales were essentially even with the second quarter of last year, while Samsung\'s capacity to shake off some of the current chip shortage allowed it to improve its total deliveries by 5.6%. IDC research director Nabila Popal commented on the quarterly data: "What started out as a supply-constrained industry earlier this year has turned into a demand-constrained market."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Not even the venerable Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is selling as briskly as it used to. Were it not for broken supply chains in the early days of the pandemic, last quarter's unit sales would have fallen to levels not seen since 2014, when they were on the way up. Another quarter, another smartphone slowdown The data comes from technology market research outfit International Data Corp. (IDC).", 'news_article_title': 'The Smartphone Market Is Slowing. Not Even Apple Is Immune.', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Not even the venerable Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is selling as briskly as it used to. Consumer demand for smartphones continues to wane. While still up year over year, worldwide deliveries of smartphones nearly fell to their early-2020, pandemic-crimped levels during the second quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Not even the venerable Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is selling as briskly as it used to. Another quarter, another smartphone slowdown The data comes from technology market research outfit International Data Corp. (IDC). More than that, though, the chart makes clear that smartphone sales have been suffering slower growth for years now, led by Samsung's weakening sales: Data source: International Data Corporation (IDC)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-warren-buffett-can-teach-you-about-dividend-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett, who runs Berkshire Hathaway, is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time, and looking at his performance through the years, it\'s hard to argue with that point.\nThe one thing I\'ve admired most about Buffett\'s success isn\'t the 12-figure net worth; it\'s the fact that he\'s done it with a simple investing strategy that investors of any experience level can incorporate. It doesn\'t take off-the-wall technical analysis or luck -- it just takes time, patience, and an appreciation for the power of dividends.\nDividend cash cows\nFrom 1965 to 2021, the S&P 500\'s total return was 32,209% (including dividends), meaning every $1,000 invested would be worth $322,090. During that same time span, Berkshire Hathaway\'s total return was 3,641,613%, meaning every $1,000 invested would be worth $36,416,130. Ironically enough, Berkshire Hathaway doesn\'t pay dividends to its shareholders, but a large part of its success can be attributed to its commitment to owning dividend stocks.\nIn 2021 alone, Berkshire Hathaway received $785 million worth of dividends from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a company it owned 5.6% of at the end of the year. (For perspective, each 0.1% of Apple\'s 2021 earnings equals around $100 million.) The company also received $521 million in dividends from Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC), and that\'s just scratching the surface.\nThe total amount Buffett\'s company received in dividends in 2021 is over $13.4 billion. That\'s more than the 2021 revenue of Coinbase and Airbnb combined.\nThere\'s power in the drip\nDividend reinvestment programs (DRIPs) automatically take dividends you\'re paid and reinvest them into the stock that paid it.\nThe power of reinvested dividends can\'t be overstated. From 1960 to 2021, reinvested dividends made up 84% of the S&P 500\'s total return. If you invested $10,000 into an S&P 500 index fund, it\'d be worth over $795,800 based on just stock price. If you look at the value of a $10,000 investment over that time period with reinvested dividends, it jumps up to around $4.95 million.\nWarren Buffett\'s core investment philosophy is to buy great businesses and hold them for the long term. He once said, "If you are not willing to own a stock for 10 years, do not even think about owning it for 10 minutes." Investing often rewards the patient, but this is especially true if you own dividend stocks and are willing to put off cash dividend payouts until retirement.\nIf you invest $1,000 monthly into a stock with 8% average annual returns, you\'d have over $549,000 after 20 years (while only personally investing $240,000) thanks to compound earnings. If that same stock had a steady 2% annual dividend yield that you reinvested each year, it would be worth around $687,300 after 20 years. Reinvested dividends add to the magic of compound earnings.\nSit back, relax, and enjoy the cash\nRetirement is when you can really begin to enjoy the benefits of your patience. The purpose of reinvesting dividends is to increase your stake in a stock over time, so when retirement rolls around, it can be worth as much as possible before receiving dividends in cash. A 2% dividend payout isn\'t that much on $10,000, but when you manage to accumulate hundreds of thousands of dollars in dividend stocks, it becomes a different story. A 2% annual dividend yield on $600,000 is $12,000 in yearly payouts.\nThe best thing you can do to ensure you\'re financially prepared for retirement is plan to have multiple income sources. Many people will rely solely on their 401(k) or Social Security, but those don\'t have to be your only options. With consistency over time, you can manage to build a dividend portfolio that provides thousands in monthly retirement income.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nStefon Walters has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Coinbase Global, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In 2021 alone, Berkshire Hathaway received $785 million worth of dividends from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a company it owned 5.6% of at the end of the year. Warren Buffett, who runs Berkshire Hathaway, is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time, and looking at his performance through the years, it's hard to argue with that point. The one thing I've admired most about Buffett's success isn't the 12-figure net worth; it's the fact that he's done it with a simple investing strategy that investors of any experience level can incorporate.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In 2021 alone, Berkshire Hathaway received $785 million worth of dividends from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a company it owned 5.6% of at the end of the year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Coinbase Global, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'What Warren Buffett Can Teach You About Dividend Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In 2021 alone, Berkshire Hathaway received $785 million worth of dividends from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a company it owned 5.6% of at the end of the year. During that same time span, Berkshire Hathaway's total return was 3,641,613%, meaning every $1,000 invested would be worth $36,416,130. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Inc., Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Coinbase Global, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'In 2021 alone, Berkshire Hathaway received $785 million worth of dividends from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a company it owned 5.6% of at the end of the year. Investing often rewards the patient, but this is especially true if you own dividend stocks and are willing to put off cash dividend payouts until retirement. The purpose of reinvesting dividends is to increase your stake in a stock over time, so when retirement rolls around, it can be worth as much as possible before receiving dividends in cash.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/finding-the-supercharged-ev-stocks-to-power-up-your-portfolio', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSource: aanbetta / Shutterstock\n[Editor’s note: This story was previously published in August 2022. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.]\nI’ll get right to it. To put yourself in a position to potentially make fortunes over the next year, buy electric vehicle stocks today!\nThe logic is pretty straightforward.\nIt looks like we’re in the early stages of a bear-to-bull market transition. Stocks have retraced more than 50% of their losses in just two months. Inflation is falling, and the economy still hasn’t plunged into a deep recession. Historically speaking, what comes next is a bull market breakout.\nIn these breakout periods, stocks soar. Specifically, early-stage hypergrowth stocks soar. Every time we go from a bear to bull market, over two dozen stocks rise 1,000%-plus over the next year.\nThis time around, the early-stage hypergrowth stocks most likely to soar 1,000% are EV stocks.\nIndeed, with sky-high gas prices, a significant increase in electric car supply and optionality, and the newly-passed ~$400 BILLION climate bill, the stage is set for the Great EV Revolution to meaningfully accelerate over the next 12 months.\nWe wouldn’t be surprised if a handful of EV stock soar more than 10X in the coming year.\nNow, not all will soar. But a few will mint small fortunes for their investors. And at the top of our list of potential big-time winners are EV charging stocks.\nHere’s why.\nThe Case for EV Charging Stocks\nLet me ask you a question: What good is an EV without charge?\nNo good at all – it’s pretty much useless. And that, folks, is the basis for why you should invest in EV charging stocks. They are necessary to the mass deployment of EVs.\nHere are the numbers.\nCurrently, there are about 130,000 EV charging ports across the U.S. That may seem like a big number, but we’ll need a lot more if everyone’s going to be driving an electric vehicle by 2030.\nThe International Energy Agency estimates that the number of EV chargers globally is going to have to increase by 12X by 2030 in order for companies and governments to reach the low-end of their targets for 30% of new car sales to be electric by then.\nSaid differently, the EV charging market is going to explode in size over the next decade. As it does, it will lay the foundation for the whole EV market to explode in size.\nThat’s why we’re excited about buying EV stocks here and now. They’ve been beaten up alongside every other stock in the market. But, unlike every other stock in the market, EV stocks are on the cusp of generational hypergrowth in the coming years.\nTime to buy the dip? We think so.\nGaining an Edge in EV Charging\nConsidering what you just read, you’re probably thinking that it’s time to rush out and load up on some EV charging stocks, right?\nNot so fast.\nThere are lots of EV charging companies out there today. Not all will make it. Indeed, only a handful will make it big. Most will fail. So, it’s important to make the distinction to buy the best EV charging stocks.\nTo know which are “the best,” we need to first understand EV charging technology.\nThat analysis starts with one fundamental question: How does electricity work?\nIn short, we generate energy at a power source, like a coal-fired power plant or a solar farm. Then, we promote the flow of electrons (charged particles that carry electric power) from that power source to the rest of the world via wires. This flow of electrons is called a “current.”\nThat current can take two forms: alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC). DC is a direct constant flow of electrons through the wire. It results in heavy power delivery but also in significant drain on the grid. AC is an oscillating flow of electrons that results in lower power delivery but a much more manageable load on the grid.\nSince the grid has always been load-constrained, society decided long ago to build it on AC. But today’s batteries can only store power as DC. Indeed, AC is physically impossible to store.\nThat’s why most consumer electronics devices – like laptops – come with power cords with big “boxes” in the middle of them. Those boxes are AC/DC converters, which convert the AC power from the grid to DC power that can be stored in your laptop.\nEV charging works in much the same way.\nEV chargers plug into the grid, which provides AC power. That AC power is then pumped into the EV. On board every EV, there is an AC/DC converter that transforms the AC power from the charger into usable DC power, which is then stored in the car’s battery.\nSimple enough, right?\nHow to Pick the Best EV Charging Stocks\nUnderstanding how EV charging works isn’t all you need to know to pick the best EV charging stocks. You also need to know the different types of EV chargers out there so that you can pick the companies that make the most useful and highest-quality products.\nThere are two classifications of AC electric vehicle chargers – L1 and L2.\nL1 chargers are the most basic . They’re slow but really cheap. They’ll give you about three to five miles of EV range per hour of charging. Given that they’re low-cost, low-performance in nature, L1 chargers are common as residential solutions. Bu they’re very rarely used beyond the home.\nL2 chargers are a big step-up from L1s . They’re much faster but also much more expensive. They’ll give you around 30 miles of EV range per hour of charging. These L2s constitute the majority of chargers on the road today.\nNow, there are also DC fast chargers. These are fundamentally distinct from AC chargers. They have built-in AC/DC converters, which convert AC power from the grid into DC power within the actual charger itself. What this enables, then, is for the charger to pump DC power directly into an EV battery, completely bypassing the AC/DC converter in the car and, therefore, resulting in a far more powerful charge.\nThese chargers are really fast — and really expensive. As a result, they can give you over 100 miles of EV range per hour of charging. But there aren’t many of them on the roads these days — a few thousand across the whole U.S.\nSource: https://circuitdigest.com/\nConsidering this context, it’s important to understand that the future of the EV charging landscape will be a mix of mostly L2 chargers throughout urban areas with some DC fast chargers on interstate highways.\nThat’s because L2 chargers are good enough. The reality is that the enormous shift from gas stations to charging ports will be accompanied by an equally enormous paradigm shift in where we “fill up” our vehicles.\nSince EV chargers are tiny and can be built anywhere there’s an electric connection, the days of dedicated gas stations are over. You won’t see EV charging stations replace gas stations. You’ll see gas stations become extinct. And EV charging ports will pop up everywhere from your gym parking lot to your local grocery store and mall lots.\nThe result? You’ll constantly be charging your EV on the go. So long as you aren’t traveling hundreds of miles and/or between cities and states, L2 chargers will do the job just fine because you’ll be charging every time you’re grocery shopping or working out.\nFor those long road trips… well, that’s where DC fast chargers will be super useful.\nSource: Department of Transportation\nOh, and charging costs money… about $2 per 30 minutes of L2 charging in a public lot. To that end, the future of EV charging is super clear. Millions of L2 chargers will pop up across every parking lot in urban and suburban America, while DC fast-chargers will replace gas stations on interstate highways. And consumers will foot the bill for all of it.\nThat’s the future.\nSo… which EV stocks should you be buying right now to play that future?\nThe EV Charging Boom Has Arrived\nWe’ve followed the electric vehicle space closely over the past seven years. In that time, we’ve seen a lot. But we’ve never seen what we’re seeing right now.\nThe EV charging industry is “powering up” — no pun intended — right now in a way that it’s never done before.\nLast week, Tesla (TSLA) announced that it’s doubling the size of its Supercharger design team in Canada as it looks to rapidly expand its charging network in that country.\nA month ago, General Motors (GM) partnered with EV charging network operator EVgo (EVGO) to build 2,000 EV chargers at 500 Pilot’s locations across the U.S.\nOver the past few months, Los Angeles International Airport has commenced the construction of 1,300 EV charging stations across its facilities.\nTwo weeks ago, IKEA announced that it will be installing more than 140 EV chargers at over 25 of its U.S. locations.\nThe U.K. government just pledged 20 million pounds to build 1,000 EV chargers across its country. And the U.S. government just passed an elephant-sized climate bill which includes nearly $2 billion in incentives for EV charger construction.\nThe writing is on the wall. The EV charging industry is on fire right now. So begins a decade of hypergrowth ahead for EV charging station operators. \nThe Final Word\nAt Hypergrowth Investing, we leverage a team of technology stock experts – including software engineers, data scientists, seasoned traders, and economists – to understand technological megatrends at their most fundamental level. We don’t just listen to management teams and read investor decks. We break down every company’s underlying technology at its most elementary level to assess its validity and capability – and its potential to change the world.\nAnd we do this across every industry, for every technological breakthrough, and with every company. The end result? We identify early-stage hypergrowth tech stocks set for enormous long-term returns.\nAnd… in the EV industry… we’ve found one stock that has developed astoundingly superior and creatively unique technology which should enable it to become a dominant tech supplier for the whole EV industry.\nThe best part? The company may have a secret partnership with Apple (AAPL) in the works since Apple is – as you may know – on the cusp of launching an iPhone-like autonomous electric car.\nFrom current levels, this stock is a potential 40X investment opportunity. Find out how it could be the key company behind Apple’s next big product launch.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Finding the Supercharged EV Stocks to Power Up Your Portfolio appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company may have a secret partnership with Apple (AAPL) in the works since Apple is – as you may know – on the cusp of launching an iPhone-like autonomous electric car. Indeed, with sky-high gas prices, a significant increase in electric car supply and optionality, and the newly-passed ~$400 BILLION climate bill, the stage is set for the Great EV Revolution to meaningfully accelerate over the next 12 months. The International Energy Agency estimates that the number of EV chargers globally is going to have to increase by 12X by 2030 in order for companies and governments to reach the low-end of their targets for 30% of new car sales to be electric by then.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company may have a secret partnership with Apple (AAPL) in the works since Apple is – as you may know – on the cusp of launching an iPhone-like autonomous electric car. To put yourself in a position to potentially make fortunes over the next year, buy electric vehicle stocks today! You won’t see EV charging stations replace gas stations.', 'news_article_title': 'Finding the Supercharged EV Stocks to Power Up Your Portfolio', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company may have a secret partnership with Apple (AAPL) in the works since Apple is – as you may know – on the cusp of launching an iPhone-like autonomous electric car. To put yourself in a position to potentially make fortunes over the next year, buy electric vehicle stocks today! This time around, the early-stage hypergrowth stocks most likely to soar 1,000% are EV stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company may have a secret partnership with Apple (AAPL) in the works since Apple is – as you may know – on the cusp of launching an iPhone-like autonomous electric car. The Case for EV Charging Stocks Let me ask you a question: What good is an EV without charge? How to Pick the Best EV Charging Stocks Understanding how EV charging works isn’t all you need to know to pick the best EV charging stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lets-talk-about-michael-burry-selling-every-stock-but-one', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The man who made a billion-dollar bet on the housing market by correctly calling its collapse during the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis seems to be making a new prediction: The stock market is about to crash.\nMichael Burry, who was one of the main figures in the book The Big Short and its subsequent movie adaptation of the same name, recently sold every single stock his Scion Asset Management hedge fund owns and added just one -- private prison operator GEO Group (NYSE: GEO).\nImage source: Getty Images.\nAlthough he has not commented on why he made the move, a cryptic, since-deleted tweet from May read, "As I said about 2008, it is like watching a plane crash. It hurts, it is not fun, and I\'m not smiling."\nAt the time, the markets seemed to be in free fall with the S&P 500 posting seven consecutive weeks of losses, and the first six months of 2022 would go on to be the worst start to a year in over 50 years.\nIt all raises a number of questions investors should ask: Will lightning strike twice for Burry? Should investors follow his lead? And what\'s up with his buying GEO Group?\nClouds on the horizon\nBurry is not alone in thinking the stock market is due for a crash. Noted investor Jeremy Grantham -- who reportedly called the Japanese market crash in 1989, the dot-com bubble in 2000, and the housing market top in 2008 -- also thinks stocks are primed for a major devaluation, calling rising asset values a "superbubble."\nBoth he and Burry may be right, of course, but Grantham has been expecting stocks to "crack" since 2011 on the belief the Federal Reserve was creating the bubble. Over the ensuing decade, stocks nearly quadrupled in value, turning a $10,000 investment in the S&P 500 in into one worth almost $38,000.\nThat doesn\'t mean they are both wrong now, but it\'s important to keep in context from whom this message is coming.\nThrowing out the baby with the bathwater\nPanicking and withdrawing all the money in your portfolio to put it under your mattress seems a bit extreme, even if a crash were to come. While caution may be warranted, downturns are often excellent times to add to your holdings because you pick up previously expensive stocks at a discount.\nHistory shows bull markets follow bear markets and where a bear market lasts less than 10 months on average, bull markets tend to go on for more than four years. That\'s backed up by data from the Schwab Center for Financial Research that found since 1974 the S&P 500 has risen by more than 24% one year after a market correction bottom, on average.\nBurry\'s Scion had a portfolio of excellent stocks, including Apple, Alphabet, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Meta Platforms. He sold off a dozen positions and purchased just the one, GEO Group.\nThat\'s an even more extreme bet than Warren Buffett\'s: He owns billions of dollars worth of stock in dozens of companies, but has almost half of Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio tied up in Apple stock.\nAs I wouldn\'t even recommend anyone following the lead like that of someone considered the greatest investor in our lifetime, it follows I don\'t think going to the roulette wheel and placing all your money on red -- the equivalent of just buying the private prison operator -- is a good choice, either.\nLocking up an opportunity\nWhile Burry didn\'t place all of Scion Asset Management\'s money into GEO Group (his equity positions went from $164 million at the end of the first quarter to $3.3 million at the end of June), it\'s a singular notion that this is the company he expects to win.\nGeo is a global operator, but 90% of its revenue comes from the U.S. Its stock got a big boost from Burry\'s bet, but there is concern about whether it can keep growing, as one of the first acts President Biden took upon entering the White House was to sign an executive order directing the Justice Department to not renew its contracts with private prison operators like Geo and rival CoreCivic.\nWhile many of Geo\'s contracts are with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security and is not subject to the executive order, it has three contracts expiring within the next year that would fall under this restriction. Those contracts represent 6% of its revenue.\nThe real concern with private prison operators is the lack of access to capital as virtually every major bank has cut off the flow of money to Geo Group and CoreCivic. JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and most other known big lenders to the prison companies have ceased doing business with them.\nGeo says six of the 65 banks in its lending syndicate will not renew their lending commitments when they expire, but those six banks account for 54% of its senior lending commitments. As a result, Geo was forced to sell assets to pay for outstanding debt maturities coming due over the next few years, but now believes it will be able to pay what\'s left through available liquidity, the free cash flow it generates, and selling off other non-core assets in the future.\nThe prison operator also suspended its dividend during the early stages of the pandemic, and last year it terminated its status as a real estate investment trust.\nIts shares have an elevated short interest with about 16% of those outstanding being sold short. Shares enjoyed a big run-up last year as Reddit traders piled into the stock, sending it to a high of about $9.50 a stub. Even after the surge following Burry\'s buy, Geo\'s stock remains 16% below that peak.\nGo your own way\nFollowing what successful investors are buying isn\'t a bad strategy as long as you don\'t try to blindly copy them.\nEven though Scion Asset Management\'s 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission was published just this month, it\'s only a snapshot of what Burry\'s position was at the end of June. Remember, he was pessimistic about the direction of the market at the time, and since then the S&P 500 has rallied by more than 20%. It\'s also notable the filing is not required to disclose positions in foreign companies or stocks that he\'s sold short.\nWhile there\'s nothing to suggest he\'s changed his mind, there\'s also no proof he\'s changed his mind. Burry\'s moves are certainly worthy of starting a discussion, and caution about the state of the economy is always worthwhile, but his investing style is not necessarily one worth mimicking.\n10 stocks we like better than The Geo Group\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and The Geo Group wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nWells Fargo is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Rich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Bristol Myers Squibb, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The real concern with private prison operators is the lack of access to capital as virtually every major bank has cut off the flow of money to Geo Group and CoreCivic. The prison operator also suspended its dividend during the early stages of the pandemic, and last year it terminated its status as a real estate investment trust. Even though Scion Asset Management's 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission was published just this month, it's only a snapshot of what Burry's position was at the end of June.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'History shows bull markets follow bear markets and where a bear market lasts less than 10 months on average, bull markets tend to go on for more than four years. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Bristol Myers Squibb, and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': "Let's Talk About Michael Burry Selling Every Stock but One", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'History shows bull markets follow bear markets and where a bear market lasts less than 10 months on average, bull markets tend to go on for more than four years. He sold off a dozen positions and purchased just the one, GEO Group. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Bristol Myers Squibb, and Meta Platforms, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Michael Burry, who was one of the main figures in the book The Big Short and its subsequent movie adaptation of the same name, recently sold every single stock his Scion Asset Management hedge fund owns and added just one -- private prison operator GEO Group (NYSE: GEO). Geo is a global operator, but 90% of its revenue comes from the U.S. Its stock got a big boost from Burry's bet, but there is concern about whether it can keep growing, as one of the first acts President Biden took upon entering the White House was to sign an executive order directing the Justice Department to not renew its contracts with private prison operators like Geo and rival CoreCivic. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-extremely-popular-robinhood-stocks-that-warren-buffett-has-been-buying-hand-over-fist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger have been critical in the past of the popular online commission-free brokerage Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD). At Berkshire\'s annual meeting in early 2021, Buffett said the popularity of the platform was "a very significant part of the casino aspect" that fueled the market last year.\nBut for all of that criticism, Berkshire in recent years has been buying several of the same stocks that are among Robinhood users\' 100 most popular holdings. And Berkshire hasn\'t just been making small purchases, it\'s been buying these stocks hand over fist. That suggests not all Robinhood users are necessarily gambling with their picks. Let\'s take a look at three stocks popular with Buffett and with Robinhood account holders.\n1. Apple\nThe consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the second-most commonly held stock by Robinhood users, according to the site. It also happens to be the largest position in Berkshire\'s portfolio by far, making up more than 42% of the company\'s roughly $363 billion equities portfolio.\nBerkshire in the second quarter of this year purchased another 3.9 million shares of Apple and at the end of the quarter owned 894.8 million shares, which are currently valued at close to $150 billion. That gives Berkshire a nearly 5.6% stake in the company.\nOne of the reasons Buffett likes Apple is because of its extraordinary brand power, which gives it the ability to pass higher costs associated with making products onto its customer base without too much pushback. This makes Apple unique because it\'s a growth tech stock that can also hedge inflation to a certain extent. Apple\'s stock is only down about 4.7% this year, which compares favorably to the Nasdaq Composite, which is down nearly 19.8% this year. The company also continues to buy back a ton of stock, which we know Buffett and Berkshire love.\n2. Bank of America\nBank stocks are not exactly popular among retail traders but further down on Robinhood\'s list of popular stocks is the second-largest bank in the U.S., Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). During the early months of the pandemic, as Berkshire was selling many of its large bank stocks, the conglomerate plowed more than $2 billion into Bank of America in 12 days.\nClearly, Buffett is happy with how CEO Brian Moynihan has turned the bank around following its struggles during the Great Recession. Berkshire now owns more than 1 billion shares of Bank of America, which are currently valued at more than $34.8 billion. Bank of America now makes up almost 10% of Berkshire\'s portfolio.\nBank of America has amassed a very large and sticky deposit base. Coupled with its large commercial lending portfolio, the bank is one of the largest beneficiaries of rising interest rates in the industry. Net interest income, the profit banks make on loans after funding those assets, has already begun to rise significantly and is expected to take off in the back half of this year, as well as in 2023, as the Federal Reserve continues to aggressively hike its benchmark overnight lending rate.\n3. Berkshire Hathaway\nAlthough it\'s lower on the list, Berkshire Hathaway also made Robinhood\'s list, and that\'s right, Berkshire has been buying up a lot of itself through share repurchases in recent years, signaling to the market that the company thinks it\'s undervalued.\nWhile the company struggled to find stocks it wanted to invest in 2021, as the market was climbing at a rapid pace, Berkshire plowed $27 billion into share repurchases. Those have continued this year, although at a far slower rate, as Berkshire has returned to buying stocks after the market suffered the worst first half of the year in 2022 in five decades.\nIt turns out Buffett and Berkshire made the right decision. Class A shares of Berkshire are only down 2.7% this year, compared to the S&P 500, which is down nearly 13.7%. Berkshire owns a lot of different businesses, including insurance, railroads, mortgages, and energy that investors have found more stable and appealing during the intense market volatility.\nFind out why Apple is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Apple is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple The consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the second-most commonly held stock by Robinhood users, according to the site. One of the reasons Buffett likes Apple is because of its extraordinary brand power, which gives it the ability to pass higher costs associated with making products onto its customer base without too much pushback. Net interest income, the profit banks make on loans after funding those assets, has already begun to rise significantly and is expected to take off in the back half of this year, as well as in 2023, as the Federal Reserve continues to aggressively hike its benchmark overnight lending rate.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple The consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the second-most commonly held stock by Robinhood users, according to the site. Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger have been critical in the past of the popular online commission-free brokerage Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD). Berkshire Hathaway Although it's lower on the list, Berkshire Hathaway also made Robinhood's list, and that's right, Berkshire has been buying up a lot of itself through share repurchases in recent years, signaling to the market that the company thinks it's undervalued.", 'news_article_title': '3 Extremely Popular Robinhood Stocks That Warren Buffett Has Been Buying Hand Over Fist', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple The consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the second-most commonly held stock by Robinhood users, according to the site. Bank of America now makes up almost 10% of Berkshire's portfolio. Berkshire Hathaway Although it's lower on the list, Berkshire Hathaway also made Robinhood's list, and that's right, Berkshire has been buying up a lot of itself through share repurchases in recent years, signaling to the market that the company thinks it's undervalued.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple The consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the second-most commonly held stock by Robinhood users, according to the site. Bank of America Bank stocks are not exactly popular among retail traders but further down on Robinhood's list of popular stocks is the second-largest bank in the U.S., Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire Hathaway Although it's lower on the list, Berkshire Hathaway also made Robinhood's list, and that's right, Berkshire has been buying up a lot of itself through share repurchases in recent years, signaling to the market that the company thinks it's undervalued."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-dividend-growth-stocks-should-be-part-of-your-retirement-plan', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you are saving for retirement, you should aim to include not just any dividend stocks, but stocks that regularly increase their payouts over time. They can add some important stability to your portfolio as they are normally safe businesses to hold and can pay off in the long haul -- just through their dividend payments.\nHere's how the passive income you collect from these types of stocks can grow over time.\nRising dividend payments can add up over time\nThe real value in a dividend growth stock is that over the years, your dividend income can be much higher than it is today. For example, a company that increases its dividend payment by 5% each year for 25 years will have increased its dividend income by nearly 240%, more than three times what it is paying today.\nHealthcare company AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is an example of a safe dividend stock to buy and hold, as the drugmaker has posted a profit margin of 22% over the past 12 months. It has also generated more than $22 billion in free cash flow during that time -- more than double the dividends it has paid out to its shareholders ($9.7 billion).\nToday, AbbVie pays a dividend yield of 4%. If you were to invest $25,000 into the stock, you would be collecting approximately $1,000 in dividends on an annual basis.\nThat's a decent chunk of change, but it can be much more significant later on. That's because the stock is a Dividend King, meaning the business has increased its dividend payments for at least 50 years in a row. In just five years, its quarterly dividend payments have more than doubled.\nIts most recent increase was an 8% bump-up in the quarterly dividend, from $1.30 to $1.41. If the company were to continue growing its dividend payments by 8% per year, here's how much dividend income an investor would be collecting on a $25,000 investment in AbbVie.\nData source: Chart by author.\nAfter 25 years of increases, the dividend income would total more than $6,800 per year and be more than 27% of your original investment, as shown in the chart.\nYEAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND ANNUAL DIVIDEND % OF ORIGINAL INVESTMENT\n0 $251.79 $1,007.14 4.03%\n5 $369.96 $1,479.82 5.92%\n10 $543.59 $2,174.35 8.70%\n15 $798.71 $3,194.83 12.78%\n20 $1,173.56 $4,694.25 18.78%\n25 $1,724.35 $6,897.39 27.59%\nData source: Chart by author.\nIf you were to have invested $100,000 in AbbVie, you could be generating about $27,000 annually just in dividend income after 25 years.\nIt's not just Dividend Kings you can consider but also businesses that are generating huge amounts of free cash flow, such as tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has reported more than $107 billion in free cash over the past year. Its yield is modest at only 0.6% (the S&P 500 averages a payout of 1.5%), but Apple has increased its dividend payments by 46% in five years, and it could make more aggressive hikes in the future given its impressive financials.\nInvestors should diversify their holdings\nIt's difficult to predict a stock's future dividend, since payouts are discretionary and years from now, a business may not be as profitable as it is now. You can, however, minimize that risk by investing in stocks with impressive track records like AbbVie or in businesses that are gushing cash such as Apple.\nBut even then, it's impossible to know how much their dividend payments might increase over the long term. That's why investors should aim to buy many of these types of stocks to diversify.\nDividend growth stocks can generate a significant amount of passive income during your retirement years if you just buy and hold. That's why any long-term retirement plan should include them.\n10 stocks we like better than AbbVie\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and AbbVie wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nDavid Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It's not just Dividend Kings you can consider but also businesses that are generating huge amounts of free cash flow, such as tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has reported more than $107 billion in free cash over the past year. Healthcare company AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is an example of a safe dividend stock to buy and hold, as the drugmaker has posted a profit margin of 22% over the past 12 months. Its yield is modest at only 0.6% (the S&P 500 averages a payout of 1.5%), but Apple has increased its dividend payments by 46% in five years, and it could make more aggressive hikes in the future given its impressive financials.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It's not just Dividend Kings you can consider but also businesses that are generating huge amounts of free cash flow, such as tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has reported more than $107 billion in free cash over the past year. For example, a company that increases its dividend payment by 5% each year for 25 years will have increased its dividend income by nearly 240%, more than three times what it is paying today. Dividend growth stocks can generate a significant amount of passive income during your retirement years if you just buy and hold.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Dividend Growth Stocks Should Be Part of Your Retirement Plan', 'news_lexrank_summary': "It's not just Dividend Kings you can consider but also businesses that are generating huge amounts of free cash flow, such as tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has reported more than $107 billion in free cash over the past year. For example, a company that increases its dividend payment by 5% each year for 25 years will have increased its dividend income by nearly 240%, more than three times what it is paying today. If the company were to continue growing its dividend payments by 8% per year, here's how much dividend income an investor would be collecting on a $25,000 investment in AbbVie.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It's not just Dividend Kings you can consider but also businesses that are generating huge amounts of free cash flow, such as tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has reported more than $107 billion in free cash over the past year. Rising dividend payments can add up over time The real value in a dividend growth stock is that over the years, your dividend income can be much higher than it is today. For example, a company that increases its dividend payment by 5% each year for 25 years will have increased its dividend income by nearly 240%, more than three times what it is paying today."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-blue-chip-stocks-to-steady-your-portfolio-in-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nI generally associate growth stocks with an adrenaline rush. On the other hand, blue-chip stocks provide a peaceful night’s sleep. With global markets remaining significantly volatile, I would prefer to go overweight on blue-chip stocks.\nBlue-chip stocks offer two main advantages. First, these are low-beta stocks and therefore help in capital preservation. Second, these stocks provide investors with regular cash flow through dividends. Even if the stock remains sideways, dividends make the portfolio look better.\nIn current market conditions, it’s also not difficult to find undervalued blue-chip stocks. These stocks can also provide healthy capital gains when market sentiment reverses. This column includes such undervalued names.\nCVX Chevron $163.70\nCOST Costco $546.67\nAAPL Apple $169.10\nPFE Pfizer $47.40\nChevron Corporation\nSource: tishomir / Shutterstock.com\nWarren Buffett has been a big buyer of oil and gas stocks in 2022. A key reason is the possibility of energy prices remaining firm in the coming years.\nThis will translate into robust cash flows for oil and gas companies. Among blue-chip stocks, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is the top name to consider.\nAfter a rally of 67% in the last 12 months, the stock has been in a consolidation mode. The 3.57% dividend yield stock is worth considering before the next rally.\nFrom a credit perspective, Chevron reported net debt of 8.3% as of Q2 2022. The company also reported an operating cash flow of $13.3 billion for the quarter. With a strong balance sheet, the company is positioned for aggressive investments and sustained dividends.\nAs a matter of fact, Chevron has planned to invest $15 to $17 billion annually through 2026. This will ensure steady production and a healthy reserve replacement ratio. Overall, CVX stock seems like a long-term value creator.\nCostco Wholesale\nSource: ARTYOORAN / Shutterstock.com\nRetail stocks corrected sharply in May 2022 as the result of concerns related to inflation and its impact on margins. However, Costco (NASDAQ:COST) stock witnessed a sharp recovery. A key reason is that the company continues to report numbers that are better than peers.\nFor the forty-eight weeks ended July 2022, Costco reported revenue of $205.2 billion. On a year-on-year basis, revenue growth was 16.4%. With e-commerce operations supporting growth, it’s likely that comparable store sales will remain robust.\nCostco also has 116.6 million cardholders with a 92.3% renewal rate in U.S. and Canada. In the last twelve months, the company reported $4.1 billion in membership fees.\nIt’s likely that membership fees will continue to swell as the company expands in the U.S. and internationally. As an example, the company only has two warehouses in China so far.\nIn terms of shareholder returns, Costco initiated dividends in May 2004. Through the years, the dividend has increased at a CAGR of 13%. With healthy growth in top line and a strong balance sheet, I expect dividend growth to sustain.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: dennizn / Shutterstock.com\nIn the technology space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is my choice among blue-chip stocks.\nI believe that AAPL stock is attractive at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 27.5. Further, with strong cash flows, dividend growth is likely in the coming years.\nFrom a business perspective, the iPhone segment will remain the key cash flow driver. Steady growth momentum is likely with the increase in 5G phone sales. Also, Apple is diversified with segments like services and wearables increasingly contributing to top-line growth.\nIt’s also worth noting that Apple has a huge cash glut. This can be used for aggressive inorganic growth and entry into new segments. It seems probable that Apple will launch its electric car in 2024. This is a potential catalyst for the stock moving higher.\nOverall, Apple has an innovation edge and that’s the key reason to remain bullish. After returns of 12% in the last 12 months, the stock seems to be poised for a bigger rally.\nPfizer (PFE)\nSource: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com\nI believe that Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is the most undervalued name among pharmaceutical stocks. The blue-chip stock trades at a forward P/E of 7.5 and also offers a dividend yield of 3.25%.\nI would not be surprised if PFE stock doubles in the next 24 months.\nPfizer reported windfall profits in 2021 on the back of covid-19 vaccine sales. The company reported free cash flow of $29 billion last year. On a relative basis, vaccine sales have decelerated in 2022.\nHowever, there are two important points to note. First and foremost, Pfizer has a deep pipeline of drugs in various stages of clinical trials. These drug candidates provide revenue growth visibility.\nFor 2022, the company also plans research and development expenses of $12 billion. Big investments will help in accelerating the pipeline toward commercialization. Furthermore, Pfizer is utilizing the excess cash flows for acquisitions. This will further help in broadening the company’s portfolio.\nOverall, PFE stock valuation indicates that the downside potential is capped from current levels. The upside potential is however significant and investors will continue to benefit from robust dividends.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\nThe post 4 Blue-Chip Stocks to Steady Your Portfolio in 2022 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'CVX Chevron $163.70 COST Costco $546.67 AAPL Apple $169.10 PFE Pfizer $47.40 Chevron Corporation Source: tishomir / Shutterstock.com Warren Buffett has been a big buyer of oil and gas stocks in 2022. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com In the technology space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is my choice among blue-chip stocks. I believe that AAPL stock is attractive at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 27.5.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'CVX Chevron $163.70 COST Costco $546.67 AAPL Apple $169.10 PFE Pfizer $47.40 Chevron Corporation Source: tishomir / Shutterstock.com Warren Buffett has been a big buyer of oil and gas stocks in 2022. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com In the technology space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is my choice among blue-chip stocks. I believe that AAPL stock is attractive at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 27.5.', 'news_article_title': '4 Blue-Chip Stocks to Steady Your Portfolio in 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com In the technology space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is my choice among blue-chip stocks. CVX Chevron $163.70 COST Costco $546.67 AAPL Apple $169.10 PFE Pfizer $47.40 Chevron Corporation Source: tishomir / Shutterstock.com Warren Buffett has been a big buyer of oil and gas stocks in 2022. I believe that AAPL stock is attractive at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 27.5.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'CVX Chevron $163.70 COST Costco $546.67 AAPL Apple $169.10 PFE Pfizer $47.40 Chevron Corporation Source: tishomir / Shutterstock.com Warren Buffett has been a big buyer of oil and gas stocks in 2022. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com In the technology space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is my choice among blue-chip stocks. I believe that AAPL stock is attractive at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 27.5.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/synopsys-snps-boosts-shareholders-wealth-with-%24240m-asr-deal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Synopsys Inc. SNPS recently announced that it would buy back $240 million worth of its common stocks under an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) program. This initiative not only reflects the California-based company’s sound financial position but also its sustained focus on enhancing shareholders’ wealth.\nSynopsys entered into an agreement with Bank of America, N.A. Per the agreement, the company will initially receive approximately 535,000 shares, while the remaining shares will be received on or before Nov 18, 2022, depending on the completion of the purchase.\nThe number of shares to be repurchased during the stated period will be calculated based on Synopsys’ daily volume weighted average share price after adjusting for a discount.\nThe stock-buyback program at Synopsys has been in effect since 2002, and the allotted capital has been refilled depending on fund availability. However, SNPS is not obligated to buy back any specific number of shares, and the program might be terminated depending on the company’s decision.\nSynopsys, Inc. Price and Consensus\nSynopsys, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Synopsys, Inc. Quote\nSynopsys completed its share-repurchase authorization through ASR arrangements. In the first three quarters of fiscal 2022, the company purchased $717 million worth of its common stock. Since 2015, it has bought back more than $3 billion of stocks.\nShare repurchasing actions are a prudent way of maximizing shareholders’ wealth and generating more value. Hence, Synopsys’ latest stock-buyback program indicates its commitment to delivering a long-term shareholder value and reflects its confidence in the financial position and the ability to generate sufficient cash flows.\nSpeaking of Synopsys’ financial position, the company ended the third quarter of fiscal 2022 with cash and short-term investments of $1.53 billion. Also, it generated cash flow of $1.35 billion from operating activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2022.\nApart from strategic investments, a continued focus on shareholder-friendly initiatives should boost the company’s shares. Currently, Synopsys carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nCompanies that have a consistent record of returning value through share repurchases and dividend payouts are Apple AAPL, Cisco CSCO and Microsoft MSFT.\nIn fiscal 2021, Apple returned approximately $100.5 billion through dividend payouts ($14.5 billion) and share repurchases ($86 billion). Cisco bought back $7.7 billion of its common stock and paid $6.2 billion in dividends in fiscal 2022. Microsoft paid $18.1 billion in dividends and repurchased its common stock worth $32.7 billion in fiscal 2022.\nDividend and share repurchase initiatives likely raise the market value of the stock and enhance shareholder returns. Thus, companies boost investors’ confidence through share repurchases and dividend payouts, persuading them to either buy or hold the scrip.\nApple, Microsoft and Cisco each carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). The long-term estimated earnings growth for AAPL, MSFT and CSCO is pegged at 12.7%, 11.7% and 6.5%, respectively.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSynopsys, Inc. (SNPS): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Companies that have a consistent record of returning value through share repurchases and dividend payouts are Apple AAPL, Cisco CSCO and Microsoft MSFT. The long-term estimated earnings growth for AAPL, MSFT and CSCO is pegged at 12.7%, 11.7% and 6.5%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Companies that have a consistent record of returning value through share repurchases and dividend payouts are Apple AAPL, Cisco CSCO and Microsoft MSFT. The long-term estimated earnings growth for AAPL, MSFT and CSCO is pegged at 12.7%, 11.7% and 6.5%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': "Synopsys (SNPS) Boosts Shareholders' Wealth With $240M ASR Deal", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Companies that have a consistent record of returning value through share repurchases and dividend payouts are Apple AAPL, Cisco CSCO and Microsoft MSFT. The long-term estimated earnings growth for AAPL, MSFT and CSCO is pegged at 12.7%, 11.7% and 6.5%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Companies that have a consistent record of returning value through share repurchases and dividend payouts are Apple AAPL, Cisco CSCO and Microsoft MSFT. The long-term estimated earnings growth for AAPL, MSFT and CSCO is pegged at 12.7%, 11.7% and 6.5%, respectively. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cheap-stocks-are-lurking-everywhere-dont-fall-into-their-trap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the stock market plunged. All three major indexes -- the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average -- fell 30%, 29%, and 34%, respectively, from mid-February to mid-March 2020. However, from then until the end of 2021, the stock market rallied and put on an impressive bull run. The S&P 500 increased 106%, the Nasdaq Composite increased 127%, and the Dow Jones increased 89%.\nBut then 2022 came, and reality in the form of a stock market correction hit. A stock market correction occurs when major indexes drop 10% to 20% (over 20% is considered a bear market). Although nobody likes seeing their portfolio value drop, stock market corrections can sometimes be good for long-term investors because great companies trade at lower prices.\nHowever, investors need to look out for one thing during these times: value in disguise.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nDon\'t confuse price and value\nValue investing is a strategy in which investors look for stocks priced below their intrinsic (or true) value, which is based more on a company\'s financials like revenue and profit. When investing in undervalued companies, investors hope one day the stock market prices the stock correctly, and they, at minimum, profit from that gain. For instance, if a stock is trading at $75 and a value investor believes its intrinsic value is $100, they would invest, hoping it reaches $100 and they could make a 33% return on investment.\nSince stock prices in general have dropped in 2022, many more "cheap" stocks are out there -- cheap meaning strictly in price, not in value, and that\'s where some investors go wrong.\nJust because a stock pice is low doesn\'t mean it\'s a good deal. There are overvalued $3 stocks, just as there can be undervalued $300 stocks. For example, it would be questionable for some penny stocks to be priced at $3. However, another stock might be undervalued by many investing standards even if it traded for $300 or even $3,000 per share. Stock price alone is irrelevant when trying to determine value.\nFinding undervalued stocks\nA great way to determine whether a stock is undervalued (or overvalued) is by looking at its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. You can find a company\'s P/E ratio by dividing its current stock price by its earnings per share (EPS). For example, if a stock is $200 and has an EPS of $10, its P/E ratio would be 20. This means if you buy a share, you\'re paying $20 for each $1 of the company\'s earnings.\nThe higher the P/E ratio, the more "expensive" a stock is, but you can\'t look at a company\'s P/E ratio by itself to determine value; you need to compare it to companies within the same industry. Some industries have P/E ratios that are naturally low or high, and if you make the mistake of comparing companies from different industries, you could get the wrong idea about a stock. You can\'t compare big oil to big banks, or big tech to big pharma. It needs to be apples to apples.\nMicrosoft has a P/E ratio of 28.6. If you compare that to Bank of America\'s 10.7 P/E ratio and Goldman Sachs\' 7.6 P/E ratio, you\'d think Microsoft was vastly overvalued. However, when you compare it to Apple\'s 27.6 P/E ratio, the comparison makes way more sense.\nIf a stock\'s P/E ratio is drastically lower than comparable companies, it\'s worth a closer look to see if it\'s undervalued.\nIt takes more time\nFinding undervalued stocks isn\'t always easy or straightforward. If it were, many more investors would shift their focus there. Value investing takes more research than other "set-it-and-forget-it" strategies -- like investing in a few broad index funds -- which inevitably means it takes more time.\nYou don\'t have to spend hours every week going through financial statements (you can do a quick internet search and find a company\'s P/E ratio), but you will have to do more than just taking a stock\'s price at face value to determine worth. This extra bit of effort can pay off tremendously.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Stefon Walters has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Goldman Sachs, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "All three major indexes -- the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average -- fell 30%, 29%, and 34%, respectively, from mid-February to mid-March 2020. Although nobody likes seeing their portfolio value drop, stock market corrections can sometimes be good for long-term investors because great companies trade at lower prices. You don't have to spend hours every week going through financial statements (you can do a quick internet search and find a company's P/E ratio), but you will have to do more than just taking a stock's price at face value to determine worth.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Although nobody likes seeing their portfolio value drop, stock market corrections can sometimes be good for long-term investors because great companies trade at lower prices. When investing in undervalued companies, investors hope one day the stock market prices the stock correctly, and they, at minimum, profit from that gain. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Goldman Sachs, and Microsoft.', 'news_article_title': "Cheap Stocks Are Lurking Everywhere -- Don't Fall Into Their Trap", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Although nobody likes seeing their portfolio value drop, stock market corrections can sometimes be good for long-term investors because great companies trade at lower prices. This means if you buy a share, you\'re paying $20 for each $1 of the company\'s earnings. The higher the P/E ratio, the more "expensive" a stock is, but you can\'t look at a company\'s P/E ratio by itself to determine value; you need to compare it to companies within the same industry.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When investing in undervalued companies, investors hope one day the stock market prices the stock correctly, and they, at minimum, profit from that gain. Since stock prices in general have dropped in 2022, many more "cheap" stocks are out there -- cheap meaning strictly in price, not in value, and that\'s where some investors go wrong. Finding undervalued stocks A great way to determine whether a stock is undervalued (or overvalued) is by looking at its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-trending-stock-apple-inc.-aapl-a-buy-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +8.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +6.1% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 11.2% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.25 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +0.8%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -4.9%.\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.10 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +8.7%. This estimate has changed +0.2% over the last 30 days.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.49 indicates a change of +6.3% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.9%.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $88.01 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +5.6%. The $392.19 billion and $410.07 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +7.2% and +4.6%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $82.96 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +1.9%. EPS of $1.20 for the same period compares with $1.30 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $81.99 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.19%. The EPS surprise was +5.26%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.49 indicates a change of +6.3% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Trending Stock Apple Inc. (AAPL) a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 163.55999755859375, 'high': 171.0500030517578, 'open': 170.57000732421875, 'close': 163.6199951171875, 'ema_50': 159.58498699123712, 'rsi_14': 47.770248495353236, 'target': 161.3800048828125, 'volume': 78961000.0, 'ema_200': 156.31198222740187, 'adj_close': 162.44105529785156, 'rsi_lag_1': 60.58820117816989, 'rsi_lag_2': 54.2871356265603, 'rsi_lag_3': 52.73901661518354, 'rsi_lag_4': 64.61717656097048, 'rsi_lag_5': 71.3797418850215, 'macd_lag_1': 4.284348432601718, 'macd_lag_2': 4.511474916276313, 'macd_lag_3': 4.990294902111572, 'macd_lag_4': 5.559402977998587, 'macd_lag_5': 6.170308425334326, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.546236525821115, 'macds_12_26_9': 4.897882560451329}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 21.670000076293945, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 25.89999961853028, 'Open': 22.06999969482422, 'Close': 25.559999465942383, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 25.559999465942383}, {'Low': 0.994727909564972, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 1.0088272094726562, 'Open': 0.9971283078193665, 'Close': 0.9971283078193665, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 0.9971283078193665}, {'Low': 1.175309181213379, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 1.1900086402893066, 'Open': 1.182592272758484, 'Close': 1.1824007034301758, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 1.1824007034301758}, {'Low': 6.8460001945495605, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 6.871600151062012, 'Open': 6.848299980163574, 'Close': 6.848299980163574, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 6.848299980163574}, {'Low': 91.08000183105467, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 94.0199966430664, 'Open': 93.05999755859376, 'Close': 93.05999755859376, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 288392, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 93.05999755859376}, {'Low': 0.6915199160575867, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 0.7005990147590637, 'Open': 0.6963981986045837, 'Close': 0.6963981986045837, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 0.6963981986045837}, {'Low': 3.007999897003174, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 3.086999893188477, 'Open': 3.071000099182129, 'Close': 3.0350000858306885, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 3.0350000858306885}, {'Low': 136.36000061035156, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 137.43299865722656, 'Open': 136.56300354003906, 'Close': 136.56300354003906, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 136.56300354003906}, {'Low': 107.58999633789062, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 108.87000274658205, 'Open': 108.47000122070312, 'Close': 108.8000030517578, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 108.8000030517578}, {'Low': 1736.0999755859375, 'Date': '2022-08-26', 'High': 1755.0, 'Open': 1754.0, 'Close': 1736.0999755859375, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 202, 'date_str': '2022-08-26', 'Adj Close': 1736.0999755859375}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-29': 161.3800048828125, '2022-08-30': 158.91000366210938, '2022-08-31': 157.22000122070312, '2022-09-01': 157.9600067138672, '2022-09-02': 155.80999755859375, '2022-09-06': 154.52999877929688, '2022-09-07': 155.9600067138672, '2022-09-08': 154.4600067138672, '2022-09-09': 157.3699951171875}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-26': 150.77000427246094}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-28': 144.22000122070312}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-27': 147.9199981689453}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-28': 180.19000244140625}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nInfinera Corporation (INFN) is unchanged at $5.68, with 3,036,171 shares traded. INFN\'s current last sale is 75.73% of the target price of $7.5.\n\nPinduoduo Inc. (PDD) is -0.18 at $65.86, with 2,603,888 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PDD is in the "buy range".\n\n3M Company (MMM) is unchanged at $126.44, with 2,394,273 shares traded. MMM\'s current last sale is 87.5% of the target price of $144.5.\n\nHalliburton Company (HAL) is unchanged at $31.90, with 2,262,271 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for HAL is in the "buy range".\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is -0.04 at $6.53, with 2,021,176 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $36.29, with 1,977,539 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nThe Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) is -0.02 at $38.07, with 1,889,943 shares traded. KHC\'s current last sale is 90.64% of the target price of $42.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.06 at $129.73, with 1,834,593 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.26. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nClarivate Plc (CLVT) is unchanged at $11.99, with 1,683,594 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CLVT is in the "buy range".\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is +0.01 at $7.54, with 1,582,052 shares traded. SWN\'s current last sale is 81.51% of the target price of $9.25.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.25 at $161.13, with 3,570,215 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Newmont Corporation (NEM) is +0.0199 at $42.83, with 4,114,012 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.25 at $161.13, with 3,570,215 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Newmont Corporation (NEM) is +0.0199 at $42.83, with 4,114,012 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Aug 29, 2022 : NEM, AAPL, INFN, PDD, MMM, HAL, TAL, CMCSA, KHC, AMZN, CLVT, SWN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.25 at $161.13, with 3,570,215 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". 3M Company (MMM) is unchanged at $126.44, with 2,394,273 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.25 at $161.13, with 3,570,215 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Infinera Corporation (INFN) is unchanged at $5.68, with 3,036,171 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-hits-fresh-one-month-lows-on-rate-hike-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nAug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes hit fresh one-month lows on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, quashing hopes of more modest rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking.\n"Markets probably got a little bit too interpretive, between the meetings, of something that was not there - that we were closer to a pause and potentially a cut (in interest rates)," said Mike Mussio, president at FBB Capital Partners in Bethesda, Maryland.\n"I expect volatility to be elevated in the near term, certainly between now and when Fed meets in September. The market is probably going to move on any data between here and there that they think could nudge another 75-basis-point increase."\nMoney market traders are pricing in a 70.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike next month and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year near 3.7%. FEDWATCH\nAmong a bunch of economic reports due this week, focus is on the August nonfarm payrolls report on Friday because any cooldown in the jobs market could ease the pressure on the Fed to raise rates aggressively.\nAmong the biggest drags on Monday, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.4% and 2.4% due to a rise in Treasury yields. US/\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which is particularly sensitive to interest rate expectations, briefly scaled a 15-year high, while the closely watched yield curve measured by the gap between two and 10-year yields US2US10=TWEB remained strongly inverted. US/\nAn inversion is seen by many as a reliable signal of an impending recession.\nAt 11:43 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 191.47 points, or 0.59%, at 32,091.93, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 29.32 points, or 0.72%, at 4,028.34, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 145.16 points, or 1.20%, at 11,996.56. The indexes were at their lowest levels since July 28.\nThe CBOE\'s volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, hit a seven-week high of 26.29 points.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index has climbed 11% since mid-June and recently found support above its 50-day moving average. Still, some investors fear a tough September due to seasonal weakness and the potential economic pain from rate hikes.\nUBS Global Wealth Management\'s chief investment officer told the Reuters Global Markets Forum that he expects the S&P 500 to end 2022 at 3,900 points, more than 100 points below its current level.\nEnergy stocks .SPNY climbed 2.4%, tracking a more than 3% jump in oil prices as potential OPEC+ output cuts and conflict in Libya helped to offset a strong dollar. O/R\nBristol Myers Squibb BMY.N slid 5.6% after its drug candidate for preventing ischemia strokes missed the main goal in a mid-stage trial.\nDow Inc DOW.N and Lyondell Basell Industries LYB.N fell 2% and 1.1%, respectively, after Keybanc downgraded the chemicals company\'s stocks to "underweight" from "sector weight".\nCatalent Inc CTLT.N dropped 9.8% after the contract drug manufacturer forecast downbeat 2023 revenue.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.32-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.42-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 2 new 52-week highs and 22 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 14 new highs and 159 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the biggest drags on Monday, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.4% and 2.4% due to a rise in Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes hit fresh one-month lows on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, quashing hopes of more modest rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the biggest drags on Monday, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.4% and 2.4% due to a rise in Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes hit fresh one-month lows on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, quashing hopes of more modest rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street hits fresh one-month lows on rate hike worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the biggest drags on Monday, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.4% and 2.4% due to a rise in Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes hit fresh one-month lows on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Money market traders are pricing in a 70.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike next month and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year near 3.7%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the biggest drags on Monday, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 1.4% and 2.4% due to a rise in Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes hit fresh one-month lows on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Money market traders are pricing in a 70.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike next month and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year near 3.7%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/hedge-funds-21-top-blue-chip-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Hedge funds as a group have a poor long-term track record, but there\'s still something irresistible about knowing what the putative smart money has been up to. \nBesides, you\'ve got to give them credit where credit is due. Hedge funds as a group might not be generating positive returns in 2022, but hey, at least they\'re beating the broader market. \nSEE MORE Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio\nAnd by a wide margin at that.\nHedging strategies by definition limit upside when stocks are rising, which helps explain the industry\'s years of underperformance during the bull market. By the same token, however, hedging strategies limit downside when everything is selling off. And goodness knows investors have seen plenty of red on their screens so far this year. \nCase in point: the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index delivered a total return (price appreciation plus dividends) of -4.2% year-to-date through July 31. That compares with the S&P 500\'s total return of -12.6% over the same span.\nWe won\'t know how hedge funds are dealing with the current market selloff until they disclose their third-quarter buys and sells in mid-November. But we do know what they were up to in Q2, thanks to a recent batch of regulatory filings. \nSEE MORE 10 Best Low-Volatility Stocks to Buy Now\n"Stymied by an uncertain market environment and poor recent returns, hedge funds have cut leverage, shifted back towards growth stocks, and increased portfolio concentrations in their favorite stocks," notes the portfolio strategy team at Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.\nAnd, indeed, as is always the case, hedge funds were heavily invested in most of the market\'s biggest and bluest of blue-chip stocks – particularly Dow stocks. \nThat\'s largely a function of Dow stocks\' massive market capitalizations and attendant liquidity, which creates ample room for institutional investors to build or sell large positions. \nBig-name blue-chip stocks also carry a lower level of reputational risk for professional money managers. (It\'s a lot easier to justify holding a large position in a Dow stock than a no-name small-cap if restive clients start grumbling about their returns.)\nBe that as it may, half these names are not in the famed blue-chip average, and a few of these picks might surprise you. But before we get to the full list of stocks in the table below, let\'s look at some of the more notable entries.\nAlthough Amazon.com (AMZN, $130.75) remained the second-most popular stock with hedge funds in Q2, on balance, these institutional investors were heavy sellers. Hedge funds sold a net of more than 24 million shares in the e-commerce giant in Q2, a period in which AMZN stock tumbled 35%. The number of hedge funds with positions in AMZN declined 4%, according to WhaleWisdom. Furthermore, the number of hedge funds counting AMZN as a top 10 holding fell by 22%. \nHedge funds who remained committed to Google parent Alphabet\'s (GOOGL, $110.34) Class A shares absolutely piled into the name when it went on sale. GOOGL tumbled 22% in Q2, and yet hedge funds were net buyers of more than 117 million shares. Be that as it may, the number of hedge funds holding GOOGL fell by almost 6%, and the number of hedge funds counting it among their top 10 positions declined by more than 10%. \nWarren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $289.96) went bargain hunting in Q2, beefing up its stakes in Apple (AAPL), Chevron (CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (OXY). But hedge funds didn\'t avail themselves of the same opportunity afforded by the slump in BRK.B. Shares in Buffett\'s holding company fell 23% in Q2, and hedge funds provided some of the selling pressure. Indeed, hedge funds were net sellers to the tune of 14.6 million shares in Berkshire Hathaway during the three months ended June 30. \nHave a look at hedge funds\' 21 top blue-chip stocks to buy now in the table below. \nKiplinger; WhaleWisdom\nSEE MORE The 11 Most Expensive Cities in the U.S.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $289.96) went bargain hunting in Q2, beefing up its stakes in Apple (AAPL), Chevron (CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (OXY). Case in point: the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index delivered a total return (price appreciation plus dividends) of -4.2% year-to-date through July 31. (It's a lot easier to justify holding a large position in a Dow stock than a no-name small-cap if restive clients start grumbling about their returns.)", 'news_luhn_summary': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $289.96) went bargain hunting in Q2, beefing up its stakes in Apple (AAPL), Chevron (CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (OXY). SEE MORE Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio And by a wide margin at that. Furthermore, the number of hedge funds counting AMZN as a top 10 holding fell by 22%.", 'news_article_title': "Hedge Funds' 21 Top Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Now", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $289.96) went bargain hunting in Q2, beefing up its stakes in Apple (AAPL), Chevron (CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (OXY). The number of hedge funds with positions in AMZN declined 4%, according to WhaleWisdom. Indeed, hedge funds were net sellers to the tune of 14.6 million shares in Berkshire Hathaway during the three months ended June 30.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, $289.96) went bargain hunting in Q2, beefing up its stakes in Apple (AAPL), Chevron (CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (OXY). SEE MORE 10 Best Low-Volatility Stocks to Buy Now "Stymied by an uncertain market environment and poor recent returns, hedge funds have cut leverage, shifted back towards growth stocks, and increased portfolio concentrations in their favorite stocks," notes the portfolio strategy team at Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research. And, indeed, as is always the case, hedge funds were heavily invested in most of the market\'s biggest and bluest of blue-chip stocks – particularly Dow stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-dips-as-rate-hike-concerns-remain', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes dipped on Monday, adding to last week\'s sharp losses, as concerns remained about the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rate increases to fight inflation even if they result in an economic slowdown.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, dashing hopes the Fed might pivot to more subdued rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking.\nWhile the S&P 500 was on track for its biggest two-day percentage decline in 2-1/2 months, the benchmark index recovered from its worst levels of the day that saw it fall about 1% to a fresh one-month low.\n"Investors realize that the Fed knows not much more about inflation than the rest of us so sure, Jay Powell is entitled to his opinion and his opinion probably matters more than a lot of other opinions but at the end of the day he is guessing the same way we are," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Cresset Capital in Chicago.\n"I don’t think his speech was the end of the world either, maybe we’re kissing and making up with the Fed."\nMoney market traders are pricing in a 72.5% chance of a 75-basis-point interest rate hike at the Fed\'s September meeting, which would be the third straight hike of that magnitude, and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year at about 3.7%. FEDWATCH\nEconomic data this week is highlighted by the August nonfarm payrolls report due on Friday, with any signs of a slowdown in the labor market possibly taking pressure off the Fed to continue with outsized rate hikes.\nMegacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, down 0.94%, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, off 0.91%, were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose. US/\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which is particularly sensitive to interest rate expectations, briefly touched a 15-year high, while the closely watched yield curve measured by the gap between two and 10-year yields US2US10=TWEB remained firmly inverted. US/\nAn inversion is considered by many to be a reliable signal of a looming recession.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 24.21 points, or 0.07%, to 32,259.19, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 4.61 points, or 0.11%, to 4,053.05 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 59.30 points, or 0.49%, to 12,082.41.\nThe CBOE\'s volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, hit a seven-week high of 27.67 points.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index has climbed nearly 11% since mid-June through Friday\'s close and recently found support just above its 50-day moving average, although it remains well below it\'s 200-day moving average. Despite the rebound, some investors remain worried as September approaches due to the historical weakness for stocks during the month and the anticipated hike from the Fed.\nEnergy stocks .SPNY, up 2.57%, were a bright spot, as crude prices jumped about 4% on a possible OPEC+ output cuts and conflict in Libya. O/R\nBristol Myers Squibb BMY.N slid 5.96% after its drug candidate for preventing ischemia strokes missed the main goal in a mid-stage trial.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.40-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.64-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted two new 52-week highs and 22 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 22 new highs and 180 new lows.\n(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, down 0.94%, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, off 0.91%, were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes dipped on Monday, adding to last week's sharp losses, as concerns remained about the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate increases to fight inflation even if they result in an economic slowdown. While the S&P 500 was on track for its biggest two-day percentage decline in 2-1/2 months, the benchmark index recovered from its worst levels of the day that saw it fall about 1% to a fresh one-month low.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Megacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, down 0.94%, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, off 0.91%, were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, dashing hopes the Fed might pivot to more subdued rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking. Money market traders are pricing in a 72.5% chance of a 75-basis-point interest rate hike at the Fed\'s September meeting, which would be the third straight hike of that magnitude, and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year at about 3.7%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street dips as rate hike concerns remain', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, down 0.94%, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, off 0.91%, were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose. While the S&P 500 was on track for its biggest two-day percentage decline in 2-1/2 months, the benchmark index recovered from its worst levels of the day that saw it fall about 1% to a fresh one-month low. Money market traders are pricing in a 72.5% chance of a 75-basis-point interest rate hike at the Fed's September meeting, which would be the third straight hike of that magnitude, and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year at about 3.7%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, down 0.94%, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, off 0.91%, were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes dipped on Monday, adding to last week\'s sharp losses, as concerns remained about the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rate increases to fight inflation even if they result in an economic slowdown. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, dashing hopes the Fed might pivot to more subdued rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-retreats-as-rate-hike-concerns-persist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed modestly lower on Monday, adding to last week\'s sharp losses on nagging concerns about the Federal Reserve\'s determination to aggressively hike interest rates to fight inflation even as the economy slows.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, dashing hopes the Fed might pivot to more subdued rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking.\nThe S&P 500 recovered from session lows that put it down 1% at the lowest in a month, but the benchmark index still notched its biggest two-day percentage decline in 2-1/2 months.\n"Friday’s selloff was frankly overdone, I know (Powell) said he was going to play tough with inflation but it is honestly not that much different than what he has been saying for the last several weeks, he was a little more hawkish but I mean, geez, who is surprised by that, really?" said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas.\n"I don’t see a whole lot of up or downside here in the near term, I see a lot of volatility and that is probably going to be the case at the very least until we get past the September 21 rate hike."\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 28.04 points, or 0.69%, to end at 4,029.62 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 129.90 points, or 1.07%, to 12,011.81. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 183.01 points, or 0.57%, to 32,100.24.\nMegacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose.\nThe CBOE\'s volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, hit a seven-week high of 27.67 points.\nMoney market traders are pricing in a 72.5% chance of a 75-basis-point interest rate hike at the Fed\'s September meeting, which would be the third straight hike of that magnitude. They expect the Fed funds rate to end the year at about 3.7%. FEDWATCH\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which is particularly sensitive to interest rate expectations, briefly touched a 15-year high, while the closely watched yield curve measured by the gap between two and 10-year yields US2US10=TWEB remained firmly inverted.\nAn inversion is considered by many to be a reliable signal of a looming recession.\nEconomic data this week is highlighted by the August nonfarm payrolls report due on Friday. Any signs of a slowdown in the labor market might take pressure off the Fed to continue with outsized rate hikes.\nThe S&P 500 climbed nearly 11% since mid-June through Friday\'s close. It recently found support just above its 50-day moving average, although it remains well below its 200-day moving average. Despite the rebound, some investors remain worried as September approaches due to the historical weakness for stocks during the month and the anticipated hike from the Fed.\nEnergy stocks .SPNY were a bright spot as crude prices jumped about 4% on possible OPEC+ output cuts and conflict in Libya.\nBristol Myers Squibb BMY.N slid after its drug candidate for preventing ischemia strokes missed the main goal in a mid-stage trial.\n(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed modestly lower on Monday, adding to last week's sharp losses on nagging concerns about the Federal Reserve's determination to aggressively hike interest rates to fight inflation even as the economy slows. Despite the rebound, some investors remain worried as September approaches due to the historical weakness for stocks during the month and the anticipated hike from the Fed.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Megacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, dashing hopes the Fed might pivot to more subdued rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 28.04 points, or 0.69%, to end at 4,029.62 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 129.90 points, or 1.07%, to 12,011.81.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street retreats as rate hike concerns persist', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Megacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, dashing hopes the Fed might pivot to more subdued rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 28.04 points, or 0.69%, to end at 4,029.62 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 129.90 points, or 1.07%, to 12,011.81.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacap technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O were among the biggest drags on the index as Treasury yields rose. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed modestly lower on Monday, adding to last week\'s sharp losses on nagging concerns about the Federal Reserve\'s determination to aggressively hike interest rates to fight inflation even as the economy slows. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, dashing hopes the Fed might pivot to more subdued rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/australia-demands-apple-meta-microsoft-share-anti-abuse-steps-threatens-fines', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Byron Kaye\nSYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - An Australian regulator sent legal letters to Facebook owner Meta Platforms FB.OMETA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O demanding they share their strategies for stamping out child abuse material on their platforms or face fines.\nThe e-Safety Commissioner, a body set up to protect internet users, said it used laws which took effect in January to compel the technology giants to disclose measures they were taking to detect and remove abuse material within 28 days. If they did not, the companies would each face a fine of A$555,000 ($383,000) per day.\nThe threat underscores Australia\'s hardline approach to regulating Big Tech firms since 2021 which has so far included laws forcing them to pay media outlets for displaying their content and laws making them hand over details of anonymous accounts which post defamatory material.\nThe internet firms have meanwhile been under pressure around the world to find a way to monitor encrypted messaging and streaming services for child abuse material without encroaching on user privacy.\n"This activity is no longer confined to hidden corners of the dark web but is prevalent on the mainstream platforms we and our children use every day," said commissioner Julie Inman Grant in a statement.\n"As more companies move towards encrypted messaging services and deploy features like livestreaming, the fear is that this horrific material will spread unchecked on these platforms," she added.\nA spokeperson for Microsoft, which owns video calling service Skype, said the company had received the letter and planned to respond within 28 days.\nA spokesperson for Meta, which also owns messaging service WhatsApp, said the company was still reviewing the letter but continued to "proactively engage with the eSafety Commissioner on these important issues".\nApple, which owns video messaging service FaceTime, messaging service iMessage and photo storing service iCloud, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.\nThe eSafety Commissioner referred to figures provided by the U.S. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which said this year it had received 29.1 million reports of child abuse material from internet companies, of which just 160 were from Apple while 22 million were from Facebook.\n($1 = 1.4499 Australian dollars)\n(Reporting by Byron Kaye; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa)\n(([email protected]; +612 9171 7541; @byronkaye;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - An Australian regulator sent legal letters to Facebook owner Meta Platforms FB.OMETA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O demanding they share their strategies for stamping out child abuse material on their platforms or face fines. The e-Safety Commissioner, a body set up to protect internet users, said it used laws which took effect in January to compel the technology giants to disclose measures they were taking to detect and remove abuse material within 28 days. "This activity is no longer confined to hidden corners of the dark web but is prevalent on the mainstream platforms we and our children use every day," said commissioner Julie Inman Grant in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - An Australian regulator sent legal letters to Facebook owner Meta Platforms FB.OMETA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O demanding they share their strategies for stamping out child abuse material on their platforms or face fines. Apple, which owns video messaging service FaceTime, messaging service iMessage and photo storing service iCloud, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The eSafety Commissioner referred to figures provided by the U.S. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which said this year it had received 29.1 million reports of child abuse material from internet companies, of which just 160 were from Apple while 22 million were from Facebook.', 'news_article_title': 'Australia demands Apple, Meta, Microsoft share anti-abuse steps, threatens fines', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - An Australian regulator sent legal letters to Facebook owner Meta Platforms FB.OMETA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O demanding they share their strategies for stamping out child abuse material on their platforms or face fines. If they did not, the companies would each face a fine of A$555,000 ($383,000) per day. The internet firms have meanwhile been under pressure around the world to find a way to monitor encrypted messaging and streaming services for child abuse material without encroaching on user privacy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - An Australian regulator sent legal letters to Facebook owner Meta Platforms FB.OMETA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O demanding they share their strategies for stamping out child abuse material on their platforms or face fines. Apple, which owns video messaging service FaceTime, messaging service iMessage and photo storing service iCloud, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The eSafety Commissioner referred to figures provided by the U.S. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which said this year it had received 29.1 million reports of child abuse material from internet companies, of which just 160 were from Apple while 22 million were from Facebook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-globalstar-stock-soared-10-higher-today-before-falling-back-to-earth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nGlobalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) looked set to be a big star on the stock market Monday, as it bounced more than 10% higher in early trading. That was on the back of growing speculation that the company\'s technology will be utilized in a hot product made by a top Silicon Valley company. Sentiment on the stock cooled later in the day, though, and Globalstar closed slightly down.\nSo what\nSaid company is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Not for the first time, speculation centers on the company packing satellite calling functionality into its upcoming iPhone. This speculation has been gathering steam, now that we\'re barely over one week away from Apple\'s latest "event," as the company calls its new product announcements. Many Apple observers believe a new model, specifically the iPhone 14, will be unveiled at the September show.\nFueling this speculation is the graphic Apple is using to promote the event; it features the company\'s famous logo depicted as a series of stars in the night sky. This could be an implication that satellite calling will be a promoted feature of a new phone.\nIn a post on Medium early Monday, well-known and closely followed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities posted a set of "survey updates" regarding the rumored iPhone 14. In this, he said that satellite functionalities were among Apple\'s test items prior to mass production of the model.\nHe did not specifically state that the iPhone 14 would have this feature, but did write that "The operator most likely to partner with Apple for satellite communication is Globalstar."\nNow what\nKuo\'s thesis is based on the fact that satellite communications is a specialized industrial/tech segment with very high barriers to entry. As a top name in this limited business, Globalstar is not only well positioned to help Apple in any potential satellite efforts, the analyst believes that it and its few peer companies "deserve investors\' great attention."\nStill, there\'s quite some distance between speculation and fact, and perhaps investors became spooked that the latest Apple rumor was spiraling Globalstar\'s share price too high.\n10 stocks we like better than Globalstar\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Globalstar wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "So what Said company is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). What happened Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) looked set to be a big star on the stock market Monday, as it bounced more than 10% higher in early trading. Fueling this speculation is the graphic Apple is using to promote the event; it features the company's famous logo depicted as a series of stars in the night sky.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'So what Said company is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). This speculation has been gathering steam, now that we\'re barely over one week away from Apple\'s latest "event," as the company calls its new product announcements. In a post on Medium early Monday, well-known and closely followed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities posted a set of "survey updates" regarding the rumored iPhone 14.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Globalstar Stock Soared 10% Higher Today Before Falling Back to Earth', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'So what Said company is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). This speculation has been gathering steam, now that we\'re barely over one week away from Apple\'s latest "event," as the company calls its new product announcements. 10 stocks we like better than Globalstar When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'So what Said company is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As a top name in this limited business, Globalstar is not only well positioned to help Apple in any potential satellite efforts, the analyst believes that it and its few peer companies "deserve investors\' great attention." See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Eric Volkman has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-the-shine-was-off-apple-stock-on-monday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock and product aficionados might be getting excited about the company\'s upcoming "event" next week, but the shares nevertheless stumbled on Monday. A media report is giving some investors pause to think, with the result that Apple shares lost 1.4% of their value across the day.\nSo what\nAn article published in Politico on Friday afternoon stated that the Justice Department is currently in an early stage of preparing a potential antitrust complaint against Apple. Citing "a person with direct knowledge of the matter," the story said that several groups of Justice prosecutors are involved in the effort, suggesting a renewed push by the government to curb what it considers to be the unfair trade practices of big tech companies.\nAccording to the article\'s source, if the Department decides to go through with filing its complaint, it will do so by the end of this year. Yet that person, plus what Politico described as "one other familiar with the probe," have both said that Justice hasn\'t yet made a final decision on the matter.\nApple has not yet officially responded to the article.\nNow what\nIf the article is accurate, this would hardly be the first time the government has gone after the country\'s top-tech companies over what it believes is anti-competitive behavior. Apple has been in its sights for some time and the focus of a formal investigation since 2019. We need to bear in mind, though, that at this point the filing of an antitrust complaint is only speculation at best, and investors shouldn\'t trade the company\'s stock purely on that basis.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock and product aficionados might be getting excited about the company\'s upcoming "event" next week, but the shares nevertheless stumbled on Monday. So what An article published in Politico on Friday afternoon stated that the Justice Department is currently in an early stage of preparing a potential antitrust complaint against Apple. Citing "a person with direct knowledge of the matter," the story said that several groups of Justice prosecutors are involved in the effort, suggesting a renewed push by the government to curb what it considers to be the unfair trade practices of big tech companies.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock and product aficionados might be getting excited about the company\'s upcoming "event" next week, but the shares nevertheless stumbled on Monday. We need to bear in mind, though, that at this point the filing of an antitrust complaint is only speculation at best, and investors shouldn\'t trade the company\'s stock purely on that basis. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Why the Shine Was off Apple Stock on Monday', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock and product aficionados might be getting excited about the company\'s upcoming "event" next week, but the shares nevertheless stumbled on Monday. So what An article published in Politico on Friday afternoon stated that the Justice Department is currently in an early stage of preparing a potential antitrust complaint against Apple. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Eric Volkman has positions in Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock and product aficionados might be getting excited about the company\'s upcoming "event" next week, but the shares nevertheless stumbled on Monday. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Eric Volkman has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-a-pricier-new-iphone-would-mean-for-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to launch its new iPhone 14 as well as upgrades to the Apple Watch and Airpods at a special event to be held on September 7. The iPhone remains Apple’s most important product, accounting for over half its total revenue. So what will the launch of the new iPhone devices mean for Apple’s finances and its stock?\nWith smartphone volumes plateauing, we think that Apple will continue to focus on raising the average selling prices and margins for its iPhones. As usual, Apple is likely to launch two Pro versions of the device and two standard versions of the device. However, Apple is expected to launch a larger screen version of the standard iPhone 14 (likely with a 6.7-inch screen) while axing the lower-priced 5.4-inch iPhone mini lineup, per Bloomberg. We also think it’s likely that Apple will marginally hike pricing, given the increase in component prices and also due to the fact that base prices have remained the same for two years on the regular iPhones and for close to five years on the premium models. Apple could also look to upsell more customers toward the Pro devices, with more new exclusive features and design tweaks. For instance, it is expected that the signature iPhone notch, which houses sensors and cameras will be replaced by pill-shaped cutouts on the screen of the Pro models, with the Pro models potentially offering always-on displays.\nNow, the launch of the new iPhone comes against the backdrop of a relatively tough macro environment. U.S. GDP has contracted over the last two quarters straight and consumers have been scaling back on retail spending amid rising inflation, while prioritizing services and experiences. However, we don’t think that the uptake of Apple’s upcoming devices will be meaningfully impacted. For perspective, over the last two quarters, iPhone sales rose by an average of 4% versus last year, despite the broader economic contraction. Moreover, wireless carriers are also likely to support the sales of the iPhone via promotions, as they look to bring more customers onto their newly built 5G networks.\nWe have a $178 per share valuation for Apple, which is about 6% ahead of the current market price. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? for an overview of what’s driving our price estimate for Apple. Also, see our analysis of Apple revenue for more details on the company’s key revenue streams and how they have been trending.\nWith inflation rising and the Fed raising interest rates, Apple has fallen 7% this year. Can it drop more? See how low can Apple stock go by comparing its decline in previous market crashes. Here is a performance summary of all stocks in previous market crashes.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to launch its new iPhone 14 as well as upgrades to the Apple Watch and Airpods at a special event to be held on September 7. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? With smartphone volumes plateauing, we think that Apple will continue to focus on raising the average selling prices and margins for its iPhones.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to launch its new iPhone 14 as well as upgrades to the Apple Watch and Airpods at a special event to be held on September 7. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? However, Apple is expected to launch a larger screen version of the standard iPhone 14 (likely with a 6.7-inch screen) while axing the lower-priced 5.4-inch iPhone mini lineup, per Bloomberg.', 'news_article_title': 'What A Pricier New iPhone Would Mean For Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to launch its new iPhone 14 as well as upgrades to the Apple Watch and Airpods at a special event to be held on September 7. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? So what will the launch of the new iPhone devices mean for Apple’s finances and its stock?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to launch its new iPhone 14 as well as upgrades to the Apple Watch and Airpods at a special event to be held on September 7. See our analysis on Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? However, Apple is expected to launch a larger screen version of the standard iPhone 14 (likely with a 6.7-inch screen) while axing the lower-priced 5.4-inch iPhone mini lineup, per Bloomberg.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-pelotons-deal-with-amazon-signals', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses:\nThe upside potential for Peloton.\nWhether Peloton may become part of Amazon's Prime membership offerings.\nToll Brothers blaming supply chain and labor shortages for a cut in guidance.\nNordstrom's challenges with inventory and family ownership.\nMotley Fool contributors Jeremy Bowman and Jason Hall engage in a bull vs. bear debate over Beyond Meat.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Peloton Interactive\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Peloton Interactive wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nThis video was recorded on August 24, 2022.\nChris Hill: We've got signs of life from Peloton and a Bull versus Bear debate over Beyond Meat. Motley Fool Money starts now. I'm Chris Hill. Joining me today, Motley Fool Senior Analyst Bill Mann. Thanks for being here.\nBill Mann: Hey, Chris, how are you?\nChris Hill: I'm doing all right. Let's start with Peloton, shall we? Because Peloton has struck a deal to sell its equipment and branded apparel on an e-commerce website called Amazon.com.\nBill Mann: Heard of that.\nChris Hill: Shares up 20 percent. To be a little bit more serious, this is the first partnership that Peloton has struck to sell their stuff on another company's site. I guess my first question is, do you think the movement that we're seeing in the stock reflects reality or the potential for more of these types of partnerships to come?\nBill Mann: I think what you're looking at here is the recognition from Peloton's management that that white glove service isn't necessary, that they are not a premium brand with a premium service with no amount of competition out there. That they need to get as many Peloton bikes and treadmills and their platforms in front of people as quickly as possible. This is yet another move away from what the former CEO John Foley had in mind for the company. But I think it's a very necessary step for them. The market is rewarding them for standing up to reality in some ways.\nChris Hill: I'm hoping at some point in the future we get 2,000-word article on how this deal came about. I'm naturally curious. Did Peloton call Amazon or did Amazon call Peloton first? I am also wondering though, when we think about not just from Peloton side, do they strike more partnerships with more e-commerce sites? From Amazon's standpoint, somewhere down the line, does Peloton become potentially a member benefit for being a prime member?\nBill Mann: A lot of people have really thought or anticipated that ultimately Peloton was a takeover candidate for Amazon specifically because folding that membership into Amazon Prime is just yet another way to make Amazon Prime that much stickier. I think that there's something to that. I'm also interested. If we look back, not that many months ago, about 16 months, Peloton completed a takeover of a company called Precor, and that was essentially as a $420 million cash deal. It was essentially to get more capacity for the demand for Peloton products. Almost immediately from that point, demand has dried up. Unfortunately for Peloton at the same time, in making a cash deal, they got rid of a lot of their cushion, which I don't think that they thought they were going to need given their trajectory at the time that they made that deal. I think you're probably going to see a deepening of the relationship with Amazon rather than spreading out wider to other channels.\nChris Hill: Let's move on to housing then. Toll Brothers, third-quarter profits were better-than-expected, but overall revenue was light. The home builder cut deliveries guidance for the full year. Not surprising that they cited supply chain issues and labor shortages.\nBill Mann: Chris, does that feel to you a little bit like that famous Onion article where the man blames everything except for drinking too much on his hangover? [laughs] Yes, I'm sure supply chains were an issue and I'm sure that labor shortages were an issue. But at the same time, you have switched in so many hot markets from a seller's market to a buyer's market. Due to interest rates, which are absolutely a thing and due to a housing market in which the amount that people could charge to sell houses just seem to have no upward bound. They were pointing to markets that formerly were COVID dream lands like Boise and Austin, Texas, and Phoenix is being real weak spots for them. I'm sure supply chain issues were partially to blame, but you're talking about a market that has fundamentally changed over the last, call it four months.\nChris Hill: Look into your crystal ball and tell me what do you expect to hear from other home-builders when we get earnings reports from them later this year?\nBill Mann: I think they're going to blame supply chain issues. The thing that is unique about Toll Brothers is that they are a luxury home-builder. The average ticket for their homes is right around a million dollars. They've got a longer lead time than a lot of housing companies do, the companies that build a little bit lower in the value chain. These are generally speaking, housing stock that is a trade-up for their buyers. I think you may see a lot of the same, but it will make even less sense with other companies than it will with Toll Brothers because their turnaround times are much faster.\nChris Hill: Also, I don't know about you, but anytime I've had a conversation, really in the past year and a half, anyone who is looking to build a home, and not necessarily with Toll Brothers, but just in general or by the way, doing some significant home renovation project. It's the classic case of delays only exponentially more so.\nBill Mann: The other thing to keep in mind is that we keep talking about that interest rates are high. Historically, they're really not that high, but it just feels that way. It's something that the fancy people in economics call the tenor of rates. Where were they recently and where are they now? But it absolutely has a chilling effect on people who are in houses now with sub-three percent interest rates that they would even consider going out and trading into a different house. It has become much less of an environment where people are doing it by choice and much more of one where it's being driven by necessity.\nChris Hill: We'll close with Nordstrom's second quarter results, which really just got overshadowed by the high-end retailer taking an absolute machete to their full year guidance. The inventory problems that we've seen at other retailers are absolutely happening at Nordstrom. I guess the silver lining, not for shareholders but for consumers is check your local Nordstrom for serious sales. [laughs] It's not quite an everything must-go situation but holy cow, are they looking to move some stuff at Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack?\nBill Mann: Yahoo Finances carrying an article today about Nordstrom. It's one of the more brutal headlines that you will ever see. It is this, Nordstrom, shoppers won't even by clearance items right now, which I don't know about you that sounds bad to me.\nChris Hill: It really does. I'm curious. We talk a lot at our company about founder-led businesses and the benefits for finding truly great, revolutionary founder-led businesses for a number of reasons. A key one being, they have skin in the game. I look at a business like Nordstrom, which is largely controlled by the Nordstrom family, as being a pretty glaring exception to that. Because over the last 5-7 years, there have been points where the headline around Nordstrom is not necessarily the latest earnings or what their guidance is, but it's whether or not the family just wants to sell outright. [laughs] I'm sure there are some people looking at Nordstrom. There is a brand with some equity there. The stock is trading 20 percent lower today. Maybe they're thinking, this might be a value. I don't see how you look at this business with a five-year time horizon when members of the family itself don't appear to have a five-year time horizon.\nBill Mann: I think that's a really interesting point regarding the ownership of Nordstrom. It is very much family controlled and that is something that has been a benefit to the company over the last 30 and 40 years as a publicly traded company. They have been able to resist a lot of the institutional imperatives. But I do also get the sense that the next generation of the Nordstrom family is not that excited about running the business. For whatever reason, those reasons maybe they just want to do something else for a living. Maybe they're just rich. I don't really want to speak to that, but there is at some level, a real downside to family controlled businesses where the next generation of the family does not seem to take the same level of interest or enterprising like strategies in terms of pushing the company forward. In retail, when you're talking about a lord of the flies market where people walk into one store one time and it doesn't go well and they swear it off for the rest of their lives, that matters at a place like Nordstrom.\nChris Hill: Bill Mann, always great talking to you. Thanks for being here.\nBill Mann: Thank you, Chris.\nChris Hill: As a business Beyond Meat makes plant-based meat alternatives. As a stock, Beyond Meat is down nearly 80 percent over the past 12 months. Yet it's worth asking, is this stock somehow still overvalued? Ricky Mulvey host Jason Hall and Jeremy Bowman in a Bull versus Bear debate.\nRicky Mulvey: Welcome to Bear versus Bull. We find a company, gets some analysts, flip a coin, and then you hear both cases. Today, the company is Beyond Meat and on the bull side, we have Jeremy Bowman. Thanks for being here.\nJeremy Bowman: Thanks for having me Ricky. I'm looking forward to it.\nRicky Mulvey: Crossing over from the smattering podcast. He is on the bear side. It's Jason Hall, ready to dunk on Beyond Meat.\nJason Hall: This is beyond my understanding why anybody would invest in that company. Just saying.\nRicky Mulvey: Well, let's get it started. Jeremy Bowman, you have the bull side and you have five minutes whenever you're ready.\nJeremy Bowman: I think the best way to think about the bulk case with beyond me is that there are two elements to it. You have the case or the category which is plant based meat protein, and then the bulk case for the brand. I think in order for the brand to be successful, the category has to be successful. I'm going to start off by talking about the bulk case for the category first. I think we're all aware that this is a huge market that beyond meat and its peers are going after. Animal-based meat is a $270 billion annual market in the US and 1.4 trillion globally. I took those numbers from Beyond Meat's S1, which is back in 2019. It's even bigger now. Plant-based protein is only about one percent to two percent of that market. It's a huge opportunity. Huge nut to crack here if they can do it right. Then what we're seeing is there's a ton of innovation going on with plant-based protein. Beyond Meat itself spent 67 million on R&D last year, which is 15 percent of its revenue.\nThat's more than a lot of tech companies spent, that's more than Apple spent as a percentage of its revenues. In order to think about this industry correctly, you really have to think of it as a tech driven industry. Even though we're talking about really a basic consumer product ultimately. I think with that innovation going on, even what we've seen in the industry in the last five or 10 years with all these companies like Beyond popping up, you have to believe that the products are going to get better. They're going to get more specialized. They're going to become more developed and scale up and the prices will come down making them more competitive with animal-based meat. I think eventually significantly cheaper since they're not subject to the same constraints as raising livestock, which involves feeding and animal for months or even years.\nThe other environmental inputs there as far as water consumption and that thing. I think we should also step back and remember that the target customer is a flexitarian here. It's not a straight up vegetarian. It's people who eat some meet want to vary their diet and add more plant-based products so they're turning to Beyond Meat sought to believe in the category. I don't think you have to believe that the whole world's going vegetarian. Then the third about the category I wanted to make is that the demands of the world are changing in a way that makes plant-based meat more desirable to animal-based meat less desirable. The global middle-class is expanding, which is increasing demand for meat. But at the same time, climate change and water shortages and these related issues where we're seeing are making it more expensive and harder to raise livestock. There's a limited amount of land in the world of growing demand for meat. That'll drive up prices for animal protein.\nI think unrelated level, when you think about what we've seen with electric cars, you can see regulations begin to play a role in plant-based meat consumption over the next 10 or 20 years. We've tax credits now for electric cars for environmental reasons, why shouldn't there be similar benefits to purchasing plant-based meat or products over the animal-based variety? I think there's a good combination there of both the demand and supply bull arguments for plant-based protein. Basically, if the product is going to get better, tastier, more specialized, cheaper, that'll lead to an increase in demand. At the same time, you've factors like climate change and the growing global population that's going to make it harder to keep livestock and animal-based meat at the current price. That'll drive consumption to plant-based category as well.\nThrow in the regulatory tailwinds there as a bonus, as I mentioned. Then as far as Beyond Meat specifically, I think if you're bullish on the industry the case for Beyond Meat, it's pretty straightforward. This is a clear industry in the category. I think it's really the only other appear on its levels, impossible foods, Beyond Meat, great brand recognition. I think we'd all agree on that. Prime placement in thousands of grocery stores was in 34,000 stores in the US at the end of last year and 30,000 outside the US and that's shelf space is not easy to get at these big chains and local grocery stores. That's going to give the company a clear long term competitive advantage. Even on a large scale, if you think about the big meat companies, sausages or whatever, there's only a handful of brands that supermarkets really want to put it in. Most categories have a couple that dominate.\nI think Beyond Meat, it's going to retain that leadership position there just based on that those partnerships. Restaurant channels, the results have been more mixed but again, it's partnered with Yum Brands, KFC, Taco Bell Pizza, Subway Dunking, those companies alone that gives it access to 100,000 restaurants around the world so a lot of opportunity there. I think the spending on R&D that I mentioned above is also a bullish sign because that's going to give them better quality products, more new products, and lower prices once again. I think basically the food industry, I think, has always been highly fragmented and I think plant-based protein will also be fragmented even at scale. But you look at Beyond Meat's market position today, it's brand relationship with supermarket chains and restaurants, and I think it will retain that leadership position as the category grows.\nRicky Mulvey: Jeremy Bowman, thank you for the bull case flexitarian, I guess that's the new word for omnivore.\nJeremy Bowman: [laughs] I don't know if that's what the industry prefers or what, but yeah I shouldn't define that, but yeah, that's people.\nRicky Mulvey: That's alright. It was the first time I heard it. Let's let's go to the bear side and for that, we have Jason Hall.\nJason Hall: Ricky, I was once told by a person much wiser than me when somebody shows you who they are, you believe them. Beyond Meat's revenue has roughly been flat over the past year. The company has never done more than $500 million in revenue. It's been a publicly traded company for multiple years at this point. We've also seen at the peak of its high rate of revenue growth, that's also when two really important metrics peaked, gross margin and operating margin. We've seen those numbers consistently shrink and compress since 2020, even as the company's revenue has continued to grow. The bottom line is that if you are in the food business, if you're in some consumer goods packaged foods business if you want to be a great investment, you can have a great product. You can be a great company. But to be a great investment, you have to have real moats. That means for these companies, you need to have either a cost advantage, pricing power, or both.\nSo far Beyond Meat has not demonstrated that they have either of those things. They are still continuing to compete and price is the thing that they continue to lose on. That's why their margins have continued to be compressed and continued to be squeezed. Because those flexitarians, omnivores, whatever words you want to throw out there. I think what they're telling us, again, this is what the company is showing us. What they're telling us is that this massive addressable market of protein, and then plant-based protein, which is a smaller cohort that's still very large. Guess what, Beyond Meat, there's just not a lot of people that are really interested in taking up that product, certainly not paying the price is the premium prices versus actual protein, animal protein or versus some of the other products that we're seeing from some of the large scaled food producers that have a legacy of really good operations, driving out excess costs and using their scale and their relationships with suppliers to get really good cost advantages. When a product like this where right now there is no pricing power advantage, they find the cost advantages.\nIf Beyond Meat is going to be a good investment, they're going to have to do that. They're going to have to figure out how to get to that scale and have cost advantages and they don't, and they haven't proven it. They've shown us who they are so far. I think even with the stock down as much as it is, it's down close to 90 percent from its all-time high. I'm pretty sure it's still below the IPO price at this point. It is a classic value trap. This is not an assets trading for a discount to their value. This is an interesting products and an OK business that I don't think it's ever going to make a great investment. I think the best-case scenario for Beyond Meat and its shareholders is at some point for a big company to take advantage of the opportunity to buy this brand, package it with its larger business and then get some operating leverage out of that. As a stand-alone business, I am not interested.\nRicky Mulvey: Jason Hall, thank you for the bear-case and you can decide who made the better case. Again, we had Jeremy Bowman on the bull side, Jason Hall on the bear side. Because today's winner will receive. A coveted prize package from Scott clams canned ham. Scott clam has generously donated a pallet of his whole ham cans. That's right. Just one can has one whole ham resting in a salty broth. Scott plan is in cutting any corners, unlike those other honey baked brands. Looking for more variety, try a combo can. Enjoy Scott clams canned ham on a bed of sweet corn, slice potato or mystery mash. Simply open at room temperature and serve for a delicious weeknight dinner. You'll have your friends and family shouting, I got to get my hands on Scott clams canned ham.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I'm Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We'll see you tomorrow.\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Bill Mann has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Chris Hill has positions in Amazon and Apple. Jason Hall has positions in Peloton Interactive. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Amazon. Ricky Mulvey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Beyond Meat, Inc., and Peloton Interactive. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Chris Hill: We'll close with Nordstrom's second quarter results, which really just got overshadowed by the high-end retailer taking an absolute machete to their full year guidance. In retail, when you're talking about a lord of the flies market where people walk into one store one time and it doesn't go well and they swear it off for the rest of their lives, that matters at a place like Nordstrom. I think the best-case scenario for Beyond Meat and its shareholders is at some point for a big company to take advantage of the opportunity to buy this brand, package it with its larger business and then get some operating leverage out of that.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Joining me today, Motley Fool Senior Analyst Bill Mann. Ricky Mulvey host Jason Hall and Jeremy Bowman in a Bull versus Bear debate. Guess what, Beyond Meat, there's just not a lot of people that are really interested in taking up that product, certainly not paying the price is the premium prices versus actual protein, animal protein or versus some of the other products that we're seeing from some of the large scaled food producers that have a legacy of really good operations, driving out excess costs and using their scale and their relationships with suppliers to get really good cost advantages.", 'news_article_title': "What Peloton's Deal With Amazon Signals", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Bill Mann: The other thing to keep in mind is that we keep talking about that interest rates are high. [laughs] I'm sure there are some people looking at Nordstrom. Chris Hill: As a business Beyond Meat makes plant-based meat alternatives.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Chris Hill: As a business Beyond Meat makes plant-based meat alternatives. Guess what, Beyond Meat, there's just not a lot of people that are really interested in taking up that product, certainly not paying the price is the premium prices versus actual protein, animal protein or versus some of the other products that we're seeing from some of the large scaled food producers that have a legacy of really good operations, driving out excess costs and using their scale and their relationships with suppliers to get really good cost advantages. Chris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/one-put-one-call-option-to-know-about-for-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting call contract, from the June 2024 expiration for AAPL. The put contract our YieldBoost algorithm identified as particularly interesting, is at the $75 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of $2.06. Collecting that bid as the premium represents a 2.8% return against the $75 commitment, or a 1.5% annualized rate of return (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost).\nSelling a put does not give an investor access to AAPL's upside potential the way owning shares would, because the put seller only ends up owning shares in the scenario where the contract is exercised. So unless Apple Inc sees its shares decline 53.2% and the contract is exercised (resulting in a cost basis of $72.94 per share before broker commissions, subtracting the $2.06 from $75), the only upside to the put seller is from collecting that premium for the 1.5% annualized rate of return.\nWorth considering, is that the annualized 1.5% figure actually exceeds the 0.6% annualized dividend paid by Apple Inc, based on the current share price of $160.37. And yet, if an investor was to buy the stock at the going market price in order to collect the dividend, there is greater downside because the stock would have to lose 53.22% to reach the $75 strike price.\nAlways important when discussing dividends is the fact that, in general, dividend amounts are not always predictable and tend to follow the ups and downs of profitability at each company. In the case of Apple Inc, looking at the dividend history chart for AAPL below can help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue, and in turn whether it is a reasonable expectation to expect a 0.6% annualized dividend yield.\nTurning to the other side of the option chain, we highlight one call contract of particular interest for the June 2024 expiration, for shareholders of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.6% annualized dividend yield. Selling the covered call at the $220 strike and collecting the premium based on the $11.05 bid, annualizes to an additional 3.8% rate of return against the current stock price (this is what we at Stock Options Channel refer to as the YieldBoost), for a total of 4.4% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $220 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but AAPL shares would have to climb 37.2% from current levels for that to happen, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 44.1% return from this trading level, in addition to any dividends collected before the stock was called.\nThe chart below shows the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, highlighting in green where the $75 strike is located relative to that history, and highlighting the $220 strike in red:\nThe chart above, and the stock's historical volatility, can be a helpful guide in combination with fundamental analysis to judge whether selling the June 2024 put or call options highlighted in this article deliver a rate of return that represents good reward for the risks. We calculate the trailing twelve month volatility for Apple Inc (considering the last 251 trading day AAPL historical stock prices using closing values, as well as today's price of $160.37) to be 31%.\nIn mid-afternoon trading on Monday, the put volume among S&P 500 components was 2.70M contracts, with call volume at 2.83M, for a put:call ratio of 0.95 so far for the day, which is unusually high compared to the long-term median put:call ratio of .65. In other words, there are lots more put buyers out there in options trading so far today than would normally be seen, as compared to call buyers. Find out which 15 call and put options traders are talking about today.\nTop YieldBoost AAPL Calls »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Turning to the other side of the option chain, we highlight one call contract of particular interest for the June 2024 expiration, for shareholders of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.6% annualized dividend yield. Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting call contract, from the June 2024 expiration for AAPL.", 'news_luhn_summary': "So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting call contract, from the June 2024 expiration for AAPL. We calculate the trailing twelve month volatility for Apple Inc (considering the last 251 trading day AAPL historical stock prices using closing values, as well as today's price of $160.37) to be 31%. Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'One Put, One Call Option To Know About for Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting call contract, from the June 2024 expiration for AAPL. Selling a put does not give an investor access to AAPL's upside potential the way owning shares would, because the put seller only ends up owning shares in the scenario where the contract is exercised.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Any upside above $220 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but AAPL shares would have to climb 37.2% from current levels for that to happen, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 44.1% return from this trading level, in addition to any dividends collected before the stock was called. Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting call contract, from the June 2024 expiration for AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-win-for-qualcomm-as-no-eu-appeal-court-ruling-against-%24991-mln-fine-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against Qualcomm QCOM.O, people familiar with the matter said, in a major win for the U.S. chipmaker that ends a long-running saga.\nThe Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe\'s second-highest, in its June judgment was scathing of the European Commission\'s handling of the case, saying procedural irregularities had affected Qualcomm\'s rights of defence.\nJudges also invalidated the Commission\'s analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts.\nIt would be very difficult for the EU competition watchdog to win on both counts in an appeal, the people familiar with the matter said.\nThe judgment was a major setback for EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, who has handed out billion-euro fines to Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google and opened investigations into Amazon AMZN.O, Apple and Facebook owner Meta META.O as part of her crackdown on Big Tech.\nThe European Commission, which can appeal to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) on points of law, declined to comment. Qualcomm found itself in the EU\'s crosshairs in 2015.\nThe Commission\'s decision not to contest the Court finding was not surprising, said Peter Alexiadis, visiting professor at King\'s College in London.\n"Even if the Commission were to succeed on the substantive grounds of appeal, such a victory would be nothing more than Pyrrhic, given the fact that the Commission decision would nevertheless inevitably be annulled on the procedural grounds, where the Commission\'s case seems to be weak," he said.\nAn appeal might, however, force the court to clarify which exclusivity relationships held by dominant firms were problematic, Alexiadis said.\n"It is nevertheless disappointing that the antitrust Bar does not have a chance to benefit from a CJEU ruling on the question of economic incentives to pursue exclusivity strategies," he said.\nThe EU competition enforcer, in its 2018 decision, said Qualcomm paid billions of dollars to Apple from 2011 to 2016 to use only its chips in all its iPhones and iPads in order to block out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O.\nVestager faces her next test on Sept. 14, when the General Court will rule on Google\'s challenge against a record 4.34-billion-euro antitrust fine imposed for using its Android mobile operating system to squeeze out rivals.\n($1 = 1.0064 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Judges also invalidated the Commission's analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against Qualcomm QCOM.O, people familiar with the matter said, in a major win for the U.S. chipmaker that ends a long-running saga. The judgment was a major setback for EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, who has handed out billion-euro fines to Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google and opened investigations into Amazon AMZN.O, Apple and Facebook owner Meta META.O as part of her crackdown on Big Tech.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Judges also invalidated the Commission's analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against Qualcomm QCOM.O, people familiar with the matter said, in a major win for the U.S. chipmaker that ends a long-running saga. The European Commission, which can appeal to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) on points of law, declined to comment.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-Win for Qualcomm as no EU appeal court ruling against $991 mln fine - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Judges also invalidated the Commission's analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against Qualcomm QCOM.O, people familiar with the matter said, in a major win for the U.S. chipmaker that ends a long-running saga. The Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, in its June judgment was scathing of the European Commission's handling of the case, saying procedural irregularities had affected Qualcomm's rights of defence.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Judges also invalidated the Commission's analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against Qualcomm QCOM.O, people familiar with the matter said, in a major win for the U.S. chipmaker that ends a long-running saga. The European Commission, which can appeal to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) on points of law, declined to comment."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-technology-select-sector-spdr-etf-xlk-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nAdditionally, sector ETFs offer convenient ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 8, placing it in top 50%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $42.88 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. XLK seeks to match the performance of the Technology Select Sector Index before fees and expenses.\nThe Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.86%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 100% of the portfolio.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 24.36% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 66.35% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -19.96% and is down about -9.85% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 08/29/2022), respectively. XLK has traded between $123.49 and $176.65 during this last 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.10 and standard deviation of 30.14% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 79 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, XLK is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) tracks N/A and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. ARK Innovation ETF has $7.98 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $44.90 billion. ARKK has an expense ratio of 0.75% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 24.36% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 24.36% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 24.36% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 24.36% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-extends-losses-on-rate-hike-worries-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nAug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday that the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, quashing hopes of more modest rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking.\n"Investors are coming to terms with the idea that the Fed is serious about curbing inflation," Rod von Lipsey, managing director at UBS Private Wealth Management, said in a note.\n"We believe the economic data justifies a 50 or 75 basis point rate hike at the September meeting, with the potential for additional 25 or 50 basis point rate hikes at the November and December meetings to stay ahead of inflationary trends."\nMoney market traders are pricing in a 64.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year at around 3.7%. FEDWATCH\nHeavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.1% and 1.5%, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. US/\nThe U.S. two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which is particularly sensitive to interest rate expectations, briefly scaled a 15-year high, while the closely watched yield curve measured by the gap between two and 10-year yields US2US10=TWEB remained strongly inverted. US/\nAn inversion is seen by many as a reliable signal of an impending recession.\nAt 10:13 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 214.13 points, or 0.66%, at 32,069.27, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 20.78 points, or 0.51%, at 4,036.88, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 69.95 points, or 0.58%, at 12,071.77.\nThe CBOE\'s volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, hit a seven-week high of 26.92 points.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has climbed nearly 11% since mid-June but is still in a bear market after plummeting early this year. Some investors fear a tough September due to seasonal weakness and nervousness about the economic pain from interest rate hikes.\n"We went from the Powell \'put\' in June to the Powell \'put down\' in August. So the market that had rallied on his guidance from June had to pull that rally back out," said David Waddell, chief investment strategist at Waddell & Associates.\n"The market is a trader\'s paradise right now ... the economic backdrop has to prove a reason to be optimistic. Until then the traders are just going to vacillate between optimism and pessimism based upon what the Fed says."\nEnergy stocks .SPNY climbed 2.5%, tracking a more than 2% jump in oil prices as potential OPEC+ output cuts and conflict in Libya helped to offset a strong U.S. dollar. O/R\nBristol Myers Squibb BMY.N slid 6.2% after its drug candidate for preventing ischemia strokes missed the main goal in a mid-stage trial.\nDow Inc DOW.N and Lyondell Basell Industries LYB.N fell 1.9% and 1.5%, respectively, after Keybanc downgraded the chemicals company\'s stocks to "underweight" from "sector weight".\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.16-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.89-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 2 new 52-week highs and 20 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 11 new highs and 131 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'FEDWATCH Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.1% and 1.5%, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday that the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, quashing hopes of more modest rate hikes after recent data suggested price pressures were peaking.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'FEDWATCH Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.1% and 1.5%, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. "We believe the economic data justifies a 50 or 75 basis point rate hike at the September meeting, with the potential for additional 25 or 50 basis point rate hikes at the November and December meetings to stay ahead of inflationary trends."', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street extends losses on rate hike worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "FEDWATCH Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.1% and 1.5%, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Money market traders are pricing in a 64.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year at around 3.7%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'FEDWATCH Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.1% and 1.5%, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. "We believe the economic data justifies a 50 or 75 basis point rate hike at the September meeting, with the potential for additional 25 or 50 basis point rate hikes at the November and December meetings to stay ahead of inflationary trends."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-stocks-to-invest-in-right-now-2-faang-stocks-to-watch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Should Investors Be Watching These Top FAANG Stocks In The Stock Market Today?\nIt’s no surprise that FAANG stocks have been beaten down in the stock market so far this year. Between rising inflation and increasing interest rates, FAANG stocks have had a rough start to the year, to say the least. For the uninitiated, FAANG stocks are the acronym for five of the most popular tech stocks in the market, comprising Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon, Apple, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). Additionally, FAANG stocks have significantly outperformed the overall stock market for years.\nAs a result, many investors believe that FAANG stocks will continue to be major players in the tech industry for years to come. While there is no guarantee that FAANG stocks will continue to perform well, many investors believe that these five companies are poised for continued success. If you’re keen on investing in FAANG stocks today, here are two top stocks to watch in the stock market today.\nFAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Right Now\nAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nAmazon (AMZN Stock)\nFirst up, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The company focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. In addition, AMZN has a broad range of products and services to compliment its online retail offerings. Most notably, Amazon has also developed a number of services to accompany its online retail offerings, such as Amazon Prime and Amazon Web Services. Just last month, the tech bemeoth announced its Q2 2022 financial results.\nIn detail, AMZN posted a earnings per share of $0.10, along with revenue of $121.2 billion. This is versus analysts’ consensus estimates for the quarter of earnings per share of $0.15, with revenue of $119.5 billion. What’s more, Amazon also announced upbeat guidance for the third quarter of 2022. In the letter to shareholders, it projects third-quarter revenue between the range of $125.0 billion to $130.0 billion.\nFurthermore, this month Amazon announced they entered into an agreement to acquire iRobot. In detail, the company will acquire iRobot for $61 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at nearly $1.7 billion. Year-to-date, shares of AMZN are still down over 23%, which could present an opportunity for investors to buy AMZN stock at a discount. With that being said, do you think AMZN stock is a buy for your long-term portfolio now?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Top Stocks To Buy Now? 4 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch\nApple (AAPL Stock)\nNext up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is an American multinational technology company based in Apple Park, Cupertino, California. The company designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. Some of the most popular products the company produces include the iPhone, the iPad, the Mac personal computer, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, among others. Similar to Amazon, Apple also posted its most recent quarterly financial results in July.\nDiving in, Apple notched earnings of $1.20 per share, with revenue of $83 billion. For context, this is compared with consensus estimates of earnings of $1.14 per share, on revenue of $82.4 billion. Meaning, AAPL reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results. Moreover, Apple reported it projects Q4 revenue to be greater than $84.92 billion. Additionally, the company’s board of directors have declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share of the Company’s common stock.\nLuca Maestri, Apple’s CFO commented in their letter to shareholders, “Our June quarter results continued to demonstrate our ability to manage our business effectively despite the challenging operating environment. We set a June quarter revenue record and our installed base of active devices reached an all-time high in every geographic segment and product category. During the quarter, we generated nearly $23 billion in operating cash flow, returned over $28 billion to our shareholders, and continued to invest in our long-term growth plans.” On Monday, shares of AAPL stock are trading at $161.38 per share. Given all of this, is Apple stock a top FAANG stock to buy today?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'FAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Right Now Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (AMZN Stock) First up, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. 4 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Apple (AAPL Stock) Next up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is an American multinational technology company based in Apple Park, Cupertino, California. Meaning, AAPL reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'FAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Right Now Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (AMZN Stock) First up, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. 4 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Apple (AAPL Stock) Next up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is an American multinational technology company based in Apple Park, Cupertino, California. Meaning, AAPL reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 2 FAANG Stocks To Watch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'During the quarter, we generated nearly $23 billion in operating cash flow, returned over $28 billion to our shareholders, and continued to invest in our long-term growth plans.” On Monday, shares of AAPL stock are trading at $161.38 per share. FAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Right Now Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (AMZN Stock) First up, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. 4 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Apple (AAPL Stock) Next up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is an American multinational technology company based in Apple Park, Cupertino, California.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'FAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Right Now Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (AMZN Stock) First up, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. 4 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Apple (AAPL Stock) Next up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is an American multinational technology company based in Apple Park, Cupertino, California. Meaning, AAPL reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-dividend-stocks-could-soon-be-more-attractive-thanks-to-joe-biden', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A stock that pays you every quarter (and, in some cases, monthly) to own it? Many investors like that idea. Unsurprisingly, dividend stocks tend to attract a lot of money.\nAs popular as dividend stocks already are, though, they could soon become even more attractive. And you can thank Joe Biden.\nImage source: WhiteHouse.gov.\nClamping down on buybacks\nPresident Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Aug. 19. He referred to the legislation as "one of the most significant laws in our history." That\'s not an exaggeration.\nFor one thing, the bill funnels more money into addressing climate change (roughly $430 billion) than any previous effort. It also will allow Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of the costliest drugs for the first time in the program\'s history. This change holds the potential to bring upheaval to the pharmaceutical industry.\nBut there\'s another provision in the Inflation Reduction Act that hasn\'t received as much attention: The law will impose a 1% tax on corporate stock buybacks beginning in 2023.\nCompanies buy back their own shares as a way to return cash to shareholders. As shares are repurchased, it causes the value of existing shares to increase. Stock buybacks can also lead to higher earnings per share since the same amount of net income will be spread over fewer shares.\nThe additional tax will serve as a disincentive for companies to buy back their shares. However, it could be an incentive for some of these companies to reward shareholders with higher dividends.\nThree examples\nHow might the 1% tax on buybacks change what companies do going forward? Let\'s look at three companies that pay dividends and rank among the top for stock buybacks so far in 2022.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) spent $44.6 billion on share repurchases in the first two quarters of this calendar year. It returned $7.4 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends. If the Inflation Reduction Act had been effective Jan. 1, Apple would have had to pay a tax of $446 million on its stock buybacks. The company could have significantly boosted its dividend payout and paid no additional taxes.\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stands out as another tech giant with huge stock buybacks. The company repurchased $15.6 billion of its stock in the first two quarters of calendar year 2022. It also paid $9.2 billion in dividends. Has Microsoft faced a 1% tax on those stock buybacks, the company could have opted to instead increase its dividend distributions.\nAmgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) bought back more than $5.4 billion of its shares in the first quarter of 2022 with no repurchases in Q2. The big biotech also used roughly $2.1 billion to pay dividends in the first half of the year. Again, these amounts could easily have been skewed more toward dividends if the forthcoming tax on stock buybacks had been in place.\nPaying dividends\nWould companies really be more likely to boost their dividends because of the Inflation Reduction Act\'s new tax? An analysis by the Tax Policy Center estimates that corporate dividend payouts could increase by 1.5% as a result of a 1% tax on share buybacks.\nHowever, there are a couple of drawbacks for companies with raising their dividends rather than using surplus cash to repurchase shares. Once a company increases its dividend, cutting the dividend in the future could anger shareholders. Stock buybacks don\'t have this problem.\nAlso, shareholders must pay taxes on dividends. Those tax rates will typically be a lot higher than 1%. Companies could take this tax implication into account when making decisions on how to allocate capital.\nBut this was part of the rationale behind the inclusion of the new tax in the Inflation Reduction Act. Taxing stock buybacks will pay dividends to Uncle Sam regardless of what companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Amgen do.\n10 stocks we like better than Amgen\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amgen wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Amgen and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) spent $44.6 billion on share repurchases in the first two quarters of this calendar year. For one thing, the bill funnels more money into addressing climate change (roughly $430 billion) than any previous effort. But there's another provision in the Inflation Reduction Act that hasn't received as much attention: The law will impose a 1% tax on corporate stock buybacks beginning in 2023.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) spent $44.6 billion on share repurchases in the first two quarters of this calendar year. The company could have significantly boosted its dividend payout and paid no additional taxes. Taxing stock buybacks will pay dividends to Uncle Sam regardless of what companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Amgen do.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Dividend Stocks Could Soon Be More Attractive -- Thanks to Joe Biden', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) spent $44.6 billion on share repurchases in the first two quarters of this calendar year. Also, shareholders must pay taxes on dividends. Taxing stock buybacks will pay dividends to Uncle Sam regardless of what companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Amgen do.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) spent $44.6 billion on share repurchases in the first two quarters of this calendar year. Has Microsoft faced a 1% tax on those stock buybacks, the company could have opted to instead increase its dividend distributions. Paying dividends Would companies really be more likely to boost their dividends because of the Inflation Reduction Act's new tax?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-core-sp-u.s.-growth-etf-iusg-a-strong-etf-right-now-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 07/24/2000, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $11.70 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Growth. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the S&P 900 Growth Index before fees and expenses.\nThe S&P 900 Growth Index measures the performance of the large and mid-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for IUSG are 0.04%, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 0.81%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nIUSG's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 45.90% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.83% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 49.94% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, IUSG has lost about -20.73%, and is down about -13.33% in the last one year (as of 08/29/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $80.61 and $117.16.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.06 and standard deviation of 26.31% for the trailing three-year period, which makes IUSG a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 480 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nFirst Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) tracks IPOX-100 U.S. Index and the iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG) tracks MORNINGSTAR US LARGE-MID CP BRD GRWTH ID. First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF has $1.09 billion in assets, iShares Morningstar Growth ETF has $1.67 billion. FPX has an expense ratio of 0.57% and ILCG charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Growth.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nFirst Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.83% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.83% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 07/24/2000, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.83% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 07/24/2000, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.83% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 07/24/2000, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-eu-will-not-appeal-court-ruling-against-%24991-mln-qualcomm-fine-sources-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O because it would be difficult to convince Europe's top court of the merits, people familiar with the matter said.\nThe Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, in its June judgment was scathing of the European Commission's handling of the case, saying procedural irregularities had affected Qualcomm's rights of defence.\nJudges also invalidated the Commission's analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts.\nThe judgment was a major setback for EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager who has handed out billion-euro fines to Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google and opened investigations into Amazon AMZN.O, Apple and Meta META.O as part of her crackdown on Big Tech.\nThe European Commission, which can appeal to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) on points of law, declined to comment.\nThe EU competition enforcer in its 2018 decision said Qualcomm paid billions of dollars to Apple from 2011 to 2016 to use only its chips in all its iPhones and iPads in order to block out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O.\nVestager faces her next test on Sept. 14 when the General Court will rule on Google's challenge against a record 4.34-billion-euro antitrust fine imposed for using its Android mobile operating system to squeeze out rivals.\n($1 = 1.0064 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Judges also invalidated the Commission's analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts. The Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, in its June judgment was scathing of the European Commission's handling of the case, saying procedural irregularities had affected Qualcomm's rights of defence. The judgment was a major setback for EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager who has handed out billion-euro fines to Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google and opened investigations into Amazon AMZN.O, Apple and Meta META.O as part of her crackdown on Big Tech.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Judges also invalidated the Commission's analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O because it would be difficult to convince Europe's top court of the merits, people familiar with the matter said. The Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, in its June judgment was scathing of the European Commission's handling of the case, saying procedural irregularities had affected Qualcomm's rights of defence.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-EU will not appeal court ruling against $991 mln Qualcomm fine - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Judges also invalidated the Commission's analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O because it would be difficult to convince Europe's top court of the merits, people familiar with the matter said. The Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, in its June judgment was scathing of the European Commission's handling of the case, saying procedural irregularities had affected Qualcomm's rights of defence.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Judges also invalidated the Commission's analysis that payments made by Qualcomm to Apple AAPL.O were anti-competitive because the regulator had not taken into account all the relevant facts. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O because it would be difficult to convince Europe's top court of the merits, people familiar with the matter said. The Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, in its June judgment was scathing of the European Commission's handling of the case, saying procedural irregularities had affected Qualcomm's rights of defence."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-set-to-extend-losses-on-rate-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nAug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday that the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, knocking Wall Street\'s main indexes down more than 3%.\nPowell\'s blunt and hawkish remarks quashed hopes that the U.S. central bank will resort to modest rate hikes after recent data suggested that price pressures were easing.\nMoney market traders are pricing in a 64.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year around 3.7%. FEDWATCH\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has climbed 11.6% since mid-June but is still in a bear market after plummeting early this year. Some investors fear a tough September due to seasonal weakness and nervousness about the economic pain from interest rate hikes.\n"We went from the Powell \'put\' in June to the Powell \'put down\' in August. So the market that had rallied on his guidance from June had to pull that rally back out," said David Waddell, chief investment strategist at Waddell & Associates.\n"The market is a trader\'s paradise right now ... the economic backdrop has to prove a reason to be optimistic. Until then the traders are just going to vacillate between optimism and pessimism based upon what the Fed says."\nHeavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.3% and 2.1% in premarket trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. US/\nThe U.S. two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which is particularly sensitive to interest rate expectations, briefly scaled a 15-year high, while the closely watched yield curve measured by the gap between two and 10-year yields US2US10=TWEB remained strongly inverted. US/\nAn inversion is seen by many as a reliable signal of an impending recession.\nThe CBOE\'s volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, hit a seven-week high of 27.39 points.\nAt 08:23 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 256 points, or 0.79%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 35.75 points, or 0.88%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 136.5 points, or 1.08%.\nFocus this week will be on the August non-farm payrolls data on Friday, as a cooldown in the job market could ease pressure on the Fed to raise rates aggressively.\nLyondell Basell Industries LYB.N fell 2.5% after Keybanc downgraded the chemicals company\'s stock to "underweight" from "sector weight".\nU.S.-listed shares of Pinduoduo Inc PDD.O climbed 11.2% after the Shanghai-based company reported upbeat quarterly revenue, as a strict lockdown in several COVID-hit Chinese cities kept up demand for online shopping.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.3% and 2.1% in premarket trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Powell's blunt and hawkish remarks quashed hopes that the U.S. central bank will resort to modest rate hikes after recent data suggested that price pressures were easing.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.3% and 2.1% in premarket trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Money market traders are pricing in a 64.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year around 3.7%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street set to extend losses on rate worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.3% and 2.1% in premarket trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. Money market traders are pricing in a 64.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year around 3.7%. "We went from the Powell \'put\' in June to the Powell \'put down\' in August.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 1.3% and 2.1% in premarket trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Money market traders are pricing in a 64.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike in September and expect the Fed funds rate to end the year around 3.7%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-extends-losses-on-rate-hike-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar\nAug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday that the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, knocking Wall Street\'s main indexes down more than 3%.\nPowell\'s blunt and hawkish remarks quashed hopes that the U.S. central bank will resort to modest rate hikes after recent data suggested that price pressures were easing.\nHeavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.3% in early trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. US/\nThe U.S. two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which is particularly sensitive to interest rate expectations, briefly scaled a 15-year high, while the closely watched yield curve measured by the gap between two and 10-year yields US2US10=TWEB remained strongly inverted. US/\nAn inversion is seen by many as a reliable signal of an impending recession.\nAt 09:33 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 265.07 points, or 0.82%, at 32,018.33, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 29.87 points, or 0.74%, at 4,027.79, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 82.76 points, or 0.68%, at 12,058.95.\nThe CBOE\'s volatility index .VIX, Wall Street\'s fear gauge, hit a seven-week high of 27.03 points.\nEnergy stocks .SPNY rose 0.7%, tracking a more than 1% rise in oil prices as potential OPEC+ output cuts and conflict in Libya helped to offset a strong U.S. dollar. O/R\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 6.06-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 3.60-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded no new 52-week highs and 18 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 8 new highs and 104 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.3% in early trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve\'s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday that the U.S. economy would need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, knocking Wall Street\'s main indexes down more than 3%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.3% in early trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. The CBOE's volatility index .VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, hit a seven-week high of 27.03 points.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street extends losses on rate hike worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.3% in early trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. Powell's blunt and hawkish remarks quashed hopes that the U.S. central bank will resort to modest rate hikes after recent data suggested that price pressures were easing.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.3% in early trading, hit by rising U.S. Treasury yields. By Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown. US/ The U.S. two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which is particularly sensitive to interest rate expectations, briefly scaled a 15-year high, while the closely watched yield curve measured by the gap between two and 10-year yields US2US10=TWEB remained strongly inverted."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-under-the-radar-apple-business-is-growing-by-leaps-and-bounds', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There\'s little question the iPhone remains both the flagship product and the chief money maker for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The device accounted for roughly 52% of the tech giant\'s sales over the past 12 months, just as it did during the prior-year period. The popularity of the iPhone makes it difficult for any other product or service to move the needle for the company.\nThat said, Apple has an under-the-radar service that has quietly, and without much fanfare, become one of the company\'s fastest-growing revenue streams.\nHow do you want to pay for that?\nMost investors don\'t even give Apple Pay a second thought, yet the iPhone\'s digital payment method has risen from relative obscurity when it was introduced in late 2014 to being indispensable for a large and growing number of iPhone users.\nConsider this: About 10% of iPhone users had activated Apple Pay by 2016, according to research provided by venture capital firm Loup Ventures. That percentage doubled in 2017 and again in 2018. By 2020, activations had risen to 50%. The need for touch-free payment methods during the pandemic drove a surge of use, pushing activations to 75%. It\'s worth noting that just because Apple Pay is activated doesn\'t necessarily mean it\'s being used, but the trend is undeniable.\nApple Pay is also much more widely accepted now than it was in the early days. When it was introduced, only about 3% of retailers had the technology necessary to accept contactless payments. Now roughly 90% of merchants in the U.S. accept Apple Pay.\nPerhaps more importantly, Apple Pay is the leading payment app among teens, outpacing even PayPal\'s Venmo, according to Piper Sandler\'s semiannual Taking Stock With Teens survey. This suggests that Apple Pay could become even bigger as members of Generation Z -- the largest demographic yet -- become the primary breadwinners.\nMove the needle? Not bloody likely.\nSo what does this mean for Apple in terms of revenue? The truth is that given the massive size of its iPhone business -- which generated more than $200 billion in sales over the last 12 months -- it\'s unlikely that any other single business will move the needle for Apple, but the numbers are compelling nonetheless. Apple Pay generates billions of dollars in revenue for the iPhone maker.\nApple\'s total revenue amounted to more than $387 billion over the trailing 12-month period. The company doesn\'t provide specific details regarding Apple Pay\'s contribution, but estimates suggest it accounts for roughly 1% of the total, or $3.88 billion, according to Loup Ventures.\nThat\'s not all. While the U.S. has long lagged other developed nations in contactless payments, its overall adoption has reached a tipping point. This is thanks in part to pandemic-related safety protocols and greater acceptance of touchless payments by consumers.\nA bigger piece of a growing pie\nIn its first-quarter earnings call, Visa (NYSE: V) revealed that it is "nearing 20% tap-to-pay penetration with key metro cities showing even stronger growth." The company said that a host of large cities, including Los Angeles, Miami, and Seattle, all exceeded 25% penetration. San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland had surpassed 30%, and New York topped the list at 45%. This suggests that the overall adoption of touch-free payments is growing and Apple is well-positioned to reap the rewards.\nApple\'s influence isn\'t limited to the U.S. Early last year, the company reported it had a base of more than 1 billion active iPhones worldwide, a number that has no doubt increased in the year and a half since. Furthermore, Apple Pay is supported in 73 countries and regions around the world, a list that grows larger each year.\nThe iPhone will remain Apple\'s primary breadwinner for the foreseeable future. That said, Apple Pay is just one piece of a large and growing puzzle that should help drive Apple stock higher for years to come.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple and PayPal Holdings and has the following options: long January 2024 $95 calls on PayPal Holdings. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, PayPal Holdings, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'There\'s little question the iPhone remains both the flagship product and the chief money maker for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company doesn\'t provide specific details regarding Apple Pay\'s contribution, but estimates suggest it accounts for roughly 1% of the total, or $3.88 billion, according to Loup Ventures. A bigger piece of a growing pie In its first-quarter earnings call, Visa (NYSE: V) revealed that it is "nearing 20% tap-to-pay penetration with key metro cities showing even stronger growth."', 'news_luhn_summary': "There's little question the iPhone remains both the flagship product and the chief money maker for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company doesn't provide specific details regarding Apple Pay's contribution, but estimates suggest it accounts for roughly 1% of the total, or $3.88 billion, according to Loup Ventures. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, PayPal Holdings, and Visa.", 'news_article_title': 'This Under-the-Radar Apple Business Is Growing By Leaps and Bounds', 'news_lexrank_summary': "There's little question the iPhone remains both the flagship product and the chief money maker for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). How do you want to pay for that? Apple Pay generates billions of dollars in revenue for the iPhone maker.", 'news_textrank_summary': "There's little question the iPhone remains both the flagship product and the chief money maker for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Most investors don't even give Apple Pay a second thought, yet the iPhone's digital payment method has risen from relative obscurity when it was introduced in late 2014 to being indispensable for a large and growing number of iPhone users. That said, Apple Pay is just one piece of a large and growing puzzle that should help drive Apple stock higher for years to come."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-2-best-stocks-to-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Last Friday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivered a serious blow to U.S. stock markets. Specifically, Powell said the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates until it is confident that inflation is under control. These remarks halted the recent upward trend across the varied U.S. stock landscape. The key reason for this abrupt trend reversal is that Wall Street was expecting the Federal Reserve to back away from its aggressive interest rate hike strategy heading into 2023.\nThe Federal Reserve's battle to tamp down inflation has pushed every major U.S. stock index deep into the red for the year. Since the start of 2022, the S&P 500 has dropped by 14%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost 9.97% of its value, the Nasdaq Composite has sunk by a hefty 22%, and the Russell 1000 has plunged by nearly 15%. While the veracity of this current bear market is indeed concerning, investors ought not lose sight of the fact that down periods in U.S. stock markets tend to be short lived. Put simply, savvy investors shouldn't be afraid to take advantage of this widespread sell-off.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nKeeping with this theme, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tandem Diabetes Care (NASDAQ: TNDM) are two beaten-down stocks that ought to come roaring back to life once this latest bear market fades from view.\nApple: A competitive moat like no other\nTechnology giant Apple has lost nearly 8% of its value this year. Investors have been selling the company's shares in 2022 over fears that inflation will slow consumer spending. While inflation has indeed hit certain industries and companies in recent weeks, Apple has been the exception to this general rule. In its most recent quarter, Apple posted a respectable 2% increase in revenue year over year, powered by rising sales of its iconic iPhone and its increasingly popular services segment.\nNot surprisingly, classic value investors like Warren Buffett have been taking advantage of this recent weakness in Apple's shares. In the second quarter of 2022, Buffett's diversified holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, scooped up a whopping 3,878,909 of Apple's shares. As a result, Berkshire now owns a healthy 5.5% stake in the tech behemoth.\nWhat does Berkshire see in this tech stock? The bottom line is that Apple's beloved products like the iPhone and iPad sport a rock solid competitive moat in the marketplace. Short-term economic headwinds aren't going to change this fact. Apple's stock, in turn, ought to regain its forward momentum at some point in the near future.\nTandem Diabetes Care: Growth galore\nShares of the insulin pump technology specialist Tandem Diabetes Care have crashed in 2022. Specifically, the medical device company's stock has fallen by an eye-popping 68% this year. The good news, if you can call it that, is that Tandem's sizable downturn has been spurred mostly by profit-taking, although the company's recent downward revision for its 2022 sales guidance certainly didn't help matters.\nWhy is profit-taking the key culprit behind Tandem's sudden trend reversal? The backstory is that Tandem's stock gained a monstrous 6,280% over the period covering Jan. 1, 2018, to Jan. 1, 2022. As a result, its shares were trading at a hefty premium at the start of 2022.\nUnfortunately, this risk-averse market hasn't been kind to medical device stocks trading at rich premiums. Tandem's stock, in short, was clearly a victim of this unrelenting wave of profit-taking across premium-laden equities in the medical device space.\nIn the wake of this move lower, however, Tandem's shares are arguably a downright bargain right now. The main reason investors ought to circle back to this beaten-down stock is the fact that the company's insulin pump platform has an enormous growth opportunity in front of it.\nTandem's shares, in fact, might be trading at as little as 0.5 times 2030 sales right now. Now, there are several moving parts associated with this long-term financial projection. But the fact is that there will continue to be a large and growing need for Tandem's diabetes care products for a long time to come. This bodes extremely well for the medical device company's long-term outlook.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nGeorge Budwell has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Keeping with this theme, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tandem Diabetes Care (NASDAQ: TNDM) are two beaten-down stocks that ought to come roaring back to life once this latest bear market fades from view. The key reason for this abrupt trend reversal is that Wall Street was expecting the Federal Reserve to back away from its aggressive interest rate hike strategy heading into 2023. The good news, if you can call it that, is that Tandem's sizable downturn has been spurred mostly by profit-taking, although the company's recent downward revision for its 2022 sales guidance certainly didn't help matters.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Keeping with this theme, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tandem Diabetes Care (NASDAQ: TNDM) are two beaten-down stocks that ought to come roaring back to life once this latest bear market fades from view. Tandem Diabetes Care: Growth galore Shares of the insulin pump technology specialist Tandem Diabetes Care have crashed in 2022. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'The 2 Best Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Keeping with this theme, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tandem Diabetes Care (NASDAQ: TNDM) are two beaten-down stocks that ought to come roaring back to life once this latest bear market fades from view. Tandem's shares, in fact, might be trading at as little as 0.5 times 2030 sales right now. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Keeping with this theme, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tandem Diabetes Care (NASDAQ: TNDM) are two beaten-down stocks that ought to come roaring back to life once this latest bear market fades from view. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 George Budwell has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-apple-alibaba-bristol-myers-squibb-tesla-and-cigna', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – August 29, 2022 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY, Tesla, Inc. TSLA and Cigna Corp. CI.\nHere are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:\nTop Analyst Reports for Apple, Alibaba and Bristol-Myers Squibb\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today\'s Research Daily features new research reports on 12 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n \nYou can see all of today\'s research reports here >>>\nApple\'s shares have gained +15.1% over the past year, roughly in line with the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry\'s gain of +15.4%. The company\'s third-quarter fiscal 2022 results benefited from strong iPhone sales and continued momentum in the Services business. The segment benefited from the robust performance of Apple TV+, partially offset by unfavorable forex, the absence of revenues from Russia and the challenging macroeconomic environment.\nHowever, iPad sales were hurt by supply-chain constraints. Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. Apple expects year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate during the fiscal fourth quarter on a sequential basis, despite approximately 600 basis points of unfavorable year-over-year impact from forex.\nServices revenue growth is expected to be lower than the June quarter due to challenging macroeconomic conditions and unfavorable forex.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\nAlibaba\'s shares have declined -36.0% over the past year against the Zacks Internet - Commerce industry\'s decline of -28.6%. The Zacks analyst believes that the resurgence of COVID-19 in China remained a major headwind for the company during the reported quarter.\nWe believe disruptions led by the coronavirus pandemic are likely to persist as concerns for Alibaba\'s domestic businesses. Further sluggishness in online physical goods\' GMV at Taobao and Tmall marketplaces remains an overhang.\nHowever, Alibaba\'s fiscal first quarter results were driven by solid momentum across Alibaba\'s China commerce and International commerce wholesale businesses. Also, strength across the local consumer services, cloud computing business and Cainiao logistics services contributed well to the top-line growth.\nFurther, contributions from direct sales businesses like Alibaba Health and Freshippo continue to remain tailwinds.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Alibaba here >>>)\nBristol-Myers Squibb shares have outperformed the Zacks Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry over the past year (+10.9% vs. -37.7%). The company\'s performance in the second quarter of 2022 was strong as earnings and sales beat estimates on the back of solid demand for Eliquis and label expansion of Opdivo. Eliquis is the leading oral anticoagulant drug and continues to experience growth in its market share.\nThe label expansion of Opdivo into indications of lung cancer, renal cancer and gastric cancer boosted sales. The recent approval of drugs adds a new stream of revenues, which should boost growth in the coming quarters. The pipeline progress has been impressive and strategic collaborations will further expand the portfolio.\nHowever, one of the top revenue generators Revlimid is facing generics, which will adversely impact sales. Moreover, competition is stiff for Opdivo.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Bristol-Myers Squibb here >>>)\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Tesla, Inc. and Cigna Corp..\nMark Vickery\nSenior Editor\nNote: Sheraz Mian heads the Zacks Equity Research department and is a well-regarded expert of aggregate earnings. He is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and publishes the weekly Earnings Trends and Earnings Preview reports. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>>\nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P\'s impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. 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Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nBristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nCigna Corporation (CI): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTesla, Inc. (TSLA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY, Tesla, Inc. TSLA and Cigna Corp. CI. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report (You can read the full research report on Alibaba here >>>) Bristol-Myers Squibb shares have outperformed the Zacks Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry over the past year (+10.9% vs. -37.7%).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY, Tesla, Inc. TSLA and Cigna Corp. CI. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog: Top Analyst Reports for Apple, Alibaba and Bristol-Myers Squibb The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.', 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Apple, Alibaba, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tesla and Cigna', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY, Tesla, Inc. TSLA and Cigna Corp. CI. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY, Tesla, Inc. TSLA and Cigna Corp. CI. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog: Top Analyst Reports for Apple, Alibaba and Bristol-Myers Squibb The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-snowflake-stock-a-buy-after-solid-q2-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) published a strong set of Q2 FY’23 results and raised its guidance for the full year, as demand for cloud data warehousing solutions soared despite mounting economic headwinds and mixed earnings reports from many other SaaS players. Snowflake’s revenue handily beat estimates, rising 83% year-over-year to $497 million, while adjusted operating margins came in at 4%, compared to the company’s forecast of -2%. The company also generated free cash flows, with cash flow margins standing at about 12%. Snowflake’s key metrics also remained strong across the board, with net revenue retention standing at 171%, indicating that the company is able to expand business with its existing customers. Snowflake’s remaining performance obligations, which is an estimate of future business, stood at $2.7 billion, up 78% versus last year. Snowflake also continues to expand its customer base, with total customers rising from 4,990 in Q2 FY’22 to about 6,800 in Q2 FY’23. Snowflake raised its revenue guidance marginally, projecting product revenue of between $1.90 billion and $1.915 billion, up between 67% and 68% year-over-year.\nSnowflake stock rallied by close to 17% in after-hours trading following the earnings report, trading at about $188. However, we still think that the stock looks like a decent value at the current market price. Even after Wednesday’s rally, Snowflake is valued at about 29x FY’23 revenue and about 20x FY’24, which is well below the 50x plus multiples it traded at last year. The company is likely to be a prime beneficiary of the continued pivot from on-premise databases to cloud-based warehousing solutions. Snowflake is particularly well-positioned in this market, as its product works across cloud platforms such as Amazon’s AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, and also offers more flexibility, as it separates storage from computing for the purpose of billing. The company is targeting $10 billion in annual revenue by FY’ 29 and it is possible that it could fare still better, considering its strong recent execution and its growing addressable market (about $248 billion) as it focuses on new workloads such as cybersecurity. We value Snowflake stock at about $220 per share, about 18% ahead of the after-hours price of $188. See our analysis Snowflake Valuation: Is SNOW Stock Expensive Or Cheap? for more details. See our analysis of Snowflake Revenue for more details on Snowflake’s business model and how its revenues are expected to trend.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\nReturns Aug 2022\nMTD [1] 2022\nYTD [1] 2017-22\nTotal [2]\n SNOW Return 6% -53% -43%\n S&P 500 Return 0% -13% 85%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -1% -14% 241%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 8/25/2022\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) published a strong set of Q2 FY’23 results and raised its guidance for the full year, as demand for cloud data warehousing solutions soared despite mounting economic headwinds and mixed earnings reports from many other SaaS players. Snowflake’s revenue handily beat estimates, rising 83% year-over-year to $497 million, while adjusted operating margins came in at 4%, compared to the company’s forecast of -2%. Snowflake’s key metrics also remained strong across the board, with net revenue retention standing at 171%, indicating that the company is able to expand business with its existing customers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Snowflake’s revenue handily beat estimates, rising 83% year-over-year to $497 million, while adjusted operating margins came in at 4%, compared to the company’s forecast of -2%. Snowflake raised its revenue guidance marginally, projecting product revenue of between $1.90 billion and $1.915 billion, up between 67% and 68% year-over-year. Total [2] SNOW Return 6% -53% -43% S&P 500 Return 0% -13% 85% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -1% -14% 241% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 8/25/2022 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Snowflake Stock A Buy After Solid Q2 Earnings?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Snowflake raised its revenue guidance marginally, projecting product revenue of between $1.90 billion and $1.915 billion, up between 67% and 68% year-over-year. See our analysis of Snowflake Revenue for more details on Snowflake’s business model and how its revenues are expected to trend. Total [2] SNOW Return 6% -53% -43% S&P 500 Return 0% -13% 85% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -1% -14% 241% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 8/25/2022 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Snowflake raised its revenue guidance marginally, projecting product revenue of between $1.90 billion and $1.915 billion, up between 67% and 68% year-over-year. See our analysis of Snowflake Revenue for more details on Snowflake’s business model and how its revenues are expected to trend. Total [2] SNOW Return 6% -53% -43% S&P 500 Return 0% -13% 85% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -1% -14% 241% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 8/25/2022 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 159.82000732421875, 'high': 162.89999389648438, 'open': 161.14999389648438, 'close': 161.3800048828125, 'ema_50': 159.65537984973028, 'rsi_14': 44.14296598988436, 'target': 158.91000366210938, 'volume': 73314000.0, 'ema_200': 156.36241031352534, 'adj_close': 160.21719360351562, 'rsi_lag_1': 47.770248495353236, 'rsi_lag_2': 60.58820117816989, 'rsi_lag_3': 54.2871356265603, 'rsi_lag_4': 52.73901661518354, 'rsi_lag_5': 64.61717656097048, 'macd_lag_1': 3.546236525821115, 'macd_lag_2': 4.284348432601718, 'macd_lag_3': 4.511474916276313, 'macd_lag_4': 4.990294902111572, 'macd_lag_5': 5.559402977998587, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.7488420898368986, 'macds_12_26_9': 4.468074466328444}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 25.46999931335449, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 27.670000076293945, 'Open': 26.86000061035156, 'Close': 26.209999084472656, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 26.209999084472656}, {'Low': 0.991493046283722, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 1.003109574317932, 'Open': 0.993867814540863, 'Close': 0.993867814540863, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 0.993867814540863}, {'Low': 1.164958119392395, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 1.1742602586746216, 'Open': 1.169180393218994, 'Close': 1.1694538593292236, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 1.1694538593292236}, {'Low': 6.870699882507324, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 6.92140007019043, 'Open': 6.870800018310547, 'Close': 6.870800018310547, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 6.870800018310547}, {'Low': 92.29000091552734, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 97.37000274658205, 'Open': 92.95999908447266, 'Close': 97.01000213623048, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 283463, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 97.01000213623048}, {'Low': 0.6841901540756226, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 0.6927126049995422, 'Open': 0.6866905689239502, 'Close': 0.6866905689239502, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 0.6866905689239502}, {'Low': 3.0859999656677246, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 3.125, 'Open': 3.0989999771118164, 'Close': 3.109999895095825, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 3.109999895095825}, {'Low': 138.09800720214844, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 138.9949951171875, 'Open': 137.6300048828125, 'Close': 137.52000427246094, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 137.52000427246094}, {'Low': 108.48999786376952, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 109.4800033569336, 'Open': 108.83999633789062, 'Close': 108.83999633789062, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 108.83999633789062}, {'Low': 1732.0999755859375, 'Date': '2022-08-29', 'High': 1741.199951171875, 'Open': 1732.4000244140625, 'Close': 1736.5999755859375, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 950, 'date_str': '2022-08-29', 'Adj Close': 1736.5999755859375}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-30': 158.91000366210938, '2022-08-31': 157.22000122070312, '2022-09-01': 157.9600067138672, '2022-09-02': 155.80999755859375, '2022-09-06': 154.52999877929688, '2022-09-07': 155.9600067138672, '2022-09-08': 154.4600067138672, '2022-09-09': 157.3699951171875, '2022-09-12': 163.42999267578125}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-29': 142.47999572753906}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-29': 141.1699981689453}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-28': 147.41000366210938}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-29': 184.1199951171875}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could also mean there is an event coming up soon that may cause a big rally or a huge sell-off. However, implied volatility is only one piece of the puzzle when putting together an options trading strategy.\nWhat do the Analysts Think?\nClearly, options traders are pricing in a big move for Apple shares, but what is the fundamental picture for the company? Currently, Apple is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) in the Computer - Mini computers industry that ranks in the Bottom 11% of our Zacks Industry Rank. Over the last 30 days, no analysts have increased their earnings estimates for the current quarter, while ten analysts have revised the estimate downward. The net effect has taken our Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter from $1.32 per share to $1.25 in that period.\n\nGiven the way analysts feel about Apple right now, this huge implied volatility could mean there’s a trade developing. Oftentimes, options traders look for options with high levels of implied volatility to sell premium. This is a strategy many seasoned traders use because it captures decay. At expiration, the hope for these traders is that the underlying stock does not move as much as originally expected.\nLooking to Trade Options?\nCheck out the simple yet high-powered approach that Zacks Executive VP Kevin Matras has used to close recent double and triple-digit winners. In addition to impressive profit potential, these trades can actually reduce your risk.\n\nClick to see the trades now >>\n\nHow to Profit from the Hot Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobal electric car sales in 2021 more than doubled their 2020 numbers. And today, the electric vehicle (EV) technology and very nature of the business is changing quickly. The next push for future technologies is happening now and investors who get in early could see exceptional profits. \nSee Zacks' Top Stocks to Profit from the EV Revolution >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Investors in Apple Inc. AAPL need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Investors in Apple Inc. AAPL need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other.', 'news_article_title': 'Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Apple (AAPL) Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Investors in Apple Inc. AAPL need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, implied volatility is only one piece of the puzzle when putting together an options trading strategy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors in Apple Inc. AAPL need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-chief-privacy-officer-set-to-leave-company-for-law-firm-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Aug 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Chief Privacy Officer Jane Horvath will be leaving the company soon to work at a law firm, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter.\nHorvath, who joined Apple in 2011, is taking a job at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the report said. (https://bloom.bg/3pVA6zI)\nThe iPhone maker\'s top privacy executive, who is also a lawyer, had previously served in key privacy roles at Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google the U.S. Department of Justice, as per her LinkedIn profile.\nHorvath was hired to formalize privacy practices after the 2011 "locationgate" scandal, in which iPhones were found to be gathering information about users\' whereabouts.\nThe reported move by Horvath also comes after Apple upended the digital ad industry by introducing new iPhone privacy controls last year, which hurt the ability for firms like Meta META.O and Snap SNAP.N to target and measure ads on their apps.\nApple did not immediately respond to a Reuters\' request for comment.\n(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Aug 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Chief Privacy Officer Jane Horvath will be leaving the company soon to work at a law firm, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter. Horvath, who joined Apple in 2011, is taking a job at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the report said. Horvath was hired to formalize privacy practices after the 2011 "locationgate" scandal, in which iPhones were found to be gathering information about users\' whereabouts.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Aug 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O Chief Privacy Officer Jane Horvath will be leaving the company soon to work at a law firm, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter. The reported move by Horvath also comes after Apple upended the digital ad industry by introducing new iPhone privacy controls last year, which hurt the ability for firms like Meta META.O and Snap SNAP.N to target and measure ads on their apps. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple chief privacy officer set to leave company for law firm -Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Aug 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O Chief Privacy Officer Jane Horvath will be leaving the company soon to work at a law firm, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter. Horvath, who joined Apple in 2011, is taking a job at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the report said. (https://bloom.bg/3pVA6zI) The iPhone maker's top privacy executive, who is also a lawyer, had previously served in key privacy roles at Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google the U.S. Department of Justice, as per her LinkedIn profile.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Aug 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O Chief Privacy Officer Jane Horvath will be leaving the company soon to work at a law firm, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bloom.bg/3pVA6zI) The iPhone maker's top privacy executive, who is also a lawyer, had previously served in key privacy roles at Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google the U.S. Department of Justice, as per her LinkedIn profile. The reported move by Horvath also comes after Apple upended the digital ad industry by introducing new iPhone privacy controls last year, which hurt the ability for firms like Meta META.O and Snap SNAP.N to target and measure ads on their apps."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple%3A-the-iphone-14-is-coming-heres-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) fans are getting ready for what is possibly the biggest day in the tech giant’s calendar. Next week (Wednesday, September 7) will see the latest release for Apple’s flagship product – the iPhone 14.\nBefore anyone has even gotten their hands on the newest version, considering the headwinds at play, Wedbush’s Daniel Ives applauds the fact Apple is actually on time with its product release.\n“Hitting this target launch with the supply chain issues and zero Covid shutdown seen earlier this year is another massive achievement for Cook & Co,” said the 5-star analyst. “We believe the initial order for 90 million iPhone 14 units out of the gates has stayed firm and will be roughly flat with iPhone 13 despite the macro storm clouds building.”\nIves reckons around 240 million of Apple’s 1 billion global iPhone userbase haven’t upgraded their handsets in over 3.5 years, so there should be plenty of demand for the new unit.\nAs for Apple’s expectations, Ives believes the company anticipates the “mix shift” will tilt heavily toward the iPhone Pro and Pro Max, which is good news for ASPs (average selling price).\nAlthough the base iPhone’s price will remain the same, due to the increase in the price of components, in addition to the extra functionality of the latest version, a $100 price hike on the iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max is likely in store.\nSo, spec wise, what’s on offer? “Enhanced” camera technology (48- megapixel), and according to Ives, the iPhone 14 Pro models will most probably boast the “innovative” A16 chip as more consumers choose to go Pro. Some storage increases are also expected for both the base iPhone 14 and Pro.\nWhile Ives expects the difficult macro conditions to impact demand, the analyst believes that given the ongoing appeal of Apple products, the “baseline” for 220 million iPhone units in FY23 is most probably a “low bar.”\nDown to business, then, what does it all mean for investors? Ives reiterated an Outperform (i.e., Buy) rating, backed by a $220 price target. This suggests shares have room for 34% growth in the year ahead. (To watch Ives’ track record, click here)\nThe Street’s average target is a more modest $183.12, indicating one-year upside potential of ~15%. However, like Ives, most analysts are backing Apple’s continued success; based on 22 Buys, 4 Holds and 1 Sell, the stock claims a Strong Buy consensus rating. (See Apple stock forecast on TipRanks)\nTo find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.\nDisclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) fans are getting ready for what is possibly the biggest day in the tech giant’s calendar. Before anyone has even gotten their hands on the newest version, considering the headwinds at play, Wedbush’s Daniel Ives applauds the fact Apple is actually on time with its product release. “Hitting this target launch with the supply chain issues and zero Covid shutdown seen earlier this year is another massive achievement for Cook & Co,” said the 5-star analyst.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) fans are getting ready for what is possibly the biggest day in the tech giant’s calendar. As for Apple’s expectations, Ives believes the company anticipates the “mix shift” will tilt heavily toward the iPhone Pro and Pro Max, which is good news for ASPs (average selling price). Ives reiterated an Outperform (i.e., Buy) rating, backed by a $220 price target.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple: The iPhone 14 Is Coming, Here’s What to Expect', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) fans are getting ready for what is possibly the biggest day in the tech giant’s calendar. As for Apple’s expectations, Ives believes the company anticipates the “mix shift” will tilt heavily toward the iPhone Pro and Pro Max, which is good news for ASPs (average selling price). Although the base iPhone’s price will remain the same, due to the increase in the price of components, in addition to the extra functionality of the latest version, a $100 price hike on the iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max is likely in store.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) fans are getting ready for what is possibly the biggest day in the tech giant’s calendar. “We believe the initial order for 90 million iPhone 14 units out of the gates has stayed firm and will be roughly flat with iPhone 13 despite the macro storm clouds building.” Ives reckons around 240 million of Apple’s 1 billion global iPhone userbase haven’t upgraded their handsets in over 3.5 years, so there should be plenty of demand for the new unit. As for Apple’s expectations, Ives believes the company anticipates the “mix shift” will tilt heavily toward the iPhone Pro and Pro Max, which is good news for ASPs (average selling price).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-hot-growth-stocks-to-buy-in-september', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBased on the market’s recent performance, you may think now isn’t the time to increase exposure to hot growth stocks. After all, aren’t rising interest rates and the growing likelihood of a recession bad news for growth?\nYes and no. On one hand, there are plenty of high-fliers from the 2020/2021 bull market that will likely continue to face challenges in the near term. Some of them, due to their poor fundamentals, face murky prospects in the long term.\nBut while that’s the case for many growth plays, it’s not the case for all of them. Top-rated names in this category could begin to recover much sooner than current sentiment suggests. In addition, there are several picks you may not associate with the term “growth stock,” yet could be just that as they are the beneficiaries of some powerful trends.\nWith this, consider it high time to pick up these seven hot growth stocks this September. After the recent market pullback, each has fallen to a favorable entry price.\nAAPL Apple $158.91\nALB Albemarle $272.77\nDVN Devon Energy $71.08\nNEE NextEra Energy $85.70\nON ON Semiconductor $68.97\nSQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile $102.35\nTSLA Tesla $277.70\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com\nAs the largest stock by market cap, you may think Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) days of high growth are behind it. With its outstanding shares worth nearly $2.6 trillion, admittedly it’ll take a lot to move the needle.\nFortunately, though, there are several big growth catalysts in play. In the short term, new product launches could help to reaccelerate growth. And I’m not just talking about the rumored upcoming launch of the iPhone 14. I’m also talking about the launch of a new Apple Watch model, plus the debut of its augmented and mixed reality headset.\nIn the long run, the company could “level up,” and so too could AAPL stock, if it brings a self-driving electric vehicle to market in a few years’ time.\nAfter pulling back over the past two weeks, September may be the perfect time to enter/add to a position in AAPL stock.\nAAPL stock earns a B rating in my Portfolio Grader.\nAlbemarle (ALB)\nSource: IgorGolovniov/Shutterstock.com\nAlbemarle (NYSE:ALB) is a good example of what I meant when I said not all the stocks on this list may immediately be thought of as growth plays. So, what makes this specialty chemicals company a hot growth stock?\nIts high exposure to the proliferation of EVs. Albemarle is a leading provider of lithium used to build EV batteries. Unlike other commodities, which spiked earlier this year due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine only to sink due to recession fears, lithium prices have held onto their supply shock gains.\nAlbemarle is cashing in big time. Analysts are expecting a 124% year-over-year jump in 2022 revenue and 404% YOY earnings growth. Best of all, while ALB stock is up 17% so far this year, it continues to trade at a relatively low forward earnings multiple of 14.2x.\nALB stock earns a B rating in my Portfolio Grader.\nDevon Energy (DVN)\nSource: Jeff Whyte / Shutterstock.com\nOil and gas company Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) is another good example of how when I say “hot growth stock,” I’m not just talking about names in sectors like big tech or clean energy. Carbon-free energy may be the future, but for the time being, fossil fuels reign supreme.\nCouple that with this year’s oil and gas supply challenges, and it’s no surprise this stock has been crushing it over the past 12 months. While major indices have sunk, DVN stock surged 134%. Don’t assume, however, that you’ve missed the boat if you’ve yet to add it to your portfolio.\nDespite concerns about the impact of a recession on demand, analysts continue to anticipate crude oil prices will remain elevated over the next few years. This points to continued strong earnings and big dividend payouts from Devon.\nDVN stock earns an A rating in my Portfolio Grader.\nNextEra Energy (NEE)\nSource: madamF / Shutterstock.com\nAmong the “green wave” hot growth stocks, NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) is definitely one of the most interesting. It’s part old-school utility company (it owns Florida Power & Light) and part clean energy provider. As a result, NEE stock offers investors the best of both worlds.\nIf you are looking for steady income from an investment, this stock has you covered. It currently pays out $1.70 per year in dividends for a 1.9% forward yield. Not only that, but with 26 years of consecutive dividend growth, it’s a bona fide Dividend Aristocrat.\nIf you’re looking for high-growth potential, NextEra has you covered, as well. The move to energy sources like solar and wind, possibly accelerated by the Inflation Reduction Act, will help to drive continued earnings growth. This, in turn, will enable the stock to grow its valuation over time.\nNEE stock earns a B rating in my Portfolio Grader.\nON Semiconductor (ON)\nSource: Shutterstock\nLately, strong demand from end users like the auto industry has resulted in big growth for ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON). As I recently discussed, when the chipmaker last reported earnings, it handily beat estimates. Revenue and earnings were up substantially from the prior year’s quarter, at 25% and 143%, respectively.\nEarnings are expected to decline next year, which is why the stock trades at a fairly low forward valuation of 14.1x earnings. However, it’s possible investors are overestimating how much industrial chip demand will fall during an economic downturn.\nThe CHIPS and Science Act, which was signed into law in early August, bodes well for the company. This piece of legislation provides billions in subsidies to help domestic chipmakers increase their production capacity. Already in the midst of expanding its manufacturing capabilities, ON Semiconductor is well-positioned to benefit from this bill.\nON stock earns an A rating in my Portfolio Grader.\nSociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM)\nSource: Jens_Bee / Shutterstock.com\nLike Albemarle, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) is another old-school name that’s become a high-growth stock thanks to the lithium boom. However, this basic materials giant has also benefited from a second recent trend — the big jump in fertilizer prices.\nThe run-up in fertilizer prices due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict has resulted in a tremendous jump in revenue and earnings. For 2022, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile is expected to see revenue growth of 216% and earnings growth of 469% to $11.66 per share.\nOf course, a lot of this growth has already been factored into SQM’s stock price. Shares are up 103% year to date. Even so, trading at 7.3x forward earnings and sporting a 10.6% dividend yield, there’s a lot of value (and growth potential) left in this stock.\nSQM stock earns an A rating in my Portfolio Grader.\nTesla (TSLA)\nSource: Shutterstock\nUp over 1,000% in the past five years and sporting a market cap of $870 billion, skeptics may believe all the growth potential is already priced into Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and then some.\nYet, there is a path for TSLA stock to not only hold onto its gains from recent years but to hit new highs. How? First, the EV revolution isn’t going away. In fact, thanks to the expansion of EV tax credits, U.S. motorists could switch over even sooner than previously expected.\nSecond, the launch of new models (like the Cybertruck) and the release of new innovations can enable Tesla shares to reach the next level. As InvestorPlace’s Samuel O’Brient reported on Aug. 29, the company’s fully self-driving vehicles could soon hit the roads. Far from peaking, Tesla is another one of the hot growth stocks to buy in September.\nTSLA stock earns a B rating in my Portfolio Grader.\nOn the date of publication, Louis Navellier has a position in DVN, ON and SQM. Louis Navellier did not have (either directly or indirectly) any other positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nOn the date of publication, the InvestorPlace Research staff member primarily responsible for this article did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post 7 Hot Growth Stocks to Buy in September appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the long run, the company could “level up,” and so too could AAPL stock, if it brings a self-driving electric vehicle to market in a few years’ time. AAPL Apple $158.91 ALB Albemarle $272.77 DVN Devon Energy $71.08 NEE NextEra Energy $85.70 ON ON Semiconductor $68.97 SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile $102.35 TSLA Tesla $277.70 Apple (AAPL) Source: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com As the largest stock by market cap, you may think Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) days of high growth are behind it. After pulling back over the past two weeks, September may be the perfect time to enter/add to a position in AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $158.91 ALB Albemarle $272.77 DVN Devon Energy $71.08 NEE NextEra Energy $85.70 ON ON Semiconductor $68.97 SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile $102.35 TSLA Tesla $277.70 Apple (AAPL) Source: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com As the largest stock by market cap, you may think Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) days of high growth are behind it. In the long run, the company could “level up,” and so too could AAPL stock, if it brings a self-driving electric vehicle to market in a few years’ time. After pulling back over the past two weeks, September may be the perfect time to enter/add to a position in AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': '7 Hot Growth Stocks to Buy in September', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $158.91 ALB Albemarle $272.77 DVN Devon Energy $71.08 NEE NextEra Energy $85.70 ON ON Semiconductor $68.97 SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile $102.35 TSLA Tesla $277.70 Apple (AAPL) Source: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com As the largest stock by market cap, you may think Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) days of high growth are behind it. In the long run, the company could “level up,” and so too could AAPL stock, if it brings a self-driving electric vehicle to market in a few years’ time. After pulling back over the past two weeks, September may be the perfect time to enter/add to a position in AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $158.91 ALB Albemarle $272.77 DVN Devon Energy $71.08 NEE NextEra Energy $85.70 ON ON Semiconductor $68.97 SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile $102.35 TSLA Tesla $277.70 Apple (AAPL) Source: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com As the largest stock by market cap, you may think Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) days of high growth are behind it. In the long run, the company could “level up,” and so too could AAPL stock, if it brings a self-driving electric vehicle to market in a few years’ time. After pulling back over the past two weeks, September may be the perfect time to enter/add to a position in AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-closes-down-for-3rd-straight-session-on-fed-rate-hike-worry-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session on Tuesday as a rise in job openings fueled fears the U.S. Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has tumbled more than 5% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reaffirmed the central bank\'s determination to raise interest rates even in the face of a slowing economy.\nLabor demand showed no signs of cooling as U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July and the prior month was revised sharply higher. A separate report showed consumer confidence rebounded strongly in August after three straight monthly declines.\n"They have to weaken the labor market and how are they going to do that – they are going to jam rates and make things so expensive that people are going to pull back, demand is going to fall off, and people are going to get laid off," said Ken Polcari, managing partner at Kace Capital Advisors in Boca Raton, Florida.\n"It locks them in even further."\nThe data increases the focus on the August non-farm payrolls data due on Friday.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 308.12 points, or 0.96%, to 31,790.87, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 44.45 points, or 1.10%, to 3,986.16 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 134.53 points, or 1.12%, to 11,883.14.\nNew York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday the central bank will likely need to get its policy rate about 3.5% and is unlikely to cut interest rates at all next year as it fights inflation.\nHowever, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said in an essay published on Tuesday the Fed could "dial back" from its recent string of 75 basis point hikes if new data shows inflation is "clearly" slowing. Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said the Fed\'s pledge to bring inflation down to its 2% goal will not necessarily result in a severe recession.\nTraders are pricing in a 74.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis point rate hike at the Fed\'s September meeting. FEDWATCH\nEach of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were in negative territory, with the energy sector .SPNY down 3.36%, the biggest percentage decliner, as oil prices settled down more than 5% on concerns that the slowing of global economies could sap demand.\nRate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 0.85%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, off 1.53%, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index.\nBoth the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have broken below their 50-day moving average. The S&P 500 also briefly fell below the 50% Fibonacci retracement level from its June low to August high, another key technical indicator watched by analysts as support.\nThe CBOE Volatility index, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose for the third straight session and hit a six-week high at 27.69 points.\nAdding to worries, Taiwan\'s military fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed an islet controlled by Taiwan near the Chinese coast.\nBest Buy Co BBY.N rose 1.61% as one of the biggest gainers on the S&P 500 after it reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable sales thanks to steep discounts.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.51 billion shares, compared with the 10.54 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 4.27-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.44-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted no new 52-week highs and 18 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 15 new highs and 217 new lows.\nSPX technicalhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3TsV32x\n(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 0.85%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, off 1.53%, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session on Tuesday as a rise in job openings fueled fears the U.S. Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation. The benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has tumbled more than 5% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reaffirmed the central bank's determination to raise interest rates even in the face of a slowing economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 0.85%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, off 1.53%, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 308.12 points, or 0.96%, to 31,790.87, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 44.45 points, or 1.10%, to 3,986.16 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 134.53 points, or 1.12%, to 11,883.14. However, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said in an essay published on Tuesday the Fed could "dial back" from its recent string of 75 basis point hikes if new data shows inflation is "clearly" slowing.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St closes down for 3rd straight session on Fed rate hike worry', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 0.85%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, off 1.53%, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 308.12 points, or 0.96%, to 31,790.87, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 44.45 points, or 1.10%, to 3,986.16 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 134.53 points, or 1.12%, to 11,883.14. New York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday the central bank will likely need to get its policy rate about 3.5% and is unlikely to cut interest rates at all next year as it fights inflation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 0.85%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, off 1.53%, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session on Tuesday as a rise in job openings fueled fears the U.S. Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 308.12 points, or 0.96%, to 31,790.87, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 44.45 points, or 1.10%, to 3,986.16 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 134.53 points, or 1.12%, to 11,883.14.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-closes-down-for-3rd-straight-session-on-fed-rate-hike-worry', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nAug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session on Tuesday as a rise in job openings fueled fears the U.S. Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has tumbled more than 5% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reaffirmed the central bank\'s determination to raise interest rates even in the face of a slowing economy.\nLabor demand showed no signs of cooling as U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July and the prior month was revised sharply higher. A separate report showed consumer confidence rebounded strongly in August after three straight monthly declines.\n"They have to weaken the labor market and how are they going to do that – they are going to jam rates and make things so expensive that people are going to pull back, demand is going to fall off, and people are going to get laid off," said Ken Polcari, managing partner at Kace Capital Advisors in Boca Raton, Florida.\n"It locks them in even further."\nThe data increases the focus on the August non-farm payrolls data due on Friday.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 44.47 points, or 1.10%, to end at 3,986.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 128.85 points, or 1.07%, to 11,888.82. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 308.68 points, or 0.95%, to 31,790.31.\nNew York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday the central bank will likely need to get its policy rate about 3.5% and is unlikely to cut interest rates at all next year as it fights inflation.\nHowever, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said in an essay published on Tuesday the Fed could "dial back" from its recent string of 75 basis point hikes if new data shows inflation is "clearly" slowing while Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said the Fed\'s pledge to bring inflation down to its 2% goal will not necessarily result in a severe recession.\nTraders are pricing in a 74.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis point rate hike at the Fed\'s September meeting. FEDWATCH\nEach of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were in negative territory, with the energy sector .SPNY the biggest percentage decliner as oil prices settled down more than 5% on concerns that slowing of global economies could sap demand.\nRate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index.\nBoth the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have broken below their 50-day moving average. The S&P 500 also briefly fell below the 50% Fibonacci retracement level from its June low to August high, another key technical indicator watched by analysts as support.\nThe CBOE Volatility index, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose for the third straight session and hit a six-week high at 27.69 points.\nAdding to worries, Taiwan\'s military fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed an islet controlled by Taiwan near the Chinese coast.\nBest Buy Co BBY.N, however, rose as the biggest gainer on the S&P 500 after it reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable sales thanks to steep discounts.\nSPX technicalhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3TsV32x\n(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index. By Chuck Mikolajczak Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session on Tuesday as a rise in job openings fueled fears the U.S. Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation. The benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has tumbled more than 5% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reaffirmed the central bank's determination to raise interest rates even in the face of a slowing economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index. Labor demand showed no signs of cooling as U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July and the prior month was revised sharply higher. However, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said in an essay published on Tuesday the Fed could "dial back" from its recent string of 75 basis point hikes if new data shows inflation is "clearly" slowing while Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said the Fed\'s pledge to bring inflation down to its 2% goal will not necessarily result in a severe recession.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St closes down for 3rd straight session on Fed rate hike worry', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 44.47 points, or 1.10%, to end at 3,986.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 128.85 points, or 1.07%, to 11,888.82. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 308.68 points, or 0.95%, to 31,790.31.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, were among the biggest drags on the benchmark index. By Chuck Mikolajczak Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session on Tuesday as a rise in job openings fueled fears the U.S. Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 44.47 points, or 1.10%, to end at 3,986.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 128.85 points, or 1.07%, to 11,888.82.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-falls-for-third-straight-session-worries-about-fed-rate-hike', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nAug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slumped for the third straight session on Tuesday as a rise in job openings fueled concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has tumbled more than 5% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reaffirmed the central bank\'s determination to raise interest rates even in the face of a slowing economy.\nLabor demand showed no signs of cooling as U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July and the prior month was revised sharply higher. A separate report showed consumer confidence rebounded strongly in August after three straight monthly declines.\n"It feeds into a strong labor market, it is also pointing to no apparent concern by consumers and that plays counter to what the market is really looking for," said Andre Bakhos, managing member at Ingenium Analytics LLC in Plainsboro, New Jersey.\n"One would construe this normally as good news, however, we have the inflation part that is the concern and these types of numbers do not play well with trying to bring down inflation, at least that is the market’s perception."\nThe data heightens the focus on the August non-farm payrolls data due on Friday.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 327.54 points, or 1.02%, to 31,771.45, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 49.12 points, or 1.22%, to 3,981.49 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 173.88 points, or 1.45%, to 11,843.79.\nNew York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday the central bank will likely need to get its policy rate about 3.5% and is unlikely to cut interest rates at all next year as it fights inflation.\nHowever, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said in an essay published on Tuesday the Fed could "dial back" from its recent string of 75 basis point hikes if new data shows inflation is "clearly" slowing while Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said the Fed\'s pledge to bring inflation down to its 2% goal will not necessarily result in a severe recession.\nTraders are pricing in a 74.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis point rate hike at the Fed\'s September meeting. FEDWATCH\nEach of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were in negative territory, with the energy sector .SPNY down 3.27% as oil prices slid more than 5% on concerns that slowing of global economies could sap demand.\nThe benchmark 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR erased early morning losses to trade higher at 3.119%.\nRate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 1.32%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, offf 1.69%, were the biggest drags on the benchmark index.\nBoth the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have broken below their 50-day moving average. The S&P 500 also briefly fell below the 50% Fibonacci retracement level from its June low to August high, another key technical indicator watched by analysts as support.\nThe CBOE Volatility index, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose for the third straight session and was last trading at 26.92 points.\nAdding to worries, Taiwan\'s military fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed an islet controlled by Taiwan near the Chinese coast.\nBest Buy Co BBY.N, however, rose 2.25%, the biggest gainer on the S&P 500 after it reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable sales thanks to steep discounts.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 4.83-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.92-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted no new 52-week highs and 18 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 7 new highs and 196 new lows.\nSPX technicalhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3TsV32x\n(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 1.32%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, offf 1.69%, were the biggest drags on the benchmark index. By Chuck Mikolajczak Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slumped for the third straight session on Tuesday as a rise in job openings fueled concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation. The benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has tumbled more than 5% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reaffirmed the central bank's determination to raise interest rates even in the face of a slowing economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 1.32%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, offf 1.69%, were the biggest drags on the benchmark index. A separate report showed consumer confidence rebounded strongly in August after three straight monthly declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 327.54 points, or 1.02%, to 31,771.45, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 49.12 points, or 1.22%, to 3,981.49 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 173.88 points, or 1.45%, to 11,843.79.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street falls for third straight session worries about Fed rate hike', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 1.32%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, offf 1.69%, were the biggest drags on the benchmark index. A separate report showed consumer confidence rebounded strongly in August after three straight monthly declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 327.54 points, or 1.02%, to 31,771.45, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 49.12 points, or 1.22%, to 3,981.49 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 173.88 points, or 1.45%, to 11,843.79.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down 1.32%, and Apple Inc AAPL.O, offf 1.69%, were the biggest drags on the benchmark index. By Chuck Mikolajczak Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slumped for the third straight session on Tuesday as a rise in job openings fueled concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve has another reason to maintain its aggressive path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 327.54 points, or 1.02%, to 31,771.45, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 49.12 points, or 1.22%, to 3,981.49 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 173.88 points, or 1.45%, to 11,843.79.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-hot-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-september', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIf you’re looking for tech stocks to buy, it might help to look to the market for emerging trends.\nA recent note to clients by investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) highlighted the fact that hedge funds are once again buying U.S. technology stocks. In fact, during this year’s second quarter, hedge funds increased their investments in U.S. tech stocks to their highest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.\nHedge funds grew their tech stocks to buy while reducing their investments in energy securities during the April through June period. At the same time, the turnover rate of technology stocks among hedge funds fell to a record low of 23% during the second quarter.\nAccording to Goldman Sachs’ note, hedge fund managers began moving money back into technology stocks in mid-June on signs that inflation may have peaked in the U.S.\nThese tech stocks to buy include familiar names such as Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), to name only a few. Clearly, the so-called “smart money” is betting on a rotation back into technology stocks as inflation cools and the prospect of fewer interest rate hikes nears.\nWith technology stocks back on the radar of professional money managers, we offer up seven hot tech stocks to buy for investors to buy in September.\nAAPL Apple $158.76\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $84.19\nMSFT Microsoft $262.96\nTMUS T-Mobile $144.59\nAVGO Broadcom $497.93\nGOOGL Alphabet $110.09\nCRM Salesforce $156.36\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: dennizn / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was one of the top tech stocks to buy among hedge funds at the start of the summer. September is the perfect time for retail investors to also buy AAPL stock given that it represents the kick-off of the company’s new products leading into the year-end holiday shopping season.\nOn Sept. 7, Apple is scheduled to host its annual product launch event where it is expected to unveil the iPhone 14 and several other electronic devices that analysts say are likely to include new MacBook computers, low-end iPads and several new versions of the Apple Watch.\nApple plans to live stream the launch rather than hold an in-person event, continuing a trend it began during the pandemic. Media reports say that the standard iPhone 14 will look nearly identical to the iPhone 13.\nThe minor difference is the company will eliminate the 5.4-inch “mini” version of the smartphone and add a model with a 6.7-inch screen, the first time Apple has included a display of that size.\nFor the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple is reportedly planning to replace the front-facing camera cut out with a pill-shaped hole for Face identification, and add a faster processor chip and a 48-megapixel wide-angle camera.\nThe launch events each September typically kick Apple’s sales into high gear heading into the fourth and final quarter of the year, and its stock often gets a boost as well.\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) has introduced a new Ryzen 7000 desktop processor that it claims can boost personal computer (PC) speeds by 29%. The new processors go on sale Sept. 27 and are the first new PC chips from AMD since 2020.\nAMD says its powerful new Ryzen 7000 chips will help improve processing speeds for video games, video editing software applications, and graphic design programs.\nAdditionally, the Ryzen 7000 processor is anticipated to reduce energy consumption by 62% compared to the Ryzen 5000 chips. The new 7000 series chips use a newer five-nanometer technology that’s faster and more energy efficient, helping to push the top speed of the processors to 5.7GHz.\nAMD is also leading in the use of the so-called “chiplet” design approach that packages several smaller processing elements into one large chip. Year-to-date, AMD’s stock is down 42%. While the decline might be eye-popping at first glance, investors should view it as a buy-the-dip opportunity.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) was the second most purchased tech stock among hedge funds in this year’s second quarter, behind only Amazon.\nThis should not come as a surprise given that Microsoft remains a blue-chip technology security.\nThe company continues to post strong earnings amid an increasingly diversified business, maintains a market capitalization of nearly $2 trillion. It is one of the few mega-cap tech stocks that pays a dividend (current yield: 0.94%). Plus, Microsoft’s current price-to-earnings ratio of 27 makes the stock look reasonably priced at its current level of $263.08 a share.\nDespite the market turmoil this year and challenges ranging from supply chain constraints to high inflation, Microsoft continues to diversify and grow its various businesses — from its $68 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) to its Azure cloud computing segment.\nIts most recent quarterly results showed that revenues for the Azure cloud unit grew 40% from a year earlier, which was faster than any of its competitors’ cloud computing divisions. Any way you look at it, Microsoft keeps firing on all cylinders.\nT-Mobile (TMUS)\nSource: Shutterstock\nWireless internet provider T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) is the rare technology stock that is outperforming the broader market and is actually up on the year.\nSince the first trading day this past January, TMUS stock has risen 26%. The share price appreciation comes as T-Mobile aggressively rolls out its fifth generation (5G) wireless networks across the U.S.\nThe company counted more than 110 million subscribers in the U.S. at the end of June this year, making it the second-largest wireless carrier in the country after Verizon (NYSE:VZ), which has 143 million wireless customers.\nT-Mobile recently generated headlines around the world with its announcement that it is partnering with Elon Musk’s privately-held company SpaceX. The plan is to connect its 5G smartphones to satellite internet and eliminate mobile dead zones throughout the continental U.S.\nCalled the “Coverage Above and Beyond” plan, T-Mobile says its latest generation of smartphones will connect to satellites operated by SpaceX and provide connections of at least two to four Megabits per second across any coverage area in the U.S., including Hawaii, Alaska, and in territorial waters.\nThe company says customers will be able to text and send MMS messages anywhere there is a clear view of the sky.\nBroadcom (AVGO)\nSource: Sasima / Shutterstock.com\nBroadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) stock is essentially flat, but the share price has doubled in the last five years. Another reason for investors to like Broadcom is its 3.25% dividend yield, which is among the best quarterly payouts of any tech stock.\nBroadcom first paid investors a quarterly dividend of $0.07 a share back in 2010. Since then, the company has grown its dividend payout 20% annually to its current level of $4.09 per share each quarter.\nBroadcom has managed to grow its earnings this year despite facing numerous headwinds, and the company isn’t letting the current downturn stop it from growing.\nAt the end of May, Broadcom announced that it is acquiring enterprise software company VMware (NYSE:VMW) for $61 billion in cash and stock. VMware will help Broadcom diversify and further expand into the lucrative cloud computing arena.\nThe VMware deal follows a string of acquisitions by Broadcom, which has also included the purchase of CA Technologies in 2018 for $18.9 billion and the buying of Symantec in 2019 for $10.7 billion.\nAlphabet (GOOGL)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock has rarely been as affordable and cheap as it is following its 20-for-1 stock split in July.\nFollowing the split, and with continued downward pressure, GOOGL stock is currently trading at $108.49 per share.\nWith a P/E ratio of 20, Alphabet looks like a solid long-term bet for investors interested in picking up best-of-breed technology stocks. Year-to-date, Alphabet stock has declined 25% and it may get cheaper yet if September proves once again that it is the worst month for the stock market.\nInvestors who have a long time horizon may find they are richly rewarded in the coming years from picking up Alphabet stock at current lows.\nAlphabet is much more today than the Google search engine. The company has its hands in everything from artificial intelligence and cloud computing to self-driving cars and wearable tech. It’s latest push is in cybersecurity, having recently acquired two companies in the space: Mandiant and Siemplify.\nAlphabet appears keen to move into the cloud security space where Microsoft is currently a dominant force. Alphabet has said it plans to integrate its new cybersecurity products and services into its Google Cloud Platform moving forward. The cybersecurity push is another example of how Alphabet is always looking to the future.\nSalesforce (CRM)\nSource: Bjorn Bakstad / Shutterstock.com\nOn paper, cloud computing giant Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) looks like a no-brainer when it comes to the best tech stocks to buy now.\nThe company just reported earnings that beat on the top and bottom lines, announced a $10 billion share repurchase program (the first in the company’s history), and it has successfully completed its $27 billion acquisition of messaging app Slack.\nYet, CRM stock is down 38%. The latest slump in the share price came after the company issued weak forward guidance alongside its most recent earnings.\nSpecifically, Salesforce forecast adjusted earnings of $1.20 to $1.21 a share on $7.82 billion to $7.83 billion in revenue for the current third quarter of 2022.\nThat fell short of the $1.29 in adjusted earnings per share on $8.07 billion in revenue that Wall Street had penciled in for the San Francisco-based company. The disappointing guidance completely overshadowed what was otherwise a stellar print from Salesforce.\nFor the second quarter, the company announced earnings of $1.19 a share compared to $1.02 that had been expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Revenues came in at $7.72 billion versus $7.69 billion that was expected on the Street. Strike while the stock price is low.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL and NVDA. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 7 Hot Tech Stocks to Buy in September appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $158.76 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $84.19 MSFT Microsoft $262.96 TMUS T-Mobile $144.59 AVGO Broadcom $497.93 GOOGL Alphabet $110.09 CRM Salesforce $156.36 Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was one of the top tech stocks to buy among hedge funds at the start of the summer. September is the perfect time for retail investors to also buy AAPL stock given that it represents the kick-off of the company’s new products leading into the year-end holiday shopping season. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL and NVDA.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $158.76 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $84.19 MSFT Microsoft $262.96 TMUS T-Mobile $144.59 AVGO Broadcom $497.93 GOOGL Alphabet $110.09 CRM Salesforce $156.36 Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was one of the top tech stocks to buy among hedge funds at the start of the summer. September is the perfect time for retail investors to also buy AAPL stock given that it represents the kick-off of the company’s new products leading into the year-end holiday shopping season. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL and NVDA.', 'news_article_title': '7 Hot Tech Stocks to Buy in September', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $158.76 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $84.19 MSFT Microsoft $262.96 TMUS T-Mobile $144.59 AVGO Broadcom $497.93 GOOGL Alphabet $110.09 CRM Salesforce $156.36 Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was one of the top tech stocks to buy among hedge funds at the start of the summer. September is the perfect time for retail investors to also buy AAPL stock given that it represents the kick-off of the company’s new products leading into the year-end holiday shopping season. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL and NVDA.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $158.76 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $84.19 MSFT Microsoft $262.96 TMUS T-Mobile $144.59 AVGO Broadcom $497.93 GOOGL Alphabet $110.09 CRM Salesforce $156.36 Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was one of the top tech stocks to buy among hedge funds at the start of the summer. September is the perfect time for retail investors to also buy AAPL stock given that it represents the kick-off of the company’s new products leading into the year-end holiday shopping season. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL and NVDA.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-falls-as-job-openings-data-adds-to-rate-hike-jitters', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar\nAug 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell on Tuesday as a sharp rise in job openings added to worries about the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive approach to bring down inflation.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has slumped 4.6% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell last week reaffirmed the central bank\'s determination to raise interest rates despite a slowing economy.\nTraders raised their bets on a third straight 75 basis points increase in September to 76.5% from 70% before the job openings data was released. FEDWATCH\nMeanwhile, demand for labor showed no sign of cooling as data showed U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July.\nAll eyes are now on the August non-farm payrolls data on Friday.\n"Markets are so focused on Fed that a jobs number on Friday that\'s too strong will likely spook some folks. We really need Goldilocks here," said Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist for LPL Financial.\n"Stocks can go a little higher between now and the end of the year, but in the near-term we would expect quite a bit of choppiness as the market gathers more information on the outlook for the Fed and interest rates."\nAll S&P 500 sectors were trading in the red. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR erased early morning losses to trade higher at 3.11%. US/\nRate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 0.6% and 1.1%.\nAt 10:24 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 184.94 points, or 0.58%, at 31,914.05, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 28.81 points, or 0.71%, at 4,001.80, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 86.17 points, or 0.72%, at 11,931.50.\nThe CBOE Volatility index, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose for the third straight session and was last trading at 26.41 points.\nAdding to worries, Taiwan\'s military fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed an islet controlled by Taiwan near the Chinese coast.\nBest Buy Co BBY.N rose 4.6% after it reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable sales as steep discounts helped soften the blow to electronics demand from rampant inflation.\nTwitter Inc TWTR.N dipped 1% as Tesla Inc TSLA.O chief Elon Musk sent an additional notice to terminate the $44 billion deal to acquire the social media company.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.55-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.90-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded no new 52-week highs and 10 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded six new highs and 102 new lows.\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Sruthi Shankar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "US/ Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 0.6% and 1.1%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday as a sharp rise in job openings added to worries about the Federal Reserve's aggressive approach to bring down inflation. The benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has slumped 4.6% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell last week reaffirmed the central bank's determination to raise interest rates despite a slowing economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "US/ Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 0.6% and 1.1%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday as a sharp rise in job openings added to worries about the Federal Reserve's aggressive approach to bring down inflation. FEDWATCH Meanwhile, demand for labor showed no sign of cooling as data showed U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street falls as job openings data adds to rate hike jitters', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'US/ Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 0.6% and 1.1%. Traders raised their bets on a third straight 75 basis points increase in September to 76.5% from 70% before the job openings data was released. "Markets are so focused on Fed that a jobs number on Friday that\'s too strong will likely spook some folks.', 'news_textrank_summary': "US/ Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 0.6% and 1.1%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday as a sharp rise in job openings added to worries about the Federal Reserve's aggressive approach to bring down inflation. The CBOE Volatility index, also known as Wall Street's fear gauge, rose for the third straight session and was last trading at 26.41 points."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-falls-as-job-openings-data-adds-to-rate-hike-jitters-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar\nAug 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell for the third straight session on Tuesday as a sharp rise in job openings added to worries about the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s aggressive approach to bring down inflation.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX has slumped 5% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell last week reaffirmed the central bank\'s determination to raise interest rates despite a slowing economy.\nLabor demand showed no signs of cooling as U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July, while a separate report showed consumer confidence rebounded strongly in August after three straight monthly declines.\nAll eyes are now on the August non-farm payrolls data on Friday.\n"Normally, seeing companies wanting to hire more workers is a good thing ... more jobs is more reason for the Fed to raise rates," Bryce Doty, senior portfolio manager at Sit Investment Associates said in a note.\nNew York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday he believes the central bank will raise its policy rate high enough to restrict growth and bring down inflation, and will then need to hold it there through the end of 2023.\nTraders are pricing in a 70.5% chance of a third straight 75-basis point rate hike in September. FEDWATCH\nAll S&P 500 sectors were trading in the red, with the energy sector .SPNY down 3.8% as oil prices slid more than 5% on fuel demand woes. O/R\nThe benchmark 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR erased early morning losses to trade higher at 3.11%. US/\nRate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 1.0% and 2.5%.\nAt 12:28 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 259.27 points, or 0.81%, at 31,839.72, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 40.44 points, or 1.00%, at 3,990.17, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 145.73 points, or 1.21%, at 11,871.94.\nBoth the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have broken below their 50-day moving average. The S&P 500 also briefly fell below the 50% Fibonacci retracement level, a key technical indicator watched by analysts, between August highs and mid-June lows.\nThe CBOE Volatility index, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose for the third straight session and was last trading at 26.87 points.\n"It is really a continued concern about how aggressive the Fed will be and whether what we\'re going through right now is simply a retest of the June low or are we headed for an even lower low," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA in New York.\nAdding to worries, Taiwan\'s military fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed an islet controlled by Taiwan near the Chinese coast.\nBest Buy Co BBY.N rose 2.6% after it reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable sales as steep discounts helped soften the blow to electronics demand from rampant inflation.\nTwitter Inc TWTR.N dipped 1.8% as Tesla Inc TSLA.O Chief Executive Elon Musk sent a fresh letter to scrap the deal to buy the social media company after whistleblower claims.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 3.83-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.67-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded no new 52-week highs and 16 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 7 new highs and 168 new lows.\nSPX technicalhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3TsV32x\n(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Sruthi Shankar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'US/ Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 1.0% and 2.5%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell for the third straight session on Tuesday as a sharp rise in job openings added to worries about the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s aggressive approach to bring down inflation. "Normally, seeing companies wanting to hire more workers is a good thing ... more jobs is more reason for the Fed to raise rates," Bryce Doty, senior portfolio manager at Sit Investment Associates said in a note.', 'news_luhn_summary': "US/ Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 1.0% and 2.5%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell for the third straight session on Tuesday as a sharp rise in job openings added to worries about the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive approach to bring down inflation. New York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday he believes the central bank will raise its policy rate high enough to restrict growth and bring down inflation, and will then need to hold it there through the end of 2023.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street falls as job openings data adds to rate hike jitters', 'news_lexrank_summary': "US/ Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 1.0% and 2.5%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell for the third straight session on Tuesday as a sharp rise in job openings added to worries about the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive approach to bring down inflation. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 259.27 points, or 0.81%, at 31,839.72, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 40.44 points, or 1.00%, at 3,990.17, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 145.73 points, or 1.21%, at 11,871.94.", 'news_textrank_summary': "US/ Rate-sensitive megacap growth and technology stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, fell between 1.0% and 2.5%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell for the third straight session on Tuesday as a sharp rise in job openings added to worries about the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive approach to bring down inflation. Labor demand showed no signs of cooling as U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July, while a separate report showed consumer confidence rebounded strongly in August after three straight monthly declines."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/truth-social-android-app-not-approved-on-google-play-store-axios', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Helen Coster\nAug 30 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store due to insufficient content moderation, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a Google spokesperson.\nThe delay marks a setback for the app, which launched in the Apple App Store on Feb. 21. Android phones comprise about 40% of the U.S. smartphone market. Without the Google and Apple stores, there is no easy way for most smartphone users to download Truth Social.\nGoogle and Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.\nTruth Social restored Trump's presence on social media more than a year after he was banned from Twitter Inc TWTR.N, Facebook FB.O and Alphabet Inc's YouTube following the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riots, after he was accused of posting messages inciting violence.\nTMTG has pledged to deliver an “engaging and censorship-free experience” on Truth Social, appealing to a base that feels its views around such hot-button topics in American life as vaccines and the outcome of the 2020 presidential election have been scrubbed from mainstream tech platforms.\nTMTG is working with Hive, a San Francisco-based company that does AI-based content moderation, to flag sexually explicit content, hate speech, bullying and violent content on the app.\nHuman moderators decide what to do with the content Hive has flagged. While the scope of TMTG’s human moderation efforts is unclear, according to a posting on the TMTG website, the company is hiring a “community content administrator” whose job will include reviewing “user-posted content on Truth Social verifying it adheres to established community guidelines.”\nTMTG is planning to go public via a merger with blank-check firm Digital World Acquisition Corp DWAC.O. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating the merger, according to DWAC filings.\n(Reporting by Helen Coster in New York and Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Helen Coster Aug 30 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store due to insufficient content moderation, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a Google spokesperson. Google and Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. TMTG has pledged to deliver an “engaging and censorship-free experience” on Truth Social, appealing to a base that feels its views around such hot-button topics in American life as vaccines and the outcome of the 2020 presidential election have been scrubbed from mainstream tech platforms.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Helen Coster Aug 30 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store due to insufficient content moderation, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a Google spokesperson. Google and Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. Truth Social restored Trump's presence on social media more than a year after he was banned from Twitter Inc TWTR.N, Facebook FB.O and Alphabet Inc's YouTube following the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riots, after he was accused of posting messages inciting violence.", 'news_article_title': 'Truth Social Android app not approved on Google Play Store -Axios', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Helen Coster Aug 30 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store due to insufficient content moderation, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a Google spokesperson. Without the Google and Apple stores, there is no easy way for most smartphone users to download Truth Social. TMTG is working with Hive, a San Francisco-based company that does AI-based content moderation, to flag sexually explicit content, hate speech, bullying and violent content on the app.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Helen Coster Aug 30 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store due to insufficient content moderation, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a Google spokesperson. TMTG is working with Hive, a San Francisco-based company that does AI-based content moderation, to flag sexually explicit content, hate speech, bullying and violent content on the app. While the scope of TMTG’s human moderation efforts is unclear, according to a posting on the TMTG website, the company is hiring a “community content administrator” whose job will include reviewing “user-posted content on Truth Social verifying it adheres to established community guidelines.” TMTG is planning to go public via a merger with blank-check firm Digital World Acquisition Corp DWAC.O."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-id-invest-%2420000-today-if-i-had-to-start-from-scratch-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If I handed you $20,000 to start a portfolio from scratch, how would you invest that money?\nInvesting is personal. Unsurprisingly, we would all take different approaches and strategies. You\'d have to consider factors such as your personal financial situation, your investment time horizon, and your overall stomach for risk and volatility.\nWhile I can\'t tell you how you should invest $20,000 today, here\'s how I would do it.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nCategorize your investment ideas\nThe sheer size of the stock market can be daunting. This means the first thing I\'d do is divide my investment ideas into broad categories.\nI would focus on four main areas:\nBroad market funds\nProven winners\nConsistent compounders\nHigh-optionality companies\nI\'ll extrapolate each of these categories, but keep in mind, as the manager of your own portfolio, you can focus on whatever areas you think offer the greatest risk-adjusted potential.\nBroad market funds\nOver the long term, the S&P 500 has delivered a return in excess of 10% (when dividends are reinvested). While I believe beating the market is possible, I would allocate a significant portion of my portfolio to the benchmark via a low-cost, market-tracking exchange-traded fund (ETF). This creates a solid foundation for my investments and provides instant diversification.\nMy personal favorite is the Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO), which tracks the S&P 500 and has an expense ratio of just 0.03%.\nExpense ratios are the fees you pay to own a fund, and they are one of the most important factors to consider when researching ETFs and mutual funds.\nIf investing today, I\'d allocate 20% of the sum to a low-cost S&P 500 ETF.\nProven winners\nThere are some businesses that have been such consistent winners over the years, it\'s almost impossible not to include them in a diversified basket of stocks.\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are all examples of such companies.\nBecause these businesses have years and even decades of absolute dominance in their respective markets, there\'s not nearly as much research involved when picking them.\nAll of these companies have extremely strong balance sheets with very little debt. They are also growing their top lines by at least 15% and boast net profit margins of 20% or greater.\nWhile the long-term upside is somewhat limited by their enormous market capitalizations, these companies offer a bedrock of healthy growth to the portfolio, with little long-term risk.\nI\'d allocate 7.5% of the $20,000 to each of these four tech behemoths.\nConsistent compounders\nSome of my favorite stocks are boring companies that just keep chugging along year after year. Look no further than Costco (NASDAQ: COST), McCormick (NYSE: MKC), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Coca Cola (NYSE: KO), and Ball (NYSE: BALL).\nThese "boring" businesses all have:\nLeadership in their industries\nWide moats in the form of strong brand recognition\nThey make products that their customers will likely buy regardless of the economic environment.\nBut what I really love about these stocks is they\'re compounding machines. Each has delivered a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of at least 10% over the long term.\nTICKER\nCAGR OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS\nCOST\n16%\nMKC\n13%\nHD\n23%\nKO\n12%\nBALL\n12%\nData source: Calculations by author.\nWhile they might not be the most exciting businesses to own, you\'ll be glad you bought them after a few decades when the magic of compounding growth starts to kick in.\nI\'d allocate 6% of the lump sum to each of these high-quality compounders.\nHigh-optionality companies\nFinally, I\'d invest 20% of the $20,000 evenly across five high-optionality growth stocks: MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUO), The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD), Axon Enterprises (NASDAQ: AXON), and KnowBe4 (NASDAQ: KNBE).\nThe investment firm NZS Capital defines optionality as "a large potential payoff resulting from a relatively small investment."\nIn other words, by investing a small amount into companies with a wide potential of outcomes, you can turn a small initial investment into outsized gains.\nAll five of these growth companies are using technology to disrupt massive addressable markets.\nBecause these firms are in hypergrowth mode, I\'m less concerned with present-day profitability and more focused on cash flow. As such, I selected these five, in part, because they are all free cash-flow positive.\nBankruptcy is a large risk with young growth companies, but that risk is reduced significantly when the company is generating a surplus of cash like each of these five.\nWhile high-growth businesses can be really exciting to own, it\'s important to limit your initial allocation, as they carry significantly higher risk than the stocks previously mentioned.\nDollar-cost average to hedge against a crash\nIf I were investing $20,000 today, here\'s how it would break down:\nTICKER\nWEIGHT\nINVESTMENT\nVOO\n20%\n$4,000\nAAPL\n7.5%\n$1,500\nNVDA\n7.5%\n$1,500\nMSFT\n7.5%\n$1,500\nGOOG\n7.5%\n$1,500\nCOST\n6%\n$1,200\nMKC\n6%\n$1,200\nHD\n6%\n$1,200\nKO\n6%\n$1,200\nBALL\n6%\n$1,200\nMELI\n4%\n$800\nDUO\n4%\n$800\nTTD\n4%\n$800\nAXON\n4%\n$800\nKNBE\n4%\n$800\nTotal\n100%\n$20,000\nTo mitigate risk of another market crash, I would probably dollar-cost average into these positions, investing $5,000 each month for four months. That way, if the market crashes tomorrow, my cost basis for these positions will be much lower than if I\'d invested the entire sum all at once.\nLastly, while the allocation to VOO gives this portfolio a high degree of diversification, over time I would add additional positions, with the goal of owning at least 25 individual stocks.\nYour strategy might look different, but I believe the investments above provide a solid foundation to what will hopefully be a market-beating portfolio over the long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Mark Blank has positions in KnowBe4, Inc., MercadoLibre, Nvidia, and The Trade Desk. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Axon Enterprise, Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, Nvidia, The Trade Desk, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool recommends McCormick and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are all examples of such companies. These "boring" businesses all have: Leadership in their industries Wide moats in the form of strong brand recognition They make products that their customers will likely buy regardless of the economic environment. While high-growth businesses can be really exciting to own, it\'s important to limit your initial allocation, as they carry significantly higher risk than the stocks previously mentioned.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are all examples of such companies. Look no further than Costco (NASDAQ: COST), McCormick (NYSE: MKC), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Coca Cola (NYSE: KO), and Ball (NYSE: BALL). High-optionality companies Finally, I'd invest 20% of the $20,000 evenly across five high-optionality growth stocks: MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUO), The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD), Axon Enterprises (NASDAQ: AXON), and KnowBe4 (NASDAQ: KNBE).", 'news_article_title': "How I'd Invest $20,000 Today If I Had to Start From Scratch", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are all examples of such companies. Your strategy might look different, but I believe the investments above provide a solid foundation to what will hopefully be a market-beating portfolio over the long term. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are all examples of such companies. I would focus on four main areas: Broad market funds Proven winners Consistent compounders High-optionality companies I'll extrapolate each of these categories, but keep in mind, as the manager of your own portfolio, you can focus on whatever areas you think offer the greatest risk-adjusted potential. High-optionality companies Finally, I'd invest 20% of the $20,000 evenly across five high-optionality growth stocks: MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUO), The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD), Axon Enterprises (NASDAQ: AXON), and KnowBe4 (NASDAQ: KNBE)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsofts-down-21%3A-is-now-the-best-time-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Microsoft\'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock is down over 21% year to date as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have lingering effects on supply chains and reopenings slow consumer demand. The issues have similarly affected multiple tech stocks. And yet, Microsoft investors have reason to be particularly bullish about the company.\nIn January, the tech giant began acquiring video game company Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) for a record $68.7 billion. The deal is undergoing scrutiny from regulators worldwide, but encouraging words from Microsoft\'s CEO of gaming, Phil Spencer, suggest the purchase will go through. If that\'s the case, Microsoft stands to become one of the world\'s top three largest gaming companies, which could mean its stock is an absolute bargain at its current price.\nA historic acquisition\nOn Aug. 24, Microsoft\'s gaming CEO, Phil Spencer, gave an update on the purchase of Activision in an interview with Bloomberg, saying, "I feel good about the progress that we\'ve been making" with regulators. He added, "[T]he discussions we\'ve been having seem positive." While Spencer didn\'t give more specifics on the deal\'s status, the transaction\'s colossal size has put it under an intense regulation process where Microsoft must obtain antitrust approval before it completes.\nThe almost $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is the first time a deal of this size has been attempted in the industry, inviting fierce scrutiny. Microsoft estimates the purchase will take up until the middle of 2023, but the company is optimistic it will go through. The first regulators to approve the deal came from Saudi Arabia on Aug. 22, suggesting Microsoft might hear from other regions -- particularly the U.S., the U.K., and Europe -- soon. These regions each have the power to either block the purchase or add stipulations.\nWhile the process may seem arduous, trusted investors such as Warren Buffett have put their faith in the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal. In April, Buffett said his holdings company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), owned 9.5% of the company\'s shares, betting the purchase would succeed. Then, in August, Berkshire increased its Activision shares from 64.3 million to 68.4 million, worth $5.3 billion.\nThe gaming industry is vast, with thousands of new titles released annually from an almost equal amount of developers. Microsoft\'s purchase of Activision Blizzard will grow its market share, but not enough to overtake competitors such as Tencent (OTC: TCEHY) and Sony (NYSE: SONY), making the deal likely to succeed.\nWhy should Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard?\nIn the fourth quarter of 2021, Microsoft ranked fourth among the world\'s biggest gaming companies by revenue with $3.9 billion, coming behind Tencent\'s $7.9 billion, Sony\'s $4.3 billion, and Apple\'s $4.4 billion. The Activision deal is anticipated to elevate Microsoft to the third-largest gaming company.\nWhile Activision Blizzard is home to an extensive library of popular games, one franchise has mainly bolstered its price tag: Call of Duty, the second best-selling video game series in history. The multiplayer games had sold 400 million units by 2021, only second to Tetris with 496 million. In 2021, Activision president Daniel Alegre said in anearnings callthat the Call of Duty franchise had generated about $27 billion since 2003. Averaging out the total by year, Microsoft has the potential to earn an extra $1.4 billion a year from Call of Duty before considering multiple other popular franchises in Activision\'s game catalog.\nMoreover, Activision\'s game library has the potential to substantially boost Microsoft\'s already successful game subscription service, Xbox Game Pass -- essentially, the Netflix for games. The service launched in 2017 and has since grown to 25 million members. While Microsoft did not provide updates on Game Pass subscription numbers in its most recent earnings report, outside projections estimate that the segment could generate $4 billion in revenue by the end of the 2022 calendar year. A title as popular as Call of Duty could further boost the service, even if Microsoft sticks to its plan of keeping it available across all consoles.\nMicrosoft launches its in-house games on release day on Xbox Game Pass, a feature that has attracted millions of members and made Xbox consoles one of the best-valued gaming machines on the market.\nAs Microsoft adds Activision titles to its already-extensive library, more gamers are likely to flock to Xbox for expansive access and solid value. Sony, meanwhile, recently announced that it would increase the price of the PlayStation 5 in multiple regions, drawing ire from gamers worldwide and contributing to Sony\'s latest slide in share price. The same day that Sony announced its Playstation price hike, Microsoft shared that the price of its Xbox Series X and S would remain the same.\nEven today, Microsoft looks like a bargain\nMSFT PE Ratio data by YCharts\nWhile Microsoft\'s share price has tumbled since January, the company grew revenue by 18% across all segments in fiscal year 2022, suggesting that investors are misjudging the tech company\'s prospects. Microsoft\'s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio has decreased over 26% in the past year and appears to be trending down, indicating that the company is a buy at its current price. Tech stocks may have fallen out of favor since the height of the pandemic, but with its current valuation, a booming cloud services business, and growing gaming aspirations, Microsoft looks like a winner that\'s trading at a discount.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Microsoft, Netflix, and Tencent Holdings. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While Spencer didn't give more specifics on the deal's status, the transaction's colossal size has put it under an intense regulation process where Microsoft must obtain antitrust approval before it completes. While Microsoft did not provide updates on Game Pass subscription numbers in its most recent earnings report, outside projections estimate that the segment could generate $4 billion in revenue by the end of the 2022 calendar year. Tech stocks may have fallen out of favor since the height of the pandemic, but with its current valuation, a booming cloud services business, and growing gaming aspirations, Microsoft looks like a winner that's trading at a discount.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Moreover, Activision's game library has the potential to substantially boost Microsoft's already successful game subscription service, Xbox Game Pass -- essentially, the Netflix for games. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Microsoft, Netflix, and Tencent Holdings. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Microsoft's Down 21%: Is Now the Best Time to Buy?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Moreover, Activision's game library has the potential to substantially boost Microsoft's already successful game subscription service, Xbox Game Pass -- essentially, the Netflix for games. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Microsoft, Netflix, and Tencent Holdings.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Moreover, Activision's game library has the potential to substantially boost Microsoft's already successful game subscription service, Xbox Game Pass -- essentially, the Netflix for games. Even today, Microsoft looks like a bargain MSFT PE Ratio data by YCharts While Microsoft's share price has tumbled since January, the company grew revenue by 18% across all segments in fiscal year 2022, suggesting that investors are misjudging the tech company's prospects. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/implied-mtum-analyst-target-price%3A-%24159', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (Symbol: MTUM), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $159.07 per unit.\nWith MTUM trading at a recent price near $144.17 per unit, that means that analysts see 10.33% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of MTUM's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: REGN). Although AAPL has traded at a recent price of $161.38/share, the average analyst target is 13.22% higher at $182.72/share. Similarly, AA has 12.79% upside from the recent share price of $55.50 if the average analyst target price of $62.60/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting REGN to reach a target price of $667.50/share, which is 12.61% above the recent price of $592.77. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AAPL, AA, and REGN:\nCombined, AAPL, AA, and REGN represent 6.46% of the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF. Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:\nNAME SYMBOL RECENT PRICE AVG. ANALYST 12-MO. TARGET % UPSIDE TO TARGET\niShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF MTUM $144.17 $159.07 10.33%\nApple Inc AAPL $161.38 $182.72 13.22%\nAlcoa Corporation AA $55.50 $62.60 12.79%\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. REGN $592.77 $667.50 12.61%\nAre analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.\n10 ETFs With Most Upside To Analyst Targets »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AAPL, AA, and REGN: Combined, AAPL, AA, and REGN represent 6.46% of the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF. iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF MTUM $144.17 $159.07 10.33% Apple Inc AAPL $161.38 $182.72 13.22% Alcoa Corporation AA $55.50 $62.60 12.79% Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. REGN $592.77 $667.50 12.61% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of MTUM's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: REGN).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Three of MTUM's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: REGN). Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AAPL, AA, and REGN: Combined, AAPL, AA, and REGN represent 6.46% of the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF. iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF MTUM $144.17 $159.07 10.33% Apple Inc AAPL $161.38 $182.72 13.22% Alcoa Corporation AA $55.50 $62.60 12.79% Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. REGN $592.77 $667.50 12.61% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now?", 'news_article_title': 'Implied MTUM Analyst Target Price: $159', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Although AAPL has traded at a recent price of $161.38/share, the average analyst target is 13.22% higher at $182.72/share. Three of MTUM's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: REGN). Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AAPL, AA, and REGN: Combined, AAPL, AA, and REGN represent 6.46% of the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Three of MTUM's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: REGN). Although AAPL has traded at a recent price of $161.38/share, the average analyst target is 13.22% higher at $182.72/share. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AAPL, AA, and REGN: Combined, AAPL, AA, and REGN represent 6.46% of the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-best-kinds-of-investments-during-times-of-uncertainty', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There are no guarantees in the stock market, but there are investments that have stood the test of time and have proven to hold up better than others during times of uncertainty. If you\'re looking for some sense of "stability" during these times, look no further than these stocks every portfolio should include.\nBlue-chip stocks\nAlthough there\'s no one definition for what a blue-chip stock is, it\'s generally accepted that they are well-established, cash-cow companies that are leaders in their industry and household names.\nCompanies such as Starbucks, Microsoft, and McDonald\'s would be considered blue-chip stocks, for example. Starbucks and coffee are becoming synonymous, Microsoft could be considered the original tech powerhouse, and McDonald\'s is as recognizable of a brand as any company in history.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTo even receive the title of a blue-chip stock, a company\'s track record must be top of the line. This doesn\'t mean everything is always peachy keen with the business, but it does mean they have the financial resources and brand to weather almost any bad economic storm. This is important during times of uncertainty because the long-term stability (relative to smaller, lesser-known companies) that can come with blue-chip stocks is hard to duplicate.\nYou don\'t want your whole portfolio to be blue-chip stocks, but they should definitely be a staple. For companies to become blue stocks, they had to go through a lot of growth, and as an investor, there\'s a lot of money to be made in this growth. If your portfolio is all blue chip stocks, you won\'t hold any younger companies with hypergrowth potential. Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) had to start somewhere -- and they\'ve made a lot of people rich along their journey so far.\nLarge-cap companies\nThere is a risk/reward trade-off with investing. Stocks are riskier than bonds, but have virtually unlimited earning potential. Within stocks themselves, there is also a risk/reward trade-off based on company size. Smaller companies have much more room for growth in their business, which generally means there\'s more room for growth in their stock price. However, with this growth potential comes higher risk because smaller companies have fewer resources.\nLarge-cap companies, defined as companies with a market cap of at least $10 billion, may not have as much room for hypergrowth in their business, but due to their size, they often have way more resources to keep the business afloat despite broader economic conditions.\nThis is important for long-term investors because rough periods in the stock market are inevitable, and you want to feel comfortable treating them as an afterthought because you believe in a stock\'s long-term potential.\nThe stability of large-cap stocks is why people tend to gravitate toward them during bear markets when prices are dropping.\nYou can\'t go wrong with funds\nThe good thing about blue-chip stocks and other large-cap companies is that you can invest in them using exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which can help spread out some risks.\nMany ETFs are available that focus specifically on large-cap companies, with one of the most popular being the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO). The S&P 500 is an index that tracks 500 of the largest public U.S. companies. S&P 500 index funds are very low-cost, have lots of diversification, and have provided respectable long-term returns (roughly 10% annually). You can also find your fair share of ETFs that only contain blue-chip stocks, but the funds are usually put together by professional investors, so they tend to be on the more expensive side.\nYou also want to be sure you don\'t abandon the small players altogether during periods of uncertainty. The Russell 2000 is considered the go-to benchmark for small-cap stocks, and although it usually underperforms the S&P 500 during bear markets, it tends to outperform it in the early stages of a bull market, making down periods a good time to scoop these stocks for a "discount."\nYou may not want to take on the risk that comes with investing in individual small-cap or mid-cap companies, but investing in a well-diversified ETF containing those companies is still a good move. You always want to give yourself a chance for the growth potential that comes with smaller companies.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of 2/14/21\nStefon Walters has positions in McDonald\'s and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Microsoft, Starbucks, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short October 2022 $85 calls on Starbucks. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) had to start somewhere -- and they've made a lot of people rich along their journey so far. Starbucks and coffee are becoming synonymous, Microsoft could be considered the original tech powerhouse, and McDonald's is as recognizable of a brand as any company in history. This is important during times of uncertainty because the long-term stability (relative to smaller, lesser-known companies) that can come with blue-chip stocks is hard to duplicate.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) had to start somewhere -- and they've made a lot of people rich along their journey so far. Smaller companies have much more room for growth in their business, which generally means there's more room for growth in their stock price. This is important for long-term investors because rough periods in the stock market are inevitable, and you want to feel comfortable treating them as an afterthought because you believe in a stock's long-term potential.", 'news_article_title': 'The Best Kinds of Investments During Times of Uncertainty', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) had to start somewhere -- and they've made a lot of people rich along their journey so far. Companies such as Starbucks, Microsoft, and McDonald's would be considered blue-chip stocks, for example. Large-cap companies There is a risk/reward trade-off with investing.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) had to start somewhere -- and they've made a lot of people rich along their journey so far. Blue-chip stocks Although there's no one definition for what a blue-chip stock is, it's generally accepted that they are well-established, cash-cow companies that are leaders in their industry and household names. This is important for long-term investors because rough periods in the stock market are inevitable, and you want to feel comfortable treating them as an afterthought because you believe in a stock's long-term potential."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-this-big-tech-stock-is-no.-1-on-my-buy-list', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Where to turn in a scary market\nWith the Nasdaq Composite down more than 20% so far this year and the stock market\'s violent reaction to Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech on Friday, it might be tempting to sell stocks. But study after study has shown timing the market doesn\'t work.\nThat\'s why factors like a dominant market position, a reasonable valuation, or a shareholder-friendly management team can provide the confidence to hold on during a downturn. Only a select few companies offer all three attributes. That\'s why Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) will be the next stock I add to my portfolio.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. When a brand becomes synonymous with the product\nPass a Kleenex. Xerox the report. Put a Band-Aid on it. You know a brand is dominant when consumers are using its name in place of the actual product. Googling something might be the best example of this phenomenon. Definitive numbers aren\'t made public. But it is estimated that more than 63,000 searches per second -- about 5.6 trillion per year -- are conducted through the Google search engine. Statista pegs itsglobal marketshare at around 84%. That is absolute dominance.\nOf course, it is just one arrow in the company\'s quiver for gathering data to serve up targeted advertisements. It has nine products that command more than one billion users. Searches made up 57% of the $182 billion in 2021\'s revenue. Advertising overall -- through products like YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps, and its app store Google Play -- accounted for 80%.\nSkeptics worry about legislation that could hamper the company\'s stronghold. But the most recent attempt, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, appears to have missed its window in Congress. With mid-term elections approaching, it\'s unclear when that window might reopen. For now, the company appears safe from additional regulation.\n2. Eventually, valuation matters\nIt\'s not clear who first said, "Valuation doesn\'t matter...until it does," but they should be taking a victory lap. After years of historically high valuations and a stimulus-fueled crescendo, most stocks are now trading at multiples of sales, cash flow, and earnings that are more in line with historical norms. As we entered 2021, the S&P 500 traded at a price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 36. In the past 30 years, that ratio has typically been between 15 and 25.\nSince 2014, Alphabet\'s market capitalization as a multiple of sales and cash flow has stayed in a fairly well-defined range. That\'s likely due to its size and consistent growth. If financial performance is predictable, any changes in valuation tend to reflect market sentiment overall. Right now, sentiment is clearly negative. Excluding the brief collapse at the beginning of the pandemic, the stock trades near the bottom of both ranges.\nGOOGL Price to CFO Per Share (TTM) data by YCharts.\nOf course, revenue and cash flow could drop if there is a recession. But based on the recent past, the current price is a good one. Besides, the company performed well during the last two recessions. Revenue was essentially flat in the second quarter of 2020, and it actually grew from 2008 to 2009.\nA shifting capital allocation strategy\nOne of the reasons Wall Street loves a predictable, highly profitable business is because eventually much of that cash comes back to shareholders. Alphabet has been sending clear signals for a few years that it recognized this. And it is upping the amount.\nIn April, management announced a $70 billion stock-buyback program. That came after a $50 billion authorization in 2021 and a $25 billion authorization in 2019. Last year, it repurchased more stock than any other public company except Apple. It\'s welcome news for investors and another reason to hold shares despite the economic uncertainty.\nGOOGL Shares Outstanding data by YCharts\nAdding it all up\nThe stock market can be scary at times. That\'s why it\'s important to dedicate some of your portfolio to high-quality companies. They may not be as exciting. But it reduces volatility and quiets the internal voice that says to sell when the markets slide.\nAn old stock market adage is "No one rings a bell at the top." Unfortunately, they don\'t ring it at the bottom either. Successful investors take advantage of opportunities when they are presented even if there might be more pain ahead. Google\'s strength looks intact for at least the next few years. It\'s why I\'ll be adding it to my portfolio as soon as trading rules allow.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet (A shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Jason Hawthorne has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That's why factors like a dominant market position, a reasonable valuation, or a shareholder-friendly management team can provide the confidence to hold on during a downturn. A shifting capital allocation strategy One of the reasons Wall Street loves a predictable, highly profitable business is because eventually much of that cash comes back to shareholders. GOOGL Shares Outstanding data by YCharts Adding it all up The stock market can be scary at times.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That's why factors like a dominant market position, a reasonable valuation, or a shareholder-friendly management team can provide the confidence to hold on during a downturn. Since 2014, Alphabet's market capitalization as a multiple of sales and cash flow has stayed in a fairly well-defined range. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons This Big Tech Stock Is No. 1 on My Buy List', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Besides, the company performed well during the last two recessions. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet (A shares) wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Where to turn in a scary market With the Nasdaq Composite down more than 20% so far this year and the stock market's violent reaction to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Friday, it might be tempting to sell stocks. GOOGL Shares Outstanding data by YCharts Adding it all up The stock market can be scary at times. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-sp-500-growth-etf-ivw-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $30.67 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.18%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.67%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 47.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.59% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 52.91% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIVW seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of the large capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has lost about -21.93% so far this year and is down about -15.21% in the last one year (as of 08/30/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $58.13 and $84.81.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.06 and standard deviation of 26.68% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 244 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares S&P 500 Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IVW is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $74.57 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $169.27 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \niShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.59% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $30.67 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.59% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.59% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.59% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-why-these-wall-street-analysts-are-recommending-apple-nasdaq%3Aaapl-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the iPhone 14 on September 7, three Wall Street analysts reiterated a Buy rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on August 29. This shows that the Street is impressed with CEO Tim Cook’s endeavor in achieving the target launch date despite supply chain issues and COVID-19-related shutdowns. The analysts who have recently reiterated a Buy rating on Apple stock are David Vogt of UBS (NYSE:UBS), Samik Chatterjee of J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM), and Daniel Ives of Wedbush.\nWhile Vogt did not provide a price target, Chatterjee has furnished a price target of $200 (24% upside potential) on AAPL stock. Further, with a price forecast of $220, Ives sees a 36.3% upside for the stock.\nCommenting on the iPhone 14 launch, which is expected next week, Ives said that the tech giant already has an initial order of 90 million units, which speaks volumes about the strong underlying demand for iPhones, as of the one billion iPhone users across the world, 240 million “have not upgraded their phones in over 3.5 years.”\nIves expects the base model’s price to remain unchanged, while the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are likely to cost $100 more. Specification-wise, the new model will feature a 48-megapixel camera, A16 chip, and enhanced storage.\nFurther, the California-based company plans to launch an upgraded version of the iPhone 14 over the next six to nine months and expects a minimum demand of 220 million units in the next fiscal year, according to the Wedbush analyst.\nMeanwhile, Ives anticipates Apple's services business to total around $90 billion in the Fiscal Year 2023 and surpass $100 billion in the Fiscal Year 2024. “On a growth and EBITDA basis, we believe Apple's services business is worth alone north of $1 trillion which coupled with the flagship hardware business makes the risk/reward very compelling at current levels,” the analyst added.\nIs Apple Stock a Buy or Sell?\nOn TipRanks, Apple stock has a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 22 Buys, four Holds, and one Sell. AAPL’s average stock forecast of $183.12 implies 13.5% upside potential.\nFurther, Apple stock scores a “Perfect 10” on TipRanks’ Smart Score rating system, suggesting that it has strong potential to outperform market expectations. Hedge funds and bloggers are also positive about the stock. TipRanks data shows that 86% of bloggers are Bullish on AAPL stock, compared to the sector average of 65%, and hedge funds have increased their stakes in the company by 11.4 million shares in the last quarter.\nRead full Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the iPhone 14 on September 7, three Wall Street analysts reiterated a Buy rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on August 29. TipRanks data shows that 86% of bloggers are Bullish on AAPL stock, compared to the sector average of 65%, and hedge funds have increased their stakes in the company by 11.4 million shares in the last quarter. While Vogt did not provide a price target, Chatterjee has furnished a price target of $200 (24% upside potential) on AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the iPhone 14 on September 7, three Wall Street analysts reiterated a Buy rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on August 29. While Vogt did not provide a price target, Chatterjee has furnished a price target of $200 (24% upside potential) on AAPL stock. AAPL’s average stock forecast of $183.12 implies 13.5% upside potential.', 'news_article_title': 'Here’s Why These Wall Street Analysts Are Recommending Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the iPhone 14 on September 7, three Wall Street analysts reiterated a Buy rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on August 29. While Vogt did not provide a price target, Chatterjee has furnished a price target of $200 (24% upside potential) on AAPL stock. AAPL’s average stock forecast of $183.12 implies 13.5% upside potential.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the iPhone 14 on September 7, three Wall Street analysts reiterated a Buy rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on August 29. While Vogt did not provide a price target, Chatterjee has furnished a price target of $200 (24% upside potential) on AAPL stock. AAPL’s average stock forecast of $183.12 implies 13.5% upside potential.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-buy-says-pricey-smartphone-sales-holding-strong-ahead-of-next-iphone-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Aug 30 (Reuters) - Consumers stung by decades-high inflation are not shifting to cheaper smartphones, Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N said on Tuesday, boding well for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O upcoming iPhones likely to be unveiled next week.\nThe comments from the largest U.S. consumer electronics retailer come at a time when the soaring prices of gas and groceries have prompted a cutback in non-essential spending.\nBest Buy Chief Executive Officer Corie Barry said consumers were switching to cheaper alternatives in categories such as televisions, but demand for expensive smartphones was holding strong.\n"There are other categories like mobile phones where it is not as much a decision between trading up or trading down. You want a certain brand and you want a certain type of phone," Barry said.\nAnalysts at J.P. Morgan last week raised concerns around the enthusiasm for the new iPhones, citing consumer expectations of a price hike and limited new features.\nBest Buy also said on Tuesday that cost-conscious shoppers might delay holiday season shopping to the last minute this year in search of the best deals.\nApple sends invites for Sept 7 event, analysts expect new iPhones\nLast-minute Christmas shopping may back be in vogue this year, says Best Buy\n(Reporting by Uday Sampath and Mehr Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/sampath_uday ;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Aug 30 (Reuters) - Consumers stung by decades-high inflation are not shifting to cheaper smartphones, Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N said on Tuesday, boding well for Apple Inc's AAPL.O upcoming iPhones likely to be unveiled next week. Best Buy Chief Executive Officer Corie Barry said consumers were switching to cheaper alternatives in categories such as televisions, but demand for expensive smartphones was holding strong. Apple sends invites for Sept 7 event, analysts expect new iPhones Last-minute Christmas shopping may back be in vogue this year, says Best Buy (Reporting by Uday Sampath and Mehr Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni) (([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/sampath_uday ;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Aug 30 (Reuters) - Consumers stung by decades-high inflation are not shifting to cheaper smartphones, Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N said on Tuesday, boding well for Apple Inc's AAPL.O upcoming iPhones likely to be unveiled next week. Analysts at J.P. Morgan last week raised concerns around the enthusiasm for the new iPhones, citing consumer expectations of a price hike and limited new features. Apple sends invites for Sept 7 event, analysts expect new iPhones Last-minute Christmas shopping may back be in vogue this year, says Best Buy (Reporting by Uday Sampath and Mehr Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni) (([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/sampath_uday ;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Best Buy says pricey smartphone sales holding strong ahead of next iPhone launch', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Aug 30 (Reuters) - Consumers stung by decades-high inflation are not shifting to cheaper smartphones, Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N said on Tuesday, boding well for Apple Inc's AAPL.O upcoming iPhones likely to be unveiled next week. The comments from the largest U.S. consumer electronics retailer come at a time when the soaring prices of gas and groceries have prompted a cutback in non-essential spending. Best Buy Chief Executive Officer Corie Barry said consumers were switching to cheaper alternatives in categories such as televisions, but demand for expensive smartphones was holding strong.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Aug 30 (Reuters) - Consumers stung by decades-high inflation are not shifting to cheaper smartphones, Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N said on Tuesday, boding well for Apple Inc's AAPL.O upcoming iPhones likely to be unveiled next week. Best Buy Chief Executive Officer Corie Barry said consumers were switching to cheaper alternatives in categories such as televisions, but demand for expensive smartphones was holding strong. Apple sends invites for Sept 7 event, analysts expect new iPhones Last-minute Christmas shopping may back be in vogue this year, says Best Buy (Reporting by Uday Sampath and Mehr Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni) (([email protected]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/sampath_uday ;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 157.72000122070312, 'high': 162.55999755859375, 'open': 162.1300048828125, 'close': 158.91000366210938, 'ema_50': 159.62614941100006, 'rsi_14': 31.794152180145076, 'target': 157.22000122070312, 'volume': 77906200.0, 'ema_200': 156.38775950107345, 'adj_close': 157.7650146484375, 'rsi_lag_1': 44.14296598988436, 'rsi_lag_2': 47.770248495353236, 'rsi_lag_3': 60.58820117816989, 'rsi_lag_4': 54.2871356265603, 'rsi_lag_5': 52.73901661518354, 'macd_lag_1': 2.7488420898368986, 'macd_lag_2': 3.546236525821115, 'macd_lag_3': 4.284348432601718, 'macd_lag_4': 4.511474916276313, 'macd_lag_5': 4.990294902111572, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.8957398891682828, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.953607550896412}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 25.1299991607666, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 27.690000534057617, 'Open': 25.75, 'Close': 26.209999084472656, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 26.209999084472656}, {'Low': 0.998342752456665, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 1.0052272081375122, 'Open': 1.0014019012451172, 'Close': 1.0014019012451172, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 1.0014019012451172}, {'Low': 1.162304162979126, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 1.1758065223693848, 'Open': 1.1721267700195312, 'Close': 1.172250509262085, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 1.172250509262085}, {'Low': 6.892499923706055, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 6.920400142669678, 'Open': 6.9070000648498535, 'Close': 6.9070000648498535, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 6.9070000648498535}, {'Low': 90.54000091552734, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 97.66000366210938, 'Open': 96.9000015258789, 'Close': 91.63999938964844, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 386272, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 91.63999938964844}, {'Low': 0.6859900951385498, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 0.6957973837852478, 'Open': 0.6907508373260498, 'Close': 0.6907508373260498, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 0.6907508373260498}, {'Low': 3.066999912261963, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 3.151000022888184, 'Open': 3.072999954223633, 'Close': 3.109999895095825, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 3.109999895095825}, {'Low': 138.05299377441406, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 139.05599975585938, 'Open': 138.5959930419922, 'Close': 138.5959930419922, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 138.5959930419922}, {'Low': 108.29000091552734, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 109.11000061035156, 'Open': 108.6999969482422, 'Close': 108.7699966430664, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 108.7699966430664}, {'Low': 1720.699951171875, 'Date': '2022-08-30', 'High': 1739.0, 'Open': 1736.4000244140625, 'Close': 1723.199951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 385, 'date_str': '2022-08-30', 'Adj Close': 1723.199951171875}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-08-31': 157.22000122070312, '2022-09-01': 157.9600067138672, '2022-09-02': 155.80999755859375, '2022-09-06': 154.52999877929688, '2022-09-07': 155.9600067138672, '2022-09-08': 154.4600067138672, '2022-09-09': 157.3699951171875, '2022-09-12': 163.42999267578125, '2022-09-13': 153.83999633789062}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-30': 138.1999969482422}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-30': 148.02999877929688}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-28': 147.41000366210938}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-30': 187.6499938964844}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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{'date': '2022-08-31', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': None, 'fred_gdp': 26272.011, 'fred_nfp': None, 'fred_ppi': None, 'fred_retail_sales': None, 'fred_interest_rate': 2.5, 'fred_trade_balance': None, 'fred_unemployment_rate': None, 'fred_consumer_confidence': None, 'fred_industrial_production': None, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': 2.33}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-set-for-higher-open-as-tech-stocks-rebound-oil-drops', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar\nAug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as technology and growth stocks rebounded, while weaker-than-expected private payrolls data and a slide in oil prices helped ease some worries about inflation.\nAn ADP National Employment report showed private payrolls increased by 132,000 jobs in August, falling short of economists\' forecast of job growth of 288,000, according to a Reuters poll.\nThe more comprehensive and closely watched jobs data on Friday is expcted to show nonfarm payrolls rose by 300,000 last month after recording a 528,000 increase in July.\nAny signs of a cooling job market would be welcomed by investors as it could ease the pressure on the Federal Reserve to stick to outsized rate hikes.\n"We continue to believe that the U.S. economy is relatively strong compared to Europe but the Fed will not believe that inflation is coming down until we see a couple of months of drop in prices," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer at Infrastructure Capital Management in New York.\nThe three main indexes are set for sharp monthly declines, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC down more than 4% after Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s blunt and hawkish remarks on Friday about keeping monetary policy tight "for some time" quashed hopes of more modest rate hikes.\nMeanwhile, mixed economic data signaling an easing of price pressures and a tight labor market has weighed on investors\' minds heading into September, which is typically a weak month for stock market returns.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX is up 9.6% from its mid-June lows but remains in bear market after plummeting earlier this year.\nHeavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading.\nMarathon Oil MRO.N slipped 3.2% to lead declines among oil stocks as U.S. crude prices CLc1 slid about 3% to $89 a barrel on recession fears. O/R\n"Oil is down and that\'s usually good for tech stocks. If oil is down that means inflation is coming down. There is a 5% bleed through from oil prices to core CPI," Hatfield said.\nAt 08:46 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 63 points, or 0.2%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 13.5 points, or 0.34%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 79.75 points, or 0.65%.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 2.1% after it hired two of social media firm Snap Inc\'s SNAP.N top executives to help the streaming giant with its advertising-supported tier plan. Shares of Snap dropped 10.1%.\nChewy Inc CHWY.N slid 10.5% after the online pet supplies retailer cut its full-year 2022 sales outlook, while Calvin Klein owner PVH Corp PVH.N fell 5.5% after slashing 2022 profit outlook.\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O slumped 30.5% after saying it would close 150 stores and cut about 20% of its corporate and supply chain workforce as the cash-strapped home goods retailer struggles to turn around its business.\nHP Inc HPQ.N dipped 6.1% after it forecast downbeat fourth-quarter and full-year profit.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading. "We continue to believe that the U.S. economy is relatively strong compared to Europe but the Fed will not believe that inflation is coming down until we see a couple of months of drop in prices," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer at Infrastructure Capital Management in New York. The three main indexes are set for sharp monthly declines, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC down more than 4% after Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s blunt and hawkish remarks on Friday about keeping monetary policy tight "for some time" quashed hopes of more modest rate hikes.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as technology and growth stocks rebounded, while weaker-than-expected private payrolls data and a slide in oil prices helped ease some worries about inflation. An ADP National Employment report showed private payrolls increased by 132,000 jobs in August, falling short of economists' forecast of job growth of 288,000, according to a Reuters poll.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street set for higher open as tech stocks rebound, oil drops', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as technology and growth stocks rebounded, while weaker-than-expected private payrolls data and a slide in oil prices helped ease some worries about inflation. "We continue to believe that the U.S. economy is relatively strong compared to Europe but the Fed will not believe that inflation is coming down until we see a couple of months of drop in prices," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer at Infrastructure Capital Management in New York.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as technology and growth stocks rebounded, while weaker-than-expected private payrolls data and a slide in oil prices helped ease some worries about inflation. Meanwhile, mixed economic data signaling an easing of price pressures and a tight labor market has weighed on investors' minds heading into September, which is typically a weak month for stock market returns."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bidens-buyback-tax-shows-who-really-runs-america', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nNEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - When returning money to shareholders, companies prefer to buy back stock rather than pay dividends. For good reason: it saves some investors billions of dollars a year in tax. A new 1% levy on share repurchases recently signed into law https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/19/fact-sheet-the-inflation-reduction-act-supports-workers-and-families/ by President Joe Biden is meant to put the brakes on buybacks. It won’t, but instead might irritate executives and investors who never benefited in the first place.\nOpponents of share buybacks, including politicians ranging from Democrat Ron Wyden https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-stock-buyback-legislation-passes-senate to Republican Marco Rubio https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/5/rubio-urges-chips-recipients-to-put-america-first, often claim that buying back shares diverts money away from investment in factories, jobs and research. That’s a red herring, though. If companies like Apple, which announced $90 billion in buybacks https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/04/apple-reports-second-quarter-results/ in April, couldn’t buy back shares, they could distribute cash as one-off dividends.\nThe real problem with buybacks is the way they are taxed. For companies, there’s no economic distinction between the $882 billion https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-500-buybacks-set-quarterly-and-annual-record-301502561.html that the members of the S&P 500 Index spent on buybacks last year and the $511 billion https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-dow-jones-indices-reports-us-indicated-dividend-payments-increased-18-0-billion-in-q4-2021-and-a-record-69-8-billion-in-2021--301453374.html they paid in dividends. For investors, though, there’s a big difference. While dividends are taxed as income, shares sold in a buyback incur capital gains tax that applies only to the owner’s overall profit.\nThis doesn’t much matter for investors who pay no tax, like pension funds and nonprofit bodies. Individual investors whose dividends and capital gains are taxed at the same rate – generally 20% – are also indifferent. But it matters enormously for foreign investors, including hedge funds based in tax havens like the Cayman Islands. They generally pay no U.S. tax on capital gains, but a 30% tax on dividends. Foreign investors hold around 30% of U.S.-listed stock, according to Brookings Institution fellow Steven Rosenthal.\nImagine if companies had paid out that $882 billion as dividends rather than in buying back stock. The government would have gained up to $80 billion in extra tax revenue – around 10 times what the new buyback tax is forecast to raise https://www.jct.gov/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=40b08e39-706e-46aa-aef2-438a26936398 per year. The true figure would be lower, since many foreign investors benefit from bilateral tax treaties that reduce their rate. But even taxed at 15%, the extra dividends would bring in five times as much as the government is set to make from the buyback levy.\nTHUMB ON THE SCALE\nIn an ideal world, buybacks and dividends would incur the same tax. It’s not complicated – the late Yale Law School Professor Marvin Chirelstein laid out a relatively simple way https://openyls.law.yale.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.13051/4057/Optional_Redemptions_and_Optional_Dividends_Taxing_the_Repurchase_of_Common_Shares__78_Yale_Law_Journal_739__1969_.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y to tax dividends and buybacks alike in the 1960s. However, in America’s divided political system, that’s a pipe dream. Equalizing the two would break Biden’s grandstanding promise not to raise tax on households earning less than $400,000 a year by even a penny Biden would not raise taxes.\nThe 1% tax on buybacks is therefore a second-best option. It makes repurchasing shares fractionally less attractive for companies and could raise $74 billion over a decade. But its impact on corporate behavior is likely to be trifling. The annual proceeds are less than 0.5% of the S&P 500’s forecast earnings this year, according to Refinitiv estimates. Companies can also offset shares they buy back against new equity they issue, say for employee stock plans.\nThe tax could still create a political bang, though. The fact it’s paid directly by the company means it’s borne by all investors including those typically exempt from taxes. Proponents of the scheme argue Congress could raise the rate in future. But that would create yelps of protest from managers of retirees’ money.\nA PROBLEM WITHOUT A FIX\nBiden’s reforms failed to tackle the biggest problem with share buybacks, which is that they allow very wealthy Americans to amass fortunes and pass them on to their heirs while sheltering from tax.\nTo see why imagine the founder of a big company who wants to hand their empire to the next generation. By declining to sell whenever the company buys back shares, they amass a bigger proportion of the company’s equity. When the mogul dies, owing to a quirk of the tax system, the embedded capital gain resets to zero, relieving heirs of a big liability.\nThis is something tax scholars Daniel Hemel and Gregg Polsky call “the Mark Zuckerberg problem https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2398&context=fac_artchop,” after the founder of Facebook. Removing that perk – which Biden proposed https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/28/fact-sheet-the-american-families-plan/ in 2021 but then dropped – could have raised $110 billion https://www.cbo.gov/budget-options/56851 over 10 years, according to congressional budget scorers.\nThe reform drive also left untouched another even more unfair distortion. This lets private equity executives treat profits on funds they oversee as an investment taxed at 20%, rather than earnings taxable at nearly twice that rate. This feature, known as the carried-interest loophole, survived thanks to the support of Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who held the deciding vote.\nFor regular Americans, that was a poor trade. True, Democratic proponents of carried interest reform reckon it would have brought in just $15 billion https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Carried%20Interest%20Fairness%20Act%20of%202021%20one-pager.pdf of tax revenue over a decade. But some analysts believe closing the loophole could raise 12 times that https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/business/dealbook/how-a-carried-interest-tax-could-raise-180-billion.html. Supporters of a cleanup include legendary investor Warren Buffett, JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon and even former President Donald Trump https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/20/cohn-tried-25-times-to-cut-hedge-fund-loophole-but-failed.html.\nA future Congress may tackle these distortions. Until then, the buyback levy is better than nothing. But politicians’ failure to remove dodges so egregious that even billionaires dislike them speaks volumes about who rules America. Biden occupies the White House, but where tax is concerned a wealthy minority still calls the shots.\nFollow @johnsfoley https://twitter.com/johnsfoley on Twitter\nCONTEXT NEWS\nCompanies based in the United States will pay a 1% levy on share buybacks from the end of 2022, under a law signed by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16.\nThe buyback tax forms part of the Inflation Reduction Act, which also provided for clean energy investment and lower drug prices. Details will be finalized by the Treasury Department.\nOver 10 years the buyback levy would raise around $74 billion, based on an analysis by the Joint Committee of Taxation, a nonpartisan congressional panel.\nCompanies in the S&P 500 Index spent a record $882 billion on buybacks in 2021, according to S&P Down Jones Indices. They returned $511 billion to investors in dividends over the same time.\n(Editing by Peter Thal Larsen and Amanda Gomez)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It’s not complicated – the late Yale Law School Professor Marvin Chirelstein laid out a relatively simple way https://openyls.law.yale.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.13051/4057/Optional_Redemptions_and_Optional_Dividends_Taxing_the_Repurchase_of_Common_Shares__78_Yale_Law_Journal_739__1969_.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y to tax dividends and buybacks alike in the 1960s. Biden’s reforms failed to tackle the biggest problem with share buybacks, which is that they allow very wealthy Americans to amass fortunes and pass them on to their heirs while sheltering from tax. Supporters of a cleanup include legendary investor Warren Buffett, JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon and even former President Donald Trump https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/20/cohn-tried-25-times-to-cut-hedge-fund-loophole-but-failed.html.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - When returning money to shareholders, companies prefer to buy back stock rather than pay dividends. A new 1% levy on share repurchases recently signed into law https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/19/fact-sheet-the-inflation-reduction-act-supports-workers-and-families/ by President Joe Biden is meant to put the brakes on buybacks. The government would have gained up to $80 billion in extra tax revenue – around 10 times what the new buyback tax is forecast to raise https://www.jct.gov/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=40b08e39-706e-46aa-aef2-438a26936398 per year.', 'news_article_title': 'Biden’s buyback tax shows who really runs America', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For companies, there’s no economic distinction between the $882 billion https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-500-buybacks-set-quarterly-and-annual-record-301502561.html that the members of the S&P 500 Index spent on buybacks last year and the $511 billion https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-dow-jones-indices-reports-us-indicated-dividend-payments-increased-18-0-billion-in-q4-2021-and-a-record-69-8-billion-in-2021--301453374.html they paid in dividends. Imagine if companies had paid out that $882 billion as dividends rather than in buying back stock. The government would have gained up to $80 billion in extra tax revenue – around 10 times what the new buyback tax is forecast to raise https://www.jct.gov/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=40b08e39-706e-46aa-aef2-438a26936398 per year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For companies, there’s no economic distinction between the $882 billion https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-500-buybacks-set-quarterly-and-annual-record-301502561.html that the members of the S&P 500 Index spent on buybacks last year and the $511 billion https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-dow-jones-indices-reports-us-indicated-dividend-payments-increased-18-0-billion-in-q4-2021-and-a-record-69-8-billion-in-2021--301453374.html they paid in dividends. While dividends are taxed as income, shares sold in a buyback incur capital gains tax that applies only to the owner’s overall profit. The government would have gained up to $80 billion in extra tax revenue – around 10 times what the new buyback tax is forecast to raise https://www.jct.gov/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=40b08e39-706e-46aa-aef2-438a26936398 per year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-aug-31-2022-%3A-beke-aapl-grab-mmm-pton-glpi-t-msft-bac-csco-wfc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 10.71 to 12,282.74. The total After hours volume is currently 172,939,311 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nKE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is -0.34 at $17.70, with 10,888,193 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BEKE is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.31 at $157.53, with 9,751,220 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nGrab Holdings Limited (GRAB) is +0.02 at $2.87, with 5,371,722 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GRAB is in the "buy range".\n\n3M Company (MMM) is unchanged at $124.35, with 5,231,267 shares traded. MMM\'s current last sale is 86.06% of the target price of $144.5.\n\nPeloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON) is unchanged at $10.19, with 4,715,943 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.64. PTON\'s current last sale is 56.61% of the target price of $18.\n\nGaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) is unchanged at $48.27, with 4,222,646 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GLPI is in the "buy range".\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $17.54, with 4,134,222 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.28 at $261.75, with 3,815,911 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is unchanged at $33.61, with 3,761,010 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is -0.03 at $44.69, with 3,609,289 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.83. CSCO\'s current last sale is 84.32% of the target price of $53.\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is unchanged at $43.71, with 3,316,690 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\n\nLufax Holding Ltd (LU) is +0.01 at $4.38, with 3,290,030 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for LU is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.31 at $157.53, with 9,751,220 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.31 at $157.53, with 9,751,220 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Aug 31, 2022 : BEKE, AAPL, GRAB, MMM, PTON, GLPI, T, MSFT, BAC, CSCO, WFC, LU', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.31 at $157.53, with 9,751,220 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 10.71 to 12,282.74.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.31 at $157.53, with 9,751,220 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GRAB is in the "buy range".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/snap-restructures-ad-business-amid-worst-sales-growth-rate-in-its-history', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sheila Dang\nAug 31 (Reuters) - Snap Inc SNAP.N said on Wednesday revenue growth in the third quarter is running at the slowest rate in the company\'s history, as high inflation, rising interest rates and a deteriorating economy continues to ravage the advertising industry.\nAs a result, the parent company of Snapchat said it will cut 20% of all staff, restructure its advertising sales unit and shut down projects including mobile games and novelties like a flying drone camera, in order to focus on improving sales and the number of Snapchat users. Snap had more than 5,600 employees at the end of last year.\nInvestors have viewed Snap as an early indicator for trends affecting other social media platforms including Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O, Pinterest PINS.N and Twitter TWTR.N, as the company is usually first to report quarterly earnings or provide business updates.\nSnap\'s warning in May that it would miss its revenue targets due to worsening economic conditions sparked a selloff of social media stocks.\nShares of Santa Monica, California-based Snap closed down 2.5% at $10 on Tuesday after The Verge first reported Snap\'s plans for layoffs, and AdAge reported the departure of two top advertising executives.\nRevenue growth so far in the third quarter is up 8% over the previous year, which is "well below what we were expecting," Chief Executive Evan Spiegel wrote in a memo to employees that was also released publicly on Wednesday.\nIf that growth rate holds, it would be the slowest revenue growth Snap has had since becoming a public company in 2017 - a far cry from triple-digit growth rates it has recorded in previous quarters.\nTwo of Snap\'s top ad sales executives - Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman and Vice President of ad sales Peter Naylor - are leaving to join Netflix NFLX.O and build the streaming service\'s ad business.\nGorman, a long-time advertising executive who previously worked at Amazon, was instrumental in building Snap\'s ad business, said Jasmine Enberg, principal analyst at research firm Insider Intelligence.\nGorman and Naylor\'s departures come after Snap reported a disappointing second quarter and is facing more competition from TikTok, she said.\n"Snap is clearly going through a tough time," Enberg said.\n\'FACE THE CONSEQUENCES\'\nDespite reducing spending in some areas, Snap must now "face the consequences of our lower revenue growth and adapt to the market environment," CEO Spiegel wrote in the memo.\nSenior vice president of engineering Jerry Hunter will be promoted to chief operating officer and will be responsible for improving coordination between engineering, ad sales and product teams, Spiegel said.\nSnap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. These have made it difficult for digital ad sellers and advertisers to target ads to relevant audiences and measure their sales results.\nCloser collaboration between engineering and sales could potentially help Snap improve targeting and measurement of its ads.\nThe restructuring of the ad sales division also includes three new president roles that will oversee the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions.\nSnap will also discontinue investment in its Pixy flying drone camera, just a few months after debuting in May.\n(Reporting by Sheila Dang in Dallas; Editing by Kenneth Li and Kenneth Maxwell)\n(([email protected]; +1 646-983-0894))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Snap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. Revenue growth so far in the third quarter is up 8% over the previous year, which is "well below what we were expecting," Chief Executive Evan Spiegel wrote in a memo to employees that was also released publicly on Wednesday. Gorman, a long-time advertising executive who previously worked at Amazon, was instrumental in building Snap\'s ad business, said Jasmine Enberg, principal analyst at research firm Insider Intelligence.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Snap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. Investors have viewed Snap as an early indicator for trends affecting other social media platforms including Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O, Pinterest PINS.N and Twitter TWTR.N, as the company is usually first to report quarterly earnings or provide business updates. Two of Snap's top ad sales executives - Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman and Vice President of ad sales Peter Naylor - are leaving to join Netflix NFLX.O and build the streaming service's ad business.", 'news_article_title': 'Snap restructures ad business amid worst sales growth rate in its history', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Snap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. Revenue growth so far in the third quarter is up 8% over the previous year, which is "well below what we were expecting," Chief Executive Evan Spiegel wrote in a memo to employees that was also released publicly on Wednesday. Two of Snap\'s top ad sales executives - Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman and Vice President of ad sales Peter Naylor - are leaving to join Netflix NFLX.O and build the streaming service\'s ad business.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Snap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. Shares of Santa Monica, California-based Snap closed down 2.5% at $10 on Tuesday after The Verge first reported Snap's plans for layoffs, and AdAge reported the departure of two top advertising executives. If that growth rate holds, it would be the slowest revenue growth Snap has had since becoming a public company in 2017 - a far cry from triple-digit growth rates it has recorded in previous quarters."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-big-tech-stocks-that-are-bargains-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It has been a rough year for the stock market but even more so for mega-cap tech stocks. From the start of 2022 through early August, the four largest technology companies lost an average of 14% of their value, including dividends, compared with a decline of 12% for the benchmark S&P 500 Index. (Prices, returns and other data are as of Aug. 5 unless otherwise noted.) \nSEE MORE Hedge Funds\' 21 Top Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Now\nThe four biggest tech firms also happen to be the biggest U.S. companies of any kind, as measured by market capitalization (price times shares outstanding). In order of size, the Mega Four are Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon.com (AMZN). Over the past five years, their share prices have more than tripled, and each has a market cap of more than a trillion dollars. But investors are bewitched by what behavioral economists call "recency bias," or putting too much emphasis on the latest events, so losses over the previous few months are prominent in investing decisions. \nSmart investors take a long view, both forward and backward. They look carefully at a company\'s progress over the years and then try to forecast a decade out. With this kind of analysis, the 2022 decline is clearly a buying opportunity for three reasons:\nAdaptability. Each of the Mega Four started with a single big idea: search-based advertising for Google, personal computing for Apple, online shopping for Amazon and operating-system software for Microsoft. None has abandoned its original business, but all have moved into other sectors. Those transitions have been impressive and nearly unique among corporations. The flexibility that the Mega Four have displayed bodes well for future adaptation to changing markets.\nFor example, every one of the four is a leader in the supremely profitable business of cloud computing, which lets users store massive amounts of data remotely and securely, accessible anywhere in the world. Three-fourths of Amazon\'s profits last year came from its cloud-computing unit. For the quarter ending June 30, Microsoft\'s Intelligent Cloud revenue represented 39% of total sales for the company; Alphabet\'s cloud revenues jumped 35% in the same quarter. \nSEE MORE Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio\nEven Apple, a manufacturing company, understands the value of cloud computing. Revenues from the company\'s services division, which in addition to the cloud includes Apple TV+, Apple Music, the Apple Card and the App Store, are growing three times as fast as iPhone sales. Forbes predicts profits from services will reach $50 billion a year, surpassing the profits from iPhone sales, by 2025. \nAll the companies are using a subscription model, the best example being Amazon Prime, to guarantee a flow of cash. In addition, both Apple and Amazon have made major investments in video production and streaming.\nAlphabet\'s YouTube, even though it is blocked in China, has become a huge global advertising vehicle, with 2.6 billion users. Meanwhile, Microsoft is one of the three largest gaming companies in the world. Alphabet\'s Google owns Nest thermostats and Verily Life Sciences. Amazon owns the Whole Foods Market chain, with $17 billion in revenues. Alphabet\'s Gmail service is the largest in the world, accounting for 37% of all email openings last year. \nNot all the tech companies\' investments (or "other bets," as Alphabet officially calls them) have paid off – Google Fiber, bringing super-high-speed internet connections to about a dozen cities, has been disappointing, for one – but the Mega Four have remarkable acquisition track records and plenty of cash to buy more businesses. Among the three of them, Microsoft, Apple and Alphabet collectively have a total of nearly $300 billion in cash and short-term investments on their balance sheets.\nCongress and regulators, of course, may stand in the way of further growth by acquisition. But the big tech companies have also grown organically, with such great businesses as Amazon Web Services, the largest cloud-services organization in the world, generated within their own organizations.\nProfitability. The reason the Mega Four have so much cash is that they are absurdly profitable. Take return on equity, which is net income divided by shareholders\' equity (a firm\'s net worth, or what would get turned over to the stockholders if a company were liquidated). According to a Nasdaq primer, return on equity "enables investors to identify companies that diligently deploy cash for higher returns." Apple\'s current return on equity is 153%. In other words, raising $1 million in equity produces profits of $1.53 million! For comparison, Zack\'s, aninvestment researchfirm, reports that the average for the mini-computer sector is 19%. \nSEE MORE 10 Dividend Growth Stocks Delivering Impressive Increases\nA cruder profit measurement is operating margin, or return on sales – that is, profits divided by revenues. For all U.S. industries, the average figure is about 11%, but Microsoft\'s is nearly 40% over the past 12 months, and Alphabet\'s is about 30%. Amazon is mainly a retailer, so its margins are lower, but its cloud business has an operating margin of about 30%. There\'s no need to get bogged down in statistics. It\'s sufficient to say that these companies are profit machines, even when the economy appears to be slowing down as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to thwart inflation.\nValuation. Now I get to the best part of the Mega Four story: These stocks are cheap. I can\'t predict whether they\'ll get cheaper in the short run, but it\'s clear that becoming partners in some of the best businesses in the world is a better deal today than it was at the start of the year.\nAlphabet, whose shares have dropped from $148 earlier this year to $117, now carries a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, based on a consensus of analysts\' earnings forecasts for the next 12 months, of 22, and Apple\'s is 27. Despite a recent bounce, Amazon is considerably less expensive than it was two years ago, and Microsoft has lost $59 a share since it traded at $342 in November 2021.\nThe company that used to be the fifth-largest U.S. stock and now ranks 11th, Meta Platforms (META), the former Facebook, provides a striking contrast to the Mega Four. Some 97% of Meta\'s total revenue comes from advertising sales, which fell in the most recent quarter because of vulnerability to trends in the overall global economy and increased competition. Meta is trying to make its own shift, "moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology," as its latest earnings report says. \nSEE MORE The 15 Best Growth Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2022\nCan Meta\'s management lead this kind of massive, risky transition? That\'s uncertain, but when it comes to valuation, Meta is hard to resist. The stock has plunged 50% this year, and its P/E is currently a mere 18. Meta and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) have the same market cap, but Meta earned about 40% more in the most recent quarter.\nOf all the ideas that created America\'s biggest tech companies, Facebook\'s was the most simple and revolutionary. It completely changed the way we connect with other people and upended the advertising world. Today, one out of every six ad dollars in the world is spent on Facebook – twice as much as on Google. \nThe main case for the Mega Four – or Five – is their success. I realize that the market battlefield is littered with giant winners that have become losers, General Electric (GE) being the prime example. There are no guarantees in investing. But when the market sours on companies because of the state of the economy, it\'s a good time to be buying the best. \nKiplinger\nJames K. Glassman chairs Glassman Advisory, a public-affairs consulting firm. He does not write about his clients. Of the stocks mentioned here, he owns Microsoft and Amazon.com. His most recent book is Safety Net: The Strategy for De-Risking Your Investments in a Time of Turbulence. You can reach him at [email protected].\nSEE MORE 65 Best Dividend Stocks You Can Count On in 2022\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In order of size, the Mega Four are Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon.com (AMZN). But investors are bewitched by what behavioral economists call "recency bias," or putting too much emphasis on the latest events, so losses over the previous few months are prominent in investing decisions. Not all the tech companies\' investments (or "other bets," as Alphabet officially calls them) have paid off – Google Fiber, bringing super-high-speed internet connections to about a dozen cities, has been disappointing, for one – but the Mega Four have remarkable acquisition track records and plenty of cash to buy more businesses.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In order of size, the Mega Four are Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon.com (AMZN). For the quarter ending June 30, Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud revenue represented 39% of total sales for the company; Alphabet's cloud revenues jumped 35% in the same quarter. Forbes predicts profits from services will reach $50 billion a year, surpassing the profits from iPhone sales, by 2025.", 'news_article_title': '5 Big Tech Stocks That Are Bargains Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In order of size, the Mega Four are Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon.com (AMZN). Forbes predicts profits from services will reach $50 billion a year, surpassing the profits from iPhone sales, by 2025. The reason the Mega Four have so much cash is that they are absurdly profitable.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In order of size, the Mega Four are Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon.com (AMZN). Revenues from the company\'s services division, which in addition to the cloud includes Apple TV+, Apple Music, the Apple Card and the App Store, are growing three times as fast as iPhone sales. Not all the tech companies\' investments (or "other bets," as Alphabet officially calls them) have paid off – Google Fiber, bringing super-high-speed internet connections to about a dozen cities, has been disappointing, for one – but the Mega Four have remarkable acquisition track records and plenty of cash to buy more businesses.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-president-says-she-looks-forward-to-producing-democracy-chips-with-u.s.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds quotes, context\nTAIPEI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan looks forward to producing "democracy chips" with the United States, President Tsai Ing-wen told the visiting governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, Doug Ducey, on Thursday, the latest in a string of senior officials from the county to visit.\nTaiwan has been keen to show the United States, its most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, that it is a reliable friend as a global chip crunch impacts auto production and consumer electronics.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona.\n"In the face of authoritarian expansionism and the challenges of the post-pandemic era, Taiwan seeks to bolster cooperation with the United States in the semiconductor and other high-tech industries," Tsai said at the meeting in the presidential office in Taipei.\n"This will help build more secure and more resilient supply chains. We look forward to jointly producing democracy chips to safeguard the interests of our democratic partners and create greater prosperity."\nDucey, a Republican, is the latest in a succession of officials from the United States to visit including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in early August, defying pressure from China for such trips not to take place.\nHe told Tsai that their partnership with Taiwan was "the greatest" in the semiconductor industry.\n"TSMC\'s legacy investment has elevated the potential for what\'s possible between Arizona and Taiwan," Ducey said.\n"Arizona stands with Taiwan, and we look forward to building on the many opportunities ahead."\nArizona is also where Taiwanese F-16 pilots train, at Luke Air Force base, which Tsai also mentioned.\n"Taiwan and the United States will continue to build on our important alliance to safeguard peace and stability in the Indo Pacific," she said.\nChina claims Taiwan as its territory despite the strong objections of the democratically elected government in Taipei, which rejects Beijing\'s sovereignty claims.\nChina has been carrying out military drills near Taiwan since Pelosi\'s visit to express its anger at what it views as stepped up U.S. support for the island.\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Stephen Coates)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. Taiwan has been keen to show the United States, its most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, that it is a reliable friend as a global chip crunch impacts auto production and consumer electronics. "In the face of authoritarian expansionism and the challenges of the post-pandemic era, Taiwan seeks to bolster cooperation with the United States in the semiconductor and other high-tech industries," Tsai said at the meeting in the presidential office in Taipei.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. Adds quotes, context TAIPEI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan looks forward to producing "democracy chips" with the United States, President Tsai Ing-wen told the visiting governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, Doug Ducey, on Thursday, the latest in a string of senior officials from the county to visit. We look forward to jointly producing democracy chips to safeguard the interests of our democratic partners and create greater prosperity."', 'news_article_title': "Taiwan president says she looks forward to producing 'democracy chips' with U.S.", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. Adds quotes, context TAIPEI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan looks forward to producing "democracy chips" with the United States, President Tsai Ing-wen told the visiting governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, Doug Ducey, on Thursday, the latest in a string of senior officials from the county to visit. He told Tsai that their partnership with Taiwan was "the greatest" in the semiconductor industry.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TWTSM.N, a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. Adds quotes, context TAIPEI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan looks forward to producing "democracy chips" with the United States, President Tsai Ing-wen told the visiting governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, Doug Ducey, on Thursday, the latest in a string of senior officials from the county to visit. Taiwan has been keen to show the United States, its most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, that it is a reliable friend as a global chip crunch impacts auto production and consumer electronics.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-htc-cleared-in-u.s.-trade-tribunal-dispute-over-wireless-patents', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Blake Brittain\nAug 31 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a win for Apple Inc AAPL.O, HTC Corp 2498.TWand ZTE Corp 000063.SZ against allegations that imports of their devices infringe wireless-technology patents.\nThe companies' smartphones, smart watches, tablets and other LTE-capable devices do not violate INVT SPE LLC's rights in two patents originally owned by Panasonic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said.\nThe companies and their attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nINVT is a patent-holding company affiliated with investment funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC, a SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T subsidiary.\nFortress defeated a separate lawsuit last year brought by Apple and Intel that accused it and its affiliates, including INVT, of violating antitrust law by stockpiling thousands of patents and demanding extortionate licensing fees. Apple later dropped out of the case, which is currently on appeal.\nINVT filed a complaint against Apple, HTC and ZTE at the U.S. International Trade Commission in 2018, accusing their devices that comply with the LTE wireless standard of infringing its patents. It sought a ban on imports of the allegedly infringing devices.\nThe commission ruled for the device makers in 2020. A three-judge Federal Circuit panel upheld the decision Wednesday.\nU.S. Circuit Judge Raymond Chen wrote the devices did not infringe one of INVT's patents because they functioned differently than what is described in the patent. The devices were not capable of receiving and handling data signals in the same way as INVT's patented technology, the appeals court said.\nThe Federal Circuit also found the patent was not essential to the LTE standard, and that the devices did not infringe simply by being LTE capable.\nThe court found the rest of the appeal was moot because INVT's other patent had expired. Apple and ZTE previously withdrew from this appeal.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain; Editing by Josie Kao)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Blake Brittain Aug 31 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a win for Apple Inc AAPL.O, HTC Corp 2498.TWand ZTE Corp 000063.SZ against allegations that imports of their devices infringe wireless-technology patents. The companies' smartphones, smart watches, tablets and other LTE-capable devices do not violate INVT SPE LLC's rights in two patents originally owned by Panasonic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said. Fortress defeated a separate lawsuit last year brought by Apple and Intel that accused it and its affiliates, including INVT, of violating antitrust law by stockpiling thousands of patents and demanding extortionate licensing fees.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Blake Brittain Aug 31 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a win for Apple Inc AAPL.O, HTC Corp 2498.TWand ZTE Corp 000063.SZ against allegations that imports of their devices infringe wireless-technology patents. INVT is a patent-holding company affiliated with investment funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC, a SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T subsidiary. It sought a ban on imports of the allegedly infringing devices.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple, HTC cleared in U.S. trade tribunal dispute over wireless patents', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Blake Brittain Aug 31 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a win for Apple Inc AAPL.O, HTC Corp 2498.TWand ZTE Corp 000063.SZ against allegations that imports of their devices infringe wireless-technology patents. INVT filed a complaint against Apple, HTC and ZTE at the U.S. International Trade Commission in 2018, accusing their devices that comply with the LTE wireless standard of infringing its patents. The Federal Circuit also found the patent was not essential to the LTE standard, and that the devices did not infringe simply by being LTE capable.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain Aug 31 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a win for Apple Inc AAPL.O, HTC Corp 2498.TWand ZTE Corp 000063.SZ against allegations that imports of their devices infringe wireless-technology patents. The companies' smartphones, smart watches, tablets and other LTE-capable devices do not violate INVT SPE LLC's rights in two patents originally owned by Panasonic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said. INVT filed a complaint against Apple, HTC and ZTE at the U.S. International Trade Commission in 2018, accusing their devices that comply with the LTE wireless standard of infringing its patents."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/snap-to-cut-20-of-staff-cancel-projects-in-cost-cutting-effort', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sheila Dang\nAug 31 (Reuters) - Snap Inc SNAP.N said on Wednesday it will lay off 20% of all staff and shut down projects, including mobile games and novelties like a flying drone camera, as high inflation and a deteriorating economy continue to ravage the advertising industry.\nThe cuts will help the company save an estimated $500 million in costs annually, Snap said.\nShares of Snap rose nearly 10% in morning trading, which reverberated across the sector. Shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O were up 5% and Pinterest Inc PINS.N rose 6%.\nThe company said it will focus on improving sales and the number of Snapchat users.\nInvestors have viewed Snap as an early indicator for trends affecting other social media platforms, as Snap is usually first to report quarterly earnings or provide business updates.\nSnap\'s warning in May that it would miss its revenue targets due to worsening economic conditions sparked a sell-off of social media stocks.\nShares of Santa Monica, California-based Snap closed down 2.5% at $10 on Tuesday after The Verge first reported Snap\'s plans for layoffs, and AdAge reported the departure of two top advertising executives.\nRevenue growth so far in the third quarter is up 8% over the previous year, which is "well below what we were expecting," Chief Executive Evan Spiegel wrote in a memo to employees that was also released publicly on Wednesday.\nIf that growth rate holds, it would be the slowest revenue growth Snap has had since becoming a public company in 2017 - a far cry from triple-digit growth rates it has recorded in previous quarters.\nTwo of Snap\'s top ad sales executives - Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman and Vice President of ad sales Peter Naylor - are leaving to join Netflix Inc NFLX.O and build the streaming service\'s ad business.\nGorman, a longtime advertising executive who previously worked at Amazon, was instrumental in building Snap\'s ad business, said Jasmine Enberg, principal analyst at research firm Insider Intelligence.\nGorman and Naylor\'s departures come after Snap reported a disappointing second quarter and it is facing more competition from TikTok, she said.\n"Snap is clearly going through a tough time," Enberg said.\n\'FACE THE CONSEQUENCES\'\nDespite reducing spending in some areas, Snap must now "face the consequences of our lower revenue growth and adapt to the market environment," CEO Spiegel wrote in the memo.\nSenior vice president of engineering Jerry Hunter will be promoted to chief operating officer and will be responsible for improving coordination between engineering, ad sales and product teams, Spiegel said.\nSnap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. These have made it difficult for digital ad sellers and advertisers to target ads to relevant audiences and measure their sales results.\nCloser collaboration between engineering and sales could potentially help Snap improve targeting and measurement of its ads.\nThe restructuring of the ad sales division also includes three new president roles that will oversee the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions.\nSnap will also discontinue investment in its Pixy flying drone camera, just a few months after its debut in May.\n(Reporting by Sheila Dang in Dallas; Editing by Kenneth Li and Kenneth Maxwell)\n(([email protected]; +1 646-983-0894))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Snap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. By Sheila Dang Aug 31 (Reuters) - Snap Inc SNAP.N said on Wednesday it will lay off 20% of all staff and shut down projects, including mobile games and novelties like a flying drone camera, as high inflation and a deteriorating economy continue to ravage the advertising industry. Gorman, a longtime advertising executive who previously worked at Amazon, was instrumental in building Snap's ad business, said Jasmine Enberg, principal analyst at research firm Insider Intelligence.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Snap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. Two of Snap's top ad sales executives - Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman and Vice President of ad sales Peter Naylor - are leaving to join Netflix Inc NFLX.O and build the streaming service's ad business. Gorman, a longtime advertising executive who previously worked at Amazon, was instrumental in building Snap's ad business, said Jasmine Enberg, principal analyst at research firm Insider Intelligence.", 'news_article_title': 'Snap to cut 20% of staff, cancel projects in cost-cutting effort', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Snap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. Two of Snap's top ad sales executives - Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman and Vice President of ad sales Peter Naylor - are leaving to join Netflix Inc NFLX.O and build the streaming service's ad business. Closer collaboration between engineering and sales could potentially help Snap improve targeting and measurement of its ads.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Snap and other social media platforms including Meta have all suffered from privacy updates that Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced on iPhones last year. Investors have viewed Snap as an early indicator for trends affecting other social media platforms, as Snap is usually first to report quarterly earnings or provide business updates. Shares of Santa Monica, California-based Snap closed down 2.5% at $10 on Tuesday after The Verge first reported Snap's plans for layoffs, and AdAge reported the departure of two top advertising executives."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tsmc-making-excellent-progress-with-arizona-chip-plant-state-governor-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TAIPEI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N is making "excellent" progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the U.S. state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state\'s role in training Taiwanese fighter pilots.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona.\nSpeaking at an investment conference during a visit to Taipei, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recalled meeting the TSMC leadership in 2017 and then in 2020 announcing the investment.\n"Just over two years later TSMC has completed construction for its main facility and continues to make excellent progress," he said, describing visiting the construction site as "even more impressive in person".\n"Along with TSMC\'s historic investment, roughly two dozen Taiwanese-based suppliers are finding Arizona is right for investment," added Ducey.\nThe companies are also finding Arizona\'s partnership with Taiwan spans decades, he said.\n"As one example, for more than 25 years, Taiwan pilots flying F-16 fighter jets have trained at Luke Air Force base in west Phoenix. We are particularly proud of Arizona\'s role in helping Taiwan bolster its defence and protect its people."\nDucey, is the latest in a succession of officials from the United States to visit, defying pressure from China for such trips not to take place.\nChina claims Taiwan as its territory despite the strong objections of the democratically elected government in Taipei, which rejects Beijing\'s sovereignty claims.\nDucey, a Republican, will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and with companies in the semiconductor industry on his three-day trip.\nTaiwan has hosted a succession of officials from the United States since a visit by a delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi early this month, which infuriated China.\nBeijing responded to Pelosi\'s visit with military drills close to the island that included launches of ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time, and by cutting some lines of dialogue with Washington.\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. Taiwan has hosted a succession of officials from the United States since a visit by a delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi early this month, which infuriated China. Beijing responded to Pelosi's visit with military drills close to the island that included launches of ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time, and by cutting some lines of dialogue with Washington.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. TAIPEI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N is making "excellent" progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the U.S. state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state\'s role in training Taiwanese fighter pilots. Speaking at an investment conference during a visit to Taipei, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recalled meeting the TSMC leadership in 2017 and then in 2020 announcing the investment.', 'news_article_title': "TSMC making 'excellent' progress with Arizona chip plant, state governor says", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. TAIPEI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N is making "excellent" progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the U.S. state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state\'s role in training Taiwanese fighter pilots. "Just over two years later TSMC has completed construction for its main facility and continues to make excellent progress," he said, describing visiting the construction site as "even more impressive in person".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. TAIPEI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N is making "excellent" progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the U.S. state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state\'s role in training Taiwanese fighter pilots. Speaking at an investment conference during a visit to Taipei, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recalled meeting the TSMC leadership in 2017 and then in 2020 announcing the investment.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foreign-business-travel-missing-ingredient-for-irish-hotel-recovery-dalata', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Padraic Halpin\nDUBLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Executives at Ireland\'s large hub of multinational companies are still only going on a small fraction of the foreign business trips they made before the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the country\'s largest hotel operator said.\nDalata Hotel Group DHG.I, which has the Maldron and Clayton brands, said on Wednesday a strong rebound in leisure travel following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions pushed first half revenue, average room rate and profit above 2019 levels.\nChief Executive Dermot Crowley said that despite the fall in foreign business travel, corporate demand managed to return towards levels last seen before the pandemic, with domestic business travel and new business making up for the falls elsewhere.\n"The big unknown is that multinationals, (who were) our big customers pre-COVID, are not travelling anywhere near the same level as they were pre-COVID," Crowley told Reuters.\nHe said he would carefully monitor whether Apple\'s AAPL.O call for workers to partly return to the office would lead to more travel.\nIreland is the European base for technology companies like Google GOOGL.O, which, alongside pharmaceutical groups such as Pfizer PFE.N and Abbott ABT.N, are among the country\'s largest employers with the sector accounting for about one-in-nine workers in Ireland.\nCentral Statistics Office data on Tuesday showed overseas arrivals into Ireland in July were 12% lower than pre-pandemic levels.\nDalata\'s first-half 2022 revenues rose almost six-fold from the COVID-19 hammered first half of 2021 and were 9% higher than 2019 at 220 million euros, aided by a 15% rise in average room rate over the same period.\nCore profit jumped 14% compared with 2019, with like-for-like group revenue per available room (RevPAR) - a key measure of a hotel\'s top-line performance - up 5%. Strong trading continued in July and August with occupancy back at pre-pandemic levels.\nCrowley said leisure demand looked strong for September but that the group had little visibility beyond that with most bookings typically made within six weeks of travelling.\nWhile Dalata has not seen any impact on demand to date from sharp rises in the cost of living, it said inflationary costs may impact consumer discretionary spending in the future.\n(Reporting by Padraic Halpin. Editing by Jane Merriman)\n(([email protected]; +353 1 500 1504; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "He said he would carefully monitor whether Apple's AAPL.O call for workers to partly return to the office would lead to more travel. By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Executives at Ireland's large hub of multinational companies are still only going on a small fraction of the foreign business trips they made before the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the country's largest hotel operator said. Dalata Hotel Group DHG.I, which has the Maldron and Clayton brands, said on Wednesday a strong rebound in leisure travel following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions pushed first half revenue, average room rate and profit above 2019 levels.", 'news_luhn_summary': "He said he would carefully monitor whether Apple's AAPL.O call for workers to partly return to the office would lead to more travel. By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Executives at Ireland's large hub of multinational companies are still only going on a small fraction of the foreign business trips they made before the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the country's largest hotel operator said. Dalata Hotel Group DHG.I, which has the Maldron and Clayton brands, said on Wednesday a strong rebound in leisure travel following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions pushed first half revenue, average room rate and profit above 2019 levels.", 'news_article_title': 'Foreign business travel missing ingredient for Irish hotel recovery - Dalata', 'news_lexrank_summary': "He said he would carefully monitor whether Apple's AAPL.O call for workers to partly return to the office would lead to more travel. By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Executives at Ireland's large hub of multinational companies are still only going on a small fraction of the foreign business trips they made before the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the country's largest hotel operator said. Dalata Hotel Group DHG.I, which has the Maldron and Clayton brands, said on Wednesday a strong rebound in leisure travel following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions pushed first half revenue, average room rate and profit above 2019 levels.", 'news_textrank_summary': "He said he would carefully monitor whether Apple's AAPL.O call for workers to partly return to the office would lead to more travel. By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Executives at Ireland's large hub of multinational companies are still only going on a small fraction of the foreign business trips they made before the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the country's largest hotel operator said. Dalata Hotel Group DHG.I, which has the Maldron and Clayton brands, said on Wednesday a strong rebound in leisure travel following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions pushed first half revenue, average room rate and profit above 2019 levels."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-higher-as-tech-stocks-rebound-private-jobs-data-on-tap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.08%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.68%\nAug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as technology and growth stocks snapped back, while investors waited for private payrolls data to gauge how fast the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to tame decades-high inflation.\nThe three main indexes are set for sharp monthly declines, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC down more than 4% after Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s blunt and hawkish remarks on Friday about keeping monetary policy tight "for some time" quashed hopes of more modest rate hikes.\nMeanwhile, mixed economic data signaling easing price pressures and strong labor market has weighed on investors\' mind heading into September, which is a typically a weak month for stock market returns.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX is up 9.6% from its mid-June lows but remains in bear market after plummeting earlier this year.\nADP National Employment report, due at 08:15 am ET, is expected to show private payrolls likely increased by 288,000 in August. It will be followed by a reading on Chicago PMI for August after market open.\nOn Tuesday, data showed U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July, pushing stocks to close lower for a third straight session.\nIt also comes ahead of the more comprehensive and closely watched jobs data for August on Friday. Nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 300,000 jobs last month after rising by 528,000 in July.\nAny signs of a cooling job market would be welcomed by markets as that could ease the pressure on the Fed to stick to outsized rate hikes.\nHeavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields on rate hike prospects, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading.\nAt 07:07 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 25 points, or 0.08%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 10.25 points, or 0.26%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 83.75 points, or 0.68%.\nChewy Inc CHWY.N slid 10.9% after the online pet supplies retailer cut its full-year 2022 sales outlook and warned about softer demand for discretionary products.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 1.9% after it hired two of social media firm Snap Inc\'s SNAP.N top executives to help the streaming giant with its advertising-supported tier plan. Shares of Snap dropped 6.1%.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields on rate hike prospects, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading. The three main indexes are set for sharp monthly declines, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC down more than 4% after Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s blunt and hawkish remarks on Friday about keeping monetary policy tight "for some time" quashed hopes of more modest rate hikes. Chewy Inc CHWY.N slid 10.9% after the online pet supplies retailer cut its full-year 2022 sales outlook and warned about softer demand for discretionary products.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields on rate hike prospects, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading. Futures up: Dow 0.08%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.68% Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as technology and growth stocks snapped back, while investors waited for private payrolls data to gauge how fast the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to tame decades-high inflation. On Tuesday, data showed U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July, pushing stocks to close lower for a third straight session.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge higher as tech stocks rebound, private jobs data on tap', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields on rate hike prospects, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading. On Tuesday, data showed U.S. job openings rose to 11.239 million in July, pushing stocks to close lower for a third straight session. Nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 300,000 jobs last month after rising by 528,000 in July.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, which took a beating in last few days due to a surge in Treasury yields on rate hike prospects, rose between 0.6% and 0.8% in premarket trading. Futures up: Dow 0.08%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.68% Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as technology and growth stocks snapped back, while investors waited for private payrolls data to gauge how fast the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to tame decades-high inflation. Meanwhile, mixed economic data signaling easing price pressures and strong labor market has weighed on investors' mind heading into September, which is a typically a weak month for stock market returns."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bear-of-the-day%3A-meta-platforms-inc.-meta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Mark Zuckerberg’s company has been on a wild ride since it decided to change its name from Facebook to Meta Platforms, Inc. META last year.\nThings have not gone well for Meta in 2022, and its outlook turned a lot worse after it reported its second quarter results at the end of July.\nIdentity Crisis?\nZuckerberg announced last October that his social media company that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and more would soon be known as Meta Platforms. The firm is currently pouring billions of dollars and tons of resources into the metaverse, betting that people will eventually live some of their lives in a new digital world via avatars.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe metaverse reality is still years off and it might not ever come to fruition. In the here and now, Meta’s traditional social media apps are being negatively impacted by Apple’s AAPL privacy changes that require apps to ask users whether they want to be tracked.\nMeta said when it reported its Q4 FY21 results that Apple’s tracking changes could cost it $10 billion in lost sales in 2022 alone. Apple’s changes have impacted Snap and countless others. Things haven’t improved much since then as advertisers also pull back on spending across the digital economy amid an economic slowdown.\nMost recently, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram reported its first-ever decline in revenue, with sales down around 1%. The company also fell short of our EPS estimate and provided downbeat guidance.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nThe nearby chart showcases how far Meta’s FY22 and FY23 consensus EPS estimates have fallen, down 16% and 22%, respectively. Meta’s downward earnings revisions help it land a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) right now.\nZacks estimates call for Meta’s revenue to dip 1.3% in 2022, with it projected to post 11% higher sales in 2023. But its days of 20% or more sales growth might be over, at least for now. Meanwhile, its adjusted earnings are projected to fall by 30% this year and only climb 13% in FY23 to come in well short of its FY21 levels.\nMeta is still a strong company with 2022 sales set to top $115 billion in a down year. Meta also boasts an impressive balance sheet and reaches billions of people a day via its various platforms.\nStill, investors might want to stay away from Meta for the moment because Wall Street is dumping it amid all of the digital ad fears, TikTok competition worries, and its big bets on the metaverse.\n\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the here and now, Meta’s traditional social media apps are being negatively impacted by Apple’s AAPL privacy changes that require apps to ask users whether they want to be tracked. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Bottom Line The nearby chart showcases how far Meta’s FY22 and FY23 consensus EPS estimates have fallen, down 16% and 22%, respectively.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In the here and now, Meta’s traditional social media apps are being negatively impacted by Apple’s AAPL privacy changes that require apps to ask users whether they want to be tracked. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Bottom Line The nearby chart showcases how far Meta’s FY22 and FY23 consensus EPS estimates have fallen, down 16% and 22%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Bear of the Day: Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the here and now, Meta’s traditional social media apps are being negatively impacted by Apple’s AAPL privacy changes that require apps to ask users whether they want to be tracked. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta said when it reported its Q4 FY21 results that Apple’s tracking changes could cost it $10 billion in lost sales in 2022 alone.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In the here and now, Meta’s traditional social media apps are being negatively impacted by Apple’s AAPL privacy changes that require apps to ask users whether they want to be tracked. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mark Zuckerberg’s company has been on a wild ride since it decided to change its name from Facebook to Meta Platforms, Inc. META last year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwans-tsmc-progressing-well-with-arizona-chip-plant-governor-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds TSMC comment\nTAIPEI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N is making "excellent" progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the U.S. state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state\'s role in training Taiwanese fighter pilots.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona.\nSpeaking at an investment conference during a visit to Taipei, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recalled meeting the TSMC leadership in 2017 and then in 2020 announcing the investment.\n"Just over two years later TSMC has completed construction for its main facility and continues to make excellent progress," he said, describing visiting the construction site as "even more impressive in person".\n"Along with TSMC\'s historic investment, roughly two dozen Taiwanese-based suppliers are finding Arizona is right for investment," added Ducey.\nTSMC said in an emailed statement the governor and his team did not visit the company, but did talk with them.\n"Thanks to the continuous support of the Arizona state government, representatives of TSMC, together with many supply chain partners, had a great discussion with the Governor and his team today on the current investment projects in Arizona," it said, without elaborating.\nDucey said that Taiwanese companies were also finding Arizona\'s partnership with Taiwan spans decades.\n"As one example, for more than 25 years, Taiwan pilots flying F-16 fighter jets have trained at Luke Air Force base in west Phoenix. We are particularly proud of Arizona\'s role in helping Taiwan bolster its defence and protect its people."\nDucey, is the latest in a succession of officials from the United States to visit, defying pressure from China for such trips not to take place.\nChina claims Taiwan as its territory despite the strong objections of the democratically elected government in Taipei, which rejects Beijing\'s sovereignty claims.\nDucey, a Republican, will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and with companies in the semiconductor industry on his three-day trip.\nTaiwan has hosted a succession of officials from the United States since a visit by a delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi early this month, which infuriated China.\nBeijing responded to Pelosi\'s visit with military drills close to the island that included launches of ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time, and by cutting some lines of dialogue with Washington.\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell and Bernadette Baum)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. Taiwan has hosted a succession of officials from the United States since a visit by a delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi early this month, which infuriated China. Beijing responded to Pelosi's visit with military drills close to the island that included launches of ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time, and by cutting some lines of dialogue with Washington.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. Adds TSMC comment TAIPEI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N is making "excellent" progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the U.S. state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state\'s role in training Taiwanese fighter pilots. Speaking at an investment conference during a visit to Taipei, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recalled meeting the TSMC leadership in 2017 and then in 2020 announcing the investment.', 'news_article_title': "Taiwan's TSMC progressing well with Arizona chip plant, governor says", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. Adds TSMC comment TAIPEI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N is making "excellent" progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the U.S. state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state\'s role in training Taiwanese fighter pilots. "Thanks to the continuous support of the Arizona state government, representatives of TSMC, together with many supply chain partners, had a great discussion with the Governor and his team today on the current investment projects in Arizona," it said, without elaborating.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona. Adds TSMC comment TAIPEI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip maker TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N is making "excellent" progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the U.S. state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state\'s role in training Taiwanese fighter pilots. Speaking at an investment conference during a visit to Taipei, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recalled meeting the TSMC leadership in 2017 and then in 2020 announcing the investment.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/86-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-invested-in-these-10-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When it comes to making money on Wall Street, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett should be in a class of his own. Over a 57-year stretch as CEO, he\'s overseen the creation of almost $640 billion in shareholder value and guided his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) to a healthy aggregate return of 3,641,613% as of the end of 2021.\nIn other words, there\'s good reason everyone from Wall Street professionals to retail investors pays close attention to what the Oracle of Omaha is buying, selling, and holding.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nDiversification isn\'t necessary if you know what you\'re doing\nAlthough there\'s a long list of factors paramount to Warren Buffett\'s long-term success, such as his love of dividend stocks and willingness to hold his investments for years, if not decades, what may not be readily apparent to most investors is that Buffett predominantly shuns diversification. In his view, diversification is only necessary if you don\'t know what you\'re doing -- and the Oracle of Omaha\'s track record certainly demonstrates he knows what he\'s doing.\nIn total, just 10 stocks account for 86.4% of the $356.7 billion portfolio Warren Buffett oversees for Berkshire Hathaway, including shares owned by New England Asset Management:\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $149.7 billion (42% of invested assets).\nBank of America (NYSE: BAC): $35.1 billion (9.9%).\nChevron (NYSE: CVX): $26.7 billion (7.5%).\nCoca-Cola (NYSE: KO): $25.2 billion (7.1%).\nAmerican Express (NYSE: AXP): $23.8 billion (6.7%).\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): $13.9 billion (3.9%).\nKraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC): $12.4 billion (3.5%).\nBYD (OTC: BYDD.F): $7.6 billion (2.1%).\nMoody\'s (NYSE: MCO): $7.2 billion (2%).\nU.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB): $6.4 billion (1.8%).\nApple is a "giant"\nWarren Buffett\'s portfolio leaves little doubt about which company he believes can create significant value for Berkshire Hathaway over time. As of this past weekend, Apple accounted for 42% of Berkshire\'s invested assets and has previously been dubbed as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants" by Buffett.\nWhy Apple? To begin with, Apple is the most valuable brand in the world, according to Brand Finance, and has an exceptionally loyal customer base. Brand recognition and customer loyalty are oft overlooked reasons some of the largest companies in the world are able to continually grow their sales and profits.\nApple is also one of the world\'s most innovative companies. Since introducing the 5G-capable iPhone during the fourth quarter of 2020, Apple\'s share of U.S. smartphone sales has been at least 47% in every quarter.\nHowever, Apple\'s future lies with subscription services. Though it\'s not abandoning the physical products that brought it fame and a loyal customer base, CEO Tim Cook is overseeing the logical transition of his company to a platform that emphasizes services. This should lead to steadier revenue growth and higher operating margins over time.\nAs one final note, Warren Buffett is a big fan of publicly traded companies that have stellar capital return programs. In Apple\'s case, it\'s repurchased approximately $520 billion worth of its common stock since 2013 and doles out one of the largest nominal-dollar dividends each year.\nImage source: American Express.\nFinancials are a Buffett favorite\nAnyone who\'s followed the Oracle of Omaha\'s investments for any length of time shouldn\'t be surprised that financial stocks account for four of Berkshire Hathaway\'s top 10 holdings.\nWarren Buffett has always favored putting his company\'s money to work in bank stocks, insurance companies, and payment processors, because he\'s playing a numbers game that strongly favors long-term investors. Even though recessions are an inevitable part of the economic cycle, they typically last for just a couple of quarters. By comparison, economic expansions are measured in years. Instead of trying to time when recessions will occur, Buffett has packed his company\'s portfolio with financial stocks primed to benefit from disproportionately long periods of domestic and/or global expansion.\nBank of America (BofA) is a particularly intriguing investment given its interest-rate sensitivity among money-center banks. With the Federal Reserve having no choice but to aggressively raise interest rates in order to tame historically high inflation, no large bank is set to benefit more than BofA. According to the company\'s most recent earnings presentation, a 100 basis-point parallel shift in the interest rate yield curve should generate an estimated $5 billion in added net-interest income over the next 12 months.\nAmerican Express, which is Buffett\'s second longest-held stock (29 years), is another perfect example of a financial stock benefiting from long periods of expansion. Not only is AmEx bringing in merchant fees as a payment processor, but it\'s generating interest income and card fees as a lender. When the U.S. and global economy are growing, AmEx can double dip and really pump up its profits.\nFurthermore, given American Express\'s ability to court affluent clientele, it can often navigate minor economic downturns better than most payment processors and lenders.\nEnergy stocks are the Oracle of Omaha\'s newfound love\nBut the real surprise in 2022 is that energy stocks account for more than 10% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s invested assets for the first time this century. The only two energy stocks Buffett has bought are integrated oil and gas plays Chevron and Occidental Petroleum.\nWith over $40 billion of invested assets tied up in Chevron and Occidental, it\'s pretty clear that the Oracle of Omaha and his investing team believe oil and gas prices will remain elevated for the foreseeable future. This is certainly a plausible assessment given Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine and the lack of capital investment in drilling, exploration, and midstream infrastructure since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Increasing domestic and global oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid supply isn\'t going to happen overnight.\nBuffett has also seemingly "hedged" his two sizable energy bets by piling into integrated operators. An "integrated" oil and gas company operates midstream and/or downstream assets in addition to drilling and exploration (i.e., upstream assets). Midstream assets, such as pipelines and storage, often produce highly predictable cash flow thanks to fixed-fee or volume-based contracts. Meanwhile, downstream assets, such as chemical plants and refineries, almost always benefit from lower input costs and higher demand when the price for crude oil falls.\nThe only real head-scratcher with Buffett\'s oil stock investments is why he chose Occidental. Chevron has what\'s arguably the best balance sheet among global oil companies. Comparatively, Occidental Petroleum is one of the most leveraged integrated oil companies in the United States. The Oracle of Omaha better hope that energy commodity prices remain high so Occidental has an opportunity to significantly reduce its net debt.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nBank of America and American Express are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, BYD, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Moody\'s. The Motley Fool recommends The Kraft Heinz Company and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In total, just 10 stocks account for 86.4% of the $356.7 billion portfolio Warren Buffett oversees for Berkshire Hathaway, including shares owned by New England Asset Management: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $149.7 billion (42% of invested assets). Though it's not abandoning the physical products that brought it fame and a loyal customer base, CEO Tim Cook is overseeing the logical transition of his company to a platform that emphasizes services. Instead of trying to time when recessions will occur, Buffett has packed his company's portfolio with financial stocks primed to benefit from disproportionately long periods of domestic and/or global expansion.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In total, just 10 stocks account for 86.4% of the $356.7 billion portfolio Warren Buffett oversees for Berkshire Hathaway, including shares owned by New England Asset Management: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $149.7 billion (42% of invested assets). When it comes to making money on Wall Street, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett should be in a class of his own. An "integrated" oil and gas company operates midstream and/or downstream assets in addition to drilling and exploration (i.e., upstream assets).', 'news_article_title': "86% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is Invested in These 10 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In total, just 10 stocks account for 86.4% of the $356.7 billion portfolio Warren Buffett oversees for Berkshire Hathaway, including shares owned by New England Asset Management: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $149.7 billion (42% of invested assets). Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Why Apple?', 'news_textrank_summary': "In total, just 10 stocks account for 86.4% of the $356.7 billion portfolio Warren Buffett oversees for Berkshire Hathaway, including shares owned by New England Asset Management: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $149.7 billion (42% of invested assets). Energy stocks are the Oracle of Omaha's newfound love But the real surprise in 2022 is that energy stocks account for more than 10% of Berkshire Hathaway's invested assets for the first time this century. The Motley Fool recommends The Kraft Heinz Company and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-nasdaq-100-etf-qqqm-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 10/13/2020, the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $4.93 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.58%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 54.90% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.37% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 51.92% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nQQQM seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ-100 INDEX before fees and expenses. The NASDAQ-100 Index includes securities of 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on Nasdaq.\nThe ETF has lost about -24.81% so far this year and is down about -20.29% in the last one year (as of 08/31/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $111.72 and $166.07.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.20 and standard deviation of 24.44% for the trailing three-year period. With about 104 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, QQQM is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $73.82 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $165.98 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.37% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 10/13/2020, the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.37% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.37% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.37% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report To learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-u.s.-largecap-etf-schx-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 11/03/2009, the Schwab U.S. LargeCap ETF (SCHX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $29.07 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.54%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.40% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.53% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHX seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market measures all U.S. equity securities with readily available prices. The index includes approximately the largest 750 stocks and is float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted.\nThe ETF has lost about -17.01% so far this year and is down about -12.63% in the last one year (as of 08/31/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $43.35 and $57.29.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 24.36% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 756 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab U.S. LargeCap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHX is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $297.99 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $364.55 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSchwab U.S. LargeCap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Launched on 11/03/2009, the Schwab U.S. LargeCap ETF (SCHX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Performance and Risk SCHX seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab U.S. LargeCap ETF (SCHX) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $29.07 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Schwab U.S. LargeCap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 157.13999938964844, 'high': 160.5800018310547, 'open': 160.30999755859375, 'close': 157.22000122070312, 'ema_50': 159.5317906584394, 'rsi_14': 30.774480818757837, 'target': 157.9600067138672, 'volume': 87991100.0, 'ema_200': 156.39604051320907, 'adj_close': 156.08717346191406, 'rsi_lag_1': 31.794152180145076, 'rsi_lag_2': 44.14296598988436, 'rsi_lag_3': 47.770248495353236, 'rsi_lag_4': 60.58820117816989, 'rsi_lag_5': 54.2871356265603, 'macd_lag_1': 1.8957398891682828, 'macd_lag_2': 2.7488420898368986, 'macd_lag_3': 3.546236525821115, 'macd_lag_4': 4.284348432601718, 'macd_lag_5': 4.511474916276313, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.070936091162821, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.377073258949694}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 25.309999465942383, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 26.6200008392334, 'Open': 25.86000061035156, 'Close': 25.8700008392334, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 25.8700008392334}, {'Low': 0.9971680045127868, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 1.0077394247055054, 'Open': 1.0025062561035156, 'Close': 1.0025062561035156, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 1.0025062561035156}, {'Low': 1.1600254774093628, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 1.1694538593292236, 'Open': 1.1660856008529663, 'Close': 1.1659767627716064, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 1.1659767627716064}, {'Low': 6.8796000480651855, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 6.914100170135498, 'Open': 6.910799980163574, 'Close': 6.910799980163574, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 6.910799980163574}, {'Low': 88.2699966430664, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 92.7300033569336, 'Open': 92.30999755859376, 'Close': 89.55000305175781, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 344147, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 89.55000305175781}, {'Low': 0.6843400001525879, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 0.6904217600822449, 'Open': 0.6857398152351379, 'Close': 0.6857398152351379, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 0.6857398152351379}, {'Low': 3.102999925613404, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 3.1440000534057617, 'Open': 3.127000093460083, 'Close': 3.132999897003174, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 3.132999897003174}, {'Low': 138.2760009765625, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 138.87600708007812, 'Open': 138.73399353027344, 'Close': 138.73399353027344, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 138.73399353027344}, {'Low': 108.37999725341795, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 109.1999969482422, 'Open': 108.75, 'Close': 108.6999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 108.6999969482422}, {'Low': 1708.5, 'Date': '2022-08-31', 'High': 1720.9000244140625, 'Open': 1718.300048828125, 'Close': 1712.800048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 2133, 'date_str': '2022-08-31', 'Adj Close': 1712.800048828125}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-09-01': 157.9600067138672, '2022-09-02': 155.80999755859375, '2022-09-06': 154.52999877929688, '2022-09-07': 155.9600067138672, '2022-09-08': 154.4600067138672, '2022-09-09': 157.3699951171875, '2022-09-12': 163.42999267578125, '2022-09-13': 153.83999633789062, '2022-09-14': 155.30999755859375}, '1_month_later': {'2022-09-30': 138.1999969482422}, '3_months_later': {'2022-11-30': 148.02999877929688}, '6_months_later': {'2023-02-28': 147.41000366210938}, '12_months_later': {'2023-08-31': 187.8699951171875}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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It will also shut down its location-based social networking app Zenly, which it acquired in 2017, and its music creation app Voisey, which it bought in 2020.\nIn an internal memo, CEO Evan Spiegel said Snap\'s revenue had only risen about 8% year over year so far in the third quarter, which was "well below" its own expectations and would represent its slowest growth rate as a public company. Spiegel said Snap "must now face the consequences" of that slowdown and "adapt to the market environment."\nImage source: Getty Images.\nSpiegel said Snap\'s restructuring would focus its future on just "three strategic priorities: community growth, revenue growth, and augmented reality." Everything else would likely be cut. Two of Snap\'s top executives -- its chief business officer Jeremi Gorman and its vice-president for ad sales Peter Naylor -- also abruptly left the company and joined Netflix in that seismic shuffle.\nThat\'s a lot of information for Snap\'s investors to process, so let\'s take a breath and review its prior problems, its aggressive turnaround plans, and the potential challenges to see if its stock can recover over the next 12 months.\nWhat happened to Snap?\nDuring Snap\'s investor day presentation last February, the company impressed the bulls by saying it could grow its annual revenue by more than 50% over the next few years. But since then, Snap\'s year-over-year growth in daily active users (DAUs), average revenue per user (ARPU), and total revenue have all significantly decelerated.\nPERIOD\nQ2 2021\nQ3 2021\nQ4 2021\nQ1 2022\nQ2 2022\nDAU growth (all figures YOY)\n23%\n23%\n20%\n18%\n18%\nARPU growth (decline)\n76%\n28%\n18%\n17%\n(4%)\nRevenue growth\n116%\n57%\n42%\n38%\n13%\nData source: Snap. YOY = year over year.\nSnap\'s growth ground to a halt for three main reasons. First, it vastly underestimated the impact of Apple\'s privacy changes on iOS, which enabled its users to opt out of data-tracking features and ads.\nSecond, Snapchat likely lost a lot of its younger users to ByteDance\'s TikTok, even after it launched a similar Spotlight short-video feature in late 2020. TikTok also overtook Snapchat as the top social media platform for U.S. teens for the first time this spring, according to Piper Sandler\'s latest Taking Stock with Teens survey.\nAnd third, the entire ad sector cooled off as inflation, rising interest rates, and other macroeconomic headwinds rattled the broader economy.\nBut despite facing all those bright red flags, Snap refused to officially abandon its long-term target of achieving more than 50% annual revenue growth. Analysts had expected Snap\'s revenue to rise 11% to $4.58 billion this year, but they could significantly reduce those estimates in light of its recent update.\nSlowing growth and lots of red ink\nSnap\'s net loss narrowed from $945 million in 2020 to $488 million in 2021. But in the first half of 2022, its net loss widened year over year from $439 million to $782 million. Analysts had expected Snap to post a net loss of $1.34 billion for the full year, but its forthcoming layoffs and restructuring efforts might reduce that red ink.\nThe layoffs make sense because free cash flow -- which had turned positive in 2021 -- turned negative again in the first half of 2022. The company was still sitting on $2.3 billion in cash and equivalents along with $2.6 billion in marketable securities at the end of the second quarter, but its elevated debt-to-equity ratio of 1.6 doesn\'t give it much room to raise fresh cash.\nNonetheless, Snap\'s decision to stop investing in new original videos, games, and mini programs altogether douses the hope that it can turn Snapchat into an all-in-one "super app" like Tencent\'s WeChat in China. That reversal might also reduce the stickiness of its ecosystem, throttle its DAU and ARPU growth, and erode its defenses against other social media platforms.\nSnap plans to keep supporting the creation of new augmented-reality lenses, but Meta\'s (NASDAQ: META) Facebook and Instagram, TikTok, and other social media platforms have also started rolling out similar features over the past year.\nWhere will Snap\'s stock be in 12 months?\nThe stock has already plunged about 85% over the past 12 months, and it\'s now trading far below its IPO price. But it still doesn\'t seem like a screaming bargain yet at 4 times this year\'s sales. It\'s merely reasonably valued relative to its peers: Meta trades at 4 times this year\'s sales, and Pinterest trades at 5.5 times this year\'s sales.\nTherefore, I don\'t expect Snap\'s stock to make any meaningful gains over the next 12 months. Its desperate cost-cutting and the elimination of its ecosystem-expanding projects indicate it\'s bracing for a brutal slowdown that could easily last for more than a year. So investors should stay away and stick with more-promising tech stocks instead.\n10 stocks we like better than Snap Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snap Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Pinterest, and Tencent Holdings. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Two of Snap\'s top executives -- its chief business officer Jeremi Gorman and its vice-president for ad sales Peter Naylor -- also abruptly left the company and joined Netflix in that seismic shuffle. That\'s a lot of information for Snap\'s investors to process, so let\'s take a breath and review its prior problems, its aggressive turnaround plans, and the potential challenges to see if its stock can recover over the next 12 months. Nonetheless, Snap\'s decision to stop investing in new original videos, games, and mini programs altogether douses the hope that it can turn Snapchat into an all-in-one "super app" like Tencent\'s WeChat in China.', 'news_luhn_summary': "DAU growth (all figures YOY) 23% 23% 20% 18% 18% ARPU growth (decline) 76% 28% 18% 17% (4%) Revenue growth 116% 57% 42% 38% 13% Data source: Snap. It's merely reasonably valued relative to its peers: Meta trades at 4 times this year's sales, and Pinterest trades at 5.5 times this year's sales. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Pinterest, and Tencent Holdings.", 'news_article_title': 'Where Will Snap Stock Be in 1 Year?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'DAU growth (all figures YOY) 23% 23% 20% 18% 18% ARPU growth (decline) 76% 28% 18% 17% (4%) Revenue growth 116% 57% 42% 38% 13% Data source: Snap. YOY = year over year. 10 stocks we like better than Snap Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Snap\'s (NYSE: SNAP) stock popped nearly 9% on Aug. 31 after the company announced that it would lay off about 1,200 employees, or approximately 20% of its workforce, as it grapples with a severe slowdown. In an internal memo, CEO Evan Spiegel said Snap\'s revenue had only risen about 8% year over year so far in the third quarter, which was "well below" its own expectations and would represent its slowest growth rate as a public company. Snap plans to keep supporting the creation of new augmented-reality lenses, but Meta\'s (NASDAQ: META) Facebook and Instagram, TikTok, and other social media platforms have also started rolling out similar features over the past year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/my-favorite-tech-stock-for-a-hawkish-fed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks experienced a massive plunge after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told investors his priority was taming inflation. Indeed, that is bad news for stocks in the short term. To slow the pace of rising prices, Powell will likely continue to hike interest rates, reducing the availability of capital.\nBut such conditions should play into the hands of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). Google's parent company depends less on consumer spending than Apple or Amazon, and its business lines, financial position, and valuation should increase the appeal of its stock in more-challenging times.\nAlphabet's business\nYou might not think of Alphabet as a recession-resistant business. It traditionally derived revenue from advertising on its search engine and YouTube video platform. With consumers presumably having less income available to spend, advertisers might not want to spend, either.\nNonetheless, market researcher Technavio forecasts the digital ad industry will grow at a compound annual rate of 11% through 2026, even as competition in online advertising rises. In the first half of 2022, Alphabet derived about $111 billion of its $138 billion revenue (81% of its total) from ads.\nWhile ads remain dominant, Alphabet has become increasingly dependent on Google Cloud. Businesses turn to cloud services because they offer cost savings, allowing companies to better manage connectivity, security, deployments, and data. These added efficiencies will probably appeal to companies looking to save money in harder times.\nMany enterprises have turned to Alphabet for such services. Synergy Research reported that cloud revenue grew 34% over the last year. Google Cloud claimed a 10% share of that market, lagging only Amazon at 33% and Microsoft at 22%.\nFinancial advantages\nIn the first half of 2022, Google Cloud generated $12 billion in revenue. While that is only 9% of Alphabet's revenue, the segment grew by 39% versus the same period in 2021. In comparison, Alphabet's overall revenue increased by 17%. Moreover, Google Cloud only made up 5% of revenue in 2019, a sign that it is slowly becoming a more crucial part of the company.\nHowever, the financial metric that might best state the case for Alphabet is liquidity. Between cash equivalents and marketable securities, liquidity comes in at $125 billion. While that is down from $140 billion at the end of 2021, it leaves Alphabet with one of the strongest cash positions among public companies. Hence, even if the Fed maintains tight lending policies, Alphabet holds plenty of capital to operate and expand its business.\nAlphabet's stock positioning\nDespite these benefits, Alphabet has suffered disproportionately in the current environment. Over the last year, it has lost nearly one-fourth of its value. While it has not suffered to the degree of some growth tech stocks, it has underperformed the S&P 500.\nNonetheless, the decline might have made it one of the best FAANG stocks to own from a valuation perspective. Its price-to-earnings ratio now stands at 21x, even as Alphabet continues to register double-digit revenue growth.\nAdditionally, the earnings multiple comes in lower than that of cloud rivals Amazon and Microsoft, which trade at 26 times and 27 times earnings, respectively. Such a valuation advantage could give investors more reason to choose Alphabet over other mega-tech rivals.\nGOOG PE ratio. Data by YCharts.\nConsider Alphabet in a rising-rate environment\nAlphabet appears well prepared to escape most of the difficulties that will soon challenge many tech companies. Online ad spending continues to hold up, and its largest emerging segment, Google Cloud, should stay resilient as businesses look to save money.\nMoreover, its cash hoard makes it one of the safest companies to invest in during difficult times. When you combine these aspects with its low earnings multiple, the communication stock looks increasingly like a safe haven with continuing growth potential.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet (C shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet (C shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Will Healy has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tech stocks experienced a massive plunge after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told investors his priority was taming inflation. Google's parent company depends less on consumer spending than Apple or Amazon, and its business lines, financial position, and valuation should increase the appeal of its stock in more-challenging times. Nonetheless, market researcher Technavio forecasts the digital ad industry will grow at a compound annual rate of 11% through 2026, even as competition in online advertising rises.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But such conditions should play into the hands of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). Google's parent company depends less on consumer spending than Apple or Amazon, and its business lines, financial position, and valuation should increase the appeal of its stock in more-challenging times. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': 'My Favorite Tech Stock for a Hawkish Fed', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Google's parent company depends less on consumer spending than Apple or Amazon, and its business lines, financial position, and valuation should increase the appeal of its stock in more-challenging times. Online ad spending continues to hold up, and its largest emerging segment, Google Cloud, should stay resilient as businesses look to save money. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Google's parent company depends less on consumer spending than Apple or Amazon, and its business lines, financial position, and valuation should increase the appeal of its stock in more-challenging times. Alphabet's stock positioning Despite these benefits, Alphabet has suffered disproportionately in the current environment. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-meta-platforms-stock-was-beating-the-market-thursday-morning', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were in positive territory on Thursday morning, climbing as much as 2.7% on a day when the broader market was in the red. As of 3:15 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 1%.\nThe stock was reacting to reports that Meta is planning to build paid features across its family of social media apps.\nSo what\nMeta Platforms is building a team to explore "possible paid features," according to The Verge. This new product organization will be charged with building optional paid features that could be deployed across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to the report, which cited an internal memo sent to Meta employees.\nIn a subsequent interview, John Hegeman, Meta\'s vice president of monetization -- who will oversee the project -- said the company\'s main focus will still be increasing its advertising business, but believes there are opportunities to generate additional revenue.\n"I think if there are opportunities to both create new value and meaningful revenue lines and also provide some diversification," Hegeman said, "That\'s obviously going to be something that will be appealing."\nWhile he didn\'t provide any specifics on what paid features were being considered, Hegeman said the company wasn\'t considering a paid plan to let users turn off ads.\nNow what\nWhen Meta Platforms released its second-quarter financial report in late July, it included the first year-over-year revenue decline in the company\'s history. While the shortfall was the result of currency headwinds caused by a strong dollar, it showcased the obstacles Meta Platforms faces.\nPrivacy features introduced by Apple make ad-targeting much more challenging, and macroeconomic uncertainties have led companies to cut back on ad spending.\nThat said, roughly 2.88 billion people access Meta\'s social media platforms each day, giving the company a fertile field to plow. Even if it\'s only able to entice a small number of users to opt for its upcoming paid features, the company could still generate billions of dollars in additional revenue.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms, Inc. wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Danny Vena has positions in Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This new product organization will be charged with building optional paid features that could be deployed across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to the report, which cited an internal memo sent to Meta employees. In a subsequent interview, John Hegeman, Meta's vice president of monetization -- who will oversee the project -- said the company's main focus will still be increasing its advertising business, but believes there are opportunities to generate additional revenue. Privacy features introduced by Apple make ad-targeting much more challenging, and macroeconomic uncertainties have led companies to cut back on ad spending.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Even if it's only able to entice a small number of users to opt for its upcoming paid features, the company could still generate billions of dollars in additional revenue. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Meta Platforms Stock Was Beating the Market Thursday Morning', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While he didn't provide any specifics on what paid features were being considered, Hegeman said the company wasn't considering a paid plan to let users turn off ads. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were in positive territory on Thursday morning, climbing as much as 2.7% on a day when the broader market was in the red. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms, Inc. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-best-momentum-stocks-to-buy-for-september', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIt can be difficult to think about momentum stocks when the market is sinking. That’s especially true heading into September, which is traditionally the worst month of the year for stocks.\nBut while the major indices continue to trend lower, there are a number of stocks that are outperforming and actually rose during August and heading into September. There are also indications that the momentum behind many of these stocks could continue in the coming weeks and months despite continued macroeconomic headwinds that are pushing against the market.\nWhile momentum stocks are not always easy to spot, investors stand to gain handsomely if they can find these diamond-in-the-rough names. Whether it has been strong earnings, positive forward guidance, sector strength, or a combination of all these factors, these stocks have managed to post gains for shareholders in an extremely difficult environment.\nAs we approach Labor Day, we offer up three of the best momentum stocks to buy for September.\nDVN Devon Energy $70.77\nDKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $109.13\nFB Meta Platforms $166.35\nDevon Energy (DVN)\nSource: Jeff Whyte / Shutterstock.com\nThere are a lot of reasons to be bullish on Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) right now. In August, while the S&P 500 index fell 5%, DVN stock gained 11%, bringing its 2022 advance to 50%. Buoyed by higher prices for oil and natural gas, Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy’s share price has climbed 21% in the last month and 58% in the last 12 months.\nThe company is primarily involved in oil and natural gas exploration, and has proven reserves of 1.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent, of which 44% is petroleum, 27% natural gas liquids, and 29% pure natural gas.\nDevon Energy is getting a major boost this year from oil prices that have been as high as $130 per barrel at times. The company most recently reported that its second-quarter earnings had soared 332% from the same quarter a year earlier, due primarily to elevated energy prices.\nIts Q2 revenue jumped 133% versus the same period of 2021. And if all this isn’t enough to entice investors, consider the dividend that’s attached to DVN stock.\nCurrently, Devon Energy is paying a quarterly dividend that yields 6.85%, or $1.17 per share. Compare that to the average dividend yield of 1.69% among S&P 500 companies, and DVN stock looks very attractive indeed.\nDicks Sporting Goods (DKS)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nSeptember is the back-to-school month, and that is good news for Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) and its shareholders. Heading into September, DKS stock increased 11% in August as strong earnings and anticipation of back-to-school shopping bolstered the share price. Now trading at $108 per share, Dick’s Sporting Goods’ stock is down 6% year to date, outpacing the S&P 500 index that is down 17% since January. With a price–earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.3, Dick’s stock also looks extremely affordable. And its dividend payout that yields nearly 2% helps too.\nThe Pennsylvania-based company recently reported strong Q2 results and lifted its outlook for the remainder of this year, which had Wall Street analysts singing its praises. The company’s Q2 EPS came in at $3.68 versus the $3.58 that had been expected, on average, by analysts. The retailer’s Q2 revenue in the quarter amounted to $3.11 billion compared to the average forecast of $3.07 billion.\nFor the entire year, Dick’s said it now expects EPS of between $10 and $12, up from a previous forecast of $9.15 to $11.70. Equally impressive, management has said that DKS is able to manage inflationary pressures without losing customers. That was music to investors’ ears.\nMeta Platforms (META)\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nWe should have a tech stock on this list, and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) looks to have some momentum behind it after a very difficult start to the year. The shares of the parent-company of Facebook appear to have found a bottom right around $155 per share, and they have been creeping above that level, trading at $165 today.\nDuring August, META stock gained 1% compared to a 6% decline in the technology heavy Nasdaq index during the month. While the company works to build the “Metaverse,” it can still rely on Facebook, which has monthly active users of 2.93 billion, including its Messenger service.\nAdd in the social media sites that Meta also owns, such as Instagram and WhatsApp, and the number of monthly active users swells to 3.65 billion people, or 45% of the 8 billion people on Earth. While the company’s earnings have been hurt this year by a decline in online advertising, those dollars are starting to return and will eventually exceed pre-pandemic levels.\nAnother reason to like META stock is its valuation. With a current P/E ratio of 13.5, Meta Platforms’ stock is the cheapest among the mega-cap technology names that include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). In fact, Meta’s stock now has a lower P/E ratio than either McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) or Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX).\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 3 Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for September appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With a current P/E ratio of 13.5, Meta Platforms’ stock is the cheapest among the mega-cap technology names that include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. Whether it has been strong earnings, positive forward guidance, sector strength, or a combination of all these factors, these stocks have managed to post gains for shareholders in an extremely difficult environment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'With a current P/E ratio of 13.5, Meta Platforms’ stock is the cheapest among the mega-cap technology names that include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. DVN Devon Energy $70.77 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $109.13 FB Meta Platforms $166.35 Devon Energy (DVN) Source: Jeff Whyte / Shutterstock.com There are a lot of reasons to be bullish on Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) right now.', 'news_article_title': '3 Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for September', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With a current P/E ratio of 13.5, Meta Platforms’ stock is the cheapest among the mega-cap technology names that include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. DVN Devon Energy $70.77 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $109.13 FB Meta Platforms $166.35 Devon Energy (DVN) Source: Jeff Whyte / Shutterstock.com There are a lot of reasons to be bullish on Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) right now.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'With a current P/E ratio of 13.5, Meta Platforms’ stock is the cheapest among the mega-cap technology names that include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It can be difficult to think about momentum stocks when the market is sinking.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/disneys-synergy-force-may-stumble-in-prime-time', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nNEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Few companies are as good at making the most of what they have as Walt Disney, which successfully cross-sells pirates, princesses, superheroes and stormtroopers across cinemas, TV screens, theme parks and stores. The latest idea to harness the power of its characters, however, may be too much even for the synergy Force.\nThe $200 billion entertainment empire led by Bob Chapek is chewing over the prospect of a membership program https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-explores-amazon-prime-like-membership-program-to-offer-discounts-and-perks-11661978329?page=1, à la Amazon.com’s Prime service, according to the Wall Street Journal. The e-commerce goliath represents the gold standard in bundling, with a $139 annual fee for free shipping, supermarket discounts, video streaming and other goodies also driving more spending by Prime members. Likewise, Apple users are willing to shell out for packages of cloud storage and more.\nCheaper Iron Man T-shirts and Disney World passes hardly qualify as the same sort of everyday needs that would necessarily entice droves of customers to sign up. The company’s lower forecast https://www.breakingviews.com/considered-view/capital-calls-ferrovials-heathrow-baggage-aviva/ for subscriber growth at its streaming product Disney+ provides an incentive to find new sources of revenue, but worries about inflation and income growth are apt to restrict such discretionary purchases for a while. Even Disney’s magic may not be a match for economic reality. (By Jeffrey Goldfarb)\nCapital Calls - More concise insights on global finance:\nNew Saipem CEO’s recovery efforts will be a slog\nPAG extends Japan adventure with theme park buy\nUniper credit request rests on hope it’s the last [nL4\nN30620L]\nElectronic Arts won’t be a multiplayer M&A game\nGrab drives home how much investors now see red\nCrypto fans still live in a supervised world\n(Editing by John Foley and Sharon Lam)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Few companies are as good at making the most of what they have as Walt Disney, which successfully cross-sells pirates, princesses, superheroes and stormtroopers across cinemas, TV screens, theme parks and stores. The e-commerce goliath represents the gold standard in bundling, with a $139 annual fee for free shipping, supermarket discounts, video streaming and other goodies also driving more spending by Prime members. (By Jeffrey Goldfarb) Capital Calls - More concise insights on global finance: New Saipem CEO’s recovery efforts will be a slog PAG extends Japan adventure with theme park buy Uniper credit request rests on hope it’s the last [nL4', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Reuters Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Few companies are as good at making the most of what they have as Walt Disney, which successfully cross-sells pirates, princesses, superheroes and stormtroopers across cinemas, TV screens, theme parks and stores. Cheaper Iron Man T-shirts and Disney World passes hardly qualify as the same sort of everyday needs that would necessarily entice droves of customers to sign up.', 'news_article_title': 'Disney’s synergy Force may stumble in Prime time', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Reuters Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Few companies are as good at making the most of what they have as Walt Disney, which successfully cross-sells pirates, princesses, superheroes and stormtroopers across cinemas, TV screens, theme parks and stores. The latest idea to harness the power of its characters, however, may be too much even for the synergy Force.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Few companies are as good at making the most of what they have as Walt Disney, which successfully cross-sells pirates, princesses, superheroes and stormtroopers across cinemas, TV screens, theme parks and stores. The company’s lower forecast https://www.breakingviews.com/considered-view/capital-calls-ferrovials-heathrow-baggage-aviva/ for subscriber growth at its streaming product Disney+ provides an incentive to find new sources of revenue, but worries about inflation and income growth are apt to restrict such discretionary purchases for a while. Electronic Arts won’t be a multiplayer M&A game Grab drives home how much investors now see red Crypto fans still live in a supervised world (Editing by John Foley and Sharon Lam) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thursdays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-fctr', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 217,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 73,000. Shares of FCTR were off about 0.8% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Apple, trading down about 0.9% with over 33.2 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Bank of America, off about 0.8% on volume of over 15.4 million shares. Pfizer is the component faring the best Thursday, up by about 2.3% on the day, while Proshares Ultra Semiconductors is lagging other components of the First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF, trading lower by about 11.1%.\nVIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 217,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 73,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Apple, trading down about 0.9% with over 33.2 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Bank of America, off about 0.8% on volume of over 15.4 million shares. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 217,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 73,000. Factor Rotation ETF, trading lower by about 11.1%. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 217,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 73,000. Shares of FCTR were off about 0.8% on the day. Pfizer is the component faring the best Thursday, up by about 2.3% on the day, while Proshares Ultra Semiconductors is lagging other components of the First Trust Lunt U.S.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 217,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 73,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Apple, trading down about 0.9% with over 33.2 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Bank of America, off about 0.8% on volume of over 15.4 million shares. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FCTR The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-slides-for-fifth-straight-day-on-rate-hike-jitters-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar\nSept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes slid for the fifth straight session on Thursday as fresh signs of a tight labor market raised expectations of an aggressive approach by the Federal Reserve, lifting bond yields and pressuring growth stocks.\nThe weekly jobless claims fell more-than-expected last week and layoffs dropped in August, consistent with strong demand for workers. Investors now await the monthly nonfarm payrolls report on Friday for more evidence on the labor market.\nEconomists polled by Reuters sees jobs increase of 300,000, while Wells Fargo economist Jay Bryson revised his forecast for nonfarm payrolls to 375,000 from 325,000.\n"The data coming out still keeps reaffirming how strong the labor market is... even if you get 200,000-250,000 job numbers (tomorrow), that is still a labor market that is too strong to control inflation and just indicates the Fed has work to do," said Ronald Temple, head of U.S. equity at Lazard Asset Management.\nAs the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 28, technology and growth stocks fell the most with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O down between 0.9% and 3%.\nChipmakers .SOX lost 4.4%, led by a 11.5% drop in shares of Nvidia NVDA.O and 6.6% in Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O after the United States imposed an export ban on some top AI chips to China.\nMeanwhile, latest data showed a further easing in price pressures, while manufacturing grew steadily in August, thanks to a rebound in employment and new orders.\nStill, traders expect a 77.1% chance of a third straight 75 basis points increase in rates in September and expect it to peak around 3.977% in March 2023. FEDWATCH\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has dropped 9.6% since hitting a four-month high in August, with much of the losses triggered by Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s hawkish view on interest rate hikes to bring inflation below the 2% target.\nInvestors are worried about how much and how long the Fed will raise rates, with Wall Street\'s main indexes recording their weakest August performance in seven years in the previous session.\n"I do see more downside and testing the June lows would make sense. From a Fed\'s perspective, they\'d prefer to have a Wall Street recession than a Main Street recession," Temple said.\nAt 12:04 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 112.52 points, or 0.36%, at 31,397.91, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 36.07 points, or 0.91%, at 3,918.93, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 233.88 points, or 1.98%, at 11,582.32.\nAll the three main indexes are trading below their 50-day moving average and the 50% Fibonacci retracement level from their June low to August high, two key indicators watched by analysts as support.\nHealthcare .SPXHC, consumer staples .SPLRCS and utlities .SPLRCU sectors, which perform better during uncertainty and economic downturn, rose.\nBoeing Co BA.N dipped 5.6% as the planemaker expects its 737 MAX 10 jet to be certified by U.S. regulators next year and the MAX 7 variant by the end of 2022.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O slipped 4.1% after the UK-based chip firm Arm sued the chipmaker and its recently acquired chip design firm Nuvia Inc for breach of license agreements and trademark infringement.\nHormel Foods Corporation HRL.N fell 5.8% after packaged foods maker cut its full-year profit forecast.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 5.93-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 3.80-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 34 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 15 new highs and 306 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 28, technology and growth stocks fell the most with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O down between 0.9% and 3%. Chipmakers .SOX lost 4.4%, led by a 11.5% drop in shares of Nvidia NVDA.O and 6.6% in Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O after the United States imposed an export ban on some top AI chips to China. FEDWATCH The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has dropped 9.6% since hitting a four-month high in August, with much of the losses triggered by Fed Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish view on interest rate hikes to bring inflation below the 2% target.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 28, technology and growth stocks fell the most with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O down between 0.9% and 3%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes slid for the fifth straight session on Thursday as fresh signs of a tight labor market raised expectations of an aggressive approach by the Federal Reserve, lifting bond yields and pressuring growth stocks. Investors are worried about how much and how long the Fed will raise rates, with Wall Street's main indexes recording their weakest August performance in seven years in the previous session.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street slides for fifth straight day on rate hike jitters', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 28, technology and growth stocks fell the most with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O down between 0.9% and 3%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes slid for the fifth straight session on Thursday as fresh signs of a tight labor market raised expectations of an aggressive approach by the Federal Reserve, lifting bond yields and pressuring growth stocks. Investors now await the monthly nonfarm payrolls report on Friday for more evidence on the labor market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 28, technology and growth stocks fell the most with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O down between 0.9% and 3%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes slid for the fifth straight session on Thursday as fresh signs of a tight labor market raised expectations of an aggressive approach by the Federal Reserve, lifting bond yields and pressuring growth stocks. "The data coming out still keeps reaffirming how strong the labor market is... even if you get 200,000-250,000 job numbers (tomorrow), that is still a labor market that is too strong to control inflation and just indicates the Fed has work to do," said Ronald Temple, head of U.S. equity at Lazard Asset Management.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-keep-it-simple-stocks-to-buy-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Investing is hard, and sometimes keeping it simple is the right way to go. Investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) is simple, and the video below includes all the info you need to learn if these are stocks you'll like, including a one-sentence investment thesis.\n*Stock prices used were the closing prices of Aug. 24, 2022. The video was published on Aug. 30, 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, and Target. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he'll earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) is simple, and the video below includes all the info you need to learn if these are stocks you'll like, including a one-sentence investment thesis. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he'll earn some extra money that supports his channel.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) is simple, and the video below includes all the info you need to learn if these are stocks you'll like, including a one-sentence investment thesis. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, and Target.", 'news_article_title': '3 "Keep It Simple" Stocks to Buy Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) is simple, and the video below includes all the info you need to learn if these are stocks you'll like, including a one-sentence investment thesis. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, and Target.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) is simple, and the video below includes all the info you need to learn if these are stocks you'll like, including a one-sentence investment thesis. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-slides-for-fifth-straight-day-on-rate-hike-jitters', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain\nSept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell for the fifth straight session on Thursday as fresh signs of a tight labor market raised bets in favor of the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive approach, lifting bond yields and pressuring growth stocks.\nThe weekly jobless claims fell more-than-expected last week and layoffs dropped in August, consistent with strong demand for workers. Investors now await the monthly nonfarm payrolls report on Friday for more evidence on the labor market.\nAs the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 21, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell between 0.3% and 1.8%.\nTraders have raised their expectation of a third straight 75 basis points increase in rates in September to 77.1% from 74% despite mixed signals on inflation. FEDWATCH\nLatest data showed a further easing in price pressures, while manufacturing grew steadily in August, thanks to a rebound in employment and new orders.\n"The market has its dead eyes on re-testing the June lows. We will see how it goes after Friday\'s nonfarm payroll report and how things go once we get back into a full week after the Labor Day," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth Management.\n"Powell\'s comments put the realism back into the market... people that have gotten in since the bounce off the lows in June are quickly moving to the sidelines."\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has dropped 9.6% since hitting a four-month high in August, with much of the losses triggered by Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s hawkish view on interest rate hikes.\nInvestors are worried about how much and how long the Fed will raise rates, with Wall Street\'s main indexes recording their weakest August performance in seven years in the previous session.\nAt 10:17 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 269.08 points, or 0.85%, at 31,241.35, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 44.41 points, or 1.12%, at 3,910.59, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 188.01 points, or 1.59%, at 11,628.20.\nBoeing Co BA.N dipped 4.6% as the planemaker expects its 737 MAX 10 jet to be certified by U.S. regulators next year and the MAX 7 variant by the end of 2022.\nNvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 8.8% after U.S. officials told the chip designer to stop exporting two top computing chips for artificial intelligence work to China.\nAdvanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O slid 5.5% after it was told to stop exporting its top artificial intelligence chip to China.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O slipped 4.5% after the UK-based chip firm Arm sued the chipmaker and its recently acquired chip design firm Nuvia Inc for breach of license agreements and trademark infringement.\nHormel Foods Corporation HRL.N fell 6.1% after packaged foods maker cut its full-year profit forecast.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 8.22-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 4.93-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded nine new highs and 235 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 21, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell between 0.3% and 1.8%. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has dropped 9.6% since hitting a four-month high in August, with much of the losses triggered by Fed Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish view on interest rate hikes. Investors are worried about how much and how long the Fed will raise rates, with Wall Street's main indexes recording their weakest August performance in seven years in the previous session.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 21, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell between 0.3% and 1.8%. By Devik Jain Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell for the fifth straight session on Thursday as fresh signs of a tight labor market raised bets in favor of the Federal Reserve's aggressive approach, lifting bond yields and pressuring growth stocks. Nvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 8.8% after U.S. officials told the chip designer to stop exporting two top computing chips for artificial intelligence work to China.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street slides for fifth straight day on rate hike jitters', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 21, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell between 0.3% and 1.8%. By Devik Jain Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell for the fifth straight session on Thursday as fresh signs of a tight labor market raised bets in favor of the Federal Reserve's aggressive approach, lifting bond yields and pressuring growth stocks. Nvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 8.8% after U.S. officials told the chip designer to stop exporting two top computing chips for artificial intelligence work to China.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR rose to its highest level since June 21, heavyweight technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell between 0.3% and 1.8%. By Devik Jain Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell for the fifth straight session on Thursday as fresh signs of a tight labor market raised bets in favor of the Federal Reserve's aggressive approach, lifting bond yields and pressuring growth stocks. Nvidia Corp NVDA.O dropped 8.8% after U.S. officials told the chip designer to stop exporting two top computing chips for artificial intelligence work to China."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russias-mir-pay-sees-users-increase-20-fold-after-rivals-exit-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine\nMOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russian contactless payment system Mir Pay has seen its user numbers increase 20-fold this summer from a year earlier, the Vedomosti daily reported on Thursday, after Google and Apple limited their payment services in the country.\nAlphabet's Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O were among the scores of Western companies to scale back operations after Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.\nMir Pay, a mobile application developed by the Bank of Russia's National Card Payment System (NSPK), is now one of the few contactless systems available to Russians, and currently only available on Android devices.\nCiting an NSPK representative who did not disclose concrete figures, Vedomosti reported that Mir Pay users increased by five times in July and the number of monthly payments by seven times.\nOnline bank Tinkoff, owned by TCS Group Holding TCSq.L, launched its Tinkoff Pay system in May, joining Gazprombank's GZPRI.MM Gazprom Pay and Sberbank's SBER.MM SberPay on the market, though none are fully comparable to those offered by Apple and Google, analysts have said.\n(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Jason Neely)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O were among the scores of Western companies to scale back operations after Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russian contactless payment system Mir Pay has seen its user numbers increase 20-fold this summer from a year earlier, the Vedomosti daily reported on Thursday, after Google and Apple limited their payment services in the country. Online bank Tinkoff, owned by TCS Group Holding TCSq.L, launched its Tinkoff Pay system in May, joining Gazprombank's GZPRI.MM Gazprom Pay and Sberbank's SBER.MM SberPay on the market, though none are fully comparable to those offered by Apple and Google, analysts have said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O were among the scores of Western companies to scale back operations after Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russian contactless payment system Mir Pay has seen its user numbers increase 20-fold this summer from a year earlier, the Vedomosti daily reported on Thursday, after Google and Apple limited their payment services in the country. Mir Pay, a mobile application developed by the Bank of Russia's National Card Payment System (NSPK), is now one of the few contactless systems available to Russians, and currently only available on Android devices.", 'news_article_title': "Russia's Mir Pay sees users increase 20-fold after rivals exit -report", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O were among the scores of Western companies to scale back operations after Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russian contactless payment system Mir Pay has seen its user numbers increase 20-fold this summer from a year earlier, the Vedomosti daily reported on Thursday, after Google and Apple limited their payment services in the country. Online bank Tinkoff, owned by TCS Group Holding TCSq.L, launched its Tinkoff Pay system in May, joining Gazprombank's GZPRI.MM Gazprom Pay and Sberbank's SBER.MM SberPay on the market, though none are fully comparable to those offered by Apple and Google, analysts have said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O and Apple AAPL.O were among the scores of Western companies to scale back operations after Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russian contactless payment system Mir Pay has seen its user numbers increase 20-fold this summer from a year earlier, the Vedomosti daily reported on Thursday, after Google and Apple limited their payment services in the country. Mir Pay, a mobile application developed by the Bank of Russia's National Card Payment System (NSPK), is now one of the few contactless systems available to Russians, and currently only available on Android devices."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-sell-off%3A-2-top-stocks-to-buy-hand-over-fist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell sent the stock market packing on Friday, Aug. 26, following his comments that indicate the central bank may continue to increase interest rates in a bid to keep inflation in check.\nThe hawkish comments from the Fed chair caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to tumble over a thousand points, while the S&P 500 shed 3.4% of its value. The Nasdaq Composite also slid 3.9% on Friday. Powell\'s comments delivered a blow to the stock market rally that has been in effect since the beginning of July. Tech stocks have been hit particularly hard by the rising interest rates as the 23% drop in the Nasdaq Composite indicates.\nRichly valued tech stocks tend to underperform in a high interest rate environment as investors worry that high borrowing costs could stunt earnings growth. But savvy investors should note technology stocks have outperformed the broad market by a massive margin in recent years.\nData by YCharts.\nThat\'s not surprising, as companies in this sector tend to develop disruptive products that shape the future. This is the reason why investors looking to buy potential long-term winners may want to take advantage of the drop and buy solid tech stocks right now. Here are a few names to consider.\n1. Tesla\nTesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock is trading at 100 times trailing earnings. While that\'s not remotely cheap when compared to the Nasdaq-100\'s multiple of 27, it is worth noting that Tesla is trading at a significant discount to its average 2021 price-to-earnings ratio of more than 600. The stock\'s 21% decline in 2022, along with the impressive growth in its earnings, are the reasons why it is significantly cheaper than last year.\nData by YCharts.\nAnd that presents an opportunity investors may not want to miss, because analysts expect Tesla\'s bottom line to clock an annual growth rate of 45% for the next five years. The company\'s adjusted earnings shot up 57% year over year in the second quarter to $2.27 per share as revenue increased 42% to $16.9 billion.\nGrowing demand for electric vehicles, as well as the company\'s focus on enhancing its production capacity and deliveries, should continue to fuel Tesla\'s growth going forward. The company reported annual vehicle production capacity of close to two million vehicles in the second quarter, doubling from the same period last year.\nThe company aims to increase its annual vehicle deliveries by an average of 50% "over a multi-year horizon" and aspires to hit 20 million annual vehicle deliveries in 2030. That\'s an ambitious number, but the 24% annual growth expected in the EV market through the end of the decade should help Tesla get closer to its target. Investors should consider taking advantage of any pullbacks in Tesla stock to go long given its immense long-term potential.\n2. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), popularly known as TSMC, is a steal right now as it trades for just 16 times earnings, a discount to the broader market\'s multiple. Buying TSMC at these levels looks like a no-brainer given its terrific growth.\nThe company supplies chips to the world\'s leading companies such as Apple, Qualcomm, Nvidia, Sony, Broadcom, Intel, and Advanced Micro Devices, among others. Some of its customers are struggling because of weak demand, but others are thriving. AMD, for instance, delivered an impressive report last quarter along with healthy guidance. Qualcomm was also in fine form thanks to its market share gains at premium smartphone companies and the growth in emerging areas such as automotive chips.\nRevenue jumped 37% year over year in the second quarter to $18.2 billion. The company also reported an 8.3 percentage point increase in its net profit margin, which sent earnings soaring 67% to $1.55 per share. What\'s more, TSMC\'s solid outlook suggests the concerns of a slowdown in semiconductor demand may be unwarranted.\nManagement\'s guidance of $20.2 billion in revenue (at the midpoint) this quarter points to a 36% year-over-year jump. Operating margin is also forecast to increase 6.8 percentage points to 48% at the midpoint. For the full year, TSMC is anticipating revenue to increase in the mid-30% range.\nFueling that is solid demand from the high-performance computing, Internet of Things, and automotive segments. These areas have helped TSMC offset weakness in smartphones and personal computers. Even better, TSMC\'s long-term outlook suggests its diversification will help it grow at a nice clip in the long run.\nThe company expects to clock 15% to 20% annual revenue growth over the next several years. That\'s not surprising given global semiconductor industry revenue is expected to increase over 60% this decade to $1 trillion. That\'s also probably the reason why analysts are expecting 23% annual earnings growth from TSMC over the next five years.\nAll this makes TSMC a top semiconductor stock to buy right now following its 30% decline in 2022.\n10 stocks we like better than Tesla\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Tesla wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom Ltd and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell sent the stock market packing on Friday, Aug. 26, following his comments that indicate the central bank may continue to increase interest rates in a bid to keep inflation in check. Growing demand for electric vehicles, as well as the company's focus on enhancing its production capacity and deliveries, should continue to fuel Tesla's growth going forward. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Tesla.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The company supplies chips to the world's leading companies such as Apple, Qualcomm, Nvidia, Sony, Broadcom, Intel, and Advanced Micro Devices, among others. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom Ltd and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $57.50 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Sell-Off: 2 Top Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This is the reason why investors looking to buy potential long-term winners may want to take advantage of the drop and buy solid tech stocks right now. The company reported annual vehicle production capacity of close to two million vehicles in the second quarter, doubling from the same period last year. That's also probably the reason why analysts are expecting 23% annual earnings growth from TSMC over the next five years.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tesla Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock is trading at 100 times trailing earnings. The company's adjusted earnings shot up 57% year over year in the second quarter to $2.27 per share as revenue increased 42% to $16.9 billion. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-disruptors-i-love-right-now-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The stock market is packed with excellent investment ideas right now. Some of the finest companies I know have seen their share prices slide way down since the inflation panic started in November 2021.\nAs an example, the three companies listed below are pioneering innovators with fantastic long-term business prospects. The inflation crunch may hurt for a while, but they are in a position to disrupt their target markets. Yet, their stocks have suffered giant corrections in recent months. When you put tremendous growth prospects together with bargain-bin stock prices, it adds up to no-brainer buying opportunities.\n1. Sweet, sweet Lemonade\nThe insurance industry is incredibly ripe for disruption. Getting the right insurance plans to fit your needs can be a difficult process, and nobody likes to pay huge premiums to protect their cars, homes, or other properties. When the time comes to file a claim, that can be a downright hostile experience. Yet, some of this coverage is required by law, so there's no way around it.\nThat's where Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) comes in.\nThis company wants to take the pain out of insurance by automating everything. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning tools, Lemonade analyzes risks, insurance plans, and outcomes from the past to shape the renters and auto coverage plans of the future. You sign up through an online form, claims are settled by machines, and you don't have to fight human insurance agents to get what you need out of Lemonade's services. These are early days in Lemonade's ambitious growth story. The company is unprofitable, but top-line sales are skyrocketing:\nLMND Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.\nDon't let that plummeting earnings chart scare you away. Economies of scale are about to kick in, and the company is only getting started in the auto insurance market. Lemonade's management team expects the next quarter to show record losses, followed by a sustained uptrend. In the long run, this AI-powered business model should translate into low operating costs and near-optimal risk management. Just give those computers some time to learn the ropes.\nAnd the target market is gigantic. Lemonade's revenues added up to just $171 million over the last four quarters, based on $110 million in net insurance premiums. Sector giant Progressive collected net premiums of $46.9 billion and revenue of $47.7 billion over the same period. Lemonade can build a massive business by taking just a tiny handful of customers from Progressive and friends. I believe that the company will achieve much more than that in the long run, so the stock is a no-brainer buy today.\n2. Universal Display is already everywhere\nAnd the future looks even bigger. I'm not kidding.\nOrganic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens are already found in pretty much every high-end smartphone worth its salt, including the entire Apple iPhone line. The technology is also familiar in mid-range handsets nowadays. OLED panels are also making inroads in the living room, starting with top-shelf TV sets. Next, we should see OLED-based lighting panels making a similar journey from pricey novelty to an everyday necessity.\nUniversal Display (NASDAQ: OLED) develops the technology behind those ultra-efficient OLED panels, doling out licenses to screen builders around the world. The company also acts as a materials reseller, controlling the supply of the chemicals that go into making these ultra-efficient digital screens and lighting panels.\nGenerally speaking, Universal Display's royalties and material fees are based on the total area of OLED panels that are built with its technology. That's why big-screen TVs are such a powerful upgrade from the small-screen world of tablets and smartphones.\nAnd like I said, that's just the beginning. In the long run, I expect to see OLED panels in essentially every place you'd use an LCD screen today -- and more. You see, OLED screens can do things that old-school displays would never dream of. For example, you can bend or roll up an OLED screen with the right type of surface materials or build transparent screens where the image appears to float in mid-air. And yeah, the pixels emit their own light, as the technology's name implies, which is why you can use them for household lighting.\nOLED is an exciting technology with numerous real-world use cases, and I can't wait to see where Universal Display will go from here. The company is turning the concept of video screens upside down and inside out.\n3. Netflix is just taking a chill pill\nGood old Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has changed the world before. Its iconic red DVD mailers smashed the video store industry more than a decade ago. Netflix could have rested on its laurels but chose to abandon the DVD rentals space altogether when broadband internet connections became fast and common enough to support an all-digital video-streaming business instead.\nAlmost exactly 11 years after the Qwikster event established video-streaming as a serious business operation for Netflix, things have changed. Netflix is still the global leader in streaming media subscribers, award-winning content productions, and digital media revenues. Walt Disney is catching up fast, but with a lower-priced subscription service that is automatically easier to sell in a price-conscious market. Other rivals are attempting to set up shop as producers of top-quality TV shows, family-friendly fare, and other niches. But Netflix is running far ahead of the competition, paving the way to tremendous business growth as the streaming industry takes the baton from cable, broadcast, satellite, and movie theater publishers.\nIn fact, Netflix stands at an important crossroads right now. The company is shifting its focus away from maximum subscriber growth and toward profitable growth for the long haul. Many investors have failed to notice this crucial strategy update, and this misunderstanding led to a massive share price drop when the seemingly all-important subscriber growth slowed down in 2022.\nSo Netflix is exploring new products while focusing on bottom-line profits and top-line revenues with a newfound intensity. The stock is now trading 68% below last November's all-time highs, exploring share prices not seen since early 2018. At the same time, the core business is healthier than ever. Netflix's trailing earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) stand at $20 billion today -- equal to the company's total sales in 2020.\nNFLX Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.\nNetflix is going places, and the massive sell-off in 2022 made no sense at all. We are looking at a game-changing investment opportunity here, folks. I have been adding to my Netflix holdings over the summer, and I highly recommend you do the same. Digital media is the future, and Netflix is leading the way there, even if the stock chart is sending different signals.\n10 stocks we like better than Lemonade, Inc.\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Lemonade, Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nAnders Bylund has positions in Lemonade, Inc., Netflix, Universal Display, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, Inc., Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Progressive and Universal Display and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix could have rested on its laurels but chose to abandon the DVD rentals space altogether when broadband internet connections became fast and common enough to support an all-digital video-streaming business instead. But Netflix is running far ahead of the competition, paving the way to tremendous business growth as the streaming industry takes the baton from cable, broadcast, satellite, and movie theater publishers. Many investors have failed to notice this crucial strategy update, and this misunderstanding led to a massive share price drop when the seemingly all-important subscriber growth slowed down in 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Netflix is still the global leader in streaming media subscribers, award-winning content productions, and digital media revenues. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, Inc., Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Progressive and Universal Display and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '3 Disruptors I Love Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you put tremendous growth prospects together with bargain-bin stock prices, it adds up to no-brainer buying opportunities. In the long run, I expect to see OLED panels in essentially every place you'd use an LCD screen today -- and more. 10 stocks we like better than Lemonade, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED) develops the technology behind those ultra-efficient OLED panels, doling out licenses to screen builders around the world. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Anders Bylund has positions in Lemonade, Inc., Netflix, Universal Display, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Progressive and Universal Display and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-bny-mellon-us-large-cap-core-equity-etf-bklc-be-on-your-investing-radar-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.\nThe fund is sponsored by Bny Mellon. It has amassed assets over $436.71 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0%, making it the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.47%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 32% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 31.43% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nBKLC seeks to match the performance of the MORNINGSTAR U.S. LARGE CAP INDEX before fees and expenses. The Morningstar US Large Cap Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of U.S. large-capitalization stocks.\nThe ETF has lost about -18.28% so far this year and is down about -13.36% in the last one year (as of 09/01/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $67.72 and $90.50.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.05 and standard deviation of 19.50% for the trailing three-year period. With about 232 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, BKLC is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $295.36 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $361.92 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.', 'news_article_title': 'Should BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-goldman-sachs-activebeta-u.s.-large-cap-equity-etf-gslc-be-on-your-investing-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) was launched on 09/17/2015, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Goldman Sachs Funds. It has amassed assets over $11.66 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.47%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 22.42% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nGSLC seeks to match the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity Index before fees and expenses. The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity Index is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of large-capitalization U.S. issuers.\nThe ETF has lost about -17.28% so far this year and is down about -12.57% in the last one year (as of 09/01/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $72.75 and $95.62.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.98 and standard deviation of 23.76% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 441 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, GSLC is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $295.36 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $361.92 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $11.66 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Performance and Risk GSLC seeks to match the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) was launched on 09/17/2015, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-fundamental-u.s.-large-company-index-etf-fndx-be-on-your-investing-radar-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $9.40 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nCarrying lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, value stocks also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. When you look at long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in nearly all markets. But in strong bull markets, growth stocks are more likely to be winners.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.25%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 15.90% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 19.73% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nFNDX seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Large Co. Index before fees and expenses. The Russell RAFI US Large Company Index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores.\nThe ETF has lost about -9.35% so far this year and is down about -3.55% in the last one year (as of 09/01/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $49.93 and $59.90.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 24.50% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 731 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, FNDX is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $51.65 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $97.12 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $9.40 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.93% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-russell-1000-etf-vone-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $2.72 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.49%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.15% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVONE seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of large-capitalization stocks in the United States.\nThe ETF has lost about -17.29% so far this year and is down about -12.86% in the last one year (as of 09/01/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $166.82 and $219.99.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 24.68% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1019 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VONE is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $295.36 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $361.92 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nVanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-no-brainer-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-in-september', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There are signs that Warren Buffett\'s buying spree that began earlier this year is winding down. The legendary investor didn\'t buy any new stocks for Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio in the second quarter, although he did add to a few positions.\nSeveral stocks held by Berkshire remain attractive. Here are three no-brainer Buffett stocks to buy in September.\n1. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the largest holding in Berkshire\'s portfolio. Buffett couldn\'t resist scooping up even more shares of the technology giant in Q2. Apple stock isn\'t as attractively valued as it was in June, but it\'s still a smart pick.\nThe new iPhone 14 will be launched on Sept. 7, 2022. Apple\'s rollouts of new iPhone versions typically fuel higher sales during the latter part of each year. Although no major changes are expected with iPhone 14, the company seems likely to benefit from increased momentum as a result of its launch.\nThere are other growth drivers for Apple\'s iPhone ecosystem that are more important for the company\'s long-term prospects, though. In particular, increasing 5G adoption should serve as a significant tailwind. Apple CEO Tim Cook correctly noted in the company\'s Q2 conference call that global 5G penetration remains low.\nCook didn\'t talk about Apple\'s augmented reality (AR) plans in the Q2 call. However, the company could introduce an AR/mixed reality (MR) headset in early 2023. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes this device could be the biggest product for Apple since the iPhone.\n2. Chevron\nIt\'s no secret that Buffett has become a big fan of oil stocks. Berkshire could be gearing up to buy a much larger stake in Occidental Petroleum. However, Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is arguably the best Buffett stock in the energy sector.\nWhile Chevron\'s shares have soared so far this year, the stock remains attractively valued with a forward earnings multiple of around nine times. Income investors will also like the oil and gas giant\'s dividend yield of over 3.6%.\nOver the short term, Chevron could benefit from another uptick in fuel prices. OPEC has already signaled that it\'s open to reducing oil production, a move that would almost certainly cause prices to rise. The European Union will also impose a partial ban on Russian crude oil imports in December.\nChevron has a strong financial position that it\'s using to, in CFO Pierre Breber\'s words, "invest and grow both traditional and new energy." The sizzling stock performance might cool off over time. Over the next year or so, though, the stock could continue its winning ways.\n3. Markel\nBuffett initiated a brand-new position in Markel (NYSE: MKL) in the first quarter and bought even more shares in Q2. This wasn\'t surprising whatsoever, considering that Markel is basically a "baby Berkshire."\nMarkel ranks as a leader in the specialty insurance market. The company\'s underwriting expertise enables it to consistently generate profits. Its reputation allows it to attract new customers and hold onto existing ones.\nThe stock\'s performance over the next several months will likely depend largely on how the overall market does. That\'s because Markel, like Berkshire, invests heavily in other publicly traded businesses. But there are some reasons to believe that a new bull market could be emerging. If so, Markel\'s shares could surge higher.\nLong-term investors have to love what Markel co-CEO Tom Gayner said in the company\'s recent Q2 conference call, "We think about years and decades and generations rather than quarters." That perspective sounds a lot like Buffett himself. With its exceptional management team and strong underlying business, Markel is the kind of stock you can buy in any month and hold for years.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the largest holding in Berkshire\'s portfolio. Apple CEO Tim Cook correctly noted in the company\'s Q2 conference call that global 5G penetration remains low. Long-term investors have to love what Markel co-CEO Tom Gayner said in the company\'s recent Q2 conference call, "We think about years and decades and generations rather than quarters."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the largest holding in Berkshire's portfolio. The legendary investor didn't buy any new stocks for Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio in the second quarter, although he did add to a few positions. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel.", 'news_article_title': '3 No-Brainer Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy in September', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the largest holding in Berkshire's portfolio. Here are three no-brainer Buffett stocks to buy in September. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks by far as the largest holding in Berkshire's portfolio. The legendary investor didn't buy any new stocks for Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio in the second quarter, although he did add to a few positions. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Keith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stock-split-stocks-to-buy-hand-over-fist-amid-the-market-sell-off', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Stock splits have gotten a lot of attention this year with several prominent companies deciding to take this step in a bid to, among other things, make their share prices more attractive for retail investors.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are two companies that initiated stock splits relatively recently. It's been two years since Apple executed its 4-for-1 stock split on Aug. 28, 2020. The company's share price is up 29% since the stock started trading on a split-adjusted basis, beating the S&P 500 handsomely despite the recent volatility in the market.\nAAPL data by YCharts\nNvidia's stock price also took off following its 4-for-1 split on July 20, 2021. But 2022 has been terrible for the chipmaker thanks to an oversupply in the graphics card market that has dealt a body blow to its gaming business.\nNVDA data by YCharts\nA stock split is more of a cosmetic move that simply increases the number of shares outstanding while reducing the price proportionally. This move doesn't change the prospects of a company or its intrinsic value. But it does make shares more accessible to a wider pool of investors. That could lead to an increase in demand for a company's shares, and send the price higher.\nA stock split shouldn't be the sole reason to buy shares in a company. However, stock-split stocks such as Apple and Nvidia are coincidently great buys considering the opportunities they are sitting on and their valuations. Let's look at the reasons why buying these companies looks like a good idea amid the market sell-off.\nApple and Nvidia have solid long-term growth potential\nApple and Nvidia operate in markets that have impressive long-term growth potential and both companies are dominant players in their respective sectors.\nApple, for instance, is benefiting from the rapid adoption of 5G smartphones. It led the 5G smartphone market in 2021 with a 31% share, according to Strategy Analytics, and seems to have sustained its dominance in 2022 as well. Apple has shipped 101 million iPhones in the first six months of 2022, up slightly from 99.7 million units in the same period last year. That slight increase has come at a time when overall smartphone shipments have contracted 8.8% year over year during the same period.\nThe higher prices of 5G smartphones are playing in Apple's favor. Android users are switching to iPhones, and the company's installed user base is also upgrading to its new devices. With global 5G mobile subscriptions expected to hit 4.4 billion in 2027 from an estimated 1 billion this year, Apple's largest product line seems to have a bright future ahead.\nThrow in other catalysts such as the services business, Apple's move into nascent but potentially lucrative areas such as the metaverse and self-driving cars, and its growth could improve in the long run. Analysts are currently anticipating 9.5% annual earnings growth from Apple for the next five years, but it wouldn't be surprising to see it grow at a faster pace thanks to multiple catalysts.\nNvidia, on the other hand, is the leading player in the discrete graphics card market. These chips are deployed in personal computers and laptops for gaming. Nvidia controlled 78% of this space in the first quarter of 2022, according to Jon Peddie Research. However, the graphics card market is currently in bad shape on account of oversupply, which is forcing the company to reduce prices and inventories.\nNvidia's fiscal 2023 second-quarter revenue was up just 3% year over year to $6.7 billion. The company expects a major contraction in its top and bottom lines this quarter. But investors shouldn't forget that Nvidia is expected to regain its mojo in the next fiscal year. Analysts expect the company's top line to increase 14.5% in fiscal 2024 following an increase of just 2% this year. The five-year annual earnings growth forecast of 22.8% is also bright.\nThese estimates are not surprising, as the discrete graphics card market is expected to generate annual revenue of $57 billion in 2025, up from the trailing twelve-month revenue of $46 billion. More importantly, Nvidia has other notable catalysts in the form of the data center and automotive businesses.\nThe data center was its largest business last quarter, accounting for 57% of the top line. The segment produced $3.8 billion in revenue, up 61% from the prior year. Automotive revenue was up 45% year over year to $220 million. These businesses could sustain their impressive momentum thanks to their increasing appetite for chips, as well as Nvidia's design wins in automotive and its efforts to expand the product lineup in the data center business to tap into new opportunities.\nThe valuations are enticing\nApple stock is down 9% in 2022. Nvidia has taken a bigger beating, with its shares declining nearly 47%.\nApple's decline has brought the company's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio down to 27, which is lower than its 2020 and 2021 multiples of 40 and 31, respectively. If the stock market sell-off continues in the near term, investors will have an opportunity to buy shares of Apple at a more attractive valuation.\nNvidia's trailing P/E ratio of 46 represents a huge discount to its 2021 multiple of 90. The company is facing near-term headwinds thanks to the weakness in the gaming segment, but the points above indicate that it is built for long-term growth. That's why investors should be keeping a close eye on Nvidia if the stock market sell-off intensifies thanks to a hawkish Federal Reserve, as there may be opportunities to buy this semiconductor stock at a cheaper valuation.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are two companies that initiated stock splits relatively recently. AAPL data by YCharts Nvidia's stock price also took off following its 4-for-1 split on July 20, 2021. Stock splits have gotten a lot of attention this year with several prominent companies deciding to take this step in a bid to, among other things, make their share prices more attractive for retail investors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are two companies that initiated stock splits relatively recently. AAPL data by YCharts Nvidia's stock price also took off following its 4-for-1 split on July 20, 2021. Apple and Nvidia have solid long-term growth potential Apple and Nvidia operate in markets that have impressive long-term growth potential and both companies are dominant players in their respective sectors.", 'news_article_title': '2 Stock-Split Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist Amid the Market Sell-Off', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are two companies that initiated stock splits relatively recently. AAPL data by YCharts Nvidia's stock price also took off following its 4-for-1 split on July 20, 2021. A stock split shouldn't be the sole reason to buy shares in a company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are two companies that initiated stock splits relatively recently. AAPL data by YCharts Nvidia's stock price also took off following its 4-for-1 split on July 20, 2021. Apple and Nvidia have solid long-term growth potential Apple and Nvidia operate in markets that have impressive long-term growth potential and both companies are dominant players in their respective sectors."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 154.6699981689453, 'high': 158.4199981689453, 'open': 156.63999938964844, 'close': 157.9600067138672, 'ema_50': 159.47015207237772, 'rsi_14': 23.26023085539768, 'target': 155.80999755859375, 'volume': 74229900.0, 'ema_200': 156.41160236595195, 'adj_close': 156.82183837890625, 'rsi_lag_1': 30.774480818757837, 'rsi_lag_2': 31.794152180145076, 'rsi_lag_3': 44.14296598988436, 'rsi_lag_4': 47.770248495353236, 'rsi_lag_5': 60.58820117816989, 'macd_lag_1': 1.070936091162821, 'macd_lag_2': 1.8957398891682828, 'macd_lag_3': 2.7488420898368986, 'macd_lag_4': 3.546236525821115, 'macd_lag_5': 4.284348432601718, 'macd_12_26_9': 0.4715496666398735, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.79596854048773}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 25.25, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 27.450000762939453, 'Open': 26.8799991607666, 'Close': 25.559999465942383, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 25.559999465942383}, {'Low': 0.9917388558387756, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 1.004580855369568, 'Open': 1.003905177116394, 'Close': 1.003905177116394, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 1.003905177116394}, {'Low': 1.150324463844299, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 1.1617100238800049, 'Open': 1.15968918800354, 'Close': 1.1598505973815918, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 1.1598505973815918}, {'Low': 6.888899803161621, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 6.9070000648498535, 'Open': 6.888899803161621, 'Close': 6.888899803161621, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 6.888899803161621}, {'Low': 85.9800033569336, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 89.62999725341797, 'Open': 88.83000183105469, 'Close': 86.61000061035156, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 305106, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 86.61000061035156}, {'Low': 0.6771718859672546, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 0.684360146522522, 'Open': 0.6828502416610718, 'Close': 0.6828502416610718, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 0.6828502416610718}, {'Low': 3.2170000076293945, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 3.2950000762939453, 'Open': 3.2170000076293945, 'Close': 3.265000104904175, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 3.265000104904175}, {'Low': 139.08599853515625, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 140.21800231933594, 'Open': 139.29600524902344, 'Close': 139.29600524902344, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 139.29600524902344}, {'Low': 108.7699966430664, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 109.9800033569336, 'Open': 108.83999633789062, 'Close': 109.69000244140624, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 109.69000244140624}, {'Low': 1693.9000244140625, 'Date': '2022-09-01', 'High': 1707.9000244140625, 'Open': 1707.9000244140625, 'Close': 1696.5999755859375, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 683, 'date_str': '2022-09-01', 'Adj Close': 1696.5999755859375}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-09-02': 155.80999755859375, '2022-09-06': 154.52999877929688, '2022-09-07': 155.9600067138672, '2022-09-08': 154.4600067138672, '2022-09-09': 157.3699951171875, '2022-09-12': 163.42999267578125, '2022-09-13': 153.83999633789062, '2022-09-14': 155.30999755859375, '2022-09-15': 152.3699951171875}, '1_month_later': {'2022-10-03': 142.4499969482422}, '3_months_later': {'2022-12-01': 148.30999755859375}, '6_months_later': {'2023-03-01': 145.30999755859375}, '12_months_later': {'2023-09-01': 189.4600067138672}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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The trade data is seen as an important gauge of world demand for tech gadgets.\nExports last month were estimated to have risen 9.5% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 13 analysts showed on Friday, slower than the 14.2% jump in July.\nThe export forecasts all predicted increases but ranged widely between 3% and 12.06%, reflecting uncertainties over the global economy, supply chain disruptions due to pandemic lockdowns in China, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.\nTaiwan's Finance Ministry predicted August exports would increase by 8% to 12% from a year earlier.\nSeparately, the consumer price index was expected to have risen 3.05% in August from a year earlier, a slightly slower rate than 3.36% in July.\nThe inflation data will be released on Tuesday, followed by trade data on Wednesday.\n(Poll compiled by Anant Chandak and Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Edmund Klamann)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc AAPL.O, is one of Asia's leading exporters of technology goods. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 9.5% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 13 analysts showed on Friday, slower than the 14.2% jump in July. The export forecasts all predicted increases but ranged widely between 3% and 12.06%, reflecting uncertainties over the global economy, supply chain disruptions due to pandemic lockdowns in China, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc AAPL.O, is one of Asia's leading exporters of technology goods. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI Exports median forecast +9.5% y/y (prior month +14.2%) Imports median forecast +7.1% y/y (prior month +19.4%) Balance median forecast $4.23 bln (prior month $5.03 bln) CPI median forecast +3.05% y/y (prior month +3.36%) Trade due Wednesday, Sept 7, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) CPI due Tuesday, Sept 6, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely rose for the 26th straight month in August although at a slower pace than in July, amid fears of a global recession, uncertainties due to the Ukraine conflict, and COVID-19 flare-ups in China, according to a Reuters poll. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 9.5% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 13 analysts showed on Friday, slower than the 14.2% jump in July.", 'news_article_title': 'POLL-Taiwan August exports seen up for 26th straight month', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc AAPL.O, is one of Asia's leading exporters of technology goods. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 9.5% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 13 analysts showed on Friday, slower than the 14.2% jump in July. Taiwan's Finance Ministry predicted August exports would increase by 8% to 12% from a year earlier.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan, a global hub for chip production and a key supplier to Apple Inc AAPL.O, is one of Asia's leading exporters of technology goods. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI Exports median forecast +9.5% y/y (prior month +14.2%) Imports median forecast +7.1% y/y (prior month +19.4%) Balance median forecast $4.23 bln (prior month $5.03 bln) CPI median forecast +3.05% y/y (prior month +3.36%) Trade due Wednesday, Sept 7, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) CPI due Tuesday, Sept 6, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely rose for the 26th straight month in August although at a slower pace than in July, amid fears of a global recession, uncertainties due to the Ukraine conflict, and COVID-19 flare-ups in China, according to a Reuters poll. Exports last month were estimated to have risen 9.5% from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 13 analysts showed on Friday, slower than the 14.2% jump in July."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/social-media-app-parler-returns-to-googles-play-store-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds Parler\'s statement\nSept 2 (Reuters) - Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google\'s app store more than 1-1/2 years after the Alphabet Inc-owned GOOGL.O company removed it following the U.S. Capitol riots in January 2021.\nThe app was launched in 2018 and styled itself as a free-speech space for those seeking an alternative to platforms such as Twitter TWTR.N. It quickly gained traction from supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump.\nHowever, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.\nThe app is now being reinstated after it undertook a series of measures to moderate content on the platform, including features to block abusive users and remove content that could incite violence, a Google spokesperson said.\nParler has substantially modified its app to comply with Play Store\'s policies and will be available for download from Friday, the spokesperson added.\n"Parler has a strong commitment to free speech and despite the market duopoly, is working to provide options and choices for the millions of voices currently being censored or suppressed based on their viewpoint," said Christina Cravens, Parler\'s marketing chief.\nTo be sure, Parler had made its app available for Android phones through a separate version that could be downloaded on its website after it was removed from Play Store.\nApple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year.\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year. However, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters. Parler has substantially modified its app to comply with Play Store's policies and will be available for download from Friday, the spokesperson added.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year. Adds Parler's statement Sept 2 (Reuters) - Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google's app store more than 1-1/2 years after the Alphabet Inc-owned GOOGL.O company removed it following the U.S. Capitol riots in January 2021. However, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.", 'news_article_title': "Social media app Parler returns to Google's Play Store", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year. The app was launched in 2018 and styled itself as a free-speech space for those seeking an alternative to platforms such as Twitter TWTR.N. However, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year. Adds Parler's statement Sept 2 (Reuters) - Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google's app store more than 1-1/2 years after the Alphabet Inc-owned GOOGL.O company removed it following the U.S. Capitol riots in January 2021. The app is now being reinstated after it undertook a series of measures to moderate content on the platform, including features to block abusive users and remove content that could incite violence, a Google spokesperson said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bull-of-the-day%3A-taiwan-semiconductor-tsm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Taiwan Semiconductor TSM is a central player in the manufacture of chips for companies like Apple, NVIDIA, and Marvell.\n\nMy colleague Derek Lewis profiled TSM last month and highlighted the company\'s stunning doubling of revenue in less than 3 years.\n\nThis year\'s topline will ramp a projected 37% to nearly $78 billion, while profits are expected to top $6.30 for 53% growth.\n\nIn 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company\'s revenues.\n\nWhy TSM Services Are In High Demand\n\nTSM is known as a "fab" or "foundry" for chip making. They take the designs of major semiconductor companies and execute their precise -- and top-secret proprietary -- manufacturing parameters.\n\nAnd this precision and protected privacy has accelerated to new levels in the past few years.\n\nOr maybe I should say it has "shrunk" to new levels.\n\nBecause Moore\'s Law about chips doubling in power as they shrink in half every 18 months or so has been reaccelerated after leveling off in the past decade.\n\nThis means that chips have entered what I call The Nanosphere.\n\nA nanometer is one-billionth of a meter. And chip micro-circuitry has gone under 10 nanometers in the past few years.\n\nThat\'s why smartphones can do more even as they shrink.\n\nAnd why NVIDIA NVDA can cram 50 billion transistors into the space of a shoebox for their advanced GPU (graphics processiing unit) cards that stack together for artificial intelligence engines in the DGX system.\n\nThis year, Taiwan Semi is helping major chip designers go to 5 nanometers (nm) and even 3nms!\n\nTo illustrate the microscopic scale of going sub-10nm, imagine how big the coronavirus might be.\n\nFact: the coronavirus is around 50 nanometers!\n\nAnd TSM is the premier foundry for going sub-10nm.\n\nTheir only real competition is Samsung.\n\nWhat if NVDA Stumbles?\n\nSince NVIDIA might be TSM\'s third or second biggest customer, investors might be concerned about this recent news...\n\nNVDA shares plunged 6.6% in Wednesday’s extended trading session after it revealed that the U.S. government told it to stop exporting top artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China and Russia.\n\nIn a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, NVIDIA disclosed that the U.S. government informed it on Aug 26 about imposing a new licensing requirement, effective immediately, for its A100, A100X and forthcoming H100 integrated circuit sales in China and Russia.\n\nThe government has also banned NVIDIA from exporting DGX or any other systems that incorporate A100 or H100 integrated circuits.\n\nThe new licensing requirements will also be implied on any future chip designs developed by NVIDIA that have a threshold greater than or equivalent to A100. Additionally, any systems developed in the future incorporating the aforementioned types and thresholds will also fall under export restrictions.\n\nWith the new licensing requirements, the U.S. government intends to "address the risk that the covered products may be used in, or diverted to, a \'military end use\' or \'military end user\' in China and Russia," per NVDA in the SEC filing.\n\nExport Restrictions to Hurt NVIDIA Sales\n\nNVIDIA\'s A100 and H100 are its highest-performance chips used in data centers for AI, data analytics and computing applications. Though the company does not sell products to customers in Russia, the new licensing requirements are going to significantly hurt its data center chip sales in China.\n\nThe newly imposed restrictions are likely to impact the company’s ability to support the existing customers of A100 as well as complete the development of H100 timely. This could also require NVIDIA to transition some of its operations outside China.\n\nThe restrictions are expected to hamper NVIDIA’s business in China from where the company is expecting to generate $400 million in revenues from the sale of the aforementioned chips in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. The company warned that it may lose revenues if Chinese firms decide not to buy alternative NVIDIA products.\n\nThe latest restriction is a new blow to NVIDIA, which is already being hurt by the weakening demand for its chips used in gaming products. Last week, the company reported revenues of $6.7 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, way lower than its May 2022 forecast of $8.10 billion (+/-2%), due to weaker sales across its Gaming and Data Center business segments.\n\nNVIDIA\'s Gaming segment revenues plunged 33% year over year due to a lower sell-in of Gaming products, reflecting reduced channel partner sales due to macroeconomic headwinds. Although Data Center revenues jumped 61% year over year, the company stated that sales were below expectations due to ongoing supply-chain disruptions and lower sales to China’s hyperscale customers, who are affected by economic conditions.\n\nConsidering the current business environment, the company issued dim revenue guidance for the third quarter, wherein it expects to generate $5.9 billion (+/- 2%) in sales, approximately 17% lower than the year-ago quarter’s revenues. Looking at the latest U.S. government’s restriction on chip sales to China, the company is highly probable to report third-quarter revenues way lower than its August 2022 guidance.\n\nBottom line on TSM: Despite NVDA\'s downfall, with the SOX index down 35% since its highs and TSM down 43%, it seems the best value in chips right now trading near 13X EPS. Buy some TSM.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company's revenues. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report And why NVIDIA NVDA can cram 50 billion transistors into the space of a shoebox for their advanced GPU (graphics processiing unit) cards that stack together for artificial intelligence engines in the DGX system.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company's revenues. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report NVDA shares plunged 6.6% in Wednesday’s extended trading session after it revealed that the U.S. government told it to stop exporting top artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China and Russia.", 'news_article_title': 'Bull of the Day: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company's revenues. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Because Moore's Law about chips doubling in power as they shrink in half every 18 months or so has been reaccelerated after leveling off in the past decade.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company's revenues. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The restrictions are expected to hamper NVIDIA’s business in China from where the company is expecting to generate $400 million in revenues from the sale of the aforementioned chips in the third quarter of fiscal 2023."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/social-media-app-parler-returns-to-googles-play-store', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Sept 2 (Reuters) - Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google's app store more than 1-1/2 years after the Alphabet Inc-owned GOOGL.O company removed it following the U.S. Capitol riots in January 2021.\nThe app was launched in 2018 and styled itself as a free-speech space for those seeking an alternative to platforms such as Twitter TWTR.N. It quickly gained traction from supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump.\nHowever, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.\nThe app is now being reinstated after it undertook a series of measures to moderate content on the platform, including features to block abusive users and remove content that could incite violence, a Google spokesperson said.\nParler has substantially modified its app to comply with Play Store's policies and will be available for download from Friday, the spokesperson added.\nParler did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nTo be sure, Parler had made its app available for Android phones through a separate version that could be downloaded on its website after it was removed from Play Store.\nApple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year.\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year. However, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters. Parler has substantially modified its app to comply with Play Store's policies and will be available for download from Friday, the spokesperson added.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year. Sept 2 (Reuters) - Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google's app store more than 1-1/2 years after the Alphabet Inc-owned GOOGL.O company removed it following the U.S. Capitol riots in January 2021. However, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.", 'news_article_title': "Social media app Parler returns to Google's Play Store", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year. The app was launched in 2018 and styled itself as a free-speech space for those seeking an alternative to platforms such as Twitter TWTR.N. However, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O reinstated the app on its App Store in May last year. Sept 2 (Reuters) - Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google's app store more than 1-1/2 years after the Alphabet Inc-owned GOOGL.O company removed it following the U.S. Capitol riots in January 2021. The app is now being reinstated after it undertook a series of measures to moderate content on the platform, including features to block abusive users and remove content that could incite violence, a Google spokesperson said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-best-nancy-pelosi-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEditor’s note: This article is regularly updated with the latest information.\nIt’s been a rough time for investors on Wall Street lately, and the pain has shown no signs of slowing down. So, why not take a look at where politicians are putting their money to spark your own investing ideas — specifically, Nancy Pelosi stocks?\nThis is a great source of information, as investments made by politicians like the Speaker of the House are public information. And why wouldn’t you want to know where they are investing?\nWell, this has been a hot topic for some time. And in February, Congress moved to ban its members from trading stocks — even after “months of resistance” from Pelosi.\n7 Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nOverall, though, this isn’t about what side of the aisle you’re on. It’s about looking at some of the best investments you can make based on the Speaker of the House’s financial moves. So, here are the best Nancy Pelosi stocks to consider.\nNancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy: Microsoft (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nOne of the biggest technology firms in the world, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a vital component of the business ecosystem. Speaking as a contributor for many financial publications, I really couldn’t do what I do without Microsoft’s Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.\nWith that in mind, it appears the top policymakers in Washington feel the same way. MSFT stock is one of the recent names to pop up on the list of best Nancy Pelosi stocks to buy, with the House Speaker purchasing (on May 24) 50 call options with a strike price of $180 and an expiration date June 16, 2023.\nOn a year-to-date (YTD) basis, MSFT stock is down about 22%. However, intrepid investors may want to consider loading up. Fundamentally, the underlying company’s pertinence to the burgeoning gig economy makes MSFT stock a smart bet for long-term investors.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Moab Republic / Shutterstock\nConsistently leading the class of consumer technology giants, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most powerful brands in the world. Consumers everywhere flock to its iPhones and other smart devices at launch. What distinguishes Apple from the copycat competition is its connected ecosystem, which in my opinion is unparalleled. Like Microsoft, Apple features both personal and professional applications, making AAPL stock a solid bet for the set-it-and-forget-it crowd.\nPerhaps unsurprisingly, it’s also one of the best Nancy Pelosi stocks. According to records provided by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the lawmaker purchased 150 AAPL stock call options in May of this year. On May 13, she acquired 100 $80 calls with an expiration date of March 17, 2023. On May 24, Pelosi bought 50 $80 calls expiring on June 16, 2023.\n7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long-Haul\nUnder the current environment, AAPL stock is admittedly tricky. With consumer sentiment in the toilet, I’m not sure if the discretionary retail segment will hold up well. Still, Apple is proving incredibly resilient thus far — and that helps the case of it being a stock to buy.\nNancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy: Tesla (TSLA)\nSource: Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.com\nFundamentally, the inclusion of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) among Nancy Pelosi stocks is hardly a shocker. For years, the Democrats championed initiatives designed to foster environmental justice. As a solution, electric vehicles are appealing — although to be fair, they alone are not a panacea.\nAccording to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, natural gas was the largest source — approximately 38% — of U.S. electricity generation in 2021. Of course, natural gas is a hydrocarbon. So, until the electricity that we produce is increasingly geared toward net-clean emissions sources, in some ways, we’re rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.\nStill, the House Speaker does like TSLA a lot. On March 17 of this year, she exercised 25 call options — or 2,500 shares — of TSLA at a strike price of $500. Even with the losses that Tesla has suffered – it’s down almost 32% YTD – Pelosi is well in the money.\nSo, with volatility potentially dying down, bold speculators may want to take a shot.\nAllianceBernstein (AB)\nSource: rblfmr / Shutterstock.com\nIf you’re thinking the list of Nancy Pelosi stocks above isn’t high-brow enough, AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) might change your opinion. As a global asset management firm, AllianceBernstein provides investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth and retail investors. While it might not strike you as an exciting idea, it could be surprisingly relevant.\nThroughout 2020 and 2021, social media luminaries gifted the blogosphere with all kinds of unsolicited investment advice. However, their bullish calls largely tended to be correct only because we were in a unique bull market cycle. Now that we might be entering a bearish cycle — or at least an unpredictable market — sophisticated private investors like Nancy Pelosi need real guidance.\n7 Stocks to Buy That Could Make You a Millionaire\nWith AB, you’re getting quality information and management services from experts who understand how to navigate portfolios through both optimistic and pessimistic phases. This period is where we separate the men from the boys, if you’ll excuse the gender-specific classic idiom. And that’s where AllianceBernstein might shine.\nNancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy: Disney (DIS)\nSource: ilikeyellow / Shutterstock.com\nSometimes, not every decision that rich powerbrokers make is immediately profitable. A case in point is entertainment giant Disney (NYSE:DIS). Ranking as one of the Nancy Pelosi stocks to buy early this year, the House Speaker exercised 100 DIS call options at a strike price of $100 on Jan. 21.\nAs you can tell from the technical chart for Disney stock, this wasn’t the greatest move — yet. For one thing, shares are down 28% for the year. However, they’re now trading above the strike price at $112.\nGranted, this decision carried risk. As I mentioned earlier, consumer sentiment is in the toilet, largely because inflation is eroding the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar. However, demand for experiences and making new memories has increased due to the collective cabin fever that has built up over the past two years.\nSo, if you want to play this social dynamic, DIS stock could fit the bill nicely.\nPayPal (PYPL)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nA blistering performer throughout the bulk of the new normal, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is emblematic of the harsh reality check the tech sector suffered this year. Indeed, since the beginning of January, PYPL stock has hemorrhaged 53% of its market value. And for once, when politicians say they can feel your pain, they’re not lying.\nEarlier this year, PYPL was one of the best Nancy Pelosi stocks. The House Speaker was apparently very confident about the underlying company’s prospects, exercising 50 PYPL call options with a strike price of $100 early this year. However, PYPL stock is currently trading just above $91. Thus, it’s not exactly a heartwarming situation.\nHowever, PayPal has significant implications regarding the gig economy, which is a sector projected to grow to $455 billion by the end of 2023. With people getting a taste of the gig life through work-from-home initiatives, this estimate might be conservative.\n7 Auto Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever\nIn turn, all of this bodes well for PYPL stock — making it one to keep on your watch list.\nNancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy: American Express (AXP)\nSource: First Class Photography / Shutterstock.com\nFinally, the last name on this list of Nancy Pelosi stocks to consider is American Express (NYSE:AXP). One of the most recognizable payment cards, American Express has a clear advantage in that its user base largely caters to a wealthier spectrum. Therefore, even if the economy — particularly the consumer economy — takes a hit, AXP stock might be able to weather the storm.\nCertainly, the House Speaker will be hoping so. In her case, however, she’s not under pressure like a few of her other holdings. On Jan. 21 of this year, Pelosi exercised 50 AXP $80 call options. Considering shares are at $151 today, this position is well in the money.\nI must admit I personally have some hesitation about buying stocks that are tied to the consumer discretionary sector. Nevertheless, with American Express cardholders on average doing better than most, AXP stock might be worth a look.\nOn the date of publication, Josh Enomoto did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nA former senior business analyst for Sony Electronics, Josh Enomoto has helped broker major contracts with Fortune Global 500 companies. Over the past several years, he has delivered unique, critical insights for the investment markets, as well as various other industries including legal, construction management, and healthcare.\nThe post 7 Best Nancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Consistently leading the class of consumer technology giants, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most powerful brands in the world. Like Microsoft, Apple features both personal and professional applications, making AAPL stock a solid bet for the set-it-and-forget-it crowd. According to records provided by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the lawmaker purchased 150 AAPL stock call options in May of this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Consistently leading the class of consumer technology giants, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most powerful brands in the world. Like Microsoft, Apple features both personal and professional applications, making AAPL stock a solid bet for the set-it-and-forget-it crowd. According to records provided by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the lawmaker purchased 150 AAPL stock call options in May of this year.', 'news_article_title': '7 Best Nancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Consistently leading the class of consumer technology giants, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most powerful brands in the world. Like Microsoft, Apple features both personal and professional applications, making AAPL stock a solid bet for the set-it-and-forget-it crowd. According to records provided by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the lawmaker purchased 150 AAPL stock call options in May of this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Consistently leading the class of consumer technology giants, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most powerful brands in the world. Like Microsoft, Apple features both personal and professional applications, making AAPL stock a solid bet for the set-it-and-forget-it crowd. According to records provided by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the lawmaker purchased 150 AAPL stock call options in May of this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/roku-launches-roku-tv-in-german-markets-with-metz-blue-and-tcl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Roku, Inc. ROKU has launched Roku TV in Germany with Metz blue and TCL as its first partners. Other TV brands too can now license Roku’s operating system for their Smart TVs. The TV models will be available in sizes varying between 32” and 65” in HD, and 4K and 4K QLED.\n\nRoku TV is a simple-to-use device that offers a wide collection of entertainment as it provides access to the Roku Channel along with thousands of free and paid streaming channels such as Netflix and Pluto TV. It is also compatible with various voice assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri.\n\nThe home screen is customizable, allowing users in Germany to personalize their TV per their desire. The tuner and the live TV experience have also been customized to enable consumers to connect to a satellite, cable, or antenna for live TV.\n\nThe Roku TV model can be operated with the free Roku mobile app that can be used as a remote control, for voice search and control and private listening.\nRoku, Inc. Price and Consensus\nRoku, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Roku, Inc. Quote\nRoku to Expand Globally Despite Stiff Competition\nRoku has been extensively expanding the presence of Roku TV globally as earlier this month it introduced three new Roku TV partners in Mexico, namely, Aiwa, Daewoo, and Sansui. Roku TV has its presence in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Germany and plans to expand its footprint in Latin America, Chile and Peru in the next few years.\n\nThe Roku Channel is also gaining popularity. In the second quarter of 2022, Roku reported a total of around 63.1 million monthly active users in the United States. This figure marks the company’s highest monthly active user total of all time, as the user base almost doubled in just two years.\n\nViewers are also awaiting the launch of Paramount+ which is a Premium Subscription within The Roku Channel. This will make Paramount+’s critically acclaimed originals, hit movies, a world-class library of popular series, 24/7 news and marquee sports, accessible directly to consumers through The Roku Channel.\n\nRoku faces significant competitive pressure from Amazon’s (AMZN) Fire TV Stick, Alphabet-owned GOOGL Google's Chromecast, Apple’s AAPL Apple TV and others despite the strength of its brand.\n\nRoku’s stock has grossly underperformed as it has fallen 70.1% year to date compared to its peers, Amazon, Google and Apple, which have fallen by 23.3%, 23.6% and 11.15%, respectively. The Zacks Broadcast Radio and Television industry has seen a decline of 53.4% in the same period.\n\nThe company expects global supply chain disruptions to impact its player unit sales in terms of shipping delays, product availability issues and product price increases. Lower spending from certain advertising verticals due to limited product availability is expected to hurt the top line. Ongoing recessionary fear, inflationary pressure and higher interest rates will be some challenging factors for this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nRoku, Inc. (ROKU): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Roku faces significant competitive pressure from Amazon’s (AMZN) Fire TV Stick, Alphabet-owned GOOGL Google's Chromecast, Apple’s AAPL Apple TV and others despite the strength of its brand. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Roku TV has its presence in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Germany and plans to expand its footprint in Latin America, Chile and Peru in the next few years.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Roku faces significant competitive pressure from Amazon’s (AMZN) Fire TV Stick, Alphabet-owned GOOGL Google's Chromecast, Apple’s AAPL Apple TV and others despite the strength of its brand. Roku, Inc. Price and Consensus Roku, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Roku, Inc. Quote Roku to Expand Globally Despite Stiff Competition Roku has been extensively expanding the presence of Roku TV globally as earlier this month it introduced three new Roku TV partners in Mexico, namely, Aiwa, Daewoo, and Sansui.", 'news_article_title': 'ROKU Launches Roku TV in German Markets With Metz Blue and TCL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Roku faces significant competitive pressure from Amazon’s (AMZN) Fire TV Stick, Alphabet-owned GOOGL Google's Chromecast, Apple’s AAPL Apple TV and others despite the strength of its brand. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Roku, Inc. ROKU has launched Roku TV in Germany with Metz blue and TCL as its first partners.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Roku faces significant competitive pressure from Amazon’s (AMZN) Fire TV Stick, Alphabet-owned GOOGL Google's Chromecast, Apple’s AAPL Apple TV and others despite the strength of its brand. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Roku, Inc. ROKU has launched Roku TV in Germany with Metz blue and TCL as its first partners."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-climbs-after-jobs-report-rekindles-hopes-of-smaller-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar\nSept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes jumped on Friday on expectations that cooling wage growth in August could help ease some price pressures and encourage the Federal Reserve to be less aggressive in its rate hike cycle.\nAll the S&P 500 sectors were higher in afternoon trading, while rate-sensitive growth stocks struggled after the Labor Department\'s report showed U.S. employers hired more workers than expected last month.\nHowever, average hourly earnings rose 0.3% compared with estimates of 0.4%, while the unemployment rate edged up to 3.7% from a pre-pandemic low of 3.5%, indicating that the Fed\'s efforts to front-load rate hikes were beginning to take effect.\n"It\'s really the Goldilocks scenario both for the economy and investors because it means that you see some easing in inflationary pressures and signs of healthy economy," said Nicholas Anderson, portfolio manager at Thornburg Investment Management.\n"Slower wage growth, slower jobs growth, higher labor force participation is generally supportive of the Fed\'s objective of cooling inflation without wrecking the economy."\nWage growth data is seen as important to the Fed\'s deliberations on increasing interest rates as the central bank looks to bring inflation, running at four-decades high, back to its 2% target.\nThe focus now shifts to the August consumer price report due mid-month, the last major data available before the Fed\'s Sept. 20-21 policy meeting.\nTraders now see a 58% chance of a third straight 75 basis points rate hike, down from 70% before the jobs report, according to CME Fedwatch tool.\n"The (jobs) data will certainly moderate the negative sentiment in market. But there is going to be a lot of nervousness around the Fed\'s decision," said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketstrategist at Invesco.\n"What we know about policymakers is they are likely to be rather hawkish because it helps them to manage inflation expectations, and that will be an ongoing source of angst for the stock market."\nFears of aggressive policy tightening have gripped Wall Street recently, with the S&P 500 .SPX sliding nearly 4.5% since Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s hawkish remarks last week about rate hikes. His views were later echoed by other policymakers.\nAll the three main indexes are set for a third straight weekly loss.\nAt 12:10 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 313.92 points, or 0.99%, at 31,970.34, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 42.46 points, or 1.07%, at 4,009.31, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 110.45 points, or 0.94%, at 11,895.57.\nEnergy stocks .SPNY advanced 3% as oil prices gained nearly 2% ahead of OPEC+ meeting to discuss potential production cuts. O/R\nBanks .SPXBK added 2.2%, led by a 2.7% climb in shares of Bank of America BAC.N.\nShares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.9% and 2%.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell to a one-week low of 23.34 points.\nMarkets are closed on Monday on account of Labor Day holiday.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 5.36-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.19-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and one new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and 95 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.9% and 2%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes jumped on Friday on expectations that cooling wage growth in August could help ease some price pressures and encourage the Federal Reserve to be less aggressive in its rate hike cycle. Wage growth data is seen as important to the Fed's deliberations on increasing interest rates as the central bank looks to bring inflation, running at four-decades high, back to its 2% target.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.9% and 2%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes jumped on Friday on expectations that cooling wage growth in August could help ease some price pressures and encourage the Federal Reserve to be less aggressive in its rate hike cycle. "Slower wage growth, slower jobs growth, higher labor force participation is generally supportive of the Fed\'s objective of cooling inflation without wrecking the economy."', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street climbs after jobs report rekindles hopes of smaller rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.9% and 2%. "Slower wage growth, slower jobs growth, higher labor force participation is generally supportive of the Fed\'s objective of cooling inflation without wrecking the economy." Wage growth data is seen as important to the Fed\'s deliberations on increasing interest rates as the central bank looks to bring inflation, running at four-decades high, back to its 2% target.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.9% and 2%. By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes jumped on Friday on expectations that cooling wage growth in August could help ease some price pressures and encourage the Federal Reserve to be less aggressive in its rate hike cycle. "Slower wage growth, slower jobs growth, higher labor force participation is generally supportive of the Fed\'s objective of cooling inflation without wrecking the economy."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-dips-more-than-broader-markets%3A-what-you-should-know-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $155.81, marking a -1.36% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.07%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.07%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.07%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had lost 4.73% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 5.41%, while the S&P 500 lost 3.49%.\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, Apple is projected to report earnings of $1.25 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 0.81%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $88.01 billion, up 5.58% from the year-ago period.\nAAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.73% and +7.21%, respectively.\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.\nBased on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.\nThe Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.09% higher within the past month. Apple currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\nLooking at its valuation, Apple is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 25.88. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 6.75.\nMeanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 2.04. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.47 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 238, putting it in the bottom 6% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\n\n\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $155.81, marking a -1.36% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 2.04.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $155.81, marking a -1.36% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 2.04.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $155.81, marking a -1.36% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 2.04.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $155.81, marking a -1.36% move from the previous day. Meanwhile, AAPL's PEG ratio is currently 2.04."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffet-cant-get-enough-of-apple-stock.-should-you-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett\'s company, Berkshire Hathaway, bought its first shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 2016. The company continued adding to its position through 2018. After selling some of its shares through 2020, Berkshire reignited a buying spree of its favorite stock in 2022.\nAt the end of Q2 2022, Berkshire owned 895 million Apple shares, making up nearly 43% of the company\'s stock portfolio. Alternatively, the stake represents about 22.5% of Berkshire\'s market cap and about 5.6% of all outstanding Apple shares. The stake makes Berkshire the third-largest shareholder behind index giants Vanguard and BlackRock.\nRegarding Apple, Buffett has remarked that it\'s probably the best business he knows of in the world and that the iPhone is a "sticky" product that keeps people within the company\'s ecosystem. Those comments speak to Buffett\'s voracious appetite for Apple shares, but what does he mean by "sticky"?\nA sticky product\nThe iPhone\'s history of fanciful design, advanced cameras, and innovative features has helped the smartphone attract a loyal following. The iPhone commands roughly half of the U.S. smartphone market and 17% of theglobal market Making it cool is one way to design a sticky product, but there is more to the story.\nImage source: Getty Images.\niPhone users will gladly tell you about the services included in the smartphone\'s ecosystem. For a small fee, users can store pictures and other data on an iCloud account, download songs from Apple Music, and set up touchless payments with Apple Pay. Buffett may think the iPhone is sticky in part because he believes that once a customer builds a lifetime of selfies and family photos, they\'re more likely to buy another iPhone when the time comes. Otherwise, accessing pictures becomes a cumbersome process if customers switch smartphones.\nLikewise, iPhone customers who have taken the time to connect their bank accounts and cards to Apple Pay will have to reconnect each one if they switch to a competing smartphone. Apple\'s ecosystem creates a flywheel effect whereby the iPhone\'s popularity begets services, and those services beget the next iPhone purchase. As Apple collects new iPhone customers over time, its sticky flywheel ecosystem strengthens.\nHere are some numbers that back Buffett\'s comments. The company launched Apple in 2015 with 6.5 million paid subscribers and reported 78 million in June 2021, implying annual compounded growth of greater than 50%. JPMorgan forecasts that Apple Music will reach 110 million paid subs by 2025. Meanwhile, Apple Pay dominates mobile wallet payments, representing 92% of mobile wallet payments in 2020, when the COVD-19 pandemic opened the floodgates for contactless payments, which are expected to grow by 29% annually through 2028.\nThe iPhone\'s compelling combination of untamed popularity and entrenching ecosystem was demonstrated in Q2 2022 smartphone industry analysis. It showed that sky-high inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty reduced year-over-year smartphone shipments by 8.7%, which was short of estimates. Bucking the trend, iPhone shipments grew .5% in the quarter. The first quarter was even more eye-opening. Global shipments fell 11%, but iPhone shipments increased 8%.\nShould you buy Apple right now?\nThough Buffett has touted the stickiness of Apple\'s products, the economics of Apple\'s services segment is staggering. For instance, due to its captive audience of loyal iPhone users, Apple can push Apple Pay, Apple Music, iCloud storage, and other services for virtually no cost. On top of that, there is very little ongoing cost to adding new service customers. Therefore, each new dollar of revenue increases margin.\nIn 2017, when Apple first disclosed financial results for its services segment, it generated $32.7 billion in revenue and a gross margin of $17.9 billion. By 2021, services revenue had roughly doubled to $68.4 billion, and gross margin grew 2.6 times to $47.7 billion. The implication for investors is that as Apple\'s services business grows, the company generates more cash, a trait adored by Buffett.\nThe stock has fallen 13% this year and trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 26 times, which has come down from highs above 40 in 2020.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nInterestingly, the multiples Buffett paid for Apple stock in the first two quarters of 2022 were visibly higher than when he started accumulating shares in 2016. But Apple is a company that increases in value over time. Value and growth investors alike should see the stock\'s tumble as an opportunity to emulate the world\'s most renowned investor by adding Apple to their portfolios.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nBJ Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts Interestingly, the multiples Buffett paid for Apple stock in the first two quarters of 2022 were visibly higher than when he started accumulating shares in 2016. Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, bought its first shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 2016. A sticky product The iPhone's history of fanciful design, advanced cameras, and innovative features has helped the smartphone attract a loyal following.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, bought its first shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 2016. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts Interestingly, the multiples Buffett paid for Apple stock in the first two quarters of 2022 were visibly higher than when he started accumulating shares in 2016. Meanwhile, Apple Pay dominates mobile wallet payments, representing 92% of mobile wallet payments in 2020, when the COVD-19 pandemic opened the floodgates for contactless payments, which are expected to grow by 29% annually through 2028.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffet Can't Get Enough of Apple Stock. Should You Buy Now?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, bought its first shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 2016. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts Interestingly, the multiples Buffett paid for Apple stock in the first two quarters of 2022 were visibly higher than when he started accumulating shares in 2016. At the end of Q2 2022, Berkshire owned 895 million Apple shares, making up nearly 43% of the company's stock portfolio.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, bought its first shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Q1 2016. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts Interestingly, the multiples Buffett paid for Apple stock in the first two quarters of 2022 were visibly higher than when he started accumulating shares in 2016. Apple's ecosystem creates a flywheel effect whereby the iPhone's popularity begets services, and those services beget the next iPhone purchase."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-apple-samsung-could-benefit-as-india-aims-to-speed-product-safety-approvals', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Munsif Vengattil\nNEW DELHI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices, an industry group told Reuters on Friday, a move that could boost device launch plans by the likes of Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O.\nThe move comes as India scrambles to remove bottlenecks faced by businesses, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi bullish on an electronics hardware manufacturing industry his government targets to be worth $300 billion by 2026.\nThe plan to test different components of the devices simultaneously looks set to cut as much as five to eight weeks from the 16 to 21 now often needed to test and certify products ranging from wireless earbuds to smartphones.\n"For industry, it is directly linked with ease of doing business; for consumers, this will result in faster access to the latest products," the group, MAIT, said in its statement.\nFirms such as Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi 1810.HK are among its members, along with global and domestic firms operating in India\'s electronics, telecom and IT sector.\nTo trim the time required, the group added, the testing agency, the Bureau of Indian Standards, "has agreed to a pilot project where some identified electronics hardware products shall be undergoing parallel testing".\nExecutives say India\'s cumbersome testing process can take 16 weeks for a new Apple AirPods model, for example, as the charging case and its components must first secure clearance before the earbuds are assessed.\nFor a smartphone and its parts, the procedure could take an average of up to 21 weeks.\nThe pilot decision followed a closed-door meeting on Wednesday between officials of India\'s information technology ministry, BIS, MAIT and executives of firms such as Apple and Samsung, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.\nApple, Samsung and Xiaomi did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The BIS and the IT ministry also did not immediately respond to Reuters queries.\nEarbuds will be the first devices likely to be put through the faster testing, with the government deciding on other products later, MAIT said.\nSwifter safety and quality clearances by the authorities will boost India\'s competitiveness in electronics, said Prabhu Ram, the head of the Industry Intelligence Group at CyberMedia Research.\n"For Indian consumers, this move will significantly shorten the wait time to get their hands on the latest products," added Ram, who advises technology companies in India.\nThe requirement for safety testing by BIS applies to all electronic products in India, whether imported or domestically made.\nThe move will come as a shot in the arm for companies such as Xiaomi and Samsung which sell most smartphones in India and have a combined market share of 46%, as well as Apple, which trails Samsung in the premium category, data from research firm Counterpoint shows.\nWhile Indian company boAt leads the market for wireless earbuds in India, Apple is the market leader in premium variants, data showed.\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi; Editing by Aditya Kalra and Clarence Fernandez)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices, an industry group told Reuters on Friday, a move that could boost device launch plans by the likes of Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O. The move comes as India scrambles to remove bottlenecks faced by businesses, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi bullish on an electronics hardware manufacturing industry his government targets to be worth $300 billion by 2026. The pilot decision followed a closed-door meeting on Wednesday between officials of India's information technology ministry, BIS, MAIT and executives of firms such as Apple and Samsung, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices, an industry group told Reuters on Friday, a move that could boost device launch plans by the likes of Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O. The pilot decision followed a closed-door meeting on Wednesday between officials of India's information technology ministry, BIS, MAIT and executives of firms such as Apple and Samsung, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. While Indian company boAt leads the market for wireless earbuds in India, Apple is the market leader in premium variants, data showed.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-Apple, Samsung could benefit as India aims to speed product safety approvals', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices, an industry group told Reuters on Friday, a move that could boost device launch plans by the likes of Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O. The plan to test different components of the devices simultaneously looks set to cut as much as five to eight weeks from the 16 to 21 now often needed to test and certify products ranging from wireless earbuds to smartphones. Firms such as Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi 1810.HK are among its members, along with global and domestic firms operating in India's electronics, telecom and IT sector.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices, an industry group told Reuters on Friday, a move that could boost device launch plans by the likes of Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O. To trim the time required, the group added, the testing agency, the Bureau of Indian Standards, "has agreed to a pilot project where some identified electronics hardware products shall be undergoing parallel testing". The move will come as a shot in the arm for companies such as Xiaomi and Samsung which sell most smartphones in India and have a combined market share of 46%, as well as Apple, which trails Samsung in the premium category, data from research firm Counterpoint shows.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-msci-usa-strategicfactors-etf-qus-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) was launched on 04/15/2015, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $862.44 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.51%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 26.10% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 20.11% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nQUS seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index before fees and expenses. The MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index measures the equity market performance of large and mid-cap companies across the U.S. equity market. It aims to represent the performance of a combination of three factors: value, quality, and low volatility.\nThe ETF has lost about -14% so far this year and is down about -9.93% in the last one year (as of 09/02/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $103.89 and $131.16.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 22.99% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 628 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, QUS is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $296.39 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $363 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) was launched on 04/15/2015, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Performance and Risk QUS seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). The SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) was launched on 04/15/2015, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-settles-developer-lawsuit-over-app-store-rejections', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. has settled a lawsuit with an app developer over App Store review actions, rejections and scams, reports said citing court filings.\nThe lawsuit was filed in March 2021 by app developer Kosta Eleftheriou in California's Superior Court in Santa Clara County. In the filing, he had accused the company of unfairly rejecting his own app from the App Store that was later targeted by scammers, resulting in revenue loss.\nIn his complaint, he alleged that Apple rejected his FlickType Apple Watch keyboard app from the App Store, but later approved other keyboard apps that copied the same technology of his app to publish to the App Store.\nAccording to him, Apple's move seemingly contradicted its claim that the FlickType keyboard offered a poor user experience.\nLater, when his keyboard app was allowed to reenter the App Store, consumers went for the better-rated alternatives due to which FlickType's revenue declined sharply.\nThe parties were engaged in court calls, and the court filings reportedly showed a request to dismiss the suit after they came to an agreement.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. has settled a lawsuit with an app developer over App Store review actions, rejections and scams, reports said citing court filings. The lawsuit was filed in March 2021 by app developer Kosta Eleftheriou in California's Superior Court in Santa Clara County. According to him, Apple's move seemingly contradicted its claim that the FlickType keyboard offered a poor user experience.", 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. has settled a lawsuit with an app developer over App Store review actions, rejections and scams, reports said citing court filings. In his complaint, he alleged that Apple rejected his FlickType Apple Watch keyboard app from the App Store, but later approved other keyboard apps that copied the same technology of his app to publish to the App Store. The parties were engaged in court calls, and the court filings reportedly showed a request to dismiss the suit after they came to an agreement.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Settles Developer Lawsuit Over App Store Rejections', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. has settled a lawsuit with an app developer over App Store review actions, rejections and scams, reports said citing court filings. In the filing, he had accused the company of unfairly rejecting his own app from the App Store that was later targeted by scammers, resulting in revenue loss. In his complaint, he alleged that Apple rejected his FlickType Apple Watch keyboard app from the App Store, but later approved other keyboard apps that copied the same technology of his app to publish to the App Store.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. has settled a lawsuit with an app developer over App Store review actions, rejections and scams, reports said citing court filings. In his complaint, he alleged that Apple rejected his FlickType Apple Watch keyboard app from the App Store, but later approved other keyboard apps that copied the same technology of his app to publish to the App Store. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-semiconductor-tsm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Taiwan Semiconductor TSM is a central player in the manufacture of chips for companies like Apple, NVIDIA, and Marvell.\n\nMy colleague Derek Lewis profiled TSM last month and highlighted the company\'s stunning doubling of revenue in less than 3 years.\n\nThis year\'s topline will ramp a projected 37% to nearly $78 billion, while profits are expected to top $6.30 for 53% growth.\n\nIn 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company\'s revenues.\n\nWhy TSM Services Are In High Demand\n\nTSM is known as a "fab" or "foundry" for chip making. They take the designs of major semiconductor companies and execute their precise -- and top-secret proprietary -- manufacturing parameters.\n\nAnd this precision and protected privacy has accelerated to new levels in the past few years.\n\nOr maybe I should say it has "shrunk" to new levels.\n\nBecause Moore\'s Law about chips doubling in power as they shrink in half every 18 months or so has been reaccelerated after leveling off in the past decade.\n\nThis means that chips have entered what I call The Nanosphere.\n\nA nanometer is one-billionth of a meter. And chip micro-circuitry has gone under 10 nanometers in the past few years.\n\nThat\'s why smartphones can do more even as they shrink.\n\nAnd why NVIDIA NVDA can cram 50 billion transistors into the space of a shoebox for their advanced GPU (graphics processiing unit) cards that stack together for artificial intelligence engines in the DGX system.\n\nThis year, Taiwan Semi is helping major chip designers go to 5 nanometers (nm) and even 3nms!\n\nTo illustrate the microscopic scale of going sub-10nm, imagine how big the coronavirus might be.\n\nFact: the coronavirus is around 50 nanometers!\n\nAnd TSM is the premier foundry for going sub-10nm.\n\nTheir only real competition is Samsung.\n\nWhat if NVDA Stumbles?\n\nSince NVIDIA might be TSM\'s third or second biggest customer, investors might be concerned about this recent news...\n\nNVDA shares plunged 6.6% in Wednesday’s extended trading session after it revealed that the U.S. government told it to stop exporting top artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China and Russia.\n\nIn a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, NVIDIA disclosed that the U.S. government informed it on Aug 26 about imposing a new licensing requirement, effective immediately, for its A100, A100X and forthcoming H100 integrated circuit sales in China and Russia.\n\nThe government has also banned NVIDIA from exporting DGX or any other systems that incorporate A100 or H100 integrated circuits.\n\nThe new licensing requirements will also be implied on any future chip designs developed by NVIDIA that have a threshold greater than or equivalent to A100. Additionally, any systems developed in the future incorporating the aforementioned types and thresholds will also fall under export restrictions.\n\nWith the new licensing requirements, the U.S. government intends to "address the risk that the covered products may be used in, or diverted to, a \'military end use\' or \'military end user\' in China and Russia," per NVDA in the SEC filing.\n\nExport Restrictions to Hurt NVIDIA Sales\n\nNVIDIA\'s A100 and H100 are its highest-performance chips used in data centers for AI, data analytics and computing applications. Though the company does not sell products to customers in Russia, the new licensing requirements are going to significantly hurt its data center chip sales in China.\n\nThe newly imposed restrictions are likely to impact the company’s ability to support the existing customers of A100 as well as complete the development of H100 timely. This could also require NVIDIA to transition some of its operations outside China.\n\nThe restrictions are expected to hamper NVIDIA’s business in China from where the company is expecting to generate $400 million in revenues from the sale of the aforementioned chips in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. The company warned that it may lose revenues if Chinese firms decide not to buy alternative NVIDIA products.\n\nThe latest restriction is a new blow to NVIDIA, which is already being hurt by the weakening demand for its chips used in gaming products. Last week, the company reported revenues of $6.7 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, way lower than its May 2022 forecast of $8.10 billion (+/-2%), due to weaker sales across its Gaming and Data Center business segments.\n\nNVIDIA\'s Gaming segment revenues plunged 33% year over year due to a lower sell-in of Gaming products, reflecting reduced channel partner sales due to macroeconomic headwinds. Although Data Center revenues jumped 61% year over year, the company stated that sales were below expectations due to ongoing supply-chain disruptions and lower sales to China’s hyperscale customers, who are affected by economic conditions.\n\nConsidering the current business environment, the company issued dim revenue guidance for the third quarter, wherein it expects to generate $5.9 billion (+/- 2%) in sales, approximately 17% lower than the year-ago quarter’s revenues. Looking at the latest U.S. government’s restriction on chip sales to China, the company is highly probable to report third-quarter revenues way lower than its August 2022 guidance.\n\nBottom line on TSM: Despite NVDA\'s downfall, with the SOX index down 35% since its highs and TSM down 43%, it seems the best value in chips right now trading near 13X EPS. Buy some TSM.\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You\'ll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it\'s yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company's revenues. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report And why NVIDIA NVDA can cram 50 billion transistors into the space of a shoebox for their advanced GPU (graphics processiing unit) cards that stack together for artificial intelligence engines in the DGX system.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company's revenues. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA's Gaming segment revenues plunged 33% year over year due to a lower sell-in of Gaming products, reflecting reduced channel partner sales due to macroeconomic headwinds.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company's revenues. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Because Moore's Law about chips doubling in power as they shrink in half every 18 months or so has been reaccelerated after leveling off in the past decade.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In 2021, Apple AAPL was the largest customer of the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, aka TSMC, contributing a quarter of the company's revenues. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The restrictions are expected to hamper NVIDIA’s business in China from where the company is expecting to generate $400 million in revenues from the sale of the aforementioned chips in the third quarter of fiscal 2023."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinas-shenzhen-extends-covid-curbs-but-stops-short-of-full-lockdown-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details on Toyota plant in Chengdu\nSHENZHEN, China, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Some districts of China\'s southern tech hub Shenzhen extended curbs on public activities, dining out and entertainment venues on Friday, but city officials stopped short of a full lockdown as they try to rein in rising COVID cases.\nRestrictions in the central business district of Futian and Longhua, home to a major campus of Apple AAPL.O iPhone assembler Foxconn 2317.TW, have been extended until Sunday, while residents in several areas across the city were asked to work from home if possible.\nCurbing activities of tens of millions of people intensifies the challenges for China to cushion the economic impact of its "dynamic-zero" COVID policy that has kept its borders mostly shut to international visitors, and made it an outlier as other countries learn to live with the coronavirus.\nMost of Shenzhen\'s nearly 18 million population is now under COVID controls amid the city\'s most serious outbreak since spring. But unlike its swift decision in March to lock down the city to fight community infections, Shenzhen has taken a more considered approach in the current flare-up since late August.\nOn Thursday evening, officials sought to quell rumours that the city would undergo a full lockdown as it did for a week in March, and said people could leave and return to their homes with a 24-hour proof of testing.\nSo far, authorities have largely avoided shutting down offices and factories.\nOn Friday, officials reported 87 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in Shenzhen on Sept. 1, up from 62 a day earlier. Of those, eight were outside quarantine areas.\nIn southwestern China, the megacity of Chengdu went into lockdown late Thursday with mass testing for COVID-19 planned through the weekend. Uncertainty remained whether the lockdown would be lifted after the testing ends on Sunday.\nThe city of about 21 million people and capital of Sichuan province reported 150 new local cases for Sept. 1, official data showed on Friday, versus 157 infections a day earlier.\nIn Chengdu, non-essential employees were told to work from home. Industrial firms engaged in key manufacturing and able to manage on closed campuses were exempted from work-from-home requirements.\nToyota Motor\'s 7203.T Chengdu plant, which has an annual production capacity of 105,000 vehicles, is "operating normally", and inside a closed loop at the request of the Sichuan government, a company official told Reuters.\nSweden\'s Volvo Cars VOLCARb.ST, majority owned by Chinese automotive company Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has shut its plant in Chengdu, a company spokesperson said on Thursday.\n(Reporting by David Kirton, Ryan Woo, Norihiko Shirouzu and Liz Lee; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Restrictions in the central business district of Futian and Longhua, home to a major campus of Apple AAPL.O iPhone assembler Foxconn 2317.TW, have been extended until Sunday, while residents in several areas across the city were asked to work from home if possible. Curbing activities of tens of millions of people intensifies the challenges for China to cushion the economic impact of its "dynamic-zero" COVID policy that has kept its borders mostly shut to international visitors, and made it an outlier as other countries learn to live with the coronavirus. On Thursday evening, officials sought to quell rumours that the city would undergo a full lockdown as it did for a week in March, and said people could leave and return to their homes with a 24-hour proof of testing.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Restrictions in the central business district of Futian and Longhua, home to a major campus of Apple AAPL.O iPhone assembler Foxconn 2317.TW, have been extended until Sunday, while residents in several areas across the city were asked to work from home if possible. Adds details on Toyota plant in Chengdu SHENZHEN, China, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Some districts of China's southern tech hub Shenzhen extended curbs on public activities, dining out and entertainment venues on Friday, but city officials stopped short of a full lockdown as they try to rein in rising COVID cases. On Friday, officials reported 87 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in Shenzhen on Sept. 1, up from 62 a day earlier.", 'news_article_title': "China's Shenzhen extends COVID curbs but stops short of full lockdown", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Restrictions in the central business district of Futian and Longhua, home to a major campus of Apple AAPL.O iPhone assembler Foxconn 2317.TW, have been extended until Sunday, while residents in several areas across the city were asked to work from home if possible. Adds details on Toyota plant in Chengdu SHENZHEN, China, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Some districts of China's southern tech hub Shenzhen extended curbs on public activities, dining out and entertainment venues on Friday, but city officials stopped short of a full lockdown as they try to rein in rising COVID cases. In southwestern China, the megacity of Chengdu went into lockdown late Thursday with mass testing for COVID-19 planned through the weekend.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Restrictions in the central business district of Futian and Longhua, home to a major campus of Apple AAPL.O iPhone assembler Foxconn 2317.TW, have been extended until Sunday, while residents in several areas across the city were asked to work from home if possible. Adds details on Toyota plant in Chengdu SHENZHEN, China, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Some districts of China's southern tech hub Shenzhen extended curbs on public activities, dining out and entertainment venues on Friday, but city officials stopped short of a full lockdown as they try to rein in rising COVID cases. On Thursday evening, officials sought to quell rumours that the city would undergo a full lockdown as it did for a week in March, and said people could leave and return to their homes with a 24-hour proof of testing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rises-after-mixed-august-jobs-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Devik Jain and Carolina Mandl\nSept 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Friday as cooling wage growth and a tick up in the unemployment rate solidified expectations that inflation may be easing and renewed hopes that the Federal Reserve may have to be less aggressive in raising rates.\nThe Labor Department\'s closely watched employment report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 315,000 jobs last month compared with expectations of 300,000. Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% compared with estimates of 0.4%.\nMeanwhile, the unemployment rate edged up to 3.7% from a pre-pandemic low of 3.5%.\n"The report was a step in the right direction, but it wasn\'t a giant leap in that direction," said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.\n"So on the margin it shifts the balance towards a 50 basis point hike instead of 75 basis point, but the key thing will be of course the inflation data. That will probably seal the deal as to whether it should be 50 or 75 basis point."\nTraders pared their bets on a third straight 75 basis points rate hike in September to 62% from 70% before the jobs report was released, according to CME Fedwatch tool.\nWage growth data is seen as important to the Fed\'s deliberations on increasing interest rates as the central bank looks to cool down labor demand and the overall economy to bring inflation back to its 2% target.\nThe focus now turns to the August consumer price report due mid-month.\nFears of aggressive policy tightening have gripped Wall Street since Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s hawkish remarks last Friday about keeping monetary policy tight "for some time", with the S&P 500 .SPX sliding 5.1% since.\nAll the three main indexes are set for a third straight weekly loss.\nAt 9:50 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 142.99 points, or 0.45%, at 31,799.41, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 21.36 points, or 0.54%, at 3,988.21, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 44.49 points, or 0.38%, at 11,829.61.\nAll the S&P 500 sectors rose in early trading, with energy stocks .SPNY up 1.6% as oil prices gained more than $2 a barrel ahead of OPEC+ meeting to discuss production cuts. O/R\nBanks .SPXBK gained 1.1%, led by a 1.4% rise in shares of Bank of America BAC.N.\nRate-sensitive technology and growth stocks were mixed. Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.3% and 0.8%.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell to a one-week low of 24.16 points.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.76-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.31-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 32 new highs and 46 new lows.\n(Reporting by Devik Jain, Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru and Carolina Mandl da Silva in New York; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.3% and 0.8%. Traders pared their bets on a third straight 75 basis points rate hike in September to 62% from 70% before the jobs report was released, according to CME Fedwatch tool. Wage growth data is seen as important to the Fed's deliberations on increasing interest rates as the central bank looks to cool down labor demand and the overall economy to bring inflation back to its 2% target.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.3% and 0.8%. By Devik Jain and Carolina Mandl Sept 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Friday as cooling wage growth and a tick up in the unemployment rate solidified expectations that inflation may be easing and renewed hopes that the Federal Reserve may have to be less aggressive in raising rates. "So on the margin it shifts the balance towards a 50 basis point hike instead of 75 basis point, but the key thing will be of course the inflation data.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rises after mixed August jobs report', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.3% and 0.8%. By Devik Jain and Carolina Mandl Sept 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday as cooling wage growth and a tick up in the unemployment rate solidified expectations that inflation may be easing and renewed hopes that the Federal Reserve may have to be less aggressive in raising rates. Wage growth data is seen as important to the Fed's deliberations on increasing interest rates as the central bank looks to cool down labor demand and the overall economy to bring inflation back to its 2% target.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which suffered the brunt of the recent selloff, rose between 0.3% and 0.8%. By Devik Jain and Carolina Mandl Sept 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Friday as cooling wage growth and a tick up in the unemployment rate solidified expectations that inflation may be easing and renewed hopes that the Federal Reserve may have to be less aggressive in raising rates. 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The total After hours volume is currently 74,263,622 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\n3M Company (MMM) is +0.47 at $117.07, with 5,936,464 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is unchanged at $33.06, with 4,033,504 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is -0.01 at $30.35, with 3,381,909 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $154.40, with 2,845,550 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCSX Corporation (CSX) is unchanged at $31.49, with 2,743,189 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CSX is in the "buy range".\n\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) is unchanged at $94.95, with 2,516,991 shares traded. XOM\'s current last sale is 94.95% of the target price of $100.\n\nInfosys Limited (INFY) is unchanged at $17.98, with 2,196,619 shares traded. INFY\'s current last sale is 85.62% of the target price of $21.\n\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is unchanged at $28.89, with 1,668,091 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UBER is in the "buy range".\n\niShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is -0.14 at $107.35, with 1,542,735 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nVistra Corp. (VST) is unchanged at $24.34, with 1,501,212 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for VST is in the "strong buy range".\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is +0.04 at $106.85, with 1,400,719 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.03 at $126.14, with 1,273,983 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $154.40, with 2,845,550 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". 3M Company (MMM) is +0.47 at $117.07, with 5,936,464 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $154.40, with 2,845,550 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". 3M Company (MMM) is +0.47 at $117.07, with 5,936,464 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Sep 6, 2022 : MMM, BAC, INTC, AAPL, CSX, XOM, INFY, UBER, TLT, VST, GOOGL, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $154.40, with 2,845,550 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Intel Corporation (INTC) is -0.01 at $30.35, with 3,381,909 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $154.40, with 2,845,550 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". CSX Corporation (CSX) is unchanged at $31.49, with 2,743,189 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-etf-outflows%3A-spy-aapl-msft-brk.b', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Symbol: SPY) where we have detected an approximate $4.5 billion dollar outflow -- that's a 1.3% decrease week over week (from 918,680,000 to 907,130,000). Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.7%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is up by about 0.1%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPY Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPY, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, SPY's low point in its 52 week range is $362.17 per share, with $479.98 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $390.56. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs experienced notable outflows »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.7%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is up by about 0.1%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPY Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPY, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPY's low point in its 52 week range is $362.17 per share, with $479.98 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $390.56. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.7%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is up by about 0.1%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPY Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPY, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPY's low point in its 52 week range is $362.17 per share, with $479.98 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $390.56. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed).", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy ETF Outflows: SPY, AAPL, MSFT, BRK.B', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.7%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is up by about 0.1%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPY Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPY, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPY's low point in its 52 week range is $362.17 per share, with $479.98 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $390.56. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.7%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 0.7%, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc New (Symbol: BRK.B) is up by about 0.1%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Symbol: SPY) where we have detected an approximate $4.5 billion dollar outflow -- that's a 1.3% decrease week over week (from 918,680,000 to 907,130,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPY Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPY, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPY's low point in its 52 week range is $362.17 per share, with $479.98 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $390.56."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/two-places-where-warren-buffett-and-we-agree', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nDave Gilbert here, Editor of Smart Money.\nWarren Buffett’s investing philosophy can be summed up in this famous quote from him:\n Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1.\nThe temptation is to say, “That’s it?” But it is a lot harder to do than it is to say, and who’s to argue with someone who is worth nearly $100 billion?\nJust one Class A share of Buffett’s investment holding company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A), trades for $415,000.\nThe man clearly knows what he’s doing, so investors follow his every move closely. His annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders are viewed as masterclasses in investing. His speeches, media appearances, and interactive sessions at shareholder meetings give us additional insight into the thinking of the man called “The Oracle of Omaha.”\nSo do the quarterly filings of Berkshire Hathaway. These statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show the company’s buys and sells from the prior quarter, giving investors a look at the specifics instead of the generalities.\nIn its most recent report, Berkshire Hathaway increased its holdings in some big-name companies and sold the last of its shares in another.\nEric Fry’s own recent recommendations line up – at least in part – with both of these moves from Buffett.\nTo me, when one of the world’s greatest investors and our own “guiding star” agree, that means we need to pay attention…\n Apple to SHOCK World with Project Titan\nThe world isn’t prepared for what Apple is about to do… and one of Silicon Valley’s top venture capitalists details the full story. Details here.\nAdding Apple, Selling Verizon\nThe fact that Berkshire Hathaway bought nearly $4 billion worth of stock shares in the second quarter is a sign that Buffet and his partner, Charlie Munger, see at least some value out there. That follows $41 billion spent in the first quarter, which came on the heels of two consecutive years of selling more than buying in 2020 and 2021.\nAmong the notable companies Berkshire invested in during the second quarter were Apple Inc. (AAPL), Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI), Chevron Corp. (CVX), Citigroup Inc. (C), HP Inc. (HPQ), and Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY).\nJust as interesting was Berkshire Hathaway selling the last of its Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) shares. Buffett bought his first shares in the global telecommunications company eight years ago in 2014. The stock price itself is down about 15% since then, but adjusted for dividends, it has gained about 25%.\nVerizon still pays a big dividend (current yield = 6%), but future growth expectations are low. Analysts estimate earnings will shrink nearly 4% this year and grow just 1.5% next year. Over the next five years, analysts project 3.4% annual earnings growth.\nVerizon’s consumer division has struggled, and the wireless market is very competitive as other providers like AT&T Inc. (T) and T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) aggressively go after market share in the new world of 5G networks.\nThis is consistent with Eric Fry’s outlook that we have talked about before here in Smart Money. Eric believes that 5G providers like Verizon and AT&T will become well positioned for growth in the future, but that the better and more immediate opportunity is in companies building the next-generation network. He has mentioned Nokia Corp. (NOK) as an example.\nHere’s a sneak peek into what he told his readers in the current issue of Fry’s Investment Report…\nThe company reported a “surprisingly” strong second-quarter result that featured robust North American demand for 5G infrastructure and technology.\nImportantly, Nokia’s two largest divisions, Mobile Networks and Network Infrastructure, produced a combined 14.5% jump in sales year over year. This outstanding performance enabled Nokia to boost its operating profit 16.5% year over year.\nWithin the overall 5G market, the Nokia team is especially optimistic about the growth potential of the enterprise market – i.e., private networks for businesses and government entities.\nNow that a great, big 5G boom is underway, Nokia is finally starting to reap a bounty from its long-term research & development efforts.\nBeyond 5G, there’s another interesting trend that Warren Buffet – and Eric Fry – agree on.\nAnd that points to profit potential for those who join in…\nWhen Upside Potential Outweighs Downside Risk\nFor the first time in July, Americans spent more time watching streaming content than cable television. According to the latest Nielsen report, U.S. viewers watched streaming services like Netflix, YouTube, and Disney Plus with 34.8% of their time, outpacing the 34.4% of time watching cable.\nPerhaps that’s why Berkshire Hathaway boosted its investment in Paramount Global (PARA) to 69 million shares worth nearly $2 billion, or roughly 15% of the company.\nRegular Smart Money readers may remember that Eric called out Paramount just one month ago as an undervalued stock worth watching…\nParamount has had four major movie releases this year, the biggest by far being Top Gun: Maverick which, following its late-May release, crushed its budget of $170 million by grossing $1.325 billion at the box office.\nBut whether the rest of the movies Paramount has planned for 2023 and beyond will be just as successful is moot; I believe Paramount has become a compelling and undervalued speculation.\nThis famous brand is the owner of many other famous brands, like CBS, Nickelodeon, and Showtime. Collectively, these media brands create a formidable competitive moat that surrounds what is fast becoming an impressive citadel of streaming services.\nAlthough many investors view Paramount’s streaming services, Paramount+ and Pluto TV, as also-rans, these also-rans are sprinting ahead of most of the competition.\nThere’s a lot to like here. And yet, on most metrics, the shares trade at a steep valuation discount to peers like Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) and The Walt Disney Co. (DIS).\nEven if that growth materializes more slowly than I anticipate, the stock offers ample downside protection at its current quote.\nEric refers to this kind of setup as “asymmetrical” – meaning the upside potential exceeds the downside risk at current prices. For example, just using general numbers here, you may risk 20% downside for 50% upside, or more.\nWarren Buffett doesn’t usually talk about asymmetrical investing, but given what we know about his storied history, I’m confident he would approve. Just see Rule No. 1 – and Rule No. 2.\nEric regularly makes 5G and streaming stock recommendations in Fry’s Investment Report. Get more info here.\nRegards,\nDave\nP.S.Luke Lango says, “Stage 2 stocks are the holy grail of investing.\nHave you ever heard of stage two stocks? According to Luke Lango, they’re the holy grail of investing because they could return as much as 500% in only 21 days and pay you an extra $10,000 or more in recession-proof cash every month. Find out more.\nThe post Two Places Where Warren Buffett and We Agree appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the notable companies Berkshire invested in during the second quarter were Apple Inc. (AAPL), Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI), Chevron Corp. (CVX), Citigroup Inc. (C), HP Inc. (HPQ), and Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY). His speeches, media appearances, and interactive sessions at shareholder meetings give us additional insight into the thinking of the man called “The Oracle of Omaha.” So do the quarterly filings of Berkshire Hathaway. Adding Apple, Selling Verizon The fact that Berkshire Hathaway bought nearly $4 billion worth of stock shares in the second quarter is a sign that Buffet and his partner, Charlie Munger, see at least some value out there.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the notable companies Berkshire invested in during the second quarter were Apple Inc. (AAPL), Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI), Chevron Corp. (CVX), Citigroup Inc. (C), HP Inc. (HPQ), and Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY). Adding Apple, Selling Verizon The fact that Berkshire Hathaway bought nearly $4 billion worth of stock shares in the second quarter is a sign that Buffet and his partner, Charlie Munger, see at least some value out there. Perhaps that’s why Berkshire Hathaway boosted its investment in Paramount Global (PARA) to 69 million shares worth nearly $2 billion, or roughly 15% of the company.', 'news_article_title': 'Two Places Where Warren Buffett and We Agree', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among the notable companies Berkshire invested in during the second quarter were Apple Inc. (AAPL), Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI), Chevron Corp. (CVX), Citigroup Inc. (C), HP Inc. (HPQ), and Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Dave Gilbert here, Editor of Smart Money. Warren Buffett’s investing philosophy can be summed up in this famous quote from him: Rule No.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Among the notable companies Berkshire invested in during the second quarter were Apple Inc. (AAPL), Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI), Chevron Corp. (CVX), Citigroup Inc. (C), HP Inc. (HPQ), and Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY). Adding Apple, Selling Verizon The fact that Berkshire Hathaway bought nearly $4 billion worth of stock shares in the second quarter is a sign that Buffet and his partner, Charlie Munger, see at least some value out there. Perhaps that’s why Berkshire Hathaway boosted its investment in Paramount Global (PARA) to 69 million shares worth nearly $2 billion, or roughly 15% of the company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-instagram-fined-by-irish-regulators', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms’ META Instagram has recently been slapped with a €405 million fine by Ireland’s data regulators for violating the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and failing to protect children’s information.\nThe Irish data protection commission fined Instagram following a two-year investigation. The investigation followed complaints regarding Instagram’s default settings in the accounts of all users, including children under the age of 18, to public settings. The complaint also included claims that information about children using business accounts on the platform was made publicly available.\nThe current fine is one of the largest under GDPR and the third largest that the Irish regulator has handed over to META. In March, META was fined €17 million by the Irish regulator following an investigation into a data breach on Facebook. Last year, it was fined €225 million for violating privacy laws on WhatsApp. While the company has accepted the Facebook decision, it is appealing against the WhatsApp ruling.\nSimilar legal proceedings were brought by the Australian competition watchdog for posting fake celebrity advertisements on its social media platform.\nPer Independent, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) complained that Meta failed to prevent scammers from promoting fake advertisements of celebrities endorsing misleading products.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\nMeta’s Legal Woes Impacting Share Price Negatively\nMeta’s legal woes are ever-increasing and negatively impacting the share price movement. One of the biggest legal threats the company faced was launched by the Russian authorities. Russian prosecutors asked a court to mark Meta as an extremist organization. Instagram is banned in the country since Mar 11.\nGeopolitical tensions like the Russia-Ukraine war reduced META’s monthly active users across its family of apps, namely Facebook and Instagram. Also, rising inflation weakened digital advertising revenues. The global economic downturn is currently witnessing a worse phase than what it was a quarter ago. This, in turn, hurt investors’ sentiments around ad-revenue-dependent companies.\nAlso impacting Meta’s ad-revenue growth are ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes.\nApple’s iOS changes have made ad targeting difficult, which has increased the cost of driving outcomes. Measuring these outcomes is very difficult and Meta expects these factors to hurt advertising growth in the third quarter and throughout 2022.\nShares of Meta Platforms, which currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), have tumbled 52.4% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Internet – Software industry’s decline of 50.7%.\nYou can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nIntensifying competition for ad dollars and user engagement from the likes of Snap SNAP, Twitter TWTR and TikTok is another persistent headwind. Also, as META is trying to rebuild its e-commerce business, it is facing severe competition from Amazon in this segment.\nSnap is benefiting from improving user engagement, particularly in the 13-34-year-old demography, which is expanding its advertiser base. SNAP is also giving competition to META in the metaverse space. It collaborated with Vogue to feature a virtual try-on experience of select pieces from Balenciaga, Dior and Gucci, which will be available for snapchatters, globally.\nEven as Meta Platforms is investing aggressively in building the metaverse, Twitter surpassed it as the first social media giant to enter the non-fungible token marketplace by launching a tool to showcase and sell NFTs on its platform.\nRising legal woes, strong competition and geo-political headwinds have impacted revenues in the second quarter of 2022.\nRevenues of $28.82 billion beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.44% but decreased 0.9% year over year. At constant currency (cc), the top line improved 3%.\nAlthough Meta Platforms’ short-term revenue growth looks bleak, it is confident about its long-term prospects. META is pumping resources into developing AI to address solutions for megatrends like a hybrid work environment, which will drive its user base across various platforms like Meta Portal Go.\nInvestments in AI are also expected to draw higher revenues from Meta’s ad business.\nFurther, Meta’s investments in AI will allow social feeds in Facebook and Instagram to be more recommended by AI, which will reduce privacy breaches and protect the data of its users.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTwitter, Inc. (TWTR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSnap Inc. (SNAP): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Also impacting Meta’s ad-revenue growth are ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Similar legal proceedings were brought by the Australian competition watchdog for posting fake celebrity advertisements on its social media platform.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Also impacting Meta’s ad-revenue growth are ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Meta’s Legal Woes Impacting Share Price Negatively Meta’s legal woes are ever-increasing and negatively impacting the share price movement.', 'news_article_title': "Meta Platforms' (META) Instagram Fined by Irish Regulators", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Also impacting Meta’s ad-revenue growth are ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report One of the biggest legal threats the company faced was launched by the Russian authorities.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Also impacting Meta’s ad-revenue growth are ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms’ META Instagram has recently been slapped with a €405 million fine by Ireland’s data regulators for violating the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and failing to protect children’s information.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-like-warren-buffett-with-these-3-stocks-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett, commonly referred to as the Oracle of Omaha, comes to many peoples’ minds when thinking of the financial world. He’s a widely-followed individual in the realm, and his track record of excellence within the market is precisely why.\nOf course, investors keep close tabs on every move he makes. And in 2022, he’s been on the offensive, obviously seeing opportunities in an otherwise dim market.\nThree companies that have seen buying activity from the Oracle of Omaha include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and McKesson MCK. \nBelow is a chart illustrating the share performance of all three companies with the S&P 500 blended in as a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLet’s take a deeper dive into each company.\nOccidental Petroleum\nOne of Buffett’s most famous buys of 2022, Occidental Petroleum OXY, is an integrated oil and gas company with significant exploration and production exposure. OXY is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with an overall VGM Score of an A.\nAs expected, analysts have been bullish across all timeframes over the last 60 days, with earnings estimates rising substantially.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOXY’s bottom-line is projected to skyrocket; the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate for the company’s current fiscal year (FY22) sits at $11.00, penciling in a massive 330% Y/Y uptick.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, OXY has picked up strong momentum as of late, surpassing both bottom and top-line estimates in each of its previous four quarters. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMcKesson\nLocated in Texas, McKesson MCK is a healthcare services and information technology company operating through two segments: Distribution Solutions and Technology Solutions. MCK is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) with an overall VGM Score of a B.\nSimilar to OXY, analysts have been bullish in their earnings outlook over the last several months, raising estimates significantly.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMcKesson has been on a blazing earnings streak – the company has impressively exceeded revenue and earnings estimates in nine of its previous ten prints. Just in its latest release, MCK penciled in a 10% bottom-line beat and a 5% revenue beat.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFurther, McKesson shares trade at solid valuation levels, further bolstered by its Style Score of an A for Value.\nMCK’s 14.9X forward earnings multiple is nicely below its Zacks Sector average of 20.9X, representing a steep 29% relative discount.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple\nOne of the most popular stocks, Apple AAPL, has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape with its legendary iPhone and has pushed technology to new heights. AAPL is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with an overall VGM Score of a B.\nApple has been the definition of consistency within its quarterly results – AAPL has exceeded revenue and earnings estimates in 19 of its previous 20 quarterly reports.\nJust in its latest print, Apple recorded a 5.3% EPS beat and a 1.2% revenue beat.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, Apple is the undisputed king of free cash flow; AAPL is on track to achieve the highest free cash flow of any S&P 500 company in 2022.\nFree cash flow was reported at a spectacular $20.8 billion in its latest quarter, good enough for a solid 9.4% uptick from year-ago quarterly free cash flow of $19 billion.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nEven in the face of a harsh macroeconomic backdrop, AAPL is still forecasted to grow at an impressive pace – earnings are forecasted to grow 9% in FY22 and an additional 6% in FY23.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nIt’s no secret that it’s been rough sailing in the market in 2022. A hawkish Fed has been a primary reason for the rough waters, with geopolitical issues causing a storm of their own. \nIn rough times, it can be beneficial to see what other high-profile investors have targeted, such as Warren Buffett.\nAll three stocks above – Occidental Petroleum OXY, Apple AAPL, and McKesson MCK – have seen buying activity from the Oracle of Omaha.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMcKesson Corporation (MCK): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Three companies that have seen buying activity from the Oracle of Omaha include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and McKesson MCK. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple One of the most popular stocks, Apple AAPL, has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape with its legendary iPhone and has pushed technology to new heights. AAPL is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with an overall VGM Score of a B. Apple has been the definition of consistency within its quarterly results – AAPL has exceeded revenue and earnings estimates in 19 of its previous 20 quarterly reports.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Three companies that have seen buying activity from the Oracle of Omaha include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and McKesson MCK. All three stocks above – Occidental Petroleum OXY, Apple AAPL, and McKesson MCK – have seen buying activity from the Oracle of Omaha. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple One of the most popular stocks, Apple AAPL, has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape with its legendary iPhone and has pushed technology to new heights.', 'news_article_title': 'Invest Like Warren Buffett With These 3 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'All three stocks above – Occidental Petroleum OXY, Apple AAPL, and McKesson MCK – have seen buying activity from the Oracle of Omaha. Three companies that have seen buying activity from the Oracle of Omaha include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and McKesson MCK. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple One of the most popular stocks, Apple AAPL, has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape with its legendary iPhone and has pushed technology to new heights.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research In addition, Apple is the undisputed king of free cash flow; AAPL is on track to achieve the highest free cash flow of any S&P 500 company in 2022. Three companies that have seen buying activity from the Oracle of Omaha include Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, and McKesson MCK. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple One of the most popular stocks, Apple AAPL, has revolutionized the mobile phone landscape with its legendary iPhone and has pushed technology to new heights.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-tuesday-option-activity%3A-cost-aapl-dpz', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total volume of 23,230 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 126.3% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $500 strike put option expiring September 09, 2022, with 850 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 85,000 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange:\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 717,853 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 71.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 107.2% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $157.50 strike call option expiring September 09, 2022, with 50,523 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $157.50 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Dominos Pizza Inc. (Symbol: DPZ) options are showing a volume of 5,050 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 505,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 101.2% of DPZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 498,870 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $400 strike call option expiring October 21, 2022, with 1,025 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 102,500 underlying shares of DPZ. Below is a chart showing DPZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for COST options, AAPL options, or DPZ options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $157.50 strike call option expiring September 09, 2022, with 50,523 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 717,853 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 71.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 107.2% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.0 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 717,853 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 71.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 107.2% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.0 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $157.50 strike highlighted in orange: And Dominos Pizza Inc. (Symbol: DPZ) options are showing a volume of 5,050 contracts thus far today.", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: COST, AAPL, DPZ', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $157.50 strike call option expiring September 09, 2022, with 50,523 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing DPZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, AAPL options, or DPZ options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 717,853 contracts thus far today.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That number of contracts represents approximately 71.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 107.2% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $157.50 strike call option expiring September 09, 2022, with 50,523 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 717,853 contracts thus far today."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/comcast-cmcsa-paramount-jv-skyshowtime-set-for-sep-20-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comcast CMCSA and Paramount Global joint venture, SkyShowtime, is set for launch on Sep 20 in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. SkyShowtime will replace Paramount+ in these countries.\n\nSkyShowtime will be available for €6,99 in Finland, SEK 79 in Sweden, NOK 79 in Norway, and DKK 69 in Denmark. SkyShowtime will be available in the Nordics through distribution partners including Allente, RiksTV, Ruutu, Sappa, Strim, Telenor, Tele2, Telia, Telmore and YouSee from Nuuday Group, and TV 2 Play.\n\nLater this year, in the fourth quarter, the streaming service will be launched in the Netherlands. Beginning the first quarter of 2023, SkyShowtime will be launched in countries such as Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Central & Eastern Europe.\nSkyShowtime to Face Stiff Competition in Europe\nThe European video streaming market is expected to witness a CAGR of 14.02% between 2022 and 2027, reaching $26.07 billion by 2027, per data from Statista.\n\nSkyShowtime, despite its solid content portfolio, is expected to face stiff competition in the space from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Amazon AMZN as well as local providers like NENT Group (Nordic), IPLA (Poland), Streamz (Belgium) and RTL’s Videoland, Viaplay.\n\nNetflix’s popularity is driven by its focus on creating regional content. According to an Ampere Analysis study, cited by Deadline, Netflix currently produces almost 30% of the content available in Europe locally.\nComcast Corporation Price and Consensus\nComcast Corporation price-consensus-chart | Comcast Corporation Quote\nFor instance, in the United Kingdom, Netflix is set to hit the 30% mark with the addition of just 408 titles, or by removing 953 non-European titles.\n\nAmazon is also producing more local content. It has exceeded the 30% mark in Germany, Switzerland and Italy, and is approximately at the 27% market in the United Kingdom.\n\nNevertheless, SkyShowtime promises solid content with thousands of hours of quality entertainment including the exclusive television premieres of first-run theatrical films from Paramount’s studios, Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures.\n\nAdditionally, SkyShowtime will feature new premium scripted series, kids and family content as well as titles from the content library of Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Paramount+, SHOWTIME, Sky Studios and Peacock.\nWhat to Expect from Comcast Shares in 2022?\nComcast shares have underperformed its streaming peers Apple AAPL, Amazon, Disney and Paramount while outperforming Netflix.\n\nComcast shares are down 29% year to date compared with Apple’s, Amazon’s, Disney’s and Paramount’s decline of 12.3%, 23.5%, 28.2% and 23.4%, respectively. Netflix shares have declined 62.5% year to date.\n\nComcast is expected to benefit from the growing adoption of the Peacock streaming service. The company is benefiting from a growing wireless subscriber base. Comcast’s plan to transition to DOCSIS 4.0 is noteworthy in this regard. The technology will help this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company in expanding much faster and at a lower cost compared to competitors. Recovery in the park and movie business bodes well for Comcast’s profitability. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nComcast Corporation (CMCSA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Comcast shares have underperformed its streaming peers Apple AAPL, Amazon, Disney and Paramount while outperforming Netflix. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast CMCSA and Paramount Global joint venture, SkyShowtime, is set for launch on Sep 20 in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast shares have underperformed its streaming peers Apple AAPL, Amazon, Disney and Paramount while outperforming Netflix. Comcast Corporation (CMCSA): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Comcast (CMCSA) Paramount JV SkyShowtime Set for Sep 20 Launch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comcast shares have underperformed its streaming peers Apple AAPL, Amazon, Disney and Paramount while outperforming Netflix. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast CMCSA and Paramount Global joint venture, SkyShowtime, is set for launch on Sep 20 in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comcast shares have underperformed its streaming peers Apple AAPL, Amazon, Disney and Paramount while outperforming Netflix. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report SkyShowtime, despite its solid content portfolio, is expected to face stiff competition in the space from the likes of Netflix NFLX, Amazon AMZN as well as local providers like NENT Group (Nordic), IPLA (Poland), Streamz (Belgium) and RTL’s Videoland, Viaplay.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/factbox-what-is-expected-at-apples-far-out-fall-event', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sept 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely unveil a new line of iPhones, Watch Series 8 and other products on Wednesday at an event awaited by Wall Street and its legions of customers.\nThe event, "Far Out", will begin at 1700 GMT at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple\'s headquarters in Cupertino, California. It is the company\'s first indoor event since the pandemic.\nBased on reports, here are some of the expected announcements:\nIPHONE 14\nApple usually launches new iPhones at the September event. The latest device is expected to include updates to the camera, storage and design, as well as satellite network connectivity.\nThe "mini" version of the iPhone may be discontinued, according to reports.\nPricing and bundling options for Apple\'s flagship product will be watched closely as decades-high inflation batters demand for all, but the most premium smartphones.\n"Apple could choose to increase the price of the Pro models and leave the lower end models unchanged," BofA Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan said.\nSATELLITE NETWORK CONNECTIVITY\nSatellite network connectivity was one of the test features for iPhone 14 before mass production, said TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, known for his accurate predictions related to Apple\'s product launches.\nThe possible feature would allow users to send emergency text messages in situations where they are without a network.\nAPPLE WATCH\nThe Watch Series 8 is expected have a bigger display and more health features, including a body-temperature sensor.\nThe company may also launch a Pro version of the Watch.\nAIRPODS PRO 2\nThe new model will likely feature enhanced sound quality and more sensors. Its case is expected to be water and sweat resistant, with support for magsafe wireless charging.\nSome reports suggest the case could have a type-C port.\nAUGMENTED REALITY/VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSETS?\nThere has been curiosity among investors and fans about a mixed reality headset, but analysts do not expect the product to be launched until next year because of ongoing supply chain bottlenecks.\n"There could be some clues around a new AR/VR product although unlikely to be launched before 2023," BofA Securities\' Mohan said.\nHere is a list of Apple launches at previous events:\nPast Events\nDate\nProducts launched\nWorldwide Developer\'s Conference\nJune 6, 2022\nMacBooks with M2 chip\n"Peak Performance"\nMarch 8, 2022\niPhone SE, iPad Air, Mac Studio, Studio Display,\n"Unleashed"\nOct. 18, 2021\nMacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, AirPods 3rd Gen\n"California Streaming"\nSept. 14, 2021\niPhone 13 series, iPad with A13, iPad Mini with A15, Apple Watch Series 7\n"Spring Loaded"\nApril 20, 2021\niPad Pro with M1, AirTag, iPhone 12 and 12 mini in purple\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Sept 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely unveil a new line of iPhones, Watch Series 8 and other products on Wednesday at an event awaited by Wall Street and its legions of customers. Pricing and bundling options for Apple's flagship product will be watched closely as decades-high inflation batters demand for all, but the most premium smartphones. There has been curiosity among investors and fans about a mixed reality headset, but analysts do not expect the product to be launched until next year because of ongoing supply chain bottlenecks.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Sept 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely unveil a new line of iPhones, Watch Series 8 and other products on Wednesday at an event awaited by Wall Street and its legions of customers. "Apple could choose to increase the price of the Pro models and leave the lower end models unchanged," BofA Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan said. "There could be some clues around a new AR/VR product although unlikely to be launched before 2023," BofA Securities\' Mohan said.', 'news_article_title': "FACTBOX-What is expected at Apple's 'Far Out' fall event?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Sept 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely unveil a new line of iPhones, Watch Series 8 and other products on Wednesday at an event awaited by Wall Street and its legions of customers. Apple usually launches new iPhones at the September event. The "mini" version of the iPhone may be discontinued, according to reports.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Sept 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely unveil a new line of iPhones, Watch Series 8 and other products on Wednesday at an event awaited by Wall Street and its legions of customers. Satellite network connectivity was one of the test features for iPhone 14 before mass production, said TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, known for his accurate predictions related to Apple\'s product launches. Here is a list of Apple launches at previous events: Past Events Date Products launched Worldwide Developer\'s Conference June 6, 2022 MacBooks with M2 chip "Peak Performance" March 8, 2022 iPhone SE, iPad Air, Mac Studio, Studio Display, "Unleashed" Oct. 18, 2021 MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, AirPods 3rd Gen "California Streaming" Sept. 14, 2021 iPhone 13 series, iPad with A13, iPad Mini with A15, Apple Watch Series 7 "Spring Loaded" April 20, 2021 iPad Pro with M1, AirTag, iPhone 12 and 12 mini in purple (Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-busy-post-summer-session-in-the-red', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Carolina Mandl\nNEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the U.S. Labor Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading.\nA survey from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed the U.S. services industry picked up in August for the second straight month amid stronger order growth and employment, while supply bottlenecks and price pressures eased.\nHowever, numbers from S&P Global showed the services sector Purchasing Managers\' Index fell short of flash estimates for August.\nA stronger-than-expected reading on the U.S. services sector fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation.\n"The Fed has relegated us to being very data dependent, so every piece of information that comes out investors are going to look not only at the absolute level, but try to infer what that means for when the Fed meets," said Carol Schleif, deputy chief investment officer at BMO Family Office.\n"One of the things that is disconcerting to investors is that there\'s really little to propel markets either up solidly or down solidly," she added.\nConcerns over the supply of energy to Europe and how COVID-19 lockdowns will impact China\'s economy also drove markets down on Tuesday, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade. "A lot of uncertainty and volatility is not coming from the U.S.; it\'s actually coming from overseas."\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC suffered its seventh consecutive day of losses, its longest losing streak since November 2016.\nRate-sensitive shares of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell about 1% as benchmark U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest levels since June. Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, lost 0.8.\nTraders see a 74% chance of a third consecutive 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed\'s policy meeting later this month, according to CME\'s FedWatch Tool. FEDWATCH\nThe focus will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week for clues on the path of monetary policy.\nMarkets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes.\nThe S&P is down nearly 18% so far this year, while the Nasdaq has shed over 26% as rising interest rates hurt megacap technology and growth stocks.\nAmong the major S&P sectors, energy .SPNY and communication services .SPLRCL were the worst performers, while defensive utilities .SPLRCU and real estate .SPLRCR rose.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 173.14 points, or 0.55%, to 31,145.3; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 16.07 points, or 0.41%, to 3,908.19; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 85.96 points, or 0.74%, to 11,544.91.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, touched a near two-month high of 27.80 before closing at 26.91.\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O tumbled 18.4% after Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal fell to his death from New York\'s Tribeca skyscraper.\nDigital World Acquisition Corp DWAC.O fell 11.4% after Reuters reported the blank-check acquisition firm that had agreed to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump\'s social media company failed to secure enough shareholder support for an extension to complete the deal.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.71 billion shares, compared with the 10.46 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 2.46-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.12-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted no new 52-week highs and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 19 new highs and 317 new lows.\n(Reporting by Carolina Mandl, in New York, and additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, lost 0.8. By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the U.S. Labor Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading. Concerns over the supply of energy to Europe and how COVID-19 lockdowns will impact China's economy also drove markets down on Tuesday, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, lost 0.8. By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the U.S. Labor Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading. However, numbers from S&P Global showed the services sector Purchasing Managers' Index fell short of flash estimates for August.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends busy post-summer session in the red', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, lost 0.8. By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the U.S. Labor Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading. Traders see a 74% chance of a third consecutive 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed's policy meeting later this month, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, lost 0.8. By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the U.S. Labor Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading. Markets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-resumes-busy-trading-season-in-the-red', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Carolina Mandl\nNEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the U.S. Labor Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading.\nA survey from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed the U.S. services industry picked up in August for the second straight month amid stronger order growth and employment, while supply bottlenecks and price pressures eased.\nHowever, numbers from S&P Global showed the services sector Purchasing Managers\' Index fell short of flash estimates for August.\nA stronger-than-expected reading on the U.S. services sector fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation.\n"The Fed has relegated us to being very data dependent, so every piece of information that comes out investors are going to look not only at the absolute level, but try to infer what that means for when the Fed meets," said Carol Schleif, deputy chief investment officer at BMO Family Office.\n"One of the things that is disconcerting to investors is that there\'s really little to propel markets either up solidly or down solidly," she added.\nConcerns over the supply of energy to Europe and how COVID-19 lockdowns will impact China\'s economy also drove markets down on Tuesday, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade. "A lot of uncertainty and volatility is not coming from the U.S.; it\'s actually coming from overseas."\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC suffered its seventh consecutive day of losses, its longest losing streak since November 2016.\nRate-sensitive shares of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell about 1% as benchmark U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest levels since June. Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, also lost ground.\nTraders see a 74% chance of a third consecutive 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed\'s policy meeting later this month, according to CME\'s FedWatch Tool. FEDWATCH\nThe focus will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week for clues on the path of monetary policy.\nMarkets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes.\nThe S&P is down nearly 18% so far this year, while the Nasdaq has shed over 26% as rising interest rates hurt megacap technology and growth stocks.\nAmong the major S&P sectors, energy .SPNY and communication services .SPLRCL were among the worst performers, while defensive utilities .SPLRCU and real estate .SPLRCR rose.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 15.57 points, or 0.36%, to end at 3,910.16 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 84.94 points, or 0.73%, to 11,545.92. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 148.35 points, or 0.47%, to 31,155.72.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, touched a near two-month high of 27.80.\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O tumbled after Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal fell to his death from New York\'s Tribeca skyscraper.\n(Reporting by Carolina Mandl, in New York, and additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, also lost ground. By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the U.S. Labor Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading. Concerns over the supply of energy to Europe and how COVID-19 lockdowns will impact China's economy also drove markets down on Tuesday, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, also lost ground. However, numbers from S&P Global showed the services sector Purchasing Managers' Index fell short of flash estimates for August. Traders see a 74% chance of a third consecutive 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed's policy meeting later this month, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street resumes busy trading season in the red', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, also lost ground. "The Fed has relegated us to being very data dependent, so every piece of information that comes out investors are going to look not only at the absolute level, but try to infer what that means for when the Fed meets," said Carol Schleif, deputy chief investment officer at BMO Family Office. Traders see a 74% chance of a third consecutive 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed\'s policy meeting later this month, according to CME\'s FedWatch Tool.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, also lost ground. By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the U.S. Labor Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading. Markets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-gains-after-recent-selloff', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar\nSept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set for opening gains on Tuesday as investors returned from the Labor Day weekend to pick up beaten-down stocks after a recent selloff on worries about monetary policy tightening.\nMarkets started September on a weak note as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve policymakers and data signaling momentum in the U.S. economy raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes to cool inflation.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a six-week low on Friday as worries about the European gas crisis overshadowed relief from the monthly jobs data which pointed a slight easing of wage pressures.\nThe index is down nearly 18% so far this year while the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC has shed nearly 27% as rising interest rates hurt megacap technology and growth stocks.\nShares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after suffering sharp losses over the past week.\n"We\'re looking at a slight bounce this morning, which I would call a relief rally after Friday\'s selloff," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.\n"The reasons for the stock market weakness obviously remain global central banks raising rates to fight inflation. However, while stocks are poised to move lower and probably stay volatile, I don\'t see them actually moving down to June\'s lows."\nData last week signaled resilience in manufacturing activity and the labor market, suggesting the Fed would need to keep raising interest rates in the coming months.\nTraders see a nearly 70% chance of a third 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed meeting later this month. FEDWATCH\nInvestors will now focus on the Institute for Supply Management\'s survey on services sector activity in August, due at 10:00 a.m. ET. U.S. consumer prices data next week also could influence expectations on monetary policy before the Fed meeting later in September.\nAt 08:47 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 194 points, or 0.62%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 24 points, or 0.61%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 64.75 points, or 0.53%.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, slipped to 25.7 points.\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O fell 14.7% after Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal fell to his death from New York\'s Tribeca skyscraper.\nDigital World Acquisition Corp DWAC.O tumbled 21.0% after Reuters reported the blank-check acquisition firm that agreed to merge with Donald Trump\'s social media company failed to secure enough shareholder support for an extension to complete the deal.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after suffering sharp losses over the past week. By Sruthi Shankar Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for opening gains on Tuesday as investors returned from the Labor Day weekend to pick up beaten-down stocks after a recent selloff on worries about monetary policy tightening. Markets started September on a weak note as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve policymakers and data signaling momentum in the U.S. economy raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes to cool inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after suffering sharp losses over the past week. By Sruthi Shankar Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for opening gains on Tuesday as investors returned from the Labor Day weekend to pick up beaten-down stocks after a recent selloff on worries about monetary policy tightening. Markets started September on a weak note as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve policymakers and data signaling momentum in the U.S. economy raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes to cool inflation.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for gains after recent selloff', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after suffering sharp losses over the past week. Markets started September on a weak note as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve policymakers and data signaling momentum in the U.S. economy raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes to cool inflation. Data last week signaled resilience in manufacturing activity and the labor market, suggesting the Fed would need to keep raising interest rates in the coming months.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O gained about 1% each in premarket trading after suffering sharp losses over the past week. By Sruthi Shankar Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for opening gains on Tuesday as investors returned from the Labor Day weekend to pick up beaten-down stocks after a recent selloff on worries about monetary policy tightening. Markets started September on a weak note as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve policymakers and data signaling momentum in the U.S. economy raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes to cool inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2022s-a-bad-year-for-big-tech%3A-should-you-hang-on', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks have been badly hurt by the cooling economy. Initially it was just because of their growth premium that investors dumped them for safer bets. But as we moved through the months, it was apparent that there are bigger concerns than that.\nMost of the companies are seeing difficult comps this year, as pandemic-driven investment in technology is cooling down, which was expected, more or less. There is particular weakness in PCs, which had benefited greatly from the stay-home period. Companies that benefited from the surge in PC sales or the at-home economy of the last couple of years, such as NVIDIA NVDA could therefore be particularly hard-hit.\nAnd while the supply chain issues affected most companies – not just tech – tech too was affected by them. Based on earnings reports from the last quarter, supply chain issues remain in certain segments. Microsoft MSFT is a big tech stock that saw some supply chain impact in the data center.\nInflation is another problem for both consumers and companies. The Fed’s control measures, aimed at slowing down the economy, also impact corporate spending, including on technology. For a company like Apple AAPL, which sells high-end products, inflation could be a deterrent. Its recent focus on services along with the expansion of its installed base are positives in this respect.\nStill, the impact on PCs is likely to be greater than on other technology (like software, which could increase efficiencies for companies). And not all companies are equally impacted by the other concerns mentioned above -- only to the extent that they are exposed to the particular concern.\nAll of them also don’t have the same operating model. Alphabet GOOGL, for instance, depends on advertisers for the bulk of its revenue. With the economy expected to slow down more substantially next year, its 2023 outlook looks worse than this year, unlike some of the others.\nLet’s dig into some details:\nApple\nApple’s two straight quarters of double-digit revenue declines are in line with the normal seasonality associated with its business. What’s concerning is that despite the sharp revenue decline, its operating expenses increased, non-cash expenses increased, and therefore, EBIT fell. Net income before non-recurring items was down more than 20% for the second straight quarter.\nNet cash per share, which has declined in every quarter except one since the pandemic first hit, also declined in the last quarter. \nApple grew its long-term debt between 2013 and 2018, but since then debt levels have varied. In the last quarter, it ended with a debt/cap ratio of 67.3%, which is very high for a technology company. Of course, Apple is also a consumer goods provider, given the nature of its products. And to that extent some of the debt may be justified.\nAnalysts are taking down their estimates on Apple. The 2022 estimate is down a penny since the company last reported. The 2023 estimate is down 11 cents (1.7%). They still expect single-digit increases in both revenue and earnings for the two years.\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft has fared better than Apple in terms of revenues, and continued its trend of revenue growth every other quarter. Its operating expense increases also reflect historical trends. Like Apple however, the increases in opex and non-cash expenses contributed to a lower EBIT in the last quarter.\nMicrosoft’s net cash per share has grown through most of the pandemic-inflicted period, but in 2022, it dropped below 2019 levels.\nThe company has been lowering its debt steadily over the last several years, and in the last quarter it ended with a debt cap ratio of 23.0%.\nAnalysts have taken down their estimates of Microsoft earnings. For 2022, the Zacks Consensus Estimate is down 48 cents (4.5%) and for 2023, it is down 38 cents (3.2%).\nAlphabet\nAlphabet’s revenue growth has not been an issue thus far, although last year’s sharp pace of growth is flattening out this year. In the last quarter, both operating and non-cash expenses increased faster than revenue, leading to a decline in EBIT.\nNet cash per share has been on a general upward trajectory since the pandemic, but has been softening since the December quarter, and more sharply this year.\nAlphabet increased its debt more than three-folds in 2020, and debt levels have edged up further since then. But given its size, the debt cap was a mere 5.5% at the end of the last quarter, which is not worth bothering about.\nEstimates have moved quite a bit lower after Alphabet’s negative surprise in the last quarter. For 2022, the Zacks Consensus Estimate is down 32 cents (5.8%) while for 2023, it’s down 70 cents (10.8%).\nNVIDIA\nNVDIA has been the tech investors’ darling since before the pandemic, and during the pandemic years (2020 and 2021), its revenues kept climbing. But this is one company that seems to be badly affected by the way the economic slowdown has affected technology providers. July 2022 was the first time since January 2019 that its revenue declined. And the outlook points to further weakness through the rest of 2022.\nNVIDIA’s manufacturing/input costs appear to be on the rise. And that’s despite the revenue decline in the last quarter. However, its operating expenses are down. The net result is a reduction in EBIT.\nThe net cash per share recovered nicely from the pandemic, but the last two quarters have set a negative trend.\nDebt levels have increased more than five-fold since the pandemic although the debt cap of 28.9% at the end of the last quarter doesn’t look too bad.\nEstimates have fallen sharply after NVIDIA management’s cautionary remarks. The 2022 estimate went from $5.38 to $3.46 (down 35.7%) while the 2023 estimate went from $6.09 to $4.57 (down 25.0%).\nConclusion\nWhile all of these stocks are trading below their median value over the past year, this should not be read as an obvious signal to buy. The reason is that there remains significant economic uncertainty related to the Fed’s policy measures and a recession sometime next year can’t be ruled out. It’s quite possible that there will be further hits to share prices if the economy takes a notable turn for the worse.\nSo why do we not recommend a sell either? For all the stocks except NVIDIA, the valuation is at best reasonable. Nobody is going to make much profit by selling at these levels because chances are, you bought higher. Also, it’s an absolute certainty that these tech stocks will ultimately regain and exceed their current share prices given their market position, cash flow and the enormous war chests that they have to tide over the bad times. Therefore, it’s a good idea to hang on.\nIn NVIDIA’s case, the shares look overvalued after the recent estimate revisions, and chances are, they will be pushed lower. Therefore, it’s better to sell them.\nOne-Month Price Performance\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For a company like Apple AAPL, which sells high-end products, inflation could be a deterrent. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Companies that benefited from the surge in PC sales or the at-home economy of the last couple of years, such as NVIDIA NVDA could therefore be particularly hard-hit.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For a company like Apple AAPL, which sells high-end products, inflation could be a deterrent. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report What’s concerning is that despite the sharp revenue decline, its operating expenses increased, non-cash expenses increased, and therefore, EBIT fell.', 'news_article_title': "2022's a Bad Year for Big Tech: Should You Hang On?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For a company like Apple AAPL, which sells high-end products, inflation could be a deterrent. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report What’s concerning is that despite the sharp revenue decline, its operating expenses increased, non-cash expenses increased, and therefore, EBIT fell.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For a company like Apple AAPL, which sells high-end products, inflation could be a deterrent. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Net cash per share, which has declined in every quarter except one since the pandemic first hit, also declined in the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/are-options-traders-betting-on-a-big-move-in-apple-aapl-stock-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors in Apple Inc. AAPL need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Sep 9, 2022 $70.00 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today.\nWhat is Implied Volatility?\nImplied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could also mean there is an event coming up soon that may cause a big rally or a huge sell-off. However, implied volatility is only one piece of the puzzle when putting together an options trading strategy.\nWhat do the Analysts Think?\nClearly, options traders are pricing in a big move for Apple shares, but what is the fundamental picture for the company? Currently, Apple is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) in the Computer - Mini computers industry that ranks in the Bottom 12% of our Zacks Industry Rank. Over the last 30 days, one analyst has increased the earnings estimates for the current quarter, while one has dropped the estimate. The net effect has taken our Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter from $1.26 per share to $1.25 in that period.\n\nGiven the way analysts feel about Apple right now, this huge implied volatility could mean there’s a trade developing. Oftentimes, options traders look for options with high levels of implied volatility to sell premium. This is a strategy many seasoned traders use because it captures decay. At expiration, the hope for these traders is that the underlying stock does not move as much as originally expected.\nLooking to Trade Options?\nCheck out the simple yet high-powered approach that Zacks Executive VP Kevin Matras has used to close recent double and triple-digit winners. In addition to impressive profit potential, these trades can actually reduce your risk.\n\nClick to see the trades now >>\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Investors in Apple Inc. AAPL need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Investors in Apple Inc. AAPL need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other.', 'news_article_title': 'Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Apple (AAPL) Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Investors in Apple Inc. AAPL need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report However, implied volatility is only one piece of the puzzle when putting together an options trading strategy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors in Apple Inc. AAPL need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/brazil-orders-apple-to-suspend-iphone-sales-without-charger', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds Apple\'s response\nSAO PAULO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Brazil\'s government on Tuesday ordered Apple Inc AAPL.O to stop selling iPhones without a battery charger in the country, claiming that the company provides an incomplete product to consumers.\nThe Justice Ministry fined Apple 12.275 million reais ($2.38 million) and ordered the cancellation of the sale of the iPhone 12 and newer models, in addition to suspending the sale of any iPhone model that does not come with a power charger.\nIn the order, published in the country\'s official gazette, the ministry argued that the iPhone was lacking a essential component in a "deliberate discriminatory practice against consumers".\nThe authorities rejected Apple\'s argument that the practice had the purpose of reducing carbon emissions saying that there is no evidence of environmental protection from selling the smartphone without a charger.\nThe order comes a day before Apple Inc is expected to announce its new iPhone model.\nApple declined to comment on the matter.\n($1 = 5.1548 reais)\n(Reporting by Peter Frontini; Editing by Steven Grattan and Louise Heavens)\n(([email protected]; +55 11 56447727;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds Apple\'s response SAO PAULO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Brazil\'s government on Tuesday ordered Apple Inc AAPL.O to stop selling iPhones without a battery charger in the country, claiming that the company provides an incomplete product to consumers. In the order, published in the country\'s official gazette, the ministry argued that the iPhone was lacking a essential component in a "deliberate discriminatory practice against consumers". The authorities rejected Apple\'s argument that the practice had the purpose of reducing carbon emissions saying that there is no evidence of environmental protection from selling the smartphone without a charger.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds Apple's response SAO PAULO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's government on Tuesday ordered Apple Inc AAPL.O to stop selling iPhones without a battery charger in the country, claiming that the company provides an incomplete product to consumers. The Justice Ministry fined Apple 12.275 million reais ($2.38 million) and ordered the cancellation of the sale of the iPhone 12 and newer models, in addition to suspending the sale of any iPhone model that does not come with a power charger. The order comes a day before Apple Inc is expected to announce its new iPhone model.", 'news_article_title': 'Brazil orders Apple to suspend iPhone sales without charger', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds Apple\'s response SAO PAULO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Brazil\'s government on Tuesday ordered Apple Inc AAPL.O to stop selling iPhones without a battery charger in the country, claiming that the company provides an incomplete product to consumers. The Justice Ministry fined Apple 12.275 million reais ($2.38 million) and ordered the cancellation of the sale of the iPhone 12 and newer models, in addition to suspending the sale of any iPhone model that does not come with a power charger. In the order, published in the country\'s official gazette, the ministry argued that the iPhone was lacking a essential component in a "deliberate discriminatory practice against consumers".', 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds Apple's response SAO PAULO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's government on Tuesday ordered Apple Inc AAPL.O to stop selling iPhones without a battery charger in the country, claiming that the company provides an incomplete product to consumers. The Justice Ministry fined Apple 12.275 million reais ($2.38 million) and ordered the cancellation of the sale of the iPhone 12 and newer models, in addition to suspending the sale of any iPhone model that does not come with a power charger. ($1 = 5.1548 reais) (Reporting by Peter Frontini; Editing by Steven Grattan and Louise Heavens) (([email protected]; +55 11 56447727;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-the-worldwide-shipments-of-pc-further-decline-in-q3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers, including HP Inc. HPQ, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo LNVGY, benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. The pandemic necessitated the use of PC systems, be it for remote work, web-based learning, video conferencing, video gaming, social media, consumer entertainment and streaming, or online shopping.\nHowever, with the reopening of economic activities, the demand for consumer and educational PCs is waning, which is hurting PC sales. Additionally, ongoing component shortages and logistics delays are impacting PC manufacturers’ ability to meet demand.\nAs a result, worldwide PC shipments have been declining for the past two quarters. According to the data compiled by Gartner, PC vendors shipped 72 million units in the April-June quarter of 2022, 12.6% lower than the year-ago quarter. Another independent research firm, International Data Corporation (“IDC”), revealed that PC sales were down 15.3% year over year to 71.3 million units in the second quarter.\nPer IDC, Lenovo, HP, Dell and Apple registered year-over-year declines of 12.1%, 27.6%, 5.3% and 22.5%, respectively, in PC deliveries.\nIn its third-quarter fiscal 2022 results, HP revealed that total PC units sold were down 7% on a year-over-year basis, resulting in a 3% year-over-year decline in its Personal Systems revenues. Similarly, Apple reported a 10.4% plunge in Mac revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.\nComputer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return\n Computer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return\nWhat Lies Ahead for Q3?\nAs the aforementioned factors persist, we expect PC shipments to sustain their downtrend in the third quarter. Additionally, rising inflation is deteriorating consumers’ spending power, forcing buyers to postpone purchasing plans for PCs.\nFurthermore, enterprises may postpone their large IT spending plans due to a weakening global economy amid ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical issues. This is likely to negatively impact the demand for commercial PCs in the third quarter.\nIn July 2022, Gartner lowered its forecast for worlwide IT spending growth rate to 3% from the 4% mentioned earlier. The research firm had stated that the 2022 IT spending growth will be much slower than 2021 due to “spending cutbacks on PCs, tablets and printers by consumers.”\nIDC’s most recent forecast for global PC shipments suggests a decline of 12.8% for 2022 to 305.3 million units. The research firm blames inflation and the weakening of the global economy for the disappointing forecast.\nConsidering the macroeconomic challenges, the declining trend in PC shipments for Lenovo, HP, Dell and Apple is expected to continue in the third quarter. Currently, Lenovo and Apple carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). While HP carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), Dell has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here.\n\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nHP Inc. (HPQ): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers, including HP Inc. HPQ, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo LNVGY, benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Additionally, rising inflation is deteriorating consumers’ spending power, forcing buyers to postpone purchasing plans for PCs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers, including HP Inc. HPQ, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo LNVGY, benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Computer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return Computer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return What Lies Ahead for Q3?', 'news_article_title': 'Will the Worldwide Shipments of PC Further Decline in Q3?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers, including HP Inc. HPQ, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo LNVGY, benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. The research firm had stated that the 2022 IT spending growth will be much slower than 2021 due to “spending cutbacks on PCs, tablets and printers by consumers.” IDC’s most recent forecast for global PC shipments suggests a decline of 12.8% for 2022 to 305.3 million units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers, including HP Inc. HPQ, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo LNVGY, benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The research firm had stated that the 2022 IT spending growth will be much slower than 2021 due to “spending cutbacks on PCs, tablets and printers by consumers.” IDC’s most recent forecast for global PC shipments suggests a decline of 12.8% for 2022 to 305.3 million units.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tqqq-tugn%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 21,300,000 units, or a 5.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.8%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.7%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.8%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.7%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 21,300,000 units, or a 5.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 21,300,000 units, or a 5.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.8%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.7%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, which added 21,300,000 units, or a 5.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TUGN ETF, which added 300,000 units, for a 37.5% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TQQQ, TUGN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-in-the-red-as-fed-worries-persist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl\nNEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday.\nA survey from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed the U.S. services industry picked up in August for the second straight month amid stronger order growth and employment, while supply bottlenecks and price pressures eased.\nHowever, numbers from S&P Global showed services sector PMI fell short of flash estimates for August.\nA stronger-than-expected reading on the U.S. services sector fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation.\n"The Fed has relegated us to being very data dependent, so every piece of information that comes out investors are going to look not only at the absolute level, but try to infer what that means for when the Fed meets," said Carol Schleif, deputy chief investment officer at BMO Family Office.\n"One of the things that is disconcerting to investors is that there\'s really little to propel markets either up solidly or down solidly," she added.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC was set for its seventh consecutive day of losses in what could be its longest such losing streak since November 2016.\nRate-sensitive shares of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell over 1% as benchmark U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest levels since June. Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%.\nTraders see a 74% chance of a third 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed\'s policy meeting later this month, according to CME\'s FedWatch Tool. FEDWATCH\nThe focus will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week for clues on the path of monetary policy.\nMarkets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a six-week low on Friday as worries about the European gas crisis overshadowed relief from the monthly jobs data, which pointed to a slight easing of wage pressures. The index is down nearly 18% so far this year, while the Nasdaq has shed nearly 26% as rising interest rates hurt megacap technology and growth stocks.\nAmong the major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and communication services .SPLRCL fell the most, while defensive utilities .SPLRCU and real estate .SPLRCR rose.\nAs of 2:44 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 160.03 points, or 0.51%, to 31,158.41; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 14.97 points, or 0.38%, at 3,909.29; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 77.97 points, or 0.67%, to 11,552.90.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 26.43 points.\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O fell 17.3% after Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal fell to his death from New York\'s Tribeca skyscraper.\nDigital World Acquisition Corp tumbled 15.3% after Reuters reported the blank-check acquisition firm that agreed to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump\'s social media company failed to secure enough shareholder support for an extension to complete the deal.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 2.47-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.03-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted no new 52-week highs and 27 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 16 new highs and 282 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; and Carolina Mandl, in New York Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday. FEDWATCH The focus will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week for clues on the path of monetary policy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Markets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street in the red as Fed worries persist', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Traders see a 74% chance of a third 75-basis-point rate hike at the Fed's policy meeting later this month, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, which will launch new iPhones next Wednesday, was down almost 1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday in a volatile session as traders assessed fresh economic data after the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Markets started September on a weak note, extending a slide that started at the end of August, as hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and data signaling U.S. economicmomentum raised fears of aggressive interest rate hikes."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-dividend-paying-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-september', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For many, September means the end of summer and the start of a new school year. For investors, September is another month to find and hold the stocks of great companies. While many stocks in the tech sector don't pay dividends, some do. Finding those companies and making them part of a diversified portfolio can mean both capital appreciation and a steady stream of dividend income.\nAfter recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. Let's dig in to see why.\nA shifting focus on services\nEveryone knows Apple because of its hardware devices. Its category-defining iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch still drive sales today. However, in the background, Apple's services revenue is slowly becoming an important part of the business.\nServices is a segment of Apple's revenue that encompasses things like AppleCare, advertising, cloud storage, digital content, and payments. In Apple's most recently reported quarter, quarter three of 2022, services revenue grew 12% year over year (YOY) and now represents 24% of overall revenue.\nThe fact that services revenue now represents almost a quarter of overall revenue is important to Apple's bottom line. Services has a gross margin of 72%, considerably higher than the 35% gross margin for hardware products. Put simply, the more services revenue, the more profitability.\nThis profitability and Apple's incredible cash flow have allowed it to return billions in capital to its shareholders. In the third quarter, Apple repurchased $21.7 billion of its shares. This continues a long trend, as Apple has reduced its shares outstanding by nearly 22% over the past five years.\nApple's dividend yield is currently 0.58%. While that's nothing to write home about, it's a nice bonus on top of the share repurchases and the capital appreciation seen in the stock price. Over the past five years, Apple stock has outperformed the S&P 500 by over 225%.\nImpressive growth led by its cloud business\nConsidering its size, Microsoft's YOY growth is very impressive. Recently, the company reported its fiscal 2022 results, and every segment of its business saw double-digit revenue growth and strong operating income increases.\nSEGMENT\nFY2022 REVENUE GROWTH\nFY2022 OPERATING INCOME GROWTH\nProductivity and Business Processes\n18%\n22%\nIntelligent Cloud\n25%\n25%\nMore Personal Computing\n10%\n8%\nData source: Microsoft. Chart by author.\nOf particular note is the strength of the intelligent cloud business, which includes Azure and other cloud services. Intelligent cloud now accounts for 38% of Microsoft's overall revenue and 39% of its total operating income. To illustrate the growth, those metrics in 2021 were 36% and 37%, respectively.\nMicrosoft's Azure cloud infrastructure has approximately 21% of theglobal marketshare, placing it behind only Amazon's 34%. Considering the cloud infrastructure market size is estimated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% through 2028, Microsoft should see continued growth in this segment simply from the expanding market size.\nMuch like Apple, Microsoft has been repurchasing shares, but at a much slower pace. Over the past five years, shares outstanding has only decreased by 3.3%. Over that same time frame, Microsoft's stock price is up 275%, compared to 75% for the S&P 500. This market-beating performance is aided by Microsoft's dividend, which currently yields a modest 0.97%.\nDiversification to weather headwinds\nWhen chipmaker Nvidia reported earnings recently, the headline numbers were all about the slowing revenue, especially in its gaming segment, which saw sales decrease 33% YOY and 44% sequentially. Considering gaming accounts for 30% of revenue, this decrease was significant.\nHowever, this is a case where investors would be wise to zoom out. Yes, gaming has hit a short-term bump in the road due to macroeconomic factors, but if we think about gaming as an industry, it's hard not to be bullish.\nThe gaming market is estimated to grow at a 12% CAGR between 2020 and 2025, with an increase in total market size of $126 billion. Despite the recent results, in the long run, Nvidia should be fine serving an industry with expected growth ahead.\nAdditionally, the gaming results obscured some fantastic gains in other segments. Nvidia's automotive segment's revenue increased 45%, and data center revenue grew 61%. Combined, these two segments account for 60% of overall revenue. This illustrates the strength of Nvidia's business. Despite being in a cyclical industry, the company's diversification of revenue streams helps it weather short-term challenges in certain segments, as we saw with gaming recently.\nOf the three stocks discussed here, Nvidia's 0.12% yield is the lowest by far. However, investors are still getting strong growth and a balance sheet that positions the company to continue paying and increasing the dividend over time. Nvidia has generated $6.6 billion in free cash flow and seen its stock return 224% over the past five years.\nWhy should investors buy now?\nYou can find stocks with better dividend yields, but often, those companies are slow, steady growers that don't provide much in capital appreciation. With these three companies, investors get impressive long-term growth with a modest dividend that I consider the icing on the cake.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jeff Santoro has positions in Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'After recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. Finding those companies and making them part of a diversified portfolio can mean both capital appreciation and a steady stream of dividend income. Recently, the company reported its fiscal 2022 results, and every segment of its business saw double-digit revenue growth and strong operating income increases.', 'news_luhn_summary': "After recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. In Apple's most recently reported quarter, quarter three of 2022, services revenue grew 12% year over year (YOY) and now represents 24% of overall revenue. Recently, the company reported its fiscal 2022 results, and every segment of its business saw double-digit revenue growth and strong operating income increases.", 'news_article_title': '3 Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks To Buy in September', 'news_lexrank_summary': "After recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. In Apple's most recently reported quarter, quarter three of 2022, services revenue grew 12% year over year (YOY) and now represents 24% of overall revenue. Recently, the company reported its fiscal 2022 results, and every segment of its business saw double-digit revenue growth and strong operating income increases.", 'news_textrank_summary': "After recent earnings results, I think Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are three quality businesses and reliable dividend payers that will continue to grow and appreciate over time. In Apple's most recently reported quarter, quarter three of 2022, services revenue grew 12% year over year (YOY) and now represents 24% of overall revenue. Considering the cloud infrastructure market size is estimated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% through 2028, Microsoft should see continued growth in this segment simply from the expanding market size."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinas-nuclear-outlook-is-sunny-and-windy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nHONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. Unfortunately building plants in arid regions will be tricky. China\'s path to better atomic energy runs through solar and wind farms. Sichuan relies on dams for a whopping 80% of its power and exports surplus to other areas, especially industrial centres on the coast. But the relationship is one-way; inadequate transmission lines and immature spot markets prevent other provinces from selling electricity back to Sichuan in a pinch. This summer\'s record heatwave, which evaporated reservoirs and pushed up electricity demand as households cranked up air conditioners, exposed the vulnerability of this arrangement. The power crunch, which has started to ease, disrupted the local operations of $26 billion Tianqi Lithium, Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota Motor and others. Officials in Shanghai, home to factories for Tesla and other automakers, even lobbied for special access, according https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ftesla-asks-chinese-government-help-103926337.html&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0DmXV5FXQGkowAPJzroqDvuVYEkV12Ii9S6Wc3HiHa8%3D&reserved=0 to Bloomberg. Chinese energy officials have vowed to speed up nuclear development, among other things. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. That\'s 28% of the modeled energy mix, versus 21% and 17% for wind and solar respectively. That would be a boon for companies like CGN Power and China National Nuclear Power, but there’s a hitch. There is widespread public opposition to more plants following Japan\'s 2011 Fukushima accident; authorities have unofficially banned building reactors inland. Last year, the country\'s 54 coastal reactors generated just 52 GW, or 5% of the total. Officials are setting their sights on 70 GW by 2025. Anything more ambitious may be a stretch: the 2018 study, for instance, estimated over half of capacity would have to come from installations in the hinterlands. Unfortunately many of these regions are under mounting water stress, and some traditional reactor designs need 1 billion gallons of water https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonarchpartnership.co.uk%2Fnuclear-power-water-consumption%2F&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658558573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BLmLXgFkw9nQuePf4au1%2B%2Bh7iAx5WHpW0z6mAzF88hY%3D&reserved=0 per day. Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, the strongest in nearly a decade, highlights another huge risk. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies. In December, CNNC launched an experimental "pebble bed" reactor that uses gas instead of water; the government recently tested a thorium reactor that uses molten salt for coolant. It’s still early days, but the payoff could be immense.\n Follow @mak_robyn on Twitter\n CONTEXT NEWS\n An electricity shortage in China\'s southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28. Power for ordinary industrial and commercial users has been restored while that for large industrial users will be gradually restored, except for highly energy-intensive industries.\n The National Energy Administration has started to adjust its power development plans for 2021-2025 in response, Reuters reported. The agency said it will accelerate the construction of new hydropower stations as well as the approval of nuclear plants and power transmission projects.\n(Editing by Pete Sweeney and Thomas Shum)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The power crunch, which has started to ease, disrupted the local operations of $26 billion Tianqi Lithium, Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota Motor and others. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies.', 'news_luhn_summary': "HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. That would be a boon for companies like CGN Power and China National Nuclear Power, but there’s a hitch. An electricity shortage in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28.", 'news_article_title': "China's nuclear outlook is sunny and windy", 'news_lexrank_summary': "HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. Unfortunately many of these regions are under mounting water stress, and some traditional reactor designs need 1 billion gallons of water https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonarchpartnership.co.uk%2Fnuclear-power-water-consumption%2F&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658558573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BLmLXgFkw9nQuePf4au1%2B%2Bh7iAx5WHpW0z6mAzF88hY%3D&reserved=0 per day. An electricity shortage in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-amzn-vs.-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investing often comes down to choices. Frequently, that means buying one stock over another since most of us have limited resources.\nWhile Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity.\nIn the battle between these two titans, which one comes out ahead?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nAmazon\nAmazon has grown from initially selling books online to offering just about everything imaginable by focusing on what the customer wants. Shareholders have been handsomely rewarded as the stock has gone from a split-adjusted price of under $1 in 1997 to over $127. However, the share price has fallen by about 24% this year after the company reported disappointing results.\nContending with higher costs, Amazon saw its second-quarter operating income fall to $3.3 billion, less than half the $7.7 billion in the year-ago period. However, after ramping up staffing and capacity to meet higher demand, management has promised to focus on productivity. And people still turn to Amazon for its quick delivery and low prices. With a Prime subscription, you even get a streaming service.\nI have an even better cause for optimism. The company\'s Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit continues to grow sales quickly. The cloud computing division has about a 33% market share, making it the leader in this fast-growing space.\nBetter still, due to the major commitment required for data centers, the barriers to entry remain high. Its two competitors are Microsoft\'s Azure and Alphabet. In the most recent quarter, AWS\' sales grew by 33.3%. The business\'s operating margin was 29%, up from last year\'s 28.3%, and it\'s much higher than the North American and international businesses.\nWith the stock price down, this seems like an opportune time to purchase shares. With the shares trading at a price-to-sales ratio of 2.7, that\'s more reasonable than the 3.6 multiple there were at in April.\nApple\nApple has built a large and loyal following by offering "cool" products. These include the iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, and Apple Watch. It has also made shareholders happy with the price going from a split-adjusted pennies to over $155 over the last 25 years.\nDue in part to the overall equity market sell-off, the stock has fallen by more than 12% in 2022, however.\nApple also didn\'t overwhelm investors with recent results. Its fiscal third-quarter sales grew by only 1.9% to $83 billion, and operating income dropped by 4.4% to $23.1 billion. This covered the period that ended on June 25. But the weaker sales and profitability should prove an aberration.\nThe iPhone, which made up 49% of the quarter\'s sales, grew by 2.8% to $40.7 billion. That is likely to accelerate as Apple is reported to be readying the imminent launch of its latest version. It remains a popular product, garnering a strong market share in the U.S. and abroad.\nThere\'s also the company\'s fast-growing services business, which saw a 12.1% top-line increase in the most recent quarter. This includes the App Store, advertising, and tech support.\nThe stock sells at a P/S ratio of 6.6, down from nearly eight earlier this year.\nBottom line\nSo which stock offers better prospects? It\'s a close call, but I give the edge to Amazon. Apple relies on the iPhone for nearly half of its sales, and a weak reaction, although seemingly unlikely, presents a risk. Amazon has a strong and growing AWS business while its other businesses should rebound as the company focuses on improving profitability.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Lawrence Rothman, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity. The company's Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit continues to grow sales quickly. Better still, due to the major commitment required for data centers, the barriers to entry remain high.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity. The company's Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit continues to grow sales quickly. In the most recent quarter, AWS' sales grew by 33.3%.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: AMZN vs. AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity. However, the share price has fallen by about 24% this year after the company reported disappointing results. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done very well over the years, the recent bear market means this is a good chance to evaluate whether this represents a good buying opportunity. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinas-nuclear-outlook-is-sunny-and-windy-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Reuters\nReuters\n\n\nHONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. Unfortunately building plants in arid regions will be tricky. China\'s path to better atomic energy runs through solar and wind farms. Sichuan relies on dams for a whopping 80% of its power and exports surplus to other areas, especially industrial centres on the coast. But the relationship is one-way; inadequate transmission lines and immature spot markets prevent other provinces from selling electricity back to Sichuan in a pinch. This summer\'s record heatwave, which evaporated reservoirs and pushed up electricity demand as households cranked up air conditioners, exposed the vulnerability of this arrangement. The power crunch, which has started to ease, disrupted the local operations of $26 billion Tianqi Lithium, Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota Motor and others. Officials in Shanghai, home to factories for Tesla and other automakers, even lobbied for special access, according https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ftesla-asks-chinese-government-help-103926337.html&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0DmXV5FXQGkowAPJzroqDvuVYEkV12Ii9S6Wc3HiHa8%3D&reserved=0 to Bloomberg. Chinese energy officials have vowed to speed up nuclear development, among other things. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. That\'s 28% of the modeled energy mix, versus 21% and 17% for wind and solar respectively. That would be a boon for companies like CGN Power and China National Nuclear Power, but there’s a hitch. There is widespread public opposition to more plants following Japan\'s 2011 Fukushima accident; authorities have unofficially banned building reactors inland. Last year, the country\'s 54 coastal reactors generated just 52 GW, or 5% of the total. Officials are setting their sights on 70 GW by 2025. Anything more ambitious may be a stretch: the 2018 study, for instance, estimated over half of capacity would have to come from installations in the hinterlands. Unfortunately many of these regions are under mounting water stress, and some traditional reactor designs need 1 billion gallons of water https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonarchpartnership.co.uk%2Fnuclear-power-water-consumption%2F&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658558573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BLmLXgFkw9nQuePf4au1%2B%2Bh7iAx5WHpW0z6mAzF88hY%3D&reserved=0 per day. Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, the strongest in nearly a decade, highlights another huge risk. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies. In December, CNNC launched an experimental "pebble bed" reactor that uses gas instead of water; the government recently tested a thorium reactor that uses molten salt for coolant. It’s still early days, but the payoff could be immense.\n Follow @mak_robyn on Twitter\n CONTEXT NEWS\n An electricity shortage in China\'s southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28. Power for ordinary industrial and commercial users has been restored while that for large industrial users will be gradually restored, except for highly energy-intensive industries.\n The National Energy Administration has started to adjust its power development plans for 2021-2025 in response, Reuters reported. The agency said it will accelerate the construction of new hydropower stations as well as the approval of nuclear plants and power transmission projects.\n(Editing by Pete Sweeney and Thomas Shum)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The power crunch, which has started to ease, disrupted the local operations of $26 billion Tianqi Lithium, Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota Motor and others. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. A more realistic way to boost clean energy without slipping back into fossil fuels is to expand wind and solar capacity now, while pushing harder to roll out safer and less water-intensive nuclear technologies.', 'news_luhn_summary': "HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. That would be a boon for companies like CGN Power and China National Nuclear Power, but there’s a hitch. An electricity shortage in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28.", 'news_article_title': "China's nuclear outlook is sunny and windy", 'news_lexrank_summary': "HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. Unfortunately many of these regions are under mounting water stress, and some traditional reactor designs need 1 billion gallons of water https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonarchpartnership.co.uk%2Fnuclear-power-water-consumption%2F&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658558573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BLmLXgFkw9nQuePf4au1%2B%2Bh7iAx5WHpW0z6mAzF88hY%3D&reserved=0 per day. An electricity shortage in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has started to ease, according to state media on Aug. 28.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sichuan’s hydropower crisis has some officials calling for accelerated nuclear reactor construction. A much-cited 2018 study https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1674927817301181&data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Shum%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cca6d1176eaae45f006e708da8faa3da5%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637980258658402307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9eL4%2FAUdSD7tjw8T1zWmspQx7vwkiwC0Si%2FeSdQSOok%3D&reserved=0 by researchers affiliated with the state economic planning agency forecast that for the country to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, atomic energy capacity will need to reach 554 gigawatts. 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{'date': '2022-09-07', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 296.341, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 153536.0, 'fred_ppi': 267.898, 'fred_retail_sales': 673312.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -71217.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 58.6, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.5326, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/which-strong-buy-semiconductor-stock-does-wall-street-love-most', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Semiconductor stocks have been dragged lower amid the broader market sell-off. In this piece, we used TipRanks\' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity.\nSemiconductor shortages have been a major cause of concern for most of the pandemic. Such shortages worked their way through most parts of the economy, affecting everything from cars to next-generation video-game consoles.\nAfter the semi shortage could be a glut, as supply gets back up to full speed (or higher than full speed) and demand looks to fade in the early innings of a recession. However, such a semiconductor glut could lead to markdowns and margin erosion in some of the top semiconductor stocks that have been weighed down by seemingly endless headwinds in recent years.\nIn any case, 2020 and 2021 showed us just how vital the semis are to a proper-functioning world economy. If firms can\'t get their chips, the supply of many consumer goods falls, adding fuel to price increases.\nAs the semi boom (and shortage) turns into a bust (and glut), there\'s no telling how much lower the "chip dip" will go on for. Numerous semiconductor makers see weakness. Indeed, economic recessions tend to be quite unforgiving to the cyclical semi plays.\nLooking further out, many secular trends in the tech world are still in play. These trends will outlast the coming recession and associated chip bust. From a longer-term perspective, the chip dip seems more than worth buying. Many Wall Street analysts agree.\nBroadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO)\nBroadcom is a $202 billion semiconductor behemoth engaged in designing and manufacturing various semiconductor components. The company has been pushing into high-margin software in recent years, thanks in part to strategic acquisitions. Recently, Broadcom bought virtualization software firm VMWare in a deal worth $61 billion.\nMany analysts viewed the acquisition favorably, given the modest multiple paid (VMWare stock lost around 53% of its value before Broadcom stepped in). Further, Broadcom has had great success in integrating past software deals, including CA Technologies.\nUnlike many tech companies with the urge to merge, Broadcom has been very disciplined in its approach, opting to wait for valuations to come down to reasonable levels before pulling the trigger.\nWith a growing software presence, Broadcom can become far less cyclical than the semiconductor market. The semiconductor market can be quite cyclical, but software can help hold up the fort. Further, Broadcom\'s propensity to buy on dips minimizes risks relative to other tech heavyweights that may have been found guilty of chasing.\nRecently, Broadcom clocked in a solid third quarter, with per-share earnings of $9.73, above the consensus estimate of $9.56. Revenue also rose 25% year over year to $8.5 billion. Helping fuel the bottom-line beat was strength in Cloud and Data Centers. Though semis face a tough road ahead, Broadcom remains confident for its coming fourth quarter.\nAt 25.1x trailing earnings, Broadcom stock trades at a slight discount to its peer group. With less-cyclical software offerings to steady the ship, I think AVGO ought to be worth more of a premium in the face of a downturn.\nWhat is AVGO Stock\'s Price Target?\nWall Street can\'t get enough of Broadcom, with a "Strong Buy" rating and 12 unanimous Buy ratings. The implied year-ahead upside is also quite high, at 33.3%, with the average Broadcom price forecast coming in at $676.36 per share.\nNvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA)\nNvidia is a graphics-processing unit (GPU) kingpin that\'s grown to become one of the most exciting semiconductor plays in the tech scene today. Nvidia\'s total addressable market (TAM) is huge, and it\'s growing, with a foot in the door of various nascent tech markets, including AI, connected cars, video gaming, and the metaverse.\nThough Nvidia is leaving its rivals behind with every product iteration, the stock has become incredibly frothy in recent years. As semiconductor demand goes from boom to bust, Nvidia stock could see its lofty valuation multiple contract further. Despite shedding more than 59% of its value from its peak, Nvidia stock is still up significantly from its pre-pandemic high.\nIt\'s not just a slowing market or a recession that could hit Nvidia stock; new rules surrounding exports of leading AI GPUs to China and Russia could weigh on demand. Nvidia stock got pummelled, as government-mandated export limits will surely take a bite out of sales.\nDespite the macro challenges, Nvidia continues to be one of the most innovative forces in Silicon Valley. In due time, its abilities will shine through again. In the meantime, the hefty 12.7x sales multiple, the recent quarterly flop (Q2 2023), and recession woes could be an overhang on the former high-flyer.\nWhat is NVDA Stock\'s Price Target?\nWall Street thinks the dip in NVDA stock is worth buying, with 23 Buys and eight Holds assigned in the past three months. The average NVDA stock price target of $209.60 suggests 51.8% upside potential over the coming year.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nApple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it\'s made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon. Further, Apple is reportedly looking to in-house many other semiconductor components used in its iPhones. According to Bloomberg, one of Apple\'s new offices may look to create wireless radios and semiconductors used for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.\nCutting firms like Broadcom out of the equation could do wonders for Apple\'s margins while giving it more control during times when they are significant constraints on the global semiconductor market. Indeed, semi shortages have weighed on Apple\'s past quarters. As the company looks to lower its dependence on other chip makers, Apple may be the hardware maker its rivals strive to be.\nAt the end of the day, Apple is all about finding the perfect balance of hardware, software, and services. The company has done a fantastic job of turning the M-series chip into something special. The product is leaving competing chips for dead. As Apple looks to become the maker of its own components, I\'d look for similar performance and power-efficiency improvements across the board.\nWhat is AAPL Stock\'s Price Target?\nWall Street loves Apple, with 22 Buys, four Holds, and just one Sell. The average AAPL stock price target of $183.12 implies 17.1% year-ahead upside potential.\nConclusion: Analysts are Most Bullish on NVDA Stock\nBroadcom, Nvidia, and Apple are chip makers that Wall Street continues to pound the table on. Of the three names on the list, analysts expect the most from Nvidia.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it's made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon. What is AAPL Stock's Price Target?", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity. The average AAPL stock price target of $183.12 implies 17.1% year-ahead upside potential. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it's made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon.", 'news_article_title': 'Which “Strong Buy” Semiconductor Stock Does Wall Street Love Most?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it's made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon. What is AAPL Stock's Price Target?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple may not be a semiconductor pure-play, but it's made quite a splash in chips over the past few years with its M-series Silicon. In this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison Tool to look closely at three discounted semiconductor stocks — AVGO, NVDA, and AAPL — that Wall Street still believes in despite recent negativity. What is AAPL Stock's Price Target?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-remains-rangebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Pre-market futures are bobbing and weaving on either side of the zero-line this morning, with a dearth of market direction from earnings reports or economic data, save a new International Trade Balance for July out this morning. In fact, we won’t gain any real traction from scheduled news items until the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) comes out next week, and Q3 earnings season doesn’t begin until early reporters like FedEx FDX release their numbers September 22 — a day after the Fed decides the new interest rate.\n\nThe trade balance (deficit) came down to a nine-month low for July: -$70.7 billion, from the -$80.9 billion for June. We’re also well off the all-time crevasse in trade, which came in March of this year: -$107.65 billion. Exports rose +0.2% to $259.3 billion, while Imports dropped -2.9% or $329.9 billion. Our deficit with China fell -$3.9 billion to $33.0 billion.\n\nSpeaking of China, the central government there is issuing another shutdown due to the outbreak of the Covid virus. Lending is currently so slow in the country that the People’s Republic is cutting its bank rate -200 basis points (bps), as other countries around the world are busy hiking theirs. Here in the U.S., with another +75 bps hike possible just a couple weeks away, we’re currently seeing a 20-year high in the U.S. dollar — quite the opposite direction China’s yuan finds itself today.\n\nFutures at this hour are mixed, with the Nasdaq +8 points — trying to break a seven-day losing streak, its longest since 2019 — and the Dow and S&P 500 -30 and -2 points, respectively. The 10-year bond is now trading at its highest level since June of 2016, back when Barack Obama was still president.\n\nLater today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. Analyst expect a couple tweaks to past models for the new version, as well as a pricier Pro phone, but not much in the way of major innovation. The Apple Watch Series 8 is likely also to come out with a larger screen. The smartphone industry has not been strong, aside from sales of the iPhone. That said, with inflation being rolled back across industries to curb inflation, can Apple really expect to stay aggressive in pricing their products? We’ll have to see.\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nFedEx Corporation (FDX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Later today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report In fact, we won’t gain any real traction from scheduled news items until the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) comes out next week, and Q3 earnings season doesn’t begin until early reporters like FedEx FDX release their numbers September 22 — a day after the Fed decides the new interest rate.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Later today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. FedEx Corporation (FDX): Free Stock Analysis Report', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street Remains Rangebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Later today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The trade balance (deficit) came down to a nine-month low for July: -$70.7 billion, from the -$80.9 billion for June.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Later today, we’ll see the new unveiling of the Apple AAPL iPhone 14 at the company’s Far Out event. In fact, we won’t gain any real traction from scheduled news items until the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) comes out next week, and Q3 earnings season doesn’t begin until early reporters like FedEx FDX release their numbers September 22 — a day after the Fed decides the new interest rate.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-investors-should-expect-from-todays-apple-product-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'T\nhis article isn’t about what products, or changes to existing products, to expect. I leave that area of speculation to those who study such things exclusively. Rather, my area of interest lies in how the market will react to the event, and it is likely to follow a well-worn path that, despite being a repeat of what has happened for several years now, will probably still represent an opportunity for investors.\nI have been a contributor here at Nasdaq.com for more than a decade now and there are some stocks that, as a result of that, I have been following closely for a long time. They include big, old tech companies like Microsoft (MSFT), for example, and Intel (INTC), tech darlings like Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), and also some younger, sexier names like Tesla (TSLA). The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL).\nOne of the things I have said often during that time is that those that still look at Apple as a tech stock are getting it wrong. Their massive global market share and the stickiness of their customers’ brand loyalty put them closer to the consumer staples sector than tech. That is also true because they no longer offer truly innovative products or changes to existing products very often, if at all. Before you get worked up if you are an Apple fan, that isn’t a criticism, just an observation. In fact, on the basis of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” it is actually a good thing.\nAnd yet despite that, the media, and even the market, still seems to want to get worked up about product launches from Apple. There will be one today in which the latest iteration of the iPhone will be revealed, and there will be a lot of people there, looking for a reason to get excited. The slightly better camera and slightly faster processor speeds that have become the norm at these events don’t really cut it anymore, so you can expect to read a lot of coverage over the next few days of what will presumably be seen as the most significant change made by Apple for the iPhone 14: its price.\nMost of that coverage will consist of dire warnings that this time, they have gone too far. This time, the iPhone will prove to be too expensive. This time, consumers will rebel. Those opinions will be wrong this time as they have always been so far, but they will nonetheless appear, and will even influence markets.\nOn the above chart, the blue arrows indicate the last two iPhone product announcements, on November 13, 2020, and September 24, 2021. As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone. That analysis, however, ignores two simple things.\nFirst, for most iPhone users, switching brands is unthinkable. They have become completely dependent of the Apple ecosystem and won’t give up Face Time, Apple Maps, the Weather app, Apple Music, or whatever, even if there are viable alternatives available. Second, the actual selling price of an iPhone matters to very few people. Most buy their phones on installment plans with their wireless service provider, and while a $100 or $200 increase in the price of a phone may sound like a lot, adding a few bucks a month to your phone bill in order to upgrade to the latest and greatest iPhone doesn’t.\nSo, what investors can expect from today’s Apple product launch is exactly what they have been seeing for a few years. The iPhone 14 will be launched with a few tweaks and a new price. Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL.\nPast experience, as well as plain common sense, however, indicates that this will simply be a buying opportunity. Once the phones hit the shelves and it once again becomes clear that iPhone demand has virtually no price elasticity, sales will be stronger than anticipated in the sure-to-be revised lower Wall Street estimates, and the stock will bounce back above where it all started, or at the very least, outperform the market. That is what has happened repeatedly over the last few years, and it is likely to play out again over the next few weeks.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL). As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone. Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL. The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL). As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone.', 'news_article_title': "What Investors Should Expect from Today's Apple Product Launch", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL). As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone. Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The biggest of them all, though, the one that almost everyone who comes to these pages seems to have an interest in, is Apple (AAPL). As you can see, on both occasions AAPL fell for several days after the launch, mainly because of that almost ubiquitous worry about the impact of a higher priced iPhone. Given the inflation over the last year, that price increase from last year’s model will be significant, and that air of negativity will lead to some selling of AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-launches-premium-apple-watch-ultra', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799.\nApple claims that Apple Watch Ultra is built for endurance, exploration, and adventure. Apple Watch Ultra features a 49mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal. Apple Watch Ultra touts a battery life of up to 36 hours during normal use. Additionally, a new low-power setting, ideal for multi-day experiences, can extend battery life to reach up to 60 hours. The display has sapphire crystal as well as 2,000 nits of brightness.\nApple Watch Ultra is available to order today, with availability beginning Friday, September 23.\n"Inspired by explorers and athletes from around the world, we created an entirely new category of Apple Watch designed for new and extreme environments — it\'s the most rugged and capable Apple Watch yet," said Jeff Williams, Apple\'s chief operating officer. "Apple Watch Ultra is a versatile tool that empowers users to push their boundaries with adventure, endurance, and exploration."\nThe watch features a new Action button in high-contrast international orange is easily customized for instant access to a variety of features, including Workouts, Compass Waypoints, Backtrack, and more.\nApple also unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 8, which now features new cycle tracking features, including ovulation. An updated gyroscope and accelerometer to improve crash detection. The Series 8 will be available for $399 for GPS and $499 with cellular. Apple Watch SE is priced at $249 with GPS and $299 with cellular.\nApple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch SE are available to order today, with availability beginning Friday, September 16.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799. Apple Watch Ultra features a 49mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal. Additionally, a new low-power setting, ideal for multi-day experiences, can extend battery life to reach up to 60 hours.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799. Apple Watch Ultra features a 49mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal. Apple Watch Ultra is available to order today, with availability beginning Friday, September 23.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Launches Premium Apple Watch Ultra', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799. Apple also unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 8, which now features new cycle tracking features, including ovulation. Apple Watch SE is priced at $249 with GPS and $299 with cellular.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday launched the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra, a premium, flagship smartwatch priced at $799. "Inspired by explorers and athletes from around the world, we created an entirely new category of Apple Watch designed for new and extreme environments — it\'s the most rugged and capable Apple Watch yet," said Jeff Williams, Apple\'s chief operating officer. Apple also unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 8, which now features new cycle tracking features, including ovulation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/markets-attempt-turnaround-as-apple-holds-far-out-iphone-14-event', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stocks were higher in the morning hours on Wednesday, as the major indices attempt to find support following a swift decline over the past several weeks. The Nasdaq is looking to break a seven-day losing streak, which marks the longest such streak dating back to November 2016. Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated "Far Out" iPhone 14 launch event. The company’s annual September keynote occasion has become a mainstay for Apple followers over the years.\nThe event will be hosted at Apple’s Cupertino, California headquarters and will be livestreamed via Apple’s website and social media presence. The invitation for this year’s gathering featured a night sky with a constellation of stars surrounding the Apple logo, in what appears to be a play on long-distance, nighttime photography. The move has garnered speculation that Apple’s release of a new set of iPhones will support major camera upgrades. Of course, Apple likes to maintain a veil of secrecy and has kept details surrounding the release hush-hush.\nThe rumors swirling around the event note that Apple is expected to debut four new iPhone models, with this most recent release dubbed the iPhone 14. It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions. Each would come in a standard model along with a pricier “Pro” model that sports enhanced capabilities.\nIt\'s widely expected that Apple will unveil a new major update to the Apple Watch on Wednesday as well. A new “Pro” model may be introduced at the event that includes a larger screen and sturdier finish. It’s rumored that Apple is also considering a body temperature sensor in the new devices, which could assist with sleep tracking and fertility.\nAnd as it has done in the past, Apple will likely delve deeper into the recent iOS 16 update, the iPhone’s software which the company has been testing over the past several months. But don’t expect anything for the iPad and Mac lines, as Apple typically reserves updates for these products at a separate event later in the year.\nAAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). The tech giant has built an impressive earnings track record, having not missed on estimates in the last several years. Over the last four quarters, AAPL has averaged a 5.67% earnings beat. Shares have fallen about 13% since the beginning of the year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition to the sales generated from the devices mentioned above, Apple’s business contains a Services portfolio that includes revenues from cloud services, the App Store, Apple Music, AppleCare, Apple Pay, and other licensing services that have become a major cash cow. For the current fiscal year, AAPL is expected to show earnings growth of 8.73% to $6.10/share on revenues of $392.19 billion.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMake sure to keep an eye on the stock’s reaction as the event is scheduled to go live at 1 p.m. EST.\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You\'ll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it\'s yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated "Far Out" iPhone 14 launch event. It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions. AAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated "Far Out" iPhone 14 launch event. It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions.', 'news_article_title': 'Markets Attempt Turnaround as Apple Holds "Far Out" iPhone 14 Event', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated "Far Out" iPhone 14 launch event. It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL stock was marginally higher ahead of its highly anticipated "Far Out" iPhone 14 launch event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It’s likely that AAPL will discontinue the “mini” model with had a 4.7-inch screen, and will now offer the cellular devices at two sizes – in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch versions.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-rebounds-as-yields-slip-focus-on-fed-path', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nSept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy tightening plans.\nThe technology-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC led gains among the main indexes, looking to snap a seven-session losing streak. Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches.\nU.S. stocks have sold off sharply since mid-August after hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell were compounded by signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China and aggressive steps by major central banks to tame inflation.\nData signaling strength in the U.S. economy has prompted traders to bet on a 75-basis-point interest rate hike by the Fed later this month. Fed fund futures implied investors were pricing in a more than 80% chance of such a move. FEDWATCH\nThe 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR slipped from three-month highs hit earlier in the session, boosting shares of rate-sensitive stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. US/\n"I would expect markets to be very volatile ... it\'s going to be a matter of what we hear from various central bankers this week and some of the incoming economic data," said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.\n"Unless we get a sense that things are going to get dramatically worse on the economic front, you should probably expect 3,900 to be a little bit of a floor for the S&P 500."\nCleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said the high cost of U.S. rental accommodation has not yet fully filtered through to inflation measures, suggesting inflation may still rise further.\nMeanwhile, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said the U.S. central bank must lift interest rates to a level that restrains economic activity and keep them there until policymakers are "convinced" that inflation is subsiding.\nFocus will be on Powell\'s speech on Thursday and U.S. consumer price data next week for clues on the path of monetary policy.\nThe Fed\'s "Beige Book", a periodic snapshot of the health of the U.S. economy, will be released at 2:00 p.m. ET for further clues on the central bank\'s monetary policy tightening plans.\nAt 12:13 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 206.61 points, or 0.66%, at 31,351.91, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 32.62 points, or 0.83%, at 3,940.81, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 115.95 points, or 1.00%, at 11,660.86.\nTen of the 11 major S&P sectors were trading higher, led by a 2% jump in utilities .SPLRCU, reflecting the defensive positioning by investors due to economic uncertainties.\nThe energy index .SPNY fell 1.6% as oil prices tumbled almost 4% on demand worries related to looming recession risks. Brent crude LCOc1 fell below $90 a barrel. O/R\nNio Inc NIO.N fell 2.6% after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported a bigger second-quarter adjusted net loss.\nCoupa Software Inc COUP.O jumped 14% after the payment management software firm beat second-quarter estimates for revenue and profit.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 2.04-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.74-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded four new 52-week highs and 16 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded nine new highs and 193 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Maju Samuel and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tightening plans. U.S. stocks have sold off sharply since mid-August after hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell were compounded by signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China and aggressive steps by major central banks to tame inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tightening plans. Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said the high cost of U.S. rental accommodation has not yet fully filtered through to inflation measures, suggesting inflation may still rise further.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street rebounds as yields slip, focus on Fed path', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy tightening plans. Meanwhile, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said the U.S. central bank must lift interest rates to a level that restrains economic activity and keep them there until policymakers are "convinced" that inflation is subsiding.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.2% ahead of the release of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes climbed on Wednesday following a recent selloff as bond yields eased, while investor focus was squarely on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tightening plans. U.S. stocks have sold off sharply since mid-August after hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell were compounded by signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China and aggressive steps by major central banks to tame inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-09-07-2022%3A-sidutwtrpathaapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. At last look, the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) was rising 0.9% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index were posting a 1.0% advance.\nIn company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) soared 28% after the space-as-a-service company Wednesday said it has contracted for the launch of five of its LizzieSat satellites with rocket manufacturer SpaceX beginning in early 2023. The upcoming missions will support Sidus\' contracts with NASA and the Mission Helios array of blockchain-based nano-satellites as well as future Sidus customers, the company said without providing financial details of the SpaceX contract.\nTwitter (TWTR) rose 5.7% after the presiding judge in the legal fight between the social media company and Elon Musk over the billionaire technoking\'s bid to walk away from a $44 billion acquisition bid allowed Musk to add a whistleblower complaint to his countersuit but also denied his request to postpone the start of the trial until mid-November. "I am convinced that even four week\'s delay would risk further harm to Twitter," chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware\'s Court of Chancery wrote in her order."\nUipath (PATH) fell over 12% after Wednesday forecasting Q3 and FY23 revenue trailing analyst estimates. The robotic process automation company is projecting revenue for its current Q3 ending Oct. 31 in a range of $243 million to $245 million and between $1.00 billion to $1.01 billion in FY23 revenue compared with the analyst means expecting $269.5 million and $1.09 billion, respectively.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. At last look, the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) was rising 0.9% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index were posting a 1.0% advance. Twitter (TWTR) rose 5.7% after the presiding judge in the legal fight between the social media company and Elon Musk over the billionaire technoking's bid to walk away from a $44 billion acquisition bid allowed Musk to add a whistleblower complaint to his countersuit but also denied his request to postpone the start of the trial until mid-November.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. The upcoming missions will support Sidus' contracts with NASA and the Mission Helios array of blockchain-based nano-satellites as well as future Sidus customers, the company said without providing financial details of the SpaceX contract. Twitter (TWTR) rose 5.7% after the presiding judge in the legal fight between the social media company and Elon Musk over the billionaire technoking's bid to walk away from a $44 billion acquisition bid allowed Musk to add a whistleblower complaint to his countersuit but also denied his request to postpone the start of the trial until mid-November.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 09/07/2022: SIDU,TWTR,PATH,AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. At last look, the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) was rising 0.9% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index were posting a 1.0% advance. In company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) soared 28% after the space-as-a-service company Wednesday said it has contracted for the launch of five of its LizzieSat satellites with rocket manufacturer SpaceX beginning in early 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Technology stocks were advancing in afternoon trading, bolstered by a 0.3% gain for sector titan Apple (AAPL) as it unveils its iPhone 14 this afternoon along with a new Apple Watch. Twitter (TWTR) rose 5.7% after the presiding judge in the legal fight between the social media company and Elon Musk over the billionaire technoking's bid to walk away from a $44 billion acquisition bid allowed Musk to add a whistleblower complaint to his countersuit but also denied his request to postpone the start of the trial until mid-November. The robotic process automation company is projecting revenue for its current Q3 ending Oct. 31 in a range of $243 million to $245 million and between $1.00 billion to $1.01 billion in FY23 revenue compared with the analyst means expecting $269.5 million and $1.09 billion, respectively."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-to-buy-on-the-dip-or-youll-be-kicking-yourself-later', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIt may seem counterintuitive during times of stress and worry, but bear markets provide investors with many great opportunities to find high-quality stocks to buy on the dip.\nConsider Warren Buffett, arguably the most successful investor of all time. During the bull market of the past decade, Buffett was harshly and frequently criticized for not buying any stocks or companies even as his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B), accumulated a cash hoard that, at its peak, totaled $149 billion.\nHowever, during the bull run, Buffett repeatedly complained that stock prices were overvalued and that he didn’t see any deals to be had. But this year, when the benchmark S&P 500 index suffered its worst first half performance since 1970, Buffett bought more than $50 billion worth of stocks — the most he has purchased since the financial crisis of 2008-09.\nBuffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap.\nIf there’s one thing Buffett doesn’t want to miss it is an opportunity to buy great stocks that are on sale. Other investors should follow suit and also take advantage of this year’s market downturn. Here are seven stocks that you should buy on the dip. If you don’t, you’ll be kicking yourself later on.\nGOOGL Alphabet $108.50\nAAPL Apple $155.25\nF Ford $15.32\nNVDA Nvidia $135.80\nNKE Nike $107.75\nDIS Disney $109.66\nSBUX Starbucks $87.88\nAlphabet (GOOGL)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nAt the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Today investors can buy the stock for a little over $105 per share. Two things have made the parent company of search engine Google’s stock more affordable. The first was a 20-for-1 stock split that occurred in July. The second is the fact that GOOGL stock has declined 27% this year as the market has turned south. The end result is that investors can now buy this top-shelf technology stock for $106.27 per share.\nConsider also that Alphabet looks to be fairly valued right now, with the stock’s price-earnings ratio sitting at 20, its lowest level in a decade. Add in continued strong earnings and a likely rebound in online advertising at its flagship Google search engine, and buying GOOGL stock at its current levels seems like a no-brainer. The current median price target on the stock among 44 professional analysts who cover the company is $140, versus the stock’s current level of just under $110..\nIn the past five years, Alphabet’s stock has gained 126%.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: dennizn / Shutterstock.com\nAnother heavyweight tech stock that is on sale right now is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). As I mentioned earlier, Warren Buffett has used the downturn of AAPL stock this year to bolster his holdings.\nBuffett’s company –Berkshire Hathaway — bought $600 million worth of Apple shares in Q1 when AAPL was trading near $150 a share. The current value of Berkshire Hathaway’s AAPL stock is $141.28 billion. The shares are worth more than any other single stock owned by Berkshire.\nAAPL stock has fallen to $155 recently. In 2022, the stock has declined about 15% and looks like a bargain at its current levels. The company’s P/E ratio appears to be fair at 25.7, and Apple is one of the few mega-cap technology stocks that actually pays a dividend, as it currently yields 0.60%.\nAmong the 37 analysts who cover Apple, the median price target on the stock is $185.00. Apple’s share price has gained 289% in the last five years.\nFord Motor Co. (F)\nSource: D K Grove / Shutterstock.com\nFord’s (NYSE:F) stock is down 26% so far this year and trading at just $15 a share. The stock is now 42% below its 52-week high of $25.87 a share. While the share price should be attractive to most retail investors, consider also that Ford’s stock looks woefully undervalued with a current P/E ratio of only 5.22, well below the average P/E among S&P 500 stocks of 19.83. Investors should also like that Ford pays an outsized dividend that currently yields 4%, also much better than the average dividend yield among S&P 500 companies of 1.69%.\nIf a beaten down stock price, low P/E ratio, and high dividend yield aren’t enticing enough, consider also that Ford is aggressively, and successfully, transforming itself into an electric-vehicle company. In an effort to catch-up to industry leader Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Ford has announced that it will spend $50 billion on its electric vehicle transition through 2026, up from a previous commitment of $30 billion.\nFord has also moved to separate its EV unit from its combustion engine business, a decision that has been applauded by analysts. F stock has gained 32% in the past five years, including a 16% gain over the last 12-months.\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Shutterstock\nThe stocks of microchip and semiconductor makers have been brutalized this year as investors flee from specialty tech securities and head for the relative safety of blue-chip consumer staples. Case in point: Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), whose share price is down 55% so far this year and trading at $136 a share. The stock is 60% below its 52-week high.\nInvestors who are in it for the long haul should take full advantage of the downturn in NVDA stock and buy its shares hand-over-fist. The California-based company remains a leader in the chip and semiconductor space, and its products are used to power everything from supercomputers to artificial intelligence.\nThe company’s share price has been knocked lower this year after it was forced to pre-announce earning and lower its guidance due to ongoing supply chain problems and softening consumer demand for its chips that are used to power personal computers and video game consoles. NVDA stock also took a gut punch after the U.S. government restricted the sale of some of its chips to China, citing national security concerns.\nBut despite these challenges, Nvidia’s long-term outlook is strong. In spite of this year’s plunge, the stock remains up 231% over the past five years, and the median price target on the stock is currently $207.50.\nNike (NKE)\nSource: TY Lim / Shutterstock.com\nThe shares of athletic footwear and apparel brand Nike (NYSE:NKE) have been in investor jail for the better part of a year now. The Oregon-based company’s stock price slump 35% in the past 12-months, sliding down to their current level of $107.75 per share. NKE stock barely budged during the July market rally and it has been trading around the $105 mark since May of this year. Investors have sold off the stock on concerns about its manufacturing base in Southeast Asia, excess supplies in the U.S., and slowing demand within China. However, none of these issues appears to have impacted Nike’s earnings.\nAt the end of June, the company reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings that trounced analysts’ average expectations, announcing earnings per share of 90 cents compared to the 81 cents that was expected, on average, among analysts. Its revenues totaled $12.23 billion versus the $12.06 billion that was expected.\nWhile its sales have declined in China, Nike has managed to make up the shortfall with increased sales in its home market of the U.S. and elsewhere around the globe. The company continues to expand its digital and online sales channels. The median price target on the stock is $129 a share.\nDisney (DIS)\nSource: nikkimeel / Shutterstock.com\nSpeaking of companies that delivered better-than-expected quarterly prints, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) just delivered stellar financial results, beating analysts’ average estimates on the top and bottom lines and successfully growing its streaming subscribers. Plus, Disney theme parks, hotels and cruises are back to operating at full capacity for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020, and the company has had several hit movies released in theaters this year, including Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Death on the Nile. Yet despite all these successes, DIS stock is trading 40% lower than where it was a year ago at $109.66 per share.\nApparently investors remain reticent about the growing competition in the streaming space, as well as the potential impact that upcoming price hikes could have on Disney+ subscribers. Plus, some analysts have raised red flags about the $33 billion that Disney is spending on content for its streaming platform this year.\nAnd uncertainty looms regarding what this fall and winter will bring regarding Covid-19 outbreaks and the potential for renewed lockdowns that could impact Disney’s theme parks around the world. Worries aside, investors with a long-term horizon might want to buy DIS stock while it’s on sale. The median price target on the stock is $140.\nStarbucks (SBUX)\nSource: monticello / Shutterstock.com\nSeattle-based coffee retailer Starbuck’s stock got kicked down a few rungs this past spring when interim CEO Howard Schultz announced that he was suspending the company’s $20 billion share buyback program, and as several of the company’s workers around the U.S. moved to unionize themselves. All the drama has conspired to send SBUX stock down 25% on the year to its current price of $87.88 a share. However, after months of turmoil and strife, Starbucks looks to be turning a page by announcing the appointment of a new permanent CEO and the realignment of its retail network.\nStarbucks just named Laxman Narasimhan as its new leader. He most recently served as CEO of health and hygiene company Reckitt Benckiser (NYSE:RKT), which owns brands such as Lysol and Mucinex. He will join Starbucks in October and learn about the company before assuming the CEO job next April.\nUntil then, Howard Schultz will remain the interim CEO. Schultz will also remain on Starbucks’ board of directors after Narasimhan succeeds him in the top job. New management could be just the thing to help the ailing Starbucks. Analysts’ median price target on SBUX stock is $91 a share, for 8% potential upside.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, NVDA and DIS. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 7 Stocks to Buy on the Dip — or You’ll Be Kicking Yourself Later! appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Buffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap. GOOGL Alphabet $108.50 AAPL Apple $155.25 F Ford $15.32 NVDA Nvidia $135.80 NKE Nike $107.75 DIS Disney $109.66 SBUX Starbucks $87.88 Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com At the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Another heavyweight tech stock that is on sale right now is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'GOOGL Alphabet $108.50 AAPL Apple $155.25 F Ford $15.32 NVDA Nvidia $135.80 NKE Nike $107.75 DIS Disney $109.66 SBUX Starbucks $87.88 Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com At the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Buffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Another heavyweight tech stock that is on sale right now is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks to Buy on the Dip — or You’ll Be Kicking Yourself Later!', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'GOOGL Alphabet $108.50 AAPL Apple $155.25 F Ford $15.32 NVDA Nvidia $135.80 NKE Nike $107.75 DIS Disney $109.66 SBUX Starbucks $87.88 Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com At the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Buffett’s company –Berkshire Hathaway — bought $600 million worth of Apple shares in Q1 when AAPL was trading near $150 a share. Buffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Buffett took new positions in companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), and beefed up his existing holdings in companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), finding high-quality stocks to buy on the dip while prices were low and valuations were cheap. GOOGL Alphabet $108.50 AAPL Apple $155.25 F Ford $15.32 NVDA Nvidia $135.80 NKE Nike $107.75 DIS Disney $109.66 SBUX Starbucks $87.88 Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com At the end of June, one share of technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cost nearly $1,800.00. Apple (AAPL) Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Another heavyweight tech stock that is on sale right now is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-general-motors-targets-chinas-urban-rich-with-luxury-imports', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Norihiko Shirouzu\nBEIJING, Sept 8 (Reuters) - General Motors has lost its mojo in China.\nSales of its flagship Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet brands have slumped by a third over the past five years to 1.3 million cars a year as consumers snap up smart EVs made by home-grown firms such as Xpeng 9868.HK, Nio 9866.HK and BYD 1211.HK.\nTo generate some buzz around its American brands, GM GM.N is planning to target well-heeled consumers in China\'s megacities with niche, luxury imports, executives at the U.S. automaker told Reuters.\nUsing a new direct sales platform called Durant Guild, the company will host invitation-only events to showcase possible products, open "experience centers" in urban hubs and potentially stage pop-ups at selected sites, they said.\n"Durant Guild is not a volume play, but if we do a good job and the products sell well, it will create a lot of buzz around Cadillac and Chevy and will help how people perceive our products and technology," the head of GM in China, Julian Blissett, told Reuters.\nWhile he declined to name which cars would be sold through Durant Guild, he said think of U.S. premium models currently unavailable in China such as the all-electric GMC Hummer pick-up or sports-utility vehicle (SUV), the hulking gasoline-fuelled Chevrolet Tahoe SUV or the sleek Chevrolet Corvette sports car.\nBlissett, a 16-year veteran of the Chinese market, said such "halo cars" would fit nicely into communities of consumers in cities who have started to harbour an interest in performance cars for racing, or SUVs to venture off the beaten track.\n"There\'s a lot more appetite to take more off-road types of vehicles to explore nature, and that wasn\'t a trend five, 10 years ago," Blissett said in an interview.\nDurant Guild, which is named after GM\'s founder William Durant, will be wholly owned and operated by GM and will launch officially as soon as this month.\nTo mark the launch, GM is hosting a series of invitation-only events, with the first expected in Shanghai on Friday.\nSHIFTING FORTUNES\nGM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM\'s existing models in the country.\n"That will be a positive impact on our business and will support our growth plans in China," Blissett said.\nGM plans to do this without relying on traditional brick-and-mortar dealerships. It was not immediately clear how GM plans to service cars sold through Durant Guild.\nGlobal automakers such GM, Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE and Toyota 7203.T, which have dominated the combustion age in China, are falling steadily behind local players in a booming electric vehicle (EV) market.\nForeign brands including Buick and Chevrolet have dominated in China since the 1990s, typically winning a collective 60% to 70% share of passenger car sales in recent years.\nIn the first eight months of 2022, however, foreign brands only captured 52.4% of the market.\nIn a sign of the shifting fortunes, sales by GM\'s Chinese joint venture with SAIC Motor (SAIC-GM) had fallen 4.6% by the end of August compared with the same period last year, while BYD sales sky-rocketed 267%.\nFor GM, improving the perception of its brands in China is all the more important as it prepares to unleash a new generation of smart EVs of its own in the country, starting with the Cadillac Lyriq SUV this year.\nFelix Weller, head of Durant Guild, said GM had earmarked three new types of consumer it hopes to attract.\nFirst there are the nature lovers interested in glamping, picnicking, trekking and cycling, all while staying close to home in the wake of the pandemic that limited travel options.\nThen there are the executive VIPs, successful professionally and busy, while the third group includes young and sporty drivers who are taking performance cars to racing tracks.\nA spokesperson said subsequently that there were other communities in China that GM was also interested in wooing through Durant Guild, without giving details.\nNO CONFLICT\nIt was not immediately clear what specific competitive conditions in China\'s auto marketplace compelled GM to launch a new direct-to-consumer channel to sell specialty vehicles shipped in from North America.\nAsked how its Chinese partner has responded to Durant Guild, Blissett said GM had the full support of SAIC 600104.SS for both the idea and intent behind Durant Guild.\n"There is no fundamental tension," he said.\nThe GM China chief also said there had been no push back from Chinese dealers marketing Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet cars for GM and SAIC, partly because there was no crossover.\n"It\'s a business they don\'t have to date, so we\'re not cutting anything from anybody. It\'s an incremental, additional business," Blissett said.\nAsked about Durant Guild, a spokesperson for SAIC said: "The new platform is complementary to SAIC-GM\'s existing business. It doesn\'t conflict with anything we do."\nWeller said Durant Guild will try to go beyond placing its experience centers inside shopping malls, as Tesla and other EV startups have done, but that strategy was still being finalised.\nHe said GM had no plans to use a similar direct-to-consumer model for Buick, Chevy and Cadillac cars already on sale in China - or to take the Durant Guild model beyond China.\nChee-Kiang Lim, managing director for China at Detroit-based automotive consultancy Urban Science, said a direct sales model such as Durant Guild was a cost-effective way to market cars and maximise profits - and GM\'s focus on changing lifestyles among consumers could be a differentiator.\nBut he said GM should not overlook an even more critical consumer trend, where consumers are increasingly preoccupied with smart, connected features.\n"What Chinese consumers want is to extend their digital lifestyles to their cars. Cars from foreign brands designed and engineered overseas are increasingly not meeting these needs," Lim said.\n"If Durant can overcome this bias and provide high-tech, personalised features and seamless connectivity to China\'s digital ecosystems, its odds of success in the China marketplace will be higher."\nINSIGHT-Global automakers face electric shock in China\n(Reporting by Norihiko Shirouzu in Beijing; Additional reporting by Zoey Zhang in Beijing; Editing by David Clarke)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM\'s existing models in the country. Using a new direct sales platform called Durant Guild, the company will host invitation-only events to showcase possible products, open "experience centers" in urban hubs and potentially stage pop-ups at selected sites, they said. It was not immediately clear what specific competitive conditions in China\'s auto marketplace compelled GM to launch a new direct-to-consumer channel to sell specialty vehicles shipped in from North America.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM\'s existing models in the country. Using a new direct sales platform called Durant Guild, the company will host invitation-only events to showcase possible products, open "experience centers" in urban hubs and potentially stage pop-ups at selected sites, they said. In a sign of the shifting fortunes, sales by GM\'s Chinese joint venture with SAIC Motor (SAIC-GM) had fallen 4.6% by the end of August compared with the same period last year, while BYD sales sky-rocketed 267%.', 'news_article_title': "EXCLUSIVE-General Motors targets China's urban rich with luxury imports", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM\'s existing models in the country. Blissett, a 16-year veteran of the Chinese market, said such "halo cars" would fit nicely into communities of consumers in cities who have started to harbour an interest in performance cars for racing, or SUVs to venture off the beaten track. It was not immediately clear how GM plans to service cars sold through Durant Guild.', 'news_textrank_summary': "GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla TSLA.O and Apple AAPL.O in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM's existing models in the country. The GM China chief also said there had been no push back from Chinese dealers marketing Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet cars for GM and SAIC, partly because there was no crossover. He said GM had no plans to use a similar direct-to-consumer model for Buick, Chevy and Cadillac cars already on sale in China - or to take the Durant Guild model beyond China."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-launches-iphone-14-pro-and-14-pro-max', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its "Far Out" event in Cupertino, California.\nThe new Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max feature 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display, respectively. The models sport a new smaller pill-shaped notch as well as an always-on-display. The notch has moving alerts and notifications around it, integrating the cutout into the phone\'s UI, which Apple calls the "Dynamic Island."\nThe flagship devices are powered by A16 Bionic, which Apple touts as the fastest chip ever in a smartphone. The iPhone 14 Pro features a 48MP main camera with a quad-pixel sensor, and Photonic Engine, which enhances image pipeline that dramatically improves low-light photos.\nThe iPhone 14 Pro will start at $999, while the 14 Pro Max will start at $1,099. Pre-orders begin Friday, September 9, with availability beginning Friday, September 16.\nThe iPhone 14 Pro will also sport an upgraded Super Retina XDR display, featuring 2,000 nits of brightness. The display\'s LTPO technology allows it to jump down to a 1Hz refresh rate dynamically, lowering power consumption.\n"Our customers count on their iPhone every day, and with iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, we\'re delivering more advancements than any other iPhone. iPhone 14 Pro introduces a camera system that empowers every user — from the casual user to the professional — to take their best photos and video, and innovative new technologies like the Always-On display and the Dynamic Island, which offers new interactions for notifications and activities," said Greg Joswiak, Apple\'s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "Groundbreaking safety capabilities bring users even more security, offering help when they need it most. And with the incredibly powerful and efficient A16 Bionic chip and all-day battery life, this is the best iPhone yet."\nThe iPhone 14 Pro will also feature Emergency SOS and Crash Detection.\nApple also announced the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models, which is powered by the previous-gen A15 Bionic chipset. The tech giant has not launched Mini version of their iPhone this year.\nApple iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus feature 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, respectively. New 12-megapixel main cameras with a new front camera with autofocus. The standard iPhone 14 model starts at $799, and the 14 Plus starts at $899. Preorders will start September 9th; the standard 14 ships on September 16th, and the 14 Plus arrives later on October 7th.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its "Far Out" event in Cupertino, California. The notch has moving alerts and notifications around it, integrating the cutout into the phone\'s UI, which Apple calls the "Dynamic Island." The iPhone 14 Pro features a 48MP main camera with a quad-pixel sensor, and Photonic Engine, which enhances image pipeline that dramatically improves low-light photos.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its "Far Out" event in Cupertino, California. The new Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max feature 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display, respectively. Pre-orders begin Friday, September 9, with availability beginning Friday, September 16.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Launches IPhone 14 Pro And 14 Pro Max', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its "Far Out" event in Cupertino, California. The new Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max feature 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display, respectively. iPhone 14 Pro introduces a camera system that empowers every user — from the casual user to the professional — to take their best photos and video, and innovative new technologies like the Always-On display and the Dynamic Island, which offers new interactions for notifications and activities," said Greg Joswiak, Apple\'s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled its next-gen flagship smartphones the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at its "Far Out" event in Cupertino, California. "Our customers count on their iPhone every day, and with iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, we\'re delivering more advancements than any other iPhone. iPhone 14 Pro introduces a camera system that empowers every user — from the casual user to the professional — to take their best photos and video, and innovative new technologies like the Always-On display and the Dynamic Island, which offers new interactions for notifications and activities," said Greg Joswiak, Apple\'s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-globalstar-stock-crashed-then-soared-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nGlobalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. They got the partnership news that had been rumored, but not until toward the end of the Apple event.\nShares of Globalstar went on a roller-coaster ride while investors waited, falling as much as 23% at one point before rocketing more than 40% higher once the news became official.\nSo what\nTalk of an iPhone able to send text messages and make phone calls via a satellite connection has been making the rounds for about a year, and increased chatter ahead of Apple's Wednesday new product event had helped Globalstar shares rocket nearly 60% higher in the past three months.\nThe companies made it official at the event. In a regulatory filing, Globalstar said that it would partner with Apple to bring limited satellite connectivity to certain Apple products when other terrestrial connections are unavailable.\nAs part of the partnership, Apple has been provided warrants to acquire up to 2.64% of Globalstar's outstanding stock at a price of $1.01 per share. Apple is under no obligation to buy the stock, but the company also was granted the right to participate in future equity raises. Globalstar also said it intends to abandon its Duplex messaging service to free up bandwidth for the Apple service, which would include abandoning about $175 million in assets and royalties.\nNow what\nGlobalstar said it expects to generate revenue in a range of $185 million to $230 million in 2023, well ahead of the single analyst estimate for $130 million in sales. By 2026, when all of its new satellites are operational, total revenue is expected to grow by about 35% compared to the 2023 forecast, thanks primarily to these new partner relationships.\nSatellite internet service has proven to be a tricky business to invest in over the years, but as technology improves, Globalstar is finding more uses for its assets. With a market capitalization of more than $4 billion today and just $136 million in revenue over the past 12 months, Globalstar is in no way a cheap space stock. But the Apple partnership is a reason to get excited, and investors are in a celebratory mood on Wednesday.\n10 stocks we like better than Globalstar\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Globalstar wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nLou Whiteman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. Shares of Globalstar went on a roller-coaster ride while investors waited, falling as much as 23% at one point before rocketing more than 40% higher once the news became official. Satellite internet service has proven to be a tricky business to invest in over the years, but as technology improves, Globalstar is finding more uses for its assets.', 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. So what Talk of an iPhone able to send text messages and make phone calls via a satellite connection has been making the rounds for about a year, and increased chatter ahead of Apple's Wednesday new product event had helped Globalstar shares rocket nearly 60% higher in the past three months. In a regulatory filing, Globalstar said that it would partner with Apple to bring limited satellite connectivity to certain Apple products when other terrestrial connections are unavailable.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Globalstar Stock Crashed, Then Soared, Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. They got the partnership news that had been rumored, but not until toward the end of the Apple event. So what Talk of an iPhone able to send text messages and make phone calls via a satellite connection has been making the rounds for about a year, and increased chatter ahead of Apple's Wednesday new product event had helped Globalstar shares rocket nearly 60% higher in the past three months.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) investors went into Wednesday hoping to hear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announce it was bringing satellite connectivity to the iPhone using Globalstar satellites. So what Talk of an iPhone able to send text messages and make phone calls via a satellite connection has been making the rounds for about a year, and increased chatter ahead of Apple's Wednesday new product event had helped Globalstar shares rocket nearly 60% higher in the past three months. In a regulatory filing, Globalstar said that it would partner with Apple to bring limited satellite connectivity to certain Apple products when other terrestrial connections are unavailable."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-unveils-iphone-14-with-satellite-sos-ultra-watch-for-outdoors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nSept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons.\nThe outdoor-focused products will test whether Apple\'s relatively affluent customer base will keep spending in the face of rising inflation.\nPrices of the high-end iPhone 14s are the same as last year\'s iPhone 13 models. But Apple dropped its cheapest option, the iPhone mini, meaning the cheapest model now costs $100 more than last year.\nThe iPhone 14 will start at $799 and the iPhone Plus at $899 and be available for preorder starting Sept. 9. The iPhone Pro will cost $999 and the iPhone Pro Max $1,099 and be available Sept. 16.\n"It\'s interesting that they decided to essentially maintain pricing despite inflationary pressure," said D.A. Davidson analyst Tom Forte. "The decision or the strategy is Apple believes that it can sustain margins by discontinuing a lower-priced device in the lineup."\nApple said its satellite SOS will work with emergency responders. It also said that in some situations, users will be able to use its FindMy app to share their location via satellite when they have no other connectivity.\nShares in Globalstar Inc GSAT.A jumped 20% on Wednesday after the satellite services firm announced it will be the satellite operator for Apple\'s emergency SOS service.\nApple will pay for 95% of the approved capital expenditure for the new satellites that would be needed to support the service, but Globalstar said it will still need to raise additional debt to construct and deploy the satellites.\nThe stock had gained almost 70% from mid-June to Tuesday\'s close, following speculation of working with Apple.\nOther companies are working on similar functions. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said last month it is working with T-Mobile TMUS.O to use its Starlink satellites to connect phones directly to the internet.\nApple\'s iPhone 14 Plus model will have a larger screen like Apple\'s iPhone Pro models but an A15 processor chip like the previous iPhone 13.\nThe Cupertino, California-based company also showed a trio of new Apple Watches, including a new Watch Ultra model aimed at extreme sports and diving and designed to challenge sportswatch specialists such as Garmin GRMN.BN and Polar.\n"Apple is competing for a consumer segment that already has high loyalty towards their existing products and vendors, and it will need to prove itself over time," said Runar Bjorhovde, an analyst at Canalys.\nThe Ultra has a bigger battery to last through events like triathlons and better waterproofing and temperature resistance to operate in outdoor environments, as well as better GPS tracking for sports.\nThe new Watches include an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch with crash detection and low-power mode for 36 hours of battery life.\nThe Series 8 with cellular will start at $499 and the SE will start at $299 with cellular. The Ultra, which includes cellular in its base model, will start at $799 and be available Sept. 23.\nApple said the new Series 8 watch has a temperature sensor that will work in conjunction with its previously released cycle tracking app to retroactively detect ovulation. The company emphasized the privacy approach of its cycle tracking. Privacy and reproductive health data has become a focus for tech companies in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended a constitutional right to abortion in the United States.\nApple said it does not have the key to decrypt health data such as cycle tracking.\nApple also touted that its second-generation AirPods Pro will double the amount of noise cancellation over the original version.\nBut while accessories like the Apple Watch have driven incremental sales from Apple\'s existing user base, the iPhone remains the bedrock of its business with 52.4% of sales in its most recent fiscal year.\nApple\'s stock was up 0.8% after the presentation, lagging the S&P 500\'s gain of 1.8% for the session.\nApple did not give any hints or a preview of its mixed-reality headset on Wednesday. The device is expected to have cameras that pass-through view of the outside world to the wearer while overlaying digital objects on the physical world. Analysts do not expect the device to go on sale until next year at the earliest.\nA rival headset called Project Cambria is in the works from Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which is spending billions of dollars on the project.\nApple picks Globalstar for satellite service on iPhone 14 series\nFACTBOX-Apple launches iPhone 14 with emergency satellite messaging, adventure watch\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. "Apple is competing for a consumer segment that already has high loyalty towards their existing products and vendors, and it will need to prove itself over time," said Runar Bjorhovde, an analyst at Canalys. Apple picks Globalstar for satellite service on iPhone 14 series FACTBOX-Apple launches iPhone 14 with emergency satellite messaging, adventure watch (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker) (([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. Shares in Globalstar Inc GSAT.A jumped 20% on Wednesday after the satellite services firm announced it will be the satellite operator for Apple's emergency SOS service. Apple picks Globalstar for satellite service on iPhone 14 series FACTBOX-Apple launches iPhone 14 with emergency satellite messaging, adventure watch (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker) (([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple unveils iPhone 14 with satellite SOS, Ultra Watch for outdoors', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. Prices of the high-end iPhone 14s are the same as last year's iPhone 13 models. Shares in Globalstar Inc GSAT.A jumped 20% on Wednesday after the satellite services firm announced it will be the satellite operator for Apple's emergency SOS service.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. Apple's iPhone 14 Plus model will have a larger screen like Apple's iPhone Pro models but an A15 processor chip like the previous iPhone 13. But while accessories like the Apple Watch have driven incremental sales from Apple's existing user base, the iPhone remains the bedrock of its business with 52.4% of sales in its most recent fiscal year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-new-iphones-watches-are-coming-at-a-tough-time-for-consumers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nSept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom.\nAnalysts expect Apple to announce that the latest iPhones can send emergency messages using satellites at the event titled "Far Out" at its Cupertino, California, headquarters. Beyond that, analysts expect a family of iPhone 14 models with incremental upgrades - slightly better cameras, processor chips and, critically for Apple\'s bottom line, prices $100 or more higher than last year\'s models.\nTo be sure, the world\'s most valuable listed company will also likely keep some older or less advanced models at lower prices, and to date Apple\'s relatively affluent fan base has shown more willingness to keep spending despite high inflation. But the new models will be Apple\'s sales anchor during holiday shopping seasons in Western markets during a turbulent period. "Apple is not immune to economic weakness," Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi wrote in note to clients.\nThis year\'s iPhones may have the ability to send emergency messages through a satellite internet connection when WiFi and mobile networks are not available. The messaging functions would likely be rudimentary, and other companies are working on similar functions. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said last month T-Mobile TMUS.O will use its satellites to connect phones directly to the internet.\nBob O\'Donnell of TECHnalysis Research said that the peace of mind from being able to send emergency messages could spur Apple users to upgrade their phones for the satellite feature.\n"Even though it\'s not something you do every day, it\'ll change your perspective on what you do with your phone," he said.\nAnalysts also expect Apple to show a new range of Apple Watches, including an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch. They also expect a new high-end watch called the Apple Watch Pro that will likely include new features for athletes, taking aim at rivals such as Garmin Ltd GRMN.BN.\nBut while accessories like the Apple Watch have driven incremental sales from Apple\'s existing user base, the iPhone remains the bedrock of its business with 52.4% of sales in its most recent fiscal year. Investors have been watching for Apple\'s next major product category since the Apple Watch launched in 2015.\nSome analysts believe Apple might give a preview of that future by showing a mixed-reality headset on Wednesday. The device is expected to have cameras that pass-through view of the outside world to the wearer while overlaying digital objects on the physical world. Analysts do not expect the device to go on sale until next year at the earliest.\nAn early preview would be rare for Apple, which keeps its product plans secret until just before devices hit the market. A rival headset called Project Cambria is in the works from Meta Platforms Inc META.O, which is spending billions of dollars on the project.\nBut in order to have compelling apps for a new headset, Apple might need to give developers time to become familiar with it. "Developing for a new and radically different type of platform is going to take people a lot longer," O\'Donnell said.\nFACTBOX-What is expected at Apple\'s \'Far Out\' fall event?\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom. Analysts expect Apple to announce that the latest iPhones can send emergency messages using satellites at the event titled "Far Out" at its Cupertino, California, headquarters. To be sure, the world\'s most valuable listed company will also likely keep some older or less advanced models at lower prices, and to date Apple\'s relatively affluent fan base has shown more willingness to keep spending despite high inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom. Bob O'Donnell of TECHnalysis Research said that the peace of mind from being able to send emergency messages could spur Apple users to upgrade their phones for the satellite feature. Analysts also expect Apple to show a new range of Apple Watches, including an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's new iPhones, watches are coming at a tough time for consumers", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom. Analysts expect Apple to announce that the latest iPhones can send emergency messages using satellites at the event titled "Far Out" at its Cupertino, California, headquarters. Analysts also expect Apple to show a new range of Apple Watches, including an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis Sept 7 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in the face of inflation and economic gloom. Analysts also expect Apple to show a new range of Apple Watches, including an upgraded budget model called the SE and a Series 8 Watch. But while accessories like the Apple Watch have driven incremental sales from Apple's existing user base, the iPhone remains the bedrock of its business with 52.4% of sales in its most recent fiscal year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-looks-to-control-cloud-computing-costs-with-aws-wsj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work.\nThe streaming giant is also hiring more junior staff, paring back its real-estate footprint and reducing the number of copies of data and content it stores around the world, the report said.\nThe company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nNetflix is trying to grow its subscriber base to as many as 500 million customers globally in the next three years. It lost 970,000 subscribers from April through June and offered a forecast below Wall Street expectations for the current quarter.\nIn June, Netflix said that it laid off 300 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, in the second round of job cuts to reign in cost. (https://reut.rs/3RrAthC)\nAccording to the report, the California-based company is hiring more junior employees - from interns to recent college graduates - as part of an expanded "emerging talent" recruitment initiative.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work. The streaming giant is also hiring more junior staff, paring back its real-estate footprint and reducing the number of copies of data and content it stores around the world, the report said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work. (https://reut.rs/3RrAthC) According to the report, the California-based company is hiring more junior employees - from interns to recent college graduates - as part of an expanded "emerging talent" recruitment initiative.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix looks to control cloud computing costs with AWS - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work. The streaming giant is also hiring more junior staff, paring back its real-estate footprint and reducing the number of copies of data and content it stores around the world, the report said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sept 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work. (https://reut.rs/3RrAthC) According to the report, the California-based company is hiring more junior employees - from interns to recent college graduates - as part of an expanded "emerging talent" recruitment initiative.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-steadies-as-growth-stocks-climb', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nSept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally.\nThe technology-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC led gains among the main indexes after a seven-session losing streak that was its first since November 2016.\nThe equities selloff, sparked in August by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, has continued in recent days amid signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China as well as actions by major central banks determined to stamp out inflation.\nHowever, data this month highlighted strength in U.S. economy, prompting traders to place bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later in September. Fed fund futures implied investors were pricing in over an 80% chance of such a move. FEDWATCH\nThe 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR slipped after hitting fresh June highs earlier in the session, boosting shares of rate-sensitive stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. US/\n"I would expect markets to be very volatile ... it\'s going to be a matter of what we hear from various central bankers this week and some of the incoming economic data," said Shawn Cruz, head of trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago, Illinois.\n"Unless we get a sense that things are going to get dramatically worse on the economic front, you should probably expect 3,900 to be a little bit of a floor for the S&P 500."\nThe S&P 500 has shed over 9% from its August peak and is trading less than 7% away from its mid-June trough when it made the year\'s low.\nPowell\'s speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week will be parsed for clues on the path of monetary policy.\nAt 10:12 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 52.98 points, or 0.17%, at 31,198.28, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 8.02 points, or 0.21%, at 3,916.21, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 39.18 points, or 0.34%, at 11,584.09.\nNine of the 11 major S&P sectors were trading higher. The energy index .SPNY fell 2.2% as oil prices tumbled almost 4% on demand worries related to looming recession risks. Brent crude LCOc1 fell below $90 a barrel. O/R\nApple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches.\nNio Inc NIO.N fell 1.7% after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported a bigger second-quarter adjusted net loss, compared with a year earlier.\nCoupa Software Inc COUP.O jumped 11.8% after the payment management software firm beat second-quarter estimates for revenue and profit.\nMeanwhile, Walmart Inc WMT.N, Target Corp TGT.N and McDonald\'s Corp MCD.N were among retailers that announced bond offerings in a busy post-Labor Day session.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.21-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 1.41-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 15 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded six new highs and 137 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally. The equities selloff, sparked in August by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, has continued in recent days amid signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China as well as actions by major central banks determined to stamp out inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally. The S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 15 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded six new highs and 137 new lows.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall St steadies as growth stocks climb', 'news_lexrank_summary': "O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally. FEDWATCH The 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR slipped after hitting fresh June highs earlier in the session, boosting shares of rate-sensitive stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.", 'news_textrank_summary': "O/R Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.1% ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes made cautious gains on Wednesday, with growth stocks in the lead as bond yields eased after a recent rally. The equities selloff, sparked in August by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, has continued in recent days amid signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China as well as actions by major central banks determined to stamp out inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-money-making-sectors-house-the-best-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSource: NicoElNino / Shutterstock.com\nYes, it’s been a horrendous year for stocks. But some investors are making money hand-over-fist in 2022.\nThe S&P 500 is down about 15% this year. And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. Throw those out, and more than 1,400 stocks have declined at least 50%.\nIt’s been a rough year for investors.\nYet, even now, some investors are making a lot of money.\nNo. I’m not talking about investors betting against the market. Forget short-selling. I don’t like betting against American innovation.\nRather, I’m talking about investors taking advantage of Stage-2 breakout stocks.\nWhat Are Stage-2 Breakout Stocks?\nYou see, there’s always a bull market somewhere. You just have to find it. And the best way to do that? “Stage analysis.”\nI’ve discussed this in-depth over the past several days, so I’ll keep my synopsis here brief.\nIn short, at any given point in time, every stock is either going up, down, or sideways. To that end, a stock is always in one of four unique stages:\nGoing sideways at a bottom\nGoing up\nGoing sideways at a top\nGoing down.\nUsing stage analysis, we can figure out which of these four stages a stock is in at any given point in time.\nObviously, the key to scoring consistently big returns is to find stocks on the cusp of entering Stage 2. Those are the ones that are about to break out. And they’re the best stocks to buy now — ahead of their enormous rallies.\nWe’ve developed a quantitative system to do just that.\nIt scans the entire U.S. stock market every single week, checks each stock against a set of parameters consistent with a Stage-2 breakout, and returns those that are breaking out every week.\nThen, we go through those results with a fine comb and pick out the best of the best.\nYesterday, those stocks did their job. That is, they’re supposed to go up regardless of what the market is doing. Well, yesterday, the market tanked. But one of our breakout stocks was up as much as 10%. Another popped as much as 5%. And yet another shot up as much as 9%.\nOur breakout stocks are… well… breaking out, even in a bad market!\nAnd later today, we’re going to introduce a brand-new breakout stock pick to our portfolio.\nNatural Gas Is Still on Fire\nAs noted, we run our stage analysis on the entire U.S. stock market each week to find the best breakouts.\nNormally, we run our scans on Monday. But because of the shortened holiday week, we decided to run our scan for this week last night.\nIt produced some really interesting results. Specifically, we noticed three sectors that are catching fire right now.\nThe first is the natural gas sector. A handful of the stocks our system flagged as being in “breakout mode” were natural gas stocks.\nThis makes sense. The Russia-Ukraine war has resulted in a global oil supply shortage. And that shortage has been exacerbated by lacking capacity to refine that oil into usable end products. As a result, natural gas is in very short supply as we head into fall and winter. And that is causing natural gas prices to soar.\nNow, if you look at the First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) – is a collection of natural gas stocks – it’s no wonder our system flagged so many natural gas stocks this week.\nThe whole sector has been in a technical Stage-2 breakout since late 2020. And momentum has not slowed at all in 2022. Indeed, this ETF is currently trading at the midpoint of its uptrend channel. And our technical analysis suggests natural gas stocks could rally another 40% into the end of the year.\nCould our newest Breakout Trader pick be from the natural gas sector? Maybe… you’ll have to wait until this afternoon to find out.\nBest Stocks to Buy Now: Biotech Is Catching a Bid\nAnother sector our system has been flagging a lot recently is biotech.\nOver the past few weeks, our scan has triggered bullish signals on quite a few biotech stocks every single week.\nWhy? Likely because the market is shifting from “inflation” fears to “recession” fears. This shift benefits biotech stocks. Lower inflation fears mean lower interest rate forecasts, which means higher valuations for long-duration assets like biotech stocks. Simultaneously, higher recession fears mean higher investor desire for recession-resilient stocks, which means higher demand for biotech stocks. That’s because their drug development pipelines are often recession-resilient. (People need drugs in good and bad economies –maybe even more in bad economies).\nLooking at the technical picture for biotech stocks, the breakout is very clear. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) bottomed in June and has soared ever since. Yes, it’s undergone a minor pullback recently. But that pullback is minute relative to the rally, and the ETF remains well within its newly formed uptrend channel.\nIf this new uptrend persists, biotech stocks could soar another 55% into the end of the year!\nWe already own some biotech stocks in our Breakout Trader portfolio, and they’re amid some huge breakouts. But could our latest pick also be a biotech stock? Maybe…\nUranium Is Resurging\nThe last sector that pinged on our radar this past week is the uranium industry. And according to our system, that’s because quite a few uranium stocks are breaking out right now.\nThe fundamental story here is pretty simple.\nThe world is shifting toward clean energy. Nuclear power is a very effective form of clean energy. But it has been shunned for years because of safety issues. However, those problems have largely been resolved. And now that the world is the midst of an energy crisis, there’s been a resurgence of interest in nuclear projects.\nCase in point: Germany has long tried to steer away from nuclear energy. But when push came to shove this year, the country decided to keep two of its three nuclear reactors online to cushion the blow of a deepening energy crisis.\nAnother example: Japan was home to the last big nuclear disaster in Fukushima. Since then, the country has shunned nuclear energy. Just two weeks ago, though, Japan announced it will restart idled nuclear plants and look into developing next-generation reactors.\nIndeed, the nuclear energy resurgence has arrived. And the sector holds some of the best stocks to buy now.\nPrice action confirms this. Looking at the Global X Uranium ETF (URA), we see a clear Stage-2 breakout forming. If the uptrend persists, we’re looking at a 20%-plus rally into December.\nCould our big new buy to be unveiled this afternoon be a uranium stock? That’s certainly a possibility…\nThe Final Word on the Best Stocks to Buy Now\nThe biggest mistake investors make is holding themselves hostage to the market.\nThere’s a misconception out there that if the stock market is going down, you can’t make money in it.\nThat couldn’t be further from the truth.\nThe stock market is a “market of stocks” more than it is a single “stock market.” Just because the market is going down doesn’t mean every stock is, too. In fact, to my knowledge, there has never been a day in Wall Street’s history where every stock went down. Every day, regardless of how much the market drops, there is always a group of stocks that’s rising.\nThe key to making money when the market is down, then, is to find those stocks.\nFree yourself from the chains of a bear market. Stop thinking that you can’t make money this year. And go find the hidden bull markets raging on behind the scenes. That’s where you’ll find the best stocks to buy now.\nThe best way to do that?\nPlug into the quantitative Breakout Trader system that algorithmically finds those hidden bull markets for you.\nMake money hand-over-fist, even while the broader markets struggle.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post 3 Money-Making Sectors House the Best Stocks to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. Natural Gas Is Still on Fire As noted, we run our stage analysis on the entire U.S. stock market each week to find the best breakouts. But when push came to shove this year, the country decided to keep two of its three nuclear reactors online to cushion the blow of a deepening energy crisis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. Lower inflation fears mean lower interest rate forecasts, which means higher valuations for long-duration assets like biotech stocks. Simultaneously, higher recession fears mean higher investor desire for recession-resilient stocks, which means higher demand for biotech stocks.', 'news_article_title': '3 Money-Making Sectors House the Best Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. Best Stocks to Buy Now: Biotech Is Catching a Bid Another sector our system has been flagging a lot recently is biotech. If this new uptrend persists, biotech stocks could soar another 55% into the end of the year!', 'news_textrank_summary': 'And thanks to large-cap resilience in names like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), even that big drop masks the underlying pain. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: NicoElNino / Shutterstock.com Yes, it’s been a horrendous year for stocks. Now, if you look at the First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) – is a collection of natural gas stocks – it’s no wonder our system flagged so many natural gas stocks this week.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-has-74-of-berkshire-hathaways-portfolio-in-just-5-stocks.-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett knows how to invest. As chairman and CEO of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), he has generated billions in investment gains for himself and Berkshire shareholders.\nInterestingly, a quick review of the Berkshire Hathaway stock portfolio shows a striking lack of diversification. Some 75% of the conglomerate\'s stock holdings are concentrated in five domestic companies that operate in four economic sectors: Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and American Express.\nGiven Buffett\'s track record of savvy investment decisions, you have to wonder why he doesn\'t spread out his risk more. If Buffett can do well without diversification, can you too?\nBuffett on diversification\nBuffett has described diversification as "protection against ignorance." And he\'s not wrong. Diversification is a risk-management strategy. You give yourself exposure to different stocks -- or sectors, asset classes, and geographies -- to ensure that no single one of them can bankrupt you.\nThere is a trade-off, however. The point of diversification is to offset losses, but you\'ll also offset some gains in the process.\nBuffett isn\'t one to compromise on gains, probably because he doesn\'t have to. He has a few factors working in his favor. Sadly, his advantages don\'t apply to most investors:\nBuffett has 80 years of investing experience and an unusual knack for picking good businesses. His nickname, "Oracle of Omaha," says it all.\nBerkshire Hathaway has a conservative balance sheet, with $30 billion in cash and cash equivalents, plus another $75 billion in Treasury bills.\nOutside of its stock portfolio, Berkshire Hathaway is a majority owner in more than 60 companies.\nWhy you should diversify\nIf you had Buffett\'s skill and funding, you might do alright with concentrated positions in just a few stocks. But it\'s very likely you don\'t have Buffett\'s expertise -- or billions in cash to back you up. In that case, diversification is a must. If you can\'t absorb catastrophic losses, take steps to prevent them.\nYou diversify across individual stocks to lessen the risk of each. You invest across multiple industries so that no input shortage or regulation change can sap your portfolio\'s value. You can also put your money into different economies for protection against a downturn here at home. And you can diversify into other asset classes -- say, cash and bonds -- for insulation against stock market crashes.\nHow to diversify\nAs a guideline, look to hold at least 20 individual stocks across different industries plus a percentage of cash or cash equivalents.\nOr, for an easier alternative, invest in two or more index exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which help you diversify with less work. This strategy can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. A good starting point is a low-fee S&P 500 fund plus a short-term U.S. Treasury ETF. To that, you could add on funds for exposure to U.S. small caps, international developed countries, emerging markets, real estate investment trusts (REITs), alternative assets, and more.\nEarn more money another day\nDiversification smooths out your investment results and protects against the biggest of losses. Unless your nickname is "Oracle" or something similar, that protection is critical because you won\'t always make the right choice. When that happens, diversification keeps you in the game to earn more money another day.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway (A shares) wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Catherine Brock has positions in Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Some 75% of the conglomerate's stock holdings are concentrated in five domestic companies that operate in four economic sectors: Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and American Express. Sadly, his advantages don't apply to most investors: Buffett has 80 years of investing experience and an unusual knack for picking good businesses. To that, you could add on funds for exposure to U.S. small caps, international developed countries, emerging markets, real estate investment trusts (REITs), alternative assets, and more.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'As chairman and CEO of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), he has generated billions in investment gains for himself and Berkshire shareholders. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett Has 74% of Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio in Just 5 Stocks. Should You?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Buffett on diversification Buffett has described diversification as "protection against ignorance." Buffett isn\'t one to compromise on gains, probably because he doesn\'t have to. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Buffett on diversification Buffett has described diversification as "protection against ignorance." 10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A shares) When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-vs-microsoft%3A-which-stock-is-the-better-long-term-investment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks suffered a rough 2022 after seeing strong gains last year. But some tech companies are good investments whether the stock market is in bear or bull territory. Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). They were once rivals during the rise of personal computers, but now are following different avenues to success.\nThe price appreciation of these stocks, even with this-year's downturn, illustrates why Apple and Microsoft are excellent investments. While both hit 52-week lows this year during 2022's tech sell-off, their stocks remain well above prices before the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020.\nData by YCharts.\nIn an ideal world, investors can own shares of both companies. But if you had to choose between these two tech heavyweights, a look at each reveals that one emerges as the better long-term investment.\nWhy Apple is an appealing investment\nOne reason to invest in Apple is its impressive sales growth. Revenue rose an astounding 33% year over year in the company's fiscal 2021 and 6% in 2020, despite the onset of the pandemic forcing store closures amid widespread lockdowns.\nThis trend is continuing in 2022. In Apple's fiscal third quarter ended June 25, revenue reached $83 billion, a record for Q3 sales. Through nine months of its fiscal 2022, Apple hit net sales of $304.2 billion, compared to $282.5 billion last year, despite challenging macroeconomic headwinds such as inflation and supply chain constraints.\nApple's revenue growth is due to several reasons, with its hallmark hardware products leading the way. The popularity of Apple products reached record levels in Q3 as the company hit an all-time high in the number of adopted devices.\nAmong Apple's hardware products, the iPhone stands out. iPhone sales accounted for nearly half of Apple's Q3 revenue. But the company is also growing income from its digital offerings, such as its Apple-TV streaming service. These non-hardware products, grouped under the company's services segment, reached record Q3 revenue of $19.6 billion, up from last year's $17.5 billion.\nThanks in part to the company's streak of stock buybacks, Apple appeals to investors such as Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly 895 million shares of Apple stock. Apple has repurchased shares of its stock for years, including 143 million shares in Q3, up from Q2's 137 million shares repurchased.\nThe case for Microsoft\nLike Apple, Microsoft is riding a wave of success, despite the pandemic and macroeconomic headwinds such as a strong U.S. dollar. The company wrapped up fiscal year 2022, ended June 30, with $198.3 billion in revenue, up 18% over 2021. In fact, Microsoft's year-over-year revenue growth rate has risen in recent years.\nFISCAL YEAR REVENUE YOY GROWTH\n2022 $198.3 billion 18%\n2021 $168.1 billion 18%\n2020 $143.0 billion 14%\n2019 $125.8 billion 14%\nData source: Microsoft. YOY = year-over-year.\nMicrosoft's revenue growth is due to its shift to cloud computing under Satya Nadella, who became CEO in 2014. The company's Microsoft Cloud revenue increased 32% year over year in fiscal 2022.\nMicrosoft offers an array of cloud-related solutions, from data storage to cloud-based software applications, and has successfully transitioned its ubiquitous Office products to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription model that generates a recurring revenue stream. In fiscal 2022, Office SaaS subscriptions grew 14% among its commercial customers and 15% with consumers.\nMicrosoft also boasts a strong balance sheet. The company exited its fiscal fourth quarter, ended June 30, with $364.8 billion in total assets, compared to $198.3 billion in total liabilities. Its Q4 cash and equivalents plus short-term investments were an impressive $104.8 billion.\nIs Apple or Microsoft the better choice?\nWhile Apple and Microsoft possess many appealing elements, downsides exist. A new tax on stock buybacks could affect both companies' approaches to repurchasing shares.\nApple's reliance on iPhone sales can become a weakness. If the new iPhone 14 fails to maintain the iPhone's popularity with consumers, Apple's revenue will suffer. That's what happened in 2019. When iPhone sales softened that year, total revenue dropped 2% year over year despite sales increases in every other Apple product and service.\nSimilarly, Microsoft's dominance in the PC market, where its market share is a little over 76%, has become a weak point. As consumers spend more time on mobile devices, the importance of PCs has waned. Microsoft blamed a deteriorating PC market, combined with pandemic-induced production shutdowns in China, for Q4's 2% year-over-year decline in its Windows licensing revenue from PC manufacturers.\nBut unlike Apple's reliance on the iPhone, Microsoft is a more diversified business. The company's offerings include its expanding Xbox gaming division, which is in the process of acquiring Activision Blizzard, and digital advertising. The latter segment saw a 27% increase in fiscal 2022 revenue and recently acquired Netflix as a customer.\nMoreover, Microsoft will benefit from cloud computing industry growth, which is forecast to expand from $706.6 billion last year to $1.3 trillion by 2025. And Microsoft's cloud business isn't a single product line like Apple's iPhone. Cloud computing consists of disparate areas essential to business clients, such as cybersecurity.\nAs a result, switching costs are high, helping Microsoft retain customers. These factors give Microsoft the edge as the better long-term investment.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nRobert Izquierdo has positions in Activision Blizzard, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The popularity of Apple products reached record levels in Q3 as the company hit an all-time high in the number of adopted devices. Microsoft offers an array of cloud-related solutions, from data storage to cloud-based software applications, and has successfully transitioned its ubiquitous Office products to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription model that generates a recurring revenue stream.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). In Apple's fiscal third quarter ended June 25, revenue reached $83 billion, a record for Q3 sales. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple vs Microsoft: Which Stock Is the Better Long-Term Investment?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Why Apple is an appealing investment One reason to invest in Apple is its impressive sales growth. Thanks in part to the company's streak of stock buybacks, Apple appeals to investors such as Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly 895 million shares of Apple stock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among these are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Thanks in part to the company's streak of stock buybacks, Apple appeals to investors such as Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly 895 million shares of Apple stock. When iPhone sales softened that year, total revenue dropped 2% year over year despite sales increases in every other Apple product and service."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-higher-as-investors-assess-fed-path', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.12%, Nasdaq 0.14%\nSept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday after two sessions of losses as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates amid signs of resilience in the U.S. economy.\nThe technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC on Tuesday marked its longest losing streak since November 2016, while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low on worries over the prospect of tighter U.S. monetary policy to suppress inflation.\nThe equities selloff has gained momentum in September after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China.\nPowell's speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week will be parsed for clues on the path of monetary policy.\nRecent data has highlighted momentum in U.S. factory and services activity as well as the labor market, prompting traders to place nearly 75% bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later in September. FEDWATCH\nApple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches.\nNio Inc NIO.N fell 4.2% after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported wider second-quarter adjusted net loss compared with a year earlier.\nCoupa Software Inc COUP.O jumped 11.6% after the payment management software firm following beat second-quarter estimates for revenue and profit.\nUnited Airlines Holdings UAL.O inched up 1% after the carrier said it was expecting a small improvement in current-quarter costs and capacity.\nAt 07:06 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 32 points, or 0.1%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 4.75 points, or 0.12%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 16.75 points, or 0.14%.\nMeanwhile, Walmart Inc WMT.N, Target Corp TGT.N and McDonald's Corp MCD.N were among retailers that announced bond offerings in a busy post-Labor Day session.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'FEDWATCH Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. The technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC on Tuesday marked its longest losing streak since November 2016, while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low on worries over the prospect of tighter U.S. monetary policy to suppress inflation. The equities selloff has gained momentum in September after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'FEDWATCH Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. Futures: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.12%, Nasdaq 0.14% Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday after two sessions of losses as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates amid signs of resilience in the U.S. economy. Recent data has highlighted momentum in U.S. factory and services activity as well as the labor market, prompting traders to place nearly 75% bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later in September.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge higher as investors assess Fed path', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'FEDWATCH Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.12%, Nasdaq 0.14% Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday after two sessions of losses as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates amid signs of resilience in the U.S. economy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'FEDWATCH Apple Inc AAPL.O edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. Futures: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.12%, Nasdaq 0.14% Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday after two sessions of losses as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates amid signs of resilience in the U.S. economy. Recent data has highlighted momentum in U.S. factory and services activity as well as the labor market, prompting traders to place nearly 75% bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later in September.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-exports-up-in-aug-war-in-ukraine-inflation-cloud-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Taiwan August exports +2% y/y vs +9.5% Reuters poll\nExports to China -9.9% y/y (previous month +3.0%)\nFinance ministry expects Sept exports -3% to +1% y/y\nOutlook clouded by global inflation, war in Ukraine\nAdds analyst comment\nTAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s exports eked out growth in August helped by demand for technology products, though shipments to China dropped on economic woes there and the government said the outlook was clouded by inflation, war in Ukraine and Sino-U.S. tensions.\nExports rose 2% in August from a year earlier to $40.34 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, a historic high for the month and up for the 26th consecutive month.\nThat was, however, much slower than the 14.2% rise recorded in July, and below a forecast for a 9.5% increase in a Reuters poll.\nThe ministry said technology demand fuelled the growth, but added that consumer spending was gradually slowing due to global inflation pressure and monetary policy tightening, citing "more conservative purchasing intentions by manufacturers".\nMasterLink Securities Investment Advisory analyst Anita Hsu said signs of the deterioration of Taiwan\'s economy were getting clearer and clearer.\n"I am afraid that the rest of this year will get worse and worse," she added.\nExports to China, Taiwan\'s largest trading partner, fell an annual 9.9% to $15.12 billion in August, after a 3% expansion in July, in a demonstration of the economic problems there.\nChina\'s exports and imports lost momentum in August with growth significantly missing forecasts as surging inflation crippled overseas demand and fresh COVID curbs and heatwaves locally disrupted output.\nOverall, Taiwan\'s exports of electronics components in August rose 12% to $17.05 billion, with semiconductor exports jumping 14.3% from a year earlier.\nUNCERTAINTIES AHEAD\nMany companies expect global chip shortages to last at least for the rest of the year, which will continue to bolster Taiwanese semiconductor firms\' order books even as demand for some consumer electronics weakens.\nTaiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) 2303.TW on Tuesday reported a 34.9% on-year surge in August sales.\nFirms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods.\nFitch Ratings said on Wednesday that while external demand for Taiwan\'s high-tech exports was likely to fall, it should also "stay robust".\nThe finance ministry warned of uncertainties ahead because of high global inflation, Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine and the "China-U.S. technology war", even as it expected sustained chip demand.\nMinistry official Beatrice Tsai said trade during the busy season, traditionally the months leading up to Christmas, would probably not be as strong as previous years.\nAugust exports to the United States were up 2.3%, much slower than the 24.8% jump recorded the previous month.\nTaiwan\'s August imports rose 3.5% to $37.35 billion, also a record high for the month but worse than economists\' expectations of a 7.1% increase, after a jump of 19.4% in June.\nTaiwan could see September exports in a range of a 3% contraction to a 1% expansion from a year earlier, the finance ministry said.\n(Reporting by Emily Chan and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa and Andrew Heavens)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Firms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. The ministry said technology demand fuelled the growth, but added that consumer spending was gradually slowing due to global inflation pressure and monetary policy tightening, citing "more conservative purchasing intentions by manufacturers". China\'s exports and imports lost momentum in August with growth significantly missing forecasts as surging inflation crippled overseas demand and fresh COVID curbs and heatwaves locally disrupted output.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Taiwan August exports +2% y/y vs +9.5% Reuters poll Exports to China -9.9% y/y (previous month +3.0%) Finance ministry expects Sept exports -3% to +1% y/y Outlook clouded by global inflation, war in Ukraine Adds analyst comment TAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports eked out growth in August helped by demand for technology products, though shipments to China dropped on economic woes there and the government said the outlook was clouded by inflation, war in Ukraine and Sino-U.S. tensions. Overall, Taiwan's exports of electronics components in August rose 12% to $17.05 billion, with semiconductor exports jumping 14.3% from a year earlier.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan exports up in Aug; war in Ukraine, inflation cloud outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Taiwan August exports +2% y/y vs +9.5% Reuters poll Exports to China -9.9% y/y (previous month +3.0%) Finance ministry expects Sept exports -3% to +1% y/y Outlook clouded by global inflation, war in Ukraine Adds analyst comment TAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports eked out growth in August helped by demand for technology products, though shipments to China dropped on economic woes there and the government said the outlook was clouded by inflation, war in Ukraine and Sino-U.S. tensions. Exports rose 2% in August from a year earlier to $40.34 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, a historic high for the month and up for the 26th consecutive month.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TWTSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Taiwan August exports +2% y/y vs +9.5% Reuters poll Exports to China -9.9% y/y (previous month +3.0%) Finance ministry expects Sept exports -3% to +1% y/y Outlook clouded by global inflation, war in Ukraine Adds analyst comment TAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports eked out growth in August helped by demand for technology products, though shipments to China dropped on economic woes there and the government said the outlook was clouded by inflation, war in Ukraine and Sino-U.S. tensions. Exports rose 2% in August from a year earlier to $40.34 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, a historic high for the month and up for the 26th consecutive month."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-sep-7-2022-%3A-tqqq-sqqq-nio-csx-path-avya-qqq-gm-bbby-aapl-ccl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -4.4 to 12,006.91. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 30,704,675 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.23 at $25.84, with 3,192,580 shares traded. This represents a 21.2% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.45 at $48.74, with 2,691,557 shares traded. This represents a 73.14% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is -0.89 at $16.22, with 2,107,452 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nCSX Corporation (CSX) is unchanged at $31.49, with 1,451,187 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CSX is in the "buy range".\n\nUiPath, Inc. (PATH) is -2.9936 at $12.60, with 1,246,582 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PATH is in the "buy range".\n\nAvaya Holdings Corp. (AVYA) is +0.22 at $2.34, with 1,111,266 shares traded. AVYA\'s current last sale is 93.6% of the target price of $2.5.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.85 at $292.20, with 887,549 shares traded. This represents a 8.51% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) is +0.4088 at $39.12, with 702,030 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GM is in the "buy range".\n\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is -0.21 at $6.83, with 697,815 shares traded. BBBY\'s current last sale is 195.14% of the target price of $3.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.07 at $9.37, with 288,621 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 69.41% of the target price of $13.5.\n\nXPeng Inc. (XPEV) is -0.34 at $15.56, with 288,517 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.45 at $48.74, with 2,691,557 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Sep 7, 2022 : TQQQ, SQQQ, NIO, CSX, PATH, AVYA, QQQ, GM, BBBY, AAPL, CCL, XPEV', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -4.4 to 12,006.91.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $154.47, with 508,343 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 30,704,675 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-nvidia-microsoft-apple-and-alphabet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – September 7, 2022 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL.\nHere are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:\n2022's a Bad Year for Big Tech: Should You Hang On?\nTechnology stocks have been badly hurt by the cooling economy. Initially it was just because of their growth premium that investors dumped them for safer bets. But as we moved through the months, it was apparent that there are bigger concerns than that.\nMost of the companies are seeing difficult comps this year, as pandemic-driven investment in technology is cooling down, which was expected, more or less. There is particular weakness in PCs, which had benefited greatly from the stay-home period. Companies that benefited from the surge in PC sales or the at-home economy of the last couple of years, such as NVIDIA could therefore be particularly hard-hit.\nAnd while the supply chain issues affected most companies – not just tech – tech too was affected by them. Based on earnings reports from the last quarter, supply chain issues remain in certain segments. Microsoft is a big tech stock that saw some supply chain impact in the data center.\nInflation is another problem for both consumers and companies. The Fed's control measures, aimed at slowing down the economy, also impact corporate spending, including on technology. For a company like Apple, which sells high-end products, inflation could be a deterrent. Its recent focus on services along with the expansion of its installed base are positives in this respect.\nStill, the impact on PCs is likely to be greater than on other technology (like software, which could increase efficiencies for companies). And not all companies are equally impacted by the other concerns mentioned above -- only to the extent that they are exposed to the particular concern.\nAll of them also don't have the same operating model. Alphabet, for instance, depends on advertisers for the bulk of its revenue. With the economy expected to slow down more substantially next year, its 2023 outlook looks worse than this year, unlike some of the others.\nLet's dig into some details:\nApple\nApple's two straight quarters of double-digit revenue declines are in line with the normal seasonality associated with its business. What's concerning is that despite the sharp revenue decline, its operating expenses increased, non-cash expenses increased, and therefore, EBIT fell. Net income before non-recurring items was down more than 20% for the second straight quarter.\nNet cash per share, which has declined in every quarter except one since the pandemic first hit, also declined in the last quarter. \nApple grew its long-term debt between 2013 and 2018, but since then debt levels have varied. In the last quarter, it ended with a debt/cap ratio of 67.3%, which is very high for a technology company. Of course, Apple is also a consumer goods provider, given the nature of its products. And to that extent some of the debt may be justified.\nAnalysts are taking down their estimates on Apple. The 2022 estimate is down a penny since the company last reported. The 2023 estimate is down 11 cents (1.7%). They still expect single-digit increases in both revenue and earnings for the two years.\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft has fared better than Apple in terms of revenues, and continued its trend of revenue growth every other quarter. Its operating expense increases also reflect historical trends. Like Apple however, the increases in opex and non-cash expenses contributed to a lower EBIT in the last quarter.\nMicrosoft's net cash per share has grown through most of the pandemic-inflicted period, but in 2022, it dropped below 2019 levels.\nThe company has been lowering its debt steadily over the last several years, and in the last quarter it ended with a debt cap ratio of 23.0%.\nAnalysts have taken down their estimates of Microsoft earnings. For 2022, the Zacks Consensus Estimate is down 48 cents (4.5%) and for 2023, it is down 38 cents (3.2%).\nAlphabet\nAlphabet's revenue growth has not been an issue thus far, although last year's sharp pace of growth is flattening out this year. In the last quarter, both operating and non-cash expenses increased faster than revenue, leading to a decline in EBIT.\nNet cash per share has been on a general upward trajectory since the pandemic, but has been softening since the December quarter, and more sharply this year.\nAlphabet increased its debt more than three-folds in 2020, and debt levels have edged up further since then. But given its size, the debt cap was a mere 5.5% at the end of the last quarter, which is not worth bothering about.\nEstimates have moved quite a bit lower after Alphabet's negative surprise in the last quarter. For 2022, the Zacks Consensus Estimate is down 32 cents (5.8%) while for 2023, it's down 70 cents (10.8%).\nNVIDIA\nNVIDIA has been the tech investors' darling since before the pandemic, and during the pandemic years (2020 and 2021), its revenues kept climbing. But this is one company that seems to be badly affected by the way the economic slowdown has affected technology providers. July 2022 was the first time since January 2019 that its revenue declined. And the outlook points to further weakness through the rest of 2022.\nNVIDIA's manufacturing/input costs appear to be on the rise. And that's despite the revenue decline in the last quarter. However, its operating expenses are down. The net result is a reduction in EBIT.\nThe net cash per share recovered nicely from the pandemic, but the last two quarters have set a negative trend.\nDebt levels have increased more than five-fold since the pandemic although the debt cap of 28.9% at the end of the last quarter doesn't look too bad.\nEstimates have fallen sharply after NVIDIA management's cautionary remarks. The 2022 estimate went from $5.38 to $3.46 (down 35.7%) while the 2023 estimate went from $6.09 to $4.57 (down 25.0%).\nConclusion\nWhile all of these stocks are trading below their median value over the past year, this should not be read as an obvious signal to buy. The reason is that there remains significant economic uncertainty related to the Fed's policy measures and a recession sometime next year can't be ruled out. It's quite possible that there will be further hits to share prices if the economy takes a notable turn for the worse.\nSo why do we not recommend a sell either? For all the stocks except NVIDIA, the valuation is at best reasonable. Nobody is going to make much profit by selling at these levels because chances are, you bought higher. Also, it's an absolute certainty that these tech stocks will ultimately regain and exceed their current share prices given their market position, cash flow and the enormous war chests that they have to tide over the bad times. Therefore, it's a good idea to hang on.\nIn NVIDIA's case, the shares look overvalued after the recent estimate revisions, and chances are, they will be pushed lower. Therefore, it's better to sell them.\nWhy Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\nOur 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P's impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. 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You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The reason is that there remains significant economic uncertainty related to the Fed's policy measures and a recession sometime next year can't be ruled out.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report What's concerning is that despite the sharp revenue decline, its operating expenses increased, non-cash expenses increased, and therefore, EBIT fell.", 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights NVIDIA, Microsoft, Apple and Alphabet', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Analysts are taking down their estimates on Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Net cash per share, which has declined in every quarter except one since the pandemic first hit, also declined in the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/here-is-what-to-know-beyond-why-apple-inc.-aapl-is-a-trending-stock-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned -6.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.5% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has lost 6.6% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nFor the current quarter, Apple is expected to post earnings of $1.25 per share, indicating a change of +0.8% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.2% over the last 30 days.\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.10 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +8.7%. This estimate has changed +0.1% over the last 30 days.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.49 indicates a change of +6.3% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +0.1%.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $88.01 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +5.6%. The $392.19 billion and $410.07 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +7.2% and +4.6%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $82.96 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +1.9%. EPS of $1.20 for the same period compares with $1.30 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $81.99 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.19%. The EPS surprise was +5.26%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\n\nWant to Know the #1 Semiconductor Stock for 2022?\nFew people know how promising the semiconductor market is. Over the last couple of years, disruptions to the supply chain have caused shortages in several industries. The absence of one single semiconductor can stop all operations in certain industries.\nThis year, companies that create and produce this essential material will have incredible pricing power. For a limited time, Zacks is revealing the top semiconductor stock for 2022. You'll find it in our new Special Report, One Semiconductor Stock Stands to Gain the Most.\nToday, it's yours free with no obligation.\n>>Give me access to my free special report.\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.49 indicates a change of +6.3% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.', 'news_article_title': 'Here is What to Know Beyond Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a Trending Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-signal-weak-opening-for-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nSept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street\'s main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation.\nThe technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC marked its seventh straight session of declines on Tuesday - its longest losing streak since November 2016 - while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low.\nThe equities selloff, sparked by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell in August, has gathered momentum in recent days amid signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and China.\nMeanwhile, data this month highlighted momentum in U.S. business activity and labor market, prompting traders to place bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later this month. Fed fund futures implied investors were pricing in a 75% chance of such a move. FEDWATCH\nThe 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR, the benchmark for global borrowing costs, hit fresh June highs at 3.365%. US/\n"What we\'ve been seeing is a much bigger increase at the short-end of the yield curve, but now we\'re getting a shift in the yield curve higher and those higher interest rates are providing some competition for stocks," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago.\n"As long as interest rates continue to rise, we think the equity markets may be struggling going forward."\nThe S&P 500 has shed over 9% from its August peak and is trading less than 7% away from its mid-June trough when it made the year\'s low.\nPowell\'s speech on Thursday as well U.S. consumer price data next week will be parsed for clues on the path of monetary policy.\nAt 08:52 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 79 points, or 0.25%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 9.75 points, or 0.25%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 16 points, or 0.13%.\nApple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches.\nNio Inc NIO.N fell 5.1% after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported a bigger second-quarter adjusted net loss compared with a year earlier.\nCoupa Software Inc COUP.O jumped 9.6% after the payment management software firm beat second-quarter estimates for revenue and profit.\nMeanwhile, Walmart Inc WMT.N, Target Corp TGT.N and McDonald\'s Corp MCD.N were among retailers that announced bond offerings in a busy post-Labor Day session.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation. The technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC marked its seventh straight session of declines on Tuesday - its longest losing streak since November 2016 - while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street\'s main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation. US/ "What we\'ve been seeing is a much bigger increase at the short-end of the yield curve, but now we\'re getting a shift in the yield curve higher and those higher interest rates are providing some competition for stocks," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures signal weak opening for Wall Street', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation. The technology-heavy Nasdaq index .IXIC marked its seventh straight session of declines on Tuesday - its longest losing streak since November 2016 - while the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the blue-chip Dow .DJI closed at a seven-week low.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat in premarket trading ahead of the unveiling of its new range of iPhone models and Apple Watches. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas Sept 7 (Reuters) - Futures signaled a weak start for Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as bond yields continued to rise with investors pricing in aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to suppress inflation. Meanwhile, data this month highlighted momentum in U.S. business activity and labor market, prompting traders to place bets on a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Fed later this month."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-my-favorite-warren-buffett-stock-it-may-surprise-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Given Warren Buffett's outstanding investment track record, many investors carefully watch Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.B)(NYSE: BRK.A) investments. The company's quarterly 13-F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gives investors insight into what the Berkshire chief and his investment lieutenants are bullish on.\nA close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). A review of the company's recent 13-F filings reveals that the stock is by far Berkshire's largest holding, accounting for about 42% of the conglomerate's equities portfolio. Other interesting bets can be found, too, including recent purchases of Occidental Petroleum, Ally Financial, Markel, and more.\nWhile all of these companies are great investment ideas, it's none of the names in Berkshire's stock portfolio that has me the most excited. Indeed, some investors may be so busy looking for ideas in Berkshire's portfolio that they are overlooking the best Warren Buffett stock of all: Berkshire Hathaway itself.\nNow that this high-quality business is down about 24% from an all-time high achieved earlier this year, investors may want to think carefully about buying shares while it's trading lower. The stock has arguably become too cheap to ignore.\nStrong subsidiary operating earnings\nWhile Berkshire's reported net income fluctuates significantly from year to year due to the changing value of the company's portfolio of stocks, investors can easily check on Berkshire's diversified set of subsidiaries by looking at reported operating earnings. For the first six months of 2022, the investment giant generated $16.3 billion in operating earnings, up from $13.7 billion in the year-ago period. Using this figure to calculate annualized operating earnings on a run-rate, basis, the company is generating about $32 billion in annual operating earnings. With a $610 billion market capitalization, the stock trades at just 19 times Berkshire's subsidiary group's annualized run-rate operating earnings.\nOf course, if you subtract the value of the company's $338 billion equities portfolio from this market cap, you could say that Berkshire's subsidiary group theoretically trades at just 8.5 times operating earnings.\nA robust stock portfolio\nBut investors shouldn't discount the potential of Berkshire's stock portfolio. Given the Oracle of Omaha's history of strong investment performance, and considering that we're in the middle of a bear market, Berkshire's equity holdings are likely collectively undervalued at the moment. I certainly think Berkshire's largest holding, Apple, is undervalued.\nWarren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nA low-risk business\nFinally, there's the fact that when investors buy into Berkshire Hathaway they're essentially buying into a curated selection of high-quality American assets -- not just one stock. This means that there's a much lower risk that something can go terribly wrong with the company.\nConsidering Berkshire's diversified business of quality subsidiaries, its attractive portfolio of equities, and its cheap valuation (1.3 times book value), I think Berkshire Hathaway is the most attractive Warren Buffett stock today. And, apparently, Buffett agrees that the stock is a buy; Berkshire repurchased about $5 billion worth of its stock this year -- and the investor has explicitly stated that he would not buy back shares unless he thinks they are meaningfully undervalued.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway (A and B shares)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Berkshire Hathaway (A and B shares) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nAlly is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Daniel Sparks has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway (B shares). his clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Markel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "A close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company's quarterly 13-F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gives investors insight into what the Berkshire chief and his investment lieutenants are bullish on. Of course, if you subtract the value of the company's $338 billion equities portfolio from this market cap, you could say that Berkshire's subsidiary group theoretically trades at just 8.5 times operating earnings.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Given Warren Buffett's outstanding investment track record, many investors carefully watch Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.B)(NYSE: BRK.A) investments. With a $610 billion market capitalization, the stock trades at just 19 times Berkshire's subsidiary group's annualized run-rate operating earnings.", 'news_article_title': "Here's My Favorite Warren Buffett Stock (It May Surprise You)", 'news_lexrank_summary': "A close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Indeed, some investors may be so busy looking for ideas in Berkshire's portfolio that they are overlooking the best Warren Buffett stock of all: Berkshire Hathaway itself. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Berkshire Hathaway (A and B shares) wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "A close look at Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio today shows, first and foremost, that Buffett loves Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Indeed, some investors may be so busy looking for ideas in Berkshire's portfolio that they are overlooking the best Warren Buffett stock of all: Berkshire Hathaway itself. Strong subsidiary operating earnings While Berkshire's reported net income fluctuates significantly from year to year due to the changing value of the company's portfolio of stocks, investors can easily check on Berkshire's diversified set of subsidiaries by looking at reported operating earnings."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 153.61000061035156, 'high': 156.6699981689453, 'open': 154.82000732421875, 'close': 155.9600067138672, 'ema_50': 159.01386659930185, 'rsi_14': 17.42029924952294, 'target': 154.4600067138672, 'volume': 87449600.0, 'ema_200': 156.38270516246206, 'adj_close': 154.83627319335938, 'rsi_lag_1': 17.67997304389644, 'rsi_lag_2': 18.40002618960162, 'rsi_lag_3': 23.26023085539768, 'rsi_lag_4': 30.774480818757837, 'rsi_lag_5': 31.794152180145076, 'macd_lag_1': -0.781562781054447, 'macd_lag_2': -0.17493956913799025, 'macd_lag_3': 0.4715496666398735, 'macd_lag_4': 1.070936091162821, 'macd_lag_5': 1.8957398891682828, 'macd_12_26_9': -1.1338559718944339, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.057322388532457}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 24.540000915527344, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 27.14999961853028, 'Open': 26.93000030517578, 'Close': 24.63999938964844, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 24.63999938964844}, {'Low': 0.9877811670303344, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 0.9955201148986816, 'Open': 0.98979514837265, 'Close': 0.98979514837265, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 0.98979514837265}, {'Low': 1.1409533023834229, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 1.152365803718567, 'Open': 1.1512778997421265, 'Close': 1.151185154914856, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 1.151185154914856}, {'Low': 6.952899932861328, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 6.978600025177002, 'Open': 6.953100204467773, 'Close': 6.953100204467773, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 6.953100204467773}, {'Low': 81.5, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 87.76000213623047, 'Open': 86.93000030517578, 'Close': 81.94000244140625, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 380781, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 81.94000244140625}, {'Low': 0.6700077652931213, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 0.6736302375793457, 'Open': 0.6730109453201294, 'Close': 0.6730109453201294, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 0.6730109453201294}, {'Low': 3.25, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 3.3320000171661377, 'Open': 3.322999954223633, 'Close': 3.265000104904175, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 3.265000104904175}, {'Low': 142.97999572753906, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 144.98199462890625, 'Open': 143.1510009765625, 'Close': 143.1510009765625, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 143.1510009765625}, {'Low': 109.54000091552734, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 110.79000091552734, 'Open': 110.31999969482422, 'Close': 109.83999633789062, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 109.83999633789062}, {'Low': 1694.699951171875, 'Date': '2022-09-07', 'High': 1715.300048828125, 'Open': 1694.800048828125, 'Close': 1715.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 651, 'date_str': '2022-09-07', 'Adj Close': 1715.300048828125}]} | {'next_10_days': {'2022-09-08': 154.4600067138672, '2022-09-09': 157.3699951171875, '2022-09-12': 163.42999267578125, '2022-09-13': 153.83999633789062, '2022-09-14': 155.30999755859375, '2022-09-15': 152.3699951171875, '2022-09-16': 150.6999969482422, '2022-09-19': 154.47999572753906, '2022-09-20': 156.89999389648438, '2022-09-21': 153.72000122070312}, '1_month_later': {'2022-10-07': 140.08999633789062}, '3_months_later': {'2022-12-07': 140.94000244140625}, '6_months_later': {'2023-03-07': 151.60000610351562}, '12_months_later': {'2023-09-07': 177.55999755859375}} | YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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"I fully plan to move forward with the bill."\nSupporters of the bill have said that it is necessary in order to ensure that news organizations, which have struggled to make profits in recent years, receive a fair share of advertising revenue from Google and Facebook by allowing them to band together to negotiate collectively with the tech companies.\nUnlike other bills aimed at reining in big tech, some progressive groups oppose this measure, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause and Consumer Reports. The groups joined a letter that criticized the measure because, among other things, it "favors big broadcasters such as News Corp, Sinclair, iHeart and Comcast/NBCU over any other form of journalism, and it undermines the stated goal of helping local news."\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Mark Porter)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee scrapped a planned vote on Thursday aimed at allowing news organizations to win more revenue from Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Meta's META.O Facebook. Supporters of the bill have said that it is necessary in order to ensure that news organizations, which have struggled to make profits in recent years, receive a fair share of advertising revenue from Google and Facebook by allowing them to band together to negotiate collectively with the tech companies. Unlike other bills aimed at reining in big tech, some progressive groups oppose this measure, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause and Consumer Reports.", 'news_luhn_summary': "WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee scrapped a planned vote on Thursday aimed at allowing news organizations to win more revenue from Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Meta's META.O Facebook. Supporters of the bill have said that it is necessary in order to ensure that news organizations, which have struggled to make profits in recent years, receive a fair share of advertising revenue from Google and Facebook by allowing them to band together to negotiate collectively with the tech companies. Unlike other bills aimed at reining in big tech, some progressive groups oppose this measure, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause and Consumer Reports.", 'news_article_title': 'U.S. Senate panel delays vote on bill allowing news outlets to negotiate jointly with Big Tech', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee scrapped a planned vote on Thursday aimed at allowing news organizations to win more revenue from Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and Meta\'s META.O Facebook. "I fully plan to move forward with the bill." Unlike other bills aimed at reining in big tech, some progressive groups oppose this measure, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause and Consumer Reports.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee scrapped a planned vote on Thursday aimed at allowing news organizations to win more revenue from Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and Meta\'s META.O Facebook. "Today we held over the bill in the Judiciary Committee in part because a colleague was out and we needed his vote on one amendment," said bill sponsor Senator Amy Klobuchar. Supporters of the bill have said that it is necessary in order to ensure that news organizations, which have struggled to make profits in recent years, receive a fair share of advertising revenue from Google and Facebook by allowing them to band together to negotiate collectively with the tech companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/white-house-unveils-principles-for-big-tech-reform', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose\nWASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday outlined six principles to reform Big Tech platforms and said it was encouraged to see bipartisan interest in Congress to rein in major U.S. tech companies.\nThe six principles, entitled "Enhancing Competition and Tech Platform Accountability," were released after Biden administration officials earlier in the day met with experts to discuss "the harms that tech platforms cause and the need for greater accountability."\nThe White House said the United States needs "clear rules of the road to ensure small and mid-size businesses and entrepreneurs can compete on a level playing field."\n"These principles are the culmination of months of work by the administration and engagement with numerous stakeholders," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. "We\'re looking forward to hearing any feedback from the tech companies."\nA group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform\'s META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. The lawmakers have said they believe they have the 60 Senate votes needed to move forward, but no vote has yet been scheduled.\nAmong issues discussed at Thursday\'s meeting, which included numerous senior White House officials, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine and technology experts, were antitrust, privacy, algorithmic discrimination and other tech policy areas, the White House said.\nThe six principles include promoting technology sector competition; adopting robust federal privacy protections, and tougher privacy and online protections for children; rescinding special legal protections for large tech platforms; increasing transparency about platforms\' algorithms and content moderation decisions; and ending discriminatory algorithmic decision-making.\n"The rise of tech platforms has introduced new and difficult challenges," the White House said, "from the tragic acts of violence linked to toxic online cultures, to deteriorating mental health and wellbeing, to basic rights of Americans and communities worldwide suffering from the rise of tech platforms big and small."\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz, Nandita Bose and David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected]; 2028988324;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform\'s META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. The White House said the United States needs "clear rules of the road to ensure small and mid-size businesses and entrepreneurs can compete on a level playing field." "These principles are the culmination of months of work by the administration and engagement with numerous stakeholders," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.', 'news_luhn_summary': "A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform's META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday outlined six principles to reform Big Tech platforms and said it was encouraged to see bipartisan interest in Congress to rein in major U.S. tech companies. Among issues discussed at Thursday's meeting, which included numerous senior White House officials, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine and technology experts, were antitrust, privacy, algorithmic discrimination and other tech policy areas, the White House said.", 'news_article_title': 'White House unveils principles for Big Tech reform', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform\'s META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday outlined six principles to reform Big Tech platforms and said it was encouraged to see bipartisan interest in Congress to rein in major U.S. tech companies. The White House said the United States needs "clear rules of the road to ensure small and mid-size businesses and entrepreneurs can compete on a level playing field."', 'news_textrank_summary': "A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced antitrust legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants -- Meta Platform's META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Amazon.com AMZN.O -- that would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways. By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday outlined six principles to reform Big Tech platforms and said it was encouraged to see bipartisan interest in Congress to rein in major U.S. tech companies. The six principles include promoting technology sector competition; adopting robust federal privacy protections, and tougher privacy and online protections for children; rescinding special legal protections for large tech platforms; increasing transparency about platforms' algorithms and content moderation decisions; and ending discriminatory algorithmic decision-making."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-globalstar-stock-is-going-down-again', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nWell that was certainly exciting! Over the course of six and a half hours of frenzied trading, shares of satellite communications company Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) first plunged 23%, then soared 85% (off their lows), before ultimately closing out Wednesday right back where they started -- actually, down 1.4% for the day. And now it\'s getting worse.\nAs Thursday trading shifts into the afternoon, at 1 p.m. ET, shares of Globalstar are down another 5.8% from yesterday\'s close. And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all.\nSo what\nHeading into its big iPhone 14 unveiling, you see, Apple announced midday Wednesday that it will partner with Globalstar to support a new function on its phone -- the ability to text short, emergency messages via satellite when a user is traveling through a cellphone dead zone.\nInvestors had been waiting all year long for this news, but when the news finally arrived this week, it seems they were disappointed. Why is that?\nConsider: Apple committed to spending $450 million building up the infrastructure it will need to offer this new service, and according to Reuters, the "majority" of this money is earmarked for Globalstar. Problem is, while $450 million sounds like a lot of money (Globalstar did less than $140 million in revenue over the past year), it won\'t be enough money to cover Globalstar\'s costs of building additional satellites to support the Apple service. Globalstar said it will need to take on new debt for this, adding to a debt load that\'s already nearly $350 million net of cash.\nNow what\nGranted, Globalstar should be able to service its new debt with revenue from the Apple service -- but it remains to be seen how much Apple will actually pay Globalstar for its satellite communications assistance. It\'s hard to imagine that there\'s a huge amount of money, though, in facilitating the sending of short, emergency text messages that no one actually wants to have to send unless they\'re caught in a dead zone. And whatever the cost is, it probably won\'t be a lot -- because Apple is offering this emergency service free of charge for the first two years of service.\nChances are Apple wouldn\'t be willing to eat those costs if they were very large -- or more pertinent to investors, if they would generate very much revenue for Globalstar. And I\'m afraid in the end, this leaves Globalstar stock right back where it was before the announcement: As an unprofitable satellite company with a $3.5 billion market capitalization, selling for a price-to-sales ratio that\'s actually several times more expensive than Apple\'s own P/S ratio. Maybe the better play here is to forget about unprofitable Globalstar and just buy Apple stock instead.\n10 stocks we like better than Globalstar\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Globalstar wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nRich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all. Over the course of six and a half hours of frenzied trading, shares of satellite communications company Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) first plunged 23%, then soared 85% (off their lows), before ultimately closing out Wednesday right back where they started -- actually, down 1.4% for the day. So what Heading into its big iPhone 14 unveiling, you see, Apple announced midday Wednesday that it will partner with Globalstar to support a new function on its phone -- the ability to text short, emergency messages via satellite when a user is traveling through a cellphone dead zone.', 'news_luhn_summary': "And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all. Over the course of six and a half hours of frenzied trading, shares of satellite communications company Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) first plunged 23%, then soared 85% (off their lows), before ultimately closing out Wednesday right back where they started -- actually, down 1.4% for the day. Problem is, while $450 million sounds like a lot of money (Globalstar did less than $140 million in revenue over the past year), it won't be enough money to cover Globalstar's costs of building additional satellites to support the Apple service.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Globalstar Stock Is Going Down Again', 'news_lexrank_summary': "And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all. Problem is, while $450 million sounds like a lot of money (Globalstar did less than $140 million in revenue over the past year), it won't be enough money to cover Globalstar's costs of building additional satellites to support the Apple service. Now what Granted, Globalstar should be able to service its new debt with revenue from the Apple service -- but it remains to be seen how much Apple will actually pay Globalstar for its satellite communications assistance.", 'news_textrank_summary': "And I fear Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be to blame for it all. Problem is, while $450 million sounds like a lot of money (Globalstar did less than $140 million in revenue over the past year), it won't be enough money to cover Globalstar's costs of building additional satellites to support the Apple service. Now what Granted, Globalstar should be able to service its new debt with revenue from the Apple service -- but it remains to be seen how much Apple will actually pay Globalstar for its satellite communications assistance."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/starlink-had-talks-with-apple-over-satellite-messaging-feature-musk', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts paragraph 1; adds background\nSept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink\'s satellite services for the iPhone 14\'s emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task.\nGlobalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones.\n"We\'ve had some promising conversations with Apple about Starlink connectivity," Musk, who is also chief executive of Tesla Inc TSLA.O, said in a tweet.\n"For sure, closing link from space to phone will work best if phone software and hardware adapt to space-based signals vs Starlink purely emulating cell tower," he added. (https://bit.ly/3eD2i8p)\nApple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nThe satellite message feature will be available through a software upgrade on iPhone 14 models, which include extra hardware to send the messages, starting November.\nApple will pay for 95% of the approved capital expenditure for the new Globalstar satellites. It also dedicated $450 million from its advanced manufacturing fund toward the satellite infrastructure for the feature, with GlobalStar set to receive the majority of the funding.\nStarlink and Globalstar make low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, which operate 36 times closer to the earth than traditional ones, helping them transmit messages faster even in remote areas.\nRecently, wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc TMUS.O said it would use Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, allowing them to connect mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit. The new service will start with texting services in a beta phase beginning by 2023-end.\nStarlink\'s broadband service has been used during distress, including in Ukraine when the Russian invasion disrupted internet services, and in Tonga during a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.\n(Reporting by Eva Mathews and Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Recasts paragraph 1; adds background Sept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink's satellite services for the iPhone 14's emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task. Globalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones. Starlink and Globalstar make low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, which operate 36 times closer to the earth than traditional ones, helping them transmit messages faster even in remote areas.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Recasts paragraph 1; adds background Sept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink's satellite services for the iPhone 14's emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task. Globalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones. Recently, wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc TMUS.O said it would use Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, allowing them to connect mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit.", 'news_article_title': 'Starlink had talks with Apple over satellite messaging feature - Musk', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Recasts paragraph 1; adds background Sept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink's satellite services for the iPhone 14's emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task. Globalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones. The satellite message feature will be available through a software upgrade on iPhone 14 models, which include extra hardware to send the messages, starting November.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Recasts paragraph 1; adds background Sept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday SpaceX had promising talks with Apple Inc AAPL.O about using Starlink's satellite services for the iPhone 14's emergency messaging feature, a day after the tech giant picked Globalstar GSAT.A for the task. Globalstar would build the satellites needed for the new feature that will allow iPhone 14 users in the United States and Canada to send emergency messages from remote places, the satellite communications company said on Wednesday after Apple launched its latest line of phones. Recently, wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc TMUS.O said it would use Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, allowing them to connect mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-bear-market-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBear markets generally signal that investors’ overall sentiment is negative Such markets are usually, but not always, associated with recessions. And most of the statistics about the history of bear-market stocks don’t instill a lot of confidence in investors. \nBut there is reason for investors to be cautiously optimistic at this point. On the one hand, the 27 bear markets since 1928 have lasted for an average of 9.6 months, and stocks have declined 36% on average during those downturns. \nWhile neither of those statistics is particularly encouraging, investors also know that bear markets provide them with great opportunities to find deals. As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.”\nAAPL Apple $156.07\nCVX Chevron $154.91\nCPB Campbell Soup $48.05\nKO Coca-Cola $62.21\nALLY Ally Financial $33\nTSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53\nGOOG Alphabet $110.18\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: pio3 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. Some believe that Apple is at a turning point signifying the beginning of the end of its stellar run. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. \nThe revenue-growth argument doesn’t seem to hold much water at all: Last quarter, its revenue rose 2% year-over-year to $83.0 billion, setting a record for the June quarter. \nThe argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced. The stock’s current P/E ratio of 25.9 is higher than the ten-year median of 15.87. But the stock’s P/E ratio remains lower than its all-time high of 37.84.\nHowever, Warren Buffett’s Apple shares are worth more than any of the other single stocks that he owns. And AAPL seems to be able to drive impressive revenue from its products, so AAPL stock is arguably as strong as ever. \nChevron (CVX) \nSource: tishomir / Shutterstock.com\nThere’s no doubt that the energy sector is rapidly shifting. Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is a good example of this evolution, which involves a shift from the traditional energy business, defined by oil and gas, to one that includes a far greater percentage of alternative energy. \nInvestors who believe that oil and gas will continue to be dominant because the excitement about renewable energy is overblown should consider Chevron. But it’s worth noting that the global investment in renewable energy did reach a record $226 billion in the first half of 2022. \nBut it’s clear that Chevron is booming: high energy prices enabled the firm to generate $11.62 billion of net income in its most recent, reported quarter.\nUsually, the price of CVX stock isn’t volatile even as energy prices vacillate. The shares also pay a dividend that hasn’t been reduced since 1988. Combine those factors with a belief that oil isn’t dead in the U.S., and the shares’ outlook is strong. \n Campbell Soup (CPB)\nSource: HeinzTeh / Shutterstock.com\nMore and more financial and economic commentators are coming around to the idea that a recession is upon us or will arrive soon. That makes Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB) stock, which is a play on impending hard times, attractive. \nThat said, evidence that consumers will buy more soup and broth to stretch their meals hasn’t exactly materialized yet. CPB’s sales increased in its most recent, reported quarter, but its sales volumes fell 3% as its prices climbed. \nCampbell Soup also had to cope with higher costs as its net income decreased to $96 million last quarter from $288 million during the same period a year earlier. \nSo why should investors consider buying Campbell Soup’s stock? Its market share remains steady, and the company is investing in strengthening its supply chain. That should help it raise its margins. Further, CPB stock has provided 41% greater returns than the NYSE Composite over the past ten years. \nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com\nInvestors shouldn’t buy Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) stock with the expectation that its price will rise quickly. That’s because Coca-Cola’s share prices hold very steady even in turbulent times. In 2022, its prices have only varied between $57 and $66, while the stock markets have fallen drastically. \nCoca-Cola’s dividend should interest investors as much as the fluctuations of its stock price. Because it’s the dividend that really makes KO stock a long-term winner. It currently yields 2.85%. Add that to the slow, steady growth of its share price, and the beauty of compounding begins to become apparent. \nEven if Coca-Cola doesn’t continue to benefit from the rebound of consumer spending during the global reopening, it will remain a defensive stock to which investors flee during hard economic times. As a result, KO stock should climb even if Coke’s best-case business scenarios fail to materialize. \nThat said, the company expects its revenue to increase by double-digit-percentages this year. \nAlly Financial (ALLY)\nSource: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com\nFinancial services firms like Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) tend to perform decently during tougher times. But ALLY stock is still down approximately one-third in 2022. But as another InvestorPlace columnist, Thomas Niel, recently noted, it’s the Buffett connection that makes Ally Financial interesting. \nHis firm increased its position in Ally Financial by 234% last quarter. That was despite the fact that there are concerns over a potential, impending auto-loan crisis. If those concerns are overblown, as Buffett’s investment suggests, then ALLY looks to be a great choice for value investors. Its P/E ratio of 4.8 has a lot to do with the latter thesis. \nAlly Financial looks like a contrarian play on the digital finance space, and it appears to have a bright future. \nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s (NYSE:TSM) foundries produce half of the chips used across the globe. Given the importance of microchips to our everyday lives, it’s easy to understand why TSM is a vitally important company. Many have even suggested that it is the most important firm in the world, period. \nIn accordance with the position of its home country, which is closely aligned with the U.S. and its allies, the chip maker plans to build new fabrication plants in America and Japan. \nIt is also investing heavily in developing chips that are smaller than 10 nanometers. Such chips are considered to be cutting-edge. These chips should generate higher sales volumes and more elevated prices .\nTSM has long been the leading chip maker due to its technology that others cannot match. That, along with its partnerships, make TSM stock a winning bet. \nAlphabet (GOOG)\nGoogle (NASDAQ:GOOG,GOOGL) stock has fallen 24% in 2022, but that is little reason to abandon ship. Those who have lost money on the shares should hold onto GOOG stock. The investors who have no position in the name should consider establishing one. \nGoogle’s business isn’t doing nearly as bad as you may have been led to believe. In fact, the company continues to grow on most fronts. The problem is that it isn’t growing as quickly as some might like. But that shouldn’t dissuade contrarian investors from buying GOOG stock. \nGoogle search, network, YouTube, and Ads grew year-over-year in Q2, as did Google Cloud. The firm’s net income was nearly stagnant YOY, but that shouldn’t worry investors much. Its bottom line will rebound in time as the economy cycles out of this downturn. That could take awhile, but the shares will almost certainly reward their owners over the long-term. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\n The post 7 Bear Market Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” AAPL Apple $156.07 CVX Chevron $154.91 CPB Campbell Soup $48.05 KO Coca-Cola $62.21 ALLY Ally Financial $33 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53 GOOG Alphabet $110.18 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. The argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” AAPL Apple $156.07 CVX Chevron $154.91 CPB Campbell Soup $48.05 KO Coca-Cola $62.21 ALLY Ally Financial $33 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53 GOOG Alphabet $110.18 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. The argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced.', 'news_article_title': '7 Bear Market Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” AAPL Apple $156.07 CVX Chevron $154.91 CPB Campbell Soup $48.05 KO Coca-Cola $62.21 ALLY Ally Financial $33 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53 GOOG Alphabet $110.18 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. The argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As Warren Buffett famously said, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” AAPL Apple $156.07 CVX Chevron $154.91 CPB Campbell Soup $48.05 KO Coca-Cola $62.21 ALLY Ally Financial $33 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $80.53 GOOG Alphabet $110.18 Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently beset by volatility. They contend that either AAPL’s revenue growth will dramatically slow or the shares’ valuation will drop. The argument that AAPL shares are overpriced is more nuanced.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-fell-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. ET. While not a tremendous decline, it was notably weaker performance than the market overall as well as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, which were both positive on the day at that time.\nToday\'s weakness could be attributed to some "selling the news" by traders following yesterday\'s event, in which Apple unveiled new iPhones, watches, and services, with more incremental innovation than any great leaps forward. Additionally, it appears most large-cap tech stocks of the FAANG cohort were underperforming today, with other lower-valued parts of tech such as semiconductors outperforming, so there may be some rotation going on here.\nSo what\nYesterday, Apple unveiled a slew of updates to its product portfolio, mostly centering on incremental health and emergency features for the new iPhone 14, as well as improved battery and camera specs. The biggest surprise may have been that Apple wasn\'t raising prices on the iPhone 14, perhaps making a play for more market share in order to boost future services revenue. The most "new" product was a $799 Apple Watch Ultra, designed for extreme athletes. However, that is a relatively limited market.\nSo, there may have been some selling from traders who were hoping for a more "revolutionary" release. However, since other large-cap tech stocks were down today, there could also be some market rotation going on.\nThis morning, weekly jobless claims came in below expectations, which means the labor market is still incredibly strong despite Federal Reserve\'s interest rate hikes. The strength of the labor market seems to indicate the Federal Reserve can perhaps raise rates more than thought without tipping the economy into recession. This morning, Fed Chair Jay Powell gave an interview in which he said he believed the Fed could bring inflation down without the severe social costs seen in the 1980s, when inflation was more entrenched.\nApple, trading at more than 25 times earnings, has become somewhat of a safe-haven stock in the technology world. However, Powell\'s remarks may have led some to believe higher interest rates may not lead to a severe recession as some have feared.\nMeanwhile, the recent market downturn has really decimated other corners of the tech market, especially quasi-cyclical stocks like semiconductors and formerly high-flying software companies. So, some traders may be selling the large-cap safe havens and buying these other parts of the technology market that have become cheap, assuming no recession.\nNow what\nWhile today\'s underperformance is notable, one day doesn\'t make much difference over the long term, and there are no big worries with Apple at the moment. This Warren Buffett favorite has a tremendously wide moat, tons of cash, and terrific leadership. Meanwhile, the absence of iPhone price hikes this year could lead Apple to gain even more market share against Android-based devices.\nWhile the upside may not be as great as some other more beaten-down, smaller technology stocks, Apple remains a rock-solid company to anchor your portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nBilly Duberstein has positions in Apple and has the following options: short January 2023 $210 calls on Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. Today\'s weakness could be attributed to some "selling the news" by traders following yesterday\'s event, in which Apple unveiled new iPhones, watches, and services, with more incremental innovation than any great leaps forward. So what Yesterday, Apple unveiled a slew of updates to its product portfolio, mostly centering on incremental health and emergency features for the new iPhone 14, as well as improved battery and camera specs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. Today\'s weakness could be attributed to some "selling the news" by traders following yesterday\'s event, in which Apple unveiled new iPhones, watches, and services, with more incremental innovation than any great leaps forward. This morning, weekly jobless claims came in below expectations, which means the labor market is still incredibly strong despite Federal Reserve\'s interest rate hikes.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Fell Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. Today\'s weakness could be attributed to some "selling the news" by traders following yesterday\'s event, in which Apple unveiled new iPhones, watches, and services, with more incremental innovation than any great leaps forward. However, Powell\'s remarks may have led some to believe higher interest rates may not lead to a severe recession as some have feared.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined today, falling as much as 2.1% in early trading before moderating those losses to a 1.3% decline as of 1:43 p.m. Meanwhile, the recent market downturn has really decimated other corners of the tech market, especially quasi-cyclical stocks like semiconductors and formerly high-flying software companies. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022 Billy Duberstein has positions in Apple and has the following options: short January 2023 $210 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-bolsters-map-offerings-with-latest-feature', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward adding innovative features to Google Maps.\nAccording to 9TO5Google, Google has added a capability to Google Maps, which lets users know the most fuel-efficient route if they specify the vehicle’s engine type, whether it’s gas, petrol, diesel, hybrid or an electric vehicle.\nReportedly, Google used insights from the United States Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the European Environment Agency. GOOGL combined these data with Google Maps-driving trends and built advanced machine learning models trained on the most popular engine types in a given region.\nThe recent feature is rolling out in the United States, Canada and Europe over the coming weeks.\nThis apart, Google introduced eco-friendly routing to Maps to nearly 40 countries across Europe to highlight directions that use less fuel.\nUsers in European countries can view the ‘most fuel-efficient’ leaf badge on Google Maps, which shows the app-preferred route to reduce fuel cost and carbon emissions. They can disable this feature from the overflow menu on the directions page to use the fastest route.\nThe introduction of an eco-friendly route feature and the most fuel-efficient route on vehicle engine-type specification is expected to boost the adoption rate of Maps in the abovementioned countries in the days ahead.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nGrowing Google Maps Initiatives\nThe recent global initiatives bode well for GOOGL’s increasing efforts toward bringing innovative features for a clean and sustainable environment.\nEarlier this year, the eco-friendly routing feature was rolled out in the United States, Canada and Germany.\nReportedly, Google has estimated to have removed more than half a million metric tons of carbon emissions since the feature was launched in the United States and Canada. This shows the growing adoption of Google Maps.\nFurther, Google added a widget to Google Maps, which updates information on nearby traffic at the user’s current location.\nAdditionally, Google introduced a feature to Searches and Maps, which shows “Identifies as LGBTQ+ owned” on the business profiles of sellers belonging to the LGBTQ+ community.\nGoogle is also making efforts to show estimated toll prices for the planned routes on Google Maps to users of both Android and iOS.\nAll these endeavors will continue to strengthen Google Maps, helping Google drive momentum among its users. This, in turn, is likely to get reflected in the performance of the Google Services segment, which will benefit Alphabet’s overall financial performance.\nGoogle Services generated $62.8 billion revenues (90.2% of total revenues) in second-quarter 2022, up 10.1% from the prior-year quarter’s level.\nMoreover, strengthening financial performance will aid GOOGL in winning investors’ confidence in the near term. Shares of GOOGL have been down 24.5% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 30.2%.\nRising Competition\nAlphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services.\nApple, which has gained 0.6% in the year-to-date period, offers its web mapping service named Apple Maps. It provides directions and an estimated arrival time for driving, walking, cycling and public transportation navigation.\nRecently, Apple introduced a capability to its Apple Maps app for iOS 16 users, which lets them add multi-stop routing to the app.\nNevertheless, Alphabet’s consistent launch of eco-friendly features to Google Maps is expected to help it gain a competitive advantage over its aforesaid peer.\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Investors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider some better-ranked stocks like ASE Technology ASX and Monolithic Power Systems MPWR, both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nASE technology has lost 29.2% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for ASX is currently projected at 23.1%.\nMonolithic Power Systems has lost 13.4% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for MPWR is currently projected at 25%.\n\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMonolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASX): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Rising Competition Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Users in European countries can view the ‘most fuel-efficient’ leaf badge on Google Maps, which shows the app-preferred route to reduce fuel cost and carbon emissions.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Rising Competition Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Investors interested in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector can consider some better-ranked stocks like ASE Technology ASX and Monolithic Power Systems MPWR, both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Bolsters Map Offerings With Latest Feature', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Rising Competition Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report According to 9TO5Google, Google has added a capability to Google Maps, which lets users know the most fuel-efficient route if they specify the vehicle’s engine type, whether it’s gas, petrol, diesel, hybrid or an electric vehicle.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Rising Competition Alphabet faces intense competitive pressure from another technology giant, Apple AAPL, which is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward adding innovative features to Google Maps.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-stock-sinks-as-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.66% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.61%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.05%.\nPrior to today's trading, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had lost 7.85% over the past month. This has was narrower than the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 8.24% and lagged the S&P 500's loss of 3.79% in that time.\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.25, up 0.81% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $88.01 billion, up 5.58% from the year-ago period.\nAAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.73% and +7.21%, respectively.\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.\nBased on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.09% higher within the past month. Apple is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\nDigging into valuation, Apple currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 25.55. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 6.69.\nInvestors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.02 right now. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Computer - Mini computers was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.44 at yesterday's closing price.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 219, which puts it in the bottom 14% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\n\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.02 right now.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.02 right now.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.10 per share and revenue of $392.19 billion. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $154.45, marking a -0.97% move from the previous day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.02 right now."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/october-28th-options-now-available-for-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new October 28th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\nThe put contract at the $149.00 strike price has a current bid of $4.25. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $149.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $144.75 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AAPL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $156.16/share today.\nBecause the $149.00 strike represents an approximate 5% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.85% return on the cash commitment, or 20.82% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.\nBelow is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, and highlighting in green where the $149.00 strike is located relative to that history:\nTurning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $160.00 strike price has a current bid of $5.60. If an investor was to purchase shares of AAPL stock at the current price level of $156.16/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $160.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 6.05% if the stock gets called away at the October 28th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL\'s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red:\nConsidering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 57%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 3.59% boost of extra return to the investor, or 26.18% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.\nThe implied volatility in the call contract example above is 33%.\nMeanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 252 trading day closing values as well as today\'s price of $156.16) to be 31%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nTop YieldBoost Calls of the Nasdaq 100 »\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new October 28th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.", 'news_article_title': 'October 28th Options Now Available For Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new October 28th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new October 28th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-expands-portfolio-with-watch-series-8-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. The iPhone maker also announced Apple Watch Ultra at the event.\n\nApple Watch Series 8 features a large, Always-On Retina display and a strong crack-resistant front crystal. The smartwatch promises an 18-hour battery life.\n\nApple continues to offer health and safety features like the ECG app and fall detection by introducing temperature-sensing capabilities, retrospective ovulation estimates, Crash Detection and international roaming in the new smartwatch.\n\nApple Watch SE includes Activity tracking, high and low heart rate notifications, Emergency SOS, the new Crash Detection feature and a completely redesigned back case. The Watch SE is available at a more affordable price of $249.\n\nBoth Apple Watch Series 8 and Watch SE are powered by watchOS 9, which introduced new and more customizable watch faces like Lunar and Metropolitan, an enhanced Workout app, sleep stages, a first-of-its-kind AFib History feature, and an all-new Medications app.\nApple Inc. Revenue (TTM)\nApple Inc. revenue-ttm | Apple Inc. Quote\nBoth smartwatches will be available beginning Sep 16.\n\nApple introduced Watch Ultra, which is built for endurance, exploration and adventure, featuring a 49 mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal that offers the biggest and brightest Apple Watch display yet.\n\nApple Watch Ultra offers up to 36 hours of battery life during normal use. The smartwatch also features a new low-power setting that can extend the battery life to reach up to 60 hours.\n\nApple Watch Ultra also offers a Wayfinder watch face that is designed specifically for the larger Apple Watch Ultra display and includes a compass built into the dial, with space for up to eight complications. Apple Watch Ultra also offers three new bands, Trail Loop, Alpine Loop, and Ocean Band.\n\nApple Watch Ultra will be available beginning Sep 23.\nApple’s New Watches to Boost Smartwatch Dominance\nApple dominates the wearable market, which includes smartwatches. Per Markets & Markets, the wearables market is expected to witness a CAGR of 18% between 2021 and 2026 to reach roughly $265.4 billion by 2026.\n\nApple’s launch of the new smartwatches is expected to boost its dominance in this space. In fiscal third-quarter 2022, Apple Watch’s adoption rate continued to grow rapidly. More than two-thirds of the customers who purchased the Apple Watch during the reported quarter were first-time customers.\n\nPer Counterpoint research data, Apple had 29% market share in second-quarter 2022 ending June. The global smartwatch market’s shipments grew 13% year over year in the second quarter despite macro uncertainties including higher inflation and geopolitical conflicts.\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\nApple currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\n\nSome better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector are Absolute Software ABST, Paylocity PCTY and Synchronoss SNCR, all sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nAbsolute shares have gained 14.9% in the year-to-date period. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ABST’s fiscal 2023 earnings has moved 487.5% higher over the past 30 days to 47 cents per share.\n\nPaylocity shares have gained 4.4% in the year-to-date period. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for PCTY’s fiscal 2023 earnings has been steady over the past 30 days at $3.58 per share.\n\nSynchronoss shares have lost 39.3% in the year-to-date period. The consensus mark for SNCR’s 2022 earnings has moved 220% higher to 16 cents per share over the past 30 days.\n\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSynchronoss Technologies, Inc. (SNCR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nPaylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAbsolute Software Corporation (ABST): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Watch SE includes Activity tracking, high and low heart rate notifications, Emergency SOS, the new Crash Detection feature and a completely redesigned back case.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ABST’s fiscal 2023 earnings has moved 487.5% higher over the past 30 days to 47 cents per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Expands Portfolio With Watch Series 8 Launch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Watch Ultra also offers a Wayfinder watch face that is designed specifically for the larger Apple Watch Ultra display and includes a compass built into the dial, with space for up to eight complications.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL expanded its smartwatch portfolio with the launch of Watch Series 8 and the new Watch SE at Sep 7’s event. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple introduced Watch Ultra, which is built for endurance, exploration and adventure, featuring a 49 mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal that offers the biggest and brightest Apple Watch display yet.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-top-undervalued-stocks-to-watch-in-september-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '2 Undervalued Stocks To Check Out In The Stock Market Today\nUndervalued stocks are a great way to make money in the stock market. But what exactly is an undervalued stock? Undervalued stocks are simply stocks that are trading below their intrinsic value. In other words, they are worth more than the current market price. Many factors can contribute to a stock being undervalued, such as poor recent performance, negative analyst recommendations, or simply being out of favor with investors.\nHowever, smart investors know that undervalued stocks can be a great opportunity to buy low and sell high. With a little research, it is possible to find hidden gems in the stock market that are poised for a rebound. So don’t be afraid of undervalued stocks; they just might be the key to making big profits in the stock market today. If you’re keen on finding undervalued stocks in the market right now, here are two to check out.\nUndervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now\nAdobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE)\nAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nAdobe (ADBE Stock)\nFirst, Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California. Adobe has historically focused on the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more recent foray towards digital marketing software. Just this week, Adobe announced it will release its 3rd quarter fiscal year 2022 results after the market closes on Thursday, September 15, 2022.\nIn the meantime, let’s take a look back at the company’s most recent quarterly financial results. In detail, Adobe reported second quarter 2022 earnings per share of $3.36, with revenue of $4.4 billion. This is compared with consensus estimates for the quarter which were earnings of $3.31 per share, and revenue of $4.3 billion. Moreover, revenue increased 14.4% during the same period, in 2021.\nAside from that, Adobe provided an outlook for its third quarter results. Specifically, the company reported its estimated Q3 non-GAAP earnings of $3.33 per share, with revenue of nearly $4.43 billion. Despite these results, shares of ADBE stock are down over 32% so far in 2022. ADBE stock closed Thursday’s trading session at $383.63 per share. As we wait to see the third quarter’s results, do you think ADBE is a good undervalued stock to invest in for 2022?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nAmazon.com (AMZN Stock)\nNext, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington. In brief, Amazon focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META).\nIn July, Amazon reported its second quarter 2022 financial results. Diving straight in, the company reported earnings of $0.10 per share, with revenue of $121.1 billion. This is in comparison with analysts’ consensus estimates for Q2 of earnings per share of $0.15, and revenue of $119.5 billion. In addition, Amazon also announced upbeat guidance for the 3rd quarter of 2022. In the letter to shareholders, the company announced it estimates third-quarter revenue in the range of $125.0 billion to $130.0 billion.\nSeparate from that, in August, Amazon announced they will acquire iRobot. The details of the deal include, that Amazon will buy iRobot for $61 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion. In 2022 so far, AMZN stock is still down over 23%. This could present an opportunity for investors to buy AMZN stock at a discount. With this in mind, will you be adding AMZN stock to your watchlist right now?\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Many factors can contribute to a stock being undervalued, such as poor recent performance, negative analyst recommendations, or simply being out of favor with investors. Just this week, Adobe announced it will release its 3rd quarter fiscal year 2022 results after the market closes on Thursday, September 15, 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). 2 Undervalued Stocks To Check Out In The Stock Market Today Undervalued stocks are a great way to make money in the stock market. Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Adobe (ADBE Stock) First, Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California.', 'news_article_title': '2 Top Undervalued Stocks To Watch In September 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Adobe (ADBE Stock) First, Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California. In detail, Adobe reported second quarter 2022 earnings per share of $3.36, with revenue of $4.4 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For context, Amazon is one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). 2 Undervalued Stocks To Check Out In The Stock Market Today Undervalued stocks are a great way to make money in the stock market. So don’t be afraid of undervalued stocks; they just might be the key to making big profits in the stock market today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-the-trade-desk-be-worth-more-than-alphabet-by-2030', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet\'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google has crushed many digital advertising platforms over the past two decades. Yet The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD), which operates the world\'s largest independent demand-side platform (DSP) for digital ads, withstood that competition.\nDSPs help marketers buy programmatic (automated) ad space across multiple platforms. They sit on the opposite end of the advertising supply chain as sell-side platforms (SSPs), which help publishers sell their own ad inventories.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nGoogle\'s advertising platform already bundles together a DSP, SSP, and other digital advertising services. But instead of going head-to-head against Google in its core desktop and mobile advertising markets, The Trade Desk has carved out a growing niche by focusing on streaming audio and video platforms.\nThe secular growth of those streaming media platforms, which accelerated throughout the pandemic as more people stayed at home, boosted The Trade Desk\'s revenue from $203 million in 2016 to $1.2 billion in 2021, which represented a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 43%. The Trade Desk is still tiny compared to Alphabet, but it\'s also growing a lot faster and attracting advertisers that don\'t want to tether themselves to Google\'s sprawling ecosystem. Could it grow significantly larger and eclipse Alphabet\'s market cap by the end of the decade?\nThe Trade Desk\'s long-term plan\nThe Trade Desk currently serves more than 1,000 customers. It provides ad space across mobile, desktop, and connected TV (CTV) platforms, but it\'s been generating most of its growth from the CTV market, which consists of ad-supported platforms like Comcast\'s Peacock, Warner Bros. Discovery\'s HBO Max, and Disney+. Even Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), which had shunned ads for years, plans to launch a cheaper ad-supported tier in the near future.\nDuring The Trade Desk\'s latest conference call, CEO Jeff Green said Netflix\'s decision to avoid Google and tap Microsoft\'s ad tech platform Xandr (which is already partnered with The Trade Desk) to build its upcoming ad-supported tier was a "strong indication" that companies were recognizing the "dangers and limitations of walled gardens."\nGoogle also owns YouTube, the world\'s largest ad-supported streaming video platform, so it doesn\'t make sense for most streaming video companies like Disney or Netflix to tether themselves to a major competitor. Green believes that desire to avoid walled gardens will drive the growth of an "open internet" for independent ad platforms like The Trade Desk.\nCan The Trade Desk keep growing?\nThe Trade Desk has grown like a weed since its IPO in 2016, and its stock has more than tripled from its IPO price of $18. But besides the pandemic, which actually generated tailwinds for its CTV business, it hasn\'t been tested by a major recession yet. Many advertising companies have already reined in their near-term expectations to deal with inflation, rising interest rates, and unpredictable geopolitical tensions, and The Trade Desk probably won\'t be immune to those headwinds.\nFor now, analysts expect The Trade Desk\'s revenue to rise 33% to $1.59 billion this year, grow another 24% to $1.98 billion in 2023, and increase 27% to $2.53 billion in 2024. Those growth rates look healthy, but they might not fully account for a painful recession or intense competition from other independent or bundled DSPs.\nFurthermore, Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google\'s decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. However, The Trade Desk is already countering those changes with its new platform Solimar, which insulates advertisers from Apple\'s changes by accumulating more first-party data for ads, and a newer technology known as Unified ID (UID) 2.0 that eliminates the need for third-party cookies.\nAssuming The Trade Desk matches analysts\' sales expectations for the next two years and continues to grow at a CAGR of 25% through 2030, it could generate nearly $10 billion in revenue by the final year. But that would still make it an ant compared to Alphabet, which generated a whopping $257.6 billion in revenue last year. So unless Alphabet gets chopped up into tiny pieces by antitrust regulators, it will still be worth a lot more than The Trade Desk.\nBut it could still be a better growth stock than Alphabet\nYet The Trade Desk could still generate bigger gains than Alphabet over the next eight years. Analysts only expect Alphabet\'s revenue to grow in the low-teens through 2024, and it will likely maintain those mature growth rates through 2030.\nWith a market cap of $29.3 billion, The Trade Desk isn\'t cheap at 18 times this year\'s sales. Alphabet, which is worth $1.4 trillion, trades at five times this year\'s sales. But if The Trade Desk generates $10 billion in revenue in 2030 and its price-to-sales ratio cools off to ten, it could still be worth $100 billion -- which would be more than triple its current valuation. It would arguably be much more difficult for Alphabet\'s stock to triple within the same period.\nThat\'s all speculation for now, but I still believe The Trade Desk is a rock-solid growth stock for long-term investors. Just don\'t expect it to come anywhere close to matching Alphabet\'s market cap within the next decade.\nFind out why The Trade Desk is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. The Trade Desk is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet (A shares), Apple, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Furthermore, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google's decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. But instead of going head-to-head against Google in its core desktop and mobile advertising markets, The Trade Desk has carved out a growing niche by focusing on streaming audio and video platforms. Many advertising companies have already reined in their near-term expectations to deal with inflation, rising interest rates, and unpredictable geopolitical tensions, and The Trade Desk probably won't be immune to those headwinds.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Furthermore, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google's decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. Google also owns YouTube, the world's largest ad-supported streaming video platform, so it doesn't make sense for most streaming video companies like Disney or Netflix to tether themselves to a major competitor. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': 'Will The Trade Desk Be Worth More Than Alphabet by 2030?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Furthermore, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google's decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. Can The Trade Desk keep growing? After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Furthermore, Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS and Google\'s decision to stamp out third-party cookies could also cause unexpected problems. During The Trade Desk\'s latest conference call, CEO Jeff Green said Netflix\'s decision to avoid Google and tap Microsoft\'s ad tech platform Xandr (which is already partnered with The Trade Desk) to build its upcoming ad-supported tier was a "strong indication" that companies were recognizing the "dangers and limitations of walled gardens." But it could still be a better growth stock than Alphabet Yet The Trade Desk could still generate bigger gains than Alphabet over the next eight years.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-unveils-4-iphone-14-models-at-september-event', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7.\n\nThe company also launched the next-gen Airpods Pro, the Apple Watch Series 8, the new Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Ultra and updates to Fitness+ at the event.\niPhone 14: iOS 16 and Emergency SOS via satellite\nApple’s 5G-supported iPhone 14 (6.1-inch) and iPhone 14 Plus (6.7-inch) are powered by the A15 Bionic chip with a 5-core GPU and feature an eSIM.\n\nApple stated that support for 5G on iPhone is now available from more than 250 carrier partners in more than 70 markets globally, with expanded support for standalone networks. Moreover, Apple has removed the SIM tray in the latest models in the United States replacing it with eSIM.\n\niPhone 14 models will be powered by iOS 16, featuring a reimagined Lock Screen. iOS 16 offers a host of new features. For instance, with Messages, users can now edit or recall recently sent messages, and mark conversations as unread to revisit them later. iCloud Shared Photo Library makes it easier for users to share a collection of photos with family.\n Apple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\n iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models offer camera upgrades with a 12MP Main camera featuring a larger sensor and larger pixels, a new front TrueDepth camera, an Ultra-Wide camera to capture more of a scene and a Photonic Engine for great low-light performance.\n\nThe iPhone Pro (6.1-inch) and Pro Max (6.7-inch) models feature Dynamic Island (a new design) and the Always-On display. These models are powered by an A16 Bionic chip.\n\niPhone 14 Pro introduces a 48MP Main camera, featuring a quad-pixel sensor and Photonic Engine.\n\nApple has launched iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus in five new colors, midnight, blue, starlight, purple and red. These models will be available beginning Oct 7.\n\niPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will be available in four colors, deep purple, silver, gold, and space black. iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will be available beginning Sep 16.\n\nApple enhanced the safety features of iPhone 14 models with the introduction of Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via satellite. The latter feature will be available to users in the United States and Canada in November, and the service will be free for two years.\nApple Extends Fitness+ to All iPhone Users\nApple Fitness+ users will no longer need an Apple Watch to access Fitness+ features. Apple is expanding Fitness+ to all iPhone users in the 21 countries it is available.\n\nFitness+ will be fully integrated with the Fitness app coming with iOS 16 and located in the middle tab.\n\nBeginning Sep 12, Fitness+ will introduce the fourth season of Time to Walk, featuring new guests including award-winning actor Regina Hall, Latin Grammy winner Nicky Jam and Emmy Award-winning performer Leslie Jordan.\n\nApple announced that with iOS 16, all Time to Walk and Time to Run episodes are available in the Fitness app on iPhone with a Fitness+ subscription.\nWill New iPhones Boost Apple’s Share Price?\nApple has been struggling in 2022, primarily due to coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions, industry-wide silicon shortage, unfavorable forex and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.\n\nShares of the iPhone maker have been down 12.2% year to date. However, it has managed to outperform the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s decline of 30.2%.\n\nThe near-term outlook is not enthusiastic, given the headwinds. Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Apple expects COVID-induced supply chain disruptions and the industry-wide silicon shortage to hurt its top line by $4-$8 billion. Unfavorable forex is also expected to hurt revenues by 300 basis points (bps).\n\nMoreover, the absence of revenues from Russia is expected to hurt the top line by 150 bps. Apple paused all sales in Russia during the fiscal second quarter (March quarter).\n\nNevertheless, the new iPhones are expected to boost sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Moreover, the Services portfolio, of which Fitness+ and Apple TV+ are a part, has emerged as Apple’s new cash cow. Apple had more than 860 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio at the end of the fiscal third quarter.\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\nApple currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\n\nSome better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector are Absolute Software ABST, Paylocity PCTY and Synchronoss SNCR, all sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nAbsolute shares have gained 14.9% in the year-to-date period. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ABST’s fiscal 2023 earnings has moved 487.5% higher over the past 30 days to 47 cents per share.\n\nPaylocity shares have gained 4.4% in the year-to-date period. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for PCTY’s fiscal 2023 earnings has been steady over the past 30 days to $3.58 per share.\n\nSynchronoss shares have lost 39.3% in the year-to-date period. The consensus mark for SNCR’s 2022 earnings has moved 220% higher to 16 cents per share over the past 30 days.\n\nSpecial Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio\nToday, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.\n>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs Now\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nSynchronoss Technologies, Inc. (SNCR): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nPaylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nAbsolute Software Corporation (ABST): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple has been struggling in 2022, primarily due to coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions, industry-wide silicon shortage, unfavorable forex and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models offer camera upgrades with a 12MP Main camera featuring a larger sensor and larger pixels, a new front TrueDepth camera, an Ultra-Wide camera to capture more of a scene and a Photonic Engine for great low-light performance.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Unveils 4 iPhone 14 Models at September Event', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report iPhone 14: iOS 16 and Emergency SOS via satellite Apple’s 5G-supported iPhone 14 (6.1-inch) and iPhone 14 Plus (6.7-inch) are powered by the A15 Bionic chip with a 5-core GPU and feature an eSIM.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL unveiled four new iPhone models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max – at its product launch event on Sep 7. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models offer camera upgrades with a 12MP Main camera featuring a larger sensor and larger pixels, a new front TrueDepth camera, an Ultra-Wide camera to capture more of a scene and a Photonic Engine for great low-light performance.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-lovers-in-some-asian-countries-to-pay-more-for-iphone-14', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year.\nBuyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81).\nThe iPhone 13 currently costs 107,800 yen in Japan. Earlier this year, Apple hiked the price of the model by nearly a fifth to 117,800 yen after the yen weakened.\nIn China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.\nAnalysts have said Apple should brace for a weakening of demand in China, where the economy has been hurt by a series of COVID-19 lockdowns that have squeezed consumer spending.\nApple's April-June quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1% after a streak of strong quarters in the region.\nThe company had previously announced discounts on iPhones in China, where the iPhone 13 is now available at 5,399 yuan.\n($1 = 144.0500 yen)\n($1 = 6.9560 Chinese yuan renminbi)\nShelling out more for an iPhonehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cRukfT\n(Reporting by Reuters bureaux; writing by Sayantani Ghosh; editing by Jason Neely)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Analysts have said Apple should brace for a weakening of demand in China, where the economy has been hurt by a series of COVID-19 lockdowns that have squeezed consumer spending. ($1 = 144.0500 yen) ($1 = 6.9560 Chinese yuan renminbi) Shelling out more for an iPhonehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cRukfT (Reporting by Reuters bureaux; writing by Sayantani Ghosh; editing by Jason Neely) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': "SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Earlier this year, Apple hiked the price of the model by nearly a fifth to 117,800 yen after the yen weakened. In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple lovers in some Asian countries to pay more for iPhone 14', 'news_lexrank_summary': "SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Earlier this year, Apple hiked the price of the model by nearly a fifth to 117,800 yen after the yen weakened. In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.", 'news_textrank_summary': "SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Buyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81). In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-vanguard-information-technology-etf-vgt-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/26/2004.\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nAdditionally, sector ETFs offer convenient ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 8, placing it in top 50%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $42.93 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. VGT seeks to match the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index before fees and expenses.\nThe MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index is designed to transition in and out of securities affected by pending updates to the information technology sector.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.86%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 100% of the portfolio.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 60.10% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, VGT has lost about -25.03%, and is down about -18.85% in the last one year (as of 09/08/2022). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $315.97 and $466.10.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.14 and standard deviation of 30.41% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 396 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Information Technology ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, VGT is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) tracks N/A and the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index. ARK Innovation ETF has $7.92 billion in assets, Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $40.53 billion. ARKK has an expense ratio of 0.75% and XLK charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\n \nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $42.93 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) tracks N/A and the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report You should consider the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/26/2004.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.58% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Alternatives Vanguard Information Technology ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-u.s.-largecap-growth-etf-schg-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $14.53 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.56%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 64.80% of the portfolio. Telecom and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 56.47% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index is float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted and includes the large-cap growth portion of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index.\nThe ETF has lost about -24.49% so far this year and is down about -20.71% in the last one year (as of 09/08/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $55.73 and $83.40.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.10 and standard deviation of 28.12% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 228 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, SCHG is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $73.56 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $164.43 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nSchwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports\n \nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report It has amassed assets over $14.53 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Performance and Risk SCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Schwab U.S. LargeCap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/new-apple-iphone-will-be-available-in-russia-trade-minister-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sept 8 (Reuters) - Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple APPL.O iPhone 14 despite the U.S. tech company having left the country thanks to Moscow\'s parallel import scheme, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday.\nRussia announced the scheme in March when it authorised retailers to import products from abroad without the trademark owner\'s permission.\nAsked whether the new iPhone, unveiled by Apple on Wednesday, would be imported under the scheme, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said: "Why not? If consumers want to buy these phones, yes. There will be the opportunity."\nApple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, though the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple goods have remained available in Russian stores as retailers sell down their remaining stock of old models and get hold of newly released devices through the import scheme.\nRussian mobile network MTS on Thursday morning was already selling the new iPhone 14 models on pre-order. Prices start from 84,990 roubles ($1,398) for the 128GB version.\nMTS said delivery could take up to 120 days and it retained the right to cancel orders if it faced difficulties importing the products.\nApple did not immediately respond to a request to comment.\nManturov, who is also a deputy prime minister, said last month that the scheme, which covers Western products ranging from luxury clothes to cars, could reach $16 billion in value this year, equivalent to around 4% of Russia\'s 2021 imports.\n($1 - 60.78 roubles)\n(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Jason Neely)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Sept 8 (Reuters) - Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple APPL.O iPhone 14 despite the U.S. tech company having left the country thanks to Moscow\'s parallel import scheme, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday. Asked whether the new iPhone, unveiled by Apple on Wednesday, would be imported under the scheme, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said: "Why not? Manturov, who is also a deputy prime minister, said last month that the scheme, which covers Western products ranging from luxury clothes to cars, could reach $16 billion in value this year, equivalent to around 4% of Russia\'s 2021 imports.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Russia announced the scheme in March when it authorised retailers to import products from abroad without the trademark owner's permission. Apple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, though the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple goods have remained available in Russian stores as retailers sell down their remaining stock of old models and get hold of newly released devices through the import scheme. Russian mobile network MTS on Thursday morning was already selling the new iPhone 14 models on pre-order.", 'news_article_title': 'New Apple iPhone will be available in Russia, trade minister says', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Asked whether the new iPhone, unveiled by Apple on Wednesday, would be imported under the scheme, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said: "Why not? Apple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, though the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple goods have remained available in Russian stores as retailers sell down their remaining stock of old models and get hold of newly released devices through the import scheme. Russian mobile network MTS on Thursday morning was already selling the new iPhone 14 models on pre-order.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Sept 8 (Reuters) - Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple APPL.O iPhone 14 despite the U.S. tech company having left the country thanks to Moscow's parallel import scheme, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday. Apple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, though the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple goods have remained available in Russian stores as retailers sell down their remaining stock of old models and get hold of newly released devices through the import scheme. ($1 - 60.78 roubles) (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Jason Neely) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-dip-3-companies-to-buy-and-hold-for-the-long-term', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On the back of a global pandemic, rising inflation, and the efforts to get that inflation under control, the stock market has responded by selling off considerably in 2022. The Nasdaq Composite has fallen about 26% year to date, while the S&P 500 lost 18% of its value over the same period. Just about every industry has been affected to some degree, but often for quite different reasons.\nWhile a dip in the stock market has given many a desire to cut and run, long-term investors know that the beaten-down stocks of reliable companies won't stay down forever. They also know that a market dip offers a great chance for patient investors to buy stocks at bargain prices so they can reap the rewards later.\nLet's take a look at three reliable stocks trading at a discount that offer the potential for significant gains in the long term.\n1. Disney\nWalt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) stock has definitely had a volatile couple of years, trading down about 29% year to date and 39% from a year ago. The steep decline is related, in part, to the ongoing adverse effects from the pandemic as well as uncertainty about the economy and potential recession. Disney did use the situation to make some adjustments (mainly to its theme parks) and add new services (like the Disney+ streaming service) that it expects to benefit from in the years to come. Some evidence of the positive effects of the changes (as well as the easing of concerns about the pandemic) can be seen in its most recent earnings report which noted a 70% year-over-year increase in parks revenue and total streaming subscribers from its three main services (Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+) of 221.1 million, which exceeds Netflix's total.\nDisney's price-to-earnings ratio, which was highly elevated by pandemic-related depressed earnings is returning to more normal levels, suggesting the company is getting its historically strong financials back on a more even keel. For instance, revenue in Disney's latest quarter was up 26% year over year, beating market expectations.\nDisney has plenty of promising developments in the pipeline, including gains from price increases across all of its streaming services, an ad-supported streaming tier that could invite new subscribers and increase the company's average rate per user, and a long list of theatrical blockbusters sure to pull in significant earnings at the box office (as well as keeping subscribers interested in its streaming products). A return to expectation-beating revenue growth and a booming streaming business suggest the company (and the stock) has renewed potential to outperform in the coming years.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Investing legend Warren Buffett is certainly enamored of the stock, as Apple is his largest holding through Berkshire Hathaway by a considerable margin. In fact, roughly 41% of Berkshire's portfolio is currently tied up in Apple (895 million shares worth $122 billion as of June 30).\nApple as a stock has proven its resilience in the last year, with its stock falling less than 1% over the past year despite the Nasdaq falling 24.3% in the same period. The company's consistently increasing revenue and net income have primarily fueled its stock's stability. Despite the pandemic and some potential recession-influenced decreases in consumer spending, Apple's net sales rose from $260.2 billion in fiscal 2019 to $365.8 billion in fiscal 2021, a 40.6% jump (Apple's fiscal years end in late September). Net income increased by 71.3% in the same time frame, hitting $94.7 billion in fiscal 2021. The company has continued its growth streak in 2022, reaching a record $83 billion in revenue in the third quarter -- a 2% increase year over year. Apple has shown an ability to consistently grow revenue and earnings by producing a seemingly endless supply of promising product and service launches, making for an excellent long-term stock hold.\n3. Warner Bros. Discovery\nWarner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is the result of a merger this year between Discovery and the Warner Media spinoff from AT&T. Since the conclusion of the merger in early April, the stock for this multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate has fallen roughly 48%. That stock performance might have you wondering why this stock is being featured today.\nThe stock performance of late is a reflection of the market's response to efforts by CEO David Zaslav's efforts to reduce the $55 billion in debt the newly merged company was saddled with when it launched. The cuts have included the cancellation of a number of international projects, executive layoffs, shutdowns of production on nearly completed films, and millions of dollars in write-offs.\nThe recent cuts might seem drastic, but Warner Bros. Discovery still has a lucrative content library, popular streaming platforms, and a gaming business. The potential of what it still operates suggests it won't be down forever.\nZaslav's cuts have already allowed Warner Bros. Discovery to reduce its debt by $6 billion in its first five months of operations, an impressive feat considering the short time frame. The company may look like it's slashing its business, but in reality, it's shrinking down to eliminate risks and prioritize profits until it gains better financial footing.\nWarner Bros. Discovery's price-to-earnings ratio currently sits at 6.5, a historic low for the company (or its Discovery predecessor). The figure implies that the company's earnings are much more promising than its current stock price, and investors may be needlessly cautious about the company. Warner Bros. Discovery still has a long way to go before gaining Wall Street's trust, but its business is promising, suggesting investors may be able to see significant gains if they're willing to hold long-term.\n10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walt Disney wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Disney's price-to-earnings ratio, which was highly elevated by pandemic-related depressed earnings is returning to more normal levels, suggesting the company is getting its historically strong financials back on a more even keel. A return to expectation-beating revenue growth and a booming streaming business suggest the company (and the stock) has renewed potential to outperform in the coming years.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Apple has shown an ability to consistently grow revenue and earnings by producing a seemingly endless supply of promising product and service launches, making for an excellent long-term stock hold. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Dip? 3 Companies to Buy and Hold for the Long Term', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Disney Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) stock has definitely had a volatile couple of years, trading down about 29% year to date and 39% from a year ago. Discovery Warner Bros.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven itself to be one of the most innovative companies in history, making it a safe bet for patient investors looking to capitalize on those innovations. Disney Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) stock has definitely had a volatile couple of years, trading down about 29% year to date and 39% from a year ago. Apple as a stock has proven its resilience in the last year, with its stock falling less than 1% over the past year despite the Nasdaq falling 24.3% in the same period."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-investors-should-love-apples-new-products', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company\'s big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. With no major surprises, investors may be tempted to think that the event was a letdown. But here\'s what\'s critical about the company\'s latest products: They represent Apple\'s most important business segments. In other words, the tech giant just refreshed the products that are arguably most important to its business growth -- just in time for the holidays.\nMeet Apple\'s newest products\nIt was no surprise to see new iPhones at Apple\'s Wednesday event. September is the tech company\'s typical month for iPhone launches. The iPhone lineup consisted of four new devices: the 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Max. The base iPhone 14 model is, of course, the cheapest of the new devices, with a starting price of $799. The 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Max have starting prices of $899, $999, and $1,099, respectively. The 14 and 14 Plus both sport an A15 Bionic chip with a 5-core graphics processing unit (GPU), while the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max boast Apple\'s A16 Bionic, which Apple said in its press release about the device is "the fastest chip ever in a smartphone." Among the many other differences between the two new lower-priced phones and the new Pro iPhones, the Pro phones feature an impressive new camera system.\nImage source: Apple.\nNew Apple Watch devices include the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE, and a higher-end Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Ultra. The new flagship Ultra set a new standard for Apple Watch, making it accessible to users requiring features for more extreme fitness activities. The new watch boasts multiday battery life under normal use, including a lower-power setting that can push the device\'s battery life to 60 hours. The Ultra watch also boasts a bigger, brighter display and a more rugged design. Of course, customers will have to pay up. The Apple Watch Ultra costs $799. This compares to a $249 starting price tag for the Apple Watch SE and a $399 starting price for the Apple Watch Series 8.\nFinally, Apple\'s new AirPods Pro is priced at $249. While the popular device looks the same from the outside, they\'re far more capable than their predecessors. Apple\'s next-gen AirPods Pro boasts approximately twice the active noise canceling as the previous model, touch control for media playback and volume adjustments, increased battery life, more ear tip sizes, an upgraded charging case, and more.\nImportant holiday catalysts\nIt would be an understatement to say the iPhone is important to Apple. It\'s vital. iPhone sales accounted for nearly half of the company\'s revenue in its most recent quarter. So, a fresh lineup of new iPhones will help Apple as it enters the holidays.\nBut what may be overlooked by some investors is that Apple\'s "wearables, home, and accessories" business segment recently became the company\'s second-biggest product segment (note that Apple\'s services business is the company\'s second-largest segment, but it is not a product segment). This means Apple Watch and AirPods, which are included in this segment, have morphed into a significant catalyst for the company. Even more, the segment is growing rapidly. Wearables, home, and accessories revenue rose 25% year over year in fiscal 2021.\nWith so many new products across the company\'s two most important product segments, Apple could achieve meaningful revenue growth in the coming quarters. Of course, if Apple\'s recent supply chain bottlenecks are any indication of the challenges the company will face this holiday season, it may ultimately be production, not demand, that will determine the company\'s sales growth during the upcoming months. Still, a fresh, new product lineup across key categories for Apple increases the odds of meaningful sales growth if its production constraints ease.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nDaniel Sparks has positions in Apple. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company's big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. In other words, the tech giant just refreshed the products that are arguably most important to its business growth -- just in time for the holidays. The new flagship Ultra set a new standard for Apple Watch, making it accessible to users requiring features for more extreme fitness activities.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company's big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. New Apple Watch devices include the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE, and a higher-end Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Ultra. This compares to a $249 starting price tag for the Apple Watch SE and a $399 starting price for the Apple Watch Series 8.", 'news_article_title': "Why Investors Should Love Apple's New Products", 'news_lexrank_summary': "While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company's big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. The iPhone lineup consisted of four new devices: the 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Max. With so many new products across the company's two most important product segments, Apple could achieve meaningful revenue growth in the coming quarters.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'While there were a number of surprises regarding the details and features of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new products revealed during the company\'s big event yesterday, the main products Apple refreshed were largely expected: new iPhones, an upgraded Apple Watch lineup, and next-generation AirPods Pro. New Apple Watch devices include the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE, and a higher-end Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Ultra. But what may be overlooked by some investors is that Apple\'s "wearables, home, and accessories" business segment recently became the company\'s second-biggest product segment (note that Apple\'s services business is the company\'s second-largest segment, but it is not a product segment).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-lovers-in-some-asian-countries-to-pay-more-for-iphone-14-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates with analyst comment, shares\nSINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year.\nBuyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81).\nThe iPhone 13 currently costs 107,800 yen in Japan. Earlier this year, Apple hiked the price of the model by nearly a fifth to 117,800 yen after the yen weakened.\nThe dollar\'s strength is the biggest risk to Apple\'s earnings, Credit Suisse analysts wrote in a note.\n"Demand for Apple remains strong in the U.S. and Europe, while Japan is likely under pressure given recent price increases and limited subsidies," they said.\nShares of Apple were trading slightly lower amid a decline in the broader market.\nIn China, though, Apple\'s third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency.\nAnalysts have said Apple should brace for a weakening of demand in China, where the economy has been hurt by a series of COVID-19 lockdowns that have squeezed consumer spending.\nApple\'s April-June quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1% after a streak of strong quarters in the region.\nThe company had previously announced discounts on iPhones in China, where the iPhone 13 is now available at 5,399 yuan.\n($1 = 144.0500 yen)\n($1 = 6.9560 Chinese yuan renminbi)\nShelling out more for an iPhonehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3cRukfT\n(Reporting by Reuters bureaux; writing by Sayantani Ghosh; editing by Jason Neely and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Updates with analyst comment, shares SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. The dollar\'s strength is the biggest risk to Apple\'s earnings, Credit Suisse analysts wrote in a note. "Demand for Apple remains strong in the U.S. and Europe, while Japan is likely under pressure given recent price increases and limited subsidies," they said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Updates with analyst comment, shares SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency. Apple's April-June quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1% after a streak of strong quarters in the region.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple lovers in some Asian countries to pay more for iPhone 14', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Updates with analyst comment, shares SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Buyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81). The iPhone 13 currently costs 107,800 yen in Japan.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Updates with analyst comment, shares SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States, but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Buyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan - where the yen has slumped 24% since September - will pay 20% more than they did for the iPhone 13 when it was launched a year ago at 99,800 yen ($692.81). In China, though, Apple's third-largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at 5,999 yuan ($862.42) - the same as the iPhone 13 launch price - despite a 7% drop in the currency."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-bear-market%3A-2-stocks-youll-wish-you-had-in-your-portfolio', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Nasdaq Composite has hit choppy waters this year. Dropping by nearly 26%, it's firmly in bear market territory. While no one likes to see their stocks fall in value, this is also an opportunity to buy shares at an attractive valuation.\nHowever, you still need to do your homework to see which companies have attractive growth valuations. Fortunately, these two pass muster.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Apple\nApple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Its lineup has drawn a large following through sleek designs, high functionality, and excellent service.\nThe stock has taken a rare breather this year, falling by about 13%, partly due to the overall market downturn. Additionally, Apple's fiscal third-quarter sales grew by just 1.9% to $83 billion. The period ended on June 25.\nFortunately, better days seem set to resume shortly. A key growth driver, the iPhone, had sales of $40.7 billion, a 2.7% increase compared to a year ago. While this seems sluggish, it has outperformed other smartphone makers. Better still, Apple seems set to launch the latest version very soon. It's worth noting that the last two generations were a tremendous success.\nApple's price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) has dropped to about 26 times, down from 30 at the start of the year. At the lower valuation, this seems an opportune time to pick up shares ahead of an expected sales growth acceleration.\n2. Costco\nCostco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) sells just about everything you can think of in its warehouses. And it sells its high-quality goods and services at attractive unit prices. The company's value proposition does well in a variety of economic environments. Its stock price has fallen by 9% this year, but that has more to do with the general market sentiment.\nTo shop at Costco, you need to pay an annual fee. Given its roughly 90% renewal rates and consistently growing memberships, people find it worthwhile. In the third fiscal quarter (ended May 8), the company had 64.4 million paid members, up from 61.7 million at the end of fiscal 2021 (ended Aug. 29, 2021).\nIt's not merely growing members, either. Costco continues to generate higher operating income, despite higher costs affecting many other retailers. Last quarter, its operating income was $1.8 billion, 7.7% higher than a year ago.\nManagement continues to steadily expand the number of warehouses. The company previously stated that it expected to have 840 warehouses at the end of the latest fiscal year, up from the 817 it had a year ago.\nCostco sells at a P/E of 41, down from nearly 50 at the start of 2022. Although that's double the S&P 500's multiple, Costco should sell for a higher valuation since it has a steadily growing business that attracts members in a variety of economic circumstances.\nIt's not easy to buy stocks when they're dropping. Apple and Costco shares may drop further should the Nasdaq Composite continue falling. But their long-term prospects remain strong, making this an opportune time to purchase shares in these two companies.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of August 17, 2022\nLawrence Rothman, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Costco Wholesale. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A key growth driver, the iPhone, had sales of $40.7 billion, a 2.7% increase compared to a year ago. At the lower valuation, this seems an opportune time to pick up shares ahead of an expected sales growth acceleration.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Costco Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) sells just about everything you can think of in its warehouses. In the third fiscal quarter (ended May 8), the company had 64.4 million paid members, up from 61.7 million at the end of fiscal 2021 (ended Aug. 29, 2021).", 'news_article_title': "Nasdaq Bear Market: 2 Stocks You'll Wish You Had In Your Portfolio", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The company previously stated that it expected to have 840 warehouses at the end of the latest fiscal year, up from the 817 it had a year ago. Although that's double the S&P 500's multiple, Costco should sell for a higher valuation since it has a steadily growing business that attracts members in a variety of economic circumstances.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular offerings include the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The company previously stated that it expected to have 840 warehouses at the end of the latest fiscal year, up from the 817 it had a year ago. Although that's double the S&P 500's multiple, Costco should sell for a higher valuation since it has a steadily growing business that attracts members in a variety of economic circumstances."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-etfs-in-focus-post-iphone-14-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro.\n\nGiven this, investors seeking to tap the bullishness in the tech titan could consider the ETFs having the largest allocation to it. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).\nInsights Into the Features of the New iPhone Models\nThe iPhone 14 series features battery life and camera upgrades over its predecessor. Its four new models are between 6.1 and 6.7 inches in length, meaning they have larger screens than the iPhone 13 and can last all day on a single charge. iPhone 14 and 14 Plus feature an upgraded 12MP camera, while the Pro and Pro Max versions have a 48MP camera.\n\nOut of the four, the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 is the most affordable, with a price tag of $799. The 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899, while the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, which also have 6.7-inch displays, cost $999 and $1,099, respectively. The pre-order for these models starts Sep 9, while their sale will begin on Sep 16.\n\nMeanwhile, the wireless earbuds feature a new built-in H2 chip and improved audio driver, promising improved audio capabilities. It is available for $249 and will hit stores on Sep 23. The new AirPods Pro offers better overall connectivity thanks to the H2 chip, while adding better sound via its low-distortion driver and custom amplifier (see: all the Technology ETFs here).\nETFs in Focus\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund targets the broad technology sector and follows the Technology Select Sector Index. It holds about 76 securities in its basket, with Apple making up for a 24.9% share. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has key holdings in software, technology hardware, storage & peripherals, semiconductors & semiconductor equipment and IT services.\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $40 billion and an average daily volume of 6 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year (read: 4 Sector ETFs to Bet Big on Decent U.S. Manufacturing Data).\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $42.7 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 375 technology stocks. It currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Here, Apple accounts for a 24.1% share.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF has an expense ratio of 0.10%, while volume is solid at nearly 456,000 shares.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF is home to 368 technology stocks with AUM of $5.3 billion. It follows the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index. Apple accounts for a 24.7% allocation.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, while volume is solid at 185,000 shares a day.\n\niShares US Technology ETF (IYW)\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, giving investors exposure to 148 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Apple makes up 20.1% of the assets (read: Apple Posts Record Revenues, Beats on Earnings: ETFs to Buy).\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $6.6 billion and charges 39 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges nearly 351,000 shares a day.\n\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY)\n\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF offers exposure to large U.S. companies that are expected to grow at an above-average rate relative to the market. It tracks the Russell Top 200 Growth Index, holding 111 stocks in its basket. Apple accounts for 15.6% of total assets. iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF has key holdings in information technology, consumer discretionary and healthcare with double-digit exposure each.\n\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF has amassed $4.8 billion in its asset base and trades in an average daily volume of 360,000 shares. It has an expense ratio of 0.20%.\n\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\n\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n \nApple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report\n \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\n \nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\n \nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\n \niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports\n \nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\n \nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $40 billion and an average daily volume of 6 million shares.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).', 'news_article_title': 'Apple ETFs in Focus Post iPhone 14 Launch', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC, iShares US Technology ETF IYW and iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF IWY have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'At its annual California launch event, Apple AAPL unveiled the iPhone 14 series smartphones with four new models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as products like Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and next-gen AirPods Pro. Apple Inc. 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